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An unseen love
Chapter 1
(Italics stand for news)
'Today in news IkutoTskuyomi has started his sale for tickets for his concert. The young violinist is the biggest news since the group 'Black Diamond'.
'This artist just might bring it. Later on Channel 9 we will have an interview with him so stay tuned.'
A pink-haired girl turned off her T.V. and sighed. She then got up and shouted "Ami it's time to go grocery shopping,"
A girl that looked the age of 13 came rushing down the stairs. "Alright I'm ready," the young girl stated.
The two then headed out to the store giggling and laughing at jokes they told each other.
Suddenly a group of people started to form. It then separated the two sisters.
The pink-haired girl then began to search for her sister. In the process of searching for her sister she bumped into something hard.
"What is this?" the pink-haired girl wondered. She then heard people gasping around her.
She wondered what was wrong. A husky voice then interrupted her thinking.
"Next time you need to watch where you're going strawberry," the voice stated.
She then looked up to find out where the voice came from. "Oh, I'm sorry Mr.? I didn't catch your name," the pink-haired girl stated.
"My name? Everyone in Japan knows who I am without me telling them," the voice stated.
"I'm sorry, but I think that you think a little too highly of your self Mr." the girl stated.
"Are you serious? You really don't know who I am? I'm the Ikuto Tskuyomi. Are you blind or what?" Ikuto questioned.
"Well, actually yes," the pink-haired girl answered. "What are you saying yes to?" Ikuto asked.
"I'm saying yes to all three of your questions," the girl answered. "You're kidding right?" Ikuto questioned.
"Look into my eyes then if you think I'm kidding," the girl stated.
Ikuto did as he was told to do and at first he saw a beautiful pair of gold eyes, but when he looked further into them he saw that they looked hollow.
'She wasn't kidding,' Ikuto thought. "Do you see what I mean now?" the girl questioned.
"Yeah," Ikuto replied. "There's one thing I still don't get though," Ikuto stated.
"What's that?" the girl questioned. "Even though you're blind I can't believe that you don't know about me," Ikuto stated.
"It's not like I don't know about you I just don't care for arrogant and selfish people," the girl stated bluntly.
The boy was about to retort to her, but then thought 'I'm not arrogant, nor selfish'. Then a young girl's voice called out a name.
"Amu!" said the girl's voice. The pink-haired girl then stated, "That's my cue,"
The girl began to get up, but stopped to speak before she left.
"Hey, I hope your not disappointed that one girl is interested in you," the girl stated.
Ikuto looked at her as if she were crazy. "And what is that supposed to mean?" he questioned.
"I'm just saying that you shouldn't be mad that I'm not interested in you because, you're arrogant and selfish," the girl stated.
"I'm not arrogant, nor selfish!" Ikuto exclaimed. "Alright if your not arrogant and selfish prove it," the girl stated.
"How?" he questioned. "I'll make a bet with you; for two whole months you will help me with community service," the girl stated.
"What do I get out of this?" Ikuto asked. "I guess anything," the girl stated.
Ikuto thought it over and then agreed with her about the bet.
"Here's my number," the girl stated. Ikuto smirked. "So, you're already giving me your number before we start dating?" he stated.
"Now look here you arrogant cat the only reason I gave you my number is because of the bet, get that straight," the girl stated.
"I understand, kitten," Ikuto stated. "The names not kitten it's Amu Hinamori," Amu stated.
"Ok Amu," Ikuto stated. "Call me at 12 ok so we can start our bet," Amu stated.
"Alright," Ikuto stated. The young girl finally reached her destination.
"Sis I've been looking all over for you," the girl stated. "I'm sorry I couldn't find you after we got separated," Amu explained.
The young girl just sighed. "We better hurry up before the store closes," Amu stated.
"Later," Amu stated. The two sisters just kept walking until they were out of Ikuto's sight.
Ikuto was kind of shocked by his actions. He would never go as far as prove himself to a girl.
What was so special about this Amu Hinamori?
Well, you'll have to read the next chapter to find out! =)
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Nice twist!
Amu's blind, haven't read a fanfic with that in yet!
Can't wait to see how Ikuto deals with the Community Service.
In a part of it you say Amu started to get up, what I want to know is when she sat down.
And what happened to the gasping crowd and why was Ikuto there in the first place? I thought he was really famous, they wouldn't just let him wonder the streets.
I don't mean to sound mean but just a few pointers.
nice nice faster write more!
sweet chapter, update soon pwease ;]
wait... AMU'S BLIND?!
oh wowwww. a blind amu? really? or was that figurative? kinda slow today.. XD
Gimingaw nako nimo, JJM. :*
An unseen love
Chapter 2
The next day Amu got a call from an unknown number, she picked up and to her annoyance it was that selfish and conceited person. "Hello?" Amu questioned.
"It's me," the voice answered. "It's me who?" Amu asked irritably. "The Ikuto Tsukiyomi," he stated with a hint of annoyance.
"Oh, it's you, what'cha calling for?" Amu questioned. "What do mean what I'm calling for, you told me to," Ikuto complained. "I didn't know that you'd really call though," Amu stated.
"Well, I have to prove to you that I'm no selfish and conceited guy," Ikuto stated. "So basically you want me to be like your other fans and be impressed by you," Amu stated.
'Well, yeah duh,' Ikuto thought. "Well, since you seem so determined, meet me at the grocery store at 3 and we'll just keep going from there," Amu stated.
"Alright," Ikuto stated. The two hung up, getting ready for the long day ahead. 3 'o clock came around really fast to the two. They met up at the grocery store, but they weren't alone a girl of the age of 13 was with Amu.
"Selfish and conceited guy…Ami," Amu stated. The two greeted their hellos and then headed towards the homeless shelter.
After a few more minutes of walking, the three finally reached the shelter. On the front of the building a sign had the name 'Second Chance Homeless Shelter'.
"We're here," Amu stated. Ikuto looked around and looked at the building with disgust. "What's with this horrible looking place?" he questioned.
Both Amu and Ami glared at him. "Don't you dare talk about this building you conceited artist," Amu stated. Ami just silently agreed.
"Whatever," Ikuto stated. He continued to walk into the building with the other two following behind him.
When they got through the entrance a man with brown hair and golden eyes like Amu began to walk towards them. "Amu, Ami what took you two so long to get here?" the man questioned.
"Sorry, but we had to bring along this trouble-maker because of a situation," Amu stated. The man just nodded his head to the new acknowledgement.
"Well, enough chit-chat let's get started," the man stated. They then headed down the hallway towards all the residents rooms.
While they were walking Ikuto asked Amu privately 'Who the brown haired man was'. "He's my father," she replied.
'They look nothing alike,' Ikuto thought. "You're probably thinking we don't look alike at all," Amu stated.
'Is she a psychic or something?' Ikuto questioned. "And no I'm not psychic or something," Amu stated.
Ikuto looked at her in awe. "We're here," Mr. Hinamori stated. Ikuto looked around and saw different types of people from women to children.
He looked around and his eye caught a mother with two children a boy that looked around Amu's age and also a girl around Ami's age.
The boy didn't notice Ikuto until he looked to see him staring at him. He glared at him for a second, but that quickly disappeared when he saw Amu's face.
"What's up Amu, Ami?" the boy asked. Amu began to smile. "I think I should be asking you that Kyo," Amu stated.
"Yeah, me too," Ami stated. The three started to laugh until a deadly aura filled the room all of a sudden.
"Why do you treat him differently from me Amu?" Ikuto asked. "Well, I've known Kyo longer and he's not conceited and selfish," Amu stated.
"I'm not selfish nor conceited," Ikuto retorted. "That's what you think," Amu stated.
The two then began to bicker with each other until a cough interrupted them. They turned around to see (in Amu's case hear) an irritated Kyo.
"Oh, I'm sorry Kyo this is Tskyomi Ikuto," Amu stated. "Ikuto this is Aoyama Kyo,"
Even though she couldn't see it she felt that sparks were flying in the room.
"Why is there so much tension in here?" Kyo's mother asked. "Nothing really mama," Kyo replied.
Ikuto and Kyo just continued to glare at each other until Amu just had enough. "Will you just give it a rest?" Amu questioned. The two guys stared at her for a while, but stopped like she commanded.
"Thank you, ok annoying you come with me and Kyo please don't start any trouble," Amu stated. The two obeyed her once again.
Ikuto and Amu went straight to work. "So, what do I have to do to prove to you I'm not conceited and selfish?" Ikuto questioned.
"Well, right now we're on kitchen duty with shuu," Amu replied. "Whose Shuu?" Ikuto asked. "You'll see," Amu replied mysteriously.
Ikuto had a confused expression on his face because of her reply. The two finally made it to the kitchen to be hit with a delicious aroma.
"Shuu! Are you in here?" Amu questioned. There was no response so the two continued to walk around.
After a while footsteps could be heard coming towards them. "Amu, is that you?" a voice questioned. Amu turned towards the voice and answered with a yes.
A man that looked just like Mr. Hinamori suddenly started to hug Amu. "How's my little Amu?" the man questioned. "I told you not to call me that Shuu," Amu stated.
"Aww, but it sounds so cute though," the man named Shuu replied. "Yeah, it does little Amu," Ikuto chimed in. Shuu glared at Ikuto. 'I sure am getting glared a lot today,' Ikuto thought.
"Nobody else calls her that except me," Shuu stated. "What makes you so special?" Ikuto questioned. "Shuu's my-" Amu tried to finish, but Shuu had cut in. "I'm her boyfriend," he stated.
'I don't know why, but it doesn't feel right when he says that. It's not like I'm shocked that she has a boyfriend because with her beautiful appearance- what am I saying?' Ikuto thought.
Amu did something shocking, well that's what Ikuto thought. She had stomped on Shuu's foot so hard that he fell to the ground whimpering.
"What was that one for?" Shuu questioned. 'One? She must do this frequently,' Ikuto thought.
"Would you stop telling that lie?" Amu questioned. 'Lie? Then what is he to her?' Ikuto thought.
"So, what are you to her?" Ikuto questioned. "Like I'll let you know," Shuu stated. "Would you be quiet?" Amu questioned. "You are just like dad sometimes," she stated.
'Dad?' Ikuto thought. "You two are siblings?" Ikuto questioned. "Yeah," they both answered simultaneously. "You don't see the resemblance right?" Amu questioned. Ikuto just nodded.
"Shuu gets his looks from dad, while Ami and I," Amu stated, but never finished trying to change the subject.
"Today we're supposed to help you with kitchen duty, but if you harass me I'll tell Eriko, ok?" Amu asked. Shuu just nodded gloomily. Just when she was about to work the intercom stopped her.
Amu Hinamori please come to the residents area we need your assistance.
"Well, looks like I'm needed I'll leave this to you two then," she stated before heading over to the residents area.
Right After she left Shuu mumbled something, but Ikuto heard it. "You and Ami get your looks from mama,"
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An Unseen Love
Chapter 3
Once Amu got to the residents area she heard sobbing, but not ordinary sobbing her dad's sobbing. She sighed mentally just pondering over what he could be crying about now. "What's wrong now dad?" Amu asked.
"Shiro was being mean to me and he won't listen to what I say at all," her father replied. "SO YOU CALLED ME HERE TO HANDLE A LITTLE BOY?!" Amu exclaimed. Her father was too scared to answer because of the look on his daughter's face.
She was about to continue until a voice broke her out of her trance. "Amu?" the voice asked. "Shiro?" she questioned.
"Yeah," the voice replied. Amu turned to the voice and smiled a toothy smile. "You just going to stand there kid or what?" she questioned. Even though he didn't show it he was happy to see the girl.
Amu bent down to her knees and held her arms out wide. The boy then ran into her arms and hugged her.
"So, how are you doing kid?" Amu asked. "Pretty good," Shiro replied.
Amu then lifted him up and carried him on her hip. "Have you been mean to my dad?" she asked.
He didn't reply at first, but after awhile he just nodded. "He started it first though," Shiro stated.
"Still it's wrong to be mean to him," Amu stated. Amu's father then had a triumphant look on his face.
"Even though I can't see you, you shouldn't do what ever you're doing right now dad," Amu stated.
Her father's face dropped and he began to cry again. "But Amu he's being mean to me," her father whimpered.
Amu glared at him before she began to walk away, Shiro still on her hip. The two kept going down different hallways until they got to Shiro's room.
"Okay Shiro here's your stop," Amu stated. "But I want to go with you Amu," Shiro said with his cutesy voice.
"I hope you're not trying to sweet talk me," Amu stated. Shiro was about to reply, but Amu interrupted by saying "because it's working,"
Shiro smiled. "We have to ask your mom first ok?" Amu asked. Shiro nodded.
The two entered the room to be welcomed by a soft voice. "Welcome back Shiro, Amu," a woman stated.
"Hi, Ms. Nagisa," Amu stated. "Mama can I hang out with Amu?" Shiro questioned.
"If Amu doesn't mind then I don't mind," Shiro's mother replied. "Thanks mama," Shiro stated.
"We'll see you later Ms. Nagisa," Amu stated. "Ok bye you two," Shiro's mother stated.
The two then headed out the room, Shiro still on Amu's hip. "So, where are we going today?" Shiro questioned.
"Nowhere special just the kitchen," Amu replied. "So, I'll be in the same place as him?" Shiro questioned.
"Shiro, you make him sound so evil," Amu replied nervously. "He is, he's always touching you and you're mine," Shiro stated.
"You know that I love you Shiro," Amu stated. The boy blushed and said, "I love you too Amu-koi," and pecked her on the cheek.
After awhile the two finally made it to the kitchen. When they opened the door two pairs of eyes were looking at them.
"I'm back," Amu stated slowly. "Finally, but who's the brat?" Ikuto asked.
Amu was about to answer, but Shiro had cut in. "I'm her boyfriend, so back off," Shiro replied. From then on sparks were really flying.
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Oh! This is the story on fanfiction right? I saw it :]
Nice chapter, update soon~
Omg i really like it. I hope that Amu suddenly gets cured or something. xD Please make more. :]
An Unseen Love
Chapter 4
"Boyfriend?" Ikuto questioned. Shiro nodded. Ikuto then broke out into laughter.
"Why are you laughing?" Shiro asked. "You and your cute imagination," Ikuto stated. "My imagination? What do you mean?" Shiro asked.
"Yeah, your imagination, it runs wild with fantasies thinking that pinkie is your girlfriend," Ikuto stated. "How dare you talk about me," Shiro stated.
Ikuto continued to laugh. Shiro began to shake with anger. In between his laughter Ikuto asked, "How could she have a little kid as a boyfriend?"
"I'm not a kid," Shiro stated. "Yeah sure you're not a kid," Ikuto stated. "I'm not a kid and Amu is my girlfriend," Shiro stated.
"First off how old are you?" Ikuto asked sarcastically. "I'm four and a half," Shiro replied. "Wow, four and a half, impressive, NOT!" Ikuto stated.
"Being four and a half is impressive," Shiro retorted. "Yeah, ok, but you're not old enough to be pinkie's boyfriend," Ikuto stated while pointing to Amu.
"Age doesn't matter, Amu loves me," Shiro stated. Ikuto snorted. "Who told you that lie?" Ikuto questioned.
"It's not a lie, Amu tells me that she loves me and I love her," Shiro stated. "So, you, a four and a half year-old is dating a girl who's way older than you?" Ikuto questioned.
Shiro nodded. "Well, that's impossible because you're too young to know what a girlfriend and love is," Ikuto stated.
Shiro began to blush from embarrassment. Small tears began to swell in his eyes. He then ran out of the kitchen.
Ikuto then began to laugh again. Shuu and Amu were still quiet until Amu just had enough.
"That's it, I've had enough of you talking about Shiro," Amu stated. "Why? Mr. Four and a half seemed tough enough to handle the truth," Ikuto stated.
"The truth? He told you the truth, you tell him that he doesn't know what love is, but to be truthful you probably don't know what it is," Amu stated.
"I know more than that little kid claiming to be your boyfriend!" Ikuto exclaimed.
"No, you don't because if you knew about love you would know that you hurt him by saying that!" Amu exclaimed. "How did I hurt him, he's just a little kid with a crush, he has to get over it sometime," Ikuto stated.
"That doesn't give you the right to do that though, he's just four," Amu stated. "And a half," Ikuto added. "You, you , your so ughhh!!!" Amu exclaimed.
"Why thank you," Ikuto stated. Amu's face started to redden with anger. "Shuu, I'm going to find Shiro, watch over yummy the dummy for me while I'm gone," Amu stated.
Shuu just nodded his head. "I know your not calling me yummy the dummy pinkie," Ikuto stated.
"My name's not pinkie it's Amu, just three letters that's not hard to forget," Amu stated. "And my name's not yummy the dummy it's Ikuto," Ikuto retorted.
"Whatever, I have to find Shiro," Amu stated before heading out the kitchen. Ikuto started to mumble curses under his breath.
A voice then broke his thoughts. "You know she's right, right?" Shuu asked. "What do you mean she's right?" Ikuto questioned.
"Well, you didn't have to be harsh to the kid," Shuu replied. "I wasn't being harsh though I was just breaking it to him before his heart is broken because of a little crush," Ikuto stated.
Shuu just shook his head. "You could've handled that a different way," Shuu stated. "I still don't understand, I was just helping," Ikuto stated.
"It's not like pinkie, I mean Amu really loves that kid like a guy her age," Ikuto stated. "That's where I have disagree with you, even though my baby sister has never been in love she does love people with all of her heart," Shuu pointed out.
"So, she's never been in love, but she can love people with all of her heart?" Ikuto questioned. Shuu nodded. "Your sister is so confusing, how can she love people, but not be in love?" Ikuto asked.
"She hasn't found her most important person, so she gives her love to everyone she knows," Shuu replied.
"Most important person?" Ikuto asked. "Yes, the person you cherish the most and love the most in the whole world," Shuu replied.
"Do you have a most important person Mr. Know it all?" Ikuto asked cockily. "Well, yeah my wife, Eriko," Shuu replied.
'This guy has a wife?' Ikuto thought. Ikuto looked at Shuu with pure shock written on his face. "What is it really unbelievable for me to have a wife?" Shuu questioned.
Ikuto nodded. "First my family and now the dufus huh?" Shuu asked. "Well, I guess you really won't believe that I have a daughter," Shuu stated.
"I just can't believe a guy your age would actually settle down and have a kid," Ikuto stated. "What do you mean?" Shuu asked. "Well, don't you miss just being able to date any girl and not being tied down by a kid?" Ikuto questioned.
"You know I used to think that way, but after I found Eriko I felt no need to date other women," Shuu stated.
"You're crazy, I would never give up my freedom for some chick," Ikuto stated. "Just keep saying that and before you know it some chick will be your most important person unless your just on the flip side and you want a male to be your most important person," Shuu stated.
Ikuto started to growl with anger. "And if I don't find this 'important person'?" Ikuto questioned. "Don't worry you will," Shuu replied.
Ikuto began to mumble again. "Oh and just make sure that my sister isn't that person ok?" Shuu stated. "You should probably be telling her that because in no time she will fall madly in love with me like the rest," Ikuto stated.
"First my sister is not like that so you need to stop thinking like that and second don't group her with those other girls," Shuu stated.
"All girls are the same, right?" Ikuto questioned. "Not the girls in this family," Shuu mumbled. Ikuto looked at him questionably about what he said.
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An Unseen Love
Chapter 5
While Ikuto and Shuu were having their conversation Amu was searching for Shiro, but was having no luck at all. After some time she was about to give up until she heard whimpering coming from behind a storage room.
"Hello?" Amu questioned the person who was whimpering. The person continued so Amu tried again. The person hiccupped a 'who's there'.
"Is that you Shiro?" Amu questioned. It was quiet at first, but then a small voice replied with a 'yes'. Amu searched the room to see if she could find the boy.
It took her awhile, but she found him eventually. "Shiro please don't cry," Amu pleaded. Shiro just sobbed as a reply.
"Don't take what he said to heart, he's just a big dummy anyway," Amu stated. Shiro still hadn't budged.
"You and I both know that we love each other," Amu stated. Shiro sniffed before giving the pinkette a nod.
"Come on, let's get out of here, ok?" Amu questioned. Shiro shook his head to disagree. "I don't want to leave," Shiro stated. "Why?" Amu questioned.
"I don't want to see those dummies," Shiro stated bluntly. "D-dummies?" Amu asked nervously.
"Yeah, blue boy and that person you call brother," Shiro stated. "I can understand Tskuyomi, but bro, he's rather weird than a dummy," Amu stated.
"I still think they're both dummies," Shiro mumbled. Amu sighed. "So, what do I have to do to have you come with me?" Amu questioned.
Shiro mumbled something under his breath. "What was that?" Amu asked. "You have to give me a kiss on the cheek," Shiro stated shyly with a pink blush creeping on his cheeks.
"And that's all I have to do?" Amu asked. "Yeah," Shiro stated shyly. Amu then leaned towards Shiro's face and pecked him on the cheek. Shiro began to blush so furiously that if one were to see him they would think he was running a fever.
Shiro began to unconsciously rub the spot Amu kissed him. Amu held her hand out to Shiro motioning for him to come on.
Shiro grabbed hold of her hand and followed her out of the room. "We're going back to the kitchen so Tskuyomi can apologize to you, ok?" Amu questioned.
Shiro was about to pull his hand away, but Amu just squeezed his hand to reassure him.
"It's going to be ok, I'll make sure he apologizes to you," Amu stated. Shiro squeezed her hand back.
The two then headed back to the kitchen. They remained hand-in-hand all the way to the kitchen.
Amu pushed the door open for the both of them. "Is anyone in here?" Amu questioned. It was quiet until a pan fell to the ground.
Shuu then picked up the pan. "Amu, Shiro you're finally back," Shuu stated. The two nodded. "That's good we're just about done with your favorite dessert," Shuu stated.
"Dessert?!" Shiro exclaimed excitedly. "We?" Amu questioned. "Yes, to both of your questions," Shiro stated.
"Who helped you bro?" Amu asked. "Tskuyomi," Shuu stated simply. Amu's eyes widened with shock.
"That arrogant idiot actually did something?" Amu questioned. "Would you stop calling me an idiot?" a voice asked in an annoyed tone.
Amu turned to where the voice came from. "Well, I'm sorry it just sticks after awhile," Amu stated bluntly.
"Whatever," Ikuto stated. He then looked down at Shiro. "Well, don't you have something to say?" Shuu questioned.
Amu wondered who he was talking to. Ikuto mumbled something under his breath. "Speak up so he can hear you," Shuu stated.
"Ok, I'm…sorry," Ikuto stated with a little tint of pink on his cheek. Shiro looked up at him with a blank expression.
"Isn't there something you want to give them?" Shuu asked. Ikuto casted a sideways glance to the kitchen's counter.
He then walked over and picked up two plates. "Here," Ikuto stated while shoving the plates to Amu and Shiro. On the plates were their favorite dessert tarts.
"Wow," Shiro stated. "What is it, Shiro?" Amu questioned. "Tarts," Shiro bluntly stated.
Amu sniffed the air. "Bro, it smells like you really out did yourself this time," Amu stated. "Thanks, but Tskuyomi did most of the work," Shuu stated.
"Hmm, are you sure it's not poisoned?" Amu questioned. "Look, if you're going to criticize then don't eat it," Ikuto stated.
Amu just puffed her cheeks and stubbornly took the plate from his hand. She hesitated for a moment before she took a bite from the tart.
At first she didn't say anything, but her face said it all. Ikuto smirked when he saw she had a faint blush on her face and a small smile on her lips.
"I see you like my tart Amu," Ikuto stated while emphasizing her name. Amu blushed a harder than before.
"Don't be ridiculous idiot," she stated while pouting. Ikuto continued to smirk while Shiro stared back and forth between the two.
'Why does he look like that and why is Amu so red?' Shiro thought in his mind.
Shuu noticed the awkward atmosphere so he decided he had enough of it. "Well, since it's getting late we should start closing down," Shuu stated.
"Ok, come on Shiro let's get you back to Ms. Nagisa," Amu stated. Shiro grabbed hold of her hand.
"After that I'll drop you off, ok?" Shuu questioned. "Ok, I'll be right back," Amu stated.
When Amu reached Shiro and Ms. Nagisa's room she bided them a good night. She then headed back to the kitchen.
"Bro?" Amu questioned. "He left a few minutes, said that his dad needed his help with something and he apologized for not being able to drop you and your sister off," Ikuto stated.
"Well, I guess we should get a head start," Ikuto stated. "We?" Amu asked. "Yeah, Ami, you, and me," Ikuto stated. "What's gotten into you superstar?" Amu questioned.
"You're brother threatened me to do it and man he's really scary," Ikuto stated and shuddered at the same time. 'That's bro for you,' Amu thought.
"If you say so, let's get Ami," Amu stated before she headed out of the kitchen into the hallway. Ikuto followed right behind her.
After their silent walk to Ami's destination the three headed out of the building.
"Is your house nearby?" Ikuto questioned. "Yeah, it's just a few blocks away," Ami replied. It then became silent once again.
"So, Mr. Tskuyomi do you live somewhere around this area?" Ami questioned. "Nah, I live a little farther out," Ikuto replied.
"Do you live alone?" Ami questioned. "I live with my mother, father, and baby sister," Ikuto replied. "Cool," Ami stated.
"We're here," Amu stated. "How can you tell?" Ikuto questioned. "I just counted how many corners we turned, that's all," Amu replied.
"Come on Ami," Amu stated. The two then headed into their house leaving Ikuto in the dust. 'The hinamori girls really are different especially pinkie,' Ikuto thought amusedly.
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continue please ^ \\\\\^ !!!! i want to know want happens next !
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Yampa Valley Crane Festival: Wednesday
The inaugural Yampa Valley Crane Festival takes place September 16-19 in Steamboat Springs and Hayden, plus a pre-festival screening of the International Wildlife Festival award-winning film Born To Fly on Thursday, Sept. 13 as part of the library's ongoing Wild Films series.
Library Hall is Yampa Valley Crane Festival headquarters for Tuesday & Wednesday, Sept. 18-19, with talks, films and a two-day art show. Please click on the links below for detailed festival schedules for each day.
All events are FREE.
Sunday, Sept. 16
Monday, Sept. 17
Tuesday, Sept. 18
Keynote Speaker, Dr. George Archibald
Schedule for Wednesday, Sept. 19 is below...
6:15 a.m.
Board shuttle at the Stockbridge Transit Center (1505 Lincoln Ave.) for crane viewing in Hayden. A $5 donation is suggested to cover the cost of fuel for the shuttle.
7 a.m.
View cranes near The Nature Conservancy's Carpenter Ranch in Hayden.
Maps to crane viewing sites are available at the Carpenter Ranch (on U.S. Hwy 40 in Hayden), Bucking Rainbow (730 Lincoln Ave. in Steamboat Springs), Off the Beaten Path Bookstore (68 Ninth Street, in Steamboat Springs) and at the Bud Werner Memorial Library front desk (1289 Lincoln Ave. in Steamboat Springs). Or check it out on Google Maps here.
10 a.m.– 5 p.m.
Photographer Don Tudor's crane photos on display at Sleeping Giant Gallery, 601 Lincoln Ave.
10 a.m.–7 p.m.
Crane artwork by local artists on display at The Artists' Gallery of Steamboat, 1009 Lincoln Ave.
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen's crane photos on display at Mangelsen's Images of Nature, 730 Lincoln Ave. Manglesen's 48-minute DVD Cranes of the Grey Wind will screen upon request. Mention you are attending the Yampa Valley Crane Festival to receive a 25% discount off any gallery purchase.
10:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sandhill Crane Art Show in Library Hall.
10:30 – 11 a.m.
A 10-minute DVD runs continuously in Library Hall showcasing photographer Darlyne Merkel's images of cranes coming, going, squabbling and calling.
11 a.m. - Noon
The Status and Conservation of the Greater Sandhill Crane in the Yampa Valley, a talk with Robert Skorkowsky in Library Hall.
Robert Skorkowsky is the Rocky Mountain Region Avian Program Coordinator with the US Forest Service. He has worked with the Forest Service in the Yampa Valley for 20 years and his favorite species of bird are cranes.
12:15 – 1 p.m.
Cranes and People – Our Special Bond across Time, Geography and Cultures, a talk with Ken Strom in Library Hall.
Ken Strom is the Deputy Director of Audubon Rockies, the National Audubon Society's regional program for Colorado and Wyoming. A graduate of Cornell University, Ken is an ecologist who has specialized in the management and restoration of wetland habitats of cranes and other water birds. In the 1980s Ken was Manager of Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary for Sandhill Cranes and Whooping Cranes on the Platte River in Nebraska. During the 1990s he coordinated a series of international partnerships in which he advised scientists and policy-makers in Russia and Pakistan on conservation strategies for cranes, rivers, and wetland habitats. Ken has published numerous articles on wildlife conservation and co-edited the book Sharing the Earth with his wife Pat Waak. They make their home in Erie, CO.
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Cranes of the Rockies, Cranes of the World, a talk with naturalist and author Evelyn Horn in Library Hall.
Evelyn Horn is a retired elementary school teacher turned naturalist and author. She has been writing columns on native plants and birds for local newspapers for 20 years and has published three books which are available for sale at Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. Horn has been monitoring cranes in Delta County, CO for the last 17 years.
2:30 – 3:05 p.m.
Raising Kid Colt, a film by Nina Faust and Edgar Bailey about a Sandhill Crane family at the Kachemak Crane Watch in Homer, Alaska, screening in Library Hall.
3:15 – 7 p.m.
A 10-minute DVD runs continuously showcasing photographer Darlyne Merkel's images of cranes coming, going, squabbling and calling.
7 – 8 p.m.
Cranes at High Altitude, a talk in Library Hall with the festival's keynote speaker, George Archibald, co-founder of the International Crane Foundation.
George Archibald will share an amazing story about how Greater Sandhill Cranes in the Rocky Mountains of North America, Black-necked Cranes on Asia's Tibetan Plateau, and Demoiselle Cranes that migrate over the peaks of the Himalayas, survive at high altitudes. He will also explain the unique challenges in conserving these remarkable creatures as human populations spread up the slopes and as fragile high-altitude climates change.
Dr. George Archibald co-founded the International Crane Foundation, establishing it as the world center for the study and preservation of cranes using a creative combination of field research, help to local people living near the cranes, public education, habitat protection, and captive propagation and reintroduction. Today the International Crane Foundation supports conservation projects in 45 nations. Dr. Archibald received his undergraduate degree from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and completed his Ph.D. at Cornell University. In 1984 he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship (nicknamed the Genius Grant) for his work with cranes. He works on programs in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Cuba, China, India, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, South Korea, and Russia.
The Yampa Valley Crane Festival is presented by the Colorado Crane Conservation Coalition and co-sponsored by American Kestrel Press, Audubon Rockies, BookTrails, Bud Werner Memorial Library, Colorado State Council of the Humane Society of the United States, The Nature Conservancy, Klauzer & Tremaine, LLC, Mangelsen Images of Nature, Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, U.S. Forest Service, Yampa Valley Birding Club, Yampa Valley Land Trust and Yampatika.
Questions about the Yampa Valley Crane Festival? Please send us an email.

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With youth workers aging, is it possible that the passions, desires, and energy which goes into the job dramatically changes? The older I get the more I'm interested in global issues and local impact. I want a life and a ministry that's integrated, and making an impact with more than just suburban middle class kids. Compared to these new things God is doing in my life, setting up a marshmallow war just doesn't seem to pack the same punch.
In my twenties, I was happy to play sardines and engage in messy games. Now, I'm more likely to stand on the sidelines and watch simply because those sort of activities don't interest me any more. Does this mean I've decided to rethink my opposition to attractional ministry? No, but Ben does cause me to consider that perhaps the older we get, the more we must be intentional to see the world through the eyes of the young people we serve. Is it possible that relating to teens is too hard to do the older we get? Should pastors over thirty simply get out of the youth ministry business altogether? No way says co-founder of youthministry360 Andy Blanks (in one of the best essays on youth ministry that I've read in a long time!).
During those early years serving with youth, I made it a point to surround myself with volunteers who were at least a decade older than myself. I was the youth minister, but I learned a lot from those older adults about how to relate to youth and what real priorities should be in ministry. Now that I am one of those older adults, I can see the benefits that a few extra years can give you in working with youth. Perhaps the best youth ministry teams offer a mix of ages -- young adults who still love lock-ins and all-nighters, and older adults who show that they care about teens not because they are so much like them, but because we are all one in the body of Christ, travelling together on a very long journey of faith.


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I have a Samsung sky HD box, its been playing up and I have put it down to the hard drive so have bought a brand new segate 500Gb sata drive.
Installed Copy+ and removed the original 320Gb hard disc from sky hd box and stuck it in my PC via sata on motherboard, this is where the fun begins
when I open Copy+ and select source drive (I can see / select the 320Gb sky hd drive fine) it basically throws a paddy and says "this copy of Copy+ is not compatable with the new Darwin EPG on HD boxes" that's it, nothing ells click ok in this message box and it takes me back to a blank Copy+ screen where you select the source and destination drive etc again.
However a while back I used Copy+ and saved 20Gb worth of stuff off my HD box hard disc just as I wanted to see if it was possible and its still on my PC.
So what I want to know has the box been updated to another version of Darwin that Copy+ don't work with anymore ? (as everyone says Sky HD box ALL had / has Darwin anyway so why did it work fine once allowing me the 20Gb)
I have tried ExPVR as well and +Extract , NON work and both say the same as Copy+ basically you have Darwin go away.
Any work around ????? or stick new hard disk in and dump original iffy hard disc loosing all unwatched stuff?


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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pick a public elementary school somewhere in the continental United States and draw a half-mile circle around it. The odds are reasonable that you'll encounter some combination of the following:
A baseball field. A statue erected for war veterans. A municipal building. A community center. A polling place — probably the school itself. A library. A park. A basketball court crawling with kids playing pickup games.
In so many places, the school is the hub of civic life. Inside its walls, and around its grounds, are scattered the ideas and people and places that every day state the unspoken: When we talk of being American, this is what we mean.
It is for this reason that the excruciating saga of Newtown, Conn., has shaken the nation in a second way that is distinct from, yet of course related to, the actual death of so many young children.
Twenty-six lives ending so violently, so horrifyingly, is of course disruptive enough. But this event also disrupted the fundamental notion of what American community is. "Hurt a school and you hurt us all," The Chicago Tribune editorialized this week.
Americans have long had an unspoken social compact that says, hey — we build our lives around our schools because they're the bedrock of a society that makes sense. Without the sense of a strong school system — and, by extension, a safe school system — the whole grid buckles. Schools, where you pledge allegiance to the flag and gaze upon portraits of George Washington, have formed on a local level the civic contours of who we are as a nation.
"It's the place where you prepare to achieve the American dream — being president one day, going to outer space as an astronaut," says El Brown, a former teacher and the mother of a kindergartner in Fairfax, Va. "Classrooms are supposed to be where we build our tomorrows."
Schools are the field in which we farm our future. And when someone turfs that field so violently, leaving such chaos behind, it represents even more than the ugly notion of children dying violently. It feels, in some very visceral ways, like an act of war.
In remarks from the president on down during these jumbled days, the message comes through even when it's not said directly: In killing the children of Sandy Hook, Adam Lanza effectively attacked the American nest. He went after not only our young but two other precious commodities — our sense of what we might become, and the stories we tell about who we are.
Not surprising, then, that many people used language like that of Richard Cantlupe, an American history teacher at Westglades Middle School in Parkland, Fla.: He called Newtown "our 9/11 for schoolteachers."
The archetype of the American elementary school representing the idealized best in us is less potent than it used to be — or maybe ever was, "Leave It To Beaver" notwithstanding. At the very least, it's under stress in the way that so many longstanding American institutions are.
Everything from population shifts to wrenching technological change have imbued the idea of "school" with a more elastic meaning. Home schooling numbers are rising and, judging from the conversations since Friday's attack, may well rise even more.
There's the issue of trust, too: In our divided society, schooling is as deeply politicized as anything else. Ask an active member of a teachers' union and a fiscal conservative what public school means in America and you could get entirely different answers. And when we look to our insecurities about national direction and pride, what do we turn to but education metaphors? The "science gap." The "math gap."
But below that surface, the roots of elementary education as an omnibus civic good in American life run very deep, which helps explain why the post-Newtown trauma feels equally so.
"We have our greatest hope. And it lives in the school," says Carolyn Mears, author and editor of an anthology entitled "Reclaiming School in the Aftermath of Trauma." Her son was a sophomore at Columbine High School during the 1999 shootings, and the path she followed after that day led her to her current job as adjunct faculty at the University of Denver's education college.
In "Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory," Jonathan Zimmerman asserts that the romantic imagery of one-room schools is an emblem of America right up "alongside the flag, eagle and Uncle Sam in the American patriotic pantheon." The notion of the elementary school itself, he said this week, still serves the same purpose — these schools contain not only our young but the story of us.
"They've been this force in defining who we are," he says. "They were really the first public building in most American communities. Not just a place where kids went to school but where citizens gathered for public purposes — weddings, funerals, religious worship, voting. There was no other place. The school was our place."
Echoes of that sentiment remain, even though the world today is so, so different. Even as the details and execution of American elementary education divide us, the potent democratic vision of safe, universal public education still unites us.
And when people mourn the fallen young and educators of Newtown — as they did at Columbine, at Virginia Tech, at Jonesboro, at the Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pa. — they are mourning, too, another notion: that one more American institution has been, through someone's ugliness, forever sullied.
When Mears talked to people involved in previous school violence about what helped them recover, she found one very common theme: "that essence of community — the future, society, how we relate one to another."
"That sense of location, sense of place, is profound," she says. "And when that is torn away, when we find that we're not living where we thought we lived, that this world is different, that the future is not what we thought it would be? Well, you have to rebuild it all."
We like to call such a feeling a "loss of innocence" — and, in the past five days, the country has spoken of that often. But given the school's place in the national imagination, isn't it more the wounding of an ideal, of a possibility, of the promise of a bright future? And that, to Americans, is painful stuff indeed.
EDITOR'S NOTE — Ted Anthony writes about American culture for The Associated Press. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/anthonyted


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2011-12: Embarks on his second college season looking to snag a starting role ... is a talented wrestler who has quality potential ... was a New Jersey State Qualifer and District Champion in high school, giving him already great experience against tough competition ... could post an tremendous season.
2010-11: Placed fifth at the Monarch Invitational to open his career … at York's New Standard Invitational he placed fourth … put together a 16-14 record his freshman season at 133 pounds … acquired his first win on November 6 at the Monarch Invitational against Matthew Hart of Roger Williams University.
Personal: Is a criminal justice major ... son of Charles and Maddie Glatz ... born on November 11, 1991 ... competed on the club level on Wrecking Crew Wrestling Academy and Top Cat ... was a 2010 district champion and the runner-up in 2009 ... was the 2009 Pine Barrens Champ and the runner-up at the Kittatinny Invitational in both 2009 and 2010 ... was third in region seven ... names Jayson Ness as the person he admires most ... hobbies include frisbee, golf, and lifting ... names Mike Richards as his favorite athlete ... his most memorable athletic moment while with the Spartan program is beating Messiah during the 2010-2011 season in York ... after graduating he plans to join the state police.


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The villa, which was designed according to modern standards of architecture provides 11 rooms in total, that spread over the space of an 970 m² wide living area. 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and a plot size of 5000 m² in total offer the ideal place of retreat for the whole family and guests. The living space extends over 4 levels, that all are accessible by the elevator.
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At the construction of the villa only the highest quality materials were used and technical features were considered to the smallest detail.
• Video intercom in the driveway and Garage; • Home intercom; • Alarm System; • Air conditioning; • Gas Heating; • Individual heat Controlling; • Heated driveway, garage drive and reversal area; • Outdoor shower; • Water tank with approx. 30 litres of water (collected rainwater); • Electric garden irrigation plant consisting of 12 parts; • Pumping station for rainwater in front of the house and terraces; • Outdoor lighting all around, brightness sensor, timer, etc.; • Satellite system with 2 LNC for the entire house; • Electric entrance gate and garage door (last of which is secured by alarm); • VELTA climate controlled floor in the entire house; • Rotating platform and lifting platform; • Workshop room in the Garage; • 2 in house telephone systems including radio communication and video capacity; • Heated indoor pool with roll up covering; • Electric outdoor blinds at windows and doors; • Utility/Technology rooms 130 m²; • 6 bathrooms with shower; • Whirlpool; • Garage 205 m²; • Nuclear shelter with ventilation System; • Terrace 320 m²
At only around 30 minutes distance to Vienna's city center, in the north of the "Wienerwald", many nearby outdoor activities like hiking, bicycling, golfing and horseback riding allure to enjoy the location as counterpart to the hectic day-to-day life in the city. Shops and businesses of daily needs are to be found in the immediate surroundings, as well as nurseries and schools. The Viennese city center is reachable by train or car within a short amount of time, where due to an international audience a wide variety of the Arts and Culture, gastronomy and shopping facilities is available.
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Inter midfielder Javier Zanetti wants to remain in Italy after his playing career ends and says he will move into a coaching role for the Nerazzurri once he retires.
The Argentine spoke fondly of his home country, but said he wanted to continue working at the Serie A side where he has played since 1995.
"The club has given me a lot. My life is now in Italy and when I stop playing I will coach at Inter," he told Ole.
The 39-year-old Inter captain added: "It is all settled, I was good for the club all these years and that will continue in a new role. I will remain in Milan with my family."
But Zanetti also expressed his desire to continue charitable efforts supporting disenfranchised children in Argentina, but ruled out a permanent return to his homeland in the forseeable future.
"I often return to Argentina, but only for events or activities related to the Fondacion Pupi," he said. "And so it will continue to be."


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The offensive woes of the Grand County High School girls basketball team continued last weekend, as the Lady Devils suffered back-to-back blowout losses at home.
On Friday, Jan. 11, the Lady Devils faced the South Sevier Lady Rams. South Sevier jumped out to a 20-2 lead in the first quarter and extended that lead to 32-5 by halftime.
The Lady Rams ended up winning the game by a score of 59-18.
Although seven different players scored for Grand, none of them made more than a basket or two. Guards Torrie Lopez and Madi Jones each scored four points to tie for Grand's scoring lead. Meanwhile, South Sevier was led by Kallie Fuellenbach's 13 points.
Against Emery the next night, the Lady Devils got off to a similar start, falling behind 20-2 early on as the Lady Spartans opened up a big lead and cruised to a 63-20 victory.
"The press defense really hurt us both games," said GCHS head coach Rick Lopez. "We had worked really hard on that in practice, but we just couldn't handle the pressure during the games."
Lopez said the Lady Devils made just seven of 33 field goal attempts against Emery.
"We're not shooting well under pressure," he said. "We've got to learn to relax more when we're shooting the ball, and play with more confidence."
Freshman backup guard Kylie Haycock of Grand suffered a knee injury in the final moments of the Emery game. That leaves the Lady Devils with just 12 healthy players on both their varsity and junior varsity squads as Grand heads into a three-game schedule this week.
The Lady Devils were scheduled to play at Pinnacle Academy in Helper on Tuesday, Jan. 15, followed by another road game at San Juan High School in Blanding on Thursday, Jan. 17. The Lady Devils will then face Duchesne at Moab on Friday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. (the game time has been moved up an hour from the original time of 7 p.m.)
"We are hanging with [our opponents] during our JV games, and the younger girls are getting good playing experience," Lopez said. "We just need to work on our confidence and ball-handling and we should be able to improve. I think we should at least be able to compete against Duchesne."


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Personal protective equipment (PPE) is used by workers in various work settings. Gloves, hard hats, safety glasses, ear plugs, aprons, laboratory coats, safety shoes, and respirators are all examples of PPE. When a hazard cannot be removed from the workplace, or when engineering controls are insufficient to control the hazard, PPE must be considered. PPE does not eliminate hazards from the workplace but places a barrier between the worker and the hazard. If the PPE fails or is not used properly, the worker will be exposed.
In order to ensure that workers are provided with correct PPE, and that the PPE is used properly, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed standards for certain types of PPE. The employer must provide to employees certain PPE when a workplace hazard assessment reveals the need for its use. Standards have been developed for hard hats, work shoes, gloves, eyewear, and respirators.
The employer is obligated to provide and to pay for personal protective equipment required by the company for the worker to do his or her job safely and in compliance with OSHA standards. Where equipment is very personal in nature, such as safety shoes, and is usable by workers off the job, the matter of payment may be left to labor-management negotiations. However, items such as safety shoes which are subject to contamination by carcinogens or other toxic or hazardous substances, and which cannot be safely worn off-site, must be paid for by the employer.
The Environmental Health and Safety Department (EH&S) has developed these guidelines to assist the Albert Einstein College of Medicine employees with the proper selection and use of PPE.
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine support the use of personal protective equipment by their employees to minimize accidents, injuries, and illnesses that may be the result of exposure to hazards in the workplace.
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Hazards may be present or develop while performing any of the following operations: medical or academic research, clinical work, building maintenance, housekeeping, building operations, building renovations, receiving, and shipping. Depending upon an employee's or student's responsibilities, he/she may be exposed to biological, chemical, or physical hazards.
EH&S staff members have performed hazard assessments to determine the appropriate PPE for use throughout Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Whenever a new process or hazard is introduced, a hazard assessment should be performed by area supervisors. Hazard assessments are updated whenever a process is changed. EH&S is available for consultation in all hazard determinations.
Outside contractors employed by Albert Einstein College of Medicine must supply their employees with all necessary PPE and train them in its proper use.
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There is a large variety of PPE available. It can range from simple safety glasses to full body suits. The selection and proper use of PPE is vital to health and safety on the job. The following is a current list of PPE recommended for use at Albert Einstein College of Medicine:
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I. Laboratory Employees - Laboratory technicians and instructors exposed to the following hazards must wear the appropriate PPE:
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The hunt for moderately priced textbooks is so difficult that it could even be considered a sport! Alas, "textbooking." The beginning of the semester is usually the most difficult, getting back into the swing of things can be challenging, the cost of books should not add more unnecessary stress. As we all know, textbooks are astronomically expensive. So much I almost feel like that powers at be don't actually want us to buy them. Which is why I don't, (at least not usually.) When the cost of books for one semester are equivalent to a car payment (or several depending on your major) how could anyone honestly expect me to ? Here's my chest sheet to getting the most bang for your book.
1. Wait till the first day of classes I know everyone wants to feel prepared on the first day of class, but wait! I promise waiting until class has met at least once will you decide if you actually need to purchase the book. Often, teachers don't actually require students to have ALL books. Occasionally, a teachers will openly say that students don't need to purchase any of the "required books," but have to list it on the syllabus due to departmental rules. ( This is real insider information, you guys better know I love you.)
2. Ask friends/ friends of friends FIT is a specialized school and because we all basically take the same intro classes, there are always books floating around. Two friends lent me their old books last semester. ( I also have really good friends I guess).
3. Used books online This one is a no brainer.
4. Utilize Facebook or other social network websites After students are finished with classes they just want to get the books of their hands. Also, I think because know the textbook struggle, they are a little more compassionate, usually sell for cheaper and are willing to negotiate in pricing .It's not uncommon for books to be listed on a social network website for much cheaper than the bookstore and without the wait time for books in the mail.
5. Download books If you don't mind reading on screen, or printing important pages, then look for on-line versions. I;m not a fan of reading books on technology, however I had one textbook online last semester for my online class and the experience was magical. The textbook was only $19.99 and came with additional study materials at no extra cost. Also, if there was a quiz question or a concept in particular I needed to hone in on, it was easy to do so. There was a search bar that would scan the entire document, highlight the term and list all the page numbers, it was so convenient. Plus, I also have access to the book if I should ever need to reference it again. The website I used was boundless.com
6. Library (public library) Go old school! This semester there were several I need that were over $100 a piece. I refuse to pay those exhorently high prices so I have been using the resources already provided for me. The FIT library has many of the textbooks used in class. I can only check them out for two hours, while remaining at the FIT library. I have to dedicate a little more time, but personally I think it's worth it. Alternatively, you can see if the New York Public Library has some of the books. New York has a great public library, take advantage of it. This semester I was able to find a book at the NYPL and will be able to continuously renew it this semester.
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Despite infield's effort, O's can't conjure late magic
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles' July tailspin continued Tuesday with an 8-4 loss to the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards.
After closing June on a high note with a home sweep of the Yankees, the Orioles have now lost six of eight games since the calendar flipped to July. They primarily relied on their bats to carry them to 11 games over .500 at the end of June, when they stood alone in second place in the American League East.View Full Game Coverage
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles' July tailspin continued Tuesday with an 8-4 loss to the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards.
After closing June on a high note with a home sweep of the Yankees, the Orioles have now lost six of eight games since the calendar flipped to July. They primarily relied on their bats to carry them to 11 games over .500 at the end of June, when they stood alone in second place in the American League East.View Full Game Coverage
Now they're in third place and appear to be fading. In the past week, the team hasn't pitched that well and the offense hasn't met its own high standards.
The O's stranded five runners on Tuesday and couldn't avoid the big inning in the field once again. Zach Britton surrendered four runs in the fifth, including Adrian Beltre's second of two home runs. Kevin Gausman relieved Britton to start the sixth and gave up two runs in 1 2/3 innings.
Britton and Gausman were optioned to Triple-A Norfolk after the game. The roster moves make room for Wednesday's starter, Wei-Yin Chen, and will also likely allow the club to add a fresh arm to the bullpen.
Early in the season, the offense seemed to find ways to make up for poor starting pitching performances, whether it was scoring plenty of runs early in games or rallying to come from behind late.
Lately, that hasn't been the case. And Tuesday's loss was no exception.
"Our guys always hold themselves to a high standard, regardless of how tough an outing our starting pitcher had that night," manager Buck Showalter said. "We've had some good outings, too. It's just we've been really inconsistent with it. It's something we're going to have to get better at."
What's more troubling for the Orioles, though, is the offense that bolstered a strong first half of the season is seemingly drying up. The unit is averaging 3.1 runs in eight July games and has struggled to drive in runners in big spots. Through the first two games this series, the Orioles are batting just 3-for-19 (.158) with runners in scoring position.
"Things aren't falling for us. We're not getting key hits when we need to," said Manny Machado, who hit his seventh homer in the third inning. "Other than that we're hitting the ball pretty well, just not in key situations, and that's just part of the game."
Machado was part of an unorthodox seventh-inning double play, which may have smothered a potential rally. After Nick Markakis walked, Machado was at the plate with a full count. He struck out, and with Markakis running on the pitch, Machado interfered with the throw down to second base. Markakis was called out on the play, erasing the leadoff runner.
Showalter pointed out that the team still scored nine runs in two games against the Rangers, and the pitching was more to blame for the loss.
"Just command," Showalter said on Britton's struggles. "He's missing by quite a bit, especially against Beltre. You know he's a good hitter, and then when you make bad pitches on top of them, he's not going to miss them."
Beltre gave Texas an early lead when he blasted Britton's first pitch of the second inning to center field for his 19th homer of the year.
The Rangers really came through in the fifth, tagging Britton for four runs to take a 5-2 lead. Ian Kinsler singled and Britton walked Jurickson Profar, setting up Beltre's three-run blast. It was his 20th home run of the season and gave him his 25th multihomer game in his career.
Britton said he second-guessed himself for the second homer to Beltre. He said he tried to go up and in, but in hindsight wished he had thrown a sinker, which is more his style.
"Beltre beat me. I did him some favors by putting some guys on ahead of him," Britton said. "Just didn't make the quality pitch. Left some balls out over the plate, he's not missing too many mistakes and didn't miss any today. Can't let a guy like that beat you, and I did by putting some guys on ahead of him."
After Beltre's first homer, the Orioles came right back in the bottom of the second and tied it. Matt Wieters and Nate McLouth singled with two outs, and Brian Roberts plated Wieters with a single to right.
Then Machado's homer broke the deadlock in the third, albeit briefly. The Rangers came back with their big fifth inning, knocking Britton from the game.
The Orioles took advantage of a couple Rangers errors in the fifth. Beltre couldn't handle a grounder, which allowed Nolan Reimold to reach base safely. Right after Beltre's error, first baseman Robinson Chirinos let a ball scoot through his legs and the Orioles had first and third with no outs. Machado popped out and Adam Jones struck out, but Rangers left-hander Martin Perez hit Chris Davis to load the bases for J.J. Hardy.
Hardy came through with a single to left, which plated two runs and trimmed the Orioles deficit to 5-4. Wieters flew out to center to end the inning.
"Whenever they make errors, it's huge for us to come back and do something with them," Machado said. "Unfortunately we didn't [do more], we got out that inning. It's tough, we've been struggling with the bat lately and it's just part of the stretch."
Batting averages with runners in scoring position tend to fluctuate throughout a season, but Showalter said before the game that his team isn't complacent and waiting for a bad stretch to end. He wants them to do something about it.
Even though it's not much consolation for the 29,160 fans in attendance Tuesday, Rangers manager Ron Washington suggested there's something to be said for getting so many runners on base in a series.
"They have a great lineup. They had runners all over the bags tonight, but fortunately for us we made some pitches and held the damage down," Washington said. "They're going to score some runs, but we held the damage down tonight."
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Russell T Davies has firmed up the writing staff for the fourth season of "Torchwood," which debuts in the summer of 2011 on Starz.Davies, who created the "Doctor Who" spinoff, will of course write several episodes of the 10-part series, but other writers for Season 4 include John Shiban ("Breaking Bad," "Supernatural," "The X-Files"), Doris Egan ("House," "Tru Calling," "Dark Angel'), Jane Espenson ("Game of Thrones," "Battlestar Galactica," "Buffy") and John Fay (a U.K. "Torchwood" writer).
The writers are currently hard at work on the new season of the show, which tells an international story and feature the kind of serialized, overarching story line featured in "Torchwood: Children of Earth," the miniseries that put the cult sci-fi series on the map when BBC America aired it in 2009.
UPDATE: At the show's recent TCA panel, it was announced that Season 4 will be called "Torchwood: The New World."
In this 2009 interview, Davies talked about his newfound love for the miniseries format, which allows him to tell one large, taut story rather than a dozen or so separate tales over the course of a season. "I absolutely love it," Davies said. "I've been writing for 20 years and it's very rare to be given a new format."
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Payton was a seventh grader at Wickford Middle School where she was a member of the yearbook committee and the leadership program.
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Early reviews of the Mavic Pro dinged it for images that were blurry and out of focus—but you can remedy this problem by simply tapping the screen of the controller, since it uses tap to focus. In our tests, videos were also very stable, thanks to the three-axis gimbal, and the propellers did not make their way into the frame nearly as frequently as they did with the Phantom models.
In video quality, the Mavic Pro stacks up very nicely to the Phantom 4 Pro—it has more saturated colors by default (several YouTube comparison videos confirm this), but shooting in the D-Log color profile, which flattens the colors substantially so that you can correct and grade them in post-production, fixes that. The ability to manually set white balance, ISO, exposure, and picture controls is also a major plus.
A screengrab from the Mavic Pro.
You can capture still photos in JPEG and raw, and the Mavic Pro offers several modes such as burst shooting (up to 7 frames per second), auto exposure bracketing, HDR, and interval (capturing images every predetermined number of seconds). As with the video capture, its still-image quality was very good in our tests, especially in raw images. With the amount of customization and control, it's very possible to capture professional-looking images with the Mavic Pro. One especially neat trait is that the camera can rotate 90 degrees within the gimbal in order to shoot portrait orientation.
The DJI Go application is very user-friendly and tracks all of your flight information, which you can then replay if you're trying to repeat a shot. It also lets you live-stream over Periscope, Facebook Live, or YouTube; has built-in video-editing tools; and even offers a flight simulator for training (though we think a dedicated starter drone is a better learning tool).
The biggest issue with the Mavic Pro is the banding effect (a rolling shutter artifact) that appears when it's shooting into the sun. When banding strikes, it renders videos unusable. This effect is something we saw on the Phantom drones, and it just won't go away. Camera sensors tend not to like direct sunlight, and banding is most common when you're shooting toward the horizon while the sun is low. The only solution is to steer away from the sun and/or lower the tilt angle.
The Mavic Pro rarely captures its own propellers while shooting—the problem is very infrequent compared with the Phantoms—but it's still a possibility. The Mavic Pro does give you an option to limit the max tilt angle, so this isn't an issue.
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DJI rates the battery life of the Mavic Pro at 27 minutes, but in our testing it lasted for approximately 20 minutes of actual use—good, but not up to the level of the Phantom 4 Pro, which after 22 minutes of heavy use still had 15 percent battery life. With the Mavic Pro, you'll need a few extra batteries, at $90 a pop, to really make a dent in your storyboard.
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It wasn't too surprising.
Reuters posted a story online today about flies spreading drug-resistant "superbugs" from chicken droppings.
Seems that researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, matched bacteria from houseflies and litter from poultry barns in the Delmarva Peninsula, a coastal region shared by Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
They published their findings in the journal Science of the Total Environment
Pesearcher Jay Graham said in a John Hopkins' press release: "Flies are well-known vectors of disease and have been implicated in the spread of various viral and bacterial infections affecting humans, including enteric fever, cholera, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis and shigellosis. Our study found similarities in the antibiotic-resistant bacteria i both the flies and poultry litter we simpled. The evidence is another example of the risks associated withthe inadequate treatment of animal wastes."
They cited a Danish study that indicated as many as 30,000 flies can fly in and out of a poultry house over a six-week period.
The take-home message: The increase in antibiotic-resistant baceria poses a major threat to public health.
UC Davis forensic entomologist and "super fly" expert Bob Kimsey told us last October that the common housefly, which breeds in manure, compost piles and dumpsters, is known to transfer at least 100 different pathogens and carry about 6.6 million bacteria on its body at a single time. It transmits both parastic and bacterial pathogens as well as viruses.
Makes you want to join the "swat team."