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2015 Tamiya Monster Beetle re-release
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| Dec 16, 2016 @ 10:51 AM | 1,568 Views
I finally caved and paid the nostalgia tax for a 2015 Tamiya Monster Beetle re-release. Everything is stock with the exception of a 13.5T sensored brushless motor. Upgraded shocks have been ordered and I can't wait to see how they improve the Beetle's ability to land jumps!
Tamiya Monster Beetle Jump Compilation
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Main motor upgrade...finally!
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| Jul 27, 2013 @ 11:23 PM | 3,129 Views
I finally stopped tinkering with the head and decided to install the larger main motor from a V912. Both sides of the upper frame needed to be cut, new mounting holes drilled for the motor, and swash plate guide on the upper shaft support heated to make way for the motor. The 9116 control board seems to be holding up just fine with the increased load, and I am now able to hold a steady hover at about 1/4 throttle with a fresh LiPo pack. Great success!
There is almost no clearance between the lower linkages and the swash guide, but a new swash guide/upper shaft support is off to the printer and should be back sometime late next week.
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Eliminating fly bar strikes
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| Mar 17, 2013 @ 03:53 PM | 3,366 Views
A new fly bar recently arrived in the mail so I decided to do some testing with a shorter, but heavier fly bar in an attempt to resolve the issue with canopy damage. Despite the increased weight, the results came out great and there is no chance of further strikes from the fly bar weights.
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Small improvements = great results!
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| Mar 05, 2013 @ 11:18 AM | 3,283 Views
My links came in from HobbyKing so I was finally able to get rid of the slop in the servo horn z-bends. Wish I could have gotten caught up with this mod sooner! We were able to fly around confidently on a very gusty day last weekend. Neither of us can fly a decent circuit still, but we're getting closer with each improvement.
Upgraded control links:
Video of my friend flying his modded 9116:
Double Horse 9116 with full ball links and custom chassis
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Sidetracked! Honda S2000 Navigation/GPS build (S2000 Sat Nav - S2000 ナビゲーション)
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| Feb 25, 2013 @ 02:44 PM | 6,917 Views
With Chinese New Year having recently passed, several of my orders are still delayed so I decided to start working on another project. I do owe a couple forum members a 3D model of a revised 9116 chassis but several changes are required since an extrusion deposition printer will be used instead of one that utilizes granular material binding technology. The hinge on the previous design will need to be eliminated and a new battery holder designed to allow the PCB to be serviced easily. Procrastination ensues!
In the meantime I have been sidetracked by an effort to shoehorn a 5" gps receiver into an automotive dash console. The
previous model
is over 3 years old and I am very eager to have access to the features in the updated design as well as the larger screen.
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9116 new chassis v.2 and more mistakes
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| Feb 21, 2013 @ 05:58 PM | 3,568 Views
The new chassis for my Double Horse 9116 finally arrived today. This is great since it will give me something to tinker with while waiting for the quad to arrive!
The improved hinge looks nice and sturdy and all of the chassis mounting holes line up correctly this time. Also, the weight penalty of adding the battery tray is only .01oz over the factory part! Unfortunately, while moving the battery connecter from one side of the chassis to the other, I introduced a new error so the socket now fits loosely. A small styrene shim fixed the problem easily. Another design flaw is the location of the PCB relative to the battery tray. The retainer for the battery strap directly interferes with the servo plugs. I resolved the issue by bending both sets of pins towards the center line of the chassis. This allows the battery tray to rest on the upper chassis plate instead of having the servo plugs bear the weight and impact from crashes. The mixing arms were not a total loss despite the oversized ball stud mounting holes. A bit of body filler, a fine drill bit, and some patience resulted in a usable finished product.
Overall, I am happy with results but sure wish I had the foresight to move the PCB slightly further to the rear to prevent clearance issues. This will probably be the last attempt at improving the 9116 as it's time to start learning how to fly a quad!
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Z-bend and Tail prop experiments (failure...)
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| Feb 13, 2013 @ 01:09 AM | 3,452 Views
Today I put a z-bend in my flybar which resulted in improved response. However, the heli also feels more skittish overall and the pendulum effect from sudden pitch and roll changes seem to have been magnified. I also replaced the Honey Bee direct drive tail propeller with a trimmed 9116 tail propeller for a significant reduction in sound and even greater tail authority. Over time, this caused the tail motor to heat up excessively (~96 degrees F measured with IR thermometer).
The flybar has now been bent straight and the tail propeller replaced with the properly sized Honey Bee propeller. I still prefer the stability offered by the straight flybar and the lower tail motor operating temperature afforded by the smaller tail rotor.
Here is a video of the test flight:
Double Horse 9116 indoor flight
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Mixing arm mixup
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| Feb 12, 2013 @ 10:57 AM | 3,333 Views
The 3.8mm ball studs for my custom mixing arms arrived in the mail yesterday. The balls fit the mixing links perfectly, but I had overestimated the size of the threaded ends by over .5mm. Unfoturtunately, these ball studs will not stay in the mixing arms once they arrive. My lesson learned? Be patient and take actual measurements instead of approximating. The price of this lesson? $5 and a bit of disappointment.
I don't plan to re-print these mixing arms with the correct hole sizes as I would like to wait for the 3mm Honey Bee ball bearings to arrive and draw up new plans around those, with ACTUAL measurements. By then I should also have a few designs completed and ready to print for unrelated projects, to help offset the shipping cost.
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Mixing arm experiments
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| Feb 08, 2013 @ 06:02 PM | 3,167 Views
Eagle eyed
recently pointed out that the mixing arms on some of the more agile helicopters are biased while the mixing arms on the 9116's head are totally symmetric. The 9116 community has started researching possible mixing arm donors but in the meantime I am hoping to build a set tailored to this head. First, I ordered a few of 3.8mm ball studs for use with the original mixing arm links. Then I sent off some plans to have mixing arms printed. The ball stud mounting holes on one end of the first set are in their original position, while the others are moved 25%,50% and 75% further away from the axis of rotation so we can test with all three.
Again I find myself waiting for parts. Time for a few more practice flights!
Duratrax DTXC6263 ball studs:
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9116 revised chassis v.2
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| Feb 07, 2013 @ 11:38 AM | 3,396 Views
My 9116 recently took a hard nosedive while fighting a strong gust of wind. The crash resulted in a broken hinge on the first chassis I had printed for the 9116. I have had to glue the hinge back in place and am not happy about how fragile the joint is as it could easily break again on the next (inevitable) crash. I went ahead and redesigned the chassis to address the weak hinge, switch location (which turned out to be a bit of an inconvenience), and battery retension system. The v.2 chassis order has been place, and now the waiting begins. On a side note, as my 9116 ownership continues I find myself relating very well to
this post
from our friend,
9116 revised chassis v.1:
* extremely lightweight
* battery support reuqires velcro on each battery pack
* fragile battery support joint
* slightly mis-alignment rear-most side frame mouting holes
9116 revised chassis v.2:
* more robust overall design
* power switch moved to move convenient position
* plug moved to opposite side to improve balance
* revised battery support which utilizes a 1/2 inch velcro strap
* corrected alignment on rear-most side frame mouting holes
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9116 Direct Drive tail conversion
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| Feb 07, 2013 @ 11:36 AM | 3,457 Views
I have finally learned how to fly the 9116 like a halfway decent pilot and have recently worn out my first two tail motors. After reading a really great direct
drive conversion How-To
post by
, I ordered the necessary parts and completed the conversion. WOW! What a difference this makes in tail holding and authority.
Here is how my 9116 sits with the completed conversion:
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New 9116 Owner
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| Feb 07, 2013 @ 11:20 AM | 3,530 Views
My DH 9116 is my very first helicopter and was purchased several months ago. After reading many threads about how easy it is to master 2ch, 3ch, and 3.5ch helicopters, I decided to skip straight on to a 4ch with a proven design, strong user base, and cheap/readily available replacement parts. This is how the obsession began.
Two weeks into owning the 9116 and hovering indoors, I decide to take it outside for the first real flight. That ended in disaster with a broken top shaft and eventually a broken gyro. Fast forward another three weeks, and I had gone through
3 more receiver boards
($60+ worth of hardware, including the original) due to gyro failures. I had seen a lot of clever chassis mods associated with PCB relocation and wanted to try my own to avoid wasting any more money due to broken gyros.
Here are a few of the ingenious and inspiring mods that were carried out by a few of other 9116 owners:
Pa flyer
Here is the first solution I came up with:
Two weeks later, it arrived in the mail!
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The "Maedelegabel" (or in german "Mädelegabel") is the fourth highest peak and one of the most popular "sight-seeing summits" in the Allgaeu Alps (Allgäuer Alpen).
It's so popular because
1. the ascent is quite easy (Grade I max.) on a marked path and can be done by almost every hiker
2. it is situated along the "Heilbronner Weg", a very famous and popular hiking trail in the Allgaeu Alps and therefore a lot of the dozens (or even hundreds :-) of hikers doing the Heilbronner Weg on a nice summer weekend are making the detour onto the summit.
3. and of course because of the great view from the summit.
Getting There
By car:
On road B19 to Oberstdorf. Don't drive into the town centre but turn right in the direction to "Fellhornbahn" and "Birgsau". At the intersection "Spielmannsau"/"Birgsau" turn right and drive until the big parking site of the "Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze". Here the parking is free - if you drive on until the parking site of the Fellhornbahn they carge you 2,50 Euro per day!
By public transport:
By train to Oberstdorf. At the train station there is also the bus terminal. Take the bus to "Birgsau".
There are two possibilities to climb the "Maedelegabel":
Via the "Kemptner Huette"
Leave the bus at the big intersection of the "Spielmannsau"/"Birgsau" roads or walk back from the "Skiflugschanze" parking site. You have to walk the road to "Spielmannsau" because private cars are not allowed. But you can hire a taxi! From "Spielmannsau" there is a hiking path to the "Kemptner Huette" (about 4,5 hours). From the hut it's about 4 hours to the "Maedelegabel".
Via the "Waltenberger Haus"
Take the bus until the final stop in "Birgsau" and walk straight on to "Einoedsbach". Thats the southernmost inn in Germany and also the southernmost place which is inhabited the whole year round! You can also stay overnight at quite reasonable prizes! From "Einoedsbach" you reach the "Waltenberger Haus" in about three hours on a very beautiful and impressive hiking path. From the hut it is about two more hours to the summit of the "Maedelegabel".
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No restrictions.
But they charge you a horrendous fee at the parking site at the Fellhorn cableway station - 2,50 Euro per day!!
So you better park your car a few kilometers before at the parking site of the "Skiflugschanze" (ski-jump). There the parking is free and you can go the last few kilometers to Birgsau by bus or just hike.
When To Climb
Best time to climb the "Maedelegabel" is summer, beginning with mid-June, and early fall. Earlier in the year there is a lot of snow in the ascents to the huts and further on!
But you have to be aware that even in summer there could be still a lot of snow in the northern ascents to "Waltenberger Haus"/"Bockkarscharte" and to "Kemptner Huette". There even could be snowfall in mid-July making the ascents very hard and difficult!
You also should be aware that the "Maedelegabel" and especially the "Heilbronner Weg" are very famous and popular spots for hikers. So on sunny summer weekends there are really hundreds of hikers on the paths and the huts (although they are more alpine hotels with hundreds of places) are crowded. So my advice is to climb the "Maedelegabel" or hike the "Heilbronner Weg" not on a weekend but during the week!
The "Kemptner Huette" (1846 m) is a big alpine hut of the DAV (German Alpine Club). It offers almost 300 places and is open from mid-June to mid-October.
In spite of its hugeness it is possible that it is overcrowded on summer weekends, so you better book in advance or avoid the weekends!
Fax: 0170/2390857
The "Waltenberger Haus" (2084 m) is a smaller hut of the DAV (German Alpine Club). It offers 75 places and is open from mid-June to the beginning of October.
Although it is not lying direct at the "Heilbronner Weg" it could be overcrowded on summer weekends!
Tel.: 0049/(0)8379/7486
Mountain Condition
If you want to have a look onto the surrounding area of the "Maedelegabel" you can use the following webcams:
Webcam from "Nebelhorn" onto the Allgaeu Alps
The "Maedelegabel" itself is not visible at the picture. It is just outside of the picture on the right. But it gives you a good impression about the weather and snow conditions in the Allgaeu Alps.
Webcam from "Fellhorn" onto the area southwest of the "Maedelegabel". The "Maedelegabel" itself is not visible at the picture. It is further to the left . But it gives you a good impression about the weather and snow conditions in the Allgaeu Alps.
Guides and Maps
The following guide book and the map should be essential if you would like to do some hiking or climbing tours at "Maedelegabel" or other mountains in the Allgaeu Alps.
Dieter Seibert / Heinz Groth
Alpenvereinsführer Allgäuer Alpen
Bergverlag Rother, München, new issue in May 2003
Umgebungskarte 1:50 000
UK L8 Allgäuer Alpen
Bayrisches Landesvermessungsamt, München, 1998
External Links
- Heilbronner Weg - Klettersteige on via-ferrata.de
Via-Ferrata.de - Klettersteigportal - Over 100 fixed rope routes. Moreover detailed information over climbing, alps, hiking and other outdoor activities.

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21st February 1950. View showing tram no.2099, bound for Whingate on route 16, outside the Regal Cinema on Crossgates Road, the tram terminus for Crossgates. Shops on Regal Parade are seen on the left. Tram 2099 was the first of the Felthams to arrive from London when it came on trial in September 1949. At the time of the photograph it was still in London Transport Livery and bearing its London Transport number, but it would change to no.501 when others of its class joined it in August 1950. Following the demise of the tramway system it was preserved and returned to the capital to the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, where it was restored to its former London Livery.
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Before the war my father had been a tram driver, but sadly due to war injuries never worked again. Whilst he was laid up in The Prince of Wales Hospital in Plymouth in 1940, my mother wrote in one of her letters to him an update about what was going on at Leeds City Transport. She was quite scathing in her remarks about some of the women who were taking a more active role on the trams while the men were at war. At Cross Gates two trams had been parked, and the conductresses had gone in the nearby pub, where one of them was taking part in a singing competition. They were both apparently drunk and had taken their cash bags and ticket holders into the pub. The drivers had to return to Torre Road Garage to report them to an inspector, they not surprisingly got the sack. In a seperate incident a conductress had taken exception to a remark a man had made to her, at which point she laid him out with her ticket holder.
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poignant memories,used to wait for my future wife on the steps of the Regal on Friday nights(early 50s) after I finished work at Swales butchers along the parade, she came on the tram from the Sutton estate
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Video and editing technology continues to advance. You can now record video on your camera, transfer it onto a computer, and use editing software to make your own videos without needing to get the video processed by an outside source. As cameras continue to improve in quality, so will the quality of the videos you can produce. Read the article below to learn how to transfer video onto the computer if you have a PC or Mac.
Transfer Video Onto PC.
1Connect an IEEE 1394 cable, commonly called a FireWire cable, to your camera If you camera didn't come with an IEEE 1394 cable, you can buy one at a consumer electronics or office supply story.
2Connect the IEEE 1394 cable to the the on the computer. Once the camera is connected to the computer, the computer should automatically install the drivers needed to interact with the camera.
- If you are connecting the camera to the computer for the first time and the computer does not install drivers, you will need to install them. Use the driver disk that came with the camera, order a disk from the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's website.
- Your computer may not come with an IEEE 1394 port. If it does not, then you will need to plug a cardbus adapter into your computer.
3Choose "Capture Video using Windows Movie Maker" from the popup window. The window should appear automatically after you connect the camera to the computer.
- If you don't get a popup window, then click "Start," "Programs," and "Windows Movie Maker" and start the Windows Movie Maker program. Once the program starts, under the Capture Video option, click "Capture from video device."
- Windows Movie Maker is a free Windows software that should already be on your computer. If it is not, you can go to Microsoft's website to download it.
4Enter a file name and the location. Click "Save."
5Choose the format of the file in the next window. Click "Save."
- "Best quality for playback on my computer" will save the video in Windows Media Video (WMV), which is the best quality for playback on your computer, but not the best quality if you want to create a DVD. Windows Media Video is compatible with most websites.
- "Digital Device Format (DV-AVI)" format is best if you want to save your video back to a tape after you edit it or you want to create a DVD. The AVI format is a larger file, but it retains more of the original file quality than any other format.
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- You should already have iMovie software on your Mac. You can download it free from the Apple website if it isn't.
3Create a new project and save it to your Movies folder when prompted.
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Jay Z's 'Made in America' doc: The American Dream
Jay Z stands on the roof of 560 State St. in Brooklyn, the address he made famous in his hit "Empire State of Mind," and takes a breath.
"You trying to make me cry, man?" he says, as he sees the Barclays Center, the arena he helped bring to Brooklyn, in the distance. "That's insane! Insane-insane."
It's a pivotal moment in the new "Made in America" documentary -- which debuts Friday on Showtime -- that shows how far Shawn Carter has come, from small-time drug dealer in the Marcy Projects to hip-hop mogul Jay Z, a superstar so powerful he is called on to help pave the way for massive projects like the Barclays Center and, soon, the renovation of Nassau Coliseum.
The "Made in America" documentary, directed by Ron Howard, is ostensibly about the Made in America festival Jay Z launched in Philadelphia last year, though it turns out to be something much broader. It's about the American Dream and how music can sometimes make it come true.
In recent years, especially after the economic downturn and housing market collapse of 2008, there has been a lot of talk about what is actually still made in America. Manufacturing jobs were once the backbone of the middle class and the engine that made the American Dream possible, but so many of those jobs have been sent overseas to cheaper labor markets. So what has replaced them?
Well, in some ways, Jay Z -- and the rest of American pop culture. Howard shows how festivals like Made in America not only help give artists a platform, they also create jobs for a range of support services, from food-truck vendors to stagehands to security guards.
"We are all human beings," Jay Z says. "We all have the same struggles and the same dreams. Based on my own experiences, I would never believe that I would be here today. ... If I dreamt it, I would fall far short of where I am today."
At one point, Howard asks Jay point blank how he was able to succeed. Jay Z quickly replies, "Hip-hop."
However, in other stories in "Made in America," Howard paints the picture of how dreams can become a driving force.
"If you don't have a dream, you're asleep, you're dead," says security guard Abdul Goodman. "If you stop seeking it, you've already lost."
David Nevins, Showtime's president of entertainment, says that subject matter made it the perfect fit for the network. "Ron Howard and Jay Z have crafted an inspirational portrayal of American resilience, drive and creativity, interwoven with an incredible showcase of musical talent," he says.
"Made in America" does have its share of musical moments, especially during the reunion of Run-DMC for their first performance together in 10 years. When the crowd sings Pearl Jam's
"Better Man" to Eddie Vedder, it is nearly as memorable as when Jay Z brings out Kanye West as a surprise guest to do The Throne's "In Paris" or when Skrillex gives Howard lessons on being a DJ.
However, it's actually the documentary's nonmusical moments that resonate more.
"I believe that every human being has genius-level talent," says Jay Z, adding that hard work and finding your
particular area to shine are the keys to success. "There are no chosen ones."
Rapper Santigold explains in the documentary how she believes that the American Dream is still possible, especially since she has seen her father go from a gang member who spent time in juvenile detention to a lawyer and her mother go from a cotton picker to a psychiatrist.
"The American Dream -- the idea is that you work hard and the doors come open," she says. "There's been roadblocks in that theory forever ... but for me, it does kind of ring true."
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WHEN|WHERE Debuts 9 p.m. next Friday, Showtime
The next generation
While the "Made in America" documentary shows how influential Jay Z and Pearl Jam have become in American culture through music, it also unveils a new crop of musicians set to follow in their footsteps. Here's a look at the documentary's breakout stars:
JANELLE MONAE Her performance of "Tightrope" is as compelling as the story of how she went from working as a maid to becoming one of R&B's most promising artists. She takes that responsibility seriously, saying, "I have the power to write something, to say something that could be moving or inspiring."
RITA ORA The British up-and-comer makes a big impact with her performance of "How We Do (Party)" and her shout-out to The Notorious B.I.G., as well as her discussion of how she fell into singing and the behind-the-scenes look at her recording process.
SANTIGOLD Though she has made bigger splashes in collaborations with Jay Z and the Beastie Boys, her own hit "L.E.S. Artistes" fits well with the documentary's theme, as she sings, "I can say I hope it will be worth what I give up if I could stand up mean for the things that I believe."
MIIKE SNOW The Swedish pop band shows off its EDM influences in the rousing anthem "Pretender," while singer Andrew Wyatt talks about the importance of believing in yourself. "I think there's this potential that's in everybody," he says. "Deep down, you either believe it or you don't. The thing that proves that you believe it is that you do it."


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The producers of the hit NBC television program Heroes had a problem. The combination of a disappointing finale to season one and a disappointing and truncated second season had left the still well rated show with a decided lack of momentum leading into their upcoming season 3 debut.
As most top genre television shows do, the show had a panel planned for the San Diego Comic-Con. They needed to make a big splash to hype the new season and restore the confidence of the fan base.
Their solution was to create an event that got people talking about the show again. Unlike most shows which only had a few clips or a highlight reel, Heroes offered the first hour of their 2 hour season premiere for viewing. They also had their entire regular cast available for the panel, when most shows did not.
The show's creator Tim Kring tried to emphasize that message by telling attendees that "[y]ou will see that 'Heroes' is back, and back in a big way," Kring also encouraged people to talk about what they saw. To spoil the show and to blog on it. As I said above, he wanted the information out there as a way to make the show relevant and create momentum for the new season.
Giving out a portion of your content is a proven way to create brand interest. As we've discussed previously, giving customers something for free is a great way to promote your product and entice those customers into purchasing future services. The decision by the producers of Heroes to screen a full hour of the first show is a perfect example of using this tactic. By giving one hour away, they created a greater possibility that people will watch the rest of the show by creating a positive buzz. Moreover, the existence of spoilers on that first hour does not preclude people watching the actual broadcast as viewers will want to see the actual show and not just words describing the show.
So again, don't be afraid to give free samples or free information to your customers or potential customers. It might be just the thing to boost your sales past the ordinary to "heroic" levels. A business card wouldn't hurt either.


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Being in Florida, we of course felt a little bit of Isaac yesterday. However, I am amazed at the difference just a little bit of distance makes (and I mean just 15 miles or so) in destruction in these types of storms. Some people had homes destroyed from the tornado that came along. Others had cars completely under water. We didn't see anything like that. Just a lot of rain and some winds here and there. But with the rain, came massive puddles that flooded our road and made three little girls ache for puddle jumping!
It's amazing to me that with all that rain, our Whimsical Garden drained immediately and never really had any standing water. Florida. Sand. You know.
The girls really liked when the water splashed up from the car, so I thought I'd include that picture. But what they really found fantastic was how full our pool got from all that crazy rain.
I know, "Look out!" Some people lost their homes and we have extra inches of water in our pool. I'm so grateful for what we have and the protection God gives us. We are continuously blessed. Aaaand, my Elephant Ears are definitely grateful for the rain. I think they grew 6 inches yesterday! They are going to bring some shade here pretty soon.


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The speech must go, San Francisco officials say -- but the ads, they will stay.
A series of bus advertisements denounced as hateful and discriminatory towards Muslims -- including one, paid for by a pro-Israel group, that attributes the statement "killing Jews is worship that brings us closer to Allah" to Hamas -- must remain on Muni vehicles, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
For a simple reason: the First Amendment. The speech, it's protected, the newspaper has duly reported.
The speech is "insulting and race-baiting," according to the Chronicle's C.W. Nevius, who warns that the city "can't" do anything about it aside from wag fingers, as a pack of politicians did earlier this week.
The ads, paid for by the American Freedom Defense Initiative, have appeared in other cities, where judges blocked moves to take them down, the newspaper reported.
The ADFI is a hate group, the newspaper reported, and perhaps the ads could be removed because of the libel or slander they cause, Nevius muses. But no city official appears ready to shell out tax dollars to lawyers to "fight the good fight," he reported.
"We just don't believe it is right to spend the public's money over the American Freedom Defense Initiative's First Amendment rights," San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency spokesman Paul Rose. "We'd rather concentrate on safe and reliable service for our passengers."
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Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013 | 11:56 a.m.
2013 Wrangler NFR Round 3
By tying for fifth place in Round 3 of tie-down roping with Tuf Cooper, world champion Trevor Brazile kept his lead in the all-around world standings at $125,168 over Tuf as he piles on the pressure for a record-breaking 19th world championship gold buckle.
Tuf could earn $196,816 by winning the remaining eight rounds of the tie-down roping and the average, but nobody has ever done that at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and Trevor is competing in team roping and tie-down roping here. Best guess by the WNFR experts? Trevor will clinch his 11th all-around title in Round 5, just as he did a year ago.
Nearly 17,700 fans watched Saturday night's action at our Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV, with the national anthem performed by Rylee Werth. A kid's specialty act with Melissa Navarre and her daughter Shyla provided entertainment with Madison MacDonald and Cora Corteau.
After a disastrous Round 2 penalty of 10 seconds for breaking a barrier, 40-year-old Cody Ohl, who won tie-down roping world titles in 1997-98, 2001, 2003 and 2006 and also claimed the world all-around championship in 2001, bounced right back to win Round 3.
With that win of $18,630 in the round, it put him third in the world standings with $113,573, trailing tie-down roping leader Tuf by $28,502. However, Trevor holds the record for round wins with 54 and is close to clinching his eighth consecutive world all-around championship, 11th overall and record-breaking 19th gold buckle.
For a second consecutive night, Steven Peebles continued to star in the bareback riding, and his double win boosted his 2013 WNFR earnings to $37,260, putting him fourth in the world standings with $119,060. He trails leader Kaycee Feild, the two-time defending champion, by $21,247.
The 24-year-old resident of Redmond, Ore., said: "It feels awesome. I just want to keep rolling and not think about it too much. My new strategy this year is to not get too wound up. I try to stay calm and treat every ride the same just like I do all year long. It was always too much on my mind in years past, and I'd overthink it."
Steven said winning Friday night helped his attitude going into Saturday night's Round 3: "Last night did help my confidence. I hadn't been on in two weeks, so I felt like I came in a little rusty. I feel great now. I just want them to keep bucking for me."
WNFR rookie Cody Campbell captured bull riding with 90 points on Wild Card Rodeo's Magic. World standings leader J.W. Harris was second with 88.5 points. Rookie Cooper Davis was third with 86.5 on Kitty Shack, only the second time the bull had been ridden all year.
Team roping produced a three-way tie for first among the partnerships of Riley Minor and Brady Minor, Drew Horner and Buddy Hawkins II and Brandon Beers and Jim Ross Cooper. They all clocked in at 4.2 seconds.
Barrel racer Taylor Jacob, the Women's Professional Rodeo Association Rookie of the Year, equaled Sherry Cervi's Round 3 record of 13.65 seconds. Sherry had won the first two rounds and tied for fourth Saturday; she holds a $39,749 lead in the world standings over defending champion Mary Walker. Sherry leads the race for the Ram Truck Top Gun Award with $43,570, which goes to the contestant who wins the most money at WNFR.
Our thanks to L.E. Baskow of the Las Vegas Sun for his Round 3 photo gallery and WNFR for this Sunday report. Check back Monday for coverage of Round 4.
Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world's premier platinum playground.
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Vice President Joe Biden is expected to join Eunice Kennedy Shriver's family and friends to bid final farewell to the founder of the Special Olympics in a Massachusetts church long associated with her family.
An invitation-only funeral Mass set for 10 a.m. Friday at Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church in Hyannis will feature traditional Irish music and eulogies from her grandchildren, son-in-law, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and others.
The sister of President John F. Kennedy and Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy died Tuesday morning at Cape Cod Hospital at age 88.
Family members celebrated her as a passionate humanitarian and a pious woman devoid of vanity on Thursday night, hours after thousands of mourners flocked to Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church during a public wake.


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- Makes: 24 servings
A good stuffed mushroom recipe should be in every cook's recipe box. These mushrooms are easy to prepare and make an elegant appetizer. Featuring aromatic fines herbes -- chives, chervil, tarragon and parsley -- this savory mushroom recipe can be served with fresh Parmesan cheese for a tangy finish.
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- 1 teaspoon Frontier Organic Cut & Sifted Cilantro Leaf
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- 1 pinch Frontier Table Grind Sea Salt
- 1 pinch Frontier Organic Medium Grind Black Pepper
- 24 large, firm mushrooms
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/3 cup finely ground almonds
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chervil
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Clean the mushrooms and trim the dry ends. Remove the stems and carefully scoop out a small bit of the center of the cap to accommodate the stuffing.
3. Finely chop the mushroom stems and scrapings. Heat the oil in a large, non-stick skillet and add the onion and mushroom bits and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion has softened and the mushrooms have given off their liquid, about 10 minutes. Add the almonds and herbs and season to taste with salt and pepper.
4. Stuff the caps with the mixture and bake in preheated oven until browned, 15-20 minutes.
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Re: [scmbug-users] Incremental builds - links from TortoiseSVN to Mantis
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Ok, let me have a look at your last mails:
Once you told that:
Then, a few lines down you proposed:
No, but you could set "somewhere in the TortoiseSVN client":
which is the exact opposite of "avoiding any manual steps". It seems to
Then, you suggested having a config file on the server which clients
You thought about it? Still don't know why this is bad? Ok, here's why:
You also might have noticed that the file describing the bugtraq:
Also, you say that "it doesn't need to be [implemented in Subversion ]".
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8-Channel DAS with 14-Bit, Bipolar, Simultaneous Sampling ADC
Features and Benefits
- 8 simultaneously sampled inputs
- True bipolar analog input ranges: ±10 V, ±5 V
- Single 5 V analog supply and 2.3 V to 5.25 V VDRIVE
- Fully integrated data acquisition solution
- Analog input clamp protection
- Input buffer with 1 MΩ analog input impedance
- Second-order antialiasing analog filter
- On-chip accurate reference and reference buffer
- 14-bit ADC with 200 kSPS on all channels
- Flexible parallel/serial interface
DSP compatible
- Pin-compatible solutions from 14 bits to 18 bits
- Performance
- 7 kV ESD rating on analog input channels
- Fast throughput rate: 200 kSPS for all channels
- 85.5 dB SNR at 50 kSPS
- Low power: 100 mW at 200 kSPS
- Standby mode: 25 mW typical
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The AD7607 is a 14-bit, simultaneous sampling, analog-todigital data acquisition system (DAS). The part contains analog input clamp protection; a second-order antialiasing filter; a trackand-hold amplifier; a 14-bit charge redistribution, successive approximation analog-to-digital converter (ADC); a flexible digital filter; a 2.5 V reference and reference buffer; and high speed serial and parallel interfaces.
The AD7607 operates from a single 5 V supply and can accommodate ±10 V and ±5 V true bipolar input signals while sampling at throughput rates of up to 200 kSPS for all channels. The input clamp protection circuitry can tolerate voltages of up to ±16.5 V. The AD7607 has 1 MΩ analog input impedance, regardless of sampling frequency. The single supply operation, on-chip filtering, and high input impedance eliminate the need for driver op amps and external bipolar supplies. The AD7607 antialiasing filter has a 3 dB cutoff frequency of 22 kHz and provides 40 dB antialias rejection when sampling at 200 kSPS. The flexible digital filter is pin driven and can be used to simplify external filtering.
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The EVAL-AD7607SDZ is a fully featured evaluation Kit for the AD7607. This board operates in standalone mode or in conjunction with the Evaluation Controller Board, EVAL-SDP-CB1Z. When operated with the Evaluation Controller Board, software is provided enabling the user to perform detailed analysis of the ADC's performance. This software includes the technical note describing the operation and set up of the evaluation board in standalone operation or when operated with the Evaluation Controller Board.
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We know it was hot Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with in-car temperatures regularly between 110 and 115, and track temperatures in the 130-degree range. But the temperature wasn't the only indicator of who was hot, or not, at the famed 2.5-mile oval. HOT No matter what the temperature was, …Read More »
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This thrilling sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer finds Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) coping miserably with the memory of last year's terrifying ordeal. As the past continues to haunt her, she suffers from disturbing hallucinations, slipping grades and a disintegrating relationship with her sweetheart Ray (Freddie Prinze Jr.). However, it looks as though things may be turning out for the better when her college roommate, Karla (Brandy), invites Julie, her boyfriend Tyrell (Mekhi Phifer) and classmate Will (Matthew Settle) to join her on an all-expense paid trip to the Bahamas. But when the romantic vacation is threatened by a violent hurricane and the reappearance of the vengeful fisherman, Julie's future promises to be as short-lived as her escape from the past.
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Psychic Telephone Reader, Hamilton, £6.40 – £19.20 per hour | Scotcareers.
William O'Connor, renowned medium, is currently recruiting for Psychics based in the Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Ayrshire areas for a new psychic telephone service. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST HAVE DEMONSTRABLE PSYCHIC ABILITIES. THIS IS A LEGITIMATE OPERATION AND SKILLS WILL BE ASSESSED BY WILLIAM O'CONNOR.
A range of skills are required such as clairvoyance, clairsentience, clairaudience etc , however you MUST have a demonstrable connection with spirit and demonstrate mediumship . These skills will be assessed by William O'Connor.
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Provide a summary of your psychic experience when applying. Hmm. How does one do that? Sounds mighty subjective.
This ad brings so many questions to mind, is hard to know where to start. But, I guess my first would be "How does Mr. O'Connor tell genuine psychic ability?"
And, how does he even define it since there are many that can employ techniques that simulate psychic ability. Is that good enough?


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The jury remains out about the bottom-line relevance of organisational spirituality. This article reviews the arguments made thus far, using those sources most commonly cited as providing ‹evidence' that organisational spirituality adds value to the bottom line. Having collated the evidence, this article offers some observation about the robustness of this existing ‹business case'. It then offers some preliminary conclusions on the literature review, examining the merits of pursuing a ‹business case' in this field and identifying some specific questions for future research.
Poole, E. (2009) Organisational Spirituality - A Literature Review, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 84, Issue 4, p. 577


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A Dog's Journey: Another Novel for Humans
Chapter One
As I sat in the sun on the wooden dock that jutted out into the pond, I knew this to be true: my name was Buddy, and I was a good dog.
The fur on my legs was as black as the rest of me, but down at my paws it had, over time, become tinged with white. I had lived a long and full life with a boy named Ethan, spending many lazy afternoons on this very dock, here on the Farm, enjoying a swim or barking at the ducks.
This was the second summer without Ethan. When he died I felt a pain inside me much sharper than any other I'd ever felt. Now the pain was less, more like a stomach ache, but I still felt it all the time. Only sleep soothed it away—in my sleep, Ethan ran with me through my dreams.
I was an old dog and knew that someday soon a much deeper sleep would come, as it had always come for me before. It came for me when I was named Toby, in my silly first life, when I had no real purpose but to play with other dogs. It came for me when I was named Bailey, when I first met my boy and loving him became my whole focus. It came for me when I was Ellie, when my job was to Work, to Find people, and Save them. So when the deeper sleep came for me next, at the end of this life, as Buddy, I felt sure that I would not live again, that I had fulfilled my purpose and there was no reason for me to be a dog anymore. So whether it happened this summer or the next didn't matter. Ethan, loving Ethan was my ultimate purpose, and I had done it as well as I could. I was a good dog.
And yet…
And yet as I sat there I was watching one of the many children from Ethan's family striding unsteadily toward the end of the dock. She hadn't been walking very long in her life, so every step was a wobble. She wore white puffy pants and a thin shirt. I pictured jumping in the water and pulling her to the surface by that shirt, and I let out a soft whimper.
The child's mother's name was Gloria. She was on the dock too, lying motionless on a reclined chair with bits of vegetables placed in both of her eyes. Her hand had been holding a leash that went to the little girl's waist, but the leash had gone slack in Gloria's hand and was now trailing behind the child as she headed for the end of the dock and the pond beyond.
As a puppy my reaction to a limp leash was always to explore and this little girl's response was just the same.
This was Gloria's second visit to the Farm. The previous time was in the wintertime. Ethan had still been alive, and Gloria had handed the baby to him and called him "Grandpa." After Gloria left, Ethan and his mate, Hannah, said the name Gloria out loud many times over many nights, with sad emotions underlying their conversations.
They also said the name Clarity. The baby's name was Clarity, though often Gloria called her Clarity June.
I felt certain that Ethan would want me to watch over Clarity, who always seemed to be getting into trouble. Just the other day I had sat by miserably while the baby crawled under the bird feeder and stuffed handfuls of fallen seeds into her mouth. It was one of my main jobs to terrorize the squirrels when they did this, but I wasn't sure what to do when I caught Clarity at it, even though I knew that for a child to eat birdseed was probably against a rule. And I was right about that—when I finally barked a few times, Gloria sat up from where she had been lying face down on a towel and she was very angry.
I glanced at Gloria now. Should I bark? Children often jumped into the pond but never when they were as young as this little girl, though the way she was going it seemed inevitable she was going to get wet. Babies were only allowed in the water with adults holding them. I looked back toward the house. Hannah was outside, kneeling and playing with flowers up by the driveway, too far away to do anything if Clarity fell in the pond. I was pretty sure Hannah would want me to watch over Clarity too. It was my new purpose.
Clarity was getting closer to the edge. I let out another whimper, a louder one.
"Hush," Gloria said without opening her eyes. I didn't understand the word, but the sharp tone was unmistakable.
Clarity didn't even look back. When she got to the edge of the dock, she teetered briefly and then fell straight off the front.
My nails dug into the wood as I lunged off the side of the dock and into the warm water. Clarity bobbed up a little, her little limbs working frantically, but her head was mostly below the pond's surface. I reached her in seconds, my teeth gently snagging the shirt. I pulled her head out of the water and turned for the shore.
Gloria started screaming. "Oh my God! Clarity!" She ran around and waded into the water just as my feet found purchase on the mucky bottom of the pond.
"Bad dog!" she shouted as she snatched Clarity from me. "You are a bad, bad dog!"
I hung my head in shame.
"Gloria! What happened?" Hannah shouted as she came running up.
"Your dog just knocked the baby into the water. Clarity could have drowned! I had to jump in to save her and now I'm all wet!"
The distress in everyone's voices was very plain.
"Buddy?" Hannah said.
I didn't dare look at her. I wagged my tail a little and it splashed the surface of the pond. I didn't know what I had done wrong but clearly I had upset everyone.
Everyone, that is, except Clarity. I risked a glance at her because I could sense her straining in her mother's arms, her little hands reaching out toward me.
"Bubby," Clarity gurgled. Her pants were streaming water down her legs. I dropped my eyes again.
Gloria blew out some air. "Hannah, would you mind taking the baby? Her diaper's all wet and I want to lie on my stomach so I'll be the same color on both sides."
"Sure," Hannah said. "Come on, Buddy."
Thankful we had that over with, I leaped out of the water, wagging my tail.
"Don't shake!" Gloria said, dancing away from me on the dock. I heard the warning in her voice, though I wasn't sure what she was trying to tell me. I shook myself from head to tail, ridding my fur of the pond water.
"Yuck, no!" Gloria shrieked. She sternly lectured me, pointing her finger and using a whole string of words I didn't understand, though she did say "bad dog" a few times. I lowered my head, blinking.
"Buddy, come," Hannah said. Her tone was gentle. I followed obediently as we went up to the house.
"Bubby," Clarity kept saying. "Bubby."
As we reached the front steps to the house I paused because of the odd taste in my mouth. I'd had it before---it reminded me of the time when I pulled a thin metal pan out of the trash that was lined with sweet flavors and, after licking it clean, experimentally crunched up the pan itself. The metal tasted bad so I spat it out. This particular taste, though, I couldn't spit out---it sat on my tongue and invaded my nose.
"Buddy?" Hannah stood on the front porch, regarding me. "What's wrong?"
I wagged and bounded up onto the porch, leading the way into the house when she opened the door.
It was always fun to walk through that door, whether it was going inside or heading out, because it meant we were doing something new.
Later I stood guard while Hannah and Clarity played a new game. Hannah would carry Clarity to the top of the stairs and then watch while Clarity turned around and went down the stairs in a backward crawl. Usually Hannah would say, "good girl," and I would wag my tail. When Clarity got to the bottom step I would lick her in the face and she would giggle, then she would raise her arms to Hannah. "Mo'," she would beg. "Mo' Gramma. Mo'." When she said this Hannah would lift her up and kiss her and then take her to the top of the stairs to do it again.
When I felt satisfied they were safe I went to my favorite spot in the living room, circled, and lay down with a sigh. A few minutes later Clarity came over to me, dragging her blanket. She had the thing in her mouth that she chewed on but never swallowed.
"Bubby," she said. She dropped to all fours and crawled the last few feet to me and curled up against me, pulling her blanket against herself with her tiny hands. I sniffed her head---nobody in the world smelled like Clarity. Her scent filled me with a warm feeling that nudged me into a nap.
We were still sleeping when I heard the screen door shut and Gloria come into the room. "Oh, Clarity!" she said. I blearily opened my eyes as Gloria reached down and snatched the little girl away from where she'd been sleeping. The place where Clarity had been snuggled against me felt oddly cold and empty without her there.
Hannah came out from the kitchen. "I'm making cookies," she said.
I eased myself to my feet because I knew that word. Wagging, I went over to sniff Hannah's sweet-smelling hands.
"The baby was sleeping right up against the dog," Gloria said. I heard the word dog and, as usual, it sounded as if I had made her mad. I wondered if this meant no cookies.
"That's right," Hannah said. "Clarity cuddled right up against him."
"I would just prefer it if my child not sleep next to a dog. If Buddy had rolled over, Clarity might have been crushed."
I watched Hannah for some clue as to why my name had just been mentioned. She put her hand to her mouth. "I… all right, of course. I won't let it happen again."
Clarity was still asleep, her little head against Gloria's shoulder. Gloria handed the baby to Hannah, then sat with a sigh at the kitchen table. "Is there any ice tea?" she asked.
"I'll get you some." Holding the baby, Hannah went to the kitchen counter. She got things out but I didn't see any cookies, though I could sure smell them, sugary and warm in the air. I sat obediently, waiting.
"I just think it would be better if, when Clarity and I are visiting, the dog stays out in the yard," Gloria said. She took a sip of her drink as Hannah joined her at the table. Clarity was stirring and Hannah patted her a little.
"Oh, I couldn't do that."
I lay down with a groan, wondering why people always did this: talked about cookies, but didn't give any to a deserving dog.
"Buddy is part of the family," Hannah said. I drowsily raised my head to look at her, but still no cookies. "Did I ever tell you how he brought me and Ethan together?"
I froze at the word "Ethan." His name was mentioned less and less often now in this house, but I couldn't hear it pronounced without thinking about his smell or his hand in my fur.
"A dog brought you together?" Gloria replied.
"Ethan and I had known each other as children. We were high school sweethearts, but after the fire---you know about the fire that crippled his leg?"
"Your son may have mentioned it, I don't know. Mostly Henry just talked about himself. You know how men are."
"Okay, after the fire, Ethan… there was just something dark inside him, and I wasn't old enough, mature enough I mean, to help him deal with it."
I sensed something like sadness inside Hannah and I knew she needed me. Still under the table, I went over and put my head in her lap. She stroked my fur gently, Clarity's bare feet hanging limply above me.
"Ethan had a dog then too, a wonderful Golden Retriever named Bailey. That was his doodle dog."
I wagged at hearing the name Bailey and doodle dog. Whenever Ethan called me doodle dog his heart would be full of love and he would hug me and I would kiss his face. I missed Ethan more powerfully in that moment than I had in a long time---and I could feel Hannah missing him, too. I kissed the hand petting me and Hannah lowered her eyes and smiled at my head in her lap.
"You're a good dog too, Buddy," Hannah said. I wagged some more at being called a good dog. It seemed very possible that this whole conversation could lead to cookies after all.
"Anyway, we went our separate ways. I met Matthew, we were married, and I had Rachel and Cindy and, of course, Henry."
Gloria made a small noise, but I didn't look at her. Hannah was still stroking my head and I didn't want her to stop.
"After Matthew died I decided I missed my kids and I moved back to town. And one day, when Buddy was probably a year old, he was in the dog park and he followed Rachel home. He had a tag on his collar, and when I looked at it—well, I was pretty surprised to see Ethan's name on it. But not half as surprised as Ethan was when I phoned him! I had been thinking of dropping by to see him, but probably wasn't ever going to do it. Silly, but things hadn't ended well between us and even though it was a long time ago, I felt… I don't know, shy, maybe."
"Tell me about bad breakups. I've had plenty of those, for sure," Gloria snorted.
"Yes, I'm sure," Hannah said. She looked down in her lap and smiled at me. "When I saw Ethan, after all those years, it was as if we had never been apart. We belonged together. I wouldn't say this to my kids, of course, but Ethan was my one, my soul mate. And yet if it hadn't been for Buddy, we might never have even met again."
I loved hearing my name and Ethan's name spoken out loud, and I felt Hannah's love and her sadness as she smiled at me.
"Oh, look at the time," Hannah said then. She stood and handed Clarity to Gloria. The baby stirred, poking a tiny fist in the air and yawning. With a clatter the cookies came out of the hot oven and there was a wave of delicious smell, but Hannah didn't give me any.
As far as I was concerned, having cookies so tantalizingly close to my nose without being given a treat of any kind was the big tragedy of the day.
"I'll be gone for maybe an hour and a half," Hannah told Gloria. She reached up to where she kept some toys called "keys" and I heard the metallic jangling sound I associated with riding in the car. I watched alertly, torn between my desire for a car ride and my desire to stay by the cookies.
"You stay here, Buddy," Hannah said. "Oh, and Gloria, keep the door to the cellar closed. Clarity loves to climb down any set of stairs she can find and I had to put some rat poison out down there."
"Rats? There are rats?" Gloria said sharply. Clarity was fully awake now, struggling in her mother's arms.
"Yes. This is a farm. Sometimes we get rats. It's okay, Gloria. Just keep the door closed." I picked up a little anger in Hannah and watched her anxiously for signs of what was going on. As was typical in situations like this, though, the strong emotions I sensed were never explained—people are like that, they have complex feelings that are just too difficult for a dog to comprehend.
When she left, I followed Hannah out to her car. "No, you stay here, Buddy," she said. Her meaning was clear, particularly when she slid inside the car and shut the door on me, her keys clinking. I wagged, hoping she might change her mind, but once the car was headed down the driveway, I knew there was no car ride for me, that day.
I slipped back inside through the dog door. Clarity was in her special chair, the one with the tray in front of it. Gloria was hunched over, trying to spoon some food into Clarity's mouth, and Clarity was mostly spitting it back out. I'd tasted Clarity's food and didn't blame her one bit. Often Clarity was allowed to put small bits of food into her mouth with her own hands, but when it came to the really bad stuff, her mother and Hannah still had to force it on her with a spoon.
"Bubby!" Clarity gurgled, slapping her hands against the tray in happiness. Some of the food splattered on Gloria's face and she stood up abruptly, making a harsh noise. She wiped her face with a towel and then glared at me. I lowered my eyes.
"I can't believe she just lets you wander around like you own the place," she muttered.
I never had any hope that Gloria would ever give me a cookie.
"Well not while I'm in charge," she said. She regarded me silently for several seconds, and then sniffed. "Okay. Come here!" she ordered.
I obediently followed her over to the cellar door. She opened it. "In you go. Go!"
I figured out what she wanted and went through the doorway. A small carpeted area at the top of the stairs was just big enough for me to turn around and look at her.
"You stay," she said, shutting the door. Instantly it was much darker.
The steps that led down were wooden and made a squeaking noise as I descended. I wasn't down in the cellar very often and could smell new and interesting things down there that I wanted to explore. Explore and maybe eat.
Chapter Two
Though the light in the cellar was very dim, the walls and corners were rich with thick, damp odors. Wooden shelves held musty bottles, and a cardboard box, gone soft in the sides, was filled with clothing that held a marvelous jumble of smells from the many children who had been on the Farm over the years. I inhaled deeply, remembering running through summer grasses and plunging through winter snows.
Despite the wonderful scents, though, there was nothing I was interested in eating.
After a time, I heard the easily identifiable sound of Hannah's car coming up the driveway. With a click, the door at the top of the cellar stairs opened.
"Buddy! Come here right now!" Gloria snapped at me.
I hastily made for the stairs but I stumbled in the gloom and a pain hit my left rear leg, sharp and deep. I stopped, looking up at Gloria, who was framed in the light in the open doorway. I wanted her to tell me that whatever had just hurt me, it was okay.
"I said come!" she said more loudly.
I whimpered a little as I took my first step, but I knew I had to do what she said. I kept the weight off the leg and that seemed to help.
"Would you come on?" Gloria took two steps down, reaching for me.
I didn't crave having Gloria's hand on my fur and I knew she was mad at me for something, so I tried to shy away from her.
"Hello?" Hannah called, her voice echoing upstairs. I put more speed into my gait now, and the leg felt a little better. Gloria turned and she and I entered the kitchen together.
"Gloria?" Hannah said. She put down her paper bags and I went over to her, wagging. "Where's Clarity?"
"I finally got her down for a nap."
"What were you doing down in the cellar?"
"I was, I was looking for some wine."
"You were? Downstairs?" Hannah put her hand down and I sniffed it, smelling something sweet. I was so glad she was home.
"Well, I thought, wine cellar."
"Oh. Well no, I think we have some and it's in the cabinet under the toaster." Hannah was looking at me and I wagged. "Buddy? Are you limping?"
I sat. Hannah took a few steps back and called me and I went over to her.
"Does he look like he's limping to you?" Hannah asked.
"How would I know?" Gloria said. "My expertise is children, not dogs."
"Buddy? Did you hurt your leg?" I wagged with the sheer pleasure of her attention. Hannah leaned down and kissed me between the eyes and I gave her a lick right back. She went over to the kitchen counter.
"Oh, you didn't want any cookies?" she asked.
"I can't have cookies," Gloria said scornfully.
I had never before heard the word "cookies" said so negatively.
Hannah didn't say anything, but I heard her give a tiny sigh as she began to put away the things she'd brought home in her sacks. Sometimes she'd have a bone when she came home but I could smell that today she hadn't been able to find any. I watched her alertly, though, just in case I was wrong.
"I don't want Clarity to have any, either," Gloria said after a minute. "She's chubby enough."
Hannah laughed, then stopped. "You're serious."
"Of course I'm serious."
After a moment, Hannah turned back to the grocery sacks. "Okay, Gloria," she said quietly.
A few days later Gloria was sitting in the sun in the front yard with her knees drawn up close to her chest. She had small balls of fur between her toes and was touching them with a tiny stick coated with an eye-watering chemical. Each toe was darker after she was done with it.
The smell was so powerful it overcame the strange taste in my mouth, which otherwise had become stronger and more persistent with each passing day.
Clarity had been playing with a toy but was on her feet and tottering away. I looked over at Gloria, who had her eyes narrowed at her toes and the very tip of her tongue sticking out of her mouth.
"Clarity, don't wander off," Gloria said absently.
In the several days that Clarity had been on the Farm she had gone from having a slow, wobbling walk that dropped down to all fours every so often to being able to take off at a near run. She was headed purposefully toward the barn and I followed right behind her, wondering what I should do.
The horse named Troy was in the barn. When Ethan was alive he sometimes rode Troy, which I didn't approve of very much because horses are not reliable like dogs. One time when he was young Ethan fell off of a horse---nobody ever fell off a dog. Hannah didn't ever ride Troy.
We went into the barn, Clarity and I, and I heard Troy snort at our presence. The air was filled with the smell of hay and horse. Clarity marched right over to the kennel where Troy stayed when he was in the barn. Troy moved his head up and down in a quick jerk and snorted again. Clarity reached the bars of the gate and gripped them in her tiny hands. "Horsey," she said excitedly. Her little knees were pumping up and down with glee.
I could feel a rising tension coming off of Troy. The horse didn't care for me much, and I had noticed from previous visits that when I was in the barn it made him nervous. Clarity reached her hand through the bars to try to pet Troy, who shied away.
I went up to Clarity and touched my nose to her to let her know that if she wanted to pet something there was nothing better than a dog. Her eyes were wide and bright and her mouth was open and she was panting excitedly, her eyes not leaving Troy.
A loop of chain kept the gate shut, but as Clarity leaned against the bars the slack in the loop made for a gap and I knew what she was going to do before she did it. Making happy noises, she slid sideways along the gate up to the gap and then pressed her way through it.
Right into Troy's kennel.
Troy was pacing now, back and forth, swinging his head and snorting. His eyes were wide open and his hooves seemed to be hitting the ground harder and harder. I could smell his agitation; it popped to the surface of his skin, like sweat.
"Horsey," Clarity said.
I put my head into the gap and pushed hard, trying to squeeze through. As I did I felt the pain in my left rear leg again, but I ignored it and concentrated on getting my shoulders through, and then my hips. Panting, I made it into the kennel as Clarity started forward, her hands raised up at Troy, who was stamping and snorting. I could see he was going to step on the baby.
I was afraid of the horse. He was big and powerful and I knew that if he hit me with one of his hooves it would hurt me. My instincts were telling me to back up, to get out of there, but Clarity was in danger and I had to do something, something now.
I swallowed my fear and barked at that horse with all the fury I possessed. I tightened my lips, showing my teeth, and lunged forward, putting myself between Clarity and Troy. Troy was made a harsh screaming sound, lifting his front hooves briefly off the ground. I backed up, still barking, pushing Clarity into the corner with my hips. Troy's pacing was more frantic and his hooves were striking the ground close to my face and I kept snarling and snapping my teeth at him.
"Buddy? Buddy!" I could hear Hannah calling frantically from outside the barn. Behind me, I felt Clarity's little hands dig into my fur to keep me from knocking her over. The horse might strike me but I was going to stay between him and the baby. A hoof whistled past my ear and I bit at it.
And then Hannah was rushing in. "Troy!" She unfastened the loop of chain and swung the gate open and the horse bolted past her and through the big double doors and out into the big yard.
I could feel the fear and anger in Hannah now. She reached down and scooped up Clarity in her arms. "Oh honey, you're okay, you're okay," she said.
Clarity clapped her hands together, grinning. "Horsey!" she exclaimed happily.
Hannah's other hand came down and touched me and I was relieved to know I wasn't in any trouble.
"Yes, a big horsey, you're right, honey! But you shouldn't be in here."
When we were back outside Gloria came up to us. She was walking strangely, taking steps as if her feet hurt her.
"What happened?" she asked.
"Clarity went into Troy's stall. She could have been… It was terrifying."
"Oh no! Oh Clarity, that was so bad!" Gloria reached out and grabbed Clarity, hugging the baby to her chest. "Oh you must never, ever frighten Mommy like that again, do you understand?"
Hannah folded her arms. "I'm not sure how she got up here without you knowing."
"She must have followed the dog."
"I see." Hannah still felt angry to me, and I lowered my head a little, reflexively feeling remorseful.
"Would you take her?" Gloria asked, holding Clarity out at arm's length.
The pain in my hip stayed with me, after that, not so bad that I was hobbled, but a dull ache that never left. There was nothing wrong with the leg, though, nothing to lick.
At dinner I liked to stay under the table and clean up when things fell on the floor. When there were lots of children around I could usually count on several morsels, but at that time there was just Clarity and, as I've said, her food tasted wretched, though naturally if some fell I ate it anyway. I was lying under there a few nights after the incident with the horse when I noticed that Hannah seemed a little nervous and anxious. I sat up and nosed her, but when she petted me it was in a distracted fashion.
"Did that doctor call for me? Bill?" Gloria asked.
"No, I said I would tell you."
"I don't know why men do that. They ask for your number and then they don't call."
"Gloria. I was… I was thinking about something."
"Well. First, I want you to know that even though you and Henry are not, you're no longer together, and you never got married, you're the mother of my grandchild and I will always consider you family and you are always welcome here."
"Thank you," Gloria said. "I feel the same way."
"And I'm sorry Henry's job has him overseas. He told me he's still looking for a position back here so he can spend more time with Clarity."
When I heard her name, I looked over at Clarity's little feet, which were all I could see of her under the table. She was kicking them, which is how she acted when she was feeding herself her yucky dinner. When Gloria was feeding her, Clarity would twist and turn in the chair.
"Meanwhile, I know that you're hoping to get your singing career back on track," Hannah continued.
"Right, well, having a baby hasn't exactly helped that. I still haven't gotten rid of this weight."
"That's why I was thinking. What if Clarity stayed here?"
There was a long stillness. When Gloria spoke again, her voice was very quiet. "What do you mean?"
"Rachel will be back in town next week, and when the school year starts Cindy will be off by four o'clock every day. Between us and all Clarity's cousins, we could give her so much attention and you'd have the chance to pursue your singing. And like I said, any time you wanted to come stay with me, we have plenty of room. You'd have so much freedom."
"So that's what this is about," Gloria said.
"I wondered. Inviting me here, telling me I could stay as long as I wanted. Now I know. So Clarity would live with you? And then what?"
"I'm not sure I understand what you mean, Gloria."
"And then Henry sues to end child support, and I'm left with nothing."
"What? No, that's the farthest thing…"
"I know everyone in your family thinks I was trying to trap Henry into asking me to marry him, but I've met plenty of men who do just fine. I don't need to trap anybody into anything."
"No, Gloria, no one ever said that."
With a lurch, Gloria stood up. "I knew. I knew it was something like this. Everyone acting so nice."
I could feel the anger off of her, and made sure I was well away from her feet. Suddenly Clarity's chair was shaking back and forth, and her little feet vanished up into the air.
"I'm packing. We're leaving."
I heard Clarity give off a wail as Gloria stomped up the stairs. Clarity hardly ever cried—the last time I could remember was when she crawled into the garden and pulled a green vegetable off a plant that was so pungent it made my eyes water worse than Gloria's toes. Though I could plainly tell it was something no one should ever eat, Clarity stuck the thing in her mouth and gummed it. She had a real look of surprise on her face when that happened, and she cried just like she was crying now—part shock, part hurt, part anger.
Hannah cried too, after Gloria and Clarity drove off. I tried to comfort her as best I could, sitting with my head in her lap, and I'm pretty sure it helped, though she felt very sad when she fell asleep in her bed.
I didn't really understand what had happened other than Gloria and Clarity leaving, but I figured I would see them both again. People always came back to the Farm.
A Dog's Journey: Another Novel for Humans
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