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Chapter Six: The Mountain
Refreshed and mostly healed, the gang arose to a beautiful morning. The previous nights terror still hung over them, but they all agreed they had to keep going. Rey told Raya he would stay another day to let her heal, but she refused, she wanted to get as far away from the place as possible. Rey couldnt deny having the same feeling.
As they drove to the base of the mountain an odd thought crept into Rey's mind. What would be waiting for them? It seemed like every spirit had a challenge, no matter how big or small, to free them. Rey had to guess Kalmeyons' name to free him, Iyo and Meritius had to be fought for Rey to approach him, Salamanca had to be reunited with his fellow serpents to be restored, and Shorin had to be freed from the factory. What would they have to do this time?
He put the questions out of his mind as he saw the beginning of the mountain path. The first thing he noticed was how small it was. So small in fact that the bike wouldn't be able to go up it without serious risk of going over. Begrudgingly, he told the others that they'd have to go forward on foot. Naturally it didn't make them happy.
"Great." said Raya with disapproval, "How long will it take to get to where we need to?"
"Honestly? I don't know." said Rey looking at the map and the coordinates of where the spirit was supposed to be, "I know where we're supposed to go is beyond this mountain, so it'll be a while. And even after we arrive we still have to find the spirit itself."
"I'll keep my senses open to see if I can guide us there any faster." said Swift
"Thanks. That'll help a lot."
"Well I guess we better get going.' said Ena trying to smile but failing
With a nod the others grabbed what supplies they believed they needed and went on to the path towards the mountain. The path was uneven, and they had to go slow on it, especially when the path turned and became suddenly very narrow. Though there were a few close calls, but they managed to stay on the path.
They had been traveling for a while when Swift stopped and began to look around. Rey noticed this.
"What's up Swift?" he asked
"There are people here watching us." replied the spirit
Rey and the others immediately began looking around for signs of life.
"What? From where?"
"I'm seriously getting tired of being surrounded by people I can't see." said Raya not amused
They waited for a few minutes for someone to appear, but unlike in Siraquori, no one did. With a cautious motion Rey urged the others to continue, but to be wary. Now alert, they continued on their path and made for their destination, all the while being sure to keep their eyes out for anything out of the ordinary.
An hour had passed since they started, and the path led them to a rather unsavory spot. The path continued on through a mountain that could at best be described as...delicate. Rocks seemed ready to fall at the slightest vibration and Rey was hesitant to go near it. In fact he just stared at the mountain for a while, not moving from the spot he was at.
"Rey? What's wrong?" asked Ena suddenly worried by Rey's silence
Rey didn't seem to hear her and so she reached out and tapped him on the shoulder, he almost jumped when she did.
"What? What?" he asked suddenly aware that she was there
"Are you ok?"
"Huh? Oh yeah, I was just...uh...pondering how to cross that safely. It won't be easy. I'll take point and go around there so that if anything should happen I can be there to stop it and allow you guys to get to safety."
Before he could let them reply Rey rushed ahead and took the lead on their trek. The girls and Swift all looked worried, but didn't say anything and followed Rey unto the path.
As they approached the hazardous area Rey cautioned them to go slow and to not make any loud noises. The pass was narrow already, and if for some reason the mountain began to shake, it would be extremely difficult to hold on to anything. They slowly began to creep across when their worst fears were realized. The mountain began to quake.
Rey quickly looked up, and to his horror the rocks and boulders that were precariously positioned on the top shelf of the mountain began to shake loose and roll towards them.
"Get back!" Rey shouted at the others and they began to shimmy across as fast as they dared
Rey didn't move, and did his best to position his feet, then used his Earthbending to try and stop the rocks from falling down. At first it was easy to stop them, but slowly they began to move again, as if something was working against him and wanted the boulders to fall. Rey struggled to keep them up as the others got out of range, his strength was slowly leaving him, the boulders were getting extremely heavy and hard to control. With a gasp he fell to his knees and released the hold he had on them. The boulders careened down the mountain and headed straight for Rey. He was so tired he could barely move. His memory flashed back to a moment in his life where this same event happened, how ironic that it would end the same for him.
He closed his eyes and waited for the end.
But to his surprise he felt himself being lifted up and carried away. He opened his eyes and saw two people carrying him away, but when he looked down he saw that they were in the air. What was going on? Rey got his answer as they approached the ground again, but he didn't stay there long as the two people seemed to bounce off of it and launched back into the air again. He marveled at the distance they were traveling in mere seconds, but wondered where they were going. Again he didn't have to wait long, for soon the people landed near a cave entrance and released him.
Rey struggled to catch his breath as he had to get used to being at a low altitude after bouncing so many times. As he did he noticed that the two people who carried him were looking outside, Rey was about to ask what they were looking at when more people showed up with Raya, Ena, and Swift. They were all happy to see Rey was ok, but before they could talk they were broken up and guided down the cave by the mysterious people.
The cave was long and deep and dark. Rey could only barely see the outlines of the people as he and the others followed them. The people on the other hand had no problems in the dark, and seemed to be immune to the darkness's effect. A few minutes of walking later and a light began to shine from down the cave. They approached it and to their amazement they found themselves in a small city.
The buildings were made entirely of earth and stone. It was a marvel to behold. As they entered the city people began to leave their houses and look at them with curiousity and fear. Rey didn't know what to make of what was going on, but he knew that the answers would come, whether he liked them or not.
They continued to be guided by the people and were soon led to a pair of large doors. The people knocked on the door, and the doors seemed to creep to life and opened before them. With a motion from the people Rey and the others entered the area the doors had revealed. As they entered Rey noticed that before them was a kind of throne room, the only difference was that there wasn't one throne, but many. Each one was different and yet similar, and every single one was occupied. He counted seven different thrones with seven different people, both men and women, and every single one of them was looking at them with intensity.
Once in front of them, the people that guided them in bowed to the ones on the thrones and then left. Rey could hear the doors slam as they exited. He looked at the people on the thrones, and wondered which would address them first. As if to answer him, which seemed to be a recurring theme, a man on the middle throne spoke.
"Why are you here?" he asked in a low voice
"Your men brought us here." Rey answered seriously
He noticed the men and women on the thrones begin to scowl, all except for the one who asked the question, for he began to laugh.
"Ha, ha. An honest, true, logical answer. Don't hear many of those these days. My choice of question was poor. I ask this instead. Why are you in our moutain range?"
Knowing he dare not do another answer like before he went straight to the heart of the matter, "I will answer honestly, I am looking for a spirit that is trapped in this mountain range."
The people on the thrones reacted wildly at this statement. The man from before reacted by staring at Rey intently.
"How do you know this? That a spirit is trapped in our moutain range?"
Rey wasn't sure how to answer this, he didn't know what they knew or didn't know. On one hand, if he said the wrong answer it could cause problems, while on the other if he told the truth they might not believe him. Time was of the essence so he went for it.
"Because I was told by the stag spirit Meritius that his friend was trapped here, and I told him I would free his friend."
Again the ones on the throne reacted and got into discussions with those next to them. And again the man on the throne in front of Rey glared at him intently.
"So am I to understand that a simple Earthbedner is having conversations with spirits?"
"No. I'm no ordinary Earthbender, I'm the Avatar."
Rey expected them to roar and get angry, but instead they all went deadly quiet. As the if the statement had robbed them of their voices. The man again spoke.
"Prove it."
Quickly, yet carefully, Rey raised his hands and summoned earth to one, fire to another, then he blew both away with a gust of air. Once done he lowered his hands and waited for them to comment.
The man shouted, "Guards!"
The doors opened and the people from before came forth and bowed to the ones on the thrones.
"Take them to the holding area while we discuss these...developments. Do not harm them, but keep them there."
With a sign of acknowledgement the guards escorted Rey and the others to a small area just outside the throne room. They made sure they were all inside then shut the door. Rey observed the room and saw it was rather small, but it did have seats for them to sit on until they were summoned again. They each, save for Swift, took and seat and as soon as they did they broke into conversation.
"What is going on!?" asked Raya, "First we're almost crushed by a rockslide, then we're saved by people who can leap tall mountains in a single bound, and now we're in a city that's in a mountatin! My mind is this close to being blown."
"Yeah even for me this is a first." added Ena, "I know that my people would live on top of the mountains or have paths that go through them, but this is beyond me."
"No kidding." said Rey who was also lost on what was going on, "And did you see that throne room? There were seven people on the throne, I've never heard of anything like that. Judging by the buildings I can tell this place has been here a while, it's at least a hundred years old, maybe more."
"I'm curious about what they know about the spirit that lives here." inserted Swift, "They didn't deny it was here, they simply wanted to know how we knew."
"Yeah, and their reaction when I said I was the Avatar was certainly interesting."
"That was a risk Rey, you really shouldn't have done that."
"I had no choice, you saw that guys expression. He didn't believe a normal person would have contact with a spirit. If I didn't reveal myself they would've called us liars or frauds, and who knows what would've happened then."
"Uh, hello?" said Raya, "We don't know what's going to happen now! Who knows what they're discussing there, let alone what'll happen when we get called back in?"
"It is a problem." acknowledged Rey
"So what do we do?" asked Ena
"We play it cool, if something goes wrong we'll improvise, but until that point? We'll be respectful, and play by their rules. We're on their turf, they have the advantage, so we all need to be careful."
They all agreed and began to wait to be called back to the throne room. The wait was long, and it caused them all to get restless, they all hated the not knowing of what was coming next. Thankfully, a few minutes later they were told by the guards to follow them back into the throne room. The ones on the thrones were again waiting and once Rey and the others were in front of them they addressed them.
"First." said the man from before, "Introductions. My name is Nard, I am one of the seven kings of the mountain. The ones you see around you are my fellow kings."
Rey bowed in respect, "I am honored to be in your presence Nard. The same respect goes to your fellow kings."
"Ah, respect, I thought it a lost thing on the youth of today. Those under the mountain of course respect the traditions of old, but others do not. Though you may not believe me Rey, we do get visitors from all over, some treat us like you do, others do not. It is very sad."
Rey smiled as he caught something in the praise he was given, "How do you know my name?"
Nard smiled back, "Simple, because I believe you are the Avatar, and we know that the Avatar's name is Rey."
"Who told you that?"
"A child of all things, one like you actually in regards to tradition. He regarded himself as a member of the...how did he say it?"
One of the other kings spoke up, "One of the Spirit Pack."
"Ah yes, the Spirit Pack. He told us of how the Avatar freed the spirit Meritius from a cursed form, and was trying to free all the spirits in order to stop a conspiracy from taking place. The child didn't go much furthur into detail, I don't know if he had any more, but there it is."
Rey couldn't help but smile, already his friendship with the Spirit Pack was paying off. It was good to know that his decision to have them spread the word about his quest was correct.
"They are a bunch of good kids Nard, no doubt about that."
"True. But let us turn to the matter at hand. You claim to want to help the spirits, how far are you willing to go to save them?"
"As far as it takes. We need them to be free else we won't have their help in the battles to come. I can't do this on my own. Why do you ask?"
Nard looked at Rey again with a serious expression but did answer him, "We are not alone here in the mountains Rey. There is another group much like us who live under the range. But unlike us, they seek power, and they wish to use that power to wipe us out. For a long time we have lived here, making our home under the mountains, living away from the rest of the world. As we lived here we made peace with a spirit that called this mountain range home. The spirit protected and prevented all out war in the mountains. But then one day the spirit disappeared."
"How long ago?" asked Rey
"A little less than a year. We knew where the spirit lived so we went to it's home, but found nothing but a peculiar mark on the ground. We continually went back to see if it had returned, but it never did. That's when things went wrong."
"How so?"
"The other mountain people realized that the spirit was gone. So they openly started attacking us, and any who crossed through our mountains. We stopped them when we could, but it wasn't enough. They too also knew of where the spirit lived so they went to it and tried to harness the energies that were there in an attempt to make themselves more powerful."
"I'm hoping you stopped them." said Rey with concern
"We did. It took some doing, but we were able to seal the cave where the spirit lived. We made a door so strong that no Earthbender could get through it, and we made a special lock that needs to be solved before it can be opened. We always have someone watching it, so that if someone tries to solve it we can stop them."
"Thank you, and though our plan worked we're still in danger. The other tribe has gotten bolder in their attacks, as you clearly witnessed today."
"That's what brought the rocks down on us?" asked Raya unable to contain herself
"Yes. They saw you coming and decided to get rid of you. Fortunately we were also watching, and were able to swoop in just in time to help out."
"Thanks." said Rey
"It was our pleasure, and just so you know, it took five of them to beat you once you started bending. They had to put everything they had into pushing those rocks down, you are clearly very strong."
"Not strong enough though, at least not yet."
"Give it time. At any rate we wish to help you free the spirit. No doubt that when we take you to the cave where the spirit resides the others will come for you. We'll help fight them off while you do your job. Will that be sufficient?"
"I don't see why not, I just need time to channel my energy in order to connect with the spirit. As long as you guys can handle the distractions I'll take care of the rest."
"Very good." said Nard and he stood up, "We shall prepare our forces and be ready within the hour. You should rest and get some food, I can tell you are still tired from your battle earlier."
"Yeah, we could use some food."
"Then you shall have it. Once we're ready we'll summon you and be off. Guards."
For the second time the guards rushed in and bowed.
"Take them to the dining hall and have a meal prepared. They are our guests now, treat them well."
With a bow they turned and escorted Rey and the others to a lush dining hall. It was full of beautiful crystal that shined all around them. In certain areas it was arranged in pictures that were both flat and yet full of life. They all looked at these crystal portraits in wonder, they were truly a site to behold.
The smell of food tore them away from the portraits and they dove into a nice warm meal. Rey especially dived in for he was still shaken after what happened on the mountain. At one point during the meal he stopped and looked at his hand and noticed it was shaking. The terror of dying in the way he almost did still had not left him, and he had a feeling it wouldn't for a while.
An hour later Nard returned, and he was accompanied by fifty soldiers dressed in suprisingly light armor. Only Nard was armored heavily and he had a suspicion why. Before he could ask though Nard spoke.
"Are you ready?"
"We are."
"Then lets go. Though we are taking the paths under the mountain it will still be a long walk. It will though give us time to talk."
Rey and the others got up and walked with Nard and the soldiers as they walked through the city and into a small cave. It was only during there walk that he noticed Nard and his appearance. He was taller than Rey, and had a gruff beard. His body was muscular, much like an Earthbender, which he figured he was, and the armor that he wore was dense and clearly made for battle. As he was looking at the armor Nard spoke up.
"Tell me Avatar, what do you think of our city?"
"It's very impressive. How did it come to be?"
"Long ago, in the time between Aang and Korra's reign as Avatar, the world much like now was at a state of transtion. Many people wished to expand the idea of modernization and to change the world to reflect the new age that was coming upon it. Some however did not want that. Then there were those who wished to push benders into roles of power throughout the kingdom, this caused unrest with the non-benders which unfortunately planted the seeds of their movement later on."
"The Equalists."
"Yes. It was a sad time indeed. Many people simply wanted to escape their lives in the cities and villages and wished to be somewhere secluded. It was thought upon to go to the mountain ranges and live there. But not on top of them, but under them. To create a new way of living while respecting the old ways. The ways of balance and peace."
"Sounds nice."
"It did, but as in all things needing to be made, it took years of hard work and dedication to make it work. For a long time we lived without many of the things that people needed to survive. But we endured, much like the mountain itself, and we built a home for us. We built Terik, and over the years we've adapted to become more than just people who live under a mountain, we are people who thrive under the mountain. But we also can do amazing things outside of it as well."
"Like jumping long distances?"
"That was a skill developed out of necessity. We found that at certain altitudes you are heavier than you are at others. While some feared such a thing, others used it to their advantage and trained there for long periods. When they returned they found they could jump long distances with ease and thus made traversing the mountain ranges easier."
"I would love to learn that trick."
"We would love to teach it to you, but it takes months to master, and I don't think you have the time."
"Darn it." Rey said disheartened
"Sorry." Nard said with a small smile, "Anyway, after that we learned to actually use our Earthbending to manipulate the mountains themselves to do more devastating attacks. It's quite impressive really if I do say so myself."
"So you're what? Mountainbenders?"
Nard laughed and then thought about it, "Has a nice ring to it."
Rey and Nard both laughed and before long they noticed a light at the end of the tunnel. As they exited out of the tunnel Nard pointed towards a tall mountain and as Rey looked hard he saw what appeared to be a large door.
"That is where the spirit resides. Let's get there quickly before--"
"King Nard look!" shouted one of the soldiers
Nard looked and saw that there were others jumping across the mountain range towards them. They were great in number, and they were getting closer.
"It's them." said Nard, his expression hardening
"What do we do?" asked Rey
"You stay with me, I'll guide you to the door. The rest of you...ATTACK!!!!!"
By their kings command the soldiers jumped and seemed to fly through the air as they made their way towards the enemy. Slowly they began to fall, but with ease they bounced off the ground and launched back up into the air. Within seconds the two forces clashed in midair and began to struggle for control as they plummeted to the ground.
Many of them got themselves free and thus were able to bounce again, but some weren't so lucky and were driven into the ground. Some decided to fight on the ground and began to launch Earthbending attacks at the other. The ones in the air traded blows as they fell back down towards the earth. Rey noticed some of the benders bouncing between the slopes of the mountains and using the earth there to launch attacks. Each time they bounced they grabbed more and more earth to create bigger and more powerful attacks. The battle seemed to be all over the mountain range and showed no signs of slowing.
Rey could have watched the battle continue for a while in enjoyment of the skill being shown, but Nard knew they had to go.
"We must move, now!" shouted the king and he led Rey and the others up a path
Rey followed the king without fail, but continually his eyes darted back to the fights between the Mountainbenders. He wanted to make sure none of them got close without them knowing. The sounds of the battle echoed through the range as they slowly made their way to the top of the mountain where the spirit was being held.
"This is it." said Nard and looked around to make sure none of the enemy were in the area, once sure he pointed to the center of the door, "This is a special lock which we created to make sure none but us could open the door to the spirits home. It'll take a little while to unlock it, so watch my back and make sure I'm not disrupted.
With silent acknowledgement Rey and the others took positions around Nard and watched intently as the battles continued on the ground, in the air, and all over the mountains. The battles were so fast paced that it was difficult to tell which side was winning. For better or for worse the two sides were so dead even that none from either side made it to the door.
Nard as swiftly as he could tried to unlock the door. It was comprised of cubes that could be rotated and pulled in and out of the container to form the correct shape. Minutes passed and he still wasn't done, Rey was getting nervous when Nard suddenly laughed.
"Ha! A new record! Rey, come over here, it's done."
Rey hustled over and just as he got a glimpse of the completed lock, which resembled an animal which he guessed was the spirit, Nard pushed it forward and the doors began to open. A deep rumble filled the air, and all around the mountain began to shook. The others made sure their position was secured as it did. Once it was done the doors revealed a deep cave of no light.
"You going to be alright in there?" asked Nard
"Probably not," said Rey sincerely, then realized what he needed, "Swift I need you!"
"What do you require?" answered Swift as he came over
"I need you to come in with me, just in case this gets ugly."
"That is a wise move."
"Girls? You ok out here?"
"We'll be fine." said Raya
"Just get the spirit." replied Ena
"I'll watch over them and make sure no one gets in there. Good luck." said Nard assuredly
Without another word Rey and Swift ran into the cave. It was truly pitch black, and so Rey had Swift guide him with his spirit vision. To furthur help, Swift began to glow as the light went out from the entrance. As they continued down Rey couldn't help but wonder...
"What kind of spirit would want to live in a dark cave like this?"
"One who seeks to be alone." said the spirit solemnly
"You know who it is, don't you?"
"This time? Yes, I believe I do. We're here."
Rey stopped, and sure enough on the ground was a symbol that he recognized as one of the seals. He dropped his barriers and began to try and feel for the energy the spirit would be emitting. It was hard to locate, but eventually he found it and began to focus. He soon broke through and felt himself being pulled into the Spirit World.
His eyes opened to the familiar white and grey that the Spirit World seemed to enjoy basking in. To his surprise though Swift was with him.
"Why are you here?" he asked
"If it's who I think it is you'll need the help." Swift replied
"Why? Do you think the spirit is corrupted?"
"The corruption cannot occur in the Spirit World, there is too much balance here, only in your world can it happen."
"Good." said Rey relieved, "Cause the last thing I need is another spirit attacking...woah!"
Rey's attention was diverted when the sound of hooves filled the air and a giant ram charaged at them. He just noticed it in time to dodge. The ram, realizing it had missed, spun around and glared at them. One of its hooves began clawing at the ground, waiting to charge them.
"I thought you said they couldn't be corrupted here!" exclaimed Rey
"We can't," said Swift looking disapprovingly at the ram, "that's just how he is."
A low grumble filled the area and Rey realized it was the ram growling at them.
"How dare you come here." it said in a deep voice, "I do not need your help."
Seeking to ease the rams fears Rey reached out and said, "I am the Avatar and I am---"
"You are here to help me I know. Even though I am trapped I still hear things, sense things, so I know who you are. But my declaration stands. I do not need your help."
"But you're trapped here."
"True, but I was trapped here by your people. Just like one day I knew they would. You humans are all alike, greedy, power-hungry, and foolish."
"That's not true Pekar!" said Swift defiantly, "Many humans are good. Rey already has freed many of our brethren and we'll free them all over before this is over."
"But it'll never be over!" Pekar shouted at them, "You may have your faith in humans but I don't, I never have. I was one of the few who was against the idea of having an Avatar in the first place, remember? I could see it in them then, and I see it now."
"See what?" asked Rey still utterly confused
"Lack of control. I knew that if we gave that much power to a single human it would backfire. Either one the Avatars would try and take over, or others would see that person as a threat and rise up to defeat them. Low and behold, every time, every Avatar, it is the same. But this time defeating you isn't enough! This time they come after me! After my brethren! All in their vain attempts to achieve power. Now you come here to right their wrongs and you expect me to be grateful? Ha!"
"But you know that not all humans are bad, you've helped the Mountainbenders." stated Rey
"And that was my downfall! My helping them brought doom upon me. The ones you call The Conspiracy had an agent in one of the mountain tribes who happily relayed the whereabouts of where I live! That's how I was trapped here, because I let my guard down to you humans. No more!"
"You stubborn old sheep." growled Swift angrily
Pekar didn't like this and charged Swift, who returned the favor. The two met head on in a collision that sent a shockwave out that knocked Rey backwards, it was clear that their powers were even greater here than they were in his world.
The two spirits continued on in their head-on clash until finally Swift had had enough. He jumped over Pekar's charge and blasted him with a spirit howl knocking the ram to the ground.
"Enough!" he shouted, "You may not like it, but you need Rey's help to be free, and whether you want to or not you will be free!"
Pekar got up slowly and grunted at the two of them, "Fine, do what you must Avatar. But know that even if you free us all, I will not stand with you. Your kind has caused too much pain. I will not take part in whatever is to come. Now get this over with."
Rey was shocked at the statement by Pekar, he honestly didn't know what to do. Only after a look from Swift did Rey begin the process. He tapped into his energy to free the spirit from his prison. Pekar began to glow and suddenly the light shattered as if a part of him was no more.
"Hmph. Better." said the spirit and turned to leave, he created a portal and was about to step through when he turned to Rey, "Just out of curiousity, did someone tell you to free me?"
"Yeah." answered Rey still sad, "Meritius, after I saved him in Siraquori he asked me to save a friend in the mountains. I'm assuming he meant you."
"Stupid stag. Alright, I guess I owe you, so listen well. There's a spirit not too far west from here. Go there next if you got nowhere better to go."
Then without pause Pekar jumped through the portal and left. Swift walked up to Rey.
"Are you alright?"
"No. No I'm not. How many spirits are like that Swift?"
"Too many I'm afraid, we've been hurt many times. For some...it takes many lifetimes to heal, and for some, like Pekar, they refuse to be healed."
"Oh..." said Rey who could think of nothing else to say
"Come on, let's go back."
Swift opened a portal back to the world and both he and Rey stepped through it and found themselves back in the cave. A few silent minutes later and they rejoined Nard and the girls who were now joined by the soldiers.
"We defeated the others, how about you? Everything go well?" asked Nard
"The spirit is free." Rey answered plainly, "He went back to the Spirit World to rejoin his brethren, I don't know when he'll be back."
"He'll come when the time is right." said Nard wisely, "Until then we'll wait. We owe you a great debt Avatar. The boy from the Spirit Pack mentioned that you were in need of allies in the form of both human and spirits. Know that we, The Mountainbenders, are on your side. Just send the word and we'll be at your disposal."
Rey couldn't help but smile, "Thank you. After today I couldn't deny your help if I wanted to. But after this is all over? You've got to teach me how to jump like you guys."
"Deal. Do you have a destination of where to go next?"
"Yes. We were told that another spirit isn't too far from here. We'll go there, do you mind giving us a lift to our bike? It's at the base of the range."
Nard laughed, "Of course. It is the least we can do."
Now with permission, the Mountainbenders grabbed on to Rey and the others and jumped across the mountains and took them back to the bike. Once back on firm ground, and their bearing found, Rey thanked the king.
"Thanks for this, we really appreciate it, both now and in the future."
This time Nard bowed, "AsI said, it was our pleasure. I can now tell my people that not only is the spirit free once more, but the Avatar is responsible and is forever our ally. I would ask you to feast with us but I know you have to leave."
"Unfortunately yes, trust me it's tempting, but we need to go."
"Say no more, we'll feast when this is over, until then."
With another bow from the king and his men, and a return gesture from Rey and the others King Nard launched back into the air followed by his men. Rey watched them even as they went out of site. One day. One day, he would be able to do that.
The girls waited for a while but were anxious as to what happened. Raya, as always, broke the silence.
"So what happened? Did everything go alright? You were kind of vague with King Nard."
"No, everything did not go alright. The spirit said some very...hurtful things," he replied not looking at them, "I have a lot to think about. If you two don't mind I'd rather not talk about it right now."
"We understand Rey." said Ena sadly, "I'm sorry if we upset you."
"You didn't do a single thing wrong, neither of you did. It's...it's complicated, let's just leave it at that."
With that Rey went to the bike and started it up. The girls exchanged looks of hesitation but didn't say anything. This was Rey's decision, he would talk when ready.
As Rey revved up the bike he couldn't help but think, "Just another scar."
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1. A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire. Among birds the males very often appear in a most beautiful headdress, whether it be a crest, a comb, a tuft of feathers, or a natural little plume. (Addison)
2. A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc.
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Core Rule book D&D Pathfinder
I had ordered this book elsewhere as a gift, but after 2 months of waiting I cancelled the order, and ordered from Overstock. Much better experience, I had the books in my hot little hands in less than a week, and I saved $25!!! there were some minor cosmetic issues on the corners of the books, but hey, I saved alot of money by not getting them at my local game store, so I didn't even bat an eye at some dings on the cover. I received the first book I ordered three days after I placed this order, I returned that one and did my business with a far better company, I won in the longrun, just wish I had come here first!! Now I will.
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text: Tonight's season finale of Grey's Anatomy will feature the final appearance by original cast member Sandra Oh, who plays Cristina Yang. Will people tune in to see the conclusion to what has arguably been the show's best and most enduring relationship, Cristina and Meredith's friendship? Last week's episode earned a 2.5 adults 18-49 rating, down from a 2.6 the previous week. The show's season high was a 3.4 adults 18-49 rating, for its two hour season premiere. How do you think the finale will rate? Make your prediction!


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Kip Moore Subject of New TV Documentary on GAC
Kip Moore fans will soon have a chance to get a behind-the-scenes look into his life, both on and off the stage. The singer will be part of a new documentary, 'Introducing: Kip Moore,' which will air on GAC next month.
The upcoming television project includes insights from Moore, as well as contributions from his manager, producer and best friend.
"People ask who I am as an artist, who I am as a person," the singer explains. "I don't ever want to tell them who I am; you can find that out in the music."
The documentary covers the highs and lows of Moore's career and personal life, including his journey from being an unemployed surfer, living in Hawaii, to becoming a platinum-selling country music star. But while the 33-year-old has earned a reputation for being one of the hardest working musicians in country music, he says his late father, who played Willie Nelson, Bob Seger and Bruce Springsteen in the car while taking his son fishing, deserves much of the credit for his success.
"All that time — really without me knowing it — listening to those records, fishing and all that stuff soaking in me shaped me not only as a person, but as a writer," he maintains.
'Introducing: Kip Moore,' which was filmed over a six-month period, will also give viewers a rare glimpse into his personal life, including footage of the one room he rents that he currently calls home. His modest digs seem to suit him just fine, since he certainly isn't spending much time there. When the 'Hey Pretty Girl' singer isn't performing all over the country, including serving as the opening act on Toby Keith's Hammer Down tour, he is in the studio, working on his next album. But while his debut album, 'Up All Night,' spawned three No. 1 hits, he insists he isn't afraid of the dreaded sophomore slump.
"I never set out to write this or write that like I used to. I now write when I feel inspired." Moore states. "You can't live your life trying to please people. You be courteous and you be respectful, but you've got to do things in the way that you want to do them."
'Introducing: Kip Moore' will premiere on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 11:30PM ET, on Great American Country.


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Nepstad, James and Wiles, Michael. 1992. GRPEP Final Report: a preliminary examination of contamination in groundwater in the southern Black Hills, including the Madison Aquifer. 68 p.
This paper reports the findings and progress of the first half of the second year of study on the groundwater quality at Wind Cave and Jewel Cave. During the first year, elevated concentrations of dissolved metals were discovered in the groundwater at each cave. The two 1993 quaterly samplings taken to date show the groundwater at each cave to be much cleaner (relative to dissolved metals) than measured during the first year. No obvious seasonal variations have been established, although it is now apparent that wide variations in natural water quality are normal. Preliminary studies have shown that the Minnelusa and Madison Formations are likely sources of the metals. Dye tracer tests have been initiated. They will help to establish flow paths and to determine which portions of the formations are likely contributors to dissolved constituents. Analyses of rock samples at several lithologic intervals will help confirm whether the dissolved metals have a natural origin.


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Long Term Follow-up of Patients With Group A Streptococcal Infection Originating From the Genital Tract
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Group A streptococcus (GAS) causes a variety of human infections. It is also an uncommon but serious cause of postpartum infections. In contrast to group B streptococcus (GBS) infection, which causes illness and death in newborns disproportionately more often than it does in mothers, perinatal GAS infection primarily affects mothers . Invasive GAS infection is defined by the isolation of GAS from a normally sterile site (e.g., blood) or by the isolation of GAS from a nonsterile site in the presence of the streptococcal toxic shock syndrome or necrotizing fasciitis. A postpartum case of invasive GAS is defined as isolation of GAS during the postpartum period, in association with a clinical postpartum infection (e.g., endometritis) or from either a sterile site or a wound infection.
Because of the burden and severity of invasive GAS infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hosted a meeting in to formulate guidelines for responding to postpartum and postsurgical GAS infections. However, we could not find any recommendations for long-term follow-up of patients who had GAS infection subsequent to delivery or gynaecological procedures, or further recommendations regarding subsequent delivery or gynaecological invasive procedures. It is possible that women who had GAS as a cause of vaginal infection may have a tendency to be carriers of this organism, but this has never been proven. We believe it is of importance to determine if women who have had one infection may be long-term carriers which may pose a risk during future pregnancies.
The objective of the present study is to evaluate the incidence of long term gynaecological carrier state of patients who had GAS invasive infection following delivery, and to provide guidelines for follow-up and treatment of such patients.
The proposed study may answer the question whether this endogenous GAS origin represents chronic GAS carrier state, similar to the known GBS carrier state. As some of these patients had severe infections (sometimes life threatening) a protocol for long-term follow up and management is necessary in case an invasive procedure is done (IUD insertion, endometrial biopsy, curettage or delivery) in order to prevent recurrent infection. The information collected in the study will enable us to afford recommendations for follow up and prophylaxis in the future.
|Streptococcal Infections
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Long Term Follow-up of Patients With Group A Streptococcal Infection Originating From the Genital Tract
|Study Start Date:
|February 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2011
Research plan The study population will include patients diagnosed with GAS invasive infection following delivery or gynaecological procedures (such as endometrial biopsy, D&C or IUD insertion) at Hadassah university hospitals, and patients in whom an isolation of GAS from the vagina without infection was reported. The study will consist of two parts, prospective and retrospective.
Retrospective study
- The records of all patients diagnosed with GAS infection/isolation in the past 3 years (2003-2005) will be reviewed. The estimated occurrence of GAS isolation from the genital tract in Hadassah hospital is 15 cases every year (Moses personal communication).
- Patients' files will be reviewed for demographic and clinical variables associated with the development of GAS infection (age, parity, obstetric history), its clinical course and subsequent progress to septic shock, and the site of GAS isolation (blood, vaginal discharge, wound etc).
- Additional information will be obtained from the patients in order to evaluate the incidence of gynaecological infections and risk factors for such infections. These include events of pelvic inflammatory disease, contraceptive methods, subsequent deliveries or D&C (a questionnaire is attached).
- Vaginal cultures and pharyngeal swabs will be taken from all women with previous gynecological GAS infection/isolation participating in the study, in order to evaluate whether carriage of GAS in the vagina occurs.
- emm typing Since we have the original isolates from women with invasive disease (those presenting with bacteremia) we will be able to compare the specific type isolate obtained in consequent cultures with the original isolate. Isolates will be compared by several known bacterial attributes such as emm type, T type, and the presence of genes for the different exotoxins. emm typing PCR of streptococcal isolates will be performed as previously described [11], according to the recommendations of the Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Streptococcus pyogenes emm sequence database (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/biotech/strep/doc.htm).
- Prospective study- In addition to the above patients, women presenting from the beginning of the study for two years, with an isolation of GAS from the vagina (even without overt disease), will be followed in order to evaluate the significance of such isolates. These isolates will be collected for comparison with surveillance cultures which will be taken in the future. Vaginal cultures and pharyngeal swabs will be taken every 2 months during the year.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients diagnosed with GAS infection/isolation in the past 3 years (2003-2005)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00299663
|Hadassah Medical Organization
|Jerusalem, Israel
|Study Director:
|Hadassah Medical Organization
|Responsible Party:
|Ahinoam Lev-Sagie, MD, Hadassah Medical Organization
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00299663 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|March 5, 2006
|Last Updated:
|January 15, 2012
Keywords provided by Hadassah Medical Organization:
group A streptococcal infection
genital tract
patients with GAS isolation
Streptococcus Group A
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
Streptococcal Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
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Mr Burton Taylor has been appointed interim chairman. Rival director
AAco said yesterday that chairman
Mr Lonie, a former KPMG managing partner, is the fourth chairman to leave the board in two years amid bitter divisions over its future after the sale of a 43 per cent stake by rural services company Elders.
AAco shareholder IFFCO Poultry, which bought a 20 per cent share from Elders, nominated Datuk Abdul Samad to the board, an appointment that AAco endorsed yesterday, and that will increase IFFCO's influence over the company.
AAco said it had invited Dr Samad to join the board to fill a "casual vacancy position" ahead of its May 19 annual meeting. Dr Samad is a director of Felda Holdings, a Malaysian agribusiness that owns a half share of IFFCO Poultry with Dubai conglomerate IFFCO.
If elected by shareholders in May, Dr Samad would join Arunas Paliulis as IFFCO board representatives, giving the joint venture one-third of the board seats.
IFFCO was seeking three board seats on the six-person board until its other nominee, fund manager Patrick Allaway, withdrew his nomination last week.
Mr Burton Taylor was chairman from 2003 until 2008, when he was ousted by Elders. He said Mr Hughes' private farming operations represented a conflict of interest.
Mr Hughes joined the board with Mr Lonie last year. "I am really sad to see Peter Hughes go. I was completely won over by Peter Hughes during the year," Mr Burton Taylor said.
"He is very competent, but the fact that AAco and Peter are the two biggest operators in Wagyu [beef], and both have ambitions of getting bigger, presents an inescapable dilemma which is a fact of life and not a criticism of anybody."
Mr Hughes did not return calls from The Australian Financial Review.
The board ructions come as AAco managing director David Farley prepared a strategic review aimed at increasing revenue.
Details of the review could be published as early as next week.
Mr Burton Taylor didn't rule out revisiting plans to set up the North Australian Agricultural Fund – a $500 million unlisted property fund that led to the appointment of former Mirvac chief executive Greg Paramor as a director, who quit when Mr Burton Taylor was ousted in 2008.
AAco said it would appoint an independent chairman not currently on the board or involved with AAco.
National Farmers Federation president David Crombie and former Dairy Farmers chairman Ian Langdon are possible contenders for the position. However, it is unlikely that Mr Crombie can take on the role until November, when his term with the NFF expires.
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Urrgh!! I Want To Get Rid Of This Order!! (Vent)
Business By ccr03 Updated 8 Sep 2008 , 5:14pm by littlecake
Okay, I have a wedding planned for Jan. 3, but boy, am I starting to wish I didn't!!!
Talk about a Momzilla!!!!!! She is SOOOO annoying/pushy/rude (she interrupts everytime I talk).
But so last week the MOB called and said they wanted a flavor replica of the cake (and would pay for it of course), I told her that I would contact the B2B to confirm. I emailed the bride Thursday morning (I was baking Thursday night) and didn't hear back until Friday at 4:30-5. Well, I quit checking email Friday at 4PM so I can actually WORK on my cakes, so I didn't get it until just now. I get a call just now from the Momzilla saying they were waiting for the cake and then asked if I even made a cake. I told her no - why would I make a cake if I didn't have a confirmation Well, I
Anyway, she is getting super annoying that I SO would not care if they cancelled!!! I am secretly hoping they do!!!
Okay, I have to get that out of my system and not worry about it. She's not going to ruin my day.
Send her my way. I'd love to slap her up for you.
I think I may just have to!!!
I'm in a grouchy mood tonight. I'll make her sorry she ever bothered you.
Argh!!! Some people's kids...
Do what you need to do and if you have to explain your business parameters again, go right ahead. If anything else put a note on your website that you do not reliably answer emails after 2:00PM Friday thru 9AM Monday because you're giving cakes to be delivered during this time the attention they deserve. Not to mention, a little minimum timeframe for placing orders and confirmations
Good luck, dealing with Momzilla is the reason I'm not saying a word about my cousin's wedding cake (if SHE asks, I'll do it with my normal parameters, if she doesn't, no problemo here - and truth be told I'm already doing a cake for 200 that day anyways)...
Good point about the email 'disclaimer'.
Yeah, but so the B2B just emailed me saying she is thinking of getting a new baker. Woo-hoo! is all I'm thinking !!!
I replied and told her that I am a strong believer that one should work/support with companies they feel comfortable and confident with and she should do that. And if that lead to a new baker, I'll refund her deposit. Now I think I should have told her, "I think that would be best."
Anyway, we'll see what happens.
But cross your fingers! I hope they cancel!!!
i'd cancel first....cut her loose to find her "ideal baker"....it's very satisfying (bad me)
I guess nobody else had any difficulty figuring this out so don't hate me but I don't understand if someone orders a cake why did you contact someone else to confirm it? I missed that part--is it because you wanted to for sure nail down the flavor or something? The wedding is in January right?
I mean if she's (Mob's) all annoying for sure cancel her but I just didn't understand.
Deposits should be nonrefundable...how much time have you spent working with these people so far?
I do have on my web site that I may not answer emails or the phone on thursday and fridays because I am busy doing cakes. That might help in the future..
Did they want the cake TODAY?
Sure, let her cancel..(I don't understand this flavor thing anyway..didn't they have a tasting?)
What I"ve never figured out (and it happens to me) is why they say "Oh good, you can do our cake, here is your deposit, this is what we want..." and then "We'd like to taste these flavors." Wait...if you already paid the deposit...and you already know what flavors you want...then...um...why do you need the tasting?
I assume that tastings are "traditional" and people just do them "just because they can" rather than any real necessity??? The only time I would feel a tasting would be necessary is BEFORE booking the baker, so you know for sure you can trust them. But AFTER you book them? Hmm.
I mean, I do it of course...just can't figure it out, other than they just want to taste it ahead of time for fun.
Deposits should be nonrefundable...how much time have you spent working with these people so far?
I agree. I have it in my contract that all deposits are nonrefundable.
Good luck with this one though!
Oh ok I get it I think. You feel mob is gonna pick apart the 'flavor replica cake' you make her? That's so not cool of her. But why were you confirming the order with the bride?
I have on my website the 6 flavors I serve at my tasting and if they want another flavor they can buy a 6 in and I need to know 48 hours before their consultation to have it prepared.
um, who signed the contract? i wouldn't talk to anyone but the person who signed the contract.
I wouldn't take cake orders from the MOB unless the B2B had given me permission to do so, either.
I think I would call the bride back and say that you had given it some thought and decided that YOU are not comfortable with this transaction and that you are no longer available to do her cake.
I would give the deposit back, personally, but if there were taster cakes or whatever, I would keep payment for those.
I don't charge for consultations so even though I work with someone, it's not until cake time that I actually charge for.
Good luck!
Good point about the email 'disclaimer'.
Yeah, but so the B2B just emailed me saying she is thinking of getting a new baker. Woo-hoo! is all I'm thinking !!!
I replied and told her that I am a strong believer that one should work/support with companies they feel comfortable and confident with and she should do that. And if that lead to a new baker, I'll refund her deposit. Now I think I should have told her, "I think that would be best."
Anyway, we'll see what happens.
But cross your fingers! I hope they cancel!!!
Why did you not come right out and tell her that would be the best thing to do? She's obviously not happy with the service you are providing. You are not happy with her mom's behaviour and the whole things seems to be causing you some unwanted frustration. Refund her money and walk away.
I have a statement in my wedding cake contract:
SPECIAL NOTE: Regardless of who ultimately pays for the wedding cake, the BRIDE has sole ability to make changes of any kind and is the client ANNA recognizes. Not the Wedding Planner. Not the Mother of the Bride. Not the Groomâs Mother. Not Aunt Gertie who decorates cakes. Not Grandma. Nobody. ONLY the Bride can make changes. Period.
In this case, I'd consider this "flavor replica" be part of the whole thing, so the Bride is the only one I'd take an order like that from.
Recently indydebi stated she sets a "password" with her brides so that if anyone requests changes or whatever to the order, they need to have the bride's password for debi to accept it. Makes good sense to me!
I know that a bride gets busy, but this is HER cake and any action in regards to it needs to be handled by HER, even an order for a "flavor replica." And besides, the wedding in not till January, she can't be THAT busy just yet. I think MomZilla is just meddling because maybe SHE doesn't like the flavors/combinations the bride chose and wants to prove a point. Of course, I could be wrong...I don't read minds! (except for my son and husband )
I hope for your sake they cancel, or that you cut them loose. I fear that the MomZilla will only get worse as time gets closer to the wedding.
cake_princess, you are right - I should have said it to begin with. Why I didn't is beyond me at this point! I was stupid not to cancel on her first.
k8memphis, the MOB called last week saying the B2B wanted to have the 'flavor replica' cake and I told her that I would contact the B2B directly to work it out.
But I am being done with it - she cancelled, I'm refunding the deposit. I don't have in my contract (which is made out to the bride and groom) that the refund is non-refundable until 60 days before teh wedding date.
I really don't care - they are out of my hair and now I can better plan my Christmas vacation.
YAY! \\o/
I KNOW!!!! Woo-hoo!!!!!
some people just are not worth the aggravation !


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How To Brew "The Rosy Persian"—Our Black Tea Cocktail
Searching for uniquely delicious tea-cocktails, I've tasted a lot of brews. Each tea adds distinct flavor and character. I love infusing our Jasmine Green for a floral burst, Tolstoy's Sip for deep smokiness, and Earl Grey for citrus brightness. But my hands-down holiday favorite is a cold-brew infusion of vodka and our California Persian Black Tea. This magical combination of baby wild roses, citrusy bergamot and orange, and savory cardamom pods produces an amazing vodka tonic drink.
We call this drink "The Rosy Persian" and we brew it by the gallon for private events and parties.
- Pour 1 liter of the highest quality vodka you can find over 4 tablespoons of California Persian Black Tea.
- Steep in the refrigerator 8-12 hours.
- Strain out the leaves.
- Pour 1 ounce over ice in a cocktail glass, and add 2 ounces of tonic water.
Here's to a happy holiday from me and the rest of the crew at Samovar Tea Lounge!
Tea with Tony Hsieh: Jasmine Pearl, Blood Orange Puerh
If you own a pair of shoes, sneakers, or sandals you probably know about Zappos.com. Or, if you read the great book Delivering Happiness, then you also know Zappos.com. In this episode I meet with Tony Hsieh, CEO of this amazing company that offers so much more than just shoes. We aren't at Samovar in…See all posts


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Time Magazine Examines Islamic Superheroes "The 99"
Time magazine has taken a look at the Islamic superhero team comic book The 99, which takes Islamic mythology to create 99 heroes, each of whom personifies one of the 99 traits that the Koran attributes to Allah. The comic is the brainchild of Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, and the title has been successful enough in the Middle East, and a new wave of expansion will include a theme park in Kuwait scheduled to open in October and an animated TV show that Mutawa hopes to have on the air by late 2010.
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As a native New Yorker, Patrick Meagher grew up in the genesis of the graffiti movement; was a young tagger in the days of violent competition, a graffiti writer, an art-piecer and then later/still a conceptual sticker-bomber and wheat-paster as well. Having this early experience and interest, he also possesses a fairly comprehensive (art history/ street-history/ culture-jamming) understanding of the global graffiti movement. Ultimately he sees the development of these subjects and techniques as part of a grassroots fomenting of a post-modern paradigm shift - a vision of digitally enabled manifestations of a "'contemporary Aquarian age'" of enlightenment.
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Mon Nov 19, 2012, 05:52 PM
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SEC Rocked By Lurid Sex-and-Corruption Lawsuit
In a salacious 77-page complaint that reads like Penthouse Forum meets The Insider meets the Keystone Kops, one David Weber, the former chief investigator for the SEC Inspector General's office, accuses the SEC of retaliating against Weber for coming forward as a whistleblower. According to this lawsuit, Weber was made a target of intramural intrigues at the agency (which has a history of such retaliation) after he came forward with concerns that his bosses may have been spending more time copulating than they were investigating the SEC.
Weber claims that in recent years, while the SEC Inspector General's office has been attempting to investigate the agency's seemingly-negligent responses in such matters as the Bernie Madoff case and the less-well-known (but nearly as disturbing) Stanford Financial Ponzi scandal, two of the IG office's senior officials former Inspector General David Kotz and his successor, Noelle Maloney were sleeping together.
The filing of this lawsuit now by Weber officially begins the raging clusterfuck portion of the story, as he and his lawyers are releasing lurid details not only about Kotz and Maloney, but about a host of other SEC and SEC IG officials. It's very strong stuff: the only things missing from this lawsuit are tales of SEC officials running white-slavery rings and snorting brown-brown off the corpses of strippers with West African rebels.
There are, for instance, allegations that officials handed out SEC contracts to buddies at influential Beltway consulting firms, claims that sexual harassment cases were covered up and accusations that the SEC failed to properly screen contractors who were given full access to SEC databases (it cites an example of one contractor who was on early parole from a 10-year narcotics bid in Virginia). The suit also alleges that the SEC security chief, William Fagan, "watched the video feed from security cameras outside of the [Inspector General's] suite, in order to determine the identities of . . . potential whistleblowers."
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/sec-rocked-by-lurid-sex-and-corruption-lawsuit-20121119#ixzz2Chwdrzs5
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Mon Nov 19, 2012, 05:58 PM
hootinholler (26,449 posts)
1. Well at least tehy were doing *something*!
I didn't think they were doing *anything*!
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Mon Nov 19, 2012, 06:18 PM
cloudbase (4,054 posts)
2. Fucking each other and fucking the taxpayer was cool.
Fucking Weber was just a bonus.
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Mon Nov 19, 2012, 06:28 PM
HereSince1628 (36,063 posts)
3. At first glans I wonder if it's whistles that are getting blown.
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Mon Nov 19, 2012, 06:39 PM
OriginalGeek (9,991 posts)
5. Hah!
I saw what you did.
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Mon Nov 19, 2012, 07:05 PM
libodem (19,288 posts)
6. giggle
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Mon Nov 19, 2012, 06:30 PM
nadinbrzezinski (154,021 posts)
4. My...nothing that salacious
In my local court...sounds like a keeper


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Yet another OScon entry so I'll try to keep it short. I see that Matt has added his pictures online. If you weren't there this should give you a good feel of what the conference was like as there are many pictures involving drinks.
It was cool to have Robin around as it was pretty tight for him to come this year. It was also really cool to have expenses covered by the company so I would not have to cut corners like last year when I did not have a job. It was even cooler to have us being moved from the Best Western to the 10th floor of the Sheraton by the ever-so-helpful Nat. Now, that was really it. Robin & I managed to meet with Simon St. Laurent, our editor for the SVG book. Ronal Bourret was there too and was a good laugh. We hung out a lot with the usual gang: Matt and Heather, Kip, Eric, Geoff and the missus, Stas and Michel. I also got to meet people I did not know, DJ and the Jabber crew.
Talks went pretty well. The SVG Tutorial went very smoothly with reasonable attendance (about 35-40 people) and what seemed like great interest. The SVG Animation session was really cool too. It must have been the fourth time I was presenting it so it was bound to go down well. People seemed to really dig my little demos. The Batik talk went ok considering I did not know much about the internals of the project and have never worked with it much. Lightning Talks were really nice too, and with a funny moment during my "Flash Sux, SVG Rox" talk when I was (rightfully) bitching about Macromedia's attitude towards SVG and this Macromedia guy stood up and said who he was working for. I'm already thinking about what I should do for next year, hopefully one session in a different track than XML. I hope to do a tutorial on SVG components if SVG has been going well til then, and it should do.
How many people had new iBooks? I knew I was one of them, and I know a few people who got one either during the conference or right when they got back home. The iBooks look amazing and OS X rocks (even more with Jaguar just around the corner), so I kind of figured out why everybody was going for one. I got the OS X Missing Manual and Cocoa books from the O'Reilly bookstore. Hopefully next year you will see our book there too... and you'll get it, right?
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Steal Princess Review
June 12, 2009 - They've tried this all before, you know. Landstalker on the Genesis. Dark Savior on the Saturn. Lady Stalker on the Super Famicom, among others. Climax Entertainment just keeps pushing isometric action/adventures out the door, and the company's latest attempt to maintain its momentum in that sub-genre, Steal Princess, finally hit the DS in America last month (after a few delays).
Steal Princess Now Availabe at Select Retailers with Bonus Mini-Poster
May 21, 2009 - Prospective treasure hunters are reminded to pack their whip.
Atlus Pushes Steal Princess To May
April 2, 2009 - IRVINE, CALIFORNIA -- APRIL 2, 2009 -- Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced that Steal Princess, the genre-bending puzzle-platformer for Nintendo DS, has been delayed until May 19th. Unrelated to the delay but serving as a special treat to fans that either pre-order or pick up the game at launch, each and every copy of Steal Princess will include a special mini-poster with beautiful art inspired by the game.
Atlus Adjusts Release Schedule
February 3, 2009 - Today Atlus announced it had to slightly push back four games in its spring release schedule.
Atlus Pockets Steal Princess
January 15, 2009 - IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 15, 2009 - Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced that it has secured the North American publishing rights for Steal Princess™ for Nintendo DS™, a puzzle/platformer hybrid on a mission to break the mold and redefine a couple of genres in the process. Over 150 levels of increasing complexity eagerly look forward to pushing your central processing unit (i.e., your brain) to its limits. When you've completed the stages provided, wipe your well-earned tears of joy away and jump into the powerful level creator to design your own devilishly tough maps, placing enemies, constructing moving platforms, and even setting custom victory conditions! Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection support allows your custom creations to be shared online with anyone across North America!
Climax Developing New Action RPG for DS
October 15, 2007 - They made waves on the Genesis with Landstalker, and... well, no one has paid much attention to them since. But Climax is back, with a new action RPG for the DS.


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Room air conditioners, also known as window air conditioners, can be a good choice when it comes to cooling one room at a time, especially if a central air conditioner isn't needed. Here's some helpful advice for choosing, installing and operating a room air conditioner.
In the past, room air conditioners have had a reputation for being inefficient when it comes to using energy. However, that reputation is no longer deserved according to the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, which reports that the average energy efficiency of room air conditioners increased 47 percent from 1972 to 1991. Now, although slightly less efficient than central air conditioners overall, room air conditioners do a more efficient — and cheaper — job of cooling individual rooms than their central air conditioner counterparts.
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Size — A new room air conditioner needs to be able to meet your cooling capacity requirements. Cooling capacities are measured in Btu per hour, and generally range from 5,500 Btu per hour to 14,000 Btu per hour. A ton, a common rating term for cooling capacity, equals 12,000 Btu per hour. Each square foot of room space to be cooled needs about 20 Btu per hour of cooling capacity. So, to find the correct starting point for the size of your unit, multiply your square footage by 20. The result is the necessary Btu per hour rating of your unit. However, other factors to consider when selecting the size of a unit include room height, climate, shading and window size.
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U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Savers website, "Room Air Conditioners."


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I always like in when Anderson Cooper has to stifle a giggle during his "Ridiculist" segments on CNN, but yesterday's one on Amanda Bynes featured the news anchor speaking with a bit more derision than normal. Who can blame him, though, when she has been such an easy target this week, sending her lawyer into court to address her DUI and then Tweeting Barack Obama to say he should go out of his way to fire the cop who arrested her for drinking and driving. I guess that's one way to stay in the news.
Cooper did go out of his way to take a few pot shots at the former Nickelodeon star; but who wouldn't, considering the ill thought out and extremely public manner the celebrity has been using to express herself? She's certainly not the first to make an ass on herself via Twitter, but she may very well be the first to attempt to bring Obama into her personal life.
Cooper followed up his pot shots at the Easy A actress with his first ever "Ridiculist" spinoff, called "Things More Important Than Amanda Bynes' Tweets." Since most things are more important than Bynes' Twitter activity, the segment took other ridiculous entertainment news and juxtaposed it with Bynes' Twitter feed, stating Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus' engagement was practically the moon landing when compared.
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I want to thank Chairman Domenici, Senator Bingaman, and all the Committee members for holding this important conference. A careful review of the comments from industry and others indicate a center of gravity is forming on many of the key questions posed by the Committee.
The National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP) concurs with the bulk of the comments that advocate an economy-wide program. The generally stated preference for an economy-wide approach to domestic greenhouse gas reductions is noteworthy in that it differs from the EU program which only requires reductions from large stationary sources. The chance to learn from the experiences in Europe is a significant opportunity for domestic policy design.
To achieve the desired program coverage, many respondents note that it is preferable to impose the regulatory burden "upstream" on a small number of sources high in the energy chain. NCEP believes that either a fully upstream approach or a so-called hybrid model upstream for oil and gas and at the point of combustion for electric utilities deserve the bulk of Congressional focus.
Allocating emission permits may pose the greatest political challenge to adopting a market-based greenhouse gas reduction program. It is critical to understand that ultimate decisions regarding permit allocation and point of regulation do not affect overall program costs. The Energy Information Administration conclusion in it's April 2005 report that the NCEP proposal would have "no material effect" on the U.S. economy remains the best assessment of the costs of the NCEP proposal.
Deciding how to allocate emission permits at the outset of a trading program has considerable implications for the distribution of burdens and overall program fairness. NCEP believes that the most equitable and politically viable way to initiate a market-based reduction program is to grant free allowances to those who will bear the primary costs of program compliance.
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The Federal Reserve is still going through its "lessons-learned" exercise from the financial crisis, but one lesson has not yet been absorbed — the one about ignoring and enabling credit bubbles.
That's the only conclusion to be drawn from the Fed's decision last week to not only keep its benchmark interest rates at zero but also let everyone know that it intends to leave them there for a long time. In case anyone missed the message, Fed officials and other central bankers and finance ministers repeated their promise several days later at a meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland.
Not surprisingly, this sparked a weeklong party in financial markets that already had powerful rallies over the past six months.
"The markets are on a sugar high," Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive of Pimco, the giant money manager, told Newsweek.
Judging from how sharply and quickly these prices have risen, it's a good bet that it is the handiwork of short-term speculation by banks, hedge funds, private-equity funds and other financial center wiseguys moving as a herd, financing their purchases with some of that yummy, zero-percent Fed money.
For many investors, the cost of money is effectively less than zero, as economist Nouriel Roubini likes to point out. If you borrow dollars at near zero percent interest in the United States, exchange the dollars for Thai bhat and invest the bhat in government bonds paying 4 or 5 percent, you not only get the benefit of the interest rate arbitrage but you also gain when you sell the bond and exchange the bhat back into dollars that have since depreciated. Roubini calls it "the mother of all carry trades," and in recent months he calculates that it has been generating annualized returns for investors of 50 to 70 percent.
This carry trade is now so widespread that it has become a major factor driving down the value of the dollar against many other currencies and driving up the flow of hot money into a number of developing countries. Not only has it spawned stock, bond or real estate bubbles in those countries, but it's also driven up the value of their currencies to the point that their exports are less competitive relative to countries, including China, that peg their currencies to the dollar.
There's no way to know how long all this can continue before one of these bubbles finally bursts, the dollar spikes upward and investors all rush to unwind their trades at the same time. But it is a good guess that it will last as long as the Fed and other central banks indicate there is no end in sight for the current cheap-money regime. The longer they wait, the bigger the bubbles, and the bigger the mess to clean up.
All of which is why the recent statements by policymakers were so disappointing — and so dangerous. The policy might make some sense if all this credit was flowing to worthy households and businesses. The evidence, however, suggests that much of it is going toward short-term financial speculation that is great for boosting bank profits and fattening the bonuses of Wall Street wiseguys — but lousy at producing sustainable long-term growth.


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Northwest Cider Makers' Dinner Recap
Tuesday evening we had the pleasure of feasting and exploring Northwest ciders at The Herbfarm in Woodinville. The main purpose of the dinner was to honor Dr. Norton, Gary Moulton, and Peter Mitchell for their service to improving the quality of Northwest ciders over the past several decades.
This was our first experience with a 6-course, 4 ½ hour dinner event. To start the evening off, we toured their formal herb garden where we sampled various herbs and flowers that would be used with the dinner and heard a little bit of their story. The first course was a trio for cider which featured emmer blini with housemade fresh chevre and various toppings with a champagne-style cider from Finnriver. The second course featured farmstead rabbit paired with Wescott Bay's traditional cider. The third course was squab paired with Wildfire Semisweet Ember and our own Cliffbreaks Blend. The fourth course – pork with Red Barn's Burro Loco. We had a cheese and house-made prosciutto paired with Wandering Angus Bloom cider. For dessert, balsamic bing cherries with Bavarian cream paired with Blue Mountain's cherry cider.
The presentation for each course was elegantly done and many of them had a cider reduction to compliment the entree. The portions were sized appropriately so as not to have overeaten. The Herbfarm did the best the best job that I have experienced so far in pairing cider elegantly with food. It was a very enjoyable time and it was hard to believe that it was after 11:00 when we left. The hard part was keeping alert for deer on the 3-hour drive home.
The dinner event at The Herbfarm was definitely a highlight to our dining experiences and a great opportunity to connect with other cider makers and enthusiasts. There were several people capturing photos of the evening, we'll try to connect with them soon and share the feast visually. A very big thank you to Nancy Bishop of Wildfire Cidery and Sharon Campbell of Tieton Cider Works for organizing such a wonderful event.


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Saturday, May 26, 2007
this response from Michael Norton at the Jamestown Site
"While wrapping up my coverage of the Quadracentenial, I
ran across this blog post. The author doesn't seem to
appreciate that from Virginia's perspective it is a historical
spitting contest. The North, victorious in the Civil War,
stole the nation's founding myth from its rightful owners.
Virginians want it back.
Notice how the author cleverly skirts the salient fact that
Jamestown was the first English settlement by observing
(correctly) that neither Jamestown nor Plymouth was the
first European settlement. I couldn't help but notice
he didn't write his post in Spanish.
Of course his ancestor mutinied at Jamestown only to land
in Plymouth, an interesting twist to the tale. So consider
the source:…"
and then he goes on to quote my post.
At this late hour, approximately 12:47am, I'm sort of bemused
by this. I've never been accused of "cleverly skirting" something
before and it certainly wasn't my intention in the original post. It
was just a quick thought I had and that I wanted to get posted
on the blog before I went off to the laundromat and forgot about
I'm a bit taken aback.
But ok, then. Jamestown still isn't the oldest English settlement
in North America. That honor would appear to belong to the
town of St. John's in Newfoundland founded around 1528 by
English fishermen. I might have to doublecheck that, it is as I
said, late.
It would seem to me that there's plenty of historical treasures
in beautiful Virginia such as the homes of many of the founding
Fathers as well as places associated in many Americans' minds
with the Revolutionary and Civil War. And it's wonderful to
celebrate Jamestown's 400 years but this obsession with the
idea that Plymouth stole it's rightful place demeans it.
Can't we all just get along and be proud of each area's
2 comments:
- Janice said...
Some folks want to rewrite history in a way that pleases them, and denigrate those who believe and write otherwise. Fortunately for us there are true historians out there who prefer to know the truth of the past--the good, the bad and the ugly. I consider you one of the latter.
You came right out and stated that the currently known story of Plymouth Rock "is 99% myth." Massachusetts has always been extremely good at marketing their historical events... kudos to them.
As far as our nation's founding myth--I believe the Native Peoples (sometimes called American Indians) were here FIRST.
- Bill West said...
You know,when I read the article that originally prompted my comments, my first thought was that Native Americans who maybe look at all this publicity & the dispute on who's older & think: "Well, there they go again!"
One of the things that becoming involved in genealogy has done for me is give me a new appreciation for all aspects of our history.
It's an amazing story.
Thanks for the kind words, Janice


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Ditto. I often think this too.


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I was trying to see what was written about the German Perl Workshop and I got tons of mostly unrelated articles and journal entries.
Any idea how to fix this ?
The Workshop is currently nearly cancled, but some people are trying to organise something.
If you're interested in having a German Perlworkshop this year, consider joining the wsorga list. Details here: http://www.perlworkshop.de [perlworkshop.de]
It seems that it won't collide with YAPC::Israeal though. Which also means that I won't have a birthday party with Perl People