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Author's Note: my readers, thank you so much for being patient! I'm still working on putting together the overarching plot of this story now that Severus is back at Hogwarts, and that's going to require a bit of work if I want to keep the chapters substantial. That being said, I have NOT abandoned this story for Renegade Cause - I may be updating one or another a little more depending on my personal mood, but both will continue until the end. So as always, read, review, and enjoy!
Severus put a hand to his forehead with complete disgust as he surveyed the Slytherin table. "I swear, when will this bloody week just be over?"
"There's still Saturday left, Severus," Narcissa said wryly. "Come on now, I know you enjoy your classes –"
Regulus snorted, while Severus rolled his eyes. "'Enjoyed' is too strong of a word, but go on, Narcissa."
"You found them interesting at least, and I'm sure that Dumbledore's announcement last night that classes were cancelled today so we all could meet with the new Hogwarts fashion consultant was a little –"
"Ridiculous? Insufferable? Completely unnecessary?" Severus growled. "My first Arithmancy class was supposed to be today, and I wanted to go to that, but no, I've got to meet with Professor Paylen –"
"Feylen," Regulus corrected, setting his glass down with a hollow clunk on the worn wooden table. "Her name is Miranda Feylen."
"Whatever, I don't care," Severus snapped. "In any case, it just seems like a waste of time to me. I know how to dress like a Muggle, it's not that hard."
Regulus choked back a chuckle when Severus gave him a dangerous look. Don't even think about mentioning my work-out clothes, Regulus. Don't even think about it.
"Well, I don't know a lot about Muggle fashion, Severus, so you can skip your meeting with the consultant if you want, but I'm going to go," Narcissa said coolly.
"I'm obviously not going to skip it," Severus replied stiffly. "I just don't see the point in it. When is your appointment, by the way?"
"Just after lunch – the boys are in the morning, girls in the afternoon."
"Yeah, Feylen reckoned that the girls might need more time than the boys in the fashion department," Regulus added with a smirk.
"Obviously," Narcissa replied, a small grin growing across his face. "When's your appointment, Severus?"
"Early this morning, in about a half hour," Severus replied distractedly as he flipped a page of the Daily Prophet lying across his desk. "Oh, this could be interesting… Regulus, do you know anything about the Department of Experimental Charms?"
Regulus snorted. "Other than that it's bloody pointless, not much. Why?"
"Says here the Department of Magical Law Enforcement is deputizing a whole branch of Experimental Charms for work in the 'identification of strange magical effects and devices'," Severus read, his eyebrows furrowing behind the hair hanging in his face. Irritably brushing it aside, he scanned the article closer. "That's strange, why would they even bother with this?"
Regulus frowned. "Well, if it gives that Department something to do, I'm sure it's a good thing –"
"I'm not sure I like it," Severus muttered.
"Why would you even care?" Narcissa asked incredulously, sliding closer to Severus to examine the article.
"Because one of the negotiators involved in this is one Nathaniel Charon," Severus said in a low voice, his eyes flicking up to the staff table, where the strangely dressed professor was idly speaking to Professor McGonagall even as he ate his pancakes.
"What?" Regulus asked, leaning closer as well. "Why would the professor be involved in any of those negotiations?"
"He's been keen not to notice, I'm guessing," Severus murmured. "He didn't look at us when we mentioned his name like he usually does… so he likely knows we're talking about this and doesn't want to draw attention to it… but why?"
"Probably because it's a controversial move, and some high-level players aren't too thrilled about it," Narcissa replied, pointing at the article. "Crouch doesn't sound happy about it, and nor does Acontine."
"Acontine's going senile, and Crouch is going to replace him in a few years anyway, so he hardly counts," Regulus added with a snort. "I'm just curious what Charon's playing at –"
"Snape!" Closing his eyes and stifling a groan, Severus turned to Evan Rosier, who was standing behind him with a wide grin on his face. "And dear Narcissa, a pleasure to see you both!"
"Should it be a pleasure to see you?" Severus asked dully.
"It always should be a pleasure for one to meet with his friends, Severus, you know that," Rosier replied easily.
Suddenly, Narcissa's hand slipped around Severus's shoulders. He nearly jumped as her other hand slid up the side of his face.
"I get more pleasure," Narcissa said in a sultry voice, not even making eye contact with Rosier, "with Severus than I ever get meeting with you, Rosier."
And before Severus could say a word, she slid close and kissed him, in front of Rosier and half of the Great Hall.
Regulus dropped his fork with an audible clunk. Several wolf-whistles erupted around the table as Narcissa pressed even closer against Severus, who was completely astounded at the turn of events. His astonishment vanished along with his rationality as a warm feeling welled up inside his head…
Narcissa suddenly broke the kiss and leaned back slightly, her smug eyes meeting Rosier's gaze with cool triumph. Despite himself, Severus allowed a small grin to creep onto his face. And if the school didn't think we were a couple now…
* * *
"Moony, give me your bag, please," Sirius said quietly, his face pale.
"Why?" Remus asked cautiously.
"Because I think I'm going to puke in it –"
Remus rolled his eyes as he shoved his bag further under his seat. "Honestly, Padfoot, it shouldn't be a big deal if Narcissa and Severus are going out –"
"But did they have to kiss in front of the entire Merlin-forsaken school over breakfast?" Sirius demanded. "We have to consider the good digestion of the student populace –"
"What about the time you ran across the Great Hall completely naked during breakfast holding a toothbrush and shouting 'Even though I'm a Black, I sparkle white all over'?" Peter asked suddenly. "And then you proceeded to insert that toothbrush –"
"You see, that was bad for the digestion," Remus groaned. "Thanks a lot, Wormtail."
"You're very welcome," Peter replied, a dignified expression on his face as he picked up the muffin on his plate.
Remus sighed heavily. "Look, Sirius, I know you're angry that Snape is actually kissing a girl in public –"
"Especially considering the girl's my cousin and one of the most popular girls in Hogwarts!" Sirius snapped.
"My, Padfoot, I didn't know you cared."
"I don't, it's just… weird. Disturbing. Shocking. Nauseating."
"I wouldn't go that far, Padfoot," James said calmly, leaning back in his chair with a satisfied expression on his face. "Who would have known that Snivellus was such a good kisser?"
"And why are you so happy?" Sirius groaned.
"Well, Snivellus was one of the main obstacles in Operation Victory Lily, and considering as he's obviously moved on, my path is becoming clearer all the time." James smiled widely as he twirled his wand around his finger. "Things are finally looking up, Marauders."
"I wouldn't be so sure all your obstacles are gone yet, Prongs," Remus said, his voice a mixture of exasperation, surprise, and amusement.
"Why would you say that?"
Peter peered down the table. "Well," he said slowly, "it's probably because Lily looks like she's going to kill both of those two with her bare hands."
* * *
"You know," Mary said thoughtfully as she slowly poured coffee into her mug, "if it didn't look so strange, one could say that they're a cute couple –"
"Mary, a little help here!" Athena snarled as she struggled to keep a firm hold on Lily, who was struggling to get to her feet and draw her wand. "I'm all for commentary, but we have a situation!"
"Lily, control yourself," Catherine pleaded, her light eyes wide. "You don't want to hurt anybody and lose us house points –"
Lily was breathing very fast. "How could he? How dare he? After everything he said –"
"Is there a problem, young ladies?" a sharp voice said from directly behind Lily's seat. Athena and Catherine let go of Lily's robes immediately, and she nearly got to her feet, her eyes fixed on the couple across the hall.
"No, Professor McGonagall, it's nothing," Mary said quickly, kicking Lily sharply under the table. "Right, Lily?"
She took a long slow breath and slowly – ever so slowly – turned to face the sternly disapproving face of her Head of House.
"There's no problem, Professor," she replied, straining to keep the edge of anger out of her voice.
"Good," Professor McGonagall replied crisply, "because I would hate to have to dock Gryffindor points for the behavior of the house's prefects. And despite the… unfortunate events planned for today," she added, biting off each word as if it had a particularly bitter taste, "we must maintain our dignity and good grace. Clear, Miss Evans?"
"Yes, Professor," Lily replied quietly, as she slowly lowered herself back into her seat and turning back towards her book.
"You're lucky you didn't lose us house points," Mary said the second the professor was out of earshot. "She knew what was going on, and considering how you reacted –"
"He lied to me," Lily said in a low voice, her eyes fixed on a spot in the middle of the table. "All this time…"
"All this time you haven't gotten over him, but apparently he has," Athena replied heatedly, shoving her empty plate aside. "And now the whole bloody school knows too. Why the hell haven't you gotten over Snape already? Clearly the shameless bastard doesn't mind hurting you, so why should you give a rat's arse about him?"
Lily swallowed hard. "He was a close friend –"
"And that was it, Lily!" Athena interrupted, her patience clearly gone. "Look, I know you're angry because you think –"
"I know –"
"You think," Athena snapped, "that Snape had feelings for you, since you obviously had feelings for him. Frankly, I don't know how you could have had feelings for the snarky git, but I'm not you and I never will be. The point I'm trying to make is that any connection you two had is gone, Lily. He's moved on – so should you."
"I can't lie to myself, Athena," Lily said quietly. "I still –"
Catherine sympathetically put her hand on Lily's shoulder. "I understand, Lily. Why don't you focus on other things, then? Forget about Snape and all that mess – leave it as the juicy gossip material that it is and spend your time… oh, I don't know, seeing other guys, schoolwork, your prefect duties –"
"Quidditch," Athena added with a smirk.
"Hell, even if you could help organize those social events that Dumbledore's talking about," Catherine finished. "Just to keep your mind off of him, okay?"
Lily sighed heavily, but didn't say a word as she ran a hand through her red hair. I'm being a fool expecting something out of Snape, she thought, especially considering I don't even understand where these feelings came from. Maybe the best thing is just to put them aside… forget the jealousy and move on…
That won't be so easy to do, though, the little voice in the back of her mind remarked, at least not as simple as you might think…
* * *
"Well, how did it go?" Regulus asked impatiently as Severus emerged from the Muggle Studies classroom, looking distinctly harassed and dragging behind him a small trunk.
"How do you think it went, Regulus?" Severus shot back with irritation, tossing his hair out of his face. "Feylen took two looks at me and nearly proclaimed me a lost cause. It was only after I could prove to her that I did indeed know how to dress somewhat decently did she give me any clothes."
"What did she give you?" Regulus asked curiously, moving around to the trunk and carefully pulling it open. "Doesn't look like a lot."
Severus snorted. "Trust me, it's more than enough. I only agreed to take it because it was all free, paid for 'on a Hogwarts budget', she said. Love to see her justify that investment, particularly when she meets with the girls this afternoon."
"I'm no judge of Muggle clothing, but it looks like you've got some nice stuff in here," Regulus mused, clearly intrigued as he pulled out a sweater. "Nice fabrics, I take it."
"Well, none of it is 'Muggle vintage', according to Feylen, but it's cut in Muggle styles," Severus grumbled, taking the sweater from Regulus, and carefully shutting it inside the trunk. "Probably has a whole team of house elves working nonstop while she's taking the measurements –"
"And since when have you cared about house elves?" Regulus asked, cocking an eyebrow. "Still, it's some nice clothes. I'm curious what that woman will give me."
"Well, if you cooperate, you'll likely get more, and the stuff will be of better quality," Severus muttered darkly, his eyes falling on Rosier, who was angrily talking to Mulciber in the corner. Both had small trunks – even smaller than Severus' – sitting behind them. "From the looks of things, I don't think their interviews went well."
"Rosier was in a foul temper before he met with Feylen," Regulus replied in a low voice, "probably because you kissed Narcissa in the Great Hall this morning –"
"She initiated it, not me!" Severus snapped. "I would have been content with something much less –"
"Keep your voice down," Regulus hissed, but Severus was undaunted, drawing his wand from his robe pocket.
"Muffliato. There, now I don't have to keep my voice down," Severus said evenly, crossing his arms over his chest.
"People will still see us talking."
"The corridor's busy, and nobody cares anyway about what I say. I'm not bloody Rosier, for Merlin's sake," Severus replied caustically. "Besides, we don't have much time to chat anyways; I've got to get to work. Did you talk to Baddock about Quidditch trials?"
"Surprisingly, he pulled himself together faster than even I expected. They've already been scheduled for next week Wednesday," Regulus said, a small grin creeping onto his face. "There are two spots available, according to him: Keeper and Chaser. Any idea which one you want?"
Severus shrugged. "I was thinking Keeper –"
"Not if you want to impress Miss Evans, you're not," Regulus cut him off tersely. "Go for Chaser – between them and the Seeker, they're the ones that get the glory and attention, and the more Evans' eyes are on you, the better it will be."
"I'm not convinced –"
"And as Chaser," Regulus added, his eyes glinting, "you'll be able to test your skills – personally – against James Potter."
Severus' eyes hardened, and Regulus immediately knew that he had gotten through to him. "Of course," the younger boy added, "you have to make the team, first, and that means a broom. Brooms aren't cheap either, Severus."
Severus smirked. "Can I borrow your owl? I need to send an order."
"Good plan," Regulus agreed, his eyes twinkling. "So what are you thinking? What's your price range?"
"I was considering one of those Silver Arrows," Severus replied, cancelling the Muffliato charm with a wave of his wand as he set out with Regulus down the hall. "What do you think?"
Regulus pursed his lips. "Not a bad choice. They're quick and maneuverable, but there have been reports and criticisms about the stabilization charms. Apparently they aren't as good as the Comet or Cleansweep series."
Severus cocked an eyebrow. "Do you see me affording a Comet Two-Hundred or a Cleansweep Seventy or for Merlin's sake a Nimbus anytime soon?"
"I didn't expect to see you flying again, Severus, let alone contemplating broom choices," Regulus replied with a shrug. "But you raise a good point – Silver Arrows aren't cheap, particularly the latest models. How are you going to be able to afford –"
"The money's not an object for once, Regulus, and that's all I'll say," Severus replied seriously. "Now aren't you supposed to be in a meeting?"
Regulus quickly looked down at his watch and swore. "Damn, I have to run. Any advice on meeting this fashion consultant?"
Severus snorted. "You're asking me?"
"Try to be respectful, intelligent, and make sure to get a heavier sweater with decent sleeves," Severus said crisply as he twirled his wand around his finger.
Regulus frowned. "Why the latter?"
"Because, like it or not, you're going to end up wearing Muggle clothes at some point in a Potions class, and there's a very good reason why our robes have long sleeves."
* * *
"I don't know what she sees him…"
"She had such a good match already planned too, and then she threw it all away…"
"You know, I wonder what the scandal was between her and Lucius – it must have been truly nasty if she's reacting like this –"
"Reacting like what?"
The three girls all looked towards the door – where Narcissa Black was casually leaning, her wand drawn and tapping lightly against the frame.
The girl closest to Narcissa, a tall brunette with a surprisingly delicate set of features, gave Narcissa a winning smile. "We were just commenting on how gorgeous you and Snape looked together –"
"Sure." Narcissa's smile didn't waver as she slowly closed the door behind her. The three girls in the room exchanged slightly nervous glances. Finally, a short, rather swarthy-looking girl glared at Narcissa and huffed with indignation.
"Were you listening at the door?"
Narcissa gave the girl an exasperated glance. "What do you think, Miranda Selwyn? Would I stoop to that kind of behavior with friends?"
All of the girls barely restrained incredulous remarks – every single one of them knew that they would eavesdrop in a heartbeat if it could better their station in Slytherin.
The third girl tossed her sweeping black hair back away from her stunning features and fixed Narcissa with a penetrating expression. "And who," she began slowly, "are you to be throwing accusations of spying or gossiping at us, Narcissa Black? If you're stooping to going out with Snape, you've got lower standards than I thought."
"Those words, coming from you, Aphrodite Zabini, are absolutely meaningless," Narcissa replied with a sweet smile. "Considering you've slept nearly as many boys as Evan Rosier has girls, you've got no right to be calling me a slut."
"How dare you –"
"I don't care if you're a seventh year, Zabini, we both know you wouldn't last ten seconds against me in any competition," Narcissa spat, the mirth suddenly gone from her face. "Now, I know better than anybody that I attracted a bit of… attention today, by kissing Severus publically –"
"Was he any good?" the brunette asked suddenly. At the disgusted looks of her two 'friends', she raised her hands in surrender. "I'm curious, what more do you want?"
Narcissa smirked. "Well, if you put it that way, Helen, then yes, he was good. He's a damn good kisser, I'll admit that."
"So you are dating him?" Selwyn asked incredulously. "Him? Snape?"
"Yes," Narcissa replied simply, crossing her arms over her chest. "Is that a problem?"
"You ditched Lucius for him?" Zabini asked bluntly, raising a delicate eyebrow. "Have some bloody shame, Black, at least Lucius Malfoy has class and money, unlike that craven excuse for a man."
"Says the girl who has slept with Evan Rosier at last count six times," Narcissa replied smugly, "an even more craven excuse for a human being than Severus Snape. What, Aphrodite, did you get tired of screwing quality men like Yaxley and decided to consort with trash?"
Zabini was bright red. "How dare you –"
"I've got better sources of information than you'll ever have, Zabini," Narcissa said with a shrug, "and frankly, it's a waste of time plotting against me."
"Why would we –"
"Oh, please," Narcissa spat, her eyes icy as she twirled her wand around her finger. "There was only three real powers in Slytherin after my sister and Malfoy left, and one of those is set to leave this year – and when Baddock leaves, it'll be me or Rosier, and you know which one to whom you'd rather pay service."
"At least Rosier is willing to reward his people," Selwyn growled. "Reward them well, might I add –"
"If you're as sex-starved as the boys in this school to seek favours from Rosier, you have less shame than I thought, Miranda," Narcissa said with disgust. "You know better than anyone what he does to girls, and yet you keep going back to him."
Zabini crossed her arms over her ample chest. "We all have our reasons for what we do. Well, at least most of us do – you, on the other hand, haven't even bothered to explain why you've taken up with Snape. Now that's not a typical pureblood name, if I do say –"
"And if you can't tell by now that Severus is on the way up, then you're stupider than I would imagined, Aphrodite," Narcissa growled, taking a single step closer. "As I said, there are three serious 'powers' in the upper years of Slytherin right now. One's Baddock, one's Rosier, and the last one is me. And it is never a good idea to ignore or double-cross one of those powers." She cocked an eyebrow as she surveyed the three girls. "And I won't pander favours with any of you – it's not worth my time."
"Don't give yourself airs, Narcissa Black," Zabini snarled. "You're not in Rosier's league –"
"But Severus is," Narcissa cut her off, a mirthless smile on her cold face, "and I'm throwing my allegiance behind the winning side."
"I think you're just letting emotions cloud your judgment," Zabini said with a disdainful smile.
Narcissa rolled her eyes. "Are you so stupid not to have realized that Severus Snape would never accept something like that?"
"You're throwing your power behind a nonentity, Narcissa," Helen Davies said quietly. "That's…"
"It's stupid, that's what it is," Zabini snapped, her eyes blazing with barely controlled rage. "And it's even more stupid to expect us to play along. Just because you have money and political power does not mean –"
"That I can't do what I want?" Narcissa interrupted. "Oh, I think you're wrong there, Aphrodite. The sad thing is that I can't have you three slandering my good name in your little power struggle, which isn't worth my time in the first place."
"You're not as 'above us' as you like to think, Narcissa," Selwyn spat. "Three-on-one is poor odds."
Narcissa's wand stopped in mid-turn as she took another step forward, a slow deliberate smile spreading across her face. "Go ahead, then," she said, raising a hand. "Fire off your jinxes, if you dare."
None of the girls raised their wands, and Narcissa's smile deepened. Despite all of their talk, they don't have the nerve to take me on – and that means I still control the balance of power, for now. Still, Severus needs to get a political boost, and fast, or I could be in for some rough times.
"So let's make this clear, shall we?" she began, setting her wand twirling around her finger again with a practiced motion. "You don't spread your shameless gossip around the school about me and Severus, and I let you keep your social and political status in Slytherin. You know very well that I can ruin all of you – I just choose not to."
"Nice bluff," Selwyn sneered.
"Try me, then," Narcissa replied with a sweet smile. "Oh, and I wouldn't be so determined to condemn Severus so fast – he's more powerful, and he's bound to be more charitable to those he considers allies."
And with that, she walked straight out of the room, letting out a shaky breath with each quick step towards the library.
* * *
"Severus, we need to talk."
"Narcissa, I can appreciate that you're –"
Narcissa slammed a hand on the book resting on Severus' desk, a dangerous look in her eyes. "We can talk now – this is important."
Severus slowly drew his wand. "How important? Enough that I should be setting up charms –"
"If we keep our voices down, we should be fine," Narcissa said in a low voice, sliding into a seat across from Severus. "Besides, the fact that you chose the most out-of-the-way table in the entire Merlin-forsaken library gives me the impression that you didn't want to be disturbed either."
"You still found me."
"That's because I was looking for you," Narcissa said quietly. "And for a very good reason. It's about Rosier."
Severus stiffened. "I know he's a threat."
"More than you know," Narcissa said, clenching a fist. "He's starting to make advances among the girls in my year, and if that's the case, he's likely already got his hooks in those in the younger years."
Severus shrugged. "And? Despite my complete distaste for his relentless shagging, it's not my problem if –"
"Severus, listen to me," Narcissa hissed. "The girls in Slytherin are dangerous for two reasons. Firstly, they often have as much influence as the boys – hell, I'm living proof of that. Secondly, they're not afraid to use their feminine charms as a weapon. You might have the Amortentia, but most of them have been brewing love potions since the age of twelve."
Severus gave her an incredulous glance. "You're saying," he began, "that they want to give me a love potion?"
"I'm saying they're manipulative, and can be just as dangerous as Rosier," Narcissa replied evenly. "And Rosier's already making moves to destabilize my power base. He got to Zabini and Selwyn."
Severus' eyes narrowed. "Zabini, you say? Isn't she already supposed to be engaged to some rich ponce who graduated three years ago?"
"A ponce who's too thick to realize that the bitch will likely strip him of his money within the year and murder him a month later," Narcissa muttered. "But that's not the point. Severus, Zabini's a seventh year, and we both knew they'd be trouble for you. And if Aphrodite Zabini is allied with Rosier – which is hard to believe, but given he probably bought her off, it makes sense – we could have a big problem on our hands. That girl has no shame whatsoever, you know."
Severus put a hand to his forehead. "Do you think you can handle her?"
"I can try, Severus, but there's only so much I do," Narcissa said, raising her hands with mock helplessness. "You need to build your political power base if you want to have a hope of holding Rosier off."
"Don't you think I know that, Narcissa?" Severus growled, massaging his scalp. "There's only so much I can do here!"
"I know, Severus, believe me." She sighed. "I think I can handle Zabini for now, but not for long. But this shows that Rosier's already moving – you said yourself that you suspect he's trying to send a message to you to back down."
"He knows this game better than I do."
"And it doesn't help he now has Polyjuice Potion," Narcissa added, swallowing hard. "Do you know how easy it is to access the school laundry, what channels he might need to go through?"
Severus frowned. "I was under the impression that Dumbledore kept the house elves in charge of laundry secluded, so that they couldn't be bought off, especially after the Marauders stole a load of lingerie from the Hufflepuff girls –"
"You have to admit, it was a good prank –"
"Although one has to wonder where the school laundry is even done," Severus muttered, scratching his chin. "So you think that Rosier will steal hairs from the clothes for his Polyjuice?"
"Don't you?"
"Unfortunately, if he nicked enough from that vat, there's no telling what he'll do with it," Severus said darkly. "I only filled maybe five or six flasks of Amortentia, there wasn't much more I steal without catching Slughorn's notice. Rosier, on the other hand –"
"He could have nicked the whole cauldron, and Slughorn would never had noticed," Narcissa said in a hushed voice. "That's not good at all."
Severus' frown grew deeper. "Well, a reactive stance won't work here – I can't just wait for him to steal hairs and cause mayhem. And it wouldn't exactly be difficult either, especially…"
His voice trailed off, and he suddenly got to his feet. "I've got an idea. Come with me."
"But Severus –" she began, but he was already moving, moving down the aisles with a fixed, determined expression on his face. A few seconds later, he stopped suddenly, turned to the right shelves, and carefully removed a slightly battered book from the bottom shelf. It didn't look like an old book, but it was certainly in rough shape.
"Severus, this is the Muggle Studies section," Narcissa said with distaste. "How are any of these books going to help us with Rosier?"
But Severus was already flipping through the small book, his dark eyes scanning the densely written text. "I think… this might be what we want," he said with a smirk, carefully marking the page as he moved back to his table.
"Severus, what is that?" Narcissa demanded, her eyes narrowed in confusion. "Damn it, you better have a good –"
"Here's what I'm thinking, Narcissa," Severus cut her off abruptly, slamming the book on the table and flipping it open to the marked page. "Take a look at this."
She frowned as she quickly scanned the title. "Severus, what is…'sexually transmitted diseases'?" Her frown deepened as she looked back up. "Are you suggesting –"
"It's a well known fact in this school that Rosier is promiscuous, almost as much as your beloved cousin," Severus whispered quickly, "so all you need to do to put a little 'dent' in his controlling efforts is spread the rumour that he contracted one of these. All of them are contagious – some even deadly. And if everything is correct, wizards haven't been able to cure any of them."
Narcissa's eyes widened. "No girl will want to sleep with him once they know this –"
"And subsequently one of his greatest methods of control is destroyed," Severus finished, a cool grin moving across his face. "If you start spreading our little story, Rosier won't know what hit him."
"My cousin should be thanking us," Narcissa muttered wryly as she carefully closed the book. "Where did you find this, anyways?"
Severus rolled her eyes. "If you must know, Lily showed it to me. She was doing a bit of research for Athena Moon when the stupid girl thought she got herself pregnant."
"Surely this school isn't all so… brazen," Narcissa said distastefully, sitting down again across from Severus. "Don't they have some class?"
"According to the Muggle papers, we're part of the generation at the end of the 'sexual revolution'," Severus replied with a snort. "Besides, isn't it a bit rich of you to call anyone brazen when you kissed me today in the middle of breakfast –"
"Oh, you liked it, shut up," Narcissa cut him off hastily, but Severus was already chuckling as he reopened his book. "What are you working on, anyways? We don't have any homework."
"I'm working on trying to translate the symbols on that damned brooch," Severus growled, pulling another heavy book open with his free hand. "I think I might be getting close on tracing the runic dialect, and once that is done, half the battle is already won."
"How close are you?"
"Not close enough, that's for damned sure," Severus muttered, scribbling down a few notes in his cramped handwriting. "I've managed to trace the dialect to the sixteenth century runic forms, but there were dozens of variants in that century, none of which I'm fluent in. Unraveling this magic is going to take some time."
"Do you want me to check the family records? I can have Bellatrix –"
Severus gave her an exasperated look. "You should know, by now, that that would be a mistake. She'd want to know why we have it and likely demand it back."
"That's a good point," Narcissa mused, "but if she mailed us the records –"
"There you are!"
Severus and Narcissa both nearly jumped out of their seats as Regulus walked into Severus' little alcove, a slight smirk on his face. "I've been looking all over for you."
"I'm sure," Narcissa replied irritably. "How was your meeting with Feylen?"
"Not an issue," Regulus replied easily, leaning against the bookshelf. "What about you, Narcissa?"
Surprisingly, a dull pink flush crept into her features as she hastily turned away. Severus cocked an eyebrow.
"I never thought I'd actually say it… but the Muggle clothes aren't exactly bad," Narcissa muttered, her flush deepening with every word.
Regulus laughed while Severus just shook his head. "Why were you looking for us, Regulus?" he asked heavily. "Surely your brother hasn't done something stupid already –"
"No, it's just that Dumbledore's posted the first 'Muggle social activity'," Regulus replied with a slight grimace. "Posters have gone up all over the school. It's called 'Hogwarts: A Homecoming."
Severus put his hand to his forehead. "Please tell me you're kidding me."
"Nope. And according to Dumbledore, it's a 'grand opportunity for House unification and celebration of the entire school'."
Narcissa turned to Severus, an incredulous expression on her face. "You know, I think you might be right. He is going senile."
"And that only bodes ill for us all," Severus muttered, already envisioning the catastrophe that the event would become.


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East Providence unveils refurbished World War I Memorial
EAST PROVIDENCE — The City of East Providence will unveil a refurbished World War I Memorial at the Ancient Little Neck Cemetery on Sunday, May 18, 11 a.m. The memorial was originally hung on the entrance to City Hall during the 1920s where it remained until fire destroyed the City Hall in 1976.
The brass memorial plaque was salvaged but unfortunately, the plaque was never reattached to the new City Hall and remained in the building's basement for many years. While reorganizing records in the basement in preparation for a display in the lobby on the Ancient Little Neck Cemetery, the City Clerk uncovered the lost treasure hidden behind several old framed prints.
"I was astonished that such an important piece of East Providence history was forgotten. Mike Znosko, Keeper of Ancient Little Neck Cemetery, informed me of funds available in an account for the cemetery which could be used to mount the plaque on a large piece of granite," said City Clerk Kim Casci-Palangio.
It was decided that a good home for the memorial would be the Ancient Little Neck cemetery where many war veterans from various wars in our history are buried, a total of 106 Veterans: 11 from the Revolutionary War, 1 from the Colonial War, 43 from the Civil War, 15 from the Spanish American War, 32 from World War I, 2 from World War II and 2 from the Korean War.
"We give our thanks to the City for all they have done in keeping the cemetery in good condition since 1655. It's a group effort on behalf of those at City Hall, Public Works and Parks Department," Mr. Znosko added.
The Ancient Little Neck cemetery, located in Riverside off of Penrod Avenue, is the State's oldest historic cemetery. Among those buried in the cemetery are John Brown, Jr. son of the man who purchased Wannamoisett from the Wampanoag Indians. Elizabeth Tilley Howland, a passenger on the Mayflower ship and one of the original settlers of the Plymouth Colony. Captain Thomas Willett, son-in-law of John Brown of Wannamoisett, noted for serving as the first English Mayor of New York. George Read, who in 1865 received the Congressional Medal of Honor serving as the No. 1 Gunner on the USS Kearsage which sank the USS Alabama while in France during the Civil War.
From 1914-1919, 800 East Providence citizens served during World War I and the plaque recognizes those 23 East Providence residents who fought and died during World War I in defense of our Nation.
"On behalf of the entire City Council I'm pleased we are able to rededicate this important World War I memorial," said Councilwoman Chrissy Rossi who will be in attendance for the unveiling.
A list of the names as they appear on the plaque follows and it is the City's hope that descendants of those listed may read this announcement and make themselves known or are available to attend the unveiling:
"In Righteous Immortal Glory Nobly Served Their Nation: Fred A. Almquist; Harold H. Jentzel; John D. Austin; Arthur W. Johnson; John E. Benson; William H. Lepper, Jr.; Edgar P. Black; Raymond J. Mowry; Donald E. Carlton; William D. Packer; Joseph E. Castro; Howard G. PaRker; Terrence J. Daley; Albert J. Payette; Albert Fleming; Manuel Ross; John Gonsavles; Albert C. Shepard; Fredrick A. Harmon, Jr.; Richard J. Stark; Ray L. Harris; Howard M. Wilmart; Robert B. Harvey."
The dedication is free and the public is invited to attend. The ceremony will include the dedication of two flags flown over Washington, D.C., donated by Congressman David Cicilline and an official unveiling will take place with representatives from the City and State. For additional information on the dedication contact Mrs. Casci-Palangio at 435-7590.
The two World War II veterans that went unmentioned in this article are our two Uncles, William Joseph Finnerty Find A Grave Memorial# 74734632, and Edward Arnold Finnerty, Find A Grave Memorial# 84841079

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This past weekend, Texas Tech's football team instantly got a little bit better when Coach Kliff Kingsbury locked up a pair of three-star defensive players in the 2016 class.
This past weekend, Texas Tech's football team instantly got a little bit better when Coach Kliff Kingsbury locked up a pair of three-star defensive players in the 2016 class.
Go Green Racing's Mike Bliss will be driving the #32 Ford Fusion in hopes of making the Duck Commander 500 on Sunday. Qualifying will take place Friday to see if Bliss gets a shot at participating.
Kliff Kingsbury and company had a great National Signing Day Wednesday, adding 20 new faces to the football program.
David Gibbs, former defensive coordinator for the Houston Cougars, has been officially announced as the team's latest addition to the staff, along with Zac Spavital, also from Houston, as a defensive assistant coach.
State Senator Charles Perry has filed a bill that would limit the amount of high school teams to make University Interscholastic League playoffs by allowing only two teams from each UIL district to advance.
Remember when Baylor's Brittney Griner was ejected from a game against Texas Tech in 2010 after she punched Texas Tech's Jordan Barncastle in the face? Well, some dude attacked her with a knife in China!
The debate of whether or not to change the name of the Washington Redskins comes to the Lonestar State tonight with a mid-day protest.
Baseball is testing out a series of new rules in an effort to speed up the game. They're trying them out in some off-season minor league games...and if they work out, they could be instituted at the major league level.
It was a close game in El Paso Saturday night, but the Red Raiders beat back the University of Texas at El Paso Miners to win their second of the season.
It's almost that time again for some Red Raider football and who wouldn't be excited! Football season is always a great time…Texas Tech Football, Friends, Family, Drinks, and who are we kidding of course Coach Kliff Kingsbury. (Easy ladies)
This comes as Tadlock led Tech, which is also his alma mater, to the College Baseball World Series for the first time in school history.
"Moore Excitement" has reached the pinnacle of college football, as Jerry Moore was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame on Thursday...


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Mark Goodacre, of NT Gateway (and Duke Univ.), has posted a piece articulating what is wrong with present day redaction criticism, a tool used in biblical studies. As explained by Encyclopdia Britannica Online:
Redaction criticism concentrates on the end product, studying the way in which the final authors or editors used the traditional material that they received and the special purpose that each had in view in incorporating this material into his literary composition. It has led of late to important conclusions about the respective outlooks and aims of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Professor Goodacre is not dismissive of redaction criticism, but he stresses its limitations and the problems it must overcome to be useful. The post is short, to the point, and persuasive.


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The snowman with his arms behind his head getting a BJ looks smug.ReplyDelete
Some of these might explain why Frosty was such a "jolly happy soul."ReplyDelete
Haaa! I would love to see the expression on the car owners' faces when they come out to see those lewd acts being performed on their vehicles ;).ReplyDelete
Years ago, a friend and I decided to build a snow woman while snowshoeing near Flagstaff, where we lived at the time. We gave her large boobs with pinecone nipples, and a branch off a pine tree for a "bush". Sometimes, even when you are in your mid-30's, you just have to get your immature 12 y.o. boy groove on.
These always crack me up! Let it snow!ReplyDelete
One year my kids made a whole row of butts in the snow -- big ones, little ones, flat ones, round ones. I'm not sure why they did it but it kept them entertained for hours. I need to find that picture; it's such a proud parenting moment. *tear*
See, this is the kind of debauchery we can't partake in living in Texas. I feel so cheated right now. And kind of turned on. Snow naughty!!ReplyDelete
Hey, we need something to keep us warm up here in the frozen north!ReplyDelete


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Such a very right note,Marsha about Valentino designs in a fabrics...ReplyDelete
I think he loves" Visantie "style in all different ways!
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The favoured right of mothers to win possession of their children after divorce is no longer set in stone, writes Roger Pearson.
Fathers battling for the right to care for their children following a marriage break-up have received a major boost from a senior divorce judge.
For many years, the common judicial opinion was that children should remain with their mothers in the majority of cases. But this view has softened in recent years.
The ruling by High Court Family Division judge Mr Justice Cazalet, that the right place for a boy of two is with his father, has left no doubt that mothers cannot expect to get custody of their children as a matter of course. He believes fathers are becoming more competent as all-round parents, and "are much better equipped to look after children nowadays than they were some 10 years ago".
Ann Thomas, the father's solicitor and head of the family department at Cambridge firm Few & Kester, agrees. She stresses that fathers today play a far more active role in the bringing up of children than in the past.
Judge Cazalet was backed by Lord Justice Hirst, who said he considered that the father in this case was the right and most trustworthy parent for the child to be with. He branded the mother unreliable and untrustworthy, and be-lieved that the likelihood was that the father would lose contact with his son if she was awarded custody.
In her appeal, the mother had claimed that at Cambridge County Court last September Judge O'Brien had been wrong in his view that letting her have custody of the boy would result in the father being deprived of parental contact.
Her counsel, Richard Cross, argued that even if there had been any rational basis to those fears, the judge could have used the court's powers to secure compliance with any contact order. He said that any concerns the judge had about contact were out of all proportion to what might have been reasonable.
But Susan Maidment of One King's Bench Walk, counsel for the father, argued that the judge was entitled to exercise his discretion to make a residence order in favour of the father and that giving a father the right to bring up his child could not be said to be "plainly wrong".
Thomas says: "Since the 1988 case of Re A (1 FLR 354), there is no longer a presumption that a baby's interests are best served by being placed with the mother. It is a question of fact.
"Fathers are playing an active role during their partner's pregnancies and during the child's formative years. In many families, the role of caring for young children on a day-to-day basis is being reversed from mother to father."
She also stresses that the essence of this and many cases is to look at the whole relationship and not just to view a child in the context of one or other parent and their competing applications.
"A parent who makes contact impossible and generally disrupts contract arrangements is jeopardising their own case and, more importantly, disturbing the child's fundamental right to contact with both parents," she says.
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text: Chapter 1: Introduction to Spatial Databases 1.1 Overview 1.2 Application domains 1.3 Compare a SDBMS with a GIS 1.4 Categories of Users 1.5 An example of an SDBMS application 1.6 A Stroll though a spatial database 1.6.1 Data Models, 1.6.2 Query Language, 1.6.3 Query Processing, 1.6.4 File Organization and Indices, 1.6.5 Query Optimization, 1.6.6 Data Mining Learning Objectives Learning Objectives (LO) LO1 : Understand the value of SDBMS • Application domains • users • How is different from a DBMS? LO2: Understand the concept of spatial databases LO3: Learn about the Components of SDBMS Mapping Sections to learning objectives LO1 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 LO2 1.3, 1.5 LO3 1.6 Value of SDBMS Traditional (non-spatial) database management systems provide: Persistence across failures Allows concurrent access to data Scalability to search queries on very large datasets which do not fit inside main memories of computers Efficient for non-spatial queries, but not for spatial queries Non-spatial queries: List the names of all bookstore with more than ten thousand titles. List the names of ten customers, in terms of sales, in the year 2001 Spatial Queries: List the names of all bookstores with ten miles of Minneapolis List all customers who live in Tennessee and its adjoining states Value of SDBMS – Spatial Data Examples Examples of non-spatial data Names, phone numbers, email addresses of people Examples of Spatial data Census Data NASA satellites imagery - terabytes of data per day Weather and Climate Data Rivers, Farms, ecological impact Medical Imaging Exercise: Identify spatial and non-spatial data items in A phone book A cookbook with recipes Value of SDBMS – Users, Application Domains Many important application domains have spatial data and queries. Some Examples follow: Army Field Commander: Has there been any significant enemy troop movement since last night? Insurance Risk Manager: Which homes are most likely to be affected in the next great flood on the Mississippi? Medical Doctor: Based on this patient's MRI, have we treated somebody with a similar condition ? Molecular Biologist:Is the topology of the amino acid biosynthesis gene in the genome found in any other sequence feature map in the database ? Astronomer:Find all blue galaxies within 2 arcmin of quasars. Exercise: List two ways you have used spatial data. Which software did you use to manipulate spatial data? Learning Objectives Learning Objectives (LO) LO1 : Understand the value of SDBMS LO2: Understand the concept of spatial databases • What is a SDBMS? • How is it different from a GIS? LO3: Learn about the Components of SDBMS Sections for LO2 Section 1.5 provides an example SDBMS Section 1.1 and 1.3 compare SDBMS with DBMS and GIS What is a SDBMS ? A SDBMS is a software module that can work with an underlying DBMS supports spatial data models, spatial abstract data types (ADTs) and a query language from which these ADTs are callable supports spatial indexing, efficient algorithms for processing spatial operations, and domain specific rules for query optimization Example: Oracle Spatial data cartridge, ESRI SDE can work with Oracle 8i DBMS Has spatial data types (e.g. polygon), operations (e.g. overlap) callable from SQL3 query language Has spatial indices, e.g. R-trees SDBMS Example Consider a spatial dataset with: County boundary (dashed white line) Census block - name, area, population, boundary (dark line) Water bodies (dark polygons) Satellite Imagery (gray scale pixels) Storage in a SDBMS table: create table census_blocks ( name string, area float, population number, boundary polygon ); Fig 1.2 Modeling Spatial Data in Traditional DBMS •A row in the table census_blocks (Figure 1.3) • Question: Is Polyline datatype supported in DBMS? Figure 1.3 Spatial Data Types and Traditional Databases Traditional relational DBMS Support simple data types, e.g. number, strings, date Modeling Spatial data types is tedious Example: Figure 1.4 shows modeling of polygon using numbers Three new tables: polygon, edge, points • Note: Polygon is a polyline where last point and first point are same A simple unit sqaure represented as 16 rows across 3 tables Simple spatial operators, e.g. area(), require joining tables Tedious and computationally inefficient Question. Name post-relational database management systems which facilitate modeling of spatial data types, e.g. polygon. Mapping "census_table" into a Relational Database Fig 1.4 Evolution of DBMS technology Fig 1.5 Spatial Data Types and Post-relational Databases Post-relational DBMS Support user defined abstract data types Spatial data types (e.g. polygon) can be added Choice of post-relational DBMS Object oriented (OO) DBMS Object relational (OR) DBMS A spatial database is a collection of spatial data types, operators, indices, processing strategies, etc. and can work with many postrelational DBMS as well as programming languages like Java, Visual Basic etc. How is a SDBMS different from a GIS ? GIS is a software to visualize and analyze spatial data using spatial analysis functions such as Search Thematic search, search by region, (re-)classification Location analysis Buffer, corridor, overlay Terrain analysis Slope/aspect, catchment, drainage network Flow analysis Connectivity, shortest path Distribution Change detection, proximity, nearest neighbor Spatial analysis/Statistics Pattern, centrality, autocorrelation, indices of similarity, topology: hole description Measurements Distance, perimeter, shape, adjacency, direction GIS uses SDBMS to store, search, query, share large spatial data sets How is a SDBMS different from a GIS ? SDBMS focusses on Efficient storage, querying, sharing of large spatial datasets Provides simpler set based query operations Example operations: search by region, overlay, nearest neighbor, distance, adjacency, perimeter etc. Uses spatial indices and query optimization to speedup queries over large spatial datasets. SDBMS may be used by applications other than GIS Astronomy, Genomics, Multimedia information systems, ... Will one use a GIS or a SDBM to answer the following: How many neighboring countries does USA have? Which country has highest number of neighbors? Evolution of acronym "GIS" Geographic Information Systems (1980s) Geographic Information Science (1990s) Geographic Information Services (2000s) Fig 1.1 Three meanings of the acronym GIS Geographic Information Services Web-sites and service centers for casual users, e.g. travelers Example: Service (e.g. AAA, mapquest) for route planning Geographic Information Systems Software for professional users, e.g. cartographers Example: ESRI Arc/View software Geographic Information Science Concepts, frameworks, theories to formalize use and development of geographic information systems and services Example: design spatial data types and operations for querying Exercise: Which meaning of the term GIS is closest to the focus of the book titled "Spatial Databases: A Tour"? Learning Objectives Learning Objectives (LO) LO1 : Understand the value of SDBMS LO2: Understand the concept of spatial databases LO3: Learn about the Components of SDBMS • Architecture choices • SDBMS components: – – – – data model, query languages, query processing and optimization File organization and indices Data Mining Chapter Sections 1.5 second half 1.6 – entire section Components of a SDBMS Recall: a SDBMS is a software module that can work with an underlying DBMS supports spatial data models, spatial ADTs and a query language from which these ADTs are callable supports spatial indexing, algorithms for processing spatial operations, and domain specific rules for query optimization Components include spatial data model, query language, query processing, file organization and indices, query optimization, etc. Figure 1.6 shows these components We discuss each component briefly in chapter 1.6 and in more detail in later chapters. Three Layer Architecture Fig 1.6 1.6.1 Spatial Taxonomy, Data Models Spatial Taxonomy: multitude of descriptions available to organize space. Topology models homeomorphic relationships, e.g. overlap Euclidean space models distance and direction in a plane Graphs models connectivity, Shortest-Path Spatial data models rules to identify identifiable objects and properties of space Object model help manage identifiable things, e.g. mountains, cities, land-parcels etc. Field model help manage continuous and amorphous phenomenon, e.g. wetlands, satellite imagery, snowfall etc. More details in chapter 2. 1.6.2 Spatial Query Language • Spatial query language • Spatial data types, e.g. point, linestring, polygon, … • Spatial operations, e.g. overlap, distance, nearest neighbor, … • Callable from a query language (e.g. SQL3) of underlying DBMS SELECT S.name FROM Senator S WHERE S.district.Area() > 300 • Standards • • • • SQL3 (a.k.a. SQL 1999) is a standard for query languages OGIS is a standard for spatial data types and operators Both standards enjoy wide support in industry More details in chapters 2 and 3 Multi-scan Query Example • Spatial join example SELECT S.name FROM Senator S, Business B WHERE S.district.Area() > 300 AND Within(B.location, S.district) • Non-Spatial Join example SELECT S.name FROM Senator S, Business B WHERE S.soc-sec = B.soc-sec AND S.gender = 'Female' Fig 1.7 1.6.3 Query Processing • Efficient algorithms to answer spatial queries • Common Strategy - filter and refine • Filter Step:Query Region overlaps with MBRs of B,C and D • Refine Step: Query Region overlaps with B and C Fig 1.8 Query Processing of Join Queries •Example - Determining pairs of intersecting rectangles • (a):Two sets R and S of rectangles, (b): A rectangle with 2 opposite corners marked, (c ): Rectangles sorted by smallest X coordinate value • Plane sweep filter identifies 5 pairs out of 12 for refinement step •Details of plane sweep algorithm on page 15 Fig 1.9 1.6.4 File Organization and Indices • A difference between GIS and SDBMS assumptions •GIS algorithms: dataset is loaded in main memory (Fig. 1.10(a)) •SDBMS: dataset is on secondary storage e.g disk (Fig. 1.10(b)) •SDBMS uses space filling curves and spatial indices •to efficiently search disk resident large spatial datasets Fig 1.10 Organizing spatial data with space filling curves •Issue: •Sorting is not naturally defined on spatial data •Many efficient search methods are based on sorting datasets •Space filling curves •Impose an ordering on the locations in a multi-dimensional space •Examples: row-order (Fig. 1.11(a), z-order (Fig 1.11(b)) • Allow use of traditional efficient search methods on spatial data Fig 1.11 Spatial Indexing: Search Data-Structures •Choice for spatial indexing: •B-tree is a hierarchical collection of ranges of linear keys, e.g. numbers •B-tree index is used for efficient search of traditional data •B-tree can be used with space filling curve on spatial data •R-tree provides better search performance yet! •R-tree is a hierarchical collection of rectangles •More details in chapter 4 Fig 1.12: B-tree Fig. 1.13: R- tree 1.6.5 Query Optimization •Query Optimization • A spatial operation can be processed using different strategies • Computation cost of each strategy depends on many parameters •Query optimization is the process of •ordering operations in a query and •selecting efficient strategy for each operation •based on the details of a given dataset •Example Query: SELECT S.name FROM Senator S, Business B WHERE S.soc-sec = B.soc-sec AND S.gender = 'Female' •Optimization decision examples •Process (S.gender = 'Female') before (S.soc-sec = B.soc-sec ) •Do not use index for processing (S.gender = 'Female') 1.6.6 Data Mining • Analysis of spatial data is of many types • Deductive Querying, e.g. searching, sorting, overlays • Inductive Mining, e.g. statistics, correlation, clustering,classification, … • Data mining is a systematic and semi-automated search for interesting non-trivial patterns in large spatial databases •Example applications include •Infer land-use classification from satellite imagery •Identify cancer clusters and geographic factors with high correlation •Identify crime hotspots to assign police patrols and social workers 1.7 Summary SDBMS is valuable to many important applications SDBMS is a software module works with an underlying DBMS provides spatial ADTs callable from a query language provides methods for efficient processing of spatial queries Components of SDBMS include spatial data model, spatial data types and operators, spatial query language, processing and optimization spatial data mining SDBMS is used to store, query and share spatial data for GIS as well as other applications


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The results of sound velocity measurements in mercury, performed at temperatures from 300 up to 2(150 K and pressures from 30 up to 1900 bar by a precise pulsed phase-sensitive technique for a frequency of 10 MHz, are presented. The explored range of state parameters includes liquid and gaseous phases, the coexistence curve up to the critical point, and the supercritical region. The data obtained indicate the existence of two first-order phase transitions in mercury that take place in the vapor near saturation and in the supercritical fluid. The positions of the critical points of these transitions were estimated. An interpretation of the observed phenomena is given: It leads to the new approach to the nature of the critical point of liquid-gas transition in mercury. It is shown also that the fourth derivative of the thermodynamic potential of mercury has a special feature in the metal-nonmetal transition region.


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Series: Second in the My Big Brother... Series
Series Explanation: My Big Brother... is similar to my Fathers and Sons Series in that it is a series of oneshots that span across many fandoms and detail various relationships, some typical, some not. The difference is that it is about older brother/younger brother relationships. The only rule is the same, the brothers cannot be in anyway biologically related. (i.e. no Dean/Sam, Supernatural fics)
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Pairings: Baltar/Gaeta Friendship, Mentions of Gaeta/Hoshi
It's funny that of all the people in the fleet, the person I want to see the least is the one who comes to visit me before my execution. Gaius Baltar, minister, scientist, disgraced former President of the Colonies, and, once upon a time, my best friend.
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AN: So here you go. My first BSG fic, and the second story in the My Big Brother Series. I love the very complicated retlationship between Baltar and Gaeta and I had a great time writing this story. I might have to do it again sometime.
In some good news I've finally finished Of a Probie and a Kitten and it should be up sometime this weekend.
Up Next in the My Big Brother... Series: Forgives (Peter/Sylar, Heroes)
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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - February 8, 1995, New Braunfels, Texas Cougarettes beat Hays to earn playoff berth, See Page I TI 50 CENTS COUNTDOWN: 42 DAYS New Braunfels Sesquicentennial March 21 1845 New Braunfels Herald 410 noI6 10/22/99 187 SO WEST mc RO PUBLISHING 2627 E YANDELL DR EL PASO, TX 79903- 18 pages in two sections ■ Wednesday, Feb. 8,1995 Serving Comal County for more than 143 years ■ Home of DARRYL W. SCHMIDT I Vol 143. No. 63 Inside Obituaries.....................................3A Weather.........................................3A Opinion....................................... 4A Letters to the editor......................5A Arts & Entertainment....................6A Sports Day............................8A, 9A Education.....................................1B Salute to Boy Scouts 4B Stain in tisch Birthday wishes from tho Horald-Zoitung! The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung extends the following birthday wishes to; Mario Perez, James Tarlton, Lillian Jacoby, Darryl W. Schmidt, Andrew Aguirre, John McLellen. Happy Anniversary to Ruben & Gina Gomez. Horald-Zoitung seeks Citizen of the Year nominations The Herald-Zeitung is currently accepting nominations for the annual Citizen of the Year award and also the Unsung Heroes awards. Deadline for submitting nominations is Wednesday. Feb. 15. Nominations can he mailed or brought by the Herald-Zeitung office, located at 707 Landa St. Citizen of the Year is awarded to the person in our community who has contributed significantly to the betterment of the community and members of the community dunng the past year. Unsung Heroes are members of the community who regularly do things to help others, but do not normally receive much credit for it. For more information, contact managing editor Mark Lyon at 625-9144 Festival of tho Armed Forces set at RAFB Performances by the Thunder-hirds. the U.S Air Force aerial demonstration team, and the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army's parachute team, will highlight the 1995 Festival of the Armed Forces at Randolph Air Force Base May 13. The gates will open at 9 arn and close at 5 p m The theme for this year's festival is "Remembering the Past... Defending the Future." The festival will feature demonstrations, flybys, static display aircraft, entertainment, games and food. NB Music Study Club sponsors concert The New Braunfels Music Study Club will sponsor the New Braunfels Community Band in a "Parade of American Music" concert on Thursday, Feb. 9. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. at Stele Parish House. The public is invited. AARP tax help continues AARP tax aid continues through Apnl 15 at the Dittlinger Memorial Library each Tuesday from noon to 3:30 p.m., Thursday from IO a m. to I p.m., and Saturday from IO am. to I pm AARP assistance can also be obtained at the Comal County Senior Citizens Center Monday from 8 a m. to noon, Wednesday from I p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a m. to I p m AARP assistance can also be obtained at the Canyon Lake Action Center in Sadler on Wednesdays from I p m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a m. to noon. All who are interested are asked to bring returns from 1993 and 1994 This newspaper is printed on recycled newsprint Quick thinking, CPR help save student By CRAIG HAMMETT Staff Writer Knowing cardiopulmonary resuscitation is not enough. One must use it when called, and sometimes in situations not expected. Last Friday at Smithson Valley High, a student suffered a heart attack at the campus. "About the worst thing you can hear is, 'We've got a kid down upstairs." said Assistant Principal Chad Hall. For Hall, the news especially sent shock waves. Less than two years ago. a student died after his pacemaker stopped working. Despite efforts to save him. he died near Hall's office. Team effort to save Smithson Valley High School student from heart attack pays off This time, the results were different. Jason Miller, a sophomore, said he felt tired and then collapsed outside a classroom, according to Hall. Although the student had heart problems, he was not exerting any strcnous activity at the time. School personnel began to administer CPR immediately. School nurse Sharon Wnght. teacher Cricket Ingraham and Sheriff s Deputy Sandy Morales and others worked as a team in the effort to revive the student. They worked "what seemed like an hour," said Hall. Actually, it was only about eight to ten minutes before the ambulance arrived and transported the student to the hospital. "You have to administer the CPR until they (paramedics) take over," said Wright. Wright also had flashbacks to the other student, whom she tried to help revive the previous time After that incident, many more teachers at Smithson Valley took CPR. When someone has to act quickly, remebering every exact procedure is not as important as doing what one can. Wright said the student lost his pulse almost immediately. "It's important to do the compressions and methods, not necessarily worn about the counts," she said, adding that teamwork is also a key. "...It is very exhausting." In this case, the teamwork paid off. Miller was listed in fair condition at North Central Baptist Hospital in San Antonio Tuesday. HfBld-Z9ttung photos by MICHAEL DARNALL Farewell to a friend (Left photo) More than 75 law enforcement vehicles joined the procession that led Dennis Allen to the Guadalupe Valley Cemetery yesterday. Allen, a resident of New Braunfels, was chief of police at Southwest Texas State University. He suffered a heart attack while giving a lecture to a class at SWTSU Friday. Law enforcement officers from all over the state attended the funeral. (Top photo) A member of the Hays County Sheriffs Department salutes during a 21-gun salute at the funeral. Services for 'irreplaceable' Nan Dillen set for tomorrow By SUSAN FLYNT ENGLAND Staff Writer Nan Dillen, one of New Braunfels' foremost benefactors, passed away Tuesday, February 7. She is irreplaceable in the community, said Chere Stratemann of the Museum of Handmade Furniture. "She loved the things that made New Braunfels what it is today," she said. Services will be held tomorrow at Zocller Funeral Home at I p.m. Dillen and her husband Bill together won the 1982 Chamber of Commerce Bcssening Award for their lifetime of commitment to the preservation of New Braunfels' hcntage. See Obituary, Page 3A The Dillcns spent a lifetime collecting fine, hand-crafted, Texas handmade furniture, said then Chamber President Mitch Sacco. "They have purchased this collection from their own resources and placed them in a historic home they lovingly restored," said Sacco. Dillen was modest and unassuming, said Stratemann. "When people came into the museum she didn't want to tell them that it had been her home," she said. Nan and Bill Dillen also donated time and talent to the Sophicnburg Museum, said Sacco. 'Donations of their priceless items are now part of Sophicnburg historical collection," he said. The Dillcns bought the Comal Hotel, restored it, and reopened it as the Prince Solms Inn, said Sacco. "The Dillens played a vital role in every Hentage Exhibit since its inception," he said. Nan Dillen gave a quilt to the Museum of Handmade Furniture last October which she had worked on for many years "We can be thankful for their leadership in the community, but we could never replace her in our community," said Stratemann. "The least we can do is continue their legacy in preserving the hentage of the community.' Award for their lifetime of commitment to the talent to the Sophicnburg Museum, said Sacco, continue their legacy in preserving the hcnti preservation of New Braunfels' hentage. "Donations of their pncelcss items are now of the community." Owe money for a traffic ticket? Better get it paid soon From staff reports Department and other local law enforcement when officer! begin serving warrants for art) ' agencies one day next week in a sweep of pco- at homes and places of work Staff members of the city of New Braun- pie owing anything from traffic fines to fines for Officers said that those who owe fines n Staff members of the city of New Braun fels Municipal Court and the New Braunfels Police Department are ofTernng fair warning to anyone who owes fines to the city of New Braunfels. Officials with the municipal court say they will join officers from the New Braunfels Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies one day next week in a sweep of people owing anything from traffic fines to fines for felony offenses from within the last year. Officials would not specify, however, which day the sweep would take place. Officials asked the Herald-Zeitung to offer warning to those who might owe fines in hopes of preventing any embarrassment next week Hampton Inn coming to city soon By SUSAN FLYNT ENGLAND Staff Writer A Hampton Inn will be coming to New Braunfels, giving the city economy a significant shot in the ami. The motel will open some time in early 1996. said Nail Patel, owner of the property on which the Hampton Inn will he built Hampton Inn will be located next to Days Inn on IH-35. Patel owns Kith Days Inn and the property which will become the Hampton Inn The new motel will have 60 rooms. The city gets revenues from hotel motel taxes added to the cost of rooms. A new hotel can potentially raise the total hotel motel tax revenues. "I know our revenues increased when Days Inn moved in." said Sharon Day, city of New Braunfels finance director Jim Scheele. Jr, Convention and Visitors Bureau director, estimates that Days Inn brought in S6().(MK) in hotel motel tax revenues during a year. "That $60,000 figure is a conservalive estimate," he said Hie Iiampton Inn could potentially yield a similar amount Where do the hotel motel tax dollars go ' Here s how it works A seven percent hotel motel tax is added to the cost of each room rented in a hotel, motel, bed A: breakfast etc. The taxes are collected by the state, which tunis the money over to the city each quarter, said City Secretary Bonnie Sarko/i The revenue is divided three ways: 74.286 percent goes to the Chamber of Commerce, 11 428 percent goes to the city government, and local cultural and arts organizations get the remaining 14 286 percent. This money can only K* spent in certain ways. "The city's money is earmarked for the Civic Center," said Sarkozi. The chamber must spend its money to promote tourism, said Scheele "We have to split it up 50-50," said Scheele Half goes to the promotion of tounsm, arts and culture. The other half is used for administrative costs The lion's share of the promotion budget goes to adv ertising, said Scheele. TK* chamber's total hotel motel revenues in 1994 were $641,200. The 1994 budget for the "promotion" half of the rev enues w as $320,600. A whopping $234,000 of that went to advertising The next biggest expenditure was for brochures and graphics, $45,000. "We probably print 600,000-700,000 brochures," said Scheele Postage for the brochures is the third largest expense, $26,400, when officers begin serving warrants for arrests at homes and places of work. Officers said that those who owe fines may pay them now and avoid being approached dunng the warrant raid. 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