sup 18 sup F FDG brain PET hypometabolism in patients with long COVID In the context of the worldwide outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS CoV 2 some patients report functional complaints after apparent recovery from COVID 19 This clinical presentation has been referred as long COVID We here present a retrospective analysis of sup 18 sup F FDG brain PET of long COVID patients from the same center with a biologically confirmed diagnosis of SARS CoV 2 infection and persistent functional complaints at least 3 weeks after the initial infection PET scans of 35 patients with long COVID were compared using whole brain voxel based analysis to a local database of 44 healthy subjects controlled for age and sex to characterize cerebral hypometabolism The individual relevance of this metabolic profile was evaluated to classify patients and healthy subjects Finally the PET abnormalities were exploratory compared with the patients characteristics and functional complaints In comparison to healthy subjects patients with long COVID exhibited bilateral hypometabolism in the bilateral rectal orbital gyrus including the olfactory gyrus the right temporal lobe including the amygdala and the hippocampus extending to the right thalamus the bilateral pons medulla brainstem the bilateral cerebellum p voxel 0 001 uncorrected p cluster 0 05 FWE corrected These metabolic clusters were highly discriminant to distinguish patients and healthy subjects 100 correct classification These clusters of hypometabolism were significantly associated with more numerous functional complaints brainstem and cerebellar clusters and all associated with the occurrence of certain symptoms hyposmia anosmia memory cognitive impairment pain and insomnia p 0 05 In a more preliminary analysis the metabolism of the frontal cluster which included the olfactory gyrus was worse in the 7 patients treated by ACE drugs for high blood pressure p 0 032 and better in the 3 patients that had used nasal decongestant spray at the infectious stage p 0 001 This study demonstrates a profile of brain PET hypometabolism in long COVID patients with biologically confirmed SARS CoV 2 and persistent functional complaints more than 3 weeks after the initial infection symptoms involving the olfactory gyrus and connected limbic paralimbic regions extended to the brainstem and the cerebellum These hypometabolisms are associated with patients symptoms with a biomarker value to identify and potentially follow these patients The hypometabolism of the frontal cluster which included the olfactory gyrus seems to be linked to ACE drugs in patients with high blood pressure with also a better metabolism of this olfactory region in patients using nasal decongestant spray suggesting a possible role of ACE receptors as an olfactory gateway for this neurotropism


The psychopathological impact of the SARS CoV 2 epidemic on subjects suffering from different mental disorders An observational retrospective study SARS CoV 2 infection causes a pulmonary disease COVID 19 which spread worldwide generating fear anxiety depression in the general population as well as among subjects affected by mental disorders Little is known about which different psychopathological changes the pandemic caused among individuals affected by different psychiatric disorders which represents the aim of the present study Specific psychometric scales were administered at three time points T0 as outbreak of pandemic T1 as lockdown period T2 as reopening Descriptive analyses and linear regression models were performed A total of 166 outpatients were included Overall psychometric scores showed a significant worsening at T1 with a mild improvement at T2 Only psychopathology in schizophrenia SKZ patients and obsessive compulsive OC symptoms did not significantly improve at T2 Subjects affected by personality disorders PDs resulted to be more compromised in terms of general psychopathology than depressed and anxiety OC ones and showed more severe anxiety symptoms than SKZ patients In conclusion subjects affected by PDs require specific clinical attention during COVID 19 pandemic Moreover the worsening of SKZ and OC symptoms should be strictly monitored by clinicians as these aspects did not improve with the end of lockdown measures Further studies on larger samples are needed to confirm our results ClinicalTrials gov Identifier NCT04694482


Will Nothing Be the Same Again Changes in Lifestyle during COVID 19 Pandemic and Consequences on Mental Health Social isolation caused by the COVID 19 pandemic has drastically affected lifestyles from sedentary behaviors to reduced physical activity from disrupted sleep patterns to altered dietary habits As a consequence serious mental and emotional responses have been registered There was a significant decline in physical and other meaningful activities of daily living leisure social activity and education In children collateral effects of the pandemic include inadequate nutrition with a risk of both overweight and underweight addiction to screens lack of schooling and psychosocial difficulties Older adults are frequently unable to adapt to lockdown measures and suffer from depression and cognitive complaints Recent studies focusing on changes in lifestyle during the Covid 19 pandemic and consequences on mental health have been identified in PubMed Medline Scopus Embase and ScienceDirect All the available literature has been retrospectively reviewed The results of the present narrative review suggest that mental distress caused by social isolation seems to be linked not only to personality characteristics but also to several lifestyle components sleep disruption altered eating habits reduced physical activity This review aims to explore major changes in the lifestyle and quality of life and the impact of these changes on mental health and to inform clinicians and policymakers about elements that may reduce the negative psychological effects of the quarantine period imposed during this worldwide crisis There is an urgent need for tailored preventive diagnostic and therapeutic mental health interventions for the general population and for higher risk groups


Autoantibodies stabilize neutrophil extracellular traps in COVID 19 The release of neutrophil extracellular traps b NETs b by hyperactive neutrophils is recognized to play an important role in the thromboinflammatory milieu inherent to severe presentations of COVID 19 At the same time a variety of functional autoantibodies have been observed in individuals with severe COVID 19 where they likely contribute to immunopathology Here we aimed to determine the extent to which autoantibodies might target NETs in COVID 19 and if detected to elucidate their potential functions and clinical associations We measured anti NET antibodies in 328 individuals hospitalized with COVID 19 alongside 48 healthy controls We found high anti NET activity in the IgG and IgM fractions of 27 and 60 of patients respectively There was a strong correlation between anti NET IgG and anti NET IgM r 0 4 p 0 0001 Both anti NET IgG and IgM tracked with high levels of circulating NETs impaired oxygenation efficiency and high circulating D dimer Furthermore patients who required mechanical ventilation had a greater burden of anti NET antibodies than did those not requiring oxygen supplementation Levels of anti NET IgG and to a lesser extent anti NET IgM demonstrated an inverse correlation with the efficiency of NET degradation by COVID sera Furthermore purified IgG from COVID sera with high levels of anti NET antibodies impaired the ability of healthy control serum to degrade NETs In summary many individuals hospitalized with COVID 19 have anti NET antibodies which likely impair NET clearance and may potentiate SARS CoV 2 mediated thromboinflammation


I got my first real six string
Bought it at the five and dime
Played it til my fingers bled
Was the summer of 69
Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit and Jody got married
I shoulda known wed never get far
But when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Ya, Id always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life
Aint no use in complainin
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenins down at the drive-in
And thats when I met you, ya
Standin on your mamas porch
You told me that youd wait forever
Oh, and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Oh Yeah!
Back in the summer of 69
Oh!
Man, we were killin time
We were young and restless
We needed to unwind
I guess nothin can last forever
Forever, no...
Yeah!
And now the times are changin
Look at everything thats come and gone
Sometimes when I play that old six string
I think about ya n wonder what went wrong
Standin on your mamas porch
You told me it would last forever
Oh, the way you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Oh yeah
Back in the summer of 69
Uh-huh
It was the summer of 69
Oh yeah
Me and my baby in a 69
Oh! Oh!
It was the summer, summer, summer of


Oh, thinkin about our younger years
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
Now nothin can take you away from me
Weve been down that road before
But thats over now
You keep me comin back for more
Baby, youre all that I want
When youre lyin here in my arms
Im findin it hard to believe
Were in Heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isnt too hard to see
Were in Heaven
Oh, once in your life you find someone
Who will turn your world around
Bring you up when youre feelin down
Yeah, nothin could change what you mean to me
Oh, theres lots that I could say
But just hold me now
Cause our love will light the way
And baby youre all that I want
When youre lyin here in my arms
Im finding it hard to believe
Were in Heaven
Yeah, love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isnt too hard to see
Were in Heaven, yeah
Ive been waitin for so long
For somethin to arrive
For love to come along
Now our dreams are comin true
Through the good times and the bad
Yeah, Ill be standin there by you
And baby youre all that I want
When youre lyin here in my arms
Im findin it hard to believe
Were in Heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isnt too hard to see
Were in Heaven, Heaven, woah
Youre all that I want
Youre all that I need


Look into my eyes
You will see
What you mean to me
Search your heart
Search your soul
And when you find me there
Youll search no more
Dont tell me
Its not worth tryin for
You cant tell me
Its not worth dyin for
You know its true
Everything I do
I do it for you
Look into your heart
You will find
Theres nothin there to hide
Take me as I am
Take my life
I would give it all
I would sacrifice
Dont tell me
Its not worth fightin for
I cant help it
Theres nothin I want more
You know its true
Everything I do
I do it for you
Theres no love
Like your love
And no other
Could give more love
Theres nowhere
Unless youre there
All the time
All the way, yeah
Look into your heart, babe
Yeah
Oh yeah
Oh, you cant tell me
Its not worth tryin for
I cant help it
Theres nothin I want more
Yeah, I would fight for you
Id lie for you
Walk the wire for you
Yeah, Id die for you
You know its true
Everything I do
Oh
I do it for you
Everything I do, darling
And well see it through
We will see it through
Oh yeah
Yeah!
Search your heart, search your soul
You cant tell me it aint worth dying for
Oh yeah
Ill be there, yeah, oh
Ill walk the wire for you, yeah
I will die for you
Oh yeah
All the time
Im going all the way, all the way, yeah
Take me by the hand
Ow


To really love a woman
To understand her - You gotta know her deep inside
Hear every thought - See every dream
And give her wings when she wants to fly
Then when you find yourself lyin helpless in her arms
You know you really love a woman
When you love a woman
You tell her that shes really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that shes the one
Cause she needs somebody
To tell her that its gonna last forever
So tell me have you ever really
Really, really ever loved a woman?
To really love a woman - Let her hold you
Til you know how she needs to be touched
Youve gotta breathe her - really taste her
Til you can feel her in your blood
And when you can see your unborn children in her eyes
You know you really love a woman
When you love a woman
You tell her that shes really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that shes the one
Cause she needs somebody
To tell her that youll always be together
So tell me have you ever really
Really, really ever loved a woman?
Oh - You got to give her some faith - Hold her tight
A little tenderness - gotta treat her right
She will be there for you, takin good care of you
You really gotta love your woman
Then when you find yourself lyin helpless in her arms
You know you really love a woman
When you love a woman
You tell her that shes really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that shes the one
Cause she needs somebody
To tell her that its gonna last forever
So tell me have you ever really
Really, really ever loved a woman?
Yeah, just tell me have you ever really
Really, really ever loved a woman?
Oh, just tell me have you ever really
Really, really ever loved a woman?


Still feels like our first night together
Feels like the first kiss and its gettin better baby
No one can better this
Still holdin on, youre still the one
First time our eyes met - the same feeling I get
Only feels much stronger - I wanna love you longer
You still turn the fire on
So if youre feelin lonely, dont
Youre the only one I ever want
I only wanna make it good
So if I love you a little more than I should
Please forgive me - I know not what I do
Please forgive me - I cant stop loving you
Dont deny me - this pain Im going through
Please forgive me - if I need ya like I do
Please believe me - every word I say is true
Please forgive me - I cant stop loving you
Still feels like our best times are together
Feels like the first touch
Were still gettin closer baby
Cant get close enough
Im still holdin on - youre still number one
I remember the smell of your skin
I remember everything
I remember all your moves - I remember you yeah
I remember the night - you know I still do
So if youre feelin lonely dont
Youre the only one I ever want
I only wanna make it good
So if I love you a little more than I should
Please forgive me - I know not what I do
Please forgive me - I cant stop loving you
Dont deny me - this pain Im going through
Please forgive me - if I need ya like I do
Oh believe me - every word I say is true
Please forgive me - I cant stop loving you
One thing Im sure of - is the way we make love
The one thing I depend on
Is for us to stay strong
With every word and every breath Im prayin
Thats why Im sayin
Please forgive me - I know not what I do
Please forgive me - I cant stop loving you
Dont deny me - this pain Im going through
Please forgive me - if I need you like I do
Babe believe me - every word I say is true
Please forgive me - If I cant stop loving you
Never leave me - I dont know what I do
Please forgive me - I cant stop loving you
Cant stop loving you


She says her love for me could never die
But thatd change if she ever found out about you and I
Oh, but her love is cold
Wouldnt hurt her if she didnt know, cause
When it gets too much
I need to feel your touch
Im gonna run to you
Im gonna run to you
Cause when the feelings right Im gonna run all night
Im gonna run to you
Shes got a heart of gold, shed never let me down
But youre the one that always turns me on, you keep me comin round
I know her love is true
But its so damn easy makin love to you
I got my mind made up
I need to feel your touch
Im gonna run to you
Yeah, Im gonna run to you
Cause when the feelings right Im gonna stay all night
Im gonna run to you
Yeah, Im gonna run to you
Oh, when the feelings right Im gonna run all night
Im gonna run to you
When the feelings right
Ooohh
Oh, Im gonna run to you
Yeah, Im gonna run to you
Cause when the feelings right Im gonna stay all night
Im gonna run to you
Oh, Im gonna run to you
Yeah, when the feelings right Im gonna stay all night
Oh, when the feelings right now
Oh, yeah, when the feelings right now
Im gonna run to you
Oh, oh
Yeah, Im gonna run to you
Yeah, now
Oh, Im gonna run to you, run to you
Yeah, Im gonna run to you


When you love someone - Youll do anything
Youll do all the crazy things - That you cant explain
Youll shoot the moon - Put out the sun
When you love someone
Youll deny the truth - Believe a lie
Therell be times that youll believe - You could really fly
But your lonely nights - Have just begun
When you love someone
When you love someone - Youll feel it deep inside
And nothin else - Could ever change your mind
When you want someone - When you need someone
When you love someone
When you love someone - Youll sacrifice
Youd give it everything you got and you wont think twice
Youd risk it all - No matter what may come
When you love someone
Youll shoot the moon - Put out the sun
When you love someone


Sound the bugle now
Play it just for me
As the seasons change
Remember how I used to be
Now I cant go on
I cant even start
Ive got nothing left
Just an empty heart
Im a soldier wounded
So I must give up the fight
Theres nothing more for me
Lead me away... or leave me lying here
Sound the bugle now
Tell them I dont care
Theres not a road I know
That leads to anywhere
Without a light, I fear that I will
Stumble in the dark
Lay right down, decide not to go on
Then from on high
Somewhere in the distance
Theres a voice that calls
Remember who you are
If you lose yourself
Your courage soon will follow
So be strong tonight
Remember who you are
Youre a soldier now
Fighting in a battle
To be free once more
Thats worth fighting for


Ive been wandering around the house all night
Wondering what the hell to do
Yeah, Im trying to concentrate but
All I can think of is you
Well, the phone dont ring cause my friends aint home
Im tired of being all alone
Got the TV on cause the radios playing
Songs that remind me of you
Baby, when youre gone
I realize Im in love
Days go on and on
And the nights just seem so long
Even food dont taste that good
Drink aint doing what it should
Things just feel so wrong
Baby, when youre gone
Yeah
Ive been driving up and down these streets
Trying to find somewhere to go
Yeah, Im looking for a familiar face
But theres no one I know
Oh, this is torture, this is pain
It feels like Im gonna go insane
I hope youre coming back real soon
Cause I dont know what to do
Baby, when youre gone
I realize Im in love
Days go on and on
And the nights just seem so long
Even food dont taste that good
Drink aint doing what it should
Things just feel so wrong
Oh yeah
Baby, when youre gone
Oh, baby, when youre gone
Oh, baby, when youre gone
I realize Im in love
Days go on and on
And the nights just seem so long
Even food dont taste that good
Drink aint doing what it should
Ah, things just feel so wrong
Baby, when youre gone
Oh, baby, when youre gone
Yeah, baby, when youre gone


Here I am, this is me
I come into this world so wild and free
Here I am, so young and strong
Right here in the place where I belong
Its a new world, its a new start
Its alive with the beating of a young heart
Its a new day in a new land
And its waiting for me
Here I am
Oh, its a new world, its a new start
Its alive with the beating of a young heart
Yeah, its a new day in a new land
And its waiting for me
Here I am


Chapter  12

Summary: Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters are busy attending parties and balls. Marianne is in her element. She is overjoyed in the company of Willoughby, who showers much affection and attention on her. Elinor even feels left out at times. Deprived of friends of her own age, she is often thrown in the company of Mrs. Jennings and Lady Middleton. At such times she welcomes the presence of Colonel Brandon. Brandon often talks of Marianne and asks Elinor about her sister's preferences.

Notes Jane Austen paints the picture of an eighteenth-century upper middle-class society. The Dashwoods and Middletons are shown to be busy attending parties and balls. Their main occupation is socializing, and they take pleasure in entertaining people. Every young girl waits for a respectable young man to woo her, and her parents hope for a match between them. They lead a leisurely life, perhaps unusual to the modern reader. Marianne is exhilarated by the looks and manners of her lover. She does not care to understand his essential nature. Obsessed with Willoughby, she ignores Colonel Brandon and unconsciously hurts him. Blinded by her infatuation for Willoughby, she is not able to realize the worth of the Colonel or detect the intensity of his feelings. This chapter again emphasizes the difference in attitudes between Willoughby and Colonel Brandon. Both men are attracted to Marianne. Willoughby displays his affection by wooing Marianne, like a dashing hero would, while Colonel Brandon admires his lady love from a distance and silently hopes to win her favor. Willoughby is interested only in flirting with Marianne, but the Colonel, like a sincere person, looks forward to a lasting relationship. CHAPTER 12 Summary Marianne gets carried away by Willoughby's showy gestures. When he offers her a horse, she accepts it readily and talks about it to her sister. Elinor is shocked to learn this and asks Marianne to decline the offer, as it would prove too costly for them. Elinor observes Willoughby's behavior towards her sister and detects a note of intimacy in it. Margaret tells Elinor about her suspicion of an engagement between Marianne and Willoughby. Later, at Mrs. Jennings' insistence, Margaret gives a hint about Elinor's attachment to Edward, much to Elinor's embarrassment. Notes The chapter hints at the extent of the involvement of Marianne with Willoughby. Willoughby tries to impress Marianne by offering her a horse as a gift, and Marianne foolishly accepts the offer without giving a thought to the expenditure involved. Willoughby's superficiality and Marianne's gullibility are exposed in this episode. Chapter 12 also reveals the character of the youngest of the Dashwood girls. Margaret, one of the minor characters in the novel, is otherwise ignored by Austen. Only a few chapters give a glimpse into her personality. Margaret, like a typical teenager, gets excited over little things and jumps to conclusions easily. She derives pleasure from revealing secrets. She informs Elinor about the impending marriage between Marianne and Willoughby because she saw the young man taking a lock of hair from her sister . At the Park, she gives hints about the relationship between Elinor and Edward to Mrs. Jennings, much to the embarrassment of her sister. Like a reckless teenager, she is always in a hurry to impart information not meant to be disclosed publicly. CHAPTER 13 Summary Everyone is eagerly looking forward to their picnic at Whitewell. However, on the morning of the outing, a letter arrives for Colonel Brandon and alters the situation. The letter disturbs Brandon, and he informs the others about his decision to leave immediately for the town. The picnic is canceled, much to the disappointment of all, since it is not possible to proceed to Whitewell without the assistance of the Colonel. Sir John Middleton suggests that they should go for a ride in the carriage around the countryside. Marianne and Willoughby take a separate carriage. They visit Allenham on the sly. When Elinor learns about their visit, she is angry with Marianne for not observing the rules of propriety. Marianne justifies her action. Notes An element of suspense is introduced in this chapter. After the Colonel reads the letter, he turns grave and decides to leave for the town immediately. He evades the questions of Mrs. Jennings and declines to postpone his visit. After he leaves, Mrs. Jennings hints at the possibility of his visiting his illegitimate daughter, Miss Williams. Through this bit of information, Austen arouses the curiosity of the reader regarding the mysterious past of Colonel Brandon. Marianne and Willoughby are insensitive to the feelings of the Colonel and fail to sympathize with his plight. They criticize Brandon for spoiling the afternoon. Colonel Brandon comes across as a man in control of his emotions. Even though he is disturbed by the contents of the letter, he does not reveal his misery to others. Like a gentleman, he excuses himself from the party and bows to Marianne before taking his leave. His silence speaks volumes. The chapter relates one more incident which creates a clash between the good sense of Elinor and the sensibility of Marianne. Marianne makes a secret visit to Allenham with Willoughby but does not feel guilty about what she has done. Elinor's sense of decorum causes her to condemn her sister's actions, as she does not approve of Marianne's visiting a stranger's house with a man to whom she is not even engaged, at least not openly.

As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the
latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of
all that she knew before of Marianne's imprudence and want of thought,
surprised her by its extravagant testimony of both.  Marianne told her,
with the greatest delight, that Willoughby had given her a horse, one
that he had bred himself on his estate in Somersetshire, and which was
exactly calculated to carry a woman.  Without considering that it was
not in her mother's plan to keep any horse, that if she were to alter
her resolution in favour of this gift, she must buy another for the
servant, and keep a servant to ride it, and after all, build a stable
to receive them, she had accepted the present without hesitation, and
told her sister of it in raptures.

"He intends to send his groom into Somersetshire immediately for it,"
she added, "and when it arrives we will ride every day.  You shall
share its use with me.  Imagine to yourself, my dear Elinor, the
delight of a gallop on some of these downs."

Most unwilling was she to awaken from such a dream of felicity to
comprehend all the unhappy truths which attended the affair; and for
some time she refused to submit to them.  As to an additional servant,
the expense would be a trifle; Mama she was sure would never object to
it; and any horse would do for HIM; he might always get one at the
park; as to a stable, the merest shed would be sufficient.  Elinor then
ventured to doubt the propriety of her receiving such a present from a
man so little, or at least so lately known to her.  This was too much.

"You are mistaken, Elinor," said she warmly, "in supposing I know very
little of Willoughby.  I have not known him long indeed, but I am much
better acquainted with him, than I am with any other creature in the
world, except yourself and mama.  It is not time or opportunity that is
to determine intimacy;--it is disposition alone.  Seven years would be
insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven
days are more than enough for others.  I should hold myself guilty of
greater impropriety in accepting a horse from my brother, than from
Willoughby.  Of John I know very little, though we have lived together
for years; but of Willoughby my judgment has long been formed."

Elinor thought it wisest to touch that point no more.  She knew her
sister's temper.  Opposition on so tender a subject would only attach
her the more to her own opinion.  But by an appeal to her affection for
her mother, by representing the inconveniences which that indulgent
mother must draw on herself, if (as would probably be the case) she
consented to this increase of establishment, Marianne was shortly
subdued; and she promised not to tempt her mother to such imprudent
kindness by mentioning the offer, and to tell Willoughby when she saw
him next, that it must be declined.

She was faithful to her word; and when Willoughby called at the
cottage, the same day, Elinor heard her express her disappointment to
him in a low voice, on being obliged to forego the acceptance of his
present.  The reasons for this alteration were at the same time
related, and they were such as to make further entreaty on his side
impossible.  His concern however was very apparent; and after
expressing it with earnestness, he added, in the same low voice,--"But,
Marianne, the horse is still yours, though you cannot use it now.  I
shall keep it only till you can claim it.  When you leave Barton to
form your own establishment in a more lasting home, Queen Mab shall
receive you."

This was all overheard by Miss Dashwood; and in the whole of the
sentence, in his manner of pronouncing it, and in his addressing her
sister by her Christian name alone, she instantly saw an intimacy so
decided, a meaning so direct, as marked a perfect agreement between
them.  From that moment she doubted not of their being engaged to each
other; and the belief of it created no other surprise than that she, or
any of their friends, should be left by tempers so frank, to discover
it by accident.

Margaret related something to her the next day, which placed this
matter in a still clearer light.  Willoughby had spent the preceding
evening with them, and Margaret, by being left some time in the parlour
with only him and Marianne, had had opportunity for observations,
which, with a most important face, she communicated to her eldest
sister, when they were next by themselves.

"Oh, Elinor!" she cried, "I have such a secret to tell you about
Marianne.  I am sure she will be married to Mr. Willoughby very soon."

"You have said so," replied Elinor, "almost every day since they first
met on High-church Down; and they had not known each other a week, I
believe, before you were certain that Marianne wore his picture round
her neck; but it turned out to be only the miniature of our great
uncle."

"But indeed this is quite another thing.  I am sure they will be
married very soon, for he has got a lock of her hair."

"Take care, Margaret.  It may be only the hair of some great uncle of
HIS."

"But, indeed, Elinor, it is Marianne's. I am almost sure it is, for I
saw him cut it off.  Last night after tea, when you and mama went out
of the room, they were whispering and talking together as fast as could
be, and he seemed to be begging something of her, and presently he took
up her scissors and cut off a long lock of her hair, for it was all
tumbled down her back; and he kissed it, and folded it up in a piece of
white paper; and put it into his pocket-book."

For such particulars, stated on such authority, Elinor could not
withhold her credit; nor was she disposed to it, for the circumstance
was in perfect unison with what she had heard and seen herself.

Margaret's sagacity was not always displayed in a way so satisfactory
to her sister.  When Mrs. Jennings attacked her one evening at the
park, to give the name of the young man who was Elinor's particular
favourite, which had been long a matter of great curiosity to her,
Margaret answered by looking at her sister, and saying, "I must not
tell, may I, Elinor?"

This of course made every body laugh; and Elinor tried to laugh too.
But the effort was painful.  She was convinced that Margaret had fixed
on a person whose name she could not bear with composure to become a
standing joke with Mrs. Jennings.

Marianne felt for her most sincerely; but she did more harm than good
to the cause, by turning very red and saying in an angry manner to
Margaret,

"Remember that whatever your conjectures may be, you have no right to
repeat them."

"I never had any conjectures about it," replied Margaret; "it was you
who told me of it yourself."

This increased the mirth of the company, and Margaret was eagerly
pressed to say something more.

"Oh! pray, Miss Margaret, let us know all about it," said Mrs.
Jennings.  "What is the gentleman's name?"

"I must not tell, ma'am. But I know very well what it is; and I know
where he is too."

"Yes, yes, we can guess where he is; at his own house at Norland to be
sure.  He is the curate of the parish I dare say."

"No, THAT he is not.  He is of no profession at all."

"Margaret," said Marianne with great warmth, "you know that all this is
an invention of your own, and that there is no such person in
existence."

"Well, then, he is lately dead, Marianne, for I am sure there was such
a man once, and his name begins with an F."

Most grateful did Elinor feel to Lady Middleton for observing, at this
moment, "that it rained very hard," though she believed the
interruption to proceed less from any attention to her, than from her
ladyship's great dislike of all such inelegant subjects of raillery as
delighted her husband and mother.  The idea however started by her, was
immediately pursued by Colonel Brandon, who was on every occasion
mindful of the feelings of others; and much was said on the subject of
rain by both of them.  Willoughby opened the piano-forte, and asked
Marianne to sit down to it; and thus amidst the various endeavours of
different people to quit the topic, it fell to the ground.  But not so
easily did Elinor recover from the alarm into which it had thrown her.

A party was formed this evening for going on the following day to see a
very fine place about twelve miles from Barton, belonging to a
brother-in-law of Colonel Brandon, without whose interest it could not
be seen, as the proprietor, who was then abroad, had left strict orders
on that head.  The grounds were declared to be highly beautiful, and
Sir John, who was particularly warm in their praise, might be allowed
to be a tolerable judge, for he had formed parties to visit them, at
least, twice every summer for the last ten years.  They contained a
noble piece of water; a sail on which was to a form a great part of the
morning's amusement; cold provisions were to be taken, open carriages
only to be employed, and every thing conducted in the usual style of a
complete party of pleasure.

To some few of the company it appeared rather a bold undertaking,
considering the time of year, and that it had rained every day for the
last fortnight;--and Mrs. Dashwood, who had already a cold, was
persuaded by Elinor to stay at home.


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Chapter 20

Summary: Tess had never in her recent life been so happy and would possibly never be so happy again. She and Tess stand between predilection and love. For Angel, Tess represents a visionary essence of woman, and calls her Artemis, Demeter, and other fanciful names, but she insists that he call her simply Tess. Tess seems to exhibit a dignified largeness of disposition and physique. The two are always the first to awake at the dairy house, where they feel an impressive isolation, as if they are Adam and Eve.

Hardy makes explicit that Tess's time at Talbothays dairy is an idyllic respite from her normal toil and hardship, yet states that this happiness will be short-lived, foreshadowing greater adversity for Tess Durbeyfield. Hardy compares Angel and Tess to Adam and Eve in the mornings, thus foreshadowing a later fall from perfection. It is the idealism and perfection that Tess finds at Talbothays that leads to this shaky foundation for her happiness; Angel Clare adores Tess as a representation of perfection. To Angel, Tess is a goddess such as Artemis or Demeter, a symbol of perfection rather than a person with obvious faults and foibles. There is a great irony in Angel's adoration for Tess; Angel exalts Tess as a goddess for her strength and disposition, yet this perfection comes from the adversity stemming from her greatest weakness

The season developed and matured.  Another year's instalment of
flowers, leaves, nightingales, thrushes, finches, and such ephemeral
creatures, took up their positions where only a year ago others had
stood in their place when these were nothing more than germs and
inorganic particles.  Rays from the sunrise drew forth the buds and
stretched them into long stalks, lifted up sap in noiseless streams,
opened petals, and sucked out scents in invisible jets and
breathings.

Dairyman Crick's household of maids and men lived on comfortably,
placidly, even merrily.  Their position was perhaps the happiest of
all positions in the social scale, being above the line at which
neediness ends, and below the line at which the _convenances_ begin
to cramp natural feelings, and the stress of threadbare modishness
makes too little of enough.

Thus passed the leafy time when arborescence seems to be the one
thing aimed at out of doors.  Tess and Clare unconsciously studied
each other, ever balanced on the edge of a passion, yet apparently
keeping out of it.  All the while they were converging, under an
irresistible law, as surely as two streams in one vale.

Tess had never in her recent life been so happy as she was now,
possibly never would be so happy again.  She was, for one thing,
physically and mentally suited among these new surroundings.  The
sapling which had rooted down to a poisonous stratum on the spot of
its sowing had been transplanted to a deeper soil.  Moreover she, and
Clare also, stood as yet on the debatable land between predilection
and love; where no profundities have been reached; no reflections
have set in, awkwardly inquiring, "Whither does this new current tend
to carry me?  What does it mean to my future?  How does it stand
towards my past?"

Tess was the merest stray phenomenon to Angel Clare as yet--a rosy,
warming apparition which had only just acquired the attribute of
persistence in his consciousness.  So he allowed his mind to be
occupied with her, deeming his preoccupation to be no more than a
philosopher's regard of an exceedingly novel, fresh, and interesting
specimen of womankind.

They met continually; they could not help it.  They met daily in that
strange and solemn interval, the twilight of the morning, in the
violet or pink dawn; for it was necessary to rise early, so very
early, here.  Milking was done betimes; and before the milking came
the skimming, which began at a little past three.  It usually fell
to the lot of some one or other of them to wake the rest, the first
being aroused by an alarm-clock; and, as Tess was the latest arrival,
and they soon discovered that she could be depended upon not to sleep
though the alarm as others did, this task was thrust most frequently
upon her.  No sooner had the hour of three struck and whizzed,
than she left her room and ran to the dairyman's door; then up the
ladder to Angel's, calling him in a loud whisper; then woke her
fellow-milkmaids.  By the time that Tess was dressed Clare was
downstairs and out in the humid air.  The remaining maids and the
dairyman usually gave themselves another turn on the pillow, and did
not appear till a quarter of an hour later.

The gray half-tones of daybreak are not the gray half-tones of the
day's close, though the degree of their shade may be the same.  In
the twilight of the morning, light seems active, darkness passive;
in the twilight of evening it is the darkness which is active and
crescent, and the light which is the drowsy reverse.

Being so often--possibly not always by chance--the first two persons
to get up at the dairy-house, they seemed to themselves the first
persons up of all the world.  In these early days of her residence
here Tess did not skim, but went out of doors at once after rising,
where he was generally awaiting her.  The spectral, half-compounded,
aqueous light which pervaded the open mead impressed them with
a feeling of isolation, as if they were Adam and Eve.  At this
dim inceptive stage of the day Tess seemed to Clare to exhibit a
dignified largeness both of disposition and physique, an almost
regnant power, possibly because he knew that at that preternatural
time hardly any woman so well endowed in person as she was likely to
be walking in the open air within the boundaries of his horizon; very
few in all England.  Fair women are usually asleep at mid-summer
dawns.  She was close at hand, and the rest were nowhere.

The mixed, singular, luminous gloom in which they walked along
together to the spot where the cows lay often made him think of the
Resurrection hour.  He little thought that the Magdalen might be
at his side.  Whilst all the landscape was in neutral shade his
companion's face, which was the focus of his eyes, rising above the
mist stratum, seemed to have a sort of phosphorescence upon it.  She
looked ghostly, as if she were merely a soul at large.  In reality
her face, without appearing to do so, had caught the cold gleam of
day from the north-east; his own face, though he did not think of
it, wore the same aspect to her.

It was then, as has been said, that she impressed him most deeply.
She was no longer the milkmaid, but a visionary essence of woman--a
whole sex condensed into one typical form.  He called her Artemis,
Demeter, and other fanciful names half teasingly, which she did not
like because she did not understand them.

"Call me Tess," she would say askance; and he did.

Then it would grow lighter, and her features would become simply
feminine; they had changed from those of a divinity who could confer
bliss to those of a being who craved it.

At these non-human hours they could get quite close to the waterfowl.
Herons came, with a great bold noise as of opening doors and
shutters, out of the boughs of a plantation which they frequented at
the side of the mead; or, if already on the spot, hardily maintained
their standing in the water as the pair walked by, watching them by
moving their heads round in a slow, horizontal, passionless wheel,
like the turn of puppets by clockwork.

They could then see the faint summer fogs in layers, woolly, level,
and apparently no thicker than counterpanes, spread about the meadows
in detached remnants of small extent.  On the gray moisture of the
grass were marks where the cows had lain through the night--dark-green
islands of dry herbage the size of their carcasses, in the general
sea of dew. From each island proceeded a serpentine trail, by which
the cow had rambled away to feed after getting up, at the end of
which trail they found her; the snoring puff from her nostrils, when
she recognized them, making an intenser little fog of her own amid
the prevailing one.  Then they drove the animals back to the barton,
or sat down to milk them on the spot, as the case might require.

Or perhaps the summer fog was more general, and the meadows lay like
a white sea, out of which the scattered trees rose like dangerous
rocks.  Birds would soar through it into the upper radiance, and
hang on the wing sunning themselves, or alight on the wet rails
subdividing the mead, which now shone like glass rods.  Minute
diamonds of moisture from the mist hung, too, upon Tess's eyelashes,
and drops upon her hair, like seed pearls.  When the day grew quite
strong and commonplace these dried off her; moreover, Tess then
lost her strange and ethereal beauty; her teeth, lips, and eyes
scintillated in the sunbeams and she was again the dazzlingly fair
dairymaid only, who had to hold her own against the other women of
the world.

About this time they would hear Dairyman Crick's voice, lecturing the
non-resident milkers for arriving late, and speaking sharply to old
Deborah Fyander for not washing her hands.

"For Heaven's sake, pop thy hands under the pump, Deb!  Upon my soul,
if the London folk only knowed of thee and thy slovenly ways, they'd
swaller their milk and butter more mincing than they do a'ready; and
that's saying a good deal."

The milking progressed, till towards the end Tess and Clare, in
common with the rest, could hear the heavy breakfast table dragged
out from the wall in the kitchen by Mrs Crick, this being the
invariable preliminary to each meal; the same horrible scrape
accompanying its return journey when the table had been cleared.


Chapter 9

Summary: Rulers that come to power because of the support of the people are the total opposite of bloody conquers. Everyone loves 'em. They're not too smart, or even extra lucky, but just enough to get by. Our new ruler has three options for his new place: a monarchy where power goes to the nobles, a republic where power goes to the people, and anarchy. In monarchies, either the nobles or the people decide to concentrate all the power in one person, the king. Seems simple enough, but a king who comes to power because of the nobles will have a hard time. After all, the nobles have lots of power to throw around, too. Remember, you don't want anyone who can compete with you around, and these are the people with the weapons. What are the regular people going to do to you? Poke you with their potatoes? Bottom line: be friends with the people, because the nobles have too many tricks up their sleeves. More on nobles. There are two kinds, those who are totally 100% loyally part of your fan club and those who aren't. Out of those who aren't, there are two kinds. Those who are just scaredy-cats , and those who are planning something. The latter are the ones to watch out for because they will turn on you at the drop of a hat. Okay, back to the people. You need to be on their side. It's pretty easy, actually, because they basically just don't want to be oppressed and tortured. Also, if they thought you were going to be super mean, and you turn out to be okay, they will love you even more than if they loved you from the start. They're easy to please. Some people say that it's a bad idea to depend on the support of the people. Machiavelli just doesn't agree--he says that's only the case if you're stupid and think they'll fight for you or rescue you. That's not going to happen. But they can support you and not turn against you. Problems for the ruler supported by the people? When they want to become an absolute ruler, they need either give direct command or rule though other people who they give power to. The problem is, these people aren't always the most trustworthy--before you know it, everything is up in flames. So, make sure your people always need not only your government , but you specifically, and everything will be okay.

But coming to the other point--where a leading citizen becomes the
prince of his country, not by wickedness or any intolerable violence,
but by the favour of his fellow citizens--this may be called a civil
principality: nor is genius or fortune altogether necessary to attain to
it, but rather a happy shrewdness. I say then that such a principality
is obtained either by the favour of the people or by the favour of the
nobles. Because in all cities these two distinct parties are found,
and from this it arises that the people do not wish to be ruled nor
oppressed by the nobles, and the nobles wish to rule and oppress the
people; and from these two opposite desires there arises in cities one
of three results, either a principality, self-government, or anarchy.

A principality is created either by the people or by the nobles,
accordingly as one or other of them has the opportunity; for the nobles,
seeing they cannot withstand the people, begin to cry up the reputation
of one of themselves, and they make him a prince, so that under his
shadow they can give vent to their ambitions. The people, finding
they cannot resist the nobles, also cry up the reputation of one of
themselves, and make him a prince so as to be defended by his authority.
He who obtains sovereignty by the assistance of the nobles maintains
himself with more difficulty than he who comes to it by the aid of
the people, because the former finds himself with many around him who
consider themselves his equals, and because of this he can neither rule
nor manage them to his liking. But he who reaches sovereignty by popular
favour finds himself alone, and has none around him, or few, who are not
prepared to obey him.

Besides this, one cannot by fair dealing, and without injury to others,
satisfy the nobles, but you can satisfy the people, for their object is
more righteous than that of the nobles, the latter wishing to oppress,
while the former only desire not to be oppressed. It is to be added also
that a prince can never secure himself against a hostile people, because
of there being too many, whilst from the nobles he can secure himself,
as they are few in number. The worst that a prince may expect from a
hostile people is to be abandoned by them; but from hostile nobles he
has not only to fear abandonment, but also that they will rise against
him; for they, being in these affairs more far-seeing and astute, always
come forward in time to save themselves, and to obtain favours from him
whom they expect to prevail. Further, the prince is compelled to live
always with the same people, but he can do well without the same nobles,
being able to make and unmake them daily, and to give or take away
authority when it pleases him.

Therefore, to make this point clearer, I say that the nobles ought to
be looked at mainly in two ways: that is to say, they either shape their
course in such a way as binds them entirely to your fortune, or they do
not. Those who so bind themselves, and are not rapacious, ought to be
honoured and loved; those who do not bind themselves may be dealt
with in two ways; they may fail to do this through pusillanimity and a
natural want of courage, in which case you ought to make use of them,
especially of those who are of good counsel; and thus, whilst in
prosperity you honour them, in adversity you do not have to fear them.
But when for their own ambitious ends they shun binding themselves, it
is a token that they are giving more thought to themselves than to you,
and a prince ought to guard against such, and to fear them as if they
were open enemies, because in adversity they always help to ruin him.

Therefore, one who becomes a prince through the favour of the people
ought to keep them friendly, and this he can easily do seeing they
only ask not to be oppressed by him. But one who, in opposition to
the people, becomes a prince by the favour of the nobles, ought, above
everything, to seek to win the people over to himself, and this he may
easily do if he takes them under his protection. Because men, when they
receive good from him of whom they were expecting evil, are bound more
closely to their benefactor; thus the people quickly become more devoted
to him than if he had been raised to the principality by their favours;
and the prince can win their affections in many ways, but as these vary
according to the circumstances one cannot give fixed rules, so I omit
them; but, I repeat, it is necessary for a prince to have the people
friendly, otherwise he has no security in adversity.

Nabis,(*) Prince of the Spartans, sustained the attack of all Greece,
and of a victorious Roman army, and against them he defended his country
and his government; and for the overcoming of this peril it was only
necessary for him to make himself secure against a few, but this would
not have been sufficient had the people been hostile. And do not let any
one impugn this statement with the trite proverb that "He who builds on
the people, builds on the mud," for this is true when a private citizen
makes a foundation there, and persuades himself that the people will
free him when he is oppressed by his enemies or by the magistrates;
wherein he would find himself very often deceived, as happened to the
Gracchi in Rome and to Messer Giorgio Scali(+) in Florence. But granted
a prince who has established himself as above, who can command, and is
a man of courage, undismayed in adversity, who does not fail in other
qualifications, and who, by his resolution and energy, keeps the whole
people encouraged--such a one will never find himself deceived in them,
and it will be shown that he has laid his foundations well.

     (*) Nabis, tyrant of Sparta, conquered by the Romans under
     Flamininus in 195 B.C.; killed 192 B.C.

     (+) Messer Giorgio Scali. This event is to be found in
     Machiavelli's "Florentine History," Book III.

These principalities are liable to danger when they are passing from the
civil to the absolute order of government, for such princes either rule
personally or through magistrates. In the latter case their government
is weaker and more insecure, because it rests entirely on the goodwill
of those citizens who are raised to the magistracy, and who, especially
in troubled times, can destroy the government with great ease, either
by intrigue or open defiance; and the prince has not the chance amid
tumults to exercise absolute authority, because the citizens and
subjects, accustomed to receive orders from magistrates, are not of
a mind to obey him amid these confusions, and there will always be in
doubtful times a scarcity of men whom he can trust. For such a prince
cannot rely upon what he observes in quiet times, when citizens have
need of the state, because then every one agrees with him; they all
promise, and when death is far distant they all wish to die for him;
but in troubled times, when the state has need of its citizens, then
he finds but few. And so much the more is this experiment dangerous,
inasmuch as it can only be tried once. Therefore a wise prince ought to
adopt such a course that his citizens will always in every sort and
kind of circumstance have need of the state and of him, and then he will
always find them faithful.


Act II, scene ii

Summary: Caliban enters with a load of wood, and thunder sounds in the background. Caliban curses and describes the torments that Prospero's spirits subject him to: they pinch, bite, and prick him, especially when he curses. As he is thinking of these spirits, Caliban sees Trinculo and imagines him to be one of the spirits. Hoping to avoid pinching, he lies down and covers himself with his cloak. Trinculo hears the thunder and looks about for some cover from the storm. The only thing he sees is the cloak-covered Caliban on the ground. He is not so much repulsed by Caliban as curious. He cannot decide whether Caliban is a "man or a fish" . He thinks of a time when he traveled to England and witnessed freak-shows there. Caliban, he thinks, would bring him a lot of money in England. Thunder sounds again and Trinculo decides that the best shelter in sight is beneath Caliban's cloak, and so he joins the man-monster there. Stephano enters singing and drinking. He hears Caliban cry out to Trinculo, "Do not torment me! O!" . Hearing this and seeing the four legs sticking out from the cloak, Stephano thinks the two men are a four-legged monster with a fever. He decides to relieve this fever with a drink. Caliban continues to resist Trinculo, whom he still thinks is a spirit tormenting him. Trinculo recognizes Stephano's voice and says so. Stephano, of course, assumes for a moment that the monster has two heads, and he promises to pour liquor in both mouths. Trinculo now calls out to Stephano, and Stephano pulls his friend out from under the cloak. While the two men discuss how they arrived safely on shore, Caliban enjoys the liquor and begs to worship Stephano. The men take full advantage of Caliban's drunkenness, mocking him as a "most ridiculous monster"  as he promises to lead them around and show them the isle.

Analysis Trinculo and Stephano are the last new characters to be introduced in the play. They act as comic foils to the main action, and will in later acts become specific parodies of Antonio and Sebastian. At this point, their role is to present comically some of the more serious issues in the play concerning Prospero and Caliban. In Act I, scene ii, Prospero calls Caliban a "slave" , "thou earth" , "Filth" , and "Hag-seed" . Stephano and Trinculo's epithet of choice in Act II, scene ii and thereafter is "monster." But while these two make quite clear that Caliban is seen as less than human by the Europeans on the island, they also treat him more humanely than Prospero does. Stephano and Trinculo, a butler and a jester respectively, remain at the low end of the social scale in the play, and have little difficulty finding friendship with the strange islander they meet. " Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows," says Trinculo , and then hastens to crawl beneath Caliban's garment in order to get out of the rain. The similarity, socially and perhaps physically as well, between Trinculo and Caliban is further emphasized when Stephano, drunk, initially mistakes the two for a single monster: "This is some monster of the isle with four legs" . More important than the emphasis on the way in which Caliban seems to others more monster than man, is the way in which this scene dramatizes the initial encounter between an almost completely isolated, "primitive" culture and a foreign, "civilized" one. The reader discovers during Caliban and Prospero's confrontation in Act I, scene ii that Prospero initially "made much of" Caliban ; that he gave Caliban "Water with berries in't" ; that Caliban showed him around the island; and that Prospero later imprisoned Caliban, after he had taken all he could take from him. The reader can see these events in Act II, scene ii, with Trinculo and Stephano in the place of Prospero. Stephano calls Caliban a "brave monster," as they set off singing around the island. In addition, Stephano and Trinculo give Caliban wine, which Caliban finds to be a "celestial liquor" . Moreover, Caliban initially mistakes Stephano and Trinculo for Prospero's spirits, but alcohol convinces him that Stephano is a "brave god" and decides unconditionally to "kneel to him" . This scene shows the foreign, civilized culture as decadent and manipulative: Stephano immediately plans to "inherit" the island , using Caliban to show him all its virtues. Stephano and Trinculo are a grotesque, parodic version of Prospero upon his arrival twelve years ago. Godlike in the eyes of the native, they slash and burn their way to power. By this point, Caliban has begun to resemble a parody of himself. Whereas he would "gabble like / A thing most brutish"  upon Prospero's arrival, because he did not know language, he now is willfully inarticulate in his drunkenness. Immediately putting aside his fear that these men are spirits sent to do him harm, Caliban puts his trust in them for all the wrong reasons. What makes Caliban's behavior in this scene so tragic is that we might expect him, especially after his eloquent curses of Prospero in Act I, scene ii, to know better.

SCENE II.

_Another part of the island._

  _Enter CALIBAN with a burden of wood. A noise of thunder heard._

_Cal._ All the infections that the sun sucks up
From bogs, fens, flats, on Prosper fall, and make him
By inch-meal a disease! His spirits hear me,
And yet I needs must curse. But they'll nor pinch,
Fright me with urchin-shows, pitch me i' the mire,                   5
Nor lead me, like a firebrand, in the dark
Out of my way, unless he bid 'em: but
For every trifle are they set upon me;
Sometime like apes, that mow and chatter at me,
And after bite me; then like hedgehogs, which                       10
Lie tumbling in my barefoot way, and mount
Their pricks at my footfall; sometime am I
All wound with adders, who with cloven tongues
Do hiss me into madness.

  _Enter TRINCULO._

                        Lo, now, lo!
Here comes a spirit of his, and to torment me                       15
For bringing wood in slowly. I'll fall flat;
Perchance he will not mind me.

_Trin._ Here's neither bush nor shrub, to bear off any
weather at all, and another storm brewing; I hear it sing i'
the wind: yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks               20
like a foul bombard that would shed his liquor. If it should
thunder as it did before, I know not where to hide my head:
yond same cloud cannot choose but fall by pailfuls. What
have we here? a man or a fish? dead or alive? A fish: he
smells like a fish; a very ancient and fish-like smell; a kind      25
of not of the newest Poor-John. A strange fish! Were I
in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish
painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of
silver: there would this monster make a man; any strange
beast there makes a man: when they will not give a doit to          30
relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead
Indian. Legged like a man! and his fins like arms! Warm
o' my troth! I do now let loose my opinion; hold it no
longer: this is no fish, but an islander, that hath lately
suffered by a thunderbolt. [_Thunder._] Alas, the storm is come     35
again! my best way is to creep under his gaberdine; there
is no other shelter hereabout: misery acquaints a man with
strange bed-fellows. I will here shroud till the dregs of the
storm be past.

  _Enter STEPHANO, singing: a bottle in his hand._

_Ste._ I shall no more to sea, to sea,                              40
                Here shall I die a-shore,--

This is a very scurvy tune to sing at a man's funeral: well,
here's my comfort.                                  [_Drinks._

[_Sings._ The master, the swabber, the boatswain, and I,
                       The gunner, and his mate,                    45
               Loved Mall, Meg, and Marian, and Margery,
                   But none of us cared for Kate;
                   For she had a tongue with a tang,
                   Would cry to a sailor, Go hang!
               She loved not the savour of tar nor of pitch;        50
               Yet a tailor might scratch her where'er she did itch.
                   Then, to sea, boys, and let her go hang!

This is a scurvy tune too: but here's my comfort. [_Drinks._

_Cal._ Do not torment me:--O!

_Ste._ What's the matter? Have we devils here? Do                   55
you put tricks upon 's with savages and men of Ind, ha? I
have not scaped drowning, to be afeard now of your four
legs; for it hath been said, As proper a man as ever went
on four legs cannot make him give ground; and it shall be
said so again, while Stephano breathes at's nostrils.               60

_Cal._ The spirit torments me:--O!

_Ste._ This is some monster of the isle with four legs, who
hath got, as I take it, an ague. Where the devil should he
learn our language? I will give him some relief, if it be
but for that. If I can recover him, and keep him tame, and          65
get to Naples with him, he's a present for any emperor that
ever trod on neat's-leather.

_Cal._ Do not torment me, prithee; I'll bring my wood
home faster.

_Ste._ He's in his fit now, and does not talk after the             70
wisest. He shall taste of my bottle: if he have never drunk
wine afore, it will go near to remove his fit. If I can recover
him, and keep him tame, I will not take too much for
him; he shall pay for him that hath him, and that soundly.

_Cal._ Thou dost me yet but little hurt; thou wilt anon, I          75
know it by thy trembling: now Prosper works upon thee.

_Ste._ Come on your ways; open your mouth; here is that
which will give language to you, cat: open your mouth; this
will shake your shaking, I can tell you, and that soundly:
you cannot tell who's your friend: open your chaps again.           80

_Trin._ I should know that voice: it should be--but he
is drowned; and these are devils:--O defend me!

_Ste._ Four legs and two voices,--a most delicate monster!
His forward voice, now, is to speak well of his friend;
his backward voice is to utter foul speeches and to detract.        85
If all the wine in my bottle will recover him, I will help
his ague. Come:--Amen! I will pour some in thy other
mouth.

_Trin._ Stephano!

_Ste._ Doth thy other mouth call me? Mercy, mercy!                  90
This is a devil, and no monster: I will leave him; I have
no long spoon.

_Trin._ Stephano! If thou beest Stephano, touch me,
and speak to me; for I am Trinculo,--be not afeard,--thy
good friend Trinculo.                                               95

_Ste._ If thou beest Trinculo, come forth: I'll pull thee
by the lesser legs: if any be Trinculo's legs, these are they.
Thou art very Trinculo indeed! How earnest thou to be
the siege of this moon-calf? can he vent Trinculos?

_Trin._ I took him to be killed with a thunder-stroke.             100
But art thou not drowned, Stephano? I hope, now, thou
art not drowned. Is the storm overblown? I hid me
under the dead moon-calf's gaberdine for fear of the storm.
And art thou living, Stephano? O Stephano, two Neapolitans
scaped!                                                            105

_Ste._ Prithee, do not turn me about; my stomach is not
constant.

_Cal._ [_aside_] These be fine things, an if they be not sprites.
That's a brave god, and bears celestial liquor:
I will kneel to him.                                               110

_Ste._ How didst thou 'scape? How camest thou hither?
swear, by this bottle, how thou camest hither. I escaped
upon a butt of sack, which the sailors heaved o'erboard, by
this bottle! which I made of the bark of a tree with mine
own hands, since I was cast ashore.                                115

_Cal._ I'll swear, upon that bottle, to be thy true subject;
for the liquor is not earthly.

_Ste._ Here; swear, then, how thou escapedst.

_Trin._ Swum ashore, man, like a duck: I can swim
like a duck, I'll be sworn.                                        120

_Ste._ Here, kiss the book. Though thou canst swim
like a duck, thou art made like a goose.

_Trin._ O Stephano, hast any more of this?

_Ste._ The whole butt, man: my cellar is in a rock by
the sea-side, where my wine is hid. How now, moon-calf!            125
how does thine ague?

_Cal._ Hast thou not dropp'd from heaven?

_Ste._ Out o' the moon, I do assure thee: I was the man
i' the moon when time was.

_Cal._ I have seen thee in her, and I do adore thee:               130
My mistress show'd me thee, and thy dog, and thy bush.

_Ste._ Come, swear to that; kiss the book: I will furnish
it anon with new contents: swear.

_Trin._ By this good light, this is a very shallow monster!
I afeard of him! A very weak monster! The                          135
man i' the moon! A most poor credulous monster! Well
drawn, monster, in good sooth!

_Cal._ I'll show thee every fertile inch o' th' island;
And I will kiss thy foot: I prithee, be my god.

_Trin._ By this light, a most perfidious and drunken               140
monster! when's god's asleep, he'll rob his bottle.

_Cal._ I'll kiss thy foot; I'll swear myself thy subject.

_Ste._ Come on, then; down, and swear.

_Trin._ I shall laugh myself to death at this puppy-headed
monster. A most scurvy monster! I could find in                    145
my heart to beat him,--

_Ste._ Come, kiss.

_Trin._ But that the poor monster's in drink: an abominable
monster!

_Cal._ I'll show thee the best springs; I'll pluck thee berries;   150
I'll fish for thee, and get thee wood enough.
A plague upon the tyrant that I serve!
I'll bear him no more sticks, but follow thee,
Thou wondrous man.

_Trin._ A most ridiculous monster, to make a wonder                155
of a poor drunkard!

_Cal._ I prithee, let me bring thee where crabs grow;
And I with my long nails will dig thee pig-nuts;
Show thee a jay's nest, and instruct thee how
To snare the nimble marmoset; I'll bring thee                      160
To clustering filberts, and sometimes I'll get thee
Young scamels from the rock. Wilt thou go with me?

_Ste._ I prithee now, lead the way, without any more
talking. Trinculo, the king and all our company else being
drowned, we will inherit here: here; bear my bottle: fellow        165
Trinculo, we'll fill him by and by again.

_Cal. sings drunkenly._] Farewell, master; farewell, farewell!

_Trin._ A howling monster; a drunken monster!

_Cal._ No more dams I'll make for fish;
                Nor fetch in firing                                170
                At requiring;
             Nor scrape trencher, nor wash dish:
                'Ban, 'Ban, Cacaliban
                Has a new master:--get a new man.

Freedom, hey-day! hey-day, freedom! freedom, hey-day,              175
freedom!

_Ste._ O brave monster! Lead the way.    [_Exeunt._

  Notes: II, 2.

  4: _nor_] F1 F2. _not_ F3 F4.
  15: _and_] _now_ Pope. _sent_ Edd. conj. (so Dryden).
  21: _foul_] _full_ Upton conj.
  35: [Thunder] Capell.
  38: _dregs_] _drench_ Collier MS.
  40: SCENE III. Pope.
  [a bottle in his hand] Capell.]
  46: _and Marian_] _Mirian_ Pope.
  56: _savages_] _salvages_ Ff.
  60: _at's nostrils_] Edd. _at 'nostrils_ F1. _at nostrils_ F2 F3 F4.
    _at his nostrils_ Pope.
  78: _you, cat_] _you Cat_ Ff. _a cat_ Hanmer. _your cat_ Edd. conj.
  84: _well_] F1 om. F2 F3 F4.
  115, 116: Steevens prints as verse, _I'll ... thy True ... earthly._
  118: _swear, then, how thou escapedst_] _swear then: how escapedst
    thou?_ Pope.
  119: _Swum_] _Swom_ Ff.
  131: _and thy dog, and thy bush_] _thy dog and bush_ Steevens.
  133: _new_] F1. _the new_ F2 F3 F4.
  135: _weak_] F1. _shallow_ F2 F3 F4.
  138: _island_] F1. _isle_ F2 F3 F4.
  150-154, 157-162, printed as verse by Pope (after Dryden).
  162: _scamels_] _shamois_ Theobald. _seamalls, stannels_ id. conj.
  163: Ste.] F1. Cal. F2 F3 F4.
  165: Before _here; bear my bottle_ Capell inserts [To Cal.].
    See note (XII).
  172: _trencher_] Pope (after Dryden). _trenchering_ Ff.
  175: _hey-day_] Rowe. _high-day_ Ff.


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Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in FFmpeg, a multimedia
player, server and encoder.

Multiple input validations in the decoders
for QDM2, VP5, VP6, VMD and SVQ1 files could lead to the execution of
arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 4:0.5.6-3.

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version 4:0.7.3-1 of the libav source package.


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implement Ratamahatta character.

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Hook the keyboard

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go forward to a distance

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angle to turn to in radian

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											Turn to an angle

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angle to turn to in radian

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											Turn left

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angle to turn to in radian

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Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a suspension system for an attraction type magnetically floated travelling body.

Description of the Prior Art
An attraction type magnetically floated travelling body is arranged to be floated in the air by attraction forces of electromagnets exerted on rails and then is caused to travel by a propelling means such as a linear motor with a floating gap of about 10 mm maintained along the rails.

This means that, where the travelling body is arranged to travel at a high speed of 70 to 80 meters/sec.

or thereabout, thorough consideration is required for maintaining the above stated amount of gap unvaried.

There has previously been developed an independent suspension system in which electromagnets are attached to a travelling body through a secondary suspension arrangement.

In this system, many electromagnets to be attached to the travelling body are divided into a number of groups.

Each group is firmly assembled into an independent module (or an assembled unit structural body) independently of other groups and the module is attached to the travelling body through the secondary suspension arrangement.

Compared with the so-called fixed suspension system, the module arrangement makes each of the modules mobile independently of the travelling body and imparts an improved capability for following the rail to each electromagnet to lower the degree of dependency upon the precision required in laying the rails, i.e. precision in carrying out the laying, maintenance and inspection work on the rails is required to a less degree.

Besides, with this system employed, the travelling body becomes more comfortable to ride on, because the movement of the electromagnets, such as vibration of the electromagnets in following warped parts of the rails, is not directly transmitted to the travelling body.

The present invention is directed to an improvement on this suspension system.


[The use of titanium mesh plates for graft fixation in mandibular osteoplasty].

Opportunities of the use of mesh titanium plates as fixing devices are considered at reconstruction operations.

Data of following up 8 patients with defects of the mandible of various location and extent are analysed.

They were operated with reconstruction of the mandible with iliac graft and bone graft fixing with the mesh titanium plates.

A technique of the operations is described, a case of successful use of mesh titanium implant modelled by the form of the mandible in repair of the mandible defect.

The analysis of long-term results shows the potential efficiency of the use of mesh titanium plates as fixing adaptations in bone plastic operations.


Q:

How can I redirect to a particular view based on url in grails

I am using grails 2.5.5 version, Suppose I am entering url as www.localhost:8080/app-name then it should open the MyHome.gsp, suppose if I give other url ex: demo1.localhost.com:8080/app-name then it should redirect to some login page like login.jsp.

A:

Let me break it up for you :
Suppose I have www.localhost:8080/app-name
suppose if I give other url ex: demo1.localhost.com:8080/app-name
Your app starts here:
Case 1 :/app-name
case 2 :/app-name
The rest of that url is actually DNS and configurating binding tomcat specific or wild card urls to a given application.

So in short you need to filter entire url in the application parse url and redirect in your app accordingly.

You need to then intercept every url with grails 2 there is SecurityFilters which so far as i know works with apache-shiro may also work with spring security.

and within it you need to overall check for something like
URL url = new URL(request.getRequestURL().toString())
                String subdomain=url.host
                if (subdomain.contains('.')) {

')[0]
                }
that then returns your `demo1` you then redirect it another url if it matches your specific rule.

But as I said you are talking about superficial stuff here as I expressed what the address is or how somone gets to the app has nothing to do with the actual application.

Big business not because everyone tries to narrow everything down into one box doing all of this but because when situations likes this happen bigger thinking is needed i.e. do i need a load balancer something like F5 that will split traffic according to a given url and send to another app container that asks for authorisation.

')[1] in that case then  but this leaves room for errors since user could put in demo1.somedomain.com and if that resolves well it is either split by subdomain= subdomain.split('.

')[0]
I would do this then
String subdomain=url.host

                    if (subdomain.contains('.')) {

                        subdomain= splitter[0]
                        if (subdomain=='www' && splitter.size()>1) {
                              subdomain= splitter[1]
                        }
                    }


Nearly half of American men have a genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, but a much smaller percentage have received the HPV vaccine, according to a new study.

The results show that about 45 percent of U.S. men under age 60 have a genital HPV infection, which translates to about 35 million men, the researchers said.

What's more, 25 percent of men were infected with so-called "high-risk" types of HPV, which, compared with low-risk types of HPV, are more strongly linked with cancer.

Only about 11 percent of U.S. men had received the HPV vaccine, according to the study, published today (Jan. 19) in the journal JAMA Oncology.

And surprisingly, the researchers found a high rate of HPV infection in older men.

In fact, the highest rate of HPV infection seen in the study was among those ages 58 to 59 (the oldest age group in the study).

This higher rate of HPV infection in older men contrasts with what's been seen in women: The HPV infection rate is lower in older in woman than in younger ones. [

Men vs. Women: Our Key Physical Differences Explained]

The "consistent, high infection rate among all age groups in men was very striking, because this was not expected," said Dr. Jasmine Han, who led study and is the chief of gynecologic oncology at the Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

The study is the first to estimate the percentage of U.S. men that have a genital HPV infection.

The researchers hope the findings will increase public awareness of the current low HPV vaccination rate and the high HPV prevalence rate, Han told Live Science.

HPV-associated cancers in men are increasing, she noted.

There is a very effective "vaccine that could eradicate HPV-associated cancers in both women and men, but the prevalence remains high despite the availability" of these vaccines, she said.

The current vaccination age cutoff for men, 26, should be re-evaluated in light of the new findings showing a widespread high HPV prevalence rate among all age groups, Han said.

HPV in men

Human papillomaviruses are a group of more than 150 related viruses that infect different parts of the body.

HPVs that infect the genital area can spread as sexually transmitted infections.

Most infections go away on their own, but some can linger and lead to health problems, including genital warts and cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the past, efforts to prevent HPV infection focused mainly on women, because HPV infections can lead to cervical cancer.

But in 2009, health officials approved the HPV vaccine for males, and the vaccine is now recommended for both females and males ages 11 to 26 years old.

However, few studies have looked at the prevalence of genital HPV infection in men, or how many men receive the HPV vaccine.

In the new study, researchers analyzed information from 1,868 men ages 18 to 59, who took part in a national health survey from 2013 to 2014.

In addition to answering questions, the men in the study underwent a physical exam.

As part of that exam, the participants swabbed their penises.

The samples were then tested for DNA from nearly 40 different types of HPV.

Men in the youngest age group, ages 18 to 22, had the lowest rate of infection, with about 29 percent of men in this group having an HPV infection.

But the rate of HPV infection was higher, 46.5 percent, among men ages 23 to 27, and it reached 51 percent among men ages 28 to 32.

Among men in their late 30s and early 40s, the rate of HPV infection was slightly lower, but among men ages 58 and 59, the rate was nearly 60 percent, the study found.

In contrast, a 2011 study of HPV infections in women found that the rate of HPV infection was nearly 54 percent among 20- to 24-year-olds, but only 39 percent among 50- to 59-year-olds.

The finding of a lower rate of HPV infection in younger men compared with older ones may, in part, reflect the current recommendation to give the HPV vaccine to younger men.

Among men ages 18 to 22 in the study, 22 percent had received the HPV vaccine.

In addition, some studies suggest that men's immune systems don't respond as strongly to fight off HPV infections as women's systems do.

What's more, people's immune systems decline with age, which may be why the older men in the study had accumulated a higher rate of infections than the younger group, Han speculated.

Finally, some studies have found that men tend to have a similar number of new and recent sexual partners, regardless of their age, which provides continued opportunity for HPV infection throughout their lives, the researchers said.

Because the study was conducted at a single point in time, it cannot determine why older men had higher rates of HPV infection, the researchers noted.

The study also cannot determine the effect of the HPV vaccine on the risk of infection among different age groups. [

5 Dangerous Vaccination Myths]

Still, the researchers estimated that more than 25 million American men are eligible for the HPV vaccine, but haven't received it.

HPV vaccination "may have a profound effect on the prevention of HPV-related cancers" in both men and women, because men serve as reservoirs for HPV infections for women and because HPV can also cause genital and oral cancers in men, the researchers said.


fantasy novelist David Gemmell. Achilles is featured heavily in the novel The Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Bradley. The comic book hero Captain Marvel is endowed with the courage of Achilles, as well

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their own limited series. Characters with featured stories in the run included Black Canary, Blackhawk, Captain Marvel, Catwoman, Deadman, Nightwing, Phantom Lady (Dee Tyler), Phantom Stranger, Secret Six, Speedy, and Wild


Captain Marvel's secret identity is a boy named Billy Batson - a deliberate attempt to play on the daydreams of a young readership. Sometimes the distinction as to


the city of Corfu Greece, Empress of Austria Elisabeth of Bavaria also known as Sissi built in 1890 a summer palace with Achilles as its central theme and


modern interpreters favour identification of Scheria with the island of Corfu, which is within 80 miles of Ithaca. Locals on Corfu had long claimed this, based on the rock


Caesar Adest) had no active missions during World War I. In 1926 she attacked the Greek island of Corfu, as a reaction against the killing of Italian representatives in Ioannina. She


a tale which offers an alternative version of these events: in Argonautica (iv.760) Hera alludes to Thetis's chaste resistance to the advances of Zeus, that Thetis was so loyal

godess from Greek mythology, wife and sister of Zeus


Hera had persuaded Aphrodite to convince her son Eros to make Aeetes's daughter, Medea, fall in love with Jason. As a result, Medea aided Jason in his tasks. First, Jason had


Labours, in which Heracles, the (reconciled) enemy of Hera, visited in turn "all the other sites of the Goddess throughout the world, to conquer every conceivable 'monster' of


(with divine help from Hera, Thetis, and the Nereids). Jason chose to brave the Planctae instead of braving Scylla and Charybdis.

type of Surface-to-surface guided missile


Obama Lays Wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns to honor


A Look at the Health of the Chinese Economy

Tim Haywood, investment director business-unit head for fixed income at Gam, discusses the China beige book and the state of the economy.


Nouriel Roubini: Global Economy Not Back to 2008

Nouriel Roubini, NYU professor and chairman at Roubini Global Economics, explains why the global economy isn't facing the same conditions


Finland GDP Expands In Q4

Finland's economy expanded marginally in the three months ended December, after contracting in the previous quarter, preliminary figures from Statistics Finland showed Monday.


Tourism, govt spending buoys Thai economy in January

Tourism and public spending continued to boost the economy in January, in light of contraction in private consumption and exports, according to the Bank of Thailand data.


Intellitec Solutions to Host 13th Annual Spring Microsoft Dynamics User Group

Over 100 attendees expected to see latest version of Microsoft Dynamics SL and Dynamics GP (PRWeb February 29, 2016) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/03/prweb13238571.htm


Obama, stars pay a musical tribute to Ray Charles

First lady Michelle Obama speaks in the State Dinning Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, during an interactive student workshop on the musical legacy of Ray Charles , where students from 10 schools and community organizations from across the country participate as part of the "In Performance at the White House" series.


Fire claims more than 100-year-old barn in Hancock County

A Hancock County man lost a barn early Monday morning that had been in his family more than 100 years.


Microsoft's new Windows 10 ad targets Apple

New Delhi, Feb.29 : Technology giant Microsoft has targeted its rival Apple in its new series of ads focusing on Windows 10, gross bugs, and the Windows machines.


Kelly: Oh! Oh! Can I pick the first question?
Jessica: Sure. Go for it!
Kelly: What's the scariest place you've been to!
Jessica: I'll start: Palermo in Italy.
Mickey: And what's so scary about that? Did you break your nail? :P
Jessica: Shut it, Mickey! No, there are the Capuchin Catacombs with 8000 corpses!
Kelly: Ewwww! Corpses? Rly?
Jessica: Yeah! And you can look at them like museum exhibits. I think they're divided somehow, but have no clue how!
Ollie: That's so cool! Do you get to see the bones or are they covered up?
Jessica: Well, partly. Most of them were exhibited in their clothes. Basically only skulls and hands.
Mickey: I'm writing this one down! That's so precious!
Ollie: Me too!

The scariest place for Jessica was the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo.


Carrie: Just back from Fantastic Beast :)
Gina: and what do you think?
Carrie: generally good - as usual nice special effect and visuals, an ok plot, a glimpse of the wizarding community in the US.
Alex: Sounds cool. I was thinking of going this weekend with Lane, but I've seen some bad reviews.
Carrie: Depends on what you expect really - I have a lot of sentiment towards Harry Potter so, I'm gonna like everything the do. But seriously the movie was decent. However, if you're expecting to have your mind blown, then no, it's not THAT good.
Gina: I agree. I saw it last week and basically I'm satisfied.
Alex: No spoilers, girls.
Carrie: no worries ;)
Carrie: And Gina, what do you think about Eddie Redmayne as Newt?
Gina: I loved him <3 I loved how introverted and awkward he was and how caring he was towards the animals. And with all that he showed a lot of confidence in his beliefs and was a genuinely compassionate character
Carrie: not your standard protagonist, that's for sure
Gina: and that's what I liked about him
Alex: Maybe I'll go and see it sooner so we can all talk about it.
Carrie: go see it. If' you're not expecting god-knows-what you're going to enjoy it ;)

Carrie and Gina saw "Fantastic Beast" and liked it. Ginna loved Eddie Redmayne as Newt.


Samantha: How are you doing today?
Robyn: better, but I really exaggerated with bier last night
Samantha: was it really only bier?
Robyn: sure, why?
Samantha: I don't know, your eyes, behaviour
Robyn: you want to say I took drugs?
Samantha: I'm only asking, I don't have anything against drugs
Robyn: but I have and I never take them
Samantha: ok, sorry, I didn't intend to offend you
Robyn: I just drank too much, that's eat
Samantha: much too much
Robyn: yes, I lost control a bit
Robyn: I am sorry for that
Samantha: important that you feel better today

Robyn drank too much beer last night and lost control. She is feeling better today.


Peyton: I have been asking you to bring that video game for me
Cameron: Honey, I am not having enough time to come home
Peyton: When would you come home?
Cameron: I will have to stay out of town for another week i guess
Peyton: Cant you just deliver that game through the courier? :P
Cameron: Dont be mean :/
Peyton: Get the job done and come to home then. ASAP :P

Peyton is expecting Cameron to bring the video game. Cameron will probably be out for another week.


Gene: Did you get the package I sent you
Jack: No, when did you send it?
Gene: on Friday
Jack: shit I should have gotten it by now
Jack: send me the tracking umber I;ll check whats up
Gene: 12345678900

Jack has not received yet the package Gene had sent him on Friday. She sent him the tracking number, so he could check the status of the shipment.


Russ: Hi Gurdun, are you feeling better?
Gurdun: Hi Ross, a little bit better, yes, thank you.
Russ: Do you think you'll be back at the uni this week?
Gurdun: Not tomorrow for sure, but I hope Wednesday maybe.
Russ: Oh, that's fine.
Gurdun: Yeah. I'm feeling a bit weak still
Russ: I guess that's pretty normal at this stage.
Gurdun: I believe so. And the muscle pain.
Russ: I know what you mean. I had flu like that three months ago.
Gurdun: Luckily the headache's gone. It was absolutely awful.
Russ: True enough. I had the same.
Gurdun: Anyway, how are things with you?
Russ: Same old, same old, you know. Not much happening in the middle of term.
Gurdun: And the team?
Russ: Oh yeah, we won the last match. It was a good game.
Gurdun: Great. Listen Russ, I need to run. Catch up later.
Russ: OK, talk to you later.

Gurdun has the flu. He is feeling better. Gurdun hopes he'll be back at the uni on Wednesday. Russ and his team won the last match.


Susan: Will you be home tomorrow?
Rob: Why do you ask?
Susan: We could have dinner together if you have time after work
Rob: Sure! Sounds great
Susan: Fantastic! I will cook something special then!

Rob will be home tomorrow. Rob and Susan will have dinner together after Rob's work. Susan will cook something special.


Evan: Hi Dennis, I need to cancel my lesson tomorrow, sorry.
Dennis: Fine, what's up?
Evan: Oh, got the flu, been off college since Tuesday. Should be ok for next Thurs.
Dennis: OK, just tell me in good time if you can't make it. Hope you feel better soon.
Evan: Bye, Den! Thanks.

Evan can't come to his lesson tomorrow, because he's got the flu.


Lorena: Hi, can you help me with something?
Martin: Well, I can try.
Martin: Depends what it is?
Lorena: I got a new desk and it comes with assembly instructions but I give up, I just can't do it.
Lorena: I'm illiterate when it comes to instructions, haha.
Lorena: So I could really use some help...
Martin: Hmm, I can't today, but how about tomorrow? Shouldn't take long anyway.
Lorena: Yeah, it's fine! I just need it for the weekend, but tomorrow's great! Sorry for troubling you again.
Martin: Don't mention it, we've known each other for so long it's almost like we're siblings, haha.
Lorena: Thanks a lot! I should be home by 6, so let me know when you can.

Martin is going to help Lorena assemble a new desk. He is coming to her house tomorrow.


Joanna: They are sending emails about Lewandowska.
Merve: What happened?
Joanna: <file_photo>
Merve: Wooow!
Joanna: She is hospitalized because she has measles.
Merve: She had what?
Joanna: Anyone who had contact with her within the last couple of days must get vaccinated.
Merve: Luckily I didn't see her since the last semester...
Joanna: I did, she is my thesis mentor :(
Merve: What will you do?
Joanna: They are organizing vaccinations in the main building from 17th until 19th.
Merve: You have to go!
Joanna: I know... And I just started working so I really don't have a lot of time.
Merve: Come on, this is really important.
Joanna: I will try to do it before work on 18th, hopefully I won't lose the entire day...

Lewandowska has measles. There are vaccinations in the main building from 17th until 19th for everyone who had contact with her.


The counselor helped the laborer because

he is a very kind person.
she is a very kind person.


The lawyer talked with the counselor because

she needed to gather additional evidence for the case.


The driver offered a ride to the teacher but

he refused the offer.
she refused the offer.


The cleaner got mad at the farmer because

she brought lots of dirt.
he brought lots of dirt.


The carpenter met with the teacher so that

she could fix the cabinets in the classroom.


The salesperson met with the counselor because


The receptionist reminded the cook to wear suits because


The sheriff told the counselor that

he was under investigation.
she was under investigation.


The supervisor was impressed by the tailor because

she is easily impressed.
he is easily impressed.


The driver picked up bread from the baker because