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|I've made a lot of mistakes in my life but... There's one thing I got absolutely positively exactly right. My family is my world. And they have made this ride so joyful and so beautiful and so crazy and messy and perfect. So, thank you all, thank you so much for taking this journey with us all. And remember... It's not where you come from. It's where you belong.
— Lena[1]
Lena Elizabeth Adams Foster (née Adams) is the wife of Stef Adams Foster. She is the stepmother of Brandon Foster, and the adoptive mother of Mariana Adams Foster, Jesus Adams Foster, Jude Adams Foster and Callie Adams Foster. She is portrayed by Sherri Saum.
Lena is an altruistic activist who would love to save all the unloved kids in the world and give them the support every kid deserves. With Stef already having a son, Brandon, from a previous marriage, she and Stef took in the foster twins, Mariana and Jesus. After their adoption, the couple decided to no longer accept any more children in the system because raising three kids is a handful.
However, she violated her agreement with Stef and brought the needy Callie home for a "temporary" stay. She decided this after David requested the couple her in since having a male authority figure seemed to be damaging for Callie. Lena defended her decision to Stef. But when Callie disappears with their Brandon in tow, both Lena and Stef fear that Lena's soft-heartedness may have given rise to big problems.
Physical Appearance
Lena has beautiful caramel skin, a slender body with full lips and big brown eyes. Lena also has notable thick dark brown hair that is very curly most of the time.
Lena is very open-minded and reasonable though she can be assertive and firm when she needs to be. Lena is fiercely protective of her wife and children and will do anything for them. Lena had a strong maternal instinct which allows her to accept and love compassionately and completely. Lena as a general rule is normally soft-spoken but isn't afraid to voice her opinions, view and beliefs. Lena likes to resolve problems and issues by talking through them in a calm and controlled manner.
Callie, a troubled teen, is sent to live with The Fosters after getting beat up in juvie. The Fosters, Stef, a police officer, and Lena, a vice-principal, are an interracial married lesbian couple raising Brandon, Stef's biological son from a previous marriage, and their adopted twins Mariana and Jesus.
After bringing Callie to her home, Lena introduces Callie to the twins who were in her position. After Callie goes to the bathroom, Lena tells the twins that she was planning a meeting with their biological mother. Mariana seems like she doesn't want to do so. Lena suspects Jesus had to do something with her decision, but he denies it. Brandon returns home from the music competition. Lena asks him how it went to which he answers excitedly he made it to the finals. Lena excitedly congratulates him. When Callie returns to the table, Lena introduces Brandon to Callie. Stef returns home and kisses Lena. Stef and Lena talk about Callie. But they agree to keep her for a little while.t
After dinner, Stef and Lena go over the rules at the Fosters' home with Callie. Lena shows where she will be sleeping for the night. When Callie becomes somewhat rude, Lena reassures her that they're on her side. She asks her about a guy named Jude. As Callie was bound to explain, Stef interrupts prompting Callie having some hatred against police officers because of her arrest. Lena lets her continue when Stef leaves but Callie doesn't go back. Callie now enrolls in Lena's school. That night, Stef tells Lena that she is now partnered with Mike, her ex-husband. Stef tries to reassure that there is nothing to worry about. Lena spots Callie trying to find her way to class. It's Brandon's time to shine for his finals, but he is not in the house. The parents become worried since Callie is not around either. They attempt to call his friends but have no information about his whereabouts. Stef later remembers that she installed an application that locates your phone. She finds Brandon elsewhere far away from the neighborhood. Mike, Stef and Lena go to the rescue while Jesus and Mariana stay home. Lena stays out of the way when Mike and Stef arrest Callie's former foster father and rescue Jude. Stef and Lena discuss about the siblings outside of the car and they agree to not put them in the foster home just yet.
Lena and Stef decided not to punish Brandon after the previous night's events. While at work, Stef mentions this to Mike, and he disagrees with Lena and Stef's decision. Meanwhile, the two moms are deciding what to do with Callie and Jude after Bill, Callie and Jude's social worker, tells them more about their previous history. Lena introduces Jude to the school, but during the process she finds a note in which could possibly rat Mariana out on her drug trafficking. Later that afternoon, Stef comes home from work with Mike. They have an argument over Brandon's punishment, and Lena gets mad at Stef for taking Mike's side. Mike grounds Brandon which angers him. He strikes back by telling Mike that he's never around or he has never been there for him much, and he wants to know who to take orders from. Afterwards, Lena and Stef reveal their decision on Jude and Callie. They decide that they will let them stay until Bill can find them a permanent home, but they won't be staying forever. Until then, Jude will bunk with Jesus while Callie stays with Mariana, much to her distress. After Lena and Stef blame Callie for Mariana's drug trafficking and she denies, Jesus convinces Mariana to tell them. She asks for him to accompany her while she tells them and he agrees. Jesus ends up taking the blame for Mariana when he sees her terrified face. Lena and Stef abashedly apologize to Callie.
Lena tells Callie and Jude that he must pass an exam to get into private school. For the test, Jude has to get at least a 65. But when Lena saw that he almost got a 65, she changes one of his answers. She does this so he can stay at school and stay with Callie.
Lena tries to prepare for Mariana and Jesus' quinceanera, as she, Mariana, and Lexi go to a dress fitting. When Lena pays more than she should for a dress, $300, this disappoints Stef since they don't exactly have as much money as is, and it's only an one-time thing. Lena states that the dress can be used for the prom, she is anxious to give Mariana and Jesus the best quinceanera. Meanwhile, Lena's mother, Dana, visits the Fosters, but causes more conflict for her. Lena gets completely offended when her mother states that she will never know what it's like to be a black woman, considering the fact that she is biracial, born to a white father, and she retaliates by walking away in tears. Stef comes to Lena's rescue and tries to understand her feelings. Meanwhile, Lena can be seen enjoying the rest of the night, as well as introducing a video of the childhood of Jesus and Mariana on video. When Mariana feels horrible that she didn't get a chance to dance with her mothers, she and Stef give her a hug and dance with her.
Stef and Lena are throwing a party with guests. Jesus says that their party sucks and she makes him clean up the dishes. After the party is over, Wyatt introduces himself to Stef and Lena. Wyatt helps the moms with washing dishes. He then leaves marking a first good impression as they like him. Those actions irritates Brandon who has developed feelings for Callie.
Stef brought Jesus home. Jesus explained that he had unprotected sex with Lexi. Lena and Stef disagreed on the course of action. Stef felt that they should give the pill to Lexi, and not tell her parents. Lena thought that was wrong and stormed off to get dressed.
Stef was at home and Lena rushed home to argue with her since Lexi came to her office to tell her to thank Stef for giving her [Lexi] the morning after pill. Lena reprimanded Stef and she fought back. Stef explained that she did what was best for their son and Lexi. Lena reluctantly agreed with Stef for the time being. Brandon rushes upstairs to get Mariana before the family would go crazy, Mariana had a nose piercing and Stef and Lena were displeased but ignored it for the time being so they could get to the show. At the show, Garrett performed a piece about his moms' recent plan to divorce, and it strengthened Lena and Stef's relationship. They drove home and, when in the driveway, began to engage each other sexually.
Early that morning, Stef and Lena are sitting down in the kitchen at breakfast helping Jesus plan dinner with Lexi's parents. Stef jokingly tells Jesus what they're having and Jesus was surprised. Stef tells him that she was being sarcastic and asked why is he so worked up about this and it's just a dinner with the Riveras whom they've known for a long time.
Brandon was practicing piano, and Lena came into his room, and told him that his instructor would be lucky to have him. Brandon tells Lena that he hopes that he doesn't screw up because he only has one chance. After Brandon and Lena finished talking, Lena wished him good luck on his piano audition and told him that he has nothing to worry about.
Later that evening at the dinner, Stef and Lena were discussing with Lexi's parents what boundaries there were to be with the kids. Then the door rang, and it was Stef's father, who didn't know they had company. Stef was surprised to see her father and offered him a seat. During the dinner, Stef expressed her concerns about the bible camp seminar, and Riveras assured them there would be no prejudice against their family life style. They Riveras went further saying they support Lena and Stef as there is nothing more christian then family. Their response confused Stef's father.
After the dinner, Stef and Lena rebuked Mariana for being drunk, lying and ruining Jesus relationship while she laid in bed. Stef and Lena told Callie to call them next time.
The Riveras came to school to officially pull Lexi out of school. Karina and Lena had a discussion about it, and Lena was nervous she might be presented in front of the school board and lose her job.
Lena and Stef were fighting in the kitchen about the Lexi issue and how Stef put Lena in a bad situation. Jude interrupted and asked if Connor could come over for a project. Lena and Stef stopped arguing for the time. Later that night in their bedroom Stef told Lena they shouldn't go to bed mad at one another. Lena didn't respond. The next morning the Riveras showed up looking for Lexi. They explained that Lexi packed a bag and left home in the night. Stef and Lena sat down with the Riveras in the house. They devised a plan to try and find Lexi.
After the Riveras left, Stef and Lena made up on the couch, when Callie came home with Brandon. Callie sat down with Brandon and began explaining what happen to her with Liam at her previous foster home.
Lena and Gretchen, an ex-lover of Lena's, are waiting for Stef for dinner at a restaurant. Stef and Gretchen hit it off nicely, but it annoys Lena. Stef invites Gretchen over for dinner the next night which adds more irritation for Lena who in revenge has Stef pay for her parking. At the house Gretchen was recalling time with Lena to Mariana. Mariana let it slip that her mothers weren't married and a discussion about gay marriage arose and it upset Lena. Stef began probing Lena about why she didn't express her interest in marriage to her. Then Lena scolded Gretchen who decided to leave as a result. After she left Stef asked Lena why she didn't tell her about how she felt. Mariana interrupts them telling about Jesus. As a result, Stef rushes to get her gun while Lena questions her actions. While Stef is at Ana's, Lena questions Mariana about living a lie. They later leave to pick up Jesus.
Lena and Mariana pick up Jesus downtown. At the same time, Lena receives a call from Mike, and he tells her about Stef. They immediately drive to the assisted hospital. Lena puts her anger and her fears on Mike about Stef getting shot practically blaming it on him. Lena visits Stef reassuring her the kids are safe.
After her visit, a flashback is shown of how Stef and Lena met. Stef was enrolling Brandon into an elementary school that Lena works. Lena showed her a tour of the school. Then, Stef was confused about her sexuality since it took her a long time to figure it out. Mike and Stef were separating and on the verge of a divorce. Stef explains to him that she is gay and she met someone. This leads to an eventual divorce. Lena tells Stef that she won't get involved with a married woman, but Stef reassures her that she told everybody that she is a lesbian. They makeup and start a relationship.
The Fosters visit Stef pre-surgery. Lena puts Brandon in charge when everybody (except Lena) go back home.
News is later given that the surgery was successful and she will survive. Lena visits Stef in her assisted room. Stef wakes up, removes her oxygen mask and asks Lena to marry me. Lena happily accepts. Stef's question about Mariana prompts Lena to think about her. The next morning, the rest of the family go back to the hospital. Mariana, feeling like nobody wants her around, was sitting outside until Lena sat beside her. She explains that her actions were to grow up, and she didn't want supervised visits. Lena comforts her saying "DNA doesn't make a family. Love does." Lena and Mariana embrace.
Lena threatens Ana when they are bound to leave by saying "If you ever go near my kids, it'll be the last thing you ever do." They go home.
Lena annoys Stef post-surgery when she is required to rest and recover. Lena seems unhappy when Stef makes a comment about the wedding. Stef and Lena talk to Callie about Liam and the pre-trial. In the bathroom, Stef stares at her scar from the bullet's entering. Lena shows that she is self-conscious and that she is worried about Stef eventually going back to work. Stef, Lena and Callie talk to Callie's ADA about the case. The case will be thrown out due to a lack of evidence.
Stef and Lena accompany Callie to her pre-trial. Stef is seen slightly smiling while Lena is unclear when Callie decides to tell the truth about her rape. After the pre-trial, Callie does not win her case against Liam. Lena feels for her since she never got what she deserved. This prompts Stef to think that they should adopt her along her brother. Stef and Sharon get into another argument because of the dress. Sharon leaves while Lena arrives. Stef, clearly annoyed about everything, accidentally calls the wedding stupid. Lena asks her if there is a specific reason why she refers to it as stupid. Lena, clearly upset, tells her if she doesn't want to get married she shouldn't do it. Stef and Lena later make up for their argument and have sex.
Before the wedding, Captain Roberts and Lena are talking about Stef returning to work in a week. Stef hears and tells Lena she was planning on telling her after the wedding. Lena pulls Stef aside and drags her to the bathroom. Lena unbuttons Stef's shirt. She tells her that if she is to marry her, she has to make peace with everything involving Stef including her scar. Stef and Lena eventually finally marry. They enjoy the dances inviting Callie and Jude into the family. They later have sex after the wedding. Lena is fast asleep when Callie runs away.
Lena is waken, along with Stef, the morning after their wedding. They admire their last names and get intimate. Lena is shocked by Callie running away. She, along with the rest of the family, have a family meeting about Callie. Stef and Lena assume that they may have freaked her out due to the adoption. Lena says calling Callie's probation officer will make things worse for her. Lena notices Jude in a bad state and comforts him after he asks her if Callie will go back to juvie. Lena calls Wyatt for information on Callie's whereabouts. Stef and Lena arrive at the motel Wyatt and Callie were staying for the night. She thanks him for calling them back. When they find out Callie has bolted once again, they go outside with Stef calling for Callie not knowing she is taking a ride from a truck driver. The newlyweds question Wyatt about Callie. Lena asks him why would Callie leave in the first place. He responds saying things weren't working out, and she was probably going to be sent to another foster home. Lena is shocked by this. Stef and Lena continue their search for Callie. While driving, Stef and Lena get into an argument which leads to Stef leaving the glasses (that were meant to pay for) in the middle of street. Back at the motel parking lot, Stef and Lena realize that they are both wrong, and Stef points out the negative parts about her. They admit that they may have been wrong about Callie.
The family excluding Callie is having dinner. Brandon blurts out that the reason why Callie ran away was because he kissed Callie. He is taken outside where his moms bombard him with questions. Lena asks him the real reason why Callie ran away. Later on, Jude joins Stef and Lena out in the backyard. He apologizes to them for telling them about Brandon and Callie kissing. They reassure him that the recent actions will not change their minds about wanting to adopt him. They say that they won't give up on Callie nor Jude. The next morning, Stef and Lena appear in court with Callie. Stef tells the judge a speech about how Callie has affected their lives positively, but they finish by saying they aren't ready to have her back in their home at the moment. After they return home from court and grocery shopping, Brandon bombards his moms with questions about Callie. They tell him that she is in a group home until further notice. They tell him that he can't see Callie until the situation has been resolved. Brandon yells at them for keeping him and Callie apart, and he states that they're in love and keeping them apart won't change their status. Lena calls Jesus' doctor when he has a side effect from his ADHD medications. The following day, Stef and Lena walk on Jude having trouble with his suit for visitations. They tell him that Callie lost her privileges for visitations. They suggest that they do something together, but he rejects their offer.
Later, Lena, Mike, and Stef share with Brandon that they've taken a drastic step in keeping he and Callie away from one another-they've gotten a restraining order issued keeping Brandon apart from Callie legally. He gets angry and storms out. Lena, Stef, and Mike discuss the situation with Brandon, then Stef gets ready to head back to work for the first time since being shot. Stef tells Mike that he should be able to come to work with her, he tells her not to worry, it will work itself out. Lena calls to check on Stef when Timothy arrives to discuss something about work. He asks if she's okay, she tells him that she's worried about Stef's first day back at work, but that's she's fine. Back at play practice, Mariana's sewing machine tears up, Kelsey shows up to confront Mariana about running lines with Chase. She accuses Mariana of going after the guy she likes. Mariana denies doing anything wrong, but Kelsey doesn't believe her. Meanwhile, Stef calls Lena back, who is relieved to hear from her and asks about dinner. Jesus shows up at her office, Lena freaks when she sees his black eye. Lena confronts the wrestling coach and demands the hazing be put to an end immediately, or she will have him fired. Meanwhile, Lena confronts Jude about hoarding food in his room. He tells her he does it because other foster homes don't have a lot of food, and he's afraid that he's going to be moved to another foster home. Lena tells Jude that while she can't promise there won't be any surprises, but that he can't go through life afraid of what might happen.Lena and Stef confront Mariana about Kelsey's accusations. They inform her that she's suspended from school because of what Kelsey told Principal Sanchez. Mariana is stunned by the news. At the group home, Callie sneaks off to call Brandon, but is caught by Cole, who demands that Callie give up the phone, but Cole's not doing it to be mean, he's trying to help Callie. Mike arrives at Stef and Lena's to apologize to Brandon for being an alcoholic while he was growing up. He also talks to Brandon about the restraining order, and tells him that he knows how Brandon feels. Mike says he felt the same way when he and Stef divorced, and he only got to see Brandon every now and then. Mike gives Brandon money for piano lessons, but Brandon calls his instructor to tell him he can't take lessons anymore. He puts the money away. Later, Stef and Lena go to bed, but Lena can't sleep. Brandon texts Callie, then receives a text back telling him things are over between them. He has no idea that Cole sent the message.
Lena and Stef sat Jude down. They needed to speak to him about his options. They still want to adopt both him and Callie. The only problem standing in the way is Callie. They've chosen her but she has yet to choose them back. That's why it's important to hear what Jude has to say. Lena and Stef want to adopt no matter what choice Callie makes.Lena is thinking about having a baby. She always wanted to get pregnant and then she met Stef. Stef had a son and the two went on to adopt Mariana and Jesus. But the pregnancy idea keeps swimming around her head. Lena checked with a doctor to see if it was a possibility and she was told her vital looked good. These things though can change. Particularly when you take in her age. Lena wanted to discuss it with Stef and there was never really a good time. They were worried about Callie and Jude. Then Stef's father came back into the picture. He missed their wedding and though he could make up for it by giving them a new car. Stef rejected it. She didn't like how he thought he could buy forgiveness.Lena did get around to convincing Stef to try with her dad but they didn't know it was too late. Stef arrived at house after he passed away in his sleep. She never got the chance to tell him she forgave him and Lena won't want to bring up having a baby during such hard time for Stef. She's going to want to be supportive.
Lena didn't feel like sharing her own piece of news would do anyone good and wisely decided to put her baby plans on the backburner. Now, if only she could have wisely hidden her prenatal vitamins. Stef found them before everyone headed out to the funeral. Stef's captain warned Lena to not let Stef anywhere around a newspaper. Lena didn't understand and later asked Mike what's so dangerous. He tried to downplay the situation but there is a journalist writing up a story on the shooting. According to Mike, he's simply trying to sell papers or in other words this journalist is writing up a sensationalized article on police brutality. Lena did fess up to her baby plans but not to Stef. She told her overbearing mother her plans and then till felt hurt when her mother dismissed them. Her mother said if she really wanted a baby of her own then she would have had one by now. Lena couldn't take that response and she ultimately had to put her foot down. Her mother is only allowed to offer support and no more opinions. Her mother agrees to lay off yet she had one more thought she wished to share. She told Lena that she should have told her news to Stef.
Lena and Stef talk to Callie about earning their trust back, giving her a cell phone with a tracking app on it so they will know where she is at all times.
The principal of the kids' High School is worried about Callie. She noticed that Callie hasn't joined any groups or teams and feels like her participation would help her assimilate to her life with the Fosters. It might even help her to not run away again if she has more roots at the school. Lena wants what's best for Callie however she didn't like the idea that anyone was thinking she and Stef couldn't handle Callie as part of their. But the principle did point out that out of all of their kids the only one that hasn't come close to failing or had gotten suspended was Brandon. He appears to be the most normal one. Lena invited her co-worker to the house for dinner. Coincidentally it was the same night Stef invited Mike and his girlfriend around as well. So the women decided to make dinner party out of it. Stef was busy interrogating that she found it odd that Lena wasn't on the same page. She found a moment alone with her wife and demanded an answer. Lena isn't generally fawning over just anyone and when Stef asked her on it; Lena explained how she thinks she found the perfect sperm donor. They've been discussing what kind of donor they want like if he should be black or white but none of that matters now. At least to Lena. Timothy is highly educated and she likes him as a person.
Lena and Stef wanted to inform that they were filing the adoption forms but first they had to get the kids' father's to sign off on his rights. Callie was upset to learn he still had any.Stef informed Jude and Callie that technically going to prison doesn't terminate parental rights. That's why they need his signature. Jude didn't mind that they were going to contact his dad. That's because he thought his father was still in jail. He's not and Callie admitted as much. She told them how she tried to contact him after she ran away only to find out that he's been out for over a year now. Jude is angry that she kept such a secret from him. And he's starting to get tired of her excuse about how she wanted to protect him. While Stef feels like this yet another reason they should go with anonymous donor. That way they don't have to deal with fathers and their rights. But Lena broke down and told he wife about Timothy's offer. He had overheard their talk at the dinner and volunteered to donate his sperm. Well, Stef didn't like that. She feels like Lena has been making a lot of choices by herself and then telling Stef after the fact. They come to work through their problems but Stef was still worried. On paper and in person Timothy is a great guy. Though is he ready to help create a baby.
Meanwhile, Stef and Lena are meeting with Timothy from their kid's school who is offering his services to donate his sperm to Lena so she can get pregnant. Lena seems to be really on board with this decision be moving back, she is approached by Zac's mom who invites her over to dinner.but it looks like Stef has some concerns even though she consents. Stef then leaves the school to go over to Mike's house to chastise him for grounding Brandon without consulting with her first. She reminds him that she still has custody and needs to be consulted at all times. The scene then shifts to Callie who is dealing with her feelings about her dad by talking to one of her friends that she knew in juvenile detention. . Later, Timothy the teacher who is giving Stef and Lena his sperm arrives at the house to masturbate into the cup and when he is finishing the job, Jesus sees him leave the bathroom and wonders what is going on. Lena and Stef then tell everyone that night about their plans to have a baby the natural way. The episode ends with Callie and Jude's dad showing up and telling them that he loves them but that he is signing away his rights. When asked why he says because it was the truthful thing to do, and that he could never provide for them the way that Stef and Lena have. And this is where the episode ends with Callie and Jude being able to be officially adopted by Stef and Lena.
Lena and Zac's mom are counting ballots for the winter queen and king. Lena then goes to Brandon and tells him to ask Callie to dance so the principal will see she is participating. Jesus tries talking to the girl he is getting math help from, but she sees through his erratic behavior without his meds and she walks away. Brandon asks Callie to dance, and they dance. Meanwhile back in the bathroom there are kids drinking alcohol illegally. Marianna and Zach are dancing when Zach's mom cuts in to dance with Zach. She accuses Zach of screwing Marianna before running off. The episode then swings back to Brandon and Callie who says she is tired of being judged by everyone. He agrees but it is because he is mad that she did not meet up with him the other day. They talk about being together, but she really wants a family; and, when she is adopted by Lena and Stef, technically Callie and Brandon would be brother and sister. She does not want to mess up the family dynamic by dating her foster brother. He then tells her to tell him something to make him get over her. She tells him that when she and Wyatt ran away together, that they slept together.
Stef lets Lena know about the return of Brandon. They then discuss Brandon's possible punishment from the school (in regards to the fake I.Ds). Expulsion is definitely on the table for B. Similarly to Brandon, Callie sits on the stairs hearing everything, possibly blaming herself for Brandon's actions.Lena is seen meeting Timothy later on, so he can sign the donor agreement papers. But unfortunately for Lena, it appears that Tim is reconsidering his offer. He explains to her that he just can't imagine their being a child that he helped create out in the world…yet he can't have any part of that. This leaves Lena devastated. Stef on the other hand takes the news quite well, after Lena comes home and tells her this new found information. Lena explains that she got blood work and tests done before coming home just to be sure she isn't already pregnant. But after they continue to talk, Stef's true feelings them having a baby come out. Lena, not knowing what to respond pulls the classic silent treatment her wife's way and exit's the kitchen.
Back home, Lena walks out of the bathroom and informs Stef that the chances are pretty unlikely that she's pregnant now, since her lovely little time of the month have arrived. Stef, not wanting to upset Lena even more so doesn't say anything. However she changes the subject to Ana. Lena asks if she's really going to give the money to her. It's then she explains the plan: Stef will be wired the entire time. All she has to do is get Anna's extorting a police officer on tape and she's golden. At home, Lena sits down with Jude where he out of nowhere asks Lena when she knew she was gay. Being completely thrown off by the question, she doesn't respond. Jude then explains his current situation with Maddie and Connor. How instead of feeling jealous over Maddie, he was more jealous because of Connor. Lena responds with by saying that jealously is an ugly thing. She further explains that just because he feels jealous during this one instance, doesn't make him automatically gay. She of course states that even if he were or weren't, Stef and Lena would love and accept him no matter what. It's adoption day! The day we thought would never come.
Prior to the official adoption, the entire gang hangs out in the lobby. Stef and Lena come together where they talk about many things, such as Brandon (and Vico) not getting expelled, Ana not showing up to the diner, and how gasp! Lena's pregnant! Turns out the period Lena thought she had was actually just spotting. Thinking that her wife is going to react negatively, Lena is prepared for the worst. But actually Stef surprisingly couldn't be more thrilled. "We're going to have a baby!" The two hug and kiss at the great news. It is then that Stef and Lena pull Callie and Jude aside. They explain to her that there seems to be a mix-up with her original birth certificate. A different person is listed as her father, not Donald Jacob like she always thought. So unfortunately, at this time she can't get adopted. Tears are shed between both Jude and Callie. Stef and Lena reassure Callie that just because this little hiccup occurred does not change their mind; she will be adopted by them one day. Jude, Stef and Lena sign the papers and the entire Adams-Foster family (including Callie) takes a picture with a judge. They finally did it! Jude is adopted; he has a family again! Everyone goes back to the house for celebrations.
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Stef and Lena have been together for over ten years. Stef proposed to Lena in Vigil while in the hospital. In I Do, they get married happily.
Gretchen and Lena dated prior to "Pilot ". They dated for 18 months but broke up due to Lena's desire to get married, something Gretchen didn't want. A contributing fact to the break-up was that Gretchen cheated on Lena with her best friend during the time.
- Lena is shown to have progressive social values.
- She gets artificially inseminated and becomes pregnant in Adoption Day after wanting to have a biological child of her own - a desire that she sometimes feels guilty about. However, she loses the baby due to preeclampsia, a dangerous pregnancy complication often caused by stress, in Mother. Devastated by the loss, she struggles to move past the event. However in Faith, Hope, Love, she admits to Stef that she's fallen into a depression over it and can't fully move on knowing she lost her baby. The devastation of this loss made it difficult for her and Stef to decide whether to adopt Ana's baby in season 2B.
- Lena comes from a mixed family with an African American mother and a Caucasian father. As a result of being half white and half black, her mother often judges her because she doesn't believe Lena is a "real" African American woman.
- She is the vice principal at Anchor Beach Community Charter School. She briefly quit the job in Someone's Little Sister due to a dissidence with the new principal, Monte Porter, but soon shortly takes it back since her family needed the salary.
- Lena was bullied at school due to being biracial, earning her the school nick name 'Oreo'. Once the kids at school learned that she was also a lesbian, they switched to calling her a 'Klondyke Bar'.
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IANDS Fall conference
Save the Date for the upcoming
IANDS Fall conference
October 3-4. 2008
In Durham, North Carolina in the United States featuring:
- Maggie Callanan, RN, hospice nurse and best-selling author, on nearing-death awareness, NDEs, and her tell-it-like-it-is new book, Final Journeys .
- A groundbreaking discussion as three outstanding leaders in the fields of theology and medicine sit down together to share their perspectives on near-death experiences: Harold Koenig, RN, MD, MHSc, co-director of the Center for the Study of Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University Medical Center; Keith Meador, MD, MTh, MPH, founder of the Theology and Medicine Program at the Duke University Medical School and co-director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University Medical Center; Bruce Greyson, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia Health System and editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies.
- Col. Diane Corcoran, RN, PhD, US Army Nurse Corps (ret) - Tackling the implications of combat near-death experiences from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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What follows is a new player guide for Epic 40K. I had first posted this on the Dakka forum (where I am most active) but wanted to put it into some different forums/blogs to get some more exposure and hopefully get some more feedback and updates to the content.
So, anyone would like to add anything, please let me know and hopefully help this to grow!
The purpose of this thread: You want to give 30/40k at 6/8mm scale a go, or even collect and paint some miniatures. But where do you start?
In amongst the Adeptus Titanicus news threads and some other threads dotted about the internet, it's come to attention that a lot of gamers don't know about the continued existence of Epic 40K game and the ongoing community, especially as official support from GW ended some years ago now. This applied to me too until only a short period of time ago! Upon finding some miniatures in the attic (which had been untouched for 20yrs) and giving them a much needed new coat of paint, I was pointed in the direction of various forums, facebook groups, websites and blog posts that continue to service the game. It's been a shock (a very nice one!) that the game is still going so strong, with regular tournaments and campaign events (held globally) and dedicated groups focused on keeping the rules and army lists fresh and balanced.
So my thoughts turned to how many people are in the same boat as myself? Perhaps someone that played the game (in its various incarnations) in the past, has pulled some minis out of storage and is wondering how to get back into the game? Or perhaps the younger generation that have only ever known smiting in the name of the Emperor in 28mm, but is intrigued by the scale of conflict possible in this game? Or even someone that wants to get a head-start on the forthcoming Adeptus Titanicus game?
There are several other, very comprehensive guides that can tell you everything you need to know, from people much more experienced and knowledgeable than I (and more on those later), but I thought it would be a nice idea to record my findings as a relative newbie (or oldie!) beginning to collect in 6mm again. And perhaps there will be other Dakkanauts who can share their thoughts here; What version of the game to play? Where can I get miniatures and won't I get ripped-off on ebay? What's the hell is a Squat, and are you sure it's OK to buy something not covered in shrink-wrap?!
So please bear in mind that this thread is very much a formative one and I'm hoping others will add their input - or at the very least will save people some time if they want to learn what the game is all about!
The Community
The important one! Some links for places to start:
The Epic Wiki page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_(game)
What is Epic? A very useful summary for the uninitiated.
The EPIC SPACE MARINE Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/SMEPIC40K/
A great starting point, although there are other Epic/6mm groups. Very active community with 2000+ members, see lots of pics of armies and battle reports, artwork, event news and rules queries.
The Tactical Command Forum http://www.taccmd.tacticalwargames.net/index.php
Find literally everything you need to here about any version of epic, and have any rules question answered from a cadre of very dedicated and friendly members. A great hub for events.
Epic UK http://epic-uk.co.uk/wp/
A hub for the UK-based event and tournament scene, a great source for army lists and other info.
Net Epic Armageddon http://www.net-armageddon.org/
A substantial rules and army list suppository for the Armageddon version of Epic.
Epic Armageddon by Guildford Games Club https://guildfordgamesclub.wordpress...ic-armageddon/
A comprehensive collection of army/faction guides. Great place to start if you want to start with an army but are not sure where!
Epic Heresy AU http://epicau.com/mw/index.php/Main_Page
An attempt to re-create the Forgeworld Heresy 30k range and books for 6mm scale. Comprehensive army lists and advice for getting started.
The Rules
Firstly, it's important to mention that GW have been very, very nice about allowing old rule sets to remain in circulation. They're not officially hosted on a GW server anymore, but they are available to download for free from various sources depending on which version of the game you want to play. You do see a few of the 'old guard' (either ex or current GW developers) in amongst the online community from time to time, which gives the impression of fond feeling towards the game.
As there is no 'official' version of rules instead the community formed around the last (and in the eyes of some, ultimate) version, Epic Armageddon. However there are other epic groups centered around the older 'Epic Space Marine' and 'Epic 40,000' versions of the game. The great thing is, that as they use the same miniatures it's relatively easy to adapt a force to use in one system or another.
Here are some links to currently used rule-sets:
Armageddon (also called 'NetEpic' and 'NetEpic Armageddon' - the currently live & ongoing development of the 4th edition of the game) http://epic-uk.co.uk/wp/rules/ or http://www.net-armageddon.org/page/rules
NetEpic Gold (a 'finalised', and very nicely presented, version of 1st/2nd edition Epic Adeptus Titanicus and Space Marine) http://www.netepic.org/netepic.html
Epic 40,000 (based on GW's 3rd edition of the game - the very fast/streamlined, but short-lived, one) https://app.box.com/s/u2lp17fjol5izgcihdcwz4liulm7v8mr
The Miniatures
The best bit!
In summary, there has never been a better time to get into Epic (except perhaps back in 1995!) and there are three main choices here:
eBay - The obvious choice, there are masses of miniatures available. Expect to pay top $ for new, boxed or sealed miniatures from old ranges, however some prudent shopping and a bit of patience (especially if you enjoy treasure hunting, and are prepared to gamble a bit when zooming in and searching through clear-out miniature piles!) it's very easy to collect a substantial force for relatively little money. Ignore the 'buy-it-now, single 6mm miniature for £5' range - the chances are the same mini will show up again, at the fraction of the cost, as a part of a clear out or collection. As far as I know, counterfeiting is rare - it's not something I have experienced, and the usual tell-tale signs (resin copies of metal minis, suspiciously cheap collections from Russia or China) aren't present. So you should be safe with most purchases.
See also: Buying miniatures from the Epic facebook groups, trade sections of Tactical Command, very useful if you're after a rare miniature.
New 3rd-party miniature producers - A few of these have sprung up over recent years, basically since GW Legal stopped pursuing garage-casters and claiming legal rights to halberds, skulls and the like. These have had the double benefit of helping to push down eBay prices of official 2nd hand minis, but have also resulted in some fantastic new sculpts - arguably better than the older GW minis in a lot of cases, if you can put up with something looking slightly different to a Rhino. Here are a few of the more popular choices:
Vanguard Miniatures - http://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/ - Your one-stop shop, Vanguard have gobbled up a few other miniature ranges and now sell everything from Skinnerz (Orks), Novan Elite (marines), Grudd (Squats/Demiurg) and others. Constantly expanding range, very high quality and notably 'dynamically' posed infantry, rather than the static rank & file of the old GW plastics.
HLS Miniatures - https://hlsmodels.com/ - Sell the miniature range of the now sadly defunct Steel Crown miniatures - contains approximations of Necrons, human sci-fi armies amongst others, and some nice titans.
Onslaught Miniatures http://www.onslaughtmini.com/ - Great proxies for Tau, Dark Eldar, Cultists, Squats and others!
Bradley Miniatures - https://www.bradleyminiatures.com/6mm-star-legion.html - Some proxies for Marines and Guard
Trolls under the bridge - https://www.trolls.cz/collections/6mm-warfare - Some conversion components (yes really!) for the GW miniature range.
Microworld Games - https://www.microworldgames.com/collections/6mm-scifi - These guys have their own game, but there are some good proxies for 'sci-fi humans', chaos beastmen and the like.
Adeptus Titanicus- Last but not least, GW's forthcoming re-imagining of the original game from 30 years ago. A lot of people are really looking forward to this, not least because the mind boggles with what GW will be able to do with a newly produced titan. Details and release date info has been sparing, although some of the going information suggests an 8mm scale and a skirmish format for the game (which suggests GW is going for something other than the re-release/update of old rule sets we saw with Blood Bowl or Necromunda).
That's it for now! Any comments or corrections please post below.
Now get out there and start Epic gaming!


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Over fifty thousand hits in the eleven months since this blog started. And in the year up to August 2012 that more than doubled to 110,000 a year and now in 2016 it's over 800,000. Sounds impressive. Some days I get more hits here than on my well-established book sites which have been around for years. The world must be going IK-ing crazy for Inflatable Kayaks and Packrafts.
I don't think so. I'll let you into a secret, it's all [back then] down to 'shark attacks'. Even writing those two words along with the cheeky exploi-tagging below ought to make this trivial post go ballistic (actually it didn't). In fact I hereby christen the practice of tagging websites and blogs with 'shark attack' refs in an effort to artificially rack up hits.
At the time of this post, most days my most hit upon page by far is Walking with Sharks, the story of a kayaking trip we did a few years ago in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Versions of that yarn have appeared on a couple of websites and magazines, and I once gave a slide talk on it to six people at a kayaking show. At one point recently Walking accounted for a third of my all-time hits (left); now it's slipped down to 25% as newer posts pile up. It's a good yarn, but I don't believe that's why it's so popular.
The secret seems to be that it innocently mentions the word 'shark' and even combines 'shark' with 'attack'. That phrase has been top of the search terms which direct people to this blog (right), twenty times more than the next term. And look, the other day the top five searches all had pointy teeth and fins (left)! How disappointed they must all be to find a load of crap about inflatable boats! The odd thing is, Googling 'shark attack' today returned 46 million results in 0.18 seconds – and my Shark Bay story must be way down in the lower 46th million on the Google results page. Perhaps people accidentally land here via the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' option.
So my tip for your hit-seeking missives. Want more visitors on your WordPress blog? Slip in a few 'shark attacks', help yourself to some of my suggested tags below and check your oxygen because you're going viral.
Here's an appropriately exploitational image to satiate the seekers of shark gore who've bothered reading this far. One that ever since the original Jaws movie, must sum up the fascination among a certain segment of the largely teenage male population with The Beast – ideally ravaging The Maiden, in a Bikini, why not. Nice lilo, but – is that Nitrilon, Hypalon or a PVC cheapie?


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- Cities connected by a road to the capital produce additional gold
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Indicates this City is the Capital of the empire.
Connecting other Cities to the Capital by Road will produce additional Gold.
+2 Production, +3 Science, +2 Gold
Your palace is the seat of your government. Early in the game it provides a significant portion of your capital city's culture, gold, science, and production. It also forms the heart of your empire's trading system. Although the palace is automatically rebuilt in another city if your capital is captured, it can still be a terrible blow to your civilization (and it makes it impossible for you to win a Domination victory until you get it back). Protect your palace!
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A palace is the residence of a civilization's ruler. The term is somewhat anachronistic, dating back to a time when most countries were ruled by kings or other hereditary leaders. Nowadays modern rulers live in ornate buildings called something like "the People's House" or "the Place of Justice," but the effect is the same. Palaces (and their modern equivalents) are designed to do three things: to provide the ruler with access to the people and communications necessary to rule, to defend the leader from attack, and to impress upon subjects and foreign visitors the leader's importance and grandeur.


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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Early Christmas from Bitten by Books!
I am so absolutely flattered to get two great reviews from Bitten by Books! It's made my day!
First, for Michael, the reviewer says:
"A fantastic new e-book series kicks off with its first entry. Angela Cameron is a relatively new author, and I expect great things from her – this novel was wonderful!…"
I was so happy to read that, but it was the review for Jonas that made me laugh out loud. The reviewer says of Jonas's alter, Luciano:
"…Tempering his more prosaic half is Luciano, a harder-edged personality much less likely to be gentle and caring…and who ends up being quite a bit hotter."
Jonas haunted me during the time I wrote Blood & Sex, Vol. 1 and continued through the third story. If he'd had his choice, I think he'd have taken all three books to himself. And I had to worry about my own sanity at times when I thought Luciano was hot, too. I mean, who starts crushing on a fictional vampire's alternate personality of their own creation? 🙂
The reviews wrap up with:
"This series comes with a very positive recommendation. Cameron is a talented author with a lot to offer readers, and her gritty vampire world is seductive, tempting."
A big thank you to Jennifer, the reviewer, for taking the time to review my stories. I'm honored to be among the reviewed authors at Bitten by Books and look forward to reading more of Jennifer's reviews.
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I was somewhat hard pressed to find events for this weekend. Luckily, it looks like I won't go wrong with tonight's Alabama Symphony Orchestra performance in Caldwell Park as the headliner for the weekend. As the opening night of the ASO's Sounds of Summer event series, they're mixing it up with Charlie Daniels Band. That's going to be quite the show, can you imagine "Devil Went Down to Georgia" backed up by an orchestra. Maybe it'll be kinda like this… just maybe, but probably not.
I digress… That's not the only show tonight; if you hurry you may still be able to get one of the extra tickets to the sold out Brandi Carlile show at WorkPlay, which starts at 9, but if not head over to Speakeasy and stay up late for the American Aquarium show.
Find your way to Bottletree tomorrow to see ISIS and Pelican, and support local jazz legend Cleve Eaton at his Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame benefit on Sunday.
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Oil Firms Try to Jump Antitrust Hurdle
WASHINGTON (CN) – Ecolab said it will sell some assets to overcome Uncle Sam's antitrust complaint blocking its $2.2 billion offer for its chief competitor, Permian Mud Service; the two companies dominate chemical treatments for deepwater oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Department of Justice sued the two companies under Section 7 of the Clayton Act. The defendants made their $2.16 billion in December 2012.
The government claims the merger will give Ecolab and Permian 70 percent of the market for production and chemical management services market in the Gulf of Mexico.
"Ecolab's acquisition of Permian would combine the two leading providers of production chemical management services for deepwater oil and gas wells ('deepwater PCMS') in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico ('Gulf'). Deepwater PCMS providers design, produce, and apply specially formulated chemical solutions to oil or gas wells to facilitate hydrocarbon production and protect well infrastructure," the complaint states.
"Permian's wholly owned subsidiary, Champion Technologies, Inc. ('Champion'), and Ecolab's wholly owned subsidiary, Nalco Company ('Nalco'), are the two largest suppliers of deepwater PCMS in the Gulf and vigorously compete head-to-head to win the business of oil and gas exploration and production companies ('E&P companies'). If the transaction is allowed to proceed, this competition will be lost and the merged firm will control approximately 70 percent of the market, leading to higher prices, reduced service quality, and diminished innovation."
Ecolab, based in St. Paul, Minn., earned $1.87 billion in the oil and gas industry in 2011 through Nalco. Houston-based Permian made $1.25 billion that year through Champion, the complaint states.
Ecolab offered to sell some of Champion's Gulf assets to allow the merger to proceed. The company told Bloomberg News that the deal could close in a few days if the Department of Justice accepts the offer.
Exploration and production companies hire PCMS firms to keep their oil and gas deepwater wells operating efficiently and safely. PCMS firms provide many crucial services, including treating deepwater wells with chemical solutions, delivering chemicals to the wells via complex systems, and devising treatment programs for each well that account for their pressure, temperature and chemical characteristics.
The services are rendered by experts, including "scientists, engineers and other lab technicians who customize the chemical blends and application methodology for specific well formations," according to the Department of Justice.
Exploration and production (E&P) companies choose deepwater PCMS providers through a bid process, requiring treatment plans, prices, safety records, and employee resumes.
"Although deepwater PCMS represents a fraction of an E&P company's overall cost of production, the costs associated with delay or failure are high. If the deepwater PCMS provider selects the wrong chemicals or fails to adequately monitor or service the well, it can cost the customer millions in lost production or compromise the well's infrastructure," the complaint states.
"Because of the value of deepwater wells and the risks of improper treatment, some customers will only accept a bid for a particular project from a supplier whom it has thoroughly vetted and pre-qualified. As a result, deepwater PCMS providers sometimes compete to be designated as preferred or pre-qualified suppliers. Preferred suppliers may then bid against each other for specific projects.
"There are often only two or three bidders for each deepwater PCMS contract in the Gulf, and the bidders typically know whom they are competing against for a particular project. Nalco and Champion are the two largest deepwater PCMS providers in the Gulf and compete head-to-head on a substantial number of deepwater PCMS opportunities."
In the Gulf of Mexico, exploration and production companies choose only providers that have already established infrastructure in the Gulf, and have experience "with the particular production challenges that frequently affect deepwater wells in the Gulf," the government says in the complaint.
Although "a handful" of other firms also compete for deepwater PCMS services in the Gulf, Nalco and Champion's "robust track record" of experience and expertise working there mean they get most of the jobs, according to the complaint.
"The relevant market is highly concentrated and would become more concentrated as a result of the proposed transaction. Based on 2012 revenues, Champion's share of the deepwater PCSM market in the Gulf was 34 percent while Nalco's was 33 percent," the complaint states.
"Market concentration is often one useful indicator of the likely competitive effects of a merger. The more concentrated a market, and the more a transaction would increase concentration in a market, the more likely it is that a transaction would result in a meaningful reduction in competition that would result in harm."
Since Ecolab and Permian's merger would increase concentration in the already highly concentrated Gulf market, "the transaction [is] presumptively anticompetitive."
The government claims: "The response of the remaining deepwater PCMS firm[s] would not be sufficient to constrain an exercise of market power by Nalco after the acquisition. Having removed its closest substitute for many customers, Nalco would be aware that many customers now have a stronger preference for it as a supplier, allowing Nalco to raise prices above pre-acquisition levels, relax its service standards, and scale back its efforts to innovate. …
"Defendants cannot demonstrate cognizable and merger-specific efficiencies that would be sufficient to offset the transaction's anticompetitive effects."
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Lake Braddock head coach Jim Poythress walked slowly toward the W.T. Woodson team following Lake Braddock's 27-20 victory in the Northern Region Division 6 AAA football championships on Nov. 28.
His shoes sunk into Woodson's muddy, war-torn field and his facial expression suggested that even with the clock at zero, the shock of winning still hadn't hit the six-year Lake Braddock coach.
"You wait so long for this. You dream about being competitive and then to win it, it's just a special feeling," he said.
After shaking hands with his opponents, the coach stood near the 40-yard line with a smile on his face. Reality came crashing down on his shoulders in the form of a Gatorade shower.
With the yellow sports drink dripping down his Bruins football coat, it finally hit him: the Bruins are the 2009 Northern Region Division 6 AAA Champs.
"[The Gatorade] was cold, but it woke me up," Poythress said. "I was still kind of dazed out, and when it hit me it was like, 'Wow, this is what we've been working for.'"
The fruits of the Bruins' season-long labors were evident just minutes into the contest.
After a quick field goal drive to start the game, the Bruins defense declared its presence by forcing a fumble and setting up another scoring drive capped by running back Osman Mansaray's 14-yard touchdown run.
The defense's domination continued when defensive back Peres Nubong gave the Bruins a formidable 17-0 lead in the second quarter with a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown.
It wasn't the only time the defense stepped up for the Bruins. At the 3:25 mark of the third quarter, with the Cavaliers driving down the field, senior cornerback Thomas Stickford came up with another momentum-swaying pick.
"We knew we needed turnovers if we wanted to win," Stickford said. "All week, we'd been working on forcing fumbles and getting interceptions."
The week's work was one of the difference makers in the game, as the Cavaliers had four turnovers in the game, one fumble and three interceptions.
"The whole defense stepped up and made those plays happen," Poythress said. "Our safeties did a great job of making the situations happen and we were able to get the turnovers."
Despite the turnovers, the Cavaliers' offense still managed to keep within reach of the Bruins, thanks to another strong performance by quarterback Connor Reilly.
Reilly threw for 301 yards, two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. His play helped the Cavaliers lead a comeback attempt, but momentum drastically changed when the Bruins blocked two of the Cavaliers' point-after attempts.
"I guess we just wanted it more," said senior offensive lineman Khamrone Kolb, who blocked one of the two point-after attempts. "We pushed them around like they were little kids."
Further adding to the spectacle of the game was the horrid field conditions, which some spectators called "the Mud Bowl." Molasses-thick patches of mud plagued the Woodson field, creating problems for both teams.
"We had to be careful because of the field's messy conditions," Mansaray said. "It was very muddy, slippery and easy for the ball to come loose. You had to keep your body over your feet to keep your balance. But it was kind of fun to play in that."
While the game was billed to be rematch of two passing teams who had previously met on Sept. 11— with Woodson winning 43-42 — it was Lake Braddock's running back Osman Mansaray who played the role of game-changer.
Mansaray finished the game with 85 yards rushing and two rushing touchdowns, including a 47-yard highlight reel rush late in the second quarter.
"It was just a simple counter play," Mansaray said. "It was perfect for their defense. They didn't have anyone deep to guard against the long run. We executed the play perfectly."
Although the season ended for Woodson on a somber note, head coach Trey Taylor commended his team's never-give-up attitude late in the game.
"I'm proud of all of you," he said. "We fought hard and we didn't stop fighting. It didn't end the way we wanted it to, but we fought to the end."
On the opposite side of the field, the Bruins celebration began with the players passing the Northern Region championship trophy around, raising it above their heads and some even kissing it.
The Bruins' players even planted a Lake Braddock flag in the field at the 50-yard line, declaring their dominance over their newfound rival.
"Revenge is nice," Kolb said.
Lake Braddock will travel to Battlefield High School in Haymarket on Dec. 5 to face the Bobcats in the Virginia AAA State Semi-finals.


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Apple's First Retail Store in Australia Opens in Sydney on Thursday, 19 June
SYDNEY—18 June, 2008—Apple's first retail store in Australia will open on George Street in Sydney on Thursday, 19 June at 5:00 p.m. Located in the heart of the city's shopping district, the Apple Store® Sydney features two floors dedicated to Macs and iPods and a third floor entirely dedicated to service, including the world's largest Genius Bar for free advice and personal training through Apple's popular One to One membership.
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Welcome to a new feature on the (Not So) Nice Italian Girls & Friends blog! We will be featuring the new work of our featured writers on a rotating basis. This month's selection is Elizabeth Ruth's Matadora.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Meet our Readers - Elizabeth Ruth
Welcome to a new feature on the (Not So) Nice Italian Girls & Friends blog! We will be featuring the new work of our featured writers on a rotating basis. This month's selection is Elizabeth Ruth's Matadora.
Sunrise in late august, wind sweeps through the valley of the Sierra de Grazalema and the morning air shimmers with red dust. Twelve-year-old Luna balances on the edge of the white stone wall that circles the ranch house. She is captivated by the silhouette of a lone Sangre Caste bull on top of the hill, a valiant statue cut from the dawning light. She can't look away. Already she knows: love is a dark and dangerous animal. For love, you must be prepared to die.
The wind picks up, flattening the skirt of her work dress against her bare legs. She leans into it and its sad lament. Mama, it whispers, washing over her with the inevitability of loss. She scans the dry, yellow hill where the bull swings his head from side to side. She's wandered the silent cork forest in her rope-soled sandals looking for some evidence of peace but has yet to find the unmarked grave. She's searched the property each season, dug with bare hands under a common cypress tree. Recently, she searched her own image in Doña García's ivory hand mirror, hoping to find consolation there. But death offers no consolation to the living; she wants something more.
Teetering, she spreads her arms out like wings. Today she'll lift her feet from the stony equator, soar with the birds chained so magically to the sky. Today will be the day she doesn't return to the house. She closes her eyes, face tilted into the rising sun, and prepares to give herself up to flight. With a silver coin squeezed in her palm, she jumps, and for an instant she's more than the orphaned bastard she was branded at birth, more than a servant; she is one of God's creatures. She can fly.
Excerpted from Matadora published by Cormorant Books (2013).
Elizabeth Ruth's first novel, Ten Good Seconds of Silence was a finalist for the Writers' Trust of Canada Fiction Prize, the Amazon.ca Best First Novel Award and the City of Toronto Book Award. Her second novel Smoke, was chosen for the 2007 One Book One Community program. Elizabeth's third novel Matadora, about a female bullfighter in 1930's Spain, was published in Canada in spring 2013. The Globe & Mail said of Matadora: "This searing, sensual novel is an adventure not to be missed." NOW Magazine placed Matadora at #3 on their Must Read Books List. Elizabeth Ruth teaches at the University of Toronto and mentors through the Humber School for Writers.
For more information on Elizabeth's writing and to see a book trailer for Matadora please go to her website www.elizabethruth.com
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The news that Multiply is getting rid of its social networking part has sent us all a-scampering to retrieve our blogs, photos & other memories we deem worthy of keeping from the site. I still haven't done any actual downloading but I did read through some of my entries. I'm actually quite fond of my blog there, even though most of it has been friends-locked and thus, my humor, charm, and wit has gone unnoticed by the world wide web. No, really, I used to be a fun blogger.
Anyway, I managed to dig up one of my favorite stories about my undergrad years that is not related to my org or– gasp– love life.
Sept 12, 2008
Back when I was an undergrad and fulfilling my GE AH requirements, I took up English I. (English One, not English I as in English Me) It was basic grammar stuff. I was forever cutting that class because it was something with a high school diploma can ace. I had to make sure I show up once in a while though, or I'll be forced to drop out of the class.
One time, on one of my rare appearances, the prof handed out quizzes for us to answer in 15 minutes. Since I haven't exactly been keeping up on the lesson plan that week (Eng'g Week, you UP Engineering people would understand), I didn't know which topic it was about. There were no instructions, just fill-in-the-blank sentences.
So I filled up the blanks.
One of the questions was, "John dropped ________ on my Aunt's house yesterday." or something like that.
And in a singularly spectacular moment of stupidity, I answered the question with:
"John dropped the bomb on my Aunt's house yesterday."
Of course it wasn't the right answer. ("John dropped by on my Aunt's house yesterday." We were studying prepositions, apparently.) I could have argued that my answer wasn't wrong either, I was just being more Creative Writing 10 than Eng I, if only we weren't laughing so hard. Anyway, no need to let the rest of the class know that I have an inner blonde.
My seatmates never let me forget that one. Even until during my last year in UP, whenever they see me, it's all "Hey, it's the bomb!" Also, one of them messaged me in Friendster months ago (only, I have opened it just now because I hardly open my Friendster account anymore) with the message title "Just dropping the bomb."
Needless to say, I bombed that quiz. Poor John. I never meant to accuse him of terrorism.
Oh, GE is "General Education" and AH is "Arts & Humanities". I think. Is it really General Education?
Since I'm probably going to lose that multiply blog soon (I just know I'll forget to back up the sh*t in there), I want to repost it here because it makes me laugh so hard everytime I remember it. We all need memories like that to go back to, don't we?
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It was almost time for her to possibly witness the birth of her child, but one pregnant woman in China reportedly chose to end her own life first.
The tragic incident occurred last week in Shaanxi Province in northern China, according to China Business News.
Surnamed Ma, the 26-year-old woman reportedly committed suicide after her next-of-kin reportedly refused to give their consent to let her have a caesarean section.
She was "over 41 weeks pregnant with her first child", said a statement issued by Yulin No 1 Hospital, where she had been admitted to the maternity ward.
"The large fetal head circumference meant that vaginal delivery would have been very risky," the statement continued.
Delivery by caesarean section would be safer for Ma, according to her doctors' suggestions, but the woman's family insisted on a natural birth.
Under Chinese law, medical institutions must get consent from patients and a signature from a family member before any medical surgery is carried out, based on a regulation released by the State Council, China's Cabinet.
But doctors can make decisions without consent in emergencies.
Ma had walked out of the maternity ward twice, to inform her family that she wanted a caesarean because she could no longer bear the pain, according to hospital records.
Hospital staff managed to persuade Ma to return to the ward and tried to convince the family to let her undergo surgery, but to no avail.
However, the family continued to refuse surgery despite understanding its requirements and preferred to "continue monitoring the situation", said a South China Morning Post (SCMP) report.
Later that night, the heavily pregnant woman jumped to her death from a fifth floor window in the maternity ward she was in. Both mother and child were killed.
But now, the family is contesting the hospital's account of what actually happened.
Yan Zhuangzhuang, Ma's husband, said in a statement that his wife had asked to have a C-section and that he had agreed immediately, China Daily reported.
The husband's statement said the doctor checked Ma's condition and said she was going to give birth soon and did not need a C-section.
The incident has attracted widespread backlash amongst Chinese netizens and Weibo users were all up in arms as they expressed their shock and anger towards the tragedy.
It renewed calls for women to be given more rights.
One of the most-liked comments on Weibo read: "Besides the pregnant woman, nobody else should have had a say."
Gong Xiaoming, a gynecologist at Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, told China Daily that pregnant women should have the right to decide whether to have a natural birth or C-section.
"In reality, in many cases in China the decision to have a C-section is made by the patients' family members and the doctors," he said.
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Beach Volleyball: Ma, Xia claim China's 100th Asian Games gold
- Updated: September 29, 2014
September 29, 2014: China's Ma Yuanyuan and teenager Xia Xinyi secured China's 100th gold medal at this year's Asian Games in Incheon with a straight-sets win (21-12, 21-18) over Thailand's Tanarattha Udomchavee and Varapatsorn Radarong in Sunday's final of the women's beach volleyball competition.
"I did not know it was the 100th gold medal," said 24-year-old Ma after their victory at the Songdo Global University Beach Volleyball Center. "We just tried to focus on the match and play our best."
Xia, who won two titles with the experienced Chen Xue on last year's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, said: "It is our first journey to Asian Games. We tried to enjoy every match and we finally made it in the end. I am very excited."
In the first game, China reached a 12-9 lead at the technical timeout. After China extended their advantage to 17-12 following an ace by Ma, Thailand called a timeout, but it failed to stop the momentum of their opponents who won the next four points to secure the opener.
China started the second set by racing to a 4-0 lead, but the Thai team battled back to 6-5 and kept within one or two points for much of the game. However, from 14-13 up, the China team stretched away to an 18-13 lead. The Thais kept fighting and won another five points before Ma won the match with a spike.
In the bronze-medal contest, Yue Yuan and tall youngster Wang Fan claimed another medal for China by beating the experienced Thai pairing of Yupa Phokongploy (32) and Usa Tenpaksee (30) 21-14, 21-11 in 33 minutes.
"I am very excited," said 20-year-old Wang, who is six-feet two-inches tall. "It is my first Asian Games medal. We had prepared very carefully for this match and studied our opponents well. The match was as smooth as we expected."
Asian Games women's beach volleyball placings
1 Ma/Xia CHN Gold
2 Udomchavee/Radarong THA Silver
3 Wang/Yue CHN Bronze
4 Phokongploy/Tenpaksee THA
5 Kusano/Fujii JPN
5 Murakami/Habaguchi JPN
5 Mashkova/Tsimbalova KAZ
5 Lee/Yoon KOR
9 Ng/Wong HKG
9 Kim/Jeon KOR
9 Nazirova/Dilovarshoeva TJK
Source: Asian Volleyball Confederation (www.asianvolleyball.org); Editing by SportAsia
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Talking about SolydXK, another distribution or totally off-topic but within the Rules ? It's the right place!
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Suddenly and unexpectedly the system monospace 14 font in Mousepad and Medit handles the bottom pixels erratically. The underline appears not to work at all using the underline key. Yet moving the arrow keys around causes the underlines to appear and then disappear. I rebooted thinking something had taken a bite out of my font, but no change. Changing to a 15 font fixes it. I haven't tried other fonts or sizes. I'm on an uptodate Solydx9. I didn't see anything in a forum search. Just curious if anyone has seen such a thing before. I'm OK with 15.
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I've had an invisible underscore for the longest time but I never bothered to check which font it was. At the moment I can't reproduce it though, I might have changed the font or its size. SolydX8 and 9.
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Thank you, Ilu. I was afraid that I had done something crazy or stupid.
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Why does Meghan Markle wear three rings on her wedding finger? Reason behind them revealed
MEGHAN MARKLE, 38, is the Duchess of Sussex who is married to Prince Harry, 34. As well as her wedding and engagement ring, the Duchess now wears a third ring on her wedding finger. What does this mean?
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text: As part of SeaDream Yacht Club's 2021 Mediterranean season, for the first time, SeaDream will sail to Israel's bustling town of Ashdod, which provides easy access to Israel's most important cultural hubs, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and reservations are now open.For SeaDream's first visit to Israel, SeaDream II will depart from Piraeus, Greece, on an 11-night voyage with calls in Israel, Cyprus and Turkey. When visiting Ashdod, guests can easily access Tel Aviv to explore the White City as well as the walled Old City of Jerusalem, which is filled with countless religious and cultural treasures. In Haifa, guests will be dazzled by the beautiful Bahá'í Gardens, also known as the Hanging Gardens of Haifa.SeaDream will also sail to destinations in 2021 that include Ksamil, Albania; Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, France; Otranto, Italy; Ashdod and Haifa in Israel; and Agios Nikolaus, Greece. To meet rising demand for itineraries in Greece, the twin luxury mega-yachts, SeaDream I and SeaDream II, will spend more time than ever before in the Adriatic Sea.All 2021 voyages include at least one overnight call in each itinerary, allowing guests ample time to explore the Mediterranean's most fascinating destinations and get immersed in the region's rich culture. Each new destination will introduce exciting Yachting Land Adventures, ensuring guests have the most authentic and exceptional experiences with options that appeal to every kind of traveler. 2021cruiseIsraelMediterraneanSeaDream


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The currently on-going K2 Campaign 9 is dedicated to a microlensing experiment, aimed at simultaneously observing gravitional microlensing events with K2 and from Earth in order to see a parallax effect in the shape and time of the lensing events. To allow such events to be identified and characterized rapidly, the raw data of this campaign are being released instantly through the data archive at MAST.
The data obtained during the first half of C9 (Apr 22 - May 18) are now available at https://archive.stsci.edu/pub/k2/c9_raw_cadence_data
The use of the level 1 data files requires an intimate understanding of their structure, as documented in KADN-26135. The Kepler/K2 Guest Observer Office has released a tool to convert these data into more traditional multi-extension image FITS files. The tool, called "kadenza", is available and documented at https://github.com/KeplerGO/kadenza
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from 'The Journal of Alacazam', by Mary Swift...
Monday 16th July 2001 (continued)
I could not sleep, the wind was blowing very strongly, the rain was lashing and the wind generator was howling, making an ungodly sound. We were both awake and Dick suddenly shouted
"What the hell is that going by?"
He dashed out into the cockpit to see a French yacht 'Diaton X' had dragged anchor and was careering backwards out of control on our starboard side at a rate of knots.
Both crew (skipper and his wife) were on deck in full wet weather gear and managed to get the yacht under control by motoring forward.
The skipper went onto the foredeck to try to pull in his anchor but instead of keeping well forward of Alacazam his wife turned the yacht right across our bow, spun around and ended up nearly colliding with our port side.
I dashed out with our wet weather jackets to hear Dick shouting 'let out more anchor chain'. Although it became obvious later that he could speak very little English, fortunately the skipper understood the command and let out the chain and the yacht dropped back behind us.
Dick went forward and by sighting Diaton X's anchor buoy realised that their anchor was caught around our chain and that both yachts were now hanging from the one anchor, ours.
Diaton X was flailing around behind us, with every movement we were making greatly enhancing its movements. The gale was in full force by now however, we seemed to be holding fast and the decision was made 'in pigeon English' to wait until first light before disentangling.
The worry though was that if our anchor did not hold we would crash into the moored boats behind us. Dick stayed up boat watching and I went to bed fully clothed in readiness if I was required to help.
At 0340 hours we heard the anchor move and started the engine ready to motor, but it must have been Diaton X's anchor moving as we held fast. Dick could not see anyone on Diatron X and said
"I think the buggers have gone to bed!"
and promptly flashed our 1 million candle-power torch onto the yacht. A startled Frenchman darted up on deck.
Dick explained what had happened and the plan remained to do nothing until daylight as the weather was so foul. Both crews donned full wet weather gear and put out fenders on both yachts in readiness for first light. We realised that they must have been worried out of their minds and were also having a sleepless night.
As soon as it was light enough to see Dick checked the anchor and could clearly see the Frenchman's anchor attached to our chain. He signalled the Frenchman to motor along our port side to slacken his chain. Dick managed to free the anchor and the Frenchman is pulling in his anchor chain shouting 'Arrêtte' (stop) to his wife on the helm.
"For f...s sake, go!" shouts Dick, but too late, thank goodness for the fenders, as the wife is now ramming us. All hands manage to keep the two yachts apart and finally they are off with surprisingly no damage to either yacht.
Their anchor was really much too small for the size of yacht and it was little wonder that it did not hold. They motored around Alacazam to check for damage but there was none, so "Au revoir and Vive La France" shouts Dick although he was saying much more under his breath.
It is 0600 hours, time for a cup of tea. The only damage I could see was spots of blood everywhere from Dick's little toe, which he had hit on a stanchion base earlier and was now proving to be very sore indeed. He was not a happy bunny...
Tuesday 17th July 2001
Dick went to bed for an hour while I continued to boat-watch. Diaton X had anchored a fair way from us but we were still downwind of her and she would make straight for us if her anchor broke free again. Dick woke up at 0730 hours. The wind had abated, Diaton X appeared to be holding fast, and so we went to bed.
Dick woke me at 1000 hours with a cup of tea, but then I fell asleep again until 1400 hours.
It was still pouring with rain when I woke, and found Dick really bad tempered and exasperated because he just could not make the email work.
I decide to cook chips (oven baked) with pork chops and onions, a totally alien meal for me as Dick is more the meat eater, but that sums up how I felt.
I was just about to put the food in the oven when Dick decides it is time to move, Great!!!
Although by now it has stopped raining and the sky is blue, a south westerly force 9 gale is expected tonight and we will be much safer back on the Visitors Buoy. I put the food in the oven anyway so it can cook whilst we move Alacazam.
The anchor was well dug in and proved difficult to break out but there were no cock-ups. As I needed to be on the helm we decided not to flake the chain as it stowed.
No doubt we will find out if this was a mistake or not the next time we drop anchor. We pick up the Visitors Buoy perfectly. At least we seem to be getting something right. I was beginning to wonder if Alacazam was jinxed and that we should abort the voyage but that is plain silly. Perhaps we have had an early lesson in 'not to become complacent'. Who knows?
By now lunch was cooked and tasted excellent. We settled down to relax for the rest of the day - Dick reading a novel in the cockpit - me continuing with this journal. Murphy phoned to see if I wanted to go dancing at Plymouth, but I declined mainly because of the gales forecast but also because I was very tired. He has invited us to his house for dinner tomorrow night, which is something to look forward to.
We phoned Phil and Anna to regale them of our night's events and spoke to Rosie and Bill (Landlords of 'The RABI', The Royal Albert Bridge Inn) who were having dinner with them.
Dick goes to bed early and I follow at about midnight. It is a perfectly still beautiful night, and I can hear the birds calling - is this the lull before the storm?
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Complete Study On The Catering Gloves
Disposable gloves can be used for a variety of uses. They can be bought in different sizes. They have been rather useful for folks employed in various types of industries. Those people that are engaged in cooking and cleaning usually wear this protective gear. While cleaning residential or commercial buildings, most individuals come into contact with a lot of chemicals in the cleaning products. Such chemicals may irritate their skin. Usage of gloves may enable us in order to avoid such skin discomforts. Non-sterile gloves are commonly used by barbers, beauticiansand tattoo artists etc.,. For choosing the right disposable gloves for your application, you have to spot the most frequent types of protective wear and also the materials used for manufacturing them. Main substances used for making the wear are nitrile, latex and plastic. Nitrile gloves offer you great sensitivity, dexterity and superb resistance to chemicals. Make a search on the following website, if you are hunting for more details about supertouch gloves
They also provide excellent tear and puncture resistance. Thus, they are most commonly used for cleaning staffs and mechanics. These gloves aren't used in food or healthcare industries. Vinyl gloves are yet another important kind of disposable wear. These are created from Polyvinylchloride Plastisol. They are quite inexpensive when compared to latex and nitrile disposable gloves. Vinyl gloves are commonly used from the food industry. Latex gloves are commonly used by people in the clinical industry. These products are mainly used in health care settings such as hospitals, clinics and physician's offices. These gloves provide good protection from bloodborne pathogens and other kinds of biohazards. Various medical care professionals such as physicians, nurses, doctors, surgeons, dentists and emergency caregivers use latex gloves while working together with patients. All these are regarded as probably the most popular disposable gloves. Latex gloves have lots of good characteristics like strength protection against infections and dexterity.
These gloves are quite costly, and thus they're not widely used for various applications. It is quite simpler to buy disposable gloves. They can be found in several stores. You may order these products online. The glasses are available in four different sizes like small, medium, large and extra large. In addition, they are available in size which fits all. Certain kinds of disposable gloves cause a few allergies in some individuals. So, while choosing disposable gloves, then you also must definitely know the material used from the product. Nowadays, disposable gloves have been used for industrial, commercial, fashion and health care purposes. These gloves are designed for one-time use only. Once usage, you must take care to get rid of them properly. Safety can be an obvious concern when purchasing disposable gloves and if health problems are a concern you should go for the best gloves you can spend. By shopping around online, you ought to be able to find a good deal on disposable gloves regardless of which type you select. Disposable gloves and protective equipment will be a vital factor for many industries. Ensure you pick the very best for your work out.


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I came up with this identification on a really cool website where you can search by color and other aspects of the caterpillar.
Caterpillar identification made simple!
Very interesting website, have bookmarked it.
We've found several of these this year, munching away on my garden. I've relocated them to the ornamental plants where they can nosh to their heart's content. I really like your posts and I'll be following your blog.


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I want to wish everyone I know (and don't know) a happy Thanksgiving. I know that there are those out there who are down on the day because it "disrespects" one culture or another, but if you really look at why the season occurred, you might understand it more. a.) the pilgrims had survived b.) they had befriended some of the locals who shared their food with one and other and c.) even though it was many years and a (once better) government later it was put on the calendars as a holiday. It was a day to reflect on all that has happened to us during the year. The good and the bad, and to count our blessings for that which has been good while thinking about what we could improve upon to make the next year even better. Sure people pig out on this day. Sure they tend to sit around the TV and scream obscenities at it when their team isn't winner, but it is a time for family, and thankfulness. So I say again to you all, Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. Have a great day!
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This is one of those days when I am not sure how I feel. It is kind of a blah day, and it is two days before I go out of town for the first time in … I don't know … forever! It falls mid month when I have already spent my allotment on inventory and groceries. This leaves me pretty close to broke again. I am not too upset about what I have purchased to date because most of the money from the last couple of months went into a kitty for an actual workshop where I can set up a small shop as well. But right now I am feeling kind of out of it. There are storms moving through the area which my joints harolded the past few days with pain in every part of my body from bottom to top. I don't like telling everyone about that because that is hubster's thing. I can usually work through it, but today it wasn't a good day for that. I would love to win the lotto and set up shop on a huge piece of property off the grid, but I think it will take a lot of hard work and more time than this ol' crone believes she has left to do it.
Sorry guys, I just needed some vent time and possibly a sympathetic ear today. Thanks for reading. Have a great rest of the month. LOVE all the posts and photos I have seem. Keep up the great work.