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Supernatural- The Benders (1.15)

Pairing: N/A, Olive Winchester (OC)

Summary: Before the siblings can even dig into their new case, Sam goes missing. Dean and Olive set out to find him. While Dean puts himself at risk, Olive loses control more than once to save her brothers.

Warnings: cursing, guns, blood, crazy people, etc

Word Count: 5779

“I know you’re just doing your job, but the police have been here all week already.” Mrs. McKay sighed. “I don’t see why we have to go through this again. The more he tells the story, the more he believes it’s true.”

“Mrs. McKay, we know you spoke with the local authorities.” Sam nodded, a sympathetic smile on his face.

“But, uh, this seems like a matter for the state police, so…” Dean trailed off.

I turned to the young boy with a soft smile. “Okay, Evan. Now don’t worry about how crazy it sounds. You just tell us what you saw.”

“I was up late watching TV.” He shook his head. “When I heard this noise.”

“What did it sound like?” Sam asked, leaning in.

“It sounded like… like a monster.” He gave puppy eyes, and I glanced at Sam and Dean.

Dean looked back, eyebrows furrowed and a serious look on his face.

“Tell the officers what you were watching on TV.” Mrs. McKay shot her son a look.

Evan sighed. “Godzilla vs Mothra.”

Dean broke into a huge grin, and I felt my heart glow. Dean was great with kids, and it made me so happy to see him revert back to his real, child-like self around them.

“That’s my favorite Godzilla movie. It’s so much better than the original, huh?”

“Totally!” Evan grinned.

“Yeah.” Dean nodded toward Sam. “He likes the remake.”

“Yuck!”

Dean laughed as Sam glared at us and Evan giggled.

Sam shook his head. “Evan, did you see what this thing was?”

“No.” Evan shook his head. “But I saw it grab Mr. Jenkins! I pulled him underneath the car.”

“Then what?” I asked.

“It took him away! I heard the monster leaving. It made this really scary sound.” He looked worried.

Sam and I looked at each other, and Dean sighed.

“What did it sound like, Evan?”

“Like this… whining growl…” He shook his head. “I can’t make it.”

I shook my head, patting his shoulder. “It’s okay, Evan.”

“Thanks for your time.” Sam smiled as we stood.

***

“So, local police have now ruled out foul play. Apparently, there are worse signs of a struggle.” Sam snorted before taking a sip of his beer.

A fake ID that Dean perfected at a CopyJack after six or seven tries, hair tied up, glasses, heeled boots, and makeup, and I was in at a bar. No drinking though, because god forbid a Winchester do something self-destructive. Sam had, thankfully, ordered me a girly drink that had no alcohol. I was more interested in watching Dean play darts. Jinx was at the motel room, where we had paid the manager extra to let her out every few hours. This case was going to take all of us and all of our attention. We were beginning to think getting a dog wasn’t the best idea.

“Well, they could be right.” Dean shrugged before throwing another dart. “It could just be a kidnapping. Maybe this isn’t our kind of gig.”

“Yeah, maybe not.” I sighed, flipping through Dad’s journal. “Except, Dad marked the area.” I lifted the journal and shook it.

Dean came over, taking the journal from me. “Possible hunting grounds of a phantom attacker.” He tilted his head. “Why would he even do that?”

“Well, he found lots of local folklore about a dark figure that comes out at night.” I pointed to the journal, taking a sip from my glorified orange juice. “Grabs people, then vanishes. He found this too. This county has more missing persons per capita than anywhere else in the entire state.”

“That is weird.” Dean scrunched his nose up as he sat next to me.

“Yeah, it is.” Sam nodded.

“Don’t phantom attackers usually, like…” Dean shrugged. “I dunno, snatch people from their beds? Jenkins was snatched from a driveway.”

“Well, there are all kinds.” Sam shrugged.

“Spring Heeled Jacks, phantom gassers. Take people anytime, anywhere.”

“Look Dean, I dunno if this is our kind of gig either.” Sam shrugged again.

I sighed. “You guys might be right. Kid was cute, but he might’ve just watched too much TV.”

“Alright. We should ask around some more tomorrow.”

“Right.” Sam fished out his wallet. “I saw a motel about five miles back.”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa. Easy. Let’s have another round.” Dean grinned.

I winced. “Uh. Sammy’s right. We should get an early start.”

Dean rolled his eyes. “You, you two really know how to have fun, don’t you, Grandmas?”

I chuckled as Sam shook his head with a smile. I grabbed my jacket and pulled it on. “Let’s roll out.”

“Roll out?” Dean laughed. “Alright, I’ll meet you outside, I gotta take a leak.”

I rolled my eyes and pushed him away. I packed Dad’s journal up as Sam shut his laptop.

“Alright, come on, bug.” Sam slung an arm around me with a kiss to the top of my head.

We walked out through the people and into the cold. I shivered, pulling my coat further around me. There was a noise, and I looked around, tucking Dad’s journal under my arm. Sam pulled out a flashlight, and I took it as I bent down to look under the car.

There was a black cat, and it hissed at me. I giggled as I popped to my feet, handing the flashlight out to Sam.

“Sam?” I asked as I turned around.

He wasn’t there.

“Sammy?”

“Sam?” I tossed the journal onto Baby’s hood.

“Sam! Sammy! Sams!” I spun around, frantic. “Sammy! Sams!”

“Ollie?”

I spun around in a circle. Dean was coming toward the car, confused.

“What’s wrong?”

“He’s gone.” I shrugged. “I dunno where he went. I looked under the car a-a-and it was a fucking cat, and I got up, a-a-a-and he’s just, just fucking gone!” I looked around, trying to find Sam.

“Olive, what?” Dean grabbed me by the shoulders. “What are you talking about?”

“He’s gone, Dean! What about that are you not fucking understanding?”

“Hey!” Dean shouted, catching my attention.

I let out a breath as I looked up at Dean, feeling my nose burn. “I lost him.”

“No, no no no no. Hey, no.” Dean grabbed me by the face as tears began to brew in my eyes and a terrible feeling bubbled in my stomach.

“It’s gonna be okay. We’ll find him. Promise.” He tucked my hair behind my ear.

Two people came around the corner, clearly drunk. I wiggled out of Dean’s grip and ran toward them.

“Hey! You guys been outside, maybe an hour or so?” I asked, feeling panic rise.

They only shook their heads, and Dean came after me, confused.

“Sam!”

“Sammy! Sams!” I screamed, running into the street.

Empty. Nothing, nobody. Dean ran into me, grabbing me by the shoulders and looking around.

“Sam.”

I sighed. “No. No…” I shuddered, realizing what had happened. “It took him. Evan was right. Something’s out here, De.” I began to pant. “It took him.”

Dean furrowed his eyebrows with a sigh. “What?”

“It fucking took him, Dean! Whatever took Jenkins took Sammy. It took our Sam. We-we-we…” I struggled to breathe, feeling lightheaded.

My vision got spotty, and I felt weak, so weak.

“Sammy’s gone.” I whimpered. “We have to find him. We have to find him!”

I blinked, hard. Jinx would lose her mind if we came home without Sam. Dean grabbed me by the shoulders.

“Okay. Okay. So we work this like any other job.” Dean nodded, and my eyes widened so far they began to burn.

“Any … other… job?” I asked.

“Yes.” He nodded, sniffing and keeping himself composed.

I shook my head. “No. No.” I slid from his grip and fell to the floor, crying.

“Sammy!” I screamed, throwing my head back.

There was spit flying out of my mouth, and my head was throbbing, the ground under my knees was cold and wet and soaking through my jeans, and I was horrified.

“Olive. Olive. Hey! Listen to me.” Dean dropped to his knees and grabbed me by the face, forcing me to face him. “Sweetheart. Beanie. My girl, my beautiful, beautiful girl.” He pulled me into his front. “We will find him. I swear to you we will find him.”

I sighed into his chest, fists balling in his shirt. “You swear?” I looked up.

He nodded. “I swear.”

I sniffled. Dean wouldn’t lie. Not about that. Dean was our savior, and if he promised we would find Sam, then we would find Sam. I wrapped my arms around him and let out a breath.

“We’ll find him.”

***

“So, what can we do for you, Officer Washington?” The deputy behind the desk asked.

“I’m working a missing persons.” Dean spoke from a place deep in his chest.

He was worried, but he would be damned if he let that show.

“I didn’t know the Jenkins case was being covered by the state police.” She looked over me with a sympathetic gaze.

“Oh, no. No, there’s someone else.”

“Uh, he’s actually my brother. Him and my cousin here were hanging out a bar last night, down by the highway.” I blurted, hoping a play like this would work in our favor.

“Honey, how old are you?” She asked, leaning forward.

“I’m fifteen.”

She sighed. “And does your brother have a drinking problem, sweetie?”

“Sam?” Dean chuckled. “Two beers and he’s doing karaoke.” He joked. “No, no he wasn’t drunk. He was taken.”

She nodded. “Alright. What’s his name?”

“Winchester. Sam Winchester.” I cleared my throat.

“Like the rifle?” She chuckled, and Sam and I nodded.

“Like the rifle.”

She shook her head as she typed it into her computer, clicking something afterwards.

“Samuel William Winchester. You must be Olive Sam Winchester.” She smiled.

“Yeah.” I nodded. “I looked a lot like him when I was born, so… Sam’s my middle name.” I huffed.

“So… Dean Winchester. The brother.” She looked up at me.

“Yeah.” I sniffed. “Died in St. Louis. Murder suspect. I know. So you understand that Sam is all I’ve got.”

Dean grabbed my shoulder and sighed. “Yeah, Dean. Black sheep of the family. Handsome though.”

“Uh-huh. Well, he’s not showing up in any current field reports.”

“Oh, actually, I already have a lead. I saw a surveillance camera by the highway.”

“Uh-huh. The county traffic cam?”

“Right, yeah. I’m thinking that the camera picked up whatever took him. Or, whoever.” Dean corrected himself.

“Well, I have access to the traffic cam footage down at the county department, but… let’s do this the right way.” She stood and grabbed a clipboard, handing it back to me. “Olive, why don’t you fill out a missing persons report and sit tight, over there?” She pointed to a seat in the corner.

I looked up at Dean, distressed. I let out a wheeze, panic rising again. Dean tucked my hair behind my ear and nodded toward the bench, pressing a kiss to the top of my head.

“Officer, look, uh…” Dean looked over at me, then back at the deputy. “They’re family. I kinda look out for the kid. You’ve gotta let me come with you.”

“I’m sorry. I can’t do that.” She shook her head.

Dean squared his shoulders. He was determined now. “Tell me something. Your county has its fair share of missing persons. Any of them come back?”

She looked away, saddened.

“Sam and Olive are my responsibility. Sam’s coming back. I’m bringing him back. For that kid over there.” He pointed to me. “Because Sam’s all she’s got, and I’ll be damned if I do a piss poor job of bringing her brother back to her.”

I looked up from the clipboard to Dean with a frown on my face. He looked at me and forced a smile.

We’ll find him. I promise.

***

“Greg, Olive.”

I got up, turning around to see Kathleen coming out of the police building with a folder in her hand. “I think we’ve got something.”

I held my hand out, and she let me take the folder. I tore through it and splayed the papers out. Dean and I looked over them.

“These traffic cameras take an image every three seconds, as part of the Amber Alert program. These images were all taken around the time that Sam disappeared.”

Dean sighed. “This isn’t really what we’re looking for.”

“Wait no, D-” I cut myself short and elbowed Dean to get his attention instead. “Look at this.” I pointed to a rusty truck. “Right after you said Sam left. Look, it’s got plates.” I pointed, eyebrows furrowed.

“They look new. It’s probably stolen.”

“So, whoever’s driving that rust bucket must be involved.” Kathleen snorted.

A beat-up van drove by, the engine loud, a whine. I looked to Dean, eyes wide as I remembered what Evan had said.

“Hear that engine?” Dean asked her.

“Yeah.”

“Kinda a whining growl, right?” I asked.

“Sure.” She shrugged.

I looked back to Dean and blinked back tears. He chuckled, mumbling to himself with a shake of his head.

“I’ll be damned.”

***

“Okay, the next traffic camera is fifty miles from here, but the pickup didn’t pass that one, so…” Kathleen sighed, keeping her eyes on the road.

“So, it must’ve pulled off somewhere. I didn’t see any other roads here.” Dean shook his head.

“Well, a lot of these backwood properties have their own private roads.”

“Great.” I sighed, resting my cheek against the headrest of Dean’s seat.

Kathleen turned her attention to her computer before her face wrinkled up in concern.

“So, Gregory.” She spoke through gritted teeth.

“Yeah?” Dean turned to her.

“I ran your badge number. It’s routine when we’re working a case with state police. For accounting purposes and whatnot.”

Dean nodded, and she sniffled as she pulled over.

“And uh, they just got back to me. It says here your badge was stolen.”

Dean’s eyebrows shot up, confused.

“And there’s a picture of you.” She turned the computer to Dean, and it showed an African American man much older and much heavier than Dean.

“I lost some weight.” Dean chuckled. “And I uh, got that Michael Jackson skin disease.”

“Okay, would you step out of the car, please? This girl is a minor, but you-”

“Look, look, look.” I cut her off, and Dean looked at me over his shoulder, a sign to stop talking.

“If you wanna arrest me, that’s fine. I’ll cooperate, I swear. But first, please. Let me find Sam.”

“I don’t even know who you are! Or if this Sam person is actually missing.”

“He is! He’s my brother, and he’s missing! Please.” My nose burned as I put a hand on Dean’s shoulder.

“Look into my eyes and tell me if I’m lying about this.” Dean stared at her and reached up to take my hand.

“Identity theft? You’re impersonating an officer!”

“Look, here’s the thing. When we were young, I pretty much pulled him from a fire. And ever since then, I’ve felt responsible for him. Like it’s my job to keep him safe. I’m just afraid that if we don’t find him, and fast.” Dean’s voice broke. “Please.”

“He’s our family.” I blinked back tears.

“I’m sorry. You’ve given me no choice. I have to take you in.” She sighed and glanced at her visor.

A picture of her and another man, her age, smiling. She sighed again.

“After we find Sam Winchester.”

I let out a breath of relief and let my head drop against Dean’s shoulder. He squeezed my hand with a sigh, taking a deep breath.

***

“Hey, uh…” Dean trailed off, looking between me and Kathleen.

“Look. We don’t mean to press our luck.” I got the words out for him.

“Your luck is so pressed.” She spoke before taking a sip from her coffee.

“Right.” Dean sighed.

“Why are you helping us out anyways? Why don’t you just… lock him up and call CPS for me?” I asked.

A pained look formed on Kathleen’s face and her shoulders dropped. “My brother, Riley… he disappeared three years ago. A lot like Sam. We searched for him, but… nothing. I know what it’s like to feel responsible for someone, and for them to-” she shook her head. “Come on. Let’s just keep at it.”

Dean looked down at me. He was worried, a bit freaked out that he still had another sibling to lose. Scared of what was going to happen after. Frantic to find Sam. I met his eyes with a sigh. I held a hand out for him, and he took it with a sad smile.

“It’s gonna be okay.” I whispered. “Promise.”

***

“Wait, wait, wait!” Dean called, pointing. “Pull over there. Pull over.”

Kathleen pulled the car onto the side of the road, and Dean and I barreled out, into the edge of the forest.

“This is the first turn I’ve seen so far.”

“You two stay here, I’ll check it out.” Kathleen ordered as she came up behind us.

“No fucking way.” Dean scoffed.

“Hey.” Kathleen turned, hands on her hips. “You’re civilians. A kid. And a felon too, I think. I’m not taking you with me.”

“You are not going without me.”

Kathleen looked over to me and I shrugged with a sigh. “Michael here is a bit of a big, chest-puffed-out protector.”

Michael. Technically not Dean’s real name, but close enough. It would get his attention in a pinch, and it slipped past my lips way easier than a fake name would.

“Alright.” She shook her head. “You promise you won’t get involved? You’ll let me handle it? And Olive stays in the car.”

“Yeah. Yeah.” Dean nodded. “Promise.”

“Wh-”

Dean shushed me, a hand to my shoulder, pushing me back behind him.

“Shake on it.” Kathleen held her hand out to him, and when Dean took it, Kathleen locked a pair of cuffs on his wrist.

“Oh, come on.”

“Wait, wait, Kathleen, please.” I went for her shoulder as she cuffed Dean to the car.

“Sorry, kid.” She grabbed me by the wrist and slammed a cuff onto me, linking me to my brother.

I tugged, and they cut into my skin like it was nothing. I cursed under my breath.

“This is ridiculous! Kathleen, I really think you’ll need our help.”

“I’ll manage. Thank you.” She smiled as she walked away.

“What the fuck do we do now?” I asked, tugging at our wrists.

My skin stung, and a stripe of blood fell down my hand. Dean tugged back.

“Stop it, you’re bleeding already.”

“Fucking hell.” I hissed, frustrated.

“Okay. Okay, we gotta start carrying paper clips. Or bobby pins!” He turned to me. “You’re a girl, do you have any bobby pins on you?”

I looked at him and rolled my eyes. “No, Dean. I’m a Winchester. I do not have bobby pins on me. Sammy might though.” I sighed, dread edging up in my stomach. “Sammy.”

“Okay. Okay, the antenna.” Dean nodded to my end of the car. “Can you reach to unscrew it?”

He was calm, cool, and collected.

“Yeah. Yeah, I can try.” I nodded. “Move with me.”

He shuffled over, stuck to my side. I took two steps, letting my arm pull as I went for the antenna. I didn’t reach.

“Fuck.”

An engine roared. A whining growl.

“Son of a bitch.”

“Fuck.” I repeated, stretching again.

“Come on, Ol. You can get it. Come on.”

I stretched my fingers, knuckles burning.

The engine got closer, and I mumbled another curse as Dean began to get antsy, inching as far as he could so I would be able to get further.

Panic set in, and things went sideways.

Scared. Worried. Angry. Hungry for something, but not blood.

Go.

I took a breath and let my eyes flutter closed. Dean said something, but I didn’t hear him.

Safety. You have to. Go.

Dean again, but nothing but a murmur against the thumping of blood in my ears.

My skin began to burn. My jaw ached. Head burning, wrist bleeding. Teeth against teeth, teeth tearing at metal.

Head aching, throbbing. Dean saying something.

“Hey. Hey, Beautiful. Hey.” Dean called.

I wasn’t cuffed anymore. I blinked, back in reality.

“Baby?”

I blinked, harder this time. The engine screamed.

“Shit!”

I busted ass reaching for the antenna. I unscrewed it and ran to Dean, forcing the cuffs off.

“Ollie?”

I forced back a yawn.

Dean is safe. You can rest now.

No.

“Olive.” He grabbed me by the shoulders. “Beanie?”

“We gotta go.” I mumbled, feeling my words slur together.

Rest.

No.

“Olive. Okay, okay. Come on.” He grabbed me by the waist and squeezed. “Jump.”

I blinked, confused. “What?”

“Up.” He pleaded. “Please.”

The engine, again, closer than before.

“De?” I mumbled, eyelids growing heavy.

Rest.

“No.” I hissed, and Dean grabbed me by the hips this time, yanking me up and over his shoulder.

I was left hanging, tired and numb.

Rest.

“N-”

“It’s okay, baby. Go to sleep. I’ve got you.” He whispered.

Rest.

Okay.

***

“Sweetheart, wake up.”

“Huh?” I blinked, the light burning.

“We gotta go get Sammy.”

I blinked again, this time forcing my eyes open. Dean was kneeling above me, one hand on my shoulder and the other on my cheek.

“Come on.”

I groaned as pushed myself to sit up. He grabbed me by the arms and helped me to my feet, catching me as I stumbled.

“Alright. Let’s go. I think he’s in there.” He nodded to a barn in front of us.

I groaned. “Creepy barn. Bad vibes.” I flicked a knife out of my boot, handing it to him.

“Stay behind me.” Dean whispered as he pushed the door open, knife up, level with his chest.

The light flooded in, and there was Sammy, in a cage. Hair matted, face dirty, eyes wide.

“Sammy?” I called, seeing his eyes light up. “Sammy! Bubs!” I ran to the cage, sticking my hands in between the bars.

He reached back, letting his face drop into my hands. “Hey, bug.” He smiled.

“You hurt?” Dean came up behind me, placing a hand on my shoulder.

“No.”

“Damn, it’s good to see you.” Dean let out a huff.

“How did you two get out of the cuffs?”

Dean turned at the sound of Kathleen’s voice, but I stayed focused on Sammy. He looked me over, eyes widening in concern.

“Cookie, what did you do?” He asked, grabbing the broken cuff and pulling my wrist up.

I sighed. “Uh… we got cuffed.”

He shook his head at me. “Ollie…” He trailed off. “Lemme see your teeth.” He moved to push my lip up. “How did you not chip them?”

I shrugged as he cupped my cheek. “Don’t remember.”

“Well, these locks look like they’re gonna be a bitch.”

“Yeah, there’s some kind of automatic control right there.” Sam stroked my cheek before taking his hand away and pointing to a panel on the wall.

“Have you seen it? What is it?” I asked.

“Yeah. They’re just people.”

“And they… jumped you?” I asked, blinking.

“Must be gettin’ a little rusty there, kiddo.” Dean scoffed as he began to try different buttons on the panel. “What do they want?”

“I don’t know.” Sam shook his head. “They let Jenkins go, but that was some sort of trap. It doesn’t make any sense to me.”

I grabbed at Sam again, checking him over. He said he wasn’t hurt, but he had gone without a sound, and I found it hard to believe any normal person could move a six-two moose without hurting him.

“Well, that’s the point.” I sighed. “You know, with our… usual playmates… there’s rules. Patterns.”

“These people are just crazy.” Dean scowled, hitting the buttons once more.

“See anything else out there?” Sam asked me.

I shrugged. “I was out.”

“He, uh, has a dozen junked cars hidden out back. Plates from all over.”

“So when they take someone, they take the car too?” I asked.

“Did you see a black Mustang out there? About ten years old?” Kathleen stood in her cage, hands gripping the bars.

“Uh, yeah, actually. I did.” Dean nodded, and Kathleen’s face dropped.

“Your brother’s?” I turned.

She nodded.

“I’m sorry.” The three of us spoke at the same time.

“Let’s get you guys out of here, then Sam and I can blast these bastards while Olive and Kathleen scram.” Dean sucked in air through his teeth. “Alright, this thing takes a key. Key?”

“Dunno.” Sam sighed.

“Alright. We better go find it.” Dean grabbed me by the shoulder, and I shook him off.

“I wanna stay with Sams.”

He sighed, and he and Sam shared a look.

“I can fend for myself.” I looked at Dean with puppy eyes, and he sighed again.

“It’s okay.” Sam nodded at him. “It’s okay. Go.”

Dean sighed, leaning over to press a kiss to the top of my head.

“Be safe.” He whispered against my hair.

I nodded. “Always. Be careful. Love you.”

“Love you too, sweetheart.”

“Close to your cousin, huh?” Kathleen asked as I settled in front of Sam’s cage, my back to him and his hand in mine.

“He raised her.”

“He isn’t just any old felon, isn’t he?” She asked.

I began to squirm.

“I’m not gonna turn him in. You can tell me the truth.”

I looked at Sam over my shoulder, and he shook his head.

“Is he Dean Winchester? Your brother, the murder suspect?”

There were footsteps outside the door, and Sam’s hand went to my back, pushing me up. I scrambled to hide in the shadows as the door swung open and a hick walked in with a gun in his hand.

Sam.

“What are you doing?” Sam asked, getting to his feet as the man unlocked his cage.

Sam.

Sam stumbled backward as the man pulled the door open.

Sam.

I began to shake. My blood was boiling.

Sam.

My jaw cracked, and blood spilled from my mouth, down my front.

Sam!

The gun went up, and a growl tore through my throat. The man turned to me, and I closed my eyes as I let the rage take over.

A gunshot. Another growl, teeth and blood, a second gunshot, and screaming.

***

“Ollie!”

“Olive, come on.”

“Ollie, please. Please, baby girl.”

I forced my eyes open. Someone was grabbing my face, and someone else had me in their hold.

“Olive. Hey! Hey.”

“Hi, honey.”

“What happened?” I mumbled, realizing that Dean’s hand was on my forehead as I sat up.

“You… blacked out.” Sam whispered.

“Did I…” I trailed off, seeing blood spilled down my front and under my nails.

“You did what you had to.” Dean tucked my hair behind my ear.

“Where’s Kathleen?”

“Waiting at the car.”

I blinked. “I’m sorry.”

Sam sighed from behind me, and Dean stroked my face again.

“It’s okay.”

“We’ll talk about it later.”

They spoke at the same time, and my immediate reaction was to crawl out of Sam’s lap and bury myself into Dean’s open arms. His chin rested on my head and he sighed.

“Let’s go home.”

***

“I think the car’s at the police station.” Dean told Sam as we stood by Kathleen’s side.

She was on her walkie, talking to someone. She needed backup, she needed to clear this family of freaks out.

“So…” She turned to us. “State police and the FBI are gonna be here within the hour. They’re gonna wanna talk to you. I suggest that you’re all long gone by then.”

“Thanks. Hey listen, I don’t mean to-”

“No.” I grabbed Dean by the hand to cut him off.

“Start walking.” Kathleen smiled at me. “Duck if you see a squad car.”

“Sounds good to me. Uh, thank you.” Sam smiled at her.

“Listen, uh… we’re…” I looked at Dean and then back at her with a sigh. “We’re sorry about your brother.”

“Thank you.” She began to tear up. “It was really hard not knowing what happened to him. I thought it would be easier once I knew the truth, but… it isn’t really.” She shook her head as she cleared her throat. “Anyways. You guys should get going.”

***

“Never do that again.” Dean spoke.

“Do what?” Sam asked, looking up from the ground at him.

“Go missing like that.”

“Ah, you were worried about me.” Sam smiled.

Dean snorted. “All I’m saying is, you vanish like that again, I’m not looking for you.”

Sam giggled. “Sure, you won’t.”

“He won’t. But I will. A hundred percent, every single time.” I wrapped an arm around Sam’s waist, and he threw his over my shoulders.

“So, Dean. Care to tell Olive how you got sidelined by a thirteen year old girl?”

“Oh, shove it.” Dean scowled.

“Just saying… getting rusty there, kiddo.” Sam winked.

“Shut up.” Dean pushed through a chuckle.

***

“Olive…” Sam trails off.

He’s sitting in a chair by the edge of the bed. Olive squirms. She’s freshly showered, but she’s so nervous that her skin is boiling and she’s hot, so hot. She’s sitting with her big brother, her savior. They’re on the bed, criss-cross and facing Sam.

Jinx is curled up at the foot of the bed. She’s happy that her family is home.

Sam wants to talk about this. He needs to talk about it. His sister isn’t normal.

Dean thinks there’s nothing to talk about. Olive didn’t choose her identity, and he’ll be damned if he lets anyone shame her for it.

Olive is horrified.

Her brother doesn’t love her anymore. How could he? She’s a monster.

Jinx can sense it. She whimpers, looking up at Sam.

“I’m sorry.” Olive whispers, voice low.

Dean wraps an arm around her shoulders, pulling her close.

“There is nothing to be sorry about.”

“I killed someone.”

“Olive.” Sam crouches to be eye-level with her. “You did what you had to do.”

Olive’s eyes jump up. Did Sam just… tell her it was justified?

“He’s right, baby.” Dean squeezes her, grabbing her hand in his.

“But I… I’m a monster.” She’s shaking.

“No.” Dean whispers, and Sam sighs.

“Dean, she is. She’s something.”

“She is not a monster.” Dean all but growls at his younger brother.

His baby sister may be a mix of something inhuman with a Winchester, but she is not a monster. He didn’t raise a monster. His little girl is just that. A girl.

“He’s right, Deano.” Olive looks up, stuck to her brother.

Dean shakes his head. “Okami.”

Olive recoils, and Sam’s world begins to spin. He gets up so fast that his chair goes flying to the ground. Olive flinches as she sits on the other bed. Far away from her brothers, far away from anyone she could hurt.

Jinx follows with a whimper, and Olive lets the small pup crawl into her lap. Olive begins to cry, and Jinx mimics the sound.

Sam tears through his father's journal.

Okami.

Monsters originating in Japan. They hunt and feed on humans. They develop a type.

Olive’s stomach heaves.

She knows her type.

Anything that threatens her family.

Sam looks at his sister.

She’s a kid. How could she be this? This horrible, flesh-eating monster?

Dean's eyes shut. He pinches the bridge of his nose. His baby, the one he vowed to protect, the one he raised from birth. His kid.

“She’s only a third.”

“What?” Sam turns, confused.

“Does that mean… you guys aren’t really my brothers?” Olive looks up from her lap, eyes wide.

“No. No, that’s not what it means.” Dean gets up, moving to sit in front of her.

She shuffles backwards, and Dean reaches his hands out. Jinx lets out a high pitched whine.

“You won’t hurt me.” He places a hand on her knee. “I promise.”

She shakes her head. She always knew something was wrong with her. But an Okami? She briefly wishes she had never been born.

“How?” Sam inches closer, the journal tossed aside.

He knows his sister, can see the fear in her eyes and the terror in her posture. That’s his kid sister. She’s his flesh and blood. In that moment, he makes his choice. He’ll do what he needs to in order to protect her, whether she’s human or not.

“Your mother.” Dean starts, then clears his throat. “Your mom, she was half Okami. She had fangs, too.” He looks at his baby, sees the fear behind her face. “She didn’t hurt anyone. She never did. Your mom was a good woman.”

“Then why did she give me up?” Olive’s voice is weak.

She loves her brothers, but she has wondered what life would be like with her mother in the picture.

Dean shakes his head. “I don’t know, baby girl. I don’t know why she gave you up.”

“Why am I a monster?” Olive breaks into a sob, hands going into her hair.

Sam sits next to her, grabs her by the waist, pulling her into his lap. She curls up, sobs into his chest. Jinx whimpers, scratching at Sam’s side.

“You aren’t a monster, kiddo.” Sam whispers into her hair. “You’re a Winchester.”

Dean leans against the wall, shoulder to shoulder with his little brother.

“It’s why when we’re in danger, it takes over.” Dean reaches for her hand.

She hesitates before taking it. “Is that why I tried to kill Sue Ann?”

He nods. “Yes. It’s why when you’re angry, you’re so invincible. Why when you’re in fight-or-flight, not much can hurt you. It’s why you heal so much faster than us.”

Her lip quivers, and her brothers crowd her.

“You’ll learn to control it. We can help you.” Dean squeezes her hand.

“Bug. Everything’s gonna be okay. We love you.”

She looks up at Sam. “I’m sorry.”

He shakes his head. “There’s nothing to say sorry for. I love you.”

She buries her head into him. “I love you too.”

She squeezes Dean’s hand, and the eldest Winchester feels a wave of relief wash over him. He squeezes back.

“I love you guys.” Olive whispers.

Dean and Sam share a look. This is their baby sister. They have to protect her, no matter the cost. Dean presses a kiss to her hand.

“We love you too.”

“Thank you.”

Sam and Dean share a look.

“For what, bug?”

She looks up again, this time right at Dean. Brown bores into green, and tears blur his vision. This is his kid. And she’s scared of herself. He can’t stand it.

“For always protecting me.”

Dean chuckles, a single tear sliding down the curve of his nose. He winks at her.

“Wouldn’t trade you for the world.”

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soyouwannaconverttojudaism · 5 years

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When you convert, is your ethnicity then Jewish?

I have been sitting on this for a long time because it’s one of the single most complicated questions a person can ask about Judaism and Jewish identity, and I don’t think you meant to pitch me an extremely hard one but boy you sure did.

This is a topic that is not only kind of hotly debated and controversial by some folks, but is also one of those questions where the halachic answer doesn’t super mesh with modern notions of religion, ethnicity, culture, and identity. The short answer, the one in accordance with Jewish law and Jewish history, is “yes.” Someone who converts to Judaism is as Jewish, in every way, as someone who was born Jewish. A Jew is a Jew is a Jew. Treating converts as less Jewish than born Jews is to act against Jewish law. These aren’t even halachic rulings in origin, this is stuff that’s in the Torah. So the traditional answer to your question is “yes.”

However. We live in the year 5779/2019 and oh my gosh are identity politics complicated. And the identity politics-grounded answer to your question is also going to wobble based on the nationality of the person concerned. Like, intra-Jewish identity politics in America are different from those in Israel, which are different from those in Germany, which are different from those in, say, Yemen. We also have to consider that even “ethnic Jews” are not a homogenous category. The Jewish diaspora stretches across the entire globe and has for a long, long time. Jews living in Morocco are, arguably, ethnically distinct from Jews living in Vancouver (you know, if that’s where they’re from and their families have been there for a long time, etc). They are still united in their Jewishness. They are still one people. But they are also from ethnically distinct groups, even if they can trace their ancient origins to the same basic group and geographic location (somewhere in the Levant).

Now, from where I’m sitting in America, I would feel weird about describing myself as ethnically Jewish after I finish conversion. Will I consider myself fully, totally Jewish? Yes, of course. Will I pretend I’m having the same experience of Jewishness as my friends who grew up celebrating Hanukkah, or my friends whose phenotypical appearance marks them as Jews? Of course not. I’m never going to have to worry that someone–maybe someone dangerous, maybe someone antisemitic–is going to look at me and, based on my appearance alone, think “Oh, that’s a Jew.” Unless I’m wearing some kind of Judaica, like a kippah, I’m just not going to have to worry about that. I have friends and colleagues and community members who do have to worry about that, and my becoming Jewish halachically doesn’t give me the right to speak about what that’s like for them.

The tl;dr is that the answer to your question is both yes and no. Jewishness precedes our modern notions of religion, ethnicity, culture, peoplehood, and identity. Jewishness does not cleave cleanly to contemporary identity politics, and it never will, no matter how much we try to hammer it into shape around our modern discourses. It’s just older than us and the way we conceive of human group-making. So we just keep wrestling. There’s no easy answer here, just an ongoing conversation that requires us to be sensitive, attentive, and loving to ourselves and to Jewish folks everywhere.

#who's a Jew?

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This past year has been the biggest learning year of my life. Forget high school, college, those eight months they allowed me to live in the south. Those time were nothing in comparison to 5779. I’m actually starting to believe that a certain higher power needed me to struggle with depression, anxiety, losing many friends and family members and even having a total p.o.s. boss that decided to say some of the most vile things he could say to another human. I’ve learned through all of this though. I learned self respect, patience with myself, the value of allowing myself to be loved and that it’s super ok to start all over again from the bottom up. I’m thrilled for the new year and excited to really experience life for the first time without crippling mental chillness. #shanatova #5780 #happynewyear #inlovewithmyfamily #selflove #prozacisamazing https://www.instagram.com/p/B3A7Mi9A48G/?igshid=hwdcdzjcpjqz

#shanatova #5780 #happynewyear #inlovewithmyfamily #selflove #prozacisamazing

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istodayajewishholiday · 6 years

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Have you considered printing/formatting a desktop page-a-day calendar? I would totally buy it.

It’s not really something I’m currently looking to do, but Hebcal let’s you customize and print a calendar already: https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal/?v=1&maj=on&min=on&i=off&lg=s&c=off&set=off&yt=H&year=5779&month=x

Enjoy!

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calljueu-inca · 6 years

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Rosh Hashana en Can Monroig/ 9 de septiembre “De la mateixa manera que succeí amb el Call de la ciutat de Mallorca, els murs que envoltaven el barri jueu inquer no bastaren per aturar el fatal enfrontament i l’atac que sofrí la comunitat inquera a l’estiu de 1391. D’aquesta manera, els cristians dugueren a terme diversos avalots mitjançant els quals perpetraren nombrosos actes de pillatge i destrucció, assassinaren un gran nombre de jueus (a Inca, els documents parlen d’una exterminació quasi total) i calaren foc a cases i botigues del Call deixant arrasat el barri sencer.” Guillem Reus Planells "Apunts per a la història dels jueus d’Inca i del seu call" XVIII Jornades d'estudis locals d'Inca, Mallorca. . . Seiscientos años después de que el barrio judío de Inca fuera atacado, saqueado y destruido, asesinando a la mayor parte de sus habitantes, gracias a la iniciativa de Dani Rotstein y Limud Mallorca recuperamos este espacio en Can Monroig , Inca, para festejar junto a miembros de la comunidad judía de Mallorca la festividad de Rosh Hashana, año 5779. Con música a cargo de Moriah Ferrús (voz) y Aaron Sztarkman (guitarra). Comida vegetariana y vino de Mallorca. Guiem Reus Planells, historiador del arte, nos dará una charla sobre la historia del barrio judío de Inca, y ante todo será un lugar y momento de encuentros y conexiones. Aforo completado . @can_monroig_cultura #canmonroig_cultura #jewishquarter #calljueu #heritage #jewishheritage #jewishhistory #incaciutat #roshhashana #judaica #jewisheritage #barriojudio #juderia

#RoshHashana #call jueu #barrio judio #incaciutat #can monroig

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odishaphotos · 3 years

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Oriya politician Chhattisgarh Chandra Dhal (born 18 March 1960) is an Oriya politician. He worked as a Janata Ladar official in Chhattisgarh Odisha politics. He has served as a legislator in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. In the 1990 assembly elections in Odisha, he was elected to the 10th Odisha Assembly from the Baripada Assembly constituency.

Birth, family and education-- Chhattisgarh Chandra Dhal was born on March 18, 1960. His father's name was Banabihari Dhal. He holds a bachelor's degree in arts from Chhattisgarh and later a law degree.

Political life-- He worked as a Janata Dal official in Chhattisgarh Odisha politics. He has served as a legislator in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. In the 1990 Odisha Assembly elections, Chhattisgarh contested from the Baripada Assembly constituency as the Dhal Janata Dal candidate. In this election, he was elected to the 10th Odisha Assembly with a total of 31,114 votes. In this election, he defeated his nearest rival Prasanna Kumar Das by 5779 votes. He served on the Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 1995.

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Keunggulan Pasir Beton Merapi untuk Batching Plant Ready Mix

Kualitas pasir cor beton yang bersumber dari gunung Merapi lebih unggul dibandingkan pasir dari tempat lain. Sudah tidak diragukan lagi akan kualitas pasir Merapi untuk material konstruksi bangunan. Keunggulan pasir Merapi memenuhi kriteria sebagai pasir beton, bahkan telah dipercaya sebagai bahan bangunan bagi masyarakat setempat sejak ratusan tahun silam.

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Pertanyaannya adalah, kenapa harus menggunakan pasir Merapi sebagai pasir beton? Jawaban pertanyaan tersebut, bisa anda temukan pada ulasan lebih mendalam tentang pasir Merapi berikut ini.

Banyak pekerjaan sipil yang menggunakan jenis pasir Merapi seperti pembangunan perumahan, gedung bertingkat, pembuatan beton ready mix, hingga proyek pembangunan jalan tol.

Pasir yang berasal dari material vulkanik ini memang dikenal sebagai salah satu pasir dengan kualitas terbaik di Jawa Tengah bahkan Indonesia.

Kandungan besi dan silika pasir merapi yang masih alami dan terjaga dapat memperkuat kualitas beton maupun plesteran bangunan.

Pasir merapi juga memiliki kandungan air yang terbilang cukup rendah hanya sekitar 2%. Karena pasir merapi mengalir bersama muntahan lava pijar gunung Merapi bukan dibawa arus sungai sebagaimana jenis pasir lainnya.

Berikut ini informasi lebih lengkap akan kami jabarkan tentang keunggulan pasir merapi berkualitas dibandingkan jenis pasir dari lokasi lain.

1. Kualitas Pasir Merapi Terbaik No. #1 di Indonesia

“Pasir Merapi dikenal memiliki kualitas nomor satu di Indonesia dan nomor dua di dunia.” Kata Menteri Lingkungan Hidup, Siti Nurbaya, saat menghadiri penanaman pohon di lereng Gunung Merapi di Srumbung, Magelang. (Republika, Sabtu 17 Dec 2016)

Pernyataan ibu menteri tersebut bukanlah klaim semata. Pasalnya, berkaca dari pengalaman masyarakat setempat yang menggunakan pasir Merapi untuk bangunan mereka secara turun temurun lebih dari ratusan tahun.

Kualitas bangunan yang menggunakan pasir dari material erupsi gunung Merapi ini terbukti lebih awet dibandingkan pasir yang didatangkan dari tempat lain.

2. Bersumber dari Material Vulkanik Sisa Erupsi Gunung Merapi

Pasir yang berasal dari material vulkanik gunung api, memiliki kualitas yang jauh lebih baik dibandingkan pasir dari sungai atau laut. Tak terkecuali pasir merapi yang berasal dari material sisa erupsi gunung Merapi, salah satu gunung api paling aktif di Indonesia.

Struktur butir (kristal) pasir merapi memiliki ukuran butir yang beragam dengan ujung-ujung kristal runcing serta tingkat kekerasan yang baik. Karakteristik inilah yang akan membuat kokoh bangunan rumah anda.

Selain itu, rendahnya kandungan lumpur dan senyawa organik pada pasir merapi membuat adonan mortar (pasir dan semen) dapat bercampur sempurna. Sehingga bangunan yang menggunakan pasir merapi sebagai bahan plesteran ataupun cor-coran akan dapat saling melekat lebih kuat dan tahan lama.

3. Kandungan Silika dan Alumina Pasir Merapi Cukup Tinggi

Kandungan Silika dan Alumina Pasir Merapi Cukup Tinggi. Unsur kimia yang terkandung dalam contoh pasir Merapi didominasi oleh silika dan alumina. Sehingga sangat baik untuk agregat halus campuran beton.

Hal penting lainnya adalah bagian hilang pijar sangat kecil. Ini mengindikasikan bahwa bahan organik sangat rendah termasuk unsur sulfur yang dapat mengganggu pengikatan semen, keawetan beton dan korosi pada tulangan.

Pasir vulkanik sisa erupsi Gunung Merapi memiliki nilai ekonomi yang tinggi karena kualitasnya bagus. Kandungan silika dan alumina pada pasir tersebut dapat dijadikan sebagai bahan pasir beton berkualitas.

Kandungan logam dalam material vulkanik di sekitar wilayah Merapi yaitu untuk logam Al berkisar 1,8-5,9%, Mg sebesar 1-2,4%, Si sebesar 2,6-28%, dan Fe sebesar 1,4- 9,3%. Data ini merupakan hasil penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Sudaryo dan Sutjipto dengan menggunakan analisis aktivasi neutron cepat. [2]

4. Kandungan Silika Pasir Merapi Menghasilkan Beton Mutu Tinggi

Beton merupakan material bahan bangunan yang terbuat dari campuran homogen antara semen, agregat, dan air. Agregat yang digunakan berupa agregat halus dan agregat kasar dengan perbandingan sekitar 60%-75% dari berat total campuran.

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Pembuatan beton mutu tinggi menggunakan pasir beton sebagai agregat halus dengan karakteristik keras, kuat, bersih, tahan lama, massa jenis tinggi, butir bulat, dan distribusi ukuran butir yang beragam.

Penggunaan pasir Merapi sebagai bahan agregat halus beton mutu tinggi merupakan pilihan yang tepat. Hal ini karena kandungan silika dan karakteristik pasir merapi memenuhi kriteria bahan agregat yang bagus untuk beton.

Kandungan senyawa silika yang terdapat pada pasir Merapi memberikan kontribusi dalam proses pengerasan maupun peningkatan kuat tekan beton.

Disamping itu, ketersediaan pasir merapi di alam cukup melimpah dan harganya pun sangat terjangkau bagi semua lapisan masyarakat.

Para peneliti memanfaatkan pasir Merapi untuk pembuatan beton mutu tinggi secara optimal dan tahan terhadap pengaruh lingkungan agresif.

Berdasarkan uji laboratorium diperoleh hasil bahwa beton pasir Merapi menunjukkan nilai yang sangat baik sesuai dengan standar beton mutu tinggi.

Kuat tekan pada umur 28 hari dengan faktor air-semen 0,30 dapat mencapai 50,295 MPa, dengan nilai MOE (Modulus Elastisitas) sebesar 4,31 x 103 MPa.

Sedangkan hasil uji lainnya diperoleh data kuat lekat dengan tulangan polos sebesar 7,09 Mpa, dan tulangan deform/sirip sebesar 11,62 MPa, serta hasil uji permeabilitas, seluruh benda uji dapat memenuhi syarat kekedapan atau tidak rembes.

Hasil penelitian ini memberikan indikasi bahwa pasir Merapi dapat dikembangkan sebagai bahan pembuatan beton mutu tinggi (SNI). Tentunya dengan perbandingan komposisi bahan penyusun beton yang tepat, dimana dalam penelitian menggunakan kadar pasir sekitar 35% terhadap berat total agregat.

5. Terdiri dari Butiran Kristal Beraneka Ragam dengan Tingkat Kebundaran Rendah

Ditinjau dari aspek tingkat kebundaran, pasir Merapi memiliki tingkat kebundaran butiran kristal yang lebih rendah (angular). Berbeda dengan pasir jenis lainnya yang memiliki tingkat kebundarannya lebih tinggi (rounded).

Bentuk butiran kristal pasir mempengaruhi tingkat ikatan antara butir pasir dengan semen. Dimana butiran pasir yang teratur (derajat kebundaran tinggi) akan memiliki tingkat porositas yang tinggi dan juga daya ikat terhadap lapisan air pada campuran mortar tinggi.

Aspek kebundaran ini juga berpengaruh terhadap kuat tekan mortar. Mortar dari pasir yang mempunyai tingkat kebundaran rendah (lebih lonjong/runcing) cenderung lebih kuat daripada mortar dari pasir dengan tingkat kebundaran tinggi.

“Mortar yang berasal dari pasir Merapi dengan tingkat kebundaran rendah mempunyai kuat tekan yang cenderung terklaster pada kuat tekan yang tinggi.”

6. Pasir Merapi Berkualitas Memiliki Ujung Kristal Silika yang Runcing

Pasir vulkanik sisa erupsi gunung api sangat baik digunakan untuk bahan beton. Butiran kristal silika yang terbentuk secara alami memiliki ujung-ujung yang runcing hingga membentuk partikel yang memiliki sudut.

Pola partikel bersudut itulah yang membuat ikatan pasir gunung merapi dengan semen pada campuran beton menjadi lebih kuat.

Sedangkan pada pasir biasa, bentuk kristalnya cenderung seragam dengan ujung-ujung yang bulat. Sehingga kekuatan ikatannya dengan semen dan bahan pembuat beton lainnya pun lebih lemah.

7. Kandungan Besi Pasir Gunung Api Sangat Baik untuk Campuran Bahan Bangunan

Dosen Panas Bumi dan Gunung Api Institut Teknologi Bandung, Asnawir Nasution, mengatakan, selain silika, pasir gunung api juga memiliki kandungan besi (FeO). Kandungan besi pada pasir gunung api sangat baik karena belum mengalami pelapukan sehingga baik untuk campuran bahan bangunan.

“Pasir gunung api juga memiliki kandungan lempung yang sangat sedikit. Selain membuat beton semakin kuat, sedikitnya lempung juga akan meningkatkan daya tahan beton dan membuat tingkat kekeroposan beton lebih rendah,” ucapnya.

anda bisa mendapatkan pasir kualitas terbaik se Indonesia. Itu sangatlah mudah, cukup dengan whatsapp kami di :

HP/WA: 0822 6565 2222 (Pak Mudzakir). Layanan pemesanan pasir beton 24 jam Non-stop.

Supplier Pasir Terpercaya dengan Harga Pasir Beton di Magetan Murah

Harga pasir beton kami dengan spesifikasi lolos uji lab sangat kompetitif jika dibanding harga pasir Lumajang di Magetan. Sebagai perusahaan supplier bahan bangunan berdedikasi, armada truk dan tronton kami selalu siap mengirim kebutuhan pasir ke seluruh pelosok pulau Jawa.

Telah banyak perusahaan di Jawa Tengah khususnya yang telah bekerjasama dengan kami. Sebagai misal dalam proyek pembangunan Hotel Fave Solo, Hartono Mall, Hotel Swiss Belinn, PT DuniaTex dan masih banyak lagi. Tak luput pula tentang kualitas pasir yang sudah kami suplai ke perusahaan tersebut. Anda pun bisa mendapatkannya dengan harga terjangkau.

Sebagai bentuk dedikasi kami dalam memudahkan anda mendapatkan material bahan bangunan berkualitas, kami membuka depo pasir beton terdekat di tempat anda. Sangatlah mudah untuk mendapatkan pasir berkualitas bagi anda yang tinggal di luar daerah tambang pasir, karena kami siap mengirim hingga tempat anda dengan penuh dedikasi.

Selain harga pasir beton yang kami jual sangat terjangkau, kami juga mengutamakan kualitas pasir yang terbaik serta kepuasaan pelanggan. Layanan pengiriman pasir kami menjangkau seluruh kota besar di pulau Jawa seperti Yogyakarta, Solo, Semarang, Pekalongan, Magetan, Malang, dan sebagainya.

Amatlah mudah membeli pasir beton kualitas super, anda cukup mengirim pesan Whatsapp, kami antarkan pasirnya hingga ke tempat anda. Kami juga melayani segala permintaan kubikasi, baik untuk pembangunan rumah pribadi maupun proyek skala besar.

Distributor pasir beton Magetan kualitas super, Bpk Mudzakir 0822-6565-2222.

Cara Mudah Mengetahui Kualitas Pasir yang Cocok untuk Beton Cor

Dengan cara sederhana ini, meskipun anda awam tentang perpasiran bisa dengan mudah mengetahui kualitas pasir yang bermutu tinggi. Sangatlah mudah menentukan seperti apa pasir yang benar-benar berkualitas dan layak untuk anda beli.

anda bisa mengecek kualitas pasir secara fisik tanpa perlu peralatan yang canggih. Dengan demikian, anda bisa mengetahui bagaimana kadar lumpurnya, kondisi butiran kristalnya, dan lain sebagainya yang menjadi syarat kriteria pasir berkualitas SNI.

Apapun jenis pasirnya anda bisa mengetahui bagaimana kualitasnya dengan tips sederhana berikut ini. Cara mengetahui kualitas pasir cukup mudah, anda bisa mencoba cara berikut ini :

Pertama, ambil pasir segenggam lalu genggam kuat-kuat dengan tangan. Kemudian lepas genggaman dan perhatikan apakah butiran-butiran pasir tersebut menempel dan mengotori tangan.

Jika pasir yang menempel tersebut mudah dihilangkan cukup dengan ditepuk-tepuk atau diusap sudah hilang, maka dipastikan kualitas pasir tersebut bagus.

Cara kedua yaitu, siapkan wadah bisa berupa ember kecil atau gayung berisi air. Kemudian ambilah pasir segenggam dan kepal dengan tangan, lalu masukan pasir dalam kepalan tangan ke dalam wadah berisi air tersebut.

Perhatikan, jika pasir dalam kepalan tersebut cepat terurai larut dalam air maka bisa dipastikan pasir tersebut memiliki campuran seperti lumpur. Sebaliknya, jika tidak cepat larut terurai dalam air bisa dipastikan kualitas pasir tersebut cukup baik.

Menentukan kualitas dan jenis pasir sangatlah penting karena pasir merupakan material utama dalam bangunan. Sehingga kualitas pasir yang tepat akan mempengaruhi pula kualitas bangunan anda.

Dlidir Konstruksi Jual Pasir Beton di Magetan Cepat dan Mudah

Ada banyak keuntungan bagi anda yang membeli pasir beton di Dlidir Konstruksi. Selain kualitas mutu pasir terbaik di Indonesia, anda bisa mendapatkan keuntungan lainnya. Kami ada untuk membantu anda semaksimal mungkin.

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Berikut ini beberapa fitur dan keunggulan yang kami tawarkan :

1. Anda bisa mendapatkan harga pasir beton di Magetan per kubik murah

Mengapa demikian? Karena kami langsung dari penambangan resmi galian C. Tambang galian C yang resmi dengan mengantongi surat yang legal dari dinas setempat. Tetap bekerja dengan tetap menjaga kelestarian lingkungan hidup.

Harga termurah Rp135.000,- per kubik biasanya untuk proyek besar. Jika dalam satu truk memuat 6-7 kubik, maka harga pasir beton Magetan per kubiknya kisaran satu juta-an. Harga tersebut sudah termasuk ongkos pengiriman ke lokasi anda. Proyek besar meliputi pembangunan jalan tol, Beton ready mix batching plant, pembangunan waduk, dan gedung bertingkat.

2. Pasir yang sudah teruji oleh laboratorium universitas

Hasil uji lab bertujuan untuk memastikan kandungan yang ada dalam pasir secara detail. Sangat berguna baik untuk kualitas bangunan rumah ataupun proyek anda.

3. Kapasitas galian C hingga ribuan kubik per hari

Bagi anda pemenang tender proyek skala besar, jangan khawatir tentang kapasitas suplai pasir kami. Dalam 1 bulan, kami bisa mensuplai hingga puluhan ribu kubik untuk pembangunan proyek anda.

4. Layanan operator atau admin 24 jam nonstop dan mudah dalam pembayaran

Ini sebagai bentuk dedikasi kami sebagai kontraktor bangunan terbaik di bidang perpasiran Indonesia. Pembayaran dalam skala besar bisa sampai tempo 90 hari. Kontrak skala besar biasanya untuk pemenang tender BUMN dan swasta. Untuk skala pembangunan rumah, pembayaran bisa dengan mudah menggunakan COD atau bayar di tempat. Barang sampai ke lokasi, anda bisa membayarnya. Sangatlah mudah, bukan?

5. Kami melayani anda dari berbagai segmentasi kubikasi

anda bisa memesan pasir hanya 1 rit truk. Dalam satu truk memiliki volume sekitar 7 kubik. Jadi, minimal pemesanan 7 kubik tetap kami kirim sampai ke lokasi anda.

Sangat mudah sekedar mendapatkan informasi ataupun pemesanan pasir beton Magetan melalui Dlidir Konstruksi. Karena tugas utama kami adalah memudahkan anda mendapatkannya. Anda bisa menghubungi kami di whatsapp :

HP/WA: 0822-6565-2222 (Pak Mudzakir). Supplier pasir beton Magetan kualitas super, dengan senang hati kami melayani anda.

Klik tombol Whatsapp di bawah ini untuk pesan langsung!

Dari ulasan diatas dapat kita tarik kesimpulan bahwa penggunaan pasir gunung berapi seperti pasir Merapi Muntilan merupakan pilihan yang tepat. Karena selain kualitasnya, harga pasir beton Magetan juga sangat kompetitif dan bisa nego.

Jika anda pemilik batching plant readymix ataupun kontraktor pemborong bangunan di Magetan, kami sarankan pakai pasir beton supaya hasil bangunan anda memuaskan konsumen. Ingat, apabila kualitas bangunan yang anda hasilkan baik dan tahan lama, besar kemungkinan anda dapat memenangkan tender proyek berulang kali di masa depan.

Anda tidak perlu capek-capek bahkan tidak butuh waktu lama untuk mendapatkan pasir beton berkualitas terbaik di Kabupaten Magetan dan sekitarnya. Dengan memesan pasir beton hari ini, kami akan kirim sampai lokasi, pengambilan skala proyek gratis ongkos pengiriman.

Semoga informasi ini bermanfaat untuk anda. Matur nuwun

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Top 10 Facts About Kurenai

Kurenai Sarutobi is a member of Konohagakure’s Sarutobi clan / Yuhi Clan. During her time as an active duty kunoichi, she served as the jōnin-leader of Team 8. Here are some interesting Facts about her.

10 ) As a high class Ninja Kurenai has completed 697 official missions in total: 152 D-rank, 158 C-rank, 235 B-rank, 138 A-rank, 14 S-rank.

9 ) The name “Kurenai” means “crimson” , while her family name “Yūhi” means “evening sun” .

8 ) Kurenai’s red lipstick is, in a way, a pun on her own name. The kanji for “Kurenai” can also be read as “beni”, which is a word used for red make-up used traditionally in Japan to colour the lips red.

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7 ) If you notice In her first appearance in the anime during the Prologue — Land of Waves arc, her dress is red with white sleeves, but every time she is seen after that it’s the opposite.

6 ) She is usually seen with a ring on her left ring finger. It is unclear if this is a wedding ring, an engagement ring, or something else. The ring was first seen while Kurenai was worried about Asuma during his battle with Hidan. After Kurenai is revealed to be pregnant, she is always seen wearing the ring. The ring first appears in the manga after the reveal of her pregnancy.

5 ) During a question and answer session held at Tokyo’s Jump Fest ’09, Masashi Kishimoto stated that he was thinking of making Kurenai and Asuma’s child a girl, which he follows through with.

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4 ) Although her eyes are very distinct, they are not a dōjutsu.

3 ) Kurenai is the only one of the four principal sensei (Asuma, Kakashi, Guy, and herself) who doesn’t regularly wear a flak jacket; the only two times she is seen wearing one was in a flashback with Hiashi Hyūga and in a scene with her and Asuma.

2 ) The most interesting thing about Kurenai is her Nature Transformation. Her affinity is only “Yin Release “. It’s interesting because even Might guy’s nature infinity is Fire and Electricity !

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1 ) Two years later after the War , she took the Sarutobi name after marriage. Kurenai was now a full-time mother who retired from Shinobi work to devote all her time to parenting.

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Albania death toll from coronavirus increased to 10

US, WASHINGTON (ORDO NEWS) — Two more coronavirus-infected people died in Albania , the total number of victims reached ten people, the Ministry of Health said.

From Friday to Saturday, 79 people were tested in Albania, and a total of 1,325 citizens were tested for coronavirus. Eight dead were reported on Friday.

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Watching Over Zion Report 11th October 2018 (2nd Cheshvan 5779)

The Word

In the eleventh year in the month of Bul [Cheshvan], the eighth month, the temple was finished in all its details according to its specifications. He [King Solomon] had spent seven years building it. (1 Kings 6:38) By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. (Hebrews 11:7)

Pointers For Prayer

Please pray for the two families of the Israelis murdered on Sunday in Barkan, an Israeli town close to Ariel in the Shomron, about 25 km east of Tel Aviv. Kim Levengrond-Yehezkel, a 28-year-old Israeli Jew from Rosh Ha'ayin in Israel was murdered in the terror attack in the Barkan industrial zone. She leaves behind a husband and a two-year-old baby. The name of the other victim is Ziv Hajbi, a 35 year old father. Full story below.

The traditional prayer for rain that is added to the Amidah (Standing Prayer) during the month of Cheshvan is “Bless this year and all its produce for the good for us, O HaShem our G-d, and grant dew and rain as a blessing on the face of the earth…”This prayer continues to be recited three times a day until Pesach (Passover). Please do join with Israel in praying that the LORD God would indeed open the heavens and pour down rain upon the land of Israel.The Sea of Galilee is once again dangerously low. Do pray over these next weeks and months that Israel would have an abundant supply of rain.

Noah’s absolute faith in God, which resulted in uncompromising obedience, was the reason he was able to truly enter a place of blessed rest. In fact, the name Noah, or Noach in Hebrew, means rest. He was not a man who “leaned on his own understanding” of a situation, but trusted wholeheartedly in the Word of the Lord and obeyed. We will also come to this place of peace and rest when we learn to simply trust and obey God at His Word.Too often we try to reason everything out and make sure something makes sense or agrees with our theology before complying with God’s commands. Please do continue to pray for all who work/volunteer for Christian Friends of Israel throughout the world. Do pray for our strength and health and for an increase in support and fruit that will last. Pray too that we would be refreshed after a very busy summer period, and pray the Lord would ‘rain down’ all that we need spiritually and physically, and for the financial aid for us to keep going.

The Colours and Calm of Chevan

The Hebrew month of Cheshvan (which generally falls in October/November) is one of my favorite times of the year, yet why? The dark nights will soon be upon us, and all those cold wet days… what can possibly be nice about that? Well, for those of us who have had a very busy summer, Cheshvan comes after all the summer Christian festivals in the UK like New Wine etc. and the many conferences that I’ve been involved with. For those who live in Israel, they will have experienced the full impact that the month of Tishrei brings, a month full of holy days: Rosh HaShanah, the Days of Awe, Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) and Simchat Torah. So many holidays mean that nothing gets done until “after the holy days.” For me, this time of the year always seems like a time to “settle down” and possibly create a normal schedule – whatever normal is! Okay… there is still an awful lot to do, and Chanukah/Christmas is just around the corner… but wait… stop… just for now, slow down, breath… kick some autumn leaves and enjoy the autumn colours, if only for a brief moment.

Our son Matthew spoke recently at the CFI Conference on the Isle of Wight on the importance of the Sabbath rest. He said that when God created us, He created us as ‘human beings’, not ‘human doings’ – and he’s right. But there is a great balance between being and doing. It’s easy to feel important, significant, when you are accomplishing something. From the world’s standards, when one is ‘done’ with your activity, one can look back and take pride and satisfaction in having achieved. And western society certainly has great respect – even pride - for doing and accomplishing. But what about “being”? Should we not stop trying to accomplish long enough to appreciate what we’ve got, who we are, where we are? It could be a long walk on the moorland – which is what I did last week, or enjoying an occasional football match, which again is what I did last week… or it could be just sitting at home and enjoying some quiet!

Matthew spoke on the importance of the Sabbath rest. I personally look forward to that moment when ‘Shabbat’ kicks in. After rushing around all week, it’s great to stop and ponder. And that is what happens in most Jewish homes… they stop… strike a match and light the candles. The woman of the house would wave her hands in the air whilst praying, sending light from the candles to family and friends saying the special blessing, ushering in the holiness of Shabbat. In that moment, there is nothing left to accomplish.

In the Bible, Cheshvan is called the month of bul (bool) (בּוּל) a name that stems from the word for “flood” (מַבּוּל). According to the rabbis, the flood began on the 17th of Cheshvan, and ended the following year on the 27th of Cheshvan. On the following day, the 28th of Cheshvan, Noah brought his sacrifice to God and God swore never again to bring a flood upon the earth to destroy all mankind, and then He revealed the sign of His covenant with the world, the rainbow – something that perhaps both Jews and Christians should be claiming back?

According to a study I’m doing at present, in the time of King Solomon, the Jewish people worked for seven years building the ‘The House’ – the Temple in Jerusalem. Their work was finally completed in the month of Cheshvan. The Jewish Temple epitomized the balance between doing and being. There were many detailed commandments about how the Temple must be built, and how one must go about bringing a sacrifice etc. But there had to be a point when one would simple stand before man’s Creator, just for a moment, just to bask in the light and the depth of that connection. Now of course I’m not saying our work isn’t important. And the past few months have been very important for the ministry of CFI UK as you will see, but we all still need the space and quiet to reflect on Who it is we are serving! By the way… Cheshvan is also a month which has no holidays or special mitzvot (commandment). In Jewish thought, we are taught that it is “reserved” for the time of Mashiach (Messiah), who will inaugurate the third Temple in Cheshvan. Now that’s interesting… how far off are we of the Messiah returning? But for now, we must wait, and treasure the moment.

Why The Rush Already?

So why exactly are the summer months so busy for ministries like Christian Friends of Israel in the UK (CFI)? Well, every year, thousands of Christians attend summer festivals throughout the UK, yet approximately 80% have little understanding of Israel or of the ministry of CFI. This year 20,000 Christians attended the ‘Big Church Day Out South’ where CFI’s Head Office staff Jacob Vince, Ruth Henderson and Lucy Synenko worked. Julia and I worked with Emily Allen (volunteer) at the ‘Big Church Day Out North’ where about 12,000 Christians attended. Up in the Scottish Highlands in July, CFI’s Paul & Mo Hayes (Regional Links) worked at the Refuel Festival on the banks of the River Spey in the Scottish Highlands, where over 1,000 Christians attended.

Also in July and August, CFI was back at New Wine in Somerset. 30,000 Christians attend this event over a two week period. Week One had CFI’s Ruth Henderson and Ann Campbell (volunteer) with Jacob Vince working, while Julia, Matthew and I worked Week Two. Later in August Julia and I worked at the ONE Event festival in Lincoln where around 6000 delegates came. CFI still have the C.R.E. London to come on 16-18 October 2018 – do pray for this event as Moira Dare-Edwards (Regional Link) and CFI staff and Trustees work at the CFI stand. – click here for the free tickets available. In 2017, almost 5,000 attended this CRE (Christian Resource Exhibition).

From the New Wine festival Julia Soakell wrote, “Although we had very few negative responses at all, it would be fair in summary to say, that we need to pray for those who avoided visiting the stand or who think Israel is completely irrelevant to their walk with the Lord and the Church and nation at all.” Both Matthew and I kept the CFI Social Media up-to date various times each day, and Matthew also created a new short video, so do check out our highlights from New Wine, where once again we engaged with thousands of festival visitors. You can view the video by going to our CFI YouTube channel or simply click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_BtmSCWBw4.

So, think about it… Why does Christian Friends of Israel do these summer festivals? Well, approximately 74,000 Christians attended these events, yet roughly 80% knew little about Israel or the ministry of CFI. I would say it is imperative that we make this our focus, and get the truth out.

Why The Media Silence Over The Death of Israelis?

A Palestinian terrorist murdered an Israeli mother and another work colleague on Sunday morning, yet the disgraceful headlines at some news outlets went with totally inaccurate reports, while others like the BBC and Sky News didn't even run the story. CNN reported a ‘workplace shooting’. Really CNN? A Palestinian terrorist ties up a young mother and shoots her in cold blood in Barkan, central Israel. He then murdered another Israeli, a father of three, and CNN report it as a workplace shooting? Should we be surprised? Sadly no, but one wonders how the media would have reacted had it been an Arab Palestinian killed!

The terror attack took place in Barkan, an Israeli town close to Ariel in the Shomron, about 25 kilometres east of Tel Aviv. Kim Levengrond-Yehezkel, a 28-year-old Israeli Jew from Rosh Ha'ayin in Israel was murdered in the terror attack. She leaves behind a husband and a two-year-old baby. Kim was one of two people who were executed in this heinous attack. The name of the other victim is Ziv Hajbi, a 35 year old father. Ziv Hajbi, from Rishon L’Tzion, was a “pure and amazing soul who left behind three children and a wonderful wife”, said his mother Iris.

According to sources Kim Levengrond-Yehezkel was executed by a Muslim Palestinian terrorist who handcuffed her to a chair and shot her. Security forces and Shin Bet agents continue the manhunt for the Palestine Authority resident who perpetrated the attack (a male in his 20s). The Palestinian terrorist, Suleiman, posted on his Facebook Page, “May Allah send the message I am longing for.” Both Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad applauded the attack. “The Hamas movement and the Palestinian people everywhere praise the heroic operation near the Ariel settlement,” Hamas said in a statement. Hamas also handed out sweets to celebrate. Suleiman was employed at the factory were both Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs work together. The terrorist had worked there for the past seven months as an electrician. Please keep the families of Kim Levengrond-Yehezkel and Ziv Hajbi in your prayers.

And Israel Still Bless

Israel have suffered thousands of rockets being fired at their civilians in Israeli towns from Hamas in Gaza; They have suffered many months of Hamas terrorists sending various weapons to burn Israeli farmers’ fields, and yet even as two Israeli Jews were being murdered, literally, Israel continued to stretch out their hand of humanity! On Sunday between Gaza and Israel, 20,829 tons of goods in 639 trucks entered Gaza through Kerem Shalom Crossing. There were 4 ambulance crossings through Erez Crossing and 209 Palestinian Arabs entered Israel from Gaza for humanitarian purposes. On top of this, and despite the fact that Indonesia refuses to conduct diplomatic relations with Israel, the Jewish state has sent water purifiers to the earthquake and tsunami-devastated country, and has also sent a team to help. To view other areas where Israel have often been the first to help, click here:

However, it appears to be a different story when it comes to the Palestinian Authority helping the people of Gaza. According to a report in the ‘liberal’ Haaretz newspaper recently, it was agreed in a meeting of donors to the Gaza Strip that Qatar would pay for fuel for Gaza’s sole power plant, under a UN-brokered deal that seeks to end the severe energy crisis gripping the Palestinian enclave of Gaza. According to the report, Qatar will invest $60 million. The diesel fuel was supposed to enter Gaza last week through the Kerem Shalom crossing. However, the Palestinian Authority contacted the Israeli gas company that provides diesel fuel to both Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip, and threatened to boycott it and stop all purchases if it transferred the fuel to Gaza. The PA warned it would start buying all its fuel and gas from another country, such as Jordan. The PA officials also called UN employees in Gaza who were to physically transfer the fuel and threatened that they would pay a “heavy price” if they showed up to work. In other words, the Palestinian Authority, led by the ‘moderate’ President Mahmoud Abbas, blocked an improvement in the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, primarily to make clear to the whole world that the PA must be involved in any step regarding the territory.

In about two weeks, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Executive Committee will convene and possibly resolve to completely halt all its payments to Gaza, which currently stand at $96 million a month. But who will be blamed? Not the Palestinian leader! Even though Hamas have received billions of dollars in aid already – most from the U.N., most of the money has gone on building tunnels to enable terrorists to attack Israel, along with more money for Hamas rockets. However, due to Abbas’ PA hampering further efforts, and the likelihood that the situation in Gaza will become even grimmer, we can only see the anti-Israel groups and even Hamas themselves blaming Israel yet again.

Nikki Haley, Resigns As US Ambassador To The United Nations

Well, I don’t think any of us saw this one coming – “US Ambassador Nikki Haley – who is a ‘true friend of Israel’ resigns.” USA President Donald Trump has accepted Nikki Haley’s resignation as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. and now many are speculating as to the reason for Ambassador Haley’s resignation as Washington’s envoy to the United Nations, but as I’m writing this report, there has been no official reason given to date for the dramatic move. Major American Jewish groups and top Israeli politicians issued effusive praise of US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley following the announcement of her resignation on Tuesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished Haley well, saying she “led the uncompromising struggle against hypocrisy at the UN, and on behalf of the truth and justice of our country.” The Israel Defence Forces @IDFSpokesperson tweeted, “Thank you @nikkihaley for your service in the @UN and unwavering support for Israel and the truth. The soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces salute you!” Naftali Bennett, Israeli politician and leader of The Jewish Home party tweeted, “Dear Amb @NikkiHaley, on behalf of the Israeli people: Thank you for what you've done for Israel. We will not forget.” Yair Lapid, an Israeli politician and former journalist serving as Chairman of the Yesh Atid party also tweeted, “Nikki Haley is a great friend of Israel and an important voice at the United Nations. She took on the hypocrisy and bias at the UN with conviction and clarity. Thank you @NikkiHaley.”

Without doubt, Nikki Haley has been one of the best, if not THE best U.N. ambassador for decades. Haley identifies herself as a Christian and she is a strong supporter of Israel. She has been fearless about speaking truth to dictators the world over, and to the often corrupt and undemocratic United Nations itself. In her resignation press conference President Trump afforded her the honour of inviting her to sit in the chair in the Oval Office – a chair normally reserved only for visiting heads of state. So what will become of Nikki Haley? One thing is for sure, whoever takes on the role of U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. will have big shoes to fill. But could she actually have resigned because she needs time to plan ‘strategically’ and carefully for a 2024 presidential run? I would not be surprised if Nikki Haley does run for presidency and indeed even became America’s first female president. I for one would welcome that move, and I’m sure Israel would too. David Soakell Media Correspondent Tweet me @David_Soakell

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