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It is 2 years after the revealing of the SEPARATIST conspiracy and the beginning of the CLONE WARS. The JEDI fight droids alongside the faithful Clones, while the Separatists use guerilla tactics to evade and attack the REPUBLIC.
LT. WEFIVE, a former ARC trooper with limited experience is sent into the fray of battle on the outer rim planet of DURANKHIA. His squad dispatched from the Republic captial CORUSCANT, they travel a long distance to Durankhia.
Troubled by the unexpected arrival of the CLONES, the Separatists decide to ambush the Clones on Durankhia. Lying hidden and using the element of surprise, they wait for the coming of the Republic...
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Part I: Durankhian Dust
The planet of Durankhia, situated in a faraway sector of the outer rim, is a treasure chest. A planet of humongous size, Durankhia was generally ignored through the ages, despite it being rich in both water and other vital minerals. Its mines could dig up huge amounts of ore and unearth rare minerals considered to be extinct. But before the Galactic Republic could set its eyes on the planet, the Confederacy of Independent Systems was already there.
It was a time of great turmoil as the Clone Wars were waged across the galaxy. Mindless droids fought the born-to-fight Clones in a variety of environments and conditions. But not all were mere battles and skirmishes, some managed to become legends. Although nobody recognized them, nobody credited them and nobody rewarded them, they crossed the line of victory and brought to their faction triumph over all odds, some considered to be impossible.
Unlike what the Separatists were made to believe, not all clones were equal. Two more secretive and distinct classes of clones existed behind the curtain of battle, executing important missions and blowing the Separatist chance of victory. The Commandos were an elite squad that performed several important operations during the Clone Wars. Consisting of several four-man squads, their presence was almost unknown as were their identities and missions. However, they were not the first to be sent into battle as an elite fighting force.
The ARC troopers, who looked hardly different from standard Clones, were supposedly the original commandos. Intelligent and self-thinking, ARC Troopers werent as obedient as Clones and were used extremely sparingly. When the Commandos took over their job, the ARC Troopers were released and made captains, lieutenants and even Commanders.
One such ARC trooper was Lieutenant W-E5S, commonly known as Lieutenant Wefive. Lt. Wefive and his seven-man squad skimmed the dull Durankhian plain on a gunship. There were some hills and mountains on the distance and threatening ditches and dikes peppered on the plains. Wefive stood by the door, holding on the ceiling handle, scanning the horizon. His squad consisted of three anti-armour troopers, a sniper and three standard soldiers. The gunship was packed. Hovering in the atmosphere of the planet was RAS Shredda, which was partially visible from the surface.
There was already a squad on the surface, a twenty-man team of troopers including some anti-armour and recon troops. They had arrived on a Troop Transport ship, which passed the ship as Wefives gunship approached the surface. The RAS now had no spare troops and just enough crew to keep it running. Lt. Wefive himself felt something was fishy when only twenty-five men were sent to the planet. Scans had shown that the planet was largely uninhabited, organically or otherwise. A Separatist base was presumed to be hidden in a bunker below open plain. Its exact location was not determined, as was the number of droids.
Lt. Wefive and his squad reached their post, a great slope culminating in a vast depression that spread till the horizon. Units were posted on various points along the slope, behind sharp boulders and rocks, crouched and lying. Sergeant Ac-25G and Sergeant FJ22-I stood out on the top of the slope, surveying the landscape with their binoculars. Lt. Wefives gunship sped towards them and slowed down considerably just some ten meters behind them. It turned, deploying the troops. Lt. Wefive jumped out.
All, get into position! he barked.
Lieutenant, we have had no sightings yet. How should we proceed? Sergeant Ay-see asked.
Well wait and watch. If those Nemoidians have got at least a quarter brain, well see them rushing in at us with a thousand droids.
Sir, I say we rush em. Theyre probably unarmed and calling for reinforcements.
Maybe. Ive notified Shredda to keep an eye out for Battleships or Cruisers.
Sergeant Eff-jay put his binoculars down. Im picking up faint heat signatures. Droids. Approximately, he looked back into his binoculars fifty maybe seventy or so. Up to a hundred at the most.
Lt. Wefive strode down the slope majestically barking out orders to stay alert and keep an eye out into the depression. Both Sergeants took up position. Lt. Wefive stood right in the middle of the slope, surrounded by clones in cover. After some minutes, the horizons were filled. Droids advanced, marching steadily. Battle droids marched in front, while the more deadly Super Battle Droids marched behind them, their rocket-wrists on standby and their ominous gaze targeted on the twenty men that stood on the slope, awaiting their onslaught.
Anti-Armour, set up shields! Lt. Wefive ordered. Six anti-armour troops took off at full speed and took out their retractable shield generators. They took out the little devices and pressing a button, activated a bar. After spending some time calculating the distance and orientation, the troops set them up and blue shields lit up, blocking any and all energy projectiles from the droids side. Anti-Armour troopers ran back in and set themselves up.
The Battle for Durankhia had begun.
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Part II: Facing the Unexpected
The droids advanced relentlessly, as if the shields had made no difference. The Super Battle Droids readied themselves, aiming their wrists at the clones. Battle droids raised their blaster rifles and their sharpshooters took aim. Snipers separated from the mass, attempting to take cover before they get blasted to smithereens. Anti-armour droids crouched on a knee loading their rocket launchers. The other droids moved around them with a chilling silence. The mass closed in, now only a hundred metres away from the first shield.
Fire! Lt. Wefive announced, and blue blaster fire erupted from the slope. The droids, seemingly undaunted by the shields, opened fire which was effectively blocked by the shields. SBDs fired their wrist-mounted blaster cannons, which too were stopped. Droids fell and broke, oil splattered around and yet the tan-and-grey mass of droids loomed closer. Clone snipers aimed and shot accurately, aiming for SBD heads. The droid snipers, too found their way around the shield and began shooting the slope. Their sharp fire got a trooper, who was shooting off mercilessly.
Take those snipers out! Anti-Armour on SBDs! Sgt. Eff-jay barked. The droid snipers were blasted easily, as they had failed to take cover. Anti-Armour troops slid down the slope and took appropriate cover. Taking off their bulky rocket launchers, they reloaded them and fired at the SBDs who were hit rather badly and flew around like play-droids. Unfortunately, an inexperienced clones fire landed straight on a shield generator, eliminating the third shield and his chance for promotion. As the others cursed him, he shot down battle droids.
The battle droids began entering through the shields. By now there were only a couple of clone casualties, but the number of downed droids was beyond count. Wind struck suddenly, toppling dead parts and rocks alike. SBD torsos that were still firing and limping flew away. Lt. Wefive ordered all to seek cover from the wind. But he used the wind to his advantage. The wind was going perpendicular to the battle droid charge. Lt. Wefive took out a couple of thermal detonators and threw them into the wind. They flew fast, and hit the left flank of the invading force. However, the blast broke the first shield generator as well.
There were only some twenty droids left in full condition, when the last droid entered the shields. The battle was now in full swing with radio chatter everywhere and unpredictable gusts of wind in almost any direction. Clones were strong and fought till their last, leaving very little room for casualties. The Battle droids were defeated easily, but the SBDs were unstoppable. Rockets had been used up and using grenades was far too dangerous in the close-quarters battle. Snipers made easy targets for the SBD cannons as did the close packs of clones.
A good forty-five minutes had passed since the beginning of the battle when the last battle droid was shot and destroyed. Then began a scrutiny to check for any surviving droids and the number of casualties. Eventually, it was found that the Clones had suffered only but six casualties in total. The fourteen-strong squad now stood victorious in the battlefield of scattered metal and splattered oil.
This is Lt. W-E5S! RAS Shredda, do you copy?
We copy, Lieutenant! Report status.
We faced a seventy-five strong droid charge. We have six casualties and our ammo is a little out. We have no readings of further hostilities.
Understood, Lieutenant. The static, which was mild up to now grew and the communication was being interrupted.
RAS RAS? Do you copy? We need further advice RAS Shredda!?
The static was now too much to continue communication. Lt. Wefive turned his comlink off and looked about, considering what couldve broken the communication. He glanced upwards. A gunship was approaching in their direction and the Republic Assault Ship was seen, pointing out into the infinite space out of the Durankhian atmosphere.
The clones now looked over at the slick gunship approaching and there was silence for a while. Lt. Wefive stood firm, gazing at the gunship. The silence was broken soon. Sgt. Ay-See had spotted something and expressions of awe escaped his mouth and into his comlink. What is it, Sergeant? A trooper asked.
Enemies! Mechs! Spider droids, a couple of hailfires and a mammoth droid army is advancing, sir! We dont have a chance!
Lt. Wefive checked on his own visor. The vision took some time to be activated, but it was clear, the forces advancing towards them were droids and mechs were their vanguards. The gunship landed, but no one saw it. The first spider droids became clear on the horizon. Tall, stilted droids with a deadly laser arsenal. Their smaller counterparts, the Advanced Dwarf Spider Droids (ADSDs) trudged along, their hungry cannons scanning for targets. And then rolled in the Hailfire Droids, a missile battery between two tilted wheels moving at breakneck speeds.
Lt. Wefive took a step back and began full retreat. All! Board the gunship and get out of here! This is too much for us!
The clones rushed towards the gunship, as the clone pilots frantically made communication with Lt. Wefive. Sir! Our gunship has capacity of just upto ten. Your party looks bigger than ten.
You will follow my orders, you understand? Well get into the ship, and you will fly us to RAS Shredda. Now shut up. Was the reply he got. All he could answer was a typical Yes, Sir.
As soon as the last troop set foot on the gunship, it lifted. Troops stood inside, clutching the ceiling handles, some sat on the edge of the gunship. Four positioned themselves in the turrets. The droids were clearly visible now and the bigger droids were much closer now. The gunship, after reaching a particular height, turned towards RAS Shredda and began its high-speed burst.
Immediately laser fire burst from the surface and was responded by frantic shooting from the gunship and its turrets. But it was too late, as the Hailfire missiles trailed the gunship and eventually it was hit. Luckily, it was one of the turrets that was hit. The second one missed it. A third finally connected the gunship at the middle of the bottom. A fourth hit the jets, causing a huge explosion. Clones fell from the gunship, and Lt. Wefive found himself cursing the droids.
Clone pilots hit the buttons, but it was over. They knew it was over. The gunship was losing altitude and the high-speed wind was only increasing the already fast gunship. The ground loomed closer and closer. Nobody said a word, but all expected the moment, when the gunship would hit the ground and a ragdoll-fest would kill all clones. It was there, in that moment of terror that a news of hope arrived.
Sir! Our Repulsorlift is still active! We can hover over this planet, sir! But its gonna be hard. The repulsion would
Before the pilot could finish his sentence, the ships repulsorlift kicked in and the ship bobbed up and down, before reaching a level altitude above the surface. More troops fell out, but the impact wasnt much. The gunship was now a much slower pace and nearly down. Suddenly the repulosrlift fell and the ship dropped to the surface, grinding to a halt. Clones lay scattered around, marking the path the ship travelled. Some lay fallen on the ground, some were getting up, rubbing their heads.
Lt. Wefive got up and scanned himself. His armour was dusty and so was everybody elses. The droids were just a line on the horizon and their mechs were tiny silhouettes. The gunship was badly damaged and one clone pilot had suffered fatal injuries. The other dropped out of the devastated gunship. Lt. Wefive switched on his comlink, which was enveloped in static.
All troops, regroup at me! All troops, regroup! We are going to make it through this. We are, believe me!
Nine troops limped towards the lieutenant. Sgt. Eff-jay wasnt with them.
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Part III: Survival
Smoke arose from the burning gunship. It was black and charred. Lt. Wefive glanced up at RAS Shredda, which was almost out of the atmosphere.
What the- Theyre evacuating? Theyre just leaving us here? Lt. Wefive asked, a hint of rage in his voice. The clones looked up at the great Assault Ship as its ion engines lit up and it began a steady flight out of the atmosphere. Communications were down as the droids had seemingly brought in some sort of a jamming device with them. There wasnt any ship in sight, no transport, no gunship. On the horizon, the droid armies advanced ominously. Lt. Wefive knew it was time to act.
Alright, we are ten here. We have no ship. All, report ID. Lt. Wefive ordered.
In turn, each member announced their ID and status:
Trooper IF-H763 ready, sir. Minimal damage.
Sniper 4F-KAS ready. Injured left hand.
Sgt. Ac-25G ready. I have an injured leg.
AA trooper RPS-101V ready, battered armour, minimal damage.
Recon 55-YUI ready, medium ammo, injured hand.
Recon 4R-KJ, Im ready but I have damage on my left limbs.
Recon RRT-F9, ready, minimal damage.
Trooper WX-BB5 ready to fire, sprained ankles
Trooper DDS-RM3 ready, minimal damage.
AA Trooper PSS-322S ready, minimal dama- damage.
Gathering his squad, Lt. Wefive scanned the horizons. To their south was a large mountain, with two peaks, one higher than the other. They werent very tall, possible some 1000-2000 meters high. To their north, north-east and north-west were an impenetrable wall of droids, grey, beige, tall and deadly. The east and west were plains, rocky and endless.
Lt. Wefive knew there was only one place he could take refuge in, and that was the great mountain that lay to their south. Alright, everyone. Were going to that mountain there. It isnt far. No complaints. Nobody even felt like complaining. Lt. Wefive was racing with questions as he began the slow march towards the mountains. Why had the RAS left them there, stranded? Did they call for reinforcements? Why were only thirty soldiers sent to recon and capture an enormous planet? Was this a covert operation? Did the high Commanders even know of this operation? He couldnt find answers to even one question.
The wind was travelling slow most of the time, but sped up soon, as if siding with the Separatists. The droids were still at a distance, though the Sniper 30X scope could find faint details of the droids. Outlines of Spider Droids and Hailfires were seen at a distance. Even the hailfire droids were moving relatively slowly, unlike their usual rash, high-speed behaviour.
The Clones trudged on, leaving behind all injuries in a desperate attempt to survive this planet. Their hopes were low, but they were Clones. They would never say no. They had a duty to protect the Republic at all costs or die trying. Lt. Wefive, although being a former ARC, was true to his faction. He was just as obedient as any other clone, but had a mind sharp enough to know what was right and wrong. It was this mind that substituted his lack of experience.
After traversing for some two hours, the Clones finally reached the feet of the great mountain. The path was luckily, easy. The initial slope was gentle, but rose suddenly. Spires jutted out at random locations. Finding a path wasnt hard. Lt. Wefive gave some basic information on climbing as he made his way through the spires and boulders. His blaster was in its sheath and he was using both hands to get a good grip. The slope rose and at some places there was even sheer cliff wall.
The clones were good at climbing. Mishaps were very rare and recon troops got the added bonus of their jetpacks. The sun was low and nightfall was only a few hours away. Lt. Wefive watched the sun, tiny, above the sea of grey and beige droids. He was sitting on a boulder, awaiting for his entire squad to reach his location. He had sent recon out, hoping that they would find some cave to hide in. He knew he had made some good decisions up to now. The mountain would give great defence against the droid army. Droids were clumsy and it was impossible for them to climb steep slopes.
Recon troopers arrived before long. The squad had settled in on a flat surface, about halfway to the summit. Although it was a good place, it was very vulnerable and offered hardly any defensive support. They lamented, talked about strategies, their exploits and what-nots. Some boosted the morale and an occasionally laugh brightened the place, where at times they were reminded that their survival here is impossible. As soon as Recon troopers arrived, Lt. Wefive jumped up. So? he asked. Weve spotted a large cave, empty. All of us can fit in. It faces East, so well have to turn. 4R-KJ devised a path leading to the cave. Hell transmit it to you now. RRT-F9 is back at the cave, keeping watch.
The party rose and marched almost mechanically. The march had considerably tired them out and no-one had even considered having a drop of water or a light bite. The cave wasnt very far. The path was easy and was level most of the time. There were a lot of fissures in the rock and at times a cliff wall would meet them at their right, which they would hug to advance. The sun was almost setting and the sky was enveloped in violet-blue, with some pink and amber towards the west, where the sun was ready to depart. No sooner did the party plop down on the hard cave floor than they began shuffling for emergency rations and water. Taking off their helmets, they set them aside and laid to rest, depleting their resources. Lt. Wefive sat on a boulder, his helmet still on him. Finally, he took it off and kept it beside him and stared into the vast sea of stars. Sgt. Ac-25G and the Recon troopers sat nearby, planning the next day. Lt. Wefive paid heed to the conversation, but didnt let anyone know he was. As the night continued, the Clones slowly dropped asleep. One clone was appointed the night watch and had to sit at the edge of the cave, trying to keep his eyes from falling. Even the intimidating Lt. Wefive got tired and fell asleep on the harsh cave floor. A day that started as usual had ended as a perfect disaster. Now there were few things that could save his squad from being wiped out.
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Part IV: Out on a Limb
When Lt. Wefive got up, it was still night. The night watch sat at the edge of the cave, his legs dangling in the open. Lt. Wefive got up and took off his helmet. He took a sip of water and sat beside the night watch, 4F-KAS. Foureff was about to nod off when he heard the lieutenant settle beside him.
See anything? Lt. Wefive inquired.
Nothing of interest, sir. Just those damned lights in the distance. Droids, obviously. Theyll reach this place by dawn, by my reckoning.
Well keep an eye out and tell me if you see anything suspicious.
Lt. Wefive stared out into the distance. The bright white moon was in the sky and was illuminating the ground. The moon was close and huge. The second moon was much smaller and farther, it looked like an asteroid compared to its companion. Lt. Wefive tried to sort out things. RAS Shredda had left them without as much as an attempt to save them. It was as if they thought the squad was wiped out. The command could only come from Captain FRI-90X, or Capt. Fri-9, as he was called. Capt. Fri-9, too was an ARC Trooper once and had great aggression. He had a brilliant mind, but his ego was his highest priority. Wefive and Fri-9s rivalry went back to their ARC days, when Fri-9 would often consider Wefive unskilled and inexperienced.
The thought was crazy, but it was a possibility. Fri-9 always hated Wefive, but would he have risked an entire operation just to see his rival fall? And then a realisation hit Wefive harder than a missile: It was a covert operation. The high command didnt know of this. No wonder, Wefive thought, it was a kamikaze mission. Wefive was never supposed to return. It was all Fri-9s scheme, a brilliant scheme to eliminate his rival, who had come close to attaining his own rank. Then I must prove myself. Wefive thought.
At the first light of dawn, the night watch got up and hurried to the dozing Lieutenant. Sir! Theyre here! At the foot of the mountain, sir!
Lt. Wefive jumped up and put on his armour. The others got up too and readied themselves. Recon was already up, a little outside the cave entrance. They rushed in as Lt. Wefive was barking orders to his comrades. Sir, we did some pre-dawn scanning. There is another peak. It is at a distance, but it has a flat top, with a short wall. We can use it as a sort of stronghold, sir! We have recorded the path there! Ive transmitted it to your visor.
Good good. Its a good barricade. Alright, well get to the peak, but I have a job for you Recons.
Out in the distance, over there to the west, is a bunker. Its a bit far and its hidden, but you should be able to access it. I think it must have communication devices. Try and contact the nearest RAS or RCP/S (Republic-controlled Planet/System). Disable these droids and blast the bunker. See if there are any Battleships around and see what you can do about them, otherwise warn the Republic. Remember! We have to make it out of this one alive, and that means absolutely no compromise. Im trusting you guys.
The recon troopers made a slight bow and equipped their blaster rifles and reloaded them. After making last-minute checks and adjustments, they headed out one by one. Running at full speed, they jumped out from the mountain and used their jetpacks to fly at a low altitude. They were just three and given the cover of a few bushes, they flew or ran cover to cover. The droids hadnt noticed them, and the bunker was only but a mile or so away.
Lt. Wefive was on nearing the top of the mountain. The droids had reached the feet of the mountain, but were unable to traverse further without toppling over. The battle droids were a little more agile, but were crushed easily by falling boulders which the Clones threw in their way. The Super Battle Droids advanced, but found it hard to get through. Anti-Armour and Snipers took their positions at the mountain base and fired at any Clone sighting. The eight clones travelled a spiralling way to the top, grabbing the semi-steep mountain and evading the droid lasers.
Hailfires set up themselves a on the mountain base, after attempting to climb it. Aiming correctly, they mass-fired their rockets on the mountains, where erupted huge showers of stone and dust. Spider Droids zapped the spiralling way, killing the last Clone.
Soon enough, LT. Wefive set himself up on the top of the mountain, and found the natural wall rather useful. Anti-Armour fired accurately, blasting open a couple of Spider Droids and then destroying one of the wheels of a Hailfire. Snipers shot SBDs and Battle Droids, occasionally targeting the red optical clusters of mechs.
55-YUI set himself up against a bush, firing off at the droid guards. His comrades 4R-KJ and RRT-F9 delivered laser fire into droid heads. With the last droid destroyed, they crept into the bunker, but was locked. Setting up a charge, they stepped back and let it explode, opening the door and entering. Starting their cloak, they stood in the crept through the dim-lit corridor. Kay-jay, find the power generator and destroy it on my command. Ar-ar, go find the bloody Nemoidian in charge of this base. Assassinate him, but only after my command. Use cloak sparingly and try not to attract attention. Were going to do this one quietly.
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Part V: The Last Stand
Yui secured his blaster rifle and crept through the rising corridor. It was dimly lit and occasionally the lights would flicker. The dim lights worked well to support Yuis cloak. Unfortunately for Recon, the Separatists hadnt thought of making a compact map of the bunker. The corridor ended in a door, which opened suddenly as Yui was a few metres away. Droids marched in, but their sensors couldnt detect the Recon trooper. They were ten in number and marched in two files of five droids each. Seeing his opportunity, Yui ran as fast as he could and lunged in through the door, making a noticeable thud that drew the attention of some battle droids.
A blaster turret above suddenly began to scan its surroundings and droids began to converse on what could have caused the thud. Yui cursed his recklessness and quietly settled into a corner. This room was probably some sort of a war room, since there were holographic maps of the mountains they were camping on and a great, green mass of dots that were making slow progress onto the mountains. Yui knew he had to work fast.
Some fifty metres away, Kay-Jay was crawling through an air vent, towards what he hoped was the power generator room. Finding an opening in the vent, he broke it and slipped in, turning on his cloak. He fell flat on his face, onto a chair. The chair dislodged from its stand and fell off. Kay-Jay rolled back and shot the primitive light bulb. The glass broke and the room fell into an eerie darkness punctuated by a few light sources on computers, desks and several other things. The door slid open and a couple of patrolling Battle Droids rushed in. Kay-Jay could see their silhouettes against the contrasting corridor.
What was that? One of the droids asked.
Dunno. The light is supposed to be on.
Glass broken.
Roger, roger.
Kay-Jay took this to his advantage and slipped out. The corridor sloped gently downwards and Kay-Jay followed it down to a level, perpendicular corridor. There were two arrowheads pointing opposite sides fixated on the wall. One said Elevator and the other Generator. Kay-Jay took a left.
Yui pressed the buttons softly and disabled the holographic interface. His first objective was communication. The room was quiet and only four battle droids were in. Two blaster turrets hung from the ceiling. Yui pulled out his comlink. This is Recon 1. 2, 3 Report Status. He whispered.
This is 3. Im still finding that damned fellow. Must be in in the tactics room or something.
2 here. Ive reached the Generator, its the lowermost room you can say. Its basically a power generator in a cavern. Im ready.
1. Im in the war room, two turrets, four BDs. Primary Objective.
Yui shifted his focus to the job at hand. The communication procedures were complex, but Yuis hacking skills came handy. Soon enough, he had bypassed the system and shifted the computer alignment to support the clones. Unfortunately, it wasnt the computer that made the Separatist war strategy. He made a scan using the RAS code 910-IZH. The nearest entry came a good two minutes later. It was RAS-YT77X, which was about quarter of a parsec away, in the Inday system. Yui started communication with it. Communication took away a lot of precious time. Five minutes passed, and Yuis comlink buzzed.
3 here. Ive found the Nemoidian. Katec Naal, a novice war strategist, according to his database bio. Im following this fellow around. Give me the order and hes off. Make it fast.
Yui told him to wait a bit more and a few seconds later, a scratchy communication started. It was louder than Yui had hoped, but luckily the droids didnt mind.
This is Captain DT-G21, RAS Refnam. Who is this, over.
Recon 55-YUI here. Im on Durankhia, Hrindaam system. Under Lieutenant W-E5S. Get your ship over here. Were almost losing. Transmitting co-ordinates.
Durankhia never heard of it. Well be there in about an hour, it isnt far and were done here. Didnt know there was an operation over there, out.
Didnt know there was one myself Yui thought.
Atop the craggy cliff, Lt. Wefive shot down his fifteenth SBD. His ammo was running low as was everyone elses. Sniper rifles had been discarded, and anti-armour too was discarded, due to lack of ammo. Lt. Wefive shot with efficiency, keeping his teams morale up and hoping that Yui would get him some news fast. Soon enough, his comlink buzzed and Wefive activated it without hesitation.
This is Recon 1, 55-YUI. Ive contacted RAS-TT77X, Refnam. Itll be here in an hour and youll have to hold on.
Great news, Yui! We can hold on, but our ammo stocks are running out and the droid army is huge!
There is a TF Battleship around there. Weve told RAS Refnam to bang it.
There was another message coming up, from Yuis frequency, but it was open, so Wefive heard it anyways.
Recon 2, 3. Primary Objective complete, repeat, PO complete! Proceed with secondary objectives!
Kay-Jay planted the last demolition charge on the generator. He stepped back, out into the corridor and shut the door. He stepped back even more. His cloak shield had worn out, but he didnt mind. He pressed the button.
A huge explosion rocked the bunker. Power died and computers were shut down. Only portable objects that had light were on. In another darkened corridor, a Nemoidian ran, surrounded by Battle droids. He entered a small room, which too, was dark. He panted heavily and his other Nemoidian buddy collapsed.
What happened? he asked in his Nemoidian tongue.
Suddenly, two bursts of blue laser lit the room.
Captain Deetee watched the high-speed light rays pass as he travelled to the co-ordinated given by the mysterious call. It wasnt a trap, as the message came from a Republic Computer. But even if it was, RAS Refnam had enough firepower and men to counter it. He went over to a clone, who was working hard on his computer.
How much more?
About half-an hour, sir. Were making fast progress.
Captain Deetee sat opposing a computer screen himself and made a scan for nearby ships. After about three minutes, the results showed an RAS ship far away, with the designation SF-21K, RAS Shredda. It was moving towards Kamino. Another ship was found, a Trade Federation Battleship, around the coordinates YUI had given.
Captain Deetee gave the command to be at arms.
A cry filled the air as Sergeant Ac-25G fell. He was sniped in the shoulder and he collapsed back. Lt. Wefive saw him and hurried towards him.
Sergeant! Youre hurt! Well
No, sir. Its Its fatal. Ive heard about it. The laser it
The Sergeant winced as surge of pain hit his body. He cried out loud again. Lt. Wefive took off the sergeants helmet.
Sgt. Ac-25 blinked, his eyes devoid of enthusiasm. They were the eyes of impending death. But he suddenly blinked faster and raised his head.
They Theyre here! he cried, pointing to the sky.
RAS Refnam made the steady approach towards the planet, firing laser up into space, towards a battleship barely visible to the clones.
The clones were distracted as the beacon of hope sailed the sky, delivering green lasers up towards the battleship. Lt. Wefive pulled out his comlink.
Theyre here! RAS Refnam is here! Mission Success! he cried out to Yui.
The clones suddenly cheered as five gunships flew down towards them at full speed towards them. Their green laser turrets went active and charred droids. Two gunships headed towards the peak, landing on it and getting everyone on board. Another gunship turned towards the bunker, where they got Recon on board. The clones had been rescued.
It was ten minutes after the survival confirmations of Lt. Wefive and Recon Yui. Captain Deetee looked out of the gargantuan window, towards the sight that awaited. A Trade Federation Battleship that was exchanging fire with RAS Refnam. Below lay the ominous, large planet of Durankhia and all else was space, black with white spots. RAS Refnam was strong and it was withstanding the Battleships lasers easily. The latter on the other hand, was being bombarded. It wasnt far now. The shields were destroyed and with some well-aimed shots, the Battleship would be up in flames. Lt. Wefive and the Recon team ran towards the window, awaiting the spectacle.
Just a few seconds later, the Battleship broke into two, like a toy. White plasma erupted from the broken part as explosions rocked the hull. The white plasma covered the ship and suddenly came the huge explosion, where the ship exploded completely and chunks flew in all directions. An explosion ring emerged, sweeping beneath RAS Refnam.
Cheers spread through the ship, as the the droids below, on the surface disabled.
The Clones had won.
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For nearly 15 years, Mid-Columbia Medical Center has been affiliated with the Planetree Alliance, a group of innovative hospitals and healthcare institutions who are dedicated to implementing innovative programs to personalize, humanize and demystify the healthcare experience for patients and their families. Mid-Columbia was the first Alliance affiliate to adopt and embrace, hospital-wide, Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. Considered an exemplary model of Planetree, Mid-Columbia is one of the few affiliates to have incorporated all nine components of the Planetree vision into its facility.
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Nikol Angel Clark was brewing herbal teas to support family health when most kids are still clamoring for chocolate milk. That's how young she was when she was first started thinking about complementary medicine. The reason behind her attraction is no ancient Chinese secret, MCMC's new licensed acupuncturist and herbalist says."My parents enjoyed exploring Eastern philosophy and thought and passed that on to me," Clark says. "I've always been interested in alternative medicine – I was making teas and giving massages when I was 5 or 6 years old. I was just drawn to it." Clark joined the staff at Water's Edge in February and reports the experience thus far has been nothing short of awesome."I'm on the floor with nurses treating things like diabetes and cardiac patients," she says. "It feels so right to be part of an integrated clinic with such a mindful philosophy in a pioneering position."She's admittedly run up against her share of skeptics during eight years of clinical acupuncture experience, but remains a staunch advocate of her discipline. And she has a preferred way of silencing any naysayers about a traditional therapy in Chinese medicine that has gained increasing acceptance in the West in recent decades. "I just ask them to keep an open mind and come in and try it," Clark says. "This isn't voodoo in the back parlor. It is relatively new in the West, but in Eastern medicine it has a very old and very sustainable reputation." Clark notes that respected medical institutions in the U.S. like the Harvard Medical School, the Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente health care facilities have all begun offering acupuncture programs in recent years, while many insurance plans now pay for the treatment. Acupuncture has been offered as part of MCMC's Integrated Therapies program for more than 20 years.Being an advocate for complementary therapies is part of her role at Water's Edge, Clark says."Acupuncture needs to be fully accepted and integrated as a treatment," she says.While researchers continue to look at how acupuncture therapy works on the body, Clark says there are different ways of assessing the treatment's effectiveness.In Eastern thought, practitioners believe there is an energy field coursing through the body. When needles stimulate specific pressure points along the energy field's route, beneficial results occur.In Western medicine, researchers believe when an acupuncture "trigger point" is stimulated, a message is sent to the brain, which then sends a message to a specific part of the body.For example, Clark says there is a point on the wrist that can alleviate nausea when stimulated, while a point on the hand aids in headache relief. The pressure points are different for each person, she says, and it is important to know a patient's full history."On the holistic side of health care, it's not just 'You have heart disease'," she says. "It's also about where does it come from? What are your relationships like, at home and at work? How are you sleeping? What's in your diet? How often do you exercise? How can the staff at Water's Edge and MCMC help bring balance to your life? That's really what alternative and holistic health programs are all about."After assessing a patient using a full complement of lifestyle questions, Clark says she asks likely candidates to come in and try acupuncture over three treatment sessions."I ask them to be open-minded and give it a good try," the acupuncturist says. 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Using her background and educational training in complementary and alternative therapies, her treatment options also include massage therapy using soothing oils and liniment, herbal and nutritional aids and yoga instruction to help patients gain relief in a variety of areas.Pain management is at the top of the list of medical conditions she helps treat."Acupuncture is essential for treating pain and inflammation," Clark says, including support for back, knee and other joint problems and even pain from migraine headaches.Acupuncture is also used for disturbances of the central nervous system like Bell's palsy and diabetic neuropathies; women's health and hormone regulation; sleep disturbances; stress management; and it has been studied for alleviating depression, helping with weight management and even in aiding smoking cessation efforts.There are no tricks or magical cures involved, Clark says, and acupuncture treatment isn't a "one-and-done" proposition where patients walk away healed after a single session.She likens it to physical therapy, where treatment is ongoing and dictated by a patient's needs."It's a process, and depends on variables like how long a patient's had an ailment and how severe it is," she says. "Like physical therapy, you have to give yourself to the program."Parameters used to assess progress focus on three areas – the frequency, intensity and duration of a symptom. Once a baseline measurement is made, it is possible to rate a patient's response.It's the success stories that make her job worthwhile, she says, like treating a farmer who had tried everything to ease sciatic nerve pain and finally found relief through acupuncture."Patients are able to enjoy life again," she says. "That's very important to me; it's definitely what keeps me going."
For more information about acupuncture or to make an appointment with Nikol Angel Clark, please call (541) 506-5788.
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Here is what Vegan Mom and I indulged in on Valentine's Day. We've never been big Valentine's Day people, and with 3 kids, celebrating now means trying to stay up past 10:30. Ha! On the 14th we enjoyed a nice pasta dish (I will post that next), and then bolted these down while taking in a class piece of cinematic comedy: Dragnet.
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 5 tbsp cold Earth Balance margarine
- generous 3/4 cup soy creamer (or soy milk)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
1. Whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Cut in cold margarine (or use your fingers) until it resembled coarse bread crumbs. Mix in almonds, soy creamer, and extract with a wooden spoon. Add a splash more creamer if dough is too stiff.
2. Spread batter into an extra large non-stick muffin tin (or, grease and flour a pan if you don't have a non-stick one) with a silicone spatula. You should have 6.
3. Bake for 15-17 mins, until lightly brown on top. Let cool for a 5 mins, then remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.


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SHERMAN, Tex. -- A change in attendance zones could affect where your child goes to school. School administrators are meeting Monday evening to talk about the proposed changes.
Superintendent Al Hambrick is briefing school board members about the latest details of the planned re-zoning. In August of 2008, about 800 to 900 students will switch elementary schools.
Hambrick says there are many benefits to the re-zoning and that one of the primary goals is create more neighborhood schools. The plan would mean that many students would attend class closer to home, but some parents have mixed emotions about the plans.
One parent we talked to says the move will allow her daughter to walk to school, rather than taking an hour-long bus trip to school each day.
Hambrick reassures that regardless of where each student is assigned, the quality of education will remain high, and he expects students to adjust well to the change.
"I think we have great teachers, great staff. At those schools, the curriculum is the same, our expectations are the same, and in many cases the instruction is very, very close to being the same. I think they'll adjust," Hambrick says.
Hambrick says that final approval for the re-zoning is set to be decided by the school board on December 17th.
Perrin Elementary is to become an alternative learning campus.
The changes are scheduled to take effect for the 2008-09 school year.


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Under the current law, Medicaid patients receive a breast exam, screening mammography and a pap smear free of charge.
But if they are diagnosed with cancer, it becomes much more difficult to get treatment.
The Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program provides free breast and cervical cancer screenings for women 45 to 64 who have a single income of 21,000 or less. But once a woman is diagnosed, some are often left with no way to pay for treatment.
Cindy Tanton, a R.N., Nurse Mgr. at Southeast Alabama Medical Center, says, "What do you do when you receive a diagnosis of cancer and you have no way to pay for your coverage? For your free treatment it's almost unethical to diagnose a cancer and not provide treatment."
Under the new law, Alabama Medicaid has agreed to provide coverage for any woman diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through this program from screening to diagnosis to treatment.
Tanton says, "Women who were hesitant to have their tests because they didn't know what they'd do if they had a problem now have a resource. Not only is it important. Not only is it important to get screened, but it's important to know if you do have an abnormal finding that you going to have the appropriate care to take care of that problem."
Patients who are already under treatment for either of these diseases who qualify for this program can now enroll for Medicaid reimbursement.
Tanton says, "It will pick up even if you're already in treatment so you can have some reimbursement for your treatment."
Hopefully this new law will encourage more women to go for screenings.
Tanton says, "You cut down that barrier of fear, you know what I am going to do if I find a disease and you also let women know that they're going to be able to receive the best possible care."
Anyone that is currently in treatment and thinks they are eligible for this program should talk with their healthcare provider to get the paperwork started for coverage.
They can also contact their local Alabama Department of Public Health Coordinator.
For more information about the program or to register contact Jackie Wilson at 334-347-9574.


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Used as a substitute for phrases such as "fair play", "fair enough" and "oh okay then". Also helps to promote Fair Trade foods.
John: I'm not coming tonight; the football's on.
Mary: Fair trade.
Mary: Fair trade.
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FairTrade is an economic agreement between More Economically Developed Countries (MEDCs) and Third World Countries, which ensures Third World producers get a better/fairer trade (hence the name)for their products.
Before FairTrade came into play, cocoa beans from Ecuador used to be 1p for a tonne, but now they are £100 per gram!
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I am Isaac from Nigeria. I am currently studying Computer Science. I want to be versatilie in my profession that is why I joined this Site... I hope you guys will be of immense help to me. Thank you all
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Hi Isaac and welcome to the forum
Hi and welcome among us. BTW very curious name, just like Isaac Newton
Hi welcome to the forum and enjoy your stay!
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text: Here is an odd looking character from a new show called 'Clarence'. He is a short chubby kid that wears a green colored tee shirt and a pair of blue shorts. His hair looks like a patch of mustard colored grass, and his nose is pointed and sticks up in the air. The bubble cheeks makes him that much more annoying to look at, especially because he reminds me of someone I used to know. Anyways, drawing Clarence should be fun so try it out and tell me what you think. Oh by the way, the show will be airing on Cartoon Network.


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Allegri has an interesting opinion on the game. Was he even watching the same match as me???
lol injuries galore in this match, i'd been forced to use all my Subs before halftime.
Not too funny really, but a new stadium named after me was always going to be ironic, 32,500 seater Small Arena
Did some strange MLS rule cause this, or he just had some free miles to burn?
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Anybody need a keeper? :whistle:
There is somebody who works for the same company I do who has the same name as Michael Hunt.
The chubby chap you see once a year seems to have befallen to the ills of the global financial crisis.
Why would you start a game with just 10 men???
This is an error...
Is Jose Sand using the corner exploit?
All have a full time rating of 10.0?
I can see the boxes around the 10s so nice try.
Yeah it's quite obviously faked.
Could have been an embarrasing draw:
Was hoping for a fifth in the end to see if the game was stopped
I wish I'd known this thread existed back when I had a news item entitled something like "Gay chases Neville".
The headline of this article amused me. Probably come up in this thread before but I don't fancy looking through 30 pages to find out! Note that the guy's a "promising goalkeeper", so I didn't just sign him for his name alone...
Somehow it's worse that he's being unveiled by a senior...
Seeing as how it was 0-0 at the time, this is probably the most redundant phrase ever uttered.
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So instead of changing, he still get to put a player in, I like his tactic...
Hey... at least they don't have a media statement like : "[Manager] is in it now!" After saying something to the media about wanting out. We'd never hear the end of it in this thread.
Then again, isn't there something like, "[Player] sprays it wide"... hmmm...
This one made me laugh a little when I saw this:
Had to do it...
(http://i52.tinypic.com/e5kxg8.jpg incase it doesn't show up, this thread has a habbit of ding that.)
Imaginative parents
Heard this happened in the game but its the first time its happened to me. Pretty shocking thing to do to me considering im in the BSP!
I was chuffed and thought it was christmas, then i noticed the date before i even accepted. Damn the board LOL
Haha I wondered how long it would take for someone to mention i forgot a bit lol
I am now famous!
And yes i've heard their are a few but this is the first i have come across. Could of done with that bank balance as ive now made it to the football league after 5 seasons
The funny thing about that is Sissoko getting injured AGAIN. He joined me at the start of the 16/17 season and has spent 8 months injured, playing a total of 18 games. Le sigh.
The most wanted man in Austria (there are about a dozen other Austrian clubs in that list)
not just a late tackle, but high as well by the sounds of it:
the next day he managed this:
It's more the circumstances surrounding this that amused me.
I'd started the match, then gone downstairs to start cooking some food. Came back upstairs and wished away my screensaver to find I was 7-0 up at half time. Checked the goalscorers, only to find I was wrong to entertain the plural version of that word!
Off the top of my head, I can't recall having any one player score more than five times in a single match, let alone seven in one half!
pretty sure that's some record.
what is funny about Sissoko getting injured AGAIN,siena winning 7-0,eboue,ass feedback
Just a quick question but does your computer put that shadow on screenshots automatically?
I know drogba and henry like to take set pieces but this seems a bit much. Norway u21 have already used him as a loping left winger due to his crossing i guess.
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Kung-Fu Football...
What a creative article name!
It's obviously on a mac thats why!
Heh, I'd never even noticed that. Although of course now that my eyes have been opened to it, I have to question how I'd failed to spot it!
Having given it a quick Google, JamieLiverpoolfan is correct to attribute its appearance to my using a Mac. Apparently it's a feature of Leopard (the operation system, if you're unfamiliar with what I'm referencing) I was completely oblivious to until today.
If I was the Cambridge City board I don't think I'd give him an extension...
The cutthroat world of international management ...
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Unlucky Manchester
I think his dad is his agent
Ouch,the poor keeper! Must have been some mistake....
And an interesting and religious name on this fella....


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March 10, 2010
Haselbacher wins Wellington stage of Giro del Capo
Christine Marot
Although KwaZulu-Natal-based, Christine Marot never passes up an opportunity to head south and sample the many delights of the Mother City.
Despite having visited many of the world's continents, she believes there's no place like home, and enjoys promoting Cape Town's mix of cultural, historical, natural and adventure tourism opportunities.
She believes current tourism trends reflect a greater reliance on bloggers' first-hand experiences, which more often than not contain nuggets of useful information.
With a love of the outdoors, Christine is happiest visiting the penguins at Boulders Beach, catching waves at Kommetjie, hiking up Table Mountain or sipping a chardonnay under massive oak trees in the winelands.
Rene Haselbacher. Photo courtesy Tony Rocha
Austrian rider, Rene Haselbacher, won the first 106km stage of the 2010 Pick n Pay Cape Argus Giro del Capo invitational cycling event, held in Wellington yesterday. Haselbacher represents Team Safindit.co.za. Team Medscheme's Malcolm Lange came in second, followed by Burry Stander of Team Specialized.
The second 143km stage is under way in Durbanville today, followed by the 171km Paarl route on Thursday and the concluding 5.5km individual time trial at Signal Hill on Friday.
The four-stage race, first held in 1992, takes place in and around Cape Town and the Boland, hence its name, Giro del Capo, which means "The Tour of the Cape".
The 2010 Giro del Capo is open to six-strong teams with valid elite U23 racing licences. Teams can be entered by clubs, provinces or sponsors, which need to be registered with Cycling South Africa. Teams need to quality for the Giro del Capo on merit.


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My blog (running on dasBlog) supports pingbacks and trackbacks. What exactly are they, and do they provide any benefit to my blog (e.g. SEO, etc.)?
Quoting Wordpress' definitions:
Pingbacks are similar, but differ in the following ways:
As for SEO, there's no direct benefit that I know of. Because both only occur when a link to the page exists, one might argue that it incentivizes linking. Other than that, enabling trackbacks and pingbacks won't help SEO.
Some drawbacks include trackback spam, where people will try to get links through trackbacks. Also, because the number of links on a page is a factor in how much PageRank passes through each link from a page, enabling trackbacks may dilute the power of the PageRank passed to your other links on the page.
Trackbacks and pingbacks are also supposed to allow users to follow conversations on the same topic across several different blogs. However, I would argue that they are largely useless for that purpose because they are very unfriendly to the user as they aren't formatted in easily digestible manner. They are often mixed with comments or placed before comments and the links themselves offer nothing to the conversation on the page itself.
In short, I personally don't feel like either trackbacks or pingbacks offer anything useful to a blog. The drawbacks in SEO, spam, and usability outweigh any potential gain from incentivized linking. As far as being notified about links to your blog, you'll get better information from almost any analytics program.
A trackback and pingback don't serve any significant purpose other then to let the blog which has published the content receiving the trackback know that another blog has mentioned it in their blog. Blog authors who publish trackbacks do so to indicate to their readers the importance/popularity of the article.


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My ISP forces a shared IP on their users, is there a way to generate an IP address to bypass it?
Even if bypassing shared IP is not possible, what are the methods to set/change a unique IP address?
My ISP forces a shared IP on their users, is there a way to generate an IP address to bypass it?
Even if bypassing shared IP is not possible, what are the methods to set/change a unique IP address?
You might look into setting up an IPv6 tunnel, particularly if you need addresses strictly for private use (or for the use of people outside the US.)
You can tunnel an HTTP server with PageKite. ChunkHost is currently running a free beta, if you need a VPS temporarily or will be willing to pay for it in the future.
Unfortunately, unless you are in charge of the network you don't get to control allocation of IP addresses. When / if network providers finally switch over to IPv6 there will be plenty of addresses for everyone; hopefully we all will be able to get static IPs then.
Because NAT is bad.
By saying 'shared IP address', do you really mean a 'dynamic' IP address that is one out of a pool of IP addresses that your ISP uses so it does not necessarily stay the same. If this is what you have, then you need to set up a dynamic address with an organisation like DynDNS. They will give you a domain name that will always point back to you because they track any changes your ISP makes to the IP address assigned to you.
No I don't think generating an IP address to bypass it is possible at least to my knowledge. You might wanna try to use a VPN if any is available to you...
But anyways, why do you want to change the IP anyhow? If you wanna set up a server, you should tell the ISP to give you unique IP address, or look for somewhere else to host your server.........
Hope this helps.
The method to get a unique static ip address is to rent one from your isp. Most isp's doesn't force you to use a dynamic ip from their pool, they sell static ip's as an additional service. As most users doesn't need a static ip, you just don't get one by default.
Contact your isp for pricing. (Mine require 10 norwegian kroner, about 2$ a month for a static ip).


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Career education, an initiative of the Center for Integrated Learning, helps students and alumni achieve their goals by integrating their liberal arts education with their personal and professional experiences. Our Career Advisers provide intentional, one-on-one advising as well as career-related programming both in and out of the classroom.
At Earlham, we understand that a career is more than a job; it's a journey. As such, we support holistic development by encouraging students to seek out meaningful opportunities and guiding them as they translate their experiences into the wider world.
In the Center for Integrated Learning, you can:


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As the deadline to file taxes draws near a local organization is offering to crunch the numbers.
Community Action of Southern Kentucky is offering free tax preparation for families making less than $50,000 a year. IRS certified preparers will be available every Wednesday from now until the end of tax season.
Organizers say the program ensures families can get the most from their return.
"It's a great way for you to save money and also make sure you're getting all the money back that you are entitled to and so you're not going out and paying those high rates for rapid refund or anything like that," says Charity Parrish, Public Information Coordinator.
There are six counties offering the free tax service. So far, they have filed more than 900 tax returns this year.
To find locations in other counties click on the link below.


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I see this all the time, but I don't know that I've heard it spoken.
For example: インストール中
Is it simply "なか"?
The reading when used as a suffix in this case is ちゅう (the on-yomi of the character 中)
So インストール中 is pronounced インストールちゅう. The meaning is "installing", or "in the process of installation".
More generally, 〜中 used in this way can be thought to mean "in the process of ~"
Edit: There is another possible usage of 〜中 which Hyperworm describes in their answer.
It depends on the meaning.
中 used to mean "during / in the process of" must be pronounced ちゅう (as in ジョン's post)
But in other uses, such as "all throughout" or "out of (all the)", it is commonly read じゅう (although it seems that ちゅう is also an option?):


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Leopard seals and killer whales are the most predatory of all marine mammals. Leopard seals have been known to seek out human victims. Killer whales are the only mammals that prey on leopard seals. Leopard seals, which are earless animals, inhabit Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters.
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August 14, 2012
EVENT: Campus scavenger hunts, Manhattan bike lessons, and a Hayden Hall sleepover are just a few events that incoming first-year commuter students will experience as part of NYU's first Commuter Overnight Retreat, a new program to welcome undergraduate commuter students of the class of 2016. Students will meet their first-year commuter peers, have a reception at their school, and engage in community-building activities at NYU and in New York City.
WHEN: Friday, Aug. 17 – Saturday, Aug. 18.
To request a schedule of events, please e-mail email@example.com
WHERE: The campus of New York University
70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012
WHO: Incoming first-year commuter students within the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
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Norman, Okla.
The temperature had dipped into the high 30s, and a hostile stadium, wild just moments before, had sunk in a low hum of dread. Notre Dame led Oklahoma 23-13, and the Irish were charging toward another score.
Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson loved this kind of quiet. To Golson, it was thrilling to enter an unfriendly place and shut down all that antagonistic energy, that skepticism, that predictable doubt that seemed to always meet the modern Fighting Irish. A hush in Oklahoma felt like a validation. "That's the way I like it," Golson said later, not trying to hide his smile.
Golson handed off to his running back, Theo Riddick, who charged sharply through the Sooner defense into the end zone. Six. Done. Over.
Notre Dame students, some of whom had driven 13 hours in RVs from South Bend, Ind., rushed from the cheap seats down to the lower rails, close enough to shout the first names of their golden-helmeted classmates, and get a triumphant wave back. The Band of the Fighting Irish began playing the Notre Dame Victory March, a fight song so familiar its impact had long been neutered, like a cheery jingle for a product long forgotten. Now it sounded realer, fearsome, as if restored to an old, formidable power.
Notre Dame had come and done it, done what many observers though it would not do, stop a formidable, hungry team on the road. The Irish had entered the game 7-0, ranked fifth overall, but No. 8 Oklahoma was expected to do the rude business of reminding Notre Dame that its glory days were in the rear view. This did not happen. Notre Dame played a disciplined game, frustrating the frantic Sooners no-huddle offense, controlling the clock and getting huge plays when they needed. There was nothing flukish or lucky about it. "They just flat out beat us," Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones said.
The Irish locker room was still rattling with celebration when a calm Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly took a chair and explained, methodically as an orthopedist, that the game plan all along was to try and limit Oklahoma's scoring, that the Irish may not have possessed the firepower of their opponent, but might find a way to win if the numbers stayed low. But the Irish had scrambled up 403 yards of offense to Oklahoma's 379, and the bursts led by the 19-year-old Golson, including a 50-yard-bomb to receiver Chris Brown, seemed to surprise Kelly a little. "He was confident," the coach said. "He was calm."
Kelly wanted to be measured, but he knows the hyperbole will be off, off, off to the races now. A full Fighting Irish comeback narrative will blossom now. There is something proper and irresistible about a good Notre Dame football team—love or hate them, it gives the college game some authoritative balance, an attachment to its past.
The Irish have been in this place not terribly long ago (8-0 in 2002 before finishing 10-3), but for portions of the prior decade, there has been a sinking feeling that perhaps this was a program in permanent decline, that the staid Notre Dame approach had cobwebbed, and could not work in 2012. Saturday was at least a mild rebuke of that. The Irish now have winnable games versus Pittsburgh, Boston College and Wake Forest before a Nov. 24 road meeting with dangerous USC. Kelly, of course, refused look deeper than Pittsburgh. "If we start listening to 'national championship' and 'BCS,'" he warned, "we'll lose a football game."
"We don't pay attention to that," said Manti Te'o, the senior linebacker from Hawaii, who was spectacular all night, accumulating 11 tackles, one interception and a sack, and adding to his already-persuasive case as a Heisman contender. The hype did not faze him. Leaving the locker room he'd been clicking on his phone through congratulatory text messages, looking for one in particular. "I'm trying to look for a text from my dad," Te'o said. "He hasn't texted me yet. That's OK. I'll call him after this."
They would all try to downplay the attention this victory would bring—not to mention a rise to No. 3 in the polls—but the sense of accomplishment was undeniable. When the game was over, the Irish players gathered in the end zone and began swaying as the marching band played the school's alma mater, "Notre Dame, Our Mother." By now the stadium was drained of Sooner crimson and cream, another alleged spoiler sent away in a surprise season that keeps improbably rolling.
This was Everett Golson's kind of scene. "I kind of like playing away—that's just me personally," he said. "I like when people count me out. That's just how I have always been."
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Pride and prejudice may cost school taxpayers money
The Polk County School District and the Lake Wales Charter School system need to sit in a room and work out their differences before the county school district spends millions of dollars of money in Lake Wales that the taxpayers don't have just to make a point.
Just last week, interim Polk County School Superintendent John Stewart held a meeting with school board members to talk about possible severe cutbacks in personnel and school hours to help make up for an $18 million shortfall in the school board budget and told the school board members that there were not easy solutions and that something had to be done to make up for the shortfall.
Inexplicably, at the same meeting, Stewart told the board that next week he and staff would unveil a plan to make a new high school and arts program in Lake Wales by making McLaughlin Middle School a combination middle school and high school.
So, let's get this straight. We are millions of dollars in the hole but we think there is a pressing need to spend millions of dollars on a new high school in Lake Wales?
If that sounds like math that doesn't add up, then congratulations, you don't need to take this year's FCAT.
There is no need for a new high school in Lake Wales. There has been no substantial population growth in the city to justify such a move.
What is pushing the move is pride and prejudice.
A little background is order. A few years ago the Lake Wales community banded together and raised enough money and community support to begin an experiment that is unique in modern Florida educational history. The community started its own community-based school system by taking advantage of the law that states that if teachers and parents vote to convert their public schools into charter schools, they can do so. Parents and teachers did just that at every public school in Lake Wales except for Spook Hill Elementary, McLaughlin Middle School and Roosevelt Academy.
What Lake Wales has now is essentially a town-run school system. Members of the community run the charter system's board of trustees and the community takes great pride that it has improved the schools in the time it has been operating them.
Sounds like everyone should be happy, right?
Well, not exactly. Not long ago, the charter system announced it would like to take another look at asking McLaughlin parents and students to convert to the charter system. The idea was that since Lake Wales High School was the destination for both McLaughlin and Bok Academy (the charter middle school) students, then perhaps students at both middle schools should be taught the same way. The school district retaliated and told students at the county-operated middle school that they could not attend the annual orientation at Lake Wales High. McLaughlin officials also appeared to be steering students away from signing up for Lake Wales High School, instead steering them toward Frostproof High and other county-operated high schools.
The Lake Wales Charter School system may have upset the administrators at the public school system who seem to have a slight inclination toward giving the charter school system a hard time. The Lake Wales Charter system is very different than most charter schools. It is not a single school charter school. The system is not a for-profit enterprise. It is a genuine community-based public school system that operates much like the Polk County School system, only it deals mainly with a single community.
It has been successful in turning mediocre schools into better places of learning.
We understand that the public school system has a predisposition to not like charter schools. It is a threatening concept for a bureaucracy to lose control of so many schools. But a school system so close to its community should be nurtured by the county school district, not undermined.
Taxpayers throughout all of Polk County should be concerned about what is going on in Lake Wales right now. The Polk County district is saying it is going to spend money it can ill afford right now for some reason other than there is a need for new high school in Lake Wales.
Is the disagreement between the two systems worth laying off hard-working teachers and allowing student education to suffer because tax dollars were used to further the feud?
Many charter school leaders have told us that Stewart is a fair-minded and competent leader. He is respected throughout the county and within the Lake Wales charter school system. He is doing a good job filling in until the board picks a new superintendent.
But this might be one decision that he puts off until a permanent district leader is named, especially since the idea commits the district to spending money it says it does not have right now.
The Polk County School Board and the Lake Wales Charter School Board of Trustees might consider holding a joint workshop to hash out their differences. If the two boards did that every so often, then perhaps there would be more talking, planning and cooperation.


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Dr. Richard Niederman, a periodontist and an expert in evidence-based medicine and medical informatics, has been named chairman of the Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion and a tenured professor of epidemiology and health promotion at NYUCD.
Dr. Niederman succeeds Dr. Ralph V. Katz, who joined the NYU College of Dentistry in 2000 as the inaugural chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion. Dr. Katz will continue to serve as a professor of epidemiology and health promotion.
Since 2003, Dr. Niederman has served as director of the Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry and as a senior member of the staff at The Forsyth Institute. Previous positions include head of the Office of Evidence-Based Dentistry at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, associate professor of health policy and health services research at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, and head of the Department of Cell Biology at The Forsyth Institute.
Dr. Niederman received a dental degree from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, where he also completed specialty training in periodontics. He holds an MA degree in zoology from the University of California, Davis, a certificate in evidence-based medicine from Oxford University, and a certificate in medical informatics from the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. He is a consultant to the Council on Scientific Affairs of the American Dental Association and the founding associate editor of the Journal of Evidence-Based Dentistry. His research has been continuously funded by the NIH, industry, and private philanthropic foundations.
Most recently, Dr. Niederman received a grant of $6.6M from the NIH/NIMHD (National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities) to improve oral health and reduce costs of rural, school-based caries prevention programs.
Dr. Niederman's scholarship and teaching background, coupled with his expertise in evidence-based practice and medical informatics, make him uniquely qualified to develop synergies among investigators and educators at NYUCD, the College of Nursing, and NYU's newly-created Global Institute of Public Health.
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Is it possible to test whether a token list register is empty without expanding it?
At time of writing the other TeX based answers on this page are flawed in that they hide a conditional
The LaTeX3 programming language expl3 contains a module for doing stuff with token registers:
It essentially does internally what the other answers here are suggesting, but it uses expansion to grab its arguments so the branching is robust (and you don't have
Update: So what does this approach do that is superior to other methods? Consider the style of solution first offered in answer to this question:
This doesn't behave nicely when nested, because TeX scans ahead when discarding unfollowed branches of a conditional. Consider
and hence the cause of the 'Extra
So this form for conditionals doesn't work so well. Next try. You can also write this style of code like this:
This avoids the problems of nesting as in the previous trial solution, but it's prone to another problem:
because the
so overcome this problem. This is how expl3 conditionals work, and it's why we're writing
Incidentally, there are expandable tests for checking for emptiness, which is why I suggest using the expl3 approach for this test. Expandability is not always required, of course, but code that is fully expandable tends to be more reliable and it's always nice to have for cases such as
With LuaTeX you can do this:
But since I never use token list: don't use this code to build nuclear plants.
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Or, without using e-TeX,
Would something like this work?
You could then use it like this:
Similar to Jan Hlavacek's answer, but expandable:
This requires that
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Then you can use
A rather retro way of avoiding the problems Will talks about is to use flags. Define:
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Following some comments on another question (The productive label printer) - I'll split this out as a separate question.
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Let's say that there is a person. This person has a lot of good thoughts about themselves. Suppose this person never revealed these thoughts to anyone, such as "I'm better than you" in any manner of sort. But this person also happened to contribute to general society in some form.
Would it be a contradiction, then, to say this person is awful and immoral? Generally, narcissism is looked down upon, but here it seems to hold an evolutionary advantage.


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In the Gazette's Jan. 26 opinion page, it was interesting and provocative reading two sides of the multiple-sided problem of someone or many persons being homeless.
One group that surfaced from invisibility and has a major role to play in this ongoing situation is the insurance companies. This may be an unintended result from Armand Provencal's letter.
All the questions really end in money, whether it's money that would be paid to the insurance company or monies the insurance company would have to pay. Underlying this is the dictum, "Beware of greed in all its forms" (Luke 12:15), which applies to companies as well as individuals, churches and city government. Furthermore, Luke 10:13-37 underscores the responsibility of Christians to take care of the poor, downtrodden, the rejected.
Angela Davis gave a speech at Bridgewater University about commodities. Is it because the homeless cannot become a commodity that they become the refuge of the earth and of Taunton? Do we give more attention to the "trash to gas" and how high the trash pile can go before we say "stop!" Which is more valued, the trash or human life?
Emma Lazarus' poem on the Statue of Liberty: "Give me your poor, your huddled masses ... The wretched refuse of your teeming shores. Send these, the homeless to me!"
I did not see or hear any conditions in all three calls by Jesus, Angela, or Emma!
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