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Quarter Quell
This year to reinforce the fact that future generations die because of the rebellion against the Capitol, 2 pregnant woman between the ages 20 - 28, and their pregnancy 5 - 8 months, shall be reaped from each district.
|District 1 - InsertRandomnessHere
|District 2 - Team Peeta
|District 3 - Anon
|District 4 - Hungergames fan girl
|District 5 - Team Peeta
|District 6 - Team Peeta
|District 7 - (^*^)
|Summer Trailwind, 20
|District 8 - Fallen Angell
|District 9 - Team Peeta
|District 10 - Hungergames fan girl
|District 11 - Anon
|District 12 - Fallen Angell
Chariot Rides!!!!!
District 1:
Annette and Angelique come racing out in a sparkly white chariot. The crowd claps before even realizing what the girls are wearing. Drab grey uniforms... Then the girls both snap! Their costumes change into dazzling white dresses that match the chariot. The dresses showoff the girls bellies. Crowds rating:(Out of five) ****
District 2:
Randy and Lola are dressed in what looks like last years costume. Modified peacekeeper uniforms, low cut top with a short skirt. The difference is the costume seems to absorb the girls bellies. Neither of them look pregnant. C.R.: ***
District 3:
Belle and Lucky come out looking like giant glowing disco balls. C.R.: **
District 4:
Amara and Drew are both dressed as mermaids. A sprinkler is in their chariot, giving off mist. C.R.:****
District 5:
(I'm making it medicine.)
Leslie and Denti come out in hospital gowns. They have glitter all over them. C.R.: ***
District 6:
(I'm making it electricity.)
Dana and Wilma are dressed in black jumpsuits. They have wings and halos of electricity making them look like evil angels. C.R.: *****
District 7:
Sandy and Summer are dressed in brown dresses. The dresses have wood chips sewn onto it. Their hair is entwined with leaves. C.R.: *
District 8:
Jay Jay and Trisha are wearing unfinished dresses. Pins and extra fabric is still attached. C.R.: *
District 9:
Irene and Lucy are both wearing last year's costume.(White robes) C.R.:
District 10:
Ginger and Melanii race out dressed as... pigs. They've been painted pink and are wearing fake snouts. C.R.:*
District 11:
Jay and Claire come wearing yellow dresses, studded with corn kernels. They have big green leaf-like shawls on. C.R.: **
District 12:
Raina and Kaylene race out dressed in drab chalky black jumpsuits. Then suddenly they blow up! When the smoke clears the girls are still in black spandex but now the suits are embedded with burning embers. The girls faces are remade and alive with makeup. C.R.: *****
( ^ That was for you Fallen Angell!)
|District 1
|District 2
|District 3
|District 4
|District 5
|District 6
|District 7
|Summer Trailwind: 8
|District 8
|District 9
|District 10
|District 11
|District 12
Day 1: Evening
Deaths -
Kaylene Blacker - by Randy Spelt
Sandy Frox - by Lola Tish
Irene Tankt - by Annette Chevalier
Lola Tish - by Summer Trailwind
Wilma Sayer
Denti Frankd - Angelique Chevalier
Jay Sparrow - by Annette Chevalier
Jay Jay Meyers - Annette Chevalier.
The tributes are circled around the Cornucopia. All of them are dressed in sterile white hospital gowns that reach their toes. The woman survey each other. Some calculating who they're next to. If they have time to go to the Cornucopia. If they can see their allies. Others are deciding who they're going to kill first. The gong rings.
Annette's running to the Cornucopia, right before she reaches it someone blocks her path. "Stop the violence! We are one! Togeth-" Kaylene gurgles off as Randy sinks her knife into the girls head.
Irene and Sandy are running to the Cornucopia. Sandy is just picking up a backpack when Lola spears her threw the neck. Irene screams and throws her knife. it enters Lola's leg. Annette runs by and slashes Irenes head off. Lola laughs and turns just in time to see Summer's knife as in enters her heart.
Wilma is running as fast as an pregnant woman carrying an eight month baby can, but she knows it's no use the footsteps are coming closer. Gaining. She looks over her shoulder, and trips. Pain shoots through her body. Something's wrong. Trisha comes to a stop when she sees the girl who she'd wanted to ally with dead in a ditch.
Angelique pins Denti to the ground. "Allies?" Denti whispers. Angelique prepares herself, then shoves a dagger through the girls heart.
Jay is hiding behind a box in the Cornucopia with Jay Jay. " We'll leave when they do." Jay Jay whispers. Then the box is lifted and Annette's sword releases the girls heads from their bodies.
Day 1: Midnight
Raina rips her gown up to her knees. Then stuffs the extra fabric back into her pack. She made out good at the Cornucopia. They had lots of explosives. She'd been able to grab lots of food too. Raina pulled out a small sleeping bag, and thought about the girl from District 4. Not the nice one. The other one, Alana or something. She'd chased Raina all around the forest. It was almost funny.
Leslie watched as the girl from 12 got ready for bed. She didn't want to kill her. The girl was smart, and sly. She jumped from her perch. "Hey there." She said. Raina jumped.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I was just wondering if you needed an ally." Raina smiled, and the girls shook hands.
Day 2: Morning
Amara Kirby - by Kangaroo Rat Mutts
Lucky Dawn - by Ginger Hay
Angelique Chevalier - by Forcefield
Randy Spelt - by Forcefield
Amara sat down on a rock, she'd been trying to find her way back to the Cornucopia all night. A small stream gurgled beside her so she pulled a empty bottle from her bag and filled, purified it, and drank it. Running after that stupid girl wasn't worth it. Every part of her ached, and she didn't even get to kill the @#$%&. Amara stood up and dusted of her gown. She'd die if she didn't get back to the Cornucopia, and that was not going to happen. Sean will be born. She will win. No question about it.
As she was wandering around she heard a chit chit chat sound. Looking around she saw nothing, she shrugged it off and kept walking. Then it came again and again, until the sound was too loud to ignore. Amara started to run, then the first one grabbed her. Little furry things, with long legs. Amara had never seen a creature like this in 4. She screamed as it ripped off her flesh with its small razor-like teeth. Then more came, and more, until so many buried her that she just looked like a furry clump. She screamed and screamed. No one came, no one heard. Then it was over...
Lucky skinned the fish. The first fish she'd caught in her entire life. It wasn't very big, or apparently very smart it had hopped onto her feet and died. Still she considered it as caught, not suicidal. She was just about to take a bite when she heard a twig snap. She grabbed a large branch and wished it was a sword. Then the girls entered the clearing. First they were surprised, then determined. Lucky threw the branch at the girl from District 4.
Drew easily side stepped the branch, then sent a knife flying into Lucky's belly. The girl screamed and collapsed to the ground, panting. Ginger stepped forward and sliced the girls throat. Then Summer, Ginger, and Drew ran off in the direction opposite that they'd come.
Day 2: Afternoon
Annette pulled out her sword, ready. She'd been hunting tributes with the other girls all day and still hadn't found anyone. It frustrated her... Now she sensed something though, something powerful. Angelique pushed past her sister, irritated. Did she really have to stop in front of everybody?
Angelique stormed ahead. Why of all years did she have to come the year her sister did? It wasn't fair. Not only were they twins but they also met Bryce Spencer, and BAM. Got pregnant the same year, at almost the same time. Then they were both drawn for the Games. What are the odds?
Annette flanked the group. She still felt weird, something dangerous was close by. She always got this feeling right before someone would attack her in the streets.
Then Angelique stopped suddenly and fell to her feet. Not moving. A cannon sounded. Randy rushed over and felt Angelique's pulse, there was nothing... Randy stood and backed up, then she fell and the cannon sounded again. Annette froze, grabbed a rock and threw it in front of her, just over her old allies. The stone stopped in midair and fell. She grabbed a stick and poked it. The rock collapsed in on itself. Then she poked her sister. Her body crumbled. Annette backed up and ran away. The force field in this arena hollowed things, she did not desire to be hollowed.
Day 3: Morning
Belle Taylor - by Trisha Vale
Claire Heart - by Raina Haysburg / Leslie Stucksure
Dana Oheed - by Raina Haysburg / Leslie Stucksure
Lucy Hamdong - by Annette Chevalier
Belle wabbled over to a rock and sat down. She was exhausted, she'd walked around for two days because she couldn't make herself sleep in the arena. Her gown was trashed, now shaded an ugly brown/green, and the bottom ripped to shreds. Her hospital slippers were falling apart. She tore them from her feet and threw them as far as she could. Weak anger pulsed through her veins. Weak because she was too tired to have any room for full-out screaming anger. Why did she have to be in these games? Out of all the years she could have gotten pregnant, it was the year of the Quarter Quell. Belle still remembered the day she'd found out. She'd been so happy and alive. Peter had claimed to be "the happiest man alive,". That all changed when her name was called at the Reaping...
Trisha was walking through the woods, a hand-made knife in her hand. Did she hear something in the distance or was it just her? She carefully crept towards the noise.
Belle was praying that a sponsor would send her food when she heard a noise in the distance. She stood up and ran, then fell, then walked as quickly as she could. Please be a rabbit, please!
Trisha could now here the noise dashing away. She ran in pursuit.
Belle cursed silently as she felt her water break...
Trisha cut through trees and hurdled bushes. This tribute was NOT getting away from her. Then the trees opened out into a rocky landscape. She searched it with her eyes, looking for someone wearing bright white. Nothing... Trisha was about to turn around when she heard a scream. Then another. It came from the wrong direction. She quickly considered this as a trap. Then shrugged it off and ran in the opposite direction. Maybe she'd just gotten lost...
Belle was panting, blood was everywhere. She picked up her baby, a girl. She was so small and perfect. Then a rustling noise came close. She hugged her baby close to her, Felicias.
Trisha ran into the clearing her eyes instantly finding Belle, instinctively throwing her knife into the other woman's skull. Then Trisha fell to her knees. The woman was covered in blood, and holding a small bundle. A crying, screaming bundle. Trisha crawled over and took the baby. She ripped a large chunk of dirty gown from Belle, and wiped the baby clean. Then she pulled the small blanket from her pack and bundled the baby. The girl was perfect. Black fuzz on her head, dimpled. Trisha held the baby. Would they take the baby from the arena, and send her to her father? Or would they take and kill her? Or just leave her defenseless in the arena?
Trisha didn't want to defend an infant. She didn't want to have to worry about keeping someone else alive in these games. She laid the baby in her mothers arms, and walked away...
The hovercraft came and retrieved the baby and body. The body was quickly carted away. The doctors had strict instructions to kill any baby they picked up. A nurse placed Felicias on a cart and wheeled her to an empty room. The nurse, Gillian, grabbed a needle and walked over. She took a deep breath, Felicias watched her with big chocolate eyes. Gillian turned quickly and checked behind her. Nobody was in the room but them. She scooped up the baby and quickly laid her in her purse. Then she ran into a room full of pickled objects. She yanked a preserved baby off the shelf and plucked it from the jar. Running back in she toweled the liquid off it and covered it with a sheet. Just in time. A doctor walked in, checked that the baby was dead and gave the nurse a key to the morgue.
Gillian turned back to the baby. Sadly there was no way to give her to her father. That left two options...
Day 2: Noon
Leslie and Raina sun-bathed on the rocks. Just to frustrate the Gamemakers. Finally Raina sat up. "We need to do something before I go crazy."
Leslie joined her. "Okay, well there's only one Career left so blowing up the Cornucopia could be fun. Um, the girl from 4, the red-head, and the girl from 7 are the biggest alliance right now. We could get them..."
Raina considered her options,then decided. "Let's get the Cornucopia. Then we'll set traps all around the arena."
Claire and Dana tip toed to the Cornucopia and peeked inside. Dana gave a sigh of relief. Nobody was here. The girls walked in and immediately stuff food in their mouths. When your pregnant all you've had for the past 24 hours was a few mangoes you don't worry about manners. About an hour later the girls drift off, their bellies full...
Raina runs back to the nearby tree that Leslie sits in. She gives the thumbs up sign, and dashes up the tree. Leslie jams her thumb onto the big red button.
Raina laughs, the one good thing about working in the mines is knowledge on explosives. Golden nuggets rain from the sky... In the explosion the girls didn't hear two cannon blasts.
Day 2: Afternoon
Annette follows tribute tracks. Constantly checking her back, not having allies is terrible. Finally the tracks end in a stream, she looks around, no one in sight. She curses and wades up stream.
Lucy and Melanii sit in their cave. They saw Annette coming up the stream towards them and decided defense would be better than offense.
Annette finds more tracks leading up into a cave. She freezes, more than one tribute's tracks are here. They outnumber her... What am I thinking? Annette demands from herself. I can kick any tributes @$$ in this arena. I am the future victor.
Lucy bites her lip, Annette was close. I'm not going to win, she tells herself. Might as well take down the competition for the others...
Lucy grabs her club-like tree branch and jumps onto Annette.
Annette grabs Lucy's hair and yanks, Lucy shrieks and is about to hit Annette over the head when the club is torn from her hand. Annette throws the club into the river. With Lucy punching her she can't get her sword. You wanna fist fight? Annette thinks, Well then we'll fist fight.
Annette punches Lucy squarely in the jaw, then she shoves her palm heel into Lucy's nose. Shoving it into her brain. A cannon blast and the nothing. Annette straightens her broken nose and throws Lucy into the river. She pulls out her sword and peeks into the cave, nothing.
Melanii doesn't stop running until the Anthem starts up. Panting like crazy she sits down, pictures of Lucy jumping on Annette playing in her head...
Day 3: Midday
Deaths -
Drew Hunter - by Raina Haysburg
Melanii Adams - by Fire
Leslie Stucksure
Trisha Vale - by Raina Haysburg
Leslie watches as Raina runs around in circles doing crazy leaps and spins, trailing wire behind her like a spider with its web. Finally ending her dance with one last spin. Raina raises her brows at Leslie. Leslie shakes her head and looks away. Trying to look like she was "guarding" not staring. Then the girls raced off, still trailing wire, to their nearby hiding spot. Raina swiftly plugs the wire to her "magic box" as she called it. The girls sit and wait...
Ginger leads Drew and Summer to the waterfall. The girls sit and scoop water to their lips. All of them listening intently. Being in the Games for 3 days with no sign of trouble was scarier than having trouble. Summer picked up her back pack and pulled out the knife. She started to peel the dead rabbit Drew had caught earlier when they heard something. Like dogs they all whipped their heads around.
Leslie screams again. Raina laughs and brandishes her knife incase another tribute was nearby. Leslie sits down. "I think I hear them coming." Then she laughs, and they listen.
Drew runs into their campsite and immediately falls. "STOP!" She screams. Ginger and Summer - who are just arriving - freeze. Drew thrashes around, silver glints all around her. Panic starts to come. She screams "Holy fishtart!" then starts to cry. Summer leans forward to help but Ginger pulls her back.
"Stop, it's a trap." Summer nods, and tosses Drew a knife instead.
"Ok, lets get this show on the road!" Raina says as she hits the big red button.
Summer and Ginger are blasted back as Drew and their camp goes up in smoke.
Day 3: Afternoon
Annette runs toward the fire. Fire means tributes. Tributes mean death. Death means sponsor's awe. And a sponsor's awe means food. Real food, not raw roots and a skinny rabbit.
Leslie gapes and Raina cringes. She'd used to much electricity. If they hadn't been hiding in a cave they'd have been blown back, or fried. Instead they were just burned slightly.
Trisha gapes at the small mushroom cloud, and runs.
Melanii sits up to get a better look at the fire. Her head was pounding. Was there 2 fires or was she seeing double?
Annette reaches the edge of the fire and takes a step back. No tributes were insight and the fire was taller than she thought. Was this a trap?
Raina grabs her pack and starts to creep out of the cave. Leslie stays. Raina calls her name, but Leslie seems to be in shock. Raina steps forward to shake her when her foot steps in a puddle. Wait a puddle? The explosion evaporated all the water around here. That means this water is new, and it could only come from one place...
Trisha runs blindly. Fire scared her to death. Once when she was little her house had caught on fire...
Ginger sits up and tries to open her eyes. Everything was black. She reached her hands up and felt her face, her hands slipped away. Warm.
Summer tried to stand but fell back down. Where was she? Her vision was blurry and the world seemed to have gone silent. Where was Ginger? Drew? What happened?
Melanii closes her eyes, shivering. Fire was warm, and she would do anything for warmth.
Trisha races toward a cave. Caves were safe enough.
Annette runs. Her gown catching on every tree, her feet tripping on every stone. Why did this have to happen now? Why couldn't she have been clumsy earlier today, when all she was doing was hiking?
Trisha freezes as she nears the cave. Someone was close by.
Melanii stumbles forward. All she could see was red now. It was so warm... She laughs as the fire massages her feet and caresses her face. Then swallows her into oblivion.
Raina grasps Leslie's hand, feeling her pulse. Nothing... Two still-born boys lay in their mother's arms.
Trisha takes a step back. Cracking a twig.
Raina runs from the cave and sends a knife into the other girls temple.
Summer gropes around. She was so HOT. She couldn't see, in all she was miserable. She felt something damp, and grabbed for it. Then she slipped and fell in a swamp...
Annette doesn't stop running until she reaches a wall of vines. Pulling them aside, she finds a small swamp. She jumps in.
Ginger thrashes around, was she stuck in something? Had she moved from her last spot? Was she regaining sight? Nope, everything was still black. As black as the Gamemakers hearts....
Day 4: Dawn
Ginger Hay - by Annette Chevalier
Annette Chevalier - by Summer Trailwind
Annette wakes to a splashing sound. She untangles her self from a hidden vine-insulated ditch she'd found. Who or what was nearby? Whatever it was wasn't going to be around much longer.
Ginger tapped the ground around her. She'd accepted that she was officially blind.
Summer splashed her way to shore. All night she'd thrashed and crashed through the swamp. She was soaking and cold.
Annette readied her sword and jumped on a bolder. It was dark, but she could just make out what looked like a small fire. Annette ran in that direction.
Ginger finally found her knife. She swiftly scooped it up and listened. Touch and feel were all she had in this place. Never again would she see a soft yellow daisy. Or the never ending green of a pine tree. She would never see her family. Her husband and daughters. Her mother and father. Her baby....
Summer looked around, was someone nearby? She looked behind her, a faint glow of a fire... She'd had enough fire for a lifetime.
As Annette was getting closer she heard someone run behind her. Turning she saw Summer.
Summer fell as a knife connected with her shoulder.
Ginger shakily stood. Someone was close.
Annette took her time walking over to Summer. One more tribute down....
Ginger listened then threw her knife.
Annette whipped around as a knife sank itself in her back. Panting she reached for another knife. The fire wasn't fire. It was Ginger.
Summer yanked the knife from her shoulder.
Annette's hands came up empty. Cursing she threw her sword at Ginger.
Ginger listened. Nothing. She took a step forward. Why wasn't a cannon sounding?
Annette's sword flew into Gingers belly. Causing her to crumple. Lifeless.
Annette turns just in time to see Summer throw the knife.
Summer cringes as the knife enters Annette's skull.
Day 4: Midday
Raina stomps the ground in frustration. Where was she going to find Annette? How was she going to kill her?
Summer cradles her arm as she walks through her old campsite. Now both of her allies were dead, and the only other tribute left was an older, smarter, and more skilled woman that had more courage. How did I get here? She thought. I'm just a girl from District 7... The Careers wouldn't even take me. I'm doomed.
Raina paces, thinking... Then a big furry thing came running at her.
Summer stops and listens. Did she here thunder or was it just her?
Raina looks around all the trees were made weak in her explosion. They might hold a little girl, or a small woman. But a 6 month pregnant lady? Forget it. She ran instead.
Summer climbs onto a big boulder, just as Raina runs into the clearing.
"Buffaloes!" Summer screams. Drawing her axe as they race towards her.
Raina pounces onto the bolder.
A buffalo opens it's mouth revealing long, sharp, pearly white, fangs. Then it bites Summer's leg.
She falls, screaming. Raina pulls the axe from Summer's hands, and hacks at the beasts face.
Roaring the buffalo releases Summer, and stumbles backward. Only to be replaced by another. The rock that once looked big now looks small, surrounded by giant mutt buffaloes, intent on killing one of them.
Raina pulls Summer up. Summer's leg is shredded. Summer grabs Raina's shoulder trying to get her balance. Raina hands Summer the axe back. "Whoever survives this wins." Raina shouts. Summer nods and hands the girl a knife.
They hack and hack. Once a buffalo dies it disintegrates leaving room for a replacement.
Day 4: Evening
A buffalo lunges at Raina. Grabbing her arm. Yanking her down. Summer - who had been leaning on Raina -screams and falls with her.
The buffaloes retreat.
Raina stands cradling her arm. Summer gets onto her knee. The girls look around. No hoof prints, or fur, or droppings. It was like a nightmare.
The girls look at each other. Realizing what's next.
Quick as a flash a knife sinks itself into Summers chest.
Panting Summer sends her axe flying into Raina's belly.
Blood from both new and old wounds coats the ground.
The girls stare at each other. Sizing up each other. Summer has more injuries, but she has another knife.
Raina grabs the axe handle and pulls. Summer grabs her spare knife.
WARNING: Below is very graphic violence.
The knife sinks itself into Raina's breast. Half screaming half panting Raina pulls out the axe and knife. Then jumps on Summer.
Summer screams and punches Raina's stomach. Raina screams back and stabs Summer's ribcage. Summer rolls on top of Raina and reaches for the other girl's eye. With a sickening pop Raina's eye was pried from its socket. While they're fighting blood spurts everywhere. Summer's blond hair turns scarlet as Raina tries to stab her skull. Summer keeps dodging the axe blade. Instead of full out dying her skin and hair is peeled off instead.
Raina yells in frustration, and grabs Summer's remaining hair. Holding her down. Summer kicks her back and punches the girl's jaw.
Raina starts slicing the skin over Summer's ribcage apart. The bloody flesh flies everywhere. Raina grabs one of Summer's ribs and laughs.
Summer's scream scares all birds, within a 30 mile radius, out of their nests.
Raina tosses Summer's rib aside. Summer's eyes are covered in blood. Everything looks red or black. Feeling the grass around her Summer searches for something, anything that she could use as a weapon.
Raina grabs a knife and places it above Summer's belly. "You killed mine. Now I'm gonna kill yours."
Summer snags the knife a knife from the grass and blindly stabs at Raina. Her knife misses Raina's heart by an inch. Raina kicks Summer's head. Then returns to the girls belly. Lightly marking an X.
Raina raises the knife above her head with two hands, then begins to bring it down.
Summer rolls, the knife sinks into the ground. Wiping the blood from her eyes she crawls as fast as she can and retrieves the axe. Raina flattens Summer.
Both girls are crying and barely concious.
Day 5: 12:00
Deaths -
Raina Haysburg - by Summer Trailwind
Raina yanks Summer's hair. Summer tosses the axe behind her. It arcs over Raina's head and buries it self into the girls spine. Splintering it. Raina's body stills.
Summer doesn't even have the energy to move the girl off her. Instead she lay and wait.
Summer lay in her hospital bed, watching as President Dusk sits down. He clears his throat and begins with: "You won," Really? I just thought this was heaven. Summer thinks sarcastically. "The doctors have replaced your lungs, ribs, left leg, spleen, and they healed your right shoulder blade. You're as good as new."
"What about my baby? Is he 'as good as new' too?" Summer questions. For some reason he was really ticking her off.
"Oh he's perfectly fine. You're lucky he wasn't damaged in the explosion." the president assured her. "Although after you have him you have many offers..."
Summer raises her eyebrow. "Offers?"
"Yes, it amazes me how people are willing to pay so much for a person they'd only seen in the Games. But I don't complain. Money is money." He chuckles "Although I think they were quite disappointed last year. You can't sleep with a 12 year old girl..."
Summer gapes at him. Was he planning to use her as a prostitute? "But, I'm... married."
"I know. We flew him in when you won." the president stands to leave then remembers.
"Oh, for the District Tours you better smile. Last year she pouted the entire time. It's bad television. I don't care how depressed you are." and with that he left.
After Game Ceremony
Summer holds James's hand, as she smiles and waves to the audience. Then the lights darken and she's forced to watch her Game. She holds back tears as she watches. All the dead mothers and infants. All the mourning families. How do the Capitol Citizens enjoy watching this? It's disgusting and depressing and ... Summer struggles to find a word. Nothing comes to mind so instead she silences her brain and watches, rubbing her tummy. The one baby that survived... She thinks.
But little does she know another baby is alive. Felicias lay in Gillian's arms. Sleeping sweet dreams about clouds and butterflies and balloons... Too young to understand how close she was to dying. And if Gillian played her part well enough Felicias would never know.....


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Podcast: More gloom for Man City, Villa's march into the top three and the Beckham circus arrives in Milan
Paolo Bandini: Talk of David Beckham's move to Milan can wait - more newsworthy now is that they're top of Serie A for the first time since 2004
The same age and from the same neck of the woods, we're like ET and Elliott - bonded by some peculiar, synergetic osmosis
The panel look back over some highly entertaining midweek games and ponder on what they were doing the last time Sunderland beat Newcastle at home
Fabio Capello's threat to drop David Beckham has poured cold water on any underlying cynicism about his AC Milan move
The Rays against the Phillies in the World Series is testament to baseball's austere dealings
Beckham offers reminder of value of his influenceDominic Fifield in Port of Spain
David Beckham's performance against Trinidad & Tobago proved that there was more than politics to his re-instatement as captain, says Dominic Fifield
Beckham's back but his days are numberedKevin McCarra
Kevin McCarra: Even though David Beckham has been recalled to the England fold his star is fading while at LA Galaxy
Capello must resist the Beckham charm offensiveBarney Ronay
Giving the LA Galaxy midfielder his 100th cap against Switzerland would be a backward step for England's new manager
One wears the No23 shirt, scores free-kicks, delivers 45-yard assists, is adored by fans and speaks perfect English: the other is David Beckham, as Sid Lowe explains.
He may not have played for long, but at least the A-list turned up to watch David Beckham.
An early whiff of Becklash hangs in the airMarina Hyde
Marooned in a country where Rock Paper Scissors outshines football, David Beckham's hard won publicity is in danger of going to waste, says Marina Hyde.
David Beckham's less well known team-mates are slowly getting used to the new arrival.
A galaxy far far awayKevin Mitchell
The Beckhams' extraordinary arrival in the United States has already had a huge impact on the MLS, but it is questionable how long this will last.
Football's men of letters generate serious pen and inkHarry Pearson
David Beckham has done the unthinkable and reversed the effect of the lesser known "Tyson's law" to win a recall to the England side.
David Beckham's return to the England squad is only a good thing if you can't let go of the past, argues Marina Hyde.
David Beckham's England recall highlights Steve McClaren's desperation, writes Barney Ronay.
Real are realising what they will miss as David Beckham leads their title push, writes Sid Lowe.

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Saying tens of thousands of Iowans face higher payments on their college loans if nothing is done, the White House laid the groundwork Monday for President Barack Obama's trip to Iowa City this week, arguing that keeping college costs down will pave the way to the middle class for millions of Americans.
The president will be at the University of Iowa on Wednesday, seeking to make the case that the 2007 law that cut interest rates in half for subsidized Stafford student loans should be extended past its scheduled expiration date in July.
"President Obama believes that we must reward hard work and responsibility by keeping interest rates on student loans low so that more Americans get a fair shot at an affordable college education, the skills they need to find a good job and a clear path to the middle class," Cecilia Munoz, White House domestic policy adviser, said on a conference call with reporters Monday.
Currently, interest rates on the subsidized loans are 3.4 percent. That authority expires in July, which would push the interest rate on new loans to 6.8 percent.
The White House says the boost in interest rates would cost students almost $1,000 over the life of their loans.
More than 255,000 students in Iowa have such loans, the administration says. Figures from the Iowa College Student Aid Commission, however, said only about half that many got subsidized Stafford loans in the 2010-11 academic year. The reason for the difference wasn't immediately clear.
Nationwide, 7.4 million students would be affected, the White House said.
The president's visit to Iowa City is one of three stops he's making on college campuses to push the proposal. All are in swing states for the 2012 election. The other stops are in Colorado and North Carolina.
The White House also said it would begin pushing its proposal, using social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
College costs are important to many Iowans, and the average debt load for graduates in the state is among the highest in the country.
At Iowa State University, Iowa students graduated with an average debt of $29,035, according to the state Board of Regents. At the University of Iowa, it was $24,652, and at the University of Northern Iowa, it was $25,435.
The president has argued for lowering college costs, including in his State of the Union address. He's expanded the maximum Pell grant to $5,635 for the 2013-14 year and has proposed expanding the American Opportunity Tax Credit program. Munoz said the administration has spoken with governors and colleges to try to keep costs down.
Republicans have been critical of the president's plan to extend the low interest rates. Citing a Congressional Budget Office study, they said it would cost $6 billion a year.
Last week, a top House Republican said extending a policy based on campaign promises is a mistake. And on Monday, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee said the president is seeking to divert attention from his record.
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The trip is an official visit, not a campaign trip, the White House says. Munoz said the president is traveling the country to press his message because the issue is important to Americans.
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THR The Transporter actor is set to star in action thriller Viva La Madness for Gaumont International Television, the company announced Thursday. A network is not yet attached.
The drama series is based on the book of the same name by J.J. Connolly and is the next installment to the author's novel "Layer Cake," which was adapted for the big-screen in 2004 and starred Daniel Craig.
Statham and Steven Chasman, who own the rights to the project, will exec produce alongside Connolly, who is set to pen the series.
"Viva La Madness, with its riveting characters and twisting storyline, is a volatile cocktail of action and comedy that only J.J. Connolly can create," said Gaumont International TV CEO Katie O'Connell Marsh. "Jason Statham, known for his roles in the Transporter trilogy, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, The Bank Job, as well as the recent Furious 7 and Spy, brings such strength and credibility to his characters but also has an effortless shade of vulnerability that gives him so much dimension on screen."
Viva la Madness centers on an anonymous hero who is stranded in the Caribbean itching for the criminal life he left behind — but who is still a wanted man back home. He soon joins forces with two robust London gangsters: the menacing Sonny King and his paranoid partner Roy "Twitchy" Burns. Described as fast-paced and filled with sarcasm and humor, Viva La Madness takes place in a world of madness that somehow makes terrible sense.
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The Performance Racing duo of Justin Sherwood and Jesse Mason returned to the Scholarship Class, as did Sergio Hernandez, from Azteca Motorsport. In addition, Billy Asaro was driving the Lola-Dome for P1 Motorsport, while Adam Carroll has moved to Menu Motorsport, and is providing a focus for Rob Austin, who always seems to run even better if he has a fast teammate to match himself against.
Yet another British F3 session and once again the weather seemed to be conspiring against us. The sun kept coming out and warming the air to the point that F3 engines don't like, before it would dip behind a cloud and the air would cool off again. It made life rather difficult for many of the drivers, not least the guys at Promatecme F3, Ernani Judice, Michael Keohane and Christian England. The team had made some decisions about set- up that proved to be less than correct, which meant all three of them had something of a struggle on their hands. They weren't the only ones. Attempts to second-guess the weather at Silverstone can often lead engineers and drivers down the wrong path, and Ernesto Viso (P1 Motorsport) was another who found his performance hampered by the wrong tyre choice early on.
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Now in Britain we have something known as the Campaign for Real Ale (to protect us from beer that is mass-produced, dull and lacking in flavour) and one of our favourite authors (Terry Pratchett) has also suggested a Campaign for Real Cats. Can we suggest that what is really needed is a Campaign for Real Racing Drivers. This would protect us from drivers who are dull, lacking in character and who act as if they all came out of the same mould. In fact, what we need, to make life in the paddock and on the track more interesting, is more drivers like Danny Watts (Hitech Racing). This morning Danny's form was most impressive, and he gave this new team something to cheer about by putting one of the yellow cars on the 2nd row for the first time ever. This was even more impressive when set against the fact that the first of the Carlin Motorsport cars, that of Richard Antinucci, was only 4th (most teams would be delighted with a fourth place, but in Carlin terms it's a disappointment). Interestingly, Antinucci seems to be finding his form at last, and it will be interesting to see what he is capable of over the next few races.
Predictably, now he does not have to concentrate on developing the Lola, Carroll was right up there, ahead of Austin, while current series leader Alan van der Merwe (Carlin Motorsport) was further back than he liked, but claimed he wasn't worried about it. He was, after all, well ahead of Jamie Green, his teammate and, aside from Piquet, his main rival so far. Will Davison (Alan Docking Racing) is now a regular in the top ten, after a slightly shaky start, and the equable Australian looks likely to see the podium again before the season is much older. He was 7th, ahead of Ernani Judice, the highest placed of the Promatecme drivers, this despite a set-up that was not at all to his liking. Rob Austin was next, fighting to gain back the ground he lost after his thoroughly dismal weekend at Knockhill. The Scholarship Class was headed by the T-Sport pair of Karun Chandhok and Steven Kane, in 10th and 11th overall.
Green was 12th and seemed to be struggling to get to grips with the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, and the only real consolation he could take was that he was a long way from being the slowest of the Carlin drivers. That unfortunate distinction went to Ronnie Bremer, who was 17th, the Dane looking increasingly out of sorts as the season wears on. Knockhill winner Clivio Piccione (Manor Motorsport) was 13th, this circuit not suiting his driving style as much as the twisty Scottish track did. Ernesto Viso, in 14th in the P1 car, was 3rd in the Scholarship Class, making a tremendous effort to get on terms with the T-Sport men. It wasn't quite enough but it was tremendous fun to watch!
Keohane was 15th, just ahead of Stefano Fabi (Manor Motorsport), then came Bremer. Eric Salignon (Hitech Racing) was another still struggling to find his form, and to get to grips with the English weather, judging by the way that he was huddling inside his coat on Saturday. His teammate, Andrew Thompson would line up alongside him on the grid, just ahead of Scott Speed (Alan Docking Racing), the American still not showing anything like the pace that his backers expect. Fairuz Fauzy (Team SYR) was 21st, uncharacteristically slow for him, though he was, as usual, the fastest of the three Malaysians. He was also faster than Billy Asaro, who was fighting the Lola-Dome through every corner, seemingly redefining the term evil handling in the course of the 30-minute session.
Christian England, although he was 4th in the Scholarship Class, was also suffering from whatever malaise had struck at Promatecme, and was 8 places behind Viso, in 23rd. The usual suspects made up the remaining seven places, in the shape of the likes of Tor Graves (Manor Motorsport) and Rizal Ramli (SYR). Sherwood was 5th in class, ahead of Ivor McCullough (Meritus Racing), who seems to have gone completely off the boil since the first races at Donington. Hernandez was next in class, ahead of Mason, and Farriz Fauzy (SYR) brought up the rear as usual, so far off the pace that it is surprising he's allowed to run at all.
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Onto the Turrets! This enemy type is fairly simple, so I won't be writing an eight-page essay on this one. Furthermore, unlike the Security Bot these enemies are stationary and limited in numbers, so the mutation system I proposed has no place here. However, co-op means Turrets can work as a puzzle in themselves, requiring both players to coordinate their efforts when trying to dispose of it. If you've read my singleplayer article already you can skip to the final section, that's where I added three new Turret suggestions.
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Not much new to propose here. I suggested before that Turrets should emit a sound characteristic to their weaponry once you approach them (magazine reloading for Machine Gun Turrets, a bomb cocking into place for RPG Turrets and so on). As with Security Bots, Turret models could come in waves, starting with the most straightforward ones:
- Machine Gun Turret: Standard Turret model. Like its predecessors, it's the most common Turret in the game.
- RPG Turret: Again, same as the RPG Turrets before it. Slightly rarer, and far more deadly.
- Flamethrower Turret: Makes a return. Sets you on fire.
Evolution: Stage Two
As the players familiarize themselves with the old Turret models, new ones should appear, each with a novel attack style which'd require tactical thinking for a clean approach:
- Crossbow Turret: A long-range Turret with a powerful crossbow, usually placed in wide open spaces. Shots can be dodged or, if you're good enough, caught and thrown back with Telekinesis.
- Quake Turret: A short range Turret. Instead of a gun, this one has a huge pillar which it smashes against the ground to create a powerful shockwave. If you get caught in it, you take damage and get thrown up into the air. If you hit the ceiling, you take even more damage.
- Hive Turret: A medium-range Turret capable of attacking you from behing cover. This one doesn't have a gun either. Instead, it shoots out miniature Security Bots (which are like Miniature Turrets, only they fly) which follow and shoot at the player. Can deploy up to two mini-Bots at a time.
Evolution: Final Stage
These final Turret types are specially designed for co-op: alone, a player would suffer heavy damage at the hands of a single of these enemies. Instead, the players would have to coordinate to take down these Turrets as efficiently as possible.
- Sonic Turret: This Turret could fire literal walls of sound which could travel forth at high speed. Getting caught in one of these would knock you back and deal you damage, in addition to momentarily deafening you. Not only that, but the sound walls would gain in amplitude as they travel, increasing in size and power.
- Harpoon Turret: This Turret type could shoot one of you with a miniature drill attached to a cord which would attach to you and deal continuous damage. In addition, while harpooned your movement speed would be decreased and this effect, along with the Turret's continuous damage, would ramp up the longer you're stuck with the harpoon. If you break line of sight with the Turret the harpoon will retract and if you stun the Turret the damage will stop, although you'd still be harpooned.
- Ion Turret: Using a modified version of the Ion Laser, these Turrets would shoot you and hinder your vision at the same time, preventing you from aiming accurately. It also has another trick up its sleeve: during combat, it'd retract into the ground with an Ion Flash and redeploy at another set spot (indicated by a grate on the floor, and connected to all other grates by glowing circuitry embedded into the ground) to either get a better angle of attack on you or simply to retreat.
And that concludes the Turrets. Not as much new content as for the Security Bot article, but on the plus side it's much easier to read. Also, for those of you who've been reading my articles closely, you know this means I'll be retroactively adding these new ideas to my Hack Tool article. Thanks for reading and, as usual, I'd love to hear your thoughts.


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History has shown that many video game consoles live and die by their third-party support. Without it, the libraries of most consoles have little chance of succeeding on their own. Nintendo's consoles are of a different breed, though. Their strong, innovative franchises have retained many of their most passionate/ crazy fans. As these franchises grow older, however, it is simply not enough for many gamers. They not only want, but demand new games on a regular basis to give them fresh experiences. Regardless of how many games Nintendo might be able to crank out by themselves it's become obvious to even them that they need that third-party support in order to attract all gamers. Even though Wii U is still being conceived, I think it's a good time to look at how this new console might fare at getting other publishers on board throughout its life cycle.
Nintendo made Wii to give gamers and developers something new to play with. The gamble paid off commercially, but few developers took the time to explore the unique offerings of the console to do something special with it and most people focused on what the system didn't offer instead. However, what happens when you build a system that has traditional controls and developers actually take advantage of the unique attributes that come along with it? You get a DS. Nintendo's portables have remained undefeated and largely unopposed. PSP was the first legitimate threat to their handheld dominance, but in spite of its inferior technology, Nintendo's DS managed to outsell the PSP and it was partially due to the third-party support that Nintendo never really lost on portables. Square, Capcom, Konami, Sega, and countless others continued to bring their big names to the small console, along with quirky new titles, because of the mass appeal that system held. The interface allowed for all sorts of experiences. Casual games, hardcore, innovative, traditional, retro, and even teaching tools; the DS had all of these and more.
Home consoles and portables are quite different, but Wii U might be Nintendo's way of replicating the critical and commercial success it had on DS. It gives developers a system and controller that allows for the same kind of experiences found on other consoles as well as brand new forms of playing. The system should be capable of handling any current generation game with ease, while hopefully staying ahead of the curve enough to allow multi-platform titles to continue even after the release of PS4 and Xbox 720.
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People have had lukewarm reactions to the third-party titles announced for Wii U. Asking why anyone should care about Arkham City a year later is a valid question, but I think they're not focusing on the real revelation. What's really being stressed is that there will be early support from all major publishers and they're bringing the hardcore with them. Looking at this year's E3 overall, the number of titles actually revealed for the first time across all platforms was surprisingly small. Launch games like Arkham City are great for Wii fans getting their first HD system, but whatever titles find their way unto Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2012 have little reason not to also show up on Wii U. Just because we don't know what those 2012 titles might be doesn't mean they won't be there.
In the past, Nintendo has made the mistake of being too secretive about its consoles and it meant that even developers who might have wanted to contribute from the beginning didn't have the proper time to make worthy titles. A lot of publishers found out about Wii the same day the rest of us did: E3 2006. That was mere months before launch. Nintendo seems to have reached out much earlier this time around and even if it meant having plenty of details leaking before they would've wanted, it also means more games for people to pick up on day one and going forward.
Maturity may not be dependent on a game's rating, but it's also good to see blood spattered all over Nintendo's new console early on with Assassin's Creed, Aliens, Metro, Ninja Gaiden and probably Battlefield to fill the void Travis Touchdown worked overtime to fill on Wii.
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As a multi-console owner, the real question is what'll set these games apart from the other versions. The console can do just about everything a PS3 and 360 can, in terms of both power and interface, but provides more on top of that. I'm sure the range to which developers utilize these advantages will vary, but it's what will make the console more than just the place to go for Zelda in HD.
It doesn't take much effort to think of any numerous things that you could do with all the things afforded by the new controller. I'm not big on Call of Duty, but in a matter of minutes I thought of plenty of ways to turn the Wii U version into the definitive one. Yes, you can turn the screen into your map or clear up your HUD, but what about making it your heart beat sensor? Perks would be more convenient to use if you could place your chopper with the touch screen or control it manually while keeping an eye on your soldier down below on the television screen. Your RC car could now also serve as a drone giving you multiple views before you decide to blow it up. In local spec ops, not only could you each have your own screen, but those missions where one person rides the helicopter and keeps the other safe down below would be done in a more immersive way. I always thought of the Wii Zapper as a useless piece of plastic, but seeing the YouTube video of a gaming gun on LadyShadowheart's blog makes the thought of moving to aim much more intriguing. Activision's social hub for COD, Call of Duty Elite, could also be viewed easily on the controller while not even playing.
The possibilities are definitely there to create a unique experience and entice players to pick up this version over the others. Add in Wiimote and Classic controller support and you've got even more options. Those are random thoughts on something already out there, which I'm sure has been thought of on some level by anyone looking to make an FPS on Wii U. Imagine what might be done with an original title built specifically to take advantage of the tablet controller in this and other genres. Nintendo will no doubt make good use of the hardware, but third-parties flesh out the experience. It's a good thing Nintendo designed this new hardware to promote third-party support rather than discourage it.
Well into the Future
Starting out, Wii U should have the best looking version of any multi-platform title if developers bother to make it so (PS3 proves that's not always the case). I think the better question is if this new console is actually future-proof. I've heard a lot of tech savvy people say the system is more powerful than is being credited, but with developers giving wildly different numbers it's still questionable. Regardless of where it actually lies, it seems like the power being put into this Nintendo console will more than suffice.
It should be noted that difference in power for all next generation consoles will not be as significant as the previous one was. The jump to HD, expanse in memory, and processing power all made for much more capable systems, but there's nothing quite as revolutionary this time around. Microsoft and Sony are both looking to stretch out the life cycle of their current systems and have both admitted that they're not looking to break the bank with their next consoles either. Being out first means developers will learn Nintendo's system well enough to make beautiful, more advanced games for it while they're testing the waters of Sony and Microsoft's newest offerings, and in the end, all three future consoles should be on more even foot than this generation's.
Looking at Unreal Engine 3 reveals plenty of subtle effects, like real-time lighting and textures which Wii U is supposed to be much more capable of handling than current consoles, which all add up to prettier looking games, but it's not substantially different from what we've seen before. The price it'll take for an easily noticeable jump forward is one that won't be present for quite some time, one many people wouldn't be willing to pay for anyway, and a risk none of the big three are looking to invest in.
Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony are all toting the unique features, interfaces, and most importantly the experiences that set them apart from their competitors. It's good for us because it means more variety and more reasons to own all systems and it's good for Nintendo, because it means Wii U is less likely to be put in the same uphill battle that the original Wii was in. Third-party Wii games were unique but also limited in numbers, because of the interface. Even if the Wiimote wasn't an issue, a lot of the best games from this generation had no chance of being able to run on Wii, but the same probably won't happen with Wii U the next time around.
Wii U might be a dumb name, but the philosophy behind it is anything but. Most gamers and publishers know no loyalty. The industry leader (sales-wise) changed from Atari to Nintendo, from Nintendo to Sony, and from Sony back to Nintendo. As the emphasis shifts from power to experiences Nintendo is set to capitalize on its destructive approach to gaming with a system that has the potential to target a huge demographic. A system which is as approachable as Wii, but gives developers all the tools they're used to working with along with new ones has little reason not to be supported. HD Zelda is enough reason for some gamers like myself to get onboard, but if the Big N builds an attractive console, they will come; all of them: gamers, publishers, and your mom too.


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Wyoming horseman Buck Brannaman tends to give his charges the gentlest of tugs.
In retrospect, 2009 and 2010 were halcyon days in the Middle East, now that we seem just one horseman short of an apocalypse.
Naturally, the headless horseman is really the first horseman of the apocalypse.
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Riding at my side was a horseman, and by the flash of his pistol I saw it pointing to the ground at our horses' feet.
It cannot be overtaken by a horseman, and its capture is generally the result of some stratagem.
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Posted on 5 June 2015
"Most of the people who want jobs have jobs, and wages are starting to turn up more appreciably economy-wide as a result."
"We have so much time, and so little to do! Strike that. Reverse it." – Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
No more than a pothole
Data out this week have convincingly squashed worries over whether the weakness seen at the beginning of the year in the US economy had morphed into something more sinister – the new orders component of the trusty ISM manufacturing survey, the longest running and most reliable cyclical lead indicator for both the US and world economy, perked up noticeably. Meanwhile, US auto sales jumped 8% month-on-month in May, with light vehicle sales hitting a nine-year high in the process. With car purchases the most discretionary of all purchases, this May figure points to a consumer that remains in buoyant mood, trumping April's more lacklustre reads on US consumption. This buoyant mood is well supported by a jobs market that is now nearly healed, as evidenced by today's employment report. Most of the people who want jobs have jobs, and wages are starting to turn up more appreciably economy-wide as a result.
As we've pointed out on several occasions, it is not so much the starting point of interest rate hikes that is important for investors to try and work out (in the US, this looks more likely to be September now), but the path of interest rates from there. This is part of the story, alongside developments in Europe, explored in more detail below, that is exerting significant downwards pressure on bond prices (and therefore upwards pressure on bond yields), with some eye-watering moves this week. Even after this week's correction, we would suggest that the fixed income universe has a way to go before it more accurately reflects the underlying economic reality as we see it and therefore the path of interest rates over the next few years. As before, the advice remains to tread carefully and lightly within the bond market, while keeping duration short of the benchmark. We are surely significantly closer to the end of this incredible multi-decade bull run in bond markets than we are to the beginning. Equities remain relatively attractive, even in the context of lofty valuations, by merit of the prospects for continuing profits growth amidst those improving prospects for global growth and inflation.
Greece – nearing the endgame.
While European economic data continues to point to faster growth in the pipeline and a diminishing risk of a damaging bout of inflation, the political backdrop remains noisy.
There was very tangible progress in Greek negotiations this week after the euro group tabled proposals that contained important concessions to Greece's current plight. Less onerous budget targets, a little more flexibility on pension and labour market reforms as well as even whispers of the future prospect of some debt relief may provide the contours of a palatable agreement for the Greek government. An agreement here admittedly only gets us to the next stage of negotiations over the third Greek bailout, but if this does come to pass, it will represent an important step forward; one that may allow markets to focus elsewhere for a little while, as the moves this week in the euro may pay some testament to.
In the last couple of weeks, we've also had regional elections in both Spain and Italy. Neither can be said to be necessarily positive for markets, though the implications are not especially negative either. In Spain, the emergence of Ciudadanos, a centre-right party, provides a helpful counterpoint to the more extreme left represented by Syriza's sister party, Podemos. Meanwhile, although Matteo Renzi's Democratic Party (PD) didn't quite perform to expectations at last weekend's regional elections, a turn in the Italian labour market and the beginnings of a more helpful economic backdrop may help Mr Renzi maintain some reform impetus.
Elsewhere, escalating violence in Eastern Ukraine may hint at the beginning of the end of the much derided Minsk agreement. If this does represent the start of a Ukrainian separatist campaign to take Mariupol, long seen as essential to provide the separatists with a measure of economic independence, next level sanctions against Russia from the US and Europe will almost certainly follow.
Investment conclusion
This week has provided another taster for what we've long expected would be a more volatile period of capital markets. Bond markets have already moved a long way in the last 2 months, adjusting to a world where the prospects for growth and inflation are looking less flaky than they appeared amidst the US economy's winter soft patch and the plunge in oil prices over the second half of last year. While bonds and equities may well suffer together for a while, investors in equities would do well to remember that a little less pessimism on the economic outlook suggests decent profits growth for the remaining leg of this economic cycle. This, in combination with dividends, still makes equities the most attractive major asset class even if valuations should struggle to make further headway amidst rising interest rates across the curve.
For their part, US equities may also fare a little better in the second half of the year amidst that more helpful economic backdrop. Though valuations here are fuller and the prospects for earnings growth are less stellar with profitability having already bounced back well from lows plumbed earlier in the crisis.Continental Europe remains our favourite region with regards to equities. Of course, there remains much for equity investors in the region to worry about, even if this does turn out to be genuine light at the end of a long, hard tunnel for the long suffering Greek people. Nonetheless, revenues for the quoted corporate sector in Europe should soon start to reflect the more helpful economic backdrop, and profits will follow from their more depressed base.
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Ask Jeeves' partnership arrangement with Google in regards to Google AdWords will continue until 2007. However, the new Sponsored Listings program will have higher priority than Google AdWords, effectively occupying the top advertising spots, while Google AdWords will only be used as "backfill" in cases where there are not enough of Ask Jeeves' own Sponsored Listings ads or in cases where Ask Jeeves is making more money by displaying Google AdWords than it would make by displaying Sponsored Listings ads.
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I came across an article on Yahoo! today that talked about a study of 10 leading bottled water companies that have worse contaminants that tap water. Anyone have any thoughts about this? Makes me think twice about grabbing our native TX brand Ozarka, though it wasn't one of the two that turned up with high contaminants
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Yeah this has been rather public for a while. Just like tap water tends to have pharmaceutical and industrial contaminants. Better than drinking toilet water, I guess....
As advanced as water filtration may be, there's a ways to go before we can believe it filters out molecules / chemicals.
Oct 12, 2012 at 11:25 UTC
those are not contaminants... their flavor enhancers.
Oct 12, 2012 at 11:30 UTC
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