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The new playground design on Tom Sawyer Island at Amelia Earhart Park opened in February 2015 to rave reviews. According to Karen, the playground is well-used and everyone is excited about the completed project. "People come on weekends to spend the day at Amelia Earhart Park, and the Island has become a real prominent feature once again," she said. "The new playground equipment has given new life to the space."
"I've been designing playgrounds for a long time," Karen explained. "Place making is all about recognizing the history of the space, and you build from there. We focused on making this about nature play because we recognize that our kids really do have a nature deficiency. We hope the new playground, along with our existing recreation programming, will instill a love of nature to a new generation."


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Optical Image Stabilization coming to the rear camera on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3?
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We've shown you a video showing off the Optical Image Stabilization technology on the Nokia Lumia 928; the clip displayed a video taken by the phone while it was attached to a remote control copter. Instead of jumping all over the place, you would have thought that the smooth video was filmed using a tripod...
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1. polrt (banned) (Posts: 73; Member since: 04 Dec 2012)
Samsung is such a copycat company but they always fail to copycat quality
3. polrt (banned) (Posts: 73; Member since: 04 Dec 2012)
2012 Lumia 920 OIS - samsung copycat- 2013 on Note 3
2012 Lumia 920 super sensitive screern - samsung copycat - 2013 on S4
2012 Xperia Z Water resistant - samsung copycat - 2013 soon on S4
19. Rehankhan (Posts: 323; Member since: 24 Oct 2012)
2011 Samsung GT-N7000 5.3 inches - nokia copycat- on 2014 nokia phablet
22. user996 (Posts: 221; Member since: 25 Feb 2013)
such an idiot :D
137. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Says the idiot™
146. user996 (Posts: 221; Member since: 25 Feb 2013)
you're god of idiots
27. TheBitterTruth (unregistered)
Lol. This is the worst and lamest logic I have ever seen.
32. TheBitterTruth (unregistered)
2009 - February Nokia released N86 with Amoled screen. Samsung copied and announced first Lagaxy S with Amoled.
Who is copying now?
34. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Samsung produces amoled screens....
35. TheBitterTruth (unregistered)
So what?
I am telling him that who is copying.
Nokia was the first to use super sensitive touch, OIS, Amoled and wireless charging
38. HDShatter (Posts: 1021; Member since: 17 Jan 2013)
The PS4 was announced first. The xbox one shares some of the features that the ps4 has like playing games. Copycat.
People that say Company are copycats are retards, get over yourselfs already every company copies every other company to beat them and make their products more appealing. That is competition not copying.
41. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
So Samsung is copying a product that where not even great sellers? Then every company is copying IBM for making a smartphone, or Motorola for making a phone, I see people complaining about lack of good cameras on android and when a company decides to add a good camera the they are a "copy cat" but then probably Nokia copied android for adding NFC to a smartphone or making big screens or for using dual core, or what about that "action shot" that looks similar to "drama shot"?
54. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
cpu's are being made by "outside" manufacturers (except exynos which, as gsmeran has just prooved is nothing extraoridanry compared to snap 600). They're just using parts, like lenovo, pentagram, zte and bunch of others. They take parts and put them together. Then adding android and voila, you've got a phone.
Nokia has invented most of mobile technology currently used in cellphones. That's the difference.
61. SleepingOz (unregistered)
"(except exynos which, as gsmeran has just prooved is nothing extraoridanry compared to snap 600)"
"As far as synthethic benchmarks are concerned there isn't too much of a difference between the Octa and Snapdragon 600 versions of Samsung's best droid yet. WE SUSPECT THIS IS ON PURPOSE - Samsung wanted to guarantee that devs can expect the exact same level of performance form the Galaxy S4, regardless of which version the user has. And they've done an excellent job. But this isn't the best that Cortex-A15 in the Exynos chipset is capable of - we might have to wait until the Galaxy Note III to get a TRUE FEEL FOR ITS PERFOMANCE."
And you seem to forget than the S600 is clocked at 1.9GHz compared to 1.6GHz for the Octa, yet it managed to score slightly higher benchmarks.
148. user996 (Posts: 221; Member since: 25 Feb 2013)
and we have not an ordinary bomb but nuclear in our pockets. 2 days ago there war another explosion of SGS3 so do not expect anything else from exynos
110. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Nokia invented one fraction of mobile tech used on current smartphones,also as far as CDMA phones go its Motorola not Nokia... You know you can literally say moist Nokia phones are also a bunch of parts?
118. tashreef (Posts: 476; Member since: 24 Nov 2012)
first NFC phone made by Nokia, and can you link where you got that data from?
120. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
That's why I used the word smartphone, the actual NFC functionality everyone craves came from smartphones not phones, care to show a Nokia smartphone with NFC before the nexus?
And you want sources?
Motorola's involvement in cellphonehttp://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki
There is also Ericson
147. user996 (Posts: 221; Member since: 25 Feb 2013)
written without any thinking. and nokia was first with NFC
100. Klevis88 (Posts: 12; Member since: 15 May 2013)
That is so desperate. But I guess screen sizes is the only thing Samsung can innovate.
39. SleepingOz (unregistered)
Because nokia invented OIS and super sensitive screen and Sony invented waterproof phone, right?
40. HDShatter (Posts: 1021; Member since: 17 Jan 2013)
Hey this motherboard also copied the Xpeira Z because its waterproof and dust resistant.
44. TheBitterTruth (unregistered)
I am just stating all these facts because of his lame attempts to bash Nokia. He said,
"2011 Samsung GT-N7000 5.3 inches - nokia copycat- on 2014 nokia phablet"
Whats now?
49. SleepingOz (unregistered)
What now? Well, based on your logic, nokia copied drama shot from Samsung. And every smartphone oem copied IBM. lol
64. TheBitterTruth (unregistered)
Everybody is copying each other. Thats all.
74. SleepingOz (unregistered)
Yet you're the one calling Samsung a copycat.
Ah, such an hypocrite, aren't you?!
101. Klevis88 (Posts: 12; Member since: 15 May 2013)
What are these innovations that Samsung has introduced? Samsung smartphones have the same capabilities with the Chinese ones. Very small difference. It is not hard to put 2 GB of RAM and a Snapdragon S600 in a smartphone. It is hard on the other hand to produce new microphones that eliminate all distortion, OIS, Puremotion HD+ so that the refresh rate of the screen is 60Hz, new antennas etc. Samsung is just an assembler like Foxcon, they assemble parts together and put on it the software of another company.
111. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Not really, they keep adding stuff to their devices like the health related stuff or the new camera modes
149. user996 (Posts: 221; Member since: 25 Feb 2013)
no. explosives like exynos CPU
155. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
And this is related how?


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Henryk Gudas learned basic carpentry skills from his family, which also taught him the construction trade and general business skills. He approaches each new job with confidence in his ability to coordinate the many elements of both commercial and residential construction projects. Gudas communicates comfortably and effectively with all stakeholders in a project, including architects, designers, engineers, craftsmen, and, most importantly, clients.
A dedicated family man, Henryk Gudas looks forward to the time he can spend with his children. He also stays active through recreational activities such as swimming, kayaking, and bicycle riding. Also a world traveler, he enjoys sampling the variety cuisines the world has to offer.
Types of Building Ventilation Systems
A builder and general contractor, Henryk Gudas has extensive knowledge of building construction. When working on a project, Henryk Gudas considers many factors that are important to the building's energy efficiency and practicality. One of these factors is the building's ventilation system.
A good ventilation system helps maintain air quality inside the building. It should be effective as well as energy efficient. There are a number of ventilation systems that are commonly used in buildings.
With an exhaust system, the air inside the building is depressurized, and air enters the home passively through vents. Some advantages of this type of system are that it is relatively inexpensive and simple to install. It works well in cold climates, but does not work as well in warmer climates, where moist air drawn into wall cavities may cause damage.
Another type of system is a supply system. This type of system uses a fan to pressurize the building and force outside air inside. It is relatively inexpensive and easy to install, and it provides greater control than exhaust systems. However, it does not reduce moisture in incoming air, and therefore might cause moisture issues, especially in colder climates. Outside air might need to be mixed with indoor air before entering a room in order to prevent drafts.
A balanced system strives to remove air from the building and introduce new air into the building equally. It reduces some problems associated with the previous two systems, but is often more expensive to install. In addition to these options, other ventilation options may be available. A building expert can help determine the best choice for a particular building.


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Susquehanna Says Buy Nike: 'The Sleeping Giant Has Awoken'
Nike (NKE) is lower Tuesday, part of the broader market's slump, but Susquehanna expects the stock to regain its footing soon.
Analyst Sam Poser initiated coverage of Nike with a Positive rating and a $63 price target.
He writes that the 16% pullback in the stock in 2016 is a rare chance to buy into a "world class" stock that's well placed in the athletic footwear cycle.
He acknowledges that competition from Adidas (ADDYY) and Under Armour (UA) are real, but he sees the recent losses as a temporary issue, as Nike has skillful and forceful response to challenges in its DNA. He calls the company's innovation pipeline compelling, and likes the fact that average selling prices are improving and the company has been doing share repurchases.
All of which means the "sleeping giant has awoken." Details from his note:
Over the last 5 years NKE has traded on average at a P/E of 20.9x the out year. The near-term investor focus has been squarely on a slowdown in NA futures orders to 1% in 1Q17, but we urge investors to look past the noise. Yes, NKE may have underestimated Adidas' momentum in recent months, but history has taught us that: 1) NKE rarely remains complacent for very long, and 2) after other periods of investor angst (Mar-Sep 2002, Jan-Aug 2006, May-July 2012), the stock has responded favorably within 6 months, rallying an average of ~24%. We also contend that the slowdown in future orders is less relevant, as NKE is purposely managing supply more carefully and DTC is growing at a 20%+ clip. Fundamentally, $50 billion in annual revenue by 2020 remains highly visible, in our view. For perspective, despite a $3 billion FX headwind over the last 5 years, NKE still managed to grow reported revenue at a ~10% CAGR, or ~12% FX adjusted.
Nike is down 0.5% to $51.55 in recent trading.


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Uncirculated Details 1865 Two Cent Piece - Questionable Color
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- Sold Date: Mar 01, 2016
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Uncirculated 1865 Two Cent Piece - Absolutely hammered strike, nearly mark free and good eye appeal. But to me, the color just doesn't seem right. Calling this an Uncirculated Details coin - questionable color. Images are accurate - shipping to Canada $7


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Wine Downtown
Wine Downtown is a progressive wine tasting at our participating businesses downtown.
When: Thursday, April 20th.
5PM - 7PM Wine Tasting.
7PM - 9PM after party at Gumtree Museum of Art.
Participating Businesses: Blairhaus, Crave, Farmhouse, About The South, MLM, The Caron Gallery, Bailey Diane, Spring Street Cigars, Main Attraction and Willow Bride.
Presented by: Trustmark National Bank
Ticket Prices: $30 in advance and $35 at the door (as available)
You can purchase them at the DTMSA office or click here to purchase on Event Brite.
Payment accepted: cash or check. Credit Card payments accepted at The Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association's office.
Starting Point: Trustmark National Bank. Turn your ticket in for a wine glass, passport and map.
How it works: Once you get your wine glass, you will use that to sample wine and hor d'oeuvres at participating locations. After you have your passport stamped at each location, that becomes your ticket to enter the after party at Gumtree Museum of Art. At the museum, you will enjoy complementary hor d'oeuvres, live music and a cash bar.
Additional Questions: Call the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association at 662-841-6598.


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*NEWS*XEROX's MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
*NEWS*XEROX's MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
2006-05-16 at 11:34:00 am #15459
Xerox's centre of missed opportunities
Xerox takes sharper strategy on research
Founded in 1970 before the dawn of personal computing, Palo Alto Research Center (Parc) has a venerable role in the annals of Silicon Valley. A research centre of US copier maker Xerox, Parc is credited with inventing the mouse, Ethernet, the laser printer and other landmark technology.
Those milestones are proudly chronicled on a wall exhibit within Parc's offices in Palo Alto in the hills near Stanford University.Yet the exhibit, complete with timeline and mounted gadgets, also reflects a track record of missed business opportunities.Parc has been criticised for failing to commercialise its innovations, letting them flounder or fizzle. Much to Parc's chagrin, others have gone on to create wildly successful businesses based on similar technology a few years later.The now extinct "ParcTab" predated the Palm Pilot by eight years. Apple Macintosh's graphical user interface, which marked a sea change for personal computers, was heavily inspired by Parc's innovations.
Now Parc is trying to prove it can launch technology that can thrive outside its walls and not just hang decoratively on them."In the past, creating new knowledge was enough," said Mark Bernstein, president and director of Parc. "Now, it's 'How can my work matter to the business?'"Parc began overlaying a sharper business strategy on to research when Xerox spun off the centre as a wholly-owned subsidiary in 2002.Now Parc is generating revenue by forming partnerships with corporate sponsors, government and research institutions, as well as incubating businesses and leveraging intellectual property.The move is part of Xerox's larger push to expand beyond the boxes – printers and copiers – that its brand is synonymous with as it pushes into technology services.The corporate overhaul also applied to Parc, which has cast a wider net for innovative research. New partnerships includes a collaboration with biomedical centre Scripps Research Institute in San Diego to develop ways to identify cancer cells using laser scanning technology similar to that found in Xerox printers.This year Parc teamed up with with SolFocus, maker of low-cost solar energy systems. SolFocus is a start-up with just a handful of employees, but the alliance harnesses resources for research in the hot area of energy efficiency.Parc has cultivated government partnerships, such as a subcontract with US space agency NASA to develop robots for space exploration. It has also signed multi-year contracts with research sponsors such as Japanese IT company Fujitsu to develop "ubiquitous computing" sensors for use in retail, health care and transportation. Parc's shift was spurred by Anne Mulcahy, who became chief executive of Xerox in 2001.Ms Mulcahy has pulled Xerox back from the brink of bankruptcy, slashed jobs and restructured operations to return Xerox to profitability. A revamp of Parc was part of the company's turnround plan.Parc's revenues from sponsor contracts were virtually non-existent a few years ago but now generate about $30m annually.Parc's new partnerships offer a chance to innovate beyond Xerox's traditional realm of office equipment, but ties to its parent remain firm.Although Xerox has aggressively cut costs as part of its turnaround, it spends about $940m annually on research, or about 6 per cent of total revenue, in several global development centres. More than $50m of Parc's budget comes from Xerox.Parc contends that Xerox's legacy of understanding how technology is used by customers differentiates it from academic research centres.Critics say that in the past, Parc spun off businesses prematurely without fully understanding the markets they entered.Now Parc is in discussions with venture capitalists about how to push projects forward. Sometimes "venturing is the most efficient way to get technology into the world", says Mr Bernstein


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Top Teachers: Todd Ritter
By Patty Kruszewski, Citizen Managing Editor 02/18/11
It was a circuitous path that led Todd Ritter to his job teaching drama and technical theatre at Henrico High.
But after 11 years, he still views it as "the best job in the world."
Prior to teaching, during his 15 years in professional theatre, he noticed that student volunteers or interns were often the hardest workers at the theaters where he spent time. "Their wide-eyed appreciation for theatre was always so refreshing," he recalled.
When he moved to Richmond, Ritter was asked to be the guest artist at the Center for the Arts and immensely enjoyed working with the students there. After two years, the previous teacher moved on, and suggested Ritter apply for the job.
Today, he sees artistic endeavor and study as the glue that holds education together.
"Without art education, we lose perspective. Art can be the spark in a child that brings them back to their desks the next day."
In many respects, said Ritter, his job entails helping parents and students understand that "art does not occur in a vacuum," and that playwrights, artist, dancers and songwriters are influenced by the world and events around them.
"We as artists cannot help but let the outside world mold what we do as artists," he said. "Therefore, it is essential to study history and other art forms in order to gain perspective."
One of his favorite teaching memories, in fact, involved a sophomore who came running into his class many years ago.
"Mr. Ritter!" the student said. "We were talking about the Greeks in history today, and I completely understood what the teacher was talking about because of your lectures last year!"
Another thing he enjoys about the job is working with "my fellow teachers – some of the most dedicated and passionate teachers that I have ever met." Among the role models who have inspired him in college and beyond, he said, is the center's past director, Lee Hanchey.
"If I can do half the things that she accomplished as a teacher, I know I will be a success," he said.
Parents, he said, have also made his job much easier; some are so "fiercely loyal" that they continue to support and help him years after their child has graduated.
On the other hand, there are many parents he has never met, or has only met at graduation – even though in many cases he has worked with their child for four years.
He can't help wishing that more parents understood how crucial it is to be involved all the way through high school.
"As a father of two very young children," he said, "I already understand where they are coming from. By the time your child reaches high school you have served on enough committees, bought enough wrapping paper and baked enough cookies for two lifetimes.
"But as a high school teacher I wish they could hold on for just a few more years."
High school students may be young adults, but they still need guidance and encouragement – as evidenced by the senior whose mind he changed about college.
"[The student] felt that they didn't stand a chance of getting in, but after much persuasion, they tried and got accepted.
"Whenever I think back to that moment," said Ritter, "I know that I made a difference, and I use that feeling to drive me when I get really stressed at work."
McEachin to host Henrico town hall meeting
Citizen Staff Reports 08/20/2017 General NewsGovernment
U.S. Congressman Donald McEachin (VA-4th District) will host a town hall meeting Aug. 29 at the Eastern Government Center, 3820 Nine Mile Road in Henrico. The event will run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public. McEachin will address issues raised by attendees and provide details about services available through his office. > Read more.
Nonprofit awards $38k in book scholarships
Citizen Staff Reports 08/20/2017 General NewsNon-Profits
The KLM Scholarship Foundation awarded more than $38,000 in book scholarships to 36 students during its 2017 Book Scholarship Awards Ceremony at Linwood Holton Elementary School in Richmond Aug. 5. The students will attend 14 Virginia colleges in the fall. Each has excelled academically, maintaining a 3.0 GPA or better, while demonstrating strong community leadership qualities.
WWBT/NBC12 Raycom Media Vice President and General Manager Kym Grinnage was the guest speaker. > Read more.
Dave Peppler, pastor
By Ashley Luck, Special to the Citizen 08/20/2017 General NewsReligion
Dave Peppler, pastor of Chamberlayne Baptist Church, remembers the epiphany he had on a cold afternoon in northern Ohio when God gave him a sense of direction, after he had been wondering what life had in store for him. It was then that he knew that he wanted to become a pastor and serve God.
Peppler, a Delaware native who grew up in Ohio, was ordained in Brownsboro, Ky. in 1998, but his education didn't end there. > Read more.
International goals
Citizen Staff Reports 08/18/2017 FeaturesGeneral News
A group of youth soccer players – most from Henrico – and local soccer coaches spent a week in Kazakhstan this month as part of a VCU Center for Sport Leadership program.
The group's trip to Astana, Kazakhstan was made possible by a $700,000 grant awarded to CSL Executive Director Carrie LeCrom by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs through its Sports Diplomacy Division. > Read more.
Henrico promotional company changes name
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A certain new trend has impacted me and a business I am familiar with.
This new trend in marketing that I am elaborating about today is one that I am sure many consumers can relate to. Seth Godin refers to this trend as "Amplification of the Voice of The Consumer ad Independent Authorities." What does that even mean, you ask?
Well, think about the words that the statement is comprised of. First example, amplification. This means that consumers are offering a louder, perhaps in this case, more powerful and demanding, voice to businesses. Contrary to the past, consumers won't take "No" for an answer. They want their issues to be fixed and they think they deserve to have it fixed NOW.
Also, businesses are not just responsible for customer experience during the time of purchase. Businesses are realizing more and more that their responsibilities become more significant after a purchase is made.
This trend reminds me of an interesting scenario that my family and I are actually experiencing at this moment. For background, it is important to know that my family and I co-own, run, and maintain a mid-sized construction corporation in New York City. This trend of the amplification of consumer voice has dramatically changed the expectations of us and contractors.
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District Congress president and Lok Sabha member Adhir Chowdhury claimed today that he had spoken to Union health minister Sushma Swaraj, who expressed concern over the deaths. I spoke to her over phone and she promised to send joint secretary Ashok Gupta to look into the fever, Chowdhury said. His party has called a 12-hour bandh in the district on Friday.
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Author's Note: Yes so I don't even know what this is. I only fell into the OUAT fandom a few weeks ago (and fell hardcore) due to the Hook/Emma ship, and after feverishly watching all the episodes and reading Tumblr and fanfiction and everything else, the plot bunnies attacked me in a killer swarm at 3am this morning. I'm probably going to give priority to my other major ongoing project, The North Remembers, but if I don't get the ball rolling on this, it's never going to leave me alone. I own no characters, scenes, situations, etc; it all belongs to ABC and I am just playing with it while their back is turned. O January, why art thou so far away?
It is, however, totally my fault if this is terrible.
Prologue: The Deals I've Made
The only thing darker than the forbidding forest road was the man who waited at the end of it. She knew that, she knew that, and yet she continued to fly down it at a full gallop, skirts streaming out behind her in the night as she bent low over her horse's neck. Branches and twigs whipped at her face, the moon slid in and out behind a gauzy veil of clouds, and somewhere – not close, not far – she could hear a wolf howling. The sound might have made her shiver, but considering the business she was proposing to transact, a wolf was a pitifully small thing in comparison. There were dark tales of a pack of them roaming the woods, a big male and his brothers and his bitch, and she told herself that if she failed, it would not matter if they found her. They could tear her apart. It would be a more merciful fate.
The road bent sharply up ahead, vanishing behind a high outcrop, and Cora hauled on the reins, curbing her spirited filly hard into the turn. Her brown curls tumbled in her eyes, but she didn't dare to let go to push them away; she had never liked or trusted horses or those who liked and trusted them, but she was putting that aside in the urgency of her errand tonight. Therefore, she hurtled the last few hundred feet almost blind, crackling and crashing and otherwise causing an uproar that really should have brought the wolves down on her. But she just managed to glimpse the unholy blue glimmer of magic, dancing and glimmering around the clearing. Nobody, not even beasts, would come here. Except the one I seek.
Cora, gasping, managed to wrestle the horse to a halt, and remained in the saddle for a few more moments, then slid overboard, knees watery. She smoothed her tousled skirts and threw her head back, attempting to look as confident and devil-may-care as she could, as commanding. She cleared her throat. Now it came to it.
"Dark One," she said, her voice falling eerily flat among the trees. "I summon you."
She waited, tensely alert.
Nothing happened.
Trying to disguise her speeding heartbeat, Cora clenched her fists. "Dark One!" she repeated, louder and more angrily. She didn't have the knife, if she did she might well plunge it into his heart and never have to beg for help for anyone again. "I summon – "
"Well, you don't have to shout, dearie," a voice drawled, directly behind her. "I'm right here."
Cora spun around, stifling an outcry just in time. He was indeed standing right there, where a moment ago there'd been nothing but dust and shadows, leaning against a tree and smiling innocently at her – although innocent was the last word that could or should be used to describe him, this demented little gremlin with his filed black teeth and mad, laughing eyes, the dirty hair and tattered leather vest and the unearthly golden sparkle to his skin. But he was more than some strange will-o-the-wisp, a traveler passing by her in the night. He'd come after all. And now he takes his price.
"Dark One," she said, inclining her head and smiling, as if she was welcoming him to her drawing room and doing so with proper female graces. "I have need of you."
"Usually those who come to me do, dearie." He tittered, a high, manic sound. "It gets rather. . . hmm. . . boring listening to all those tender pleas. O help me, Dark One! O grant me riches, Dark One! O save me from this dreadful dull old man that I hate, Dark One!" He cut off abruptly and took a few mincing steps around her, examining her from every angle. "Is that what you've come to ask me about? A man? Hmm?"
Cora hated that he'd seen through her so easily. "I've come. . . on behalf of my marriage, yes," she was forced to admit. "I have contracted a betrothal with a young man of quality, one Lord Henry Mills. We will be very – "
"Very happy, yes," the Dark One finished. "With many years of happiness and a dozen fat children. I wish you well of it, dearie, but I can't see what it's a thing to do with me. Good evening." He started to retreat back into the trees.
"Wait!" Cora lunged after him. "You didn't let me finish!"
"My time is valuable, dearie. I've none of it to spare to throw rice at your wedding. Good evening." His silhouette was barely distinguishable from the rest of the weird, witchy moonlight.
"I know your name," she gritted out, running after him, making as good time as she could in a long, cumbersome skirt. "You had better not walk away from me. Rumplestiltskin."
There was a long, fraught pause. Then he turned back to her. "Had I not?" he said softly, and there was something different in his voice. "Why?"
"Because, as I said, you did not let me finish. Henry is the son of a great and terrible man, a. . ." She hesitated. "A wizard of wonderful power. He is so rich that he lives in a city built entirely of emerald, glass and jewels and gold. He is feared by all, and nobody gets in to see him, ever. Henry is the heir to all that, and I am a. . ."
"A foundling," Rumplestiltskin interrupted, completing her sentence again. He leered at her. "A poor little orphan girl who doesn't know her real parents, taken in and raised by a kindly but skint woodcutter and his wife, a kindly but lazy woodcutter who can't seem to stop having accidents with that enchanted ax of his. Such a shoddy piece of work. I wonder who could have possibly sold it to him. Your dear father will be made half of tin if he keeps this up."
"I'm not a fool, Rumplestiltskin." Cora moved closer. "I know who sold it to him."
The inhuman eyes gazed back at her, wide and unblinking. "Do you, dearie?" The threat in the soft voice was lethal enough to fell a dragon. "Do I recall giving you leave to call me by my name? And what, pray, does this entire woebegone tale have anything to do with your stated purpose for summoning me, namely your wedding?"
"Everything. We are betrothed, but we can't get married, our families will not permit it. And if we don't, I'll be ruined, I'll stay a – "
"Penniless little waif forever?"
"Would you stop doing that?" she hissed.
"Can I help that you wear your ambition so. . . noisily?" Rumplestiltskin tittered again. "So what is it you want? Twoo Wuv to make everything right and prevail against all obstacles? In which case, dearie, you're flat out of luck. As I've told to everyone who ever asks for it, true love is the one potion that cannot be bottled, the one magic that cannot be contrived, and if you were hoping I'd have a drop of it to spare, I'm terribly sorry but no."
He made as if to walk away a third time, then stopped. "Yet as it happens, dearie," he remarked, "I've been wanting a word with this so-called wizard for quite some time. And I notice you haven't said a thing about truly loving this Henry of yours, just desiring his money. That is the sort of honest villainy I can do business with. Do you love him?"
Cora bit her lip. "I want to marry him, yes."
"I said honest, dearie." He snapped his fingers.
"I don't want to live in that miserable little hovel with my foolish oaf of a father and my shrew of a mother, if that's what you mean!" she flared. "So far as I'm concerned, that ax was the best thing that happened to us – maybe he'll soon be made of tin all over and then I won't have to listen to his moaning and groaning any more. They're not even my real parents. I know you can help me. I'll give you anything."
"Anything?" He giggled. "Now we're talking. So, then. You and your dearly beloved Henry wish to become attached in matrimony, but are prevented by the inconsiderate objections of both his great and terrible father and your clumsy half-tin one? Thus also prevented from improving your worldly fortunes?"
"Well then. What a simple, simple matter. If you charm them and steal their hearts, they'd have no choice but to let you two be married."
"But you just said – "
"That true love could not be purchased at any price? I did, didn't I?" The grotesque little man beamed insincerely at her. "And yet, I said nothing about hearts. The expression, you see, is meant most literally. You steal them. The hearts. Beating from their very chests. And once you have that person's heart in your control, they have to do anything you wish. Otherwise you crush – "he made an explanatory gesture – "them like so much powder. And they're gone. Done for. Life and death in your hands. That's what you have to do."
Cora was repulsed. "Crush?"
"Only if you're angry." Rumplestiltskin chucked her under the chin. "Very angry. Now then, dearie. A bargain. I'll teach you how to do this. Generous soul that I am, overcome at the thought of keeping two young souls from their rightful place with each other. It's not very difficult. All it really takes is steely resolve and a general lack of consciousness, which I can see you possess in the any case. And then a quick rip, and all your problems are solved. Take Henry's father's heart. Take your own father's heart. Their objections to your wedding will abruptly cease. Do with your father's whatsoever you wish, but bring the wizard's here to me. A small favor."
"Done," Cora said immediately. "And I – "
"Ah-ah-ah, dearie. I wasn't quite finished either." He smiled. "In exchange for my teaching you how to take hearts, you'll allow me to. . . pop in on you from time to time? A brief visit only. Out of my own paternal feelings. To see how you're doing. Eheehee."
"Yes. You can see me every so often if you like." Cora's mind was already racing ahead. In the life she envisioned, she would indeed see the Dark One regularly, but when she pleased.
"In a looking glass?" He emitted that obnoxious little titter again.
"If you want. Anything." She shrugged impatiently. "Why do you want the wizard's heart?"
"That, dearie, is certainly nothing that I am under any obligation to tell you. But since you are doing me a small service, I daresay I will. This wizard of yours is from a mysterious and peculiar place, and I have a certain interest in following him there. It's. . ." Rumplestiltskin paused for effect. "Nebraska."
Cora frowned. "Nebraska? What on earth is that?"
"Pray you never find out, dearie." Rumplestiltskin quirked his eyebrows. "But I've been searching for a path to that world for a. . . great while. I believe something of great value to me, which was stolen by the fairies, may just have wound up there."
"Ah. Now that would be telling. So then. Is it a deal?"
"It's a deal." Cora held out her hand, expecting a shake.
Rumplestiltskin glanced at it, glanced at her face, and stood so still that she thought he was about to up and vanish on her again. Then suddenly he darted forward, reached for her, his hand moving almost too fast to be seen, and –
Cora stumbled, retching, gasping, as the worst pain she'd ever known flooded up her bones and folded in on a hot, clenching explosion in her chest. Sparks of magic crackled around her, that or the pain driving her to her knees, as she writhed and thrashed uselessly on the ground before him. Glancing up, shaking, she saw the glowing red sac in his hands, the way his fingers caressed it almost tenderly, and felt the pressure mounting in her throat like a scream. "What. . ." she barely managed to choke. "What are you. . ."
"Just showing you how it's done, dearie." He smirked, holding her own heart above her head. "You know, it's careless. Keeping your heart in your chest like that, when any old ruffian could reach in and pluck it out."
"Give it back!"
"I've made you angry now, have I? Good." His obscene little smirk widened. "You'll remember that then, won't you? When it comes time to pull the wizard's heart out, and then your father's. . . you don't like him much, what's one heart? He'll never miss it. And then snap of the fingers, you're married to Henry, and a rich woman for the rest of your days. The deals you made to lift yourself ahead in the world, dearie. The price you're going to pay."
"I know what it is."
"Do you?" Rumplestiltskin reached down and with a twist of his fingers, shoved her heart back into its proper place, where suddenly she could feel it beating again as if nothing had ever happened. "Do you, indeed? Well, then. The bargain's done. I am an open book to you. I'll teach you how to take what you want. Come back tomorrow, and you're my pupil."
"You'll teach me now. I'm not leaving. I won't let you disappear on me."
"Such a lack of trust." Rumplestiltskin shook his head. "And yet, so determined, so noble to take her fate in her own hands. Yet it is me, dearie, who still has what you need, and so you'll come back to begin your studies when I say so. Which is tomorrow." He turned to go. "But just one last thing. Far be it from me to dissuade you from your heart's desire of wealth and power – how unoriginal, I was really hoping for better – but don't go blaming me if your newfound wealth and your husband and your precious home in the emerald city turns out to be a good deal more. . . illusory than you dream."
And before Cora could ask him what he meant, get her breath back from his assault, or insist on anything, any answer at all, the Dark One, graceful as a serpent, was gone.


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One year ago today you left us to go to Rainbow Bridge.Not a single day goes by that I do not miss you.You were and always will be missed by mommy & daddy. You were the best companion and dearest friend.You will remain in our hearts forever.Bye for now sweet angel boy.
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