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The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law will host the sixth Belgrade open pre-moot competition on 5–6 April 2014, in which No5 member Tim Jones will be acting as arbitrator.
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This church is in the municipality, but belongs to the diocese of Tivoli and is due south of that town.
It is the village parish church, and is in an enclosed little piazza. It has a very simple gabled façade in ochre yellow, with a white border and no decoration. This looks smart after its restoration in 2008. The doorcase, with a curved top enclosing a blank segmental tympanum, is also in white stone as is the frame of the single window above. A rather rustic campanile is adjacent to the church, with round-headed openings in the main stage and smaller ones for the bells.
The simple single-naved whitewashed interior has a coved ceiling, and a fresco of the patron saint over the altar. Two fragments of ancient sculpture are preserved together, a small ribbed column of square cross-section and a marble block showing two soldiers either side of a blank inscription tablet.


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I'm falling, as time seems to slip away slowly, like a movie in slow motion. The punch to my face from the drunk man knocked me over, and as I fell, I could see all of them laughing at me, but I couldn't hear anything. Their faces painted in eternal damnation to my mind, shackling me to this dark prison in my heart. The food in my hair fell to my face as I hit the ground hard, slamming my head against the wooden floor. But that didn't matter to me, no. What hit me most was the fact that as I fell, I caught the image of my best friend, her lipstick smeared all over her mouth, her hair a mess, and she stared at me with horrified eyes...but did nothing except stand on the sidelines.
It cut deep within me.
The moment I hit the ground, all the sound came rushing back in an instant, colliding into me like a freight train. They were so loud, their voices whirled together like some voo doo chanting, clashing against each other. My head was spinning, and I struggled to sit up.
"Look at this bitch!" It was the drunk man who punched me, and he staggered over to stand over me. He swings his leg and kicks me on my side, and a gasp escapes my lips. "She's fucking helpless!"
He kicks me again, harder this time. I fall back over, tears filling my eyes. Everywhere I look, their demonic faces stare back at me, bulging eyes and open mouths, mocking my existence. I curl into myself, preparing for another swift kick. Please, please let this end soon...
"STOP IT!!!" A voice shouted, echoing strongly in the chaotic noises. My tears are already falling, but I look up to see a man standing in front of me. He wore white and blue stripped surf shorts, a plain black tank top and a black hat with the words "All Bite, No Bark" on it, a small pitbull logo near it. It was apparent that he pushed the man who was kicking me, because that man was stumbling backwards when I looked.
"Who the fuck are you?" The drunk man spluttered, stumbling around, but anger welled in his eyes. The man who pushed him looked down at me, and my heart stuttered. Gorgeous blue eyes looked at me kindly, filled with concern. "Are you okay?" He stooped down and helped me sit up. His touch burned into my skin, heating me to my ice cold heart. Unable to speak, I nod and look down.
"This fucker is helping that slut! He likes that hoe!!" The drunk man started to laugh, but it sounded more like a choked cough. He stumbled over to the guy who helped me, and playfully knocked off his hat. "He wants to get in your pants, you slutty cun-". In a blur, the guy who helped me spun and knocked the drunk man in his face, making him fly back into the crowd. Now the laughing morphed into egging on the upcoming fight.
Violence...no...no violence. Panic filled me and I fought against my aching body as I slowly stood and stumbled over to the guy who helped me. I reach out and lay a hand on his arm, enjoying the heat that filled me from our contact. He turns slightly to me, enough to see me, but also to where he could keep an eye out to the drunk man who was beginning to stand again. I'm drawn into his calming blue eyes, and breathing in an unsteady breath I speak.
"Don't. No. No violence." My voice is barely a whisper, but I knew that he heard me because his eyes filled with sadness at my words. "He hit you. No man should ever hit a woman, no matter what." His voice is like a soothing wave, calming my pounding heart and nerves. I shake my head slowly, the room still spinning. "Please. No." His eyes stared into mine, and though I got uncomfortable, I couldn't look away.
Slowly, his stance relaxed, but he kept staring into my eyes, never looking away and not even blinking. Finally, when I felt like my heart was going to burst from the eye contact, he nodded. "Fine, for you." He broke eye contact, leaving me feeling like I just had an adrenaline rush. He turned to appraise the drunk man, who looked crazed and ready to kill. "Next time you hit her, or any woman, I'll find you, and I'll make you regret it."He then wrapped his hand around mine and slowly led me to the door.
"You're a fucking faggot!!" Voices echoed behind us as we trudged to the door. "She's a slut!!" A girl around my age broke through the crowd and pulled on the guy with blue eyes arm. "Jake." Her tinkling voice was slurred, but I couldn't deny her beauty. She had the face of a pixie, fair and full blonde hair. The only thing wrong was her brown eyes, filled with a scowling emotion, kind of making her seem older than how she really was. "Don't do this Jake. Just because we broke up doesn't mean you should go find the nearest girl to run off with. Especially this slut. You can do so much better than this ho-"
Jake, the guy with blue eyes, narrows his eyes at the beautiful girl and tightened his hold on me. "You're right Victoria, I can do better, but better than you. And frankly, that would be this girl right here. And get your facts right Vic, she's not the slut, you are. Who cheated on me with 7 other guys, all at the same time? That's right, you." Victoria reddened and opened her mouth to plead once again. "We're done Vic, finished. I honestly don't even know what I was thinking when I started to date you. I regret the day I met you." And with that, Jake whipped open the door and walked out into the night with me in tow, leaving behind a shocked Victoria, raging crowds and my best friend, who still stood there with the same look in her eyes.


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Fade Away Creek
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Genre: Horror
Chapter3 (v.1) - Part 3: Homecoming
Fade Away Creek
Part 3: Homecoming
John looks around, everything looks familiar. He looks at the clock to see that it's 7:30 a.m. He sighs in relief"oh thanks god, it was just a dream". He looks to the side of his bed to see that his wife isn't there. He yells out, "Meredith" He walks into his daughter's room, she isn't in her crib. "Meredith", he yells out again, but still no answer. He walks downstairs, "Meredith", he yells out once more. Suddenly he hears a knock at the door, he walks over and opens it but there's nobody there. He looks down and sees the newspaper. He picks it up to see the date, it's December 23, 2011. He thinks to himself "wasn't it just the 18th yesterday?" The phone suddenly rings; he walks over to the living room and answers it. "Meredith?" John says a few times. The woman on the phone doesn't seem to hear John speaking at all. "Meredith? Meredith? Is that you?" the woman says. John yells out, "no it's me John, can you hear me?" The woman hangs up. John looks down at the answering machine, he sees the red light blinking, meaning there's new messages. He clicks the button and plays the most recent message. "Hello, Meredith, I just want to let you know how sorry I am for your lost, call me if you need somebody to talk to". A loud beep goes off, ending the message. Confused, worried and scared is what John is feeling as he listens to the message again. As John is scrambling through the voice messages he hears music coming from the kitchen, it seems to be playing jingle bells. John follows the sound and eventually it leads him to some sort of Christmas box. He opens it slowly; as he's opening it he sees car keys, a pen and a wallet. It seems to be all of his belongings. He dumps everything out, on the floor lies what looks like a brochure. He picks it up, turns it over and reads it out loud. "In Loving Memory of John M. Alexander, August 18, 1971 to December 18, 2011". John falls to his knees and begins to cry out "when will this nightmare end?" As he cries, he continues to read. According to the paper the funeral is held on December 23, 2011. John sits down, puts his hands over his face and cries out for his wife. He closes his eyes and thinks about Meredith.
John opens his eyes and looks around, he notices he's in a church. He sees all the familiar people crying and looks around to see all the pictures are of him. He stands up and begins to walk down the aisle. He closes his eyes and as he gets closer and closer, he feels every emotion possible. He opens his eyes and looks down to see the body of what used to be his own. He thinks about his life and how he feels he wasted it. As John looks at the body he hears a familiar cry. He turns around to see his wife, Meredith. "Don't cry Meredith, honey I'm here", John cries out as he walks toward her. He reaches for her hand but every time he does he just goes right through her. Everything now is starting to come together to John, as he closes his eyes he sees the accident, the deer jumping out and the car moving out of control. He sees newspaper articles of the accident, "Man found dead in car", he hears his wife crying, and he sees the snow falling. He holds his ears and screams out "get out of my head! Get out of my head!"
Suddenly John finds himself on a road. He looks around and sees the sign and notices he's back in Fade Away Creek. In the distance he sees a truck. The truck gets closer and pulls to the side, the driver walks out. "Hey there John". John walks toward him in an angry sort of way, "what is going on?" The man stood firm, "This is the afterlife, John. You're dead and now you're here". John doesn't want to believe it. "That can't be true; I thought the afterlife was supposed to be beautiful, this place is cold, dark and grey". The man sighs, "It is for some people, it all depends on when you die. If you die at 3 a.m. during freezing weather, that's what the afterlife would be for you, there's no changing it". John pauses in disbelief "so this is it for me? I'll be here forever?" The man nods his head, "for all eternity". John sits down in a pile of snow, puts his hands over his face and wipes his tears. "Can I ever go back again?" The man explains to him, "Only when you sleep, you have the power to go back to the life of the living, but as some sort of ghost of course". John stays seated, "So what now? Where do I go?" The man starts walking back to his truck, as he walks backwards he yells out, "you wait, for the ones you love will come". John gets up and walks, he doesn't know if there's an end but he walks and never looks back.
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Wow that was really good. My favorite of all of your writings. Fade Away Creek 2!!!
OMG. That was really good Jake and very well written. Nice job. Keep it up :)
I really liked this novel. It's not usually my cup of tea but you got me hooked and kept me hooked. Can't wait for more!
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Did Jesus heal the lover of a gay Centurion? Huff post article. I don't see any reason to believe that the Jesus character of the Bible really existed, so for me this is more like thinking about what a character did on Star Trek or Battlestar Galactica. Even so, it's potential discussion for christian friends. If christian tradition includes Jesus' caring treatment of the slave/lover of a Roman soldier, it could make for interesting conversation.
Oh, dear. I was just getting ready to close my accounts with Wells Fargo because of their involvement with "predatory" mortgages.... Maybe I'll leave one account with them.
Life is complicated.
Tammy, average middle class black people in this country, the "pew-sitters," tend to be even more homophobic than similar-class whites. More of them actually totally disown their gay childen who are brave enough to come out at all.
Like you, I have never understood their deep devotion to a superstitious mind-set that kept their ancestors enslaved for 200 years, and then justified segregation for another 100 years.
But then, most xians don't make the obvious connection between the sweet little baby in the manger and his only destiny on the cross, nor do they grasp the fact that it's all a myth, anyway.
We still have a long way to go.
What had me screaming at the television this morning, was the clip they kept showing of a black man happy to buy his freaking chicken sandwich in support of marriage as defined by Gawd and the buybull! I thought to myself... not so long ago these same 'good believers' defined being 'black' as a 'curse' according to their bible and that same god... How is it that he can't seem to comprehend this? As long as I live I guess I will never understand this... at least I hope I never will, I don't want to find empathy with this kind of idiocy and hatefulness...
Geraldo and Sentient Biped: I remember two things very vividly from my short career touringthe US with an ice show starting in 1957; 1) Segregation...separate waiting rooms in railroad and bus stations, separate drinking fountains everywhere...separate everything, and black (or dark brown) people not even allowed inside dumps like White Castle. They had to wait outside the kitchen doors for their sacks of cheap greaseburgers. 2) The times our comapny manager had to bail some of our skaters out of jail (so we could do the show!) because they had happened to be in certain bars when the police decided to raid them. Nothing was going on in the bars except drinking and dancing, but the fact that the customers were 99% male was enough fo the cops to go in and haul them away. Stonewall was a beginning, but only a beginning.
The laws may have changed in some places, but the fear and hatred are still there, and it scares me because I don't understand it.
People like Mr. Chick-Feeler use the buybull as an excuse (or a reason), but that only shows they are as ignorant as the barbarians who made up the fables in the first place. It also demonstrates that they have never really read the entire buybull...it's ugly...but maybe we should be grateful on that point. Otherwise they would insist on stoning people to death for working on Sundays, or talking back to their parents.
The only encouraging news I have read in the last few weeks is that the number of non-believers is growing at a rapid rate...almost 20% now. Maybe some of us are growing up. I hope so.
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Quoted in Loving v. Virginia
"Almighty God created the races white, black, yellow, malay and red, and he placed them on separate continents. And But for the interference with his arrangement there would be no cause for such marriages. The fact that he separated the races shows that he did not intend for the races to mix."
- Loving v. Virginia, 1967
The Chic-Fil-A thing (whatever it is) is yet another way that people line up on one side or the other, often forgetting what it's about. I have to keep reminding myself it is not about the personal beliefs of the founder. It's about the fact that some (a lot) of dollars, that go into the cash registers at the chain's stores, go to spread hate and discrimination against human beings who happen to be LGBT. There are few clearer cases of "voting with dollars" to dehumanize people. Those dollars actually hurt people, when they go to the hate groups.
As for the long lines at the stores, they are simple small minded shallow bigots. It's easy to discount the people standing around with their bags of Chic-Fil-A, looking like they ain't had so much fun since the hogs ate Junior. Except, when I look at them, I think of the same rednecks who tormented me decades ago, and how they and their young'ns have learned nothing, grown not at all, and are still as useless as hen shit on a pump handle. I also think of the willfully ignorant Palinistas of the last election.
Meanwhile, I'll continue to eat healthy and recommend to my friends not to eat the hormone-laden, grease-soaked poultry sandwiches that support bigotry.
Thanks for posting the Boston letter Tony!
Cool - I love Annie Laurie Gaylor - thanks for the article link sk8eycat - I'm going to check that out now.
"Chick-fil-A Lays an Egg" blog post by Annie Laurie Gaylor, FFRF co-prez:
The comments following the post are interesting, too.
If Mr. Cathy runs his business on "biblical principles" as he claims, I wonder if he beats his "employees/servants/slaves" when they make mistakes. "Jesus" said he's supposed to.
These TrueChristians(tm) don't even know what's in their own buybull.
PS: The last I heard, the mayors of San Francisco and Washington DC have joined Thomas Menino in writing to the Chicken Man to tell him his stores are not welcome in their towns.
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The Ties That Bind: Ending a Long-Term Business Partnership
After years of working closely together, it's only natural that a business partner can also become a friend. In this month's Associations Now case study, a marketing manager struggles with the line between friendship and business when he discovers that his association might be better off working with a new partner.
Editor's note: See guest commentary by scrolling your mouse over the speech bubbles that appear in the text. This month's commentary provided by Rob Batarla and Cecilia Sepp.
Cameron smiled when he saw the email alert pop up in the corner of his computer screen. He'd been looking forward to it all day.
Tyler's email was short and to the point, as always:
"Hey man, how's it going? Here's some ideas for the program cover. Hope you like."
Opening the attachment, Cameron saw just what he expected: Three You have to wonder if Cameron would think anything Tyler sent was "great." Does he have blinders on?—Rob Batarla great possible covers for NSTS's annual conference program. The challenge would be deciding on only one.
"It's just harder to say, 'It's just business' when I'm talking about someone I consider
Tyler had been working with NSTS as a freelance designer for more than five years now, and Cameron had actually worked with him longer than that. Aahh! So the relationship between Cameron and Tyler actually predates the relationship that Tyler has as a vendor for NSTS. Did Tyler get the designer gig because of his "great" work or because of the preexisting relationship?—RB Over the years, the two of them had developed a kind of telepathy. Long-term relationships are great for building knowledge and trust, but staff should always be aware of the temptation to become complacent and not fully manage the consultant relationship.—Cecilia Sepp Cameron couldn't remember the last time he'd had to send Tyler back to the drawing board for more ideas. And that freed Cameron up to spend less time worrying about design It is great that Cameron doesn't have to worry about design, but he still needs to be actively engaged. Consultants consult—they don't do all the work!—RB and more time on planning marketing efforts and measuring their results.
After considering the cover designs and the overall goals for the conference, Cameron forwarded the file on to Gina, his supervisor, along with his personal recommendation for which cover to choose. Then he sent Tyler a quick email.
"Hey Ty, thanks for sending those. They look great. I think we're going with option 3, but I'll confirm once I hear back from Gina. "Are we still on for lunch next week? Same place?"
Due Diligence
Later that week, Cameron was knee-deep in budget planning. He was confident that he had his financial ducks in a row, but he was still slightly nervous C'mon! Let's not be nervous to talk to your CFO. Most of us are very friendly and understanding.—RB as he headed to discuss his numbers with Gina and Kate, the CFO.
Gina was already in Kate's office when he arrived, although Kate herself wasn't there. "Hi, Cam," said Gina, with a wave.
"Hi," he responded, settling in next to her at the small conference table. "Did you see the email I sent you about the last email promo for the summer symposium?"
"Yes, thank you," said Gina. "Great open rate."
"I'm pretty happy with it," he said. "Our numbers still aren't where we want them to be, though. I think people are going to make the decision to register even later this year than they did last year."
Gina sighed. "I'll be breaking out the Tums, I'm sure."
"Save some for me," said Cameron.
"Sorry, guys," said Kate, rushing in. "Too many meetings today—I'm running late. I hope you weren't here long."
"Only for a minute. Don't worry about it," said Gina.
Kate grabbed a binder off of her desk and sat at the table with them. "Great. Let's talk budget, then."
They worked methodically through Kate's list of questions about the marketing budget. I hope that Gina and Cameron have met beforehand. The CFO is going to want to hear a unified voice from the two of them.—RB Most of them were easily answered—yes, he'd factored a postal-rate increase into the mailing line; yes, he'd confirmed the pricing for their blast email management service for the next year. But the last question brought Cameron up short.
"When was the last time you bid out design?" Kate asked.
He blinked. "You mean, did a full RFP?"
Kate looked up from her notes. "You consistently work with the same designer, right? But I don't have a contract with him in my files." This is kind of unfair of Kate to spring this up at this meeting.—RB No matter how long you work with a consultant, agreements/contracts should be reviewed and updated on an annual basis. This protects both parties and avoids conflicts.—CS
Cameron shook his head. "No, we just work with him on a project-by-project basis." He glanced at Gina. "I'm sorry. I thought our policy I can understand why the policy has a dollar-amount threshold, but why doesn't it have guidance on how often you should RFP?—RB only required RFPs for projects above a certain dollar amount."
"You're right about the policy," said Kate. "But since you consistently use the same designer, I think we have to look at your whole I do agree with Kate here. If all design work is with one vendor, I would consider that in aggregate.—RB outside design line as if it's one project, for budget purposes. In the aggregate, it's a lot of money to pay to a single vendor without considering other options."
"We get a lot of value from our relationship with Tyler, though," Cameron said, leaning forward. "He really knows us and our products well, and it shows in the design. Managing his work takes up very little of my time, because he knows us so well. And he offers us a lot of flexibility."
"It never hurts to get some bids," Way to go, Gina. Throw your employee right under the bus in front of the CFO. Perhaps Gina should have acknowledged Kate's concerns and that she and Cameron would discuss it.—RB said Gina.
"I'm not saying that you have to make a change. He may be the best designer for us," Kate said. "But it's important to make sure that his prices are reasonable compared to designers who can offer us similar services. That can change over time." There are many ways to measure value of a working relationship, as Cameron noted about Ty. However, long-term relationships can lead to skewed budgets if market comparisons are not made.—CS
"That makes sense." Cameron looked over at Kate. "Should I just keep my budget as is for now?"
"I think you should leave your budget as is," she said. "If you end up deciding to go in another direction, we can always adjust the numbers later."
Another Perspective
Cameron looked at his list of potential designers for the upcoming RFP and then looked at his calendar. Seeing the entry for "Lunch with Ty" on Friday made him wince. Wincing demonstrates that Cameron has not maintained enough professional distance with Ty. Even friends can do business together if they both take a professional approach to work.—CS He'd have to break the news then; he couldn't spend an hour with Tyler and never mention the fact that an RFP was in the offing. But he wasn't looking forward to it.
Derailing that train of thought, Cameron decided it was time for coffee. Rising, he grabbed the mug off of his desk and headed for the kitchen.
"Hey, Holly," he said, greeting NSTS's membership director as she stirred sugar and cream into her mug.
"Hi, Cam," she said. "How are you? You look stressed."
"A little," he admitted, adding a pod to the coffee machine and hitting the start button. "You look relaxed, though. How did you do that?"
She smiled. "Things are actually going a little better with the membership committee, believe it or not. They're pretty happy that we're getting so close to meeting our recruitment goal for the year, and they're getting used to me, I think. Thank you again for your help with that letter to the lapsed members, by the way. We had a great response."
"My pleasure," said Cameron.
"So, what's getting to you? Can I help?" asked Holly. I love that Holly is a team player!—RB
He shook his head. "No. It's just an awkward situation. I have to get some bids from new designers, because Kate's concerned about whether we've done enough due diligence. I'm sure it's going to prove that Tyler's our best choice, Cameron wouldn't be stressed if he truly believed this. His friendship has caused him additional worry, because he knows it might not turn out this way.—CS but it's still a lot of work, and I can't imagine he's going to be thrilled about it."
"Oh, I get that," she said. "You've worked with him for a long time. And of course he'll feel threatened—we must be one of his bigger clients. But he has to understand that it's business. You have to do what's best for NSTS. He wants your business, he needs to give you the best bid he can."
Cameron nodded. "It's just harder to say, 'It's just business' when I'm talking about someone I consider a friend."
"That makes it hard," Holly said sympathetically. After a moment's thought, she offered, "If you do get bids that are better than his, it's not like you can't mix it up with different designers. Actually, this is a very good idea. Given that Tyler is a small freelancer, it is conceivable that he will not be able to handle everything that NSTS will have in the future. Having several places where NSTS can go is a smart plan.—RB It's easier to coordinate all your work in one place, but maybe you could experiment with other people for some projects and keep Tyler for the complicated or difficult ones, where we need someone who knows us really well."
"That's true," said Cameron. "It doesn't have to be all or nothing." But it didn't make him feel better.
A Request for a Proposal
"Hey, Cam," Tyler said, shaking his hand with obvious pleasure. "It's great to see you, man."
Cameron and Tyler always met for lunch at the same Mexican restaurant. They usually had some business reason to meet, but it never felt formal—they spent as much time talking about their families as they did about design.
Today, though, Cameron felt like he had to get down to business. After a few minutes of small talk, he said, "Hey, before we talk about the program design, there's something else I need to talk to you about." Kudos to Cameron for having this discussion in person. A lot of people would have chosen email.—RB
"Sure," said Tyler. "What's up?"
"You know I'm working on my budget for the next fiscal year," said Cameron. Tyler nodded, frowning a little at the word "budget." Tyler has taken advantage of the easy nature of this relationship. Responsible consultants work with budgets and communicate with clients about their annual planning/budgeting.—CS "Well, when I was meeting with our CFO about it, she told me that we have to bid out something as large as our design expenses to more than one service provider. It's a policy thing. Really, Cameron? Do we have to blame the CFO and the policy when this is actually the right thing to do and Cameron should be standing behind it?—RB I wanted to tell you first before I put out an official request for proposals to anyone else."
"OK," Tyler said slowly. "So, what does that mean? Will you have to bid out all of the design projects?"
"It's more that I have to get proposals for overall pricing," Cameron said. "It doesn't make sense to bid every project out, I don't think."
Tyler pulled a notebook and pen out of his pocket. "So, I'll need to work up an overall pricing list, and answer some other questions, right?" Cameron nodded. "What will the deadline be?"
"About a month from now. The date's in the RFP." Cameron hesitated. "I know this whole thing is a little out of the blue, but I want you to know it has nothing to do with your work. Honestly."
"I appreciate that," said Tyler. "I think we work well together."
"I can send you the RFP when I get back to the office. Once you've had a chance to read it, give me a call, and I'll answer any questions you have." I hope that Cameron gives all potential vendors the same opportunity to talk to him. It really isn't fair that Cameron will answer Tyler's specific questions while the other potential vendors just have to send their stuff in.—RB
"That sounds good."
There was a pause. Finally, Cameron said, "So, what were you thinking about the program design?"
Moment of Truth
A month later, Cameron found himself with even more proposals than he'd expected. Cameron should have been reasonable on the number of RFPs he sent out. For something like design work, I would think he'd send out about 10 or so.—RB Gina stopped by as he was working his way through the stack.
"How's it going so far?" she asked.
He turned away from his computer to face her. "I'm still working on entering everything into my comparison matrix." I am pleased to see that Cameron is using some type of systematic way to evaluate the proposals. A comparison matrix is definitely the way to go.—RB
"How is Tyler comparing to the others?"
"There's a range of pricing, it looks like," he hedged.
Gina gave him a sympathetic look. "So, he's not necessarily a slam dunk?"
He winced. "He's about the middle of the pack, depending on how we weight the various factors." I would like to think that the factors and the weighting would be done before any of the proposals came in. And Cameron shouldn't be the only person to set up the criteria.—RB Cameron confirmed the answer he didn't want to hear. While it's hard when you consider your consultant a friend, this is the reason regular budget proposals are important.—CS
Gina sighed. "Once you've got everything into the matrix and you've had some time to think, let me know and we can talk about it. Price definitely isn't everything, but we have to justify whatever choices we make."
He nodded. Justifying a decision to his CFO was one thing, he thought. Justifying it to a friend was something else. As a consultant, no matter how friendly I am with a client, when it comes to business I maintain a professional demeanor and provide regular budget information so clients can make the best choice for their needs.—CS
Lisa Junker, CAE, is editor-in-chief of Associations Now. Email: [email protected]
Rob Batarla, MBA, CPA, is the vice president, finance and facilities/chief financial officer for the American Physical Therapy Association in Alexandria, Virginia. He is also an adjunct accounting professor at American University, the lead instructor for ASAE & The Center's "The Bottom Line: The Nonprofit Finance Game," and a member of AICPA's Exempt Organizations Expert Panel. Email: [email protected]
Cecilia Sepp is a consultant and writer with CS Association Services. She is currently chair of the ASAE & The Center Communication Section Council and immediate past president of American Independent Writers. Email: [email protected]
This article is part of a series of fictional case studies developed for Associations Now. All people, places, and RFPs contained herein are hypothetical and based entirely on the imagination of the author. No real events are intentionally reflected.
What Should Cameron Do Next?
This case study is the second of a six-part series of articles that will focus around the (fictional) staff of NSTS. How should Cameron make this decision (and how should he justify the decision he makes)? What happens will be based on reader input. Leave a comment below with your suggestions for his next steps.
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- "When the Welcome Party's Over," by Lisa Junker, CAE, Associations Now, February 2010


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Instrumentation Laboratory to Host Webinar on Laboratory and Clinical Aspects of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
A Common and Potentially Devastating Adverse Drug Event
26 Jul, 2010, 08:30 ET from Instrumentation Laboratory
BEDFORD, Mass., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Instrumentation Laboratory (IL), today announced it will host an ILluminations webinar on HIT, to be held on Thursday, October 7, 2010 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Central European Time). This web-based, Continuing Education seminar will feature Andreas Greinacher, M.D., presenting "Laboratory and Clinical Aspects of HIT." The essential components for successful implementation and management of a HIT testing program will be discussed.
HIT is a severe immune reaction to Heparin that can result in the paradoxical development of a thrombotic event. One of the most common of all adverse drug effects, due to the sheer volume of patients receiving Heparin therapy (over 12 million patients annually in the US alone), it has a significant impact on anticoagulant management in hospitals worldwide. If left untreated, patients with HIT may develop serious sequelae, including pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, or death.
Dr. Greinacher, from University Hospital of Ernst Moritz Arndt University, in Greifswald, Germany, will present valuable insights into the clinical manifestations and pathogenesis of HIT. He will also analyze current HIT testing methodologies and discuss the impact of implementing a laboratory testing program to optimize therapeutic decision-making in HIT-suspected patients. The program will qualify for continuing education credit in participating countries.
"We believe this upcoming webinar on HIT, featuring Dr. Greinacher, a world-renowned expert, will address the key issues facing clinicians today when they treat patients with Heparin," said Ramon Benet, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and US Sales and Service at IL. "Already considered an important diagnostic challenge in the US, we hope to bring awareness and knowledge of the pathology, and its management, to clinicians in other parts of the world."
Registering to Attend
Through October 4th, 2010, individuals can register to attend this webinar, online at: www.ilus.com/illuminations. French, German, Italian and Spanish language interpretation of the live presentation will also be available through a separate audio conference phone number, received upon registration.
Speaker Biography
Dr. Greinacher is the Department Head and Professor, Institute of Immunology and Tranfusion Medicine, and Head of the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Service at the Medical School and University Hospital of Ernst Moritz Arndt University, in Greifswald, Germany. He is a specialist in HIT, platelet disorders, immunohematology, and thrombosis and hemostasis. For the past ten years, Dr. Greinacher has been at the forefront of research on the causes, treatment and diagnosis of HIT. His studies have been published in: The New England Journal of Medicine, Blood, Journal of Thrombosis & Haemostasis, Circulation, Nature Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Thrombosis Research, European Journal of Haematology and American Journal of Pathology. Dr. Greinacher also co-authored the book, Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia, with Dr. T.E. Warkentin.
Dr. Greinacher's expertise extends beyond the academic setting, encompassing practical clinical knowledge through his role as Head of the Transfusion Medicine Department and Head of the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Service at the University Hospital in Greifswald. An active member of several thrombosis, immunology, and transfusion-related societies, including the ISTH, Dr. Greinacher is equipped with a rich knowledge-base to critically and effectively approach all clinical and laboratory aspects of HIT.
About the ILluminations Webinar Series
ILluminations Webinars are educational, web-based seminars led by industry experts and opinion leaders. The Series features timely topics and industry challenges that impact the effectiveness and success of healthcare. Started in 2009, ILluminations Webinar Series will include three online events focused on improving clinical outcomes through point-of-care testing. All past ILluminations Webinars can be downloaded or streamed at www.ilus.com in the eLearning Center.
Instrumentation Laboratory (www.ilus.com), founded in 1959, is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and distributor of in vitro diagnostic instruments, related reagents and controls for use primarily in hospitals and independent clinical laboratories. The company's product lines include critical care systems, hemostasis systems and information management systems. IL's GEM® product offerings, part of the critical care line, include the new GEM Premier 3500 with Intelligent Quality Management (iQM®), GEM Premier™ 4000 analyzer, GEMweb Plus Custom Connectivity, and the GEM PCL Plus, a portable coagulation analyzer. IL's hemostasis portfolio includes the ACL TOP® Family of Hemostasis Testing Systems, fully automated, high-productivity analyzers, including the new ACL TOP 700, the new ACL TOP 700 LAS and the ACL TOP 500 CTS. IL also offers the new ACL AcuStar™, ACL ELITE® and ELITE PRO, other hemostasis analyzers and the HemosIL® line of reagents, including HIT-Ab(PF4-H). IL is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.
The Instrumentation Laboratory logo and HemosIL are trademarks of Instrumentation Laboratory Company and/or one of its subsidiaries or parent companies, and may be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in other jurisdictions.
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Covefax provides opportunity for divine enlightenment!
Strange events occur in and around the area of Covefax, Virginia.
My former love,
Have no illusions about the intentions of this letter. This writing is merely a platform for me to finally break the chains that have bound me to the miserable, unfulfilled life that I led for so frighteningly long. I've come to realize things within this small span of time that you'll likely never come to experience throughout the entirety of your exhaustive, hardly endurable existence. Though we may have once shared moments of youthful ecstasy and spontaneous passion, I want you to know that, no, I do not miss you.
The moments in which our paths intertwined along the infinite stretch of time and space have slowly faded from my memory, as if they occurred in some previous life. Now, in the midst of my rebirth, I can observe the immense truth that lies within the statement. I have since drank from fountains of spiritual fortitude and swam in seas of solid black, resurfacing from the depths as a man renewed.
However, this is not how it began.
You may or may not remember when, a year ago, I explained to you that business required me to be somewhere in northern Virginia for around a week's worth of time. This was not the case. I simply needed reprieve from working in that city. Respite from living with someone like you. As I woke up next to a woman that I barely knew to attempt to advance in a profession that made my skin crawl, I felt entirely suffocated, and so, I took the car and left.
I drove for a few hundred miles in that car, staring only ahead. It wasn't until I heard the sharp ding from the dashboard that my entranced state was lifted, and I realized that I needed gasoline. I groped at my clothes, searching for my wallet only to find that, in my haste to get away from you, I had left it behind. Irritated, I pressed the pedal to the floor and accelerated until the engine began to slowly give out, it's spastic sputtering mocking me as I slammed my foot over and over into the floorboards.
In its final moments of life, I managed to guide the car into a grassy area along the side of the road. Once the car was at a halt, I simply sat in my seat for a moment, gazing at my surroundings. I saw that I was in a relatively rural area. The land was populated with many different types of trees, forestry, and foliage. There was a slight breeze, and the sun danced in between the leaves as limbs brushed and rustled from side to side in the soft winds outside.
For some reason, I began to laugh very loudly. Perhaps it was the situation, perhaps it was because I had actually somewhat escaped, but in that moment, I felt that absolutely nothing mattered. It wasn't time or destiny or any other embellishment that had driven me to this point, it was only chance and chaos. I had suddenly departed in hopes of improving my well-being, but instead, the capsule that I had chosen to swallow wasn't only failing to cure me; now, I was choking on it.
A few moments later, the hysteria subsided and frustration regained it's control over me once again. On a rage-driven whim, I slammed my palm into the center of the steering wheel. The horn's sound traveled along the winds, yet, it withheld a peculiar characteristic. It seemed enhanced somehow, as if there was another instrument in the air that was echoing the horn's wail, simultaneously.
Alarmed, I withdrew my pressure off of the horn and focused my eyes on the road just to my left, scanning for the source of the sound. My eyes caught a glint of light glancing off the corner of some metal object. Squinting, I followed the shape's outline and saw that, whatever it was, it was being held by a man. He was standing just on the horizon so, from this distance, I could not pick out any of his features. Anxious, I considered my options. The car wasn't going anywhere without fuel. The only way I was going to actually get moving was by traveling on foot in some direction. I considered walking back where I came from, then mulled over the implications and decided that it wasn't an option.
I exited the car and began cautiously proceeding towards the man. There was still some distance between he and I, so I figured that as I was approaching him I would have time to assess whether or not he was dangerous. As I got closer, it became clear what the object was: some sort of instrument, most likely a large tuba. Determining it odd but harmless, I continued to close the distance, now trying to see what the man looked like.
He appeared to be quite young, maybe in his mid-twenties, and was of an average build for the age. He didn't look particularly unhealthy, but he did seem to be very tired and worn. His eyes drooped and his knees trembled. I could tell that the tuba was very heavy, and also of a higher quality than I expected. I was within five feet of the man now, and he had made no movements or attempts and communication thus far. He appeared to have quite an exquisite taste in clothing, as he donned a marvelous tuxedo. However, when I was closer, I noticed that his non-matching polka-dotted bow-tie stood out stoutly, as if it were proud of it's position. His lips seemed chapped and corroded. He only looked into my eyes with one of those very faint, slight smiles that whispered death.
I said hello and proceeded to tell the man about the difficult predicament I had come to find myself in. He listened quietly, his disposition reeking of both patience and foreboding. When I was done, he didn't say anything immediately, but his eventual answer surprised me. One might think that he had not heard a word I had said, as his answer did not even remotely address my original issue.
He asked me if I wanted to hear a song.
I tried to convey to him, again, that my situation was very dire. He insisted, however, that anything that I was facing now was immeasurably infinitesimal in light of the eminence and grandeur of the one called Abathon. Having never heard this name, I inquired as to who he was speaking of. Little did I know, what he would go on to tell me would alter my perceptions on an eternal plane, culminating up to my triumphant transformation. He did not respond, instead pressing his seemingly rotting lips to the instrument's mouthpiece.
Imagine caliginosity on a grand scale. An unending blackness that traverses the cosmos swallowing stars and spawning subversive supernovas. It's path unchecked, it penetrates realms and parallel universes, it's presence garnering the somber trepidation trapped within the hearts of men. This is not entirely representative of it's temperament, as the consternation locked away inside of me led to my eventual resurrection and, undoubtedly, that is only due to it's existence. However, I expect you to not understand, as I am sure there are many of it's properties you'll potentially never grasp.
Amidst the seemingly infinite howl of the young man's instrument, I saw that tremendous titan of pitch black expanses, and I understood it as the one called Abathon. It would be a monumental understatement to say that, at the time, I was not mentally prepared. I was weak and I fled from the instrumentalist, sprinting past him and crying out in abhorrence.
I forgot how long I ran. My perception of reality attempted to piece itself back together. Eventually, my body began to fail me and I slowed down to an exhaustive walk. Just as I felt that I needed to reach a bathroom, I discovered an old department store in the nearby town. In my weakened state, I did my best to shrug off my harrowing experience, dismissing it as a run-in with a crazed, fashionable hermit or simply a further deterioration of my mental foundation.
Locking the stall behind me, I sat down and did my best to get a handle on myself. Forgive me, if I come to speak of these next few moments with a very tender affection, as I can safely say I love them more than I ever loved you. A sick, decrepit man entered the restroom and began rambling phrases maniacally. I hate to recall that yes, I was still feeble and yes, I was frightened. However, once I saw the man begin to crawl underneath the door and into my stall, it marked the beginning of my miraculous metamorphosis.
If I had not encountered the instrumentalist upon my entry into town, I do not think my former self capable of what then occurred. I leaped from the seat and quickly gripped the sides of the old coot's cranium then continuously bashed it against the edge of the ceramic bowl. As this went on I became exhilarated with a fascinating blood-lust, still using the man's head as a cudgel long after he was unconscious or deceased. Unable to help myself, I licked the side of the bowl, feeling pieces of skin and brain matter stimulate my taste buds.
I swelled with wonderful pride at my deed. I was liberated. From you, from my profession, from any worldly bind that may have once contained me. Imagining this new found strength, you may have now come to understand why I do not miss you. I'll never forgive you. You kept my potential repressed for many years. Removing you was merely initiation. Now, through my murderous internal revelation, I have become something that dwells within the recesses of haunted dreams and glorious nightmares.
Do not attempt to find me. This world needs cleansing and I have been called upon.
All my malevolence,
Russell Abathon
praise abathon praise him


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What's the Happiest State in America (According to Twitter)?
Do you need to be cheered up? There's one place in the US that can turn that frown upside down faster than any other.
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Things got weird in the burger wars yesterday when hackers broke into the Burger King Twitter page and started firing off pro-McDonald's tweets.
It's Valentine's Day, and we all know what that means. #CandyHeartsRejects is trending on Twitter, again. At this point it's basically a Valentine's tradition, like buying chocolates or getting into a blackout fight.
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We're going to pretend all of these people are hilarious and not morons. When the 2013 Super Bowl was delayed by a power outage, most people took it as a chance to actually talk to the people at their football party. These people decided to make jokes on Twitter that the half hour of darkness was actually 'The Dark Knight Rises' villain Bane's fault.
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Cris Cyborg is coming off a suspension for PED usage and looking to reclaim her place as WMMA's most dominant fighter. Standing in her way is Ronda Rousey.
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Somebody tried to get sassy with Oprah by insulting her appearance on Twitter(on the day before her birthday nonetheless). Apparently they thought Oprah was going to let it slide. She did not. Here's what happened.
Twitter has unveiled their easy-to-use new video app for both the iPhone and iTouch called 'Vine.' This app allows users to post short videos (about 6 seconds each) to their Twitter account, Facebook account, or even to the Vine community.
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Chapter 8.1
My feet materialized below me as I was warped in this world. Then my legs, then the rest.
Alex was materializing beside me. I looked around at the the large city around me, bustling with other characters. I usually tried to run from this place as soon as possible, mainly because of the merchants repeatedly selling gold for cash. So repetitive and annoying.
I grabbed Alex's hand as he materialized and walked swiftly off towards the edge of town, away from the annoying merchants.
"Are you ok?" He laughed
"Yeah, I just hate those merchants" I responded
"Me too, moderators should do something about them"
"Pfft, like there are any moderators in the free version"
We started walking around town, past the stores and random groups of people selling mithril armor.
"Wern't we supposed to be meeting up with those two around here?"
"Somewhere... maybe they decided to take a detour- Oh! There they are!"
"Heeeey!" called out a Naiade girl, walking towards us. Right beside her was a Catman, covered head to toe in clothes. Those were Charm and Jon. Charm was an archer, and Jon was a dual-wielding rogue.
"The gang's all here" said Alex
"About time!" I called out to Charm
"Sorry >< We lost track of time!" she responded
"Anyways, let's get started" I said "We're going to the Dragon's layer, right?"
"Yup" Said Jon "Everyone ready?"
"Yep ^^"
"The let's go" He said, raising a teleport crystal above his head, blasting us off into the castle.
I looked around. The Dragon's Layer was a castle. The ceiling of the castle entrance rose as far up as can be seen, fading into eternal darkness.
"I hope I don't have to climb too many stairs here" I said
"Probably a ton, besides, it's good exercise" Jon said.
"But I'm an alchemist... I should just be able to teleport to the next floor"
"Sorry, that isn't how the game works" said Alex, patting me on the head.
"I know T^T"
I screeching came from down the hall to the right. This place was definitely infested with monsters. They burst from the darkness and stormed towards us. I summoned a barrier which prevented them from proceeding.
Charm then retracted her bow, and shot an arrow right between the eyes of a fairly ugly beastie. Jon jumped up and using his two daggers, sliced several of them at once, sending them bursting into smoke.
Alex kicked one of the monsters with such force that is flew back into the darkness, before materializing his sword and slicing it right across the chest.
The battle probably only took a total of a few minutes, pretty week enemies. Jon scooped down and picked up the gold left by the monsters
"Why do monsters have gold?" He asked
".... good question" said Charm
There were two different paths to take. One going left, and one going right. We would have to go both ways to make it to the next floor.
"Hey, I have an idea, why won't we split up" suggested Alex "You and Charm go left, and me and Lucy will go this way."
"I'm cool with that" said Jon


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I read there were massive land slides due to the rain and people were killed. Tragic. Stay safe!


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40 Institutional Investors Demand Chevron Settle Ecuador Environmental Case
28 May 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – Only days before its annual shareholder meeting, forty Chevron investors with $580 billion in assets under management have demanded the oil giant settle the $18 billion environmental lawsuit brought by impoverished indigenous groups in the Ecuadorian rainforest almost two decades ago. More »
New York State Pension Fund Renews Call for Chevron to Resolve Ecuador Lawsuit
25 May 2012 | New York State Comptroller
New York, NY – New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli joined with 39 other investors from the United States, Canada and Europe, with a combined total of $580 billion in assets under management, to call on Chevron to settle its two-decade-long legal battle with indigenous populations in the Amazon rainforest. More »
Chevron CEO Faces Growing Anger From Shareholders Over $18 Billion Ecuador Liability
23 May 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – An epic showdown between angry Chevron shareholders and notoriously short-tempered CEO John Watson over the company's $18 billion Ecuador liability is brewing just days before the company's annual meeting next week. More »
Chevron Faces "Irreparable Damage" Because of $18 Billion Ecuador Judgment, Says New Financial Analysis
14 May 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – A new financial analysis has found that Chevron's $18 billion Ecuador environmental liability poses a threat of "irreparable damage" to the oil major's global operations if the plaintiffs make good on their promise to launch legal actions to enforce the judgment in countries where Chevron has billions of dollars in assets. More »
Shareholders Slam Chevron With Request for SEC Investigation Over Ecuador Judgment
14 May 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – Chevron now faces another headache over its $18 billion Ecuador judgments – this time from some of its own investors. More »
Chevron Suffers Major Legal Setback as U.S. Court Throws Out Fraud Claims, Rejects Motion to Attach Assets
14 May 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – Chevron suffered two new legal setbacks today when a U.S. federal judge who usually favors the company rejected its attempt to attach the assets of the Ecuadorians and separately tossed out two fraud-related claims against an American lawyer. More »
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Confirmed Chevron's Ecuador Pollution in Powerful Essay
Saw Scenes That Looked Like "War" During Trip to Remote Region of Amazon in Early 1990s
7 May 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – In 1990, noted environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was one of the first outsiders to travel to a remote area of Ecuador's Amazon to assess what at the time was considered one of the worst oil disasters on the planet. More »
Only In America: Chevron Lawyer Receives $7.8 Million For Losing $18 Billion Ecuador Lawsuit
24 April 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – Chevron's Board of Directors recently awarded its General Counsel R. Hewitt Pate a 75% raise – bringing his 2011 salary to a whopping $7.8 million – for losing the landmark $18 billion environmental lawsuit in Ecuador. More »
Report: Chevron Misleading Investors Over Ecuador Environmental Judgment
17 April 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
New York, NY – Chevron's 2011 annual report misleads shareholders and the financial markets with information that is either demonstrably false or materially misleading regarding the $18 billion judgment against the company in Ecuador for causing environmental damage. More »
Chevron Lawyer Claims Victims of Rainforest Contamination Are "Irrelevant"
16 April 2012 | Amazon Defense Coalition
Washington, DC – A lead Chevron lawyer has made the preposterous claim that the 30,000 Ecuadorian victims of the oil giant's contamination are "irrelevant" to the court case that led to an $18 billion judgment against the company. More »


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You will be coached on your acting skills (starting with the basics) needed to achieve the absolute best live reference materials. You will be taught through a series of exercises how to create solid characters. Giving 2 hours once a week will BOOST your animation coursework and save you time. In addition, learning the necessary skills required to create solid characters will make you immediately more marketable and desirable to animation houses and studios throughout the world.
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- Each student will receive between 8-10 minutes of classroom time receiving my specialized one-on-one acting coaching
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Ladies Man: Q&A with Prabal Gurung
Since his debut at New York Fashion Week in February 2009, Prabal Gurung has made quite a name for himself. Just ask his frequent patron first lady Michelle Obama. The on-fire designer recently made an appearance at San Francisco's Neiman Marcus to showcase his Spring 2011 collection. Gurung sat down with us to talk about his designs, his friendship with Demi Moore, and his message to women everywhere.
Tell us about your latest collection.
For spring, I divided the collection into two groups: Color blocking and nudes. I wanted to play with colors and their relationships with each other, going with matches that people wouldn't normally put together. To offset the brights, I used neutrals—a little bit of beige and white and a lot of texture.
What kind of woman do you design for?
The woman that I design for is intelligent, a thinking man's sex symbol. She's well traveled and well read. She has access to technology, she's aware of the space that she's living in, and the relationship she has with the world around her.
In other words, a very sophisticated woman?
We've had more than a decade of girls in dresses that are too short, too tight, and too revealing. I live downtown in NYC, so by no means am I conservative. I just got sick of seeing that look everywhere. It got me thinking. What happened to celebrating women not just for their bodies, but for their minds as well? I'm not saying to disregard sensuality and sexuality, but there needs to be a balance.
You've styled some pretty significant women.
Demi Moore and Zoe Saldana were the first people. Demi's been so supportive, and Zoe's a dear friend of mine. I've dressed Oprah, Carey Mulligan, Leighton Meester, and Kate Hudson. But for me, dressing the first lady was perhaps the most monumental. Dressing Michelle Obama just completely changed the game for me. It has been surreal. This is the kind of thing you hope for. You don't expect it, but you definitely hope for it.
What do you love about San Francisco?
The style here is extremely sophisticated and very, very chic. The women I've seen here aren't vulgar. Everyone in the city is educated and really thoughtful. It has been the city with the warmest welcome. And for that I am forever in debt.


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French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language and Culture, Second Edition: Study Guide, Part 2
€ 32,99
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August 1994
BeschreibungA romantic story about an American student and a young French woman. As their story progresses, so does the range and complexity of the language. New words and structures are reinforced by 6,000 vignettes taken from French films, television, advertising and cartoons. A course on French language and culture in which the basic principle is immersion, a process in which students are thrown into a French speaking world from the start.
Untertitel: 'French in Action'. Corrected. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: YALE UNIV PR
Erscheinungsdatum: August 1994
Seitenanzahl: 400 Seiten
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Canadian town pools its funds for low-budget film
By Borys Kit
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's almost like something out a of movie: A struggling, rural town decides to make a movie in order to turn around its fortunes.
But that's exactly what Kipling, Saskatchewan, population 1,100, is doing. The Canadian town's residents have banded together to form a company that will produce and finance an independent, faith-based film written by and starring Corbin Bernsen, the former "L.A. Law" star who now co-stars on USA Network's "Psych."
Things have been tough for prairie towns like Kipling, which is about two hours from the province's capital city of Regina. The economy is rough, opportunities are few, and anyone with means heads to the nearest big city.
Kipling hit the news once before: In 2006, a blogger spent a year bartering a red paper clip for a series of items of increasing value; in the end, he exchanged a movie role for a farmhouse in the town. The person who offered up the role was Bernsen, who trekked to the town -- which had collectively won the part -- to hold auditions.
Bernsen couldn't help but notice two things about Kipling: First, for a town that loved movies and wanted to be a part of the filmmaking process, it didn't have a movie theater. Second, it had six churches, a lot for a town of just more than 1,000 residents. Bernsen quickly realized that his movie -- the first word in the script was "c---sucker" -- probably wasn't suitable for the Canadian Bible Belt town, so he said he'd come back with another, more appropriate project.
At first, the town's residents were skeptical, but when it became evident that Bernsen was serious, the mayor met with him in the town's only motel and said Kipling wanted to finance the prospective film. Bernsen accepted the offer, even if he didn't necessarily believe it would amount to much.
"I thought it was very cute," he recalls. "But within months, we had over $237,000." Continued...


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Kochi metro rail's first pier cap was launched at the work site near Pulinchodu in Aluva on Friday. "Traffic was not affected though the pier cap that was pre-cast by Larsen and Toubro at HMT yard was brought to the site by trailer and launched atop a pier during day time," an official of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said.
Meanwhile, piling work at Pachalam overbridge was stopped by an irate crowd on Friday. The people were protesting against the closure of the Pachalam railway gate, which had resulted in traffic snarls at Vaduthala railway gate and the narrow approach roads. They also protested against the delay in land acquisition and handing over of compensation to people whose land would be taken for the bridge. "The stoppage of works has been taken up with the Kochi Metro Rail Limited, the district Administration and the police," a DMRC official said.
As a first step to set up a Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) in the city, the KMRL will conduct a workshop here in collaboration with CODATU, an international non-profit making organisation and AFD, French overseas development assistance agency, on March 26 and 27.
The aim is to establish a roadmap specifying and prioritising Kochi's transportation needs and to formulate a multimodal urban transport policy. While funding the metro project, the AFD had promised to assist the KMRL in structuring an effective unified metropolitan transport system for Kochi, said Elias George, managing director of KMRL.


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has introduced a new bonus scheme for all UK staff after preliminary figures revealed a 9 per cent increase in London revenue to break the £100m barrier for the first time.
London managing partner Gary Senior said the new bonus scheme, introduced from 1 July, would provide all fee-earners and support staff an expected 5 per cent bonus if the office hits its budget for revenue for 2006-07. If successful, the first bonuses will be paid in July 2007.
However, Senior said fee-earners could have their bonuses increased to 7 or 10 per cent to reward exceptional contribution over the year. "It's more of a thank you scheme than a true performance- related bonus scheme," he said.
The introduction of the scheme follows a solid year for the US firm's London office, which operates on a June year-end. As reported on www. thelawyer.com (18 July), preliminary figures for the UK limited-liability partnership accounts show that gross fees jumped by 9 per cent, up from £92.1m in 2004-05 to £100.4m for 2005-06.
Net profit also increased by 15.5 per cent to reach £30.5m, although the office could not maintain the same level of growth in average profit per equity partner, which rose by 10.5 per cent to £526,000.
Senior said the London corporate and banking and finance teams enjoyed the most growth, contributing an estimated 26 per cent and 15 per cent to the overall revenue respectively. Transactional highlights included advising L'Oréal on its £652m takeover of The Body Shop.


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Blooms and Blaze in the Cold and Rain
October 26, 2009 at 11:10 pm 7 comments
We had the whole botanical garden to ourselves recently. It was cold, rainy, windy and super grey. Who wanted to be outside that day? We Did! We walked through the native forest which was still quite green, then along Magnolia Way. And we saw no one. Not even a hare.
I was shocked to see roses still in bloom in the Rose Garden! We went straight there. And I forgot how cold my fingers were. The rose garden had that look of smudged lipstick and messy hair. Rose petals were strewn about the pavement…petals withered and blooms missing while some still going strong. I like this look.
A sweet contrast to the Kiku exhibit which has just opened. I'm not one for my blooms in rank and file formation. But the Japanese maple trees are ablaze.
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Entry filed under: NY Botanical Garden, The Bronx. Tags: Kiku, New York Botanical Garden, Rose Garden, The Bronx.
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Weather looks terrible, but i'd still take it over LA any day.
this takes me back to when I last visited NY. all that green is so soothing in an othervise too civilized city.
Man do I miss living near the NYBG! That was so nice to see these pictures, very nostalgic. I went to the first Kiku exhibition, but it really was the bonsai more than the chrysanthemums that I ended up enjoying. The cool thing about some like the ginkgo and maples is that they are turning color during the show. The colors in the leaves are incredible.
Hope you guys are doing well!
In nearby Pelham Bay Park, volunteers worked in mud and rain to to beautify the Bronx by planting 3,000 trees as part of MillionTreesNYC.
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The light and spacious living area has two comfortable sofas and is a perfect place to sit and relax, especially on those cooler nights where you can snuggle up with a loved one infront of the log burning stove. On those warmer days, open up the patio doors that lead into the garden and welcome in the sun and the countryside. Why don't you let the kids get up to their usual mischief on the lawn while you watch over and enjoy a barbeque with your friends or family on the furnished decked area.
St Mawgan has a popular village shop, and the tea room sells almost everything including fantastic freshly made sandwiches, soups, cakes, coffees and croissants. The perfect receipe to treat your partner to their well deserved breakfast in bed. Bryher Cottage has three comfortable bedrooms which make for the ideal place to rest your weary heads after a fun packed day of exploring the local areas.
For those looking to make sandcastles, swim, learn to surf or just relax, Mawgan Porth Beach and Watergate Bay, home to the Extreme Sports Academy and Jamie Oliver's Fifteen restaurant are within a ten minute drive. Follow the coastal road for about 8 miles to the pretty harbour town of Padstow, home to Rick Stein's sea food restaurants, and you will pass some of the best beaches, coastal walks and golf clubs in the area.
A cot, highchair, changing mat, bumbo chair (6 months and under) and booster seat are provided for younger guests, along with black out curtains and children's crockery. There is also a selection of books and games, and an enclosed garden.
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Died- Francis S. Caro died in New Orleans on Sunday, August 12, 1888, at 2: P.M., age 56 years of age. The death of this gentleman was a sad surprise to the people of this parish, especially Pointe-a-la-Hache where the deceased spent in useful employment the greater portion of his life. Judge Caro was a native of Florida, in which State he leaves two sisters and other relatives to mourn his lost. He came to this parish in 1852 when he landed at English Turn and worked in the office of the National, the first paper ever published in Plaquemines, by J. L. Marciarq. In 1856 he married the daughter of the late P. U. Hingle and a few days after the ceremony, he left Pointe-a-la-Hache accompanied by his young bride, for St. Bernard Parish and there started the St. Bernard, a democratic Journal, and advocated the election of James Buchanan for President of the U. S. In 1857, he once more removed to Pointe-ala-Hache and began the publication of the Rice Planter in 1858 which was published without interruption until 1862 when the Civil War caused a suspension of its publication. In 1864, Judge Caro resumed publication of his paper under the name of Weekly Observer, which he sold to the present owners of the Protector---He was an orthodox christian and died a strict Catholic---In accordance with his dying request, his remains were transported Monday on the New Orleans and Gulf Railroad to Pointe-a-la-Hache and were buried in St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery.
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