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Part One
Ideas for
Any Couple
In this section you'll find several practical suggestions for mentoring any couple,
no matter their age or stage. Feel free to make these ideas your own by changing them in ways that may work best with your mentorees.
Chapter 1
Practice the
Thirty-Second Rule
This little idea is a winner that works for every marriage mentoring relationship. And it's simple. Within the first thirty seconds of a meeting with your mentorees, say something encouraging to them. Give them an uplifting compliment.
This can be more challenging than you might think. Most of the time, upon meeting someone, we human beings focus on ourselves,
searching for ways to make ourselves look good. Out of habit, we ask the generic 'How are you doing?' Or, 'Tell me about your day.' That's fine, especially when it is genuinely focused on the mentoree couple,
but if you truly want to see the spirits of your mentoree couple soar, try this thirty-second rule. Deposit good words in them before you even get started. Once you begin to practice this regularly, you'll see it really doesn't take all that much effort.
Everyone feels better when you give them attention and affirmation.
So be sure to focus your attention, genuinely, on your mentorees right upfront. If you're distracted by something else at the beginning,
that sets the tone for your time together.
Next, go out of your way to affirm them. Say something like, 'You two always look so sharp,' 'I love the enthusiasm that exudes from you two,' or 'You guys have really been working hard, haven't you?'
If nothing else, you can always affirm your mentorees for being mentored:
'I'm so proud to be mentoring you two.'
In thirty seconds' time, you just might say some of the most uplifting words they've heard all day.
Chapter 2
Curb Marriage
Early on in any marriage mentoring relationship it is imperative to discuss confidentiality. Your mentorees will be put at ease if you assure them of your confidence. After all, they will only share information to the level that they know you are not going to be blabbing it to others --- even strangers.
So take some time to explore this matter with them. Tell them flat out that the information that they share with you stays with you.
Assure them that you would never betray their trust and that you will protect the information they share.
And while you're on the subject, you also might talk about 'marital gossip.' This is the all-too-common scenario that evolves when one spouse begins to talk to a friend or relative about their marital issues. Is this always inappropriate? Of course not. But it can soon become harmful if it makes the other spouse feel uncomfortable or embarrassed.
For example, if he doesn't want others to know he locked himself out of the car which in turn became the source of a marital spat, she should keep that information to herself. If she doesn't want others to know that she regularly loses her temper with the kids, he should keep that information to himself. But by expressing general frustration to a trusted, supportive friend in order to gain objectivity about a situation,
they are not unduly embarrassing their partner nor are they complaining about specific behavior.
You get the idea. It basically comes down to helping them see the difference between seeking support from somebody outside the relationship versus venting feelings by complaining. And venting is almost always unhealthy for a marriage and damaging to a couple's sense of loyalty to each other. In fact, you can let mentorees know that if either of them wants to vent, you --- as their marriage mentors --- are a safe place for doing just that, as long as both spouses are present. (If you do this one-on-one, it creates an unhealthy triangle in your relationship with your mentoree couple.)
Here's a final thought that may help curb marital gossip. Have your mentorees consider the remarkable energy that would be restored to their marriage if they 'gossiped' about good things instead of bad. If,
for example, a wife confided in a friend how sweet her husband was to clean up the kitchen. Or if a husband told his friend how generous his wife was in giving to the needy. This is another way of saying that if you want to curb marital gossip, you can't go wrong by becoming your partner's publicist. In short, urge them to gab about the good with other people and never betray one another's confidence.


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- Plugins
- Settings & Config
- Introduction
- Database settings
- Back-end settings pages
- File-based configuration
There are two ways to configure plugins - with back-end settings forms and with configuration files. Using database settings with back-end pages provide a better user experience, but they carry more overhead for the initial development. File-based configuration is suitable for configuration that is rarely modified.
Database settings
You can create models for storing settings in the database by implementing the
SettingsModel behavior in a model class. This model can be used directly for creating the back-end settings form. You don't need to create a database table and a controller for creating the back-end settings forms based on the settings model.
The settings model classes should extend the Model class and implement the
System.Behaviors.SettingsModel behavior. The settings models, like any other models, should be defined in the models subdirectory of the plugin directory. The model from the next example should be defined in the
plugins/acme/demo/models/Settings.php script.
<?php namespace Acme\Demo\Models;
use Model;
class Settings extends Model
public $implement = ['System.Behaviors.SettingsModel'];
// A unique code
public $settingsCode = 'acme_demo_settings';
// Reference to field configuration
public $settingsFields = 'fields.yaml';
$settingsCode property is required for settings models. It defines the unique settings key which is used for saving the settings to the database.
$settingsFields property is required if are going to build a back-end settings form based on the model. The property specifies a name of the YAML file containing the form fields definition. The form fields are described in the Backend forms article. The YAML file should be placed to the directory with the name matching the model class name in lowercase. For the model from the previous example the directory structure would look like this:
settings/ <=== Model files directory
fields.yaml <=== Model form fields
Settings.php <=== Model script
Settings models can be registered to appear on the back-end Settings page, but it is not a requirement - you can set and read settings values like any other model.
Writing to a settings model
The settings model has the static
set() method that allows to save individual or multiple values. You can also use the standard model features for setting the model properties and saving the model.
use Acme\Demo\Models\Settings;
// Set a single value
Settings::set('api_key', 'ABCD');
// Set an array of values
Settings::set(['api_key' => 'ABCD']);
// Set object values
$settings = Settings::instance();
$settings->api_key = 'ABCD';
Reading from a settings model
The settings model has the static
get() method that enables you to load individual properties. Also, when you instantiate a model with the
instance() method, it loads the properties from the database and you can access them directly.
// Outputs: ABCD
echo Settings::instance()->api_key;
// Get a single value
echo Settings::get('api_key');
// Get a value and return a default value if it doesn't exist
echo Settings::get('is_activated', true);
Back-end settings pages
The back-end contains a dedicated area for housing settings and configuration, it can be accessed by clicking the Settings link in the main menu. The Settings page contains a list of links to the configuration pages registered by the system and other plugins.
Settings link registration
The back-end settings navigation links can be extended by overriding the
registerSettings() method inside the Plugin registration class. When you create a configuration link you have two options - create a link to a specific back-end page, or create a link to a settings model. The next example shows how to create a link to a back-end page.
public function registerSettings()
return [
'location' => [
'label' => 'Locations',
'description' => 'Manage available user countries and states.',
'category' => 'Users',
'icon' => 'icon-globe',
'url' => Backend::url('acme/user/locations'),
'order' => 500,
'keywords' => 'geography place placement'
Note: Back-end settings pages should set the settings context in order to mark the corresponding settings menu item active in the System page sidebar. Settings context for settings models is detected automatically.
The following example creates a link to a settings model. Settings models is a part of the settings API which is described above in the Database settings section.
public function registerSettings()
return [
'settings' => [
'label' => 'User Settings',
'description' => 'Manage user based settings.',
'category' => 'Users',
'icon' => 'icon-cog',
'class' => 'Acme\User\Models\Settings',
'order' => 500,
'keywords' => 'security location',
'permissions' => ['acme.users.access_settings']
The optional
keywords parameter is used by the settings search feature. If keywords are not provided, the search uses only the settings item label and description.
Setting the page navigation context
Just like setting navigation context in the controller, Back-end settings pages should set the settings navigation context. It's required in order to mark the current settings link in the System page sidebar as active. Use the
System\Classes\SettingsManager class to set the settings context. Usually it could be done in the controller constructor:
public function __construct()
BackendMenu::setContext('October.System', 'system', 'settings');
SettingsManager::setContext('You.Plugin', 'settings');
The first argument of the
setContext() method is the settings item owner in the following format: author.plugin. The second argument is the setting name, the same as you provided when registering the back-end settings page.
File-based configuration
Plugins can have a configuration file
config.php in the
config subdirectory of the plugin directory. The configuration files are PHP scripts that define and return an array. Example configuration file
return [
'maxItems' => 10,
'display' => 5
Use the
Config class for accessing the configuration values defined in the configuration file. The
Config::get($name, $default = null) method accepts the plugin and the parameter name in the following format: Acme.Demo::maxItems. The second optional parameter defines the default value to return if the configuration parameter doesn't exist. Example:
use Config;
$maxItems = Config::get('acme.demo::maxItems', 50);
A plugin configuration can be overridden by the application by creating a configuration file
config/author/plugin/config.php, for example
config/acme/todo/config.php, or
config/acme/todo/dev/config.php for different environment. Inside the overridden configuration file you can return only values you want to override:
return [
'maxItems' => 20
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bcook: *Just downs the soju bottle* It's the end! It's the end? Right? No surprise extensions right?
Shuk: Shi-on is at the columbarium talking to Hyung-joon. She places the puzzlebox with the engagement ring next to his ashes, and promises him to live well. Leaving the building, she meets up with Gun-woo, who looks fabulous in black-on-black, I have to say. Wordlessly he takes her hand, but she simply says she's okay and pulls away.
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bcook: She's totally talking like how she did with Ghost Oppa!! I get that it means she's healing but *pout*
Shuk: Finally, at home, she realizes she forgot to tell him something, but she can't find her phone. Where is it? In Detective Cha's car! An hour later he shows back up at her house; this time he didn't find it until he was almost home. We get another recycled plot point of the two of them playing tug-o-war. This time he lets go. She tells him to wear his uniform tomorrow and waves goodbye. He walks back to her and gives her a big old hug, and quietly tells her to be strong and know he's not going anywhere. They get in a little snuggle time.
bcook: This is where you would drink dear readers. Just take a nice long gulp coz this scene is even more corny the second time around.
bcook: L&F for life!
bcook: *mixes a somaek (soju in beer) for Shuk* Go big or go home eonnie. ^ ^
Shuk: They shake hands and call each other by their new titles: Inspector Cha and Superintendent Yang.
bcook: Ooh! promotion!
|Horse Skip! Which is way cooler than a Time Skip!
bcook: I... don't really care.
bcook: He looks creepy.
Shuk: Gun-woo is working with the newest Investigator (Kim Yoon-hye) in the Squad, and she's hanging onto his every word. Uh-uh, chippy, hands off! She does manipulate him into a drinking date. At the same time, L&F is planning a party as well, except Superintendent Yang calls it a "cultural outing". Which turns out to be a movie theater with an attached coffee shop bookstore.
bcook: New Investigator is trying so hard. GW is so oblivious.
bcook: Again...I don't care. Ok fine. It's kind of sweet but aren't they meeting each other? What's up with that?
Shuk: The theater has couple seats, and we get another flashback of her current's beaus laughable attempts to shoulder-arm her previously.
bcook: Too embarassing to watch
bcook: Say something GW!
Shuk: He shows up at her house, telling her he waited for a while, after spending all day chasing bad guys. Shi-on is chilly when she asks him how many bad guys did he get at a bulogi restaurant? Just come clean, Gun-woo! Trust me, it's safer for your anatomy.
bcook: He's totally innocent through.
bcook: He does know know to kiss i'll give him that. And he seems to be getting better at it.
Shuk: The old puppies are showing the new puppies the ropes when a citizen comes in looking for a watch. It's the one given to that sleazy guy before. The woman asks that they try and get it back. Special Investigations is assigned the case; it appears he's a serial thief. Team Leader Yang comes to the conclusion that they need to look for him too.
bcook: Oooh cross departmental crossing! *shrug*
bcook: and?
Shuk: …Only to stop short as a badass-in-red-and-black Shi-on has the man pinned to the asphalt. Gun-woo tosses her his cuffs, and afterward, she finally gets introduced to Detective Chippy. Detective Cha gleefully confirms they are an item.
bcook: Sorry chirpy mcchirp chirp. Can this show end already? There's really nothing more to do here.
bcook: He's grinning like an idiot. Hmmm let's see. Who could this mysterious officer be?
bcook: I have to admit I actually did like this replay. It seemed fitting some how. *shakes head* after 16 episodes has the writer finally gotten to me? I must watch an episode of MS to snap out of it
Shuk: She's in the storage room, checking inventory, when she gets a creepy vibe from a mirror. She immediately drops it, but just then, her new employee comes down the stairs. She's surprised, but he tells her he volunteered for three months. Why? So he could get three months of regular hours so he could date and sleep, and eat.
bcook: In the world in which this show exists, I'm sure this makes perfect sense. In the real world, few bosses will let you transfer to the "easy" department for three months as R&R.
bcook: Haha. I can safely say we're not recapping that... if it ever happens. Just read this show is shipping to 30 countries. I want to say to those viewers in advance...........I'm so sorry!
Shuk: This will be my last currently-running recap for a while, although no guarantees I won't guest-squee somewhere. All in all, I think it was a decent watch. Absolutely no surprises, two-dimensional bad guys (with the exception of Detective Choi), and heavy-handed writing were almost overcome by some decent acting efforts. True, I just never felt any sizzle between our two L&F lovebirds, but they did have a comfortable ease that kept it from being too awkward.
bcook: It was such a sunbae/dongsaeng feeling. The final episode wasn't so bad in terms of their relationship. I think this is one of those shows where the minor characters shone more. The shaman chick, L&F sidekick one and two....even the chicken place played significant roles in keeping me from drop kicking this show into the netherworld.
Shuk: Taec is getting better. I don't think he ought to give up his music for this, as I don't think he'll ever be great at it. But there is a niche for the simple nice guy, I suppose.
bcook: He needs to take whatever acting classes Shiwon took for King of Dramas. To think, I actually didn't mind him in Dream High. He did get better by episode 14 but by then it was too late.
bcook: Yesssss. ssssshoooowwwerrrr! *nosebleed* Oh yeah, his acting is good too. Actually he was the most interesting thing about this show. They should have given him more air time and allowed him to speak to Shi-on (I suspect they didn't because that would have just highlighted how bad the GW/Shi-on pairing was)
Shuk: And finally, I want to thank bcook for sticking with me and contributing to this squeecap series. I appreciated you insights and comments, and look forward to the next project you decide to do!
bcook: Thanks Shuk! I think I might do some random squees (cheers) and squorks (moans) about Heirs and then rewatch MS until something exciting comes up.


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The $44 billion palm oil industry, under pressure in Europe after authorities listed the edible oil as a cancer risk, has found a vocal ally in the food sector: the maker of Nutella. Italian confectionery firm Ferrero has taken a public stand in defence of an ingredient that some other food companies in the country are boycotting. It has launched an advertising campaign to assure the public about the safety of Nutella, its flagship product which makes up about a fifth of its sales. The hazelnut and chocolate spread, one of Italy's best-known food brands and a popular breakfast treat for children, relies on palm oil for its smooth texture and shelf life. Other substitutes, such as sunflower oil, would change its character, according to Ferrero.
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Chapter Forty- One
Lake Chorge was just as beautiful and peaceful as Elphaba... well, kind of remembered.
They had just arrived that day, at the beautiful (and extremely large) summer house of the Uplands that sat right on the shore of the lake. As the others were claiming their rooms and unpacking, Elphaba was standing on the shore, looking over the water.
Fiyero came up behind her and gently wrapped his arms around her waist, softly pressing his lips to her neck. Elphaba leaned into him, a smile spreading over her face.
"Hey. What are you doing?"
"Nothing. Just picked a room."
He nodded. "Yeah. Conveniently, I think it's located right next to yours."
Elphaba chuckled. "Oh really? And what conveniences do you expect that arrangement to have?"
Fiyero squeezed her tighter. "Maybe I feel better having you close," he murmured.
Elphaba's smile spread, and she turned so that she could kiss her boyfriend. Fiyero happily held her closer, and they didn't even hear Galinda approaching until she cleared her throat.
"Um, I'm sorry to burst this love bubble, but we're about to serve lunch."
Elphaba blushed. "OK. Thanks, Glin."
Galinda shook her head as they headed back to the house.
"You two are so-"
"Don't say adorable," Elphaba begged.
"Happy," Galinda finished, rolling her eyes at Elphaba. "Like, super happy. I mean, you have been happy for like the past month, but... all day you two have been all lovey-dovey. What happened last night?"
Fiyero looked to Elphaba. "She doesn't know?"
"I don't tell her everything," Elphaba replied.
The night before, their last night at Shiz, Fiyero and Elphaba had celebrated their (official) one year anniversary. All Elphaba had told Galinda when she finally returned to the room was that it had been great. And that was not enough information for Galinda.
"What happened?" Galinda repeated eagerly.
"Nothing. We just had dinner," Elphaba said.
That wasn't exactly it. Fiyero had arranged a private and romantic candlelight dinner underneath their tree on the grounds. And it had been completely perfect.
But Galinda was right in one thing- they were happy. They were all happy.
They had all survived their finals, although Elphaba wasn't terribly confident she'd done as well as she could have. She still had trouble remembering some things, a side effect from her treatment. Or the infection. Or something. However, Frex had contacted Madame Morrible, and the Headshizstress had assured Elphaba that the staff would allow her to re-sit the finals in the fall if necessary.
And Elphaba was slowly beginning to regain her appetite and her energy- although not fast enough for her liking. And most happily, hair was beginning to return on top of her head. It wasn't much, and she was still mostly wearing scarves or hats to cover her head, but it was what was making her feel the most normal. Just to know it was there.
Galinda had also been right all those months ago when she had told Elphaba that once she was healthy, it would feel like her and Fiyero's relationship was new again. It did, which mostly translated to Fiyero's inability to keep his hands off her.
When they entered the house, they found everyone gathered in the dining room. Galinda immediately dragged Elphaba over to her parents.
"Momsie, Popsicle, this is Elphaba. Elphie, these are my parents."
"Hello," Elphaba greeted them.
Galinda's mother, who looked like an older version of her daughter, beamed at Elphaba.
"It's so nice to finally meet you, Elphaba. Glinny has told us so much about you. I'm so happy that you've recovered."
"Thank you," Elphaba replied.
Over lunch, they discoverated that it could very well be that Galinda had simply be cloned from her mother. The only difference was that Mrs Upland was less obsessed with the colour pink. Galinda's father was cheerful and friendly, and clearly doting to his wife and daughter.
At the beginning of the summer, Galinda's parents were their only chaperones. Boq's family travelled up from Munchkinland for a weekend to celebrate Boq's birthday at the beginning of July, which had been a very small and quiet affair.
Galinda's birthday, at the end of July, was already being planned and she was very excited about it- naturally. But she was keeping the plans firmly under wraps.
They spent most of their days on the lake, enjoying the beautiful weather. For Elphaba, that meant sitting or lying on the shore, usually reading, or sleeping and soaking in the sun. Nessa would usually sit with her, but Fiyero was quite happy to forsake the water to sit with Elphaba in his arms.
"You make a good pillow," she murmured to him drowsily one day from where her head rested on his chest, half-asleep. "Have I told you that?"
"It's one of my many skills," Fiyero smiled, rubbing soft circles on her back.
Galinda emerged from the water a few moments later, grabbing a towel.
"She's not going to get burnt is she? We don't want to beat one cancer to have to fight another," she said anxiously, looking at Elphaba, who was now asleep.
"She's got sunscreen on," Fiyero reassured her. "Plus, she's covered, Glin."
Elphaba did have a light wrap on over her sundress, so Galinda relaxed.
"OK. I think we have some beach umbrellas somewhere..."
"That would be great."
"I can help you find them, Galinda," Boq offered.
Galinda smiled. "Thanks, Boq."
Nessa was also examining her sister closely. "She's got more colour in her face. That's a good thing, right?"
Fiyero nodded. "Yeah. She's getting there guys. Just slowly."
And she was. And there had been times in the past few months where Fiyero felt like Elphaba's emotional recovery was progressing much faster than her physical recovery. And then there were times where it seemed just the opposite.
She still had times where she would become quiet and withdrawn, and the others would pretty much have to literally drag her out of bed and out of the room. But everything Fiyero read told him this was normal, and those times would gradually become fewer and longer apart.
It was a week before Galinda's birthday when she finally revealed her plans to her friends.
"So, usually on my birthday Momsie and Popsicle throw me a huge party with all our friends," she explained. "But I decided this year, I wanted to do something different. So, we're going to have a dinner party!"
"Who's we?" Fiyero asked.
"Well, the five of us obviously. And my parents. That's it," she promised.
Elphaba narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "I feel like there's a but coming."
"There it is," Fiyero nodded.
Galinda scowled at the both of them. "But, it's going to have a little bit of a theme."
"What theme?" Nessa asked in interest.
"Pink! Everyone has to wear at least one thing pink," she beamed.
Elphaba fought back a groan.
Boq frowned. "I own nothing pink. At all."
"It's ok, we'll go shopping tomorrow," Galinda reassured him.
Sure enough, promptly the next morning, Galinda dragged them all into town. Elphaba begged off, pleading fatigue; so Galinda didn't push her.
"Um, I thought we all agreed that we weren't going to let Fae go to that dark scary place," Fiyero reminded Galinda when she told them Elphaba wouldn't be coming.
Galinda grimaced. "I know. But what if she is genuinely just tired? Besides, if we're going to drag her out of bed whenever she's not doing great, do you really think making her go shopping is the best way to fix that?"
Fiyero thought about that. "OK, you may have a point," he conceded.
The small town of Neverdale was only ten minutes from the Uplands home. Once Fiyero had completed his own shopping, he decided to make his own way back to check on Elphaba.
He found her in the bedroom she'd claimed, lying on her bed in the foetal position and staring out the window. After leaving his purchases in his own room, he entered her room and got onto the bed with her, slipping his arms around her.
"How's your head?"
Elphaba was confused. "Did I hit it?"
"I meant the inside," he clarified.
"Oh. Right. You mean the thinking, feeling part?"
"That's the one," he nodded.
Elphaba sighed and rolled over to face him. She gave a small shrug.
"I don't know. I had a weird dream last night. Let's blame that, okay?"
Fiyero's interest was captured. "What kind of dream?"
"What kind of dream?" Elphaba repeated. "What are you hoping for? A dirty dream?"
Fiyero grinned. "Maybe," he said, kissing her sweetly.
Elphaba rolled her eyes. "And if I did, would you really want me to describe it as 'weird'?"
Fiyero thought about that and made a face. "No, not really. Ok, so what was your dream?"
"Forget it."
"Elphaba," Fiyero said, stressing each syllable of her name.
Elphaba sighed again and then relented.
"It was my mother's funeral. Except it was mine."
Fiyero got up onto one elbow to look at her carefully, trying to hide the panic he was feeling.
"What?" he asked eventually.
"One of the clearest memories I have from my childhood is my mother's funeral. I can barely remember her, but the funeral... is so clear. You've got to love that, huh? And this dream... it was like I was reliving it. Everything was exactly the same. But when I got to the casket, it was me inside, not my mother."
Fiyero wasn't sure what to say. "What do you think that means?"
Elphaba had been mulling that over ever since she woke up that morning.
"I guess I'm still afraid," she admitted. "I mean, I'm still panicking over every little twinge or anything that I associate with the cancer."
She swallowed hard. "When will it stop? When can I just get back to my life already?"
Fiyero leaned down and kissed her. "Fae, you may not feel like it, but you're doing so well," he told her softly. "I'm so proud of you. Just don't push yourself. There's no time limit or any expectations for you to get past this."
Then he grinned. "And if you want some inspiration for some more pleasant dreams..."
Elphaba blushed even as he kissed her slowly and deeply. And then he preceded to cheer her up, the best way he knew how.
It had actually been Fiyero's intention to drag Elphaba out for a walk along the lake in order to relax her, but it was nearly forty-five minutes before that actually happened.
"So, what do you want?"
Elphaba looked at him. "What do you mean?"
He shrugged, keeping her close as they walked. "I mean... you want to get back to normal, right? You want to get on with your life? So, maybe you should think about what you want from your life. And then we can figure out how to get there."
Elphaba stopped walking and turned to him, sliding her arms around his neck.
"I want forever with you. And I want to stop being afraid that we're not going to get that."
Fiyero smiled and kissed her sweetly. "We'll get it, Fae. But we'll make our forever one day at a time."
"One day at a time," she repeated.
He nodded. "One day at a time. Just like we did with the cancer. And we got through that, didn't we?"
Elphaba nodded thoughtfully. "We did," she agreed softly.
"OK, I like the idea of that. Forever. One day at a time."
He grinned. "I like the idea of forever."
Friday was Galinda's twenty-first birthday, and she was practically glowing.
"This is the one day of the year that I can justifiably demand that everyone is centred on me," she explained to Elphaba, who laughed.
Mr and Mrs Upland had hired decorators who were trimming the outdoor patio in fairy lights and pink... everything.
As the sun began to set, the group went upstairs to dress for dinner. Elphaba was just straightening her dress when there was a knock on the door and Galinda let herself in.
"Thanks for waiting," Elphaba said sarcastically.
Galinda frowned, her hands on her hips. "Elphie, that's black."
"Well spotted, Glin."
"Elphie, the theme is pink."
"And I will be wearing pink," Elphaba replied calmly.
She reached into a drawer and pulled out something. Galinda realised after a moment it was the pink headscarf she had given her for Lurlinemas.
"This is the most pink you will ever see me wear, so don't get used to it," she replied bluntly.
Galinda beamed and then hugged her. "Thank you, Elphie!"
Elphaba rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah. Did you want something?"
Once Galinda had left and Elphaba had finished getting dressed, she headed downstairs. Standing in the conservatory, which overlooked the back patio and garden, Elphaba could see both Nessa and Boq there, admiring the table. Nessa was looking very pretty in a pale pink dress, whilst Boq was wearing a pink bowtie with his shirt.
Helping herself to a glass of water from the kitchen, Elphaba sipped it slowly. And then promptly choked on it as Fiyero entered the room wearing a pale pink shirt and a bright pink tie.
"Where in Oz's name did you get that?!" she gasped hoarsely.
"Hey, I'm embracing the theme!" Fiyero defended.
"You're embracing something," she teased.
"Nice scarf," he teased back. "Pink does go good with green."
"Shut up," Elphaba rolled her eyes. "It's for Galinda. And I've told her not to get used to it, so you should do the same."
Fiyero looked out the window, admiring the lights and flowers decorating the table.
"Wow, it looks beautiful out there."
"Well, you'd know in that shirt," she smirked.
Fiyero rolled his eyes. "You can make all the jokes you want, Miss Thropp," he declared. "I happen to be secure in my sexuality."
"I'm glad someone is," Elphaba muttered.
She put down her empty glass and moved towards the door to go outside. She squealed involuntarily as she was suddenly grabbed from behind and swept off her feet.
"Fiyero, put me down!" she protested, laughing.
"Um, no. Because apparently I need convince a certain someone of my masculinity," he growled playfully in her ear.
Elphaba scoffed. "I don't think it was your masculinity that was being questioned-"
She didn't get to finish before he cut her off with a deep kiss that made her really glad she wasn't standing.
"Will you two get a room?!" Boq yelled out from the patio when the others eventually caught sight of them.
"Good idea," Fiyero murmured against Elphaba's lips.
She hit him on the shoulder, blushing as she pulled away.
"Guys, this is my night," Galinda reminded them.
"Right. Sorry, Glin," Fiyero apologised, grinning broadly.
"You're not sorry," Elphaba muttered as he set her on her feet.
"Not even a little," Fiyero grinned.
Galinda had set little name cards around the table, so she could control the seating arrangement. She placed herself at the head of the table, with Elphaba on her left and Nessa on her right. Fiyero was seated next to Elphaba, Boq next to Nessa; with her father next to Boq and her mother next to Fiyero.
"I love these centrepieces, Galinda," Nessa said admiringly.
Galinda beamed, looking at the pink roses amidst the table. "Thanks, Nessa."
The food was just as good and even Elphaba managed to eat enough to please the others.
"Galinda, darling, are you going to say something?" Mrs Upland asked when they had finished eating.
"Speech, speech!" chorused Fiyero and Boq.
Galinda giggled and elegantly rose to her feet.
"Ok, ok! Well, first of all, I want to say thank you for all your beautiful presents. I know I haven't actually opened them yet, but I'm sure I'll love them. I want to say thank you to Momsie and Popsicle, for being the greatest parents in all of Oz. I love you guys so much," she beamed at her parents.
"We love you too, angel," her father said affectionately.
Galinda sighed happily. "Also, thank you to my beautiful friends. I love you all, and I'd much rather festivate my birthday with you guys than anyone else in the world. And the thing is, I know that there's a gorgeous and delicious cake in the kitchen, waiting for me to make a wish and blow out the candles. But I have nothing to wish for. Not only because I have a wonderful family and friends, but because... because the only thing I could wish for has already come true."
Galinda suddenly became rather choked and her eyes glistened with tears.
"My wish has already become true, because Elphie is sitting here with us tonight," she continued, and a lump immediately appeared in Elphaba's throat.
"You're my best friend, Elphie," Galinda said emotionally. "You're my best friend, and I love you. You're like the sister I always wanted. And we were all so scared this year that we were going to lose you. And I used to wish every night, that you would get better. And here you are, and I'm so glad. So that's why I don't need to make a wish tonight on my birthday cake."
Elphaba silently got to her feet and hugged her best friend tightly. Both girls were crying and the table was otherwise silent. Finally, they pulled away and Galinda wiped her eyes as she laughed sheepishly.
"Ok, sorry. Happy birthday to me!"
"Happy birthday!" Boq echoed, raising his glass.
Fiyero pulled Elphaba close as they toasted Galinda.
"You good?" he whispered.
"I'm good," she returned softly.
"So someone said there was cake?" Fiyero asked the table at large.
Later that night found the five friends sitting down by the lake on deck chairs. Elphaba was sitting on Fiyero's lap and they were all listening to Galinda chirp happily about all the presents she'd received.
"So, I guess the next birthday is... Miss Elphaba's," Fiyero said, grinning at his girlfriend.
"Yeah, I guess," Elphaba said casually.
"We should do something this year," Nessa suggested.
"Good idea," Boq agreed.
"Didn't we all establish last year that I don't do anything on my birthday?" Elphaba pointed out in protest.
"And didn't I establish that the next year, meaning this year, we would be doing something and you didn't have a choice in the matter?" Galinda countered.
"OK, but-"
"And I think after the past year and considering you've never celebrated, we should go all out," Fiyero agreed. "Have a big party."
"With who, the five of us?" Elphaba demanded.
"I think you'd be surprised about who at school might want to come, Elphaba," Nessa said.
"Especially if there was free alcohol," Fiyero added. "Ow!" he exclaimed as Elphaba hit him over the back of the head.
"Was that necessary?"
"Yes," she replied.
"What do you say, Elphie?" Galinda asked her friend.
Elphaba sighed and stalled, looking around at her friends.
"Fine," she agreed reluctantly. "But I want it to be noted that I'm only agreeing because I know if I don't, Galinda is just going to make it a surprise party."
Galinda's face fell. "Oh, I totally should have done that!"
Fiyero laughed. "I think you'll have fun, Fae. You might surprise yourself."
"Elphie, can I plan it?" Galinda begged. "I promise there'll be no pink."
"Go nuts," Elphaba agreed without thinking.
Galinda squealed. "Really?! Oh, Elphie, it's going to be the most fantabulous party ever! Just you wait. Ooh, we should have a theme! Costumes? Or a colour, or maybe-"
"Oh, Oz," Elphaba groaned. "What did I do?"
"Why don't Galinda and I work together?" Nessa suggested to her sister, knowing she'd be able to tame Galinda down slightly.
"Good idea," Elphaba said gratefully.
Galinda was even more thrilled by that idea. "Perfect!"
She and Nessa immediately launched into discussing party ideas, colours, venues and catering options.
"I'm going to get some more cake," Boq said, getting to his feet. "Anyone else?"
"Yes, please," Fiyero agreed, but the others refused. Well, Elphaba and Nessa did, Galinda didn't even hear.
"Just think, we could do masquerade! Or a costume party! Ooh, what about a barefoot ball? A girl I know had one two summers ago, and it was so much fun, even though wearing no shoes is kind of unhygienic, but-"
Elphaba groaned softly, dropping her head on Fiyero's shoulder.
He chuckled softly, tightening his arms around her.
"They're doing this because they love you," he reminded her in a whisper.
"I know," Elphaba replied. "Besides... I mean, the big party isn't my thing, but... the idea of festivating for my birthday isn't that bad."
Fiyero looked at her in mock horror. "Who are you and what have you done with Elphaba Thropp?"
She rolled her eyes. "Shut up. It's just... you're right. After this year... I realise I have a lot in my life that is worth celebrating."
Fiyero grinned. "Like... me?" he asked innocently.
Elphaba simply smiled. "Especially you. Idiot," she replied fondly.
He laughed and kissed her tenderly. Elphaba returned the kiss softly.
"Guys, get a room," Galinda said, barely even glancing at the two of them.
"Fine, we will," Fiyero announced and got to his feet with Elphaba still his arms, heading towards the house, ignoring Elphaba's mortified protests.
Nessa just smiled at the sight. "It's like we're watching them get their happy ending, but it's just the beginning, isn't it?"
Galinda couldn't have worded it better herself.
The End
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Double Shot #1807
- Integrate Rubocop gem with Popular Ruby Text Editors - Just in case you'd like to speed up the nagging loop.
- Introducing Docker Secrets Management - Easy security is better security, but sheesh does the Docker landscape move fast.
- Postmortem of database outage of January 31 - From GitLab, and a good example of how to write a postmortem for a serious problem.


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The Black Album (Jay-Z album)
|The Black Album
|Studio album by Jay Z
|November 14, 2003
|September – October 2003
|Hip hop
|Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
|Jay Z (exec.), Damon Dash (exec.), Kareem "Biggs" Burke (exec.), 3H, 9th Wonder, Aqua, Just Blaze, Kanye West, The Buchanans, The Neptunes, Timbaland, Eminem, Luis Resto, Rick Rubin, DJ Quik
|Jay Z chronology
|Singles from The Black Album
The Black Album is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jay Z, released on November 14, 2003, by Roc-A-Fella Records. It was advertised as his final album before retiring, which is also a recurring theme throughout the songs,[1] although Jay-Z resumed his recording career in 2006. For the album, Jay-Z wanted to enlist a different producer for each song, working with Just Blaze, Kanye West, The Neptunes, Timbaland, 9th Wonder and Rick Rubin, among others.
When The Black Album was released, it received widespread acclaim from critics. In its first week, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 463,000 copies in the United States. It became Jay Z's top selling record of the 2000s decade, and by July 2013, it had sold 3,516,000 copies in the US. The Black Album was promoted with a retirement tour by Jay Z and three singles that also achieved Billboard chart success, including the top-ten hits "Change Clothes" and "Dirt Off Your Shoulder".
Jay-Z said The Black Album would have a different producer for each track, and early magazine advertisements listed a series of numbers (representing tracks) and a producer for each number. Dr. Dre and DJ Premier were originally supposed to be among these producers; however, they did not make the final cut.[2] The final album did feature a variety of producers, although Roc-A-Fella producers Kanye West and Just Blaze produced two tracks each, in addition to the two produced by frequent Jay-Z collaborators The Neptunes.[citation needed].
Release and reception[edit]
|Professional ratings
|Aggregate scores
|Review scores
|Entertainment Weekly
|The Guardian
|MSN Music
|Rolling Stone
|USA Today
Jay-Z had announced that The Black Album would be his final record and went on a retirement tour after its release.[13] When it was released, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold 463,000 copies in its first week.[14] According to Billboard, it became Jay-Z's top selling record of the 2000s and the 136th highest selling record of the decade in the United States.[15] By July 2013, the album had sold 3,516,000 copies in the US.[16]
The Black Album received widespread acclaim from contemporary critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 84, based on 19 reviews.[3] AllMusic's John Bush claimed Jay-Z was retiring at his peak with the album.[4] Vibe magazine said it was remarkable as an apotheosis of his genuinely thoughtful songwriting and lyrics "delivered with transcendent skill",[17] while Steve Jones from USA Today said even with "top-shelf work" from elite producers, the album was elevated by Jay-Z's uniquely deft and diverse rapping style.[12] Writing for The A.V. Club, Nathan Rabin felt Jay-Z returned to "brevity and consistency" on an album that demonstrated his lyrical abilities and, more importantly, hip hop's best producers.[18] Jon Caramanica wrote in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004) that The Black Album was both "old-school and utterly modern", showcasing Jay-Z "at the top of his game, able to reinvent himself as a rap classicist at the right time, as if to cement his place in hip-hop's legacy for generations to come".[19]
In a less enthusiastic review for Rolling Stone, Touré argued that The Black Album was slightly inferior to Jay-Z's best records, namely Reasonable Doubt (1996) and The Blueprint (2001).[1] Dave Simpson from The Guardian was more critical, dismissing the music as "an aural equivalent of that old American favourite, the schmaltzy biopic."[6] In The Village Voice, Robert Christgau gave the record a back-handed compliment: "[Jay-Z] raps like a legend in his own time—namely, Elvis in Vegas".[20] Nonetheless, he was impressed by the stretch of songs from "Encore" to "Justify My Thug" and wrote in a retrospective review for MSN Music that "the fanfares, ovations, maternal reminiscences, and vamp-till-ready shout-outs were overblown at best", but they have come to sound "prophetic" because of the entrepreneurial success and fame Jay-Z continued to achieve after The Black Album: "He's got a right to celebrate his autobiography in rhyme because he's on track to become a personage who dwarfs any mere rapper, and not only can he hire the best help dark green can buy, he can make it sing."[8]
In 2005, The Black Album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album,[21] losing to Kanye West's The College Dropout at the 47th Grammy Awards.[22] It was also ranked number 349 in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[23] Pitchfork ranked The Black Album at number 90 on its decade-end list of the top 200 albums from the 2000s,[24] while Slant Magazine ranked it seventh best on a similar list.[25] In 2012, Complex named it one of the "classic" records of the previous decade.[2]
Track listing[edit]
|Just Blaze
|"December 4th"
|Just Blaze
|"What More Can I Say"
|The Buchanans
|Kanye West
|"Change Clothes" (featuring Pharrell)
|The Neptunes
|"Dirt Off Your Shoulder"
|9th Wonder
|"Moment of Clarity"
|Eminem, Luis Resto (co.)
|"99 Problems"
|Rick Rubin
|"Public Service Announcement (Interlude)"
|Just Blaze
|"Justify My Thug"
|DJ Quik
|Kanye West
|The Neptunes
|"My 1st Song"
|Aqua, Joe "3H" Weinberger
Sample credits[edit]
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- "December 4th" contains a sample of "That's How Long" by The Chi-Lites.
- "What More Can I Say" contains a sample of "Something for Nothing" by MFSB and "Keep Your Hands High" by Tracey Lee featuring The Notorious B.I.G..
- "Encore" contains a sample of "I Will" by John Holt.
- "Threat" contains a sample of "A Woman's Threat" by R. Kelly.
- "99 Problems" contains samples of "Long Red" by Mountain, "Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9" by Wilson Pickett, "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier, "99 Problems" by Ice-T, "Touched" by UGK and "Children's Story" by Slick Rick.
- "Public Service Announcement (Interlude)" contains samples of "No One Can Do It Better" by The D.O.C. and "Seed of Love" by Little Boy Blues.
- "Justify My Thug" contains samples of "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets, "Rock Box" as performed by Run DMC and "Justify My Love" by Madonna.
- "Lucifer" contains a sample of "Chase the Devil" by Max Romeo.
- "My 1st Song" contains a sample of "Tu y Tu Mirar...Yo y Mi Canción" by Los Angeles Negros.
Adapted from AllMusic.[26]
- Aqua – producer
- Marcella Araica – assistant
- Vincent "Hum V" Bostic – vocals
- David Brown – engineer, mixing assistant
- Shari Bryant – marketing
- Buchannans – producer
- Kareem "Biggs" Burke – executive producer
- Shawn Carter – executive producer, liner notes, primary artist, producer
- Demacio Castellon – engineer
- Cedric The Entertainer – guest artist, vocals
- Don Crawley – vocals
- Damon Dash – executive producer
- Tony Dawsey – mastering
- DJ Quik – mixing, producer
- Danee Doty – vocals
- Jimmy Douglas – mixing
- Eminem – mixing, producer
- Sharlotte Gibson – vocals
- Walik Goshorn – photography
- Leon Harris – vocals
- Keenan "Kee Note" Holloway – bass
- Ken "Duro" Ifill – mixing
- Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua – A&R
- Just Blaze – producer
- Gimel Keaton – engineer, mixing
- Steve King – bass, engineer, guitar, mixing
- Jason Lader – programming
- Darcell Lawrence – A&R
- John Legend – vocals
- Jonathan Mannion – photography
- Rob Mitchell – A&R
- The Neptunes – producer
- 9th Wonder – producer
- Amber Noble – marketing
- Felix Pappalardi –
- Luis Resto – keyboards, producer
- Rick Rubin – mixing, producer
- Lenny Santiago – A&R, photography
- Andrew Scheps – engineer, mixing
- Robert Sims – art direction, design
- Chris Steflene – assistant engineer
- Michael Strange Jr. – engineer
- Darrell Thorp – mixing
- Timbaland – producer
- Richard Travali – mixing
- Joseph Weinberger – producer
- Eric Weissman – sample clearance
- Kanye West – producer, vocals
Weekly charts[edit]
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|Chart (2003)
|Belgian Albums Chart
|Dutch Albums Chart
|French Albums Chart
|German Albums Chart
|Norwegian Albums Chart
|Swedish Albums Chart
|Swiss Albums Chart
|UK Albums Chart
|US Billboard 200
|US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
|US Top Rap Albums
Year-end charts[edit]
|Chart (2004)
|US Billboard 200
|Certified units/Sales
|Canada (Music Canada)[27]
|United Kingdom (BPI)[28]
|United States (RIAA)[29]
|3× Platinum
*sales figures based on certification alone
|Preceded by
Shock'n Y'all by Toby Keith
|Billboard 200 number-one album (first run)
November 23, 2003 – November 29, 2003
|Succeeded by
In the Zone by Britney Spears
|Preceded by
In the Zone by Britney Spears
|Billboard 200 number-one album (second run)
December 7, 2003 – December 13, 2003
|Succeeded by
The Diary of Alicia Keys by Alicia Keys
See also[edit]
- Danger Mouse – The Grey Album (2004)
- List of number-one albums of 2003 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 2003 (U.S.)
- ^ a b c Touré (November 19, 2003). "Jay-Z: The Black Album". Rolling Stone. New York. Archived from the original on April 1, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ a b "Jay-Z, The Black Album (2003) — 25 Rap Albums From the Past Decade That Deserve Classic Status". Complex. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Reviews for The Black Album by Jay-Z". Metacritic. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ a b Bush, John. "The Black Album – Jay-Z". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ Drumming, Neil (November 24, 2003). "The Black Album". Entertainment Weekly. New York. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ a b Simpson, Dave (November 21, 2003). "Jay-Z: The Black Album". The Guardian. London. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ "Jay-Z: The Black Album". Mojo. London (122): 104. January 2004.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (September 9, 2011). "Jay-Z". MSN Music. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Jay-Z: The Black Album". NME. London. November 22, 2003. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Jay Z: The Black Album". Pitchfork. November 16, 2003. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ "Jay-Z: The Black Album". Q. London (210): 108. January 2004.
- ^ a b Jones, Steve (November 16, 2003). "Jay-Z goes out on top of his game". USA Today. McLean. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ Toure. Superstardom is Boring: Jay-Z Quits Again. New York Times, 2003, p. AR33.
- ^ "Back In 'Black': Jay-Z Swan Song Bows On Top". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ Decade-end Charts. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-05-29.
- ^ a b Paine, Jake. "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/7/2013". HipHop DX. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ Editors, The. "Review: The Black Album". Vibe: 120. January 2004.
- ^ The A.V. Club review
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (2004) "Jay-Z". In Christian Hoard (ed.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide: 424–425.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (January 13, 2004). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York: Village Voice Media. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ^ Grammy Award Nominees. Retrieved on 2011.05.10.
- ^ Grammy Award Winners. Retrieved on 2011.05.10.
- ^ 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Jay-Z, 'The Black Album' | Rolling Stone
- ^ Pitchfork staff (September 30, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 100–51". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
- ^ Slant staff (February 1, 2010). "The Top 100 Albums of the 2000s: 10–1". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ "The Black Album – Jay-Z | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – JAY Z – The Black Album". Music Canada.
- ^ "British album certifications – JAY Z – The Black Album". British Phonographic Industry. Enter The Black Album in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
- ^ "American album certifications – JAY Z – The Black Album". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
External links[edit]
- 2003 albums
- Albums produced by 9th Wonder
- Albums produced by DJ Quik
- Albums produced by Eminem
- Albums produced by Just Blaze
- Albums produced by Kanye West
- Albums produced by The Neptunes
- Albums produced by Rick Rubin
- Albums produced by Timbaland
- Def Jam Recordings albums
- English-language albums
- Jay Z albums
- Roc-A-Fella Records albums


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Nexus One DX Live Wallpaper
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Android Live Wallpaper
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To use this app press: Home --> Menu --> Wallpapers --> Live Wallpapers --> Nexus Colors Live Wallpaper
Change Framerate by going to Settings. Speed up or slow down to your preference.
Please email me if you have any questions, suggestions, or issue's.
Compatible with 7 inch Tablets i.e Samsung Tab
TAGS: Droid, Android, Wallpaper, Themes, Custom, Widgets, droid, bionic, gingerbread, honeycomb, eye, droid does, machine, rainbow, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow
Tags: dx live wallpaper , nexus 4 live wallpaper
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