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|To the Rescue; "I just wanna save you while there's still something left to save"
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|Jul 7 2012, 04:30 PM Post #46
Daydreamer, Wordmaker
The train began to move, and the woman could feel her body rolling back from the weight of it. She stumbled for a moment, catching her balance, before returning her attention to her still-bleeding arm.
The bandages were becoming a darker red, ragged as they were, and Angela winced, feeling tension roll through her bones. So this was it then. They were sealed into the train, there was no going back. At least, there seemed no chance to go back.
In that moment, with one Elite gone and her fate seemingly sealed, the woman felt increasingly furious, so much that her fingers at one point stopped releasing in that repetitive tighten-relax gesture. Both hands became tighter fists, thumbs out.
There seemed to be a bang from one of the ends of the train, and she turned for a moment, confused. She was reminded once more that for whatever reason, the Messiah Complex was here.
But it couldn't be for her. She wasn't about to hope so. Gritting her teeth, she turned away from the distraction to focus on the Elite around her.
Angela remembered, as a kid, reading books about fighting. About keeping thumbs on the outside to avoid breaking them. About making sure to keep balance so that the throws knocked you off. About the weak points in the body.
It was with this in mind that she brought both fists up, throwing them at the metal-faced teen's face. At this angle, it was her hope that she threw his neck back and knocked him off balance.
It might not do much, but she wanted the chance to run. And with people distracted by the MC, this might be her only shot.
|Hands off the merchandise, hon.
|Faded Corsair
|Jul 8 2012, 09:59 PM Post #47
The Ottermod
Now was a good time to move. Before the Elite leader could react, Noah jumped through the hole Aidric had left in the car during his earlier exit, before useing the bond with his coat to throw himself into the next car with a loud "thump" depositing himself at Aidric's feet.
Stibbins whirled, firing several shots from his pistol at Aidric as their car pulled away, their own car gradually losing speed. Ferdinand on the other hand scowled and stepped to the door of the car, shaking his fist at the MC's leader. "WE'LL MEET AGAIN YOU VAGABOND!" He shouted dramatically. Had he known that Aidric had been improvising, it's likely that he wouldn't have been as impressed with his opponent's plan.
Noah slowly got to his feet, left shoulder a tad sore from the rough landing he had just made.
"So, now what do we do boss?"
Theives know that a snarl in the night means, "rob another house."
"Everything the wise woman learned she wrote in a book, and when the pages were black with ink, she took white ink and began again."
—Karn, silver golem
|Jul 8 2012, 10:29 PM Post #48
Master Poisoner
Sven expected for Angela to try and make a move, but expecting an attack and avoiding it were still two very different actions. He did manage to lessen the impact by slamming into her wrist with the back of his arm, but her punch still connected. Having gotten into more than enough fights himself, he still didn't fall back quite like she wanted.
It was a bad day to wear those snake bites of his. The metal backings jammed themselves into his gums, and the familiar copper tang of blood ran over his tongue.
"You want to cause trouble, you worthless bitch?" Sven grabbed the back of her badly cropped hair, but he foolishly left her hands and arms alone. "Then let's cause some fucking trouble."
Oh, Sven knew he shouldn't be rough-housing with the prisoner, but he didn't give it much thought. If there was one thing that put reason out the window, it was someone- especially a woman- taking a swing at his face.
Edited by sugarapplesweet, Jul 20 2012, 10:43 PM.
"This is a sin for which I deserved to be punished."
- Aoyagi Ritsuka, Loveless
|Jul 9 2012, 01:00 PM Post #49
Daydreamer, Wordmaker
There was a low yelp at the grab, and Angela's head craned back, neck bared. The yelp was automatic, though the grab barely hurt in comparison to the past Lord-knew-how-long.
For a moment she stared at him, entire body tensing in preparation. Her eyes were narrow, almost feral, face drawn up in a snarl.
And then she spat in the Elite's face.
Her body swung at him again, aiming for his chest and sides, arms swinging frantically. The woman longed to throw him off, just to get him away, this metal-faced punk that she decided in that moment she hated.
"B-Bastard!" Came the sharp word, spat in his direction as she tried to swing from what felt like a pinned position. Angela wanted to kill him, for no reason at all, because she was so angry.
She'd almost completely forgotten about the other Elite, the blonde in the car with them. At the moment, she didn't particularly care.
|Hands off the merchandise, hon.
|Sperium 3000
|Jul 11 2012, 08:19 PM Post #50
Senior Novelist
Sneaking on top of a train was harder than one would think it is. On one side, the noise of the train hid XIII's presence, but on the other the night wind against her face was freezing. She also had to crawl along the top of the car so her footsteps wouldn't be noticed by the people inside.
Then the booming voices of Aidric and Ferdinand started throwing ham at each other. For a second, XIII thought that those two would have been the best of friends if they weren't in opposite sides. The thought was interrupted when the loud noise of two bodies hitting the floor of the car could be heard outside. The watchdog had a feeling she knew what was coming next.
"...!? Crap..!" The minor expletive escaped her lips as the car she was on shook slightly and started to slow down. Without hesitation, XIII jumped to her feet, running to the edge of the car and leaping onto the car that was still attached to the train. As she jumped before the distance between cars got too great, she managed the land easily. The impact of her body on the metal made a loud noise, but XIII hoped the sound of the trian moving and the commotion inside would desguise her presence still.
At least she wasn't back at the station, having to deal with Ackerly again...
|Jul 23 2012, 11:55 AM Post #51
|Emily watched Angela lash out and rolled her eyes. She stepped forward and her knee shot towards the middle of Angela's back in an attempt to incapacitate her. "Enough of that. Now stop before I slit your throat." Despite the calm tone, one could hear the undercurrent of viciousness. She was not bluffing.
|Launcher of 1000 ships!! >8D
|Jul 23 2012, 12:19 PM Post #52
Going slightly mad, but only on Tuesdays.
"Next?" Aidric considered this for a moment. Then he grinned and jerked his head toward the next car. "Isn't it obvious? Let's go!" With those words he turned and rushed to barrel his way through the cars. They were bound to find the Elite eventually, after all.
"We've got a rescue to make!"
|Signature, yeah.
|Jul 23 2012, 11:35 PM Post #53
Master Poisoner
Angela was angry enough to struggle, but it didn't amount to all that much. She got a few hits in, two on his chest and the third in his side, but Sven's grip on her didn't lessen even when she first spat in his face. He was about to backhand her when Emily jammed her knee into the prisoner's back.
He let Angela fall, kicking her for good measure, and glared down at her. She didn't matter to him, not really, but he also didn't feel the need to do any more damage to her. It wasn't worth the effort.
"Fuck this transportation business," Sven muttered, wiping his face with his sleeve. "Should've killed her right after the interrogation."
"This is a sin for which I deserved to be punished."
- Aoyagi Ritsuka, Loveless
|Jul 26 2012, 09:28 AM Post #54
Friendly Neighborhood Cuttlefish
Valentine, who had just barely dodged back from the connection between the two cars when it broke, took a moment to gather his breath. "How many of them are there?" he asked, hurrying to keep up with Carter. "Between us and her?"
He was nervous. He'd never intended to wind up doing missions with the terrorists. Already, he was off the tracks and without a plan, and if he died here, his information died with him. If the guards had been anyone else, he might have tried to surrender right there and reveal himself - but not to Emily. He didn't trust her as far as he could throw her.
Outside the train, running along the tracks, was the bloodied and beleaguered Ria Ackerly. Her hair was flowing back behind her in orange waves, and she might have looked quite striking if not for the vicious expression on her face.
She caught up to the disconnected train car, panting, and leapt to catch onto one of the doors. She was inside.
"ELITE!" she called out. "Come out, come out, wherever you are!"
|Jul 28 2012, 06:28 PM Post #55
Daydreamer, Wordmaker
There was a cringe and a yelp as pain shot through Angela's spine, and she crumpled, curling up with arms over her head, protecting the most important part she could find.
She had to stop, but she didn't want to. She wanted to get out of here.
The kick to the woman's side made her groan, swinging out to kick weakly before finally giving up, face pulled into a pained expression.
"Fuck this transportation business. Should've killed her right after the interrogation."
Angela wasn't one for cursing. She'd been raised right, after all.
But now seemed a very accurate time to hiss crudely, "go fffffuck yourselfff" at the pair over her, the cuffs clinking faintly and the stained bandages rubbing against her face, leaving red in its wake.
|Hands off the merchandise, hon.
|Aug 7 2012, 12:39 AM Post #56
((finished FINALLY in MSN))
Aidric: How many are there? *he's repeating Fishentine's question, then shrugs* Doesn't matter. *slams palm against the door open panel, then goes charging through the train cars, feet pounding against the floor, pausing only every so often to fight VERY HARD to not just bust down doors and waste energy* Angie!? Hey Angie, we're coming to rescue you!
Noah: *mutters under breath* Doesn't even consider there might be traps...*small smile forms* But then, he wouldn't be Aidric if he didn't ignore reason. *charges after Aidric with only a brief glance back to make sure Clara is following*
Clara: *follows along easily, smiling, her bow at the ready, nods to Noah* Hold on, Angie~! Help is on the way~!
Valentine: There wouldn't be traps, not on the train, would there? They might get themselves with traps . . . *lagging a little behind the others*
Angela: [/to be honest she can't really hear the enthusiastic cries of her rescuers, still curled up in pain from the kicks and glaring at the boots of the Elite above her] Nnn. Ffff--[/wants to curse again, trying to get up]
Sven: What? Have something to say? *kneels down, smirks* Go on and tell me... Not like it's gonna help.
Emily: *looks down calmly at Angela, rolls eyes, glances at the door* Forget her. There's company coming. *readies the blade in her sleeve, places several mirrors all over the train car*
Aidric: *He finally makes it to the last car, eyes widening as he catches sight of Sven and Emily through the window. Forget the button. Sparks fly around him, eyes narrowing* ANGIE! *An energy-filled palm slams against the car door, sending it buckling inward to fly through the car. He stands at the opening, still sparking, eyes narrowed as he ignores the numbness stretching up his palm now*
Noah: *facepalms* well...so much for a stealthy approach* Don't move Elite! 'with any hope they'll stand down...but knowing Emily, this is going to be rough...' *double checks his bonds with his friends clothes*
Clara: *pulls up bow, levels it at Sven's head, lowers head so the hood obscures her face more* Give us the girl and we won't have to hurt you.
Valentine: *glancing down, regretting the lack of his pistol* Your hand . . .
Angela: [/is about to mumble a "go to hell" at the teen when the door seems to slam in] [/eyes widen as she just pushes herself to the side, blinking in surprise at Aidric and the others] [/safe to say she didn't expect this] ...W-what's... [/looks between the Elite and the MC in a sort of terror and shock]
Sven: *immediately up and in a defensive stance, glares at 'Clara,' brass knuckles at the ready* Took you fucking long enough. *goes for a swing at Clara, making the metal more dense as he swings*
Emily: *presses hand to one mirror, vanishes, re-appears to Noah's side, thrusts hand toward his face, palm up and blade exposed* Just die.
Aidric: *His hand flies out to fling up a shield in front of Clara, beaming* You know, it's pretty rude to hit a lady. Though you seem to be pretty good at it.
Noah: *has fought alongside Emily before, still surprised at the speed though of her teleport, only saved by his bond with his jacket as he uses that to jerk away from her, readies to dodge her next attack as he trusts the others to take care of Sven* Gonna have to try harder then that lady.
Clara: *grins* Thanks, boss~! *fires a few arrows toward Sven with vines wound around them, hoping to pin Sven's clothes to a wall without hurting him*
Valentine: *eyes wide with terror, but he steps forward and whips his shank at Sven half-heartedly*
Angela: [/lets out small sounds of fright at the sudden fighting, stumbling back, trying to get away from the crowd] Oh g-god [/she does not want to be caught in the middle of this, but she's still in pain and trying to get to her feet] [/gets a few feet back, watching with wide eyes]
Sven: Rgh! *grits teeth when his blow is block, one of the arrows rips into his shoulder but leaves a scrape, another throws his other arm back, still manages to dodge Fishertine's shank* If she's gonna shoot, I'm gonna fucking hit! *takes BBs out of pocket, sends them in Clara's direction, then swings at Aidric* But there's always you, Carter!
Emily: *rolls when he dodges, lands near another mirror, places hand on it and vanishes, reappears behind him* I've just started. *slams hand toward his shoulder*
Aidric: *he flings up another shield-- it's fairly small, just a quick, solid circle radiating from his upper arm to block the blow. He cracks a grin* Careful Tiger, you're playing with the big boys now~! *He drops his arm as his free hand slams toward Sven's chest, open-palmed and sparking with just enough energy to send Sven flying on contact*
Noah: *flinches as her blade cuts into his jacket and digs a shallow cut into his shoulder* Aidric, take care of Angie. *eyes narrow as he whirls and drops to the floor, planting his hand on the paneling their standing on* 'lets see if I can remove us from the fight, it'll make it easier to save angie at least' *animates floor and sends both he and Emily up through the ceiling, has just enough time to brace, manages to grab onto train car after they rip through*
Clara: *glances back at Noah* Wonderboy, what are you-?! *flinches when he and Emily go through the roof, jaw drops*...*shakes head* Boss, leave this kid to me. You and Lydia tend to Angie, okay? Get her out first. *aims arrow at Sven's head* You move and you die.
Valentine: *switches shank to other hand and steps towards Angie, hands shaking*
Angela: [/stares at the boy, trying again to stumble back--winces faintly as she moves] Nnngh. What're you--[/swallows, finally giving up and staying away from the fight, unable to keep pushing herself back--it's hurting her already burning arm]
Valentine: It's okay, we're here to g-get you out . . .
Sven: *takes Aidric's hit, goes flying back but tries to ground himself as soon as possible, lands near Angela* Quit fucking around! *glances up to see Emily is gone* Dammit... *tries to reach for his bond with the metal surround them, one side snaps inward toward Clara, hoping to at least trip her up before she can shoot*
Emily: Augh!! *knocked out of the train, grabs at the train, manages to get a hold at the end of the car, lifts herself onto the roof, stands unsteadily, yells over the wind* You will regret that! *charges toward him*
Aidric: *he watches Sven slide across the floor, but gives a soft curse at Noah and Clara's comments. Right. He was so tangled up in the excitement he nearly forgot what they were there FOR. He darts past Sven to rush toward Angela* Angie! Are you hurt!? *Okay that was probably a dumb question*
Noah: Wanna bet!? *takes a swing at her, though his heart isn't really in the blow*
Clara: *knocked off balance* Whoa! *fires arrow but it's wildly off-target, hitting a wall on the opposite side, pulls a plant out of her quiver and readies a whip just in case*
Valentine: *in reply to Aidric* She's been in _their_ hands for days . . .
Angela: [/stares wide eyed at Aidric, not replying--she still remembers the last time he was running towards her] Nnn. [/edges back again, her arm hurting more than ever, the bandages on her scars getting more and more red]
Sven: *can't believe he actually managed it, snaps out it when Aidric darts past him, shaking he's so mad* I'm still here, assholes! *goes to hit Aidric in the face, doesn't even care about Angela at the moment, just wants to get in -one- hit*
Emily: *easily dodges hit, slashes at him with blade in her sleeve* Don't treat me so lightly!! *unwavering resolve to kill him*
???: Scared of your own leader? Funny... *Talking about Angie*
XIII: *Breaks in through a window, feet first. Lands on her feet right behind Angela. Grabs her and pulls her to her feet. One arm wrapped around her, binding her arms to her torso, the other holding a gun to her head. Deadpan expression, nods at Aidric* Hey.
Aidric: *He winces as he catches Angela's terrified expression. Oh, right. This was still his fault* A-Angie? Hey... it's me, remember? I'm-- *he's cut off by a pretty damn solid hit to the face. He reels from the blow, clutching at his face* A-ah-- *annnd then XIII shows up, He stands there for a moment, clutching at his face. He then spits at the ground, blood splattering on the floor. He had a comeback, he really did, but he'd already really only had eyes for one person on this train...and she had a gun to her head* ...I'd applaud your entrance, but I'm really not in the mood for games, Balto.*He pauses to spit out a bit more blood, then swipes at his chin* Let her go. She's nobody to you, you know that.
Noah: *steps back to avoid her swing* You're gon- ahh! *stepped back too far, falls and just barely catches himself in time, uses bond with cloths to hold himself to the side of the train* er....think you can keep up bondie?!
Clara: *whirls and readies another arrow, freezes at the sight of XIII*......*nervous chuckle* Hi there.
Valentine: *backing up pale* P-please - he's right, she's not worth anything to you . . .
Angela: [/suddenly--grabbed and stumbles to her feet] Hey--! [/wriggles desperately before the gun is put to her head] [/she freezes, her gut twisting] [/stares at Aidric, somewhat terrified] H-he--[/swallows, shaking faintly]
Sven: *-really- can't believe he managed that, smirks with satisfaction, goes to say something, XIII appears* Hey. Weren't we supposed to be bringing her in there -alive-? *quite honestly doesn't care that it's XIII, answers to Arco first and foremost*
Emily: *sees him fall, narrows eyes, pulls a longer blade out from her clothes and unsheathes it* Hmph. I can keep up just fine. But you're not even trying. *kneels down and slashes at him* So die already.
XIII: *Slowly steps back with Angela held tightly, gun firmly to her head. Small smirk* You're right, she's nothing. But you..? That's different. Tell me, Carter, why do you think we set up this circus? This girl here was nothing but bait, and you came along just like he said you would. And telling you all this doesn't matter, because it doesn't change a thing, does it? You want this girl? Simple.
XIII: Take her place.
Aidric: W-what? *Well...that figures, doesn't it? In a way it made sense. Angela was small fry to them in their minds whether she was actually a part of the MC or not, he knew that. It was a pretty classic line, and in any other situation, he would have almost found it hilarious and wonderfully overdramatic. Except Angela looked scared, impossibly scared, more scared than a regular girl who had just been unlucky enough to work at Cafe Richard had any right to be, and of course that meant it wasn't funny at all.*
Valentine: Y-you let _me_ get captured . . . maybe you s-should just - *cowers away, apparently ashamed* . . . sorry . . .
Noah: *has wind in his ears and can't hear the request, ^^; eyes narrow at Emily's comment* Maybe you're right...I should take this seriously. *gun he had brought along animates and floats up out of Clara's quiver, flying up behind Emily through hole in roof, wobbles as it is hit by the wind, but fires at her legs*
Clara: *looks at Aidric* Boss, you can't seriously be considering...*watches as the gun floats out of her quiver*....Huh. *shakes head* Considering doing this!! They'll lock you up! Or kill you!! But...*looks over at Angela*.....*slumps*.....
Valentine: W-we can't just let her kill her . . .
Angela: [/of course, of /course/ it's never about her, she's not ever important, it figures] [/still hurts, but figures] [/her eyes flicker between the woman holding her and the man in front of her--she's not sure who to be more afraid] P-Please--just--[/swallows back a sob; everything hurts]
Sven: *to Angela* Heh, first Sigma uses you, and then your "friends" don't want you, either. *wants to see her cry, even just a little* Too bad for you.
Emily: *glances back at the gunshots, swears sofly, moves over to the side of the train and swings herself through the already open window that XIII came through, moves over to the window by Noah, opens and readies blade, ignoring all else, just wants to make the annoying guy DIE*
XIII: *Keeps stepping back, expression serious again* Compliments from Master Sigma. Now, are you going to give yourself up or should I really dirty my suit with this girl's blood? You have until the count of 3. *Closer to the car's door* 3...
Aidric: S-shut up! *His eyes are wide, breath coming out in quick bursts. This didn't make any sense, because logic insisted that in the grand scheme of things, Angela didn't matter. Angela was just some random girl and he'd been fighting this war for eight years now, and to throw that away would have been stupid, would have been spitting in the face of dozens of sacrifices. He'd come eight years and lost so many people just watch this city burn, and with that in mind one more sacrifice was just something else to add to the pile. Just one more martyr to add to the list-- nothing else, really.*
Valentine: But . . . but you got her into this situation. G-get her out of here. *still pale and shaking, but his eyes dark red*
Aidric: ...*He spins to look to Valentine for a second. Then he lets out a short, somewhat bitter laugh* You've got a point there, Kiddo. *He had gotten Angela into this whole mess...and this was different from a willing member of the MC, wasn't it? Very different*...Fine. Fine, I'll go with you. Just let her go.
XIII: Wise choice. On your knees, hands behind your head.
Clara:....*eyes widen*.....Aidric......*wonders what she's going to tell Ant*
Angela: [/she fully expects this, she expects to be left behind] [/she knows how this is going to end because she's not important and she's never been and the Elite reminds her of that with the Sigma comment] [/shudders faintly, a half-sob slipping out] [/swallows the rest down furiously] ....[/but then Aidric is--] w-what? [/small and surprised] [/it doesn't make sense]
Aidric: Fine. *He slowly gets to his knees and does as he's told, eyes seeking out Angela's, locking with her gaze, saying more than words ever could. You are important. Please believe me, Angie, you are so important.*
Noah: GOTCHA! *leaps over the train and through the hole, landing hard on top of Emily and pinning her*
Aidric: *uses the distraction to fling a blast forward, knocking the gun from XIII's hand*
XIII: *The crash shakes the car, making XIII stumble back, she presses the trigger, but the bullet merely scratches the side of Angie's face and flies through a window. Before XIII can't react, a blast takes the gun out of her hand* Agh..! No! *Steps back, reaching in her coat to pull out her second gun* I already won!
Aidric: *leaping to his feet, he charges toward Angela and XIII, energy sparking in his fist* I don't think so!
Clara: *follows Aidric's charge* Angela! Give me your hand! *holds hers out, vines unravel from her arm toward Angie*
Valentine: Don't hurt her - !
Angela: [/gives a screech as the bullet grazes her, breaking the skin faintly, enough to bleed] [/her cuff'd hands reach up to hold the bleeding spot before she reaches out for the vines, trying to reach them] [/grabs them desperately]
Sven: *figured they at least had him well enough to take him out if he tried anything, obviously they don't, sees Clara making a grab for Angela and vice versa* Fuck no! *tries to reach for his bond with the remains of the boxcar, no where -near- as experienced as Noah, walls don't even move at first* Come on! *walls give, but too quickly, metal essentially crumples around the large group like tinfoil, threatening to crush them* Shit shit shit shit! *trying desperately to let go*
Emily: !!! *tackled by Noah, surprised by the walls, completely caught off-guard* Wha-?!
XIII: *Pulls out gun, aims it at Aidric* Tch..! I'll just bring back your head then! *Fires*
Aidric: *he flings up a shield to block the bullet just in time. In reaction to the walls buckling the shield expands practically on reflex, enveloping all of them and pressing back against the walls. The metal creaks and pops around them dangerously as Aidric grits his teeth against the pressure, both arms thrusting outward as if he were actually physically holding it at bay. He cracks open one eye, then glances around and gives a whistle* Wow! That almost crushed all of us like grapes! *the train gives another creak* And is actually still in the process of trying to do so. Well. That's kind of alarming.
Sven: Shut up! *metal tries to tighten, prevented from doing so by Aidric's shield, panic setting in* Just shut the fuck up and let me think for a second!
Clara: *tugs Angela close once the walls start caving in, hugs her close, stroking her hair* Shhh! Shh, hun, I got you! *vines wrap around her protectively, shaking* I've got you.
Emily: *still struggling with Noah, glances over* Sven! I -order- you to calm down!
Aidric: Relax Tiger, it's natural to be nervous. Just take deep, calming breaths. Think yoga. Or yogurt. Or yankee candle. Calming, relaxing, not-crushing-us-like-bugs thoughts.
Angela: [/trembles, finally breaking into breathtaking sobs] [/hyperventilates] D-Don't-- [/don't lie to me, please don't lie]
Sven: *snaps, both because of Emily and Aidric's comments* I said shut the fuck up! *metal finally gives, goes outward instead*
Aidric: *lets his shield drop* Awesome! Great job! *awkward pause*...I guess we can...go back to killing each other now.
Valentine: L-let's get out of here before anything else happens. *avoiding sight of blood*
XIII: ... *Shakes head* Idiots. *Turns around, running towards the engine car* Screw this. I'll pick your carcass from the wreckage.
Aidric: *he watches her go, expression sliding into seriousness again* That's... probably not a good thing... *he looks to Clara and Noah* You've got her, right?
Clara: *nods, holding her close*
Noah: STOP! *animated gun turns and floats toward XIII firing a three shots as it slowly drifts forward, unfortunately not as accurately as noah would have liked*
XIII: *Two shots miss, third one hits her on the left shoulder. Stumbles forwards* AGH!! Pests-!! *Gives a half-glare back, raising her left arm, her hand shaky due to the pain, and fires a single shot in the direction she thinks the shot came from before turning back forwards and continue running*
Angela: [/flinches in Clara's arms (though of course she doesn't know it's Clara, not yet) at each of the shots, squirming] [/the fourth shot brings a shockwave of pain through her shoulder] Ahn! [/tries not to scream, biting her tongue to the point of bleeding as the bullet seems to rip through her body] [/crimson begins to spread at the spot] [/after a moment of undiluted shock, her knees give out and she crumples, beginning to cry]
Aidric: *His eyes widen and he spins to face Angela, then immediately bounds to her and Clara, dropping to his knees beside her* Angie!
Noah: *winces when angie cries out, but is used to combat situations, continues to fire a few more shots, turns to inspect where he crashed into Emily earlier* Aidric, we need to get her out of here!
Clara: *gasps at the shots, sinks to the floor with Angie holding her close* No! No no no!! *shaking slightly* Angie...I'm so sorry....I should have taken that shot....I'm sorry....
Valentine: Oh . . . oh god oh god . . . *eyes wide and pale, looks like he's on the verge of passing out, but is actually still pretty calm. he stumbles towards Clara and Angie, fumbling in his pockets* I d-don't . . . *but he pulls out the knife, setting it to his hand as he kneels by Angela, cuts into his hand and presses it to Angela's wound, whimpering in horror as he does so*
Angela: [/shakes in Clara's grasp, her shoulder screaming as red continues to spread] [/her eyes are squeezed shut, and she gives a low cry when pressure is put on the wound] [/oh god, it hurts so much] [/sobs into Clara's shirt, unaware of the chaos around her] nnnnnaaaah-- [/grits her teeth, jaw aching]
Valentine: Sorry, I'm so sorry -
Sven: *still shaking, used up way too much energy on that especially for never even trying to do it before* Hey! What the fuck do you think you're doing?! *tries to reach for Fishertine and jerk him back away from Angela*
Emily: *was out from under Noah as soon as he fired the shots thanks to a Mirror, now standing by the door XIII fled through*......*weighing her options*.......
XIII: *Running towards the engine car, reaches back with her free hand, wincing and groaning as she pulls out the bullet from her shoulder, flicking it aside* Tch..!
Aidric: *His eyes flick to Fisher as he pulls out the knife, then looks back to the wound, gritting his teeth as he watches it slowly begin to knit together. After a moment of this, his eyes go to Fisher again, bright blue meeting pale ones, and for a moment his gaze seems impossibly piercing. Then his attention's on Angela again and he's reaching out to squeeze her uninjured shoulder* You're gonna be okay, Angie, I promise. We're here. Everything's gonna be fine. *he stands and nods at Clara and Noah* You know what to do. *He then turns and rushes after XIII*
Clara: *nods, stroking Angela's hair* Shhh....Shh, hun....you're safe....I won't let them hurt you anymore....I promise.....*eyes flick back up, vines around one of her hands flicks and twitches threateningly at Sven as if to stab him through the chest, growls* Back. Off.
Valentine: . . . oh no . . . b- b- bl . . . *eyes roll back and he slumps down against the floor, still bleeding*
Sven: *smirks, trying to look like he's all right* Or you'll what? Without Carter, none of you can do a damn thing. *points to Fishertine* He's useless, and you're not much better. *hoping Clara will try and attack to give him a chance to grab Angela*
Emily: *lets Aidric go, doesn't try to stop him*......*glances over at Sven*......*looks over at Noah*...Sven. Forget it. *looks toward the front car* They're not important. Our orders were to catch Aidric Carter. He's off to kill himself by fighting XIII. No point in exhausting ourselves for the small fry. *leans back against wall* They're just going to be caught and killed anyway.
XIII: *Stops, the door to the next car is locked.* ... *Shoots the lock, slamming it open, arrives at the engine car. Wastes no time, slamming the machinist against the wall and pointing her gun at his face* Which one of those levers is the accelerator?
Machinist: Ah! T-That one! *Points*
XIII: Much obliged. *Pistol whips the guy into unconsciousness. Looks back, sees Aidric closing in* I'll just have to fetch your carcass from the wreckage. *Pushes the lever, making the train go much faster, keeps pushing until the lever breaks*
Aidric: *He's charging after XIII, closing in. His arms are starting to burn, the pain that follows numbness having reached just past his wrist. Not a good place to be when it came to chasing the Watchdog, but that didn't matter right now. He flings several blasts in quick succession, finally pulling back a fist at the end to charge as he closes the distance between him and XIII, aiming this glowing punch for her head*
Noah: *eyes narrow, hand brushes some of the wrecked part of the cars and the debris comes to life picking itself up and moving into defensive positions* Move through that door and I'll blow your head off. *animated gun jerks to point at sven, who Noah knows can't teleport like Emily*
Emily: Think you can pull that trigger faster than I can slice your throat? *narrows eyes, hand moves to her last blade hidden on her hip*
Valentine: *thinking: no, no, Emily, just GO AFTER HIM*
Sven: *hears Emily's 'order,' glares at Noah* Try it, jackass. *glances at Clara and Angela but still starts to move towards Emily and the door* You think Carter can't handle us? Some leader.
XIII: *Sees Aidric charging at her, raises her gun, but one of the blasts hits her hand, making the gun fly out of her grasp. Moves her arms in front of her body to block the upcoming blasts, being pushed back against the control panel. As Aidric closes in for a punch, she steps forwards, throwing her own punch at his face even as his hits hers* Kh-!! *Is tossed back against the panel* Tch... *Spits a little blood, the damage on her face starting to heal. Sneers at him.* It's over, Carter. You could have ended this the easy way, but your foolishness will cost your and your friends' lives. That beat up brat back there is just going a bit early...
Aidric: *The blow from XIII sends him stumbling back to connect with the wall. He spits out more blood as well, though his eyes are positively -burning-* Beat up brat? *He gives a low growl, energy sparking in his right hand, coiling, gathering within his palm* I'm sorry, were you referring to one of my friends? You're gonna -wish- you could die, dog. *With that he thrusts his arm forward, letting loose a beam of bright white aimed for XIII's chest*
Noah: *eyes never leave Emily and Sven, animated wreckage has move itself close to angie and Clara, close enough to almost touch them, with a few pieces surrounding Noah close as well, sneers* The real question is, can you move fast enough to save your friend before a nice little slug paints the wall with his grey matter? *hammer of gun cocks and it moves closer, just out of Sven or Emily's reach but easily within point blank firing range* Even if I fire...do I have enough control to stop the bullet before it kills him?' *gaze still never wavers*
Clara: *hugs Angela closer, trying not to move her, flinches when she feels the train increase in speed* W-whoa!! *glances out window*...Uh...guys? Is it just me or...are we moving faster than we were before?
Sven: *drops tough-guy act, isn't scared but definitely isn't ready to die just yet, to Pennington* Don't worry about me, Pennington. Just keep going.
Emily:......*moves to make a step for the door*....*doesn't want Sven to die but doesn't want to disappoint Arco again*......*glances out the window due to Clara speaking up*...Wait...this isn't right...there's no reason we should be going this fact...except...*eyes widen*...That magnificent bitch.
XIII: *Small smirks* I'm shaking in my-*Is hit by the beam, pulls arms to block again, but it does little and most of it hits her on the chest* Aaaaagh...!!! *An expression of pain mixed with anger, dives out of the way of the beam, her suit pretty much ruined, though her burnt skin quickly begins to heal* You think you can stop me!? *Grabs his shoulders, pulling him down as she knees him in the gut* You can throw whatever you want, you'll never stop me!
Aidric: *he drops to his knees with a grunt, clutching at his stomach. -She's strong-. He tries to uncurl to let loose a blast, but he misses and hits the bottom of the control panel instead*
Noah: *eyes dart to the window as well, as everyone seems to be surprised, even the Elite, eyes widen as he realizes what is going on* Oh frick...*turns back to Emily and Sven* Do you know what will happen if this train keeps accelerating?! It'll break free from the track! The Gardens are up ahead! It would kill hundreds of people! *gun backs off from sven and hammer is slowly lowered, even turned away every so slightly* We won't survive either, your boss is gonna kill you along with us!
Clara: *hugs the injured and probably unconscious Angela close* We need to stop it before it hurts anyone!!
Sven: And how the fuck are we supposed to do that?! I don't know if you noticed, but I sure as hell am not gonna be able to do shit!
Emily: *shrugs* Acceptable Losses. *looks to Sven* C'mon. Carter will die on impact and the problem will be solved. *walks past the MC toward the back of the train* We'll simply go to the last car and unhinge it. It will roll to a stop and we'll be fine. Then we can blame thw whole thing on the MC. Problem solved.
XIII: Hmph... *Standing over Aidric, straightens her suit* This will hurt like crap for me, so at least take comfort in being able to die quickly. *Kicks him on the face* Don't worry, we're going to search for your other terrorist friends. They'll be joining you soon.
Aidric: Guh! *He reels back, clutching at a broken nose. Then he glances up at XIII and abruptly flashes a grin, though not a terribly nice one. A hand reaches out to grab her tie, then begins to glow, the energy crawling up his entire arm* You know, you always know -exactly- what to say to get me going. *He tugs her downward so they're nose to nose* Good doggie. Now -fetch-! *With that he slams his energy-filled palm forward, the force sending her flying out the window*
XIII: Gh-! *Is tugged down by her tie, eyes wide, surprised expression* What are you- *One hand manages to grab his shoulder right before she is blasted on the chest once again, flies back, her tie getting ripped off while her hand rips a piece of his coat off as well. Her back hits the window and breaks through it* Aaaaaargh!!!! *As the train is currently crossing a high bridge the cuts through the city, XIII flies out and begins to fall several meters towards the streets below* ASSHOOOOOOoooooo-!!!
Aidric: *he stands there watching, hair and coat billowing in the wind from the window* That was bad. *he shrugs and turns to go back to the previous cars* I -really- need better lines for this...fetch, seriously? Ugh.
Noah: out of my way! *keeps defense screens up around Clara and Angie, but shoves past Emily and Sven* Aidric! we need to stop the train....*looks down then up, tossing doubt out the window as best he can* I...I think I could stop it. If I can get ahead of it.
Clara: You two can't just -leave-!! What about all of those innocent people!!! You're just going to let them -die-?!
Sven: *following close behind Emily, eyes cold* They're gonna die anyway.
Emily: *opens door* Have fun dying. *leads Sven to the last car, stops by the connector, to Sven* Once you get across, smash it.
Aidric: *watches them go*...Well, can't say I'm -surprised-. *He looks to Noah, then beams through the blood still leaking all over his face and claps him on the shoulder* You know, I was just about to say it would be a GREAT idea if you stopped the train. I'm glad we're on the same page! Just don't use your head-- that would probably be pretty dumb. Do you want a lift?
Clara:.....*hugs Angela close, looks over at the panicking "Fisher"*....Be careful, okay? If we die, Ant is gonna kill us. *small smile at Aidric, terrified*
Sven: I can manage that.
Emily: Then do it. *glances up at the train* There's no way they'll stop it in time.
Sven: Fine. *touches the connector, makes it brittle, stands back up and slams on it with his heel, making it fall away, successfully separates them from the rest of the train*
Aidric: *Grins at Clara, then turns to blast a hole into the ceiling. He then reaches out to grab Noah's upper arm, which is already covered in debris* Be careful, Grasshopper. I'm gonna need you around. *With that he flings Noah through the hole in the roof*
Noah: surprised at how fast he's going, lands on the tracks a good ways ahead of the train and uses the animation in his leg armor and "shoes" to rocket ahead even further before quickly coming to a stop on a more empty section of the plaza less than a minute before the main strip, takes deep breath as train bares down on him* Okay...I can do this. I can do this. I can do THIS. *voice growing louder as the train looms, holds out hands and concentrates with everything he has, train car hits his hands and the bond he has in it already reacts with the new bond, train car shoves him back 30 feet and then holds in place. The rest of the train cars plow into the lead engine, save the one protected by Aidric car parts and several hundred tons find themselves airborn accompanied by the sound of ending steal loud enough to drown out even Noah's thoughts, metal and fire fly over and around him landing behind and to either side with terrific force and in an instant it's all over. He slump, throat begins to hurt from the scream he didn't remember doing, slumps to his knees, eyes wide*
Aidric: *he stands in the middle of the car, expression one of intense concentration. As the last of the crashes die away, he lets the shield dissipate, stumbling on his feet* Whooo, that was close! You guys all right?
Clara: *nods* Y-yeah!! *was holding "Fisher" and Angie close to her with a set of vines which were rooted to the car as well* We're good! *checks on Angela* Still breathing....
Aidric: Good. *He scrubs at his nose and grimaces-- though this may be because he's also having trouble moving his arms.* All right, come on. We've got who we came for... now let's go make sure Wonderboy is okay. *With those words he heads outside, stumbling a bit on the now diagonal floor. He does have to blast a hole through the wall to get out, but after doing so he clambers to the top. He then cups his hands around his mouth and calls* Hey, Wonderboy! How's your head!?
Noah: *trembling, tries to get to feet, finally stands after about three tries* I...I-I'm still here. *wobbles but manages to step out from in front of the train, stepping around a rut that had been dug by one of the other passenger cars benches* S-still here I think. *swallows, throat still very sore*
Clara: *follows, vines tug "Fisher" along, carrying Angela* Good....*looks around* We should get out of here. Now. *smiles at Noah* And I am so, so proud of you, little bro~
Noah:....*trembles, weak smile* Ant....is gonna kill us*
Aidric: *He stumbles through the wreckage, though with all the mess he's ALMOST managing to make it look like this was his intention. Upon finally reaching Noah, he beams and claps the boy on the shoulder, then slings Noah's arm over him so as to help him stay upright* Good job, kiddo. Let's go home. *He glances back at 'Fisher', gaze darkening for a moment, but then he looks to Angela and grins* All of us.
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"Like Sands Through the Hour Glass…..Starring Jason Varitek"
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We have less then 3 hours (it is just after 5:30am local time) to go. I don't think any of us thought we would be counting down these final hours. If the Captain doesn't resign – I think he will lose a lot of respect among the fans. But we will know that unlike John & Marlena, our bosses didn't fire Jason. The blame will rest with both Boras & sadly, Jason himself.
As Yankees fans, we are certainly pulling for the Sox to sign Varitek. We love having an easy out at the bottom of the lineup. It's almost like a NL lineup with the pitcher batting.
This is all a lot like a soap opera. I hope he signs just for the sanity and happiness of all my Red Sox fan friends!
I never thought I'd find a soap more nonsensical than the Bold and the Beautiful, but I did—when my fiancee started watching Days of our Lives. There's the guy with the eye patch; the British race car driver; the brothers fighting over the same woman yet marrying other women; the annoying, whiny teenage son of Sammy; the incurably ill ne'er do well who was miraculously cured; Billy Warlock, erstwhile star of Baywatch who quit just as the show hit it big in true David Caruso fashion and wound up on an afternoon soap instead of on CSI…and it's amazing that the Yankees-Red Sox stuff competes with this in terms of absurdity, but it does!!!
This is such an interesting situation. I really wonder if Tek will sign in time. The Sox do have Bardo…but I think they really need Tek. I guess we'll just have to see…
Like they say, "once a Yankee, always a Yankee" which includes too much drama and poor acting skills (see A-Rod for more info)… probably better that Hogestyn got out of baseball though. On Varitek… I gotta admit my boredom with this story. He's no Manny… so if he were smart he'd have taken the still hefty offer and been done with it by now.
Boras is a mad-man. I don't get why so many athletes sign with him. And ok, I have not watched "Days" in like 10 years…is the John & Marlena seriously STILL going on? Aren't they both in an old-people home yet? :O) Ha!!
I honestly didn't think I'd wake up and find this situation unresolved, Julia. But I guess it's going right down to the wire (or to the commercial break, as it were).
I hear you, maxguys. What would the rivalry be without Varitek?
Melissa, I'm not sure they'll be heartbroken at this point. I'd be kind of sick of the whole thing.
Paul, you actually think it's nonsensical to come back from the dead 100 times, be taken over by the devil and have a computer chip implanted in your brain? Makes perfect sense to me!
Kaybee, I'm not sure they really need Varitek. I'm sure Theo Epstein has a backup plan if he doesn't sign.
Varitek is no Manny, Jeff. If Pettitte could hold his nose and take $5 million, then so can he. Ridiculous.
Jenn, John and Marlena FINALLY left the show last week after a zillion years. The show wanted them to take a pay cut (sound familiar?) and they refused. So they got canned. That last clip was the promo for their farewell. Of course, they could be brought back in a few years as clones or something.
I agree with Jeff. This is a boring story.
The Days theme brought back memories, lol! I remember my mom watching that soap when I was really little.
Bern, what else do we have to write about? Manny's soap opera doesn't have the same "pathos," so we're stuck with this one.
The Barnes & Noble in Syracuse, NY, does not have your book on its shelf. (It only has one shelf.) Get on it! el duque
Thanks for the mention, and I'm absolutely ECSTATIC to tell you that Jason Varitek is returning!! Let the rivalry continue!!
Hmmm Who's book should I get yours or Torre's? hmmmm I think I will just have to get both! =) Keep up the good blogging.
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I'm not surprised, duque. The official pub date isn't until next week, Feb 3. But even then, it might be a special order at your Barnes & Noble. B&N seems to think the book is a "regional buy." I'm going to prove them wrong.
Congratulations, Elizabeth. I couldn't imagine it going any other way.
I like the idea of both books, King. Thanks for stopping by!
Well, now Tek and Andy Pettitte can cry together about how tough life will be trying to get by on $5 mil. Maybe they can eat lunch together at McDonald's when Tek comes to town…
LOL, Fid. Our national nightmare is over. Both men will be able to eat!
I guess Tek ended up signing a one-year dzzzzzzzzz…… Seriously, this has to be the least interesting plotline of the whole Hot Stove Soap Opera this season. Jason Varitek and the Red Sox are like Heidi and Spencer from the Hills: nobody really cares what happens to them but we all have to hear about it anyway.
Looks like they got to keep their captain and and he will catch the bearded Atlanta icon John Smoltz next season. Now we can turn our attention to an endless stream of Bonds-mania. Ugghhh.
Heidi and Spencer! And I was dipping into "Days of our Lives" for my comparison. Yours is better, Erin.
Bonds mania, Grant? I thought next up was Manny mania, judging by the "Million Manny March" in New York. (Well, they only had 40 people marching.)
Brilliant! I love the "Days" tie in. How many times has Doc been dead, possessed or had amnesia? How many different people has John been? Yet, you know they'll always get together in the end. Just like 'Tek and the Red Sox.
Ah, so you're a "Days" watcher, Kathy? Doc and John left the show last week. Their contracts weren't renewed. So the characters supposedly went to Switzerland for medical treatment. LOL.
I was a "Days" watcher off and on for years. One year, during lent, I gave up all the TV shows I wouldn't admit to watching (Days, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, etc.). When I tuned in after Easter, I realized I had missed nothing, and it was never quite the same for me. I heard Doc and John were leaving. Medical treatment…that cracks me up.
Yeah, in Lugano – a special clinic that treats people with "John's condition." Hilarious.


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Pokie Numbers from the DIA website.
From this graph you can see that Pokie numbers peaked at 25,221 in June 2003. When the government changed in November 2008 they were down to 20,025 (Dec 08) and bottomed out at 18,001 in Dec 2011.
Is 500 more going to make that much difference?
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We recently talked with Wolfpack track and cross country legend Julie Shea Sutton, who's also a member of the NC State Athletic Hall of Fame's inaugural class, for a story in the special winter issue of NC State magazine, which should be arriving in mailboxes later this week. But there wasn't room in the magazine for our complete interview, so here are more of Shea Sutton's answers to our questions about running and her time at NC State:
Life as a student in the College of Design: I enjoyed the design school, but I had absolutely no personal or social time. My life was totally studies.
A shocking class at NC State: I remember taking a life drawing class in summer school, not realizing that life drawing was nude drawing. I came in with all my supplies and stuff, and I had missed the whole first week of summer school because I had to run in Japan. I came back, and there was this male model, nude male, up on this platform. I thought it was going to be still life, you know, drawing plants and stuff, maybe a cow or two, and there's this guy—this kind of Atlas, really well-muscled guy—and I drop my sketch pad and pencils. I'm hyperventilating. I'm drawing everything but, you know, the private parts. The teacher is like, 'This is life drawing. Get over it. Grow up.'
Meals in the cafeteria: I used to actually eat with the football players, because I could match them bite for bite. I would burn calories. I'd get plate after plate and several glasses of milk in a sitting. They were like, 'Damn, girl.'
Her weekly running regimen while at NC State: I would run hundred-mile weeks for multiple weeks.
Overcoming adversity: My junior year I had arthroscopic surgery on both knees after I barely got through the cross country season. I was really hurting. Somebody gave me this key to the Coliseum (after the surgery). I could use the Cybex machine, which is for resistance training. And I worked and worked and worked on that. I saw the football players come and go, and I was in my little corner on the Cybex, doing intervals with that machine, and it built my quads up. So I was getting really fit.
Winning the 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000-meter races within 24 hours at the NCAA nationals after the surgery: I was pretty happy, and no one has ever done that since, so that probably was my best running feat ever. Now the races are spread out, but they still haven't done it. I mean, it was insane.
Being recognized for her accomplishments: The ACC Award (as athlete of the year, in 1980 and 1981) was huge. Probably bigger was the Broderick Cup for being the outstanding woman athlete in all the United States, and going to New York City and going on The Today Show and meeting Bryant Gumbel.
Her favorite running spot when she was a student: Lake Raleigh. It was a wonderful loop. That was one of my favorite tromping grounds. It's all gone and developed now.
Her running hero: My childhood running hero was Wilma Rudolph. I met her and she was lovely and just very nice and composed. She overcame a lot of adversity to win her gold meals. I thought she was a strong, beautiful woman.
On the use of performance enhancing drugs by runners: That is just plain cheating. I think that's like a capital crime. It really is, and I think they ought to be prosecuted like criminals.


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A look at the holiday bazaar last year at the Sylvania United Church of Christ.
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When Sylvania First United Methodist Church hosts its annual Bazaar and Quilt show on Saturday, many of the vendors will sell do-it-yourself crafts and art.
Event chair Caitlin Keener said this year's larger focus on that type of work is in response to seeing more people crafting on their own.
"There's actually a lot, like stay-at-home moms who do crafts," Ms. Keener said. "I just wanted the people to be able to see that...the stuff that people buy on Etsy, we have people here in Toledo that do it."
She said allowing people to showcase their work at the bazaar is also going to be a big part of the show.
"We can keep our money in Toledo and support people here," she said. The church has been hosting the bazaar and quilt show for about 50 years. Currently, they have 27 vendors who will set up shop to sell their goods.
"But we're still accepting applications until the 12th," Ms. Keener said. In addition to quilts for sale, the event will also feature paper products, crocheted work, party items and commercial vendors like Tupperware and Scentsy. Artists will also feature their work and services.
"We'll have photographers [and] people making bows and tutus for little girls. There will be something for everyone I think," she said. The show will last on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Every time you download or install a new game, application, or software update, you make changes to your computer. Sometimes that change may make your system unstable. Have you ever wanted to go back to the way it was? With System Restore, you can.
System Restore works a lot like the Undo command in Microsoft Word. You can use System Restore to remove any system changes that were made since the last time you remember your computer working correctly. System Restore does not affect your personal data files (such as Microsoft Word documents, browsing history, drawings, favorites, or e�mail) so you won't lose changes made to these files.
To undo changes you�ve made to your computer
Before you open the System Restore console, you may want to save your work and close all programs since System Restore requires you to restart your computer.
- Click Start.
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- Point to Accessories.
- Point to System Tools.
- Click System Restore.
- From the Welcome to System Restore screen of the System Restore Wizard select Restore my computer to an earlier time. Then select the date you created the restore point from the calendar in the Select a Restore Point screen. All of the restore points you created and you computer created on the selected date are listed by name in the list box to the right of the calendar.
Note: System Restore does not replace the process of uninstalling a program. To completely remove the files installed by a program, you must remove the program using Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel or the program's own uninstall program. To open Add or Remove Programs, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
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I have recently submitted my website to Google and whilst I am waiting for it to be indexed (six days so far!) I have been reading through their guidelines in the Webmaster Tools information.
They mention using the If-Modified-Since header. I have read and understood what it does, but I can't seem to find any simple examples of how to use it, including exactly where to put it and how to get it to work. I would really like to use this feature.
Do I need to put something on every web page? Is it that big block of code I have seen in some examples, or the simple line (time and date) that I have seen in other examples?
Bizarrely there doesn't seem to be a simple explanation of how to implement it anywhere on the internet. I can find dozens of references to it, including examples of what the code looks like, but nothing that puts it into context and tells you where to put the code and how to get it to work.
Does anyone know of any links to a good explanation for a beginner who wants to use this on their website?
Thanks very much,
Does that mean that something is telling crawlers/robots that pages haven't been modified since their last visit? Is this the If-Modified-Since system in operation? If so, I haven't added anything to my pages to make it work.
Still confused here!
The server looks at this date and time, and compares it to the Last-Modified date and time on the file to which the requested URL resolves. If using static files for each page and object, this is the timestamp on the file itself, available from the filesystem. If using a script-based page-generation scheme then things get more complicated, but in correctly-implemented cases, the last-modified date and time can be retrieved from the database that is used to generate pages.
If the resource's Last-Modified date/time is later than date and time sent by the client in its If-Modified-Since request header, then the server will send the new resource contents, a 200-OK status, and a new/updated Last-Modified header. If the resource has not been modified since the client last cached it, then the server sends no content, but simply replies with a 304-Not Modified header. This saves transmission time and bandwidth, which is the purpose of the system.
Handling If-Modified-Since and Last-Modified can be done either by the server itself for static resources, or by the scripts used to generate dynamic pages, or either as needed.
[added] If you want the details, read RFC2616 -- Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 [w3.org] -- Every Webmaster should review this document at least once, even if it isn't particularly-easy reading, as it specifies 'the rules' we have to work within. [/added]
[edited by: jdMorgan at 7:27 pm (utc) on Dec. 28, 2008]
It's a little bit beyond me at the moment, but I think I understand.
My site uses static files, so am I right in assuming that I don't need to do anything more to prevent robots from constantly crawling my site and wasting bandwidth on pages that haven't changed?
As far as I can see there, everything that needs to happen will happen. If I have uploaded a modified page then the request will return a different date and time, so modified pages will be indexed/sent. If I haven't modified the page then the sever will sent a 304 Not Modified, won't it?
From what I read on Google and what I read via searches it initially appeared that I had to do something to my pages to get it all to work!
Thanks very much,
Use the "Live HTTP Headers" or a similar add-on for Firefox to inspect requests from your browser to your server and your server's responses. Take care to flush your browser's cache when needed in your tests to get valid results. For example:
1) Flush browser cache.
2) Request a valid page URL. Server should always respond with 200-OK.
3) Request same page again. Browser should send If-Modified-Since and server should respond with 304-Not Modified.
4) Change the page on the server.
5) Request the same URL as before, browser should send If-Modified-Since, server should respond with 200-OK and new page content, and new Last-Modified timestamp.
Note that if your server is configured to send HTTP Cache-Control: "no-cache" headers, it may tell the browser never to cache the page, in which case you won't see the If-Modified-Since request headers or the 304-Not Modified responses. If your server is configured to send "Expires" headers, then your browser may not even send a request to your server when you (user) request a page -- It will probably just serve the page from cache until the server-specified Expires time is reached.
It's all highly-complicated but in fact, it all does make sense when one realizes that in addition to browser caches, there may be additional network caches between the client and the server. All of the complications are intended to allow caches to work together to save network and server bandwidth.
I'll need to do a lot more reading on this subject by the look of it!
The way this If-Modified-Since system was mentioned casually in the Google information, with no additional guide, gave the impression that it would be a lot easier to sort out than it is!


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We do have users whose work requires them to allow more than the default maximum number of pop-up windows a page can display ask how they can do that (change preference: dom.popup_maximum). You might be surprised what a common design pattern that was in the pre-Ajax/pre-overlay days. An application I designed (about 10 years ago, I think) using pop-ups for confirmations and "please wait" is still in use here. When you were coding for IE5.5, you had to do what you had to do.
Speaking of preferences, what do you think about modifying the list here:
(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.
(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste popup and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click the dom.popup_allowed_events preference to delete unwanted events from the list and see whether that helps with the sites giving you problems.
Default list: change click dblclick mouseup reset submit touchend
I can understand why your frustration with this feature of Firefox.
I'm sure that there are people both for and against what you are saying.
The Firefox community is full of people that are changing the way that Firefox works, by creating free add-ons.
As you said above, the popup blocker is only basic and many other users have built both script and relaxed versions of popup blockers.
I just don't know what to tell you.
I'm not a Firefox developer, nor are most people of these forums.
I'm here to help people solve issues with Firefox.
Unfortunately, this isn't an issue that I can help you with because there is nothing technically wrong. There is nothing that I can do.
If you wish to send a message to the Firefox developers, so that they can consider your idea, please contact them from this link.
Wesley, do you understand how it sounds when you have to recommend an add-on to fix a basic function of the browser? What would you say if you bought a car and they told you if you would like the brakes to work after repeated stops, you have to change the pads to semi-metallics?
Please remember, if you are no satisfied with the performance of the default Firefox popup blocker, you can find popup blockers from our add-ons website.
Thanks to john99, jscher2000, Wesley Branton, and cor-el for their replies and reminding me that developmental issues (aka bugs) are best addressed elsewhere. I'll follow up there.
Allow me to address the justifications offered for this 'exception'. First, to characterize the current possible abuse as 'not perfect' is a gross understatement. Allowing the unlimited creation of new windows is exactly what 'Block Pop-Up' should be limiting, regardless of which type of code, html or java, initiates the creation.
And with my 'programer's hat' on, the only justifiable use of the window.open() command would be on the initial link for a new page (the equivalent of Right Clicking a link, and selecting 'Open Link in New Tab/Window'). Any use within a page would be blocked. In other words, in the midst of displaying one page, it would NOT be able to create a new window. Only when initiating a new page, that page could open one new window (leaving the existing page unchanged). Or 1 Click creates 1 Page.
To Wesley, the statement 'it is assumed that the popup opening is something that the user needed' is inaccurate. By allowing indiscriminate use of the window.open() command is only what the page creator wants, NOT what the User needs. (We should avoid the discussion of Need vs Want, it is a long one.) A 'User' does not 'need' 2 or 3, or the worst cases 10 or 15 new tabs/windows from a single Click.
The Firefox pop-up blocker only works with pop-ups generated via JavaScript that runs automatically on a page and not pop-ups that comes as a possible side effect from code that is executed when you click a link or button.
Popups are allowed on a key press or click event because it is assumed that the popup opening is something that the user needed. It also to help the user by eliminating annoying popup blocker notifications on things that the user has activated.
The people who answer questions here, for the most part, are other Firefox users volunteering their time (like me), not Mozilla employees or Firefox developers.
If you want to leave feedback for Firefox developers, you can go to the Firefox Help menu and select Submit Feedback... or use this link. (You'll need to be on the latest version of Firefox to submit feedback). Your feedback gets collected at http://input.mozilla.org/, where a team of people read it and gather data about the most common issues.
You can also file a bug report on Bugzilla.
The goal of the popup blocker is to reduce abuse, but it's not perfect. I have no idea whether anyone has seriously considered a design change before, but if you put on your programmer hat for a moment, what would the new policy be? Would you completely bar use of window.open() unless the user created an exception for the site, regardless of how Firefox thinks that script command was triggered?
You can search for and file new requests for enhancement in the bug tracking system:
For existing bugs, if you can contribute to the programming, feel free to pitch in. Otherwise, it's generally not helpful to add comments, but you can register on the Bugzilla site and "vote" for them to be fixed. See:


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German PV manufacturers continue to post losses19. April 2013 | Global PV markets, Markets & Trends | By: Sandra Enkhardt
German photovoltaic manufacturers continue posting negative financial results, as the European market remains stagnant. Bosch's photovoltaic business unit recorded a €1 billion loss for full-year 2012, as Aleo doubled its loss in 1Q.
The Bosch Group has presented its full-year 2012 financial results. It has posted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of €1.3 billion and a 2.5% return of sales.
Such results would make most companies happy but, as Bosch commented in statement, "The earnings developments for 2012 have not fulfilled our expectations." This becomes evident when these figures are compared with those posted in 2011, as earnings and returns were more than twice as high.
A significant reason behind these weak results is the "extremely difficult situation in the photovoltaic market," states the business report. Other reasons given were "overcapacity, fierce competition from Asian suppliers and 40% plunge in photovoltaic prices." Due to these difficult market conditions, Bosch's photovoltaic business added a loss of €1 billion in 2012.
Currently, Bosch is looking for a buyer of its 90.7% stake in aleo solar. It has received offers from interested parties, however no information on the potential buyers has been revealed yet. The move is a part of Bosch's exit from the crystalline photovoltaic business, which was announced on March 22. It will cease production of ingots, wafers and cells in 2014.
Meanwhile, German photovoltaic manufacturer aleo solar registered in its preliminary Q1 2013 results a loss of €16.3 million, thus doubling the figure, compared to 1Q of last year (€8.2 million). Moreover, turnover halved to €31.1 million in 1Q 2013 from €74.6 million posted in the same period of last year. The final figures for the Q1 are expected to be published on May 14.
"The reduced turnover and low margins reflect the current situation on the global solar market," said York zu Putlitz, CEO and CFO of aleo solar AG. "Within one year the sales prices decreased by around one quarter. At the same time, the demand has significantly decreased in all European key markets as well," he added.
On a positive note, last March, aleo solar's market share increased by 2.46% compared to March of 2012. "The photovoltaic business is evolving into a smaller installations market again. Therefore, demands for our services and solutions as a solar system provider are especially high," York zu Putlitz said.
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July 24, 2015 | Thursday's House passage of a bill that would keep states from requiring genetically modified foods to be labeled was a big — and not at all close — win for agribusiness and food and beverage interests. The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, known to its critics as the DARK (Deny Americans the Right to…
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August 4, 2014 | Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) will face Milton Wolf in Tuesday's primary. (Flickr/U.S. Department of Agriculture) In Kansas, two primary challengers are gaining more traction than expected as outside groups uproot the Sunflower State's playing field. In the Senate race, three-term Republican incumbent Pat Roberts saw a minor challenge from radiologist Milton Wolf turn into a real threat after…
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Spectrum Road is not the first group to pay homage to Tony Williams' band Lifetime—Trio Beyond, with Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings and John Scofield, put out the excellent Saudades in 2006—but it may be the rowdiest. This all-star quartet (named for a Lifetime song) is made up of four folks who keep one foot in jazz and one in rock: Cream bassist Jack Bruce, who actually played with Williams in Lifetime; guitarist Vernon Reid, an improviser who became a rock star as part of Living Colour; keyboardist John Medeski of Medeski Martin & Wood; and Cindy Blackman Santana, a jazz drummer who backed Lenny Kravitz for a decade and released a Williams homage under her own name in 2010. Their self-titled album is very often raucous and loud: Reid, sounding a lot like his hero (and Lifetime vet) John McLaughlin, shreds throughout; Blackman Santana batters her skins and cymbals restlessly; Medeski creates giant walls of sound; and Bruce—well, Bruce's contributions might blow out your speakers.
If these ingredients suggest the thing is a mess, it's anything but. The 10-song program, consisting mostly of early Lifetime material dating 1969-1971, is vicious but well plotted. In addition to jazz-rock fusion, there are elements of prog-rock, funk, metal and blues in this stew; depending on the moment, one particular style may rise to the fore. The quartet threatens to burst eardrums out of the gate with "Vuelta Abajo," Blackman Santana drumming maniacally, Reid ripping at his strings and Medeski stabbing at his organ.
Medeski plays with more intensity here than he does in his famous trio. Toying with the drawbars, he quickly turns his organ's sound from bubbly to metallic and back on the jazz-rock boogie-woogie of "Allah Be Praised." The soaring melodies of "Vashkar" and "Wild Life" are played respectfully but harshly. Bruce takes a shot at delivering some subdued vocals in a few spots, and they're almost tolerable (which is doing better than Williams did). The disc's one long piece, the nearly 13-minute "Where," is a monster of a fusion cut: wild guitars and drums over a simple two-bar chord pattern. Midstream, Blackman Santana alters the rhythm and the whole feel of the tune switches to straightforward rock. It's crazy good. Even the listener needs a rest when this album is over.


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You can't make a difference sitting in a classroom, says third-year student Rebecca Darling, SSH'15, an international affairs and human services combined major. "You need to work directly with the people and communities you want to help."
It's a lesson Darling learned as part of a team capstone course in social entrepreneurship, and one that was validated when the venture became a finalist at this spring's sixth annual Clinton Global Initiative University conference, in St. Louis, Mo. She and a trio of teammates—Abhi Nangia, SSH'13, Gabrielle Page, S'13, and Anahi Santoyo, SSH'16, who is majoring in international affairs—were recognized for their project Camino Nuevo ("New Path"), a business platform empowering a group of impoverished women in La Chureca, Nicaragua, to design and distribute handcrafted jewelry made from recycled materials.
The conference convened thought leaders, celebrity activists, and more than 1,000 students from around the world—all with the goal of developing innovative solutions to the world's most pressing challenges, particularly in public health and the alleviation of extreme poverty.
Camino Nuevo, backed by a $4,000 grant from Northeastern's Office of Fellowships, finished in the top 15 out of 300 entrants in the conference's highly competitive venture challenge. "It was a great honor to be named a finalist," says Darling. "We were told that we had both a great idea and a great presentation."
Darling reports that the social venture has proved profitable for the women of La Chureca. In April, each woman sold around $100 worth of earrings, necklaces, and bracelets—amounting to a tenfold increase in monthly income.
Social entrepreneurship's power to alleviate poverty is a frequent talking point of Dennis Shaughnessy, an executive professor in the D'Amore-McKim School of Business who led the capstone course. He says, "Social entrepreneurship is an alternative to the 'me first' method of business. It can't solve all the world's problems, but it can be used as a tool to serve others."
Up next for Camino Nuevo: returning to La Chureca to assess the social venture's longer-term impact on the community.


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On August 2, 2010, the United States Department of the Treasury released Supplemental Directive 10-07, Making Home Affordable - Interactions with HFA Hardest-Hit Fund Programs, which clarifies servicer roles and responsibilities under state Housing Finance Agencies' Hardest-Hit Fund Programs (HHFs) for unemployed and delinquent borrowers. One option under that Supplemental Directive, which requires applicable borrowers to be evaluated for principal reductions on their mortgage loans, will not apply to mortgage loans which are backing Fannie Mae single-family mortgage-backed securities (MBS).
Other borrower relief measures under HHFs may apply to mortgage loans backing Fannie Mae MBS, depending on the individual program specifics enacted by each state Housing Finance Agency. Market participants should consult our October 29, 2010 Lender Letter for additional information regarding HHFs and mortgage loans backing Fannie Mae MBS, and our June 1, 2009 MBS Prospectus for additional information regarding our trust agreement provisions and servicing practices regarding troubled mortgage loans.
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Awesome Things to do in New Zealand Cities
New Zealand's cities all too often are overlooked as great travel destinations. While it's hard to compete with the likes of Aotearoa's impressive mountains, rivers, beaches and glaciers, we think our cities punch well above their weight when it comes to things to do and see. From heritage sites to hip cafes, you'll find the urban offerings here are world class. Surprised? Check out these great things to do in five of New Zealand's cities:
Did you know that about a quarter of New Zealand's population lives in Auckland? While the city has all the assets you'd expect of a metropolis its size (great restaurants, bars, museums and shopping), there are also a few 'Only in Auckland' hotspots: Otara Market on Saturdays offers a slice of the city's Polynesian culture; the Auckland Museum is wonderful; and outdoor movie nights at Silo Park reflect the creative energy behind shaping the city's future.
Auckland's urban sprawl is a cause for complaint among some residents and visitors, mostly in regards to the commute between destinations. But one positive outcome of the sprawl is the development of distinct city suburbs, many of which deserve a visit. Parnell and Newmarket are fun stops for boutique shopping and dining, while Devonport retains a cute, coastal village feel despite being just across the harbour from the CBD.
Wellington is, according to Wellington, the coolest little capital in the world. It's hard to argue with them though: the city is nestled in between a picture perfect harbour and a semi-circle of forested hills. Climb, drive or take a bus up Mount Victoria for a postcard-worthy view before you start exploring the dynamic little city.
When the sun is out, a walk along the waterfront can pass an entire day. You can join the crowds diving into the blue harbour waters, or just watch from a park bench. Pedi-carts and rollerblades are available for rent, as are paddleboats and kayaks. Cafes, bars and restaurants abound, not to mention the museums and galleries along the way. Te Papa, of course, is the area's most famous attraction and well-worth spending half a day perusing.
Our hometown! We could write a book on things to do in Christchurch, but to keep things short, we'll just suggest you hop on a Hassle-free Tours bus for a Christchurch City Tour. The tour will take you to many of the city's best attractions, giving you a good feel of Christchurch's heritage at sites like the Canterbury Museum, as well as a vision for the city's future at the shipping container mall.
Away from the city centre, the beach suburbs of Sumner and New Brighton are great spots for a sunny afternoon rounded off with a dinner of fish and chips. The Port Hills are great for walking and mountain biking—you can take the city bus up to the Sign of the Takahe for access to Victoria Park.
Once upon a time, during the Otago gold rush, Dunedin was the wealthiest city in New Zealand. Those years of opulence are still visible in the architecture: check out the old train station and the stone buildings of the university. Fittingly, the town is also home to the only castle in the Southern Hemisphere: take a tour of Larnach Castle for a well-preserved look at life for the wealthy during Dunedin's boom years.
But there's more to Dunedin than a rich history. It is, above all else, a university town, and the nightlife reflects this. Take your pick from a surprising number of tasty (affordable) restaurants and poke your head into the bustling bars. Dunedin's local music scene is legendary in New Zealand—see if you can find a live show and who knows, you may be watching New Zealand's next rock star.