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I grew up with a pool in our backyard and remember my mother obsessing over pool safety. Even now, she feels uncomfortable when a child is too close to the pool. My mother fears drowning, I am sure she has never heard of pool drain issues being a big problem. I had never heard of it and that's why I think it's so important to get the Abbey's Hope message out there to the public.
Abbey's Hope was started by Abbey's parents. Abbey was a little girl who was disemboweled by the drain in the pool at her home. She lived for 9 months after the accident and endured transplant and surgeries but was unable to pull through. Abbey's parents promised her they would do everything they could to not let another child suffer the same injury.
Here are some important pool tips for parents, courtesy of Abbey's Hope:
- Teach your children how to swim. We recommend having your child in swimming lessons by age 4. It is a life skill.
- Teach children how to tread water, float, and get out of the pool.
- For those who are not strong swimmers, coast guard-approved flotation devices should be required. Do not rely on "water wings" or other inflatable toys.
- Be aware that teaching your children to swim with a life jacket on will give them a false sense of security.
- Don't rely on water wings or other inflatable toys. If your child can't swim, stay within an arm's reach.
- Take a class in First Aid and CPR (for infants, children, and adults).
- Teach children not to play with or around pool or hot tub drains and drain covers.
- If you see a drain cover that is loose, broken or missing, do not enter the pool and notify the owner/operator.
- Tie up long hair securely to protect from drain entanglement.
- Never take your eyes off of children in the pool — even for a moment!
- If you're in a group, appoint a designated "water watcher," taking turns with other adults.
- While supervising, stay alert and avoid distractions like reading or the telephone.
- Never dive in to water less than nine feet deep.
- Keep gates to the pool area latched.
- Look for lifesaving equipment by the pool.
So when you're near a pool with kids please keep these tips in mind!
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The Mountaineers, who had pushed past Texas and Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship with rather pedestrian performances, got another in the NCAA opening round but were able to utilize superior numbers to find the same on the scoreboard. WVU used five scorers in double figures and a massive 32-point advantage in bench scoring to move on to a second round match-up against Notre Dame as both both higher seeds advanced.
Tarik Phillip and Lamont West came off the bench to lead WVU with 16 and 15 points, respectively, as the Mountaineers flexed their depth to overwhelm Bucknell and eventually cause the Patriot League champs to wilt down the stretch. Riding a 77-72 lead with a minute left, West Virginia converted nine of their final 10 free throws to secure their third NCAA Tournament win in as many years despite the latest in a series of mediocre performances.
"I didn't think we played defense very well," said forward Nate Adrian, who recorded the third double-double of his career with 12 points and 10 rebounds. "I think switching on the 1-3-1 today helped us a lot, kind of slowing down their drive a little bit. That's an effort thing. Between now and Saturday, we have to get our heads right and play defense like we know how to. But we gave up 80 points. You can't do that in the NCAA Tournament."
At least not against teams who could better take advantage. Bucknell played the game it wanted, handling the press for the vast majority of the time and managing to find open looks for three-pointers from the corner. The Bison also got a standout performance from forward Nana Foulland, the league's Defensive Player of the Year. Foulland had 18 points and seven rebounds and managed to limit the Mountaineer forwards on the interior. But the sheer numbers and talent advantage eventually reared its head, as Esa Ahmad added 15 points and Jevon Carter had 11 while Elijah Macon scored nine. The ability to spread the scoring and minutes around kept the Mountaineers fresh, especially against a smaller team that used just a six-man rotation.
The Bison were able to hit shots, as guard Kimbal Mackenzie connected on 5-of-7 three-point attempts while backcourt mate Stephen Brown hit a trio of treys. The 24 points via threes, most coming in critical stretches where WVU threatened to pull away, kept Bucknell close and infused a dose of confidence heading into the final 10 minutes. That was when West Virginia, leading 62-57, went back to its 1-3-1 zone. That limited the Bison to just one field goal over the next four minutes and two over the next six. But both were Mackenzie threes, and West Virginia could never pull away.
"What Bucknell did was make shots," WVU head coach Bob Huggins said. "They don't always make shots that well. McKenzie's 5-for-7 from three and Steven Brown hit some big threes. Seemed like every time we started to get away from them a little bit, they made a three. And Foulland is really a good player. He's a really good player in any league. He's athletic, and not just at the offensive end, he changed so many shots. He really disrupted us, I think, offensively, with the shot-blocking ability."
The Mountaineers never fully locked up the win until Bucknell missed on consecutive trips inside the final minute and Phillip hit four free throws to boost the advantage to 83-74 with 26 seconds left. Carter then added three more free throws, keeping the Bison at bay even as Bucknell hit two threes in the last 22 seconds for the final margin.
"Coach has been telling us for the longest while that turnovers and free throws are going to be the death of us, so if we limit turnovers and make free throws, you got a great chance of winning," Phillip said.
The game was a series of runs during the first half. West Virginia went on a 17-2 push, including a streak of 13 points in a row, in taking a 27-12 lead at the 12:15 mark. The Mountaineers hit four lay-ups during the run, and forced Bucknell into three turnovers during the three-minute stretch, to take advantage by scoring 10 points in 64 seconds.
The Bison, appearing on the ropes early, responded with a 21-9 scoring run after getting a handle on the press. With Foulland controlling the interior, Bucknell's guards began quickly getting the ball up the floor, giving the Bison a numbers edge they used to attack the bucket and create open looks. A one-time 15-point West Virginia lead was trimmed to just 36-33 over a period of nine minutes, pulling the underdogs within one possession with 3:24 left in the half.
The Mountaineers, briefly stunned by Bucknell's execution, rebounded quite literally to use their size advantage inside and finish on a 6-0 spurt to take the 42-33 lead into the break. Bucknell was held scoreless over the last 4:16 of the first period, and the Mountaineers could have had a larger lead if not for a trio of missed lay-ins over the final minute-plus.
Fourth-seeded West Virginia (27-8) now advances to face five-seed Notre Dame in the second round. The Irish defeated 12th-seeded Princeton 60-58 in the initial game of the session in Buffalo. Bucknell finishes the season at 26-9.


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The nickname of one of the G.I. Joe team's greenshirt recruits. New recruits are usually given joke nicknames until they earn their Joe codename. After spending weeks of training, Feedback and her fellow "Alpha Team" recruits were sent on a training mission led by Beach Head into a wartorn country to fight a group of rebels. For that mission, Beach Head dropped the greenshirts' nicknames and referred to them only by number, much to their aggravation. Feedback became "One". A battle erupted as the team tried to make it to an extraction chopper after rescuing "Three" (aka Heavy Fire). Beach Head was nearly left behind, but the entire team eventually escaped. (FL 17)


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The condo contains two well-appointed master suites each with ceiling fans, direct patio access and spacious walk in closets. Both bathrooms have been completely renovated and the fully equipped kitchen has been redesigned and expanded. Features include granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, plantation shutters, luxury linens, Weber gas grill and electronics. The attached garage provides ample storage space for golf clubs, tennis rackets, bicycles and more.
There are high definition flat screen TV's with premium cable channels in both bedrooms and in the great room. Each bedroom has an iHome radio alarm clock which includes a docking station for iPhones and iPods. There is a stereo system with a CD changer as well as a DVD player. Free long distance within the US and to Canada plus WI-FI is included to keep you connected to the outside world if desired.
This home- away- from- home is located on a south facing greenbelt with panoramic views of the mountains in the distance. The 17th fairway is visible from the patio yet far enough away to be out of golf ball range. Two pools are within easy walking distance and the clubhouse is only a short walk or golf cart ride away.
The Palm Desert Resort Country Club is situated on 150 impeccably maintained acres and is well suited for both active and leisurely pursuits. For the golf enthusiast, the resort offers an 18-hole, par 72 championship golf course suitable for all levels of play. Golfers can also sharpen their skills at the driving range and putting and chipping green. For tennis aficionados there are 13 lit tennis courts. You will also find over 20 pools and hot tubs, a full service clubhouse and snack bar on the property. Fabulous restaurants, shopping and other desert attractions are located in close proximity.
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An Alternative to Fixed In a too-big-to-fail-world, governments run the printing press 24/7 to rescue everyone in sight. It really should not be called big to fail for no matter the size, if you are in trouble, the government will save you. Whether you are big like GM or small like a home with an underwater mortgage, the government is here to print enough money to keep you afloat. And under normal circumstances, one would think that after more rescue programs than I can count, and after so many months, the world economy should begin to stabilize. But these are no normal circumstances we live in. Over the last couple months, the size of the entities that require bailouts has only grown. We are now not even talking about home owners or big corporations any more. We are talking about countries, PIIGS. are not next. And if even the richest countries in the world need help, who can help them? No one, at least no one from the present. One solution - invent a time machine that allows us to go to the future and get the help from our future and from future generations. And that is precisely what the Bernankes of the world are doing, except that they call it a printing press. But their printing press may as well be called a time machine, for it only pushes today problems into the future in the form of inflation. I know, in the short run, we are more likely to have deflation rather than inflation. But no economies in history ever escaped inflation when too much money was issued to solve a debt crisis. Given that never in history has more money been printed than in the past 2 years, odds are that inflation will come sooner or later. In an inflationary world, bonds are obviously unattractive, especially when 30-year Treasuries yield slightly north of 4% only. Some people, myself included, favors holding gold to preserve one purchasing power. However, gold pays no interests; and as Warren Buffett puts it, Gold gets dug out of the ground in Africa, or someplace. Then we melt it down, dig another hole, bury it again and pay people to stand around guarding it. Anyone watching from Mars would be scratching their head. Therefore, it is understandable that some are skeptical about gold. So if bonds are no good, and gold does not do it for you, what can you do? My suggestion is to forget about inflation. Just go for high return. The better your investments perform the less inflation matters. stocks lagged smaller and riskier stocks during the 2009 market rally. stocks as a group remains attractive relative to smaller cap groups. If you pay $60 for a stock that is worth $100, you are likely to make more money than if you pay $100. As long as you are right about the fair value of the stock and you have the patience and resource to hold it until it reaches fair value, your investment is safe despite market fluctuation. But bond yields are unlikely to offset inflation going forward. So an investor should buy stocks that pay dividends as a substitute for bond coupons. More specifically, investors should buy stocks of companies that have the power to raise dividends over time. Rising dividends help offset inflation. In an inflationary environment, these companies face rising costs, yet they have a hard time passing higher costs onto their customers for fear of losing customers. These companies have little to no pricing power. Other companies, on the other hand, have unique competitive advantages that allow them to pass higher costs onto customers. could force the drug companies to accept lower drug prices, but it also helps more patients afford medicines. Overall, I believe the positives outweigh the negatives and the sector as a whole will be able to maintain pricing power and raise dividends. There are potentially a number of good stocks in this sector, but I focus on Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), Merck (NYSE:MRK) and Johnson Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). All these stocks lagged the general market in 2009. PFE is selling at under 7x PE and MRK under 9x. Both PFE and MRK pay over 4% annual dividends. One reason that these stocks are cheap is that their drugs are facing patent expiration, but the current valuation gives them no credit for the drugs in their pipeline. Finally, JNJ is probably one of the best run companies in the world. It has a diversified portfolio of healthcare products. In addition to pharmaceuticals, it makes medical devices, and many stable consumer products. While this is true for consumers, business customers are unlikely to cut their phone lines. Business customers need land lines for their phones, fax machines, and internet access, and business customers are higher margin than consumers. So I think an obituary for telcos is premature. 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- Category: Homeopathy
- #40792This is not eye infection. This is allergy. This is called " Allergic conjunctivitis". Pollen allergy is severe & increases in particular season ( so called " spring catarrh). Allergy problems tend to last for longer duration than infection (during attack also & overall duration). Chances of recurrence are more in allergy problems. So in allergy problems, patient has to be really "patient". Avoid rubbing your eyes.
How old is your friend? Generally after age of 20 years, allergy severity may reduce. Children of age less than 15 years get severe allergy. They get a lot of itching, watering, redness of eyes. Ask him to reduce exposure to pollution.
. Use dark goggles while in traffic, dust. Try to avoid dusty areas, smoke.
. wash eyes daily 4-5 times with cold water
. I don't know about Homeopathy Rx but Allopathy has Rx.
. If eye is very red, use steroid eye drop for initial few days to control severe attack & then taper slowly. Use steroid eye drop after consulting Ophthalmologist only. Steroids like dexamethasone, prednisolone, betamethasone will help. These have dramatic effect in initial few days & red eye will appear white. Itching will reduce. generally a steroid- antibiotic eye drop is used to avoid secondary bacterial eye infection. Low strength steroid like loteprednol, fluorometholone are better considering its less side effects ( less rise in intraocular pressure-IOP).
. Use anti-allergy drops like- Ketlur, megabrom, flur, FBN, etc. It has to be continued for longer duration. Anti-allergy drops reduce frequency of recurrence.
. Allercrom, Allercrom forte, ketotifen drops prevent release of mediators of allergy. It has to be continued for longer duration.
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Heat 113, Spurs 101
Chris Bosh scored 24 points on 9-for-10 shooting, LeBron James added 18 points and host Miami rolled past San Antonio Spurs in an NBA Finals rematch from last season.
Mario Chalmers scored 16 points for Miami, which used Dwyane Wade as a reserve for the first time since Jan. 6, 2008. Wade had not played in any of Miami's most recent four games while dealing with ongoing knee rehabilitation, and finished with eight points and five assists in 24 minutes.
Knicks 110, Lakers 103
Carmelo Anthony followed his 62-point game with 35 more, and host New York beat Los Angeles.
Anthony finished with two points fewer than he had at halftime of his record-setting night Friday, but he scored six straight New York points down the stretch after the Lakers had cut the Knicks' lead to two with just over 5 minutes left.
Pelicans 100, Magic 92
Anthony Davis had 22 points, a career-high 19 rebounds and seven blocked shots, and host New Orleans won its second straight game. Davis' statistical line marked the first time since the franchise was founded as the Hornets in Charlotte in 1988 that a player on the club had that many points, rebounds and blocks in the same game.
Nets 85, Celtics 79
Andray Blatche scored 17 points to lead Brooklyn to victory in the first visit by Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to host Boston since they were traded last July.
The cornerstones of the Celtics' 2008 championship team didn't have highlights on the court until Garnett stole the ball from Rajon Rondo and dribbled ahead of the field for a layup ending Boston's last threat.
Mavericks 116, Pistons 106
Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points, Devin Harris had a season-high 14 for the second straight game and host Dallas beat Detroit. Nowitzki was 10 of 16 from the field in his second straight game wearing a sleeve on his sore left knee after sitting out a loss in Toronto.
Harris scored five straight points in the final minute of the third quarter to break a 79-all tie. His 3-pointer in the fourth capped a 15-2 run for a 94-81 Dallas lead.
Warriors 103, Trail Blazers 88
Stephen Curry had 38 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and host Golden State used a smothering defense to beat Portland. The newly elected All-Star starting point guard shot 13 of 23 from the floor.
Nuggets 125, Kings 117
Ty Lawson scored 27 points, Wilson Chandler had 20 and Denver defeated short-handed host Sacramento.
It was the second consecutive victory for the Nuggets, who went ahead late in the third quarter and never trailed again.
The Kings, who have dropped three straight and five of six, played their second straight game without leading scorers DeMarcus Cousins (ankle sprain) and Rudy Gay (Achilles strain). The two combine for nearly 43 points per game.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-3513?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13574307#comment-13574307 ] Tom Quellenberg commented on JCR-3513: -------------------------------------- Hallo Alex, my stack trace looks like this Term.compareTo(Term) line: 114 TermInfosReader.get(Term, boolean) line: 212 TermInfosReader.get(Term) line: 179 SegmentTermDocs.seek(Term) line: 57 DirectoryReader$MultiTermDocs.termDocs(int) line: 1224 DirectoryReader$MultiTermDocs.read(int[], int[]) line: 1177 ReadOnlyIndexReader$FilteredTermDocs.read(int[], int[]) line: 257 DirectoryReader$MultiTermDocs.read(int[], int[]) line: 1182 MultiTermQueryWrapperFilter<Q>.getDocIdSet(IndexReader) line: 122 ConstantScoreQuery$ConstantScorer.<init>(ConstantScoreQuery, Similarity, IndexReader, Weight) line: 122 ConstantScoreQuery$ConstantWeight.scorer(IndexReader, boolean, boolean) line: 86 BooleanQuery$BooleanWeight.scorer(IndexReader, boolean, boolean) line: 306 JackrabbitIndexSearcher(IndexSearcher).search(Weight, Filter, Collector) line: 210 JackrabbitIndexSearcher(Searcher).search(Query, Collector) line: 67 My code ends up on a TermInfosReader, too. The conclusion, that the Lucene code does not use a cache, sounds reasonable to me. For me there are two solutions: # change the code, so that lucene uses a cached reader. (I have no idea how to achieve this) # avoid the usage of the MultiTermQueryWrapperFilter We go with the second solution and removed the method org.apache.jackrabbit.core.query.lucene.RangeQuery.rewrite(IndexReader). In the super class, this method returns 'this' and thus the Jackrabbit RangeQuery is used always. I'm not sure whether this will solve your problem. > Slower range query execution > ---------------------------- > > Key: JCR-3513 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-3513 > Project: Jackrabbit Content Repository > Issue Type: Improvement > Affects Versions: 2.4.3 > Reporter: Tom Quellenberg > Assignee: Alex Parvulescu > > After switching from JachRabbit 1.6.4 to 2.4.3 we experienced extreme slow query executions. All range query on date fields are often 10 times slow than before. > In our repositories more than 1 million documents are stored which all contain for example a creation date. Typical queries look like this: > //element(*, sophora-nt:story)[@sophora:creationDate > ...] > JackRabbit has its own RangeQuery implementation which is used when Lucene throws a TooManyBooleanClauses-exception (and in some other situations, too). This worked well in Jackrabbit 1.6. In newer versions a different Lucene library is used which never throws TooManyBooleanClauses exceptions. Instead, is has its own fall-back in situations where a BooleanQuery does not work. This fall-back with a MultiTermQueryWrapperFilter seams to us much slower than the fall-back implementation in JackRabbit (Does anybody know the reason?). It is the same situation in Jackrabbit 2.6.0 (with Lucene 3.6.0) > We patched org.apache.jackrabbit.core.query.lucene.RangeQuery to never use org.apache.lucene.search.TermRangeQuery but always use the JackRabbit implementation. This leads to query executions as fast as in older Jackrabbit versions. > Do other people experience this problem? Are there any drawbacks using always the JackRabbit implementation for range queries? -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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Hi everyone,
We happen to have a 'smart' power rail in our environment (I know right a networked power rail, what's the world coming too) and spiceworks has gracefully found the device and added it to our inventory and all is right in the world.
However, Spiceworks has detected the device as a UPS and being a power rail it kind of doesn't have a battery so we are constantly alerted with a status unknown alert. :( Im guessing this is just an item for spiceworks to update but wanted to check and see if theres anything we can do.
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akp982 is an IT service provider.
At the moment no but you could move it out of the UPS group or make a UPS group and just alert on that group?
Aug 24, 2011 at 7:11 UTC
Ive removed it from the UPS group, however when reviewing the device It still shows up as a UPS and tries to tell me I have no charge left in the unit and the asociated warnings with it.
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"I rise with the sun, I feel its power. What the dragons knew, let me understand. Grant me energy, fill me with your life."
Breath in, breath out.
Breath in, breath out.
Breath in, breath out.
Shift weight.
Breath in, breath out.
Draw in arm.
Breath in, breath out.
Horse stance.
Breath in, breath out.
Extend arm.
He felt the fire leave his fist, and he smiled, opening his eyes.
Iroh stood there, his arms crossed. There was a smile on his face, as well.
"You have achieved tranquility today, Prince Zuko."
"Yes, Sir."
"What has caused this?"
Zuko shook his head, a secret smile on his face. "Nothing – in particular. It's a beautiful day. I feel good. It's good to be – alive." It's good to be in love.
Iroh nodded. "Yes, it is. Would you like to try some more advanced sets?"
"Yes, please."
Just then, Jiao Ao came into the courtyard.
"Ah, Master Jiao Ao is here, Nephew. Perhaps tomorrow, then."
Zuko nodded and bowed to his uncle.
Iroh bowed to Jiao Ao, who returned the greeting. "You will be pleased with Prince Zuko today, Master Jiao Ao."
"I am always pleased with Prince Zuko, General. I have rarely met a student more enthusiastic than your nephew."
Zuko grabbed a towel and a ladle of water from a drinking bucket, trying not to feel smug about the compliments from his teachers.
As if reading his mind, Iroh pointed at him. "Do not get a swollen head, Prince Zuko."
Zuko smiled and shook his head. "No, Sir."
Iroh laughed, slapped Zuko on his bare back, and was gone.
Jiao Ao watched him go, and then turned to his pupil. "Dao swords again today, I think, Your Highness."
"Yes, Master." Zuko took up his weapons.
"Defense today."
"Yes, Sir." He took up a defensive position with his swords.
Jiao Ao picked up a pair of sticks and stood before Zuko. "Prevent me from touching you, Prince Zuko."
"Yes, Master."
Jiao Ao began trying to poke Zuko with the sticks, and Zuko began blocking.
Thrust, parry, block.
Thrust, parry, block.
Jiao Ao began circling his student, trying to get under his defenses, and Zuko kept knocking away the sticks.
"Very nice, Prince Zuko. You are showing focus and intuition. Very skillful. Remember, though, that the dao are not ideal for very close combat. Someone trained in the use of the dagger, such as Lady Lan Chi, for instance, is trained to get under the defense of a dao."
Zuko heard Lan's name and faltered, and Jiao Ao struck him in the solar plexus, causing a rush of breath to leave the prince.
"You were distracted, Prince Zuko."
Zuko nodded, and straightened. "Do you know Lady Lan Chi, Master?"
"Yes, of course. She has been my student for nearly three years. Swords up." He waved the stick at him.
Zuko blocked one of the staffs. "You're training her – now?"
"No. I'm training you now. I train her in the mornings. Do you know her well, Prince Zuko?"
"Yes, very well. I intend to marry her, one day."
That caused Jiao Ao to falter. "Do you? I had no idea her heart was engaged."
Zuko grinned, but did not take his eyes from his teacher's sticks, still moving. "I hope that it is, Sir."
Jiao Ao let the sticks drop, and Zuko stopped. "Is your uncle aware of your intentions, Prince Zuko?"
"I don't know, Sir."
"Is Lady Lan Chi aware of your intentions?"
Zuko looked surprised. He had never actually told Lan – he had never actually told anyone, come to think of it – until now, of his goal. He wrinkled his brow. "I – I don't know."
Jiao Ao looked at him for a long moment, then laughed heartily. "Prince Zuko, it is customary, once you have decided to marry a young woman, to tell her of your determination. Women, I have found, like to take a part in their future. They do not like to be told." He shook his head. "No. That never works out well." He laughed again. "No. Not at all." He indicated that Zuko should lift his swords again. "And it might be a good idea if you told no one else until you've spoken to the lady and her uncle."
The lady in question, although, like her enamored, just thirteen years old, was finding herself more and more concerned with the world of adults. She had begun etiquette lessons to prepare her to someday be an excellent and sought-after hostess, and Hua, with Uncle Iroh's permission, had decided to teach Lan embroidery, that most ladylike of endeavors.
Lan had been given the opportunity to learn embroidery in her last year at the Royal Fire Academy for Girls but had been able, through slightly devious means, to pursue the martial arts instead. Now, it seemed, it was time to pay the piper.
Hua, a talented embroideress, had been doing needlework for most of her life. During Su Hsing's lifetime, the two women, despite their disparate stations, spent many hours together stitching and gossiping. The chance to pass the skill onto Lan Chi, then, was irresistible to the housekeeper.
She gathered all the fine thread that she had, as well as all the pillows and clothing and cushions that she and Su Hsing had completed through the years, and sat Lan Chi down for a preliminary lesson.
Lan looked with suspicion at all the frippery surrounding her.
Hua, oblivious to Lan's attitude, looked at her new pupil with a huge smile. "Lady Lan Chi, I am so pleased to be teaching you how to embroider. I am certain that, once you see how fun it is, you'll want to do it all the time."
Lan's face was covered with disbelief. "If you say so, Hua."
Hua smiled indulgently. "Let me show you some of the things that you will be able to do." She picked up a pillow that had a blood-red rose on it. "This was something that I did while I was still a house maid – my goodness! Almost forty years ago!"
Lan looked at it askance. "Really? Forty years ago? It's still beautiful."
"Thank you. As an embroideress, you must choose the highest quality thread and fabric."
She handed Lan another pillow. "This was done by your aunt for Prince Iroh." It was a stunning piece – a golden and crimson dragon on black silk. Lan ran her hand over it wonderingly. "It's exquisite."
Hua smiled. "Yes, it is. Your aunt, spirits rest her soul, was a remarkable craftswoman. She started very young." She sighed. "She had so wanted to teach you how to embroider, but she never had the opportunity." Hua took the pillow from Lan reverently. "Your uncle still keeps this on his bed." She shook he head as if to clear it. "Now, lest you think that needlework is just for impractical little pillows, take a look at this." She opened a box and lifted out a woman's dress robe. It was red and white silk, with beautiful golden chrysanthemums stitched along the bottom. "This was your aunt's wedding robe."
Lan reached out a shaking hand to touch the hem. "Hua, it's – beautiful. Beyond beautiful!" She looked at the housekeeper with shining eyes. "Do you think that I might be able to do something like this one day?"
"I do not see why not – if you practice. But keep in mind that it took your aunt – and her sister Ming Yi, an entire year to stitch this! You can see the different craft work in each flower." She traced the shapes of the flowers at the hem. "Each sister did every other flower, so the pattern is very pleasing. The taller flowers were your Aunt Su Hsing's. The shorter ones are Ming Yi's." She sighed nostalgically. "I remember that. I worked for your aunt's family, you know, and I came to live with her here at the palace, so I was there with her for everything." She smiled at Lan. "We grew up together." She sighed again. "I miss that woman so much."
Lan gave a sad smile. "So do I." She thought for a moment. "Did – did you know my father?"
"Spirits, yes! My goodness, he was the most handsome young man. All the maids had crushes on him."
Lan's eyes opened wide. "Even you, Hua?"
"Well, he was quite a bit younger than me. But he was, of all of the brothers, the smartest, the bravest, the most handsome. Every girl in town wanted to marry him. But he wouldn't have any of them. He wanted the sea. And your mother."
"Did you ever meet my mother?"
"No. Your father found your mother on the ocean – shipwrecked. Well, you know the story. But that was after I had come here."
"Do you miss your hometown sometimes, Hua?"
"Oh, yes. Yes, I do. I haven't seen my own sister in thirty years." She looked pensive.
"Oh, Hua, I'm so sorry ."
Hua squeezed her hand. "Let's not get maudlin, my lady. I have several other pieces to show you, and then we'll decide what your first piece should be."
She showed her several other items, and Lan was surprised to find out that the cushion she sat on every day for meals had actually been embroidered by Hua.
They decided on a small pillow as Lan's first project, based on a pillow done by Su Hsing. It had the simple design of a lily.
Hua taught her how to stretch the fabric on a hoop, how to choose a needle and thread, and how to thread the needle. She sat by Lan's side and taught her the simple stitches necessary to start the task. She took out a project of her own, and Lan was surprised to see it was one of her robes. Hua was stitching the silhouette of waves on the hem of the orange riding habit.
"Hua, that's beautiful."
"Thank you, my lady." She blushed.
"No, Hua, thank you! I can't wait to wear it!"
"Well, I'm afraid you'll have to. But don't worry. I'll probably finish it about the same time you finish that pillow."
Lan gave Hua an outraged, hurt look, but Hua just laughed.
"General Iroh, Master Jiao Ao is here to see you and begs your pardon that he has no appointment."
Iroh looked at his secretary over his reading glasses and laid down the document he was holding. "Please send him in, Zhushou."
Jiao Ao came in and bowed to Iroh. "Forgive me, General, for coming to your office covered in sweat. I have just finished with your nephew."
Iroh waved him to sit. "I always appreciate honest sweat. How may I help you, Master Jiao Ao? Is it Prince Zuko, or Lady Lan Chi? Or perhaps neither?"
"Both, actually."
Iroh's brows raised, and he took off his glasses. "Oh, dear."
Jiao Ao held up his hand. "I do not want you to become overly concerned, General. Neither of them has done anything, precisely. Actually, Lady Lan Chi has done nothing at all. It's just that –" he thought for a moment. "Prince Zuko has taken me into his confidence, and I am not one who, normally, breaks a confidence, especially with a student, but –" he stopped.
"But?" Iroh prompted him.
"But it concerns your niece, and I thought you ought to know."
"Go on."
"Well, Prince Zuko let slip the other day that – well, that he has certain feelings for Lady Lan Chi. And that he intends to ask her to marry him."
"I see." Iroh's stomach fell into his shoes.
"I counseled him to tell you, and Lady Lan Chi, of course, since he indicated that neither you nor she knew of his feelings." At the look of concern on Iroh's face, Jiao Ao hastened on. "I do not suspect Prince Zuko of planning anything dishonorable, General. Let me disabuse you of that thought. He has shown himself to be a decent, honorable boy. As I said, I just thought you ought to know."
Iroh drew in a deep breath. This was bad news – bad news, indeed. He had hoped to avoid saying anything to Zuko. He had begun to build a good relationship with his nephew, and he did not want to damage it.
"Thank you, Master Jiao Ao. I do appreciate you coming to me with this."
Jiao Ao stood, bowed with a somber look, and was gone.
Iroh gave a long sigh.
"Zuko, we have discussed making the right choices." Iroh and his nephew sat cross legged in the courtyard, having just completed a strenuous firebending session.
"Yes, Sir."
"Thinking through a situation, and making a wise decision."
"Yes, Sir."
"Balancing the advantages and disadvantages."
"Yes." Zuko nodded, his face serious.
"So, tell me, Zuko – tell me, what are the advantages and disadvantages of telling your swordmaster that you want to marry my niece?"
Zuko's eyes bulged. "What? Uncle, I – I –"
Iroh's face was stern. "You should have come to me. You should have told me of your intentions."
Zuko blushed and dropped his eyes. "I'm sorry, Uncle. You're right. I should have discussed it with you."
"Yes. You should have."
"But, I'm telling you now. I – I want to marry Lan Chi. I love her, Uncle!" He said, earnestly.
"Zuko –" he began, but the prince interrupted him.
"I know what you will say, Uncle. We are only thirteen, and – and, I understand your concerns, Uncle, but I know that I love her, and I will continue to love her. I know that we cannot be married until we are sixteen, but, we can wait!" Zuko's voice was happy, and his face was lustrous with happiness. "I will wait for her."
"That is not what I was going to say, Zuko, although the point about your youth is a good one."
"Then – what?" He was puzzled.
"Zuko." Iroh sighed. "I do not know how to say this to you, so I will say it simply: Lan Chi is not the girl for you."
Zuko gave a confused half-smile. "I – I don't understand, Uncle. What do you mean?"
"I mean, Zuko, that I cannot – I will not – give you my permission to marry her."
Zuko's face fell. "But, wh – why?"
"Because, Prince Zuko, when you marry, it will be to a girl of your father's choosing. The life of the crown prince is not his own. My own marriage was arranged. So was your parents'."
"But why cannot my father arrange my marriage to Lan?"
"I am certain that he already has another girl in mind for you."
Zuko jumped up. "But, I – I don't want another girl. I want Lan. I will talk to him, make him see –"
"That is not a good idea, Zuko."
"But, if I do, if he agrees, then I can – approach Lan?"
Iroh shook his head. "No, Zuko, I'm sorry. I have – other plans for Lan Chi."
"Other plans? What other plans?"
"Zuko, that is really none of your business."
The pitch of Zuko's voice rose with emotion. "None of my business? Uncle, I just told you that I love her, and I want to marry her, and –" Small flames appeared from between his fingers.
"Zuko, calm down, please."
"I won't calm down! Why are you doing this, Uncle? I thought you loved me!" He stomped his foot, and a small fireball exploded beneath it.
Iroh was impressed with his nephew's display, but pushed that thought aside. "I do love you. I also love Lan Chi. And I am doing this for your own good. I know that you don't understand now, Zuko, but someday, you will."
"No! No, I won't! I'll never understand!" With those words, he ran from the courtyard and to his bedroom.
He threw himself down on his bed, his face buried in his pillow. How could Uncle do this to him? How could he do this to Lan Chi? Why couldn't Uncle see that he, Zuko, was meant for her – that he would love her and cherish her for the rest of their lives?
Like many boys his age, Zuko saw all things in black and white, and saw all setbacks as the end of the world. He lay there in his bed for a long while, lamenting the thought that Lan Chi would never be his, and, running through, in his mind, his life, up until the bitter end, alone and bereft. With thirteen and a half years of living behind him, Zuko could not understand his uncle's motives beyond thinking that it was Iroh's desire to cause him and Lan Chi unhappiness.
After a while, he drifted off to sleep, his body exhausted by firebending and by emotions. His mind, relaxed, allowed him to see the situation unburdened by his prejudice, and what he thought was the solution to his problem came to his unconscious mind like a lightning bolt. He sat upright in bed to see the noontime sun streaming in his windows, and he smiled. He knew how he would win his uncle over, and perhaps his father, too.
"There! It's done." Lan Chi held her handiwork at arm's length to admire it. True, the lily was a bit lopsided, and the thread was lumpy in places, but, all in all, not a bad first effort – even if it had taken over a week to complete.
Hua came over with a critical eye. She examined it carefully, a wide smile pasted on her face. "It is quite – good, Lady Lan Chi." Her voice was small.
Lan gave her a jaundiced look. "You've always been a very bad liar, Hua. The pillow is terrible. But I don't mind! Ba Sing Se was not built in a day, after all."
"Nor conquered in 600, I'm afraid." Iroh's voice came from the door.
"How do you like it, Uncle?" Lan held her pillow cover out at him. He took it carefully, and looked it over.
"That's marvelous, Lan! It looks just like a cactus!"
She snatched it from his hands. "It's a lily."
"Oh. Well, it's quite a pretty lily."
"No one can appreciate my artistry." Lan sniffed, and Iroh gave a laugh.
"It is true, Little Duck, that artists are often not appreciated in their lifetimes."
"Very funny." She smiled at him. "But I pledge that I will get better at this, Uncle. In fact, I am going to stitch a dragon onto this very robe." She held up a yellow robe edged in midnight blue. "A blue dragon, in fact. Varying shades of blue. And Hua says it is going to be spectacular."
"I'm sure it will be."
"And you will not say the dragon looks like an eel hound."
"I will not." He agreed solemnly, grinning.
"Thank you."
His smile melted away. "I must talk to you, Lan." Iroh turned to his housekeeper. "Could you excuse us, please, Hua?"
She nodded and left the room.
Lan's pulse jumped with anxiety, but she calmly picked up a spool of thread. "Oh, dear. That sounds ominous." She marveled at how calm her voice was.
"I spoke to Zuko this morning."
She selected a needle. "You did."
He settled down beside her. "Yes."
She attempted to thread the needle, but her shaking fingers prevented her. "And?"
"I made it clear that you are – unavailable."
"Oh." She licked the thread.
"It would be best if you stayed away from Zuko. I don't want to give him the wrong idea."
She concentrated on trying to shove the thread through the needle's eye, but it frayed, and, in frustration, she jabbed the needle into the cushion she sat on. "I've told you, Uncle. I have stayed away. I have never gone looking for Zuko, or conveniently waited for him outside the palace, or anything!"
"I am not saying that you have. I am merely saying that –"
"That I cannot go anywhere near Zuko. Yes, Uncle, I know. I know. I know!" She stood up. "I am sick unto death of discussing this, and you telling me what I cannot do. Well, I understand! I understand perfectly well! So please do not tell me again to stay away from him! I will! You needn't worry! I will not seek him out, and, if he approaches me, I will rebuff him. I give you my word! Is that good enough?" With that, she stomped off.
Iroh sighed. He had managed to alienate the two people he loved most in the entire world – and both in one day.
Zuko's plan was, for a thirteen year old boy, a fine and ambitious one. He knew that attempting to cajole his uncle into changing his mind about Lan would not work, so he thought to impress him with diligence and maturity. Zuko would redouble his efforts to become a skilled firebender, and would, in short, become the model student and prince. He would study harder, train more, and learn everything that he could about governing his country, so that both Iroh and his father would see that he was a young man who was capable and worthy of making monumental decisions such as choosing his own wife.
So, with that in mind, he greeted his uncle the next day with both courtesy and respect. Iroh, who had expected a return of the sullen, petulant Zuko who had first begun training with him, was pleasantly surprised by this calm, rational boy.
"I wanted to apologize – for yesterday, Uncle," Zuko bowed to his teacher.
"Indeed?" Iroh's brow rose skeptically.
"Yes, Sir. I was – rash, and imprudent, and – disrespectful, and I am sorry. I hope that you will forgive me."
Iroh was slow to answer, slightly suspicious, and vaguely ashamed for that suspicion. "Yes – of course, Zuko. You know that I only want the best for you – and for Lady Lan Chi, of course."
Zuko gave a slight smile. "Of course, Uncle. And I will accede to your wishes. I will speak no more of Lady Lan Chi in that manner. It would be – dishonorable to disobey your wishes in that matter."
"I am glad that you feel that way, my boy. Now, let's firebend!" He clapped his hands, and Zuko nodded.
They trained for nearly an hour, and Iroh was impressed with his nephew's level of firebending. His movements were smooth, and his fire was strong and consistent.
Iroh nodded his approval. "You show great control, Prince Zuko. You have lost that wild edge that comes from emotional bending. You seem to be more at peace with yourself."
Zuko stood at attention. "Thank you, Master."
Iroh, of course, mistook the source of that peace. "You see, once you understood and accepted my refusal of your suit for Lady Lan Chi, you realized the wisdom of it."
Zuko tried not to smile. "Yes, Sir. I am committed now to becoming a student of whom you may be proud."
Iroh smiled. "Good, good. If you continue in this vein, I think that we shall be able to tell your father that you will be ready for your genbuku by the end of winter."
Zuko's jaw dropped. "R – really? You think that I might be ready that soon?" The end of winter was a scant four months away.
"I do not see why not. Let's chat with Master Jiao Ao, when he arrives."
"Yes, Sir. Thank you, Sir!" Zuko's face glowed with joy. Achieving his genbuku was definitely a step in the right direction!
When Master Jiao Ao arrived not long after, Iroh and Zuko spoke to him about scheduling his genbuku, at which he would be responsible not only for a demonstration of his firebending, but also for his martial arts. While Iroh spoke, Jiao Ao's eyes surveyed his student.
When the general finished, Jiao Ao addressed Zuko. "Do you think that you could be ready to proclaim yourself a master of the dao swords in only four months, Prince Zuko?"
"Oh, yes, Master! I am sure that I shall be!"
"Indeed?" Jiao Ao had his doubts. "You did not even show up for training yesterday, young man. Is this the sort of dedication I can look forward to from you?"
Zuko blushed. "N – no, Master. I am sorry. I was – distraught yesterday, and I was acting foolishly. It will not happen again! I promise!"
"Promises are easily broken."
"Not by me, Master. I swear. I will be completely committed to the dao! I pledge that to you!" His face shone with innocent optimism.
Jiao Ao looked him over, and sighed. "Very well, your highness. I will take you at your word, and allow you, with your father's permission, of course, to begin training for your genbuku. But," he pointed at Zuko, "do not make me regret this faith that I have in you."
Zuko bowed deeply, barely able to contain his enthusiasm. "Oh, you will not, Master. I promise that you will not!"
It was a very nervous, but very hopeful, young man who approached his father in the throne room late that day. Ozai, although reluctant to interrupt the governance of his country with something as insignificant as his only son, agreed to see him.
Glad that Iroh accompanied him, Zuko approached his father's throne on shaking legs. He sank to his knees before the flames, bent his body forward, and pressed his forearms to the polished floor.
"Why do you disturb me, Prince Zuko?" Ozai ignored his brother, who, although on his knees, had neglected to genuflect properly.
"My – my lord," Zuko's voice cracked. "I am come to ask a boon of you."
Ozai stiffened, remembering similar words from his wife, long ago. "A devoted son does not ask favors of his father."
Zuko, without permission, lifted his head. "I am devoted, Sire. Very devoted. I wish to be a dutiful son, and a prince of whom you may be proud." Unconsciously, he echoed the words that he had used with Iroh.
Ozai gave a small sigh, although his son did not hear it. "Get on with it, boy. What do you want?"
"Uncle Iroh says that I will be ready for my genbuku by winter's end, and I came to seek your permission."
Ozai's brows raised in surprise. Zuko – his son – ready for genbuku at thirteen? Ozai had been certain that his whelp would barely make his own genbuku in his fifteenth year. He turned to his brother. "Is this true, Iroh?" If there was one thing that Ozai could be sure of, it was Iroh's honesty in matters such as this.
"Yes, indeed, my lord. Prince Zuko has been the very model of dedication, and I have complete faith that he will be more than ready before spring."
Ozai was impressed despite his usual doubts about his son's abilities. However, he did not allow either Zuko or Iroh to see his pleasure.
"Very well, then. See Feng and set a date."
Zuko's smile was so wide it hurt his face. "Thank you, Sire. Thank you!"
Ozai waved the two supplicants away, but, as Zuko rose to go, he stopped him. "Do not disappoint me, Prince Zuko."
Zuko's face fell. "No, Sir. I will not."
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Team Couponaholic now has a Shop Your Way Personal Shopper account! Personal Shopper is a little bit of a misnomer, it's more like "Personal Deal Finder," 'cuz while ya'll are great, I'm not shopping for you, shopping for me is exhausting enough! 😉 There are a few benefits though to having a personal shopper:
- When you sign up, you'll get a three month trial to SYW Max, which allows you to get free shipping on orders that are either over $30 or have a single item priced at over $10. There is no Credit Card required and it doesn't automatically renew.
- Most months, Shop Your Way sends out a few bucks in points to members who are signed up with a personal shopper that are valid for a couple of days. There is no guarantee this will continue in the future, but it's happened almost every month that I've been watching. I'll be sure to let you know in the blog and on Shop Your Way, when this is coming.
- Personal Shoppers have the ability to send out store coupons to clients. What coupons are available tend to vary, but I definitely plan on sending out the best value coupon I can find to all clients on the first day of each Super Doubles.
To add me as your Personal Shopper, you'll want to head over to Shop Your Way to sign in. You'll then want to click *here* to make me your personal shopper.
After a couple month hiatus, Kmart Super Doubles is back! Like last time, I'm going to piecemeal deals together for the first couple of days and then get you a master list once the new monthly ad comes out! Until then you will be able to find deals under our Kmart Tag!
I did some prep work, because the rumor mill had it coming this month, but I am heading out shortly to take 5 billion more photos to see what I can find to share with you all!
Since this was once again a Super Doubles that was not advertised in advance, I'm going to send out the coupons to Personal Shopper Clients signed up before 9pm Eastern Time.
Quick reminder of how Super Doubles usually works: (Subject to change since I don't have official confirmation this time.)
1) You must make a $25 minimum purchase (prior to coupons)
2) There is a limit of 5 Doubled Coupons per day per customer (Max coupon value $2 before doubling.) And only four like coupons.
Here's what I've got so far, with a lot more to come!!!
BUY ONE NYC COSMETICS, prices start at $1.99
Use one $1.00/1 NYC Product – 5-15-16 RP; Includes $1.72 or Higher; Excludes Lovatics Collection (exp 06/15/16)
Net Price: FREE!!!
There is an offer to get a $5 Award card when you spend $20 on Always Discreet. I'll see what I can do to get a deal up for that while I'm there today.
BUY ONE ALWAYS DISCREET LINER 24CT, regular price $3.99
Use one $2.00/1 Always Discreet Liner or Pad Product – 12-27-15 PG; Excludes Trial and Travel Size; Limit of 4 Identical Coupons Per Household Per Day (exp 01/23/16)
Net Price: FREE!!!
BUY ONE FEBREZE SMALL SPACES, on sale $2.99
Use one $1.00/1 Febreze smallspaces Printable Coupon; Excludes Trial and Travel Size; Limit of 4 Identical Coupons Per Household Per Day (Preclipped)
Net Price: $0.99
SPARKLE PAPER TOWELS 6CT, on sale $3.99
Use one $1.00/1 Sparkle Paper Towels Printable Coupon; Includes 6 ct Regular Rolls or Larger
Net Price: $1.99 or $0.33 each!
BUY ONE TIDE PODS OR GAIN FLINGS 16CT, regular price $5.99
Use one $2.00/1 Tide PODS or Gain Laundry Detergent or Flings – 5-29-16 PG; Excludes PODS and Flings, 5 ct; Excludes Trial and Travel Size; Limit of 4 Identical Coupons Per Household Per Day (exp 06/25/16)
Net Price : $1.99
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