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My brothers baby is 8 months around 20 lb 28 inches long...they want a seat that will last them a few years. She drives an 07 Pontiac G6.....I said true fit/ my ride/ some kind of radian...thoughts? Sales? Thanks
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I really love our Radian, so I'd definitely suggest that - at 8 months, if they got it for him, they're going to get a good many years use out of it. It would be the only seat they'd need (very likely) until he was old enough for a booster :thumbsup:
I haven't owned or used a true fit (though I like the looks of them in store... Ooo... and now I'm thinking about that for Babe... hmm... my DH will thank you :giggle: ), anyways, or a my ride (those are so wide, they look so comfy for baby but so big and possibly uncomfy to sit beside).
I have owned a scenera (great budget seat, but another seat would be needed to get to booster age) and the All-in-ones (just... don't bother, lol).
It really all depends on what they need (space wise), whether they're going to ERF (hopefully!), and how much $$ they're willing to spend.
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My favorite seat of the many I've owned is the TrueFit. :) 35 pounds gets my kids to an age I feel fine about them FF. DS is 3.5 and only 32 pounds, and DD was 4 before she hit 35 pounds.
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It really depends on the size of the kid, is he big/small, tall and thin? ect, and what kind of car is it in? What are their RF goals? All of that matters in choosing a seat. There are lots of awesome convertibles out there. I love my radian because my kid is huge and tall, but it's a pain to install sometimes. True fits are nice seats but have a lower RF limit-which for some is no problem, my son hit 35lbs at 18months old so for us that was an issue. Britax seats are trim front to back and super easy to install but are lacking in leg room. There's just a lot more to consider than which one is best for an 8 month infant and last for years, lots of seats fit that bill.
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We love our Radian. We needed the higher RFing weight limit for DD1, otherwise we would have had to turn her at 18 months (in a 35 lb seat). She was able to ride RFing in it until she was 3.5, and she will be 5 in a couple of weeks and is still riding in it FFing. We drive long distances (road trips and cross country drives) and she finds it comfortable.
We love our Radians. We have 2.
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I have THREE Radians. Also have had two Myrides, a Scenera, and a True Fit. Scenere is small and awkard and not worth even the $40. I'd rather invest in a seat that will last and is easier to install. Myrides are nice, but the wings are huge, hard to lift child up and over them, and wide. They have a very tall base, so some people say it is hard to install without causign them to lean way over. I hated the TrueFit and made it go in DH's car. He's used to it and doesn't seem to mind it,but I do not like the padding with big holes in it exposing hard plastic (uncomfy) and I hate the continuous harness. For that expensive a seat, I would expect a better harness. My only complaints about Radian is that you need to tug-tug-tug the harness adjuster to tighten it, and the shoulder pads are very thick so can be awkward when your child is just about ready to move up to the next shoulder slot but isn't quite there and its far beneath shoulder level if that makes any sense.
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...and in 1844 he accompanied the mystic on a preaching mission into their neighbouring southern province of Guangxi. Hong returned home after a few months, but Feng remained to organize the Baishangdi Hui, or God Worshippers' Society, which combined Hong's religious ideas with a program of social reform. In 1847 Hong rejoined Feng and was accepted as the leader of the society.
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...be the son of God, the younger brother of Jesus Christ, sent to reform China. A friend of Hong's, Feng Yunshan, utilized Hong's ideas to organize a new religious group, the God Worshippers' Society (Bai Shangdi Hui), which he formed among the impoverished peasants of Guangxi province. In 1847 Hong joined Feng and the God Worshippers, and three years later he led them in rebellion. On January 1,...

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On the morning of December 7, 1941, American forces were surprised by a sneak attack launched by the Imperial Japanese Navy. This attack killed 2,402 Americans. It was an attempt to shut down the U.S. Navy to prevent it from interfering with the Empire's plan to invade South East Asia and Western-held territories. There were simultaneous Japanese attacks on the Philippine Islands and on British forces in Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong. This was, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt described it, "a date which will live in infamy."
Historians have blamed this attack on the failure of America's military intelligence apparatus. Military intelligence intercepted and decoded Japanese diplomatic communications that would have alerted decision makers before the sneak attack. The problem with good intelligence in the hands of military and civilian bureaucrats is that the reports often never make into the hands of the right people.
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September 11, 2001 was a day of infamy for a newer generation of Americans. Over 3000 Americans died. The 9-11 commission report identified as many as 10 missed opportunities to predict the attacks by the Bush and Clinton administrations. During the summer of 2001, there were a significant number of reports of al Qaida activity relating to possible strikes against the United States. The CIA and the FBI were reporting that al Qaida operatives were contemplating using airliners as flying bombs. Hindsight is an amazing thing; it can easily point to the facts after an event has taken place. But before 9-11, date, time, and targets were largely unknown.
The greatest obstacle to comprehensive intelligence gathering was a "Wall" blocking communications that had its roots in the first term of the Clinton administration. Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick called for increased separation between intelligence and law-enforcement agencies, thereby halting all intelligence sharing. Threat warning intelligence collection never got to the customer. Strangely enough, the leftist Democrat responsible for the whole mess was assigned to the 9-11 commission in order to blame others!
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The biggest failure of 9-11 occurred when the FBI ignored its own agents warning about an investigation of suspected terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui. Moussaoui had been suspected of being involved in preparations for a suicide-hijacking and is often identified as the 20th hijacker.
What happens when political leadership willfully ignores intelligence? Why, Benghazi, of course. Intelligence analysts reported on a massive al-Qaida gathering near U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens' residence. The terrorist rally called for followers to kill American diplomats. Acting according to this report and additional warnings, "...the State Department issued a travel advisory warning Americans against going to Libya in August 2012. Obama administration officials have long denied any warning before the Sept. 11, 2012, Benghazi attacks."
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Police on Monday morning identified the man killed outside the Platinum Jaxx Halloween party as 27-year-old Said Beshirov. Detectives have made no arrest in the case.
A fatal shooting outside a downtown Anchorage nightclub early Sunday happened just before bar closing hours as the crowd spilled outside.
Platinum Jaxx, on Sixth Avenue and I Street, was hosting its annual Halloween party Saturday night and many in the crowd were wearing costumes, said Jess Hepper, one of the nightclub's owners. He met with police Sunday afternoon to pore over the club's security videos.
A video from a security camera outside the club showed two young women being confronted by a group of three men, two in costumes, Hepper said. The man who was shot may have tried to help the women, according to Hepper's recounting of what witnesses said. Police say they are sorting through statements and tracking down leads.
As of Sunday evening, Anchorage police had not identified the victim.
The shooting was one of two incidents of violence downtown early on Sunday.
Police were called to Platinum Jaxx at 2:53 a.m. The club has last call for drinks at 2:30 a.m. and clears out patrons by 3 a.m., Hepper said.
Witnesses told police of "a large disturbance outside of Platinum Jaxx" and said shots had been fired. A man in his mid-20s was found critically injured, police said. Medics rushed him to a local hospital, where he died of gunshot wounds, police said. Police have not identified the man.
Just minutes before, at 2:41 a.m., an officer patrolling downtown found another man collapsed outside at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and G Street, just three blocks from the nightclub. The man, also in his mid-20s, had suffered "penetrating wounds" but police are waiting for medical reports before specifying whether the injuries were caused by a knife, gunfire or something else, said Lt. Dave Parker, a police spokesman.
So far, detectives have not found any direct connection between the two incidents, Parker said Sunday afternoon.
In the fatal shooting, police have been interviewing witnesses but haven't publicly identified any suspects or "persons of interest," Parker said. Detectives weren't ready to release details on what they suspect happened.
Detectives said they believe that multiple people may have recorded the shooting on their smart phones and ask for people with video of the situation to call 786-8900.
Police will download the videos and immediately return smart phones to their owners, Parker wrote in an email.
On Sunday, police crime scene investigators were poring over Sixth Avenue outside of Platinum Jaxx. The area was cordoned off by yellow crime scene tape, and the club, which usually opens early on Sundays, was closed. A cook who showed up for his shift starting at 1 p.m. found the doors locked and went home. The club reopened at 5 p.m.
Numerous yellow evidence markers could be seen in the street and on the sidewalk, and investigators were collecting and documenting items. Some investigators walked the area with metal detectors. The Anchorage Police Department's new crime scene evidence van -- a huge, customized vehicle -- was stationed along Sixth Avenue, blocking the road.
The club was packed during the Halloween party, but there were no fights or disturbances inside, Hepper said.
A security camera outside the nightclub captured some of the ruckus though the actual shooting was out of the camera's view, said Hepper, who watched the video. One man in the crowd can be seen on the security video holding up his phone, as if he was recording the whole thing.
As patrons left the club, the crowd outside numbered maybe 40. "Most of the people had scattered," Hepper said.
A man in a cowboy costume, one wearing a Richard Nixon mask and a third man not in costume were waiting outside and confronted the two young women as they tried to leave, Hepper said, relaying what was on the video.
The man "in the Richard Nixon (mask) -- he goes up and chest bumps one of the girls to knock her down," Hepper said. "You can see that plain as day."
The man who was later shot can also be seen with a friend, holding him back.
"Then things left the camera view. You see the guy that got shot walk over that way," Hepper said.
Indoor cameras showed that the man who was killed as well as the other group of men were all inside the club earlier, and didn't get cause trouble, Hepper said.
"We do our best to make sure that people are protected here," he said. "Unfortunately once they got outside, it's just impossible to manage everybody at that point." The club has 10 to 13 security guards working on a busy Saturday night, he said. As an added security layer, the club takes the pictures of patrons coming in and scans their IDs. But with people in costume on Saturday night, the club didn't take their pictures, he said.
About a year ago, Hepper said he spoke with Anchorage police about hiring off-duty officers for closing time. An officer in a patrol car parked outside likely would prevent trouble, he said. But the idea didn't go anywhere.
Parker said he's not sure what happened with Platinum Jaxx's request. Off-duty officers already are hired to help with traffic control during events at Sullivan Arena and at big churches. They are paid by the private groups, Parker said.
In July 2011, a man who had been refused entry into the club shot the security guard at the door, police said at the time. The bullet passed through the security guard and struck a patron.
People need to feel safe there, Hepper said.
"It's just ridiculous that people cannot go out and have a good time and go home."
Platinum Jaxx opened in 2006. Two years later, federal prosecutors said one of the initial investors, Wallie Vierra, used drug money to help start the business. After Vierra's criminal case was resolved in a plea deal, the federal government seized his stake, a 25 percent ownership in the club. None of the other owners were implicated.
The other owners later bought out the federal government, Hepper said. It's now owned by Hepper, Jaysir Alden, and attorney Paul Stockler.
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I've tried riding with very thin gloves, but despite the setup seeming comfortable in terms of arm, body etc position, i get ulnar nerve issues. Taken to always wearing Spesh BG gloves which help a lot, especially on decent length (+12hour) rides.
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Someone mockingly put a wall around Trump's Hollywood star
FOX NEWS - It looks like an anti-Trump protester has managed to grab some headlines despite being thousands of miles away from the Republican National Convention.
Someone placed the small concrete wall around Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.
The wall includes barbwire, "Keep Out" signs and an American flag.
It is believed to be the work of a street artist, "Plastic Jesus," who shared the photo on Instagram.
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Hollywood sight-seers on the famous walk of fame were confronted with an unusual edition to Trump's Famous Star. Someone had built a 6" tall grey concrete wall around it. Complete with "Keep out" signs and topped with razor wire. The unofficial addtion to the iconic star appeared early Tuesday afternoon, to the amusement of onlookers. #Hollywood #donaldtrump #melaniatrump #hollywoodwalkoffame #wall #trump #election #election2016 #rnc #gop #gopconvention #rnc2016 #nevertrump #cleveland #tedcruz #hillaryclinton #hillary #berniesanders #feelthebern


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Duke and Maryland are the only schools that have offered Pennsylvania offensive tackle Andrew Zeller, but it seems as though they are about to have some company on his offer list.
The 6-foot-5, 280-pound tackle told Rivals.com on Wednesday that two more schools may be close to putting scholarships on the table.
"Duke and Maryland are still the only offers I have that are official," Zeller said. "But I talked to Illinois and Oregon this past weekend and they both said they're probably going to offer when they come out to my school in May."
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Last week was a big one for Zeller. The junior from Red Lion, Pa., attended the NIKE combine at Annapolis and did well, running the 40-yard dash in 5.10 seconds.
Just a couple of days before that he visited Maryland for another tour of the Terps' campus. He said he had a great time and that Maryland is a serious option at this point.
"I'm going to visit a couple of schools in the next couple of weeks," he continued. "I'm going down to Duke and Miami for unofficial visits and then I might go to Maryland's spring game.
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Victorino leaves game with stiff back
Right fielder Shane Victorino left Wednesday's 6-5 Red Sox win over the Athletics after the sixth inning with a sore lower back, the same injury that caused him to miss two games over the weekend.
Victorino barely jogged to first when he grounded out in the sixth. He was working with physical therapist Dan Dyrek on his back before the game and was 1 for 3 with an RBI double before aggravating the injury.
Manager John Farrell said Victorino's back tightened up but did not seem as bad as it was previously. He will be evaluated again Thursday.
• Jon Lester is 4-0. He didn't win his fourth game until June 16 last season. The Sox are 9-0 in games started by Lester and Clay Buchholz. The duo is 8-0 with a 1.61 ERA
• David Ortiz has an unusual 16-game hitting streak, his longest as a member of the Red Sox. It started in July, included one game in August, and now has gone four games in April. He is 8 of 16 since coming off the disabled list.
• Jacoby Ellsbury is 10 for 10 on stolen bases in 21 games. He had 14 in 74 games last season.
• Plate umpire Jerry Layne took a foul tip off his left hand in the third inning and left the game an inning later. Second base arbiter Mike Estabrook went behind the plate to start the fourth inning.
• Security officials at Fenway Park are closely examining all bags and checking fans with hand-held metal detectors in the wake of the Marathon bombings. Give yourself some extra time if you're coming to a game.
• Special assistant to the general manager Jason Varitek is spending time with Single A Salem this week. The primary catcher there, Blake Swihart, is one of the organization's best prospects.
• It was 64 degrees and sunny at first pitch. That was a big change from Tuesday night, when it was 42 and raining. The Red Sox offered free tickets to those fans who attended (or skipped) Tuesday's sodden affair. The team said 1,399 took the offer on Wednesday. The offer was also good for Thursday.


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The Allen Institute for Brain Science has announced major updates to its online resources available at brain-map.org, including a new resource on Aging, Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in collaboration with UW Medicine researchers at the University of Washington, and Group Health. The resource is the first of its kind to collect and share a wide variety of data modalities on a large sample of aged brains, complete with mental health histories and clinical diagnoses.
"The power of this resource is its ability to look across such a large number of brains, as well as a large number of data types," says Ed Lein, Ph.D., Investigator at the Allen Institute for Brain Science. "The resource combines traditional neuropathology with modern 'omics' approaches to enable researchers to understand the process of aging, look for molecular signatures of disease and identify hallmarks of brain injury."


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So far this season, we've seen some episodes of The Walking Dead that have been more or entirely heavily focused on the prison, while others have focused on Woodbury. Last night's episode felt like more of an even balance between the two. Maybe it was a little heavier on Woodbury, but Rick's rage-filled rampage on the walkers in the prison certainly felt like a big piece of "Say The Word."
This week's "Inside" video includes a few insights into Rick's mindset as he tears through the prison, axing walkers and eventually destroying the one that ate what was left of his wife. But a big portion of the video below has Laurie Holden discussing Andrea and what happened with her and Michonne last night.
Andrea and Michonne's split-up was disappointing, but it's hard to imagine how the Woodbury story would continue without the two parting ways. It's been obvious from the start that Michonne doesn't like Woodbury. And Andrea may be too blinded by exhaustion (and maybe too drawn to the Governor) to want anything to do with the outside world anymore. But it's interesting that Holden brings up Andrea being excited and energized by the walker-fight thing in a way she doesn't understand because she's tired of being victimized. I'm not sure I saw that come through in the episode, but that may be something that's going to be explored a bit further - and it would certainly explain her willingness to stay.
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U of M will survey deer hunters in Bovine TB area
ST. PAUL - An upcoming survey of Minnesota deer hunters aims to help state natural resource leaders make more informed decisions about wildlife disease response and deer management.
The University of Minnesota researchers, will soon send a survey to 2,000 randomly selected deer hunters who hunted in and around the state's bovine tuberculosis (TB) management area of northwest Minnesota. The survey will assess the state's response to managing the bovine TB outbreak in wild deer. It also will address related risk factors, deer population goals and future deer management alternatives.
"Survey results will help us better understand how our clientele perceived our actions and identify potential process improvements for the future," said Dr. Lou Cornicelli, DNR wildlife research manager. "Now is a good time to conduct the survey as Minnesota has regained its bovine TB-free status for cattle and our agency is in what we hope to be the last year of wild deer disease surveillance."
Bovine TB was discovered in cattle and free-ranging deer in 2005. The DNR and other agencies took aggressive actions to eliminate the disease. These actions, which included aggressive strategies to reduce deer densities in critical areas, helped Minnesota regain its Bovine TB-free status six years after the discovery of an infected beef herd.
Cornicelli said the survey also will enable the agency to obtain information on desired deer population size and how hunters believe deer should be managed in the future. .
Steve Merchant, DNR wildlife programs manager, said that as the agency re-evaluates deer population goals across the state it is important to consider the opinions of deer hunters. In particular, those hunters affected by Bovine TB management.
"They were very patient while we lowered deer numbers in the area. This survey will give us a sense of how they believe we should rebuild those numbers," he said.
Results of the survey should be available this fall and will be posted on the DNR website. The DNR's Fish and Wildlife Division conducts a number customer surveys each year. Survey results help guide management decisions.


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A Stamford dentist is charged with Medicaid fraud after reportedly billing the program for services that were never rendered and pocketing the cash, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice.
Georgy Betser, 71, of Advanced Dental, LLC, is accused of submitting false claims for services at nursing homes in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Britain, New Milford and Waterbury between Dec. 2012 and Jan. 2013.
According to the DCJ, Betser received more than $25,000 in fraudulent compensation for dental procedures he never actually performed.
He was placed on payment suspension in Feb. 2013 after the Department of Social Services audited some of the bogus claims as part of an investigation into "credible allegations of fraud," according to the warrant for his arrest.
The DCJ said that, in some cases, Betser didn't actually visit the facilities on the dates he claimed and was even hospitalized for some of the time.
Betser is charged with first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community and insurance fraud. He was released on $50,000 bond and is due in court June 26.
If convicted he could serve up to 25 years behind bars.


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Katy Perry is UNICEF's newest Goodwill AmbassadorNEW YORK, 3 December 2013 – At a special event today at UNICEF Headquarters, global pop superstar Katy Perry was appointed UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador, with a special focus on engaging young people in the agency's work to improve the lives of the world's most vulnerable children and adolescents.
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"Katy Perry is already a champion for children, and we look forward to hearing her "roar" on behalf of UNICEF," said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. "We are delighted that she is joining us as UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador and lending her remarkable voice to amplify the voices of children and young people around the world."
As a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Katy will work to engage young people in speaking out about the issues they believe are most important in their own lives and enlisting them more directly in coming up with solutions to those challenges. She will focus her outreach especially on children and adolescents who are most vulnerable, including those living in severepoverty, affected by violence, abuse, and neglect, and in emergency and conflict situations.
"I believe young people have the power to change their own lives, with our help," said Katy. "I am honoured to join UNICEF as a Goodwill Ambassador, and committed to doing everything I can to help children and adolescents who come from such different backgrounds but want the same thing: a brighter future."
Earlier this year, Katy visited Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world, as part of a UNICEF mission, bringing much-needed attention to the situation of children there. In October, Katy joined in UNICEF's celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child, lending her hit song "Roar" to the soundtrack of a new PSA to inspire girls and help them become tomorrow's champions.
Most recently, she has called on her massive social media following to support UNICEF's emergency relief efforts for children, including those affected by Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines in early November.
The international star was joined by Lake and Hannah Godefa, a UNICEF National Ambassador for Ethiopia, who moderated a question and answer session as part of Katy's official welcome to UNICEF.
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As a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, the 29-year-old singer joins an impressive list that also includes Amitabh Bachchan, David Beckham, Harry Belafonte, Orlando Bloom, Jackie Chan, Mia Farrow, Danny Glover, Angelique Kidjo, Liam Neeson, Leo Messi, Sir Roger Moore, Vanessa Redgrave and Susan Sarandon.
Oscar winning icon Audrey Hepburn drew worldwide attention to the role of UNICEF Goodwill ambassador, following in the footsteps of actor and comedian Danny Kaye, who pioneered the concept of the Goodwill Ambassador, serving from 1954 until his death in 1987.
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Rae: Will you be attempting to �take aim� at any other link manager type companies who appear to be in violation of LinksManager�s patent?
LinksManager: Probably. However, this type of research takes time so don�t expect that to happen next week. A lot of research needs to take place first. We have over 100 sites bookmarked that appear to have at least some similar features. We expect we will make a determined effort to decide which companies we will address in what order in the near future.
When we filed for patent protection, it wasn�t because we want to get into the business of suing other companies. It was originally done to protect the Internet against unlicensed companies that we believed may have copied the LinksManager model. However we realize the only way to enforce a patent may be through legal avenues . We will look to our attorneys for their guidance and advise as to how to proceed.
Rae: The patent on auto-rotation of links � does that refer to auto-rotation within your system, within any automated system or does it even cover lone webmasters doing it automatically with a home grown script for their own use (an example would be that you can rotate anything with a simple cgi script automatically on a page that is totally static and hand built otherwise)? I think it�s fair to say that webmasters have been using auto-rotation for many years.
LinksManager: That�s a great question. It would be difficult to envision us spending resources to pursue a webmaster who has produced a home grown script to rotate links unless that script also offered additional specific features which appear to be protected in the LinksManager patent. It all depends on the features that the product offers. For obvious legal reasons, I can�t make any guarantees but I can say the targets we have in mind are companies who have used our service in the past, and then blatantly ripped off the majority of features in the LinksManager model and are now marketing derivatives of it. Unfortunately, we may have our hands full pursuing just these types of competitors.
So, what's everyone's opinions? Do you think other links programs need to be gathering their defenses? I know the part about patenting auto-rotation of links makes me go hmmm a bit.
The only way out is to patent their idea and sue other similar services to make money.
I recently helped a client launch a new site, and set him up with LinksManager.com. Aside from a search engine friendly design and proper meta tags, I set up a links page. The links page links with other relevant, quality sites similar to this client's. Within a month I had this site from no rank to rank in Google top 30, simply based on a focus on quality. No spam, no gimmicks, no trickery - just honest, thoughtful design and linking.
I applaud LinksManager for their patent. The software is ideal for webmasters who want to promote sites "above the table" and be a good web neighbor.
First place, "G" doesn't state anything ... everything you read is someone's interpretation of what they think "G" is doing -- and most of those interpretations are grossly self-serving.
But aside from that, the average "G" search returns anywhere from 500 to 50,000 listings, which means the great "G" delivers precious little, in any, business to about 425 to 499,025 sites which are returned for each search.
I build websites for a number of companies that manufacture and/or sell custom motorcycle parts and at least 30 percent of their sales come from reciprocal links. It's just a fact, somebody sees a set of custom wheels he likes and asks the person where he got them. He searches for that specific company, goes to their site, and orders the wheels for, say, $600.
Now most people paying that much money for wheels also want custom brake calipers. So he clicks on a link to "chromed calipers" on the site where he bought his wheels and, if he finds what he wants, spends another $300 or $400 for calipers.
What could "G" or anyone else find wrong with that transaction? If anyone can produce evidence that that transaction is illegal, immoral, fatting or fatal to page rank, I defy them to post it here.
Even if an SE were to "devalue" such links it would only mean you're not getting as many bonus points for them as you used to, it doesn't mean you're losing any points or that the links themselves, in terms of generating new business, have lost any value.
However, when it comes to the subject of reciprcal linking, my experience with it goes back to about 1997, before Google existed. It is one of the ORIGINAL methods of promoting a website, and the practice pre-dates EVERY search engine.
Since 1997, I have managed hundreds of reciprocal link campaigns.
Like Joel Lesser at LinksManager (who is a friend and a business associate), I am a full supporter of responsible, relevant reciprocation. Not becasue of search engines, but because it is the right thing to do, even if the search engines did not exist.
For some reason, reciprocal linking is grossly misunderstood by a large protion of the SEO community. The purpose of it is misunderstood, and how it affects search engines is horribly misunderstood.
One of the reasons for such misunderstanding is because there are a lot of people who do not do this work, yet they find a need to pointificate on the subject endlessly, as if they know what they are talking about. from exerience, I will say flat out that people who do not actively manage reciprocation campaigns can't possibly know what they are talking about. It's not possible, unless you see it with your own eyes.
Proper reciprocation is a vital part of the web community. LinkManager is an online link management tool that allows the do it yourself site owner the ability to do it effectively, and correctly.
LinksManager found an opportunity to patent a technology, and now they have been rewarded with an enforceable patent for that investment. The standards to acheive that are considerable, and it is all within the legal framework of the US patent system. It is their right to enforce their patent as they see fit.
Various posts in here make invalid assumptions about both reciprocation in general, and LinksManager in particular. Combatting such nonsense is an endless process, and the perpetrators never, ever stop to consder how ridiculous they sound, and how groundless their claims, in spite of overwhemling evidence to the contrary.
That is why a lot of people with real experience at reciprocation work avoid these fourms like the plague. These forums are infiltrated with people who have no interest in facts or reasoned discussion. They just want to spew age old myths and attitudes about the practice, again and again. It is pointless to argue.
I don't see many people saying recips aren't a valid form of promotion. BUT, for years the life (search engine ranking wise) of a website was successful merely on reciprocal linking. Personally, I think reciprocal linking is a valid form of linking - but I think anyone using reciprocal linking as their sole link strategy are not being the smartest about the long term growth and stability of their sites. Reciprocal linking is kind of like word of mouth marketing to me. A friend recommends you to another friend. It is great for business, but there comes a point where in order to keep gaining new business and to keep yourself competitive with others, you have to branch out into flyers, commercials, billboards, newspaper advertising, etc. Reciprocal linking, done correctly, isn't "ineffective" IMHO, it just isn't able to carry an elephant on its back anymore.
>>>consder how ridiculous they sound, and how groundless their claims, in spite of overwhemling evidence to the contrary
A lot of SEO is opinion based - most really. As you said, you see constant "evidence" to the contrary - not a document from the search engines saying "hey, we give three points for reciprocal links". And, a lot of times, because of the tons of different variables involved in the algorithms, people *think* one thing is causing them harm when it is something else, while others think something is working for them when it is really something *else* that is successful. Most of what is discussed about SEO is speculation and everyone is entitled to speculate. If you don't agree with someone - you have the choice to give them a counter opinion or chuckle to yourself, but everyone has the right to think outloud on this forum - as long as they do it within the bounds of the TOS.
Sugarrae, I see that all the time. From some very big names in SEO. It's ridiculous. Instead of me making claims and putting words in their mouths, I can post an article reference list, if you like, where these people are publicly disparaging the practice of reciprocation. But, as you said in your post, this is not the thread for that. The list of names is well known, vocal, and active, both as conference speakers and well-known writers. What I have never seen are facts to support it. Because here, we have considerable evidence to wholly refute what these people say.
>>>I think anyone using reciprocal linking as their sole link strategy are not being the smartest about the long term growth and stability of their sites.
There are many ways to get links. I encourage clients to pursue as many as possible, but time and money constraints often come into play as well. Reciprocation is just one way to get links, but in many cases it is the "foundation" on which other methods can build, or it is the most accessible and affordable of the various options. Choices must be made.
Most sites that reciprocate actively begin to get links that are not reciprocated, thus reducing their overall reciprocation ratio. In other words, laying the foundation of reciprocation generates other linking back to the site, of various types.
For instance, if we earn 200 links to a client site that had no links whatsoever when we started, it is typical to see hundreds (maybe over 1000) unique domain links coming back to the site after 6 months. This "link expansion" continues indefinitely.
Where did all those other links come from? As it often turns out, from a lot of different places and situations, especially if the site is now ranking well for it's prime keywords. Quite often, the client has done nothing else pro-active to earn these other kinds of links. That's their choice, not mine. I just observe the outcome.
This "links beget links" phenomenon is almost universal within my client link profiles. How someone can ignore it or deny it's effectiveness is worth a good "chuckle", as you said.
As I said, reciprocation is foundation work. Put it in place and build upon it, as budgets allow.
>>>If you don't agree with someone - you have the choice to give them a counter opinion or chuckle to yourself, but everyone has the right to think outloud on this forum - as long as they do it within the bounds of the TOS.
I totally agree. I hope that applies to me as well, when I say that most of what is published about linking and SEO issues is mostly just total bunk. It fails to hold up to close scrutiny, when real SERPs are applied to it. I see that all the time.
I'll regularly read some absolutist statement about linking coming from some big name SEO guru, and then I look at the hundreds of situations that we monitor here, and it fails miserably to hold water.
Instead of chasing linking fads and the scare tactics that these people continue to foist upon us, I prefer to continue to do what has worked well for years. It's a very traditional, branding-based approach to reciprocal linking that actually takes search engine considerations out of the mix entirely. The search results DERIVE from that. We ignore PR and other search-based factors. That's just noise.
People can make all kinds of claims in the SEO business. What matters is SERPs. And yes, there are hundreds of factors that drive SERPs. But, by reviewing large numbers of results pages and the sites behind them, common patterns emerge again and again, with inevitable exceptions as well.
People can speculate all they like. But when people make claims as to the financial viability of the LinksManager business or their competitive intentions, while holding no facts whatsoever, it crosses the line of credibility. It's like saying that the moon is made of green cheese. It's a free speech thing. Anyone can say it, but what is the point? Only to denigrate a business that is doing nothing wrong (and actually trying to do the right thing), just because they are involved in link reciprocation? I don't get it. They can say it. I can counter it. Readers can choose what to believe.
Finally, to drag myself out the contentious mode for a moment, the post from MsRach (#:3050406) was an excellent example of what I have seen hundreds of times in my life. Genuine, subject-relevant reciprocal linking pursued as a branding function of the business, combined with good on-site SEO practice. It's hard to beat.
That post was followed up by a great post from biker6 (#:3050735), explaining exactly how reciprocation, done properly, works for a niche site.
Not everyone is confused about reciprocation, but from my experience, they are in the minority in the SEO world.
I wouldn't term myself as "well known", but I do speak on link development and write about it at times. And I'll be the first to say, recips, as far as carrying an elephant on their backs, don't work the way they used to. Most of the people I know of (personally or follow) who write and speak on the topic aren't saying recips are worthless - they're saying they aren't what they used to be and not to focus your entire marketing campaign on them, circa 2002.
>>> if we earn 200 links to a client site that had no links whatsoever when we started, it is typical to see hundreds (maybe over 1000) unique domain
But what "type" of links are they? There is a big difference between quality links from well trafficked and well "regarded" sites and scrapers.
>>> Where did all those other links come from? As it often turns out, from a lot of different places and situations, especially if the site is now ranking well for it's prime keywords.
That is what I'm referring to when I say "carry and elephant on its back". Back in the day, any type of links could get you ranks and once you ranked, you became the obvious choice for quality sites looking for resources to link to. Basically, ranking in Google made a site popular with trusted sites. But, these days, newer sites need to find their own popularity from trusted sites *to* rank. Can you get recips from trusted sites - most definitely. Can recips from good sites help you in your ranks - yes, from what I see daily. But, IME, the old method of throw up a site and exchange with 100 other sites as new and untrusted as yours is not going to take Google by "storm" these days. The latter is what *most* people that I see associate with the term "reciprocal linking". A quality link is a quality link, reciprocated or not, IMHO (though the value is likely different).
>>> then I look at the hundreds of situations that we monitor here
But, again, there are many factors at play. Age of site, age of links, where the recips come from, what other links they have and tons of others... What can be true for you can be false for another - based on those myriad of other factors or simply based on the quality of the reciprocal links you get vs. another. Reciprocal linking *can* work wonders, when the links come from the right types of sites and partnerships. They can also do nothing based on the wrong types of sites and partnerships.
>>> I hope that applies to me as well
Certainly does.
>>>Most of the people I know of (personally or follow) who write and speak on the topic aren't saying recips are worthless - they're saying they aren't what they used to be and not to focus your entire marketing campaign on them, circa 2002.
I have seen absolutely no changes in the SERP effectiveness of reciprocation, when done properly. In fact, if anything, a lot of our clients have actually gained and solidified their positions since 2002. Many of these are clients that have not pursued any other means of earning links, besides reciprocation.
I understand that the prevailing "common wisdom" in SEO circles claims that "they aren't what they used to be". I just see virtually no evidence here to support that statement. Actually, what we see here contradicts it, in a big way, among not only our clients, but also among the larger realm of sites that we link with who are not our clients.
Sorry, Sugarrae, but that's how it has played out here, throughout every single Google algo update. I feel fortunate about that. Otherwise, I'd likely be in some other line of work.
Our agency/SEO clients see it as well. They continue to bring us fresh sites to work with, having seen what has been accomplished in the past. It's hard to explain that kind of second hand validation with anything but "hey, it still works".
Just because 50 people say something does not make it true. Most "scientists" once believed steadfastly that the world was flat, and they ridiculed anyone who claimed differently.
I have read most of what is said about linking by the "experts". Honestly, in most cases, their limited experience or their lack of broad perspective is glaringly obvious to me, but probably not to most of their readers.
It's hard to argue with someone on a podium at a big conference. But the podium doesn't make them right.
My experience here deals only with linking, all day, every day, and we work with hundreds of client sites, and observe even more. Those sites are very diverse in their SEO approach, both offline and online. It gives me a very different perspective, one that probably not many other people have.
>>>But what "type" of links are they? There is a big difference between quality links from well trafficked and well "regarded" sites and scrapers.
No doubt, there are scraper links in there. Almost every site gets some of those these days. There are also a lot of "quality" links from legitimate sites, as people find the site and link to it, for whatever reason they choose. The landscape varies. It could be a forum posting, a product reference, and article reference, etc. It's genuine, unsolicited linking. The kind that everyone talks about as "good quality one-way links from good quality sites". Toss out the scraper links, and you still have a lot of good meat on the bone.
In a lot of cases, reciprocation was the primary catalyst that made it all happen, and then it takes on a life of it's own.
>>>But, IME, the old method of throw up a site and exchange with 100 other sites as new and untrusted as yours is not going to take Google by "storm" these days.
I agree. 100 links works only in the non-competitive situations these days. Established, stable sites have a HUGE advantage. But, you have to start somewhere, and build toward some kind of parity, or else not play the SERPs game at all. It may take a multi-pronged approach these days, in competitive situations.
The bar gets raised every day. Competing in competitive situations takes longer and costs a whole lot more than it once did.
Instead of speculating about who says what, how about that I send you the list of anti-reciprocation references that I have collected, and you can review it and then conclude what is being said. They may or may not be the people that you follow, but they are all well-known in SEO circles, and they all make a point of steering people away from reciprocation.
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The autorotation feature has been found helpful in displaying links at different locations in a listing so that the links may vary in exposure. Specifically if a person generally views a few links in a particular category, then it is unlikely that this particular person may ever view links at the end of a category. However, if the links are autorotated, links, which may have previously been at the end of a list, may be moved to where some may be present near the beginning, depending upon the particular formula utilized. Furthermore, after several successive autorotations, it is more likely that some of the links which began closer to the bottom of a particular listing will move closer towards the top of a particular listing.
All together now . .
Please be advised that I have in the past and will in the future randomize lists, be that manually or programatically, and those lists on various websites may include lists of names or lists links or lists of dates, places, locations, . . whatever. I suspect this business of randomizing lists in all manner of media - hardly an original or inventive idea, whether done manually or with the aid of a random number generator or otherwise - has been around since they started distributing The Daily Phoenician Advertiser on papyrus. "Hey! No more ads for me until you fix this. I pay the same amount as Ezekial but his ads for oxen teathers keeps showing up on top of my ad!"
I don't mean to be provacative but sometimes too much of a good thing can be bad. Sometimes going for the whole enchilada - in this case "patent everything" - ends up showing the flaw in the process.
Please don't come knocking on my door to claim rights to the randomization - programatically or otherwise - of lists. It likely would be wise not to come knocking on anyone's door to enforce that part of the patent. The whole patent might begin to collapse, as I can imagine search engine IP lawyers might have something to say about bots and link checking.
None of this is to say that it's not a good product. I don't really know as I have no experience with it or any other like product. Sounds like a good system. Just a boneheaded patent, at least in part.
I'm sure any effort to enforce parts of the patent will be warmly received in the webmaster community, don't you think? Shakes head no whilst grimacing at the thought.
[edited by: Webwork at 7:23 pm (utc) on Aug. 22, 2006]
Nope. Sorry. I won't expose my clients that way.
I do provide proof to serious parties that are interested in seeing it. It is usually by phone, and takes a good hour or so of the reviewing the search results for a lot of very different sites. I've done it hundreds of times. But it's not for publication.
So, there you go. It's a face value thing. Just like almost everyone else in this business.
I have never seen any proof from anyone that reciprocation is nullified, discounted, penalized, or any other thing that the big name SEO gurus claim constantly. Yet nobody seems to question any of that. They take it at face value and eat it up like puddin' pie, just becasue it comes from a prolific, well-known individual who likely has no real facts to back it up.
As I say all the time, people need to read what is said, and compare that to real search results. Pick your own keywords, and do an in-depth analysis of the reciprocation status and other linking for the ranking sites. That way, it's not cherry-picked results.
But since I have actually done that hundreds of times, I have no doubt at all how it will play out. The anti-reciprocation myths head south, all the time.
Frankly, I would really like to see someone independent do this in a proper way. I have no fear about the outcome.
I am not saying that a multipage reciprocal links directory will get you banned. And I am not saying that LinksManager will get you banned. I am not saying that LinksManager is ineffective, either (in fact, I am interested to learn how the product can help develop one way inbound links). I am merely stating the fact that once a site has been banned, it will not pass a search engine hand check and be reincluded if it has a large multipage link directory on it.
That's not merely my opinion, it's my hands on experience. Anyone who speaks to the search engine reps directly, or who has managed a site rehabilitation, will be aware of the fact that large recip directories won't pass a hand check.
What does Ethics Have to do With it?
But let's get back to the subject of Ethical Reciprocal Links Management... I think that generally, ethics doesn't have much to do with link development in so far as you are doing it to rank better. Yes, there are things you can do to generate inbounds that are search friendly approved. But I don't think a massive recip campaign is one of them.
Is the word Ethical code for Search Engine Approved? I don't know for sure, but it sure sounds like it. I have always been suspicious of anyone who posits reciprocal link development as a search engine approved method for promoting themselves. Until I see Sergey Brin smiling from the box of a links management software, I'm going to continue in the mode that some methods of link development may not be search engine approved.
Sorry. No. If you read Matt carefully, he does not disparage relevant, legitimate reciprocal linking at all. He does mention that junk linking, that is linking to everything an anything, is not the best.
I just wanted to add to this discussion that some engineers at a couple of the major search engines have privately told us that using a specific link management tool or content management system will not specifically get a site banned from the index or cause ranking problems unless the site is using it in a way that violates search engine guidelines.
Engineers have explained to us that it all goes back to proper use and what benefits the end user. Engineers also have told us they realize that many webmasters will not provide a link if they cannot get one in return, ie, reciprocal linking. Nowhere in any of the search engine engineer blogs does any engineer state to avoid reciprocal linking. Some have publically stated to avoid high volume directories full of irrelevant links to sites that don't benefit the end user. Reciprocal linking can be done properly and ethically or it can be done poorly.
The most important thing to take away from this is to link for the end user and not the serps. That means don't link in high volume to irrelevant sites. A good link management software should allow the user to maintain editorial discretion and NOT offer any type of high volume batch approval. That means link exchange opportunities should be considered by a human, not a fully automated scheme.
Reciprocal linking has gotten a bad image because there are now hundreds of services on the web that offer high volume link guarantees overnight. You pay your $50 bucks, choose a few categories, and bam, you are cross linked with hundreds of sites in a very short time period. This is bad. It will create a "synthetic graph" and the search engines can spot it easily. Then that site's serps drop.
If webmasters will simply make linking decisions based on what is best for the end user, and keep the volume low/realistic, reciprocal linking can be a great way to build traffic.
Low/realistic means you might exchange a link with a site or two one week, then none the next week, then you might get 5 the next week, then none the next week, then 12 the next week and so on...
None of the search engines have publically stated what their speed limits are so noone knows where that line is in the sand. That's why it's so important to avoid services that guarantee X number of high volume links in a short period of time.
That said, I have first hand experience that mirrors MB's when it comes to getting penalties lifted. One of the first hoops to jump thru is the removal of the recip links. Did they cause the penalty? Absolutely not, but it doesnt matter because the hand check of the hand job results in some serious SE arse kissing.
Both Y! and G have had spokesmen downplay the importance of recip links, but that doesnt mean their algos have done the same, at least not yet.
So to bring this back to the OP, IMO the way a SE deals with automated links programs is different than how they deal with home grown recip links. The fingerprints they leave are just to easy to ID and target.
If a SE devalues LM type links, doesn't that really just hurt the recipient while the user of these auto programs tends to get back links from pages taht aren't associated with the programs and thus not devalued?
<ducking while the defenders of these programs lock and load>
I mean, how the heck do you patent something that has been around before they even thought about LinksManager as a company? What gives with the USPTO these days?
Its Link Bait
This is the new form of marketing for some and it works. Do something totally off the wall and then get the links from Blogs, etc.
Large software companies such as IBM and Google own software method patents for similar reasons.
you will learn that the primary reason that the patent was applied for to protect the web from blackhat derivatives.
Imagine that. Protect the web from blackhat derivatives?
Link management is a delicate business and agreed its not a easy task to protect the web from blackhat deriviatives. However, to ignore the problem doesn't better the web. The attorneys will sort it out.
You pay your $50 bucks, choose a few categories, and bam, you are cross linked with hundreds of sites in a very short time period. This is bad. It will create a "synthetic graph" and the search engines can spot it easily. Then that site's serps drop.
So all anyone has to do is pay $50 bucks and enter your competitions domain to get rid of them? Just doesn't seem right...
If webmasters will simply make linking decisions based on what is best for the end user, and keep the volume low/realistic, reciprocal linking can be a great way to build traffic.
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Most Webmasters are not making linking decisions based on what is good for the user. Most are making decisions based on what is going to get them to the top in Google, Yahoo! and MSN.
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Chapter 2 : R is for Revelations
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Penelopes grandmother looks frailer than I remember her being the first and last time we met. Clearly, being apart from her son and granddaughter was counterproductive for her health, despite the fact that it was her own actions and opinions that caused her family to be split up, even before the war began. When Penelope and I were at school, she used to speak often of her beloved grandmother; her fathers mother, the wife of a bishop. Yet, she always referred to her as someone whod passed away when she was a child it wasnt until my fifth year and her seventh that I discovered her grandmother was in fact alive, and that was only because I met her quite by accident.
Hello, Rebecca, she says softly.
I nod to acknowledge her, determined to remain polite even to someone utterly reprehensible. My parents raised me to have manners and I have no intention of shaming them by giving in to the burning desire to ignore the woman who made Penelopes school years an utter hell. Suddenly, I remember Oliver, who is standing beside me and staring at Mrs Clearwater with a bewildered expression.
This is Oliver Wood, I explain, gesturing towards my friend. Hes a friend of mine and of Penelope, too. Oliver, this is Edith Clearwater, Penelopes grandmother.
As far as Im concerned, using that word to describe Mrs Clearwater is deplorable, and yet this is not the time or the place to be discussing ethics and morals. Fortunately, Oliver is quick to compose himself, smiling as he extends his hand to shake the old ladys. Im both grateful and disappointed that hes present: while he can distract Mrs Clearwater until Im able to appropriately word the announcement of Penelopes death, Im not able to ask her why shes come to Penzance after all those years to see a granddaughter shes only seen once in the past nine years, because that would mean telling Oliver a secret that Penelope never wanted told.
How have you been? Mrs Clearwater asks, and immediately I cant resist gulping. Clearly, she has no idea whats been happening in the last few days. Rebecca, are you feeling quite all right? You seem to have gone rather pale.
Id love to say that no, Im not all right at all but I know that she and Oliver would pester me with questions if I did.
Im fine, I answer, before pointing at a coffee shop across the street from the train station. Shall we have a coffee and catch up?
Mrs Clearwater appears receptive to the idea and nods, and Oliver, ever the gentleman, takes her suitcase from her and begins to walk ahead at a much brisker pace. Im tempted to follow him, but duty calls for me to match my pace with the pensioner next to me. It takes just a couple of minutes before were seated at a table in the corner of the cafe, where her suitcase and my weekend bag are able to be placed on the floor without anyone being at risk of tripping over them. Mrs Clearwater asks for a tea and scones for us to share, and I order a mocha as usual. While Oliver is queuing up to purchase our order, I seize the moment to ask the question Ive been dying to ask since I first saw her.
What are you doing here?
The policeman called me the one Penny was dating, you know. He said he saw that I wasnt registered as next of kin, but he felt I deserved to know as well, since Penny and I became closer these past few months, before before
Im dumbstruck. I have no idea which subject to begin complaining about first: that Penelope was dating a Muggle police officer since when?! or that Mrs Clearwater thinks her presence here will contribute something, but the admission that seizes my attention most is the fact that she claims to have gotten closer to Penelope recently.
How? When? Why?
Before I can ask any of those questions, Oliver returns with a tray laden with our drinks and a large plateful of scones with three smaller individual plates, unwittingly interrupting our conversation. I hold my tongue from saying anything further, not wanting to break the promise of secrecy that I made Penelope, but her grandmother clearly has no qualms about doing so.
Rebecca, I have always loved my granddaughter. I missed her terribly all those years I sent her letters and cards and presents every Christmas and birthday, and her parents never handed them over. That isnt my fault. But when I attended my sons funeral, when I found out that Penelope had come to her senses
She didnt come to her senses, I interrupt. She was terrified for her life; for her parents lives. There are people who dont like Muggle-borns, who believe that all Muggles should be exterminated. She was taking the safest option
My husband and I were right, Rebecca. We told Michael and Diane that it was madness to allow Penelope to sin
Enough, I say, standing up and abandoning my drink. Mrs Clearwater, the people who Penelope was running from who Im running from are small-minded, bigoted bastards. She was scared. She was scared because she knew what theyre capable of. Theyve killed, theyve tortured. It doesnt matter if their victims are mothers or fathers or children; none of them are spared. Why? Because they were magical but they came from non-magical families something that they couldnt help. Something that Penelope couldnt help. She didnt choose it or ask for it she was born a witch, not made one just because your son and his wife didnt fit your idea of perfect parents. You locked her out of her own home in the rain without a coat or shelter, just because she accidentally levitated the toaster. You wished that your own granddaughter had never been born just because she was magical. How does that make you any better than them?
Bex, Oliver begins, but I ignore him and pick up my bag before leaving the cafe.
I cant handle the woman; I tried to tolerate her momentarily, but her sheer ignorance cuts to the bone. I have no idea what Penelope was thinking when she reunited with her grandmother, assuming that Mrs Clearwater was telling the truth, although she has no reason to lie. In fact, if she met Penelopes Muggle colleagues then it must be true, because that was something I never did.
BEX! he shouts again, this time just as Im about to step into the road to cross it. Sighing, I retreat and remain on the kerb to the annoyance of the driver who stopped at the zebra crossing, who honks loudly to convey his unhappiness.
What do you want, Oliver?
I want you to tell me whats going on with Mrs Clearwater. Penelope never mentioned her; is that the reason why? Because she was a bigot who hated magic?
I nod. Shes a devout Christian; her husbands a bishop, so somewhat high up in the Church. In their opinion, magic is a sin. Its a sign of disrespect against God, because only He should be allowed to wield that kind of power. When Penelope got her visit from McGonagall, to tell her and her parents about Hogwarts and the wizarding world, her grandparents took it badly. Pens parents supported her, and the family fell out.
Thats no excuse for doing what she did to Penelope, Oliver protests. One of the Puddlemere Chasers is the son of a vicar, and he and his family get along great.
I know, I sigh. My point is that things were different. Penelope was different. The Penelope I remember would never have spent more than five minutes with her grandmother, let alone introduce her to her boyfriend and colleagues. The Penelope I knew hated lying to the Muggles around her, so she tried to distance herself from them, but the one I keep hearing about from the Thames Valley police and that woman and even you none of it correlates with my best friend. I know we both probably changed in the last six months, but shes barely recognizable. I dont know who she is, and Im scared, Oliver. Im scared because my best friend is dead and I dont know why or who killed her and I want to find out. I want to get justice for her but I dont have a bloody clue where to start.
Without saying another word, Oliver steps forward and wraps his arms around me, squeezing tightly. I hold on to his back, unwilling to let him go. I dont know what Id have done without him here; hes filled in the blanks that Ive been missing Id have looked stupid if I turned up alone at the police station and not known anything about this ABC.
Wed better go, I eventually say, taking a step back. I dont want to arrive at the police station too late.
Oliver nods and the both of us begin walking over to the taxi rank were both strangers to Penzance, so its probably the quickest option to get a taxi even if we have to pay a few extra pounds for it. Id love to Apparate there, but Ive never been before and I cant risk reappearing in plain sight without knowing where the local hidey-holes are, not to mention that the station is probably surrounded by CCTV; I really doubt the flimsy excuse of a faulty camera is going to explain my sudden appearance.
Rebecca! Mrs Clearwater calls from the doors of the cafe, hobbling towards us. Im guessing that shes seen the direction were heading in and guessed our next course of action, but I really cant bear to be near the woman for much longer with the bad memories of her from our first meeting two years ago still haunting me.
So I pretend that I didnt hear her, and I walk away.
Detective Inspector Prentice of the Penzance CID was absent when Oliver and I visited the police station earlier, having been called out to work on another case. However, the officer who I spoke to scheduled me for Penelopes formal identification at the hospital at five oclock this afternoon, and assured me that DI Prentice would do his best to be there, especially as he apparently has some questions to ask me. Im not entirely sure what those questions are, but Im planning on co-operating nonetheless. Hopefully, if I play the part of grieving best friend well enough to convince him that Im harmless, he might let his guard down enough to let slip some facts that might help me find the murderer.
After all, Ive been falsifying both parchmentwork and paperwork since my sixth year at Hogwarts, even working from home back when I was young and ignorant enough to think that my parents wouldnt suffer for any law-breaking I did, and in those four years the Muggle police have never suspected a thing. Given that track record, and the fact that ABC has accumulated fifteen victims without yet being caught, I dont have much faith in their crime-solving success.
To pass the hours between now and my appointment, Oliver has convinced me to check in at a local wizarding inn instead of the Muggle hostel I was planning on staying at. At first I was reluctant, until I realized that the inn he was talking about is the one where my best friend Leanne grew up, and Oliver clinched the decision by revealing that our friends will be there, including Lee. Not only do I have the opportunity to reconcile with my friends just this once, but I have the chance of confronting Lee about his friendship with Penelope and the fact that he was apparently the one who found the body. Thats why Oliver and I are walking towards the Penzance Pirate right now, which is nestled near the coast and hidden from Muggles sight, not unlike the Leaky Cauldron.
When we reach the front doors, he gestures for me to enter first and I do so. Immediately, the first thing to catch my sight is a portrait of a bearded pirate with an eye patch and a sword, bellowing loudly. In front of the portrait, my friends are gathered; Fred Weasley is sitting at a table with a chess set sitting upon it, his black player pieces grinning triumphantly clearly, hes winning this game. Sitting next to him is his twin brother George, the lack of one ear starkly visible from the angle Im standing at, whispering into Angelina Johnsons ear. Opposite them, on Freds other side, Lee, Katie Bell and Alicia Spinnet are sitting around another table. From the look of things, Lee and Alicia appear to be competing over who can balance a beer mat on their nose for longest while Katie is laughing possibly at the ridiculous sight of two fully-grown adults making fools of themselves. It might also be the fact that the white queen on the chessboard is demanding to attack one of Freds pawns, despite the fact that if she does, shes vulnerable to his knight and thats not mentioning that Fred has a castle thats able to check the king if he moves it now.
Seeing no-one sitting at the table opposite Fred, I walk over and grin, recognizing the creation which was only an idea the last time I saw the Weasley twins. Is this the invention you were talking about last time I saw you the chess pieces charmed to give misleading advice?
There is a loud roar of CHEATER! from the pirate in the portrait, followed by several curse words and a demand that Fred walk the plank. Clearly, the pirate was Freds chess opponent, something that I didnt realize. However, he doesnt appear to care about the pirates opinion, instead jumping up to hug me tightly.
BECKY! he grins. Guys, Beckys here!
Fred, my ribs! I yelp, feeling Freds strong arms threatening to crack one of my rib bones with his overenthusiastic hug. Ah! Oxygen, Fred! Im losing oxygen!
To my relief, Fred lets go of me but has a quizzical eyebrow raised. Whats oxygen?
For a brief moment of lunacy, I contemplate giving Fred a crash course in chemistry but quickly decide against it. If he was anyone else, Id probably put the time I wasted in Muggle summer school to good use, but even without knowing about science, the twins have created so many inventions and diversified into Muggle products enhanced by magic that I dread to think what exactly theyd be able to concoct if they knew about all the chemicals that exist in the Muggle world.
The Muggle word for air, I simply answer, taking a step backwards and wincing when I realize Ive failed to notice something quite blatantly obvious.
My friends are drunk. At half past three in the afternoon.
Im about to scold them for being so irresponsible, given the circumstances, when I feel a tug at my sleeve and turn around to see Oliver sitting on one of the bar stools while Leanne is standing behind the bar. The pirate begins shouting more insults at Fred, and he turns around to retaliate, so I seize the opportunity to join my friends at the bar.
You let Fred play chess with your ancestor? Oliver is asking Leanne as I approach, his expression one of incredulity.
It was either let him play with a harmless portrait or risk him getting himself into trouble, she explains. I wasnt here this morning; I went to meet up with a friend of mine because he was likely to know how organizing a Muggle funeral works, and when I got back my dad had already plied them with alcohol. Ive been keeping an eye on them since I got back and Ive watered down their drinks, although in all honesty, I think they need the break from reality.
I nod. Fred and George have a brother whos in danger in the Ministry; even though hes disowned their family and they call him a git, I know theyre worried. Lees got >Potterwatch to worry about, Katies still not over being cursed back in seventh year, Alicias boyfriend is on the run and now Penelopes dead.
Getting drunk isnt going to solve any of those problems, Bex, Oliver protests. Its madness.
Theyre in denial, I answer, shaking my head. Im sure theyll grieve in their own time, but I think they just need to pretend that everythings fine, just for a few hours.
Oliver scoffs. If they really missed Penelope, theyd be doing her proud. Look at you; youre perfectly composed and all youve drunk today are mochas. Why cant they be like you? Why do they have to get drunk in the middle of the day and cause chaos instead of doing something?
People grieve in different ways Leanne begins, but is cut off by Oliver climbing off his stool and storming off through the open doorway marked Guests Only, which presumably leads to the bedrooms of people staying overnight at the Pirate.
I havent even had the chance to explain that Ive had slightly longer than my friends to process the fact that Penelope is gone. It seems that Leanne is right, and Oliver is dealing with his grief differently, but that doesnt mean that hes allowed to snap at or insult the rest of us. I step forward to follow him, but when I hear Lee call my name, I stop and turn to face him.
Bex, he begins, but doesnt say anything else.
I want to say something, but Im not sure what. I dont know what I can say, given that this man I remember sitting next to in our very first class together when we were kids; who used to be my biggest supporter when he commentated the Ravenclaw Quidditch matches against Hufflepuff or Slytherin; who I consider one of my closest friends, may just have murdered my best friend. I dont want it to be true. I dont want to consider that Lee could be a murderer, although I cant deny that right now, hes the only person with motive.
Im sorry, I mumble, before squeezing past my friend and leaving the pub.
I cant stay here any longer. I cant banish the visual of Penelope from my minds eye; the sight of her lying on the cream carpet in a pool of blood, a bloodied kitchen knife discarded a couple of metres from her, her hand pressed against her wound and her chest heaving as she tried to speak. I wish that it wasnt true. I want to pretend that it never happened.
But I cant.
The room is dark, illuminated only by a bare bulb that clearly needs to be replaced, judging from the little light emitting from it. A desk is situated immediately beneath the bulb, in the middle of the room. Upon the desk, there are several folders crammed with paperwork. A leather-gloved hand reaches out to pick up a thin file from the top of a precarious tower of folders and places it on the desk before opening it. Contained within are several photographs, and one by one, they are picked up and perused in the dusk.
The first photograph is of a young man on a broomstick, his purple robes billowing behind him as he flies through the air. Behind the man, there are other similarly-clad people flying above a crowd holding up banners with the words "PUDDLEMERE UNITED".
This photograph is not required just yet.
The next three all contain girls: the first, of a blonde girl standing in a gardening centre with a cigarette in between her lips, being glared at sourly by the employee behind the counter. The second, of a dark-skinned young woman sitting in a coffee shop talking closely with a redheaded man obscured from the camera's view by another customer. The last picture has been ripped out of somebody's family photo album, depicting a brunette girl sitting on a bench and feeding ducks with two small children next to her.
None of those are needed at present, either.
A newspaper article is next, depicting flame-haired twins beaming at the camera as they stand in front of their entrepreneurial new business, Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. Underneath it is a covert photograph taken at an awkward angle through a dirty window in order to avoid being caught. In it, a young man with dreadlocks fiddles with a radio, a wand in his hand and a wary eye at the door in front of him. Beneath that is another picture, taken in the light of day, of a young woman standing in the doorway of a pub with a sheaf of paperwork in her hand, the pub's sign above her revealing its name and her location: The Penzance Pirate.
These aren't the correct photos being searched for, either.
Yet another photograph is in the pile, this one the most difficult to obtain in fact, the slight blur of the young woman's features is because she had glanced back quickly just as the camera button had been pressed. Despite the imperfectness, she is still recognizable with her dark brunette hair and her large chocolate eyes, which are filled with uncertainty as she blends into the crowd, her vividly red coat easily lost among a sea of brightly-coloured attire.
Soon, this picture will be needed perhaps sooner than originally anticipated.
However, at present it is not, and so the photograph of the girl who ran away is brushed aside to reveal the image at the bottom of the stack; at last, the desired picture. In it, Penelope Clearwater is beaming as she converses with a colleague, her blonde curls gleaming as they catch the sunlight. She is holding a case folder close to her chest, careful not to let anyone see the label upon the jacket. This picture was taken just a fortnight or so after the investigation began, and even then, she was suspicious. If only her suspicion had been noticed earlier but never mind. It is too late now for regrets.
Momentarily putting down the photograph of Penelope, the gloved hand reaches down to the second left drawer of the desk to retrieve a good quality envelope with a stamp already upon it and a fountain pen. A pause is taken to write the address of Penzance police station upon the front of the envelope, the words flowing easily from memory, before Penelope's picture is turned upside down and the fountain pen is pressed against the back of the glossy photographic paper to write his note short, brief, not fitting the usual pattern of long-winded taunting. Hopefully, that will convince the country of the simple fact that Penelopes death was not part of the plan.
I did not kill her.
And then, carefully, a familiar signature is imprinted beneath the words.
Author's Note: AAAHHH! So what do you think of how things are progressing so far? I was really careful with my wording in the third section, so I'd love to hear your theories based on this new information -- I love hearing theories ;) Is there anything that seems confusing? Do you feel that the people here are relatable so far? Please leave a review if you have time -- even one line would make my day! Thank you for reading! ♥
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