text:
Session 4 (12/10/2013)
A Wedding
The company awoke before dawn, after little sleep,; as none of them had rested peacefully after last night's news. Malvol and Carroe called them together and warned all that they might be in danger and must leave as soon as possible. They hastily packed and made ready.
When the dormitory door opened, the monk was surprised to find them all awake and dressed; all save Osric, who was snoring, or at least pretending to be.
There came then a commotion outside, and a Lady of quality passed by their door, a monk and liveried servant in tow, as she discussed plans for her forthcoming wedding. Malvol's eyes widened when he saw the livery, for it was of his own family, the De Gards; and as he was the last of that line and had never married, knew something was amiss.
They went to the Abbey chapel to pray and then speedily ate breakfast in the refectory; and it was then that Osric and Carroe noticed they had a 'shadow' and guessed the Prior was watching them closely. Whilst there, some Knights strode in, bearing the arms of Baron Aldred, and loudly began eating and carousing; all the while teasing a young man called Villory, who was clearly the prospective bridegroom. One older knight whispered to the boy that '…at last our family will claim their lands and that'll please your father!' and Malvol stiffened, for the Aldred family had been enemies of his Father.
The loud older Knight came over and began asking the Company about their business. Malvol gave him tight-lipped replies, though the Knight was courteous, recognising and respecting a Crusader. Malvol told the Knight his name, and the knight withdrew looking suddenly thoughtful, Malvol then drew Carroe aside, asking him to procure him a paper livery to send to the bride as a gift. Carroe could think of only one person who could paint that well and began seeking the Cornumbrian monk, Brother Oswin.
He found him in the wine cellar 'looking for a lost book' though Carroe was not fooled and warned the monk that he'd soon find himself on the road again. He asked Oswin to paint the livery and the old man set to work, quickly finishing it.
Bidding the monk farewell, Carroe left the cellars and found Malvol glowering at some of Aldred's knights, his anger clearly building. He gave him the livery and Malvol inscribed the family motto on the bottom and gave it to a passing monk 'as a gift for the bride'.
The others were at the stables, securing their belongings to Daisy when Malvol appeared. Osric was looking very scared and had a thistle in his hands, but before anyone could ask him what was wrong, there was a roar from behind him and Aldred's older knight strode up and regarded him balefully.
"I should have known it was you; for I passed a portrait of you and cursed your cousin every day in my youth! The Old baron had one copied so that his men could recognise you, hoping that one of us would kill you both. After you slew his son in the raid on Market's Cross, he was so enraged he killed one of his own knights with his bare hands!"
"His son died well; blade to blade, as it should be." said Malvol flatly. "He should have been proud! Tancred and I did what we did because of the attack on Brayings Cross, and at least we killed only men-at-arms and Knights; not villagers and old women like some!" he spat.
"I'd be far away from here Sir Knight, when the young Baron hears, for he'll tear this country apart for the chance to get revenge for the death of his brother. It's only it being a wedding day that's stopping us from acting now; but we can't risk a bad omen"
"A shame he won't face me himself; in battle!" sneered Malvol and strode off.
Once back at the stables, Malvol saw a palfrey draped in de Gard family livery and still angry at what had just passed, slapped the Ostler away and took the beast and another large warhorse. The whole Company rode off towards Newham Ley on the purloined mounts, whilst behind them the bells of the Abbey tolled accusingly. They just dug their spurs in and rode like the wind.
Newham Ley was full of farmers and merchants, for it was market day and the muddy streets were crowded. Carroe ran from inn to inn, looking for Danee but the cart was no-where to be seen.
Malvol lead the two stolen horses into a stable, then spun the innkeeper a line about 'seeing some stolen horses in his stables' warning him that 'angry men will soon be here looking for them'. The barkeep closed his inn and threw the patrons out; after checking Malvol's story, but by then the Knight had melted into the backstreets and was nowhere to be seen.
Newham Ley
Cursing their luck, the Company were forced to quit the village as Knights entered the town from the Abbey Road. Daisy splashed across the ford and out onto the track and they chose a very rough road, with overhanging trees, knowing that the Aldred's men would not expect them to go that way.
Osric complained the whole time, asking Malvol '…what the hell he was thinking off?' but the knight refused to explain and they all plodded on, trying to think of how to find Danee. The wolf suddenly reappeared and reminded Jasper that he might be able to link thoughts with the Warlock, so Jasper decided to try.
Instantly, he felt Danee close by and the Thulander apologised and told Jasper he was in a cave off the same trackway they were already on. Thanking God for their good luck, they found Danee and the boy, safe and well and journeyed south to Blunton, hoping to throw off pursuit. A Knight did ride past and ask if they had seen travellers on horseback but the party bluffed and he rode off without suspecting them.
At nightfall they decide to approach a farm, for the weather was very bad and the boy and Maelee were cold and tired. The old farmer, his farm in disrepair and his sons long dead in the King's wars, was happy to let them use his barn. He brought them out a pie and some cider and confided that 'the local lord provided both, though don't tell 'im that!'
They bedded down, Maelee still reading the book Carroe had borrowed, whilst Osric furtively checked and rechecked if they were being followed, constantly scanning the road through the window and checking his crossbow was always in reach. Malvol and Jasper asked him what was wrong, but he was in such a foul humour that they could get nothing out of him.
In the bitter watches of the night, there came the sound of hooves, and quickly Malvol donned his armour with Danee's aid. A knight rode up to the cottage and woke up the farmer. The old man did not answer quickly enough and the knight made to strike him. With a roar Malvol charged out of the barn and Maelee and Osric darted to either side, ready to prevent the knight's escape.
Malvol hammered a savage blow at the horse and the Knight was thrown, the old crusader's sword tip at his throat by the time he tried to rise. The knight haughtily demanded to known Malvol's name, cursing him for 'hiding behind the cross!' and he boldly told him and requested his. Sir Peter de Gere's anger cooled then and he regarded his adversary bravely and said that if what he said were true, then he '…would be given fair hearing.' Malvol laughed at that and Sir Peter blanched, for even he knew that his own lord was anything but fair and so he promised not to give Malvol away, impressed by his valour and mien.
Malvol let him go and Osric began to go crazy, shouting at the knight for endangering them all, but the old crusader ignored him and strode back to the barn, knowing the value of a knightly promise.
There was no further trouble that night and they were up before the dawn again, hoping to leave the lands of Baron Aldred as far behind as they could before the sun found them. Osric gave a cry and threw a thistle away behind the barn and came back looking white-faced but would not explain. The wolf looked at him for a long time, as if it guessed the source of the Harbinger's fear, but it would not answer when Jasper questioned him.
Before they left, Malvol cut the old farmer some wood and they gifted the old man and his wife Daisy the donkey. The farmer was overjoyed for now he could try some rude ploughing and might see another winter or two and blessed them all with his best wishes. His wife pressed several pies and a jug of ale upon the Company and they rode off just as the rind of the sun appeared over the eastern rim of the world.
Just after they cleared the farm, Danee said "I hope you know what you're doing Jasper?'
"How do you mean?' replied the gangral mage annoyed.
"Well have you considered what will happen when that farmer put the manure from Daisy on that field of his? I expect he'll get a surprise when he sees the size of the fruit and other things he grows then; Daisy has been in a fey gloaming for many years, after all."
Jasper just glowered, for he clearly hadn't thought of this, but Malvol clapped him on the shoulder and they all laughed long and hard.
As they rattled along, Maelee asked Malvol about his past, and the knight mentioned his cousin Tancred and suddenly Carroe sat up.
"You knew Tancred de Toyne? Well bless my bones; that bugger saved my life and was the best friend I ever had. We fought in Thuland together. Bloody hell; this is a turn-up!"
"Tancred was my cousin and also my best friend. He was almost of an age with me but was the father I never knew." said the Knight sadly. "I miss him so much. Do you know how he died Master Carroe?"
"I was not there Sir Knight; the Archbishop had me under his thumb by then. T'was in the war in '37 I think it was, though I never did get to the bottom of it."
In the back of the cart, Osric opened a bloodshot eye, but shut it quickly again. Hoping no-one had seen his interest, he pretended to sleep for he knew what he knew was very dangerous indeed.
They went through Blunton and took the causeway east to Hallpike without stopping, concerned that Aldred's men would be in the town. Osric was now mumbling in his sleep for he had not managed a wink since they'd left the Abbey. As they passed through the town, Carroe suddenly looked up, saw an odd black flag flying atop the church steeple, and leapt off the cart. He shouted to keep going and that he'd '…catch them up!' and so the Company rode on. He returned an hour later, breathlessly relating how the flag was a sign of a message from the Archbishop and how the priest had also asked for his help in convincing the Archbishop of the '…sancitity and veracity of a relic he'd found.' Osric snorted cynically and somehow everyone else agreed.
After a moment Jasper asked 'but how did the Archbishop know where to send the message?'
"Oh he didn't mage; he sent the same message to every church in Gorburn."
Jasper scowled, still suspicious, but then asked 'Well; what's in the letter?'
Carroe broke the seal and read the message in Bachille; the scrivener's neat handwriting, clear and precise.
"To Master Carroe, Emissary of the Archbishop, greetings,
My servant; I thought you'd like to know that the Heretic has had a further vision and one that he says concerns you. He has dreamed of a 'Rose Demon' and says that the creature resides at the 'Eye of the Gathering Storm' whatever that may mean. Be that as it may, do not neglect your mundane means of investigation and send me your report as soon as you have any news; after all, this could be more inane ramblings! God only knows, we've heard enough of them.
Signed this day, 03-12-950
Lord Archbishop Matthew Beckett of Cantorbridge.
P.S. Can you please tell us where you are Master Carroe; that way I can save my hand; I've written this same message forty times already for Beckett and it's starting to become irritating— Alaric
Carroe told the Company of Beckett's message and all seemed lost in thought. The idea of a demon was not an appealing one, and all fell into silence for several hours after that, till Jasper broke the spell by kicking the sleeping Osric.
The cart rumbled on all day, Malvol lost in reverie for he was approaching the old lands of his family and he felt a presentiment of fear; as if something waited ahead. They camped in a ravine, where the road dipped into a hollow that would shelter them from the wind and hide the fire. The wolf went off to hunt and Danee soon had a blaze going. Just at dusk, they saw a huge pyre of greasy smoke spiralling up into the windless, darkening sky and the wolf returned, telling Jasper it smelt sulphur on the wind.
Jasper pretended he'd worked this out and Danee said "It's the pestilence; it was the same the last time it came. When a town or village is afflicted they burn it in the streets to keep the miasma at bay."
"But what is the black smoke?" said Jasper "for sulphur does not burn black!"
"That'll be the bodies boy." said Malvol quietly and they wordlessly went to sleep; all save Osric, who prowled at the edge of the camp, starting at every sound.
About half way through the night, Jasper sat bolt upright, for he could feel a sickening maelstrom of magical power some way ahead. It was far away but he couldn't tell how far; and cursed his Master for not teaching him the trick of 'fire speech'. The flares of power came and went, but in the end the mage fell asleep.
Malvol meanwhile, dreamed of his mother in a maze made of huge rose-bushes, their scent filling the air with a sickly smell; at the centre his Father stood waiting, his eyes blazing with fire.
Morning came to find Osric still awake, now feeling so bad that he even sicked up his breakfast. The wolf ran into camp with something in its mouth and dropped it at Osric's feet; he exploded into rage and took out a dagger to gut the beast, but it ran away, jaws parted in the suggestion of a wicked grin. Jasper cuffed the assassin and then picked up what the Connor the wolf had dropped; a single spiky thistle. He turned to Osric to explain, but the harbinger was already asleep.
For whom the bell tolls
They carried onwards towards Hallpike and talked again of Tancred de Toyne. Maelee seemed very interested in him, and asked who his mother was. Danee favoured them all with an anecdote, for he'd once been forced to fight on the side of the Thulanders against Tancred, when he was King's Champion.
"The Thulanders feared him all right; a great bear of a man with a laugh like thunder. One day he ranged out with just a few men and and mist came down and his party's horses went lame. It was then our archers came upon them. One by one his knights fell to arrows and at last, when there were but three of them left, a great brute of a northlander called Jorri Olafsson strode up to Tancred and asked to discuss 'terms for surrender'. Whereupon Tancred replied that 'we don't have enough men to take you all prisoner but we'll think about it!' He then cut his way out of the trap as nightfall came down. He was a legend amongst our people and there was an order for his capture but no –one was to kill him, so his death must have been an unlucky accident."
Osric, huddled in the back of the cart, turned his face away and composed his features to hide his panic. The wolf looked up at him knowingly.
They came across a party of men leading mules laden with goods, heading in the opposite direction. The land was open here, fields to either hand and yet there was little cover and something a little desolate in the scene. The merchants came closer and Malvol could see they were all red-faced and scowling. He rode ahead to find out what was amiss and heard the merchants' tale of '….a toll being collected ahead, by ne'er do wells bearing the livery of the old de Gard family.
Calling the others to arms, Malvol drew his sword and promised there would be a reckoning for this. He donned his full armour and the others also made ready and they moved carefully on, Maelee and Osric on one side of the cart and Carroe haunting the other.
On they went, until the road passed through a copse of trees. There, in the middle of the road, stood five men armed with staves; brazenly lounging in the afternoon air. As soon as they heard the cart, they jumped up, ready to swarm it.
Carroe saw an archer hiding in the trees, and Osric spotted another on a high outcrop overlooking the road. Carroe let fly with his crossbow and the first man crashed out of the tree dead just as Osric slashed the second across the throat and threw him off the cliff.
The rest of the bandits, unaware of this ruckus, put on ragged tabards bearing the fox motif of the De Gards and demanded a toll. Malvol hollered for them to surrender and charged. They scattered like chafe and it was over in moments; two men hacked apart as they ran and another brought down by Maelee's dagger. Jasper summoned eldritch vines to grab a feeling bandit and then the other surrendered.
Carroe ordered Danee to kindle fire, and the Thulander did so with a troubled look upon his face. He then took his brand and asked both men if they repented of their sin's and both nodded a white-faced agreement. He branded them both with a B on their left cheek, then stripped them of all weapons and let them go. They ran off gratefully into the woods and Danee heaved a sigh of relief, clearly expecting far worse to be meted out to the bandits.
But an argument was brewing, as Malvol wanted to give the dead men decent burial in the town; whereas Jasper and Maelee were for burying by the roadside. "I'll not have them lying unquietly, here right by a busy roadside! They died by violence and they'll walk unless placed on hallowed ground!"
"We could weight them down with stones!" said Jasper
"Let's burn them." Said Osric and they all rounded on him and the argument truly began.
In the end, Carroe pointed out to Malvol that no-one in the town would allow them decent burial unless they lied about how they died; and that would result in awkward questions.
Malvol grew thoughtful and the wolf suggested that he and Carroe could 'hallow' the ground so that the corpses would not walk and the mage agreed to try.
They said prayers over the dead men's' graves and then Jasper intoned a spell, using Ariel like a wand. There was a sighing like the wind and the corpses collapsed as if they had suddenly rotted away; the company each clapped Jasper quietly on the back.
A few minutes later they were back on the road, heading for Hallpike. They had stripped off their armour earlier and all now journeyed unencumbered. Osric dozed in the cart, happier to sleep by day than by night for some reason. Towards late afternoon they reached the small town and Malvol felt unaccountably sad, for the manor of his forefathers lay but a day's ride away and this town had once been in his domain; long ago before he took ship to Crescentium.
The town was oddly full; carts full of people arriving even as the Company pulled Magnus down the main street. There was a festival atmosphere with lamps strewn from porches and bunting hung across the streets. The cause was soon made clear; a stake had been erected in the market-place and faggots of wood heaped about its base.
"There's to be a burning I'd guess; most likely a witch!" ventured Danee.
"Aye, by why have they left it so late? It's dangerous to tackle a witch with the dark just a few hours away; always best to burn one in the morning." said Malvol.
Jasper just scowled and the wolf loped off into the forest on the other side of the town, looking back once, before disappearing into the trees.
Just as the Company piled off the cart a thin priest came out of the church, which was enormous for a town this size and had the look of a half completed Abbey. "There will be no burning today good people; the woman, presumed a witch is innocent!" shouted the priest, struggling to make himself heard over the roar of the crowd. This pronouncement was greeted with a storm of fruit and buns and the priest retreated to the safety of the church porch before a rock caught the side of his head and he staggered inside.
"This could turn very ugly by nightfall." said Osric, who had been watching the crowd carefully.
"The beadles should close all the taverns." Malvol spat.
"The riot would start straight away then." said Maelee, scanning the crowd.
"Aye but it's easier dealing with sober men and women." declared Danee.
"I want to see this witch!" said Carroe and he pushed across the marketplace before anyone could argue.
Osric hollered after him but either the crowd swallowed his protest or Carroe ignored him; for he kept on walking until he was inside the church. "Hide the cart in a barn somewhere Danee; I saw a few on the south road. And keep the boy quiet; we can do without any of his 'trick's whilst people are looking for someone to burn." whispered Malvol.
Danee rumbled off down the road with Magnus and the boy and the others took their bundles into the church. As Jasper walked towards the massive structure Maelee whistled her surprise; 'A bit big for a small town church isn't it?' but Jasper remembered a conversation he'd had on watch with Malvol and told her the story.
"There used to be an Abbey here, but they made the mistake of lending the King a lot of money. He managed to seize their lands on trumped up charges of some kind, and got his debts cancelled into the bargain. The building wasn't finished but the King allowed the clergy to reconsecrate it as a church to keep them quiet; and so here it is!"
"Never trust a King!" spat Maelee and Jasper, thinking of Lord Edmund back at Vennforth, could only heartily agree.
"How does Malvol know so much about this place?" said Maelee suddenly.
"I can only suppose he grew up near here!" ventured the mage.
They entered the church to find that Carroe was already below with the prisoner but Jasper immediately knew something was wrong. With a rising sense of horror, he ignored the rotund prelate Father Hubert, the canon of the church who moved forward in greeting, and instead strode towards the altar. There was nothing; or even worse than nothing! To his senses the air seemed charged with magic, but there was no shred of divine power here.
He stalked up to Malvol and whispered this news to him and the knight's eyes widened and he frogmarched Maelee to the altar. There was not one glimmer of her shadow as had happened atVennforth. Jasper shot a suspicious look at the fat churchman but Malvol hissed 'Play along; we need to find out what's going on here!"
Carroe came up shortly after and said it was unlikely that the girl below was a witch. Father Hubert clapped his hands and proclaimed that this was a good excuse for a feast, and set his verger to inviting the great and the good from the town to a banquet that very evening, also inviting the Company too.
Malvol said that they would be delighted and then drew Carroe aside and told him of the lack of godliness here. Carroe went straight to the altar and examined the holy books and instruments, but pronounced all was well there. His brow creased in frustration but he agreed that they should play along '…for surely this evil will soon show itself.'
Maelee and Osric, fearing discovery because of their lack of shadows and feeling the need of some knavery, crept off into the bustling town, fingers pricking at all the drunken marks they saw lounging around the taverns.
Osric sloped off to sell the bandits' bows for he had not a single coin on him. He fell in with some hunters and they tried to trick him out of the bargain with an archery contest, which Osric by sheer good luck, managed to win and sold the bows at a decent price. He went to find Maelee, feeling smug.
Maelee scouted out the taverns, looking for a likely spot for some mummery or playing. She immediately saw that the patrons of 'The Cock' were rowdy, mostly male and looked to be working themselves up for some trouble. She headed to the south end of the town, as far away as possible from The Cock, and found a small merchant's Inn with a side courtyard called 'The De Gard Arms'. She quickly came to terms with the barkeep and began setting up.
Three hours later, as darkness fell, it seemed to be raining money. Hordes of drunk merchants and wives, their faces smiling in their stupor, were piled about the stage the barkeep had erected for her, snoring and belching in contentment. Empty ale barrels stood forlornly everywhere and the alekeep was practically hopping with glee, as he handed Maelee her share.
Malvol arrived and gave Maelee a surprise; a dress he'd somehow managed to procure, its cut the very finest and the neck and hem glistening with semi-precious stones.
"For the feast this eve Good Lady." he said, bowing and she almost wept at the sight of a garment so costly.
Oh Malvol!" she cried. "I haven't worn anything so fine since I ran away!" and then her cheeks coloured hotly, as she realised what she'd blurted out.
The knight withdrew graciously, and a tavern slattern then helped her on with the dress, remarking at how fine the gems were. Maelee, surprised at the confidence in the girl's voice, asked how she knew so much of gems. The girl replied that her father had been a gem cutter; 'before the pestilence took him and mother. Now I must work here. But I'll not lie on my back like the other girls though!' She declared fiercely.
Reaching down, Maelee took a single amethyst from the hem of her gown and gave it to the girl. She skipped off happily and Maelee left the tavern feeling wonderful.
It lasted about three steps, for Osric joined her as she stepped out into the streets, bleating because he'd been too scared to cut the purses of any of the marks watching her perform. The Camelot arched an eyebrow and asked him if he was '…losing his touch?' He sulked for a moment; Maelee's triumph having taken the shine off of his 'paltry victory' over the hunter. Then he complained because '…you've got more money than me'. He was still aggrieved as they turned down a narrow alley, when he stopped and gasped suddenly, as if wounded. There, left on a step where it would certainly be seen, was a single fresh thistle. Osric turned and ran back to the church, not stopping to look back even when Maelee shouted after him.
She threaded her way through the narrow streets and found the barn where Danee had taken the cart. The boy was asleep and Danee was humming to himself, currying Magnus down. She satisfied herself that all was well and then went up to join the feast.
It was night now, though the town was still full of people; their faces made anonymous by the blackness. Merchants and Minor Knights made their way up to the church, to be admitted by Malvol, who was acting as doorkeep.
Inside, the others had all dressed in their least stained clothing and had washed, though Osric was no-where to be found. A feast had been laid out on three long tables and the meat filled the air with a delicious smell. Hubert waddled forward and invited everyone to eat and the invited guests sat, whilst minstrels played in a gallery above, much to Maelee's delight. Osric suddenly appeared and winked at Maelee. He sat close to Hubert; probably to invite himself to the better cuts of meat thought the troubadour disapprovingly. She chatted to Malvol but he said that questioning of the 'witch' had provided no clue as to what was going on here.'
Halfway through the feast, Father Hubert stood up, his face florid from the heat and the wine and announced that 'whomsoever finds the gold crown in yon pudding shall be the 'King of this Feast' and shall order us about for his pleasure.'
The guests tittled with pleasure and all lined up to receive their portion of the pud. As soon as they'd all sat, a young cloth merchant stood up triumphantly and declared that he'd found the crown. The guests all clapped then and the merchant cocked his head to one side, clearly considering what form the revels should take.
He sent out a manservant and a few minutes later, he returned, carrying a huge chest. He declared that all should dress in "costumes from the mummers' play of 'The Beasts.'" and the guests all roared their approval. Each guest took a costume and hastily put it on and soon the room was filled with birds and lions an insects.
The clock struck midnight and suddenly Jasper gasped; the clothes had started smoking. He felt a rush of baleful power and pulled off his costume, but turned in horror to see that many of the other guests were transforming into demonic animals, their eyes contorted in agony. Malvol, Maelee and Osric, threw off their costumes, and Carroe, who'd been downstairs watching the witch, ran into the room, clearly aware that something was wrong.
A pervading sense of evil filled the feasting chamber and for a moment it seemed like no one could move. Then Malvol shouted to anyone that could hear that they should 'run for the crypts!' About a third of the guests, still human in form, charged like a panicked mob into the chapel proper. So furious was the charge that the doors to the chancel were ripped off their hinges and the door was sent tumbling to the floor.
Cursing, Malvol ran at the nearest 'demon' but it swatted him aside like an insect. Regaining his feet, he ran for the door, cursing his stupidity in leaving his weapon behind; for they were all of them unarmed.
Jasper saved all then; hoisting the door back into position and laying a spell upon it, so that the creatures could come at them.
'"You've bought us the time; now let's use it!" shouted the crusader as he ran into the crypts, and finding the tombs and catafalques of his ancestors, the De Gards. Calling some of the frightened merchants for aid, he levered open several tombs and came out bearing ancient weapons and armour. He asked a young squire to help him arm and together they went up to meet their foes.
"What is your name young squire?" asked Malvol "For tis impolite to die without knowing a companion's name!"
"Are you always this cheerful Sir Knight? But if it's all the same to you, I'll favour you with my name should we live."
They strode up to find the chapel in chaos; the altar was bathed in a terrible fire and Carroe, standing before it, seemed to be battling invisibly with something hidden in the flames.
"It was the relic!" Carroe bellowed. "I should have known! Just keep those things away and I can win this battle!" But his face was already sheened with sweat and his clothes were smoking with the heat and suddenly Malvol's heart misgave him.
Anything he might have done was stolen from his mind by the sight out of the window, for the entire town seemed to have erupted into flames, and by the hideous light Malvol saw men beheading other men and other terrible things. Waves of townsfolk threw themselves at each other in an orgy of destruction the like of which the crusader had never seen before.
"Whatever it is has taken the townsfolk! That's no riot out there!" spat Jasper as he turned back to the door.
"This thing is feeding off the blood!" shouted Carroe
Behind him Maelee worked feverishly to open the outer door, but Malvol laid a hand on her shoulder, not sure that he wanted to go outside.
"The battle's here girl." He said gently, but her eyes were wild and he left her to her lockpicks.
"Here they come!" shouted Jasper as the doors suddenly buckled and a lion burst through with the force of a raging river.
Malvol met that force head on; and was raked and battered by claw attacks; but he stood his ground, for the way was narrow and knew that his unarmoured friends behind him would be ripped apart in seconds. Osric grimly drew back his crossbow, his eyes suddenly calm for the first time in days, and he lay on the ground. He aimed the quarrel through Malvol's legs, at the demonic mass of flailing jaws and claws that was battening on the Knight. Malvol stepped aside to swing his sword and landed a solid blow that staggered the thing. At the same instant Osric loosed and the bolt sang through the air and thudded into the creature, with a dull thunk. The monster roared, and Malvol was almost hurled aside. "This is not good!" he bellowed as the creature came on again.
Jasper took in the scene and knew what he must do; he stalked towards the towering pillar of fire on the altar, intent on joining Carroe in fighting it with his will. The smell of burning flesh filled his nostrils, for Carroe's skin was blistering; nevertheless, the fire was smaller than it had been. Just as he extended his will, Jasper felt the wolf in his mind.
"Master; this is dangerous! I will join with you as well."
"Well get on with it. We haven't exactly got all night."
Together they joined their wills with Carroe and it was as if their souls were suddenly scoured by a raging river of fire. Jasper gasped at the sheer power but then felt a strong mind join his own and suddenly knew strength. It was as if a torrent broke in his spirit and suddenly the fire was diminishing.
"Need some help here!" cried Malvol as the Lion threw him to one side and charged at Osric. The assassin did not move a muscle; just aimed his now poisoned dart at the creature's throat. "Here kitty!" he breathed and fired and the quarrel slammed into the creature's open mouth, pinning it against the wall. Instantly it reverted into the form of a fat woman and Malvol staggered as he saw this.
The giant rat was on him in an instant, barrelling past him towards Jasper and Carroe's unguarded backs. Malvol managed to regain his balance and hacked at the creature's flank, carving a ragged gash that forced the creature to turn and confront him, for it had lost the use of a limb. The crusader opened the rat's throat with a horizontal slash and turned to survey the field, as a vast snake slithered towards him from the ruined banqueting chamber, dozens of its kin in the shadows behind. He felt his strength leave him and saw his armour was rent in a dozen places, but he turned to face this new foes, resigned to death.
A door further down the nave burst open and more animals poured in, their eyes burning with demonic fire. Suddenly the squire shouted 'De Gard! De Gard!" and charged them, but was knocked flat. Malvol said a silent prayer, expecting the squire to have been ripped limb from limb, but when he glanced aside, he saw a spectral figure battling the demons. It was a knight, dressed in the device of his old family, and his heart swelled with pride. He stood shoulder to shoulder with a De Gard again for the first time in twenty years and suddenly felt fresh strength in his arm, as the snake's vast shadow fell upon him.
A hideous voice rang out from above "Do you really think you can win stupid mortals?" gloated the presence. "You are so weak and pitiful!"
Then each of the company heard a mocking laugh and suddenly an insane babble of voices rose, accusing each hearer of every sin they had ever committed, defiling the nature of every friendship or love they'd ever had and pushing them all down into crushing despair.
Carroe burst into flames, his robes consumed in an instant. Jasper reached out and plunged his hand into the flame and suddenly channelled healing power into it. It was as if a dam had broken and suddenly the demon's power was sundered. With a sound like breaking glass, it was over; the flaming relic disintegrated and all the demonic animals keeled over and suddenly reverted to the people they had been.
Malvol looked around him grimly and then fell to his knees, thanking God for deliverance.
"Sadly it's not God you have to thank!" exclaimed Osric, wiping his face. "It's Jasper and Carroe. They'll be insufferable for weeks after this." he moaned, but his face split into a grin.
Father Hubert came up from the crypt a few minutes later and looked out of the windows. Fires still raged outside, but the town now seemed quiet. "What a terrible night! I cannot believe this." but no-one was in the mood to listen.
"What did you do priest? Why was the relic profane?" said Carroe savagely, as he donned a new robe, but the obese prelate looked non-plussed.
"The relic has been here since before the founding of the Abbey. There are many accounts of its healing power. If there was any evil in it, then it came only recently."
Jasper, who was buried in a book describing the history of Hallpike Abbey, nodded his agreement with Hubert. "The relic's so old that some of my kin even handled it; it was genuine." stated the mage flatly.
Around them those who had survived were huddled in the nave, covered by hastily ripped curtains and looking pale. The lay brothers attended them and food and medicines were being brought. Malvol glanced into the ruined banqueting chamber and saw at least twenty still forms, though the gloom hid the awful details of their fates.
"Let's hope Danee's kept the boy safe!" the crusader said grimly.
A day later Malvol and Maelee stood outside in the ruins of the blackened inn where Maelee had played. All that was left was a fire-blasted stone base and smoking skeletal timbers sticking out of the charred earth drunkenly. The girl was speaking softly to Malvol, whose eyes were filled with pain.
"You did all you could Sir Knight, as did we all! For a whole day you have laboured to put out the fires and to help the injured. It has to be enough!" she pleaded. But the knight turned aside and looked up into the blackened town, smoke still drifting up from the smoldering ruins, and his face was dead and white.
"So many dead; just like the last time. It seems God is punishing me." He whispered and strode off towards the church.
Maelee turned and went to go out into a copse of woods that had stood behind the inn. She looked back into the town and saw that fully a third of Hallspike lay in ruins and many other buildings had been broken into and looted. Bodies were piled up on carts and a foetid stink hung over the town. The Camelot felt numb and unable to cry, then her foot slipped into the ash and out of a blackened, skeletal hand, rolled a single amethyst. Bending down, she remembered the tavern girl, and suddenly wept for many an hour.
On the other side of the town, later that day, Jasper's wolf had found Danee and the boy; for the boy had somehow started a tiny fire and Danee was forced to flee the barn after he put it out, because of the acrid smoke. He had found an abandoned farm on the eastern edge of Hallspike just before the violence had erupted and so fortunately he and the boy had been in no danger.
Jasper ruffled Connor the wolf's hair and congratulated the animal. Connor ignored him and said "Did you see what flew from the bell-tower that night you bested the demon?"
"The night we bested the demon." corrected the mage pedantically and if the wolf could have rolled its eyes, it would have done. "Yes; I saw something and what I saw will haunt me all my days." he eventually conceded.
"We have not seen the last of that creature Master!"
"What a delightful thought!" said Jasper, as the others strode up.
"Are we ready to leave?" Carroe said, the 'witch' in tow behind him.
"If I never see this place again, it'll be too soon!" breathed Osric piling his gear on the cart.
The company rumbled out of Hallspike; a different group from those who had entered. Danee seemed oddly the same, chatting as he always did, but the rest of the company who had been in the church had dark circles round their eyes and there were other changes too, that the eye could not see. As the town shrank away behind them, each reflected on what they'd seen and all were silent.
The coroner had interviewed half the town, arriving the day after the fire. He had poked his nose in everywhere, but Carroe had handled the whole thing, swearing everyone in the church to secrecy. He paid a visit to the Coroner and assured him that what had happened here was 'Church business'. The coroner had not been satisfied, particularly as it looked like there'd be no opportunities for levying any fines, but Carroe had showed him the Archbishop's seal and the man had agreed, as long as Carroe passed his full report on to his Master, Matthew Beckett. Carroe knew he had overstepped his authority but prayed that Beckett would not catch up with him for a few more weeks. For somewhere ahead of him, he knew, waited his enemy and he longed to face the demon again. His report to the archbishop did not include the strange marks that had appeared on his hands; black scars like he'd been crucified. He wore his gloves at all times and none of the others, bar Jasper had seen.
"Where are we heading now, and why have you brought that stupid girl?" moaned Osric as they cleared the town.
"We're going to Crountal Abbey!" said Malvol suddenly and all turned to look at him, for it was the first words he'd said all day. No-one dared argue but when they came to track, saw that it was a steep and rocky drovers' way and no road the cart could take, so they sent Danee, the boy and the 'witch' back to Hallspike. In truth it was something of a relief when they left for Danee's talk was a reminder that somehow they'd all changed, though none could have put it into words.
"I have a bad feeling about this!" muttered Osric as they plodded up the trail, through the fells, sere grasses and upland bogs to either hand of the rocky trackway.
They camped in a bothy of fieldstone walls with a roof covered over with turves. It was a meagre shelter, but they erected a curtain to keep the wind out and soon had a fire going. A stream flowed down the back wall of the bothy and then away into the floor; for there was a long pothole under the bothy, though too narrow for a man to squeeze into. They ate in silence for none could put words to their feelings, but then suddenly the wolf's ears pricked up.
"Does it matter that that man is following us again Master?"
"What man you idiot; you never told me about any man?"
"It must have slipped my mind Master." said the wolf dryly "It's the one whose after Osric; he's been following us sinceVennforth Abbey."
"And you didn't think to tell me!" raged the mage silently.
"It was more fun this way!" laughed the wolf "Anyway; don't get your robe in a twist, I've been watching him, though he's certainly the cleverest and quietest human I've ever encountered. Why do you think Osric's been so jumpy; his old 'family' are after him? I hear the harbingers take a very dim view of people trying to leave their fraternity."
"Is something wrong mage?" said Maelee, for the entire exchange had taken place in Jasper's mind and he'd forgotten the others couldn't hear. He had sat there for half a minute, his eyes glazed over.
Grimly he told them of Connor's revelation. Osric wailed and beat his head against the wall. "I thought I'd lost the bastards. Even dressed a corpse in my clothes back in the town to convince them I was dead! Arrgghhh!!" he wailed.
"Well" said the wolf "at least we got rid of two of them; there were three men following us after Blunton. One was called Cadarn and he's the only one left. The other two died in the riot."
Jasper related this and Osric's despair became even more complete. "Cadarn; just bugger off back to Ereworn"! he exclaimed. "Go tell the Grandmother to go to hell! Why can't they leave me alone?"
Malvol sat quietly and considered before laying a hand on Osric and saying "Were we not boon companions and had you not saved my life, I'd have your head in this hour!" he declared and Osric buried his head in the straw and writhing as if in a fit.
"Somehow I don't think that helped Malvol." observed Maelee.
A few hours later, they were sat round the fire and Osric had told them much of his story. His real name was Sven of Ashmore but he'd fled to Ereworn with his elder brother after his mother died. They'd still been barely children but had been captured by the Harbingers. He'd been given a choice; join or die. It was many years before he left that mountain village again and his brother had by then been poisoned and died during their 'training'. He skipped the first time he'd been given a job to do alone but now they were hunting him.
"So now you know." said Sven, his face bleak. "It's just a matter of time before they catch me!"
"You have not told us everything Sven." Observed Carroe shrewdly "..but we'll let that pass for now."
"Was that why you were upset at those thistles?" asked Maelee
"It's my clan sign; we always leave it where those marked for death can see it. The fear is the thing. In Ereworn our 'marks' get so afraid they sometimes kill themselves before we have to do a thing. The clans breed on fear!"
"We'd better get some sleep; we've a long journey tomorrow." said Malvol and it was plain he wanted to hear no more, lest honour require him to slay 'Osric'. Unaccountably, he didn't want to do it; for though Osric was annoying, there was also steel in the man, and besides, they'd stood shoulder to shoulder.
They settled down to sleep, though Sven lay awake and he knew he'd sleep not a wink till cock crowed.
"Can't you do anything about this assassin Connor?" pulsed Jasper to his wolf silently.
"I could, but is he worth it Master; for there would be great risk to me and my true task is to ensure you stay alive?"
"Find this man and scare him off, or do whatever you need to do."
"If that is your wish Master." and the wolf padded out into the night.
Jasper could not sleep and so was not awoken when the he heard the wolf in his mind again a few hours later.
"The assassin has doubled back and is observing the cart. I suspect he is contemplating taking Danee and the others hostage, though I doubt he'll go through with it. What shall I do Master?"
"Scare him off; kill him if you can."
The link broke off and Jasper sat tensely waiting in the darkness.
He did not see the fay glow emanating from the stream at the back of the bothy, nor hear the voice that spoke in Sven-Osric's mind.
"Greetings my servant; I am here to ask a boon of you and to give you one in return. You are pursued by an assassin from your past. What say I deal with him for you, for I have uses for one such as he? In return I want you to burn the library at Crountal Abbey; there is too much lore of my people held there and I cannot abide it any longer. Are we agreed; do you understand?"
"Yes Master!" whispered Sven-Osric and for the first time in a week, fell into slumber whilst night still reigned.
Crountal Abbey
The next morning, Jasper awoke to find the wolf licking his face and Malvol bent over the fire preparing breakfast.
"Where have you been you lazy animal; sleeping in a barn no doubt?" he said, caught midway between affection and annoyance.
"I don't sleep Master, as you well know!" scolded the wolf in an injured tone. "Well, the assassin is gone."
"How; did you kill him?"
"No; I didn't but something did or at least he was spirited away. His scent went into a copse of trees after I scared him from the cart. I felt a strange surge of power and when I went into the copse, he was gone and there was no scent trail leading away. That was the scent of magic; and fey magic I might add. If he could have done that before, he would have; since he knew I was poking around him for the last few days and also knew that I was your 'pet'. I would suggest he has been taken; though by whom or for what purpose, I couldn't say. Anyway, is there any meat left for my breakfast since I've been running all night, and I do need to eat you know?"
Jasper told the others as they broke camp and Osric-Sven looked smug and patted the animal, though the wolf glared back as if it might bite him. Jasper fed Connor a haunch of meat and the wolf greedily devoured it and then looked up at Osric as if he was next. The assassin just beamed back, brazenly.
As they walked, the wind got up and the clouds scudded overhead, their cloaks billowing in the breeze. Maelee asked Malvol and Carroe for more memories of Tancred and they related several of his 'larger than life' exploits to her with more than a few tears. They avoided talking about Osric by unspoken agreement, for it seemed a topic they dare not broach and after an hour they all fell silent, the insistent tug of the wind their only companions in their seemingly endless trudging.
"When do we get to this bloody abbey? My pack's heavy!" whined Osric but no-one answered him.
Crountal Abbey hove into view at midday; looking oddly stark and alien against the downlands that surrounded it. Huge flocks of sleep ranged the hillsides around the main compound, and as they approached, several shepherds waved in greeting.
They were admitted to the Abbey and Carroe blagged access to the books, though what he'd promised the Prior this time, he wasn't telling.
Osric stalked the halls, trying not to be obvious, but feverishly trying to think of a way into the library, for again Carroe had told them that 'no-one but the librarian ever goes in.' He silently seethed as a voice at the back of his mind warned him of the consequences of failure……


text:
Prayer changes everything
At Ada First, we believe prayer makes a difference. How can we pray for you this week? Let us know using the form below.
NOTE: Any prayer request you share with Ada First will remain confidential and will only be shared with our lead team for the purposes of prayer.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Create an Account - Increase your productivity, customize your experience, and engage in information you care about.
Facturas de servicios públicos y pagos
• Se alienta a los residentes a pagar facturas de servicios públicos en línea o por teléfono. Tenga en cuenta que la tarifa de conveniencia para las transacciones c...
City Council will be conducting their regularly scheduled meeting tonight, April 2, 2020, virtually, beginning at 5:45PM. To join the meeting please follow the instructions below. You can access the meeting by computer, cell phone, and land line.
The City of Glenwood Springs has extended the closure for all City public buildings until April 30, 2020. New service limitations for City Parks and the South Canyon Landfill.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO – Citing Amended Public Health Order 20-24, Glenwood Springs City Manager Debra Figueroa has extended the closure for all public buildings until April 30, 2020. This continued closure includes the Community Center, City Hall...
Glenwood Springs temporarily suspends Ride Glenwood public transit and non-critical air flights at the Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport beginning Monday, March 23, 2020.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO – Effective Monday, March 23, the City of Glenwood Springs and RFTA are temporarily suspending operations of the Ride Glenwood public transit service until further notice. This change is being enacted to limit the spread of ...
The City of Glenwood Springs has postponed this year's Spring Cleanup until further notice. City staff and departments are currently performing only essential services to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in our community.
Free vouchers to the South Canyon Landfill will be available for residents who need to dispose of debris over the next few months. Vouchers will be good for up to one personal sized pickup-truck load of non-hazardous materials. Please email springcleanup@...
Garfield County Public Health has a website dedicated to local and state-wide updates regarding the Coronavirus. Sign-up to receive notifications from their emergency blog on this topic and other emergency alerts.
Black Hills Energy will be locating and replacing their natural gas main and service lines in the South Park neighborhood this year.
Project website: http://blackhillsenergy.com/glenwood-pipeline
A Black Hills contractor has already begun knocking on doors to determine existing meter locations and options for relocating lines and meters with the replacement project. Many pipelines and m...
All Boards and Commission meeting agendas and minutes, including City Council meetings, are available to view and download online.
Looking for a new place to visit? Look no further! Glenwood Springs, Colorado is a family friendly vacation destination located 40 miles north of Aspen and 60 miles west of Vail.


text:
This week Harry started Nursery. Because it was his first day I had to put him in a lovely outfit and take a photo. It was impossible to get a good photo of him because he does not like to pose for photo's 🙂
The t-shirt is Little Bird by Jools Oliver £7
Jeans are from Next £9


text:
Latest Media Clips
Misplaced outrage over who attends a White House press conference – Sean Spicer (TheHill.com)
As Living Memory Fades, Our Words Keep D-Day's Sacrifice Alive – Townhall.com
In Ohio, Republicans leaving nothing to chance in Trump re-election bid – Reuters
Sean discusses official state visit to the UK – America's Newsroom
Democrats Impeachment Agenda – America's Newsroom
Talking about my WSJ Op Ed on the upcoming 2020 presidential primary debates that the DNC is making some changes to – The Story with Martha MacCallum
March is Military Caregivers Month; Understanding Their Long Term Journey – The Hill
Op Ed published on The Hill on Military's Caregivers Month here.
Very proud of the work I do with The Yellow Ribbon Fund and especially the work they're doing this month to celebrate Military Caregivers. Learn more here!
Subscribe on iTunes here or on Radio.com here!
Book Tour
Check out the events and media from #TheBriefing book tour!
Media and Interviews
Check out the links below to see some of Sean's recent media from events and appearances.
On Anti-Semitism from Dems in the House – America's Newsroom
Extra Interviews
Interview with Sarah and Bryan Sanders – Extra
Interview with Kellyanne Conway – Extra
Interview with Secretary Mike and Susan Pompeo – Extra
On President Trump's relationship with the press – America's Newsroom
LISTEN: @BillHemmer spoke with @seanspicer about President Trump's relationship with the press: "The reality is that they can't claim to be objective." #nine2noon pic.twitter.com/PXB1I7teDY— America's Newsroom (@AmericaNewsroom) February 20, 2019
On VA Democratic Leadership – America's Newsroom
WATCH: @SandraSmithFox spoke with @seanspicer on the top three VA Democrats embroiled in controversies #nine2noon pic.twitter.com/pAE4deQwu7— America's Newsroom (@AmericaNewsroom) February 7, 2019
On The State of The Union – Yahoo Finance
Highlight: @SeanSpicer on tonight's State of the Union Address: "The president was upbeat and … is excited about the prospects of the speech." Full interview:https://t.co/ObzMOMFjVy pic.twitter.com/OmQr3XhBS8— Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) February 5, 2019
On Schultz 2020 – The Story with Martha MacCallum
Spokesman @seanspicer on #Schultz2020: "He's coming into this race basically as a Progressive Democrat that just doesn't want to go through their system." pic.twitter.com/Kjzyh4Vraf— America First (@AmericaFirstPAC) January 30, 2019
On Cliff Sim's White House Tell All – Trish Regan Prime Time
.@seanspicer on #CliffSims' book #TeamOfVipers: "The idea that somebody is using that opportunity to settle scores & to tell inside baseball stories .. is both disrespectful & disloyal to @POTUS and really shows a lack of respect for the honor & privilege that they were given." pic.twitter.com/L0C7bnyZYn— Trish Regan (@trish_regan) January 25, 2019
Media Coverage of Covington Kids and White House Press Briefings – America's Newsroom
WATCH: @SandraSmithFox got reaction from @seanspicer on the WH press briefings: "The WH's job is provide information to the public and the media, and they can do so in much more efficient ways." #nine2noon pic.twitter.com/dKwyiCVfS6— America's Newsroom (@AmericaNewsroom) January 23, 2019
White House Press Conference Rules – Mornings with Maria
.@seanspicer on WH News Conference Rules: "It's sad that it's come to this… Now we have to treat [press] like children and put down rules and regulations." pic.twitter.com/JDbPXy3sY5— America First (@AmericaFirstPAC) November 21, 2018
The Caravan – Evening Edit
Spokesman @seanspicer on Caravan: "The reality of the consequences of these folks coming into our country, and the lack of preparedness we have to deal with this situation, is something @realDonaldTrump has been ringing the alarm bell on." pic.twitter.com/wOfRkoGNNq— America First (@AmericaFirstPAC) November 20, 2018
Mueller probe – America's Newsroom
Spokesman @seanspicer on Mueller Probe: "I think there is a general consensus that it's time the cards get laid on the table, and that this gets wrapped up." pic.twitter.com/R3wy46vfxl— America First (@AmericaFirstPAC) November 16, 2018
Judges' reaction on Acosta and CNN – Fox & Friends
Spokesman @seanspicer on Judge's Ruling on Acosta: "We're getting lost in grouping every single discussion into the First Amendment. The First Amendment doesn't give you free access to go wherever you please." pic.twitter.com/aqyvoXldpQ— America First (@AmericaFirstPAC) November 16, 2018
Convocation speech – Liberty university
Interview with Glenn Beck – The Glenn Beck Podcast
Sean reacts to 2018 midterms – fox & friends
THE HEADLINER: @seanspicer @BillHemmer @SandraSmithFox discussed key races in last night's midterm elections and the Democrats taking the House #nine2noon pic.twitter.com/A2CnjI1tPz— America's Newsroom (@AmericaNewsroom) November 7, 2018
Midterms effect on 2020 – Mornings with Maria
Would a push to impeach Trump actually ensure his 2020 re-election? w/ @seanspicer https://t.co/z9s9BVo587— Mornings with Maria (@MorningsMaria) November 7, 2018
sean on whats at stake in midterms – annie frey show
.@seanspicer: "We all need to understand there is a lot at stake right now." w/ @anniefreyshow https://t.co/cyA9XHmqNa— 97.1 FM Talk (@971FMTalk) November 5, 2018
optimism going into midterms – fox & Friends
"Republicans have left it all on the field…I feel good about it" –@seanspicer shares optimistic outlook ahead of tomorrow's midterm elections pic.twitter.com/95w4ml2FQN— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) November 5, 2018
Republican enthusiasm in midterms – Fox & Friends
"Republican enthusiasm continues to get jacked up and it's bringing people out there to make sure that their vote is cast…they understand what's at stake in a way that they probably haven't in previous midterms" –@seanspicer pic.twitter.com/goYMR5l448— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) November 5, 2018
Sean spicer on Snl mocking war hero – Fox & Friends
"This is what they think is funny these days?" –@seanspicer reacts after SNL mocks war hero & congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw pic.twitter.com/bRDQSP4XWn— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) November 5, 2018
Sean Spicer on Trump campaigning in midterms – Fox & Friends
Spokesman @seanspicer: "Just like 2016, @realDonaldTrump is leaving it all on the field — at @AmericaFirstPAC we've put $30 million into this." pic.twitter.com/O9rFbcj05f— America First (@AmericaFirstPAC) November 5, 2018
Sean SPicer on Midterms – Trish Regan Primetime
.@seanspicer to @trish_regan on the midterm elections: "I still do think that the way the tide has turned [Republicans] hold the majority by one or two seats. But it's gonna be a late night and possibly a long couple of weeks." pic.twitter.com/8RR9zVzJ0r— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) November 5, 2018
Sean Spicer on the Tragedy in Pittsburgh – sean hannity
Spokesman @seanspicer: "There was a tremendous tragedy experienced in Pittsburgh… this should be a time of healing and a time of concern. Instead, we see finger pointing, mostly in the direction of @realDonaldTrump." pic.twitter.com/PRvpYoLAqv— America First (@AmericaFirstPAC) October 30, 2018
Sean Spicer Discusses the Midterms – The News and Why It Matters
Sean Spicer does the local weather – Fox 5
Trump rallies votors in Montana – Fox & Friends
.@seanspicer: There's a huge amount of support for President Trump in Montana and this 'Trump Effect' is a great sign for U.S. Republican Senate candidate Matt Rosendale pic.twitter.com/C7X5rhYDU4— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) October 19, 2018
turkey Frees U.s. pastor held for 2 years – America'S newsroom
.@seanspicer: "This has been a continuation of a number of accomplishments that the president has received bringing Americans back home." https://t.co/pRnzGflSaF pic.twitter.com/khqe59cqzM— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 12, 2018
Kavanaugh fight has galvanized Republicans – Fox and friends
Sean spicer interview – HUckabee
Sean spicer book tour in boston – boston, ma
Sean spicer on good reporters, former colleagues, and how people have been treating him in public – the washingtonian
After a tumultuous run in the white house, sean spicer is ready to talk now – the Washington post magazine
Book party coverage from cspan – Washington, D.c.
Sean Spicer on Jimmy Kimmel Live! – LOs Angeles, CA
After words with michael steele and sean spicer – cspan
The washington Journal with Sean Spicer on President Trump and the Media – CSPAN
Sean Spicer sits down with elex michaelson Good Day L.A. – Los Angeles, CA
Sean Spicer at the Ronald Reagan presidential Library – Simi Valley, CA
The David Horowitz Freedom Center – Beverly Hills, CA
Sean Spicer at the richard nixon presidential library – Yorba linda, CA
Sean Spicer at the COmmonWealth Club – San francisco, CA
in the Arena Sean Spicer interview – Barrington, RI
Sean Spicer on Chicago 'SNL' Stage – Chicago, IL
Sean SPicer Talks Trump, Manafort – and melissa mccarthy – on chicago 'snl' stage – CHicago Sun times
Against the Current With Dan Proft – Chicago, IL
The National Press Club – Washington, D.C.
Sean Spicer's Interview with David Webb – Patriot Radio, Sirius XM
Sean Spicer on the Jenny McCarthy Show – Sirius XM
A Discussion with sean spicer, former white house press secretary hosted by the institute of international and european affairs (Iiea). – Dublin, Ireland
Mr Spicer discussed changes in US politics and, in particular, how conservatism and the Republican Party have evolved over the last number of decades. Drawing on his recent book, The Briefing: Politics, the Press, and the President, he considered the extent to which the Trump Administration's approach to foreign policy has been characterised by both continuity and change.


text:
Filters of all kind for clean water
Membrane technology is the core piece in our water treatment plants.
In many application cases e.g. when water is withdrawn from deep wells or from municipal sewers – it turned out that additional treatment measures were not necessary.
On the other hand, special ingredients or particulate contamination in the raw water place considerable demands on treatment technology. In order to avoid irreversible damages to the membrane surfaces and to ensure efficient operation at prescribed raw water qualities, supplementary treatment steps are necessary.
These include for instance the following steps:
- drum- and disc filters in case of very gross contamination in the raw water
- candle- and fine filters for pre-treatment and thus service life increase of the membrane plants
- active carbon filters for the reduction of the proportion of chlorine in the water and for the protection of reverse osmosis membranes
- filter units for the removal of iron respectively manganese
We use these and further pre-treatment procedures for a technical and economical optimization of the entire water treatment plant. If necessary, we are also able to provide this plant technology as individual solution.
Phone: +49 (0) 60 22 / 81 3366


text:
Cryptos are cratering again and any serious speculator must ask if these assets are worth the bother. After achieving good results for those buying low in 2018 and hitting solid numbers in July of 2019, cryptocurrencies have floundered the past... Continue Reading →
Cubs baseball has fallen off a cliff the past two weeks. The team's roster is in disarray as players nurse injuries and speculation builds Joe Maddon will not be offered a new contract. Cubs front office needs to ask which... Continue Reading →
The early close of the China stock market in Shanghai today will not go over well with investors. The Caixin Manufacturing PMI came in below expectations and it roiled Asian investors sending the CSI 300 Index 7% lower. The Honk... Continue Reading →
The good jobs report on Friday puts the Fed in a position that they may not have actually wanted to face. The Fed has been speaking about an interest rate hike for the past year, but has been pushing it... Continue Reading →
If you think the Greek saga has been completely digested into the FX markets it is our opinion that you are wrong. Yesterday's altercation on the dance floor between Greece and Germany was public. Greece denies it, but technically it appears that... Continue Reading →


text:
JobInn is a Job Board & Directory HTML Template for job sites. Its a content driven directory site that is ideal for listing any kind of job listing or for jobseekers to create account and add their resumes. It is compatible with all modern mobile devices. A very wall designed template with a jobseekers, employers, jobs, companies, plans and pricing, blog, FAQ, search, 404 page template.
Quality checked
All code is checked by StarWebSoft to ensure there is no malicious code
Future updates
It's free to update your website's code to the newest version of Framework.
3 Days Delivery
We guaranteed to setup your website properly in around 3 days
Regular License
Use, by you or one client, in a single end product for which end users are not charged for.
License! All themes in our website have license from ThemeForest.com


text: / Thesaurus Find synonyms for: Noun1. Chippendale, Thomas Chippendaleusage: a British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779)Adjective1. Chippendaleusage: of or relating to an 18th-century style of furniture made by Thomas Chippendale; graceful outlines and Greek motifs and massive rococo carvingsWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.See also: chippendale (Dictionary) Related Content Daily Word Quiz: grimace Analogy of the Day: Today's Analogy Spelling Bee: Today's Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language Synonyms Index


text:
Captive Care Working Party Grant
Primate Society of Great BritainSuggest an update
Grant amount: Up to £1,000
Anticipated deadline: Feb 28, 2021
Fields of work: Animal Welfare - General Primatology Primate Conservation
Applicant type: Individuals
Funding uses: Research
Membership: Applicants must be a member of this organization to apply. Become a member.
Location of project: Anywhere in the world
Location of residency: Anywhere in the worldView website Save
The CCWP administers the PSGB Captive Care Grants. These are awards, typically not exceeding £1000, to assist research of benefit to primate welfare in captivity, and to assist education projects about captive primate welfare. Although the financial value of the grants is quite small, it should be remembered that approval from the PSGB is invaluable when applying for money from other sources.
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
- Grants will only be awarded to members of PSGB.
- Only those projects judged to have attainable goals that will benefit primate welfare will be considered.
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Grants will only be awarded to members of PSGB.
- Candidates should not apply to more than one Working Party for funds for the same project or in any one year, but decide which best represents their chosen research topic.
- Work that has already started is rarely funded by CCWP.
Find more grants like this
Find more grants like the Captive Care Working Party Grant by joining Instrumentl.
We help nonprofits and academics find more grants and take control of their grants process with a refreshingly intuitive online platform.


text:
Empowering Kids to Love & Learn Through Yoga
Energize your day with a sun salutation. Learn the sun salutation sequence while playing this great card game. When your get the full sequence in your hand, place it down and begin your sun salutation. For 2 to 6 players, ages 5 and up.
9 in stock
There are no reviews yet.
Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
Please note you may experience long delays in product order shipping. Email us at email@example.com for more info. Click "Dismiss" to view top menu and to login! Dismiss


text:
Welcome to home remodeling riverside ca, your home remodeling company that gives you the best service in making your home more beautiful and comfortable. Your dream does not just stay in your mind it needs to come out and be in reality. We are here your partner to deliver your dream into reality. We share to you our renovation ideas for small homes and for a big area of your homes. Our team of designers is an expert in changing your old and outdated home design.
Kitchen Remodeling
The kitchen is the center of your home and one of the most active rooms in your home. You need to feel proud of your kitchen each time you step inside. Thus, it must be a space that you love. Thus, we are a team that will do our best to incorporate all of your needs. Into the perfect kitchen remodeling design.
Bathroom Remodeling
The bathroom must be an escape from life's worries. Were here to create your own personal spa to unwind after a stressful week at the office. Our team will make sure the final result of your bathroom renovation. Thus, will leave you a space that will make you feel refreshed, relaxed and clean. Our company has completed many bathroom projects here in Riverside. As well as, in the near surrounding city of California. We have a team the will give a great way from start to finish to guarantee you will love your luxurious bathroom.
Basement Renovation
Basically, the basement is the dark and dingy place to store boxes and old things. If you are looking for extra space for you and your children we will help you utilize that extra space. To meet your family's changing needs. Whatever you want for extra living space to watch a movie. Or a custom wine cellar to store your collection of wine, we can design it for yours. Henceforth, the custom basement design you want we will do it to fit your needs.
We are proud to serve you and be part of achieving your dream home for you and your family. During our planning and conversation for your home remodeling cost estimator. Also, we will give an honest cost for each project. To experience our expertise we just one call away.
About Us
We are pleased to welcome you to our humble company that helps you fulfill your dream home to reality. Home Remodeling Riverside start since 2002 own and operate by Danny Brian. The company offers a full range of home services that include kitchens, bathrooms, basements and home additions. Our job starts from the time you call us and end with your dream come true. Were giving some renovation ideas for small homes on how to look it bigger and spacious. With a lot of ideas we share to you for you to have an idea, but most of all we listen to what you like for your home
Were giving a high-quality, cost-effective project in a timely manner by employing and supporting high character, trustworthy. As well as, motivated, flexible team members. We give importance to our work relationships and will continue to remain respectful, fair. As well as true in our dealings with all employees, customers and trade partners. We are thankful for each customer, they count on our honesty, dependability and our integrity. We will not stop growing and learning and will continue to strive for perfection in everything we do.
To be number one dependable home remodeling company in Riverside and in the whole State of California. With the use of modern technology, we will deliver all the needs of our customer to make their home a place for relaxation and security. Importantly, to deliver their dream home into reality.
During our phone or face to face conversation, we give a few remodeling cost estimate. To give you some ideas of the cost you might expect to spend on your remodeling. We know how much money you need to input for your remodeling whatever place in your home you want to be. We do not just build your home but we also want to help you to be on the right budget. That is why our designer and architect to help your design and budget meeting.
Our Services


text:
|Message view
|« Date » · « Thread »
|« Date » · « Thread »
|"Uwe Schindler (JIRA)" <j...@apache.org>
|[jira] [Created] (LUCENE-3208) Move Query.weight() to IndexSearcher as protected method
|Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:21:47 GMT
Move Query.weight() to IndexSearcher as protected method -------------------------------------------------------- Key: LUCENE-3208 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-3208 Project: Lucene - Java Issue Type: Bug Components: core/search Reporter: Uwe Schindler Assignee: Uwe Schindler Fix For: 3.3, 4.0 We had this issue several times, latest in LUCENE-3207. The method Query.weight() was left in Query for backwards reasons in Lucene 2.9 when we changed Weight class. This method is only to be called on top-level queries - and this is done by IndexSearcher. This method is just a utility method, that has nothing to do with the query itsself (it just combines the createWeight method and calls the normalization afterwards). The problem we have is that any query that wraps other queries (like CustomScore, ConstantScore, Boolean) calls Query.weight() instead of Query.createWeight(), it will do normalization two times, leading to strange bugs. For 3.3 I will make Query.weight() simply delegate to IndexSearcher's replacement method with a big deprecation warning, so user sees this. In IndexSearcher itsself the method will be protected to only be called by itsself or subclasses of IndexSearcher. Delegation for backwards is no problem, as protected is accessible by classes in same package. I would suggest the method name to be IndexSearcher.createNormalizedWeight(Query q) -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
|View raw message


text:
This site is best experienced in portrait mode. Please rotate your device.
Widely known as "Chop Alley", Man Wa Lane is one of the most interesting of Hong Kong's many trade-specific streets, known for the carving of ornate Chinese seals, but also as the place to go for more modern custom made rubber stamps. Either can be used to authenticate documents. The seal carvers began to take over the lane in the 1930s, and the trade continues to thrive there. Watch the master craftsmen create your unique personal seal with both extraordinary skill and surprising speed. Since June 2014 Seal Carving Technique has been listed in the Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory of Hong Kong in the Traditional Craftsmanship Domain.


text:
Even if you have a reliable power supply into your business premises, we still suggest using a surge protector or Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Computers are sensitive machines where even a minor fluctuation in voltage can be enough to damage or completely fry components. Our IT support team regularly visit customers to replace fried hardware when it is easily avoidable.
The New Jersey electrical grid is old but still works fine. With that age comes instability in the from of minor spikes in voltage through the wall socket. There are also smaller spikes in voltage often referred to as noise that can also damage computer components. Household appliances have been specifically protected from these spikes and your computer power supply will be too, but it sometimes isn't enough. That's why our IT support team recommends a surge protector or uninterruptible power supply between every computer and the wall outlet.
I personally have lost components at home because I forgot to connect a computer to a surge protector or UPS, so take it from me, this happens!
Surge protection
A surge protector's job is to protect all devices connected to it. They often look like power strips but offer much more protection than a strip. As well as offering multiple plugs, it will contain a special piece of hardware called a regulator that will stop power surges from damaging anything connected to it.
The surge protector will also 'clean' noise from the wall socket, meaning it reduces those voltage fluctuations so you are less at risk from the grid. This helps your computer refine the voltage further to the levels it needs to work properly while protecting the delicate electronics.
At the very least, you should use a surge protector on every single computer and electronic device in your office.
Uninterruptible Power Supply
If you can afford to buy an uninterruptible power supply, you should. A single supply can power a number of computers or you can buy smaller UPS for individual machines. A UPS has several advantages over surge protectors. They help keep you productive during a brownout or power failure as well as cleaning the voltage from the wall.
You do pay for the privilege but it is a very worthwhile investment.
There are a couple of scenarios where an uninterruptible power supply could return its cost many times over. The first is during a blackout or brownout. We don't have them that often now but it does happen. A blackout is a complete loss of power and a brownout is a much shorter situation and can be local to your neighborhood, street, building or even to your office.
Say you're concentrating on an important piece of work and your power goes out. You lose whatever you were working on since you last saved. Unless your program saves automatically, that could be hours and hours of work down the drain. Even if your hardware isn't impacted, you could lose a lot of productivity.
In that same scenario, if you were using an uninterruptible power supply, your computer would keep working. You would have enough time to save all your work and shut your computers down in the usual way. Less chance of data loss, less chance of damaging hardware and much less chance of corrupting your operating system due to it crashing out.
An operating system can often recover from such an outage and may boot normally but the chances of data or file corruption greatly increase if you don't shut your computer down properly.
That second scenario is if you use servers in your office. Whether it's an email server, backup server or whatever. A sudden loss of power has the same effect as a desktop, only it will affect everyone in your company. If you lose your backup server during a backup, you stand to lose all the data it was backing up as well as risking data corruption due to the aborted backup. Having enough energy stored in a UPS to be able to complete the backup or shut the server down gracefully could literally be the difference between life and death for that server.
What you need to know about Uninterruptible Power Supplies
An uninterruptible power supply is a get out of jail free card but it is not magic. Depending on what model you buy, it could supply enough power for an hour of use or less than 30 minutes. Much depends on the capacity and how many devices it has to feed.
You do not use a UPS to continue working until the power returns. You use the UPS to save your work and shut down your computers and servers gracefully.
There are two main types of UPS, a standby UPS and line interactive UPS.
A standby UPS monitors voltage, cleans it up and will switch to battery backup if it detects a serious fluctuation or power loss. These are good for single or double desktops.
A line interactive UPS is a more serious piece of kit. It is designed with a much stronger regulator to protect against noise and voltage fluctuations. It still has battery backup for power failures but won't switch to it just to protect against fluctuations, only if it detects power failure. It can protect servers and more desktops depending on what model you buy.
You can spend a couple of hundred dollars on a UPS or a couple thousand. What is more important is that you get the right power supply for your situation and implement it correctly so it provides maximum protection.
If you need help specifying uninterruptible power supplies for your office, New Jersey Computer Help are ready and willing to assist. Our IT support team can visit your premises, assess your needs and build a solution to suit. All at the lowest possible cost. Contact us to learn more!


text:
Event to feature Senior White House Adviser for Education Jason Botel
Hundreds of PTA leaders and advocates from across the country will come together Wednesday, March 8 and Thursday, March 9 in Arlington, Va., for the 2017 National PTA Legislative Conference. During the conference—themed, "Celebrating 120 Years of Changing Children's Lives"—attendees will celebrate historic milestones and honor PTA members and policymakers whose efforts have made a difference for the education, health and well-being of every child. They will also hear from speakers and will participate in workshops on issues facing the new administration and Congress. Additionally, they will get an in-depth look at National PTA's 2017 public policy priorities and will actively advocate for key issues impacting children, families and schools through meetings with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill.
Jason Botel will be the event's keynote speaker. Botel serves as senior White House adviser for education. In addition to Botel, attendees will hear from Superior Court Judge Verda Colvin and Kimberly Hefling, senior education writer for POLITICO, and will be treated to a special performance by Epic Theatre Ensemble.
National PTA will recognize Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) during the conference with its 2017 Congressional Voice for Children Award. The association will also honor the recipients of its 2017 Outstanding Advocacy Awards.
National PTA Legislative ConferenceWednesday, March 8 and Thursday, March 9
Opening Session, Discussion on What's in Store for the Administration and 115th CongressWednesday, March 8 – 8 to 8:50 a.m.
Jason Botel Keynote, Judge Verda Colvin Remarks, Outstanding Advocacy Awards PresentationWednesday, March 8 – 12:35 to 2:35 p.m.
Epic Theatre Ensemble Performance, Congressional Voice for Children Awards PresentationWednesday, March 8 – 5:15 to 6:30 p.m.
Crystal Gateway Marriott 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202
National PTA® comprises millions of families, students, teachers, administrators, and business and community leaders devoted to the educational success of children and the promotion of family engagement in schools. PTA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that prides itself on being a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities, and a strong advocate for public education. Membership in PTA is open to anyone who wants to be involved and make a difference for the education, health, and welfare of children and youth.


text:
It's extensively identified that digital newspaper may at all times have plenty of considerable benefits. For instance, you could simply read it like studying a real paper earlier than your laptop computer, or you're additionally allowed to avoid wasting the information that you just really want. The topmost characteristic is that the papers of older days might still remain secure in the database and you can use them at your disposal. It's possible you'll save your pains to keep the inventory of newspapers accumulating somewhere at dwelling.
Business Balance Sheet Template
As a result of a restricted firm is a separate legal entity it's therefore responsible for its personal actions. The funds of a non-public restricted company are fully separate from those of the proprietor(s). To a certain extent being a limited firm might make you appear more credible to potential buyers, companions and prospects.


text:
Instructor Review Copy Request
We are happy to provide instructors at educational institutions with a complimentay review copy of Auto Upkeep for course adoption consideration. Please complete the form below.
To Request Digital eBook Edition
Auto Upkeep eBooks are distributed through highly recognized online digital textbook providers. Faculty members can request a complimentary digital desk copy by using the form above and specifying that you would like an eBook, emailing email@example.com, or calling 1-800-918-7323.
To Request Print Edition
Please use the form above or email us your name, school name, mailing address, and class information. A free preview copy comes with no obligation and is an ideal way for an instructor at a school, college, or university to make sure a book is right for course adoption. We provide free shipping to you! We ship the preview copy using USPS Priority Mail. We greatly appreciate a preview copy being passed on to a colleague, if an instructor does not find the book a good fit for their course. Rolling Hills Publishing works hard to keep our costs down. By sharing a preview copy with a colleague considering course adoption you reduce our costs, helping us to continue offering complimentary preview copies to educational institutions.


text:
2019-04-19 10:05:44
2015-02-19 14:45:43
We use cookies to give you a great and free experience on our website. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
You can change your Cookie settings at any time. (Essential cookies are for: preferences, security, performance analytics and contextual advertising)Privacy policy » Continue


text:
Toowoomba City Centre Master Plan
Two notable projects are being completed under the umbrella of the Toowoomba City Master Plan in the 2017/18 financial year.
Bell Street Mall place study
Continuation of this place study will deliver recommendations for Council's considerations for potential improvements to this mall in the future.
Start date
Early 2017.
Completion date
Mid 2018.
174 Margaret St pedestrian connection
This place study will involve a community engagement activity and presentation to Council of possible design options to make the most of this space as a pedestrian connection within the CBD.
Start date
Mid 2017.
Completion date
Mid 2019.
- Planning, consultation and reporting to Council will be completed in 2017/18 financial year.
- Subject to Stage 1 (including Council approval), construction is expected to commence in the 2018/19 financial year.


text:
Members of Live Oak Communications were invited to present a panel discussion on influencer marketing and its impact on millennial brand affinity at a September conference hosted by Pace.
Five members of Live Oak Communications, Elon University's student-run strategic communications agency, presented the concluding session at the 2015 Content+ conference, an exclusive event for Pace clients and special guests.
A global content marketing firm based in Greensboro, Pace invited the Live Oak team to lead a Sept. 24 session titled "How Influencers Help Brands Connect with Young Millennials!"
Students shared the day of presentations with senior content marketing leaders from Southwest Airlines and Coca-Cola, among other recognizable brands. More than 150 integrated marketing communications professionals, representing advertising and custom content agencies, and PACE clients, including Walmart, Verizon, The Four Seasons Hotels, Wells Fargo, AAA and USAA, were in attendance.
The Live Oak students provided examples of brands that have connected with relevancy and value to millennial audiences. Additionally, they presented cases of "influencer fails" to offer lessons and best practices that audience members can incorporate or avoid as they seek to deepen relationships with this marketing segment.
Pace, the 2013 Content Marketing Institute Agency of the Year, and Elon formalized a partnership, titled Project Echo, in spring 2015 to offer students opportunities to engage with working professionals in the emerging field of branded content creation. Pace guides the students in research and strategy development to better understand changing values and behaviors of millennials and how they interact with companies and brands' communications efforts.
"Our partnership with Pace to provide programming to all School of Communications students and develop unique, embedded experiential learning opportunities like Project Echo is rare. It's confluence of the best of what industry and academe can offer," said Hal Vincent, lecturer in the School of Communications and faculty director of Live Oak Communications. "And, wow, for students to be able to say, 'I presented content marketing insights to 160 professionals from companies like Southwest Airlines before I graduated college,' will help differentiate the Elon education from others when they seek to begin their full-time careers."
About Project Echo
Launched in spring 2015, Project Echo provides Live Oak Communications staff members invaluable experience working with real-world clients and projects, as well as networking opportunities and Pace-led educational sessions. Additionally, the partnership offers Pace and the brands the agency represents more insight to the millennial population, gathering the perspectives of Elon students on how to connect to the young adult generation.
About Live Oak Communications:
Live Oak Communications is the Elon School of Communications' award-winning student-run strategic communications agency specializing in public relations, advertising, video, web design, social/interactive media solutions, logo and graphic design, corporate identity and beyond. The agency helps corporate, nonprofit and university clients achieve their business goals through targeted, multiplatform communications strategies and tactics with measurable results. Live Oak's industry replication prepares students to succeed in internships and strategic communications careers. For more information, visit Live Oak's website or contact Hal Vincent, faculty director of Live Oak Communications, at email@example.com or (336) 278-5348.


text:
|Detailed Entries
|Concise List
|HJT Forums
|Message Board
This page expands upon the information already available for this entry in the Pacman's Portal Windows start-up programs database.
|Not required or not recommended - typically infrequently used tasks that can be started manually if necessary
For further information on how to identify and disable startup programs please visit the Introduction page.
Launcher for an older version of the DriverScanner driver update utility from Uniblue Systems Limited - which "scans your computer to provide a list of drivers that need to be updated." Detected by Malwarebytes as PUP.Optional.Uniblue. The file is located in %ProgramFiles%\Uniblue\DriverScanner. If bundled with another installer or not installed by choice then remove it
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DriverScanner] "C:\Program Files\Uniblue\DriverScanner\launcher.exe" delay 20000
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DriverScanner] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Uniblue\DriverScanner\launcher.exe" delay 20000
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DriverScanner] "C:\Programme\Uniblue\DriverScanner\launcher.exe" delay 20000
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DriverScanner] "C:\Arquivos de programas\Uniblue\DriverScanner\launcher.exe" delay 20000
Main index
Copyright © Pacman's Portal, 2001 - 2020
Powered by Malwarebytes
All rights reserved
|Privacy Policy
|Site Map


text:
"[F]or a writer to say in the year 2004 that she doesn't want to know anything about critical theory is like a writer saying, in the 1930s and 40s, I'm just not going to read Freud."
-- quoted in the Winter/Spring 2006 issue of Poetry Flash [no, the interview is not online]
I'm okay with knowing something about critical theory, I guess, but it would be nice if she defined the term. Despite the concreteness of her analogy (Freud!), "critical theory" is left vague. Emmanuel does not recommend a single critical theorist. In the sentence that comes just before this one Emmanuel refers to "the critical context in which [a poet is] writing." Is "critical theory" the "context" of the poem?
I'll have to say my tolerance for theory is low. And I figure the context of poetry is the times and other art. Not that theory can't be part of that. Josh Corey's blog, for instance, is worth visiting those evenings one needs a theory nightcap.


text:
Budh Puja
Significance of Sri Budha (Mercury) Puja
If problems caused by malefic Mercury planet in your kundali are serious, our Budh puja offer solutions for the same. With proper Budha grah pooja vidhi followed by our expert pandits, surefire benefits in attainment of peace and prosperity in your life are bound to happen.
Lord Budha (Mercury) is the closest planet to the Sun in our solar system. It is a fast moving planet and is directly linked to the intellect and memory. This planet signifies analytical ability, rationality, logic, speech, and overall thinking. The above-mentioned parameters are of extreme importance in succeeding in both studies as well in any career. Those having a weaker Mercury in the chart should get this puja performed and should also try to perform the vrata.
We (at Pavitra Jyotish Kendra) will organize a Budha puja on Wednesday. A team of learned priests will perform a special puja for the customers as per the procedure of the scriptures. Puja will be performed in an authentic way with the use of related Vedic and Puranic mantras of Lord Budha. Stotras and powerful hymns will be also chanted during the puja. Once the puja is completed, you will receive the kumkum/ash by courier. Along with this, we will provide you an empowered Budha Yantra which should be kept at your puja place in the house.
Benefits of Sri Budha Pujan
- It is very beneficial for those having a malefic Mercury in the chart.
- It is an effective remedy to enhance intelligence and wisdom.
- It is a great way to help the students in their academics and competitive exams.
- Mercury puja improves the management and administration skills.
- It is also advisable for those who belong to the field of communication.
- People aspiring to government favors can get desired success.
- It is a very useful remedy for those wishing to get rid of obesity.
Complimentary Gifts:
- Siddh Budh Yantra
Delivery: 7 days According to Muhurta.
The scholars and pundits of Pavitra Jyotish have performed your puja, for amazing and miraculous relief from suffering and alleviate your problems.
₹ 5100/-
If you have any query or need further clarification
Call +91-95821 92381 and 011-49901368


text: Deciding on places to visit since there are so many to see, one has to really jot down names than pick one because all of them are beautiful. It is France after all. So in this set I show you a beautiful small medieval town in the department of Haute-Savoie, which is in the southeastern French… Read More


text:
Biological Filtration
|Figure 1:. Ozone as a pre-oxidant with biological filtration.
Biological filters remove contaminants by three main mechanisms: biodegradation, adsorption of micropollutants, and filtration of suspended solids. The microbial growth attached to the filter media (biofilm) consumes the organic matter that would otherwise flow through the treatment plant and ultimately into the distribution system. The end products are carbon dioxide, water, biomass, and simpler organic molecules. Particle filtration takes place on the bare filter media as well as the biofilm. In biofilters used for biological denitrification, nitrate is converted to nitrogen. In this case, microorganisms are fed a form of carbon, and they use nitrate as an electron acceptor in place of oxygen. Granular activated carbon (GAC) is often used to provide the necessary surface to promote the development of the biofilm.
The conventional treatment overview discusses coagulation, flocculation and clarification preceding biofiltration.
Biofiltration is often used by systems that use ozone as adding a strong oxidant converts some of the total organic carbon (TOC) to biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC). To promote biological activity ozone is added upstream to the filter beds. Ozone may be applied prior to rapid mix, as shown in Figure 1. It may also be applied to prior to the biofilter.
Biologically active carbon filters are typically used in place of conventional filtration, as a biologically active layer in dual media filters, or downstream of conventional (or membrane) filters. In the first configuration, conventional filter media is replaced with activated carbon which performs biodegredation and particle removal. In the second configuration, the top layer (activated carbon) of a dual media filter provides biodegradation and some particle removal and additional particle removal is achieved in the sand layer. In the third configuration, particle removal is achieved by the conventional (or membrane) filter and the biologically active GAC column is used as polishing step.
In all cases, filter sloughing can be a problem leading to possible taste and odor problems and release of bacteria in the finished water. This problem is of greater concern for smaller systems that use biofilters for denitrification, and may compromise proper secondary disinfection.
Key factors in controlling biofilter performance include temperature, contact time, backwash operations, and water quality parameters like pH, alkalinity, turbidity and BDOC. The water quality parameters impacting performance are the pH and BDOC and dissolved oxygen concentrations. In particular, temperature controls biogrowth kinetic. Biological activity is high during the summer when temperature is above 20 °C and decreases during the cooler months with relatively insignificant activity during the winter (10 °C and below). Filter loading rates are similar to those used in rapid sand filtration (2 to 4 gpm/sf) .
Pretreating the water to prevent fouling of the GAC and controlling microbial activity are other important aspects of biological filtration. High concentrations of calcium carbonate can lead to the blockage of GAC pores. Iron and manganese precipitation may also adversely affect adsorption. If the ammonia concentration is high, pretreatment should be used to reduce it. Lastly, the system must be kept aerobic to avoid taste and odor problems, and proper controls should be implemented to ensure that the oxygen supply is sufficient at all times.


text:
Welcome to our online store.
Check out our new pricing for parts!
Regular Price: * € 9.95
Special Price * € 4.95
Let's Pedal, but not without a decent Bottom Bracket Bearing Kit. The Ruff Bottom Bearings are made of high quality Bearings to ensure a long life on your bike. The Kit contains everything you need to install an One Piece Crank.
Powdercoated in Black these should fit any coloured bike.
The internal diameter of the bearing shell for the BB lug is: 51,5 mm
Check items to add to the cart or select all