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Wow Anne and Albus mae such an endearing couple. I must say i really hate to see Ginny like this, I don't want to judge her but alchlism seems like one o the most horrible vises she could have falen into. howefully the strong Ginny we know and love can come back. This story jsut gets better and better even when goyle's evilness just gets deeper and deeper. The gravewad scene was sweet and very nicley written not over done but still powerful
Author's Response:
Well, for years and years, Harry has kept things from Ginny in the course of his job. Sure, he can't very well spill state secrets to her, but at the same time, it's hard to be in a relationship where one is keeping dire secrets. This is what caused Ginny to go over the edge like this. It all starts with one drink too many and one night too many, and Harry was too busy worrying about James and Lily to see what had been going on until it was too late...silly boy.
What I wanted with Anne and Albus was for them to be one of those couples that just knew right away that they were going somewhere. Both of them have had troubled love lives, just about to the point where they'd both thrown in the towel on it. It's almost like they were destined for one another.
The graveyard scene was one that I really wanted. He knew that his father had visited that spot when he was troubled, so perhaps some of its catharsis could fall on him. Sometimes, in order to look forward, we need to look into the past, and for me, this was important for Albus to do.
Thanks for reading/reviewing, and I hope to see you again tomorrow. :D
Brilliantly written. One of the best chapters I've ever read on a fanfic. Well done!
Author's Response:
Thank you! I hope you keep reading and enjoy the rest of the story. Thank you for the review!
this is by far m favorite chapter. I knew I liked Anne for a reason. she and Albus deserve all this happiness. It is a nice break from the bleakness of the rest of the story. It also provides me with a nice little place to pause until i can keep reading tomorrow. I love how the characters are developing. Ican't wait to see what Lily did to goyle, and what scorpious will find at goyle's home
Author's Response:
There is someone out there for everyone...and it was only by a bizarre happenstance that Anne and Albus met. It was good to know, at least for me, that something good can come out of this tragedy.
Well, have a good evening, and I hope you find the rest of the story as good. This is also one of my favorite chapters, so I so get that, lol.
Resolution is coming very soon, or at least more reactions. Take care. :)
Omg god that man is something i can not write down n a review. he is horrible, he shoudl di, although ahving to face lily right now might almost be bad enough. Augusta deserved waht Albus gave her, and it makes me proud that she knows that. Eventuallly eh will be able to forgive her I thinkbtu it will take time. I'm cutting thsi shrot ust keep reading.
Author's Response:
Yeah, well, equal and opposite reactions...
Albus doesn't have the blinders of being in love with Augusta, so he wasn't so happy with her, whereas James would've just been happy to see her. I really don't like Augusta as a person, but I thought that it was important to show that cowardice comes in many forms, even on behalf of the good guys.
And yeah...Goyle deserves a swift kick in the nads, for sure.
Happy reading!
dun dun dun... I feel like a lot will be revieled next chapter. The story about Draco's mother was so sad, and somewhat disturbing. however,it could be totally true which is what makes it distrubing. As for Draco sharign that with Albus it helps as a connection. I hope that albus' lack of eloquence doesn't come in between him and Draco becausei think that friendship could be a good one. It's good that Scorpious and Fred found Anne, she will clearly be an asset. Oh andit made me crack up how despite everything that is going on scorpous and fred still fidn the time to bicker.
Author's Response:
Draco, in my mind, feels a connection with Albus, as he sees a lot of himself in Harry's middle child. He shared that story because sometimes, it's just hard to find someone who understands your darkest fears and secrets.
As for Fred and Scorpius, while I didn't actually put it in the fic, the reason why they don't get along is that Fred has always had a crush on Scorpius, but he's never really been confident in saying it. So yeah, Fred is gay, but that isn't really important to teh story. It's just an interesting bit to put in there. :)
Keep an eye on Anne...she's very important to the story.
Thanks for reviewing, as usual! Happy reading!
poor James he needs a good hug and i'm willing to bet Draco and Albus are not the best hug givers. So many things happen in this chapter. First its good to see that Harry is better even if only marginally. i new the secrets would have to come untangled at somepoint. I feel so bad for Lily, she has to relearn what she has done and hasno one to help her thourgh it. If james knew about it he would be feelign even worse. As for Augusta I can't ebgin to imagine how bad she feels. It's a little to much to ahve so many people in one family dissapear, for harry it is a son, a daughter, a daughter in law and his grandson. To make matters worse for him he knew he aided James in hidding this and i feel so bad for him for havign to choose one child over the other. Scorpious and Fred are going to find soemthign interesting at Goyle's house I feel. As for what James has just told Albus it is so hard to live through and the first time telling it must be even worse,but at least now that it's out, it can be dealt with.
Author's Response:
A lot of ill consequences came out of Harry's choice to let James frame himself. At the time, it seemed like a good idea, but a sick cascade is coming down from that action. As I alluded before, for every action is an equal and opposite reaction, and from that, it will only get worse.
Augusta is a character that made a lot of her own ill fortune. She was the one who chose to leave when James was incarcerated, and what happened with Eric would have never happened if she hadn't done that. She isn't the brave type like James; she's of a sweeter nature, even if she is a touch more selfish than he is. James would never blame her for leaving, but Albus...not so much.
Thanks for reviewing, and happy reading. :D
Goyle is an evil man. Poor Neville all these is a lot to handle. Eric is such an innocent boy he deserves none of this. Scropious willfind a way to solve this alogn wiwth Albus and Draco, and harry once he is better. I ahve the slight impression James will also aid them i'm jsut nto sure how they will work around Azkaban. Goyle is evil I know that sounds redundant, and i know he is pain ridden and half delusional because of the loss of his son but that doesnt make him any less evil.
Author's Response:
Well, grief is never an excuse to do evil things, but sometimes, one cannot help but think that, were circumstances different, Goyle, someone who had until that point been innocuous since the war, would never have been driven to such lengths. Sometimes, things out of our control cause us to do things that are within our control, and Mr Goyle is no different.
I felt bad torturing a child, but it's hard to convey just how angry and grief-stricken the elder Goyle is at the loss of his own son without showing the lengths to which he is willing to go for vengeance.
Thanks for reading/reviewing, as usual. Happy reading!
Oh My Goodness! That was much more dramatic than I was expecting! Gosh! Well, it was a brilliant end, Jess! You had me tearing up there with Katie. Just. So sad. Poor Katie and Draco :( And poor Mira. I hope she'll be okay. I'm a bit annoyed at Katie though not wanting to stay alive for her daughter. Because now she doesn't have a father or a mother and I know Harry will be there for her but it's not the same... still. But I LOVE how Lily named her baby hehe.
Oh, it's all over! I'm sad. It's been a wild ride with this fic. I'm so glad I read it!
Julia XD
Author's Response:
I think Katie always knew that this would come, the day that she simply couldn't live anymore. Once Harry was ready to take care of Mira, in my mind, that's when she made the decision; she simply waited for the right opportunity. It was pretty selfish of her, but in the end, I believe that Mira will be much better off thinking that her mum died accidentally than watching her slowly waste away.
A one-shot is in the works for Katie's POV during all of this, and what Draco said to her will come into light. I didn't put it in there because I wanted to leave room for speculation and guessing, and I think a future installment will do it more justice.
I do think that Mira will be okay. Much more screwed up things have happened to people who are well-adjusted, and she's past the age of constant supervision.
I knew that I wanted to name Lily's baby after Draco somehow. That's why I made the baby a boy from the get go. She would recognise that sacrifice and want to honor the man who saved her life and her child's with a reminder to everyone that he was more than what everone thought he was.
Phew, now you know why I was sweating writing this for so long. This is how I wanted to do it, but it's hard to make this sort of thing work without any loose ends. I did leave one loose end, and that was the ring in the house, but I think it is left there for future discovery by someone. I don't know who yet, but perhaps the cycle shall continue. :D
Thanks for reading and reviewing, and I'm glad it didn't suck!
Wow the exchange between Harry and James was so much more powerful than I could have imagined.it was wonderfully constructed. James is so much braver than i thought ot be able to keep a leavel hed through out it and to give up his liberty to save Lily is jsut a very noble concept. As for draco he and Albus have a connection that i like. They understand eachother in a way. I can't wait to read about their trip to azkaban
Author's Response:
Now you see why Harry was willing to dabble in Dark Magic. He knew the whole time that James hadn't done it, but he trusted his son's request to frame him. No one could possibly envy Harry the choice between sending one child to prison over another, but James was willing to make that sacrifice for his sister. He would die for her, so going to Azkaban in her stead is not something that he could refuse.
Draco and Albus are not too dissimilar. They both have morbid fascination for things that they should not. I hope you've picked up on Albus's untoward knowledge of Dark Magic and Draco's surprise about that.
The trip to Azkaban will be a hard one for both of them, but it does prove fruitful in their quest to save Lily.
Now that you know the events precipitating James's incarceration, you can now start to speculate as to the repercussions of it. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, and this is no different. The proverbial doo doo will definitely hit the fan, and soon, no less, so stay tuned.
Thanks for reviewing and happy reading!
You have left me speachless, i finished this chapter five minutes ago and i'm only know snapping out of it. so we shoudl start at the very begining. The name scorpious and rose picked si so beautiful and fitting. It's nice to be able to see the dynamics of their relationship. jsut like with hugo and Sarah it gives a happy glimps of the normal world. As for the real story with Lily, in way I had expected this. the clues lead up to it. however, I never even thought that james might have been there. To witness that must have been horrible, I don't even want to begin to image how horrible it was. And it helps explain why he feels so guilty for all of it, not being able to protect Lily, knowing that he would have killed Goyle with hsi bare hands, and knowing that he couldn't stop Lily from killing. he must feel like he failed Lily as a brother. If on top of it he feels like Lily is mad at him then his acceptance of askaban makes sence. It is heart breaign to think that James actually blames himself for this in a way. In a way I feel like keeping all of thi a secret is hurting everyone. If james had spoken up thigns might have turned out diffeently however i'm not sure that the alternate option is better. i suppose no one can eer really know, people do what they think is best. Like harry keeping this informatin from everyone, and letting james go to jail. Or using dark magic so that james won't be alone. It's a dark chapter. and a mighty good one at that.Ok i'm going to end this review here so that i can keep reading.
Author's Response:
Ah, so you've reached the crux of the issue. It was really hard writing this with the correct amount of delicacy. I didn't want to make it sound insensitive to the act itself, but I also didn't want it to be too graphic. Though it walked a fine line, I think I did that. Now, you are starting to see why they did what they did and why James was willing to sentence himself to hell for his sister. There was only so much that he could do for her, so he did what he could.
Well, I'm off to respond to the next review. See, I told ya you would have a hard time stopping after this chapter. It's just so damned unfair in one's mind, thinking about this.
W.O.W. That was good! I'm not sure what I thought you were going to do, but this is terrific! That is to say my stomach turned over when I saw the update in my inbox! I know I complained several chapters or so ago about Harry and Ginny, but the way you wrote them in the end was so obvious a way to bring them to an end, which was to not end them exactly just put them back at friendship level. To read Harry's part here is just beyond words, it was a great way to have him go out. Oliver's part was good too! Mature. I like it way much! If it were ever possible for this to get into a printed book and sold I would so have a copy on my bookshelf! You do great work!! I love it when I get sucked into a story and I feel like I am write there in the room with the characters! Your story does that! I enjoyed laughing, crying, being angry with them! Again thanks for writing a great story!
I must ask though, for all intents and purposes will the ring be destroyed with the house? or will it lay in wait in the rubble?
Author's Response:
The ring, at least to me, contains enough old magic to keep it from being destroyed - well, at least the stone. The ring part, the metal, will probably melt down, but the enchantments in the actual Resurrection stone will, in my universe, keep it from being destroyed. Whether Harry's alcohol addled brain will make him think to go back for it, that remains to be seen, but for the moment, I'm inclined to let it be forgotten in time for another day and another character. I might even write about it...or at least write a drabble. :)
I really wanted to sew up enough loose ends to conclude the present story, but I also wanted to leave myself room to continue the story in future installments. Lily's incarceration is on my list of future works, as is the continuation of Albus and Anne, who have quickly become just as precious to me as Harry/Ginny are to so many others.
Speaking of Harry and Ginny, it would be absolutely mercenary and OOC for me to make them hate one another, but it would have been equally awful to Ginny's character to make her blindly accept Harry's ill behavior. There was no reason why, after they'd both had time to cool off, that they couldn't at least exist in harmony. They did live together, after all, even though the bad times, for nearly four decades, so they can get past most things. They do and always will love one another, but as you probably already know, sometimes, taht just isn't enough. I won't be getting them back together, I can say that much, but where they both go from there will be fascinating (once I figure it out, lol).
The end was the part that I'd worried about. I was concerned that no one would buy death by strawberries, but Katie would know that Harry wouldn't have any idea that she was allergic. Sending Mira to one of Harry's family members' houses to do it would be so simple, and I knew that it was the right way to do it in this. She finally finished what she started years before, because she just couldn't bring herself to live anymore. Is she a coward, maybe, but she had been miserable for so long, trying to put on her brave face, she just had nothing left.
I decided, since I was going to kill off Katie, that Oliver and Draco would both have to play a part in it. They were the men (Harry, too) who cared about her and loved her, and they were the ones that would need to let her go peacefully and not die slowly and miserably while everyone who cared about her watched helplessly.
I'm glad you liked the story, and I do plan other pieces to accompany it, including what Draco said to Katie while she had the ring. It's my own little universe now, and I can't wait to build on it more.
Thank you so much for reading, and I hope to see you again soon in future reviews!
I love this new Draco. He is still enough malfoy to eb real but he is also the Draco that never had a chance to be. The work that he must do sounds like it will be grewsome. I wonder when james will begin to realize what is going on.
Author's Response:
The way to break the spell linking Harry to the diary is pretty gruesome. That's why they sent Ginny away, because it wasn't something that she needed to see or even know about.
You're about to delve into Chapter 9, if you haven't already, and I hope you're okay with more of gruesome, because that chapter is really intense and was most unpleasant to write. It was, however, part of the story. It also sheds a lot of light on the story and why everything that happened filtered down the way it did.
Happy reading!
Hey!!! I'm finally done with your story... and I really love it!!!! Great work!!!!
Author's Response:
Congrats on getting all the way through it, and I'm so glad you liked it.
Keep an eye out in the Most Recent page, since the Epilogue is in there and just waiting to be pushed through. I hope you enjoy that, as well. Take care and happy reading!
I was so absorbed into the story athat I forgot to congratulate you on the room you created. The ideas behind it were brilliant. I particularally liked how the screaming was only in the culprit's head, it's a nice touch. The secrets are not too much in fact they are good. I love not knowing what will happen next and not beign able to guess, I jsut hate that I don't have enough time to sit and read this at one go that would be ideal, but at least I don't have to wait for updates, that would be killer. Two chapters a day at least prevents me from going insane. Which really shows that you write quite captivatingly, so kudos on that too. :)
Author's Response:
Why, thank you. ^.^
The Black Room is a concept that I believe exists in real life, that place where the deepest of national secrets are held. Its main protection is that no one knows it exists, but Harry made the mistake of making a trip there with his son over twenty years before. Albus is more intelligent than he's given credit for, and this is a prime example of that.
The modified Caterwauling Charm was for the purpose of secrecy, as well. If an alarm went off, then everyone would know that the room existed, and that's rather counter-productive. The in-the-head version allows people to incriminate themselves, and only other Aurors know why they're running around, covering their ears in agony when there is obviously no external disturbance. The blood entry is rather crude, but it is a good door lock, because no one would expect Harry to use something so gruesome. However, since very few knew about the cave on the sea that held Regulus's locket, it was an ingenius idea that Harry adapted to his own needs.
I know what you mean about not having time to sit and read a whole story. I have similar problems myself, as I mostly spend my time writing, which digs into my reading time. Also, I empathize with the non-update thing, but for this story, I wrote 18 chapters before I even started submitting, so I only submitted as I wrote from Chapter 28 on. I have always been a faithful updater. :)
Good luck with the rest of the story, and do yourself a favor and don't try to cut your reading off after Chapter 9, because I promise that you won't be able to do it. ;-)
Take care and happy reading,
So Lily did have something to do with Greg's death. Harry nowing abotu this doesn't make sence though, all this is very wierd, and intreguing. poor Albus he has had so many hard blows in a short about of time. They must find a way to save Harry. I wonder who the key to unravelign the secret is, Harry, James or Lily, and who will finally manage to unravel this well knitted web of secrets.
Author's Response:
You're starting to touch upon the story and what it means to each character. what happened and how Harry knows about it will be revealed in Chapters 9 and 10. And yes, Albus does take quite a buffeting, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
I hope the web of secrets isn't too much, because there are many, many more secrets remaining in this story, some of which are just plain surprising. I envy you your journey through this story. I wish I'd had the opportunity to read it without already knowing what happens. :D
Happy reading,
I knew those gray hair streaks meant trouble. harry never really changes, he always puts those he loves ahead of himself. Albus seems to be onto something big, and hsi rationalization of lily seems to be dead on. I wonder what Ginny will do to save Harry, and I have a feelignthat she might be the one who gets James to open up, maybe that's just me. This story is getting better by the chapter. Your characters are fascinating. I can't wait to read more.
Author's Response:
Haha, the next person to enter the picture is not who you'd expect. :D
Albus has so many facets to his character, and some of the darker ones are about to come into play. He is, obviously, an intrugal part of the plot, and what happens next is rather substantial. I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far, and beware. The madness will only escalate, lol.
Happy reading,
I knew it i knew that Father Gregory was to muchof a coincidence. This si so evil, finally some answers. Not many but it is a great start. albus is such a sweet heart, he really is a lto like harry. in some ways though he remindes me of Ron and Remus. i like where te story is going specially because this feels like the tip of the iceberg. I can't wait to see what really started all of this.
Author's Response:
There are plenty of answers to be found, but you are correct in your assessment of 'the tip of the iceberg'. So many things happen.
Albus is actually more unique than any of my other characters. You'll learn a lot about him and what he's like in the rest of the story, as he plays a huge part in it. I think you'll also enjoy the rest of the supporting cast.
Again, thank you for reviewing and happy reading!
Author's Response:
Thank you! I hope you enjoy the rest of the story.
I have a slirght feeling Harry lied just a little bit about how that diary really works. I'm glad James can have all these things, I'm not sure if you intended it this way but to me it's like a sign that he deserves these things. As for Lily, i'm starting to think that Goyle did somethign really bad to her to keep her quiet. Could father Gregory be Goyle Sr.? or is that jsut a coincidence of names? I like this story more and more :)
Author's Response:
Ah, well, as much as I'd love to answer these questions, the answers to all of them will be revewaled in the next few chapters. The majority of the circumstances under which James was sent to prison will be clarified up through Chapter 9. The events will definitely either come as a surprise or they won't but either way, you'll probably mainline the next few chapters furiously. :D
Have fun, and I'm happy to see that you're still reading. I shall see you again soon, then.
I've always felt that writting grief was one of the hardest things to do. It's so easy to exagerate or make it overbaringly cliché. you managed to capture it quite well, to the point where it is believable but still heart touching. Sarah is a nice detail she is a good character that puts a bit of balance into this chapter. It's also nice to get small insights into the dynamics of the family outside of the trial, like the bit about hugo and sarah. As for people being mad at the special treatment james gets. I understand those feeling too, but it made no sence that he wouldn't get special accomodations to at the very least protect his life. And while Harry and kingsley are rightious men they are also human and it does give hope. I like the story so far, and it means a lot that you answer to the reviews. Good job thus far I can't wait to see more of what is to come
Author's Response:
Well, the first few chapters are meant to introduce you to the new players in the game - meaning James and Albus. So far, you've had a little bit of insight into their characters and what kind of men they are.
Hugo and Sarah have their own little back story, one which I hope to write someday. There is a reason they, after dating for over 10 years and living together for about 5 of those, that they haven't got married yet. While I haven't currently figured out what that is yet, I will, because it just seems like a story that should be told.
Grief is a different animal to write. To be honest, I've never personally experienced anything that one might categorize as grief like what Albus felt when he basically lost his brother. While James isn't dead, if he's in Azkaban for life, he might as well be. I just wanted it to be real. Watching a family member being sentenced to prison sentence is a sick, sick feeling, and I really wanted Albus to feel that. It forced Ginny to drinking, since it's so easy to do without even meaning to do so.
And as for answering reviews, it wouldn't be very sporting of me not to answer. I post my stories for people to read, and obviously, I want them to be liked. Reviews are awesome for authors to know what they can and should improve. I still don't understand why so many authors don't respond to them, even the four-word update reviews. It doesn't hurt to let readers know that you care about what they think, because we all do. Trust me...all of us, no matter what we say, care a lot about what people think of our work.
Plus, reviews for me are a great medium to answer questions from the readers. Sometimes, when I have an entire universe planned out in my head, I may assume that I included something that is vital to making a certain part understood, but sometimes, I don't. Readers keep us honest, and that's such a gift. I just wish that more readers review, but as it is, a writer is lucky to get one review per every 100 reads.
Anyway, enough of the marathon response, but thank you for reading and your good reviews. By good, I mean that you include examples of what you do and don't like, as well as your opinions, impressions and concerns. I'll let you get back to reading, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the story!


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This really ought to be the universal tagline for technology. After all, why else would you ever invest in the development – or endure the pain of implementing – some kind of new technological wizardry? The world is full of countless stories where technology flops or is at best unfulfilling. But why then do we pursue technology like the Holy Grail? (more…)
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Nowadays you can't find a typewriter and most employees don't even recognize White Out as anything other than some kind of blizzard condition while you are driving. People absolutely HATE filling out forms. Today, we truly have so much computing horsepower at our fingertips that we can't possibly use but a percentage of what is actually there. (more…)
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I must admit though – that the current perspective of a good portion of these folks is somewhat surprising. In general, the response is something like "Mike, it's been a tough year. We've closed a couple of branches, loan volume is down, collections are up and I've had to reduce staff to trim our expenses. We just are not going to be able to look at any of these projects until business picks back up."
Are we missing the boat? (more…)
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It is interesting to me that most credit unions I've come into contact with just sort of add HSAs to their list of accounts that members or non-members could open at the CU. By doing so, my opinion is that they are missing out on the biggest opportunity for accumulation of these accounts – which is working with their SEGs rather than the individual consumers. (more…)
Online Account Opening comes of age …0
Like you, I keep up on industry trends and industry news … and this one caught my eye. Online account opening has gained pretty significant traction in the minds of consumers and already makes up a pretty good portion of all accounts that are opened at financial institutions. Leading industry analysts like BAI are now predicting that in a mere 5 years half of all accounts will be opened online. The chart below is an estimate of online account activity in 2009 – by age range:
The folks at creditunions.com have offered up this explanation of the graph – which makes a lot of sense …
'Younger generations have a much stronger demand for the ability to open new checking and saving accounts online. The graph represents the percentage of individuals that have attempted to open an account online in the past year. This also includes those who had to abandon the process due to process not being fully automated, such as requiring the individual to mail in an application or visit a branch. BAI Banking Strategies estimates that by 2015, approximately 50% of all new accounts at financial institutions will be opened online.'
How much is fully automated?
Part of fiVISION's business is to offer online enrollment & account opening solutions, so I do check credit union websites pretty often – and find out more often than not that the online offer is of the 'print & mail' variety. In reaction, some of you may be thinking things like 'We're too small and can't afford online account opening' or 'Our host processor does not support online account opening' or 'We're keeping our expenses down and are not doing any projects right now' as reasons you are not moving toward offering these services.
But read the analysis closely – the consumer is the judge of the level of automation – and the hurdle you need to meet is to make it so they don't have to mail anything to you or visit one of your branches In other words, make it so they can do it online from anywhere they want to at any time of day. If you'd like some assistance on meeting that hurdle, give me a call.
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A couple of weeks ago we fielded a request through our website from a credit union in the northeast who is looking to add online member enrollment and account opening to their web offering. The question for us … do you do this and can you help? I spoke with my inquiring friend for several minutes and answered her questions … all to her liking. We ended the conversation with a pledge to set up a web meeting the following week to explore whether our solution would be a good fit for them.
A couple of minutes later my new friend called back and sheepishly asked whether we had an existing interface to their host processing platform. "We don't today" I replied. Her bosses immediately said "No way, we'll only look at providers who have an existing interface!" End of story.
Except, that is, it gave me an idea to write this.
The existence of a specific interface – host or otherwise – is a oft- and ill-used form of profiling. Whether or not a technology firm has an existing interface to your host processor is certainly a factor – but there are probably several other things to ask about that indicate whether or not it is a show stopper. Here are a couple of ideas to consider:
- Does the target system (in our example the host processor) provide reasonable access for third party providers to develop an interface? In most cases host processing firms are not willing to entertain a third party provider until there is a current (or better yet a potential) client who wants it to happen.
- Does this firm support robust interfaces to host processors? Beware – there are many clients disappointed in the feature set of already existing interfaces!
- Does this firm understand its role and capabilities regarding interfaces? Other interfaces that do exist for this product and the firm's approach to the activity of interfacing to other systems.
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In early spring, I stood in northern Vermont under a bright blue sky watching a teenager tap a sugar maple while his parents and grandparents looked on proudly. "Sugaring is just as much a part of me as the color of my hair," the young fourth-generation sugarmaker said later over maple-crumb muffins in the farmhouse kitchen. "Every family has its own stories. For me, growing up sugaring is a big part of our story."
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Farther south in Rutland, Vermont, Donald Heleba, 69, still works the land his family has farmed since 1926, growing about 35 different potatoes on eight acres without herbicides or mechanical harvesting. "I handsort 10,000 potatoes by myself," Heleba says with quiet pride. "I'm not bragging, but I'm very particular." His stock changes each year, but includes varieties like Green Mountain and Makah Ozette. Some don't sell too well, but "I keep growing them just so I don't lose the seed," he says. Back when his father grew potatoes, Heleba recalls, "People bought them by the bushel. Now they buy them by the pound." But other things are different too. "When I was in school, people used to make fun of you if you were a farmer," he says. "It's changed. Now they treat you like you're special."
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Here are a few nice in season tweaks that you can add to your Quarters coverage to attack Ace formations.
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One of the knocks against using Quarters coverage structures is the vulnerability it may have in defending closed sets where deep safeties must be tied into the run game. While that fundamental can developed with constant coaching, we've found that using "Tight" and "Flats" coverage adjustments in quarters coverage can help alleviate what can potentially be problem areas in 12 personnel teams.
Ace Formation (Diagram 32)
The Ace Formation is a balanced set where there are two-wide receiver threats to each side of the formation. In traditional Quarters rules, it may be sensible to play a "Read" call to both sides of the formation in order to get those safeties activated in the run game. This makes sense. With eight potential gaps in the run game, those safeties are forced to become run players first - you'd be a gap short in the run game in a 4-3 front (only seven box defenders). But if you're lining up against anybody with the ability of New England Patriots and their two tight ends (ok, maybe with a quarter of the ability of Gronkowski), then you'll need to make sure those safeties can handle number two vertical stretching the field.
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Backer Support (Bronco)
Editor's Note: Bronco Support refers to the linebacker being responsible for "forcing" the ball in the run game. It is the linebacker's job to either make the play on the perimeter in the run game, or force the ball back inside.
A question becomes how deep you'll need to play those safeties in their alignment. They have to be in good position to tie into the box in the run game, yet deep enough to handle the vertical stretch of number two.
Darian Dulin, the defensive coordinator at Abilene Christian College (TX), uses what he calls a Tight 4 alignment. In the Tight 4 alignment, Dulin accomplishes all of the vital information that is mentioned above when defending the Ace sets. Based out of a 4-3, quarters coverage structure, Dulin plays with his Sam and Will linebacker on 9-techniques on the outside edge of the tight end (Diagram 33). Most of the time, these two backers are two yards outside the tight end, essentially because they are force players. He'll play with the two ends in five techniques and the two tackles in 2i techniques, or inside shade of the guard. The Mike is at 6 yards deep in a true middle linebacker set.
According to Dulin, on run schemes, the Mike is a fast flow player, playing the B gap away from the back, while the back-side safety plays the B gap to the side of the back (Diagram 34). This is vital for Zone Read teams that like to run the QB. But in order for the safety to play the B gap as an inside fitter, he plays at 8 yards. "We just tell him to be slow on his read, because he's got the edges taken care of with the Sam and Will," says Dulin. "We just tuck him into the box and be a cutback player to QB player. Stack and fit is what we tell him." Since Dulin plays some under-front, with a walk-up Sam, that player is comfortable playing in that position.
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Safety Support (Sky)
Editor's Note: Sky Support refers to the safety being responsible for "forcing" the ball in the run game. It is the safety's job to either make the play on the perimeter in the run game, or force the ball back inside.
We questioned whether a Will linebacker, who usually is a "box" player in a 4-3 defense against single width, could play an edge technique with a good deal of efficiency. After all, his line of sight changes and now he's playing on an edge – a spot he's not accustomed to. If this is a concern for Dulin, he'll play more with two 7-techiques and keep the core intact. Those LB's could stay in the box. The Will and Sam could both be in 50 techniques (which are outside shades of the tackle), and play what he calls Four Flat (Diagram 35). Now both Safeties - who will stay at eight yards will still be force defenders and responsible for number two in the pass game - basically playing any number two receiver in the flat.
The safeties rules are Man to Quarters to Cutters - which means the following:
- They will play Man on number two first.
- If no number two threat, they zone their quarter.
- If no one in their Quarter, they cut (or rob) to number one.
Dulin tells his corners that they are Man on the number one receiver, which is standard in all his Quarters concepts. But, he could often move his safeties up to six yards just to make sure they are fitting gaps in the run game. They are outside force players in the run game. It's a sound coverage against any boot or naked combinations (Diagram 36) - which we will detail in Case Four - but may not be the coverage of choice against offenses that tend to stretch the seams with tight ends. In this case, Dulin would play his traditional Quarters scheme. But again, it does provide answers for teams that present heavy run tendencies in this formation.
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Georgia Crackers
Steve's Live Music
234 Hilderbrand Drive
Sandy Springs, GA, 30328
Doors 6:30 PM / Show 8:00 PM
Georgia Crackers
The Georgia Crackers bring their 1920's old time music back to Steve's for a special show.
mick kinney - fiddle and vocals
kenneth johnson - guitar and vocals
chip corbitt - banjo and vocals
Take a trip back in time to the early era of Country Music. Before Hank Williams or Bill Monroe & his Bluegrass Boys, Georgia musicians such as Fiddlin' John Carson, Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, and many others pioneered the golden age of "Hillbilly Stingbands". The Georgia Crackers faithfully re-create the vintage sound of the 1920's, while keeping alive the spirit of spontaneity and improvisation. Their irreverent stage banter is always a crowd please. Along with old time singer, Kenneth Johnson (Pea Ridge Ramblers) on guitar and Chip Corbitt on clawhammer banjo, this rhythm section holds it down for Fiddlin' Mick Kinney. Kinney has a unique but authentic fiddle style. When asked for his secret, Mick says, "steal licks from the best" and "keep it hot and greasy, but take it easy". The Georgia Crackers reach back for that old time feel and surge forward in a rush so entertaining it's mesmerizing.
An all out Old Time Jam Session will take place following the concert!
$10.00 - $50.00
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Steve's Live Music
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Bell -Ringing
Have you ever thought of trying the art of bell ringing?
Anyone from 11 years upwards could be a ringer (children under the age of 16 must have an adult accompanying them).
Come along to either St Giles or St Margarets' on a practice night (see below) and have a go – we would be delighted to see you.
The Vocabulary of Bell-Ringing
St Giles
Practice: Thursday evenings between 7.00 pm and 8.30 pm
Service Ringing: Sunday 10.20 am
Tower Captain:
Andrew King
Tel: 07719 040799
St Margaret's
Practice: Friday evenings between 5.45 pm and 7.15 pm
Service Ringing: Sunday 8.40 am
Tower Captain:
Mrs Joan Badger
9 Blanche Lane
South Mymms
Potters Bar
Tel: 01707 645 866
A bit more about Bell-Ringing (Campanology)
In the sixteenth century church bells began to be hung on big wheels, this enabled ringers to fit in with other ringers to weave patterns known as methods or bell ringing tunes. Both Ridge and South Mymms need more ringers. Although we ring before services people of any faith or none are welcome to ring and may leave before the service starts.
Many universities have ringing groups, joining one of these helps you to get around a new area and meet local people. Ringers often visit other churches, go on ringing holidays and often see places you would never visit. If you move what better way of settling into a new community than going along to a ringing practice.
Ringing Vocabulary
When anyone first comes to bell ringing there are a number of words to learn and their meanings.
Let us start in the belfry that is where the bells are hung in a metal or in the case of St Giles' a large oak framework.
The bell hangs down from a head-stock with it's mouth facing the floor and up inside is the clapper. The clapper has a shaft, a ball and a flight. When the bell is rung the ball hits the inside of the bell and makes the sound.
The headstock pivots at either end on gudgeon pins attached to the framework. At one side a piece of straight grained ash stands up from the headstock, this is called a stay. At the other end there is a big wooden wheel to which a rope is attached to the middle of the spokes then comes out through a small hole (garter hole) in the wall of the wheel, drops through a wooden pulley box and down through the belfry floor. Beneath the bell near the floor is a piece of wood attached to the frame called a slider which pivots so that the wood can be pushed to and fro by the stay.
The stay and the slider are very important, can you guess why?
The answer:- If the stay or slider were broken or taken away the rotation of the bell would be full circle causing the rope to be wound round the wheel. The rope would get shorter and if the ringer did not let go he/she would be lifted off the floor. When the stay meets the slider it turns the bell back and stops it going right round. If one obeys the rules this should not happen. Anyone who has not had bellringing tuition should never touch a bell rope.
Now what happens in the room where we actually ring the bells, the rope has a fluffy part about 60cms long of various colours. This is called the sally and if we pull that down we call it the hand stroke. This sally is about 2 metres from the bottom end of the rope. The bottom 50cms of the rope is turned back up and tucked through the rope. We call this loop the tail end and if we pull on that part it is called the back stroke.We never let go of the tail end but we pull the end of the rope then pull the sally as well.
Learners are desperately needed at Ridge and South Mymms so why not come to see what we do, when we are practising at St Giles'
A cheap hobby, very sociable and great for visiting so many lovely villages.


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Actress Alexis Arquette Has Died at 47. Hello folks, now this blog want to share with you most recent buzz of Actress Alexis Arquette Has Died at 47, just see right after it
Alexis Arquette has died at 47 years old, her family confirmed on Sunday. According to People, Alexis's brother, Richmond, announced the sad news on his Facebook page, writing, "Our brother Robert, who became our brother Alexis, who became our sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis, passed this morning September 11, at 12:32 am. He was surrounded by all of his brothers and sisters, one of his nieces and several other loved ones . . . As per his wishes, we cheered at the moment that he transitioned to another dimension." He continued, "He died as he lived, on his own terms. I am immensely grateful that it was fast and painless. It was an incredibly moving experience and I am humbled and grateful to have been able to have been with him as he began his journey onward."
Alexis came from a family of famous actors, which includes her brother, David, and her sisters, Patricia and Rosanna. She was born as Robert and famously documented her transition into a woman in 2007's Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother. She also starred in Bride of Chucky, Of Mice and Men, and The Wedding Singer. While her cause of death has not yet been revealed, her agent confirmed the news to People.
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National Zoo
3001 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Visitor Center
On view are the winning entries by students K-12 to the 2007 Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest state competitions; the entries represent each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. The winner of the national competition is selected and announced on opening day. In addition, the winning artwork for the 2007-2008 Federal Duck Stamp is also unveiled. Students attending public, private, or home schools are eligible to participate in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program, an arts curriculum that teaches wetlands and waterfowl conservation.


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Discussion in 'Culture' started by Tintenfisch, Oct 7, 2008.
Now I think we've seen it all.
My Little Cthulhu
Start 'em young!
Brilliant, I so want!
oh that's cute... it kinda reminds me of the one of the dragon queen from the golden girl action figures.
thats certainly interesting. in quite a uniqueish way, i might add.
Separate names with a comma.


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Today the Police & Crime Panel voted in favour of a 1.98% increase in the Council Tax to support policing in Sussex.
Katy Bourne, the Police and Crime Commissioner wants additional funding to invest in frontline policing, responding to sexual violence, child exploitation and cybercrime.
During the last few months 2,061 Sussex residents completed an online survey and 73% of the people who responded said that they would support an increase.
In 2013/14, an average Band D household is paying £141.12 in Council Tax for policing. A 1.98% increase would mean an extra £2.79 next year. According to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, Sussex currently has the 4th lowest Band D Council Tax of all police force areas in England and Wales.
For the background please see: Are you prepared to pay more for policing?


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There's nothing at all unusual about the ignition key of Toyota Prius. It works just like a normal car. But twist it to the Start position and ... silence. All that happens is that the central instrument cluster displays a single word: "Ready".
But is the world ready for the Prius, the most succesful eco-car yet? Toyota plans to sell it here - perhaps priced as low as $35,000 - some time in 2000.
The simple answer is that the world doesn't need to be ready. The Prius is an example of what research and development boffins call transparent technology.
The hybrid-powered Toyota may be jam-packed with innovative engineering, but it is no more difficult to drive than an automatic Corolla - even though it delivers double the fuel efficiency, which means halved output of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, and has smog emissions one-tenth those set by the Australian government.
With the helpful "Ready" light glowing, grasp the shift lever protruding from the dash beside the steering column, thumb the button on the end of its handle and pull it down into the "D" position. Release the foot-operated parking brake and the Prius is ready to roll. And still not a peep from the engine bay.
Tentatively apply pressure to the accelerator and, sure enough, the Toyota begins to move. At first it's spookily silent, because the electric motor that's providing this initial shove to get the Prius going is hush-quiet. At about 20-25 km/h the 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine fires up.
But it's easy to miss this significant event. It starts without a tremble or tremor. The muted but unmistakable sound of internal combustion is the only palpable sign that Prius has begun burning unleaded.
The Prius doesn't change gears like a conventional automatic. So there's none of the usual sensation of shifting, where a slight jerk signals that the transmission has picked another gear ratio. Nor, obviously, does the engine sound rise and fall sharply.
The planetary gearset that allows the petrol engine and electric motor to share the job of propelling the Prius also functions as a continuously variable transmission, adjusting the relationship between road speed and engine speed with absolute smoothness.
Red light ahead. Ease off the throttle pedal and the sound of the engine fades.
A subdued whine takes over, the sign that the Prius is using regenerative braking - in simple terms, converting the motion of the car into electricity creates drag which slows it down - to help replenish the 70 kg nickel metal hydride battery pack that is right behind the backrest of the rear seat.
It isn't really necessary for the Prius driver to know what the car's petrol-electric hybrid system is doing at any particular time. The important thing is that its 50-litre fuel tank will deliver more than 1,000 km of city driving between refills, even if it cannot match the car's official Japanese government fuel consumption test figure of 3.6 litres/100 km.
There is, however, a way to keep track of the action. The Prius has a colour LCD screen in its dash, between the central face-level air vents. In Japan the screen functions as a control panel for the audio system, a clock and a warning system, and accommodates the optional satellite navigation system.
But the screen can be set to display an energy flow diagram of the hybrid system. The animated graphic, inset right, shows whether the Prius is getting along on electric power only or a blend of electricity and petrol.
It also shows whether a portion of the engine's power is being used to recharge the battery pack and whether regenerative braking is helping recharge the battery. The battery's state of charge is displayed.
It's fascinating ... and probably a greater hazard to safe navigation than using a mobile phone.
And that's it for novelty. Aside from aural oddness, unusual transmission and distracting energy flow display, the Prius is quite normal.
Performance is adequate rather than exhilarating. Toyota claims the Prius takes 12-odd seconds to get from standstill to 100 km/h. This is similar to a Corolla automatic, though the Prius is brisker to 60 km/h and slower from there to 100 km/h. Top speed is 150 km/h, but only for a matter of minutes. The maximum speed which can be sustained without draining the battery is more like 140 km/h.
On suspension tuned for maximum appeal to Japanese drivers, the hybrid Toyota's ride is pillowy soft and very absorbent. It would be more comfortable on Australian roads with firmer shock absorbers. Thanks to the suspension settings, the Prius rolls heavily when cornering. Despite narrowish, low rolling resistance, fuel-saving Bridgestone tyres, roadholding is acceptable. And the Prius responds quite predictably to its electric assisted power steering.
The interior, aside from the unusual dash with its strip of digital instruments, LCD screen and array of chromed buttons, is typical Toyota: thoughfully designed, very well built and using the full palette of greys. Most convenience features that buyers of upmarket small Japanese cars expect are there - tilt-adjustable steering column, height-adjustable seat, power windows and mirrors and a bunch of storage compartments.
With the battery pack in the way, the rear seat backrest can't fold forward to increase boot space. Toyota compensates for the loss of versatility with a Volvo-esque built-in child seat. The boot is quite roomy, and tall rather than long.
But the Prius's practical, familiar feel disguises the immensity of Toyota's achievement. The depth and breadth of the engineering and development talent behind this little car are awesome.
To appreciate the Prius properly requires a passing acquaintance with the laws of physics. Specific-ally the one which covers the conservation of energy. For those who dozed through that lesson, here it is again: "Energy may be converted from one form to another, but is not created or destroyed."
Conventional cars are essentially wasteful. Fuel burns in the engine to make the car go. But even the best engines - like the 1.5-litre beneath the Prius's bonnet - turn only about 30 per cent of the heat into mechanical power. The remainder must be discarded. That's why cars have radiators.
Then, when the car is slowed, the brakes turn the car's kinetic energy into heat. Energy, as heat, is being wasted everywhere.
The Prius is so efficient because it cuts waste. The engine is low-revving, low-power but super-efficient. And when the engine isn't needed, it doesn't run. When the Prius slows, the energy that's normally lost as brake heat is captured and stored.
This is the really smart part, the chief reason it's so amazingly fuel-efficient. The electric motor also operates in reverse, as a generator. Put electricity in and the motor spins; spin the motor and get electricity out. When the driver releases the accelerator and applies the brakes in the Prius, the motor switches to regeneration mode. A computer translates the driver's pressure on the pedal into an appropriate mix of regenerative braking and conventional friction braking.
The regenerative braking current is stored in on-board batteries for use later. When the computer decides the stored charge would be useful, the electric motor cuts in.
Despite packing a petrol engine, an electric motor and a generator, the Prius weighs only 50-100 kg more than a similar Corolla.
Most of this is accounted for by the battery pack, which Toyota says is designed to last the life of the car if it's "conditioned" at three-year intervals. Weight savings elsewhere offset these additional components - the Prius doesn't have an alternator or a separate starter motor, for example.
The most elegantly engineered part of the hybrid system is the planetary gearset which mixes and matches engine power, motor power and generator load, all the while acting as the car's transmission. This arrangement is so stunningly simple that it would take about 2,000 words to describe why and how it works.
Every bit as impressive is the software which manages the engine, motor, generator and regenerative braking and maximises fuel efficiency.
That it all works so seamlessly is a triumph. The people who wrote the code for the Prius control software should be working at Microsoft.
Defining moment
Toyota says Prius is Latin for "forerunner". Our dictionary
suggests it means before or formerly.
Electric shockers
GM's EV1: This battery electric two-seater promised to curb that brown LA haze. Poor range between recharges and high lease payments - you could not buy it outright - made the car a failure. Fewer than 1,000 Californians were prepared to pay the price, in both dollars and practicality.
Honda's EV Plus:
A four-seater, it was more practical than EV1. And its nickel-metal hydride cells performed better than the EV1's lead acid batteries. But it, too, flopped after only a few hundred leases had been signed.
Hybrid Version 1.0
If the Prius was software, it would be version 1.0: the hybrid system is well developed, but the body and suspension are quite conventional. So, Toyota officials suggest, there's plenty of scope for improving efficiency through the use of lightweight materials.
Hybrid success
When Toyota launched the Prius in Japan in December last year, it said it would build 1,000 a month if demand was sufficient. Eco-conscious customers rushed to buy it and now the production line turns out double that volume a month. By 2000, Toyota wants to sell 20,000 a year in Europe and the US. Toyota Australia execs are determined we won't be left out.


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