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Wilhelm Haarmann was prepared for his fate last week. The joint founder of Haarmann Hemmelrath turned up to the partner meeting with a resignation letter ready to be signed.
"I'd prepared my statement of resignation, but I didn't go there to do that," Haarmann told The Lawyer.
As first revealed on www.thelawyer.com (25 July), Haarmann terminated his partnership as of 30 June 2006 at a partner meeting held over the weekend of 23-24 July.
Haarmann said the decision was not down to one big event, but to a series of smaller events over a longer period of time.
"For the past two to three years I've been pretty unhappy with the some of the decisions the firm has made," he explained.
Sources at Haarmann Hemmelrath claim that Haarmann quit over the allocation of lockstep points.
Last year the firm changed its 'eat what you kill' style of remuneration into a lockstep system following a vote by partners.
Points at the top of the lockstep are 32, but it is understood that Haarmann was on 35. The allocation commission put forward a motion to reduce Haarman's points to 30, which was passed by the partners.
Haarmann declined to comment on the details, but said that he was in favour of the lockstep system and the points reallocation, but not of the "methodology" used by the firm.
Haarmann set up the firm in 1987 with Alexander Hemmelrath in Munich. Over the past few years the firm has undergone a rapid expansion and now has 22 offices in 13 countries. Haarmann has overseen much of the expansion and claims that he feels betrayed by the storm of criticism that has come his way.
"In 2001-02, when I drove forward the expansion, I was criticised. Now those same people are pleased that offices like London and Moscow are profitable," he said.
Haarmann is due to leave the firm in a year's time, but he is not sure if the firm will ask him to leave before then. Whatever the details of his departure, Haarmann says he has no plans to retire.
In a statement responding to the departure, Jeff Thinnes, a member of the management board of Haarmann Hemmelrath, said: "We of course regret the resignation of Wilhelm Haarmann, but we also understand and accept his personal decision."
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Group of living organisms that interact with one another and the non living physical enviorment as one unit
Organism, Any form of life
Community, Population of living organism that interact with one another in an ecosystem
Population, A group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
Biosphere, Layers of soil, water, and air that substains life
Biome, Geographic region of earth that is inhabitied by a community of distinct types of plant and associated animal species
Food Webs, representations of the predator-prey relationships between species within an ecosystem or habitat, Food Chain, •The sequence of who feeds on or decomposes whom in an ecosystem
Producer, The organisms that produce their own energy, Consumer, Primary Consumer, Eats producers, Secondary Consumer, Eats primary consumer, Tertary Consumer, Eats Secondary Consmer
a forest with heavy annual rainfall
consists of trees that lose their leaves every year
A forest consisting mostly of conifers such as firs, pines and spruces, usually in climates too dry or too cold to support deciduous forest.
areas with an average annual precipitation of less than per year, or as areas where more water is lost by evapotranspiration than falls as precipitation
a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
a grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees being sufficiently small or widely spaced so that the canopy does not close
The aquatic biome consisting of water containing fewer salts than the waters in the marine biome
all the water that is on the earth's surface
the factors in a biome/ecosystem/habitat that include all living things
components are non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment
Streams of molten rock arise deep inside the Earth and move upward through the crust to erupt on the surface or seafloor
plant life, occurring in an environment in which new substrate devoid of vegetation and usually lacking soil
a process started by an event that reduces an already established ecosystem
- the first organisms to start the chain of events leading to a livable biosphere or ecosystem
a biological community of plants and animals which, through the process of ecological succession — the development of vegetation in an area over time
the number of individuals of a species that an ecosystem can support
increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state
killed off most people in 1400
the world population went up in 1800
occurs when the growth rate of a mathematical function is proportional to the function's current value
how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time
Growth rates regulated by internal and external factors that establish an equilibrium with environmental resources
a graph representing exponential population growth.
the rate of growth is rapid and then the growth rate declines
the change in a population over time
pollution that comes from a single source
pollution that comes from a combination of town residents going about their everyday activities
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Spanning six decades of the 1800s, this mesmerizing story is a fictional biography of Marie Laveau - one of the most haunting characters in New Orleans' history. Part of a long line of voodoo priestesses and healers, Marie tells of the mystery, passion, and violence that pattern her life. Like her grandmother, Marie sees visions from an early age. She never knew her mother, who practiced a spiritualism so potent she was murdered by those who feared her. When Marie becomes a healer, she discovers a supernatural force that can channel the power of her ancestors. But it is a ferocious force driven by both life and death.
Author Jewell Parker Rhodes has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts and is a professor of American literature and creative writing at Arizona State University.
"All the ingredients of a bewitching read - atmosphere, adventure, mystery, and romance - as well as enough intellectual substance to give it a satisfying heft." (Kirkus Reviews)
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All eyes are on Nene Leakes and Kenya Moore of the Real Housewives of Atlanta.
If you recall, during part 3 of the RHOA season 6 reunion show, Nene issued a challenge to Kenya to donate money to the charity of her choice (click HERE if you missed that).
The challenge came during a heated exchange between the two about Leakes' behavior at a Moore's charity benefit last year.
[FLASHBACK: Nene Apologizes for 'Short Speech' + Kenya's Charitable 'Lie' Revealed… ]
"Since you felt that I behaved so badly at your charity event, I will do this for you," Leakes said. "Let's put our differences aside for a day of charity. You pick the charity of your choice. I will donate $20,000, and you match me. You donate 20 (thousand) along with me. How about that? 20K. You ready? Name the charity, and let's go."
"OK," Moore said, before pausing for a few seconds. "Well, we'll play for the Detroit Public Schools Foundation."
"I will write a $20,000 check, and I'd like to see you match me," Leakes responded. "We'll write it together."
"All right," Moore said.
"Certified funds, please," quipped another cast member, Phaedra Parks.
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Toyota president Akio Toyoda, also a car enthusiast and weekend racer who is changing Toyota, has revealed his favourite Japanese cars ? but his list doesn?t include Nissan?s GT-R or Mazda?s MX-5.
As the driving force behind ?fun to drive? Toyotas led by Lexus?s LFA supercar and the forthcoming 86 coupe, Toyoda announced his short list of the top domestic cars at an industry meeting in Tokyo this week.
They include the Nissan Skyline, Honda NSX, Mazda Cosmo Sport, Mitsubishi Pajero and Isuzu Bellett, which he describes as especially ?memorable cars?.
Apart from the Pajero off-roader, all are driver-focused vehicles, which clearly identify Toyoda?s taste for performance-skewed cars. Interestingly, the world?s top-selling roadster, Mazda?s MX-5, doesn?t get a gong, nor does Nissan?s Porsche 911 Turbo-rivalling GT-R supercar.
The Skyline, as it is known in Japan, is sold in various markets under Nissan?s luxury brand, Infiniti. The Infiniti brand will go on sale in Australia from later this year.
The NSX was Honda?s Ferrari-rivalling supercar from the early 1990s to 2005. Earlier this year, Honda announced it would revive the NSX nameplate using a hybrid drivetrain for greater performance and efficiency.
The Cosmo Sport was Mazda?s first sports car and the first to adopt a rotary engine. With classic Italian styling reminiscent of the Alfa Spider, the 1960s coupe was built by hand at a rate of just one vehicle per day, for a total of 1176.
The Pajero cemented Mitsubishi?s off-road reputation since its launch in 1982 and rivals Toyota?s LandCruiser, the company?s longest-running nameplate.
Similar to the Cosmo, the Isuzu Bellett was a popular Italian-flavoured light car from the 1960s and ?70s. Its successor was the popular Isuzu Gemini, which sold in Australia as a Holden.
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The Rural Life Commission serves the mission of the Church by promoting the care of God's creation and the welfare of the people who depend on it.
Our Goals:
The Salina Diocese Rural Life Commissions announces the Vocation of Agricultural Leader Workshop sponsored by the Diocese of Salina and the Catholic Rural Life. The workshop will be from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at St. Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Russell.
This workshop is for anyone involved or interested in agriculture: producers, processors, consumers and anyone willing to consider how our Catholic faith informs all aspects of agriculture.
Farming is not easy work. Given the complexities of agriculture production: the natural elements, changing climate, global competition, and constant pressure to make a living while being good stewards of the natural resources -- there is a great need for ethical leadership in addressing these challenges and understanding our relationship to others, to God and to the environment.
The workshop will include a presentation of a newly release document titled Vocation of the Agricultural Leader. Most Reverend Edward Weisenburger will participate. Mr. Jim Ennis the Executive Director of Catholic Rural Life, is the keynote presenter.
New members on the Commission are Mr. & Mrs. Tom Murphy. Tom Murphy grew up in Gorham and attended Fort Hays State University. He spent 30 years in the livestock feed and production industry and the transferred to finance and eventually to computer support for John Deere. Tom and his wife, Jo, are both active in their parish and interested in Catholic Rural Life.
Recently appointed to the Commission was Ms. Justine Dlabal. Ms. Dlabal is a member of St Wenceslaus parish in Wilson. She grew up on a small farm near Wilson and was very active in FFA. She served as the Kansas FFA Treasurer. Following high school graduation, she attended Kansas State University and received a degree in Elementary Education. She teaches 4th grade at Wilson Elementary School.
The Salina Diocese Catholic Rural Life Commission met in Hays on December 3rd for their regular quarterly meeting.
New officers were elected. President, Tom Murphy, St. Joseph parish, Dorrance; Vice-President, Pete Lorenz, St John the Baptist parish, Beloit; Secretary, Fr. Brian Lager, Sacred Heart parish, Plainville; Treasurer, Janice Kruse, Sacred Heart parish, Seldon; Fr Richard Daise, Sacred Heart parish, Colby, is the Moderator for the Catholic Rural Life Commission.
Stepping down from President was Greg Stephens, Salina; and Nick Levendofsky, Belleville was the past secretary.
New president, Tom Murphy grew up in Gorham and attended Fort Hays State University. He spent 30 years in the livestock feed and production industry and the transferred to finance and eventually to computer support for John Deere.
Tom and his wife, Jo, are both active in Catholic Rural Life. "I have always felt that good Ag producers were the most environmentally conscious people and they're very connected to their God. I look forward to finding ways for Catholic Rural Life to continue to help people of the Salina Diocese to continue to grow in their faith and appreciation of God in their daily farming activities."
Catholic Rural Life meets quarterly and hosts two different events throughout the Diocese each year: On or near May 15th a St Isidore's Day Mass and blessing of the fields and flocks is held and a Rural Life Day is held on the second Sunday in August. The Rural Life Day includes hearing the stories and recognizing farm families with a Monsignor Weber Century Farm Award for families who have farmed their land for at least 100 years.
Bishop Edward Weisenburger serves on the national board of the National Catholic Rural Life.


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The g factor of the electron bound in hydrogenlike 28Si13+ has been measured to 10 significant digits. The value agrees very well with bound-state quantum-electrodynamical calculations and represents to date the most stringent test of the theory. The experiment uses a single ion confined in a triple Penning trap. Here we present details of the setup, the experimental procedure and the data evaluation.
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Since the conceptualization of the internet, DNS security has been low on the totem pole of priorities. The researchers and developers who created the Internet never realized the global scale of adoption it would undergo. As a result, they kept the DNS simple and lacking in security protocols. Thus it is easy for skilled hackers to gain control. Sometimes use of DNS software can mitigate these attacks, but not a complete success is never guaranteed.
What is BIND?
BIND or "Berkley Internet Name Domain" is an open source software that helps network devices connect to the internet by configuring their DNS (Domain Name Server). Maintained by the ISC (Internet Software Consortium), it is the most widely used DNS software in the market.
BIND provides a robust and stable platform that allows organizations to build distributed networks while following standard DNS protocols. It is flexible and supports numerous features making it handy to use. However, like all things on the internet, this software too has its share of problems.
Security Issues
Critical vulnerabilities in BIND were exposed when an extensive attack took down the network causing Internet to become unavailable for many users. The flaw, which affects all versions of BIND from 9.1.0 to 9.10.2-P2, was exploited by hackers to crash DNS servers that are powered by the software.
This is a significant threat because even a single packet can corrupt both authoritative and recursive DNS servers. Authoritative servers are those that keep track of records for one or more domain names. Recursive DNS servers, on the other hand, connect devices to a network by searching through the DNS hierarchy till it reaches an authoritative DNS server that will satisfy the query. The information is then retrieved and relayed to the resource that requested it. Most computers and routers use the recursive DNS server.Thus, if the servers crash, the entire network will not be able to access the Internet.
To combat this flaw, ISC released a patch that must be added to the software. Since it is impossible to train the system to recognize a packet a packet with malicious intent, there is no configuration or work around the hole. Patching remains the only option.
ISC engineer Michael McNally has predicted that the attack code will soon become available to the general public since it is not difficult to reverse engineer it from the patch provided thereby exposing the flaw to the public. In fact, a security expert had already developed an attack kit, he claimed, and it wouldn't be long before others with more nefarious intentions followed.
What this means
This is not the first time that BIND has been the subject of a security controversy. Earlier versions like BIND 4 and BIND 8 were riddled with fatal problems. ISC has maintained a list of all bugs and issues discovered in its releases and it is by no means a short one. Some say this should be the final nail in BIND's coffin.
Robert Graham, CEO of Errata Security, has opined that the issue lies not with individual holes but at the design level. He claims that the increasing number of features present in BIND makes it too unwieldy and prone to security hazards. If he so desired, he could crash all of BIND's servers in an hour with a tool called masscan. Until BIND scraps the lesser used features, like the TKEY one which was the source of this bug, the software will never be safe to use.
Despite the CEO's staunch opposition, BIND remains one of the most popular DNS software to date. It is the one most engineers are familiar with and thus reluctant to replace. Thus, unless a complete system overhaul is undertaken, it is imperative that you invest in additional DNS security software.
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Free Tarot meanings. Free tarot affirmation for you. Let the Tarot cards find the right affirmation to change your life.
The Tarot Arcana cards hold the meaning to parts of your life. Click on the Arcana card, consider the tarot meaning shown to you, and choose an affirmation to suit your mood.
The Tarot cards Wands suit is about ideas, beginnings, creativity. Click on the Wands suit, and let tarot meaning create an affirmation for you.
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The Tarot cards Swords suit control and predict actions. Let the Suit of Swords tarot cards reveal their meaning, and the action to take today, using you intellect for business and getting things done.
The Tarot cards Pentacles suit is about money and success in your life. Click on the Suit of Pentacles, learn the tarot meaning of today's tarot card and get the right affirmation for money and success into your life.
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|Arcana: Major long term influences affecting your life
The Tarot cards in the Major Arcana all feature a rich symbolism that reflects significant aspects of the human condition. A major Arcana card represents a major influence, for good or bad. The major Arcana cards indicate a deeper and more profound and long lasting influence at work in your life.
Each Arcana card influences the others, and combinations of Arcana cards with minor cards will multiply the value and strength of other tarot cards.
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The Tarot cards suit of Cups has to do with feelings, emotions, love, hate, friendship, grief, sorrow, doubt and caring. A Cup in a tarot reading reminds you to pay attention to the play of emotions in you and around you. Cups are always associated with water, and water is ever changing, flowing, moving. Water changes shape to suit whatever container is it in, and emotions change to fit the people you share your world with. Use the Tarot to find the affirmation that's right for you right now.
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Wyoming, Colorado bee enthusiasts doing what they can to help pollination-deprived food growers
April 1, 2014
Positive interaction between bees and humans has a lengthy history.
Rebekah Gilmore, owner of Copoco's Honey and Bee Product in Fort Collins, Colo., said honey was found in King Tut's tomb.
The Bible's old and new testaments contain many references to the healthy food, including "the land of milk and honey."
The four main hive products are pollen, honey, propolis and royal jelly.
Gilmore noted tests on mice prove its possible to live entirely on pollen. She explained that propolis is bee "glue," a substance used for medicinal purposes as an anti-inflammatory and for treating viral/bacterial infections, shingles, ulcers, sunburn and more, all with no side-effects.
Sloan added that bee sting therapy is an accepted arthritis treatment. Honey has long been used to treat wounds, burns and bee stings (honey's fructose serves as a natural peroxide). Gilmore declared that the sweet, golden nectar heals faster, cleaner and with less scarring than other topical remedies.
Additionally, some allergies can be countered by consumption of honey derived from the offending allergen's flower.
Said Gilmore, many of Copoco's spring customers eat honey to combat seasonal sensitivities. However, she cautioned that children under 1-year-old shouldn't consume it.
Many animals, including dogs and horses, also love honey.
Since bees collect the pollens of innumerable flowering plants, an immense variety of honeys can be had.
And, how sweet it is.
Copoco's specializes in an out-of-state assortment, as well as a local medley including Linden tree blossom, apple blossom, clover, purple clover, mountain wildflower and a sage/alfalfa/sunflower blend cleverly labeled "S.A.S.sy". Honey contains an abundance of vitamins/minerals and is an energy source without the "peak then crash" effect of refined sugars, said Gilmore.
For more information about colony-collapse disorder, renting colonies for crop pollination, taking educational classes, or purchasing honey and other bee products, contact:
Copoco's Honey & Bee Products
2020 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO
(970) 493-2923, or (970) 420-0609
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Imagine our world without food crops.
That grim notion isn't the plot of some science fiction horror flick, but rather a growing possibility as honeybee populations decline.
In May 2013, a lengthy U.S. Department of Agriculture report concluded that a lethal phenomenon referred to as colony-collapse disorder (CCD) is a real and costly crisis.
More disturbing is that the significant die-off's cause is mere speculation.
And in the mean time, the ongoing problem is negatively impacting dozens of food crops that honeybees pollinate — almonds, apricots, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cashews, cucumbers, strawberries, watermelon, etc. — and the farmers who grow them.
That's where some locals are trying to step in and help.
Copoco's Honey & Bee Products occupies a building resembling a giant hive on North College Avenue in Fort Collins. Co-owners of the family business, Rebekah and Benjamin Gilmore (assisted by one-year-old son, Xavier), sell honey and bee-related products — a full line of beekeeping supplies, books, candies, hair and skin products – in their retail store, online and at farmers markets.
Additionally, Rebekah said she and her husband also work to assist produce growers overcome the bee shortage caused by CCD, by removing hives from houses or other areas where they're considered pests and then rent the honeybees to farmers for seasonal crop pollination.
Gilmore said they generally have 200 hives available per year, with 30,000-80,000 bees per colony.
Chris Johnson of Spinjack Farms has worked at commercial beekeeping for 15 years.
As do the Gilmores, Johnson likewise rounds up unwelcome bees. After cutting cones from walls, ceilings or trees, he relocates colonies to the acreages of crop growers eager to have them.
The 40-year-old New Jersey native grew up on a farm where, as a young boy, he was fascinated watching the removal of one particularly massive colony that covered two entire walls of a barn. That impressive feat led him into his current line of busy-as-a-bee work.
Aside from transferring hives, Johnson sells native pollinator habitats, primarily for Orchard Mason bees, which he said pollinate orchards better than do honeybees. He claimed Orchard Masons rarely sting but, if they do, it's no more painful than a mosquito bite.
Additionally, he markets houses for tomato-pollinating bumblebees.
Not only does Johnson relocate bees, he recently made a move himself, from Loveland, Colo., to Wyoming, where this "bee wrangler" also teaches classes on bee management, including a course for self-sustaining businesses at the Wind River Indian Reservation near Riverton, Wyo.
In 2006, commercial beekeepers first noticed adult worker honeybees hastily fleeing hives and then dying.
Previous annual colony losses averaged 10-15 percent. By 2011, the percentage soared to 28-33 percent — disastrous math if the decline continues at the same pace.
As of the 2013 USDA report, there were 2.5 million U.S. honeybee colonies. Sixty years ago there reportedly were six million.
Could this be a previously overlooked, naturally-occurring cyclical event that might right itself in time?
Or, is some facet of modern technology proving an irreversible threat to the honeybees and, subsequently, to $200 billion of U.S. produce annually?
There are causative CCD theories aplenty.
Among them are attacks by a parasitic mite (the Varroa destructor, frequently discovered in decimated hives), viral or bacterial diseases, pesticides, various stress factors (i.e. shipping hives cross-country) and even cell phone signals.
In 2013 the European Union (E.U.), also battling CCD, initiated a two-year ban on powerful pesticides called neonicotinoids. The USDA report delayed condemnation of the substances pending further research. Manufacturers dispute their chemicals' role in bee die-offs.
Many Colorado beekeepers concur with some of the suspicions of scientists, environmentalists and government agencies.
Clark Sloan is owner of Clark's Apiaries in Fort Lupton, Colo.
He applauds honeybees as a "very efficient and thorough pollinator of approximately 75 percent of our crops," and also estimates that, over the past century, we've experienced a 75 percent decrease in honeybee numbers.
He labeled the Varroa mite as the main culprit in CCD. However, some recent studies have convinced him that pesticides, herbicides and GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are probably killing off the mite's previous hosts. He believes the parasites therefore made the jump to honeybees.
Putting CCD losses in perspective, Sloan stated that current average CCD losses to U.S. hives is 30-40 percent annually. If cattle ranches or pig farms suffered similar herd decimation, said Sloan, they'd quickly be out-of-business.
Sloan lost more bees than just to CCD.
The September 2013 Colorado floods washed out approximately 200 of his colonies.
Honeybees, highly communal creatures, drown rather than abandon their queen and cone.
The overflowing river also claimed some of Sloan's equipment and curtailed operations at his packing plant in Evans, Colo., where flooding rendered the water non-potable.
The remainder of his colonies, spread out across four Colorado counties not ravaged by the historic flooding, survived intact.
The evidence is irrefutable: Bees, the products they produce and the crops they pollinate are indispensable to life as we know it on planet Earth.
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Pistorius's trial could be a year awayDavid Blair
Published: February 24 2013 - 3:00AM
OSCAR PISTORIUS could be forced to wait a ''year or longer'' until his trial begins, a senior South African lawyer has predicted.
The Paralympian would have to ''stand in line'' with thousands of others caught in a labyrinthine justice system, William Booth, a criminal lawyer in Cape Town, said.
Alleged offenders often spend ''two or three years'' remanded in custody, pending trials.
After Friday's ruling, Pistorius will not be behind bars but he will endure tough bail conditions. The sum demanded of 1 million rand ($A109,00) was ''probably a record for South Africa'', Mr Booth said.
The athlete could have chosen to remain silent during the bail hearing. Instead, he opted to submit a full statement to the magistrates' court, disclosing his version of events. That appears to have helped Pistorius to win the bail hearing but he has also tied his own hands when the trial comes.
''He is pretty much going to have to stick to that defence,'' Mr Booth said, even if new evidence were to emerge. As such, Pistorius's lawyers had taken a calculated risk. ''They've made an informed decision and it seems to have worked in their favour now,'' Mr Booth said.
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June 1991, Volume 9, Issue 2
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- 239-249 An empirical illustration of an alternative approach to measuring the market power and high profits hypothesis
by Andersen, Otto & Rynning, Marjo-Riitta
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by Rondi, Laura & Sembenelli, Alessandro
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by Machin, S.J.
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by Patton Culbertson, W. & Bradford, David
- 291-301 Rationing in restaurants
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- 303-313 Spatial retail markets
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- 317-318 Robert J. Gordon, The Measurement of Durable Goods Prices, University of Chicago, Cambridge, MA (1990), p. 723
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- 318-319 Clement G. Krouse, Theory of Industrial Economics, Basil Blackwell, Chicago, U.S.A. (1990), p. 602
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by Encaoua, David
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- 43-53 Mixed oligopoly with differentiated products
by Cremer, Helmuth & Marchand, Maurice & Thisse, Jacques-Francois
- 55-72 Does ownership always matter?
by Estrin, Saul & Perotin, Virginie
- 73-108 The theory and measure of cross-subsidies : An application to the telecommunications industry
by Curien, Nicolas
- 109-124 Liberalizing European airlines : Cost and factor productivity evidence
by Encaoua, David
- 125-140 De-regulating European aviation : The impact of bilateral liberalisation
by Abbott, Kim & Thompson, David
- 141-159 Contestability, competition and regulation : The case of liner shipping
by Franck, Bernard & Bunel, Jean-Claude
- 161-163 Handbook of industrial organization : Richard Schmalensee and Robert D. Willig, ed., (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1989) vol. 2, pp. 1555, $78.50 per volume
by Scherer, F. M.
- 163-164 Concentration and price : Leonard W. Weiss, ed., (The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1989)
by Audretsch, David B.
- 164-166 Industrial dynamics. Technological, organizational and structural changes in industries and firms : Bo Carlsson, ed., (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1989)
by Antonelli, Cristiano
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December 1990, Volume 8, Issue 4
- 499-518 Strategic financial signalling
by Poitevin, Michel
- 519-543 Cheating on collusive agreements
by Slade, Margaret E.
- 545-558 Does advertising mislead consumers to buy low-quality products?
by Mizuno, Makoto & Odagiri, Hiroyuki
- 559-574 The quality of licensed technology
by Rockett, Katharine
- 575-585 Information spillovers, incumbency, and conservatism
by Dranove, David & Tan, Tommy
- 587-598 Effects of accounting techniques on the study of market power
by Verma, Kiran
- 599-600 The economics of business enterprise : Martin Ricketts, Wheatsheaf Books Ltd., 1987) pp. 306
by Frisch, Armin
September 1990, Volume 8, Issue 3
- 335-351 The snowball effect
by Ghemawat, Pankaj
- 353-373 Endogenous switching costs in a duopoly model
by Caminal, Ramon & Matutes, Carmen
- 375-384 Dynamics of market concentration in U.S. banking, 1966-1986
by Amel, Dean F. & Liang, J. Nellie
- 385-404 Persistence of profits in the long run: A critical extension of some recent findings
by Schohl, Frank
- 405-416 On the optimality of incentive contracts in the presence of joint costs
by Cohen, Susan I. & Loeb, Martin P.
- 417-442 Production efficiency and optimal pricing in intermediate-good regulated industries
by Ebrill, Liam P. & Slutsky, Steven M.
- 443-467 Cost overruns in long term projects
by Arvan, Lanny & Leite, Antonio P. N.
- 469-484 An analysis of preemptive behavior in the titanium dioxide industry
by Hall, Elizabeth A.
- 485-490 On the robustness of contestability theory
by Agliardi, Elettra
- 491-493 Regulation and markets: D.F. Spulber, (The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1989) p. 690 and R. Sherman, the regulation of monopoly (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1989) p. 315
by Knieps, Gunter
- 494-495 Theories of competition: Lester G. Telser, (Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 1988) pp. 397
by Guth, Werner
- 495-496 Estimates of productivity change by industry. An evaluation and an alternative: Edward F. Denison, (The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, 1989) pp. 78
by Wagner, Karin
June 1990, Volume 8, Issue 2
- 165-183 A new industrial strategy: Preparing Europe for the turn of the century
by Cowling, Keith
- 185-205 Defence procurement and industrial structure in the U.K
by Smith, R. P.
- 207-223 Informational product differentiation as a barrier to entry
by Bagwell, Kyle
- 225-243 Dynamic dumping
by Berck, Peter & Perloff, Jeffrey M.
- 245-257 Efficiency and entry in a simple airline network
by Bittlingmayer, George
- 259-270 Network effects without network externalities
by Chou, Chien-fu & Shy, Oz
- 271-280 Managerial incentives and financial signaling in product market competition
by Glazer, Jacob & Israel, Ronen
- 281-295 Product competition and the dimensions of product space
by Swann, Peter
- 297-313 R & D investment in a symmetric and homogeneous oligopol : Bertrand vs Cournot
by Delbono, Flavio & Denicolo, Vincenzo
- 315-328 Strategic investment and conjectural variations
by Worthington, Paula R.
- 329-330 Restructuring the French economy, government and the rise of market competition since world war II : Williams James Adams, The Brookings Institution, Washington, 1989 pp. 400
by Franck, Bernard
- 330-332 Public choice and regulation : Robert J. Mackay, James C. Miller, III and Bruce Yandle, Hoover Institution, Stanford, California, 1987 $22.95, pp. 363
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- 1-15 Domestic R&D in the presence of multinational enterprises
by Veugelers, Reinhilde & Houte, Peter Vanden
- 17-35 Information and competitive advantage
by Vives, Xavier
- 37-51 The effects of competition on publicly-owned firms : Evidence from the municipal electric industry in the U.S
by Nelson, Randy A.
- 53-71 Hidden actions and hidden characteristics in warranty markets
by Mann, Duncan P. & Wissink, Jennifer P.
- 73-92 Sustainable competitive advantages and market share performances of firms: The case of the Japanese semiconductor industry
by Kimura, Yui
- 93-113 Advertising and pricing to deter or accommodate entry when demand is unknown
by Bagwell, Kyle & Ramey, Garey
- 115-141 Can resale price maintenance and franchise fees correct sub-optimal levels of retail service?
by Perry, Martin K. & Porter, Robert H.
- 143-151 Trade unions and labor's share in U.S. manufacturing industries
by Macpherson, David A.
- 153-160 Consistent conjectures in monopolistic competition
by Costrell, Robert M.
- 161-162 Competition: The economics of industrial change : Paul Auerbach (Basil Blackwell, Oxford, New York, 1988) pp. 339
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after walking for who knows how long Squatchi found a small shiny pinecone.
How strange, thought Quatchi.
Pinecones are not supposed to be shiny.
He picked it up.
He felt a sensation of speed and the air began swirling around him, ruffling his fur.
What was that smell? Rotten Eggs?
He found himself in a cave lit by small clay lamps. Hand over his nose to subdue the strong rotten smell he followed the fragile glowing lights into the cave.
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After rolling through a its first few opponents with near-laughable ease, East Union stumbled upon a Sac-Joaquin Section champion on its home course. Lodi took full advantage, handling East Union easily 218-249 Wednesday at Woodbridge Golf and Country Club.
With six goals netted by halftime, second half action between Sierra and Franklin seemed destined for more scoring. The two clubs didn't disappoint, providing another four goals to settle with a 5-5 tie Tuesday at Sierra High.
Three players hit the maximum score of 83 on Manteca Park Golf Course's par-37 front nine, and none of the three favored to post the lowest individual score did not.
It didn't take long for Ripon Christian to make its first big statement for the 2012 season.
The Weston Ranch Cougars were able to open the season on a good note, using a pair of first-half goals to cruise to a 3-0 shutout victory over Stagg in Tuesday's season opener.
East Union dropped a four-game match (19-25, 25-18, 17-25, 20-25) to visiting Orestimba Monday.
Ripon had many chances to take the lead in the second half.
Marcus Montano had barely broke a sweat by the time he had his hat trick Monday.
With early struggles converting lengthy drives into points and defensive miscues revealing obvious vulnerabilities, Sierra High leaned on trickery, major defensive adjustments and enough Anthony Cota to outlast the Tracy Bulldogs 32-26 Friday.
Jose Zamarripa was packing up his belongings on the sideline after helping Manteca High's frosh-soph team score a shutout victory over Delhi Friday.
The countdown to zero is over.
The anticipation that comes along for every soccer player at the beginning of the high school season is evident in each and every player. Manteca sophomore Marcus Montano surely had that excitement on the Buffaloes soccer field.
New head volleyball coaches are looking to bring some stability to East Union, Lathrop and Weston Ranch - three programs that have undergone constant change at the top over the past four years.
The friendly rivalry between Ryan Torres and Alec Steinberg started when they were in the eighth grade.
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VILLANOVA, PA – The Monmouth University men's lacrosse team outscored RV/16 Villanova 5-3 in the fourth quarter en route to a 12-10 win on Saturday afternoon at Villanova Stadium. The win gave the Hawks their first victory over a ranked opponent in program history.
Villanova jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter, before Monmouth responded with four of the next five goals to tie the game at 4-4 midway through the second. At the start of the quarter, Monmouth faced a 6-on-4 man-down situation and successfully killed off the penalties before senior Chris Daly scored the second of his two goals as part of a 3-0 MU run.
With the game tied 7-7- at the start of the fourth quarter, Monmouth took its first lead of the day when Tyler Keen completed his hat trick. The goal was the second of four consecutive goals for the visiting Hawks as they secured the lead for good. Keen's fourth tally made it 10-7 with 6:20 to go and Monmouth held off a late Villanova rally by capitalizing on empty net goals by Zack Schleicher and Eric Berger.
Senior goalkeeper Nick Hreshko held Villanova's potent offense in check with a career-high 15 saves.
- The win was Monmouth's first victory over a ranked team in program history (1-2)
- Monmouth's program record road-winning streak now stands at seven games
- Monmouth earned its second straight season-opening victory
- Monmouth collected its first victory over a current BIG EAST Conference opponent and its first win against Villanova
- MU improved to 2-2 all-time in season opening games and 3-1 all-time in road opening games
- Sophomore Jake Willson made his collegiate debut and scored his first goal to tie the game at 4-4 in the second quarter
- Freshman Justin Schwenk saw his first collegiate action and was 6-for-16 in faceoffs
- Rookie Jake Pehlke made his first appearance in a Monmouth uniform
- Senior goalkeeper Nick Hreshko made a career-best 15 saves. It was the most saves for a Monmouth goalie since Garrett Conaway totaled 15 on April 11, 2015 at Detroit.
- Senior midfielder Tyler Keen scored a career-high four goals. It marked the sixth time in Monmouth history a player scored four or more goals.
- The game was tied four times and Monmouth's largest lead was three goals (10-7) with 6:20 remaining in the fourth quarter.
- Senior Zack Schleicher scored the first hat-trick of his career
- With an assist, sophomore Eamon Campbell extended his points streak to 12 consecutive game
- Senior attack Chris Daly extended his points streak to eight games
- Monmouth improved to 10-1 all-time when scoring 10+ goals
- Villanova outshot Monmouth 49-31, including 25-18 in shots on goal
- Villanova won 17-of-25 faceoffs in the game
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Chapter Six
9:45 pm Cemetery
My heart is pounding. I'm supposed to meet Drew here at the cemetery. Detective Anderson has me hooked up on some kind of recording device. They are staked out like a drunk in a car feigning sleep. He's concerned I might be next in the serial killings. Better safe than sorry.
I just have to stay calm. Keep it together... for Emma's sake, for my sake!
"Your here early baby." Drew said as he walked out of the mist that was surrounding the area.
Jumping in fright I turned and faced him.
"Scared?" Drew wrapped his arms around me.
"Just a little."
"I never thought you were one who could get scared." he laughed.
"I'm glad I could make you laugh."
"Same. Come one, your surprise is waiting deeper into the cemetery."
Drew led me almost into the heart of the cemetery which where the oldest headstones where.
Take nice deep breaths. Don't do anything that would be considered strange Claire. Take nice deep breaths.
Just as we pass a large headstones that had an angel kneeling as if in prayer and there was Drew's surprise was a blanket was set up with Panda Express and cans of sprite with all around the blanket and on a couple of headstones were candles. Nice thick candles that were already dripping wax.
"Like it?"
"Yes. I even love the candle light to it. Kind of spooky though."
"Why?" Drew moved his hands so one was in my hand and the other was on my hip.
"Well, the C.L.M, for all we know could be creeping up on us."
"I don't think he will be."
"Because, if he decides to show up I'll teach him a lesson."
"You will?"
"Yes. Now can we eat? Talking about m-the C.L.M isn't a good topic to talk about while you're on a date, even in the light."
Sitting down on one end of the blanket so my face was in the direction of the detectives, Drew started to serve.
"Have you ever loved an other girl before me?"
Drew looked up from serving the food. "Why?"
"I just want to know. I won't hate you or anything, I just want to know."
"Only two."
"Yep. One was in fourth grade and the other one was in Tenth."
"What where their names?"
"The one in tenth was Rebecca Loyalty. And the one in fourth was," he state my plate in front of me. "I don't remember her name."
Emma came into mine and Drew's life in fourth grade. It has to be Emma!
For the next ten minutes me and Drew talked about petty things mostly of the sea.
"If I could have been anything I would have been a Selkie." Drew said all of a sudden.
"What's that?"
"A Selkie?"
"Selkies are humans that have the skin of a seal and when they take off their seal skin they can come on land and enchant any human."
"And why would you want to be one?"
"Because then I could take the girl that had my heart into the sea and we could live happy every after."
Sighing Drew stood up. "No."
Trying to look shocked didn't need to take any trying. I was shocked. "who then?"
"Emma? But Emma's been dead for a whole day now."
"Claire, she's not."
"Yes she is! The C.L.M murdered her!"
"Claire, he didn't." Drew got off the blanket and moved t words me.
"Yes he did!"
"Claire, you want to know two screacte?"
"What are they?" I looked up at Drew.
"One, I'm the C.L.M and two I didn't kill Emma. We staged it."
"We couldn't stay away from each other any more. We have to be together and so after I get rid of you, we'll be going off to Italy."
"Then who's Branwen?"
"Branwen? Where did you hear that name?" Drew took another step twords me.
"I found Emma's phone and I heard the name on the saved voice mail. It didn't make sense since that was Emma's phone."
"Branwen was the Goddess of Love and Beauty. The Aphrodite of the North you could say. And Emma made me think of Branwen."
"I still don't understand."
"Not surprised. But I don't have any more time to deal with you. Our plane leaves at midnight."
"What's going to happen to me?"
"I'll have to get rid of you, since you know to much. I can't have you running to the police and telling them what you know. If you want to make this an interesting death you can try to run."
"But you'll catch me before I get help, am I right?"
"Yes. But go ahead, run." With that I took off running, pass Drew and to the Detectives.
Everything seemed to sharpen. Shadows became more darker, the whites and faded grays stood out like diamonds on black velvet and the grass seemed like the darkest of emeralds.
All I could hear was my feet hitting the ground which sounded like thunder right before the illumination of lightning lit up the sky for a second. My heart sounded like the waves crashing down in white foam.
"Claire! You better run faster or I'll catch you!" Drew yelled as I run right passed stone child sitting by a lamb.
My adrenalin kicked up a notch causing me to run faster.
I've always wanted to know how a Gazelle felt when it's being chased by a lion, I just wish I wasn't running away in the same life or death chase. I thought. Then up a head, I could see the Detectives. They still looked asleep, but I couldn't be sure if they hadn't fallen asleep or not.
I open my mouth to scream when someone slammed into me and pined me to the ground. Drew was breathing hard just not as hard as I was.
"I. got. You. Claire." Drew smiled. A smile that was warm, sweet, evil and menacing.
"HELP!" I used every vocal cord and what little oxygen that I could get.
Drew slapped me. "Quiet. I can make this quick and easy or I could make this slow and painful. I'm good with ether one, but it all depends on you."
"That's what I could say to you, Candle Light Murderer." A voice said.
Drew turned around just as Detective Button kicked him in the ribs. Drew fell off of me and was holding his ribs and gasping for breath.
"Miss. Jones, are you all right?" Detective Anderson asked as he helped me slowly sit up. Detective Button was busy keeping Drew down as he called the police.
"Yes. He just knocked me down, that's all."
"Just take it easy. We don't know if you've had a concussion or not. The police and an ambulance will be here in five minutes." Detective Button said as Drew let out an other moan.
Five minutes later the police came and so did two ambulance. I was checked for a concussion or anything else. I was fine, but Drew had a bruised rib.
As I was being checked Detective Anderson received a call. He spoke with who ever was on the other line then gave the phone to Detective Button.
"Miss. Jones?"
"Please call me Claire, Detective Anderson."
"As you wish. Claire, the police have found Emma and she's alright."
"What do you mean?"
"Apparently Drew and Emma had managed to pull of her death and she was living at his house. They where going to leave at 1am after Drew had killed you. The police have Emma in custody."
"What's going to happen to her?"
"Most likely she's going to serve jail time for helping plan murder. But other then that I don't know."
"And Drew?"
"I don't know. It all depends on what the Judge says. But for killing two girls, and failed murder on you, I don't want to think about what might happen. Nor do I want you too."
"Alright. So is there anything I need to do before I can go home?"
"You just have to tell the police all that happened."
"You'll be alright then?"
"Yes I will."
Detective Anderson left and then Detective Button came up to me.
"Are you all right?"
Detective Button nodded then started to walk off, but paused.
"Would you like me to come and check on you next Thursday?"
"Are you asking me on a date?"
"If you want to call it that, then yes."
"What time?"
"Say around seven."
"Until then, Miss Jones."
"Claire." Detective Button gave me a nod and what looked like a smile and then walked away.


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With a stay at Bleu Emeraude Residence in Grand Case, you'll be on the beach and minutes from Grand Case Beach and close to Fort St. Louis. This beach hotel is within close proximity of Octopus Diving and Creole Rock Water Sports.
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One can only imagine that Barack Obama negotiating with Iran over that country's nuclear ambitions is a major contributing factor to the move two minutes closer to midnight!
That, in addition to the rest of the list of national security and foreign policy missteps and examples of negligence since he has been in office!
"It is now three minutes to midnight," said Kennette Benedict, the executive director and publisher of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at a news conference in Washington, D.C. "The probability of global catastrophe is very high. This is about the end of civilization as we know it."
Three minutes is the closest to midnight the clock has been since 1984 during the Cold War. The closest it has ever been to midnight — two minutes— was in 1953, when the hydrogen bomb was first tested. The closer to a setting of midnight it gets, the closer it's estimated that a global disaster will occur.
"In 2015, unchecked climate change, global nuclear weapons modernizations and outsized nuclear weapons arsenals pose extraordinary and undeniable threats to the continued existence of humanity," the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said in a statement.
"World leaders have failed to act with the speed or on the scale required to protect citizens from potential catastrophe. These failures of political leadership endanger every person on Earth." (USAToday)
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One of the most common treatments for weak bones is taking Vitamin D found in capsules, tablets or even dairy foods. It is also one of the most prescribed vitamins to elderly people as it helps them strengthen their bones that have started to become brittle and thin. However, a new study published in The Time showed that prescribing Vitamin D to senior citizens may not help at all.
A team of researchers from various universities in Switzerland, the United States has conducted a 12-month study in order to identify whether giving high dosages of Vitamin D to elders helps their bones and reduces the risk of falling. As for the group's study, which is now published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the researchers gathered 200 people whose ages are 70 and older and have had a history of falls within the past year. Out of these 200 people, 58 percent of them were found out to be Vitamin D efficient prior to the test.
The researchers then divided them into three groups. The first one received a controlled dosage of 4,000 IU vitamin D3, the second group on the other hand was given a monthly dose of 60,000 IU vitamin D3, while the third group got a monthly dose of 24,000 IU vitamin D3 coupled with calcifediol. After 12 months, the team of researchers led by Dr. Heike Bischoff-Ferrari, chair of geriatrics and aging research at the University Hospital Zurich and study author, found out that the second and third groups that received a higher dose of Vitamin D did not benefit at all. More than half of the people that belonged to this group also experienced falling on the duration of the tracking period.
They also discovered that only less than half of the people in the first group has experienced falling within the past 12 months. Dr. Bischoff-Ferrari stated that they have expected that the people who were given a higher dosage of Vitamin D will benefit more than those who were not. That's why they are very surprised when the study result showed the opposite.


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Mal did not see Aurora and Prince Phillip for a couple of days after the party. She had finished moving everything in to her house with Diaval's 'help'. She'd also received a visit from Bella, who seemed to be more interested in Di but was never the less very friendly.
Occasionally, in the garden, she would hear Phillip next door. He was usually complaining about going back to school; it appeared he wasn't a fan. Even less frequently, she heard Rory replying.
Three days before she would begin her new job, Mal got a knock on the door. She had agreed to go with Di to the University, to look around and get used to the campus, but she was meeting him there and was supposed to have left five minutes ago. She hated being late but an old friend had called and they'd gotten talking about their University days. She ran to the door and pulled it open, bag and keys in hand.
Blue eyes stopped her in her tracks.
"Hi." Aurora smiled.
"Aurora... hello." Mal stopped in her tracks. "Is Phillip hiding again?"
"Oh... no." Aurora looked at her feet, an embarrassed flush spreading across her cheeks.
"What...?" Mal's phone began ringing; it would be Diaval wondering why she was running late. She had sent him a text when she realised the time. Aurora glanced at Mal's hands and saw her keys and bag.
"Oh... you're heading out. Sorry. I'll just go."
"No..." Mal said, before she could stop herself. "No... I shall be back tonight. Whatever it is, could it wait? I don't want to be rude but I'm late and-"
"That's fine. Yes. I'll come back."
"I don't want to seem..." Crazy? Weird? She bet her hair was flying everywhere and she looked out of breath.
Aurora laughed and shook her head.
"Really, it's fine. I have work to do anyway."
"Oh... good. Tonight then?" Mal stepped out of the house and closed the door, locking it.
"Yes." Aurora grinned happily and Mal had to remind herself that she really had to leave. Now.
"Great. See you then." Mal smiled and hurried over to her car. She waved at Aurora as she backed the car out of the drive and set off towards the city.
Diaval was only slightly put out by her lateness. He was sitting on a bench, texting.
"Who has you so engrossed?" Mal asked as she reached him.
"Someone who wouldn't leave me sitting on a bench for fifteen minutes."
"I couldn't find a space to park."
"And Leila called."
"Oh the joys."
"Shut up."
"Come on, enough about the crazy fairy, time for a tour and lunch."
Mal sighed and joined Di on a walk around campus; at least, the parts that she definitely needed to know. The library, her building and office, where her classes were and so on. When they had finished they went to the campus pub/bar for lunch and sat looking at the water.
"You know, you don't have to put on the evil face. The kids are quite nice." Di peered at Mal over his glass.
"Di, you know full well I'm entirely evil and it isn't put on." Mal cackled. Her friend laughed and shook his head.
"No, you can't pull that on me. You forget I've seen you in your new home. With Phillip. And Aurora."
"Well..." Mal huffed and looked away. "I can't exactly scare my neighbours off can I?"
"You didn't mind in the city."
"That is the city. Full of weirdos. You being a prime example."
"Thank you darling." Di replied, smirking. Mal rolled her eyes.
"I'm only evil when they deserve it. It's not my fault that it leaves a lasting impression."
"Well... I can't argue with that. But I've seen you make twenty year old men cry. Hell I've seen you make a forty year old man cry."
"He deserved it."
"I'm not debating that. Anyone who grabs your butt without permission gets what they deserve. I'm just saying; you've got a skill in making people terrified. Try to not let it slip in to your new life. I like them."
"I do too." She admitted, thinking back to the party where Aurora had laughed at her and called her an Evil Queen with no hint of malice at all.
"Dear god, the ice queen has truly melted."
"Repeat that after my first week."
"I'm sure I won't be able to." Diaval smirked again. "In fact I give it less than a month before faculty members are coming to me asking me to speak to you."
"In which case, tell them if it's not important enough for them to come to me, then they'd be best to not leave a message at all."
"And she's back." He winked. "So, what are you doing with your last few days of freedom?"
"I have no idea. I have everything prepared."
"Of course you do." He smiled. "Well then, why not stay here tonight? We can go out, like old times."
"I-" She remembered that Aurora was expecting her. "I can't. I have a visitor this evening."
"Oh? May I enquire as to whom is visiting?" Di put on his poshest voice, until he frowned and looked at her seriously. "It's not Leila is it?"
"No Di, it isn't."
"Thank god. She's best off wherever the hell she is. Or whatever part of hell she's in I should say."
"I still don't understand why you hate her. If anyone should, it should be me."
"Yes well... you're not sensible enough to hate her. So I do it for you."
Mal laughed and got up out of her seat.
"Well thank you for caring so much. I have to get going."
"Ah the mystery visitor calls you away."
"Bye Diaval." She rolled her eyes and waved goodbye. He blew her a kiss and she left, shaking her head and smiling.