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Law School Discussion

Which school should I choose?

Washington (St. Louis) $18,000
1 (12.5%)
UC Hastings $10,000/yr so far
0 (0%)
Illinois $11,300/yr
2 (25%)
Michigan State $30,000/yr
3 (37.5%)
Pepperdine $15,000/yr
2 (25%)
Washington and Lee $15,500/yr
0 (0%)
Miami $20,000/yr
0 (0%)

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Which school should I choose?

Which school should I choose?
« on: February 27, 2012, 10:30:44 PM »
Alright, so I've got a little dilemma on my hands and I'd appreciate any feedback:

What do I choose?
My top two choices are Washington University in St. Louis and UC Hastings.

Washington offered $18,000 and Hastings offered $10,000 so far on top of whatever else they will send out sometime next month.
I plan on visiting both in March. What scares me about Washington is the midwest in general (I'm a Cali boy) and what scares me about Hastings is the 49% employment at graduation as compared to Washington's 88%. Any suggestions?

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Re: Which school should I choose?
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2012, 01:37:59 PM »

First thing to understand is that no right answer to this question exists. Each law school offers there own pros & cons, but one thing I noticed right away is that you have applied to schools all over the country. One thing to realize is location is one of the most important things to consider when choosing a law school. If you are from California and want to be in California then go to school in California. It really is that simple unless of course you are going to a Harvard, Yale, or a school of that caliber. None of the schools you mentioned are anywhere near that level.

Remember the school you choose is where you will spend 3 years of your life. I see your scared of the midwest remember you will be there for 3 years and if you go to law school in San Francisco, Texas, New York, Michigan, etc you will in very diffierent cultures. Law school does not exist in a vacuum you will live in that city for three years. If you are born and raised in California and have never dealt with Below 0 temperatures it will be difficult to deal with, which is something to consider if you go to the midwest. If you are gay then don't expect a city in Texas to change their values for you. If you are ultra right-wing conservative don't expect San Francisco to change. The city you live in for three years will definetly impact your educational experience so think about that very carefully when choosing.

I knew very few people that get internships outside the location of the school they atteneded and therefore when you graduate you will have been in X city for three years and have all your connections in X city. Not to mention the reality of over three years you get comfortable in X location. If you go East Lansing you will have made friends, connections, have an apartment, all that stuff, which might be hard to leave. Especially because you will be in a lot of debt, which will make it even more difficult to up and move after graduation. If you really can't stand a certain city then don't go there, because at graduation it will be hard to leave when you have accumulated a lot of debt. Aside from that employers know schools in their region not outside of it. Oregon employers know Oregon schoools, Michigan employers know Michigan schools, so and so on. I am guessing a degree from Michigan State won't carry much weight in California there are already 20+ ABA schools here, and that results in them having 0 reason to look to a mid-level school in Michigan. Be very wary of that Tier 4 schools in the location they are located in fair far better in that locale than any out of area low Tier 1 or Tier 2 school

As for the employment rates produced those numbers are usually so manipulated that they are of no value. Employed could be a fry cook at Mcdonald's or Big Law associate. I don't where the 49% at Hastings is coming from unless they were actually honest and only counted employed in the legal field, which would be comendable of them, but by doing the right thing they look bad. You will see a lot of this behavior by law schools, whcih is truly unfortunate. If you do the right thing by reporting accurate statistics nobody comes if you lie and manipulate them people come. I wish the ABA would set some kind of guidelines for this and even law school grades, which schools manipulate.

The data is so manipulated that it has become meaningless as have the rankings. They might have some clout, but really employers don't much credence to a Tier 2,3,4 school. They  simply don't know or care about the difference, especially considering the rankings change drastically year by year. Consider the ranking to some degree, but realize it is just an unregulated magazine offering an opinion nothing more.

I see you receieved several schlarship offers and that is great. However, be careful because the conditions on these are often very difficult to meet. Often a school will require you to maintain a 3.0, which sounds easy, but law school is different. Many schools only allow 35% of their first year class to have a 3.0 at the end of first year. This mean there is a 65% chance you will lose the scholarship. It is no insult to you, but students in law school are smart & hard working and the difference between an A or C can be very minimal. This N.Y. times article does a good job explaining it.

So when looking at the scholarships pay close attention to the conditions. Also do not be afraid to ask how many students lose them at the end of first year. If they evade this question be very skeptical. When I asked most schools were forthcomign about it, but some dismissed the question which did not set well with me. Remember law school is a business and your a paying customer make sure you get all the facts before locking yourself into a 3 year 100k committment.

On top of the scholarships look at the cost of the schools. There are few in-state tuition schools i.e. CUNY, FIU, to name a few that offer you an ABA degree for about 10k a year. You could have a 30k scholarship a year that you could easily lose and then pay sticker the whole time. At these state schools with low tuition you don't have to worry about scholarship conditions and losing out on 60-80k of scholarship money you didn't expect. So bottom line do the math check each schools tuition rate out, which can easily be done on LSAC, calculate the Cost of Attendance v. Scholarship and determine what you will pay if you lose the scholarship.

Those are just a few considerations that many 0L's don't take into consideration. Law school is a life changing event, but there is no right answer to the question of what school to choose. The reality is all ABA schools teach you the same thing, but location, cost, prestige, do have an impact on your educational experience. I do have some personal experience with some of the schools you listed so if you want to Personal Message me feel free. Good luck to you.

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I will do that. Thank you for all your input.


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You’re the GM of the Indianapolis Colts. Your franchise fell ass-backwards into the best QB prospect of his generation. And yet he has been unable to fulfill his potential, in part because of constant hits that have caused serious injuries to his shoulders, internal organs, etc. You’re finally moving on from your hapless head coach. What’s the next step? I think the answer is obvious!

With the Indianapolis Colts expected to fire head coach Chuck Pagano as soon as the 2017 season ends, one name is already being rumored as a possible replacement — Seahawks offensive line coach and assistant head coach Tom Cable.

Michael Silver of the NFL Network floated Cable’s name in a Tweet on Saturday writing that Cable “will get serious consideration.”

One connection between the Seahawks and Colts could make this make a lot of sense. Ed Dodds, who spent 10 years with Seattle from 2007-16 and for the last three was the Seahawks’ senior personnel executive, became the Colts’ vice president of player personnel last spring.

Cable also has previous head coaching experience, having gone 17-27 with the Raiders from 2008-10 including 8-8 in his final season in 2010.

“We can’t keep Andrew Luck healthy. What can we do?” “I know! Hire the assistant presiding over a team with world-historically bad pass protection and make him the head coach!” “Brilliant! And while we’re at it let’s see if Trent Richardson is still available.” The sad thing is that I can imagine Irsay doing this. And I say, anything that gets Cable off the Seattle staff is a good thing.

While we’re here, let’s look at some of the red hot coaching prospects the Giants are considering:

Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels – In his 10th year as a coordinator, and was the Broncos head coach in 2009 and part of 2010.

Yes. Yes, he was.

To be Scrupulously Fair, McDaniels isn’t just one of those guys like Gase or O’Brien who got a rep as a QB GURU by being around a QB having the same kind of season he usually had. The Pats offense went from “really good” to “perhaps the greatest in history” when he took over, and arguably more impressively remained well-above average the next year with Matt Cassel at the helm. The Pats have by far the best offense in the NFL this year, and while Brady is insanely great and he has one of the greatest TEs in history to throw to, 1)Brady’s 40 and 2)Brady obviously gets more of an edge from clever gameplans, exploiting matchups, etc. than say Rodgers or Wilson or Stafford. At least within the context of Belichick’s system — a big caveat, to be sure — he’s very good at his job. And while he was an abject disaster in Denver he was very young and absurdly given personnel control; it’s entirely possible that he’s matured.

Still, he’s not only failed once as a head coach, he even failed as an OC outside of New England. The Belichick coaching tree has been dismal. He could be good a second time around but I personally wouldn’t want to gamble on him.

Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz – In his 11th year as a coordinator, and was the Detroit Lions head coach from 2009-13.

He’s a better prospect than McDaniels, because 1)he’s been highly successful as a coordinator in multiple contexts (his work in Buffalo is particularly impressive in retrospect) and while his record as a HC in Detroit wasn’t great it wasn’t awful given that he was taking over an 0-16 team either. I suspect that like Wade Phillips (although from the opposite side of the low pressure-high pressure continuum) he might be better suited to coordinator than head coach, but with upward of a dozen vacancies available it’s hard to argue he hasn’t earned a shot somewhere.

Texans head coach Bill O’Brien – In his fourth (and perhaps last) year as the Texans head coach. Also was the head coach at Penn State from 2012-13 and the Patriots offensive coordinator in 2011.

LOL sure. I think I’ll just note that after paying Brock Osweiler an enormous amount of money and then having to give up a second round pick just to get rid of him, he spent the summer looking at DeShaun Watson and Strip Sack Tommy Savage and chose the latter and drop the mic. On the Belichick coaching tree chart I’d rank him below Eric Mangini.

Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo – He was in his sixth season as a defensive coordinator before getting a promotion for the final four games. He was also the St. Louis Rams head coach from 2009-11.

Spags is now 10-41 as an NFL head coach. In other words, he’s the perfect fit if the Titans decide that EXOTIC SMASHMOUTH is getting a little too exotic.

Falcons [sic] defensive coordinator Mike Smith – In his seventh season as a coordinator. He was also the Falcons head coach from 2008-14 and the runner-up to Ben McAdoo in the Giants coaching search two years ago.

Well, on the Old Boy’s Network Mediocrities chart I’d rank him above John Fox.

Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley – In his eighth season as a coordinator. He was the Kansas City Chiefs coach from 2009-11.

How much you like him for a second shot depends on whether you think the Steelers succeed on offense because of strong gameplanning or because of exceptional front-line individual talent. If you think it’s the former, I’d urge to to WATCH THE TAPE of some Steelers-Pats games.

Alabama coach Nick Saban – He’s been a head coach for each of the last 23 years, including the last 11 seasons with the Crimson Tide and the two years before that (2005-06) with the Miami Dolphins.

I don’t think that Saban’s tenure in Miami proves that he couldn’t be a good NFL coach. He actually did a pretty good job with the talent he had, although his record as de facto head of personnel was dismal. I have very little doubt that he could be a good NFL coach if he was fully committed to it, but at 66 it’s hard to imagine he would be.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh – In his 14th straight season as a head coach, including the last three years at Michigan and the four years before that (2011-14) with the San Francisco 49ers.

A great coach, obviously, although might be in the Dick Williams class of coaches/managers whose intensity leads to diminishing returns a little more quickly than you’d like.

Others who fit the criteria – Pat Shurmur (Vikings offensive coordinator and former Browns head coach),

His Browns performance is neither here nor there — it’s a context where it’s almost impossible to succeed. He’s done a good job in Minnesota; more of these good coordinators fail than succeed, but there are a lot of vacancies out there and you have to gamble on somebody.

Matt Patricia (in his sixth year as the Patriots defensive coordinator)

Between the Belichick coaching tree issues previously discussed and the Pats defense settling somewhere below Trump’s approval ratings, I’ll pass for now.

Dave Toub (in his 14th year as a special teams coordinator, fifth with the Chiefs).

Given Seattle’s increasing attention-to-detail problems I’m tempted to wonder if the Seahawks should move on from Carroll, but then I remember that even if he’s lost a little off his fastball they’re a lot more likely to do worse than better and I think better of it.

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LAZNIA 1 2008 - For the Likes of Us... - Joanna Biela Garrido Invisible Lives
Curators: Kevin Hunt, Rita Slater, Agnieszka Kulazińska

Anonymity is a pervasive feature of life in a big city. Every day we pass thousands of people, memorising their faces to a greater or lesser extent. People in the crowd often seem familiar. Sometimes we meet the same people every day on our way to work or school. But we know nothing about them. We are not able to describe more than a few incidental features of their face, the shape of their bag, or the colour of their winter jacket. We feel alone in the crowd. Our contacts with our neighbours are limited to a polite “Hello” exchanged on the stairways or in the lift. “Conurbation Man” is invisible. Does it mean that their lives are not important? And what about Warhol’s concept of 15 minutes of fame – the privilege of contemporary man?
The photographic project by Joanna Biela Garrido entitled Invisible Lives is an attempt to overcome this barrier. The photographs taken by the artist are portraits of ordinary people that you might see on the street, taken with a powerful telephoto lens from a long distance. What do they say about the photographed subject?
The Invisible Lives Project was presented in Łódź (Galeria Promocji Młodych) and in Gdańsk (Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Łaźnia, under the Incubator Programme). Each of its stages is different, adapted to the local environment. Invisible Lives in Garston was divided into two parts – a dominoes game and an exhibition of tiny photographs in the Garston space.
During the artist’s study visit in Garston it turned out that dominoes used to be one of the most popular games played in English pubs, a game which is now somewhat forgotten, no longer fashionable. And in the Łódź exhibition a dominoes game was presented in which numbers have been replaced by portraits. Under her project for Garston, Biela Garrido invited local people to the game in one of the pubs. Her project was an intervention in the existing, traditional social system. In a hidden, innocent way however it posed questions about functioning of the local communities and about the place for the individual in such a community.
The interactive event in local pubs was completed by the exhibition of portraits in some selected spaces in Garston. Small pictures of human faces were distributed at the level of a walkway. The arrangement may be compared to the situation of people shown on the photographs – left on the street, invisible, unnoticeable. Going out beyond the closed gallery context was a kind of experiment. What will happen to the pictures – invisible lives? You may still see some of them on the streets of Garston. Have they been noticed?
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A Peaberry Coffee Confession

A small confession.

Okay, maybe a big one.

I’m Geoff and … *sigh* … there’s a coffee I like.

To those who know me as a “tea”-totaler, it may come as a shock to you, but I actually started off as a coffee drinker. During my latter years of college, I worked graveyard shift at a hotel. Even then, my young, supple body couldn’t stave off sleepiness for long. The mystical powers of caffeine had to help eventually.

So, naturally, I brewed a pot on shift. For many months, this worked just fine. The coffee wasn’t…great. (Up ‘til now, no coffee had.) On one unfortunate, sleep-deprived night, though, I brewed a batch at double-strength. It led do a three-day “flu”.

That put me off coffee for years.

In the interim, I became a tea guy. To some of my friends, I was THE tea guy. But even in my most snobby of moments, I admitted there was room for coffee’s existence. The occasional dark roast did make it into my cup. Those moments were rare, but they were there. Much to the chagrin of some of my tea brethren and sistren.

Still, there was nothing I truly loved about coffee. It tasted like burnt blackness with a hint of fire-swill. For the most part. Then…I encountered one that changed my palate opinion. And I have this li’l f**ker to blame.

My cousin, Jason, introduced me to peaberry coffee. What is that, you ask? I’ll friggin’ tell you.

It’s crack. Roasted. Crack. But more specifically…

A coffee “cherry” generally only has two beans (or “seeds”) in it at the time of plucking. They are usually ovular (I think?) and flat-facing. Every once in a while, though, only one of the beans is fertilized, but the other doesn’t flatten. Think of it like a normal chicken egg…but without the chick. That is a peaberry or “caracoli” bean. These are oftentimes collected to create a different type of single origin coffee. Many different regions produce and sort peaberry coffee – Hawaii and Tazmania for examples.

I’m not sure what happens between bean plucking and roasting, but whatever it is, voodoo must be involved. To a staunch tea drinker, coffee cannot taste that good. I likened it – in tea-ish terms – to a black tea from Yunnan province, China made up of gold-tipped, fully-oxidized leaf buds. The taste was even similar, if roasted.

Peaberry coffee – at least, the Ehiopian arabica, medium dark roast stuff my cousin fed me – tasted like burnt lotus blossoms by way of a burly Assam tea brewed as a concentrate. Floral, chewy, and painfully addicting. Oddly enough, it wasn’t as jitter-inducing as other coffees I’ve had. Nor was it as offensively astringent. This might be due to the anecdotal claim that the rounder bean roasts more evenly compared to its flatter siblings.

I’m convinced my cousin fed me this stuff so that I’d never ask for an actual wage when we worked together. We hammered out a book outline, and the start of a new comic project. And that was only on one cup of the stuff. Keep in mind, I was already tea-caffeinated for the day.

What can I say, I’m a peaberry whore now.

First cup’s always free.

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Following the success of the 2016 Lincolnshire Churches Trust Bike Ride and Stride, which raised just over £24,000, details have been announced for this years event.

Set to take place on Saturday, 9th September 2017, sponsorship forms are to be made available soon, and this year people are being encouraged to record the day with photographs, with a prize to be awarded for the best image.

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Friday, March 25, 2011

How to change the timezone in redhat or centos linux system

Suppose your zone is CDT and you want to Change it to IST

The steps are as follows :

[root@server ~]# date
Fri Mar 25 00:28:23 CDT 2011
Remove the localtime file [You can take a backup copy if you want]
[root@server ~]# rm -rf /etc/localtime

Link the desired zone to /etc/localtime
[root@server ~]# ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Kolkata /etc/localtime
[root@server ~]# date
Fri Mar 25 10:59:02 IST 2011
[root@server ~]#

Thats it.

If you want to see time of any Country, Japan[say]. You can get it as.

[root@server ~]# zdump Japan
Japan  Fri Mar 25 14:32:48 2011 JST
[root@server ~]#

You can also do this with tzselect command. Read how to change timezone using the tzselect

How to create or bind a range of IP address to a redhat or centos linux system

Suppose you have a server with IP with OS rhel5

And you want to bind 10 IPs starting from to

All you have to do is create the following file and add these four lines.

[root@server ~]# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0-range0

[root@server ~]#

IPADDR_START is the starting IP in the range.
IPADDR_END is the last IP in the range.
CLONENUM_START is the number that will be assigned to the first IP alias interface (eth0:0 in this example).


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OSSEC is Free Software, a GPL-licensed, host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) that operates on a client-server model. Its development is sponsored by Trend Micro, a software security outfit based in Tokyo, Japan.

OSSEC is cross-platform, with binary packages available for all Linux distributions, the BSDs, Windows, Solaris, Mac OS, VMWare ESX, AIX, and HP-UX....

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October 24, 2012

BUFFALO, NEW YORK – The law firm of Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC is pleased to announce that, after a two week-long trial presided over by New York State Supreme Court Justice (retired) Hon. John P. Lane, J.H.O.,  an Erie County jury delivered a verdict in favor of the family of Gerald Suttner in the amount of three million dollars.  Mr. Sutter was diagnosed with mesothelioma in October 2010 and died on  October 31, 2011.  He is survived by his wife, Joanne Suttner, and three children.

Mesothelioma is a rare and generally incurable form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

Gerald Suttner worked as a pipefitter at the GM Powertrain Facility in Tonawanda for 36 years. Beginning in 1964, Mr. Suttner’s work as a pipefitter included repairing valves manufactured by Crane Co. This work required him to remove and replace asbestos gaskets and packing materials creating visible dust in the process. Despite its knowledge of the harmful effects of asbestos since the early 1930s, Crane continued to incorporate asbestos into its products without warning the user.

The jury assigned 4% of the responsibility for damages to Crane and the remaining percentages of responsibility to other entities, including those defendants which settled before trial.

“Mr. Suttner worked hard in order to provide for his family, and he always played by the rules.  Born out of wedlock and raised by his grandparents, he was determined throughout his life to help other people struggling under difficult circumstances. It appears that this jury sent a strong message to defendant Crane that it, too, should have played by the rules that govern honorable behavior by warning Mr. Suttner about the dangers of handlings its products, said Michael A. Ponterio, a partner at Lipsitz & Ponterio who, together with Lipsitz & Ponterio attorneys John P. Comerford and Joseph Kremer, represented Mr. Suttner during this trial. Attorney Myles Epperson of Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd, LLC served as co-counsel in this case.

This case was filed in New York State Supreme Court for Erie County, Index No: I20120-12499.

About Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC:

Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC, established in 1995, concentrates its practice in the areas of asbestos disease and lead poisoning litigation, medical malpractice, insurance liability, personal injury and worker’s compensation matters. The Firm has achieved thousands of settlements and numerous verdicts on behalf of its clients harmed by toxic substances. For more information, visit Lipsitz & Ponterio’s website at


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Serendipity (noun):  the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

My favourite word.
It rolls beautifully off the tongue.
I stumbled across these lovely items on Etsy by happy accident, so I collected them in a treasury.
They are all  artists/crafters/vintage sellers that are new to me.
I do hope you like them as much as I do.

I also discovered that the very lovely Gillian of Tales of a Happy House blog lives nearby and her kids go to the same school as my son does.
We must have passed each other many times.
But her yellow satchel made me open my eyes and see what was in front of me.
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Our History

Little Prairie Christian Church was started in 1823 by a small group of people who met together to study the Bible. They eventually moved from a log cabin, to a 1910 structure that burnt down in 1972. But this didn't stop them! In 1973 the building we now meet in was dedicated and has since been added onto!

Much has happened since the beginning of Little Prairie, but our message stays the same:

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Promoradio Network was founded in 1975 in Gerace (Reggio Calabria) under the name of Radio Gerace by an ether group of enthusiasts who decide to make radio broadcasts beginning to radiate from Gerace with antennas and car transmitters built. Over the years the broadcaster transmitting over that also fm on medium wave on 6815 kHz in three languages (Frëngjisht, English and German) for the countries of Europe basin. Over the years it affected the normal development of local broadcasters. Currently she radiates from the study of Gerace from Siderno with the main frequencies 102.100 në 107.200 for the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas.

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A 'deeply disturbed ignoramus and a pathological liar'.
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You're Out: Klopp sanctions swap-deal for £16m Liverpool attacker and 'fantastic' Milan star

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On Tuesday, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp claimed that he's 'absolutely satisfied' with the goalkeeper situation at Anfield, but the Reds continue to be linked with new 'keepers, and the latest name to enter the fray is AC Milan 'stopper Diego Lopez.

In his pre-Southampton press conference, Klopp told reporters:

"We are not looking for another goalkeeper. Since I’m here there’s nothing to criticize [about Mignolet]. I hope it stays that way".

According to Calciomercato this week:

* Liverpool want to sign Lopez, and Jurgen Klopp has 'given the green light' for a swap-deal with Mario Balotelli.

* Lopez wants a move away, and the Reds plan to make a move in January.

This all sounds very dubious, especially since Lopez is 34 years old, and (arguably) past his prime.

Some info about Lopez:

* Current contract expires: June 2018

* The assessment of Real Madrid goalkeeping coach Villiam Vecchi: "He [Lopez] is a fantastic guy [and] hates letting in goals. I've seen him get angry in training when someone scores against him. He's one of the best keepers I've ever worked with. He's good with his feet, and really good in the air. His best attribute is his reflexes. He can move very quickly despite being 1.96m".

* Milan: 56 goals conceded in 37 games (1.5 per game)

* 6 clean sheets overall (16% of games/1 every 6 games)

* Villareal/Real Madrid: 371 goals conceded in 303 games (1.2 per game)

* 92 clean sheets (30% of games/1 every 3.2 games).

Lopez appears to have regressed since his time in La Liga, and based on his current stats, he is not an upgrade on Simon Mignolet (who averages 1.2 goals conceded per game). As such, I personally don't see the point of bringing the Spaniard to Anfield (even if it does allow the Reds to get rid of Balotelli!)

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AFWC's The After Party

January 15, 2018 (Mon) from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

FIU Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 Northeast 151st Street
Miami, FL 33181

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Cost: $65 buy in advance ; $75 at the door

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Love wine? Immediately following the "BEST OF SHOW" voting at the American Fine Wine Competition, all of the wines are open and YOU can taste them! Above is a picture of the room last year- that's a LOT of great wine!

Grab a glass, peruse the hundreds of bottles, and taste all you want. Love Cabernet? There will be at least 80 of them. Like Pinot Noir? There will be at least 50 of them. Zinfandel? There will be at least 40 of them. Chardonnay, Viognier, Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Rose, Merlot, Syrah, Riesling, Petite Sirah, Blends... and so much more. Dozens and dozens of these amazing wines invited to participate in this exclusive Judging will be available for tasting.

"Wine Angels", wine professionals and students of FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality, will pour for you. Food will be served and there will be a raffle to benefit the Chaplin School, the Chip Cassidy Scholarship Fund. The event takes place at the Chaplin School.

Join us for this incredible tasting of the top all-American wines produced. There has never been a tasting like this!

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A Dummies’ Guide to Wine Tasting

January 13, 2018 (Sat) from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Crossing Vineyards and Winery
1853 Wrightstown Road
Washington Crossing, PA 18977

View Map   |   215-493-6500, ext. 19

Cost: $30

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Educational     Tasting (sit down)     Wine

A Dummies’ Guide to Wine Tasting.
At Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Rd., Washington Crossing, PA.
Saturday, January 13, 2 pm
Learn about wine and have fun.
Cost: $30 per person. Includes instruction, wine tasting.
Call 215-493-6500, ext. 19 or buy on-line: www.crossingvineyards.com. Email: info@crossingvineyards.com.

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Wyandotte Wednesdays - Hump Day Happy Hour

January 10, 2018 (Wed) from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Wyandotte Winery
4640 Wyandotte Drive
Columbus, OH 43230

View Map   |   614-476-3624

Cost: Free Admission

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Happy Hour

Looking for the happiest hour out there? We think that making it through the Wednesday work day is reason enough to celebrate! Come join us for discounted glasses of wine, ($2.00 off each) and half price appetizers. Bring a friend or make new ones. We have one of the nicest patios in Columbus!

At Wyandotte Winery you really DO enter a stranger and leave a friend!

Please contact Sarah via email if you are planning to attend with 6 or more guests. sarah@wyandottewinery.com


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Winter Cheese Plates & Wine

January 6, 2018 (Sat) from 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Galen Glen Winery
225 Winter Mountain Road
Andreas, PA 18071

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Cost: $9 meat & cheese tray; $5-7 glasses of wine

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ADA Accessible     Cheese     Chocolate     Food

January 6 & 7

Winter Cheese Plates: Our favorite selection of local cheeses and accoutrements, ready for you to enjoy with a glass of wine. Our Pavilion is open, heated and provides panoramic views.


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Paso Robles Harvest Wine Weekend

A Fall Wine Festival In Paso Robles, California

Festival Type: Wine

Paso Robles, California

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Harvest Wine Weekend is an annual fall event in Paso Robles Wine Country.

Local wineries host a variety of events throughout the weekend, including winemaker dinners, barbecues, seminars, ceremonial grape stomps, barrel tastings, artisanal food pairings, live music, art and more.

For more information, please click the link below to visit our website. You can also visit any of our participating wineries.

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Potato Festival

A Fall Food Festival In Millbrook, New York

Festival Type: Food

Millbrook, New York

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We are an annual organic potato festival and organic olive oil tastings. Vendors with whole foods are welcome.

Plenty of parking and road front on rt 82. Please e-mail me or call 845-868-7273

Ana Marie

More info: www.anamarieorganicfarms.com/events.html

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November 16, 2017 (Thu)

Event: Focus on Red

For information about attending, fill out the form below & we will notify the event host.

NOTE! This is not a ticket to entry and does not in any way guarantee a spot at the event. We are informing the event host of your interest and asking them to contact you via the information you provide.


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November 13, 2017 (Mon)

Event: The 18th YCS Annual Festival of Flavors

For information about attending, fill out the form below & we will notify the event host.

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Logipix IR Laser Flash 500W

Logipix IR Laser Flash 500W

Logipix engineers developed a new IR Laser Flash that can overcome special difficulties in night traffic monitoring.

There are many types of license plates all over the world. In some of the countries and states non-reflective license plates are still on the road beside the reflective ones. The new Logipix IR Laser Flash effectively aids the traffic monitoring at night as it features multiple power illumination and an increased maximum flash power.

The device works synchronized with the Logipix ONE cameras and flashes at every single frame that the camera takes. The IR Flash changes its flash power in a one frame period, therefore it flashes alternately with low power and high power. This way both reflective and non-reflective license plates can be recognized in the images.

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Ok we have a pop3 account on our server setup for one of our users that works offsite. So this is the problem she can recieve emails but can not send. Now I think I have a slight understanding as to why. Because this software works based of changing the ports, the port of which her pop3 account is using so that she can push out her email is set to 25 which is the same port the Spam Filter software is running off. She gets her incoming from port 110. So she recieves her emails fine as stated earlier just cannot send out. Please advise as to what type of settings can be changed within the spam filter software so that her account some how gets bypassed or how I can change her port from 25 to 24 which is what the exchanged is set to now.

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SpamFilter by default only allows emails to be sent to your "Local Domains", which are the domains you own. This is to prevent spammers from using your server as an open relay, which would allow them to "bounce" email from your server.
This is why your customer is not able to send emails if she has your SpamFilter's name/IP in her client's "Outgoing SMTP Server" configuration.
The simplest solution in your case, if you have a small number of users with this issue, is to add the IP ranges of those users in a whitelist.
This can be done from SpamFilter's "Settings - Black/White Lists" tab, under the "Excluded Domains / IPs" setting. Simple add either her IP address (ex., or her whole class C of addresses (ex. 192.168.23.*) in that list.
The new version of SpamFilter v3.1 that was released last month also supports authentication of users via Active Directory or LDAP. This allows SpamFilter to allow all users who successfully authenticate to be able to send emails thru it.
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Have you considered some sort of scripting language (perhaps it is alreadythere???) that would allow you to be very aggressive and do something like the following: if a domain sends more 3 or more emails to bogus names at our domain within 1 minute (i.e. A directory harvest attack), then block that sender address or block that sender domain for a period of xx minutes.

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Leather Cleaning Doncaster : Keep Your Leather Furniture in Perfect Condition
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Leather cleaning Doncaster and Leather Conditioner Doncaster services for your home and Professional services for office leather furniture, call us today for same day Leather services.

Leather cleaning service is mostly provided by the companies and organizations that are specialized in cleaning the leather items. The main aim of offering leather cleaning services in Doncaster is to restore and clean the furniture’s manufactured from leather. The leather cleaner in Doncaster is mostly handled by cleaning houses that have efficient and experienced cleaners. At Leather Cleaning Doncaster we also offer weekly or monthly and even annual basis Leather Cleaning Discount Offer. Leather Cleaning Doncaster ensures that we invest the good amount of money to buy high quality cleaning equipment and agents so that we can provide effective and long lasting service for cleaning your leather items such as Leather Sofa, Leather Couch, Leather Furniture, etc.

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There are many homes that opt for the professional help in leather Couch cleaner Services in Doncaster. The leather furniture that is exposed to traffic in home or offices may tend to get marks, stains, and scratches due to mishandling. The leather Couch cleaner in Doncaster is experts in removing the unwanted stains marks using their effective products.
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We at Leather Cleaning Doncaster always recommended that you choose the organization that is well known in your locality. We at leather furniture cleaning and Leather Lounge Cleaner in Doncaster promise innumerable leather cleaning services, you can also testify from our previous and trustworthy clients. We do not con our clients from hidden costs and conditions; in fact, we do offer our clients several discounts so that they can get many high quality services at budget rates. Leather Cleaning Doncaster and Leather Furniture Cleaning recruit the experienced Leather Lounge Cleaners so that you are awarded best quality services for your costly Leather Furniture.
It goes beyond saying that a leather furniture items are always expensive. It is always safe inexperienced or professional Leather Furniture Cleaners. In order to have proper leather furniture cleaning a standardize protocol is followed at Leather Cleaning Doncaster. An experienced Leather Lounge Cleaner or a pro cleaner will be the only individual who can take care of such accuracy.

Even leather settees can be professionally cleaned.

Leather settees and other leather furniture may be made out of different material and that is why it is important to focus on the right cleaning method for the right type of furniture and at Lotus, we make sure your furniture is cleaned the professional way.

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Does your precious piece of leather look dry, worn, or brittle? Do you have a new leather item that requires weather protection? Leather Cleaning Doncaster products have the answer! Since quite a long time individuals have been relying on Leather Cleaner and Leather Cleaning Doncaster Product known as Leather Conditioner the premium leather conditioner, to condition and protect your leather accessories at home.  Our Uniquely formulated Leather Conditioner helps to penetrate deep into the pores of your leather. It is designed to bring out the best in your favorite leather be it from classic equestrian items to automobiles, furniture, wallets, shoes and more. We ensure that our products at Leather Cleaning Doncaster are made up without the use of any animal products, silicone, toxins, solvents, or other harmful chemicals.
Our long-lasting Leather Conditioner formula ensures that one application lasts till six months or longer. Leather Conditioner penetrates deep into the leather helps in hydrating the individual fibers inside out while other products merely sit on the surface, creating a superficial conditioned appearance which doesn’t last long.
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Your office furniture may be made out of leather as well and we provide this service at your hotels, restaurants, office, etc… as well. Our cleaning will not disturb your work routine because of undertaking weekend services as well.
Getting your furniture cleaned at a workspace is of great importance if you want to create a healthy environment for your clients and even employees.
Even when the dirt may not be visible, it is surely there.

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First Saturday #2 – this weekend

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The second show in the new First Saturday show series is this weekend!

The second show in the series will see Rest Assured, Darger (northern Ohio), and Fork In Socket will be playing this Saturday at Skull Alley. The show is a little bit more mellow than last month, but will be no less fun or entertaining. If you don’t have a tough guy stick in your ass, come on out.

By the way, each of these shows has a limited-run screen printed poster available for $5 at the door. Leftover posters will (depending on availability) be available at Skull Alley anytime after the show or here on the Louisville Hardcore site a week or so after the show. All proceeds go to Skull Alley and helping bring bigger bands in for the series.

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These kittens are KILLING ME. They’re 16 weeks old and they are STILL occasionally nursing. Poor little bitty Kara, she’s such a small Momma cat, the little brats are just sucking the life out of her!

I’d shoo them away from her when they start in, but – well – it’s not MY job! Besides, they’re so happy and cute I can’t help just sitting there and watching them.

Stinkerbelle in her favorite spot, on the guest bed. In the background, Spanky in HIS favorite spot on the trunk under the window.

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Defian-nomics: Why Buy When You Can Return (by Denny K Miu)

Many years ago, a good friend of mine told me, as he was getting up to walk to the men's room, "You can never buy beer, you can only rent them."

And that's how I feel about buying hi-tech products these days.

Technology is changing too fast, both hardware and software, with an ever increasing total-cost-of-ownership which includes initial investment plus repair/extra-warranty cost and monthly subscription.

So in spite of what we might say to our spouses, in our hearts we know darn well that computer or smart phone purchases these days are not worthwhile capital investment.

With endless bug fixes and new models coming out in such unbelievable frequency, we couldn't possibly be happy with our purchases after a few short months.

So in essence, as consumers we are being treated as beta testers, constantly subsidizing product development and market testing with real money.

In addition, unlike the old days when we were buying physical products such as CD's and cassettes where we have total control over their "fair-use", with downloads we are merely buying a license giving us very restricted venues on how to use the products (e.g., no copying of DVD's even for archival purpose and no editing of protected MP3's into dial-tones, etc.).

What adds insult to injury is that our jobless recovery has now fully transitioned into a jobless economy. Corporations are not hiring. When they do, they tend to hire outside the country. They are not even paying dividends. Instead, they are using their obscene profits (our money) to acquire other equally profitable companies (Comcast buying NBC, AOL buying HuffPost, etc.).

I feel frustrated. I feel helpless and I feel defiant. And I can't take it anymore.

A year ago I bought a $350 netbook from Costco in order to continue to write for LoveMyTool while travelling aboard. When I returned, I realized that Apple has just announced their iPad. Now I am stuck.

Then I read the return policy from Costco which "guarantees my 'satisfaction' on every product they sell with a full refund". And I was clearly not satisfied with my two-week old netbook. Therefore I decided to return it to buy a better one.

Then I thought to myself: why stop there. Why buy when I can return. I should just treat every impulse purchase from Costco as a short-lease. If I am "satisfied", I keep it. If I am not, I should return it to get a better one in accordance with their return policy.

I know this is borderline behavior but I buy all my wines and all my cleaning supplies from Costco which could not be returned so I am only a small step on the wrong side of the moral hazard.

Is this illegal? No.

Is this immoral? No.

Is this unethical? May be.

But who am I hurting?

I am not hurting Costco or fellow Costco shoppers since Costco is just a distributor and they get full reimbursement from the manufacturers in exchange for volume. In fact, having a no-question-ask return policy is a brilliant marketing move on their part since no one would hesitate buying from them.

And as long as their return line is order of magnitude shorter then their check-out line, they are doing great. Anyway, a big chunk of their profit comes from our $100 annual membership fees.

Furthermore, I am not hurting HP/Dell/Asus etc. since they are also distributors for Microsoft and Intel and they actually made a conscious business decision to include the Wintel components in their netbooks even though they have better alternatives because they don't want to lose out on the kickbacks.

So I am basically hurting Microsoft and Intel but at least they have my money upfront. And when they stop making my purchases obsolete, I will stop returning.

On the other hand, by having the latest products at all time, I am in fact helping the struggling software developers (Jolicloud, Boxee, etc.) by giving them valuable feedbacks as their loyal alpha/beta user.

With that in mind, I have now on my short-lease program a Google Android tablet, a state-of-the-art dash-mount GPS, a Boxee Box, a dual-microphone noise-reduction bluetooth headset, etc. All top-of-the-line, all destined to be obsolete in a few months and all ready to be returned for a better model when I am no longer "satisfied".

In future "Defianomics" articles, I will examine other ways to beat the system and take back our life.

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PREVIOUSLY ON BUFFY: Buffy has stabbed the Soul Eater in the dream, Joyce has started breathing again on her own, and Spike is still unconscious…

Chapter 35: From the Dim Verge of the Horizon

The dust of the desert swirled in miniature cyclones from the forces of the wind, lifting and falling with its silent screams in a tango that seemed to never end. All life had scattered, driven to shelter by the storm, cowering in fear from the monsters it housed. Even the stars had hidden behind the gray cumulus coating the sky.

They were hungry. The children of the wind had been denied satisfaction for longer than they had anticipated, and they were tired of waiting. In angry swoops, they perforated the earth, sometimes ignoring the passageways into the caverns that sheltered the two they sought, using whatever ingress necessary to reach their repast, heedless of the damage they caused along the way.

This would be no delicate supper. This would be a ravenous feast, and they would devour those who attempted to fight back until only husks were left.

This was the goal.

This was their right.

This was…

When it came, the wind seemed almost to hesitate, unsure all of a sudden as to which direction it should take. Pain, the dark one called it. New. Not pleasant, and…how was this possible?

The eddies began again, manic from an unaccustomed fear that succor would be denied, but its strength was lessened, as if something, someone, somewhere, somewhen, were draining the forces it needed to continue. Another break, and the storm seemed to falter, the rain slowing to a gentle patter that coaxed the desert earth into submission, the thunder rolling away into the distance.

And then…

Feeling the air moving across their skin inside the cave was eerie, and each of the grotto’s inhabitants---those that were awake, at least---felt their hearts begin pumping harder in response to the encroaching threat. There was no more magic to be done. Joyce was alive, if not conscious. Buffy and Spike were asleep, presumably still battling with the dream form of the Soul Eaters. And the rest of them waited, hoping against hope that they would not be forced to run should the children of the wind get too near.

Dolly was the first to notice. Her head whipped to the side, eyes staring into the bowels of the cave, sniffing at the air like a dog on the hunt before the muscles in her shoulders relaxed. “It’s done,” she murmured, a hint of surprised respect creeping into her words. “Son of a bitch, the little Slayer actually did it.”

Giles picked up on her speech, and turned from his vantage point next to Buffy, eyes narrowing behind his glasses. “What did you…” he started to ask, only to cut himself off as the air in the cavern went calm.

“They’re gone,” Willow breathed. She slumped in her perch at the bed, breasts heaving slightly from the nervous panting she couldn’t seem to stop, the tension suddenly expelled from her lungs as recognition that everything was all right sank into her consciousness. “It’s over, isn’t it?”

He wanted to believe, but Giles’ gaze swept back to his charge lying asleep on the mattress. A new bruise had formed on her cheek, joining the gash that had bled into her hair, yet she seemed to be sleeping peacefully, her body motionless where it curled protectively against the inert vampire at her side. “Are you certain they’re gone, Dolly?” he asked. When the demon nodded her head, his own bowed, his eyes fluttering closed, and the deepest of sighs escaped his lips. “Fetch Cortina, please,” he quietly requested.

With the Soul Eaters gone, there remained two courses of action before them. He had promised Cortina to do whatever she wished in rescuing her children from the Council’s control, but first, he had to wait.

He needed to see Buffy waken with his own eyes.

She’d killed enough demons over the past few years to know when one was dead or not, but just to be sure, Buffy knelt down, searching the Soul Eater’s body for any sign of life, wondering if she dared to trust her own eyes enough to walk away from it.

A minute passed, and then another, and the wind that had been whipping around her disappeared, to be replaced by a satisfying calm that stroked the Slayer’s skin like a mother’s caress. Firmly, she grasped the hilt of the sword that still protruded from the Soul Eater’s chest, pulling it away with a sucking sound that was lost in the easing rain.

Still nothing. She was calling this one dead.

The wet grass tickled her ankles as she ran to Spike’s side, dropping to her knees so that she could run worried hands over his tortured flesh, hovering, afraid to touch lest the contact would make things worse. Burns adorned his arms, marks from some brand of torment the hellbitch had inflicted while Buffy had been awake for that brief period of time, but those didn’t worry her as much as the fact that the vampire was still out cold.

“Spike,” she whispered, thin fingers tracing the bones of his unmarked face. “You are going to be so pissed you slept through the grand finale. OK, technically, we both did, but…you know what I mean.” There was no response. “C’mon. Wake up now. You can’t watch my back with your eyes shut.”

There was not even a flicker that he’d heard her. Rain pelted his brow, dripping onto his dark lashes, and she had to resist the urge to bend down and kiss the beads away.

“Spike,” she repeated, a little louder, a little more frightened. “Stop fucking around. I didn’t do all this to lose you, too.” Please, she added silently, as the tears began to swell in her eyes. I need you. Wake up…

“…wake up.” Her lids lifted, stone sliding up on of its own accord, and she was staring into the shadows of Spike’s neck, her body pressed against his side, that earthy smell that clung to his skin saturating her senses like a rich red wine. From behind her, Giles’ voice was a reassuring whisper, familiar and comfortable like a well-worn security blanket coveted from her youth. She felt suddenly old, and closed her eyes again, tightening her arms around the sleeping vampire.

“You don’t have to do this,” Cortina was saying. “With the information we got from Travers, Dolly and I can handle it on our own. You need to stay here with Buffy. I know you want to.”

“The Soul Eaters are gone. You’ve confirmed that. The threat to Buffy is---.”

“Gone, Giles.” Her voice was small, almost muffled against Spike’s neck, but it cut through the Watcher’s conversation as cleanly as if she’d yelled. She felt his hand not quite touch her, the heat from his palm radiating into her skin, and sighed. “And I’m fine. You should help Cortina. There’s no telling what the Council might pulling.”

“What happened? I assume---.”

“Can we do the show and tell on this later?” she asked, turning her head just enough to gaze up at him with weary eyes. “Unless there’s something I’m missing.” She waited for him to say something but was met with an uncomfortable silence. “Is there something I’m missing?”

Cortina’s hand squeezed reassuringly around Giles’ forearm, coaxing him to speak. “No,” he finally managed. “Nothing.” The smile he gave her was tight, but the relief that shone behind his spectacles was unmistakable. “I’m just glad…you’re all right.”

“So go. Time’s a-wasting. I’ll be here when you get back.” Buffy didn’t wait for a response, instead curling back into Spike’s body, raining the lightest of feather kisses across the harsh line of his clavicle as her eyes lit on the scratches ravaged across his chest. She barely heard them leave behind her, or see Dolly sweep by the end of the bed. It was only when Dawn came to sit in the spot Willow had vacated that she tore her gaze away.

“The spell worked,” the teenager said softly. “We think. Mom’s…not actually awake. But she’s breathing, and that’s important, right? I mean, a breathing Mom is most definitely better than a non-breathing Mom.” Her blue eyes settled on Spike. “I wish I could’ve seen you guys kick that Soul Eater’s ass. I bet Spike---.”

“He wasn’t there, Dawnie,” Buffy said. “He was completely out of it while I fought the thing.”

All of a sudden, Willow appeared behind Dawn, her brow creased into a frown. “Still?” she asked. “Did he get knocked out, or was he---?”

“I haven’t seen him awake since we were doing our little trip down memory nightmare lane.” Her eyes were moist as she rested her head, sweeping over the strong profile before lingering on the dark lashes, so long, so still, against the pale marble of his cheeks. “Where are you, Spike?” she murmured. “I miss you. Come home.”

It felt like he’d been set on fire as he stumbled up the stairs, his hand gripping the post, fingers digging into the wood so tightly that splinters drove their way into the soft flesh under his nails. He just wanted comfort, something to ease away the pain. Why Spike thought he could find that on the front porch of the Summers’ house was beyond comprehension.

Must still be part of the dream, he thought as he slumped against the jamb. But that didn’t make sense. The dream had been about…

And his flesh crawled as he remembered the feel of Buffy’s neck within his grasp, his powerlessness as he’d watched his newly-turned self taunt and torture the young woman. It was exactly what he’d feared when he’d first heard his father address her at the house, and though nothing had happened, though something had stopped the power of the dream before he could do any real physical damage, the shame that she had been hurt at his hands burned worse than the torture that hellbitch had inflicted afterward. He had no doubts that Buffy would hate him when he walked out of this. Or waked out of this, rather. How could she not? She knew the truth now. She knew that nothing in him was good, never had been.

His hand was on the knob, ready to open it and let himself inside, when it turned within his grasp, revealing the smiling face of Joyce just on the other side of the threshold. “Are you just planning on standing out on the porch all night?” she asked. “The hot chocolate I made is going to be lukewarm chocolate if you don’t get in here.”

He followed when she turned away, shrugging out of his duster along the path to the kitchen---when the hell had he gotten that back?---and inhaled the comforting aroma of cocoa and sugar that coated the familiar space. Without even thinking, he dropped his coat over the back of a chair before hopping onto the counter, exposing to her view the multiple burns that lacerated his arms.

Joyce grimaced in sympathetic pain as she handed over the steaming mug. “Those look like they sting,” she commented.

Spike shot them a glance before nodding. “Got a touch for the torture, she does. I’d almost be impressed if it didn’t hurt so soddin’ much.”

“Try dying and having your soul get gnawed on for a couple days,” she replied. “It kind of puts my getting annoyed at Buffy and Dawn for bickering all the time into perspective.”

They shared a quiet chuckle before sipping at their drinks, Spike’s gaze downcast as he mulled over this change in his dream’s venue. “Buffy misses you,” he finally said softly. All right, so this Joyce was just a figment of his imagination, but it didn’t mean he couldn’t use the opportunity to try and convey some of what had been going on with his Slayer since finding her mother dead. Or what had been going on with him because he sure as hell had missed the elder Summers lady as well.

“She misses you, too.”

Not the response he was expecting. Spike’s brow furrowed in confusion. “Not makin’ much sense here, Joyce. Me and Buffy split paths just a few minutes ago. Don’t know why, but it’s probably for the best seein’ as…” He shook his head. No. He wasn’t going to think about that right now. “Never mind. Point is, I’m not the one who’s dead.”

“Yes, you are.” The serious look on her face couldn’t hold, however, and she almost immediately burst out into laughter. “Spike, I’m kidding. You’re a vampire, remember? Being dead is part of the package.”

Relief flooded his system. For a split second, he’d flashed that he actually was dead, and this was some kind of afterworld, not heaven, not hell, but somewhere in between and Joyce was his own personal Charon. “You almost had me there,” he said with a smile. “Nice to know you still have your sense of humor, even if this is only a dream---.”

“Oh, this isn’t a dream, Spike,” she replied. “I meant what I said. She really is missing you. I heard her say so.”

“You couldn’t bloody well hear her. You’re dead.”

“I was dead.” She smiled. “I’m not anymore.”

“Wait…” The resurrection spell…his torture by the Soul Eater…his separation from Buffy now…she’d done it. He couldn’t help the smile that spread across his face. His Slayer had actually done it. No more Soul Eaters and Joyce back to boot. Certainly called for a celebration.

“What happened?” He was suddenly too excited to drink the coca, letting his cold fingers curl around the warm mug as his eyes searched Joyce’s face. “You said you heard her?”

“I can hear all of them,” Joyce explained. “Willow’s there, and Dawn, and I heard Rupert for awhile, but he stopped talking not long after Buffy woke up.”

“So, what’s with the séance here? Did something happen to me? S’that why you’re sayin’ this nonsense about Buffy missing me?”

“It’s not nonsense.” She stepped forward, leaning against the counter next to the vampire. “And it’s not a séance. That would require one of us being awake, and as far as I can tell, it’s not yet time for that for us.”

“But you said you could hear them. Or is that just some line you’re feedin’ me to keep me out of the loop.” He stiffened. “Maybe you’re just that Soul Eater and you’re tryin’ a new tactic. Wouldn’t be the first time it tried looking like you.” Except even as he said it, Spike didn’t believe it was actually a possibility. This Joyce was nothing like the Joyce from the playground. He could see it in her eyes. This was his Joyce. Funny, how he considered all the Summers women his.

“Look, Spike…” And it was the tone of her voice, that gentle roll of her words that felt like a warm arm around his shoulders, that caused his eyes to flutter shut, his head to bow. “I’m not sure what exactly Willow did to you. They’re not…talking details. Just…I guess something went wrong.”

The vampire snorted. “One of these days, I’m goin’ to remember that askin’ for Red’s help in a magic spell never leads to anything good. Little witch got me and the Slayer stuck in…” Flashes from the past---Buffy’s face stained with smoke as they stood outside his burning house, her eyes wide as she gulped for air when he’d pinned her to the wall---choked the words in his throat. Wasn’t Red’s fault, as much as he would like to lay the blame for it at the feet of her hocus-pocus. It was his, for asking in the first place. For not having the nerve to just tell Buffy. For fearing that she’d go back to seeing him as a monster.

“She loves you, you know. You should hear her now.” Joyce smiled. “This probably sounds awful, but I’m feeling rather proud of myself at the moment. I’ve raised a pretty darn special girl there.”

“That she is,” he murmured, but he still couldn’t lift his head to look at her.

“I know you think it’s going to be rough when you wake up,” she continued, “but it’s only going to be bad if you let it. Buffy trusts you, and more importantly, she believes in you.” She nudged him slightly with her shoulder. “Maybe it wouldn’t hurt you so much to believe in her just a little bit.”

His head jerked up, eyes blazing. “I do---.”

“Then stop trying to turn this into a one-man pity party. I know that sounds harsh, and I know things were…rough for you…for both of you in those dreams---.”

“How could you…you know about those?”

“I was there. Kind of. It’s…confusing.” Slowly, Joyce sipped at her hot chocolate, eyes soft as they gazed into nothing. “While they had me, it was like I could experience what they were experiencing. So, I saw what happened to you. What your mother...what she said. What she did.” She shook her head. “You can’t blame yourself for the things she said, Spike. Women in abusive relationships can’t always see it for what it is.” In an attempt to lighten the mood, the smile she gave him was wide. “I’ve watched enough Lifetime television to know that. Heck, I’d bet you’ve watched enough Lifetime to know that.”

“Just Passions. That’s the only thing that goes on my telly,” he said defensively, but her slight gibe was already easing his worry, his shoulders relaxing as the corner of his mouth lifted.

“Uh huh, yeah, right.”

“So…if that’s for real then, and Red managed to snatch you back for Buffy and the Bit…what the hell are you doing standing here gabbing to my sorry ass?” He was too tired to continue trying to delude himself that this wasn’t the real Joyce. Everything about her screamed authentic at him and even if he didn’t understand just what was going on, it didn’t mean he had to be a bear about it to her face. He was in her house, after all, and she’d only ever been nice to him there. No axe-wielding of any kind had ever happened inside Casa de Summers. Well, none from the matriarch aimed at his head at least.

“I’m not ready to wake up yet,” she said simply. “Do you have any idea how long it takes to recover from dying?” Joyce chuckled. “I just realized I get to join the club. Do you and Buffy have cards or something for it?” Her amusement grew at the baffled expression on his face. “The coming back from the dead club,” she elaborated. “You came back as a vampire. Buffy came back after the Master tried drowning her. But I’m going to put my foot down about Dawn joining. I think that’s enough death in the family, don’t you?”

Spike smiled. He’d known he missed Joyce, but…god, he really had missed her. He couldn’t wait to see the look on Buffy’s face when she realized her mom was back, that she was going to get a chance to go on with her life as before, before soul eating demons had decided to chow down on what was nearest and dearest to her. For a brief moment, he forgot about his own worry that she was going to turn on him, imagining the four of them as a unit---hadn’t Joyce included him in her little family description?---and then reality came crashing back, his eyes dropping to his cooling chocolate.

“So why’m I here?” he asked. “If you’re workin’ on patching up your soul before you have to face the lion den, what in soddin’ heaven am I doin’ taking up your precious time?”

“Because you’re healing, too.” Her answer stunned him. “And the way I figure it, home is the best place for that to happen.” Taking his cup from his hands, she turned in her place and dumped its contents out into the sink, rinsing it out under the running tap. “I’m going to get you a fresh cup. We’ve got so much to talk about and really not that much time.”

“I thought…you said…”

“You’re going to be waking up soon,” Joyce explained. “Believe it or not, you’ve done a lot of the work on your own. I just thought you might like a little company while you finished up the job.” All of a sudden, the mug in her hand steamed, filled to the brim with velvety chocolate, a sprinkling of tiny marshmallows scattered across the top. His hands shook slightly as he took it from her, and the vampire lifted his eyes, his head tilting quizzically as he searched her kind face.

“I like you, Spike,” she said quietly. “Buffy loves you. And Dawn, well, Dawn worships the ground you walk on, so don’t be taking advantage of that or I’m going to be investing in another axe. But---and you have no idea how weird this is for me to say this---you’re family. And family looks after each other. And so I plan on hanging out here for as long as you need.”

Spike shook his head. “You Summers women will never cease to amaze me,” he commented. “You do realize you’ve got bloody awful taste in men, don’t you? Buffy, especially. First Angel, then that prat from the college…then Finn…hell, textbook tosser there if I ever saw one…and now me. I’m not worth it, you know. Wasn’t worth it when I was alive, and sure as hell not worth it now.”

“I thought we weren’t having the pity party.”

“It’s not pity. It’s truth.”

Joyce sighed. “OK, so maybe you’re not quite as ready to go back as I thought. Just…know this, Spike. You have such capacity in you for good, whether you want to admit to it or not. I know, evil, I get that…but Buffy sees it, and Dawn sees it, and I saw it first, if you care to think back,” she added with a wry smile. “Truth is what you make it. If you spend all your time chasing after ghosts instead of focusing on the here and now, the only thing you’re going to be left with is air. You can’t change what happened, but you can learn from it. And you’re a smart man. Think about what actually happened. Trust me. Have I ever steered you wrong before?”

Each word was like a satin bandage laid gently over his bleeding wounds. “I still stand by Buffy’s track record,” he said, trying to joke, trying to see this through eyes that weren’t blinded by tears. “Bloody awful taste.”

“That, I’m afraid, is my fault,” she replied with a smile. “It’s in the genes. Did I ever tell you about the time I dated a robot…?”

To be continued in Chapter 36: Spirit Fierce


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