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Fan...blown relay...sensor...overheating
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the car was overheating for some time. today i have decided to pull thermostat out and have discovered this. relay has burned connectors. should i shortcut it to have fans running full power, or is it not recommended?.. what are the next steps. I am working on the car this moment at job parking lot, in order to make back home. I have also discovered that upon turning ac on not always fans kick in high speed...(i think low is working). i was considering radiator temp fan on/off sensor, but looking at this discovery that might not be an issue. please advice. thank you BArtos
im having the same exact problem as well too. hopefully someone could answer this....
I'm experiencing similar troubles. My low speed resistor doesn't look nearly as bad as yours though...
Here's the part #s for the resistor & plug. Hope it helps.
Low Speed Fan Resistor
Wire pigtail for Fan Resistor
guys guys guys. thats a 40 dollar part. just go to ford and replace it. its called the fan assembly resistor pack. its a common trouble part that only lasts a few years.
i didnt need a pig tail. but mine went out after i turned my f0f0 into an amphibious assault vehicle. i still need to replace my horn though
^^^haha, no horn sucks.
Just took a drive up to northern wi from chicago with a lot of traffic jammed.. I had the same issue about four years ago, and I'm pretty sure it was the thermostat that went bad, not ever turning the fans on. Driving;fine.. idling;hot, stop-and-go with mostly stop;extra hot. Gotta get in there and investigate.
bump. prob. solved
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Apr 22, 1986
|Filing date
|Nov 19, 1984
|Priority date
|Nov 19, 1984
|Fee status
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|Publication number
|Harold Pike
|Original Assignee
|Harold Pike
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|Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (18), Classifications (7), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to multipolar medical electrodes, and more particularly, to multipolar medical electrodes for attachment to the skin of a patient for deriving electrical signals associated with physiological activity. The electrodes are especially suitable for use as electrocardiogram (EKG) electrodes, but can be used to derive signals representing other physiological activity such as electromyographic and electroencephalographic signals.
A number of arrangements of multipolar medical electrodes for attachment to a patient's skin for deriving electrical signals associated with physiological activity are known in the prior art. Electrodes intended for one-time patient use are considered disposable, while those that can be reused many times are considered permanent.
Conventional permanent medical electrodes are available in several styles, but are generally relatively expensive, must be cleaned carefully between uses, are not self-adhesive, and require an application of electrolytic gel or fluid at the time of each use. Such a permanent multipolar medical electrode is described U.S. Pat. No. 4,082,087 to Howson.
Further, there are a number of single-poled medical electrodes known in the prior art. In order to derive a differential electrical signal, it is typical to use three electrodes. This can be expensive, time consuming, and can lead to electromagnetic interference from the loop formed by the electrode leads, as well as to interaction with electrosurgical equipment. Such a single-poled disposable medical electrode is provided in U.S. Pat. No. 4,126,126 to Bare, et al.
It is desirable that a medical electrode conform well to the skin to provide maximum electrical contact, allow longer wearing time, and ensure patient comfort. Flexible pads of various shapes and configurations have been used to attain conformity with the skin. One such configuration is provided in the above-mentioned Howson patent.
It is also desirable that connections to the electrode be clean, safe, and easily made. For instance, exposed connector prongs can become contaminated by contact with human hands or otherwise, causing a poor electrical connection. If such exposed prongs are pointed, as they often are, there remains a danger of accidentally puncturing the skin of both the technician and the patient. Ease and sureness of connection are also important in the setting in which the electrodes are typically used.
In accordance with the present invention, a multipolar medical electrode is provided for attachment to the skin of a patient for deriving electrical signals associated with physiological activity. This electode includes a thin, flat, flexible pad of nonconductive material having an adhesive on one of its surfaces and at least two spaced well members extending from the other surface, with each well member forming a cavity for containing an electrolytic gel. In operation, a release backing, covering the adhesive surface, is removed and the pad is attached to the skin of the patient by pressing the adhesive surface against the skin, thus bringing the electrolytic gel in the cavities into electrical contact with the skin in at least two spaced locations. A puncturable membrane on each well member is punctured by one of at least two spaced conductive prongs of an electrical connector, thereby making intimate contact with the electrolytic gel. Once the electrode is attached to the skin and the electrical connector is in place, differential electrical signals are derived from the spaced electrodes and transmitted to an electrical potential measuring instrument.
In addition, the pad can include a series of spaced cuts around its periphery and extending inward to divide the pad into sections which substantially conform to the contours of the patient's skin, with the well members being located in a center portion of the pad between the sections. Preferably, the pad is generally rectangular in shape, with four or more spaced cuts around its periphery. The invention further contemplates a porous matrix in each cavity containing the electrolytic gel, the porous material being constructed of either polyethylene foam or other plastic. In addition each of the membranes can include a conductive prong guide means such as a dimple or guide for aligning the conductive prongs for puncturing the membranes.
More particularly, the electrical connector includes a nonconductive body having at least two parallel, spaced, conductive prongs, each having a proximate end embedded in the body and a distal end extending from the body. The connector also includes a like number of connecting wires each having an end connected respectively to the proximate ends of the prongs, and another end connected to the electrical potential measuring means. Advantageously, the body of the connector is sized to just fit between the well members to guide the prongs into the well members as the body is slid between them. More particularly, the body has a width slightly less than the width of the space between the well members, to align the prongs with the conductive prong guide means for ease of entry into the well members.
Preferably, the electrical connector further includes a generally box-shaped housing attached to the body with a top wall spaced from the prongs and extending across them and beyond their distal end to protect them. A pair of side walls depend from the top walls, and are spaced to slidably engage the well members to further assist in guiding the prongs into the well members.
Based on the foregoing, a number of advantages of the present invention are readily apparent. A unique multipolar medical electrode is provided for deriving at least two electrical signals associated with physiological activity. Because it must be attached at only one location on the body, the electrode is cost-effective and convenient to use. An electrode pad is provided which minimizes patient discomfort and allows for longer periods of attachment, while maximizing electrical contact.
The electrical connector body and housing are designed to provide a secure and easily effected joining of the connector with the electrode well members. Furthermore, safety and cleanliness are enhanced by the protection afforded the prongs by the housing.
Additional advantages of this invention will become readily apparent from the description which follows, together with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electrode pad and connector in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the electrode pad with the connector attached, the connector housing being shown in dotted lines for clarity of illustration; and
FIG. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the electrode pad, taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 2 showing details of the well construction and insertion of the connector.
In accordance with the present invention, as depicted in FIG. 1, a disposable electrode member E is provided which includes a thin, flat, generally rectangular flexible electrode pad 10. Two spaced well members 12 extend through spaced openings, such as opening 14 in the pad, as best seen in FIG. 3. Each well member 12 defines a cavity 16 containing a porous gel matrix 18 saturated with an electrolytic gel 20. As shown in FIG. 3, pad 10 includes a first or lower surface 22 having an adhesive layer 24, with a release backing 26 covering the adhesive layer 24, as well as the opening of cavity 16 to contain the gel matrix 20. Conveniently, the lower edges of well members 12 are each formed with an outwardly extending lip 28 which extends under pad 10 at opening 14. The cavity 16 in combination with the release backing 26 provides a moisture-proof enclosure for protecting the electrolyte for extended periods of time. In operation, the release backing is removed and the pad is attached by pressing the adhesive surface against the skin of the patient, thus making contact between the gel and the skin at two spaced locations for deriving two separate electrical signals indicative of physiological activity.
The pad is formed of a thermoplastic material which is flexible, has low moisture absorption, and is electrically nonconductive. Suitable materials include silicone rubber, natural rubber, thermoplastic rubber, polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane, or other flexible polymers.
In the preferred embodiment, the pad 10 is generally rectangular in shape, with four or more spaced cuts 30 spaced around its periphery and extending inward. The cuts 30 are spaced between the corners and serve to divide the pad into sections which can flex independently, allowing the pad to conform to the skin of the patient.
As shown in FIG. 1, an electrical connector C is used in conjunction with the electrode member E for connecting it to an electrical potential measuring instrument. The connector C includes a nonconductive body 32 having a pair of pointed conductive prongs 34 each having a proximate end 36 embedded in the body 32 and a distal pointed end 38 extending therefrom. The body 32 of the connector C is sized to just fit between the well members 12 to guide the prongs 34 into the well members 12 as the body 32 is slid between them the body having a width slightly less than the shortest distance between the well members. An electrical wire 40 is connected to the proximate end 36 of each prong 34, and connects the prongs to an electrical potential measuring instrument.
The electrical connector C further includes a generally box-shaped housing 42 attached to the body 32 with a top wall 44 spaced from the prongs 34 and extending across them and beyond their distal ends 38 to protect them. A pair of side walls 46 depend from the top wall 44 and are spaced to slidingly engage the outer surfaces of the well members 12, as shown, to further assist in guiding the prongs 34 into the well members 12. Thus, the pointed ends 38 of prongs 34 will puncture membranes 48 formed in each end wall of each well member 12 as a dimple having a reduced thickness. As connector C continues to be slid toward the well members 12, the prongs will be pushed into and through gel matrix 18 to make contact with the electrolytic gel 20.
In operation the electrode member E and the electrical connector C are connected by holding the connector body 32 in one hand and the electrode member E in the other hand, then piercing the membranes 48 with the pointed ends 38 of prongs 34, pushing the prongs 34 snugly into the respective gel cavities 12. Because the gel matrix 18, which may be an open-pore polyurethane, is not readily compressible, the insertion of the prongs 34 creates a snug fit which aids in holding the connector C in place, and maintains intimate contact between the gel 20 and the prongs 34, resulting in a secure electrical connection. By providing the dimpled membranes in each end of the well members, the connector can be attached from either side.
The patient's skin is then prepared for attachment of the electrode pad 10 by standard cleaning procedures. The release backing 26 is then removed and the pad 10 is attached to the patient's skin by pressing the adhesive layer or surface 24 against the skin, forcing the gel 20 into intimate contact with the skin.
Based on the foregoing description, a number of worthwhile advantages of the present invention are readily apparent. A multipolar medical electrode capable of deriving more than one electrical signal from spaced points on a single electrode pad is provided. This reduces costs associated with using multiple electrodes to perform the same function. Problems such as electromagnetic interference and interference from electrosurgical equipment are also minimized by using only one electrode. The present invention also offers ease of attachment, as well as a secure electrical connection. The design of the pad allows attachment for a longer period of time with less patient discomfort and a continued secure electrical connection. In addition, safety and cleanliness are enhanced by the protection of the prongs by the connector housing.
This invention has been described in detail with reference to a particular embodiment thereof, but it will be understood that various other modifications can be effected within the spirit and scope of this invention.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Feb 7, 1977
|Apr 4, 1978
|Isis Medical Instruments
|Body contact electrode structure for deriving electrical signals due to physiological activity
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Nov 26, 1990
|Nov 5, 1991
|Ems Products, Inc.
|Fetal heart monitor leg plate electrode
|Oct 2, 1986
|Dec 10, 1991
|The Hon Group
|External uterine contraction monitoring device
|Jul 17, 1996
|Mar 10, 1998
|Cambridge Heart, Inc.
|Multi-segment ECG electrode and system
|Oct 3, 1996
|Aug 11, 1998
|Cambridge Heart, Inc.
|Electrode connector
|Oct 27, 2000
|Feb 25, 2003
|Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
|Disposable defibrillation and external pacing electrode
|May 25, 1999
|Jan 18, 2005
|Medicotest A/S
|Skin electrode
|Apr 16, 2003
|Aug 15, 2006
|Medtronic Emergency Response Systems, Inc.
|ECG signal detection device
|Jul 11, 2001
|Dec 5, 2006
|Medicotest A/S
|Skin electrode with a by-pass element
|Oct 11, 2005
|Sep 4, 2007
|Pent Technologies, Inc.
|Power entry assembly for an electrical distribution system
|Apr 16, 2007
|Apr 14, 2009
|Group Dekko, Inc.
|Power entry assembly for an electrical distribution system
|Dec 30, 2005
|Mar 6, 2012
|Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
|Multi-conductor connection device for a medical sensor
|May 28, 2001
|Jul 10, 2003
|Brian Nielsen
|Electrode for establishing electrical contact with the skin
|Jul 25, 2001
|Sep 25, 2003
|Thomas Bassoe
|Electromedical electrode with a snap connecting means
|Jul 11, 2001
|Jan 22, 2004
|Brian Nielsen
|Skin electrode with a by-pass element
|Oct 11, 2005
|Apr 20, 2006
|Kondas Shawn J
|Power entry assembly for an electrical distribution system
|Apr 16, 2007
|Aug 9, 2007
|Pent Technologies, Inc.
|Power entry assembly for an electrical distribution system
|Dec 30, 2005
|Nov 26, 2009
|Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
|Multi-conductor connection device for a medical sensor
|Dec 9, 2003
|Jun 15, 2005
|Ambu A/S
|Electromedical electrode with a detachable cable connector
|U.S. Classification
|600/392, 600/393
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Oct 10, 1989
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 4
|Nov 30, 1993
|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|Apr 24, 1994
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|Jul 5, 1994
|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
Effective date: 19940705

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One of South Australia's most iconic properties, the Grand Mercure Mount Lofty House, has undergone a major refurbishment.
The South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC) provided the Grand Mercure Mount Lofty House with $200,000 funding from the Tourism Development Fund to assist the two-year project.
Acting Minister for Tourism Paul Caica said the redevelopment of Mount Lofty House would continue to attract high yield experience seekers to the Adelaide Hills.
"Mount Lofty House already offers premier accommodation, superbly positioned overlooking the breathtaking Adelaide Hills," Mr Caica said.
"This is a wonderful project, which enhances one of Australia's premier boutique hotels."
"The upgrade of 28 accommodation rooms to a 5-star standard is in-line with SATC's goal of developing more 4 star+ accommodation rooms, as part of the Adelaide Hills Destination Action Plan."
The project has also included an upgrade of all common areas with soft furnishings, and the expansion of the restaurant and function space into "The Pavilion" for 200 guests.
A new day spa set amongst the newly landscaped, tranquil gardens, the conversion of the cottage into five extra accommodations rooms, and the refurbishment of all conference and function rooms, are also among the recent upgrades to Mount Lofty House.
Grand Mercure Mount Lofty House General Manager Craig Dodd said the upgrade had increased the hotel's capacity, allowing for larger events, weddings and conferences.
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Adelaide Hills Tourism Chair Helen Edwards said accommodation of this style and quality would tempt visitors to stay longer and be captivated by the Adelaide Hills.
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In 1997, NRTA made a three-year pledge at the President's Summit for America's Future to serve 1.5 million youth in 2,000 communities, with a total of 45 million service hours through the REAs. That goal was exceeded, and the program continues today. Each year, the organization provides national NRTA With Our Youth! volunteer awards to recognize the outstanding work of state and local REAs as well as individual volunteers. More information is available here.
The recipients of NRTA's 15th Annual With Our Youth! awards were chosen by an independent selection panel for their outstanding service to youth in the state, local and individual categories.
Dara Dann, vice president for NRTA: AARP's Educator Community, said about the award winners: "Across the nation, these retirees are volunteering to make the world a better place. Their volunteerism in retirement is evidence that educators are lifelong public servants who never stop putting their skills and passion to work. NRTA is deeply grateful for their contributions, and we are honored to shine a light on the accomplishments of these retired educators with the 2014 NRTA With Our Youth! Awards."
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Wootalyzer's Pricing Post! - The price of today's woot item is saved here for future reference------------------------------------------------------------Sanyo Camcorder/Camera Bag$0.01 + $5 ShippingCondition: New*DISCLAIMER* Wootalyzer! is in no way affiliated with Woot!, and this post may not always be here!
Perfect for all those cameras they've been selling all day!
Did someone say belt loop? Midwest dads unite!
Is it mac compatible?
Anyone know the true dimensions for this?
I will lose my The Day the Ponies Come Back (2000) if anybody buys just 1
wow.... this should of been in the Bundle of Crops earlier....
Oh. if only I hadn't bought the Panasonic camera!
ok. no one needs this.
and. . . it's over
I know what's in the Bindle of Carrots this month...
Huh so this basically just costs five dollars.
finally the bag for the c rap
I want to see someone buy 1.
ha a crappy bag lol
Not a Bindle of Carrots, just an actual crappy bag. *rimshots*
I had a lot of success with these on the resale market. Brick + camera bag + trunk of car + mall parking lot = $$$
I want a OMGOMGOMGPONIESOMG PONIES!!ing bag of The Day the Ponies Come Back (2000)
Great deal...in for 3!
Great deal!!!
But already have 6 camera bags. My wife will kill me if I buy another one.
Wow. The price says "take my bag, please!"
Good God, they were giving these away with the Sanyo Xacti's a while back . . .
i wonder if i could fit my new sog knife in there
seriously? can't you just put this in all the bags of crapola and be done with it already?
any chance of crap included in this bag?
Anyone know the approximate dimensions?
How many kittens can I fit in one of these before I throw it in the river?
A penny for your thoughts........then you can put them in this bag!
It's 2 cents more than Amazon, but if you need two camera bags, then it's a 50% savings!
With my purchase of this item I have now put together my own personal Bandoleer of Carrots during this W00t OFF
Cercopithecoid wrote:Anyone know the approximate dimensions?
Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches ; 4.5 ounces
hyuk--one of these came with the Sanyo Xacti I Wooted a few months back, despite the fact that I could probably fit five of 'em in the bag. I just found it on my floor, and NEWLY DISCOVERED BONUS FEATURE: Works great as a cat fur collector!
Per amazon the dimensions are: 7 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches ; 4.5 ounces
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Standard Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts. I do own a shiny new copy of the Red Album. But this has nothing to do with anything.
Warnings: Language, violence, boy/boy situations (up to and including sex), spoilers for KH, KH2 and probably CoM as well.
Pairings: Axel/Roxas, with some Riku/Roxas that is really Riku/Sora, and also some actual Riku/Sora. Par for the course.
Casey would like you to note: Final chapter. Thank you all for reading! If you have a few minutes and some words to say, please let me know what you think.
I'm aware that some of this doesn't line up with canon, particularly the parts revealed by Final Mix. I made this discovery after the fic was in progress and I already had the whole thing worked out. It concerned me for a while, but ultimately I decided to stick with the story as I originally envisioned it. Changing it would have compromised the integrity of the story, and that should become clear once you've read it. It just wouldn't have been the same. So—please forgive my willful ignorance.
On the first day, Roxas didn't know anything aside from a sand-shaded town in a perpetual state of sunset. He didn't worry about things that didn't involve skateboards or ice cream or avoiding the barest mention of school while the air was still warm and heavy with summer. He didn't ask himself questions like "Why?" because everything was the way it was supposed to be. Or "How did I get here?" because he'd always been here, he was born and grew up here. He skinned his knees when he skated down that hill the first time, and he and Hayner had given themselves cold headaches with an ice-cream eating contest on that sidewalk when they were nine, and he met Olette for the first time in that corner of the tram common and he'd always thought she was cute, and one summer when they were thirteen he and Pence had the uncommon fortune (or misfortune) of having swiped Seifer's beanie and they hung it from the big hand of the clock on the station tower.
He was fifteen years old, and he lounged on the roof of a tram car while it lazily circled the marketplace, melting popsicle stuck in his mouth and watching the world pass with a quiet disinterest.
"Hey." Hayner shifted against his shoulders and elbowed him in the ribs, voice tilted and somewhere above and behind his ear. "Wanna go skate on Sunset Hill?"
Roxas shrugged slightly, disrupting the body leaned back against his, pushed at the heat bearing down on him that didn't really come from the sun, low and unmoving on the horizon. He didn't want to move at all. "Nah."
"Eh, me neither. Wanna head back to the usual spot?"
"Olette'll make us do homework or something."
Hayner made a suitably disgusted noise at this prospect and resumed devouring his own ice cream, content to sit in the heat and offer no further ideas on possible things to do. There was no necessity to do anything.
He wondered, then, why there was always a thrum somewhere under his skin telling him to move. Sometimes... sometimes it screamed at him to run. And he'd wonder what it was that he wanted to get away from, what made the hair on the back of his neck prickle and made his tongue wet his lips, waiting. Waiting for something to happen.
"You're quiet today, man." Hayner shifted again, and their combined sweat from the heat of the day and the metal roof of the car was making a damp spot where their backs met. "I mean, it's fucking hot and hell if I want you to talk my ear off or anything, but seriously."
Had a weird dream last night, Roxas thought, and wondered why he instantly didn't want to voice it. "Got a lot on my mind."
"Yeah, right." Hayner's head knocked backwards against his, mostly painless, then it dropped to rest heavy on the curve between his shoulder and neck. His hair was itchy, and the heat didn't help.
Roxas wondered why he thought that was familiar, and frowned. "Shut up."
"Hey, if you're a deep thinker, I should go out for the chess team. And then Seifer'll start wearing polo shirts and volunteering at the old folks' home. And you'll grow the stones to ask Olette out before Pence does. And--"
"And," Roxas interrupted, mouth curling into a grin around the popsicle stick, "why is it that you never factor into this supposed love triangle?"
Hayner scoffed. "I don't require a female to point out my flaws and demand my obedience. I have you for that."
Roxas laughed softly, batted a gelled curl away from his nose and made a low, whipcrack noise through his teeth.
"Damn right." The voice rumbled against his back.
The station tower chimed to inform them that day was wearing into afternoon. Roxas chewed on the empty popsicle stick, still faintly sweet and salty from the ice cream. There were things he could be doing, probably, some more productive way to waste the summer than lazing it off in relaxed intimacy on the roof of a tram with his best friend, but despite the lure of skateboards and skirmishes in the sandlot and whatever new video game Pence might have and even Olette and her quiet smile and reprimand that yes, really, they needed to finish their summer homework before there was no more summer to finish it in--he found that he preferred the lazing. Even with the hum in his bones demanding movement, or at least alertness.
It was at this point that Hayner's presence at his back disappeared, leaving him to sprawl backwards onto metal, unexpected and nearly choking on the stick in his mouth.
Hayner was perched on the edge of the car, posture tense and coiled with a hard light in his brown eyes. Staring back as the tram passed a small knot of people who were pointing at them. Some word being tossed around.
"Something's up," Hayner muttered, reaching over to jerk him up by the elbow, and that was the end of lazing. At least for that day.
On the second day, Roxas stood alone in the back alley and held a stick in front of himself. He scowled at it, waved it in the air, scowled harder and willed it to spark. To shift and transform into the gold and silver key he'd held before.
He was supposed to know how to do this. The twinge in his muscles, the instincts that urged him to stay alert, to be on guard, to fight and run--they told him this. He knew how to do this. It was his.
He ground his teeth in frustration and flung the stick away, trying to dismiss the entire idea. It was stupid, it was pointless, and the key and those... things, they were some kind of aberration. A moment of strangeness in a normal town.
Why was it, then, yesterday in front of the mansion with that thing, when it spoke to him--he'd wanted to scream at it. Fling one arm out in a cutting motion and tell the stupid, stupid monstrosity that this wasn't what he'd told it to do.
A noise behind him startled him out of his thoughts and he turned just in time to see the flung stick bouncing off of a black hood--and the instincts startled and coiled, tugged harshly at him, and for some reason he thought of his dreams.
What the hell...
Somehow, he should have known. Later, he thought this--that he should have known that stick would appear out of nowhere when he least expected it. Flung back at him in a childish sort of retaliation. It was exactly the sort of thing that he would do.
Roxas didn't know who 'he' was supposed to be, anyway. He tried to dismiss it. He tried to dismiss everything but it just kept piling up. All the questions without answers.
On the third day, he met Namine.
She was like a breath of wind, cold and fleeting and colorless and she left him ruffled and uncertain of the way he had been before she mussed his composure. He was never quite sure if she was really there or if she was a product of the collective Wrongness that had invaded his normal existence over the past few days.
He watched these developments with increasing dislike, even as he reached to protect the wind-breath girl with the sad, pursed smile and wheat-shaded hair.
She was Wrong, he knew it with that instinct that he was starting to trust just a little more, just slightly. He knew she was Wrong, but he also knew her. Somehow.
He wanted to dismiss all of this. Wanted to shove it away and go back to his summer, his friends and his casual lethargy and ice cream and skateboards with no further knowledge of zipper-mouthed white things that spoke in his mind and strange-familiar men in black hoods who threw sticks at him and stole his munny and wind-breath girls who smiled and said his name like it was the saddest thing she'd ever heard.
He wanted his life back. He'd even take school starting early if it meant that everything would return to normal.
He wanted the dreams to stop, because he didn't know Sora and didn't know why his life was playing itself out behind Roxas's closed eyelids each night. Each night going a little further, and each morning he had to pause a little longer before climbing out of bed to remember who he was.
The thrum in his bones was telling him to run more often, now. To run, run far and fast and never look back.
When the Keyblade appeared in his hand when he called, he wanted to fling it away and do just that.
On the fourth day his assassin arrived.
He was tall and thin and angular, with hair the color of tomatoes that frizzed and stood on end like the hackles of something that was living in its own right. His eyes were green and wide and punctuated by thin diamonds of black on his cheeks, and for a moment while he was staring at Roxas across the empty Struggle arena, spectators frozen in time all around them, he had this look--
--but then it was gone and replaced by a wicked grin, a voice that was test and tease at the same time. His eyes never quite matched his expression or the words he was saying.
"I don't know you," Roxas said, and something in his stomach curled on itself.
This had to stop. It had to stop, now. He didn't want this, the cold metal key in his hand or the guy with the red hair and green, green eyes or the other man, red bandage-wrapped, who spoke with the pompous authority of one who truly and honestly believed that he was in complete control of everything and everyone.
He wanted the green couch in his back-alley hideout with red bars of sunset arching through the slats above. He wanted ocean-blue ice cream and Pence with his white tooth grin beneath a perpetually present camera. He wanted Olette to smile at him and tuck her hair behind her ear like she did, because he never remembered whatever it was she said after she did that. He wanted wheels under his feet and the roof of the tram car and he wanted to notice that Hayner's eyes were the color of coffee when the sun angled through the pot just enough to make the liquid inside glow.
He was missing something important. There was a lie, somewhere, but he couldn't find it. Couldn't tell which voice was speaking it--so he used his own to drown them out.
If nothing else was true, Roxas himself had to be. If nothing else, he knew that he himself existed. He was real.
On the fifth day everything collapsed--splintered, shattered, exploded in a kaleidoscope that by all rights should have shredded him to bits.
"You were never supposed to exist," Namine said, pale and colorless in her pale and colorless room, and he thought the utter sadness in that phrase was going to shake her apart.
He was starting to feel the edges of everything breaking. Unraveling. The fabric of the universe was coming apart, like all the bizarre machinations on Sunset Hill and the train that no one else could see. Maybe the world was ending. Maybe he was the catalyst.
He was starting to wonder if Sora was real, and he was the dream. The strange and confused dream of the Keyblade Master, hero of the worlds, straining to reach the red-haired girl on one side and the silver-haired boy on the other like he couldn't decide which one he loved more. So he dreamed of Roxas in a town where it was always sunset and never night, wavering eternally on the edge of light and darkness.
Trapped forever in the split between black and white.
On the sixth day, he remembered that it wasn't the sixth day. It was the four hundred and thirty-eighth. One year, two months, and thirteen days.
When he woke that morning he could feel himself fading in and out. When he stood in the center of his back-alley hangout he could feel the soft, delicate whoosh of air as his friends ran through him. Toward and into and past like nothing. He was substantial as a ghost and just as present.
He was the dream.
He laughed when he remembered. He laughed, and he laughed, and then he screamed and summoned the gold-and-silver Keyblade that wasn't his to smash the computer monitors and the console that operated them to bits, glass and metal flying around him and scratching blood across his skin and he kept swinging. He kept screaming.
Because he knew, now.
The truth was, he would never find the answer to Why, because Why didn't exist. It never had.
The truth was, everyone he'd ever known had used him in some way. Everyone.
The truth was, his life was nothing but a tragedy of remembering only to forget again. A slow repeat over and over. His own identity destroying him.
The truth was, there was no point. There was no reason. There was no purpose and no explanation. There was just him and the borrowed half of his existence that had kept him alive up until now. There were no lies because he was the lie and he always had been, from the moment he screamed himself to life on the blasted-out stone floor in Hollow Bastion.
The truth was, there had never been a Roxas, just a shadow and a thought of Sora that walked around by itself.
The last time Axel appeared before him, his heart would have broken if he'd had one to begin with.
He wasn't sure why they fought each other with such ferocity, except that maybe if it went on long enough they might have destroyed each other at the same time. Everything might have ended then, in the quiet of a burst of light and the flare of flames, darkness fading up and away like smoke pluming. The way that Heartless disappeared into nothing on the tip of a Keyblade.
It would have been a good death.
"Guess you're not gonna come back with me," Axel murmured, clutching himself around the stomach and curled on the floor, then chuckled, self-effacing. The sound was broken. "You were never gonna come back with me."
The corner of Roxas's mouth curled up, a half-smile like the ones he used to wear, to betray the clawing in his stomach. The way his senses were slowly dying. "You knew that when I left."
"Can't blame me for trying." Axel chuckled once more before his expression dropped, pulled down into wide eyes and a tight mouth, the same one he'd worn when Roxas first met him.
And he knew, now, what it was that wasn't being said.
You're going to kill me, Roxas. Fuck, you're going to kill me but I love you anyway.
But he'd already said it was over, and maybe if he'd known he never would have left. Maybe he would have stayed in his prison where he was safe from all this but maybe that would never have protected him. He'd never know, just like he'd never know what might have happened if he'd stayed in the Old Castle--in Hollow Bastion, with the people there. The people he remembered now. Sora's friends.
He thought he could leave without regretting anything. Nothing, except maybe that unopened book.
But Axel disappeared into the darkness of a portal before his eyes, and he found that instead he regretted everything.
The pulse started in his fingers when he opened the door to the corridor lined with empty pods--all but two, a duck and a dog snoring away blissfully in each. Axel had laughed at him about that, his memory-dreams of giant talking animals. Yet here they were, just as he remembered them. Just as he remembered Sora remembering them.
It was faint at first. A low thrum that slowly moved up his limbs, down from his head. A slow beat.
When he stepped into the white room with the flower-bud behemoth in the center, it shuddered through him like a blow to the chest.
Heartbeat. It thudded in his ears, pulsed through his body and echoed in his chest. The edges of the world turned as sharp as razors and he didn't need that flower to burst into bloom to know what was inside.
Sunlight and waves.
The man in the red bandages stood before him, coldly malignant in the shadow of Sora's prison, cold walls and false words and whether it was kindness and sincerity that kept him there didn't matter. It was real, sure as the Castle that had held Roxas within it for so long even when the boundaries were no longer marked. It still owned him, and even now he would have returned to it if only it meant he wouldn't lose any more of himself.
"You should be happy," the man said and Roxas wanted to strangle that voice until it cracked and broke and died slowly. "As happy as one such as yourself can be, at least. You've finally found a use for your meaningless existence."
"No." Roxas said it and knew bone-deep that he was right. He had to be or the pieces of everything that had ever been his scattering around him like so many fragments of wood and glass had never even been there to begin with. Something had to have been real. Something had to have been his. "This is my life. Mine."
"It's never been yours, Roxas." The man laughed and it was emotionless and cruel, and surely it must be he who had no heart. Roxas could feel his own beating a bare span of inches away. "You borrowed it like a jacket to stave off the cold and now you must give it back."
"It's my decision!" The gold and silver key jumped into his hands and that, at least, was like an old and familiar friend but it wasn't his, either. His key was two, sleek black and silver-white. Something must still be his. "I have the right. It's my right to make it."
"You have nothing of the sort. You don't even exist."
He swung and missed, impossibly, but the man had never been there to begin with. Just a projection, just data, just the same artificial life Twilight Town had been built of, ideas crowded together into false comfort. A lie for him to live among. A lie, now, in front of his face to beat himself against with no possibility of ever winning.
There was nothing left. Nothing, only himself and the idea of whatever he might have been standing in the face of that flower as the petals slowly fell open, golden light washing over him like the memory of a small gray room in a large white castle with a lantern that danced false stars across the walls and a warm voice that nuzzled his ear and murmured things he'd never understand.
Sora hung there, suspended and limp. Sleeping. It was strange, how still and peaceful he was. Roxas wondered, for a moment, if it wouldn't be kinder to leave him here, quietly dreaming and free of the world. All the worlds. The light and the darkness.
"Why," he murmured through the pounding in his ears and the curl of fear in his stomach and the tears that were sliding down his cheeks only now, because he'd never been close enough to his heart to cry before. "Sora. You have to tell me Why."
But Sora was sleeping, and he couldn't respond. Couldn't explain anything, why Roxas was there to begin with and why he'd lived all this time only to lose everything and stand here empty-handed under the sleeping eyes of the boy who created him. "This is my life," he told Sora because Sora might actually listen and because Roxas still wanted to believe it. His voice was shaking around the tears. "It's my life! It's my decision!"
He was on his knees in front of the blossomed flower, collapsed on himself and curled over, but when he blinked--
--he wasn't anymore. There was no white room, no pod, no cold-stale air and no echoing pulse to overwhelm everything.
It was warm. His legs were dangling over the edge of a wooden platform, over slowly lapping crystal-blue waves. The air was red and purple with sunset, salt tang met his lips and the slow pull and release of waves rumbled around him. The world was snoring.
"I know this place," he murmured.
"You'd better." And there was bright laughter at his side. Brilliant like the sea under the sun. "Just because I lost all my memories doesn't mean we both have to forget."
He lifted his head and there was Sora, right by his side, tan and yellow sneakers and spiked chocolate hair and blue, blue eyes staring back at him. Like he'd always been there and all Roxas had to do was turn his head to look.
"So," Sora said, legs swinging over the edge of the dock and his smile was rabbit-fur soft. "You're what I lost."
He didn't know, anymore, whether he loved Sora or hated him. Whether he wanted to scream at him Why Why Why did you do this I hate you how can you smile at me like that or if he wanted to fall forward into his arms, clutch him tight and never ever let go again.
Sora didn't give him time to decide. No one did, ever.
He'd expected some kind of reproach, maybe. An explanation that it's time to do this, now. We have to be one person again and go save the universe and etcetera, so come on already.
What Sora did, though, was lean forward and frown in contemplation, then reach up and poke his cheek.
Roxas jumped slightly from the sudden contact, which felt perfectly real although he was fairly sure the place they were in wasn't altogether real. He wasn't sure, in fact, that Sora was altogether real. He might just be a representation of their heart. A construct of his memory. Something.
"What?" he demanded, and Sora sat back and laughed.
"You look so serious," he tittered for a moment, then pulled a face in mockery. Narrow eyes and a deep-set scowl. Roxas paled at how similar it looked to his own.
"That's not funny."
"That's not funny," Sora echoed, voice eerily similar, then the mock-scowl broke into a grin. "You're cool, Roxas."
"And you never take anything seriously."
"Course I do." Sora countered this with folded arms and a mock pout, and then the soft smile returned to his face. "I'm glad you found me."
Roxas shook his head slowly, turning to face the sun as it melted into the ocean. "It wasn't supposed to be like this. It was supposed to be on my terms." His fingers curled against the edge of the dock, clutching the wood until it creaked, until a cool hand uncurled one of them. Twined their fingers together and squeezed gently. He could feel the pulse between their palms.
"I'm not ready," he stuttered around the lump reforming in his throat. The tears threatening to form in his eyes again and he wasn't sure what he was even crying for. For himself, maybe. For all the things he wished he'd done. "I don't even know if I want this."
There was silence and heartbeats for a moment, and then Sora murmured, "I'm sorry." And he knew the last door had closed. The last path was blocked and only one remained.
"You can't do this," Roxas hissed and his hand tightened around Sora's until he was sure it was painful. "You made me. You killed yourself for that girl."
He thought Sora's look would have been angry, maybe, or at least sad, but it wasn't. It was tender and reproachful in a way he never really thought Sora could be. "You still don't understand."
"What am I supposed to understand? You're the one who did this!" Roxas jerked their twined hands up between them, holding them in front of Sora's face in accusation. Then, pitifully, he coughed against the lump still in his throat and buried his face in the tanned skin of Sora's wrist, squeezing his eyes shut against the beach scene and the boy before him that held his past and future precariously on a fingertip.
Sora's voice was soft, laced with memory and old pain and a brightness that never really left. Not completely. "I didn't do it for her. I mean, yeah I wanted to save Kairi, but that wasn't all."
"What, then?"
Sora pushed him back upright, hand on his shoulder and his eyes were cool, blue and calm like the clear sky. "Everything."
He made it sound so simple. So easy. Roxas shook his head but Sora was lifting their hands, holding them steady and then twined they were grasping the Keyblade, gold and silver and reflecting red in the sunset.
"You know what this means?" Sora asked like he didn't expect an answer; rhetorical, voice slow and even. He was all beach, sky and water and the movement of the sun. "This means we belong to the world. Servant, savior and sacrifice. It means we can't be selfish, even when we want to be. Even when it hurts. Even when it means we have to give up everything. Because if we don't, if we say no, everything ends." Sora studied him for a long moment, then laughed softly to himself. "I think you're the part of me that never wanted to be the hero."
And he was right. Roxas didn't. He'd never wanted this, but it was there and it was his anyway, whether he wanted it or not.
"It's not so bad, you know," Sora murmured hesitantly, dismissing the key and returning their hands to the warm wood of the dock, still twined gently. "Being me. I mean, I've been doing it for fifteen years now and it's been pretty great."
He should have been angry, but he wasn't. He should have been sad, even, but all he could feel was cold resignation. He should have been screaming at Sora that this wasn't fair, it wasn't fair to even ask Roxas to give up and lay himself out on the altar of the universe so the Keyblade Master could continue being the hero of the worlds. He couldn't, though, because even his own tragedy was just a reflection of Sora's.
Sora already knew all his arguments, all the pain and regret and the desire to continue on, to live--because all of that had been his to begin with.
"Sora." Roxas said his name in a sigh and then chuckled softly, shaking his head. "Your home was destroyed and you were saddled with the task of saving the universe, your best friend fell to the darkness and your other best friend went without a heart until you killed yourself to give it back, in the process producing me, who you never even knew about until now. And then you lost all your memories and slept in cold storage for a year. How do you define this as 'pretty great'?"
Sora laughed and shrugged, rubbing the back of his head. "Everything worked out okay."
"You're unbelievable."
"I try." He hummed thoughtfully, releasing Roxas's hand and leaning back, pulling his feet up and climbing upright. He stood and stretched for a moment, hands falling crossed on the top of his head and staring out over the sunset, darkening now to maroon and violet.
"Just tell me one thing." Roxas swallowed hard around the lump and looked down at his feet, the shoes he'd worn in Twilight Town hovering over Sora's beach in a bizarre paradox. Maybe they connected him to something, and for a moment he wondered whatever happened to Riku's shoes. If they had just fallen into the void with everything else. "Just... tell me Why."
Tell me that there was at least one thing that was mine.
Sora was silent for a moment, hovering above him. "Why what?"
"Why am I here?"
"You mean, like, the meaning of life and all that stuff?"
He nodded slowly, watched a fish circle under the ripples below.
"Roxas..." Sora spoke slowly and his voice wavered like he was trying not to laugh. To be polite. "No one actually knows that."
He stilled, abruptly. Considered this. Then the hand that had been entwined with Sora's reached up to cover his eyes and he barked a laugh. It caught to much against the lump for him to do it properly. "So it really was meaningless."
"I didn't say that!" Sora nudged his hip with a toe, yellow sneaker on his foot, until he looked up, and Sora's eyes were wide and bright with the purpling sky behind him. He really could be serious, sometimes. "No one knows the answer because everyone has to ask the question themselves. There's no universal explanation. You've been alive... what, a little more than a year now?"
"Four hundred and thirty-eight days."
Sora smiled faintly, not the ungodly soft one but a small one that was so true it almost hurt to look at. "Did you have a good time?"
Roxas blinked at him and considered that. Thought about those first few days of running and wandering and wondering, and the days after that of doing pretty much the same in a different location. Then sometime after that there were Heartless to fight, missions to go on. There was the city and the boy in black and Demyx and Xigbar and the clay pigeon trap on a random balcony and Axel. There were memories that were pleasant sometimes and even later, even those six days in Twilight Town that were never even real--
He smiled just a little, and realized it was a mirror image of Sora's. "Yeah. I guess I kind of did."
Sora brightened visibly and he could have replaced the sun. "And did you make friends?"
His Other cackled intently and leaned over him, hands on his hips and eyes narrowing. "And was there someone you lo-oved?" Sora drew the vowel out to incredible length, eyes glittering almost like he knew.
Roxas leaned away from him. "Maybe."
Sora laughed again, bright as sunshine and retreated back into his own space, rocking on his heels. "See? That's more meaning than lots of people have. And it's all yours to keep forever, no matter what. I'll keep it safe." Sora tapped himself on the chest with one finger, silent promise. "Here."
Roxas closed his eyes and let his head drop, silent and breathing the warm salt air for a long moment. He heard two footsteps receding along the dock before Sora stopped and turned to look back at him. He sucked in a deep breath, squeezing his eyes before opening them.
"No slacking off," Sora chuckled, reaching a hand down for him. "I'm a busy guy, you know. People to find, worlds to save, Heartless to kill, etcetera. I only wish I'd found you sooner, we'd of had a blast together. You think?"
It was true. It was regrettable, but Roxas didn't think Sora had any room in among all his light for regret. "Yeah. It would've been fun."
He reached up. He took Sora's hand, warm clasp and a heartbeat between their skin and then Sora was pulling him up to his feet--
--and he was standing again before the opened pod, flower petals spread before him in entreaty. The lump in his throat was still there. The tears were still wet on his cheeks.
His story was over.
The last thing he saw was Sora, suspended and sleeping and blissfully unaware and he knew that he wouldn't remember their conversation. That it had been for Roxas's benefit and not Sora's. He knew that Sora would never get his letter because Dusks really were stupid creatures and there was no telling where the envelope with the only written thoughts Roxas would ever leave behind had ended up.
The paper with his name written a thousand times had vanished, too. His only mark on the world were memories and he knew better than anyone how easily those were forgotten. In a moment, there would be nothing left to prove he had ever existed at all.
That, Axel, he thought, is what happens when a Nobody dies.
A trickle of golden light spilled out from Sora's heart, a trail of sparkle that glowed and grew and sighed when it approached him, and embraced him tightly.
It was warm, not like sunshine or summer but like a pulse underneath fingers. A hug. A kiss. Comfort. It threaded through him and around him and the last thing he was sure he felt with his own body was the water-warm shiver of disintegrating into it.
Oh, the light said in Sora's voice but it was more than that, and it was love and longing and sorrow and joy all at once. I missed you.
And then his heart thrummed in his chest for the first and last time and he felt everything. Fear and happiness, sorrow and despair, anger, hope, despondence, hatred, joy and discontent and love--
His last thought was: I never told him, not even with a look or some silly phrase like 'six weeks and two days'. I never told him.
He supposed, now, that he never would.
He knew he was still crying, but his own emotions were going to vanish soon, anyway, even as he'd only just found them. The last thing he felt with the heart that had always been his but had never been with him was a cool, slow sadness that would settle into an ache that never quite left. He supposed that would be his legacy.
His last wish was to hear someone call his name. Anyone at all, just so long as they said it and cried it loud. But, as there was no one else present to grant the only desire left of a boy who never existed, with his last breath he did it himself.


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When it came to protecting the innocent, Bobby Taylor was your man. But when his friend Wes, asked him to keep an eye on his little sister, Bobby desperately wanted to pass. Because to him, georgeous redhead Colleen Skelly didn't look like anyone's kid sister.
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Mysuru, Sep 19: Hubli Tigers defeated Belagavi Panthers to enter the final of the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) 2015 on Saturday night. In the title clash tomorrow from 5 PM IST here, Hubli will face Bijapur Bulls.
In Qualifier 2, which went to the last over, Hubli registered a 23-run victory over Belagavi at the Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar ground. In Qualifier 1 yesterday (September 18), Bijapur had beaten Belagavi. Both Hubli and Bijapur are in the final for the first time.
Chasing 178 to win, Belagavi were restricted to 154/8 in 20 overs. Paceman SL Akshay was the hero for Hubli as he claimed 4/29 in 4 overs.
Belagavi did not have a good start. They were reduced to 65/4 in 10.5 overs. From then on, they were always behind the required run rate. KN Bharath (48) and Praveen Dubey (24) fought hard but victory was out of reach once they were dismissed.
Earlier, opener Mohammed Taha's 93 helped Hubli post 177/7 in 20 overs after being sent into bat by opposition skipper R Vinay Kumar.
Taha smashed 9 fours and 5 sixes in his 56-ball knock. He and KB Pawan (9) laid a strong foundation for Hubli with a 54-run opening wicket partnership in 6.2 overs. Nitin Bhille (27) and Chethan Williams (21) were the other major contributors with the bat.
For Belagavi, who finished the league stage on top of the table, Vinay and Nitin Mulki took 2 wickets each. Praveen Dubey and Vinoo Prasad had 1 success apiece.
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Mohammed Taha c Bharath KN b Praveen Dubey 93 (56b, 9x4, 5x6); Pawan KB b Vinu Prasad 9; Kunal Kapoor run out (Vinay Kumar) 3; Dikshanshu Negi lbw b Nithin Mulki 11; Nitin Bhille c Praveen Dubey b Vinay Kumar 27 (21b, 2x4); Chethan Williams c Stallin Hoover b Nithin Mulki 21 (10b, x4; 2x6); Kranthi Kumar c Jonathan b Vinay Kumar 7; SL Akshay (not out) 2
Extras: 4 (lb-1, w-3) 4
Total (For 7 wickets, 20 overs) 177
Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Pawan); 2-60 (Kunal); 3-73 (Dikshanshu); 4-137 (Taha); 5-146 (Nitin); 6-168 (Chethan); 7-177 (Kumar)
Bowing: R Vinay Kumar 4-0-29-2; Praveen Dubey 4-0-39-1; Satllin Hoover 2-0-18-0; Vinoo Prasad 4-0-23-1; Nithin Mulki 4-0-35-2; Sharath HS 1-0-20-0, Zeeshan Ali Sayyed 1-0-12-0
Belagavi Panthers
Abhishek Reddy c Shivil Koushik b Prateek Jain 19; GS Chiranjeevi c Prateek Jain b SL Akshay 8; R Jonathan c Prateek Jain b Kishore Kamath 5; R Vinay Kumar c Prateek Jain b Shivil Koushik 14; KN Bharath b Akshay 48 (35b, 4x4, 1x6); Praveen Dubey run out (Prateek Jain) 24; Stalin Hoover c Nitin Bhille b Akshay 31 (2x4, 2x6); Zeeshan Ali Sayyed lbw b Akshay 0; Nithin Mulki (not out) 1; Vinoo Prasad (not out) 2
Extras: (w-2) 2
Total (For 8 Wickets, 20 overs) 154
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Chiranjeevi); 2-31 (Jonathan); 3-40 (Abhishek); 4-65 (Vinay); 5-111 (Bharath); 6-139 (Praveen); 7-151 (Stallin); 8-152 (Zeeshan)
Bowling: Prateek Jain 4-0-40-1; Kishore Kamath 4-0-37-1; SL Akshay 4-0-29-4; Shivil Koushik 4-0-22-1; Dikshanshu Negi 3-0-15-0; Kranthi Kumar 1-0-11-0.
Toss: Won by Belagavi Panthers; opted to field
Result: Hubli Tigers won by 23 runs
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Bought a 1990 Islander on Saturday, it had a blown engine in it but the rest of the drive train was fine. As part of the deal I also got a working 4.2l 258 from 1981-85 I believe, that is connected to a borg warner T5 tranny and transfer case. I have decided to drop a diesel in instead, since I am pulling the frame and body and fixing her up, might as well have some fun.
My question is this, what is a fair asking price for the engine, tranny and transfer case? Its extra, and just laying in my garage, whatever I get out of it will help me in my build.
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I added some mobile devices (mobile phones, tablets) as devices to spicework.
I also added the sim-cards as separate devices. I would like to link the sim-cards to the appropriate mobile device. Is this possible directly or indirectly in some way? - like selecting of the owner from the users list, selecting the appropriate device from the devices list.
thx alot.
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Jul 6, 2012 at 10:29 UTC
you can tie devices to people and essentially have the mobile phone and sim attached to a person in People View but you cannot link a device to another device at this time
(a not so efficient work around is to copy the device page URL and paste it in the notes on the other device)
Jul 6, 2012 at 10:36 UTC
What he said.
I handle our SIM cards with custom attributes to people instead of manual asset.
Jul 6, 2012 at 10:43 UTC
I'd have done the same as what bytesnake does create a custom attribute, though I would have added it to devices and entered the information on each phone device.
I thought there was a feature request for this but couldn't find it, so I created one, spice it up here http:/


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• Meanwhile, SCVO announced yesterday that they will be working with the Scottish Government, to launch a Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) programme targeted at young offenders. The initiative is aimed at young people who were serving short sentences of six months to two years.
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|William (I, the Conqueror, King of England 1066-1087)
|Matilda (of Flander)
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|William (I, the Conqueror, King of England 1066-1087)
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King of England from 1087 to 1100
illiam Rufus was the third son of William the Conqueror and Matilda. William's two elder brothers were Robert and Richard. Robert was the eldest and the chief heir of William the Conqueror. Richard died in an accident while on a hunting trip. William Rufus was loyal to his father, much more than his elder brother Robert, and when William the Conqueror died it was William Rufus who was at his father's side while Robert attended the court of the Conqueror's enemy Philippe the King of France. In the Conqueror's will the title of Duke of Normandy was bestowed upon Robert and the crown of England was bestowed upon William Rufus. On September 26 1087, William Rufus was crowned at Westminster as William II by Lanfranc, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Disputed Rule
William the Conqueror's land was divided in two. William Rufus had England and his brother Robert had Normandy. This made life difficult for those Norman barons who had interests in both England and Normandy. In 1088 a revolt, led by William's uncle Odo and supported by some Norman barons attempted to remove William from the throne. Robert failed to come to England to assist the rebels and William put the revolt down. Odo was banished to Normandy. In 1096 William was able to turn the tables on his brother and he invaded Normandy. William had gained support from the Norman barons, and Robert's position became weak. Robert took the opportunity of Pope Urban II's call for a Crusade to loan Normandy to William in return for money to fund the expedition.
On the 2nd of August, 1100, William was hit with an arrow while hunting in the New Forest. Whether this was an accident or by design is not known. William was buried under the tower of Winchester Cathedral which collapsed the following year.
|William (I, the Conqueror, King of England 1066-1087) (b.1028 - d.1087)
|Matilda (of Flander) ( - d.1083)
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|William Rufus gives Manor of Tewkesbury
|William Rufus gave the Manor of Tewkesbury to his cousin, Robert FitzHamon. Together with the patronage of the Priory of Tewkesbury.
|Sep 26
|William II (Rufus) crowned at Westminster
|William II (Rufus) was crowned at Westminster Abbey by Archbishop Lanfranc after the death of his father William the Conqueror.
|Earldom of Warwick created
|The earldom of Warwick was created by William II and given to Henry de Beaumont. Henry de Beaumont changed his name to Newburgh.
|Revolt against William Rufus
|Many Norman barons held land both in England and Normandy. With two opposing lords, William in England and Robert in Normandy, the barons were finding it difficult to know who to support. A revolt led by Odo sprung up in England with the aim of removing William from the throne. Odo's revolt in Kent and Sussex was supported by barons across the country. Roger Bigod from Norwich and Geoffrey of Coutances and Robert Mowbray from Bristol supported Odo. In Worcestershire Roger de Lacy captured Hereford and attacked Worcester. In the south-east Roger Montgomery at Arundel Robert of Mortain at Pevensey and Gilbert de Clare at Tonbridge also prepared to fight the King. Robert of Belleme, a Norman baron, who was able to bring support from Normandy. Robert also controlled castles in the Welsh Marches where the revolt also took place.
|Worcestershire Rebellion put down
|The Worcestershire rebellion led by Robert of Lacy was dealt with quickly by Wulfstan, the Bishop of Worcester, who called on those knights and local landowners still loyal to the King to defend Worcester. Many of the rebels were captured or killed.[1]
|William Rufus calls for support
|William Rufus had insufficient men at his disposal to deal with the rebellion in the south-east as there were too many ports to guard. The King called the representatives of the fyrd (the ordinary people of the country organised into an army) to a meeting in London where, with the support Lanfranc, he promised the people better laws and the removal of unfair taxes if they supported him against the rebels. The people agreed and together with the King they captured the castle at Tonbridge after a two day siege.[1]
|Pevensey Castle siege
|William Rufus lay siege to Pevensey Castle where Odo had taken shelter with Robert of Mortain. The siege lasted for six weeks. Robert, the Duke of Normandy, sent a force to support the rebels at Pevensey but they were unable to land because the King had made sure the ports were well guarded. Robert admitted defeat and withdrew his support for the rebels. Odo had little choice, other than that to starve, and surrendered to the King. Odo agreed to go to Rochester where he would convince the rebels to accept William Rufus as the rightful King of England.
|William puts down the revolt
|Odo was accompanied to Rochester Castle by an escort but When they reached the castle the rebels captured the escort and refused to accept William Rufus as their King. Again William called for the people of England to support him against the rebels and together they lay siege to the castle. Odo surrendered when it was agreed that those in the castle would have their lives spared if the they came out. Odo and the rebels were allowed to leave but their lands in England were taken from them. Odo went into exiled in Normandy.
|May 24
|Lanfranc dies
|After the death of Archbishop Lanfranc William Rufus held open the post of Archbishop of Canterbury for four years taking the revenues for his own purposes.
|Malcolm III invades the North
|The fourth major invasion into the north of England by Malcolm III started in May when the Scots began a siege of Durham. The Normans led by William Rufus went north to deal with the Scots but a conflict was averted and a renewal of the treaty of Abernethy was agreed.[2]
|William Rufus renews agreement with Scots
|William Rufus renewed the arrangement that his father had with Malcolm III, King of the Scots. This may have included letting Malcolm have some areas of northern England. Even so this did not prevent further attacks on England in the north by the Scots.[3]
|Tewkesbury Abbey Founded
|Robert FitzHamon, the cousin of William Rufus, together with Abbot Giraldus, founded the present Abbey at Tewkesbury.
|Construction of Carlisle Castle
|William Rufus ordered the construction of the castle at Carlisle because of the thrreat that Malcolm III posed.
|William Rufus seriously ill
|William fell ill early in this year and the illness was so serious that reports went out saying that he had died. William granted land to many religious houses in preparation for his death but when he recovered he claimed the land back.[4]
|Nov 13
|Battle of Alnwick
|Malcolm III, the king of Scotland, and his son Edward were both killed at the battle of Alnwick in Northumberland. Malcolm had invaded England after William II had made moves to take more control over Cumbria and had fortified Carlisle.
|Robert Mowbray's Rebellion
|After attacking four merchant ships Robert Mowbray was called for by William Rufus to explain his actions. Instead Mowbray rose up in rebellion against the king along with other powerful Norman Barons.
|William buys Normandy
|Robert of Normandy became under pressure from William who laid claim to Normandy. William was gaining support from some Norman barons and Robert took the opportunity to leave Normandy to answer Pope Urban II's call for a Crusade. Robert agreed that William could lease Normandy for three years for a sum of 10,000 marks. This money would help him fund the expedition.
|Anselm goes into exile
|Conflicts between Archbishop Anselm and William Rufus resulted in the Archbishop leaving England and heading for Rome. William confiscated Anselm's land.
|Construction of Westminster Hall
|William Rufus arranged the construction of a new hall outside of London near Westminster Abbey. Westminster Hall was the largest hall in England and designed, no doubt, to impress and somewhere to hold banquets, ceremonies and a place to celebrate the coronations that took place in teh Abbey near by. The hall is the earliest surviving building on the site.
|Flambard is made Bishop of Durham
|Ranulf Flambard is made the Bishop of Durham by William Rufus.
|William buried at Winchester
|William Rufus was buried under the tower of Winchester Cathedral. The tower fell down (either in 1101 or 1107 ?). The cause was blamed on the wickedness of the King's bones but was probably due to poor construction or uncertain foundations.
|Aug 2
|William II (Rufus) is killed while hunting
|William II (Rufus) was (accidentally ?) killed while hunting in the New Forest. He was succeeded by Prince Henry, his younger brother, who became King Henry I.[5]


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A new type of ransomware is targeting users through their social media accounts, most notably through Facebook and LinkedIn, before doing what ransomware does: locking the computer and demanding payment for access–in bitcoin.
Dubbed ImageGate by software company Check Point, the malware embeds itself into image or graphic files on social media networks; files that users who visit the site are deliberately forced to download. Social networks such as Facebook are reportedly ill-equipped to deal with this type of image-based fraud, as opposed to attacks that come through the operating system, for example.
Once on the user's device, it's time to pay up—in bitcoin, a favorite digital currency for those who prefer security and semi-anonymity for their online transactions. Previous generations of ransomware have favored cryptocurrency before, bitcoin's structure being (unfortunately) ideal for online crime.
Still, while exacting ransom in a semi-anonymous, secure currency where settlement and payment are the same action due to the way blockchain works most certainly has its benefits, it is worth noting that the segment of the global population that uses any form of cryptocurrency, much less bitcoin, on the regular is much, much, much smaller than the segment of the global population that doesn't use it at all.
Ransomware as a gateway to bitcoin usage?… Hmmm. Is ransomware demanding bitcoin as it did in days of old a good sign for the embattled cryptocurrency? Certainly blockchain euphoria is on the downswing as high-flying R3CEV's recent stumbles indicate.
However, avoiding ransomware (whether it forces consumers to pay in a virtual or a fiat currency) is one thing; avoiding other pitfalls, like attacks by a Mirai botnet–the type of attack that took down top sites like Twitter and PayPal earlier in the year by exploiting vulnerabilities in IoT devices, and which can now be rented for all of one's hacking needs–is quite another.
"In 2017 we will see a wide and broad-spread adoption of biometrics, because of a confluence of a number of different trends," says Toby Rush, CEO and founder of biometric security firm EyeVerify, which is partnered with Alibaba, the parent company for AliPay. "One is that we are now doing things on our phones that we weren't doing three years ago, which increases the need for better security."
As previously reported, biometrics do have some kinks to work out, but leveraging technology for better security certainly seems to be the goal. Consumers could also implement a solution like Civic's secure ID, which is working on replacing identifiers like the social security number.
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Many drivers in colder areas put their warm-weather vehicles in storage for the winter months, and for good reason. According to an article published on Autotroplis.com, cars subject to harsh winters are likely to experience rust, corrosion, discoloration, cracked vinyl, decreased tire function and poor fluid function. By storing your pickup truck properly during the winter, you'll be able to enjoy it problem-free when spring arrives.
Record all changes you make to your truck in a notebook for reference in the spring. That way, you'll avoid having to pull over and unclog your tailpipe on the way to work once you take the truck out of storage.
Change your truck's oil and filter, even if it's not due for an oil change. Leaving used oil in the engine over the winter will allow dirt and impurities to collect and damage the engine.
Add a container of fuel stabilizer to your fuel tank. Then, fill your tank completely with gas and joyride for a few minutes, allowing the fuel stabilizer to make its way through the entire fuel system.
Top off all fluids. Replace your summer washer fluid with one that won't freeze. Drain the cooling system and fill it with an antifreeze that will protect it from rust.
Disconnect and remove the battery. Store it indoors, using a battery charger to ensure that it maintains its charge throughout winter.
Clean the interior of your truck. Double-check under the seats for crumbs or food particles that will attract rodents. Wash the cab and bed thoroughly to remove all dust, dirt and sediment. Apply wax and allow plenty of time to dry.
Spray the exterior with a rust inhibitor. Use WD-40 to keep all hinges and tight corners well lubricated.
Wipe down all rubber vehicle parts with a rubber dressing to prevent them from drying out. Coat any vinyl in the interior of the truck with a vinyl preservative.
Park your truck in a clean garage or storage building. While some prefer to leave the truck on jacks and remove the wheels, this is not required if you're only storing the vehicle for a few months. Simply overinflate your tires with 5 to 8 lbs. of air to keep them from going flat.
Plug the exhaust pipe and any other openings with steel wool to keep rodents out. Place a few mothballs under the hood.
Crack your truck's windows slightly to allow for air circulation.
Cover your truck with a breathable cloth vehicle cover. Tarps and plastic may trap moisture or scratch the exterior.
Call your insurance company to find out if you're eligible for an insurance discount while you store your car. However, don't cancel your insurance completely. A parked vehicle can still easily roll, fall off jacks or have a broken window.
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