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|By BlueDagger
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|That Long Road
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July 22, 2012
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Morning Never Comes
Picking up three weeks after the finale of Part 1, That Long Road details Feng, Wei and Nekku as they journey to the Hu Xin Provinces, as well as introducing new characters and revealing what Rayu, Airan, Kayla and Ehan are doing.
Nekku hummed softly as he walked. Before long, he started to sing quietly.
"It's a long long way to Ba Sing Se, but the girls in the city, they are so pretty..."
Wei punched him softly in the arm.
"Shut up, Nekku," she said. "We're going from Ba Sing Se, not to it."
He sighed.
"Come on. It's been three weeks. Can't we just take a break for a week or so?"
"No," Feng said. "No way. The Dai Li and the Shroud both will still be following us."
"Alright, alright. But where are we going?"
"The Hu Xin Provinces," Wei said. "They're to the far west. Fire Nation territory. We'll be out of the Dai Li's reach there, and hopefully we can escape the Shroud while we're at it."
"I know that, but where in the Provinces?"
Feng shrugged. "We'll wander around, I suppose. Maybe we can even pick up some work."
The three of them had gone straight from the south of Ba Sing Se in the three weeks since they left, only stopping at night. They had crossed the central Earth Kingdom and gone west. They were now nearly at the channel that separated them from the Hu Xin Provinces. The region was marked by vast grasslands and small forests. At the moment, the three of them were walking on a road through one of said grasslands.
Feng wiped sweat from his brow.
"There," he said, pointing ahead of him. "That town over there. We'll stop there and rest. Got it?"
After a few more minutes of walking, they came up on the small town. Feng estimated around forty small buildings, made of sturdy wood from the surrounding forests. A stall sat propped against a wall, with a merchant inside selling fruit. The town housed a teashop and an inn, as well. A few children were playing a game with a hoop and stick, rolling the hoop through the town's square. A fountain sat in the middle of the town, gushing cool water.
"There's an inn, Feng," Nekku said as they walked into the town square. "Let's rest there, alright?"
"Sweet," Wei said. "I could use a warm bed and a cool beer. Let's go."
As they walked towards the inn, Nekku looked over, spotting a small girl around the age of eight. Two boys were near her, tossing a doll around.
"Hey!" the girl yelled at them. "Give her back!"
The boys didn't respond, just laughing as they tossed the doll to each other.
"You two go on ahead," Nekku said. "I'll catch up."
Feng nodded at him, and he and Wei went into the building.
Nekku turned, and walked towards the girl.
"Hey," he said, squatting down to talk to her. "You alright?"
She looked up at him, sniffling. "Those meanies took my dolly!"
He smiled, and patted her on the head.
"I'll get it back, okay?"
She nodded, and Nekku stood up.
"Hey," he said to the two boys. "Give her her doll back."
"Yeah?" the first boy replied. "And why should we?"
In one swift motion, Nekku snapped his hand out. Water shot out of the pouch on his hip, snapping at the boy's wrist. The doll fell out of his hand, and Nekku walked over and picked it up.
"Stay away from her. Got it?" The boy nodded, wide-eyed. Nekku turned around, and both of them ran away. He walked over to the girl, smiled, and handed her the doll.
"Here you go," he said. The girl smiled up at him.
"Thanks a lot, mister!" she said, before running in the opposite direction. Nekku turned and walked back towards the inn.
Airan stood easily on the sand below him. His black ponytail waved slightly as a small breeze rolled through. He wore a simple tan robe, which hung loosely on his body.
The desert town of Karas was likely the most prosperous near the Si Wong Desert. For most people, it was the last stop before venturing into the desert and, being on the very northern edge of the vast wasteland, it got a decent amount of passersby not venturing into the expanse at all.
Airan walked forward towards a seedy-looking tavern. Ehan, who was accompanying him, followed close behind, his hands held lightly behind his back. Airan shoved the door of the tavern open and walked inside.
The building was packed inside. Thugs, mercenaries, sandbenders, and outlaws lined the establishment's seats, sipping mugs of ale and whiskey.
"They should be in here," Airan said. "A Sender and a Shadowblade. Some of our best reconnaissance guys."
"Gotcha," Ehan said, scanning the crowd.
"Hey!" someone called. "Hey, Airan, Ehan! My two favorite Elites, over here!" The two assassins saw the man who was talking. Sitting over in a corner were two men, one with short blond hair, and another, the one who called, with long brown hair.
Airan quickly walked over to their table.
"Please, do be quiet, Kayu. Not many know of our existence, but... Well, the ones that do are usually our enemies. Particularly the enemies of two Elites," he said as he and Ehan pulled out two chairs and sat down.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Kayu said. "Anyways, me and Heyr have been scouting, like you asked. Found that Fire Navy admiral. Ruian, right? Blond woman?"
Airan nodded. "That's the one. My target."
"Alright, good." Kayu took a map out of a bag on the table. "Here you are. I marked her last position on here." He pointed to a spot on the coast. "Eavesdropped on some of her officers, and it sounds like they'll be staying there for about a week, so you should have time."
"Thank you," Airan said, and gave the man a bag of gold.
"Yeah... Hey, I know we have a truce with the guy, but... We saw Malice while we were out there." He pointed to another spot on the map. "He was around Viru last time we saw him."
"Thanks, but he's no trouble for us. Let him go."
Kayu nodded. "If you say so."
"Hey, if you don't mind my asking," the blond man, Heyr, said, "Why are you two all the way out here in our little haven of Karas? Weren't you hunting the Shadowborn?"
"Were," Ehan said. "Those damned Dai Li flushed us out before we could get him. Rayu continued hunting after him. Kayla is off to Kolau Fortress, and I'm going to take out a big-time governor. As for Airan, he's going to assassinate the general, and then meet up with Kayla, to do... Well, you know, whatever lovers do."
Airan coughed awkwardly, and Kayu and Heyr laughed.
"Barman!" Kayu called. "Bring two ales for my friends here!" The man at the bar nodded in acknowledgment, and brought the drinks over. Kayu flipped him a coin, which the bartender caught and stuck in his pocket.
"Alright, well, Airan, be careful with your target. Ruian's a tough one. Brilliant strategist, and a fantastic fighter. Hell, I've heard she took down the Fire Nation's hotshot general, Tyrus, in an agni kai."
"I'll be fine," Airan said. He pulled down one sleeve, showing a leather arm guard strapped on. "See this? Invention of mine. Poisoned darts on the side, hidden knife on top, and grappling hook on bottom. Perfect for a non-bending assassin. And besides, I find that when it comes to benders, the only challenge is getting close. Most fall apart at close range."
Ehan took a swig of ale. "Yeah, come on. Even an admiral is no match for an Elite of the Shroud."
"I suppose so," Heyr said. "At any rate, Abhiraja's called us back to Kolau. We're to do some more recon, I suppose. I'll say hello to Kayla for you, Airan." He and Kayu stood up. Airan nodded goodbye, and the two men took their leave.
"'Whatever lovers do', Ehan?" he said once they were gone.
The earthbender chuckled. "Well, you did make that son of yours somehow, right?"
Airan smiled.
"Heh, I hope he's alright."
"Yeah, how old is the little guy?"
"He'll be four years soon. Hard to believe it's been that long since I met her..."
Ehan sighed. "I had a girl of my own, once, you know."
Airan raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What happened to her?"
"She, ah... She went away, I suppose." He smiled, yet looked sad at the same time. His fist clenched slightly.
"Well, I'm sorry, friend. Anyways, we should go if we want to be gone by dark. We have people to kill, eh?"
"Haha, that is what we do."
"To balance."
"To balance!"
The two assassins bumped their glasses together, and each downed all the drink inside.
The Admiral
Admiral Ruian admired her ships. Twenty of her finest battleships. They had split off from the fleet a week prior, to scout out the channel dividing the Hu Xin Provinces and the central Earth Kingdom. Nothing exciting. The most they had encountered was a few smugglers.
Ruian was one of the Fire Nation's prodigies. Born into a peasant family, she had nothing to begin with. However, from an early age she began to show both firebending prowess and extreme tactical intelligence. While her two sisters spent their time sewing and cooking, she spent her early years getting in fights with the boys of her town, and drawing out battle plans. By the age of eleven she had defeated her first adult in an agni kai.
When she was twelve, her father had taken her on a trip to the shore. There, she saw her first Fire Nation ship and fell in love with both the sea and the navy. She worked to help her parents raise money, and, before long, she was able to go to the Fire Nation's prestigious navy school. She graduated at the top of her class.
Rising through the ranks, Ruian became an admiral at twenty two years old when she expertly commanded a group of ships to victory in the Battle of Coral Island, which would be the Eath Kingdom's last naval stand.
She was now twenty four years old. Her and her fleet were assigned to Supreme General Tyrus, becoming the Fire Nation Royal Hu Xin Fleet, assigned to the protection of the Hu Xin provinces, and expansion of territory around it.
Finally, her and her troops had stopped on the banks of the central Earth Kingdom to rest up. They would wait around a week, before moving back to the coat of the Provinces.
She turned from her ships, and began walking back to camp. Her blond hair, tied in a braid, swayed lightly in the cool afternoon autumn breeze. She smiled at a group of soldiers she passed.
"Evening!" she called to them. The group smiled and waved to her.
She continued walking until she reached a small group of people sitting in a circle near her own tent, eating. She sat down with them.
"So, people, enjoying your brief break?"
One of the soldiers looked up from her food and smiled.
"Evening, admiral. Yeah, it's nice to have a little time with something to look at that isn't endless water."
Ruian chuckled. "Yeah, I know what you're talking about. We'll ship out in around a week or so. Hey, has anybody been to the town nearby? I'd like to see if they have any mandolins."
A male soldier chuckled. "You play, chief?"
"Hahaha, do I play? Hell yeah, I play. Mom taught me as a girl."
"Well, then, I'll have to find you one, just so we can all hear you play. You can throw the company a little concert."
Ruian laughed. "Yeah, fat chance of that."
At that moment, a man popped his head out of the admiral's tent.
"Excuse me, ma'am, but you have a visitor here, who wants to see you."
She nodded, excused herself, and walked into her tent, straightening her uniform.
She gasped when she entered the tent. A man was sitting at a table. He had black hair, which was worn very plainly at medium length. He wore a red Fire Nation uniform, with five stars embroidered on either shoulder.
Ruian quickly straightened and saluted.
"General Tyrus, sir! What brings you all the way here?"
The man stood up.
"At ease, admiral. We have problems in the provinces."
"Problems, sir?"
"Earth Kingdom problems. Ever hear of the Hu Sang Forest?"
"Yes sir. The forest with the giant trees, correct?"
"Yes. We have a base situated there. It's on the northern border of the Provinces."
"It seems the Earth Kingdom has begun what Fire Lord Ozai predicted. They attacked our fortress in the Forest about half a week ago. Luckily, our men were able to fend them off. They sent a hawk to us, and I decided to come here personally to tell you. We've dispatched the Second Battalion to the north."
"Yes, sir. What do you need me to do?"
"Well, thanks to your brilliant efforts at the Battle of Coral Island, the Earth Kingdom is largely done in the sea. However, our spies are beginning to hear of a secret fleet hidden by the Earth Kingdom. We may have need of a brilliant sea commander yet. Even without that, the sea is the fastest way to transport troops, and you're as good a commander on land as on sea."
"Orders, sir?"
"For now, I want you to hold current position. We're not yet sure if this is to be a full-scale invasion. However, I do want you ready to move at a moment's notice. Understand?"
"Completely, sir. We'll be ready."
"Excellent." Tyrus got up from his chair. "I trust you won't disappoint, admiral. Before I go, I've got a gift for you."
"A gift?"
"Yes." He reached to his hip, and pulled out a long sword. Made of some incredible metal, it seemed to shimmer, alternating from black to red in the light. "You studied the sword as a child, yes?"
"Yes sir, I did."
"Good. I want you to have this. Its name is Widowmaker. It was first used by Ryos the Slayer, back in the War of Ash, and it's been passed down since then. I trust it will be in good hands." He put it in an exquisite leather sheath, which he handed to the admiral. The sword's name was engraved in steel at the top of the sheath.
"Thank you, sir. It's beautiful."
"Good day, admiral." He nodded, and left the tent.
As he left, she sank down into a nearby chair.
"This is gonna be a long next couple of months," she said to the soldier in her tent. He smiled.
"Don't worry, admiral, it'll all be fine."
"Ha, I do hope you're right." She stood up, and strapped Widowmaker to her left hip.
Wei couldn't sleep that night. Despite how much she had craved sleeping on a warm bed instead of the hard ground, once she sank into it that night, she couldn't seem to bring her eyes to close and her brain to rest. The morning light was already beginning to creep up over the horizon.
She sighed and turned from the window, turning towards Feng. To her surprise, he began to awaken, rubbing his eyes.
"Hey? Feng? You awake?" she asked.
He yawned, stretched, and got out of bed. "Yeah, I am now. You alright?"
"Couldn't sleep. You?"
"I slept, but I can't say I slept well."
"What's wrong?"
"The dream. Again."
"Aw, man, are you alright? You've had that dream almost every day since we left Ba Sing Se. Same as always?"
"Yeah. My dad... My dad's death, and then... Ba Sing Se, burning."
Wei crossed over to him, and hugged him. "You alright?"
He hugged her back, and they separated. "Yeah, I... It's tough."
"I know what you mean. My sister... I keep the grief inside, but... But sometimes it all just comes back, and..."
Feng smiled at her. "Come on, it's alright. We'll get through it, both of us, right?"
She smiled back. "You bet. Together, just like always."
It was then that a knock came on the door.
"Open up!" someone yelled. "Quick, open up!"
Wei ran to the door and opened it.
"Fire Nation!" the man yelled. "They're raiding!"
Nekku began to wake up, rubbing their eyes. Wei grabbed her two daggers, and Feng grabbed Shi.
"Fire Nation, huh?"
"Wei? What's happening?" Nekku asked.
"Fire Nation's come," she said, turning towards him. "Time to kick ass."
"What? No!" the man yelled. "Come on, we gotta run!"
"Screw that. The Fire Nation took my sister from me. Time for some payback."
Feng strapped Shi's sheath across his back, and pulled the sword out. Nekku, waking up, grabbed his bow, arrows, and what little money they had. The three of them ran downstairs, and the man ran after him, yelling "It's suicide, just run!"
The three assassins went out into the town square, where people were panicking.
"People!" Feng yelled. "People, listen!"
He, Wei and Nekku managed to get them under control and into the town square.
"Alright, people," Nekku said. "We are not going to just run, and let the Fire Nation have another town under them. This is your town, and you are keeping it! Any benders or non-benders who know how to and are willing to fight, please, step forward."
Six people stepped forward. Four were benders, and two were non-benders, one with a katana in his hand and one with a sword and a shield strapped to his back.
"Alright!" yelled Feng. "Everyone else, get in the inn."
"This is suicide!" someone yelled from the crowd. "We're all going to die, dammit! Eight people can't hold a town from a raiding party!"
"Listen, if you want to abandon us, you can leave. But we can and we will hold this town. You just have to trust us."
In the end, most of the town consented, and gathered in the inn. About fifteen people ran, but the rest stayed.
"Alright," Nekku said. "You four benders. I want two of you with us, in the front of the town. The other two of you will stay here as our last line of defense. You two non-benders. I want you with the katana up on the rooftops, ready to pounce and strike quickly, and then get back up. You with the sword and shield, I want you with the two earthbenders and us. Got it, everyone?"
The six of them nodded.
"Alright. Let's go."
Finally, Feng, Wei and Nekku stood together at the edge of town. The two earthbenders were on either side of them, and the sword and shield wielder was right behind them.
They saw the Fire Nation approaching. There were around thirty five of them, with five mounted on rhino lizards.
Wei gripped her daggers, hard.
"Easy, Wei, easy," Feng said.
She didn't answer, only staring at the approaching enemy.
Finally, the soldiers got to the town.
"You there!" one soldier yelled. "Surrender, now!"
"Screw you," Wei said. She flung a knife. It flew through the air, glistening in the early-morning sunlight. Until, that is, it buried itself through the man's visor, killing him.
The soldiers looked at the body, shocked.
"You... You'll pay for that one!" another firebender yelled. He punched twice and kicked, sending three bolts of fire, as did the other benders. Feng and the two earthbenders brought up walls to block the flames.
"Spread out and take them down!" another of the soldiers yelled, and the troops split apart, heading into the town.
Wei charged the wall, vaulting over it. She flew over the wall, towards three soldiers that had stuck together. She landed in front of them. Two lowered their spears towards her, and the firebender with them launched fireballs at her.
She dodged the fire, ran up, and slit the bender's throat.
"Payback, assholes!" she yelled, stepping to one side to avoid a spear thrust. She caught the second man's spear with her daggers, running up while fending the spear away, and safely lodging a knife in his heart. The other soldier slashed down. She caught the attack with her left dagger, and stabbed him with her right, killing him.
She stepped back over the three bodies.
"This is for you, sister," she muttered to herself, charging back into battle.
Feng and Nekku stood side-by-side, with three firebenders advancing. Feng launched several boulders at them, which they dodged, and launched fireballs. He brought up a wall from the right, blocking the fire, and then lowered the wall to the right. In the same fluid motion, he brought up a pillar, launching one of them. Nekku shot out ice spikes, impaling one soldier. The last one dodged, and continued his advance.
One of the earthbenders they had recruited came up from behind. He brought up a pillar, impaling the last man.
"Thanks!" Feng called. The man nodded, and ran back into the fray. Feng turned to the other side, where he saw the other earthbender fending off a mounted soldier and two firebenders. He ran forward, drawing Shi, and slashed sideways, sending off a wave of earth. He shouted a warning, which the earthbender heeded, propelling himself up. The wave shook the two benders up. The earthbender pulled up a boulder and launched it at one firebender, crushing him, and brought up a small wall in front of the second firebender. He launched the wall forward, then down, crushing the him as well.
Feng ran up to the mounted soldier. He jumped up to him, launching off the head of his rhino lizard, then slashed down, cutting his spear in half. Weaponless, the soldier threw down his now-useless weapon, surrendering.
"Thanks for the help!" the earthbender yelled up.
Feng nodded. "Take care of this guy, well you?"
"Yup, sure." He moved towards the defeated soldier while Feng turned towards the town.
Wei moved through the town's streets, coming across a mounted soldier. She jumped up from behind, and slit the man's throat. The beast ran off with the dead rider hanging from the saddle.
She jumped down. As she did, she heard a sound behind her, and turned around. The man with the sword and shield had his sword embedded in a soldier who was sneaking up on Wei. She nodded her thanks, and ran towards the battle.
Nekku ran through the town's streets, looking for the soldiers, who had fanned out throughout the town. He found one firebender, and impaled him with spikes before he could react.
Suddenly, a shriek came out. Nekku ran towards the sound, finally rounding a corner. Standing in an alleyway was the same little girl he had helped, fervently clutching her doll as if it was a protective ward. A firebender was standing in front of her, and two soldiers were advancing from the right.
Nekku ran forward. He slid in front of the firebender, and at the same time made a slashing motion with his right hand. Water flew out of his pouch in a slice, cutting the man from hip to shoulder.
The soldiers lowered their weapons and charged. Nekku sent his water out towards them, and froze it, impaling them both with icicles. He took his water back into the pouch and turned to the girl.
"Are you alright?" he asked. She nodded, then ran forward and hugged Nekku around his legs. He smiled and patted her head.
"It's alright. You're safe now. I need you to run back to the inn and hide in there with everyone else, okay?"
She nodded, and ran off.
Feng dodged a fire blast, rolling to the right of it. He retaliated with a punch, which sent out a string of pillars. The firebender jumped up, dodging it, as a mounted soldier charged Feng. He rolled to the side of his spear stab, and made a slashing motion diagonally up, which sent out a spike. It hit the soldier in the temple. The firebender jumped up onto the now dead rider's beast, and jumped down at Feng, punching with fire. Feng sidestepped, drew Shi, and killed the man with a slash down.
Three firebenders and a mounted rider charged up to Feng. Suddenly, there was a flash of light. The rider fell off his beast, blood spurting from his throat. The man with the katana stood on top of the rhino. He leaped down, killing a firebender. While the other two were distracted, Feng was able to launch a boulder at both of them.
"Quick," said the man. "They're approaching the town square. We must go help."
Feng nodded and ran towards the square, while the man jumped to the rooftops, and ran the same way.
There were eight left, with one mounted, all in the square. By the time Feng and the man got there, the two earthbenders were fighting. Wei and Nekku, with the two remaining earthbenders and the man with the sword and shield in tow, burst into the square.
"Drop your weapons and surrender!" Feng yelled.
"This town is Fire Nation now, kid. A rag-tag couple of fighters won't change that," said the mounted man.
"Seems to me we've done well enough. Eight rag-tag fighters did take out twenty seven or so of your trained soldiers, if I do recall."
The man spat. "Rookies. Green boys. Never seen blood. Luckily for you, these men here are my finest. Now, you can surrender, or you can die. Cho-"
The man was stopped short by one of the two earthbenders left to guard the inn. His small spike of earth went through his neck, killing him.
"He was worse then a book villain. Talking before a battle. Idiot," the man said.
The remaining soldiers, shocked, dropped their weapons and surrendered. Eight prisoners were taken in total.
"Come on, let's go get everyone from the inn," Feng said.
The eight defenders walked into the inn, victorious. As they entered, the scared townspeople looked up. There was a short pause, and a round of cheering.
"You did it!" exclaimed the bartender. "Holy hell, you actually saved us! Free drinks, all of you!"
A doctor stepped forward to care for the sword and shield man, who had a deep gash on his right shoulder, and the two earthbenders assigned to the inn, each of which had several burns and cuts.
Eventually, all the townsfolk made there way out of the inn. They had sent a messenger to the nearest Earth Kingdom Army base, telling them of the prisoners. The innkeeper came up to Feng, Wei and Nekku after everyone left.
"Thank you, all of you." He turned to the six other defenders. "And all of you, too. Free rooms, free food, free drinks, for all of you."
Two of the earthbenders and the man with the katana declined, taking their leave of the inn. The other two earthbenders and the man with the sword and shield took his offer, heading up to their rooms.
A woman bearing the clothing of a nun stepped forward.
"Thank you, children. You saved our town. Please, come with me. I have something for you."
They followed the woman to her small abbey on the outskirts of town. Inside a building, she pulled two beautiful shortswords, about two thirds the size of Feng's longsword, down from the wall. She held them out, showing intricate patterns engraved on the weapons.
"These two weapons are Oathkeeper and Oathbreaker. They're legendary. Made in Avatar Yangchen's day, and carried by many great heroes. Please, accept them."
Wei stepped forward, taking the weapons in hand. She threw them in the air, and caught them by the hilt, then slashed the air, testing the balance.
"They're perfect... Thank you, very much," she said, putting them in the two sheaths the nun offered and strapping both to her back.
The nun nodded, and Feng, Wei and Nekku exited the abbey. They made their way out of the town, cheered on by the townsfolk as they went.
At the edge of the town, with grassland stretched out before them, the little girl came running up to Nekku.
"You saved me, mister," she said, beaming up at him. He smiled.
"Nah, it was nothing."
"Mommy wants you to have this," she said, and offered up a small pouch of coins.
"Wow... Thank you!" he said. She nodded meekly, and then offered up a small bundle.
"Dolly and I want you to have this. We made them. They're rice balls."
He took the bag and smiled.
"Thanks a lot. Maybe I'll see you someday, alright?"
"Okay! My name is Pearl, like the gem. Don't forget it, okay?" she called, as she ran back to town, waving. Nekku smiled, and waved back.
"You saved a little girl, Nekku?" Wei asked, smirking.
"Heh, yeah."
"Ha, well, nice job, buddy," Feng said. "You saved a little girl and earned us some gold and food. Toss me a rice ball, will you?"
He took two balls out of the bag, tossing one to Wei and Feng, and then took one out for themselves. They ate them as they walked back towards the long road ahead of them, with the hot noon sun beating down.
The Fire Nation were his favorite victims. So cocky, so arrogant. They never saw it coming when they died, which made their screams all the more delicious.
Malice was in disguise. Wearing a firebender's uniform, he stood at the attention of a young sergeant, who had decided they would raid a town on the southern edge of the Hu Xin Provinces.
In the town, they had found people earthbending, outlawed by the Fire Nation in the colonies. The perpetrators had their hands bound behind their backs, lined up in front of the firebenders. The sergeant wasn't in a mood to take prisoners.
"These people have committed the crime of earthbending!" the young officer bellowed to the crowd that had gathered. "They will die for this!" At these words, several of the people in the crowd gasped. "Let this be a lesson to you all. Firebenders! Make ready!"
All of the benders but Malice got into a fighting position.
"You there!" the sergeant yelled, pointing at Malice. "Why aren't you making ready?"
Malice chuckled and stepped forward, breaking attention.
"Well, sir, I agree that these people should burn. But maybe, just maybe... Maybe you should, too."
"What... What are you talking about, soldier?"
Malice laughed, and took his helmet off, throwing it to the side. He shook out his black hair, letting it fall down.
"M-Malice?!" the sergeant exclaimed. "What are you doing here!"
The man smiled evilly. "What I always do, of course."
"Sir!" a bender yelled. "Who... Who is this?"
Malice laughed again, and walked in front of the man who had spoken.
"Why, my dear friend. What aren't I? I am the fly in your soup, the pebble in your shoe. I am the peel on which you slip, I'm the pin in every hip." He poked the man. "I'm the thorn in your side, makes you wriggle and writhe." He stepped back, spreading his arms wide. "In short, I am... Evil."
"He's a maniac," the sergeant said. "He's an insane killer, and a melodramatic one at that. Men, detain him immediately!"
"Sorry, sir, can't let you do that!" Malice said, his voice getting louder through the sentence. As he finished speaking, he slashed his right arm. Fire shot out, catching the sergeant and several civilians. He turned back to the line of firebenders, who were getting ready to fight.
Malice chuckled, and swept his arm horizontally. A fire broke out, sweeping across the line. He turned to the line of earthbenders ready for execution, and did the same to them. He then began to punch and kick, throwing fireballs into the crowd of civilians.
His slaughter lasted most of the afternoon. The sun was beginning to dip when he finally turned from the town, now in flames.
Malice mocked wiping a tear from his eye. "Oh, I do have that special touch."
He cackled as he walked away.
- Malice's description of himself is all lines from When You're Evil by Voltaire.
- Widowmaker actually has a long past and future. Expect to see it in fanons of mine taking place in the Shadowverse both before and after Dancing Shadows in its timeline.
- Oathkeeper and Oathbreaker, the short swords given to Wei, also have quite a history. They are not as famous as Widowmaker within the Shadowverse, however.
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Chocolate Wave Zucchini Bread
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Recipe by flightnurse
Found this recipe on another web site and LOVED it! Moist, delicious, and ery cool looking. Gave the recipe away.
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Awesome! Made this and love the low fat yet full flavor results. Thanks for posting. Don't hesitate to try this one, it is a keeper!!!! My favorite zucchini bread recipe of all.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1⁄3 cup shortening
- 1 1⁄3 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups grated zucchini
- 1⁄3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1⁄3 cup chopped walnuts
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1⁄3 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
Directions See How It's Made
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar together. Mix in eggs. Add zucchini, water, and vanilla; stir. Blend in flour, baking soda, salt , baking powder, and pumpkin pie spice. Stir in nuts.
- Divide batter in half, and add cocoa powder and chocolate chips to one of the halves. Pour plain batter into bottom of the loaf pan. Pour chocolate batter on top of plain batter.
- Bake until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes, and remove from pan. Store in refrigerator.

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The Musite open-source framework for phosphorylation-site prediction
Proceedings of the 11th Annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC) 2010
The 11th Annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC) 2010
With the rapid accumulation of phosphoproteomics data, phosphorylation-site prediction is becoming an increasingly active research area. More than a dozen phosphorylation-site prediction tools have been released in the past decade. However, there is currently no open-source framework specifically designed for phosphorylation-site prediction except Musite.
Here we present the Musite open-source framework for building applications to perform machine learning based phosphorylation-site prediction. Musite was implemented with six modules loosely coupled with each other. With its well-designed Java application programming interface (API), Musite can be easily extended to integrate various sources of biological evidence for phosphorylation-site prediction.
Released under the GNU GPL open source license, Musite provides an open and extensible framework for phosphorylation-site prediction. The software with its source code is available at
Protein phosphorylation is one of the most studied posttranslational modifications (PTM). It is an important regulatory event, playing essential roles in many aspects of cell life
We have developed Musite, an open-source software tool for large-scale prediction of both general and kinase-specific phosphorylation-site prediction. In
Machine learning based framework
In Musite, we formulated the problem of phosphorylation-site prediction as a machine learning problem, specifically a binary classification problem, i.e., protein residues can be classified into two categories: phosphorylation sites and non-phosphorylation sites. The Musite framework is an implementation to solve this machine learning problem, which consists of three main procedures: data collection, feature extraction, and training/prediction, as shown in Figure
Figure 1
Overall Musite Framework
Overall Musite Framework. The data collection procedure collects phosphorylation data from various sources. The feature extraction procedure extracts multiple features for prediction model training. The training/prediction procedure trains prediction models and makes predictions for new query sequences. All procedures are extensible, for example, more data sources can be added and more types of features can be extracted.
The data collection procedure is designed for collecting phosphorylation data from various sources and converting them into formats that Musite accepts. For example, phosphorylation sites can be easily retrieved from UniProt/Swiss-Prot using the utility of converting UniProt XML to Musite XML. Musite also has functionalities of merging phosphorylation annotations from different sources and building non-redundant datasets.
The feature extraction procedure extracts features from the collected data to characterize patterns of phosphorylation sites. To date, three sets of features have been integrated in Musite, namely
In the training and prediction procedure, binary classifiers are trained using the features extracted from training data. The trained classifiers can then be used to predict phosphorylation sites in users' query protein sequences. We have integrated a support vector machine (SVM) classifier, and we also implemented a bootstrap classifier and a boosting classifier, which were combined to implement a bootstrap aggregating procedure.
Other utilities were also provided to assist phosphorylation-site prediction and analysis in Musite, including prediction model management, customized model training, specificity estimation, filtering, statistics, etc.
Java API
Musite is written in Java and released under the GNU GPL open source license.Figure
Figure 2
Simplified UML diagram of Musite
Simplified UML diagram of Musite. Musite architecture contains six modules loosely coupled with each other. The data module defines the core data structure. The classifier module contains a set of binary classifiers. The feature extraction module defines the features to be extracted from data and used in classifiers. The training and prediction module defines the machine learning procedure. The I/O module provides utilities for reading/writing different types of files and converting between them. The UI module provides users with a biologist-friendly GUI.
The data module defines the core data structure in Musite, representing protein information, posttranslational modification, prediction model, and prediction result, etc. This module also contains several utility classes, for example, PTMAnnotationUtil is a class for annotating phosphorylation and other PTM sites in proteins. All other modules are dependent on this module.
The classifier module, feature extraction module, and training and prediction module form the core modules of machine learning. The classifier module contains a set of binary classifiers. We have incorporated SVMlight
The feature extraction module defines the features to be extracted from data and used in a classifier. Currently, we have integrated three sets of features:
The training and prediction module defines the machine learning procedure by utilizing the classifier module and feature extraction module. MusiteTrain defines the model training procedure. It extracts features from training sequences and trains prediction models using the extracted features. MusiteClassify defines the prediction procedure. It extracts features from query sequences (new sequences from users for prediction) and makes predictions using the extracted features based on some prediction model trained by MusiteTrain.
The I/O module provides utilities for reading/writing different types of files and converting between them. Currently Musite supports file formats of FAST A, Musite XML, UniProt XML, and Phospho.ELM report. To support other file formats, a developer can implement the Reader and/or Writer interfaces. The MusiteIOUtil class provides uniform methods to access different Readers /Writers.
The UI module provides users with a biologist-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) to most functionalities in Musite. With the GUI, one can easily perform phosphorylation-site prediction, result analysis, stringency adjustment, customized model training, prediction model management, file format conversion, etc.
Results and discussion
Open framework for phosphorylation-site prediction
With its extensible API, Musite provides an open framework for phosphorylation-site prediction. With the rapidly accumulating data and better understanding of protein phosphorylation over time, more evidence needs to be integrated for better prediction performance. Musite provides a platform for integration of increasingly more diverse data and knowledge on protein phosphorylation. For example, phosphoproteomics data are scattered among different web resources. Musite can already read different file formats and can be easily extended to support more. It also provides functionality of merging phosphorylation annotations from different sources. Moreover, Musite makes it simpler to incorporate more biological evidence as features for phosphorylation-site prediction. With the open framework of Musite, it is possible to build a community-based tool, which could integrate the different expertise of various people from diverse areas and coordinate a joint effort towards better prediction and understanding of protein phosphorylation.
Better utilization of the large magnitude of data
One challenge in phosphorylation-site prediction, similar to many other bioinformatics problems, is how to handle the magnitude of data. There are two issues: 1) how to utilize the large amount of experimentally verified phosphorylation data; 2) how to perform proteome-scale applications. Musite's I/O module and its associated XML format provide a solution for collecting phosphorylation data from various sources. The bootstrap aggregating (bagging) procedure
Integration into experimental design
Musite is a good candidate for integration into experimental studies because of its two unique utilities: customized model training and continuous stringency adjustment. Customized model training enables the users to train their own models from any phosphorylation dataset. Continuous stringency adjustment makes it possible for users to choose any stringency to meet their requirements for confidence level. Using these two utilities, Musite can be integrated into experiments for more efficient identification of phosphorylation sites. For example, in a hypothesis-driven experiment, after an experimental biologist gets some initial phosphorylation data from experiments, he or she could make proteome-scale predictions based on the initial dataset, and then focus more on predictions above a certain confidence level (using stringency adjustment) in the next stage; after each stage, the prediction model can then be refined (using customized model training) based on the new data and guide the experiments in the next stages. Using such an iterative design combining experimental and computational approaches, phosphorylation site identification could be much more efficient and less expensive.
Case study: training an AIDS-specific model using Musite
A common limitation of all phosphorylation-site prediction tools is that prediction results cannot be correlated with different cell states or tissue conditions. Similarly, prediction results based on pre-trained models released in Musite 1.0 may only indicate whether a query site can be phosphorylated or not, but have no implications for cell types or states. However, it is possible to train tissue- or disease-specific models using the customized model training utility in Musite. In this section, a sample recipe of training an AIDS-specific phosphoserine/threonine prediction model is provided as follows.
• Step 1: retrieve AIDS-specific protein data from UniProt.
i. Open
ii. Download the
• Step 2: Convert the downloaded UniProt XML file to the Musite XML format.
i. Start Musite.
ii. Open menu
iii. Select the downloaded file as
iv. Select all checkboxes in the
v. Click
• Step 3 (optional): Check the abundance of phosphorylation sites
i. Open menu
ii. Select the converted Musite XML file,
iii. Select
iv. As of September 27, 2010, there were 504 proteins in the Musite XML file, out of which 248 were phosphoproteins, and there were 423 phosphoserines and 113 phosphothreonines.
• Step 4: Predict disorder scores.
i. Open menu
ii. Select the converted Musite XML file as the sequence file, and specify a
iii. Click
• Step 5: Train a prediction model.
i. Open menu
ii. Select the Musite XML file with the disorder scores saved in the last step.
iii. Select
iv. Click
• Step6 (optional): Edit the trained model.
i. Open menu File =>
ii. Double click on the model file just trained,
iii. Right click on the model to rename,
iv. Add comments and save.
• The trained model is ready for phosphorylation-site prediction from query sequences.
With the rapidly accumulating phosphoproteomics data in recent years, the area of phosphorylation-site prediction has attracted increasingly more interest and attention. Musite provides an open-source framework for easy integration of new evidence and/or methodologies for better phosphorylation-site prediction. By providing an open resource for protein phosphorylation research, we hope that Musite could eventually evolve into a joint effort in the phosphorylation research community for both bioinformaticians and biologists. We are also expanding the scope of Musite to predict other types of PTM sites, such as acyletation, ubiquitination, protein methylation, and tyrosine sulfation.
Availability and requirements
• Project name: Musite
• Project home page:
• Operating system(s): Platform independent
• Programming language: Java
• Other requirements: Java 5 or higher
• License: GNU GPL V3
• Any restrictions to use by non-academics: Musite has no general restriction
to use by non-academics. However, Musite integrates SVMlight (
List of abbreviations
AA: amino acid; API: application programming interface; GPL: general public license; GUI: graphical user interface; I/O: input/output; KNN:
Competing interests
Authors' contributions
DX conceived the project. DX and JG design the methodology. JG implemented the software. JG drafted the manuscript. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript.
This work was supported, in part, by the funding from the National Institute of Health (grant number R21/R33 GM078601) and National Science Foundation (grant number DBI-0604439). We thank Dr. Jay J. Thelen and Dr. A. Keith Dunker for helpful discussions.
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Let's take a look at what has been going on in Mrs. Langham's room as we wind down our school year.
We had two letters this week. We learned Jj with Jungle Jim and Qq with Quilla the Queen. Our sight words this week were "with" and "my".
Our focus book was What Do You Know? The students enjoyed solving the little puzzles in this book and showing just how smart they are.
In social studies, we learned about Earth Day and how we can take care of our planet by reading several books and brainstorming ways to help keep our community clean. It was nice to see lots of students picking up trash on our playground without being asked.
We started out the week by finishing up our doubles unit in math. We read a book called Martha Blah Blah. This was about a dog who ate alphabet soup and was able to talk. The factory owner decided to removed half of the letters to save money and the dog was no longer able to make sense when he talked. We practiced taking away half using subtraction with doubles. (I forgot to take a picture of this activity).
We moved on to combinations of ten. We reread the book Ten Apples Up On Top and we practiced using two color counters to make different combinations of ten.
We reviewed the basic needs of plants by playing a game. We represented soil with brown paper, water with blue paper, air with white paper and sunshine with yellow paper. We planted our bodies on the floor while Mrs. Langham randomly threw papers. We tried to collect one of each so we could survive. If we didn't survive, we still had fun pretending to fall to the ground and die.
We started learning about the parts of the plants. We read these books to help us learn how each part is important for a plant's survival. We worked on a booked called Parts of a Plant and labeled each part.
We did an experiment by putting celery in colored water. We saw how the stem pulled the water up to the leaves of the celery and made them turn blue.
A culminating activity was to make our own plants and label them. The students had so much fun choosing their colors and applying their knowledge to the pictures. They all did such a great job with this and they turned out beautiful.
We made paleontologists and wrote about being a paleontologist. Mrs. Langham forgot to take a picture of them, but you can find them on our bulletin board outside our classroom.
A highlight of the week was our field trip to the Dino Park. We had perfect weather and a wonderful trip. Thanks to Rob, Farideh, Angela, Elisa and Donnell for going with us.Your attendance helped to make this a fantastic time for all. Here are some highlights from our field trip.


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Florentine flogging is a two-handed style of flagellation used in BDSM which involves the rhythmic use of a pair of matching floggers, one in each hand of the person administering the flogging.
The term Florentine originally designates the art of wielding two weapons at once, one in each hand. For instance, it can refer to fighting with one sword in each hand, or a sword and a dagger. It is a style developed by the Italians in the city of Florence, hence the name.
The florentine flogging strikes can follow two different patterns:
- "Four-Count" is the basic florentine pattern where the arm that stays above the other one remains the same.
- "Six-Count" is a more elaborate pattern that alternates the arm that is above the other. It is also called full florentine.
The 'count' denotes points in the pattern where a strike lands on the target. For the four-count, there will be four hits before the pattern starts again.
Four-count florentine floggingEdit
This is a step by step description of the four-count florentine flogging pattern. Both hands will travel roughly through a horizontal figure 8, or 'infinity sign', following each other.
Starting positionEdit
This position is only useful to place the arms in the proper place to get started. The hands will no longer be in that position during the pattern.
Both hands start on the same side of the body (for instance on the left side in that description), positioned as if holding a small box between them, at waist height.
From this position the right hand will lift up to just above the left shoulder height
Count 1Edit
The right hand extends outward and swings diagonally, down and across the body towards the opposite (right) hip. It strikes the target with a backhand motion when it is about midway through the swing.
The left hand raises towards the left shoulder height. The right hand continues to travel past the right hip. The left hand in position to begin a forehand swing.
Count 2Edit
The left hand extends and swings down towards opposite (right) hip in a forehand motion It hits the target about half way through the swing, as it follows the path of the right hand.
The right hand raises towards the right shoulder height. This will help clear the way for the left hand as it swings through. The left hand reaches the position near the right hip.
Count 3Edit
The right hand extends as it swings down towards the opposite (left) hip, striking the target in a forehand motion. The left hand continues in its figure 8 path and the two arms are now crossed.
This step when the arms cross can be tricky as they restrict each other's motion. Twisting the body a bit to the right as the left hand moves helps keeping the arms free of each other. Lifting the right shoulder as it swings in this step is also helpful. Dropping the left shoulder a bit as the left hand raises to shoulder height will help to move through this position.
The right hand is moving up towards shoulder height, with a bent lifted elbow to make room for the left arm to swing.
Count 4Edit
The left hand extends outward and down, diagonally towards the left hip, following the right hand path, striking the target in a backhand motion. The right hand is moving up to position to start its next swing, and clear the area for the left hand to swing through.
If the torso was twisted earlier to ease the crossing of the arms, the body now twists back comfortably to a neutral position.
The pattern begins again. The next position is count 1 for the right hand to start its next swing.


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Skip to comments.Jesuit priest cites Pope Francis in praising Catholic student activism backing gay marriage
Posted on 01/24/2014 6:56:05 PM PST by massmike
A Jesuit parish priest who marched in a homosexual parade is now citing Pope Francis to protest the dismissal of an Eastside Catholic High School vice principal following his same-sex marriage, according to the priests Facebook site.
In December, The Cardinal Newman Society reported on the forced resignation of Vice Principal Mark Zmuda at a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Seattle.
Students at Eastside Catholic High School subsequently created a petition at Change.org, calling on the Catholic Church to end its opposition to same-sex marriage. The students are also reportedly planning a Z day nationwide protest on January 31 to support Zmuda and urge a change in Church teaching.
In light of the burgeoning protests, Father John Whitney, S.J., wrote in his piece entitled The Acts of the Orange and Blue Apostles that he believes Pope Francis would approve of the students protests and that they are an example that other Catholics should follow.
Fr. Whitney defended his marching in the Seattle gay pride parade in his parish bulletin and invited parishioners to join him. In that bulletin, he compared the Churchs teaching to Old Testament dietary restrictions.
In a 2012 interview with NPR, he called the bishops position defending traditional marriage a denial of civil rights.
(Excerpt) Read more at lifesitenews.com ...
I don't know if Francis works for the devil but he is certainly used by him!
I keep hoping the Catholic Church will return to morality.
I do not believe the Pope did this.
If he did, that cinches it.
The gays will have successfully infected the church beyond recovery.
Why hasn't John Whitney been defrocked?
Why isn't Cardinal Law in prison?
>> calling on the Catholic Church to end its opposition to same-sex marriage
Get a sign from GOD first, that HE has changed his mind about the evil of homosex.
(Hint: I wouldn't hold my breath if I were y'all.)
Oy veh.
He ought to be.
Disgusting man
This Pope seems to be a good man. I don't believe the mischaracterizations about him.
Would that they used as much of their power to turn back an erring humanity as they do enabling the error!
Right now, I take great solace that, as in time of Jesus - light shines brightest against darkness...
you can always rely on the jesuits
there will come a time when even the very elect will be deceived.....
Mat_24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
There have been "many" popes.
That's not what the Bible teaches. You changed the meaning of the verse. You can't forget "if it were possible (KJV).
"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect." (Matthew 24:24)
The elect are not fooled, or they aren't fooled for long, by popes and other false Christs. In John 10, Christ said, "But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."
His sheep hear His voice and they follow Him, not false Christs, not popes.
And we will see where this pope falls in time
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Signing too late last season to make his professional debut and missing the first month of the 2007 campaign with a hamstring injury, the Yankees still promoted Joba Chamberlain to Double-A after just seven starts for the Tampa Yankees.
"No," he said when asked if he expected to move this quickly. "It was a good surprise. If you had asked me last year if I would be in Double-A in less than ten starts in A-ball, I would have told you that you were crazy."
Chamberlain went a perfect 4-0 with a 2.03 ERA in the Florida State League and held opposing batters to a .181 batting average. And with a better than four to one strikeout-to-walk ratio, there was a lot to like about his numbers.
"It went well, I got to learn a lot," Chamberlain said of his time in Tampa. "Greg Pavlik [Tampa pitching coach] - it was a great honor to share thoughts with him and to learn a lot."
"It was a little frustrating at first, having the hamstring injury, but it was probably a blessing in disguise being able to handle it then, being able to watch guys like Ian [Kennedy] and [Daniel] McCutchen because we're all different pitchers. It was fun to watch and I learned a lot."
Known for his blazing fastball and solid breaking pitches, Chamberlain used his time in the Florida State League to continue working on the same areas he had worked on during his stint in the Hawaiian Winter League this past offseason.
"Just mechanics and the changeup obviously," he listed as the things he was working on in Tampa, "it has become a lot better. It's a pitch that I'm not hesitant to throw now. I just need to keep throwing it to get a better feel or it, just keep doing it. It's come a long, long way, a lot faster than I thought it would."
Chamberlain's pitching coach in Hawaii, Scott Aldred, is also his current pitching coach in Trenton. The former big league southpaw agrees with Chamberlain's assessment.
"It's much better," Aldred said of Chamberlain's changeup now compared to the one he was throwing in Hawaii, "though it's difficult to force him to throw his changeup up here when he doesn't even need it. He can pitch with his fastball and his breaking balls and dominate guys."
"Though he may at some point need it, he may not. He may be able to roll right into the big leagues and use three pitches to get outs, I don't know. But it sure would be nice to have that fourth pitch develop to some degree that he could at least throw it for strikes, if not, throw it when he's behind in the count somewhere down the road."
With Chamberlain sitting comfortably in the mid-90's with his fastball and consistently hitting the 97-98 MPH plateau with his heater in the fifth and sixth innings of Trenton's 7-4 loss to Reading on Sunday, perhaps Aldred is right.
And while he has the option of going to a plus slider and a quality curveball when the situation call for it, Chamberlain still wants a reliable changeup to add into the mix.
"I'm comfortable with everything at this point," Chamberlain said of his stuff, "which isn't the way it has been in the past. I'm finally comfortable shaking to a changeup in a hitter's count and having confidence to throw my pitch in a hitter's count, and vice-versa."
"I'm able to throw my offspeed for strikes too and definitely pitching off of my fastball has allowed me to throw my offspeed in hitter's counts."
He still continues to go to his great slider or curveball in the big spot, but he also realizes the further development of his changeup could be his final hurdle into becoming a complete pitcher and nearly big league ready.
"Just the changeup," he said what is his top priority in Double-A. "Big league hitters are going to recognize curveballs better than guys down here. They still have trouble picking up changeups."
"I think the more consistent I can get with the changeup - just to be able to throw it more - when you get to the big leagues, it's all about survival. I think the more consistent you can be with all of your pitches, it's going to allow you to go deeper into games and take control of the game."
"It's just getting comfortable with it," he said of his changeup. "I didn't throw it a lot in college. Just being able to keep my good arm speed and just trust my grip. Sometimes I want to pronate too much and not allow my grip to take off the speed. So it's just being more comfortable with it."
"Everything goes into it, from the grip to the arm speed, to staying over the rubber - I think I need to do all of it a little bit better and be more consistent with it, not just for strikes but to be able to throw it where I want it and when I want to."
Gaining more confidence with his changeup to add to an already devastating repertoire, and already showing success at the Double-A level, Chamberlain is starting to realize the big leagues are not that far off.
"Yeah," he said if it's hit home with him that he's getting close to the big leagues. "Last year when I saw these guys pitch in the big leagues, I was thinking they were super-human. 'How are they getting these guys out? These are the best hitters in the world'. Now you realize you're an hour and half away, maybe even closer."
"It's crazy to think about, but you realize how close you are. There's always stuff to work on but you have to stay focused, whether it's Double-A or the big leagues, it's 60-feet, six inches."
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Productivity in a Pill? The Risks of Misusing ADHD Drugs
Adderall is a prescription stimulant that contains both amphetamine and dextroamphetamine, powerful stimulants that treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but can be addictive and dangerous if misused. Like many medications, some people use Adderall inappropriately, unaware of the serious dangers of taking the drug outside of medical supervision.
Students and workers looking for an extra dose of energy and focus so they can put in longer hours on a stressful job are particularly tempted to naively misuse this powerful stimulant. Here are some of the facts on the extent of the dangers of Adderall addiction.
A rising trend:
A story published in the New York Times on April 18, 2015 found that although no current statically data exists, antidotal evidence suggests Adderall abuse and addiction is a growing problem. The article quoted several heads of rehab centers, as well as users themselves who feel like they need the drug in order to function in their jobs.
A 2013 report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that emergency room visits caused by overdosing on prescription stimulants tripled from 2005 to 2011. Furthermore, between 2010 and 2012, the people entering an addiction recovery program specifically for stimulants rose by 15 percent.
In today's competitive, non-stop work environment, many workers feel the pressure to sleep less and increase their productivity. They may turn to Adderall because they feel pressured to work harder and have more energy.
For a task that might otherwise feel tedious, the stimulant can increase attention and motivation. While it might not really improve concentration or your ability to observe new information, it can create the appearance of more productivity.
Of course, there are many people who need Adderall to treat ADHD and have found it to be enormously helpful to control impulses and concentrate on tasks. Medical doctors are expected to conduct a thorough testing into someone's condition before prescribing a low dosage and carefully monitoring its effects. However, there are many people, who either lie to doctors or buy the drugs illegally from others, and are therefore unaware of the dangers that come from overdosing.
People may think that because a doctor prescribes them, that Adderall is safer than illegal drugs with stimulant effects. However, at high doses the drug is very addictive and can have serious side effects.
Like many drugs, using Adderall over time builds tolerance, so that your body no longer responds to a normal dosage, and you must take more to get the same desired effects. What initially felt like a pick-me-up turns into a crutch, without which you feel unable to function, even though continuing to use is harmful.
The Food and Drug Administration recommends that adults avoid taking more than 40 mg dosages per day. However, someone casually taking pills to feel more alert and continue to work hard after inadequate sleep may take significantly more. Overdoses can be extremely risky.
Too much Adderall makes brain becomes over excited, which can raise anxiety and cause hallucinations, a more irritable and impulsive personality. Physically it can even prove deadly, suppressing appetites, raising blood pressure, and causing shortness of breath.
For help:
In whatever work you do, strive to live a balanced life. When you feel yourself getting tired or too stressed to concentrate, take a break and rest.
Then return to the job with renewed rest and presence. Artificially inflating your attention with drugs will not truly expand your limitations, but it can subject your body and mind to significant risk.
If you are misusing ADHD medication, especially if you find yourself taking more than you used to get the same effects, seek help immediately. Although you may feel helpless against your addiction, or unsure how to function in the world without it, there are many people able to help you.


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Velma Eugene Whitfield
Velma Eugene Whitfield, 84, of Clarkton, Mo., died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Born Dec. 20, 1920, in Cottonwood Point, Mo., daughter of the late Henry and Frances Richardson Alexander, she attended the Assembly of God Church.
On Aug. 21, 1939, in Kennett, she married Herman James Whitfield, who preceded her in death on May 17, 2000. She was also preceded in death by one son, Richard James Whitfield; two brothers, Lee and Roy Smith and four sisters, Viola and Lottie Pate, Essie Brown and Mary Daniels.
Survivors include four daughters, Mary Frances McDonald and husband, L.D., of Haleyville, Ala., Glenda Freeman and husband, Jerry, of Phoenix, Ariz., Nancy Johnson and husband, Dewayne, of Parma, Idaho and Marcia Thornberry and husband, Frankie, of Clarkton, Mo.; one son, Herman Don Whitfield and wife, Stacy, of Kennett; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today, Sunday, Aug. 14, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. James Bolin, David Wigger and Kelly Reed officiating.
Burial will follow at the Stanfield Cemetery near Clarkton.
She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her favorite Bible verse was Matthew 5:9--"Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God."
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The PlayStation 4 has arrived, heralding the arrival of the next generation of consoles. Unless you believe the Wii U has already done that, in which case you're welcome to disregard that last sentence. Reviews have started rolling out for the new console and we've compiled them all here to help you decide if it's worth it to pull the trigger on purchasing one of these fancy new slick black rhombuses.
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"But the PlayStation 4's focus on gaming — and only gaming — is undermined by a distinct lack of compelling software. That failing is sure to improve — better games and more of them will appear on the PlayStation 4 — but right now, this is a game console without a game to recommend it. Early adopters of the PS4 this fall are buying potential energy. We're just waiting for a place to spend it."
"Looks vary of course, but Killzone: Shadow Fall and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag both stand out as especially impressive in that category. There's no missing the dazzling shadow and lighting effects, the intensity of detail and contrasting colors -- games look significantly better on the PlayStation 4 than even last-gen latecomers like BioShock Infinite and The Last of Us."
"Sony has vaulted us into the next generation with style, delivering a powerful system that's sleek, speedy, and most importantly, user friendly. Even if you don't plan on picking up many PS4 games at launch, the system feels like an affordable and worthwhile investment that will do right by early adopters. As long as your PS4 doesn't cook itself, the two of you should get along just fine as you embark on the journey into the eight console generation."
"Beyond that, take a look at the launch line-up before you go about and buy anything. If you don't need to play Battlefield 4 or Call of Duty: Ghosts on a next gen console right freaking now, you can stand to wait. You've still got some time before the really fun stuff, the potential system-sellers (Infamous: Second Son, Destiny, Metal Gear Solid 5, etc etc) start coming out. And in general, waiting a year or so on a new console isn't the worst thing in the world; games will be more sophisticated, graphics will be better, maybe you'll even probably see a price drop if you wait long enough. Just saying."
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"The PS4 seems like it'll be a hell of a console, but it's mostly potential and a bunch of new tools in need of some awesome games for them to work on. I think you'll want one eventually. But, cool as the PS4 is, a lack of a must-play game means you can afford to wait. Do you need to have a PS4? Not yet."
"Crucially, PS4 is a powerful system with a terrific controller. For gamers, that's all that matters. The OS is fast and supports multitasking just like Xbox One. However, it's clear that many other features need to be improved upon. Voice recognition is an afterthought, and sharing needs to be fleshed out much more. And while PS4 may be designed for gamers, Sony cannot forget that PlayStation is also an "all-in-one" entertainment destination for most. In terms of media capabilities, PS4 is a huge step backwards from PS3. Given the $400 entry fee, gamers should expect--nay, demand--better out of their next-gen console."
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Airport Show is your dedicated platform to target the world's fastest growing and highly lucrative airport and airline market.
Why Airport Show?
Top 7 reasons to EXHIBIT at Airport Show 2017
1– It offers real business opportunities
The 17th edition of the Airport Show is the ultimate B2B platform for companies to showcase their airport and aviation-related products and services across seven sectors: Airport Build and Installations, Airfield Construction and Installations, Airport Operations, Airport Security, Airport Technology and IT, Ground Support Equipment and Services, and Air Traffic Management.
In addition to a world-class exhibition, Airport Show offers unequalled high-quality business and networking opportunities for participants. The Airport Show 2017 will be co-located with the 5th Global Airport Leaders' Forum and 4th edition of World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo Middle East.
Global Airports Leaders' Forum (GALF) is a high-level conference that brings together top decision-makers from aviation regulators, airports, airlines, manufacturers, academia and other aviation stakeholders from around the world. They will meet to explore best practices, collaborate and establish clear legislative frameworks, policy priorities, transparent governance systems and effective funding strategies to accommodate the region's aviation growth.
World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo Middle East (WTCEME) is the largest dedicated platform for the travel catering industry in the Middle East, Africa and Indian sub-continent. World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo Middle East will help leading global suppliers, caterers and experts tap into the opportunities presented by its booming aviation catering business, thus ensuring the sector mirrors the growth and success of the region's aviation industry.
2 – It is your ideal platform for seeking a share of the US$170+ billion regional airport development market
GCC: Gearing up as the World's Newest Travel Hub
An investment of USD$170+ billion in airport and related infrastructure developments is projected to go into the Middle East aviation industry as regional governments, specifically in the GCC, take on international competition to position themselves as the new global travel hubs.
With two-thirds of world population within just eight hours flying distance, the GCC states are competing to enrich the travel experience of an estimated 400 million passengers who will be passing through their airports by 2020 and currently investing billions of dollars in aviation industry specifically airport infrastructure to ensure seamless and safer passenger and freight movement.
*Source: Nadd Al Shiba, The World Via Gulf – GCC airports emerging as the world's newest travel hubs, May 2013.
As industry players shift their goals from building bigger airports to acquiring the latest technologies in enhancing the passenger experience, more opportunities for companies to grab their share of this ever changing and challenging market.
3 – It introduces 2 dedicated areas to highlight the increasing regional demand in these sectors
4 – It is a well-established event dedicated to industry professionals from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region
The Airport Show is in its 17th year - a well-established aviation event dedicated to industry professionals from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia regions.
It attracted 7,166 aviation professionals in 2016, including 200 high-profile hosted buyers from 60 regional aviation authorities in 18 countries, and 1,624 meetings were conducted onsite.
The Airport Show is a premier aviation event in the region and offers an excellent opportunity for international brands looking to break into the GCC aviation market.
Reed Exhibitions has built up an extensive and qualified database of engineers, aviation and airport officials, thought leaders, project managers, VIPs and high-net-worth individuals and government agencies that attend the Airport Show as their one-stop procurement event each year.
5 – It enjoys the continued support from the government of Dubai and key associations and institutions in the regional and international aviation industry
Airport Show established a strong relationship with industry associations to develop and foster strong relationships and partnerships with local suppliers, industry associations, key media channels and influential government bodies.
Airport Show is continuously supported by aviation authorities, including Dubai Airports, Dubai Aviation City Corporation and Dubai Civil Aviation Authority.
It enjoys the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline Group.
Year on year, Airport Show welcomes delegations from key international associations representing Germany, UK, France, The Netherlands, Switzerland and Denmark.
6 – In addition to a world-class exhibition, it offers an unequaled combination of high-quality business and networking opportunities to participants
The Business Connect Programme maximises on establishing solid networking and business relations by connecting airport authorities and contractors (hosted buyers) with exhibitors. Hosted buyers are mega project owners who attend the Airport Show to source new products and learn about new technologies and services.
Women in Aviation: In 2016, Women in Aviation, an international non-profit organisation, mounted a photo exhibition, held a networking, education and mentoring session, and presented scholarship opportunities for Middle Eastern women looking for careers in the aviation and aerospace industries.
7 – It provides flexible participation options that allow exhibitors to choose the ideal package
Pavilion packages are on offer for those who would like to be grouped with companies from the same countries. The 2017 show will feature seven national or geographic pavilions from Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Turkey and North America.
Bundle offers are available with stand bookings, such as a customised mix of online and print advertising opportunities.
Exhibitors enjoy the support and constant assistance from pre-booking to post-show participation from a highly competent team of event organisers and promoters who are experienced at running events in the Middle East.
Please contact Raed El Forkh at firstname.lastname@example.com for enquiries about customised participation options at the Airport Show 2017.
Airport Show is the perfect place to exhibit or source the latest technology, learn about emerging trends, network with decision-makers and get first-hand knowledge about the region's airport expansion and modernisation programmes. Book your stand today.
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Jammu: A class XII student was injured after she was allegedly slapped by a co-passenger in a bus when she objected to his lewd comments on her, in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kahsmir, police said.
"The girl has received injuries on her face, she was taken to the hospital where she received three stitches," a police officer said.
He said that the girl was travelling in a bus when a co-passenger started passing lewd comments towards her. "She objected to the comments to which the co passenger hit her hard on the face, right now we are not sure if he stabbed her on hit her with his fist," the officer said.
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Video: Building Relationships Through Cultural Awareness
Published: Monday 7th November 2016
Cassandra Gibbs is a Cultural Mentor at Yalbalinga Indigenous Higher Education Unit on Strathfield campus. In this edition of workLIFE@ACU, Casandra talks about her transition from an ACU student to becoming a staff member. She explains how ACU's support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is making a difference to the lives of students, and more broadly within communities.
You can make a difference
Learn how you can play a role in promoting participation equity by contributing to a culturally-supportive environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at ACU. Participate in an upcoming Cultural Awareness workshop in November or December. Staff are also encouraged to review the University's employment strategy.
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The workshop covers the following topics and activities that help facilitate a culturally inclusive and safe space:
- Defining cultural awareness in our workplace
- Cultural appreciation and cultural perspectives
- Culture, kinship and community and our workplace
- How Government policy and legislation has shaped contemporary culture
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For the 1943-44 season, the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association was to award the Provincial Senior Championship, the Pattison Cup,
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|hey, hat einer von euch zufällig irgendetwas über "the adding machine" von elmer rice. irgendeine interpretation oder sowas, besonders von der szene wo er im gefängnis sitzt?könnte ich gerade gut gebrauchen
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|ich weiß nicht ob dir das was bringt, is von sonner HP aber ich kopier einfach mal...
I had been searching for this movie for over a decade after seeing it on late night TV in the 1980's. I finally had the opportunity to see it again on one of my satellite's movie channels. Although my memory was sketchy, I remembered it as an odd but intriguing commentary on life.
This movie stars Milo O'Shea as Mr. Zero, a man who lives on the periphery of life. Phyllis Diller, in a rare dramatic role, plays his harpy of a wife. Mr. Zero's only distraction from her shrewish tyranny lies in his fascination with the woman of ill repute working in a room across from their bedroom window. When Mrs. Zero finds him spying on her, she forces him to report her to the police. Thus, he is forced to personally cut off his only avenue of escape.
At work, he has spent 25 meaningless years adding columns of numbers, with the aid of Daisy Devore, played by Billie Whitelaw. Zero has been so shrunken by his life that he can't even admit to himself that he is attracted to Daisy.
His boss, who can't remember Zero's name even after being reminded of it, announces that Zero's reward for his years of faithful service is to be replaced by an adding machine. Later that evening, during a dreary gathering of acquaintances in their apartment, Zero is arrested for the murder of his boss.
After his trial and conviction, Zero is executed and finds himself in Heaven. Nothing is as he expects it to be in the afterlife and Zero must now examine his beliefs and his own character. Has he learned anything from his experiences, or will he spend eternity constrained by his own shortcomings?
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|Mich würde mal geren interesieren um was das buch handelt. ich abe soviel mitbekommedas das buch englisch ist. kan mir da jemadnhelen?
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@koduckgirl What we did is only underexpose both the roll. It was an Agfa Vista 100 so I exposed it at 200 and Furn did the same. :) Wanna try with me? ;)