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Anonymous (not verified)
September 13, 2012 - 11:34pm
Vote. Please vote. (Mitt)
Mm (not verified)
September 20, 2012 - 8:46pm
Vote Romney/ Ryan
Guy (not verified)
September 22, 2012 - 1:44pm
Vote straight republican. The democrats are killing us middle class folks here in Maryland. The governor is out of control and will not stop spending the people's money. People are moving out of Maryland because of this. It's a fact! When you tell everyone what's going the dem supporters make hateful comments. I vote best policy not party.
Hector (not verified)
September 22, 2012 - 6:43pm
It is no surprise that most people here will go republican. The aviation industry is rather conservative it seems. However, when people say vote for Mitt Romney they are ignoring a very crucial thing, its government. Its always been this way and it will probably never change. Obama hasn't made things worse, because he doesn't have that much power to change things anyway. How a millionaire, son of a millionaire, who knows nothing about aviation is going to somehow fix the industry is beyond me. Aviation is a private industry; it is not subsidized (most isn't anyway). On top of that, the U.S. is far more lax on regulations than Europe is, yet Airbus outsold Boeing. The Industry has been coasting for years, monetizing on the developments of a long gone culture of innovation. But times have changed and the rest of the world is waking up and catching up. On almost a daily basis, I see new technologies coming out of Europe. Solar powered this, Battery powered that etc. In fact most, of the new light sport aviation market is composed of European airplanes. For far too long its been about reducing fuel consumption. Improve a little bit here and there, perhaps add a wing let or two and we have a new model of airplane. To think that a new administration would change this is naive.
As a kid I would go to the local airport and everything you saw was american. I learned to fly on a Cessna, my father learned to fly on a Cessna as well. But my children will learn to fly, if they ever wan't to learn how to fly (also a result of the lack of innovation), on European airplanes or on american designed Chinese owned airplanes. That is a shame ad should be a sign of embarrassment to all in the industry. But therein lies the question: How can this change? First off, I believe there needs to be a renewed effort by the industry to innovate. This includes going out to the public and showing people what aviation is all about. Getting kids interested in science and technology is also very important. This would require the industry coming together in a joint effort. However, I don't see this happening, as the industry has become more about profits than anything. Second, there is something that government could do. Perhaps send a couple of people to mars, get the whole country excited about space. There you will get a huge influx of engineers and scientists like what happened during the Apollo missions. Everyone wanted to be part of the adventure of space. This would require an government agenda concentrated on Science funding, and less about tax cuts and defense spending. A reformat of the education system could also help. But this would require a high degree of competence. And I don't see that in neither candidate. So my answer is that neither party really support aviation. They just look at is like any other industry.
Christopher Mbanefo (not verified)
September 24, 2012 - 10:03am
Aviation, by nature is a cross border activity, and future growth is not only national but international... by logical deduction. The president who will be best for aviation is the one who has a solid and pragmatic understanding of international issues, especially the interdependency of economies and nations. This will ultimately have the best effect on national aviation... including US aviation exports.
The claim of a candidate being able to drive the economy to growth, reduce deficits AND lower taxes reminds me of someone claiming that it is possible to gain altitude while increasing speed AND reducing your fuelflow... all at the same time! If you believe this, vote for Romney... if not, vote for Obama.
Dustin (not verified)
September 26, 2012 - 12:56pm
@ Hector, your views at face value seem to hold water. However, as you ramble on about your children one issue becomes clear. Specifically, by your statements of the need for some mystical thing (government) to achieve a fantastical goal (at enormous expense no doubt) to get your kids to put down their iPhones and become interested in aviation.
Yours, like most children, are given everything and earn nothing. That is why there is no great fanfare about aviation anymore. You can put someone in a cockpit but you can't make them become a pilot. Aviation has never been, nor will it ever be, an industry for slackers.
President Kardashian is no different, as those who don't "understand" aviation don't understand basic economics let alone sound fiscal policy. The future of aviation is directly tied to the growth or decline of American prosperity. Romney is not the shining example of an aviation advocate, but we wouldn't be having to lower our standards had millions of moron's not wanted to be part of a social movement at the beginning of a recession instead of doing the responsible thing. Grow up.


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Ya. My ideal set-up would be a 5-6 tuner diskless set top box connected to fault tolerant networked attached storage. In that scenario, the recordings would be encrypted to my account and not a particular STB.
I think this is the ultimate solution for storage mangement and recording scheduling. I have a ZyXEL NAS that routinely manages to support 300Mbps across the LAN. If I could put one of these guys on the net with 2 3TB drives in RAID 1 configuration, I'd have the same amount of diskspace I have now, spread across 3 DVRs, but it would be fault tolerant. And if the encryption was tied to my account, instead of the devices, I could record and playback from/to any device or TV. The throughput of the device is even sufficient to easily handle 8 recording streams and 4 playback.
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(07-24-2011 08:39 PM)rocknandrew Wrote: Crazy to spend that much on a piece of hair from someone so recent, I could understand DaVinci, Shakespeare, even Lincoln, but either way it seems easy to pluck a hair from the intern down the hall and call it JFK's... Also, how do you know that guy is a pack searcher? Not denying he is, just curious as to how you can tell.
(07-25-2011 12:09 AM)jrod1022 Wrote: Im not bashing this pull at all because i would love to have it to sell also but who in there right mind would want a PIECE OF HAIR, YES IS SAID HAIR FROM ANYONE ? SERIOUSLY ? that is just gross and the main question pops into your mind is that how in the hell did someone obtain this ? Its probably a piece of hair from a relative. What did topps dig up JFK just to get hair for their relic cards ? come on !
(07-24-2011 11:12 PM)LARSON83 Wrote: Hello everyone. I am the seller of this card and I just felt the need to defend myself. Let me start by saying that I am not a pack searcher. I am a father of 4 and work full-time, so I do not have the time to sit and search cards. I enjoy collecting cards and have passed my love of the hobby on to my 2 boys. Every once in awhile I will purchase a lot of hot packs from someone I met in the community. If I'm lucky I make 2 dollars off each pack. If you go and read my feedback on ebay, you will see that I take care of each and every one of my buyers with next day shipping and bonus cards (most of the time I give an extra auto or relic card). My feedback speaks for itself. I have spent thousands on boxes only to get very few great hits. As we all know, this is a hobby that requires taking gambles and 99% of the time we lose out. That 1% falls on times like this, where I happen to have gotten a pull of a lifetime (which I am grateful for and do not expect to repeat itself). I try to teach my boys this hobby is a lot like life...stuff doesn't always go your way, sometimes the person next to you will get what you want, and you need to be happy for them. I thought that this was part of what collecting was all about. At least this is what it meant to me when I was 9, and at 28 I feel the same way every time I break open a pack of cards. I know there are always going to be people that are jealous b/c that has been me before, but in those instances I bit my tongue and tried to be nothing but happy for them. I really debated even putting this card up since it would be a great heirloom to pass on to my kids, but to be honest I could really use the money to support my family right now. So whether I get $1000 or $20,000 I know that I am extremely lucky to be in this position and to own such a extraordinary card...and trust me luck has not been on my side most of my life. I just want to thank everyone for being part of this hobby that we love so much. I hope it doesn't fade away--I would hope that it lasts for my kids to experience all the joys of being a collector.


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Think about the one piece of furniture you use more than anything – your bed. "Most people are in bed eight hours a day," says Mary Pat Wallace, owner of Chicago Luxury Beds. "Eight hours of sleep is the daily average, but most sleep specialists recognize not everyone is built that way. Some people can function on four hours of sleep. Either way, why not get a few great hours of sleep in a great bed?"
Size matters. "Buy the biggest bed you can afford, especially if you're sharing with someone," advises Ms. Wallace, who recommends a king-sized bed. "Half of a queen-sized bed is smaller than a child's twin bed." That said, more than one person can't rest comfortably in a queen-sized bed.
And what's the difference between a 'U.S. King' and 'California King' bed? "A U.S. King is 76 inches wide by 80 inches long, while a California King is 72 inches wide by 84 inches long," shares Ms. Wallace. "Taller people may prefer California Kings, but mostly U.S. Kings are sold in the Midwest."
"Lay on your side," instructs Ms. Wallace. "If your bed has the right tension for your body, your hip and shoulder should dip into the bed and allow your spine and neck to be in a straight, horizontal line. Your back will be supported and the mattress will release pressure from your discs."
Tension is connected to body weight; firmness corresponds to the required amount of force exerted on the springs within the bed in order to move them. "When looking at the Vi-Spring mattresses sold at Chicago Luxury Beds, those who weigh up to 150 pounds need a soft bed," says Ms. Wallace. "151-210 need medium, 211-270 firm and 271-plus extra firm."
But what if you're sharing your bed with someone who weighs more/less than you do? "With many couples, the wife is smaller than the husband," observes Ms. Wallace. "But all mattresses we sell can have split tensions. There are over 200 possibilities for every couple."
"The key with linens is you want natural materials like cotton, silk or bamboo," shares Ms. Wallace. "They all 'breathe' and have similar qualities, like absorbing moisture and evaporating it quickly." But with cotton sateen sheets, when you get into the high thread counts (1,000, 1,800 and so on), they're made from a much heavier fabric. "They won't breathe as well as a higher quality Egyptian long thread cotton sheet that's only a 400 thread count," says Ms. Wallace, noting you should go for the higher thread count if you prefer the feel of heavier linens.
The right pillow contributes to a good night's sleep. Unfortunately, too many people have a closet full of pillows they don't use. "The way most people buy pillows is by taking them off the shelf and squeezing them in between their hands to determine softness/firmness," observes Ms. Wallace. "But you can't return pillows, and many people end up tossing them into the closet after one night of sleep because they're either too soft or too hard."
To solve that problem, the Pillow Bar at Chicago Luxury Beds allows you to lie on various pillows and request modifications. "For example, a man with really wide shoulders may come in and like the side sleeper pillow but needs it to be firmer because he's a bigger guy," explains Ms. Wallace. "We'll tailor the pillow to his specifications until he's happy with it."
Once you've purchased your bed and found the right pillow and bed linens, Ms. Wallace goes a step further and offers these tips for getting a good night sleep:
- Keep your bedroom cool, at a lower temperature than the rest of the house.
- Your bedroom should be your sleep haven – remove all distractions (electronics) and make the room as dark as it can be.
- Being in a big city, there's often a lot of pollution in the air. An air purifier will help you breathe better and sleep better.
- Routine is important. Try to go to bed and wake up the same time every day – even weekends. Creating good sleep habits makes all the difference.
Buying a quality bed is a long-term investment that pays back. "People won't think twice about spending $30,000 on a car. And if you live in the city you're driving it what, a couple hours a week? What about your bed? You'll not only get a good night sleep every day, but you'll save money on a chiropractor or massage therapist because your body will be in perfect alignment," says Ms. Wallace. "Your bed is the one piece of furniture that's going make a difference in your day tomorrow."
DID YOU KNOW you can try one of the high quality mattresses from Chicago Luxury Beds for free? If you're having trouble deciding which tension you'd prefer, CLB will book you a night at the Waldorf Astoria Chicago, where six rooms feature their coveted Vi-Spring mattresses. Once you sleep on the bed, make your decision, return to CLB and purchase your bed, CLB will pay for the hotel stay.


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Zach Halder has committed to play soccer at Simpson College, an NCAA Division III mens soccer program. He currently plays for the U18 Iowa Rush Nike Boys coached by Matt Dryer. At Simpson, Zach will play for former Iowa Rush and Ankeny High School coach, and Current Simpson College Head Soccer Coach Rick Isaacson, and his assistant, Brian Duax, also Iowa Rush Director of Senior Boys. In addition to playing soccer, Zach was also a place kicker on the Ankeny Hawks State Championship Football team in 2012. Zach plans to major in Accounting at Simpson College. After attracting attention from several college programs Zach said, "I'm excited for the opportunity to join the Simpson Mens Soccer team and help Coach Isaacson continue to build the program".
Riley Miller has committed to play soccer at Wartburg College, an NCAA Division III womens soccer program. She currently plays for the u18 Iowa Rush Nike team coached by Daryl Brazeau. Riley is looking forward to next year, "The next chapter in my life is critical not only in taking the next step for soccer, but also academically. I can't wait to take on the challenge and see where it takes me." In terms of the recruiting process and soccer development, Riley says that "Daryl was a huge help in my final fall season with Rush."
Maddie Vincent has committed to the University of Montana, an NCAA Division I women's soccer program. She currently plays for the u18 Iowa Rush Nike team coached by Daryl Brazeau. Maddie is traveling far from home but says she is "looking forward to living on a beautiful campus where I will be given the opportunity to compete both on the field and in the classroom." Maddie joined the Rush this past fall season after attending a summer training camp at the University of Montana and talking about her club choices with the head coach, Mark Plakorus, who suggested that the Rush would help her continued development and prepare her for the transition to the college game.
Congratulations to Zach, Riley and Maddie on their recent college commitments! We wish them the best of luck next year as they represent the Rush within the collegiate game!


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The blessed death of the righteous. (1,2) The abominable idolatries of the Jewish nation. (3-12) Promises to the humble and contrite. (13-21)
Verses 1-2 The righteous are delivered from the sting of death, not from the stroke of it. The careless world disregards this. Few lament it as a public loss, and very few notice it as a public warning. They are taken away in compassion, that they may not see the evil, nor share in it, nor be tempted by it. The righteous man, when he dies, enters into peace and rest.
Verses 3-12 The Lord here calls apostates and hypocrites to appear before him. When reproved for their sins, and threatened with judgments, they ridiculed the word of God. The Jews were guilty of idolatry before the captivity; but not after that affliction. Their zeal in the worship of false gods, may shame our indifference in the worship of the true God. The service of sin is disgraceful slavery; those who thus debase themselves to hell, will justly have their portion there. Men incline to a religion that inflames their unholy passions. They are led to do any evil, however great or vile, if they think it will atone for crimes, or purchase indulgence for some favourite lust. This explains idolatry, whether pagan, Jewish, or antichristian. But those who set up anything instead of God, for their hope and confidence, never will come to a right end. Those who forsake the only right way, wander in a thousand by-paths. The pleasures of sin soon tire, but never satisfy. Those who care not for the word of God and his providences, show they have no fear of God. Sin profits not; it ruins and destroys.
Verses 13-21 The idols and their worshippers shall come to nothing; but those who trust in God's grace, shall be brought to the joys of heaven. With the Lord there is neither beginning of days, nor end of life, nor change of time. His name is holy, and all must know him as a holy God. He will have tender regard to those who bring their mind to their condition, and dread his wrath. He will make his abode with those whose hearts he has thus humbled, in order to revive and comfort them. When troubles last long, even good men are tempted to entertain hard thoughts of God. Therefore He will not contend for ever, for he will not forsake the work of his own hands, nor defeat the purchase of his Son's blood. Covetousness is a sin that particularly lays men under the Divine displeasure. See the sinfulness of sin. See also that troubles cannot reform men unless God's grace work in them. Peace shall be published, perfect peace. It is the fruit of preaching lips, and praying lips. Christ came and preached peace to Gentiles, as well as to the Jews; to after-ages, who were afar off in time, as well as to those of that age. But the wicked would not be healed by God's grace, therefore would not be healed by his comforts. Their ungoverned lusts and passions made them like the troubled sea. Also the terrors of conscience disturbed their enjoyments. God hath said it, and all the world cannot unsay it, That there is no peace to those who allow themselves in any sin. If we are recovered from such an awful state, it is only by the grace of God. And the influences of the Holy Spirit, and that new heart, from whence comes grateful praise, the fruit of our lips, are his gift. Salvation, with all its fruits, hopes, and comforts, is his work, and to him belongs all the glory. There is no peace for the wicked man; but let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, and he will abundantly pardon.
Isaiah 57:1-21 . THE PEACEFUL DEATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS FEW: THE UNGODLINESS OF THE MANY: A BELIEVING REMNANT SHALL SURVIVE THE GENERAL JUDGMENTS OF THE NATION, AND BE RESTORED BY HIM WHO CREATES PEACE.
In the midst of the excesses of the unfaithful watchmen ( Isaiah 56:10 Isaiah 56:11 Isaiah 56:12 ), most of the few that are godly perish: partly by vexation at the prevailing ungodliness; partly by violent death in persecution: prophetical of the persecuting times of Manasseh, before God's judgments in causing the captivity in Babylon; and again those in the last age of the Church, before the final judgments on the apostasy ( 2 Kings 21:16 , Matthew 23:29-35 Matthew 23:37 , Revelation 11:17 ). The Hebrew for "perisheth," and "is taken away," expresses a violent death ( Micah 7:2 ).
1. no man layeth it to heart--as a public calamity.
merciful men--rather, godly men; the subjects of mercy.
none considering--namely, what was the design of Providence in removing the godly.
from the evil--Hebrew, from the face of the evil, that is, both from the moral evil on every side ( Isaiah 56:10-12 ), and from the evils about to come in punishment of the national sins, foreign invasions, &c. ( Isaiah 56:9 , 57:13 ). So Ahijah's death is represented as a blessing conferred on him by God for his piety ( 1 Kings 14:10-13 ; see also 2 Kings 22:20 ).
2. Or, "he entereth into peace"; in contrast to the persecutions which he suffered in this world ( Job 3:13 Job 3:17 ). The Margin not so well translates, "he shall go in peace" ( Psalms 37:37 , Luke 2:29 ).
rest--the calm rest of their bodies in their graves (called "beds," 2 Chronicles 16:14 ; compare Isaiah 14:18 ; because they "sleep" in them, with the certainty of awakening at the resurrection, 1 Thessalonians 4:14 ) is the emblem of the eternal "rest" ( Hebrews 4:9 , Revelation 14:13 ).
each one walking in . . . uprightness--This clause defines the character of those who at death "rest in their beds," namely, all who walk uprightly.
3. But . . . ye--In contrast to "the righteous" and their end, he announces to the unbelieving Jews their doom.
sons of the sorceress--that is, ye that are addicted to sorcery: this was connected with the worship of false gods ( 2 Kings 21:6 ). No insult is greater to an Oriental than any slur cast on his mother ( 1 Samuel 20:30 , Job 30:8 ).
seed of the adulterer--Spiritual adultery is meant: idolatry and apostasy ( Matthew 16:4 ).
4. sport yourselves--make a mock ( Isaiah 66:5 ). Are ye aware of the glory of Him whom you mock, by mocking His servants ("the righteous," Isaiah 57:1 )? ( 2 Chronicles 36:16 ).
make . . . wide month--( Psalms 22:7 Psalms 22:13 , 35:21 , Lamentations 2:16 ).
children of transgression, &c.--not merely children of transgressors, and a seed of false parents, but of transgression and falsehood itself, utterly unfaithful to God.
5. Enflaming yourselves--burning with lust towards idols [GESENIUS]; or else (compare Margin), in the terebinth groves, which the Hebrew and the parallelism favor [MAURER].
under . . . tree--( 2 Kings 17:10 ). The tree, as in the Assyrian sculptures, was probably made an idolatrous symbol of the heavenly hosts.
slaying . . . children--as a sacrifice to Molech, &c. ( 2 Kings 17:31 , 2 Chronicles 28:3 , 33:6 ).
in . . . valleys--the valley of the son of Hinnom. Fire was put within a hollow brazen statue, and the child was put in his heated arms; kettle drums (Hebrew, toph) were beaten to drown the child's cries; whence the valley was called Tophet ( 2 Chronicles 33:6 , Jeremiah 7:3 ).
under . . . clifts--the gloom of caverns suiting their dark superstitions.
6. The smooth stones, shaped as idols, are the gods chosen by thee as thy portion ( Psalms 16:5 ).
meat offering--not a bloody sacrifice, but one of meal and flour mingled with oil. "Meat" in Old English meant food, not flesh, as it means now ( Leviticus 14:10 ).
Should I receive comfort--rather, "Shall I bear these things with patience?" [HORSLEY].
7. Upon . . . high mountain . . . bed--image from adultery, open and shameless ( Ezekiel 23:7 ); the "bed" answers to the idolatrous altar, the scene of their spiritual unfaithfulness to their divine husband ( Ezekiel 16:16 Ezekiel 16:25 , 23:41 ).
8. "Remembrance," that is, memorials of thy idolatry: the objects which thou holdest in remembrance. They hung up household tutelary gods "behind the doors"; the very place where God has directed them to write His laws "on the posts and gates" ( Deuteronomy 6:9 , 11:20 ); a curse, too, was pronounced on putting up an image "in a secret place" ( Deuteronomy 27:15 ).
discovered thyself--image from an adulteress.
enlarged . . . bed--so as to receive the more paramours.
made . . . covenant--with idols: in open violation of thy "covenant" with God ( Exodus 19:5 , 23:32 ). Or, "hast made assignations with them for thyself" [HORSLEY].
thy bed . . . their bed--The Jews' sin was twofold; they resorted to places of idolatry ("their bed"), and they received idols into the temple of God ("thy bed").
where--rather, "ever since that" [HORSLEY]. The Hebrew for "where" means "room" (Margin), a place; therefore, translate, "thou hast provided a place for it" (for "their bed"), namely, by admitting idolatrous altars in thy land [BARNES]; or "thou choosest a (convenient) place for thyself" in their bed [MAURER] ( Isaiah 56:5 ).
9. the king--the idol which they came to worship, perfumed with oil, like harlots ( Jeremiah 4:30 , Ezekiel 23:16 Ezekiel 23:40 ). So "king" means idol ( Amos 5:26 , Zephaniah 1:5 ); (malcham meaning "king") [ROSENMULLER]. Rather, the king of Assyria or Egypt, and other foreign princes, on whom Israel relied, instead of on God; the "ointment" will thus refer to the presents ( Hosea 12:1 ), and perhaps the compliances with foreigners idolatries, whereby Israel sought to gain their favor [LOWTH] ( Isaiah 30:6 , Ezekiel 16:33 , 23:16 , Hosea 7:11 ).
send . . . messengers far off--not merely to neighboring nations, but to those "far off," in search of new idols, or else alliances.
even unto hell--the lowest possible degradation.
10. greatness of . . . way--the length of thy journey in seeking strange gods, or else foreign aid ( Jeremiah 2:23 Jeremiah 2:24 ). Notwithstanding thy deriving no good from these long journeys (so, "send . . . far off," Isaiah 57:9 ), thou dost not still give up hope ( Jeremiah 2:25 , 18:12 ).
hast found . . . life of . . . hand--for "thou still findest life (that is, vigor) enough in thy hand" to make new idols [MAURER], or to seek new alliance ("hand" being then taken for strength in general).
grieved--rather, "therefore thou art not weak" [MAURER]; inasmuch as having "life in thy hand," thou art still strong in hope.
11. Israel wished not to seem altogether to have denied God. Therefore they "lied" to Him. God asks, Why dost thou do so? "Whom dost thou fear? Certainly not Me; for thou hast not remembered Me." Translate, "seeing that thou hast not remembered Me."
laid it to . . . heart--rather, "nor hast Me at heart"; hast no regard for Me; and that, because I have been long silent and have not punished thee. Literally, "Have I not held My peace, and that for long? and so thou fearest Me not" ( Psalms 50:21 , Ecclesiastes 8:11 ). It would be better openly to renounce God, than to "flatter Him" with lies of false professions ( Psalms 78:36 ) [LUDOVICUS DE DIEU]. However, Isaiah 51:12 Isaiah 51:13 favors English Version of the whole verse; God's "silent" long-suffering, which was intended to lead them to repentance, caused them "not to fear Him" ( Romans 2:4 Romans 2:5 ).
12. declare--I will expose publicly thy (hypocritical) righteousness. I will show openly how vain thy works, in having recourse to idols, or foreign alliances, shall prove ( Isaiah 57:3 ).
13. When thou criest--In the time of thy trouble.
companies--namely, of idols, collected by thee from every quarter; or else, of foreigners, summoned to thy aid.
wind . . . carry . . . away--( Job 21:18 , Matthew 7:27 ).
vanity--rather, "a breath" [LOWTH].
possess . . . land . . . inherit--that is, the literal land of Judea and Mount Zion; the believing remnant of Israel shall return and inherit the land. Secondarily, the heavenly inheritance, and the spiritual Zion ( Isaiah 49:8 , Psalms 37:9 Psalms 37:11 , Psalms 69:35 Psalms 69:36 , Matthew 5:5 , Hebrews 12:22 ). "He that putteth his trust in Me," of whatever extraction, shall succeed to the spiritual patrimony of the apostate Jew [HORSLEY].
14. shall say--The nominative is, "He that trusteth in Me" ( Isaiah 57:13 ). The believing remnant shall have every obstacle to their return cleared out of the way, at the coming restoration of Israel, the antitype to the return from Babylon ( Isaiah 35:8 , Isaiah 40:3 Isaiah 40:4 , Isaiah 62:10 Isaiah 62:11 ).
Cast . . . up--a high road before the returning Jews.
stumbling-block--Jesus had been so to the Jews, but will not be so then any longer ( 1 Corinthians 1:23 ); their prejudices shall then be taken out of the way.
15. The pride and self-righteousness of the Jews were the stumbling block in the way of their acknowledging Christ. The contrition of Israel in the last days shall be attended with God's interposition in their behalf. So their self-humiliation, in Isaiah 66:2 Isaiah 66:5 Isaiah 66:10 , &c., precedes their final prosperity ( Zechariah 12:6 Zechariah 12:10-14 ); there will, probably, be a previous period of unbelief even after their return ( Zechariah 12:8 Zechariah 12:9 ).
16. For--referring to the promise in Isaiah 57:14 Isaiah 57:15 , of restoring Israel when "contrite" ( Genesis 6:3 , 8:21 , Psalms 78:38 Psalms 78:39 , 85:5 , Psalms 103:9 Psalms 103:13 Psalms 103:14 , Micah 7:18 ). God "will not contend for ever" with His people, for their human spirit would thereby be utterly crushed, whereas God's object is to chasten, not to destroy them ( Lamentations 3:33 Lamentations 3:34 , Micah 7:8 Micah 7:9 ). With the ungodly He is "angry every day" ( Psalms 7:11 , Revelation 14:11 ).
spirit . . . before me--that is, the human spirit which went forth from Me ( Numbers 16:22 ), answering to "which I have made" in the parallel clause.
17. covetousness--akin to idolatry; and, like it, having drawn off Israel's heart from God ( Isaiah 2:7 , 56:11 , 58:3 , Jeremiah 6:13 , Colossians 3:5 ).
hid me--( Isaiah 8:17 , 45:15 ).
went on frowardly--the result of God's hiding His face ( Psalms 81:12 , Romans 1:24 Romans 1:26 ).
18. Rather, "I have seen his ways (in sin), yet will I heal him," that is, restore Israel spiritually and temporally ( Jeremiah 33:6 , 3:22 , Hosea 14:4 Hosea 14:5 ) [HORSLEY].
I will . . . restore comforts unto him and to his mourners--However, the phrase, "his mourners," favors English Version; "his ways" will thus be his ways of repentance; and God's pardon on "seeing" them answers to the like promise ( Isaiah 61:2 Isaiah 61:3 , Jeremiah 31:18 Jeremiah 31:20 ).
19. fruit of . . . lips--that is, thanksgivings which flow from the lips. I make men to return thanks to Me ( Hosea 14:2 , Hebrews 13:15 ).
Peace, peace--"perfect peace" (see Isaiah 26:3 , Margin; John 14:27 ). Primarily, the cessation of the trouble s now afflicting the Jews, as formerly, under the Babylonian exile. More generally, the peace which the Gospel proclaims both to Israel "that is near," and to the Gentiles who are "far off" ( Acts 2:39 , Ephesians 2:17 ).
20. when it cannot rest--rather, "for it can have no rest" ( Job 15:20 , &c. Proverbs 4:16 Proverbs 4:17 ). English Version represents the sea as occasionally agitated; but the Hebrew expresses that it can never be at rest.
21. ( Isaiah 48:22 , 2 Kings 9:22 ).
my God--The prophet, having God as his God, speaks in the person of Israel, prophetically regarded as having now appropriated God and His "peace" ( Isaiah 11:1-3 ), warning the impenitent that, while they continue so, they can have no peace.


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Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:50 pm
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Yes, ax, something like that. Except, in this case, you don't know where it comes from either. Therefor you must figure out it's properties. In the case of cheese, we would understand that it is smelly and somewhat soft when warm. It warms to the touch, and has a strange taste (tough not altogether unpleasant). If left alone for extended periods of time, it turns green. Now, is it soap? Was it a fragrance that the people enjoyed, and so rubbed on their bodies for the scent? Was it some sort of ward against pests? I mean, what could it be? Would you even WANT to try and taste it after smelling it? Maybe it's a form of wax, or a writing tool. Does it burn? Does it leave marks on other material? Does it have a color, therefore is it a dye?
If you didn't know what cheese was, and nobody was around to tell you, what would you think and what conclusions could you draw?
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Right, well, probably should have read through this at least once more before posting but I have a busy few weeks ahead, so...
I've got a fair bit of the 'de-familiarisation' I think, if not oodles of ostrichnanie (how many times can I make that joke before it gets old?)
Also, there are a couple of 'geek' jokes in here, but don't take offence :p The opinions expressed by these characters are not necessarily those of the author. Also, this does contain nudity, but not in a perverted way.
Oh yeah, PC World and Comet are large technology shops, and 'plaster' is to the English what I think 'band aid' is to the Americans.
This is a little over 3000 words long, so it's not exactly titchy.
Get ready for another very experimental title...
Objective (Adj):
1. Free of bias or prejudice
2. Based on facts, rather than thoughts or opinions
3. Observable to an outsider
4. Existing independently from the mind of the observer
She opened her eyes which was strange. She had never done that before. Above her was the dark sky, speckled with pale stars and stained by red-orange ambience.
She sat up, then froze. Gosh, she had sat up! What was going on? She rocked back and forth, feeling her back curve; she wiggled her tummy and bounced her shoulders. Shoulders! She had shoulders! What on Earth And she didnt stop there; she had arms, hips, legs between her and her feet! Very slowly and very carefully she pulled her legs up beneath her and holding her arms out stiff to help her balance raised herself onto her feet. She wobbled, flung out her arms and found her balance. Then she stood very still for a long time until she was used to it.
She was so cold! She carefully tucked her elbows against her sides and then, when she was sure she wasnt going to fall over, wrapped her arms around her chest. It was freezing! She was shaking; there was an odd clicky sound and it took a few seconds to realise that she had teeth and they were knocking together! She had
! She
had teeth! She had lips, mouth, nose, and eyes! Of course, she could look up at the sky and the image had depth! Eyes werent as good as she had imagined. Things were dimmer and harder to see than she would have thought and she couldnt see most of what was around her; just dark shapes against the sky.
She took a tentative step forward, rocked, took another to stop herself falling and then found her balance and stood still again. She stopped, breathing hard, and then found a new marvel. Im breathing, She said aloud, just to see if she could, and the words were startlingly clear. It was amazing! She hadnt even realised she was doing it! The effort it normally took to do anything, to wake up, to go to sleep, to cool herself down when she was working too hard And now she was doing a million things without even thinking about it! She was breathing; she could faintly feel the solid sensation of something pumping in her chest and the thought that she had a heart and blood was
Well, actually it was mildly disgusting but she pushed that thought aside and took another step, rubbing her hands on her naked arms. It was so cold!
Her sight seemed to be getting stronger. She stumbled towards a wall to her side and ran a stiff hand over it fingers were just too much at the moment. The surface was rough and unpleasant, but keeping that hand pressed against the wall she staggered forwards. How were you supposed to stand on these stupid legs?! She thought about squirming along the ground on her arms but she felt it would be slower, and she wanted to escape the cold!
There was another wall close on her right, parallel to the one she was following. But above, behind and ahead she could see the sky. She staggered forwards. She was suddenly drawn to the feeling of her skin; smooth, slightly grippy and so pliable, so elastic! It was like nothing she had felt or been before! She had skin; she had joints in weird places! She had a beating heart and lungs that breathed without being told! She was real; she was alive; she was OW!
She stumbled and fell in a heap on the ground, ow! Ow! OW! What was this feeling? She untangled her limbs and dragged one of her feet in front of her. There was something on her hand, sticky and warm. Investigation using her poor eyesight and her odd, wiggly fingers revealed that something had cut open the skin on the bottom of her foot and this warm, sticky liquid was leaking out; blood, she realised, fitting this experience with the information on her head, and shuddered. And this bad feeling was coming from the cut in her foot, and from her elbow and knee, where she had scraped herself falling over. She knew if you lost too much blood you died. But how did you stop it? She tried clasping the skin on her foot together but that made the bad feeling so much worse, and if anything made more blood come out. What was she going to do?
There seemed to be no choice. She pushed herself to her feet and staggered forwards, trying to stop the hurt foot touching the ground too much. The feeling was worse if you put weight on it. With all she had learnt about injury and bleeding, why hadnt she learnt about making the bleeding stop? Maybe she needed bandages, she thought, grasping at vague information, barely understood at the time. Well she didnt have them. She didnt even have clothes, and that was probably trouble enough. She hobbled forwards and finally came out from the walls. She was standing now on the edge of a wide, flat stretch of what seemed to be rock stretching away on both sides, and on her side and the opposite side of the line were houses. Houses where people lived, with clothes and bandages. She hobbled towards the nearest door.
* * * * *
Ben Davy was not happy to be woken by his doorbell at 4:13 in the morning, especially as he had intended to be in bed until at least midday. Come on; his morning lecture had been cancelled so surely it was his
to spend the entire morning in bed!
At 4:15 he began uttering curses against every person he could think of who might be hanging on his doorbell in the early hours of the morning. One of his friends, drunk, he guessed. Well they could go and ring someone elses doorbell! He put his pillow over his head. He wished one of his housemates was in, but theyd all gone home early for Easter.
Finally, at 4:21 it was becoming depressingly clear that whoever they were, they werent going to go away, so he flopped out of bed, pulled on some jeans and a t-shirt and staggered down stairs. Alright, Im coming, He muttered as the bell rang again. Getting ready to start yelling, he jerked open his front door. The rant collapsed in his throat; the woman on his doorstep was both a stranger and totally and utterly naked. Huh?
You! She declared.
His brain suddenly realised what his eyes were focussed on and they snapped up to her face. She was looking furious! Wuh?
You! She shouted again, louder.
Desperately trying to shake himself awake, he choked, Uh, youre naked.
Thats it?! Thats all you have to say?! You throw me out in the trash and thats all you have to say!?
His brain was cycling like mad. Who on Earth was this woman? Fearful that the neighbours would look out to see him being shouted at by this naked woman, he stepped back, You better come in?
She glowered at him but stepped through the door, stumbling as she did. She was drunk, he decided. She had to be!
You want me to call the police or something?
Only for yourself!
Why was she so angry at him? Um, I mean, are you lost or something?
LOST! Youve already forgotten who I am?!
He closed the door behind her in a hurry. Look, He said desperately, keeping his eyes fixed on her face, I dont know who you are, but-
forgotten me! She shouted, All my life spent slaving away for you, night and day, and then you chuck me out and forget who I am!
Chuck you out? Weve never even met before!
Hah! She said, and now there were tears in her eyes, I bet youve already replaced me! She gave a sniff that was perhaps meant to be scornful but was more tearful, Dont think I wasnt looking, all that time on PC World and Comet, looking at cover plans and RAM capacities! Well if Id known you were going to forget about me so completely, I wouldve let myself burst into flames!
Hang on, hang on! He said wildly, I But I didnt take anyone with me to PC World, and I didnt even go to Comet in the end!
I bet shes Windows Seven, isnt she? Out comes Seven, and Vistas a thing of the past! Dont act dumb with me!
He raised his hands pleadingly, I dont! Know who! You arrrrre! He rasped.
She looked at him scornfully, What a thing to tell a girl!
I DONT KNOW WHO YOU ARE! He roared, Weve never even met before! I think Id remember! What did you do, stalk after me when I was shopping for a new laptop?
She glowered at him furiously. He could barely believe this was happening; he was having an argument with a strange, naked girl about whether he knew who she was or not. Of course he didnt! He would remember that face; she was not to put too fine a point on it very attractive! (Man, he was such a geek.) But she seemed just as convinced that she knew him; how drunk was
She was red faced, angry and hurt. All that time I spent working for you, and this is what I get? It wasnt even important stuff most of the time. Stupid forums with your weird friends, and
! She said it with much distain. And reading frankly horrible Wikipedia articles! Ha! Complete waste of my life! Why did I
to get landed on you?
He stared at her, What do you have to do with that?
And signing up that poor twelve year old to those horrible sites, just because he didnt know how to spell! I hope youre ashamed of yourself!
But no one knows about that! Have you been hacking into my laptop or something?
She swelled up furiously, I
your stupid laptop, idiot!
Oh, good grief.
She glowered, I am!
Oh come on. I can tell you for one thing, my old laptop didnt have He waved a hand desperately, Oh, good grief.
She glared.
Why do you have to be
? He wailed, rubbing a sleep-deprived hand over a sleep deprived face.
I never asked for it! She said. And it never worried you before!
He groaned, Look, Im gonna go and get you some clothes; just stay here. He started running upstairs.
He stopped and turned back.
up there? She asked dangerously.
He stared at her (her face, thank you) for a moment, then groaned and hurried away to his bedroom.
He returned a moment later with some clothes. Sorry Ive got no girls stuff, He said automatically to the space above her head. When youre done, just come through here, He stuffed some jeans, a belt, a t-shirt and underwear into her clothes and hurried through a door.
They were all too big for her but she figured out how a belt worked (why couldnt he have at least once read the Wikipedia article on belts?) and did alright. The t-shirt had GIVE QUICHE A CHANCE written across it and she smiled, remembering ordering that for him. Maybe there was hope, after all.
Hey, She said, coming through the door into the living room. He was sat on the sofa. Thats our chair, isnt it? She said, pointing one out.
He stared at it, mystified. Its next to a plug socket, He mumbled. Is this real?
She nodded numbly.
How? He choked.
No idea. I was as shocked as you are, really.
That old laptop was broken for months! I was lucky to get all my files off before it cut out altogether! Her eyes narrowed but he went on like a lemming. Didnt save everything, either. I was missing half an essay when I transferred the stuff over, and I couldnt figure out how to save my internet favourites.
You gave her my memories? She whispered venomously.
He looked up in surprise, Uh, I never thought of it like that before, He floundered.
It doesnt look like you thought about much at all! She cried.
Well, s-sorry! If Id known you were going to sprout legs and stuff, I wouldntve
Wouldnt have what?
Uh chucked you out in the trash, for one thing But come on; you were broken!
So? Would your mum chuck you out if you got the flu? You wouldnt be working like youre supposed to!
But people get better! You were out of warranty!
She looked as if she had been slapped around the face. She stormed towards him furiously.
He noticed her hobbling, Uh, are you alright? You hurt your foot? He suddenly noticed the trail of blood she was leaving on the carpet and groaned; his landlord was going to kill him! How did you clean a carpet?
Um, She put her rage on hold, Yeah. It doesnt feel very good.
Lets have a look. He sat her down on the sofa and examined the bottom of her foot. Ill get you a plaster, He said and ran out of the room again.
It was, she noticed, easier to see inside, and much, much better than she had been able to see with that webcam he had bought her. Humans had amazing vision! Why did they waste it on computer screens?
Here, He said, coming back into the room with some thin, pale square and a damp cloth. She was a little nervous of water but let him gently wipe the blood off of her foot, and then he stuck the square thing over the wound.
What does that do? She asked.
Stops you bleeding on my carpet, He muttered, then louder, and stops it getting worse, and helps it heal, I guess.
Do I have to install a wound healer or something? She asked obliviously, wondering how humans installed new programs.
Um, no; your body heals itself.
Wow, thats in your core software?
I guess Is this real? He asked again.
I look real, She replied.
But you dont look like my laptop.
She immediately launched into a rendition of his favourites folder, followed by a recital of the essay he had lost and rounding up by singing that awful song hed written when he was 16 (she got the tune
Alright, this is weird.
You mean this doesnt happen a lot? I thought this was like, some sort of final program. Where else would new humans come from?
Oh, dont even go there!
Look, this isnt getting us anywhere, She said. Just accept it; Im real.
And what am I supposed to do with you? People need an identity, a birth certificate and stuff. You dont have any records; you dont exist to the government, so you cant get a job or anything.
Didnt you keep my invoice?
Thats not quite what I meant.
Look, She insisted, Does that matter? Weve got each other, right?
Whoa, hang on! Whoa! Where are you going with this?
She looked puzzled. What does that mean?
Come on, He said, trying to laugh, Youre a machine, apparently.
He stared at her. Good grief; his laptop had a crush on him. Um, do all all computers get a personality like this? Hed never go near one again! Never!
She shrugged, Ive got a brain and a body. The rest just grew itself out of stray data. I dont know if it happens to all of us. Does it matter?
So in five years time is this gonna happen to the other one?
She gave him a deadly look.
Because if it does, someones going to have a lot of explaining to do! He said loudly. Look, I didnt ask for this to happen. Yesterday I didnt know you could think. If I had known there was a person in you, I wouldntve thrown you in the rubbish and bought a new one. Im not some psycho who thinks he can push people around like that!
She bit her lip. Alright, I believe you.
He sagged with relief. This is really weird.
She smiled, but nodded. She had a pretty smile. I know youre nice to your friends; Ive been reading your emails for five years. Her smile turned into a grin. I remember when you used to boast about how great I was!
He found himself blushing, Really, dont you know why you changed?
She shrugged again, and then rolled her shoulders a little, apparently enjoying the feeling. Maybe you just have a way with things.
I hope not; the last thing I need is computers turning into naked girls when ever I walk past.
And then she laughed, and suddenly he didnt care that this was his laptop; she thought he was funny and she had a
Good to see we share a sense of humour, He said weakly.
Ive been reading your jokes all my life; Ive gotten used to it.
Oh. Good.
She smiled at him and stood up, holding her hands out to check her balance. He took one quickly, and helped her to her feet.
Youre a nice boy, Ben.
You know my name?
She nodded, Ben Davys Home Computer. Thats who I am. She added proudly.
Youre gonna need a better name than Home Computer.
Maybe you can think of something. Didnt you have that conversation once about names you liked?
Um, She was moving slowly towards him. This was slightly awkward. I guess. Dont really remember it well, though.
She smiled, her face inches from his, I remember every word, She breathed.
And then their lips met and his eyes closed and for a brief moment he was with her in Heaven. Then she pulled away and there was a loud clatter and he opened his eyes.
She had vanished! He looked around frantically, and then looked down. Oh, bugger!
His old laptop was on the floor at his feet beside a crumpled pair of jeans, half buried under his Red Dwarf t-shirt. Its top half was almost broken off, hanging feebly onto the keyboard half by one twisted hinge.
He scooped it up and shook it, Hello? He pushed the top back into line; he tried opening it without it falling to bits and jabbed at the power button, to no effect. He tried kissing the screen, the keyboard, the touchpad. Damn, damn, damn!
She was the girl of his dreams! And hed turned her back into a machine!
Damn it!
Cursing profusely, he dumped the irreparable laptop on the table and stalked moodily upstairs. Just his luck! Just his stupid luck!
He burst into his bedroom and threw himself angrily onto his bed. Then he sat up again, very quickly, his eyes wide.
Hey, watch where yo layin yo head, bruvva, Grumbled his pillow, sleepily.
So yeah. What would your computer think of you from the way you use it?
That's really what I was aiming for.
Also, I really want that guy's t-shirt.
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I... Don't know what I think, actually. I think it may be a bit long for the concept to be truly effective, for one, but it's certainly unusual. I'll have to think about it some more and let it settle, I think.
Ax, the thing I wrote in high school was about a pair of archeologists who find a strage footprint in the dirt. It's wider in front than in back, has smooth edges and no toes, and they're trying to figure out what kind of animal it could possibly belong to.
It's a shoe print, of course, but I can't remember if I hadthem figure that out or not.
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Nem: "It's the sort of face you just know is getting ready to poke you with something sharp."
BS: "...then insist you eat a brownie."
If we shadows have offended,
Think but this and all is mended...
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Just checking in and seeing how you guys were doing.
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We're not, but we may have found a new idea...
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Keeper of the Library and the Gateway to Haven
Nem: "It's the sort of face you just know is getting ready to poke you with something sharp."
BS: "...then insist you eat a brownie."
If we shadows have offended,
Think but this and all is mended...
Give me your hands if we be friends,
And Robin shall restore amends.
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I am hitting a giant cube shaped thing made out of frustration and ineptitude held together by a lack of imagination. For some reason it feels a lot like wood. What is that thing called? ah yes, writers block. I do not think I will have any thing for the deadline but then again I may be violently assaulted by inspiration, one can hope.
"He gave you a life and you should cherish that treasure." - Benny
while Udina asked the usual inane civilian things that came about while under attack: "What's happening? Who is shooting at us? I'm squishy and not wearing armor and I'm a liability, get me to safety, etc.
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I'm trying to avoid sci-fi, but if it comes to my self-made deadline and I can't come up with something else, that'll be it. I'm going to do my writing on Thursday, after my next dental visit. Gettin' those chompers fixed up nice and pretty-like!
. Dubbed "Usagi" by AsA .
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I was just struck by the thought that one of the classic examples of ostranenie is poetry, and I've been consistently turning poems into stories, changing the outlook of the reader in the process. Would it be cheating to change a story into a poem...?
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Nem: "It's the sort of face you just know is getting ready to poke you with something sharp."
BS: "...then insist you eat a brownie."
If we shadows have offended,
Think but this and all is mended...
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Feel free to include poetry! (You can actually submit anything in either poetry or prose anyways, unless the topic is specific to one or the other.)
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Asa: Poetry is a really good example. Actually, there's a poem that fits the topic to a T called "South-bound on the Freeway." I can't remember who wrote it though . . . it's a funny and really thought-provoking poem though.
Also, if anyone's read
Dandelion Wine
by Ray Bradbury? There are several good examples in there too.
I guess it's a bit late to be giving examples though?
I think I have an idea for this - though it's going to be a more literal interpretation of the prompt . . . if that's allowed?
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Hmm... I'm not sure how much more literal the prompt can get, but take a stab at whatever idea's cooking in your brain.
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My original idea failed, but I had luck with another one!
Kim heard the creature before she saw it. It droned and roared, an incessant sound that ebbed and flowed, never staying on a single pitch. The grumbling of the beast hurt her ears, so that she was forced to cover them. The creature rounded the corner and came bearing down towards her, far more terrible in appearance than it was in noise. It was as tall as her god-mother, and as wide, with an upraised tail like the stinging creatures that Kim had found behind the house she used to live in. It smelled of smoke and the dust in which it lived. Its eyes were bright and glaring, and they blinded her. Kim yelled and screamed at the creature, trying to frighten it like it was frightening her. She puffed up, as her mother once told her you were supposed to do when confronted with something that was hunting you. If you made yourself appear bigger than you were, you were less likely to get eaten. Still the beast came on; roaring louder, hissing longer, looming larger. Kim knew she had been beaten; so she hurled one last round of explicatives at the monster and ran off to the safety of the sun-couch before the monster could gobble her up as it did the dust and the bright, hard circles and pieces of play-things.
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Will post tonight if it kills me.
EDIT: I died. I got one of the two essays done and half the WG, but it's past 12 and I can't finish it tonight. I will post it tomorrow, I promise. I didn't get the idea for it until last night but at least I'm not the only one late!
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Keeper of the Library and the Gateway to Haven
Nem: "It's the sort of face you just know is getting ready to poke you with something sharp."
BS: "...then insist you eat a brownie."
If we shadows have offended,
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I didn't get home until 5AM. @_@ However, I too found inspiration last night! So, I'm writing now.
. Dubbed "Usagi" by AsA .
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"If by chance some day you're not feeling well, and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done, and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled."
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:47 pm
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Edit: 60% of the inspiration from this story comes from Asa, the other 40% comes from Jack McDevitt's style and characters. "The Captain" lands somewhere in between, but I was using the story as a vehicle for the theme.
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"Come!" called a firm, focused voice from nearby.
Jason turned from the piece of rock he was studying, letting his eyes adjust to the change in distance. After staring at the ground for hours, it was like everything had gone dim. Then he realized that it
been hours, and he sheepishly turned on his shoulder light. Illuminated in the soft white cone was "The captain", as all the other assistants had come to call her. She stood with one foot poised precariously on a jagged white rock, her other stretched to it's toes as she leaned in. Her fingertips supported her weight, her neck craning to peek into a small hollow part of the cliff face she was reaching around. The visual reminder of the constant water crashing into the rocks below brought back the noise to accompany it.
"Ma'am," he replied with a half grin. She couldn't see him through the shielded faceplate, a reflective piece of one-way glass that kept most of the harmful light out. He stood slowly from his rock, and headed over to her.
"Get a picture of this before I try to remove it," she continued. Already her small, fine brush and hand chisel were whisked from her belt, poised for action once he was finished.
Jason did as asked, having to reach far over her head to get any sort of angle on what she had found. It wasn't hard to spot, but it was impossible to identify. They had been digging at this cliff for a week, after a relic of the "Vrekalvas" turned up below. That one had been broken into a thousand pieces, this one was hole. He held his breath, willing steadyness into his hands and arms as each individual picture was collected.
"What is it?" he asked breathlessly.
As if his voice had set her in motion, the captain attacked the cliff face around the object. More of it was revealed with each stroke of the brush, each pick of the chisel. The first thing that became clear was it's color. Where it had been exposed to the air and the harsh light, it had been washed out to a near-dust hue. Now, beneath the ground cover, it was the strangest color he had ever seen. His eyes were wide, his camera returned to take pictures as she worked at it. There was no word for it, it was as if the crushed velvets back home had been transformed and caught by the harsh light, made to almost glow with the color of that same light.
"Breathe, Jason," she reminded him in an equally breathless whisper. He scarcely took the advice.
As more of the object came free of the cliff face, it's details became more clear. It was roughly the length of his forearm all the way around, it's surface curling inward for a full fingerlength before flattening again to form a smooth center. In the center was a small indentation, with some further coloration long since faded from anything but sky white.
it?" Jason asked, his jaw remaining open.
"A bowl, maybe? Perhaps a plate. They ate their food on such things. The indentation in the center could hold another, smaller bowl. It would have been very decorative, perhaps reserved for the very wealthy," she replied softly, her focus never wavering from her work.
Jason had signed on for the dig specifically to work with her, or more correctly her experience. She was the foremost archeologist in the field today, and almost all notable discoveries had been made by her teams. There were some who even believed she was the best expert available on the growing picture of Vrekelvas life and culture. With insight like hers, it was easy to see why. Her mind was curious, and perhaps the best in the world at thinking of strange ways to see these strange objects. It was a winning combination.
"Look at the decorative markings along the outside edge, as it slopes upward," she urged, resting her pick against one of the lines.
A series of lines, three in all, traversed the entire outside surface of the bowl-thing. They were close to one another, about identical in their width and depth. They formed a band that stretched around the entire outside without interruption, and never straying their perfectly symmetrical distance from the curved edge. Such mastery of geometry was common in decorations, especially the brightly colored ones.
"This material is impressive. We only have a few samples like this," she continued to speak as she worked. With the brush handle, she pushed down on the center of the bowl. It depressed fully to meet the same depth of the outside curve, stretching just as it must have when it was first created. As she drew the handle back, nothing happened for a moment. Both of them held their breath, waiting for the charactaristic...
They both giggled when the object took it's original shape once more. The noise was one of the small delights only archaeologists had the chance to experience in person. Once these relics were transferred to research facilities and museums, there would be no more time for fun and games. The Captain reached out, scraping and brushing away the final bits of muck from the surface of the bowl. She gently removed it, stepping down from her precarious perch and back toward solid ground. Jason readily followed, not much of a fan of heights.
"It's lightweight," she said, testing the object by shaking it slowly in her hand.
She wrapped her fingers around the edge, tossing it gently up in the air. With the edge forward, it cut the air like a wing. It flew straight up for almost a dozen feet, rotating in the same direction her hand had released it with. As it reached the height of it's flight, it cut the air back downward with equal ease. As it plummeted toward back toward the ground, she shrieked in fear and ducked away from it's trajectory. The object smashed into the ground, bouncing on it's edge. It came back up, maybe only up to Jason's knees this time, though his keen eyes could see the entire surface wobbling from the impact. It dropped again, resting with the hollow portion down, and lay still.
Neither of them spoke for a few moments, stunned or frightened by what had happened. Jason stood there in silence, his hands wrapped around his camera. The captain was sprawled out where she had fallen, her arms supporting her as she leaned back, her legs drawn up toward her chest and to the side. Finally the neurons in his mind fired in the proper order, and Jason rose the camera to take a single picture of the now fallen object. The flash from the camera seemed to breathe life into the both of them.
"That was..." she began, but Jason cut her off.
"Some kind of weapon? A booby-trap, maybe?" He asked, now glaring at the bright bowl. It had attacked her, that much he felt to be true.
"No, nonsense. It's too bright to be a weapon, Jason," she chided. Now she stood slowly, brushing the dust and muck off of her slate gray jumpsuit. After a quick check to make sure there were no pressure leaks, she returned to the object to inspect it.
"Too bright? But you saw how it moved through the air!"
"Of course it did. It must not be a bowl at all, it must be a beacon or a warning signal of some kind. There are other dig sites wihch we have been pushed out of due to the trace amounts of radiation in the soil. The Vrekalvas were a very war-like people, they would have required some means of telling one another of impending attacks at great distances."
Jason was silent now, digesting this new information. The captain picked up the warning beacon, bowl, or whatever it was in both hands. She turned it along her fingers slowly, as if by her willpower alone it's secrets would unlock for her. Without a word, she turned her head back toward the vehicle they had driven out here in. In a sudden motion, she cocked her arm back over her opposite shoulder, the bowl in one hand.
"What are you-" Jason nearly yelled.
Before he could even finish the sentence, she flung her arm forward. Her fingers slid out of the bowl's curve mid-throw, and the bowl was free to the air. I continued forward as if she were still holding it, it's surface gliding perfectly through the air on an invisible line. Captain stood there, her body still contorted in an odd angle from her throw, as they both watched it fly forward. It sailed for nearly a hundred yards in a straight line, before one side dipped. As soon as it did, the object seemed to slide off of whatever shelf carried it, and it dropped back to the ground. There it rolled for another few dozen feet, before again coming to a rest with the hollow portion beneath it.
"Amazing," she whispered.
He couldn't see her face through the reflective glass on her visor, but he had to agree. He raised up his camera, again far too late for the shot, and took a picture of the world before him. She, with her body contorted and twisted halfway around, the warning beacon just over a hundred meters away, and slightly more distantly the rover vehicle.
. Dubbed "Usagi" by AsA .
Keeper of the Siderean Swords
"If by chance some day you're not feeling well, and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done, and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled."
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