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I'm a speaker at the symposium Expanded Animation, part of this years Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria). The one-day event happens on 5th September at the LENTOS Kunstmuseum, followed by two film presentations in the Deep Space Theater on 6th September, 12.30-13.00 and September 7th, 11.30-12.00.
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I'm exhibiting my work at the 5th International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia) from June 10th to 13th, 2014.
Im presenting a Masterclass (25th May 2014 _ 12:30h) and a two-part curated screening Penetrating Surfaces (Part 1: 24th May 2014 _ 21:00h, Part 2: 25th May 2014 _ 19:00h) at the Film Museum Vienna in cooperation with the Vienna Independent Shorts. The two screenings feature more than 30 artists from early digital films to world-premiering works by Zeitguised and Kim Asendorf reflecting on the materially-inherent aesthetic potential of the digital image. For the full artist list and concept click here: Penetrating Surfaces PDF
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By Anna Prior
Aeropostale Inc. (ARO) said President Michael J. Cunningham will be retiring, effective March 29, after more than 12 years at the youth-focused retailer.
Mr. Cunningham will remain on the company's board and his former responsibilities will be divided among existing executives, including Chief Executive Thomas P. Johnson, who will assume responsibilities over information technology, and financial chief Marc D. Miller, who will assume responsibilities over planning and allocation.
"Michael has been a key contributor to the evolution of our business as a multibrand and multinational specialty retailer," said Mr. Johnson, adding that Mr. Cunningham was "instrumental in building Aeropostale's best-in-class financial and business operations."
Mr. Cunningham, meanwhile, said he is confident that the transition of his responsibilities "will be seamless with the current leadership team."
Mr. Cunningham joined the company in August 2000 when there were 200 Aeropostale stores in 27 states, compared with nearly 1,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada today, along with 100 children's stores under the P.S. from Aeropostale brand and a licensing presence in the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
Aeropostale, which operates children's and teen retail chains, has mostly posted weaker profits as its girls' business failed to resonate with shoppers and as it saw stiffer competition from its teen rivals, including higher-end Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF), which became more promotional.
The company in January cut its earnings guidance for the fourth quarter, after it posted lower-than-expected sales and margins amid the critical holiday season.
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Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) expects revenues to be up 9% this year, and 2% by the end of 2013 due to better penetration of bundled products, including video, data and voice. The media giant combined with NBC Universal in 2011 and is now a highly diversified cable and broadcasting company, which has also added to its services segment by widening its footprint in the ad industry.
The media company has managed to mitigate its churn rate, losing only 117,000 subscribers in 3Q, compared to 165,000 for 3Q 2011. Third quarter revenue also grew 15% and operating cash flow expanded 10% on a year over year basis. With close to $10.3 billion in cash, Comcast has the potential to raise its dividend, yielding 1.8%, while continuing strategic acquisitions.
Investments in direct sales have also helped the media company to target new customers, where a new retention policy is boosting conversion to higher-tier services. Last quarter's average revenue per user came in at over $150, up 9% year over year.
Comcast managed to add 100,000 advance service customers and now serves a fourth of the U.S.'s pay TV households. The company sports one of the media industry's best EBITDA margins (33%) and a solid balance sheet, with a debt ratio of 24%. Billionaire Ken Fisher took a new stake in Comcast worth over 11 million shares last quarter (check out Ken Fisher's key buys).
Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), meanwhile, pays the highest dividend of the five media stocks listed at 2.4%, a payout of only 30%. Although Time Warner appears cheap with a forward P/E of 14x, the company has a relatively low 5-year earnings growth rate (13%), and a high debt ratio of 55%.
News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS) has strong appreciative potential following an expected spin-off in 2013. This media stock pays a rather low dividend yield (0.7%), but its low forward P/E (13x) and above-average EPS growth rate (15%) make News Corp one of Comcast's top competitors on the investing front.
How does Comcast compare, then, to two other media giants?
CBS (NYSE: CBS) is also relatively cheap on a forward P/E basis (13X). The company obtains over 50% of revenues from its entertainment division, and has solid mid-level growth (14% 5-year expected CAGR), an attractive EBITDA margin (23%), and a modest debt ratio (23%). With over 4 million shares, David Einhorn owns the biggest stake in CBS amongst the hedge funds we track (check out David Einhorn's top picks).
Disney (NYSE: DIS) is a bit more diversified with solid revenue generation from theme parks and TV networks. Disney has the lowest debt ratio at 20%, but also has the lowest expected 5-year growth rate at 11%. This mediocre growth rate puts Disney's PEG near the upper end of the industry at 1.4. Multi-billionaire George Soros is one of Disney's big name shareholders (see George Soros' newest investments).
Given Comcast's best-in-show growth, profitability and balance sheet, we see it as one of the top media investments as we head into 2013. Comcast's promising dividend yield of 1.8% is also attractive, and that's only a 25% payout of earnings.
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© Museum of Brands and Packaging
The Museum of Brands and Packaging opens its first exhibition since moving to new premises in London with a look the last 200 years of graphic styles to be found in advertising.
All Consuming Styles runs at the museum until February 28 2007 and focuses on the graphic styles of daily fashion – as visualised in the ever changing world of advertising and packaging design.
The exhibition is a mine of contemporary advertisements, promotional material, magazines and a variety of social ephemera ranging from the packing used to promote velvet skin tablets to packaging for cream crackers.
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Through these items the variety and diversity of fashion is illustrated, with each era being accompanied by information about its social context to add a further flavour of the time.
During Victorian times song sheets widely recorded the arrival of the latest fashions of the day such as bloomers and the crinoline skirt. Later in the Edwardian period, the picture postcard ridiculed the new outfits that were developed for motoring and the arrival of the harem skirt.
By the 1920s the arrival of the young flappers manifested itself in a wide range of advertising design, while the 1940s wartime period was awash with magazine covers depicting patriotic girls doing their duty.
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The 1950s, with its plethora of advertising imagery showing happy housewives testing the latest kitchen gadget or embracing the new DIY era, was the last great heyday of commercial art and from the 1960s the photographic image began to proliferate.
Many of the images are of course highly idealised but it is still possible to see throughout the displays the changes in women's roles – from the domestic servant, suffragette and WWI factory girl to the supposedly liberated time that followed the Swinging Sixties.
The exhibition concludes with a vibrant display of fashion magazines of the last two centuries that concentrates the evolving art and fashion styles into one great evolutionary sweep.
Home to thousands of items, the museum celebrates and explores our consumer society through the everyday items that we take for granted – from motorcars, sweet wrappers, televisions and branded groceries.


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Fidelio's real name is Leonore. Disguised as a man, she is hired by the jailer Rocco. Her beloved Florestan, the archenemy of the powerful Don Pizarro, is a prisoner in this jail. When minister Don Fernando gives notice that he is coming for an inspection, Pizarro orders the death of Florestan. Fidelio/Leonore digs the grave of her beloved in his cell, always hoping that she can prevent the murder. This succeeds at the last second. An opera about invincible hope.
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Recently I came across The B Team, which is hoping to move world-wide business in a positive direction. The B Team describes itself as a "not-for-profit initiative that has been formed by a group of global business leaders to create a future where the purpose of business is to be a driving force for social, environmental and economic benefit."
The continued dismal performance of the UK economy is entirely consistent with the predictions of those of us who have argued consistently for the last two years that premature fiscal consolidation would be severely contractionary in the short term, and risked doing significant long-term economic and social damage.
IMF economists have finally acknowledged what politicians have long denied. They have shown that austerity policies implemented by politicians and demanded by financial markets are severely damaging to what economists define as 'growth'. Ultimately, argues the IMF, these policies are self-defeating. As most thinking people now recognise, rather than repairing the broken and bankrupt economies of the world, austerity is making matters worse.
With the iTunes festival taking over Camden's Roundhouse, artists from all over the world have been bought together to take to the stage in the Capital. As one of the most talented and humble guys in the music industry, Labrinth has had an extraordinary year. With his album 'Electronic Earth' making steady waves, he has bounced his way across the main stages of the biggest festivals this summer.
Today, 10 September, Nesta is publishing a report which argues that the debate over growth is missing a vital point. Fixing the economy in the short term is only half the battle. If we want the UK to return to growth, we need to look at what has gone wrong with the main driver of growth: our capacity to innovate.


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CitiXsys products and solutions are used by over 4000+ customers worldwide. With vertical focus toward Retail Management, Retail POS, Supply Chain Management and Inventory Management Software capabilities, the products are designed to extend core functionality of SAP suite of applications like SAP Business One, SAP All-in-One and SAP R3 ERP.
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iVend Retail
iVend Retail from CitiXsys Technologies is an SAP certified fully integrated Retail Management Suite. The solution caters from single store to multi store retail chain companies, integrating all aspects of the retail business ranging from head office functions to back office and in store operations.
iVend Retail is the core building block of iVend Retail Management Suite and delivers a solution that is configurable, flexible, and easy to implement.
iVend eCommerce
iVend eCommerce is an eCommerce, mCommerce platform allowing retailers to offer their products on the web. With its seamless integration with iVend Retail, shoppers can conduct their business on the web in the same way as is done at the physical store – imparting customers a unified experience – where they have access to all products, images, virtual studios, promotions, & schemes. This application is not limited to retail and can be extensively used by industries like manufacturers and distributors for listing their products and services.
iVend Mobile
iVend Mobile is an application running on a touch-based hardware platform which functions like a mobile POS & acts as a queue buster avoiding an interminable wait at the cashier. This handheld "register" is connected to iVend Retail Server which interfaces with the backend enterprise data.
Through this integrated solution, retailers have access to all core point of sale functionalities from a Mobile Device, encouraging shoppers to buy more.
iVend Loyalty
iVend Loyalty is a points & rewards management application designed to significantly improve customer retention by bringing them continuously back and improve customer satisfaction levels. iVend Loyalty is seamlessly integrated with iVend Retail and can integrate with any Business Management or Retail application using its APIs. Flexible Loyalty Plans with multiple redemption features make iVend Loyalty an imperative solution not only for the Retail Industry, but also for non-consumer industries like manufacturing and not-for-profit organizations.
iVend Analytics
iVend Analytics is a set of pre-packaged, shrink-wrapped Business Intelligence dashboards for the Retail Industry. iVend Analytics seamlessly integrates into iVend Retail and leverages transactional data of the retail environment to generate context-specific detailed insight which is functional & actionable. Retail specific intuitive dashboards provide strategic and tactical insights for faster and effective decision-making. iVend Analytics run on any browser, iPhone/iPad or any Android device.
Business Intelligence for Business One
iView – Business Intelligence for Business One utilizes cutting edge technology and offers intuitive dashboards across business functions of SAP Business One. iView converts data into meaningful and actionable information. It makes a business more competitive by enabling informed decision making well in time. The ready to use dashboards integrate seamlessly with SAP Business One and iVend Retail, dramatically reducing the effort required to start using them.These existing dashboards can be customized as per requirements and additional dashboards can be created for specific customer needs and scenarios.
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Item Matrix is a product variants management solution designed for companies that sell, manage or procure items that have similar attributes such as size, color or style. A matrix item structure is identified by a parent item and categorized by child items having similar attributes. Item Matrix is a solution offering that is seamlessly integrated with SAP Business One. It extends the single level item definition schema of SAP Business One and allows creation of variants and child items to a parent item.
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The InterCompany Solution for SAP Business One enables businesses to manage intercompany transactions and financial consolidation that affect more than one company within a group of companies by automatically replicating corresponding transactions across multiple company databases. InterCompany Solution for SAP Business One utilizes the proven and cutting edge B1i integration technology from SAP. Reducing the need of "always connected over Internet", it allows subsidiaries to conduct business independently and yet maintain data integrity at the central level.
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Only fragments of this ancient text exist, but one of them gives you the low down on Orion.
In this epic poem, Odysseus has an Orion sighting when he swings by the Underworld to consult with the seer, Tiresias.
Diodorus claims in his ancient poem that Orion was the biggest, strongest hero of all time. (We wonder what Heracles would have to say about that.)
Orion gets a few shout-outs (mostly as a constellation) in this collection of ancient poems.
Yup, Orion can walk on water. At least that's what Apollodorus says in this ancient text.
Orion gets caught up in a love triangle with Artemis and Eos in this opera.
In this series of science fiction novels, Orion is reinvented as an eternal warrior fighting against a dark enemy through time and space. (Sounds cool.)
Blind Orion appears in an opera within an opera, where his searching for the sun is used as a metaphor for modern science.


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It's been 70 years since these two people first met, and now they are tieing the knot. Peter Cassity met Patricia Adams in the fourth grade after sending her a Valentine's Day card that she never received. It read, "Happy Valentines, I love you, Pete Cassity."
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42 U.S. Code § 3505d - National Health Professional Shortage Clearinghouse
(a) Establishment; function
There is established in the Department of Health and Human Services a National Health Professional Shortage Clearinghouse. It shall be the function of the Clearinghouse to provide information to, and maintain listings of,
(b) Information and listing services available without charge
Information and listing services performed by the Clearinghouse shall be provided free of charge to all interested health professionals and to all communities and groups within the areas determined by the Secretary under section 294n (f) [1] of this title to have a shortage of and need for health professionals.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to establish, operate, and maintain the Clearinghouse created by subsection (a) of this section.
[1] See References in Text note below.
Source(Pub. L. 92–157, title II, § 202,Nov. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 461; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b),Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 101–597, title IV, § 401(d),Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3035.)
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Section 294n of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original a reference to section 741 of act July 1, 1944. Section 741 of that Act was omitted in the general revision of subchapter V of this chapter by Pub. L. 102–408, title I, § 102,Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 1994. Pub. L. 102–408enacted a new section 776 of act July 1, 1944, relating to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, which was classified to section 294n of this title and was subsequently renumbered section 2692 and transferred to section 300ff–111 of this title.
Change of Name
"Department of Health and Human Services" substituted for "Department of Health, Education, and Welfare" in subsec. (a) pursuant to section 509(b) ofPub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508 (b) of Title 20, Education.
1990—Pub. L. 101–597substituted "National Health Professional Shortage Clearinghouse" for "National Health Manpower Shortage Clearinghouse" in section catchline and subsec. (a).
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A three year program of study in preparation for certification by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
For physicians who wish to specialize in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery.
A one-year fellowship in complex laparoscopic surgery, with a focus on pelvic pain. There is an option of two years for those wishing to pursue an academic career.


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2008 Season Recap: Mark DeRosa
When I came up with the SWP stat (Scrappy, White People for your new peeps), I had guys like Mark DeRosa in mind. He's not particularly athletic. He doesn't have a lot of hype or name recognition. He does the little things well but rarely makes highlight plays. He fits in at multiple positions and could often be considered a "grinder". Not to mention he is a whitey.
But then 2008 happened and had to ruin all of that.
D-Ro hit .285 over 149 games (505 AB's) with a .376 OBP and 21 dingers. He also had 30 doubles and a .857 OPS.
Marky Mark did fulfill a bit of his natural scrappiness though, as Uncle Lou had him step away from second base and play a little right field (as well as a few other positions) from time to time.
You could consider several different people for the Cubs MVP in 2008, and DeRosa should be one of them. He filled in the gaps when needed, he hit for power, he was clutch at times and the ladies swooned over him. Okay, that last part didn't help the Cubs too much, but I'm sure it's a nice ego stroke (among other things).
I remember very early in the Cubs season – during spring training I think – I saw two guys wearing Cubs jerseys around town. The first guy had an authentic Jason Marquis uniform. If that statement was a clue on Jeopardy!, the answer would be: What is the best way to throw away $100 while simultaneously losing the respect of your peers. The other guy, however, was wearing a DeRosa jersey. I thought to myself, "That's like buying Adam Kennedy's jersey." Oh my how I was wrong.
In the wake of arguably his best season as a major leaguer, a lot of Cubs fans are speculating trade deals packing DeRosa with some other players. At 33, one would expect D-Ro's numbers only to decline from here and it seems the smart move is to deal him while his value is at its highest. But answer me this my friends, where would the Cubs have been last year without him? He might not be a superstar next season (Hell, he might not even be good) but he won't be a liability. He can fill in when needed and hit practically anywhere in the order.
Of course if it helped bring Jake Peavy or a nice left-handed RF to Chicago then I'd be the first to boot his ass out of town…I mean that in the nicest way possible of course.
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to see DeRosa stick with the Cubs, but in the role of a super-sub. It's not a knock on DeRosa, it's just because of all the points you made Kyle. His versatility is a plus that few players have and DeRosa may be too expensive in this role but he would offer Piniella great flexibility. If "Mighty Mike" Fontenot or the Twirly Bird struggle, not to mention occasionally spelling Ramirez, DeRosa provides a valuable and productive replacement.
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agreed. ESPECIALLY in an injury situation (*cough* Soriano), we have a proficient hitter, a decent defensive replacement, and a good bat off the bench.
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First of all how can a guy be "not particularly athletic" but A) be a professional athlete and 2) be adept at multiple positions?
And in MDR's case, have played QB at Penn (or was it Penn State? I always forget).
And while I don't think you can build a team around a "guy like DeRosa", or that you even want more than one or two in your starting lineup, I think he is more than adequate at 2B.
Would we like players who are "more than adequate"? Of course we would. But you are not going to fill an entire lineup card w/ all-stars, and 2B is the LEAST of this team's worries.
Put me down for a lefty CF (it's sure be nice to leave Fuku in right) or RF, and if I can get greedy I am certainly a member of the "Soriano should not hit leadoff" camp.
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The Best Option in Sporting Goods
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The sporting goods market has experienced significant growth lately, and the emergence of performance apparel and America's push to be healthy has helped retailers along. Lets take a look our competitors for the top sporting good company that you should have in your portfolio.
*Sports Authority was bought out in 2011 and remains a big player in the sporting goods industry*
Not much separates these stocks except size. It's always a plus to have a dividend in my book (Dick's and Big 5), and it's certainly a positive for Hibbett and Dick's not having any debt, but at the same time it's not like the others are floundering. Lets move on to some more telling statistics:
All of these stocks have been on a run lately along with the market, sitting within 15% of their 52-week high. Also, we can see the growth in this industry is not slowing down, and I would be happy with any of these growth rates.
Though gun reform is in the early stages of legislation, it is a concern for Cabela's. Guns and firearms made up 41% of Cabela's sales in 2011, so it is important that they continue to do well in this area. Dick's has already suspended the sales of certain guns after the Sandy Hook shooting, possibly just as a sign of respect, but no date has been given for returning them to shelves.
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Although I feel the industry as a whole will continue to do well, my top stock in the sporting goods industry is Hibbett Sports. They have a great balance sheet with no debt, and are also planning to open 60 stores in 2013 (Dicks is opening 5). With a ROE of 30 the future looks pretty exciting for Hibbett. According to CEO Micky Newsome "Our absolute focus is rural areas," and with over 400 potential new markets identified this leaves even more room to grow. Hibbett also uses a different strategy from Dick's, in that the areas Hibbett selects to build stores in have little to no competition. Other companies aren't interested in splitting up these small markets, and Hibbett specifically selects areas away from competitors. According to Newsome, the stores occupy small and narrow spaces, average 5,000 square feet, and bring in around $162 per square foot in sales.
The performance of the sporting goods industry runs closely with that of the economy. If people dont have extra money to spend buying new equipment or name brand apparel, it's an easy thing to cut out. With America riding the healthy trend at the moment it looks like a great time to get in on the suppliers to this trend.
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Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a condition in which the blood passes unequally between identical twins that share a placenta (monochorionic). Monochorionic twins are a type of identical twins that share a placenta. Within the shared placenta are blood vessels that connect the blood supply of the two fetuses, allowing blood to flow between the twins. In about 15 percent of monochorionic, diamniotic (two amniotic sacs) twins, the blood flow becomes unbalanced, leading to a condition known as Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS).
In twin-twin transfusion syndrome, the smaller twin (donor) pumps blood to the larger twin (recipient), causing the recipient twin to receive too much blood and the donor to receive too little. The increased volume of blood causes the recipient twin to produce more than the usual amount of urine, which can result in a large bladder, too much amniotic fluid (known as polyhydramnios) and hydrops, a prenatal form of heart failure. The donor twin produces less than the usual amount of urine, resulting in low or no amniotic fluid surrounding it (oligohydramnios) and a small or absent bladder. Without intervention, the condition can be fatal for both twins.
The most important step in evaluating a twin pregnancy for twin-twin transfusion syndrome is to determine whether the twins share a single placenta. Ultrasounds early in the pregnancy (first trimester) are best at making this distinction. Other features of TTTS include same fetal sex, and a size and amniotic fluid volume difference between the two fetuses. An anomalous twin may mimic a "stuck" twin. Selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR) is a related condition that involves the same shared placenta, but different vascular connections between the two babies. A detailed sonographic assessment rules out any structural anomalies and helps to guide an individualized treatment plan.
With our growing understanding of twin-twin transfusion syndrome as a primarily cardiovascular disorder, it is also important to obtain a thorough assessment of the fetal cardiovascular system. Families visiting CHOP's Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment are scheduled for a comprehensive, one-day evaluation that will require some or all of these tests:
Management of twin-twin transfusion syndrome may include any of the following:
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text: Mark Neely's first book, Beasts of the Hill, won the FIELD Poetry Prize and was published by Oberlin College Press in 2012. He is also the author of a chapbook, Four of a Kind (Concrete Wolf, 2010). His poems have appeared in Boulevard, Indiana Review, Salt Hill, FIELD, North American Review, Columbia Poetry Review and elsewhere. He received his BA from The University of Illinois, and his MFA from The University of Alabama, where he was poetry editor of the Black Warrior Review. He is an Associate Professor of English at Ball State University, and the editor of The Broken Plate. He lives in Muncie, Indiana with his wife—writer Jill Christman—and their two children.


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Ectopic heartbeat
Ectopic heartbeat is an irregularity of the heart rate and heart rhythm involving extra or skipped heartbeats.
Alternative Names
PVB (premature ventricular beat); Premature ventricular contraction; Premature beats; PVC (premature ventricular contraction); Extrasystole
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Ectopic heartbeats are small variations in an otherwise normal heartbeat that causes an irregular pulse. They may occur without an obvious cause and are usually harmless.
Sometimes they are associated with chemical (electrolyte) problems in the blood, which need treatment. They can also happen with ischemia caused by a decrease in blood supply to the heart. They may also occur in patients with diseases involving heart muscle disease.
Ectopic beats may be caused or made worse by excessive smoking, alcohol consumption, caffeine, certain medications such as stimulants, and some illicit drugs.
Ectopic beats are rare in children who do not have congenital heart disease. Most extra heartbeats in children are premature atrial contractions (PACs), which are almost always benign.
In adults, ectopic beats are common. Their causes should be investigated even if it turns out that no treatment is needed.
Symptoms include:
- Feeling your heart beat (palpitations)
- Feeling like your heart stopped or skipped a beat
- Feeling of occasional, forceful beats
Note: There may be no symptoms.
Signs and tests
A physical examination may show an occasional, irregular pulse, but if the ectopic beats do not occur frequently, your doctor may not detect them during a physical exam.
Blood pressure is usually normal.
The following tests may be done:
- Continuous ambulatory cardiac monitoring (Holter monitor or patient-activated recording device)
- Coronary angiography
- Echocardiogram
Most ectopic heartbeats do not require treatment. The condition is treated if your symptoms are severe or if the extra beats occur very frequently.
An underlying cause, if discovered, may also require treatment.
Expectations (prognosis)
Ectopic heartbeats are generally benign, requiring no treatment. Occasionally, they may indicate an increased risk for other cardiac arrhythmias.
- Ventricular tachycardia (occasionally)
- Other arrhythmias (occasionally)
Note: There usually are no complications.
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if you have persistent palpitations, or palpitations with chest pain or other symptoms.
Also call your health care provider if you have this condition and your symptoms worsen or do not improve with treatment.
Limiting caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco may reduce the risk and frequency of ectopic heartbeats in certain people. Exercise often helps those who are inactive.
Olgin JE. Approach to the patient with suspected arrhythmias. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap. 61.
Toth PP, Shammas NW, Dippel EJ, Foreman B. Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias. In: Rakel RE. Textbook of Family Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2007:chap. 39.
Reviewed By: Issam Mikati, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Director, Northwestern Clinic Echocardiography Lab, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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The owner told me one broke, so he cut them down and put them back on the limbs to ensure there wont be problems caused by the holes in the limbs. He said that apparently the suppressor arms did break on other Envy's.
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BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) — School of Harmony founder Charles Lee Hicks wants students in southern West Virginia to have the same musical opportunities as students at Yale School of Music and Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
The school is on its way to becoming an All-Steinway School of Distinction, one of only 30 in the world.
Last week, Patricia Neeper of the Steinway Gallery of Pittsburgh praised the School of Harmony for its commitment to the arts and students and said their application for the Steinway distinction has been approved.
"I have never felt so welcomed, in any institution in my over 30 years of representing Steinway and Sons, than I have from the moment I walked in the door of the School of Harmony," said Neeper, whose mother is a West Virginia native.
Founded in Manhattan by German immigrant Henry Engelhard Steinway in 1853, the company was the developer of the modern piano, according to Neeper.
Neeper had first visited the school at Womack's request in July to see if the center could qualify as a Steinway school.
"When I was driving home, after being so amazed at this diamond of a school, I thought it's pretty much what Henry Engelhard Steinway had in mind when he started Steinway and Sons," said Neeper. "His mission was to build pianos that would allow pianists to fulfill their art.
"So the similarities here touched me and touched my heart," she added. "I said, 'Here is a program that should be recognized as one of the finest community art schools in the world.'"
She expressed admiration for Harmony's "Music Mobile" program that buses music lessons to tuition students in rural places — much like the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. (Neeper has worked with artist Yoko Ono, Lennon's widow, on arts education programs, but Hicks was unaware of the John Lennon tour bus when Harmony staff began its own musical bus.)
On Sept. 27, Hicks announced, the school will kick-off a campaign to raise $750,000 to purchase brand new Steinway grand pianos for all piano teaching studios and performance areas, in addition to buying new Steinway upright pianos for all other instrumental and vocal teaching areas.
Steinway pianos are found in virtually every college and university where music programs are offered, Hicks said.
"One of my goals as director of the School of Harmony is to look for ways to improve the quality of our musical instruction, and to have high-quality musical instruction, you have to have the highest-quality instruments possible," Womack said.
Steinway pianos are the official choice of major orchestras and music festivals, including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and the Boston Symphony, said Womack.
Becoming an All-Steinway School opens the pathway for many activities and connections in the worldwide community of music, he added.
Neeper explained that Steinway and Sons has a 160-year history of building pianos that are used by world-class pianists worldwide, and West Virginia walnut wood is used to craft Steinway pianos.
Lewisburg resident Barbara Nissman is a Steinway artist, joining the ranks of Lang Lang, Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, Billy Joel and Harry Connick, Jr.
The West Virginia connection doesn't end there, as Neeper said Beckley Area Foundation Director Susan Landis told her recently.
Landis told Neeper that a former Beckleyan works in the world-famous Steinway New York Concert and Artist Department, and Neeper discovered that the director of international sales is an alum of Marshall University.
"We certainly have ties to this wonderful state," said Neeper. "And we have a mission for the School of Harmony to bring excellence here to the school and community as a whole."
The school plans Steinway pianos for its primary teaching areas and Steinway grand pianos for the performance areas.
"We will also have a Steinway-certified technician — not just anyone can tune these pianos," explained Womack.
Donors, depending on the size of qualifying donations, may have anything from a plaque designating their part in securing a piano, a classroom honoring their name for donation of an entire piano, or the program as a whole permanently named in honor of them or an intended music patron.
The school invites businesses and individuals with a passion for continuing music education to participate in their program. Donations to the 501(c)3-designated organization are tax-deductible.
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., sent a letter congratulating Harmony staff.
"The faculty, staff and students of the School of Harmony have truly made Raleigh County and our entire state proud," Manchin wrote. "I wish you all the best of luck for what is sure to be a bright future."
The official campaign to raise $750,000 for purchase and maintenance of the Steinway pianos will begin on Sept. 27.
For more information on the School of Harmony All-Steinway School of Distinction drive, contact Womack at 304-253-3095.
Information from: The Charleston Gazette, http://www.wvgazette.com


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Hiring a promotional model for your business can advance your products more than you think. There are many companies where the CEO is the face of the company. However, you may to be that kind of person. If you want to stay behind the camera, you need to hire promotional models to be the face of your business. You are familiar with models who are popular in modern culture, and you need to make sure that you can create a campaign that people will take notice of.
The Campaign
You must decide if you need a woman or a man to be the face of your campaign. The campaign hinges on picking the person that is going to sell the campaign the best. You want to make sure you use a promotional model who would either use the product or purchase the product.
Your promotional model should have a personality that is sales-like like these girls from Cover Girl Promotional Models for example, and your model should be someone who people will find trustworthy. It is not enough to hire the most attractive person you can find. You must hire someone that everyone will find cute. A cute person is someone that customers will want to be around, and a cute person is someone who looks good in the attire for their promotions.
The Uniform
The uniform you put your promotional model in should look perfect on them. The uniform speaks to customers because the uniform is something they might see when they visit your business. Also, the uniform may be a continuation of your logo and branding scheme. You can dress your promotional model in white if your logo is mostly white, and you can dress your model in red if your logo is mostly red. The uniform can be simple or sexy depending on what you need in your campaign.
Their Speeches
When you hire promotional models, they are going to speak for your company on all fronts. The model's voice will be in radio ads, and they will be featured in all your marketing. You are making your company about your products, services and this one person. The promotional model is someone people can identify with, and that identification makes your company seem more human.
When you are creating marketing campaigns, you need to hire promotional models who will speak for your company so that you do not have to be in front of the camera. You can change an actor's life when you make them your promotional model, and you can create a face for your business that people will want to buy from.


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Targeted Combinations for Metastatic Kidney Cancer
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Principal Investigators
Why This Trial Is Important
Two drugs that target multiple tyrosine kinase proteins - sorafenib and sunitinib - and the drug temsirolimus, which inhibits a protein called mTOR, have been approved by the FDA for advanced kidney cancer. Additionally, treatment with a biological agent called bevacizumab, which inhibits the growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) to tumors by targeting a protein called VEGF, has shown promising results in a phase III trial. While all of these agents are effective in delaying the progression of kidney cancer, none are yet curative for advanced disease, and the relative importance of the molecular targets of these drugs in the biology of kidney tumors is not yet known.
In this trial, doctors are testing different combinations of bevacizumab, sorafenib, and temsirolimus in patients with metastatic kidney cancer. Like bevacizumab, sorafenib and temsirolimus inhibit angiogenesis, but they also inhibit other processes thought to be important in kidney cancer progression.
"In this trial, we're testing three different combinations of these agents against each other and against single-agent therapy with bevacizumab," said Dr. Flaherty. "We're trying to determine which combination looks most promising, so we can advance it to a phase III clinical trial that might establish the standard of care for this disease."
Who Can Join This Trial
Study Site and Contact Information
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Everything was going well. I was beginning to get over my father's death. I had nice friends and a Lovely grandmother. But most of all I had him. He was the reason why I was becoming stronger and more confident in my choices. But things were slowly becoming undone. ... More people were dieing and I was soon to be next. My life was in danger, the notes, the warnings, the threats, were all becoming real. He was toying with me. My life was a sick twisted game to him. This wasn't right! I knew he wouldn't stop until he finally got his hands on me.
Chapter 1: The moving Crew, and Kalon Michaels.
I awoke that morning feeling sick to my stomach. I turned over in my sheets and pulled them over my head. I felt something chunky and squishy rising in m my stomach. I sat straight up and I placed my hand over my mouth. I ran from my bed and yanked my bedroom door open. I rushed into the bathroom and hurled my guts out. I held my hair up with one hand and kept my hair from mixing with the vomit. I hurled again in the toilet and let out a small groan. Slowly I reached for the small metal flusher. I pulled my head back and leaned against the white wall of nana's bathroom. Dad's dream had made me sick. I dreamt of him again, but I dreamt of the day he died. The way his dark brown eyes, just seemed to stare at nothing. The smell of his blood was unsettling. I remembered when he first died I always awoke with me throwing up. Sometimes I didn't make it to the bathroom.
"Lena? Are you up?" nana asked from downstairs. "The movers are finally here. Come on!" she yelled loud enough for me to hear.
"Okay." I managed to get out. I pulled myself to the sink and gargled my mouth out. I splashed water on my face and moved from the bathroom. I went back into my room and grabbed Embry's clean jacket off of my suitcase and pulled it on. I had on a peach spaghetti strapped shirt, and men bedroom pants. The long kind. Me and Nana had cleaned everything up in my room to make space for my old stuff from Florida. Finally my stuff was here and I missed it with a fierce passion. Before I left I had everything arranged and packed for me to be shipped up here. I looked over at my alarm clock and saw that it was 12 in the afternoon. I had been up most of the night worrying about, the wolf's safety and wondering if the wolf had killed both of those guys. I shook my head, making the thoughts scatter away and slowly I made my way down the stairs and pulled on my sneakers at the door. I felt that familiar tug in my heart and I felt a smile come on my face. Embry. I missed him. Even though I saw him yesterday morning it still felt long and torturous. Before I walked outside I looked in the mirror across from the grandfather's clock. The mirror was oval shaped and had a unique bronze frame that looped around the glass. I looked into it and saw my eyes dark and a bit red. My black hair was down and it didn't help but make my face look even more paler. I still had the bandage on my neck. I decided to take the bandage off of my neck and let the wound get some rainy air. I looked at the two small dark scabs that were forming in the tiny dotted holes.
"Gross." I whispered. My neck still felt sore, and it was red and slightly puffy. I felt my anger build towards the men who had done this to me. I wish I was strong enough to whip their narrow butt's. but I was human. They were vampires. Incredibly strong vampires at that. I still had trouble believing they existed.
"Lena! Come on!" nana yelled from outside. I snapped out of my reverie and pulled the front door open. I wiped a shaky hand across my forehead trying to shake the nauseous feeling that was coming on. Today it wasn't so bad. The sun was still floating behind the clouds but I could see parts of the blue sky here and there. I looked out onto the road and saw the huge white moving truck sitting on the side of the road. Nana was standing on the side of it while pressing a button to make the ramp go up slowly. I walked up to nana and smiled a little.
"Morning." I tried to say in an even tone. Nana looked at me and her deep brown eyes widened.
"Lena, you don't look well." she said placing her hand on my cheek. I blushed a little and looked at her. Her silver hair was still in a braid and she had on her knitted sweater with her khaki Dockers on.
"Bad dream." I whispered tapping her hand. I moved away from her hand and saw four people in the truck already. I could see my brown boxes and my dresser and other things deep within the truck. I smiled knowing I would be close to home a little. I moved back so nana could make the ramp go up and put the boxes on. I noticed a face within the four bodies and recognized Quil. Another face came into view and I saw Jared moving a box down to the edge of the truck. My heart did a little leap hoping Embry would be with them.
"Nana you asked Quil them to help us with my stuff?" I asked pushing my hair behind my shoulders. Nana gave me a look and she raised a silver eyebrow.
"I told you we needed muscle to move your stuff." Nana said bumping my shoulder with hers. I laughed a little, and turned around. I began looking for Embry, wandering where he could be. I looked in front of the truck and didn't see him. I walked to the other side of it and still didn't see him. But I did see Quil's blue Volts Wagon. I groaned a little and finally decided to help them with my stuff. I hopped up on the truck and stopped when I saw Quil carry a massive box inside my house. Without any help! I shook my head and moved to the back.
"Hey Seth, Collin, Jared, Paul" I said as they all pushed a box to the edge of the truck.
"Hey." The all said while moving the boxes. I stopped in the middle and turned towards them.
"You guys really don't have to do this. you've done enough." I said guiltily. They had already saved my life once and now they were helping me move my stuff. This was too much. Seth stopped pushing the box and looked at me through the darkness of the truck.
"It's fine. Besides Ms. Louise said grilled cheese sandwiches are in it for us!" Seth said excitedly. I smiled knowing the feeling and taste of nana's grilled cheese sandwiches.
"Say no more." I smiled while walking to the back. I pulled Embry's jacket over my shoulder and bent down to grab one of the small boxes. I felt a warm hand wrap around my waist and jumped up and spun around on my heels. I swung my hand out to find it only for my hand to be caught in an even hotter hand.
"Damn you act fast." said an all too familiar voice. My heartbeat didn't even attempt to slow down when I looked into those chocolate chip speck eyes.
"Embry! You big goohooga!! You scared me." I exclaimed. I unclenched my fist in Embry's warm palm and laced my fingers through his. Embry's face became serious and he brought our hands down to his side.
"I'm sorry." he said sincerely. "You must be still edgy." he stated. I knew he was talking about the other night and I didn't say anything for a minute. I shook my head and smiled a little.
"Were you hiding in here the entire time?" I asked stepping up to him. I could see his hair was falling into his eyes and I smiled liking how he looked like a bad boy.
"Yeah. It wouldn't have been any fun just waiting for you at the door." he said.
"It would have been even better with you walking down the street shirtless in slow motion." I said while laughing and liking that image. He laughed along with me.
"I'll try that some day." he whispered into my ear. His arm was wrapped around my waist and his hot breath sweeping across my ear was making me dizzy. And just like that Embry made me feel safe. I didn't feel so nauseous like earlier, I didn't feel so shaken by dad's death.
"You took your bandage off." Embry said pulling away from me. I could see the seriousness that was creeping into his face. I looked away and reached for a lock of my hair. I begin twirling my hair around my finger nervously.
"The bandage got wet when I showered, and this morning it started to smell." I said meeting his eyes. He bent down and kissed my neck gently. I felt my heart kick into overdrive from his scent, let alone his lips touching my bare skin.
"Lena! What are you doing back there?" I heard nana ask curiously. Quickly Embry and I pulled away from each other. Even though we were completely hidden by the darkness of the truck, I still felt I needed to respect nana while she was close by.
"The box was hard to grab." I lied nervously. Embry picked up a big box and I picked up a smaller one. Once I was out the truck nana gave me a funny look when she saw Embry come out behind.
"I can imagine you grabbing something else." Nana said chuckling to herself. I widened my eyes at nana and nearly dropped my box.
"You bad lady!" I said while walking up to the house. She laughed and sat down in her lawn chair. I shook my head. I was about to go inside when I saw someone getting out of a car. Embry stopped behind me and I could feel him staring at me. The person came into view and I dropped my box. His black hair was cut short, and his native skin was toned nicely on him. His chest was wide and firm. He wore a white button down shirt and his jeans fitted his waist neatly.
"Dad?" I whispered taking a step forward. The dim glow of La Push's sun shined on the man's face. I felt my soul go hopeful and eager for my father to be alive again. I recognized his face. I moved my eyes up to the man's and took a step back. His eyes were a light brown. My father's own were a dark brown, and he had a blue line going around his irises. It wasn't my father. But I knew why he looked so much like my father. It was my brother.
"Kalon?" I whispered.
(W/N: Remeber whe Lola Chan and Terra were telling Kayliee about themselves? She mentioned she had a brother. Well Yeah, he's back and he's making Kayliee go insane. So what do you Ladies think of the first chapter?)
P.s. Instead of Author's note. Im putting WRITERS note. Mainly because I didnt create majority of the characters. etc etc. you all know. hehe Im shutting up now!
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soooo glad u did a sequel just found link in my inbox loved the last story this is awesome too.update soon
Awww such a good chapter! Glad Kayliee has finally given up holding that grudge and forgave him!
What the french toast happened between Kalon and Sam!? *gasp* have they peed on the same tree? XD lol!!!
loved it, as always and can't wait for more! ^ ^
Lala & Her weird Self-
Jacob: I want to be human.
Me: You are human.
Jacob: You know what I mean fragile writer!
Me: OH! So do you wanna give me your wolf spirit?!
Jacob: I'm not that desperate.
Me: *glares at the secret alpha* Oh your gunna be desperate when Edward gets Bella pregnant!
Jacob: *Snarls* WHAT?!
Me: Don't worry, some good will come of it…..
Chapter 12- Legends of a Tricked Chief.
Part 2- Finale
"What the hell was that about?" I asked finally deciding to discuss why he just looked like he wanted to murder Sam. The very Sam he's never even met. I heard my brother click his seatbelt on and I heard him take another deep breath. I stopped behind a line of cars at a red light. I turned to face my brother, who had dark circles forming underneath his brown eyes.
"Chiefs." My brother began in an out of breath tone. " Other Chiefs, cant be around each other without wanting to kill the other one." he whispered still trying to catch his breath. I frowned at that and shook my head.
"So if you and Sam ever cross paths again, your going to feel the need to kill the other?" I asked raising an eyebrow. My brother nodded as he leaned on the car window, pressing his forehead against the cool window.
"Well that's not good." I mainly said to myself than him. I thought about what I had just been informed and frowned again. "But I thought you guys were brothers. Brothers don't, well not all brothers, feel the need to murder the other on the spot." I said looking forward to see if the light had changed. No such luck. My brother gave me a humorless rusty laugh.
"No. If anything were more likely distant, distant, cousins." he said turning to face me now. "Our legends are much different from theirs." I heard a car honk behind me and I jumped in my seat. I looked up and saw the light had changed and the cars were pulling off one by one. I took my foot off the break and mashed the petal of the Dodge truck and angled it to turn down a street.
"How so?" I asked making sure the blinker was on. The heaters in the truck whipped through out the four door truck and warmed me up to delight.
"In our legends, the Wolf comes to us for help. The wolf was wounded and loosing a lot of blood when he came to our Chief Malkhan . The wolf was also the chief of his people, but he had lost the battle against his spiteful brother Kholon. His brother had overrun the village with his mean and heartless men at his side, who might I say were wolves as well, held his people and wife captive and did as he pleased. The Wolf bargained with the man that he would allow the human chief to use his body whenever he needed the wolf for battle." Kalon told the Legend with the same pride and admiration, that Sam had used when he told the legends. I nodded my head signaling him that I was following his every word. I turned down the streets of La Push and listened as he continued. "Chief Malkhan was a kind and patient man, so he agreed to it. The Chief gathered eight of his finest Warriors and met at Dawn with the other Wolf who had brought eight of his best wolves in his pack. The men entered the spirit world and took the bodies of the wolves, each of them sharing and connecting mind body and soul with the beast. But it was a trick." Kalon said rubbing his hands on his worn out jeans, he frowned and shook his head. He reminded me of someone who used to do that. But the thought quickly faded away as my brother spoke again. "It was a carefully planned trick. When the chief realized he and his men had been fooled it was too late. The Wounded Wolf who came to him pleading for help, was actually the Chiefs spiteful and evil brother Kholon. He had switched sides of the story and fooled the men. So the Chief Malkhan watched helplessly as the wolf murdered the Rightful Chief of the Village and take over his land. Along with him and his other men were trapped forever in the bodies of the Wolves." Kalon finished in a whisper. I pulled the car to halt at the stop sign. I looked over at my brother and watched his face go grim.
"I'm sorry. I know its not exactly something to be proud of. But at least your Chief Malkhan is a good man." I offered rubbing my brothers hot arm. I was still amazed at how he couldn't be affected by the cold weather here.
"I still take pride in our people and what we are." he said holding his head up. A sneaky smile creeped on my brothers lined face. "But there's more to our Legend." When my brother said that he sat up straighter in his seat and raised his chin dramatically. "After spending over fifty years in the Evil Chief's brother body, he managed to set himself and his men free of the wolf." Kalon explained a bit slowly. I signaled my brother to let him know I was still following him. I turned the truck onto another busy street and drove tentatively on the icy roads of La Push.
"How'd he manage to free him and his men's souls from being trapped inside the Wolf's body?" I asked, since my brother was taking entirely too long to get back to the adventurous Legend.
"The men, out smarted the wolves. The Chief realized that the wolf was strong with physical strength, but weak in the mind. So the Chief battled the wolf inside its mind, making the wolf go insane from the little games the Chief played. It was a strategize plan that the Chief planned over thirteen years while with the Wolf. So he won the battle and body of the wolf. The Evil Brother submitted to the Chief Malkhan." My brother finished in a husky tone. I could tell he was getting a rush from just imagining the events that took place. I smiled at Kalon's Legends. But then again I was curious about one other thing.
"Wouldn't the other wolves would have caught on to the Chief's plan? I thought they all shared one mind. And how did he free his men?" I asked curiously. I stepped on the gas and decided to turn the heaters down to two, since it was beginning to get warm in the large truck.
"A Chief, at least in my Pack, can shield his mind from the other members within his group. They wouldn't suspect a thing, they would only think that the Chief is keeping to himself. And Kayliee, what did dad used to say about taking down the Leader?" My brother asked quizzically. If I wasn't too busy trying not to run the truck off the road I probably would have seen the expression on his native face. I thought back to what dad used to say to us when we were kids. A slow sad smile slid onto my face and I had the answer then.
"Take down the leader, take down the entire Country." I replied back somewhat proud I remembered.
"That's my girl." My brother teased. I kept my hands tight on the steering wheel and shook my head.
"Your legends, are pretty cool too. Although it is sad how the men left their village to help an evil brother destroy someone else's home. But I like the Mind over muscle lesson that was mentioned." I said thoughtfully. My brother only 'uh-huhed' my statement and stayed quiet. I could tell he was thinking about something but, I didn't want to disturb his thoughts so I just kept quiet.
"Kayliee….The bites on you." My brother began slowly. I groaned a little and wanted my brother to drop it. Sometime in the beginning of our little Coffee-make-up session, I told him about what happened to me. Leaving out the details of Sam them being Shape shifters. I was sworn to secrecy not to say anything, the night Sam and Emily had their cook out. Although my brother knew, I knew what Sam and Embry them were, he knew I couldn't say much about their Legends and what they were. So I only gave him short answers or simple topics.
"Kalon, a vampire got to me. Embry and the rest of The Protectors saved me from it, and killed the man." I said slightly shuddering at haunting memories of that night.
"I know that. But you still need to be careful around those guys. I know what they are, and I know that you're aware of it too. Their unstable at times and let their emotions get the best of them. And they lose their humanity for that split second, and become a beast." Kalon stated in a serious tone. "I speak from experience."
"I know. But they won't hurt me." I assured my brother. I was grateful that he was only looking out for me, but I knew Sam, nor Embry, would let any of the other guys hurt me.
"I hope so. But be careful out here too Kayliee. I can smell these damn Vampires all throughout town. I don't know if their just passing through or mainstreaming, but be careful. A lot of people are going missing around this town and in Seattle." My brother informed me in a stern voice. I nodded my head slowly at what my brother was saying. I was up to date what he was saying, I read the newspaper sometimes on the way to school. And it would mention killings and people missing from here to Seattle. It sort of freaked me out, but Embry assured me that it was just a few harmless vamps. Wanting blood. I knew he was keeping something from me, but I didn't bother to push the effort.
"That's why I'm staying in town for a couple more days, to make sure you and Grandma are safe." My brother stated coolly. I pulled up into Nana's drive way slowly and parked the truck. I pulled up the emergency break and turned the car off.
"That's cool. I know Nana would want that." I said trying not to freak out. Ever since Embry stayed the night in my room the first time, we sort of kept the tradition going. Whenever he would get off from patrolling he would come over to my house and sleep until the morning came around. I had taken comfort in Embry sleeping in my bed with me, I always felt safe and wanted when he was around. Me and my brother climbed out of the truck and back out to La Push's freezing weather. Well I guess I'd have to inform Embry of our new guest for the weekend, I thought sarcastically.
(W/N: Might I say i take full credit for Kalon's Legends! I made them up, & I gotta say im pretty pleased with the results. : ) P.s. Ladies im trying furiously to reply back to all of your comments, its a bit hectic. Seeing as in how i havent replied back in some ages! anywho, hope you ladies enjoy! )
Lala, I love it!!!!
But I want some Embry Action!! Please!!! ^-^
P.s. Nice Lala and her weird self
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Kelly Clarkson, the show's first winner, has probably earned about $40 million. Many who didn't win the top prize are doing very well.
Just how much of a boost is the iconic TV show "American Idol" to the financial success of formerly unknown performers? It's big, according to a report by CBS MoneyWatch.
"You can rest on having been on 'American Idol' for years," Joel Peresman, CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, told MoneyWatch.
Of course, lasting fame and fortune are not guaranteed. For some, the trappings of winning -- a recording contract and instant celebrity -- didn't produce huge earnings -- but that's OK, too. "Ten years after finishing as a runner-up to Kelly Clarkson in the show's first season, curly-haired Justin Guarini is still doing live events and parades that likely earn him thousands of dollars a pop," MoneyWatch says.
Here's our abbreviated rundown of earnings compiled by CBS MoneyWatch for a post called "American Idol's biggest winners":
I won't save nearly as much as I expected, but having a TV-free life has many benefits.
This post comes from Trent Hamm at partner blog The Simple Dollar.
Over the years, I've made a strong case for abandoning television watching as a good move for financial and career success.
Not only does TV offer up a lot of advertisements glorifying unnecessary material stuff and rampant consumerism, but many programs glorify it through product placement within the programs. Many programs exist solely to promote an expensive materialistic lifestyle as well.
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Add on top of that the amount of otherwise productive time devoured by television watching and you have a strong case for doing without.
Over the last few years, I've slowly been paring down my TV watching. I've stopped channel surfing, turning on the TV only to watch specific programs. I've gradually pared down the number of programs I regularly watch.
As of May 1, I ceased all TV watching at home (except for "Lost," which ends for good this Sunday).
You've gone online and gotten the best possible deals on your airfare, rental car and hotel. Think your costs are covered?
This post comes from partner site Money Talks News.
Online search engines are great for seeking the lowest rates on anything travel-related, from plane tickets to rental cars. That's why when vacation time rolls around, the first trip many people take is to the computer.
There's only one problem: The base price you compare while searching and the final price you actually pay are often vastly different.
What government giveth, government can taketh away.
Isn't there some sort of moral statute of limitations on this: About 180 employees of a Georgia county have been told to return a total of $39,690 they were overpaid -- in 1994.
Is this another sign of how desperate some local governments are because of the recession?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution explains the situation this way:
The payroll anomaly dates back to Sept. 30, 1994, when the county adjusted employee pay cycles.
No apology, and a credit blot from collection remains. Will our cell phone companies ever change and let us trust them?
The St. Germain family of Dover, Mass., got some good news this week: Verizon will no longer try to collect the $18,000 phone bill the family has been fighting since 2006.
The wireless company stopped short of forgiving the bill. The collection effort will remain a black mark on Bob St. Germain's credit report.
But the family is off the hook for the $18,000 in data-download charges Brian St. Germain, then a college student, ran up when he tethered his laptop to his cell phone after a two-year promotional period offering free data had ended, The Boston Globe reported. When Bob St. Germain called to complain, the company offered to reduce the bill to $9,000, and sent that amount to collections when he refused to pay.
"Nice to see Verizon dismiss all the charges," Bob St. Germain told The Globe. "But it's still on my credit report. Someone has to take the next step."
Cut costs now on home-improvement projects that add to your home's value later.
This Deal of the Day comes from Kelli B. Grant at partner site SmartMoney.
In a "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" scenario, the weak economy is having an unexpected impact on home renovations. With homeowners still finding it difficult to fund a major remodeling project through home equity, they are increasingly embracing smaller projects that will make them happy right now -- instead of insisting on improvements that will add to a home's resale value in the long run.
"There's no more faith in that saying, 'A dollar in, a dollar out,' that renovations will pay off when you sell," says William Hallisky, a vice president with Meridian Design Associates, a New York-based architectural firm. Owners are putting aside worries about beige paint or stainless steel appliances to appeal to buyers, and are considering small projects that will increase the livability of their space, says Hallisky. "It's more about personality, like, 'I would really like an orange refrigerator. Is that possible?'" he adds.
With the economy stumbling to its feet, spending on remodeling this year is expected to rise 5%, compared with 2009, to an annual rate of $121.5 billion, according to an April report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. That would be the first increase since 2006. If you are in the market to remodel, how should you make decisions that will leave you with more cash now (and later)? Here are some strategies to consider.
A buyer with exact change is a fantasy that ranks right up there with Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.
This post comes from Kentin Waits at partner blog Wise Bread.
Warm weather invariably means spring cleaning, and spring cleaning means yard sales. There's nothing like declaring open season on clutter and taming those closets, attics and garages (if only to fill them again next season).
- Bing: Best yard sale finds
If you find yourself hosting a yard sale this year, here are a few common mistakes to steer clear of in order to increase sales and pave the way for a smooth de-cluttering.
Whether you own a business or work at one, customer service is crucial for success. Here's how the best companies pull it off.
This post comes from partner site Money Talks News.
Every year Bloomberg/BusinessWeek and J.D. Power & Associates survey consumers to come up with the 25 best big companies for customer service.
What's interesting is that, despite the variety of businesses, the winners nearly all used some combination of only two techniques to get to the top: using the latest technology to better serve their customers, and creating employee loyalty.
Seeing how the top companies work tells you what you should look for as a consumer, as well as provides ideas to improve customer service at your business or workplace.
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CareerCast has released its list of jobs that really aren't as glamorous as they seem.
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I'm free! No more pay TV for me
I thought the decision to eliminate pay TV from my life would be a simple one. How wrong I was.
After months of wavering, I have finally pulled the plug. I called DirecTV and put my service on hold for six months. (OK. I didn't officially cancel; more on that wussy move below.)
Why did I get rid of pay TV, a fixture in my life for decades? Actually, I'm not the only one. Apparently 800,000 people gave up cable TV in the last two years and now get their TV fix online. Another study found that one in eight cable and satellite customers plan to eliminate or cut back their service this year. Pay-TV companies are not yet panicking, but surely they've noticed.
I severed the connection once before -- during a period of underemployment -- because I considered it a luxury I couldn't afford. (Public radio filled the gap.) My reasons are different now:
- I wasn't getting enough value for the $55 or so I spent each month. Note: That total didn't include the networks, which I had already dumped because I had to pay extra for them and rarely watched them. (As Trent Hamm helpfully noted in a Simple Dollar post, how much you actually save when you cancel depends on whether your service is bundled. Mine was, so I'm saving only about $50 a month.)
- I have a new savings goal. Did you know that "people who traveled from Los Angeles to New Zealand got three times as much deep sleep as when they weren't on vacation"? I learned that from reading CBS MoneyWatch's "6 rules for getting some real time off." I want to sleep, eat and explore in a location far from home.
Both are good reasons to ditch the satellite bill, but I still agonized. Here's what I struggled with:
- Habit. During my newsroom days and now that I work at home, cable news was always on.
- Reality: I can easily monitor the news online.
- Background noise. Except for the occasional barking of my two dogs, it can be very quiet around here.
- Reality: After testing the no-TV life before pulling the plug, I found that silence was enjoyable.
- Some shows are great. I sorely missed my regular Saturday viewing of Bravo's "House" marathon.
- Reality: I revisited Season One of "The Sopranos" gathering dust on my VHS shelf. (I also signed up for Netflix the next day and ordered Season 5 of "House.")
- Sports. That's a biggie. I ordered DirecTV years ago so I could watch every Pittsburgh Steelers game. And I've been looking forward to cheering Italy and Slovakia in the World Cup.
- Reality: If I really must watch a football game, I can see it at my favorite sports bar. The cost of two beers with Clamato (it's a Montana thing) each week is a lot cheaper (prices may -- and probably will -- vary where you live) than the $300 or so I'd pay for an entire season of NFL Sunday Ticket (actually more like 13 weeks, once you subtract out Sunday and Monday night Steelers games). The World Cup will be streamed on the Internet.
Added bonus: Far fewer obnoxious TV commercials.
So, I'm TV-free. I have more time to read books, garden, and learn a new language (honest!) -- no longer distracted by easy access to endless chatter.
Are you struggling with this? I have some suggestions:
Don't go cold turkey. Some people have the mental discipline to abruptly change lifestyle behaviors and move on without a hitch. Most don't. Try it and see if you like it first.
Free Money Finance, an early proponent of a no-pay-TV life, suggests a "test cancel." "You cancel your cable for three months (enough time for you to get weaned off it and forget 'how things used to be'), then see if you want to buy it again after that time," he wrote.
That's why I suspended my satellite service rather than cut it off. One quick call and I can have my TV back. But the Sunday Ticket is history.
Find other sources of entertainment. If that means Netflix, iTunes or some other paid service, so be it. Don't assume all your TV-watching time will be spent now in meditation or exercise walking. You need time to veg.
Watch TV online. If you want to continue your TV habit without the big bill, TechCrunch's Ultimate Guide to Watching TV Online is a little old but still valuable.
Simply want to negotiate a lower bill? Read G.E. Miller's post at Get Rich Slowly.
Are you contemplating a life without pay TV? Does it sound too painful? If you are, what's your strategy?
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Some workers lose up to a quarter of their paychecks paying off old debt from credit cards, medical bills and student loans, as well as child support.
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A mom decided to teach her daughter a lesson by selling her Katy Perry tickets. Mom was punishing her teen daughter for disprespectful behavior. She posted the tickets on an online garage sale facebook page. The post read, " Spoiled brat daughter doesn't deserve these tickets." She sold the tickets in 5 minutes, and sadly the daughter had to listen to Katy Perry in her headphones grounded in her room.
Do you agree with how mom handled things, or should she not have made it so public?


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3 U.S. Code § 103 - Traveling expenses
There may be expended for or on account of the traveling expenses of the President of the United States such sum as Congress may from time to time appropriate, not exceeding $100,000 per annum, such sum when appropriated to be expended in the discretion of the President and accounted for on his certificate solely.
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Drought across much of the Corn Belt in 2011 might have allowed nematodes to make a bigger-than-usual impact in some corn fields.
"Due to dry conditions, in spots where we knew nematodes were present, the damage was more visible than usual," says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. "Nematodes damage a plant's root system and reduce its ability to respond to stress. So, instead of the usual 5 bu. to 10 bu. yield loss caused by nematodes, some fields suffered a 40 bu. to 50 bu. loss."
About 25 to 30 species of nematodes that feed on corn have been identified in Midwestern U.S. surveys, suggesting that the populations of such nematodes might be increasing, perhaps in
response to more continuous corn and reduced use of organophosphate and carbamate soil insecticides.
"In recent Illinois surveys, we found lesion nematodes in 80% of corn fields," says Ohio State University plant pathologist Terry Niblack (formerly with the University of Illinois). "About two-thirds were at population densities that would be considered harmful."
Not everyone agrees on how serious a threat nematodes pose to corn growers. However, pest authorities do agree that if nematodes are a problem in your fields, they can be managed.
Control measures, they add, must be tailored to your soils, crops and nematode species and grounded on advice from local experts.
What's the risk? No one disputes that, under the right circumstances, nematodes can trim corn yields. Farm Journal Associate Field Agronomist Missy Bauer has documented 70% yield loss in hot spots under severe nematode pressure.
But Iowa State University nematologist Greg Tylka believes the most severe losses are limited to isolated areas, when nematode feeding is compounded by other stresses such as drought or soil compaction. An exception involves sting and needle nematodes, which occur only in soils with at least 70% sand and almost always cause yield loss.
Bauer, who says she finds nematode damage (often misdiagnosed as something else, such as herbicide injury) on many field calls, is more concerned. "Even if you don't farm sandy soil, there are other species, such as lesion and dagger nematodes, which can reduce yield," she says.
Bauer works in southern Michigan, northeastern Indiana and northern Ohio. Tylka emphasizes that his observations are limited to Iowa—and he notes that his predecessor, Don Norton, did document corn yield losses from nematodes present in loam and silt loam soils.
"Because there are so many species, and so many conditions, which affect the species in various ways, nematode biology and management is much more localized than most other aspects of crop production," Tylka explains. "Any measures a farmer takes must be based on advice from local experts."
Southern nematodes. For Southern corn growers, the nematode situation differs from the Midwest because of different weather, soils and nematode species, says University of Arkansas nematologist Terry Kirkpatrick. In many areas, nematode species and populations are changing, in response to an increase in the amount of corn acreage in recent years.
"In the Southeast, where there is more sandy soil, and more hot, dry weather, nematicides produce a yield response pretty consistently in corn," Kirkpatrick says. "We don't see as much response in the mid-South, where we have more silt loam soils.
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