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Lilith awakens cold, naked and alone, knowing nothing--not even who she is--except that she has to run, run for her life...because someone is after her.
When Ethan discovers the terrified woman hiding on his ranch, he knows immediately not only who she is, but what. He's never forgotten her, not in all the time since he escaped their joint prison, a clandestine CIA facility where humans are bred into vampires willing to kill on command. He ...
Lilith awakens cold, naked and alone, knowing nothing--not even who she is--except that she has to run, run for her life...because someone is after her.
When Ethan discovers the terrified woman hiding on his ranch, he knows immediately not only who she is, but what. He's never forgotten her, not in all the time since he escaped their joint prison, a clandestine CIA facility where humans are bred into vampires willing to kill on command. He refused to accept that fate, and since he won his freedom he's become a legend to those he left behind. With her own escape, Lilith has become a legend, too, and now--together--they have no choice but to fight those who would become a legend by killing one.
I must be dead.
And just as quickly as it had come, the thought was gone again.
I wasn't dead. I was cold. But it was an odd kind of cold, because it didn't make me shiver or feel uncomfortable, it was just an awareness of the fact. I was cold. And I was wet, too.
I opened my eyes slowly and blinked to wipe away the blur of sleep, for I must have been asleep. It was dark. Newborn darkness, though. It had that sense to it, though I wasn't sure at that moment how it was I could sense newborn darkness from any other kind. It wasn't something I would have thought came naturally to ordinary people. And it was certainly nothing I'd ever noticed before.
Or had I?
Oddly, I didn't remember, but I dismissed the slightly queasy feeling that notion brought to my stomach and focused instead on my surroundings. The immediate ones first. Beneath me, dirt. Solid packed, damp, but not muddy. A few scraggly patches of crabgrass and dandelions struggling for survival here and there, and looking proud of their triumph in such inhospitable conditions. All right, then. I was on the ground. Notflat ground, but a hillside that sloped precariously downward to a stretch of pavement at the bottom. And on the other side of that pavement, another patch of ground, sloping upward—a mirror image of the one on which I lay. And above them both a ceiling?
A bridge.
I was on the sloping ground beneath a bridge.
On either side of the bridge, rain poured from heaven's open spigot, soaking the road at the bottom, except for the part of it that was sheltered.
Why, I wondered, am I lying outdoors, on the ground, under a bridge, in the rain, at night?
Refocusing my attention on the things in closest proximity, I noted the damp sheet of cardboard that lay over me, like a makeshift blanket, and noted further that, aside from that, I wore nothing. It had that wet-cardboard smell to it, and as I flipped it off my body, I thought my skin did, as well.
I started to shake. Not from the cold, because the cold didn't bother me and that had me worried. Maybe my nerves weren't working just right, but at any rate, I was scared and I could feel panic creeping like ice water through my veins. I closed my eyes, firmed my spine, held my breath, then told myself, "Easy. Just take it easy. Just take it easy and figure this out. It can't be all that difficult to figure this out."
Nodding in response to my own advice, I opened my eyes again, and this time I looked down at my own body. I was long, and I was thin. Perhaps athletic, I thought, and it scared me that I didn't know if that was true or not. Maybe I was just sickly. Although I didn't feel sickly. And my body seemed more lean than skinny.
In fact, I felt
I opened my hands to see if they worked, then closed them again. I studied my slender arms, lengthy legs, small waist and hips nearly the same size, and my compact, round little breasts, as if I'd never seen them before. And then I noticed a lock of hair hanging over my shoulder, and I grasped it, lifting it to look and feel and smell it.
It was copper in color, the kind of hair they call auburn, I thought, and it was curly and long, long, long, just like the rest of me. But also like the rest of me, I had the feeling I'd never seen it before.
I stood up to see how long my hair was, and also to move around a bit. Maybe if I woke up more thoroughly, this fog in my head would clear and I would know who I was and what I was doing here in the middle of nowhere on the cusp of night, naked and alone.
So I stood there, noticing that my hair reached to the tops of my hipbones, until a sound jerked my attention away from it. Something running, scampering off in the distance. My head snapped toward the sound fast, and I felt my nose wrinkling and realized I was scenting the moist air. My eyes narrowed, and my mind thought, Rabbit. And then I saw it, scurrying from one clump of brush to the next, far in the distance. Perhaps as much as a half mile from me.
There was no possible way I could see a rabbit a half mile away in the dark, in the rain, much less identify it by smell.
And yet I had, and I realized, as my senses came to life one by one, that I could hear many things and smell even more—the flitting of a little bird's wings and the scent of the leaves in his nest, the hushed flight of a moth and the smell of the fine powder on his body, the bubbling of a stream somewhere beyond sight and the smell of its water and even the fish that lived in its depths. I smelled autumn. There were decaying leaves, their aroma so pungent and wonderful and evocative that it overwhelmed almost everything else. It was comforting, that scent. I heard the sound of cars that had not yet come close enough to see, and I could smell their exhaust.
My brows drew together, and I pressed my fingertips to my forehead. "What am I?" I whispered.
Lights came into view then. Headlights, as a vehicle rolled closer and closer on the road below. I started to move carefully down the hill. My feet seemed extremely sensitive to every pebble, and I sucked air through my teeth, tasting everything it carried in its breath, but I hurried all the same.
I stopped halfway down just as the car rolled under the bridge, and I heard the brakes engage as the vehicle came to an abrupt stop, still ten feet from where I stood.
I didn't move toward it. I just stood there, naked and waiting. There was something tingling up the back of my neck that felt like unease. Like a warning.
The car was black. Big and black. An SUV, I thought. An expensive one. My eyes slid toward the manufacturer's logo on the front of the thing, and I saw laurel leaves encircling a shield, with blocks of color on its face. I thought I should remember it, though I wasn't certain why. As I stared, unsure whether to move closer or turn away, the driver's-side window, which was deeply tinted, moved downward just a little. A man's voice said, "Get in."
The chill along my nape turned icy. I shivered, and everything in me went tense and tight. I felt as if I were coiling up inside myself in preparation for flight, though I didn't know why I should feel the urge to run. I ignored the impulse, but still I didn't move.
And then, through the tiny gap in that window, I saw the black barrel of a gun, pointing right at my head, and the voice was cold this time. "I said get in."
The spring that had been coiling up inside me released all at once. My body sprang into motion as if propelled by some outside force. I turned, I lunged, I leapt, soaring from the embankment to the pavement beyond the bridge, behind the car, where the rain was pounding down. Barely had my feet settled on the macadam before I was moving again. I accelerated into a dead run, the speed of which astounded me.
I heard tires spinning behind me, and then gunshots, three of them, so loud I thought my eardrums had split, but no pain came with those shots. The bullets, though certainly fired at me, had missed their mark. And when I dared to glance over my shoulder, I saw those headlights falling farther and farther behind me as I ran.
That didn't make any sense at all. The car was chasing me, speeding after me along the same stretch of road. And I was on foot, running through the pouring rain. And yet I was pulling away.
Almost as an afterthought, I veered left, away from the pavement, and sped over uneven terrain, through an open field that was lush with grass and far easier on my tender feet. I ran until the car was long out of sight, and then I kept on running, because there was an ecstatic rush to it that I couldn't understand.
I leapt over boulders and limbs that appeared in my path. I jumped over the stream I'd heard from so far away, expecting to land somewhere in the middle of it, but clearing it instead. I ran alongside a doe that I startled, and while she flared her nostrils and bounded away with her white tail flying its warning, I passed her, and kept on going.
God, what was this? How was this possible?
Finally, when I began to tire at last, I stopped and again tried to take stock of who and what I was, but I found nothing there.
Tabula rasa. The phrase echoed in my mind. Blank slate. It was as if whatever I had known or been before had been erased.
So instead of searching within me for answers, I took a look at my surroundings, because I would need, I thought, food and shelter and probably some clothing, if I hoped to survive long enough to figure out anything more. Those were the immediate requirements. And they were easier to face than the emptiness inside my mind. Thinking on that brought me to the edge of panic, and I had the feeling that, should I give in to it, I might never return.
I had run into a stand of forest, a woody little paradise, its floor lined with fallen leaves, and its trees awash in russet and scarlet and gold. I walked through it now, following my senses to its edge, where I could look out and see what lay beyond.
Another stretch of pavement, curving into what appeared to be a small town. I saw a tall pointed church steeple. I saw several oversize barns, and lots of little houses. They were clustered together in some places, farther apart in others. Smoke wafted from chimneys, and I smelled the wood burning, and the oil, too. But my eyes fell on one place in particular, a place well beyond a cluster of homes. I didn't know why. It was far away in the distance. A red house with white shutters. It had a red barn and a lot of green land around it, all of it enclosed by white wooden fences.
And then a flash in my mind. A man, kissing me. Unfamiliar, powerful, wonderful feelings rushing through my body. Lips on mine. My hands tangling in dark hair.
And then it was gone. Gone, just that fast.
I wanted it back. I wanted more of it. But it had receded into the deep black waters inside my mind.
Sighing in disappointment, I returned my attention to that little red farmhouse. It was that place that drew my attention, though I had no idea why. Another place would have been far easier to reach. That one, the one that caught hold of me and held me in its grip, was well past the rest of the town, situated on a hillside and only visible from here because of the angle at which I stood. The town itself was close at hand. That place that place was miles from me. Isolated. Lonely.
Calling out to me.
I had to go. And I had no idea why I was so compelled.
Yet, I rationalized, I'd had no idea why I'd felt a sense of panic when that car had stopped. And that feeling had proven accurate. So common sense dictated I should pay attention to my feelings. If my senses were somehow heightened beyond normal—which certainly seemed to be the case, since I could see and hear and smell things I shouldn't be able to—and if my physical speed was also magnified—which it clearly was, since I had outrun a deer and a Cadillac
Yes. A Cadillac Escalade. That was what that car had been. I smiled a little, slightly gratified to think tiny things were coming back to me.
But the point was, if all these other senses and strengths were somehow heightened, then maybe my intuitions were sharper than usual, as well. Though I couldn't, just then, have said what "usual" might have been for me.
I would, I decided, trust my intuitions. I would go to that red farmhouse—no, I would go to its barn, which would be safer. That would be my shelter for the moment. And from there I would plan my next move.
So I walked down the slight grassy incline, away from the autumnal beauty of the woods, to the curving country road, and then, keeping to the softest part of the shoulder, I began walking, naked, toward that tiny town. And as I walked, I began to feel aware of a demanding, urgent hunger unlike any I had ever known before.
21 Years Ago
Serena blinked the drug-induced haze from her head and glanced up at the man in the white lab coat, with the stethoscope around his neck. He wasn't looking at her, but at her chart.
"Where's my baby? Can I see her now?" Then she smiled a little, through the fog. God, they must have given her a lot of drugs, she thought. "I'm already saying 'her,' when I don't even know for sure, but I expected her to be a girl. Was she? Is she perfect and wonderful? How much did she weigh? Why haven't the nurses brought her in to me yet?"
The doctor lowered the chart, replaced it on its hook at the foot of the bed, and then he came closer and reached down to pat her hand. Not hold it, just pat it. He wasn't smiling.
Something clenched tight in the pit of Serena's stomach. And suddenly she didn't want to hear what he was going to say.
"It was a girl, yes. But I'm very sorry, Serena. Your baby was stillborn."
A sledgehammer hit her squarely in the chest. She fell back against the pillows as every whisper of breath was driven from her lungs. Her hand clutched her chest, because she couldn't seem to draw more air back in. And then the doctor pressed his icy hand to the nape of her neck, pushing her head forward.
"Put your head down and breathe. Just breathe." He hit a button on the wall behind the bed and snapped, "A little help in here," then yanked something from his pocket, snapped it and held it underneath Serena's nose.
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When Lilith awakens, she feels confused as to where she is, how she got there, and why she is nude. Although it is cold at dusk, she feels no discomfort except for her emotional bewilderment. Somehow she knows to walk to Ethan's nearby ranch though she has no idea why that feels right or how she knows the property is near.-----------------
Ethan, who was falling in love with her when they were prisoners, informs Lilith that she like him is a vampire trained by the top secret CIA Division of Paranormal Investigations as a killing operative. Also like him, she escaped from the Farm, the DPI's top-secret facility. DPI brass wants both brought in from the cold while Lilith feels an obsessive need to free others from the Farm.------------------
This is a superb romantic fantasy thriller starring two likable legendary escapees struggling to survive as anyone who kills either of them becomes an instant legend and anyone who brings one of them in from the cold to the CIA owns the "farm". The story line is fast-paced, but driven by the lead couple who knows the danger they confront especially if they try to assault the Farm. Maggie Shayne's fans will relish this fun fantasy thriller as Lilith and Ethan fall in love while taking the fight to the DPI.-----------------------
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The only complaint I could have with this book is that it ended so abruptly. I wanted more with these characters but was still satisfied with the story line. It stays true to all the other books in this series and is yet another enjoyable work by Maggie ShayneWas this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
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I have read a lot of Maggie's books, and normally really like them. Not so much with this book. I feel like I'm at a tennis match. There is a lot of character bouncing. The story, sure goes with the series, but not really. just kinda weird. I won't give up, but not real anxious for the next one.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
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We were shocked when we learned that 100 acres of forests are cut down in China every day to make 45 billion pairs of disposable wooden chopsticks. But rather than give up our beloved General Tso's Chicken, dim sum and sushi, we decided to join the Bring Your Own Chopsticks (BYOC) movement.
So, this year, since we hate to dine alone, we're planning on stuffing some stockings with Yamazaki Stainless Steel My Chopsticks. Dishwasher safe, each pair comes in its own travel case -- which makes them harder to lose or leave on the table when you're done eating.
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11-29-2010 @ 3:00PMBryan said...
This is a ridiculous idea. With the impending war with China just around the corner we need every inch of Chinese foliage eliminated to reduce areas for their guerrilla soldiers to hide. I say use those chopsticks and grab as many extras as you can!
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Jordan Run was just a few miles southwest after reaching 28, and then I had the bike pointed north again, it was getting late in the day. Threatening skies off and on, no more rain yet. I would have stopped at the Best station on 28, but they had never opened for the season. I knew another Best station was up
run, and boy, I needed something to drink, several somethings to drink. Fuel, cant forget an ice cream bar, maybe two of those 99 cent pies, gotta have a balanced diet.
I was about to get a big surprise.
Fueled the bike, did my shopping, and when I went up to the counter to pay, the old gal at the register leaned way back in her chair, looked me over pretty good, and said "I know you". A little taken aback, I told her I had stopped for fuel a month ago, but she shook her head. "Nope, I didn't see you then, ya were here a couple years ago, that be when I saw ya". True, another woman was at the register a month ago, and it was getting real spooky about then.
"Ya were here with another motorcycle rider, a navy man he was, and you were getting ready to leave on a big trip to somewhere". Wow, now I'm floored, how could she have remembered me and all the rest in the midst of the thousands of people that come through the store. In fact, I was riding with Dave Hiller, a naval officer, when we stopped for fuel and a cold drink, and was in the final prep stage for an upcoming ride on the Trans Taiga and Trans Labrador,
Exactly two years earlier I had stayed in the store for a few extra minutes to drink a Pepsi and eat an ice cream bar, telling the old gal and the half dozen hangers-on locals at the front of the store about how my day was going so far. I had already fallen off the XChallenge three times and was so covered in dust you couldn't tell what color gear I had on. I didn't realize how dirty my face was until I looked in the truck mirror when I got back to camp. Everyone was laughing damn hard at the telling when I finally got out of there, and Dave and I continued on our way.
Remarkable memory on her part, and I told her so, it's a gift. So long, Ill be seeing you again.
It was only a short distance from the country store up to the T intersection at 75, where I turned southwest after waiting for two bikes to pass in the opposite direction on Jordan Run. Could have been Mardi Gras floats, but Im pretty sure there were Harleys under there. They didnt wave.
This road had me back on gravel down into Dolly Sods where I intended to camp. The road zigged and zagged on graded gravel until I was up on top of the plateau at about 4,000 feet. Windswept, with leaning stunted trees, the area in places has the look of the boreal forest found above 52N.
This road is the only one in the area that has the flavor of the big western and northern roads disappearing at the horizon. I had to sit there and soak it up for a minute, man, memories of the places Ive been.
Trees along the roads through the black spruce boreal forests of the north take 100 years to grow to the same height as these, makes me wonder about the age of the Dolly Sods trees.
It had been a day of riding, time to find a spot and set up camp, fix a bite to eat, sip some spirits relax, contemplate, dream a little.
The small Dolly Sods campground only had four sites occupied when I rode in around 6, but I knew from experience it could still fill up late. Found a reasonable site for my money, had everything set up right quick, Id done it a million times. Ah, home sweet home, now wheres that bourbon.
I was using a MSR Hubba Hubba tent, my second. Id about worn out my first one, and with a big trip coming up last year, I took the tent back to REI to see if I could get a replacement for one of the 16 pole sections which had developed a slightly flared end. The guy at REI said it was too much trouble to find me a new section, he didnt care to get on the phone, couldnt be bothered but, he did take the time to check his inventory, and handed me a brand new tent instead, not what I asked for, I dont remember complaining.
Dried out the gear, wrote some gibberish in my journal, had a simple three cheese tortellini dinner with seasoned olive oil, and by that time the sun was getting low. No bugs, the car camping couple next to me had the smokiest campfire I had ever seen, damn, I was expecting one of those tanker planes to drop a load of retardant on me at any minute. Deer were grazing on the small patches of grass at the campsite across the road, I was grazing on trailmix, drinking bourbon and water, cant forget to hydrate. The temperature had dropped into the forties, all I felt was relief after a hot day of riding.
Stretched out in the tent, using a sleeping pad for the first time in about fifty nights, I mostly dont bother, felt darn good. Pure peace and tranquility as I dozed off, almost like I was all alone. That sensation was to change a little later on, and I was to find that I could make fifteen different cuss words into a single sentence.
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As you look at the Orioles roster, you have to question the depth of the starting pitching staff.
Orioles Pitching Coach Dave Wallace
Another pitcher for the Orioles, Ubaldo Jimenez does have the talent but finding that strike zone has caused the 30 year old some trouble. Wallace says that he is "a great young guy but he is trying to do a little more than what he is capable of. He needs to relax."
Keith Law Of ESPN.com On To Talk About The Orioles And MLB
A top prospect, Addison Russell, a young 20 year old short stop plays for the Chicago Cubs is apparently
one of the best according to Keith Law. Of course, he is a great short stop, has a nice swing, and has a good approach at the plate. The Cubs have some moving around with the amount of infielders that they have.
Orioles Blow Lead, Beat Red Sox 7-6 In 12 Innings
David Lough tripled to lead off the 12th inning and scored on J.J. Hardy's single as the Baltimore Orioles recovered after blowing a five-run lead to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Sunday.
Joe Giglio Of Bleacher Report On The Scott Garceau Show
Joe Giglio of BleacherReport.com joins Scott and Travis on the Scott Garceau show to discuss the Orioles' AL East race.
Orioles Fall To Rays 5-2 In Doubleheader Opener
Kevin Gausman will have plenty to think about after he heads back to the minor leagues.
Scott Garceau: O's First Half 2014
Barring any rain outs the Orioles will play game 81 of the 2014 season Sunday afternoon when they close out this 4-game series with the Rays.
Preview: Rays Vs. Orioles Doubleheader
Jake Odorizzi (3-7, 4.29 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Tillman (6-4, 4.45 ERA). Second game starts 7:05PM.
Jim Duquette Returns To Talk Baseball With Scott And Jeremy
Duquette says "that the favorite in the American League east is probably the Orioles, the Orioles are the most well rounded of all the teams."
Orioles Option Gausman To Triple-A, Recall Reliever Brach
The Baltimore Orioles have recalled right-handed reliever Brad Brach from Triple-A Norfolk.
Pearce, Cruz Back Gausman; O's Top Wobbling Rays
Kevin Gausman pitched six shutout innings, Steve Pearce's opposite-field double snapped a scoreless tie and Nelson Cruz added his major league-leading 22nd home run to help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Wednesday.


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The College of the Canyons Fast Track Institute will host an all inclusive Job Information Express orientation event designed to familiarize job seekers with the various opportunities offered by the Institute — and get them on the "Fast Track" to a new job and promising career.
The Fast Track Institute's Job Information Express will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center located on the College of the Canyons Valencia campus.
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Throughout the morning Fast Track instructors and college representatives will be on hand to meet with potential students and:
- Discuss the available career paths, the immediate job opportunities associated with each program and introduce potential students to local employers and industry representatives
- Provide course overviews, including details about class formats, start dates, course schedules and class content
- Review registration requirements and help potential students navigate the registration process
- Explain associated course fees, and present potential students with available sources of financial aid and/or tuition subsidies
"The Job Information Express will be an all inclusive starting point for community members who have the desire to work in one of the Fast Track industries, but don't yet have the job skills to move in that direction," said Pete Bellas, COC Dean of Economic Development.
"There are local companies that need to fill positions now," added Bellas. "This event will be dedicated to helping people get on the path to a new job and promising career."
Fast Track programs allow participants to quickly develop entry-level job skills and immediately begin working in local businesses and industries where applicants with up-to-date training are in high demand.
Most Fast Track courses will take only weeks to complete, with participants then able to use their new skill competencies to quickly secure employment and begin a new career.
"This is the type of specialized job training that can lead to a new job opportunity in two or three months, as opposed to two or three years," Bellas said.
Courses are typically offered as intensive day and evening classes held throughout the Santa Clarita Valley. Courses being offered in spring 2011 include:
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· CNC Machinist Training, beginning Wednesday, February 28, 2011
· Administrative Medical Assistant, beginning Monday, March 7, 2011
· Welding Technology Open Lab, Thursday, February 17, 2011
· Welding LADBS Test Preparation, Saturday, February 26, 2011
All courses are fee-based and paid for by the student and/or another outside financial assistance agency, including the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) system or the Santa Clarita WorkSource Center's tuition subsidization program. Details about such programs will be available at the Job Information Express.
For more information about the College of the Canyons Fast Track Institute or the Job Info Express please visit www.canyons.edu/fasttrack, call (661) 362-3521 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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While the emphasis on standardized testing continues to grow in primary and secondary education, the trend seems to be going the other way in colleges. Last week, Montclair State University in Essex County, which has 18,000 students, joined the ranks of higher-education institutions nationwide that will no longer require applicants to submit SAT, ACT or other standardized test scores.
Until recently, virtually every college-bound high schooler could remember the anxiety connected with taking the SAT (or ACT) — sitting at a desk for hours with a No. 2 pencil filling in little circles on an answer sheet in the hope of impressing some college admissions officer. What many colleges eventually realized is that a single test score is not necessarily a good predictor of college performance. Critics say these tests discriminate against women, minorities, and students from low-income families.


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Rita Ora appears to be just fine following her trip to the hospital for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
The 22-year-old singer is back to London and was grinning widely as she made her way through Miami International Airport on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
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French & Associates Appoints Martha Hulse as VP, Global Operations; Former General Manager of EDS Will Drive F&A's Global Delivery.
DUBLIN, Ireland and DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001
French & Associates (F&A), the leading provider of Order-To-Cash(a) outsourcing solutions to the Global 1000, announced today that Martha Hulse has been appointed Vice President of Global Operations.
Ms. Hulse will direct French & Associates' global delivery of best in class Order-To-Cash (O2C) solutions to F&A's clients, including Microsoft and Cisco. In this role, she will oversee key O2C activities including client needs analysis, transition and implementation, and ongoing management of the people, processes, and technology that support clients' O2C business cycle. Ms. Hulse will report directly to David Gai, CEO of French & Associates, and be based in Dallas, Texas.
The former General Manager of Financial Process Management (FPM), a global EDS business, Ms. Hulse has more than 20 years of experience delivering business process management solutions to the world's leading financial institutions and companies in over 19 countries. Instrumental in creating EDS' Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) practice within FPM, she has successfully deployed global platforms and operating groups among large, multi-national G1000 companies.
"Martha has extensive operations expertise and a superior track record of delivering quality results to customers. She has also managed large organizations' HR and critical business processes in support of large-scale BPO solutions. These unique traits make Martha a superb choice for this role," said David Gai, CEO of French & Associates. "Her experience aligns well with our continued global expansion and she will be a great asset to the management team. We are extremely excited to have her on board."
"The market opportunity for Order-To-Cash outsourcing is significant, and French & Associates has the right combination of BPO professionals, processes and technology to lead this market," said Martha Hulse. "I am delighted to join F&A to help drive the next phase of our growth."
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Faced The I Formation Today
I played doubles today. I personally got off to something of a slow start -- wasn't doing much damage on the return, my returns were somewhat cautious, and I missed more than I wanted. Still, my partner and I were winning.
Imagine my surprise when my opponents suddenly lined up in I formation to serve to me in the first set. Not Australian, an actual I formation. So I had one lady with a very weak serve at the baseline, and her partner crouched down low at the net straddling the center line. I'm receiving in the ad court.
Now, I've read about the I formation in "Art of Doubles," so my brain started firing to remember what it had said. Oh, yeah. Take a step back so you can process which way the net player is going. Consider blasting your return right up the middle, which is the one place you know neither of them will be.
The net player made a signal, which her partner acknowledged. First serve was up the middle, but out. Second serve was in the middle of the box and slow. As it bounced, I saw the net player move over to the traditional net position in front of me. I also saw the server running toward me. I lobbed the net player and wandered into the net myself, while the server tried to apply the brakes and run down the lob. Point for us.
After that, they did not line up I formation for the remainder of the match.
That got me to wondering. Is the I formation of any use at all in league doubles? I never see it in mixed or ladies 3.5/4.0. What did these ladies do wrong that caused it to be so ineffective?
To my mind the power of the I formation has to do with adding another thing for the returner to think about, lowering the effectiveness of the return. However, this is usually in direct correlation to the effectiveness of the serve to cause outright winners or errors in the return (balls that the netman can volley with authority). To me the heirarchy on the returner would be: 1) the server is much, much better than the returner so plenty of aces, service winners and easily poached balls therefore no special formation needed. 2) the returner is on par with the server so some service winners, but some very well struck returns therefore think about called poaches or the Australian to give the returner another variable to consider and try to increase the service winner and poor return percentage. The I formation would be a special case in that if the serve is better than average (read: first serve) it can reap a better than average reward, though if it is poorer than average (second serve) the dangers are also magnified, hence your experience.
Very cool to see for the first time! I-formation is always effective as long as the team is relatively coordinated together. From what I read, your opponents didnt anticipate a well struck lob. In university, we counteract a lob during our I's by moving forward second ball following serve.
To me the mistake was serving and volleying when they had a weak server and no ability to handle an overhead. If they stayed back and you had to lob back against a weak serve thats a total win for the serving team.
We did practice drills with the I formation also and found that it does provide the other team with a different look. This is beneficial if you want to change gears when the other team is drilling cross court returns. You can essentially force the other team to hit down the line returns if the netman shifts cross court. This would be similar to the austrialian formation where netman is on the same side of server during serve. but with a more aggressive starting position.
As far as how effective it is, it really depends on how well they move together and how good the return team is. It is really just throwing in something different but usually a good team can adjust to it.
What did the ladies do wrong? They gave up after one failed attempt.
they did nothing wrong and you took one of the correct options:)
i formation is great if the team knows how to play it
I always just watch the server and a lot of times they move way earlier then the net player. So it's pretty easy to just get the ball back to the server and avoid the net player.
Or the net player leaves too soon and moves full speed which allows me to return it right down the center. (it's especially good when both players are running away from the middle)
I think it's something that takes some working on like anything else, people who just try it because they read it in a book seem to get it wrong.
(the same with signaling or planned poaching, like my partner who leaves instantly and runs way too far)
I've had situations where you're not sure what your partner is doing, and your teams inadvertently winds up in the "I" formation. But we're in trouble when that happens. It's not something I'd try to do on purpose.
i formation to start the point when serving can be very strong
This is how I line up when I used the formation... and yes it does work well but you need to deliver a serve that is more effective than a puff ball in the middle of the service box. Also a lob deep into the back of the court over the on rushing server is effective in any formation.
If you are watching the opponents rather than the ball, they are already benefitting from the formation. The idea is to hit a forceful serve into the opponents backhand in the ad court, and playing aussie takes away the crosscourt return. Obviously if you can hit a deep lob off the serve it is not going to be very effective. But what is if you can lob deep...?
I don't know why they decided to use the I formation on me. My partner has a much better return. Maybe they figured that my returns were already shaky so this would make me fall completely apart?
When I play doubles with a friend of mine, we always do Australian, I, traditional. He's a very consistent server so we mix it up. After his first service game, usually the other team is utterly confused and more tentative on the return. But on my serve we line up traditional about 90% of the time, because my serve just doesn't have enough consistency and my seconds still don't have enough juice on them, so we have to rely on my ground game more to win the cross-court exchange and set up the easy put-away volley.
Of course you can't pull it off with inconsistent serve or slow serving in the middle of the box.
If that serve you lobbed over the net player had come with any real speed, you probably wouldn't have been able to lob it with ease, and their strategy might have worked.
My 2 cents.
I agree with most posters here. It doesn't work well if you have a weak server or a good returner. The idea is to confuse the other players and perhaps take away the shots they like to go for most. I think it's only effective for pretty good/fast volleyers.
If it isn't executed well I feel like DTL winners are easier than normal. For example, in a mixed doubles match the guy was serving to me on the ad side and went down the middle. I returned it to the deuce corner for an outright winner. They did it 3 times in a row against me and I hit the same FH winner in the same spot every time! I knew the lady wasn't quick enough to cover DTL from an I formation, so in my mind it was easier for me to hit the winner than if they did the normal formation.
In substate finals I played a team that did a lot of I formation stuff.
I just drove it DTL for 2 return winners in a row, then CC on the third, because that's when they catch on. (and it worked.)
My partner preferred to blast it right up the middle. So the guy would always be moving away from it when he hit it.
I formation is lethally effective if used by a good team
Since I have a good strong kicking serve up the middle, I will have my netman move to the middle when serving to the deuce court. I will move toward the middle (and in a friendly match even tell the opponents where I will serve the ball - its pretty predictable anyway) and serve it down the middle. The returner has to hit a backhand from the middle of the court or even two feet to the ad side with a netman right in his face. There is no angle available for passes and it allows me to not have to hit a first volley (which is my weakness). If they lob, weak ones will be put away by the netman and since I have a lot of time my lack of movement doesn't come into play, and I can unload on a groundstroke on any deep lobs that happen to land in.
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Am considering trying to add an oil cooler to my '86 while I have the motor out. Has anyone tried or heard of fitting a later model XR400 cooler? Don't really know the dimensions but read on Thumper Talk of one or two xl600 owners who have done it but gave no real description of how.
Wondering how much cooling it would provide as it don't look very big!
Read about using coolers from JC Whitney etc. but at 11" X 6" X 3/4" might be a mission to fit in.
Interesting discussion maybe?
I put an XR400 cooler on my XL600. I had to weld mounts on the steering head to hold it in place, and get a little creative with braided lines and AN fittings but it wasn't too horrible to do as I remember. If you are interested I can send pics and try to revive my memory as to the details. The biggest problem was the choice of fittings and layout, but it worked out once I started mounting things. It seemed impossible to do with the stainless braided lines till I discovered a tool to put the fittings on.
I have a temp dipstick and it seemed to drop my temps about 50 degrees on a hot summer day. There was also the advantage of extra oil capacity provided by the lines and cooler.
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Wimbledon begins Monday, and as always the first week is the best week to watch on TV, before NBC comes along and messes everything up with its tape-delayed coverage. ESPN2 is offering HD pictures for the first time, with action the first five days from 4 a.m. until 2 p.m. Tennis Channel will have a nightly recap show from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Monday through July 1.
Is there a bigger waste of time than the Padres and XX Sports Radio begging fans to cast All-Star Game votes for Adrian Gonzalez? Look, Gonzalez has had a good season, but even he said Albert Pujols deserves to start. And when it comes to getting an at-large selection, it doesn't matter if you finish second or 42nd in the fan voting. Let's move on.
This happened a week ago tonight, but NBC deserves to be called out for choking at the end of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The network had great replays throughout the hockey postseason ... until the biggest moment of all, when Marc-Andre Fleury made one of the great clutch plays in hockey history to clinch the Cup. But NBC decided it was more important to show every Penguin hugging every other Penguin and it couldn't find 15 seconds to squeeze in a replay or two of Fleury's save before the "handshake" and the trophy presentation. Someone told me they saw a replay after 20 minutes; I gave up after 10.
The Philadelphia Daily News reported this week that if the NFL sticks to its usual schedule of holding the draft 12 weeks after the Super Bowl, the 2010 draft would begin on the same day (May 1) as the Kentucky Derby. Knowing the NFL, it probably expects Churchill Downs to change the date of the Derby.
Hard to believe ESPN is serious about this, but the network announced the Rose Bowl will be moving from ABC to ESPN starting in 2011. Then again, every other BCS game from 2011-14 will be on ESPN, so why not make it a complete shutout for people who don't have cable or satellite?
Bryant Gumbel has a joint interview with Jim Brown and Bill Russell when HBO's "Real Sports" returns at 10 p.m. Tuesday. There's another interesting-sounding story on scuba diving being used to help injured war veterans recuperate from their injuries.
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Alvin E. Tadayeski, 85, of Claxton Manor and formerly of Middleville, died on July 23, 2012, at Little Falls Hospital.
Alvin E. Tadayeski, 85, of Claxton Manor and formerly of Middleville, died on July 23, 2012, at Little Falls Hospital.
Mr. Tadayeski was born on Oct. 29, 1926, in Middleville, a son of the late John and Frances (Blask) Tadayeski. He received his education in Middleville schools and entered the U.S. Army in 1945. Alvin served with the 84th Quartermaster Depot Supply Company during World War II and was honorably discharged in 1946 at the rank of technician fifth grade. On Dec. 8, 1956, he was united in marriage with the former Loretta Wheat at St. John's Church, Newport. The couple resided on Fairfield Street in Middleville and Alvin was employed for many years as a bridge engineer with the New York State Department of Transportation. They later moved to Sherwood Acres in Herkimer, and Loretta preceded him in death on Oct. 11, 1991.
While residing in Middleville, Alvin was a member of the former St. Mary's Church and was a member and past chief of E.W. Corey Hose Company. In Herkimer, he was a member of Pliseck Post No. 4915 V.F.W., Lodge No. 1439 B.P.O.E. and the Polish Club. He enjoyed fishing in his earlier years and was a New York Mets fan.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, James and Julie Tadayeski, of Pineville, La., and Mark and Dianne Tadayeski, of Eldorado Hills, Calif.; ten grandchildren, Shannon, Shawn, Brianne, John, David, Sarah, Mark, Dominique, Alena and Katherine; one great-granddaughter, Petra; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by a son, John; four sisters, Dorothy and Mary Tadayeski, Victoria Sadlon and Veronica Litten; and by one brother, Edward.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. John's Church, Newport, on Friday at 9:30 a.m. with the Rev. William A. Gorman, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in St. John's Cemetery, Newport, where the New York State Military Forces Honor Guard will provide honors. Calling hours at the Autenrith Funeral Home, Newport, are Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Herkimer County Humane Society, P.O. Box 73, Mohawk, NY 13407. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.
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Letters to the Editor: 11.14.09
Area needs jobs
How is it that the elected officials of Corpus Christi can continue the slow- to no-growth attitude for another year?
Wow, and they call themselves the best chance for change or pro-growth in every election we have.
I am a citizen of the Coastal Bend for 40 years now, and in all these years to date, nothing has changed.
Time after time, Corpus has shot down projects and job opportunities. This just leaves us wondering why our college-educated elected officials can't get it done.
Our leaders leave us wounded, crying for jobs that never materialize. It's just one of the reasons why the Las Brisas project is such a tug-of-war decision. We need jobs and economic stimulation.
It wasn't but a couple weeks ago that an outside area firm warned our leaders of their own negative actions and the repercussions it's having in the community. No wonder our own graduates leave this area to seek careers.
Corpus has to be a product of good-old-boy politics. Good luck at proving me wrong!
James Danglade
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Same old council
I can't tell any difference in the new city council and the old one. They go about business as usual and pay little or no attention to the voters who elected them.
Personally, I don't feel they ever intended for the San Antonio developer to have any success, just as the swim center developers will find out soon. Any developers coming here should run away as fast as they can unless they want to face an indecisive council.
It's just not the Memorial Coliseum, but also includes the Columbus ships. Several weeks ago the Columbus Sailors Association presented a plan to restore the ships and take control of them. True to form, city council did nothing. They have neglected the ships for 16 years and now someone wants to take care of them, but they don't want that to happen. Please, you have neglected them for 16 years, let someone else have them.
The Memorial Coliseum should be torn down and the area developed as a park and memorial to the men and women who have fought and died for this country. The park can also serve the people of Corpus Christi as a reward for having to put up with city councils who were more interested in special interests and development.
I suspect the ships and the coliseum will rot a little more before something happens. It will probably too little, too late.
Mike Looney
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Risks are real
I'm writing in response to Mike Johnonson's letter ("Droppings pose risk." Nov. 8). His statements about the risk of pigeon droppings are very true. You step on these droppings and when they turn into powder you take it inside the schools; the children go home, get in the car, and then it's in their homes.
Two years ago I attended a school board meeting in regards to this problem. I had noticed that there were a lot of pigeon droppings on the cement where the schoolchildren sat down to play, and I felt this was very unsanitary and a hazard to their health.
Mr. Xavier Gonzalez, a Corpus Christi Independent School District staff member, was asked to work with me regarding this situation. Immediately Mr. Gonzalez had a school crew hanging nets on the playground pavilions to keep the pigeons from entering the pavilion. I checked on the progress and was very satisfied with the outcome. The pigeons stayed on the pavilion roof at night. I called Mr. Gonzalez to tell him the good news of my not finding any pigeon droppings, and I was told that PTA mothers from other schools did not want the nets used.
PTA mothers should read Mike Johnonson's letter regarding this issue. The school board superintendent is ready to listen to them.
Luis R. Corona Sr.
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How to save jobs
Now city council is looking for ways to cut jobs and city services. because they have a shortage of money. I have a suggestion that could save jobs and continue the services to the citizens of Corpus Christi.
That would be a 10 percent pay cut from the top to the bottom: the mayor and his staff, the city manager and his staff, city council and its staff and their expenses.
Also freeze pay for the police and firefighters.
Our city's condition is bad and now they want to cut services. Raising taxes is not the answer. Our unemployment is high enough now, and they want to lay off more people.
Cutting services is not the answer either. I know it is hard to tell an employee he doesn't have a job with the condition our country is in. All of us have tightened our belts with what we earn now, but at least we have an income of some kind coming in.
City council had better think of what they are about to do. Look at what is happening in Washington with elections coming. How many of them are going to return?
Ramon B. Hinojosa
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To serve everyone
It was really interesting that finally the names of some of the men behind tearing down our war Memorial Coliseum were printed on the front page of Sunday's (Nov. 8) Caller-Times. It was very interesting that our Mayor Joe Adame was among the group!
Many people want our war memorial open to serve all the people of our area in a center like it was before the city closed it. (They want) a place families could afford to go as a group, and a place where there was a great variety of events for all ages, where people from all walks of life could hold celebrations and dances. In other words, something for everyone — the heartbeat of Corpus Christi.
John D. Allen
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Internals then, since the photos are reeeeally dark I'm enabling flash. First impression, that's just a lot of room to work in for a mid sized tower alright. The second thought would be the all black design, including cables and connectors. Even the grommet holes have black rubber inlays to hide cabling, yes, cable management is a primary feature of the chassis. You can make it all really clean and tidy.
You'll get 8 PCI slots to play around with so in theory you can house up-to three graphics cards in here, four if you are lucky. You secure the graphics cards or other cards with a thumbscrew. Above it, two round holes with rubber inlays. These could be used for LCS tubing, but are intended to route the front panel USB 3.0 connector cables towards the rear IO (where USB 3.0 connectors are located).
At the top side we can see the 120mm and 200mm fans, these are included and installed for you already. In the upper mesh you'll notice that mounting holes for other fan and radiator solutions have already been prepped.
A good and popular trend these days is to make a big gaping hole in the motherboard tray. This actually is a CPU backplate cutout which allows you to remove and install a new CPU cooler much easier.
Typically you'd need to take out the motherboard to install a new cooler, now you can access it from both sides without that unpleasant experience of removing a motherboard from the chassis. We can also see the gaps in the tray with the rubber inlays here a tad better (grommet holes), here you can route your cabling through, and the rubber inlays keep things clean and tidy looking.
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The City of New Bedford is in the process of removing the Paul Revere sign from a billboard overlooking Interstate 195.
The sign's removal has been rumored to happen for over a year. City officials including Mayor Jon Mitchell have said the sign's infrastructure needed to be reinforced to ensure safe removal
Beckett Throws No-Hitter
Josh Beckett pitched the first no-hitter of his stellar career and the first in the majors this season, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 on Sunday.
Beckett struck out six, walked three and didn't come close to allowing a hit against a lineup
Will You Go Out With Your Boots On?
We are baffled by this new trend. People are posing in life-like positions at their own funerals! From dressing in pink boas with a glass of champagne in hand, to being propped up in a boxing ring, these characters requested that they "actively" participate in the celebration of their lives with loved ones
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Insomnia Is Normal, Consolidated Sleep Is Not
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New Tikker Watch Counts Down Until You Die
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Welcome to our B&B in Windermere, the Hawksmoor Guest House. Whether you simply want to relax, visit Beatrix Potters 'Hill Top' or put on your boots and walk the fells like Wainwright you'll discover the best of both worlds at the Hawksmoor.
Set in its own grounds the Hawksmoor Lakeland Guesthouse is a large, spacious Guest House offering 12 comfortable en-suite bedrooms, excellent off-road private parking for all guests including a disabled bay, lawned gardens to the front and patio area to the rear where you can sit and watch the world go by or maybe even spot a roving Roe deer in the woods. We pride ourselves on being one of Windermere's premier guest houses and focus on providing a high quality level of service and accommodation as standard. Like any good guest house we aim to make your stay not only pleasant and relaxing but perfect for you.
The Hawksmoor is ideally situated within walking distance of the villages of Windermere and Bowness where you can find many shops, restaurants, pubs and of course the lake itself. All in all, the Hawksmoor Guest House offers an unrivalled location in which to enjoy the fabulous English Lake District National Park with the warmth, comfort and personal service of a family run Guest House.
We would like to thank you for visiting our site and hope to welcome you to the Hawksmoor Lakeland Guesthouse in the near future. If you have any questions or queries about the guest house or things to do in and around Windermere and the Lake District during your visit then please feel free to get in touch with us. We'll be happy to provide you with further information about our facilities in our B&B in Windermere.


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