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Introduction to Zoology. Unit 1- Mrs. Stahl. Zoology- What is it? . The study of animals of course! Extremely broad because there are so many concentrations and sooooo many animals. There are 8.7 million organisms on Earth, only 1.7 millions have been described.
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In issue 2 of Caffeine we feature London's bearded baristas, how to get the best from your Aeropress by the 2012 Aeropress champion, Why your water is so important when brewing coffee. We take a trip to Istanbul, Stumptown in New York and Cerkenwell to sample the delights from Salvation Jane.
Ab sofort und zeitlich begrenzt gibt es die folgenden drei Ausgaben von Caffeine bei uns im Bundle mit 20% Ersparnis gegenüber den Einzelausgaben (verfügbar solange Vorrat): Caffeine Magazine Issue 6 Caffeine Magazine Issue 7 Caffeine Magazine Issue 13
Caffeine Magazine Issue 15 is out now. Content Winner takes it all: We head to Brazil to see the latest Cup of Excellence Is Fika more than a fad? The Swedish tradition has plenty to offer us here in the UK Drinking in Dorset: Discover the best coffee shops on...
Caffeine Magazine Issue 14 is available now. Issue 14 is our biggest ever issue. Want the skills of a trained barista to show off at home? There's a course out there just waiting for you. Prague's speciality coffee scene is small but perfectly formed. We discover the best spots. Invented...


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Facebook users should be sure to RSVP to the December 21, 2012 End of the World event. For readers not versed in eschatology (that's the study of the end of the world), some people believe the world will end on that date. So, you know, save the date.
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Clifford Chance partners have voted in favour of amending their partnership agreement to allow management to forge ahead with a partnership cull.
Clifford Chance partners have voted in favour of amending their partnership agreement to allow management to forge ahead with a partnership cull.
Firmwide managing partner David Childs had asked for partner approval so he and the management committee can begin dramatically scaling back the firm's partnership. Last month the firm's management told partners that it plans to "review the shape and size" of its partnership in the coming months (4 February).
A Clifford Chance spokesperson said: "The proposed review of the size and shape of the Clifford Chance partnership is now underway.
"The aim of the exercise is to ensure the firm has the right structure for achieving its long-term strategic goals as well as for meeting evolving client needs."
The first stage of the review will see Childs work with the firm's management committee and office managing partners to identify where cuts are needed. The next stage will identify which partners will be asked to leave.
The entire process is expected to take several months to complete with those affected likely to have left the firm by the end of the year.
At this stage it is not know how many partners will be cut, although both salaried and equity partners will be asked to leave.
The dramatic restructuring is being driven by the firm's desire to become the world's top international law firm amid worsening economic conditions, with the aim of maintaining profitability a key consideration.


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Feb. 18, 2012
PITTSBURGH—Freshman Cam Dixon claimed another rookie record this morning, as the University of Pittsburgh women's swim team is set for the final night of competition at the BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championships at Trees Pool.
Dixon finished seventh in the 200 breast prelims, touching the wall at 2:15.66. That time shattered sophomore Veronica Lee's 2:17.42 from last January. Dixon has a chance to capture the school record of 2:15.29 (Laura Barnes) tonight.
Boasting the No. 2 seed in the 200 back finals, junior Joanna Budzis went under two minutes for the first time this season (1:58.05). She is making her third consecutive appearance in the 200 back finals at the Big East Championship. Additionally, freshman Kelsey Williams rounded out the top 16 in the 200 back and will swim in the B final.
Sophomore Renee Deschenes placed among the top 20 in the 200 back, while freshmen Tatyanna Sarjeant and Brooke Waugaman placed in the top 25.
Freshman Dani des Tombe and Lee will swim in the consolation finals for the 100 free and 200 breast, respectively. Similarly, freshman Emily Bolek placed 15th in the 200 fly and will compete in the consolation heat. Senior Tamara Lelli placed 19th overall in the 200 fly with a season best of 2:05.12.
Others competing in the prelims this morning were freshmen Lauren Mills (100 free), Jessica Nederlanden (100 free) and Sarah Zetlmeisl (200 breast), sophomore Nina Lisella (100 free and 200 fly) and junior Yolandi Van Der Merwe (200 breast).
Big East Championship action resumes at 6 p.m. with the finals of the 1,650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly and 400 free relay.
Hargis Announces Addition of Dynamic Hungarian Duo
Panthers Place Six on All-ACC Academic Team
Daigneault Advances to Three Finals at Canadian Trials
Julian Krug Announces Retirement from Pitt
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What is Pointfuse?
Pointfuse converts point clouds to vector models in minutes. Pointfuse is fully automatic, astonishingly fast, accurate and repeatable. It will revolutionize your scan-to-CAD workflow. Vector models have a far smaller memory footprint than the original point data, so need less computing power to visualize and manipulate, and contain richer geometrical properties than point clouds. Pointfuse is available now from the Get page.
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Celeb chef Gregg Wallace has teamed up with Chris Bavin (a greengrocer, who has recently swapped his town centre shop for a direct delivery fruit and veg box service) to help out everyday families to cut their weekly and monthly food shop bills - and we couldn't be more impressed.
In fact, it's actually unbelievable how much money you can save on your food bill just by swapping from brands to budget or pre-prepared foods to fresh.
It's said that an average family of four will spend at least £225 a month on food (according to Office for National Statistics). That's a staggering £2,700 a year – and that doesn't even include special occasions like birthdays or Christmas, not to mention the six weeks school holidays!
Eat Well for Less has really opened our eyes up to the possibility of us actually cutting our food shop bill – sounds appealing, doesn't it?
Here are nine things we've learnt from the show and would now like to pass on to you... Happy saving!
1. A list will change everything
Did you know you can slash your food bill by 50% just by planning ahead and ditching impulse buys? Writing a shopping list and planning your meals for the week before you head to your local supermarket or start clicking on products online will save you money in minutes. You'll stick to the list, use it to guide you around the aisle and you won't overbuy.
2. A last-minute cupboard check works wondersCheck what you already have in the cupboards before you head out, even before you start writing your list. If you've got enough to last you another week, there's no point buying more. Use up what you've already got and make meals from it!
3. Offers are sometimes deceivingSo, your local supermarket is offering buy one get one free on your favourite brand of baked beans. But hold on a minute, the brand next to it is far cheaper and costs less for two tins anyway? Some offers are not offers at all, and just encourage you to buy more.
4. A monthly bulk buy goes a long wayCans, pasta, rice - the products that you know will last and you have room for in your cupboards are best bought in bulk. This only has to be a one off every month and then you're set for 4-6 weeks. 'Mega packs' of products are often much cheaper per 100g than smaller packs, so keep an eye out for those!
Psst! It's also worth cooking in bulk too - our recipes to make in bulk will inspire you!
5. Cheap cuts of meat will save you pounds
Swapping chicken breast for chicken thigh and swapping leg of lamb for lamb shank will save you more than 50%. You're still getting the same weight and quantity of meat, its just much cheaper because it's considered not as favourable.
6. Frozen food is cheap and easy to cook withStock your freezer up with frozen vegetables or frozen meat or fish and you'll be surprised how much you can save. Frozen food is so easy to cook with, too! Defrost meat overnight in the fridge or add frozen veg straight into a dish when cooking. Frozen food is just as good quality as fresh, it's only cheaper!
7. Swap takeaway lunches for homemade insteadAccording to the BBC, a working couple can spend over £40 each week on takeaway lunches and snacks – that's a whopping £4,000 a year so you should really think before you start buying pre-made sarnies or your favourite latte everyday – it could be eating a hole in your wallet! It's time to start making healthy homemade lunches instead...
8. There's so much more to leftovers than meets the eyeMost leftovers can be transformed into a completely new meal or if you've made too much of your favourite spaghetti Bolognese, there's no need to bin it. Just pop into a Tupperware and store in the fridge to have the next day or freeze and eat within a month – they'll be no waste here thank you very much.
Psst! Our leftovers guide is sure to inspire you…
9. Compare brand vs supermarket own and you could save
Yes, you may have a favourite ketchup that you just have to buy every month, or a particular brand of yogurt your little ones want in their packed lunch. Either way, if you look around at supermarket versions you'll be surprised by how much you could save if you swapped. Try them one week and see if anyone spots the difference! Your purse definitely will.
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Do you have any top tips when it comes to saving money on your food bill? What have you learnt from Eat Well For Less? Comment below


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By Brian Boyd
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said Thursday defense cuts and increased taxes on millionaires should be the priority in deficit reduction, not cuts in social benefits.
Frank, the Newton Democrat, spoke to labor and community activists at a meeting organized by the AFL-CIO and by the Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council to oppose cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
A congressional "supercommittee" must propose at least $1.2 trillion in cuts by Thanksgiving, and the activists were calling on Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., a committee member, to hold the line against such benefit cuts.
"We should not be told that we have to reduce two of the great achievements of the United States in the 20th century, Medicare and Social Security," Frank told a friendly crowd of about two dozen.
Before those programs came into existence, most Americans faced the prospect of poverty when they reached old age, he said.
While increasing the age of eligibility and cutting the cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security have been discussed, Frank said the U.S. still has troops stationed in Germany to defend against a Soviet threat that no longer exists.
Several other activists spoke at the meeting, describing the harm they say would come to seniors and working families if these social programs were cut.
James Pimental, an organizer with the Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Union Local 3, said increasing the retirement age would be especially hard on construction workers.
"Most construction workers are busted up by the age of 60 years old," Pimental said. "And is it too much to ask that they be able to retire without being half crippled?"
Instead, he would prefer the government lift the cap that limits payroll tax contributions -- which fund Social Security and Medicare -- to the first $106,800 of gross wages.
If the 12-member supercommittee fails to reach an agreement, automatic spending cuts will be triggered. Frank was skeptical that the members will come to agreement by the deadline, but he wasn't optimistic even if they did have a plan.
"I don't have hopes that they will do the right thing, and I would rather they do nothing than the wrong thing," Frank said after the meeting.
If the automatic cuts kick in, he said he will fight lawmakers who want to change the law to exempt defense spending from those cuts. And he thinks he would find allies among tea party lawmakers in battling any attempts to change the deficit reduction.
Frank also said he was "deeply disappointed" that he would no longer represent New Bedford under a proposed new congressional map. He said he has made friends and invested his efforts in local issues, such as the fishing industry.
"A lot of my work has gone into this and I'm very disappointed," he said.
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DevOps is a movement to break down traditional silos between developers, operations and other delivery groups. Although many tools are useful, it is primarily a cultural change.
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It was another day in the beginning of the summer. I remember sitting in the blue maths room. The intense sun magnified through the window burnt into my helpless back. The maths just zoomed straight from one ear out the other like a train going through a very short dark tunnel. The weeks without Elliot had become worse and worse, further and further I sank, my heart completely flat lined without my own brand of morphine. Never before had I felt like this. Heartbroken more like shattered. They always say the first cut is the deepest, they never mention the feeling of numbed pain rushing through every cell in your body creating tears or anger, love and depression.
The chair seemed my only protection from the physical heat and so I hid as much of myself behind it, I know how vampires feel. Against the gray plastic and graffiti covered chair my phone vibrated, the halleluiah chorus literally did sound as I had forgotten to turn my small black phone onto silent. The ex-vicar maths teacher at the time didn't look too pleased as an annoying and sadistic monotone voice mocking a very old priest announced "You have a message from God" after the chorus. I died in my chair, I really did. This better be worth it I huffed under my breath sneaking a look at my phone.
1 new message: Elliot x
The small photo I used for his contact picture popped up bringing a painful twang back into my mind and motionless heart shards. A sepia photo of the both of us smiling and cuddled close together shone at me. My hair lay across his shoulder as his comforting arms wrapped around my waist, a small glimpse of what had been torn from me. Stupidly it had made me realise how happy he made me, a hideous contrast to how I now felt. We both looked so crazy about each other. I closed my eyes when I clicked open for my message. In a way I didn't want to know what it said, in a way I was desperate to.
"Hey you look bored in maths."
I looked round the room and out of the windows, he wasn't anywhere.
"Ha-ha, Yeh I am. Where can you see me?"
It was the first conversation we had in months, just light and friendly, both avoiding the subject of us. That's when we really began to draw close again. We slowly started talking on windows messenger; I guess one day I just caught him in the wrong mood. I didn't realise it at the time, I thought maybe he wanted me again; it knocked every sensible thought from my mind. He called me "just to talk" he said, I would eventually realise he never meant it like this.
Phone fun I would call it, saying phone *e* sounded so wrong now he wasn't my boyfriend. Still it had the complete opposite effect than I wanted it to. I expected a happy smiling Elliot like I had been so used to when he first liked me. He called me into the back corridor once, and kissed me. His heart wasn't in it at all. I think he might have felt bad for making me think that he was interested again. The once again we stopped talking. I thought at the time that he must have been cruelly blanking me. I realise now that it was partly my fault, I had tried to show him how hurt I was by avoiding him, I would just look at my feet or at the opposite wall at times we were forcibly mashed together by fate. He told me recently that he was just made confused by this; he didn't know if I was upset and obviously didn't want to talk with him or if I was just angry with him for leading me on, unintentionally as it may or may not have been. Ever the optimist I dreaded this as the future path, I would just keep letting him keep me hanging on, never able to fully let him go.
After a while we eventually began to talk again, at this point I was managing to forget him. Ok so he wasn't quite a face in the crowd yet but we could talk. It was sports day when he lent me and Juliana his big black cosy jacket. We both fitted inside it and the photo he took of us is still one of my favourites now. I thought maybe this was finally us both moving along. It was only a day later I found out he liked Samantha; she was in his year, pretty and with enough personality to light up America. I cried, from nowhere I just cried. Talking things out with a very philosophical friend brought about the conclusion being around him kept my want to be with him again at bay, finding out he was heart over head and heels for someone multiple times better than me just broke my soul.
I did what I do in any brain tearing, heart flat-lining moment; I put my I-pod on shuffle and let whatever song came along play. After several sad songs it happened to hit on prince and try as hard as I might I could never resist boogying along. Before too long I had my hair down, roller brush in hand, singing along in front of my mirror. There's nothing more sprit lifting. I kept this on constant for the next few days, like a morphine it kept the pain silenced at the back of my mind.
Juliana for the third time this week approached me slightly cautiously with that worried look I had come to know meant she brought bad news. I realise I must have been a bit like a field of landmines, she was very careful where she stepped encase anyone unwittingly stepped on one that was teetering unpredictably on the edge of explosion.
"She's going on your navy camp, and he is going to try and get with her there. I am so sorry Hun."
I cried once more as if this navy camp wasn't going to be enough to deal with. I was happy for him, genuinely. It would be great if they got together they would be perfect but it didn't mean I wouldn't be in tears every time I saw them. I couldn't imagine seeing him with anyone else or even how it would feel and I can tell you now after everything it's not nice.
Two weeks to the beginning of summer break, two weeks till the beginning of navy camp. A couple of weights had been lifted from my shoulders and I was slowly climbing back out of the bottom of the pit I was lodged in. I would no longer have to look after a particularly whiney acquaintance while we were there as she had decided to back out. Saying goodbye to a lot of people wouldn't be too bad I would see most of them again soon; though there were a few people I doubted I would ever meet again, our navy leader was one of them and I would miss the hell out of that crazy guy.
It was just watching him that would hurt, but maybe then after seeing him with her I could move along? That's what I ended up telling myself.
Still following the pattern of my life it didn't exactly work out like I had expected it to. Actually it worked out pretty much opposite to the navy camp I had expected.
Over these two weeks Elliot and I became friends again, as if stuck in a loop I managed to start getting over the want for him or the idea of us. The next part of the story I remember very clearly and hope I will remember it this well for years to come.
It was the last day of school. Tomorrow we would all come back again and Army and Navy would go to their separate camps for one week. We had managed to convince the geography teacher to let us all go out and do some of our coursework on the town. By the time Juliana had found her trusty umbrella she always took everywhere, just in case everybody else had already set off. Juliana and I didn't mind this at all. I can no longer decide if it was fate or Juliana's umbrella that brought about the next event but I'm thankful to the both of them.


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Afterwards, there were drinks in the parlour. I was interested to find the Emperor's son eager to make my acquaintance.
"Hi," he said warmly, having come up to me as soon as we'd entered the room.
"Good afternoon," I replied.
"How does it feel to be wearing a crown?" he asked.
"Most pleasing. I'm glad for the help I can offer to my people as well."
The young man smiled. He was perhaps the same age as the High Prince of Phoenix - which looked to be about seventeen years old - and had a handsome face, with thick brown hair and warm brown eyes.
"That's delightful to hear. Thank goodness we have moved on from the days where members of royalty were power-hungry and my forefathers had to step in."
Damn, why had I not paid attention in my history lessons? I saw why education was so important now: on occasions like this you needed something to talk about with those you didn't know too well.
"Thank goodness the Eagles are there to aid us land-dwellers," I replied, unable to think of a better response.
"Oh dear: I seemed to have unintentionally boasted about my race. Do forgive me."
Oh no, he'd misinterpreted my compliment!
"Oh, you needn't apologise," I said hastily.
At the young man's furrowed brow and my internal frustration at my stupidity, I quickly amended my statement.
"What I mean to say is that you have no need to apologise since you weren't in actual fact boasting."
"Well, I was slightly, he said, sounding sheepish. "Or if not, making Eagles sound like they're better people than anyone else."
"I assure you, you were not..."
"Adam," I repeated, finishing my sentence.
Behind Adam, I saw people queuing up to talk to me.
"Well, it's been a pleasure talking to you, Adam."
"The pleasure is wholly mine, Your Highness."
"Just Selena will suffice."
Adam's eyes widened in something like awe.
"What a beautiful name."
"Thank you," I said, trying not to blush.
Adam was openly staring at me now.
"The punch is said to be delectable," I said, to change the subject and to persuade him to do something other than stand here gawping at me like I was an angel. "You really must try some before you leave."
Adam nodded, blinking and seeming to come back to himself. "I shall. I hope to see you at the Summer Ball my parents are holding, ... Selena."
With that, he walked away, appearing to regain more and more of his composure with every step. I was flattered - no young man had ever shown me that much attention before. I quickly reordered my thoughts in preparation to talk to a sober-looking High Prince of the Land of Boulders (Dragon territory), who I quickly discovered was called Coal. He seemed to want to talk more about my cousin than me, though, (while naturally remaining courteous) and, seeing she wasn't engrossed in conversation, I pointed to where she was standing. He went to talk to her, smiling gratefully at me. His mother was next and then the other Eagles, including the Supreme Ruler who congratulated me on my excellent performance and impressive calm.
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Apple this week has greatly expanded the availability of its Apple ID two-step verification, bringing the feature from 11 countries to 59 countries. Two-step verification for Apple IDs uses either iOS's Find my iPhone application or SMS to provide login verification in addition to a password. The feature first rolled out for both Apple ID and iCloud IDs in early 2013 and it expanded to a few more countries later that year. Here are all the countries that support two-step verification (both the original countries and the new ones):
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Apple is steadily focused on enhancing and innovating the camera system on its hardware, the iPhone in particular, and the tea leaves unsurprisingly suggest we should expect further progress in iPhotography.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark office recently granted Apple a patent entitled 'producing stereoscopic image,' as noted by AppleInsider, which describes a process in which two similar images are intelligently combined to create an artificial sense of depth within the photo.
The camera system on the latest iPhone hardware already supports a number of algorithm-driven features such as HDR (high dynamic range) photography in which an over exposed and under exposed image are matched together to produce a greater dynamic range of lighting.
Just last month, the company was awarded a patent describing a Light Field camera with the ability to refocus images already captured hinting at which photography advancements we should anticipate in future hardware. expand full story
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Debunked: Apple is not acquiring Loewe, Foxconn CEO denies iTV rumors, Digitimes is 'wrong most of the time'
Fool me once(Tim Cook/Valve) shame on AppleInsider.
Fool me twice(Terry Gou), shame on pubs republishing
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Update May 16, 2012: German publication Handelsblatt (via Bloomberg) quoted Chief Executive Officer Oliver Seidl of German TV manufacturer Loewe as saying the company has had "no contact" with Apple regarding an acquisition.
Less than a month after posting a false claim about Apple's CEO Tim Cook visiting the Valve HQ, ole' Danny Dilger claimed this weekend that Apple is moving to acquire a German TV manufacturer called "Loewe." Again, we did not run with the story, because we preferred to mock it instead via Twitter. Not only has that story been debunked, but more allegations about Foxconn's CEO Terry Gou having confirmed an Apple television are now being denied by the company. Oh, and Digitimes' track record…
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Earlier today, Mark Tweeted the amusing new file Apple put in iOS 5.1 beta 2 which includes a lot of silly references to devices that don't exist. This isn't entirely new – Apple had done this to another file in iOS 5.1B1.
As you'd probably expect, it isn't going to stop developers from finding the special sause inside iOS 5.1B2. That doctored file is a high level file which is easily found. Developers which we are in contact with are already digging through the lower level stuff which remains the the feeding grounds for useful information. expand full story


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A fiver year old Jennie huddled agents the cold rocks in her bright yellow raincoat. The rain dripped from her hood on to her pail check, joining with her tears to drip off her chin.
Only meters away the sea crashed and clawed at the rocks, sending salt water into the darkening air. Jennie could hardly move from the cold and fear that trembled though her small body. Something in the back of her Childs mind told her to clime away from the water but her froze fingers couldn't grip the slim covered rocks.
"Daddy! Mommy!" the thin cry was wiped away by the wind and rain. A wave sent spray over the small figure. She gasped with the cold and made herself smaller agents the rocks calling out again. "Daddy! Mommy!" there was no answer. Again and again she cried out for her parents until the waves snatched at her feet. Trembling Jennie tried to force her numb fingers to pull her up the rock bank. Inch by inch she climbed but the sea climbed faster.
Lights swept the night in the distance as Jennie struggled to stay out of the sea's icy grasp. Soon she could hear her name being shouted into the storm.
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The shout was cut off as water knocked Jennie's feet from under her. Desperately she reaches for the rocks but the wash had already dragged her away. Water burned her throat and eyes. One moment she was under the dark surface the next she was being propelled towards the rocks.
The impact forced the water and air out of Jennie's lungs. Something wrapped around her ankle snagged on a rock as she slid back towards the darkness below her. A bright light filled Jennie's vision. She was only half aware as someone screamed her name.
It happened all to fast for her to keep up. Something moved above her, sending rocks tumbling down into the leaping darkness. A Hand griped her arm, pulling her up and out of the water. More rocks fell and a different set of hands snatched her to a warm body.
Jennie eyes flicked, giving her snap shots of scene. Her father face set in grim determination. The shadow of a huge wave. A green face flashing though the water. Black.
Jennie woke suddenly and snatched her hands under the covers. They throbbed with the cold as they had those fourteen years ago. The feeling bought too many painful memories back. She couldn't just lay in the dark and let them wash over her like the waves has that day.
Flicking the bed side light on, Jennie sat up and worked some feeling back into her finger tips. A storm outside tapped at her window. She threw it a regardful look and prayed there where no lost children that night.
Slowly as her hands warmed Jennie picked up a framed photo from her bed side table. She only had two that where kept there. One was herself and Adam on there first date. The other a picture of a family's fishing trip. Jennie smiled at her fiver year old self proudly showing a fish to the camera. Her mum and dad stood in the background looking on just as proudly. It was how the day had begun. By the end of that day there would be one less people in that family.


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My take is progress is going so fast, that our airforces are too busy taking care of strategic targets first before they can engage tactical targets in full. That will change very very soon.
Close Air Support (CAS) is too important to leave to the USAF -- no offense to the blue-suiters. This is why the US Army has so many armed helicopters & gunships.


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ST. LOUIS — Jake Westbrook pitched a five-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals backed him with four home runs Wednesday in routing the Cincinnati Reds 10-0.
Jon Jay, Carlos Beltran and Matt Adams homered in a span of seven at-bats off Homer Bailey as the Cardinals took two of three from the NL Central champions.
Matt Carpenter added a two-run homer on a four-hit day. Adams homered for the second straight game and added an RBI double and a walk.
The Cardinals have dominated the Reds at home the last decade, losing just three of 28 series with two splits.
Westbrook (1-1) threw his fourth career shutout, walking four and striking out three. It was his first shutout since Aug. 9, 2006, against the Angels with Cleveland, and his 15th career complete game. He even contributed an RBI single for St. Louis' final run.
Bailey (1-1) had gone 23 straight shutout innings — including his no-hitter against Pittsburgh last season — before the Cardinals broke open a scoreless game with four runs with two outs in the fifth.
MIAMI — Evan Gattis hit a three-run homer, and Atlanta completed its second consecutive three-game sweep when it beat the reeling Miami Marlins.
Mike Minor (2-0) pitched 5 2/3 innings for the Braves, whose 8-1 record leads the majors. They're off to their best start since 1994, when they began the season 13-1.
SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey drove in three runs while NBA star Kevin Durant cheered him from the stands, Barry Zito pitched another gem, and San Francisco completed a three-game sweep of Colorado.
Staked to a quick lead, Zito (2-0) won his 11th straight decision, dating to last year's postseason. San Francisco earned its 16th consecutive victory in games he has started, the longest such run by a Giants pitcher since 16 in a row by Carl Hubbell for New York in 1936, STATS said.
PHILADELPHIA — Domonic Brown and Chase Utley homered in a five-run first, Kyle Kendrick threw six effective innings, and Philadelphia beat New York.
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The unemployment rate at 7.3 per cent was apparently a surprise to government ministers. True, this was a big leap from around 6.5 per cent a couple of months ago, but I don't see how anyone could miss it coming.
Even here in Taranaki where unemployment figures have been below the national average for a long time, we've seen some job losses from companies like McKechnies, Idea Services (IHC), the hospital kitchen and others. The number of people out of work in our region is higher now than a couple of months ago.
So, the picture is quite clear. Things are getting serious.
The problem with the political system that we look to for some sort of response is that it's either too defensive - "this is not our fault" - or it has no response at all - "this is beyond our control and there's nothing we can do".
We shouldn't accept either answer.
It sounds like a cliche, but the numbers are one thing and the reality behind them is another.
Each of the 170,000 or so out of work is a person, some with families, some on their own, but all of them with their dreams and ambitions.
In the modern world, having the opportunity to earn is basic to having a half decent life and having control over your life.
It's basic to being human that we like to provide for ourselves and make our way in life.
It's also a natural human thing that we like to work with others, to interact with each other and build our social life.
Work meets these needs. Work is economic and social.
The idea that we should tolerate that part of an economic system that systematically throws people out of work, not because of anything they've done but to satisfy bankers and investors who are wealthier and more powerful than those who are dependent on selling their labour and talents, goes against every other human instinct.
Whether we like it or not, work, whatever shape it takes, plays a huge role in our lives.
Which is why keeping people in work should be priority No 1 for any government.
I'm not talking about work schemes like the ones set up as a desperate measure in the 1930s.
Maximising work opportunities for the local population should sit at the heart of the policies the government uses to manage the economy and run the country.
If work was genuinely the priority for government, we would see preference given to investment in productive activities; activities that are not only dependent on hiring labour but which are technology-based and which feed into supply chains.
If work is really the priority, we wouldn't stand by and watch overseas investors buy up our land and become their productive base.
We would probably think twice about how much of our banking system we leave to overseas banks to run.
If encouraging work-generating businesses was the go, we would regulate private equity firms a lot more closely.
We would ask them whether their investment activity is just going to change who owns what is already operating so that money can be sucked offshore, or whether their investment is actually going to add some value and generate employment that would not come about if it wasn't for their investment.
And if encouraging business was the priority so they could demand more labour, we might question the whole debt-money edifice which is keeping interest rates artificially high and squeezing business.
A government concerned about this part of the jobs equation might use its own ability to lend from its own sources of capital to lend at low rates of interest, and really encourage business.
How about loans of small amounts at very low interest rates to encourage start-ups.
There might be some measures that are more practical. Like assisting people who are out of work to relocate to places where there is work.
Whatever the proposal, let's hear more of them.
With the unemployment rate at 7.3 per cent, we should be hearing about different ideas and possibilities every day.
At the moment we hear nothing.
Putting work at the centre of government policy means doing something else.
Treating those out of work with compassion. Sadly, that doesn't seem to be this government's approach to anything.
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Despite worldwide brand name recognition and a global store base, teen-focused retailer Quiksilver (NYSE: ZQK) has had trouble turning its popularity into a stream of growing profits for investors, reporting an 8.7% drop in adjusted operating income in the first six months of FY2014, a performance that has led to weak momentum for its stock price. The company was hurt during the period by a relatively poor sales performance in its Americas segment, which includes the U.S., anecdotally due to the negative effects of a competitive and promotional selling environment, a trend that has also hit the fortunes of competitors, like Tilly's (NASDAQ: TLYS).
On the upside, though, management seems to be on the right path toward creating a more profitable enterprise, having recently embarked on cost savings initiatives that have included reducing its sponsorship/marketing programs and exiting non-core businesses, highlighted by its December 2013 sale of its Mervin snowboard manufacturing unit. So, at its discounted price, is Quiksilver a good bet for investors?
What's the value?
Quiksilver is a major player in the teen retailing sector with a wholesale distribution network of over 100 countries, the byproduct of wide popularity for its trio of action-sports brands, Quiksilver, Roxy, and DC. The company also has a major presence in the retail channel, operating more than 600 stores around the globe, with the majority located in international markets. Quiksilver's significant scale of operations, though, has done little for its profitability lately, as the company has had to support its corporate overhead with a declining annual sales tally, leading to a generally downward trajectory for its adjusted operating profitability.
Case in point was Quiksilver's performance in its latest fiscal year, where it posted a 6.8% top-line decline that was a function of across-the-board sales weakness, led by an 8% decrease for its wholesale segment. While the company's retail segment generated relatively better results, including flat comparable store sales growth, Quiksilver's need to engage in promotions in order to drive overall sales helped lead to an 80 basis point decline in its adjusted operating margin, culminating in a 16.3% drop in operating income. Not surprisingly, Quiksilver's cash flow generation remained at a sub-optimal level during the period, below the level of its spending on capital expenditures, thereby requiring the use of debt financing in order to fund its growth initiatives.
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The question for investors is whether there is a reasonable likelihood of profit growth in the foreseeable future for Quiksilver, which would underpin a higher market valuation for the company. Unfortunately, while management was initially optimistic about better results in FY2014, no doubt emboldened by an increase in adjusted operating income during the company's fiscal first quarter, its optimism faded after poor results in the fiscal second quarter, highlighted by sales declines across all major geographies and a 33% decrease in adjusted operating income. Quiksilver's gross margin improved during the period compared to the prior year period, thanks to slightly positive comparable store sales growth and better pricing in the retail channel, however it continued to be hurt by sizable sales declines in its wholesale segment, down 15% for the period. The net result for Quiksilver was the aforementioned decline in operating income, a trend that led management to push out the date for delivering on its profit improvement plan to FY2017, clearly a negative for prospective investors.
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Of course, Quiksilver is hardly alone in its current business challenges, as its competitors are almost universally exhibiting similar profit pressures. Fellow action sports-oriented retailer Tilly's has had a similarly disappointing financial performance in FY2014, evidenced by a 6.8% decline in comparable store sales in its latest fiscal quarter, a data point that management blamed on weak customer traffic volumes and a competitive pricing environment. Not surprisingly, the company's lower average store productivity was a drag on its operating profitability, down 260 basis points during the period, helping to produce a 71.8% decrease in operating income. More importantly, Tilly's lower operating profitability led to weakened cash flow generation, putting into question whether management could or should continue expanding its store base at the current double-digit rate of expansion.
Even category standout Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) has been revealing some chinks in its armor lately, primarily due to a weak comparable store sales performance at its Urban Outfitters unit, down roughly 10% in its latest fiscal quarter. While Urban Outfitters' Free People apparel brand unit continued to impress during the period, reporting a 21% increase in comparable store sales, the unit's size at approximately 16% of total sales wasn't enough to offset the lower sales tally at the much larger Urban Outfitters unit, which had to engage in promotions in order to move merchandise, helping to propel a 200 basis point decline in the company's overall gross margin. The net result for Urban Outfitters was an 11.9% decline in operating income, a performance that was in line with expectations, but below the double-digit profit growth that the company delivered in the prior year period.
The bottom line
Quiksilver is certainly cheaper than it was at the start of 2014, after losing more than half of its market value. Given management's forecast of a decline in adjusted operating profit for the current fiscal year, though, there seems to be valid justification for the negative price action. Quiksilver certainly has some franchise value, due in part to the staying power of its brands among its target demographic, but it still has significant work to do in order to get its profitability more in line with an industry player like Urban Outfitters that enjoys a double-digit operating margin. As such, prudent investors should take a pass on this teen retailer.
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Goals by Jack King and Wade Elliott meant the points were shared at Ashton Gate.
King's deflected strike after 69 minutes was equalised by Elliott, also seeing his effort re-directed into the corner of the goal to mean a share of the spoils for both sides as the Lilywhites guaranteed at least a place in the Play-Off positions.
Manager Simon Grayson made three changes, with Bailey Wright, Chris Humphrey and Craig Davies replacing Paul Gallagher and Keith Keane who dropped to the bench and Stuart Beavon, who was ill.
The game took a while to get started, but saw both sets of fans rise and give a rousing round of applause in the seventh minute to mark what would have been Sir Tom Finney's 92nd birthday.
The action stepped up a pace ten minutes in with strong PNE claims for a penalty. Lee Holmes seemed to be clearly brought down by Adam El-Abd's tackle from behind, but referee Rob Lewis waved the claims away. This came after a Joe Garner header had been saved, following David Buchanan's excellent cross from the left.
On 21 minutes a Jack King overhead kick started a flurry of PNE pressure and chances; the No.22's opportunity coming after Lee Holmes' left wing free kick was only headed up in the air.
Just after the half hour mark the home side's skipper and leading scorer Sam Baldock dragged a shot across the face of goal and narrowly wide from tight left hand angle.
This was swiftly followed by a PNE break resulting in a free kick that saw former City man Neil Kilkenny have a low shot saved by Fielding away to his left, after Holmes had been brought down on edge of 'D' by El-Abd, who was booked.
A minute later as PNE pressure continued Garner was inches away from adding to his 23 goals for the season, getting his head on Chris Humphrey's cross, the ball flying just wide of the right hand post from 12 yards out.
Eight minutes before the interval yet another cross from Holmes, playing in the No.10 role behind the front two, resulted in another Kilkenny shot. The effort on the penalty spot was blocked, but only saw the ball run out to Garner on edge of the area, whose shot was just over the bar, under pressure from Nyron Nosworthy.
In the 13th minutes of the second period Declan Rudd was forced into action for the first time to deny Karleigh Osbourne after Baldock's corner from the left hand side; an instinctive stop from the on loan keeper low to his left.
But in the 69th minute North End were ahead. It was a fabulous goal. Alan Browne, who had just been brought on, made a surging run to the edge of box and was upended by Wade Elliott – booked for his efforts. The free kick was taken by second substitute Josh Brownhill whose effort went straight into the wall, but was won back by David Buchanan, who gave the ball back to the 18-year-old; his first time cross was chested down by Joe Garner to King on the edge of the box who slashed a powerful drive off Nyron Nosworthy into the top right hand corner.
It was almost two with 16 minutes left as Joe Garner's nod down from a long ball from Bailey Wright into the path of Craig Davies, but his left foot shot flew into the side netting.
But moments later the home side were level. A low cross into the box was not cleared on the edge of the six yard box and it came back out to Wade Elliott who stepped inside and fired a low shot, taking a deflection past Declan Rudd into the bottom left hand corner.
The Robins' final change, Tyrone Barnett, had only been on the pitch for two minutes when he skied a glorious chance to give his side the lead, firing well over the bar from eight yards out with only Declan Rudd to beat.
Three minutes were added on by the officials and North End won a corner in the second minute as Garner's shot was deflected and Chris Humphrey's cross was met by Tom Clarke, but over the bar and the yellows had to settle for a point.
Bristol City line-up
: Fielding; Nosworthy, El-Abd (Cunningham, 46), Osborne; Wagstaff, Elliott, Pack, Williams; Emmanuel-Thomas (Barnett, 82); Paterson (Burns, 72), Baldock. Subs not used: Moore, Moloney, Kelly, Pearson.
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: Rudd, Clarke, King, Wright; Humphrey, Welsh (Brownhill, 67), Kilkenny, Buchanan; Holmes (Browne, 67); C Davies (K Davies, 83), Garner. Subs not used: Stuckmann, Keane, Laird, Gallagher.
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(CNN)Upon hearing I would have to climb 1,015 steps to reach the summit of Japan's Yamadera Risshakuji Temple, my immediate reaction was admittedly pathetic.
I inspected the temple complex's on-site map closer, trying to locate the entrance to the funicular.
A futile exercise. There was no funicular. Yamadera Risshakuji Temple, located on Mount Hoju-san in Japan's Yamagata prefecture, isn't about shortcuts.
And thankfully so.
I would have missed out on one of the most rewarding experiences of my entire Japan journey.
Though its official name is Risshakuji, locals refer to it simply as Yamadera -- which means "mountain temple."
The temple complex, founded in AD 860 to oversee the northern Tohoku region's Tendai Buddhism sect, is actually made up of more than a dozen various sites of religious importance, such as shrines, gates and monuments.
That includes the Konpon-chudo Hall, which is said to house a Buddhist flame that's been burning continuously for more than 1,000 years.
The Hiho-kan (treasure hall), built in 1144, is where Yamadera's most precious Buddhist artifacts are held.
Tackling the 1,015 steps
Climbing the 1,015-step staircase that winds its way up Mount Hoju-san to the temple's main hall -- Okunoin -- is intended to be a meditative experience.
Someone obviously didn't tell that to the half a dozen or so packs of middle school students I encountered on the trail during my visit.
Many cried out in exaggerated agony as they gripped the staircase railing, while the athletes of the group charged ahead, stoically looking forward as they took the stairs two at a time.
But this was not a race to the top. Camaraderie was on full display. Descending hikers offered nods of encouragement to those of us making the ascent, many saying "konnichiwa" as they passed.
Sympathetic gazes were cast upon a sweat-drenched father making the climb while carrying his toddler daughter, who sat in a carrier on his back.
Fortunately, stopping is encouraged.
Whether it's a stone sculpture in front of a cliff wall that's embedded with thousands of one-yen coins or a burst of fiery red leaves hanging just perfectly over a shrine, there are plenty of plausible excuses to pause and catch your breath.
And when you finally do reach the summit, the payoff is instant. Interestingly it's not the Okunoin main hall that's the biggest draw.
Before you even reach Okunoin you'll pass what are likely the two most photographed buildings at Yamadera: Kaisando Hall and the small red Nokyodo building, which tower over the valley below.
A nearby path takes visitors to the wooden observation platform, Godaido, which gives incredible views of the surrounding Yamagata countryside.
Getting there
Yamadera Station is about a 40-minute train ride from Tohoku's biggest city, Sendai, in neighboring Miyagi prefecture.
For those traveling from Tokyo, the Shinkansen train from Tokyo Station to Yamagata Station takes just over 2.5 hours. Yamadera Station is a 20-minute train ride from there.
The temple's entrance is about a 10-minute walk from the station. Multiple signs direct the way.
It's worth spending some time in Yamadera town before hopping back on the train. The main street is lined with noodle restaurants serving the local specialty, dashi soba, and souvenir shops.