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With summer weather finally arriving in many regions, several grower-shippers say they expect mostly high quality and promotable volumes of traditional Labor Day favorites sweet corn, watermelons and berries.
The sweet corn season started out about two weeks behind schedule this summer in Michigan, but the crop has since caught up, said Todd Van Solkema, chief executive officer of Byron Center, Mich.-based Van Solkema Produce Inc.
"We"re into our peak now, and all of it is U.S. Fancy," he said. "The quality is excellent, and we"ve got real good volume."
Goshen, Ind.-based Sunrise Produce Inc. also should have ample volumes of excellent quality sweet corn from its Indiana farms, said president Tom Kercher.
In addition, watermelons, which Sunrise Produce markets, should be plentiful.
"It"s cooled off, so the volume has slowed down a bit, which is actually helpful because nobody will have a glut," Kercher said.
And eating quality should be stellar.
"We haven"t had any drought, we haven"t had any excessive heat," he said "It"s just been almost ideal growing conditions."
The North Carolina corn-growing season has been similar, said Brad Peterson, salesman for Flavor 1st Growers & Packers, Mills River.
"The sweet corn"s coming along pretty good," he said. "The corn grows really well here in the mountains when it gets the right temperatures."
Volumes won"t be quite as high as they were for Memorial Day or July Fourth, but Peterson said they should still be ample enough to run on ad.
Although central California was experiencing hotter-than-usual weather in early August, Ryan Van Groningen, sales manager for Van Groningen & Sons Inc., Manteca, said it shouldn"t affect watermelon quality since their fields are near the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The water body acts like a natural swamp cooler, lowering temperatures at night and allowing sugar accumulated in the fruit during the day to remain there.
Supplies should be adequate, although Labor Day isn"t as big a holiday as Fourth of July or Memorial Day because school has already started in many locations, Van Groningen said.
Sweet corn supplies from California, however, may be tighter, he said. Typically in late July, he"d expect $10.95 for a 48-ear carton. This year, he said it was running between $13.95-$14.95.
"Sweet corn has been a commodity that for the past few years has been pretty tough for growers to make any money," Van Groningen said. "I think every year you were seeing growers cut back gradually and then with the water situation, they cut back even more.
"This year we"ve had a market where it"s been pretty good supplies but not over-abundant because everybody"s cut back."
Darren Van Dyke, sales and marketing director for Brawley-based Five Crowns Marketing Inc., which also markets for partner GloriAnn Farms, Tracy, said he doesn"t see any supply hiccups in its tray-pack sweet corn for regular customers.
"We don"t see any issues as far as quality, and the size looks good," he added.
Supplies of California strawberries and raspberries should be adequate for holiday promotions, said Louis Ivanovich, a partner in Watsonville, Calif.-West Lake Fresh.
In late July, a warm monsoonal weather pattern stalled over the state, causing strawberries to have thinner skins and reduced shelf life.
But Ivanovich said in late July he hoped the weather returns to a more seasonable pattern shortly with warmer, drier days and cooler nights.
"Give the plants a week to catch up, and holding powers are going to be much better," he said.


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Commonwealth Games: 4 Indians who could set the stage ablaze
The Commonwealth Games have been a happy hunting ground for Indian athletes, who shine in the absence of world-class competition. Some young Indians can again relish the opportunity to go for gold in Glasgow, says Dhruv Munjal.
Four years ago, when the Commonwealth Games were held in Delhi, Indians took great pride in the fact that after the Asian Games in 1982 the country was hosting a major international sporting event again.
The run-up to the Games was chaotic, with charges of corruption, tardy rate of work on sports facilities and organisational disarray. However, when the real event kicked off, Indian athletes sparkled, winning 101 medals, including 38 golds.
Two years later, at the Olympics Games in London, athletes from India could not replicate that success, settling for just six podium finishes.
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Image: Bharat Kumar Chetri of India fails to save in the penalty shoot-out
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'Comparing CWG with the Olympics would not be a fair assessment'Games 2014: Glasgow's golden lure
Now as the Indian contingent travels to Scotland for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, starting on July 23, many are justifiably wondering if one should take an athlete's performance at this event seriously.
Do the medals won by Indian athletes in these games really represent world-class performances?
"Comparing the Commonwealth Games with the Olympics would not be a fair assessment," says Viren Rasquinha, former Indian hockey captain and CEO of Olympic Gold Quest, a private initiative to nurture champions.
"The difference in class is all too apparent. But the athletes can use these Games as a stepping stone for other major tournaments."
In other words, the games are what could be termed familiarisation trips for potential champs. Beyond providing exposure to athletes in an international arena, the absence of top stars at the Commonwealth Games erodes the competitive value of participation.
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Image: A general view of George Square ahead of 20th Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014
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Biggest track and field stars chose to skip Delhi CWG
In 2010 in New Delhi, the biggest track and field stars chose to skip the event. They included Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Shelly Ann Fraser, heptathlete Jessica Ennis and 800m world record holder David Rudisha of Kenya.
In fact, all 10 of that year's fastest 100m runners, including defending champion Asafa Powell, gave the games a miss.
Similarly, British cyclists Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins and Victoria Pendleton refused to travel to New Delhi stating other priorities and citing the odd timing of the Games.
However, Rasquinha doesn't doubt the level of competition in this sporting event that brings athletes from all former colonies of the British empire.
"In events like swimming and boxing, the games throw up a world-class playing field. The competition is intense," says Rasquinha.
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Image: Usain Bolt
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Shooters expected to do well
Akhil Kumar, who won a gold in boxing at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, feels that the event has to be taken seriously.
"For an athlete, every tournament is important. Every time you step out on the field or in the ring, you want to win the gold medal. The Commonwealth Games are no different. They continue to be significant," says the former Olympian.
For Indian shooters like Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang and Vijay Kumar, who already have Olympic medals under their belt, the Glasgow Games come as an opportunity to set new personal bests and prepare for bigger challenges ahead. "The Indian shooters dominated in Delhi. We can expect the same in Glasgow. They will be competing against themselves," says Rasquinha.
India can look forward to another good outing in Glasgow.
We list four Indian athletes who might set the stage ablaze in Scotland.
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Image: Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang
Photographs: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
Akkunji will spearhead India's track challenge
Ashwini Akkunji (26)
A double Asian games gold medalist, and the 400m hurdles' defending champion from four years ago, Ashwini Akkunji will spearhead India's track challenge in Glasgow.
Along with Tintu Luka, Akkunji is one of the few Indian athletes expected to win a medal at the Games.
The horrors of a doping scandal well behind her now, the Karnataka girl will also look to defend India's crown in the 4x400 women's relay.
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Image: Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji
Photographs: David Gray/Reuters
Aiming for gold
Amit Kumar (20)
The youngest member of India's wrestling contingent, Kumar won a silver medal at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest in the 55-kg freestyle category.
A disciple of former wrestler Satpal Singh, the grappler from Haryana is destined to shine in Glasgow. "Our current focus is only on the Commonwealth Games.
"But we're also looking ahead to the Asian Games in Incheon later this year, and the Rio Olympics in 2016. Amit is young and has a lot to learn, but as far as Glasgow is concerned, nothing but gold will do," says Vinod Kumar, India's chief freestyle wrestling coach.
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Image: Amit Kumar
Photographs: Harry How/Getty Images
Rubbing shoulders with the best in the world
Sandeep Sejwal (25)
The first Indian to qualify for the Olympics in the breaststroke event, Sandeep Sejwal will have a chance to rub shoulders with the best in the world when he goes up against swimmers from Australia and England.
Sejwal holds the National record in the 50m, 100m and the 200m breaststroke.
An Arjuna awardee, he will be looking to clinch a historic swimming medal for India when he takes to the pool in Glasgow.
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Image: Sandeep Sejwal
Photographs: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
Devendro will look to carry on the rich traditions of Indian boxing
Devendro Singh (22)
A specialist in the light flyweight category, the Manipuri boxer is a bright medal prospect at the Glasgow Games.
The 22-year has seen a meteoric rise in the last two years. After losing in the quarter finals of the London Olympics in a hard fought encounter to Ireland's Paddy Barnes, he clinched a silver at the 2013 Asian Confederation Boxing Championships.
"His preparation has been great. Both of us trained together in Patiala," says Olympian Akhil Kumar. "He looks in excellent shape."
Currently ranked third in the world, Devendro will look to carry on the rich traditions of Indian boxing. "He is one of our big hopes for the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janiero," adds Kumar.
Image: Devendro Singh
Photographs: Scott Heavey/Getty Images

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Punjabi Lehran is a pioneer in hosting Road Shows in the South Asian Community in the Greater Toronto Area. This is a very popular concept among retailers who opt for this program time to time, especially at the startup of their business. The Punjabi Lehran team arrives on location of your business and brings its team and broadcasting equipment. The radio show for that day is scheduled to be broadcast from your location, inviting listeners to come to your location and benefit from your products and services. While you offer extraordinary deals on that day, Punjabi Lehran adds the necessary jazz to the event by going extra miles to sway hundreds of listeners to visit your facility and give you a special boost for that day.
On this day the host of Punjabi Lehran show which is mostly Satinderpal Singh himself, and his assistants interact with the people who come to the location. Not only the deals are great on that day but some extra incentives are also given to the people who do end up going there to appreciate their business. This program helps your business get a huge boost and fan following. For the coming weeks and months people remember and seek great prices and products ensuring you have a good and rewarding startup. Our Road show takes place mostly on Fridays, but we are available to host this show on any weekday for you.
Our Road show takes place mostly on Fridays, but we are available to host this show on any weekday for you. The following businesses have at least one or on more occasions have benefit from this great show:-
- Grocery Stores
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And many other stores from the retail and service industry sector. If you are interested in hosting one such event for your business, contact us to book your day well in advance.


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HOUSTON — Alex Bregman hit three doubles and Yuli Gurriel homered for the second game in a row, leading Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros over the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.
Verlander (14-9) yielded one run and three hits while fanning eight over seven innings.
Jorge Polanco homered off reliever Chris Devenski to begin the ninth. After Robbie Grossman walked, Roberto Osuna took over and gave up a single to Tyler Austin with one out. Gurriel then caught Max Kepler's liner and stepped on first to complete the double play and give Osuna his 13th save.
The Astros got to Trevor May (3-1) immediately when George Springer hit a leadoff single and scored on a one-out double by Bregman. Tyler White hit an RBI single with two outs to score Bregman and a short mound visit came next.
On the second pitch after the visit, Gurriel sent a ball into the seats in left field for his 10th homer to extend the lead to 4-0.
Twins rookie Kohl Stewart, who was born and grew up in Houston, took over for the second inning and pitched well in front of a large group of friends and family sitting behind the visitor's dugout. He allowed just three hits over five scoreless innings.
Verlander ran into some trouble in the second inning when Grossman singled before Miguel Sano and Kepler drew consecutive walks with one out to load the bases. But Verlander retired Ehire Adrianza before striking out Chris Gimenez to end the threat.
Sano was carted off the field in the inning after injuring his surgically repaired left leg sliding into second base. The team said X-rays were negative and he was listed as day-to-day with a bruise on his lower left leg. Sano had a rod inserted in his left leg in November.
Grossman, who previously played for the Astros, hit an RBI double with two outs in the third that made it 4-1. Verlander started rolling after that, retiring the last 13 batters he faced, with six strikeouts, before Ryan Pressly took over for the eighth inning.
Tony Kemp hit a bunt single to start Houston's seventh and the Astros pushed the lead to 5-1 when Bregman hit his major league-leading 46th double with two outs.
Astros: RHP Charlie Morton (shoulder discomfort) threw a bullpen session before the game. If he feels good in the next couple of days, he'll come off the disabled list to start against Boston on Saturday. ... INF/OF Marwin Gonzalez was out of the lineup after leaving Monday's game with discomfort in his oblique and is listed as day to day. ... RHP Hector Rondon probably won't pitch for a few days after taking deflecting a line drive off his right hand on Monday.
Houston rookie LHP Framber Valdez (2-1, 1.26 ERA) opposes Jake Odorizzi (5-9, 4.41) when the series wraps up on Wednesday night. Valdez allowed just two hits and one run in five innings in his last start but took the loss in a 3-0 defeat by the Angels. Odorizzi looks to get back on track after losing his last two starts.


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Well, damn.
The older I get, the more often I have the melancholy experience of finding someone who's work I really admire, looking them up on the internet...and discovering that they have passed away.
Often quite recently. Had I just looked up Akira Blount's work a few months earlier, I could have sent her a fan letter telling it was beautiful.
I've been wanting to try doing a doll with a lot of natural twigs---lord knows I'm sitting on the frickin' strategic reserve of the things---and she did it really really well. When I was looking up examples, her stuff came up over and over (and rightly so!)Ah, well. Someday somebody will undoubtedly be saying the same thing about me.
Also posted at the Red Wombat Blog. You can comment here or there!


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Testing technology
Space is a harsh place for humans and for machines. Space hardware has to stand up to the rigours of open space as well as being lightweight and safe. The International Space Station is an ideal testbed for new technologies, either for future use in space or for applications in demanding places on Earth.
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti ran these experiments during her Futura mission provided by Italy's ASI space agency.
Haptics-1 is an experiment that fits in the vision of astronauts controlling planetary explorers from orbit. Ideally, astronauts circling a planet would have as much feedback as possible to help control the robots exploring below them. An important aspect of this is 'haptic' feedback – transferring touch and vibrations. Most people can tie their shoelaces with their eyes closed, but try doing it when your hands are numb.
This is because your brain processes the feeling of touch and takes that into account when handling objects. Generally, a soft, fragile object is handled with more care than a hard one, and by judging how the object feels you automatically adjust your grip.
Haptics-1 is looking at developing robots that transmit touch information to the astronaut, but until now nobody has checked to see how people in space respond to force feedback. Will astronauts feel and react the same as on Earth to generated vibrations? How will the feedback feel in space, where the feedback joystick has to be strapped to their bodies to prevent them floating away?
A simple joystick can move left or right. Behind the scenes, intricate servo-motors provides counterforce or vibrations. Samantha used the joystick to test the limits of feeling in experiments similar to the classic game Pong.
This experiment places low-power sensors in ESA's Columbus laboratory to form a wireless network that monitors environmental factors such as temperature, pressure and humidity.
The goal is to see if small amounts of energy could be harvested from inside the Station from the light, airflows or differences in temperature.
A modification of Wise-Net could be applied to humans: sensors on a patient's body could provide continuous vital-sign monitoring to nurses and doctors in hospitals.
Vessel-ID system
Large marine vessels continuously send information on their speed, location and direction. The Automatic Identification System has been around for decades to help harbour authorities direct ships near ports and avoid collisions. The system uses basic VHF radio signals and was designed before satellites existed, so it is used only near land. This means that ships are on their own in open waters. Ships can receive signals from each other but in the middle of the Pacific Ocean nobody is monitoring their location.
Vessel ID is an ESA satellite receiver that is the marine equivalent of air traffic control systems. By capturing the radio waves in space from the Automatic Identification System, it tracks ships on the open seas. The system itself does not need to be adapted but as it was not designed for global coverage from space a technology demonstration is needed to test receiving and processing the signals. Nobody knew how many ships continue to broadcast identification on the open seas, nor how many have antennas that beam their identification up to space as well as over land.
On a good day, around 400 000 position reports are received from more than 22 000 ships. If all goes well, global maritime surveillance using dedicated satellites could be in sight, much like there is for air traffic.
With global tracking of ships, collisions could be avoided, piracy and smuggling would be easier to combat, protected areas such as coral reefs could be enforced, and less-polluting shipping lanes could be defined.
For this experiment, Samantha did not do anything – the receiver is outside the Columbus module and data are automatically collected and transmitted to Earth for analysis.
ESA's ATV Georges Lemaître space freighter was launched to the International Space Station during ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst's Blue Dot mission. The fifth and final supply ship tested new rendezvous sensors.
The LIRIS demonstrator – short for Laser InfraRed Imaging Sensors – on the last ATV is the first step towards an 'uncooperative rendezvous' in space.
On future missions, infrared cameras and lidar sensors – the light equivalent of radar – would scan the targets while onboard computers process the data using new guidance navigation and control software.
ESA has set its sights on allowing future spacecraft to rendezvous with 'uncooperative' targets, such as orbiting debris or a Mars sample capsule and this technology demonstration is an important step towards such missions.


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NPH USA via Crowdrise
October 04, 2013
EVENT: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2013
EVENT DATE: Oct 13, 2013
Help transform the lives of children by fundraising for Team Friends of the Orphans!
Friends of the Orphans is working to eliminate poverty by providing a stable home where value is placed on education, work and responsibility, helping orphaned and disadvantaged children to become productive members of their communities thus breaking the cycle of poverty. We do this by supporting Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH, Spanish for "Our Little Brothers and Sisters") network of orphanages in Latin America and the Caribbean.
All funds raised through this event will help us provide ongoing financial support for all of the children. Additional information can be found on our website by visiting www.friendsoftheorphans.org/runchicago.
Thank you for your support and generosity!


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I am looking at the adhoc sub process example withing jBPM 5 source code and am interested in using this feature. I believe you have to define the condition that exists the adhoc sub process but I was wondering how to achieve this? I looked at the test for the adhoc sub process but couldn't find anywhere where you hit the node outside of the ad hoc sub process. Is there an example of how to achieve this?
Any help would be appreciated.
Apologies for asking this but can some one provide some advice on this?


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Ran Online
|RAN Online
|Min Communications
|Min Communications
e-Games Philippines
XinXere Edutainment
Runup Entertainment
XtraVision Entertainment
Gonzo Rosso
|Status Missing
|Release date
|July 27, 2006
|Age rating(s)
|Windows (2K/XP)
|Arcade system
|Arcade System Missing
|Keyboard and mouse
|Intel Pentium 1 GHz CPU, 256 MB RAM, 1.5 GB hard disk space , 32MB DirectX 3D acceleration supportable video card, and DirectX 9.0c or above.
|Credits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough
RAN Online is a free, 3D MMORPG. The concept is based around several schools competing for control. Developed by Min Communications of Korea, RAN Online has become one of the most played MMORPGs in Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines. It is completely free to play and uses the virtual item asset model.
Characters[edit | edit source]
Characters in Ran Online can be built in three main types-DEX(dexterity), INT(intelligence)and the POW(power) types. DEX types usually has fast skills, low attack power and high defense, INT types has mid skills, very high accuracy, mid attack power and mid defense while POW types comes with fast skills, very high attack power but low defense.
Swordsman[edit | edit source]
Swordsmen use swords or blades to destroy their opponents. They use slashing techniques in upper or lower strokes. DEX-type swordsman usually delivers skills that can flinch or cancel its opponent's attack. INT-type swordsman has various skills which can bolster his and his party members' defense and can also attack many targets using one skill. POW-type swordsman are the "killers" in the party because of his awesome attack power. Usually, swordsmen are the ones who always "lures and kills" enemies for their party due to their high defense and attack power compared to the other classes. Swordsman acts an important role in a party because they boost the party's defense by a high standard. A party cannot survive without a Swordsman. Swordsmen are more unique compared to the other three classes due to their special balance of high attack power and high defense.
Brawler[edit | edit source]
Brawlers use gauntlets as their main weapon. They are masters of many kinds of martial arts. DEX-type brawlers usually uses his fists and hands to attack his enemies. INT-type brawlers uses his body parts instead of the hands which the normal brawler does. POW-type brawlers damages its enemies with its high kicks. Brawlers are like swordsmen, they are essential for their party to survive.
Archer[edit | edit source]
With the power of her bow and arrow, the archer targets its enemies from a long hunting spot. They are the "novice lurers" because they can attack its enemies using some skills. DEX-type archers gives her opponents with fast and accurate skills. INT-type archers possesses balance or mid-type moves. POW-type archers wields her bow to deliver melee moves and smash her target. Unlike the powerful swordsman and brawler, the archer requires arrows in order to make an attack or skill.
Shaman[edit | edit source]
The Qi Gong master, the shaman is the one who supports his party members. Equipped with a wand and magical powers, the shaman can easily make powerful enemies vulnerable by making them paralyzed, burned, or poisoned. There is no skills made for DEX-type shamans so there are only a few players who choose to acquire the services of DEX-type shamans. Unlike the DEX-type shaman, INT-type shamans is fully-equipped with magical skills like healing chants and buffs. POW-type shamans uses "spears" instead of wand and gives his opponents some piercing and heavy attack damage. There is always a shaman in every party because of his healing and supporting abilities which makes him unique. Shamans, like archers, also need talismans in order to make an attack or skill. and very strong.
Online Shop[edit | edit source]
Players can buy items via the game publisher's website. Players load up with cards bought at various stores and the credits are used in buying items at the website. These items can be anything from potions, costumes, accessories, weapons, etc. Once bought, these items are sent in their Item Bank wherein the player can remove them any time to be put in his/her inventory. Whilst in the item bank, items with expiry dates will have their timers stopped.
Versions[edit | edit source]
As of February 2007, there are Japanese, Taiwanese, Malaysian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Thai, and Indonesian servers running for RAN online. As of December 19, 2006, the global service has been shut down. According to Alexa.com, the Filipino RAN Online Philippines version has become the no.2 (next to Ragnarok Online) Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game in the Philippines.


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Laura L. Matin D.D.S
Proudly Serving Beaverton and Surrounding Areas
Dr. Matin started her career as a dental assistant in 1975. Between 1986 and 1988 she finished a bachelor degree in advanced hygiene from USC, and graduated dental school in 1991 from University of Southern California. Since starting her own practice she has gained qualifications and credentials of Fellowship Academy of General Dentistry and numerous Volunteer awards. Dr. Matin participated in an advanced program for cosmetic dentistry at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies.
Dr. Matin has been in the same location for the past 25 years. Her small office is warm and inviting, with a non-corporate atmosphere, and with the latest dental equipment and massage chairs with heated neck pillows, and hot coffee and fresh baked cookies in our reception area.
She is a fourth generation Oregonian and has volunteered at various dental fairs, the Tooth Mobile, as well as the Oregon Food Bank. She recently participated in a dental mission to remote region of Alaska to provide dental care for the native American community. She is also past president of the Washington County Dental Society as well as Dental Aid for Children.
Awarded the Benjamin Lemire Award in 2008 by the Washington County Dental Society for Dental Excellence. One award is given each year to Washington County Dental Society members in recognition of their service.
"In recognition and appreciation of outstanding contributions to the dental profession in Washington County, by representing our member dentists - and generous service to the community while promoting dental health and education and providing dental care."
Current Affiliations
• American Dental Association , Oregon Dental Association
• Washington County Dental Association (past President)
• Received my Fellowship at the Academy of General Dentistry in 1996 (A prestigious award taking 5 years to achieve and an extensive test to pass)
• Graduate of the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Cosmetic Studies
• Past President of Dental Aid for Children
• Completed a 1 year study club in Implant Prosthetics
Past Affiliations
• Past Member of the Academy Of Cosmetic Dentistry
• Past Member of the American Academy of History of Dentistry
• Better Business Bureau
• Beaverton Chamber of Commerce


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Now day's icons have managed to draw more attention from the computer, iPad, and iPod for easy accessibility. These icons are creating the interface between the user and device much easier and smoother. Creating icons are suitable option for the users who are beginner artists and web-designers. However, there are so many things required to consider at the time of designing any icons, like the perfect size, shape, eye catching appearance and well rounded shape. In this regard, the creating icons are right option for the icons designers to designs any icon designs. The icons are small and easy graphical representation of every program through which the user can known about the program according to the icons designs. So, it is much important for the designs to made well crafted designs for better look and demand. On the other hand, the shape, sizes, graphics and look of the icons will vary according to device requirement.
While designing the icon, till the icon covers an entire canvas, you would like to make a background transparent. This may allow canvas of the icon being transparent and allow background to show. The first step is to click on "Screen" button on a right hand side of the screen. This may also display transparency lines in the left color window. In order, to add the transparency to pixel, you can click on "Flood Fill" tool (an tipping paint) on left hand side of the screen or fill in pixels you would like to make it transparent. While you are finish with the icon, just save the file as the favicon.ico or upload that to server where you can store the HTML files. In case, you have the image, which you want to use as the icon, then you may do so in different ways.


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Devon Dikeou: "Pray for Me" - Pope Francis I
James Fuentes Gallery (NYC)
June 28 - July 28, 2017
- Opening reception: Wednesday June 28, 6-8pm
Left: Caravaggio, Portrait of Pope Paul V, oil on canvas, 80 in x 47 in, c. 1605-1606
Right: Devon Dikeou, "Pray For Me"-Pope Francis I: Caravaggio, Portrait of Pope Paul V, mounted C-print, 80 in x 47 in, 2014
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Seating at galleries, museums, and art fairs is always a conundrum. Gallerists, museum curators, and art booth proprietors either lack chairs to sit on, curate seating within their environments, rent chairs for their booths, and/or sell the chairs they use. There is rarely a place for the tired art-goer to settle for long, and because of this lack of seating in galleries, much less in antique establishments, museum period rooms, or antique fairs-one might mistakenly sit on a treasure, or worse, be silently admonished by tasteful placards displayed with phrases such as: Please Refrain from Sitting on Furniture, Do Not Touch, or simply an elegant ribbon tied from arm to arm.
"Pray For Me"-Pope Francis I is an installation in the form of ten 17th century Italian "monk" chairs, which function as random seating throughout the art gallery. These chairs were originally called friarlero-meaning "brothers"-due to their use by monks or higher religious actuary, even Popes. Each chair in the installation is named after an historical painting of a Pope: Raphael's Julius II and Leo X, Sebastiano del Piombo's Clement VII, Titian's Paul III (twice) and Sixtus IV, El Greco' s Pius V, Caravaggio' s Paul V, Velázquez's Innocent X, and Jacques Louis David's Pius VII. Each chair has been individually photographed and positioned according to the respective painting, but without the seated subject-the absence of which conjures Papal ghosts. The friarleros are all tagged with price tags alluding to their commercial value as antiques. Yet these are marked not with a price, but with the name of the painter and that of the Pope who ostensibly would sit in the chair represented. The photographic portraits of the chairs appropriate and cite the place of monetary and art historical value in real and literal terms by the photographs being reproduced to the sizes of their inspiration. Additionally, the installation features a reliquary housing "relics" shed by the chairs over the course of their lives as artworks in the artist s' possession. As the chairs lose these fragments of fabric, the artist will add them to the reliquary in another nod to the practices of the Catholic Church. So while the reliquary steadily grows and relics accumulate, the photos and chairs, with nothing in them, serve as backdrop-the negative space that defines what is there and not. In their emptiness, the images and chairs dismantle and play on ideas of portraiture, patronage, politics, art history, and memorial.
Devon Dikeou (b. 1963, Denver, CO) lives and works in Austin, TX. Recent solo exhibitions include "Please," Outcasts Incorporated, Paris (2015); "Between the Acts: Virginia Woolf," Nada Art Fair, Miami (2014); "Pray For Me," Nada Art Fair, New York City (2014); and "Please", The Contemporary, Austin (2013). Recent group exhibitions include "Group Exhibition," James Fuentes LLC, New York City (2017); "Foundation Barbin Presents Redeux (Sort of)," Kai Matsumiya, New York City (2016); "Inhabiting Ten Eyck," Storefront Ten Eyck, New York City (2014); and "Game Changer," Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO (2014). Devon Dikeou is the founder, editor and publisher of zingmagazine, and a co-founder of The Dikeou Collection in Downtown Denver.


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Mark Lloyd put down his camera just long enough to catch up with Benji Webbe and Arya Goggin from Skindred…
Mark: So, let's just start off nice and casual guys, 'cuz I did threaten to ask you about breakfast Benji….
BW: Yeah, what did I make?
ML: For those who don't know, we met Benji in the Spar this morning buying his breakfast and I threatened to ask him what he cooked.
BW: Well, I'll tell you what I cooked. Basically I got some eggs and I got beans and my father used to call it Akipatashy (?). I think he made that shit up but basically what you do is you get 6 eggs in the frying pan, bit of butter and you start making scrambled eggs. Then you add the beans. Mix that up, put the toast in the toaster, it pops out, you put it all on a plate and you got Akipatashy. I had one sachet of ketchup left from McDonalds yesterday so I had that on top and that was it. No salt and pepper though which I do enjoy and that's Akipatashy.
ML: Have you copyrighted that?
BW: Not yet no, but it's definitely the students meal of all! Forget the pot noodle shit
AG: All the food groups are there. It's y'know, nourishing. Eggs for protein.
BW: yeah but I won't be doin' that for a while now. I live in a built up neighbourhood and I got different cafes I can pop to most mornings
AG: I had a heart attack sandwich this morning, sausages and bacon
BW: Woooo!
AG: Mikey cooked it. It was good!
ML: So basically the whole band do all their own cooking
BW: Let me tell you something. Dan Pugsey our bass player,he could have his own show! You name a spice and that fucker got it in his cupboard! Every spice on the planet and if there's a spice he hasn't got, he'll go hunt for that shit. We went to India and he came back like this (hold arms out in front as far as he can)
AG: It's his passion man, when its your passion you're gonna do it aren't you?
BW: What I'd like to do on our dvd is have Dan do a cooking thing on the extras. Cooking with Puggers!
AG: We already did a come dine with me didn't we?
BW: Yeah and he should be actually on it and we could be the band that entertains.
ML: Seeing as you've mentioned India, what made you decide on Mumbai for the video shoot for Kill the Power?
BW: Cuz they gave us money! No, we needed a video to the single and we were gonna do it in the UK but the guy we wanted to use was just umming and aring and the time went past so we thought "fuck him then we'll go and do it then" so we went to India for our show and talked to our manager. We thought making a video in India would be really different.
AG: While we were there we had five days off anyway so we thought if we could do it in India what's that worst that could happen?
BW: Get arrested and killed by the Militia!
ML: Yeah we heard there were a few issues….
BW: We got chased by the police!
ML: Did they catch up?
BW: No way dude!
AG: How it worked was basically the director had a fist full of cash which was our budget and he'd basically pay off people as we went. You can't actually film in India, it's something to do with filming permits that are something like £15,000 or something and you have to pay everyone off.
BW: As well as paying the fifteen grand! You've still gotta pay people on the street so we did it guerrilla style.
AG: So we'd get the taxi driver to wait for us and give him a couple of quid. We drove his taxi round and paid for a guy to stand at the end of the street watching for police. Then the police turned up and we had to pay them.
BW: And we did it, I mean all the scenes in the video when I'm walking around looking over my shoulder I'm looking for police and stuff.
AG: It was all one take as well. It was like "quick, next one!"
BW: And we had to go to all different alleys and we had to drive all around Mumbai and I tell you what, that place is BIG!
AG: It's huge. I mean we had the same guy that did the location stuff for Slumdog Millionaire so he was taking us to all the proper brutal spots.
BW: Its funny 'cuz I look at all the pictures and it still looks romantic but when you're there it's like "fuck me this is disgusting!" Its all bugs and rats and shit! I went to the toilet when he (Arya) was doin' his scene outside the temple. I went to the toilet round the back and the guy said "just go there" and I was like "no, no I'll use the toilet", so this fucking toilet was kegged with 2,000 years worth of piss and shit! And then Dan said to me "did you look up?" apparently there was spiders in the rafters this big (Holds his hand up) and I fuckin' slipped when I went in there as well! But that's the way they live you know. If I could do anything on this planet it would be to make the people living on the streets better. I mean you see these shacks and they're not there by choice, it's because that's what they're given. It's what their parents had and their grandparents had. Fucking 25 generations all living in the same place. It's heavy. If I could help in a real way like give them toilets, I would man.
ML: Were you advised for health reasons not to go out there?
AG: We had to have a whole load of jabs. And I had to wear a vest and I get bitten all the time.
BW: Dude we went through so much spray just caking ourselves in it! It's heavy man. It's a fun video but India is a heavy fucking place.
AG: It really suited the lyrics though and it's different and stands out from a normal rock video and that makes us happy.
ML: All your songs have got a feel good factor to them but there's always a serious theme
BW: Lyrically I'm always saying something you know. I'm always on about basically the story of David & Goliath cuz I know there's always gonna be a giant in somebody's way trying to push them down. Whether that be pizza, or the government. We got the fist on the front, but the fist for me is just unity and the basis of most of the lyrics on the album is about overcoming your fears, your monsters and your demons in life and becoming a better person. I'm not talking about being a better person than your neighbour who's a wanker. I'm talking about being the best you because the best you is different from the best me. We can't expect everyone to be the same. Skindred's lyrics are always gonna be about that, taking over the bullshit in your life and controlling it you know? If you're gonna leave a message you gotta leave a positive one.
ML: So this is your second time playing this kind of festival, first being Hammerfest and you ignited the crowd there are you hoping for the same tonight?
BW: I have a great time every time so I hope they do too.
AG: I think they're ready for it
ML: How are you going to wind the energy back for the unplugged set later?
BW: We don't wind it back bro! It's what I do, get them all going, call them wankers! I love that shit! I can honestly say that we're the first band to do a wall of death AND an acoustic session. A wall of death acoustic is something to watch. And the great thing about it is we make this shit up as we go along.
ML: Are you bringing the helicopter out tonight?
BW: It's the crowd that brings the juice you see. If the crowd brings the gas and the petrol, I'm the catalyst.
AG: If they're good they get the helicopter.
BW: They're usually good.
AG: It's like Christmas every day with us.
ML: So you never know from one show to another what's going to happen?
BW: No not really
AG: It's exhausting for me, I never know what he's going to bloody do! I just try and keep it all together!
BW: Well, I'm not gonna jump into the crowd from fifty foot!
ML: Please do, I could get £250!
BW: Nah man, there's plenty of that shit at home!
ML: Next year sees quite a big tour for you guys
AG: It's to support the new record which comes out on the 27th January and we're touring from the 22nd. We're doing the UK, Europe, Australia, America so we're going to be away for a while
BW: Because of what we do, we play some strange bills. The one year, we played with Pulp and Mastadon! We played one the other day with Ellie Goulding. It's funny, no matter what audience they put us in front of, we work!
ML: I suppose the amount of musical influences you all have helps
BW: Well that's it, people say to me they come for the drum 'n bass or they come for the guitar. You get a room full of people that would never be in the same room normally but because of the music, they're all dancing. You get the girls shaking their asses, the guys throwing up horns. It's a beautiful thang!
ML: Obviously you've done some collaborations, with Jacoby (Papa Roach) for example. Is there anybody else you would like to do a collaboration with?
AG: Elton John!
BW: Yeah he's an amazing song writer and he sounds good! Elton John & Skindred.
AG: I reckon that would be a good laugh actually.
BW: He'd have some badass tales.
ML: Imagine that interview!
BW: I like the way he used to dress in the old days when he used to go crazy. I thought that was amazing.
ML: Well, I won't keep you guys any longer as you've got loads more people to speak to, so here's a question I probably should have asked in the beginning. What question do you hate being asked?
BW: How long are your dreadlocks? AND how long have you been growing them. It's fucking bullshit. Ooh anything you can find on wikipedia!
AG: Yeah that's for lazy interviewers!
BW: So I say fuck you! Go on wikipedia! All you're questions are rubbish!
AG: I don't like "How did you get your band name", "How do you mix the different styles of music" If I'm talking to someone, like we are now, its all about present stuff. Everything you've asked has been current. You haven't asked about fifteen years ago. We're talking about now and that's what we want to talk about.
ML: Thank you so much for talking to us guys. Enjoy the acoustic set and looking forward to seeing you tonight
BW: Nice one man, thanks!
Interview and Photograph by Mark Lloyd (Amplified Gig Photography)


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The riddle of time travel remains a nut science has yet to crack, but even though we can't alter the past (yet), we can shape the future!
With the new MAC By Request collection, MAC is giving 18 of their former bestselling Eye Shadows, Lipsticks and Lipglasses a second chance at stardom, and it's by people's choice on Facebook.
The three top vote getters in each of the three categories will go on sale again in the limited edition release beginning this August in North America (online only) and in internationally sometime this fall.
Missing your favorite MAC colors from days of yore, like the kinder, gentler days of The Jersey Shore's first season (when Sammi and the Situation were, like, a thing)? Act now, because MAC is taking requests for comeback colors. Now through March 30, cast your vote on Facebook for the colors you'd like to make an encore appearance in MAC By Request. The top nine fan favorite shades will go on sale again beginning this August, exclusively online.
I was able to track down 13 of the 18 eligible colors… Have you made your decision yet? Which of these former stars (three each per category) deserves a comeback? The shades not shown here are Candy Yum Yum and Moxie among the Lipsticks, Icescape among the Lipglasses, and Moth Brown and Solar White for the Eye Shadows.
I cast my votes for… 🙂
- Lipsticks: 3N, Eden Rocks and Rocker
- Lipglasses: Cult of Cherry, Flash of Flesh and Bait
- Eye Shadows: Cool Heat, Guacamole and Heavenly Bliss
Eye Shadows
Eye Shadows clockwise from the blue pan on the left: Cool Heat, Heavenly Bliss, Guacamole and Jeté
Heavenly Bliss
Eyeshadow swatches form the left: Heavenly Bliss, Jeté, Guacamole and Cool Heat
Lipglasses from the left: Emancipation, Flash of Flesh, Bait, Cult of Cherry and 2N
Flash of Flesh (left) and Bait (right)
Lipglass swatches from the left: Bait, Cult of Cherry, Emancipation, Flash of Flesh and 2N
Lipsticks from the left: Eden Rocks, Rocker, Shitaki and 3N
Lipsticks from the left: Eden Rocks, Rocker and Shitaki
Lipstick swatches from the left: Eden Rocks, Rocker, Shitaki and 3N
Full list of the nominees…
(Cast your vote on Facebook!)
Category No. 1: Lipsticks
- 3N, as seen in the N Collection (January 2008)
- Candy Yum Yum, as seen in Quite Cute (April 2011)
- Eden Rocks, as seen in Eden Rocks (May 2001)
- Moxie, as seen in Retro Matte Lipsticks (September 1999)
- Rocker, as seen in Time Rocker (Fall 1999)
- Shitaki, as seen in Cuisine (March 2001)
Category No. 2: Lipglasses
- 2N, as seen in N Collection (January 2008)
- Bait, as seen in Lure (June 2006)
- Cult of Cherry, as seen in Cult of Cherry (September 2008)
- Emancipation, as seen in Wonder Woman (February 2011)
- Flash of Flesh, as seen in M·A·C D'Bohemia (May 2005)
- Icescape, as seen in Love Lace (December 2009)
Category No. 3: Eye Shadows
- Cool Heat, as seen in Cool Heat (June 2008)
- Guacamole, as seen in Salsabelle (May 2005)
- Heavenly Bliss, as seen in Eden Rocks (May 2001)
- Jeté, as seen in Danse (January 2006)
- Moth Brown, as seen in Madame B. (March 2005)
- Solar White, as seen in Cool Heat (June 2008)
Did you already cast your votes? Which ones did you pick? 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,


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An Unbreakable Cycle:Drug Dependency Treatment, Mandatory Confinement, and HIV/AIDS in China's Guangxi Province
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- In China, illicit drug use is an administrative offense and Chinese law dictates that drug users "must be rehabilitated." In reality, police raids on drug users often drive them underground, away from methadone clinics, needle exchange sites, and other proven HIV prevention services. And every year Chinese police send tens of thousands of drug users to mandatory drug treatment centers, often for years, without trial or due process. This report finds that most mandatory treatment centers, while ostensibly meant to provide drug treatment, do not actually offer forms of drug dependence treatment internationally recognized as effective. Mostly, drug users are forced to work or to spend their days in crowded cells little different from prisons.
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Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announced that it has acquired Arxspan LLC, a provider of cloud-based scientific software and workflow solutions, based in Southborough, Massachusetts. Arxspan is known for its line of cloud-based products for the management of research data under the Arxlab® brand. The company has a focus on serving pharmaceutical and biopharma customers. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Bruker can now provide a range of software tools for customers in the chemistry, pharmaceutical, biopharma and analytical laboratory markets. Together with the Mestrelab strategic partnership and majority investment, the acquisition of Arxspan will allow Bruker to offer state-of-the-art chemistry and biopharma software tools, supporting discovery and development.
Commenting on the acquisition, Dr. Falko Busse, Group President for Bruker Biospin, stated: "The Arxspan acquisition, coupled with our strategic partnership with Mestrelab, positions Bruker firmly in the field of cloud-based, scientific software for our chemistry and pharma customers. Bruker is committed to providing intuitive end-to-end solutions that make analysis and knowledge extraction in scientific research faster and easier. Our new software solutions enable our biopharma customers to increase their productivity in drug discovery and development."
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Arxspan LLC was founded in 2011 to deliver cloud-based scientific informatics tools to customers around the globe. That same year, Arxspan's multi-tenant cloud Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) was released to customers in the academia and biotech market place. The ELN was launched with an enterprise-level feature set designed to support small biotech start-ups as well as global pharma. Arxspan released the integrated Registration module in 2013 in collaboration with multiple customers. In 2017, Arxspan released the Workflow module to enable close coordination of compound/biologic request and fulfillment between companies and their external collaborators.
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It had been just shy of a month since Jonah had began running, all's he wanted to do was run and never stop, he wanted to be alone, didn't want anyone in his life anymore, anyways, just shy of a month for Jonah and from the moment he left the camp gates he began getting plagued by creatures, not just any creatures either, shadow creatures, his sword was particularly useless against these creatures so he could never defend himself from them, in every fight he managed to get himself into he took more and more damage, he knew that sooner or later the damage would become too much and he would finally be finished, in the fight where he thought his life was over something miraculous, well miraculous in Jonah's eye's anyway, happened, just as the shadow creature was about to deal the finishing strike Jonah closed his eye's and made a silent prayer, he prayed for help and help is what he got, the strike Jonah was expecting never came and when he opened his eye's he saw a guy a little older than himself kneeling infront of him, sword in one hand and what looked to be a pouch in the other Mysterious stranger:- "That was close, you need to be more careful when facing creatures like that, very hard to beat and very few weapons have the ability to stop them" Jonah:- "Yeah i already know that, still got to ask who you are" Mysterious stranger:- "Who am i, well that depends on who you want me to be, friend or foe, i'll let you choose" Jonah:- "Not what i meant but still, i guess right now i'd choose friend" Mysterious stranger:- "Friend i am then until you decide otherwise" Jonah:- "Okay well i guess thanks for saving me, might aswell ask your name now" Mysterious stranger:- "My name, well my name is La.ahem my name is Dylan" Jonah was a little sceptical but passed off the mistake as a slip of the tongue, he was too worn to worry about little mistakes like that in his present state Jonah:- "Dylan, okay well it's nice to meet you i guess, im Jonah, well thanks for helping me but you know, i best be going, got a lot of travelling left to do" Dylan:- "Looks to me like you have already done a lot of travelling, maybe you should spend some time here, rest for a while" Jonah:- "I can't, i have to keep going, need to keep running" Dylan:- "Running, don't look to me like you could do much of that in your state" Jonah:- "I'll be fine, done well so far, i can carry on, i will never quit" Dylan:- "If you say so, maybe i should tag along with you then, help you if you get in another fight" Jonah:- "Hmm, i'm sorry but i'll decline that, i just want to be alone, best when i'm alone" Dylan looked for a way to make Jonah change his mind but couldn't find a single one, he knew Jonah wouldn't last another day by himself and he couldn't have him dying until his plan was fulfilled Dylan:- "Okay if that's what you believe then i guess i will be going, take care of yourself Jonah" With that he just seemed to dissapear, like the shadows had just swallowed him, now if Jonah was beaten down too much to see anything wrong with what had just happened, he knew he wouldn't be safe for long so decided to pick himself up and carry on going, it was only a couple of hours before Jonah found himself in trouble again, as he was walking through a little clearing in the forest a shadow creature appeared from knowhere and slashed across his chest with what seemed to be very sharp talons, Jonah didn't know these things even had talons, claws or anything like that, that was news to him but now wasn't the time to reel on this new fact, the slash across his chest was just one of many attacks, they were lightning fast and just seemed to appear from knowhere, he was been beaten badly and it was probably only a matter of seconds before he was killed, luckily though before the thing managed to attack again a figure appeared infront of him, drew a sword and sliced the creature in two Dylan:- "What did i say, i told you to take care and this is what i find you doing only mere hours after been attacked you get attacked again, you seriously need to learn to defend yourself" Jonah:- "I would defend myself if i knew what i was facing and i had a sword that afected these stupid things, this gold weapon does nothing to them" Dylan:- "Gold, pah that stupid metal is useless, now this is a weapon with real power" Dylan held out his sword and for the first time Jonah finally got a good luck at the weapon that seemed to effect these shadow creatures, the sword was about as dark as midnight yet at the same time looked so familiar, it almost looked as if it was formed from the shadows themselves Jonah:- "What is that, i've never seen anything like it, it looks like it's been forged from shadows" Dylan:- "That's because it has been forged from shadows my dear Jonah" For the first time Jonah was finally starting to think clearly, the voice sounded so familiar, the shadow sword, the way this guy could melt into shadows as if he were.it finally dawned on him, the guy who had saved him, the one who had killed two shadow creatures Jonah:- "Lance." Lance:- "Ahh you figured me out, it's a little late" Before Jonah had a chance to say or do anything he was grabbed by the throat and lifted off the ground, the last thing he remembered before he blacked out was been launched high into the air then slamming down hard onto solid ground, he awoke a few hours later but he didn't feel himself, he felt different Lance:- "Ahh you're awake, guess the fun can begin now" Jonah:- "What, why can't i move, what have you done to me you creep" Lance:- "Ahh my dear boy i've shall we say, hmm, i've made you more like me" Jonah managed to look down, he still looked like himself, a different outfit but still more or less himself, he had on all black, black boots, jeans and t-shirt with what seemed to be a hooded cape, he had a dark sword strapped to his side which he instantly recognised as the shadow sword Lance used Jonah:- "Where are you, what have you done to me" Lance:- "Where am i, well im sort of everywhere, what have i done, oh that's simple, i've taken over your body and i will slowly take over your mind till you're my slave" Jonah:- "I will never be your slave" Now even Jonah could tell that was a lie, as the seconds ticked by he could feel himself losing control of his body and mind, it was as if someone else was inside him tying to take over bit by bit and they were succeding, Jonah didn't have any clue how he could fight back and he knew sooner or later he would lose the battle going on inside himself Lance:- "Ahh Jonah i can feel you giving up, don't worry i won't completely take over, you will have full control of your actions, you will just be open to a few suggestions shall we say, if i say it you do it" Jonah:- "Never." He never finished his sentence as it became too late, he felt himself completely slip away, he could feel he was in control of his body but not his mind, it was as if he was in control but at the same time been controlled, it was as if he was a real life puppet, could do things on his own free will but at a moments notice someone could pull the strings and control him Lance:- "Ahh see that was so simple, now how about we take you for a test drive, if you remember i used to rule the shadow world but since i lost to that blasted lucifer the whole place is out of control, the creatures are running free and attacking anything and everything in sight" Jonah:- "I.I.remember" Jonah was a little shocked at his words, he sounded like himself but also felt as if his words were been monitored, if he tryed to say something out of place he would be cut off Lance:- "Good now me and you, well mostly you, were going to take a trip to the shadow world, get that blasted place in order, kill all who oppose me there" Jonah:- "And why did you need me to do this, why take over me to do such a measly task that im sure you could of done without me" Lance:- "Oh i don't need you for that, i have much bigger plans for you, once in my world i can leave your body, train you, teach you to obey me, control you" Jonah:- "If, no not if, when, when you leave my body you know i will kill you" Lance:- "Ahh my dear boy we both know that in my world i can't be killed, in my world i am unstoppable, you will soon learn that if you do not obey" Jonah:- "I will never obey you, i would rather die than do that" Lance:- "Well will see my dear boy now come, we have to get going" Before Jonah had a chance to protest, not that it would of done much good, a portal opened up right infront of them, with the help of Lance Jonah walked straight into the portal and was transported to the shadow world, upon arrival Lance did as he said he would and left Jonah's body, before Jonah had a chance to do anything though Lance touched his head and Jonah collapsed, he awoke pretty quickly only to find one thing wrong, he had no memories.
Jonah spent the next two weeks in the shadow world training, Lance of course had erased Jonah's memories and filled his head with fake one's, all to do with him been the best fighter, a servant to Lance himself, after the two weeks were up Lance decided Jonah was ready and decided to send him back to his own world to do his bidding Lance:- "My dear boy, your training is complete and i now believe it is time, im sending you to the real world where you have two missions, the first is, destroy that miserable camp you once belonged to, the second, i'll give you that once you prove your worth and destroy that miserable camp" Jonah:- "Yes my lord, i will not let you down" Lance:- "I should hope not" With that Lance opened up a portal to the real world, Jonah stepped into it without hesitation and was soon back in the real world where he belonged, Lance had made sure he opened the portal just outside the camp as not to raise the alarm too early, he was in a forest just outside the camp, Jonah didn't hesitate once and was heading towards the camp the instant he left the portal, within a few minutes he entered the camp gates and raised the alarm pretty quickly, dressed in his black outfit with hooded cloak and shadow sword he was instantly mistaken for an enemy, the alarm caused most of the camp to rush to the gates where Jonah stood, all brandishing weapons and shields, it took a few moments for most of the campers to realise who the enemy was, once they figured out it was Jonah most dropped their weapons which was a big mistake, seeing most campers leaving themselves undefended Jonah took the advantage and attacked, he attacked with such ferocity that most campers were attacked before they even had a chance to acknowledge what was happening, the few that did realise were too slow and were easy targets for Jonah, after watching a few campers fall to Jonah's blade pretty much all the rest of them decided to play it smart and backed away, one camper however did not back down Celeste:- "Jonah, what are you doing, these are your friends, why are you attacking them" Jonah just staredat her, the face, she was important, why was she so important to him, he couldn't remember, it was as if the memory was there but was been blocked Jonah:- "You, why don't you back down, why don't you run away" Celeste:- "Simple, i know you will never hurt me" Big mistake, Celeste had no clue how wrong she was, Jonah was ordered to attack and that is what he would do, he had no choice, if he didn't then he Lance would force him to Jonah:- "You know nothing you foolish girl, back down now or prepare to die" Celeste:- "Jonah, you will not hurt me" Wrong again, Jonah charged towards her with blinding speed, he knocked her down in the blink of an eye and prepared to finish her off with one strike, he raised the sword and brought it down but stopped at the last second Jonah:- "I.I.can't kill you, why can't i kill you." Celeste:- "Because you know me, you won't hurt me, you wouldn't ever do that to me" Jonah:- "I was trained to kill, you are just another thing in my way, you must die." Celeste could hear the uncertainty in his voice, she could tell he recognised her and was struggling with whatever was going on inside him Celeste:- "Jonah, look at me, remember me." Jonah stared straight at her, he was trying to remember her, the face was so familiar, the voice Jonah:- "Celeste." Celeste:- "Jonah." Jonah was remembering, his memorys were fuzzy, this girl celeste, why did he remember her, why couldn't he hurt her, he was struggling with himself, with one last look at Celeste he tryed to remember to no avail, he only remembered one thing, he remembered he wanted to run, within the blink of an eye he did just that, he turned and began running out the gate, he managed to make it quite a distance before a major pain took over his all body and he felt like blacking out Lance:- "You failed me Jonah, looks like i will have to do this myself" Lance took control of Jonah's body, he was getting ready to go destroy the camp when he heard a familiar voice coming from behind him, Celeste had followed him Celeste:- "Jonah." Jonah/Lance:- "Foolish girl, Jonah is no more" Before Celeste had any time to comprehend what Jonah had just said he raised his sword and swung at her, she managed to dodge, she dived to one side as Jonah swung straight at the place she was standing Celeste:- "Jonah, why." Jonah/Lance:- "I told you you foolish girl, Jonah is no more, i posses his body" Celeste:- "What do you mean, of course you're Jonah" Jonah/Lance:- "I may look like Jonah but you foolish girl, i am Lance, the shadow king" Celeste:- "No, No." She had a feeling that the words she heard were the truth but she didn't want to believe it, she knew Jonah would never work for Lance, her thought's were cut short as Jonah swung at her again catching her in the ribs causing quite a nice size gash, seeing as she had no choice she drew her dagger and decided it was time to fight back, she knew she was outmatched from the moment she got in close and tryed to stab Jonah, he countered her attack with ease and managed to knock her away with his blade, the battle carried on with both Celeste and Jonah landing hit after hit, of course Jonah was doing serious damage to Celeste while she managed to land the odd lucky strike on him, she knew she was wearing thin when Jonah managed to knock her down and she struggled to get back up, she knew she had one chance and with one final attack she charged at Jonah, she managed to dodge his first strike and land a quick jab with the dagger, she barely pierced the skin when she felt a sharp pain coming from her stomach, looking down she saw what was wrong, Jonah had managed to pierce her with his sword, she instantly collapsed, she let out a cry of incredible pain which seemed to be enough to bring Jonah half round, he saw Celeste laying there and began fighting with himself for control, all his anger and pain managed to help him overpower Lance and re take control of his own body, realising what he had done he rushed over and kneeled down next to Celeste Jonah:- "Celeste i.i.i'm." Celeste:- "Jonah it isn't your fault, what you did wasn't you, i know you wouldn't of done it if it wasn't for Lance, he contolled you, turned you into something you're not" Jonah:- "But." Celeste:- "No but's mister, i know you, you would never hurt me intentionally but now just remember this, in the end you get to be the hero, you have to finish this, finish of lance, protect the camp and protect yourself" Jonah:- "But you.I.I." Celeste:- "I know Jonah and it's too late to do anything, i want you to do one thing for me though, Jonah i want you to be the hero, finish what i guess i started and kill Lance, kind of glad i didn't kill him cause it would of meant killing you, anyways, Jonah i want you to protect the camp, show Lance that what he did was unforgivable, show him that trying to use you to destroy something you love can never be done, show him you are not some puppet, show him that in the end you will always prevail over evil like him, i want you to promise me you will" Jonah:- "Celeste." Celeste:- "Jonah promise me you will finish this, please, do this for me" Jonah:- "I.I.promise" Celeste:- "Thankyou, now i want you to remember something very important, Jonah i love you, you made me the happiest person alive even when we were fighting, the time we spent together was the best moments of my life" Jonah:- "Celeste." Celeste:- "I know Jonah, can i ask one last favour, can you tell me that you love me one last time, it would make this whole thing worthwhile" Jonah:- "I love you celeste, i promise you that no matter what happens now i will not let your death be in vain, i want you to remember something" Celeste:- "And what might that be" Jonah:- "That even in death i will be with you, i will find you and i will save you, i will destroy the earth, the shadow world and even the underworld just to get you back" Celeste:- "No you won't mister, it's my time, i'm ready to die because i was killed trying to save you, now you have to let me go, i am ready" Jonah:- "I.I can't, i won't" Celeste:- "Yes you will jonah, if you truly love me you will let me go, it's my time, dying in battle is an honourable death, please remember that" Jonah:- "But.i love you, i can't lose you like this, not now, not after everything that has happened, i never even got to tell you i am sorry for how i acted back at camp, i never got to apologise for breaking up with you" Celeste:- "Jonah i forgive you, i always have done and i always will, remember that and remember that none of this was your fault" Jonah:- "Celeste." Celeste:- "Jonah, i want you to listen to me, it wasn't your fault, it was Lance's and to make things right you have to do what is needed, finish what was started, for me" Jonah:- "I.I.will, for you i will finish this, i will kill lance or die trying" Celeste:- "Not your time to die mister, kill lance and be the hero, only a hero may die" Jonah:- "I was never the hero though, you was" Celeste:- "Jonah.come here" Jonah shuffled closer to celeste, she layed one hand one his face and pulled him to her for a kiss, it was nothing special but to Jonah it seemed like the world had just stopped, the kiss was perfect, he had closed his eye's and let time pass by as he and Celeste shared one last moment of true love, as he opened his eye's he caught a glimpse of a smile from Celeste as she slowly closed her eye's, too late did he realise they would never open again, she had used her last breath to give one last kiss to the guy she truly loved, Jonah just sat there holding Celeste in his arm's, she had thought him and he had killed her just so she could save him, she had forgiven him for everything he had done then she used her last breath to kiss him one last time, he had lost her and it was all his fault, no not his.LANCE's Jonah:- "LANCE!, i will find you, i will kill you, i will make you suffer for what you did" Lance:- "You want me then you will have to come and find me" His voice seemed to be coming from everywhere, Jonah had no clue where he was or how he was going to find him, all's he knew is that when he did then there would be no mercy, Jonah would make sure he suffered, Jonah would give all he had just to make Lance suffer a pain worse than he had just suffered, a broken heart, watching the one person you love more than anything die, knowing the culprit was still alive watching him, knowing Lance had used him and got him to kill Celeste, Jonah would tear the world apart to get the thing he so badly seeked, REVENGE Jonah:- "I will find you, i will tear this world apart to find you if i have to, when i do you better be ready cause there will be no mercy" Lance:- "I will be ready Jonah, don't you worry about that, you need to remember one thing though, whatever you do to me will not change the fact that you killed your precious little Celeste" Before Jonah had the chance to respond Lance appeared infront of him in shadow form, Jonah knew that in his shadow form nothing he did would affect him in the slightest, he had to try though, he picked up his sword and swung at Lance, the sword just passed harmlessely through him as if he wasn't there, which in retrospect he really wasn't, he was just a shadow, the shadow sword would of usually worked on him but since Lance had created it he had made sure it could never harm him in the slightest Lance:- "Now now, we both know that won't hurt me but this will hurt you" Before Jonah had a chance to figure out what he meant a wall of shadowy energy lifted him off the ground, flung him up high then seemed to grab him and slam him back down right next to Celeste's body Lance:- "That was only a taste of what is to come Jonah, i will go for now but i will be back very soon to finish this, i would suggest in the meantime disposing of that perfetic girl's body" Before Jonah had the chance to respond or even pick himself up off the ground Lance dissapeared leaving Jonah alone with Celeste's body once more, it took little less than one hour for Jonah to pick himself up and carry Celeste's body back to camp, the first sight of Jonah had all the camp running to greet him until they saw the body in his arms, most campers stopped dead in their tracks while others fell to their knees in disbelief, Jonah carried her all the way to the infirmary where he layed her down on the bed he last used then turned and walked away, the doctor had seen everything and rushed to Celeste's side as soon as Jonah left, the doctor tried everything he could to bring her back to no avail, she was gone and now he knew he had to inform the camp, it was easier than he had thought as most campers were waiting just outside the infirmary for the news, as he stepped out the door he could feel all their eye's focused intently on him Doctor:- "I am sorry to tell you all that our dear Celeste has passed away, her injuries were too severe and as far as i am aware she was dead before she even made it to the camp, i am deeply sorry for the loss of this one fine camper" A few campers stared on in disbelief, seeing Jonah carry her in and straight to the infirmary had put a little hope back in them but now they had to deal with the fact that she was gone, Jonah was in the crowd and could feel a few campers staring at him for the answers to how this could of happened Jonah:- "It was me, i killed her." A few campers just stared at him in major disbelief, Jonah had just told the whole camp he had killed Celeste, it didn't sit too well with most campers as they soon turned on him with weapons drawn, a few advanced but never once did Jonah draw his weapon to defend himself, he was ready to die, one camper took a little swing at him to make sure Jonah wouldn't defend and was very surprised to see that Jonah didn't even flinch when the blade sliced through the air just infront of him Jonah:- "Want to kill me then do it, i want to die, don't you understand, i killed her, she is dead all because of me" That got the effect Jonah had desired more campers began swinging there swords, daggers and even a couple of spears at jonah but all seemed to be missing him, even the few that were close enough to turn him into a Jonah shishkebab seemed to deflect away from him at the last second as if some invisible force was protecting him, nobody could comprehend the situation infront of them, all the confusion caused enough of a distraction for a shadowy figure to appear behind Jonah unnoticed, it wasn't until the figure took human form and sent half the camp flying backwards with some invisible force before he got noticed by everyone, even Jonah turned around just in time to have a sword shoved under his chin, most campers decided to do the smartest thing at this point and backed away but a few brave, could be classed as stupid, campers advanced on the person with weapons drawn and were instantly sent flying by what seemed to be a giant shadowy fist Lance:- "Now now Jonah, i thought you wanted to kill me, can't have you dying now can we, it's my job to kill you not some perfetic little pipsqueeks" Jonah:- "I will kill you for what you did, you used me, you controlled me with some weird force and used me to kill the last good thing i had in this world, i swear right here, right now that me and you are going to finish this, i will kill you for what you did" There were a few murmors from the campers, a moment ago they had wanted to kill Jonah because they had been told he had killed Celeste, now they were learning that this guy used Jonah and got him to kill Celeste, yes in retrospect Jonah did kill Celeste but not by his own free will, now instead of wanting to kill Jonah they wanted to help him instead, they all wanted revenge for what this Lance guy had done, in one swift motion all campers got into formation as if they had been doing it all their life and advanced towards Lance, weapons drawn and looking for blood Lance:- "Oh my look at this, all these perfetic little pipsqueeks, they all seem to think they can kill me, what a joke" With one little flick of his wrist every single camper in the formation was forced back by and invisible force, a few tried to advance again but found a shadowy wall had blocked their path, seeing how Lance was a little distracted Jonah took the advantage and drew his sword, in one swift motion he managed to step back from Lance's sword and drove his own straight through Lance's stomach, seen as Lance had chosen to be in human form the attack did the desired effect and sent Lance staggering backwards trying to pull the sword from himself, in an instant the sword was pulled out and the wound began healing, he began to advance on Jonah with blinding speed and seeing Jonah unarmed brought his sword down towards his head, somehow Jonah had seen the attack coming and rolled aside just in time, he managed to get up just as Lance was preparing for another strike, unluckily for Jonah he wasn't quick enough to dodge the next attack and it caught him square in the ribs, the strike left a nasty cut where it had hit and left Jonah in severe pain, he didn't fall to his knee's though, instead his just put the pain aside and ran straight at Lance, no weapon, no clue what he was doing he jumped and ended up dropkicking Lance straight in the chest, Lance staggered a little bit giving Jonah enough time to prepare for another attack only this time Lance saw it coming and sent Jonah flying with a flick of the wrist, Jonah landed hard on the ground but stood shakily back up Lance:- "How do you keep fighting, what have you got left, i have taken it all, what is the point in fighting anymore, just accept defeat and let me kill you" Jonah:- "Never, i made a promise, i promised i would finish this once and for all and that means i have to beat you no matter what, i don't care how bad thing's seem right this instant, in the blink of an eye this whole battle can change" Lance didn't have time to ponder over what Jonah meant as he had began charging towards him with incredible speed, before Lance could even ready his weapon to defend himself Jonah had flung himself towards Lance with incredible power, he managed to connect with a right hook that knocked Lance to the ground and caused him to drop his weapon in the doing so, seeing an opportunity arise Jonah quickly grabbed the sword and brought it down straight the Lance's heart, well atleast where the heart should be, with blinding speed, Lance let out a quick cry of protest but had it cut short as he seemed to melt straight into the ground, all seemed silent for what seemed like an eternity before an eruption of cheers brought Jonah back to his senses, a flock of campers surrounded Jonah and began congratulating him for what he did, a few raised Jonah on there shoulders and carried him round the camp as if he was some sort of hero, after a quick victory lap around the camp the campers dropped Jonah off at the infirmary to have his wounds tended to, just shy of an hour later Jonah was all fixed up and was heading back to his cabin when his path was blocked by none other than Aditi Aditi:- "Jonah i would like to thank you for what you did, although we lost a great camper in Celeste you managed to protect this camp" Jonah:- "I didn't do what i did to protect the camp, my reasons were revenge and a promise i made" Aditi:- "I know that Jonah, i knew your reasons would be your own, but i still owe you a great deal of gratitude for what you did" Jonah:- "Well it is a thanks but no thanks, i don't want any thankyou's, i just want to move on and forget everything that has happened" Aditi:- "That is your choice Jonah but it will have to wait, we have a special feast set up in the dining pavilion where we would all like to congratulate you for what you did and then say goodbye to Celeste" Jonah:- "I'll pass at that, i'm leaving as soon as possible, i have to go find my own path in life now, this camp is no longer where i belong" Before Aditi had a chance to protest a figure began melting out of the ground, both Jonah and Aditi knew it could only be a threat and prepared for attack, both seemingly assumed it was Lance coming back for more but were surprised when a hooded figure appeared infront of them unarmed and not wanting to fight Jonah:- "Who or what are you" The figure looked up and Jonah got a clear look at the figures face, it was pale and nearly see through, if you looked hard enough you could see the figures skull underneath his transparent skin Hooded figure:- "Ahh where are my manners young Jonah, i am atromitos" Jonah:- "Should that name ring a bell" Aditi:- "I know you, you serve Lucifer" Atromitos:- "That is correct, i am Lucifers right hand man, i deal with all the things he doesn't have time for like dealing with you, Lucifer has ordered me to grant you one favour for bringing and end to Lance once and for all, as soon as you killed him he appeared in the underworld where he has been sent to the fields of punishment for eternity, anyway's that's not important, what is improtant is the reason i am here, Lucifer has ordered me to give you one rule free, hmm shall we call it a personal favour, now this favour is rule free with one exception, the people who have died may not be brought back" Jonah:- "Fine but i ask for two things, both small and both simple to do, the first is that lucifer shall leave this camp alone for eternity, he will never send any creature to attack it and he will never bother anyone in this camp again" Atromitos:- "Sounds like a simple enough deal, now what was the second request you had" Jonah:- "I want Celeste and myself when i die to both earn elysium, she belongs there and i believe after everything i deserve it, now do we have a deal" Before Atromitos could make the deal a voice echoed from all around them, it was a deep voice that Jonah knew all too well Jonah:- "Lucifer." Before he could finish his sentence Lucifer appeared infront of them Lucifer:- "Ahh Jonah i thought i would come here and personally accept both your terms for a minor one of my own" Jonah:- "And what might that be" Lucifer:- "You join the underworlds army, when you die of course, you may have elysium but will fight any battle i send you to fight, can't have your talents going to waste now can we" Jonah:- "Fine, sure, whatever, aslong as both me and Celeste earn elysium i will join your army" Lucifer:- "Wise choice my young boy, now i accept your terms, this camp will be left alone, you and Celeste earn elyisum, now i must be going, come Atromitos, so much to do" With that both Atromitos and Lucifer dissapeared in a swirl of fire and smoke leaving Jonah and Aditi alone, Jonah gave Aditi one last look then headed towards the dining pavilion ignoring everything Aditi was saying, upon reaching his destination Jonah was mobbed by campers galore, they were all congratulating him and thanking him for what he did but he was barely paying any attention, Jonah had one last thing he had to do and he wanted all the camp to hear him out, he walked up to the podium and looked out over the crowd of campers Jonah:- "As i stand here on this dark day i want to turn all of your attentions to one minor detail, the main rule this camp has, the one that says *Campers may not kill other campers, any found guilty of murdering a fellow camper will be executed immeadietly*" A few campers looked around the crowd trying to understand what Jonah was getting at to no avail, they were all confused, why had he brought that rule up, no camper had killed any other camper Jonah:- "Now i know most of you are confused by what i am saying but." Aditi:- "You killed Celeste, although you was under some kind of control but still, Celeste died by your hands" Jonah:- "Correct, i killed Celeste and in doing so i broke the biggest rule the camp has" A few campers started murmoring among themselves, a few tryed to argue that Jonah didn't do it as he was been controlled but Aditi sensed what Jonah wanted and decided to give it to him Aditi:- "Silence, Jonah you have broken the main rule and now you must be executed" Jonah:- "Thankyou, now i know most of you are wondering why i would do this, well it's simple, i want to be with Celeste now, i have nothing left in this world, i was told not long back that only a hero may die, do you not all see me as a hero" A few mumblings from around the crowd were broken when one camper started chanting *Hero, Hero*, soon the whole camp joined in and began chanting that Jonah was infact a hero Jonah:- "Thankyou, now i believe that i broke a rule and a punishment is due" Aditi:- "I believe you did and i infact believe there is a severe punishment for what you did" Aditi approached the podium and gave Jonah one last smile, he almost brought his sword down on Jonah before he was stopped Jonah:- "Wait, i have one last thing i would like to say, to the whole camp i would like to send my deepest gratitude, i am thankful for everything you have done for me and i am also thankful that you even tried to help me in the end, i wish each and everyone of you the best and i hope one day you all become heroes, just remember now that i want this, don't cry for me when im gone be happy, party and never forget me" There were plenty of tears coming from the crowd followed by a massive round of applause, the whole camp began chanting again as Jonah layed down and closed his eye's Jonah:- "Goodbye my friends, goodbye world" Those were his last words, Aditi brought his sword down and pierced Jonah straight through the heart making it an instant kill with minimum pain, the whole camp watched on as the sword pierced him and most broke down as they watched him die, only a few looked up when Aditi approached the podium Aditi:- "On this dark day we say goodbye to two of the greatest campers to ever walk through those gates, Jonah and Celeste we now say goodbye to you, we hope that the afterlife treats you well and you two may be together in peace atlast, goodbye and goodluck" The whole camp took up a chant again, this time it was a little different, all the camp began chanting *Jonah, Celeste* repeatedly, the chant seemed to go on forever until Aditi raised his hand for silence Aditi:- "Let us burn the body's of Jonah and Celeste, take them to their cabin and burn them both together, let them both rest in peace" A few campers rushed over to the place Jonah was laying and gently lifted him up, they carried him to the cabin he used to call his home and layed him down on his bed, while a few campers were setting up the cabin ready to be burned a few others had rushed to the infirmary to collect the body of Celeste, they brought her to the cabin and layed her on the bed next to Jonah, all campers left the cabin and closed the door, as soon as they were at a clear distance Aditi lit the cabin and together all the campers watched it burn away.
In the years that passed the camp gained and lost campers, any who died in the camp always managed to earn a spot in elysium due to Jonah always making sure Lucifer sent them there, most chose to be returned to the world to begin a new life but the odd one chose to stay in elysium with their old friends Jonah and Celeste for a short time atleast, the camp carried on like normal but never once was attacked, okay a few little creatures managed to attack the camp but never did any serious damage, a few minor injuries, a few minor damages to buildings but nothing that couldn't be repaired, the cabin where Jonah and Celeste had stayed never got rebuilt as it was a shrine to the two heroes, on the same day every year camper's would crowd round the shrine and remember there two fallen heroes but would carry on with life like normal afterwards, all seemed pretty good for the camp and the campers.
Now as for Jonah and Celeste, they both managed to meet up in elysium, of course Celeste gave Jonah and earfull for choosing death but in the end she accepted what he did and was grateful to have him with her for eternity, she did worry whenever Lucifer called him up for a battle but was always glad when he returned safely, in elysium they managed to live, well spend the rest of their lives together quite happily, a few arguments occured between them and they occasionaly broke up but managed to patch things up and move on quite quickly, their after life seemed perfect for them, they had each other and occasionaly they gained an old friend to spend a little time with before they moved on, all seemed perfect.