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Lie Down in the Darkness, Rise up from the Ash: 39. The Turning of the Tide
That had been a strange and awful day. After their long ride, with only the briefest of pauses at Linhir to assist Lord Angbor and bid him follow after them, they had come at last to Pelargir, and that City they had found fallen to the Corsairs. But as at Linhir upon Gilrain, there were no men who would stand against the Dead, neither friend nor foe. In the wake of the Dead they had walked, and found Pelargir's people prostrated with fear as well as their captors. It had been a long night, and the strangest 'battle' any had ever seen or heard tell of, requiring time more than ought else: time, to gather and soothe Pelargir's people once the Dead had passed their homes, so that the Haradrim also left trembling in their wake could be guarded, 'til at last all were accounted for: those who had run, those who had slain themselves in their terror, and those who were wounded in their efforts to escape the Dead. Nor had it been so easy to walk behind the Dead, for though their fear was greater when they faced a man, still, Pippin had been shaky all the way down to the depths of the city where the Haradrim had at last been brought to bay.
Nevertheless, none had complained of it, for when had thirty-three men ever taken a city with so little effort? Certainly it had gained them needed help: Pelargir's lord, once freed from his cell, had knelt to Aragorn without hesitation when he had seen the Dead, and now he and his knights and levies sailed with them to Minas Tirith, manning not only the Corsair's ships, but those of Pelargir's fleet that had survived the assault. That had been three days ago, and Pippin had been grateful for the peaceful journey since then, for if Minas Tirith did not promise to be anywhere near so easily taken, at least none would go to that battle unrested.
Unless you count lack of sleep, Pippin thought, and sighed. For he had been restless the past two nights, unable to sleep for more than an hour or so at a time, and if it were not that Aragorn had set the 'dawn' call early, it would have been a third night of fitful slumber. He supposed that in fact it had been; it was just that being awake and ready so early meant it was a shorter night than usual.
Unfortunately, that simply brought his mind back to matters he had been trying not to think about, namely the reason for the early call. It was not simply the lingering fear of the Dead, who followed upon the river, that troubled him. By all accounts, they would reach Minas Tirith today, thanks to the new wind that had sprung up, and so men were arming themselves, getting something to eat, and generally going over their gear, ensuring it was all properly sharpened, fastened, and oiled. Aragorn and Lord Borald of Pelargir, who had joined Aragorn on the flagship, were in the captain's cabin, going over strategy, or Pippin might have sought him out. Now I miss Merry most! he thought, missing his cousin's comforting chatter. All the other men on board were quiet, and though they sat or stood together in small groups, they all of them had the look of men who had seen much of war, and who had long since mastered the fears and anxieties that plagued one new to the ranks.
He was wishing he had a few pebbles he might occupy himself with by dropping them over the side, or trying to skip them off a foam-crest to strike the hull, when the deck creaked and a hand touched his shoulder. Startled, Pippin looked up to find Halbarad standing there. "Oh," Pippin said. "Good morning."
"Good morrow," Halbarad returned, gravely polite. "May I join you?"
"Of course," the hobbit replied. Nodding his thanks, Halbarad carefully laid the standard—furled upon its spear still—upon the deck and eased himself down to sit with his back to the railing. Reaching into his scrip, he brought out his pipe and a small bag of pipeweed, and began tamping some of the leaf into the bowl. Raising a brow at Pippin, he asked:
"Would you care for some?"
"Please," Pippin replied, eager for a little distraction, but pleased moreover by the offer. Although Pippin had grown accustomed to Halbarad's presence since Dunharrow, since he rode ever with him or with Aragorn, he was nonetheless somewhat surprised. Rangers, he had discovered, were more dour as a group than alone, and not much for talk or comfort—not as hobbits understood such things, at least, although Pippin thought the Grey Company had warmed to him somewhat, and particularly Halbarad, who seemed to sense his concern for Aragorn and approve of it. Or else he knows Strider is worried about me, he thought, which often times seemed a far more likely reason for the Ranger-lieutenant's quiet interest in him.
There was silence for a time as pipeweed and matches were passed back and forth, and the first taste of smoke savored. But eventually, Pippin glanced aside at his companion, and thinking of Aragorn and their mutual concern, he felt anxiety merge with unhappy suspicions. Why has he come here this morning? he wondered. And after a moment, he asked hesitantly, "Is everything all right?"
"What do you mean?" Halbarad asked.
"I mean, I just thought you would want to be with Str—Aragorn and Lord Borald. You know," Pippin gestured vaguely, "helping plan things."
Halbarad grunted, but he did not seem offended, and indeed, his next words reassured Pippin. "We have spoken already, but I have no knowledge of Minas Tirith, nor any great experience in leading so many as this. Lord Borald shall serve Aragorn better than I in such matters. Besides, I have my own duties, just as we all do."
"I suppose so," Pippin replied, and stared at his toes.
"You suppose so?" Halbarad repeated, raising a brow.
"Well, of course we do. I'm just..." he paused, groping for words.
"Frightened?" Halbarad suggested, though not unkindly.
"I think I've been scared since September. Not to say that I'm not now, but it's more than that." Halbarad made a polite noise of encouragement, and Pippin frowned, plucking at a strand of curly hair that hung down in his face. "I don't know. I asked to be here—Aragorn didn't want to take me along, and I didn't truly need him to take me, I guess. I could've gone with Merry, but I wouldn't let it go without arguing. Now I am here, and I have this horrible feeling... as if I don't belong here, or as if I won't be able—" He broke off, flustered and frustrated, and gave Halbarad an anxious, pleading look. "Do you know what I mean?"
Halbarad seemed to consider his words a moment. Then: "No," he replied, and shrewd grey eyes fixed upon him. "Say what you fear, then I can say whether I know it."
Why was it so hard to say things lately? Pippin wondered. The words were there, but they stuck in his throat, and he could feel Halbarad's eyes upon him, pressing him silently, 'til it all came out in a rush: "I'm afraid I've bitten off more than I can chew." He swallowed hard. "I'm not a warrior, Halbarad, that's why I'm supposed to be guarding the healers. Everyone can see I don't belong here. But I've got to be; I promised I would, but I'm afraid I won't be any good at all." So he spoke, and ducked his head, jamming the pipestem between his teeth so he would have something to bite other than his tongue or lip.
To his surprise, Halbarad only chuckled softly, but without scorn or pity. "Well," he said, "that makes two of us."
"I beg your pardon?" Sheer surprise made Pippin look up again at his companion of chance the past few days, who had never given Pippin the impression of either fear or anything less than a masterful competence in the business of war. He gestured to the mail and sword Halbarad wore. "You've been doing this for years!"
"War is not the same in all places. I have ridden with elves against orcs, 'tis true, but never broken a siege, nor been a standard-bearer. The North's battlefields are not made for such things," Halbarad told him.
"Oh." He had never thought of that before, yet it made a great deal of sense. And it was comforting to think he was not alone in his fearful self-doubt. Still... "Aragorn must trust you despite that, if he wants you to be his standard-bearer. I feel as if my being with the healers is only because he couldn't keep me on the ship otherwise, but didn't want me in the way."
"You are no doubt right to think so," Halbarad replied, and Pippin blinked, surprised by this admission. The Ranger quirked a brow, and his lips curved in a wry smile. "You thought I would deny it?"
"Well, I-I..." Pippin stammered, but in the end, he simply nodded.
"I have been at war for many years, and though I have never sailed a ship, or broken a siege such as this, or carried a standard, I have been Aragorn's lieutenant for a long while. Were it my decision, I would do as Aragorn has done with you," Halbarad said, cocking his head to look Pippin full in the face. "Better you smart from the wound to your pride than die for the flattering of it, and perhaps drag others down with you."
At that, Pippin flushed, for put so, at least some of his suspicions about Halbarad's presence here—that he had come to have a covert eye on the one he most mistrusted to carry out his duties—seemed awfully... foolish, or selfish. If it were flattering my pride to put me anywhere on the field, Strider wouldn't have done it. That's good to know... I think. Lowering his eyes, he stared at the deck for a bit, squirming uncomfortably.
Finally, he snorted, and shook his head and said, "I don't know what's wrong with me, even. I never cared about such things before I left the Shire. Now I'm here, and everything is out of place, and I just... I want to do one thing right and well, but I don't see how I can. Maybe I should have stayed behind, or gone with Merry—at least we'd have been safely on board a horse!"
Halbarad snorted. "I should not envy your cousin his seat," he said, which response but drew other, darker fears in and set them to gnawing at each other.
"Do you really think we shall win this, Halbarad?" Pippin asked in a low, anxious voice, lifting his gaze to search the other's face. "Or do you think Strider is letting me in because he knows it won't matter? Is that why he's asking you to be a standard-bearer, and me to go with the healers instead of staying on the ship?"
The Ranger-lieutenant said nothing for a time, considering Pippin through the smoke that curled up from his pipe. But eventually, he sighed and said, "I cannot say. Aragorn seems to believe it is possible, with the help of the Dead and the men of the Ethir and Pelargir. But what he believes himself, that I do not know, for he is also my captain. And a good captain does not tell his men that he believes a battle may be futile."
"Then he does not seem," Pippin pressed, and paused a moment, searching for the proper word, "more grim than usual to you? More, ah, distant?"
"Given the circumstances, not particularly. Pippin," Halbarad said then, "whatever Aragorn may believe, he may be right or he may be wrong. We shall learn soon enough how the battle shall go. Think of what you must do, and do not look too far ahead: that is your duty, nothing else."
Pippin sighed. "I just want to know he's all right," he said softly. "I don't know your Captain Aragorn, you see; I just know Strider," he said, glancing up at Halbarad with a thoughtful frown. "But lately, I get the feeling Strider's been away more often than not." And remembering Aragorn's strange reply to his question that night by the Erech stone, he added, by way of worried conclusion, "And I don't know that he likes being Elessar very much, if that's who he is when he is a captain."
"I see," Halbarad replied after a moment. And he looked away, tipping his head back to stare up at the flags on the mainmast, letting his hands dangle limply between his knees. Pippin followed his gaze whither the flag of Umbar beneath the red eye of Mordor fluttered. A trick of appearances, to play the pirate and so have the advantage of surprise—so Pippin had heard. "Being a Ranger is a lonely life very often, and a hard one. But it is one all of us know, whereas this... " Halbarad gestured to the deck that was fast becoming crowded. "Even Thorongil has not known this time and place, nor any like it."
"Thorongil?" Pippin asked.
"Aragorn never told you about that? Ask him later. It makes an interesting tale," Halbarad advised, with a slight smile. Then more seriously: "If he does not care much for Elessar, then well that he can be Strider with you sometimes, if he likes that part better. Take care today, therefore, for he should come to like this new name even less, were you to come to harm."
"I shall try to," Pippin said, and got another not unkindly chuckle for his fervor.
"Just remember to keep to your feet, and that a warrior is vulnerable where his armor does not cover him: the face, under the arm, at the neckline or under the chin—"
"And above the knee and below the hem of a mail skirt or the edge of a breastplate," Pippin finished the lethal litany. Aragorn had said the same, and Boromir as well. And Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf, Elrond's sons back in Rivendell when we were waiting on news... He shivered. "I don't know what's worse: knowing there are so many ways through armor, or that someone bothered to find them all!"
At that, Halbarad's hand closed on his shoulder, squeezing firmly, and he looked up to see the other gazing down with entirely too much sympathy in his eyes. But he said nothing, save: "The time draws near. We should rejoin our companies."
So saying, he rose, emptied his pipe over the side, and then returned it to his scrip. Pippin followed suit, and Halbarad stooped swiftly, then hefted the standard and inspected it briefly to make sure it was still properly kept, ere he turned his eyes to the bow of the ship, where, dimly, towers could be seen awash in a red light.
"It has been a long road," he murmured, then turned to Pippin once more. Grave grey eyes regarded him intently. "Are you ready?" he asked quietly.
Am I? Pippin wondered, briefly. "There's no help for it if I'm not," he admitted. But then he nodded, determinedly. "Yes, I am ready."
"Are you well?"
Which was an even harder question to answer. "I think so. Frightened, but there's not much help for that either. Is there?" Pippin asked, gazing hopefully at the Ranger.
Halbarad shook his head. "Only the dead feel no fear."
"Right, then. I suppose that I am as well and ready as can be," Pippin sighed.
"Good. Then off with you, and I wish you good fortune, Master Took." With that, Halbarad gave him a nod, and started off toward the Rangers who were congregating now near the gangway.
Pippin turned, and began to move astern, towards the archers with whom the healers would go, but then, struck by a thought, he stopped and called after the departing Ranger: "Halbarad!" The other paused, turning back to him. "You'll be careful, too?"
At that, Halbarad smiled, and he made him a minute bow, ere he called back: "Never fear!" Satisfied, Pippin bowed in return, then crossed the deck to where the healers waited, checking satchels and adjusting the long daggers at their belts. One of them, an older man with a scarred face—Minharin, he had called himself when Pippin had been assigned to him—gave him a slight smile and a nod. Pippin nodded back and gripped the hilt of his sword anxiously.
Just as he took his place among them, the cabin doors opened, and Aragorn and Borald emerged. The Lord of Pelargir went straight to the prow, where his knights waited, but Pippin scarcely noticed him. For all that Pippin had discerned a definite change in Aragorn's demeanor since Dunharrow, many might not have remarked it, for to look at him, he seemed unchanged. He had after all kept to his usual habit: grey cloak, mail borrowed from the Rohirrim, and of course, Andúril, but other than the sword, he had remained, so far as the eye could tell, the nondescript Ranger of somber mien.
But this morn... Apparently the Dúnedain had brought more than just a horse and standard for him when they had come south from the Angle: bound to his brow was a jewel that glittered with a clear light, and the mail he wore was not of Rohan. Of older make it seemed, and black, like a dragon's scales. Andúril he wore as usual, but his cloak this morn was clasped with a green jewel in the shape of an eagle—Pippin remembered Galadriel had given him upon their departure from Lórien. And for all that Pippin had found it ever easy to look to him for guidance, this morning there could be no doubt who commanded. Heads turned, and men straightened unthinkingly as he passed.
Halbarad bowed as Aragorn approached, and then clasped forearms with his liegelord, and the two of them spoke together thus quietly, while Aragorn surveyed the deck and the men standing ready there. Halbarad must have said something that caught his attention, for he glanced quickly back at his lieutenant. Pippin fancied he saw a brow raise, ere Aragorn bowed his head. But to his surprise, when he looked back up, he seemed to be laughing, and he squeezed Halbarad's arms tightly ere he released him and began a final inspection of the companies. To each commander he listened while they gave their reports, then spoke briefly in return. A nod and a salute would be exchanged, then he would move on.
At length, he came to the archers, and to the junior knight of Pelargir who had been assigned to lead them. They conversed a little, ere Aragorn, who had let his gaze wander over the faces of the men, spied Pippin standing there among the healers with their red arm bands. It was just for a moment, and then he went back to attending what the other said for awhile more. But the discussion ended swiftly thereafter, and somewhat to Pippin's surprise, rather than return to the prow, and Lord Borald, Aragorn walked down the line and stopped before him.
"Pippin," he said, and when Pippin did not speak immediately, but only stared, a wry look came over him. "Join me a moment," he requested, and tilted his head slightly, indicating the main mast, which was yet clear of men. Once they had retreated thither and gained some space, Aragorn knelt so they could see each other without craning their necks, and said dryly, "I do not look much the Ranger in this, I fear."
"No, you don't," Pippin replied. But then he smiled a bit, and said, "But you do look like a prince—like Elessar, I imagine." A pause, then: "It becomes you, I think."
Aragorn smiled slightly. "Thank you," he said, and Pippin sensed it was not simply politeness that spoke. "I would ask," Aragorn continued then, and gratitude became gravity, pure and simple, "whether you truly desired to fight in this battle, but I doubt it would serve any good purpose, or that your answer has changed. So I ask instead: do you know your part in this?"
"I do." Pippin lifted his chin slightly and forced a smile that belied the queasy feeling building in the pit of his stomach. "I promise, Strider, I shall be as careful as I can, and keep the healers from harm."
"Then that shall have to suffice," Aragorn sighed, but held up a hand, staying him when Pippin opened his mouth to bid him farewell for the time being. "One other thing, Pippin," he said gravely. "In Gondor, it is traditionally understood that healers and their escorts do not leave wounded behind. If the battle goes ill, then that may mean helping them to slay some who might have been saved if only—"
"I know, Aragorn," Pippin interrupted, drawing himself up in an effort to seem reassuringly soldierly in so serious a matter. "I will do what is needed." Aragorn was eyeing him closely now, and Pippin lifted his chin bravely, trying to meet the other's eyes without wavering. He was in fact rather proud of himself, that he did not flinch when he finished: "And I won't need to do that, because you're going to get us into Minas Tirith, and we are going to win. Aren't we?" And when Aragorn did not reply, only regarded him gravely, he added in an undertone, "Just please say, 'yes,' Strider."
At that, Aragorn's expression softened—something about the eyes, as if they lost a certain opacity and let a little of feeling shine through to light his face. Laying his hands upon Pippin's shoulders then, Aragorn leaned forward and kissed his brow. "I shall see you in the City," he murmured.
And that was all. Without another word, he rose and left Pippin standing there, and it occurred to Pippin in an instant that he was glad he had not been allowed to say 'farewell' after all. As he rejoined the healers, Minharin, who had gathered his two younger colleagues and a pair of esquires on guard duty into a small group, asked:
"Ready, lad?"
"The sooner it's over, the better," Pippin muttered.
Minas Tirith was clearly visible now upon the banks before them: flame engulfed the first circle, and smoke obscured much of it, though the Citadel could still be seen, pale and desperate, above the reek. From where Pippin stood near the railing, he could see the docks and men gathered there. From the fields, they could hear a great noise: battle and destruction and orders shouted in strange tongues. In the face of it, and of the burning city, all aboard were silent with a sort of dread, though eager, anticipation. Of a sudden, Aragorn, who had taken up his place before the gangway, spoke, his voice carrying above the wind:
"Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinomë maruvan. But not I alone: the charge of Elendil is given to all who dwell in dark times. And so I say unto you, heirs of Elendil by birth or by blood shed: from the waters we have come, and here we shall abide, and make our stand upon these shores until death take us or this day is won! Here we stand, and fear no darkness, for day shall come again!"
As he spoke, he drew his sword, Andúril gleaming silver-white in the dimness, and Halbarad unfurled the flag at last. Pippin gasped, for upon what had seemed a black standard at Erech glowed the silver outline of a tree and crown, and there flashed seven jewels. Sword and standard reflected each other, and as men cried out, Aurë entuluva!, a great gust of wind filled their sails. Pippin shuddered, then, for he knew that breeze: the Dead had come. Mist-pale, they rushed past the ships and made for the docks, and the men there cried out in terror, fleeing the shades. Then, as the ships came at last to berth in Harlond, men flung down the gangplanks, and with a roar, they spilled onto the quays and hurled themselves into the fray. Some distance behind them came the archers, spread out in rows of two, and as they walked after the knights and men-at-arms, they shot over their heads into the ranks of the enemy that came onward.
Pippin and the healers walked with them, in the gaps between the broad columns, waiting for the time when their services should be needed. Ordinarily, they would have been busy almost immediately, but the Dead gave Aragorn's companies the advantage: the fear of them had sent the enemy fleeing back into the ranks of their fellows, so that wherever they passed, men parted in waves. Thus for the first little while, the only bodies they happened upon were those of enemy soldiers wounded in their efforts to flee or by the blades of their assailants, and the archers took care of any such wounded with brutal efficiency.
But it did not last forever. The shades had their orders: after Pelargir, Aragorn had taken care to choose their targets, and today, the Dead were not concerned with orcs or Men, beyond clearing the docks. For having seen how all men were affected by them, Aragorn feared to cause a panic among Gondor's defenders, or any other allies who might be upon the field, with disastrous results. Therefore, the Dead let them be but went straight for the mumâkil and the beasts that drew the engines and wains, the trolls, and of course, the Nazgûl, whom the King of the Dead himself strove with and destroyed. Such creatures as men find hard to face, the Dead hunted over the field, and they stopped up the broken gates so that few would dare to approach.
Once the terror had passed, therefore, Sauron's creatures remembered themselves, and they flung themselves back against their assailants, though there was much dismay and confusion now. For even as Aragorn's men had pressed forward, taking advantage of their enemies' disorderly retreat, so also had the Rohirrim, and now also the Swan knights issued forth, daring the gates and the ghosts to strike at their enemies. But still, the Dark Lord's forces were not prepared to surrender just yet, and where they did stop and stand, the fighting was fierce.
Thus Pippin found a use for his sword at last, for as the healers bent over their wounded, foes more lightly injured, or wounded not at all broke through the front lines to threaten both the archers and the healers. The first such was one of the Haradrim who, more crafty than his fellows, had lain as though dead until the archers were upon him, and who had then leapt up, scimitar in hand, to ravage their lines. Two men had fallen immediately, surprised and without defense; another reeled out of the line, dropping his bow to clutch at his stomach. But ere the Southron could swing again, he had cried out, and one leg had buckled. He had sunk to the ground, pressing a hand to his hamstrung leg, and Pippin, with a cry, had driven his sword home, and flinched when bright blood spattered hot upon him. Afterward, he had stood there panting a moment, staring down at the dead man, whose eyes stared back, seeming wide with surprise.
"Master Perian!" a voice had called, and Pippin had shaken himself and looked over his shoulder to see Minharin look up from examining the wounded archer's belly. "Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm fine..."
"Good, then eyes forward, lad! Look to those lines!"
And so he had obeyed. Since that first fight, there had been others, and Pippin tried not to think too hard about any of it, just followed along and slashed at what came near, struggling with the esquires to keep Minharin and his assistants clear of any dangerous distractions. Things seemed to be going well enough for a time, but suddenly there came a cry: "Trolls!"
Trolls? Pippin caught his breath, for trolls they were indeed: a whole mass of them. Whether they were immune to the fear of the Dead or else had been driven by them to this point, they came now, bellowing with rage. No cave trolls, these, either: taller, broader, and armored, these were Olog-hai, bearing whips and maces, and although the archers hastily loosed upon them, and the spearmen set themselves against them, still they came on... and with them, through the gaps they rent in the forward lines, orcs and Men of Harad or of other far countries came, making once more for the archers... and the healers. Then arrows became scarce against the trolls, as those directly in the path of the charge forsook bows after one or two more volleys and went to their swords or daggers to save themselves, and their fellows further from harm turned their arrows on the advancing press of foes.
"Gondor!" one of the esquires cried out, slashing at an Easterling, who ducked and brought his axe down so hard, he clove the lad's shield nigh in two. Ere the esquire could recover, he was on him again, and Pippin flinched as the lad went down, and one of Minharin's assistants with him. The old healer himself swore, and drew his dagger as he stood over his patient with his remaining esquire against the wave of foes that seemed to wash over them like the sea over the shore.
For his part, Pippin swiftly realized precisely why Aragorn had been so reluctant to take him along: he quickly lost all sense of where he was in the battle, and more than anything, he found himself simply trying to stay out of the way, not to be trampled underfoot, or to trip his own, and fearful, in all the confusion, of perhaps accidentally stabbing at one of his own fellows. He did fell a few orcs, and even one or two Men, but a knee slammed into his head, knocking him half-senseless to the ground, where someone else knocked the breath from him when he tripped over him.
Desperately, Pippin climbed back up, one hand pressing his aching skull, and wove among the forest of legs 'til he stumbled at last into an open space. Well, open save for the bodies there, which he scrambled back from, seeking some escape or a place where he could pause for a moment, but there were always more corpses. Grey and green: the colors leapt out at him more than the faces. Grey and green, and some with red bands about their arms: friendly colors. Minharin? Of a sudden, a body fell right before him. Pippin froze, staring at it, and then with horror looked up to find himself somehow nearly upon the front lines.... and in the shadow of a troll, no less.
Backpedaling furiously, Pippin glanced around seeking some safety. But behind him, men still struggled with the mob of orcs and Haradrim and Easterlings; and before him... Before him, down the line, even as he looked on, one of the trolls made a sudden snatch into the middle of a crowd of men, and the standard of Pelargir was plucked from their midst... right along with the standard-bearer, who screamed as the troll grasped his arms overhead and ripped him apart in a gory spectacle.
Merciful heavens! Pippin felt sick, felt faint, but some instinct warned him against it. Stand up, Pippin, you've got to stay standing up, or it is over! And for all he wanted this battle to end, he did not wish to end it with the dead.
Lifting his eyes once more, and gasping in great, aching lungfuls of air against the black spots that still threatened to grow and engulf his vision, he stared up at the clot of men before him. Amid the spears flew still the White Tree and stars and crown of Elendil, and a mass of grey cloaks. Rangers! Rangers indeed, and it seemed that they knew their business: several of them had a troll on the end of their spears, seeking out the weak points in its armor to plant their weapons and so pinion it, driving together to force the troll back.
But troll's hides are thick, and their rage great; in an unexpected turn of affairs, the troll dug its heels in and pushed back. Spears sank deeper into its flesh, but it freed one arm, gripped the hafts of several spears in its broad hand, and squeezed. They broke, and the other spearmen staggered as the troll twisted, ripping free... and then it charged right back in, wielding its mace. Pippin saw men go down in a spray of blood, as grey-cloaked figures loomed suddenly large before him, indeed all around him as the Rangers retreated, bearing their standard with them. But the troll was swifter than its cousins in Eriador. Darting forward, it beat two men aside, narrowly missing Pippin only because he was short enough to duck beneath the mace with little trouble, but on the backswing—
"Halbarad!" Pippin cried out in dismay, as the Ranger was swept off his feet and landed in a heap some little distance away. The troll, seeing this, roared its triumph, but Halbarad was not quite finished yet. Gasping with pain, he tried to rise, to push himself up on one elbow, but his face was ashen, save where blood flowed from a gash on his brow, and he collapsed back, pressing his right arm close to his body with his left. A shadow fell upon Pippin, and he looked up to see the troll stooping over them both, one grasping hand extended to grasp and rend his victim...
Above the knee, below the edge of the mail. It flashed through his mind in a heartbeat what he must do, and without thinking, he acted. With a wordless cry, he flung himself forward, ducking under the troll's vast girth, and small as he was, he had only to raise his sword and straighten up. The tip of the blade went in beneath the armor, right up to the hilt, and Pippin, shouting still incoherently, simply ran. The troll shrieked, and jerked back, nearly wresting Pippin's blade from his grasp, dragging him to his knees as he struggled to keep a grip on it.
There was much shouting then, and the sound of arrows striking flesh, ere men swarmed about him again: more men with spears to deal with the troll, though from the sound of it, there was little left to deal with. Pippin, however, remained where he was, shivering violently, panting, sickly aware of the hot blood and viscera that drenched him and dripped now onto the ground. But after a little while, he staggered to his feet, wiped at his face, and made his unsteady way over to where Halbarad still lay, curled now onto one side.
"Pippin?" he wheezed as the hobbit reached him.
"You're hurt," Pippin said, rather unnecessarily, and jerked his hand back when Halbarad winced at even a light touch to the shoulder. "I'm sorry! I don't know—"
"Captain!" Another figure joined them—one of the Rangers, sword drawn as he knelt, and Halbarad let go his injured arm long enough to gesture impatiently to the standard that lay nearby.
"Go! I am done here," he hissed through gritted teeth, and the other nodded.
"Aye, sir." To Pippin's surprise, the man gave him a nod of approval and a flicker of a smile, ere he sheathed his sword and moved to take up the flag and Halbarad's place in the line, to the sound of a joyous, vengeful chorus of "Aurë entuluva!" The hiss of massed arrows overhead told of the archers' lines reformed behind them, apparently having succeeded in defending themselves against the onslaught. Before them, ranks were reforming, doubling up, and Pippin, following the standard of Elendil, caught a brief glimpse of a familiar face standing by it—Aragorn, who as it happened, was staring right at them. Pippin started to raise a hand, to signal that all was well, but by then, he had already turned away. Pippin saw Andúril flash blood-red as Aragorn led the charge that surged forward once more.
Which left him still with one badly wounded Ranger, and the hobbit looked about desperately for red arm bands. A ways away, he spied a healer and an assistant, and he rose then, waving his arms overhead as he shouted: "Over here! Help me over here, please!"
The healer looked up from his current patient, then lifted his chin in acknowledgment, ere he bent over his work again with a sharp word for his helper. Pippin nodded, relieved, and crouched by Halbarad's side, then, murmuring, "It's all right. The healers will come in a moment."
"What about Aragorn?" Halbarad demanded, thrusting Pippin's concern aside, and pained grey eyes sought his. "Did you see—?"
"I did. He's fine, I think; at least, he was still fighting just a moment ago. I think he saw us," Pippin replied, and Halbarad uttered something prayerful and sighed. Brow knit with worry, the hobbit asked, "Can I do anything? Should I—?"
"No. 'Tis just a headache and a broken arm," Halbarad grunted, and then winced. "And maybe some ribs," he amended, hoarsely. "Yourself?"
"Me? Oh, I'm fine. Scraped knees, maybe," Pippin said, managing a smile for the other.
"Good." Halbarad closed his eyes, and Pippin listened worriedly as the other sucked in a ragged breath. Then: "Thank you for my life, Peregrin Took."
"Well, I didn't want you to miss the dagger," Pippin said after a moment, feeling his cheeks heat a little. Was that a laugh? he wondered, and was relieved when finally the healer arrived. Pippin stood then, moving a little ways away to stand with his sword drawn, watching the battle that raged on, in case any enemies should break through again, or rise up from the appalling carpet of corpses.
But none did, and after a short while, he heard his name called, and hurried back to find the healer helping an unsteady Halbarad to his feet. He had done something clever with the Ranger's cloak, pulling up a hem and pinning it so that Halbarad could rest his arm in the make-shift sling formed by the folds.
"Those who can walk, we are sending back to the ships," the healer told him as he approached. "He will need to get his ribs wrapped to help his breathing, and that arm will need better care than this, but he should be able to make the docks. It would be better, though, if he had help."
"I will go with him, then," Pippin confirmed, and the healer gave him a weary smile, clapped him on the shoulder, and then handed Halbarad off to the hobbit.
"Go slowly, and be mindful: the archers may not have got all the enemy wounded, or they may flank us yet," he warned. So saying, he moved on to find his next patient. The slither and hiss of steel drew Pippin's attention back to his charge, and he frowned up at the Ranger, who had his sword drawn in his left hand.
"Halbarad, you cannot truly think to rejoin the battle—" he began.
"Should we come upon aught," the Ranger explained tersely, and left it at that, unless it were to swing the sword once or twice, giving it a quick twirl, as if to assure himself of his grip before he lowered it to his side. "You should go with the healers—I can find my way back."
Pippin shook his head. "Minharin is dead, and I'm more use here. After all," he said, and shrugged, "I'm not really a soldier. I only came because I wanted to keep an eye on Strider, and help him if I could. I thought I would help best if I could follow him into a battle, like everyone else." He paused and looked up at his wounded companion. "Maybe I am some use there," he concluded, "but I think I can help best right now if I see you back to the ships." For you he needs safe and whole, Pippin thought, thinking back to their conversation on the ship; Because if he doesn't care for Elessar, he can't be Strider all the time, either.
Either Halbarad understood him, or else he was simply too weary and pained to argue any longer. With a tired nod, he acquiesced, and they began making their halting way south to the quays.
Thus it was that Pippin did not see the defeat of the mumâkil, or the driving of the enemy from the field. He did not see the retaking of the First Circle, or the final hunting of the Haradrim and Easterlings in the far holds of the farmsteads. He was not present when, at long last, the lords and captains of three realms met in the midst of Pelennor, and spoke in grave counsel upon the bloody greensward where the standards of Rohan and Elendil, of Pelargir and Westfold and Dol Amroth flew now unchallenged. Nor was he there with the assembled hosts to see the lifting of the veil of fear from the gates of the City when the Dead at long last departed, their oath fulfilled and service blessed. And he was not there to witness the Captains of the West, bearing with them biers upon which rested two young men, one fair and one dark, in sorrow ascending to the Citadel, where Imrahil knelt before the white-faced Steward of Gondor, and laid a great horn upon Faramir's breast, and said:
"Your sons have returned, lord, after great deeds."
A/N: I would like to thank those who helped guide me towards some articles on the duties of standard-bearers, Gwynnyd and Shadow975 in particular. I owe special thanks to one especially helpful soul who prefers to remain anonymous, but who was instrumental in helping me understand both the task of a standard-bearer and the tactics I have tried to incorporate into this chapter. Thank you, sir. All mistakes, inaccuracies, and wild exaggerations from these and all chapters are of course my own.
Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinomë maruvan.—"The Steward and the King," RotK, 274. "Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come. In this place will I abide."
Fear no darkness—"The Ride of the Rohirrim," RotK, 122.
Aurë entuluva!—"Of the Fifth Battle," Silmarillion, 238. "Day shall come again."
"Your sons have returned, lord, after great deeds."—Cf. "The Siege of Gondor," RotK, 103.
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I don't think people quite understand how little the Devils got from their fluke scorers like Clarkson and Sykora in the playoffs. Granted, they got a ton out of people like Gionta, Carter, and Salvador, who aren't going to repeat their performance. But Clarkson had 3 goals in the playoffs, one of which was the one Ilya Bryzgalov put off his stick. The Devils got basically nothing out of Zajac and Josefson last year, and I think that will change this year.
I think we're overlooking the fact that guys like Clarkson and Sykora were one of many reasons we made the playoffs. Without them we're out 50 goals and probably some points too.

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QtDbus quick tutorial
D-Bus has become the de-facto standard way of doing RPC on Linux desktop (and Maemo). Luckily, through QtDbus, it's also easy to use. This is a brief and "to-the-point" crash course on using QtDbus "the right way", i.e. through adapters and stubs. Simpler ways exist if you just need to call a random method on a random existing service somewhere, but for implementing "servers" on dbus the way presented here is the most robust one.
The approach should be familiar to everyone that has played with CORBA (IDL files).
First, acquire or create the D-Bus interface xml file that describes the API.
You can see lots of sample interface files in /usr/share/dbus-1/interfaces directory on your Linux desktop.
For purposes of this discussion, I'll be using a short xml file like this:
<interface name="com.nokia.Demo">
<method name="SayHello">
<annotation name="com.trolltech.QtDBus.QtTypeName.In1" value="QVariantMap"/>
<arg name="name" type="s" direction="in" />
<arg name="customdata" type="a{sv}" direction="in" />
<method name="SayBye"/>
<signal name="LateEvent">
<arg name="eventkind" type="s" direction="out"/>
It's not the simplest possible one, since it demonstrates a nice feature of being able to pass QVariantMap in the arguments (type "a{sv}"). Sooner or later you'll want to use it, since it allows extending the functionality of a method without augmenting the interface (and as such supporting "loose typing").
From this file, we'll create both client and server stubs:
Client proxy:
$ qdbusxml2cpp -v -c DemoIf -p demoif.h:demoif.cpp com.nokia.Demo.xml
Server stub (adaptor):
$ qdbusxml2cpp -c DemoIfAdaptor -a demoifadaptor.h:demoifadaptor.cpp com.nokia.Demo.xml
You may want to store these commands in a script - it's not meant to be invoked automatically, just add the generated files to version control and invoke the script when you edit the interface.
Implementing the server
The only nontrivial part is implementing the server. Create a project, add demoifadaptor.cpp to it, and take a look at demoifadaptor.h. We'll create a new class MyDemo to implement the functionality (I'm intentionally using a name as tacky as MyDemo - normally I would call it DemoService, but now I'm trying to convey there is nothing magical about this class, apart from the fact that it inherits from QObject).
Now the important part - you need to copy-paste the methods from DemoIfAdaptor class to MyDemo, exactly as they appear in demoifadaptor.h. After this, mydemo.h looks like this:
class MyDemo : public QObject
explicit MyDemo(QObject *parent = 0);
public Q_SLOTS:
void SayBye();
void SayHello(const QString &name, const QVariantMap &customdata);
void LateEvent(const QString &eventkind);
The QObject magic used by the adaptor requires that the signatures in MyDemo match the ones in the adaptor.
Note how Qt camelCase convention is not followed in the adaptor. This can help to serve as a clue about whether we are dealing with vanilla Qt methods or the slightly "magical" dbus entry points.
Now, in our main(), we hook the adaptor and our MyDemo class together:
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
MyDemo* demo = new MyDemo;
new DemoIfAdaptor(demo);
QDBusConnection connection = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
bool ret = connection.registerService("com.nokia.Demo");
ret = connection.registerObject("/", demo);
return a.exec();
Note how we pass the MyDemo object as an argument to the constructor of the adaptor:
new DemoIfAdaptor(demo);
This invocation sets demo object as QObject parent of the adaptor. This is very important, as it is the route adaptor uses to relay method calls to our MyDemo object! Also, when a signal LateEvent is emitted by MyDemo, the signal is magically broadcast to dbus by the adaptor (i.e. a Qt signal is converted to dbus signal).
Here, we use "/" as the object path visible to dbus. Prevalent convention in case there is only one object is to use "/com/nokia/Demo", but this usually confuses newcomers (creating the illusion that the object path has to be a translated version of service / interface name).
Obviously, the program needs to be started before the object is visible on the D-Bus. For now, you can do this manually from the command line. In practice, D-Bus services should have an entry in /usr/share/dbus-1/services, where dbus-daemon will find it and be able to launch the service when a call is done (so called "dbus activation"). See Qt application for Maemo with DBus support for an example.
Let's see that our object is available after launch by using "qdbus" inspection tool:
$ qdbus com.nokia.Demo
$ qdbus com.nokia.Demo /
signal void com.nokia.Demo.LateEvent(QString eventkind)
method void com.nokia.Demo.SayBye()
method void com.nokia.Demo.SayHello(QString name, QVariantMap customdata)
method QDBusVariant org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get(QString interface_name, QString property_name)
method QVariantMap org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.GetAll(QString interface_name)
method void org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Set(QString interface_name, QString property_name, QDBusVariant value)
method QString org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable.Introspect()
$ dbus-send --type=method_call --print-reply \
--dest=com.nokia.Demo / org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable.Introspect
As you can see, QtDbus adds lots of extra functionality for free.
We can make it say "bye" by invoking:
$ qdbus com.nokia.Demo / com.nokia.Demo.SayBye
$ dbus-send --type=method_call --print-reply \
--dest=com.nokia.Demo / com.nokia.Demo.SayBye
(qdbus is also available on the N900 device if you install "qqdbus", currently packaged in fremantle extras-devel. If you can tolerate a slightly more verbose syntax, you can use dbus-send tool, installed on the device by default).
Using the service
Using the client proxy is trivial - just include the generated "demoif.h", instantiate DemoIf (specifying the service and object path), connect to signals you are interested in and call the methods:
DemoIf* client = new DemoIf("com.nokia.Demo", "/", QDBusConnection::sessionBus(), 0);
QObject::connect(client, SIGNAL(LateEvent(QString)), this, SLOT(mySlot(QString)));
Optionally, you may use the fully qualified name com::nokia::DemoIf to refer to the DemoIf class.
Project Configuration
QT += dbus
to your .pro file
more info: http://doc-snapshot.qt-project.org/4.8/qtdbus.html
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29-1069.05 - Nuclear Medicine Physicians
Diagnose and treat diseases using radioactive materials and techniques. May monitor radionuclide preparation, administration, and disposition.
Sample of reported job titles: Assistant Professor of Radiology; Associate Professor of Medicine; Associate Professor of Radiology; Director of Nuclear Medicine; Medical Director, Nuclear Medicine Department; Medical Doctor, Nuclear Medicine; Nuclear Medicine Medical Director; Nuclear Medicine Physician; Nuclear Medicine Specialist; Physician
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.
- Check and approve the quality of diagnostic images before patients are discharged.
- Establish and enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff.
- Interpret imaging data and confer with other medical specialists to formulate diagnoses.
- Prescribe radionuclides and dosages to be administered to individual patients.
- Review procedure requests and patients' medical histories to determine applicability of procedures and radioisotopes to be used.
- Direct nuclear medicine technologists or technicians regarding desired dosages, techniques, positions, and projections.
- Determine appropriate tests or protocols based on patients' needs or conditions.
- Compare nuclear medicine procedures with other types of procedures such as computed tomography, ultrasonography, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography.
- Monitor handling of radioactive materials to ensure that established procedures are followed.
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
|Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles — Semiautomated or automatic external defibrillators AED
|Medical gamma cameras for general use — Gamma ray cameras
|Medical single photon emission computed tomography SPECT units — Medical single photo emission computed tomography SPECT equipment; Single position emission computed tomography/computed tomography SPECT/CT imaging equipment
|Radiation detectors — Digital ratemeters; Portable radiation survey meters; Scintillation probes
|X ray diffraction equipment — Cone-beam collimators; Converging collimators; Pinhole collimators; Slant-hole collimators
Technology used in this occupation:
|Electronic mail software — Email software
|Graphics or photo imaging software — Digital image processing software
|Medical software — GE Healthcare Centricity EMR; Motion correction software; Patient electronic medical record EMR software; Radiopharmacy inventory databases
|Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
|Word processing software — Microsoft Word
|Medicine and Dentistry — Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
|English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
|Biology — Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
|Physics — Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
|Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
|Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
|Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
|Chemistry — Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
|Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
|Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
|Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
|Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
|Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
|Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
|Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
|Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
|Science — Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
|Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
|Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
|Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
|Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
|Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
|Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
|Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
|Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
|Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
|Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
|Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
|Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Work Activities
|Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
|Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
|Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
|Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
|Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
|Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
|Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
|Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
|Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
|Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Work Context
|Exposed to Radiation — 91% responded "Every day."
|Face-to-Face Discussions — 91% responded "Every day."
|Telephone — 87% responded "Every day."
|Electronic Mail — 83% responded "Every day."
|Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 95% responded "Every day."
|Duration of Typical Work Week — 82% responded "More than 40 hours."
|Time Pressure — 87% responded "Every day."
|Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 68% responded "Extremely important."
|Freedom to Make Decisions — 64% responded "A lot of freedom."
|Frequency of Decision Making — 68% responded "Every day."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
|Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
|Related Experience
|Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
|Job Training
|Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include librarians, lawyers, sports medicine physicians, wildlife biologists, school psychologists, surgeons, treasurers, and controllers.
|SVP Range
|(8.0 and above)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|Post-doctoral training
|Doctoral degree
|Some college, no degree
Interest code: IS
|Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
|Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
Work Styles
|Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
|Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
|Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
|Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
|Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
|Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
|Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
|Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
|Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
|Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
Work Values
|Recognition — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
|Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
|Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Related Occupations
|Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
|Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
|Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
|Internists, General
|Pathologists Bright Outlook
|Preventive Medicine Physicians
|Physician Assistants
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages data collected from Physicians and Surgeons, All Other.
Employment data collected from Physicians and Surgeons, All Other.
Industry data collected from Physicians and Surgeons, All Other.
|Median wages (2014)
|$90.00+ hourly, $187,200+ annual
|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|349,000 employees
|Projected growth (2012-2022)
|Faster than average (15% to 21%)
|Projected job openings (2012-2022)
|State trends
|Top industries (2012)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2014 wage data and 2012-2022 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2012-2022). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
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Mothers Day Recipes
Mothers Day is right around the corner and it is the perfect time to show mom that you care by making her a home cooked meal or better yet, by cooking for her all day. Let mom sleep in in the morning and when she gets up, serve her breakfast or brunch in bed and then later on in the day impress her with a tasty dinner and a decadent dessert. If you don't cook, don't worry as many of these recipes are easy to make and you do not need to be a kitchen wizard to make them! Without further adieu, some recipe ideas for Mothers Day:
Mothers day is in Spring and when strawberries are plentiful and these Strawberry and Nutella Crepes are a great way to enjoy them. The strawberry and chocolate flavour combination is simple amazing and these crepes are good for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or dessert.
Another great brunch option for mom are these tasty Poached Eggs on Toast with Chipotle Mayonnaise, Bacon and Avocado.
Pancakes are always a good way to go and these Blueberry Cheesecake Pancakes are simply amazing! You can easily replace blueberries with strawberries in these pancakes.
I recently discovered quinoa cakes and they make a nice replacement for English muffins in eggs benedict like dishes and the flavour combination in these Quinoa Cakes with Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Pesto, Goat Cheese and a Poached Egg is to die for!
You really can't think a bout brunch without at least considering french toast and although basic french toast may not be up to a special occasion like Mothers day, this Baklava French Toast sure is!
A seasonal dish for the mushroom loving mothers out there are these Morel Mushroom and Asparagus Eggs Benedict and they are a decadently good way to go!
Mothers Day isn't all about breakfast and brunch and this Shrimp Scampi is a super easy way to impress mom at dinner!
This Tilapia Piccata is another really easy dish that is just full of bright spring flavours.
Lets not rule out salads, especially not with this Strawberry and Avocado Spinach Salad which is perfectly seasonal and down right irresistible.
Who doesn't like chocolate? Molten Chocolate Cakes are a great way to end an amazingly tasty day where mom did not have to cook a thing!
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5.a. Installing a Stage Tarball
Setting the Date/Time Right
Before you continue you need to check your date/time and update it. A
misconfigured clock may lead to strange results in the future!
To verify the current date/time, run date:
Code Listing 1.1: Verifying the date/time
# date
Fri Mar 29 16:21:18 UTC 2005
If the date/time displayed is wrong, update it using the date
MMDDhhmmYYYY syntax (Month, Day, hour, minute
and Year). At this stage, you should use UTC time. You will be able to
define your timezone later on. For instance, to set the date to March 29th,
16:21 in the year 2005:
Code Listing 1.2: Setting the UTC date/time
# date 032916212005
5.b. Default: Using a Stage from the Installation CD
Extracting the Stage Tarball
The stages on the CD reside in the /mnt/cdrom/stages directory. To
see a listing of available stages, use ls:
Code Listing 2.1: List all available stages
# ls /mnt/cdrom/stages
If the system replies with an error, you may need to mount the CD-ROM first:
Code Listing 2.2: Mounting the CD-ROM
# ls /mnt/cdrom/stages
ls: /mnt/cdrom/stages: No such file or directory
# mount /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom
# ls /mnt/cdrom/stages
Now go into your Gentoo mountpoint (usually /mnt/gentoo):
Code Listing 2.3: Changing directory to /mnt/gentoo
# cd /mnt/gentoo
We will now extract the stage tarball of your choice. We will do this with the
tar tool. Make sure you use the same options (xvjpf)! The x
stands for Extract, the v for Verbose to see what happens
during the extraction process (this one is optional), the j for
Decompress with bzip2, the p for Preserve permissions and
the f to denote that we want to extract a file, not standard input. In
the next example, we extract the stage tarball stage3-ppc64-32ul-2007.0.tar.bz2. Be sure to substitute the tarball filename with your
Code Listing 2.4: Extracting the stage tarball
# tar xvjpf /mnt/cdrom/stages/stage3-ppc64-32ul-2007.0.tar.bz2
Now that the stage is installed, continue with Installing Portage.
Unpacking the Stage Tarball
Now unpack your downloaded stage onto your system. We use tar to proceed
as it is the easiest method:
Code Listing 2.5: Unpacking the stage
# tar xvjpf stage3-*.tar.bz2
Make sure that you use the same options (xvjpf). The x stands
for Extract, the v for Verbose to see what happens during
the extraction process (this one is optional), the j for Decompress
with bzip2, the p for Preserve permissions and the f
to denote that we want to extract a file, not standard input.
5.c. Installing Portage
Unpacking a Portage Snapshot
You now have to install a Portage snapshot, a collection of files that inform
Portage what software titles you can install, which profiles are available, etc.
Unpack the Snapshot from the Installation CD
To install the snapshot, take a look inside /mnt/cdrom/snapshots/
to see what snapshot is available:
Code Listing 3.1: Checking the /mnt/cdrom/snapshots content
# ls /mnt/cdrom/snapshots
Now extract the snapshot using the following construct. Again, make sure you
use the correct options with tar. Also, the -C is with a capital
C, not c. In the next example we use
portage-<date>.tar.bz2 as the snapshot filename. Be sure to
substitute with the name of the snapshot that is on your Installation CD.
Code Listing 3.2: Extracting a Portage snapshot
# tar xvjf /mnt/cdrom/snapshots/portage-<date>.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr
Copy Source Code Archives
You also need to copy over all source code from the Universal Installation CD.
Code Listing 3.3: Copy over source code
# mkdir /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/distfiles
# cp /mnt/cdrom/distfiles/* /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/distfiles/
5.d. Configuring the Compile Options
To optimize Gentoo, you can set a couple of variables which impact Portage
behaviour. All those variables can be set as environment variables (using
export) but that isn't permanent. To keep your settings, Portage provides
you with /etc/make.conf, a configuration file for Portage. It is
this file we will edit now.
A commented listing of all possible variables can be found in
/mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf.example. For a successful Gentoo
installation you'll only need to set the variables which are mentioned beneath.
Fire up your favorite editor (in this guide we use nano) so we can alter
the optimization variables we will discuss hereafter.
Code Listing 4.1: Opening /etc/make.conf
# nano -w /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf
As you probably noticed, the make.conf.example file is
structured in a generic way: commented lines start with "#", other lines define
variables using the VARIABLE="content" syntax. The make.conf
file uses the same syntax. Several of those variables are discussed next.
Do not make any modifications to the USE variable if you are performing a stage3
with GRP installation. You can alter the USE variable after having installed the
packages you want. Gremlins are known to attack your system if you ignore this
The CHOST variable declares the target build host for your system. This
variable should already be set to the correct value. Do not edit
it as that might break your system. If the CHOST variable does
not look correct to you, you might be using the wrong stage3 tarball.
CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS
The CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS variables define the optimization flags
for the gcc C and C++ compiler respectively. Although we define those
generally here, you will only have maximum performance if you optimize these
flags for each program separately. The reason for this is because every program
is different.
In make.conf you should define the optimization flags you think
will make your system the most responsive generally. Don't place
experimental settings in this variable; too much optimization can make
programs behave bad (crash, or even worse, malfunction).
We cannot explain all possible optimization options here, but if you want to
investigate them all, read the GNU
Online Manual(s) or the gcc info page (info gcc -- only
works on a working Linux system). For common optimizations and architecture
specific settings, please read /etc/make.conf.example. This
file also contains lots of examples and information; don't forget to read it
A first setting is the -march= or -mcpu= flag, which specifies
the name of the target architecture. Possible options are described in the
make.conf.example file (as comments).
A second one is the -O flag (that is a capital O, not a zero),
which specifies the gcc optimization
class flag. Possible classes are s (for size-optimized),
0 (zero - for no optimizations), 1, 2 or 3 for more
speed-optimization flags (every class has the same flags as the one before, plus
some extras). -O2 is the recommended default.
Another popular optimization flag is -pipe (use pipes rather than
temporary files for communication between the various stages of compilation).
It has no impact on the generated code.
Using -fomit-frame-pointer (which doesn't keep the frame pointer in a
register for functions that don't need one) might have serious repercussions on
the debugging of applications.
When you define the CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS, you should combine
several optimization flags. The default values contained in the stage3 archive
you unpacked should be good enough. The following example is just an example:
Code Listing 4.2: Defining the CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS variable
CFLAGS="-O2 -pipe"
# Use the same settings for both variables
With MAKEOPTS you define how many parallel compilations should occur when
you install a package. A good choice is the number of CPUs in your system plus
one, but this guideline isn't always perfect.
Code Listing 4.3: MAKEOPTS for a regular, 1-CPU system
Ready, Set, Go!
Update your /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf to your own preference and
save (nano users would hit Ctrl-X). You are now ready to continue
with Chrooting into the Gentoo Base System.
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Great entry, good luck! This is the kind of witty art I love Woot for.
Re: 1337
Is the binary in ascii code... and if so, what does it say?
Re: Magic
I absolutely LOVE this shirt!!!
llewaeya wrote:I think this would be so much better if it said "Run!" But, that's just me. Nice design.
Me too!
rizaroni wrote:Looks like more than one color. But I like it!
I thought it was borderline. I did it in grayscale so it has some diff shades. Saw other shirts that looked like they were "one color" but had shades of that color so I figured I would post and see what happens.
ApeLad wrote:Just a clarification: this isn't a mask slapped on a crowd drawing. The letters are part of the original idea:
brains on paper by Ape Lad, on Flickr
I don't know that this says anything to the point you were trying to make, but I thought it might be interesting to point out.
Also: as a regular derby entrant, I really appreciate the vagueness of the rules. It makes things interesting.
Thanks for commenting!
OK gentlemen...
We're at an impasse, maybe we should compromise.
(sorry, had to say it!)
j5 wrote:some points and pointers:
1. heather gray is not a color offered by woot, but this looks like silver anyway.
2. It's a bit off topic, since it's not composed of artistic elements, just drawn out.
3. Maybe update your signature to include links to your entries. This way people can click and see/vote.
Hey, it's my buddy critic, j5!
I really value your opinion and appreciate your taking the time to give it.
To address your points:
I pulled the heather off a Woot-posted template from the artists' resources so I'm a little confused, but silver would be just fine.
[Woops, I followed that useful thread down to the bottom, and found this -- maybe we can get the staff to edit at the top so no other junior wannabes like me make this same mistake. Seems that they used heather gray in 2008, but times change.]
grisca wrote:Remember that there was a change in the available official t-shirt-colours (off the top of my head: no heather grey and orange any more, and silver and slate instead).
Okay, Silver it is! Not that it will be printed, so meh!
Your second point was that it was off topic since it was just drawn out ...I guess I don't understand the rules, [And here I thought other people weren't following them.] or I'm doing a poor job communicating my idea through the picture, or both. The illustration is supposed to show an incomplete stencil of sorts that the word "meh" would have been in, but the painters didn't give a flip so they just freehanded it.
If this is off topic, then all three ideas are, unfortunately. But despite that, I am learning from the experience and the critiques.
Finally, I would like to figure out how to get the Sig line right, but when I just put a link to the thumbnail, it folds and needs to be scrolled, which led to a staffer pm'ing me and asking me to fix it. So I just went in, combined the three thumbnails and sized them down, but they are stored together, which means I can't link up to them individually.
If you feel like critiquing my other two [and I would so appreciate that because I'm not here to win, I'm here to learn -- getting a hundred votes is my next high water mark], here are links to my other two t-shirt designs in this derby:
Re: Curiosity
Was he trying to cross the road? Was he following a chicken? I love cats, but I'm gonna vote for this anyway because after 4 or 5 times that kitty should have learned his lesson.
And I like how the cops are taking his death so seriously.
supermegatopia wrote:It's an uplifting message! Even in death, one can still be active and rise to the top!
Nice! Also, great to see you on shirt.woot finally!
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Re: Fungi
I LOVE this shirt. I've been pretty underwhelmed by most of the derbies lately but this entry is stunning.
I really hope it prints! GMV!
Re: aaaahhhhh!!
My first thought was that was an "i" falling down. It works either way.
This shirt is very clever & extremely well done. It makes me wish I weren't feeling so overdosed on Woot cat shirts & asphalt shirts because it deserves to print.
Re: Nachos
Cute idea & I love nachos, but I think this would be better on a different shirt color or a different palette. Brown & grayscale don't convey their deliciousness.
Cobalt in my cookies? :O
This shirt gives me the sudden urge to hire the Golden Company and sail for Westeros.
ramyb wrote:War is coming!
Anyway, this design represents 7 sigils of 7 houses from Game of Thrones- Took a lot of planning to make the symbols believably represent the letters, was glad to have several days to think this one through. Hope you guys enjoy the outcome
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Re: COLLABORATE
Truly Cool! A must print and a must buy!
Re: LIFE
Love it...you've got my vote!
Re: Who's your boss?
Didn't come out as I wanted.. my first entry xP
A better version will be coming soon
joemail11 wrote:Cobalt in my cookies? :O
Why do you think Cookie Monster's got googlie eyes?
kzlife wrote:Didn't come out as I wanted.. my first entry xP
A better version will be coming soon
Before you put any more effort into this, I'd advise reviewing the rules for this derby. You're breaking them, and your entry can and may be rejected.
Re: It's Getting A Little Muggy
Great idea!
donaldhansen wrote:I thought it was borderline. I did it in grayscale so it has some diff shades. Saw other shirts that looked like they were "one color" but had shades of that color so I figured I would post and see what happens.
What you're seeing in other entries that looks like different shades are halftones.
ApeLad wrote:Just a clarification: this isn't a mask slapped on a crowd drawing. The letters are part of the original idea.
Actually, I knew you didn't use a clipping mask because I saw your pre-derby sketches. I just meant the end result in general could be achieved with a clipping mask, albeit with less skill and artistry, instead of using objects oriented in such a way to form art. (I think you know what I mean.) I wasn't targeting this entry specifically, just that this derby has various interpretations and I could see how other artists could get frustrated if they thought they had to do something a specific way, only to see that they could have used a different approach. I'm surprised to see entries made up of letters formed with letters/numbers, but if it's good enough for Woot, it's good enough for me!
Thanks, it was only a matter of time.
threyon wrote:Nice! Also, great to see you on shirt.woot finally!
Oops! And that's what happens when you don't see who is logged on.
osadczuk wrote:Thanks, it was only a matter of time.
Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=61572]I planned something fancier - but,
Critique aside I would wear this once a week until it disintegrated.
craftiness1 wrote:Look closer. There's a slash through the equal sign, thus meaning "I is not equal to on"..That does make a difference
It still does not belong in the denominator of an equation. It doesn't make sense.
I hope this wins! I really want it to! This is one of my favorite woot designs I've seen and it's so creative how the life progresses! I'll be so devastated if it doesn't win!
alphadogginny wrote:I hope this wins! I really want it to! This is one of my favorite woot designs I've seen and it's so creative how the life progresses! I'll be so devastated if it doesn't win!
Thank you! I really appreciate that :D It's going to be difficult, but this weekend we may have a surprise!:D:D
megmouse wrote:By far my favorite shirt! Awesome!
ratherbesleepin wrote:I hope this one does well. Its one I'd actually wear. Good Luck!
Thank you!
wesmike wrote:Would have liked it better if it actually said "Cool Hwip"
haha yeah i was tempted to do that instead. but that would have been two hwords. i liked the initial idea too much.
Get in the fog, ya bastard. GET IN THERE
cxl wrote:I love this execution. So simple!
...unfortunately, I'm not sure I have the balls to wear around a shirt that says, "my heart beats for you forever" :/
I'd wear it on dates with my wife. She likes when I wear black, especially with red trim.
Hope it wins!
wirdou wrote:Thank you! I really appreciate that :D It's going to be difficult, but this weekend we may have a surprise!:D:D
If it doesn't submit it somewhere else because I really want it! Haha (But we both know it'll win )
benjaminleebates wrote:Nice shirt, I would have loved to see the stars embedded into the shirt, created the "a" and yet impaling the wearer...
Oooo, that would have been a good idea. I was kind of going for a "weapons laid on a table" look with it.
Re: Inner Energy
Where's your t'shirt template?
I saw the word within seconds.
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