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Chapter 6
Disclaimer: I don't own CG
"In a surprising turn of events, Cornelia li Britannia, third princess of the Empire and new viceroy of Area 11, has announced a change in politics. More effort and resources are to be placed into both police and the military, to hopefully finally bring an end to the terrorism that has ravaged Area 11 ever since..."
Lelouch turned off the television, and leaned back into his chair. "So Cornelia is my next opponent? This will be a challenge." He smirked.
On his bed, C.C. looked up. "Aren't you worried? Unlike that pompous fool Clovis, Cornelia is an experienced General that has been labeled the Witch of Britannia for a reason."
Lelouch's answer was a smile. "Not at all. In fact, I welcome it. This will be my trial by fire, the first real test of my abilities. If I can't beat Cornelia, then I obviously am not prepared to take on Charles zi Britannia. On the other hand, If I can beat Cornelia and her forces, then I am much closer to my goal."
"And what about your friend, Suzaku Kururugi, wasn't it?" C.C. asked, drawing a frown to Lelouch's face.
"I had hoped to have that idiot on my side, but even like this, with Zero practically admitting the regicide, and presenting the murder-weapon, they couldn't possibly misread the public mood enough to punish him. He will almost certainly be spoken free of all charges, so at least it wasn't a complete waste of time."
C.C. smiled. "That was pretty smooth by the way, suggesting that you killed Clovis without admitting anything, or saying a lie."
"Thank you."
"There's something you're not telling me." She stated.
Lelouch raised a brow. "What, you're saying that you can't just read my mind to find out?"
A melodic laugh rang through the room. "Of course I could," the immortal calmly stated "but I respect your privacy. Most of the time." She added cheekily.
Lelouch rolled his eyes, knowing that his creator gave a flying fuck about his privacy, seeing that she regularly invaded it, sleeping in his bed, teasing him, going through his stuff, raiding his credit-card to buy pizza, but he understood that she was showing him enough respect to not violate his most sacred sanctuary, his mind. But still, she was curious, and Lelouch knew from prior experience that things rarely went well if he kept her clueless. He had done that two days ago, and yesterday's morning-exercise had been beyond brutal. He had thought he'd die too many times to count that day, literally crawling back to his room black, blue and completely exhausted.
So he shrugged. "I was just thinking. Cornelia fired Clovis's old sub-viceroy, actually locked him up for fraud, so a new one is needed. Who do you think it will be?"
C.C. frowned. "Probably one of her knights. Andreas Darlton, Guilford as her first knight wouldn't be willing to leave the princesses' side long enough to actually get the workload done."
Lelouch shook his head. "No, I think it'll be someone different."
C.C.'s brows rose. "Oh? And who do you think it'll be?"
Lelouch smiled again. "There is someone Cornelia is most unwilling to part with, someone she cares for more than for her own life. The job as sub-viceroy would be the perfect opportunity to give said person added protection. I'm almost certain that the new sub-viceroy will be Euphemia li Britannia."
C.C.'s eyes widened slightly, before a sly smile crossed her face. "Well, you almost sound like you wish that to happen. And do I hear a little bit of fondness in your name when you speak that name?"
Lelouch blushed, and C.C. laughed at his embarrassment. Again.
Cornelia looked up as Guilford entered. "And?" She asked.
Guilford shook his head. "Gottwald is still silent as a grave. He says that he had no choice but to give into Zero's demands, even though he didn't want to, but if I ask why, he locks up, saying stuff like he doesn't know."
Darlton scratched his chin. "Well," the bear of a man mused "as much as I hate it when I'm out of the loop, judging from Zero's words, Clovis was involved in something that would be disastrous if revealed to the public, and Gottwald is desperately trying to keep it under wraps. He's probably afraid that if he speaks, something will leak out, and isn't sure who he can trust. In a way, it's almost admirable how he tries to save prince Clovis's memory."
Cornelia sighed. "I know that. However, we can't just let Gottwald be, it would send the wrong message to the troops. A demotion should do for now, until we have a more clear idea of what Clovis was doing."
Darlton raised a brow. "So you think he really was involved in something?"
Cornelia nodded. "I do. From a bit of studying tapes and taking a few statements, Clovis apparently had a habit of carrying around a suitcase wherever he went. He never did that back in the homeland, so I suspect he started carrying around the evidence of whatever he was doing. And it just so happens that that suitcase is missing."
Guilford nodded. "Makes sense. That would explain how Zero knows of whatever this Orange is."
Cornelia's teeth were grinding against each other. So not only did this Zero kill her brother, but he even profited from it, gaining information, and perhaps even more, depending on what Clovis had kept in that suitcase. "Zero is far too cocky. It's time we put him in his place."
"My lady?" The two knights asked in unison.
A slightly evil grin spread on her face. "And I think I have an idea how we get him." She just hoped Euphie never found out.
The next morning, Lelouch was once again stuck in his morning-exercise, only now, since yesterday, C.C. was using what she called 'additional motivation'.
He could quite clearly recall what she had done two days ago.
Lelouch stood in the school's gym-clothes, about to start his daily run, and sweat was forming on his face. "C.C.," he asked nervously "where did you get that?"
"I borrowed it from the tennis-club." The immortal answered, a grin on her face.
Now that he looked closer, it was indeed the machine that shot tennis-balls for practice. His eyes wandered to the basket, which held an assortment of hard-rubber balls, the size of tennis-balls, but harder. He pointed at the basket. "And that is?"
C.C.'s grin turned evil. "Additional motivation."
End of Flashback
And just like two days ago, and to a lesser extent yesterday, Lelouch ran laps around the field while C.C. happily fired away. He knew she wasn't seriously aiming to kill him, as C.C. fired rather liberally, some of the shots missing, while others he dodged, though he had the sinking feeling the immortal enjoyed toying with him.
After five rounds, and a hundred painful hits, the machine was out of ammo, meaning that Lelouch could run a few laps in peace while C.C. picked her ammunition back up. Then he'd do a few other exercises, and head back in, amazed at how fast his vampiric changes allowed him to gain muscle.
"Aha, so it's true!" Or at least that was the plan.
Turning, he saw Milly, running over the field, stopping directly in front of him. Lelouch felt his throat go dry. "Milly, what are you doing up so early?"
Milly grinned at him, still slightly out of breath, her bust shaking slightly with every breath, something that was even more obvious since she obviously hadn't taken the time to properly button it up. "I heard a rumor that someone was using the track early in the morning, and since I noticed how you were building up muscle, I suspected it was you. I even woke up earlier just to make sure."
Lelouch gulped, feeling his jaw ache. "Milly, now is not a good time." He tried, hoping to get Milly to leave before his control slipped. He was tired, thirsty, hungry, and exhausted, and his body was craving a refreshment.
But Milly being, well... Milly, she ignored him. "So, why all the secrecy? Ashamed of how little you can do? Or is it for a special lady? Come on Lelouch, you can...tell..." She trailed off, her mind shutting down.
Lelouch's mind had made the decision to just screw it all, he was a vampire, or in the process of becoming one, and while that wasn't a free-pass to act however you pleased, it did give a certain leeway. He and Milly were alone, barring C.C. who wouldn't care either way, he was thirsty, and Milly was apparently already in trance, so why not? He had to get used to the whole vampire-thing sooner or later, and C.C. had mentioned that blood strengthened. Also, though he wouldn't admit it just yet, he wanted to experience that taste again.
Milly was already opening the buttons on her blouse, so Lelouch had to do little more than pull to open it and remove the barrier between him and Milly's neck, revealing that her shirt was open beneath the blouse, her bra and a lot of skin in clear view. She had really been in a hurry if she hadn't even buttoned up her shirt, Lelouch mused. Though as he tried to pull his hand back, Milly grabbed it.
"Huh?" For a second he thought she had broken out of the trance, before Milly pushed it into her left breast with a short moan.
Lelouch gulped, both at the softness in his hand, and in marvel of the sheer size of Milly's bust. His hand couldn't even grab it all, instead sinking into the silk-like softness of Milly's breast. The part of his mind that was still working shook its head in amusement. Even in a trance, Milly was a tease. Still, right now, he was thirsty. With his unoccupied hand, Lelouch gently cupped Milly's chin, the girl still moaning from every touch, and guided it away, giving him access to her neck. He dimly felt his fangs slide out, then his mouth was filled with the ambrosia of blood.
Milly's eyes widened as she let out a gasp, her hands snaking around Lelouch's head. A clear liquid ran down her legs, which began to shake slightly, and her breath became quick pants, pupils dilating. When Lelouch pulled out his fangs, she slumped together boneless, the only support being her arms, still wrapped around Lelouch. Then she passed out.
Lelouch barely managed to grab his old friend before she hit the floor, and instinctively took her in a bridal hold. He had to admit, a few days ago he would have collapsed like a house of cards, so the torture C.C. was putting him through seemed to be good for something after all. Speaking of the green-haired vampire, she was standing to his side, and incredibly amused expression on her face.
"What?" He snapped, though there was no aggression in his voice, he was still high on blood.
C.C. chuckled, looking at the passed-out blond. "Really, you know how to pick them Lelouch." She took a step, and let her finger wander up Milly's leg, scooping up some of the clear liquid up, letting it drip into her mouth. "Mmm, not bad. Nice flavor. But really. First that cute red-headed battle-virgin, and now this busty masochist."
Lelouch was about to give a rebuke, when he paused. "Wait, masochist?" If anything, Lelouch would have guessed Milly with her hunger for weird and embarrassing parties a sadist. Especially with the way she was always trying to put him in dresses.
C.C. nodded. "Yes. While our bite is pleasurable and even stimulating for humans, that girl had an orgasm the moment your fangs sank into her neck. That happens only with one type of person, masochists."
Lelouch looked down on his old friend and personal bane, who actually looked peaceful and kinda cute unconscious. "Who would've thought?" He mumbled to himself, before turning to C.C.. "Can you get her back to her room? It's..."
The immortal rolled her eyes, and threw Milly over her shoulder. "I know where it is. I keep track of all potential members of your harem. You go, I'll take care of the rest." With that, she dashed away at awe-inspiring speed.
"I don't have a harem!" Lelouch shouted at the shrinking green dot, before shrugging resignedly, turning around, and heading back for an early shower. All in all, he got off pretty well this morning. The session was cut short, his bruises only went into the two-digits today, and he got a drink of delicious blood. Today might actually turn out to be a good day.
A few days had passed since Milly's surprising appearance on the track, and the girl seemingly didn't remember anything that had happened. Lelouch had a fairly relaxing time, not counting C.C.'s merciless morning drills and her habit of draining him like a juice-box every evening.
On the third day however, the tranquility was broken, by a news-report on an upcoming attack on the Saitama-ghetto.
In the safety of his room, Lelouch couldn't fight a grin. "So Cornelia, you want to bring the battle to me? Such an obvious move."
"It's a trap." C.C. commented.
Lelouch rolled his eyes. "Of course it's a trap. Cornelia is recreating the situation at Shinjuku in hopes of luring Zero out."
C.C.'s voice gained a slight distrusting edge. "In vain, of course?"
Lelouch chuckled. "I don't know. She went through so much trouble to invite me, it would be very impolite to disappoint her like that."
Now C.C. rose from the bed. "No. You will stay here Lelouch, you won't throw your life away for some foolish pride."
Lelouch looked at her. "Do you realize what a chance this is? If I can..."
"No." Came the answer, this time embedded with that same control she had used to force an answer out of him in Shinjuku. "As your creator, I am not willing to let you walk into death like that. You. Will. Stay." It was not a request.
Lelouch's body shuddered, but it was impossible to throw off C.C.'s power. This wasn't an ability, it was a power given to those who create over those who are created, and Lelouch could do nothing but stare at his creator.
C.C. tilted her head. "Tell me Lelouch," she spoke, this time without any power forcing him "Why do I see such betrayal in your eyes? Such despair? Why is this one strike so important to you?"
Lelouch grimaced. "I doubt you'd understand. Before I met you, I was dead. I was merely going day by day, never really doing anything, never accomplishing anything, simply existing. That's not living, that's no different from being dead. Now, now I finally have the ability to do something, to do more than grinding my teeth and swallowing my anger, my hatred. I can finally act, finally live." Tears began to shimmer in his eyes, and for once, he wasn't playing an act, but truly speaking from the heart. "Please, I beg of you, don't force me back into that shallow existence, that life as nothing but a zombie, simply going through the motions of living like some pathetic windup-doll."
C.C. looked him in the eyes, searching for traces of his usual flair, but he actually seemed to have spoken nothing but the truth for a change. She held the gaze a few seconds longer, then she sighed. "I see. A life without meaning, huh? True, it is a bitter and hollow thing. Very well, I give you my permission. However, before you go, I want you to have an escape-plan if things go south. Not all humans are as reliable as Kallen and her group, in fact very few are."
Lelouch's eyes were filled with gratitude, before he began to scheme, unaware that an almost sorrowful expression had entered her eyes. 'So a life without meaning is the same as being dead? If that's true, then I wonder...'
She smiled wistfully. 'when did I die?'
In Saitama, the situation had turned fairly grim for the locals. The army had completely cut the ghetto off from the rest of the world, anyone trying to escape risking death by acute lead-poisoning.
The trapped rebels were desperate, when one of them came running in with a communicator. "It's Zero!" the man called out, bringing the furious movement to a startled halt.
Then the device crackled. "This is Zero. If you wish to live, follow my commands."
Things had gone well from that point, too well for Lelouch's taste. C.C. had drilled attention and skepticism back into his mind, and he realized that something was not right here. Cornelia had sent a train filled with Sutherlands through Saitama, even though there was no need to do so. She had more than enough Frames, and the train in Shinjuku had been simply luck, as it was meant to be a delivery to an outpost, which Clovis in his arrogance hadn't bothered to redirect around the combat-area as he should have. If Cornelia sent a train through here, then it was obviously bait. She had studied his match against Clovis, and was trying to goad him.
She likely had a counter in place already, a strategy that would force him to his knees, or so she thought. Then her units started retreating, Lelouch mixing himself with the retreating Frames, leaving the city deserted. And then things went wrong.
Cornelia's knights had dashed in, a small but elite unit of pilots in Gloucesters equipped with oversized lances, and wiped one of the terrorists Lelouch had stationed with an activated IFF marked as friendly out of existence. Another few went for obvious decoys, and got destroyed as a result, then the terrorists completely ignored Lelouch's orders, either attacking at random or fleeing, leaving Lelouch stuck in the middle of the enemy lines.
At that precise moment, Cornelia ordered the stationary forces to open their cockpits and show their faces.
Lelouch sat in his cockpit, fists clenched. He had never felt so humiliated in his life! It seemed that his chess-matches with the nobility, and his encounter with Clovis, had made him sloppy. He had fought Cornelia as if she were one of the pompous fools he was used to, ignoring the fact that she was a hardened veteran, and as a result, he had been literally caught with his pants down. Worse still, he had placed too much trust in the terrorists, who had abandoned him at the first real sign of trouble. C.C. had been right, Kallen's group was the exception, not the rule.
Speaking of his creator, the communicator flared to life, and a particularly smug voice rang out of the speakers. "Well that went well. This would be the time for an 'I told you so', but perhaps you should get to safety first. I let you play long enough, it's time to go."
Lelouch bit back a sharp response, and instead raised a second communicator. "This is K. Operation Castling." A chess-move that while normally used to get the tower, a straight and simple figure, in a better position, one could also use it to get the king away from a potential checkmate, and exactly that was the plan.
In three Sutherlands waiting to open their cockpit, pilots stiffened. Their machines raised their weapons and opened fire, both on the Gloucesters and the standing Sutherlands.
The attack completely blindsided the Britannian military. Two Gloucesters and twenty-three Sutherlands were ejected from due to damage, and seven other Sutherlands went up in flame, ejection not possible with an open cockpit, before the attackers were taken out, their cockpits resembling Swiss cheese.
Out of one of the ejected cockpits, a teenager crawled, a small grin on his face. The plan had gone even better than expected. He raised a communicator. "C.C., what do you say we give the Britannians a small show?"
A chuckle answered him. "You do have a flair for the dramatic."
Cornelia seethed with rage. "How could I have been so stupid? Zero smuggled suicide-shooters with my troops, I should have expected that! How could I have been foolish enough to think he would come alone, and not put up a fight?" She took a few calming breaths. At least Clovis was now avenged.
"My lady, Zero has been spotted! He just sniped two Sutherlands, clean hit to the Factsphere."
Her voice was little more than a shriek of rage. "WHAT?"
On the ruins of a building stood a lone figure, the wind billowing its cape. A helmet covered the head, a purple oval replacing the face, and a black-market anti-tank rifle in its hand. It stood there, seemingly mocking the two fallen giants at its feet, ignoring the foot-soldiers that started to swarm, until they started firing.
With a graceful jump, the figure of Zero vanished from the edge and behind the destroyed building. Unseen, it dropped through an open manhole into the sewer headfirst and bod straight like an arrow, the empty hand extended forward.
The open hand slammed into the ground, and the elbow bent, but the fall had been stopped, the oval of the helmet hovering an inch over the ground, Zero's body still straight like a candle, before the arm pushed, and Zero flipped upright. Once on his feet, Zero ran through the sewers at an inhuman speed. No wonder, as the one beneath the mask hadn't been human in millenniums.
C.C. smirked beneath the mask. Even out of practice, it seemed she hadn't forgotten everything she'd learned as the second Hassan-i-Sabah, taught by the founder of the legendary Hashashin himself, a deadly opponent... and very skilled lover. Though he could have loosened up with his religious zeal, he had been a good teacher.
After they had returned to Ashford Academy, C.C. looked at Lelouch. "So tell me Lelouch, was today worth it?"
Lelouch took a deep breath. "Yes. I underestimated Cornelia, even though I should have known better. But even more so, I learned that I can't topple Britannia alone, nor with strangers. I need my own people that I can trust, that won't lose to Britannia. An army! A nation!"
The immortal shook her head in amusement. He really was just like Eo. After their first bloody nose, they learned that going alone wouldn't be enough, and both started to build armies. Little Eo had conquered and united the isle of Britain, and founded an empire that had eventually devoured a third of the world. What would Lelouch create from the isle of Japan?
She could hardly wait to find out.
The next evening, C.C. found Lelouch sitting in front of his desk, brooding. "What are you doing?" She asked.
Lelouch didn't look up, not even when she draped himself over his back, her arms going over his shoulders in a loveless embrace, while she began to nibble at his neck, looking for the best spot to bite down. "I'm preparing."
The immortal raised a brow. "And what are you planning?"
Lelouch snorted. "Isn't it obvious? My campaign against Britannia. If I want to build myself an army that can take on Britannia, even if I start small, I need a few things. The first is people I can trust, that will fight and do different tasks in my place. I think Kallen's group would be a good start. The next thing I need is resources. I have to be able to supply my... yes, my knights so to say, with weapons, clothing, medicine, food, water, and most importantly, shelter. We need a base. Seeing that, supposing I can convince them to join me, we will be a small group permanently on enemy-ground, a mobile headquarters would be best. I think I have an idea for that. Anyways, the next thing I need is technology, I have to be able to organize, store, field, and maintain Knightmares and similarly advanced tech, as guns are a lot less effective in this age. However, what I need most is support."
"Support?" C.C. asked, slightly impressed at how far he was planning ahead.
A nod. "Support. For one thing, not even I will be able to come up with the amount of money needed for everything on my own, not even with my powers and Clovis's secret accounts. More important however is the support of the people. That's the mistake that most terrorist-cells make. If you truly want a revolution, you have to have the people on your side. The larger cells, like the Blood of the Samurai or the Japan Liberation Front, are too militant. They want those with military training, and since they consist mostly of soldiers, they aren't appealing to most civilians. The smaller cells however lack vision. They mostly have no real plan they're following, no real idea of how to free Japan, and they can't really accomplish anything."
He sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose. It seemed that the last days had taken more out of him than even he had thought. "Another problem is that all resistance-cells currently in existence are too militant, too focused on hurting Britannia. They attack at random, without much care for who gets caught in the crossfire, and without doing much for the Japanese. There is simply no motivation for someone who isn't an extremist patriot to join the resistance. They offer very little in terms of money, safety, or service for the people. To most Japanese, many of the resistance-cells are simply extremists that demand people and resources that really can't be spared, without giving anything in return."
C.C. chuckled. "I see. And you intend to change that. Your organization will work more with the people, to get them on your side?"
Lelouch nodded. "Exactly. And really, who can resist a hero, especially in times like these?"
"How cold-hearted." C.C. commented. "To toy with the hopes and dreams of a country already crushed." With that, she bit down, and began sucking blood.
Lelouch winced, but he actually chuckled. "C.C., you have far more experience than me, but I can assure you, the Japanese are all but crushed. Resistance here is fiercer than anywhere else, and that's not just because Japan surrendered before its military strength was exhausted. The Japanese are proud people, and far from broken. Also, who says anything about toying? I have every intention to grant them their wish, their wish for freedom. In return, I hope they will help grant mine. A fair trade." He stated, before blinking. "Just how much more are you planning on draining from me? I'm getting dizzy."
In reply, C.C. took a particularly deep gulp, before removing her fangs to allow the wound to heal. She had taken more than usual, for a reason. While the boy's determination was to be respected, he was working himself ragged. He hadn't even gotten over his first defeat yet, and yet he already schemed for a rematch. She had seen young vampires destroying themselves that way too often, and Lelouch was far too interesting to perish so early. "Rest Lelouch. Your plans can be accomplished tomorrow." She ordered.
Lelouch opened his mouth to protest, but a new wave of dizziness forced him to grab onto his desk for support. He sighed. "Fine." He muttered, staggering to the bed, slipping out of the uniform, and laying down.
C.C. shook her head. Being determined was good, but stubbornness often led to close-mindedness and obsessions, two things that tended to drastically reduce one's life-span, and Lelouch seemed to be heading that way, growing cold and uncaring, not to mention ungrateful.
"C.C.." Lelouch had rolled, showing her his back. "I'm only going to say this once." He paused. "Thank you. Without you, I would have died yesterday. I appreciate it."
C.C.'s eyes widened, then she chuckled. So maybe he wasn't growing ungrateful. Slipping out of all but her sleep-wear, she slipped into the bed, amused when she felt Lelouch shudder slightly when they made contact, even though he should be used to it by now. Typical virgin.
Speaking of virgins, perhaps she should get around to build herself a little flock of blood-donors soon. While vampire-blood was more nutritious and frankly better, it simply didn't give that same kick that a human's blood had. And in a school, finding someone acceptable shouldn't be too hard. But that too could wait until tomorrow.
"Hey Lelouch, can I ask you a favor?" Kallen asked. It was the next morning, and things had actually started out fairly well, C.C. not shooting balls at him while he ran for a change, followed by a laid-back day of sleeping in class while the teacher babbled praises to Britannia under the guise of history.
Lelouch blinked. "Sure. What?"
"Remember that call?" She asked, a faint blush forming on her cheeks.
"Call?" Lelouch asked. She couldn't have figured out he was Zero, not with all he did to throw her off, could she?
Kallen's blush brightened. "You know, when you and I were in the bathroom." She mumbled out, embarrassment and a bit of confusion in her voice. "By the way, what happened there? The last thing I remember is you pointing out... you know."
"Well," Lelouch felt a bead of sweat form just above his brow. "you pulled the curtain shut, I left, and that's all I can tell you. Maybe you blacked out again?"
Kallen nodded nervously. "Yeah, probably. Anyways, I want to contact the caller."
'That makes sense.' Lelouch mused. 'And it's a nice coincident, I was going to call them later myself.' Frowning, he shrugged. "It was a school-phone, and true to the retro-style planned for the ballroom, it doesn't even have a redial, or dials for that matter, let alone caller-id. So sorry, but..."
Kallen nodded. "Yeah, no problem. Figures..." She muttered to herself.
Lelouch gave a friendly smile, and was just about to tell her goodbye, when a somehow familiar scent reached his nostrils. "Do you smell that?" He asked.
Kallen paused, then sniffed the air. "No, what?" She asked.
But by now, Lelouch had managed to identify the musky scent of female arousal, and quickly shook his head. "Nothing. Guess it was just my imagination. Anything else I can do for you?"
Kallen gave him a curious look, but finally shook her head. "No, thanks anyways. See you around."
Lelouch couldn't help but smile. "Yeah, see you soon." Then he stood up in search for the scent, not noticing that a small blush adorned Kallen's face once more.
Kallen watched Lelouch go with a tingling in her stomach. What was that feeling, and why did it only come when she was around Lelouch? "Stupid Britannians." She muttered "I'm spending too much time around them." She shook her head to clear out the strange and unwanted thoughts. 'I think I've been here too long, time to go back to the others. Maybe there's news from Zero.'
Zero, or rather Lelouch, was currently busy tracking down the scent that had drawn his attention. He was pretty sure he knew why he smelled it, or rather who was causing it. Bending two bushes aside, he found his suspicions confirmed.
"C.C., what do you think you're doing?" He hissed.
The green-haired vampire tilted her head, looked at the scene, and grinned. "If you really have to ask, you're not old enough for the answer."
Lelouch's brow twitched. The scene really was pretty self-explanatory. C.C. was sitting on a rock, a girl with light-blue hair and an open blouse sitting spread-legged in her lap. C.C.'s right hand was in the blouse, fondling the left breast if he interpreted the movement beneath the uniform correctly, while the immortal's other hand was in the girl's panties, which were both in plain view and soaked see-through, the movement of C.C.'s knuckles leaving no doubt that middle- and ring-finger were penetrating. To finish off the picture, two small puncture-wounds were on the girls neck, while C.C.'s fangs were still extended, Lelouch's creator about to plant another bite when the former prince had interrupted.
"Let me rephrase that." he condescended, trying not to let his irritation show. "Why are you doing this?"
C.C. gave him a smile that would have been charming if not for the blood reddening her teeth. "Obviously, for blood. I told you before Lelouch, we vampires like to build us a flock of... playmates. You already have Kallen and Milly, and if my guess is correct you'll add those other two, Shirley and Nina, sooner or later. This one here is the first one of mine."
Lelouch took a deep breath. "Do you even know her name?"
Her smile didn't falter. "Not yet. We'll formally introduce each other after dinner. You want to join in? She was one of your fangirls, before we met."
Lelouch's brow twitched again. "No thanks. And why are you doing it here, where anybody could stumble over you like I did?"
C.C. gave him a blank look. "Do you really think I'm that stupid? Don't worry, nobody except for you would realize I exist, even if I did this right in the classroom in the middle of a lesson. Not a bad idea actually... maybe later."
What she didn't tell Lelouch that he actually wasn't supposed to notice anything either, but his resistance to vampiric abilities was stronger than she had thought.
"Mgh! Huh-huh-huh."
"Do you have to keep doing that?"
"MGUAAA!" The girl called out as a her body arched in orgasm under C.C.'s skilled fingers.
"No, I'm done anyways." C.C. replied, before sinking her fangs into the girl's neck.
Lelouch looked at the scene a few seconds more, then he shook his head. "You know what? Forget it, I'm going to pretend this never happened."
After a last zip, the ancient girl looked up with a smile. "Trust me, you'll get used to it. Once you pop your cherry, you'll see things completely different."
"Maybe. See you later." He replied, feeling a headache coming. He was starting to wonder if C.C. was actively trying to be a distraction, or if vampirism really was that distracting. Still, he had sworn to destroy Britannia, and nothing would stop him. Not Cornelia, not his father, and certainly not hormones.
Still, he tried to appreciate these insane, yet peaceful days, as he had the feeling that days like this would soon become sparse. A fairly safe bet.
Chapter 6 is done. It's official, I hate Saitama. Not the place, just the Code Geass-scene.
Sorry for the long wait, this chapter has actually been finished for almost a month, but I'm in the military and I was stuck in an exercise for four weeks, giving me no opportunity to post this. This chapter is honestly more of an interlude, getting a few unimportant but necessary things out of the way, and laying a bit of groundwork. But rest assured, I do have a few plans for the future, both dramatic and important, and one of the relaxing interludes. A small spoiler, if you're Milly Ashford, you don't have to wait until October to throw a Halloween-party.
This chapter was more involved with the second obsession of the vampire, but rest assured, I'm not turning this story into pure smut. A bit of sexual content will flow into the story, with how vampires work, that's simply unavoidable, but I will do my best to keep it limited, and not let it take over my story. Lelouch is far too busy crushing Britannia to drown in the pleasures of the flesh anyways, not that he can't take a sip.
Now the Q&A
Q: Is a loss of control over vampiric powers even possible?
A: Yes. It's far more difficult to do, and involves actual mistakes rather than simple overuse, but it is possible.
Q: Do Codes exist?
A: I mentioned this before, but yes. No Geass, but Codes do exist, two to be exact, one for the vampires and one for the humans. So yes, V.V. is human, immortal, but his appearance comes from something else.
Q: Is C.C. immune to vampiric powers?
A: Yes. The Code is an automatic protection against such influence, but even without it, vampires develop a resistance against vampiric powers, which grow stronger with age. Seeing how old C.C. is, even without a Code it would have to be an extremely old and powerful vampire to overcome her resistance.
Well, that's all for now,
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After all this time, for those of you down with e-readers or down with reading on your computer, THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING is available to buy if you missed out on the Kickstarter!
You can buy it now on Amazon, and if you prefer to read on an iPad, Nook, or anything other than a Kindle, you can also buy now from Lulu and if you don't have an account with Lulu, don't worry, you can easily buy through paypal via Lulu.
And for those of you that have already read, or are reading and might finish soon – I would really appreciate honest reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, and Lulu. Reviews can really make a difference, especially for self-published work, as buyers are naturally more hesitant.
Anyway, thanks for everything guys, more information and images and cool shit coming your way soon, I'll make sure to update here, but if you haven't been to the website, there's tons of great information and images there as well. Oh, and if you want to read a twenty page preview – go here to read online or download the pdf.


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Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Ketamine Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01920555
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 12, 2013
Last Update Posted : March 17, 2017
- Study Details
- Tabular View
- Results Submitted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
|Condition or disease
|Treatment Resistant Depression
|Drug: Ketamine Drug: Placebo Midazolam
|Phase 2
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|99 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Ketamine Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD)
|Study Start Date :
|December 2014
|Primary Completion Date :
|January 2017
|Study Completion Date :
|February 2017
Active Comparator: Ketamine 0.1mg
Patients in this arm will receive 0.1 mg/kg of Ketamine - one single infusion
Drug: Ketamine
Dose of Ketamine will be 0.1 mg/kg - one single infusion
Active Comparator: Ketamine 0.2mg
Patients in this arm will receive 0.2 mg/kg of Ketamine - one single infusion
Drug: Ketamine
Dose of Ketamine will be 0.2 mg/kg - one single infusion
Active Comparator: Ketamine 0.5mg
Patients in this arm will receive 0.5 mg/kg of Ketamine - one single infusion
Drug: Ketamine
Dose of Ketamine will be 0.5 mg/kg - one single infusion
Active Comparator: Ketamine 1.0mg
Patients in this arm will receive 1.0 mg/kg of Ketamine - one single infusion
Drug: Ketamine
Dose of Ketamine will be 1.0 mg/kg - one single infusion
Placebo Comparator: Midazolam (Active Placebo)
Patients in this arm will receive 0.045 mg/kg of midazolam - one single infusion
Drug: Placebo Midazolam
Dose of Midazolam (active placebo) will be 0.045 mg/kg - one single infusion
- Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression - 6 items [ Time Frame: Past 24 hours ]This instrument is completed with a structured interview guide by the clinician based on his/her assessment of the patient's symptoms. This structured interview has been validated for use with time frames shorter than one week. The time frame for this scale is the past 24 hours.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female, 18-70 years old.
- Able to read, understand, and provide written, dated informed consent prior to screening.
- Diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), single or recurrent, and currently experiencing a Major Depressive Episode (MDE) of at least eight weeks in duration, prior to screening.
- Has a history of TRD during the current MDE.
- Meet the threshold on the total MADRS score of greater than or equal to 20 at both screening and baseline visits (Day -7/-28 and Day 0), as confirmed by the remote centralized MGH CTNI rater between the screen visit and the baseline visit.
- In good general health
- For female participants, status of non-childbearing potential or use of an acceptable form of birth control
- Body mass index between 18-35 kg/m2
- Concurrent psychotherapy will be allowed if the type and frequency of the therapy has been stable for at least three months prior to screening and is expected to remain stable during participation in the study
- Concurrent hypnotic therapy will be allowed if the therapy has been stable for at least 4 weeks prior to screening and if it is expected to remain stable during the course of the subject's participation in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Female of childbearing potential who is not willing to use one of the specified forms of birth control during the study
- Female that is pregnant or breastfeeding
- Female with a positive pregnancy test at screening or baseline
- History during the current MDE of failure to achieve a satisfactory response to >7 treatment courses of a therapeutic dose of an antidepressant therapy of at least 8 weeks duration during the current episode
- Total MADRS score of <20 at the screen or baseline visits, or as assessed by the remote, independent MGH CTNI rater and reported to the site
- Current diagnosis of a Substance Use Disorder (Abuse or Dependence) with the exception of nicotine dependence, at screening or within 6 months prior to screening
- Current Axis I disorder that is the principal focus of treatment and MDD the secondary focus of treatment for the past 6 months or more
- History of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders, or any history of psychotic symptoms in the current or previous depressive episodes
- History of eating disorders within five years of screening
- Any Axis I or Axis II Disorder, which at screening is clinically predominant to their MDD or has been predominant at any time within 6 months prior to screening
- Subject is considered at significant risk for suicidal behavior during the course of their participation in the study
- Has failed to respond to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) during the current depressive episode
- Has received vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) at any time prior to screening
- Has dementia, delirium, amnestic, or any other cognitive disorder
- Has a clinically significant abnormality on the screening physical examination
- Participation in any clinical trial with an investigational drug or device within the past month or concurrent to study participation
Current episode of:
- Hypertension, Stage 1 as defined by a systolic blood pressure ≥140mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg at screening on two of three measurements (standing and supine) at least 15 minutes apart.
- Hypertension, Stage 1 as defined by a systolic blood pressure ≥155 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥99 mmHg at the Baseline Visit (Visit 1) within 1.5 hours prior to randomization on two of three measurements (standing and supine) at least 15 minutes apart.
- Recent myocardial infarction (within one year) or a history of myocardial infarction.
- Syncopal event within the past year.
- Congestive heart failure (CHF) New York Heart Association Criteria >Stage 2
- Angina pectoris.
- Heart rate <50 or >105 beats per minute at screening or randomization (Baseline Visit).
- QTcF (Fridericia-corrected) ≥450 msec at screening or randomization (Baseline Visit).
- Current history of hypertension, or on antihypertensives for the purpose of lowering blood pressure, who have either had an increase in antihypertensive dose or increase in the number of antihypertensive drugs used to treat hypertension over the last 2 months.
- Chronic lung disease excluding asthma.
- Lifetime history of surgical procedures involving the brain or meninges, encephalitis, meningitis, degenerative central nervous system disorder, epilepsy, mental retardation, or any other disease/procedure/accident/intervention associated with significant injury to or malfunction of the central nervous system, or a history of significant head trauma within the past 2 years
Presents with any of the following lab abnormalities:
- Thyroid stimulating hormone outside of the normal limits and clinically significant as determined by the investigator. Free thyroxine (T4) levels may be measured if TSH level is high. Subject will be excluded if T4 level is clinically significant.
- Patients with diabetes mellitus fulfilling any of the following criteria:
i. Unstable diabetes mellitus defined as glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) >8.5% at screening ii. Admitted to hospital for treatment of diabetes mellitus or diabetes mellitus related illness in the past 12 weeks iii. Not under physician care for diabetes mellitus iv. Has not been on the same dose of oral hypoglycaemic drug(s) and/or diet for the 4 weeks prior to screening. For thiazolidinediones (glitazones) this period should not be less than 8 weeks.
c. Any other clinically significant abnormal laboratory result (as determined after evaluation by study investigator and MGH CTNI medical monitor) at the time of the screening exam.
- History of hypothyroidism and has been on a stable dosage of thyroid replacement medication for less than 2 months prior to screening. (Subjects on a stable dosage of thyroid replacement medication for at least 2 months or more prior to screening are eligible for enrollment.)
- History of hyperthyroidism which was treated (medically or surgically) less than six months prior to screening
- Any current or past history of any physical condition which in the investigator's opinion might put the subject at risk or interfere with study results interpretation
- History of positive screening urine test for drugs of abuse at screening
- Patients with exclusionary laboratory values, or requiring treatment with exclusionary concomitant medications
- Patients on exclusionary concomitant psychotropic medications, the half-life of which would not allow sufficient time for patients to have been free of the medication post-taper for five half-lives within the maximum screening period (28 days).
- Patient who have participated in studies of ketamine or AZD6765 or other NMDA receptor antagonists for depression and received active treatment.
- Patients with narrow angle glaucoma
- Patients with a lifetime history of PCP/Ketamine drug use
- Liver Function Tests higher than 2.5 times upper limit of normal
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01920555
|United States, California
|Stanford University
|Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
|United States, Connecticut
|Yale University
|New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520
|United States, Massachusetts
|Massachusetts General Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
|United States, New York
|Mount Sinai School of Medicine
|New York, New York, United States, 10029
|United States, Texas
|University of Texas Southwestern
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
|Baylor College of Medicine
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator:
|Maurizio Fava, MD
|Massachusetts General Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|Maurizio Fava, MD, Overall Principal Investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01920555 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
271201100006I-0-27100007-1 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|August 12, 2013 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 17, 2017
|Last Verified:
|March 2017
Keywords provided by Maurizio Fava, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital:
Treatment Resistant Depression
Major Depression
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Depressive Disorder
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
Behavioral Symptoms
Mood Disorders
Mental Disorders
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anesthetics, Dissociative
Anesthetics, Intravenous
Anesthetics, General
Central Nervous System Depressants
Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
Excitatory Amino Acid Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Adjuvants, Anesthesia
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Anti-Anxiety Agents
Tranquilizing Agents
Psychotropic Drugs
GABA Modulators
GABA Agents


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December 2015 - Norwegian Jade to Caribbean - Western
Service was the worst. It took 3.5 hours to get through dinner. After complaining we made it through dinner in 2.5 hours, not much better. Very rude and unhelpful staff. The food in the main dinning room was pretty good, although the buffet I could do without. The Jasmine the food is very bland and it took 3 hours. Never had such bad service on a cruise before! Every order was messed up. How difficult is it to bring an order of wings and not mess it up?? The cabin was fine. The guy that cleaned ours did the basic job, so I won't complain about that but certainly nothing special. Public restrooms were dirty and didn't have TP. The pools were packed. 15 kids (all under the age of 10) in a hottub that was designated as adults only! This was my 3rd time on the Jade and nothing like the other two times. It appeared to be a new staff that was all still in training.


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It is not your everyday ``greatest hits`` record collection. A six-LP compilation of songs from the 1920s to the present, it contains, among other ditties:
-- A number recorded in Berlin just after World War I in which the vocals consist entirely of laughter.
-- A song, set to a catchy conga beat, in which the lyrics consist mostly of Los Angeles street names.
-- A song introducing the Russian version of ``American Bandstand`` in which several people--host Nikita Clarkchev among them--are dispatched by machine-gun fire.


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The Office of Public Relations and Marketing (PRM) seeks to enhance the visibility and image of Rockhurst University through effective media relations, advertising, publications, community relations and by maintaining an effective online presence. The foundation of all public relations and marketing efforts is Rockhurst's mission of learning, leadership and service in the Jesuit tradition.
What services does PRM offer?
The PRM office provides a variety of services, from special event promotion to media relations to the development of printed publications. We can assist with planning, conceptual development, project management, editing, graphic design and print purchasing services.
How does it work?
In many ways, the PRM office operates much like any advertising or communications firm. You submit a job request providing background information about your project. We'll work with you to determine the strategy, write or edit the text, design and produce the job.
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The size and scope of your job determine how long it will take to get a finished product. Generally, bigger or more complex jobs will need more time for production and printing. Jobs requiring new photography, illustration or extensive writing will take extra time. Production timelines included within the online job request form provide a general estimate for how long various types of jobs will take. For questions, contact Courtney Lee, production coordinator, at 816-501-4895.


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Tony Hawk's Underground Credits (PlayStation 2)
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Tony Hawk's Underground Credits
Developed by Neversoft Entertainment
|Neversoft Development Team
|Jeremy Anderson, Jon Bailey, Ted Barber, Brad Bulkley, Dave Cowling, Ralph D'Amato, Peter Day, Zac Drake, Chad Findley, Alan Flores, Steve Ganem, Jake Geiger, Andy Gentile, Jason Greenberg, Rock Gropper, Eric Grosser, Kurt Gutierrez, Kendall Harrison, Gary Jesdanun, Joel Jewett, Henry Ji, Garrett Jost, Adam Lippmann, Dana MacKenzie, Andrew Marchal, Jeffrey Morgan, Kevin Mulhall, Daniel Nelson, Nolan Nelson, David Nilsen, Josh O'Brien, Johnny Ow, Christopher Peacock, Scott Pease, Cody Pierson, Chris Rausch, Rulon Raymond, Paul Robinson, David Rowe, Mark L. Scott, Aaron Skillman, Chauwa Steel, Todd Sue, Carlo Surla, Steve Swink, Darren Thorne, Jason Uyeda, Todd Wahoske, Christopher Ward, Mick West, Tao Zheng
|Neversoft Support Team
|Lisa Davies, Lisa Edmison, Sandy Jewett, Beth Sanborn, Stacey Ytuarte, Logan Stormbringer
|Neversoft Testers
|Michelle Deyo, Mike Ortiz, Jesse Shannon
|Additional THUG Development
|Mike Day, Jim Jagger, Brian Dean Jennings
|Sean Mortimer, Neversoft
|Neversoft Thanks
|All @ Activision, All @ SN Syetems, All @ GameSpy, Arden Doss (Propaganda), Jay Blamer (New Line), Mike Degler (Brady), Ken Schmidt (Brady), Doug Walsh, DJ Qbert, Skatelab ‑ Simi Valley, PlanetTonyHawk.com, THPSXOnline.com, erOc; Zed; & Sam @ Red Room Productions, All the Delphidiots, Ryan Clemment (Skate Park of Tampa), Jim Choquette (Skate Park of Tampa), Brian Schaefer (Skate Park of Tampa), everybody at SPOT, Jeff Gaskell, Robby Gaskell, all the 50‑50 guys, Jay Balmer (Slam City Jam)
|Voice Actors
|Larry Cedar, Benjamin Diskin, Melissa Disney, Jeffrey Todd Fischer, Jason Harris, Mikey Kelley, RJ Knoll, Matt Levin, Megan Parlen, Stacy Peralta, Mike Oristian, Lark Spies, Wally Wingert, Dave Wittenberg
|Music Supervision
|Westies, Timothy Patrick Riley, Brandon Young
|Intro Movie
|Creative Domain
|Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Steve Caballero, Kareem Campbell, Rune Glifberg, Eric Koston, Bucky Lasek, Bam Margera, Rodney Mullen, Chad Muska, Andrew Reynolds, Paul Rodriguez Jr., Geoff Rowley, Arto Saari, Elissa Steamer, Jamie Thomas, Mike Vallely
Published by Activision Publishing, Inc.
|Executive Producer
|Michael Ward
|Stacey Ganem
|Production Coordinator
|Alex Garcia
|Activision Studios
|Lawrence Goldberg (E.V.P. of Worldwide Studios), David Stohl (V.P. of North American Studios)
|E.V.P., Global Pub. & Brand Mgmt.
|Kathy Vrabeck
|V.P., Global Brand Mgmt.
|Will Kassoy
|Global Brand Manager
|Gary Pfeiffer
|Associate Brand Manager
|Ted Chi
|VP, Public Relations
|Maryanne Lataif
|Manager, Corporate Communications
|Ryh-Ming C. Poon
|Marketing/Licensing Consultant
|Lisa Hudson, Black Sun Productions
|V.P., Creative Services & Operations
|Denise Walsh
|Marketing Creative Director
|Matthew Stainner
|Creative Services Manager
|Jill Barry
|Creative Agencies
|Imagewerks, Ignited Minds LLC
|Business Affairs
|George Rose, Gregory Deutsch, David Kay, Michael James Larson, Danielle Kim
|Special Thanks
|Mom & Dad, Nicole Willick, Lindsey Hayes, Simon Ebejer, Jacob Biegel, Jennifer O'Neal, Shawn Capistrano, Jim Desmond, Stacy Sooter, Dave Anderson, Paula Cuneo, Tiffany Everett, Todd Quincey Jefferson
|Quality Assurance Leads
|Ian M. Moreno (Project Lead), John Rosser (Senior Project Lead), Frank So (Night Shift Lead), Dave Padilla (Third Shift Floor Lead)
|Quality Assurance Management
|Joseph Favazza (QA Manager), Adam Hartsfield (Night Shift Manager), Jason Levine (Third Shift Manager)
|Test Team
|Aaron Justman (Floor Lead), Hubert Cheng (Night Shift Floor Lead), Jason Newitt (Network Lead), Lee Cheramie (Database Coordinator), Alberto Aguilar, Steve Antenucci, Michael Arellano, Ronald Avila, Hugh Bach, Clint Baptiste, Kane Burch, Elvir Caranay, Ariana Carvalho, James Cha, Josh Chandler, Paul Colbert, Sha-hid Ealy, Derek Faraci, Gregory Garber, Anthony Gordon, Randy Guillote, Jeff Grant, Justin Hannah, Michael D. Harris, Sasan Helmi, Alain Ho, Mark Hoffman, Michelle Hughes, Steve Hynding, Elliot Jackson, Justin Kaehler, Kris Kauthen, Casey Keefe, Jennifer Kent, Brian Kim, Brett Kinsfather, Bobak Kohan, Laura Landolf, Sabino Lopez, Alfonso Magana, David Morris, Mishelle Moross, Bobby Munguia, Scott Nakamura, Mike O'Brien, Steve Okubo, Greg Olmeda, Mike Ortiz, Steve Peñate, Brian Price, Derek Padula, Jacob Porter, Craig Pottruck, David Powers, Veneet Puri, Ryan Ramsey, Sal Rangel, Ari Raz, Kenneth Reyna, Cory Rice, D. B. Roberts, Reshan Sabaratnam, Aldo Sarellano, Craig Schmidt, Nathan Shopay, David Solch, Fritz Striker, Cory Surovy, Kop Tavornmas, Robert Telmar, Natascha Thomas, Leon Torres, John Wasilczyk, Chris Wawra, David Wilkinson, BJ Williams, Marc Williams, Danny Yanez
|Manager, Technical Requirements Group
|Marilena Morini
|Lead, Technical Requirements Group
|Siôn Rodriguez y Gibson
|Testers, Technical Requirements Group
|Aaron Camacho, Robert Lara, Taylor Livingston, Marc Villanueva
|Lead, Network Lab
|Chris Keim Sr.
|Manager, Customer Support
|Bob McPherson
|Customer Support Leads
|Gary Bolduc (Phone Support), Michael Hill (Email Support), Rob Lim (Information & Escalation Support)
|CS/QA Special Thanks
|Jim Summers, Jason Wong, Tim Vanlaw, Nadine Theuzillot, Edward Clune, Jason Potter, Matthew McClure, Glenn Vistante, Anthony Hatch Korotko, Indra Yee, Marco Scataglini, Todd Komesu, Michael Beck, Joule Middleton, Willie Bolton, Chad Siedhoff, Jennifer Vitiello, Nicholas Favazza, Mike Rixford, Tyler Rivers, Henry Peter Villanueva, Jeremy Richards, Michael Restifo, James Call, Douglas Todd, Jefrey Sedivy, Alex Coleman, Evan Button, Frankie Kang, Chad Fazzaro, Steven G. Peterson, Thom Denick, Sarah Pepin, Theresa Dausch
|Adio, Almost Skateboarding, Baker, Billabong, Birdhouse, Bootleg, Burnquist Organics, Circa, DC Shoes, Element, Emerica, Etnies, Es, Flip, Girl, Globe, Hawk Clothing, Hawk Shoes, Hurley, Independent, Krux, Newline Skateparks, Nixon, Powell Bones Brigade, Quiksilver, Ricta, Shorty's, Skateculture.com, The Firm, Thud Rumble Ltd., Transworld Media, Vans, Volcom, Von Zipper, Zero, 50‑50.com, Dustin Dolin, Heath Brinkley, Jon Miner, Ryan Gee, Kurt Hayashi, Lee DuPont, Ryan Ewing, Socrates, Ty Evans, 900 Films, 411 Video Productions, Josh Friedberg, Tony Hawk Inc., Jared Prindle
|"Rapps On Deck"
|Performed by Aceyalone
|"Viva La Revolution"
|Performed by The Addicts
|Performed by Alkaline Trio
|"A Prototype"
|Written & Performed by Anacron
|"She Said"
|Performed by Angry Amputees
|"Rebel Yell"
|Performed by Assorted Jelly Beans
|Performed by Authority Zero
|"Big Bang"
|Performed by Bad Religion
|Written by Blind Iris
|"Don't Wait"
|Written & Performed by Blue Collar Special
|"2 Rak 005"
|Performed by Bracket
|"American Werewolf in Calgary"
|Performed by The Browns
|"Imaginary Places"
|Performed by Busdriver
|"It's Alright"
|Performed by Camarosmith
|"Iron Galaxy"
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DUNK CITY, Fla. – After a game-long battle, the top-seeded FGCU men's basketball team earned a 69-64 victory over fourth-seeded ETSU (18-15) in front of a standing-room-only sellout crowd at Alico Arena Thursday night. The Eagles (22-11) advance to the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship game for the third time in the team's three years of post-season eligibility. FGCU will host the winner of the Mercer-USC Upstate semifinal game for the title on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. on ESPN2.
In a game that saw 12 tie scores and 10 lead changes, the Eagles were led by Chase Fieler (Parkersburg, W. Va./Parkersburg South High School). The Eagles' lone senior paced all players with 22 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season and ninth of his career. Fieler produced a double-double in the first half alone and added eight more points in the second half.
Jamail Jones (Atlanta, Ga./Monteverde High School) also produced his third double-double in the past six contests with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Bernard Thompson (Conyers, Ga./Rockdale County High School) added 14 points and a career-high-tying six steals for FGCU, while Brett Comer (Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park High School) completed the FGCU quartet of double-figure scorers with 10 points.
Tickets for Sunday's title game are already sold out. The only possibility for tickets to become available is if either USC Upstate or Mercer does not utilize its conference-mandated allotment of 350. Remaining tickets from that allotment, if any, will go on sale on a first-come, first-served basis in person at the Alico Arena Ticket Office starting at 12 p.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, 4,668 fans – the second-largest crowd in arena history and sixth standing-room-only sellout of the year – witnessed FGCU overcome its third-worst shooting performance of the season as the Eagles connected at just 37.3 percent (22-59) from the floor.
"We saw a really competitive college basketball game tonight," said head coach Joe Dooley. "I thought that ETSU was terrific; they came out and made some plays but our guys responded. It was great to see a senior leader (Fieler) step up when we needed him. We struggled in spots. We all noticed we didn't shoot the ball well, but sometimes you have to rely on your defense, and our defense saved us tonight."
That defense limited the Bucs – who led the A-Sun in scoring at 77.2 points per game – to just 23 percent (7-30) in the second half after a 43-percent (13-30) showing in the first half.
The Eagles held a one-point lead, 34-33, at the half but did not pull away with the advantage until the 11th hour. With the score knotted at 62 with two minutes on the clock, Comer received a pass from Thompson and took it coast-to-coast for a fast-break dunk to erupt the crowd and give the Eagles a two-point lead. The Green and Blue defense stopped ETSU's next possession before Jones nailed just the Eagles' fourth, and final, 3-point shot of the game to increase the lead to 67-62 with one minute left to play.
Two ETSU free throws cut the lead to just three points in the final minute, but Jones sank 2-of-4 free throws in the final 21 seconds to seal the win for FGCU, which ran its winning streak at home to 12 straight and 30-2 over the past 32 games dating back to the start of last season.
After starting the game 0-for-11 from the perimeter, Filip Cvjeticanin (Zagreb, Croatia/American School of Madrid) sank the Eagles' first 3-pointer of the game to cut the deficit to just one point and bring out the intensity in the crowd with fewer than three minutes on the clock. Thompson interrupted the Bucs' next possession with a steal and a fast-break layup but was fouled on the shot attempt. He made two shots from the free-throw line to reclaim the lead for the Eagles at 28-27.
Fieler increased the Eagles' lead to 30-27 with a put-back dunk and extended the Eagles' run to 9-0 over a course of three minutes. After a timeout, ETSU tied the game at 30 with one minute to play on another shot from long range, but Fieler and Thompson combined for four quick points to put the home team ahead, 34-30, in the final minute of action. ETSU added another 3-pointer on its final possession to bring the halftime score to 34-33 in favor of the Eagles.
The teams battled for the lead in the second half and again traded the lead another five times through the first 16 minutes of the final half with neither team ever holding a lead of more than six points. Midway through the half, the Bucs held a one-point lead at 49-48, and from there neither team led by more than three the rest of the night until the Jones huge baseline 3-pointer.
FGCU out-scored ETSU in the paint, 32-15, and is now 25-0 dating back to 2011-12 when out-pacing its competition in the paint by at least 15 points. The Eagles needed every one of those as they shot just 17.4 percent (4-23) from 3-point range against the Bucs' zone defense.
Thompson (1,365) moves within three points of breaking the program's all-time record for points, currently held by 2005 graduate Ryan Hopkins. Comer, meanwhile, pulls within six assists of the program record as he slid into third place in A-Sun history with now 601 career helpers.
GAME NOTES: The game was FGCU's 10th TV contest of the year, and fifth on CSS … Eric McKnightsecured seven rebounds … the Eagles went 21-30 (70 percent) from the free-throw line … FGCU out-rebounded its sixth straight opponent, 46-39 … the six steals from Thompson mark the second straight game the Eagles have had six steals from a player as Dajuan Graf had six in the quarterfinal win Tuesday over Stetson.
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So whoever gets elected can bring home that TARP and Stimulus bacon.
State GOP Chairman Joseph Mondello is urging Gov. Paterson to quickly set a date for the upcoming special election for the 20th CD seat. With Congress putting together a stimulus package, it's important for the state to be fully represented, notes Mondello. (Also, the fact that the GOP has a candidate, Jim Tedisco, while the Dems are still in the rumor stage, could be at play here too)
Here's Mondello's full statement, which also adds to the pile-on in the ongoing controversy over how Paterson chose the former 20th CD representative, Kirsten Gillibrand, for the Senate:
"As the nation confronts the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, it is imperative that our state is fully represented in Congress," Mondello said. "The time for Paterson to act is now.
"The people of the 20th congressional district can't afford to have the Governor waver, waffle and hesitate before setting a date for the election. These times demand decisive action from our chief executive not a replay of the indecisiveness that marred his selection of New York's junior senator."


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Cowan, Nelson and Hismjatullina, Anna and AuBuchon, Angela M. and Saults, J. Scott and Horton, Neil and Leadbitter, Kathy and Towse, John N. (2010) With development, list recall includes more chunks, not just larger ones. Developmental Psychology, 46 (5). pp. 1119-1131. ISSN 0012-1649
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Blame the manager for All-Star snubs? Not so fast
Everyone thinks that the managers name the All-Star teams, and every year they get heat for snubs and supposed snubs. Under the current system, it's just not the case. Most All-Stars are actually picked by the fans or by the players. Tony La Russa used most of his own picks to add Phillies to the NL team. Ron Washington chose his own Rangers.
The biggest misconception about the All-Star team is that the manager picks it.
He doesn't. He picks a part of it -- a very small part of it.
The starters are picked by the fans. Most of the pitching staff and most of the reserves are picked by the players.
The manager then needs to make sure every team is represented.
Finally, he's left with a few -- very few -- choices of his own.
In effect, Tony La Russa picked nine players for the National League team. Of those, one had to be a Diamondback, one had to be a Padre, one had to be a Marlin and one had to be a Phillie (because those four teams weren't represented in either the fan or player vote).
La Russa actually chose three Phillies (Cole Hamels, Jonathan Papelbon and Carlos Ruiz). He chose no Cardinals. And despite all the complaining from Cincinnati about how biased he is against the Reds, he used one of his at-large picks to take Jay Bruce.
La Russa's at-large picks: Hamels, Papelbon, Ruiz, Bruce, Clayton Kershaw, Wade Miley (as the only Diamondback), Huston Street (as a Padre), Ian Desmond and Giancarlo Stanton (as the only Marlin).
Because American League fans and players vote for a designated hitter and NL fans don't, Ron Washington had even fewer at-large picks than La Russa did.
Washington originally had just six at-large picks, and one of those had to go to a Mariner, one to a Twin and one to a Royal. He ended up with a seventh pick, when CC Sabathia (voted in by the players) went on the disabled list and was forced to withdraw from the game.
After picking Felix Hernandez to represent the Mariners, Joe Mauer to represent the Twins and Billy Butler to represent the Royals, Washington was left with four picks. He took three of his own Rangers players (Matt Harrison, Joe Nathan and Elvis Andrus), and one ex-Ranger (Angels left-hander C.J. Wilson, who replaced Sabathia).
Other All-Star team notes and oddities:
• The players agreed with National League voters on only three of their eight picks (Joey Votto at first base, Carlos Beltran and Melky Cabrera in the outfield). The players took Yadier Molina at catcher (ahead of Buster Posey), Jose Altuve at second base (ahead of Dan Uggla), David Wright at third base (ahead of Pablo Sandoval), Starlin Castro at shortstop (ahead of Rafael Furcal) and Ryan Braun for the other outfield spot (ahead of Matt Kemp).
• In the American League, the players and fans agreed on five of the nine spots (Robinson Cano at second base, Derek Jeter at shortstop, Josh Hamilton and Jose Bautista in the outfield) and David Ortiz as the DH. The players took Matt Wieters at catcher (ahead of Mike Napoli), Paul Konerko at first base (ahead of Prince Fielder), Miguel Cabrera at third base (ahead of Adrian Beltre) and Adam Jones for the other outfield spot (ahead of Curtis Granderson).
• American League All-Star voters stayed consistent, picking six of the nine players they chose in 2011 (Cano, Jeter, Bautista, Granderson, Hamilton, Ortiz). National League voters went for almost a total change, voting for only one player they picked in 2011 (Kemp, who will almost certainly miss the game this year because of injury).
• The Giants were by far the most successful team at getting out the late vote. The only two All-Star starters who overcame a final-week deficit were Sandoval at third base (over Wright) and Melky Cabrera for the final outfield spot (over Braun). Cabrera, in fact, jumped all the way from fourth to first among NL outfielders in the final week, with nearly 5 million of his 7.5 million votes coming in the last week.
• The Rangers were so successful in their get-out-the-vote campaign that Mitch Moreland actually received more votes at first base than Albert Pujols did.
• It's understandable that some fans were upset that Zack Greinke and Johnny Cueto weren't on the team. But the players voted for Lance Lynn over either of them, and La Russa added only two starting pitchers, Hamels and Kershaw -- both of whom were deserving. Why Lynn, who has a 9.98 ERA over his last three starts and has fallen to 27th in the NL ERA race? Well, before those last three starts (when many players voted), he was 10-3 with a 2.42 ERA. At that point, Cueto was 7-3 with a 2.46 ERA. Greinke was 7-2 with a 2.96 ERA at the same point.
• Baseball doesn't list complete voting results, but they listed 72 American League players among the leaders. Only one of the 72 came from the Mariners: Ichiro Suzuki, who was 10th among outfielders. By contrast, every Yankee and every Ranger on the ballot (nine each) made the leaders list. There were 64 players listed among the National League leaders (with no DH spot): No Padres, only one Met and one Pirate, but every Phillie, Brewer, Cardinal and Giant who was on the ballot (eight each).
• The only write-in candidate from the fan ballot who made it to the leaders list was Mike Trout (who was eventually voted in by the players). Trout, who wasn't on the ballot because he began the season in the minor leagues, received 832,439 votes. Trout received more votes than 28 of the outfielders who were on the ballot.
• Can't argue with the choice, but how funny is it that the guy who played first base for the Angels last year (Mark Trumbo) made the All-Star team, but the guy who they paid $240 million to take over for him (Pujols) did not?
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SAN FRANCISCO — New York State food and drink makers picked up some honors in the Good Food Awards event just concluded over the weekend.
The Good Food Awards were created through a collaboration of food producers, farmers, food journalists and independent grocers organized by Seedling Projects. That team nominated judges from across the country to select the 71 winners honored in a special ceremony hosted by Alice Waters on Friday night.
To showcase the winners among the broader food-loving public, a Good Food Marketplace was held Saturday offering tastings and meet-the-producers sessions at the city's iconic Ferry Building.
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Finger Lakes Distilling, Cherry Liqueur and McKenzie Rye Whiskey, Burdett.
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Gimme! Coffee, Colombia Finca San Luis, New York.
• Cheese
Old Chatham Sheepherding Co., Black Sheep Cheese, Kinderhook.
Rainbeau Ridge, Meredian & Mont Vivant Goat Cheese, Bedford Hills.
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Sour Puss Pickles, Ramps, New York.
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Half-Pint Preserves, Rhubarb Strawberry Rose Petal Jam, New York.
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Sweet Deliverance, Concord Grape Jelly, New York.
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