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Grease the manufacturing sector, win an election
There has been a lot of discussion about the coalition of women, African Americans and Latino voters that supported Obama, yet we seem to have missed what pushed the swing states over the line.
The key to understanding Obama's victory is the not simply the auto-bailout, but his ability to convince people that American manufacturing is worth supporting because it is in the national interest. That it represents the future.
Take a look at his speeches. Or his adverts. Many of these were targeted at Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan, used the real stories of manufacturing workers and the lessons of the bail out - contrasting them with the position of Romney who argued that the auto-industry should be left to go to the wall.
Manufacturing was at the heart of Obama's pitch for re-election because it worked for him. Fifty-nine per cent of the population of Ohio supported the auto-bailout.
Let's examine his policies. Obama sought to adopt the tried and true way to cope with an economic disaster. He invested in the economy and he backed America's strength of ingenuity and self-reliance.
Obama has strengthened the Buy Local policies, which build on an incredibly strong Buy American foundation – for example, the Jones Act which mandates that defence ships must be built locally.
Obama invested in initiatives that got work back into factories, but enhanced their capacity by creating technological capital and investing in industries with the capacity to grow - industries like renewable energy.
The so-called battleground states played a part. Predominantly working people, hit hard by the global financial crisis - Obama pitched directly at specific parts of America that were concerned first and foremost about their jobs.
But when you look at the results it really hits home: under the leadership of Obama, Ohio's unemployment rate has gone from 11 per cent in 2008 to 7 per cent today.
Ohio's manufacturing sector increased output by 12 per cent, or $8 billion over the past two years. It represents a quarter of the state's economy.
Ohio is now actually relocating jobs back from overseas. The companies are changing. They're becoming more hi-tech, higher skilled and higher waged. Now, Ohio's economy will rest on the skills of its workers.
These lessons should be screaming at those seeking re-election in Australia. Because here's the rub, manufacturing is under similar pressure in this country, and it will play as strategically significant a role in the up-coming election.
Skills lie at the heart of our economy. Manufacturing employs a similar proportion of Australians to Ohio, and is significant in almost every state and region of Australia.
We also face profound challenges. Post GFC, Australia has lost tens of thousands of jobs. The high dollar is killing us. Free trade agreements aren't supporting our exports because we lack level playing fields with our competitors.
Australia has lost a decade of productivity reform due to an unerring focus on industrial relations when the real gains are in technology, skills and management reform. We're trying to cut tea breaks while the world is investing in their own.
We've lost 125,000 manufacturing jobs since the GFC. And like Obama's America, we have to stand up and face the future.
Manufacturing will be critical at the next election, because people's jobs matter. They know we have to use our smarts and our skills to make manufacturing stronger and more sustainable.
But we need government to back us in. We need proper infrastructure priorities with funding. In real terms, it's better than a surplus because it lifts us all.
We need to buy Australian. We need to make sure major projects buy Australian. And we need to be serious about it. We need to be prepared to know that Australian made is quality and that we should feel proud to by it and confident in its capacity.
And, like the US, we need a car industry at the heart of it. The car industry provides the whole sector with a strong connection to research and development, associated components, parts and service industries.
Saving the auto-industry was critical for Obama's endeavours in turning the economy around and keeping him in the White House. Our Federal Election should be shaped on similar lines.
One side of politics has called for half a billion dollars to be gutted from the car industry. There are bigger issues here than glib one-liners. This is in our national interest.
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acotrel says:
'Manufacturing will be critical at the next election, because people's jobs matter. They know we have to use our smarts and our skills to make manufacturing stronger and more sustainable.'
We must recognise that we are now part of the global free market, and that subsidies won't cure endemic problems in our manufacturing industry. It is time to get genuine about documented and audited management systems to control operational risk, and to be used as a basis for training. Quality management is about repeat business, OHS and Environmental ans Securty management must involve a balanced approach which applies to both product and process. If we tr y to compete with the Chinese and Indians on their own terms at the low end of the market, we must lose out even in the short term. To sustain our high wages and exemplary conditions, we must produce products of corresponding high value (quality). We need a paradigm shift involving a change of culture and mindset with unions and employers pursuing common goals and ambitions. The consequences of failing to do this from now on could be horrendous for all - we could face an economic collapse. It is time for our government to lead Australia in a constructive manner and with a strong vision for the future.
Mahhrat says:
Oh, this one's going to be FUN.
I agree with pretty much everything except the need for an auto industry. We need SOMETHING, I agree, but not necessarily an auto industry.
If that happens to be the best available global choice then that's great. Personally, I'd like to see high-end technology manufacturing, energy production & science, but that may not create enough jobs.
Tim says:
Doesn't translate. With an unemployment rate the envy of the world, jobs are the least of our worries. We're more interested in making profits by getting our stuff made in China.
majority says:
It is grossly simplistic and untrue to state that Romney said " the auto-industry should be left to go to the wall"
The link to the article is here
He actually says this in the article "In a managed bankruptcy, the federal government would propel newly competitive and viable automakers, rather than seal their fate with a bailout check"
A sub-editor chose a headline that didn't match the content of the article.
Lying and exaggerating doesn't help your cause
iansand says:
Two of the things that have stalled Australia is the gutlessness of our financiers and the stupid assumption that the cost of labour is the major cause of structural inefficiency.
Financiers because any Australian with a good idea eventually gives up on development in Australia as no one will give her or him money for development, so off they go overseas to make a fortune for someone else.
The cost of labour because our politicians (aided and abetted by unions and employer groups) have got themselves into their trenches and are fighting the Battle of the Somme instead of blitzkrieg. The challenge is to find a way to run industry in a way that justifies the wages paid, for everyone's increased prosperity. And that way must involve unions and employer groups working together.
Marty says:
Here we go, the old cultural cringe will start soon – let the local falcodores die so we can have euro trash mobile for less, only bogans drive them anyway so who cares etc… Well that's not what this is about - Automobiles are the most technological advanced items we own, they require an advanced manufacturing process and the end product must work in the in harshest of environments. Think about this for a moment then try leaving you iPad/Pod/Phone out in the rain for a few days and see how well it works. Or imagine if your car took as long as the said 'i' devices to start! As the car is part of our every-day life we forget what a complex machine it is, some will say rockets and combat aircraft are more complex, yes they are in some ways but they are for the most part made by hand and require frequent servicing, meaning that the process to develop, build and service is not a complex as car. My point is we already have and an advanced manufacturing sector and we need to invest in it so that it is viable. Maybe you don't want a Falcodore and object to the tax money invested, well ok you have a right to that opinion, but a balanced economy requires a manufacturing sector and if it fails you might suddenly find we are all in trouble.
Joe says:
A typical beat-up by a Union Boss. Many of his so called 'facts' are wrong. Check the real figures on US unemployment: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/unemployment-increases-in-swing-states-says-hudson-chief-economist-tim-kane-2012-11-02
This guy needs to read and understand what these figures really mean a little more deeply.
Throwing money at an inefficient industry might get you some votes but can bring the country to its knees. After all its the peoples money that is being handed to the inefficient union dominated industries.
Obama was reelected because he is great at buying people off with handouts that he expects others to pay for. Half the country is now on some form of welfare while the rest pay for them. We are doing the same here.
Gregg says:
You are right Paul in that manufacturing is important for Australia just as it is for any country whose citizens want products and employment.
It is also important to recognise that there is a great disparity in labour costs between Australia and many countries in the asian region to our north that aside from New Zealand are our closest markets.
Obama would seem to recognise some of that principle with the Jones Act
" Obama has strengthened the Buy Local policies, which build on an incredibly strong Buy American foundation – for example, the Jones Act which mandates that defence ships must be built locally. "
Have the US partially at least abandoned the WTO principles of a level playing field for it would very much appear to be so.
So whether we legislate for manufacture in Australia or apply tariffs, one way or another in doing so we could all expect to be paying much more for imported products unless of course we just be selective with tariffs.
" Obama invested in initiatives that got work back into factories, but enhanced their capacity by creating technological capital and investing in industries with the capacity to grow - industries like renewable energy. "
We also need to recognise that the US, Australia isn't and not just on domestic market terms for they also have the likes of Canada and the rest of the Americas as populous markets in close proximity and Europe also not so far away.
They also have a much broader manufacturing base.
Renewable energy is questionable as we are seeing already massive increases in electricity charges in recent years and that too will make a massive impact on manufacturing costs.
" These lessons should be screaming at those seeking re-election in Australia. Because here's the rub, manufacturing is under similar pressure in this country, and it will play as strategically significant a role in the up-coming election. "
The rub is that a clear picture needs to be established of what is a sustainable subsidy level for our auto makers and their supplier manufacturers to maintain their product competiveness or do we just legislate for local manufacture like Obama has done for ships.
That is what you seem to be saying with:
" We need to buy Australian. We need to make sure major projects buy Australian. And we need to be serious about it. We need to be prepared to know that Australian made is quality and that we should feel proud to by it and confident in its capacity. "
It is beyond time that developed nations governments recognised that the WTO level playing field principles will just lead to the demise of their countries.
It would seem that Obama has at least partially acted on that.
Shane From Melbourne says:
Don't need industry subsidies, Australia needs tariffs or other non obvious protectionist measures like the Asian countries have. Free trade has never worked despite what the academics and economists say- the Asian countries are protectionist and their economies are robust, while the Free Trade countries like United States and Great Britain are doing horribly in every sense.
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Chaweng Buri Resort
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Koh Samui, Suratthani 84320
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Chaweng Buri Resort offre 118 chambres spacieuses, qui donnent directement sur la plage de Chaweng. La plupart des chambres sont décorées avec des matériaux naturels tels que le bambou ou le bois, dans un style architectural originaire du sud de la Thaïlande ; elles sont nichées dans un immense jardin tropical. Aucun immeuble de grande hauteur ne vient perturber les belles vues et à partir de la piscine de forme libre, vous pouvez admirer le sable blanc de la plus célèbre plage de Samui. Le restaurant de la piscine sert des fruits de mer et le Harry's Bar est l'endroit idéal pour consommer tout type de boissons et de snacks. En raison de la situation idéale du Chaweng Buri, on peut sortir de l'hôtel et se retrouver au centre de toutes les activités de shopping et de la vie nocturne.
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Travel reviews for Chaweng Buri Resort
Date of stay:
Feb 07, 2014
Accommodation and facilities:
Very pleasant hotel resort. Love the place and very convenient for shopping and eating. Will definitely come back again.
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Feb 13, 2014
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Thee Siew Kim
Date of stay:
Sep 21, 2013
Accommodation and facilities:
everything is all right! thanks)
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Sep 24, 2013
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Yulia Vasilyeva
Date of stay:
Sep 29, 2012
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Location of the hotel is good and sandy coast good for swimming. Acceptable breakfast does not have a lot of varieties, good reception. Booking with sawadee is first time I deal with and will not be the last time.
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it is very good
Oct 14, 2012
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Ebrahim Alnajran
Date of stay:
Apr 02, 2012
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Viihtyisä hotelli. Henkilökunta erittäin huomioivaa ja mukavaa. Ranta hyvä ja hotellin sijainti erinomainen. Pieni miinus on rannan baarien yöllinen musiikkimeteli.
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Apr 15, 2012
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Mr. Harri Laine
Date of stay:
Mar 21, 2012
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Приятный отель с отличными месторасположением и входом в море. Ездила в него второй раз и с удовольствием поеду еще.
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Mar 24, 2012
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Liudmila kuchava
Date of stay:
Jan 29, 2012
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Rooms are rather outdated but price/value is okay. Staff not really helpful when it comes to renting a motorbike etc. Late check out seems something impossible. Overall ok for a weekend.
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Date of stay:
Nov 23, 2011
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Excellent location, wonderfull beach, good value for money. And so many good pubs around...
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Fast, reliable and user friendly!
Dec 02, 2011
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Jiri Antonin
Date of stay:
Nov 17, 2011
Accommodation and facilities:
Hotel staff was extremely friendly. Rooms were the nicest I saw in all of Thailand. Breakfast was great, location was great. I would definitely stay here again.
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Nov 29, 2011
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Date of stay:
Oct 06, 2011
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At one stage during our stay, we had a total of 13 friends staying at the Chaweng Buri Resort. We had Buri 101 next to the pool and the beach and the Massage Hut, which has a large verandah and which we used as the meeting place every evening at 5.30/6 pm for drinks and a get together before deciding where to go for dinner at a different venue every night. The Chaweng Buri provided us with everything we needed for a comfortable stay and the staff were marvelous. We were the ones who researched and suggested the Chaweng Buri to everyone and when we got there, we were pleased to find that our choice was not misplaced. When we go back to Koh Samui, Chaweng Buri will certainly be at the top of the list of places for us to stay.
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Very helpfull.
Oct 09, 2011
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Rouleston Grahame
Date of stay:
Oct 02, 2011
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After surfing the net for hours we decided to stay at Chaweng Buri and it was so much better than expected. The location was right in the heart of the most convenient spot. Only it can be a bit noisy at night. All the rooms are individual cottages so you can have personal and cosy stay. The bed is nice. They have one double bed and one single bed in the room. Very convenient. The bathroom is clean and nice and bright, I think recently renovated. The pool was great! Just right temperature. Breakfast was ok. All the people were friendly and nice. It would have been better if there was a Korean TV channel and the lighting in the room was a bit too dark.
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Pretty convenient, helpful with many pictures.
Oct 05, 2011
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Kim Ji Myung
Date of stay:
Sep 22, 2011
Accommodation and facilities:
This Hotel should be rated more than what it is.It is located on the best part of Chewang Beach.The water is Crystal clear and clean to swim in not like further towards the Ark Bar as it is MUD.Plenty of beach chairs and umbrellas.Noise was not a problem from either the busy chewang main street or the beach.We stayed in the Superior Buri and had plenty of room,the bathrooms are a little dated but Clean.Breakfast was good fresh eggs cooked just the way you wanted,fresh fruit etc.Staff are very friendly and grounds are maintained daily by two very nice lady and man.I would stay here again when we return to Koh Samui.
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Very easy to use would use again.
Sep 25, 2011
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Liza Wallace
Date of stay:
Sep 15, 2011
Accommodation and facilities:
Great location in chaweng center but not in the noisy area. Nice swimming pool. Some ladies at the front desk may be more smiling.
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Sep 18, 2011
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tarifs saisonniers
jusqu`à Jan. 10, 2015
tarifs d`aujourd`hui
Superior Villa
47 - 123 €
99 €
Superior Villa
Songkran Promotion
47 - 123 €
79 €
Deluxe Garden Villa
83 - 138 €
110 €
Deluxe Garden Villa
Songkran Promotion
83 - 138 €
88 €
Deluxe Sea View Villa
108 - 159 €
137 €
Deluxe Sea View Villa
Songkran Promotion
108 - 159 €
109 €
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Renovation note
The Chaweng Buri Resort will be undergo major renovations, take place from 1 October onwards and until further notice.
Child policy:
Children 4-11 years old sharing with parents (without extrabed): compulsory breakfast charged at 250 Baht per day.
Min. 21 Nights Promotion :
Minimum 21 consecutive nights stay 30% discount.
Songkran Promotion :
20% discount per room.
Min. 14 Nights Promotion :
Minimum 14 consecutive nights stay 27% discount.
Min. 7 Nights Promotion :
Minimum 7 consecutive nights stay 25% discount.
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Feel a lush environment as you enter the lobby of
Chaweng Buri Resort
and get enchanted with the preserved nature surrounding the Villas. Chaweng Buri Resort intends to leave an unforgettable experience to everyone planning for a dream holiday or a rejuvenating retreat. Enjoy the vast white sandy beach, which gives a relaxing feeling as the water touches the shore with an inviting sound of the waves and the gentle wind to calm you down.
All these and bunched up with quality family type services, sophisticated gourmet meals, cool laze beach bar and comfortable Thai style accommodations with upscale amenities. Chaweng Buri Resort is delighted to welcome you and help you make the most of your time in Koh Samui, the true beauty of the Land of Smiles!
Chaweng Buri Resort encompasses 117 guest rooms :
:: Superior Villa - 56 Units ::
Villas are in the garden area with total size of 38 square meters; these villas are the 2 minutes' walk from the beach and pool areas. Each villa has its own terrace with twin or double bed, bathtub, hot & cold shower with complete toiletries, satellite TV, mini bar (Upon request), International Direct Dial telephone (IDD), private safe, complimentary coffee / tea making facilities and Wi-Fi internet.
:: Deluxe Garden Villa - 41 Units ::
Villas are in the garden area with total size of 38 square meters; these villas are situated near the beach and swimming pool. Each villa has its own terrace, twin or double bed with mosquito net, bathtub, hot & cold shower with complete toiletries, LCD TV, DVD player, mini bar (Upon request), International Direct Dial telephone (IDD), private safe, complimentary coffee / tea making facilities and Wi-Fi internet.
:: Deluxe Sea View Villa ::
38 sq.m. / Close to the beach. Rooms come with one Queen-sized bed and one single sofa bed. Bathrooms are appointed with a bathtub and shower, and refreshing herbal bath amenities plus a wardrobe, a dressing table and a large vanity counter. Other amenities include a satellite T.V., mini bar, International Direct Dial telephone (IDD), private safe and complimentary coffee / tea making facilities.
All rooms are equipped with :
Individual air-conditioning unit
Satellite TV.
IDD telephone
Wi-Fi internet
Daily cleaning
Personal safe
Mini bar (Upon request)
Complimentary coffee / tea making facilities
Hair dryer
Bathroom with bathtub
Hot and cold water
King Prawn Restaurant :
On special day, dine ON THE BEACH and experience a Romantic Set Up with a luxury service, savored delectable cuisines prepared in Asian style, as well as innovative seafood dishes at this poolside restaurant. King Prawn, Restaurant serves fresh seafood, continental, authentic modern Thai cuisine and also a remarkable Beach BBQ. Enjoy a home - style meal or delight yourself with high quality Thai cuisine at King Prawn restaurant. Taste wide array of your favorite food and drinks, from hamburgers and French fries to Pad Thai and Paneang Kai with a glass of fine wine or a local beer.
Open 07.00 am. - 04.00 pm.
T-Bone Restaurant :
Suffice your hunger with American style meal, which recommends wild steak with wide array of meat such as Australian meat and local farm meat. All are carefully selected from a different cut, part of cow tenderloin, rib eye, sirloin, T-bone cut. Fresh seafood is also available from a daily catch, matched with wine from the nest makers around the world.
Open 03.00 pm. - 11.00 pm.
Sabai Dee Massage :
Indulge in a day spa at Sa Bai Dee Massage and discover serene hideaways. The soothing and holistic massage treatments at Sa Bai Dee Massage will enable you to rediscover your strength, and unlock your inner calm.
Be ready and begin experiencing our distinctively soothing day spa treatments that await you for a perfect Samui Thai massage. We warmly invite you to a guided tour of our Thai Traditional massages and oil massage. Clients are given a five-star treatment in an exotic and serene environment where we combine old-age Thai methods with the latest technological advances.
Recreation :
Swimming pool with Jacuzzi and children's step pool.
Traditional Thai massage is available on the beach.
A tour counter is located in the lobby for cars / jeeps / motorcycle rentals, and tours for adventure safaris, elephant treks, waterfalls, great Buddha, etc.
Library, fitness and internet café.
Sabai Dee massage & spa.
Other Services :
Fax services in the lobby, laundry & dry cleaning service, and baby - sitting upon request.
Chaweng Buri
is located in the central of Chaweng beach, only 20 minutes drives from the airport. The resort is built in the most sought and most developed Chaweng Beach area, where young travelers and families alike are attracted with the easy access of day and night life activities through a long streamline of boutique and souvenir shops, bars, food line such as McDonalds, Pizza Company, Starbucks, including nearby medical facilities, and many more, which remain good value for the money.
The beach is approximately 7 Km long, with powdery white sand. It is bordered by dreamy, emerald - blue waters and a coral reef where waves break, leaving the bay quite peaceful. Two small islands are close to the reef - the nearest one can easily be accessed by walking through the shallow waters. The second island, farther out and larger, provides the perfect opportunity to enjoy snorkeling and kayaking.
"Bring shoes if you plan to walk around the islands, as they are made of sharp coral sands."
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Alexandra Belarus is a struggling artist living in New York City, even though her family is rich in real estate, including a towering Gothic Gramercy Park building built by her great-great-grandfather. But the truth of her bloodline is revealed when she is attacked on the street and saved by an inhumanly powerful winged figure. A figure who knows the Belarus name…Lexi's great-great-grandfather was a Spellmason—an artisan who could work magic on stone. But in his day, dark forces conspired against him and his, so he left a spell of protection on his family. Now that Lexi is in danger, the spell has awoken her ancestor's most trusted and fearsome creation: a gargoyle named Stanis.Lexi and Stanis are equally surprised to find themselves bound to each other. But as they learn to work together, they realize that only united can they save the city they both love…
Waking was easy. Something primal in the night sky called out to me like a banshee at the witching hour. When was the last time I had even encountered one of them, I wondered? I could not recall that . . . or much of anything. But that was always the way of waking, I remembered. The lingering disorientation of dreaming held its sway for a moment longer before slipping from my grasp like leaves on the wind. The haunting, faintly familiar face that had been the focus of them once again faded. Stanis, the figure said, and nothing more. I fought to hold the image—that of a pale gentleman with wild, black tangles of hair and kind blue eyes.
Had the hair always been black? I was not sure. Frozen fragments of my broken memories made me swear I recalled this exact same figure with a full head of gray as well, but already I could feel something in my mind pushing those thoughts aside as the routine of waking took over.
I stretched, every muscle in my form crying out with pure joy. As I relaxed my body, an intense itch flared down two long sections of my back. My wings, I remembered. Of course. I looked back over my shoulder to find the giant stone wings like those of a bat curled close to my back. I worked the muscles along my shoulder blades, the heavy wings extending, flexing out for a moment to relieve the itch they had called forth upon my waking, both pleasure and pain in the gesture.
A hunger awoke in my chest, but I forced myself to ignore it for the moment. It would win—as it always did—but for now I fought it off as my hearing focused in on the sounds of the city rising up all around me. The occasional bleat of traffic down below sounded out, much like the sheep I remembered that used to roam the vast fields that had once occupied this island.
Manhattan, I recalled. Long ago, the whole island had looked more like the tiny park in front of the building where I had awoken, the one the humans called Gramercy.
A cool wind blew through the green leaves of the trees in it—had they not just been bare?
Was the word Manhattan even right, either? I was not sure and forced myself to concentrate through my still–lingering confusion of thoughts. I looked at the towers of glass and light rising up around me, hoping for familiarity and glad when I discerned a few that kept their long–standing forms, still unchanged in this modern world.
The tallest of the skyline's towers still stood off to the north of my rooftop, its lone spire illuminated in bright lights—this time red, blue, and white. Sometime in the near future the sky itself would light up in colorful explosive bursts, the humans celebrating, cheering . . . but surely it was not already that time of year again? I did not understand the ritual, but it was something I used to mark the passing of the years.
I turned from the building and its light, looking south now. In recent times, the skyline had changed a great deal that way. Two of its other great towers had stood there, once the highest and most majestic points on that horizon, but now there was nothing where I remembered those structures to have been, which only added to my sense of disorientation.
Before I could wonder too long whether I was mistaken in my thoughts, that gnawing hunger rose in my chest again, a burning need to do. What, though, I still was not quite sure. It picked away at me like a hammer at stone until I could ignore it no longer. The itching sensation between my shoulders rejoined it and I gave in to the pull of it all. Looking back over my shoulder, I watched my stone wings unfurl from against my body once more, stretching twice as wide as I stood tall. The itch died as I worked them, retracting the wings close to my body and then extending them to their fullest over and over.
My mind began to clear. All of the sensations rose to the center of my thoughts, a strong and unrecalled memory forcing itself forward—one of the rules.
With wings extended, I leapt off my perch along the edge of the roof I called home, my body dropping into the night sky. As I tumbled down toward the park, my wings recalled memories of flight, lifting me before I struck the street full of traffic below. I set off, heading north, the red, blue, and white lights of the tallest tower a flaming beacon of orientation, all other thoughts leaving me as that one word once again consumed all other thoughts, burning them away.
But just what I was meant to protect, I was unsure.
I flew.
Punching clay felt a lot more satisfying than any sexy–time Ghost–pottery–wheel–spinning nonsense ever could. Each strike released my anger, my balled–up fists sinking rewardingly into the unfinished statue's form, the clay still too soft to actually do any damage to my fingers or wrists. In my twenty–two years, I hadn't been violent by nature; nor had I ever spent my time punching much of anything, but in the moment, rage held its sway over me and I couldn't stop myself.
I pulled my hands free, flecks of clay flying and sticking into my long black hair. Normally I'd have already tied it up while working in our old unused Belarus family art studio on the seventh floor. But then again, normally, someone—namely my brother—wouldn't have dressed my latest attempt at a Gothic–inspired statue so it was wearing a basketball jersey and mirrored sunglasses, one of its now–deformed hands wrapped around a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon. As a final comment on my artistry, a half–smoked cigarette hung from its mouth, along with ten more discarded butts adorning the top of its head in an attempt at a Statue of Liberty–type crown.
A sound from somewhere up above the art studio, on the roof of the building itself, snapped me out of my red rage, making me step back from my now–even–worse–looking statue–in–progress. Whatever potential I had seen in it was now lost, its form pummeled and twisted like something Salvador Dalí would have envisioned. I let out a long sigh and wiped my now–gray hands down the front of the overalls I preferred to wear in the art space. They weren't exactly flattering, but function won out over fashion in my book, some of the clay getting on the straps of the black tank top I wore underneath them. My whole ensemble was coated in enough clay, it was most likely trash–bound anyway.
I walked across the large open floor of my family's building, out of my great–great–grandfather's art space with its dozens of historic pieces and hundreds of puzzle boxes, past his rows and rows of private library collection before sidestepping around one of the many mid–nineteenth century sofas there.
Having heard the sounds on the roof, which I was sure meant my brother, Devon, was up there, I threw open the door leading out to the small terrace just below it, walked out, and turned to face it as I stared up into the night sky.
"Hey, asshole!" I shouted. "Get the hell down here, right now!"
No response. Typical Devon. I stormed back in, leaving the July air to pour into the building, which was musty enough to need a good airing out every once in a while anyway. I went back over to the art studio, heading for the table I had left my shoulder bag on. I tore it open with such a fury I shocked myself, worried for a moment that I had ruined it. That thought riled me even more, to the point that by the time I found my phone, my hands were shaking.
I clicked on "Devon," then waited for it to dial through, my eyes panning the room as I stood there. Part of me was already secretly glad I had destroyed my work. Compared to everything else around the art studio—here thanks to the long–lost talents and skills of my great–great–grandfather Alexander Belarus—mine was a pale imitation.
"Yeah?" my brother's voice barked into the phone, causing me to jump. Short. Curt. So very Devon.
"Get down from the roof," I said. "Now!"
His usual heavy sigh came through the phone. "Lexi, what are you rambling on about now? I'm not even home. I'm waiting on a meeting."
I pulled my phone away from my face and checked the time. "At this time of night? It's nearly eleven!"
"Listen," he said. "Sometimes you're dealing with contractors, unions, architects, zoning, permits . . . and that shit waits for no man. Got it? You take the meetings when they come. C'mon, I realize you have no grasp of the family business—"
"Nor do I have to," I said. "That's what they have you for. I have zero interest in real estate development."
"Aww," my brother mocked. "I thought you were all about family and the Belarus legacy, Lex."
"Moving property and writing contracts are not the Belarus legacy," I said. "It's the actual art and architecture that our great–great–grandfather crafted for this city. You'd know that if you actually opened a book in our family library or just looked for once at one of his pieces of art here. Speaking of which . . ."
Devon chuckled. "Hey, you just said you wanted me to spend more time in the art studio, right?"
"Not defacing my art," I said. "I would appreciate it if you'd keep your hands off of my work."
"That's not work," he said. "Dressing up, learning the family business . . . That's work."
"Firstborn son gets all those perks," I said. "Not me." I had never even been on our father's radar for that type of stuff. Devon was the favored scion. Truthfully, I didn't care about all the construction and landlording . . . and Devon knew it, this not being the first time our differences on honoring the family's name had put us at odds. "Our true legacy, I have always and still believe, lies in the beauty of the buildings our great–great–grandfather designed, Devon. My work as a sculptor is the best way I know how to pay homage to that. You, dear brother, don't care about design or craftsmanship. You care about cold, hard cash."
"You should take an interest in the family business," he said, his voice dark now, his business tone.
I laughed into the phone. "Are we the mob now, Devon?"
"Carving pretty things isn't where the money is," he said. "That's why I did what I did to your precious statue—to prove my point. That stuff's not important for the Belarus name. It's land. It's property. Jesus, Lexi, do you have any idea how this company runs? This is about land in Manhattan, about who controls it, and who can earn off it. No one cares who designed the buildings."
"Half this city owes Alexander Belarus a debt of gratitude!" I shouted.
"Fine, Lex, I'll build him a museum. We'll put all his stuff behind glass, charge admission. Then we might make some money. You'd be happy. I'd be happy. Everybody wins. Will that suffice?"
"Not really," I said, unable to let go of my anger, my short nails digging into the palm of my free hand. "You'd probably just screw up everything in the museum like you did here in the studio."
"Give me a break, will you?" he fired back. "There are bigger things out there than all that playing around you do."
"If history and art are playing around," I said, "then so be it."
"It wouldn't hurt you to learn the family business, Lexi," he said, short. "I have to go. Meeting time."
"And it wouldn't hurt you to be a better brother," I said. "Stay away from my stuff, Devon. We're not kids anymore. I feel stupid even having to say it." Tears of frustration began to pour, and before he could get in the last word as he always had to, I ended the call, slamming my phone down onto the soft leather of my bag. I ran into the library, opting for the comfort of one of the more shadowy sofas as far from the lights of the art studio as possible. The quiet darkness calmed me a little, but thinking about the ruined statue kept nagging at me.
I didn't know how long I had been sitting there—minutes, maybe a half hour—when another sound caught my attention, this time coming from the terrace outside the set of double doors off across the far end of the floor. Footsteps. I snapped out of my funk and wiped my tears away as best I could. A small ray of happiness welled up in me as the sight of my favorite short–haired blonde appeared at the French doors, now sporting fresh bangs that sat just above her black horn–rimmed glasses. Her dancer's bag was thrown across her body from one shoulder to the opposite hip, and she twirled around in perfect form once through the doors.
"You going to air–condition all of Manhattan now?" Aurora Torres asked, pulling the doors shut.
"Maybe, Rory," I said. "I thought your apartment all the way down in the Village could use it, what with your thermostat issues."
Rory started across the room toward me. "Appreciate it. Our air conditioner still isn't working. Marshall dropped it off to get fixed, but the guy is giving us the runaround. If it doesn't get fixed by the Fourth, I'll leave it to Marshall to set off his own fireworks. He's used to battle, after all, what with running Roll for Initiative."
I laughed. "See? Something good came from looking for a roommate on Craigslist."
She nodded. "It's amazing how Marshall spending all his college savings on his tabletop–and–role–playing–game hobby–turned–business can keep him going," Rory said. "Plus it gives me endless things to tease him about. But conflict seems to be part of his day–to–day. They do a lot of 'war gaming,' or so he tells me. I don't get any of it."
"Let your roommate fight the battles," I said. "Nice."
She stopped in front of my sofa, pulling her evidently heavy bag off her shoulder and shaking it at me. "Like I've got time between my course load and dance rehearsals for my MFA program."
"I thought your program was already one of the toughest in the city," I said. "Which normally has you a little frantic anyway. I thought summers were for lightening all that."
"Not when you take a summer intensive," she said. "And it is intensive, overachiever that I am. Then there's the workout of climbing up your fire escape to avoid the rest of the Belarus clan. My body hurts." She put the bag down, bending with it, and that was when she noticed my face. "What's wrong?"
I wiped the tears from my eyes with the back of my clay–flecked forearm, avoiding the bits of it stuck there. "Three guesses," I said.
"Douglas Belarus," she said, then tapped the side of her head like she was thinking. "He's worried that his daughter doesn't spend enough time getting holy and taking to the knee at Our Sister of Perpetual Bowing and Scraping."
I laughed despite my tears at the truth of it, snorting through my now–running nose. "Wrong, although I'm sure he'd love it if I did join him more often. Love the parental dad unit, but not really looking to get my church on that many times a week."
"Okay, then," she said. "Juliana Belarus, then, caring mother but also a quiet mouse when it comes to who wears the pants in the family."
I shook my head. "Strike two."
"Ah," Rory said, dropping onto the sofa next to me. She threw her arm around my shoulder and squeezed, her deceptively thin frame still well muscled enough to make it hurt a little. "Big brother strikes again. What did he do this time, as we continue on into the third decade of the Sibling Cold War?"
I pointed over to the art studio side of the floor. Rory's eyes caught sight of my former masterpiece and let out a low, slow whistle.
"Wow," she said. "Made your art his own personal punching bag, I see."
My face went flush with embarrassment, but I couldn't help but let a small laugh escape my lips. "Actually . . . that part was me."
"Really, now?" Rory stood and walked over to the area, circling the table the tall slab of half–molded clay sat on. "I'm impressed, Lexi. You been working out? Maybe I can make a dancer out of you yet. You did some serious damage here."
"The punches are mine. All the rest is Devon, though."
"It's good you got out some of your aggression there, Lexi," she said, and I gave her a wary sidelong look. "I mean it! Look, I know he's family and all, but some people are just born mean–spirited. He's a natural–born asshole, my dear. Your reaction to his bullshit is normal."
I stood up, walking back toward the art studio. "I knew I picked cubby partners well back in third grade," I said. "Thanks."
Rory gave an elaborate flourish and a bow, each motion fluid and graceful.
My phone vibrated on my bag at the table next to her. Rory snatched it up and waved it for me to see. "Speak of the devil," she said.
"Give it," I said, but Rory held it away from me while it kept on ringing.
"No," she said. "I know you, Lexi. You're just going to be the one to be all apologetic and try to make nice, as usual. And it's not okay. The way he treats you borders on abuse. You have every right to be pissed. Say it."
"This is stupid," I said. "Just give me the phone."
"Say it," she repeated, unwavering. There was almost a pixieish glee in her eyes.
"Fine," I said, just wanting the phone at this point. "I have every right to be pissed."
Rory rolled her eyes. "Mean it."
Whether I was exasperated with her game or the fact that I just wanted my damn phone, I wasn't sure. I only know that it triggered something deep inside me that snapped. "I have every write to be pissed!" I shouted.
Rory jumped in surprise, then handed the phone over to me. "Excellent," she said. "Now have at him!"
I swiped my finger across the screen, lifted the phone to my head, and screamed into it, "Go screw yourself, Devon," I said. "Next time you see me, you'd better walk off in the opposite direction. For real."
A pronounced silence filled the line.
"Hey there, ass!" Rory shouted with a bit of a suppressed giggle to it, apparently loving the fury I was throwing at him.
A man's voice came on the line but it was not my brother. "Is this Lexi? Lexi Belarus?"
"Only my friends call me Lexi," I snapped, ignoring the stranger's butchering of my last name. It came out Bell La Roose, reminding me of the childhood jibes of Bella Moose, not at all sounding like Bell Air Us. That didn't bother me so much. I was more upset at him using the familiar version of my first name. "Which one of Devon's friends is this? You can go screw yourself, too."
"Sorry," the man said. "That's the only name that the phone shows."
"Who the hell is this?"
"This is Officer Michael Lawrence of the NYPD. May I ask how you are related to Devon?"
"I'm his sister," I said, my anger mixing with growing curiosity.
"We found this phone lying on the street, and you're the last number dialed. I think you should know that there's a distinct possibility your brother may be in trouble."
"Trouble how, exactly?"
"Do you have any association with a building on St. Mark's Place?"
I had to stop and think for a moment. "I think so," I said, my blood running cold. "That's one of my family's properties. We're in real estate."
"I regret to inform you that there's been an accident."
"What . . . kind of accident?" I went to lean back against one of the drafting tables in the studio, but missed it completely. Rory caught me and didn't let go, especially since I had just said the word accident.
"A building collapse, miss," the officer said. "Your family's building."
"That can't be true," I said, feeling all the emotions of the past few minutes drain away, a little more every second. "I just spoke to him . . . maybe half an hour ago . . . ? You're mistaken."
"I wish I were, miss," the man said. "But it is unlikely."
"Maybe he wasn't there," I said, panic filling my chest, the beat of my heart rising up into my throat. "Maybe he got out. That's why you were able to find his phone."
"Was he wearing a ring with a dark green stone in it on his left hand?"
"Yes," I said, clutching at the similar one hanging around my own neck from an old silver chain. "It's a family thing. There should be a crest of sorts carved into it, a sigil. Kind of looks like bat wings surrounded by an octagon, stylized B on it."
"Yes, miss, I see it," he said. "Since you were the last person he talked to, we're going to need you to come down to the Ninth Precinct and identify his hand."
"Just his hand?" I asked, a nervous, hysterical laugh overtaking me.
"Holy hell," Rory whispered, then clamped her hands over her mouth.
"Jesus Christ," a man somewhere in the background on the other end of the line said. "Give me that goddamn thing. Hello?"
An older voice this time.
"Yes? What's going on?"
"I'm sorry about that, miss. My partner shouldn't have said that."
"Just tell me what is going on!" I said, shaking now. "Why was he asking me about my brother's hand?"
"Because," the older man said. "It's all we found. It was still holding the phone."
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