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A contract-based event-driven model for cooperative environments: the case of collaborative security
The raising availability of Internet connectivity and the increase of network bandwidth are boosting the use of the world wide web for providing more and more services. Supported services range from e-commerce to social networks, from telephone calls to business-to-business transactions. Therefore a huge amount of businesses are relying on the Internet. Moreover, the access to an unbelievable quantity of high-value and sensitive information is enabled and secured employing the Internet as Critical Infrastructure. What could be the next generation services provided by Internet? Besides, is Internet reliable enough for supporting all these services? This work aims at addressing together these two questions, investigating the paradigm of cooperative environments as a possible mean of letting diverse organizations collaborate in the context of the security of Financial Institutions. A brief overview of cooperative environments is provided, in order to introduce the main topics of the whole work. All these aspects are supported by CoMiFin, a European project focused exactly on the security of Financial Institutions. A short description of CoMiFin is also given, together with a more detailed background about Financial Institutions scenario.
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by Neil McGarry and Daniel Ravipinto
A Peccable Productions book
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This is a work of fiction. All names, places, and people are products of the authors' imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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©2016 Neil McGarry and Daniel Ravipinto
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Cover illustration and map illustration © 2016 Amy Houser
To our families.
Both those we were born to, and those we chose.
As always, thank you to our test readers, particularly Suzanne Onesti for her wonderfully creative chapter titles and Mark Fabrizi for invaluable editorial advice on this and other projects.
Table of Contents
Part One: Daughter
Chapter One - From the ashes
Chapter Two - Uninvited guests
Chapter Three - Hat in hand
Chapter Four - The measure of a man
Chapter Five - A poisoned cup
Chapter Six - Hearsay and heresy
Chapter Seven - Skin in the game
Chapter Eight - An odd fellowship
Chapter Nine - Dark and darker still
Chapter Ten - Surrounded
Part Two: Sister
Chapter Eleven - Among thieves
Chapter Twelve - Missing links
Chapter Thirteen - A blood-red house
Chapter Fourteen - Red for red
Chapter Fifteen - Reflections and revelations
Chapter Sixteen - Family business
Chapter Seventeen - The path not taken
Chapter Eighteen - The prophet's motive
Chapter Nineteen - Trouble before and behind
Chapter Twenty - A low road to the Highway
Chapter Twenty-One - Face to face
Chapter Twenty-Two - The passed pawn
Part Three: Mother
Chapter Twenty-Three - Playing politics
Chapter Twenty-Four - Practice to deceive
Chapter Twenty-Five - The rule of three
Chapter Twenty-Six - The best lies
Chapter Twenty-Seven - The only way out
Chapter Twenty-Eight - Unmasked
Chapter Twenty-Nine - Loose threads
Chapter Thirty - A feast of fools
By every god of the Walk, she wanted to murder the lot of them and be done with it. Reputation or no.
This livery's false, her ally said flatly. She risked a look away from her captive, and saw him standing beside his own, pointing to colors she now recognized as House Levering.
She turned back to the man she'd caught. His eyes followed her, both scared and defiant. His clothing was leather and roughspun, but under his chin she noticed what she first thought was blood. Looking more closely she saw a brand in red, running across his throat from ear to ear.
You're a Red Smile, she said slowly.
What's a Deeps gang doing out on the Coast Road in false livery?
That was when the screaming began.
Duchess looked up at the windows where her childhood had burned.
In all the long years since the War of the Quills she had never sought out her father's city estate, never made her way up the long and narrow road in Scholar's District to the place where a different girl with a different name had lived. Standing now before the low stone arch with the rusting iron gates, she wondered how much of Marina Kell still remained and how much had been lost to the Duchess of the Shallows. What else had perished with her father, that night of fire more than eight years ago?
Whoever she had been, it was Duchess who stepped inside.
She wandered the grounds under the morning sun, pale behind the ever-present clouds. The morning fog wasn't very thick this high up the hill, so she had a clear view of the gardens, blackened and barren in some places and dense and overgrown in others. It seemed that fire, like fate, was a fickle thing.
Every step through the black and the green was full of memories—here she'd hidden from her brother Justin when they'd played heroes-and-monsters, and there she'd lain with her head on her sister Margueritte's lap and watched the sparrows wheel overhead. At the center of the garden stood a round stone table, now cracked and ruined, surrounded by curving stone benches where her father would have lunch set on summer afternoons. Brother, sister, father, all gone, replaced in a single night with a trip to the Shallows, a baker named Noam and a new name. Like the garden, the fire had left her to grow wild and untended.
No one had ever purchased the estate, nor even the land it stood upon. Like the rest of her family's assets, this place had come under the authority of the crown when no living Kell could be found: Justin had vanished without a trace, and Marguerite had been lost to the dreadful unity of the facets, the priestesses of Anassa. Her father's friend, the scholar Terence, who still so dearly held Marcus Kell in his heart, had placed his friend's assets into the safety of imperial receivership. One small victory in a war that had ended with her father's suicide.
She had no place here. She was her father's daughter, true, but now she was so much more. She had friends and a life, a business and a future, and while there were a few who knew where she'd come from—Lysander, whom she'd trusted, and Minette, who knew everything—she was certain that where she was headed was far more important.
She heard movement and turned to see Darley step through the gate. While also certainly her father's child, she didn't take much after him; where Savant Terence was tall and lanky, Darley was curvy and compact, with green eyes in a heart-shaped face. Pretty enough, but of course Duchess knew that behind those fine features lay enough greed for three scholar's daughters.
Darley made her way towards Duchess, stepping gingerly around chunks of rock or tangled bushes, and Duchess had time to wonder once more why Darley had requested this meeting—and why she'd insisted it be here. This place was not far from Darley's own home, true, but Duchess suspected there was a message here.
After all, to name a thing was to have power over it.
You had no trouble finding the place? the girl asked, glancing up at the ruin around them with a little smile Duchess definitely didn't like. The last business she'd had with Terence's daughter had been blackmail, offering her own silence about Darley's graverobbing in exchange for maps of tunnels beneath the city. She couldn't imagine the girl had forgiven or forgotten, yet for some reason Darley was clearly trying honey before resorting to vinegar.
Your instructions were very clear, Duchess replied cautiously,
though I confess I don't know why we're meeting here. Darley was an unknown factor, and so it was best to be careful. Cleverness and caution were the watchwords of the Grey Highway, after all, and Duchess had spent no little time playing at the careful art of gossip known as fruning since she'd joined that band of thieves, spies and rumormongers.
Darley's smile sharpened.
You've no idea why we're here at all? You're not happy to be home? Duchess kept her face a mask, but dismay swirled inside her. It was as she feared: Darley knew who she once had been, her true name and nature. "Well, perhaps not your home anymore,
the girl went on heedlessly, sweeping a hand at the garden, the walls, the house. The estate, the land, the money—everything that once belonged to your father—it could all be yours again."
So you know, Duchess replied, to buy time to think.
"My father's not nearly as clever as he thinks. After he found out about our...arrangement, I noticed he pulled out everything he could on House Kell: records, notices, all of it. Then I remembered that you had once asked me about estates held in trust by the empire.
She tossed her head. And then I remembered a little girl I knew years ago who once kicked me into a hole, and I knew right away that was the kind of trouble only you could cause...Marina."
Duchess tried not to flinch at the name. She hadn't expected that Darley would remember her from that long-ago childhood fight.
So you're offering—
—to broker your return, the girl replied, greed clear in her eyes.
Through me, you can regain your house, your title, all of your father's assets, everything held in trust by the Imperial Council. She leaned in close.
I've seen the documents and I know how much has been invested, how much it's grown with time. You'd be a rich woman.
Duchess had to bite her lip to hold back a gale of mocking laughter. She'd given the girl too much credit. Darley knew who she'd been, but not much more. Still, best not to anger the girl; after all, she needed her.
An interesting offer. A shame your father already made it to me not three weeks ago.
He—? Darley's smile vanished. "Oh that godsdamned fool." There was the vinegar Duchess had expected, the anger and frustration she'd seen Darley use on her lover Finn when he had once dared to defy her. The instant you weren't of use, Darley dropped the charm. "He was actually stupid enough to just give you this, wasn't he?"
I'm afraid so.
Darley was watching her intently, any sweetness and charm gone. "My father worshipped the ground Marcus Kell walked on. After the War of the Quills he put aside everything—his career, his position, his family—to protect your father's memory and property. He managed to lock the Kell holdings away from grasping hands for more than eight years, regardless of what it cost us. And when he offered all of that to you, for nothing, you turned it down?"
Duchess refused to be baited.
I had my reasons, she replied quietly, although in truth turning down that offer had not been an easy thing. The night Savant Terence had offered to make Duchess her father's daughter in truth, she had very seriously considered casting aside her life as Duchess of the Shallows and becoming a woman of leisure. But the price had simply been too high. Becoming Marina Kell would have cost her everything she'd risked and worked for, everything she'd built. All she was and all she owned would be given over to a husband selected for her, and she would be left to sit in a gilded cage for the rest of her days.
Darley was shaking her head. "I don't care about your reasons; you couldn't afford to pass up that deal unless you had something else.
She glanced shrewdly at Duchess. I asked around about you after we made our deal, and even more so after my father caught me in his library and ordered me to stay away from you.
She pointed. You're Grey,
she muttered. You're Grey and now you have no reason to make me Grey."
Duchess gaped. "You wanted me to cloak you?" Darley never failed to surprise; petulant and charming, ill-tempered and persuasive, all at once. The girl had once cozened Finn to help her root around in the Necropolis beneath the city, in search of artifacts she could sell to wealthy collectors, and had even managed to uncover a piece of Old Domani, a dagger thought to be the fabled Key of Mayu. She and Finn had sold the item to Baron Eusbius, and then Duchess herself had stolen it as the price of her own admittance to the Grey. But where Duchess had joined the Grey Highway out of necessity, Darley seemed to seek it from a desire to profit.
Duchess remembered that Marcus Kell had intended for his daughter to live with Darley's father, to be raised to the blue robes, in time becoming a scholar herself. If she had not been taken from this very garden the night of the fire in exchange for a brass coin, she would have lived that life. In a way, Darley was living that life. She had everything that had been denied Duchess eight years ago.
And she wanted to trade all of it away for a gray cloak.
That was what I had in mind, Darley pouted,
but you've made clear you don't want what I'm offering. So if you're done wasting both of our time— She turned as if to leave.
Duchess raised a hand. "Perhaps there's another...arrangement we can come to. I have a price you might find easier to meet."
The evening before the Fall of Ventaris Duchess had gone to Meadowmere Manse, sneaking through tunnels dug by the Domae, who had built the city long before Duchess' own people had arrived. On the way she had passed through the deepest part of the Necropolis, known as the Ossuary. There she had stood on the edge of a great pit and a terrible hollow voice from below had called her fool. Domae mythology held that those who lived in this city were edunae, soulless, victims of He Who Devours, and deep in her heart she knew that voice was his.
She had stood in the darkness of the Domae catacombs as Darley and Finn had argued over the Key of Mayu and had wondered what other riches might lie below. She had watched unbelieving as Darley's blood had smeared across a rough stone wall and conjured the dead to walk on fleshless feet.
She was not Marina Kell, not any more, but that did not mean she could ignore her past. A brass coin, marked with a P, had led her from this very house to the safety of Noam's shop. Another had placed her on the Grey. Each was as ancient as the city, the pit, and the voice beneath them both.
Duchess had spent too much time in other matters, too concerned with the Grey and her position upon it, and had for too long ignored the horrors that literally lay beneath her feet. She needed to understand her own history and that of the City of Rodaas, and that required the services of someone who'd chosen the path she had been denied.
I need a scholar, Duchess said without preamble. Curiosity flickered in Darley's green eyes.
Specifically, I need a scholar who knows when to speak and when to keep silent. She let that sink in.
I'm sure you know a number of blue robes like that.
Darley's smile returned.
And for this you'll cloak me?
This time Duchess couldn't hold back the laughter. "Oh no, Darley." She hadn't cloaked Lysander and he'd been desperate to join the Grey since the day she'd met him. She shook her head.
If you had any idea what I had to do to get my own cloak...
The girl clouded up. "So why should I do anything for you?"
Darley clearly had a great deal to learn about negotiation.
Because you'll be paid. Darley couldn't help but perk up at that.
And, if we are able to work together in this matter, you might gain enough favor to someday earn your invitation. It might happen, for all she knew, so she wasn't lying outright.
The girl's eyes narrowed in suspicion.
If I give you the name, how do I know you won't just take it and forget our deal?
Duchess shrugged.
You don't, but it strikes me that you don't have much choice. You can either accept my terms or take yourself home.
Darley seemed to consider that for a moment.
Very well.
And the name of this scholar?
Darley leaned towards her.
Cecilia Payne.
Duchess blinked.
But that's—
Darley nodded. "—a woman. She's the city's only female scholar and a disciple of my father's. Well-born, too. Cecilia and I have an understanding. I can guarantee that any research she does for you will be kept to herself."
How strange. Two of them who might have become scholars, speaking of a third who actually had.
Then we're agreed. I'll hand over the money when you arrange the meeting with this Cecilia. Eager to end this meeting, Duchess made her careful way through the overgrowth towards the gate, with Darley close behind. She'd lingered here too long, first in memory and now in truth.
Back on the lane, the girl gave her a hard look. "I'll make myself useful as long as you do the same. Just remember that I know who and what you are, and I can make a good deal of trouble for you, if I want."
"I'll remember. Make certain you remember who and what I am. And what I'm capable of."
Unbowed by this threat, Darley paused before going on her way.
By the by—did I mention how the understanding between Cecilia and I came about? She's a journeyman, working on her final thesis. She needs some help, I understand.
Duchess wasn't certain she wanted to hear this.
Darley nodded.
Something in her research requires reference to the work of one Marcus Kell. Seems Cecilia's looking for his heirs, and in fact it was she who told me that Father was seeking information on the Kell holdings. She shrugged.
I told her I'd set up a meeting with a member of House Kell, so I'm afraid your scholar is likely to cost you more than just the gold you promised. With a smug smile, Darley turned along the lane and vanished.
Duchess lingered a long moment after the girl had gone, looking back through the rusted gate into the ash-tinged shadows of days gone by. Darley's words felt uneasily prophetic, and as Duchess left the ruins of her girlhood, she was more and more certain that the cost of disturbing the past would be higher than she ever dared contemplate.
* * *
She arrived home to find Lysander sitting at the bottom of the steps that led to her apartments above the curio shop, a bottle of wine in his hand. Both he and the wine were a sight for sore eyes.
"You look upset,
he teased, standing up and brushing off his pants. His blue eyes sparkled with mischief from beneath his blond hair as he brandished the bottle. I've just the thing."
Who'd you steal that from? she grumped, groping for her key. The hand painted on her doorpost indicated the apartment was under the protection of the Red, but in Rodaas it never hurt to lock your door.
Don't recall, really. Lysander followed her up the stairs.
Let's just crack it open and you can tell me about your meeting with you-know-who. Even on her doorstep Lysander was careful not to name names. Her landlord Nigel was Grey and there was nothing wrong with his ears.
They set up in her office, started on the bottle, and Duchess told him of her uncomfortable meeting with Darley.
Seems like half the city knows your real name, Lysander noted when she had finished.
At this point you might as well hire a scholar to post a notice on every door.
She gave him a look. "Just because I chose to tell you doesn't mean I want everyone else to hear about it.
She sighed. Minette once said that no one's looking for me, not after all this time. She's probably right, but I still don't like Darley or this Cecilia Payne knowing."
Most of the city believed Marcus Kell and his children had perished eight years ago at the end of the War of the Quills, and even more believed that ending right and just. Her father had called for representation on the imperial council for scholars and other guildsmen, and in a city unused to change, this had sparked chaos. The nobility who controlled the council refused, and the conflict escalated. In the end, her father had let loose the gangs normally held in check in the Deeps by the Red. And those self-same thugs had murdered the family to the smallest child and set fire to the estate—or so it was widely believed. In truth, her father had taken his own life as a way to end the war, and had set the fire to make it appear as though he'd been murdered. Had Darley discovered that, as well?
She rubbed her weary eyes, and Lysander's gaze sharpened.
You've been having the nightmares again.
She nodded. If she were honest, they were the real reason she'd sought out a scholar's help. Ever since she was small she'd dreamed of a figure in gray tatters, pressing down upon her, driving the air from her lungs. Last summer those dreams had mercifully stopped, most likely because she'd found other worries to haunt her sleep. But in the weeks since the Fall of Ventaris, the nightmares had returned with a vengeance, although she didn't know why. She was afraid to wonder.
Lysander finished off his wine and refilled his cup from the bottle.
It's just stress. You've had enough of that lately. He took a long draught.
Any word from Castor?
She knew Lysander was changing the subject, but she welcomed it.
Nothing since the Fall. She sighed.
I don't think we'll be hearing from him again. Lysander raised an eyebrow. Castor had been one of last summer's worries, a member of the White, the empress' elite guard, ejected from his order and imprisoned for the crime of fathering a child. She'd saved him from prison and in doing so had gained herself a strong and loyal right arm. For a time, at least.
I pushed him too hard, Lysander. Helping me against the Brutes was one thing, but moving against the imperial family was a step too far. He couldn't leave behind what he'd been. Unlike her.
Lysander shrugged.
Well, the gossip's the poorer for it. Tales of fallen Whites and their secret lovers have all faded with the summer. All anyone talks about now is this...what in Mayu's hells is it called?
He shook his head.
The Evangelism. Lovely word. Doesn't at all sound like something bloody and awful.
It's not bloody yet, but give it time. Unlike Castor, this was not a topic she wished to dwell on. The more time passed and the more the tension in the city thickened, the more certain Duchess became that the fault for the brewing religious war could be laid upon her own doorstep.
After all, if she had not taken up with the weaver Jana, she would never have found herself at odds with the Atropi and their resentment at the admission of a dark-skinned Domae into the Magnificent Order of Tailors, Seamstresses, Weavers, Dyers and Haberdashers. When those three old noblewomen, prominent in the guild, had failed to prevent Jana's membership by normal means, they'd sent Malleus and Kakios of the Brutes to smash Jana's looms. In response, Duchess had struck back against the Atropi, hatching an audacious scheme to destroy the dress they were to present to the empress at the Fall of Ventaris.
Duchess would never forget the tick-tick of the deathwatch beetles as they hatched and fed upon the magnificent cloth of the gown before the very throne of Empress Violana herself. First Keeper Jadis had publicly insisted it was an omen that the time had come for the ascendance of a new religious sect. The empress, in turn, had made things worse by refusing to dispute him. That one spark was all that was needed for the three imperial cults—the facets of Anassa, the keepers of Mayu, the radiants of Ventaris—to begin an all-out struggle for supremacy. The city had not seen such a conflict in more than a decade. Only the gods knew how it would end.
Lysander watched as he refilled her cup, seeming to read her dark thoughts. "Give it time. That's what I love about you; always the optimist." Before she could reply there was a knock at the door.
Are you expecting someone? Lysander asked, putting down his cup.
No one. She rose and headed down the hall towards the door, with Lysander close behind. "Darley probably thought of something else she wants and has come by to make sure I know it." She opened the door to reveal a small, balding, bespectacled man.
Nigel, she said, surprised. She'd never seen her landlord outside his shop, and she certainly hadn't expected to find him on her doorstep. She made herself smile.
It's good to see you. Lysander and I were just having a bit of wine, if you'd care to join us.
Ah—yes, that would be fine, Nigel replied. He was a quiet man, always polite and unassuming, but today he seemed nervous. He owned both the curio shop and her apartment. That, and his position on the Highway, made him a man to be treated with respect.
They sat down around the long table in the front room, and while Duchess fetched the wine from her office, Lysander tried to set the man at ease with casual gossip. His charms were wasted and Nigel did not unwind even with a few sips of wine. She'd never seen him so uncomfortable.
The man clearly wanted something from her, not a new experience these days. After a bit of small talk, she turned to business.
What brings you here today? Nigel glanced significantly at Lysander, and she nodded.
Whatever you need to say to me can be said to him.
Nigel fidgeted, looking not at her but into his cup.
I'm not certain where to start.
From the beginning, Lysander replied.
Nigel nodded.
It all started with a woman, he said at last, exhaustion and anger clear in his face.
She called herself Lepta, he went on, sipping at his wine.
She told me later that was false, but she said she was afraid to use her true name. He shook his head, and the wan light from the windows glinted in his eyes. "A lie about a lie.
He sighed. That about sums her up.
He took another sip. She brought me the table that's now in the front window of my shop."
The rosewood table with the puzzle lock? She'd examined that table herself; an elegant piece of furniture, and expensive, to be sure, but its hidden compartments were a clever way to secure valuables.
She sold it to you?
He grimaced. "After a fashion. She'd inherited it from her aunt, she said, who died just before the Fall. Or she should have inherited it. There was a will, witnessed by the radiants. But with the Halls of Dawn suddenly out of imperial favor, her cousins had taken the chance to contest the document.
Duchess shot Lysander a glance, but said nothing. She thought she might sell the table, among other things, and use the money to pay off her cousins,
Nigel went on. She wanted me to appraise it. I named a price for the work and she agreed. I told her to have the table brought over."
Lysander was grinning.
I'm guessing you had a visitor not long after the thing arrived, eh? he asked.
Nigel gave him a sour look. "A tall gentlemen, well dressed and well groomed. He said his name was Hadron, and he was immediately taken with the table, so much so that he offered to buy it then and there. I told him it wasn't mine to sell and tried to interest him in some of my other stock, but no, it had to be Lepta's table and no other. Hadron offered me at least three times what the thing was worth, but since it wasn't mine to sell, I turned him down.
Still, I was curious, so I stayed up half the night, fiddling with the locks, and by dawn I managed to open one compartment—there were several—and this fell out. He held out a tarnished silver coin, and Duchess shifted uncomfortably. Domae-made, clearly. She'd learned a bit about such things, since she'd received one of her own. This one was very old, of value only to a collector. Although there was no P upon it, nor a snake devouring its tail, it was too close for comfort to the one that currently resided in her pocket.
Lysander whistled in admiration.
Two games at once. Hadron puts it in your head that the table is worth more than Lepta knows, and then inside the table you find a coin that, while not worth much by itself—
—made you believe that even more lay inside, Duchess finished. Lysander had seen just about every con ever invented, but even she recognized a good game when she saw one.
Nigel gestured in defeat. "When she came back the next day I made her an offer, a generous one. She refused it. She said one of her cousins had come to her the night before and had offered to buy the table outright—at a smaller sum than the one I'm sure that same cousin had just offered me. Sentimental value, he'd said. She appreciated my offer, but she just couldn't dream of accepting. It wouldn't be fair."
"This woman, this Lepta,
Lysander said. Pretty, I'm guessing, but not too pretty? Just enough to make you feel sorry for her?
He shook his head, chuckling. First rule of a con: don't make the honey too sweet, or you'll give the game away. She had your number."
She did. Nigel sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose.
I finally convinced her to part with it for about a third more than Hadron had offered me. Far more than the table itself was worth, but if there were more coins inside like the one I'd found, I'd still come out ahead. We'd both win, or so I thought. When I finally puzzled open the rest of the table I found nothing but a few pieces of worthless brass. Not old ones, either. And of course, Hadron never returned. He looked at Duchess with tired eyes.
So I was robbed. Not at sword's point, but robbed all the same.
Duchess tilted her head and reached for her wine.
I'm sorry to hear of your misfortunes, she said, taking a careful sip.
I understand why you haven't told anyone of this, Nigel. You don't want it getting around that you were conned. She tried not to let the relief in her voice show.
But why come to me?
By way of answer, Nigel reached into his pocket and pulled out an oval of carved wood, perhaps half the length of his hand. Upon its flat surface was engraved a curve bisected by a line, with three small circles suspended below. His mark. He placed it on the table and slid it towards her.
"I want them dealt with,
he whispered, so low that both she and Lysander had to strain to make him out. I want my money back, and I want them to regret they ever stole it. And before you do it, I want them to know why."
She stared at him for a long moment, only slowly coming to realize what he meant. She exchanged a glance with Lysander.
Nigel, I think someone's given you a very wrong impression of me. What makes you think I do that sort of work?
I've heard the stories, just like everyone else. He didn't say how, but of course she knew. Even in her apartment it was best not to speak of the Grey. "They say you dealt with one of the Atropi's men, at Meadowmere Manse before the Fall. They say you were brief with him.
He pulled out another mark, identical to the first, and laid it beside its brother. Two marks. One for each of them. I want you to be less brief with Hadron and Lepta."
She stared at Nigel's expectant face. She'd never dreamed a man so ordinary-looking capable of ordering the death of one person, much less two. Even worse, the man seemed certain of what he thought he knew of her. Somewhere, for some mad reason, someone was fruning that Duchess of the Shallows was capable of murder.
Still, Nigel was well regarded on the Highway, to her knowledge two of his marks were a small fortune. How could she turn him away? She could at least look into the matter and then decide what to do. At worst the task would prove too cumbersome and she'd return his marks. Nigel would never dare to complain; the last thing he wanted was for this story to go on the Grey.
She leaned forward on her bench.
I don't know what you think you've heard, but understand this: I've not killed anyone in my life and I've no plans to start now. I'm happy to assist, yes, but if murder's the only thing that will satisfy you, take back your marks and seek out the Red. I'm sure Uncle Cornelius can accommodate you. She let that sink in, then went on.
Or, you can let me help you in my own, non-murderous way. Which shall it be?
Nigel sat quietly, and she was reminded fleetingly of her own meeting with Uncle Cornelius. Nigel was frightened of her, she was certain, just as she'd been of the Uncle. What in the name of the gods was being said about her?
Still looking down, he nodded.
Your way, he agreed quietly.
She smiled and rose from her seat, signaling the meeting's end. "Hadron and Lepta will rue the day they decided to play their game with you. That I can promise."
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"Well that was interesting," Lysander said after Duchess had seen Nigel out. He helped himself to the rest of the man's wine.
Interesting's hardly the word, she replied, heading back to her desk. She opened a drawer and surveyed within the chips of stone, swatches of ribbon, pieces of metal, and tokens of ivory, nearly a dozen in all. Since the Fall of Ventaris her stock on the Grey had risen, and well-wishers and favor-seekers had beaten a path to her door, Nigel being the most recent. Each of these marks had its owner, and each had been given to her in return for some desired service. A thief even newer to the Grey than she had handed over his mark in return for the name of a reputable fence. A leatherworker from Trades District had passed her a mark in exchange for the name of the real owner of the Wynd Brewery. A bentback old man had traded a mark for a promise to locate his lost donkey. Those marks were part of a thousand lives, a thousand needs, a thousand tales that were the City of Rodaas. And each and every one could be turned to advantage.
Duchess might use any one to purchase favors of her own, either from the original owners or from others eager to trade. In a way the Grey's marks were not unlike a moneylender's promissory notes. A man who issued such a note could buy it back but it could also be sold to others. The more respected the moneylender the more likely his note was to be honored, and so it was with marks—at least, for those on the Grey. Given the rumors Nigel had mentioned, she wondered at the state of her own mark.
Lysander wiped his mouth with his sleeve, managing to look graceful while doing it. "There are advantages to being known as a murderess, I suppose. If that story gets around, you'll never have a problem with Julius again.
His grin suddenly vanished. Do you think he's behind all this? You two didn't exactly part on good terms, after all." That was putting it mildly; she'd tricked the man into implicating Preceptor Amabilis as part of the Atropi's plan to ruin Jana. Though she'd settled with the radiant, it was possible Julius was still smarting.
I don't think so, she replied. "If Julius were trashing my reputation he'd want me to know it." Preceptor Amabilis, however, would be more subtle and he'd been on the Grey far longer than Duchess.
Amabilis might still be angry at the way you blackmailed him, Lysander suggested, reading her mind,
or maybe the Atropi found out just who turned those deathwatch beetles loose on their precious dress.
It was all too possible, she knew, for those two names were disturbingly intertwined. Preceptor Amabilis was not only a high-ranked priest of Ventaris, but a powerful member of the Grey Highway, more than capable of making trouble for someone like her.
That seemed unlikely, though. Duchess had gotten the Atropi's name out of Amabilis by blackmailing him; the man had been foolish enough to arm Deeps gangs with steel in an attempt to support a splinter sect of his rival, First Keeper Jadis. No one, particularly the Red, would be happy to learn that little fact.
She still held that secret over the preceptor, and she imagined he would not want to jeopardize their arrangement. As for the Atropi themselves, they were wealthy and powerful, and influential in the higher districts, but they lacked the ability to spread rumors this far down the hill.
Julius, the Atropi, Amabilis—all of them were plausible without seeming possible.
She threw up her hands.
So we've established just how many enemies I have, thank you very much. She drained her cup.
Where do these stories come from? To hear Nigel tell it, I was leaving bodies strewn across Meadowmere Manse. I sneaked in to ruin a dress; I'd remember murdering someone.
Lysander shrugged.
Rodaas is full of rumors, not all of them true. You just heard one of the many false ones.
She shook her head.
I don't think so. Nigel's too well respected on the Grey. If he takes these tales seriously then so should I.
Lysander laughed.
Oh come now. You're making far too much of this. He shook his head at her frown. "Why do you even care what's being said of you? You once told me you wouldn't have minded if people thought you a witch. What's worse about being called a killer?"
Witchcraft's one thing, killing's quite another, she replied flatly. "There's a saying both on the Highway and off: in Rodaas, murder is as Red as blood."
He glanced in the direction of the door, the outside of which bore a blood-red handprint.
You mean killing's the domain of Uncle Cornelius. Along with protection rackets, assassinations, and keeping the Deeps gangs in the Deeps.
"Minette told me herself that when the Red and the Grey intersect, the meeting must be handled very carefully." The notorious Color War being the most notable example of ignoring that wisdom.
You've been careful enough on that score, Lysander pointed out. "Hells, the Uncle's paying for your rent on this place.
He toyed with his cup. Still, surely the Grey kills sometimes.
He shrugged with false insouciance. Life is cheap in the Shallows, doubly so in the Deeps."
He would know, she reflected with a pang. Lysander had grown up in the Deeps, the most dangerous and notorious district of the city. He'd sold his own body to escape that place, and he had been one of the lucky ones. She decided to stick to the topic at hand.
I'm not the most experienced member of the Highway, it's true, but I've worn the cloak long enough to know I'm supposed to succeed by being bold and clever. On the Grey, you're only ever as good as your last job. If it's getting around that I stabbed my way to victory over the Atropi—
Lysander was not slow to catch on.
Your reputation will suffer.
She nodded. "On the Grey Highway, reputation is everything, and that derives from both your sponsor and the jobs you do.
She grimaced. Being cloaked by Hector was never a sign of distinction, and if I don't have even the good name I won by striking back against the Atropi, I've got nothing—" She was interrupted by another knock on the outer door. She groaned and dropped her head on the table.
Lysander laughed.
Do you want me to send them away?
No. It's fine. She rose and stalked towards the door. "It can't be worse than any other conversation I've had today." She opened the door to reveal Castor, a sword at his belt and a small boy at his side. He glanced over his shoulder and down the stairs as if he feared pursuit, then turned back to her.
I need you to hide him, he said.
Duchess waited nervously in the alley behind the shop, the boy close beside her.
She'd sent Lysander around to the front to alert Jana; taking the child through a shop crowded with customers was not a good idea, especially without knowing why he must be hidden. Castor hadn't had time for that, or much else, for that matter. She supposed she was lucky to know the boy's name.
Far, Castor had said, kneeling before the child,
I need you to go with Duchess and do exactly as she says. She's going to take you someplace safe. I'll come for you later.
The boy had nodded stoically, though Duchess could see the shine of tears in his gray eyes, so very like Castor's.
As Castor rose and prepared to leave, Duchess thought quickly.
I'll take him down to the shop, she told the former White.
There's more space for him there, and—
Castor shook his head sharply.
I won't have him on the street.
You will, Lysander replied flatly.
I don't know who you're hiding him from, but the shop's more public than these apartments, and that means safety.
Besides, the shop is just as much under the protection of the Red as this place, she reminded Castor.
Anyone who wants to cause trouble there will answer to the Uncle and no one in the lower city wants that. Castor had given her a dubious look, but in the end he'd acquiesced and left without explanation, promising to find them there by nightfall.
The lock turned, the door creaked open, and Jana peeked out into the alley.
Duchess, why are you— Her dark eyes turned first to Duchess then to Far.
You have brought a guest, she noted stiffly, clearly wanting to ask more but too polite to actually do so. Behind her, Duchess could make out the sound of voices; the shop's front room must be full of customers.
The shop's success wasn't all that surprising—it had been doing a brisk business


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Leo Varadkar to back liberalizing Irish abortion laws
- by Jenna Warner
- in Global News
- — Jan 30, 2018
Any changes to the Irish constitution can only be enacted through public plebiscite.
"I will advocate for a Yes vote".
Minister for Health, Simon Harris, has agreed to work on legislation for unrestricted abortion up to 12 weeks should the referendum pass.
Mr Varadkar is due to announce details on the Government's position on the referendum after a Cabinet meeting in Dublin on Monday evening.
A referendum on the Eighth Amendment is expected in late May or early June.
The 1983 amendment commits authorities to defend equally the right to life of a mother and an unborn child, giving this largely Roman Catholic nation the strictest abortion ban in Europe.
But anti-abortion activists argue Ireland has unique laws which save thousands of lives every year, and that the removal of the eighth amendment would lead Ireland to mimic "ultra liberal" and "abortion on demand" British laws.
Johnson `Concerned´ About Arrest Of Russian Protesters And Opposition Leader
He was wrestled to the ground and forced into a police bus as he walked toward the demonstration on Moscow's Pushkin Square. After 18 years of leadership, both as president and prime minister, Putin fatigue is spreading across Russian Federation .
Man gets sucked into MRI machine at Mumbai hospital, dies
The patient was given an oxygen cylinder to breathe from and Maru was carrying it for her while she was taken for an MRI scan. Their intense magnetic field forces protons - tiny parts of atoms - in the body to align with the field.
Fire at hospital kills 37, injures scores in South Korea
The blaze is thought to have started in the emergency room at Sejong Hospital in the south-eastern city of Miryang, BBC reported. There were 194 patients in the hospital when the fire first began and all 78 individuals in the seniors' ward were evacuated.
That followed recommendations from members of the Citizens' Assembly to liberalise the law on terminations.
This is a change from Varadkers opinion back in 2014, when the Irish Independent quotes Varadkar as being "pro-life".
A cross-party parliamentary committee last month recommended that the state legislate to allow terminations with no restrictions up to 12 weeks into a pregnancy, a more liberal position than some had anticipated.
It also called for expectant mothers to be allowed an abortion at any stage of the pregnancy if doctors diagnosed a foetal abnormality that was likely to result in death before or shortly after birth.
The Attorney General Seamus Woulfe has previously advised the government against a "repeal simpliciter" of the eighth amendment.
When asked directly if he will campaign in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment and to change Ireland's existing laws regarding abortion, the Taoiseach responded by saying "I'll be campaigning for them to be changed and to be liberalised, yes".
AN abortion referendum will be held at the end of May, it has been confirmed.


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5 Tips on What To Look For When Buying Diamonds For Wedding Rings
A wedding, or an engagement in Washington, is one of the most important events in every couple's life. One of the best ways of making the experience memorable is by choosing the right ring to symbolize the love you have for one another. While most couples would like to get the most beautiful ring they can lay their hands on, budgetary restrictions can be a challenge. However, it is possible to find an ideal ring based on your budget.
For anyone looking for precious diamonds for engagement rings and wedding rings in Washington, they should consider going about the process carefully. There are various dealers in the market, some of who may sell you fake diamonds. Here are a few useful tips on what to look for when looking for precious diamonds for engagement or wedding rings.
Consider the Diamond Cut
1. Any expert will tell you that the cut is the most important thing to consider when buying diamonds in Washington. The main reason behind this is that the cut usually influences the sparkle. A diamond may be clear and feature a high quality color grade, but if the cut is poor, it may still appear dull. The dealer you buy from should be able to cut your diamond in the proper proportions. If your budget can allow it, choose a diamond with the highest cut grade.
Diamond Color
2. Contrary to common belief, lack of color in your diamonds denotes a higher color grade. Some people go for pale yellow diamond, without knowing that it is low quality. To avoid such an experience, ask the diamond dealer to give you grade H or higher. Near colorless diamond ranges from grade G to J, but it may be quite expensive.
Clarity Diamonds can also be chosen based on their clarity levels.
3. This is usually not a very important factor to consider, considering that the precious stones usually come with imperfections, known as inclusions. These tiny imperfections may not be easy to detect, and they may only be seen through a microscope. However, the fewer there are, the higher the clarity grade of your diamonds. If your budget can be stretched further, consider buying grade VS1 grade or higher.
Consider the Diamond's Carat Weight
4. Unlike common belief, carat does not mean the size of the diamond, but its actual weight. Carat and cut must be considered side by side, because no matter the size of the diamond, a poor cut grade can make your precious stones look smaller. Another important fact to keep in mind is that the more the weight of the diamond, the more you will pay for it. Therefore, you should consider going for a less heavy stone with a high grade cut.
Ask for Proof of Certification
5. There is nothing as unfortunate as buying diamonds for your special event only to realize that they are of poor quality, or that they were stolen. To avoid such an eventuality, always ask the dealer in Washington to show you the copy of diamond certification.
With these tips, you should be able to make the right choice when buying precious diamonds in Washington for you engagement or wedding.
Washington How to Buy a Diamond And The 4 Biggest Mistakes When Buying a Diamond
For centuries, diamond has been used as an epitome of true love. It reflects love, affection, security, trust and a life long commitment. When you gift a diamond to a woman, let it be in the form of diamond engagement ring, you need not say the rest. It will make others understand that how much serious you are for her. It will portray your love in the best possible manner.
You can find a variety of diamond engagement rings at online jewelry stores. These diamond engagement rings come in many shapes and styles. It is apt to choose diamond as the stone for these engagement rings because diamond is considered beautiful and it is also the hardest of all substances present on the earth. This is primarily the reason why people consider it ominous and feel that wearing diamond can bring same kind of good luck in their lives. This has made diamond engagement ring, diamond solitaire ring, designer engagement ring, diamond engagement ring platinum, discount diamond engagement ring a pre determined gift for those involved in love.
Out of all rings, a ring with solitaire is considered the most appropriate symbol which can depict your love. The attraction with the solitaire is incomparable. Diamond solitaire rings are set in a prong setting with 4 to 8 claws. Prongs can mostly be seen in platinum, yet another very beautiful and attractive metal. In most of the cases platinum is considered, as it is generally thin, and makes the diamond more visible.
Then there is yet another form of diamond engagement rings, which is attractive as well as romantic. It is known as past, present future ring. These rings define love as eternal and something which was in the past will be in the present and will be there in the future. The ring actually consists of three stones of diamond. The design of the ring can be like a center piece of diamond with two pieces around, or the three pieces of diamond clustered together. Side stone diamond engagement rings are also one style of engagement rings, which is elegant. This type of engagement ring is basically attractive as well as elegant.
They go well for working women.
Then there are antique diamond rings. These are also called Victorian rings. The designs of these rings are just like what was prevalent in the past. These diamond rings also look well if they go with some other stones. And if you want to give something priceless and sentimental to your lover, then you can gift her ancestral ring. Ancestral ring is the ring of your family, coming down since past. This ring must have been worn by your mother and grandmother. These rings are high in sentimental value and thus are considered priceless. Bit if you do not have such a family ring, then there is nothing to be upset over. You can buy for your fiancé or your wife unique engagement rings; who knows, one day; this ring can becomes an ancestral ring for your family.
So, what are you waiting for? If you are planning to walk the aisle with hand in hand with your lover, then begin the process by gifting her a diamond engagement ring. After all, diamonds are a woman's best friend.
How You Can Get Diamonds When Buying Wholesale.
Rubies are normally readily available in a very variety of colors. The majority of people understand about colorless diamonds and also GIA's color grading system that is made use of to categorize a ruby's body shade ... you know D, E, F, and so on. This color grading system is only used to classify the most usual diamond body shade of yellow nonetheless anytime a ruby is located in an additional color like pink, blue, environment-friendly, etc.; after that this diamond is described as a "" expensive ruby"".
All-natural Fancy rubies could be really expensive as well as several times much more pricey than a similar size anemic diamond. A great example of a Fancy diamond is the infamous 45.52 carat weight expensive deep blue diamond, the Hope Diamond, which is on screen in the Smithsonian Nature Museum in Washington, DC.
A shade improved diamond is a 100% all-natural ruby that has actually had its color changed. As well as best of all, color boosted diamonds come in a really large selection of shades at very economical rates!
A little background- For numerous, years it has been well understood that a diamond's shade can be "" enhanced"" by putting a little colored substance on the surface of a diamond as well as just like magic ... a diamond that had a noticeable yellowish shade would certainly alter to a much more eye-catching near colorless ruby. Unfortunately, this sort of shade enhanced ruby can alter back to its original body shade if this tinted substance was unintentionally eliminated. In more current years, the technology of shade enhanced diamonds has actually gone extremely high technology. It is now feasible to entirely alter the color of a diamond! These processes are taken into consideration permanent due to the fact that it does remain stable when subjected to day-to-day typical conditions. The shade will certainly not fade if subjected to sunlight or be cleaned off by severe chemicals.
Just how is it done? The wanted end result of any one of these treatments is to have a much more valuable diamond. A much less valuable diamond would be a diamond that has a reduced body shade or occasionally a lower quality. The shade improved ruby treatment business recognize if they start with a certain sort of diamond and process it for a specific quantity of time that they ought to wind up with a particular color but it does not constantly function that method. This is a science that does need some art in their processes ... the only process that offers consistent results is the coating procedure.
The 3 procedures are as adheres to- Process # 1- HPHT Shade Boosted Diamonds- High Pressure/ Heat (HPHT) therapy could improve the shade of certain kinds of brownish diamonds as well as therefore enhance their worth. General Electric has developed a process that practically is a mechanical simulation of a ruby's creation in nature. The shade enhanced diamond will certainly be heated up to a very heat under an extremely high, stabilized stress. Faults in the crystal framework are then repositioned causing a modification of the ruby's shade. Since the conditions of HPHT are extremely just like diamond's original development, only a well outfitted laboratory will certainly have the ability to positively determine this type of color improved diamond. HPHT wased initially utilized to transform yellowish rubies into more marketable fancy tinted improved rubies, and now it is additionally made use of to transform some unpopular brownish diamonds right into better anemic tinted boosted diamonds.
Refine # 2- Irradiated Shade Improved Diamonds- OK ... do not start obtaining all delighted due to the fact that you saw words irradiated! This is a 100% risk-free process that is really just like what is utilized to protect food by exposing it to a stream of Gamma rays. The color enhanced ruby procedure is carried out in numerous different methods but the results are just the same. You begin with a reduced color (P, Q, R, and so on) 100% natural ruby that has actually already been reduced and brightened, after that it is subjected to a stream of rapid electrons. During this part of the process the diamond will certainly rely on a really dark color due to the fact that some of the atoms in the ruby's crystal framework have actually now been disjointed as well as this then has actually influenced the way light travel through the diamond. Next the ruby goes through a regulated heating (annealing) procedure, this allows some of those atoms to transfer (partly fixed) in order to get a preferred color.
Process # 3- Covered Shade Enhanced Diamonds- The coating on sleek rubies describes a thin synthetic layer that changes the color of the diamond. The covering could either be of the desired shade or could trigger a tinted interference-effect. Regrettably occasionally this procedure is done to deceive a customer. It is a fairly very easy procedure to do, it has been around for several years (although the coatings products are better currently), and it does not call for a whole lot of costly high technology tools. Recently, I've seen some pink covered diamonds on the marketplace, they are really eye-catching ... as well as certainly you would need to acquire them understanding that they have been covered and also follow your jewelry expert's standards regarding having and also caring for these color enhanced rubies. The finishing can be related to the entire of a ruby's surface area, just the base of the ruby, or to a narrow area near the band. A well-applied finishing could alter the color by several color quality. Some finishes could be eliminated through boiling in acid, solid cleaning options, and even house chemicals. Sometimes dots or larger locations of purple or blue ink are paintinged on the ruby to assist counteract a yellowish shade. The diamond's setup will typically cover the dots, so they are difficult to see in an installed stone.
So, is a shade enhanced ruby right for you? Maybe ... natural expensive color rubies could be gorgeous however they are expensive! Shade boosted rubies are affordable and allow lots of people to have a brilliantly tinted diamond. Ask your regional jeweler if they have any kind of Fancy diamonds ... either all-natural or color boosted rubies. It is constantly intriguing, and enjoyable, to consider something different!
Under typical wear the irradiated as well as HPHT color improved diamonds will certainly have not a problem of the color fading away. The only consideration will be when you require to have any kind of sort of solution done on the item of jewelry. If this kind of color improved ruby is exposed to excessive quantities of heat it might impact the color. The jewelry expert will require to recognize that the diamond is a shade enhanced ruby prior to any job is done and afterwards the jeweler will certainly be able to determine on the ideal training course of activity. Shade improved diamonds are currently likewise used as the tiny accent diamonds around a bigger anemic ruby. There are lots of amazing pieces of precious jewelry offered with little blue, yellow, black, or environment-friendly color boosted diamonds.
Since you find out about color boosted rubies as well as someone aims to market you on exactly what they call a natural expensive colored ruby however it is at an incredibly deal price ... you will know that something just does not sound appropriate about the deal. A report from a highly regarded grading lab ought to accompany 100% natural Fancy colored rubies that are marketed as all-natural. If you handle a trusted company as well as you have actually been guaranteed concerning exactly what you are getting, then you will certainly lessen the opportunity of something bad taking place to you. As with any circumstance entailing a costly acquisition of something that few individuals are well versed in, education needs to be a necessary component of your strategy. This is also more essential if you prepare to buy a color enhanced ruby. Bud Boland has been in the jewelry company for 40 years as well as has done whatever from watchmaking, diamond setup, fashion jewelry making, and also has actually been a Gemologist for almost 35 years. He is a Graduate Gemologist from GIA (Gemological Institute of The U.S.A.), which is likewise the place where he was a Teacher. He has instructed about rubies to thousands of students from around the world


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Latest News and Upcoming Events
Image left: Peter Moore presenting the Club's cheque to our charity CAFT's representative at December's Club Night.
The latest photos uploaded to the Gallery page are from the following recent shows:
Didsbury Car Show, Sunday 8th July 2018
Manchester Airport Aviation and Transport Fair, Saturday 30th June & Sunday 1st July 2018
Tatton Park, Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd June 2018
Barbecue Sunday, 20th May 2018
Denton Town Centre Car Show, Sunday 22nd April 2018,
H M Forces Car Show, at Manor Park, Glossop from Sunday 15th October 2017,
The Children's Adventure Farm Trust's, Open Day: of Sunday 24th September 2017,
and the Manchester Classic Car Show at Event City from Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September 2017, (see the image on the left).
Denton Town Centre Car Show, Sunday 22nd April 2018
Below: Didsbury Car Show, Sunday 9th July 2017
(Below) Barbecue Sunday 20th May 2018


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Note: In order to minimize electrical noise in the hydrophone system.5 volt battery for the microphone supply. Therefore.edu/dosits/teacher/activity/activity. The hydrophones are mounted on the ROV in a manner that simulates the positioning of human ears. Step 2: Position the two Hydrophones on the ROV so that they reproduce sound as if you were hearing it with your ears. simply switch the plugs on the Y adapter from one amplifier to the other. Plug your stereo headphones into the stereo jack of the Y adapter. These materials are available through a link on the Sea Perch website: http://omp. vibration. Step 1: Construct two mono hydrophones as described in the "How to build a Hydrophone" materials from the University of Rhode Island. but should be able to hear what direction a sound is coming from. You will not only be able to hear what is going on around your ROV. some wire.htm . Note that these numbers vary with temperature and salinity. Step 3: Purchase or construct a dual-mono to stereo "Y" adapter.Stereo Hydrophone Construction A stereo hydrophone system can be used to hear the sounds surrounding your submerged ROV as if you were on-board. we construct two separate hydrophones and hook them both up to a pair of stereo headphones. We multiply this by the distance between your ears. .3 (1500 / 350).hydro A copy of these instructions is attached at the back of this manual. which is approximately 6 inches. For better sound. These adapters can be purchased at Radio Shack (Item # 42-2495). one 1/8" female stereo jack. The basic wiring of such an adapter is shown in the diagram on the following page. it is advisable to keep the cords and power supplies for the hydrophones and amplifiers separate from those for the thrusters and other systems. but adjusted for the speed of sound in water. Note that the instructions indicated use of a 1. Tap one hydrophone and then the other and make sure that the left hydrophone shows up in the left ear.5 volt batteries in series (for 4. and a little soldering. we need to take into account the difference between the speed of sound in air (approximately 350 m/s) and the speed of sound in water (approximately 1500 m/s).uri.3 * 6). The ratio of the two is about 4. In order to do this. we place the hydrophones about 26 inches apart on the ROV to mimic the stereo effect created by your ears.5 volts total). Step 4: Plug the two mono plugs of the Y adapter into the headphone sockets of the two hydrophone amplifiers. or even a 9 volt. and other sources.gso. If it is reversed. or can easily be constructed with two 1/8" male mono plugs. and slowly and carefully turn on the amplifiers. For this system. and get spacing for the hydrophones of about 26 inches (4. and the right hydrophone in the right ear. Padding the hydrophones from the frame helps reduce noise from the thrusters. try using three 1. Step 5: Check that the left and right channels are correct.
with foam covers. .Stereo Hydrophone system headphones and amplifiers mounted on control box. Dual Hydrophones mounted on Sea Perch frame.
Left Hydrophone Right Hydrophone Stereo Hydrophone Wiring Layout Hydrophone Battery Hydrophone Battery Line In Line In L Stereo Headphones R Amplifier Line Out (mono) Amplifier Line Out (mono) Mono to Stereo "Y" Adapter 1/8" Male Mono Phone Plug 1/8" Male Mono Phone Plug Tip Tip Middle 1/8" Male Stereo Plug (part of headphones) Common 1/8" Female Stereo Phone Jack Common Tip Common .
rubber electrical (NOT PVC tape!) Battery holder. 1 ft of orange. #24. Alkaline** Wire. 2 conductors (#24) plus shield** 25+ feet two conductor. However. fits 1 "C" cell** Battery. 1/8" mono phone plug** Mini Audio Amplifier/Speaker** black tape. Insulated. The following instructions allow you to inexpensively (under $40) build your own hydrophone.How to Build a Hydrophone Introduction: It was once thought that the oceans were a silent place. white. A hydrophone picks up acoustic signals and then transfers the sounds into a receiver that allows you to hear them. if you were to drop a hydrophone or underwater microphone into the water. blue** 35mm plastic film canister Vegetable or mineral oil 9V battery for amplifier/speaker** Soldering iron and solder** Wire stripper** Silicone Seal ** These Items can be found at Radio Shack . Use this hydrophone to hear sounds in your aquarium or go down to the beach and drop it in the water. Materials: Quantity 1 1 1 1 1 roll 1 1 3 ft 1 1/4c 1 1 1 1 Radio Shack Item # 270-092c 278-513 274-286a 277-1008c 64-2352 270-402 23-871 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Description Condenser Microphone Element** Audio Cable. you would soon discover that the underwater world is quite noisy. "C" cell.
Strip the ends of the wires connected to the microphone element. . white & ground {copper}). Strip the end of the audio cable so the three wires are exposed (blue. 2. Strip the ends of the two wires (blue & white) about 1 cm. white & ground {copper}). so that three wires are exposed (red.Instructions: 1.
Make a hole in the lid of the film canister about the width of the audio cable and thread the audio cable through the hole. i. orange and white). 6. Strip the other end of the 25ft audio cable so the three wires are exposed. Strip both ends of the two insulated #24 wires (make sure you have two different colors. as follows: • Signal from the audio cable to the signal from the microphone element (white to white) • Power from the audio cable to the power from the microphone element (blue to red) • Ground wire from the audio cable to the ground wire from the microphone element 5.3. . Strip the ends of the two wires (blue & white). 4. Connect the wires by twisting the two together.e.
7. Connect the wire from the black (-) end of the battery pack to part of the orange. 10. 11. . Connect the wires as follows: • One end of the insulated #24 wire to the audio cable signal wire (white to white) • One end of the other colored insulated #24 wire to the ground wire from the audio cable (orange to ground) • Power from the audio cable to the wire from (+) end of the battery pack (blue to red) 8. 9. ground) about an inch down from the end. by feeding it through the little hole in the phone plug and twisting. Strip a centimeter long piece in the middle of the 2nd insulated #24 wire (orange. ground insulated #24 wire (black to orange). Feed the ends of the two insulated #24 wires through the cover of the phone plug. Connect the signal insulated #24 wire (white) to the smaller piece of the phone plug (white to phone plug).
14. if not. Solder the ends of the 2 insulated #24 wires to the phone plug (white and orange). 16. Add batteries to the battery pack and speaker/amplifier. find the wiring fault. Put the cover onto the phone plug. Solder all wire connections. put the phone plug into the speaker and test connections.12. 13. Connect the ground wire (orange) to the longer piece of the phone plug (orange to phone plug). . 15. **Remove batteries and continue if it works.
Put silicone seal over the end of the audio cable. trying not to get any air bubbles. Place the lid onto the film canister. . Using the black rubber electrical tape. 18. 21. Fill the film canister to the top with mineral oil. Put silicone seal underneath the lid of the film canister where the hole was made for the audio cable. which connects with the end of the microphone element (these ends should already be soldered and taped). 20.17. This should be done over a sink so excess mineral oil can spill over. tape around each of the soldered ends. Put a blob of silicone seal on the top of the lid as well. so that no piece of the wires is exposed. 19. An air bubble may cause the film canister to compress and change shape due to the pressure in deep waters.
25. Wipe the film canister down with soap and water to remove excess mineral oil. etc. tape the lid onto the film canister. This is leftover oil from the assembly process.22. 24. It is important to attach a weight a little above your hydrophone. Attach a weight to the film canister. This will allow the film canister to sink. Place the hydrophone into a container of water to get rid of this leftover oil before putting it into the a fish tank. lead fishing weight) will enable the hydrophone to be pulled to a good depth. The oil in the canister allows the hydrophone to float therefore a weight (heavy rock. seawater. Using the black tape. a little of the oil may leak from the lid of the film canister. Finished Hydrophone: Notes: • The first couple of times the hydrophone is placed into water. 23. • . Plug phone plug into the amplifier/speaker.
PA (currently out of print) Acoustics and Sonar Information Resources http://www.aticourses.htm Acoustic Themomoetry of Ocean Climate.edu/ .com/acoustics. Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UCSD http://atocdb. F.ucsd.References: Watlington. TAB Books.. How to Build & Use Low Cost Hydrophones. 1979. Blue Ridge Summit.