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We wrap up March 2016 with a look at Crucial Memory, Gameday Leggings, Destiny, DOOM, LootCrate, Disney 3.0 and their latest offerings, as well as a Preview of PAX East. We also look at the Nintendo debate over regionalization and set pics from the pending Alien: Covenant.
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Vera Maria Alejandra Cortez was a P-Sec officer and Unitologist. She was paired with fellow P-Sec officer Sergeant Abraham Neumann.
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Early Life Edit
Vera Cortez was born on Earth to a poor family in the Central American sector, the youngest of five sisters. When she was twelve, her father was killed by street muggers, and her mother turned to Unitology for comfort. Soon the whole family were devout, and Vera has been a believer ever since.
Vera joined the local police as soon as she was old enough, but experienced so much sexual harassment and gender discrimination on the job that she quit and moved to the United States, finding work as a private security guard. Bored with the unsociable work, she applied to CEC for work in P-Sec and was taken on as a standard security officer.
Her diligence and perseverance paid off, and within a few years, Vera made detective. She is intensely proud that she got there through hard work and merit and brooks no disrespect from the multitude of veteran ex-cops that work P-Sec.
In private, Vera credits her success to her Unitologist beliefs, but while she doesn't deny her faith, she also doesn't shout about it. Most of her colleagues have no idea she is devout.
The Second Aegis VII Incident Edit
She first begins to exhibit insomnia in Episode Two of the comic, which forces Neumann to cover her shifts for her. After being confronted about her being late to work by Neumann and a small argument thereafter she kicks him out of her apartment. Later on in the episode, she joins in on a small prayer group near the Red Marker, led by Deakin Abbott. Around the same time, Neumann and Dr. Tom Sciarello go to investigate the Red Marker, Neumann is outraged when he sees her in the prayer group and attempts to take her in and book her for a Psyche Evaluation. However, Abbot and Natasha's security group discourage him and tell him to leave.
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- "Don't worry Bram. See you...soon."
- —Cortez's last words
By episode three of the comic, it is clear that Cortez has been completely swept up by Abbot's sermons. This is the last time we see her alive in the series as she and 51 other people, including Abbot, commit mass suicide due to interpreting the screech when the Marker was removed as the voice of God. Her corpse, along with the other suicide victims, is then moved to the Colony "morgue". Presumably after the planet crack at the end of episode four, the Necromorph biomass has made its way into the morgue, promptly infecting and reanimating the corpses, the majority of which travel to the main comm needle and form an organic "blanket" over it.
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That Perches In The Soul
A/N: Okay. Guys, this is my take on how I think things are rolling in the SPN verse. I kind of hope not, but at the same time, it just makes so much sense to me that... I don't know, you might think different. Anyway, it's EPIC. Probably the epic-est fic I've ever written.
And also? Has so consumed my life, you don't even know. So if I could hear some feedback on this, I'll be incredibly grateful.
I took the title from a line in Emily Dickinson's poem, Hope.
Warning: Spoilers for all aired episodes up to 4x16. Also, heavily edited and rewritten as of 7/27/11.
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune-without the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm...
"My lady? He's here."
Blue eyes widen, then crinkle at the corners as they light up with a smile. The little girl raises her head and then, without a word, kicks at the air and jumps off the swing, hair blown back, arms spread open as if to fly - and for a split second, it's almost as though she does.
But instead Lilith lands neatly in Sam's arms, and her weight is so slight Sam only has to take a tiny step back to adjust. It's strange, holding a child; she's a warm, vulnerable burden, nothing like he's used to, but somehow it's no trouble at all to hoist her up a bit so they can both be more comfortable.
She burrows her nose into his chest as she attempts to wrap herself around him. Her small hands are very far from reaching all the way across, he notes helplessly.
"I've waited so long for you, Sammy," she breathes, eyes big with the heavy solemnity of a child. "I didn't mean to hurt you, before – just, I didn't really think you'd join us, and I was... angry." Her mouth trembles, fragile, and she looks so pitiful Sam's heart constricts. Her voice lowers. "You're not still mad at me, are you?"
Sam smiles down at her and shakes his head. He starts walking. "Not at all," he confides.
She grins at him with obvious relief, and suddenly the skinny arms loop around his neck and hug him tightly. Her cheek is feathery soft against his rough stubble, and a sigh explodes out of him in a shudder, as if this, this is what he's waited for, this is what his life has been leading to.
An end. And him drowning.
Her grip tightens, bringing him back to the present.
In a good way, though.
"So you're ready, aren't you?" she asks when she finally draws back, blue eyes searching his own. "Really really ready?"
"Really really ready," he tells her fondly.
"Oh good," Lilith sighs, then looks behind Sam and beams in excitement. "He says he's ready, Ruby!"
Ruby smiles back at them.
"Of course he is, my lady - after all, I made sure of it."
Sam's eyes flutter open. He squints against the harsh fluorescent light, a moan tumbling from his mouth at the unwelcome interruption before it cuts off abruptly; he straightens quickly as he remembers where he is.
And, more importantly, who he's with.
"Dean?" he croaks out, blinking rapidly as he adjusts to the glare.
Green eyes follow his movements from behind swollen lids - a disconcerting sight, but easily dismissed because God, he's missed that green.
"The one and only," his brother says, and Sam is too relieved at hearing Dean's voice, at seeing Dean breathe by himself, to immediately notice that something's wrong.
The one and only.
The line's worn, routine, even welcome for all its irritating bravado, but in all its reiterations it has never once been said with such frank disinterest. It's like Dean's reluctantly following a script; his voice is just as listless as it is hoarse.
The relief promptly vanishes. It's infuriating, this apathy, for all its newfound hold on his brother, and the injustice stabs Sam sharply in the gut. He has to bite his tongue to stop himself from shaking his brother's frail shoulders, from snapping out a cruel and uncalled-for retort, from cramming that fucking breathing tube back down his fucking brother's throat because anything would be better than this, anything would be better than a Dean who didn't care - and how dare he, how dare he not care, how dare he sound like this when Sam's here, when Sam's right here, after all he's done to help –
Power whistles through his veins, begging and suggesting and offering, there's nothing wrong with a little force – how dare he –
He chokes it off, reminds himself that this is Dean, this is his brother.
...Even if he is acting like a pod person right now.
So instead Sam tries to smile encouragingly at the pitiful effort at normalcy, puts a hand on Dean's bandaged shoulder and doesn't take it off even when his brother flinches at the touch. "It's good to have you back, man," he says, and squeezes lightly, so it won't hurt. "You had me worried."
Dean looks at him oddly, as if wondering where this is coming from, but then just shuts his eyes. "Oh yeah?"
He swallows past the anger, the bitterness, the shame. If nothing else, this is driving home perfectly just how far apart they've drifted these past months. His brother doesn't even expect the basics from him anymore, and it shakes him. "Of course," Sam says, trying hard to sound offended, but trying harder to make it not sound like a lie.
Dean almost smiles, but the almost is such that it's probably more accurate to just say that he doesn't. "Didn't think you'd be here," he admits, a tired whisper.
Sam's blood boils, pounds against his ears, and again he has to remind himself that this is his brother, that this is Dean. "Of course I -" he grits his teeth, starts over. "I've barely moved from this chair in the past three days, Dean," he says, and adds, just in case Dean needs reminding as well, "I'm your brother."
"I know," Dean says, with his eyes still closed.
And Sam hears, wasn't sure if you did.
He looks at Dean's vitals for a long moment, listens to the slow, steady beeping of the heart monitor, a throbbing reminder of how grateful he should be that they're having this conversation at all. And then he stares blankly across his brother's bed, before covering his face in his hands and breathing in deep.
Dean's had it bad enough without adding Sam's… irritability, into the mix.
He gracefully switches to a safer topic. "How're you feeling?"
The green shows itself for only a moment, hastily hiding back again. Sam isn't sure whether to be offended or worried.
His lips quirk briefly, and he doesn't know if he's glad Dean's making light of the pain or worried that he's acknowledging it in the first place. "Thought so," he says, and hesitates. There are things Sam wants to ask - about Alastair, about angels, about being forced to… torture, again, but somehow his brother seems even more broken than he was before he got kidnapped by Castiel, and Sam doesn't think he can handle finding out if there are any more cracks in Dean's armor. "Want me to get a nurse?"
"I'm good," Dean answers, which is such an obvious lie it's not even funny anymore.
"Really?" he can't help but say. "Because newsflash, you're actually kind of looking like crap."
His brother turns his head away. "Yeah, well, that's what happens when you're God's bitch," he says bitterly.
And suddenly it hits him, with all the delicate subtlety of a brick. "Cas was here," he half-states, half-asks.
Dean blinks up and meets Sam's gaze. "Yeah."
The sudden urge to find the angel and bash his head in is so overpowering that Sam actually gets a headache from it. It isn't even that he obviously made Dean feel like shit, but the mere fact that Castiel took advantage of Sam's absence and was the first to see Dean wake up, that he was the first to greet him back from his week-long coma – when it's Sam's job, Sam's privilege – is enough for Sam to want to get homicidal. Angel-cidal. Whatever.
Just as abruptly, however, comes the realization that if Castiel's already had the chance to talk to Dean, he very well might have told Sam's brother things that Sam would really rather his brother didn't know at all.
He wets his lips, mouth suddenly gone dry. "What... what'd he say?"
Dean stares at him for what seems like eternity. Sam looks back apprehensively and tries not to squirm. He gets the odd feeling that he's being judged.
After a moment, Dean tells him, and immediately, Sam wishes he hadn't.
They approach a wide circle of people with pitch-dark eyes. Lilith claps, grins. "Sacrifices," her sweet voice explains in Sam's ear. "They have to be willing, see?"
She flaps her arms, a clear command. Sam sets her gently on the ground and she skips across the empty graveyard to one of them, a round man with a receding hairline who kneels and reverently hands her a thin, ornate brush. She beams at him brightly.
...And then jams the paintbrush through his neck.
He falls to the floor, smile on his lips even as he chokes on the blood sputtering out of his mouth. His body seizes, flashes oddly as the demon dies along with the host, and the snowy palm of Lilith's hand becomes splattered with red.
She stares at the broken handle with a pout. "I need a new one!" she says shrilly. "A new one! I need a –"
Another demon from the circle – a boy no older than fifteen – offers Lilith a new brush, shyly. She takes it graciously, curtsying prettily in her stained new dress as she thanks him with sudden aplomb.
"One down," she sings, dips the brush in the spurt of blood, and begins to draw.
Sam runs a hand through his hair. His eyes scour the walls of the bland little motel room, but if they hold any answers he can't find them.
"You're absolutely sure," he says again, one last time. "This is the only way."
Ruby's black eyes show something oddly reminiscent of sympathy. "Only way I can think of." She watches him silently for a moment, then says, "Look, Lilith is going for the last seal, with or without you. If you got a better idea, well, feel free to share."
He paces, throws a nervous glance at the clock in the wall even though he knows there's nothing to worry about. Dean is back at their own motel across town, asleep, for all intents and purposes dead to the world.
…Which isn't much of a change from when he's awake, these days.
Sam sighs, scrubs at his face roughly. "No. You're right." He stops pacing and heavily slumps into the bed. "You're sure you can do this?"
"For your sake, Sam, I'm going to pretend you didn't just ask me such an incredibly stupid question."
He raises his head, meeting her gaze sharply. "Ruby."
She rolls her eyes, folds her arms. "Yes, I'm sure, okay? I did it before, I'll do it again, deception is my middle name."
"I know," he says flatly, making her flinch.
She shakes her head and walks to him, straddling his hips when she gets close. "Trust me, Sammy," Ruby whispers, a caress of breath against his cheek. "The last thing I want to do is give away our endgame. I want Lilith dead just as much as you do, you know."
"I know," he says, and absently threads his fingers through her hair. "I just… this has to be convincing, Ruby."
The demon presses her lips against his mouth, and smiles.
"Don't worry about that, Sam. I have a feeling it will be exactly that."
It takes longer than he expects.
The little girl hums merrily and tunelessly as her strokes soon take on the shape of huge interwoven circles, painted with the blood of humans and energies of demons. Thanks to Ruby's blood and his own, Sam can actually seethe entirety of it, the curves and lines and words drawn both on the ground and in the air, invisible to the normal human eye. It's a spectacular interweaving of sickly yellow and red.
He has yet to decide whether the bodies, neatly arranged in a circle, add or detract from its beauty.
He turns off the Impala's engine with a familiar quarter-turn of his hand and pockets the keys in his jacket. One foot is already out the door before Sam suddenly realizes he's the only one moving.
"Dean? You coming?"
His brother's eyes are closed. "Think I'll just sit here for a while."
He furrows his forehead. "It's eighty degrees out, Dean. You trying to melt your brain or something?" He tries on a sad imitation of a smirk. "And by brain I mean the two brain cells you have left, you know."
Once Dean would have responded to that with a leer, maybe declared how interesting it is that those two neurons of his beat out Sam's giant head in poker last night. Once Sam would have rolled his eyes and informed his brother that in this case, less is definitely not more, and anyway, Dean, you cheated. Once, they would have glared and jabbed at each other until someone either threw up his arms in defeat or finally burst out laughing.
Once, they would have laughed.
Without opening his eyes, Dean cranks open his window. "I'm good."
"But…" he trails off. Then gives in, throat tight. He clears his throat. "Yeah, okay. I'll be back in a few."
He stretches his legs, gasses up the Impala and goes to the john, all in what must be less than ten minutes. He eats alone, glancing through the window at the forlorn black car in the middle of the lot, and reflects on how strange this all is, to feel alone when he really isn't anymore.
Except Sam can't really complain. Partly because yeah, you could say he's brought all this on himself, but mostly because even this is ten times better than feeling alone when you really are.
He'll take anything over being the last Winchester again.
Sam walks aimlessly around the gas station for a while, until he finally thinks he's given it enough time. He returns to the car and cranes his head through the passenger side window. "Anything I can get you?" he tries cheerily.
His brother's smile is just a curve of the lips, nothing more. "Nah," he says.
…And that's it. That's all Dean says.
He blinks rapidly, forces a smile even though Dean won't see it.
"I saw the Gasmart guy put out some fresh donuts," he wheedles. "Extra sprinkles."
Eyes still shut, Dean simply shrugs. It's a tiny, tired movement, almost invisible, and it only accentuates the newfound boniness of his shoulders. "Not hungry."
That's it, the apocalypse really is coming, Sam thinks wearily. "You sure? They even have those custard-filled ones you like. Custard and sprinkles, even, it's our lucky day." He waits. "Well? What do you say?"
At that, Dean finally opens his eyes. Sam gets a baffled look. "It's fine."
He scowls, on the verge of protesting that no it's not fine, you're not fine but you have to let me make you fine, but before the words come out Sam catches himself and stops. It won't do any good, and Dean would just ignore him, anyway.
"How about a burger?" he asks instead, because he's a Winchester, and that's what Winchesters do. "Tomatoes, pickles, hold the onions?"
His brother's forehead scrunches up into thin faint lines when he raises his eyebrows, nonplussed. "Dude," he says, sounding almost like himself for the first time in… in a long time. "What's up with you?"
Sam widens his eyes innocently, then on second thought narrows them, trying to go back to the old days, Sammy instead of Sam. "What are you talking about? I'm just trying to see if you want a hamburger, you jerk."
Dean looks suspicious, but after a moment of silent staring he wearily shuts his eyes again and tells Sam to not forget the goddamn pickles. Bitch.
Buoyed by success, Sam buys the burger, grinning the entire time.
He also buys an entire box of donuts, because really, fuck it all. They'll be fine.
Lilith skips over the twitching body of the thirty-ninth, which puts her neatly in the center of the cadaver circle. She mutters something under her breath, and Sam steps closer eagerly, curiously, trying to make out what it is. As soon as he does so, however, her eyes flare white and she puts out a hand in warning.
He stops, stomach roiling.
"Not yet," Lilith tells him rigidly, something too old and ancient flashing in her expression. "It's not right yet."
He swallows, ashamed. But then she smiles at him briefly, despite his insolence, and Sam relaxes.
"Witch." Her voice is ragged but clear. Without the inflection of a child's speech, it suddenly sounds otherworldly. "You have proven yourself loyal."
Sam watches Ruby freeze and then drop to her knees, shaking with fear.
"I live to serve," she answers. Large, tremulous tears begin to steadily run down her face.
"Come then," Lilith beckons to her. "We will raise Him together."
Ruby chokes and stumbles to her feet. She runs almost blindly into the circle, slipping on wet blood before righting herself, muttering thank you, thank you over and over again until she practically falls in front of the little girl.
Sam watches, envious, and does nothing to stop it.
"Hush now," Lilith says soothingly, small hand patting the dark head. "My dear, dear Ruby, don't cry. You will be special, my love. You will be the key."
The woman's shaking stops, and she looks up. "You will tell Him?" she whispers, so softly Sam can barely hear her.
Lilith kisses her mouth warmly, then her forehead. "I will be sure to."
The woman's eyes widen. Another salty drop spills out, landing on the bloody ground.
"Thank you," she whispers again, then falls silent. She closes her eyes, and rests her head against Lilith's soft, warm stomach, as if returning to a loving mother's embrace.
She smiles a little, then, and makes no noise when Lilith snaps her neck.
He lingers beside Dean's bed, a last moment of weakness. It's all right because no one's awake to see, and even if Castiel or one of the others shows up there's nothing they can do to stop him. Castiel made that clear enough when he was defeated by Alastair, when he failed to protect Dean - Sam's the only one who can save Dean now, the only one Dean can count on. He's so very far from righteous, but to spare Dean from his fate, Sam would do anything.
Even save the world.
He sits lightly, cautiously on the bed, even though Dean returned from hell an incredibly heavy sleeper. Force of habit, Sam supposes to himself idly, or maybe just because it feels appropriate to be careful, here, under the cover of night, before sneaking away to fight the apocalypse.
...Strange. Only hours before the telling moment, and Dean is sleeping deeply, peacefully, without the slightest clue that it's happening.
Hopefully that's how he'll stay.
His hand makes as if to touch Dean's face but he stops it mid-motion, remembering himself just in time. Can't risk waking him. And there's no point to this sentimentality anyway, Sam reminds himself, because he'll be back soon enough, after all.
Because there's no other way this could end. Sam is not accepting anything but a happy ending - the Winchesters will not have bloody or sad.
He can succeed where Dean would fail. He's strong enough, capable enough, with no memory of hell to make him falter. He can take the burden put on Dean, finish this, and then… then, they will put everything behind them. Hunting, demons, all of it. And finally Sam will be able to remember what he has, and he'll help Dean remember who he is, and then…
...And then.
They'll be brothers again.
Sam lets his hand fall. "Sorry," he whispers, because something has to be said, even if Dean can't hear it. It's that kind of moment.
He stands. Hesitates.
"I'll be back soon," he promises too. Because he will, he will.
When Sam leaves the room, he's so focused on what is yet to come that he doesn't hear the rustle from the bed he just left.
…Or the slight hitch of breath, as if someone is strangling a cry.
The circle lights up brilliantly when Ruby's head hits the floor, the crimson glowing and the sickly yellow light growing stronger, brighter.
And yes, Sam decides, it's beautiful.
Lilith breaks off from her chanting. "Ready, Sam?" she asks, white eyes staring blindly upwards, but this time her voice sounds nothing like the little girl she's possessing, but instead something else – something more ancient, more powerful than Sam can ever possibly comprehend.
It excites him. Strength courses freely through his veins in an uninhibited dance, exhilarated just from the proximity to its sister's power. It's such an adrenaline rush that Sam feels almost lightheaded, dizzy, but not in a bad way, exactly, not in a bad way at all. He feels like building the Tower of Babel, like flying to the moon, like ripping someone's head from their shoulders.
He feels good.
He raises his chin, somehow knowing his pupils are blown so wide his eyes practically look black. "I am."
Lilith raises her little bloody hands to the sky, shouting in a language Sam doesn't know and yet thoroughly understands.
"The body is prepared." A breeze picks up, lifting Lilith's black hair. "The soul is willing." Trees creak as they sway. "The mind is eager." Thunder, in the distance.
Lilith throws back her head and opens her blind eyes. Her next words are more a raw sentiment than a prescribed verse, but somehow it fits.
"Fuck you, God. Rise, Lucifer!"
"He actually thinks this will work," he says at the sound of wings fluttering, the feeling of a familiar presence settle on the leather seat next to him. His eyes, set firmly on the horizon, are anything but tranquil. "Taking on Lucifer alone. He actually thinks he can win."
"Sam may be strong enough," his companion admits. "But that is irrelevant. Once he encounters Lilith, his vision will be… clouded."
He glances at him. "Clouded?"
A sigh. "The blood that provides Sam with strength also makes him extremely vulnerable to… certain influences. Whatever Sam's intentions are, they will conveniently disappear once the seal begins to break – which is, most likely, what Lilith and Lucifer are counting on." He pauses, then continues quietly, "I'm afraid it will grant Lucifer a considerable advantage."
"Fantastic," Dean says bleakly. "How big an advantage are we talking about?"
The angel looks away, wets his lips. "Dean…"
Fingers clutch the wheel tightly, knuckles growing white. "Cas," he says. "If there was ever a time to tell it to me straight, it's right. Fucking. Now."
Hesitation. And then -
"…If Sam and Lucifer fight over the same body, Sam will fall."
The swollen yellow turns to a murky brown, darkens to black that gets consumed in a blinding flash of white. The earth shudders. The circle's design rises from the ground and spins about Lilith, who stands at the eye of the storm, eyes wide open and lifeless.
The sky breaks open with a crack of lightning. There's no rain.
Lilith raises her hand, and the blood of forty possessed humans begins to glow.
"...Fall? What the hell does that mean, 'fall'? What's gonna happen to him?"
"Lucifer will be greatly strengthened by having Sam as his vessel. He will become bound to the body and this earth, no longer able to be exorcised by normal means. And with Sam's powers…" Regretful pause. "He'll be unstoppable. I'm sorry."
A moment stretches out, only filled by the dull roar of the engine as it stops, and a long, shuddering breath.
"You didn't answer my question, Cas. What about my brother? What'll happen to Sam?"
"Lucifer will not allow the presence of another soul in his vessel. I… I'm afraid Sam won't survive."
His power sings, rushing through his veins. This, it tells him. This is his cue.
He squares his shoulders.
"Then you can't let him get to that point, Cas, you can't let him do it. Knock him out, blast him with some angel mojo, I don't care. Whatever it takes." A swallow. "Please, Cas. You gotta help me save him."
"I… I'd like to, Dean, but the breaking of the seal can no longer be prevented. The apocalypse is coming, you understand? Lucifer will have a vessel."
"I know, I- I realize that." A long, drawn-out exhale. "But still. I can't let Sam… I can't let him do that. I can't. I don't care what he wants, I don't care what he's done. This is Sam, man. I can't let him go like that."
Gently. "He knew the risks, he's made his choice –"
"Then I'm unmaking it for him!"
Castiel closes his eyes, knowing full well that it is a futile gesture. "What would you have me do?"
"Promise me, Cas. Whatever you need to do, whatever it takes. You'll do it. You'll save him."
He nods.
Then frowns. "What about you?"
Sam steps forward.
His foot hangs in the air, perfectly still.
It's not until it slowly comes back down a good distance away that Sam snaps out of… whatever it was he had to snap out of. Soon after which Sam realizes that things are not going according to plan.
…And that's before he notices he's paralyzed.
He panics, but the heartbeat in his ears doesn't even change its tempo. His eyes don't blink, his hands don't run through his hair in confusion. Instead a white film blankets his vision, and a sense – a presence – of calm, of peace, surrounds Sam like tepid bathwater.
It kind of feels familiar.
…Castiel?! he thinks, since apparently he can't move his mouth to speak.
He doesn't understand at first, but then it hits him. Are you – are you possessing me?
The white recedes, leaving his sight with a dazzling afterimage. !It was a necessary measure.!
Under any other circumstance, Sam would be absolutely livid at the violation of his body – by the angel who's failed his brother countless times, no less. But his head is clear for the first time in hours, the strange want to obey and, for some reason, hug Lilith is gone, and the only thing he can feel is a staggering, overwhelming relief.
Followed by horror.
God, I – I almost –
!Almost let Lucifer take possession of the most powerful human on Earth.!
If Sam could wince, he would.
…I thought I could beat him. I'm stronger now, I didn't think it would affect me like… like that. He suddenly recalls his reunion with Lilith. God, I… I was a goner from the very start, wasn't I.
!Aside from granting you power, the blood you… procured, has made you very, very vulnerable to certain coercions. If I hadn't stopped you, you would have relinquished control of your body willingly. There would have been no fight.!
But now there will be, he thinks determinedly. Thanks for that, Castiel. I owe you one. But I'm gonna need you to leave now, all right? I don't think there's enough room in here for three.
There's obvious surprise in the angel's thoughts. !You mean to try again?
Um, obviously.
!You will not succeed.!
Sam goes through a mental checklist, but he can't find anything to corroborate Castiel's claim; everything seems like it's in running order. He feels his power stir again, quietly, in the bottom of his soul. And why's that, exactly?
!The last seal requires willing participants. You seek to defeat Lucifer, push him out of your mind. The seal will no longer recognize you.!
So the plan, my plan, would have never worked in the first place? Is… is that what you're saying?
I see. He takes a moment. So is that it? he wonders. Does this mean it's all over?
!You may be the ideal receptacle for Lucifer, Sam, yet you're not the only one by far. My brothers and sisters are fighting as we speak, but sooner or later someone will slip through our defenses and offer Lucifer a vessel to inhabit.!
Shit, he thinks vehemently, and the expletive amplifies and multiplies in his mind into a hundred echoing swears. Isn't there any way for you to somehow… reseal the seal? I can buy you time, fight off anything that comes close -
!No. It's too late for that. Lucifer will have a body, that much is assured.!
The angel's voice – tone – is unreadable, something held back in their tenuous connection - a thought, or perhaps an idea. He has no idea what it is, but merged as they are, Sam can sense a sadness coming from Cas that, restrained as it is, nonetheless overflows into him. It mystifies him for a moment – angels aren't really supposed to have emotions, after all – but then Sam realizes he's missing something.
A very important something.
A horrible, impossible suspicion enters Sam's mind. Because if the angel is here, then.
Then -
Cas… where's Dean?
"You always said I'm the only one who can stop it. You never said how."
Castiel takes a deep breath. He doesn't actually need to, he knows, and yet…
And yet.
"Ever since you showed up, it's always been like that. 'Save the world, Dean Winchester.' 'Stop the apocalypse, ye mortal.' Except you never told me the first thing on how to go about doing that. You didn't even tell me where the seals were." Dry chuckle. "Drove me crazy, you know."
"Dean, I - I wasn't told everything. And there were things I wasn't… wasn't allowed to say."
Green eyes look over at him, steady in their gaze. "I know. I realize that. And you know what, I finally get why." His lips quirk – a small, Deanesque sort of gesture that somehow wounds the angel to see. It's not the smile he knows, but, as Castiel knows full well, it is the smile he deserves. "It's a lot easier to save the world if you think you're making the choice to."
Cas wonders if this is what humans feel like all the time, small and ignorant and utterly helpless. "What do you mean?" he asks softly. His vessel's heart constricts, unbidden.
Dean smiles wistfully.
"It's funny, you know? All this time, I was worried I'd have to kill Sam."
Where's Dean? Sam repeats, and again, Castiel doesn't reply. He's not – Cas, please tell me—
Dean didn't come with you. Please tell me Dean's not here.
"Cas, you in there?" A familiar voice asks, jolting Sam's attention outward.
…No. No.
Sam's lips move, and his head bobs downward in a nod. "I am."
Dean smirks, eyes reflecting a white torrent of light he probably can't see. His short hair ruffles a little in the wind. "Gotta hand it to you, when I said to do whatever it takes, possession was really not one of the things that came to mind. Thought you angels had a free will clause in your rulebook."
"It's a courtesy," Castiel says with Sam's mouth, teaching even now. "Nothing more."
"Huh. Well, you won't hear me complaining. Sam –" he clears his throat. "Sam okay in there?"
No NO Dean you bastard I am NOT okay I am NOT fucking OKAY!
"…He's listening."
Dean blinks. His expression looks torn between dread and relief, then seems to settle on dread. "Oh. That… didn't know you could do that. Uh. So… he can hear me, right now?"
Cas, get out of my body, get the FUCK out of my body!
"Yes," Cas says.
"Right. Okay." Dean glances over at Lilith, still waiting mindlessly over Ruby's body. "Well, I gotta go, but Cas, you stay with Sam, okay? I don't really know how possession works, but if you can give his powers a little extra kick… well, it'd be really fucking helpful, is all I'm saying."
Some part of Sam notes, even as he struggles wildly, how entirely screwed up it is that Dean sounds more together than he's been in months, now, with the apocalypse not five feet away.
"I will do my best."
"Thanks," and Dean smiles. For the first time in months, it reaches his eyes. "And hey, Sam? You blast Lucy with everything you got, all right? Don't hold back on my account."
What are you… what is he talking about?
!Sam, I told you. Lucifer will have a vessel.!
He doesn't understand. What does that have to do with… he starts, then feels something in him freeze, crack. Shatter.
No. No. It can't be - you can't mean that –
!I'm afraid that's exactly what I mean.!
He's not – he can't. This is… this is crazy, Cas, this is beyond crazy, this is INSANE.
!I'm sorry, Sam,! The angel tells him, and for a moment he can feel the grief that is Castiel's flood over him. !It's the only way.!
It takes a moment for all of it to truly sink in, Sam's failure and Dean's decision and all of the ramifications, all the possibilities, all the things that can't ever happen, now, that never will, and then emotions roil and punish their way through him, all the guilt and rage and devastating fear, threatening to burst and perforate and take him out with them -
Fuck that. FUCK that, you hear me? FUCK the only way, you did NOT save Dean from hell just so he could throw it all away!
!You're angry. Understandably so. Please, think what you like, but I… feel the same as you.!
Dean claps a warm hand unto Sam's immobile shoulder, and turns.
W-wait. Wait! Cas, you can't let him go! You can't – you can't let him die! Please, I'll… I'll do anything, Cas, I promise, I swear, just don't let him go!
!This is his choice. If I could… but I can't. I cannot stop him.!
"I wish it didn't have to be like this," Castiel says, and for the first time in his long, want-less life, he utterly comprehends why an angel could fall. Such dangerous, precious things, this human teaches him. "I wish I could save you."
Dean glances at him for a long, silent moment. Then, for some reason Castiel fails to understand, he seems to feel the need to reach out a hand and roughly ruffle Castiel's already windblown hair.
What a bizarre human gesture, Castiel thinks to himself distantly, even as the warmth in his chest threatens to rise and choke him at the throat.
"Don't worry about me, Cas," his friend says simply, eyes bright in the morning light. "Just save Sam."
The figure of his brother is blurred, but it stops moving.
"You can't, Dean," he says, struggling with the words. Castiel won't let him do more than talk, but suddenly even that seems more than hard enough. "You – you just can't."
Somehow Dean seems to know it's him. He looks back. "I gotta do this, Sam. I'm sorry. I have to."
!He has to,! Castiel echoes.
Sam's had enough of those apologies, enough of hearing sorry. Sorry means nothing, sorry gets you nowhere – those are lessons Sam knows very well by now.
Actions are what matters. Going back in time and not dying this time around, going back in time and do it all over again, and right. Shoving his brother into the car so they could drive and drive and never get out, grabbing Dean, holding onto him so he can't ever leave, no matter what the fucking jerk wants or thinks.
He can't do any of that, though.
It's ridiculous. There shouldn't be a choice about this, there shouldn't even be a fucking decision, Dean should stay because he's supposed to, that's what he does, this is where he belongs – here, with Sam, being nothing more or less than Sam's stupid, irritating, amazing older brother. It doesn't make sense. Dean shouldn't go.
...But Dean has to.
"I know," he chokes out, wetness running down his cheeks, because apparently his eyes work just fine. "Me... me too. I'm sorry too."
Dean hesitates for only a moment before wrapping his arms around Sam, his warmth solid and comforting in every way except for how it'll soon be gone.
Sam wants to hold on tighter, as if that way he'll be able to stop time, or maybe absorb enough of Dean into himself so that he'll be fine... except that will never happen, no matter how much he might like it to.
He can't even hug him back.
Cas, he says.
!Would you let him go?
And Sam can't really deny that because no, of course not. Of course he won't.
"Take care of yourself, Sam," Dean whispers tightly in his ear, voice only trembling a little. He takes a deep breath, as if to say something else – keep fighting, take care of my wheels, go for that white picket fence, Sammy, remember Dad, remember me –
But then, all too quickly, lets go and steps over the line.
"Dean!" Sam screams. "DEAN!"
The circle flares red, and the world glows.


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More a hotel than a hostel but the staff is really friendly and the kitchen and common room is very clean and there's everything you need for cooking.
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We stayed on the hotel side of Dream Hostel and it is super cute! Each individual room had lots of character, was comfortable, and clean. It was walking distance to the train station and to downtown as well. Would definitely stay again.
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Pretty quiet place. I had a 4 bed to myself for 3 nights. Beds were alright, just a foam pad. It was clean though! Showers were great. Fridge was always full so you couldn't buy a ton of groceries at once. Staff were friendly and helpful.
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It's a talent you develop and feel.
You know how a bat can fly around in the dark – he's got a sonar.
Well, you have a built-in sonar that develops a sense for proportion
and by discipline you have trained yourself. –Edward Chesney
In April 2008, the world lost a most unique and talented individual: Detroit-area sculptor Edward Chesney. With wood, stone, clay and bronze, he left his impression on many places and many people. His vast body of work includes portrait commissions for noted public figures, life-size bronze works, and larger than life-size heroic sculptures – the largest being 23 feet tall. And, of course, his personal studio creations, which speak to his never-ending flow of creativity. He was a true artist.
During his remarkable life he was a soldier, fine carpenter, wood carver, versatile artist and devoted husband and father. Ed was a very organized and disciplined man – traits that hail from his upbringing. He grew up on the Detroit east side nearly 80 years ago, the son of Polish immigrants who gave him the gift of faith, taught him the value of hard work, and the lasting beauty his talented hands could create.
After serving in World War II, Ed's hands went to work in wood. In fact he built a number of the beautiful staircases in some of the areas most fashionable homes. "At some point in woodworking, someone came to me and said I should take some sculpting lessons. There was a sculptor [in Detroit]; I studied with him for eight years."
Shortly after, Ed was off to Italy to study and learn what the masters had taught. When he came home again, he was not just Ed the woodworker; he was Ed the sculptor.
His artist hands have kept a marriage strong, raised a proud family, and brought timeless beauty to bronze carefully cast in his foundry. Ed's hands speak silently to all of us, from a towering fire-fighters monument to the gentle likeness of a well-loved Catholic priest in Detroit's Corktown, and the agony of his latest work: a tribute to a fallen soldier, which graces a quiet memorial in Ann Arbor. "That soldier wears your dog tags... Oh, yes. I felt I earned that. I was there and I felt very strongly about how I should portray this... The helmet is touching the ground and the strap is just looped over his index finger, which represents the fragility of life. I mean life is that fragile – even in our daily life."
Select sculptures are available for sale in limited editions. To learn more, or to request a free DVD about the life and work of Edward Chesney, contact Dean Chesney at 313.882.5772, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A suspicious package that forced the evacuation of Dandenong station and suspended train services on Thursday morning turned out to be a "suitcase of clothing and children's toys".
Commuters were evacuated, the police bomb response unit called and a man arrested over the incident.
The 28-year-old West Australian man has been charged with making a hoax bomb threat and false report. He is due to appear in the Dandenong Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon..
Victoria Police spokeswoman Julie-Anne Newman said the area has since been given the "all-clear".
"Police did attend Dandenong railway station in relation to safety checks. Our Bomb Respondent Unit attended the scene," Ms Newman said.
"That area now has been rehabilitated. Nothing suspicious was recovered."
Metro spokeswoman Sammie Black said all lines were now running, after getting the all-clear from the police at 11.45am.
Earlier, a witness described up to six police cars on the scene, with police investigating a "bomb threat" which involved what appeared to be "two white packages in the bus turning area".
Buses replaced trains on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines while police conducted safety checks at the station.
#BREAKING— Brad Quayle (@BradQMelb) February 24, 2016
Stacks of police units in Dandenong, Melbourne.
Bomb threat & man has been arrested on site. Scary@7NewsMelbourne @7NewsSydney
A man has been arrested following a bomb scare at Dandenong station. #9News pic.twitter.com/LgJz4zHQMw— Nine News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) February 25, 2016
Police incident at Dandenong Station. Trains may be delayed, please stay away from area #greaterdandenong— SouthEastEM (@SouthEastEM) February 24, 2016
Those found guilty of making a bomb hoax in Victoria can face up to five years' jail or a $90,000 fine.
They can also be forced to pay emergency services for the cost of responding to the hoax.
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University of Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino spent time in Mississippi on Monday, visiting several prospects with just more than a week left before signing day.
And one of those prospects was Pasgoula, Miss., High School wide receiver Jaylen Smith, who made his official visit two weeks ago with the Cardinals.
"Yes, he was here," Smith reported. "It was very nice. I can't wait to sign."
The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Smith, a three-star prospect who committed to U of L in August, said Cincinnati, California and South Alabama have all tried to get him to flip his commitment but he's remained firm to the Cardinals.
"It's the right place for me," Smith said.
Smith is one of 24 verbal commitments in the '15 class for U of L. Signing day is next Wednesday and he'll do it early that morning at school.
Petrino also made a visit to Madison, Miss., standout Trey Smith, who is also committed and will sign with U of L next week.
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|L&O, Episode 11.09
|Production number: E1311
First aired: 10 January 2001
| Written By
Kathy McCormick & Wendy Battles
Directed By
Constantine Makris
Plot Edit
An assistant manager at a jewelers discovers four bodies at the store; later, the accused murderer insists on representing himself at the trial.
Cast Edit
Main cast Edit
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
- Angie Harmon as A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael
- Dianne Wiest as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
Guest cast Edit
- April Adamson as Lana Stafford
- Penny Balfour as Carol Gibbons
- Susan Bigelow as Mary Fazekas
- Jim Budig as David Churchill
- Keir Dullea as Paul Lyman
- Laura Fallon as Rebecca Kent
- Clement Fowler as Nathan Rosen
- Tim Guinee as Mark Landry / Richard Morriston
- Leslie Hendrix as Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
- Stephen Kunken as Mark Wood
- Peter McRobbie as Judge Walter Bradley
- Greg Pierotti as David Hart
- Michael Warren Powell as Ben Kramer
- Ana Reeder as Annette Perry
- Kurt Rhoads as Kevin Stafford
- Natacha Roi as Susan Kimball
- Catherine Wolf as Evelyn Kramer
- Rusty Thrasher as CSU Technician
- Billy Jaye as Super
- David Beach as Gemprint Tech
References Edit
Quotes Edit
- "Mr. McCoy, I'm afraid I'll need a lot more than that to remove a juror mid-trial. People's request demand. Mr. Morriston, this courtroom is not a singles bar. You will conduct yourself with the proper decorum."
- – Judge Bradley
Background information and notes Edit
- This episode appears to be ripped from the headlines of the Gillian Guess case in Canada. Gillian Guess at Wikipedia
Episode scene cardsEdit
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Apartment of
Vreeland Realty
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vthuskies replied to vthuskies's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsJust wanted to post an update since it's been a couple of weeks since my endo and colonoscopy were done. The GI said he didn't find anything obvious, but he did take some biopsies (still waiting for the results). I've been gluten-free since that day 10/27/08. Most of my gi symptoms went away within the first few days. I was still having D, but it was less severe. Now 2+ weeks into it, all of my gi symptoms are gone! The only lingering problem is my energy level. I'm forcing myself to exercise in hopes that it will help me improve. I'm also still getting B12 injections monthly. They will recheck my levels next month. It's amazing what a difference going gluten-free has made! No more bloated tummy, gas, stomachaches, heartburn, it's all gone! I don't care that I don't have an "official" diagnosis. The Enterolab results and dietary response speak for themselves. I'm so happy to feel more like myself again.
vthuskies replied to vthuskies's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsThank you guys for your replies. I really needed to vent. Guess my expectation were too high after waiting that long to see someone. He was saying that I probably had some sort of infection that lead to my symptoms and changed the way my bowel is functioning. He says that he doesn't think I have celiac and that my bowels are just not working correctly for some other reason and there's nothing they can really do about that. I'm glad he reran the blood tests and that he's doing the endoscopy. But I'm really unsure about the colonoscopy. I know you don't need that for a celiac diagnosis. His rationale is that B12 is absorbed really far down in the small intestine, near the entrance to the large intestine, so he's going to see if he can see if that portion is inflamed. He said that the B12 deficiency is not a symptom of celiac, although pretty much all of the literature I've read lists it a a symptom. I really don't understand why he thinks I definitely don't have celiac!?!?!
vthuskies posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsAfter waiting 6 weeks to get in to see a new GI, I finally had my appt yesterday. I saw another GI in June (symptoms started in April) and he just said I have IBS, take Imodium, and move on. Since then I have become lactose intolerant and B12 deficient. I had the Enterolab tests run and they were positive for gluten sensitivity (see my siggy for more info about that). So I went for my appt really excited about meeting the new GI (I found his name on the local celiac support group website). I met with the resident doctor first who was very thorough about getting my history, symptoms, etc. I showed him my Enterolab results, which he wrote down. He listened to my grumbly stomach, etc. He seemed surprised that I hadn't had an endoscopy already? Then I waited 20 mins alone in the room while he consulted with the GI. So the GI comes in and immediately says that he agrees with the first doc, that I have IBS or a "functional bowel problem" that may never resolve and I may have chronic D for the rest of my life. WTF????? I said that was not an acceptable diagnosis and I refuse to live like that. I didn't have an infection/bug when my symptoms started, it was just D and stomach aches after I ate. He also totally dismissed the Enterolab results saying that you can't find antibodies in the stool and he had no idea what they were actually testing. I think to humor me (or to spite me), he recommended doing an endoscopy AND colonoscopy They also reran the celiac panel since my GP didn't do the complete test. Also tested my thyroid. The Endo and Colo are set for the 27th. I'm terrified and wondering if it's worth it all. But I'm one of those people that will doubt the Enterolab results if I don't do these tests and would be more likely to go off a gluten-free diet if I didn't have an official diagnosis. Help! I'm scared and frustrated. Why do doctors have to act like they know your body better than you do? He was so resistant to the idea of celiac. He said that a lot of people have those symtpoms, blah, blah, blah. Why can't I find a nice doctor who will take me seriously?????
vthuskies replied to vthuskies's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsI'll let him know about those veggie burgers, thanks for the suggestion! Sounds like we'll end up having a similar kitchen arrangement as you. Too bad our cabinet space is severely lacking. I'm going to have to get creative! The fridge is going to need a good scrubbing and we'll rearrange it so my stuff is up top and he can have the rest. There's a lot of work to be done! I also called and left a message for the pediatrician. Hopefully I hear back from her tomorrow since she's off today. Will keep you posted...
vthuskies replied to vthuskies's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsFedora, You are right, who knows what an endoscopy will show. I'm willing to do it and I'm going to ask for it at my GI appt. It is weird that that score came out low since I'm obviously having intestinal damage with the lactose intolerance and b12 deficiency. I know gluten-free and a vegetarian diet are possible, he's just not willing to do it. Veggie burgers are too convenient for him to pass up. I did warn him that I'm going to need a separate cabinet, cutting board, toaster, etc. so he's prepared for the changes!
vthuskies replied to vthuskies's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsThank you both for your quick and informative responses! I have such mixed emotions right now and this helps to clarify what I need to do next. I haven't been dismissing dd's stomach complaints and I'll definitely call her ped to have her run the celiac panel. Hopefully the doc (and my daughter) will be cooperative! At my GI appt I am going to request that they run the complete celiac panel. I had edited my original post to add that I wouldn't think the endoscopy would show anything since my malabsorption score was normal, which according to enterolab, means that there isn't severe intestinal damage yet. My plan is to see the GI, see what tests he'll run, and then go gluten-free after testing. Regardless of what dd's pediatrician does, she'll probably go gluten-free too. Hubby refuses to do it, says it's too hard to be gluten-free and vegetarian Amy
vthuskies posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsI just got my Enterolab results back. Geez, those were the longest 2 weeks of my life! I'm not surprised by the first 2 results, but I'm kinda suprised my fat score was in the normal range. At least I know what's going on with my body and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Gluten sensitivity Stool Panel Complete Fecal Antigliadin IgA 174 (Normal Range <10 Units) Fecal Antitissue Transglutaminase IgA 112 Units (Normal Range <10 Units) Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score <300 Units (Normal Range <300 Units) I'm going to take these results when I meet with my new GI on Oct. 9th. My regular physician has basically said he did all he could do for me and now I have to deal with the GI's. Should I push for an endoscopy (would this even show anything since my fat score was normal?) to confirm the diagnosis or should I have them run the complete celiac panel(my gp ran part of the celiac panel in April and it came back negative)? I feel like I need an official diagnosis to convince the rest of my family to get tested (even then, I'm not sure that they would). Also, what do I need to do to get my daughter tested? I would like to try to go thru her pediatrician. Does she need gene testing or the celiac panel? BTW, she's 5 years old, very small, and often complains of stomach aches (although that could be because she hears me complaining about my stomach hurting all the time, but I don't want to dismiss her complaints). Thanks for your help and suggestions! Amy
vthuskies replied to vthuskies's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsThank you all so much for your wisdom and support! I will print out that page from U of Chicago and bring it to my GI appointment. It's so frustrating when doctors act like they know so much about a disorder, but they are either using outdated info or just dismiss your symptoms. Hopefully the next doc is more open to investigating this. Thanks again!!!! amy
vthuskies replied to vthuskies's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsSo is that what my results mean? My total IgA is low and the results aren't reliable? I swear, medical professionals no nothing about this disease (at least not up here, but it seems to be a wide spread problem). I guess I'll request to the new GI that all of the tests are run. Yep, my plan is to learn all I can about going gluten-free and will start after my biopsy (which I will insist on). I'm getting to the point of not caring if I have a diagnosis and just getting started on my road to recovery.
vthuskies replied to vthuskies's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsI was able to get a copy of the tests my gp ran for celiac. Here are the results: Tissue TransgluAb: result 0.9, Unitys: U, Reference Range: <20 EndomysialAb IgA: Result:negative, Reference Range: negative, Analyte Specific Reagent My gp says he doesn't want to run any more tests and that I should just see the GI again. Guess I'm still on hold until Oct. 9th. I did send out my Enterlab stuff yesterday, so I should have those results by the end of Sept. I'm so frustrated..... Input welcome! Amy
vthuskies replied to vthuskies's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsHopefully the Enterolab kit will get here today. I'm so ready to get it done and send it back out. Can't wait for the results! I guess since I'm requesting a biopsy with my new GI, I don't have to worry about traveling gluten-free, at least not yet. I've definitely been checking around the boards for ideas and how to deal with eating out, since we do that alot (although that may have to change). You guys are definitely very helpful! Amy
vthuskies replied to vthuskies's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsThanks for the advice. I don't have an appt until 10/9 and that's just a consultation with the new GI. I have no idea how long it will take to get the biopsy. It really sucks that you have to keep eating gluten so the tests show something. I feel like I'm poisoning myself! I'm going to ask for a copy of the bloodwork on Tuesday, when I go in for my B12 injection. Will definitely post the results. Yep, I'm in Vermont! I'm about 45 mins northeast of Burlington in the boonies. I'd love to meet more people up here. I don't know anyone with celiac disease or who is gluten-free. Amy
vthuskies replied to vthuskies's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsSo I called my gp's office to find out what test they ran for celiac. The receptionist pulled my file while I was on the phone, but she said that the file just said "celiac test, negative". I have to go back next Tues for a B12 shot so I am going to ask again what tests they ran and request the 4 tests that are usually recommended. I also made an appt with a different GI (not until Oct. 9!) to get a second opinion and hopefully request a small bowel biopsy. Hopefully this will get things moving in the right direction. Also checked and saw that Enterolab sent out my test kit, so it's on it's way! Amy
vthuskies replied to vthuskies's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsThank you all so much for your suggestions and sharing your stories. This is all really new to me and is very overwhelming. I don't know what specific test my gp did for celiac, but I will definitely ask him and find out the results. I also found a support group website in my state and there are recommendations on doctors to see. I'm going to see if my insurance will let me switch GI's to someone who is more knowledgeable about celiac and gluten intolerance. Should I be seeing an allergist too? Does it matter at all, do I really need a diagnosis or should I just go gluten-free and see if it works and stick with that? I did order the test from Enterolab to see what it turns up. Hopefully that will arrive in the next few days. In the mean time I'm trying to make the transition to gluten-free. It's really difficult that I can't have dairy either. I'm fixated on what I can't eat. I'll also be traveling in 2 weeks for 5 days, which will take a lot of planning. Thanks so much for all your help! More advice is always welcome!!!!! Amy
vthuskies posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsHi! I'm new to these boards. I've been doing a lot of research about gluten intolerance and celiac disease. Here's my history, I'm at a loss as to how to proceed. I've always had "stomach issues" thought to be related to anxiety. Lots of nausea, lack of appetite, cramping throughout high school (about 15 years ago) and college. This past April I had a sudden onset (over a weekend) of severe cramping, bloating, gas, diarrhea, loss of appetite. After about 2 weeks of this non-stop I went to my gp and he tested me for celiac sprue. The test came back negative. An ultrasound to check for gall bladder disease, etc was also negative. I was referred to a GI for further testing and was found to be lactose intolerant. I've been dairy-free since the end of June and my sypmtoms have continued and actually worsened in the last few weeks. The GI really wasn't helpful and blamed my probs on a "functional bowel problem" or IBS. I was also just found to have a vitamin B12 deficiency and started on weekly shots yesterday. I'm so uncomfortable every day, it's really miserable. Are there other tests I should recommend that I have done or should I go gluten-free and see how I react? I'm so tired of feeling this way every day. Amy


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In the documentary Miss Representation, writer/director Jennifer Siebel Newsom interweaves teenage girls' stories with provocative interviews with Condoleezza Rice, Lisa Ling, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, and Gloria Steinem. This close look at contemporary media and its powerful messages reveal that another generation is learning how a woman's primary value lies in her youth, beauty and sexuality—and not in her capacity as a leader—making it difficult for women to obtain leadership positions and for girls to reach their full potential. This movie aims to re-energize a movement that will help young women in the future to never have conversations about disparate treatment in the future.
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A parakeet with the cheeky habit of dropping the f-bomb has been found in Melbourne's north.
Veterinary clinic, Vets on Parker, has taken in the lost Indian Ringneck parakeet which was found in Templestowe last month.
The bird has a rather colourful vocabulary and a fondness of the f-word.
Veterinary nurse Joanne Amos discovered the bird's bad language when she first tried to put him back in his cage.
"Often when you try to put him back in his cage he says, 'go get f----d or no f-----g way'," Ms Amos said.
"He often mutters those phrases."
The bird says more polite greetings, including "hi" and "hello", much more clearly.
Ms Amos said the affectionate parakeet arrived at the house of a local couple one afternoon, seeking human attention.
"They found him tapping on their window and when they turned around he was inside," she said.
Not knowing how to care for a parakeet the couple took the bird to the vet clinic, where Ms Amos was more than willing to take care of him.
"He wants to be with you, he wants to be on your shoulder the whole time, he likes watching TV with you and he will try to steal food off your fork or spoon," Ms Amos said.
Unfortunately, the bird has not been microchipped, so Ms Amos will have to rely somewhat on the bird's phrases to help identify his owner.
"Hopefully we find his owner, but if not, we've got lots of other people who have offered to take time in," she said.
"My housemate is quite taken with him, so he's always got a home with us."
Male Indian Ringneck parakeets have a dark ring around their necks and are often better talkers than their female counterparts, with the ability to learn hundreds of words in their lifetime.


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This project had three research aims, as follows:
- Quantify and assess the static and dynamic load capacity of ground support systems typically used in deep underground metal mines.
- Develop methods of controlling fault slip potential to limit the magnitude of mining-induced seismic events and thus reduce the dynamic loads applied to ground support elements.
- Modify support installation equipment and procedures to protect miners during the installation and rehabilitation of ground support.
Maintaining ground control safety while mining narrow veins in deep underground mines poses major technological challenges. The extreme stresses associated with mining at greater depths—often a mile beneath the surface—can lead to mining-induced seismic events that endanger the workforce and damage ground support, underground entries, and mining equipment.
In cooperation with the mine staff at a collaborating deep vein mine, state-of-the-art technology was applied and innovative measures were developed to significantly improve the ground control safety of underground miners. This overall objective was achieved through completion of the following research tasks:
- monitoring fault movement, stress distribution, ground support loading, entry deformation, and seismicity at a collaborating mine to identify fault slip mechanisms and ground control hazards;
- conducting innovative tests to quantify and improve the performance characteristics of integrated ground support systems, particularly their energy-absorbing properties;
- developing modeling techniques to analyze the stability of underground entries and the behavior of ground support subjected to dynamic loading; and
- examining the equipment and procedures that are used to install and rehabilitate ground support.
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- Development and Application of the Coal Mine Roof Rating (CMRR)
- Diagnosing and Controlling Moisture-Sensitive Roof in Coal Mines
- The Introduction of Roof Bolting to U.S. Underground Coal Mines (1948-1960): A Cautionary Tale
- Investigation of Electromagnetic Emissions in a Deep Underground Mine
- Mistakes, Misconceptions, and Key Points Regarding Secondary Roof Support Systems
- Optimizing Secondary Roof Support with the NIOSH Support Technology Optimization Program (STOP)
- Performance Characteristics for Welded Wire Screen Used for Surface Control in Underground Coal Mines
- Preventing Injuries Caused by Unrecognized Stone Mine Roof Beam Failures With a Pro-Active Roof Control Plan
- Sizing of Final Stumps for Safer Pillar Extraction
- Technical Solutions for Enhancements to Mine Safety Using Barricade II Fire Blocking Gel
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- Page last updated: 11/5/2016
- Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program


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Mr. Waldman is the founder of the firm, and is individually rated "AV" (pre-eminent) by the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory. An "AV" rating indicates that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence, has usually practiced law for thirty-four years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. In addition to his commercial litigation practice, he is a certified State and Federal Court Mediator) and a certified Arbitrator (American Arbitration Association, American Health Lawyers Association, ARIAS, CPR and FINRA). He also serves as a Special Master in the Broward County Circuit Court's Complex Litigation Unit.
In 2010, Mr. Waldman was appointed by Governor Charlie Crist as a Governing Board Member to the South Florida Water Management District (At Large Member for St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties) for the term March 2010 - March 2014. His appointment was confirmed by the Senate of the State of Florida on April 27, 2010. The South Florida Water Management District is a regional governmental agency that oversees the water resources in the southern half of the state, covering 16 counties from Orlando to the Florida Keys and serving a population of 7.5 million residents. It is the oldest and largest of the state's five water management districts. Created in 1949, the agency is responsible for managing and protecting water resources of South Florida by balancing and improving water quality, flood control, natural systems and water supply. A key initiative is the restoration of America's Everglades – the largest environmental restoration project in the nation's history. The District is also working to improve the Kissimmee River and its floodplain, Lake Okeechobee and South Florida's coastal estuaries.
Also in 2010, Mr. Waldman was recommended by The Florida Bar Board of Governors and, upon that recommendation, later appointed by Governor Charlie Crist to a four year term as a Member of the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission. In 2013, Mr. Waldman was elected by his fellow Commissioners as the Chairman of the Commission.
Mr. Waldman also frequently serves as an expert witness in litigation, arbitration and administrative matters involving the award of reasonable attorneys' fees and disputes involving professional standards of care in the legal community.


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- Seth MacFarlane acknowledges in the DVD commentary that in the Star Trek: The Next Generation homage, Data and Wesley Crusher are in the wrong positions with Data should be on the right and Wesley on the left. Other imperfections in this scene include Worf's position as he should be directly behind the captain and the 'rank pip' position on the left of the collar; it should be on the right.
- When putting the Reese's Pieces on the ground there are 2 or 3 rows near the door. When James Woods came there is only one row.
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Desktop Support Analyst
Phoenix , Arizona
October 26, 2016
Responsible for installation of computer or computer-related equipment and components. Major Job Duties: Test and image desktops and laptops. Maintain, analyze, and troubleshoot, software and computer peripherals. Ability to setup, configure and add all hardware. Assist Corporate Desk Side Support technicians with large IMAC's. Assure that all tickets requiring follow up work and/or calls receive appropriate attention. Provide technical support to end users via telephone. Back up and burn end user data. Assist in developing and documenting improvements to current processes. Assist coworkers in resolution of end users' technical issues. Assist coworkers in the execution of established processes and escalations. Test, image and clean PC's, laptop, monitors, printers, and other related hardware. 2 years of hands on technical knowledge of laptop and desktop design and software installation required. Skills and Competencies: Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Possess 1 to 2 years experience in a break/fix environment. Able to lift and palletize heavy equipment. (PC's, monitors, printers.) If interested, please contact Michael Casas @ email@example.com or via phone at 602.224.2486
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