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Warning 1: This is an M-rated story and chapter 20 is a bit explicit, so if you are underage (in which case I wonder what you're doing at this wiki), or prefer not to read about such things, you proceed at your own risk.
Warning 2: Chapter 20 also happens to be considerably, though I believe justifiably, AU.
Previous chapter: Necessary Things 17,18
Next chapter: Necessary Things 21,22
Chapter 19 Anora
"Slavery?" Anora cannot believe her ears at yet another display of her father's foolishness. Unbelievable.
The man before her gravely nods. "I have secured the documents with his personal seal and signature as a proof."
Anora ponders the option for a moment. Convincing as it might be, the nobles will not be particularly enraged since it concerns only the elves. How fortunate, or unfortunate, depending on the point of view.
She shifts in her chair, rewarding Ned Cousland with an appreciatory smile. "You have done a great deal of work in a very short time – hardly surprising for one of your esteem, and of your background. Let me tell you that I loved and respected your family, your mother Eleanor being especially dear to me. It was horrible what Howe did, and it was only proper that he met his fate from your hands." And what a pity that you let yourself get caught afterwards – but perfection is truly hard to find these days.
He slightly bows in response to her words, then sets his dark eyes on her. "Does Your Majesty wish to speak about family matters?"
Right to the point, are you. I have expected more… subtlety, though the fact is that it is unnecessary now. She smiles again. "I wish to discuss with you the terms of our alliance, which would be highly advantageous for us both. In the days to come, you voice will be heard, and will have its weight at the Landsmeet. Nonetheless, my father is still deeply respected and even with the proofs you have, his position will be difficult to shatter. The outcome is still uncertain – unless you have secured a major boon on your side." She makes a slight pause, to emphasize her words. "My support. Not only can I vouch for your arguments, but your union with your enemy's daughter will present you as the one who truly acts in the best interest of Ferelden."
He watches her, impassively. "And what do you expect in exchange for your support?"
"Your support, of course, for my claim for the throne."
Ned Cousland leans back in his chair, his eyes not leaving hers for an instant. "As you certainly know, Alistair is a dear friend of mine, and his claim as the only living Theirin is greater than yours."
"Certainly." But you do not deny me straight away, do you? "Alistair is a good man – but consider this: will he also be a good king? What Ferelden needs now is not a good man but a good leader – and we both know that leadership is not among Alistair's chief qualities. He may find these traits in himself with time, but time is what we cannot afford to waste. We need a strong leader now."
"And that leader is to be you."
His tone suggests none but Anora still scoffs at an even imaginary hint of disdain. "I have been the leader of this nation in all but name for the last five years. I, not Cailan; keep that in mind." She forces herself to calm down. "And you should also give a thought to this: the gratitude of a strong queen is worth more than that of a weak king. The Teyrnir of Highever being the first sign of that gratitude to come, of course."
The long silence tells her that her words have hit home. When Ned Cousland speaks again, it is in a low voice, in a very different tone: "And what if you had a strong king by your side?"
Anora flutters her eyelashes, as if in surprise. So, it has come to this. It's good to be right, though I'd much prefer if you stuck just with lands and titles. "Why – oh. Well, as a Cousland, you are more than acceptable, both for me and for the noblemen. Is that what you propose? Your support for my hand?"
His features lighten up with a quick smile as he glances over her figure in a way Anora hates. Males and their desires. Of course, Erlina reported about his involvement with that… mage. 'Seems to prefer sensual types.' Which is good, because she hopes to keep the … fumbling… to the necessary minimum. I just hope that he'll be more discreet than Cailan in finding his outlets. For the show, Anora briefly downcasts her eyes, hoping for a little blush. "Do we have a deal, then?"
The previous intent look returns. "There are some matters to be decided yet. In particular, your father's fate."
"Despite all he's done, he's still my father. I'd wish for a way that his life could be spared." She lets her voice lose some of its composure and observes the outcome. She only wishes that he makes the right conclusion; stubbornness would be a complication. A slight one.
He watches her so long that she is beginning to feel uneasy. "You ask a lot." But not 'too much'.
After another while, Ned Cousland finally says: "Very well. Let him live. His abilities could still come to a good use against the Blight. But when this is over, I have full confidence in you to make sure that I see as little of him as possible."
"Of course." Though I do hope that you change your opinion with time.
"That's not all. I will request a special boon as a reward. Persuading Alistair to agree to this will be much harder than simply to give up a crown he never wanted."
"What kind of boon?"
"I am sure that we will arrive at a convenient compromise when the matter arises."
Anora is not particularly fond of unclear pledges but this is of minor importance now. "I agree. Do we have a deal, then?" she repeats, smiling.
"We have a deal."
She allows him to kiss her hand as he takes his leave, and does not protest when his lips linger more than the convention allows. Only when the door closes behind him, she lets her features show a content smile as she recapitulates the debate. It went better than I expected. How true that everyone can be bought, it is only a matter of price.
How very fortunate. You will make a fine Prince Consort, Ned Cousland – not king, I only have to watch your ambition. I'm not going to share my power.
Chapter 20 Ned
"Yes?" The hostile tone shatters the hope of an easy conversation, yet only further fuels his determination.
"You haven't given me a chance to thank you yet."
"Well, if this is supposed to mean 'thank you', then you're welcome. Was this all you wanted?"
Ned does not sigh, even though he much wants to. "No," he says. "I want to thank you properly. Thank you, Morrigan, that you came for me."
As he leans to her for a kiss, she turns her head away, to offer a cheek instead of lips. "Of course I came," she says with annoyance, "that's why I gave you that ring, so that I could find you."
"I was actually surprised I still had it…"
She snorts. "What use would be giving you a tracking ring if anyone could just take it? It's enchanted to be unobtrusive, unless you do something as stupid as to draw attention to it. Now, are we done with civilities? I have some business to attend to."
You don't expect me to believe this, I hope. "No. Wait. I have to speak to you."
"You already do. So, what is so urgent?"
Instead of an answer, Ned pulls her closer and kisses her again. Almost instantly, she breaks away from the kiss. "I'm in no mood for such nonsense. Leave me be."
"Morrigan – "
"I said, leave me!"
"Damn it!" Running out of patience, Ned grabs her by the arm. "Is there any sensible reason why you keep refusing me?"
She shoots a warning glance at the hand holding her arm. "Let go."
"Not until you have answered me."
Narrowing her eyes, she tries to pull herself free, and when she fails, she hisses like a wildcat and rakes with the other hand against his face.
Ned blocks the attack and grips her wrist. "Morrigan – "
"Let me go!" Her eyes flashing wild, she accentuates her words by a half-successful kick in his kneecap.
Impossible woman! Ned grunts and after another attempt at kicking, he throws her on the bed, effectively pinning her down with his weight. "Will you finally listen – "
Her energy suddenly surges but as he focuses his mind, the spell harmlessly evaporates, leaving only a tinge of sleepiness. The next move comes reflexively, as in every fight.
Morrigan gasps as her mana is drained. "Let me go!" The first time, her voice shows something else than anger. "Or do you intend to force yourself on me?"
Ridiculous as the idea might seem, Ned realizes that it does sound appealing – being so close to her, feeling her against him, her breasts heaving, the pulse throbbing on her throat – it strains his self-control to the limits. "No," he says, trying to slow down his breath, "but I am going to force out some answers."
It's not relief that he sees in her eyes, though. "Let me go," she repeats almost desperately, "there is really nothing to say. I told you, I told you that it was no good carrying on with this weakness but you wouldn't listen. Why are you so intent on it now?"
Because I cannot go on like this. Because I'm running out of time. "Morrigan," he says, also on the verge of despair, "when you said once that you considered your feelings for me a weakness, I thought you needed time to see that it is not so, that you shouldn't trust all that Flemeth taught you. How do I possibly weaken you?"
"It's – I – " She tries to wriggle out of his grasp once again. "This is pointless! If you're not going to have your way with me, then let me go, Ned!"
Stop asking for it, woman, or I can't warrant anything! Actually, would you be more disappointed if I did, or if I didn't?
It's really difficult to keep clear mind, feeling her warmth, smelling her scent of herbs and honey and –
The memory hovers somewhere between dream and consciousness, yet it finally gives a clue. "Morrigan," Ned says softly, leaning even closer to her, "you've been avoiding me ever since the return from Fort Drakon. Will you please tell me why?"
Her lashes flutter as she abruptly turns her head away, and at that moment, Ned is all of a sudden certain that she is holding back tears. "Morrigan," he repeats like an incantation, "Morrigan."
"Let me go," she wails.
"No. Why are you doing this to me, to us?"
"There is no 'us'! Cannot be! Never, ever, do I want to feel again the way I did when I knew all along what they were doing to you!"
Finally, he has his true answer, yet hardly one he hoped for. He lets go her wrists, half expecting renewed struggle, but when she does not move, he gently touches her face. "I'm sorry about it, Morrigan. I'm so sorry but it's over now." He caresses her temples with the tips of his fingers. "Nonetheless, there is also the other side to the coin – all along, I knew I had to hold on just a little longer, until you come for me. Do you think I wouldn't come for you if it was the other way round?"
She keeps silent so long that Ned feels acute pain, spreading within, but finally she says in a small voice: "You would. I know that you would, but – but – "
"Morrigan. Nothing ever comes without a price – of all the people, I'd think that you would understand that. And I'd never think that you would be too cowardly to pay it."
"I'm not cowardly! It's just – "
"Morrigan." He brushes his lips against her face, softly breathing at her cheek. "I do not ask you to pledge yourself to me forever." Though I'd love to. "As you have said yourself, there is no future for us together, anyway. I am a Grey Warden, I don't have a future. If the Landsmeet goes badly for us, I may as well be dead this time tomorrow, and even if we succeed, there is still the Blight and the Archdemon to deal with. What chances do I stand to survive that, what do you think?" Ned stops whatever she wants to say with a finger over her lips. "Let me finish. We may not have a future but we still have the present, the little what is left of it. Should we waste it because of fear?"
Still, she says nothing. Stubborn, stubborn, stubborn woman!
"Morrigan. I love you, I want you, I need you – do you feel the same for me?" She stares at him, her eyes open so wide that he can see something vulnerable deep within, and hurt, in desperate need of healing.
In a flash of instinct, he rolls over with her so that she is on top of him, unrestrained but for his loose embrace. She looks at him, stunned, but not running away.
"Or, if this is too hard for you to say it now – can you claim the contrary? Say that you don't love me, don't want me, don't need me, and I let you go this instant."
"I – " her voice breaks, and she closes her eyes, all tensed.
Tensed, but not running away.
Ned slowly caresses her lips with his thumb, feeling the soft ragged breath; follows the line of her jaw to the ear, slides down her throat, to the spot trembling with rapid pulse. "Morrigan," he whispers as he places his lips against that spot, "once I had a dream where you freely said all those things you cannot say now. Was it a true dream?"
She still does not answer, and so he repeats the question, trailing with his lips up her throat, to her mouth: "Was it true?"
Yes, her lips reply, softening and parting against his; yes, her body archs to him as he touches the hardened nipple and then takes it in his mouth through the thin fabric while his hands stray under the tunic, knowing their way, removing all that stands between them.
Yes, her hips rise against his as he thrusts in her, yes.
Yes, she says with every move meeting his.
He comes too fast, and so he continues with his mouth and hands and the intimate knowledge of the ways to please her, till she tightens around his fingers, gasping his name.
She never did that before.
Ned, yes.
He continues caressing her, ready again and proceeding more slowly, intent on every touch, every single inch of her skin, abandoning words and letting the body speak: I love you.
Ned hopes that this time, at least for this once, she may understand.


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Mrs. Dronzek peered at down at me from her chair.
"Andrea, did you say 75?"
I hesitated, my heart pounding. Then I bit my lip, stared back at her, and nodded.
That was 1994: the year I first cheated. It was the second day of kindergarten. We were practicing counting, and Mrs. Dronzek had held a tower of giant Legos in front of the class and asked each of us to guess how many were in the tower. The person who guessed closest would win the coveted glitter-star pin to wear on her shirt all day for everyone to see.
I had watched with fire in my eyes as Mrs. Dronzek slowly counted up. 69…70…71…72…73…aaaaaand 74! That was when she asked me.
I had guessed 65. But that smarty-pants Caitlin has guessed 70. All I had to do was nod. Then victory – and the glitter-star pin – would be mine. So I nodded.
It's strange how something so seemingly trivial can stay with us years later, refusing to be dislodged. The numbers, the faces – they are all cemented in my brain under a thick a layer of guilt. Just because I cheated.
It's strange how something so seemingly trivial can stay with us, refusing to be dislodged. The numbers, the faces – they are all stuck in my brain, cemented in a layer of guilt. Just because I cheated.
Cheating is one of those dirty words we hate to be associated with. Yet I think you would be hard pressed to find someone who hasn't cheated at least once. Although, I suppose I could be wrong and I'm out here on Cheater Island all by myself (can you say 'new reality TV show'?). In a moment of panic, cheating can suddenly seem like our only option.
However, even I, in all my Lego-fabricating glory, was pretty stunned at the type of cheating described in a recent article published by The Chronicle of Higher Education. "The Shadow Scholar" describes the custom-essay writing business from the perspective of "Ed Dante," a man who spent four years writing students' essays – for a fee of course. In his account, Mr. Dante admits to writing everything from Ivy League admissions essays to PhD dissertations. Such achievements would be laudable (let's face it: most of us won't even write one dissertation) if they weren't cheating.
And there is that word again: cheating. Its academic sinfulness eclipses all the other elements – the quality of Mr. Dante's writing, the savvy business strategy, the psychological state that drives someone to pursue such a career (a topic that deserves its own dissertation). The very word is taboo on campus, as if the mere mention of it might cause us to catch whatever disease breeds a cheater. We do not discuss it or even acknowledge it, completely failing to scrutinize its presence in our midst.
Yet if "The Shadow Scholar" is any indication, scrutiny is exactly what is needed. Not, as Mr. Dante suggests, by teachers who fail to recognize their students' lagging rhetoric, but by ourselves. We should pose the question, "Why do we so ardently avoid that hateful word – the Cheater?" Some might argue that we fear sullying our virgin ears with even a whisper of the word cheating. Some might argue that it is a most vile and depraved pursuit worthy only of intellectual sluggards, and thus should not be mentioned.
I argue those people are pricks. More likely, the thing that drives us to shun discussion isn't our fear of cheating, but rather our fear of our capacity to cheat. Our fear that we do cheat and are cheaters, destined to be lumped in the same category as Mr. Dante's clientele. If a six-year old can find cause to cheat, shouldn't we as adults, with our far greater academic tribulations, be even more inclined to do so?
I've heard the argument that a child doesn't fully recognize the immorality of her action and thus can be more easily forgiven. An adult, however, has no such excuse. But I knew what I was doing when I lied about those Legos. I knew it was wrong. I knew I was screwing Caitlin over. And I knew I wanted that glitter-star pin. The circumstances might be juvenile, but the intent was certainly not.
Of course, most of us have at least nominal control over our behavior and consequently cheating is not some compulsion. I do not fear the topic of cheating in a scenario such as Mr. Dante's essay-writing service, where I can clearly distinguish cheating from not cheating. I have no worries that I might be compelled to seek out such a resource. Yet I do worry in those instances that are not so clear; for example, something as simple as working on a problem set individually versus in a group. Some classes condone – even encourage it – while others outright label it a breach of the honor code. Is it cheating? And if I Google "water pressure + cylinder + 5 kg," when I solve my physics homework, is that cheating?
I start to get nervous in those instances and begin to avoid using the word "cheating," for fear I might be doing so. I attempt to stifle questions like, if it was cheating, would I stop? These are the kind of thoughts I do not like to address, because they force me to consider my own propensity to cheat. They force me to scrutinize my own ethical code.
Now don't run away just because I brought up the E-word. At Stanford, discussions of ethics are mainly restricted to the Philosophy Department and those pretentious 2 am conversations you had in your freshman dorm. We rarely pause to consider our own ethical codes. Whether that is due to lack of time or to a fear of what we may discover, I do not know. Regardless, ethical self-exploration begins by broaching those subjects we are most scared to address.
So ask yourself this: Am I a cheater? If you are like most of us, you probably responded, "Well it depends." How do you define a cheater after all? Is it someone who cheats regularly? Has ever cheated? Cheats biweekly? Now I'm not Webster and I can't answer that. But asking the question is the first step towards implementing that self-scrutiny that we so desperately need. Ask the question, even if you fear the answer. Ask the question, even if you don't have an answer. And while I make no promises, chances are that if you are willing to ask yourself that question, you probably aren't that terrible of a person. I'll bet my glitter-star pin on it.


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Dear Teens2Teens: Our 16-year-old daughter told us that she would be going to a party with friends. We later found out that she went to said party with her boyfriend only and they were alone for 3 hours. When she returned home, my wife and I insisted that she hand over her iPhone and password so we could view all of her text messages to and from this boy. Do you think this was too much of an invasion of her privacy? — A mom with Broken Trust
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I understand why you might be in a difficult situation. As a teenager myself, I totally feel for your daughter wanting to be alone and out on her own. We want to act older than our age, but some of the time that doesn't always work. Like in this situation. I do feel as if you have the right to go through her text messages. You are her parent, and as her parent you need to do anything you can do to keep her safe. You have the right to do this until she's an adult. She broke the rules and lied, and so one of the consequences is a loss of trust between the parents and the child. I have actually been in the same situation as this, and even though I would hate to admit it then, I'm glad my mom took my phone because it taught me what happened when I misbehaved. But as a parent, you should also sympathize with your teen because teens will be teens. They are going to mess up sometimes; they're not always going to be perfect angels, no matter how hard you try and make them. I hope you have good luck with this problem. I hope this helped!
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A woman accused of operating an unlicensed adult living facility had the conditions of her bond tweaked on Wednesday.
A woman accused of operating an unlicensed adult living facility had the conditions of her bond tweaked on Wednesday.
Mary Deneen Alexander, 47, will not be subject to more inspections at her rental homes, despite prosecutors' request for such inspections.
But she must allow her employees to speak freely to authorities, Circuit Judge Brian Lambert ruled.
Authorities arrested Alexander and her daughter, Tara Tennille Collins-Johnson, 30, in June and charged each with three third-degree felony counts; two for operating an unlicensed assisted living facility, and one for neglect of a disabled or elderly adult.
Alexander had previously denied these claims and characterized her business as an emergency shelter.
Both women were released within hours of their arrest after each posted a $6,000 bond.
Wednesday morning, Alexander, wearing a black, white and red dress, sat next to defense attorney Todd Hopson and listened to the state request a condition be placed on that bond.
"We're concerned somebody might end up dead or abused in one of these homes," Assistant State Attorney Phil Hanson told Lambert.
At issue in Alexander's case are two of the Southwest Ocala rental homes that house residents. The homes are still currently operating — despite the ongoing prosecution in criminal court — because not enough evidence has come to light to shut them down, according to the State Attorney's Office.
Hanson told the court law enforcement had received calls concerning alleged trouble at the homes.
The defense pointed out that while the state made these allegations, it failed to provide any details of such trouble.
The state argued that when authorities were dispatched to investigate these concerns, they were denied access and were unable to speak with the individuals involved.
Prosecutors also said Alexander told her staff to deny access to authorities and not to speak with them regarding the home.
Therefore, Hanson argued, Alexander should be required, as a condition of her bond, to allow the Department of Children and Families and the Agency for Health Care Administration to enter at appropriate times to investigate.
"The court has the power to order to allow for reasonable inspections," Hanson said.
The defense pointed out the State Attorney's Office has other tools in its arsenal, such as convening a grand jury or issuing investigative subpoenas. Hopson also noted that his client's facilities already are already subject to state inspections.
Hopson further said he was not admitting his client committed any of the alleged wrongdoing discussed in Wednesday's hearing.
If the state thought his client's conduct had risen to the point of witness tampering, then the state should charge her with the offense, Hopson said.
The state has not ruled this out.
Lambert asked if the defense would like him to conduct an evidentiary hearing on the specific complaints to law enforcement.
Hopson said he did not want such a hearing. "I just want you to rule in my favor," he said.
In the end, Lambert issued a split decision. He ruled against the state's request for reasonable inspections, but did modify the bond to preclude Alexander from instructing or advising her staff from cooperating with law enforcement.
"She avoids the problem by simply not telling anybody don't do this or don't do that," Lambert said.
Outside the courtroom, Alexander declined to comment.
Alexander previously told the Star-Banner she operates two facilities under the name Samaritan Comfort, and her daughter operates two more under the name Fresh Start. All four rental homes are located in Marion County, three of them in Marion Oaks.
Her daughter, Collins-Johnson, is expected back in court for a status conference on Nov. 6.
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Both women were arrested in 2009 for the same crime. Alexander received one year of probation after pleading no contest. Circuit Judge Sandra-Edwards Stephens withheld adjudication.
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Notley caught courting big corporate donations outside Alberta
Today, Wildrose Shadow Democracy & Accountability Minister Jason Nixon wrote a letter to Alberta's Ethics Commissioner after the Premier's Office admitted that Premier Rachel Notley was the guest of honour at a $10,000-per-head Ontario NDP fundraiser targeted at companies that do business in Alberta.
The fundraiser was held on Feb. 19 at the lavish 19th floor dining room of the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Each ticket was sold for $9,975. Wildrose has learned that invitations were directed at companies that have substantial commercial interests in Alberta. The secret fundraiser was not scheduled on the premier's public itinerary.
In June, new legislation made it illegal for corporate or union bodies to donate to political parties in Alberta.
"When thousands of Albertans are losing their jobs or struggling to make ends meet, Ms. Notley's team has been busy selling exclusive access to the Premier of Alberta for $10,000 a ticket to help out their NDP friends," Nixon said. "Even more alarming is the secret nature of these events being hidden from the Alberta public. Ms. Notley once campaigned on greater openness and transparency in politics, but within a year she is now conducting secret big money corporate fundraisers for her friends."
There is no record of who attended the exclusive high-level fundraiser. Under Ontario election finance laws, any businesses that conducts business in Ontario can donate to a political party.
In 2012, Notley boasted of her commitment to not accepting corporate donations during legislative debate saying, "We, in fact, have a principle and a rule in our party that we don't accept corporate donations. Notwithstanding that the law allows it, we don't accept them."
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Ten Songs About Beer, Our Favorite Drink
Beer: It isn't just for karaoke anymore.
Beer. It's been the go-to beverage for getting a buzz since the ancient Egyptian pharaohs had their first kegger at the paws of the Sphinx.
Since Oktoberfest is upon us, we figured we'd put together a collection of our favorite drinking songs. Some are classics, some are weird, but all have one thing in common. They pay homage to that greatest of drinks -- beer.
10. The Beer Song
The classic beer song gets harder as you get drunker. Sing this in the shower, at work, at the bar, or anywhere, but not when you're stopped for a broken taillight. Trust us on this one.
9. Hey You, Beer Me (The Simpsons)
When Lionel Ritchie and Homer Simpson find a common love (beer) chemistry ensues.
8. Pawtucket Pat's Beer Song
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When Peter Griffin is a finalist to win a trip to Pawtuckey Pat's Brewery, he's like a kid in a candy shop...literally. Because the only thing better than Wonkaland is Beerville.
7. Nine Coronas
With lyrics like "She looked like Pee Wee Herman / but she looked like Uma Thurman after nine coronas," you've got the theme song for beer-goggle sex. By the way, this song sounds really lousy the morning after.
6. Oktoberfest Song
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-3311?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#action_12481520 ] Alexey Varlamov commented on HARMONY-3311: ------------------------------------------ There is a known workaround for this problem: One may pass additional arguments via "<vmdll-name>.properties" file. By default it is located at <jre_home>/bin/default/harmonyvm.properties. It is a text file in standard Java properties format; launcher reads this file before invoking a VM, and supplies all read values starting with "-" to the VM's JNI_CreateJavaVM prior to user-entered cmd-line arguments (so the last may override). > [classlib][winx86][build] hy.test.vmargs is ignored by HUT run > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HARMONY-3311 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-3311 > Project: Harmony > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Classlib > Environment: windows/em64t > Reporter: Vladimir Beliaev > > I've run HUT with drlvm on windows/em64t. Because of this configuration works for Interpreter only, I've specified -Xint option for run: > $ cd <trunk>/working_classlib > $ time ant \ > -Dbuild.module=auth \ > -Dtest.jre.home="<trunk>/working_vm/build/deploy/jdk/jre" > -Dhy.test.vmargs="-Xint" \ > test > Still I saw the "assert dialog" from jitrino execution path for some runs which means these runs ignore -Xint option. > Base on log output the run cmd (printed starting with "[junit] prefix" does not contain -Xint argument. > I've put here 'auth' module run example, still another modules may have the same issue - please check. > Please get this fixed, the issue may be not just windows/em64t specific, still I need to run HUT in interpreter mode (because of jitrino mode is not available yet). > Thanks > Vladimir -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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The action came a week after United Mutual shareholders petitioned the board at its monthly meeting June 11. At that meeting, Eileen Sun, Jean Chamberlin and Lydia Hsu presented petitions on behalf of a residents' group, Committee for Direct Election of GRF.
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The petitions were said to contain the signatures of 734 United shareholders requesting a corporate membership meeting. The committee previously presented signed petitions to the Third Mutual and GRF boards.
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Game Ivan Tsarevich 3, which originally called Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf 3 is a kind of classic, as the heroes of this game are familiar to everyone since childhood. However, the developers of the 1C-Publishing LLC made it only as a kind of "promo" to the cartoon of the same name, which was released in rent to the big screen the first of January, kind of like a small gift to all fans. Ranking at the movie very good, so that the game will use the deserved popularity, but if someone wants to find here classics - do not even try, moreover, is not an interactive tale, this platformer! So, if someone would try to find the first two games - they also do not have, so the name of the game reflects only a reference to the cartoon, without implying some sort of logical continuation.
Despite the plot completely reworked the classic fairy tale, the general principles remain. We have good characters, there is evil, and this time the princess kidnapped by the evil that we are going to save ... if not for the presence of the puzzles in the gameplay, I would even say that the game is reminiscent of Mario, but no.
Overall, the gameplay has seemed very competent and really suitable for children. At each location, on which you can move around freely we will have two of the hero, and this is no accident, there will be a lot of traps, instruments and other devices, with which one can not cope, so someone will have to disable the trap, and someone wading. What we liked - all the traps and show the entire territory of locations before level, so that the child will not stray, plus begins to develop memory. With all that each level will be a little more difficult to last. A goal is simple - to get to the end of the level without losses, and so on.
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And now about the shortcomings, if you can call it that.
You can download this game for free, but it will not complete its version, plus the bottom of the screen will bother advertising. Full version without advertising, you can download a paid less than a dollar, so the price tag is quite acceptable, in my view, moreover, you can try out the game for free, as I have written, which is very good practice.
Bottom line: good animation, good voice and cool theme, which is exactly like your children, as a whole - would recommend.
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But you only beat to control behavior…
I had an interesting discussion with a friend of mine about what I do. I tried to explain that as a coach, I am not trying to help change behaviors in either parent or child. I try to help change the mindset of parent or child. What if they don't want their mindset changed? Well, either they do, and know it, because they came to me or they do and don't know it, because they thought that I could keep them from spanking/beating their child.
What's wrong with beating? Because I believe that some children need to be beat. I needed to be beat." She says.
I could point out evidence that any form of physical punishment is also mild brain damage. I could also point out that, social ostracism also creates a similar emotional ( and therefore physiological response) – and if you don't beat a child in a society where children are beaten, damage is done.
But since statistics (as I just pointed out) can be used either way, it's important to note that we changed the topic. I coach toward greater connectedness with your child. Along the way, behaviors change in response to the parent child relationship. It's almost magical.
Thursday's Teaching Tip: Stop while they are having fun
A normal attention span is 2 to 5 minutes per year of a child's age. This is the standard used to determine Attention Deficit Disorder. (Note: A child's attention span while watching TV or playing video games is not an accurate measure of his or her attention span, as these systems have reward based mechanisms that keep a child going and going and going, while in actuality reducing their "natural" attention span.)
Another fun fact: interrupting a child when they are having fun makes them continue to think the activity is fun. Plan this into your daily routine, if you are a homeschooler or if you monitor your child's homework. For example, I know that my daughter's attention span is on the longer end. At 7 years old, she can hold attention for at least 35 minutes. Therefore, no educational activity or lesson (including the practice) lasts longer than 30 minutes, and needs to be kept light and engaging for the full 30 minute. If I waver, or sense impending disinterest, I stop. That way we always stop while we are ahead.
On the other hand, my son's attention span is closer to 20 minutes, for things he likes to do…but I stop after 10 minutes, just in case I missed his cue for "fun".
A note on punishments….if you ground a child…, they have likely forgotten or lost interest in the reason why they are grounded after they have been grounded longer than their attention span, however their BODY remembers the emotions behind it. Their anger, yours, etc. Is this the end that you had in mind?
Comment if you were grounded when you were little, and what you did during the time you were grounded.
They Worship You
Most kids worship their parents. Not as in a parents are God sense, but in that delightful kind of cartoon hero-worship. Its easy to forget that when kids reach the tweens and pre-teens.
…or when they are potty training.
When I was potty training Yeah!, I was exasperated that despite the fact that she KNEW what to do…she didn't do it. My aunt said "She's not doing it to make you mad. She loves you. She thinks you are wonderful. She doesn't want to disappoint you". She raised the most loving sensitive son that I have ever met, despite the fact that I remember how frustrated that she was when she was potty training. (Which, is why I was so affected by her advice). That perspective may have saved my daughter's life….figuratively.
One client of mine had a daughter that she was struggling with. Everything was a battle. But they came to me about school work, specifically reading. When we worked together she was a joyful little girl. When her mom came, she was full of angst. What came out is that she was being scolded for her performance, despite the fact that she was honestly working as hard as she could with the tools she had. I had complete empathy for the situation. I gave the advice of my aunt: "She's not doing it to make you mad. She loves you. She thinks you are wonderful. She doesn't want to disappoint you." Then I added, "She feels that you are so wonderful, that she could never be like you. She's afraid that you think she's dumb." While I worked on increasing the tools she had at her disposal, her mom worked at being her partner: offering books on tape as a stop gap until her reading skills caught up with her intelligence.
Think about your favorite hero. Mine was Ender Wiggins from Ender's Game. (I know…I'm a nerd) I wanted to be like him….or at least be his friend. And if Ender Wiggins thought that I was stupid, or mean — or horror of horrors — disappointed in me, I would just about fall apart. Of course, he's just a character in a book. If he was here on earth, like my DAD…well that would be paramount to saying that I'm not worthy to be alive. So this sweet little tween felt her mother didn't think she was worthy to be alive. Mom quickly adjusted, and worked out parent-child contracts about her behavior, and became her big fan regarding her school work. This was paramount to having your hero come down from his or her pedestal to say that you were their best friend. The change was fundamental, and led to increased success in school and better relationship with her mom.
So consider using your child's worship of you to turn around and pat them on the back. Be the superhero that says that you are there to be their defender in times of need. And step into the shadows when they become a teen and *may* not want you to show up at school.
Unanticipated Consequence of Punishment
Children often obey us simply because they are little, and we are giants, and they are smart enough to figure out that they will not win. As in this case….
Hitting Below the Belt
She had kneed her brother in the you-know-where…again… and I was so exasperated that I became the angry Giant.
"YOU DO NOT HIT YOUR BROTHER. Do you understand me?" Giving the AngryMamaGiant eyes of fire and the manufactured DEEP VOICE OF AUTHORITY, I said,
The Punishment
"Every time you hit your brother, I will hit you TWICE as hard AND you WILL not go with me to Starbucks on Sunday"
On Sundays I have taken to taking her with me on appointments, and the then we bond a little, talking, about her recent assignments or any other trouble while we have coffee. It was a time to reconnect, and a time away from her younger brothers…
The Reflection
So during that time of AngryMamaGiant I had forgotten all that. I was probably frustrated that the baby had been on me the whole day, and with my own introverted tendencies this attachment wears on me. Maybe it was because I identify with Missile and his own antagonistic tendencies. Maybe it was because he was a little boy, and being hit in his manhood is something Yeah! Could never understand. Either way, my reaction was gutteral, instant, and completely not thought out. It's something I read or heard some parent do…I was reacting out of some past experience…some limiting belief…It was as Yeah said…distinctly not ME (or at least, not what I had become). I should have reached for a book, a magazine, and read a little bit. Calmed myself down. But in the course of change, sometimes old patterns rear their ugly head. But I didn't. I scolded and threatened.
Then I promptly forgot about it.
Until today. Today Yeah! Was sunken and mad at the world. Stomping around, giving eyes of fire. We all wondered what could be wrong? Even Dad. She walked around with a bathrobe and a skirt, saying, "I don't need to get ready anyway…I'm not going anywhere". We told her to put on a shirt, and she put it on backwards, repeating "I don't need to get ready anyway…I'm not going anywhere". We ignore it.
Then as I'm getting ready, aren't you coming to Starbucks with me?
Why not?
"Because you said so…this week. Because I hit my brother"
Oh! But she was being honest about it. I wanted to reward her.
Rewards do not work
I asked her if she thought she should go. She told me that if she finished putting away all her clothes, finishes her schoolwork, and gets ready for the day by the time I get back, she should go. I asked dad, and he asked a great a great question.
"Do you think you learned your lesson?"
"What was it?"
"That I shouldn't hit my brother, or the punishment will be bad"
Oh no! Parenting FAIL! No sweetie. Thats not why. What else?
"Because you'll hit me harder?"
Ok. No that's not it. You can come with me if you write down why it's not a good idea not hit your brother.
"But I don't KNOW why I shouldn't hit my brother"
Blind Obedience vs Thoughtful Love
And this my dear friends is the point. If the reason that they stop a behavior is because they are afraid of their (insert source of authority here), then they are progressing towards being an obedient servant….not a loving adult. With lightening quick mindset transformation… I realized that her so-called-punishment was not only not going to achieve anything, but was also going to self-destruct my week.
Our Starbucks date was not a reward. It was not associated with doing things. It was a connection. Because I had so easily taken it away, I inadvertently made Yeah! believe that she had to do things to "earn" time with mom. Not having this time with mom would have put a damper on my deep need to connect with my oldest daughter. I was punishing myself by taking away one of the few opportunities I had to do so. All parenting has its imperfections.
So she did come to Starbucks. And she was my daughter again. And we talked about why she thought hitting was bad, and she explained that when she wants them to "stop" she doesn't know what to do (because we DON'T tattle in our house)…and I became her partner…asking her to come to me to help me help her talking to them. I apologized. I had made a mistake. We role played. We worked on not only her anxiety, but our relationship. We just hung out. And if play is defined by losing track of time doing something we enjoy, we "played".
Project Appleseed, 2013
Big Endian Arithmetic
I never excelled at arithmetic. In fact, when tutoring, I tell all my students that I'm horrible at arithmetic, so they need to pay attention when I'm teaching to make sure that the answers are indeed correct. This tends to work very well with my students because they are often trapped in big brick an mortar buildings where the giants let them know that, barring a severe illness, they are always correct. My students are the type who relish in finding typos in the book. But I digress.
Please show our children Big Endian Arithmatic!
Big versus Little Endian is a wink to the Lilliputians of gulliver's travels (a must read by 7th grade), and while totally relevantly irrelevant in computing, it is quite pertinent to the arithmetical achievement of the mathematically underachieving. You see, while failing to excel in arithmetic, I was very good at estimation. My dear mother challenged me to calculate tips (which I enjoyed, and I don't know why) and calculate percentages off (which I did not enjoy), and so practice made me do well. Estimation is the Hallmark of success of Big Endian Arithmetic, because the larger values are calculated 1st. So as a arithmetical underachiever, i developed a habit of mental estimation to determine how far off my calculations were…saving me the need to check my work, and ensuring my elementary laziness.
In Big Endian addition 432 + 275, we add the 4 and 2 to get 600 something, then the 3 and 7 to get 10, so its 700 something and then the 5 and 2 to get 707. But in school we are taught Little Endian math, and so our little 2nd and 3rd graders are evaluating things from the least relevant end….knowing that the answer will end in a 7, but failing to get the relevance of it until the problem is completed. For our little academics this creates little problem, as they tend to be imbued with patience…but for our deviants….the underachievers that lack detail, this ability is the crux to mental self check. So, let them be taught. If not by you, by somebody. Don't let relevance take a back seat to Little Endian logic.
Self Soothing
In this world, its not education that matters, nor people…its comfort with oneself.
One of the traits of giftedness is perfectionism. Thus, my daughter is never satisfied with her self. I tried to change the curriculum. I tried to change her habits. I tried to change myself. Nothing worked, and I would see daily spirals downward. What I saw that scared me most, was that I saw myself in her.
I used to blame my mom for the fact that she was never satisfied with what I did. I never impressed her. I used to blame my dad…his nonchalance meant that I could never impress him. The truth that I have come to know….quite recently…was that I was never satisfied with myself. I never performed to the top of my ability, and I knew it. I was afraid of reaching a limit…and so I never wanted to try…yet I was always disappointed with my efforts.
Now I see my little one throwing a temper tantrum about a letter A. It didn't look good enough. I can't tell her that she is good enough…because she could never hear it. What did I need? I needed to believe that I was good enough for myself. So, I needed to coach her to deal with her own big emotions…and still love herself.
For myself, I could make a paradigm shift. Yet, I some how had to coach that. Before I figure out how to do this, I need to explode my own personal limiting belief of not being good enough….not a good enough mom.
Lets see:
I am her ONLY mom.
Not only that, I was a gifted little girl
….and she has my genetics.
So I tell her: You are good enough. But that A isn't good enough….not for you. You know you can do better, and you know how, right? Yes, thats right…by practice. Keep practicing, and that A will be better…and then it'll be good enough for you to be happy with your own A. Because I needed pushing…I needed to know that even if my work was good enough for others…I may need to push a little more for it to be my best…for it to be good for me. I needed to keep going. To go past the storm of emotion that makes me want to stop….because it is in the going past it that I come to love myself. I am the ALL TIME best person to be her emotional coach. I'm chosen. I'm her mom.
Spare the Rod…
So he won't stop. He still screams and pounds the floor when he's upset. What I was considering doing was logical. But it was Christian right? Spare the rod and spoil the child, right? It is my job as parent to act as the "Good Shepherd" and chasten my son.
Except that I never saw Jesus spanking anyone.
Furthermore, as a young child, when I was spanked, I remember feeling out of control. (Yes, I remember being 3. I remember being two. I know that this is not unusual in intelligent children) Not because I was spanked….but having this horrible rage that I didn't know what to do with. Spanking didn't seem to help it. It just fueled the fire until it died out. Moreover, as an older child (9, as compared to the above 3 year old rampage), I clearly remember being spanked and thinking simultaneously "What does this man think he will accomplish by spanking me. I am so angry that I don't even feel it. Why doesn't he talk to me? Does he think I'm stupid?"
Back to Jesus. I know, through factual research, that a good shepherd doesn't hurt his sheep in order to bring them into line. But what does a shepherd to do? He is outfitted with a staff and a rod. We have all heard THE COMFORT of thy rod and thy staff (Psalm 23). The staff, as used by shepherds had the straight end to guide the sheep and to press gently against them, for them to know his immediate presences, and to direct them. The crook of the staff was to catch the sheep (you ever noticed or wondered upon how big that crook was) and pull them back if they were wayward. And the rod, the rod was to carefully aim at predators and would be persecutors. It was also occasionally used to startle a sheep back into the fold….not by a direct hit, but by a hit to its path. So what does a good shepherd do? John 10:11 says, and I paraphrase. The good shepherd gives his life for his sheep.
I would give my life for that crazy tantruming out of control son of mine. And he just MIGHT remember me spanking him when he needed my help. And he just MIGHT resent me for it.
So what am I to do? I use my staff of my matronly hand to touch my darling noisy sad boy. I know he is wayward simply because he is three..and at three he lives in his emotion. I sit by my crazy tantruming son, my face at his level…or I pick him up…bringing his face level. Still tantruming, I forgive his kicks…as I'm sure the good shepherd ignores the head butts of a stubborn male, or the sharp hooves of a imprecise adolescent. I use my rod against the naysayers…those who would wish that I spank my child in line. Occasionally I throw my verbal rod into the street using my voice to scream terror if my little boy wishes to run into a street. But mostly I use the crook of my arm to hug him, bringing him back into the fold….because once there, he knows me, I am his shepherd (John 10:14).
Rage is par for the the course with gifted children. Gifted children often have the mental ability to comprehend the inane, the insane, the beyond level…but their emotions are still rooted in their planetary age.
My eldest (tested gifted) child cries. She collapses into herself with a crying rage. When she was younger, she would break things, hit walls, stomp, slam doors. Now, she cries, apparently uncontrollably, while saying things like "what's wrong with me, and God! Help Me!".
My middle child (suspected gifted) also cries, and throws himself on the floor, kicking and screaming. Before he gets worked up, he will hold his stomach and cringe, like he's in pain. He probably is in pain.
My youngest (musically gifted, vision impaired) throws himself at people. When he's upset, he's tantruming on you, pulling your hair, pulling on your clothes; whoever the target of his frustration might be.
I want to yell at them to stop. Convince them to talk to "use their words". In the midst of this, I just want to walk away. People say that I should love these years, that I'll miss them. I doubt that… I personally long for the teenage years. I long for the age when they don't depend on me for comfort…they turn to their peers. They will challenge me, but I can talk to them. They won't listen…but they might hear me…but most of all, they won't be invading my space, I'll be invading theirs. I can then search for connection…I can be a consistent friend, empathize with their need to fit in, challenge their value system, appeal to logic. In theory. But these little monsters in my house? They defy simple theory. They require love.
My daughter, age 6, can't call her best friend when she's upset. She can't deal with self failure, criticism, and can't understand why. She knows rules, but has no control over them. She loves her mother..her family, but loves herself more. Her mother can't reason with that. Who am I? I am to be the hugger, when she and I both hate hugs. I am the voice of control when we are both free spirits. I long for her to stomp to her room, and slam the door. That I can deal with. Yet, it is much more important to remain connected so that when she is older, I'll be allowed to open the door. So, I've learned to offer to read a story, to send her to another world where her feelings can spill over, and be lost in imagination. It helps me, and so it helps her.
My middle son, almost 4 knows…feels earnestly that I SHOULD LOVE HIM. Why can't I love him the way he wants, only he knows. Praise is unheard, everything is unheard. He is in a rage that sound cannot penetrate. This rage is normal…so I have learned. Preschoolers are in their emotional center. I need to pick him up, hold him tight. Kiss him until he giggles. Then…because he is 3, we can talk. But, I need to leave now…for work, for school, for church….i don't have time for hugs and giggles so we can talk….and he hears the unsaid….the untrue "You DON'T LOVE ME!". So I'm a little late…so I can kiss to giggle to talk in the car. It makes me tired. But this too shall pass. He will be 6 one day, and then 16, and then I will want to be able to tell him not to smoke because I love him, and want him around.
But who can understand a 2 year old? Especially a two year old who can't see 2 feet in front of him? So he brings the tantrum to me….because only then can he know that I "see" him. That I "see" his pain. That he is independent of me…and he needs me to know that he is upset. So I am the platform for his tantrum. And there is no conversation afterwards….just "that hurt mommy", "mommy sad", "mommy wants outside, okay? can we get shoes to go outside, in the car?", "yes, J. can bring dadoo". Sooo tired.
I'm allowed to be tired right? Mommies are allowed to be tired. And that is why we sleep, lest we tantrum too.
Ant on a Log, my journey down the rapids
I am a control freak.
I have memories of being in a crib, looking through the slats crying. Thats not entirely true. I have created a memory, based on being told that against her own judgement, my mother left me to cry, sometimes hours at night, so that I could teach myself to sleep. Its the way the Brits had done it for year. It was part of child-training, and it created youngsters with a stiff upper lip — self control.
My true memory is of traveling on a plane. This was in the days before jetways. I was holding my mother's hand on the stairs that were driven up to the plane. Something must have made the stairs move, because suddenly I was dreadfully frightened of being left. I let go of my mothers hand, and ran up the stairs towards the perceived safety of the plane. I remember being frightened. My fear was not of leaving my mother, it was of "being left".
This feeling extended itself through many many instances in my life. I doubled up on math in high school, because I felt that I was "behind" my peers. I nagged my boyfriend (then husband) about his whereabouts constantly, fearing "being left".
The result of the feeling was an extreme need to control my surroundings. As a teen, I needed to be "right" so badly, that i was constantly engaged in sometimes friendship damaging debates. I moved as far away from my mother as possible so that she couldn't "control" my life. I was adamant about making enough money to "support my family" — when as a young wife, I could have leaned on my husband a bit.
This last point drove a wedge that could have ended badly. But I didn't even know that this desire for control could hurt me. I didn't know that there were any feelings behind it. I told myself that I was being independent, and that was good. But the truth is, by trying to control everything around me, I felt unbound and out of control when I COULDN't control. I was living in fear. But this could change.
I learned to feel the fear, and accept it as a feeling. Other feelings came up. I was afraid of being misunderstood, of being thought of as needy. That being Needy was bad, and weak. These were all valid feelings….but they were feelings that could be let go.
Thank you "fear of being misunderstood", you strengthened my communication skills. Thank you "fear of being thought of as needy", you helped me become a productive member of society. Thank you "fear of being left behind", that doubling up on math subjects probably got me to MIT. Thank you "fear of being left alone", you helped me build a support network. Thank you, and goodbye. You limiting beliefs no longer serve me. I am understood. I am self-sufficient. I am on target, and I am surrounded by supportive people. I don't need those beliefs anymore.
I am a control freak, but I no longer try to control what is outside, choosing instead to control what is inside.
I am no longer an ant on a log believing that I am controlling the log. The log is going down the rapids, and I am too small to control it. But I CAN control me. I can increase my grip, hold on tight, and enjoy the ride.
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