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Separate bedrooms. If he doesn't respect you enough to try and address the issue, respect yourself enough to do what you need to do to get some sleep.
0In Washing Scrubs →Quote from FlatlineThank you!The hot water in a washing machine is not hot even to sanitize clothing, not even close.......
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I'm curious to see if anyone has, or knows of, any research out there on safe practices for washing scrubs at home. I've read through posts here on allnurses of what people do and think should be done, but I'd love to see some research data if there is any out there.
I'm tired of going through scrubs so fast because I wash them in hot water if it really doesn't make a difference (i.e. mechanical washing and hot dryer kill of organisms anyway), but I don't want to be the fool who spreads nosocomial infections to my patients, or infect my family.
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Hi Inthepipeline,
From my experience WOCN's are in demand (in the couple of States I've lived in). I am not familiar with a DWC. It may be popular in different areas of the country however. I think the question is, 'are there jobs out there that require this certification'? Have you seen postings for jobs that require a DWC? Or, do you work for an employer who will hire you in a new role, or pay you more money if you have this certification? If the answer is 'No' to these, I would steer clear of going that route.
Whatever route you take, I would recommend researching the job demand in your area first. If you are in an OP clinic I'm guessing you have vendors stop by. Talk to them! They have their finger on the pulse of the area, and will often be able to tell you who is looking for a WOCN, etc. Some places will hire a nurse without a WOCN, and pay for them to go to school if they will commit to working at their facility for a couple of years. It's always worth asking! Visit local hospitals and clinics and just ask questions. Check out Indeed and see what jobs are listed for WOCN's and DWC's.
Good luck!
0Quote from tktjRNWhile I absolutely understand where you are coming from in regards to a HIPPA violation, I do not agree with your conclusion that these providers are not advocating for their patients. The circumstances in which I have seen this done, and from the accounts presented by people in this tread, I absolutely feel that they were advocating for their patient. A photo sent on a cell phone often means coordinated care. It may mean that a patient gets treatment faster, or may even mean they get the proper treatment. It's lovely to say the doc has to come by and see the patient her/himself, but the reality is that it may not happen in a timely manner, or never at all, depending on the setting and the provider. Legally they are putting themselves at risk, but I believe in most cases they are in fact advocating for their patient in the best way they can with the resources they have.I'm a Director of nursing at a SNF and the wound care director. This is an absolute breech of confidentially. Even texting an MD for orders is a HIPPA violation. If I found out that anyone of my staff nurses did this, they would be terminated on the spot. Imagine if that was your family member!! Come on people... Be an advocate for your patients
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Definitely check to see what your hospital policy is. This may clear things up one way or the other. If there's a hospital policy against something you're doing then you can either cut your hair, or respectively challenge the hospital policy. If there's not a hospital policy then there's your support to challenge her.
Hi everyone!
Wondering if anyone has gotten an RN license through Endorsement from another State recently. Specifically I'm wondering how long after they specified that it was "In Review" did it take? They have all my info, fingerprints, and I've passed the JP Exam.
Any recent experience?
Thanks HouTx! I'm pretty open at this point. There are no jobs with CSR posted at this time in my field. I have sent over my resume in case something comes up. This past weekend I was in town and stopped by the CSR at the Medical center and it had a good feel to it. Really I'm just snooping around trying to gain any information I can from a far before moving to the area.
Meditech seems to be a pretty archaic system from what I've heard. I saw the system pulled up at one of the Methodist hospitals and it was like the old DOS black and white screen and they were using F keys! Not that this would make or break a job, but it sure can make it nice when you have a system that is user friendly. I currently use Cerner and although it has its quirks I think it is pretty good for information retrieval. Epic seems to be very well liked as far as EMR's go.
Really, I'm just looking around. Any thoughts you can share are most welcome.
Hi everyone. I'm a Wound Ostomy nurse relocating to SA and curious about CSR hospital. Can anyone tell me what EMR charting system you use? Is it a good place to work? Any thoughts on their Wound Ostomy team?
Can anyone please tell me what EMR computer system Methodist uses? Epic, Cerner, McKesson....
Thanks woundnurse4u, ... so was it on Monster.com that you found your job, or did you use a headhunter?
I'm currently working as a WOCN and looking for a WOCN job in the Richmond VA area, but haven't seen much of anything. Most of the WOCN's I know got their job at the place they were already working, or by word of mouth. I'm not sure how best to go about this. Applying for staff nurse jobs in the past was pretty easy, but this seems to be a different ballgame. Anyone use Monster.com?
Any thoughts are welcome. Thanks!
Not a dumb question. But when you say "do I have to", do you mean from an employer standpoint, or the certification board?
From the certificate board standpoint, it looks like you have 5 years to take the exam after finishing your course work. (I would not recommend this)
Eligibility | Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board
From an employer standpoint it all depends on the employer. I imagine most would expect that you would be taking it within a few months of finishing your program.
From a practical standpoint... job or no job, I recommend taking the exam soon after you finish the program. The information will be fresh and it will make you more marketable.
Hope this helps!
Thanks RachRN11!
In my reassessment I can (and do) write out a description, and I agree with what you said. Problem is, we expect the nurses on the unit to be documenting the PU's in a EMR with little drop down boxes that don't allow for all that. Also if it is a HAPU, Risk Management is involved and they want a definitive answer... as do our billing coders.
As a staff nurse I was sometimes frustrated when the WOCN's would evaluate my patient and in the consult would write out what I saw as an ambiguous description.... meaning I still didn't know how to fill in my little boxes. Now as a WOCN I find I am doing the same thing in an attempt to best describe the history and current state of the ulcer. As a WOCN I want to provide the best assessment and yet at the same time be of the most help to my staff. I'm finding a disconnect here that I'm not sure how to bridge.


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Michael Sheen (the great actor who channeled Tony Blair in "The Queen" and Sir David Frost in "Frost/Nixon") is set to star as a bloodsucking vampire in the "Twilight" sequel, "New Moon."
Sheen also starred as the werewolf Lucian in the "Underworld" franchise.
The actor will play the character Aro - the leader of an Italian vampire clan called the Volturi.
"New Moon" Director Chris Weitz says, "Michaels role is so important because hes the head of all vampires. Aro is, on the surface, a very gracious and friendly vampire, but beneath that he is a tremendous threat."
"New Moon," just like the book, takes on the myth-building allegories between werewolves and vampires. And it's interesting that Weitz is casting great actors for the supporting roles.
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For those doubting the tweens' box-office power, look no further than this past weekend. Walt Disney's "Hannah Montana: The Movie" opened with $34 million in ticket sales!
Not only that, "Hannah Montana" also scored the biggest opening day ever for a G-rated live-action movie with Friday's $17.3 million success!
Previous box-office champ, "Fast & Furious" fell to second place with $28.8 million. But so far, the racing adventure's domestic take totaled to $118 million, while its international total has topped $200 million.
Not bad for a formulaic film with ho-hum acting.
Meanwhile, other new films didn't do as good at the box-office. Seth Rogen's "Observe and Report" only managed to catch $11.1 million, while FOX's "Dragonball Evolution" debuted at No. 8 with $4.7 million in box-office take...yikes!
Here's the complete list of Top 10 box-office films for weekend of April 10th:
1. "Hannah Montana: The Movie," $34 million.
2. "Fast & Furious," $28.8 million.
3. "Monsters vs. Aliens," $22.6 million.
4. "Observe and Report," $11.1 million.
5. "Knowing," $6.7 million.
6. "I Love You, Man," $6.4 million.
7. "The Haunting in Connecticut," $5.7 million.
8. "Dragonball: Evolution," $4.7 million.
9. "Adventureland," $3.4 million.
10. "Duplicity," $3 million.
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Ugh! Look at those ugly posters
But, two big films are opening this weekend, it's Miley Cyrus vs. Seth Rogen! Which one should you see first? "Hannah Montana the Movie" or "Observe and Report?" Take a look at my fun reviews
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Apparently, there's a planned biopic about the Fleetwood Mac star, Stevie Nicks, and wild child Lindsay Lohan plans to buy the film rights to the singer's life, so she can portray her.
Nicks' response? "Over my dead body!"
In a New York Times interview, Nicks said Lohan would be too old to play her by the time she approved the rights to the film.
The singer further said,"She needs to stop doing drugs and get a grip. Then maybe we'll talk."
Huh, stop drugs, do a great movie, what a great concept! Are you listening Miss Lindsay?
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There's an eBay charity auction for a walk-on role in the horror thriller "The Crazies." This auction benefits Greenpeace!
The film is inspired by George Romero's 1974 cult classic, and it tells the story of a small Iowa town whose inhabitants are suddenly plagued by death and insanity. The culprit? A plane crash! The carrier lets loose a secret biological weapon into the town's water supply.
The winner of the auction will have the role of one of the infected town folks. Film will shoot in Iowa on April 17th.
You can check out the ebay page right here.
Current bid is at $1,780.55. Auction ends at 7 p.m. PST, April 9, TONIGHT!
It's for a good cause, it'll be fun to play an infected character, so go to their eBay page and bid!
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Dan Wheldon, in the No. 26 Klein Tools/Jim Beam Dallara/Honda/Firestone, won the MBNA Pole award March 20 with a fast lap of 20.5974 seconds (174.779 mph) on the 1-mile Phoenix International Raceway oval.
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Tony Kanaan, the defending race champion and pole sitter, will start second in the race. He had a fast lap of 20.6551 seconds (174.291 mph) in the No. 11 Team 7-Eleven Dallara/Honda/Firestone.
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Braves announce Colombian ace will start Opening Day for fourth straight year
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Sunday marked two significant occasions for Braves right-hander Julio Teheran, including his return start after pitching for Colombia in the World Baseball Classic.
But before he threw five innings in Atlanta's 5-2 loss to the Cardinals, the Braves announced Teheran would start on Opening Day for the fourth straight year. Only Greg Maddux (1993-96) and Rick Mahler ('85-88) have also started four consecutive Opening Day games for Atlanta. The Braves also announced the order of the rest of their rotation: right-hander Bartolo Colon, left-hander Jaime Garcia, righty R.A. Dickey and righty Mike Foltynewicz.
"It's a great honor that I feel one more time, for the fourth time," Teheran said. "After you get that start, it's regular games. ... I'm kind of excited to be the one, but I'm really focusing on the overall."
Teheran allowed an RBI single to teammate Freddie Freeman in the Classic as his lone damage in five innings pitched during Colombia's 4-1 win over Canada.
Teheran's five-inning return to Atlanta's rotation bore more trouble, though. After allowing just a single to Matt Adams through six batters, Teheran gave up a double to Tommy Pham, which scored Adams, and then Pham scored on Eric Fryer's single.
The third inning also proved arduous for Teheran, in part due to misplays in the field. With one out, third baseman Rio Ruiz's errant throw to first allowed Aledmys Diaz to reach second. Jedd Gyorko followed with a flare to center field that rolled past center fielder Jace Peterson, who fell short on a dive, allowing Gyorko to advance to second with an RBI double. Ruiz redeemed himself with a lunging snare of Stephen Piscotty's scorcher, doubling off Gyorko to end the half-inning.
But Adams began another parade of Cardinals reaching base in the fourth, leading off with a towering homer that sailed beyond the 385-foot marker in right-center field, his fourth this spring. Then Randal Grichuk doubled to left field and Pham walked, both advancing on starter Lance Lynn's one-out sacrifice bunt. Teheran escaped the jam by getting Kolten Wong to fly out.
Teheran's last inning proved to be his best, starting with a strikeout of Gyorko in a perfect fifth. He also slapped a single into right field before pinch-runner Sean Godfrey relieved him.
"I'm glad that I still have two more starts to be in the spot that I want to be," Teheran said. "Now that I know that I'm going to be the Opening Day [starter], I'm just getting my mindset and working on little things that I need to work on to be ready for that day."
Teheran struck out three on his 79 pitches (57 strikes).
"He kind of got out of the routine," manager Brian Snitker said, referring to the extended time since Teheran pitched for Colombia. "He wasn't just sharp nails or over-strong or anything like that. He knows he can do it. He's getting stretched out, which is a good thing, too."
Teheran had thrown five scoreless innings in his prior two Spring Training starts. His next scheduled start is Friday against the Tigers in Lakeland, Fla.
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Yeah I was a bit surprised the tv commentators didn't mention that motorbike at the finish. It obviously impeded a number of riders on the left hand side of the road round the final bend. You could hear at least one of them shouting at it.
Today the riders on the Friends Life Women's Tour raced an 87.8Km route from Cheshunt to Welwyn Garden City in what proved to be an short but incident packed stage, here's Robin Godden to tell us how Matrix Vulpine got on…
"Stage 4 was short and fast, giving no time to recover from yesterday's efforts, as the favourite's looked to the GC.
"The first 40km's were eventful with crashes & mechanicals, an early chain slip left Penny with a chase back just as the pace ramped up for the first QOM.
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"With a hometown finish Jo sprinted to the line to first in her group and Jessie, Harriet, Penny & Mel all finished strongly after two very fast days of constant attacks.
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As Robin said Marianne Vos further cemented her hold on the race allowing yesterday's stage win with another today. It was not without controversy though as Giorgia Bronzini claimed a race organiser's motorbike had impeded her attack in the final spring - Vos was already ahead of the bike at the time. Lucy Garner took third spot on the stage.
Vos goes in to the final stage from Harwich to Bury St Edmunds with a 19 second lead over Emma Johansson, with Rosella Ratto in third, Lizzie Armitstead in fourth and Bronzini fifth.
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I also noticed cars parked on the route itself surely if the roads were closed for this event shouldn't those cars have been removed, I'm sure the local residents were all warned/informed prior to the event.
Have just realised the authorities involved probably couldn't be bothered after all it's only bloody cyclists


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Saudi Arabia's first woman to compete at the Olympics, judoka Wojdan Shaherkani, has given hope with her symbolic brief fight on Friday to female compatriots who also dream of international competition.
"We are proud of her participation which we believe will open the doors for greater presence" of Saudi women in international sports, said Saudi sports journalist Amal Ismael.
Shaherkani walked onto the judo mat and bowed to her opponent Melissa Mojica of Puerto Rico before gripping up to make history. But her debut lasted just 82 seconds before she was thrown for the maximum ippon.
"The girls didn't practice enough. Their participation was symbolic and honorary in the first place," said Ismael, referring to Shaherkani and American-raised 800m Saudi runner Sarah Attar.
Lina al-Maena, who coaches Jeddah United, a female basketball club in the Red Sea city, agreed "the fight was very quick and short, but what counts is the participation. We weren't expecting great results as she didn't get much training."
Shaherkani has only been involved in the sport for two years and is not even a black belt, making her nowhere near the level of the international fighter she came up against -- Mojica, ranked 13 in the world.
"Wojdan was also under pressure following the long controversy over the veil. This affected her ability to remain focused," said Maena. However, her participation "has paved the way for women to take part in the next Olympics."
Shaherkani's case sparked a huge controversy after International Judo Federation president Marius Vizer had said she would not be able to fight in a hijab, the traditional Muslim headscarf.
Judo rules ban any head-covering on safety grounds.
But Saudi officials had said their women could only compete if they respected Islamic dress.
Shaherkani's participation was at risk until international judo and Saudi officials reached a compromise agreement to let her compete with a modified head-covering.
It covered the entire top of her head, while the back of her neck was masked by the collar of her judo suit. Several times she adjusted the cap, both before and during her bout.
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In the kingdom, the game coincided with the weekly Friday prayer as coffee shops and restaurants were closed during the day for the holy fasting month of Ramadan, making it impossible for Saudis to gather and watch the game in public.
The Saudi sports channel did not broadcast the fight as the kingdom forbids public displays of female sports, and state television is banned from airing tennis matches in which women compete -- even if they can be seen on satellite television across the kingdom.
But "most families made sure to watch Wojdan's game (from home) to support her... I watched it with my husband" on other Gulf channels airing the Games, said Ismael.
Men in the ultra-conservative kingdom where women are not allowed to drive and prevented from going out alone without a male guardian, also hailed Shaherkani's historic participation.
"Wojdan Shaherkani, everybody knew you would lose even before the game started. But rest assured ... that you have achieved victory over the society's restrictions and its backwardness," Saudi tweeter Badr Munif wrote.
Another tweeter, Saleh al-Thubaiti wrote: "Sixteen-year-old Wojdan has registered her name as the first veiled and Saudi woman in judo throughout the history of the Olympics."
A much smaller number of tweeters opposing women's participation in the Games started a hashtag saying "Stop women participation in the Olympics."
"The participation has buried one of the main necessities that Sharia (Islamic law) is meant to guard -- honour," wrote Khaled al-Saqaby.
But according to 55-year-old Abdullah al-Shehri, "many Saudis do not oppose sports as long as they adhere to Sharia rule."
The kingdom's most senior sports official, Prince Nawaf bin Faisal, had said women would be allowed to compete so long as they were "wearing suitable clothing that complies with Sharia."
He also added other stipulations, including that "the athlete's guardian agrees and attends with her," and that "there must also be no mixing with men during the Games."
Shaherkani was accompanied by her father Ali, who is a judo referee at the Games.
"The next Olympics will witness strong and effective participation from Saudi girls in many sports ... Wojdan's participation is an achievement for Saudi women," 26-year-old Nisreen Mohammed told AFP.


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Machado, G., Barros, J., Braga, S., and Braga, C., "SI Engine Performance and Emissions using Surrogate Fuel for Oxygenated Gasoline," SAE Technical Paper 2016-36-0240, 2016, https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-36-0240.
Gasoline is a complex mixture, composed of hundreds of different hydrocarbons. Surrogate fuels decrease the complexity of gasoline and are being used to improve the understanding of internal combustion engines (ICEs) fundamental processes. Computational tools are largely used in ICE development and performance optimization using simple fuels, because it is still not possible to completely model a commercial gasoline. The kinetics and interactions among all the chemical constituents are not yet fully understood, and the computational cost is also prohibitive. There is a need to find suitable surrogate fuels, which can reproduce commercial fuels performance and emissions behavior, in order to develop improved models for fuel combustion in practical devices, such as homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) and spark ignition (SI) engines. Representative surrogate fuels can also be used in fuel development processes. In this study, the performance, combustion and emissions of a gasoline surrogate fuel was investigated and compared to a high-octane oxygenated gasoline. SI engine dynamometer tests were conducted and several parameters were analyzed. This paper shows that mixtures of iso-octane, toluene, n-heptane and ethanol could be used as surrogate fuels for commercial oxygenated gasolines to adequately reproduce engine torque, combustion and efficiency results. Other components should also be considered in order to enhance emissions representativeness.


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SPECKLED WOOD has run twice over this track and trip and her latest effort behind the very promising Unika La Reconce bodes well for her chances here. That was an improvement on her earlier run and with further progress likely she looks the one to beat. Ma Belle Amie has done better over longer trips though she had little chance in a Grade 3 over 3m at Limerick last time. This is more her class and she should get into the mix. New River, a decent maiden on the Flat for Richard Hannon, attempted to make all here last month but was headed at halfway and could only stay on at one pace. She's the type to improve and should do better than stablemate Claudia Augusta, who was well behind the selection in December.
Claudia Augusta (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, no extra early straight, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 17l behind Stop The Clock (10-11) at Thurles 2m mares mdn hdl in Jan.
Jacks Sky (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Mid-division, no extra and pulled up 5f out, in a race won by Girl In Blue (11-2) at Limerick 2m mrs N H flat hvy in Dec, 16 ran.
Mimosa Star (IRE) 33-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders until 7th, 7th of 15, well behind Boyfromnowhere (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gf in Sep.
Mrs Mac Veale (IRE) 33-1 (10-4) Waited with, 9th 5 out, no impression from before straight, 7th of 12, 37l behind Carsonstown Bridge (11-4) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f mdn hdl hvy in Jan.
Oscar Town (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, behind from 3 out, 7th of 8, well behind Annie Power (11-2) at Clonmel 2m hdl hvy.
Pippa Rose (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Prominent, on terms halfway, soon 2nd, weakened over 5f out, 11th of 12, well behind Shotgun Paddy (11-6) at Thurles 2m N H flat in Feb '12.
Southern Squaw (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Towards rear, ridden in 8th 4f out and no extra entering straight, weakened, 10th of 12, well behind Our Pollyanna (11-2) at Punchestown 2m 2f mrs N H flat hvy in Dec.
Sweetheart Susan (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, 12th of 20, 33l behind Terminal (11-8) at Navan 2m mdn hdl in Jan '12.
Tudor Fashion (IRE) 50-1 (11-5) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight, 10th of 22, 46l behind Morning Assembly (11-12) at Naas 2m 3f mdn hdl hvy in Jan.
Zara (IRE) 5-1 (11-1) Led and clear at stages, tended to race towards outer, headed before straight, soon no extra, 8th of 15, 25l behind Whatdreamsrmadeof (11-9) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp hdl 80-95 hvy in Jan.
Amhrann Ellen (IRE) 33-1 (10-4) Soon behind, ridden from 5th, soon no extra and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Swampfire (11-7) at Kilbeggan 2m mdn hdl sft in Aug, 13 ran.
Garron Crest (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Always behind, 10th of 13, well behind Annie Oakley (11-2) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f mares mdn hdl hvy in Jan.
Kiltipford Lady (IRE) Beneficial mare out of Whatdoicare.
Ma Belle Amie 22-1 (10-2) Waited with last of the 5, niggled from 6 out, soon 4th, left 3rd 4 out, quickly behind, 3rd of 5, well behind Our Vinnie (11-6) at Limerick 3m nov hdl Grd 3 (1) hvy in Dec.
New River (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Prominent and led early, headed 3rd, 4th when mistake 3 out and soon ridden along, no extra approaching last where left moderate 3rd, kept on one pace, 3rd of 18, 22l behind Kilmainham (11-4) at Thurles 2m mdn hdl in Jan.
Sister Annie (IRE) Beneficial mare out of Aunt Annie.
Speckled Wood (IRE) 10-3 (10-13) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 3 out, no impression on winner approaching last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 18, 12l behind Unika La Reconce (10-13) at Thurles 2m mdn hdl hvy in Dec.
Vergalda (IRE) Presenting mare out of Lady Rushmore.
Teochew (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Prominent, 3rd 2f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace, 5th of 17, 12l behind Que Pasa (10-11) at Cork 2m mares n h flat 4yo in Nov.
Glen Beg (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Prominent, on terms from over 3f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 16l behind Golden Plan (11-7) at Tramore 2m ldy N H flat hvy in Dec.
Unbreakablespirit (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, no extra approaching straight, slipped up under 2f out, in a race won by Girl In Blue (11-2) at Limerick 2m mrs N H flat hvy in Dec, 16 ran.


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What is this? You sure you want to know? This story is not for the faint of heart. If somebody said it was a happy little tale... if somebody told you it was just your average ordinary fanfiction... then somebody lied. Because for all intents and purposes this story truly isThe Worst Scenario Ever
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Chapter One
Moonlight serenade in Caucasian Flesh Tone
"I stand at your gate
and the song that I sing is of moonlight
I stand and I wait
for the touch of your hand in the June light"
At least it was distracting. Not pleasantly distracting, mind you. Not distracting in the way your significant other's kiss distracts you from the exhausting aftermath of a hard day's work. No, rather distracting in the way your attention involuntarily shifts from your aching head to your toe when the latter is struck with a hammer.
But it was a distraction still. And somewhere in her mind she imagined the tune, set it right and applied it to the horrid croaking of the old janitor. There, with a little effort it did seem a little bit better already. Maybe if she had time, maybe if she had a lot, she'd walk over to him and teach him how to hold a note.
"The roses are sighing
A moonlight serenade
The stars are so low
And tonight how their might
Sets me dreaming
My love do you know"
…or how to recite well-known lyrics properly. She turned around and her radiant hair glimmered briefly, mixing with the faint blue light on the ceiling, giving it an eerie violet glow. "A chair. A chair. My kingdom for a chair" she muttered and observed her own breath dissolving in the cool air. The cold marble floor was definitely not an option. She had been assured that seating arrangements were soon to be added. Windows were soon to be added. Comfort was soon to be added.
"That your eyes, are like stars
Brightly gleaming
I bring you, and sing to
A moonlight serenade"
Like sand the prospect of romance was slowly running through her nearly frozen hands, disappearing on the way or mixing with the dirt on the ground. On second thought it was her. Her idea. Her alone, bravely claiming her willingness to face terror, only to be with him. That of course was back when terror was still a little bit less like…
Let us stray, till break of day
In love's valley of dreams
Just you- watch out! WATCH OUT!"
Now that one was new to her. The other horrid modifications she could at least vaguely trace back to their origin but creating a new piece of text, especially in such absurd nature as-
It took only a fraction of a second for her to look up, falling dust taking her sight as the debris came crashing down besides her. She held up her arms and stumbled backwards, fell over her dress and hit the floor. Again she looked up, her vision blurred, barely clear enough to see the silver shimmer falling towards her.
A flash. Something pushing her down, pressing hard against her chest and almost tossing her to the side as the silver shimmer struck the ground next to her with a deafening clatter.
"So basically what you're saying is-" "Of course! Because you see, mechanical tentacles don't kill people. People kill people!" "Well, actually-"
He groaned and threw the remote control with full force. The usual way of turning down the volume did not involve destroying the television set in the progress. Then again, he had never been fond of the usual way. Yawning he put all his effort together and blinked. The room. At least it was his.
Waking up in the morning had become his own kind of adventure which he pretended to enjoy for the sake of not having to change what led to it in the first place. In a moment like this though, when his headache became throbbing and persistent to the point of being far beyond unbearable he was glad about not having to give a lengthy explanation concerning his presence. Or listening to one for that matter.
He attempted to fish for his pillow but only managed to knock over an empty bottle in the progress. How long had it been anyway? How long since he had last been able to sleep? Sleep well? Pleasant dreaming and waking up to the sound of silence. Too long and not even dwelling in the sweet memory of it would do, not with this having become his most important task. This… oblivion.
Silence… it was lost to him, in any case. Except for death. Except for death? Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder. Sometimes, when it became all too persistent, all too vivid, when no amount of alcohol was enough to drown it out… the shrill voice in his head.
No. No, not the voice. The voice.
"Spider-Man, Spider-Man,
Does whatever a spider can.
Spins a web, any size,
Catches thieves just like flies.
Look out! Here comes the Spider-Man!"
"Pesky street musicians." he growled angrily and turned around, burying his face under the blanket, refusing to face a day for which 'couldn't get worse' was nothing but a blatant lie.
'At least it can't possibly get worse now.'
"Oi, Miss! Are you hurt?" the janitor asked worriedly, hobbled over and offered Mary Jane a wrinkled hand. "Okay. Uh… I mean no, I'm okay," she mumbled and turned to the stained window glass behind her to observe the damage the incident had done to her hair.
"Mary Jane… are… are you hurt?" a voice asked from somewhere on the ground, seemingly weak and dazed. "Oi Miss! Are you hurt?" the janitor asked again, this time turning to the figure on the ground with concern. "No, I- wait, Miss?" Peter Parker jumped up and gave the old man an irritated glare, which he failed to catch entirely. "Sure that was quite a stunt back there, young lady. If you hadn't pushed her away your friend here might have enjoyed her last flirt…ever" "Actually I-" "It's no place, a run-down factory, really no place for two lovely gals to stay over night." "But-"
It was supposed to resemble a conversation. At least he thought the old man still had some talking to do. Instead he just blinked and turned around, picked up his mob and hobbled off into the darkness.
Peter shook his head and for the first time in two weeks he wondered if maybe the janitor wasn't an actual employee at all but rather some confused beggar, pretending to mop here everyday for the sake of killing time. Or maybe the slightly mental type was just cheaper to maintain.
"Mary Jane, I-" The woman turned, some of the debris still in her hair, the dust stealing away the fiery quality it usually possessed. "I think maybe it wasn't such a good idea for me to come. What you're doing is great, but…"
But painting murals was not the same thing. When she left John for Peter her thoughts were further away from him than she wanted to admit. What she'd really wanted back then was Spider-Man. The hero who'd literally sweep her off her feet and risk his life to save her. Being saved had always been the most exciting part. But the great villains were reduced to badly organised terrorists and even further down to common bank robbers. And now they were all gone. It almost seemed as if the city was finally at peace. Sleeping safe and sound together with the hero she once admired. And all that was left now was Peter. Peter Parker and his murals.
"Oh. I understand." Peter Parker, his murals and that bloody look on his face that could make a sociopath feel guilty for not brushing his teeth regularly. Well, give or take some imagination but it certainly made Mary Jane regret what she said soon enough. Of course the idea of painting at night had seemed odd to her and still was, but everything else could hardly be called his fault. The company had promised to have the old factory ready long before the exposition but now all but one week was left and personally Mary Jane could see no sign of the run-down place being ready for anything other than steady decay. 'And who am I to blame him for this? For actually trying to make things work?'
Through the dusty and broken glass she could see the faint reddish glimmer of the sun rising over the rooftops and hear the gulls outside gathering on the beach to commence their pesky serenade. Peter had turned from her and was cleaning up his supplies from the ground.
She bent down, picked up a yet unopened tin of Caucasian Flesh Tone and put it into the tattered sport bag behind her. "Peter?" Her voice seemed exhausted and raspy. "Hm?" He didn't turn around. "I… I shouldn't have- I'm sorry. What you're doing… what I said was selfish. I was selfish. I was wrong…"
"I was right. I WAS RIGHT!" the majestically bothersome voice boomed and sent several employees backing off nervously, quickly reconsidering their intention of entering J. Jonah Jameson's office at this very moment. Or perhaps at all.
"And I knew it all along!" His triumph was more than apparent, his fingers grasping the photograph as if it was some kind of magical ticket to paradise. Then again, for Jameson it probably represented just that.
Betty Brant eyed him worriedly. She didn't know how the mysterious envelope and its contents had found their way to his desk but she wasn't very happy about it. Usually those type of things were accompanied by some freak in smelly clothes and his demand for a ridiculously high amount of money. This time at least the demand and the smelly clothes appeared to be missing which made Betty all the more suspicious about the yet invisible freak and his intentions behind all of it.
Unfortunately Jameson was war from sharing her concern. In fact, in a world where concern equals water, Jameson's office would have been a desert. Or the Antarctic, considering that while even in the desert rain showers sometimes occur, the icy climate makes rain in such place virtually impossible, even though water is of course present in its frozen state.
Putting the metaphorical trivia aside, Betty Brant was still plainly worried. And of all the things in her mind it was the thud of Jameson slamming the photograph down on his desk that immediately confirmed her worst fear.
My oh my! Whatever does the mysterious photograph display? Who took it and who will need to worry about it? Will Mary Jane and Peter solve their artistic differences? Why are those criminals so goddamn lazy these days? Why didn't Peter use the Caucasian Flesh tone yet? Will the zany old janitor ever get his lyrics together? Who hired the guy anyway? And who is that miserable remote-control-throwing individual on the couch?
Answer to these or strikingly similar questions will be given in the next chapter of The Worst Scenario Ever


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text: Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. Belgrade is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers. Belgrade photographer and photo editor Bojan Dzodan love this city. Bojan says about Belgrade, this city inspiration for my new work. Belgrade city is not only capital of Serbia but also the capital of beauty. Especially Belgrade looking good in spring and summer days, now special atmosphere becomes almost tangible but it's not so easy to take through the photos, so Bojan using computer processing, Photo manipulation in Photoshop. Bojan Dzodan rebuilds and strengthens personal feelings: "I try to stress those elements that left the strongest impression. Thus, my authorship photographed scene is not limited, and it's reflected in the subsequent processing."


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Truth hurts: A political gaffe, it's been said, is what happens when a politician accidentally says something honest. So, we figure former Dallas City Council member Craig Holcomb must have been wishing for a do-over for his comment in last Sunday's page-one Trinity River story in The Dallas Morning News.
Didn't see it? Reporter Michael A. Lindenberger broke the "news" that Mayor Tom Leppert might have neglected to mention some salient facts about problems with the Trinity River toll road project before a public vote on the road in 2007—problems like the fact that the tollway could make flooding worse. The story suggests that Leppert fudged a bit on the truth—sort of like a used car salesman forgetting to mention that creampuff he's selling you is missing a transmission. Oopsie.
So, what did Holcomb, a road supporter and president of the Trinity Commons Foundation, say that was so awkward? "If we wanted, we could have bored the public to tears with all the details, both positive and negative, but if you do that, they quit listening. The fact is if questions were asked, we answered honestly," Lindenberger quoted Holcomb saying.
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Right. And if you, metaphorical car buyer, had only asked the salesman if that car had a transmission, he would have told you. Otherwise, he didn't want to muddle your poor widdle bwain.
To his credit—we guess—Holcomb didn't back away from what he said when we called him Tuesday. "I knew when I said that I was probably too honest," he told Buzz.
Sadly, deep in Buzz's cynical heart lives a bitter little man who agrees with Holcomb. Voters do tend to take complex facts, muddle them up and then make dumb decisions. Why, would you believe they voted for putting a highway between the Trinity levees in 2007? What dopes. Still, this being a democracy and all, you have to give them credit for some basic intelligence. Here, Mr. and Ms. Voter Person, let's do a quick IQ test: When Leppert said during the toll road campaign that engineers said the road was safe, environmentally sensitive and economically viable, was he serving up Shinola or that other stuff? (Hint: It wasn't Shinola.)
Still, as Holcomb points out, there are always going to be engineering problems with a massive flood and road project like the Trinity, and even bigger design challenges lie ahead. He asked repeatedly, he said, and none of the engineers he spoke to during the 2007 campaign said the project couldn't be done. No doubt that's true. Anything is possible. Like politicians being honest. —Patrick Williams


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Unanswered: chart reporting method
I have an access application -- what I mean is that I have tables, forms, queries and reports. I think they are working pretty well.
Now, my report is just like a Word document.
I like to branch out and generate some kind of "Chart" report. I know access has Pivotchart and I can use it on a query. I know I can use it on query but I have never done one as I am still trying to figure it out how and where to put the values into where? very confusing to me right now. Anyway, can anyone point me to some examples as to how to do that?
What I mean is that I would like to create a form (like a search form) and when user input all the search value(s), a pivotchart will show up. Like when a user input Mary Lee as requestor (a field in my table) and the month of April (a field in my table), a pivotchart will pop up with ONE bar with Mary Lee as y-axis and April as x-axis and the height will be the number of Change Control From Mary Lee has submitted in the month of April.
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sounds like you could do with a normal chart, vs a pivot chart. Why is mary lee on the y axis? You mean like the chart Title? Create your query that pulls all the information you need, and then create a new form. the form wizard should pop up, and you can select Chart from the list. It will guide you through selecting your fields and choosing your graph.
what i usually do (and this may not be the best approach) is create the query, create the graph, and then make the code behind the button on the form change the query sql to reflect choices made on the form before it opens the graph. make sense?
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Like doing a search? Let user input the right kind of data and then run the query and then create the graph?
That sounds good and I will try that.
You are right, Mary Lee is not on the y axis, it is more like the filter for the chart. Anyway, I will try your method and see how it goes.


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Development + Idealism
Everything that needs to be said about the Vecino Group history can be summed up in the Vecino Group present. Today, our company includes people we can't believe we were able to hire. Directors of this, masters of that, awards, honors, and cumulative years of experience—top shelf professionals, one and all. It's worth noting that the thing that inspired these folks to leave established positions and join the Vecino Group was the very thing that inspired the formation of the company in the first place.
From day one, we wanted the Vecino Group to be about something more. Whatever we did, whatever project we went after, had to maximize the potential for positive impact. So if affordable housing was good, supportive housing for special needs populations was greater. If student living was good, rehabbing a historic building into a shared, sustainability-focused community was greater. By seeking greater, our growth got good.
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London: Cardinal to lead migrant rally
Leaders of Britain's faiths and trade unions will join politicians, musicians, actors and leading NGOs in Trafalgar Square today to call for a 'pathway into citizenship' for many of the 500,000-odd 'illegal' immigrants in the UK. Thousands of Union Jack-waving migrants and their supporters will gather in the heart of London in what may be the largest gathering of its kind in British history. The day will begin with Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, celebrating a multilingual, colourful Mass for Migrant Workers at Westminster Cathedral. The Cardinal will lead the 'Strangers into Citizens' walk to the Square in the company of Dr Bari, president of the Muslim Council of Britain, as well as Jack Dromey, deputy general-secretary of the TGWU, the Labour MP Jon Cruddas and Baroness Shirley Williams. The Strangers into Citizens campaign is calling for visa overstayers and refused asylum-seekers who have been in the UK for four years or more to be admitted to citizenship via a two-year work permit scheme. The proposal, which is backed by the Immigration Advisory Service and the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants among others, is modelled on similar schemes in the EU. The campaign has the backing of the Mayor of London, the Anglican Bishop of Southwark and at least 37 MPs who have backed a 'Strangers into Citizens' Early- Day motion. The laying of the EDM follows an independent ORB poll showing two-thirds of British people support the idea of long-term migrants who work and pay taxes being allowed to remain legally. Source: TELCO


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"TechFire" will present another one of its fireside chats Friday, Dec. 11, at the offices of Microsoft in Playa Vista. The speaker will be venture capitalist David Seimer of Wavemaker Partners.
The event starts at 2:30 p.m. but there will be mingling opportunities for those who arrive as early as 2 p.m., when the doors open. The conversation with Mr. Seimer will be moderated by Robert Kornegay of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati.
Wilson Sonsini, a premier law firm in the startup space, will co-host this event along with CBRE, a commercial real estate firm.
TechFire, which hosts an ongoing series of events like this one, is the brainchild of David Murphy, a prominent member of the Silicon Beach community.
David Murphy of TechFire; Patrick Anding of Wilson Sonsini; and David Bettinelli of Upfront Ventures at a recent TechFire fireside chat held in Santa Monica.
David Siemer is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of one of L.A.'s leading venture capital firms, Wavemaker Partners, an early-stage, cross-border VC firm with dual headquarters in Los Angeles and Singapore.
Since 2003, Wavemaker (formerly known as Siemer Ventures) has invested in more than 150 Internet, Mobile and Enterprise technology startups. Wavemaker Partners is a member of the DFJ Global Network, the world's leading venture capital collective with 15 firms spread across 4 continents.
He also founded Siemer & Associates, LLC in 2007 to fulfill his vision of a true boutique merchant bank that works with technology, software and digital media companies throughout their complete life cycle. He was previously with Montgomery & Co. where he served as a key member of the Digital Media Investment Banking Group.
Ranked as one of the most active VC firms in Southern California by CB Insights, Wavemaker makes an average of 20-30 new investments each year in digital media startups. In this capacity he led sales to major media companies such as News Corp, Google, Sony, Yahoo!, Hearst, Viacom, WPP and Disney, and he managed equity private placements from multiple venture capital firms and hedge funds.
Mr. Siemer began his career in 1995 at Desco Capital Partners, a Chicago based Internet and software venture fund. Here he managed investments into companies such as: Total Control Products (sold to GE), Conquest Communications (Sold to AT&T), StorageApps (Sold to HP) and Enact Software (sold to Sage SalesLogix). Mr. Siemer received his M.B.A. in Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, with high honors. He completed his undergraduate work at Lehigh University with degrees in Management Information Systems and Accounting.
There will be a reception following the discussion. The networking that takes place at TechFire events is often as valuable as the time spent listening to speakers. The event will be over at 4:30 p.m.
Microsoft is located at 13031 W. Jefferson Blvd (The Reserve), Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90094. For more information or tickets, go to: techfire.co.


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Hello again readers! The creative inspiration i've been recieving hasn't ran out yet, thankfully! So I'm aiming for the next chapter to be up by the end of the week :)
Baked in a sky of dull heat, a gentle wisp of breeze flowed through the field of wheat, causing the farmer's daughter to close her eyes, raise her arms into the air, and imagine she could drift away along with the wind. She tired of her father's subtle complaints that he had not nurtured a son, her mother's instance that the neighbour's boy was her perfect match.
She longed to see what lay across the fields, towards the jagged outline of the earth's bone. She wished that somehow, this tiny breeze would be her liberation, as she did for every breeze that flowed through her hair. She wished she had the courage to change something, anything about her life, and the destiny, nay, despair enforced by the family in which she was raised.
She longed for the strength to severe the bonds that tied her wilful soul to the confinements of her home. Open air, and a landscape etching for miles around were nothing if one could never venture through them. All she needed was to know how she could make that first step.
A flurry of wings enticed her ears, provoking her to look up at the endless mass of heat above her. Birds flocked over her prison, mocking her with their freedom. What ugly birds they were; villainous, bringing with them a foul stench of blood. These were harbingers of liberation, without any confinements, yet they represented something nasty, something heinous, something that made her want to cry.
And then she saw him.
"Um, excuse me, this is private property, and it's way too soon for Halloween, so d'you mind leaving before my dad comes out." She called out to the young man. He was taller than her, but with the mask his features and age were a mystery. He gazed silently at the very birds she was transfixed with a moment ago, and seemed to have not heeded her warning.
"Hello! Are you listening! I know those birds are pretty and all, but you-"
"They are not pretty." He responded plainly, catching her off guard. "I am not watching birds, I am watching my freedom."
This bewildered the girl, thus prompting her to explain. The mask suddenly turned. It was a white mask, shaped like a fox, white with cute whiskers, yet it repulsed her, being stained with much blood. As another breeze parted the wheat, she saw the gentle flicker of his ponytail amidst the clothing, equally soaked with crimson. She suddenly felt terrified.
"Freedom, true freedom, is an ugly thing. I go where these birds go, because I am one of them. I am truly free, for I no longer have a home." He continued, his tranquil voice flooding her with a sense of enormous sorrow.
Sheer fear drove her to at least provide some comfort, if he felt she was on his side, he may not use the blade she spotted amidst the crops.
"Y-you could always go back. T-to this home of yours, I-I mean." She stammered.
"…no… There is no going back. That is the price of true freedom. Should you ever wish for true freedom, I warn you; it is a prison, without barriers or walls, rules and rulers. Yet it confines you, worse than any other force in this world. It is an ugly thing. And you cannot escape it."
His head practically splitting open with agony, Itachi rolled to the side of the bed and felt the clinging dampness of the sheets, as his clothing soaked into his flesh. His vision blurring out of focus as he scrambled to arise; feeling at his least graceful. Breathing heavily, he reached out for the glass of water beside his bed.
He wasn't having dreams anymore, only memories. They taunted him, a constant reminder of how low he had fallen, and hope no hope of salvation would ever be possible. However, they also told him something else, something that actually pleased him. The walls of his mind were shaking under the weight of his past. The excessive use of his power had diminished his body. He was losing himself, bit by bit. So vivid were these memories now he could recall everything about them, the sounds, the tastes, the smells – all were so clear to him that he felt as if he were there.
"…You're eyes were fluttering in your sleep." Came the timid voice of the woman Meiun. Itachi turned rather groggily, internally cursing himself for not even detecting her presence.
"I heard you groaning, so I came to check. That's when I saw your eyes." Her voice was a little uneven. She was holding a red towel, and nervously standing before him. Feeling sweat pour endlessly down his cheeks, he went to wipe it. Confused by his previous thought, he wondered whether the wet across his face were tears. Raising his hand after wiping himself, he knew it was neither. It was blood. He was activating it in his sleep now.
No wonder I'm so drained after sleeping. I may as well done a marathon for all the good it's done me!
"…That towel was white before, wasn't it?" He asked.
"Y-yeah. I sent my son to go fetch some help in the town. You're suffering from far more than exhaustion…" She had an air of pleading in her voice, implying she'd at least like to know what would cause a young, handsome man to bleed from his eyes.
Standing rather awkwardly, Itachi bowed his head slightly, "No doctor can me, no doctor would even know where to begin with this illness-"
"What illness?" She asked swiftly, her eagerness getting the better of her.
"hmph. You don't want to know." He shrugged and turned away, emitting an air of cool arrogance that came so naturally with those of the Uchiha, yet this did not quell her requests.
"I-I need to know. If you're sick, then how can I be sure my-my son won't catch…whatever it is!"
"…there is no need to worry there. This is…hereditary." He gave a grim chuckle at this cryptic answer. It was vague enough to hide the more disturbing history of the Uchiha, whilst informative enough to ease Meiun's concern.
"Then, then we should contact your family. Y-you said you had a brother, right? Perhaps he could help? We could help you do that."
Itachi gave no response.
"Y-you could always go back. T-to this home of yours, I-I mean." She stammered.
"…no… There is no going back. That is the price of true freedom." The words escaped his mouth before he even contemplated what they meant. Was it the dream, the memory he'd just had? Yes, he must have been simply recalling his own words since this woman before him sounded a lot like the farm-girl he encounter that awful day. The day he freed himself.
"P-price of true freedom?" Meiun asked, clearly bemused.
"I'm sorry. I ask only that you give me my possessions, then I'll leave." He responded solemnly, before heading out of the room.
He sounded just like her husband – so drained, so empty of life. Beyond the horror of the bleeding, she saw his eyes flash red. To most, that would spark a fear to retreat from such a man. However, she saw the pain that those eyes emblazoned. This man was suffering far worse than any illness can cause. His heart seemed so crushed, so damaged. She did nothing when her husband left the room that day. She prayed he would pull himself out of the sorrow.
How could she? When she could not feel the pain he felt. Following her loss, Meiun truly understood misery. To have something you cherish taken from you, that hole inside your chest. It swells, devouring all the light that tries to penetrate it. Had it not been for her son's sake, she probably would have followed her love. Yet this man here, he had something to live for. He shunned away from the concept of returning to those he loves. Perhaps he felt unworthy of it. She failed to stop her husband from seeing that, but she wouldn't fail again.
"Wait!" She called out.
"…what?" He responded evenly.
"Itachi, right? Y-you know it's rude to just leave after your hosts have taken care of you like this." She stammered, trying to hold her resolve, yet something about this man saddened her; he had an aura that drained any life within her.
"What would you have me do?"
"When my son comes back, y-you can get a check-up, a-and then, w-we can talk about-"
The doorbell rang. Both turned towards the noise, and Meiun breathed a sigh of relief.
"That'll be him now. Stay there." She rushed past him into the front room. Calling out to her son, she asked if he'd found a doctor.
"No! But some funny looking guy here says he knows Itachi!" Came her son's cheerful reply outside. Itachi's eyes widened with utter horror. There wasn't a merciful soul who did know him. Whether Leaf or Rouge, the ninja outside spelt disaster for this household, once they confirmed he was here.
Dashing to the front room, he caught the tail end of a nervous greeting Meiun gave to the bizarre figure, who seemed to fill the room. Itachi didn't even need to round the corner to confirm who had come. The stench of rotting flesh still lingered around everywhere this man stepped foot.
Revealing himself, and standing resolute and silent, Itachi stared down the sinister face of his comrade, who only grinned manically.
"My, my, what a quaint little love-nest we've found, eh, Senpai?" Zetsu laughed, "Now, can you get me something to eat? I'm starving!"
"W-what?" Konohamaru asked, clearly scandalised by the statement brought forwards by Naruto and his friends.
"Why us?" Hanabi asked, equally shocked by what her comrades were suggesting.
"It has to be you two," Sakura replied casually, "Obviously, you're the only ones he's seen."
"Y-yeah, b-but why can't we just expose ourselves as ninja, why lie?" Hanabi retorted, already fearful that her cheeks may betray her. She flat out refused to even glance at Konohamaru.
"Miss Hyuuga, look almost embarrassed by this situation. Do I need to remind you that it was your consideration of the general public that gave birth to this plan?" Yamato smiled at the two Genin.
The plan in question was developed whilst Konohamaru and Hanabi rested. The group needed to have the doppelganger expose himself to them, and it was unanimously agreed he would remain hidden until he had a chance at his targets; Konohamaru and Hanabi. Thus, both would be used as bait – and for him to spot the bait, they would need to be publically known.
The land of greens boasted tranquil scenery and was a commonplace of commerce, thus was never far behind the larger countries in terms of trade and news. Both these facts contributed to it being such a highly desired location to move to, compounded with the low costs of land there due to the young government there. Between the still blossoming system put in place by Haruna, and the attacks that claimed her father's life, the land was frequently welcoming new families and businesses to immigrate.
Thus many of the noble families in the neighbouring lands would often take advantage of this prosperous situation and relocate younger members there. The situation was rather romantic; two young heirs would be escorted throughout the land, find their ideal spot for a new home, and begin a life there. With many of said noble families arranging marriages from a very early age, it was a frequent sight to see couples as young as Konohamaru and Hanabi finding their own home, accompanied by an entourage of chaperones – the families weren't so naïve to send two younger lovers into the world alone.
The plan was for the two Genin to pose as such a couple, with the other four their faithful servants. The group would spread rumours that the two were of wealthy backgrounds and wished to tour the towns and cities. Emphasis would be placed on the publicity of their movements, thus maximizing the chances of Deidara hearing of them.
"I don't have enough money for a home here!" Konohamaru wept, clearly caught up in the guise of house-spotter. Indeed, everyone had to take a moment to remind him that he wouldn't actually have to get around to buying a house.
"Wh-why a couple? Why not just one of us? I don't see why I have to pose as this moron's girlfriend for a second time!" Her statement on his intelligence would have been hurtful, had it not been for his previous comment. However, Sakura did note that she was protesting a little too much for it to be earnest.
Before she could press Hanabi on that subject, Yamato interrupted the degenerating conversation and chose the most diplomatic response.
"For this plan to work, we have to play on the public's mind more than our targets. We know he'll come and get us, even if we just dangle you two from a rope outside the window," Konohamaru, snarling from the 'moron' comment, took petty pleasure in imagining Hanabi in such a situation, "However, as we've already established – ninja activity here could be disastrous to our village politically. If we engage him as Leaf ninja, it'll raise questions as to why we were here in the first place; try and explain that to the other nations in the current climate."
Both growled, but accepted this as true.
"However, if we engage him as a private body, here on innocent business, then it raises less eyebrows. Which is why we're using the 'noble-family' act. As to why you're both needed at the spotlight; he may not strike if he can't get to both of you. If one is in the wings, then he might just wait longer – we don't want that. Plus, it looks more natural that a couple would be touring the land, rather than one noble alone." Yamato risked a smug chuckle at the final comment, earning another sulking glare from both youngsters.
"…I-I'm not holding his hand or anything!" Hanabi finally yelled, turning her nose up away from them.
"Ha! What makes you think I want to hold your hand?" Konohamaru snapped, also turning away.
Yamato and Sakura allowed the two to continue trading insults, quite amused at how this 'relationship' was blossoming, since both felt their ranting now would drain them of any objections later on. Sai took this point to furiously jot down every comment and action made; fascinated by the spectacle of repressed emotions that both were displaying. However, the three didn't calculate the love-doctor Naruto interfering.
Placing a hand on each child's shoulder, Naruto crouched lower, to meet them eye level, and smiled obnoxiously.
"Guys, you two just got together only moments ago, is this how you want to remember the beginning of this relationship?" He asked, still smiling, despite the growing veins on both their heads.
"Rather than waste time arguing, go round back and get acquainted-"
A fist ended his lessons of love. As it turned out, Sakura had recently been called into the Hokage's office wherein she was given a mission of the utmost importance. The plague of filth spread by her fellow Sannin Jiraiya had claimed many casualties throughout the years; her own Sarutobi-Sensei, Iruka, Ebisu and Kakashi – making these great men into either 'closet' or 'open' perverts. According to Tsunade's intelligence, excessive exposure to the host has caused Naruto to show signs of the disease (spying on women's bathhouses, the sexy jutsu, his constantly growing collection of magazines…) and thus the only cure was to beat it out of him. Thus it became Sakura's sacred duty to strike her friend down when he preached of all things devious, his previous comment being one of them.
Opting to draw both Genin's attention away from Naruto's 'lesson', Yamato asked both to prepare to head out.
Turning on her heels, Hanabi marched out in a rush, desperate not to cross Konohamaru given her current state of mind. Reaching her room swiftly, she pounced onto her bed, placed her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around them before burying her head in embarrassment.
Yet again, this series of endless misfortune seems to have delivered another trail for her to overcome; now she must pose as this boy's love. Groaning, Hanabi began to rationalise her thoughts. A trail, to be sure, but certainly valid experience for her future as a Kunoichi. If she could successfully lull the townsfolk of her relationship, then it would be a testament to her skills in deception and espionage. Indeed, her sister's Sensei was reportedly an expert in situations such as this. Calm and collected; she kept her real emotions reserved whenever she had to infiltrate a foreign society. By retracting all true emotion, she becomes a blank palette, and her demeanour and reassuring disposition would cause any who encounter her to simply assume her personality. She would entice, arouse, provoke her targets to whatever end she required, and was as easily forgettable once her objective was acquired – drift out of memory, leaving a wake of doubt as to whether she even existed.
Like a phantom she would wander to any plain, influence the lives of whomever she encountered, yet never remembered. Stealth in its primal form. Indeed, once she would return to her village, she would shed all forms of connection with her mission, re-establish her emotions, become once more content with her true nature and resume her real name and title. To this end, if she abandons her previous life – no matter how short a life it was – how can it have even existed? True, pure obscurity. Foolish, arrogant men like those Akatsuki fiends can tote all their powers, yet this was a real testament to the skill of a ninja. And she, Hanabi, would now be regarded with the same respect as her fellow Kunoichi –
"It's just an act, y'know?" Konohamaru chuckled.
Turning with fright, she hadn't even heard him come in. Standing by her doorway, hands in his pockets, and an impish grin on his face, why was he so much more relaxed with this situation?
"…I know…but still, it's just annoying to be…" She began, turning her head back to her knees.
"…My uncle told me one time, that the most obvious disguise was just that, a 'disguise'." Konohamaru still smiled, it seemed to force her to look up again. Her crossed brow told him to carry on.
"What he meant was when you put on an act, you'll always have a 'tell', something that makes people see you're lying. Even if you're posing as, say, a couple, you should just be yourself."
"-but-" She stopped he raised a hand.
"Look, whether you're a ninja, or this 'noble' girl they're making-up, doesn't mean you're not still Hanabi. You get annoyed at my jokes, you're always the first to act, you're dedicated to whatever you do-"
"…you don't…"
"-You get frustrated when things don't go the way they're supposed to, you've always been trained to push yourself, so you aren't afraid to argue with those above you. You get scared whenever you feel like things are out of your control. You're selfless, but you're scared it'll make you look weaker so you act selfish-"
"Stop it!" She yelled, still glaring, but with cheeks so red it looked as though all blood in her body had congregated to them.
"…all I'm saying is, the couple loves each other because the just do, it doesn't matter how they act, as long as their honest. The noble boy won't love you because you swoon at everything he says, he wants you to be yourself, that's the girl he loves."
Throwing one more smile at her, he turned and left. Hanabi let his presence drift away before responding with a smile. The moron, she thought, he had no clue about what he just said. This made her smile.
The next day, both 'lovers' stood before their unexpected ride.
"Where exactly did you get the carriage?" Konohamaru asked, scratching his hair at the sight of the handsome carriage that had appeared outside overnight.
"Captain Yamato made it. It did not take long, and I painted it to make it look more authentic." Sai explained, in a matter-of-fact tone, staring lazily into space.
"…that doesn't explain where you got the horses." Hanabi responded, staring down the vacant Sai into an explanation there.
"Well, Naruto said he just…found them…" Sai shrugged, clearly avoiding her gaze. Sakura had to hand it to him, he was certainly picking up more mannerisms of lying since he first joined her team, but this act could still be spotted a mile away. She sighed as some poor nearby farmer would awaken to find two of his prized horses missing.
"Speaking of Naruto, where is he?" Konohamaru asked.
"He went ahead with Captain Yamato, making reservations at every shop and restaurant for the two of you." Sakura smiled, placing each of their headbands in her rucksack, whilst Sai collected all their visible weapons and hid them too.
If stripping him of his tools and headband didn't feel strange enough, Konohamaru certainly didn't feel too comfortable wearing silk robes. The only clutch to his old attire was his trademark scarf, which he flat out refused to wear. After much insistence by Sakura for him to take the worn-out garment off, it was Hanabi that intervened, by playing up to her new role.
"Miss Haruno, it isn't your place to tell your master what he can and cannot wear." She declared, chin held high, with an air of smug arrogance about her that made Sakura sneer.
Konohamaru could have sworn he heard one of the scruffy stolen horses chuckle. He had to hand it to her, Hanabi was far more capable of acting a noble than him – what with her actually being one. She even wore the kimono with elegance, hanging delicately from her petite frame. Running a hand through her stream of raven hair, she climbed aboard and beckoned him to join her.
Sakura begrudged climbed up front with Sai;
"I swear, five minutes," she hissed, "I'll be done in five minutes, little brat'll never turn her nose up again."
Sai simply nodded and whipped the horse in front; who turned with indignation, clearly angry at such treatment, and sullenly began to trot.
Stalking the humid halls of the decrypted tower, his pace quickened. With little intelligence offered up by his supposedly reliable informant, he was forced to pay him a visit sooner than expected. What was more, he'd have to endure her glares of discontent.
Having her killed would be too costly at this stage; she acted as an anchor to calm his subject down. Should he lose the only family he has left, it could be detrimental to his purpose. Alas, she would have to live, yet something told him he'd later pay for having such mercy. It was never in his nature.
Turning into the room specified, he found the two locked in discussion over something trivial like village supplies. As if such things were really relevant to this organization anymore.
"This had better be good." He sighed.
"…I've heard numerous reports, all of which should affect you directly."
Readjusting his orange mask in the process, he bade them to tell him what reports they had heard.
"Zetsu has informed us of mutiny and discord amongst our ranks." Pein revealed.
"…This was supposed to die down when Hidan and Kakuzu fell. Unless you're trying to make a statement about me and Deidara…" There was an air of mockery in his voice, so much so that Konan couldn't decide whether the sentence harboured a threat, a joke, or both.
"No, it appears these attempts at an assassination were made under the guise of Akatsuki. Kisame has been framed, and retaliated by attacking the Leaf borders."
The mask hid his expression, but it was clear his mind was on one thing.
"…what of Itachi?" He hissed.
"It appears they have had a struggle. Zetsu is locating him now. What's more, they've been witnesses across the borders who say Deidara is travelling to the Land of Greens as we speak."
"Impossible. I left him near the extraction point for the Three-Tails. Not that he'll notice, or indeed care about my absence." He gave a small chuckle at this, seemingly his charade as a fool was indeed for his own amusement.
"That's what we thought," Konan retorted, "So we assumed he'll be another imposter. We wanted to know what you're doing about this."
"What? The mutiny or the identity theft? I thought you two were the bosses. If you wanted to hand over more control then I'll be happy to-"
"We aren't going to make a move on either situation if it could jeopardise the village's security." Pein retorted, earning a glare from his masked comrade.
"…It'll take no effort to convince Deidara to sniff out his doppelganger. As for Kisame, let Zetsu handle it. With the exception of me, that guy will be the only one to talk sense into him."
"You aren't sure Kisame should be your top priorty?" Konan asked.
"…No, let's see how he does. I can't risk stepping in front of the Hokage so soon, plus we'll gauge his effectiveness. It'll tell us what you may need to do." With a gesture to Pein, he gave another chuckle.
"The Kyuubi is Itachi's, we stick to the plan. I'm not leaving the village yet."
"It's his if he's alive…regardless, you have my answer. I'll take care of our little copycats. You two, do…whatever…it is you do."
Konan stepped forwards.
"Don't forget your place! Nagato rules here. He owns you!" She spat, but was silenced as her friend raised a hand to stop her.
"Oh, I haven't forgotten who rules here. Don't worry about that…" He turned at the strike of lightning and was already behind her, his breath on her neck, a Kunai to her throat. After several seconds of revulsion, she heard him speak.
"…after all, Tobi is a good boy."
I confess that the in my original drafts, the last sequence here never happened - I was to write that Tobi learnt of the Doppleganger by unknown means, paying homage ot the character's excellent level of knowledge on all things Shinobi, but as a fan of the manga - I just couldn't help myself :P


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