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Cabrera has fanned only once every ten ABs
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Gorkys Hernandez, CF (AAA): After slumping a bit, Hernandez turned in a blistering week, going 13-for-25 (.520) with two doubles and a triple. Hernandez hasn't had what you could call a breakout year, but he's bounced back convincingly from some struggles in AA. He's now at 299/350/414 for the year. As a premium defensive player, he could help the Pirates as soon as . . . well, now if Alex Presley's thumb problem doesn't clear up.
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Wal-Mart Q1 Earnings Up 6.9%
It's not hard to understand that at a time when food and gasoline prices are at record highs (BusinessWeek.com, 4/14/08), shoppers are making a bee line for the world's largest discount store, Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), which has built its reputation as being the place for everyday low prices.
But what's interesting is Wal-Mart's sales of flat-panel TVs have also grown dramatically. The retailer has recorded as much as triple-digit increases in certain months during this downturn, a much quicker pace than its consumer electronics competitors at Best Buy (BBY) and Circuit City (CC). Those sales added nicely to the top and bottom line in the first-quarter results the world's largest retailer announced on May 13. Net income for the three months ended Apr. 30 was up 6.9%, to $3.02 billion, on revenues of $94.1 billion, a 10.2% increase.
The 76¢-per-share earnings beat analysts' expectations of 75¢ a share. But Wal-Mart CEO H. Lee Scott referred in a conference call to "uncertainties" in the sales picture in months ahead, and Wal-Mart's shares opened the day down 80¢, or 1.4%, to 57.22.
Stocking More Electronics
Wal-Mart's electronics strategy firmed up about two years ago, when its internal data showed that its discount stores were also luring higher-income Americans earning $75,000 annually or more. Wal-Mart made its first aggressive move during the 2006 holiday season, lowering prices on the popular 42-inch HDTV below $1,000 for the first time, from more than $2,000 at that time. That move had a cascading effect and within months led to a dramatic meltdown in sales at consumer electronics retailers (BusinessWeek.com, 4/23/07), leading several like CompUSA and Circuit City to shutter hundreds of stores and others like Tweeter Home Entertainment Systems and Harvey Electronics to file for bankruptcy last year.
Last year, the Bentonville (Ark.) retailer started beefing up its electronics aisles with a wider selection of digital and home entertainment systems from brands such as Samsung, Philips (PHG), and Vizio. Today, electronics and entertainment products account for about $37 billion of Wal-Mart's overall $375 billion in annual sales. "Consumers are more technology driven today than ever before and are searching for the right price and products to quickly meet their needs," said Kevin O'Connor, vice-president and general merchandise manager for consumer electronics.
The strategy is paying huge dividends. Wal-Mart today has 16% of the flat-panel TV market, up from 13% last year, according to researcher Stevenson Co.'s TraQline division, which compiles data from the most recent four quarters and compares that to the same period in the previous year. The research firm also found that of the people it surveyed who were shopping for flat-panel TVs, at least 28% are visiting Wal-Mart to check out the selection there, as opposed to just 23% last year. "Price reigns as the No. 1 driver of sales," says Robert Tancula, vice-president for research at TraQline in Louisville, Ky.
"Customers do shop for things they want, not just what they need," said Eduardo Castro-Wright, CEO of Wal-Mart's U.S. division, in a May 13 recorded earnings conference call. "They are making room for entertainment products, especially as they stay home more often."
Among Strapped Consumers, an Advantage
Indeed, Wal-Mart has managed to make gains in electronics at a time when consumers overall aren't too keen on spending on anything other than the basics. A survey of 4,735 consumers conducted by research firm ChangeWave Research in April showed 42% would be spending less over the next three months than last year. It was the sharpest decline in consumer spending trends the firm had seen since its inception eight years ago. Wal-Mart and warehouse club Costco (COST) were the only two places at which consumers said they were likely to spend more money. "So much of consumer electronics is commoditized and these discounters sell known brands at good prices," says Paul Carton, director of research at ChangeWave in Rockville, Md.
This weak sentiment is clearly hurting specialized electronics retailers. Best Buy, the leader with $40 billion in annual sales, reported that its sales at stores open a year or more decreased 4.6% in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Mar. 1, as it sold fewer DVDs and MP3 devices. Its much smaller rival, Circuit City, the No. 2 electronics retailer with annual sales of $11.7 billion, reported that in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Feb. 29 same-store sales declined 11.3%. That led CEO Philip Schoonover to say, "We are currently facing the toughest macroeconomic environment in years." Circuit City is now close to being bought (BusinessWeek.com, 5/9/08) by video rental outfit Blockbuster (BBI).
To be sure, flat-panel sales remained strong at both of those chains, increasing by double digits even though many other products stayed on the shelves. However, Wal-Mart is outperforming both of the specialty chains in TV sales growth. "The U.S. stores continued to generate triple-digit comparable sales in flat-panel TVs and GPS units, as well as double-digit growth rates in laptop computers, video games, and digital cameras," Castro-Wright said during a March sales call.
Electronics isn't the only area where Wal-Mart's low-price strategy is paying benefits in the downturn. Wal-Mart now is the nation's largest food retailer, an area that it entered only in 1988. Grocery is now the biggest money-generator for Wal-Mart, making up 41% of the company's overall annual sales. It helps to be the low-price leader for staples at a time when milk and eggs are up more than 30% and gasoline at the pump has hit $4 in places. But clearly shoppers are crossing the aisle and snapping up flat-panel TVs and GPS systems, as well.

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So it looks like Super Smash Bros. 4 is finally within our horizon, and it's about this time that I get fired up about the potential roster size and list. It's always fun to try and figure out what kind of new characters (along with returning veterans) will make the cut in the newest SSB entry. Below is the list of current veterans and newcomers joining the battle in Smash 4:
1.) Olimar
2.) Mario
3.) Donkey Kong
4.) Link
5.) Samus
6.) Kirby
7.) Fox
8.) Pikachu
9.) Bowser
10.) Pit
11.) Mega Man
12.) Wii Fit Trainer
13.) The Villager
Now off the bat we have 13 characters already in the game. Most of them are iconic regulars that we've come to expect to appear in a Smash game. One thing that I want to address before getting into potential characters is the 3DS hardware capacity. Sakurai stated in an interview that because of the 3DS' limited hardware the roster this time would be limited for BOTH versions, since they want the roster to be the same across platforms. This does piss me off, but I guess it's only fair. So we don't know what kind of limit Sakurai is talking about here, but I think it would be fair to say that we're looking at a roster size between Melee and Brawl (Between 24 and 35). I honestly wasn't expecting there to be a massive amount of characters anyway, since Brawl had 35 and upping the number of characters every entry will have to become too much of an ordeal at some point. So for now I'm going to pretend the number is the average between 24 and 35. 29.5…. uh ok lets round to 30. Each character I list will be backed with a reason why they're likely to appear. I will also list the characters I think will be cut, and why.Assuming I am correct about the roster size (30 characters), Nintendo will have to add enough newcomers to keep the game fresh, while also having a roster size with 5 less characters than Brawl. It's going to be tough, and not everyone we saw in the last two entries is going to make it. I'm going to attempt to do this, and it's going to make my brain split.
*Nintendo has a habit of bringing in characters that are of relevance to recently released games. I figure the trend will stay the same for Smash 4. We've already seen that Pit has been updated with some new moves because of his role in Kid Icarus: Uprising*
14.) Chrom (Fire Emblem Awakening)
This one seems like pretty much a no-brainer. We've already seen Arena Ferox (Chapter 5 of Awakening) as a 3DS stage, and Chrom would be a very solid pick for Smash4 anyway. I imagine he would be somewhere inbetween Marth and Ike as far as strength goes, and closer to marth with speed. That said, I think Ike or Marth might not make the cut. Since Marth is more of a veteran, I'd say Ike has a bigger chance of getting cut.
15.) Jigglypuff (Pokemon Gen 1)
Jigglypuff I think will definitely be back. She's been in every smash brothers game and it wouldn't make sense to suddenly exclude her. Also with Pokemon X and Y giving her normal/fairy typing, she may have some new moves, which will be exciting.
16.) Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
Another veteran that is likely to return. While CF hasn't seen an F-Zero game release for a long time, I think Nintendo knows that we still pretty much expect him to appear in smash. And look at it this way, Star Fox hasn't had a game since 2005, and characters from that series have returned to Brawl and Smash 4 regardless.
17.) Awakened Mewtwo (Pokemon Gen 6)
I think it would be absolutely perfect to bring Mewtwo back in this way. Mewtwo was cut for Lucario in Brawl, but Awakened Mewtwo from Pokemon X and Y, along with the accompanied movie will make him very much relevant again. He would definitely be lighter than Mewtwo and likely have a different movepool, but it's such a good idea that I really think Nintendo should go through with.
18.) Marth
Marth is the staple of the Fire Emblem series, only because he was the main character of its first outing. Still, Marth is a very solid and unique veteran that would be silly to exclude. With the mainstream attention to Fire Emblem as a result of Awakening's success, I'm sure at least two Fire Emblem characters will make the cut. I have one other thing to add, but ONLY READ THE SECTION BELOW (HIGHLIGHT IT) IF YOU'VE GOTTEN AT LEAST HALFWAY THROUGH FIRE EMBLEM AWAKENING FOR THE 3DS. OR IF YOU DON'T GIVE A RATS ASS.
I know it sounds crazy but, what if Lucina appears in Smash 4 instead of Marth? Lucina was disguised as Marth in the beginning of the game and was revealed about halfway through. My one concern about this is that it is indeed a spoiler for Awakening but, Lucina is a badass mofo and I would love to play as her in Smash 4. I'm trying to think of any situation where Nintendo partly spoiled a game in Super Smash Bros. If anyone can think of anything be sure to let me know in the comments below.
19.) R.O.B (Peripheral [lol])
Similar to Olimar, I think ROB was a unique enough newcomer to warrant bringing him to Smash 4 as a veteran.
20.) Zelda/Shiek (Legend of Zelda Series)
Nowadays you can't have Link without Zelda/Shiek. She'll be back for sure.
21.) Ghirahim (Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Ghirahim is the antagonist of Loz: Skyward Sward, and he's such a creepy and odd looking villain that he would be a great replacement for Ganondorf. Relevance is of course key here.
22.) Luigi (Super Mario Bros. Series)
He's fabled, legendary and 2013 is year of Luigi. He'll be back. No argument here.
23.) Ridley (Metroid Prime)
It's ridiculous I know, but many fans have been protesting for this character to join the SSB ranks since Melee. For people concerned about his size, I don't think that's an issue. They managed to fit Bowser into tiny ass carts in Mario Kart, and while he's big in SSB, he's nowhere near as big as he is in Super Mario games. Ridley could be sized down similarly, and a Metroid villain would be awesome to have anyway. Wii Fit Trainer also showed us that Nintendo sure isn't afraid to be daring.
24.) Peach
Peach is an awesome character, and Nintendo loves their Mario franchise so I doubt they'll cut anyone from that department.
25.) Falco (Star Fox Series)
Falco much like Ganondorf was a clone in melee and was given a much more unique moveset in Brawl. The trend could continue into Smash 4 making Falco even more segregated. In a good way.
26.) Meta Knight (Kirby Series)
Bring him back, but fix the balancing issues. If Smash 4 is supposedly a faster game than brawl, that will only make current meta knight physics even crazier.
27.) Pac-man (If you don't know what he's from then you probably aren't a gamer.)
Namco Bandai is developing Smash 4 (under Sakurai"s strict direction of course) this time around, and it's likely we'll see a Namco character. Pac Man is classic and could fit into the SSB scene pretty easily. I figure he will be a little heavier than MK and have some strong physical attacks. I remember in an interview Sakurai and the interviewer imagined Pacman's final smash: everyone turning into ghosts and him chomping away at them.
28.) Yoshi (Super Mario Bros. Series)
Yoshi is well um….a really "ok" character in SSB, but he's been in every entry to date so I don't think Nintendo would kick him out of this one. I don't personally like him but this post isn't about me. He'll return.
29.) Wario
Wario was a fun character in Brawl and he has his own set of games. I think the only reason he wasn't in Melee was because of the smaller roster.
30.) Ness (Earthbound Series)
Ness is another franchise figurehead. He'll be back for sure.
Continue to Page.2 to see what I think will happen to the remaining characters not mentioned. Closing comments to follow–>
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I designed and printed a suppressor (based loosely on k-baffles) for my air rifle.
It consists of 3 sections - a barrel section that just pushes tightly onto the end of the barrel, an end cap (I've provided 2 different end caps designs), and the k-baffle section - which you print multiple copies of, the more you add the quieter the result.
The sections all push together then can be glued in place. Because each section is small you can make quite a long suppressor regardless of the print volume of your printer.
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what type of mount use?, 1/2 x 20 UNF male thread?
Please could you help me out. I love your design but i need the part that fits onto the barrel to be 10 mm on the inside. Your current model is 15 if i am not mistaken. Any help would be appreciated
Nice piece of creative thinking. Question ...
How do you attach this to let's say airrifle barrel
You would slip it onto the barrel and use a grub screw if i am not mistaken.
I've made an 8 baffle version of this (9 if you count the endcap) modified to fit my grandson's RatCatcher. I printed a shroud for it just to tidy things up. This mod is whisper quiet. Well done on a great design and thank you.
Read up on federal firearms laws. It is likely a felony to produce this
Hello, nice design work, could you possibly E mail me a PDF of this ??? Mark
ill take a shot at it :D keep you updated boss. Thanks for the great design work :)
This is a great design.
I imported the K-baffles into SketchUp, copied it so I had 8 segments, then made them into one component / printed as 1-piece - prints perfectly and much easier than sanding and fitting them together after printing.
I also modified the "barrel adapter" to fit my Crossman 2100 Classic BB-gun; It goes around the front sight and is held on using a hose clamp.
I am also in the process of designing / modifying the "barrel adapter" to fit a friends Diana Break-Barrel pellet gun.
Awesome job with this simonx........ Thanks
Just so some people know, using this on a real firearm is illegal and controlled by the BATF. Suppressors or sound-modifiers are totally legal in most places on air rifles/BB guns/airsoft/etc.
Try to remember that this is the internet, not the USA. Other countries are different, using it on a real firearm might be illegal where you come from, and where I'm from people with mental illness aren't allowed to own firearms, especially not semiautomatic military rifles.
Hi Simonx - Could you please send me a set of drawings - pdf. Thank you very much for this design
Hi Simonx - I just purchased a Ruger Blackhawk .177 and found that it is much louder than expected, so I am going to try your suppressor. Can you also send me a pdf format to [email protected]? Also, do you have a base parts list?
Hi Simonx,can you please send me this file of the silencer blue print in pdf form to [email protected]
Has anyone tried it out? Just wondering how effective it is.
I have it on a Ruger Blackhawk .177 air rifle (1000 fps) and it does a pretty good job of muffling the sound. I use 6 baffle sections - the more you add the quieter it gets. You should ensure when glueing it together that the through holes in the baffles don't line up.
is it for .117's or .22's?
The centre hole is large enough for both calibres. It's a simple task to increase the opening further as each element is a profile sketch that's been rotated through 360 degrees to for the part.
Shouldn't this be removed like all the other gun stuff from thingiverse?
Why is all the other gun stuff being removed from Thingiverse? Is it a knee jerk reaction to what happened in the USA recently? Not all countries in the world have such stupid gun laws ( or the lack of ). What's next, banning religious items? Hey let's ban anything Christmas related as it's bound to offend someone.
This is a website for people who make and design stuff - from all around the world, not just one country!
Yea, America pretty much sucks, at least from my perspective. I think Capitalism has had its day. Maybe its just the east coast, who knows? I think it started going to crap after 911, and that whole "never forget" campaign, and the militaristic attitude of the populace. USA doesnt even have a strong Constitution anymore, we just want to maintain our lifestyle while using the majority of world resources, and if that means killing people around the world, that what we do. Well, A bunch of shitty things have been done to me by Americans, and I am not forgetting either. Anyway Netherlands must be cool. I wish I could live in Canada or something, but I am stuck in New Jersey for now. Wish me luck!
Sorry didn't want you to get the wrong idea, I have nothing against you uploading it, I was just wondering :)
No worries Jeppe, my comment was aimed (pun intended ;) more at the site administrators in case they do decide to remove it.
I've looked through the site policy statements and didn't see anything relating to gun related models - although there is a distinct lack of them on Thingiverse.
Have a good New Year!
What is the barrel opening diameter? Is there a source file?
The barrel opening is 15.5mm - I modelled it in SolidWorks so I can export files for you, what format?Â
I have inventor and freecad so maybe .step will work. I also need to modify the barrel end to have an opening for a sight. My son has a Gammo.Â
I've uploaded a step file for the barrel section. It's very simple - it's just a rotated profile so it's easy to modify.
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text: I don't have any bending projects going right now so I don't have any photos, but I thought I would post this because I see several projects that could benefit from bending materials. The kakivak / leister / fish spear being one. Bending small pieces of wood: Split wood always works better than sawed wood, because sawed wood will almost always have grain runout which is where the wood will break during the bending. For green wood, split out a piece that does not have the center of the tree / limb. Carve it to rough shape and clamp to the shape you want. Green wood will not bend as far as wood that has been dried and resoaked, so only gentle curves are possible, such as the tines in the kakivak. Leave the wood in the clamp till it is completely dry. This may take weeks. Since the center is out of the wood, it is ok to apply heat source - I have hooks above my wood stove in the shop to hang things. Cured wood should be soaked till it is waterlogged. You can tell this if the wood barely floats. For some hardwoods this may take 2 - 4 weeks of soaking for thicker pieces. Rough carve first and then soak. When wood is waterlogged, take out, boil for an hour or so and clamp in place till dry. This only may take a few days if the piece is put near a heat source. Porous antler may be gently bent the same way, except that boiling may take all day. After it is clamped it may take weeks or even a month to completely dry and hold its new shape. The more dense the material, the longer the boil. Horn is the hardest to bend. Mountain goat horn makes a beautiful spoon, but it may take a week of constant boiling to soften it to where it is pliable enough to form. It should be left in the form for a few weeks after you think it is dry, because it may straighten out over the next weeks if not completely cured in its new form. These are all ancient Native methods and will all work quite well - hope it is helpful to someone. Feel free to contact if you have questions. J


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Former Archaeology Southwest staff member and valley resident Jacquie Dale provided the following description of special projects she undertook in the valley:
San Pedro Valley Site Steward Initiative
In 2001, Archaeology Southwest created a program to support the Arizona Site Steward Program's efforts in the Lower San Pedro River Valley between Benson and Winkelman, Arizona. The Site Steward program is a project of the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office/Arizona State Parks that calls upon over 700 volunteers statewide as "extra eyes" for land managers. Site stewards monitor threatened archaeological sites and report vandalism to land managers and local law enforcement agencies.
I serve as Archaeology Southwest's Preservation Archaeologist in the region. I recruit local residents for the Site Steward program, provide them with training and information about the sites they are monitoring, and follow up with local law enforcement after vandalism is reported. I also serve as a local community resource, providing information about the archaeology of the San Pedro to the general public and working with local landowners and land managers to preserve the archaeology of the area through multiple strategies, including outreach and education. Currently there are sixteen site stewards monitoring sites in the Lower San Pedro region. Thanks to the ongoing efforts of local site stewards and the State archaeologist, one site that had been badly vandalized for several years is now better protected. Working cooperatively with the State of Arizona, the Site Stewards, and adjacent landowners, easy access to this site was eliminated in 2007. No new vandalism has since been reported.
Historic Cemeteries in the San Pedro River Valley
In 2005, with the permission of living family members and help from college students, I began recording and mapping local historic cemeteries in the Cascabel and Redington area. The goal of our project was to document early settlers in the area and add to the inventory of Arizona's historic cemeteries currently being compiled by the State Historic Preservation Office.
Archaeology Southwest's team has recorded five historic cemeteries to date—approximately 181 individual graves. We mapped each of the cemeteries in detail, and we collected additional data, including the number of individuals interred at each cemetery, the names and birth/death dates of individuals (if known), inscriptions on headstones or monuments, headstone styles and material types, the condition of graves and genealogical data.
The majority of the graves we recorded were unmarked and in poor condition. Some of those with grave markers were clearly deteriorating. All of the cemeteries were on private land. Three of the cemeteries are still being used as sites for burial of family members. We continue to compile genealogical information about the families buried in the cemeteries.


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Refund cold feet for lifestyle lift
Most plastic surgeons and possibly lifestyle lift will refund part or all of your money...Theusual in my community is variable. It doesn't hurt to ask evn tho the contracts say no refunds. A lawyers letter may help.
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The Laws of PhysX
Published on 22nd July 2007 by Joe Martin
1 - The Laws of PhysX
2 - Ageia Island
3 - Carmack and Crytek
4 - Warmonger and Beyond
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The Laws of PhysX
It's fair to say that the PhysX card developed by Ageia has been a controversial new product for the geek and hardware enthusiast community ever since its introduction. It's a fairly simple idea at its base level; a piece of hardware dedicated only to processing physics so that the graphics card and processor don't get bogged down by the calculations, but it's one which has struggled to catch on in quite the same way as other hardware devices.
Designed for games which use complex physics, a trend spurred on massively by the fantastic Physics Gun in
Half-Life 2
, the company has faced an uphill battle with consumers as it tries to persuade gamers that they must invest in a new, additional piece of kit in order to get the most out of their game.
So, why has the market not chosen to fully embrace the PhysX card and what has Ageia been doing to help persuade those gamers and geeks who are still sceptical about the potential of an Ageia PPU? It's a question which has been burning at the back of our minds lately and, with
Unreal Tournament 3
set for release later this year and
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
just seeing a release on PC, it seemed like an ideal time to have a chat with Ageia and find out just what it has been up to lately.
I went along to have a chat with Ageia's Michael Steele and Daniel Forster, to catch-up with Ageia and to see what the PhysX PPU may hold in store for gamers in the future. Check out the story within...
Blowing up boxes
Ageia is a company which has always been fairly close to me as a journalist as I first discovered them when I did work experience at PC Format a few years ago and got a chance to see some of the early footage from what later shaped up to be
CellFactor: Revolution
, but which was called
CellFactor: Combat Training
at the time.
CellFactor: Revolution, click to enlarge
I can still remember all the 'oohs' and 'aahs' that were whispered when I, along with the rest of the editorial team, got a chance to see just what Ageia could do with a PhysX card; fountains of boxes, tearing cloth which reacted realistically to damage and incredibly complex ragdolls interactions with the environment. The game, in short, looked utterly fantastic and I was more than willing right then to hand over my hard-earned student loan and grab a card based on that promise.
But I didn't, partly because I'm notoriously stingy and partly because students like myself barely had enough money for a Pot Noodle, let alone extra PC hardware. Still, the footage made an impression on me and I was sure to keep a close eye on what everyone was touting to be the next big thing in computer games.
Yet, when I actually got hold of the full and freely released game I have to admit that I was somewhat disappointed. The focus of the multi-player only game was now more on standard FPS combat and knocking over piles of boxes and it made me realise the stark difference between game footage that looks cool and a game that plays interestingly because, although the cool cloth physics were still there, it was hard to actually care about them when you were busy fighting off a dozen or so bots.
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Still, going through a level of
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
with Michael Steele, Vice President of Marketing for Ageia, and Dan Forster, it's clear that a lot of lessons have been learned since
's release and there's plain evidence of how the physics are being integrated more fully into the gameplay.
"What we did [in GRAW 2] was to work very closely with Grin and create this level, which is only available to those who have a physics card. It doesn't technically require the card, but you'd have a slideshow without one. Everything in the level is physically simulated."
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Following a series loss to the Washington Nationals and a sweep by the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro told CSN Philadelphia that if things don't turn around by summer, the defending National League East champions could become sellers.
"July is so far ahead," Amaro said. "We just have to get on track. But if July comes and we're playing like this, we'll be sellers. How we play now will determine whether we'll be buyers or sellers in July."
Amaro lambasted his team for what he called "fundamentally unsound baseball."
"We're better than what we're showing. Amaro said. "How much better? I don't know. But we're better than this. Regardless of who is in or out of the lineup we should be better.
"With the exception of our starting pitching, all phases of the game have been shoddy." The Phillies could potentially look to trade Shane Victorino and Cole Hamels at the MLB trade deadline if the team is no longer in contention. Both players have expiring contracts and the likelihood of both re-signing with Philadelphia is considered low.


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Middlebury When you consider the hardships endured by Vermont's small-family farms—from weather events and product price swings to personal and financial challenges—it's tough to imagine these local farmers having much time to reach out and help foreign farmers with their localized struggles.
But since this is the season of giving, it may not be too surprising to see that our farmers are happy to lend a helping hand beyond our borders.
Several Vermont farmers are preparing for a rugged, volunteer trip to El Salvador, where they will give and receive the most sustaining Christmas season gift of all—knowledge.
Later this month, according to Caitlin Gildrien of the Northeast Farming Association-Vermont—or NOFA-Vermont, for short—will spend several weeks working in El Salvador.
The volunteer farmers and members of NOFA-Vermont will serve as Farmer-to-Farmer volunteers through Winrock International.
Once on the ground in El Salvador, the farmers will instruct Salvadoran farmers about organic farming as well as how to market their produce.
Gildrien said the instruction will be on how to improve farming practices for going organic, and "ultimately, increase their ability to earn an income and feed their families."
The upcoming trip to El Salvador will be the first time NOFA-Vermont and Winrock are partnering on organic farming practices outside the U.S.
"This will offer opportunities for Vermont's organic producers to support other farmers' success and continue to improve their own businesses through in-depth learning opportunities," according to Gildrien.
NOFA officials announced that the first three Vermont farmer volunteers will Charles Mitchell, Tom Honigford, and Patrick Sullivan.
The trio will arrive in San Salvador sometime in mid January.
A month later, Gildrien added, farmer Howard Prussack—who was a recent volunteer working with farmers in Burma—will be the leader of a second group of Vermont organic-farming volunteers to head to Latin America.
And to complete the Farmer-to-Farmer program with Vermont, a third group will head to El Salvador in April.
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By Paul Davenport and Jacques Billeaud, AP Thursday, October 4, 2012, 10:35 am TWN
NACO, Arizona -- A Border Patrol agent was shot to death Tuesday in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico line, the first fatal shooting of an agent since a deadly 2010 firefight with Mexican bandits that spawned congressional probes of a botched government gun-smuggling investigation.
The agent, 30-year-old Nicholas Ivie, and a colleague were on patrol in the desert near Naco, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) from Tucson, when gunfire broke out shortly before 2 a.m., the Border Patrol said. The second agent was shot in the ankle and buttocks, but was reportedly in stable condition.
Authorities have not identified the agent who was wounded, nor did they say whether any weapons were seized at the site of the shooting.
At a news conference in Naco, an FBI official said the agency still was processing the crime scene and that it might take several days to complete. The FBI and the Cochise County Sheriff's Office, which is also investigating, declined to say whether investigators have recovered guns or bullet casings.
No arrests have been made, but authorities suspect that more than one person fired at the agents.
"It's been a long day for us but it's been longer for no one more than a wife whose husband is not coming home. It's been longer for two children whose father is not coming home, and that is what is going to strengthen our resolve" to find those responsible and enforce the law, said Jeffrey Self, commander of Customs and Border Protection's Arizona joint field command.
Ivie, who is married, lived in Sierra Vista with his wife and their two young daughters.
The last Border Patrol agent fatally shot on duty was Brian Terry, who died in a shootout with bandits near the border in December 2010. The Border Patrol station in Naco, where the two agents shot Tuesday were stationed, was recently named after Terry.
Terry's shooting was later linked to the government's "Fast and Furious" gun-smuggling operation, which allowed people suspected of illegally buying guns for others to walk away from gun shops with weapons, rather than be arrested.
Authorities intended to track the guns into Mexico. Two rifles found at the scene of Terry's shooting were bought by a member of the gun-smuggling ring being investigated.
Critics of the operation say any shooting along the border now will raise the specter those illegal weapons are still being used in border violence.
"There's no way to know at this point how the agent was killed, but because of Operation Fast and Furious, we'll wonder for years if the guns used in any killing along the border were part of an ill-advised gun-walking strategy," Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley said in a statement.
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Worried about Brenda. Maybe it is just her computer and not something worse.
Not like her to be this late. Brenda, we are praying that all is well.
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Yeah she is awfully quiet anyone PM'd her? or know how to reach her to check up on her? libraries have computers so if it was just that I think she might have gone there to say hey I am stuck right now??? oh dear. Well I have my fabrics ready to cut to go.. just no home to go to. they are sad too
Here today... why what a lucky bunch we are.
It looks like the last time she was on the board was Sunday night @ 4. Lets concentrate on sending positive thoughts her way. This swap could possibly be the last thing on her mind at this time. I know that my arm won't fall off if I don't get my FQs swapped!
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about half way finished with names going out...will finish after work this evening...
I have mine addressed and heading to the post office. One is heading Northeast of me the other is heading Northwest of me. LOL...however, almost everything is NORTH of me some how!!! I hope y'all like the summery stuff I got.
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BeschreibungThere is a popular and romantic myth about Rembrandt and the Jewish people. One of history's greatest artists, we are often told, had a special affinity for Judaism. With so many of Rembrandt's works devoted to stories of the Hebrew Bible, and with his apparent penchant for Jewish themes and the sympathetic portrayal of Jewish faces, it is no wonder that the myth has endured for centuries."Rembrandt's Jews" puts this myth to the test as it examines both the legend and the reality of Rembrandt's relationship to Jews and Judaism. In his elegantly written and engrossing tour of Jewish Amsterdam--which begins in 1653 as workers are repairing Rembrandt's Portuguese-Jewish neighbor's house and completely disrupting the artist's life and livelihood--Steven Nadler tells us the stories of the artist's portraits of Jewish sitters, of his mundane and often contentious dealings with his neighbors in the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam, and of the tolerant setting that city provided for Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews fleeing persecution in other parts of Europe. As Nadler shows, Rembrandt was only one of a number of prominent seventeenth-century Dutch painters and draftsmen who found inspiration in Jewish subjects. Looking at other artists, such as the landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael and Emmanuel de Witte, a celebrated painter of architectural interiors, Nadler is able to build a deep and complex account of the remarkable relationship between Dutch and Jewish cultures in the period, evidenced in the dispassionate, even ordinary ways in which Jews and their religion are represented--far from the demonization and grotesque caricatures, the iconography of the outsider, so often found in depictions ofJews during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.Through his close look at paintings, etchings, and drawings; in his discussion of intellectual and social life during the Dutch Golden Age; and even through his own travels in pursuit of his subject, Nadler takes the reader thr
PortraitSteven Nadler is a professor of philosophy and director of the George L. Mosse/Laurence A. Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author, most recently, of "Spinoza: A Life," which won the 2000 Koret Jewish Book Award for biography, and "Spinoza's Heresy: Immortality and the Jewish Mind."
Untertitel: 2. Auflage. Illustrations (some col. ). Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
Erscheinungsdatum: November 2004
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Glass artist Dale Chihuly, who has been collecting objects from the mid-20th century since he was a boy, now has a place to display them: at the restaurant attached to his new Chihuly Garden and Glass complex adjacent to the Space Needle in Seattle.
The restaurant, appropriately named Collections Cafe, showcases vintage accordions and vintage radios, plus shadow boxes cut into every table featuring even more of his smaller collectibles. On the back wall are 36 of Chihuly's drawings, creating a space as bright and as colorful as Chihuly's glass.
The menu, from chefs Jeff Maxfield and Ivan Szilak, in collaboration with chef Jason Wilson of CRUSH, celebrates fresh, local food. A group of area ranchers, fishermen, foragers and farmers supply the ingredients for such menu items as Polly Creek razor clams, Carlton Farms pork chops with apricot barbecue glaze, Draper Valley Chicken breast, and roasted Yakima asparagus.
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On Saturday, November 22, the hit Broadway musical "Oklahoma" was revived by 51 talented high school students in Bishop Kearney High School's gym turned open range. Director Karen Tadross arranged for the stage to be adorned with haystacks and 120 real corn stalks, fresh from Pen nsylvania. A combination of talented young actors and actresses, creative set design, costumes and cleverly composed musical score left the audience feeling as happy as a farm girl "riding in a surrey with the fringe on the top."


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Professional athleticsBeer money is considerably more welcome in the NFL, where Coors Light is the league's official brew. That's an expensive title for the Colorado-based brewery, which, in 2002, signed a five-year, $300-million deal that includes the right to use the NFL logo in ads.
Anheuser-Busch is the exclusive alcohol sponsor for the Super Bowl through 2012; that's a distinction that the company has held since 1989. The company declines to reveal how much it spends on sports ads; however, industry experts believe the figure is around $300 million. In addition to the NFL, Anheuser-Busch also pours ad dollars into the Ryder Cup, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Daytona 500, Major League Baseball, and the PGA Championship.
By purchasing ad time during football telecasts, beer companies are ensuring their message reaches the right customers — men, aged 18 to 49. In 2004, five of the six most-watched TV shows by that age group were NFL games.
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NASCARTobacco money fueled NASCAR's growth from a regional circuit to a sport with a major national fan base. However, stock car racing has made an about-face and kicked the habit of taking cigarette money.
In the early 1970's, RJ Reynolds Tobacco (RJR) needed product exposure after the industry's ads were banished from American TV. RJR decided to invest in car racing, but wasn't satisfied with the idea of backing a single team. As a result, in 1972, the company's Winston brand became the title sponsor of NASCAR's premier series and the Grand National division became the Winston Cup Series. Winning the Cup in 1971 was worth $100,000, which increased to $3.75 million in 1992.
Through the years, Winston injected more than $100 million into the series' points fund. Also, RJR supported NASCAR's national weekly racing series, supported the All-Star race (called The Winston), and funded The Winston Million bonus program.
NASCAR put the brakes on that in 2003, replacing Winston with cellphone giant Nextel. The result: NASCAR's Nextel Cup. The leaders of stock car racing wanted a cleaner mainstream image and felt it was necessary to separate from tobacco.
"The sport had reached a point where it was incredibly difficult to grow because of the changing public perceptions of tobacco," said former NASCAR public relations director Chip Williams. "With tobacco, you can't market to kids."
One year after Winston left the picture, NASCAR inked a deal worth about $3 million per year with Nicorette. When the sponsorship was announced, it was considered a win-win proposition. According to market research, NASCAR fans are 28% more likely to smoke than other adults. Stock car racing had no more tobacco sponsors at the national level, even though Victory Brand sponsored a team.
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Cisco: Small Gains, Big Relief
By Peter Burrows
Here's one that would have been unimaginable just a few years back: John Chambers, the chief executive of networking giant Cisco Systems (CSCO ), crowing in a conference call with financial analysts about posting a measly 2.1% sequential increase in quarterly revenue growth. Even more amazing, however, is the reaction from analysts. "Hey, it was a good quarter," says JMP Securities' Sam Wilson. "And the tone on the conference call was better than I'd heard in a long time."
Indeed, Cisco beat analysts' expectations on a variety of fronts in a tech spending environment that proved difficult for other industry giants like IBM (IBM ) and Microsoft (MSFT ). Analysts had expected Cisco's sales to jump just 1.6% from the previous quarter in what is usually a seasonally tough one for the company. But, thanks in part to strong sales to phone and cable companies, it hit that 2.1% number by posting net sales of $6.2 billion. The company also maintained its profitability, with net income of $1.4 billion, vs. $1.2 billion a year earlier. "This might be the first [fiscal] Q3 in which instead of having my hair fall out, I actually grew some hair," said Chambers. "We had a super last month."
The best news, however, involved the future. Normally extremely cautious, Chambers repeatedly talked about how "comfortable" and "pleased" he felt with product order rates. Indeed, Cisco predicted it would post 10% year-over-year growth in the current quarter. If it delivers, the company should post annual 2005 sales growth of around 12%. "What he was saying is that 'we're pleased with last quarter, but we're even more pleased with how this quarter looks,'" says Wilson.
Sales to phone and cable companies rose 25% over the same period last year. Still, despite major investments and well-hyped products, Cisco has lost ground in this critical market in recent years to companies such as Juniper Networks (JNPR ). While it's not clear whether Cisco is regaining share, this quarter's performance suggests it's now at least holding its own, says Wilson.
What's more, Chambers spent a good deal of the 90-minute analyst call describing Cisco's stability. With operations around the world and products ranging from $79 home routers to $1 million industrial-class routers, it's proving to be a very stable ship, he says. Why? Because when one sector runs into a snag, others compensate.
For example, while sales in Japan and Germany were weak last quarter, those in the U.S. and Britain were strong. While sales to federal buyers stagnated, the big phone and cable companies made up for it. "It's one of Cisco's great strengths," said Chambers, who noted that no geographic region, product line, or market segment has had the highest order-growth for more than a few quarters in a row.
Of course, Cisco is nowhere near the growth-company it was in the late-1990s, and many analysts still have concerns about its ability to find billions in new revenue each year to hit its 10%-plus revenue-growth target, while maintaining its 65%-plus gross margins. But for the short term, things are looking less complicated. Asked about the downturn in March reported by IBM and others, Chambers said, "We did not see the ugliness that other people saw. We were extremely pleased with the quarter."
With good reason.
Peter Burrows is Computers editor in BusinessWeek's Silicon Valley bureau


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A South Wairarapa woman who died while snorkelling with her husband on Monday was Lynne Falk, of Te Awaiti.
Mrs Falk, a 64-year-old retiree, and her husband had been searching for paua just south of Sandy Bay, east of Martinborough, when her husband saw she was motionless.
Senior Sergeant Warwick Burr said police were called to the scene about 2.30pm.
"While snorkelling, the husband looked across and saw his wife floating in the water, he pulled her out of the water and she wasn't able to be revived," Mr Burr said.
Police and emergency services attended, a Westpac helicopter was also called to the scene but was stood down when it became evident the woman had died.
The cause of death was unknown but Mr Burr said there were no suspicious circumstances: "It's been referred to the coroner."
Mrs Falk's neighbour, Ed Holter, called her an "absolutely fantastic" woman: "The sort of person everybody would want for a next-door neighbour.
You couldn't get a nicer lady."
He said Mrs Falk was one of the first people he met when he moved to Te Awaiti.
"[It's] very sad what happened yesterday ..."
Mrs Falk and her husband were happily married and had been living in the area for a long time.
Mr Holter said conditions on Monday had been fine.
"It was a beautiful day, even I was in the water yesterday."
He said the Falks were well equipped, safe and experienced.
"It's just an unfortunate accident."
South Wairarapa district council coastal ranger Colin Olds, who is employed during the summer months, said incidents such as these were always "really sad".
"But at this time of the year, and over the summer months, people do take risks.
"She could have hit her head or taken in a gulp of water, and water is such a dangerous medium."
Mr Olds said there was nothing significantly dangerous about the area.
However this was the second water-related death near Sandy Bay in just months.
This year, 72-year-old Martinborough man Tupara Kiel went missing while setting a crayfish pot in choppy seas near Te Awaiti.
He had launched an inflatable boat from Sandy Bay on January 10.
His dog, Ice Cream, swam to shore.
An extensive search was carried out by Land Search and Rescue, an RNZAF P3 Orion, a Helipro helicopter, fishing boats and members of the local community.
The official search was called off on January 13, but relatives of Mr Kiel camped near Sandy Bay for weeks and continued to search the shoreline.
His body wasn't found.
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There are three types of property ownership on Lake Sinclair property. Regardless of the type of ownership, what can be built on the lake (seawalls, docks, boathouses) is managed and approved by Georgia Power, and the guidelines and standards of improvements at the shoreline are the same, no matter the type of ownership.
1) Fee Simple - Deeded property owned to the full pool level of the lake, which is 340 ft. above sea level
2) Fee Simple/Lease Access Strip - Deeded property owned to 10 ft. above full pool combined with the 10 ft. between the deeded property and the lake full pool level. Think of it as a 10 ft. flood zone. This is 10 ft. in elevation, not 10 measured feet. The lease access strip is leased for $100 per year. The right of lease comes with ownership of the attached property. There is no transfer fee. Fee will be $300 per year begining 01/01/2007
3) Georgia Power Leased Lots - Georgia Power owns the lot and individuals lease the lot for a term of 15 years. The individual has the right to renew the lease at the end of 15 years as long as they comply with the lease. The following information was published and distributed by Georgia Power Company in 2006.
Requirements to transfer a Georgia Power fully leased lot:
* $3000 transfer fee
* Conditional Bill of Sale signed by seller and buyer (form supplied by Georgia Power)
* At the time of transfer, a recent "as-built survey" of the property -- plat 350' contour and 343' contour -- shoreline 340' at full pool. Size of all structures located on lot.
* Make improvements necessary to lot and structures to present Georgia Power standards.
a) At least 900 livable SQFT b) Crawl space enclosed or under pinned
c) Approval of exterior siding d) Approval of roofing material
e) Georgia Power grants a 2 year period, with agreement, to bring a home up to current standards
* Call two (2) weeks in advance to set up appointment for transfer of lease.
1st - 2nd Year aprox $900 per year 8th - 12th Year $1,050 per year
3rd - 7th Year aprox $1200 per year 13th - 15th Year $1,100 per year
NOTE: Lessee will pay property taxes on the lot. Georgia Power will mail the tax bill in June of each year.
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Mystery continues (chapter 1)
Book by: princessrishika
Status: Finished
Genre: Mystery and Crime
Chapter1 (v.1) - Mystery continues
Chapter 1: A cold stormy Night
It was a stormy wet day at North California on Friday late afternoon, as the light filmy clouds was especially becoming Grey and depressingly dark, as the wind was blowing strong when the bronchial trees were shaking for a moment, as the group of people could not evacuate out, there lived a girl whose name is Fiona, she was a genuinely a hot girl who was working as a sales marketing girl, her parents living in Russia ,as long as she was coming back from her workplace ,Fiona had to rush back home, hence she had to go with a gang of friends for a book launch at her college.
While she got out from the department, she saw the breeze blew gently with speed; she hurried back inside and looked at the time, as it is past seven in the evening. Fiona could not speed; she started to move suddenly and violently, and wondered how to get back home. Fiona emergency got a call from her best friend Olivia, She was as fortunate as she quickly received the call.
"Olivia Thank Goodness you called, I was waiting outside for the past half an hour in my department, can't even move." Fiona Said.
"Fiona, I am on my way to pick Isabella, Do you want me to pick you up?" Olivia asked
"Oh Olivia, That will be nice, as I have to go home and get ready, can you see the weather is so bad."
Fiona said.
"Certainly Fiona, we are not even ready, don't dread, I will be right there." Olivia said.
"I will be there soon; I will be waiting at the lounge for you."
Fiona could not stay outdoors, while she was standing upright on her feet while she was staring outside, she started to feel Jacob, He used to love it when the weather rains, while suddenly she heard her name.
"Fiona, Fiona," Her manager screaming on top of her voice.
Fiona was looking around to see who it was, but to see it was her manager Mrs. Sonia, who was rigid as she has a crude round face. Sonia always used to love people who ever worked kindheartedly.
"Fiona, Could you please come into my cabin, I want to have a word with you." Mrs. Sonia said, in a low voice.
"Alright Ma'am, I shall be there in a minute." Fiona said
While Fiona walks she gets a call, and quickly picks up the phone.
"Fiona, I and Isabella are on the way to pick you up, do not worry, calm down, we will be at college on time."
"Olivia, We need to Rush, At the moment Mrs. Sonia had called me in her cabin, I am right next to it, so when you come just give me a buzz." Fiona said.
"Alright Fiona, we are stuck really badly in a traffic jam, since the weather is miserable, don't move around." Olivia said.
"Okay, do not worry about me, I will be okay". Fiona said.
While Fiona kept the phone down, Fiona unfolded her pocket- size red bag, which was grand, and kept her cell phone confidential in her red bag. While she knocked on the door.
"May I please come in ma'am?" Fiona asked in a very mannerly way.
"Yes you may come in Fiona," Sonia said with a smile on her face.
"Thank you ma'am" Fiona said.
"Oh, what a decent outfit you are wearing today, it really looks beautiful on you." Sonia said to her.
"Oh, thank you ma'am." Fiona said.
"You may have a seat dear." Sonia said
Fiona sat down at the big electric chair and stared at the time for a moment.
"How are you doing Fiona?" Sonia asked.
"I am doing fine, thank you." Fiona said.
" I am glad to know that you are doing fine, Fiona don't upset yourself over Jacob, Whatever happened it happened for the best, now past is past darling, Hence what are you doing this weekend?" Sonia asked.
"I have a book launch to go at my college and then we may go out to have banquet. The next following day we have our annual prom night, which I am really pumped up to go for." Fiona said and gave a smile to Sonia.
Mrs. Sonia came across as she stepped unspoken for a few minutes. Fiona glanced outside the window, when unexpectedly her cell phone rang, she quickly walked to take her bag as she had to open it and take out her cell phone to see who it was.
"Hi Isabella, Where are you?" Fiona asked.
"Fiona, we are waiting outside your department." Isabella said
"Oh alright, I will be down in a minute, wait wherever you are."
"Ma'am I shall leave now." Fiona said
She got up to take her red handbag and walked towards the main door without making any sound.
"Have a great day and an awesome time today and tomorrow." Sonia said.
"Same to you Ma'am." Fiona said
Fiona opened the door without a sound and slowly left the room. Sonia gave her a big smile. She ran down the stairway really quick while the security stared at her and cogitation she was okay.
While she went down, she was breathless; she quickly ran towards the record book and immediately ran outside without saying a word to anyone. As soon as Fiona got outside she stared at the whether it was really worse and gave a smile to her office friend.
The rains came and flooded the roads, everyone went inside again, and started to panic, When Fiona ran towards her best friend Olivia car, which was yellow in color and it was a Mazda. She quickly opened the door of the car and kept her big black briefcase behind the car and went to sit inside the car with a great sign of relief.
As she sat inside the car, Fiona saw Olivia and Isabella; she was really thrilled and excited. Olivia and Isabella Was intended to wear their western outfits; Isabella stared at Fiona and said
"Oh Fiona you are really wet, we will get you home and you can dry yourself and get ready." Isabella said.
While they were on the way to Fiona house, they stopped at one shop and Olivia quickly got down getting Fiona a hot cup of coffee, she Ran inside the shop.
And asked the man.
"Sir Please Give me a hot cup of coffee, with sugar and Please we want it Take away.
The shop man Looked at her in a strange wayand went to make the hot cup of coffee. Mean while Isabella and Fiona were inside the car waiting for Olivia to bring the coffee. Olivia was standing inside till the man Brought the coffee, she was really Impatient to go and get Dressed.
She was standing for fifteen Minutes, and then the man came with the Coffee and
"20 rupees ma'am."
She gave him the money and took the cup of coffee and walked towards the car slowly. As she reached the car, she opened the door and gave it to Fiona and Got Inside the care.
"Olivia Drive Slow, till I Drink my hot cup of coffee". Fiona said.
Olivia sat down and on the engine and drove slowly looking at Fiona drinking the coffee. Fiona was really happy drinking the coffee, as she was drinking her coffee; she was looking out from the balcony to see the view,
While drinking, she saw that we are nearly Reaching Home; she quickly drank the coffee fast and opened the window to throw the cup.
It was Eight O clock in the Night, The weather was cold and nice, Fiona got down to Open her gates and made Olivia to park her car , They parked The car and went Inside, Fiona had to open the main door, She took out the keys from her bag and opened it the door.
Fiona quickly ran upstairs to her beautiful room and Kept all her things Inside the cupboards and Owned her Geezer and ran towards Her Clothes section to Take Out her dress, It was a red dress with all designs on it, As she layer her dress on her bed neatly, She went Inside Her bathroom and Had a nice Hot water Shower.
Meanwhile Olivia Was wearing a dress and a nice Black pair of shoes, she was a really Friendly girl.
Isabella also wore the same, and was a rude type Of Girl, and she was married with two kids, She left her two Kids at home, As they were Putting their makeup,
Fiona came Out from A hot water shower, with a bathrobe on, and Wiped herself Nicely, and then She put her lovely red dress , and went to make her hair, she Straighten her hair and Did curls from down, She looked really pretty with the makeup on.
Olivia and Isabella was down Waiting for Fiona to come, Fiona Offend her room Lights and went Down, Olivia and Fiona was stunned to see Fiona, They had their Photos Taken.
After Their photos, they quickly took their bags and went toward the door, and offend the main Living room Light off, and Went outside and locked the door. Olivia and Isabella Was Inside the car, waiting for Fiona to come, Fiona was making sure everything is locked inside. And
Fiona walked towards the car, and got Inside, Fiona's house was big and Beautiful, It had three Bathrooms, and large rooms with a very huge living room and a nice kitchen.
Fiona opened the gates and closed it, and got inside and they Left the house. While they were on the way, Isabella got a call From A another friend Bernard who was a really handsome guy, and is working in business.
Isabella answered the phone
"Isabella, Where are you three?" Bernard asked.
"Bernard, we are on the way, we should be there in another ten Minutes, The weather is really bad." Isabella Said.
"Alright, we are inside, and Guess what?" Asked Bernard.
"What, What is it Bernard?" Olive asked.
"We got seats Together, so it will be awesome."
"Oh, that awesome, we should be there in another- five Minutes so see you."
"Laurite, waiting for you three, see you."
Olive kept the phone, and they were nearly reaching, It was a traffic, But the cars were Moving, It was Nine, so they Reached and parked the car, and got down of the car, they were Excited to see their other Friends.
Fiona, Olivia and Isabella went inside their Jack College. It was really huge and a very Old building. As they were nearing the hall, they saw Bernard and Gerry talking outside, so the three girls went Next to them, and greeted the Boys.
"Oh girls you came," Bernard said with a nice Voice.
"Yes, let's go Inside Guys." The girls said.
"Gerrrrrry?" Fiona said
"Yes Fiona, What happened?" Gerry asked.
"Why are you so Silent?" Fiona said, as they walked towards the hall.
Gerry hugged her and gave her a smile.
"Oh Fiona, I was Just talking to Bernard." Gerry said.
Fiona was looking at Gerry In a sweet way, since he was the Youngest out of all. They Reached the Hall, and the hall was Beautifully Decorated. Olivia, Fiona, Isabella, Bernard and Gerry sat down on their seats. They sat down, The Lights went and the main person from college went on stage and started the bo
book launch.
Friends, The book- launch for which we have congregated here, today The Author of that Book need not to be introduced.
The Ink of his pen has always left a mark on our minds.
That Person is none other than our very own Siddhartha Das, So Please give him a big hand.
Professor Siddhartha Das.
As the principle went and welcomed him,
"Come please."
Thank you ladies and Gentlemen,
Things that have been said and things that haven't been said.
The Stories of this book were Facets of Reality, Once Upon a time; Those Bygone Moments are still alive......
In the Book. In the form of words Ladies and Gentlemen I give you Nine and a half Love stories.
Fiona got up and said
"Nine and the half Love stories"
"Yes, Nine and half!
Friends, this Book has a story, it's incomplete. It's Unsaid. Neither have I been able to think of the end of this..... Story or Will I ever be able to know about it.
That is why ... that why this story is Incomplete, even today.
Anyways, Ladies and Gentlemen I proudly dedicate this story Book to your college.
"Thank you very much sir".
As the book Launch finished, Fiona, Olivia, Isabella, Bernard and Gerry, got up from their seats and waited till the crowd went. Fiona really wanted that book.
"Gerry I want that book, it sounds Interesting?" Fiona said
"Oh yeah, let's Get the book" Gerry said to Fiona.
"Fiona, come on, we shall get moving," Isabella said.
They started making some announcement, that dinner will be served in another Ten Minutes.
But they were not staying; they are going to Pizza hut for dinner.
"Isabella, I need to get that book?" Fiona said
"Oh Fiona, we will get that, now don't be a pain, and lets go "Isabella said.
They walked out of the hall and went straight out, as they decided to go for dinner.
Bernard and Gerry went and got into their car and was waiting for the girls to come, Isabella and Olivia were walking while Fiona was walking with the main college Person.
"Where to get the book sir?" Fiona asked.
"Well, you can get it in any book store" Sir said.
While Isabella and Olivia were walking, They Realized that Fiona was not with them.
They quickly turned around, and saw that Fiona was walking beside them.
"Fiona, come fast we have to go; Bernard and Gerry are waiting in the car" Isabella said.
So, they all three went towards the car and got Inside, The two boys Asked them,
"What made you girls late?"
"Sorry, I was asking the main person where to get the book" Fiona said.
Bernard Looked very angry, and started to drive very fast as he could. It was Nine Thirty as they went inside and sat down, and suddenly Fiona Phone began to ring, she began to think who it could be at this time. So she answered her Phone.
"Hello" Fiona Said.
"Hi My Darling, This is your mom. How are you?" Mom asked her.
"Mom, Oh my Gosh, It been a week since you called, I am fine. How are you Mom? "Fiona asked her.
"Darling Fiona, I am doing fine, Where are you?" Mom asked her.
"Mom, I am with Olivia, Isabella, Bernard and Gerry, we are at Pizza hut for dinner."
"Oh wow, that is nice, darling Hope you are okay?" Mom asked and kept silent for a while.
"Yes mom don't Worry, Past is past, now I have to concentrate on my studies and work" Fiona said, in a slow and sad Voice.
"Oh My baby Girl, I am Really Proud Of you, Laurite you better go enjoy with your friends now" Mom said.
"Okay Mom, Love you and say a big hi to dad from me okay" Fiona said.
"Sure will do darling, Bye" Mom said,
As Fiona kept the phone, she was really happy. So she went Towards Her friends.
"Fiona, who called you?" Olivia asked, and looked at Fiona in a strange way.
"Olivia, My Mom called me, after a week". Fiona said and did not talk for a while.
As Fiona sat, they were Deciding where to go after their mid - term is over for a holiday.
"Guys, What about San Bernardo In southern California? Isabella Said, with her eyes Opened.
"That a very good Idea," Everyone said, with all excitement Look on their Faces.
As they were talking, the food came and all ate, with a happy face, Chicken Cheese Pizza, with some Pasta, Garlic Bread, French Fries and some Ice coke. They all loved the food and enjoyed it with Delight.
Fiona was so full and she was ready to go to sleep. Bernard went to pay the bill, and all the others got up and went towards the car. Olivia and Fiona had to be dropped home since; Olivia was staying in Fiona house and Isabella Went By taxi.
Bernard Drove the Car and Dropped Olivia and Fiona back home. As soon as they reached home, their phone was ringing. They Quickly Ran, and opened the door, Fiona Ran Towards the phone and Picked it Up.
"Did you and Olivia reach Home?" Isabella Asked.
" Yes Isabella, Don't worry , Now go to bed" Fiona said and she kept the phone down, and ran Straight Upstairs to her room , On the lights , Removed her shoes and changed Into her Night Dress went to Olivia room,
"Good Night Olivia" Fiona said with a smile.
She and Olivawere best friends.
"Good Night Fiona" Olivia said in a Very Slow Voice. Olivia was already on bed.
It was Eleven, Fiona went back in her room and knocked offall the Lights, and went to bed, her eyes closed as she hit the bed.
© Copyright 2017 princessrishika. All rights reserved.
Add Your Comments:
I love the way you started this!!! Really gloomy, but it gives a feel for the story!
The biggest error I can spot in this chapter is the beginning. It might help to read out loud, and see if it's too long. That's one mighty big breath to read the entire first sentence!
You might also want to check your capital letters. A lot of words have capitals that shouldn't.
Other than that, it looks good. Nice job!
Thanks a lot sintalion for the advice. Hope to correct the mistakes.
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