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'Game of Thrones' recap: Review of Season 4 Episode 9's 'The Watchers on the Wall'
In last week's episode of Game of Thrones we left off with the gruesome demise of Prince Oberyn at the hands of the Mountain. So, what happened in Season 4 Episode 9's 'The Watchers on the Wall'? Let's find out who the big winners and losers were in this week's episode of Game of Thrones.
WINNERS: Special Effects Junkies
Throughout the series' 4 seasons the 9th episode of each season has stood above all as the most pants shitt*ngly high budget episode of the lot. The geniuses behind the show have a knack for building a perfect crescendo of love, lust, murder, betrayal, blood, dragons…all leading up to the 9th episode of the season. They then THROW ALL THE GOLDEN DRAGONS OF WESTEROS in to their special effects budget and create an absolute mastery of mind-f*ckery, dropping things we've never seen before on TV, and never would have expected.
Last night was no exception, as it was reported to be the most expensive episode in the series' history, topping Season S02E09's 'Blackwater Bay' which cost over $8 million to produce. The effects in last night's non-stop action (in my humble opinion) were unrivaled by any other episode to date. So without further ado, let's jump in to the main winners and losers of last night's episode.
Winner: Samwell Tarly's libido
Oh lawdy this first scene between Sam & Jon was so unintentionally hilarious I couldn't help myself.
Sam: "How big were her feet?" … I nearly died. Jon Snow, the boy who knows nothing, giving the husky Samwell Tarly his 411 on what it was like to knock boots with Ygritte, the wildling famous for having a nappy dugout kissed by fire. Again, I couldn't help but laugh. Which might be exactly what the producers were going for here, because as we move past this unintentionally hilarious banter between 2 naive brothers of the Night's Watch things immediately GET REAL in a hurry.
WINNER: Bears
Enough with the unintentional hilarity dammit! Ygritte seems about as miffed as I am with constantly being forced to giggle when you know the isht about to go down. Nevertheless, we're after the warg's spirit animal lands up on the Wall to spy on Jon Snow we then head on down to the Wildling camp and are treated to a lovely story from Tormund Giantsbane about how he once shagged a bear. Ygritte's having none of his tomfoolery and shuts down his campfire lies immediately. She's ready to bathe in the black blood of Night's Watch. No bears were harmed in the telling of that story. Nor were they harmed by Tormund Giantsbane's legendary spear. Moving on.
Oh yah…Jon Snow thus far appears to be up sh*t's creek without a paddle. The passion we see from Ygritte at wanting to kill Jon Snow has probably set back redheads a few centuries. As far as I'm concerned after watching this scene, all the rumors of redheads being insane are true.
LOSERS: Sweet Ladies of the Realm
Really? More sex advice for Sam? And this time he's forced to come to the realization that creepy looking old blind man once tasted the forbidden fruit that Sam himself shall never sample. Those my friends are what we call 'the break.'
So what if Maester Aemon Targaryen was once a member of the ruling Royal family, just ponder Sam's perspective for a moment: this old guy once got laid, and Sam never has nor will he ever. According to the old Maester he once had his pick of any ladies he wanted across the realm, but chose to take the Black and forego all that, depriving them all of his Royal manhood. Sorry for you loss ladies?
Next we have the joyous reunion of Gilly & Sam, and for the first time ever we see Samwell actually show some f*cking spine and drop some profanity. I'd be proud of him if only it wasn't a situation where he was yelling at a friend of his and nothing was of consequence whatsoever. Nevertheless, it's nice to see him growing up a bit, and he's reunited with his sweetheart…though we all knew she was alive and headed his way.
What's that we hear? The horn? Wildlings approaching, eh? OH IT'S ON YA'LL!!!!
WINNERS: The Wildlings
In case you didn't make this connection before, this guy here is a 'warg' like Bran Stark and has the ability to take over animals and see everything from their perspective (and vantage point). Thus, the Wildlings know EXACTLY how many brothers of the Night's Watch are up there and ready to fight against them. Which according to my vast knowledge of battle strategy is about as important of an advantage one side can hold over their enemy. +250pts to the Wildlings.
Not to mention, the Night's Watch is to be attacked from both sides. Ygritte, Tormund Giantsbane, and the Thenn's all attacking from the South side while Mance Rayder has finally lit the massive fire north of the Wall to signal that it's on, and they're about to get served.
I repeat: Mance Rayder has lit the fire. It's on. The Night's Watch is about to get served.
WINNER: Brotherhood
Battle (and death) is imminent, but we're treated to a brief moment of mutual respect rooted in the bonds of brotherhood between Ser Alliser Thorne & Jon Snow. The two men at the Wall who probably hate each other the most. This is one of those humanizing moments I didn't expect to see tonight, Ser Alliser coming off as not completely detestable for the first time in the series' history. Maybe I'm just growing soft, who knows.
Speaking of growing soft… how about Samwell having us all growing hard?
I don't know about you all, but after Sam's speech to Gilly about being a man and what men do, then grabbing her & planting a big 'ol wet one on her lips…I went from 6 to Midnight. +150 XP's to same for finally growing the fux up. I couldn't be more proud of the big guy.
LOSERS: The Squeamish
If you're squeamish & don't do well watching carnage, the rest of this episode was probably your worst nightmare. For the rest of us who don't shy away from the harsh realities of fantasy television, it was an masterful cornucopia of special effects and mayhem. Our friends over at Uproxx put together a phenomenal collection of GIFs and I've provided some choice screenshots as well…which I think accurately sum up the battle. So let's take a look through those and I'll meet you down below after the jump.
Let's take a moment to truly appreciate the level of production and special effects happening here. How many angles did we see the Wall from? How many vantage points were people slain from? It's insane the sheer number of ways in which we just saw people killed. HBO deserves special recognition for making the way in which people die a true art form.
Things of note in the battle:
GIANTS ARE BAD A$$ES. True bad asses. I'd love to see a 'Game of Thrones' world where giants coexisted with people south of the Wall, because that'd be incredible. They ride what appear to be frickin' wooly mammoths who possess immeasurable power. They nearly shredded the wall to pieces in no time at all….Currently added to my GoT bucket list: Battle Royale between the Dothraki and a few giants…unstoppable strength vs. an unstoppable army.
This kid has balls of steel:
Battle is where boys become men, and that was certainly the case for this lil man.
RIP Pip, aka Pipar. He was one of Jon & Samwell's most loyal brothers (and friends). Of course he got killed by the Ygritte, which I'm sure if I were a smarter man I could find greater meaning in, but as it stands I just saw a crazy beotch bent on revenging her punani shooting a boy through the throat. You'll be missed Pip.
And oh yah, but Grenn is a GODDAMN HERO.
With two points of entry to Castle Black, each gate is of equal importance. If both are breached, dead for all the Brothers in Black is certain. The southern gate as we know was almost immediately breached, so Jon Snow tasks Grenn with making sure the giants don't make it through the northern gate, at all costs. Grenn does his duties. A. TRUE. DAMN. HERO.
You saw a f*cking GIANT charging down a tunnel at you, recited your vows, and manned up. You are indeed the shield that guards the realm of men.
Ser Alliser Thorne is tougher than I previously thought, but isn't made of legendary grit. Tormund Giantsbane gives him more than he can handle, slicing through his leg in the process and Ser Alliser is forced to retreat within the walls of the castle.
Samwell Tarly is no longer a fully-fledged coward. His strength is palpable throughout the battle, as he puts himself in the harm's way for the first time ever at the sake of his brothers. He's always been lovable, but now he's commendable as well.
Jon Snow's talent with a sword gives me a full on broner. He's deadly smooth with his blade, taking on multiple men at once….But that of course wasn't my favorite part of Jon Snow's role in the battle. If you've read my previous recaps then you know just how obsessed I am with the direwolves. And how I'm 100% convinced that bad things happen when they wolves are around, and good always comes of keeping them close. Well, they let Jon Snow's direwolf 'Ghost' loose and what do we think happened? HE COMPLETELY OWNED ISHT. I swear the Stark's could have won a war on their own back in Season 1 when they had the pack of direwolves in tact.
LOSER: Jon Snow
After getting his pretty face smashed in on an anvil by the leaders of the Thenns, Jon manages to survive by planting a hatched into the head of the Thenn above when Jon's dead seemed all but certain. Meanwhile, Ygritte was standing in the wayside watching the battle unfold, unwilling to plant a bolt in Jon Snow as the battle took place. Where's that red-head fire we came to expect?
Jon Snow's brief moment of happiness. So touching. But then she's unceremoniously offed. Just like that she's gone. I was all but certain she was going to eventually let that arrow loose into Jon Snow's leg as a 'f*ck you' to release her anger but not kill Jon….alas, she didn't get the chance.
The little man of the Night's Watch is the one who loosed the arrow, doing his sworn duty. To him he saved Jon Snow's life, how was he to know she had the a hatchet wound of blissful fire of which Jon Snow became a man?
This was clearly the biggest shocker of the episode for everyone. I think we all hoped that somehow they'd find a way to foster their love and work past the wildling/Night's Watch dilemma. But that's obviously not the case, and Jon Snow will never love again, that I am 1000% certain of.
And ummmm, can we talk about this massive hook they dropped from the top of the Wall for a moment?
Holy hell did that require some expert strategizing, waiting until the Wildlings climbing the Wall were at just the right height before unleashing the massive bladed hook. +75pts to the Night's Watch for that unexpected battle maneuver.
Well, it ends with Ygritte dying, the Night's Watch holding off the Wildlings for the initial onslaught, and them taking Tormund Giantsbane in to captivity. Also a HUGE shocker for me, because Tormund Giantsbane is not a man to be shackled. And sadly, I cannot imagine a worse fate for a man like him than to be held and chains, and not killed on the spot.
So where do we stand now? The wildlings still have tens of thousands of men sitting outside of the gates waiting to charge in a second wave.
In the meantime, Jon Snow has taken charge of parlaying with Mance Rayder. With nobody left in charge, Jon's decided to take action. With nobody left in charge, the remaining Night's Watch will soon need to vote on a new leader of Castle Black…A vote we can expect either in next week's season finale or early next season's early episodes.
Grenn and his brothers held the gate against the giant, against all odds. Quite the bittersweet moment here as Jon's lost one of his closest brothers in black…in addition to others…and we the viewer didn't get to see what we can only assume was an INCREDIBLE battle between the Night's Watch and a massive giant who was fueled by the death of his fellow giant.
We're left with the sobering image of Jon Snow heading off in to the North on his own, to meet with Mance Rayder. His only bargaining chip being he has Tormund Giantsbane in captivity available for a prisoner trade if things go south for Jon…but if he's not just killed immediately by the pissed off giants, I'll be shocked. Either way, we'll all have to tune in to next week's season finale 'The Children' in order to see what happens.
Unlike week's past, there truly wasn't too much for me to recap today aside from who got killed and how….which, let's be honest, is sort of awesome. But leads me to believe that next week will be extremely plot heavy, so tune in next week to find out. You can also find my previous week's recaps HERE, you can call me a moron down in the comments because I do in fact read those, or you can go follow me on Twitter HERE to tell me how stupid I am.


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In addition to an indoor pool, Hampton Inn and Suites Indianapolis - Fishers provides a spa tub and a fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast as well as a complimentary manager's reception (may not be available daily). Event facilities measure 1700 square feet (153 square meters). This business-friendly hotel also offers gift shops/newsstands, coffee/tea in a common area, and a fireplace in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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Start Again in 2010 - Expert - Health and Fitness coach John O'Connell
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
This week starts our "Start Again in 2010". We have chosen two groups of people to focus on. We have taken 3 Mum's who are hoping to shift some of their baby weight and we are taking 3 smokers who have tried everything to stop and really want to. We will follow them for 10 weeks and join them on their journey as they try to achieve the goals they have set for themselves. With the help of a panel of experts we hope to make this happen for them.
EXPERT - John O'Connell, Director of NewEnergy Health & Fitness:
John O' Connell is one of Ireland's leading health and fitness experts. Having extensive experience working as a personal trainer in a wide variety of gyms in Ireland and abroad, John has trained thousands of members and has also developed many advanced training programmes for the fitness staff.
Along with his numerous exercise and health qualifications John is also a qualified Neuromuscular Therapist. He is a licensed Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Master Practitioner and Life Coach. He is a level 2 internationally certified Strength and Conditioning Coach through PICP and is one of Ireland's few Bio Signature Modulation practitioners.
John has featured on television including RTE's The Afternoon Show and Off The Rails and has worked as a health and fitness consultant for SPAR, the world's largest retail chain and Lyons Tea. John has an impressive client list which boasts a number of celebrities and professional organizations including the Garda Siochana Training College in Templemore, Ireland and the NewZealand All Blacks.
As well as working with the NZRFU he has also been involved with many other professional sporting teams including the Leinster Senior Rugby Team, the Dublin Senior Football Team, Queensland Reds Rugby Team, Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn (a Continental Irish Cycling Team) and the Australian Cycling Team, FRF Couriers.
John's ability to motivate and inspire others is outstanding. He has helped transform the lives of others not just through training but through his unique style of mental training using his NLP coaching skills.
Using his vast experience working with the world's leading fat loss and fitness specialists. He continues to seek out the world's best and hire them as his trainer so he can consistently improve his skills and knowledge base.
John has also developed his own training systems. These unique training programmes rapidly elevate the metabolism to maximise fat loss, increase energy and improve health so that the client feels, looks and performs better in minimal time.
By combining physical, mental and nutritional training John can offer a truly unique service to his clients, one that is bettered by none. He constantly strives to learn more by attending seminars and internships with world experts so he can help more people achieve the fitness, health and body that they desire.
John has carried out an assessment on each Mum.
John why is it important to do an assessment?
It's important to do an assessment for a number of reasons.
1. I need to know what their goals are.
A thorough assessment of what they truly want and why is essential for me not only to design their programmes but also for them to realise their true motivation for making a change. I can categorically say that nobody wants to lose weight and tone up. They want something much more than that, something deeper.
2. If you are not assessing you are just guessing.
Without in depth knowledge of someone's body/lifestyle you cannot prescribe an effective programme for them. With the results from the initial assessment we can then reassess and measure their results as they progress.
3. Because we lose weight and burn fat at different rates from all over the body taking a number of measurements means that we can consistently check progress.
If the scales don't move but the body fat % goes down then we know we are getting results. Likewise if the waste circumference doesn't move but the thigh measurement does then we have progress.
4. Our modern day lifestyles puts us in postures our body wasn't designed for i.e. sitting at a computer all day, driving, slouching on a couch etc.
This switches off certain postural muscles. It is important to know which muscles are switched off so that we can turn them back on with corrective exercises. For example if the glutes/backside muscles are switched off you will never be able to tone and firm it up because it simply won't work when you exercise.
5. I need to know what is going on in their daily life as well, not just what they do in a training session.
Finding out sleep patterns, hydration levels, energy levels etc will help me design a programme they are physically and mentally capable of doing.
How did you assess the Mum's?
I assessed the ladies goals using NLP techniques so that we can develop them into more powerful and motivating outcomes.
They underwent a Neuromuscular Assessment (NMA) to see if they have any muscle imbalances, postural dysfunctions etc. I measured their body fat with callipers, took their scale weight and measured their arm, waste, hip and thigh circumferences.
I also did a lifestyle assessment to learn what their daily life is like.
How long did the assessment take?
The assessment took about 30-40 mins.
What thing's were you looking out for?
While assessing their goals I was looking for what motivates them. We are usually motivated to move away from pain and/or towards pleasure, I need to know what makes them tick.
In the NMA I was looking for faulty movement patterns, tight muscles and range of movement through a series of different movements.
In the lifestyle assessment I was looking for anything that could prevent them from achieving their goals. Things like sleep, hydration, stress levels etc all affect our health.
How do you decide what programme they are going to follow?
Based on the results of the assessment I then decide the best type of training for them and what exercises they need to be doing and which ones they are not capable of yet. For example if someone has poor knee stability I will not give them an exercise that requires a huge amount of knee stability. And if a client has week stomach muscles I need to correct that as soon as possible so doing so may take preference over other exercises.
Why it is important that people look after their health/fitness etc.
One way or another we are going to have to spend money and time on our health. We can do it now by hiring a trainer, massage therapist etc and spending time training and live a life full of energy and health. Or we can do it later in life when we are tired and sick paying cardiologists and plastic surgeons, buying medication and spending time going to the doctor.
For me health and fitness isn't about how far I can run or good I look. It's about how I feel. There is no greater feeling than having an abundance of energy, being able to think clearly and effectively and being in control of my life. Being fit and healthy isn't everything, but it makes everything else worthwhile!
To contact John O'Connell:
John O'Connell
Health & Fitness Coach
And you can follow the progress of the Mum's on John's blog at www.dublinbootcamps.com
Note: The training programmes and nutrition being outlined by John O'Connell for the 3 Mums in Start Again in 2010 is specifically tailored for the individuals taking part. In no way is this a generic programme and you should always consult with your GP before following any of the advice outlined on the show or via the website, facebook etc


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A Tribute to Grandmother
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Poem by: ashi17
Today I am upset,
filled with a great loss,
I again lost the one,
close to my heart.
My dear grandmother!
Why did you leave me, alone?
I was satisfied with
my childish thought.
You would be always,
with me, till my last.
by leaving destiny of yours,
you will love me always.
I know you are sleeping,
in your grave, silently,
keeping my love in your heart,
Showering your blessings, always.
I wish this in my dreams,
in different phrases of my life,
I would be as loved one,
Grandmother as you were.
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I daresay my grandma (dad's mom) is an epitome of pure, unconditional love. Yes, she never had scolded me. Never showed to me a hard face! Never! Such a loving grandma I was blessed with! I lost her 2 years back :'(
Yes, I thought she would remain at least up to my graduation, marriage, etc... Sadly, she's gone! You rekindled my feelings, sister. Anyway it is for good.
Keep penning such feel-good poems...
Take care :)
Aw real nice poem, i bet she be very proud. My bf actually lost a grandparent this weekend... it was sad for him but i know he thinks of his grandparent as loving as you describe yours in the poem. I'm at least lucky my grandma still lives and is around to cheer and spoil me when she visits :) I will never forget her kindness and care. Thanks for beautiful poem and keep up with the blessed work. ^^
i really appropriated and congratulate you to choose Grand Maa as a subject of your poetry ....its a very sentimental tribute to Grand Maa, very touching lines ......god attempt...luv you
Your poems flow with such pure love and emotion They spark fires that lit coals, and through the winter's cold, they will melt every snow and burn away the dross of vanity and melancholy. This is indeed a glorious tribute the best grandma in the world. She must be so proud of you. Did you show her this poem? I lost my grandma 11 years ago. She was so sweet and so loving to everyone around her. She loved Jesus and was a women leader in the local church.
Oh you amazed me by your comment, it is really in very poetic style, my poem seems to made you nostalgic. I lost my Grandma eight years ago and missed her very much as she loves me so much, its great to know about your grand mother, may her soul rests in peace. Thanks for connecting with my work !
oh, very beautiful, simply straight from the heart, love it GREAT!! She would naturally love it too!
Hello lovely I got your kind request I am very fortunate you came and posted this on my wall I am glad you did now because after I read this I was filled with so much emotion your poetry here just flowed so smoothy and was filled with compassion. I really enjoyed this dearie you have a great love for your grandma.. I feel the same way about my great grandmother who passed. She was similar to how your describing your grandma here! anyways this was very beautiful and it was well written and I could tell you really meant this..
Anyways I am sorry for your loss but this was just Amazing!
What a wonderful tribute to the most important person in our lives. Grandma always have stories, wisdom, advice and soooo much of unconditional, unselfish love..I love my Granny to the core of my heart. She is 84, and still getting younger and prettier with every passing day :) Thanks for invitation.
oh.. it's really had to lose someone who's close to your heart.. i love my grandparents, too especially dad's mom. she always tries her best to communicate with her grandchildren although she's finding it hard to hear us speaking 'coz she's now turning 94 this year
nice tribute to a grandmother!! i hope your grandma is happy wherever she is..
i really felt sad after reading this..
nice poem :D
Nice poem... love the whole zest of it... lovely
Love the poem! The tribute couldn't have been better! However there were things I couldn't understand about the poem. I would like to bring them to your notice:
1.In second para it says, "I was satisfied by my childish thought". You probably mean that you thought you would never lose her, but you haven't made it clear.
2. In third para it says "By leaving destiny of yours, you will love me always". I'm finding it hard to understand what it implies, would you please elaborate this one line?
Great job overall! I wish she was still here with us today. Her absence is felt by each one of us in our own ways. Glad you decided to a write a tribute.
Dear brother Yusuf, one useful way of defining poetry is as "condensed meaning." It is literally like a message or a theme that has been condensed into a very small form, but which must be "unpacked" to appreciate the full significance of what the poet/poetess is trying to communicate.A poem attempts to say the most by saying the least. Poets have certain methods at their disposal, such as symbolism, rhyme, meter, personification, and many others.
While reading poem readers should put his/her head to think more in less words. I am glad you tried to feel my poem so deeply and the things which are not clear to you, I will try my best to explain. 1."I was satisfied with
my childish thought.
You would be always,
with me, till my last.
by leaving destiny of yours,
you will love me always."
It is childish thought that our Grandparents are going to stay with us forever, they will not die. Word 'destiny' stands for 'death', here poetess thinks that her grandmother will escape her 'destiny or death' and will remain with her always.
Hope you understand my simple poem ;) written on our Granny (writing 'our' as you and me shares common Granny) .
If still you have doubts kindly let me know I will catch India's flight to come to you :D. Take care
A beautiful poem, so full of emotion and sensitivity. Sometimes it feels so sad, although we are aware of the inevitability of following and meeting again with the people we love and lost, yet it's so strong that it acts as our greatest weakness. I lost both of my grandmothers at a very young age, and had always hoped to spend more time with them. Such a pure and rare tribute, and I'm sure your grandmother would be proud of you. Brilliant work :)
A tribute to grandmothers,many of us have forgotten their faces with the passage of time. But sometimes, it came up to me when I see any aged lady with white Saree. I liked your writing. Also, check the line till my last. It seems sense is incomplete. But, you may have something in mind to write this line, and any writer has his/her own freedom to express a line. Keep up the good work. Well wishes.
Thanks Tuppa for giving your precious time in reading and commenting. Line 'till my last' means here 'till my death', as death words is not fitting in my poem so I used the word 'last' anyways I will rethink about that line, thanks again for your suggestion.
hey there I was reading some of your work and I must say that I really felt this poem...It's such a sad one but it sends such a strong message about Grandmothers...well done
A really nice piece of work. Very sad but poignant. Upsetting but an enjoyable read.
please had a look at my latest poems; Axis and the Tree. I would love your feedback!
lovely poem.every line defines love towards grand parent. truly from the heart.liked it :)
hmmm.. i never saw my grand mother.. my grand mother from my father's side died before i was born.. and my nani lived too far.. i met twice or thrice with her.. aur woh b tab when i was a child.. she died when i was in 5th standard so i havent experienced love from any of my grand parents.. my dada g never loved me the way he should.. he was more attached with the other grand children.. so i have never experienced the grand parents love that way... so i cant relate with it.. but yes.. i do agree that grand parents love their children the way u have written.. my dada g was an exceptional case
yeah .. at sometimes instantly we miss our ancestors . the time we have spend with them. .. it was a nice work .:) :)
i cried when I read this, it can pull a lot of heartstrings
Well, was she your 'Daadi' or 'Naani'.
I was very close to both of them. But recently 3 years back my Naani expired so I can relate to this piece very much. You wrote this poem with so much simplicity and innocence that it showed in the poem very well and emotions too were captured in a great way. Well done.
Sorry, for reading this one so late. I feel like a sinner now for being so late. :((
the poem really reflects the attachment. good poem. This is sad.
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OSGeo Incubation Checklist
This page lists the OSGeo graduation checklist status for rasdaman, based on the OSGeo graduation checklist v1.0 which was authoritative when incubation started. Comments and discussion are welcome on the rasdaman mailing lists.
Overall process coordination: Peter Baumann.
Activities management
Open activities have been listed at the beginning of the checklist sections they belong to. At this stage, no open activities are remaining.
Icon legend and media attribution
- Waiting for verification. From http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hourglass.png
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INCUBATION CHECKLIST (as per OSGeo v1.0)
Copyright and License
Ensure that the project owns or otherwise has obtained the ability to release the project code by completing the following steps:
- All project source code is available under an Open Source license.
- Project documentation is available under an open license, as documented here: http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/License
- The project code, documentation and data has been adequately vetted to assure it is all properly licensed, and a copyright notice included. Here is the code Provenance Review: http://rasdaman.org/wiki/OSGeoCodeProvenance
- The project maintains a list of all copyright holders identified in the Provenance Review Document; all contributors are automatically listed here: http://www.rasdaman.org/patchmanager/all .
- All code contributors have agreed to abide by the project's license policy, and this agreement has been documented and archived
- The project has code under configuration management, see the rasdaman git repository.
- The project uses an issue tracker and keeps the status of the issue tracker up to date: http://www.rasdaman.org/report
- The project has documented its management processes: http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/Governance
- The project has a suitable open governance policy ensuring decisions are made, documented and adhered to in a public manner: http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/Governance; developers are actively solicited to have technical discussion directly through the dev list.
- The project uses public communication channels for decision making to maintain transparency: http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/MailingLists, http://www.rasdaman.org/report
- The project has user documentation, including sufficient detail to guide a new user through performing the core functionality provided by the application: http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/Documentation, http://www.rasdaman.org/browser/manuals_and_examples
- The project has developer documentation:
- Including checkout and build instructions: http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/Documentation, http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/Download
- Including commented code, ideally published for developer use: there is ample inline documentation, including javadoc and doxygen instrumentation: http://www.rasdaman.org/browser
- Providing sufficient detail for an experienced programmer to contribute patches or a new module in accordance with the project's programming conventions: see http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/HowToContribute as an entry point for tons of descriptions, hints, and how-tos.
Release Procedure
In order to maintain a consistent level of quality, the project should follow defined release and testing processes.
- The project follows a defined release process:
- Which includes execution of the testing process before releasing a stable release: http://22.214.171.124:35000/
- All patches submitted to the repository undergo review before being applied to the code base: http://www.rasdaman.org/patchmanager
- Milestones and tickets are used to prepare releases: http://www.rasdaman.org/report, http://www.rasdaman.org/timeline
- Releases adopt semantic versioning (starting from 8.4.0): http://rasdaman.org/wiki/RasdamanReleaseProcess
- Systemtests are to be run by developers before submitting patches: http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/CodeGuide
- Formal process under review at http://rasdaman.org/wiki/RasdamanReleaseProcess
- The project follows a documented testing process.
- Release testing has been automated (platforms continuously getting extended); regression testing is available, since inception of open-source rasdaman, through cd http://rasdaman.org/browser/systemtest systemtest && make check.
- README documents and wiki pages provide test system description and information: http://rasdaman.org/search?q=systemtest&noquickjump=1&changeset=on&milestone=on&ticket=on&wiki=on systemtest description listing
- Release and testing processes provide sufficient detail for an experienced programmer to follow.
- Release process makes use of the project trac roadmap feature, paired with the ticket manager. The latter has been extended to support "feature" tickets to ease tracking high-level features and assign them to release milestones. Testing system has been documented on wiki: http://rasdaman.org/wiki/RasdamanTestSuites
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The OSGeo Foundation is made up of a number of committees, projects and local chapters. This section gathers up information these groups have requested from OSGeo projects. These expectations are not mandatory requirements before graduation, but a project should be prepared to address them in order to be considered a good OSGeo citizen.
The OSGeo Board holds ultimate responsibility for all OSGeo activities. The Board requests:
- A project provide a Project Officer as a contact point: (Note: the OSGeo template states "contract point", we interpreted this as "contact"): see top of this page, http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/Governance, http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/Legal
- The Project Officer should be listed at Officers and Board of Directors and Contacts
- This person is established when the incubation committee recommends the project for graduation
- Your community can change the project officer as needed.
Access to OSGeo's Marketing_Committee and associated Marketing_Pipeline is one of the key benefits of joining the OSGeo foundation. The Marketing Committee requests:
- Marketing artefacts have been created about the project in line with the incubation criteria listed in the OSGeo Marketing Committee's Marketing Artefacts: rasdaman is included in OSGeo-Live
- Ideally, stable version(s) of executable applications are bundled with appropriate distributions: Available with OSGeo-Live, see also http://standards.rasdaman.org .
Projects do not exist in isolation; and are expected to communicate and collaborate on key issues.
- contact with PostgreSQL community established, tickets submitted.
- Project Steering Committee: has been stablished, see http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/Governance
- registration to project trac and mailing lists are open: http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/MailingLists, http://www.rasdaman.org/admin
- PSC and governance is established: http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/Governance
- Projects are expected to function in an open and public manner and include:
- Open source license(s): GPL for server, LGPL for client components: http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/CodeProvenance
- Open communication channels:
- rasdaman-dev list: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/rasdaman-dev
- rasdaman-user list: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/rasdaman-usersras
- issue tracker (trac): http://rasdaman.org/report/1
- Open decision making process: Feature table is maintained on wiki, new features can be openly discussed on the mailing lists
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- The project should have a community of developers and users who actively collaborate and support each other in a healthy way: see list archives
- Committers listed on governance page: there are too many, and new ones coming in frequently, so we have automated this: http://www.rasdaman.org/patchmanager
- Long term viability of the project is demonstrated by showing participation and direction from multiple developers, who come from multiple organisations: http://www.rasdaman.org/patchmanager
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- OSGeo issue tracker : rasdaman tracker used instead: http://www.rasdaman.org/report
- OSGeo mailing list : rasdaman lists used instead: http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/MailingLists
- OSGeo svn : rasdaman git used instead: http://www.rasdaman.org/browser
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I'm on 150mg of Effexor. That's a little hard for me to say, because it seems like a lot. On the other hand, research has shown me that Effexor has one of the least potent ingredients on the market.
When I called my OBGYN's office in November complaining of symptoms of PPA and PPD, my doctor was booked for the week and couldn't squeeze me in. They had me see the APNP (advance practice nurse practitioner), who diagnosed my PPD and started me on Effexor immediately. I didn't think to question her judgement of drug choice at the time, because to be honest, I needed help to keep waking up every morning and I needed it fast.
Effexor was extremely difficult for me to adjust to. I had mood swings, severe bouts of sweating, difficulty sleeping. I had to do the adjustment twice, since the initial dosage wasn't enough for me. It wasn't fun; but once I adjusted, I thought the drug was fantastic because it helped me live life again.
The APNP discussed with me the process she recommended of weaning off Effexor. It sounded a little odd to me, but again, I didn't think to question it at the time. She suggested skipping one dose per week, then two doses, etc., until completely off of the drug.
I've been toying with the idea of weaning as we prepare to try for baby #2. Yesterday when I accidentally missed a dose, I thought what better time than now to start weaning. Even though her weaning process sounded odd, I had already begun it accidentally, so why not continue?
Well, let me tell you – that method is very ill advised. For the first 8-ish hours after my missed dose, I didn't feel any differently than usual. After that, things progressively went downhill. The disequillibrium is horrendous. I need to hold onto walls in order to walk without falling over. I had insomnia and night sweats. Tremendous joint pain, paranoia, a headache that is beyond compare. I just want to cry, and I don't even know if that's from the pain or from psychological distress.
I did some Google research on Effexor withdrawal last night (yeah, probably not the best idea, because there are many horror stories to be found). I discovered that due to the short half-life of certain SSRIs, including Effexor, this type of withdrawal method is NOT recommended. It leads to a roller coaster of withdrawal symptoms and drug levels in the body. People are more successful gradually tapering off these types of SSRIs. It bothers me that my medical professional prescribed me this drug and gave me advice about withdrawal without being knowledgable about its half-life.
Apparently, Effexor is commonly referred to by those who have once taken it as the med everyone wishes they never took. The withdrawal process is one of the worst out there. In fact, some commenters have said their doctors say it's worse than coming off heroin. Oh joy.
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Summary:I've been through a lot of drivers in my time - but the Cobra L4V is the best combination of looks and performance that I have ever owned. One thing that I have come to realize in my golfing experience is that golf equipment is an individual personal preference deal. It's just like cars or furniture...what works for me may not for you. I have found that this L4V with a 9 degree loft and regular flex shaft is my ticket. It gives me more POP than all the others I've tried. Love the "fast-back" contoured look - and the confidence it gives at address. Experiment...and find what works for YOU.
Customer Service:Not needed.
Similar Products Used:Bridgestone, TaylorMade, Nickent
Review DateAugust 3, 2009
Visitors rate this review4.12 of 5,
17.00 votes
Reviewed by: Ciaran(Unregistered User)
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:Cobra L4V M
Summary:i finally upgraded to this driver after using a cheap slazenger one since i took up golf 2 years ago. i chose it after reading plenty of reviews and was not disappointed. my distance and accuracy have improved and it is very forgiving. i have read reviews complaining about the sound but i love it! only real complaint is that the face marks easily. also with the M model, dont think the draw bias will completely cure a slice, it does help, but you really need to make changes to your swing to help this.
Review DateMarch 18, 2009
Overall Rating 4 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Reviewed by: Bushman(Unregistered User)
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:Cobra L4V M Speed
Summary:So far i really like this driver. Its 5-10 yds longer than my Launcher. Its also a fairway seeking monster. Attractive looking clubhead that is often seen being used at long drive championships (so u kno it must be of good quality). Only slight drawbacks are the sound (kind of an empty "can" sound). Also the shaft is lighter than most, but didnt take long to get used to.
Review DateMarch 5, 2009
Visitors rate this review3.00 of 5,
2.00 votes
Reviewed by: willis09
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:Cobra l4v
Summary:Ok so i got this driver three months ago and wow its incredibly straight and long!!! with this driver i can achieve amazingly long drive whether it be straight, a high fade, or a draw this driver is absolutely spectacular my previous drivng lenght has been extended by neraly fourty yards with this i can now cut doglegs up to 310 in a straight line to put it simple if you have the swing speed to this hit this driver you will bomb it!
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On the flip side, Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III looked rusty and tentative in the first half, then came out and played with zest in the second half, proving one thing: NFL players need at least a few preseason snaps.
It's foolish to judge NFL teams after a single game because this league changes so fast. We assumed the Oakland Raiders would stink and then chastised the Indianapolis Colts for not proving that. Maybe the Raiders, with Terrelle Pryor, aren't as bad as advertised. Colts players reacted with the old "a win is a win" clich�, which is as true as it is bland.
Week 2 promises more insight.
Here's what we might have learned in Week 1 and what we'll find out more about in Week 2:Even early in Manning's superb seven-touchdown torching of the Baltimore Ravens, discussion about his arm strength, or lack thereof, dominated fan discussion on Twitter. When a quarterback reaches Manning's age (37), touch and savvy override throwing deep anyway.
Up next: The Manning Bowl. The Broncos travel to New York to take on younger brother Eli Manning and the Giants. Eli had a rough start and stronger finish in his opening-day loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Brother vs. brother brings the stress. Which Manning weathers it best?Sean Payton's return as coach after a year's suspension seems to herald a return to relevance for the Saints. Their defense played well in a win over the Falcons, holding them to 3-of-11 in third-down conversions. Last season, the defense was nonexistent. Drew Brees seemed comfortable with his coach back, hitting 26 of 35 passes for 357 yards and a pair of touchdowns. "It was as if no time has passed (since Payton was on the sideline)," Brees told reporters. "It's what we do. Business as usual."
Up next: The Saints travel to Tampa Bay. The Bucs couldn't handle Geno Smith, although a cheap penalty stole the win at the end. Brees should have quite a day.Reggie Bush's 90 yards rushing and 101 yards receiving, with tremendous touchdown acceleration, showed a one-time can't-miss stud making everyone miss. The move to Detroit seems to have energized and revitalized Bush's career – again, this is one game – and given the Lions another weapon in a potentially potent offense. This has to be good for Calvin "Megatron" Johnson, right? He had a mere 37 yards receiving Sunday, but the Lions won.
Up next: Detroit travels to Arizona, where Bruce Arians has made Larry Fitzgerald happier with Carson Palmer at quarterback and the bombs-away approach in the playbook. Arians is not afraid of a shootout, and Lions-Cardinals could be as fun to watch as any game without a Manning.The easy way to start predicting in the NFL is to pencil (or ink) in the Patriots as the AFC's best or second-best team. Of course, that was based on quarterback Tom Brady having some good, if not great, offensive players around him. The cupboard's almost bare now, save for a generic can of Danny Amendola. Yet any definitive call that the Patriots are sliding should be met with derision. Amendola might not be Wes Welker, but he caught 10 passes for 104 yards as New England escaped against Buffalo and rookie quarterback E.J. Manuel.
Up next: The Patriots host the Jets on Thursday. The Jets are 1-0 with Smith at quarterback, but no one knows how that happened. This is a home game to re-establish the Patriots' brand. Another close game against a so-so team and there will be reason for concern.Andrew Luck was 18-of-23 passing for 178 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a come-from-behind-after-being-well-ahead win over the Raiders. Some were concerned because the Colts had nearly a 50-50 split with runs and passes and didn't crush the Raiders after taking a 14-0 lead. But Luck directed three scoring drives in seven series and had his eighth fourth-quarter or overtime game-winning drive in 17 regular-season games. If Luck would've had the usual 12 or 13 possessions, he could have put 35 points on the board and another touchdown pass or two. Was it more conservative with the lead than last season? Yes, because Arians moved to Arizona.
Up next: The Colts host the Miami Dolphins, who do not have a read-option style quarterback. This has caused Colts defensive ends and outside linebackers to exhale.After one tremendous game against the Packers, the media is ready to give 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick his own wing in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In their defense, it was a really good game: 412 yards passing, three touchdowns. By comparison, RG3, Russell Wilson and Andrew Luck had modest numbers. Kaepernick has it all – strength, speed and savvy – but the Packers' defense might be built on the brawn (not brains) of Clay Matthews and several rolls of duct tape.
Up next: The 49ers travel to Seattle, where the Seahawks defense will be as motivated to slow down Kaepernick as if it were the Super Bowl. Facing the Packers and Seahawks to open the season will, however, show how strong the 49ers are in September.
The 49ers look like the best in the NFL. Or is that a one-game overreaction?


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Parafluie: LOL! your quote is one of my favorites...I say to the hubby and kids ALL the TIME! If ya keep doing the same thing and don't like what is happening, what makes you think this time will be anything different...do something new instead....
fancynancy really hit something with me on the eating disorder comment. It has really stuck with me all last night and again this morning. Funny how now matter how hard we try somethings we pass on to our children....I use to watch my mom and think I would NEVER be like her...I like food too much...and yet, here I am, refusing to go back to being overweight, with the same control issues about food....and then my oldest son...I don't know how and why he ended up with the attitude about food that he has...maybe it isn't really about food and perhaps another topic, it just manifests itself through food. What little time he was in public school, there was bullying issues...who knows it could be in that too.
Thanks for sharing your comments and stories and suggestions...as always I appreciate them.


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By Prashant Sood
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The government should book Google for "violating" India's defence regulations on maps and force the company to surrender its "illegally stored" data to the Surveyor General of India, BJP MP Tarun Vijay says.
"Getting every inch of India mapped by illegally inviting people to send the data for their US-based servers presents a grave danger to the security and poses a challenge to the Indian state," Tarun Vijay told IANS in an interview concerning Google's Mapathon 2013 exercise.
Mapathon 2013 - which started last month and culminates on March 25 - is an India-wide mapping contest by Google with prizes for top mappers. Google Maps users from all over the country have been invited "to help create better maps for India" by adding knowledge of their neighbourhoods through the Google map maker.
The Bharatiya Janata Party MP said Google had broken the statutory norms by running a Map India campaign without permission.
"The Mapathon activity by Google Maps is in contravention of the National Map Policy and map restriction policies issued by the defence ministry from time to time," he said.
Tarun Vijay said that the Surveyor General of India (SOI) alone was mandated to undertake "restricted" category survey, mapping and disseminating India's topographic map database.
The MP, who is also a BJP spokesperson, said the defence ministry has identified and prepared a list of civil and military Vital Areas (VAs)/Vital Points (VPs) in consultation with the home ministry and this was regularly updated.
"From the national security point of view, these VAs/VPs cannot be shown in the maps/data published in the public domain as Google is doing," he said.
Calling for tough action, he said Google should be taught to respect India's laws.
"Restrict them, invoke the relevant law to book a case against them, interrogate their CEO in India and make them surrender all data illegally stored to the Survey of India. The law must prevail, however influential such agencies might be," Tarun Vijay said.
At the same time, the MP said that Google had done a great service to mapping the world over and had changed the way people used maps or located places.
"Still, the Indian state can't be dwarfed by a US-based agency whose operations are not under our control. People can be involved, but with the active monitoring by the Survey of India alone so that the sensitive maps can be identified and kept out of the public domain," he said.
Asked about his meeting with Defence Minister A.K. Antony earlir in the week during which he had demanded an inquiry into the issue, Tarun Vijay said he had been informed after the meeting by the Survey of India that it had taken up the matter with Google.
He said Survey of India officials had also taken up the issue with the defence ministry for steps to stop "unauthorised" mapping activity.
Tarun Vijay accused the government of being insenistive to Google's mapping activities.
"The lethargic attitude is disappointing.The government should have been the first to promptly register a cognisable offence case against Google," he said.
Anwering a query, he said Google had not responded to issues raised by him.
Tarun Vijay said that India's mapping policy was available on government websites and bookstores and ignorance cannot be an excuse.
(Prashant Sood can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com)
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Category: names from children's books
By Audrey Poindexter, Brit + Co
We all want our little ones to grow up and do big things. There isn't a recipe or a handbook for how to raise them, but research points to reading and talking to children as the one of the most important things you can do to develop a successful kiddo. Whether you're looking to stock your tiny tot's library with essential kids' books or you're on the hunt for the perfect creative baby shower gift, these books might just inspire really, really early career goals.
By Emily Cardoza
For those of us who are both name fans and avid readers, fantasizing about naming your future kids after your favorite characters can be incredibly tempting. I mean, how cute would a little Hermione be? But to save a child from years of the same comments – "'Your parents are Harry Potter fans, huh?" – it might be a better idea to give a child an homage name, rather than a direct namesake.
By Nephele
Since shortly after Nameberry hit the internet six years ago, my wife—who happens to be Linda Rosenkrantz—has been begging me to write a blog about how I got my name. Finally, after a long and stressful weekend of mattress shopping, I've given in.


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Hawaiian Burger
This burger was actually an idea come up with by my fiance. She loves Hawaiian pizza and wanted me to try putting those flavors into a burger...so here it is!
1. Approx. 3 lbs. hamburger meat
2. 1 pkg (8ox) diced ham
3. 1 can pineapple slices
4. 1 tbs salt
5. 1 tbs pepper
6. Teriyaki baste and glaze with honey and pineapple
7. Mayonnaise
8. Sesame Seed buns
1. Place all hamburger meat in large bowl 2. Add all diced ham to meat. Mix well with hands. 3. Add 1/4c pineapple juice from can, salt and pepper. Mix well with hands. 4. Form thin patties just larger than the palm of the hand. 5. Place 1 slice of pineapple on each patty. 6. Fill center of pineapple slice with Kikkoman Teriyaki baste. 7. Use remaining hamburger mixture to cover patties. Press edges to seal in pineapple. 8. Grill on charcoal grill for appr 45-60 minutes at about 200 degrees. Baste very well with Kikkoman Teriyaki on both sides of patties. 9. In last 5 minutes of grilling, place sesame seed buns on grill to lightly toast. 10. Spread mayonnaise on both sides of buns and place patties on buns. ALOHA
This burger went over VERY well with my critics. What I loved the most about it was that there is a slight flavor of ham in the meat; but when you reach the pineapple slice in the middle, it is sooo juicy and tastes absolutely amazing! I think my fiance has found a new Hawaiian favorite!


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The Edge Defends U2 Tax Practices in Letter to Baltimore Sun
After the Baltimore Sun ran a letter to the editor by a reader who condemned U2's tax practices, none other than the band's guitarist, the Edge, responded to the newspaper with a letter of his own.
In a letter published July 7, reader Simon Moroney chastised Maryland Sen. Benjamin Cardin for supporting Bono and his ONE campaign. Moroney accused U2 of being "major tax evaders" for moving a "portion of their business to a Dutch tax haven."
He also condemned Bono for owning a $15 million yacht, a mansion in Dublin and financing the "expensive and lavish" broadway show 'Spider-Man.' In addition, he blasts the U2 singer's ONE campaign, calling it a "lobbying group with no mandate or accountability."
Now, the Edge has written a letter to the Baltimore Sun defending U2 and his bandmate Bono.
"The recent letter to the editor entitled, "Senator Cardin's affection for Bono's foundation is indefensible," (July 7) by Simon Moroney contains so many inaccuracies that it is pointless to attempt to correct them all," begins the guitarist. "But the most serious inaccuracy is the totally false and possibly libelous accusation that U2 and Bono have, by moving a part of their business activities to Holland, been involved in tax evasion."
The Edge goes on to explain that the band's tax practices are completely legitimate and that the group has even "paid many, many millions of dollars in taxes to the United States Internal Revenue Service over the years."
Your move, Simon Moroney!
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A Ghost Story of Dubious Origins
27 Oct 2009 // 5:00 PM
No matter the vercity of the tale, The Haunting in Connecticut has just enough creep quotient to keep me engaged, especially since I grew up a few miles from the house.
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5 Aug 2009 // 4:59 PM
To say that The Haunting in Connecticut borrows liberally from the textbook for Haunted House Movie 101 is giving it undue credit. It cribs unabashedly from a host of movies before it.
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26 Mar 2009 // 10:15 PM
In the poorly paced and ineptly edited Haunting in Connecticut, Matt is surrounded by dark shadows, ooky male choruses, and reflections of tortured corpses in dirty glass.
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The Governor ran into an old friend, caddied a brief round of golf and murdered his way to becoming the top dog at a mobile home version of Woodbury on Sunday night's episode of "The Walking Dead."
Here's our blow-by-blow recap of "The Walking Dead" Season 4, Episode 407, "Dead Weight":
Mobile Home Community: The sun is shining and Brian (formerly The Governor) is spending his day washing clothes and playing chess with Megan. "Your move, pumpkin," he tells her as the screen cuts to where Episode 406 left off.
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Walker Pit: Martinez's face is full of shock as he looks into the pit and sees his old Woodbury leader, The Governor, clutching a young girl. Handing off his gun, Martinez hauls up Megan, who sees her mom Lilly and aunt Tara are safe, but surrounded by a small party with guns. After a moment, Martinez lowers a rope for The Governor to climb up. "You know this guy?" Martinez's associate, Mitch, asks. Martinez doesn't answer right away, instead asking his old leader if he's been on the road since they last parted. Lilly interrupts the conversation. "You OK, Brian?" she asks. Knowing his name isn't Brian (it was The Governor, or Philip, previously), Brian and Martinez exchange a tense glance.
The name change and seeing him clutching the youngster meant something to Martinez. They can come to his camp — with conditions: "One, I'm in charge. Two, no dead weight. That goes for everyone," Martinez tells Brian.
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Brian's New Mobile Home: Not the most luxurious accommodation, the home Brian, Lilly, Tara and Megan now live in has a hole, which leaks water from the roof. His pride a little wounded by the leaky digs, Brian apologizes to Lilly. "This camp is good," she assures him, a tender note in her voice. "We'll make it better," she adds before he heads off on a supply run.
Supply Run: Heading through the woods, Mitch, one member of the supply run group, shares his dislike of eye-patch wearing Brian. "You better watch your ass, one-eyed brother," he tells him. Brian may not have two working eyes, but as they move further through the woods, he's the one who notices something's not right. Darting down a new path, the group spots a headless corpse. "Liar," reads the sign strapped to the body. They see several more on the path leading to a cabin. Opening the door of the home, Martinez, Mitch and his brother Pete begin to hear noises. They usher Brian in first and then follow. After a few moments, walkers emerge and attack. Brian takes care of most of them (and the biting heads of the corpses) with a flashlight as his main weapon.
"I wouldn't have brought you into the camp if it wasn't for the people you were with, the girl," Martinez tells Brian, as they sit down for a breather. "You seem different now — changed. Are you?" Martinez asks. Brian nods. Having finished rummaging through the cabin, Mitch comes in and sets down of food, tossing beer cans to the men. As they drink by the fire, Mitch sizes up the newcomer. "I can never tell if he's winking or blinking, but you know how to regulate, don't you, Bri? He was always like this Martinez?" Mitch asks. "Oh yeah," Martinez nods. "Ice in the veins."
Outside Brian's Camper: Back from the run, Martinez shares alcohol with Lilly, Brian, Tara and her new girlfriend Alicia (a woman she met earlier in the episode in Martinez's camp) around a picnic table. Impressed with the camp's security, Lilly gives Martinez a compliment. "First time I've felt safe since all this started," she tells Martinez. Brian winces, his pride clearly hurt. "Place Brian and I lived before kind of worked. Guess I wanted that again," Martinez says with a shrug. A short while later, Megan pops her head out of the camper with a complaint. "Brian, the roof's leaking again," the little one tells him. "You should fix that," Martinez adds, as he begins to depart their little area. "I'll do that," Brian replies, coldly.
Alone in the camper, Brian unwraps a piece of duct tape. Before he can cover the hole, there's a knock at the door. It's Martinez. "Almost forgot. Got a surprise for ya'," he says, and the two men head out.
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Makeshift Golf Course: Apparently the surprise was that Brian gets to hold Martinez's liquor bottle and hand him golf balls while his drunk, former Woodbury resident practices his swing. In between drives, he tells Brian what happened to Shumpert. He never recovered from Woodbury, and was attacked on this field by a walker, before Martinez had to put him down.
Martinez brings up Brian's new makeshift family. "You're lucky. I couldn't do that again. I couldn't sleep at night knowing I was gonna lose them," Martinez says. "I'm not going to lose them," Brian replies. The wheels spinning behind those cold blue eyes, Brian asks whether Martinez can keep the place safe. He's hoping to, but now, with Brian around, Martinez wants to "share the crown a little." Wrong answer. As Martinez takes a swing, Brian takes one of his own — at Martinez's head. "I don't want it," Brian yells as he dumps a screaming Martinez to his death in a pit full of walkers.
Center Of The Campground: Pete and Mitch tell the crowd they, "found what was left of Martinez in the pit." No foul play suspected, they think he got drunk and fell in. Pete tells them he will lead the camp temporarily. He makes a move to leave and grabs Brian's arm. "Gear up," Pete says. "We're going on a hunt."
The Woods: Traipsing through the forest for supplies, Brian, Pete and Mitch spot a small camp of maybe 10 survivors, enclosed in a fence of barbed wire for their protection. Pete suggests they should take them in, Mitch suggests they rob them. "No, we can find our own supplies," Pete says.
Later, Mitch catches up with Pete and Brian at a spot in the forest, unhappy because he's only managed to bag a couple of squirrels. Brian hears something and walks off. The brothers follow. Arriving at the camp they saw earlier, Brian shakes his head in annoyance as he surveys the scene — everyone is dead and the supplies gone. One man still clinging to life attempts to raise his hand for help. Mitch comes up and stabs him in the head. "He might have lived," Pete tells his brother. "Mighta," Mitch replies.
Brian's Camper: Returning from the supply run, Brian's on edge and urges his makeshift family to pack. They're leaving. "Things are about to go very wrong here. It's happened to me before. … I can't lose you again," he tells them (them or Penny and his wife?). Tara brings Alicia. As the small group drives down a dark road, they come across a scene that forces them to go back: the road is soaked in waist-high mud and walkers.
The next morning, Brian is up early, strapping on his gun belt. "What are you doing?" Lilly asks. "Survivin'," he replies, and heads out, walking over to Pete's trailer. Opening his door, Pete assumes Brian is there to talk about Mitch. He's not. He stabs Pete and strangles him, and then heads to Mitch's door.
Mitch's Camper: "Where's Pete?" Mitch asks. "He's dead," Brian tells him. "I'm running things now, and I will do everything it takes to protect this camp," he says. "Now, you join me, I promise you you'll never have to worry if you're doing the right thing or the wrong thing because we will do the only thing." Mitch is in.
Walking to the edge of a nearby dock overlooking a lake, Brian dumps Pete's body (attached to a heavy weight) into the water. He and Mitch will tell the camp Pete died on the supply run. "People believe what they want to believe," Brian says. "Everybody loves a hero."
Center Of The Campground: Everyone has a job to do now — fences, armory check, the pits. Brian is running things and tells the next supply run group to only use arrows. They'll save their ammo for when they really need it.
Campground Perimeter: Megan runs up to her Aunt Tara, tagging her "it." "I can't be 'it,' I'm on guard duty. I have to be a responsible adult," Tara replies. Handing Alicia her gun, Tara decides to play. She tags her niece and runs off, the little blonde girl chasing after her. After looking high and low around the campsite, Megan finally spots a figure behind the laundry. It's not Tara. It's a walker.
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Inside Brian's camper, Lilly is tending to her boyfriend when they hear Megan's screams, both of them darting out of the mobile home in the direction of her cries.
Megan scurries under one of the campers, but the walker grabs her leg. Tara finds them and grabs the walker by the ankle, but it's no use. Its flesh rips off, allowing the walker to get closer to the child. Leaning in to bite her, Brian's gun goes off, shooting the walker in the head. Megan now safe, Brian walks off, over to the docks and looks in the water. He sees Pete (or a vision of Pete), now a walker, reaching up from the depths below.
The Road: Hopping in an old pickup, Brian drives through the woods, parking his car in a familiar spot. He gets out and peers through a gate — the prison gate — at Rick and Carl Grimes, who are looking at vegetables in the garden. He leaves them and moves further through the woods. Peering through the trees, Brian spots Michonne and Hershel, raises his gun and aims.
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Local veterans get help looking for jobs on Wednesday
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Multiple organizations are teaming up Wednesday to help veterans find jobs throughout the Myrtle Beach area.
The job fair is part of the Hiring Our Heroes program with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Veteran job seekers, active duty military members, guard and reserve members, as well as military spouses are welcome from 9:00 a.m. until noon at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on Wednesday.
Learn more about the job fair here.