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Presentation Topics
Counting Issues
SKU Analysis
Work Description
SKU Analysis
Counting Issues
Evaluation of Performance/Operations
Number of lines per order
Quantity of orders per working day
Why did the warehouse not operate on weekends?
Why did the warehouse remain closed on Monday 20/01/97?
Percentage of SKUs per zone
Number of SKUs
12% is never requested
Why store 2257 SKUs that are never requested?
Most SKUs are stored in zones A and B
Work description
"Work" = Quantity of units shipped per day
Total shipped quantity per zone
Percentage of orders per storage area
Mezzanine is the busiest storage area:
Reconsider the functionality of the mezzanine
Work description (2)
Shipped quantity per vendor
Vendors ACC/AVE most important in terms of shipped quantity
Alternative sources should be found to reduce risk
The percentage of the total order lines that show discrepancies to the total order lines that are served is 6.7%.Quite a high percentage.
The percentage of units not shipped by the warehouse is 6,8%.
Shipping discrepancies per zone
Most discrepancies occur at zones A and B (76,3%)
Redesign the replenishment program
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The Ravens defense kept the contest close enough to give the offense a chance to turn things on the Browns with one big drive.
And Baltimore finally found it.
The Ravens used a 12-play, 80-yard drive to take their first lead, 7-6 on a Bernard Pierce 5-yard touchdown run with 5:13 to go in the third quarter.
Baltimore had just 122 yards of offense before using some nice balance to score its first points of the contest. Joe Flacco went 3-for-3 for 34 yards on the drive while the Ravens used the run to chew 5:50 off the clock. The Ravens ran for 36 yards on the possession, before which they had just 27 yards on the ground all game.
So now let's see if the D can hold things in check to give the O a shot to build on that lead. Another typical Browns-Ravens game it seems. Close, physical and ugly.
Update: Tandon Doss has endured quite the roller coaster this summer/fall. After being cut, trying out for Green Bay, not being signed and then being re-signed by the Ravens, he is doing his part today.
Doss' 21-yard punt return in the fourth quarter set up a short field for Baltimore, which just used it to drive for a 14-6 lead.
Flacco capped an eight-play, 42-yard possession with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Marlon Brown, and the Ravens have an eight-point lead with 8:57 to go.
The bad news is that Ray Rice hurt his left hip on the first play of the drive, crumbling to the ground without being hit with his left leg appearing to collapse beneath him. It didn't look good.
Rice hobbled off the field himself, but was taken straight to the locker room to be examined.
Update II: Add Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith and Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden to the list of injured players in this one.
Smith was taken to the locker room to undergo concussion testing, but has since returned. Weeden's return is questionable because of a thumb injury. Former Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell is now in the game for Cleveland and a possible comeback may be up to him.
Update III: The Ravens blanked the Browns 14-0 in the second half on the way to a 14-6 victory, their 11th straight over Cleveland.
That now stands alone as the longest active streak against any single opponent in the NFL.
After failing to find any kind of consistent rhythm in the first half, Baltimore scored two touchdowns in the second half for the victory. The Ravens improve to 1-1 while the Browns fall to 0-2.
The Ravens outgained Cleveland 296-254 with Flacco passing for 211 yards and a touchdown. Torrey Smith had seven catches for 85 yards while Brown added four receptions for 45 yards and a score.
Much-improved showing for the Baltimore defense, which allowed just two first-half field goals by Billy Cundiff.
Now the attention turns to Rice and the other dinged-up Ravens.

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Sheriff Greg Champagne reports that crime in St. Charles Parish during the third quarter of 2006 rose nearly 2 percent when compared to this years second quarter, and 12 percent when compared to last years third quarter.
Realistically we have had a slight increase in crime, but the records show that this is the lowest third quarter in 11 years, said Champagne.
The crime statistics from last years third quarter are lower because many of our residents had yet to return after Hurricane Katrina, he continued.
We had more officers on patrol and our parish was under a dusk to dawn curfew.
During the third quarter of 2006, 620 incidents were reported July through September in the seven major crime categories, compared to 609 incidents during the second quarter and 512 incidents for the first quarter.
The FBI compiles crime statistics in the following categories: murder, robbery, rape, burglary, assault, larceny theft and auto theft.
Champagne said that incidents of crime are scattered across the parish, but traditionally certain areas that are more crime ridden than others.
Last year the Sheriffs office reported 389 in August and September, compared with 381 during these two months this year and 454 in 2004.
There was a 4 percent increase from 2005 for the first nine months of this year totaling 1,741 crimes.
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The government's frantic attempt to control political views on the Internet has taken a new twist with the detention of a man whose only apparent trespass was to help his father maintain Web sites featuring the father's obscure, left-wing writings.
The father, Lu Jiaping, 60, a retired army officer, is free and still living in Beijing, where he spends his days writing essays from his own cranky perspective. He has lambasted the authorities, for example, for indulging the United States after the recent spy-plane collision, and he has questioned the 1989 massacre of student demonstrators at Tiananmen Square, not because of the blow to democracy but because it derailed a drive against an ''unstoppable black tide'' of corruption.
To publish his views, Mr. Lu, who is not adept with computers, mailed his articles to his son Hu Dalin, 30, who posted them on the Web sites he had created for his father. But while the father remains free, the son, who dabbled in computers, the stock market and an art-supply business in their hometown, Shaoyang, in Hunan Province, was jailed on May 18. That night, state security agents entered his house with a search warrant and confiscated his computer and copies of his father's articles, and told his girlfriend that this was a sensitive political case.
''This is very strange and I'm very angry,'' said Mr. Lu. ''If I were detained there would at least be a reason, but my son has nothing to do with politics and this whole thing is illegal.'' He added indignantly that the family had been required to pay a $46 fee to the district police to cover 15 days of incarceration. ''You have to pay them to be kept in jail,'' he said. Mr. Hu's parents and his girlfriend, He Ying, have not been allowed to contact him. The police said to check on his status after 15 days, she said.
Mr. Lu says he has published two books and occasional articles in Chinese newspapers. But his main outlet recently has been two personal Web sites. They are among thousands of such sites in China today and are not widely known, though one of Mr. Lu's home pages records nearly 27,000 viewers since it began last Sept. 3.Continue reading the main story
One of the strangest aspects of the case is that Mr. Lu's Web sites remained accessible in China today (www.a2053.home.chinaren.com and www.a2053.myetang.com).
The government has increasingly worked to block what it considers objectionable foreign and domestic sites and requires Internet companies to censor their chat rooms.
Many of Mr. Lu's views are associated with the disaffected group here known as ''old leftists,'' though he denies the label. He says that Mao's disastrous Cultural Revolution, for example, was a noble anti-corruption drive, later perverted by bad elements.
The article that appears to have triggered the detention, according to Li Qiang, head of China Labor Watch in New York who first reported the case, however, was Mr. Lu's recent homage to an against-the-grain article that appeared in Global Times, an official newspaper. That original article, published May 11, said the spy-plane case was further evidence that China must prepare to confront the United States.
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SO, yeah…I am basically taking today off from work (and the blogosphere and the internets). I am totally worn out from Halloween, as you can see from the creeper expression on my face in the picture (I turn into a monster if I am not fed). I am going to see Paranormal Activity 3…and then maybe take a nap in the sun.
I hope you of guys all had an awesome Halloween!
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Caught in the Rain
This is a slight AU, as in the host club doesn't exist and all the characters aren't filthy rich.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Kaoru was bored. He was resting on the counter beside the cash register he was supposed to manning, waiting for a customer to show up. Normally at his job he'd have his twin brother, Hikaru, to talk to while they worked but unfortunately, today Hikaru had caught a cold and had to stay home. Kaoru was originally going to stay home too, to make sure that Hikaru would be okay but his brother had insisted that he'd be okay and that at least one of them should go today to help out. As a result Kaoru has been bored and worried about his older look-a-like ever since he started working today.
"Alright Kaoru, you're free to go now if you like," his boss, Ashura, told him.
The red-head looked up from the counter he was currently resting on to his boss.
"I thought that my shift went until 8:30?" he asked questioningly, looking at his watch, "It's only 8:15."
"We're not exactly teeming with customers so I think I'll be okay," Ashura smiled at Kaoru, gesturing to the empty tables, "If anyone else comes I can handle them myself. Besides, it looks like it might rain soon and figured you'd like to get home before that starts seeing you don't have a car. Also, Hikaru would be concerned if you got a cold as well."
Kaoru turned to the window and saw that, indeed, there were dark clouds in the sky, looking like they'd burst at any moment. Having decided that he would not like to be caught out in the storm and realizing that Hikaru would be unhappy if he also got sick, Kaoru accepted his boss's offer and gathered his stuff together. He left shortly after, calling out a "Good-bye" as he went.
Not long after he left the little cafe Kaoru felt the first few drops of rain on his head. It figures that the one time I don't bring an umbrella it decides to rain, Kaoru thought as he picked up the pace in his walking.
The raindrops started out light enough but it wasn't long until the rain came down harder, effectively soaking Kaoru. The red-head was silently cursing himself for the lack of umbrella when he didn't notice a car pull up beside him.
"Hey," a voice called out, "Do you need a ride?"
Kaoru was pulled out of his silent cursing to see who was addressing him. He let a little squeak as he saw his long time crush, Kyoya Ootori. Kaoru didn't know how long he spent just standing there; staring at the object of his affection, while wondering why the heck Kyoya was talking to him when he didn't even know the raven knew he existed. It must have been awhile seeing as Kyoya let out an impatient "Well?" staring at Kaoru expectantly.
Kaoru snapped out of it, a blush immediately making its way on to his face as he realized that he was blatantly staring at Kyoya. He recalled that Kyoya asked a question but he couldn't quite remember what it was so he just out the oh so intelligent response, "What?"
Kyoya sighed impatiently, seeming to be having regrets on stopping in the first place. "I asked you if you needed a ride."
"Why?" Kaoru blurted out, still having difficulties wrapping his head around the fact that the Kyoya Ootori was actually talking to him.
"Well, unless you make it a habit of trying to catch a cold by dressing inappropriately for the weather, I'd suggest you get in the car."
Kaoru nodded numbly, shivering as he felt the rain getting through his light hoodie that really wasn't doing anything to protect him.
"Well, come on then," Kyoya said, gesturing for Kaoru to get in the car.
As he entered the car Kaoru was immediately greeted by a wave of heat washing over him from the heater. He sighed appreciatively as his body slowly started to warm up. He told Kyoya his address as the raven pulled back onto the street and continued on his way.
The atmosphere in the car was stiflingly awkward. Kaoru was fidgeting in his seat and even Kyoya was furrowing his eyebrows in discomfort. Neither of them quite knew what to say as they'd never actually talked before. Finally Kaoru gave in to his curiosity and asked the question he was dying to know the answer to.
"How do you know who I am?" he asked Kyoya, trying to think of an incident that would lead to Kyoya recognising him.
"How could I not know who you are?" Kyoya answered, "You're one of the infamous Hitachiin twins. I'd have to be pretty out of the loop to not know who you are."
"Oh... yeah," Kaoru mumbled. He had forgotten about the reputation he and his brother had gained from their pranks and 'relationship'.
"Speaking of which," the Ootori continued, "Where is Hikaru? You're not normally one to be alone Kaoru."
"He's home sick," Kaoru explained until it dawned on him. Kaoru... He had been called Kaoru! "How do you know which one I am?" he asked incredulously. No one has ever been able to figure out which one of the Hitachiins is which other than their close friend Haruhi Fujioka.
The red-head's outburst took Kyoya aback slightly. "What do you mean? I've always been able to tell you guys apart."
Kaoru stared at his crush in shock. What? He's always been able to tell us apart? Why didn't he ever say anything? As his head was swirling with thoughts of the like he completely missed whatever Kyoya said after that. He saw his lips moving but couldn't make out what he was saying. His head was spinning and he was feeling extremely warm. Soon he couldn't even make out what was in front of him, everything was just a blur of color, spinning around him rapidly until finally, it all faded to black.
Hikaru was feeling a lot better now. He slept for a few hours after Kaoru had left for work and now he was feeling well-rested and healthy again. Speaking of Kaoru, he hoped that he wasn't too bored out of his mind from being alone at work. He and his younger counterpart didn't often do things alone and when they did they were normally very bored and eager to see each other afterwards. Not that their feelings for each other were beyond that of brotherly love, which was just an act they played. It was their ultimate prank.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Seeing as Kaoru wasn't home yet Hikaru went to go get the door. I wonder who it is, the older Hitachiin wondered. He and Kaoru didn't normally have guests, unless it was Haruhi, who was visiting some friends this weekend so it couldn't possibly be her.
Deciding to satisfy his curiosity he opened the door to see a sight he thought he'd never see. Standing in front of him was his brother's crush, Kyoya Ootori, who was carrying an unconscious Kaoru in his arms. Hikaru felt rage flow through him, what the hell did this bastard do to his precious baby brother?
"Bastard," Hikaru growled in anger, "What did you do to him?"
Kyoya raised an eyebrow, what on earth is the Hitachiin getting at? "I can assure you that I had nothing to do with this," the raven said, "I believe that Kaoru here caught a fever for being exposed to the rain. He passed out while I was giving him a ride home."
Hikaru was still a bit suspicious of the teen in front of him but his concern for his younger brother outweighed his suspicion so he invited Kyoya in to put Kaoru to bed.
"His room is just over there," Hikaru pointed out to the raven.
Kyoya nodded and brushed past the red-head to put the twin in his bed. Hikaru followed closely behind to make sure that nothing happens to his sweet little brother.
Kaoru woke up to the feeling of a cool, wet cloth being placed on his forehead. He recognised the bed he was in as his own and noticed a figure sitting beside him.
"Hikaru?" he croaked out, for who else would be nursing him back to health.
"He's getting another blanket for you right now," a voice replied.
It took Kaoru a moment to register whose voice replied to him, seeing as he now knew it wasn't Hikaru. It was too deep to be Haruhi's and no one else ever came around so who could it possibly..?
"Hey, do you need a ride?"
Kaoru's eyes shot open and he shot up out of bed, turning to see Kyoya smirking down at him.
"K-kyoya? What are you doing here?" Kaoru stuttered, blushing at the thought of sleeping in front of his crush. I wasn't snoring, right?
"You fell unconscious while I was driving you home," Kyoya explained, "You caught a fever from staying out in the rain."
That would explain why I'm feeling so warm right now... Kaoru thought.
"Anyways," the raven continued, "You should continue resting. You aren't better yet." Kyoya gently started to guide Kaoru back to lying on his bed.
Kaoru blushed at the close proximity of Kyoya's face. Wow, he's never been this close to me before, Kaoru thought dazedly, openly ogling the face of his crush. He's so attractive, his midnight hair, his steel grey eyes... Kaoru's eyes continued wandering, taking in the Ootori's face, stopping at the sight of his lips. His gaze seemed drawn to them like a magnet and his hazy mind couldn't help but wonder what they would possibly feel like, or better yet, what they'd taste like. His curiosity grew until finally, as usual, he gave into it, slightly rising up off the bed so that he could close the gap that was between their lips.
Kaoru brushed his lips against Kyoya's, noting how the raven's lips were softer than he first thought, and enjoyed the sensation. It was different, the feeling of another's lips on his own but he decided that he liked it. His lips felt kind of tingly and he could feel the older teen's breath against his face. It's kind of minty, Kaoru mused, minty with a hint of cinnamon. He just stayed like that, lips unmoving, feeling no need to deepen the kiss let alone not knowing exactly how to.
Kyoya, who until then had been in a state of shock, abruptly pushed the younger Hitachiin away and backed away from the bed, leaving Kaoru to fall backwards now that he wasn't being supported, holding a hand up to touch his lips. Feeling his face start to heat up he quickly turned and left the room, brushing past Hikaru who was returning with some blankets, and headed back to his car. The sound of him driving away could be heard back in the house.
Hikaru turned to stare at the departing Ootori. Had Kyoya been... Blushing? He brushed that thought off, of course he wasn't blushing he's the Shadow King, and entered his younger brother's room. There, he was met with the sight of his younger brother curled up in a ball, holding his hands over his bright red face, muttering to himself quietly.
"Hey, Kaoru," Hikaru called softly, "You alright?"
This successfully broke his younger brother out of his trance like state, as he turned to stare at him with big tearful eyes.
"H-hikaru," he whimpered, instantly changing the slightly older teen into overprotective big brother mode.
Hikaru walked over to his brother and held him close; feeling tears slowly start to soak through the shoulder Kaoru was currently leaning on. He rubbed the younger teen's back, whispering comforting words into his ear until he was ready to tell him what was wrong.
A few minutes passed until Kaoru finally pulled away from Hikaru, wiping his eyes and sniffling slightly, he turned to face his older brother. Hikaru's heart went out to his brother, seeing the state he was in. What was it that got him worked up like this? I don't like seeing him look so sad.
"Kaoru you have to tell me what's wrong," Hikaru said softly, "Otherwise I won't be able to help you."
He heard Kaoru mumble to himself, catching something along the lines of "I don't think you'd be able to help," which only made Hikaru even more worried. What was so wrong that he couldn't help his precious twin?
It took Kaoru a few moments to finally say what was bothering him; having opened and closed his mouth a few times he sighed and told Hikaru what was wrong. "...I kissed Kyoya..."
"WHAT?" Hikaru yelled, frightening Kaoru into backing away from him.
Hikaru took a few moments to take deep calming breaths. After deeming himself calm enough he sighed, running a hand through his hair. I guess I could've handled that better... He thought, taking in Kaoru, who was shrinking back against the wall, seemingly trying to disappear into it.
"Sorry Kaoru, I didn't mean to yell, it's just..." Hikaru broke off with a sigh, "What were you thinking?"
"I don't know," Kaoru mumbled, "He was pushing me down on the bed and..."
"He was pushing you down?"
"He was helping me lay down... Anyways, his face was so close and I couldn't help it. I just kind of... acted on impulse..."
Hikaru sighed, something he found himself doing often at this point, and patted his brother on the head. "There's nothing we can do right now so get some rest," he instructed, "We'll figure out what to do later."
Later ended up being three days later, Kaoru's fever ended up keeping him home sick for the rest of the weekend and had him miss two days of school. He spent most of those days worrying about what Kyoya would do to him; he created many scenarios in his mind of what might possibly happen, going from simply being punched by Kyoya to being forced out of the country by a super secret group of agents that listen to the commands of Kyoya Ootori only. He knew most of the ideas were very farfetched but, granted, he wasn't fully in his right mind when he thought up half of the scenarios.
When Wednesday came around and he was feeling better, he was tempted to feign sickness so he wouldn't have to go to school and face Kyoya. He decided against it though because he knew that he was worrying his brother enough already for being sick this long and it didn't want to make his brother worry any longer so he bucked up and decided to let it be made known that he was better.
All through the ride to school Kaoru was a nervous wreck. What was I thinking? I should have stayed home, Kyoya will kill me! Thoughts like that plagued him until the two of them arrived at school. He didn't even register where that they stopped until he noticed Hikaru had gotten out of the car and was waiting for him to open his door.
He stepped out of the car and stood beside Hikaru, grabbing his hand for support which he in turn returned with a squeeze of his hand. He smiled gratefully at his brother and took a deep breath, mentally preparing himself for what was to come. He adopted a smile that was the same as his brother and they commenced walking towards the school, falling in sync with each other's steps, still holding hands.
He kept up his smile, ignoring any glances that were sent their way; they had gotten used to them by now and had thought it'd be best for the rest of the student body to get used to them by now. The smile only faltered slightly when he saw the grey eyes that were trained on them as well but Hikaru squeezed his hand again and he fixed his smile. Kyoya wasn't making any move to approach them so he figured he was okay for now.
His smile grew a little more genuine as he saw his and Hikaru's one and only other friend, Haruhi, walk up to them. She had been the only one who had ever been able to tell the two of them apart (other than Kyoya, he mentally reminded himself) and so they decided to accept her. They even decided to tell her that their 'twincest' relationship was actually just a big prank and just shrugged it off as a 'typical Hitachiin thing' and that she 'should have figured it out by herself earlier'. Ever since then Kaoru had started to see a bit of chemistry building up between her and Hikaru and had been silently rooting for one them to make the first move.
"What's up with the hand holding?" she asked quizzically, "You normally hold that back until later on in the day."
Hikaru turned to Kaoru, silently asking if he could tell her. Kaoru nodded but added, "Later though, I don't want anyone else to hear."
The two of them nodded, Haruhi understanding that it must be that something that the younger Hitachiin viewed as private. The three of them made their way to their classroom to start off their school day.
Kaoru was getting less jumpy as the day continued. He stopped constantly checking over his shoulder as if Kyoya would just appear out of nowhere and kill him or something by halfway through the day. He had expected Kyoya to do something early on, between first and second period, but when Kaoru hadn't even seen a glimpse of Kyoya during that slot of time he couldn't help but feel the teeniest bit slightly better, Maybe Kyoya wouldn't do anything after all, he thought hopefully.
He was extremely cautious during lunch, being on the constant look out for a certain Ootori or an unforeseen attack Kyoya might have planned, with some help from Hikaru and Haruhi, who now knew the reason to Kaoru's jumpiness and pitied him for getting on the Ootori's bad side. Lunch had gone well, except for that one heart stopping moment when he thought he saw the older teen looking his way, but as it turned out he was just looking at his friend Tamaki who was also in his general direction. Other than that one incident Kaoru hadn't seen Kyoya all day and by the start of his final class he was under the impression that Kyoya really wouldn't do anything.
Halfway through the class, Kaoru felt the need to use the bathroom so he got permission from the teacher and left. After relieving himself he was walking back to the classroom, humming quietly as he was no longer under so much strain. As he walked through the school hallway under his sense of security he felt a lot lighter knowing he didn't have to be so overly cautious now. He didn't even give the slightly open door to the janitor's closet a second glance, something he would be regretting a few moments later.
As the red-head walked casually walked past the slightly open door he failed to see the arms reach out from it, grabbing him and pulling him into the closet, closing the door in the process. Kaoru was about to shout for help when a hand clamped down on his mouth, preventing any sound to be heard from outside of the closet, and an arm held him around his waist, not giving him any chance get away from his unseen attacker.
"Don't struggle, it's not going to accomplish anything." A voice whispered into Kaoru's ear.
Kaoru froze at the sound of the familiar voice. While he didn't have any doubts on the reason he was kidnapped into the closet in the first place, he hadn't expected it to be Kyoya himself who did the grunt work. He seemed more like the evil mastermind who watched from the distance while someone else did the dirty work.
"Now I'm going to let you go, but I can assure that if you try to get away or yell for help you won't accomplish anything. Understand?" Kyoya asked coldly.
Kaoru nodded, conveying that he understood he was stuck here and couldn't get away.
"Good." Kaoru could just imagine the smirk that Kyoya most certainly had on his face, enjoying the control he had on his underclassman right now.
Kyoya let go of Kaoru, who immediately crumbled to the ground as his knees had gone weak from fear during the process of his 'kidnapping'. The smirk was still present on Kyoya's face when he looked down at Kaoru, seeming to love the effect he had on the younger Hitachiin.
"Well then, straight down to business," Kyoya stated, all semblance of joy and amusement disappearing from his face as he took on an expression that showed that he clearly meant business.
"O-okay," Kaoru mumbled, wondering what he meant by 'business'.
"Alright then," Kyoya started, "Why did you kiss me?"
"W-what?" Kaoru spluttered. He felt his face grow hot with a blush and turned away in embarrassment.
"I meant exactly what I said, which isn't a difficult concept. I'd like to know why you kissed me." Kyoya stated coldly.
"That is..." Kaoru mumbled, feeling his face grow hotter. How do I reply to that..?
"Damn it Kaoru I can't hear you when you're mumbling!" Kyoya snapped, "I want to know why the hell you kissed me!"
Kaoru was taken aback by the older teen's outburst, as was it obvious that said teen was quite taken aback himself.
He cleared his throat and once again asked in a calmer, yet almost deadlier, voice, "Tell me why you kissed me the other day Kaoru. Don't lie either, I'd be able to tell."
The red-head blushed once more, realizing that there's nothing he could do now. I never pictured myself confessing under these circumstances...
"I... I guess it's because I... like you... a lot. I really like you... yeah..." Kaoru stuttered awkwardly.
He turned away, not wanting to see the look of utter repulsion that was surely on the Ootori's face right now. He had never had any intention of confessing to the older teen when he first realized why he felt so warm when he saw or was around the older teen and had held true to those thoughts until a few seconds ago when he was forced to go against them. He knew that Kyoya was obviously straight so there was no point in confessing in the first place. He had absolutely no idea the object of his affection would react to this confession but knew that it couldn't be good.
"Kaoru, look at me." He heard Kyoya say, Well, he doesn't sound extremely disgusted, Kaoru thought, clinging to the hope that Kyoya would let him down gently.
He slowly turned to face Kyoya, slightly tensed, as if expecting to be punched or at least scorned if anything. What he got was far beyond anything that he expected.
Kyoya was crouched down to Kaoru's height and he gently grasped Kaoru's chin, he pulled him close and placed his lips against the younger teen's slightly open ones. Kaoru made a slight noise in the back of his throat as Kyoya's lips brushed against his. It was the same as when he kissed him when he was sick, but something about it seemed so much more pleasing knowing that it was the other who started it, not another stolen kiss. Yet he couldn't possibly comprehend why Kyoya was kissing him. Didn't he hate him or if anything at the very least, wasn't Kyoya straight? There were so many variables to why Kyoya kissing him was such a strange concept that he couldn't fully enjoy it. Plus there was the fact that Kaoru was shocked out of his mind and couldn't even start to think about returning the kiss.
Kyoya pulled back, smirking at the look of shock on the younger teen's face. "I've been waiting for you to say that for awhile now."
"W-what?" Kaoru spluttered.
Kyoya chuckled at the Hitachiin's reaction, "You don't honestly think I wouldn't have noticed your constant staring, do you? I noticed that one of the Hitachiin's would constantly stare at me and, of course, I was intrigued. I learned which one you were through your brother calling your name at one point and I couldn't help but keep an eye out for you. It was through the moments while I was waiting for you to realize that I was also in the room that I started to notice the subtle differences between you and your brother." He paused for a moment, letting Kaoru take in all that he said before he continued. "It was through the constant watching that I started to appreciate your differences. That appreciation became admiration and consequently turned to me developing feelings for you."
The blush that had slowly faded earlier came back full speed on Kaoru's face as he processed what Kyoya said.
Kyoya smiled at how adorable Kaoru looked right then and leaned in for another kiss as he pulled Kaoru's body flush against his. The kiss started with a soft placement of lips against each other's the kiss but it soon developed into something more. Kaoru wound his arms around Kyoya's neck in order to be closer to the older teen. He felt Kyoya run his tongue across his lips and let out a small moan. He immediately pulled back, covering his mouth in embarrassment.
Kyoya smirked, "There's no need to be shy; the noise you made was cute, very much so like you."
Kaoru, if possible, blushed even harder. "Sh-shut up," he stuttered, "I'm not cute..."
"On the contrary," Kyoya said, pulling him in for a hug and giving him a small peck on the nose, eliciting a squeak from the younger teen, "I find you very cute."
Kaoru pouted in his new found lover's embrace, but relaxed into it after a few seconds, not being able to stay mad at Kyoya for a compliment.
He smiled slightly to himself, I guess it was a good thing I was caught in the rain...
The End
And thus, my first fanfic that is here to stay! Sorry if there are any substantial grammar or spelling errors... Hope you enjoyed it!
(Also I'd like to congratulate you for supporting this pairing, it needs more love)
Please review!


text: Matt Bissonnette, the Navy SEAL who wrote this book will forever more be shunned by all former and current members of the Spec Ops community. I, as one, will not purchase this book. There is a unwritten rule. It doesn't matter if its the AF PJs, Marine Force Recon, Army Rangers, Green Berets, or Navy SEALs. We never divuldge the nature of our work, the places we've been, the things we've done or those we served with. We don't put each other or our families in danger. And we never profit off the death of others whether it is the targets or the brothers we lost. Its not politics. You know I'm not a big fan of the current administration. Even if this was an attempt to discredit them and directly cost Obama the election, I still wouldn't support this. We work best when we work in secrecy and when the enemy doesn't know the full range of our capability. This book may not have violated any law, but it violates a code of ethics we all agreed to and that exists for our mutual benefit and safety.


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I'm doing a lego cake, how do I get the raised circles on top?
I haven't done one myself, but I would roll out fondant to the thickness I wanted and use one of my piping tips to cut out the circles.
You can also write to some of the cakers in here who have already done Lego cakes and ask how they did it. The one on here yesterday was done really well.
I used large marshmallows cut in half & frosted in BC to match the bricks. They were a PITA to make.
I think fondant circles, cut thick are probably easier and if you cover the bricks in fondant you get a nice clean look.
good luck.
I have done a Lego cake 'pyramid' style..and i used fondant..cut out to the thickness i want and used a circle cutter to cut the pegs...i think in the end i used the end of a straw for my circle as it was the best size...
hope this helps!
You could possibly use Rice Krispys as well... Depending on the size you are making you could mold them in a cupcake pan, ice them along with the cake, and then cover all of it completely with fondant to get a smooth look.
If you had the time, and inclination, you could make molds of actual lego's and use with fondant or candy melts and have them be exact replicas...... Just a thought.
About what cownsj said...you wouldn't have to make your mold, italready exists!
It is just a Lego ice cube tray, but I use it with candy melts all the time to make little chocolate treats.
But for a large style cake...I would either use rice crispy treats or find yourself a round cutter and make like mini cakes and cover those in fondant separately.
definitely cut the circles just find good size tube or mold circle .... I done one lego check my photo
About what cownsj said...you wouldn't have to make your mold, italready exists!
It is just a Lego ice cube tray, but I use it with candy melts all the time to make little chocolate treats.
But for a large style cake...I would either use rice crispy treats or find yourself a round cutter and make like mini cakes and cover those in fondant separately.
Oh, how cool, that ice cube tray. That sure makes that part easier. Thanks for the info.
I just used thick fondant cut out with a circle cutter.
I've seen it done well using cookies, and using just fondant (rolled thick and cut into circles). I did one using the same cake as the base "brick" baked in a thin layer in a square pan and then cut out the circles using a biscuit cutter. (My son, whose birthday cake it was, did not want any fondant.)
You can also use marshmallows, cut in half and frosted -- if the proportions of your cake are right for that. Or a lot of people use cupcakes, but that is not ideal because of the slanted sides -- Lego studs have vertical sides.
If you use anything other than the fondant circles you'll have to frost it, and getting a smooth surface on those little circles can be a challenge. I did mine by putting each stud on a flower nail to frost, and then slid it into the freezer. The frozen studs could then be placed on the cake without messing up the surface.
I think it might work to use ganache or a poured fondant (like petit fours) as well, to cover the studs at the same time as the main brick part of the cake, but then the challenge is to get sharp corners. Rounded corners won't look quite like real Lego!
cupcakes, cut the top off and put it on upside down.
i'm doing a lego cake this week and I found lego candy at this awesome nut/candy store we have here. They are pretty close to real-sized little lego bricks in assorted colors and they even stack together Good luck with yours!
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We study sequences (X0, X1, ...) of random variables, taking values in the positive integers, which grow faster than branching processes in the sense that \(X_{m + n} \geqq \sum\limits_{i = 1}^{X_m } {X_n (m,i)}\), for m, n≧0, where the Xn(m, i) are distributed as Xn and have certain properties of independence. We prove that, under appropriate conditions, Xn1/n→λ almost surely and in L1, where λ=sup E(Xn)1/n. Our principal application of this result is to study the Lebesgue measure and (Hausdorff) dimension of certain projections of sets in a class of random Cantor sets, being those obtained by repeated random subdivisions of the M-adic subcubes of [0, 1]d. We establish a necessary and sufficient condition for the Lebesgue measure of a projection of such a random set to be non-zero, and determine the box dimension of this projection.
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How well an NFL team is able to successfully replace injured starters with backups is always critical in the league.
On Monday night in Denver, the Steelers were without three starters on defense because of injuries or organizational diligence. The short-handed condition didn't hinder the team's performance.
Safety Tyrone Carter was cited as the AFC defensive player of the week for registering two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, and two other passes defensed in the Steelers' 28-10 victory. Technically, Carter wasn't starting for an injured player because free safety Ryan Clark was held out of the game over concerns about how his sickle cell trait would respond in the Mile High City's thin air. But Carter is used to solving problems in the Steelers' secondary. The 10-year veteran started four games at strong safety earlier this season when Troy Polamalu was sidelined by a sprained medial collateral ligament.
Special-teams ace Keyaron Fox, starting at inside linebacker for Lawrence Timmons (ankle), had seven tackles, with one for a loss. End Nick Eason, starting for Travis Kirschke (ankle), who had already replaced standout Aaron Smith (season-ending shoulder injury), added a tackle.
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Not every team in the league, of course, survives the kind of attrition that has struck the Steelers in recent weeks. Yet Indianapolis has lost three-quarters of its starting secondary to injuries, and the Colts remain undefeated. Ditto for the New Orleans Saints, who have played the entire season without two-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jammal Brown (hip), with starting defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis (knee) out of the lineup for the past two weeks and likely to be absent for at least two more, and defensive tackle Kendrick Clancy (knee) lost for the rest of the season.
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As in past years, 2009 has experienced its share of super subs and replacement flubs, and it definitely has made a difference in the standings.
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1. The 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj should
be replaced by the 2-tier system: Zilla
Parishad at the district level, and below it,the
Mandal Panchayat consisting of a group of
villages covering a population of 15000 to
2. A district should be the first point for
decentralisation under popular supervision
below the state level.
3. Zila Parishad should be the executive body
and made responsible for planning at the
district level.
4. There should be an official participation of
political parties at all levels of Panchayat
5. The Panchayat Raj institutions should have
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separate bodies from that of development
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Early Civilizations of Mesoamerica
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Mesoamerica is a name used for areas of Mexico and Central America where ancient empires flourished.
Olmec Culture
- Olmec society was first discovered in the 1940s.
- Olmec means "rubber people"
- Farmed along riverbanks and traded for jade and obsidian.
- Oldest city was San Lorenzo, which contained pyramids and other large monuments
- Around 400 B.C., their civilization declined and eventually collapsed.
- The Maya eventually would use some Olmec technology and beliefs in their culture, so they Olmec did not collapse without leaving anything behind.
The City of Teotihuacan
- Was the first major city in Mesoamerica
- Located about 30 miles northeast of Mexico City in a fertile valley.
- City had many temples and palaces, and a massive pyramid known as the Pyramid of the Sun (possibly related to Ra, the God of the Sun) - Monument was over 200 feet tall
- Most people were farmers, and trading centers were very busy. Teotihuacan was known for their Obsidian - It was estimated that there were around 400 obsidian workshops in the city.
- Goods were shipped to Central America, Mexico, and even Southwestern North America - in turn, they received luxury items and raw materials.
- Sometime around A.D. 800, the city was destroyed and abandoned due to the ruling class leaving the city.
The Maya and the Toltec
- The Maya were a civilization that flourished from A.D. 300-900, on the Yucatan Peninsula.
- The Maya built sophisticated temples and pyramids, and developed calendars that were as accurate as any in existence during that time.
- Again, sometime around 800, the civilization began to decline. There are many theories, but there is no conclusive evidence pointing anyway. It could have been volcanic eruptions, invasion, internal revolt, or even overuse of the land.
Political and Social Structures
- Maya cities were built around a central pyramid topped by a shrine to the Gods
- Maya civilization was composed of city-states, each governed by hereditary rulers. These city-states often went to war - nobles and war leaders were often used as human sacrifice to the Gods.
- Rulers of the city-states claimed to be descended from the Gods
- The society also contained peasants and townspeople who worked as skilled artisans, officials, and merchants.
- Most of the Maya people were peasant farmers
- Men did the fighting, women performed the housekeeping and raised children
- Chocolate (cocoa), was a popular food, derived from cacao trees.
- Their supreme God was called Itzamna, or "Lizard House"
- The Maya also used human sacrifice as a way to please the Gods
Writings and Calendar
- The Maya created a sophisticated writing system based on hieroglyphs (pictures).
- When the Spanish took over the Maya, they burned all their books, because of little respect for their language.
- The Maya wrote on bark, clay, jade, bone, shells, and stone monuments.
- The Maya were well known for their calendar, known as the Long Count -- it was based on a belief in cycles of creation and destruction.
- According to the Maya belief, the world was created in 3114 B.C., and would have ended on December 23rd (Historians later believed the date to be December 21st)
- The Maya used two different systems for time measurement. There was a solar calendar of 365 days, divided into 18 months of 20 days each, with 5 extra days at the end.
- The other system was divided into 260 days, with 13 weeks of 20 days each. Only trained priests could use these systems.
- Many Mayan hieroglyphs recorded important events in Mayan History.
The Toltec
- Most significant peoples after the collapse of Teotihuacan
- Toltec empire flourished from A.D. 950-1150
- Many of what is known of the Toltec is from legend after the Aztec destroyed the center of their empire, Tula.
- Tula had a population of about 40,000-60,000 people while the city was between 5 and 6 square miles
- Toltec people were warlike, builders, and brought metal-working to Mesoamerica. They were also the first to work with gold, silver, and copper
- Quetzalcoatl was one of their major gods, god of learning and culture
- The empire started to decline after fighting in Tula
- Sometime around 1170 the city was sacked and burned
- The Aztec empire gained control shortly after and carried on Toltec traditions
Rise of the Aztec
- The Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico
- Survived snake infested regions and a sign came from their god of war and sun, Huitzilopochtli
- He said when they see an eagle perched on a cactus growing out of a rock, their journey would end
- In 1325, Aztecs arrived at Lake Texcoco where they saw an eagle standing on a cactus on a rock at one of the islands
- They began building Tenochtitlan- "place of the prickly pear cactus"
- Built roads to connect the lake to the mainland
Political and Social Structures
- By 1500, 4 million Aztecs lived in the Valley of Mexico and central Mexico
- Authoritarian state
- Male children were sent to temple schools that put emphasis on military training. Once they were adults, the could select a job in the military, bureaucracy, or the priesthood
- Nobles received large estates from the government as a reward
- There were many indentured workers, commoners, and slaves
- Most people were commoners, many of those commoners were farmers who built chinampas or swampy islands crisscrossed by canals that provided water for their crops
- Boys- " You must understand that your home is not here where you have been born, for you are a warrior." Girls- "As the heart stays in the body, so you must stay in the house."
Religion and Culture
- Aztecs believed in many gods
- One supreme god called Ometeotl, represented the all powerful forces of the heavens
- Ometeotl, Huitzilopochtli, and Quetzalcoatl were most important gods
- Believed in an unending struggle of good and evil throughout the universe, struggle had already destroyed 4 suns or worlds
- Now they were living in the time of the 5th sun, this world was also destined to end with destruction. They believed they could delay this destruction by practicing sacrifices
- Religion had a big influence on art and architecture
A Strong Empire
- Tenochtitlan formed Triple Alliance, enabling them to dominate Mexico from the Atlantic to the Pacific and as far as the Guatemalan border


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Roddick is an American sports hero in waiting — and we do mean waiting. This was the day Roddick was going to try to reach the rarified air of the upper reaches of men's tennis, a place where he has never been, to the men's semifinals at Wimbledon. He has made the semifinals of only one Grand Slam event in his three years as a professional; that was at this year's Australian Open.
The way he has been playing, with a booming serve that is every bit the match of his personality and his promise, there is great hope in the tennis world that he will appear Sunday on Centre Court in the men's final.
For now, though, Roddick's future was put on hold for 24 hours, leaving the great expectations hanging like those low clouds in the heavy evening air. He knows what is expected of him. Pete Sampras won his first Grand Slam title at 19, Andre Agassi at 22.
Is the next logical statistic this one: Roddick at 20?
"It's been something I've been dealing with ever since even before I hit a ball as a professional," Roddick said of becoming the next U.S. men's star. "When I started doing well in juniors, I think (Americans) were so hungry, you know, to have a new American player in the top 10, competing for Grand Slams, that maybe I got stuck with it even before I deserved it. And so I've just learned to deal with it a little bit."
Pete Sampras, 31, is all but retired. Andre Agassi, now 33, lost in the Round of 16 here the other day. Both are husbands and fathers. Quick, name another U.S. male player, other than Roddick. The sport desperately needs this young man to win something big, and soon, because tennis' television ratings are paltry, and the Williamses won't be able to attract and hold an audience forever.
Roddick, the last American man left standing here — among the virtual unknowns named Schalken and Grosjean, Bjorkman and Popp — is not reminiscent of either Sampras or Agassi. He has more Connors and McEnroe in him, their brash, street-brawling, fiery on-court personality. Perhaps some of their boyish immaturity as well.
The British press has rallied around him because he is the breath of fresh air the Brits always want Americans to be. Even Serena Williams has said she would watch men's tennis if he were playing. "His antics on the court," she explained. "He fights. He screams, does wild stuff. To me, it all boils down to personalities."
With his baseball cap on backward and his Game Boy in his bag, he is an overgrown kid playing in a young man's game. But his youthful exuberance should not be confused with outright silliness; Roddick made as bold a move off the court as he has ever made on it when, little more than a month ago, he fired his longtime coach and hired Agassi's former mentor, Brad Gilbert.
Gilbert has simplified Roddick's thinking. He doesn't want him to worry about the huge expectations that have been placed upon him. He doesn't want him thinking ahead in a tournament. He wants him to think of three words, in order: Game. Set. Match.
"Brad's philosophy is if you want to win a Grand Slam, you've got to win seven matches," Roddick said. "You've got to knock people down as they come, regardless, anytime, you've got to win seven matches. You just don't become physically better overnight. A lot of it's just between the ears, keeping calm."
Already, there have been results. He won the Wimbledon tuneup at Queen's Club last month. And what might have bothered Roddick a year ago is brushed off today.
When a journalist asked what he thought of becoming the clear betting favorite here, Roddick shot back: "Bookmakers don't play matches."
Another reporter tried again.
"It's just speculation, dude," Roddick replied. "Doesn't affect what goes on between the lines."
Game, set and match, indeed. It's all over but the waiting.