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The Stock Exchange Was Closed From August-November, 1914. Figures For October And November Are Based On Brokers' Circulars. Source: For 1890-1911 Data, See W.C. Mitchell, Business Cycles, 1913 Ed., Pp.208-214; 1910-1915 Data Are From Journal Of Political Economy, June, 1913, Pp. 515-516, Ibid, February, 1916, Pp.149-150.
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— The taped Hardcore Justice 2 pay-per-view won't be strictly an ECW style reunion show. The show will feature some faces from ECW and be much like the X-Davison themed shows, where they bring back a select few names from the past.
— According to a source within TNA, Rosita had not been released as of yesterday. We can confirm that Sarita has been released, though.
the x-davison must be a wanabe hogs wild theme show with fake harley davidsons
This is a perfect example of why you should never post while drunk.
Not so good reporting there huh?
I believe Rosita is going to be debuting her new gimmick. Maybe she's currently working on it.
As for Sarita, I believe she has been part of CMLL for a while and maybe she decided to be there for a long while, so I think Sarita's release doesn't come as a surprise.
Sarita was always the better of the two, no point of having Rosita without her..
I don't think there was much point in having her period. She is extremely small, and frail looking. Everytime I seen her wrestle I was always afraid one of the bigger girls would break her.
I don't think Rosita ever really showcased herself, to be considered a top knockout. And out of the 2, Sarita is a much better wrestler.

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MILLERSBURG A little home cooking went a long way for the West Holmes track team in the district meet, as it will be well represented at regionals in Byesville starting Wednesday.
Competing on familiar turf the district meet, which began Wednesday and wrapped up Saturday, was held at West Holmes the Knights qualified 20 members combined from the boys and girls squads for regionals, while taking a team district title on both sides.
"Any time the surroundings are familiar it helps," said West Holmes track coach Chris Gardner. "Of course, the track is still eight lines and 400 meters. That doesn't really change, but the whole surrounding atmosphere is helpful."
Gardner said he expected to send a lot of the team to regionals, but team titles were not on his mind.
"Once you get to this point, winning the team title is really just the icing on the cake because it's really about getting as many individuals as possible to regionals," he said. "But if you get the individuals going, the team standings will take care of themselves."
The boys, as has been the case all year, were not carried by any one athlete, having only Dan Wolff, Nathan Wright and Justin Rohrer qualify for regionals in more than one event.
Still, they edged Beaver Local in the team points race 102.5-101.
"All year, our boys have just been really deep," Gardner said. "We haven't had to stretch anyone over too many events. That limits people as far as double winners, but I think their overall performance is better in the events they are in."
Rohrer and Wolff were both members of the 4x800 team that advanced to regionals with a first-place finish in Wednesday's action (the top four placers in each event qualified for regionals).
Rohrer added a second in the 3,200-meter run, while Wolff grabbed a first in the 800. Wolff's two-minute 800 was a personal best, and also the best time for a West Holmes sophomore in the event.
Wright was a member of the 4x100 team that finished third. He also fished the 110 hurdles in 15.75 seconds, one of his best times, good for first.
"I would have liked to have done better, but it was good enough for today," Wright said of his 110 hurdles finish. "I came up sore two days ago and have been having trouble with my knee, but I took some Ibuprofen and it took some of the pain away.
"I kept practicing all week, so I guess it's all starting to pay off."
After just barely failing to qualify for regionals in discus with a fifth-place finish Wednesday, Rick Drushal came back in a big way Saturday. The Knights' senior landed a first in the shot put. Freshman Brant Finney took fourth in the steel ball, qualifying for his first regional meet.
"(Drushal) wasn't very happy Wednesday, or Thursday or Friday, so he said somebody's gonna pay," Gardner said. "He definitely had a new level of intensity, even for him."
Rounding out the boys regional qualifiers were Nile Smith in the 400 along with 4x400 squad.
In contrast to the boys, a thinner girls roster had a handful of athletes advance to regionals.
Tristen Dye, Becky Yoder, Marie Strouse, Izzy Fuzzell, Ali Drushal, Mariel Habrun and Jen Middleton all qualified for the upcoming meet.
It was the field events, that carried the girls to 111 team points, 8.5 ahead of Tuscarawas Valley. Leading the way were Habrun and Middleton, who both qualified in the discus and shot put.
Habrun and Middleton went one and two in the shot Wednesday and followed up in the discuss at two and three, respectively.
"Our girls, throughout the year, when they have been successful at invitationals it's been based largely in field events," Gardner said. "Jen and Mariel were impressive through districts, with both girls qualifying in both events."
Dye added to that run in field events with a win in the pole vault, matching her best leap of 10 feet.
"I was happy I got my personal best," said Dye, who advance to state last season in the event. "I still think I can do better, because I came close on 10-3. "I think I need to focus on doing pole vault this week. I need to get out and practice some more."
Dye was also a member of the 4x800 team that will go to regionals for a second straight year and went to state last year. She was joined by Yoder, Fuzzell and Kelly Mohr.
Yoder added to her regional events with a first in the 800, while Drushal will join Dye in the pole vault at regionals after a third-place performance. Ali Drushal grabbed fourth in the 300 hurdles to move on.
Fuzzell will be at regionals competing in the 400 dash and 100 hurdles.
"It's still exciting to qualify no matter how many you do it," she said.
Marie Strouse qualified for regionals with a third in the 3,200 and Brittanie Mathie took fourth in the long jump.
"All our coaches were happy with everyone's effort this week," Gardner said. "A lot of them put it together this week and really stepped up when it counted most."
The regional meet will begin Wednesday at Lancaster and wrap up Saturday, with top four placers going to state in Dayton.
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I'm asking Barry O'Farrell to set up a fighting fund for volunteer firefighters. Firies who face hardship as a result of lost wages could apply to the fund to cover essentials like rent or food. It's not a lot, but it would make a huge difference to those doing it tough battling these natural disasters. My son doesn't need the money, but I want the people he is fighting alongside to know we've got their back, financially at least.
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January 16, 2004
Garrison Hall, #3 East Mall
Occurred on 01-12-04 between 12:32 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Theft: A brown vinyl make-up case with a pink "L" on the outside cover that contained $60.00, a credit card, a key ring and various identification cards was stolen when it was left in an unsecured 2nd floor classroom. Loss value: $80.00.
2400 to 2600 Block of Speedway
On 01-13-04 at approximately 11:30 p.m. and on 01-14-04 between 11:30 p.m. and 12 midnight.
Suspicious Person: In the first incident, an unidentified subject approached a UT student and claimed to need money for gasoline. The student offered to lend the subject a credit card. After the subject refused the use of the credit card, the student gave the subject a dollar. The subject was described as a Hispanic male, in his early 30's, 5'7" tall, slim build wearing a dark colored button-up shirt and dark-colored slacks. The subject possibly drives a brown colored 4-door sport utility vehicle. In the second case, a subject matching the same description who claimed to be a UT alumnus approached a UT student and asked for money to buy gasoline. The student gave the subject $15.00 with the promise that the subject would return the money.


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I volunteered at a 5k the inaugural Patriot Day 5k here in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area, it is new national event 12 cities this year, 60+ next year. My coach was organizing the event and I had some time to volunteer, so DD and I showed up with a friend in tow who would walk run the race. I helped set up the course and then man the food station or that was my intention.
10 minutes before start I was convinced to run the 5k. (it didn't take much, I was in running gear and had my race shoes in the car. I had planned to do my morning 2 mile recovery while on site.)
So, no warm-up aside from a few minutes of butt kicks and 100 meters of 7 min pace, not much at all. I toe the line with some training mates and my DD is pacing our family friend.
The race starts with an old school blank gun and 40 some odd racers take off. I know the fastest few in the race and already know how it will finish out, I just do not know the times.
Training buddy #1, 19 yo male, takes off and I am right on his heels. I know training buddy #2, 29 yo female, will be right at my heels. That is how we start and finish (with more time between each of us)
2nd place Overall: 18:56, 6:06 min/mile WOOT! Broke 19! Now to aim for sub 18... eep!
The course is an out and back 1.5 miles at a slight incline, back down to 3 miles then a nice uphill finish for the last 0.1 mile. Nice is really not the word I am thinking of, but we will leave it at that.
Mile 1 - 5.50.87
#1 takes off like a shot and I am right behind him. By 1/4 mile I know we are very fast (sub 5 min/mile by #2s garmin) and the slight uphill will pay me back. I pull back at 1/2 mile feeling that I have some space between me and #2, I can't hear her so we are golden. At 3/4 mile I ease back some more as my system, taken by surprise, is finally catching up with the effort.
Mile 2 - 6.19.91
I am starting to pay for the fast start and going uphill, I focus on form. At the halfway mark/ turn around I can see how much space I have from #2 and relax. I pull my pace way back, a little too much, but I am in recovery and trying to pay my oxygen debt. A quick calc. in my head tells me; if I can hit a 6:10 on the final mile I should be in ok shape to break 19 minutes, it all depends on the uphill finish.
Mile 3 - 6:12.60
I have recovered for the most part and begun to race a little smarter. Focusing all on form and ease my breathing, don't be mistaken I am breathing hard and needing more air, but there is no desperation. A couple of minutes later I hear an air horn blast echo thru the wooded trail and know #1 just finished, shortly after I see my coach at the 3 mile mark (where the final uphill starts) calling split times: "18:20 at the 3 mile, kick up that hill!" Crud and just when I felt the stress, air, pace etc again. I peel around the corner and kick up the hill.
Mile 3.1 - 0.33.38
Last effort! I dig deep and push up the winding path hill. The few spectators are whooping and whistling and I can see the clock counting. 18:4x... 18:5x I pass the mat in an official 18:56 and I can say that last hill was my all. I gasped and wobbled around a little bit as the second coach on the team handed me a water and gave me kudos. (He is a mid 50's, 17 minute 5ker himself... dang fast dude). #2 came up the hill and across the mat.
Slightly less than 2 minutes separated all three of us, not a bad morning.
After a little clapping in other runners I jogged back down the trail to meet my DD and the family friend and run/ walk them in. DD was springing around like a rabbit and giving (accurate) stride advice and friend was doing her best between asthma and running. They finished around 45 and had a good time doing it.


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Located in Dongcheng, this luxury apartment is within a 10-minute walk of Tiananmen Square and Tiananmen. China Museum of History and Chairman Mao Memorial Hall are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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The Imperial Mansion, Beijing Marriott Executive Apartments features an indoor pool and a health club. The apartment offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 1938 square feet (180 square meters) include conference space. This luxury apartment also offers a complimentary children's club, tour/ticket assistance, and an arcade/game room.
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
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Residence Lounge - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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- Rollaway bed fee: CNY 156 per day
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Immerse yourself in the uncompromising elegance and comfort of this prestigious community. The San Miguel Apartments for Rent in San Antonio, Texas feature seven different one-, two-, and three-bedroom distinctive floor plans, complemented by the very best of amenities including upgraded "designer" black appliances, oval garden tubs, walk-in closets and over-sized terraces. Your luxurious apartment features interior details usually found only in custom-built homes.The gated community of San Miguel is surrounded by beautiful grounds and offers residents a state-of-the-art fitness studio, shimmering pool with cabana, poolside wi-fi, barbeque area, car care center, and pet-park. Best of all, your four-legged friends are welcome at The San Miguel pet-friendly apartments in San Antonio, Texas. Come experience a splendid lifestyle opportunity designed for the discerning renter at San Miguel.Please call for an appointment today.
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(CBS/AP) SAN FRANCISCO - An ex-girlfriend of San Francisco's new sheriff, Ross Mirkarimi, who will stand trial next month on misdemeanor domestic violence charges stemming from a New Year's Eve dispute with his wife, has told police Mirkarimi was also abusive toward her when they were dating.
Mirkarimi's ex-girlfriend, Christina Flores, told police Sunday that the recently elected sheriff shoved her against a wall and bruised her arm when the couple was dating several years ago, CBS San Francisco reports. Flores and Mirkarimi dated before the sheriff met his wife, Venezuelan former telenovela star Eliana Lopez, in 2008.
Flores, a former television talk show host, said she wanted authorities to know Mirkarimi's alleged abusive behavior was not an isolated occurrence.
Flores said she dated Mirkarimi in 2007 and 2008 and he went on verbal tirades several times, "throwing tantrums, yelling in your face."
But she said his anger turned physical only once. She said she didn't remember details about the argument that led to the alleged attack, but she recalled that her left arm was bruised.
"He never punched me, never hit me," Flores told the newspaper. "But he grabbed my arm and pushed me against the wall, yelling. This person is very much a pit bull and a bully."
Prosecutors say Mirkarimi, 50, bruised his wife's arm in the New Year's Eve confrontation.
A judge on Monday set a Feb. 24 trial date for Mirkarimi, who had requested a speedy trial. He said he wanted to reunite soon with his wife and 2-year-old son. He is prohibited from contacting wife or son until the case is resolved.
Lopez had the injury recorded on video by a neighbor who reported it to authorities, according to a police affidavit. But Lopez has publically defended her husband, saying the incident was taken out of context and that she has no complaint against him.
The sheriff has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness.
A judge set a pretrial hearing for Feb. 16.
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Michael Schaap, chairman of the Trades Council of the United Jewish Appeal will be honored today for his leadership in the campaign at a luncheon at the Hotel Commodore, Dr. G. A. Lowenstein, chairman of the luncheon committee, announced yesterday.
The luncheon will mark Mr. Schaap's resumption of active work among industrial and professional groups on behalf of German refugees following his return from Europe. Mr. Schaap's activities enabled the Trades Council to raise more than $250,000 for the United Jewish Appeal. He has accepted one of the committee chairmanships for the "Night of Stars" production at the Yankee Stadium on September 20.
Leaders of the thirty trade and professional groups affiliated with the Trades Council, as well as other prominent leaders in industry and commerce, will be present at the luncheon.
Among the speakers will be Morris Rothenberg, president of the Zionist Organization of America, and Louis K. Sidney.


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Guide to help NZers find out their worth in financial sector
22 May 2014
New salary guide helps New Zealanders find out their worth in financial sector
New Zealanders wanting to know how much they are worth in the financial sector will now have access to an insightful, real-time salary guide which launched earlier this week, from recruitment specialists Debbie Graham & Associates (DGA).
As a first for the New Zealand banking, finance and accounting market, DGA developed their salary guide because they saw a lack of salary information for professionals working in those specific industries.
"There are plenty of international salary surveys out there, but we wanted to develop a New Zealand-specific resource that provides accurate, relevant and real-time information for professionals in the banking, finance and accounting sectors," says Debbie Graham, Managing Director of DGA.
"It is useful for those who are in the process of job hunting, and employees going into a salary review, with knowledge of their market worth. It will also help employers keep an eye on salary trends."
Taking only a few minutes to complete, the salary guide is fine-tuned using a range of variables such as years of experience, company size, gender, level of education and industry to ensure that the information is specifically relevant to the user.
"I encourage everyone in the financial services, banking and accounting sectors in New Zealand, to fill out the survey. The information entered into the system is of course completely anonymous, free and readily available for anyone to view in real-time. The more people that enter their salary data, the more beneficial it will be for everyone in the industry," says Debbie.
In addition DGA will collate the data twice a year into a report which will deliver valuable insights for the industry for both employees and employers.
To complete the DGA Salary Guide, please visit www.dgasalaryguide.co.nz
DGA is a privately owned recruitment company specialising in accounting, banking, finance and executive positions.
Established in 1990, DGA quickly built a reputation in both the local business community and internationally for providing high quality candidates and helping our clients build successful teams.
Based in Auckland, DGA successfully recruit for positions throughout New Zealand. Clients include SMEs, multi-nationals, major New Zealand corporates, major banks, finance companies, chartered accounting firms, fund managers, investment banks and wealth advisory firms.


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Tuesday afternoon the Philadelphia Eagles announced that former Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith would be interviewed for the Eagles head coaching vacancy. The interview will take place sometime on Thursday.
Smith led the Bears to the Super Bowl during the 2006 season, where they lost to Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. During his nine seasons in Chicago, Smith was 81-63 with three division championships.
Smith is clearly a defensive minded coach, and with the way the Eagles defense has played the past few years that may not be a bad thing. All of the top teams in the league have great offenses, but a great defense is what sets teams apart from one another. However, with a young Nick Foles likely taking the starting quarterback spot next season it is going to be important to have a solid offensive coordinator if the team does with a defensive-minded head coach.
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A recount has determined that Jennifer DeJournett will be one of two candidates on the ballot in November for the District 2 seat on the Three Rivers Parks Board of Commissioners.
DeJournett's vote total increased by one to 1,573 in the recount, according to the Hennepin County Elections Division. Incumbent Marilynn Corcoran's votes remained the same and she lost her seat with 1,551 votes.
DeJournett will face candidate Rick Theisen, who received 2,344 votes, or 43 percent in the primary, in November.
District 2 includes all or parts of Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Dayton, Maple Grove and Osseo.


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This Day in Jewish History / August 31
Riots against Jews in Roman-era Egypt reached a bloody pinnacle when members of the council of elders were tortured and slaughtered in the center of Alexandria.
On this day in 38 C.E., anti-Jewish riots in Alexandria, Egypt, reached their barbaric peak as the Roman governor, Flaccus, ordered that members of the community's gerusia (council of elders) be taken to the theater and tortured, some of them to death. The events were recorded by the historian Philo of Alexandria, who witnessed them himself.
The precarious status of Alexandria's Jews had its origins in extremely tense relations between them and the local pagan population, but was exacerbated when the Roman emperor, Caligula, who had acceded to the throne a year earlier, demanded that the Jews venerate him as a god.
To check up on Flaccus, the emperor sent Herod Agrippa, his newly appointed King of Judea, to visit the city. The presence of the half-Jewish Agrippa inflamed the masses of Alexandria, and they took the initiative of installing statues of Caligula in the city's synagogues. That was followed by an edict by Flaccus depriving the Jews of Alexandria of their citizenship, to which the mobs reacted with physical attacks on Jews and their property. A short time later, Flaccus was recalled to Rome, where Caligula had him executed. Philo later participated in a delegation of Jews to Rome, where they attempted to plead the case of their community before the emperor. He nevertheless refused to restore their rights to them. That happened only under Caligula's successor, Claudius, who assumed the emperorship in 41 C.E.
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Drake + More Celebrate the Launch of Google Music
In order to celebrate the launch of Google Music, many recording artists showed up to the T-Mobile-hosted launch party at Mr. Brainwash Studio in Los Angeles on Nov. 16. Drake, Busta Rhymes, Maroon 5 and Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes all performed at the event, while stars like Ashlee Simpson (who was with her new boyfriend, 'Boardwalk Empire' actor Vincent Piazza), JoJo, Christina Milian and Porcelain Black also attended the festivities.
Drake took the stage for an electrifying performance, and in one fan-recorded video from the show, the rapper can be seen performing his new 'Take Care' track 'The Motto.' He addressed the audience after the song, saying, "It's night[s] like this that make me appreciate my life. I love each and every one of y'all." In another video from one the crowd members, Busta Rhymes can be seen spitting his mile-a-minute verse from Chris Brown's 'Look at Me Now.' Travie McCoy also took the stage with Adam Levine to perform 'Stereo Hearts,' and later Levine joined his Maroon 5 band members for a set.
Check out these pictures from the Google Music launch party in Los Angeles, and click here to learn more about Google's latest Internet feature for audio lovers all over.
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Holding Court
Producer: Lisa Bennett
The dreadful showing by Americans at Wimbledon earlier this summer gave more ammunition to critics who charge that tennis is in steep decline in the U.S. The glory days of Ashe, King, Connors, Evert and McEnroe, who gave the U.S. a towering presence, are long gone. Add the retirement of Sampras and Agassi, and injuries to the Williams sisters, and the scene is ripe for new stars to emerge. But why is American tennis sputtering? And what can be done to revive it? As the USTA prepares to host the US Open in Flushing Meadows, correspondent Jon Frankel examines the issue in this REAL SPORTS/Sports Illustrated collaboration. Queens natives Patrick and John McEnroe lead the discussion about what should be done to promote tennis to America's youth while explaining their contrasting approaches to the revival.


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CA Inc. (CA) Stake Decreased by New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board reduced its position in CA Inc. (NASDAQ:CA) by 8.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 29,127 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 2,700 shares during the period. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board's holdings in CA were worth $904,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of CA. Creative Planning boosted its position in shares of CA by 43.9% in the first quarter. Creative Planning now owns 5,989 shares of the technology company's stock worth $190,000 after buying an additional 1,828 shares during the last quarter. National Pension Service boosted its position in shares of CA by 5.3% in the first quarter. National Pension Service now owns 330,824 shares of the technology company's stock worth $10,514,000 after buying an additional 16,605 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in shares of CA by 6.8% in the first quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 477,691 shares of the technology company's stock worth $15,154,000 after buying an additional 30,327 shares during the last quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of CA by 294.7% in the first quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 5,387 shares of the technology company's stock worth $165,000 after buying an additional 4,022 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DnB Asset Management AS boosted its position in shares of CA by 15.1% in the first quarter. DnB Asset Management AS now owns 37,394 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,186,000 after buying an additional 4,900 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.09% of the company's stock.
Shares of CA Inc. (CA) opened at 32.50 on Wednesday. CA Inc. has a 52 week low of $30.01 and a 52 week high of $36.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.06 and a beta of 0.86. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $33.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $32.44.
CA (NASDAQ:CA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 2nd. The technology company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. CA had a return on equity of 16.54% and a net margin of 18.59%. The company's revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. Equities analysts predict that CA Inc. will post $2.46 earnings per share for the current year.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 24th will be given a dividend of $0.255 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 22nd. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.14%. CA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 56.67%.
A number of research analysts have issued reports on CA shares. Jefferies Group LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $38.00 target price on shares of CA in a research report on Friday, April 28th. FIG Partners upgraded CA to an "outperform" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $40.00 to $42.25 in a research report on Wednesday, May 3rd. Raymond James Financial, Inc. upgraded CA from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $42.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 8th. Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of CA in a research report on Friday, May 12th. Finally, Citigroup Inc. reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $34.00 target price (up previously from $33.00) on shares of CA in a research report on Sunday, May 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $35.09.
In other news, insider Ayman Sayed sold 30,194 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.62, for a total transaction of $1,075,510.28. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 168,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,000,367.10. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Adam Elster sold 166,621 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.26, for a total value of $5,375,193.46. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 251,356 shares in the company, valued at $8,108,744.56. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 228,429 shares of company stock worth $7,473,593 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.90% of the company's stock.
CA Company Profile
CA, Inc (CA) is engaged in providing software solutions enabling customers to plan, develop, manage and secure applications and enterprise environments across distributed, cloud, mobile and mainframe platforms. The Company operates through three business segments: Mainframe Solutions, Enterprise Solutions and Services.
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The Drapers' Company And Its School Of Seventeenth Century Chart-Makers [1]
A recent and quite unexpected discovery in the archives of one of London's leading livery companies has drawn together into a common context the activities of a number of chart-makers who worked beside the Thames in the seventeenth century. Enquiries, made some ten years ago at Drapers' Hall (at the instigation of Professor Thomas Smith of Kansas University) revealed that these chart-makers were bound together into a system of master-apprentice relationships, spanning more than a century. Several of the names thrown up by this discovery were already known from the charts they had signed. John Burston, Nicholas Comberford, John Daniel, Joel Gascoyne, William Hack and John Thornton all had a firm place in the cartographic history of the period before the Drapers' information came to light. What was now clear was that the stylistic similarities in their work were the result of direct training and not imitation.
The names mentioned above are the best known members of the school. Together with the lesser figures they include almost all the chart-makers known to have been working in seventeenth century England. The earliest surviving signed and dated example of their work is a chart of the southern Atlantic drawn by John Daniel in 1614 [2]; the latest product of the school is a copy of a Gerritsz chart, drawn by Robert Friend in 1739. [3] Given this long period of activity it is not surprising that the early and late productions look somewhat different. But what caused a Spanish scholar, Camarero [4], to suggest that the chart-makers under discussion should be considered to form a school was not a knowledge of the Drapers' records but a simple deduction from the visual similarities of the charts produced in the first half century of the school's life. That this study (published in a Spanish periodical) is as yet the only one to have been devoted to this group as a whole is an indication of how much remains to be done.
Camarero – and others before him [5] – had noticed that the charts of Daniel and his successors, up to roughly the 1670s, exhibited a number of striking similarities. They were portolan-charts with the coastal outlines laid down in the traditional manner over a network of compass roses and interlocking rhumb lines. They were drawn on vellum with coloured inks. Qualities which can be considered their hall-marks are the elaborate compass roses [6] and cartouches which decorate their work, as well as their practice of laying the chart down onto hinged oak boards, so that it could be folded away for protection.
Professor Smith has made a detailed study of the life and work of one of the school's leading figures, Nicholas Comberford [7]. This work is unpublished at the time of writing but the author has very kindly made a preliminary draft available. Besides sketching in Comberford's career Professor Smith sets it into the wider context of the school as a whole, as well as relating his charts to similar ones produced by other members of the school. He has also pointed out various possible lines of investigation for the future: the relation between manuscript and printed charts and the financial basis of chart-making in general; the precise use to which these charts were put; the quality of their hydrographic content and the development of their stylistic features; and the relationship between these chart-makers and the Drapers' Company.
The present article will pursue the last line of enquiry. It will attempt to find answers to the questions that have been posed by Professor Smith and others since the discovery was first made. Why should these chart-makers be members of a London livery company; what are the implications of this membership and how did the system work; and why should they have belonged to the Drapers' Company in particular – in other words, how did it all start? An attempt will be made to show that a connection between a group of chart-makers and one of the large livery companies was a perfectly natural one, exceptional in this case only for the long period it was maintained.
It should be stated at the outset that throughout this article the word school is used in a sense which emphasises that the fundamental link between its members is one of training or apprenticeship rather than one of stylistic imitation. It is not strictly a school of practising chart-makers; it is a school that set out to train chart-makers. By defining it in terms of apprenticeship rather than occupation its membership is extended beyond the twelve people who are known to have produced manuscript charts. Among those who join any training organisation will be some who fail to complete the course, or who on finishing it, branch out into something different. But the historian of that organisation cannot deal only with those whose later careers are relevant to their training, without giving a very uneven account. So it is here. To understand how the techniques of chart-making were transmitted from John Daniel down to the apprentices of John Friend in an unbroken chain of master-apprentice relationships it is necessary to know the position of each individual in the school as a whole. The Apprentice Tree (next page) shows the school's total membership of thirty-seven people. Many of these remain little more than names and the lesser figures may never have produced a single chart. But (with probably the sole exception of the four apprentices to Charles Wild, the sailor) they were all apprenticed for the purpose of learning how to prepare manuscript charts. If the names which flank the school's central chart-making nucleus are the system's drop-outs – and we have no conclusive evidence to this effect – they are still an integral part of that system.
The Apprentice Tree does not represent the result of any process of selection or pruning. All the apprentices of James Walsh's apprentices, and so on down the line, have been included. When a line comes to an end it is because the last named individual failed to bind his own apprentices; it is not because the line's continuation ceases to have relevance to chart-making. Hence the school is a self-contained and exclusive entity. Any definition of the school's composition which restricted member-ship to the central progression of known chart-makers would be an arbitrary one based on the incomplete state of present knowledge and there is a very real possibility that signed work by some of the school's lesser members may one day come to light.


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Sword:Hi, hi, hi! We're back with another story!
Pen:And it is a moody piece this time.
Pen:Yes. Something to bring you people down from your romantic, "fluff-filled" high into
the crushing reality that is life.
Sword:*sniffs* Will it be sad?
Pen:Very. All Sonic related characters belong to Sega. The author owns Sword and myself.
Er, don't worry, Sword. Just try to enjoy it. By the way, this story was inspired by Audioslave's "Shadow On the Sun" and Avenged Sevenfold's "Gunslinger". It's also a sort-of sequel to our other story "Dead Memories", but you don't need to have read that to read this. We'd also like to thank logoleptic for being awesome and beta reading this for us.
Shadow of the Past
"Shadow! I'm not going to call you again!" Rouge shouted from the kitchen. The ebony and blood red hedgehog grunted, pulled himself off his comfortable space on the window sill, and shuffled to the table. It had been Rouge's turn to cook and she had laid out a scrumptious breakfast for the two of them. She immediately began hounding him to eat as much as he could of the various dishes—pancakes, eggs, sausage, and biscuits. When he only sat in his chair, staring at his empty plate and not reaching for the food, she tried guilt-tripping him, putting on a show of her woe of how hard she worked to cook all the food.
Still he ignored her, his thoughts elsewhere. So it came as a shock, but no surprise, when she whacked his head with her large plastic spoon, dripping with batter, and pointed it threateningly at him. "You haven't eaten in the past two days! Now damn it, you're going to have something! Eat!"
He glared at her, but grabbed a biscuit all the same. He tore it apart into small, bite-sized chunks, slowly popping them into his mouth. Any other time, he would have greatly enjoyed it, as it was warm, soft, and flaky to a perfect degree. Yet Shadow's sense of taste was dulled and he neither really acknowledged the pieces or his stomach craving more. He merely continued for Rouge, who was satisfied enough to return to the stove and finish up the last batch of pancakes before taking a seat across from Shadow.
The rest of their breakfast was uneventful. Rouge tried sparking conversations with him, but only received short answers and grumbles in response. "I'm going to be at G.U.N. all day. They want me to brief me on our upcoming mission," she finally said, hoping it would bring about some longer sentences from him.
"Shouldn't I be there for that?" Shadow asked.
"It's nothing too important. Most of it pertains to my tasks on it," she replied. "Besides, you're still on vacation."
"No," he said, squeezing the second biscuit in his gloves. "They forced me to 'take some time off'."
"And they already told you why. Because you never take any time off," Rouge reminded him. "You were working non-stop. It's not good for anyone." He waved her off, continuing to tear off pieces of his food and stuffing them in with more force. "I'm serious Shadow. Even you can't work without a break. You have to take care of yourself. What would Maria say?"
Every sound in the apartment stopped: the oven cooling down, the hum of the air conditioner, the two G.U.N. agents chewing. Rouge's eyes widened at what she had said and they both knew it was too late to retract what she had said. Still, the bat tried. "Shadow, I-" but he was already up and walking away from the table and back to his window, to sit and stew.
It was a few hours later when Rouge left for the G.U.N. headquarters. She bid Shadow farewell and he had settled down enough to do the same. She came over to him, placing a hand on his shoulder, and offered a friendly smile. "Are you going to go visit her today?"
"Yeah," he nodded, still focusing on the cars merrily driving down below to work.
"It's been—"
"Four years today. Excluding my time asleep," he finished for her.
"Shadow, about this morning-" she started, but he cut her off.
"Forget it." It was the closest they would ever come to apologies. He was fine with it and was grateful that she could understand the meaning behind his outwardly blunt and harsh nature. One of the many reasons he continued to choose her for company.
"Okay," she nodded. It took Shadow a few moments to realize that Rouge still stood there, looking indecisive and rocking on her heels. He already knew what she was up to and what she would soon say, but did not interrupt her. "Maybe you should go to the park today instead of hanging around here all day."
"No," he responded tersely.
"But it's not good for you."
Good for him? She did not know what was good for him. She never had to mourn for anyone. She had never experienced anything like he had. She never had to dwell upon a life-altering failure like he had. "What would you know about that?" he asked, coldly staring at her.
Rouge recoiled slightly, her hand leaving him. But regained her composure once more in no time. "I know that it's not healthy to dig up the past like you do."
He turned back to the window. "I have resolved many things by doing so. I can't help it at times when it comes to me. Besides, I'm remembering it."
"You're living in it," she argued, giving him the other points, "all the time. You blame yourself constantly. You don't just remember her. You can't stop thinking about her and not in the good way. It's not doing you any good. It shouldn't control you." She paused for a moment, stepping closer to him. He turned when she laid both hands on his stiff shoulders. "It's true that I didn't know her, but I do know that Maria wouldn't want you to destroy yourself for her."
"I'm fine. Really," he told her, wanting to end the conversation as soon as possible. Rouge sighed and he seized the opportunity to remind her that she would be late if she stalled any longer. She looked unsure about leaving, despite his assurances that he would be fine. The call to duty won out in the end and she walked away, stopping at the door to give her roommate one more farewell.
"Just remember that if you continue to dig up the past, you'll be buried with it," she cautioned. "See you later."
"Bye." And then she was gone and he was free from her well-meaning advice. He appreciated the fact that she cared enough to be concerned, but what he really wished is that she would let him spend the day, especially the current one, however he pleased. That she would let him be and not interfere. He had a carefully constructed process that had not failed him so far and there was no reason to change it, save for her worries. He brushed those to the side and continued to sit at the window, staring out of it until noon.
Around then, Rouge called, but he let the answering machine pick it up. He heard her remind him that there was leftover food from last night in the fridge and that all he had to do was heat it up. She begged him to try to eat something, but he ignored her. Breakfast had filled him up surprisingly quick.
He continued to sit there, useless and mostly unmoving for a few more hours, his mind drifting around to different memories of Maria. In everything that he saw outside, he had found her face in it throughout the day. And despite his thoughts starting out pleasant, they kept returning to the one fateful end that he tried desperately to avoid, but found he could not. The soldiers invading his station. Being thrust into an escape pod. Maria, right next to him, dying on the floor as he could only watch and do nothing. Each time, he had to shake his head, trying to wipe the images from his mind's eye. On a few occasions, when it became too much to bare, he had to stand up, and discovered how sore his legs and back were from sitting so long. His would wobbly pace back and forth, clenching and unclenching his fists, and breath slowly while shutting his eyes. He tried to shut the memory from view and dwell on a happier one instead. When he was satisfied, he would return to his seat, content to stay there until the horrible end cropped up once more.
Eventually, he rose from the window permanently, strode around the furniture in the living room, and left the apartment. Half an hour and a quick visit to the local flower shop found him standing in the city graveyard, clutching a fistful of maroon flowers. He had bought extra for the occasion, though had no idea if they were perfect or not. The only one who would help in that case would be Cream. She knew everything there was to know about flowers, fauna, and any other plant.
Speaking of the young rabbit, when he reached the round tombstone he was searching for, he found that she had already visited it recently. Perhaps only a few hours earlier than him. Her and her mother's distinct trademark flower bouquet of various colors, each with their own special meaning, was nestled against the stone base, obscuring the date of birth.
Others had come and gone as well. Tails had left several flowers of his own, choosing to stick to a bright yellow. Amy had delivered her own wrapped set of flowers, mostly consisting of cheerful reds, blues, and pure whites. Then there was Sonic, whose contributions had the tell-tale signs of petals ripped off from him running around to gather them. Even Knuckles had left a few plucked flowers that clashed horribly together. And then there was Rouge, who had leaned a respectful bundle of orange ones against the tombstone.
Weeks later, Shadow would feel thankful that everyone remembered the date and his dearly departed friend. But at the time, he focused solely on planting his own set down and re-arranging the others as best as he could to make the gravesite more presentable. It was well-maintained because of his efforts. The grass was cut short, the headstone was clean and legible, and not a weed could be spotted anywhere nearby.
He sat there, staring at the name for a long while. Maria Robotnik. Every so often, his red orbs would drop to the birth and death dates, and the last memory of her would strike him again, knocking the wind out of his chest.
Shadow did not say a word to the grave. Most people he had been privy to overhear talked to their loved ones like they were still there. Not him. He would not know what to say. Sorry for not saving her? Sorry that he could not do more? Besides, her body was not buried in the casket six feet below. He had been told it was empty, save for a picture of her; one very similar to one that the hedgehog possessed. So it would do no good to talk to a picture for him.
He nodded off for after staring at the name for so long. Sitting hunched over, his sleep was filled with fitful dreams of Maria and her being snatched away from him in a variety of scenarios, each one ending with her death and his failure. When the final one jolted him away, he found that the sun was already beginning to set. Shadow rubbed the traces of the last dream from his eyes and stood up, wearily blinking and stumbling away from the grave.
Tap, tap.His ears pricked up at the dull rapping nearby. Perhaps it was the caretaker, coming with his gardening tools. Or maybe he was carrying a shovel to dig a fresh grave for another poor soul that had passed. Shadow lazily gazed about, but saw no sign of anyone else. Yet the sound continued all the same.Tap, tap.
It had been closer that time, almost like it was right behind him. He turned to the row of tombstones he had just left and stood in place.Tap, tap.The noise was definitely coming from the row. Shadow raised an eyebrow, uncertain of what it could possibly be. He walked back to Maria's grave, the tapping increasing as he approached.
Tap, tap. There did not seem to be anything nearby that could be making the sound, either behind or around the grave when he checked. Just some tall brush behind it and various insects crawling through the grass. But it kept repeating, that quick knock, then a successive one. Knock? That was a strange idea, but the more Shadow thought about it, the more it did remind him of someone knocking against a door.
Tap, tap.That one had come from below. He could feel it on the ground, or so he imagined. "This is ridiculous," he said aloud, trying to calm his nerves from, what? Fear? Excitement? Anticipation? Over what? There was nothing under the dirt causing the noise, yet he leaned his head to the soft earth, flattening his ear against it all the same.Tap, tap!
It was louder than before and more hurried. No longer waiting in between its two taps, the knocker must have realized where Shadow was. It became urgent, like something calling for help in Morse code. The taps became pounds and Shadow could only stare in disbelief.
"What could be under there m—?" but he stopped, his eyes fixed upon the tombstone.
Maria Robotnik.
"No. That's impossible." There was no way that she could be in the ground. It was an empty coffin. But there was something there, and he had to find out what. It could be another person for all he knew. He perished the thought of taking it to the police or anyone else. He would be considered a lunatic and whoever was in the ground sounded like they could not wait for the authorities to mobilize.
Taking off as fast as he could, Shadow dashed home, hoping that Rouge had not reached their apartment yet. He burst into the living room, leapt over the couch and coffee table situated in the center, and flung open the closet door. He picked through countless pairs of shoes and jackets, searching for the one item he needed. Eventually, his hands wrapped around it and he yanked it out.
A shovel. One that Rouge had borrowed from Amy's supply of garden equipment. Although Rouge had used it for less scrupulous activities. Shadow checked it for any cracks and dashed back through the living room, clumsily banging against the couch, losing his balance, and hitting his head on the corner of the coffee table.
A string of swears spewed from his mouth as he picked himself up. His head spun and his eyes were completely unfocused. He reached out to the couch, steadying himself for a few moments and laying down the shovel to check his head. The injury stung when he touched it and there were a few traces of blood on his head. He found it lucky that he had not been knocked out.
When he felt well enough to run, he snatched the shovel up and raced back to the graveyard, zipping through evening traffic and taking every available shortcut he could find, whether on buildings or through sewer ditches. He reached it even sooner than he had the apartment and skidded to a stop at the tombstone he had left. The sun had already long dipped below the horizon and the moon was rising for its shift, granting him less light to see.
Shadow laid his ear to the ground, checking if the sound was still there.Tap, tap. Faint, but still audible. He swiveled around, looking for any other person in the vicinity, and saw no living soul. He jammed his shovel in, scooping up a large chunk of earth and throwing it behind him. It was slow going at first, but he fell into a groove soon enough. Jam, scoop, lift, throw, jam. Over and over, he dug deeper, his arms desperately trying to match the speed of his legs.
When he hit the five foot mark, he struck gold. Or in his case, wood. Abandoning the shovel, Shadow swept off the crumbly dirt to reveal a stock, wooden case with no distinguishing features or accessories. It was just a finely crafted coffin and almost completely bare save for the golden handlebars on either side.
Tap, tap. There was no mistaking it. The constant tapping definitely originated from the coffin. Shadow warily leaned over it, brushing off traces of dirt. The case came alive when he did, as if it sensed his presence, and the tapping became pounding. Hard and brutal, like fists pummeling the inside. Then, it stopped completely. No sound for a few minutes at all.
Shadow threw caution to the wind and flung open the case, afraid that his stalling had been the figurative nail in the person's coffin. But when he pulled open the top, he found no body. No corpse, no person. Nothing at all, except soft, deep red velvet and a cloud-white pillow, on which rested a photograph of a young girl.
He reached into the coffin and retrieved the picture. It was an old photo, faded and in black and white, but he needed no image to help him remember the girl. He filled in the blanks and grey areas in his own mind. The grey hair was actually blond, the pure white skin was more the color of a fresh peach, and those black eyes were reminiscent of pools of water that he could drown in.
"Maria," he whispered.
How long he stared at the photograph, Shadow could not say. But when he thought he heard a car driving around up above, he was shaken out of his trance. He searched the coffin once more, assuring himself that there was nothing inside, and placed the picture gently back on the pillow.
Shadow craned his neck to look up and found the stars twinkling above in the night sky. He sighed, grabbing a root hanging limply in the dirt, and gave it a good tug. He figured it would support his weight and reached for another. He gave the coffin one last glance and was shocked by what had appeared.
The photograph was gone. Lying in its place and taking up all the room in the coffin was the girl from the picture, body, baby blue dress, and all. Her hands were folded over her stomach and she was still as anyone might expect a corpse to be. The soft skin had become milky and looked cold to the touch, which Shadow confirmed when he rushed over and held her hand.
He found no pulse and she was not breathing. Where had she come from? Shadow did not know, but when she opened her eyes, blinking slowly and focusing those large, blue oceans on him, he did not care. She was there and awake. His mind could not process any of it.
"Maria?" he tentatively asked.
"Shadow," she smiled. That voice. That angelic voice. How Shadow loved to hear his name escape from her lips again.
"Maria," he gasped. "I—"
She shushed him. "It's okay now, Shadow." She held out her arm and he gladly accepted. He buried his head in her dress, his emotions threatening to overwhelm him. "I'm here now. It's okay."
"It's okay, Shadow. We can be together forever. Forever and ever." That last part sounded odd to him. Like her voice had become raspier and throaty. He lifted his head and jumped back. Her eyes were had lost their beautiful blue and were blank and white, like two ping pong balls had been stuffed in her sockets inside. Her hair decayed before his eyes, first grey, then white and stiff. The skin shriveled and gave way to muscle, blood, and bone.
"Come, Shadow. You wanted me. Now you have me," she said, reaching for him.
He turned and grabbed for the roots from before, but they had disappeared. She was crawling out of the coffin now, dust exuding from the gaping pores in her skin. She stumbled over, each step followed by creaking and cracking of bone.
Shadow scrambled up the dirt, frantically reaching for any handholds, but he only fell back down into Maria's waiting arms. He struggled against her hold, but she was far too strong. She dragged him back into her coffin, keeping him against her chest and staring up at the night sky. The stars were blotted out by complete darkness and all her could see were figures standing above, staring down into his grave.
He could just make out the shapes and figures of the people. One appeared to be Sonic, another Amy, and yet another Tails. In fact, everyone he knew was standing around the opening, just watching the scene unfold. What were they waiting for? Did they expect him to beg for help before they would rescue him from the shambling corpse? The figure of Rouge knelt down, coming into view so that he could clearly see her smirking face.
"What's the matter, Shadow?" Maria asked. "Don't you want to be with me? It's all you think about."
"Yeah, Shadow. Four years and yet you can't get out of the past," Rouge chided. "You neglect everyone else who cares about you. Especially me, and I'm your partner. So here she is."
He could not talk or even breathe. Maria clamped her hand over his mouth, shushing him softly. "No words are needed, Shadow. You've made your desires abundantly clear." A shiver ran down his spine as she just continued to soothe him and the coffin lid slammed shut. Complete darkness swallowed him and the corpse still clinging tight to him.
He managed to wiggle one hand from her and could only tap against the door.Tap, tap. Shadow struggled hard to accomplish even that. Maria's corpse kept snatching back his hand and he was forced to fight and free it again to deliver another tap, tap.
The routine went on several times before Shadow heard a heavy weight fall onto the lid. It was not a body, leaping into the hole to save him, but crumbling, rolling pieces of something small. Dirt. That was all he could think of. Someone was throwing the dirt back onto the coffin.
"No!" Shadow shouted, finally breaking both his arms free of Maria. He felt the side of the coffin for any way to open it, but found none. He frantically pounded on the lid, yelling at the top of his lungs. "I'm still in here! I'm still in here!"
"Yes," Maria said. "And you'll always be here. Forever and ever."
"Open the lid! Open the lid!"
"Shadow," Maria whispered. "Shadow." She reached for him, running a cool, gloved hand across his head. "Shadow." Her voice was growing more sensual and familiar to someone else he knew. "Shadow." He felt himself growing weak and the world around him was fading away.
The black hedgehog jolted, his eyes wildly running over the area around him before retreating behind his eyelids at the bright light in his apartment. His apartment. Shadow chanced opening his eyes once more and discovered that indeed he was back home, lying on the living room couch as Rouge leaned over him, worry and concern etched onto her face.
"Shadow?" Rouge asked. Her eyes were locked with his and she was waving a hand in front of his face. "Can you hear me?"
"What happened?" he slowly said, surprised that his speech was a little slurred.
"I came home and found you lying on the floor. I guess you hit your head on the table and it knocked you out. You had a pretty nasty gash," she explained. He gingerly touched his head, running his hand over the bandage wraps that Rouge had applied. "It didn't look too bad that you'd need to go to the hospital, but I can take you if you want."
"No, I'm fine," he said. His eyes widened and he checked his body. "Maria?"
"What?" she asked.
"It's nothing. I need to go." He stood up, but Rouge immediately pushed him back on the couch.
"No way. You're in no condition to run anywhere," she replied.
"I have to. Move, Rouge." She did not push him the second time, but she refused to stand aside. He took one wobbly step forward and failed to hide his dizziness from her.
"I'm not leaving you alone. Not while you're like that," she said. "I'll come with you."
A half hour's flight after Shadow conceded to Rouge, the pair found themselves back at the graveyard. She had been respectful enough to let him return to the grave himself, but she stood on the perimeter, keeping a watchful eye on him.
It took longer than usual for him to find Maria's name. The pale, barely present moonlight proved useless and his head was still spinning. But Shadow eventually found the right tombstone. He collapsed to his knees and held an ear against the ground, listening for any sound at all. It was completely silent, save for the wind whispering through the aligned rows.
He had been so sure that there had been a tapping sound. If it had not come from the ground, then where-Tap, tap. There it was. Shadow pressed his head to the ground once more and heard it. Yet it was not originating from the earth, but behind the tombstone. He rose slowly to his feet and checked behind the grave. At the base, hidden in the brush that he had overlooked before, was a squirrel, smacking a large nut against the stone.
Shadow growled, scaring the little critter off, before he resigned himself to walk back to Rouge. "You ready?" she questioned when he reached her.
"Yeah," he answered. "Rouge," he added, halting her before she could fly him back to the apartment, "about this morning and what you said- and about how Maria and how I've been acting—I just—what I mean to say is—" he fumbled over the words, not exactly sure how to apologize to her.
"Forget it," she said, getting the message clearly enough.
"You were right. Maria wouldn't want me to live in the past. She would want me to live for the present. For both of our sakes."
"Glad to see you realize it now," Rouge smiled.
"For what?"
"For helping me to see it," he said.
"Anytime. Though next time, I might just let my boots do the talking," she chuckled. Shadow smirked and allowed her to pick him up. She took off into the air, flying high into the night sky and back to the heart of the city.
A/N:That one came out…Actually, I'm not sure what to say about this one. Let us know what you thought of it. Couldn't really think of a good title either for this one. The first one we used gave the ending away. If you have a better one, let us know. Also, if you think we should replace Maria with Rouge in the character category, let us know.
Pen:Sword must've re-written my ending.
Sword:Yup! I love inferring!
Pen:You mean interfering, you twit. En garde!


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