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A ninth round draft pick out of Cal-State Northridge in 2015, Keel was drafted more for what he has a chance to become as opposed to his more traditional numbers as a Matador. He finished his collegiate career with a losing record at 18-24 record in four years but improved enough as a senior where he threw 91.1 innings with 80 strikeouts against only 22 walks to get the attention of scouts.
When he is on the six-foot-six Keel is capable of making batters feel like it is impossible to square up the baseball where because of his height the ball has a trajectory of appearing that it is coming straight down.
Last season, and at the beginning of this year, the Padres had him coming out of the bullpen where he experienced success at short-season Tri-Cities, 28:8 strikeout to base-on-balls ratio in 33 innings.
As a reliever for the TinCaps Keel had a 1.23 ERA in 29 innings with 25 strikeouts against 11 walks. In mid-June, because of some promotions to High-A Lake Elsinore, he was moved into the rotation where after a two initial rough outings, has settled in as one of the more consistent pitchers on the staff.
In past five starts he has a 2-3 record with a 2.00 ERA and 21 strikeouts against four walks in 27 innings.
We caught up with Jerry before one of his recent starts to talk about his transition from the bullpen to the rotation.
After you got drafted from Cal-State Northridge, what was your biggest adjustment to the pros?
Jerry Keel: The initial adjustment was just going into the bullpen, which was the first time I had ever done that in my career – and that is in college, high school or anywhere.
That was the biggest change. Everything else – the travel, living with host families – I had done that type of stuff before. I was in the Cape Cod League, which was kind of a similar experience.
It is a different mentality pitching as a reliever compared to being a starter. Also did you go to the bullpen because that is where San Diego sees you in the long run or because you threw so many innings in college?
Jerry Keel: It may have been a little bit of both. They may have wanted to see how I adjusted to it and this year that is where I began also. Whatever they had planned for me I wanted to show that I could do it.
Last summer was an adjustment period and this year I think I got better at it in understanding the mentality. I just started attacking hitters more than sequencing hitters which is what you do as a starter.
You had some really good numbers coming out of the bullpen and then you struggled for a little bit before hitting your stride as a starter. What was the change?
Jerry Keel: I started going after the hitters more in the first few pitches and staying away from deep counts. Get on the field; get off of the field as quickly as possible.
The most difficult thing about pitching seems to be trying to balance between going after hitters and hitting your spots on the corners. How do you balance between the two?
Jerry Keel: It's just knowing yourself and what you have to do that day. If there are runners on second and third you have to attack the hitter right now. If you start with a clean inning, you can do some different stuff.
How would you describe yourself as a pitcher? You are six-foot-six, 240 pounds correct?
Jerry Keel: Yes, that correct on the height and weight. Fastball wise I mainly throw a two-seam sinker, down in the zone to get ground balls. I will come in with a four-seamer on the hands to righties. But the majority of the time it's two-seamers and sinkers.
I will throw a slider and change-up – but usually the change-up just too righties.
You have to help us. What is the difference between a two-seamer and a sinker?
Jerry Keel: The two-seamer is more horizontal and the sinker will give you more depth vertically.
So what you want is the batter facing you to feel like he is hitting the top of the baseball all day.
Jerry Keel: Correct, I want them to feel that they can't square it up.
Do you have any real preferences on starting or relieving?
Jerry Keel: Last year I would have said that I prefer to be a starter but now that I have done both I'm comfortable with either one.
Some guys talk that being a starter it is easier to work on things during the season as opposed to being a reliever where you have to be ready everyday. Do you find that to be true?
Jerry Keel: I agree. At the beginning of the year I threw two bullpens as a reliever up until May. The time you get to work on things when you are coming out of the pen is on flat ground playing catch.
There was one outing when I came out of the bullpen I threw only fastballs and didn't throw any off-speed because the batters were hitting everything into the ground. Why use anything else if they can't do anything with it?
I went a week without throwing a slider. As a starter you get a chance to throw more innings with more pitches and you have to use more of your repertoire. Then you get to go to the pen the next few days and work on even more stuff.
When you are a reliever what you got, is what you got.
What is it like working with a pitching coach in the pros as compared to your amateur career?
Jerry Keel: They all have their different techniques. You take what they teach and try to apply it to yourself. Burt [Hooten, the TinCaps' pitching coach] is pretty laid back. He will watch you and then throw out some information he believes will help you and if you want to buy it, you can. He always points out that it is our career.
He has helped me a lot in bullpens because it is a lot more one-on-one instruction as a starter. He still works with us as relievers, but it is more just speaking with you about things he saw in the game as opposed to actual bullpens.
That is kind of hard for us that are former high school athletes to understand that the coaches at this level tend to be more advisers than dictators.
Jerry Keel: It's nice because they are not trying to make everyone a robot because not everyone is the same. We are not trying to all throw it the same. The knowledge that Burt bring from all of his years in baseball is really helpful.
You are kind of old; you must remember seeing Burt pitch? [laughs}.
Yes, I can remember it – but it was when I was a kid, so you have to give me a bit of a break. [laughs]
What is the biggest part of your game that you want to improve upon?
Jerry Keel: One of my biggest strengths that I've been told that I have is my mental side. I want to work on keeping my composure and I want to get to the point where you can't tell if I am having a really good outing or a bad one.
I always want to work on getting stronger and in better shape. Since my freshman year of college I have lost fifty pounds and gotten stronger.
How did you drop that much weight?
Jerry Keel: It was a lot of running and just maintaining. Getting on a good conditioning program and that type of stuff. I'm at a good place, but I can always do more.


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Now, as the 2014 season approaches, ECU is setting the bar high. The Pirates aiming at making an impact in the C-USA tournament in their last season before departing for the American Athletic Conference. Beyond that, they're hoping to make an appearance in the NCAA tournament.
With opening weekend upon us, let's take an in-depth look at how the Pirates look heading into this season.
Starting pitchers
East Carolina plans on using a weekend pitching rotation of Jeff Hoffman on Friday, David Lucroy on Saturday and Tyler Bolton on Sunday. Hoffman and Lucroy were both starters last year, but Bolton is new to the crew. He only started two of his 10 appearances last season.
Hoffman comes into this season with plenty of expectations. He's an All-American candidate, was named to a handful of preseason All-America squads as well as plenty of additional accolades.
"Individually, the one thing that me and [pitching] coach [Dan] Roszel have really stressed over the past couple years is getting deep into games," said Hoffman. "If I set that goal for myself—getting deep into games and keeping my pitch count down—that turns into a team goal. We're trying to win games, right? If I'm getting deep into games, it's easier to win games [because] we're saving bullpen arms. That's definitely one of the things we're trying to do this year."
Lucroy also returns to a weekend rotation spot. In 14 starts in 15 appearances last season, he recorded a 2.49 earned run average. Brett Mabry was the only other pitcher on the team to sport a better ERA.
Bolton will be the wild card. He finished last season with a 0-2 record and a 7.36 ERA. He struck out 10 players while walking six. He's going to need to demonstrate the consistency required of a pitcher in the weekend rotation. If he can do that, ECU is going to have a strong core of players on the mound.
ECU has a pretty deep bullpen going into this season. Among the most decorated players ready to come out mid-game is Ryan Williams. Williams started 15 of his 18 appearances last season, which is as many games as Hoffman started. In that span, he boasted a 6-2 record and a 4.50 ERA. He gave up 55 runs (48 earned) and struck out 45 players.
"[Williams] will be out of the bullpen," said head coach Billy Godwin. "He'll be strictly out of the bullpen the entire weekend. We'll use him as needed. He'll be one of our go-to guys. Hopefully we won't have to go to him early, but having the comfort level of having a Ryan Williams come out of your bullpen…that's a lot of comfort for me as a head coach."
It's not just comforting for the coach. Having such talented pitchers on call in the bullpen helps starting pitchers like Hoffman, too.
"Last year, we kind of struggled in that area," said Hoffman of the bullpen. "This year, we have a lot of pieces that we can put together. It's just a matter of if those guys, if we all click on the same cylinders at the same time. Guys like Luke Bolka, Ryan Williams and Brett Mabry, those guys are all coming along really well."
"It takes that stress off your back," Hoffman added, "that I don't have to go into the eighth or ninth inning every game. I can get it to the seventh and say 'Hey, you guys, take it from here.' It's going to take a lot of stress off our arms going into the conference tournament and the postseason. It will be huge for us."
Bolka, a freshman, is a pitcher that can develop into a strong closer. He can throw the ball hard into the zone and get his fair share of outs.
Another key member of the bullpen is Nick Durazo. The sophomore pitcher posted a 1-4 record and a 7.36 ERA last season. He appeared in 10 games and started six of those. In that time, he allowed 25 runs (24 earned) and racked up 16 strikeouts.
Question marks
One of the biggest question marks not too long ago surrounded the shortstop position. What was once a problem of finding a solid starter has become two players competing for the role.
"I had question marks about who was going to be out shortstop," said Godwin. "Now I'm trying to make a tough decision on who will actually play shortstop. Kirk Morgan and Hunter Allen have played extremely well. I've been really impressed. I think they're two different players. Hunter is a little stronger of a defensive player and Kirk Morgan with a little more offense."
"I think it's still day to day," he added. "It's up in the air. But I'm really pleased. I went from not knowing if we were going to have one or what we were going to get to being able to play either guy."
Another question mark is how the Pirates will fill the shoes of Jack Reinheimer and Chase McDonald. Last season, those two were some of the team's best hitters. Reinheimer had 32 runs on 60 hits and tallied another 21 RBI. McDonald led the Pirates in homeruns (11) and RBI (46). Both their offensive outputs will be missed this year.
Thankfully, ECU still has the likes of Drew Reynolds and Zach Houchins. Throw in the addition of Ian Townsend, who transferred from St. John's River Community College in Brooksville, Fla., and the Pirates still have plenty of firepower.
"Ian's new to our program," said Godwin. "I want him to come in and hit into the four, five or six hole for us and be as good a hitter as he can be in that hole. As far as leadership, a guy like that leads by example. He leads by coming out and having competitive at-bats and providing the team with a lift and providing the team with power."

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A Gift of Fire Third edition Sara Baase
Chapter 5: Crime Slides prepared by Cyndi Chie and Sarah Frye
What We Will Cover Hacking Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud
Scams and Forgery Crime Fighting Versus Privacy and Civil Liberties Laws That Rule the Web
Hacking Hacking – currently defined as to gain illegal or unauthorized access to a file, computer, or network The term has changed over time Phase 1: early 1960s to 1970s It was a positive term A "hacker" was a creative programmer who wrote elegant or clever code A "hack" was an especially clever piece of code
Hacking (cont.) Phase 2: 1970s to mid 1990s
Hacking took on negative connotations Breaking into computers for which the hacker does not have authorized access Still primarily individuals Includes the spreading of computer worms and viruses and 'phone phreaking' Companies began using hackers to analyze and improve security
Hacking (cont.) Phase 3: beginning with the mid 1990s
The growth of the Web changed hacking; viruses and worms could be spread rapidly Political hacking (Hacktivism) surfaced Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks used to shut down Web sites Large scale theft of personal and financial information
Hacking (cont.) Hacktivism, or Political Hacking:
Use of hacking to promote a political cause Disagreement about whether it is a form of civil disobedience and how (whether) it should be punished Some use the appearance of hacktivism to hide other criminal activities How do you determine whether something is hacktivism or simple vandalism?
Hacking (cont.) The Law: Catching and Punishing Hackers:
1986 Congress passed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) Covers government computers, financial and medical systems, and activities that involve computers in more than one state, including computers connected to the Internet The USA Patriot Act expanded the definition of loss to include the cost of responding to an attack, assessing damage and restoring systems
Hacking (cont.) The Law: Catching and Punishing Hackers (cont.):
A variety of methods for catching hackers Law enforcement agents read hacker newsletters and participate in chat rooms undercover They can often track a handle by looking through newsgroup archives Security professionals set up 'honey pots' which are Web sites that attract hackers, to record and study Computer forensics is used to retrieve evidence from computers
Hacking (cont.) The Law: Catching and Punishing Hackers (cont.):
Penalties for young hackers Many young hackers have matured and gone on to productive and responsible careers Temptation to over or under punish Sentencing depends on intent and damage done Most young hackers receive probation, community service, and/or fines Not until 2000 did a young hacker receive time in juvenile detention
Hacking (cont.) The Law: Catching and Punishing Hackers (cont.):
Security Internet started with open access as a means of sharing information for research Attitudes about security were slow to catch up with the risks Firewalls are used to monitor and filter out communication from untrusted sites or that fit a profile of suspicious activity Security is often playing catch-up to hackers as new vulnerabilities are discovered and exploited
Hacking (cont.) The Law: Catching and Punishing Hackers (cont.):
Responsibility for Security Developers have a responsibility to develop with security as a goal Businesses have a responsibility to use security tools and monitor their systems to prevent attacks from succeeding Home users have a responsibility to ask questions and educate themselves on the tools to maintain security (personal firewalls, anti-virus and anti-spyware)
Hacking Discussion Questions
Is hacking that does no direct damage or theft a victimless crime? Do you think hiring former hackers to enhance security is a good idea or a bad idea? Why?
Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud
Stealing Identities: Identity Theft –various crimes in which a criminal or large group uses the identity of an unknowing, innocent person Use credit/debit card numbers, personal information, and social security numbers 18-29 year-olds are the most common victims because they use the web most and are unaware of risks E-commerce has made it easier to steal card numbers and use without having the physical card
Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud (cont.)
Stealing Identities (cont.): Techniques used to steal personal and financial information Phishing - fishing for personal and financial information disguised as legitimate business Pharming - false Web sites that fish for personal and financial information by planting false URLs in Domain Name Servers Online resumes and job hunting sites may reveal SSNs, work history, birth dates and other information that can be used in identity theft
Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud (cont.)
Stealing Identities (cont.): Techniques used to protect personal and financial information Activation for new credit cards Retailers do not print the full card number and expiration date on receipts Software detects unusual spending activities and will prompt retailers to ask for identifying information Services, like PayPal, act as third party allowing a customer to make a purchase without revealing their credit card information to a stranger
Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud (cont.)
Responses to Identity Theft: Authentication of and Web sites Use of encryption to securely store data, so it is useless if stolen Authenticating customers to prevent use of stolen numbers, may trade convenience for security In the event information is stolen, a fraud alert can flag your credit report; some businesses will cover the cost of a credit report if your information has been stolen
Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud (cont.)
Biometrics: Biological characteristics unique to an individual No external item (card, keys, etc.) to be stolen Used in areas where security needs to be high, such as identifying airport personnel Biometrics can be fooled, but more difficult to do so, especially as more sophisticated systems are developed
Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud Discussion Questions
What steps can you take to protect yourself from identity theft and credit card fraud? How can you distinguish between an that is a phishing attempt and an from a legitimate business?
Scams and Forgery Auctions:
FTC reports that online auction sites are one of the top sources of fraud complaints Some sellers do not send items or send inferior products Shill bidding is used to artificially raise prices Sellers give themselves or friends glowing reviews to garner consumer trust Auction sites use various techniques to counter dishonest sellers
Scams and Forgery (cont.)
Click fraud - repeated clicking on an ad to either increase a site's revenue or to use up a competitor's advertising budget Stock fraud - most common method is to buy a stock low, send out s urging others to buy, and then sell when the price goes up, usually only for a short time Digital Forgery - new technologies (scanners and high quality printers) are used to create fake checks, passports, visas, birth certificates, etc., with little skill and investment
Crime Fighting Versus Privacy and Civil Liberties
Search and Seizure of Computers: Requires a warrant to search and seize a computer Court rulings inconclusive about whether information found on computers, but not covered by a warrant, is considered in 'plain view' Automated searches Can monitor constantly and less likely to miss suspicious activity Can be programmed to only look for what is covered in a warrant
Crime Fighting Versus Privacy and . . . (cont.)
The Issue of Venue: Charges are generally filed where the crime occurs Laws differ between states and countries Where charges are filed may have significant impact if community standards apply The FBI usually files in the state where the crime was discovered and the investigation began
Crime Fighting Versus Privacy and . . . (cont.)
Cybercrime Treaty: International agreement to foster international cooperation among law enforcement agencies of different countries in fighting copyright violations, pornography, fraud, hacking and other online fraud Treaty sets common standards or ways to resolve international cases
Whose Laws Rule the Web When Digital Actions Cross Borders:
Laws vary from country to country Corporations that do business in multiple countries must comply with the laws of all the countries involved Someone whose actions are legal in their own country may face prosecution in another country where their actions are illegal
Whose Laws Rule the Web (Cont.)
Arresting Foreign Visitors: A Russian citizen was arrested for violating the DMCA when he visited the U.S. to present a paper at a conference; his software was not illegal in Russia An executive of a British online gambling site was arrested as he transferred planes in Dallas (online sports betting is not illegal in Britain)
Whose Laws Rule the Web (Cont.)
Libel, Speech and Commercial Law: Even if something is illegal in both countries, the exact law and associated penalties may vary Where a trial is held is important not just for differences in the law, but also the costs associated with travel between the countries; cases can take some time to come to trial and may require numerous trips Freedom of speech suffers if businesses follow laws of the most restrictive countries
Whose Laws Rule the Web Discussion Questions
What suggestions do you have for resolving the issues created by differences in laws between different countries? What do you think would work, and what do you think would not?
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Encinitas, CA
Standup Paddling has been a natural progression for me. I have a background in skateboarding, snowboarding, and kayaking. This combination, and my location on the New and Gauley Rivers in West Virginia, has led me to specialize in river SUP surf and river short boarding. I am blessed to have the New River Dries down the road from my house which are some of the biggest surfable river waves in the country. My goal is to continue to push the limits of these waves and big wave river surfing. I enjoy hosting other paddlers who come to town to surf these waves.
As the saying goes "variety is the spice of life", and I enjoy challenging myself to take on all aspects of surfing to include ocean long boarding, ocean SUP surfing, river short boarding, and river SUP surf to name a few. Boardworks offers a full range of boards for these uses so it was the obvious decision to take full advantage of all the variety.
I'm originally from Virginia. I spend most my time paddling, skating, or just hanging out with good friends. These days I stay pretty busy traveling around the U.S. and abroad paddling and teaching/guiding.
I got after it as a kid tearing around on my skateboard throughout Virginia and eventually fell into kayaking. From kayaking I found stand up paddleboarding and it felt like a combination of two of my favorite things. Now I just get out and paddle every chance I get and try to share my stoke with others.
Paddlesport Instructor (SUP, Kayak, and Canoe)
Orange, Virginia
Josh Gordon is a Great Lakes surfer from Ontario Canada. His fascination with boardsports started at an early age. He was an accomplished skateboarder by age 16 and was heavily involved in the Ontario snowboarding scene. Although he grew up on the shores of the Great Lakes he had no idea there was a small and unique group of dedicated lake surfers. After seeing a photo on the internet in 2006 he immediately bought a surfboard and his life was forever changed from that moment on. Josh tried SUP surfing for the first time in 2009 and a new obsession was born. With temperatures often dipping below 0 degrees, 6mm suits with 7mm boots/gloves are mandatory for Great Lake surfers. Waves on the Lakes have known to reach heights of over 20ft during storms and can provide sizable waves that look just like the ocean; it's those days that Josh and his crew of lake surfers live for. To beat the Canadian winter blues he often takes trips to warmer climates. Josh represented his home country of Canada at the 2014 ISA World SUP games in Nicaragua as well as competed in the ESA SUP division on the East Coast. Most recently he placed first in SUP Surfing at the 2014 West Shore Huron Classic.
IT nerd
Ontario, Canada
Patti is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of H2O Trash Patrol. She is a marine biologist, environmental conservationist, and a mother of three. She has taught environmental education at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, CA as well as worked on an ocean geology research team at the University of California Santa Barbara. Now her passion is helping clean waterways as well as speak at events and schools, raising awareness of the challenges facing our oceans.
Co-Founder / Executive Director of H2O Trash Patrol
Encinitas, CA
The reason I am in love with paddling is continually evolving from the adrenaline, peace, fitness, adventure, and water addiction. Right now it's just being on the water and learning new ways to experience water. My paddling is all over the map of with all aspects of river and ocean stand up paddling. I would rather be a jack of all in the water than a master of none. The only time that I feel truly comfortable and calm is when I am in the water.
I have over 15 years of mostly river experience and now I am taking to the ocean side of SUP. I have been competing for 7 years. I enjoy competing because it pushes me to perform my best under pressure and keeps me motivated to train all year. It also makes me set goals for myself on what I want to accomplish. I am also a WPA Level 1 SUP Instructor and SUP Pilates Instructor.
Professional Nomadic Athlete and Boardworks Surf Secretary
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Columbia, MD
Ryan was born in Carlsbad, CA. Always attracted to sports and competition, he was introduced to stand up paddle boarding (SUP) in 2011 when he attended the Battle of the Paddle as a guest of Maui Jim. After a day of watching this competition, he was convinced that SUP was a sport for him. Ryan now regularly competes in SUP racing and surfing events.
At two years old Ryan, now 16, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, a chronic disease of the autoimmune system where the pancreas stops producing the hormone insulin. Since his diagnosis, Ryan has had to monitor his blood glucose continuously and inject insulin multiple times every day to control his disease. From an early age, Ryan turned this challenge into opportunity. Through the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Ryan became a mentor to newly diagnosed kids in his hometown. In 2009, Ryan was selected to be a delegate for Children's Congress. He and his fellow delegates were guests of the President at the White House where they lobbied the President, Congressmen and Senators to dedicate more resources to finding a cure for diabetes. Ryan continues to advocate by holding events and speaking to children's camps and corporate gatherings. In addition to SUP and surfing, Ryan is an avid skateboarder and competes on his high school track team. Ryan has completed four half marathons and over 20 triathlons.
Carlsbad, CA
Avid whitewater kayaker and play boater for 13+ years. Has a passion for adventure SUP, whitewater SUP and river surf. Snowboarding for 28+ years. No Coast SUP team rider. I got into SUP around 7 years ago. Saw someone in a magazine on one and thought "Dang now that's cool!" Since there was no place within states of me to try/buy one I built one myself. An 11'4". Laid up the foam, shaped and glassed it. Still have and paddle it to this day! My goal as an ambassador for Boardworks is to put as many feet on BW products I can and assist them in making an educated buying decision. Through this I can share my passion for all things water and help people find the energy that only water sports can provide. I live water!
Fire Fighter-Paramedic WFR, Whitewater Park Research Consultant, Brewer/Owner Guerrilla Brewing Company
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa. I grew up surfing epic waves, at amazing spots like J-Bay, New Pier, Bay of Plenty, Green Point and Cave Rock. I competed for a bit before heading to the USA. I now call Carlsbad home and am stoked to be here! I'm always amped for some fun waves, good surf and ripping with friends. I consider myself a waterman and all round athletic guy. I also cycle, play soccer and fish, but nothing beats surfing. I always feel better after I surf and PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) always makes the surf that much better!!
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What are they asking after I buy my groceries? — German shopping vocabulary
Working with the expat community in Zurich there is a question I hear again and again and a short story that gets recounted. It goes something like this:
"I was in the Migros the other day and I bought my groceries. I didn't understand how much the cashier asked for, but I saw what I owed, CHF 18.55. I paid with a 20 franc note and got the right change back and then she asked me a question, but I had no idea what she asked. A little panicked I quickly packed my stuff up and left. What do they ask at the grocery store?"
I love this story because it makes me laugh a little, but it also opens up two important other points. One is cultural and one us linguistic. But one of the best things is that I see that even if they don't understand German, they do understand that they are being asked a question. This shows that a great deal of understanding German is paying attention to intonation, which is similar to English — your voice goes up at the end of a question sentence. (Read more about questions and answers in German here).
The answer to the question is one of three things.
1. Receipt / Quittung
They are asking you if you'd like the receipt. This is the linguistic point of today's lesson. There are several words for receipt in German. Here are the German and Swiss-German variations:
|Quittung, die
|receipt / sales slip
|Kassenbon, der
|receipt / sales slip
|Kassenzettel, der
|Kassäzättel / Kassäzätteli
|Bon, der
|slip, receipt
|Zettel, der
|Zättel / Zätteli
|receipt / sales slip
|Beleg, der
After your purchase you might hear the following:
- Quittung? (Receipt?)
- Möchten Sie Ihre Quittung? (Would you like your receipt?)
- Hätten Sie gern Ihre Quittung? (Would you like your receipt?)
- Hätten Sie gern die Quittung? (Would you like the receipt?)
Good responses are:
- Ja, gerne. Danke. (Yes, please. thank you.)
- Nein, danke. (No, thank you.)
**Note here that the gender of Quittung is feminine the other words masculine. The question places the word receipt in the accusative (direct object) so if we exchange Quittung for Kassenzettel for example the question would be:
- Möchten Sie Ihren Kassenzettel? (Would you like your receipt?)
2. Points card / Treuekarte
They might be asking you for your Supercard (Coop) or a Cumulus Karte (Migros). Coop and Migros are the two largest grocery chains in Switzerland and have many other shops under them. That said, chances are that you'll spend a great deal of money there, so why not get loyalty rewards. Migros will send you coupons at the end of the month in correlation to what you spend and the Supercard collects points that you can use to pay for things on select items at the Coop supermarket or all purchases at Coop City.
Stores that also in the to Coop and Migros groups
|Coop City
|Ex Libris
|Dipl. Ing. Fust AG
|Import Parfumerie
|Christ Uhren & Schmuck
|Office World
After your purchase you might hear the following:
- Haben Sie eine Superkarte? (Do you have a Supercard?)
- Haben Sie eine Cumulus Karte? (Do you have a Cumulus card?)
Good answers are:
- Ja, habe ich. Bitte. (as you give card) (Yes, I do. Please.)
- Nein, habe ich nicht. (No, I don't have one.)
- Nein, noch nicht. Wie bekomme ich eine? (No, no yet. How do I get one?)
3. Stickers and Toys / Marken und Spielzeuge
They might be asking if you'd like stickers or the toy giveaways. Both Migros and Coop are always running giveaway programs. Migros tends to be more child oriented and gives away things like collectable toys — they had great success with the Nanomania and are currently running a dinosaur campaign called Animanca.
Coop on the other hand is more practical for adults and allows people to collect stickers (Marken / Märkli). A 10 Franc purchase equals 1 sticker. You collect the stickers on cards – usually 30 are required to fill a card. Once you've collected an entire card's worth of stickers you can purchase things for the kitchen or for travel at 60-70% off the normal price. This is how I got great quality pots and pans back in 2009. The current campaign is again for pots and pans from Fissler.
After your purchase you might hear the following:
- Sammeln Sie Märkli? (Do you collect stickers?)
- Sammeln Sie Animanca? (Do you collect Animanca toys?)
Good answers are:
- Ja, gern. Danke. (Yes, please. Thank you.)
- Nein, danke. (No, thank you.)
Do you need a bag?
Shopping in the German-speaking countries isn't like in North America. The cashiers (Kassierer) sits and doesn't stand and there are no teenagers vying to pack up your groceries. You pack them yourself and many people bring their own shopping bags, because they try to be environmentally friendly and they don't want to buy bags. Yes, you need to pay for the bags you use unless it's just a small think plastic one that can't hold anything.
Right before you pay therefore, you might hear the following:
- Möchten Sie eine Tüte? (Would you like a bag?)
- Brauchen Sie eine Tüte? (Do you need a bag?)
Good answers are:
- Ja, danke. Lieber Papier/Plastik. (Yes, please. Paper/Plastik please.)
- Nein, danke. Ich habe schon eine dabei. (No, thank you. I already have one with me.)
Some different words for bag that you might hear:
|die Tüte
|der Sack
|bag / pouch / pocket
|die Tasche
A little more grocery store vocabulary:
aisle — der Gang
cashier — der Kassierer / der Kassier / die Kassiererin
checkout / cash register – die Kasse
to stand in line — anstehen / Schlange stehen (literally to stand in a snake)
department / section — die Abteilung
For a full list of vocabulary in a great visual presentation, visit the Pons site. The Pons dictionaries (Wörterbücher) are also great for learning. They have two that I highly recommend:
- Pons Bildwörterbuch (ISBN: 3125178762)
- Pons Deutsch als Fremdsprache (ISBN: 3125170478) For more advanced learners.
Don't forget to say goodbye
Once the you've finished all of the paying, card, and sticker business, it's polite to say goodbye. A simple "Ich wünsche Ihnen einen schönen Tag/Abend noch." will suffice here as will "Auf Wiedersehen" or if you're really good at dialect "Uf Wiederluege". Avoid using Tschüss or Ciao as these are very informal.
Now that you've read this post, you should be able to more confidently go grocery shopping and hopefully interact a little more with the cashier. One final tip: When you're asked a question, take a deep breath, stop and think for a second taking in where you are and the present situation. I'm sure you understand more than you think at first. Then answer.


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Early Limb Rehabilitation Therapy Within 48 h of Acute Stroke Onset(ERTAS)
This trial is active, not recruiting.
|limb rehabilitation after stroke is studied.
|phase 1/phase 2
|Shengjing Hospital
|Start date
|March 2016
|End date
|May 2017
|Trial size
|100 participants
|Trial identifier
This study aimed to evaluate effectiveness of initial limb rehabilitation compare therapy took place within 48h with therapy took place after 48h for patients with stroke (modified Rankin Scale Score 3-4).
|United States
|No locations recruiting
|Other countries
|No locations recruiting
Study Design
|Observational model
|Time perspective
first limb rehabilitation therapy took place within 48h for patients with acute stroke (modified Rankin Scale Score 3-4)
first limb rehabilitation therapy took place after 48h for patients with acute stroke (modified Rankin Scale Score 3-4)
Primary Outcomes
The primary outcome was a favourable outcome at 3 months after stroke, measured with the Fugl-Meyer motor function score.
time frame: 90 days
Eligibility Criteria
Male or female participants from 18 years up to 75 years old.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients were diagnosed acute stroke within 24h onset. Head CT or MRI scans were confirmed the diagnosed. 2. The age was from 18 to 75 years old. 3. Temperature ≤38.0℃,Pulse rate 60-100bpm,Respiratory rate≤24 bpm,systolic blood pressure≤220mmHg. 4. Glasgow score: 9-14. 5. Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation(APACHE Ⅱ)score: ≤17. 6. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)score: <16. (Upper and lower extremity motor function item score<8). 7. Modified Rankin Scale score:3-4. 8. There were no serious diseases before, such as heart, liver, kidney and lung diseases. 9. Patients themselves or their nominated representative sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. There were unstable vital sign. There were serious organic dysfunction (heart, liver, kidney or lung). 2. Patients with transient ischemic attack. 3. Patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage. 4. Patients with haemorrhage were documented immediate surgery. 5. Pregnancy patients with stroke. 6. During the course of the project, major diseases took place (such as, myocardial infarction, gastrointestinal bleeding, respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis).
Additional Information
|Official title
|Effectiveness and Safeness of Early Limb Rehabilitation Therapy Within 48 h of Acute Stroke Onset: a Randomized Controlled Trial
|Principal investigator
|Hongyu Zhao, doctor
|Early rehabilitation after stroke is thought to contribute to the effects of stroke-unit care. However, time of initial rehabilitation therapy is poorly defined and not underpinned by strong evidence in patients with stroke (modified Rankin Scale Score 3-4). The investigators do this parallel-group, single-blind, randomized controlled trial in shengjing hospital of China Medical University. Participants (aged≥18 years) with ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke, first or recurrent, who meet physiological criteria are randomly assigned (1:1), to receive usual stroke therapy. Treatment with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is allowed. Randomisation is stratified by study site and stroke severity. The primary outcome was a outcome 3 months after stroke, defined as a modified Rankin Scale score of 3-4. The investigators do analysis on an intention-to-treat basis.
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|Trial ID


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Multitasking for iPad
By Makayama.com
Open iTunes to buy and download apps.
Multitasking now available on the iPad. This clever software includes three apps in one:
- Safari webbrowser
- Twitter app
- Facebook app
They run at the same time, allowing you to browse the web, while receiving alerts of Twitter and Facebook updates.
The browser can work in half or full mode. While in full mode, Twitter and Facebook run in the background, alerting you to updates with sounds.
See the video here: http://is.gd/fckse
The three apps have all the features you'd expect, like tabbed browsing, favourites, retweets, replies, photo uploads, friends lists, etc.
What the press says:
ZDnet: "I was surprised to see that it actually lived up to its claims, the interface actually lets you interact with Safari, Twitter, and Facebook all simultaneously. This just might be the best way for me to waste hours at a time on my iPad"
Gear Diary: "Multitasking for iPad does exactly what it promises. The application allows you to manage three applications inside one."
iPadtunes: "A fantastic application that makes very good use of the big iPad screen. Most people are now on Facebook and on Twitter but also surf the web, awaiting new tweets and messages. If you do this almost daily I can recommend you to check out Multitasking"
What's New in Version 1.1
Fixed a bug with Twitter login. Changed to oAuth.
iPad Screenshots
Customer Reviews
I ended up going with the sidebyside app as it was easier to use and was compatible with the websites that only worked with known browsers. I spent six hours and wasted money on this app among others
Won't sign into twitter
When you get your pin from twitter it doesn't do anything when you hit submit. Pretty much garbage. Trust me don't waste your cash.
Facebook & Twitter
Only one window shows up ! The bottom blinks like it wants to show up, but doesn't. Maybe some kind of bug or I'm doing something wrong. Maybe my settings are wrong. Anyway I can only get one window up at any given time !
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- Category: Social Networking
- Updated: Jan 28, 2011
- Version: 1.1
- Size: 1.9 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Vincent Verweij
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Summary: There's a witch at the unused Music Room. She would always draw and she would never talk. She never smiled... Until Roxas came along.
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts.
A Witch
There's a witch at the unused Music Room. She would always draw and she would never talk. Nobody has ever seen her smile or cry or laugh. Her deep azure eyes would hide behind her pale blonde hair and her porcelain skin looked like she hasn't seen daylight since birth.
At first, you might think she was just merely another rich kid. But no. She was a super rich kid. In a matter of seconds, she can make your father lose his job or your family business torn down all at the same time. And as I said, seconds.
No one really wanted to go near her. Since even one mistake would mean oh hello, hell. She was known as the witch. And she never smiled.
But before… She was known as Naminé.
'Have you heard of the new kid?' was the topic of the school this morning as it was confirmed that a young male had just transferred to Twilight High. Previously, he was from Dusk High but unfortunately he got kicked out after he made one of the kids there infertile by kicking a sensitive spot so…
Of course, he got really well-welcomed… probably because Dusk High was an arch nemesis of Twilight High or maybe it was just because he easily got along with others fine.
Unlike most students who would probably make some big mistake that'll ruin his slash her life forever, he fortunately didn't.
Of course it was until he got lost.
The Prince Meets the Witch
"This is bad," Roxas mumbled to himself, finally realizing after a while that he was in fact,lost. Frankly speaking, he was very lost. The rooms at this part of the school looked abandoned and used as storage space. If only he hadn't been taking a tour by himself then he wouldn't have been lost.
He sighed, defeated. He'll just have to head back and ask the first person he sees for directions. Even if it would seem very pathetic.
He was about to walk away when he saw something interesting sticking out from the room at his right. He picked it up, curious, and then stared at it. It was a sketch. A detailed sketch.
A flower. An orchid in a vase to be exact. It was simple yet captivating.
The door was slightly left ajar. Being a person who doesn't think before he acts, Roxas welcomed himself and pushed the door gently. "Helloo?" He called out, peeking.
But as soon as he saw the room, he was more amazed than curious.
The whole floor was covered with scattered sketches.
"Whoa! This's incredible."
It took him some time before he noticed a girl sitting on a wooden chair, a sketchbook and a pencil in each of her hands. She, however, didn't seem to notice… or probably just acknowledge him. She just kept sketching on her small handbook, her hand swiftly shifting from the page; somehow it looked graceful and elegant.
"Um… Hello?" Roxas hesitantly greeted but she didn't pay him any heed. He concluded to enter, taking off his shoes as to not step on the beautiful pieces of art. As soon as he reached her location, he stared at her closely for a long time. But this didn't affect her as she continued to draw.
Roxas looked around. There was a long white table at one corner, and of course it was covered with sketches as well, scattered everywhere. Some of them were taped on the pure white wall. This looked more like some sanctuary. In fact, if it wasn't for the white grand piano standing opposite to the table, this wouldn't even look like a Music room.
He lit up as he saw the piano. He run towards it carefully, and observed it. There was a small, slender vase placed neatly standing on top of it and the piano looked like it was receiving very kind attention. There were no scratches, and every part of it was spotless.
Roxas couldn't resist.
He situated a finger on a key. Pressed it.
His heart skipped a beat. Before he could control himself. Soon, his fingers started playing the keys, fast yet so fascinatingly elegant. The tune resonated in the room; the notes were coming to life. Loud yet somehow gentle. So sad and subtly even agonizing. Yet it makes you want to hear it over and over again.
The whole composition was short. And as soon as it ended, a huge smile was plastered on Roxas's face.
It was moments later that Roxas felt eyes staring intently at him. He turned over his heel and instantly, his sea-blue eyes came in contact with her azure ones, locks of her pale blonde hair almost concealing her eyes completely.
"My bad. Did I disturb you?" He asked sheepishly, smiling.
Instead of answering, however, she continued to stare at him. It seemed so innocent and emotionless but somehow Roxas felt pressured and nervous. But after for what seemed like hours, she turned her attention again to her sketchbook and proceeded into drawing.
"… Hey, what's your name? Why aren't you in class?" He questioned with another of his friendly smile.
He went closer to her and tried to have a conversation with her again. "Wow, you're really talented. Did you draw everything in this room on your own?"
"I can't really draw you see, but I do play instruments. Do you like music?"
He blinked. "… I guess you only like art, huh?"
But it seems like his existence was clearly insignificant again. He let out a sigh because of this.
"Well, I'll be heading back to class... Wanna accompany me?" He knew he would never receive an answer but hey it was worth a shot.
Then again.
With this, he pouted at her in a childish way unconsciously. Then he walked towards the door, stomping on the floor, completely forgetting about the things he was ruining in the process. Yet, she didn't seem to care, still focusing her full concentration on the project she was drawing.
He was halfway to the door now when…
It was a soft whisper, he could barely hear it but it was certainly a voice. He looked back at her, his brows raised highly with curiosity and surprise. "What?" He answered.
She continued to draw. Not looking at him. "My name is Namine." Her voice was gentle and quiet. To Roxas it even sounded like it was coming from a sweet young girl.
This, however, made Roxas smile widely. "Nice to meet you, Namine!" He gave her a single wave. "Bye!" And then he left with a grin on his face.
She continued to draw.
The Curse
"Where were you, Roxas? You missed half of our last class." Roxas's new friend, Sora, complained. Roxas sudden appearances and disappearances were kind of surprising him a little.
The blonde looked at him innocently and then smiled. "Well, I met Namine!"
"Namine?" Both of his friends, Riku and Sora repeated. Amazingly, both had an obvious sign of alarm in their voices. "You mean that girl at the abandoned Music room?" Riku asked, his platinum silver hair falling graciously over his shoulders.
"Yeah, why?"
"Dude, why'd you have to do that? That's so stupid!" Riku was obviously not approving of this new blooming friendship he was developing.
Sora, however, agreed. Adding up to his inquisitiveness regarding the subject.
"Why? What's up."
"Look, Namine's a witch." Riku clearly pointed out.
"A witch?!" Roxas said again. "Whoa, so she can do magic and stuff?!"
Both of his so-called friends slapped the back of his head. "No, you idiot, how old are you?"
"He meant she's evil." Roxas soon began to notice how they were starting to whisper now as if this was a very delicate subject. "Listen, if you mess with her one bit, you're life's over."
"She ruins your life so quick as if like magic!"
"Her family runs the most powerful company in this school. Plus, their name is popular and important among the business world."
"Trust me, dude, you don't wanna meddle with her. We know what she did last year and we thought she was just the normal new girl but you won't believe what she actually did."
"What? What did she do?" Roxas asked, listening attentively.
"She easily brought hell to the surface. That girl, whom she had a small argument with, lost everything. Her father's job, their house, their business, stripped off their dignity. Like I said, everything!"
"Well… somebody helped her and her family afterwards and now she's as good as before but still…" Riku pointed at Roxas, closely commanding him. "Stay away from the witch, Roxas."
"But she's so cute," Roxas said just to mess with them.
"Don't fall in love with her, idiot!" With this he earned another slap at the back of the head.
"You don't want to make high school a lot more miserable, right, Roxas?"
Thirty minutes before Dismissal Time
Abandoned Music room
The Lonely Witch
She sat there, this time she wasn't paying attention at the sketchbook on her lap. For now, she was interested at the sky. She frowned. The clouds were dark and it shaded, turned everything to dull shades of gray.
She hated rain.
Or rather, she hated the colors. Everything seemed lifeless.
Slowly she stood up from her white chair, grabs the black glazer from the back of her seat, puts it on unhurriedly, and then stood up straight.
Then she took her white umbrella, leaning on the wall and walked out of the room.
She walked and walked and walked until she was out of school premises. Once again, she didn't accept the offer of her personal driver to take her home, but instead she wanted to walk.
She liked to walk.
She liked to see different things.
So the driver left, leaving the witch alone. Seeing others leave kind of felt lonely. But it was okay. The witch wasn't bothered. The witch was used to it after all.
The witch walked and walked and walked.
And then a droplet of water dropped on her nose. She looked up at the sky. She frowned. The clouds were gray and the sky was not blue.
She hated rain.
Everything seemed lifeless.
Slowly she propped her umbrella over her head.
The witch walked and walked and walked.
The witch was lonely. The witch wasn't bothered. The witch was used to it after all.
Dismissal Time
School Premises
Roxas walked out of the school building, a checkered umbrella in his right hand, and his bag hanging at his back. 'Namine's a witch.' Roxas found it hard to believe. How could a girl that looked so innocent be as immoral as to be called a witch?
He sighed. Even though he didn't want to believe everybody else, he figured that maybe he should follow their advice. After all, he doesn't have any right to argue with them and defend Namine when he, himself, had just met her.
'My name is Namine.'
But still…
Once again, he sighed while loosening his plaid tie. And then he started to walk. Roxas liked to walk. Others were already in their vehicles. And The Prince was left alone at the lonely kingdom called school. (Insert sheepish grin here)
So the prince walked and walked and walked.
'If you mess with her one bit, your life's over.'
He was too preoccupied with curious thoughts of the witch that he failed to notice somebody on her knees, hugging something close to her chest. In fact, he wouldn't have noticed if he hadn't felt something tugging at his long sleeve.
He looked over his shoulder, wondering what it was. And much to his surprise, it was a girl with pale blonde hair. Deep azure eyes. And porcelain skin. It was the witch, drenched, and slightly out of breath.
"Namine? What are you doing?!" Roxas panicked, leaning towards her to shelter her from the rain with the use of her mighty umbrella. :D
To his surprise, she gently pushed him away from her, looking down on the muddy floor. "You'll be soaked." She whispered.
The witch looked at Roxas and then bowed her head. "Can I ask you a favor?" She asked. Roxas could barely even hear her words. In fact, it would seem like the rain was a lot louder than her.
"Yeah, but don't you need to at least put on your blazer… Why don't you use your umbrella? Stupid." He scolded but before he could continue on, he was interrupted when the small girl reached out her hands, and in her hands was her blazer, folded. And covered with her blazer was her sketchbook.
"C-Can you keep this dry for me?" She said, almost begging. Rainwater trickling down her cheeks.
He took it, of course.
"A-Also," she said, turning her back on him. "Do you have pets?"
He blinked. Thinking what was with the random question, but nevertheless he decided to answer. "No. But I would like one."
"Really?" She exclaimed softly, turning to him almost too enthusiastically.
"Y-Yeah." He replied.
She turned again and kneeled down, not minding the mud splashing on her knees at all. Her plaid skirt was turning to a hue of dark brown now. She picked up a box, a white umbrella and slowly stood.
"Can you keep him for me?"
Roxas peeked at the small carton box and saw a kitten.
"Don't tell me you were staying here just to cover this animal with your umbrella, get completely soaked and you plan to stay here if I didn't happen to pass along."
She blushed, indicating how every single thing he said was actually a fact. She stared at the ground again, her face still tainted with a color of cherry red.
"Fine, gimme the cat. And go home already. You'll get sick, you know."
"N-no." Namine protested. "You can't carry the box… my sketchbook." She added the last part sadly, and Roxas noticed her slightly pouting.
He smirked. "Then walk me home?"
The witch agreed, she walked with Roxas. Her white umbrella tipped over at the cat. "Aren't you cold?" Roxas asked.
She shook her head.
"By the way, whose cat is that?"
She looked at him with her mysterious eyes again. "He was abandoned." The way she said it almost felt like it had a slight hint of misery or hatred. Either way, Roxas ignored this and shot her a skeptical look.
"Why would you like to keep it?"
She stared at the road ahead again. "I like animals." She whispered monotonously.
'So the witch likes animals, huh?' Roxas thought, one of his brows rose high. Wasn't that kinda odd? Witches are evil.
"Does it have a name?"
She shook her head.
"Can I name it?"
She nodded.
"Okay… how 'bout Catty? Or… Kitteny!"
She looked at him again innocently. And then she frowned. "You're very creative." She whispered.
"I was joking! Okay…. How 'bout Haiiro? (In English Gray)"
She kept on looking straight ahead which probably meant she didn't have any complaints.
'Stay away from the witch, Roxas.'
He remembered. In spite of this, what if it's already too late?
Roxas's Home
a.k.a Enormous Mansion
She looked at the gigantic gate innocently as it opened, allowing them to enter. The front yard was huge, but it didn't seem to bother her at all.
"Welcome back, young mast— Goodness, who's that girl? She's soaked." A maid dressed in a uniform started to get flustered and ordered another maid to get some towels.
"E-Excuse me for intruding." Namine whispered under the towels that were being wrapped to her whole being.
"Let's get you cleaned up. We can't allow you to leave this mansion until you're all better." The head of the maids said with a wink and they started to lead her to somewhere else.
"This is the first time you've brought a girl home, young master. Is she perhaps your girlfriend?"
"Nope. She's just a friend."
Her smile faded away and her shoulders fell down. "That is so boring." Subsequently, she followed her army.
Roxas sighed. He has to get cleaned up as well that was for sure. He ordered two of the maids to bring the sketchbook somewhere safe and tend to the kitten and trudged to his room, climbing the marbled stairs.
With a towel on his head, he entered the temporary room of Namine (although she would probably not even use it… but you know rich people, courtesy) It would probably mean snooping around, but Roxas found himself looking at her… at her… sketchbook. :D
One of the sketches was a flower. An orchid to be exact, except this time it was in a field of flowers.
"E-Excuse me b-but I don't want to…"
"Oh, don't be so bashful."
Namine was pushed out of a room, as she looked at the ground, blushing immensely. "I don't want to be seen like this."
"Oopsie, too late." The maid giggled as Roxas stared.
"D-Don't l-look. Don't look." She said, her voice wasn't loud then again it would be compared to her previous one.
She was wearing a light blue fitted dress ending at least three inches above her knees, the sleeves sewed with lace. Her strapped on heeled sandals were the same color except it was slightly glittering.
"How would I get home with these?" She complained.
"But you look so adorable!"
Without realizing it, she was pouting again.
"Oh, I know we'd fix you a romantic dinner!!" One of them suggested as everybody agreed and raced outside to the kitchen.
"Sorry. They get a little weird when it includes me and my friends."
She nodded and then walked towards her sketchbook.
"I looked by the way."
She nodded.
It was silent. She just kept on gazing at her sketchbook while Roxas sat at the edge of the bed, staring at the carpeted floor. It was weird but he couldn't think of anything to say. (Even if he did, he knew she wouldn't answer anyway)
All their conversations were always short-lived anyway.
"What's your name?" She suddenly asked, making him slightly jump. Probably because of the stillness abruptly shattered by her gentle voice or because she actually started the conversation this time.
"Oh right. My name's Roxas."
She nodded again. She picked up her sketchbook, clutched it tight to her chest. "Take care of Haiiro for me." She mumbled… almost in a commanding way actually. "Also… thank you. Very much." She looked out the window as the sky started to be clear.
"Hey, Namine," Roxas grinned. "Can I be your friend?"
She turned to him quickly, a huge question mark clearly written all over her face. "But I'm Namine." She murmured.
He laughed. "I know that."
She averted her eyes from him, gripping her sketchbook. "But I'm a witch."
His mouth opened for a split second but he recovered quickly. 'So she does know.' Roxas thought.
"Well, I don't think so."
"But I am." She argued.
"Okay." Roxas held his hands up and grinned at her. "Then can I be the witch's friend?"
Namine stared.
She stared and she stared. And then she lit up.
"Okay." And then she smiled.
'Don't fall in love with her.'
Oh darn, too late.
The Day the Witch Smiled
A/N: I'm so excited how this'll turn out. Seriously. I enjoyed writing this. R&R please! I need some advice to improve my writing, too. (I even tried to make it sound like a fairytale in some parts) :D
I also think Roxas kinda changed his personality somewhere at the Rain part but I'm too lazy to fix it so… Thanks for reading! :3


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"When I tie, it's past directed. It has nothing to do with the future and it has nothing to do with the presence. It is something, that shows me the past – of me as well as of my partner's past. Tying is an interview for me. I ask questions. The questions I ask, with my rope, with different tensions, different distances, different exposures and so on and so forth, aim for answers in the past. The physicist in you (and in me, too!) now yells at me and says "No way! Even if the answers are built with symbols that have been learned, you get the answers now, ie in the presence!" Well, from the perspective of time as a coordinate, you are right. But I don't experience a Kinbaku scene as a mathematical physicist. I rather see it as a pervert linguist and historian – one could say as an archeologist of personalities." (About the direction of time in Kinbaku. Barkas 2016)


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The Heritage Foundation, the Tea Parties, the conservatives and
all the other adults in this grand Republic have a daunting job
ahead. The schizophrenic rhetoric is changing so rapidly it
makes a sane man dizzy. Not inferring sanity here … getting up
every morning and observing the latest upside-down society quirks
makes me wonder if I'm dreaming my last days through life. Next
thing we know we'll wake up to rainbow traffic lights – and who
will know which way to go? Democrats are as incorrigible as
ever, blinded to honest and responsible government. Republican
hopefuls seem to be clamoring to display their true philosophy
concerning homosexuality – the source of all the abominable gay-
pride perversions overtaking a once-God-fearing nation.
As Alexander Pope noted:
"Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, …
Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, we first endure,
then pity, then embrace."
Not too long ago citizens were more discerning and used
discretion in their dealings with each other. Businesses posted
signs: "No shirt; no shoes, no service." This wasn't
discriminatory; it was common sense; decent attire and behavior
was expected of everyone. It seems we cannot tolerate
appropriate conduct in this "enlightened" debauched society.
"You either serve me or I'll sue you." The Tribunals will get
One used to attend schools and universities to "learn." How that
term has been twisted into a pretzel! Today it is more correctly
called indoctrination. Perhaps the only courses that haven't
been perverted are engineering and geography; history has become
a cadaver; math is no longer recognizable and Social Studies have
been replaced by ethnic studies, diversity training, tolerance of
evil and condemnation of family values and man/woman
relationship. In most mainline churches, the Bible is no longer
used – why? Because it condemns evil. The following Scripture
deals with what is right and wrong. I submit it as truth and
guidance in a society run amok.
Genesis 2:24 (KJV) Therefore shall a man leave his father and
his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one
Genesis 3:1 (KJV) Now the serpent was more subtle than any
beast of the field which the LORD God had made.
Exodus 23:2 (KJV) Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil;
neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to
wrest judgment:
Psalms 34:16 (KJV) The face of the LORD is against them that do
evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Proverbs 2:6 (KJV) For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth
cometh knowledge and understanding.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 (KJV) Because sentence against an evil work
is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men
is fully set in them to do evil.
1 Peter 3:12 (KJV) For the eyes of the Lord are over the
righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face
of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Romans 6:1 (KJV) What shall we say then? Shall we continue in
sin, that grace may abound?
Romans 1:18 (KJV) For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven
against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the
truth in unrighteousness;
Romans 1:22 (KJV) Professing themselves to be wise, they became
Romans 1:24 (KJV) Wherefore God also gave them up to
uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour
their own bodies between themselves:
Romans 1:25 (KJV) Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and
worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is
blessed for ever. Amen.
Romans 1:26 (KJV) For this cause God gave them up unto vile
affections: for even their women did change the natural use into
that which is against nature:
Romans 1:27 (KJV) And likewise also the men, leaving the
natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward
another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and
receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was
Romans 1:28 (KJV) And even as they did not like to retain God
in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do
those things which are not convenient;
Romans 1:32 (KJV) Who knowing the judgment of God, that they
which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the
same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Why do we have to have intelligent people who seem to know what's
coming? Why don't they just mind their own business? We can
think we are creating something new all by ourselves. Wow! And
hey, look at me! I was born this way. Right. Or, so those who
are intent on entering the White House next, are either lying
about their beliefs or have been duping the public for months.
There is a tome that oozes with truth and sanity that seems to
have been put on the shelf by all of the would-bes. It takes a
truly discriminating decision by people of faith these days to
either accept the Word of God in it's totality concerning sin and
evil or show their true colors and flatly reject it. There is
more than ample instruction concerning evil in the "Holy Book." I
can't seem to find much equivocation in the holiest documents
about how much evil we should espouse.


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Instability takes a toll on schools
Class closures fuelled by diesel shortages
Vehicles queue for diesel in Kathmandu
December 16, 2011
Several Catholic schools stood empty this week in the frigid capital as temperatures plunged close to zero. But the weather wasn't keeping students at home. For months, the country has been gripped by hours-long electrical outages, demonstrations and work stoppages known as bandhs. As well, a chronic shortage of diesel fuel has emptied roads across the country and kept students at home. Supplies to the Nepal Oil Company, whose sole provider is the Indian Oil Company, have dwindled in recent months, leaving fuel prices high and supplies low. Don Bosco School in Lubhu in the eastern suburb of Lubhu closed its doors earlier this week because its buses, servicing the school's 500 students, had no fuel. But Bishop Anthony Sharma said yesterday that suspension of classes can be unpredictable and caused by political factors as well. "School closures can come without warning in Nepal," he said, adding that other schools in the capital had also closed because of bandhs. One such stoppage was called this week by the Limbu hill tribe community, which has demanded autonomy for the Limbuwan state. As a result, Catholic schools in the area were forced to close for three days, affecting thousands of students. Dr Rabindra Khanal, a university professor and administrator of the Navaprabhat School, said a number of factors contribute to the closures. "Schools may have to close on the lightest of pretexts, including road accidents. A few days ago, all schools in our area had to be shut for a day after a goldsmith was killed in a nearby shop." Khanal, who teaches political science at Tribhuwan University, Nepal's largest government-run school, said political tensions could cause more disruptions for the nation's schools. "There are bound to be protests in the coming months that will affect students quite badly," he said. "I see a difficult time ahead before Nepal's internal peace process is completed." Of particular note, he added, was the decommissioning of Maoist combatants and their integration, along with members of tribal communities and dalits, in the national army. In the meantime, the continuity of the school year seems to hang in the balance. "Schools have been declared 'zones of peace' in parliament, but that has now become a joke on the parliamentarians themselves."
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