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This replacement guide will instruct you how to replace the AC Input Jack on the speaker. Before doing anything, be sure to safely discharge the capacitor using this guide.
First, remove the eight screws on the speaker's back panel. These screws should be located on the top and bottom corners of the back, as well as along the sides.
Remove the 7.5 mm Phillips-head screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver with a J sized head.
Next, remove 4 more 7.5 mm Phillips-head screws on the top part of the speaker (where the power buttons and extra BASS buttons are located). Two of the screws are located on the underside of the handle and are hidden beneath black rubber covers. Remove the covers and use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to unscrew the screws.
The remaining two 7.5 mm Phillips-head screws are located on the base of the indented section of the speaker, pictured here. They are also hidden beneath black rubber covers. Repeat same process in removing the screws.
Gently lift up the entire top plastic section of the speaker. Do so slowly, the section is still connected to the circuitboard by a belt.
Gently remove the belt from its junction on the board, and after doing so the top plastic casing of the speaker will be fully detached.
Additionally, the sides need to be taken apart. You will need to take out 4 additional 7.5 mm Phillips-head screws on either side. These screws are located beneath larger grey pads with adhesive on them at the side corners of your speaker.
Remove the pads slowly, as the adhesive makes them tougher to remove and you do not want to rip them.
Use an opening tool to help take out the side shell from the rest of the speaker.
The speaker should now be stripped of its basic shell except for the bottom and front panels.
You have now disassembled the top casing of your speaker and you are prepared to make replacements of components!
Find the gold-yellow daughterboard, located underneath the top plastic housing of the speaker.
Remove the belt connecting the daughterboard to the motherboard by gently removing the yellow clip from its housing on the motherboard.
Remove the four 6.4mm phillips head screws located at each corner of the daughterboard with a Phillips head screwdriver.
Gently slide the entire daughterboard towards the frontside of the speaker, unhooking it from the prong that keeps it in place.
The daughterboard is free to be fully removed. You are now prepared to replace or make replacements components on the daughterboard!
Flip the board around and unsolder the input jack ports from the daughterboard. If you would like more information on the technique to soldering, refer to this link.
Replace the old input jack component with the new one.
Re-solder the new input jack component onto the daughterboard.
You have just replaced the AC power input jack component on your speaker!
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Frequently Asked Questions for 2017 QCDR
What is the Quality Payment Program (QPP)?
In 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its final rule with comment period implementing the Quality Payment Program that is part of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The Quality Payment Program's purpose is to provide new tools and resources to help you give your patients the best possible, highest-value care.
What is the Merit Based Incentive Program (MIPS)?
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System is a track under the Quality Payment Program. If you successfully participate in MIPS, you will earn a performance-based payment adjustment to your Medicare payment. The Society will participate as a QCDR in the Quality performance component of MIPS.
What is a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR)?
Qualified Clinical Data Registry is a CMS-approved entity that collects medical and/or clinical data for the purpose of patient and disease tracking to foster improvement in the quality of care provided to patients.
What are the requirements to be eligible for the Quality Payment Program?
Each Eligible Physician will need to bill Medicare more than $30,000 AND provide care for more than 100 Medicare patients in 2017.
Why what are the requirements to successfully participate in the Quality Performance Program of MIPS under QPP?
Report up to 6 quality measures across 3 NQS domains, including an outcome measure, for a minimum of 90 days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, participation in the Mastery of Breast Surgery Program's QCDR requires reporting on each measure for all patients to which the measure applies.
What are the National Quality Strategy Domains?
The 6 NQS domains are:
- Person and Caregiver-Centered Experience Outcomes
- Patient Safety
- Care Coordination
- Population/Public Health
- Efficient Use of Healthcare Resources
- Effective Clinical Care
What quality measures are available for reporting through Society's 2017 QCDR?
For 2017, the Society's QCDR is qualified to report on the following PQRS and non-PQRS (Society endorsed) measures:
- MIPS Measure #262: Image Confirmation of Successful Excision of Image-Localized Breast Lesion
- MIPS Measure #263: Preoperative Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
- MIPS Measure #264: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Invasive Breast Cancer
Non-MIPS (Society endorsed) measures:
- Surgeon Assessment for Hereditary Cause of Breast Cancer
- Surgical Site Infection and Cellulitis After Breast and/or Axillary Surgery (outcome measure)
- Unplanned 30 Day Re-operation After Mastectomy (outcome measure)
- Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery With a Positive Sentinel Node Biopsy
Ways to successfully report for MIPS?
Reminder- we only submit for the Quality component of MIPS.
Here is a chart of how you can submit the other three components.
Are you subject to a penalty if you don't participate in MIPS?
Yes, a 2019 negative payment adjustment (-0.4%).
Where can I find my data for the 2017 QCDR?
Login to Mastery>My Reports>QCDR/PQRS Measures (2017).
Where can I find my incomplete reports?
Login to Mastery>My Reports>QCDR/PQRS Measures (2017)>Incomplete under each quality measure.
Can I participate in the Society's QCDR program if I am part of a GPRO (Group Practice Reporting Option)?
No, the Society does not submit for GPRO's.
What if I don't know whether or not my TIN is associated to a GPRO?
You can ask your hospital or group practice whether they participate in GPRO before participating in the Mastery's QCDR program. You can still use Mastery for Maintenance of Certification even if you don't participate in QCDR.
How are the 3% of participants chosen for the audit and can I be chosen two consecutive years?
Participants are randomly chosen, and participants from the previous year are excluded from the pool.
What if I have answered all the quality measures, yet I am receiving an incomplete report or my performance rate is null or 0?
For example, if you have 10 patients and you chose exceptions, exclusions, or 'not mets' for all 10 patients, then your performance rate will be null or 0. You need to have at least 1 'met' in order to have a performance rate of above 0%. A null means that your denominator is 0 or that you don't have any "mets" in the denominator.
When does the society submit my 2017 QCDR data to CMS and what is the deadline to have all my data entered for 2017?
We submit data to CMS by March 31, 2018.
The deadline to have all your data updated in the Mastery is February 1, 2018.
We will send monthly reminders to anyone with incomplete data for the two outcome measures because both 2017 QCDR quality measures (Surgical Site Infection and Unplanned 30 Day Re-operation After Mastectomy) require participants to update patient information 30 days after the procedure.
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A/N: written as a fic request for kureyon on LJ, who asked for an angsty Ginny/Draco/Hermione triangle, but ultimately Draco/Hermione - with an obstacle. Multi-parter. Also, just a warning: the characters might seem OOC. So if you're a stickler for that, this might not be your slice of pie.
"The greatest lie ever told about love is that it sets you free."
- Zadie Smith, On Beauty.
Normalcy after the war was an illusion – a kind of forced normalcy that barely the skimmed the froth of reality, that looked good on top but hid what was really going on at its murky bottom. For appearances, Hogwarts looked almost impeccably the same, having undergone renovations and reconstructions after the final battle so that the students could finish up their last year at school. A large portrait of Dumbledore hung in the corridor of Headmasters, often seen winking every now and then, or sucking on a lemon drop. But what was the talk of the school was the empty spot beside his, rumored to be reserved for a pending portrait of Snape.
She listened on as Ginny, Ron, and Harry continued chatting about this when she got up from her seat in the library, shoving her books into her bag.
Ron looked up at her. He had been doodling what looked like Quidditch plays on his parchment for the past hour, despite the top of it being titled The Ten Magical Uses of Knotgrass. "We're already in the library, Hermione – where else could you be going?"
"Head duties, Ronald," she said to him, rolling her eyes. "I'll see you tomorrow at breakfast," she said, meeting eyes with both Harry and Ginny, who bid her good night. "And Ron, finish that essay. You're already on Sprout's last nerves."
With a swish of her wand, the doodles on his parchment vanished. Ron cried out in protest.
"We save the bloody world and they still expect us to do homework?" he grumbled, as she walked out.
She made her way to the Head commons, straightening out her skirt. Today had been a close one – she hadn't been aware that Ron had been snooping over her shoulder when she read his owl. It was a good thing they had both enchanted their secret notes so that if any other eyes accidentally (or not so accidentally) happened upon it, the note was enchanted to look like it had been written in some bizarre code.
He was waiting for her when she finally came in, sitting on the couch and reading a book. His robes were off, tossed on the other side of the couch, with his Head Boy badge winking at her. She used to wonder if Malfoy took the time to polish his badge every night. It winked at her an awful lot, like a blatant taunt of who she had to be stuck with for the rest of the year.
"I hope you know, literature does nothing for my libido," he said to her, when she closed the door behind her. She shrugged off her book bag and her shoes.
"Maybe you're just not reading the right kind of literature," she suggested.
He got up, carelessly throwing his book aside, and with three long strides was already in front of her. His gray eyes were always a little bit darkly tinted with that little bit of annoyance reserved just for her; that was their self-instated status of normalcy. If it wasn't one thing, it was another. And somehow, this worked for them – the fact that they didn't even like each other, not even as human beings, yet Malfoy spent little to no time in latching onto her bottom lip and slipping her knickers off with those adept thumbs of his.
She blamed it on the war. The war had sent the world and everybody in it topsy-turvy and now it had become easier for her, more than ever, to look the other way. It was just so easy to, to close her eyes and moan his name, when he was just so good at fucking her in exactly the right way she needed to be fucked, after a long and tiresome day of lectures and uprightness. Except she hardly ever looked the other way when he did that. This was because usually her eyeballs disappeared entirely, rolling to the back of her head as she came.
Their relationship hinged on a primal need, not an emotional one. The last thing either of them needed was to get involved when everybody was still scrambling to get back into normalcy – whatever that meant – and their sex was convenient. It had started during the war as an escape – a way to momentarily forget that they were constantly on the brink of their lives, teetering towards their inevitable deaths. Unlike Ron and Harry, Hermione did not have any emotional attachment to Draco. That was part of their deal. It was sex and nothing else. It was a dead-end, with no roads that led any farther. It was safe.
But here they were, in a freshly and dizzying post-war world, and they had kept with them so many relics and scars from the war – including the sex. She hated to admit it, but it had become a habit. And bad habits were always hard to break.
She cringed at the thought of anybody in school finding out about how often she and Malfoy found a broom closet to get off in. In the beginning, she scrubbed herself nightly after one of their encounters, making sure every pureblood skin cell that had rubbed off on her wasn't allowed to settle and was instead washed down the drain. Back then, she'd convinced herself that it was one-time thing. Or a three-time thing. Or even a seven-time thing. But if Hermione Granger was ever in denial, she wasn't in it for too long. She was smarter than that. She was realer than that.
When Malfoy pulled her aside – and as she let him – during patrol one night in the Astronomy tower, shoving her against the wall and pulling up her skirt, she knew she had the face the facts: this wasn't going anywhere. Not until the end of the year, anyway. Not until they were rid of each other for good.
And the truth was that stranger couples had emerged from the war. Dean Thomas and Pansy Parkinson, for example. They had gone public the moment everybody found them making out amongst all of the rubble, both of their wands having long been toppled to the floor. It was honestly a little poignant, as if the end of the war marked the end of forced pretenses.
Not that she would ever consider that with Malfoy. Why would she, if she was already so comfortable loathing him?
"Don't make me wait again," Malfoy half-breathed, half-snarled to her when they finished. He kissed her, deep and rushed, his long fingers buried in her mass of hair.
"As if you could get off without me," she scoffed, her body still tingling from her climax. "I was in the library with Ron, Harry, and Ginny. I'm sorry if I can't just pop up and say, 'Got to go guys, I've got a fuck date with the Head Boy!'"
"My, my, is Hermione Granger making excuses?" He shook his head, smirking. "I never thought I'd see the day. Then again, I never thought I'd see many things." She watched as his eyes lowered and trailed over her body again. She felt herself blush, but straightened herself up with the small amount of dignity she had left. She pushed him aside and picked up her underwear.
"We still have to keep up the pretense of normalcy, at least," she said, as he stepped into his boxers. "Or else it might get suspicious that we're disappearing all the time."
"Hence the cover story of Head obligations," he dryly said to her, as if already bored with the conversation. "I think you overestimate how big of a damn people actually give about who's taking off your knickers every night. It amazes me how you fall asleep at night, buried in this delusion that people care so much over what you do." He pulled on his trousers, glancing up at her. "Newsflash, Granger: they don't."
She rolled her eyes, picking up her blouse and walking past him to her room. Before she could get there, he grabbed her arm, whirling her around to face him.
"Don't you worry, my pious little Head Girl," he said to her, his voice low and taunting. "No one will ever find out about you and me. Not unless you want them to."
She swung her elbow back, breaking free from his grasp. He was chuckling to himself.
"Fuck you," she hissed at him, turning on her heel.
"But Granger, you already have!" he called out to her, before she slammed the door.
Hermione found comfort in the fact that even though she was fucking Malfoy, she still went to bed hating him with every fiber of her being. Maybe it was right, what people said. The more things changed, the more they stayed the same.
She groaned to herself, burying her face in her pillow. She thought about what her poor mum would think if she'd found out her daughter had so willingly allowed her childhood bully to escort her to a full-fledged orgasm every night.
"I'm so sorry, Mum," she said to her ceiling.
With the end of the school year drawing impossibly close, the languid and lazy air of Seventh Year students changed. There was a hum of anticipation she heard amongst her peers – constant conversations about their futures, and what would be waiting for them after Hogwarts. They channeled most of their nervous energy into their schoolwork – a good thing, since the end of the year meant exams and even more regurgitation of information they had learned since the beginning.
She should have known it was a plan bound for failure, but she tried it anyway. She tried to avoid Malfoy and the distractions he brought with him, which didn't make him too happy. It didn't make her that happy, either – much to her chagrin. Pre-war, stress and studies brought on a very specific kind of focus and determination all on its own. Post-war, stress and studies made her as sexually-frustrated as a newly celibate teenage boy. The further she got in on her studies, the more she kicked herself for swearing off sex with Malfoy until it was all finished.
She rapped her knuckles firmly on his door, waiting. She looked down at herself. She should have worn better pajamas. It wasn't likely he was going to be tempted to jump her bones once he saw her wearing a pair of shorts that were so old and thin that they were nearly see-through (and not even in the sexy, alluring kind of way), and an old Beethoven concert T-shirt her godmother had given to her as a joke last Christmas.
He opened the door. "What do you want, Granger? I know it can't be sex, since you'd so adamantly sworn your vagina to the books until exams were over."
When she glanced behind him, she noticed that he, too, had been studying. She could see his books sprawled out on his desk, his notes organized and neat. Why wasn't he going crazy like she was? Weren't males supposed to be more sexually-driven?
"I just want to talk," she said, her throat a little dry. He quirked one blond eyebrow at her but sighed and stepped back, allowing her to come into his room.
He closed the door behind her. "I don't really have time for one of your Holier than Thou lectures, Granger. As you can see, I've got my night cut out for me. So spare me the self-righteous dawdling and cut to the chase."
So she did. She jumped him. His smirky, scowly little mouth was a great deal less annoying when it was doing more kissing and less talking. Thankfully, he got the hint. He growled against her mouth and they clumsily moved backwards, falling on his bed. With his ink-stained fingers, he pulled off her "stupidly Muggle" Beethoven t-shirt (Malfoy wasn't anything if not observant and blunt, even in the middle of passionately undressing her) and threw it across the room.
When they were finished, she found herself tangled in his sheets, covered in sweat. He collapsed beside her, breathing hard.
In the beginning they had set aside certain rules for their rendezvous. Things like no fucking in an alcove in broad daylight, no suggestive language that might even give so much as a hint of suspicion to their housemates, and no bedrooms. Funny how Hermione had been the one to establish this rule – because she considered bedrooms to be an intimate, personal place – as well as be the one to break it.
She had seen his room before, of course; brief glances whenever she needed something from him, school-related. She'd had a peek at his bed and his luxurious satin sheets, and was disturbed by how neatly made it always was. He was a vile, privileged bully that was also a bed-maker. Somehow it just made him even stranger.
"Malfoy," she said, "why is your bed always made?"
"Because," he drawled. "Because I'm a civilized human being. What, am I a prat because I like the sight of a well-made bed every morning?"
She rolled her eyes. "As a matter of fact, you are. You're a prat for many things, but the fact that you like to make your bed every morning makes the once-innocuous activity now seem incredibly prattish."
"I'm glad I can make that sort of distinction for you, Granger," he said sardonically. "It's always an off day for me when I haven't made you lose at least little bit of hope in humanity." He sat up beside her, grabbing his clothes, glancing at her. "You better get back to those books, Granger. Wouldn't want to fail out as Hogwarts' first post-war Head Girl, would you?"
He tossed her t-shirt at her face. He knew that topic hit a special nerve in her. She begrudgingly grabbed it and pulled it back on.
"Ferretface," she muttered to herself, getting off his bed. She picked up her bra and began heading out of his room as he resharpened his quill. She could feel him watching her, and she tried to ignore the way knowing that made the hair on the back of her neck stand up on end.
'It's because you hate him,' she passionately reasoned to herself. 'Because he's vile.'
"Fuck you later!" he called out to her.
Some days she didn't know who she hated more – herself, for having stooped to this; or him, just for being himself.


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The television host on the program was interested in exercises that anyone could do @ home or @ work with little to no equipment. You involved him in several seemingly simple exercises. I was impressed with the way you interacted with him, especially how you made adjustments in the exercises to fit the host's lack of conditioning and the limited space in the television studio. Additionally, I appreciated how you coached him through the exercises and explained , in very down to earth language, why you selected each exercise and what he could expect in terms of immediate and long term results. After that introduction to your approach to fitness training, I asked my wife to set up an appointment for me with TNT.
At this point, I should mention for anyone who reads this letter, that I am a retired male, over sixty years of age, with some physical limitations on account of a biking accident I had several years ago. Over the past two years, you have been my only personal trainer, coming to our house between two and three days each week. After your initial evaluation of my physical condition, you designed a program which combined a number of different exercises from several training philosophies. During that time, I have also had some changes in my health and you have ajusted my training program to accommodate those. In addition to the improvements in my physical conditioning as a result of your training, you have expanded my knowledge and understanding of why physical fitness training is important for improving and maintaining the quality of my life.
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A fact-finding mission to northern Syria has uncovered a wave of forced displacement and home demolitions amounting to war crimes carried out by the Autonomous Administration led by the Syrian Kurdish political party Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat (PYD) controlling the area, said Amnesty International in a report published today. The Autonomous Administration is a key ally, on the ground, of the US-led coalition fighting against the armed group calling itself the Islamic State (IS) in Syria.
'We had nowhere else to go': Forced displacement and demolitions in northern Syria reveals evidence of alarming abuses, including eyewitness accounts and satellite images, detailing the deliberate displacement of thousands of civilians and the razing of entire villages in areas under the control of the Autonomous Administration, often in retaliation for residents' perceived sympathies with, or ties to, members of IS or other armed groups.


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Key to your property purchase is a good legal representative. We can recommend suitable advisors who we have worked with successfully and who speak your language.
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CENTRAL SAINT Martins graduate Sheree Robinson has launched an innovative ready to wear knitwear collection using end of line yarns and materials already deemed as waste.
Sheree Robinson Knitwear is one of eight designers chosen by the Prince's Trust to feature in its first fashion collective in collaboration with Fashions Finest for Spring / Summer 2018.
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Sheree Robinson – Knitwear designer says: "I am thrilled to be one of the Prince's Trust chosen designers for SS18, it was exciting launching my new collection on the Fashions Finest catwalk during London Fashion Week, and I would like to thank them for all their help and support.
The cyclical cycle of design is very important to me, during my time designing for the high street I saw a lot of materials deemed as waste that I knew could be used to knit outfits for women who love to dress up and stand out. For my collection, I wanted people to see the full potential of knitwear, that they don't only have to be made from wool and into jumpers. My designs are sparkly and bold, I am inspired by music, fireworks formations and nature – like sea anemones and animals that are colourful, quirky or unusual."
After graduating in Textile Design from Central Saint Martins Sheree worked in New York developing knitted fabrics for Diane Von Furstenberg and Wool and the Gang. In the UK, she continues to knit for Wool and the Gang and she's worked for luxury knitwear designer Derek Lawlor and Bora Aksu as well as designing for high street brands Topshop, Miss Selfridge and Lipsy, for their going out ranges.
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What if I have a question about my secondary application?
Secondary applications should be completed at the same time you submit your TMDSAS application. Any secondary application required documents and/or fees should be sent directly to the school and NOT to TMDSAS.
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The Right Man For the Job
Mike Magnuson (MFA, 1997)
HarperCollins, 1997
Gunnar and Dewy are "repo" men – one white, one black – who work for a furniture and appliance rental company in a tough, inner-city neighborhood. Dewy, a foul-mouthed realist, happily takes Gunnar under his wing and tries to teach him how to maneuver safely through the dangers of the Columbus, Ohio, streets. Together they devise increasingly ingenious ways to reclaim properly from their most recalicitrant customers. They become fixated in particular on a woman who will not respond to any of their attempts to repossess her furniture. Both Dewy and the customer refuse to give in. And thus the stage is set for a series of events that send Gunnar's life spiraling out of control.


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Legacy- The Tel'quessir and KeLin
Tel'quessir: Light or surface elves
*I am Chinese and I'm paying tribute to my heritage for the first time. I mean my chinese isn't as good as english haha.(lady isis said)
Chapter one
KeLin was horrified that her grandmother would make her leave their village.
"But why, I don't want to!" she sobbed, shaking her head.
"You are in grave danger. I have arranged for the elves to be guardians. Show them your amulet, my token. Do not worry, my child. They may not look like us, but they are not barbarians." The old woman said, looping a string with a dolphin and gull over KeLin and pinned it as well.
The girl sniffled as she was teleported by Transporter crystals operated by the elders, into the Green forest. Here, water was not present in natural forms rivers or seas, and hidden instead in the plants. It felt dry.
KeLin's village would be destroyed and she could not do anything to help! KeLin wished she could track her way back. After wandering around aimlessly, she was tired and sore, so she sat down and dug in her pack for supplies. Conjuring a spout from the ground, her people's innate power, she filled her water. Thinking of how her people would imminently die, KeLin could no longer suppress her homesickness.
A burning pair of lavender eyes watched from the darkness not far away. He was elfblood, with signature white hair and sharp features, though much darker in complexion than the Tel'quessir. He was almost going to speak, to console the crying human child when sounds of approaching marchers stopped him. He slid deeper into the woods, blending perfectly with his glamour. It would do for him to be discovered. His cousins had natural revulsion for his race, believing them to be necromancers and dark magic. And they would not take them prisoner but execute them. What about her?
He could do a small trick though. Concentrating lightly, he weaved a shield of invisibility over KeLin. Do not draw their attention. Stop crying, the dark one thought.
The marchers were elf soldiers. "Halt what sorcery is this?" their commander said. To ordinary naked eyes, he looked like a fair human. All of them had the same fair skin, sharp eyes, when the wind lifted their manes, the eartips were pointed.
He had seen through the glamour. A few of them drew their bows.
The dark elf watched in horror, his hand on his swords. They shouldn't do this! Should I intervene? With an impatient gesture, the commander neutralized the spell. "Speak! What are you doing in our territory human?"
KeLin remained silent. She stared at them. They had amber, blue or green eyes, lily- white skin. What were they? Mostly, she wanted to tell them of her situation but fear had frozen her lips. KeLin hugged herself. The hidden elf heaved a sigh of relief when the female warriors stepped forward. "Maybe she is lost. Let us take her in."
After some arguments in elven, the commander unhappy that they had to take in this filthy human, all eased their weapons. A kind lady helped KeLin up and spoke to her. Even though she did not comprehend the language, the girl felt safe. Hearing a rustle, she turned around, but missed seeing the lavender eyes and white hair. They were suspicious, having patrolled these parts expecting to hunt down dark kin but found no one.
Sing of elven silver. Lily skin like his brethen, a blond male warrior polished his scimitar and tested it. He flung the blade spinning into the air then caught it back with the hilt. The elf was a natural at this skill, never cutting himself or missing its catch. With a spurt of excitement, the elf remembered what he learnt long ago and began training with this sleek weapon. His long hair was soon damp, his naked torso sheen with sweat.
Nuada Silverlance, the legendary warrior prince.
"Your Highness we found a human! She has not spoken, " an officer reported, panting.
He turned, annoyed at this interruption. His dark lips pursed. "What? Kill her at once."
The courtier shook his head. "No my Lord! She holds the ice amulet of the Mage. The King's cousin was healed by this village. When the commander touched it, he saw many images. An urgent message was flashed. "
Prince Nuada dismissed him. He wiped his face and grabbed his robe. It was a gold matching his eyes, gilded with a ruby sash. Hearing where the guy was going, he was on his way. KeLin sat in a corner of the private guest chambers, looking about in awe. Her bag was beside her on the floor. Opening her mouth, she still could not utter a sound not even her own mother tongue. Maybe it was for the best. Her medal seemed to have a positive effect on the elves and they would not kill her yet. Paintings of tall people portraits, one was special. He had long white hair, fierce ambers. holding a sword on his right.
Melodious voices. The people attending her vacated and a tall figure stepped in. His boots made no sound and he had the grace of a predator. He was the man from the picture! KeLin scooted back. He cocked his head, asking "Who are you?" in fluent common language.
The girl reacted like a cornered person, backing away. Nuada's attention was drawn to the medallion, it was lit up with blue light and levitated. She shook her head, holding it tightly. Her lips moved silently. Nuada approached slowly. He tried different dialects. But she did not respond. Having no place to back to, KeLin looked up at him.
Instead of the initial fear, her deep blue eyes were defiant. What about her thoughts? Nuada's telepathy was weak, but he could probe to see if she was thinking. Nothing. Her amulet's light blinded the prince. Nuada felt his eyes tear from behind close lids. A lady holding out this amulet and looping it over the child's head, several of them shaking hands and doing elaborate rituals to other nations, fire, snow, rain….
The light blinked 's stare was still the same. His mind reeled while he studied the amulet. Yes they were allies of the elves, a very long time ago. These humans had the blood of the elemental magi and controlled the oceans and skies.
Killing her was out of the question. A servant ran in and told him softly the king asked for her to be brought to him. When some elves were hurt and close to death, the girl's people had saved them and given them refuge. Nuada thought, since she was mute, she had to be taught how to communicate. Sign language would be a good start. When she had had a bath, Nuada asked, pointing to himself, "I am Prince Nuada. What is your name?"
Her lips quivered, and she uttered a small sound. But it was nothing he knew. Frustrating. The prince wished he could shake an answer out of her. An elven lady hurriedly came to the child's side. "She is a long way from home, my lord. I think it takes time. Let me attend to her."
"Very well." Despite his resolve not to care about this strange girl, curiosity overcame that. Nuada found it dishonorable to slay a child. Few children were in their kingdom and his father expressed that she should be made welcome.
Finally the girl had written her name KeLin. Once the prince dropped by for a surprise visit, having finished his training and so on. She was trying out hand signs and smiling. The teachers stopped and bowed to him. Nuada touched his chest and asked, "KeLin, remember me?"
KeLin nodded and used the wooden letters to make his name. He smiled. She made a space beside her. Nuada sat down and watched her writing out alphabets of the common language. There was something missing, what about his title? Nuada put this to the tutors.
Hurriedly, Jenna made the word Prince and pronounced it. KeLin stared at it but did not say it.
"Or you can say 'Your Highness'." Jenna offered signing slowly.
The elf saw KeLin smile and nod but the next few days she only set out Nuada, without any title. He thought she was doing it on purpose. After all the healers had found nothing wrong with her voicebox. "So what is the cause of her silence? I have never encountered a quiet human before," Nuada mused.
"My Lordship, it seems that KeLin has gone through trauma and does not want to talk. Most of the time, she avoids communicating what happened to her. Yet the tutor is making progress on the common language. She is very bright. Are you not pleased, Your highness?" T'shan the healer smiled.
Nuada scowled. "But she does not respect me. I have emphasized many times to call me Prince at least, but it is always the same. She hasn't made a sound?"
T'shan shook his head. They pitied the girl, how could her family abandon her in the forests? The tutors had formed words of family and love. KeLin would withdraw and refuse to respond. On the other hand, Jenna loved it that KeLin held her hand tightly and wanted her to come along all the time. Her favorite time was mealtime, she had a healthy appetite. The worrying thing was she did not cry.
"I have seen other trauma patients who take a long time to recover. It's wonderful one more person is concerned for her, prince." T'shan bowed and left.
Nuada thought it was ridiculous. No the only reason he cared was because she may prove to be of use to them. It was wearing his patience thin. He still harbored hope that one day his sister Princess Nuala could be found. She disappeared one night, as if from the face of their kingdom. Stop, I will not think of her. He took deep breaths to hold back the knawing agony in his heart.
Feeling eyes on him, the elf turned. Wearing a green hooded cloak, KeLin was holding a figurine of a pony. It was made of ice yet did not melt with the warmth of her hands.
This was a secret place Nuada sought, whenever the loneliness got too much to bear. Other servants not of aristocratic status needed special permission, so how had she come? Nuada decided not to ask, as she would be unlikely to answer. He looked at the little figurine. It was beautiful, had the resemblance to a real animal. The elf nodded.
"It is nice."
That made her smile. To his surprise, she bowed. The girl startled at the nearness of his scarred skin, his shoulder length mane was thick and white. And his eyes were bright gold, now she had seen up close as the prince was seated and almost her height now. Very funny color, in her world people only had blue or brown eyes.
Nuada had a strange expression on his blank face. KeLin wanted to get his attention so she touched his cheek. The sudden contact shocked Nuada.
This was a word unfamiliar to her. KeLin struggled to comprehend. Now his brows were drawn together and he stood up. "You leave me." Nuada pointed to her and waved his hand as if to swat a fly. KeLin felt annoyed, how dare he treat her so? The human focused on the figurine making it light up. Got the elf's attention, he motioned for her to go to him.
Nuada touched his collar. He wished to see the amulet again. KeLin simply held out the pony. "No. I want to see that." She slipped the toy into her pocket and pulled out the amulet from inside her blouse. Nuada studied the dolphin and gull sigil intertwined. The metal sang with life. "Whose?"
The child patted herself. "I see. Who gave this to you?" he added, resting his hand on her shoulder. Her open expression became close. Wary that the blinding light would follow, Elf shifted back. KeLin blinked and rubbed her head. She sat down on the grass and took out the pony to play with. He seemed to be forgotten.
If only she could speak. His father liked her very much, though she only made the word King at the first meeting. "She's very endearing. My son, I think she likes our home. I have not seen new children."
"Father we don't trust humans!" he protested, clenching a fist.
Balor only shook his head. "You should learn to accommodate this race of humans, my son. Urass, how is the situation of the drought?"
Nuada felt saddened, the drought had not let up. Although investigations had been carried out, nobody knew why this catastrophe was upon them. Then Balor's next words took the breath out of him, "KeLin may be the one who can summon the life back into our lakes. Her people saved one of my close friends Phaleen. He had already crossed the river of Death but awoke from their touch. The mystical type of maejic we elves have need of."
"What are you saying Father? Humans with magic cannot be trusted."
The elf King explained further that they needed to repay this debt. The water supply could last for one more year at the most. They needed rain quickly or more would perish. The weather was getting hotter.
That had been a few days ago. He left the chamber rooms with much worry for his people. Nuada ate and slept little and was irritable. He shouted at his attendants and brandished his spear if the girl came within sight.
She had lost her fear of him. It just occurred to the prince.
Still when he came to this special grove, musical songs of minute creatures, Fey woodlands, it gave him respite. Nuada observed her playing. She had just one pony, but now she had created a few more people. From what? KeLin was weaving some symbol over the ground where more crystal people popped out. He blinked in disbelief.
The girl looked up. He was staring at her little toys? "How is this possible?" He gestured that favorite word she had understood right from the beginning- Show. In her time here, if anybody told her Show it was a good thing. Other adults had rewarded her with more playtime or food. KeLin touched the grass, drawing up some dewdrops to make them move and shaped them.
Nuada smiled, transforming his fierce visage to a gentler one. She pointed to her stomach. He chuckled. "Food, yes. Come with me." As the prince and the human passed the little pond, KeLin glanced to the ripples and signaled, causing a small force of liquid to arc to the sky.
She enjoyed the shock on his face, his open mouth and widened eyes. He was very excited, if they could help her understand what they needed…. Yes! Nuada gave orders for as much food as she wanted. Summoning the tutors, the prince conveyed for them to accelerate the education of the water mage.


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Name: addverma
Bangalore, India (Zone 13b)
Sep 22, 2016 8:50 PM CST
I have a few container/potted plants at my place. Till recently I was giving them Inorganic Fertilizers only. Then it was suggested that I go for Organic fertilizer as it maintains the soil health. So my question is that can I alternate between giving Inorganic and Organic Fertilizers? I do not plan to use liquid organic fertilizer. And if I can alternate then what should be frequency of doing so. The aim that I wish to achieve are
1) Healthy soil
2) Good to very good plant growth with Bushy growth.
My plants are a mix of subshrub, decorative plants and in the very near future I plan to have fruits like tomatoes and a few herbs like Coriander and curry leaves too.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Have a nice day
Have a nice day
Sep 23, 2016 6:45 AM CST
|There may be many opinions on this issue, and preferences on both sides.
On a chemical level, they both do the same thing. Organic fertilizer has to decompose to the level where the plant can absorb the same compounds.
Inorganic fertilizer is usually more concentrated and made of salts, which burn the roots more easily and can accumulate in the container soil (unless there is a plenty of water washing through). You'll probably use more organic fertilizer to get the same 'strength"
I don't think there is any particular benefit to alternating between them, except maybe to try and make sure you supply at least some of everything the plant needs.
..come into the peace of wild things..-Wendell Berry
Life is a buffet (anon)
Sep 23, 2016 8:44 AM CST
|I would just keep on using the inorganic fertilizer, and supplement your soil with some organic amendments. It's going to get complicated to alternate one then the other, I think. You could do more harm than good if you over-fertilize, both to the soil and to the plants.
As long as you flush the salts out of your pots occasionally, (a really thorough rinse with the hose, or a heavy rain does it) and don't exceed the recommended amounts of the inorganic fert, I think as Sally said it's pretty much all the same stuff once your plant gets to absorbing it. Don't forget that in winter your plants will slow down or even go dormant so you need to adjust - i.e. reduce - the amount of fertilizer they get to account for this. If a plant's not growing it doesn't need fert.
You can get bagged compost which is great, and I've been using alfalfa pellets (horse food) to revive tired soil in all my pots of plants and Earth Boxes lately. It is a wonderful amendment as far as building the micro-organisms in the soil. A small handful in a gallon size pot, up to a few cups mixed into the soil in a big pot. Spring and fall are good times to amend the soil (before and after the major growing season). If you use alfalfa pellets you may get a little bit of a smell for a few days after they are added (horse-y stable smell) so best to do it beforehand if you are going to bring your plants indoors. The pellets are clean but not sterile. Anything "sterile" that you add isn't going to help with soil health.
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Sep 23, 2016 10:41 AM CST
|I agree that it is a personal choice whether to use organic or inorganic fertilizer. Since your plants are in containers it will be important for you to monitor the quality of the soil in the pots and be cautious not to let salts build up. If you have a place to create a compost bin or pile it would be to your advantage as you can use the finished compost to top dress the soil in the pots.
Your winter season is very mild in Bangalore, India.
I found a planting schedule that gives information for your area. Looks like January is a good time to plant tomatoes where you are. http://geekgardener.in/sowing-...
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Name: addverma
Bangalore, India (Zone 13b)
Oct 3, 2016 7:40 PM CST
|Thank you Sallg, dyzzypyxxy and greene. Your answers were most helpful. I will try to make sure that I get a non sterile organic mix to my plants. Actually my aim was as Sallg pointed out to give both the elements of inorganic and organic fertiliser to my container potted plants.
One follow up question how do I monitor the health of my container soil?
Have a nice day
Have a nice day
Oct 3, 2016 7:45 PM CST
|If your plants look happy, the soil is healthy (enough).= Moderate growth during spring and summer, slowing in fall, slow to no growth in winter, (not sure how your seasons compare to mine) with no yellowing of older leaves,. flowers in season,... anything else, you guys?
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Oct 3, 2016 8:50 PM CST
|Healthy foliage is the best indicator of healthy soil, Sally said it well. Good color, lush growth, and sturdy stems are all good indicators that your soil has what it needs.
There are so many other factors, though, and foliage can change color for other reasons such as insect activity or fungal disease. So just be aware that plants in pots use up the goodies you put in there at a pretty high rate in hot weather, slower in cool. Be prepared to pot up, change soil, root prune and make other maintenance changes for your plants' health. Timing will vary depending on the plant.
If you are able to make some of your own compost, that is the Gold Standard of healthy soil for outdoor container plants. *there are articles and a forum about composting on the site here. Having a supply of your own compost on hand in a year or two when you need to refresh your pots will be the best thing you could do.
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Monday evening June 13
Opening response
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Prayer of thanksgiving
Blessed are you, Lord God, creator of day and night:
to you be praise and glory forever.
As darkness falls you renew your promise
to reveal among us the light of your presence.
By the light of Christ, your living Word,
dispel the darkness of our hearts
that we may walk as children of light
and sing your praise throughout the world.
Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Blessed be God forever.
Angels, Wherever We Go, Attend
Charles Wesley
Angels, wherever we go, attend
Our steps, whatever betide,
With watchful care their charge defend,
And evil turn aside.
Myriads of bright cherubic bands,
Sent by the King of kings,
Rejoice to bear us in their hands,
And shade us with their wings.
Jehovah's charioteers surround;
The ministerial choir
Encamp wherever his heirs are found,
And form our wall of fire.
Ten thousand offices unseen
For us they gladly do,
Deliver in the furnace keen,
And safe escort us through.
But thronging round, with busiest love
They guard the dying breast,
The lurking fiend far off remove,
And sing our souls to rest.
And when our spirits we resign,
On outstretched wings they bear,
And lodge us in the arms of divine,
And leave us ever there.
Confession of sin
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Silence may be kept.
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your name. Amen.
Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins
through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all
goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in
eternal life.
The Word of God
Psalm 72
The Lord rules! Let the earth rejoice!
God, give your judgments to the king.
Give your righteousness to the king's son.
Let him judge your people with righteousness
and your poor ones with justice.
Let the mountains bring peace to the people;
let the hills bring righteousness.
Let the king bring justice to people who are poor;
let him save the children of those who are needy,
but let him crush oppressors!
Let the king live as long as the sun,
as long as the moon,
generation to generation.
Let him fall like rain upon fresh-cut grass,
like showers that water the earth.
Let the righteous flourish throughout their lives,
and let peace prosper until the moon is no more.
Let the king rule from sea to sea,
from the river to the ends of the earth.
Let the desert dwellers bow low before him;
let his enemies lick the dust.
Let the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute;
let the kings of Sheba and Seba present gifts.
Let all the kings bow down before him;
let all the nations serve him.
Let it be so, because he delivers the needy who cry out,
the poor, and those who have no helper.
He has compassion on the weak and the needy;
he saves the lives of those who are in need.
He redeems their lives from oppression and violence;
their blood is precious in his eyes.
Let the king live long!
Let Sheba's gold be given to him!
Let him be prayed for always!
Let him be blessed all day long!
Let there be abundant grain in the land.
Let it wave on the mountaintops.
Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon.
Let it thrive like grass on the land.
Let the king's name last forever.
Let his name endure as long as the sun.
Let all the nations be blessed through him and call him happy.
Bless the Lord God, the God of Israel—
the only one who does wondrous things!
Bless God's glorious name forever;
let his glory fill all the earth!
Amen and Amen!
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and will be forever. Amen.
The Lord rules! Let the earth rejoice!
Psalm prayer
May your kingdom come, God,
with deliverance for the needy,
with peace for the righteous,
with overflowing blessing for all nations,
with glory, honor and praise
for Christ, the only Savior.
Psalm 75
It is God who is the judge.
We give thanks to you, God. Yes, we give thanks!
Your name is near. Your marvelous deeds are declared.
God says, "When I decide the time is right,
I will establish justice just so.
The earth and all its inhabitants will melt,
but I will keep its pillars steady."
I said to the arrogant,
"Don't be arrogant!"
To the wicked I said,
"Don't exalt your strength!
Don't exalt your strength so highly.
Don't speak so arrogantly against the rock."
Because what exalts someone
doesn't come from the east or west;
it's not from the south either.
Rather it is God who is the judge.
He brings this person down,
but that person he lifts up.
Indeed, there's a cup in the Lord's hand
full of foaming wine, mixed with spice.
He will pour it out,
and all of the earth's wicked people
must drink it;
they must drink every last drop!
But I will rejoice always;
I will sing praises to Jacob's God!
God says:
"I will demolish every bit of the wicked's power,
but the strength of the righteous will be lifted up."
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and will be forever. Amen.
It is God who is the judge.
Psalm prayer
Judge of all the earth,
restrain the ambition of the proud
and establish among us the reign of the Messiah,
who drained for us the cup of judgment
and is alive with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Old Testament reading
Job 27
Then Job took up his topic again:
As God lives, who rejected my legal claim,
the Almighty, who made me bitter,
as long as breath is in me
and God's breath is in my nostrils—
my lips will utter no wickedness;
my tongue will mumble no deceit.
I will not agree that you are right.
Until my dying day, I won't give up my integrity.
I will insist on my innocence, never surrendering it;
my conscience will never blame me for what I have done.
Let my enemy be like the wicked,
my opposition like the vicious.
For what hope has the godless when God cuts them off,
when he takes them away.
Will God hear their cries
when distress comes to them;
will they delight in the Almighty,
call God at any time?
I will teach you God's power,
not hide what pertains to the Almighty.
Look, those of you who recognize this—
why then this empty talk?
This is the wicked's portion with God,
the inheritance that the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
If their children increase, they belong to the sword;
their offspring won't have enough bread.
Their survivors will be buried with the dead;
their widows won't weep.
If they store up silver like dust,
amass clothing like clay,
they may amass, but the righteous will wear it;
the innocent will divide the silver.
They built their houses like nests,
like a hut made by a watchman.
They lie down rich, but no longer;
open their eyes, but it's missing.
Terrors overtake them like waters;
a tempest snatches them by night;
an east wind lifts them, and they are gone,
removes them from their places,
throws itself on them without mercy;
they flee desperately from its force.
It claps its hands over them,
hisses at them from their place.
Silence may be kept.
New Testament reading
Romans 11:25-36
I don't want you to be unaware of this secret, brothers and sisters. That way you won't think too highly of yourselves. A part of Israel has become resistant until the full number of the Gentiles comes in. In this way, all Israel will be saved, as it is written:
The deliverer will come from Zion.
He will remove ungodly behavior from Jacob.
This is my covenant with them,
when I take away their sins.
According to the gospel, they are enemies for your sake, but according to God's choice, they are loved for the sake of their ancestors. God's gifts and calling can't be taken back. Once you were disobedient to God, but now you have mercy because they were disobedient. In the same way, they have also been disobedient because of the mercy that you received, so now they can receive mercy too. God has locked up all people in disobedience, in order to have mercy on all of them.
God's riches, wisdom, and knowledge are so deep! They are as mysterious as his judgments, and they are as hard to track as his paths!
Who has known the Lord's mind?
Or who has been his mentor?
Or who has given him a gift
and has been paid back by him?
All things are from him and through him and for him.
May the glory be to him forever. Amen.
Silence may be kept.
Gospel canticle
The Magnificat (The Song of Mary)
God, you have done great things and holy is your name.
With all my heart I glorify the Lord!
In the depths of who I am I rejoice in God my savior.
He has looked with favor on the low status of his servant.
Look! From now on, everyone will consider me highly favored
because the mighty one has done great things for me.
Holy is his name.
He shows mercy to everyone,
from one generation to the next,
who honors him as God.
He has shown strength with his arm.
He has scattered those with arrogant thoughts and proud inclinations.
He has pulled the powerful down from their thrones
and lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away empty-handed.
He has come to the aid of his servant Israel,
remembering his mercy,
just as he promised to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to Abraham's descendants forever.
Luke 1:46-55
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and will be forever. Amen.
God, you have done great things and holy is your name.
Brief silence
The Apostle's Creed
Let us unite in this historic confession of the Christian faith:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Thanksgiving and intercession
Thanksgiving may be made for the day.
Intercessions are offered
for peace
for individuals and their needs
Lord of life
In your mercy, hear us.
Silence may be kept.
Collect of the day
Almighty God,
you have broken the tyranny of sin
and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
whereby we call you Father:
give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
that we and all creation may be brought
to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
The Lord's Prayer
As our Savior taught us, so we pray
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and forever.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
be with us all evermore.


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"Defending Your Life" Review
By Bekah James
Supernatural 7.04: Defending Your Life
Written by Andrew Glass
Directed by Robert Singer
Music: "Down South Jukin'" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
I swear time seems to speed up when a Season 7 episode is rolling. For the fourth week in a row, when it ended, I found myself startled—and disappointed. These episodes are tearing through Good and heading straight to Awesome!
Here we find Dean and Sam on what should be a "cut and dry" job. A little bit of impersonating law enforcement, a little googling, and blam-o case solved. But has anything ever gone according to plan in the Winchesterverse? No! And that, dear friends, is why we watch (obsessively)!
Egyptian god Osiris, portrayed by Faran Tahir, makes a cameo for some reason. I'm not exactly sure why he was in Dearborn, Michigan. Did anyone pick up on that? If so, tweet me @rebekahjames and let me know. Faran was a brilliant blend of reasonable and creepy. I like that in a monster/god/supernatural entity. I found that as he presided over Dean's trial, I started to see his point. He wasn't saying anything about Dean that Dean hasn't already thought about himself. No, he never intentionally did any of the things Osiris brought up (and why in the world did Osiris stop short of hauling Amy to the stand? He didn't strike me as the kind of god to withhold evidence for the sake of not damaging a relationship), but Dean has always blamed himself when bad things happen to those he loves.
I was on tenterhooks, by the way, waiting for the third witness. Sure, it was implied that it would be Amy, but it would have been awesome to the point of epic if Osiris had called Castiel to the stand. Think about it; Dean's slide into depression (again, a duck is a duck) can be traced back to one thing: The Castiel Thing. You might twit me and say "nay, he's been all angsty and drinky since Season 3!" but this, this depression is on a much grander scale. Let's examine the facts: He is hurting (he grimaces and clenches his back just after the Michael Vicking of Christopher Fisher); he is overwhelmed (he references wanting a simple case more than once); he is tired (he falls back on the bed holding an extra large coffee); and he is drinking to excess (so many references to his drinking!). Dean is a walking poster child for those in need of Prozac and intense psychotherapy. Of course, being a hunter, that's not really an option, so instead… he gets weighed and measured by a damn Egyptian god. Fab.
So here we are, staring straight in the abyss of Dean's guilt. Let's call a duck a duck: This episode was a vehicle for showcasing all the crap Dean is carrying around inside of him. I guess the producers didn't think we'd pick up on the not-so-subtle clues they've been giving us the past three episodes. Don't get me wrong; I enjoyed the episode. I mean, honestly, who amongst us don't dig watching the boys squirm with a metric butt ton of angst? Adam Glass is not my favorite Supernatural writer… not by a long shot… but he did all right this go around.
I know I've mentioned the drinking thing before, but I'm doing it again. Drinking is a theme this Season. Heck, I'd go so far as to say it's one of the early runners for Big Bad this go around. Last week, Sam told
Amy that John was essentially a mean drunk. This week, Sam straight up calls his brother out on his drinking. And Dean, for his part, refuses to question a witness from Alcoholic Anonymous, and says that being sober and dead is his version of a bad day, and downs doubles of whiskey like he can't feel the burn. I will say it here for memory: If the producers/writers send Dean to rehab and completely dry him out, I'm going to be ticked. I like HeavyDrinker!Dean—but donot like ImpliedAlcholic!Dean. Not at all.
Sam did really well as a pretend lawyer. He asked Dean some very good, pointed questions that convinced me beyond a doubt that Dean should not feel guilty for the deaths Osiris mentioned. The big laugh of the episode, by the way, came from Sam's "I saw that on 'The Good Wife'." I get a charge out of knowing that Sam watches a show so girly that even I don't watch it. Maybe it's compelling. I don't know. Anyway, it was a nice change of pace to have Sam watching out for Dean. So many times I've wanted to throttle Sam for having more issues than Charlie Sheen. When is it Dean's turn to go to pieces? Oh. Look at that… apparently now it's Dean's turn. Yay?
I can't not mention the whole Sam-doesn't-feel-guilty thing. So there it is. I think it's crap. Who in the freakin' world could go through everything that Sam has and not feel some level of guilt?
Alona Tal is absolutely gorgeous. Too bad we didn't get to see her all pink and alive. I've always appreciated her chemistry with the boys, Dean especially. I hated seeing her being forced to (almost) kill Dean. Thank goodness she was freed from Osiris's compulsion before she flicked Dean's BIC. And I adored the way that Dean knew that Jo was in the motel room with him when he was making his salt ring.
Okay. So, okay… the ram's horn. Sam went to swipe one from a synagogue. He got busted. But he still got away with the horn. I would have liked to see how in the world he talked the rabbi into relinquishing the religious artifact. If Mr. Glass had no intention of letting us see that, it would have been better to not have Sam being busted at all. It would have made for a tighter script.
You know what I noticed this week? Dean's blue overshirt was wicked pressed. No wrinkles. None. I don't know what's going on with the wardrobe department lately, but the boys jam their clothes in a duffle and toss it in the trunk of a car filled with weapons. When, exactly, can you imagine Dean pulling out an ironing board and starching his collars or working on his creases? I miss the roughed up look of earlier Seasons. Am I alone on this?
There is not a lot I can say about Robert Singer's direction, because when he directs an episode, I tend to forget I'm watching a television show. He makes me feel like I am there, like a fly on the wall. I will say the Boys-Care-and-Share-Next-To-The-Impala scene was beautifully shot. The coloring was lush and served as a discombobulating backdrop for the deep conversation about guilt and Hell. I always figured that mentions of time served in Hell were required to be accompanied by darkness, shadows and/or thunder claps. Also, I got a little chuckle over the little boat in the background cruising by. I don't know why, but it amused me.
So there you have it. The continuation of a stellar Season that seems to want to one-up itself with each episode. If this continues, we should see Perfection by time episode 23 rolls around. I don't know if my brain—or heart—can take it. But hey, I'm willing to give it a go.
Bekah's Been Drinking:
I drank A LOT this week. I can't find my notes where I made my little tick marks. I may have used it to sop up a spilled drink. I know… alcohol abuse. It was tragic; much loss of rum. I don't want to talk about it.
Next week, two Buffy alums are gracing our show. I thought long and hard about this, and I've decided to drink whenever I get that surge of SQUEE! in my chest from seeing old friends on my TV—with the boys!! I bet I'll be sloshed ten minutes in.


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I speak Dutch and Moscow doesn't have that many places for local communities or they are of ex-USSR nations. I was sure about it but was mistaken when I went to a book presentation in Gioms, a lovely place made by Dutch expats featuring the cuisine of Benelux countries.
The thing that I like is that the spot is designed like a home – small bar, pictures of the Netherlands on the walls, huge flag of the Feyenoord football tram – I really want to see this place on a Friday evening when people have gathered to party.
The district is very special too – the area between busy Belorusskaya metro and crowded Novoslobodskaya metro is full of red brick building of the early 20th century. It's the centre of the city, but it's quiet, it's less arrogant and it still has the atmosphere of a district where people really live their regular lives.
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Published on September 20th, 2013 | by Kristen Swain1
Upcycle a Lampshade
Hello peeps! I am here to share a cute little room decoration with you. I also wanted to share my other minions room. Several weeks ago I shared minion #1's room. Blues, Black and White, it's a updated teen room with flair! Minion #2 also got a room makeover this summer. I am super happy with how it turned out.
I shared a little of her room when I created the Faux Animal Skin Rugs.
Now you can see the finished room.
Annalise loved this grey paint, and after buying new curtains, comforter and sheets, I just had to repaint some of the other items in her room. There is a chandelier lamp that I painted black. I also repainted the flower shapes above her bed, which we had made for her old room. They are just plywood cutouts that I painted with room colors. Today I'll be showing you how to upcycle a lampshade for the sweet little lamp that sits on her bedside table.
Lampshades are one of the easy ways to change your decor, and they are a pretty cheap way to do it. I am frugal and decided that my minions lampshade was perfectly fine to use again in decorating her room. We used a lot of color, but patterns weren't abundant. I love how patterns bring together a room. Polka dot is such a cute pattern that I decided to create a painted dot lampshade.
First I pained the rim top and bottom of the shade, I just used a simple acrylic paint. it's perfectly fine on fabric and it's not like we'll be tossing these in the dryer.
After that dried, I taped off the black painted parts so that my dot paint wouldn't get on it.
In looking around for a dauber , I looked right at my bottle of paint and decided it was perfect, the right size and shape. I tested it to see and found it made a good imprint.
I poured out my paint onto a paper plate, which made it easier to work with.
I dabbed the bottle top into the paint, and then onto my lampshade.
Where the bottle lid didn't make a full impression, I just used a paint brush to fill in the circle.
Let it dry and peel off the painter's tape. I left some of the circles not perfect nor totally completely filled in.
To make the giant roses, you'll need a hot glue gun, and some fabric strips.
for the base, you'll need a fabric square- mine is about 2×2. Take the end of your strip and glue it to the middle of the square.
Twist the strip of fabric and also wind it in a circle around the center of the flower.
Every couple of inches, add a little more glue, and place your fabric down to keep the circle wound.
Continue rolling the twisted strip until you are finished.
When finished, trim the edges of the base square so that your flower is clean.
Turn your flower over, add hot glue.
Now, stick it artfully onto your shade.
Add two more flowers. and voilà! Done!
I spray painted Annalise's lamp with $.99 glossy black paint, and she put in a black light bulb as she doesn't really use the lamp for light. It' s trippin' man!
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Love all of your ideas Kristen !


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In Archer Lodge, the Barnes' family history lives behind the counter of their country store.
It's on a shelf under the cash register, in a black binder.
Josh Barnes stands behind the same counter most days now, just as his great-grandfather and grandfather did, just as his father has.
As the fourth generation heir to the C.E. Barnes Store, Josh is well aware the local grocery runs in his blood. And he intends to keep it that way.
But with competition from chain grocers putting a strain on what has been the store's bread and butter, Josh is having to make some changes to stay relevant.
"The country stores are dying," Josh said. "You've got to do something different if you want to stay alive."
After searching for a niche for nearly seven years, Josh said his new vision for the store starts not far from home. He wants to sell products from local vendors – so many that 95 percent of the store's goods come from North Carolina.
The store has added local T-shirt and hat brands popular with younger customers and introduced peanuts, jams, popcorn and honey made mostly in Eastern North Carolina.
"You can't make it on gas, cigarettes and drinks anymore," Josh said.
The store is still stocking those traditional items, just not as many.
Before the recession, it was common for the store to spend $2,500 a week stocking its shelves with groceries. Archer Lodge was benefiting from the population surges in Wake and Johnston counties, which led to good business.
But things slowed after the housing market crash in 2008, and when the economy started to rebound, the country store suddenly had big-box competitors close by.
In 2010, Food Lion opened a store in the Riverwood community, about three miles from the Barnes' store at the corner of Buffalo and Covered Bridge roads. In 2013, Harris Teeter built a store about three miles away.
Josh's father, Paul Barnes, said he and his son had been mulling new ideas for the store even before the new grocery stores came into town. Paul said they also had opportunities to lease or sell, which the family politely declined.
"It was in our blood," Paul said.
Josh and his wife, Blair, traveled to other country stores throughout the Carolinas to get ideas. In January, Josh committed to the "shop local" approach.
Out front, the store revamp includes a picket fence and flags, along with local produce. Archer Lodge resident Rachel Kennedy, a friend of the Barnes family, said that's added a lot of curb appeal.
"We needed something in the area where you could stop in and purchase that last-minute gift that's really special," Kennedy said. "And I really like the idea of having a spot where you can grab a glass of Coke and some nabs and chat with your friends – young and old."
History sustained
But while Josh has changed some things in his family's store, he hasn't removed the rustic and down-home nuances that make the place unique.
In fact, he's tried to add to them.
One corner of the store, now devoted to local history, has old photographs, newspaper articles and signs that provide a glimpse into the past. A shelf displays antique cans and bottles Josh found in the upstairs of the two-story store.
A Cheerwine bench and chairs with Coca-Cola cushions offer customers a place to sit and talk, like local farmers once did. Josh said many of the men who used to come by and tell stories are gone.
"There used to be a lot of lies told in this store," Josh said. His biggest regret is not writing down or recording those tales, he said.
Photos of the Barnes family are also prominently displayed.
Josh's great-grandfather, Otis Barnes, who opened the store with his brother Weldon in 1927, is pictured with his twin daughters.
Otis originally opened the store across the street from its current location. He moved it so his daughters wouldn't have to walk across the road, Josh said.
Otis ran the operation until he died in 1944, when Weldon took over. After Weldon died in 1950, Josh's grandfather, C.E. Barnes ran it until his death in 2007.
Paul, Josh's father, works in the store in the afternoons but has had a day job at Schneider Electric since 1976.
Josh started working full time for his grandfather after graduating from N.C. State University in 2004. However, he's worked at the store since he was 15.
"I've been here just as long as I could look over the cash register," Josh said.
In the future, he said he hopes to add a grill and more vendors.
Josh knows competition will make business tough. But with 15,000 households within a three-mile perimeter, the customer base is there.
"It's not a Han-dee Hugo; it's not a Walmart," Josh said. "I'm not bashing the big-box stores, but they have put a lot of people out of business."
"But I think people still like that this is a local place," he added. "There aren't a lot of these around anymore."
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On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at 02:25 AM, Greg Wilkins wrote: > Can somebody explain what's the story with the dependency > code that has been checked in????? Dain - is that you??? Yes that was me. > A lot of the deployment dependancy code appears to have been > added to the the AbstractStateManageable class and the > semantics of startRecursive have been changed significantly. > > I don't think this is right on a number of fronts: > > + AbstractStateManageable should simple be an implementation of > StateManageable and should run the JSR77 statemachine - nothing > else. > So at least the dependency code should have gone into > AbstractComponent. The specification clearly states that start recursive will start the component and then start recursive of the components that depend on that component. My guess is you find it weird that the component does not need to have a 'children' collection. If we are going to allow generic services to have dependencies, we need to be able to keep the dependencies out side of the component, so I added a dependency service modeled after the JMX relation service. > + The definition of startRecursive in the spec is for children to > be started. I implemented this a the containment tree (Eg Geronimo > contains WebContainer contains WebApplication contains Servlet). > I don't think that the dependent components can be interpretted as > child components. ...and you can still have explicit children. Just extend doStart, doStop, canStart and most important canStop, because you can not stop until all of your children are stopped. You will also have to listen for state change events from your children (so you can move from stopping to stopped) and you will have to listen to state change events from your parent (so you can fail when your parent fails). Or you can just register the children as dependencies in the dependency service and it all happens automatically. > + I don't think that components should be responsible for dependancies > anyway. Dependancy checking should be done at a higher level and > the caller of start() (ie the deployer) should be responsible for > calling start() on the dependant services. Sure components should > define what their dependencies are - but should not be actually > enforcing them. And they are not... well the current implementation requires you to extend AbstractStateManagable, but I am going to start on a ModelMBean implementation that will wrap any service or POJO, and will add things like automatic state management and configuration persistence. The directions to the deployment and dependency service will include a section on how to make delegate object from AbstractStateManageable. > + <grump>I saw nothing in the deployment postings that said it was > going to > blat over the work done by me and others getting AbstractComponent > and AbstractContainer working for the containment tree abd to be > JSR77 > compliant. In fact I can't see where this stuff has been discussed > at all?</grump> I did not 'blat' (whatever that means) over your work. Everything you did is still there. If you want to explicitly handle dependencies, you can. As for discussions, we all agreed that we were doing 77, and this is 77. If the community doesn't like the implementation we can change it or completely rewrite it. Now we have a stake in the ground and can talk about changing things. Until there is some concrete code, people tend to talk in circles because they all have a different starting point. > + It has been done using the JMX style invoke semantics - while I > think that > may be OK for a higher level dependency service, I don't think it is > appropriate for this low level of code. Containers and Components > have > POJO references to each other and they should be able to call each > other > directly. JMX style invocation should only come into play when we > are > talking about intercepted, multi-protocols, multi-JVM issues > invocation - > which I don't think is the case for AbstractStateManageable. > It certainly should not have an ObjectName - as that is Component > stuff. > (and JSR77 tells us to make it a string anyway). I have no idea what you are talking about. If a component wants to maintain a list of POJOs as state managables it can. I for one don't think you want to do this, as the child POJOs tend not to be services or have a separate live cycle from the parent. A good example of this is the interceptor chain. They have a very simple state model, running or stopped, and even these are completely tied to the container life cycle. A better idea is to just keep a list around and start and stop them in response to events on the container. BTW, I'm not talking about servlets as they do have a separate life cycle from the containing web application. Anyway, there is nothing stopping you from managing POJOs like a state manageable other then a bunch of code. If they are JMX objects then we need to treat them as such. > So can we: > > a) At least move this stuff out of AbstractStateManageable (as other > things > that are not components may well be StateManageable) and into > Component (as > a temporary home). No. There are things in the system that are not components, but just simple services that will use AbstractStateManageable directly or will want to create a delegate from it. > b) Revert to containment semantics for startRecursive No you will break the dependency system in the deployment system, and that is what 77 calls for. > c) Have a bit more of a discussion about how & WHERE the dependency > code > is going to be implemented. Yes. Definitely. I will post an email later describing how to use the deployment and dependency systems. > I can do a) without breaking anything. But b) & c) are going to need > somebody else's assistance. Don't do it. -dain /************************* * Dain Sundstrom * Partner * Core Developers Network *************************/
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