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A tiger wandered across the scene. Alyssa petted it. Rose was so glad that Alyssa was good with animals otherwise she would have screamed and ran. After a while, a boy that Molly would call a 'chav' came into the picture. Rose, however, didn't believe in words like that. She thought it wasn't very nice to give a name t a certain group of people just because of what they were like. The boy started smoking. Rose looked down at the still-smoking cigarette ends in disgust. She hated people smoking. And she hated litter. Putting them both together just made it worse. And to top all that off, Alyssa seemed to know the boy.
"Stephen?" she breathed. The boy grinned and nodded.
"Who else? What is this place? Are these the twins you were on about?" he said. Rose stepped forwards.
"Hello, I'm Rose, and that's my sister Molly" she said, holding out her hand. Stephen shook it.
"Nice to meet you Rose" he breathed in her face. Rose tried not to cough but failed. She was breathing in the smoke. She looked over at Molly who didn't look too happy about this boy either. The boy and Alyssa sat down and started talking. Rose started walking over to Molly but when she was halfway there she suddenly couldn't move any more. She tried and tried but she just could not move at all. The only thing she could move were her eyes. She moved them forwards so that she was looking out of the picture. The woman was there again, staring in. She gasped when Rose's eyes moved.


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snowy mountains, all receding into a misty haze... It was one of those
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The figure was distorted and discolored through the stained glass of the infirmary window, but to Seoc it was unmistakable. That long, slender body, with its eager, trotting step, like a bloodhound on a scent—yes, he knew that figure well. Smiling slightly, he followed Seymour's progress on the grounds below with his eyes, no longer listening to whatever Mialina was saying.
Seoc had not thought that he would have been able to fall in love again, not after what had happened the last time. Yet here he was—the mere recognition of Seymour's silhouette enough to lighten his heart. What his father would say, if he only knew…not only was Seoc once again transgressing the moral code by consorting with another of the same gender, but of a different species. And a lesser species, at that. It was fine to love an elf, or even a goblin under the right circumstances, but an Aechyed—that was just not done.
Take that, Tormod, you bastard, Seoc thought to himself, feeling a grin tug at the corners of his mouth.
"Seoc, you list'then to me?"
He continued to smile through the stained-glass window, unwilling to take his eyes from the figure on the dark grounds below, who now seemed to be picking his way through the children's cemetery. "No, Auntie Mia," he replied. "I'm no' listenin'. Sorry."
Seymour's shape bent to pick something up off of the ground. When he stood upright once more, his posture was rapt and rigid. Was this a detective at work? But what could be found in the little cemetery? Surely all clues there would be six feet deep.
Could Kirsti have anything to do with this? He had been told that his cousin had died in an accident, but no one had ever given him any details. Perhaps there had been more to it than that.
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Pluto Press would like to congratulate Munther Fahmi, renowned bookseller at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem, who has just won his long battle with the Israeli authorities to reinstate his right of residency in the city. He sends this statement:
Dear Friends,
The Government of Israel has accepted the Israeli Supreme Court recommendation that my residency be reinstated. I have been granted 2 years' residence on the basis of a Jerusalem Identity Card, and pending good behavior, shall receive permanent residence thereafter.
I am deeply indebted to all of you and extremely grateful for your kind support during this year of particular uncertainty. There is still much work to be done for resolution in line with international law for the 130,000+ Palestinians whose residency has been revoked by the Government of Israel.
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We wish Munther and his bookshop many more successful years. As he points out, his is just one case amongst many thousands where Palestinians are facing threats to their residency rights. For an informed and accessible primer on the problems facing Palestinians in Israel we recommend Ben White's Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy.
A further worrying development is a new law which will curtail the freedom of Israeli citizens to openly support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign. You can watch a video of Israeli journalist Joseph Dana discussing the new law with Frank Barat, co-editor of Corporate Complicity in Israel's Occupation, here:
Palestinians in Israel
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Argues that Israel's insistence on declaring itself a Jewish state leads to discrimination, segregation and a guarantee of continued conflict.
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"Essential reading to understand why there can never be peace unless Palestinian citizens of Israel are granted full equality, something they are systematically denied by Israel's aggressive, and increasingly unrestrained Zionist ethnocracy." – Ali Abunimah, Co-founder of Electronic Intifada, author of One Country
Corporate Complicity in Israel's Occupation
Evidence from the London Session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine
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"As we prepare for the South African session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine, this book is an important, practical tool in the non-violent struggle against apartheid in the Holy Land." – Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
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By 1921, V.I. Lenin's communist policies had left Russia in ruins. On the defensive, he introduced a new economic plan. And in place of his propaganda of force, propaganda became all about taking over the culture.
Presenting his New Economic Policy (NEP) at the 10th Communist Party congress in 1921 in the aftermath of Russia's civil war, Lenin drew much praise in the West for his supposed pragmatism and flexibility after the famine that he created had killed 6 million people.
But the retreat was nothing more than a tactic to ensure the Soviet regime's continued grip on power. Ever so lightly, the NEP lifted the boot of socialism from the necks of Russia's peasants by replacing the looting, expropriations, summary executions and abolition of private property of Lenin's "war communism" with a massive tax on "the rich" — meaning any peasant who could grow more than he could eat.
As unattractive as that sounds, Russia's economic recovery was not just strong but nearly instantaneous, as it is whenever the people get so much as a whiff of free markets.
At the same time, however, Lenin shifted focus to the cultural front. Nearly all his writings from 1917 on, according to historian Peter Kenez, were cultural, but the effort intensified as force eased.
Redefining Religion
Whatever policy was in effect, what Lenin really wanted was a new Soviet Man, completely transformed, free of all Russia's supposed backwardness and shaped and directed by the state's leaders at the top.
With force diminished as a tool, only propaganda could get such a job done — through educational instruction "in the faith" that resembled the original 17th century meaning. But the religion now was communist.
According to Peter Kenez's "The Birth of the Propaganda State," the Bolsheviks didn't see any difference between education and propaganda. To be educated in their eyes was to absorb the tenets of Marxism-Leninism — from the primacy of materialism, the depredation of capital and the inevitability of class struggle.
It also required acceptance of the supremacy of the state and the leadership of the communist party.
Lenin believed the peasants were "backward" because they relied on their Russian Orthodox faith and were capable of believing "fairy tales." After destroying the churches, he used new kinds of technology to change their thinking.
To adequately "educate" Russia's sprawling population, Lenin's Bolsheviks made the first widespread use of radio and motion pictures for the purpose of propagandizing. Peasants, who had never seen films, were enthralled.
At certain points in their campaign, the Soviets would send out propaganda trains on Russia's far-flung railroad system to set up film screenings in boxcars.
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"This weapon, which cries out to be used," wrote Leon Trotsky, "is the best instrument for propaganda — technical, educational and industrial propaganda, propaganda against alcohol, propaganda for sanitation, any kind of propaganda you please, a propaganda that is accessible to everyone . . ."
The 1926 film "Mother," based on a book by Maxim Gorky, was about an old person who had to learn from the young — a line in keeping with the effort to create a new Soviet man.
Radio also worked well in promoting centralized state philosophy to a widely scattered populace that was 83% illiterate. Information on weekly food rations would be broadcast to draw peasants to the village centers where propaganda could be drummed in.
The Soviets never abandoned the written word, however. Publishing houses were set up and "literacy campaigns" undertaken.
A network of newspapers that Kenez equated to the body's circulatory system was "decisively important" in the establishment and functioning of the Soviet regime.
By dominating all the media, the Soviets ensured their word became the only "truth" anyone ever heard.
The Soviets also began aiming their propaganda at certain demographic groups, including children, women and soldiers. It was around this time that organizations such as the Komsomol, catering to young people aged 14 to 26, took off. It offered indoctrination in exchange for rewards such as days off and special privileges open only to members.
The net impact of these campaigns was spotty at best, because Russians generally didn't like the propaganda. But the onslaught set the stage for mass mobilizations that would begin in the Stalin era.
Next: In Propaganda, How Lenin Went After The Women And Children. The first six installments of this series can be found atInvestors.com.


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8 recipes by かえ葉
- Adzuki & Sesame Seed Japanese Style Cake in the Rice CookerThis is the third cake I've made using a food processor and a rice cooker and has a slightly Japanese taste. I matched sweet adzuki beans with a sesame seed scented sponge for a delicious cake.Eggs (medium), Sugar, Vegetable oil, Nerigoma sesame paste (white), Cake flour, Baking powder, Toasted sesame seeds (black)
- Stir-Fried Ong Choy (Chinese Water Spinach) with Leftover Chicken SkinPlease don't throw away the chicken skin which you removed when you were cooking a chicken dish! Wrap it with plastic wrap and keep it in the freezer until you use it. You can turn it into a stir-fry!Ong choy (Chinese water spinach), Shiitake mushrooms, Garlic, Chicken skin, Salt, Pepper, Oyster sauce
- An Inexpensive Feast Made with Chicken Breast Deep-Fried Chicken with MayonnaiseIt's not ebi-mayo (deep-fried shrimp in mayonnaise) but tori-mayo (deep-dried chicken in mayonnaise) instead. Use this recipe to make inexpensive chicken breast into a gorgeous and delicious feast ...Chicken breast, Sake, Salt, Pepper, Vegetable oil (for deep frying), Mayonnaise, Ketchup
- Butter-Free Rice Cooker Chocolate CakeThis is the second in a series of my food processor & rice cooker cake recipes, and it's a chocolate cake! It's super easy and made with simple ingredients, but it's so moist and fluffy.Chocolate bars, Vegetable oil, Eggs, Plain yogurt, Sugar, Cake flour, Cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- Butter-free Sweet Potato and Sesame SconeA crispy, flaky scone with an airy aroma of sweet potatoes. The taste of autumn. The addition of savory sesame makes this recipe both delicious and healthy. A great choice for breakfast too.Sweet potato, Cake flour, Bread flour, Baking powder, Sugar, White sesame seeds, Olive oil (or vegetable oil)
- Save Time with a Food Processor and Rice-Cooker! Butter-Free Sweet Potato CakeEven though this recipe is super easy, by using a food processor and rice cooker, it's fluffy and delicious. The mild flavor of sweet potatoes makes it a perfect snack for children.Sweet potatoes, skinned, Eggs, Sugar, Olive oil (or vegetable oil), Cake flour, Baking powder
- Use Up Your Ripe Bananas Butter-free Banana SconesTry these easy and nutritious scones when you have overripe bananas. They're egg- and dairy-free! Great for a snack or light meal for kids.Ripe bananas, Cake flour, Bread flour, Baking powder, Sugar, Olive oil (or vegetable oil)
- Salmon Chanchan-yaki (Salmon with Sweet Miso Sauce) Microwave CookingUse a silicone steamer to make salmon chanchan-yaki easily in the microwave. The miso, butter and sesame sauce mixes with the salmon and vegetables for a healthy and delicious dish.Fresh salmon filets, Cabbage, Carrot, Japanese leek, (or onion), Shimeji mushrooms, Garlic


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33.3: Inseparable
Wyatt chuckled, "That whole Guardian training looked like it payed off, huh?"
"Both of you need to leave right now."
"What!? After you finally came back home!?"
"If you don't leave now, there won't be a home to come back to! Solana's somewhere in eastern Old Tenebris. Find her, and she'll keep you two safe."
Wyatt grabbed my shoulder, "Are you even going to tell me what's going on?"
"I will, just...not now. When everyone is safe, then I can tell you." My gaze fell upon Celeste, who was watching with a devilish smirk. "You have to trust me on this one."
"No! I'm not leaving you here with her!"
I let out a sigh, making sure to keep an eye on Celeste. Wyatt was known to be stubborn, maybe even more than I was. Nonetheless, he and I rarely argued or fought. We were always on the same wavelength when it came to making decisions. But if we ever needed to be separated, he was the first one to express dissent.
"Wyatt, please. I promise I'll come find you when everyone in Old Tenebris has been evacuated."
"You can't take her on your own, Elijah. From what I've seen, her Essence is much more powerful than yours!"
"If that's your logic, you'll snap like a twig!"
"I can help you—!"
"Wyatt, that's enough."
Mrs. Sands shot him a glare that was both stern and wrapped in melancholy. That look was burned into my skull when I saw it a decade ago. It was the same caring, understanding gaze she gave me when I first moved into her home.
"Grandma, what about Elijah?"
"There's nothing you can do. This is Elijah's fight. He is a Guardian, not you. I'm not going to let you stay here and get yourself hurt because you want to be a hero."
Wyatt clenched his fists and drooped his head, "Do you think I care about being the hero!? I'm just trying to do what you've always told us: always stay together. It was the first thing you said to us when Elijah moved in, Grandma. Up until now, it's the one rule of yours that I always obeyed."
My stomach churned and reeled at his words. Deep down, I wanted Wyatt to remain by my side, but not if it meant endangering his life. I was afraid of Celeste, terrified of her. She caused so much destruction in Old Tenebris. It was safe to say that my life could truly end here.
But not for Wyatt. He could live. There was a future for him, and I had to preserve it the best I could. I was sure Mrs. Sands thought the exact same thing, which is why she joined my side of the argument.
"Wyatt, listen to your grandmother. This is my fight, not yours."
"You're going to get yourself killed—!"
"Please just go!"
Wyatt locked eyes with me. The turmoil in his heart was clear as crystal. Anger, misery, fear, all swaddled together in a wistful quiver. A sword skewered my heart knowing that Wyatt was in so much pain.
"Please, Wyatt. I don't want to lose you too."


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Butte business owner reflects on irish heritage
BUTTE, Mont. - There are events planned across the state, but in no place is the St. Patrick's day celebration bigger than in Butte. It is not unusual for the streets of uptown to be standing room only. As the town prepares for the crowd, we found one business owner taking time to reflect on their Irish heritage. Monica Cavanaugh is the owner of Cavanaugh's County Celtic in uptown Butte. She has been in business for 13 years but we found out on Sunday her Irish roots span more than a century.
"This is my great uncle, my dad's first cousin and his great aunt," said Cavanaugh.
She showed me a photo dating back to 1919 and tells me part of her Irish family came to Butte in the late 1800's.
"It's not all about the party in uptown, it is a celebration of heritage," said Cavanaugh.
She rolled out the family tree, and showed us generations of Irish blood.
"My dad was half Irish and half Welsh, and my mom was half Irish and half German," said Cavanaugh.
It is a heritage she enjoys sharing with customers, who were packed in the store on Sunday, looking for those last minute items.
"It's really all about the memories of coming to or being in Butte for St. Patrick's day that people want to bring home with them," said Cavanaugh.
In uptown Butte, we found while some businesses have a long standing tradition of participating in St. Patrick's day, others were getting involved for the very first time.
Monte Reason works at Trimbo's Pizza, and says cabbage is new item they added to the menu, a special twist just for St. Patrick's day. This is the first year they have several special items for the holiday. People can try things such as Guinness stew, corn beef and cabbage pizza, and soda bread.
"It's nice to put something out there for the people and be part of the whole scene," said Reason.
He tells us most of the specialty items will be made the day of, as the city comes alive for the holiday.
"I think it's going to pick up as far as tomorrow goes so it's probably going to be a really big deal," said Reason.
While the pizza shop is preparing for those crowds, down the street Cavanaugh says she hopes the shamrocks are not only a sign of the people they will see in Butte, but also of what is to come.
"When those green shamrocks go up on the light poles it is our symbol that Spring is really going to come," said Cavanaugh.
The St. Patrick's day parade in Butte starts at noon, NBC Montana will be walking in that parade. There is also a big St. Patrick's day celebration at the Butte Civic Center Monday night at 6:30p.m. That is open to people of all ages. Tickets for that event are available at the Civic Center.


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The darkness is defeating and I have to squint my way alongside Lucas. His hand is firm around mine and I hear the murmurs of hidden inhabitants as we approach closer to our destination.
"We're here," Lucas announces as we abruptly stop in front of what appears to be a wall. With a brief separation of our hands, Lucas presses a button on the blackened wall and an entrance is introduced seconds later. "Come, do not fear what you cannot see."
I oblige and follow closely beside him, all the while ignoring my imagination as it plays cruel tricks on my un-beating heart.
"Welcome," I hear minutes later, just ahead of us in the darkened hallway. Her voice is sweet and determined. "To our world Carol Ann Williams."
Speak Carol Ann, do not fear. I hear Lucas instruct.
"Hello," I say, my voice is shaking with nerves as I size up the situation. "Thank you for your kind welcome."
I hear the rustle of clothes and the mysterious voice, I soon see, is connected to a woman much older than I and her aged beauty strikes me. Her yellow eyes glow in the darkness as she analyzes me and her white lips wrinkle up in a friendly smile. "We have been waiting for much too long a time for your arrival young one."
I find myself smiling back and she takes my cold, unfeeling hands in her own and she closes those mystifying eyes. I can almost feel her thoughts as she decides what to say. "You were right Lucas, this child has seen much hardship. Oh! Poor soul, what a life to leave behind and what sorrow of how you detached yourself from it!"
I am speechless, how this woman knew my life from a simple touch on my hand is beyond me. "Good," she continues, "You have not told her. Oh, how I do enjoy introducing our young ones to their new lives!"
I feel the sudden freedom of my hand and Lucas gently walks me to a hidden couch that the darkness engulfs. He feels my nerves and places his hand on my back, instantly calming me down. You mustn't fear, you will know all now.
"The first of our kind was born out of sin," The old woman who commands so much of our attention begins. "His name was Victorio, the son of a Spanish conquistador with a Native witch doctor.
"The soul that they created was beyond any that had ever existed. When this boy grew, his father was but a stranger to him, and his mother was shunned from her tribe for betraying the beliefs of her people, but she loved little Victorio. Every night she would sing him the songs of her people and teach him the truth behind life.
"As Victorio grew, he began to show the difference that he harbored from all other Native children. He hungered constantly and his hunting skills were exceptional when he had reached the age of fifteen. Soon, he took to the habit of hunting his own meat and devouring it in that instance, frightening his mother occasionally with a bloody face and hands on his returns.
"One day, a riot of hunters who were disgusted with Victorio's talents set his home ablaze, leaving his mother inside. Victorio heard the anguish and pain of his creator as he ran into the woods disappearing from the Native's thoughts and hearts for all of eternity.
"He roamed forests, cities, and towns for hundreds of years. The most significant, however, were four cities that now the world regards as some of the greatest ever created. These four cities housed Victorio's true loves and the beginnings of new species.
"The first city that he inhabited was Toronto. This city offered him the love of Anna Maria, a beautiful woman of twenty whose heart beat of adventure enraptured Victorio. She was the first woman to become a species of her own alongside Victorio—the Pusill. She was my mother, my maker. The disadvantage that Victorio had given my mother was that she could not step foot in the light, for if she did, she would shrivel until the point of combustion, leaving nothing of her. Hence this darkness young one, I am one of her kind, I am a weakened vampire, I cannot live in the light as you can.
"The second city was Paris. Here he met a woman of age twenty-five. Her curls and broad smile had intrigued Victorio's curiosity and with her came the birth of a new vampire—the Tuebors. These were a group of fighters. Destined to protect their city and never once will they hurt a human. These were the greatest of all vampires ever created and they are unfortunately nearly extinct.
"The third city was a different event for Victorio. Here he found his truest heart's desire. What attracted him was not merely physical as it had been with the other two, no, here he found the woman who connected with his soul and his heart--a love who's creation now runs through young Lucas's un-beating heart and yours. These creatures were not the most feared because they were the most loving, but they might as well have been. Your kin are the first to feel no threat of light, as you can see. The light treats you like a normal human and you are blessed. Your kind is called Animus, and was first created in what is now called Manchester.
"The fourth and final city was Tokyo. By then, Victorio had little heart to give, for his true lover had been murdered by villagers after birthing three new vampires that would run for centuries unknown. He found a young woman; her calm features promised him solitude from the world that he could possibly never know. She became his final lover, bringing him the most beautiful vampires who use their calm nature to their advantage when hunting. These are called the Bellus. Their beauty entices but they are a murderous clan, much more violent and dangerous than any other since Victorio's heart was nearly destroyed and little love remained." She sits quiet, concentrating as I try to remember all that I have learned. I am about to ask a question when I feel Lucas hand on my back again, Not yet. He says and I nod.
"There is a rumor amongst the old vampires though, that Akemi Nagasaki was not Victorio's last lover, but a woman unknown to us. If this were to be true, it would have been only a century ago that the last species of vampires was created. And if this were also true, it would mean that this vampire would be far more malicious than any other."
"Why?" I find myself asking, unable to hold back.
I feel her staring at me as she chews over her answer, "Because by that time, all of Victorio's love for humanity would have been gone. All of his mercy, his love, his hopes would be dead and this would only create a lethal killer much like any that humans may have nightmares about."
"But it is just a rumor? Have you any proof?" I ask her, feeling Lucas tense up beside me. "Could he be around the cities in which your—our--ancestors were created in?"
"Yes," she announces and I instantly feel my back straighten out as I await her answer. "Many cases of this mysterious species have been found, but only one exists. He is said to have the ability to control the human mind, that is, to erase or create any memory and a ruthless character that allows him to kill anything that stands in his path."
"But what is his goal?" I dig further into her knowledge of this killer she is introducing to me. "What could he possibly want that is more important to him than causing havoc?"
"Love," She finally breathes, so low in fact, that if I were to not have extreme hearing I would not have heard her.
"Love?" I ask solemnly.
"Yes," She continues, tired. "Victorio, at that stage in his life, had nothing left, but it did not mean that he did not search for it. His last creation, if he truly exists, would kill anything, would do anything for the woman that he found his dead heart beat to. Unlike us, vampires who were most born out of love, this creature harbors a deeper sense of needing love and when he finds it, it is for all eternity."
I inhale deeply and feel Lucas's mind working overload, accidentally letting me glimpse at something in his heart: the image of a mysteriously beautiful young man brushing the hair out of my tear stained eyes.


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A/N: About time I posted this! Sorry it's taken me so long, but once again, my drive was gone. Family issues still haunt me...enough of me. On with the chapter!
Diana dreaded going home. Steve was still there. He would be there as long as he wanted to, which he made clear was as long as he would live. She dreaded seeing him drunk, which would cause his outbursts against her and cause more bruises to her than there is now.
She always thought about changing her outfit back to her old one, but just when her confidence was up she'd be shot down by Steve again, whether it be physically or mentally. Whatever it was, the new costume stayed longer than it should have.
As she sat in front of the monitor, her mind wandered. Just where did she and Steve go wrong? In the beginning he was the perfect boyfriend, sweet, charming, caring. And now he was the complete opposite. The fact that he was specialized in the Army made worse; he knew how to handle a metahuman like her, and he did it perfectly.
There were many reasons why she refused to fight back, but she always denied the truth, thinking that there was some sort of ray of light to explain why he did what he did. "I'm doing this because I love you," he always told her during a bout of torture. It didn't make her feel loved, though. She thought love was supposed to be a good thing, a good feeling, not this.
When she first came to Man's World she found herself lonely. Very lonely. When she found out about her being a demigoddess made her feel almost isolated from the rest of the world, possibly the entire universe. Sure, she had a whole slew of half-siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins now, but majority of them hated her just because she was Zeus' child. It was the same for Donna, but her younger sister didn't even want to associate with her new family, being pleased with the friends she had. She had recently joined the Teen Titans as Wonder Girl, and there was talk about recruiting a Wonder Boy as well. Things were finally turning out good for Donna, who Diana understood had a rough life.
Her thoughts drifted to Clark, the first male she ever spoke to. She was mesmerized how easily he took down whatever they were fighting whenever they were on a mission, and it made her actually smile whenever they talked. He was her first friend, her first true friend, and she was grateful for it. He meant a lot to her, for sure.
It was because of her friendship with Clark that she was heavily confused. With Steve, her boyfriend, all she found was pain and suffering. But with Clark, her friend, she found warmth and comfort. They were both men, yet both treated her differently. What was she supposed to trust?
Could she even trust them?
Sighing, she waited until her shift was over, reluctantly flying home. She landed on the front porch, hesitating for a moment before going in. "Steve?" she called, looking around. "Where are you?"
She suddenly screamed when an electrical current zapped her. Under normal circumstances it'd only cause her a dull ache, but now that she was in the house it hurt as much as it would a normal human. After what seemed like forever, she passed out.
A figure standing in the shadows chuckled darkly, holding the gun that gave Diana the electric shock. "I'm right here," he said as he lowered his hands to her…
Donna was awoken by her cellphone ringing. She glanced at her alarm clock. 2:30 AM. Groaning, she lazily reached her hand over to the dresser that was beside her, grabbing it and putting it to her ear. "Hello?" she said sleepily.
"Come to the Watchtower. Now."
That was all Donna needed to hear. Her sleepiness disappeared completely as she became alert of the terseness of Bruce's voice. "On my way. Is something wrong?"
"Just get over here as soon as you can. Don't stop for anything." He hung up.
Donna growled at Bruce's curt conservation, but knew that, although he wasn't much of a talker that he must have found something in order to call her in the middle of the night. She slipped into her Wonder Girl outfit, which was a newer version. It was identical to Diana's, only with her wearing a t-shirt instead of a bustier and pants. A white stripe went through the middle of the pant legs, extending onto the white stripe on her boots. She decided on not wearing a tiara like her sister, not wanting to appear too much like her.
She pressed her comlink to her ear. "Vic, beam me up to the Watchtower."
Seconds later she was in the Watchtower's hallways. She immediately headed for the computer room, finding Bruce sitting in front of the large screen. He was typing furiously, and a stack of papers filled with red circles sat next to him.
"What's going on, Bruce?"
He glanced at her for a moment before turning back. "You are not going to believe what I found, Donna. Inside of Diana is a chip that is quelling her healing factor, which is why she's how she is. It may be a reason why she changed her outfit, to hide the scar from it."
Donna clenched her hands together, anger slowly rising inside of her. "Who could've done this to her?"
"Nobody in the League can be a suspect, for none of us, minus Clark, would have the weapons to pierce her skin. She's slowly becoming like Clark, her skin toughening. Within time she'll be bulletproof like him as well." His frown deepened. "And Clark would never do such a thing. Even if he did, we'd all know about it. The only person more stubborn than him is her, and they'd have a death battle before she would allow him to put a chip inside of her."
"…Are you suggesting it's Steve? But how? He's just a human…"
"With a background of military and army service." Bruce clicked on a page on the computer, and a list of weapons appeared. "These are weapons created to defeat a metahuman should any of them ever decide to become evil and turn against us. Although the human race doesn't realize that the only thing they need to worry about is Clark and Diana."
Donna gave him an annoyed look. "And why is that?"
He returned it. "Let's begin with the weakest of the League, shall we? I'm considered the weakest, although I disagree with it, because I have no superpower. After me is Shayera, who, although possesses superstrength and flight, is significantly weaker than you. Next is a tie between Barry and Hal, and I say that because one has superspeed while the other has a ring that can do anything. But, they do have weaknesses, which for Barry are his metabolism eating away his energy quickly in order to support his superpower or, somehow, making him slow enough and capturing him, and disarming Hal by getting his ring. Next is Arthur. He can call upon creatures of the sea, but any of them can be killed, which leads up to Victor. He is half-robot, half-human, but can be taken down with the right material. And then there is your sister and Clark. Both of them have their advantages over each other, and Diana trusts Clark that should anything happen to her that he'd take her down. But with her increasing power we're beginning to worry that she'll soon overpower him."
"That's impossible," Donna said. "She and Clark have always been on par, and like you said with their advantages. She's not going to overpower him. He also steadily grows stronger due to his constantly being under a yellow sun."
"That may be, but look down." She did and saw her bracers. "Those two things around your wrists are quelling the vast majority of your powers, Donna. When they are released, you're as strong as Diana. Now, imagine Diana taking hers off during a battle."
Donna gasped at the realization. "…She'd be unstoppable."
"Exactly. And she knows it. That's why she opts to keep them on at all times, unless there's an absolute emergency where she has no choice but to. Clark never holds back with her due to their similar power strength, but he knows better than to anger her. In time, she'll become too powerful to handle.
"But we're getting off topic. As I was saying before, Steve has excess to all of these weapons, and amongst them is a nanochip that, when in use, can suppress a metahuman's power to nearly nothing. I've traced the signals from Diana and found where they end up—at Steve's house. There is…"
The screen suddenly went black, lighting up again moments later. A man with blonde hair and blue eyes appeared. "Help!" Steve cried, looking frantic. "Diana's gone!"
Donna glared at him. "And just why should we believe you?"
"I'm serious! Diana's missing! She's disappeared!"
A/N: I dare anyone to guess what just happened.
Oh, and by the way, I based Donna's new outfit off of ones I've seen online. There are some with her wearing something similar to her Troia costume, some similar to her Wonder Girl costume, and others. So I just did a "parody" of them.
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Snuff, By Terry Pratchett
Corgi £7.99
On the evidence of this novel, Terry Pratchett's Alzheimer's has not yet significantly eroded his creative capacities, for which we must be thankful. This exhibits all the humour and inventiveness of his previous 38 Discworld novels. However, I'm sorry to say that I've never been a fan, although I know he has plenty of admirers, AS Byatt among them. Snuff is the story of hardbitten but decent copper Sam Vines, who takes a holiday from Ankh-Morpork to play country squire, but finds himself involved in a case involving smuggling, murder and slave traffic in goblins. It's full of comic periphrasis and facetiously archaic words ("aforesaid", "endeavour"); characters have an annoying tendency to speechify and the running gags don't so much run as periodically wallop you over the head. The characters seem to be composites drawn from stock – Vines's butler Willikins has a distinct air of Campion's butler Lugg in Margery Allingham's detective stories, though at times his diction seems to owe something to Jeeves. There's also a sharp-eyed lady writer who is a Discworld version of Jane Austen, and a cameo from Wee Mad Arthur Nac Mac Feegle, the violent drunken six-inch Scottish gnome. It's not my cup of tea I'm afraid, but it's well-plotted, eminently readable and Pratchett's heart is clearly in the right place. Those who enjoy his work will most certainly enjoy this.
The Wandering Falcon, By Jamil Ahmad
Penguin £8.99
Jamil Ahmad's literary debut (published when he was 78) is a collection of linked short stories, set in the harsh, mountainous region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The eponymous wandering falcon (Tor Baz) is an infant in the first story, orphaned when both his parents are murdered in an honour killing in accordance with tribal law. Each story tells of a new stage in his life as he wanders through the region, meeting warlords, mullahs, and prostitutes. Ahmad's spare prose captures the stony beauty of the landscape – and the stony cruelty of the culture. Ahmad neither judges nor sentimentalises but simply shows this soon-to-disappear world, where tribe is more important than state and honour more important than life. The stories have the power and simplicity of fables.
Alan Turing: The Enigma, By Andrew Hodges
Vintage £10.99
First published in 1983, this biography was reprinted to mark the centenary of Turing's birth and, as Hodges's new preface makes clear, Turing's importance is now even more apparent. Turing is a superb subject for a biography: mathematician of genius who helped break the German codes during the Second World War and who, essentially, invented the computer, archetypal eccentric scientist (even at Bletchley Park he was nicknamed the Prof), and marathon runner (he could have made the British Olympic team in 1948, but an injury ruled him out). Prosecuted in 1952 for homosexual acts, he killed himself in 1954 by eating an apple dipped in cyanide. Hodges's biography is sensitive, sympathetic and uncompromisingly intellectual. The maths is extremely hard work – but helps the lay reader to appreciate the scale of Turing's achievements.
Thinking, Fast And Slow, By Daniel Kahneman
Penguin £8.99
Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman argues that each of us contains (at least) two characters: System 1, an unreasoning self that makes snap judgements, and System 2, a reflective self that makes slow, effortful calculations. Mostly we cruise along in System 1 mode, which gets us by, but for some decisions, like those connected with risk assessment, System 2 is a more accurate, if counter-intuitive guide. Kahneman wants us to employ System 2 more often; he'd like us to learn and use such terms as the Endowment Effect, Anchors, Framing, and Reversion to the Mean in watercooler conversations. It's clever, clear, and it convinced me. Next time I'm at a watercooler, this book will inform my conversation ("Of course Germany didn't play so well in the semi-final – it's reversion to the mean").
Jubilee, By Shelley Harris
Phoenix £7.99
Satish is a successful cardiologist who, 30 years earlier, was in a photograph that came to be seen as an icon of Britishness: a young Asian boy at a Silver Jubilee street party in 1977, surrounded by white kids and Union Jacks.
The photo has been endlessly reproduced and used in album covers, so that Satish has a kind of unwanted Seven Up fame. Now they want to re-take the photograph with all the original participants – but for Satish this prospect awakens memories too painful to confront. It's an extremely well-crafted story that works both as a study of Satish's struggle to conquer his demons, and of the growing pains of modern, multi-cultural Britain.
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Historic pharmacy reenacts past to preserve Hoosier heritage
The state's largest hog and head of cabbage. Live spaying and neutering of animals. Deep-fried Oreos. A sculpture made of cheese.
Add to these only-at-the-Indiana-State-Fair-experiences a small 1910-style drug store, where almost half a million Hoosiers will visit these next two weeks.
The Indiana State Fair has been home to Hook's Historic Drug Store and Pharmacy Museum, dedicated to Indiana pharmacies from a bygone era, when medicine was produced by hand. Approximately 600,000 visit the store for its old-fashioned soda-fountain drinks and pharmaceutical relics every year, said Autumn Bussen, a museum manager.
A Fair Tradition
On Sunday, a woman in a red cardigan stood with an ice-cream soda in her hand as she peered into the glass.
"I used to come here when this wasn't a museum," fairgoer Helen Goldstein said. "My dad was a physician and he used to take us here once in a while for a soda. And there used to be a bar and stools you could sit at. He would just sit there and point out all chemicals on the wall as we drank our sodas and told us how they were used or how he used them."
Andy Klotz, public relations director for the Indiana State Fair, said Hook's is as much a tradition to the fair as riding the Ferris wheel.
"It's one of those things people come for year after year," Klotz said. "You come and get a corn on the cob and come here to get a soda. I know I always try to make it out there once or twice every fair."
Hands-On History
Another thing drawing fairgoers to Hook's is the chance to watch pharmacy students make pills by hand.
Beth Koselke and Katie Washburn, pharmacy students working at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, took pieces of Play-Doh and rolled them into thin tubes and placed them on a pill mill, a board with ridges, to mold the putty into a pill shape.
"We don't actually make pills by hand anymore," Koselke said. "They take the active ingredients and pour them into a vats for mixing. Then that mixture gets put into molds. It's much more precise, compared to what it used to be like."
Koselke added if they do make anything by hand now it's usually for liquid forms of the drugs, which is always done in a sterile environment.
Day manager Becky Vinson said the museum offers the chance for pharmacy students to role-play as an old-timey pharmacist so the exhibits are more active with its visitors.
"We just try to get people engaged and involved with what's going on," Vinson said. "We just want to promote the preservation of the Hook's pharmacy chain."
Bussen added that preservation is important for the future of pharmacy.
"By preserving this, we can see where we came from and where we are going in the future with pharmaceuticals," she said.
Temporary Becomes Permanent
The Hook's museum is one of the largest, if not the largest, pharmaceutical museums in the county, according to Bussen. It opened in 1966 with Indiana's sesquicentennial.
"Hook's was one of the biggest pharmacy companies in Indiana at the time," Bussen said. "They opened their first store here in 1900 and were really well-known."
Hook's originally planned to have the store open three months but proved such a success it remains to this day.
All artifacts inside the museum are original pieces and have never been refurbished, some pieces coming from family descendant Bud Hook's private collection. They have been drawn from old pharmacies and candy shops from all over Indiana in order to create a place that reflects what a drug store would have looked like between 1890 and 1910.
"It was always a real treat to come here," fairgoer Goldstein said. "They used to have a hundred different types of candy canes and rock candies that you could get here for only a penny or a nickel.
"Our dad made it a big deal for us and it was."
Alan Hovorka is a writer for BSU Journalism at the Fair, a Ball State University immersive-learning project placing 25 student journalists at the heart of the Midway to tell the weird and wonderful stories of the 2014 Indiana State Fair.


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There was no comfort in knowing that only a few hours ago, a family had lived in the farmhouse on Range Road 55. Cora Reed felt like a stranger entering her own home, a feat she thought only possible when she first moved in. Alex and Cora were intruders searching for the tiniest spark of life. Tears pricked the backs of her eyes when she crept into the vacant house. Alex noticed her eyes go glassy and gave her hand a reassuring squeeze, taking the lead and guiding her through the house as if he lived there himself.


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Link moved so fast that the man had no chance to react. Within a second he had him pinned with his back to the bars of the cell with a knife pressed to his throat. He was a hylian, but a ragged one. His clothes were starting to wear through and covered in dirt.
'Hey! I done nothing to ya! Lemme go!' The man gasped, trying to talk without moving his neck and trying desperately not to swallow.
'Explain yourself, or lose your jugular' hissed Link, putting a little more pressure on the blade. Navi, still flustered, hung back. She had seen Link act like this before, and knew that it was better not to interfere at all.
'I'm just a prisoner here, like you!' The man stammered, 'I was scouting for General Skent when these stupid boulder heads caught me.'
'Who is General Skent?' Link's voice was still low and threatening, and his dagger hadn't moved an inch.
'Where've ya bin for the last few years?', he gave Link a slightly quizzical glance, then continued. 'He's the General commanding the Princess' war efforts against the Gorons. He's infamous throughout this region, and for good reason: he's forced them out of every citadel this side of the mountains, 'cept this one, and that's only 'cos he didn't know it was there 'til we found it.'
Link's arm was shaking slightly now, he was breathing deeply, trying to control himself.
'You mean to say that you work for the man that's been wiping out the Gorons?' He hissed, 'Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you right now.'
'The hell? Who are-' the prisoner suddenly stopped, his eyes quickly scanning Link's outfit, and glancing over at Navi, who was hovering apprehensively behind them. 'Holy...you're him! The Hero!' His eyes grew fearful as he considered the implications of what he had just said. His face sank, 'Oh gods, please don't kill me!' He begged, 'I'm just a soldier! I just follow orders! I'm only-'
The man's whining was cut short by a loud cry from the corridor outside the cell. The guard had returned, with company. The Goron who had accompanied the guard stood almost twice as high as his brethren, and had the huge, rock encrusted fists of a warrior. Link had only ever seen one Goron this size before. Letting the hapless man in his grasp fall to the floor, he walked towards the newcomer.
'Darmus? By the goddesses, is it really you?'
The huge Goron's face brightened. 'Link? What are you doing in there? I thought the guards had caught another scout from that mushie general.'
'Your guards obviously don't remember me.' Replied Link, his voice heavy with relief, 'I'm so glad you're here.'
'It's good to see you too, hero, but you haven't answered my question, what were you doing in the mountain passes in this weather?'
'Running, again, I'm afraid, the Princess discovered my position, and I had to get out fast. The quickest and safest route seemed to be through the mountains. I wasn't aware that the Gorons had any citadels this far east.'
The huge creature looked at the cell bars for a second, then grabbed two and bent them apart, signalling for Link to jump through. 'The mountain routes are no longer safe, the Princess' armies have been watching every pass for movement.' He said, effortlessly bending the bars back into place after the hero. 'The Hylian armies have been forcing us further and further from the Death Mountains, some of our bruthas stumbled across these old passages whilst hiding from Skant's troops about a year ago, since then we've been renovating it to withstand a siege.' He beckoned Link to follow him as he walked out of the cave and into another corridor.
'The Hylians are currently massing in the plains below the mountain. The only viable avenue for them to attack is up the valley on the southern side, but their army is big enough to cause us serious concern.' He and Link emerged from the tunnel onto a large outcrop of rock overlooking a deep, wide valley that stretched out to the vast, green plains that bordered the mountains' southern edge. The storm had passed, and Link could see the lights of a huge force of enemies encamped on the plains beyond the valley mouth. Darmus turned to him, looking down directly into his eyes, 'We've lost too many warriors already, even the citadel won't protect us for long. We need your help again, hero.'
Link looked out over the valley, dimly lit by the moon's silvery light. He looked up again at his battle scarred old friend, then looked up at the mountain behind him.
'I might be able to give you a hand, if you can get me Epona back.'


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TORONTO, March 10, 2016 /CNW/ - While the country's businesses remain focused on growth, most plan to tighten their belts, target their spending and focus domestically over the next year, according to Canadian executives participating in the ninth annual American Express/CFO Research Global Business & Spending Monitor.
More than half of the Canadian executives (62%) reported their revenues as higher than a year ago, but a sense of economic and politicaluncertainty is motivating companies to reduce exposure by taking an increased focus on domestic markets (47%) and increasing investment in risk management and security (47%). Canada also saw a 30 per cent jump- the largest global increase- in the number of companies reporting tightly controlled spending and investment in an effort to sustain profitability. These findings are based on a sampling of 651 senior finance and corporate executives located in North America (the United States and Canada), Europe, Latin America (including Mexico(1), Asia and Australia.
"Canadian CFOs might not be quite as optimistic as recent years, but they remain laser-focused on making targeted investments in their most important business lines," says Paul Parisi, Vice President & General Manager, Global Corporate Payments, American Express Canada. "To preserve profitability and position themselves for future growth, many companies are also using 2016 to ensure their business processes are solid and items like cash flow are intact."
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While 63 per cent of Canadian executives still predict economic expansion over the next twelve months, the number is a slight drop from the 73 per cent reported last year. Additionally, one in five now predict economic contraction, compared to only three per cent last year.
In 2015, 70 per cent of executives reported the availability of capital as the top factor accelerating growth, but that number sagged to only 40 per cent this year, with 23 per cent of respondents now viewing availability of capital as a negative. Political changes in other countries (27%) and changes in currency exchange rates (20%) were also seen as negatively impacting growth, while executives view interest rates (45%) as a positive in helping them expand their business.
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Looking overseas, the European outlook has remained steady but at a lower level, as countries there continue efforts to recover from the debt crisis first seen several years ago. Meanwhile, Latin America shows a very small gain in optimism over last year's results, which is driven largely by business confidence in Mexico. In contrast, the outlook for the Asia/Australia region is continuing a three-year slide, reflecting substantially worse outlooks for Singapore, Hong Kong, and China. The result is that the regional outlook for Asia/Australia has dipped lower than that for Europe for the first time in the survey's history.
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