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Fic: Purple Arrow Chapter 8
Mar. 23rd, 2011 at 1:42 PM
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Title: Purple Arrow
Author: Brokaw22
Characters: Roy Harper, Lian Harper, Dick Grayson, Tim Drake
Summary: Roy encounters a 15-year-old Lian from a different Earth.
Spoiler Alert for Cry for Justice 7
Thanks to Kathy for the beta work.
Previous Chapters: Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven
Next Chapter: Chapter Nine
Lian isn't expecting that everything will be hugs and kisses when she walks into the cave with Tim--after all, she did mess up in a major way--but she also isn't expecting to be sent to the shower. She knows Dick and Tim are about to suddenly start fighting. She hurries in order to get back as quickly as possible, because she knows that this is her fault, and she can't let anyone else take the brunt of what she knows she deserves. It isn't surprising for her to hear that Dick is upset with Tim for allowing her to continue with patrol--she still doesn't even know why he did, even though she can't really feel bad about that--but Lian is startled to hear Dick's theory on why she's there. She wants to tell him that it's not true--that she had no idea that she was going to be transported here when the spiraling green light touched her--but she doesn't see a point in speaking up. There's no reason for Dick to believe her.
That thought hurts...hurts so much more than Lian thought it would. She doesn't know why it bothers her so much. It's not as though these people are her family, but a large part of her wants them to like her...wants them to trust her. She doesn't know why for sure, but she thinks it might have something to do with how similar they all are to the others on her own world. She doesn't miss how much Roy seems to really want everything that Dick's saying to be lies, but she can't reassure him, no matter how much she may want to. Lian knows it's better for everyone if she just doesn't say anything right now. It's a delicate matter. She would know that even if she couldn't see the way that Roy keeps edging closer to the other two.
Lian has no idea why Tim is bothering to defend her, but she can't deny that she feels a tinge of relief when he does. However, she still doesn't like watching the two of them argue, and she likes it even less when the heated debate turns physical. Lian never saw her Uncle Tim and Uncle Dick fight. It doesn't matter that she knows that they must have. It still makes her insides knot and her stomach turn. She thinks that she can understand Dick's motives--it isn't as though he knows her, and maybe she wasn't planning to try and convince Roy to come back with her from the start, but she'd be lying if she said it wasn't something that she hopes for now. Still, none of that makes what Lian tells Dick a lie. She is more than willing to put away her suit for the duration of her stay in this world if it means she doesn't have to watch Dick's elbow fly towards Tim's face again.
Nevertheless, Lian can't say that she isn't moderately happy when Tim tells her that it isn't necessary. She still doesn't understand what Tim's reason is for wanting to train her. She can't imagine that it simply has to do with teaching her a better way of fighting. After all, Lian has her own Tim for that. The entire time she stands there watching the fight, all she can do is wonder what the underlying problem is between the two of them. Lian doesn't want to get involved--doesn't think that she has the right to get involved, but clearly something is wrong, and it isn't just her presence here. She has no idea who this Damian character is, or why he got to be Robin, but it doesn't sounds like he deserves the title. At least, not from what little information she's gathering from Tim and Dick. Although, Lian doesn't think that she has any right to decide who gets what suit on any earth; not after all of the mistakes that she's made since arriving in this complicated and overly hero-populated earth.
When the three of them leave the cave to head to bed, Lian just stands there. She doesn't want to intrude. This may not be her earth, but she's pretty sure that the knowledge that the cave and the manor are entirely two separate places and few people are allowed to venture into both is universal. She isn't surprised, however, when she hears soft footfalls coming down the stairs. Lian still doesn't think that she's ready to face this Alfred, but she knew she couldn't avoid it forever. When he finally reaches the last stair, Lian can't help but catalog all the ways that he reminds her of her own Alfed. This one looks younger, of course, due to the lack of smoking, but other than that, he's exactly the same as her Alfred, and she misses the old man so much it hurts.
When he speaks, his voice isn't as raspy, but it still holds the same level of warmth that her Alfred's voice always did, and she has to bite her lip to keep from crying. "I don't know much about your world, Miss, but I presume you don't sleep in the cave."
Lian shakes her head, and tries to ignore the tears welling in her eyes. "I...I don't think it's a good idea for me to be in the manor."
Alfed moves closer to her. "Nonsense, you need your rest, and I won't have you sleeping down here. The others might pick up such bad habits, and they have enough of those already. Now I have already prepared a bed for you. You wouldn't want my hard work to go to waste, now would you, Miss?"
Lian is shaking her head and following him long before she even registers the movement. Although, it's not a surprise. He is an Alfred, and all Alfreds always win--usually with what seems like little to no effort. As Alfred leads her through the manor, Lian can't help but notice all the little differences...like the large vase she broke when she was nine that is apparently still intact here. It makes her homesick, and a little out of sorts. Alfred seems to notice her sudden uneasiness, but doesn't say anything about it as he continues to lead her to the room she'll be staying in. The room is large and just like the guest rooms in the manor back home. It's odd to be staying in one, as opposed to her own room, and it almost makes her want to find the room in this manor that corresponds with her bedroom just to see how different it is from hers back home. It's a silly desire, and she doesn't think that it'll help her cope with this strange world, but the desire is still there all the same.
When Alfred leaves her, he wishes her goodnight in a tone that she hasn't heard in so long that she almost starts to tear up again. She thought she was over her own Alfred's death, but apparently, just like her father's death, it's still a festering wound just waiting for someone to throw some salt into it. Lian doesn't know if she can handle seeing any more people from this world who she's already lost in her own. It all just gets harder and harder, and she really just wants to go back home now...except that she still wants to train with this Tim, and learn everything that she can from the people here, because, even though it hurts, she knows that this is a once in a lifetime chance. She's not about to give it up for something so pathetic as her own emotional distress.
Lian sleeps fitfully, but that's nothing new to her. She's just happy that she's gotten better at keeping quiet. She always feels bad when she wakes Grandpa Bruce or Uncle Tim, and after everything that's happened, she really doesn't want to wake anyone here. Lian doesn't think that she could handle waking this Roy, and making him comfort a girl who isn't his daughter over something as trivial as nightmares. She doesn't think it would be as terrible if it was Tim, but she still doesn't like disturbing people. When she wakes up for good, Lian isn't sure if she should be relieved or anxious that she only has a few minutes to get ready before meeting Tim down in the cave. She hopes that it's just going to be the two of them in there, because she doesn't think that she could take any more tension right now.
When she enters the cave, Lian has to bite her tongue to keep from releasing the sigh of relief building up inside of her when she sees that Tim is standing on the mats waiting for her, and no one else is around. She thinks that maybe they'll be able to get through a training session with little to no drama, and the prospect makes her smile wider than she has in a long time. Tim raises an eyebrow at her when he sees her. "Do you normally train in jeans?"
Lian looks down at herself and blushes slightly. "Don't know if you've noticed, but I only have one outfit--unless you'd rather I train in my suit, 'cause I'm totally okay with that. Also, do you know how annoying it is to be a girl and only have one outfit? I'm not usually all that 'girly,' but it's more obnoxious than I thought it was going to be."
Tim laughs his little whisper of a laugh, and then shakes his head. "Can't say I know what that's like, but I could lend you a pair of sweats, if you want."
Lian smiles, and then nods. "Yeah, that'd probably be best. The last thing I need to is ruin the only pair of pants I own."
Tim walks over to the changing area, and comes back with his extra pair of sweat pants. He tosses them to Lian, who catches them easily. "Do you want a shirt too?" At Lian's nod, he tosses the one he had behind his back. "It's probably a good idea for Alfred to take you shopping later today. We wouldn't want you to have to suffer through only having one outfit." Tim snickers at her, and Lian can't help it. She has to laugh at him. She can tell that he's just being snarky to make her feel better, but it's working, and it's nice not having to deal with anything right now.
"You just don't understand. You're a boy. You don't get to dress up whenever you want to." She pitches her voice into something far more dramatic than anything she would ever actually use, and tosses her hair over her shoulder before grinning ever wider.
"You might be surprised. I mean, I look damn good in a pair of fuck-me pumps, if I do say so myself." Tim's eyes are brimming bright with the laugh that he isn't actually letting out, but his voice is completely deadpan.
Lian laughs at him for a moment before speaking again. "So, do you do a lot of undercover work, or is that just something you like to do in your free time?" She's snickering, and breathing through her nose...trying not to laugh too hard.
Tim doesn't hold his laughter back this time, and it's not nearly as controlled as all of the other laughs she heard before this one. It's a good sound that makes her smile even brighter. It's easy just standing here laughing and mocking each other, and she wonders if this would even be possible with the other two. Her grin grows in intensity at the fact that she actually got him to laugh. Lian doesn't know about this Tim, but she always feels such pride when she can get her Uncle Tim to laugh. "Nah, just undercover." Tim flutters a hand near his face, and strikes a dramatic female pose. "I'm just not pretty enough to be out in the daytime." His voice is falsely high, and he's smiling like he just won something.
Lian can't take it after that. She falls to the floor, clutching her middle, and laughing harder than she can remember ever doing before. After a few minutes of just lying on the cave floor trying to catch her breath Tim comes over and offers her his hand. "Okay, I think it's time for you to go change, and for us to start working."
Lian takes his hand, and lets him pull her to her feet. "Oh, come on, you had fun."
Tim smiles again, and pushes her in the direction of the changing area. "You can prove nothing."
Lian giggles the whole way to the changing area. Her face is flushed and probably as red as the shirt Tim lent her. She feels like she's already gone two rounds with someone, and she loves it. She's not surprised that Tim's clothes fit her, and she can't wait to find out what he's going to teach her. When Lian emerges from the changing area, her good mood plummets a little when she sees Roy standing on the mats with Tim. She doesn't want another fight, and she really just wants to train, but she stops herself from saying anything and keeps her sigh to herself. Roy smiles at her when she moves closer to the mats, and Tim still looks just as relaxed as before, so maybe there won't be a fight, after all.
"What's up?" She's not really sure she wants the answer, but Lian knows it's better to just get it over with. She ties up her hair to give herself a little more time to look anywhere but at Roy's face.
Tim moves out of the way of her vicious ponytail whip once she's finished, and Lian bites her lip to keep from laughing again. "Roy wants to help you with your archery."
Lian is really torn between just saying thanks and telling him that she doesn't need his help, and she's not really sure why. She knows that there's always room for improvement--Grandpa Bruce has certainly drilled that into her head--but she doesn't want something she enjoys as much as archery to become uncomfortable, or worse start having a bad connotation to it. Lian glances from one to the other. Tim apparently thinks that this is a good thing, and a step in the right direction, and Roy seems just as unsure and apprehensive as she is. Lian nods and gives a small shy smile of reassurance to Roy. "That's good." She looks directly into Roy's eyes, meeting his gaze for a few moments before she repeats herself. "That's really good."
He seems to relax a little at her words, and Lian can't help but feel like she did at least one thing right. She knows that it isn't technically her job to put everyone else at ease, but it makes her feel better--feel useful--so she's willing to at least try. Tim claps his hands together to get their attention. "Okay, well, while Roy sets up the targets, why don't you show me what katas your Bruce and Tim have taught you?"
Lian moves from one kata into another fluidly, just as she was taught. She stops thinking about everything around her, and focuses fully on her movements. This is normal...this is simple...this is something she can do in her sleep. Lian has always enjoyed her physical training, mainly because she doesn't have to think about it. Instead, she can just move, and let her body do what it wants. It's one of the few times she gets to move freely, and it's something that she's always enjoyed. When she finishes Tim nods, and then starts showing her some new ones. He clearly knows far more than she does, and Lian soaks up the lessons the same way she always has, no matter the teacher. The fact that her current teacher happens to have few differences from her normal one means nothing, because, while there are small differences, they're enough alike that she still just has to watch and learn, and let him move her when she isn't exactly in the right position. It's something she got used to when she was still a child, and it's not any different now.
When they finish Tim tells her to go practice with Roy while he gets out some practice weapons. This practically makes her gleam, because, not only does she get to work on her archery with someone who's first love is archery, but she also gets to work with other weapons. Her Uncle Tim usually saves that as a reward or when they both just need to have some fun. Lian is still slightly apprehensive about working with Roy, but she figures it can't possibly hurt any more than anything else thus far, so she takes a deep breath before heading over to where Roy has set up the targets. He turns to her and smiles a little. "I doubt you'll need any pointers or anything, but, well, there's a difference between working on archery with someone who happens to know about it, and working with someone who enjoys it as much as I do."
Lian nods, but doesn't say anything...mostly because she figured as much. The two of them stand a few feet apart. He watches silently as she strings her bow, and gets ready to fire. Lian has never felt this uneasy while holding a bow in her entire life, and it puts her completely off her game. He moves to adjust her stance, but she holds up a hand to stop. "Just give me a second. This is a little weird for me."
He stares at her for a moment with an expression that makes him look just as awkward as she feels. She feels bad for making him stop, but she's not some amateur, and she can surely find the proper stance if she can just get her head in the game. Lian rolls her shoulders, shakes out her hands--one at a time--and then cracks her neck, and that's when it hits her. This is game...or at least it can be. She doesn't have to be as tense as she is. He's just another guy, and she's just doing what she always does...what she knows best. Lian grins to herself, and then strings her bow again. After a handful of shots Roy smiles at her a little brighter, and then offers her just a few pointers...clearly unsure if he should. She adjusts herself the way he tells her to, and well, it's not as though she ever thought she was perfect, but Lian is still extremely surprised to find how much easier this is when she takes his suggestions.
After a few more shots, all perfect and taking far less strain than she's used to Roy picks up his bow too, and the two of them stand in companionable silence as they practice. After a short time, Lian notices her face is hurting from smiling so much. She's enjoying this far more than she ever thought she would. It's a little odd. She's always enjoyed working with her Uncle Tim, and that includes working on her archery with him, but it's never been like this before. This is just so soothing and simple, and Lian is almost shocked to find how at ease she is right now. She's almost as calm and as laid-back as she ever gets, and she feels guilty for it--like she's somehow cheating on her other family. The thought makes her pause for a moment, because she isn't exactly sure when she started thinking of these people as her second family, and Lian's a little worried about the fallout of that decision. She wants to go back home...hell, needs to, but she wants to stay here too, and it seems a little ridiculous to her that it took such a short time for her to become so attached to everyone here...including Dick...no matter how he feels toward her.
Once Lian and Roy decide to stop, Tim makes her drink an entire bottle of water before he lets her even look at the practice weapons, and she sulks slightly about that, but not a lot seeing as how that's really no different from her own Tim. As it turns out, Lian is actually far thirstier than she thought, and she ends up drinking two whole bottles of water, which both Tim and Roy seem pleased about, before moving back to the mats with Tim. She's not really sure why either one of them are pleased with her water intake, but she can only assume that it's because they have to argue with certain other people to get them to drink the recommended amount of fluids. Lian doesn't see any reason to tell them that she learned her lesson a long time ago...probably right after that time that her Uncle Tim sat on her and forced a bottle of water down her gullet.
Tim allows her to choose whatever weapon she wants, and grabs a practice bo staff, which makes her chuckle to herself. She's starting to get used to the fact that this Tim is so much like her own. Lian doesn't know if all Tims tend to prefer bo staffs or if it's just the ones she knows, but it makes everything just a little easier to deal with. He raises an eyebrow when she chooses the shurikens, but doesn't say anything, and Lian feels like it should be obvious. After all, every archer she's ever known has always preferred long range weapons, and she knows her father always had a thing for katanas, and the extension of reach it gave him, but she has always preferred weapons that she could make fly. Lian raises her own eyebrow at Tim, and his face immediately breaks into a meager smile. "Sometimes I forget how much you've picked up from your own Tim, and then I see one of my own expressions on your face, and it's a little odd. Also, I assume you practice with shurikens with your Tim a lot."
Lian grins as well. "I take it you like them, too, then?"
Tim nods. "One of my favorites. I like how different they are from the batarangs."
Lian smile brightens at that. "Me too."
Tim motions for her to start the spar, and Lian laughs. This doesn't feel any different from training back home, especially since this Tim blanks his face the same way, and clearly watches her feet for any obvious mistakes that should be corrected immediately. Apparently no Tim appreciates taking out their sparring partner in the first three seconds due to poor foot placement. Lian laughs to herself at the thought, because it's been awhile since she's gotten any lectures on that portion of sparring. After Tim's satisfied that this spar isn't going to be that big of a disappointment, he makes it impossible to tell where his eyes are focusing, and that fascinates her, because she thought that the ability to wear a mask without physically wearing one was a purely Uncle Tim trait. Even her Grandpa Bruce doesn't blank his eyes that well...usually, but she's pretty sure that he just doesn't bother doing so with her anymore.
Tim swings the bo staff around, and nearly knocks her off her feet, and Lian silently berates herself for not paying attention. She hadn't even noticed that he had gotten that close to her. She shakes her head as if to clear it, and then realizes that he only managed to get as close as he had, because Tim's deliberately using moves that she's never seen before. He's trying to figure out exactly how much her Tim hasn't shown her yet--or worse, and probably more likely, doesn't know, because her Bruce was taken out before he got a chance to teach Uncle Tim this stuff. Lian makes a mental note to remember everything that she learns here, so that she can show her Uncle Tim all of it when she gets back home. Lian flips away from him, and tosses three of her shurikens towards him in the middle of her arc. Tim knocks all of them away with his staff, but smiles his approval at her attempt.
Lian grips her last two shurikens in her hands, and waits for Tim's next move. He gestures for her to move first, and Lian licks her teeth. She's determined to get a hit in before this spar ends. She throws one of the shuriken, waits for Tim to knock it aside with his staff again, and then moves in lightning fast...just like she was taught, and starts hitting. Tim manages to block most of her hits with the staff and his feet, but she still has one shuriken left, and she's been clutching it since her last throw just waiting for the opportunity to use it. Lian doesn't have to wait long. Tim brings the staff up to block a punch to his face, she then forces him to move the foot closest to her with a kick, and then she throws the shuriken at his exposed foot still balancing him. Tim flips back with the bo staff tucked close to him for balance, and Lian barely manages it, but she gets a solid kick to his back. Tim doesn't even land before she lets out a loud yes, and pumps her fist in the air.
Roy lets out a laugh behind her, and Lian realizes that she didn't even know that he was still here. She doesn't know how long he's been watching, but the sound of his laughter makes her spin around. His face is red, and he looks really damn happy, and Lian has to smile too, because this is probably the best she's felt in--she doesn't know how long. She's about to say something, but before she can, Lian is knocked to the ground by a solid weight hitting her in the back, and then Tim has her pinned to the mats. "I didn't say the spar was over."
Lian breathes out a laugh, and struggles to get up, but apparently Tim doesn't think she's learned her lesson yet. "I got a hit in that was good enough for me."
Tim makes a disapproving noise above her. "The spar doesn't end just because you got a hit in."
Lian breathes into the mat beneath her, and tries not to smile...and fails miserably. "Yeah, but you can't say that you weren't surprised that I did."
Tim chuckles softly before standing and helping her up. "Maybe I was a little, or maybe I expected you to get a hit in."
Lian shakes her head, and tucks the few locks that fall out of her ponytail behind her ear. "We both know you had no such expectation."
Tim grins at her slightly before sending her off to go shower. She sticks her tongue out before heading off to go do as she's told. It's been awhile since she's gotten to be just as petulant as she wants, and she's living it up for as long as it lasts. She's spent so long living in a world that's so deadly serious, that even if this world is only marginally better, it's still a nice vacation.
The End (for now)
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Apr. 5th, 2011 09:07 am (UTC)
Just gotta say I love this fic! I want lian to stay there with them so bad! I hope she does in the end. I think something needs ton happen in canon touring back lian cause seriously, so many heroes and villains come back from then dead in dcu that this little girl should REALLY get too. Especially for Roy.
Can't wait to read more! All your batiks are awesome, I'm reading the one where Tim gets stuck in the yj verse too, and it's also awesome. You rock in many senses of the word. Just thought you should know.
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Omg sorry for all the wrong words,I typed this comment on a stupid "smart" piece of technology with an annoying auto correct that is rarely right xD I hope you got the gist of what I meant at least! Haha.
Apr. 5th, 2011 04:14 pm (UTC)
I understood what you meant fine, and thank you so much. I'm glad you're enjoying the stories. If you really want to read more of my stuff I have far more things posted here: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1252423/dragonprincess1988
I forgot to say thank you for reading and reviewing. I haven't gotten a lot of feedback on this story, and I honestly wonder if people are reading at all. Not that that will effect if I post or not. I write for me, but it's still nice to know people are reading.
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0xc00007b error when launching Assassin's Creed: Black Flag?
I used to play games easily on my laptop, I bought a new laptop (a Lenovo E540) and I installed Windows 8.1, which is the same operating system as I had on the old one, and I ran through all of the system updates for drivers and DirectX.
I installed the same games on my new laptop (ex: Assassin's Creed IV - Black Flag) but a strange weird error displayed "Application Was Unable To Start Correctly (0xc00007b)" as follows:
How can I resolve this issue?
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According to Microsoft, 0xC000007B is an error code with the meaning STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_FORMAT. There are a couple of reasons why this error can appear, but for a game, this usually means something is wrong with the executable file. Have you tried re-installing the game? – Michael Madsen Feb 7 '14 at 8:36
yes, even I got a different copy of the game, but the issue still the same??? – Ya Basha Feb 7 '14 at 15:12
The only solution that worked for me was to reinstall Windows 8.1.
After deep investigation, I found that one of the DLLs for DirectX was corrupted.
I tried to update DirectX but it keep informing me that I had the latest version with no errors.
Maybe you could uninstall and reinstall DirectX? – Joe the Person Feb 11 '14 at 13:42
this is not possible, there is no way to uninstall directx – Ya Basha Feb 11 '14 at 13:53
Not even the redist? – Joe the Person Feb 11 '14 at 14:26
The error message 0xC000007B typically indicates that the .NET Framework that the game was built with is not installed. A quick google search indicates that Black Flag requires the framework version 4.5.1. This should be installed with the game unless it was cancelled for some reason.
.NET Framwork 4.5.1 specifies the following minimum system requirements:
Supported Operating System
Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Hardware Requirements: •1 GHz or faster processor •512 MB of RAM •850 MB of available hard disk space (x86) •2 GB of available hard disk space (x64)
4.5.1 is installed by default on Windows 8.1 it's literally not possible not to have it installed – Ramhound Feb 10 '14 at 23:34
take the xinput1_3.dll in C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher and put it in c:\windows\system32 and it's all right.
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Please take a moment to explain why this fixes things, and where you learned this. – Shadur Feb 18 '14 at 11:05
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Grogan case awaiting Ga. Supreme Court ruling
James Grogan. - photo by For the Dawson County News
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Updated: Oct. 16, 2018, 4:29 p.m.
The case of Grogan vs. the City of Dawsonville went before the Georgia Supreme Court last week, where representation for ousted Mayor James Grogan presented oral arguments as to why dismissal of his appeal by the Dawson County Superior Court should be reversed.
Grogan's lawyer, Steven Leibel, also presented an appeal to the superior court's March 2018 decision that will allow the city to recoup the $25,060.88 in salary and benefits that were paid to Grogan during the five-month appeal process.
Grogan, 76, was removed from office May 15, 2017 by a 3-1 vote of city council after an investigation into allegations he had misused city funds and violated the city charter.
Grogan appealed the decision and continued to act as mayor until October 9, 2017, when Superior Court Judge C. Andrew Fuller ruled in favor of the city and dismissed Grogan's appeal, stating he could not review the case due to the manner in which Grogan's representation appealed the case, as well as their failure to serve the council or the city with a copy of the writ of certiorari and their failure to name the city council in the caption of the petition.
Leibel argued before the state Supreme Court Oct. 10 that the form of his appeal was permitted under the city's charter and that the May 2017 hearing in which the council voted to remove Grogan was not a judicial hearing, therefore entitling Grogan to a new hearing before a jury.
Leibel also fielded the suggestion by Supreme Court Justice Nels S.D. Peterson that most of the case is moot because Grogan is no longer an elected official and, due to the recent election, cannot be reinstated to his term in office.
Leibel said that a new trial before a superior court judge would give Grogan an opportunity to clear his name and afford him due process.
"The remedy is his name is good and he can go and run for election and say 'I went through the process and I was cleared,'" Leibel said. "If he is convicted then there is an argument that he would be ineligible to run for further office."
Dana Miles, city attorney, said during the oral arguments that there is no provision under the City of Dawsonville ordinances that prohibit Grogan from running again.
"When someone basically runs for office again, like he did, and loses, all the issues that are related to that are thereby moot," Miles said.
Miles also argued that the only method of appeal of the city council's decision was a certiorari appeal, and that Grogan served the appeal to the city outside the deadline required.
In his final remarks to the court, Leibel said he believed the city asked for Grogan's salary and benefits back to punish Grogan.
"We believe that that pursuing of the money...was to set a tone and an example that they should not ask for their rights for an appeal," Leibel said.
Leibel said Tuesday he hopes the state Supreme Court will find that the process of Grogan's removal was wrong and he will be given a new trial before the superior court. He said he did not know how long it would be before the Supreme Court delivers a decision.
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Primavera round-up: The National, Pulp
The National (Llevant Stage, Friday)
We're already on annoying namedrop terms with The National by the time Friday comes round, after sweet-talking ourselves into a party on Wednesday at the Hotel ME, where they were staying. After a few generous mojitos and the tail-end of Andy Votel's B-Music set in the hotel's club, we were bullshitting on to the Devendorf brothers Bryan and Scott about Obama's visit to Dublin, Barcelona FC and the obligatory Bush-bashing, well into the morning.
Everyone I meet at Primavera seems to have a chance stop & chat story with some band or other. Even queuing for passes on the first day, a mate whistled over to point out Jarvis Cocker sauntering past, checking the place out as a punter instead of the festival's biggest draw.
But if Pulp are the biggest highlighter tick on most timetables this year, The National are definitely a close second. James Blake's got a half-hour head-start on the Ohio natives, but there's a flood of indifferent feet trampling past the Pitchfork Stage for an idyllic stroll along the waterfront to the Llevant Stage. Blake's mournful keys, treated croon and subtle electronic effects evaporate into the evening air without stopping anyone in their tracks, even with the aid of a drummer and guitarist.
The National have no such trouble reaching out to a cast of thousands of pissed festival heads though – their finely-honed anthems are perfect for that 9pm slot that has all hands aloft mouthing the words, while couples hold hands and the live TV crew go for the sunset money shot. The set is heavily steered towards the albums Boxer and their 2010 'breakthrough' record High Violet, and I'm still at the bar watching eight barmen round one tap when they kick off with the call to arms Start a War and Anyone's Ghost. One thing's for sure – those Catalans don't stress themselves out. We watch from the back as it's pandemonium trying to get past uber-fans who are all elbows, you know the type.
We end up behind a couple swaying their arms wearing Barack and Michelle masks, and they're enjoying it a bit more – even though it's a bit surreal to see America's first Lady scream "I was afraid I'd eat your brains" during Conversation 16, while singer Matt Berninger loses the plot onstage. A few heads I'm with reckon he's pissed but you get the impression he's just, y'know, feeling it. Maybe it's because they break into All the Wine soon after.
One thing we all agree on though, the National are equally as home here as they were in the Olympia just before last Christmas – for many the gig of the year. And after missing Sufjan Stevens in the ticketed Auditori a few hours previous (five minutes late), at least I got to see him join The National for Afraid of Everyone and a rousing Terrible Love, that makes me forget all about the 50-times a day Vodafone ad it's currently soundtracking.
Pulp (San Miguel Stage, Friday)
"This isn't about ancient history. Tonight, we're gonna make history, " Jarvis Cocker proclaims from the stage, and Pulp launch into a performance that'll be talked about for years. They already played a 'warm-up' gig in France two days previously, but the way things are going, they hardly needed it, even though they hadn't played live since 2002.
It may be the most hyped reunion in years, and the reason why many took the plunge and booked flights to Barcelona, but Jarvis may as well be saying, "We haven't gone away you know." During the laser show that counts down the band's entrance, everyone's treating it like the real second coming – and when the 50ft neon letters slowly spell out P-U-L-P, it's the starting pistol for everyone to go bananas for 90 minutes, egged on by Jarvis's arch dance moves, all high kicks and Oscar-winning fey swoons. I'm kinda getting goosebumps even writing this and I'm not even a proper fan (well, I wasn't til last Friday).
Half the set is from 1995's Different Class, and the rest is mostly from His 'N' Hers, with a few gems for the 'real' fans, without alienating the rest of us who are here to see what all the fuss is about. Hearing the sleazy glam stomp of Disco 2000 and I Spy, or the tender Sorted For E's and Wizz, you wonder how Pulp were ever lumped in with the meat-head Britpop crews back in the day. Their set is brimming with poignancy for fans: Do You Remember the First Time, Babies and Something's Changed, even though nothing has.
Earlier in the day, cops broke up an anti-government camp a few metres from my hotel in Placa de Catalunya, beating 100 students into the nearest hospital in the process. The biggest cheer of the night, of the whole festival, is when Jarvis dedicates Common People to the "Indignados" (protesters), saying, "I know some shit went down in the main square today."
Then we get that synth intro, that build-up and that chorus and it's just another classic moment. The thousands of Irish heads at Primavera will be straight home to nab their Picnic tickets to catch this show again. Now, if only I wasn't a wee heavy metaller in 1995, this would've been even more special, if that's possible.
Originally in state.ie. Pulp photo by Nat Urazmetova
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Amy	 on February 20, 2015 at 3:01 pm
Great line up! Did The National do Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks in acoustic? I saw them a few months ago in London and that was magical – apparently they finish quite a few sets like that.
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Pencil Squeezer	 on February 21, 2015 at 2:45 pm
Yeah they did, it was a dart to the heart alright. I've saw the National a few times and they generally do it a capella with the crowd singing and Matt crawling around crowd-surfing. Some buzz indeed


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Reps. Bob Hagan, from Youngstown, and Mike Foley, from Cleveland, initially offered House Bill 222 as a political statement against abortion restrictions passed by Republicans this session.
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"Every year in Ohio, over 1,000 people lose their lives from firearm-related injuries, and thousands more suffer from nonfatal firearm injuries," Foley told members of the House's State and Local Government Committee Tuesday during a first hearing on the bill. "Despite these staggering statistics, not enough is being done to ensure that individuals purchasing firearms are educated on the deadly nature of the weapon they intend to buy."
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In the modern world it is unusual for an employee to spend fifty years working for one organisation, but Rockhampton born Greg Williams has done just that.
Wing Commander Greg Williams OAM joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1970 and following an eventful and varied career now works in the Directorate of Historic Unrecovered War Casualties in Canberra.
"My interest in the Air Force started when I lived in Papua New Guinea. The remnants of war were evident wherever I went; the old airfields were littered with abandoned aircraft and the hills where I lived and played as a child still had trenches surrounded by barbed wire," said Wing Commander Williams.
"Gun emplacements had been left standing and there was unused ammunition everywhere.
"These places became my playground and was the catalyst to my interest in military history.
"Wartime aircraft such as the Dakota and Catalina were still flying but in civilian colours.
"During my career I have had the opportunity to live in and travel to many places and undertake a wide variety of work I would not have had the opportunity to experience elsewhere," he said.
The Air Force Search Teams conducted detailed searches at the end of hostilities for several years throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the South West Pacific region as well as Australia.
Today, the Directorate of Historic Unrecovered War Casualties does not actively search for the missing from WWII. However the team will re-examine cases where there is credible evidence of aircraft wreckage being located that is believed to be one of our missing aircraft with aircrew.
These reports come mainly from the public who have an interest in the field and go searching, or from people who stumble upon wreckage in a remote jungle area.
When a report is received, the evidence is assessed and where it appears highly credible, a reconnaissance of the site may be conducted to determine the identity of the wreck. Once a wreck is positively identified as a missing RAAF aircraft, consideration will be given to conducting a mission to search and recover the remains of the crew.
"The highlight of my Air Force career has been the privilege of working in the field of Historic Unrecovered War Casualties," said Wing Commander Williams.
"During this time, I have been involved in the recoveries of over 50 missing airmen and soldiers, and have accounted for many more through the discovery and identification of formerly missing aircraft from WWII."
"The main challenge has been the in-depth research required to correctly identify aircraft, many of which crashed more than 75 years ago.
"I am proud and privileged to be part of such a great organisation. I have seen the transformation from the 70s Air Force to what is now - one of the most professional, well trained and respected Air Forces in the world.
"Having joined before the 50th anniversary, it is a great honour to be still serving and able to commemorate the 100th anniversary.
"I believe the RAAF has always been a great Air Force but the changes that have occurred during the past 50 years has made it one of the best," he said.
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Darrin Tapp was born in the north-eastern Tasmanian township of St Marys and grew up in the tin mining town of Rossarden at the foothills of the picturesque Ben Lomond National Park before seeking a career in the wider world.
Leading Aircraftman Amit Jindal
Leading Aircraftman Amit Jindal is a Personnel Capability Specialist with the Royal Australian Air Force's Directorate of Personal Branch, Canberra.
Group Captain
Group Captain Wendy Horder
Having an interest in aircraft and a desire to travel the world would see a lot of people think of an aviation career with a commercial airline, but not Wendy Horder.
Indigenous Elder RAAF
Indigenous Elder - Uncle Harry Allie
Being the first in a significant personal or career role is something most of us aspire to, but the first Indigenous Elder in the Australian Defence Force had no such goal. It happened because Air Marshal Geoff Brown AO recognised leadership, humilit...
Wing Commander Greg Williams
Squadron Leader Stephen Lampard
A keen golfer and a model train hobbyist, Stephen Lampard calls South East Queensland his home as he heads toward retirement from his 50 plus year career in Military aviation.
Squadron Leader Ajitha Sugnanam
When Squadron Leader Ajitha Sugnanam joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a dentist, it allowed her to achieve her dream helping people in need in remote locations. It also equipped her with the leadership skills and experience she needed to foun...
Ms Annie Goldsack
Annie Goldsack born in Queanbeyan, bordering NSW and the ACT, sees her rehousing of Timorese and Kosovar refugees in Victoria, as one her life's highlights.
Air Vice-Marshal
Air Vice-Marshal Tracy Smart
The rolling hills and beauty of Kangarilla on a farm steeped in family history would normally keep a resident locked into a life in that idyllic location, but not Tracy Smart.
Sergeant David Hutton
"It's not just a job, it's an adventure" was a Defence Recruiting slogan that got the attention of a young man who decided that a career with the Australian Defence Force would help prove that he was more than just his school grades.
Wing Commander (Retired)
Wing Commander Robyn Clay-Williams (retired)
For a ten year old girl from the "Shire" to fall in love with flying during a school excursion is unremarkable, it's what she did with that love, that is remarkable.
Air Marshal
Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld
Growing up in Broken Hill Mel Hupfeld's interest in flying started before he was born when his Dad took his Mum for a flight in a Tiger Moth, with Mel still in the womb.
Warrant Officer Katrina Salvesen
Gaining a Distinguished Graduate Certificate at the end of three months training at Oklahoma, USA, on the C-17A as a loadmaster, is just another moment in the remarkable story of our first female Warrant Officer Loadmaster Katrina Salvesen.
Leading Aircraftwoman
Leading Aircraftwoman Chantelle Bradford
Chantelle Bradford always had a desire to fly while growing up in Queensland, and her formative work years were spent as cabin crew with QANTAS, travelling Australia and the world.
Corporal Brody Peate
A member of the Narrabri Dirt Bike Club while growing up, Brody Peate developed an interest in challenging mechanical performance activities, leading eventually to a career in aviation maintenance.
Air Chief Marshal
Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston
Working as a share farmer in the middle of an Australian drought is as good a reason as any to look for a career change, and Angus Houston decided that another career would better suit his future, especially as farming had left him stony broke.
Mr Murray Sullivan
Leaving a job held for 24 years doesn't mean leaving the industry that has been a lifetime career, and for Murray Sullivan continuation of his aviation career means enabling training for other aviation career aspirants.
Mr David Gardner
In 1967 Dave Gardner was introduced to the latest aviation technology through his work on the Mirage, Sabre and Vampire fleet of the Royal Australian Air Force; technology that he still works with today.
Wing Commander Peter Overton
Growing up in Sydney, Peter Overton moved from North Sydney Boys High to Macquarie University and graduated with a Bachelor of Economics, however his love of storytelling and discovering more about people won out and drew him to the media.
Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin (ret'd)
Mark Binskin was born in Campbelltown, NSW, and as long as he can remember he has always wanted to fly. Inspired by his father's love of flying, and with support of his parents, his desire to fly was reinforced when two Mirage jets flew low over ...
Squadron Leader Michael Phillips (Ret'd)
Working part-time in an honorary capacity with his local RSL, Jesmond local Michael Phillips loves the beaches of Newcastle when it's time to relax.
Corporal Natasha Wilson
Natasha Wilson grew up in Kyneton, central Victoria, and joined the ADF as a Combat Systems operator with the Royal Australian Navy before a career change beckoned.
Flying Officer
Flying OfficerRyan Rosenberger
Indonesian-born Ryan Rosenberger has called Queensland home since he was eight years old, and decided on a career in engineering after finishing school in 2014, leading to some amazing opportunities.
Pilot Officer
Pilot Officer John Lewin
Born and raised in Sydney, completing high school in 2009, and the time later spent studying for a Bachelor of Aviation and completing a Commercial Pilots Licence has paid off handsomely for John Lewin.


Community participation and empowerment has the potential to make a major contribution towards educating people, increasing their awareness levels and improving their health and living condition. India has a long tradition of communities supporting education.
After independence, primary and middle schools were taken out of the control of local bodies and were transferred to governmental regulation. Thus centralization of education started which alienated it from the community.
The B.G. Kher Committee (1953) emphasized the need for decentralization of management to attract community involvement at the grassroots level. It recommended involvement of all types of local bodies to promote and manage education in the interest of mass education. Subsequently the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957) recommended that primary education should become the responsibility of the Panchayats. Community participation was suggested by Kothari Education Commission (1964-66) as an important factor for fulfillment of constitutional directive of article 45 for providing free and compulsory elementary schooling to all the children between 6-14 years. Further, the Bonigirwar Committee (1971) viewed education as an instrument of social change and stated that education cannot function in isolation form social forces.
The need for decentralized planning of school education especially of primary education has been strongly stressed in NPE 1986 (as revised in 1992) which recommended not only promoting participation of the community in elementary education but also a movement towards empowering the local community to take major management decisions in this regard.
The subsequent 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments gave further momentum to this move towards decentralization and community empowerment in the management of education.
The Right to Education Act keeps up with this commitment of decentralization. It asks for the constitution of School Management Committees (SMCs) for every state and also emphasized community participation as a means of enhancing quality and accountability in education. Many provisions have been made in the Act to ensure quality education for all children in the age group of 6-14 years. Specific provisions have been made for democratization of schools and for parents and local communities to play their due roles in shaping and running of the schools in the form of School Management Committees (SMC).
It is generally believed that the route of empowerment is through involvement and participation, usually taking place in communities with common self interests. When people are entrusted with some power or given the opportunity to show their capabilities, participation becomes the means of empowerment leading people to feel and act empowered.
(i) To explain the meaning of community participation and empowerment in elementary education.
(ii) To describe the developmental course of community participation/ empowerment in India.
(iii) To discuss theoretical explanation of participation/ empowerment.
(iv) To analyse of present linkages between community and elementary education in Bihar.
(v) To find the capability of the present Panchayati Raj Institution in Bihar of serving participation and empowerment of excluded section of local community in the elementary education.
(vi) To discuss the effectiveness of community in promoting elementary education both in qualitative and quantitative form in Bihar.
In view of the nature of the problem which involves study of various aspects of community participation and empowerment in primary education in Bihar. The investigator considered it suitable to employ descriptive survey method. This method of research aims to describe what exists at present in form of procedures, processes, trends and effect. This survey method is an organized attempt to analyse, interpret and report the present status of social institutions, groups or areas. In this type of research various types of information is collected using appropriate tools and techniques such as interview schedule.
This study was divided into two parts. First half of the study is theoretical and other half is empirical. Theoretical parts deals with the meaning of community participation and empowerment, developmental course of community participation, theoretical explanation of participation / empowerment and linkage between community and primary education in Bihar. Is the present Panchayti Raj Institutions in Bihar capable of serving participation and empowerment of excluded section of local community in primary education , and how far is community effective in promoting primary education both in quantitative and qualitative form in Bihar is dealt in empirical part.


Get ready for an exciting building season in Bafut starting December 2014. Ndanifor Permaculture Ecovillage will be working with local builders, craftspeople and community to construct the meeting hall for the Learning Center.
A small team of international natural building interns will work with Elke Cole and the Bafut builders to create a beautiful hall from local materials. Builders who have some training/experience from the natural building movement are invited to apply for this unique program.
The design of the building includes earthen walls, – plasters and flooring. Raffia 'bamboo', a common and plentiful local material, can be used in roof structures, furniture, ceiling panels and other applications.
We intend to bring together experience from traditional craftsmen in Bafut and new methods of the natural building movement.
Natural builders worldwide focus on the relationship between building and site. This shows in the use of local materials, renewable energies and incorporating water management into the design.
The outcome of such collaboration will demonstrate a sustainable way for our region. In their free time, participating Interns will discover the rich culture of Bafut, see the beauty of natural landscapes in our surrounding areas and spend time in the lively city of Bamenda.
Ndanifor Permaculture Ecovillage is a demonstration and education site for Cameroon. Better World's International summer workcamp takes place on this land each year, and we welcome visitors to the site, who wish to see Permaculture in action. Once the hall is completed we will be offering training to local villagers, youth and women's groups as well as larger cross-cultural events.
Find out more about the Internship program on Elke's website. We will also offer workshops on ecological building for local participants. For frequent updates of activities visit our Facebook page.
Hello Knut, thanks for the enthusiastic reply. Please do take a look at the webpage , and if you want to join, there's a form at the bottom of the page.


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Q: Drawing small-multiple charts with matplotlib - how to set figure size? I am drawing small multiples with matplotlib. This is my code:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
f, axarr = plt.subplots(4, 4)
for name in ccgs:
    x = np.array([k for k in ccgs[name]['dates']])
    y = np.array([v for v in ccgs[name]['values']])
    axarr[i / 4, i % 4].plot(x, y)
plt.show()

This works brilliantly when the output is  a 4x4 grid, but pretty dreadfully when I start adding more subplots.
It looks like this - the fact that only the first 16 charts have data is irrelevant, it's the squashedness I'm concerned about:

How can I stretch the figure produced by matplotlib so each chart is a reasonable height?
I had assumed it would be possible simply to set the total pixel height of the figure, but I'm not getting very far with Google.
I don't care if the interactive output produced by matplotlib is not very usable, as long as I can produce a final .png file that is sensible.

A: fig, ax_lst = plt.subplots(15, 10, figsize=(15, 10))
for ax in ax_lst.ravel():
    ax.xaxis.get_major_locator().set_params(nbins=3)
    ax.yaxis.get_major_locator().set_params(nbins=2)

fig.tight_layout(pad=0, h_pad=.1, w_pad=.1)

or
fig, ax_lst = plt.subplots(15, 10, figsize=(15, 10), sharex='col', sharey='row')
for ax in ax_lst.ravel():
    ax.xaxis.get_major_locator().set_params(nbins=3)
    ax.yaxis.get_major_locator().set_params(nbins=2)

fig.tight_layout(pad=0, h_pad=.1, w_pad=.1)


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Police at the scene. Photo: Daniel Hines.
UPDATED 9.15AM: Two Tauranga schools have gone into lockdown this morning following reports of gunshots.
A police spokesperson has confirmed that police are responding to a reported firearms incident in the Bellevue area.
"Bellevue Primary School has voluntarily gone into lockdown and Police are making enquiries.
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A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says Otumoetai College has also gone into lockdown as a precautionay measure.
A photograher at the scene says there is an officer using a loud speaker advising people to stay indoors.
A Tauranga school is reported to be in lockdown this morning.
A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says children are being turned away at the gate of Bellevue Primary and are being told to come back later.
She told SunLive that there had been shots heard in the Bellevue area.
"Bellevue school in lockdown due to gun shots in nearby house on boundary of school," says another reader who has contacted us through Facebook.
People are also reporting the lockdown on the Bay of Plenty Accidents Facebook page.
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