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General view of the Buddhist rock-cut temples at Nadsur
Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Date: 1890
Photograph of the valley of Nadsur towards the line of the Buddhist caves on the far side, taken by Henry Cousens around 1890. The caves at Nadsur, located in western Maharashtra, are part of the earliest phase of rock cut architecture in India. The complex consist of a series of viharas, where monks would have once lived, and a simple unadorned Chaitya. The chaitya would have functioned as a Buddhist place of worship, with a hemispherical monument or a stupa at one end. The caves were probably excavated between 70 and 50 BC, dated through paleographic evidence. This photograph shows the caves in their context, facing south east.
In his Account of 1891 Cousens wrote, "From Nadsur it is a stiff climb and long walk to the caves, which are excavated in the side of a spur of the Ghats two miles to the east of the village...The caves are cut in a long line of trap cliff which faces nearly west, and are eighteen in number, the more important among them being the third, seventh, eighth, and fifteeenth from the south end...The interior of many of the caves have been greatly damaged...the facade of almost every cave has disappeared."


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Have you ever wanted to automate finding your fix level recommendations? This blog will demonstrate ways in which the Fix Level Recommendation Tool (FLRT) can be used by scripts without using FLRTs graphical human interfaces. There are two primary means by which this can be done:
Both methods require that callers identify FLRT products with ID strings. Typically, this ID string is the Offering Classification (OC) code. OC codes for most products can be found on the FLRT web site at: www.
A few products that are handled by FLRT do not have OC codes, so FLRT has defined key strings that may be used to designate these products. Still other products have both FLRT keys and OC codes. These products and their FLRT keys are listed in the table below.
Most version numbers are in standard numeric "dot" form, designated as V.R.M.F, such as 22.214.171.124, however a few FLRT products have version numbers of a different form. These exceptions are also listed in the table below.
FLRT Products with non-standard identification and values:
FLRT REST APIs
Scripting API
A scripting API allows programmatic creation of FLRT reports. There are two ways for a script to get a FLRT report:
The following two URL paths are for use by scripts:
query ({base}/flrt/query) – process a set of resource values appended as parameters to an HTTP GET request.
upload ({ba
The format of the upload file for a POST operation is the same format as the file created by the "Save Inventory" button on the FLRT web site. This file format is described in its own section below. You may verify the format of a file intended to be uploaded on this page: {base}/flrt/upload.
Additionally, there are a few other keywords that are not FLRT resource keys, but instead control the kind of report produced by FLRT. They may either be present in a file uploaded by a POST request, or appended to a GET request. These are detailed below.
The text format (above) consists of pure ASCII text, with the result for one input requisite contained on one line. This format is described in its own section below.
The btext format (browser friendly text) is identical to the text format, with the exception that all new-line characters are followed by the HTML tag: <br/>.
Inventory File Format
A FLRT inventory file is created when a user saves information that has been entered on the FLRT "Power Systems" or "Live Partition Mobility" pages. This information is sometimes referred to as a system configuration. The file is a simple ASCII file containing one product specification per line of text. It may contain information about one or more partitions (LPARs). The general form of a line in a FLRT inventory file is:
[partition prefix] . [product code] _ [group suffix] = [installed value]
partition prefix – this optional prefix identifies the partition in which the product is installed. It is of the form "pn" where "n" can be any integer from 1 to 64. If this prefix is not specified, or is "p0", the product is assumed to be in a single default partition, or to be visible in all partitions. If not supplied, the '.' character connecting it to the product code must not be present.
product code – this code identifies the product. It is usually the Offering Classification (OC) code. Some products handled by FLRT do not have OC codes, and these have special mnemonic codes. (See "Supported products" on the FLRT home page.)
group suffix – this optional suffix is used to indicate that the product is to be grouped with other products that have the same suffix. It is of the form "gn" where "n" can be any integer. Currently this suffix is not used.
installed value – this is the version or level which is installed in the partition
Other optional values may be specified, which contain non-product information.
reportname – assigns a user-chosen name to the system or configuration
parnm – assigns a user-given name to a partition. This key-value pair must have a partition prefix as described above.
format – the report output format, as described in the previous section.
pageNm, plat, reportType – these are produced when FLRT creates an inventory save file, and are needed only when loading the information in the file onto a FLRT Web page.
Example Inventory file
reportname=Multi Test Power1
hmc=V7 R790 SP1
p1.parnm=Partition 1
p2.parnm=Partition 2
Text Output Format
The FLRT text output consists of ASCII encoded lines, with at least one line of output for each input product specified. There may be more than one line of output for each input product.
Each line of output consists of fields, each of which is separated by a single delimiter character. This character may be specified by the 'delim' parameter described in the previous section, or left as the default which is '~'.
Aside from the "reportname" line, which is always the first line of output, all lines are prefixed as follows:
[partition name] . [product code] ~ [installed value]
partition name – this prefix names the partition in which the product is installed. If a partition name is not supplied in the input, the prefix will be "system" for mult-partition systems, and left blank for single partition systems.
product code – this code identifies the product. It is usually the Offering Classification (OC) code. Some products handled by FLRT do not have OC codes, and these have special codes. (See "Supported products" on the FLRT home page.)
installed value – this is the version or level which is installed in the partition
Products with no recommendations or errors produce a single line of output which consists only of the prefix information as described above.
Products with errors of any sort will have text describing the error appended to the prefix information, and separated from it by the delimiter character.
Products which have release date information, or end of service pack dates, will have these data appended to the line. The form in which the date is specified is: yyyy.mm.dd. For example:
Products which have an update recommendation will have an additional line of output, which will have the same prefix information as the product to which it applies. After the prefix information, the following name value pair is written:
~update~ [product version]
Product version is the version of the product that is the recommended update. Additionally, the release and eosps data of the update version may be appended to the update line.
Products with an upgrade recommendation will have an additional line that specifies it, identical in form to update recommendations, except 'upgrade' is the keyword used.
FLRT Java Client
Remote clients using this method will typically be written in Java and make use of a JAR file supplied by the FLRT team: FlrtClient.jar. Clients will also need to make use of a JAR file containing the Apache jdom2 software package. To get the FlrtClient.jar file please send a feedback message from the FLRT home page.
This API client software is comprehensive with respect to base FLRT functionality -- that is it provides all information available to users who use the FLRT web site and view the regular report. The only exception is that it does not currently handle device adapter data.
Only two properties are used by the FLRT client:
Typical client usage involves the following steps:
Suppose an IBM system contains the following components:
The following code could be used to programmatically get all available FLRT update and upgrade recommendations.
FlrtQuery query= new FlrtQuery();
Item mtmItem= new Item ("mtm", "9119-FHA");
query.addItem (mtmItem);
Item fwItem= new Item ("fw", "EH350_107");
query.addItem (fwItem);
query.addItem (new Item ("sgs8jy", "22.214.171.124"));
query.addItem (new Item ("sseq6u", "7100-01-04"));
Properties props= new Properties();
props.put ("flrt.host", "htt
props.put ("flrt.path", "/we
{ query.analyze (props); }
catch (Exception e) {
System.exit(4); }
System.out.println ("Recommended updates and upgrades");
for (Item qItem : query.getItems())
if (qItem.hasResult() == false)
Item updItem= qIte
Item upgItem= qIte
System.out.println (qItem.getName() +" :"+
" update= "+ (updItem != null ? updI
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System.out.println ("Normal termination.");
As demand for FLRT data has increased both within IBM and from outside, the FLRT team has continuously added programmatic ways to access it. The JSON output format was added in August of this year for instance.
The simple REST interfaces and multiple output formats make it as easy as possible to keep current with many IBM Power Systems products. In addition to the browser formatted HTML reports, most FLRT data is available in XML, JSON, and a custom ASCII text format. Additionally, some data is available in CSV format, and a Java client is also available for more detailed inquiries.
As always, we value your feedback! Please use our feedback tool to submit a feature request, bug report, or suggestion directly to the developers at: ibm.


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Everyone keeps yakkin' about the Dog Days of Summer, like its supposed to be a misery. Well, I have a slightly higher opinion after the last couple of days. First off, in just a few weeks, the NFL will be playing pre-season football, with the lockout finally ended and everybody scurrying to get as much practice-time in as they can. And the amazing generosity of Peyton Manning, willing to give a sizeable chunk of a record-setting contract to ensure that key players that were part of his success will be there... that's just too cool.
And then, on August 27th, Doctor Who returns with the final six episodes of the season that will wrap up the search for Melody, the secret mission of the Silence, the return of the Weeping Angels, the Cybermen and their long-lost sidekicks the Cybermats, and what may be the final curtain for Rory Williams. And what about that clown with the balloon?
Much to ponder over as we wrap up this hot, hot summer with cool, refreshing, excitement.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Dog Days of Summer? I Don't Think So...
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Back from the Un-Dead
Gravy, it's been forever since I've finally got time to punch in around here, but with InConJunction behind me and some downtime before September, it's time for updates, new news, and even some artwork!
For those who've been wondering why the Mark and Dee strip has been gone for so long, your wait is almost over. I've been redrawing many subsequent installments due to my total dissatisfaction with what I was doing, and the strip will be back in the next couple of days.
Another project I've been working on has been a series of watercolor and ink paintings of all 11 Doctor Whos, and without further ado, let's take a look at'em...
For those who've been wondering why the Mark and Dee strip has been gone for so long, your wait is almost over. I've been redrawing many subsequent installments due to my total dissatisfaction with what I was doing, and the strip will be back in the next couple of days.
Another project I've been working on has been a series of watercolor and ink paintings of all 11 Doctor Whos, and without further ado, let's take a look at'em...
The first I completed was the 11th Doctor and Amy last Christmas as a commissioned piece, and I would have stopped right there, except I really enjoyed the work I did on it and decided to do a similar study utilizing the ten others. As you can see, the 11th Doctor and Amy, TARDIS standing at the ready, are flanked (left upper corner going clockwise) by the new Dalek Paradigm, a Weeping Angel, the Dream Lord, a Smiler, Prisoner X, Dr. River Song, the Crack in the Wall, a newly evolved Silurian, Sir Winston Churchill, and Rory Williams.
Appropriately, I decided to head back to the beginning with William Hartnell as the First Doctor, flanked (l-r) by Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright, and granddauighter Susan Foreman. Surrounding them from upperleft corner and clockwise are two of the Thals from Skaro, two of the War Machines, Koquillion of "The Rescue", a Zarbi, a Menoptra, the Meddling Monk, Marco Polo, a Dalek, Cyberman 1.0, and the sinister Celestial Toymaker.
Standing proudly beside the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) are (l-r) Zoe Hariott and highlander Jaime McCrimmon. From upperleft corner and clockwise, we have a Yeti, the Cybermen marching on London, a Dalek and the Emperor Dalek, a rather shouty Dominator, two toy soldiers from "The Mind Robber", Theodore Maxtible from "Evil of the Daleks", former companion Victoria Waterfield, the adjudicating Time Lords, a Quark, a Fish Person from "The Underwater Menace", the War Lord, Salamander from "Enemy of the World", an Ice Warrior, and Colonel Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart.
Due to referencing issue (and because I love them so much), I decided that my next painting would be the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Ace. From left corner and clockwise, they are framed by the Chief Caretaker of Paradise Towers, the Master in leopard people mode, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Davros as the Emperor Dalek, the Gods of Ragnorok, the Candy Man, Morgaine Le Fey, a Leopard Person, two converted Hamoevores, former companion Melonie "Mel" Bush, a Bannerman, and a Tetrap.
I'm currently finishing paiting of the Third Doctor, have completed inks on the Fourth, and have started pencils and line work on the Fifth. More to come soon.
InConJunction was once again an off-the-hook blast, though this year we had our own little challenges, particularly with the Mariott undergoing remodeling out front, so hauling everything into the hotel was a bit more work, as we had to take the rear entrance, which was as far away from the ballroom we were going to be in as could be. But everything worked out fine, everyone had a great time, everyone's jazzed for the remainder of the sixth season of Doctor Who, which will begin on August 27th on BBC America!
Gonna take a break, and hopefully have more news about things coming my wife Deena's way.
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The Wisconsin DPI has an agreement with WVS to provide online courses and services to Wisconsin school districts as a partner in the Wisconsin Digital Learning Collaborative (formerly the statewide Web Academy). Press Release
WDLC consists of two collaborating organizations:
The two organizations partner with DPI to provide a single point for schools to access quality online courses. Combined, these two programs provide partnership pathways for schools to provide a variety of online and blended learning opportunities.
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Rodney has heard the t-e-e-n-a-g-e-r word what seems like a million times this past week.
Is it going to his head? You would guess so, but not a bit. Rodney has the most level headed attitude.
So thankful for it too.
You've probably heard the saying "patience is a virtue."
Virtuous or not, what exactly is patience?
Patience is truly a talent we all need to master...however speaking in blunt terms.....definately
a talent that should be mastered in the... blessed to be teen ... years!
Patience is more than merely waiting for something to occur; it's a waiting on top of the right heart attitude and a conscious belief that God is working out His purpose in our lives, no matter how the present circumstances. I do suppose it's easier said than done, but developing patience is one of the best investments you'll ever make in your life! Especially our teens. Face it, the most reason our teens are in trouble is the fact they are bored and impatient with their current surroundings.
For sure not a mistake, Rodneys devotional reading on his birthday was....
Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and always be prayful. Romans 12:12 NLT
I choose patience....
I will overlook the
inconviences of the world.
Instead of cursing the one who takes my place,
I'll invite him to do so.
Rather than complain that the wait is too long,
I will thank God for a moment to pray.
-Max Lucado
And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise. Hebrews 6:15 NASB
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In time of our whole live, we got plenty of situations to celebrate. Birth of our own kid, communion, wedding or maybe even funeral. In that moments, according of number of guests, we can book a table or two in restaurant or sometimes rent whole place.
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On a trip to Italy we stayed for 3 days in Belagio (which has nothing in common with the place in Las Vegas by the same name). On the first night with went to a small tratoria along one of the staircases that meander up the hill. Our intention had been to splurge on one of the next nights and go to one of the more expensive restaurants in town. But the food and service was so good at this restaurant and so we ended up having dinner at the tratoria every night.
Some of the food on the menu was quite elaborate and showed "mama's" skill. But some of the items on the menu showed the simplicity of Italian cooking at its best. I ordered the Smoked Trout anti-pasta on the last night. Its easy to prepare and makes for an elegant addition to a meal on your deck.
I love the (fresh) smoked salmon available at Pure Food Fish in Seattle's Pike-Place Market. Expensive but very good!
Wash and dry the arugula leaves and remove the stems. Line a platter with the arugula, arrange the smoked fish and lemon wedges on top of the arugula. The olive oil is then sprinkled on top of the fish. This can be done on the whole platter of individually.
Serve with some crusty white bread and a nice crisp white wine.
Simple you say? Not much of a recipe? I agree! But that's the beauty of this and many other fine anti-pasti. All it takes is some good ingredients and nice presentation. In this case, the combination of the smoked fish and the fresh taste of the arugula makes for a great treat.


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I'd probably had symptoms and behaviours that indicated depressed mood before I even left for uni, but being away from home, a heavier workload on top of socialising and making new friends just brought me to a tipping point and after initially failing my first year, I had a major incident that made me decide to get help. I went to talk to my GP who referred me onto Let's Talk here in Hull. After an initial assessment, I went onto CBT which I attended in my university union buildings, which meant I didn't have to worry about travelling, and could arrange it to be convenient to me, although this clinic only operated on tuesdays. However, I could choose where in the city I went for the CBT and there were a range of other venues with various other days.
In the end, I know I've got a long way to go, but I feel equipped to keep moving forward myself and reassured that I have a great service behind me if I did need help further down the line.


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Mine works just fine with Torque.
Here is a live image (screenshot) of my phone using Torque.
I chose these but I can customize to see whatever I want to see.
chewse wrote:nice dashlayout...how many dashscreen do you have ...i have about 8 with 7-8 gauges per screen
Yes, but there was no output at all when I did that.chewse wrote:..did u scan for faults?
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We've been incredibly busy the last month and a half. (Getting prepared for our road trip out to Sturgis, road-tripping to Sturgis, attending the 75th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, road-tripping back to Florida, and then taking care of business since we've been home.)
We finally have a minute to breathe, and we want to start sharing little bits and pieces from our journey out to Sturgis with you. It was an epic one!
We left Jacksonville around 9am Saturday, July 25th. The guys were in front riding the Harley's, and the girls were in the 4-Runner pulling the Knockrz trailer (which was loaded down with inventory.) We had a smooth ride to Atlanta, Ga, and then we got stuck in Rush hour Traffic. Will's bike overheated, so we had to call it a day. We ate dinner at California Dreaming, stayed at a Hampton off 95 and woke up the next morning with the goal to make it through most of Tennessee.
Tennesse was a cool state to ride through. We took a few winding, hilly, back roads, and the weather was beautiful. We decided to take an adventure detour to a waterfall located between Chattanooga and Nashville, off highway 56.
Greeter Falls.
We parked the bikes and headed for the trail.
It was a short hike, less than a mile, but it was full of rock walls and scenic views. It even included unique aspects like a steep, spiral staircase that you had to walk down in order to get closer to the falls. All in all, we think its a pretty easy hike. We don't recommend it if you're afraid of heights. There aren't any guard rails and there are a lot of sheer drop offs along the path.
2 beautiful views of Greeter Falls from the rocks below.
In the 1st picture you can see the rock cliff in the middle of the falls. That's where we all cliff jumped from. We hiked up the tiny dirt trail that you can't see in this photo (it's to the left of the falls.) The trail takes you to a rock ledge that you can jump off of into the water. We heard from some locals that people sometimes jump from the top of the falls. Bills feet hit bottom when he jumped from the middle, so we weren't going to risk any injuries. Plus, we were having a blast jumping from the middle. Why ruin a good thing? We each jumped off a few times, and then decided we needed to get back on the trail to Sturgis.
Greeter Falls was a hidden gem and a great way to spend an afternoon. We would all go back in a heartbeat. Watch the short video below Will created that highlights some of our favorite parts about this adventure!
Thanks for stopping by and check back soon! We will be sharing bits and piece from our Sturgis journey on here over the next few months!
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Not have a car and need to go somewhere? Can't find a taxi nearby or can't trust the taxi driver? Have to reach on-time? No problem! You can now book an online taxi, which will arrive at your footstep and drop you off at the place of your destination at very reasonable fares.
Yes, Uber and Careem are multi-national organizations providing ride-hailing services. Careem is a Dubai based service provider currently working in 10 countries while Uber is an American based taxi booking organization having an extensive network in a number of countries.
Uber and careem operations have grown in the Middle East. People, especially women are availing its services with great joy and comfort. As females of Saudi Arabia are not yet allowed to drive themselves, such services are in great demand by them.
According to these companies, 80% of their passengers are females. It has, therefore, a tendency to reap the Vision 2030. The vision 2030 aims at bringing 1.3 million additional females into the workforce.
These females can avail these ride-hailing applications as a mean of transportation. Uber and careem have been able to provide a large number of employment opportunities for the young ones.
In the state where we are facing a roll on in unemployment, these organizations seem to help cope up with the problem.
Careem was initially appointing expatriates; however, since last year, the percentage of Saudi drivers have grown from about zero to 100%. By the end of 2018, Careem aims at employing about 70,000 drivers who are Saudis; this information has been disclosed by the co-founder of Careem,
Mr. Abdullah Elyas. Uber and careem together are ambitious to employ Saudi nationals as drivers and boost up the employment of young Saudis. In November 2016, they have been guided by the ministry of transportation to limit job opportunities for Saudis.
The state has invested in both organizations to enhance employment rates. $3.5 billion has been invested in Uber by Saudi sovereign wealth fund while 10% of Careem shares worth $100 million had been bought by Saudi Telecom cooperation.
Uber and Careem together are ambitious to create 200,000 jobs for Saudis in coming two years. However, the Saudi law has imposed restrictions on the use of Uber and Careem. One is not allowed to use their services at airports.
So, if you had been booking taxis online to be picked up from the airport, you cannot use it now. One is also restricted from using private cars for picking up the passengers from the airport.
General Directorate of traffic has declared it is an act of violation of traffic rules. Therefore, not only Uber and Careem are banned from picking up the passengers from the airport; also, the Saudis using private vehicles are prohibited from picking up passengers from the airport.
Col. Al-Rubaiaan declared that anyone found involved in not practicing the law, shall face punishment according to rules. Both organizations are playing an important role in the social and economic uplift of the society.
The government is well aware of their contribution, but rules are to be followed. They can operate countrywide but not the airports as Airports are under the jurisdiction of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) and have their own laws.
Source. Saudi Gazette


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Lisbeth: How many miracles can happen on one day? The answer is unlimited. We had a good helping a few days ago.
First I sat watching Qisuk working with a young woman with psoreasis. While he worked on her left arm, the spots on her right arm responded as well and started changing colour and some faded. It is sometimes hard to believe your own eyes – but it was happening right there.
Later I created another chance for healing. I was cooking a roast in foil for our guests and sucked up the boiling hot juices for the sauce with a pipette. It was so hot that is simply exploded out of the pipette over my left hand.
– Oh no, I thought while holding my hand under cool water, this may be a painful evening. But then I called for Qisuk who healed the hand for about 10 minutes.
The pain was gone in a few minutes and the skin is totally unharmed – not a trace left.
This is what happens when you tap into our natural energies and trust the body's ability to heal itself. It can do so almost immediately once we get our mind out of the way, and Qisuk knows how to do so.
Later that evening one of our guests, who is a hairdresser mentioned his neck which gives him problems and has done so for years. It often comes with the occupation – holding your arms up all day long is a heavy duty.
Almost immediately Qisuk's hands started working even though he sat on the other side of the table, and our guest felt a strong heat in his neck. This happened in the middle of the desert.
I took the above picture of my hand the day after – not a trace of any burns. Magic. Or simply the new normal.


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What can people expect from your stall?
Whiffle Pig is a small business formulated in the minds of Rachel Pratt & Annie Fielder – close friends and creative designers. Everything made is a mixture of hand and machine sewn designs, individually, by both of us giving everything a very warm and personal touch. Some of the materials themselves have been completely designed by Whiffle Pig themselves, something we intend to do more of in the future keeping our creations as original as we can.
What is your ideal Christmas gift from your stall?
Our ideal Christmas gifts from the stall would be any of our personalised pieces, either a little cat cushions with their cute little hand sewn faces or one of the little pillows with one of the little characters on the front. The personalised writing can be made to order and can be done in a range of fonts. Very nice little touch.
What are you most looking forward to about Swop n Shop?
We are mostly looking forward to meeting other stall owners at the Swop n Shop and having a chance to unveil the new Whiffle Pig treats. Which is also the reasons we were interested in taking part in the Swop n Shop, along side supporting a very worthy cause.


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I performed a ritual invocation of Raphael in my elemental circle where I chanted his name and inhaled 7 times (I got the idea from Bardon's book Initiation into hermetics). I felt strange with a little dizziness and I have wondered that I may actually have channeled Raphael into my body or it was just his energy.
Some of you have same experience with firsthand angelic invocations?
Can Angelic Magic be dangerous working?


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It's Me!
- Meredith
- I am a wife to Ron and the mother to 3 kids: Alexis, Jake and Cian. We are expecting our newest miracle Grace Elizabeth on or around December 12th 2011. I love to scrapbook and make cards and want to share my passion with you! Thanks for looking!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
It's A Boy!!!
It is hard to believe 9 months of carrying him has come to an end. I am glad to have a little bit of my body back!! It will still take some work to get the rest back, but the fluid retention is gone and the heartburn and the sore hips and the breathlessness. Now I just have to work on the flab!! Breastfeeding is really helping the weight come off, but I am sure you get to a point where it stalls. I will have to work through that and try not to get disappointed. I cant wear my pants so thats annoying.
But he is so worth every bit of the pain and the hard times and I would not trade him for anything. I love watching my other kids talk to him and hold him and love on him. I love seeing my husband as a new Dad again. Having another baby changes your marriage and makes you fall in love more deeply than ever before, or at least thats how it goes for me.
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In the discussion following Thesis 12, Walther writes perhaps the longest sentence in the whole essay. In it he shows that he does not throw out the language of the church of all ages that speaks of the individual, the personal side of faith. But it is his teaching of Universal Justification, and Objective Justification (i.e. UOJ) that is actually the foundation of this personal, individual faith. This is the foundation, the Rock (Psalm 18:2) upon which all true faith is built. (More will be said in my later comments.)
Final installment, December 31, 2013 – Soli Deo Gloria!
Part 15
=============== Synodical Conference–1872 ===============
"Over the Doctrine of Justification."
by C.F.W. Walther
(cont'd from Part 14)
...a meritorious work of righteousness [SCR 67] and of obedience towards God's Word, but because the treasure of the merit of Christ, which even the weakest faith grasps in the promise of the Gospel, embraces in itself truly a perfect satisfaction for all guilt and punishment of sin, as well as a perfect obedience towards all requirements of the Law of God."
This Thesis has been added to the previous one because beside the false doctrine that faith is such a high, meritorious work, still there is to be rejected yet a further false doctrine of the Arminians, who say: The grace of God consists precisely in this, that He is willing to regard faith of such value as to save man on its account. Against this it must be held fast that even the weakest faith, even were it only a small spark insofar as it is only faith, has Christ with His entire merit, just because it seizes Christ, who indeed has rendered such a complete obedience and has through Himself accomplished so complete a Redemption, that whoever has Him is also altogether saved. Now it remains, however, no matter whether someone is holding a gemstone with the strong hand of a man or with the weak fingers of a sick child, if he only holds it.
Thesis 11: "The faith of the individual also does not cause by its power that the evangelical promise of grace, which God pronounces in the Word of the Gospel or Absolution, to become really valid, effectual, and true, but it simply adheres to the promise of grace and forgiveness as divinely true and [KM 41] effectual, and by thus accepting the promise of God, it thereby at the same time grasps the gift of righteousness and salvation, and has what the words say and what they are."
The subject which is expressed here, we have already discussed in detail in the previous thesis, namely that faith does not give content to the Gospel and Absolution. The office of faith is not to give content, but rather to take out the content which God has placed in the means of grace. Therefore we never find in Scripture the language, "on because of, or for the sake of faith", but always: "through or out of faith." Here belong also all the passages of the Book of Concord in which it is said that the Gospel profits nothing without faith, although the treasure is all-surpassing. For it is one thing that the treasure is there, and another that he profits something.
Thesis 12: "When an individual sinner through faith seizes the promise of the Gospel in Word or Sacrament, and to himself thus appropriates the treasure of the merits of Christ for his justification and salvation, it is so the same from God as in a judicial (forensic) action before the judgment seat of God for one such regarded, accounted and declared that now for his own person partakes of the merit and righteousness of Christ for his salvation, and also through the personal possession of the benefits of Christ is personally justified and an heir of everlasting life." [SCR 68]
The intention of this thesis is to show that, although we teach that forgiveness of sins has been acquired for all men and the acquirement according righteousness and salvation is present for all people, and although we also teach, for another thing, that this treasure is also offered and presented to all in the Word and Sacrament, nevertheless we do not deny, that God regards the individual, if he only accepts this treasure and holds it in Christ and through Christ, as having this righteousness and that he in the same hour, so to speak, is written into the Book of Life, and that this is the Justification which in church usage is plainly called the Justification of a poor sinner, because there every individual stands before God in judgment and is declared free for his person by Him. This actus forensis, i.e. legal/judicial action, continues throughout the whole life of man, for God is always again and again declaring man free from sin, death, and judgment. So we teach: when the individual believer shares in the treasure which Christ has acquired, then God also holds this in His court, since he has come unto Christ, as the Apostle says: "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus"; now he has part in the redemption acquired by Christ. Before faith the sinner is righteous before God only according to the acquisition and the divine intention, but actually (actu) righteous, for his person righteous, indeed righteous when first he believes. It is analogous with the reconciliation. God is reconciled with us before we believe, [LS XXXII/2, 11-4] while we are yet enemies; but when we come to faith, we also are reconciled with God. So for example Quenstedt says: As Christ reconciled us with God through his dying, so he reconciled us with God by virtue of his death while converting us through the Word of the Cross. For a man's conversion consists just in this that he is brought to faith. Thereby we with God are reconciled, after God with us is reconciled through Christ's death. In the Formula of Concord it therefore says: "'The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all [KM 42] sin' (1 John 1:7), not only according to the merit [of the blood of Christ] which was once attained on the cross; but in this place John speaks of this, that in the work or act of justification not only the divine nature in Christ, but also His blood per modum efficaciae, that is, actually, cleanses us from all sins." (Formula of Concord, Solid/Thorough Declaration VIII, 59, Triglotta, pgs 1034-1035; Tappert, p. 602).= = = = = = end of essay = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
I will have further concluding remarks in the next Part 16.


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Takayuki Ashizu Japan
Shinto Priest
Munakata Grand Shrine
Intervenant au Sommet des consciences le 21 juillet
Shinto priest, Ashizu was born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1962.
Upon graduating from Department of Shinto, Faculty of Letters at Kogakkan University, he began serving at the Atsuta Shrine (1985).
From 1987 he moved to Jinja Honcho (The Association of Shinto Shrines) and held various positions there: Senior Office for Training and Development (1997), Director of General Affairs Division, General Affairs Department (1999), Director of Data and Information Analysis and Management Division, General Affairs Department (2001), Director of Division of Teaching, Education Department (2004), Director of International Affairs Division, Liaison Department (2005), Director-General of Finance Department (2008) and Director-General of Press and Public Relations Department (2010).
He served as the Senior Priest (2012) and was subsequently appointed as Deputy Chief Priest at the Munakata Grand Shrine in 2013.


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UbiComp 2006
by djdunc. Average Reading Time: less than a minute.
Just registered for UbiComp2006. Hoping to take the time out to pull together some writing on Ubiquitous Computing for Arup as part of our Drivers of Change. Also will be visiting the LA office to speak about wireless sensor networks and the DTI work.


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So here they are:
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That's my DD in the bag. :-)
I'm going to send it through the washer and dryer one more time, but I wanted to show it off this afternoon.
Here's how it started:
I'll get some different pics tomorrow that will show the size differnce a little better.
And here it is, finished! It's relaxing just a bit and the centers of the sides are pulling in just slightly, which is neat.
It's 20" from point to point, and I used size 10 cotton crochet thread with a 2.5mm Addi Turbo circular needle.
I can see more of these in my future--this was a great, fun, fast project.
And here's the soft yellow I finally ended up with (the one in the front):
That orange-color skein behind the yellow one is more accurate, although they're both just a hair strong compared to the actual skeins. Colors on a monitor are so hard to get exactly right!
That yellow is MUCH closer to what's pictured on the KnitPicks site than the actual yarn.
I think I'm either going to dye the orange a dark red or try selling it on eBay--I'm not sure which yet. :-) I already have my Kiri shawl that's similar to that orange color, although the Kiri has splotches of yellow/gold/red/orange like the dappling of light through leaves.
I'm also dying my Lucy Bag. It's huge and hard to dye, so I decided to spread it out on a trash bag, pour the dye on and play around a little, then roll it up and put it in another black trash bag and leave it in the sun to cook. Since it was only sunny in that part of the yard for about two hours yesterday, I'm going to leave it for most of today as well. I'm going to try to felt it this afternoon, although I don't anticipate it being finished very quickly! The swatch took SIX trips through the washer to felt to the point I wanted it to, but then that was with warm water on regular cycle, just with the regular wash, not hot water.
The colors aren't quite right, but you can get the general idea.
I started some filet crochet curtains for my aunt, but after two rows I remember that I hate working with small yarn and small crochet hook for long periods of time and that this is NOT a good project for me right now. Well, maybe "hate" is too strong, but I'm just not in the mood for that kind of project right now.
So (like a crazy woman) since I don't have any projects that are close to finishing, I had some Lion Brand Watercolors yarn, just a single ball, and a bootie pattern that was supposed to use almost one ball.
Perfect, I thought, I'll be able to start and finish something TODAY! And I actually DID manage to do both booties today. No, I'm not trying to announce anything--these will be going to charity.
They really aren't as lopsided as they look in this picture! They are identical but I must have messed with them when I was arranging them because they sure don't look the same!
Now I need to block the knitted doily I did last week so that I can take pictures of it. I haven't blocked something like that before so it might be interesting. Stay tuned for later developments....
I've really enjoyed these quick projects. Now I just have to decide which ones go to DD's teacher and which go to the teacher's aid. I was hoping to deliver these tomorrow, but I won't have my act together by then. Thursday is the last day of school so I'm running out of time....
Well, I had to have SOME excuse to join another knitting race, didn't I? ;-)
So now I've got to decided what project I'm going to do that I can start and finish in 30 days. I'm thinking about a sweater for my daughter. That would be a challenge because I've never made a sweater before. But, it's small (unlike a sweater for me) and would probably be doable in that amount of time.
On the other hand, there are some lace projects calling to me. The question is whether or not I could get any of them finished in the alloted time period.
Decisions, decisions...
Please ignore the big goofy grin--Rori, Rachelle, and Delores (but mostly Rori) were making fun of me. :-)
I'm not sure I'll wear it pinned in the center like that--I'll probably have it pinned up to one shoulder. Kind of like in the pics below. Kind of. But not exactly, since the Diamond Fantasy is a triangular shawl and the Victorian Lace is a three-quarter shape.
And here's the Victorian Lace Shawl being worn:
That's me during show and tell, with the Diamond Fantasy in the chair on the bottom left and my super-secret sock project #2 (another one I'm testing) on the table on the bottom right. Not like you can actually see anything of the socks, or even tell what they are. That's all I'm going to show until I get the go-ahead to post some good pics though.
The Victorian Lace shawl is reeaaally heavy for a shawl, which makes sense because it's made using worsted-weight yarn. I like it though. I can definitely see myself making a sweater out of that yarn (KnitPick's Wool of the Andes).
The three people who read this blog may have noticed that the progress bars on the right-hand sidebar still say that the Victorian Lace Shawl is 95% completed--that's because I STILL haven't blocked out the bottom edge. It hasn't stopped me from wearing it though, so I'll probably not worry about it until I wash it again. Three cheers for inertia!
DD is all ready to have a party again next weekend. And the next weekend. And the next.....


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Thu 15 Sep 2016, 01:10
As The Prodigals made their way to Galveston Kefka found his thoughts often returning to Harriet, Jasnah, and Jakob and with these thoughts came a flurry of emotions. Always beginning with joy, ending with sorrow at what may come to pass. One particular night his heart was feeling heavier than normal. He was running low on his liquid distraction so he figured he may as well talk to a packmate who may be experiencing something similar. If he could help them through with their children maybe that would ease his conscious of a future sin. It was Zoe's turn to keep watch and she was sitting by the small came fire. He gave a small smile as he approached her.
"How ya holdin' up Zoe? I know it's your first time bein' away from Agatha and we are going to be gone longer than originally intended... I just want to make sure you are okay. If you want I can use Barthos to get a message to Harriet who could pass it along to Connor. I already let Harriet know we were going to Galveston... but if there were something else you wanted to add it's no problem."
As Kefka talks he takes a seat across the fire from Zoe and looks at her face through the flames.
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Thu 15 Sep 2016, 05:55
Lost in her own thoughts Zoe was startled by the Shadow Lord's approach. As he spoke, Zoe's face grew drawn and embarrassed. When his words ceased, silence filled the space between the two for a few long moments.
"The first few days away from home, I missed Agatha terribly and would send spirit after spirit to check in on her, but after a while..."
Zoe did not want to admit that she had not thought of her daughter at all over the past few days. What kind of mother gets so lost in her work that she forgets her own child? Here Mocks was trying to comfort her over a loss that she was not even feeling. Zoe started to tear up.
"After a while...it became nearly unbearable to think about her, I miss her so much," she lied, immediately realizing the foolishness of lying to the group's resident deceiver.
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Thu 15 Sep 2016, 18:45
Mocks cocked his head to the side and arched an eyebrow at her bold-faced lie. He forced a smile as he thought of a response. He could call her out on her bluff and be an ass, he could pretend to buy her lie and console her, he could lie himself to make her feel better. He took a small drink from his flask as he mulled his options around his brain.
"That's good you miss her. You're a better parent than I was at first."
He paused for dramatic effect.
"When Jasnah was first born I forgot about her quite often during our adventures. I was always focused on what we were doing that my thoughts never turned homeward. It took a lot of time, work, and effort to re-organize my priorities, and now I am the lovable, doting, father figure you see before you."
He gives an earnest smile.
"I'm sure she is doing well though. She was left in good hands."
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Thu 15 Sep 2016, 19:17
Zoe swallowed hard at Mocks' pointed compliment.
"I wouldn't say I am a
parent, per se...it's just...just the difference between mothers and fathers I suppose. There's that maternal bond, you know. It's very...unbreakable and strong and..."
The woman threw up her hands in defeat.
"Okay, okay, I'm a terrible mother!" she said loudly, startling a few of the nearby nocturnal critters.
"I've been caught up in our work and I'll be honest, I'm enjoying getting a full night's sleep and not having someone need me
"Ugh, I am so awful," she said softly.
"After all that we'd been through as a pack, I figured motherhood would be a breeze, but it's...
Mocks! I mean pregnancy was so restrictive for months and then once she was born, I was just as restricted because she needed me
Until our first night away from the caern last week, I hadn't gotten a full-night's sleep in
months! Months!
I thought it was going to be hard to leave her, but I hate hate
to admit that after the first day or two, I felt relief to be away. Oh, Gaia, I am the worst mom ever."
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Thu 15 Sep 2016, 21:40
Mocks stands up and goes over to Zoe. He sits next to her and puts an arm around her.
"Hey hey hey... I'm not saying that. No one is saying that. Being a parent is something that we all have to discover on our own okay? It's not something that happens overnight. Believe me when I say between the two of us you aren't the worst parent. "
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Fri 16 Sep 2016, 21:28
Zoe shook off Mocks' reassuring hand, stood up, and began pacing.
"No. Maybe it's a growing process for a father, but not for a mother. I mean, this child grew inside of me for months and was completely dependent on me for her very life. Mothering is supposed to be natural for a woman, not something you have to get used to. Harriet and Jana and Silke are doing it right, staying home and raising their children the way a mother should. But me? Because I'm Garou, I get to leave my child behind for what? The greater good? To serve Gaia? It would be bad enough if I felt bad about leaving, but this relief it's sickening. A mom is supposed to want to be with her child and care for her and watch her grow up. And I don't not want to be there, but I'm okay with not being there."
Zoe shook her head and stopped walking. "I've seen you with Jasnah and Jakob. You are by far a better parent than I am. Your eyes light up when you see them. You send word back to the caern to let them know we're going to be gone a while. You miss them, the kids and Harriet. No, you are far better than I am."
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Fri 16 Sep 2016, 22:39
Mocks stayed seated as he watched Zoe pace around.
"We do have a duty to serve Gaia... For better or worse it's what we have to do. I remember when Jasnah was first born you weren't sure if you should even have children because you knew it you would be out serving Gaia, and not raising them. I'm not sure what had you change your mind, but you had some inclination that because you are Garou... You couldn't be a regular mother."
He paused to stoke the fire and keep lit.
"We can't stop serving Gaia...it's just not possible. I will forever have to leave Harriet, Jasnah, and Jakob behind...knowing that I may never return and see them again. That is why I smile when I am with them. I force myself too becuase they deserve to have happy memories with me. It's why i send messages. They deserve to know if I am not coming home, and where to find my body. I love them with all my heart, don't get me wrong, but much of what I do for them is a from a sense of duty to them. They get so little from me... The last thing I want is for them to remember me without a smile. "
He took his flask and poured it over the open flames cause them to rapidly rage for a moment.
"Look...you, Rends, Eaton, myself... We will never be normal parents, or what wanted from our parents, we just have to do what we can. What Gaia doesn't get...must be given to them. Harriet is a saint too. She has to be mother and father to them when I am gone. If I don't have to come back she'll have to explain that to my Jasnah...and then tell her the sword in my hand when I died belongs to her now and eventually she will use it to serve Gaia, like her father."
He looks at Zoe with sorrow in his eyes.
"It's not going to get easier...ever. You know what we saw with Moronai's help. There is so much to do, much more to be done. Our workload only increases. Our only peace will be death. And yet...we started families. We knew that and we started families. We have to love them. We have to care them. Because we brought them into our world. Our world of suffering. It's a choice to love, it's a choice to miss them. You make yourself think about them, and you love them...because you brought them into a world that you can't prepare them for."
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Sat 17 Sep 2016, 21:49
Zoe stands with her mouth agape as Mocks finishes speaking.
"Mocks, I have never heard you speak at length with such sincerity. As much as it pains me to say this, you are absolutely right."
Zoe pauses and stares up at Luna's partially shrouded face.
"My duty first and foremost is to Gaia. She chose me to be Garou and now I serve her to the end in whatever way she deems necessary. As much as I love Connor and Agatha, their needs are secondary to my life call to be Gaia's teeth and claws."
"One way that I serve Gaia is by taking care of my kin and raising my daughter to be a strong kinswoman. With people like Harriet and Jana and Silke around, she will never be lacking in good examples."
"I wanted all of this to come naturally, but I guess it's just like becoming a Garou, we don't figure it all out overnight. We are trained by elders and spirits and learn from one another. I supposed being a parent is the same way. I have to learn from those around me who have some experience."
"Thank you for your words of wisdom."
She smiles down at the Ragabash and takes a seat across the fire from him.
"Of course now I'm struggling with self-loathing thoughts about how I, the all-wise Theurge, am supposed to be giving advice and wisdom to the goofy Ragabash," she said with a laugh.
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Kefka smiled smiled as his packmate sat down.
"Glad to be of service to ya. It ain't often I get called wise. I appreciate it."
Mocks stood up and stretched.
"I don't think I have any wisdom on how to deal with your new trouble."
He chuckled.
"Have a good night Zoe. You know where to find me if you need to talk some more."
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Sun 18 Sep 2016, 21:03
Zoe smiled then recalled something Mocks has said earlier.
"Hey, hold on a minute. Earlier you said that I was by far the better parent of the two of us. After knowing what you know now, do you still stand by that?"
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Mocks stopped in his tracks and let out a sigh.
"Nothing ever gets past you does it, Zoe?"
He walked back over to the fire and sat.
"Here I thought that you were going to let me walk away a hero...ah well. I do still stand by that."
He sighed and looked at burning coals, avoiding the gaze of his packmate.
"It's the Necromantis. There is no telling if there are even any Camazotz left alive... But we do have the fetish which has a connection to making Camazotz. If we knew the ritual to using the fetish, and making a Camazotz I could turn Jakob into one...he's only kin so this will be his best chance at helping the nation in a way even we Garou can't. My tribe wiped out all of the Camazotz. It was an atrocity. Offering my first born son is the least my tribe should do for reparations...but just maybe it would be enough to appease the Necromantis...and bring him back to Gaia's side.
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Mon 19 Sep 2016, 09:13
Zoe blinked once and then again, her mouth agape. She then closed her lips and nodded once and then again.
"You're right…that does make you a pretty terrible parent."
She laughed, but there was no humor in it.
"First things first, just no. You cannot simply sacrifice your son to appease the Necromantis. If we can't bring it back to Gaia, we just do to it like we do to any other spirit that opposes Gaia, we take it out. I'm sure Rends would be thrilled.
"Second, I cannot believe that you would come up with some grand plan concerning spirits and rituals without ever talking to me! This is my area of expertise, Kefka. Gaia appointed
to be the spiritual leader of this pack. You cannot make such ridiculous plans concerning spirits without even consulting your Theurge!"
"Third, this is a
gamble you're taking! There are so many unknowns. Finding an existing Camazotz may be easier than we first thought. The ritual could go terribly wrong. The Necromantis may be unimpressed with your gesture or unwilling to abide by our bargain. Then you're left standing with a Camazotz for a son and still having to destroy the Necromantis."
"Fourth, Harriet will
be okay with this plan! I mean, we just discussed how I am not the best of mothers, but I would
consider sacrificing the life of my child to serve Gaia.
"Fifth, you are not responsible for righting the wrongs of your ancestors.
screwed up. Or maybe they didn't. Maybe they had good reason for destroying the Camazotz. Have you even asked them? Consult an ancestor and see what they think about you doing such an insane thing.
The Theurge is fuming at this point and pacing once again.
"No, you
turn Jakob, your
, into a Camazotz. And to think that this is the only way he could serve Gaia is to sell all of our kin terribly short! My daughter is not Garou. Why don't you just turn her into a Mokole to make amends with Papa Samba while you're at it. Or Harriet. She's
a kinfolk. Turn
into another changing breed and see how Red likes it."
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Kefka sat in silence staring at Zoe as she spoke. We watched as she got angrier with each passing word. When she finished he opened his flask to take a drink, forgetting that he poured out what little had remained. He cast the flask aside and sighed. He popped his neck before meeting Zoe's eyes. His eyes were cold and dark, and when he spoke his words were harsh.
"Now see Zoe, I've been right twice tonight so how about you sit down , and actually listen to the words coming out of my mouth instead of twisting them. I'm going to try and hit each of your points but you flung them with such fury and I rage I don't know if I can touch on them all before you frenzy."
He takes a deep breath in and out through his nose to calm himself down.
"First of all I never said doing this was the only way Jakob could serve Gaia, I said by doing this he would serve her in a greater capacity than other kin could. The only reason to do this would be to redeem the Bat totem so I would appreciate it if you would leave Harriet, Agatha, any other kin, and the other changing breeds out of this. I am not a maniac wanting to change kin at whim for my own pleasure. I get NO pleasure from these thoughts. This is my son. I understand that. If he undergoes the ritual he would still be my son, and I would care for him just as I do now. His life will not be ended. I'm not killing my son."
He paused and took in a deep breath through his mouth, and let it out shakily. When he spoke he was fighting back tears.
"Unfortunately Harriet has no choice... And neither do I. I serve Gaia, and Grandfather first... I am a parent second. You say it is not my responsibility but you are wrong. Grandfather Thunder placed this task upon me when we arrived at the White Ash sept. We were all present when NightClaw performed the ritual. The Necromantis is my responsibility and I intend to redeem it, by whatever means necessary. We promised it we would find a child of Bat and bring it before him, in return Bat would return to Gaia. If we were to go back on our word and destroy the Necromantis we would complete Bat's fall to the Wyrm, taking away the last light of redemption and hope it has left. Who do you think Bat would then come after hunh? Us."
He sat down across from Zoe staring again at the coals.
"I know it's a huge gamble. I'm not stupid. It's not like I would do the ritual before the Necromantis even agrees to take a newly made child of Bat. Even if he lies to us I think I would notice. I caught you lying easily enough earlier tonight. I don't want it to come to this, I am just trying to plan for the worst. If we can't find a Camazotz...we need a back up plan. We haven't even gone out West yet, so there is no point finding the ritual. If it came down to it I would have come to you first. I trust you as a theurge. I trusted you like a sister too, but you just shot that all to Hell."
Mocks spat to the side and looked at Zoe with grief, and anger in his eyes. He shook his head side to side slowly.
"Just earlier tonight you needed a friend and I was there for you. I listened, comforted, and offered wisdom. Then when I need a friend and you jump down my throat twisting my words, and speaking out of anger."
Mocks stood up to leave for the second time that night.
"If you can't handle my demons fine. Next time mind your own damn business."
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Mon 19 Sep 2016, 22:22
Zoe's vision blurred on the edge of rage as Mocks attempted to explain his former words. The hurt was evident on the Ragabash's face, but the Theurge couldn't care less. His final thoughts threatened to push her into complete frenzy. She, too, turned to walk away, but stopped to say one last thing before storming off.
"Sometimes a friend's duty is to comfort and encourage. Other times it is to tell them when they are being an absolute fool. I wouldn't expect you to appreciate the latter."
Before he could respond, Zoe shifted into Lupus and began to search out the pack's Alpha.
It did not take her long, and she nearly ran into him as he was making his way back toward camp. She immediately reverted to her breed form, anger emanating from her entire being.
"Do you have any idea what your beta is planning?! He wants to turn his son, who he says is
a kinfolk, into a Camazotz and give him to the Necromantis just to make good on some stupid promise he never should have made in the first place!"
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Mon 19 Sep 2016, 22:34
Caught off guard, Rends' hand was quick to go to Ribcage. He relaxed when he saw it was Zoe, but his face quickly turned in confusion and concern.
"Now holt on a second. What the Hell are you talkin' about?"
He looks over her shoulder back where she'd come from.
"Calm down, Zoe. You look like you caught Connor in bed with another woman. I'm sure whatever Mocks said ain't as bad as all that. Unless he told you he caught Connor in bed with another woman."
He chuckles at his attempt to lighten the mood, until he sees the fire in her eyes. His laugh quickly dies under its heat.
"So... uh... what's this about Jakob?"
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Zoe exhaled in frustration.
"It's what I just told you! Mocks has some fetish that can turn a person into a Camazotz and he's planning to use it on Jakob because he doesn't think we'll be able to find a child of Bat out west! I told him that was stupid and then he got all mad and started yelling so I came to find you, thinking maybe
could talk some sense into that fool. He surely wasn't interested in anything
had to say!"
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The Alpha listened to the story, and Zoe could see the anger growing in his own eyes.
"You mean to tell me he's been planning on using that thing all along? God damnit, I knew we should have buried that thing with Night Claw!"
Without another word, he pushes past Zoe through the brush.
"MOCKS! What's this I hear about scrappin' our plans to go out west? I told you we'd get out there as soon as we've got everything Republic side settled!"
He stomps over to the area where the Theurge and Ragabash had been chatting and glowers down at his Beta.
"That ain't like you to jest give up like that. We ain't even tried yet. Is what Zoe's tellin' me true? You jest done decided to give Jakob to Bat and wash you hands of this?"
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"Wha? No. I ugh. Dammit Zoe"
It was plainly evident that the Ragabash had been thoroughly caught off guard by his Beta.
"Shit...that ain't what I said. She wasn't paying me a lick of attention. She only heard what she wanted to hear."
Mocks dejectedly sat back down at the fire.
"Sit down and I'll tell you what ain't I told her."
He sighed.
"You got anything in that flask of yours....? I'm dry."
After a couple of moments of silence Mocks started talking.
"I was just explaining to Zoe that she is a better parent than I am...because I will perform the ritual and turn Jakob into a Camazotz if that is what is required. I told her that I was planning for a worst case scenario, and hopefully it won't come to that...I'm jes tryin plan for what to do if we can't find any Camaztoz out West."
Mocks looked up at Rends.
"Grandfather Thunder tasked me with going out West and dealing with the Masks, and he also tasked me with dealing with the Necromantis. I have no choice but to go West. I intend to redeem Bat by whatever means necessary. That's what I told her. She said we can just destroy The Necromantis if we don't find a Camazotz...but I can't abide by that Rends. We made a deal with him... We can't back out."
Mocks visibly forces back tears and steels himself.
"Harriet may never forgive me if it comes down to it...I may never forgive myself...but I serve Gaia and Grandfather Thunder first. I'll do whatever I have to do."
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Rends looks back and forth between his packmates a couple times before tossing Mocks his flask.
"I'm about out, but have at it. Y'all playin' some kind of joke on me?"
He turns to Zoe.
"What's the problem here? That's more or less been the plan all along."
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Tue 20 Sep 2016, 19:42
Zoe calmed slightly at this point as she began to hear what Mocks was saying. She raised a confused eyebrow at her alpha.
"What's the
The plan all along has been to turn Mocks' kid into another breed? Why is tonight the first time
hearing about it?"
She sighed and her demeanor turned from angered toward concerned.
"I just don't see the sense in it. There
to be another way. I don't even like this plan as a last resort."
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Rends shakes his head, looking confused.
"That ain't the plan at all. The plan is to go out west and find a legitimate child of Bat. We're only making one as a last resort; so if you don't like that plan, you make sure it don't come to that."
He cuts off Zoe's protest with a wave of the hand.
"Look, I can't speak for Mocks, but this is how I see it. They's too much at stake for us to be pulling our punches. Not only did we as a pack promise the Necromantis we'd do everything in our power to help redeem it, but Grandfather Thunder charged Mocks with restoring the honor of his Tribe."
He levels a steady gaze at Zoe.
"Let me be perfectly clear. If Grandfather Thunder hadn't charged Mocks with this, it would have been on my shoulders to make this right as Alpha. Even without that I gave my word to the Necromantis knowing it was going to be nearly impossible, and then I cleared the way for it to escape with my own hands knowing whatever evil it did after would be on me. How tough it is don't have any effect on our duty though. I will do everything in my power to make sure we right this wrong though, and I fully expect each and every one of you to do the same. But Mocks also has a charge directly from his Tribal totem to fix this; so it's ultimately up to him to call the shots and decide how to fix it. If we fail out west and Mocks feels it's his duty to give his son to Bat when we run out of options, then I won't like it but I'll help make that happen. If you can't stomach that we can find another Theurge for the Rite."
He takes his flask back form Mocks and frowns when he realizes it's empty before tucking it away.
"Does that lay your fears to rest?"
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you make sure it don't come to that.
"How am I supposed to-" The Theurge is cut short by a wave of the alpha's hand.
restoring the honor of his Tribe.
"Good luck with
," she mumbles.
Does that lay your fears to rest?
Zoe painfully swallowed her pride as she nodded at the alpha's gracious rebuke.
"I think I might have blown things out of proportion and misunderstood Mocks' intentions. I'll do what I can to help find a legitimate child of Bat and spare Kefka from having to transform his own child. If it comes to that-" she swallowed hard "I will perform the rite as the Theurge of this pack and to stand by my brother through a difficult time."
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Rends' face grows dark with the back talking. Once Zoe's said her piece, he shakes his head.
"Not good enough. It's bad enough we've had to beat most of the Nation into getting their heads out of their asses. I won't have my pack nipping at each other over something that won't even happen if we all jest do our damn jobs."
He raises a hand again, cutting off the objection.
"Ya I know I give Zas shit all the time. But we still work together and have each other's backs. And if he had some mission from Owl you can bet I'd help him make it a reality. And if that mission meant he had to give up the thing he loved most in the world I'd still be there to take the hits for him while he did what he had to instead of cutting his legs out from under him. We're better than that. You're better than that."
He crosses his arms and looks at her expectantly.
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Zoe's eyes grew wide at the sterner reprimand. She threw up her hands in defense.
"I'm sure Mocks is going to do his level best to fulfill his missions, but come on, the Shadow Lords do not have the most honorable reputation, so his task seems nearly impossible is all I'm saying!"
She narrowed her eyes at the alpha, clearly beginning to be angry again.
"I said I'd do what needed to be done, didn't I? I said I'd do my best to find a child of Bat and then perform the damn ritual myself if it came to that. What more do you want?"
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Mocks turned to look at Zoe.
"I for one would like an apology."
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With an 80 mph posted speed limit, people are driving 81 mph to 85 mph, said Carlos Braceras, UDOT deputy director. With a 75 mph posted speed limit, people were driving 83 mph to 85 mph.
The speeds don't reflect an average driver, however, but the behavior of 85 percent of the drivers north of Scipio in Millard County to south of Fillmore.
Utah is the only state besides Texas with 80 mph postings. In Texas, the 80 mph sections are rural, too.
The Utah Legislature passed a law in 2008 that permits speeds over 75 mph in low-population areas if UDOT studies traffic engineering and safety and reports its analyses to the Transportation Interim Committee.
On Wednesday, Braceras was doing that, reporting to the committee that drivers were, on the whole, speeding less and that accidents have not increased. UDOT engineers did not expect an increase in accidents, however, based on studies of the two stretches, which both lack extreme curves and mountainous terrain.
Braceras told the committee it was important to continue studying the area over time to get trend data.
Although accidents and illegal speeding haven't increased, "speed differentials" have increased. Speed differentials are the difference between the fastest and slowest vehicles. Almost all drivers have come up on a slow-moving vehicle or have been tailgated by a speeder. That can be unsafe, Braceras said.
"We'd like to keep speeds consistent as much as possible because that consistency does create, we believe, a safer condition," he said.
Most of the legislators said they enjoyed being able to drive faster.
"When you ran this bill a couple of years ago, I was hesitant to vote for it," said Rep. Lynn Hemingway, D-Salt Lake City. "But I drive to St. George all the time. Thank you very much."
Committee members laughed at Hemingway's comments and at Mike Morley's.
Morley, R-Spanish Fork, asked Braceras whether drivers were speeding on I-15 between the two 80 mph stretches. Braceras said that hadn't been studied.
"I got a warning between there," Morley said. "So maybe speeds have increased a little bit. I don't know."
Janice Fisher, D-West Valley City, was more somber, saying speed kills.
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