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Jackson, Andrew
A History of Florida1904
War Declared. British and Indian Conspiracies. In 1812 war was declared between the United States and England. About the same time it was discovered that the Indians of the west bad joined in a plot against the white, settlers. The great Shawnee chief, Tecumseh, came south to persuade the southern Indians to join in the plot. He was very eloquent and many of the Creeks and Indians of other tribes joined him. His plans were aided by British agents at Pensacola, who encouraged the Indians to make war on the Americans, and furnished them with arms.
What was the effect of this expedition? What brought these hostilities to an end? What was the great Indian plot of 1812?
Creeks destroy Fort Mims. Many women and children had taken refuge at Fort Mims, a few miles north of Mobile. On August 30, 1813, the chief, Weatherford, a nephew of McGillivray, Jed a thousand Creek warriors against the fort, took it by surprise, and killed and scalped every person in it.
Jackson at Horse Shoe Bend. It was now that General Andrew Jackson marched from Tennessee, and in a hard-fought campaign, ending in the victory of the Horse Shoe Bend, march 27, 1814, completely broke the power of the Creeks to the British nation. Some of them went to Pensacola, others into the interior of Florida, but they were no longer to be feared as they had been.
Weatherford's Surrender. There is an interesting story of Jackson's generosity at the time of Weatherford's surrender. The chief came to the general's tent and gave himself up. "Kill me, if you wish." he said, "but I come to ask you to help our women and children who are starving in the woods. They never did you any harm." Jackson could be merciful as well as brave. He not only sent food to the women and children, but also spared the chief's life and sent him away safe and free.
How was the British using the Indians? Tell of the Fort Mims massacre. Where was Fort Mims? I low did Jackson retaliate Tell of Jackson's generosity to Weathrford.
British Agents at Pensacola. Spain either could not or would not prevent the English from having agents at Pensacola and Apalachicola Bay to arm the Indians against the United States. In August, 1814, a British fleet entered Pensacola Bay with the consent of the Spanish government and raised the British flag over the forts. The Indians of the surrounding region were now openly engaged to make war on the Americans and were supplied with arms and ammunition. The streets of Pensacola were full of Indians in British uniforms marching and drilling.
Jackson marches against Pensacola. Jackson determined to put a stop to all this. He raised a force of three thousand volunteers from Tennessee and Kentucky and, joined by other troops, marched against Pensacola. On November 6,1814, he camped less than two miles from the Spanish fortifications and sent forward an officer with a flag of truce to the governor. The officer was fired upon, and Jackson immediately demanded the surrender of the town. When the governor refused to surrender, Jackson determined to take the town by storm. This was not an easy thing to do, for Pensacola was well protected with a fort and several batteries, and there were several war ships in front of the city.
What was going on at Pensacola? How was this to be stopped? Who composed Jackson's army?
Pensacola Surrendered. Jackson marched his troops around the town at night, and in the morning advanced rapidly from the east. Two batteries tried to stop their march, but these were soon captured. Soon after, the Spanish governor with his escort came to meet the Americans and offered to surrender. Jackson received the surrender and marched on into the city. On their way down the principal street the Americans were fired upon by the British marines, but returned the fire with such effect that the British with their Indian allies were glad to make their escape to the ships, and sailed away. The Indians were left at the mouth of the Apalachicola and gave much trouble later.
Jackson remained at Pensacola two days, then, after destroying the fort and batteries, he left the place in the hands of the Spaniards and hurried on to New Orleans.
It is said that when the Spaniards began rebuilding the f ortifications, the British Captain Nichols offered to assist. But the governor declined, saying that if he needed help, he would call on his friend General Jackson. Pensacola was taken on November 7. Just two months later Jackson won the great battle of New Orleans.
Negro Fort taken by Colonel Clinch. After they were driven from Pensacola, Captains Percy and Nichols built a strong fort on the Apalachicola and made it headquarters for arming Indians and runaway negroes to make war against the frontier settlements of Georgia and Alabama. This was kept even after peace was declared. The fort was commanded by a negro, Garcia, and was known as the Negro Fort. After waiting a year and a half for it to be abandoned, the United States authorities decided to wait no longer. Colonel Clinch was sent against the fort, and attacked it with 116 men and some Creek allies. One of the hot shots struck a powder magazine and blew up the fort, only a few of those in it escaping death. The Spanish negroes were given over to the Spanish agent and the runaway American negroes were taken charge of by Colonel Clinch. The negro commander and a Choctaw chief were put to death. A quantity of ammunition was taken from a magazine that had not been injured, and more than two hundred thousand dollars' worth of property was found in the fort. The Americans suffered no loss at all.
Destruction of Fowltown. After this, vessels could navigate the Apalachicola River with less danger, but the attacks oil the border settlements of Georgia and Alabama by the Seminoles and runaway negroes continued.
What defenses bad Pensacola? What became of the British? Of the Indian allies? How and to whom did Jackson leave Pensacola? What was Jackson's next great achievement? What and where were the further operations of the British agents? What was their fort on the Apalachicola called? What steps did the United States authorities take? What were the results of the expedition? What was gained by the destruction of the "Negro Fort"? What danger still existed?
In November, 1817, General Gaines tried to arrange an interview with Enermathla, one of the chiefs. The chief would not come to Ills camp, and the general sent a part of men to Fowltown, the chief's village just above the Georgia border, to bring him. As the soldiers drew near the village, they were fired upon by the Indians. Upon this, the soldiers attacked and destroyed the village. In one of the cabins was found a British uniform of scarlet cloth with gold epaulettes and a paper stating that the chief, Enemathla, was a faithful British subject.
Indian Attacks. Scott Massacre. The Indians retaliated for the destruction of Fowltown by attacking plantations and small settlements of the Americans; then they would escape into Florida. Here they could consider themselves safe, as they were on Spanish land. One of the most shocking massacres was that of Lieutenant Scott and his command. His boat was ascending the Apalachicola with supplies for Fort Scott. In passing a swamp where the Indians were concealed there was a sudden attack, and nearly all on board were killed. This shocked the whole country, and the American people felt that such things must no longer be allowed.
Jackson destroys Indian Towns. As Spain seemed unable to control the Indians, General Jackson was put in command against them, and he was directed to call oil the neighboring States for troops if it should be necessary. General Jackson lost no time in the matter. With one thousand volunteers, most of them from Tennessee, five hundred regulars, and a large force of Creeks, he marched with all speed upon the Miccosukee towns in East Florida
Tell of the destruction of Fowltown. What evidence of British encouragement of the attacks was found? Why were the border plantations in such great daughter What massacre then took place?
and destroyed them, then upon the Fowl towns which he also destroyed. The Fowl towns lay west of the Suwanee. The Tallahassee fields were about the center. At Miccosukee Jackson found three hundred scalps of men, women, and children hung on painted war poles over the village square.
St. Marks and Suwanee Taken. Hearing that there were agents at St. Marks stirring up the Indians against the Americans, Jackson hastened to that fort. It surrendered without any resistance, though it was well garrisoned and had twenty mounted guns. From St. Marks Jackson marched to Suwanee, where he took a number of prisoners. Among the prisoners were two British subjects: Arbuthnot, captured at St. Marks, and Ambrister at Suwanee. Arbuthnot was a Scotch trader, and Ambrister had been a soldier under Nichols. They were accused of having given help and encouragement to the Indians in their attacks oil the frontier, and were sentenced to death. For this Jackson was afterwards much blamed, but he declared that he had done only what was necessary for the protection of the Americans on the frontier.
Marches on Pensacola. Jackson next turned his attention to Pensacola, for he had beard that Indians hostile to the United States received arms and encouragement there, while not even food supplies for the American troops were allowed to pass up the Escambia River. While on his way he received several haughty messages from Masot, the Spanish governor of West Florida, demanding that he should leave. But these messages made no difference to Jackson. He went on to Pensacola, and Masot retired to Fort Barrancas.
Why was Jackson again called to Florida? What troops did he bring? What places did he destroy? What horrible evidence did he find that this punishment was deserved? What forts were taken? Tell of the two prisoners whose execution caused much criticism. What was Jackson's defense?
Pensacola Surrendered Again. Three times Jackson demanded the surrender of the fort, and three times Masot refused it. Then Jackson made the attack. After a few hours of resistance Masot surrendered on condition that his troops should march out with the honors of war and be carried to Havana.
From this time the Americans were in control of all West Florida. Jackson established a provisional government, and then returned to his Tennessee home for a much needed rest. Although the United States government returned West Florida to Spain in September, 1819, a treaty bad already been made for the purchase of all Florida, so it was only a little while longer that the Spanish flag waved over Florida before she ceased to be the colony of a European nation and became a territory of the United States.
Where did Jackson next turn? Why? What was the result? In what shape did he leave affairs in Florida when he returned to his home?
- Make a list of all the English attacks on St. Augustine, giving (as far as shown) date, leader, object, and results.
- Make a like list of all the attacks of the Florida Spaniards upon the English.
- Describe Governor Moore's expedition against middle Florida.
- Describe the siege of St. Augustine.
- Monteano's invasion of Georgia.
- What southern territory was held by each nation at the close of the French and Indian War?
- Give all the changes of ownership of Florida, with the occasion, terms, and provision for the residents in each case.
- Discuss the history of Florida tinder the British rule, as to civil government, immigration, industry, and relation to the War of Independence.
- Give all account of the Turnbull colony.
- Tell the occasion, date, and circumstances of the Spanish conquest of West Florida.
- Write a sketch of Alexander McGillivray.
- Tell of his serving four nations.
- Write a sketch of William Augustus Bowles.
- What was his plot and what did he do toward its accomplishment?
- Give the causes of the dispute, the two boundaries claimed, and the settlement as to the northern boundary of West Florida.
- Give the same as to the western boundary of West Florida.
- Tell of the Republic of West Florida and what was accomplished by it.
- Were the Embargo and Non-Intercourse acts? How did they affect Florida or her ports?
- Explain the importance of Florida to the United States.
- Give all account of the "Republic of Florida."
- Relate the taking of Fernandina.
- Describe the Alachua campaign against the Indians.
- Tell of Jackson's campaign against the Creeks and its results.
- Describe his Pensacola campaign with its causes and results.
- Tell of the "Negro Fort," "Fowltown," and Scott massacre.
- Describe Jackson's second invasion of Florida.
- The Arbuthnot and Ambrister incident.
- What charter of South Carolina included St. Augustine? Who granted it? When? To whom? What was the form of government? (Justin Winsor's "Narrative and Critical History of America," Vol. V.)
- What war was there between England and Spain at the time of Moore's invasion?
- What war at the time of Oglethorpe's siege and Monteano's invasion?
- Why was it especially desirable to each nation that England should have possession of Florida and Spain of Havana?
- Give all the reasons why Florida prospered more tinder English rule than would have been possible under the Spanish.
- Why is indigo no longer cultivated in the State?
- Why were people from the countries about the Mediterranean colonized by Dr. Turnbull instead of those from his own country?
- The descendants of these people, collectively known as Miuorcans, constitute some of the most influential and prominent families of St. Augustine and other portions of the State. Can you locate ally of them by name or otherwise?
- Give as many reasons as you can why the people of Florida did not join with the patriots in the Revolution.
- What was the distribution of southern territory after the second transfer of Florida?
- Give as many reasons as you can why the second transfer was important both to England and to Spain.
- What effect would you expect the transfer to have upon the development of Florida?
- Compare the condition and extent of development of the territory after the British withdrawal with that of two hundred years prior.
- Read the more extended accounts of the remarkable characters McGillivray and Bowles in the larger works.
- What was the strategic importance of Florida in the War of 1812?
- Read the history of Tecumseh and his famous plot, and of Jackson's campaign against the Creeks.
- Upon what grounds was Jackson justified in invading Florida and taking Pensacola?
- Give the particulars of the battle of New Orleans.
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If you intend to travel farther afield than Lahinch or Rosslare this summer, getting travel insurance is probably on your mind. But what do you need to know to ensure that you, your family and your possessions are adequately protected?
And, with upward pressure on travel insurance prices due to the increasing costs of healthcare in European countries such as Spain, how can you do so at the best price?
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As a first step in ensuring that you are adequately protected this summer, remember either to renew or apply for a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), which has replaced the old E111 form.
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The card lasts for two years and you should receive it within about 10 days of applying, so if you haven't done so yet, now is the time. If you are stuck for time, your local health office can issue you with a Temporary Replacement Certificate for a fast-approaching holiday.
Remember though, that while useful, the EHIC may not cover in full the cost of care in another country, and also does not cover the cost of repatriation. See ehic.ie
Check that excess isn't excessive
Once you're happy with your quote for travel insurance, it's easy to think "job done" and go back to more pressing concerns such as what to pack for your holiday. Before you do this, however, it's worth remembering that most policies carry an excess – and this will differ among providers.
"This [excess] can be as high as €250 for different elements of the cover, such as compensation for trip cancellation," says Lynch.
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With the VHI, for example, you will pay the first €85 of any claim you may make, although this will be waived if you add €8 to the cost of your policy.
Similarly, at multitrip.com an excess of €75 applies, unless you opt for the excess waiver option at €8.99 a year.
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While some insurers might prevent you from getting cover if you have a pre-existing medical condition, this isn't always the case. Some will require you to discuss your illness before getting cover, while others won't even do this.
"If you've got private health insurance with medical cover abroad, you don't have to disclose medical conditions," says Ciaran Mulligan, joint managing director of multitrip.com. Exceptions do apply, however, in the event of a terminal prognosis, or when you're awaiting results of tests or investigations. And don't be tempted to save on your cover by omitting any problems you may have with your health.
"It is best to declare all medical conditions, as not doing so may void a claim. Also let the insurance company know of any health issues of close relations on whom your travel depends," advises Lynch.
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If you book your holiday through a travel agent, don't feel compelled to purchase insurance from them also, as there might be a healthy commission to be earned by the agent in selling these policies.
However, whether you get such a policy with them or not, remember that travel agents are bonded, which means that if they should go belly-up – a not unlikely outcome in the current environment – the State is obliged to step in and cover your losses. It should also arrange to bring you home if you are stranded on holiday when the company collapses.
Put family first
Generally, buying insurance as a couple or as part of a family is going to work out cheaper although, as Lynch asserts, "check that the policy doesn't specify you always travel together!"
It can also make sense to buy an annual multi-trip policy, rather than getting insurance to cover a particular holiday. According to Lynch, it makes financial sense to go for the multi-trip option if you plan to take more than three holidays or breaks in a year. "It saves you time and money," he says. However, if you intend going away for extended periods, be sure you check whether your policy covers a specific number of days travel only or you might find yourself out of cover on one of your trips.
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If the chaos in 2010 as a result of the volcanic ash in the atmosphere is still fresh in your mind, you might want to ensure that you have cover for any such repeat, or indeed any other unexpected "natural catastrophes".
According to Lynch, should you opt for this extra cover, it will provide benefits such as travel re-arrangement expenses, accommodation, and cancellation cover, due to exceptional "natural disasters" that are not classed as weather disruption.
Be prepared to pay extra, however, with policies typically increasing by about €15 for an individual if this cover is included.
At multitrip.com, you can get travel disruption cover, which costs €17 extra on an annual policy, and protects you in the event of incidents such as volcanic ash or bad weather. "It covers 99.9 per cent of what can go wrong on you," says Mulligan.
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Chiching! Program break for a little explanation here: our European Mars bar is known in the US as Milky Way, whereas our Milky Way is your 3 Musketeers, our 3 Musketeers is discontinued long ago and has made a reappearance under the name Curly Wurly which is your Marathon. Your Mars bar? Doesn't exist here... or might be disguised as a Snickers bar with peanuts not almonds. Confused yet? Moohahaha (Evidence can be found here and here) Why all this? Because the good founders of Mars once divided the world in two after a little argument (dad and son didn't get along together for a moment).... That's global thinking avant la lettre folks! Mars bar was invented in the UK, based on the US Milky Way. At one point of time the companies were merged again and there we were, millions of marketing money had gone into branding.... resulting in status quo.
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{Gosh! When I digress, I digress good 'n plenty! We were discussing Daring Baker's August Challenge. Milk Chocolate Caramel tart.} OK.
I'll leave the recipe and directions to our wonderful hosts this month: Veronica at Veronica's Testkitchen and Patricia at Technicolor Kitchen and just mention the ingredients here so you'll know what was going on.
Ingredients shortbread dough:
1 cup (250g ) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (150 g) confectioners' sugar
½ cup (50 g) ground hazelnuts
2 level teaspoons (5 g) ground cinnamon (optional, omitted entirely forewarned by fellow DB's)
2 eggs
4 ½ cups (400 g) cake flour
2 ½ teaspoons (10 g) baking powder
1 ½ tablespoons (10 g) cocoa powder (used our Dutch Droste cocao)
Let us go to the bottom of this and introduce you to another term: P&P as in Patch and Push. I expected the dough to firm up by the rest in the fridge, instead it soaked up every available moisture and came out wet, wet, wet.
I couldn't roll this dough even if I wanted to, and believe me, I wanted it bad! Wasn't going to work. I tried rolling between plastic sheets, rolling between paper, flouring.... Hence the term P&P 'coz that's what I did. Even wetted my hands to will it into the waiting pan! No crimping the edges. Crimping edges, did she say crimping edges? What the f** was she thinking?
Blind baked the shortbread layer, and it came out rather moon landscape-ish, the bottom had risen a bit but not alarmingly so and since it was going to be covered by a caramel layer I wasn't worried. I did use some words however. Nasty words.
Ingredients caramel layer:
1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
1 cup (250 g) heavy cream (30-40% butterfat) or crème fraiche (used our regular whipping cream)
¼ cup (50 g) butter
2 whole eggs
1 egg yolk
2 ½ tablespoons (15 g) flour
Caramel was next. Some debate going on using wet vs dry method, I used dry as I almost always do and all went well. Of course when adding the cream to the caramel the whole pan protested loudly to the point of exploding and the melted sugar crumbled and hardened again, no worries there. Make sure you stand away from the pan and let the low heat do it's work and stir stir stir! The cream will heat up and melt the sugar again, lumps disappear and you'll be rewarded by a creamy caramel. Then add butter, I did this off the heat, the remaining temperature will melt the butter nicely in the caramel. Combining the eggs and yolk with the flour was easy, to mix it into the still hot caramel was, let's say, risqué..... First I poured a little stream of caramel into the egg mixture, all the while whisking like crazy, (in Dutch it's called: "making family" in English?) exhale, no scrambled eggs!! Safe to stir egg mixture in the caramel then, resulting in a delicious scrumptious sauce.
Instead after having a spoon or two, three maybe, slap the DH hands, have another spoon, pour in the waiting blind baked crust(s), bake for another scant 15 minutes and let cool.
Ingredients milk chocolate mousse:
1 ¼ cups (300 g) whipping cream
½ lb (250 g) milk chocolate (used Callebaut milk chocolate chips)
Meanwhile melt chocolate in another pan (low low low heat or bain Marie but please make sure there is not a drop of water spilling in the pan or you will be punished with grainy chocolate mush) and whip some more cream to peaks (yes, even more cream). Now here comes a tricky part, we needed to create chocolate mousse but between chocolate being warm and cream being whipped how to proceed? I decided to offer some of the cream to make a "family" again and stir, to prevent to shock the chocolate and deflate the cream. Then I folded one into the other, loosing some of the air in the process but not all.
This is where I decided to allow some freewheeling. I mean, there was a lot of caramel sauce and a lot of chocolate mousse and just this one shallow tart pan to fill. I feared overflowing so somewhere in between the above mentioned I fixed (P&P) another shortbread crust. (The amount of dough was said to be enough to make three shells) Divided caramel between the two, let cool for a bit and tried to pipe the mousse.
No way! Too soft to pipe, too eager to finish, not patient enough to let the mousse cool sufficiently, dreading the moment where the mousse would be too stiff to pipe at all. So I smoothed out my piping and decided to comb instead.
Which resulted in a nice Japanese Garden.
Tranquility in chocolate.
Verdict: 16 people ate the cakes, all but two were positive and liked it. The one? That was me, but I believe you immediately when you say I was biased. You know, I tried and sampled all the components in their not-assembled state and I expected the combined end product to exceed the individual parts of the sum. Like 1+1+1 = 4
I don't think it did. Somewhere between crust and layers some texture was missed. May be the crust too soft to bring out the smooth layers? I cannot say. All I can say is: make that caramel!!
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Titans made Ken Whisenhunt a winner in his coaching debut in Tennessee in a wet, sloppy game where the best decision might have been Packers coach Mike McCarthy scratching Aaron Rodgers before kickoff.
Jackie Battle scored on a 7-yard touchdown run with 5:02 left, and the Titans rallied to beat Green Bay 20-16 on Saturday night in the preseason opener for both teams.
Rookie Zach Mettenberger made up for two turnovers in the fourth quarter by completing all three passes for 71 yards to set up Battle's go-ahead touchdown for Tennessee's first lead in a preseason opener played mostly in a pouring rain. Whisenhunt said it was the worst weather he's coached in, though he once played in uglier conditions.
"A lot of things we had planned went out the window with the rain, so for nothing else it was a good opportunity to work on that," Whisenhunt said. "We learned a lot about ourselves and what we have to do to prepare for that. Those aren't conditions you generally replicate or practice."
With quarterbacks having trouble holding onto the ball, McCarthy had to feel good about his pregame decision to scratch not only Rodgers, but also Eddie Lacy along with eight other Packers. McCarthy said he just wanted to get his other three quarterbacks work in a game Rodgers would have played only a series in anyway.
The Packers fumbled five times, losing only one. Tennessee lost one of three fumbles.
"We probably didn't do quite as good as we'd like there with the number of times we had the ball on the ground and with the drops," McCarthy said. "To play in this environment was an incredible experience for our team."
Not so much for the fans. The biggest cheer of the game came early in the second quarter, when rain finally eased up for the first time in nearly two hours. But heavy rain returned late in the first half and stuck around most of the third quarter.
Davante Adams fumbled a punt in the first quarter that led to the Titans' first touchdown, a 13-yard run by Shonn Greene, who's had two arthroscopic surgeries in the past year on his right knee. Rookie Bishop Sankey caught a 5-yard TD pass from Charlie Whitehurst.
Matt Flynn started for Rodgers and was 5 of 10 for 49 yards playing most of the first half. He left with the Packers leading 7-6 thanks to James Starks' TD capping the opening drive. Starks played only the first series in place of Lacy, and he finished with six carries for 49 yards.
"Physically it's just one of those weird games," Flynn said. "You can't really go back and critique your mechanics, and receivers can't really critique their routes too much because it was a sloppy game."
Jake Locker played only the first quarter and was 1 of 2 for 5 yards. He bobbled a snap, though he recovered. He could have left with the score tied except Maikon Bonani missed the 33-yard extra point after Greene's 13-yard TD run. Whisenhunt wanted to see Locker do more work in the pocket before finally deciding to pull him.
"I never played in a rain like this," Locker said. "This is definitely the hardest rain I've played in to this point."
Whitehurst took over for the first series of the second quarter with rookie Taylor Lewan, the No. 11 draft pick overall, taking over at left tackle for veteran Michael Roos. Whitehurst was 10 of 15 for 94 yards.
Scott Tolzien simply lost the ball out of his hand trying to pass midway through the third quarter, then he grabbed the jersey of Titans linebacker Brandon Copeland holding until he could recover his fumble. Tolzien then found Chris Harper for a 38-yard pass, and rookie Rajion Neal, who played at the University of Tennessee, capped the drive with a 12-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter.
The sloppiness wasn't limited to players on the field.
After Neal's touchdown run was reviewed, the Packers sent the offense out a 2-point conversion pass that failed. The TD was taken off the scoreboard with some thinking the TD had been overturned.
Notes: Titans LB Zach Brown didn't start the game for what Whisenhunt called punishment for violating a team rule. Zaviar Gooden started instead inside next to Wesley Woodyard.
Copyright 2014 by The Associated Press


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Hubble caught this first image of a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies called Arp 147, after remaining dormant for over a month. NASA photo
WASHINGTON, DC (BNS): Just a couple of days after the orbiting observatory was brought back online, Hubble aimed its prime working camera, the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), at a particularly intriguing target, a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies called Arp 147.
The image demonstrated that the camera is working exactly as it was before going offline, thereby scoring a "perfect 10" both for performance and beauty.
The two galaxies happen to be oriented so that they appear to mark the number 10. The left-most galaxy, or the "one" in this image, is relatively undisturbed apart from a smooth ring of starlight. It appears nearly on edge to our line of sight. The right-most galaxy, resembling a zero, exhibits a clumpy, blue ring of intense star formation.
The blue ring was most probably formed after the galaxy on the left passed through the galaxy on the right. Just as a pebble thrown into a pond creates an outwardly moving circular wave, a propagating density wave was generated at the point of impact and spread outward. As this density wave collided with material in the target galaxy that was moving inward due to the gravitational pull of the two galaxies, shocks and dense gas were produced, stimulating star formation.
The dusty reddish knot at the lower left of the blue ring probably marks the location of the original nucleus of the galaxy that was hit.
Arp 147 appears in the Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, compiled by Halton Arp in the 1960s and published in 1966. This picture was assembled from WFPC2 images taken with three separate filters. The blue, visible-light, and infrared filters are represented by the colors blue, green, and red, respectively.
The galaxy pair was photographed on October 27-28, 2008. Arp 147 lies in the constellation Cetus, and it is more than 400 million light-years away from Earth.


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So who all have tried hands on the Facebook ads? I am yet to hear about a successful FB ad campaign. Potentially, it can be do wonders but does it really help?
I have some experience. I think it is quite useful, you can configure your campaign and target people with interests relevant to your business. Also unlike most of the paid services offered from third party companies, Facebook ads can brink page followers that will actually stay.
I have experience of fb ads and google ads. I rate google ads higher than fb ads because my conversion from google ads is almost double than fb ads.
What you heard is true as long as you partition your funds right.
You start off big with using big budget spending on the initial ads then taper down. Be consistent though.
I've to say I'd rather focus on Google and Google ads more than on FB.
it's okay for getting likes and fans, but come to sales, Retargeting on Facebook works the same as other retargeting. It's a cost-effective way to market to potential customers who have been to my site but did not make a purchase.
Search ads usually trumps all the other traffic channels when it comes to driving leads and conversions. However, over the past month, Facebook Ads outperformed search ads in 2 of my lead generation campaigns and one of it is for a high ticket laptop.
The lesson I learned is not to dismiss any traffic channel until you have tried it out in promoting a product or service. Facebook may bring success if you are trying to reach out to a specific audience by gender, level of education, workplace or age; Google search, on the other hand, allows you to mine low hanging fruits (people who are already seeking for products or services that you offer).
So far, for most of my campaigns, I am definitely seeing more conversions coming from Facebook than from Google Display Network.
I have a great ROI from using them
I would rate it D. FB ad brings you traffic that`is very hard to convert into real customers. People just like and visit your FB page. They do not visit your site. They do not buy.
Yes indeed Facebook is itself a large social networking site that offers a medium for acquiring a large numbers of audience through single sharing. The Facebook ads campaign does really help in promotion of your posts, pages on Facebook. With paid campaign Facebook tries to highlight the maximum reach of your audience through the paid campaign. I have been using paid campaign for many websites, products & services of my own & even for my clients & it really works.
FB ads can be very effective for B2C business, while B2B gets more using Linkedin.
Its always depends upon your products and customers, But in case If you are targeting B2B customers. Facebook paid campaign will not help you in that much extent…
Facebook ad is really effective for conversion of leads with its popularity in the market. It's always depends upon your products and customers Many people in the world explore these kinds of ads in Facebook. Facebooks ads are good for PPC.


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By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau
WARSAW — Amid worries about a rise of Russian aggression, President Barack Obama landed in Eastern Europe Tuesday offering new reassurances and a show of military muscle aimed at keeping Moscow in check.
Under drizzling morning rain, Obama was greeted at the airport by Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski on the first stop of a four-day European trip — a visit likely to be dominated by talk of Russia's moves in Ukraine and the future of European security. The two leaders wasted little time declaring their alliance.
Speaking to reporters in a hanger at the airport, Obama declared European security the "cornerstone of our own security and it is sacrosanct … It is a commitment that is particularly important at this point in time."
The leaders spoke in front of four U.S. F-16 fighter jets — with U.S and Polish flags hanging overhead.
The scene was a not-so subtle reminder of the U.S. commitment to protect its NATO allies, a pledge some in Europe have worried had taken a backseat to other U.S. priorities in Asia and the Middle East.
U.S. officials have been under pressure to demonstrate a new commitment to Europe. In the wake of the Russia's incursion into Ukraine, NATO added new air training missions in Poland, a NATO member since 1999.
As Obama landed, he announced another attempt to calm a region on edge. The president called on Congress to support a European Reassurance Initiative, a fund of up to $1 billion that would be used to increase a U.S.-led military presence in Central and Eastern Europe.
Obama said the initiative, which requires support from Congress, would bolster NATO readiness, particularly in NATO's eastern flank. The proposal would increase training and exercises in the newest NATO allies. U.S. Naval forces would increase deployments to the Black and Baltic seas. And allies would increase partnerships with non-NATO members, including Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, to improve their defenses, according to a White House fact sheet on the plan.
Obama was expected to outline the plan at private meetings Tuesday with Komorowski, as well as during a separate conference with NATO nations in the region, including leaders from Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and others.
The president's visit to Poland comes as the former Communist nation is celebrating its 25th anniversary since its first free elections. Obama held up Poland's struggle for a Western-style democracy as a model for the fledgling government in Ukraine and a lesson.
"Poles know better than most how precious freedom is," Obama said, issuing a warning of additional economic sanctions and political isolation for Russian President Vladimir Putin if he does not respect Ukraine's sovereignty and new government. "Further provocation will be met by further cost for Russia."
Obama is due to meet with Ukraine's President-elect Petro Poroshenko in Warsaw on Wednesday. He's also likely to see Putin later in the trip, at a memorial honoring the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing at Normandy. No formal meeting is scheduled for the two leaders, but Obama acknowledged Tuesday that he would likely see Putin.
It's "fair to say" that the rebuilding of trust between the U.S. and Russia will "take quite some time," Obama said, but he thinks it's possible to try. He and Putin have always had a "business-like relationship," he added.
Putin "has a choice" about whether to pursue what the U.S. and Europe consider to be responsible behavior, he said, including getting Russian separatist elements to "stand down" as Russia appears to be pulling back from the Ukrainian border.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Sony Xperia Z2
Two titans of tech - but which has made the better smartphone?
The Samsung Galaxy S5. The Sony Xperia Z2. Two new flagship smartphones, both running Android, both pulsing with quad-core power – and each claiming to be the handset that'll win your heart and steal your soul (for the duration of a 24-month contract, at least).
But which should you buy? Now that we've reviewed both, we're ready to tell you. Read on for a detailed breakdown of which phone excels in which areas.
READ MORE: Samsung Galaxy S5 review
Design and build
A tough round. Let's start with build quality. Both the S5 and Z2 are built to withstand the caprices of the British climate, being fully waterproof (to IP67 standard in the case of the S5, IP55 for the Sony) – but there the similarities end.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has, like previous Galaxy S series phones, a removable rear panel (which lets you get to the swappable battery and additional storage), but despite this it feels solid enough. We say "enough" because, while there's not much flex or creakiness here, if you crank up the speaker loud enough you can hear this back panel vibrating like a frightened puppy in a snowstorm. Not what we'd expect from a flagship phone ideally. And yet, despite the heavy reliance on plastic (sorry, polycarbonate), the S5 is the most solidly made phone Samsung has ever produced.
The build quality of the Sony Xperia Z2 allows for no such bad vibrations. Glass and metal seemingly fuse together into a seamless block. This is more like it, you might think, but there's something that feels a bit wrong here, and it's not the solidity – it's the size and shape, with the big old blockiness of the Z2 making it uncomfortable to hold in one hand compared to the S5.
In terms of looks, the Sony walks all over the Samsung. No surprises there: despite steadily improving the appearance of the Galaxy S series, Samsung is forever struggling to design a truly desirable phone. The Z2, on the other hand, is tasteful and understated – almost as ravishing as an iPhone 5s.
That said, we're going to give this round to the S5 – just. While the Z2 has the beating of it in aesthetics and solidity, its size and shape are just too much to get past, especially considering the similarity in screen sizes.
Winner: Samsung Galaxy S5
The two handsets are similarly kitted-out when it comes to displays. The Galaxy S5 boasts a 5.1in 1080p Super AMOLED screen (that's 432ppi, pixel density fans), while the Sony Z2 offers a 5.2in 1080p LCD screen (424ppi) with Sony's proprietary Live Colour LED tech.
The Samsung's screen delivers brilliant brightness (making it easy to read outdoors) and vivid colours, while the Sony is adept at punchy contrast and fine detail, and has remedied the poor viewing angles of the Z1 to ensure images retain their impact even with off-axis viewing. It's a little less bright than the Samsung, though, which makes outdoor viewing less of a strength.
We're calling this one a tie. While the screens don't offer the same picture, both produce lovely images in their own right – and we can't say with any certainty that one is better than the other overall.
Winner: Draw
The Samsung S5's 16MP camera is ideal for everyday shooting. It has a remarkably swift autofocus – quite possibly the quickest we've seen on a phone in fact – and in good lighting it produces shots with accurate colour, punchy contrast and fine detail. It also comes with an effective new HDR mode that helps to deliver good results where there's both bright and dark areas to shoot. In low light, however, it's merely acceptable, with more grain than a couple of jars of French mustard creeping in.
The Sony Z2's 20.7MP camera is in another league altogether, however. It's probably, in fact, the best camera ever seen on a smartphone, focusing accurately and at speed and producing stills with more detail, more accurate exposure and punchier contrast than the S5. It also works better in dim conditions, although not quite as effectively as the HTC One (M8). You may have to wrestle a little with its manual controls to get the best possible shots, but put in the work and you'll end up with images no other phone can match (with the possible exception of the Nokia Lumia 1020).
Both phones can shoot 4K and 1080p video. The Z2 has an alarming tendency to heat up during 4K filming and abruptly stop after a couple of minutes, but Sony is working on a fix for this; the Samsung suffers no such problems.
Winner: Sony Xperia Z2
Both smartphones boast the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor (the Z2's clocked at 2.3GHz, the S5's at 2.5GHz), while the Z2 rocks 3GB of RAM to the S5's 2GB.
Benchmark-wise, the Samsung scored 29,730 in AnTuTu, while the Sony achieved 32,504; on Geekbench 3 the Samsung edges it with 2551 to the Sony's 2489. In real-world performance, both are blazingly quick phones that tear through the trickiest of tasks with barely a stutter. Neither is without its minor issues, however. The Sony Z2 gets disconcertingly warm very quickly, while the Samsung S5 exhibits the occasional bit of lag.
On the storage front, the Sony comes with 16GB of storage, while Samsung offers a choice between 16GB and 32GB; Both support microSD cards, allowing you to add up to 128GB of extra space.
All told, we're inclined to call this one a dead heat again. The Sony is a mite less laggy, while the Samsung offers the most storage and less unwanted toastiness.
Winner: Draw
Battery life
Samsung has maintained its removable battery stance with the S5, so you can buy extra 2800mAh cells to ensure long trips don't leave you phone-less. A single battery charge will last you a full day with normal use, and the helpful Ultra Power Saving Mode will ditch unnecessary apps and services and even turn the screen to grayscale in order to eke out the last dregs of a fading battery.
The Z2's non-removable battery has a 3200mAh capacity but doesn't deliver noticeable longer life than the S5. It also offers Sony's own Stamina mode to preserve use.
This round is neck-and-neck when it comes to how the phone deals with a single battery, but due to the fact you can swap the S5's dead cells for a fresh one, we've got to hand the points to Samsung.
Winner: Samsung Galaxy S5
Both phones run the Android 4.4 KitKat operating system with a few of their manufacturer's tweaks on top.
The S5 comes with the latest version of Samsung's TouchWiz UI, and it's the best yet, doing away with most of the bloatware and sporting a much cleaner look. It can be a little overwhelming at times, however, with over-populated menus leading to some confusion.
Sony has kept things simpler with the Z2. It's almost the 'pure' Android 4.4 that you'd see on one of Google's own Nexus devices, and to be honest most people will prefer that to Samsung's TouchWiz meddlings, however much it might have improved – it's cleaner, neater and less confusing.
Winner: Sony Xperia Z2
The Xperia Z2 doesn't have much in the way of 'marquee' or unusual features, with Sony seemingly content to rely on its design, performance and key stuff such as the camera and waterproofing to attract attention. The one standout we would highlight? The front-facing stereo speakers, which mean impressive audio without the need for headphones.
The Galaxy S5, on the other hand, comes packed to the gills with bells and whistles: as well as all the eye- and gesture-tracking tech that debuted with the Galaxy S4, there are new additions including the fingerprint scanner (not as slick as the iPhone 5s', but still handy both for screen unlocking and approving mobile payments) and the health-based features. With a heart-rate monitor built into the S5, it's easy to become addicted to seeing how your activity affects your pulse – and that's a handy way to make yourself fitter.
No doubt about this round: the S5 walks it.
Winner: Samsung Galaxy S5
While both the Sony and Samsung are fantastic examples of flagship smartphones and neither will let you down, we feel that the Samsung edges out its rival by a small but noticeable margin. The Xperia Z2 might be prettier, more solidly put together and capable of capturing better photos, but most people will find the Galaxy S5 an easier phone to live with day-to-day, thanks to its hand-friendlier design, features and extras such as a replaceable battery.
But don't forget that there are other new phones out there to consider too. Before making any buying decisions, you'll want to find out how the Samsung Galaxy S5 fares against the HTC One (M8), and to check out our list of the top 10 smartphones in the world.
Overall winner: Samsung Galaxy S5


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BERLIN- The brackets for the state basketball playoffs were released this week and Stephen Decatur's boys' and girls' varsity teams will have a tough row to hoe in the postseason.
The Decatur boys finished the season with a 4-17 record including a 2-13 mark in the Bayside conference. Nonetheless, the Seahawks garnered a number-seven seed in the state's Class 3A-East region tournament and an opening round home game. The Seahawks face Centennial at home tonight in the first round of the playoffs at 5 p.m. The winner will face second-seeded Aberdeen. Long Reach is the top seed in Decatur's bracket.
Stephen Decatur was moved up to Class 3A this year in all sports because of increased enrollment, becoming the only high school on the Eastern Shore in the higher bracket. Consequently, the Seahawk sports teams including the basketball teams are finding themselves playing unfamiliar schools from the other side of the Chesapeake when they reach the post season.
Meanwhile, the Decatur girls' varsity basketball team, which finished the season with a 3-16 record including a 1-14 Bayside Conference mark, is seeded 13th in the Class 3A-East playoffs and will also face fourth-seeded Centennial tonight except the Seahawk girls will have to hit the road for their opening round game.
Much of the attention locally will focus on the Snow Hill boys' varsity basketball team, which in enjoying a perfect season with a 21-0 record. The Eagles are hoping to run the table for a state championship and a remarkable unbeaten season. They are the top seed in the state's Class 1A-East region and as such earned a first-round bye. Snow Hill will remain at home in the playoffs for as long as they keep winning until the semifinals.
The Pocomoke varsity boys' team finished with an impressive 16-5 record and earned a number-three seed in the Class 1A playoffs. It is possible, and probably likely, Pocomoke will face its county rival Snow Hill in the later rounds of the playoffs.
The same situation is bearing out on the girls' side of the Class 1A-East brackets. The Pocomoke girls' varsity basketball team is seeded number one in the region and has earned a first-round bye. The Snow Hill girls are seeded fourth and also have a first-round bye. The Eagles will face fifth-seeded Crisfield in the second round and the winner will likely face Pocomoke.


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Most often, air is trapped in the water lines causing the water to look milky. Normally, if you let the water stand in a glass for a few minutes the air will dissipate leaving the water crystal clear. If this works, try turning your water on full blast for a few minutes to clear the air in the lines. If this does not work, call us, and we'll assist you.
Wastewater (sewer), is the used water that goes down the drains inside your houses and businesses. The wastewater portion of your bill pays the cost associated with cleaning wastewater.
Absolutely. Bay City water meets or exceeds all standards set by the State of Texas and federal government. The State of Texas has designated Bay City's water a "Superior Public Water Supply," the highest rating given by the State.
There are lots of good reasons to conserve water. Here are a few.
Water only in the early morning, when evaporation rates are at the lowest.
No, the City works three feet from the edge of the road. It is the responsibility and obligation of all owners, occupants and users of real property abutting upon streets in the city, at their own expense, to maintain and keep the driveway aprons extending from their property line free of depressions, elevations, inequalities, obstacles, or obstructions, and generally to keep such driveway aprons in safe, adequate, and non-defective condition.
No, the City is not responsible for sidewalk maintenance. It is the responsibility and obligation of all owners, occupants, and users of real property abutting upon streets in the City, at their own cost and expense, to maintain and keep the sidewalks free of depressions, elevations, inequalities, obstacles, or obstructions and generally to keep such sidewalk in safe, adequate, and non-defective condition.
During normal working hours, call the Street and Bridge Department at 979-323-1659. After-hours emergencies can be reported through the after-hours service number at 979-245-7146; City crews are on call 24 hours a day.
Please call the Public Works Department at 979-323-1659.
No. In accordance with the City's Ordinance Number 1373, if limbs are trimmed by a professional trimmer, this is not considered part of the service included in your monthly fee. The professional trimmer has the responsibility to remove the limbs from the property.
Please call the Street and Bridge Department at 979-323-1659.


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The supplied 32-bit LispWorks for Macintosh images are universal binaries, which run the correct native architecture on PowerPC and Intel-based Macintosh computers by default.
A running Lisp image only supports one architecture, chosen when the image was started. On a PowerPC based Macintosh, this is always the PowerPC architecture. On an Intel-based Macintosh, it can be either the native Intel architecture or the PowerPC architecture (using Rosetta).
Functions such as
mentioned in Creating a new executable with code preloaded create an image containing only the running architecture and functions that operate on fasl files such as
only support the running architecture.
To build a universal binary application from LispWorks for Macintosh 5.x, you will need to install LispWorks on an Intel-based Macintosh computer.
Building a new universal binary requires three steps:
This can be done on your Intel machine using Rosetta
These steps can be automated on a single Intel-based Macintosh by creating a script that compiles and loads the application and then saves the image. Loading this by running LispWorks with the
command line argument would save an image containing a single architecture, but you can use the same script to save a universal binary by calling
as described in the
LispWorks Reference Manual
Note: You may install LispWorks on multiple machines for use at the same time only if you own multiple LispWorks licenses.


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I have a neighbor, F, here in the Kingdom of Cross Words (and puzzling entanglements), who's been depressed and medicated off and on for months. The genesis of his anguish is twisted adoration for a female who clutches him closely and then hurls him away with language and equivocation that would send most in the direction of sanity. Seems this woman-like object holding the deed to F's underwater soul has torture down to an artistic science. And despite my disdain for his willingness to accept abuse, F and I have managed to talk each other up, and by up, I mean elevated from death wishes. Plus, he tolerates my radical political views without recoiling or criticizing.
Recently, F announced he had a story for me. I thought perhaps he was going to report that sunlight's truth had illuminated his sensibilities as well as his sensitivities and that finally he'd used the word he and his fixation once selected to signal THE END. But no.
I've written that I'm an actor. I don't wear despair for all to see. Seldom does my face display what I'm feeling. F is my opposite. His posture, footprint, and even his shadow exude his mood.
But F was smiling— a smile so large I didn't have to say my usual to him, "Turn that frown upside down."
What happened?" I asked.
This account followed: F was sitting on his balcony when he felt as if he'd been branded—a burning sensation so hot he thought he was going to lose consciousness. Pulled up his pants leg and saw a monster bee—he called it a cicada killer, although it could have been some other stinging bee. Whatever (?), the insect discharged its weapon of venomous destruction. Soon, the targeted area was crimson and swollen.
Feeling feverish, F went inside to stare at his red face in the mirror. Hives polka dotted his flesh, so off he to drove to the nearest emergency room. Encountering a red light, F applied brakes. When the signal changed, his vehicle was recalcitrant. Why would his car forsake him at this moment? F's breathing became labored. He dialed 911 and then noticed he'd put the gearshift in Park when he stopped. Shifting to Drive, F proceeded to the hospital, arriving in anaphylactic shock.
But GET this: F realized somewhere along the catalyst, after stinger pierced skin, that he loves life. He'd been telling me he didn't care. His encounter with another species proved otherwise and accomplished for him what those antidepressants and his shrink had failed to achieve.
Later, I thought of my grief, the four years and four months without my husband. All the times I've wondered what to do, how to do it. And if some face-off with the Grim Reaper, such as the Lesbaru's plunge into a body of water, might inspire, "Yes, yes, I wand to live." And, then, "Oh, no, too late."
The neighbor has felt an incredible lightness of BEING since his near-death event. And I? Well, maybe, I'll sit on my balcony some evening, after dabbing a little honey on my body—honey to lure a female carpenter bee.
Missy Beattie bees in Baltimore. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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PARIS (AP) -- French officials and protesting workers at a Goodyear tire plant in Amiens have ended their years-long standoff with an agreement.
The accord, reached Wednesday, came after 10 days of negotiations between the government, the company and unions. The office of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said the "end of conflict protocol" puts an end to the occupation of the factory by workers demanding new negotiations over severance packages.
France had appointed a representative to work with both sides after two Goodyear managers were taken captive by workers and freed only after police intervened. Workers demanding new negotiations over severance packages occupied the site since late December.
For more than five years, Goodyear has tried to sell or shutter the Amiens plant, which became a symbol of France's labor tensions.


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Naka was adrift with no means to focus, but accidentally starting a tremor in her hometown lets everyone know what she is and sentences her to confinement. The Citadel sends a representative to take her away, but the information that he is given will make sure that she finds no friends off Resicor.
Her life is no longer her own, but her talent begs to be used, and on the planet of Piq, she finds something very wrong. The empty world should not be empty. Its mind has been stolen and lodged in the moon. In his efforts to escape, the living mind of the planet has almost ripped his old body apart. With skills she didn't know she had, Naka steps in to carry one mind back to its home. She hopes she will survive the process.
Naka spent her afternoon working on her small, personal garden. The only foods she could identify easily were herbs, so that is what she planted.
She was on her way inside when her suit spoke to her.
"Naka Gwyn, please report to the entrance. You are being recalled."
"What?" She blinked at the herb garden around her.
"Report to the entrance immediately. You are being moved to another holding area."
Naka looked around to see if one of the others was using a voice talent to throw her off. There was no one near her plot.
She washed her hands quickly. No sense having dirt under her nails when she went wherever it was that she was going.
Wahli was in the lane when she walked past. A sobbing young woman was leaning against her. "Naka, where are you off to?"
"I just got a notice from my suit that I am needed at the entrance. Something about being reassigned."
Wahli stopped in her tracks and stared, "Are you sure?"
"I haven't been here long enough for the walls to talk to me. It has to be my suit and that means the guard. Either I will be gone or I am facing a move, not that I have heard about any other facility on Resicor to house physical talents."
Wahli frowned. "There isn't. Can you wait?"
A voice emanated from Naka's suit. "Naka Gwyn, report to the entrance immediately!"
Naka winced. "He sounds pissed. A hug for good luck?"
Wahli put her charge aside and gave Naka a quick hug. Her huge eyes got even wider as their skin connected arm to arm. "That explains it then. Good luck and long life. You deserve it."
Naka grinned and waved goodbye as she passed the first and last talent to greet her in the dome. The archway was ominously silent. She entered the narrow hall, reaching the electronic curtain swiftly. Her touch on the screen let her hand pass through, and closing her eyes, she rushed the rest of her body through the tingling barrier.
When she was in the normal air again, she opened her eyes to see a world-weary stranger waiting for her. Behind her, the barrier whined into full strength, so she stepped quickly into the antechamber where she had protested her lack of physical talent for the last time.
"Naka Gwyn?"
She stared at the man, his horns reflected the minimal light in the space. His skin was deep red, hair black and woven into minute braids tipped with silver bands. She didn't look at the half dozen guardsmen that had guns trained on her, this stranger took up all her senses.
"Are you Naka Gwyn?" The man was impatient. His sensuous lips were flattened in displeasure.
"I am." Her instinct was to curtsy for some reason, but she held back and lifted her head.
"Come with me. We have a ship to catch." He held out his hand, and the dark robes he wore slid back to expose a heavy metal cuff on his wrist. It had an ornate pattern on it that she would have loved to explore, but his impatience was palpable.
With a feeling of finality, she placed her small, pale hand in his larger burgundy grip, and he closed his digits around hers, turning and simply walking away from the dome.
She felt ridiculous as he hauled her along the barren flats toward a shuttle. Her mind screamed a thousand insults at his back during their journey. She hated being treated like a child.
When they entered the shuttle, she noted that it was geared for his body, his height, the breadth of his shoulders, everything was meant for someone of his physical presence. She felt like a child in the seat next to the pilot's controls, but she let him buckle her in place for the journey.
Her life had ended the moment that they put the suit on her, so wherever she was going now was bound to be an improvement on jogging through a dead city to keep her mind out of the planet's crust.
It had been such a little earthquake, after all.


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The City of Barron Electric Utility strives to provide customers with dependable power at an affordable price. In 2017 we were the 6th lowest in the state.
We currently have 3 electrical lineman that take care of 7 miles of overhead lines, 21 miles of underground lines, 310 transformers, four substations, one hydro, two dams, hundreds of poles and street lights.
We serve 1814 customers.
Barron Water Department has a rich tradition of serving the citizens of Barron high quality water at a very reasonable rate.
The Water Department was formed in 1894 and currently employs two certified operators that are responsible for the day to day operations of the department which consist of over 26 miles of water mains, 600+ valves, 212 hydrants, 4 wells and one tower.
The average daily usage is approximately 1.5 million gallons.
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