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Apigee Edge enables you to 'program' API behavior without writing any code using policies. A policy is like a module that implements a specific, limited management function. Policies are designed to let you add common types of management capabilities to an API easily and reliably. Policies provide security, rate-limiting, transformation, and mediation capabilities, saving you from having to code and maintain this functionality on your own.
Policy types
Technically, a policy is an XML-formatted configuration file. Each Policy type's structure (for example, the required and optional configuration elements) is defined by an XML schema. If you are proficient with XML tools, it is worthwhile to familiarize yourself with the Policy schemas in the API Platform samples on Github.
Edge Policy types are grouped into the following functional categories:
Traffic management
Policies in tthe traffic management category enable you to control the flow of request and response messages through an API proxy. These Policies support both operational- and business-level control. They give you control over raw throughput, and can also control traffic on per-app basis.
Policies in the mediation category enable you to actively manipulate message as the flow through API proxies. They enable you to transform message formats, from XML to JSON (and vice-versa), or to transform one XML format to another XML format. They also enable you to parse messages, to generate new messages, to change values on outbound messages, and so on. Mediation policies also interact with basic services exposed by API services, enabling you to retrieve data about apps, developers, security tokens, and API products at runtime.
Policies in the security category support authentication, authorization, as well as content-based security.
Policies in the extension category enable you to tap into the extensibility of the API Services platform to implement custom behavior in the programming language of you choice.
Each Policy type is documented in detail in the Policy reference overview. This topic demonstrates general interaction, showing you how to create Policies, and how to attach them to Flows in an API proxy configuration.
Configuring and attaching policies
Adding policy-based capabilities to an API proxy is two-step process:
- Configure an instance of a policy type
- Attach the policy instance to a Flow
The diagram below shows the relationship between Policies and Flows. As you can see, a Policy is attached to a Flow as a processing "Step". To configure the right behavior for your API, you need to understand a little bit about Flows. (This topic was covered in an earlier section, Flow configurations.) In this topic we will simply attach a Policy to the request PreFlow.
One type of Policy that is commonly used is SpikeArrest. SpikeArrest prevents sudden increases in message traffic that might swamp your backend services.For a comprehensive list of all policies and configuration options, see Policy reference overview.
To attach a policy to a Flow:
- In the API Proxy Editor, select New Policy.
This displays a categorized list of all the policies you can create.
- Select the policy you want to add to the API proxy.
For example, if you want to add a SpikeArrest policy, select Traffic Management category in the policy dropdown menu.
- Modify the selections in the New Policy dialog to configure and attach the policy.
If you accept the default selections, as shown below, the policy will be enforced on request messages submitted by client apps to the ProxyEndpoint PreFlow.
The default selection of 'Flow PreFlow, Proxy Endpoint default' attaches the policy you created to the PreFlow of the ProxyEndpoint named 'default'. That means that the policy will execute in the ProxyEndpoint's PreFlow.
The interaction between this setting and the next setting is critical. You typically would require a SpikeArrest policy to be enforced on request messages. Therefore, you should select the Request segment. This sets the policy enforcement point to be on request messages from client apps to the ProxyEndpoint PreFlow.
You can change this setting to have the policy execute at a different point in the processing Flow. For example, to have the policy execute instead in the PostFlow of the default ProxyEndpoint, select Flow PostFlow, Proxy Endpoint default.
If you don't check the Attach Policy checkbox, the policy will not be attached to a Flow. You might do this if you simply want to configure a policy and later decide its attach points. You can attach the policy later by selecting it in the Navigator view and then clicking Attach Policy.
- Click Add.
The policy is attached to the Flow that you selected. By following the instructions above, you'll see the Policy displayed in the Designer view for the PreFlow of the default ProxyEndpoint.
- In the Navigator view, select Proxies > default > PreFlow.
You'll see the XML definition for the PreFlow in the Code view. Notice that the Policy that you just created and attached is represented by the Policy name in a Step configuration. This is because Policies are "processing steps". You can attach as many Steps to a Flow as you want, and they always execute in sequence from the top to the bottom of the list.
<PreFlow name="PreFlow"> <Request> <Step> <FaultRules/> <Name>SpikeArrest-1</Name> </Step> </Request> <Response/> </PreFlow>
To detach a policy from a Flow: Select the Flow. Mouse over the icon for the policy in the Designer view of the Flow. Click the X in the circle that appears in the icon.
To delete a policy instance: Mouse over the entry for the policy in the Navigator view. Click the X in the circle that appears to the right of the entry.
Further configuring policies
when the UI generates a Policy instance, it applies reasonable default values for common settings. Hwoever, you may need to modify these settings to meet your requirements.
You can further configure a Polcy by directly editing its XML configuration in the Code view. For example, the peak message rate for the Spike Arrest policy is initially set to 30 messages per second. You can change the peak rate by changing the <Rate
> element value in the XML for the policy. For further details about configuring policies, see the Policy Reference.
You can also cut-and-paste policies into the Code view. This is a great way to re-use policies from the samples available on GitHub.
When you make changes to a policy definition in the Code view, the changes are reflected in the Property Inspector. The reverse is also true — make changes in the Property Inspector and they appear in the XML in the Code view.
Some policies expose XML elements that can have multiple subelements. For example, the AssignMessage policy (which is used in the request or response path to generate a new message or to modify an existing message) exposes various elements in which multiple query parameters can be specified. In these cases, the Property Inspector displays an (+) icon. Click the icon to add entry fields for additional subelements.
For documentation specific to the Quota policy used in this topic, see Rate limit API traffic using Quota.
Working with Policies on your machine
You can create and edit Policies locally, using your favorite text or XML-aware editor or IDE. This topic uses the Quota policy type as an example of how to create, configure, attach, deploy, and test policies.
Most API proxies enforce a quota. Quotas provide control over how often a client app is permitted to invoke an API over a given time interval. In the example below, a Quota policy is configured to limit apps to 1 request per minute. (While this may not be realistic, it does provide a simple way to see the effects of a policy.)
In an API proxy configuration, Policy files are stored as XML files under /apiproxy/policies
For example, a policy of type Quota called "QuotaPolicy" could be created as a file called QuotaPolicy.xml
with the following content:
<Quota enabled="true" continueOnError="false" async="false" name="QuotaPolicy"> <Allow count="1"/> <Interval>1</Interval> <TimeUnit>minute</TimeUnit> </Quota>
You can create a text file by hand, or you can generate the policy from an XML schema. All policies have some settings that are specific to the policy type, and some settings that are generic across all policies. For reference, policy schemas are provided in the API Platform samples on GitHub.
All policies define the following attributes:
: Indicates whether the policy is turned "on" or "off". Policies can be enabled/disabled at runtime by changing this setting. A policy that hasenabled
set tofalse
is not enforced.continueOnError
: Defines whether the pipeline should continue processing the message if the policy fails. When enforcing quota policies, errors likely indicate that the quota has been exceeded, and, therefore, this attribute should be set to false.async
: In a policy, enablingasync=true
tells the Apigee gateway to run the policy inside a different thread pool, isolated from the regular pool that is servicing the request/response Flow. This is an internal optimization that will rarely be of use to API developers.name
: The name that you give to this policy. This name is unique to this policy instance, and it is used to attach the policy to the flow as a processing step.
Except for name
, you rarely need to modify the default settings for these policy attributes. For this reason, and for clarity, they are often excluded from the policy samples in the documentation.
In the example above, the elements Allow
, Interval
, and TimeUnit
are specific to the Quota policy. These elements provide settings that API Services enforces on behalf of an API. Other policy types define their own settings, which you can learn about in the Policy Reference.
Attaching a policy to a ProxyEndpoint or TargetEndpoint Flow
Policies are not executed until they gave been attached to a Flow. You can create a Policy attachment by naming a Policy in a Step configuration.
The choice of attachment point is critical to the behavior of your API proxy. For example, if you attach the Quota policy to a response Flow, then the Quota would be enforced after the request message was sent to the backend service. That would defeat the purpose of applying a Quota policy! Therefore, you need to attach the Quota policy as a processing Step on the request Flow.
The format of a policy attachment is:
<Step> <Name>{policy_name}</Name> </Step>
For example:
<Step> <Name>QuotaPolicy</Name> </Step>
The {policy_name}
variable must be the same as the name
attribute in the policy (stored under /policies) that you want to attach. The names must match exactly, as name matching is case-sensitive.
A policy is attached to a Flow by adding the Step configuration to the appropriate request or response Flow element in a ProxyEndpoint or TargetEndpoint configuration.
You can attach a policy to request or response Flow. Request and response Flows are further subdivided in to PreFlow and PostFlow.
The following example demonstrates the minimal ProxyEndpoint configuration, with no policy attachments. It simply defines the (inbound) HTTPProxyConnection and a RouteRule.
<ProxyEndpoint name="default"> <HTTPProxyConnection> <BasePath>/weather</BasePath> <VirtualHost>default</VirtualHost> </HTTPProxyConnection> <RouteRule name="default"> <TargetEndpoint>default</TargetEndpoint> </RouteRule> </ProxyEndpoint>
You must modify this configuration so that the ProxyEndpoint enforces a Quota policy (as a processing Step) before the API proxy performs any other processing. If a developer has exceeded a Quota, you don't want to waste any computational resources on additional requests.
To enforce this configuration, you attach a processing Step to the request PreFlow as follows:
<ProxyEndpoint name="default"> <PreFlow> <Request> <Step><Name>QuotaPolicy</Name></Step> </Request> </PreFlow> <HTTPProxyConnection> <BasePath>/weather</BasePath> <VirtualHost>default</VirtualHost> </HTTPProxyConnection> <RouteRule name="default"> <TargetEndpoint>default</TargetEndpoint> </RouteRule> </ProxyEndpoint>
Sometimes, you require a policy to execute after the ProxyEndpoint has performed all processing. To do so, attach a policy to the PostFlow request path. The following is a sample request PostFlow attachment. This policy would execute on the request message after all of the policies in the PreFlow execute.
<PostFlow> <Request> <Step><Name>QuotaPolicy</Name></Step> </Request> </PostFlow>
The following is a sample response PostFlow attachment. This policy would execute on the response message. (The ProxyEndpoint response PostFlow is the final processing phase before the response is returned to the requesting client app.)
<PostFlow> <Response> <Step><Name>QuotaPolicy</Name></Step> </Response> </PostFlow>
You can also define conditional Flows that execute between the PreFlow and PostFlow phases. This is covered in the next topic, Flow variables and conditions.
Deploying policy changes
For policy changes to take effect, you must deploy the API proxy revision to an environment. After you attach a policy or make changes to an existing policy, use the Management UI or the Gateway Services API to deploy the changes.
Verifying policy enforcement
To verify that a policy is enforced properly, the API must be invoked by an HTTP client. To verify this Quota configuration, submit multiple request to the API, exceeding the quota limit that you set in the quota policy. (The URI path, configured as the base path setting in the ProxyEndpoint, in the request below is /weather
After you submit more than 1 request within a minute:
This indicates that the Quota policy is being enforced by Gateway Services.
Policy-based fault handling
Note the format of the error message above. It contains a faultstring
property and an errorcode
property. In many cases, you need to implement some behavior to handle these errors. For example, you may wish to issue a customized message to a developer whose app has exceeded the Quota.
To do so, you use the FaultRule element on the Step. A FaultRule element can be attached to any policy. The behavior of a the FaultRule is defined by te Policy that you attach to the FaultRule.
For example,
<Step> <FaultRules> <FaultRule> <Name>QuotaLimitAlertPolicy</Name> <Condition>(error.code = ratelimit.QuotaLimitCheck.exceed.count)</Condition> <FaultRule> <FaultRules> <Name>QuotaPolicy</Name> </Step>
In the example above the Policy named QuotaLimitAlertPolicy would typically be an AssignMessage Policy that generates a custom response message.
For more on fault handling, see Fault handling.
Best practices: Common policy sets
To meet basic management requirements, API proxies usually enforce the following policies:
Basic API key validation
ProxyEndpoint Request Flow:- SpikeArrest
- XMLThreatProtection or JSONThreatProtection
- API key validation
- Quota
- ResponseCache
- ResponseCache
Basic transformation: JSON to XML
Request Flow:- SpikeArrest
- JSONThreatProtection
- API key validation
- Quota
- JSONToXML
- XMLToJSON
- ResponseCache
Working samples of policy configurations are available in the API proxy samples on GitHub.


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With 6 strains to choose from, it was a difficult choice to pick which we were gonna crack as they all sound lovely, although from the start, the Sweet Special Auto was always a must, but we finally settled on:
- 2x Sweet Special Auto
- 2x Mohan Ram Auto
- 1x + Speed Auto
I cant tell you how excited I was to get this going and heres the breeders info on the new strains:
.:| Sweet Special Auto |:.
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The Hog x Grapefruit x Cream Caramel Auto
Autoflowering 3rd generation. Polihíbrido result of multiple crossings between elite Grapefruit clone, a clone elite Hog, and a selected strain of Cream Caramel Auto. In this range we have explored a gene found in a very special range of aromas and flavors, so far unheard of in autoflowering varieties, sweet and pleasant aromas of candy or jelly type.
Produces large buds covered with abundant trichomes crystalline.
100% Autoflowering
Indoor Yield: 400-550 g / m2
Outdoor Yield: 35-175 g / plant~
Harvest Interior / Exterior: 8 weeks from germination
Height: 60 - 100cm
.:| Mohan Ram Auto |:.
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Sweet Afgani Delicious Auto X White Widow Auto
Autoflowering 3rd generation. Hybrid between a selected strain of White Widow automatic R & D department of Sweet Seeds and a selected strain of Sweet Afgani Delicious Auto.
Autoflowering great hybrid vigor and ease of cultivation, producing thick aromatic buds covered resin strong and lasting effect. The aroma of this variety is delicious, very fruity, fresh and floral with a sweet musk background.
100% Autoflowering
Indoor Yield: 425 - 550 g / m2
Outdoor Yield: 40-180 g / plant
Harvest Interior / Exterior: 8 weeks from germination
Height: 50 - 100cm
.:| + Speed Auto |:.
LOT: 809 08 Oct 2011
Speed Devil #2 X Critical Mass Auto
3rd Generation Autoflowering. This hybrid is the result of a cross between a Critical Mass auto from the R & D department of Sweet Seeds, selected for its fast flowering characteristic and for the pleasant and intense aroma, and a Speed Devil #2 selected for a very fast flowering period.
+ Speed is an autoflowering variety developed in the search for a very fast flowering genetic, being ready to harvest only 7 weeks after germination. Produces thick buds loaded with aromatic resin. Sweet and fruity aromas with hints of yeast and cheese.
Autoflowering: 100%
Production Indoor: 350-500 g/m2
Production Outdoor: 30-150 g/plant
Indoor/Outdoor Harvest: 7 weeks from germination.
Height: 50 - 90cm
.:| Grow Info |:.
The setup is identical to my previous grows, but to make this diary complete Ill be using the following:
.:| Vegging MicroBox |:.
- Mylar Lined PC case
- 3x 23w CFLs
- PC Fans for intake/exhaust
.:| Flowering - Tent |:.
- DR60 60x60x140
- 250w Dual Spec HPS & Euro Reflector
- 4 Ruck Fan & Rhino Carbon Filter
Yeah I'm sorry, it's the same photo from my current grow with the filthy CF cover
.:| Pot Sizes |:.
- Round 3 (72.6mm) pots for first 10-14 days
- Square 6.5 Litre final pots
.:| Soil, Nutes & Beneficials |:.
- Plant Magic Soil Supreme
- Plant Magic Oldtimer Grow/Bloom
- Plant Magic Bio-Silicon
- Plant Magic Granules at potting up
.:| The Grand Plan |:.
This time I wont be using the paper towel method, instead all 5 seeds will be put into a glass of water for around 12 hours, then put into their 1st 3 pots, covered with clingfilm to help get humidity up and placed in my microbox under 24 hour light. Ive also added a reptile heat pad to help take the chill out, Ive no idea if this will work, but well soon see as I dont want a repeat of my previous germination attempt!
Then at around 10 - 14 days, depending on growth, theyll be potted up to their final 6.5 Litre pots, along with a good sprinkling of PM Granules then put into the tent under a 250w HPS and the light switched to 18/6 which theyll stay on until harvest.
.:| Germination |:.
On the afternoon of Tues 17th January 2012 I put all 5 seeds into glasses of room temperature water to soak, I only wanted to leave them about 12 hours, but it ended up being closer to 18 and heres some pics before they were submerged.
On the morning of Weds 18th January 2012 I put all 5 seeds into their first 3 round pots filled with pre-wetted PM Soil, I then covered them with clingflim and placed them into my microbox sat on top of the heat mat with no light on, at this point, only the Sweet Specials were showing slight signs of starting to crack, but its only early days yet, and heres a pic of them sat in the microbox on a nice and warm heat mat.
Day 1 to follow >>>>

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Sputtering offense plagues Dolphins
Sputtering offense, 3-game losing streak quashes playoff talk for Miami Dolphins
Nothing comes easily these days for the Miami Dolphins. The lone touchdown scored by their offense in the past 2½ games was awarded only after a replay review.
The unit led by rookie Ryan Tannehill has stalled during a three-game losing streak, and so has the franchise's turnaround under first-year coach Joe Philbin. A 19-14 loss Thursday at Buffalo dropped the Dolphins to 4-6 and quashed talk about a playoff run, at least for now.
The only touchdown by Miami's offense came with nine minutes left on a 2-yard pass from Tannehill to Davone Bess that was initially ruled incomplete.
The reversal ended a streak of 27 consecutive offensive possessions without a TD. Miami totaled only 184 yards at Buffalo one week after managing 255 against Tennessee.
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Poythress to Consider Part Time Job As Pizza Delivery Boy
TENT CITY, KY- After spending time last night delivering pizza to hungry fans camping out for Big Blue Madness tickets, Alex Poythress has reportedly decided to pursue a career as a pizza delivery boy.
A source overheard Poythress commenting to a friend, "Man, I could do this all night long!", referring to passing out pizza and not (as we first assumed) Lionel Ritchie's hit song. Witnesses commented on the huge grin planted on Poythress's face as he interacted with fans and spread the joy of Papa John's pizza throughout 582 tents worth of people.
Kentucky Head Coach John Calipari could not be reached directly for comment, but a source who wishes to remain anonymous told this reporter, "Calipari runs a players-first program, and that includes their professional careers. If the NCAA would only pay student athletes, Alex wouldn't have to pick up a part time job."
Considering Poythress is currently projected to only go sixth in the 2013 NBA Draft, it's probably wise for him to work for extra cash during the school year. In that scenario, Poythress would only earn $2,643,600 in his rookie year, as opposed to the $4,436,900 projected first-year earnings of the number one overall draft pick- hardly enough to afford a white-on-white Bentley.
NCAA rules allow student athletes on scholarship to earn up to $2,000 annually at outside employment; as a pizza delivery boy, it's safe to say Poythress will not be in danger of violating this regulation. However, UK is awaiting ruling from the NCAA regarding how much Poythress will be able to use his employee discount or employee meal for free or drastically reduced-cost pizza.
Poythress has scheduled a press conference for halftime of the next UK home football game (to ensure a high attendance) to announce which pizza chain he will work for. The smart bet is on Papa John's, which is a UK sponsor and gave Poythress his start in the business last night; however, there are whispers that Poythress is partial to the cheesesticks from Mad Mushroom. Mellow Mushroom also has nicer uniforms.
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Lyman Enrollment Dips to 351
Lyman Enrollment Dips to 351
Enrollment at Lyman School is down 16 students from the start of the school year approximately six weeks ago.
Superintendent Douglas Eppard told the Lyman School Board Monday night that as of Friday, Sept. 30 351 students were enrolled. "That's nine fewer kids since last month's board meeting," said Mr. Eppard. "But, it is where I thought we might be."
The last day of September is the day schools across the state record enrollment numbers to be used for school funding. Schools may use the actual number or if it is lower than the previous year, it can be averaged with the number from last year to determine the Average Daily Attendance.
Lyman had 370 students enrolled last year.. According to Mr. Eppard, it would be in the best interest of the school to take a two-year average. The adjusted enrollment number will be submitted to the state will be 360.
If nothing changes in current school funding, Lyman will receive about $130,000 less in state funding based on this enrollment number stated the superintendent.
Superintendent Eppard reported on the recent Impact Aid Conference he attended in Washington, DC. While there he learned that due to the number of students enrolled at Lyman that live on tax exempt lands such as the Lower Brule Reservation, Lyman is now classified a Significantly Impacted School which should result in more Federal Impact Aid dollars.
Follow the rest of the story in this weeks issue of the Lyman County Herald
- Vivian holds business appreciation
- Weather warning transmitter temporarily changed
- Old KELO Land Tower comes down
- Wrapping up Christmas shopping
- A colorful mountain of milo greets travelers
- Raiders win Class B Consolation trophy
- Raiders to play for 5th place
- Raiders return to state
- Lyman Raiders earn a return trip to STATE!
- Veterans Day Program
- Veterans day events
- New tower to start broadcast KPLO signal


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March 4, 2013 Bizball2013 American League Attendance ProjectionsAttendance is a funny thing in Major League Baseball. Oftentimes, we pay so much attention to the correlation between paid-attendance numbers and on-field performance that we forget that the team's performance during the previous season can have just as much of an impact on how many fans come to the ballpark. Since we at Baseball Prospectus have just rolled out PECOTA's player and standings predictions, I decided to go one step further and use this data to project teams' attendance marks. Using historical data, the latest "Red Book," and examining what has gone down in the offseason, here are my attendance predictions for each American League team. (Part two of this series, on the National League, will run next week.) Baltimore Orioles – Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Last season reminded fans of what the Orioles once were: winners. The O's 93 wins were their highest total since 1997 (98) and snapped a skid of 14 consecutive losing seasons. Prior to that skid, the O's had finished below .500 in just 13 of their first 44 years of competition. After their loss on July 17 at Minnesota, which dropped their record to 46-44, the O's went 47-25, with 24 of the 47 wins being decided by one (13) or two runs (11). The Birds won 38 of their last 56 games and, with that run, garnered their first postseason berth since 1997, when they lost the American League Championship Series to the Indians.
From August 1 through the end of the regular season, the Orioles had the best winning percentage in baseball (38-20, .655). That sustained run helped at the gate, as the Birds drew 2,102,240 fans, marking the 23rd time that the Orioles have crossed the two-million-fan mark and the 17th time that they have done it at Camden Yards. Along the way, the Orioles had eight home sellouts—an unheard-of accomplishment in their recent history—setting the stage for an uptick in ticket sales this offseason, which should pad their numbers in 2013. Boston Red Sox – Fenway Park
Last season was supposed to bring improvement and a fresh start, sparked by the firing of Terry Francona and the hiring of Bobby Valentine. Oops.
The Red Sox ended 2012 with their first losing record since 1997 and missed the playoffs for the third consecutive year, which hadn't happened since 2000-03. The 2012 season was bad, as in historically bad, for the Red Sox: It marked Boston's lowest winning percentage in 47 campaigns, since the team went 62-100 (.383) in 1965. The Red Sox had not lost 90 games in a season since 1966 (72-90, .444), which was the longest active stretch in the majors without a 90-loss season (a title that now belongs to the Cardinals, who last lost 90+ in 1990). Injuries didn't help. The Red Sox had 27 different players on the disabled list in 2012 for 34 separate stints, both of which were the most by a Sox team since at least 1971 and, according to STATS, the most by any team since at least 1987. All told, the team saw a total of 1,495 games and 1,729 days missed by players on the disabled list, shocking numbers that hurt the Red Sox in the standings and could dampen their attendance going forward. On August 25, Ben Cherington pulled the trigger on a nine-player trade with the Dodgers that sent Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez, Nick Punto and cash considerations for James Loney, Ivan DeJesus, Allen Webster and two players to be named later (RHP Rubby De La Rosa and 1B/OF Jerry Sands). It was the fourth time the Red Sox had made a trade involving as many as nine players and matched the second-largest trade in club history. With no real star-power signings in the offseason, the Red Sox are taking a more methodical approach to rebuilding their roster, which should yield some improvement in the standings, but could hurt them at the box office. And, yet, as I wrote, attendance numbers don't always directly reflect performance, especially at Fenway Park, with its small seating capacity and historical fan base.
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Webb Simpson maintained his four-shot advantage Saturday in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, birdieing four of the last seven holes for a 4-under 67. (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press)
Las Vegas � Webb Simpson was far from comfortable with a four-stroke lead at TPC Summerlin.
�This is a golf course where guys can shoot, as we�ve seen this week, 8, 9, 10, 11 under,� Simpson said. �So, I have to go out with a mind-set of attacking and trying to make birdies.�
Simpson maintained his four-shot advantage Saturday in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, birdieing four of the last seven holes for a 4-under 67.
�I think the key tomorrow is to, No. 1, stay patient again in case I do get off to another slow start,� said Simpson, who missed a playoff � that Jonathan Byrd won with a hole-in-one on the fourth extra hole � by a stroke in 2010 after making a double bogey on the par-3 17th.
Making his first start since helping the U.S. win the Presidents Cup, the 2012 U.S. Open champion was 19 under overall. He opened with rounds of 64 and 63.
�The conditions were perfect,� Simpson said. �I knew guys were shooting low numbers. I felt like I was playing good enough. I just was shooting pretty bad � parred 9, dropped the shot at 11. So, it was frustrating. But my caddie just told me to stay patient and let the birdies come. And that�s what happened. I made some putts coming in.�
Chesson Hadley was second after a 67, birdieing the short par-4 15th and following with a hole-out for an eagle on the par-5 16th.
�They waved us up on 15 and I just roasted a driver up there,� Hadley said. �I think it hit perfectly into the hill and dribbled up there to about 10 feet. I hit a good putt. It was just a little to the left, so it was a nice tap-in birdie. So that was good.
�Then I drove it right on 16, and I laid up to the perfect number. And my first thought when I hit it was, �Please go a little.� Then I saw it take the first bounce and it looked like it just one-hopped right in the bottom of the stick. That was huge.�
The Web.com Tour Championship winner last month, Hadley is making his fourth career PGA Tour start. He and Simpson are both from Raleigh, N.C.
�Webb and I grew up playing together,� Hadley said. �He�s always been more successful earlier than I have been. And you know, he�s been such a good role model and just influence for the game as far as his faith is concerned. I�m just looking forward to playing with him tomorrow.�
Jeff Overton was third at 14 under after a 68.
Jason Bohn had a 69 to reach 13 under, and Sean O�Hair shot a 63 to join first-round leader J.J. Henry, defending champion Ryan Moore, William McGirt, Ryo Ishikawa and Russell Knox at 12 under.
O�Hair eagled the 15th.
�I�ve been playing some nice golf, and it was nice to come out today and get started off quick,� O�Hair said. �I was 3 under pretty quickly and turned at 4, and kind of started off slow on the back nine, but that eagle helped on 15. So, it was just all in all a great day.�
O�Hair had to play the four-event Web.com Tour Finals to regain his PGA Tour card.
�I think it was a tough time this year for me, especially late because I was realizing I was going to lose my card,� O�Hair said. �I just had to get my mind right going into those Web.com events. I knew I had an opportunity to get my card back, but I had to be in a right spot mentality. It was a disappointing time for me.
�I was able to get my mind right, and I played fairly well. � I really feel good about my game right now, everything about it, from putting, ball-striking. I really feel like I can play some great golf right now. I think it helped me to kind of go back to basics and simplify my game.�
Henry has shot 71-70 after opening with a course-record 60. McGirt shot 64, Ishikawa had a 68, and Moore and Knox shot 69.
Daniel Summerhays had a 68 to reach 11 under. He eagled the par-5 13th and 16th holes.
Jimmy Walker, the winner of the season-opening Frys.com Open last week in California, was 10 under after a 64.
Nordqvist, Hull-Kirk share lead
Sweden�s Anna Nordqvist shot a 2-under 70 to remain tied for the lead with Australia�s Katherine Hull-Kirk after the second round of the KEB HanaBank Championship in Incheon, South Korea.
Nordqvist had four birdies and two bogeys to move to 7-under 137, while Hull-Kirk had an eventful day with an eagle, a double bogey, five birdies and three bogeys in her 70.
Defending champion Suzann Pettersen (69) was a stroke back along with South Korea�s Ju Young Pak (71) and Amy Yang (71).
Langer leads Champions
Bernhard Langer overcame a bad start to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Champions Tour�s Greater Hickory Classic.
Second behind Kenny Perry in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, Langer bogeyed the first two holes on the reconfigured Rock Barn layout in Conover, N.C., then made six birdies for a 4-under 66 and a 10-under 130 total.
Michael Allen (65), Brad Bryant (66) and John Riegger (67) were tied for second. Bruce Vaughan, who won the qualifying tournament to make the field, shot a 62 to join Olin Browne (68) at 7 under.
McIlroy way behind
South Korea�s Kim Hyung-tae shot a 5-under 66 to take a four-shot lead in the Korea Open in Cheonan, South Korea, while sixth-ranked Rory McIlroy had a 75 to drop 10 strokes behind.


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The "CREATE TABLE" command is used to create a new table in an SQLite database. A CREATE TABLE command specifies the following attributes of the new table:
The name of the new table.
The database in which the new table is created. Tables may be created in the main database, the temp database, or in any attached database.
The name of each column in the table.
The declared type of each column in the table.
A default value or expression for each column in the table.
A default collation sequence to use with each column.
Optionally, a PRIMARY KEY for the table. Both single column and composite (multiple column) primary keys are supported.
A set of SQL constraints for each table. SQLite supports UNIQUE, NOT NULL, CHECK and FOREIGN KEY constraints.
Every CREATE TABLE statement must specify a name for the new table. Table names that begin with "sqlite_" are reserved for internal use. It is an error to attempt to create a table with a name that starts with "sqlite_".
If a <database-name> is specified, it must be either "main", "temp", or the name of an attached database. In this case the new table is created in the named database. If the "TEMP" or "TEMPORARY" keyword occurs between the "CREATE" and "TABLE" then the new table is created in the temp database. It is an error to specify both a <database-name> and the TEMP or TEMPORARY keyword, unless the <database-name> is "temp". If no database name is specified and the TEMP keyword is not present then the table is created in the main database.
It is usually an error to attempt to create a new table in a database that already contains a table, index or view of the same name. However, if the "IF NOT EXISTS" clause is specified as part of the CREATE TABLE statement and a table or view of the same name already exists, the CREATE TABLE command simply has no effect (and no error message is returned). An error is still returned if the table cannot be created because of an existing index, even if the "IF NOT EXISTS" clause is specified.
It is not an error to create a table that has the same name as an existing trigger.
Tables are removed using the DROP TABLE statement.
A "CREATE TABLE ... AS SELECT" statement creates and populates a database table based on the results of a SELECT statement. The table has the same number of columns as the rows returned by the SELECT statement. The name of each column is the same as the name of the corresponding column in the result set of the SELECT statement. The declared type of each column is determined by the expression affinity of the corresponding expression in the result set of the SELECT statement, as follows:
Expression Affinity | Column Declared Type |
NONE | "" (empty string) |
A table created using CREATE TABLE AS has no PRIMARY KEY and no constraints of any kind. The default value of each column is NULL. The default collation sequence for each column of the new table is BINARY.
Tables created using CREATE TABLE AS are initially populated with the rows of data returned by the SELECT statement. Rows are assigned contiguously ascending rowid values, starting with 1, in the order that they are returned by the SELECT statement.
Unless it is a CREATE TABLE ... AS SELECT statement, a CREATE TABLE includes one or more column definitions, optionally followed by a list of table constraints. Each column definition consists of the name of the column, optionally followed by the declared type of the column, then one or more optional column constraints. Included in the definition of "column constraints" for the purposes of the previous statement are the COLLATE and DEFAULT clauses, even though these are not really constraints in the sense that they do not restrict the data that the table may contain. The other constraints - NOT NULL, CHECK, UNIQUE, PRIMARY KEY and FOREIGN KEY constraints - impose restrictions on the tables data, and are are described under SQL Data Constraints below.
Unlike most SQL databases, SQLite does not restrict the type of data that may be inserted into a column based on the columns declared type. Instead, SQLite uses dynamic typing. The declared type of a column is used to determine the affinity of the column only.
The DEFAULT clause specifies a default value to use for the column if no value is explicitly provided by the user when doing an INSERT. If there is no explicit DEFAULT clause attached to a column definition, then the default value of the column is NULL. An explicit DEFAULT clause may specify that the default value is NULL, a string constant, a blob constant, a signed-number, or any constant expression enclosed in parentheses. An explicit default value may also be one of the special case-independent keywords CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_DATE or CURRENT_TIMESTAMP. For the purposes of the DEFAULT clause, an expression is considered constant provided that it does not contain any sub-queries or string constants enclosed in double quotes.
Each time a row is inserted into the table by an INSERT statement that does not provide explicit values for all table columns the values stored in the new row are determined by their default values, as follows:
If the default value of the column is a constant NULL, text, blob or signed-number value, then that value is used directly in the new row.
If the default value of a column is an expression in parentheses, then the expression is evaluated once for each row inserted and the results used in the new row.
If the default value of a column is CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_DATE or CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, then the value used in the new row is a text representation of the current UTC date and/or time. For CURRENT_TIME, the format of the value is "HH:MM:SS". For CURRENT_DATE, "YYYY-MM-DD". The format for CURRENT_TIMESTAMP is "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS".
The COLLATE clause specifies the name of a collating sequence to use as the default collation sequence for the column. If no COLLATE clause is specified, the default collation sequence is BINARY.
The number of columns in a table is limited by the SQLITE_MAX_COLUMN compile-time parameter. A single row of a table cannot store more than SQLITE_MAX_LENGTH bytes of data. Both of these limits can be lowered at runtime using the sqlite3_limit() C/C++ interface.
Each table in SQLite may have at most one PRIMARY KEY. If the keywords PRIMARY KEY are added to a column definition, then the primary key for the table consists of that single column. Or, if a PRIMARY KEY clause is specified as a table-constraint, then the primary key of the table consists of the list of columns specified as part of the PRIMARY KEY clause. If there is more than one PRIMARY KEY clause in a single CREATE TABLE statement, it is an error.
If a table has a single column primary key, and the declared type of that column is "INTEGER", then the column is known as an INTEGER PRIMARY KEY. See below for a description of the special properties and behaviors associated with an INTEGER PRIMARY KEY.
Each row in a table with a primary key must feature a unique combination of values in its primary key columns. For the purposes of determining the uniqueness of primary key values, NULL values are considered distinct from all other values, including other NULLs. If an INSERT or UPDATE statement attempts to modify the table content so that two or more rows feature identical primary key values, it is a constraint violation. According to the SQL standard, PRIMARY KEY should always imply NOT NULL. Unfortunately, due to a long-standing coding oversight, this is not the case in SQLite. Unless the column is an INTEGER PRIMARY KEY SQLite allows NULL values in a PRIMARY KEY column. We could change SQLite to conform to the standard (and we might do so in the future), but by the time the oversight was discovered, SQLite was in such wide use that we feared breaking legacy code if we fixed the problem. So for now we have chosen to continue allowing NULLs in PRIMARY KEY columns. Developers should be aware, however, that we may change SQLite to conform to the SQL standard in future and should design new programs accordingly.
A UNIQUE constraint is similar to a PRIMARY KEY constraint, except that a single table may have any number of UNIQUE constraints. For each UNIQUE constraint on the table, each row must feature a unique combination of values in the columns identified by the UNIQUE constraint. As with PRIMARY KEY constraints, for the purposes of UNIQUE constraints NULL values are considered distinct from all other values (including other NULLs). If an INSERT or UPDATE statement attempts to modify the table content so that two or more rows feature identical values in a set of columns that are subject to a UNIQUE constraint, it is a constraint violation.
INTEGER PRIMARY KEY columns aside, both UNIQUE and PRIMARY KEY constraints are implemented by creating an index in the database (in the same way as a "CREATE UNIQUE INDEX" statement would). Such an index is used like any other index in the database to optimize queries. As a result, there often no advantage (but significant overhead) in creating an index on a set of columns that are already collectively subject to a UNIQUE or PRIMARY KEY constraint.
A CHECK constraint may be attached to a column definition or specified as a table constraint. In practice it makes no difference. Each time a new row is inserted into the table or an existing row is updated, the expression associated with each CHECK constraint is evaluated and cast to a NUMERIC value in the same way as a CAST expression. If the result is zero (integer value 0 or real value 0.0), then a constraint violation has occurred. If the CHECK expression evaluates to NULL, or any other non-zero value, it is not a constraint violation. The expression of a CHECK constraint may not contain a subquery.
CHECK constraints have been supported since version 3.3.0. Prior to version 3.3.0, CHECK constraints were parsed but not enforced.
A NOT NULL constraint may only be attached to a column definition, not specified as a table constraint. Not surprisingly, a NOT NULL constraint dictates that the associated column may not contain a NULL value. Attempting to set the column value to NULL when inserting a new row or updating an existing one causes a constraint violation.
Exactly how a constraint violation is dealt with is determined by the constraint conflict resolution algorithm. Each PRIMARY KEY, UNIQUE, NOT NULL and CHECK constraint has a default conflict resolution algorithm. PRIMARY KEY, UNIQUE and NOT NULL constraints may be explicitly assigned a default conflict resolution algorithm by including a conflict-clause in their definitions. Or, if a constraint definition does not include a conflict-clause or it is a CHECK constraint, the default conflict resolution algorithm is ABORT. Different constraints within the same table may have different default conflict resolution algorithms. See the section titled ON CONFLICT for additional information.
Every row of every SQLite table has a 64-bit signed integer key that uniquely identifies the row within its table. This integer is usually called the "rowid". The rowid value can be accessed using one of the special case-independent names "rowid", "oid", or "_rowid_" in place of a column name. If a table contains a user defined column named "rowid", "oid" or "_rowid_", then that name always refers the explicitly declared column and cannot be used to retrieve the integer rowid value.
The data for each table in SQLite is stored as a B-Tree structure containing an entry for each table row, using the rowid value as the key. This means that retrieving or sorting records by rowid is fast. Searching for a record with a specific rowid, or for all records with rowids within a specified range is around twice as fast as a similar search made by specifying any other PRIMARY KEY or indexed value.
With one exception, if a table has a primary key that consists of a single column, and the declared type of that column is "INTEGER" in any mixture of upper and lower case, then the column becomes an alias for the rowid. Such a column is usually referred to as an "integer primary key". A PRIMARY KEY column only becomes an integer primary key if the declared type name is exactly "INTEGER". Other integer type names like "INT" or "BIGINT" or "SHORT INTEGER" or "UNSIGNED INTEGER" causes the primary key column to behave as an ordinary table column with integer affinity and a unique index, not as an alias for the rowid.
The exception mentioned above is that if the declaration of a column with declared type "INTEGER" includes an "PRIMARY KEY DESC" clause, it does not become an alias for the rowid and is not classified as an integer primary key. This quirk is not by design. It is due to a bug in early versions of SQLite. But fixing the bug could result in very serious backwards incompatibilities. The SQLite developers feel that goofy behavior in a corner case is far better than a compatibility break, so the original behavior is retained. This means that the following three table declarations all cause the column "x" to be an alias for the rowid (an integer primary key):
But the following declaration does not result in "x" being an alias for the rowid:
Rowid values may be modified using an UPDATE statement in the same way as any other column value can, either using one of the built-in aliases ("rowid", "oid" or "_rowid_") or by using an alias created by an integer primary key. Similarly, an INSERT statement may provide a value to use as the rowid for each row inserted. Unlike normal SQLite columns, an integer primary key or rowid column must contain integer values. Integer primary key or rowid columns are not able to hold floating point values, strings, BLOBs, or NULLs.
If an UPDATE statement attempts to set an integer primary key or rowid column to a NULL or blob value, or to a string or real value that cannot be losslessly converted to an integer, a "datatype mismatch" error occurs and the statement is aborted. If an INSERT statement attempts to insert a blob value, or a string or real value that cannot be losslessly converted to an integer into an integer primary key or rowid column, a "datatype mismatch" error occurs and the statement is aborted.
If an INSERT statement attempts to insert a NULL value into a rowid or integer primary key column, the system chooses an integer value to use as the rowid automatically. A detailed description of how this is done is provided separately.
The parent key of a foreign key constraint is not allowed to use the rowid. The parent key must used named columns only.


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Welcome to the official website for Rosslyn Chapel, one of Scotland's most remarkable buildings, which has been in the ownership of my family since its foundation in 1446 and which is still used today as a place of worship.
In 1995, we established the Rosslyn Chapel Trust, a charity to care for the Chapel by overseeing its ongoing conservation and public opening. By supporting Rosslyn Chapel through visiting or making a donation, you are helping us to look after this remarkable and unique medieval building for future generations to appreciate.
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A St. Patrick's Day mural featuring a busty female saying "You're the man" to a leprechaun on a Brooklyn dry cleaners shop window has some locals slamming the imagery as demeaning and offensive.
PIX 11 News reports on the St. Patrick's Day scenery, which eventually was washed away after the building's management heard the complaints.
The paintings on the window at 200 Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn included lots of shamrocks and 'Happy St. Patrick's Day!' to apparently help the neighborhood get in the holiday spirit.
However, a busty looking female saying the words "You're the man" to what appears to have been a leprechaun left some Brooklyn residents feeling anything but spirited.
One Brooklyn resident, Regina Pajak, said the window art "portrayed (women) in a very sexist and demeaning way."
When the dry cleaner shop's owners weren't readily available for comment, Pix 11 contacted the building's management who initially hadn't heard of any issues, but upon seeing the artwork agreed that it needed to be removed.
The window's art was removed quickly, and the building's management later said that the shop owners were not intending on being offensive at all and that it was an innocent gesture.
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Catholic sexual paranoia in action. A woman's breasts are offensive but it's OK to celebrate a pathological liar who brought a foreign child raping religion to people who didn't need it.
I'm pissed off!
I note they didn't try an anti-Israel mural in Brooklyn!
What this country needs is a good depression to give these PC simpletons something to think about. Like where's their next meal coming from.
It is ridiculous that this is deemed offensive, but all the other "trappings" of St. Patrixck's day are nopt. How about the offensive beer drinking on the cards? What about the idiotic four leaf clovers - not shamrocks - on those windows. Why get incensed about a caricature of a woman?
"You da man" would have been more offensive.....
Shortage of news and things to do in Brooklyn. Did any of these people complain about the demeaning portrayal of the Irish in Hollywood's widely distributed "Gangs of New York."


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'We'll Miss You. Goodnight!'
'Moncton, Hub City, where you gonna take us tonight?'
Moncton in Atlantic Canada was going to take us to the end of the world tonight, and then even further, to the end of U2360°, the most successful concert tour of all time.
Two years after opening up in Barcelona in June, 2009 tonight the band played their final show in a record-breaking tour of 110 concerts in 30 countries across 5 continents. It's been some ride and the fact it had rained all day and was moist underfoot here in Moncton was not going to stop anyone in this 75,000-strong audience making this a night to remember.
A breathtaking flyover from the Canadian Airforce set the scene before the show along with powerful opening sets from Carney and the one and only Arcade Fire.
'Extraordinary band, give it up for Carney,' said Bono, after Get On Your Boots. 'I don't know if there's vocabulary in English or French to describe Arcade Fire. They asked to play here as they have a relationship with you guys. They're not like a band, more like a miraculous event, carnival of chaos...'
Six songs in and Moncton had put the 360° spaceship into orbit for one final trip: 'This is the best time we could be having anywhere,' explained Bono, adding that the band wanted to make the most of the fact that this is the end of the tour. 'Eighteen babies, two marriages in the crew, eight separations... over 7 million served!'
And the best thing about this remarkable structure they've played under night after night ? It has no roof, 'but that's because it won't rain - right?'
On bass guitar tonight, we had Adam Clayton. On drums, 'the man who gave us our first job', Larry Mullen. On guitar? 'People like to remind us that without Edge we'd be nothing... but without us, he'd still be in his room twiddling knobs.'
And at the microphone: 'My name is Bono, I'm a work in progress...'
'I have climbed highest mountains
I have run through the fields...'
The end of 'Still Haven't Found' segued into The Ballad of Springhill while the lyrics of 'Stay' were customised for the occasion.
'110 shows, strangely it feels like home
Glad my wife is here tonight, not a night to be alone
Just a bang and a clatter, as 360 leaves town...'
The night, like this tour, raced by. Special thanks to Live Nation, Universal Music, Principle Management and the unrivalled 360 Crew gave way to Moment of Surrender which was not to be the final song of the tour.
' We're a band from Dublin, Ireland. We're called U2..'
Out of Control, the band's first single, was an inspired way to bring things to a close.
'A higher than high here, out on the Atlantic Coast
Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton, Bono, The Edge... still... out of control.'
But there was one final piece of inspiration, marrying this legendary tour to the band's earliest tours. A bottle of champagne was found for Bono to uncork and the band left this audience, singing with so many others, as the night came to an end.
'How long to sing this song
How long to sing this song ...'
Bono, Edge and Adam waited at the back of the stage for Larry to end '40' and once he did, he took the mike at the front of the stage; 'We'll miss you guys, Goodnight!'
With that the four members of U2, arms around each other, took a final bow and the U2360° spaceship was gone.
As Sandie put it on the U2.com online text feed, '360 has taken off to space! See you soon boys!'
OK,' chimed M31, 'I have to get back to my own galaxy, been away for two years now but it was worth it...'
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This. This is what remains of our homes, our lives. What remains of who we are. We are about as lucky in here as we were on the outside. There is little food, our rations are getting smaller, thank's to the government. The children litter the streets, palms upward at any passerby in a silent prayer, a prayer for food to fill their nearly empty stomachs, to fill their brother's or sisters with nourishment, or to simply beg to join those above. Those in a better place. Wasn't this supposed to be a better place?
In the Boston QZ, many take their lives, and the others.... The others kill to preserve theirs. The government claims that they can put an end to this. They've claimed that for a good fourteen years now, and still have done nothing. The people around us, they've joined groups now.. They say we're survivors, we're the lucky ones. For what good is luck, when you have nothing, not a single person in this world to share it with?
This new world has caused millions to lose their brothers, sisters, daughters, and mothers, whole goddamn families have died. It's caused tensions to rise to the point of which a blade could slice through it with little effort. The few that have come to call themselves survivors struggle each day, and night. These "soldiers" that are said to 'protect' us...All they do is point guns at our heads, laugh at us, and kill any that dare try to convince others of how bad our life truly is. Those that have stood against our government, have banded together as not one, but two separate groups. One, call themselves the Fireflies, they say that a cure can be found, that all the damage can be reversed, that we can once more live without fear of this disease. They tell us, that even in the darkest of times, we can still look for the light. Whereas the other, the Hunter's, they see this world as it is, a desolate wasteland. They believe that not even a cure could reverse this damage, they say that only the best will survive. To them, the only way to survive in this world is to do whatever it takes, no matter what the cost may be.
The civilians that are here to stay have set up shops for the rest of us, and themselves. Barter is the only way we can receive anything from anyone, money means nothing anymore, and whatever is left of the United States, no one knows. Many are too afraid to know, too afraid to learn the truth. These people hide behind a smile and false pretenses, as do most others. Those who recognize the truth, and aren't afraid, they have painted their truth in blood; one of the only messages nowadays. Our electricity is nearly gone, we just have enough light to support the miniature campsites, and even then, that light comes from the burning embers within the nearby trash can. Whenever a man, woman, or child falls prey to the hands of death, we must witness it. There are only a spare few of doctors, and even they have limited supplies. If a child were to get sick, they would be shot on sight. Their bodies remain until a few weeks later, by then they are unrecognizable.
We hear them every night. Their screams of rage and confusion lull us into an uncomfortable sleep. To know that they are right outside, pounding their sticky red flesh against the walls we have been pinned so close to, it has become a horrifying reality. They are the ones that we once laughed alongside, watched TV with, and told our deepest, darkest secrets to. They are the infected now. Empty shells of the people we once knew, we once called "friend" or "lover"
They cry out, then fall silent, as if thinking about what they once were, and if this...instinct in them is right. Then, they pound again, resounding the cries of pain and confusion.
This is what remains for us. We, are the lucky ones...
We are the survivors. The last of us.
Pre- Mission / Boston, Quarantine Zone.
"What happened to us?" The question lingered heavily in the crisp air, hanging there for a long while before the deep voice spoke once more. "I wish we could go back to when this didn't exist, redo anything that we'd done wrong..To apologize to mom and dad.." The young man shut his watering brown eye's, causing a small tear to roll down his cheek. The thought of never being able to see your family was hard enough, but knowing that the relation was left on bad terms, that was horrible. "I..I just wanted to..to do what was best for them- for us" His voice became deeper and muffled as the pain swam through him, coursing through his very being. As more tears began to stream across the man's cheek, a rough tongue lapped them up tenderly.
Christopher opened his eyes slowly, like a rabbit would emerge from it's den, the dark brown peeked from behind his heavily lidded eyes. A soft whine filled his ears, causing the man to wrap his arms around his partner. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry Ruka..." The man hastily wiped at his tear streaked face, easing his grip on Ruka all the same. The black and white husky wriggled it's way out of the warm embrace, nudging it's nose against his master's hand. A weary laugh escaped from Chris' lip's, his hand gently stroking the soft and warm head of his best friend. Letting a long and ragged breath out, Chris stood up from the cracked and destroyed road, brushing off the dirt that stuck to his pants. "C'mon Ruka, lets get going. We shouldn't keep the cavalry waiting, huh?" He asked with dry humor, his hand clasped around the right strap on his leather backpack, swinging it over his shoulder with ease. Without looking back at the tent he had emerged from, he walked towards the Quarantine Zone center, listening to the faint pitter-patter his dogs footsteps carried against the hard ground. The moonlight shone down on the street, creating a faint, almost peaceful glow as he walked. Almost.
When he arrived in the square, tiny droplets of rain had started their assault, pounding against him relentlessly. Cover's were going up over the stalls, and shop owners were hurrying up to finish their sales. Focusing his gaze away from the children, the dead, and the starving, Chris gingerly walked over to the mission board within the QZ. He had been running out of supplies for some time now, and he had two mouths to feed. That, and he had to work unless he wanted to get kicked out of the Quarantine Zone... Narrowing his eyes, and carefully shielding his face with his right hand to block the rain, he tried to make out the two available job's. The papers had been covered in glass, making it harder to see, and the glare from a nearby flashlight only made it harder. After staring intently at the board for a longer time than intended, he could finally determine the missions from one another. It didn't take long to decide which one he wanted either, he was going for the scoundrel one. If anything, he could trust his knowledge of direction, and how to find his way through what remains of the outside because of his country background. The only thing he was unsure of, or afraid of, was the possibility of running into trouble, which he undoubtedly knew could happen. He absent-mindedly ran his fingers across the length of his friends watch, it still had the crack on it's lens, and the empty battery slot had yet to be filled. Even after all of these years. After casting his eye's downward, Chris headed to the gates. What awaited him past the gates, he had no clue. However, he did know that if he were to die out there, he would embrace it. His eye's locked upon the black and white fur of Ruka, his friend. If he were to die, he wouldn't let Toby be alone in this cruel world. If it came to it, Chris would spare his friend. Quickly turning his attention back to the gates, Chris lifted his permission papers and hoped for the best as the soldiers approached, checking over them for certification.
After what seemed to be the longest five minutes of his life, the soldier's looked to each other and gave an affirmative nod, one yelled out "Clear!" as Chris passed, moving onto the next station. As thick as the procedure was said to be, Chris noticed that the rumors of hundreds of guards were absolutely false. In fact, there were only about thirty-five or so, even then most were on break. Nevertheless, they were still as intimidating as ever. With Ruka right at his heels, the young man strode over to the now opening doors, rain and wind came pouring through in the process. A guard who had opened the gate approached just after ordering another to take his place in holding it open.
"You can leave anything here at the compound that you don't want to lose, or take with you. Do you have anything you'd like to keep here?" The guards eyes flashed down to Ruka briefly, as if recommending he be left. The action was so quick it could have been missed, though Chris noticed it immediately.
"I'm going to keep my ration cards here, sir.." He paused, thinking over whether to leave his partner out on this. "...Though, I'd like to keep everything else with me"
The soldier raised a brow, but nodded all the same, he motioned over to the compound, "Your number is 217, don't forget it." With that, the guard tossed a small key for Chris to catch midair.
"What's this for?" He asked, his deep voice filled with confusion, looking down at it only to notice the 217 etched across the top. Before he could get an answer, the soldier walked off muttering to himself.
'All right then, I'll just find this on my own then, and head out into the unknown afterwords. Thank you so very much for the help...' He thought dryly, shuffling off towards the compound.
When he had put all of his ration cards into the locker given to him, it must have been at least fifteen minutes later, ten to find the stupid locker room, three to find his space, and two to open the goddamn thing. Chris took a deep breath as he shut his locker door, stuffing the key into his backpacks hidden flap. Glancing back at Toby, Chris offered a small smile, dropping his hands to his sides. "C'mon boy, let's head out. We have work to do"
At the sound of his master's voice, Ruka tilted his head, tail wagging a mile a minute. Ruka was a smart dog, but he had yet to adjust to this life, even after three years he still barked before his bite. This life was trying for the pair, but he knew that elsewhere, millions were suffering. If there were that many people left anymore. Chris swallowed another lungful of air before stepping out of the compound, looking around at the damp darkness that surrounded him. He knew that he should appreciate this place, but it was hard to do so, especially since hundreds died of starvation within the walls each day. Chris was pulled out of his thoughts as a rather large droplet of water smacked across his forehead, reminding him of reality once again. He had a job to do, he'd better get on with it.
Chris walked over to the gates, motioning to the guard that had opened the previous one to do the same with the final. Instead, the soldier approached and stood in front of him, looking over Chris and his dog carefully. "Look. It's dangerous out there, I ju-"
Chris waved the man off impatiently, interjecting him soon after "I know it's dangerous, as does everyone else here. But I have t-"
"You can leave now I suppose, but keep in mind, it's dark. When it's dark those things come out-' The soldier gave a steel cold glare at Chris when he noticed his mouth starting to form a retort, causing him to bite down on his tongue and silence it. "You've been warned boy" The soldier's silver-grey mustache twitched as he held back a snarl at the young man's obvious defiance. "You best be going then, if you think you handle it then." The man's voice was hard, and edged with years of use. Yet, it held a softness within it that Chris couldn't identify, it was something so foreign to him it couldn't be placed.
Chris raised his brow slightly, wondering why this old soldier was offering his advice, though the only thing he could place it a was a threat. He had no experience with anyone treating him in kind, or other such in so long, he had forgotten what it was truly like. Anything on the border of nice and just plain helpful was immediately pushed over to authoritative, cold, or just flat out maliciously intended. With his mouth pressed into a thin line and his arms folded across his chest, Chris brushed past the old man, leaving him behind in his wake of confusion and blinded rage. He hated them. The soldiers. They took his family from him, and murdered them, burning their corpses with no ash left in their wake. He was alone, besides Ruka, yet as good as a listener as Ruka was, he had yet to grasp the fundamentals of a conversation, let alone how to communicate. After waving the guards into opening the gates, Chris stepped through and into the rainy night, the wind whipped at his thick shirt and dry skin. Without looking back, he pressed onward, walking into the misty night, his movements were neat and precise, avoiding any weeds that would get in the way and any stray rocks propping up from time to time. For his job, he had been told to meet up with a scouting patrol just up the road, they would have what he needed...hopefully.