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Imriel nodded as Cali carefully explained why The World Was Going To Shit And So He Should Go Vegan. She'd lost her stream of thought somewhere between the first point and the last, but Imriel wasn't going to tell her that. It was much easier to tune her out as she prattled on and thinking about her dress—or the body that was rocking it instead. Yes, that line of thought made him feel a bit skeevy, but when he was faced with a thinking woman instead of a walking advertisement, he was much less focused on her breasts or ass— ,, "Hey sexy, nice glasses!" ,, Cali stopped her monologue with an annoyed look at the newcomer, while Imriel turned and completely managed to forget his previous thoughts about the difference between a thinking woman and someone like Cali. Calypso was dressed to impress and Imriel was certainly impressed. "Calypso, this is Cali." ,, The girl glared at him. "Kelli. With an 'I'." Imriel blinked at her for a long moment, purposefully not doing anything that would invite her to stay. "I should go. And your glasses are dumb." With that, she disappeared into the crowd. ,, Imriel turned back to Calypso, realized that his dumb glasses were still on his face, and casually whipped them off his face. "Heh, yeah, they have shit-lighting up in the booth. If I don't bring my own lights, I can't see what I'm doing." ,, Calypso snerked at him. "I'm sure that's what you say to all the girls." ,, "No, usually I wipe their minds and make them forget they saw me with them." At her startled look, he clarified, "I'm joking. The Arrows wouldn't let me live if I was memory-wiping for the purpose of getting laid."
"I'm willing to tell you what I can, but a lot of the supernatural groups in LA think that just because we're all shadowy hanger-ons to humans we should be buddy-buddy and trade information." Wakiki shrugged then winced. "I'm not one of those, just to be forthright. It doesn't make me a prick." The last was added with a glare at Gary. "It means that I'll play nice with you, but there are lines I can't cross." Wakiki didn't like this crew. That dislike had started with Gary's asshole nature, grew with Declan hugging Aradia—for reasons Wakiki was going to ignore—and culmulated with Declan trying to throw his supernatural weight around when things would have been fine if he'd stopped one sentence sooner. ,, The mountain lion became a beautiful woman with dark hair and gray eyes. Unlike the others, she shifted into her form while still clothed. Silently, she moved to stand behind Imriel; the mage knew his mentor agreed with him. She was the one who had taught him to keep his mouth shut. Imriel paused to see if she wanted to take the lead, but Whisker was clearly going to let him do the talking. ,, "I'm Imriel, for those of you who don't know, and this is Whisker. The people who kidnapped you were those interested in doing experiments on supernatural creatures all across LA. They came to the attention of my group when they tried to nab one of our own." Imriel shifted slightly, trying not to hurt himself further. "They failed to get her, but we investigated and found out that she wasn't the first person they'd tried to grab. That led to us hitting them tonight. We have an inkling of who they are—which is, in short, a group that wants to destroy the world as we know it. What we don't know is why they were conducting these experiments." ,, "As in," Whisker finally spoke up, "we know that they're doing these experiments to further their knowledge, but not in what way." ,, "Right." Imriel nodded in agreement before addressing the former captives again. "What were they doing to you guys? Anything in particular that might shed light on their ultimate purpose?"
Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding's I Need Your Love rose from the final notes of a Wakiki's own sampling of Rihanna's Stay and Wakiki stepped back from the table to check his next song. Gorillaz. Old but good. ,, The guard on the ladder leaned back and passed a slip of paper up to Wakiki; the mage took it and peered at the message. "Brittany Spears? Really?" ,, "Ain't no accountin' fer taste," the bouncer agreed, his tone of voice somewhere between bored and patronizing. ,, Yuh-huh, fuck ya too, assbite. The biggest problem with the Sous, in Imriel's opinion, was that the bouncers looked down their noses at everyone. It wasn't necessary; bouncers could respect the people paying the bills without being too friendly. ,, In truth though, the Sous's biggest problem wasn't the bouncers. It was the fact that people kept disappearing from here. The police had followed leads here, and left satisfied that there was nothing untoward happening. Whisker disagreed. So did Wakiki, which had led to him weaseling his way into a job here, D-Jaying. So far, it'd done exactly one good thing, which was make him money doing something he enjoyed. ,, What he was looking for was his half-sister. Olivia had been missing for months, and thus far he had learned exactly dick about her fate. It was starting to bug him. He could manage Fate, but he couldn't find the threads of his sister's destiny. ,, Casually, he 'lost' the request for Spears by 'accidently' dropping the note. That done, he shifted his fedora forward on his head before flipping on the lights on his glasses so he could see what the fuck he was doing. Of course, he considered as he queued up the next song, he didn't really know what the fuck he was doing as far as an investigation. He was learning, but the Arrows didn't exactly have a detective school. ,, Sighing, he lined up several songs and went to get a drink. He'd question the bartender again and see what he could learn, if anything.
,, "Not at all," Wakiki said, holding out a hand to Calypso, who seized it and pulled him to his feet. Though he had to hang onto the wall, the Japanese native managed to stay upright. "With no offense to whatever you are and your not-doubt rich cultural heritage, I'm not down with yapping all about business that doesn't concern you." ,, "That's not very nice," Gary observed with a slight frown. ,, "I'm not here to make friends, just rescue people." Wakiki kept his tone neutral, not wanting to offend the other man. Not that he was scared of him; mages were the top of the supernatural food chain. Still there was no point in riling the fellow up unnecessarily. ,, "I think they're back." Gary was looking out the door and Wakiki leaned over enough to see the wolf and massive cougar. Whisker was behind them, dwarfed by the massive shifters. No doubt that was why she was walking behind rather than between them. Before their eyes, the two true shifters looked around, made sure they were alone, and then resumed their human form. ,, Wakiki found himself eyeing Kaitlin. It wasn't like he hadn't seen it before, or at least he had seen the nakedness. The going from Catzilla to chick was new, or at least, she hadn't been displaying that trick for him at the party. This is probably supposed to feel awkward. Thank god I'm in too much pain for me to notice.
Wakiki shot her a thumbs-up that was somehow jaunty and sardonic at the same time. "I always look worse than you do. I'm a guy. We aren't nearly as sexy as you ladies. By the way, I babble when in pain." ,, "You must be in agony," Calypso rejoined with a smirk. ,, "I am not feeling happy, no." Wakiki hissed as she knelt down and pulled his shirt away from the wound. ,, "Here," Calypso murmured as she brushed her fingers over his angry, abused flesh. After a second, the worst of the wound went away, disappearing with stop-action speed. When she removed her fingers, there was still an open wound, but it looked days old instead of minutes, and it wasn't bleeding anymore. "Sorry, that's my best." ,, "You best is better than Gary. And hotter. Soooooooo… Gary, this is Calypso, she of the magic-fingers, and Calypso, this is Gary, he of the… what do you do again, Gary?" He was sure that the fucking werewolf had said Gary was magical and okay to talk around, but the details were lost in a haze of pain and blood and bad jokes.
Wakiki stared at Gary for a moment. "Marvel? Are you kidding me? Did you just try to make a comic book joke?" ,, "It's appropriate, I figure." Gary looked far too interested in the conversation and less interested in Wakiki's injuries as he asked, "So mage civil war, right?" ,, "What the fuck, man? I am sitting here bleeding and you're rambling on about mages." Wakiki looked at Gary with disbelief in his expression. "Can you please give me some first aid? Why do I have to ask you for this?" ,, "I don't know any first aid." Gary shrugged casually. "It's not my forte." ,, "Forte!? Fucking… Okay! How about this! You help me get my ass off the ground, and we get me to someone who has a forte in healing?! And even better! Let's do it before I fucking bleed to death!" Wakiki knew he was getting a touch rude, but he felt justified in this case.
"Let's go," the lioness said, stretching her legs in front of her before leaning forward and gracefully repeating the movement with her rear legs. She glanced at Wakiki. "Are you sure you'll be okay?" ,, "Hey, I'm a magical brown-skinned man. We exist to get hurt and left behind to heal." Wakiki gave her a thumbs up. "Besides, if Calypso catches up, it'll give her something to do." He shrugged (and clearly regretted it by to the wince that followed) at Gary as he added, "No offense to you. I'm sure you're a great doctor, but she's hotter, and if I have to choose between who's going to nurse me back to health… I'm sure you'll understand." ,, "Yeah, I got it," Gary muttered as he peered at the wound. "You better hope she's actually the better nurse." ,, "I said she was hotter. Hot women are always better at everything, right? It's why they're hot, the Universe is pointing them out to the rest of us." ,, "I'm ready." Whisker looked up at the big wolf, ignoring the banter between the two men. "I think you scent better than me. Lead the way." ,, Once the two shapeshifters were gone, Wakiki glanced up at Gary and asked, "Do I really talk too much? Because I have to warn you – I talk when I'm nervous or in pain."
They found a shredded Hispanic man in the first room. An empty cot and an open window suggested that someone had fled rather than fight, and Declan remembered the man who had offered him a bribe for silence. Thad. Apparently he had believed Declan's threats and decided to put some distance between himself and the angry werewolf and his "pack". ,, "Wakiki!" The lioness spoke as if she were human, creating a creepy image straight from Narnia. Aslan's wife slipped past Declan to kneel next to a slumped form. "Where are you hurt?" ,, "Yes," he answered gravely in a pain-filled, accented voice. "I didn't get the number of the saber-toothed semi that just went through here." ,, "Smart ass." The lioness peered at the wound before asking, "Can you hang on until we find and calm down the shifter?" ,, "Oh, is that what that was? Sure, not a problem, I'll just sit here and bleed." Wakiki gave her a thumbs up. He looked past his mentor for the first time and blinked. "Uh… you have a naked guy right behind you. And a not-naked guy. You are far kinkier than I realized, Whisker."
The man with knives advanced on Wakiki, pushing him toward the exit. Teeth bared, the young man managed to stumble back from his assailant without getting cut again. The man lunged forward and Wakiki wasn't quite fast enough to get away from him; the knife pierced his flesh but his ribs stopped the wide blade from sinking further into his torso. It was bad enough when the weapon slipped over his ribs, opening a long gash across his skin. ,, Wakiki prepared to break this guy's head, too. Before he could do more than think about summoning his most potent magical offense, a large form loomed behind the man. Wakiki's opponent disappeared under a blur of golden-black fur and slashing claws. Wakiki's brain didn't even try to discern what had happened; it registered that something worse than a knife-wielding maniac had shown up to the party. ,, Glittering golden eyes locked onto Wakiki just as he unleashed his brain-spike again. This time his target was the feral mind he sensed just in front of him; he didn't even bother to get the shape of the mind before he was lashing out at it. The monster – he saw that much, at least – screamed like something out of a B-movie and shot past him, heading outside. ,, Wakiki slumped to the floor, holding his bleeding side. "What… the… FUCK was that!?"
Wakiki went down under the weight of the black guy. The man caught him around the waist and they tumbled to the floor together. He wasn't sure if he'd shot the guy or not; if he had, the guy didn't seem to be feeling it. The gun was gone anyway, knocked loose by the two-hundred plus weight slamming him. A ham-thick hand circled Wakiki's neck and squeezed; in sheer desperation, Wakiki struck back with one of his best weapons. ,, The lance of Mind magic was invisible to non-practitioners and those not looking for Mind magic. But to Wakiki, the metaphysical representation of his will was as clear as day: a long samurai sword slammed into his opponent's mind, 'cutting' deep and hard. The man's head curled up and his fingers loosened; as Wakiki shoved him off of him and rolled to his feet, he could see the whites of the man's eyes as they started to roll back in his head. The man wasn't dead; he'd recover just fine in time. But few things slowed someone down like a psychic knife to the brain. ,, Wakiki turned to proceed deeper into the complex, only to be faced with a Hispanic man with knives. The mage paused as one of those knives was thrown at him; his attempt to twist away saved him from being stabbed in the torso but didn't help his arm. The knife sliced through his shirt, skin and flesh together. "Fuck!" he yelped in shock and pain. ,, * * * ,, A small furred shape darted out of the shadows, growing as it entered the light. The black housecat became a sleek lioness, her leonine form beautiful as she moved to Gary's side. As her claws readied themselves to tear at the grappled man, he erupted in blue flames. "Morons!" the flame-mage screamed as Gary's clothing and hair started to smolder and the lioness paused. "Never touch a man who makes fire his bitch!"
Wakiki walked toward the front door of the former rest home, the pizza box balanced lightly on his fingers. The gun hidden in the back of his pants felt like a neon sign that everyone could see, even if the Pizza Hut vest hid it from view. Calypso was out in the dark behind him, ready to come in after he started the fight. Whisker was in place—or he hoped she was. He'd given her more than enough time to set herself up. If she wasn't there, if she hadn't freed at least some of the supernaturals, this was going to suck, bad. Still, he moved to the door of the target and knocked briskly. Assuming an expression that he hoped was 'bored delivery minion', he waited. The door opened suddenly, with no noise to warn him. Wakiki tried to keep from jumping out of his skin, though he was sure he was only partially successful. The fact that the door had been answered by a big black man who looked like he could bench a car didn't help. "Hey, man," he said, "it'll be seventeen-fourty-two." "We didn't fuckin' order pizza." The black man crossed his arms, looking pissed. "Take it back." "No way, man, this is the address, I ain't takin' back a triple meat with double cheese." Wakiki scowled and thrust the box forward. "Someone's paying for this." The thug grabbed the box and started to hurl it away, only to stop when he heard the rattle of the dirt Wakiki had used to give the box weight. He opened it, peered at the gravel and closed the lid of the box—just as Wakiki pointed the gun at his nose. "Back up. Slowly." The surprise on the thug's face melted into sadistic glee. "You're a dead mother-fucker," he announced as he backed into the building. Wakiki moved after him, keeping the door and his eyes open. "You picked the wrong place to rob." "Who writes your lines?" Wakiki glared at him, wondering where Calypso was. Surely she'd be right behind him. There was a tingle as he passed through the door; a spell. As he crossed the threshold, he could hear the music and sounds from inside the building—a sound dampener. Just as Wakiki was wondering if it would muffle gunshots, the black man jumped at him. Wakiki fired just as the thug slammed into him.
"Mostly freeing people." Whisker's grin promised pain to those Seers who would imprison other people. "I think that those who are in there are going to be more than capable of helping us help them." "So we're going to get them out first." Imriel nodded in agreement, his voice curiously relaxed. "Sounds good. I can provide a distraction." "Just don't get shot." His mentor's advice wasn't that helpful but Imriel smiled at the inside joke. Imriel nodded and quietly checked his gun to be sure it was loaded. "Good advice. Thank you." Whisker grinned and opened the door. "You knock on the front door, and I'll slip in the back. Calypso, why don't you back up Imriel?" "Don't get shot." The handsome Japanese man smiled at the former circus-girl, including her in the joke. Turning serious, he asked, "Anything to add to the plan?" "Let's do this. Give me fifteen minutes." Whisker stepped out of the car and slipped into the darkness. Imriel checked his watch before settling back against the seat. He and Calypso waited in silence, each reflecting on the upcoming mission. "If you need a gun," Imriel offered, "there's one in the glovebox." -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Whisker the Cat snaked around the corner of the building, eying the vent cover. It was going to be a tight fit but she would rather be in a larger form with a bit of fighting prowess. As the rat had said, it was easy enough to slip past the cover and ease into the short shaft; previous rodents had worn away the interior cover, too. The room inside was devoid of enemies, but still the Whisker-cat paused, listening and watching. Only when she was sure it was safe did she ease out of the vent and drop to the floor. Three eyes swiveled to her and Whisker eased herself over to the woman trying to pick the lock. Sharp eyes scanned the room; then the cat hopped over to a bit of wire, snatched it up and brought it to the girl, setting it in front of her. Then she hid in the shadows and waited for Wakiki to present his distraction.
"We have Seers holding supernatural creatures prisoner and experimenting on them," Imriel said, giving her a brief smile. He was happy to see her, and wondered if that was because of her, or because of the link of Fate he'd seen or if it was Fate for him to feel this way. Sometimes, it would have been better to be a Sleeper, serene in ignorance. "I just sent a scout in, and we should have intel shortly." The woman in the car had spoken, and now she twisted to look back at Calypso. "I'm afraid it's just you, me and Imriel." "I'd like to get close enough to enlist the prisoner's help," Imriel said. He sighed and propped a hand on his chin. "Of course, we need to get them out first." "Let's wait for the rat," Whisker said and the three mages were silent for a while. After another twenty minutes, Whisker slipped out of the car and into the shadows again. "The rat counted three rooms. More people than that… rats can't really count that high. However, it did tell me how to get in." The exotic woman turned to look at Calypso. "Can you assume an animal shape? A small one like a rat?"
February 19, 2012 "Out of bed!" The voice snapped through Imriel's brain, jogging him awake. He was on his feet before his eyes opened, so he was already halfway awake before he saw the time. His mentor and roommate was annoyingly awake, fully dressed and ready to go. He was still wearing his tank top and flannel pants. Whisker liked it a little colder, so he adapted. "Whisker, it's three in the morning," he said, realized he'd said it in slurred Japanese, and repeated himself in English. "Yep, and we have work to do," she informed him. She grabbed his head and he felt something flow through him. Sleepiness fled as she stepped back, grinning. "You might want to call into work now." -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- I'm going to lose my fucking job, Imriel sighed as he drove down Foothill Boulevard. This was the third time he'd had to call in since the start of the year, and that wasn't a good track record. Unfortunately, Seers didn't wait for convenient times to act out. Whisker pointed at a parking spot on the side of the road and Imriel snagged it. As he parallel parked, she pulled out a tiny spy glass and peered through it. When he shut off his engine, she passed it to him. It looked like a run-down apartment complex of a dozen buildings. The sign out front said it was Last Foundations Retirement Home, but it looked like it had been retired. The building that Whisker pointed out wouldn't have caught his eye, as it was a dirty, broken-down building in a row of dirty, broken-down buildings. A second look revealed signs that she was right; all of the windows were still in place and the doors was firmly locked rather than just nailed shut or kicked in. According to Whisker's intel, there was a Seer cell operating in the building. The word was that they had captured supernatural creatures and were running tests on them. This could not be allowed, not just because it allowed others to possibly learn about magic but because it was wrong. It was something his mother would do, and so when he'd learned about it, he'd been as ready as Whisker was to kick some Seer ass. Imriel sighed as he glanced at the dashboard and saw it was now just after four-thirty. Whatever Whisker had done to him had been like a Red Bull, but that didn't mean he wanted to be up right now. But his mentor had a lead on Seer activity and this time it sounded far more important than the usual Seer bullshit. It sounded like something needed to deal with immediately. Whisker waited until he'd had a good look before she asked, "Did you see the light? On the first floor of that building?" "No," he admitted, not at all surprised. Whisker's eyes were much sharper than his. "They painted over the windows, but they didn't go a perfect job," she said, her sexy voice serious and smug. She really liked having anything she could hold over the Seers, no matter how trivial. "I can see a spot on one of the buildings." Her exotically-shaped gray eyes focused on him. "Where's that friend of yours?" "She's not my friend," he said absently, still scanning the building's black windows. "She's just another mage I know." "I wish we had more Arrows," Whisker sighed. Imriel agreed, but Calypso had been the only one to answer her phone when he'd called around for backup. "I'm going to get some eyes on the inside." Imriel nodded as she hopped out of the car and slipped over to a shadow. He watched, but only saw her kneeling. A moment later, she returned, looking smug. "A rat's going to check it out for us. We just have to wait." Whisker was silent, then asked impatiently, "When will she get here?" "When she gets here," Imriel replied, used to her impatience. She'd wait, though not happily. And she'd make sure he was unhappy about having to wait, too. "She has the address, and she said she was coming." -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Thad groaned and pulled the pillow over his head as the beast roared again. He was trying to sleep damnit, and he wasn't sure how he was supposed to do that when that monster was making so much noise. The spell soundproofing the apartment complex kept people outside from hearing the noise, but he could hear it and he needed some god damned rest! "Fucking furry monster!" he snarled as he rolled out of his cot and stormed for the door. The noise was even louder when he opened the door that had once separated the studio apartment from its bathroom. This room mirrored the other bathroom, which had been left intact for their use. The far wall of this bathroom, along with all the facilities, was long gone and emptied to make a storage room. The opening led to another former studio apartment. This one was now a large kitchen and dining room for the six-man team who lived here. Emilio was standing at the butcher's block, chopping celery. The ingredients for an omelet were arrayed around him. The former Mexican was the best cook and usually pressed into service for cooking. "I haven't gotten any sleep," Thad bitched to the older man, stopping to watch him. "No one is," Emilio said, looking up at Thad through salt-and-pepper hair. "I told her we should kill the hombre-lobo." Thad winced. "You and everyone else, Milo." The Biologist was super creepy, and when Emilio had told her to kill the werewolf, she'd just said 'No' and no one had said anything else. Just that single no had made his skin crawl. He tried to avoid The Biologist with her staring eyes and face that never, ever showed a single expression. He preferred DeathFire, sorta. The guy had the corniest name ever, but after seeing him make black fire from his hands, Thad had never ever laughed at the name again, even privately. He looked like nothing; just some punk with stringy hair and the tendency to wear ripped t-shirts that had band names on them. All the bands had Deth or Death in the title, so at least DeathFire kept to a theme. He was scary too, but not in the testicle-constricting way that The Biologist was. DeathFire was terrifying because of what Thad had seen him do; he didn't ever want to see what the Biologist could do. Thad once again wished he'd never answered the ad for a vet tech specialist working with exotic animals. A wealthy employer with a private collection who needed round-the-clock vet techs and were willing to pay were few and far in-between. Only once he'd taken the job did he learn why he'd gotten it: he saw magic without freaking out. DeathFire had shown off his fire-tricks, The Biologist had stared – and then things had gotten weird. He was so not suited for this. He was a vet tech, for fuck's sake, not a… whatever you called people who looked after fucking werewolves. He'd been watching Emilio prepare breakfast when another roar tore through the kitchen. Scowling, Thad pushed himself off the counter and walked over to one of the industrial fridges in the room. This one was the one for food, he knew, not the other one – that was a mistake you only made once. Reaching inside, he pulled out a raw steak and a beer. "Whatcha doin'?" Emilio asked, watching him. "Bribery," Thad explained and stomped over to the next door. This door led to a library of sots; the room held bookshelves and the Biologist's desk. Thad wove through them, crossing through another set of former bathrooms, this one with only support studs left. The autopsy room was next and Thad winced at the smell. A man was on one of the tables, his chest and other parts splayed open. Yvette, a slim, petite black woman, was examining something from the dead man that Thad deliberately didn't look at as he stalked past. He was supposed to be working on animals, damnit! Yvette glanced up at him as he walked by, her dark skin clashing with the blue hospital coverings she wore. "What's up, sugar?" she asked, glancing at his hands. "Can't sleep," he snarled as he entered the next studio apartment. In this one, both bathrooms had been removed again to make room for six cages. Thad's steps slowed as he looked at the newest occupants of the cages, freshly arrived last night. Of course, then they'd all been unconscious and blissfully quiet. The first cage on the right held a shivering woman. She was actually more of a girl, younger than he, at twenty-nine, would have been comfortable dating. Even with that discomfort, he admitted that the girl was blonde and gorgeous, with a body that would not stop. She was also high out of her mind, shivering and muttering softly to herself. The first cage on the left held a young man; he was in his early twenties with short black hair and pale green eyes. There was something unsettling about that one, and Thad glanced away. There were two empty cages, then the last cage or the right held the source of the noise. Thad's lips curled in an angry grimace as he understood the cause of the monster's outrage. Roman, Yvette's half-brother, was stabbing at the beast through his bars with dowel rods. The monster was snapping them, but Roman just picked up another. Thad considered shoving Roman against the bars and letting the monster do as he would to him; the bars were too close for the werewolf to get his muzzle through, but he could rend the man with claws. Thad settled for kicking Roman in the backside. That was bad enough; Roman spun and glared down at him. Unlike Yvette, Roman was big and ugly. Yvette had been hired for her medical skills; Roman had been hired because he broke things. "You lookin' for hurt, Tad?" he grumbled, his voice like rocks grinding. "I'm looking to get some fucking sleep," he snarled, ignoring Roman getting his name wrong again. "Leave it alone so it'll calm down." "It was making noise before I started," Roman protested. "Stop it," Thad snapped, "or I'll tell The Biologist what you're doing to her experiments. If she wanted you to be riling them up, she'd say so. Now get." The threat of The Biologist was enough. Roman scowled, but he pushed past Thad, bouncing him off one of the empty cages. "Asshole," Thad muttered when he was sure that Roman was far enough away he wouldn't hear. Now alone with the werewolf, Thad tossed the steak between the bars. "Truce?" he asked, then held up the beer. "I'll give this to you, too, if you agree. I just want some damned sleep." Lips curled back from teeth as long as Roman's fingers. "I know you can understand me. Just nod and you get the beer."
It was written off as a home intrusion. It wasn't uncommon for people to break into apartment buildings, especially given that the Seers had looted his place. His computer was gone; the TV was too large to take and thankfully they hadn't messed with the keyboard. His rug was gone, of course, along with a few pieces of jewelry like a ring and his cufflinks. Imriel wasn't too upset – he was alive and healthy, or would be healthy once his cuts healed. There would be no permanent damage, other than a week's worth of work on his songs that he hadn't sent to Kevin yet. Whisker wasn't happy. It wasn't the damage to him, it was the boldness with which the Seers had operated. They had blatantly come for him, and she wasn't so sure that they would keep their word. "What if they come back?" she asked him. He shrugged. "I'll fight again," he answered. "You didn't fight your way out last time," she reminded him. "I talked my way out," he said, his smile sardonic as he said, "I'm a Mastigos, after all." "I know," Whisker said, and she didn't sound too happy about it. "That's why I worry about you. I don't trust them." Neither did Imriel, but frankly if he worried about it, he was going to turn into a paranoid nutcase. So he didn't dwell on it. His landlord changed the locks, added a chain-slide and Imriel filed all the insurance paperwork to replace the laptop and jewelry. Then the young mage put it behind him as much as he could. Three weeks later, he came home from work to find his rug had been returned. "Shit," he said with feeling, because there was no sign of forced entry. There was also a vase on his table with dead roses in it. "Shit," he said again, because he felt better cursing about it. Flipping open his phone, he called Whisker. "Hey… how do you feel about getting an apartment with me?"


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Oct 29 Friday.
Found topaz by rationalized search, at top of stairs...
Laura said. 'You ought to buy a grocery shop & sell jams & pickles & say "I made them all myself". That would be your madness.'
15 pp [pages] finishing Ch [Chapter] XVII Belisarius .
A walk in the misty[RG] through moist woods.
Hands Referenced
- Annotation: ink correction
- Character: regular
- Ink: black
People Mentioned
LauraRiding,Laura(1901-91) American poet. Laura Riding (née Reichenthal; then Laura Gottschalk).
Graves, RobertAuthor of the diary.
- Title: Count Belisarius [1938]
- Author: Graves, Robert
- PubPlace: London
- Publisher: Cassell
- Idno: A47
- Date: 1937-07-21

subset: commoncrawl


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Fresh avocados can be tricky, though. You can get away with frozen avocado slices for salsa and guacamole and some dressings, but some of the time only fresh will do.
This entry was inspired by a friend of mine - specifically the five stitches in his hand that came from cleaning/pitting/dicing/otherwise preparing an avocado.
First, slice vertically all the way around, starting on the fat side of the stem - this will leave you with a 'fat' side and a 'thin' side based on where your knife cut;
So here's the tarabu rundown on safely dicing an avocado:
So here's the tarabu rundown on safely dicing an avocado:
Next, carefully cradle the avocado in your palm, 'thin' side up. Slip the knife into the groove you cut and carefully pry up the narrow side and pop it off the pit;
Still cradling the fat half, lay your knife against the flesh of the fruit and carefully press the edge of the blade into the pit. Gently rock the knife back and forth - slightly rotating your hand on the axis from thumb to pinkie - until you loosen the pit and it pops out.
Then you have two beautiful avocado 'halves' ready to slice. Carefully slice the avocado flesh into strips, without cutting through the skin. If you are looking for slices, stop there, if you want dicing, carefully cut in the opposite direction, still without cutting the skin.
Finally, use a large metal tablespoon and, starting at the wide end of the avocado, carefully scoop the flesh out of the skin.
Look at that! You have carefully peeled, pitted and diced an avocado without a slippery slimy mess or a trip to the ER!
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There are many people who struggle to try and find a certain thread of truth in the gospel. We are warned about winds of doctrine (Ephesians 4:13-15) in Scripture. In reality, there appears to be a gale blowing bowling people over with doctrines of this and that. Many of us can easily be confused by coercions of well crafted arguments. So much so that we might try and cling on to one ministry and minister to gain some clarity of our Christian life. The gospel is often narrowed down to a point of view. How do we know whether or not a particular point of view is consistent with the truth that originates outside of us. Outside of us?? Yes! The gospel was birthed in the heart of the Father, Son and Spirit before the foundation of the world. It was their dream and the dream they wanted to share with people they created. Thus the ownership of the gospel lies in Their hands alone. It is subject to Their Self-interpretation. It is not up to us to read into what is revealed. It is up to us to submit and learn from what is disclosed to us.
Yet, when we start to see the enormity of what has been disclosed to us, what we do see is like a mere drop in the entire ocean of truth. The truth of God revealed in the Person and work of Jesus Christ is far too big for us to contain into our feeble and limited minds. Whenever each ministry tries to present this truth, it is only a mere fraction of a facet of a multi-faceted diamond. When we see this truth it gives us some idea of what the rest of the diamond might be like. However, trying to guess what is on the other facets is like trying to guess what is in the next galaxy. This means we can only focus on what is within sight. As the wisest of humanity's wisdom is no match for the mere basics of the knowledge of God, anything that goes beyond what is disclosed in Jesus Christ is guessing in the dark.
The only way we are going to understand our faith is to turn to the Author and Finisher of our Faith, Jesus Christ. He is the only human being in the entire human race who lets Himself be loved to the uttermost without first trying to figure out whether or not He is worthy of it. He is the only One who lives in freedom without first trying to figure out what freedom is. He is the only One who knows how to live in peace without first trying to figure out what this peace is. He is the only One who fully knows the Father and fully knows Himself. There is no other human being on earth who has this level of the knowledge of God as the God who became Human and dwelt among us. The gospel is synonymous with Jesus Christ. So when we talk about the gospel we are not talking about how and when. We are primarily talking about Who & Why. As Athanasius would say, we need to ask the right questions and the right question to ask is: "Why have you, being God, become Man? (Athanasius De Decretis 1).
If we truly say Jesus Christ is God who has become Man, then we draw the very same conclusions regarding the implications of such an event as was held by the ancient church. When we look to Jesus Christ, He is the One who was in counsel with the Father and the Spirit as they planned the event of the incarnation before the foundation of the world. This is the mysterious One in whom the whole cosmos was created by His own hand, where it consists and is held together. The One who was there before we existed is now appearing before the very eyes of those He had been chosen to be the womb for His Incarnation. The nation of Israel were asking the wrong questions. They had witnessed miracles that had not ever been done before in the whole history of the world. These were clear signs that supported all that Jesus claimed Himself to be. Yet, the Jews could not see past who was before their very eyes. The questioned the clear sign this man was indeed God. Even in clear view of the signs of God's handiwork being indeed also the handiwork of Jesus Christ they continually challenged God with, "Why do you being a mere man make yourself equal with God?" (ibid)
We approach God with humility and ask the right question, "Why have you being God become man?" This has far reaching implications that goes far beyond our horizons and out of our sight. Just like Jesus said to the woman who was caught in adultery and after the accusers had been silenced and left, "I do not condemn you, either. Go and sin no more." Straight away there is the tendency to source the Tree of knowledge of Good and Evil as we interpret this according to the Law. She must stop being bad and start being good! The Person that stood before her eyes was the Lord of Glory, the Tree of Life, God who had become Man, Jesus the Christ, an event that could not be undone. He was and still is the living, breathing New Covenant of God and humanity together. "Woman! Can you truly see who is before you or are you still blinded by sin?" This condemned woman had God stand beside her as an advocate and friend. We look to Him and see in Him that nothing stands between us and God because the sin that has blinded us has been taken away. Do we truly see Jesus Christ for who He is as an ally to all human beings?
As we look to each human being, we can only see them as an icon of the New Covenant. No matter how despicable they may be, they are together with God in Jesus Christ. Their union with God is ratified in Jesus Christ. We cannot set the criteria for what makes anyone a child of God. It is only God who has decided this in Christ. We cannot pass judgment on anyone according to what we believe is right and wrong. It is the blind leading the blind and it leads to death. Right or wrong, each human being is a reminder to us of the union of all humanity with God in the very Person of Jesus Christ.
With Jesus Christ as the centre and source of all the ways and works of God, we have a point at which we can all glean our knowledge of God. The more we point to Him and the more we seek Him the more we begin to understand what Life is truly all about. This still leaves us with questions of which the answers may not be clearly disclosed in the Person of Jesus Christ. As we endeavour to find ways of gaining clarity on certain subjects we have to proceed with caution. We cannot turn to our own darkness to try and work out those answers that are not clearly disclosed by the Light. It is not as if the Light is hiding it from us. God in all His glory has disclosed Himself fully in the Person of Jesus Christ. We have been glorified with Him but we have only scratched the surface on the meaning of what it is to be glorified with Him. Jesus Christ is the only one who has been glorified since before time began. We are all in the dark and it is the Light of Christ that shines on us, in us and it is His Light that shines out of us. Even though He is out of our grasp, He leaves something within our grasp. No matter how educated we believe ourselves to be, no matter how eloquent we speak or what honour has been bestowed on us by mere human institutions, the manner in which we endeavour to fully describe God is limited by our defective language. When we get a glimpse of who God truly is, we are left speechless in our attempt to describe Him for fear that we might misrepresent Him (Hilary De Trin. 2.6-7 & 11).
The scientific fields have much to offer to the field of theology. As we see the enormous advances in the various fields, we have to remind ourselves that it is Jesus Christ who is the rule of faith and He alone guides us in our theological studies. Jesus is the only One who knows God because He is God who comes to us being none other than who He naturally is in His Person and work. In recent times, we have seen astonishing advancement in many fields giving us unimaginable gifts to humanity. As we look to the future, humanity's knowledge is set to progress at an even more astonishing rate. Put all this knowledge together and use it to try and gain insight into the nature and character of God is still limited by the capacity for our mind to fully describe who He is. As we gain insight into the mystery of God revealed, we are still limited by our defective language. Our words with all good intentions are not able to encapsulate all that God is. This does not mean that He is out of reach. On the contrary, God is closer to us than we are to ourselves. Our logic, our reasoning and our intelligence is not even on a par with God's foolishness (1Cor. 1:25). The knowledge of God must take into consideration there is always far more we don't know. It is the same regarding the knowledge of our human psychology, anatomy, physiology and all the complexities of our nervous system. We can only make claims on what we know about it with consideration there is far more we do not know.
When it comes to the ways and works of God, we are dealing largely with mystery. It is not until God had made Himself plain in the Person and work of Jesus Christ that we began to peer into what God is like. There is no other place other than Jesus Christ that helps us to understand the mystery kept hidden through the ages has now been disclosed. Jesus Christ discloses as much of Himself to every human being without partiality. It takes enormous self discipline on our part not to drift from what is disclosed and to wander into the stormy waters of speculation. It is here we are in danger of creating an idol to fit in with our premise and logical dot points. There maybe things we see of God that are not clear to us. There maybe things of God we suspect but cannot put clarity to it in a way we hope. Sometimes we want something to be true because we fear too much that it might not be. So much so that some are willing to wager the very gift they have been given if they cannot hang on to what is merely speculation. Sometimes we are so concerned with the gift we have been given that we lose sight of the Giver. When we lose sight of the Giver we lose sight of the reality that the Giver and the Gift are One and the same. Jesus Christ is the One who is both the Giver and the Gift who cannot ungift nor ungive.


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Dr. Joel Berman
Assistant Principal of STEM
This year, Heichal launced a robust STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) department under the auspices of Dr. Joel Berman, who most recently chaired TABC's science department. A former IDF officer, Dr. Berman received his PhD from Rutgers University in chemical physics and today is Heichal's Assistant Principal of STEM, teaching numerous advanced courses in mathematics and physics and overseeing the math and science curricula and faculty for all grades in the yeshiva.
Under Dr. Berman's guidance, Heichal now offers SAT 2 reviews for all math, biology, chemistry and physics courses as well as a new engineering elective, "An Introduction to Electrical Engineering—Programming Robotics." He is responsible for a series of exciting upgrades to Heichal's state-of-the-art STEM laboratory, including the installation of a 3D printer, tesla coil, vacuum chamber, optics bench and spectrophotometer.
Dr. Berman will also supervise Heichal students who will be entering Touro University's annual Science Olympiad, the National Math League exams and the Jerusalem Science Contest, an international competition coordinated by the Machon Lev School of Technology in Israel.
Ms. Kara Campbell
STEM Department
Mrs. Campbell will be teaching Geometry and Algebra II. She earned a BS in Civil Engineering from Rutgers College of Engineering and an MS from Virginia Tech. During her time as a civil engineer, Mrs. Campbell engaged in site planning, landfill design, and geotechnical engineering for building design and construction projects in New York, New Jersey, and Georgia. Following her career in civil engineering, Mrs. Campbell switched to teaching over a decade ago, and earned an MA in teaching from New Jersey City University. Prior to joining Heichal, Mrs. Campbell taught middle school math at RYNJ, high school math at Hackensack High School, and Middle School Physical Science at Lewis F. Cole Middle School in Fort Lee. Mrs. Campbell wants her students to know that she loves planning lessons for them. She expects them to work hard in class because "math is fascinating, if you give it a chance."
Mr. Stephen Comanto
STEM Department
Stephen Comanto is a graduate of Lafayette College in Easton, PA where he studied economics and chemistry and was a four year varsity cross country and track runner. He continued his education at Rutgers University, earning a master's degree in biology. After completing his studies, Mr. Comanto began his teaching career by teaching Algebra 2 and precalculus before moving into the sciences to teach chemistry, where he has remained for the past six years. Mr. Comanto is an avid New York sports fan and loves using his free time to travel the world.
Ms. Annie Divine
School Operations Manager
Annie Divine has joined the Heichal administration as our School Operations Manager. She will be managing the school's information system, coordinating communications and events for parents and faculty, as well as managing the main office and supporting the Heichal administration. Ms. Divine worked at TABC for 7 years as the Admissions and Communications Coordinator. She has a BA in Marketing and Communications from Pace University in New York.
Mr. Miles Ehrenkranz
Humanities Department
Mr. Ehrenkranz will be teaching Humanities. After learning in Israel at Tiferet Yerushalayim (Shana Aleph) and Ateret Yerushalayim (Shana Bet), Mr. Ehrenkranz earned a BA from Pace University in English Literature and Corporate Communications, and a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) at Baruch College. Before embarking on his teaching career, Mr. Ehrenkranz was a U.S. Senate Aide to Senator Joseph Lieberman in Washington, DC. Following that, Mr. Ehrenkranz returned to New York, held elected office, and served as the State of Israel's public relations executive to protect its U.S. image and tourism interests during the second intifada. He returned to Pace University to earn a Masters in the Science of Teaching (MST). Prior to joining Heichal, Mr. Ehrenkranz taught at JEC and Yeshivah of Flatbush. He is a certified volunteer firefighter as well as a guest lecturer on political affairs at Pace University. When he is not teaching, Mr. Ehrenkranz attends his students' sporting events, reads in Central Park, tutors for SATs and ACTs, and travels.
Ms. Esther Bertram-Herzfeld
English Department Chairperson
Mrs. Esther Herzfeld begins her 38th year as a high school English teacher this year. Mrs. Herzfeld earned a B.A. in English and American Literature from N.Y.U., and an M.A. in English and American Literature from New York University as well. She is licensed to teach middle school through high school English. Prior to joining Heichal's faculty, Mrs. Herzfeld taught English and was chair of the English department at both Yeshiva University H.S. for Girls and Ma'ayanot Yeshiva H.S. for Girls. Mrs. Herzfeld has taught all grades of high school as well as all academic levels, including Advanced Placement. In 1987, she was a recipient of the prestigious New York State Principal's Master Teacher Award. Mrs. Herzfeld lives with her husband and four children in Teaneck.
Ms. Sarah Kesler
College Guidance Counselor
Sarah Kesler, an experienced and trusted college guidance counselor, will be serving as our college guidance consultant to provide more robust guidance to our students as they look towards and plan for their college years. She will lead information sessions for seniors, juniors, sophomores and their families; meet with our seniors and their families to discuss their individual college plans and questions; provide a wealth of resources to all our families through the Heichal website, and serve as the primary source for all college application inquiries.
Mr. Ari Klein
Director of Guidance
Rav Shimon Kronenberg
Business Math
Rav Kronenberg learned in Yeshivat Sha'alvim as well as Yeshivas Ohr Hachaim. While in Ohr Hachaim, he attended Touro college, majoring in Judaic Studies. Rav Kronenberg taught Gemara at Yeshivat Noam, and worked for NCSY as a summer camp rebbe and chapter director. He is currently a member of the Fair Lawn Bais Medrash program, where he teaches and learns with members of the community. He lives in Fair Lawn, NJ with his wife and children.
Rav Dovid Komet
STEM Department
A close talmid of Rav Meir Twersky, shlit"a, Rav Komet is known as one of the finest Talmeidei Chachamim to come out of the YU Beis Medrash. He also studied under the tutelage of Rav Hershel Schachter, shlit"a, and in the Kollel Elyon. Rav Komet received a B.A. in mathematics from Yeshiva College. He later became a Meishiv at the RJJ Yeshiva of Edison. Over the past two decades, Rav Komet developed a stellar reputation as a first-rate talmid chacham and a master mechaneich. After many years as the tenth grade Rebbe and pre-Calculus and Calculus teacher at Moshe Aharon Yeshiva High School, Rav Komet was appointed Menahel of MAYHS for three years. For the last several years he served as Segan Menahel of Shaarei Tzion in Piscataway, NJ. Rav Komet is respected for his sincere and warm personality, coupled with a sharp sense of humor, which enables him to form life-long relationships with his talmidim. Heichal is extremely blessed that Rav Komet decided to return to the classroom and serve as our tenth grade Rebbe and Honors Mathematics teacher. He live with his wife and children in Edison, NJ.
Ms. Rina Mazor
Mrs. Mazor will be teaching Algebra. Mrs. Mazor, who was born in Russia, studied mathematics and psychology at Moscow University where she also earned a master's degree in the psychology of teaching mathematics. For the past five years, Mrs. Mazor has been teaching math enrichment at Yeshivat Noam. When she was a student herself, Mrs. Mazor used to volunteer with a performing arts group that traveled to orphanages around Moscow. Her hobbies include reading classic literature, learning Hebrew, knitting, and spending quality time with her children. Mrs. Mazor wants to make sure that her students know that she is really pleased to have an opportunity to work with them and that she is excited about the productive and fun year they will have together.
Mr. Or Mossaiov
Biology and Chemistry
Mr. Mossaiov (pronounced Mo – Sigh – Ove) will be teaching Biology and Chemistry. Mr. Mossaiov studied Biology at Yeshiva University. Prior to joining Heichal, Mr. Mossaiov taught Chemistry, Physics, and Biology to college and graduate students at MCAT King, a private company. Mr. Mossaiov also volunteered for "Crisis Text Line", a text-based guidance program for individuals facing life crises. Mr. Mossaiov wants his students to know that the classroom is a place to explore, question, and learn about science and the wonderful world that Hashem created.
Rabbi Dr. Mitch Rocklin
Tivkah Humanities Program
Rabbi Mitchell Rocklin, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University's James Madison Program. He is also a fellow at the Tikvah Fund and serves as a military reservist chaplain. Rabbi Rocklin was a congregational rabbi in Connecticut and taught History at CUNY's Hunter College and was also a member of the Rabbinical Council of America's Executive Committee. He has authored articles in several publications, including National Review Online, The Forward, and Mosaic. Rabbi Rocklin received his B.A. from Yeshiva University in History and Political Science, his rabbinical ordination at YU's RIETS affiliate, and his M.Phil. and Ph.D. in US History from the CUNY Graduate Center.
Mr. Dovid Schwartz
History and Tikvah
Mr. Chayim Tauber
English Department
Mr. Tauber has a varied background in English that has earned him recognition in the TV, print, and classroom arenas. After helping to launch the Writing Center at SUNY Rockland, Mr. Tauber pursued a career in sports journalism, becoming a sports editor for a local New York newspaper and the beat reporter for both the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers. For a brief period, he was selected to be a United States Ambassador to Israel. Mr. Tauber eventually left the newsroom for the classroom, where he has spent the past six years teaching English language arts in upper middle schools. He has also served as a curriculum director and athletic director.
Rav Aryeh Westreich
Tikvah Humanities Program
Rav Aryeh Westreich is a graduate of Ner Yisroel in Baltimore, where he received a Master's in Talmudic Law. Afterward, Rav Westreich entered the Katz Kollel of Yeshiva University, under the auspices of Rav Hershel Schachter, shlit"a, and later moved to the Israel Henry Beren Kollel Elyon. Rav Westreich was an Assistant Rebbe in YU's Mazer Yeshiva Program and is also a candidate for an MBA at Loyola University, and an MA in Jewish Philosophy at Bernard Revel Graduate School. Rav Westreich lives with his family in Washington Heights.


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American's Bankruptcy Won't Affect Customers, Analyst Says
Destination & Tourism American Airlines Kate Rice November 29, 2011
Until now, American Airlines had been the only network carrier to stay out of bankruptcy. "That's American's problem and American's pride," said Michael Boyd, president of Boyd Group International, an airline industry consulting group.
In 2003, American won concessions from its unions that enabled it to stay out of bankruptcy. But ultimately, pension costs -- the airline had to write a check for $300 million to fund its pension plan last year -- and the high cost of oil forced American to concede to the inevitable.
However, by holding off on declaring bankruptcy, American was able to encourage employees to move from the airline's pension plan to personal 401k plans. In comparison, some airlines just shut down their plans. United Airlines employees got a double whammy, losing both their pensions and, thanks to an earlier employee buyout, the value of their United stock, according to Boyd. Other airlines did grandfather in pension plans.
American's bankruptcy won't affect consumers, the AAdvantage plan or preferred supplier agreements with major companies, travel management companies or travel agencies, according to Boyd. It's all about back-room accounting and debt restructuring, Boyd said, and none of that should affect American's customers.
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Toyota Motors Philippines has indeed given their B-segment contender a powertrain upgrade after the company officially launched the refreshed Vios and Yaris. Now benefitting from Dual VVT-i and a new continuously variable transmission (CVT) option, Toyota aims to make both models deliver better performance and fuel efficiency.
Replacing the outgoing NZ family of engines is the new NR series. First up is the 1.3-liter mill which produces 99 PS (+13 PS) at 6000 rpm and 123 Nm (+1 Nm) of torque at 4200 rpm. Next is the top-of-the range 1.5-liter motor that generates 108 PS (+1 PS) at 6000 rpm along with 140 Nm (-2Nm) of torque at 4200 rpm.
The 5-speed manual gearbox will still be available but the 4-speed automatic tranmission has been replaced by a CVT with a 7-speed sequential shift mode. With it, Toyota claimed that the new powertrain will help both cars achieve better mileage, power delivery and reduced emissions.
Apart from the new engines and transmission, Toyota also said that the interior of the both models get a slight update as well. The Vios and Yaris get new sporty fabric seats and dark silver trim on the touchscreen infotainment.
For aesthetics, the G variants of the Vios get new chrome trim pieces for the foglights. Also, the Vios gets two new color options: Alumina Jade Metallic and Blackish Red Mica. The Yaris, on the other hand, retained its color selection from the pre-facelift model.
Pricing of the upgraded Vios and Yaris are as follows:
1.3 Base – PhP 599,000
1.3 J M/T – PhP 637,000
1.3 E M/T – PhP 750,000
1.3 E CVT – PhP 800,000
1.5 G M/T – PhP 852,000 (White Pearl – PhP 867,000)
1.5 G CVT – PhP 902,000 (White Pearl – PhP 917,000)
1.5 TRD – PhP 976,000 (White Pearl – PhP 991,000)
1.3 E M/T – PhP 743,000
1.3 E A/T – Php 793,000
1.5 G A/T – PhP 883,000


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Important information provided in the book is the description of a culture where the whole story takes place, its people, traditions and problems. Though there is no such thing as nobility of the 19th century, Jane Eyre serves as an insight into the history of England and the peculiarities of people that live there. Notwithstanding the fact that they have changed since the times of Charlotte Brontë, there is something that is true about the English today. The book breaks the stereotypes about pedantry, reticence, and lack of emotion of Englishmen. On the contrary, it describes them as passionate people that are full of life. Therefore, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë provides a new vision on people of all cultures stating that they have much in common: they want to be happy and strive for it as hard as they can. One more discovery is the way women were regarded and treated at that time. The issue is true not only for England that makes it possible to compare it with the state of things in other countries.
The book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë does not belong to the trivial novels that gain temporary admiration among the readers. It has deeper sense and meaning for anyone who reads it, even for a person of another culture, since it gives understanding of many important things in daily life. Though some moments may seem unpleasant (like the description of relationship in the family of Jane Eyre), the book shows the true situation of the time it was written in that makes it even more valuable.


text: PBIS Bayside Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Bayside on Target PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) is a program of supporting behavior through teaching specific expectations for classroom and non-classroom settings. The mission statement for PBIS follows: Bayside PBIS Mission Statement The purpose of implementing Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports at Bayside Middle School is to: Develop a common language which is universally implemented Create a respectful, responsible, and safe learning community Promote and teach a clear and consistent behavioral system Create a community in which students, staff, and family all feel a sense of ownership and pride Reinforce positive behaviors Use data to guide our decision making Universal Behavior Expectations All universal behavioral expectations will be taught a minimum of three times annually by classroom teachers: within the first six weeks of school, in January, and immediately following spring break vacation. These "Cool Tools" or behavioral lesson plans are written so that all students are instructed in a common language. Bayside On Target is the behavior matrix for expected behaviors. Behavioral Expectations will be taught three times during the year. There will be an initial lesson in September, a booster lesson in January (during advisor), and another in April (during advisor). Booster lessons can also be scheduled as needed throughout the school year. Cool Tool lessons the Bayside staff will teach throughout the year. Positive Behavior Acknowledgements within PBIS Why do we acknowledge good behavior? What we pay attention to expands and grows Acknowledgement delivered after skill is taught will: Increase likelihood that new, positive behavior will continue Elevate new behavior to be more desirable than old behavior Students who are following school expectations can earn Bullseye tickets. These tickets are used to assist and encourage students to behave according to expectations. Bullseye tickets can be given by any staff member to students or classes to acknowledge positive behavior and behavioral skill mastery. Students will be often acknowledged for doing the right thing. A student who receives a Bullseye ticket gets an additional opportunity for acknowledgement by accumulating their tickets and redeeming them for an additional recognition. Student's can redeem tickets on Wednesdays during their lunch hour. After redemption, the PBIS administrator will put all tickets in a box in the office for the monthly drawings. Not every student gets a name drawn, but does have the experience of being acknowledged for good things prior to the drawing. Within a PBIS system, we do not assume that students know appropriate behavior; we instruct them to become behaviorally proficient. Teachers may also have personal classroom behavior management systems. Behavior Documentation Process **Please see the BMS Handbook for Behavior Matrix for Minor/Majors and Technology Violations. Minor Referral (Minor Behaviors) When students need reminders to learn Bayside on Target, a Minor Referral may be made by ANY member of the staff (custodians, bus drivers, aides, teachers, support staff, cafeteria workers, or substitute teachers) for any area of the school ,school grounds, and bus. The behaviors that staff members may refer students for are outlined in the Bayside Minor/Major Behavior Classification. A Minor Referral can be made for any student who has made a choice that falls under "Minor Behavior" in the Bayside Behavior Classification. (See Bayside Minors and Majors Behavior Classification for Minor Behaviors.) Parents will be notified by email by the issuing staff member (Minor Referrals will be discussed during weekly advisor periods using Follow Up Agreement on referral form . Minor Referrals should not be written for incidents requiring immediate administrative support. A third Minor Referral within a 4 week period will transition a student from a 'Minor Behavior' to a 'Major Behavior' referral. Major Referral A major referral can be made for any student who has made a choice that falls under "Major Behavior" in the Bayside Behavior Classification. (See Bayside Minors and Majors Behavior Classification for Major Behaviors.) The office will notify parents via phone to communicate each major referral to parents. Major behavior referrals should be made for any student who makes choices which require immediate attention. Bayside On-Target (PBIS) lessons will be taught at least three times annually: Throughout the first six weeks of school, in January, and immediately following spring break. If additional learning experiences are necessary, a reteaching session will be run by a staff member to assist students to learn appropriate behaviors. The intent is NOT to 'serve time', but to assist with additional instruction to relearn behaviors and to provide restitution or facilitate resolution of the conflict to others who may have been harmed. Students with behavior intervention plans written in an IEP will be handled according to the legal documentation. (See case manager with questions)


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A Brief History of How A&L Kaffa Was Born...
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I've been going with the "Engineer.Artist.Failure" moniker for the past couple of years. It still suites me very well. And I'm sure you are wondering how those three things relate to coffee. Trust me, I'll get there.
High school was a blur. I can almost say the same for college, but that time was more impactful. But high school was the place I developed an interest in Engineering. Mainly in the automotive field. I wanted to apply my love for math to something that was applicable than applied math. Still to this day, the only people that are doing applied math were people working in college. I needed something practical. Something of the norm.
I never got any push back from my Nigerian parents because I guess it was a career that was acceptable. I started my life as a mechanical engineer. Loved the idea more than the actual work. I just wanted to do anything with cars, so that decision had to work. I lasted a year before I was going to get kicked out of the mechanical engineering program at Texas A&M. I guess that was my first dose of failure.
I switched to Civil engineering because I had no clue what else to do. Engineering still had to be in the name. And nothing else in engineering interested me. So it was roads, bridges, traffic, water resources and etc.
But, when I had free time, I performed mechanical engineering stuff: the taking a part, modifying a car part to see if it changed the dynamic of the car, doing basic formulas about tire pressure and how that affected the grip of the vehicle. This was all possible on my piece-of-crap-turned race car with a group of friends I met at the school's sport car club.
I finished school with a crappy GPA. Again, I almost failed out of school. My classmates were getting internships and civil jobs. I was just happy to be almost done with school. But I knew that I had to look for a job and with no civil engineering experience, I knew I was going to be screwed if I didn't do something about it. So the summer before I graduated— I researched, analyzed, installed, troubleshooted and budgeted a turbocharger system for my car. I used the completed project as a selling pitch to get my first job. Basically said that what I did was applied engineering. Which it was. And it worked!
But after three months on that job, I realized, engineering as a career, wasn't for me.
Someone can easily look at my life and be like but you have been doing engineering for the past 12 years. To those people, you don't know who I am.
Yes. I've been doing engineering for the past 12 years. More so on the paper-pushing side of it. But in my life as a whole, I've been applying engineering in a practical matter of things of interest. For instance:
-I've written in my own personal blog for about six years straight and from time to time whenever I felt a need to there after.
-Wrote, edited and published my Novel a couple of years ago.
-Exhausted through, passionate about, failed at photography personally and as a career.
-Tried and failed at more things than most people have thought about than I give myself credit for.
-And have gone very, very deep into the rabbit hole of coffee.
And the way life bends through the path we allow it to take, this is how coffee came to be.
The love of coffee only came about because I didn't want my main character of my novel.
l to be a tea lover, like I was at the time. I wanted to be the character, challenge myself to do something I had no interest in.
But, as I kept getting more interested and addicted to coffee, it took over. So, I'm beyond a coffee snob. I look at myself as a coffee helper to the people now and hopefully forever.
Again. When I do things, I tend to do them big and with crazy amount of focus and drive.
The Journey Starts with Coffee is the brain child of me showing you the struggle, grind and commitment that I have for my coffee roasting business and legacy I want to start for my family.
That's right, the other intent of this website is to also provide you the best, freshest, clean tasting coffee at a reasonable investment that you will continue to enjoy for the rest of your life.
That's a promise I strive to keep.
Let's enjoy the journey together.


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Lil B's stock has skyrocketed the past couple months, culminating in his sold-out show in New York City a couple weeks ago, getting play on Hot 97, and the release of a digital only album, Angels Exodus. The momentum didn't start overnight though. In this interview with MTV's Sucker Free, he speaks on exactly what he did to achieve great success through the power of social networks.
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Louis Tomlinson has credited his hometown friends for helping him stay grounded.
The 25-year-old singer first shot to fame in boyband One Direction before branching out on his own when the group went on hiatus. Now gearing up to release his debut solo single, Louis spoke to Noisey magazine about how he has manage to stay humble in the wake of worldwide fame.
And while he is frequently thousands of miles away from his home of Doncaster, England, Louis always keeps in mind how his nearest and dearest would respond to a situation when he needs some advice.
"I always ask how would my friends from Doncaster – who know nothing about music and fashion – would interpret an outfit or a song or whatever," he told the publication. "That has always really helped me.
"Because if you get to a stage where you disconnect from those friends from home, other people don't really dare go there… You can surround yourself with super successful celebrities, but you can get swallowed up in the glitz and the glam of it all."
Louis made his first solo venture with Just Hold On in December (16) – a collaboration with DJ Steve Aoki.
And when it comes to the future, the father-of-one added that he never wants to be just comfortable with his musical offerings.
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What To Expect During Your First Therapy Session
By: Stephanie Kirby
Updated June 02, 2020
Medically Reviewed By: Wendy Boring-Bray, DBH, LPC
There are many different reasons why people decide to give therapy a try. It could be that you have things in your past that you haven't healed from or that you have a current situation that is causing you stress and anxiety. Some people attend because they are depressed and desperate for help, and others attend as a last-ditch effort to save their relationship. But, regardless of why they decide to go, many wonder what to expect from the first therapy session.
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They may be nervous because they're going into a new situation. And, it can be intimidating to think about talking about personal matters with a stranger. But an experienced therapist will know exactly how to lead you down the path you need to know. They can help you in the areas that you need, even if you don't know exactly what it is you're looking for. And, to help ease your mind, here are some things that will help you as you work towards that first therapy session.
Preparing For The First Therapy Session?
To have a first therapy session, you need to find a therapist. The key to finding the right therapist is going to depend on why you've decided to give counseling a try. Different therapists focus on different situations and working with different individuals or groups. When you are looking for a therapist, it's important to know what you are looking for and why you want help. This will guide you in finding the right type of therapist.
It's also important that you find a therapist you are comfortable with. If you're a woman, you might be more comfortable talking to another woman and vice versa, but this isn't always the case. You may prefer to speak with someone that is fresh out of school or someone that has decades of experience. That part is completely up to you.
You will also want to compare prices of counseling at different offices. Start by checking with your insurance company to see if they cover mental health services such as meeting with a licensed therapist. If they do, then you want to make sure to find a therapist that will be covered by your insurance. Your insurance provider should be able to provide you with a list of services within your area. However, if you don't have insurance that will cover any of the cost, than you'll want to start looking and comparing credentials and prices.
Remember that the cheapest option isn't always the best. You want to find the proper balance of cost savings and services. Going with the cheapest option isn't saving you money if it's not also helping you out. You'll end up having too many sessions that don't result in the improvement that you're looking for.
Questions To Ask The Therapist
When looking for a therapist, there are a few questions that you should think about asking. The answers that you receive to these questions will help you determine what therapist you want to work with. Some questions you should consider asking include:
- What type of therapist are you? Different doctors specialize in different things, and it's no different when it comes to your mental health professionals. Make sure you ask what kind of therapist they are. If they are unable to explain it in a way that you can understand then keep looking for a different therapist.
- What kind of training have you had? There are plenty of people out there that are posing themselves as counselors that aren't formally trained. These people might refer to themselves as things like "life coaches" or "personal developmental coaches." While they may have training in some areas, you want to make sure they have proper training for the help that you are looking for.
- Do you need to have a diagnosis? If you have health insurance that is going to be covering your therapy sessions, then you will most likely need to have an official diagnosis. This is something that your therapist will be able to discuss with you.
- What is your policy on confidentiality - If your therapist doesn't have a policy in place for confidentiality then you will want to find a different person to meet with. Make sure you understand what their policy states and who they are required to share information with and if you can assign and approve people that they can share information with.
- Are you experienced in this area? If you know that you are experiencing the symptoms of a specific mental health condition, then ask any potential therapists what kind of experience they have in that area.
- How many appointments will I need to have? If a therapist can tell you from the start how many sessions you need to have then, you need to find a new therapist. An experienced therapist won't be willing to promise you in advance when you'll be done with your sessions. They will want to become familiar with you and the reason you are seeking treatment.
- Will I have homework? Many therapists will send you home with work that needs to be accomplished. This work will help you to put into practice the things that you need to learn to improve your situation.
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What To Expect At Your First Session
The first therapy session is very similar to the first time that you meet anyone else. They have a lot of questions for you that you'll need to answer truthfully to have the best experience. But most therapists aren't going to dive right into the tough questions. They'll ease you in and help you to start feeling comfortable. This helps to encourage people to take down their guard and move on to more complicated topics.
Depending on the exact setup of the office, you will most likely need to complete a form with questions that will help the therapist to get to know you and why you are reaching out for counseling. Many therapists will look over this information before meeting with you. This helps them to understand a little about you and make the best use of the time during your session.
During that first therapy session, the therapist is going to want to get a good understanding of who you are. This could include things like what you do for a living, how your physical health is, and what your goals are. They will also discuss with you how the two of you will proceed with counseling sessions and what their plan is. They will also give you a chance to ask questions as well.
Why The First Session Can Be Frustrating
If you are attending therapy with the hope of making some quick progress, the first session can leave you feeling frustrated. While you want answers, you aren't going to end up with many from your first meeting. It's more about setting the stage then diving into the issues that brought you to counseling. But, don't quit on the process because you are disappointed in the first session, it's necessary for the therapist to gather this type of information from you to get started.
As you get further into your therapy sessions, you should start to find that you have more and more breakthroughs. If you've been attending therapy sessions for several months and aren't noticing that you have any breakthroughs or improvement in your life, then something needs to change. First, ask yourself if you've been doing the things that your counselor is asking you to do, if so, and you still aren't making progress, you might want to try finding a new therapist.
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Online Counseling Vs. In-Person Counseling
Not all counseling is done in person. There are some organizations, like BetterHelp, that provide you with options for online counseling options. This could also include access to a therapist through text, phone calls, and email. This can be a great option for people that don't live near an office with licensed therapists or ones that are looking to save money and don't have another more affordable option. It's also very convenient if you have a busy schedule and have a hard time taking the time out of your day to make it to appointments.
In the end, the most important thing is that you find the solution that works best for you. If you prefer to meet in person with a therapist, find one in your area that you can build a good relationship with. If you would prefer the convenience that online counseling offers, search for a therapist that will match your needs.
Remember, that during your first therapy session, and any time after, you should feel free to ask your therapist questions. The whole point of the session is to help you. If you want to know why they are having you do a certain thing or why you aren't trying something else all you have to do is ask.


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The C3136A bedroom collection from lifestyle is a polished transitional look, exhibiting a tastefully executed design that is sleek and subtly elegant. The dressy look of this collection was achieved by combining traditional and modern design accents into a timeless transitional collection. The chic bed, dresser, chest, and nightstand shown in this collection are all adorned with tall tapered block legs, crown mouldings, and a rich Whiskey finish color. Storage pieces are trimmed with a beautifully complementary, bright metal knob hardware.
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