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World Bicycle Relief's mission is to provide people in need with access to independence and livelihood through The Power of Bicycles. People in developing nations suffer every day due to lack of transportation: without access to education and economic opportunity, people live in poverty; without access to healthcare, people die of preventable diseases and minor injuries. Bicycles are a simple, sustainable way to bridge the transportation gap between needs and resources.
Compared to walking, the only transporation available to many people in developing countries, bicycles represent an enormous leap in productivity and access to healthcare, education and economic development opportunities.
We accomplish our mission by designing, sourcing and manufacturing bicycles designed to withstand African terrain and conditions while meeting the needs of students, healthcare workers, farmers and entrepreneurs. We encourage local economies and promote long-term sustainability by locally assembling bicycles, training mechanics, strengthening the spare parts supply chain, and providing high-quality, affordable bicycles to people in need of transportation.
World Bicycle Relief has field operations in Kenya, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe; we also provide bicycles to programs in neighboring countries. As of September 2012, we have provided bicycles in Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Dave Neiswander
Africa, bicycle, economic development, poverty relief, mobility, transportation, education, healthcare, social enterprise
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Main Address
1000 West Fulton Market, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60607 USA
International Economic Development (Q32)
International Development, Relief Services (Q30)
International Relief (Q33)
IRS Filing Requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
How does this organization make a difference?
Self-reported by organization
Top Accomplishments in 2015:
-Distributed our 200,000th bicycle
-Trained our 1,000th bicycle mechanic
-Formalized and launched full partnership in South Africa and worked with the Team MTN-Qhubeka on message promotion
-Distributed 20,000th bicycle through education program in Zambia
-Launched our BEEP program in Colombia
-Distributed over 11,000 bikes to healthcare programs, almost 23,000 bikes to our BEEP, education programs and 19,500 bikes through social enterprise programs to enhave economic development
-Launched a Monitoring & Evaluation program to measure the true impact our programs have
Primary Goals for 2015:
-Work through our IGATE program to distribute the remaining 16,000 bicycles to students in Zimbabwe
-Deliver 30,000 bicycles through education programs in Zambia, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe
-Launch our Bicycles for Educational Empowerment Program (BEEP) in Kenya
-Dig deeper into our programs through M&E evaluation to ensure our programs are efficient and working
Self-reported by organization
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Program 1
Bicycles for Educational Empowerment Program (BEEP)
The Bicycles for Educational Empowerment Program is an innovative project providing 50,000 bicycles to increase children's access to school in rural areas of Malawi, Zambia Zimbabwe Kenya, Colombia, and Philippines.
The children served by BEEP are especially at risk for extreme poverty; safe, reliable transportation to school will enable them to have better health and economic outcomes as a result of completing their secondary education. The program was launched in June 2009 I nZambia and has been expanded into multiple countries since that time.
Program long term success
BEEP's ultimate goal is for children to have better health and economic outcomes - to finish their education and be well-placed to make healthy choices, to qualify for good jobs, and to provide for themselves and their families.
Program success monitored by
World Bicycle Relief program partners survey participants both before and after bicycles are distributed; statistics on school attendance and performance are collected each term.
Program success examples
Started in 2009,
BEEP-Zambia has provided more than 20,000 bicycles to rural students, teachers and school supporters. Surveys of schools and participants in this
program consistently find increased school attendance – on average, 20
percentage points – and improved school performance for students who receive
bicycles. Students and their families
also report using their bicycles to haul water, fetch fuel, bring goods to
market and transport sick relatives to clinics; before BEEP, all of these daily
activities had to be done on foot.
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Population(s) Served
Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
Program 2
Buffalo Bicycles
Buffalo Bicycles is a social enterprise, headquartered in Africa, which supplies sturdy bicycles to other non-profit organizations, businesses and individuals; this program is World Bicycle Relief's response to market
demands. The organization began as a
purely non-profit entity, but the market led to a social enterprise model -
conditions in Africa required a redesigned bicycle and maintenance
infrastructure. Our commitment to
quality and to meeting end-users' needs makes WBR's product the best available;
our bicycles fill a tremendous market gap, and our infrastructure keeps
bicycles working. Demand demonstrates
that, while we can assist hundreds of thousands of people by distributing
bicycles on a contract-to-own basis, by using a social enterprise model, we can
reach millions more. In 2010, for the
first time, we sold more bicycles than we donated, and this trend has continued through 2012.
World Bicycle Relief's bicycle is designed, tested and
assembled locally with close attention to end-user feedback and rigorous
quality control. Typically available
bicycles are so poorly made that they do not meet end-users' needs; for
example, the hand brakes are fragile, expensive to repair, and so unreliable as
to be unsafe. WBR designed, tested and
implemented a component specifically for Africa: a sealed coaster brake hub
that protects the braking system from dirt and water, even during rainy
season. The result is extremely robust,
less expensive, and much safer than hand brakes. Another example: riders in Africa often
transport bulky, heavy loads; WBR's rear carrier rack holds more than 100kg,
and the frame and wheels are heavily reinforced. Bicycle design evolves based on end-user
feedback, connecting the consumer at the bottom of the market with designers,
manufacturers and suppliers.
While Buffalo Bicycles does not currently turn a profit, we expect to break even at scale levels achievable in 2013. All profits from bicycle sales will go to our ongoing
philanthropic programs; through these combined efforts we can provide many more
people with access to independence and livelihood through the power of bicycles.
We believe that a social enterprise model will lead to
faster development, stronger employee culture, better resource management, and
better market feedback. In 2010, we started social enterprises in Zimbabwe and
Kenya; each sold thousands of bicycles in the first year, and both are on their
way to profitability and brand awareness. This success in replicating high quality
assembly, mechanic training, supply chain management, and other market entry
issues demonstrates that our model is replicable, scalable, and sustainable.
Program long term success
Ultimately, Buffalo Bicycles will become a thriving, sustainable pan-African bicycle industry that provides quality, affordable bicycles to people at the bottom of the market - people who previously had no meaningful transportation options. With local assembly, spare parts supplies and mechanics training, this industry will be an economic engine providing skills development and employment opportunities for people across the continent.
Program success monitored by
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Program success examples
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International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Population(s) Served
General Public/Unspecified
Program 3
Field Mechanics Training
The Mechanics Training program is one of World Bicycle Relief's
economic empowerment initiatives, and it supports our efforts to implement a
sustainable bicycle transportation infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mechanics
training is integrated into any program we run ourselves, and we also offer it
as a product to our clients who purchase bicycles for use in their own
programs. The goal of the program is to promote the long-term sustainability of
bicycle transportation in rural Africa. Even the most robust bicycle needs
maintenance, particularly in the harsh conditions of rural Africa; this program
ensures that bicycle owners have access to local, qualified maintenance and repair
service so they can keep their bicycles in working order.
Through the Mechanics Training program, local individuals receive
intensive instruction in bicycle assembly, maintenance and repair as well as
basic business, marketing and management skills. Each trained mechanic receives
a bicycle built during training, a technical manual, a set of high quality
bicycle tools, a work uniform, and marketing materials; some mechanics also work
with microlenders to establish formal businesses and purchase a stock of spare
parts. To date World Bicycle Relief has trained over 750 local field mechanics
in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda, effectively launching micro-enterprises
across the continent.
Program long term success
Ultimately, we hope that the mechanics we train will become part of a thriving, sustainable pan-African bicycle industry that provides quality, affordable bicycles to people at the bottom of the market - people who previously had no meaningful transportation options. These mechanics will be part of a network of qualified professionals who provide the skilled maintenance and repair services that will keep African bicycles on the road for years to come.
Program success monitored by
Not available
Program success examples
Not available
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Population(s) Served
World Bicycle Relief has field operations in Kenya, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe; we also provide bicycles to programs in neighboring countries. As of September 2012, we have provided bicycles in Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Dave Neiswander
Dave is the President of World Bicycle Relief. He brings nine years of proven track record of building World Bicycle Relief's field operations as Head of Africa Operations. During his tenure, World Bicycle Relief's impact in programs and social enterprise has expanded from the initial African distribution of bicycles in Zambia to over 285,000 bicycles in 18 countries globally.
Before joining World Bicycle Relief, Mr. Neiswander was an investment banker for ten years at the investment bank, FBR & Co. Mr. Neiswander has his B.S Degree in Finance from Miami University.
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Go Daddy says Danica Patrick is still their spokeswoman
Go Daddy has signed an outside agency to produce its two Super Bowl spots for the first time, and it remains to be seen if Danica Patrick will be part of the ads.
The company said Thursday it strongly supports the popular NASCAR driver, even if the ad campaign by Deutsch Inc. winds up not including Patrick.
Chief Marketing Officer Barb Rechterman tells The Associated Press that Go Daddy is looking for fresh ideas from Deutsch. The world's largest Web hosting provider has produced its own Super Bowl ads since 2005.
Patrick has been featured in the spots since 2007, her first year as spokeswoman for Go Daddy. Her 10 Super Bowl ads are more than any other celebrity, and she's done 22 commercials in all for Go Daddy.
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The reasons for this are varied. However, for most companies, it stems from the fact that, despite decades of product-development work from business intelligence (BI) vendors, setting up and running an end-to-end BI process is complex. While a new breed of agile, cloud-based tools on the market offer easier to use, slick-looking visualization tools, the truth is that taking raw data from multiple, disparate systems in the business, blending that data together, and turning it into something that can be visualized and reliably used as the basis for everyday business decisions is not a simple task. That task is made more difficult by the increasing volume and variety of data that is generated today from different business teams using a huge number of different apps to collect data on a seemingly endless number of new business touch points.
The hardest part of the BI process is undoubtedly data preparation – the initial connection, blending, and modeling of data. The complexity of preparing data for analysis is a challenge that has plagued the BI industry since its inception. While some vendors are trying to make data-preparation tools that are simpler to use, the truth remains that consolidating and relating data from different places requires a lot of math. To innovate in this space, BI vendors have to find new ways to separate the complexity of the underlying math from the user experience. Want to learn some Lambda calculus? Me neither.
Another uncomfortable truth about the BI industry is that most data analysis in businesses today still happens in spreadsheets. We see it time and time again when we start talking to companies about their existing processes for business reporting, diagnosis, and data discovery: Even though many businesses have a plethora of BI tools in place, spreadsheets are still rife.
This happens because BI initiatives are typically run by a centralized IT team with technical users. The standard corporate BI tools are purchased, controlled, and operated by IT, which leaves other business teams unable to access their data directly. As a result, business teams must endure long waits to obtain centrally generated reports from IT, with no room for ad-hoc data discovery or experimentation.
Eventually, each individual business team tries to circumvent the IT team by purchasing its own departmental analytics tools, which are typically cloud-based and easier to use. The challenge remains, however, that data preparation is inherently complex and, even with these newer tools, many business teams still struggle to get accurate, timely business answers from data.
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Kullman Mines is a location in Slender: The Arrival and the main setting of its third chapter, "Into The Abyss".
History Edit
Kullman Mines was built following a deal the Kullman Mining Company made with the Oakside Development Group. It brought many jobs to Oakside Park but simultaneously drove people to move away from the location. During its many years of operation, many workers at Kullman Mines heard strange crying noises coming from deep within the mines. Though many search parties were activated, the source was never found. Eventually, Kullman Mines was closed down and left abandoned.


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Parking Notice for Exit 4 Londonderry
New Buses are Coming!
FYI - Traffic Update
Blasting Work to Begin at I-93 Exit 4 Interchange in Londonderry
Monday through Friday between 10 AM and 2 PM for two months.
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) announces blasting operations are scheduled to begin at the Exit 4 interchange in Londonderry on I-93 during the week of February 27th. Rolling road blocks will be used as part of the blasting operations. Message boards will notify the traveling public of daily operations.
Schedule Change Effective Nov 9th
Starting Wednesday, November 9, 2016 new departure times for Schedule #1, Concord, NH and North Londonderry, NH will go into effect.
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Fabulous Mountain & Waterfall Views!(0 Reviews)
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- Minimum stay:3 nights
- Sleeps:8
- Bedrooms:3
- Bathrooms:2
- Property type:House
- Internet:Yes
- Pets considered:Ask Manager
- Wheel chair accessible:N/A
About the Property
House, 3 Bedrooms + Bedroom 4, 2 Baths (Sleeps 8)
Beautiful wood burning stone stacked fireplace in the living room with walls of glass and beautiful stained glass features with access to the large open deck, with views of the yard below, with walking paths and pond. Dining area sits 8, with wet bar and ice maker. Kitchen features beautiful granite countertops, built in-grill, electric range and oven, kitchen island, and a breakfast area that opens to the deck.
Lower level features 2nd family room with wood burning stone stacked fireplace, TV, access to covered deck, little kitchen area with small refrigerator and microwave. Sofa pulls out to queen size. Perfect for watching movies, game night or just relaxing and reading a book. Guest bedroom features a queen bed and private access to covered porch and the other guest bedroom features 2 twin beds with closet area. Full bath also located on this level.
Go through the garage and down a few stairs to access the backyard for some outside fun.
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Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8, Beds for 8
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- Tax Rate 9.75%
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A mere two hour drive from the hustle and bustle of metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia; Asheville, North Carolina; and Greenville, South Carolina is the idyllic mountain town known as Highlands, North Carolina. At a pristine elevation of over 4,000 feet, this quiet rustic mountain community is located at the southern tip of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is surrounded by national Forest. It straddles the Eastern Continental Divide and still seems to the first time visitor like just a few steps from Heaven's door.
This picture perfect mountain oasis, so reminiscent of a Norman Rockwell painting, had its humble beginning back in 1875, when as legend has it, two Kansas developers drew intersecting lines on a map from New York to New Orleans and from Chicago to Savannah. They theorized that the point where these lines met would one day be a great trade center and the hub of commerce. Fortunately, they missed their calculations by approximately 120 miles (Atlanta Georgia) and this rich and fertile mountain village was able to develop as a health and summer resort town on the highest plateau of the Southern Appalachian Mountains in Western North Carolina. The year round population of the Highlands area is about 4,500, but the summertime temperatures draw visitors from around the southeast who come to enjoy the cool days and brisk mountain evenings.
The cultural amenities include professional theatre, chamber music concerts, cabarets, art exhibits, galleries, a fine art center and other special events. A variety of educational classes and informative seminars are also available. Highlands gives you a range of choices and somehow manages to nurture your spirit at the same time.
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How honeybees perceive communication dances, studied by means of a mechanical model
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- Michelsen, A., Andersen, B.B., Storm, J. et al. Behav Ecol Sociobiol (1992) 30: 143. doi:10.1007/BF00166696
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A mechanical model of a dancing honeybee was used to investigate the role of various components of the wagging dance in the transfer of information to follower bees. The model simulates the dance, carries a scent, and has an acoustic near-field similar to that of live dancers. The movements of the model are controlled by a computer, and selected components of the dance can be manipulated independently of others. The number of bees approaching scented baits at various distances and directions from the hive was observed, both during simulated "normal" dances and dances in which different components provided potentially conflicting information about the location of the food. The results indicate that the wagging run is the "master component" of the dance. The figure-of-eight dance path does not seem to convey information. Both sound and wagging must be present in the dance, but no specific roles were found for these components. Both sound and wagging convey information about distance and direction, and they appear to be largely redundant.


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In stock now -fantastic 2017 dresses, including the new slinky look. Talk about the Wow Factor ! Exciting colours, and styles, including short length, chosen specially for School Proms & College Balls, with tiaras, shoes and hair decorations to complement the dress. Our clients certainly do stand out from the crowd. With Exclusivity on our ranges, we keep a record of dresses sold for each school, ensuring there are no "twins". From a selection of labels including Romantica, Crystal Breeze and Alyce from ffuk. Prices from £190, sizes to plus sizes. Sophistication is the latest trend with the new rules on school-leaving age now in place, with many promgoers checking out our bridesmaids designs and colours.
For the Fellers, cool and daring Italian-styled suits and waistcoats in our mens hire section. Italian Look suits, white jackets, red jackets, (direct from the US of A) black shirts, bow ties, scrunch ties, Slim Jim ties, black patent shoes to hire. For the Downton Abbey look check out our check waistcoats – amazingly only £40 to buy. email on firstname.lastname@example.com
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Surrender or escape?Mature
Novron stood up holding the lazer loosely in hand. One of the officers motioned with thier multi set rifle to drop the knife. Novron dropped the knife and kicked it away from him. The officer at his feet was struggling for breath and would be dead any moment, these officers were not going to be to pleased about their loss.
"Step forwards with your hands behind your back."The officer directly ahead of him barked.
Novron did as he told a the while staring at the clif face ahead of him. It had plenty of holds and plenty of spots to leap to if fire was making the task of climbing hard, but with his left arm this idea was out of reach. Judging by the insignia the feds were wearing they had a fighting rank of ten or 12. these feds weren't just average feds enforcing the laws on civil planets. These guys were professional cold blooded, killers if need be. The officer walked up to Novron and forced him to kneel.
"Novron twelve, you have been found guilty of several accounts of assasination, heresy, defiance, and on top of that the death of an officer." The officer droned on. Novron paid little attention as he scrutinized his surroundings. It was true, Novron was a killer, and a good on at that. Not of all the things he had done were good, not all of them were nessesarily bad either.
eight officers in total including the one who was droning on, and on about his crimes against galactic empire, and its peoples. All these officer had maximum fighting rank of 12 and probably highly trained in pursuit, but Novron felt he had more of a chance if he turned this situation in a hostage situation. Novron whipped his right arm up making the fed let go of his rifle, and within seconds Novron held the officers side arm to the back of his head. The officer behind Novron raised his rifle to fire but Novron was quicker and manueverd the officer in the way with his feet.
"Well it was fun playing your little fed game but now its boring. So let say you give me the keys to craft and no one's brains will be were they shouldn't." Novron smiled. Walking towards the craft closest to him. The Feds complied as they through the keys over.
"What are you guys doing, shoot me if you have to!Don't let him get away!"
They fired striking thier captain in the legs, he yelped in pain, before Novron shot him through the head, grabbing the side of the ship he shot towards its cockpit the feds barely missed as he got in and started the engines and engaging the shields. Novron took off but his escape was short lived as the planet below the ship began to shake and sky began to turn black, as if the planet was being sealed in by somethign huge. The electronics began to fail, the feeling of weightlessness came, and Novron remembered no more.
When Novron woke he was laying beside a crumpled fed ship in a green field, the sky up above was a deep blue tainted slightly with red. What happened where were the feds? Why was he not on planet Kacian? He stood up and surveyed the fed ship for a weapon or anything that could come handy. However nothing could be taken from the outside of the craft and getting inside was impossible especially since the electronics refused to work at all. Nothing seemed to work at all.Novron gave up and decided to look for civilization of some sort, but as he began to walk the sky began to turn red as a huge holographic figure appeared.
"Welcome all to my world! Yes I know you have many questions, and yes I brought you here, and no today your precious technology won't work. I am Kael, and here I'm a god, if I wanted I could make you all die, or if I wanted I could change the laws of physics. I can give you powers, or I can put you at a disadvantage, I can the terrain. Getting the idea? I would hope so by now! No this is not a computer program this is my reality, and if you want to get back to your own reality your going have to pass every challenge I throw at you, and survive. Oh and if you die here your dead anywhere else. Alright now thats done with let me tell you why your here. This is sort of like what you humans would call a gladiator tournament. But on a whole different scale. The planet is your arena and at times I will change laws of physics, or I will grant you strength. and I have no problem favouring any particular group or one person, or disliking. Now one last thing on your wrist a device will appear, this will keep track of the number of people still alive, how many you have killed, will even tell you how many your oppenent has. It will also tell the laws of physics I have given on that day and it will also tell you your openent's skill. Now let the tournament begin!"


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City of Laconia Planning Department
Laconia Heart and Soul Master Plan Update
WHEN will this be happening?
RIGHT NOW! And in the future! While the Master Plan process is expected to last through 2016, those community engagement and creation steps and programs that are successfully utilized in this process will continue to be used by the city as "tools in the toolbox" for future outreach and engagement practices.
WHEN will you hold events?
We are hoping to hold a kick-off event soon, followed by many, many additional opportunities for you to participate and come together with your neighbors to craft and grow your vision for the City's future. All events will be posted here so come back often to visit and see what might be happening.
We are still in the early stages of forming our Master Plan Advisory Team and coming up with some ideas for outreach and engagement. Keep an eye out here on our website and in your community for announcements and information on upcoming events.
WHEN will the Updated Master Plan be adopted?
The current timeline proposes that the updated Master Plan be adopted sometime during the winter of 2015-2016.


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Me and the as yet unnamed wolf ran to Blake's, him in his wolf from so he could keep up with me. When we got there, I pretty much broke in, to Blake's surprise.
"What do you want?"
"Where's Fate?" I demanded.
"Fate. Where is he?"
"I wouldn't know," he replied, sounding irritatingly calm.
"How can you not know? You're the only vampire in this town that would go anywhere near a marked wolf," I did my best to match his calm tone, but I'm not sure how well I did.
"I haven't seen him since I took my mark off him. You ought to keep track of your things, little boy."
I growled. He probably wouldn't piss me off so much if he didn't call me 'little boy'. It's not like I can help being young. "He said he was going home, but his pack haven't seen him. It's not like he'd have turned anywhere else."
"Maybe he went somewhere else?"
"No one else would take him with a mark," I reminded him.
"Who said I meant a vampire?"
"Even those that aren't vampires aren't so stupid they wouldn't know what it meant."
"Trust me, Brody, I haven't seen him. If I had, he'd be tied up and begging for mercy," he smirked, and I couldn't help blanching a little at the thought of him with Blake like that. He chuckled and I flashed him a slight scowl.
"Don't scowl at me, boy," he warned.
"Don't give me reason to then," I replied coolly.
"I'm only telling you the truth. It's not my fault you've lost your dog, is it?"
"Don't you dare call him that," I snarled, my voice low and hopefully at least a little bit threatening.
"Or what?" he smirked, "you'll set your other dog on me?"
"They're not dogs," I snapped.
"Oh? Would you care to inform me what they turn into?"
"Wolves, you bastard,wolves. Dogs are pathetic, domesticated animals. Wolves arenot."
"I beg to differ."
I gritted my teeth and took half a step back, forcing myself to calm down. "Fine. I came here to find Fate, not fight with you."
"Indeed. Although, it appears you've come with a present for me," he looked down at the wolf beside me, and I shook my head.
"He's from Fate's pack. He's not for you."
"Shame, he looks like he'd be pretty." I sort of pushed the wolf back away from Blake, feeling oddly protective over him, despite not even knowing his name. "Y'know, I think I may remember seeing Fate after all," he said kinda casually after a pause. I looked at him warily. "He didn't stop to say hello but I smelt him. That was at least a week ago, though." Helpful. I sighed, kind of frustrated.
"'Kay, well, thanks for the help," I said, doing my best to not sound as sarcastic as I wanted to.
"Oh you're more than welcome," he replied, somehow even managing to make his grin like a smirk. I sort of made sure the wolf was in front of me as we walked away. Just in case. Not like I didn't trust Blake or anything.
Once we got outside, I caught Fate's familiar scent, and from the look on the wolf's face, he had caught it too. He set off, following the scent, and since I trusted a wolf's sense of smell better than my own, I followed him. The scent led us into the forest. From the moment we hit the woodland, I relied totally on the wolf to lead me, my senses swamped by unfamiliar smells. He took us to a tent, where Fate was sat outside of it on the ground.
The wolf jumped on him, licking his face with enthusiasm. I smiled a little, standing back out of politeness. Eventually, the licking stopped, and the wolf sat down next to Fate, wagging his tail happily as Fate flashed me a little smile. I moved forward, and knelt down with him, planting a kiss on his damp cheek.
"We've missed you."
"Sorry," he said.
"There's no need to apologise."
"Oh." I hesitated the tiniest bit before wrapping my arms around him in a hug, kissing the top of his head when he hugged back, drawing a hum from him. Lazarus wasn't the only one that'd missed him. "This should be you and Lazarus, y'know?"
"Believe me, I've tried, but he won't come out from under the desk. He's been under there pretty much ever since I told him you'd gone home without waking him up to say goodbye." His sad face appears, and I instantly feel the need to back track somehow. "Sorry, I shouldn't have said that. I want you to come back, but I didn't want to guilt trip you," I laughed nervously, "sorry."
"It's okay," he smiled.
"So who's this, anyway?" I asked, nodding at the wolf, "he failed to tell me his name while he was insisting on finding you with me."
"Dash," he told me with a smile, scratching behind his ears. Dash looked all happy at this and his tail seemed to gain a life of its own as it flew back and forth even more.
"Dash," I repeated, a smile growing on my own lips, "nice to meet you." He made one of those noises that dogs make when they're happy, and Fate smiled. "If you don't want to come back, maybe Lazarus could come and visit? If you want him to, that is."
"Yeah, that'd be nice. But I don't want to get in the way anymore."
I tilted my head a little, confused. "You were never getting in the way."
"It felt like it the other night."
"You and Lazarus suit each other," he told me.
"As housemates and fuck buddies. I can't really see myself being more to him than that." I guess Fate going, and me telling him pretty much what I just told Fate were both big enough factors in him spending a week hiding under a desk. I sighed, and Fate didn't say anything. "Don't get me wrong, I love the guy, just not in a boyfriend kinda way... I know you two like each other, though. You suit each other too."
"Do we?" he asked. I nodded. I could see it lasting, anyway. He smiled a little. I let out another small sigh.
"I don't like seeing him so down. I don't know how to cheer him up."
"Tell him to come visit me. I should probably go home for real this time," he said, stroking Dash's head.
"If that's what you want." He nodded, and I gave him a smile, standing up.
"Then I shall leave you to it. I'll be back with Lazarus soon, hopefully."
He nodded again, "I'll be back at the house, probably." Keeping that in mind, I set off through the woods, following my own scent back into the town. Time to tackle Lazarus.


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He was placed on deferred probation for 5 years his sentence if revoked is 2 years in state jail.. His probation officer sent him to a rehab through the court system as part of his probation agreement which he checked out of which that was a violation of his probation.. If this is his first time in trouble as an adult plus he's been paying all the money he owes will they send him to his 2 years for one violation?
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CHAPTER TWO: Grom Becomes an Adventurer (13)
Bornen was slouching over, sitting on the stump of a once proud elm tree he had cut down no less than three seasons ago, and he appeared very docile or sluggish. (At least he didn't seem in too much of a hurry to greet Grom as enthusiastically as one might expect, but that can be attributed to the blood loss).
"Papa, what happened?" Grom approached him slowly.
"A goblin's quarrel," he declared in rickety tones, shamefaced as ever, "I was pierced by a goblin's quarrel."
He implored desperately, "And Mam, is she close?"
Bornen shrugged and shook his head, "I couldn't find her anywhere. When I arrived, she wasn't here . . . but those wretched goblins were. I scared them away, I did. That's when I was wounded." Grom examined the injury and observed that something was a little odd about it; the arrow's head was sticking through the top of Bornen's boot, penetrating his foot from below.
"That's strange, but, it looks as if you-"
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Bornen waved a trembling hand, "Go," he began, then added dully, "but don't come back for me, my boy. I've been done in, so it seems . . ."
"What are you saying Papa?" Grom asked gravely.
"My part in history is now in the past. This is where the mighty Bornen Stonefeather is slain."
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This site doesn't only provides social networking it, also works in more interactive ways of marketing. The first big event of Moolto is the Mr and Miss Moolto contest, which kicked off on the 15th of November. The list of the designers sponsoring this event you can be found in this info link about the contest. One fact that eager's designers to join in are that every contester has to wear items from the sponsors in the pictures they send in to enter. Another fact is that their items might get great exposure during this contest and the year after.
Maxes Loon standing by the Mr & Miss Mollto Contest billboard
19th of December is the closing date for entries into this contest. On the 23rd of december the ten females and the ten males that have been chosen to be in the semi final are invited to a catwalk show where they can choose clothes from one designer each to the value of 5 000 Linden Dollars. Before the show they will be asked to fill in a notecard with the reasons why they think they are the best to be representing The Moolto brand inside SL and they will be interviewed by the crew of The Moolto team.
There has been a great interest to enter the contest with many eager to become the faces of Moolto. They will be attending the Moolto events and will be featured in advertisements' for Moolto designers. Its great exposure and a way to become well known. The two winners will be announced at the end of January 2010 at a glittering event where they can choose items from all of the designers Moolto works with to the value of 20 000 Linden Dollars.
I went to the island of Moolto to meet with Maxes Loon to find out how it's going with the entries into the Mr and Miss Moolto contest so far and what his hopes and dreams are. Maxes told me the winner must be very serious. This commitment requires commitment and availability to attend many different events, the two persons should be marketing specialists and know how to represent a company.
Maxes tell me the contest is a good marketing promotion for Moolto.COM as is has potential to grow the network membership. He informed me that membership currently stands at 5600 members and grows continually on week.
Still.. When I ask him what he would do if Facebook or another biggies in social networking online offers to buy his network he claimed he is too small to be of any interest to them... and admits he has not thought of this possibility. Well it has happened before...
Something tells me he won't let go of Moolto, since he told me he plans to be running Moolto full time within a year...
Well, when Persia, his partner in SL, joined us at this point he said to me he would give up Moolto for her, but he knows that she would never ask that of him. This is a man who is undoubtedly smitten by his beloved ^^
Maxes Loon & Persia Bravin
Maxes is the CEO of Moolto but ably supporting him is Yusuf, who is the one behind the images and the two of them have been business partners from the beginning. Yusuf will design the decorations for the island for the event of 19th^^
Yusuf Xue from Moolto.com
Today when I visited the island it looked like they were getting ready for a beach party with hammocks strung between palm trees and lots of soft white sand, and yessss... I took a swing in an hammock^^ *loves them*
Me relaxing at Moolto Island
Its bit tricky to get any details out of Maxes... about what response he gets from RL business and where the real money is going to kick in, but he don't deny of course RL is knocking on the door... but gives me no detail´s...of course *grinz *^^
Well, in his comments to this blog he tells me anyway that the running of Moolto.COM is currently funded by the advertising revenue generated by the side banners on the site. Advertising has a cost to these members who make use of that service, but he points out there is so much else that is free. The banner advertising is fairly expensive in SL™ terms, he admits, but in return for this ad spends the members have free access to the Moolto.COM event island, links to their own blogs or websites and access to the Moolto database.
Most blogs I read on the site is advertisements for business... so it's an advertising site for sure...for free… except for them banners that are expensive as hell. From an SL™ point of view, anyway. 20 000 linden dollars is about 80 US dollars.
Business inside SL™ has its own economy and when mixed with RL economy it gets tricky… mind blowing in a way…. Guess RL business companies see the potential here, for them this isn't much for banner on a site of big traffic I guess… but the strictly SL™ business companies maybe will stick to blogs for advertising in the end….
Maxes comments this by agree the fact there are RL companies that see the potential in SL™ and who have expanded their business into SL™, but points out that for the strictly SL™ business Moolto offers extensive marketing and communication services to assist in making their members as successful as they can be.
Ah well, think many is biting their thumbs and ripping their hair off their heads about not thinking of this service before Maxes Loon made it real.
The 23rd I will be at the Moolto to see them finalists chosen for the Mr and Miss Moolto contest. Oi magazine is keeping two black painted dark eyes on this – mine^^^
*smilez and grinz*
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In international finance, trusts are playing an increasingly important role in holding assets for lenders in a way that offered extra protection. For example, corporate trusts are often used to structure project finance deals, arrange for securitisation or bond issues, and set priorities and terms for payment of creditors. The corporate trust industry was also being driven by various collective investment schemes, such as mutual funds, unit trusts, the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) and hedge funds.
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In the latest incident, skipper Kevin Cosgrove (60), of Dobson, and crewman Nirvana Drew Reynolds (16), of Blackball, are missing along with their fishing boat the Governor off the Fiordland coast.
They were last heard from about 11.30am on Saturday, when their net reportedly snagged while trawling.
The incident was the latest in a long list of recent boating tragedies, Mrs Leask said.
"I've been doing this job for 34 years and I've never known so much tragedy in such a short time. It's been a very difficult year for a lot of people," she said.
Both missing men were reportedly based in Greymouth, although the Otago Daily Times understands the skipper was originally from Bluff, where members of his close family remained.
Mrs Leask said it was another blow for the town.
"It's just been a shocking year. In this area we seem to have had an awful lot happen," she said.
The missing teenager had lived in Oamaru and attended secondary school in the town before moving with family to the West Coast a few years ago, the ODT was told last night.
Extensive search and rescue operations yesterday failed to discover any further sign of the men or the boat, missing from Yates Point, north of the Milford Sound mouth.
About 5pm on Saturday, a fishing vessel came across a fuel slick near the mouth, and about 90 minutes later, an empty inflated life raft was located drifting about 12km southwest of the oil slick.
A life ring and some other items were also found before the search stopped about 8.30pm on Saturday due to weather conditions.
Yesterday, a larger search and rescue operation included at least five fishing vessels as well as helicopter and aeroplane crews.
A search and rescue team in a Southern Lakes Helicopter located a debris trail in the tide line about 3pm, about 36km south west of Yates Point.
It started about 9km from shore and spread slightly north of George Sound.
The fishing vessel Amazon worked through the debris until dusk last night, to see if there was anything of interest within, but they only found fish bins and pieces of wood.
Senior Sergeant Cynthia Fairley said the search would be scaled down to a limited search today.
"At this stage, the SAR management team at Invercargill and Te Anau are discussing the viability of using the Police dive squad to locate the wreckage, but this may be 40m deep.
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cast: Sam Riley, Matt Smith, Lily James, Lena Headey, Douglas Booth, Aisling Loftus, Charles Dance, Jack Huston
directed by: Burr Steers
"To succeed in polite society, a young woman must be many things. Kind… well-read… and accomplished. But to survive in the world as WE know it, you'll need… other qualities"
Almost four years ago, we were graced with "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter", Seth Grahame-Smith' crazy take on the beloved US president. The twist? Making Honest Abe a vampire hunter trained by a vampire. Well, that didn't go too well on the silver screen with a pissed poor job of a script. This week, we get to see another one of Grahame-Smith adaptations. "Pride, Prejudice and Zombies" follows Jane Austen's beloved novel which inspired cohorts of fans to master the art of fast-forwarding up to the scene where Colin Firth shows up in a dripping white shirt, but don't get too excited.
The twist in the tale comes from the use of a zombies plague which infects the United Kingdom and paves the way to massive changes in the way young ladies and gentlemen are educated. We learn that the Bennet sisters were trained in the martial arts skills in China – apparently Japan was the country to go if you had a bigger inheritance – and spend their time, cleaning the countryside from the living dead.
And now we're gonna get a cold shower in terms of what the script promised and what we were given. Burr Steers spends quite some time trying to put together an origin tale of how the zombies ended up walking on earth, what happened since they've spread all over the country and adds a little something in calling the almighty Apocalypse, the Horsemen and an Antichrist. Trust me, at that moment I was bouncing in my seat, excitedly waiting for a glimpse of the Horsemen/ or the Men in Black and the start of the final war. That didn't happen as I had hoped…up to a point and I advice you not to leave the cinemas after the first set of end credits pop up.
Whomever saw one of the many adaptations of "Pride and Prejudice" knows the story, the zombies added to the mix spice up a the classic tale but this doesn't translate into a success. The actors seem to lack enthusiasm and their performances suffer from the stale script delivered for this insane ride. Lily James is cute and fierce, playing the canon Elizabeth Bennet, yet she doesn't seem to make her performance shine in any way. Charles Dance and Lena Headey make an appearance – *cough* cameo – but nothing too fancy and the "fun" comes from the gentlemen. Matt Smith is clearly trying to break into the international scene and is willing to try almost anything to show he can do more than Doctor Who, Sam Riley's Mr. Darcy is oozing with Christian Bale's raspy voice but lacks all stamina and fascination the character possessed, Douglas Booth was fallen into a type-cast of sorts, playing the clumsy dandy, do try something else and there's Jack Huston, all I can say is that he gives life to the most predictable character ever but offers a funny end credit scene.
"Pride, Prejudice and Zombies" needs to be accepted and watched for what it is: a funny, crazy take on Jane Austen classic and sadly, what it promised from the first teasers and up to the first half of the movie isn't delivered – *cough* the Horsemen, the Apocalypse. Maybe Grahame-Smith has a sequel in the making: Sense, Sensibility and the Rise of the Antichrist. Well, there's always room for werewolves and witches.
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RESULTS: A total of 199 patients were included in the present study; 106 patients (53%) underwent arthroplasty, whereas ninety-three (47%) underwent arthrodesis. The Neck Disability Index, Short Form-36 scores, and specific arm and neck pain scores improved significantly from baseline at all time points. Patients in all four groups had improvement in the postoperative neurological status and gait function; at twenty-four months after surgery, 90% (95% confidence interval, 77.8% to 96.6%) of the patients in the arthroplasty group and 81% (95% confidence interval, 64.9% to 92.0%) of those in the arthrodesis group had improvement in or maintenance of the neurological status in the Prestige ST trial and 90% (95% confidence interval, 75.8% to 97.1%) of the patients in the arthroplasty group and 77% (95% confidence interval, 57.7% to 90.1%) of those in the arthrodesis group had improvement in or maintenance of the neurological status in the Bryan trial.
CONCLUSIONS: We found that patients in both the arthroplasty and arthrodesis groups had improvement following surgery; furthermore, improvement was similar between the groups, with no worsening of myelopathy in the arthroplasty group. While the findings at two years postoperatively suggest that arthroplasty is equivalent to arthrodesis for the treatment of cervical myelopathy for a single-level abnormality localized to the disc space, the present study did not evaluate the treatment of retrovertebral compression as occurs in association with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, and we cannot comment on the treatment of this condition.
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