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Just because most Apple users haven't used early OS X releases and the situation was a decade ago, that doesn't mean that objectively, early OS X releases didn't suck. It's a parallel to offer some perspective on how jarring these transitions can be and how over time these new environments improve, even though they sucked really hard at the beginning.
You tend to compare things people don't know anything or much about with things most people do know about.
Here Thom is comparing Microsoft Surface, which most people have no experience with, with beta versions of OS X, which most people have no experience with and they're over a decade old. OS X is a desktop OS, Surface is a tablet thing.
It's not really helpful in any way. They people that do have experience with early OS X even seemed confused, but it turns out Thom was very liberal on who got to join the early OS X version club.
I don't think he even needed to make a comparison with anything to make it clear he things Surface sucks. If he really wanted to make one he should have picked something more recent.
It would have made more sense to make a comparison with another Microsoft product, because that could give a kind of indication how they will handle the situation. We know Microsoft tends to have a long breath and improve with time. Apple is more inclined to cancel products that don't do well.
But as I've said no comparison with anything is really needed. Just say you think it sucks and explain why.
Thom made a comparison, based on his personal opinion, between a new operating system and an old operating system.
You do remember that this website is for operating system enthusiasts, right?


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Coach Bill O'Brien on embattled starter
Houston has lost two in a row and leads the Tennessee Titans by a half-game in the AFC South and the Indianapolis Colts by one game.
You said yesterday that you're not going to change starting quarterbacks. What do you see that gives you confidence QB Brock Osweiler can play better and be more consistent?
"There's 160 plays in yesterday's game. The game usually turns on between eight to 10 plays. Some of those plays weren't very good. I'm talking about the whole team. But a lot of the plays were good, so what happens is when you get into these games where San Diego makes a few more plays than you do, a few less mistakes than you do, you're not going to win the game.
Now as it relates to the quarterback spot, one of the things that I really try hard not to do is to – obviously, the head coach and the quarterback take the most criticism when you lose, that's the nature of the business and we all understand that – but there are 11 guys on the field.
There's an offensive line, there's running backs, there's receivers, there's tight ends. Could Brock have done some things better yesterday? Absolutely. Could the offensive line have played better yesterday? Could I have coached better yesterday? Absolutely. It's a team sport. Brock is our starting quarterback and that's the way it is."


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Harris County completes Greenhouse Road extension to I-10
Published 5:30 am, Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Motorists looking for an alternate route to Interstate 10 from the north Katy area can now travel on the newly opened Greenhouse Road.
Harris County Precinct 3 recently completed extending Greenhouse from Saums Road to the Katy Freeway east of Fry Road. A four-way traffic signal was added at the intersection of Greenhouse and Park Row Boulevard.
Construction started on the one-mile road last October and was scheduled to be completed by August, but crews were able to finish early. Houston-based Beyer Construction, LLP worked on the approximately $8.3 million project.
Prior to the extension, motorists who traveled south on Greenhouse Road had to use Barker Cypress or Fry roads to get to the Katy Freeway since Greenhouse was a dead-end north of Saums Road. Now that Greenhouse is a direct connection to the freeway, county officials say the project will relieve some congestion along Fry and Barker Cypress roads.
In addition, the county is in the process of extending Park Row Boulevard between Barker Cypress and Greenhouse roads where Texas Children's Hospital West Campus and The Methodist Hospital are building new medical facilities.
The new part of the road would connect east of the new Greenhouse extension to Barker Cypress and the $4 million project should be completed by early next year.


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Police have charged two more men with child cruelty in connection with the North Wales care home abuse scandal in the 70s and 80s.
Kelvin Horriban, 62, from Beeston, Nottingham, and Keith Evans, 70, from Old Rhosrobin, Wrexham, have been charged in connection with the alleged offences committed against a young boy between 1978 and 1981.
Horriban also faces an allegation of assault.
Both men were investigated by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers from Operation Pallial.
The defendants will appear at Mold Magistrates' Court on October 9, said the NCA.
The charges are part of a widespread investigation into allegations of historical abuse at care homes across North Wales.
A total of 21 people have now been arrested or interviewed under caution.
Of these a total of 11 people have been charged, with the remainder on bail pending further enquiries.
North Wales child sex abuse allegations: trial date set for six accused men
The number of people coming forward to report historical allegations of abuse in the care system in North Wales continues to increase.
Up to August 21, a total of 283 people have reported one or more allegations.
Police have said that 232 people are under active investigation, 56 of whom have been identified as potential suspects.
Children's Commissioner: 'Voices of children and young people are completely ignored'
North Wales child abuse inquiry contacted by 105 victims in first month


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Dear Friends,
Temple Sinai is a vibrant community with many exciting opportunities to find meaningful connections. As Membership Director, I am here to help you explore and connect with the programs, classes and leadership opportunities available at our congregation. Below are just a few of the many possibilities . . .
Ways to Participate – Programs & Activities
- Adult B'nai Mitzvah – We warmly encourage adults to have their own Bar or Bat Mitzvah ceremony. We offer supportive preparation and welcome adults of all levels of Jewish education and practice.
- Adult Education Classes – Jewish education is a life-long endeavor. We offer a variety of classes covering everything from basic Judaism, to Hebrew, to Jewish history and philosophy.
- Brotherhood – Temple Sinai men plan programs and activities open to every member of the community. They write and lead an annual Shabbat service, sponsor a softball team, organize poetry readings, host a golf scramble, and many other programs.
- Choir, Adult – Joining the choir is a great way to get involved in Temple life. You do not need to be a "professional singer" & there are no auditions. The ability to read music is helpful but not required.
- Choir, Junior – The choir is made up of children in the 3rd – 7th grade who love to sing and meet new friends. There are no auditions, and a firm commitment to the choir is encouraged.
- Literacy Programs – We help school children learn to love reading and books, by partnering with five schools in the Oakland Unified School District.
- Women of Temple Sinai – Temple Sinai women of all ages and backgrounds serving the needs of the Temple and community while building bonds of friendship. Sisterhood sponsors Rabbi's Book Reviews, the Sisterhood Shabbat, the Gift Shop, and more.
- Youth Programs – exciting opportunities for youth in grades 4th – 12th to become directly involved in their Jewish community. These programs seek to combine an interactive mix of fun, social action, religious oriented programming and leadership training.
- Access Committee – endeavors to make Temple Sinai as accessible as possible, addresses access issues, and serves as an educational resource to congregants, committees and staff.
- Building Committee – advise in the physical care and maintenance of the building.
- Caring Community – coordinate a variety of activities to provide support, celebrate simchas, and reach out to each other in times of crisis and need.
- Cemetery Committee – helps oversee the cemetery's care, sets policies & issues as they arise.
- Budget/Finance Committee – monitors the Temple's financial status, helps to develop the Temple's annual budget, and sets financial policies.
- Education Committee – assesses the educational needs of the congregation (religious school, adult education, community celebrations) and helps to guide programming efforts.
- Endowment Committee – oversees the development of the Temple's Endowment Fund.
- Fundraising Committee – helps to bring much needed funds to the Temple via the annual campaign, capital campaign and planned giving.
- Green Committee – helps Temple Sinai maintain a green presence and continues to improve ways we can operate sustainably in the world.
- Hospitality/Oneg Committee – coordinates Friday night onegs and arranges food for some holiday celebrations.
- Leadership Development – develops programs to recruit and train future Temple leadership.
- Legal Committee – serves as a resource for the Temple when legal issues arise.
- New Members Committee – welcome new members, deliver welcome baskets and coordinate a member mentoring program.
- Out & About (GLBT) – This group hosts Shabbat potluck dinners, coordinates the Temple's march in the SF Pride Parade, organizes a group outing to the Jewish Film Festival and hosts a Chanukah party in a member's home.
- Outreach / Interfaith – events intended for interfaith couples and their extended families, for Jews-by-choice, for secular Jews, and for those considering conversion to Judaism. Attend events and help us plan new ones.
- Personnel Committee – reviews and makes recommendations on staffing issues (labor law, benefits, contracts, etc.) Also serves as a management resource for the Temple's staff.
- Preschool Parents Committee – develops parent education programs and coordinates social gatherings, oversees Preschool tzedakah and social action projects, fundraising for Preschool, and works with the Preschool Director to discuss policy.
- Ritual Committee – works with the Rabbis and Cantor to discuss and develop religious services & holiday celebrations. Create and lead a monthly congregant-led alternative service.
- Scholar-in-Residence – A special guest is invited each year to provide a weekend of communal learning. This committee helps plan the weekend's events.
- Social Action Committee – initiates and supports local community projects, provide informative programs to the Temple community meant to inspire tikkun olam, and conducts advocacy around social justice issues


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Amazon Pilots Starring Sam Trammell & Nathan Parsons Coming January 15
Yesterday Amazon announced that they will launch their first original pilots for 2015 this month, including projects involving three True Blood alumni. Sam Trammell, Nathan Parsons, and Audrey Fisher are each involved in separate pilots for Amazon, debuting on Thursday, January 15.
As in the past, customers are invited to watch and provide feedback on the shows they want to see turned into full series. All pilots will be available via the Amazon Instant Video app on Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Fire tablets, Fire phone, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Roku, Xbox, PlayStation, Wii, as well as hundreds of other connected devices such as smart TVs—or customers can visit Amazon.com/AIV to watch online.
Sam Trammell stars in Cocked, created by Sam Baum (Lie to Me) and Sam Shaw (Manhattan – TV series). Sam plays Richard Paxson, a family man and corporate lap dog who left his family in rural Virginia twenty years before and vowed never to go back. After some unfortunate circumstances, he is forced to leave the big city and return home to help his family's gun business—one of the oldest in the country. But no good deed goes unpunished. Older brother Grady Paxson, played by Jason Lee (My Name is Earl), who's a bachelor, playboy and gun aficionado, isn't so happy to have him back, and Richard's liberal wife and two opinionated teenage children are horrified by the world they have been thrown into. Hilarity, epic fights and emotional breakdowns ensue. Cocked also stars Brian Dennehy (The Good Wife) as Wade Paxson, Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad) as Hannah Paxson, and Dreama Walker (The Good Wife) as Tabby Paxson. The hour-long dark comedy pilot is directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Skull Island), and Erwin Stoff (Unbroken), Shaw, and Baum are Executive Producers.
Nathan Parsons takes the lead in Civil War drama Point of Honor. At the start of the Civil War, a Virginia family, led by their West Point bred son, John Rhodes (Parsons), makes the controversial decision to defend the South while freeing all of their slaves. At battle against his northern brethren and his best friend and brother-in-law Robert Sumner (played by Christopher O'Shea, Baby Daddy), John leaves his three strong-willed sisters at home to run the plantation that is now without a free labor source. The choice to protect the life they have always known and defend the moral high ground will pit the family against one another and test their strength, courage and love. An hour-long drama shot entirely on-location in historic Virginia, Point of Honor also stars Annabelle Stephenson (Revenge) as Kate Rhodes, Riley Voelkel (The Newsroom) as Lorelei Rhodes, Hanna Mangan Lawrence (Old School) as Estella Rhodes, Patrick Heusinger (Revolution) as Colonel Palmer Kane, Luke Benward (Ravenswood) as Garland Rhodes, Adrienne Warren (Black Box) as Abby, Lucien Laviscount (Waterloo Road) as Elijah, and James Harvey Ward (Low Winter Sun)as Cutler. The pilot is directed by Randall Wallace (Braveheart), written by Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Wallace, and Executive Produced by Cuse, Wallace and Barry Jossen (Sex and the City). Point of Honor is being co-produced with ABC Signature Studios.
Costume Designer Audrey Fisher takes her keen eye to The Man in the High Castle, based on Philip K. Dick's Hugo Award-winning 1962 alternative history. The show considers the question of what would have happened if the Allied Powers had lost World War II. Some 20 years after that loss, the United States and much of the world has now been split between Japan and Germany, the major hegemonic states. But the tension between these two powers is mounting, and this stress is playing out in the western U.S. Through a collection of characters in various states of posing (spies, sellers of falsified goods, others with secret identities), The Man in the High Castle provides an intriguing tale about life and history as it relates to authentic and manufactured reality. The hour-long dramatic pilot stars Alexa Davalos (Mob City) as Juliana Crain, Luke Kleintank (Pretty Little Liars) as Joe Blake, Rupert Evans (The Village) as Frank Frink, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Mortal Kombat Legacy) as Tagomi, Joel De La Fuente (Hemlock Grove) as Inspector Kido, Rufus Sewell (Eleventh Hour) as John Smith and DJ Qualls (Z Nation) as Ed McCarthy. The pilot is directed by David Semel (Madam Secretary, Heroes) and written by Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files), both serving as Executive Producers. Also executive producing are Ridley Scott and David W. Zucker, with co-executive producer Jordan Sheehan of Scott Free Productions (The Good Wife, The Andromeda Strain), and Executive Producers Stewart Mackinnon and Christian Baute of Headline Pictures (The Invisible Woman). In addition, Isa Dick Hackett will executive produce and Kalen Egan will co-executive produce on behalf of Electric Shepherd (The Adjustment Bureau). Christopher Tricarico (May in the Summer) is also Executive Producer.
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With several documents open, I was sitting here trying to decide which of my very drafty drafts to flesh out into a blog post. I'd come home early, the kids would be out of the house for hours, and I had my Häagen-Dazs coffee ice cream in front of me.
I kept drifting back to the draft about my sexual needs not being met recently. Yes, after my years of avoiding sex and causing my husband so much heartache, I'm now in the position of feeling sexually neglected. I know it's just for a season, and I know there are lessons for me and opportunities for growth. But still, it's hard. I tried to talk with him last night, pointing out that I need his help navigating this version of our shared lives. He was concerned that my sexual frustration means that I'm becoming unhappy in our marriage. I fell asleep sad. I woke up sad. Sad because I've been missing our connection. Sad because I'm reminded of what I did to him all those years. Sad because he thinks I'm unhappy in our marriage. Sad because I wonder if he thinks that because it's how he felt during the years I sexually neglected him.
So I was sitting here, with my mind wandering back to what was so far just a bunch of whining. I prayed for a while, thinking surely God would tell me what to write. The response from God was, "Trust." So I kept sitting here, checking Facebook, trying to think of a clever tweet to send out, losing (again) at level 65 of Candy Crush Saga, struggling to trust when I really just wanted to whine. I was still sad. I prayed some more, deciding to stop worrying about a blog post today and spend time praying for my marriage. I prayed that my sadness would lift and that my husband would be reassured that I love him and I love our marriage. Then I went back to losing at Candy Crush.
And then he came home from work. And he noticed that the kids were gone. And he invited me upstairs. It amazes me how when I am in greatest need of connection, the connection we make is at its greatest. I have no idea how long we were in bed. Five minutes? An hour? I have no idea. I don't care. The sex was awesome, and my husband and I both felt completely loved.
I came back downstairs a completely different woman than I'd been when my husband got home. The amazing combination of sexual pleasure, total focus on each other, and the easy intimacy and laughter we have with each other infused my entire being with contentment and connection. I sat back with what I'm told was a dreamy expression on my face. Sex is a powerful thing to be able to do that to a person. My entire mood changed, all because my husband and I made love.
So here I am, back at my laptop, still losing at Candy Crush Saga. But somehow, I just don't seem to care anymore. Sex is just that good.


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After only two years at the top of T-Mobile USA, Philipp Humm has announced that he is cleaning out his desk.
T-Mobile USA, owned by German parent Deutsche Telekom, dusted off the ancient excuse used by Tory ministers who have been caught having affairs as saying Humm wanted to spend more time with his family.
For some reason the company did not think that hacks at Reuters would get their paws on an email to employees which said that Humm was leaving to join a competitor. Still, maybe the rival is letting Humm spend more time with his family than T-Mobile.
Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann said Humm had informed him of his decision in April so his time at T-Mobile was infeasibly short.
It is not believed that the move is a sign that T-Mobile is in trouble, despite the fact that Deutsche Telekom does not really know what to do with the company.
The company has been trying to sort itself out by moving to high-speed LTE wireless technology, but it is a little small in comparison with the big players.
Humm took over from a Mr Dotson, who left after 15 years. Reuters pointed out that he also repeated the mantra that he wanted "to step away from the business to devote more time to family and to pursue new opportunities".
Clearly there must be something in the paint in that CEO's office which gives people a sudden family bent.
T-Mobile USA was once Deutsche Telekom's great white hope. But it struggled so much with customer cancellations.
In his two years at the helm, Humm was unable to do anything to fix the company because his hands were tied from March to December 2011 as the company waited for approval to be bought by AT&T.
When that fell through, Humm snapped into action and said in February he planned to reinvigorate T-Mobile USA with a $1.4 billion investment and reallocate spectrum in order to upgrade T-Mobile's service in 2013 with LTE technology.
It seems he managed to do that and then suddenly came on all family minded.


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A/N: Sorry guys. I accidentally skipped out on a chapter when I was updating. to everyone who has come straight to chapter 23 I'd say please head back and read chapter 22 first. That's the one I missed putting up earlier today so yeah... go read that one first. To everyone else, enjoy~
"He's running on water?!" the loud moron yelped from somewhere to Kurogane's right as shining gold dust blew towards the doctor's feet from under the cloak where he knew the manju bun was hiding.
"No, there are rocks under the water," the kid pointed out, "the path the doctor took is shining." The meat bun hopped to the mage as he congratulated the thing on a job well done. Kurogane wondered where the creature had gotten the dust in the first place. He asked as much as the meatbun slid into his jacket. "What was that thing you threw at the doctor?"
"Syaoran asked Mokona to turn the fish scale from the last world into a shiny powder." It explained happily as it crawled its way up his sleeve and settled happily into the inside pocket of his coat.
"We should follow the doctor," the kid declared as he hopped onto the first stepping stone and began running over the stones to get to the other side. Sharing a look with the mage and the bespectacled girl, Kurogane followed right after, his companions right at his heels. The landlord and team of loud morons all jumped in behind them. They made it to the other side without any incidents, though he couldn't help but notice the disgusted looks some of the morons from the loud moron's group were shooting at his 'wife'. What did it matter how she dressed, anyway? Their looks seemed to be making the girl a little uncomfortable as though she regretted having come out the way she had, but one glower from the ninja had the morons all looking away in shame. The girl mouthed him a small thanks as they hurried along the snow to catch up with the brunette and the doctor.
The building above ground was nearly destroyed, nothing but dangerous ruins. It seemed as though the children were being kept in the underground rooms since the doctor's footsteps led down a half-destroyed stairway. It was comparatively darker underground, but some sort of glow seemed to come off the walls themselves, as though a fluorescent mold had begun to grow in places to provide some light.
The gold dust shone against the stone floor, reflecting off the walls in an eerie manner for quite some distance before they found the doctor's abandoned shoes. The bastard must have realized they could use the dust to follow him and taken off his shoes to sneak away. But even if his own footprints had stopped, he had still led them to the smudged prints of tiny feet trudging down the corridor. Only one set of footsteps led away from that spot.
Before Sakura could run back towards the corridor she had seen Xahra vanish into, the air before her started to shimmer as the golden-haired princess materialized before her. The sounds of the children trying to break down the ice continued coming from inside the hole in the wall, even as the princess approached her with a small smile on her face.
I brought the children from the village here three hundred years ago to save them from a disease that only attacked the children, the spirit said in a musical voice that seemed to echo all around her, I used your feather to cure them and keep them healthy until they were able to leave again. Now these children were brought here to dig out that very feather and I am unable to do anything to help them at all. I stayed here for all these years waiting for you to come and claim your feather, Princess Sakura.
"You know my name?" she gasped weakly.
I know much more, but there is not enough time. The princess warned, you must take the feather and return the children to their homes. And you must find your companion. Your friend is in danger.
"Xahra-san?" she asked, taking a step towards the exit to the room before a little girl crawled out of the hole and approached her with a chunk of ice that gave off an ethereal glow. In the middle of the ice was a pure white feather with red markings. Another memory.
"Is this yours?" the girl asked, offering her the feather encased in ice, which she hurriedly took with a nod.
Hurry, you must-
"Sakura!" she heard the worried voice of the doctor call her name as he raced towards her.
"Dr. Jekyll?" she turned around to face the man as he stopped a few feet away from her. His gaze drifted down to the ice in her arms and his eyes took on a hungry gleam that made the princess take a hesitant step back.
"What's the matter, Sakura?" he said, his voice sounding sincerely worried, though the hungry gleam remained in his eye. "I've been looking everywhere for you. Hurry up and come here so that we can leave. Walking around without your shoes on is going to make you sick."
"I-I…How do you know I'm not wearing my shoes?" she asked, trying to sound braver than she felt as her heart began to thunder inside her chest. The doctor looked at a loss for words for a moment, "Earlier, was it you that hurt Xahra-san?"
"I must say, you're still as annoying as your beloved Syaoran," Dr. Jekyll said, dropping the façade of the worried doctor completely as he began advancing towards her menacingly. "And don't worry about Xahra, Silver is making sure she'll be taken care of."
"The demon from Citadel?" she gasped in shock. "Why is she so interested in Xahra-san?"
"I think you should worry more about yourself, my dear," he said even as Sakura began to back away, "now how about you give me the feather and we all go happily on our way, hmm? Your friends don't know you're here, so it would be best if you did as I said and no harm will come to you. I only want the feather. That's why I kidnapped those children, you know, to help me dig it out. That hole is so small only children can go through and the ice that feather is encased in does not melt even in summer. I had no choice. So if you don't hand it over to me, I will be forced to take some very drastic measures with you."
Don't give it to him, warned the spirit. There is an exit on the other side of the room. Go that way.
"Thank you, Princess Emeraude," she said hastily as she turned on her heels and began racing in the direction the ghost had indicated, the chain clanking away on the floor behind her.
"Not so fast," something yanked on the chain and sent her tumbling to the floor, "are you hallucinating? I never hypnotized you, but no matter. I don't have time for your theatrics."
Sakura turned around to face the doctor, pushing away from the man as he advanced towards her with a predatory grin.
Maddy and Fai had split up from the others to follow the lone set of footsteps. The blond motioned for her to stop when they heard the sound of uneven footsteps coming in their direction. They only had to wait for half a minute before Xahra burst towards them. Tears streamed down her flushed face, her breath coming in uneven pants as she staggered towards them, nearly collapsing in Madiha's arms.
"Xahra, what happened?" Maddy asked her best friend as she cried hysterically. Unfortunately, the girl couldn't seem to form any proper words as she looked back the way she had come. Her blond companion was watching Xahra with a puzzled frown before his gaze drifted down the dark corridor.
"Do you sense something?" Maddy asked urgently as she tried to pacify her friend.
"No, it's nothing." He shook his head, though the frown was still firmly plastered in place for a few more seconds. Then he offered her a smile and hurried over to help support the nearly-limp Xahra, "we should get her outside."
"Her fever seems to have escalated." She said worriedly as Fai slung Xahra's arm around his shoulder, Maddy doing the same with her other arm.
"She has been outside in the cold for nearly a day." The blond pointed out softly.
"Something happened to her down here," she gasped when her hand brushed against the torn fabric of Xahra's dress and came away a little wet when it slide over her exposed back. "She's bleeding!" She exclaimed, making the move to set her down so that she could examine the injury but the magician stopped her.
"We should get her out first, Maddy-chan." He insisted, making Madiha vaguely wonder if maybe there was something he was not telling her. Deciding to listen to his advice for the time being, she readjusted her grip on the girl before they slowly made their way towards the place where they had split off from the others.
"Princess Sakura!" Syaoran cried, his blood boiling at the sight of the doctor standing above her. Her face was pale in fear but she still wore a determined scowl, clutching her feather close to her chest. It was encased in ice but she did not seem to be feeling the cold as her fingers nearly dug into the frozen liquid in an attempt to keep it close. The doctor held a knife to her throat, his eyes narrowed in a threatening manner at Syaoran.
"Come any closer and I slit this pretty little neck of hers." He warned, causing Syaoran to freeze right where he was. "It's not so hard, listening to orders from someone better than you, is it?" The doctor grinned in satisfaction, "once I have this feather, I'm going to use its power to take over the entire town- no, the entire country! With its power, I will be unstoppable. The princess was a fool to have used the feather's power to cure the children of their sickness three hundred years ago. She could have used it to expand her kingdom, but the foolish girl was content with playing nurse to all those brats."
"But the princess killed all the children…" the loud man, who was the leader of the home defense team, said with a puzzled frown. "And the king and queen died right after the princess gained the feather."
"If she had wanted to kill the children, she would never have had any use for rooms such as this one." Dr. Jekyll declared, gesturing to their surroundings. The floor was littered with old broken toys and swings for children. "She had everything for the children down here, so they wouldn't be miserable. A laughable notion when you think about having to spend your time in such a decrepit place."
"It's not like that," Sakura murmured as she stared at the empty space somewhere to their right. The look on her face was just like the one she got whenever she was conversing with a spirit. Perhaps…maybe she was talking to the princess's ghost? "But why didn't they return?" she questioned the empty space, confirming his suspicions even though no one else seemed to have made the connection yet.
"Who're you talking to?" Kurogane questioned, no doubt looking around for concealed opponents.
"I don't have time for your chit-chat with your hallucinations!" The doctor screamed impatiently as he raised the knife. Adrenaline rushed through Syaoran's veins, his body moving of its own accord even as the knife began to descend towards the princess. "Hand me the feather, you stubborn girl!"
"No!" Syaoran cried, everything moving in slow motion around him as he crossed the distance separating them, shielding Sakura's body with his own at the last possible moment. A sharp, piercing burn shot through his shoulder as the knife sliced through skin and muscles like butter. Gritting his teeth to keep the scream from escaping his lips, he tightened his hold on the princess, focusing his attention on her warm body in his arms as he tried to ignore the pain.
A loud, rumbling roar shook the building all around them, causing everyone to freeze in alarm.
"What is that?" the landlord frowned, looking around them with a frown.
"An earthquake?" the ninja hazarded a guess, though Syaoran's blood ran cold for a different reason. The mechanism holding the water…it was very old. Who was to say that it hadn't-the wall to their right burst, a torrent of water rapidly flooding the room.
"The device holding the water at bay!" declared the leader of the home defense team, "it must have broken!"
"Watch out!" warned the landlord, even as a part of the roof caved in, Syaoran jumping out of the way at the last possible moment with Sakura firmly wrapped in his arms as rocks fell where they had been only moments before. Looking behind them, he realized that they were trapped.
"Get the children out," he yelled across the rocks separating them from everyone else, even as his eyes hurriedly looked around for another escape route. "We'll look for another way." And then without waiting for a response, Syaoran searched for the telltale signs of a secret passage that was supposed to lead to the surface. He knew studying the plans of the castle would come in handy.
The ground shook beneath their feet as Fai helped Madiha carry Xahra towards the main corridor, a loud rumble accompanying the tremors as dust began to rain down on them from the roof.
"What's that?" the brunette questioned, looking around in alarm.
"It sounds like water." He replied, wordlessly urging the girl to hurry. He had no idea how he knew it, but the damn built to hold the water under the castle had just given way. If they did not hurry, the roof would cave in and Sakura and Syaoran would be separated from everyone else and- wait…no, he had no idea what was going on with everyone else. Why had he just thought about those two when it was obvious that-
"We're trapped!" Maddy yelled in panic as they came to a halt in front of a portion of the corridor that had caved in. Fai looked around for alternate routes to getting out but could find none.
"Could you use your magic to clear the way?" she asked, biting her lip in worry as she shook her head with an annoyed look, as though trying to get rid of an annoying fly that refused to leave her alone.
"I could but…I can't use my magic." He responded helplessly. Growling in annoyance, Maddy ducked out from under Xahra, leaving Fai to support the hysterical girl's weight as the raven-head mumbled incoherently. Grumbling to herself, the brunette crouched near the base of the cave-in.
"You know, if I end up blowing us up just because you refuse to use your magic to help us out," she warned angrily, "I am so coming back to haunt you till the day you die."
"Eh?" he cocked his head to the right in confusion.
"I keep on getting these...I don't even know what to call them but I get these weird symbols and the names of random elements and I don't even know what else in my head at the worst possible moments." She replied, frowning at the rocks blocking their way. "I'm not sure what they mean or if I should be putting any stock into what he used to tell me…but for now, I guess that just might be our best bet." She placed her hands on the stones and narrowed her eyes in concentration, "let's hope this works." She seemed to pray as Fai suddenly felt the gathering of a foreign energy underneath her palms.
This energy felt just like the one he had felt coming from her back in Citadel as she had struggled with those pieces of coal and twisted metal…was it possible that she was- the ground rumbled again, drawing Fai's attention to the roof cracking and giving way.
"Maddy-chan, watch out!" he cried, Xahra dropping from his grip even as he raced towards the brunette. He knew he would never make it in time as he saw amber eyes look up towards the falling rocks before her gaze shot towards him, pupils dilating in fear even as her body remained frozen in place. Too soon, this is too soon! His mind screamed at him, the distance between him and the brunette seemingly stretching out for miles, the rocks falling, falling, falling and then, suddenly, they were all suspended in mid-air, merely a foot away from Madiha as Fai finally reached her and pulled her body out of harm's way. In his haste to get her away, he didn't really see where he was grabbing her. Madiha's balance was completely thrown off and she ended up grabbing his hair to right herself.
"Owie… Leave the hair-pulling for the bedroom, Maddy-chan."The words were out of his mouth before he could stop them, but in hindsight, maybe it was a good thing since the moments it took for the girl to comprehend the meaning behind what he had said was all the time he had to conceal the pure terror he was sure she would have seen on his face otherwise.
"I'd have thanked you for saving my life," screeched the brunette as she stomped her foot in anger, "but you are just too…"
"Irresistible?" he waggled his brows suggestively.
"Infuriating!" she screamed before she saw something behind him and paled. "Xahra!" she cried, running towards the girl who now lay unmoving on the cold stone floor. Hurrying over towards her, he checked for a pulse, letting out a sigh of relief when he felt it beating strong underneath her skin.
"She's just unconscious." He assured her, frowning at the water that suddenly seemed to be flooding the corridor. Picking up the girl, he turned to Madiha, "I think you should try what you were doing again. It appears as though the mechanism holding back the water has given way. This whole building will flood in a matter of minutes. We need to get out as fast as possible."
Giving him a curt nod, Madiha returned to her spot next to the fallen rocks, her eyes closing in concentration once more as the foreign energy gathered underneath her hands. Fai's attention, however, was drawn towards the unconscious girl in his arms. The rocks had frozen in mid-air through magic moments before they could have crushed Madiha, yet he knew he had not used any. The power had come from Xahra and even now, he could feel it sluggishly coursing through her body, concentrating near her exposed back. He had never sensed anything extraordinary from her before, but now… she had magic. Xahra had magic that she had subconsciously used to protect her friend, though her body obviously was not used to the strain using magic put on it, since she had passed out. Although…maybe her fever had a hand in that too...but still, she was using it even now to heal her injury and slowly but surely, Fai could even feel the drop in her body temperature as the magic seemed to cure her of her disease as well…
Sakura followed after Syaoran as he hurriedly pulled her through the twisting tunnels. She wasn't sure why she never questioned him or why she put so much faith in him, but something deep inside her pushed her to believe in the boy. He had done so much for her. She had no idea where she might have been by now had he not been around to help her. She might never have regained her precious memories without him. She did not know why he was doing all that he was, but…she felt something like fondness for the boy developing in her heart, only this emotion was a lot more precious. Before she could think any further on it, though, she was being forced to a halt as the roof caved in in front of them.
"There's another passage, leading-"
"I won't let you get away this time!" the doctor's angry declaration cut off Syaoran's words, causing both teens to whirl around.
"Hime, head back the way we came and take a left, there's a passage that should lead you to the surface," Syaoran said, giving her a gentle push to one side as he took up a fighting stance. "I'll keep him distracted."
Sakura took a hesitant step away from him but felt her heart give a painful squeeze at the thought of having to leave him down there all alone. What if he didn't make it out?!
"No!" she cried, latching on to his arm, "I'm not leaving you here."
"But Sakura-hime…" he began, only to be interrupted by the manic-looking doctor once again as he began to advance towards them, knife raised and eyes completely crazed.
"That feather is mine! Now give it to me!" he screamed, rushing through the rising water towards them.
There is another passage back here! Emeraude's ghost said urgently as she pointed to the wall on Sakura's right. It can lead you to the surface.
Letting go of Syaoran, she hurriedly pushed against the wall, "Princess Emeraude said there is a door here." She told the brunette, the water waist deep around them by now. The doctor was nearly upon them and though the stone wall gave way just a little, it wasn't enough to open the path for them. Gently pushing Sakura aside, the boy threw a powerful kick at the wall, the structure giving way in a heartbeat. Before either of them could even yell out a warning, the water was suddenly rushing out into the passageway, dragging them both along with it even as Sakura heard the doctor's scream and the crashing stones behind them.
Kurogane wanted to turn around and help dig out the kid when the moron suggested it, but remembering the brunette's determination in the past worlds, he realized the kid might be long gone by the time they got through to the other side. It would be best to just get out and wait for those two there. He was determined enough to pull this thing off. Not to mention Kurogane had seen him memorize the layout of the entire castle, so he probably would find some other way out of the tunnels. Telling the moron as much, he helped the landlord and the others lead the children down the corridors.
A brilliant flash of blue lit up the corridor a little ways ahead of them before Fai and Madiha came tumbling into the main corridor, the former carrying an unconscious Xahra. The trio raced ahead of them as the water continued to climb higher. Helping the children get across the river using the stones took quite a while but they eventually managed. Once everyone had gotten across, they turned back to look at the castle. There was no sign of the kid or the princess and the loud moron suddenly started to care about their well-being as he worriedly claimed about them taking too long. Kurogane wasn't too worried, though, for he knew the kid would come through.
But as minutes seemed to tick by without any sign of them having made it out as the water in the river began to climb higher, slowly covering the stones, worry gnawed at his heart as he shot a glance towards the mage and the girl but they both were staring at the castle as though trying to get the kids to appear there through their willpower alone. The girl was seated on the ground, resting Xahra's head in her lap.
"Are you sure they will make it?" the loud moron asked for the hundredth time.
A loud splash answered the question for him as Kurogane's gaze fell on the sputtering forms of the kid and the princess. Both of them looked exhausted, though it was mainly the boy pulling the princess along and across the water.
"They made it!" Madiha cried happily from her friend's side, stating the obvious even as Kurogane offered the kid a hand to pull him out. They both shuddered violently as the winter air nipped at their exposed bodies, the wet clothes making it even worse. Shrugging off his coat, Kurogane draped it around the kids' shoulders.
"What happened to the doctor?" he questioned the kid.
"I'm n-not s-sure," he said through chattering teeth, "h-he didn't c-come af-ter us..."
"So he probably got buried under the castle, then…" frowned the mage.
"Pity."Madiha spat fiercely, not at all looking sorry that the man could be dead. "I would have liked to hit him in his stupid face for what he put everyone through. And whatever it was that he did to Xahra."
"H-He s-said," the princess hastened to correct the brunette, shivering just as badly as the kid, "th-that it w-was Sil-Silver th-that h-hurt her." Before Madiha could say something in response to that, however, the princess's attention was drawn to an empty space, her face taking on a look of something like relief before it turned to shock as the ice around the feather melted and it was absorbed by her body, the girl dropping like a sack of potatoes. A very wet sack of potatoes at that.
She woke up feeling warm and much lighter than she had felt ever before. A soft, tingling sensation flowed through her entire body, feeling a little strange but not as completely as alien as it should have felt. In fact, it felt more like a part of her that had been shut away for so long was suddenly free. It was a nice, fuzzy sort of feeling, all warm and comforting. Pushing off the covers from her body, she sat up in bed, looking around her in confusion for a minute as she tried to recall where she was. Maddy was asleep next to her bed, head resting on the sheets with her arms folded underneath to function as a makeshift pillow. Sakura was sleeping in her own bed, softly snoring away with Mokona bundled up right next to her face. She smiled softly at the peaceful image those two presented before turning her attention back to observing her surroundings.
After nearly another minute of thinking back and failing to remember what happened, everything slammed into her with the force of a speeding bullet train. Eyes going wide as dinner plates, she gingerly reached for her back with a shaky hand, her breath speeding up as her fingers touched the torn fabric of her dress. She remembered the blood boiling in her veins as her screams reverberated all around her while Silver stood watching over her writhing body.
"Xahra?" She heard Madiha mumble sleepily past the pounding of blood inside her ears. "Hey, Xahra, calm down."Maddy shot up, grabbing her by the arms to make the raven-head face her. "It's okay, you're safe now. We found you. It's alright."
"S-Silver…Silver was there!" she gasped shakily. "And she...she did something…"
"What did she do?" Madiha asked urgently.
"I don't know." She replied, an eerie sort of calm overcoming her. "She did something to my back."
"You were bleeding when we found you," the brunette nodded, looking somewhat pleased that her friend was not panicking anymore, "but your back was healed by the time we got you out of the castle. Dr. Jekyll was working with her." She added, "He hypnotized you to go to the castle with all the children. Probably because Silver asked him to do it."
"Maddy-san? Xahra-san?" Sakura chose that moment to wake up, rubbing sleepily at her eyes as Mokona hopped off the bed declaring it would fetch their male companions. The little critter was probably only pretending to be asleep the whole time.
"Morning, Sleeping Beauty." Maddy waved at the girl who worriedly bit her lip. "Something wrong?"
A knock sounded on their door before she could answer, Fai stepping in, followed by Syaoran and Kurogane, Mokona perched on the latter's shoulder as the door swung closed behind them.
"Mokona said all the girls were awake." Fai explained with a happy grin. "How are you feeling, Sakura-chan, Xahra-chan?"
"I'm good." Xahra said, giving them a thumbs-up while Syaoran hurried over to the princess's side.
"I'm okay, Fai-san," the girl nodded with a tiny smile before looking worriedly at Syaoran, "Before she gave me my feather, Princess Emeraude told me that people are spying on us and that only one of the watchers means us no harm. I need to speak with her again!"
"We should probably leave after that," Kurogane spoke up, "if we're being watched, it would be best to stay on the move."
"Yeah," Maddy agreed, "Silver managed to follow us here from Citadel, so that might be a good idea."
"Mokona, are there anymore of the princess's feathers in this world?" Syaoran turned to the dimension hopper.
"Mokona does not sense anything else." The creature replied with a tiny shake, its rabbit-like ears swinging this way and that.
"Then we should-" Syaoran started only to be cut off by the princess.
"Syaoran-kun, wait! The people of this country, they don't know the truth about what really happened three hundred years ago." Sakura said worriedly, "The princess asked me to tell them her tale."
"But we will be delayed that way." Kurogane pointed out.
"Not to mention they'll want to know how you know this story in the first place," Maddy pointed out. "Speaking of which…How do you know?"
"Sakura-hime can speak with the spirits of those who have passed away." Syaoran answered for the girl.
"Maybe we could write everything down for them in a letter and leave it with the book we borrowed from them," Fai suggested all of a sudden. "We are supposed to be researching old legends, as far as these people know. Syaoran-kun can read this world's language so he can write out the story as Sakura-chan tells it. Then we can pack our belongings and head out for the castle when no one else is looking."
"Why leave like thieves?" Kurogane grunted in distaste.
"Because then we can all appear dark and mysterious like Kuro-tan~" sang the magician in response, causing Sakura and Xahra to burst into laughter as the ninja began chasing after the blond, Syaoran looking on with an exasperated smile while Madiha could only shake her head at their antics.
Long after the sun had gone down and the travelers had left the world through the dimension hopper, a dark figure crawled out from underneath the decimated remains of the castle, heels clacking against the ground damped by the snow as a woman approached the place.
"You could have saved me, you know," the man grumbled as he climbed to his feet and brushed some dirt from his coat, although considering its torn and muddy state, the action was useless.
"I suppose I could have," the woman replied carelessly, picking at her sleeve, silver hair gleaming in what little light the moon could offer that night.
"And yet you let me nearly die in there." He complained angrily, shivering in the cold air, cursing rather explosively when he stubbed his toe on a rock.
"Easy there, Dr. Jekyll," the woman smirked, "Yell any louder and I'm sure the villagers will come running with their pitchforks and torches."
"So they got the feather after all." Dr. Jekyll said instead. "I suppose it could not be helped. Did you get what you wanted?"
"Yes," the woman smirked in satisfaction, waving her hand to open a slit in the very fabric of space and time, "although I must say, if you had not wasted your time monologing away, you might have actually gotten the feather this time around." Stepping inside, she continued, "But you've become rather fond of monologues, haven't you, Kyle? Did you give them a different name because you were afraid someone might remember?"
"Monologing is an art not many can appreciate," the man, now dubbed as Kyle, sniffed haughtily, "I was afraid they might remember and…" he paused, stepping through the rip to the other side and appearing in a high-ceilinged corridor, the roof held up by magnificent pillars carved out of black marble and inlaid with crimsons stones."I've always wanted to say my name was Dr. Jekyll. Has a nice ring to it, wouldn't you say?"
"Whatever you say, Rondart." Silver sighed with a shake of her head, "Whatever you say. I suppose it's time we reported to the Master and you can tell him all about how you let the feather get away, again!"
"Calm down, Silver," Kyle replied with a careless shrug of his shoulder, "So what if we didn't get the feather this time? There will be plenty of chances that have yet to come. Not to mention the fact that what cannot be obtained easily only increases its worth in the Master's eyes. And besides, I'm sure he already has the next move planned out for the witch. After all, things are going to be very different this time."
"Yes," the demon nodded, her gaze flickering towards a pair of closed doors for the briefest of moments before they walked past it, "there is also that third Chess Master just waiting for a chance to make a move."
A/N: And with this chapter, I pronounce Book I finished! *grins*
Any guesses on who this third Chess Master could be? And why is Silver so interested in Xahra? Will Maddy ever be able to get Fai to stop flirting with her? And will Kuro survive the surprises awaiting him in the next world?


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Jerusalem (Nov. 3)
The government will spend more than 800 million Shekels on Project Renewal this year. It includes 42 million for new apartments, 30 million to evacuate families from flats no longer fit to live in; 80 million for loans and expansion of existing housing; 610 million for renovations and infrastructure; and the rest for rental housing.
Details of the budget were contained in a report prepared by David Levy, Deputy Premier and Construction Minister. Levy said stress would be on new neighborhoods. Those which received assistance in the past would get less in the future.


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Setting Up for Bringing Baby Home
This week, more inspiration for doing "everyday life with children" well. Nicole has set up a rocker and cradle in the living room to help welcome baby home into the room where the family gathers. We also look at using vintage accessories in a modern kid's room, a simple way to give new photos an old-style look, fabric collages and another magazine biting the dust...all links below the jump:


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S.2323 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013112th Congress (2011-2012)
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|Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] (Introduced 04/19/2012)
|Senate - Appropriations
|Committee Reports:
|S. Rept. 112-158
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|Senate - 04/19/2012 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 360. (All Actions)
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Summary: S.2323 — 112th Congress (2011-2012)All Information (Except Text)
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Reported to Senate without amendment (04/19/2012)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, for science-related programs, and related agencies.
Title I: Department of Commerce - Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce for FY2013 for: (1) the International Trade Administration; (2) the Bureau of Industry and Security; (3) the Economic Development Administration; (4) the Minority Business Development Agency; (5) economic and statistical analysis programs; (6) the Bureau of the Census; (7) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; (8) the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); (9) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), including for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership; (10) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); and (11) departmental management, including for the Office of Inspector General and for the renovation and modernization of Department of Commerce facilities.
(Sec. 105) Adopts by reference provisions of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 that: (1) set forth determinations that must be made by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in order for NOAA to enter a contract for development of a major program (an activity approved to proceed to implementation that has an estimated life cycle cost of more than $250 million), and (2) require the Under Secretary to annually submit a Major Program Annual Report that includes such required information for the satellite development program for which NOAA proposes to expend funds in the subsequent year.
Title II: Department of Justice - Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) for FY2013 for: (1) general administration, including for the Office of Inspector General; (2) the United States Parole Commission; (3) legal activities, including for reimbursement from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund for processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, the Offices of the United States Attorneys, the United States Trustee Program, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, the Community Relations Service, and the Assets Forfeiture Fund; (4) the United States Marshals Service; (5) the National Security Division; (6) interagency crime and drug enforcement; (7) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (8) the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); (9) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); (10) the federal prison system, including for Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated; (11) the Office on Violence Against Women for violence against women prevention and prosecution programs, including for establishment of a national clearinghouse to provide training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women; (12) Office of Justice Programs, including the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, a border prosecutor initiative, the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation program, the National Criminal History Improvement Program, and Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants; and (13) Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS program).
(Sec. 202) Prohibits the use of funds to: (1) pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape; or (2) require any person to perform or facilitate an abortion.
(Sec. 217) Prohibits the use of funds by a federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual known or suspected to be an agent of a drug cartel, unless U.S. law enforcement personnel continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.
Title III: Science - Science Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for: (1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), including for operational satellite acquisition; and (3) the National Science Foundation (NSF), including for the Office of the National Science Board.
Title IV: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for: (1) the Commission on Civil Rights, (2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), (3) the International Trade Commission, (4) the Legal Services Corporation, (5) the Marine Mammal Commission; (6) the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and (7) the State Justice Institute.
Title V: General Provisions - (Sec. 501) Sets forth requirements, restrictions, and limitations on the use of funds appropriated by this Act.
(Sec. 506) Makes any person who mislabels a product sold in or shipped to the United States as "Made in America" ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract funded by this Act.
(Sec. 509) Prohibits the use of funds to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products or to seek the removal by any foreign country of restrictions on marketing of such products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco products of the same type
(Sec. 517) Prohibits the use of funds to: (1) support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the U.S. government; , or (2) authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of specified statutes authorizing the FBI to issue national security letters.
(Sec. 526) Rescinds specified amounts of unobligated balances available to DOJ for specified accounts.
(Sec. 530) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to: (1) transfer or release to or within the United States Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who is not a U.S. citizen or a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and who is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense (DOD); or (2) construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to detain or imprison such a detainee.
(Sec. 532) Prohibits the distribution of funds to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries.
(Sec. 538) Prohibits the use of funds to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if: (1) all other legal requirements with respect to the proposed importation are met; and (2) no application for the importation of such model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes.
(Sec. 541) Prohibits the use of funds to enter into a contract or agreement with, or to make a grant or loan to, any corporation that has any unpaid federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted, and that is not being paid in a timely manner unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the government.


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After a very long day exploring Singapore (SG), I went home (The Inn-Crowd) to crash. I have new roomies! She just came out of the shower and was wearing only her undies! (the perks of being a backpacker's hostel guest)… 😀 Her partner came and…(I'mma leave the rest of the details out…)
The next morning I was up very early to meet Des before leaving. Des used to be a co-analyst before she moved to SG in search of greener pasture.There was a bag of local goodies from a friend back home that I needed to deliver. Delivery boy lang ang peg LOL!
|Si Des, ang QA analyst turned OFW sa SG
Hitting the road early in the morning, I hopped on the train to Tampines Station from Bugis. Des was waiting for me in front of Guardian convenience store at the train station. We exchanged pleasantries and walked towards the mall adjacent to the train station. It was nice seeing a friend where you are the foreigner. We talked about life as an OFW and our plans…
Before I left Manila for SG, I sort of joked about her giving me a treat. When we met, she introduced me to Toast Box! I didn't think it would make me love laksa soup more than I already have!
|Spicy seafood laksa from Toast Box
The soup was ultra flavorful! the noodles were perfectly cooked and the seafood was to die for! While I savor the best laksa I've ever tasted, she had her sweet treat of a chocolate cake. I couldn't recall what it's called but here it is!
|An unnamed cake from Toast Box
I think the red "thingie" is cherry…It looked decadent!
It was a lovely and super like na treat! Thanks again Des! Hope to see you soon when I get back!
|Des and the Geek!
We really couldn't stay long. She has work and I have a plane to catch. So we parted ways after wishing good luck to each other.
I took the train back to Bugis to collect my stuff and buy some souvenirs before heading to Changi Budget Terminal. I bought some I [heart] SG shirts, ang walang kamatayang "key chain" and "ref magnets". It was already 12PM and I needed to be at the airport to catch a 2:40 PM flight back to Manila! And so the Amazing Race began!
A perk of having the Your Singapore Tourist Pass is the unlimited train ride. No more queue at the top up counters. I tapped my card as I enter Bugis Train station to Changi International Airport. It was a very long ride. I was restless while watching some Pinoy's chi-chatting in the train. At the Tanah Merah Interchange where I need to transfer to a train going to the airport, there was a relatively long stop. I couldn't help myself from being worried…
As soon as I got off the train, I went to the ticket counter to refund the SG$10 rental deposit for the Tourist Pass. I raced towards Terminal 2 bus bay to catch the free bus to the Budget Terminal.
There were a lot of buses coming and going and yet they're all going to the city! When finally, the free ride arrived, I hopped on and looked at my watch silently praying that I wouldn't miss my flight! I arrived at the terminal hoping against all odds that I have not missed it! it was 1:30PM. I searched the departure area for my check-in counter…Nothing seemed to mark as MNL…and my heart began to sink…I slowly approached the Cebu Pacific counter and asked when the counter will open. I was told that it will open at 3:15M for flights bound for CLARK! Then I saw the departure chart…Flight 5J 899 was BOARDING! My heart finally failed and stopped beating! I missed my flight! I totally missed my flight…What am I supposed to do? –REBOOK! like I have any choice!
The ticket counters were open for Cebu Pacific and Tiger. If I am to rebook my ticket, it's going to cost me ~SG$ 300! The re-booking fee was more expensive than the original ticket price! The ticketing agent offered an advise…buy a new ticket! Sounds logical at SG$ 189 (no baggage allowance except for the free 7kg hand carry). It was fine…I was buying a new ticket but they don't accept credit cards!…I fished for my wallet only to find out that I only have a few dollars left. But I don't wanna stay. I'm already frustrated and scared at the same time that I just wanted to go home and sleep!
The Emergency Fund! With a heavy heart I opened the brown envelope and walked a long way to the arrival area to buy some more dollars! I ended up with SG$259 in hand. I came back and asked how much it will cost if I decide to purchase a baggage allowance. The answer wasn't too favorable that I just have to swallow and attempt for a Go Lite ticket hoping that my baggage wouldn't go over 7kg. After I bought the ticket, I went straight to the weighing scale where I discovered that my total baggage weighs ~11.09kg! And there goes the panic mode!
I had to find a seat while waiting for the check in counter to open before I collapse for running out of options as the hours passed…
The experience was extensive and such an eye opener…I met people and seen a lot. There's also those things that I will miss…like the disciplined citizens, the posh places, the efficient MRT and a whole lot of the island. This was the first time I missed my flight… The greatest lesson I've learned the hard way…


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grazie Gladys !!! spero un giorno di venire in USA per un fare un corso !!! :)
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New Scientist has a story on a voicemail system that labels messages according to the caller's tone of voice and could be helping people identify which messages are urgent. The software, called Emotive Alert, is developed at the MIT Media Lab.
The system, installed at the phone exchange or in an intelligent answering machine, listens to messages and sends the recipient a text message and an emoticon indicating whether the message is urgent, happy, excited or formal.
In tests on real-life messages, the software was able to tell the difference between excited and calm and between happy and sad, but found it harder to distinguish between formal and informal, and urgent and non-urgent.
The software was also combined with a speech-recognition system that links patterns of words, such as an increased use of negatives, to particular emotions. However, doing this deprives it of one of its talents: the ability to label messages in any language. The researchers hope soon to build a system in which the acoustical fingerprint can be personalised for somebody's most frequent callers.
But Andrew Monk, from the University of York, UK, warns that Emotive Alert could be manipulated by spammers. Telemarketers and voicemail spammers will design messages designed to score highly on urgency metrics so that they can be artificially boosted to the top of your priority list.


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One way of Precision Bikes keeping you informed, is via this website, which has been in place since January 1-2009. Since then we are closing in on 2000 Posts. Over 400,000 visitors, while the total Pageviews are shown on the right.
One way of Precision Bikes keeping you informed, is via this website, which has been in place since January 1-2009. Since then we are closing in on 2000 Posts. Over 400,000 visitors, while the total Pageviews are shown on the right.
Just back in Lafayette, after a wonderful trip to San Francisco, Sausalito, Carmel and Big Sur, CA.
Had a fabulous time, enjoying great sight-seeing with mid 60′s temperatures during day, dipping into the 50′s at night..
Discovered another great part of this spectacular country!
This marks the #1000 post on
www.precisionbikes.com !
The first posting happened on December 31st 2008
It has been a growing experience for me and I continue to learn.
I surely hope it gives as much pleasure to the visitors, as it gives to me, staying closely involved in the magnificent journey Mark Miller is on with this stellar bike-shop!
Though not all of the content is original, I hope everybody enjoys the snip-bits thrown on this site. Mainly I'd like to keep you posted on the happenings at the Precision Bikes shop and
The Precision Bikes Racing Team, The Triathlon and Ironman events and the Running events. In order to keep you entertained I post some interesting stuff, local as well as remote, either send to me or just found on the world wide web.
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As always, thanks so much for visiting and more important, for your ongoing support of Precision Bikes;)
after a 10 week absence;
First ride on Mark Miller's ex…. (thanks Mark).
On Sunday in the wonderful company of The Rhino.
We couldn't have picked a better day for my come-back,
slightly windy with sunshine and temperatures in the 60′s!
My shoulder held up pretty good, my spirits are soaring..
So happy to be riding again, thanks to Jason Meaux for coming along and protecting me from any dog, cat or rodent attacks;)
he was still too much for the 'Robley' bridge…
It was a close call, but the bridge didn't collapse until Rhino barely crossed it…..
Please keep him in your prayers.
Best of luck Ruud, we will be thinking about you, Mark Miller
I was not in the mood earlier this week to do a post on the horrific crash we experienced during the Michelob Ultra 'La Vuelta de Acadiana' Cat5 Race last Saturday.
The dust is settling now, Niels is home Mark is home and I'm back at work :))
My shoulder is still trying to give me fits, but the swelling is going down as time goes on.
I can put out force with my arm, yet traction or the hanging down of my arm still hurts.
Any time I think to feel some pain I think of Mark (and at the same time I pop a pill) and my pain lessens!
I'm a little suspicious about some instability of the Sterno-Clavicular joint
(where collar bone meets the breast bone) and will check in with an orthopedic doctor tomorrow morning.
As three days have past since the crash, some other parts of my body are letting me know, they were involved in the spectacular landing as well…. The fact it cracked my helmet should give you a slight idea of how vicious the impact was.
Please believe me I feel blessed the way I came away from this.
It still blows my mind how quick all of this took place and in talking more with Mark it is becoming clear now that Lars Johnson (Tiger Cycling Foundation, Race# 268) indeed did a phenomenal job of taking out 3 Precision Bikes Racing Team members while all of us were flying at about 30mph! I suggest his bike will be marked with one of these tall white antenna's with a red flag for any of the future rides he'll take part in….
Saul Dupuis was the first one to hit the deck, Mark somehow avoided colliding with Saul, but went down when Lars Johnson cut in front of him.
And when Saul, down on the pavement, all of a sudden appeared in front of me, I only could go 'up and over' him.
The '360′ somehow saved me from worse injuries and my sweet Merlin from worse damage!
Racing is fun
Crashing is exciting
Realizing there is more to life than taking too much risk…
a life-time lesson!


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text: Alex Martelli <aleax at aleax.it> [2002-10-02 08:53 GMT]: > Gerhard Häring wrote: > ... >>> Looking at the docs I don't see any features that gmpy doesn't have. >>> I think it would be better to use gmpy, which is widely used, has >>> assembly language optimizations for many cpu's, etc. >> >> Probably, except one of the requirements is a BSD-ish license, as in the >> end this will be used for the NUMERIC type of pyPgSQL. If it's going to >> be useful for other purposes, that's a nice side-effect. > > Both the "assembly language optimizations" and the LGPL license, of > course, are due to the underlying GMP library (which my gmpy just > wraps for Python consumption). My comment was meant to be about GMP, not the wrapper, as the GMP license (LGPL) effectively covers your Python wrapper as well. > [...] Besides, even if gmpy were to be BSD-licensed, the underlying GMP would > no doubt remain LGPL, so, changing gmpy's license would be rather useless per > se Yep. -- Gerhard