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JE T'AIME… MAYBE? A novelized romantic memoir from the Paris-based influential romance writer and Author of Je T'aime Me Neither, April Lily Heise.
As I said early last week, I love some Romantic Exclusive content. Who else here read the Je T'Aime Me Neither book and fell in love? I certainly did, but of course my first reaction after reading it was "Man, I wish I had this before I moved to Paris."
I'm happy I read it and even way-too excited that another book from the same author will be out soon.
Lily, the Paris-based influential blogger and writer, has almost finalized her next book, which is going to be a novelized romantic memoir.
Her new book's content is entirely based on reality, but written in a storybook fashion because her Parisian life has slowly become a romance novel with its own set of princes and foe.
So, we got our hands on few chapters of this soon-to-be released book and here's the second part of the exclusive sneak peek at some of the Vincent's story that you'll find in this book. Check out the first part of this story right here.
Excerpts from book: VINCENT (Part II) !
We'd entered August, the traditional month for holidays in France. While the city folk didn't quite liquidate as much as it had in decades past, most of my friends had already trickled out of the city, leaving me on my lonesome for the week prior to my own departure to Canada on holiday. It looked like I'd be going by Vincent's bar on the night before my flight toute seule; this was perhaps not such a bad thing, as we wouldn't be seeing each other for a few weeks, and it would be enough time for me to decide on him. Chatting a bit tonight would help me make that decision.
"Salut, ma belle!" He sweetly greeted with a kiss.
He set me up at a table in the corner and I agreed to his recommendation a glass of crisp white Pouilly Fumé from the Loire Valley. By now I knew this would inevitably come with some cheese. One glass turned into two as I worked away on my cheese plate, with his help when he'd stop by in between serving other clients. It wasn't very busy that night, so he was spending quite a bit of time at my table.
With the Fromage finished, the other clients were paying up and on their way out, I thought we might actually get to go out for dinner. But just as he was about to close up at 9pm, a couple of regulars popped their heads in the doorway:
"Vous êtes toujours ouvert?"
No! Vincent's chances with me weren't going to stay very 'ouvert' if he was going to stay open for these clients. While I knew that he had to please his growing clientèle, I did think it was a shame we wouldn't be able to have a proper date where I could mentally conduct a proper analysis of our situation.
With these new customers set up with a bottle of wine and plate of cheese, I thought the least Vincent could have done was offer me a glass of wine so that I would stay a little longer. Instead he recommended a dessert. Not having much of a sweet tooth, I declined.
"I might even give it to you on the house!" he added, trying to sweeten the deal. What was this might all about? I really didn't want it so if he insisted on forcing it upon me, at the very least, he could offer it to me for free.
I smiled and changed the subject. Eventually it came back around to that darn dessert, which was turning into as serious a curse as grapevine disease is to wine-makers. Despite my protests, a piece of thick chocolate cake suddenly appeared in front of me. Really? I was getting a little sick and tired, but it wasn't from eating the rich cake. I poked at it sparingly with my fork while Vincent nibbled away every time he came over to my table. Since it looked like I'd been obliged to stay longer, I ordered a third glass of wine hoping it might help lift my mood, to little avail.
More clients came in, leaving me a few moments alone for reflection. I was becoming more and more doubtful that I could be the expert vintner required to turn this blend into something worthwhile. What were the grape varietals? :
A hairy back, annoying displays of affection, severe frugality AND an inability to listen. It was like trying to make decent wine with Shiraz, Zinfandel, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Not a great combination, at least for me!
I tried to sweep those thoughts under the carpet—or rather into my suitcase. I could revisit them during my trip to Canada. The only decision I made right then was to finish up my glass and head back to my place.
"Don't leave yet!" Vincent pleaded, seeing that I was starting to gather up my things, he'd immediately whooshed over to slosh some wine into my glass from the bottle he'd just served to the other clients. This compelled me to stay a little longer, sipping slowly away at the small refill as Vincent chit chatted with his new customers. It didn't take me long to finish this new splash of wine and when Vincent freed himself from the other table, I asked him to help me select two bottles of wine to bring my brother who shared my love of bon vin.
"This Saint Emilion is wonderful," was the first suggestion to come to his lips. I looked down at the price. Yikes! I loved my brother, but I was thinking around ten to twelve euro mark, not thirty and above! Was he trying to get me to buy the most expensive bottle in his shop? I managed to get him down a few notches on the price range and we settled on a more reasonable Côtes du Rhône, which the girls and I had had previously, and a bottle of reliable Languedoc, from the Southwest of France. He then tallied up my bill.
"I guess I'll leave off the cake and that little top up I put in your glass just now," he calculated. Was he for real? I hadn't even wanted the cake and that sprinkle of wine could barely even be considered a half glass. How could someone be so cheap! I certainly wasn't expecting the bottles of wine for free, however, I thought he might have given me an itsy-bitsy discount. I could have picked some up at my neighborhood wine shop for a good deal less and would have had the freedom to choose without expensive recommendations hanging over me. And, to boot, not even one of the real glasses of wine that I'd had that evening were either free or discounted.
"Are you sure you don't want to stay a little longer?"
Why? So I can pay for more expensive glasses of wine, then take a thrifty, pinching, hairy beast back to my place? Non merci!
"Sorry, I have to get up early to finish packing," I said, packing any chances of ever seeing him again into an empty magnum of Pomerol to be tossed into the Seine! There would be no need for 'further reflection' while I was on holiday. In all honesty, it might have been better this way. I'd be going back to Canada a free woman where—with any luck—I may even tend to those surprising romantic vines which had been replanted by Viktor back in June.
My holiday voyage would be taking place in two parts. The first would take me to see family and friends in my native province of Ontario (including the delivery of that pricey wine to my brother) and the second leg would take me all the way out to the West Coast of Canada, where I'd be visiting my mother in Victoria and then my dear friend Princess Jessica in Vancouver. Admittedly, I was also hoping to have a reunion with Viktor while I was there. So, as I was leaving for Toronto, I dropped him a line to give him the dates I'd be in town.
From: Viktor
Sunday, August 10 2008 12:33 PM
Hey Lily,
It looks like I will be traveling for work then to Israel and France. Let me know when you are on your way back through. I am sorry to miss you - it truly would have been great to see you. Stay in touch.
Oh - and thanks for the thong.
No, I hadn't sent him a thong in the mail in a lipstick-sealed envelope! This was back in the early days of Facebook when everyone was 'poking', or throwing random chatter at each other. My choice of a virtual thong might have been a touch provocative! But back to the real essence of his message. He would be out of town? AND in FRANCE? How could that be possible? We were swapping countries. Missing each other through revolving airport doors? Woe was romantically me.
From: Viktor
Saturday, August 30 2008 10:47 PM
Subject: getting into trouble?
How was Vancouver pretty lady? Getting into any trouble? Bordeaux is wonderful, but would be better if you were here…
This was the message I received turning on my phone as my recently landed plane taxied to the terminal at Charles de Gaulle airport. How could Vancouver have been good when you weren't there, Viktor?
Getting into trouble?
With WHOM?
And now he was taunting me with 'wonderful Bordeaux'? I jammed my phone back into my pocket and groggily marched off the plane in search of my luggage carousel.
As soon as I got home, in the jet-lagged sleep deprived mind, I flipped open my computer and went directly to the French train company website. I typed 'Bordeaux' into the destination box. The prices weren't extortionate. Sure, I was just getting back from holiday, but the weekend wasn't too far off. I really was prepared to drop everything and slip down to the Southwest to see him for a few days. I couldn't very well surprise him though, as I had no idea where he was staying and Bordeaux wasn't exactly small. So, I sent him a quick email suggesting my spontaneous plan, hit send, and then hit my bed, dreaming of waking up a few days later next to Viktor.
From: Viktor
Tuesday, September 2 2008 8:12pm
Too bad - I am back in Vancouver now. I may be back in France next Spring, so perhaps we can plan ahead for then.
Sad to miss you.
Back in Vancouver? Already?? I was tempted to crack open a bottle of Bordeaux to help drown my sorrows when I received a text message:
Hello my belle! Back from
your trip yet? I'd love to see you!
Uggh. Vincent. What to do with him… I knew where I could find that nice bottle of extremely expensive sorrow-drowning Bordeaux, but I would not be going across town to Vincent's shop to get it. I didn't care if I hadn't seen Viktor when I was back home to foster the growth of possible romantic fruits in person, and so what if he wasn't going to be back in France until—hypothetically—next spring? I would definitely not be returning for comfort in Vincent's furry arms. Could I just not reply to his text message? Would he get the hint and assume I must have fallen in love with someone back in Canada and had decided not to return to France… which I'd actually partially been hoping for?
Tu me fais la tete?
Are you mad at me?
I received another message a few days later. 'Mad' wasn't exactly the right adjective. Fed up might have been closer. I was so bad at breaking up with guys and had a nasty track record to prove it. However, it looked like my usual horrible tactic of 'ghosting' wasn't going to work on Vincent. That same night it was Naughty's birthday party, which she was holding at her tiny flat with a small crew of friends, so I sought out some much needed advice from the girls on how to handle the situation.
"Ghosting is terrible anyway," scolded Naughty.
"Oh really?" I rebutted.
"The other suggestions you've put forth in the past ranged from pretending I was pregnant to fibbing that I'd contracted a rare, contagious skin disease… Is flat out lying that much better?"
"What's ghosting?" asked The Countess innocently. The things she missed out on by not being on Facebook!
"Ghosting… like disappearing like a ghost. It's when you don't write the person back," clarified the all-knowing Pussycat.
As awful as it was, it usually did work. I thought back to poor sweet Lionel, whom I'd sort of ghosted on, but not completely (I'd pretended to be busy twice and he went away on some work trips and didn't try again). He definitely deserved better than that. I wasn't sure if Vincent did, what with his unsavory behavior towards me. Although, it didn't really seem like I had a choice; he obviously was going to stick around like the aftertaste of a cheap wine. As they were bickering over situations when ghosting might be moderately acceptable, my phone started buzzing.
"Ah! It's Vincent!" I exclaimed. His ears must have been ringing.
"Answer it and pass me the phone!" offered Pussycat. She'd have no problem telling him where to go.
"I've got the pregnancy story ready!" chimed in Naughty, reaching for the phone.
I fought my phone out of their hands and let it go to the answering machine. We waited a minute and the phone started ringing, this time it was my answering machine calling back.
I could tell that Vincent had been drinking and was rather exasperated about not hearing back from me. My response would call for a pro. We beckoned over our French friend Jeannette, she always managed to wrap guys around her finger, surely she'd be adept at flinging them off.
With her astute 'local' advice, we crafted a simple message explaining that I was no longer interested, left out any mention of him being a hairy cheapskate with clam claws, and ended it with 'bon continuation,' in French for coldly wishing him the best of luck. Hopefully he'd at least make it to the waxing salon before he met the next girl and, with any of that luck we'd sent him, she'd be the thick skinned daughter of a wealthy wine baron.
Emotionally exhausted, I could content myself with being alone for a little while and would dream of next spring which could hopefully blossom brightly with Viktor's next visit to France.
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While you're flying through the level, stay on the lookout for orange-colored water towers and blast them. There are ten in all; when the tenth one is destroyed, a LEGO canister pops out. Similarly, located throughout are five police helicopters that begin to take off as you approach. Put these nuisances out of commission before they leave the landing pad (easily distinguished by the four red poles surrounding it) to receive a red power brick.
Unveil the mine dispenser and switch to the helicopter to tow the mine. Drag it over to the right until a reticule appears over the intended target and let the mine float towards it. As you enter the next section, latch onto the tower with the red roof and fly away as far as you can to strip away the tower, revealing a LEGO canister underneath.
Free PlayAs the Batwing, access some missiles from the missile dispenser marked by the famed Batman insignia, then return to the very beginning to find a large gate also painted with the bat symbol. Bombard the gate with missiles to open it and proceed to fire away at the four red objects. Then, sling the tow cable at the red dot for a LEGO canister.
Fill up some missiles for the biplane and focus fire on the big anti-aircraft turret. When hit, the turret goes a little bonkers and accidentally shoots down the barricade, doing you a huge favor. A window next to the anti-aircraft turret can be broken into with help from a mine. Head back and tow one over to it. Release the giant balloons inside and pop them one-by-one to snag another LEGO canister. Continue right.
Head straight for the clock tower on the very right and pummel it with a shower of bullets until it explodes into pieces. Grab a mine from the purple colored dispenser nearby and drag the mine over to the container with lights in the lower left corner. Blow it up to reveal a LEGO canister. Continue more to the right and wear down the orange wall until the metal support beams underneath lay bare. Drag a mine to the beams to completely destroy them.
Toward the bottom of the screen, shoot down the green billboard to uncover a small area behind it with a LEGO canister in the corner. Also, if you shoot the purple billboards located around and flip them around
Free PlayTake the Batwing and fire up a missile at the crane with the bat symbol on it. Then use the Batcopter to grapple the rest of the things to uncover a LEGO canister. Shoot the three purple billboards (they spin around) and the objects that appear by them to claim a LEGO canister.
In this battle against a battle helicopter, head to the left and plow through the billboard. On the other side, you will find a mine dispenser as well as a dispenser for Batwing missiles. Pick up a mine and drop it off at the containers with different colored lights. Destroying each brings up an anti-aircraft turret. Switch to the biplane and dump a missile onto the turret. Unable to distinguish friend from foe, the turret starts shooting the helicopter, damaging it.
Free PlayBreak through the gate with the bat symbol and take a mine to the cage for a LEGO canister. Using the Batwing, unleash your rage upon the area directly in the back with all the red and white car cutouts. Cause enough mayhem to cause a train wreck as well. Grapple a mine with the Batcopter and bring it to the shiny part of the train to get a LEGO canister.
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DuPont and the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture announced a $250,000 donation to the foundation's My American Farm virtual education resource. The donation from DuPont's seed business, DuPont Pioneer, will support new games and resources, increased outreach to K-12 stakeholders and a mobile application to increase access and use of this online educational portal.
The My American Farm program has engaged hundreds of thousands of youth, teachers and parents with online games and hands-on activities teaching core content subject areas including math, science, social studies, English language arts, and health, while reinforcing key agricultural themes since its launch in 2010. In addition to offering educational experiences for youth from preschool to sixth grade, the program provides standards-based resources to teachers.
"DuPont Pioneer actively promotes science education with the goal of attracting more students to study and pursue careers in the sciences, including agriculture," said Susan Bunz, vice president of policy and outreach for DuPont Pioneer. "We know we must grab their attention early to ensure youth remain engaged in science throughout their K12 experience and on into college. The My American Farm program supports this goal in a meaningful way."
"The financial support of DuPont Pioneer has been critical to the creation and continued improvement of the My American Farm resource," said Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. "With this new commitment, we will be able to continue to add new games, supporting materials and expand the reach of the program to more kids with the creation of a mobile application. This helps us both achieve our common goal of improving agricultural literacy for our children."
The website, http://www.myamericanfarm.org, is a destination for children to learn math, social studies, language arts and science in the context of agriculture and food production by playing fun interactive games in a safe environment. In addition, the program provides high-quality educational resources for educators, adding to the materials provided by Farm Bureau's highly successful Ag in the Classroom network.
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NYC HRA officials testified at yesterday's City Council General Welfare Committee hearing on recent policy changes to HASA that new changes in HASA policies didn't harm clients. But there was plenty of testimony by providers and HASA clients that proved otherwise.
HASA Deputy Commissioner Jacqueline Dudley read a prepared statement in which she noted that since HASA instituted the policy last March to only pay half of a month's rent for the broker to find a HASA client an apartment, the number of HASA clients asking for apartment approvals has not decreased, but the policy had saved the city $4million. She also said she was unaware of a widespread problem the policy has caused: landlords and brokers who are demanding that HASA clients come up with the other half of the fee.
But many advocates said that they knew clients who sold their HIV medications, borrowed from loan sharks, or even turned to sex work in order to make up the other half of the deposit. The AIDS Issues Update reported last November that Harlem United had spent $27,000 of its own money to help clients pay the other half of the broker's fee, which Dudley said was against the rules.
"Clients aren't telling their HASA case workers because they're often afraid they'll lose their benefits," said Kristin Goodwin, director of NYC policy and organizing with Housing Works.
Dudley said that the list of brokers that accept HASA clients is regularly reviewed and updated for new brokers and shady ones are deleted, but advocates said differently.
Shirlene Cooper, HASA Advisory Board member and client told the committee, "I've called every single number of HASA brokers on the list and all of them I spoke to said they required the full first month's rent fee."
The other policy discussed at the hearing was the policy announced by HRA Commissioner Doar on December 1, 2011 (oddly, on a Huffington Post blog, not an official NYC press release) that would, according to Doar's HuffPost blog post, penalize HASA clients who wanted assistance in rent arrears payments or with getting into permanent housing.
Both Dudley and Frank Lipton, M.D. (an HRA official), said at the hearing that refusing substance treatment was only one factor that would be considered by a case worker in determining whether a HASA client would receive rental assistance in permanent housing or other cash assistance -- like helping with rent or utilities that are in the arrears.
This contradicts both the written policy, and what Doar wrote in the Huffington Post last month, in which he stated "HASA clients who choose to not participate in substance abuse treatment based on an assessment's recommendation are faced with a choice: they will be offered a supportive housing placement, or they could lose the ability to receive above-enhanced rental assistance or be denied their request for rent arrears payments."
Advocates told the committee that the second option offered to clients, supportive housing, was an offer in name only, as there are not enough supportive housing units in the city. Not only are there not enough supportive housing units available, but advocates also reminded the committee that HASA has consistently proposed cuts to supportive housing in the city budget for the last several years.
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A reader passed along the following invitation from Assembly member Hakeem Jeffries for a fundraiser next month that makes plain his desire to serve in Congress, with the funds raised from the event going to the Jeffries exploratory committee.
Jeffries opened his exploratory committee last month but has mostly kept a low political profile, primarily to avoid tangling with the man who currently holds that seat that Jeffries seeks–Congressman Ed Towns.
Towns has insisted that he is running for re-election, but if Jeffries is able to show enough strength–or if the district changes dramatically in redistricting–he may reconsider.
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SEATTLE — Even as the Seattle Mariners were remaining silent about a potential deal with free agent second baseman Robinson Cano, the New York Yankees were ready to move on.
"He was a great Yankee. He was a great player. I think everybody tried hard to get the deal done. We just never got close enough obviously. We wish him the best. We hope he has a long, healthy career," Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner said on Friday. "We're going to keep going. We're still looking at all the same guys that we were looking at a week ago or two ago. We're going to continue to improve. We're not done spending."
Goodbye New York. Hello Seattle?
The Mariners weren't saying much of anything on Friday, only issuing a statement in response to an ESPN report that Cano and the team had reached agreement on a $240 million, 10-year contract pending a physical. It would be tied for the fourth-richest contract in baseball history and a striking blow from a franchise that's done little to get noticed for the past decade. The reported deal would blow away the Yankees' last offer of $175 million over seven years.
Only the two deals signed by Alex Rodriguez — first with Texas and then the Yankees — and Joey Votto's contract with Cincinnati were worth more. Albert Pujols also signed a $240 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels.
Cano's representatives and Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik did not return messages seeking comment on Friday.
"We are not able to confirm any news regarding Robinson Cano at this time. If and when an agreement is completed and finalized, we will announce," the Mariners statement read.
Cano's reported deal would be one of the largest in baseball history and a coup for a franchise that's gone a dozen years since making the postseason. It would bring creditability for the Mariners after striking out in the past in their pursuits of big free agents like Prince Fielder and Josh Hamilton.
Cano was a five-time All-Star second baseman for the Yankees. Last season, he played in 160 games, hitting .314 with 27 homers and 107 RBIs, while posting a .899 on-base plus slugging percentage. He finished fifth in American League most valuable player voting.
He's been one of the most durable players in baseball for the past seven seasons, missing only 14 out of 1,120 games since the start of the 2007 season. He's a career .309 hitter who has averaged 24 homers and 97 RBIs per 162-game season. Cano has hit at least 25 homers and had a slugging percentage above .500 in every season since 2009.
Cano could be the anchor for a lineup that's lacked consistency at the plate most of the past decade.
Between 2009 and 2012, Seattle's offense ranked last in baseball in batting average, and was near the bottom in runs scored and homers. The Mariners showed some pop this past season with 188 home runs — second-most in baseball — but 52 of those came from the combo of Kendrys Morales and 41-year-old Raul Ibanez, both free agents.
It's the second straight offseason Seattle will have made a massive financial commitment after giving a $175 million, seven-year deal to ace Felix Hernandez last winter. Seattle has plenty of financial room to make significant cash commitments because the only major contracts on the books for 2014 are for Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma, and only Michael Saunders and Justin Smoak are entering arbitration.
Helping provide room to increase the payroll is the Mariners' investment in a new regional sports network that is expected to net Seattle significant revenue in the coming years and it's not a surprise the club was able to make such a staggering offer.
But finalizing a deal with Cano won't solve all of Seattle's problems. It's a start, immediately adding a legitimate slugger to the middle of a lineup that finally showed some pop last season after years of floundering with one of the worst offenses in baseball. The Mariners have plenty of other problems to solve, including adding another established starter to their rotation and finding solutions for an outfield filled with questions.
The potential acquisition of Cano could mean a move is made with Nick Franklin or Dustin Ackley. Franklin became Seattle's starting second baseman for the majority of last season after an early promotion from the minors. He showed flashes at the plate but slumped badly in the later months of the season and his defense was always a concern.
Ackley was Seattle's second baseman of the future when he was selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2009 draft, but went through his own hitting swoon. Ackley was demoted to the minors to try to find his swing and was moved from second base to playing in the outfield.


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EQ Office [CHICAGO] announced that Michael Knott will be joining the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Knott spent the last 16 years at Green Street Advisors, and most recently served as Managing Director. He held various leadership positions during his Green Street tenure, including co-leading the firm's overall REIT research team.
Cree, Inc. [DURHAM, N.C.] (NASDAQ: CREE) announced the appointment of Neill Reynolds as chief financial officer (CFO), effective Aug. 27. Reynolds will succeed Mike McDevitt at that time, per the transition plan announced in June. Reynolds joins from NXP Semiconductors N.V., where he serves as senior vice president of finance, strategy and procurement. Prior to NXP, his career includes more than 15 years as a finance leader with international technology companies including General Electric, where he held CFO positions in various businesses and served on management teams.
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. [LAKEVILLE, Mass. and MIDDLEBORO, Mass.] announced the appointment of Joseph Vanderstelt as SVP, Chief Financial Officer. Vanderstelt most recently was Chief Financial Officer at Craft Brewer Alliance. Prior to joining Craft Brewer Alliance, Joe spent 14 years at MillerCoors and Miller Brewing Company in various strategy and finance roles including Sr. Director Finance and Strategy.
Godiva Chocolatier [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Virginie Costa as its Chief Financial Officer, effective August 6. Most recently, she served as Chief Financial & Operations Officer for Burberry Americas. Current Chief Financial Officer Selim Baraz has decided to leave the business at the end of December after six successful years in which he led the Global Finance, IT and Strategy teams.
Ziyen Inc. [SAN DIEGO] announced the appointment of Dean Holter as Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel to Ziyen Inc. Prior to joining Ziyen, Dean served as General Counsel and CFO to Christensen Global Strategies.
Alliance Data Systems Corporation [PLANO, Texas] (NYSE: ADS) announced that Charles Horn, its longtime CFO, has informed the Company of his intent to retire in 2019.
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. [MEMPHIS, Tenn.] (NYSE: SERV) announced it has promoted Brian K. Turcotte to chief financial officer of American Home Shield, leading up to the spinoff of that business. Most recently, Turcotte served as vice president of investor relations and treasurer for ServiceMaster. Previously he served as the business unit chief financial officer for American Home Shield and the Franchise Services Group, as well as vice president of finance for the consolidated marketing organization. Turcotte came to ServiceMaster after six years at Office Depot, where he served as vice president, finance and investor relations. He also worked at Xylem Global Partners, where he was vice president and equity analyst. Prior to that, Turcotte spent more than 25 years with International Paper holding a variety of leadership positions in investor relations, sales and marketing, global product development, and other functions at locations across the United States.
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. [BEVERLY, Mass.] (NYSE: ARA) announced the appointment of Jason Boucher as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Boucher will succeed Jon Wilcox, who will be leaving the Company for another opportunity. Mr. Boucher currently serves as the Company's Vice President of Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Boucher has more than 20 years of leadership experience in finance and accounting roles, including seven years at the Company, and more than eight years with other publicly-traded companies.
Big Switch Networks [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] announced that Seamus Hennessy has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Big Switch, Hennessy spent eight years as CFO at Ruckus Wireless. Hennessy has also served in CFO roles at Cohesity, Aerohive Networks and Bubble Motion, as well as VP of Finance at NetScaler.
LLOG Exploration Company, L.L.C. [COVINGTON, La.] announced Phil Cossich, LLOG's current Vice President of Planning and Budgeting, has been named Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Philip LeJeune, LLOG's current Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, who has been named Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Cossich joined LLOG in 2011. Prior to joining LLOG, he was an associate at Macquarie focusing on acquisitions and divestitures for upstream E&P companies. Mr. Cossich began his career at Tristone Capital.
FULLBEAUTY Brands Inc. [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Bob Riesbeck as Chief Financial Officer. Riesbeck most recently served as CEO and President of HHGregg and was previously CFO. Prior to that leadership role, he served as an Operations Executive at Sun Capital Partners. Riesbeck previously held finance and operations roles at Nike and began his career with Grant Thornton LLP.
ECi Software Solutions [FORT WORTH, Texas] announced the appointment of Sarah Hagan as Chief Financial Officer. She has replaced Glenn Etherington, who is retiring after serving as Chief Financial Officer for more than a decade. Previously, Hagan served as the Chief Financial Officer for Omnitracs. She has also held several senior positions and played a key leadership role at Sabre, and helped lead its successful IPO in 2014. Earlier in her career, she was an auditor with public accounting firm RCO.
Tennant Company [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: TNC) announced the planned retirement of Tom Paulson, Tennant's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with an expected effective date in the first quarter of 2019.
Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. [TORRANCE, Calif.] has appointed Kurt Kruger as Chief Financial Officer. Kruger succeeds Willis C. Lee, who will continue as the company's Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of Emmaus. Until recently, Mr. Kruger headed up the life sciences investment banking group for WR Hambrecht + Co. Early in his career, he served as a marketing manager for CPI/Guidant, now Boston Scientific. Kruger then went on to Wall Street where he continued to work in life sciences as a high-profile equities research analyst for two well-regarded investment banks, Hambrecht & Quist and Montgomery Securities (Banc of America Securities).
Re-Bath [PHOENIX] announced the hiring of Derek Fuller as Chief Financial Officer. Fuller joins the Re-Bath family after 16 years as the CFO and Vice President of Primrose Schools.
Fannie Mae [WASHINGTON] (OTCBB: FNMA) announced the promotion of Celeste Brown to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Celeste Brown joined Fannie Mae one year ago as Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer. She joined Fannie Mae following an 18-year career at Morgan Stanley.
VirtualArmour International Inc. [CENTENNIAL, Colo.] (CSE: VAI, OTCQB: VTLR) appointed Michael Panec as its new chief financial officer. Panec most recently served as chief operating officer at Innovest Systems. He earlier served in several roles of increasing responsibilities at Innovest, including as COO of its payment and fulfillment divisions, CFO of the Trust & Wealth division, and as director of technology. Before Innovest, Panec served as technology director at Optech Systems. Panec earlier served as vice president and manager of technology at Bankers Trust Company and Security Pacific National Bank.
Top Image Systems Ltd. [TEL AVIV, Israel and PLANO, Texas] (NASDAQ: TISA) announced the appointment of John London as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Top Image Systems, Mr. London was CFO of Magna5. Before that, he was EVP, Finance & Accounting, CFO, and Operations for Xerox Business Services. Prior to Xerox, Mr. London was CFO of Zenta. Earlier in his career, Mr. London was with PricewaterhouseCoopers for 11 years. Top Image Systems today also announces that Patti Barton will be leaving her position as Acting Chief Financial Officer of Top Image Systems in mid-August.
Wetzel's Pretzels [LOS ANGELES] announced that Kimberly Smith has joined the team as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Wetzel's Pretzels, Smith served as PetSmart's Vice President of Finance. During her nearly eleven years with the retailer, Smith served in various finance roles, including supporting financial planning & analysis. Earlier in her career, she worked in finance for the Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Smith also previously held a financial leadership position at PepsiCo, serving as Plant Controller and leading the Cost Management Program.
Ayla Networks [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] has hired Dave Adams as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Adams previously ran the finance function for ChargePoint; had senior leadership roles at Fastly; was corporate controller for cloud content management at file sharing company Box; and served as a controller for Ion Torrent Systems. Earlier in his career, Adams held finance and accounting roles with VeriSign, Affymetrix, VIAVI Solutions/JDSU, eBay and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Womply [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Tony Grimminck as the company's first chief financial officer (CFO). Prior to joining Womply, Grimminck was CFO at HotelTonight, served in various executive roles at StubHub, and was a vice president at both Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan.
Pathmatics [SANTA MONICA, CALIF] announced that Pushkar Choudhuri joined as CFO. Pushkar most recently was CFO for ForwardLine Financial. Pushkar spent over 10 years with Barclays and Lehman Brothers, most recently as Managing Director for their financial services practice in Los Angeles
GuideSpark [REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.] announced the appointment of Valerie Burman as CFO and SVP Solutions & Strategy. Valerie's career spans both public software companies such as SAP and Business Objects and private VC-backed SaaS companies such as Mindjet and Spigit.
Intent Solutions [ATLANTA] announced it has hired Nathan Dane as chief financial officer. In 2012, Dane joined EndoChoice. He later led finance and sales operations for the largest of Carestream Dental's four global sales regions.
GroupBy Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] announced it has promoted Srikant Nayak to Chief Financial Officer. Prior to becoming GroupBy's CFO, Srikant served as VP of Finance and Senior Director of Finance for GroupBy, having joined the company in 2015. Prior to joining GroupBy, Srikant served in various finance leadership roles, most recently serving as director of Homeland Energy Group. Srikant also served as VP of finance for Unit Park.
ProAssurance Corporation [BIRMINGHAM, Ala.] (NYSE: PRA) announced that Dana S. Hendricks will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer for the company effective September 1, 2018. Ms. Hendricks is currently the Senior Vice President of Business Operations for the Podiatry Insurance Company of America (PICA), a ProAssurance subsidiary. Ms. Hendricks joined PICA in 2001 and has served in a number of executive-level positions; prior to being promoted to her current position, she was the Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller for PICA. Prior to her tenure at PICA, she held various finance and data analysis positions with American General Life & Accident Insurance Company and held finance and accounting positions in both public and non-public companies. Hendricks replaces Ned Rand, who will take on the sole responsibility of being ProAssurance's Chief Operating Officer.
FactSet [NORWALK, Conn.] announced that Helen Shan will join as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in September 2018. Shan will join FactSet following her position at Marsh and McLennan Companies, where she was CFO for Mercer. Prior to Mercer, Shan has held the role of Vice President and Treasurer for both Marsh and McLennan Companies and Pitney Bowes Inc. and of Managing Director at J.P. Morgan. There will be a transition period when Shan joins with current CFO Maurizio Nicolelli, who will remain an employee with FactSet through December 2018.
First Hawaiian, Inc. [HONOLULU] (NASDAQ: FHB), the parent company of First Hawaiian Bank, announced that it has appointed Ravi Mallela Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of First Hawaiian, Inc. and First Hawaiian Bank. Mallela plans to join First Hawaiian, Inc. and First Hawaiian Bank in September. Mallela joins from First Republic Bank, where he served as Senior Vice President, Head of Finance and Treasury.
DriveTime [TEMPE, Ariz.] announced the appointment of Mary Leigh Phillips as its new Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Phillips has more than 10 years of banking and capital markets experience with Wells Fargo and most recently served as a Director for Asset-Backed Finance with Wells Fargo Securities. Ms. Phillips specialized in executing lending facilities and capital markets transactions for auto finance companies, including DriveTime, since 2011. Kurt Wood, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will transition out of his role as CFO of the Company. Mr. Wood has served the Company as Chief Financial Officer for four years.
CLS Holdings USA, Inc. [LAS VEGAS] (OTCQB: CLSH) announced the appointment of Frank Tarantino as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining CLS, Mr. Tarantino was the COO/CFO of Wild Things. Prior to Wild Things, Mr. Tarantino worked as the Vice President of Finance at Cornerstone Brands. In the early stages of his career, Mr. Tarantino worked as an auditor for Coopers and Lybrand, now Pricewaterhouse Coopers.


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A shared ability to reward sensationalism while catering to the lowest common denominator often make mainstream Hip Hop and reality television a match made in TMZ heaven. The success of shows such as "Love & Hip Hop" (peaking at over 3 million viewers mid-season in its second season), "T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle" (originally premiering in 2011 to a total of 4.3 million viewers), "Nicki Minaj: My Truth" and "Marrying The Game," show there is clearly a market to be exploited. But what effect do these and other shows have on Hip Hop as a whole? Do they expand its reach and translate into increased sales and success? Or do they have no influence at all?
Perhaps those aren't the goals the show's creators have in mind. "Love & Hip Hop" creator and executive producer Mona Scott-Young said in a July 2012 "RapFix Live" interview with Sway Calloway that she mainly strives to tell the stories of the women behind the Hip Hop industry, not necessarily the industry itself. Still, be it fans getting a glimpse into industry male/female relationships or an artist's life and their daily struggles, the current crop of successful Hip Hop reality shows make for intriguing entertainment, gossip and drama. They've also made tons of money for people both deep inside and far outside of the Hip Hop community. But their overall impact on and representation of Hip Hop seems minimal at best. Shows such as Shawty Lo's Oxygen vehicle, "All My Babies Mamas," point to valid concerns about exploitation and negative racial and socio-economic stereotypes. And questions of and people having little to do with Hip Hop culture profiting from the success of such shows are continuously raised.
Ready for Primetime
Viacom, and to a greater extent its subsidiary, VH1, has clearly found the formula for consistently profiting from Hip Hop-based reality shows. The last few years alone have seen the network find ratings success with shows including "I Want To Work For Diddy" and "Flavor Of Love." While on sister station MTV, successful series like Diddy's "Making the Band" and "Run's House," also executive produced by Combs, held viewers attention for multiple seasons. In the age of a music industry that continues to cope with a stagnant economy, Hip Hop has had to diversify itself in more ways than one. The most obvious way would appear to be through reality TV in the age of the social networking connectedness and celebrity transparency. And both shows have had pretty substantial ratings success up to now.
The original "Love & Hip Hop" started slowly, with just over 1 million viewers by the end of season 1 in 2011. But in season two, the show hit its proverbial stride with the season finale securing over 2 million viewers. Consequently, the infamous spin-off, "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta," drew a total of nearly 2 million viewers with its premiere on June 18, 2012. And the ratings for season one continued to climb throughout the 12-episode season, culminating in the two-part reunion special bringing in a combined 6.5 million viewers nationwide.
Another VH1 Hip Hop reality series hit, "T.I. And Tiny: The Family Hustle," saw its 2011 premiere garner a total of 4.3 million viewers, while the season two premiere of the first two episodes scored high as well—averaging 4.1 million total viewers. Originally created to help re-energize and diversify Tip's career following his release from prison on drug charges, VH1 pounced on the opportunity to present he and Tiny in the light of a loving couple living the family life in the ATL. And, at least in terms of TV ratings, it's worked brilliantly for the "Rubber Band Man" thus far.
It's Only Entertainment
Relevant artists like Nicki Minaj and T.I. generally enter the reality TV show fray to re-establish or solidify their place in the game. On the other hand, the likes of Somaya Reece, Olivia, Stevie J. and Benzino all seem keenly desperate to hold tight to the last few seconds of their 15 minutes of fame. That being said, different reality shows that center on Hip Hop do not necessarily have the same end goals.
At the core, though, most if not all of these artists use reality shows as a vehicle for promotion of themselves, their brands or their music. A winning formula for Hip Hop reality TV doesn't automatically mean sustainable support from Hip Hop music consumers, and it has put many a reality star on the road to musical irrelevance. Honestly, there probably aren't many fans clamoring for the next releases from Rasheeda or K. Michelle.
I doubt that these shows are truly concerned with expanding the reach of Hip Hop, but they're definitely concerned with expanding the reach and the brand of the Hip Hop artists themselves. Thus far, they've seemed to have varying degrees of success. To be fair, Nicki Minaj, Game and Joe Budden may see a bump in the sales. But this comes because each of them already has a big name within the mainstream Hip Hop community that still pulls in substantial dollars. Case in point: the success of "T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle" may have translated into greater attention for Tip's latest album, Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head, with first week album sales actually beating projections at 178,000 copies sold and the #2 spot on the Billboard charts.
No disrespect, but is anyone really checking for new music from emcees like Lil Scrappy, whose latest album The Grustle didn't even chart on Billboard, and Jim Jones, whose most recent effort, Capo, sold a measly 21,000 copies in its first week? These are anecdotal examples and an admittedly small sample size, but they support the argument that talent ultimately wins out. If fans don't already have a vested interest in an artist or their brand, no amount of promotion from an associated reality show can drive them toward a poor product.
Sticking To The Script
There's also the misnomer of how much "reality" fans should expect from these unscripted shows. Brooklyn emcee Fabolous was a constant subject of conversation on the original "Love & Hip Hop" due to his relationship with former show star Emily Bustamante. Fab offered his thoughts of the authenticity of the show in a recent interview on "The Combat Jack Show," saying, "It's entertainment at the end of the day. They cut and edit what you say, as well, so you could say a whole paragraph but if you say one little thing that's juicy enough, yeah, let's get that part."
And it should come as no surprise that Sean Combs had complete control of the flow of his shows, "I Want To Work For Diddy."
"[Combs is] a tough taskmaster," offered VH1 programming chief Jeff Olde, in an interview with USA Today. "We had a whole other treatment for the show. Diddy threw it out the window. Much to our horror, he jiggered the casting. Every cut, every detail, every person cast, he set the pace and the tone. We trusted him. Not that there was a choice. He's Diddy. We're just very happy to have him."
Fans and detractors alike are painfully well aware that even with the label "reality TV," at least some elements of these shows are scripted and edited to meet certain television standards and increase ratings. Much the same as the argument that certain emcees can't possibly live the trap boy and drug don lifestyles they rhyme about, in the end, it's all for the purposes of entertainment.
The Show Goes On
Maybe the most damning evidence against putting too much stock in Hip Hop reality shows comes from history. While Da Band was moderately successful with their gold-selling debut, Too Hot For TV, the assorted members have become, to quote Notorious B.I.G., "milk box material." The same can be said of Danity Kane, who despite releasing a gold debut album and a platinum follow up, have been relegated back to reality television and Instagram fame. It would seem the only people that enjoy sustainable success from reality television, are the people behind the scenes pulling the strings.
We're not likely to see Hip Hop reality TV shows go away any time soon, with rumors circulating of a new VH1 series titled "Gossip Girls" and confirmation of Mac Miller getting his own six-part series on MTV2. Nor should we expect current or future shows to have much of an effect on the overall Hip Hop industry and economy. Though they do the job in gluing millions of eyes to the tube with catfights, uncooked beef and unsubstantiated drama, Hip Hop seems like it could do ok with or without them.
Ron Grant is a freelance writer originally from Detroit and currently residing in Orlando. He has contributed writings to BrooklynBodega.com, PNCRadio.fm and runs two independent music blogs. Follow him on Twitter @RonGreezy.


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What is reality?
Just a dumb motherfucker out here tryin to represent
Get my motherfuckin paper
You don't think so? Well then fuck you hoe
Cause I'm ridin on trucks, banked all that type of shit
Gotta get paid motherfucker
Fuck dreamin the same dreams, bein down for the same team
When it seems to be reality is just a dream
Eye to eye, the colors that I wear is do or die
When I walk down the street, will I meet evil in disguise
So, I tote a fo'-fo' with hollow tips
While my mind tellin me 'should I not', or 'should I peel it?'
What I represent God only knows what lies for myself
Jealousy and hatred niggaz is out for my wealth
Will I perish? Later selfish for the rest of my life
Cause those who live wrong is bound to live a short life
Will money be the root of my destruction?
Without the money I can't even seem to function
[Dat Nigga Daz]
Now there's, nowhere, for me, to turn
There's nowhere for me to hide from reality
As complex as the situation gets
I remain I maintain, ain't that much strain
To make me twist myself like Kurt Cobain
Ahh shit, I don't believe this
Some niggaz that I fucked with tryin to pull a twist
But ain't that much twistin in existance
And this is how you show me love
It shows me exactly what money's capable of
Now is it that expenses that make you wanna catch me slippin
and pay a visit, cause this is, for all my homies
(all my homies) for jackers only
Come twist, to the fools in L.A. that know me
I'm back with the fifth of Henn
Kurupt and Dat Nigga Daz on the mash again
Now there's, nowhere, for me, to turn
There's nowhere for me to hide from reality (reality)
*repeat 2X*
[Dat Nigga Daz]
I give it to you like it is, got no time for no games
in the world of madness, will my composure be the same
Will my friends be around when they rush me in the ground
a lost soul lost forever, never ever to be found
Life ain't what it seems, for the niggaz full of schemes
on the hood full of cash don't wanna blast for the green
These six bitches wanna get a nigga caught up
for what, a simple nut, a simple fuck
Daily it enhances the penetentiary chances
to survive in nineteen ninety-five
So I got nineteen ninety-five ways
to survive nowadays
Time and time again, I bust a rhyme again
cause I'ma get in deeper shit if I convert to crime again
out to mentally convert me, the same niggaz out to hurt me
It irks me, strenuous controversy
What's next on the list to complete
after all this shit that popped off on the street
And all eyes on me, but I won't change sides
Cause what I represent I represent til I die (til I die)
It's time for me, to grab a tall glass of (Hennesey, Hennesey)
[Tray Dee]
Ya see my ways is to phase all them niggaz that try me
Leave em layin stiff if they ain't on IV's (beep, beep)
I beez the hardest, regardless fool
Livin life day and night stayin hard and cruel
Keep my cool, until my mood abruptly switch
Then I'm on a niggaz ass like bumpy zits (that's right)
It's no remorse when you cross my course
I'm not a hunter, but take a nigga out for sports
Don't resorts, to thinkin you could get with this
Or you will be a eulogy if you insist to diss
Mista Tray Dee, from L.O.N.G.
B.E.A.C.H., where the hardest gangstas be
Twenty-first was the worstest turf on the earth
Yet I feel I was meant to represent from birth
til I die, you wonder why it ain't no secret
Motherfuckers best be in love with this G shit
Now there's, nowhere, for me, to turn
Nowhere for me to hide from reality *3X in woman's voice (Rage?)*
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Financial FAQs
Was the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre the sign of an apocalyptic future? Or the Aurora Theatre shootings by a cold-blooded killer?
The Hunger Games is a riveting portrayal of how the young see the modern world, where a privileged elite has a "Stalin-like" control over who lives in plenty or poverty in a post-apocalyptic North America. Author Susan Collins has said it "tackles issues like severe poverty, starvation, oppression, and the effects of war among others."
And the young just coming of age are not far from the truth. A vision of decline and limited opportunity fills the daily news. Declining resources and global warming could cause future wars, says the Pentagon. America has become a war zone with school children no longer safe and more than 10,000 gun-related deaths per year. Even Social Security and Medicare may not be available for future generations, say its Trustees.
In fact, a record number of Americans are already living below the poverty line, while University of California economist Emmanuel Saez found the top 1 percent of households garnered 65 percent of the nation's income growth from 2002-07, the beginning of the recession.
And that is the problem. The U.S. doesn't suffer from a scarcity of needed resources, or the means to finance adequate social services. It has been suffering from a redistribution of the wealth upward over the past 30 years that is no longer available to finance those means.
While overall household incomes (and consequent economic growth) have been steadily declining, the wealth of the top income brackets has been as steadily increasing. And the result is what the young see—a vision of scarcity in the real world that isn't real. Modern industry has conquered the means of production. Rather, such scarcity results from a conscious policy by a politically powerful minority that demands more benefits for them while cutting benefits for all Americans.
The result is wages, money that flowed to employees of firms, fell to a record low of 43.5 percent of GDP, while corporate profits are the highest on record. It is a level of inequality and redistribution of resources matched by a few of the poorest countries in the world. The U.S. level of inequality has been ranked just above some of Africa and Asia's poorest countries by the CIA's World Fact Book.
Ms. Collins has said her stories were inspired in part by TV reality games, with their fight for survival, as well as the Iraq War, a war over the control of resources. But the popularity of The Hunger Games, or Survivor and all the TV reality shows is a testimony to the present reality for millions of Americans. One reason this young adult fiction remained 100 weeks on the New York Times' best seller list was that it does mirror the modern reality for many, where starvation and the fight for survival still exists.
That is certainly true in the developing world, but shouldn't be true in the United States of America. The adults have badly made a hash of the modern world, says The Hunger Games. They have created poverty in the land of plenty, and so are not to be trusted.
The adults lied about the Iraq War, when they covered up the knowledge that there were no weapons of mass destruction. Adults also lied about the benefits of tax cuts for the wealthy. It made everyone else poorer. Their policies created 5 successive recessions since 1980. The Great Recession happened because adults ignored or broke existing laws and regulations in order to enrich themselves. The adults have made a hash of governing because they strove to break down the government's power to govern.
The Hunger Games is a cry that adults can no longer rule their world wisely. So beware, adults. The young are watching you.
Harlan Green © 2013
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Keep your internal E3 hype-generating engine running smoothly, by tuning in to this week's GameTrailers TV. Especially if you want your first look at Fallout 3 developer Bethesda Softworks' next game.
The show will air the first trailer of whatever Bethesda has up its sleeve, giving fans ample reason to tune in. Of course, if you just want to see Spike TV's Geoff Keighley and sundry game industry types wearing the dressed up, dressed down t-shirt and blazer combo on camera, the GameTrailers TV E3 First Look special will oblige. As previously revealed, you'll also get a look at world exclusive premieres, including first footage of Mass Effect 2, DJ Hero and much, much more.
Also expect eye candy from Rose McGowan, Tricia Helfer from Battlestar Galactica and Daniel Kayser's soul patch. The show airs on Thursday at 11 PM on Spike, with that footage more than likely also appearing at GameTrailers.com soon after.


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Janet Yellen will be forced to defend the Federal Reserve's ultra-easy monetary policy when she faces senators later this week, but critics have little hope of sinking her nomination to become the first woman to ever lead the U.S. central bank.
Nominated by President Obama to succeed Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke when his term expires in January, Yellen will have to endure plenty of heated anti-Fed rhetoric from Republicans on Thursday, when she appears before the Senate Banking Committee. The committee, which will vet her for the job before deciding whether to send her nomination to the full Senate for approval, will quiz Yellen from 10 a.m. on November 14.
Related: Janet Yellen: Brainy, Brave and Brooklyn Strong
The central bank's No. 2 official can at least look forward to warm words from Democrats, who hold 12 of the 22 seats on the panel and who appear certain to give their backing.
Since she only needs support from a handful of Republicans to muster the 60 votes necessary to clear procedural hurdles when her nomination reaches the Senate, Yellen should be confident of confirmation. Democrats control the chamber 55-45.
The timeline is uncertain, but even critics think she will get enough bipartisan support to take the Fed's helm. "The bar is going to be 60 votes. That is clear. And she will probably surpass that bar," Louisiana Republican David Vitter, who has slammed the Fed's easy money policies, told Reuters last week.
Republicans, particularly Tea Party conservatives, have been scathing of the Fed's dramatic measures to aid the U.S. economy after the severe 2007-2009 recession and financial crisis, arguing its actions risk stoking financial instability and inflation.
Related: What You Need to Know About Janet Yellen
The Fed has held interest rates near zero since late 2008 and has quadrupled its balance sheet to $3.8 trillion through three huge rounds of bond purchases, or quantitative easing. As a result, Yellen's reputation as a policy dove will be under intense scrutiny. She has argued that the high cost of long-term unemployment might warrant allowing inflation to temporarily rise above the Fed's 2 percent goal.
"I'm concerned about what seems to be a continuing (of) free money policy forever. I think we're building up inflationary pressure in the future," said Vitter, who sits on the banking panel and voted against Yellen as Fed vice chair in 2010. "A lot of conservatives, including me, have concerns about that."
In an effort to gain leverage on other issues, several Republicans have threatened holds on her nomination that would require 60 votes to overcome. South Carolina's Lindsey Graham wants more information about an attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya in 2012, while Kentucky's Rand Paul wants to force a vote on his bill to open the Fed's monetary policy decisions to congressional audit. Vitter is a co-sponsor of Paul's legislation.
None of the holds are expected to be placed because of a dispute over Yellen's qualifications, but that will not spare her from criticism.
Hawkish Credential
However, Yellen can point to at least one hawkish credential - when she was one of the few Fed officials who stood up to Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan in 1996 and urged him to consider raising interest rates to quell an early inflation uptick.
Related: Fed Still a Source of Anxiety If Rates Keep Rising
In any case, Yellen's deep understanding of monetary policy and intimate knowledge about the Fed mean she is unlikely to be an easy target for senators wishing to score political points.
"Yellen has given a lot of thought to these issues and I think she will perform very well before the committee," said Tony Fratto, a former spokesperson for President George W. Bush. "If they think they are going to be dealing with someone who is meek and will back down to them - I have never seen Janet Yellen back down to anyone in an intellectual debate."
Furthermore, any senator who wants to vent about the Fed during the hearing needs to keep careful control if he wants to avoid appearing to bully the 67-year-old economist. There are only three women among the 22 members of the panel. None of them are Republicans.
Financial markets will keep tuned for hints about the future course of U.S. monetary policy, including her views on the benefits of continued asset purchases given speculation that officials will keep buying bonds into next year. She voted to keep buying bonds at a $85 billion monthly pace at the Fed's meeting in October, but will take care not to speak on behalf of the Fed's policy-setting committee, which next gathers on December 17-18.


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The Barriss Offee cameo was cute, but really for me, the coolest thing in the whole freaking episode were those armored enforcer dudes standing in the background in the Cin Drallig scene. WTF were those bad-asses?!?! They looked like some kind of heavy armored Jedi super commandos, or some kind of weird Jedi-esque Royal Guards. They would have made for one of the coolest action figures ever in this line, IMO.
I liked this episode, I thought the chase scene was pretty epic. I have a few complaints based on some of the events that happened but I guess my questions will be answered in the coming episodes.One thing though. Whoever Force Choked Letta to death did so without being there. I thought that was a stretch, for sure. It crosses that line into Force Powers as over-the-top. I would only find it acceptable if it was Palpatine, but I wouldn't be surprised if maybe it was him.
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Working With Projects
This section discusses how to work with projects in Cloud Storage.
Project Members And Permissions
There are three groups of users associated with each project:
- Project Owners are allowed to list, create, and delete buckets, and can also perform administrative tasks like adding and removing team members and changing billing. The project owners group is the owner of all buckets within a project, regardless of who may be the original bucket creator.
- Project Editors are allowed to list, create, and delete buckets.
- Project Viewers are allowed to list buckets within a project.
These project groups make it easy to set up a bucket and start uploading objects with access control appropriate for a project at your company, as the three group memberships can be configured by your administrative staff. Control over projects and their associated memberships is provided by the Google Cloud Platform Console.
How Project Membership Is Reflected In Bucket Acls
When you create a bucket without specifying an ACL the bucket is given a "project-private" ACL, which grants the permissions described in the previous section. Here's an example of such an ACL:
"entity": "project-owners-12345",
"projectTeam": {
"projectNumber": "12345",
"team": "owners"
"role": "OWNER"
"entity": "project-editors-12345",
"projectTeam": {
"projectNumber": "12345",
"team": "editors"
"role": "OWNER"
"entity": "project-viewers-12345",
"projectTeam": {
"projectNumber": "12345",
"team": "viewers"
"role": "READER"
You can edit the bucket ACL if you want to (see gsutil help acl), but for many cases you'll never need to, and instead can change group membership via the Google Cloud Platform Console.
Identifying Projects When Creating And Listing Buckets
When you create a bucket you need to provide the project ID that will own the bucket you want to create, and when you want to list your buckets, you need to provide the project ID that you want to list. By default, gsutil uses the default_project_id in your ~/.boto configuration file. You can instead use the -p option (e.g., "gsutil mb -p <project-id>" or "gsutil ls -p <project-id>"). The project ID you use must be either the project ID or the project number from the Google Cloud Platform Console dashboard.
Note that the project name is a user-friendly name that you can choose. It is not the same thing as the project ID that is required by the gsutil mb and ls commands.


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Join Date: Mar 2011
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Just watched the first 7 back-to-back. Why did I put this anime off for so long after it began?
Anyway, time to wait for episode 8...
|2011-06-02, 13:59
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^No, Jintan's collapse was due to overworking himself.
Anyway, this episode was pure win!
You can really see the frustration and emotional involvement of each character through out the episode.
I'm glad that Menma finally proved that she can affect reality as a ghost. With this , hopefully they don't perceive Jintan as just being paranoid and everyone can now move on forward with the story.
Anaru pulled a desperado! With those type of gestures, it's like a sudden-death situation. The relationship will either collapse or the bonds they form will be even stronger. I hope their relationship improves and Jintan finally returns her feelings.
|2011-06-02, 18:01
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My eyes were in tears at the final moments of the episode. After a little while, I went back to watch the final scene again, and my eyes teared up again. Wow, such powerful stuff.
So I am guessing the story will really pick up steam at this point, since this looks like the climax of the show. I am beginning to feel like I should have skipped this episode and wait for the next one before watching both. It will be a hard week to wait for what is next.
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...Of course, the buildup to this one scene was thanks to everything else that happened before it in that episode (and, you could say, it's been a long time coming in the series)...
EDIT - Also, that confession scene was brutal, Haruka Tomatsu in fine form. She definitely knows how to convey the feelings of a messed-up girl on the brink...
|2011-06-02, 18:12
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....
I have been thinking this for a while now, but Jintan's dad is a wonderful and understanding parent.
8/10 vote on this ep for me - the show continues to deliver!
Excellent stuff!
|2011-06-02, 18:27
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: NJ, USA
So Menma's mom just can't move on and still blames them. Scary when she was grabbing Tsuroku's arm like that.
Wow Anaru finally confessed all her feelings. Jintan totally blind-sided by that.
Nice to see Jintan recognize the importance of parents and how awesome his dad is.
Interesting that he was able to talk to Menma's brother.
Yukiatsu almost busted up Jintan twice at the end.
Finally Menma take's action and realizes that she can interact with the world. Te final scene had me in tears.
So we finally get to Tsuroku's guilt next week.
|2011-06-02, 18:36
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: England
Age: 29
I have an inkling that this has been said before, but this is the most realistic portrayal of characters that I have seen. Ever. I see no stereotypes, just typical teenagers and parents who are trying to cope with what they lost in the past and life itself.
Think I'll add a little more later once I've slept on this one.
|2011-06-02, 18:37
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Location: In my room
Man, this stuff is bad for my heart. Weekly dosage is too much. They tear up your heart with a broken down mom then a break up friends and a girl's confession. And finally hitting you mercilessly with a ghost is real!!
From the start of the show with everyone showing up to meet up with Menma's parents. The mom's who's beyond despair for her daughter death and still her friends are the same and happy. The torment of seeing it.
The friends who can't see or feel the same pain of someone who kept seeing a walking nightmare or a curse morning till night. And the friends who also wants to see her back but can't. Breaking up of bonds.
A girl who likes the same person from childhood days till present who continues to watched him and her feelings was been poured out of her chest but still it didn't reach the guy who's been shackled by his past in physical form.
The guy who kept moving for for keeping the promise even if he himself is alone. Still moving forth even if his too tired to move on. And his dad was cool they are really father and son. Like the scene where he called forth the neighbors so divert those 2 gossiping neighbors attention away from Jinta.
Little bro also admires his big sis even if he has little memories about her.
The ghost finally make her move. From calls to message. Gathering up the group. Confrontations of friends. That guy snapped again -_- well I kinda understand it.
Then finally a overkill move. To prove she is not just a hallucination but a real ghost that can affect reality. A written statement in the diary.
This show is just superb that I can't describe it as mere work. Though it's too much crying can get a little annoying or getting used to it so it's not that much of an effect but the emotion in it is genuine that it makes you forget that your seeing it again and again in a weekly basis.
|2011-06-02, 20:06
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
Mom stole the episode IMO. Now we get why Honma dad put away Menma's stuff... Honma mom is on the brink of insanity as it is. Maybe Honma dad ain't so bad after all, and that maybe there's a reason for him not wanting to shoot the fireworks.
And bah... not even a smidgen clue for YukiaTsuruko, but I guess that's just being greedy considering the awesome JintAnaru scene we got.
|2011-06-02, 21:50
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Oi, oi, if Menma could just do all of this to tell her existence to everyone, I feel that she could have just done it sooner.
At least now we have more more weapon to defeat yanderu Menmama with.
I thought maybe she couldn't do anything physically and everyone she had done was just Jintan's imagination or something like that, but it seems that isn't true. But Menma has done stuff like lift up food and eat it... Yet Pidg... Poppo didn't react to it.
Well, maybe you shouldn't think too hard on that.
It was like a horror movie though. Scary, scary...
|2011-06-02, 22:15
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Location: Kobe, Japan
That was an amazingly powerful ep on so many levels, but one little thing really grabbed me. Just when I thought they really needed some fleshing out, Jintan's Dad and Memnma's brother got just that - it was perfectly timed. And what did Jintan say to the brother there, right after the scene change?
Anime posters this week: Working!, Kurshitsuji (I and II), Hourou Musuko.
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