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There sits, like a petulant little garden gnome, an odd tree on top the hill at the end of the town. And I do mean that literally - the place where the town simply stops. Streets that go nowhere and shiver out into crumbling, un-set gravel. Signs that point toward nothing. Shops that, if you circle around to their backs facing the hill, are merely blank.
Just a gradual upward gradient, and then the tree.
No one really goes up there.
No one really thinks about it.
I didn't think about it either, really. It was the end of the town, and the end of the town was something that provided exactly what it showed - nothing but a gnarled, ugly little tree. It wasn't like I was ignorant about the rest of the world - like our town existed like its own little mechanism, apart and stranded, with age-old traditions and ridiculous beliefs. This wasn't The Village with the red-caped girl who couldn't see and the town's elders dressing up to keep everyone afraid and stagnant. I just didn't think about it.
I didn't wonder what was beyond the hill and its tree. I didn't think about what it would be like to follow one of the roads-going-nowhere and then, pausing on top of the loose gravel already disappearing, look out and up and think There must be something else. Didn't edge out into the grass, suck in a breath, and start running.
For years and years, I never gave it thought. It passed through my vision, a solitary landmark, and then drifted out. For years, I didn't ask why no one went up there. For years, no one talked about it.
And then, one day, someone just did.
It was the new girl, a week before I turned sixteen. She'd shown up in the dead of the night and her family unpacked without anyone ever hearing. By the morning, it was like she'd been there all her life. I saw her for the first time sitting on the verge, reading a book. I almost walked straight past her on my way to the nearest café before I realized I'd never, in my life, seen her before. Which was a big deal in such a little town in the middle of Spring.
So I did stop.
I stopped to ask her her name. To wonder who in the hell she was.
"Anna Perkhov," she'd said, lifting her face from the pages of the book spread on her knees. I'll never forget it, either, that little movement that cemented her into my head like tattoos around the circumference of my skull. Because when her eyes met mine, I felt a little jolt - something like my nervous system jumping - and couldn't help but smile.
She was wild. She was exciting.
It showed, too, when I saw her face. Bright eyes, pink cheeks - like she'd just experienced some fierce and uninhibited thing. She almost looked windswept, but as time went on, it was just how she looked. Like she was always experiencing that fierce and uninhibited thing. It was contagious.
She and I were friends, I realized, before she'd even finished telling me her name. And I don't know if it was because I was the only one who saw her - really saw her there on the verge - and stopped because I knew she didn't belong. Or if it was just because, the moment I saw her, that little hollow inside me that was still untouched by the monotony of my little town, burst open wide and made me just as wild as she.
She was the one who thought about the tree more than any tree had ever been thought about. I often found her after school, staring up at the hill. I wanted to say she had an obsession, but most of the time I just stared at it with her. I was shaken - I know she thought of something different when she looked at it, but me -
I could only wonder how I'd never thought about it before.
It rattled me in some way that was as unforgiving as the way that tree bent and curled. It haunted me at night, and she brought it with her during the day, always smelling of grass and wind and soil. Sometimes, I think I saw her fingernails gilded with the dirt. But I didn't like to wonder where it came from. I told myself she'd only been digging in her garden.
Because I didn't want to think about her standing on top of that hill next to that tree. Something about that made me cringe. Made me afraid.
But I suppose it was always inevitable after her appearance that we would, in our mutual fascination, visit it together.
That day was as harrowing as it was enthralling.


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Burlington - At Echo Lake Foods, the backhoe slowly plows through the twisted and mangled metal, scooping up the remains of the burned-out processing plant leveled in an eight-alarm fire Jan. 30.
At the site of the devastating fire that cost 300 employees their jobs, the work of clearing the debris will continue for about another two months, said Jerry Warntjes, the plant's general manager.
"We're going to rebuild in some shape and some form, but the extent of it is based on the economic incentives from state and local government," he said.
"It took us 75 years to get to the size we are now. We can build with our own resources, which will be at a much smaller and slower pace, but government officials have offered assistance," he said, referring to low-interest loans, tax credits and other incentives that could be offered. "We will see what resources are available and that will determine how fast we can go," he said.
The company's insurance will cover some losses at the egg processing plant, but that's also yet to be determined, he said.
Burlington Mayor Robert Miller said city officials have met with the company and the city is researching what kind of assistance might be available for the fourth-largest employer in town.
"There's a whole lot on the table and no definitive solution on the horizon as yet," he said. "It's too soon to say what will happen."
The Racine County Economic Development Corp. is also involved, but Deputy Director Jenny Trick would say only that "at the request of the company, all information will come from the company directly."
Although damage estimates have not been completed, Warntjes gave a ballpark estimate of more than $30 million.
While the cause remains under investigation, Fire Chief Richard Lodle said there's "no evidence of negligence on anyone's part," and arson and criminal negligence have been ruled out.
Echo Lake had recent safety complaints before the fire. Only a week earlier, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration received a safety complaint involving hazardous chemicals, records show, and in November the agency had a complaint about worker safety. Scott Allen, an OSHA spokesman, said he couldn't give details about the cases because they're still open. Employees can file workplace safety complaints with OSHA without having their identities revealed to employers.
Echo Lake's plant in Owensboro, Ky., had a "serious" OSHA safety violation regarding its power transmission belts in 2005 and was fined $1,375.
The Burlington Fire Department has cited Echo Lake with violations in two inspections in the past five years. At a 2011 inspection, records show, a heat lamp had to be removed from a flammable storage unit that wasn't properly ventilated, and some electrical outlets needed covers.
Away from the plant, the 300 who worked at Echo Lake Foods are trying to figure out what to do next and how to rebuild their own livelihoods.
Although Love Inc., a charity and food pantry, and others have rallied to try to help the families with food and other immediate needs, there are issues of rent, utilities, bills and what comes next for the largely unskilled workers, most of whom are Latino, in this city of 10,000.
Some of the workers are helping the cleanup at the site, Warntjes said. Others have been shifted to the company's other plant in Yorkville, he said.
Letters have been sent to workers saying they are on indefinite layoff, and Warntjes said he advises workers to look for other jobs.
Job fair helps
A job fair at Veterans Terrace last week, designed primarily for Echo Lake Foods workers, drew more than 40 employers from throughout the area, including Milwaukee and Illinois.
Maria Martinez and her friend Elia Penaloza of Elkhorn arrived early to try to figure out how to find new jobs. The two said they both worked at the plant for six months and just received their pay for the last week of work.
"I came to find out what's available," said Maria Martinez, who doesn't speak or read English and stared rather blankly at the sheets of companies and jobs available. She said she needs something in the area because transportation is a problem.
An interpreter soon came to assist the women and helped them go from table to table to get applications and learn about possible jobs and openings.
Octavia Martinez, 42, wants a full-time job. Her daughter, Betsy Estrada, 17, came to try to find a part-time job and to interpret for her mom.
Octavia Martinez worked at the plant for 10 years. Her husband also works there and is now helping clean up the site.
The mother of four children, Octavia Martinez said she would like something with flexible hours so she could spend more time with her family. "It's pretty difficult right now, because I don't speak English and there's a lot of fear about the future," she said.
Other family members - uncles, aunts and cousins - also worked at the plant, "so it's pretty tough," she said.
The fire has also started to affect others in the area.
At the Burrito Loco, a Mexican restaurant in downtown Burlington, owner and cook Juana Garcia figures her business has fallen off about 30% since the fire Jan. 30.
Located about five minutes from Echo Lake Foods, the restaurant did a brisk lunch business because it's so close to the plant.
"Business was good before the fire," she said.
She worked at Echo Lake Foods for six years and feels for her friends.
"It was hard work - 12 hours a day," she said. But she saved money in a 401K and then used that to open her business 17 months ago.
"I wanted to get ahead and to have something of my own," she said, adding she still works 12 hours day, but now it's for her own business.
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April 10 (Reuters) - Shaw Communications Inc's profit rose 22 percent in the second quarter, helped by a gain from the sale of some media assets to Corus Entertainment Inc .
The cable TV operator said net income rose to C$222 million ($203 million), or 46 Canadian cents per share, from C$182 million, or 38 Canadian cents per share, a year earlier.
Analysts had on average expected Shaw to earn 41 Canadian cents a share on revenue of C$1.3 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Shaw gained C$49 million from the sale of its 50 percent interest in two French-language channels, Historia and Series+, to Corus earlier this year.
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Matt, Mello and Seul returned to the closet half an hour later, and listened at the door.
"Think they're gonna let us out any time soon?" Neko sighed.
"They'll have to. I hope, at least." There came the ever-calm voice of Near.
"I guess it could be worse. It could be freezing cold. And I could be hugging you."
"It is freezing cold."
"Good point, can I have a hug now?" There was shuffling, and a little giggle from inside the closet. Seul made an 'Aww' face at the other two, who made 'Eww' faces back. She rolled her eyes, before yanking the closet door open. The two inside scrambled apart, but not fast enough to avoid Matt from taking a picture. The three looked at the photo.
It was Near, with one arm around Neko. She was leaning against his shoulder, with her hand across her lap. It looked like near had been just about to hold it. The two were now blushing heavily. Seul pulled the two to their feet, and the shuffled out of the closet.
"I think it's cute." Seul smiled. Near gave her a secret smile.
"Well I think it's weird. Does Near love Neko? (8)Near's got a crush on Neko! Near's got a crush on Nekoooooooooooo!!!(8)" Mello sang, running off. Matt passed the console with the picture on to Seul, giving a subtle nod to Near and Neko, before running after Mello.
"Just ignore him, you two. He's Mello, for God's sake." Seul smiled at them.
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We had just finished our meal, when Connor burst through the dining hall doors, and with a deafening clatter, they hit against the scarlet walls.
I knew instantly something was wrong, you'd have to be totally emotionless not to. His face was contorted in pain and anger, and blood ran down his arm, in slow, spiraling movements, caressing his bare wrist, and dropping like tears onto the floor below. I gasped as I saw the vile source of the flow, a deep slit across the side of his neck, fleshy and issuing copious amounts of blood.
Darragh had jumped up immediately, to meet his brother, and protect him if necessary, from the lusting young vampires still seated around the table, their eyes burning with that wild desire.
Still seated in surprise, I stood up and blurred towards them, Darragh trying to calm the shaking, silent Connor, or extract a word from his trembling lips.
"What's happened? C'mon, tell me... Connor!" Darragh continued to plead, his voice frightened.
"They... Killed her," He let out in a rasping sob, falling to the slate floor in despair, his head on his knees, his body shaking violently, as sobs racked his vulnerable body.
I dropped to my knees beside him, tears in my eyes, my whole body motionless with panic. "C-connor, w-who?" I asked anxiously, disbelief running through my veins.
He only sobbed harder, moaning in anguish, my heart wrenching at the sound of his destroying pain.
I held him gently, my eyes searching for Darragh, who was standing, in shock, above us.
I stared at him with intensity, hoping my eyes would penetrate him. His eyes shot down towards mine to look at me, and I questioned him silently, my whole being terrified at the words I thought he would utter.
"Michelle," He murmured softly, his eyes scrunched in pain.
Not Michelle, no... She can't be... No!
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|Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
|In office
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|2nd Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
|In office
December 7, 1871 – December 21, 1871
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Prescott, Upper Canada
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Sir Richard William Scott, PC, KC (February 24, 1825 – April 23, 1913) was a Canadian politician and cabinet minister.[1]
He was born in Prescott, Ontario in 1825, a descendant of a family from County Clare. A lawyer by training, Scott was admitted to the bar in 1848 and established a practice in Bytown (now Ottawa). He became a member of municipal council in 1851, was mayor of Bytown in 1852, and held a seat in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1857 until 1863. With Canadian Confederation, Scott won a seat in the Ontario legislature as a Liberal representing Ottawa from 1867 to 1871. He was Speaker of the legislature briefly in December 1871 before being appointed to the provincial cabinet as Commissioner of Crown Lands. Scott played a leading role in passing legislation ensuring the rights of separate schools in Ontario.
In November 1873, he left provincial politics when he was appointed minister without portfolio by Alexander Mackenzie in the federal Cabinet. Mackenzie had become prime minister after Sir John A. Macdonald's government had been forced to resign due to the Pacific Scandal. Scott was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Mackenzie in January 1874, and became Secretary of State for Canada and Leader of the Government in the Senate. A supporter of temperance, he drafted the "Scott Act" which allowed any county or municipality in Canada to prohibit the retail sale of liquor by majority vote. With the defeat of the Liberal government in the 1878 election, Scott became Leader of the Opposition in the Senate until the return of the Liberals to government under Wilfrid Laurier. Scott resumed his old Cabinet position of Secretary of State. Scott retired from the cabinet in 1908, but remained in the Senate until his death in 1913.
Richard William Scott married at Philadelphia, Pa., November 8, 1853, Mary Heron, daughter of John Heron and Frances, his wife. She was born and educated in Dublin, Ireland. The couple had two sons William L. Scott, Local Master in Chancery, and D Arcy Scott, Barrister, Ottawa and four daughters. Before her marriage, Mrs. Scott was a professional singer who toured in Canada and the United States as a member of "The Heron sisters." The couple lived at 274 Daly Avenue, Ottawa. She served on the Executive Committee of the National Council of Women, and as a Vice-President of the Local Council.[2]
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Recently at the annual American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco, a number of climate researchers and communications specialists sounded off about the problems involved in conveying climate science information to the public. Naomi Oreskes, the Harvard science historian, noted one of the many challenges: There's a huge gap between how grave the climate issue actually is, and how clinical and detached climate scientists seem to sound when they discuss it.
"Our tone doesn't match our words," Oreskes said. As a result, climate communications often lack emotional authenticity.
But not every scientist fails to communicate effectively (or, seems to emulate Spock when doing so). And now one climate expert, Gregory C. Johnson, has done something truly innovative when it comes to sharing global warming information in an understandable, and even moving, way.
Sightline.org has published 19 illustrated haiku by Johnson (see one example above) that attempt to distill the message of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's recent Summary for Policymakers. The "SPM," as it's known, is a highly technical and difficult document; Johnson, as a lead author, understands it far better than most mortals. However, he has replaced its wonkery with a series of brief poems, each accompanied by a watercolor illustration.
The haiku are given simple titles that reflect parts of the report: "History, Water," "Models," "Change Drivers." Many of the haiku are, of course, about what will come: "The Future." Like this one:
You can see the entire set of Johnson's haiku on the Sightline Institute's blog. In light of the snafus and misinformation attending the rollout of the IPCC's Summary for Policymakers in September, as well as the long history of IPCC communications problems, they're quite a welcome change. To Dr. Johnson, then, we offer a haiku of our own:
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London-based Knight Frank has said it is "ramping up its residential presence in Australia" after buying a local agency.
The commercial giant, which has 370 offices around the world, has acquired Melbourne-based Look Property Group.
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\"Hi there! I'm Sapphire Jewel Snape, and I have just arrived at Hogwarts. When I got my letter was so excited, all though I was expecting it. I wanted to tell you all about my Hogwartian adventures-- but first let me tell you about myself. I am, of course, entering my first year. I heard Harry Potter was too! Anyway- I have red hair and sapphire blue eyes. I don't look very much like my father- Severus Snape- so I guess I look a lot like my mother. Not that I know who she is. She died when I was young, and anyway, my dad found me on his doorstep. But he assured me my mom was a great person... but I guess I'll never know, right?\"
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\"Top of the morning! My name is Mariella Inkette Williams. Pureblood, sure no one else has told you their blood status! Ha! Not that I care, I'm a Ravenclaw! Going into fifth year with a dashing boy named Oliver Wood. You know, though, I'll tell you the above people's blood statuses! That Snape girl is a half-blood, the Malfoy is a Pureblood, and that Kalista is a Muggle-born! I heard she's the only witch in her family, ha! Anyway... not that I care... My hair is brown and my eyes are brown. Maybe I'll run into you in the corridors? Bye-bye, then!\"
\"Lolli Kamamille Lovegood, at your service! Going into my fourth year, I am, yes! I'm Luna Lovegood's elder sister. I look a lot like her, hm? Anyway, I'll just be... looking at Nargles...\"
\"Well I hope you have a good overview of us now! You'll be learning more as the adventure of Hogwarts unfolds... this is Sapphire Snape, over and out!\"
\"And Rochelle Malfoy! See you soon!\" :D
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So who is it being told to?? It sounds a bit like a radio braodcast :) haha, liking it so far though, keep up the good work! Absolutely adoring Lolli Lovegood (Luna Lovegood is a LEGEND!!) :P haha, kmu pleaassee ~xoxo
Thank you, and the intro I just had everyone introducing themselves like "Hello, I'm Bob." but it got all messed up, which really bothered me. hopefully the next chapter I can get it to look right.
Lol...this is nice :) KMU please :)
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Wish you absolutely great Thanksgiving,my dearest Marsha:-)*
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You beautiful choice of photos made me smile this morning - a real feel good factor post :-)
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Am in love with all these images. Emma is looking so grown up and sultry in the first pic (? that is her)
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Here in the UK we are having glorious weather and a long Autumn.....here's hoping that we get away with a mild winter....as much as I love the snow, it causes so much disruption over here.
Hope you are well Marsha and I'm looking forward to hearing what our subject will be for December's 'By Invitation'. XXXX
Marsha your eye for pretty tops no other. You are always a breath of fresh air my dear. Wishing you a very happy Thanksgiving celebration. You'll be basking in the sun, & I'll be holding an umbrella.ReplyDelete
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Sniffing, Lazarus rolled onto his back, staring up into the darkness. He had no idea how long he had been down there. With a shudder, he picked himself up and carefully made his way out of the cellar. He was pretty sure that at some point, the memories had become a dream. He wondered just how long he had slept. Hardly matters anyway. Traipsing up the stairs, he turned and wondered where Melissa had chosen to sleep. It wasn't hard to find her. She had fallen asleep in the study. Lazarus quietly made his way across the room, watching her sleep for a while. The sun had only just begun to set, blazing its path down beyond the horizon. Quietly, Melissa stirred, feeling Lazarus' gaze upon her.
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'This house is horrible, the memories are horrible. After my last transformation this month, we're moving on. I can hardly handle having to be here for two nights.' He dropped his gaze to the floor, despising how weak he sounded.
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'Could you go get me some vodka... before the moon comes out? Please?' he asked, his eyes pleading with her quietly. Melissa sighed and nodded, picking herself up off the floor. She walked away, not looking back at Lazarus. She wasn't gone long.
Sweeping into the room, Melissa handed him a large bottle of vodka and grimaced. 'Enjoy,' she muttered bitterly. Lazarus muttered an ashamed 'thank you' but Melissa didn't seem to hear him.
'Could you... could you sit by the basement door and make sure I don't get out, please?' he asked quietly, unscrewing the cap from the bottle.
'Sure,' she sighed softly as Lazarus began to drink. She pulled at his hand and told him to go down to the basement before he was too drunk to get down the stairs. Pausing he nodded and rose, leading her to the dank cellar.
'Thank you,' he whispered, hugging her quickly, before shutting the basement door behind him. Lazarus walked on unsteady feet to the room at the back again, sitting himself on the floor with his bottle. He had the presence of mind to preserve the only clothes he had left, stripping his jeans off and throwing them into a corner. Taking a deep breath, he gulped down the liquid, half hating it, half relishing the sensation as he slipped into a paralytic state, half asleep on the floor.
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As she sat, her mind wandered away from Lazarus's shuffling in the cellar. She and her mother had once lived in a manor house much like this, with her two sisters. She had never cared for them much, though. They had always been unfriendly, taunting her, calling her names. To them, she was useless. She couldn't sew, and she had never been especially good at socialising. Most of her time was spent reading, hidden away in the library – alone. The only reason anyone had ever liked her was for her looks. They hadn't loved her.
Now, though, she had Lazarus. However, something had irked him, she could tell. She had only spent an hour or so awake in this house and already she hated it. It was cold, lifeless. Decayed. And it was tearing at Lazarus. It had managed to undo all her work in a matter of seconds. She had done his best to change him, but there he was, drunk senseless, fumbling around in the dark in the shape of a wolf. Lazarus loved her, she was sure, but the question that plagued her as she sat there, listening to him, was just how much did he love her, how strong was the love? Would it endure their stay here? Beyond it?
She pulled her knees to her chest and encircled them with her pale arms with a doubtful sigh. 'Lazarus...' she murmured quietly to her knees as she rested her head on them. She hardly noticed as Lazarus fell silent. When she did realise that there was no sound on the other side of the door, she hesitantly rose, putting an ear to the thick wood. She could hear his breaths, slow and heavy. Asleep, she thought, shaking her head slightly. She waited a few more hours before actually entering the basement. He was spread eagled on the floor, snoring softly. She blushed as she looked at his vulnerably naked form shivering slightly in the cold on the floor.
Finding his jeans discarded on the floor a couple of metres away from his body, she picked them up, shaking the dirt off them before doing her best to pull them back on his limp form, wishing she had a blanket or something to keep him warm.


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