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1 February, 2012
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Washington, DC Kenyans teamed up with KCA to produce The Kenya Diaspora National Debate, a successful endeavor with diasporans standing in for the presidential candidates. It was staged at the National Republican Club in Washington, DC.
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Michael Phelps: The Importance of His Recovery and Return to the Olympics
When Michael Phelps first plunged his way into the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the rest of the world, including Phelps, was not ready for what was about to happen next. At the mere age of fifteen, Phelps created history by being the youngest male swimmer to compete within the last sixty-eight years. As if that wasn't enough to fuel Phelps, just a few months later, he set another world record in the 200-meter race. Setting this world record crowned Phelps with the title of being the 'youngest male swimmer in history to set a record.' This record break would be the spark that ignited Phelps's professional swimming career and would bring him to the center of America's (and other countries during the Olympics) attention for years to come.
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When things seemed to get better for Phelps during the 2012 Olympic games, they suddenly got worse. 2014 would be his breaking point. After being arrested in 2014 for yet another DUI charge, Phelps was instantly admitted into rehab. Now you might be asking, why is this important? Who cares? Celebrities have drug issues all the time, what makes this time any different?
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KeywordMitochondrial genome; Microsatellites; Genetic divergence; Skeletal plasticity; Desmophyllum dianthus; Lophelia pertusa
In recent years, several types of molecular markers and new microscale skeletal characters have shown potential as powerful tools for phylogenetic reconstructions and higher-level taxonomy of scleractinian corals. Nonetheless, discrimination of closely related taxa is still highly controversial in scleractinian coral research. Here we used newly sequenced complete mitochondrial genomes and 30 microsatellites to define the genetic divergence between two closely related azooxanthellate taxa of the family Caryophylliidae: solitary Desmophyllum dianthus and colonial Lophelia pertusa. In the mitochondrial control region, an astonishing 99.8 % of nucleotides between L. pertusa and D. dianthus were identical. Variability of the mitochondrial genomes of the two species is represented by only 12 non-synonymous out of 19 total nucleotide substitutions. Microsatellite sequence (37 loci) analysis of L. pertusa and D. dianthus showed genetic similarity is about 97 %. Our results also indicated that L. pertusa and D. dianthus show high skeletal plasticity in corallum shape and similarity in skeletal ontogeny, micromorphological (septal and wall granulations) and microstructural characters (arrangement of rapid accretion deposits, thickening deposits). Molecularly and morphologically, the solitary Desmophyllum and the dendroid Lophelia appear to be significantly more similar to each other than other unambiguous coral genera analysed to date. This consequently leads to ascribe both taxa under the generic name Desmophyllum (priority by date of publication). Findings of this study demonstrate that coloniality may not be a robust taxonomic character in scleractinian corals.
© The Author(s), 2016. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in BMC Evolutionary Biology 16 (2016): 108, doi:10.1186/s12862-016-0654-8.
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Erratum to: Merging scleractinian genera: the overwhelming genetic similarity between solitary Desmophyllum and colonial Lophelia Addamo, Anna M.; Vertino, Agostina; Stolarski, Jaroslaw; Garcia-Jimenez, Ricardo; Taviani, Marco; Machordom, Annie (BioMed Central, 2016-07-19)As a result of vendor errors being introduced during processing, the original version of this article was published with some duplication errors in Table 1.
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As you may have guessed, I'm back on the road (or rather tracks) again, heading back to Leeds for possibly the last time - for now.
My Easter weekend in London hasn't been very exciting to talk about - I've unfortunately come down with a bit of the cold so I'm currently a rather unhappy bunny.
I did some car-hunting with my aunt and uncle but it didn't turn out very fruitful. I'm looking for a reliable car that's fairly new, and because I've decided to get an automatic car my choices have been very limited. I know that I'm fully capable of driving a manual car but I don't really fancy putting unnecessary stress on my feet especially if I'm likely to be stuck in traffic when I drive into London for work. I still stick to my views that automatic cars are the way of the future!
It's going to be really different, I've gotten so used to living on my own (the lone ranger!) for the last couple of years. I'm going to miss having my own space when I move to London, but this will hopefully be a temporary thing.
It's going to be really different, I've gotten so used to living on my own (the lone ranger!) for the last couple of years. I'm going to miss having my own space when I move to London, but this will hopefully be a temporary thing.
Anyway, I got my aunt to drop me off at the station on the way to work, meaning I have loads of time to spare before my train departs.
And for those who haven't seen the newly renovated wing at King's Cross, here's a quick snap. Looks pretty swanky don't you think.
I've been having hot cross buns for breakfast (and lunch) for the last couple of days (it is after all Easter!), so with my current state I treated myself to a hearty breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien at London St Pancras Station. King's Cross is only across the road anyway giving me plenty of time to dash over later.
I was promptly seated when I arrived, I requested for a little side table so that I could eat (and blog) in peace.
I ordered a macchiato and scrambled eggs with salmon on toast, and some orange juice as well.
The eggs were nice and creamy, and the smoked salmon lovely as always, I found the skin on the bread a bit hard (?) maybe because it's organic?? hmm...
The macchiato was quite strong but it gave me the boost I needed.
They use nothing but the finest ingredients —farm fresh produce, fragrant herbs, artisanal cheeses and, handmade organic breads (I've obviously taken this line from their website, but there you go!). The waiters were also really friendly and checked that everything was ok when my food was served. I do find the coincidences quite intriguing that everytime waiters come and ask you how your food is, you always have your mouth stuffed with food and you have to bashfully nod in satisfaction (it's rude to talk with your mouth full). As much as I love fresh juice I have to remind myself in future to resist the temptation due to the obvious fact that I could probably get two (or even three) cartons with the price I paid for a single glass when eating in.
A healthy and satisfying meal to kick start the day before my 2.5 hour journey back to Leeds.
I'll hopefully come up with more interesting posts when I'm feeling a bit brighter and my brain is functioning properly. I've got the whole week off to sort out my packing and moving. Happy working to all those at work x


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An official probe was launched today to discover why a jetliner's nose slammed into the runway at New York's La Guardia Airport.
Ten people aboard the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 were hurt in the landing accident, six of them needing hospital treatment for minor injuries.
But experts say the outcome of the 5.45 pm crash could have been much worse.
Most of the 144 terrified passengers and six crew were able to walk away unharmed from the wrecked blue-and-orange plane after evacuating on emergency slides.
'The aircraft skidded down the runway on its nose and then veered off and came to rest in a grass area between the runway and taxiway foxtrot,' said Thomas Bosco, the airport's general manager.
He said the plane stopped about halfway down the 7,000-foot runway.
Passenger Kathy Boles said a 'strong jolt' could be felt inside the cabin when the gear failed and the nose slammed into the tarmac.
'It was just a bang and a bounce, and then a slam on the brakes and a skidding feeling,' she added.
'I feel extremely blessed to have come off that,' she told CNN. 'It just really felt like the plane could have broken in half, it was such a hard impact.'
'It sounded as if you hit a brick wall,' added another passenger, Frank Ferramosca, 22, of Manhattan. He said there was a 'huge bang, and no one really knew what happened.'
Surprised at the sudden impact, people screamed,mobile phones and handbags flew through the air and oxygen masks dropped. Then, after the plane slid to a stop, 'there was a very eerie silence,' added Mr Ferramosca.
'I saw a tire fly off and go to the left and the nose hit flat on the ground, and sparks went flying everywhere,' said Jeff Crabiel, 30, a hotel worker from Nashville who was aboard a Delta Air Lines flight that was on the runway.
Three flight attendants were said to be among the injured.
It was unclear from initial interviews with the survivors whether the problem with the landing gear started before the flight came in to land from Nashville.
Officials say the landing gear came down, but then collapsed as the plane touched the tarmac.
Stranded travellers at the busy New York airport posted photos of fire engines hosing down the nose of the jet.
The National Transportation Safety Board said last night that it was sending investigators to launch a probe.
The incident followed the runway crash of an Asiana jetliner in San Francisco last month that killed three people and injured more than 180 others.
Investigators in that crash will not determine a cause for several months at least but early indications appeared to suggest that members of the crew may have been at fault.
The 737 has a conventional hydraulic landing gear system -- a unit under each wing and a steerable wheel that extends from under the nose. Pilots can land safely with only the main gear operable.
Aviation officials halted all take-offs and landings at LaGuardia for about one hours after the crash.
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Explore Girl Scouts beyond your troop, and even your community! In the Loop is for Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors and gives you a way to meet other Girl Scouts, plan trips, community service projects, council meet-ups and more!
In the Loop participants will be the first to know about older girl events and trips, probably because you've had the chance to help plan them! Plus, you can help design council projects, encourage each other along to earning your Girl Scout Gold Award, meet new friends and keep having fun in Girl Scouts.
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This webinar, led by our Senior Sales Engineer Angela Loomis covers new updates on features such as Role Based Access Control, Due Date, and Search. We covered tips & tricks such as creating risk meters from the dashboard vs omniview, covered vulnerability filtering options, ServiceNow integration, and date field definitions and use cases.
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For Open Doors Academy, the annual is not just a report to the community, but an opportunity to catch the attention of key corporate and individual donors. During a one-week summer camp at Little Jacket's Cleveland office, we asked eight ODA students what they wanted to be when they grow up? We spent the week exploring their career options. The culmination was business cards designed to match their future occupations.
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Olympus admits hid losses for decades
By Nathan Layne and Isabel Reynolds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympus admitted on Tuesday it hid losses on securities investments dating back two decades, bowing to weeks of pressure to explain a series of baffling transactions that have put the future of the firm in doubt.
The revelations by the 92-year-old company appear to vindicate ex-CEO Michael Woodford, who has staged a campaign since being sacked on October 14 to force the firm to come clean on nearly $1.5 billion in questionable payments.
Olympus President Shuichi Takayama blamed Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, who quit as president and chairman on October 26, Vice-President Hisashi Mori and internal auditor Hideo Yamada for the cover-up, saying he would consider criminal complaints against them.
The admission after weeks of denials shocked investors, sending shares in the endoscope and camera maker skidding almost 30 percent and prompting the biggest non-Japanese shareholder to demand the replacement of the entire board.
"Ignorance is no defense," said Josh Shores, a principal at Southeastern Asset Management, which holds 5 percent of Olympus.
"If you were there and not aware of it, then you were incompetent. If you were there, and aware of it without asking tough questions, then you were negligent. Either way, you need to leave," Shores told Reuters in London.
Olympus said it had found that funds related to its $2.2 billion purchase of British medical equipment maker Gyrus in 2008, which involved a huge advisory fee of $687 million, as well as payment of $773 million for three tiny domestic firms, were used to hide losses on the securities investments.
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You'd think with the U.S. nominating our first woman for president and with our first African American president about to step down after eight years that gender and diversity would no longer be an issue for the ad industry. But there are still challenges to face. Here, Tiffany Winter, Head of Strategy and Partnerships, Mindshare Content & Entertainment, imparts her POV on being a woman of color in a major ad agency.
1) Why do you think in 2016 we're still talking about opportunities for women/diverse audiences and how they are portrayed in advertising?
Because there's still work to do. There's still a long way to go until ads as a whole start representing the new face of America—but progress has definitely been made.
As for careers, I can only speak from my personal experience. I haven't felt like my color or gender has had a negative impact, but I know that's not the case for everyone, and it differs depending on companies. Unfortunately, that can't be solved overnight. But ultimately, we're stronger as an industry when we bring in viewpoints and work from across the board, and we all need to remember that.
2) Do you think women, people of color, LGBTQ and people with disabilities face similar issues in the ad industry?
I actually think that advertising is one of the most open industries out there. The ad world celebrates creative and passionate people. There's certainly still work to do – still issues to be dealt with – but I think in other industries it's much harder to feel you can be who you are so freely.
3) What advice would you give a 20-year-old woman/person of color/LGBT/etc. on how to succeed in the advertising industry?
First, don't go in assuming that you're at a disadvantage. If you've been hired by a company, then they've seen something in you that they like. It's then up to you to work hard and speak up for your ideas.
In addition, one piece of advice that I found very useful is to find an ally in business. That's different from a mentor, who counsels and teaches you. An ally is someone within your company who has your back. They'll fight for you and support you as you progress in your career. But it has to work both ways.
4) Would you want your own child to pursue a career in advertising? If not, why not?
If that's what my daughter wanted, then definitely. The world of advertising is so broad that you can apply those skills to so many different roles, whether it be in an agency, client-side, or for a publisher. And you get the chance to meet and work with so many tremendous, creative people.
5) What did you do to survive and thrive in advertising?
There's a few different things that I did, and would recommend to others:
· Invest time in a team and a company. While many of my colleagues have worked at two or three companies in the time that I've been at Mindshare, I've seen a huge value in investing time and not moving. I have a loyal boss, who has helped push me up through the agency. It's also made it that much easier as I transitioned into my new role of working mom.
· Work hard, no matter the work. I know that seems like an obvious one, but throughout your career, you're bound to be given projects that excite you and projects that don't. Always try put that same enthusiasm and energy into both.
Surround yourself with positive people. This is something I live by in and out of work. You can only thrive if you spend time with people that are also looking forward and enjoy what they do.
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there are 100 questions on a quiz after taking the test I can only manage 66 % I have heard many students complain they can't get more the 69% after the test we don't receive the test results that show our right or wrong answer so now we dont' know what we need to study. How is this approach helping us to learn?
It isn't.
I think you need to contact whoever is in charge and lay this all out for him/her. Then, if you are paying for this class and feel you're learning nothing, you need to insist on getting your money back.
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I hate pumping gas in -1° wind.
It's fucking COLD out, you guys. We're not supposed to exceed about 25° today, and right after the weather guy said that, he said that 25 is the temperature the thermometer will (no, sorry – make that might) read; the wind blowing around here makes the effective temperature about -1. Great. I'm going to leave the house this morning in a couple layers of polarfleece, and I'll sit on my gloves to warm them on the heated seat in anticipation of having to pump my gas. I've got to remember to discharge my static first; if you hear of a tragic fireball in a New England gas station, you'll know I forgot.
The sleepover went well. The little girls are up and giggling in the guest room; the big girls are still passed out upstairs. I feel a little bad about leaving Mr. Chili here with that many kids while I go teach yoga, but I'm relatively certain they'll pay him no heed at all. I'll cart them all home when I get back, so our afternoon will be pretty quiet.
I'm hoping to get a chance to see O'Mama for a bit this afternoon, and I'm going to spend a little bit of time up to my elbows in bread dough. I'm also going to prepare for the start of the new semester at CHS; I'm excited to go to work tomorrow!
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Waste Distribution Franchise available in London, England
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Becoming a Business Partnership franchise owner could be the first step you take to a more flexible, rewarding role, even exceeding an income of £100,000 per annum.
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Situated in a parade, excellent trading position, commercial area, N.W. LONDON SINGLE FRONTED CAFÉ with tiled floor, suspended ceiling with concealed lighting plus 3 hanging lights. 12 tables & 40 chairs. Counter, electric cash register,...
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Man, I finally made it. Chapter was ready two days ago, but something with system was wrong and I couldn't post it, but now here you go - the final chapter of "Italy will save ya". I hope it won't be crappy. And, please - remember about review.
Italy's weapon
"So, Tino," Arthur gave little Fin the pot. "you look pretty harmless. You're perfect for this job"
"But…" Confused Tino started, but Berwald stood before him like he wanted to block Arthur way to Finland.
"N' w'y." He said or rather growled. "Y' w'n't s'nd h'm."
"I've said already, that I will do it." Feliciano sounded serious.
"And we've told you already, that West ordered us not to send you." Gilbert answered.
"Come on, guys." Italy whined. "Only Italian know, how to make everyone eat pasta. I'm good at trade. They will eat it, even if they hate Italian food."
"Sorry," England put his hand on North Italy's shoulder. "but Germany and Japan are right. Sending you to this fortress will be equal with your death. You aren't strong enough to defend yourself, if something would gone wrong. Look," He smiled friendly. "we know, you really want to help them. You've done a lot, believe me, Italy."
Feliciano rolled his gaze from him to earth. Arthur left him and rest of nations started to looking for next candidate for spy. Canada was looking equally harmless as Finland and North Italy. But France, England and America protested right after Prussia had suggested it. Russia wanted to go, but once he felt a knife behind his back, he knew, Belarus won't let him. Once again they all started to argue. Someone was volunteering himself, someone – from care or just saying, that person didn't suited to quest at all – was refusing. Somebody was fighting with somebody else… And Feliciano was watching it all with bitterness. He felt just like during their meeting, when they were preparing the plan. If they didn't want to let him go from the start, why they didn't choose a spy earlier, when Italies were making pasta?
Feliciano looked at fortress and felt like his heart was tighten in his chest. Ludwig and Kiku was waiting there for help. Every lost minute could have fatal effects. England and Prussia's report were clear – Germany and Japan were in serious states. If they stay in this place, they could even… Feliciano widened his eyes, when this thought crossed his mind. No, he can't let them die. And suddenly he made this decision.
He quickly took the pot with pasta, hugged it tightly and – for everyone's surprise - started to ran with it as fast as he could into fortress' direction.
"What are you doing, bloody git?!" England yelled after him.
"Germany will kill us, if you go there!" America added.
"Feliciano, you dumbass! Stop!" Romano screamed angrily.
They were screaming many other things, but he didn't care. He wasn't thinking on it, why they weren't going after him. He was just blindly running to fortress. The memories of Ludwig and Kiku were flowing in his mind chaotically. The moment, when he met Germany, the moment when tall, scary looking man took him out from box for tomatoes and said: "I have one question to you. Are you descendent of Rome?" And then Italy stopped crying and with light smile asked: "Huh? You know Grandpa Rome? I'm his grandson. I'm silly boy, who likes pasta and pizza…". Next was the moment when Feliciano met Kiku, or actually when Ludwig introduced them to each other. Japanese seemed to be really serious, but after few minutes of talk they got along very well. Then he remembered, how he made a Pact of Steel. And – in the end – how after the WW2, they were still meeting with each other, even if Axis wasn't existing any more.
He finally reached the main entrance to his friends' prison. He put the pot on the ground and took a deep breath. His eyes rolled on the top.
"Heeeeeeeeeeeey!" He screamed.
After few seconds he could see heads of ten guardians. Feliciano smiled to himself.
"I'm travelling pasta seller." He tried to sound as innocent as usually, which was hard with his shaking voice, caused by adrenaline. "I heard there are a lot of hungry soldiers out there."
Silence. It seemed that guardians were observing him. Feliciano heard how his heart was pounding crazily in his chest. Please, let it be that he will look as weak as usual. His prayers had been listened, because soon the gate had been opened. Feliciano smiled with relief, took the pot and came inside.
When he was finally there, he had been surrounded by guardians. He frown with fear, but he quickly calmed himself down and wore his usual smile. He had to use all his trade tricks to make them all eat his pasta.
"Come here, come here, dear friends!" He started. His voice was as friendly and enthusiastic as he could manage to make it. "Taste the best pasta from sunny Italia! So hardly working people as you, deserve for five minutes of pleasure." He opened the pot, leaned upon it, took deep breath and said: "Could you feel this aroma?"
"Yummy…" Some guardians whispered with delight. "I want some."
"Yeah, me too."
"You have no plates." Guardian, who seemed to be officer here, said to Italy. "So we have to eat this with fingers?"
"Wait, commander." One of minor soldiers said to him. "We can take the plates from kitchen."
"Good idea." Was commander answer. "Bring them here,"
After few minutes, which made Feliciano nervous, they came back with plates for everyone. Italy started to dish pasta up and soon every guardian in the place (and even some other, who heard about the seller, and came to entry to also eat some pasta) was eating the dish without any manners. Some five minutes later they were sleeping on the floor, because of potion from Romano's mafia. Feliciano started to check their pockets in search of any cell keys. He found only one, inside of commander uniform.
"Well, I guess it must be it. After all, Kiku and Ludwig are only prisoners here."
He hoped all guardians in the fortress were now lying on the floor, but if not, he took the pot with him. Fortunately it was a lot light then in first place.
"Now, where I should go?" He asked himself.
Then he smiled. He remembered Arthur's words that Germany and Japan are kept two floors down. So Italy looked around for any stairs, which was going down. When his gaze stopped on left side, he grinned even wider to himself and looked up.
"I hope, you see me, grandpa."
He dashed in stairs' direction and soon found himself in the completely empty hallway. It was dark and silent. Italy could barely see anything only, because of thin windows and torches, hanged on the black walls. But he soon realized it was absolutely no guardians there. It seemed, he only had to find Germany and Japan. So he started to slowly walking through the hallway and observing every cell, still holding pasta with himself. His heart was pounding like crazy. He knew, he had to be afraid of Mysterious Enemy, but on the other hand – his hope of rescuing Ludwig and Kiku was growing with every minute of walking through the dungeons. And when he finally saw them, he dropped the pot on the floor and quickly rushed to his friends.
Sound of metal pot, dropped on the floor, made both prisoners look at the hallway in search of either Mysterious Enemy, or rescue. They frown with disbelief, when they saw happy Feliciano. And when Italian reached the bars of their cell and grinned to them, Germany hissed:
"What are you doing here, Feliciano? I told them to not send you."
Italy's expression suddenly became serious.
"They were arguing about who should go for too long. And I solved this problem. I'm sorry, Ludwig, but" He smiled. "at least this time I can do something to help you both."
They all stayed in silence for a moment. Germany and Japan was observing with amazement Italy. His gaze was sad for a moment, but then suddenly his usual grin came back to him and he drew out the key from his pocket.
"Don't worry about guards. They're now sleeping. We can easily get out from here. United Nations will take care of you as soon as we will be outside." He was talking to them with excitement, trying with his shaking hand to put the key into keyhole.
"Feliciano, look out!" Germany suddenly screamed.
But it was too late. Italy felt how his head had been unexpectedly hit so hard, that he barely turned himself to his attacker and then he fall on the floor.
"Feliciano-san!" Kiku cried with fear.
His and Ludwig's eyes rolled from their friend to Mysterious Enemy, who was standing upon Italy. Feliciano hardly could put his gaze up. His head was horribly aching and his heart was pounding even quicker then in first time. Pain and fear paralyzed him, when he saw this horrific, laughing eyes behind Venetian mask.
"Well, well, well. Look who'd came here this time. Descendent of Great Rome, Italy."
"Leave him alone!" Ludwig barked, but Mysterious Enemy didn't pay attention on him.
"I know you better, then you think, Italy." He suddenly put his foot up and stood on Feliciano's left hand, crushing few of Italian's bones and making him scream with pain. Then executer took his boot away and hissed with giggle: "Poor, little Italy. You came all the way here, thinking, you can do something; that this time you will be the hero. But you was just fooling yourself." He kicked Feliciano's stomach so hard that Italian hit the bars of cell. Then Mysterious Enemy caught his victim by the collar and put him up, pinning to the cell. "You always were weak. You needed protection of others to survive. And you were so happy with this way of thing." He hit him once again into stomach. Italy choked and from mouth flew on the floor some blood. "So you didn't become stronger even a bit. You grew up into big, useless crybaby." He loosed his caught and just let Feliciano fall on the floor. "You're just worthless, weak coward, Italy."
Feliciano tried not to think about pain. He was shaking and all his body was aching, but he was thinking about what grandpa Rome told him.
"…Man, that you're talking about, isn't human. You can't defeat him just like that, but you still have good weapon to do it."
"Weapon? You mean pasta?"
"No. Not pasta, Chibitalia. I meant this."
Feliciano still couldn't understand what kind of weapon against this terrifying guy, could be his – Italy's – heart. How he supposed to defeat Mysterious Enemy with heart?
Meanwhile Ludwig and Kiku were helplessly watching how his friend was victimized by Mysterious Enemy. They wanted to do something, but they felt useless. They couldn't defend Feliciano. They couldn't stand up and protect him as they were always doing. They could only watch and clenching their fists with hopeless anger. And when Italy landed on the floor before their cell and with a lot of effort put up his shaking head, he smiled to them. Then he pointed up little finger of his healthy, right hand and said:
"I'm… sorry… Ludwig."
Stunned Germany kneeled near him. Only cell bars were separating them from each other. Ludwig remembered the Pact of Steel. He remembered how he and Italy made it. And he felt a lot worse. He could see tears in glassy eyes of his friend.
"I've… I've tried, but I couldn't help you just like you helped me."
"Feliciano…" Ludwig whispered like he was about to cry, but Mysterious Enemy drew out from his belt knife and kneeled beside Italian.
"I will let you live and escape, Italy. I know you want to get away from here, to save your own life. So just leave those two and forget about something like friendship."
"I won't… escape." Was Feliciano's response. "I've came here… to help them… to rescue them. If I… If I now run away, what kind of friend I will be?"
Mysterious Enemy lurched. His eyes widened, but then his balance returned to him and he became angry.
"Die, Italy." Mysterious Enemy said, rising knife to drove it into Feliciano's back.
Italy closed his eyes and prepared himself for death. He knew he failed and he couldn't do anything to change it. He didn't rescued Germany and Japan. He wasn't useful. In the end he was once again worthless, weak, coward, Feliciano Vargas. He could hear the move in the air, when Mysterious Enemy rose his hand upon him and when he cast it down, like a hammer.
But knife didn't drown in the Italian's back, as Feliciano suspected. He was waiting for pain, but he didn't feel it, even after minute. He felt only something wet on his cloth. With fear he slowly turned his gaze and saw knife few inched from his back. The blade of the knife was tightly held by Ludwig's hand. Blood drops was running from finger to Feliciano's cloth.
"I've just realized something." Ludwig started to Mysterious Enemy. "You feed yourself with betrayal."
"Betrayal?" Kiku whispered with disbelief. Ludwig turned his face to him.
"Don't you remember, what he said, when he was practicing 'Toca' on me and you told him to stop?"
I wonder if you still will be a hero, when you know, that as long as Germany's suffering is extending, your pain isn't experienced by you. And who knows? Maybe if I get tired with him, I'll give up with you?
"Or when Gilbert and Arthur came to us? What kind of proposition he gave me?"
I wonder, what would your brother do, if I give him that kind of proposition: I will exchange him for you and England.
"But friendship…" Germany looked back to Mysterious Enemy. "Friendship makes you weak. That's why you left us alone, when I stood for Kiku. And that's why you now feel fragile, when Feliciano refused to you."
"Grandpa said that you aren't human." Italy added. He felt really dizzy from his head wound, but he turned it into Mysterious Enemy's direction. "Before he returned to underworld, he said: 'This demon must be stopped.' Now I understand everything. You are evil spirit, who needs pain and betrayal to stay strong."
"But you lost." Germany smiled, took the knife and threw it away. "We know your weak point and you don't have advantage upon us."
"Yes, I have. I still have enough power to play with all three of you."
"Oh, really?" England asked. "So maybe we should join to game?"
Mysterious Enemy was surrounded by United Nations. Italy smiled to himself and fainted. Mysterious Enemy stood up. His eyes was full of bitterness and anger. Suddenly, in one second, he just disappeared. Nations were stunned for a moment, but when they all saw the conditions of Kiku, Ludwig and Feliciano, they decided to help them. Romano rushed to unconscious Feliciano. Gilbert took key, which was lying on the floor. He opened the cell and with help of Vash, Arthur and Yao came inside with first aid.
When Ludwig's hand was been fixing by Vash, he looked at unconscious Feliciano, who was under care of Tino.
"Tell, everything will be OK with him." He suddenly said to Finland, who smiled to him.
"He has broken hand and some really ugly wound on head, but he will be fine." Tino answered.
"He was amazing in this three days." Lithuania, who was fixing Italy's hand, added with light grin. "Brave, demanding and serious. He was determinate to save you, guys."
All nations told Germany and Japan about Italy's plan with pasta and that he was prepared even for lost of his lands to help them. In the end both of them was too shocked and too touched to say anything.
They were silent, when they were transported into ambulances and when they met in one hospital room with still unconscious Italy. All this – pain after tortures, fear, tiredness after three days of no sleep, and information about Feliciano's effort to help them – was spinning in their heads. Now they only needed to rest and to forget about everything. So they fallen asleep and they were sleeping in hospital beds for unknown amount of time.
Germany was first, who woke up. Room was drowning in the navy blue darkness. From wide windows he could see the metropolis in the midnight lights. Ludwig looked at the bed on his left side, where was lying Feliciano. White bandage around his head and on his left hand was strangely illuminating in the darkness, but he was more focus on Italy's chubby, innocent face with expression of delight. German smiled. He had seen him like that many times, when Italian sneaked to his bed and was dreaming about something nice – about pretty girl, his grandpa or pasta. And this time Germany thought that Italy deserved for any kind of beautiful dream after all what he had done.
Ludwig observed slumbering Feliciano and still was amazed by Italian's determination. He felt like he was about to cry in happiness. Italy was his friend, he always knew it, but this time Germany was feeling bond between himself and Italy more, then anytime before. He wasn't sure how many of his "friends" would do the same thing as this little Italian, but there was no doubt about Feliciano's loyalty. And Ludwig was endlessly happy that he met him this one beautiful day during World War I. He wanted to say many things to his friend, when little Feliciano finally wake up. He wanted to show him all his gratefulness, all his happiness.
"Ludwig-san…" Soft whisper ordered Germany to turn his gaze to his right side, where was lying Japan. When he finally done it, Kiku said: "How long you doesn't sleep?"
"Not too long. I've woke up few minutes ago. And you?"
"One minute ago." Japanese answered and rolled his eyes to his leg, hanged on a sling.
"Kiku, are you OK?" Germany's voice was full of worry. Japan once again looked at him and smiled lightly.
"I'm fine, Ludwig-san. Everything is OK." Suddenly his eyes changed into sadder gaze and he added: "Ludwig-san, do you think this monster can return?"
"Even so, we have good weapon against him. Next time he won't take us so easily."
There was silence between them. They both didn't looked at each other and rather drown in their memories from fortress. Germany let tears drop on sheet of his hospital bed. He remembered all this times, when he wanted to sober, but he had to stay strong for Japan. He covered his eyes in hands and started to rub it, like he was cleaning his face with water. But noises of sobs could be easily heard.
And suddenly Ludwig felt someone's arms, hugging him in tight, warm embrace. Even if his vision was blurred by tears, he knew who was holding him so kindly. Smell and feeling of this person's arms was too familiar to mistake it with someone else. He was held like that repeatedly, sometimes even against his will, but now… Now Germany buried in Italy's hug with relief.
"If it will make you feel better," Feliciano whispered to his ear. "you can tell me everything or not, Ludwig. I won't be insisting."
So Ludwig didn't said anything. He just cried, really long in Feliciano's arms, until he felt that he can't shed any more tears. His heart was light and peaceful again. Then he tenderly broke the hug and looked at Feliciano, who wore his usual goofy smile.
But then they both gazed at Kiku. They nodded to each other and Ludwig got out from bed. Because Italy seemed to be still a bit dizzy, Germany helped him walk to Japan, who looked surprised that they were directing to him. When they both finally was at Kiku's bed and he saw their grinned faces, he felt a little nervous. And when they caught him in their embraces, he felt a mix of embarrassment, lack of breath, pain in the wounds from needles, and – warmth. His cheeks had been covered with blush. Japan wanted to scream at them and broke this hug, but he hadn't done it. Somewhere in the back of head he was happy, that he had been hugged, especially by those two.
"Good to have you again, Feliciano-san." He said to Italy.
"Yeah." Germany agreed. "You don't even know, how much we missed you."
"I also missed you, guys." Italy answered and looked on both of his friends. For a moment he seemed to be bothered by something, but then he grinned and said with his usual enthusiasm: "Hey, how about pasta on tomorrow's breakfast?"
And he – just like that – broke from mass hug and ran to entrance. Japan and Germany stared at him with disbelief.
"I will ask in the kitchen, if they could make it for us." He reached the door and opened it.
"Feliciano, wait!" Germany called after him, but Italy was already in the hallway.
For a few seconds Ludwig and Kiku were glaring at each other, but then they started to laugh so hardly, that probably they woke up whole hospital. When they finally stopped, Japan was first to speak:
"We have really weird friend, Ludwig-san."
"Yeah, but we are damn lucky, Kiku." Germany said with smile.


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When did you launch LUV Footwear?
We are launching at retail spring 2012.
Why did you decide on a line of women's and kids ballerina flats?
It was serendipitous combination of two elements. The first was a concept I had rolling around my head to make a very simple, cute, easy and fun shoe that girls (like my daughter) and women around the world could wear that was not expensive. Similar to Croc's, I wanted it to have mass appeal, but different from Croc's, I wanted it to be attractive. Since the ballerina flat continues to be the most popular shoe style for women/girls, I set my sights to reinvent it.
From a technology stand point, the LUV ballerina flat utilizes my long time understanding of footwear technology and how a shoe can protect and support the foot. The LUV ballerina merges comfort, beauty, support, quality and affordability. I am so happy to introduce what we see as the next evolution of the ballerina flat to women and girls around the world.
The second element was an urge to create a brand that offered more to the consumer than just selling them product. I wanted to create a culture around a brand that somehow involved itself in a healthy way with its consumer. The Dove Foundation produced a video called Evolution which in many ways motivated me to realize the dream of the LUV brand. The video shows the process of an advertisement image starting with a model in a photo shoot and ending on a billboard through time laps photography: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hibyAJOSW8U
Besides making what we think is the most fun and modern ballerina flat, LUV is launching two programs that aim to encourage a wholesome and healthy attitude toward beauty, and inspire creativity. (1) The LUV Open Call welcomes artists/designers nationwide to submit their own artwork and enter the running to have heir artwork featured on a LUV ballerina and sold in stores nationwide. (2) The LUV Ambassador program offers girls real involvement in a fun, social, community oriented approach to brand building and design.
To find out more about both programs, visit www.luvfootwear.com
Our mission statement:
It is our belief that love is life's greatest gift. It is a gift with infinite potential, inspiring meaning, beauty, happiness and creativity in our world and our lives. At LUV Footwear, we aspire to contribute to that gift by creating a platform to encourage universal gestures of love through art and design. With the LUV ballerina flat we offer our first canvas for beautiful expressions. Intelligently constructed, anatomically shaped, and endlessly expressive, LUV Footwear upholds its responsibility to protect, support and adorn your feet. LUV Grows!
What inspires the designs/colors that you choose?
We are lucky to have an incredibly creative (albeit small) design team that can find inspiration within just about anything. A good conversation, an image in a magazine, the landscape of northern Italy, the street fashion in Taiwan, the bright colors of Mexico. Sensory experiences at large are always rich in inspiration… the colors, light, sounds of different environments. There is no limit!
How long have you worked in footwear and at what companies?
30 plus years. I started my career design consulting to Ugg, Nike, Puma, Gap, Avia, ESPRIT, Reebok, and a few others during which time I developed several footwear technology patents. Afterward I co-founded Ariat, a revolutionary equestrian footwear company that merged attractive design with comfort and function. I founded Michael Toschi International in 1999, where we create luxury men's footwear hand crafted in Italy. In addition to incredible quality and beauty, all of our shoes feature Carbon Fiber Insoles (CIS Technology) for comfort.
What are the price points for the line and what are the materials used?
$32 Toddler, $37 Youth, $40 Adult. The outsole is EVA, the printed uppers are made of lycra, and other upper fabrications are made of various materials depending on style and season. The shoe is exceptionally light weight and comfortable, with color/pattern/texture changing seasonally.
Where can we buy the product in April?
Our online store: www.luvfootwear.com, Major department stores (Nordstrom, etc.). Chain stores (Lesters, etc.) and boutique children's and adult shoe stores across the country.
Thank you,