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The Library Company, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731, is America's oldest cultural institution. It is today an independent research library with over half a million rare books, manuscripts, prints, photographs, ephemera, and art and artifacts documenting every aspect of American history and culture from its beginnings through the end of the 19th century. The Library Company's mission is to preserve, make available, augment, and interpret its collections to a wide audience.
We serve a diverse constituency throughout the Philadelphia region and the nation, offering comprehensive reader services, an internationally renowned fellowship program, online catalogs, and regular exhibitions and public programs.
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The Library Company's Research Fellowship program each year awards a number of short- and long-term fellowships to doctoral candidates and senior scholars for work in the collection. The Library Company's Program in Early American Economy and Society offers both short- and long-term fellowships, presents seminars and conferences, and publishes books encouraging research in all aspects of early American economic history. The Library Company recently initiated two programs that also offer fellowships and public programs -- the Program in African American History and the Program in Visual Culture. The Library Company's Web site provides access to the online catalog, as well as online versions of current and past exhibitions, information about public programs, fellowships, publications, rights and reproductions, and email links to staff.
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Dr. John C. Van Horne has been Director since 1985. He received his AB from Princeton and his MA and PhD in history from the University of Virginia. He has served as President of the Independent Research Libraries Association (of which the Library Company was a founding member) and on the Board of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary and the Abraham Lincoln Foundation of the Union League of Philadelphia. He was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 2005.
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"Good evening, everybody!!!" Punk screamed into a microphone on the stage at the top of her lungs; Punk was center stage, Wynter was off to her right holding an electric guitar, and Friday was in the back behind a set of drums with 'FLCL' written in graffiti on the front drum. The crowd was instantly aroused as everyone began jumping, pumping their fist, and chanting. In the midst of the roaring audience, Flower, Pup, and Strawberry scrambled their way through to just below the stage and looked up eagerly at the three young adults who were ready to give a performance.
That's when Punk finally cleared her throat and said, "Tonight I would like to sing you folks out there a special song – a song my mother sang to me when I was younger as a lullaby." She smiled as the sounds of some groans, whistles and claps wavered through the crowd. Looking back at Wynter and Friday, she nodded, giving them a cue to start playing. Once the drums started going, Punk took a step forward and began to sing:"I can't believe what you said to me last night when we were alone. You threw your hands up; baby you gave up, you gave up. I can't believe how you looked at me with your Lindsay glossy eyes. In your tight jeans with your long hair, and your cigarette stained lies. Could we fix you if you broke? And is your punch line just a joke?"
"I'll never talk again; oh girl, you've left me speechless. You've left me speechless, so speechless. And I'll never love again; oh girl you've left me speechless. You've left me speechless, so speechless."Meanwhile as Punk continued singing, people in the audience were waving their cellphones in the air so that the light reflected a sort of candle lit atmosphere. And just below the stage, Flower continued to stare at the fox-eared girl, dazzled. Her voice was hypnotic, captiviting, futuristic – one of a kind; one unlike Flower had ever heard before.
That's when she noticed Punk was staring directly at her.
During a short instrumental done with the help of Friday and Wynter, the eighteen year old girl bent down on her knees and held a hand out to Flower who still continued to be starstruck. Pup and Strawberry smiled at each other then at Flower. Together they nudged her until she reacted with a squeak, snatching Punk's hand. In the moment, both Punk and Flower held their breath as each of them felt a spark run through their hands.
After a few seconds, the singer gripped tighter to the younger girl's hand and hoisted her up onto the stage. The crowd gasped. Still holding her hand and now looking right in her eyes, Punk continued singing.
"And after all the drinks and bars that we've been to, would you give it all up? Could I give it all up for you? And after all the boys or the girls that we go through, would you give it all up? Could you give it all up? If I promise, girl, to you..."
Following that verse, Punk carefully spun Flower with her hand as if they were about to dance. The audience fell silent as there was a break in the song, and the two girls took a step forward on the stage.
"...that I'll never talk again ... and I'll never love again..."
Out of nowhere, that's when Flower decided to break in with an angelic, yet powerful voice that made Punk look at her in wonder.
"I'll never write a song, won't even sing along. I'll never love again!"
The crowd below them went into an uproar like they did when Punk first arrived onto the stage. Giggling and smiling cheerfully at each other, still linked, the two ended the song with both power and might.
"Will you ever talk again? Oh girl, why you so speechless? You've left me speechless - so speechless. Women may follow me, but you choose death and company."
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US stocks rose modestly Thursday, sending benchmark indexes higher for a second day, as better-than-estimated earnings from eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) to McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and a timely drop in jobless claims helped offset a slump in financial companies amid speculation that banks face more losses from bad mortgages. eBay jumped 6 percent, while McDonald's climbed 1.3 percent and. Netflix, the movie-rental service, surged 13 percent after raising subscriber projections. But Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) was again under pressure sliding another 3.3 percent and Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) both slumped at least 1.3 percent as commodities prices sank amid a rebound in the dollar.
Today's Market Moving Stories
- French President Nicolas Sarkozy is opposed to Bundesbank President Axel Weber succeeding Jean- Claude Trichet as head of the European Central Bank, French daily La Tribune reported, citing unidentified people close to Sarkozy. The French president has never told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that he is prepared to leave the ECB presidency to a German when Trichet steps down, the newspaper said. Sarkozy would prefer Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi, the newspaper added.
- October's key German Ifo index continues to surprise the market: with a substantial increase of 0.8pts the index jumped to 107.6, in line with our expectations. The assessment of the current situation gained 0.5pts to 110.2, most likely reflecting the strong profit situation of businesses. Moreover, the expectations component soared 2.2 pts to 105.1, suggesting that the strong recovery of the German economy is set to continue.
- The FT reports that US bank regulators have eased their tough stance on dividend hikes and share buy-backs as the sector's fortunes have improved, paving the way for the return of billions of dollars in capital to shareholders, say executives and officials. Banks such as JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Citigroup (NYSE:C) have in the past week used their third-quarter results' announcements to detail plans to increase dividends or repurchase their stock.
- Fannie Mae (OTCQB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC), the mortgage-finance companies operating under U.S. conservatorship, could draw a total of $363 billion in Treasury Department aid through 2013 if the housing market worsens, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said. The FHFA, which oversees the government-sponsored entities, offered the estimate today as the worst-case in an analysis modelled on the stress tests conducted on the nation's biggest banks last year. The actual total cost to taxpayers under the regulator's most dire scenario would be $259 billion, because almost 30 percent of the funds would come back to Treasury as dividend payments on its holdings of senior preferred stock. Under the best-case scenario, which assumes a strong near- term recovery in the housing market, the total cost to taxpayers would be $221 billion, or $142 billion after dividends. A middle-ground scenario would require total aid of $238 billion, or $154 billion after dividends. So far the companies have drawn $148 billion and returned $13 billion in dividends to Treasury.
Topic Du Jour: Currency Wars
- Posturing ahead of the G20 in South Korea this weekend:
In a letter to the G20 finance ministers, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner states:
G20 emerging market countries with significantly undervalued currencies and adequate precautionary reserves need to allow their exchange rates to adjust fully over time to levels consistent with economic fundamentals.
Bloomberg also reports that Brazilian finance minister Guido Mantega was told by Geithner that the Fed's policies are "being overestimated."
Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty agrees with the points addressed by Timothy Geithner's (in his letter) and states that the G20 aims to draft an action plan for fixing global imbalances this weekend.
On Geithner's tentative proposals for current account balance targets, Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said:
We need to talk about it first, but numerical targets are unrealistic.
Noda also adds that the G20 is unlikely to discuss individual countries' currency policies and even comments that it is yet unclear whether the G20 communiqué will mention currencies.
So the US is seemingly trying to insert a clause that would impose a limit on an economy's current account surplus, as a percentage of GDP. This essentially means that countries would be prevented from exporting too much. It would force export-reliant economies to become less so, and require them to concentrate on generating domestic demand instead. Press reports saying it is the brain-child of the US delegation – essentially a way force China to rebalance. But it could also hit Japan, Germany, and Australia. Of course it all depends on where the threshold is set. If the current account limit was well above current levels, then the idea just might fly, but it is still very very unlikely. You would be talking about re-engineering the entire world economy in a single weekend. And of course, even if it was approved, we'd have, say, oh I don't know, maybe 20 years to phase the limit in (Basel III gave us until 2019 – and that was only about the banks).
Note: Australia would be exempt from the agreement as an exporter of raw materials(!)
A senior G20 negotiator (speaking on condition of anonymity) tells Reuters:
[Geithner's] reference to avoiding 'competitive currency undervaluation' as a goal between big economies is not new but appeared in a previous G20 meeting in the UK. It will likely appear again in the communiqué this time.
Russian finance official Andrey Bokarev said ahead of the meetings:
One thing is clear the final agreement on this framework agreement (on economic stability) will not be made at the finance ministers' meeting … There is an action plan, but there are an awful lot of complaints, proposals.
The JoongAng Daily reports that the South Korean government is considering linking a proposed shift in the IMF quotas with the exchange rate issue. The proposal is to give China and other emerging countries more voting power in exchange for their currencies to appreciate.
Belgium's finance minister Didier Reynders said:
In Europe we are in favour of a strong currency, if it is in line with the capacity to have a strong economic situation.
EU Monetary Affairs chief, Olli Rehn said:
The main issue of this G20 meeting is certainly to agree on policy coordination to rebalance global growth, which could create or save millions of jobs … It is much better that we aim at rebalancing global growth through effective policy coordination than by taking unilateral action.
- Eurozone:
Asked if he was worried about the euro being overvalued, ECB council member Christian Noyer said:
That is an oversimplification. The EUR does not move alone compared with other currencies. … There is therefore no danger in the current (exchange) level.
- China:
Wang Xiaoguang, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Governance, said:
This is only a beginning and there is a lot of scope to expect more interest rate rises … What should be the right interest rate for China? I think 3.5 percent is no problem. Add one percentage point, no problem. It can even go to 4.0 percent.
- Japan/China:
Japanese Economics Minister Banri Kaieda said:
Against the backdrop of US monetary easing, excessive funds are flowing into Chinese markets, leading to signs of bubbles … If China's latest interest rate hike proves ineffective and bubbles burst, that would deal a blow to the Japanese and global economies.
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said:
If we do decide to go ahead with quantitative easing … we could think in units of about USD 100 billion … and then I think we could give forward guidance for the next meeting that would suggest how likely the committee thinks it is to continue these purchases.
Kansas City Fed President Thomas Hoenig (a noted hawk) comments that although he is unhappy with unemployment at 9.6 percent, saying:
If you try and bring it down too rapidly you are in danger of creating the next problem.
Company / Equity News
- Since the last week in August the US airline sector has surged 28 percent and yesterday sentiment was further bolstered by strong numbers from United Continental (NYSE:UAL), JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU), Southwest (NYSE:LUV), Alaska Air (NYSE:ALK) and UPS (NYSE:UPS). All of these are guiding positive Q4 and talk of "record" full year profits (JetBlue), "outstanding revenue performance" (Southwest) and "best results in our history" (Alaska Air). Amid this tsunami of effervescence we find unit revenues rising strongly with UC citing 19 percent increases in transatlantic business class sales. That point lights up BA (OTC:BAIRY) as a prime beneficiary given its exposure to the Pond and ongoing evidence that capacity between the US and Europe remains tight. Just a week ago Aer Lingus gave us an insight to what long-haul was doing when it raised guidance for the second time since summer. Ahead of Europe's Q3 (Sept) reporting season it is best to ride this wave for now. We note the US airline sector in aggregate is almost back to its 2008 levels (and 170% above March '09). Between 2004 and 2008 it traded in a relatively narrow trading range and to break out we reckon it will need solid unit revenue growth, steady capacity and stable fuel prices.
- American Express (NYSE:AXP) said Thursday its third-quarter profits soared 71 percent as customers increased their spending by 14 percent, and receding losses from souring card loans allowed the company to reduce the amount it squirreled away for a rainy day. Americn Express's results offer an insight into the rising optimism of its borrowers – mostly well heeled consumers and companies – as the economy stabilizes despite stubbornly high unemployment. The company's performance also cements the turnaround in the credit-card industry. Like many banks that reported earnings recently, American Express is benefiting from fewer losses on bad loans, but struggling with weak demand for new loans that would lift revenue. Kenneth I. Chenault, AmEx's chief executive, said in a statement:
Lending volumes remain below pre recessionary levels as card members continued to manage their finances carefully and pay down outstanding debt.
- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) saw earnings grow in the third quarter as shoppers bought more goods and services, yet costs also rose because the company is having to build new centres to fulfill those orders. Shares fell in extended trading. For the July-September quarter, Amazon earned $231 million, or 51 cents per share — 3 cents more than what analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected, on average. That compares with a profit of $199 million, or 45 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 39 percent to $7.56 billion, higher than the $7.36 billion analysts expected. It was $5.45 billion a year ago, a quarter that doesn't reflect the November purchase of shoes and apparel retailer Zappos. Amazon reported Thursday that revenue from its largest sales category, electronics and other general merchandise, jumped 68 percent to $3.97 billion. Revenue from books, CDs, DVDs and other media grew 14 percent to $3.35 billion. Amazon's stock fell $6.47, or 3.9 percent, to $158.50 in after-hours trading after the release of results.
- SanDisk Corp. (SNDK), the world's biggest maker of flash-memory cards, jumped 5.3 percent in extended trading after third-quarter profit topped analysts' estimates. Excluding some expenses, earnings rose to $1.30 a share, from 75 cents a year earlier, the Milpitas, California-based company said. Analysts had projected $1.05 on average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. SanDisk increased profits by shifting production to a more efficient manufacturing technology, Chief Financial Officer Judy Bruner said on a conference call. Demand from makers of phones and tablet computers is strong, helping offset relatively weaker demand for flash-memory cards in Europe and the U.S., she said. Fourth-quarter sales will range from $1.25 billion to $1.33 billion, the company said. That compared with an average analyst estimate of $1.29 billion. SanDisk rose $1.98 to $39.10 in late trading after the report. The shares have climbed 28 percent this year on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
- Chevron (NYSE:CVX) said Thursday it will invest $7.5 billion to develop two of the Gulf of Mexico's largest unexploited oil fields. Chevron's decision signals that oil companies are still willing to stake their future on the deep waters of the Gulf's outer reaches, despite uncertainty about the fallout from BP (NYSE:BP) PLC's oil spill. US regulators are in the middle of implementing stricter safety and environmental rules for the offshore energy industry in the aftermath of the environmental disaster unleashed when a deepwater drilling rig burned and sank in April.
And From Europe We've Had a Slew of Household Names Reporting:
- Stocks on the move in Europe today include Micro Focus International (OTCPK:MCFUF) which has rallied 7.1 percent after the Daily Mail reported that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) may be mulling a bid for the software maker for as much as 600 pence a share.
- United Business Media (OTC:UBMJF) has increased 2.5 percent as the publisher of InformationWeek said it is ''on track" to meet full-year targets after nine-month revenue rose 3.9 percent to £642.9 million pounds and adjusted operating profit rose 8 percent to £109.5 million pounds.
- And Debenhams (DBHMY) has rallied 1.7 percent after Citigroup raised its recommendation for the retailer to ''buy'' from ''hold,'' saying the company is now ''back for good.'' The stock rallied 7 percent yesterday after the company announced plans to pay its first dividend in more than two years and reported higher operating profit that was inline with company's forecast last month. London-based analyst Richard Edwards wrote in a report today:
Debenhams is making steady market share gain progress and continues to manage stock levels, gross margins and costs tightly.
- Swedish network equipment vendor Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) Friday posted slightly stronger than expected third-quarter net profit as rising gross margins helped compensate for short component supplies and a strengthening Swedish krona against the US dollar. Ericsson posted net profit of 3.68 billion Swedish kronor ($554 million)for the three months to Sept. 30, up from SEK810 million a year earlier when the result was hit by heavy restructuring costs, and slightly ahead of analysts' expectations for SEK3.47 billion. Ericsson's closely-watched gross margin, excluding restructuring costs, increased year-on-year to 39 percent from 36 percent and was flat from the previous quarter. So far this year, the company has been able to raise margins on a more profitable sales mix with increased network upgrades and software sales. The year-on-year increase was due to a more profitable business mix as well as the positive effects of previous cost cuts, Ericsson said. Chief Executive Hans Vestberg said:
A key priority has been to mitigate the effects of industry-wide component shortages. The situation has gradually improved during the quarter but it remains a challenge to fully meet the demand for mobile broadband.
- French cosmetics giant L'Oreal SA (OTCPK:LRLCF) Thursday reported a 15% rise in third quarter sales that beat expectations, with the fastest growth coming from its consumer products division. The company behind Maybelline mascara and Garnier shampoo said sales grew 15 percent in the quarter ended Sept. 30 to €4.85 billion, beating analysts' expectations of €4.75 billion, according to a Dow Jones Newswires poll. The fastest sales growth came from its consumer product division which grew 6.5 percent on a like-for-like basis to €2.39 billion. Thierry Prevot, L'Oreal's head of financial communications, said:
The market confirmed its global rebound at the end of September. We estimate it at up 3.5 percent or 4 percent worldwide and L'Oreal is clearly outperforming this market.
- Nestle SA (OTCPK:NSRGY) Friday reaffirmed its full-year outlook as the Swiss food and beverages giant reported a 4 percent rise in nine month sales, bolstered by strong sales in emerging markets and only partly dented by the strong Swiss franc. The Vevey, Switzerland-based company – which owns a range of brands, including bottled mineral water San Pellegrino and pet food Dog Chow – said sales for January to end-September rose to 82.77 billion Swiss francs, or about $85.6 billion from CHF79.55 billion a year earlier, beating analyst forecasts of CHF81.03 billion. Nestle doesn't publish quarterly earnings. The company, which earlier this year had warned that the second half of 2010 will be tough due to high raw material prices, stuck to its full-year outlook. It aims for full-year organic growth – which strips out the foreign exchange and acquisition impact, but includes price changes – of about 5 percent, up from about 4 percent during the height of the recession in 2009. In the first nine months of 2010, overall organic growth reached 6.1 percent. The growth rate was most pronounced in Asia at 10.7 percent, followed by the Americas with 5.5 percent and 3.3 percent in Europe, where the difficult economic environment is continuing.
- Fiat (FIATY.PK) reported strong headline figures with Trading Profit €586 million versus €409 million expectations. CNH (NYSE:CNH) and Iveco continued their strong recovery. Focusing on the businesses to be retained in Fiat Group post-demerger – Automotive trading profit was flat YOY, as strong performance from Ferrari offset declining volumes at FGA. The components businesses also performed well with revenue plus 23 percent and trading profit nearly tripling YOY. Fiat has increased FY10 guidance for Group trading profit (to over €2 billion) and expects net debt to be below €4 billion.
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Getting your skates sharpened: Man vs Machine?
Man vs Machine
How many of us like getting a freshly cooked meal rather than a boxed microwave dinner? Or listening to a talented musical artist live opposed to some auto-tuned hack. Yeah, me too. But I also like depositing a check without going to the bank and using a GPS to tell me where to go instead of a map. Point being, technology helps us accomplish a task or goal faster and more efficiently. We've all needed to adapt to technology at one point or another in our lives and I'm willing to bet you were better off when you did. Hockey players are about to face a fork in the road when it comes to one of the fundamental aspects of the game: getting your skates sharpened.
Every player has their weekly regiment of getting their skates sharpened, probably by the same person for the last few years. We are all searching for the best sharpening you can get in your area and most of us think we have found it. Whether it's that guy in your local shop that's been tuning wheels for the last 10 years or your friend in town that has his own Blade Master in his garage. Either way you trust them with YOUR skates, you expect them to give you a quality sharpening so when you step on the ice, it always feels right. Ninety five percent of people get their skates sharpened by someone and you're probably wondering, who is sharpening the other 5%? The answer is, it's not a "who," its an "it." Within the last few years companies have popped up proposing their new "hands free" sharpening machines. All the years of skill acquired by the folks in your local hockey shop have been put into one machine that does it in half the time. This may be hard to believe and accept but it is reality.
Having a local shop employee sharpen your skates is the standard nowadays. They have a skill they have refined through years of experience and you trust them. It's an art. But finding someone who does it perfectly every single time is rare. We have people come into our shop all the time that say, "the guy over at ________ did a horrible job," which begs the question, why are people still going to them for skate sharpening? Part of the answer in our case is because there aren't many options for players to choose from in our area. The other side of it is, they aren't putting in the time to make sure each pair of skates they tune up is perfect. Every pair is different from the next and should be treated as such. It's like buying a fitted suit, every element of the jacket and pants is measured and cut accordingly. Anyone that works here doesn't let a customer leave unless each blade is perfect. The extra few minutes of care go a long way and our players and families come back because of it.
Besides our hyper attention to detail there is one major difference between Zeal and the rest. We use "hands free" machines. And. They. Are. Awesome.
The machines are manufactured by ProSharp and they make, in my opinion, the best skate sharpening machines in the world. The detail and research they put into these machines is second to none. Every measurement required to sharpen a pair of skates accurately is there and can be finely adjusted so that the skater can get the most precise sharpening every time. This is as long as the person operating the machine knows what they're doing. It's not like some jagaloon off the streets can give you a good sharpening. So don't worry shop owners, you're experience is still necessary.
ProSharp has made a lot of noise in the hockey industry, so much that NHL teams have started adapting to this hands free method of sharpening/profiling. Teams like the Bruins and the Leafs have players skating on ProSharp edges and they are all about it. Not a lot of people have access to an NHL equipment manager handling their skates but because of these machines, you can get damn close.
Zeal Hockey treats every player like a pro when it comes to choosing the right stick. Now that we are THE ONLY SHOP IN RHODE ISLAND that has these machines, we can do the same with their sharpening.
Here's the thing, people are accustomed to having someone sharpen there skates but times are changing. There is no question these hands free machines are a cut above the rest, and if you haven't had a chance to use one, you need to. The game of hockey is a beautiful sport and the people who play it deserve the best sharpening. Hands free sharpening will do that time and time again. I stand by it. Zeal stands by it. Professional teams stand by it. And now it's time for the rest of the industry to adapt because ready or not, hands free sharpening is here to stay.
What do you think?
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... 1 German, and 2 Chinese interns that have already arrived. There are 3 Egyptians, 1 British, 1 Georgian, and 1 Turkish intern that are arriving this weekend and next week! SO MULTICULTURAL!
We also went to dinner and I had my first true Ukranian meal. And all I can say is yum! The food so far has been delicous and I definitely want to try all I can while I'm here! Also, they put jam in the center of ice ...
Wandering the streets of Keiv
... Is a giant metal arch. Pretty dam cool if i say so myself. At night, it is illuminated.
Liking football, it is only fair that I head to Dynamo Kiev's ground to see that! I wasn't disappointed. OK, so it isn't the biggest stadium with millions thrown at it, but i liked it. It rang out the true arena spirit of football.
After these two highlights i en dded up in a place ...


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If part of the goal of your diet is to be in ketosis, you may wonder if you should measure the ketones your body is producing. (I go into some of the pros and cons of that in What is a Ketogenic Diet?) Once you have decided to test your ketones, you have two choices: testing your blood or testing your urine. Because urine testing is not as accurate, especially as time goes on and you become keto-adapted, more people are turning to home testing of blood ketones.

Note: If you are a diabetic testing for ketone levels to check for ketoacidosis, you will interpret the reading much differently than someone on a ketogenic diet who desires higher levels of ketones. The American Diabetes Association has good information to help you.

What You Need to Test Your Blood For Ketones

A meter that will test blood ketones (the kit includes a lancet pen, a device where all you have to do is push the button and it pokes you to get the blood) - There are two of these on the market in the U.S. at the time I am writing this, made by the manufacturers Precision and NovaMax. These meters also test blood glucose (using different test strips). I have looked at the reviews -- people seem happier with the Precision brand, and researchers find it to be the more accurate. The test strips on the NovaMax are less expensive, but also flimsier and there are apparently more error messages, so people report they end up using an extra strip when this happens. Also, when blood ketones are below 1, the NovaMax will sometimes just say "LO" instead of reporting the exact level. Nevertheless, many people opt for the NovaMax and are satisfied.

Test strips - This is the wildly expensive part -- it's the "cheap copier, expensive ink" phenomenon. In the U.S. I have seen prices for the Precision strips up to $6 per strip! If you are diabetic, you may be able to get an insurance company to pay for them. The least expensive way that I have found for people in the U.S. to get them is to order online from Canada, where you can get them for as low as $2 per strip plus shipping. (Some examples are Universal Drugstore, Diabetes Express Pharmacy, and Canada Drugs. I'm not vouching for these particular places; they are just examples.) I have also gotten them from Ebay in the $2.50-$3.00 per strip range.

Here's How To Test Your Blood For Ketones

Load a needle into the lancet pen according to package directions.

Wash your hands with soap, and dry them well.

Remove a test strip from the packaging and insert it into the meter.

Place the lancet pen on the side of one of your fingertips and push the button.

Gently squeeze your finger to get a drop of blood. Get a good-sized drop on your first try because the last thing you want is to have to throw the strip away because you didn't get enough! After you do it two or three times you'll get a sense of how much blood you need. With the Precision meter, you need a bigger drop of blood than when you are testing blood glucose (even using the same meter).

Touch the end of the test strip to the drop of blood until it fills the little opening and the meter registers.

Wait for the meter to give you a reading (just a few seconds).

Record your results.

When to Test

This is mostly up to you. If you have normal blood glucose, your blood ketones may be the highest in the morning after your overnight fast. However, many people report that their ketones rise over the course of the day. If you want to track your blood ketones day-to-day, picking one time of day and sticking with it will give you the best comparison. Some factors besides the overall diet which may cause fluctuations are exercise, and consuming fats with medium-chain triglycerides, such as coconut oil or MCT oil. And, of course, eating something (usually high in carbs) that knocks you out of ketosis will cause your ketone level to plummet.

How to Interpret the Results

If you are new to ketogenic diets, and have a goal of nutritional ketosis (often defined as between .5 and 3 mmol/L), know that it can take 2-4 weeks to get consistently into this range, and it often takes a fair amount of tweaking to figure out what you can and can't eat, even for people who are low-carb veterans. On the other hand, others find it remarkably easy!

Also, if you are measuring ketones in response to diet, it's easy to find a lot of conflicting information about ketone levels, not only on websites but in the directions that come with your ketone meter! This is because the ketone meter was developed in order to alert insulin-dependent diabetics to signs of diabetic ketoacidosis, which is a very dangerous state. You are using it for a different reason entirely, so you can safely ignore that information. (Also, it isn't hard to find "information" that's flat-out wrong, e.g. high ketones are a sign of high blood glucose (yes, with ketoacidosis, no for nutritional ketosis), or that ketones are caused by protein breakdown, or that they are toxic. But, after all, it's the Internet.)

Tips

Be sure to get the correct test strips for the correct meter (they are not interchangeable).

Pay attention to expiration dates on the strips!

For more detailed information about nutritional ketosis, I recommend these books by Jeff Volek and Stephen Phinney: The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living and The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance


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I have often thought that private investors need a campaigning voice representing their interests. A number of organisations have appeared over the more than half-a-century I have been chronicling the goings-on in the City, but few have made an impact.
An organisation called Wider Share Ownership is probably the most successful of the various institutions that have materialised. It enjoyed its heyday in the Margaret Thatcher privatisation spree which produced the famous (or infamous) "tell Sid" investment slogan.
The Wider Share organisation disappeared a decade ago. However, the recent wave of flotations, with Royal Mail, Saga and TSB encouraging retail participation, has helped persuade the Wealth Management Association to revive the defunct organisation as the Wider Share Ownership Council. Its chairman is Gavin Oldham, the forceful head of the online stockbroker, The Share Centre.
The WSOC will, presumably, fully represent all individual shareholders, not just those who operate via computers. There is much to occupy its attention. For example, discrimination against what I regard as traditional shareholders, those who are not online, still deal via the telephone and want certificates. They are one segment of the investment community that has not enjoyed internet-inspired cut prices and often incur exorbitant charges.
There is also the cold shouldering of private investors in many of the flotations that the City has enjoyed. The absence of small investors from so many new issues is a disgrace and offends the democratic aspirations that are supposed to be part and parcel of the stock market. And let us not forget the power of the big battalions that so often rule the investment roost to the detriment of the individual.
WSOC, already described by some as the "cheerleader" for small players, does promise to look at a range of issues, ranging from regulatory to operational. I hope it soon demonstrates real zeal.
The strength of private investors has increased, with the latest figure suggesting they now represent some 11.3 per cent of the stock market. Their progress should be welcomed by the City that is not renowned for its love of the small player. The fact they now have a voice could, I hope, help to change established attitudes.
Indeed Dr Tim May, chief executive of the WMA, which represents 113 wealth managers and stockbrokers, says: "We must remember that individual investors are typically not speculators but take a long-term interest in a company's behaviour, adding an extra layer of accountability".
Higher limits for Isas should, many believe, encourage the small brigade to continue investing. Yet such thoughts are not apparently confirmed by Isa take-ups that continue to largely embrace cash.
Now to the No Pain, No Gain portfolio. Two constituents have been active. TEG, the environmental group that has so far produced a disappointing performance, has issued a mildly encouraging trading update. But its proposed plant at Gaydon, Warwickshire, remains undeveloped due to "site-related issues".
And Avation, the aircraft leasing group, has had no trouble raising £4.2m through a share placing.
The shares were sold at 140p, compared with a 143.5p price at the time of writing. It seems Standard Life was involved and now has a 6 per cent stake. The cash will be used for pre-delivery payments for additions to a growing fleet.
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The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says charges have been laid in the death of a woman whose body was found in a Mission trailer home.
IHIT'S Sergeant Stephanie Ashton says 42 year old Walter Ramsey is facing a number of charges.
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House and Wilson had been living together for six weeks, and House thought that his life was very much improved by having more Wilson in it.
Because House was a night owl and Wilson was a lark, House didn't see much of Wilson most mornings. On weekdays, Wilson was dressed and on his way to work before House had even opened his eyes, and on Sundays, Wilson liked to do the weekly grocery shopping early in the day while the stores were still empty. Saturday was the only day of the week when House could be sure of waking up with Wilson in bed next to him. He would open his eyes, knowing that the first sight of the morning would be Wilson – unshaven, sleep-tousled, the pupils of his soft brown eyes already slightly dilated by desire and anticipation. House looked forward to Saturday mornings all week.
This particular Saturday morning, House groped for the bottle of Vicodin on his bedside table. There it was, next to the glass of water that Wilson had left for him. Ignoring the water, he swallowed a couple of Vicodins dry, and waited for the pain in his leg to subside. When he felt capable of facing the world, House opened his eyes and carefully rolled over to reach for Wilson. Who wasn't there. The spot where Wilson should be was only faintly warm, indicating that Wilson had left some time ago, not merely taken a quick trip to the bathroom.
"Wilson!" he called out. "Wilson, where are you?"
He groped for his cane and sat up, groaning involuntarily. The Vicodin hadn't fully kicked in yet, and he was stiff and sore. He felt about a thousand years old.
Wilson popped his head in the bedroom door. He was dressed and had his coat on.
"I'm just getting ready to leave, House. Did you need something before I go?"
"It is Saturday, isn't it?" said House.
"Yes, it's Saturday," Wilson confirmed.
"You spend Saturdays with me," House said.
"Usually. Today I'm going to my niece's birthday party. You know about this. I told you days ago."
House vaguely remembered Wilson mentioning something about a niece, but he hadn't been paying attention. The subject of Wilson's family wasn't exactly riveting.
"Your niece is having a birthday party at eight o'clock in the morning," House said sceptically, after a quick glance at the bedside clock.
"No, the party's this afternoon. My brother's family lives in Albany, and I have to drive there. I'm staying overnight at his house. I told you all this before."
Wilson walked into the room and gave House a quick goodbye kiss.
"Good bye," he said, as he hurried out the door. "I left you a Danish for breakfast."
"Wait for me. I'm coming with you," House said.
"No, you're not," Wilson said. "I'm going to a five-year-old's birthday party. No alcohol. No strippers. Nothing to interest you."
"There'll be cake," House said.
"Supermarket sheet cake, and not even chocolate, because my niece is allergic. Not worth the three hour drive. See you tomorrow."
Wilson turned and left the room. He was half way down the hall, when he heard House call after him.
You would have taken Amber," House said.
Wilson didn't say anything for a long moment, and then he turned around to face House, who was standing in the doorway to the bedroom, cane in hand.
"All right," Wilson said with elaborate patience, "I'll take you to my niece's birthday party, if you can answer one question. What's her name?"
House tried to replay Wilson's conversation in his mind, but his recollection was fuzzy. He remembered thinking at the time that it was just like Wilson's brother, a thoroughly assimilated, secular Jew, to give his daughter an Old Testament Hebrew name. He had cynically noted how fashionable he was, to make such a conventional and token gesture towards his heritage. Unfortunately he couldn't recall which Old Testament name.
"Rebecca," House said, trying to sound confident.
"No, it's not Rebecca."
"Rachel, Naomi, Sarah," he guessed.
"Bye, House," Wilson said. "I'll be back tomorrow."
"Leah," said House. Wilson was already halfway down the hall. He'd picked up his small overnight bag and was pulling his car keys out of his pocket. Reluctantly, he stopped and put his bag down.
"How quickly can you get ready? I don't want to be late."
Wilson kept to the speed limit despite the steady stream of cars and trucks passing him. The car radio was tuned to his usual station, which offered traffic, weather and news. House fiddled with the radio, looking for a good travelling tune. Wilson turned the radio off.
"This is going to be just the kind of occasion you hate: small talk, sugar-crazed pre-schoolers, having to pretend that you like other people. I can't imagine why you want to come."
"Maybe I want to meet your family," House said.
Wilson rolled his eyes in disbelief. He thought that House didn't give a damn about Wilson's relationship with his family, or about any other aspect of Wilson's life that didn't directly affect House. House was curious (Wilson might even have used the word nosy), but he didn't really care.
"You've already met them. More than once," said Wilson. "You didn't like them, and they aren't particularly fond of you. Probably because every time you see them, you're obnoxiously drunk and rude."
"That's because I only see them at your weddings. The best man always gets drunk at a wedding. It's tradition. "
"I think you only want to come to this party because I didn't invite you," said Wilson. "If I had actually asked you to go, you would have said no. You're angry because I decided to spend the weekend with my brother's family instead of with you."
"It's annoying when you tell me what you think I'm feeling. Or what you feel I'm thinking. Either way, it's incredibly annoying."
"Promise me you won't ruin Leah's party."
"Now you're being insulting and annoying."
"Promise me." Wilson repeated.
"I promise I won't ruin your niece's party," House said.
He turned on the radio again. He found a station playing Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love", perfect road music.
"So what did I get Leah?"
"What do you mean?" Wilson asked. "You didn't get her anything."
"I'm going to add my name to whatever you got her. Obviously. So what did I get her?"
"I got her a Wii," Wilson said. "If you want we can stop along the way somewhere and I'll pick up something for you to give to her."
"Nothing says "happy birthday" like something from a gas station along the interstate."
"We should have enough time to make a quick trip to a shopping mall or a Toys R Us," Wilson said.
"It would take about three seconds for me to add "and Greg House" to her birthday card."
"No, House."
"Are you afraid that if your brother sees my name and yours together on the card, he's going to get the wrong idea...except that in this case it's the right idea?"
Wilson didn't reply.
"Afraid your brother's going to disown you out when he finds out you're not as exclusively heterosexual as he thought?"
"We agreed not to let anyone know about our relationship. Not yet, anyway. Not until we're sure."
"I didn't exactly agree," House said, "It was under duress. Your brother the lawyer can tell you all about the validity of agreements made under duress."
"You said you wouldn't tell anyone until we both agreed!"
"I haven't told anybody. Yet. Except my mother of course. A boy can't keep secrets from his mother."
"You told your mom!"
Wilson took his eyes off the road long enough to glare at House.
"Oh come on, Wilson. It's not like my mom's going to phone up your brother and tell him all the hot gossip. If you can talk to your therapist, I can talk to my mother."
"I haven't talked about us to my therapist," Wilson said.
"Really," said House incredulously.
"She doesn't need to know. It isn't relevant."
"You don't think it was relevant. You're sleeping with your best friend, the man you blamed for your girlfriend's death, and you don't think that's relevant."
"I never blamed you for Amber's death. I know you weren't responsible," Wilson said.
Have you mentioned me to her at all?" House asked.
"We mostly talk about me," Wilson said, "about how I'm coping with Amber's death. Strangely enough, I don't spend every single second of my day thinking and talking about you. I can even hold brief conversations without saying your name once."
Wilson had taken into account the possibility of unexpected delays, such as road construction or traffic jams, and allowed plenty of time just in case, so they arrived in Albany well before the party. They stopped at a mall for lunch at the food court, and Wilson bought a present for House to give to Leah – a Rapunzel Barbie with ankle-length braidable hair.
"This is it?" House said. "You give her a state-of-the-art game console and I give her a plastic doll."
"She'll love it," Wilson said firmly.
"That's not the point. I assume you want me to make a good impression on your brother. You don't want him to think I'm cheap."
"You're crashing his daughter's birthday party. You could get her a pony and he still wouldn't be impressed."
Michael Wilson was a few years older than Wilson and a few pounds heavier. He had a neatly trimmed beard and a disapproving air. His wife Melissa was a shy, petite woman at least a dozen years younger than her husband. Mike was not happy with Wilson for bringing along an uninvited guest, especially since that guest was Gregory House. His greeting to his brother was chilly and formal, and as he shook House's hand, he leaned in and took a deep breath, expecting to smell alcohol on House's breath. He peered into House's vivid blue eyes, looking for glassiness or dilated pupils. To his secret disappointment, House seemed to be perfectly sober. Melissa hugged her brother-in-law and smiled tentatively at House as she shook his hand. Leah had spotted her uncle at the door and she wanted a hug from Wilson as well. Wilson put down her present so that he could pick up.
"You're getting so big!" he said. "How old are you today? Forty-two? One hundred and nine?"
"Come on in," Melissa said. "Let me take your coats. I'll introduce you around to the other parents. This is Margaret Hayes, and Richard and Roberta Kalmakov, Mindy Bliss, and Rowena Drexler. This is Leah's Uncle Jimmy and this is Gregory House, who is ..."
"My colleague," Wilson said, "and a friend of the family."
The cake had been cut and eaten; the presents had been opened, admired, played with, and in some cases broken. The children were becoming querulous and tired, and Melissa, Mike and Wilson were kept busy tried to keep the youngsters happy and the household furnishings intact. In the kitchen, the parents of the party guests were not quite ready to leave. They were enjoying a last cup of coffee or glass of wine, and discussing the real estate market, a subject of endless fascination to suburbanites everywhere. Within a few minutes of being introduced, House had deduced that Richard was having an affair with Mindy, although it was more difficult to figure out why he bothered, since his lover and his wife were virtually identical. Rowena was a secret drinker, and Mindy had once been a man. Unfortunately, none of these discoveries made their conversation any more interesting.
Wilson had been right. This wasn't House's kind of occasion. He didn't fit in here. House didn't even look right. There seemed to be some kind of unwritten dress code; every adult except House, male or female, wore the same weekend casual cotton pants in slightly different shades of beige.
House wandered away from the kitchen, and headed towards the living room. He watched as Wilson knelt down to tie one of the little girl's shoes. Leah jumped on to his back and demanded a piggy-back ride. Melissa saw House and crossed the room to join him.
"Jimmy really likes kids," she said. "It's too bad he never had any of his own."
House nodded. "He's good with his little bald cancer kids. He doesn't get much of a chance to be around healthy ones."
"He seems a lot happier lately. I was worried about Jimmy. He was so down after his last divorce, and then his girlfriend's accident... I'm glad you're looking after him. Don't tell Mike I said this, but I think you two are really good for each other."
House looked at her sharply. Melissa smiled.
"I called Jimmy on his cellphone really late one evening when Leah had a high fever. I wanted to ask him what to do. I could hear you in the background, playing the piano. You played the same song at Jimmy's wedding reception."
"WIlson could have been playing a cd."
"He wasn't," she said. "Besides I can hear it in his voice when he mentions you. He's careful not to say too much or show what he feels, but if you're married to one of the Wilsons, you get really good at picking up subtle clues."
Impulsively, she kissed House on the cheek. "Welcome to the family."
Much to her husband's displeasure, Melissa invited House to dinner. After the meal, Wilson drove House to a nearby motel to stay the night. The motel wasn't exactly seedy, but it was a long way from luxurious. The bedspread was a riot of colour designed to hide any stains, the tap in the bathroom dripped, and the air conditioner wheezed and stuttered. Wilson felt a bit guilty about stranding House in this dismal room, although his own accommodations, a fold-out couch in his brother's rec room, weren't any better.
"The bed's pretty comfortable at least," Wilson said, testing it out, "and they give you lots of pillows."
Wilson picked up a brochure from the nightstand.
"They've got pay-for-view movies - Beverley Hills Chihuahua or Cheerleader Camp 3. They both sound pretty horrible," he admitted.
House didn't answer. He lay down on the bed and grabbed one of the pillows from under Wilson's head, putting it under his leg. He took a Vicodin.
"I'm sick of this, Wilson," he said. "I want to be able to touch you in public and not have you flinch. I want everyone to know that you belong to me. I want Cameron and Chase to seethe with jealousy because they're not the hospital's cutest couple anymore. I'm not going to settle for less because you're scared of what your pompous asshole of a brother thinks."
"It's not that. I don't care what Mike thinks. Besides Mike disapproves of me already. I've been divorced three times. I cheated on my wives. I have 'the sexual morality of an alley cat.'"
"What's the problem then?"
Wilson didn't answer.
"Cuddy? Your patients? Your parents?"
Wilson shook his head. He wasn't enjoying the interrogation. House knew that if he pressed him any further Wilson was likely to jump up and head out the door.
Wilson turned on the television to create a distraction. He flipped through the channels aimlessly, until House grabbed the remote from his hand in annoyance. House chose a program about psychic crime investigators, and they watched in silence.
Wilson moved closer to House, until they were shoulder to shoulder. House didn't respond, but at least he didn't move away. When after several minutes, House finally put his arms around him, Wilson knew that their argument had been put aside, if not forgotten. Wilson laid his head on House's chest. He shut his eyes. He could feel the steady rise and fall of House's breath. He listened for the beating of his heart.
"I'd better be going," Wilson said, after a few moments. "Mike and Melissa will be wondering what's keeping me."
"You might as well stay the night with me." House said. "Melissa already knows we're living together. She told me she's happy for us. If she knows, then Mike knows."
Wilson shook his head. "If he knew, he wouldn't have invited me to Leah's party. He'd feel obliged to make a stand for monogamy and decency and family values."
Wilson sat up and stretched, getting ready to leave. He looked at himself in the mirror opposite the bed. His face was red, his hair was a mess, and his clothes were wrinkled. He smoothed down his hair, and tucked in his shirt.
House didn't want him to go just yet. He nuzzled Wilson, his breath warm against the nape of his neck. Then kisses. Gentle kisses at first. Skilled kisses from someone who had studied James Wilson and knew exactly what he liked.
"Don't. I've got to get back," Wilson said.
Now House's kisses were harder and more insistent. Wilson leaned back. He moaned softly, and House held him, touched him, stroked him, and Wilson couldn't resist anymore. It wasn't fair that House could make him feel this way. It gave him an unfair advantage. He'd do anything for House when he made him feel this good, and House knew it.
"Oh, what the hell," Wilson said, beginning to unbutton his shirt. "They won't miss me if I'm gone a couple hours."
Still fumbling with his buttons, he turned towards House.
When Wilson came back to the hotel the next day to pick up House, he was carrying a fast-food breakfast for House and two coffees. He moved like a rusty clockwork soldier. A night on his brother's fold-out couch had done his iffy back no favours. While House tucked into his greasy breakfast sandwich, Wilson lay stiffly on the hotel bed, as if a few minutes' rest on a good mattress could undo the damage of eight hours on a bad one.
"You're driving," he said to House. He fished the car keys out of pocket. "You didn't happen to bring any muscle relaxants with you?"
"Nope. Travelled light this trip."
"Give me a Vicodin then."
House gave him a Vicodin and handed him his coffee to wash it down. Wilson gave him the car keys.
Wilson gingerly manoeuvred himself into the passenger seat and buckled up. House revved the engine, and then peeled out. Wilson winced at the unnecessary wear and tear on his tires but didn't comment. He gave House directions back to the interstate, and then shut his eyes, prepared to doze away the rest of the trip.
"The building manager came to see me the other day," House said.
"I told you not to play your guitar after nine p.m."
"There's another unit opening up soon. He said if I wanted to take it, I could have it."
"I didn't know you were thinking of moving."
"This one's a bit bigger. Better for a couple."
"Oh," Wilson said. "Don't make any changes on my account."
"We need more space."
"I thought you liked your current place. Everything is exactly where you want it."
"We keep tripping over each other." House said. "This new place has a den. You can sulk in there when one of your cancer kids croaks. You could take some your old bowling trophies out of storage. We could get a foosball table."
"Moving is a lot of work. There's the packing. And you'd have to hire movers even though the new apratment's in the same building, because neither of us can carry heavy furniture."
"That's why nature created Kutner, Taub and Thirteen," House said. "I knew there had to be a reason."
"I just think," Wilson said "that you're being a bit premature. If things don't work out, you don't want to be stuck with a bigger apartment than you need."
Wilson's lack of confidence in their future disappointed House. It was particularly galling since Wilson was notorious for his impulsive romantic nature. The interval between Wilson's first date with a woman and his subsequent proposal of marriage could be measured in hours.
Still, House had absolutely no doubt that Wilson loved him. Only love could explain the many times that Wilson had put House's interests before his own. Something other than a lack of affection was making him skittish and wary of commitment. House's natural curiosity was piqued.
Wilson had not gotten much sleep the previous night and he was unused to the Vicodin. He fell asleep almost at once, and House, who had depended on him to provide stimulating conversation during the trip home, turned on the radio for entertainment. Wilson slept until House stopped for gas. His eyes opened briefly when the car stopped, but he closed them almost at once. House shook him awake, making Wilson gasp with pain.
"I need your credit card. Your car, your trip, you pay for the gas."
Wilson began to unbuckle his seatbelt, but House stopped him.
"No need to get up. Just give me the card. I know how to sign your name."
"Don't you mean forge my signature?" Wilson said. He gingerly got out of the car and made his way to the rest rooms. "I'll be right back"
When Wilson came back, House was waiting in line to pay in the gas station's office. He'd picked up some snacks – Doritos, a bag of jellybeans, and a can of pop. Wilson added a bag of Twizzlers. He picked up the Doritos.
"Couldn't you buy something else that won't cover my car with red fingermarks and crumbs?"
"I could, but it wouldn't be as delicious."
Wilson put the Doritos back.
"Where are we?" he asked, since one interstate gas station looked pretty much the same as another. "How much farther do we have to go?"
"We're just outside Syracuse. We've got about ten hours to go."
"Syracuse! You're going in the wrong direction!"
"No, we're going to Kentucky to visit my mother. She's just lost her husband. She needs her son by her side."
"I've got to be at work tomorrow."
"Phone Cuddy and tell her we're off sick. We can't be sick with the same thing or it will look suspicious. I'm going to have beriberi."
"You can visit her another weekend."
"Might as well be now while I have the company. I don't like driving alone."
"If you want me to come along, I'll come along. Next long weekend. Just turn around and head back to Princeton. I've already used up all my vacation time and there's no way Cuddy will believe beriberi."
They had reached the front of the line, and Wilson handed the clerk his credit card.
"This is my boyfriend," House told the clerk. "We're on our way to Kentucky to visit my mother. You know how we gays love our moms."
He put his arm around Wilson, who shook it off.
"Have a nice trip," the clerk said, handing Wilson the credit card slip to sign.
"Thanks," Wilson said. He scrawled his name and then headed out to the car, not waiting for House, who picked up the bag of snacks and followed after him.
Wilson stood by the car. House still had the keys, and the doors were locked. House pressed the button on the key chain to unlock them. Wilson got in the car, opened the glove compartment and unfolded a road map.
"We are hours out of our way! I'm not even sure how to get back to Princeton from here."
"I was thinking," House said, "how relaxing it would be to spend some time with someone who already knows we're together. So I could call you dear or honey or sweetie if I wanted..."
"You've never called me sweetie in your life!"
"And I could kiss you anytime I felt like it," House said, leaning over towards Wilson, who pushed him away.
"It looks like we should take I-81 south. Have you passed the turnoff?"
House pulled back on to the highway. When he came to the turnoff for I-81, he took it.
Wilson was eating a Twizzler and trying to ignore House. This was difficult to do because House was singing at the top of his lungs. Rihanna's Umbrella, a song Wilson hated more than he hated having a root canal, was playing on the radio.
"About time for a late lunch," House said, after the song had mercifully ended.
Wilson said nothing. He was giving House the silent treatment, but it wasn't having much effect on him. House's father had gone without speaking to him for months; House knew Wilson wouldn't be able to last more than an hour, tops. He pulled in at a roadside restaurant, and Wilson followed him in. They sat at a booth near the window. House popped a Vicodin. He put another on the table and slid it towards Wilson, who palmed it neatly.
The waitress came by. She gave them both menus and glasses of water. House order a b.l.t. and a side order of onion rings. Wilson ordered a cup of corn chowder and a chicken salad. Wilson swallowed his Vicodin with a sip of water.
"So," House said, "what makes you convinced that our relationship won't work out?"
"I didn't say that," Wilson said.
"You obviously think that. You don't want anybody to know because you don't want another failed relationship on your record. You don't want to be a – what's it up to now? – a five or six-time loser."
Wilson looked around, hoping for the waitress's return to deliver him from an uncomfortable conversation.
"You don't want me to make any changes in my life for you, so that when it doesn't work out, we can both go back to the way it used to be before. So you don't have to lose me as a friend. It doesn't work that way, Wilson. If our relationship doesn't work out, we won't be able to pretend it didn't happen. I'll be one of your exes, not your friend."
At last the waitress returned with the food, and Wilson attacked his soup, as if were famished.
"I know you love me," House said, "and I'm not going to let you fail this time. You don't have to worry that you might cheat on me, because I won't let you. You don't have to worry about us drifting apart, because I'm going to hang on to you."
Wilson nodded. He didn't know whether he felt comforted or threatened.
It was late in the afternoon before they returned to House's apartment. House wasn't used to driving for such long periods, and his bad leg sent spikes of pain through his whole body. Wilson's back, however, was beginning to ease up a little, and he got out of the car without any difficulty.
"If you want to let other people know about us, " Wilson said, "I guess that's okay. As long as it's not a big dramatic announcement."
"Because it's personal," House agreed.
Wilson smiled.
Foreman, Taub, Kutner and Thirteen sat at the table, their charts and notes in front of them. They had just presented House with their findings, and looked up at him, hoping that the great man would solve their problem.
"Did I ever tell you what a great kisser Wilson is? " House said. "His kisses are about ninety percent lust and ten percent pure love and devotion, and they make the top of your head explode. And not only your head...."


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Fear is a powerful thing!
Alice looked at the box, then slowly dragged her eyes to the far wall, to the clock.
She couldn't quite make out the digits, as the sun had now vanished, and cast a huge shadow across the kitchen. Were the hands moving? She couldn't be sure.
"They can't be. No battery." She mumbled, swallowing down a bobbing-lump in her throat.
Are you sure? Are you sure you didn't buy a new one? A voice tested.
"DID YOU BUY BATTERIES? DID YOU BUT A NEW BATTERY?" Alice demanded, like an aged-woman scolding herself over her growing dementia.
She stood hunched like a woman with a gun prodded into her back. Motionless, burning a hole into the box.
Payback! A voice taunted. PAYBACK.
As Alice shuffled sidewards along the wall, to her left, keeping her eyes fixed to the small-white box, which now appeared grey, the ticking got louder. So loud Alice's head ached.
It's in one piece isn't it? A voice offered. If it'd meant you harm the damage would have been done already!
She edged towards the door, away from the grim box and the ticking. Almost there. Her eyes flitted to the shiny-metal handle. She sucked in a deep breath and prepared to grab it, when a memory flashed into her mind, just as the sun came out from behind the clouds and spread into the kitchen.
"I DID buy new batteries!" Alice squealed, having remembered breaking a nail during the transfer.
She looked at the clock. Sure enough the hands were moving.
The kitchen now appeared bright and pleasant, and the box back to it's original inviting state, Alice loosened her shoulders which had been so hunched they were now throbbing. A wave of humiliation washed over her. She felt stupid. ridiculous. Her mind was always in overdrive these days, since... well.
She crossed the stone floor into the kitchen, with the confidence of a woman who'd just been given the all-clear over a lump she'd found under her arm-pit, and had spent the past fortnight having cold-sweats over. Her mouth stretched into a dumb grin. Things were all good. Alice had been given a second chance.
Don't crack open the bubbly just yet, you still don't know what's in the box! A voice teased. Her smile quickly vanished.


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Chapter Two: Shadows of Darkness
The reason I sought Grandfather Archius was because I had a hunch that he could help me find Michael and Father. Michael was a twenty year-old man by now, and Father would be almost fourty years old. That sadness in my heart turned to anger when I remembered those men that attacked at Redalus Temple that day five years ago. Who were those men and why did they go after the people in the Temple?
"You ask many questions to yourself, but you know nothing..."
I sat straight up and looked around. Now I knew that something was up. "Who are you?" I asked.
"My name is not of any importance to you..."
"Well, I wanna know why you're just talking to me and why I can't hear you," I said. "Please, show yourself so I know I'm not going insane."
"As you wish, James..."
I looked forward as a man in a black cloak finally appeared.
"There. You are not insane, and I truly exist."
"Can you explain to me why you just keep appearing like this?" I asked.
"Artania is the start of your trials..."
"My trials? Why do all you villainous types make no sense?"
"I am not a villain to you, but I am the fear in your heart."
"The fear in my... heart?"


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[Hillary Clinton]: "It was one of the largest federal cases of its kind at the time and when federal investigators spoke with Trump's employees, they said they were instructed to mark rental applications from black people with a 'c.' A 'c' for 'colored.'
By now, we've heard a lot of troubling things about Donald Trump, but that one's shocking. This man is the nominee of the party of Lincoln and we are watching it become the party of Trump and that is not just a huge loss to our democracy. It is a threat to our democracy."
Clinton announced a drive to register three million new voters in battleground states and she shared her thoughts with the NAACP about moving to end systemtic racism as she called for an end to the madness of police killings of African Americans and murderous random rampages against police officers.
[Hillary Clinton]: "And let's admit it, there is clear evidence that African- Americans are disproportionately killed in police incidents compared to any other group.
And African-American men are far more likely to be stopped and searched by police, charged with crimes and sentenced to longer prison terms than white men convicted of the same offenses.
These facts tell us something is profoundly wrong. We can't ignore that, we can't wish it away. We have to make it right. That means end-to-end reform in our criminal justice system, not half measures, but a full commitment with real follow-through."
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The search continues
The next day goes about the same. When I leave the house, I pass my sister in the living room. I sneak a peek at her and see her glancing over at me. Then we both look away and act as if nothing happened. I exit my house before I see any of my other family members. Jimalu takes me to school, which ends up being a silent drive. She tries talking to me, but I tell her that I am still too tired to talk. Then I go to all my boring classes and now I sit next to Merrick in my last class.
"What are you thinking about?" he asks. Everyone else is having fun with their gift, so I know nobody is listening to us.
Still I lean in closer to him and whisper, "Can you promise you won't tell anyone and you won't get mad?"
"Yeah, I promise."
"Okay, so yesterday I was walking and I ended up at the...you know forbidden area. And I, uh, I entered it and walked around."
"You what?! Oh my gosh, I can't believe this!"
"Keep it down. Geesh. I didn't find anything there. It was kinda dumb."
"Maybe that's why I felt curiosity."
"Yeah, well, there ain't anything going on. So I'm still curious as to why they have it closed off."
"You aren't going to go back, are you?"
"Of course I'm going back."
"To find out what is going on."
"Why are you suddenly so curious?"
"I always have been. Just, now that I'm able to get in, I'm going to figure out what's in there that is so special."
"What if you don't like what you find?"
"At least my curiosity will be killed."
"Be careful, okay?"
"I will."
"I'm serious. I don't want anything happening to you."
"Nothing is going to happen. There isn't anything in there though."
"Still, you never know." He gives me a sincere look and also I see that he is wondering about something.
"What is it?"
"It is just that I don't see you this motivated, often."
Still nothing. I can't seem to find anything that could be harmful. Nothing is valuable. Nothing in this place seems like it needs to be kept away from us. I have searched high and low. Maybe I am searching too hard. Or maybe it's the fact that I do not know what I should be looking for. So I form a plan that could possibly help. I split the place up into sections, so I can search very well. I am searching every building very thoroughly. It takes me a couple of hours to search one small section. I even climb a building to see the tops of all the other buildings. All I find are a bunch of things, left behind. Old furniture, broken bikes, empty boxes, trash, and all that good stuff. I decide to leave before it gets too late.


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WWE is searching for a new Director- Licensing & Retail to manage, develop and grow WWE's consumer products program across greater China and the rest of Asia. This role would include pitching and presenting to potential licensees across categories, providing regular communication both internally and externally, update and provide continued support at retail, management of SKU's, develop and execute marketing and sales plans, chart GTM strategy, distribution strategy, promotional licensing with brands, and building direct relationships with retailers across the region all in-line with WWE guidelines and set performance targets to optimize royalty income and sales of consumer products.
Key Responsibilities:
• Responsible for building a broader licensing program across Greater China and the rest of Asia.
• Work with partners to create and implement annual business plans to include financial, retail, product and marketing objectives.
• Provide quarterly analysis, identifying any risks and potential opportunities.
• Support new and existing licensees through deal memo processing, creative/ art bank commercial questions, live show ticket requests, promotions in store / at retail, PA requests, promotional opportunities, sales/ retail support, develop distribution channels, retailer management, develop marketing and promotions plans and brand updates
• Build relationships with global toy, interactive, home entertainment and publishing partner distributors
• Work closely with the regional team bringing together China and the rest of Asia regarding strategy, business plans, reporting, cross line of business promotional information, and sharing this with WWE partners
• Set up and coordinate licensee summits, sales training, retail management and brand presentations to potential partners and retailers/ distributors
• Help troubleshoot to ensure our brand extension program is managed effectively and efficiently and to work closely with the marketing and digital team.
• Manage and maintain records, including deal memos, contracts etc.
• Coordinate and collect quarterly royalty statements and forecasting in-line with WWE timelines
• Other duties as assigned
• 10 years experience within a consumer products field is required; sports and entertainment industry experience is preferred
• A working knowledge of direct to consumer eCommerce in Asia on multiple platforms including Tmall, JD, Amazon, and Suning is required; direct to consumer eCommerce operational experiences preferred
• Candidate preferred with FMCG/ Retail background
• Brand licensing experience, a sound understanding of brand management, and experience with youth brands is preferred
• Entrepreneurial, passionate, and collaborative
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Keynote
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and time management skills
• Creative flair both in generating ideas and execution
• Team player who is also on independent thinker and creator
• Good attention to detail
• Able to work flexible hours including some nights and/or weekends based on business need
• Bi-lingual Chinese and English is required
• Ability to travel as needed for business
• Bachelor Degree required, MBA preferred
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Love Hearts Map Of The World Art Print
A map of the world created from colourful, semi-transparent, overlapping hearts, with a choice of the hearts having a black outline or not. For the true romantic at heart, the art print versions (suitable for framing) or the ready-to-hang canvas print would be a lovely addition to any bedroom or living room. This Love Hearts World Map would make a truly unique gift for a loved one or partner and a perfect present for Valentines, a birthday or for no other reason than a special treat. Satin Poster Print option (unframed): Poster Prints are Giclee printed on high-quality, heavyweight (260 gsm) paper with a satin coating that enhances colour depth and contrast. Fine Art Print option (unframed): Art prints are G