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The dollar fell (NYBOT:DXU13) against the majority of its 16 most-traded peers after an unexpected slump in a regional manufacturing index bolstered the argument for the Federal Reserve to put off winding down its bond-buying program.
The yen reversed losses (FOREX:USDJPY) versus the dollar after U.S. housing-price gains trailed forecasts. Data since a July 5 report said U.S. payrolls rose more than forecast have shown housing starts and existing-home sales unexpectedly fell. Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told Congress last week it was "too early" to decide to begin tapering asset purchases. Canada's dollar climbed after the nation's retail sales jumped.
"The growth data, aside from employment, have been showing signs of weakness," Brian Daingerfield, a currency strategist at Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc's RBS Securities unit in Stamford, Connecticut, said in a phone interview. "There is some focus on the weaker data, and with Bernanke out of the way, squaring up of positions is the name of the game in the near term."
The dollar declined 0.3% to $1.3226 per euro at 3:16 p.m. New York time. It touched $1.3239, the weakest level since June 21, after gaining 0.2% earlier. The U.S. currency depreciated 0.2% to 99.46 yen after rising 0.5% earlier to 100.18. It. The yen weakened 0.1% to 131.54 per euro.
The European currency extended gains versus the dollar before data tomorrow forecast to show increases this month in manufacturing and services in the 17-nation region.
Forint Drops
Hungary's forint fell versus most major counterparts after the central bank cut its main interest rate for a 12th consecutive month and President Gyorgy Matolcsy said he expects to extend monetary easing. The currency depreciated 0.6% to 295.89 per euro after strengthening 0.5% yesterday.
Canada's dollar (FOREX:CADUSD) climbed versus its U.S. counterpart after a government report showed Canadian retail sales increased in May at the fastest pace in three years. The currency strengthened 0.5% to C$1.0286 to the greenback.
South Africa's rand strengthened for a third day, advancing 1.2% to 9.7061 versus the dollar.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s G-7 Volatility Index, a measure of currency fluctuations, declined to 9.21% and touched 9.18%, the lowest intraday level since May 9. The gauge has dropped for nine consecutive days, the longest stretch of declines since July 2012. It touched 11.96%, the highest this year, on June 24.
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Chad Robert Kroeger (born Chad Robert Turton on November 15, 1974 in Hanna, Alberta) is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the band Nickelback.
Chad Robert Turton also known as Chad Robert Kroeger was born in Hanna Alberta Canada on November 15, 1974.
Chad Kroeger, along with Saliva vocalist Josey Scott, Theory of a Deadman guitarist Tyler Connolly, and Our Lady Peace drummer Jeremy Taggart, performed the theme song titled "Hero" for the blockbuster smash hit movie Spider-Man in 2002. Also in 2002, Kroeger wrote and sang on "Why Don't You & I" for Santana's Shaman. However, when Arista decided to release the song as a single in Summer 2003, Kroeger's label, Roadrunner, refused permission, citing concerns that Kroeger appearing on a "high-profile single" would compromise the excitement over Nickelback's fall 2003 release The Long Road. Kroeger is the one that recommended The Calling's Alex Band, another Arista artist, as a replacement for re-recording the single. The recording with Kroeger on vocals can easily be found on most peer-to-peer networks to this day. In 2007, Chad Kroeger ended up working with Santana for a second time, when he co-wrote and recorded guitar and vocals parts for a new song meant to appear on the compilation album Ultimate Santana. The track is called "Into the Night" and was released as a single on August 20, 2007. The album Ultimate Santana was released in October. Besides working with Santana, Chad also recorded with Travis Tritt on his new album The Storm where Tritt did a cover of Nickelback's "Should've Listened" track from The Long Road.


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I love Paris. I love London. I love Rome. All amazing cities. But now I am smitten with Philadelphia.
It is a city that has taken me by surprise and made me happier than I imagined with its innate spirit of creativity, inventiveness, progressive thinking and generosity. I love, love, love its unswerving focus on freedom and tolerance. I think it is a city that deserves more attention.
What precisely is it that I love so much?
Well, let me count the ways.
First, I love the attitude of its founder, William Penn, a man way ahead of his time in terms of his ideas about democracy, city planning and personal freedoms, and I love the work and achievements of so many of the city's progressive, innovative thinkers, such as Ben Franklin.
Penn's wonderful spirit of acceptance and religious tolerance still permeates what we now call the "city of brotherly love."
It is significant that a giant statue of him has been placed at the top of city hall from where he watches over the city. It is a constant reminder to stand up for freedom and human rights and to always be willing to trade in a good idea for a better one.
It impresses me that the city still recognizes that it was built by immigrants from all over the world and today insists on permanently displaying the flags of 109 nations along its main boulevard — Benjamin Franklin Parkway — as a constant reminder of the complexity of the world and the value of diversity.
I love that Philadelphia values and appreciates art and beauty, so much so that it has established three of the world's best art institutions — the Barnes Foundation, Rodin Museum and Museum of Art, all of which are jam-packed with an embarrassment of priceless treasures.
It thrills me that Philadelphia loves art so much that it has passed a law requiring every new building project to devote at least one per cent of the site to public art.
Walk any way in the downtown and you will see superb examples of wall murals and exquisite sculpture, even on quiet back streets.
You'll find the famous LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana, Three-Way Piece by Henry Moore, and, of course, the Rocky Statue by A. Thomas Schomberg.
I first visited Philly to attend its superb flower show, the world's oldest and biggest. That's what took me there on my first visit in 2013.
But it was only when I returned there this month to see the show for a second time that I really understood what it is that I love so much about the city.
Part of this epiphany came while visiting the Barnes Foundation and Longwood Gardens, two world-class institutions created by multimillionaires, Albert C. Barnes and Pierre du Pont.
Barnes used his fortune to amass one of the world's finest art collections, more than 2,500 objects, including dozens of works by Impressionists. It has been estimated to be worth about $25 billion.
Du Pont used his fortune to buy a 435-hectare property once owned by Quakers in the Brandywine Creek Valley and turning it into the fabulous Longwood Gardens, one of the world's most beautiful garden estates with fabulous hothouse gardens and various outdoor gardens.
You can't help but be touched by the generosity and vision of these men; their love for art and natural beauty but also their deep desire to protect and preserve it and share with others. It is a spirit of enthusiasm and leadership that I wish Vancouver saw more from its elite citizens.
If you visit Philly, time spent at the Barnes, where every room is an eccentrically organized abundance of art treasures, and at Longwood, where the dedication to creating gorgeous landscapes is paramount, is never a waste.
Albert Barnes wanted to make people see in a way that made connections through colour and form and space, so he placed paintings next to furniture with similar patterning or colour to stretch the imagination.
Du Pont loved trees and couldn't bear to see them cut down but he went further and created beautiful gardens, drawing inspiration from what he had seen in Europe.
Every moment at either of these spectacular facilities is guaranteed to lift your spirits and fill you with a sense of appreciation and celebration.
When I came to Philly for the first time to see the flower show, which is an amazing work in itself, I was not expecting to be dazzled also by the quirkier side of the city's personality, such as walking into the shoe department at Macy's and finding the world's biggest pipe organ or the Magic Garden of Isaiah Zagar, a whimsical mosaic garden built on a back street, composed out of tens of thousands of pieces of found art and ceramics.
Macy's giant pipe organ pumps out Mozart, Bach and Handel in concerts twice a day while shoppers buy new shoes. It's just as surreal as Zagar's Magic Garden and no one bats an eye. It is such a wonderful eccentricity, the perfect fit for a tolerant and eclectic community.
Back outside, standing in the civic square, where public art is dotted everywhere, all you need to do is stand in one spot and turn 360 degrees to see a whole range of architectural styles flash before your eyes, from the ultra-modern flash-drive of the shimmering Comcast Tower to the ornate, elaborate Victorian facade of the city hall with its 22-foot thick masonry walls.
In the lobby of the 58-storey Comcast Centre, there is yet another gesture of Philadelphia's generosity — a wall that appears to be made of elegant wood panels that magically transforms itself into the world's biggest and cutting-edge 3D video screen presenting free entertainment to passersby all day long.
It is a mesmerizing spectacle. There is a constant stream of people entering the lobby just to stand and stare at the giant waterfalls or whirling galaxies or humorous performances up on the giant screen.
History was not my favourite subject at school. It can be very dry and boring, but the historic sites in Philly are full of energy and vitality. It was, after all, where the U.S. revolution started, where the Americans found the guts to stand up and tell the English where to go. The spirit of independence and struggle for freedom still resonates in these places where the Declaration of Independence was signed and the Constitution was drawn up.
I even get a kick out of the symbol of this triumphant push for freedom, the Liberty Bell, which although silent and cracked beyond repair continues to ring out a message of hope and freedom.
Philadelphia appears to have rejected everything Georgian when it gained its independence, but it was smart enough not to damage the beautiful Georgian architecture of its great historic buildings, such as the Carpenter's Hall, City Tavern and Independence Hall. These buildings still have immense charm and elegance. As does Elfreth's Alley, the oldest residential street in the U.S., where the Union Jack still flies.
You can still pop into the nation's first post office, started by Ben Franklin, or into the house of Betsy Ross and get a sense of these exciting times with actors performing the key roles.
When I am in the old town neighbourhood, I like to check out the Belgian taverns and amazing Iron Chef restaurants, but in the new town area my favourite place to spend time is the Reading Terminal Market, one of the oldest farmers' markets in the U.S., dating back to 1892.
Here you can find an excellent version of the famous Philly Cheesesteak plus all sorts of food and craft stalls run by local Amish people, dressed in traditional outfits.
The market is a lot like Granville Island, only livelier and more diverse with more restaurants and a wide range of foods from Asian and Middle Eastern dishes to authentic Pennsylvania Dutch cooking.
Berlin may have its fabulous "museum island' but Philadelphia has something equally outstanding — its own row of art galleries and museums along Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
At the Museum of Art, where you can run up the steps and do a victory jig the way Rocky did in the famous '80s boxing movie, you will find exquisite room after room of art treasures, including top works by Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet and Cezanne.
During my recent visit, I fell in love with a set of four paintings by Leon Frederic called The Four Seasons, each one depicting cherubs surrounded by the flowers and foliage of each season.
In an adjacent room, I also found an exciting collection of flower plantings by Henri Fantin-Latour.
Down the road, the Rodin Museum contains the largest collection of works by the French sculptor outside of Paris.
Especially engaging is the Gates of Hell, a monumental work at the main entrance. This dark and disturbing piece includes Rodin's most famous creations, The Kiss and The Thinker, but also The Shades, three gloomy spirits pointing to the agony of the damned below.
I never knew that the lovers in The Kiss (Francesca and Paolo) ended up in hell for their crime of passion. It was a revelation to me to realize how badly that initial beautiful, celebrated first kiss turned out.
It did, however, set the mood when I left the Rodin and wandered over to the Eastern State Penitentiary, a derelict 19th century prison that once was home to such famous criminals as Al Capone and the tunnel-digging escaper Willie Sutton.
But even here, in the dreariness of a crumbling prison block, it was possible to see Philadelphia in a more noble light.
The prison was, in its day, the model of creative rehabilitation with prisoners kept in light and airy cells built on a revolutionary, easy-to-manage wagon-wheel design.
Ben Franklin had his hand in the design of this institution which became the model for others around the world. There is no denying the terrible pain and suffering that went on there, but I came away preferring to think about the desire of people like Franklin to find a more humane and creative solution to punishment, if such a thing is possible.
Time in the prison cells makes you only more appreciative of a Philly Cheesesteak, the city's most famous invention with its thinly sliced sautéed rib eye beef and melted cheese. But the city is also home to dozens of top notch restaurants
Amada and Buddakan are two of my favourites in the old town district along Chestnut Street. Amada is one of Iron Chef Jose Garce's chain and Buddakan is a Pan Asian restaurant that serves up everything from seared Kobe beef Carpaccio to miso tuna tartar and roasted Ponzu chicken.
I also became a fan of the classic Italian fare served up at Maggiano's or the stylish decor and sliced meats of the Brazilian steak house-style of Fogo de Chao. You might also like the quirkiness of the reservoir location of Waterworks, another popular restaurant spot on the banks of the Schuylkill River.
You won't go wrong at any of these restaurants, but Buddakan and Amada are top recommendations.
Anyway, the next time you hear Elton John singing his old 1975 hit Philadelphia Freedom think on this: He's a lot closer to the truth about the heart and soul of the city that you might think.
I never used to think of Philadelphia as a city of light, but now I must say I totally agree with Elton when he sings, "Shine a light shine, shine a light, Philadelphia freedom shine on me, I love you, yes I do."


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WeiserMazars, an accounting, tax and advisory services firm with an office in Edison, announced Tuesday that its executive committee has a new member.
Lisa Osofsky, partner-in-charge, Private Client Services, will join the committee on Jan. 1, WeiserMazars said in a news release.
Osofsky is a founding member of the firm's tax practice board and serves on several leadership teams, including the partner performance committee, the firm said.
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The Great 3-D Debate
I like your short list of virtuoso directors who should be forced to work in three dimensions whether they want to or not. (I believe that's what happened to Hitchcock, by the way.) If the choice were mine, I'd give the contract to Darren Aronofsky. I'm one of those people who loved The Fountain—a movie that could easily have been decked out in gonzo 3-D.
But let's go back to your favorite scene from Inferno, which you've mentioned twice. Robert Ryan's figure, you wrote, "stands out like a tiny wax doll against the infinitely receding Mojave Desert." (That sounds beautiful.) Then you imagined Wes Anderson in 3-D with his "cutout paper dolls" in "perfectly arranged dollhouses." (I like the sound of that, too.) It's worth pointing out that both of these examples make a feature out of one of 3-D's most notable bugs.
The "dollhouse effect"—also known as the "puppet theater effect"—is well-known among stereographers, especially those who make live-action (as opposed to animated) 3-D. It describes the uncanny distortion that sometimes turns up in 3-D medium or long shots. The objects in a scene suddenly become a bit too real for their own good; you see an entire house in perfect depth, floating in the air in front of you, and your brain rebels—a real house would be much bigger than that! So you reach some kind of neural compromise: It's not a real house but a scale model, sitting on a tiny street decorated with matchstick trees and little action figures walking to and fro.
I've long wondered whether nonanimated 3-D—in movies or sports broadcasts—could ever survive this living-diorama weirdness. Avatar is considered "live-action" and was hugely successful. Same goes for Alice in Wonderland. But both those films blended real people with animated co-stars and a CGI background. At times, even James Cameron's vaunted 3-D rig falls victim to the puppet theater: When Col. Quaritch gives the "You're not in Kansas anymore" speech to his Marines near the beginning of the film, it looked to me like something out of Small Soldiers.
There's a reason House of Wax is one of the most successful live-action 3-D movies of all time. Its one-eyed director, Andre de Toth, didn't merely work around the dollhouse effect—he used it to his advantage. The film's museum owner, played by Vincent Price, goes about his work by murdering people and then coating their bodies with wax. Much of the story revolves around the ambiguity of these macabre figures: Is that just a wax version of Joan of Arc, or is it my pal Cathy? Since everyone in a 3-D film looks a bit waxy, the stereo glitch worked to increase the suspense. (Early Pixar films did something similar by making a virtue of poorly rendered human faces. The heroes of Toy Story were made of plastic; the toddler in Monsters, Inc. was supposed to be scary.)
But in the last few months I've begun to notice something I never would have expected. For me, at least, the dollhouse effect is wearing off. I watched Step Up 3-D a few weeks ago and Piranha 3D the other night; both are mostly live-action, but I don't remember thinking that anyone looked like a figurine. Have I seen so many 3-D movies at this point that these peculiarities just pass me by? Could it be that we'll all get used to 3-D at some point? If that happens soon enough, will it save the medium?
For all my charts and graphs, I do think there's cause to be optimistic. It may not be just the dollhouse effect that can be learned away. In April 2009, I argued that the fundamental technology behind the 3-D revival hasn't changed one bit since the early 1950s. We're still using polarized light to send offset images to each eye, and that means we're still subjecting filmgoers to a stimulus that has been shown in the laboratory to cause eyestrain, vertigo, headache, and nausea.
That article made me Public Enemy No. 1 among the nation's amateur stereographers and 3-D enthusiasts. I still remember being told, with a mixture of pity and derision, that I should stop speaking for everyone else, since it's clear I have an unusually delicate constitution.
At the time, I figured it was their problem, not mine. Maybe these guys had damaged themselves by watching too much 3-D, I thought, their eye muscles gone slack from overexposure. Now I wonder whether I've grown a bit like them. A year and a half ago, My Bloody Valentine 3-D nearly made me barf. These days, I hardly rub my eyes at all.
If it's true that you can "train up" on watching 3-D, then I'm only just now hitting my stride. Dana, you asked me what I think about the upcoming 3-D movies—Tron Legacy, Steven Spielberg's Adventures of Tintin, and so on. I say bring 'em on, every last one.
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Tom Lantos Innovation in Community Service Awards 2014 Winners
PHA's history is the story of inspired people with the drive to turn ideas into reality. For the fifth consecutive year, Gilead Sciences is funding the Tom Lantos Innovation in Community Service Awards to keep that spirit thriving. Lantos grants provide individuals with funding of up to $5,000 each to act on original ideas to advance the pulmonary hypertension cause. The following projects have been funded in 2014.
In the Zebra Zone by Barbara Thompson, Memphis,Tenn. Barbara actively works to raise awareness at community events and wants to use her award to create a booth-display kit for community members to use to raise awareness in their own communities.
Knockout PH by Abigail Jarrett, Alturas, Calif. PH patient Abigail will host a community awareness event at her local school, centered on the basketball game "Knockout." She plans to have a PH nurse as a guest speaker and distribute educational and awareness-raising items from the PHA store.
PH Awareness by Kenya Blum, Kannapolis, N.C. Kenya will get the word out about PH this summer at several community festivals, including the Charlotte, N.C., motor speedway auto fair. She will create an interactive booth to draw in festival attendees and distribute educational materials and PHA novelty items.
Be Brave Awareness Campaign Video by Chloe Temtchine, New York, N.Y. Chloe hopes that her Be Brave awareness video will serve as a powerful visual companion to her song, which debuted in March 2014. It is her hope that through music, she can bring awareness of and attention to PH and those who are impacted by it.
PHA PSA Project Phase 3 by Steve Van Wormer, Burbank, Calif. In this third phase, Steve, a PHA Board member and previous Lantos grant winner, plans to create shorter PSA spots to meet the requirements of social and mainstream media outlets.
PH Community Education by Lisa Wheeler, MT, Nashville, Tenn. Lisa and her team at the Pulmonary Vascular Center at Vanderbilt University plan to host three education days for patients and their support persons. They plan to place a particular emphasis on genetic information for family members with a connection to heritable PH.
PH Notepads by Brittany Evans, Marietta, Ga. Brittany and members of the Generation Hope advisory board want to make sure that patients and doctors know all the resources available from PHA. Their solution: notepads printed with PHA's most important web links and resources for both patients and medical professionals. Doctors, nurses and members of the community can order the notepads for free through the PHA Store.
Threads of Hope by Megan Katra, Anchorage, Ala. Megan plans to distribute quilting supplies to 30 sites across Alaska and unite the finished products into a quilt to be displayed at the Alaska State Fair, Alaska Federation of Natives annual gathering and at various other community gatherings as an impetus for awareness raising and PH patient connecting.
PH Pump Pockets by Amanda McFadden, San Jose, Calif. Amanda is a parent of a child with PH and hopes to use her grant to help other parents of young PH patients. She plans to sew "pump pockets" onto onesies and shirts for infant and toddler patients. She will work with local children's hospitals to distribute the finished products.
Breath of Life: Coping through Art by Perry Mamigonian, Fresno, Calif. Perry is the Fresno area support group leader. His group will learn about and participate in a group art therapy course designed for patients and families impacted by chronic illness. Upon completion, the group's creation will be displayed permanently on the cardiac unit of Fresno's Community Regional Medical Center as an awareness symbol. Read more
Sharing Oxygen With My Doctor by Enrique Carazo, Madrid, Spain. Enrique is the parent of a child with PH, as well as the leader of Spain's Foundation Against PH
(Fundacion contra la Hipertension Pulmonar — FCHP). Through FCHP's project, Enrique and FCHP will hold a joint educational retreat for pediatric patients and families with medical providers to increase the connection among these groups in Spain.
Spanish Posters and Table Stands by Carmen Lozada-Bruno, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Carmen plans to distribute Spanish language posters with information on symptoms, diagnosis and the cause of PH across Puerto Rico's pharmacies, emergency rooms, hospitals and government offices.
CTEPH Awareness: One Blood Doctor at a Time by Kathy Anderson, Lake in the Hills, Ill. Kathy, a chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) patient, plans to use her grant to increase awareness among hematologists and their patients, especially those with blood clotting disorders, about the risks of developing CTEPH.


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Electric car interest remains high in a truck world
Light trucks, including everything from crossovers to pickups, accounted for almost 61 percent of vehicle sales in March, according to Autodata Corporation. Which kind of makes sense since gas prices are about 40 percent lower than they were 5 years ago.
Interestingly, even though truck sales are continuing to grow, people are still showing an interest in electric cars as well.
According to a new AAA study, more than 30 million Americans are likely to buy an electrified vehicle for their next car.
Primary reasons for this purchase include:
- Concern for the environment (87%)
- Lower long-term costs (62%)
- Cutting-edge technology (52%)
- Car pool lane access (29%)
Additionally, the study reveals 70 percent of the people surveyed rated fuel economy as an important factor in selecting a vehicle – on par with cost, crash test data and performance.
Other key findings:
Level of interest in electrified vehicles remains unchanged since 2012. Even though gas prices have gone down and passenger car sales are in the pits, people are just as interested in EVs today as they were 5 years ago. One in six Americans are likely to buy an electric car for their next purchase, and one in three are likely to buy a hybrid.
Millennials are the most likely generation to buy an EV or hybrid. The study showed that 18 percent of Millennials surveyed would likely consider an electric vehicle and 40 percent would consider a hybrid.
Range anxiety is real. Nearly 70 percent of respondents cited concerns related to the number of charging stations and running out of a charge while driving. Even though Millennials are the most likely to consider an EV, 62 percent of those surveyed were concerned with running out of a charge.
Electric cars aren't going away, and these days many of them are quieter, faster and more technologically advanced than their gasoline counterparts. So, why wouldn't you want one? Oh. Yeah. That whole range anxiety thing.
Infrastructure is still a huge drawback, and as we discovered during the Chevrolet Bolt EV launch, automakers themselves seem to have an attitude that if they build great electric cars, then the infrastructure will follow.
But when?
Right now, if I wanted to drive from Chicago to Detroit or Indianapolis in an electric car, I couldn't do it because of a lack of mid-point charging stations. So, until the charging infrastructure is as prolific as gasoline fuel-up stations, the EV culture will be limited to those who own more than one car or rarely take road trips.
The in-between solution: plug-in hybrids. You'll get 25 to 50 miles of electric-only range, depending on the vehicle, and then flip to hybrid mode after the charge runs out. Range anxiety not included.


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The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy reports that there are 27.9 million small businesses in the United States. The office also says that roughly half of all businesses survive for five years.
The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy reports that there are 27.9 million small businesses in the United States. The office also says that roughly half of all businesses survive for five years.
So what happens to the other half? Naysayers assume they failed. That's definitely true for many, but businesses can be terminated for a variety of reasons.
Five years is enough time for a new Mom or Dad to try their hand at augmenting income with a home-based business before launching a wee one into school and returning to a full-time J-O-B. Five years offers others time to build a business and decide it is overwhelming or underwhelming. Too much success can be almost as physically and mentally draining as too little.
Families relocate for various reasons. Some small businesses survive a move, while others need to be closed or sold. I've lived through examples of both.
My office-services business was basically me filling empty chairs. I used talents previously acquired or learned quickly, sometimes by trial and error, within a city of 20,000. Not unusual for a service entity, it had no value when we moved.
My second business, an outlet store carrying high-end, brand-name overruns and seconds plus custom-printed hats and shirts, found a buyer. Both were successful, and the outlet lived on under new ownership. Statistically, they both closed around the five- or six-year mark.
I cite real-life examples to demonstrate that the business world is filled with more successes than raw statistics lead us to believe. Though too many entrepreneurial endeavors end up in dire circumstances, not every business within the 50 percent that close does so because it was unsuccessful.
What helps business owners avoid poor experiences? Forecasting cash flow is the single most helpful task. Additionally, when I talk to potential or new business owners I listen for other signs, as enthusiasm alone won't cut it. Has a person been in the same line of work for several years? This equals experience. Has the general concept rolled around their brain for years? This eliminates just-do-it whims. Have they saved money to invest? The more the better, for stability. Maybe they managed a small crew and have honed people skills.
The best of the best entrepreneurial tradesmen, artists and salespeople may lack office and accounting skills. Admit it and hire or contract to fill the void, but don't do it blindly. An owner needs to understand and double-check. Like a building, the more solid the foundation, the better the survival rate. Prepared entrepreneurs will face fewer surprises and be better equipped to handle the ones that do occur.
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A lifeguard accused of running over a Derbyshire man as he sunbathed on a beach in Australia has appeared in court in Queensland.
Luke Bartlett, 24, made a brief appearance at Southport Magistrates' Court on Wednesday after being charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
Chesterfield-born Dominic Francisco, 26, who attended St Mary's school before travelling to Australia to work, and his Canadian friend Saba Akbarishandiz, 28, were lying on the sand on the iconic Surfers Paradise beach in Queensland when they were allegedly run over by the Gold Coast Lifeguard Service 4WD vehicle.
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No cold cash for NH's Cold Case Unit?
By PAUL FEELY
New Hampshire Union Leader
Twenty years ago this month, a German musician was fatally shot outside a Manchester nightclub. The case is one of 15 unsolved Queen City killings on the list assigned to the state's Cold Case Unit.
Its members have solved three of 117 cases - some more than 40 years old - they were handed on the division's creation in 2009. On June 30, the $1.2 million in federal stimulus funds used to start the unit runs out, calling into question its future.
"The Cold Case Unit has operated on federal funds or donations from 2009 to the present," said Attorney General Michael Delaney. "The federal funds are set to expire in June. I look forward to discussing the merits of the unit with the legislature as the budget process plays out."
Marc Goldberg, communications director for Gov. Maggie Hassan, would not comment on whether a funding request for the Cold Case Unit will be part of Hassan's first budget proposal when it is unveiled later this month.
"Investigating and solving cold cases can bring an important sense of closure to families and communities across our state," wrote Goldberg in an email response to a request for comment on the unit's future. "The governor is currently working to make the difficult decisions needed to balance the budget while protecting New Hampshire's priorities, including ensuring that we are fully able to bring criminals to justice, and will be presenting her proposal to the legislature on February 14th."
2009 law
On July 29, 2009, Gov. John Lynch signed HB 690 into law, creating the first Cold Case Unit in state history, using Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funding included as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Byrne JAG program is a formula grant program that supports justice-related activities at both the state and local level. Approximately $1.2 million was set aside to support the Cold Case Unit. Of that, approximately $685,000 was awarded to the New Hampshire Department of Safety and $514,000 went to the state's Department of Justice.
HB 690 established the Cold Case Unit as a joint effort between the two departments. The funding was sufficient for the unit to be staffed with a prosecutor from the Attorney General's Office, two full-time detectives from the New Hampshire State Police, and a part-time investigator hired by the Attorney General's Office, all at a cost of roughly $400,000 a year, over three years.
The current roster for the unit includes Senior Assistant Attorney General Jeffery Strelzin, who oversees the unit; State Police Sgt. Scott Gilbert, the unit's lead investigator; State Police Trooper Mike Kokoski; and retired Manchester detective Robert Freitas, who fills the part-time slot. Two volunteers offer the unit administrative help, such as sorting and scanning old documents associated with the cases.
"They are an extremely talented group of investigators," said Manchester Police Capt. Nick Willard. "I have the utmost respect for what they do, and the way they approach the job. I am very impressed with them."
Families concerned
News that the future of the Cold Case Unit could be in jeopardy was met with concern by family members of victims of some of the unsolved crimes. Karen Beaudin, whose 13-year-old sister, Kathy Lynn Gloddy, was murdered and raped in Franklin in 1971, pressed hard for creation of the unit in 2009.
"It would be a shame if the state lost the Cold Case Unit," said Beaudin, who now resides in Arizona. "Victims like my sister, and families like ours, deserve justice. Knowing there is a group of people working on finding the killer that took someone from you ... there's comfort in that. There's hope in that. The cost is about $400,000 to run it for a year. That's about the same as what a snow plow costs. Are you telling me a plow is worth more than justice for a family like ours?"
Sharon Garry, whose sister Tina Sinclair and niece Bethany vanished in February 2001 from the home they shared with a boyfriend in West Chesterfield, wrote a letter to the state's House of Representatives asking that funding be found for the unit.
"This group has the time and ability to work on each case, fresh eyes to look over the gathered evidence and possible witnesses and a fresh perspective to see things that may have been missed, follow up on information that comes in or has in the past that was never fully investigated, and give attention to the cases that have sat on a shelf collecting dust instead of the justice they deserve," writes Garry. "They can communicate with families appropriately, instead of making them feel like they are a bother, and listen to valuable details and ideas that may be helpful in enlightening the investigators."
117 cases on roster
Efforts are under way to free up more funds in Washington for the unit.
"Senator Shaheen appreciates the important work the Cold Case Unit has done to bring criminals to justice and continued funding for the program is a top priority," said Elizabeth Kenigsberg, press secretary for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH. "She is working with her colleagues in the Senate to find ways to continue to support the important work they're doing in New Hampshire."
There are 117 cases on the unit's current roster, dating as far back as the June 1968 kidnapping and murder of 15-year-old Charlestown resident Joanne Dunham to the newest, an unsolved shooting death of Fall River, Mass., resident Eric Fitting, whose body was found in woods off Route 124 in Sharon by a hunter in September 2009.
In New Hampshire, a "cold case" is defined as:
. A case that involves a homicide or suspected homicide, including those where the victim is missing and suspected to be murdered;
. The case is "unsolved," meaning no one has been charged and convicted for killing the victim;
. The original investigation did not result in an arrest, and the case remained inactive for more than one year due to a lack of viable or unexplored leads.
Support for unit
Members of the unit review documents from the cases, and attempt to track down and talk to witnesses, family members and anyone connected to the case, in the hope they may have information that wasn't previously shared with investigators. They also field tips, both via phone and through a website set up to highlight the cold cases.
"Every lead is looked into," said Strelzin. "Sometimes, as years pass, allegiances that existed once between people change or weaken, and someone may now be willing to share what they know about a case - they are just waiting for someone to ask."
There are 15 cases on the list from Manchester. There are seven in Portsmouth, three in Nashua, and dozens from communities scattered across the state. Police chiefs in some of these cities say if the Cold Case Unit is lost, staff detectives will work to solve the local cases.
"We will work on them; we owe that to the victims and their families," said Portsmouth Police Chief Stephen Dubois. "We owe them some closure. But the harsh reality is, we'll have people work on the cases until something happens and they are pulled onto a current case. The Cold Case Unit has the ability to focus on these cases. We don't have the staff. I'm looking at a budget with two potential layoffs as it is."
"I think we need the Cold Case Unit," said Manchester Police Chief David Mara. "I would be in favor of it continuing. Having a unit in place that focuses only on these types of cases allows our staff to work on case loads involving current crimes. They come at these cases with a different look."
Cases solved
Strelzin is pleased with the results the unit has produced over the last three years. Work by cold case investigators has led to the arrest of David McLeod in June 2010, in connection with a fire in Keene that killed a family of four. Last May, Arthur Collins of Manchester was arrested and charged with the murder of George Jodoin, who was found shot multiple times in his Auburn home on Dec. 27, 2001. In July, investigators announced the September 1990 murder of John Pond, Sr., in Salem, had been solved, but no arrest would be made because the accused killer, Mark Craig, had died in 2004.
"It's been extremely successful," Strelzin said. "It's a worthy endeavor."
"I am very supportive of the unit and their efforts to solve these crimes," said Delaney. "The victims may be gone, but in many cases their families are still here, still looking for justice."
"I would hate to see us lose this unit," said Capt. Willard. "If it does go away, maybe in the future, with a different group of politicians that is more interested in justice than dollars, it could be brought back. But what personnel would we have in it then? Right now, I think we have the best group of investigators in place there, doing the job already."
Cold case officers urge anyone who may have any information on any of the cases, no matter how seemingly insignificant, to call the tip line at 271-2663, e-mail email@example.com or write to Cold Case Unit, N.H. State Police Major Crime Unit, 33 Hazen Drive, Concord NH 03305.
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. Written tip forms are available on the site.
Families of cold case victims should call 271-3671 or write the State Office of Victim/Witness Assistance, New Hampshire Department of Justice, 33 Capitol St., Concord NH 03301.


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This year, the 12th Annual Mel Blount Youth Home All-Star Celebrity Roast bridged the gap between the former and current Steelers. Though the event typically honors Steelers alumni, current Pittsburgh Steelers wide-receiver Hines Ward was the roastee du jour. Mel Blout says one the night's most memorable moments took place when Master of Ceremonies Lynn Swann asked Ward, "How do you like your chair?" Swann said the only place one could find a chair like that is on a bus, before calling out, "Is there a bus in the house?" Former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis arrived, surprising Ward and the crowd of more than 900, who erupted with applause. Steelers linebacker James Farrior, kicker Jeff Reed, coach Mike Tomlin and wide-receivers' coach Randy Fichtner were also on hand to roast Ward. Says Blount, the success of the event is "a testimony to the peoples' love for what we're doing and the Steelers." Photography by Megan WylieRead More


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As a beginner in the paid search realm, learning the ins and outs of the digital marketing industry takes some time. However, sitting in on A Beginner's Guide to Paid Search, a presentation by Lisa Raehsler, Big Click Co. founder, at SES New York helped aspiring paid search marketers guidance on how to get up to speed in the most succinct manner possible.
Kick-Starting a Successful Paid Search Advertising Program
Paid search advertising offers the chance to pay (by the click) for visibility on major search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo when people search for terms related to the product or service that website is selling. These ads, typically known as pay-per-click (PPC) ads, can appear above, to the right of, or beneath the organic (also known as natural or algorithmic) search results.
Before diving headfirst into a strategy, marketers must identify main goals for the account. Is the sale/purchase the most important aspect of the site? Is it persuading a lead? Would you include a link that would allow visitors to subscribe? And also, are you going to track your page views?
The account structure is organized into campaigns, which are then separated into ad groups that combine ads with their respective keywords. It is best practice to have your account campaign structures mirror the website itself in order to budget and report effectively. These campaigns should revolve around a funnel structure that illustrates how searches are general in the beginning, but gradually getting more defined as visitors are moving closer to making a purchase.
Disparate ad groups and keywords in one campaign under one budget can cause your account to perform poorly. Raehsler's presentation is coherently divided into best practices and optimization strategies for keywords, budgets/bids, ads, targeting, retargeting, and tracking.
Best Practices
It is best practice to test keywords in various match types and to make sure you always have a well-developed negative keyword list. You can generate keyword ideas from the keyword tool in Google AdWords, or the Google Insights tool for suggestions and related searches. Reviewing query reports and web analytics is a must when you are trying to maintain accuracy.
There are various keyword match types that must be taken into consideration when inputting – broad matches, broad match modifiers (using plus signs), phrase matches (using parenthesis), exact matches (using brackets), and negative matches are some of the various types out there. You must also go back and review the aforementioned funnel to strategize some general and/or specific keyword match types that makes the most sense depending on the level in the funnel you are at.
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Are the keywords too general? Constantly review click-through rates (CTR) and conversion rates, and remove anything that is too general with lots of impressions and low CTR (or less than 1 percent) and/or a poor conversion rate.
Do you have low quality score? Sort and filter through by low quality score and no conversions. Check out the keywords, ads, and the corresponding landing page to see if they correlate. Create various filters for specific keyword conditions and work on the CTR by making your ad copy as directly related to the keyword as possible.
Again, you must always review all aspects of your campaign.
Best Practices
Budgets and bids control costs and directly relate to profit. Budgets are only set at a campaign level; bids are set at ad group and keyword level.
Take your total monthly PPC budget divide it by the number of campaigns you have and then by 30 days which will give you your starting campaigns starting budget. You should allocate an equal amount of money from the get go (keeping in mind some campaigns from beginning will perform better such as your branded terms) and then later adjust and reallocate for performance and click traffic.
There are different types of budgets and bidding options – CPC (for search or display), cost/thousand (CPM) (only for display), enhanced CPC (automatically adjusts your maximum budget), automatic bidding, conversion optimizer (you bid using a maximum CPA).
Optimizing Your Bids
Automated rules can help manage your keyword bids. The estimated first page bids metric approximates the CPC needed for your ad to reach the first page of Google search results when a search query exactly matches your keyword.
Similar to this is the estimated top of page bids – which, according to Google, is the estimated CPC needed for your ad to appear above the first page of Google search results, when a query matches your keyword exactly. The estimate is based on quality score and current advertiser competition for that keyword.
Best Practices
Ad texts should be compelling and the message should be consistent with the offline campaign as well. Keywords should be in the ads to create more relevancies – in terms of paid search.
There should be unique features, benefits, offers, and call-to-actions. Use dynamic keyword insertions, custom URLs, and remember to read the guidelines on what Google will/won't accept.
Are your ads not showing up correctly? Always check for an alert – make sure they are approved. Make sure that isn't an ad-related problem, it might be the budget, or individual bids. If this is the case, you can also utilize the Google Ads Diagnostic Tool.
Are you also getting low CTR? Is your ad rank below 3? Check to make sure that there is a very close connection between your keywords and your ads. You can also add ad extensions (extra information you might want to add about your business).
Best Practices
Geography (location and country in which your ad will appear) is an important aspect in your campaign. The language in which the ad is set is also crucial, as well as the device with which the site is compatible plays a key role in how the ad will be reached. Constantly use analytics to see where your visitors are coming in from, and then go on from there.
Mobile Targeting Best Practices
Targeting mobile devices should always been done in their own campaigns. It's important to exclude mobile targeting from your main campaigns that target desktops/laptops and/or tablets as the experience on these devices are quite different. Create a keyword list with shorter terms, and always have a separate landing page for your mobile campaigns.
Ad Placements
Depending on where you'd like your ads to show, you might want to consider the different types of ad formats you'd like to impose for your campaign (i.e., texts for search engines, images for mobile display network, and videos for YouTube, etc.).
Retargeting Best Practices
Reconnect with consumers that have been to your site. Always try to redirect your prospects back – these multiple touches may remind someone to return to your site. Cookies are used to tag the user.
Optimizing Retargeting
By optimizing your retargeting strategies, you can reach a full prospect list. Compare your reaches vs. your impressions and then formulate a plan according to those numbers.
You can also optimize by extending the number of days of membership duration (i.e., number of days the cookie stays in the browser). There is no need to have a geographic restriction on this, and you can also increase bids in the Display Network more frequently. Observe the click conversion (actually bought the item) vs. view through (viewed did not click, but later converted) conversion, to see how you can better strategize your campaigns.
Tracking Best Practices
You can take advantage of a multitude of tools when tracking your ad campaigns. Google AdWords tracking automatically tracks impressions, clicks, average position, and cost. In order to take your campaigns to the next level it is important to implement Google AdWords conversion tracking (which allows for tracking of the action you wish for the user to take.
Also, Google Analytics tracking will give you additional insight into how your campaigns are performing from a conversion standpoint as well as additional analytic statistics such as bounce rate, time on site, pages visited, etc.
Key Takeaways
The key takeaways from Raehsler's presentation:
- The basics of PPC will help you build a strong account.
- Managing your PPC accounts daily will improve optimization.
- Small optimizations such as those outlined above can make a big difference.
- Always set up conversion tracking for your accounts to determine if you're reaching your campaign goals.
- Experiment with new features and analyze the results across all available platforms.
This should give you a solid foundation in building your ad campaigns.
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COLUMBUS, OH (Toledo News Now) – Gov. John Kasich has announced a first-of-its-kind plan to generate approximately $3 billion for highway road construction without leasing the Ohio Turnpike, laying off Turnpike employees and raising tolls.
Kasich embarked on a two-day state tour as he and Ohio Department of Transportation director Jerry Wray, Ohio Turnpike director Rick Hodges and more, unveiled the new plan, stopping in Toledo, Cleveland and Youngstown.
The Ohio Jobs and Transportation Plan would generate $1.5 billion in new funds for Ohio highways from bonds issued by the Ohio Turnpike Commission, and backed by future toll revenues. Up to an additional $1.5 billion could be generated from matching local and federal funds totaling a combined nearly $3 billion for Ohio's major highway construction projects.
"This plan just makes sense as we continue Ohio's economic resurgence, grow jobs and make our state prosperous once again," said Kasich. "Billions of dollars in new highway funds further strengthens Ohio's jobs-friendly climate and keeps our state moving by delivering more projects faster."
ODOT's director says bonding against future Turnpike revenue will generate enough money to eliminate the budget deficit for highways in Ohio.
"Combined with ODOT's work to reduce our cost of doing business and improve service to the state's motoring public, this plan puts the resources we need into our major construction budget," explained Wray.
Details of the Ohio Jobs and Transportation Plan include:
- No longterm, private lease.
- A continued public, independent Turnpike with expanded authority and renamed the "Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission."
- More than 90 percent of new bond money will go directly to northern Ohio highway projects, including the Turnpike.
- Rebuilding the Ohio Turnpike will happen sooner than planned. Completion could occur in 25 years, as opposed to 40.
- Tolls for local trips paid with an EZ Pass are frozen for 10 years for drivers making trips of 30 miles or less.
- All other toll rates are capped at inflation, which is significantly less than historic toll increases.
- No Turnpike employee layoffs are anticipated.
Kasich estimates this will result in around 65,000 construction-related jobs. After listening to concerns, he believes this plan is a bold step to ignite Ohio's economy.
"By doing it this way, we can respond to people's concerns, and yet, still have the outcome that we desire. If we lease this, we probably would get more money, potentially, but we'd be paying a premium of losing control," said Kasich.
Kasich hopes to put the proposal through legislature quickly.
"Maintaining public control and an independent Turnpike Commission helps keep tolls low and workers on the job," said Hodges. "Plus, with this new plan, we can get to work rebuilding the entire Turnpike decades sooner than we once had planned."
ODOT has cut the agency's $1.6 billion highway budget deficit by $400 million, due to new savings and operational efficiencies, but more money and innovation is needed. Money generated from the Ohio Jobs and Transportation Plan will help fill budget deficit without raising taxes that would eliminate jobs.
The launch of the new plan concludes a year-long study of options for better using the revenue generated by the Ohio Turnpike.
The Ohio Trucking Association believes Kasich has chosen the best option for all travelers in the state.
"I'm gratified that as a trade association representing a major user of the Turnpike, we have had many opportunities to voice our concerns with the Ohio Turnpike Commission, ODOT, KPMG, and the Governor's Office," said OTA president Larry Davis. "They listened to us and that means a lot."
The association, which represents more than 900 trucking and supplier companies throughout the state, believes the Ohio Turnpike is too valuable of an asset to give to an outside company for lease or purchase.
"We have a topnotch Turnpike now with a stable and fairly predictable funding source," explained Davis. "It makes more sense to leverage the value of what we already have to better our state's roads and bridges, than to roll the dice on an outside operator who may not have the best interests of efficient transportation in mind."
Supporters applaud efforts to keep the Turnpike in public hands and affordable for all.
"This plan not only keeps tolls low for the local drivers, but assures that trucking firms can use the Turnpike, will continue to be able to afford that," said State Rep. Lynn Wachtmann.
Among those supporting the proposal are Toledo Mayor Mike Bell and the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.
"The idea of it going private, that was really the biggest concern addressed. He came up with a unique way to still address the funding issue and still keep it within the government system," said Bell.
Some local Democrats are voicing their opposition to Kasich's plan, calling it "pure politics."
Lucas County Treasurer Wade Kapszukiewicz says without any guarantee of where the new money can be spent, the proposal amounts to creating a political slush fund for the governor to earmark money to highway projects in Republican-friendly areas.
"This corridor that's going to see money taken away from it and distributed elsewhere, is a part of the state the governor knows is not a part of the state that's favorable to him politically," said Kapszukiewicz.
State Rep. Teresa Fedor agrees.
"The Turnpike is the economic pipeline of northern Ohio and its assets should not be taken from northern Ohio," said Fedor. "But it is not just northern Ohioans who are affected; the governor's plan does not benefit other Ohioans, either, because it is not a fiscally sound plan. In exchange for a smoothly operating Turnpike, the governor is giving us a lump of coal."
State Senator Edna Brown is among those who disapprove.
"Although I was happy to hear that the governor has chosen not to privatize this vital state asset, his plan still has the potential to severely undermine the Turnpike's ability to meet the needs of the communities that depend on it," said Brown. "Increasing toll rates limits accessibility, which will have a negative economic impact on motorists, as well as businesses. Additionally, diverting funding from the Turnpike will not only endanger the upkeep of the road, it will also take resources out of the local economy and disperse them across the state. I hope that the governor will keep his constituents from northwest Ohio in mind before he moves forward with this plan to drastically change a system that has been successful for over 55 years."
State Rep. Mike Ashford says he fully expects Kasich to strong-arm Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly to approve his plan without much debate.
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hi all!!
ok im kinda nervous cuz this is the first time im updating anything....well whatever, i was really disappointed with the ending of the anime, so i continued my own story!! THIS IS PURELY FANFICTION, AND ALL ORIGINAL!!
for some reason none of my options seem to be working and i cant open a spoiler. so im going t post the first chap insted of the summary.
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I watched as sensei took attendence. In front of me Yuuki was nodding off again. "Hey, get up!" I prodded her. Startled she turned to me, "Nee? Oh, sorry Zero." She stifled a yawn, " I guess i shouldnt be hanging back for Kaname sama!"
I felt a pang of jealousy. Yuuki had been staying back after gaurdian duties to talk with Kuran Kaname the previous nights. I was willing to bet she was'nt getting any sleep.
My heart hurts. I keep reminding myself that she's a vampire. I cant help feeling betrayed. I should have killed her by now.
Suddenly someone knocked on the door. Sensei went outside the classroom. I couldnt have cared less, and put my head down on the table as people around me started buzzing. I heard sensei enter the class followed by another set of footsteps, "All right, quiet down everyone, we have a new student here. Please introduce yourself."
i looked up for the sake of it. "Hello, my name is Saiko Tenjou. It's nice to meet you, please take care of me." said a girl brightly.
I blinked. I had'nt expected anyone like her. She had jet black hair upto her shoulders and a friendly demeanor around her. She smiled and i felt my heart skitter.
"why don't you take a seat Tenjou - san? You can sit there next to Cross - san."
I saw her climb to the seat and sit next to Yuuki. "Welcome to uor school," Yuuki greeted her, " you can call me Yuuki."
"Oh!" The girl smiled - my heart was skittering again- " Nice to meet you Yuuki - chan."
" Yaaah!! Aidou - sempai!!!"
" Shiki - sama"
" Ichijou - san is so kakoii!!"
And so began a Gaurdians job.
"All right, move back! Its already past curfew!" Sheesh, no matter how many times i say it, they still never register. I saw Zero herd - or rather frighten - a group of girls from the entrance, away with a single glare.
"Zero! A little help here!"
"Now, now. What is happening here?"
I quickly turned around - only to bump into Kuran Kaname. "Kaname - sama!", i gasped. being around him made me blush......furiously.
"Kaname - sama!!"
"AAAAH!! Yuuki - chan is sooo lucky!"
"It's not fair Yuuki - chan!!
He turned to the crowd and put an arm around my shoulder. "Please help Yuuki do her job, for my sake??"
"Of course Kaname - sempai!!" they all echoed.
Before i could thank him, he pulled me closer to him, "Thank you for working so hard Yuuki."
if i was red before i was melting now! "Of course Kaname - sama! It's nothing at all!"
"I nust go now Yuuki, take care."
" Yeah, i will!" i shamefully swooned.
I watched Kuran Kaname whisper into Yuuki's ear. Bitter pain went through me like a knife. I loved Yuuki too, but she's with that pureblood.
Her own kind...
YES! new chapter is up! enjoy!
Someday soon... you're gonna be a successor to Matsuri Hino. I believe you should update your very interesting story.
KanamexYuuki = Soulmates 4 Life!!!!!
whoa thats one BIG compliment!! u should read my story before u decide, (though i am known to be dramatic!)
ill update saturday morning if the hw load is light!!
YES! new chapter is up! enjoy!
sorry!! i was gonna update by saturday!! but my icons arent working!!! i dunno why!!
ill try to sort it out ASAP
chap 1 is up!! PLEASE comment!!
YES! new chapter is up! enjoy!
Wow! The beginning of your story is amazing! I'm looking forward the next! Plz, continue...
playing metin2
Your storyline is okay...
KanamexYuuki = Soulmates 4 Life!!!!!
As a fanfiction, it needed to be more descriptive, but well done with the ideas and plot, I kinda find the switching point of view part interesting, but people can get confused easily if they didn't know notice that.
Practice makes perfect, keep it up!
thank you everyone for your views!!
i will try to update as sooon as i can......also from next time the fanfic might have a slightly more refined writing style( i was hasty when i wrote chapter 1!!)
see u soon!
YES! new chapter is up! enjoy!
this is great!!!
i love your plot!!! its definitely one of a kind!!!
probably come again after months... -_-*
yo people!!! me again!! and im bringing u the next bit of the story ^_^
chapter 2
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"Ah Yuuki, Kiryuu -kun" the Chairman greeted us jovially. "There is something i need to tell you."
"Is that why you called us?" Yuuki asked.
"Yes, but she's not here yet," the Chairman glanced at his watch.
"Who's not here?"
The door opened, "Sorry, im late Mr. Chairman, i got a little lost."
That voice. My heart skipped beat as Saiko Tenjou stepped into the office. "There you are!" exclaimed the Chairman, "Good. I'm sure that you two know who she is?" he asked us.
I nodded. "Well, from now on she will be a gaurdian as well. She is well aware of the presence of vampires, and our situation."
Saiko looked up and recognised Yuuki, "Yuuki chan?" The Chairman looked up pleased,"Good, you know Yuuki chan. Have you met our other gaurdian? This is Zero Kiryuu. "
She turned to me, and my hand began to move on it's own. I stuck it out. She shook my hand, "Nice to meet you." she said. I held her delicate hand in my own a second too long before I realized she was blushing and my own heart had stopped beating normally.
I looked from Saiko to Zero. It was odd enough that Zero was shaking hands, but she could'nt believe it when Saiko started blushing- and Zero had a pink tinge on his cheeks!! Zero!!
The Chairman nodded to me. He seemed to have noticed the same thing. "Yuuki chan, Kiryuu kun, you will be taking Tenjou san with you for gaurdian duty."
"You can call me Saiko chan...Tenjou san is too formal." She smiled.
I watched Kaname kun through the window. Gyaah!! I remembered how he had thanked me earlier. Saiko was just a little further away. "Nee, Yuuki chan?"
Startled i looked away' "Huh?"
Saiko smiled at me, "Do you like Kaname sama?"
I tried not to blush. What was wrong with me?
"Yeah, i admitted, "Wait. How do you know his name?"
"Oh! The chairman had introduced us before. He informed him that I was a new gaurdian." She explained.
We were quiet for a bit. "Hey Saiko chan? Do you have someone you like?"
Saiko stumbled, "W- what?" Even in the dark i could make out the blush creeping up her cheeks. "N-no! Of course not!"
I laughed. It was too obvious. "It's Zero, nee?"
She did'nt answer. "Yuuki chan we should patrol other areas as well!" she excaimed hastily.
hope you enjoyed the new chapter!! please comment with your views!! the more readers there are, the more incentive i have to update sooner!!
see you soon! ^_^
YES! new chapter is up! enjoy!
4 stars for you, flame. Great job on your story.
KanamexYuuki = Soulmates 4 Life!!!!!
Wow! This cap is great!!!!! I love it! I'm looking forward the next!!! =)
playing metin2
all i can say is.....get this story published and you'll give matsuri hino a run for her money!!!!
probably come again after months... -_-*
awesome story!!!it's really good!!looking forward for more!!!.......continue the good work!!
hiya!! 149 views and only 13 comments?? *tsk tsk*
well dont worry about it! even if my readers are few, ill still update!! (because thats the kind of person i am!)
right, where were we??ah...
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OMG!! Is it that obvious that i like Zero?!? Aaaagh! I'm just a new student! I cant just confess to him! I dont know anything about him!!
I remembered what the Chairman had said about Zero. That he was a vampire.
I bit my lip. It would never work out.
Suddenly I looked up and realized I had separated from Yuuki. I looked around, but nothing was familiar.
I was lost.
I triend to get back- when i heard a rustle. I put up my gaurd and laid a hand on my gun. The gun the Chairman had given me. The rustleing stopped. Then i heard footsteps.
The sound of giggling.
I followed the sound and caught two girls trying to hide behind some trees. I relaxed a little, "Hey! What are you doing here? It's way beyong curfew!!"
"Please Tenjou-San," i recognized one girl from class, "We wanted to meet the new student in the night class!"
"I don't care! It's not safe at this time!"
They both hung their heads. I turned around to march them back to their dorms...........and tripped over a stone!
"Ah! Tenjou-San!"
"Are you okay?"
I smiled sheepishly. Smooth. Real smooth. "I'm fine."
Dusting my hand i noticed that i had cut myself on a rock. It wasnt deep, but it was bleeding. I got up praying the night class would'nt smell my blood. I had to get them out of here.
I paused. "Um...do you know which way the dorm is??"
"Saiko-chan!? Saiko chan!" , she wasnt anywhere in sight. Aw man! Where did she go? I'm supposed to be in charge of her!
I faintly smelt......blood? Whose blood was it?
What if..........Saiko!
I followed the smell hoping it would lead me to her.
I sat on the edge of the fountain. The new night slass student hadnt shown up yet. Sheesh. Now i had to WAIT on those filthy creatures.
I smelt blood. It was unfamiliar. I couldnt figure out whose blood it was.
"The new student is late." I casually remarked. Ichijou looked up, "Perhaps he hasnt arrived yet Kaname Sama."
"He's here," I said, "I know he is."
The smell of blood. I guessed the new gaurdian had been a little careless.
"Aidou." I called out.
"K- Kaname Sama!" He saluted me.
"I have a favor to ask." He looked up. "Find the new student if you can."
He bowed, "Of course, Kaname Sama."
thats all for now!! the excitment begins in the next chapter!! ill try to make it longer!!
read and comment!!
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Hemophilia: Treatment for People Who Have Inhibitors
Topic Overview
What are inhibitors?
Some people who have hemophilia A develop antibodies to the injected clotting factor. The body thinks that the replacement clotting factors don't belong in the body, so it creates the antibodies, also called inhibitors, to get rid of them.
Inhibitors may make it harder to treat bleeding episodes because the body's natural defence system (immune system) interferes with the function of replacement clotting factors.
Some people produce few inhibitors; others produce many.
How can I be treated?
If you have inhibitors, hemophilia treatment may require specially engineered replacement clotting factors. Other treatment for clotting factor inhibitors includes therapy to suppress the immune system (immunosuppressive therapy).
If you have a larger amount of inhibitors, you might be treated with:
- Factor bypassing agents. These clotting factors are used to skip the part of the clotting process that requires either clotting factor VIII or IX. This treatment is unpredictable, and it is hard to determine the correct dose. This treatment also slightly increases your risk of having a heart attack or developing blood clots.
- A regimen that allows the body to get used to the clotting factors so that they won't produce as many or any inhibitors. This is done by giving large amounts of clotting factors daily over an extended period of time. During the first part of the treatment, you will get a factor bypassing agent along with the regular clotting factors to make sure that any injury will heal. After the body starts getting used to the clotting factors, the bypassing agent is no longer needed.
If your body produces few inhibitors in reaction to clotting factors, you may be treated with clotting factor concentrate that is made in a lab (recombinant clotting factors). You might get large doses of the clotting factors, which can overwhelm the inhibitors.
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- Roberts HR, et al. (2010). Hemophilia A and hemophilia B. In K Kaushansky et al., eds., Williams Hematology, 8th ed., pp. 2009-2029. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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A panel of Orange County lawmakers approved an amended redistricting plan Thursday, setting the stage for a vote in two weeks on a map that would establish new lines for the county's 21 legislative districts for the next decade.
The main changes made to the Republican-drawn map proposed just three weeks ago were adjustments made in the Newburgh and Middletown areas to enhance the voting power of Hispanic and African-American voters. They included the creation of a City of Newburgh district with a 59 percent Hispanic population.
Before voting, lawmakers discussed whether those modifications would ensure compliance with the 1965 federal Voting Rights Act and ease the threat of litigation — a concern several speakers raised at a March 11 public hearing on the redistricting proposal.
Despite assurances from a county planner who helped plot the maps, some legislators warned that lawsuits might be filed anyway. Michael Amo, who later cast the only dissenting vote, suggested sticking with the original maps if a threat of litigation remained. "I don't know if this does anything for us other than avoid one of 10 lawsuits," said Amo, I-Central Valley. Others acknowledged that uncertainty but argued the county had done its best to address concerns.
"There's no guessing as to what some judge is going to decide, but I think it's a good intent," said Dennis Simmons, R-Port Jervis.
Pressed by the Legislature's Democratic minority leader, Jeff Berkman, the Rules, Enactments and Intergovernmental Relations Committee also approved a minor change Democratic Legislator Myrna Kemnitz had requested, swapping two pieces of turf between legislative districts in her hometown of Monroe.
Patrick Berardinalli, a Newburgh Republican whose neighborhood would become part of that city's proposed Hispanic-majority district, argued against that modification, saying it would be a "drastic change" for Newburgh and might create a stigma. "That phrase is going to stick with that district," he said. "It's not going to be District 6. It's going to be 'the Latino district,' and I think there might be a stigma attached to that as we go down the road."
The panel's OK sends the modified redistricting plan to the full Legislature for a vote on April 5. Lawmakers are racing to adopt new lines in time for elections for all 21 seats this year.


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HILLSBORO — Crater senior wrestler Chance Fahndrich settled for third place and Eagle Point's Aaron Lorenz finished fourth after solid showings at the Reser's Tournament of Champions at Liberty High on Saturday.
Grants Pass' Casey Coulter scored a 2-1 decision over Henley's Tyler Scott to claim the title at 106 pounds, while fellow Caveman Ryan Shean took third at 170.
Fahndrich was pinned in 1:07 in the semifinals at 182 by second-seeded Cody Crawford of Cascade but regrouped to earn a 6-3 decision over David Douglas' Ihog Odighizuwa in the consolation bracket. Fahndrich went on to top Henley's Phillip Morgan in the third-place final.
Lorenz faced a tough draw in his semifinal at 120 pounds, squaring off against nationally ranked Ronnie Bresser of Henley. Bresser secured a 10-2 major decision in the semifinal but Lorenz battled back to reach the third-place final with a 3-1 decision over Jeramiah Baker of David Douglas. McKennan Buckner of Crook County then edged Lorenz for third place.
Eagle Point heavyweight Manny Valdovinos faced a similar stiff challenge in his semifinal against top-seeded Jared Groner of Oregon City and just missed a spot in the finals when Groner scored a takedown to win 3-1 in overtime.
Valdovinos then dropped a 6-2 decision to Zach Gill of Sweet Home to drop into the fifth-place final against Joel Hunter of McNary. Results of that match weren't available at press time.
Roseburg was the runaway winner in the 24-team competition.
TIGARD INVITATIONAL — At Tigard, North Medford senior Marlon Campos dominated in three matches to claim the heavyweight title and help lead the Black Tornado to a third-place finish in the nine-team tournament.
The No. 4-ranked Campos posted two pins and a 5-1 decision en route to his title, pinning sixth-ranked Stephen Hordes of Sunset in the first round of the championship final.
North Medford's Austin Mitchell (106) and Tyler Crist (126) each finished second after falling short in the finals. Mitchell dropped an 11-6 decision to 10th-ranked Ian Rogers of Tigard and Crist was edged 5-3 by eighth-ranked Zarin Lucero of Sunset.
West Linn won the team title and Sandy was second.
PHOENIX BOYS WIN — At Grants Pass, Phoenix's Jeoff Underwood won two individual events and swam on a winning relay team to help the Pirates claim the title in the Grants Pass Invitational at the Grants Pass YMCA.
Phoenix scored 104 points to runner-up Henley's 64.5.
In the girls meet, Henley triumphed with 126 points, followed by Phoenix with 56.
Underwood won the 200-yard individual medley relay in 2 minutes, 6.32 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 50.77. He swam the final leg on the 400 free relay that won in 3:46.95, with teammates Killian Omotoy, Angel Barajas and Jarred Richards.
Cascade Christian's Aaron Ghiglieri won the 200 free (1:44.33) and 100 butterfly (51.37). The Challengers' 200 medley relay of Treyson Robbins, Corey Friesen, Ghiglieri and Hudson Eustace won in 1:53.85.
On the girls side, Phoenix sophomore Alyse Darnall set a school record in the 100 free, winning in 55.77. Kayla Heath set the previous mark of 56.47 in 2009.
Darnall also claimed the 200 IM in 2:21.43.
Cascade Christian's Breanna Sapienza cruised to victory in the 100 fly (54.97) and 100 backstroke (58.83).
TEAM SCORES — Phoenix 104, Henley 64.5, Hidden Valley 51, Cascade Christian 48, Klamath Union 16.5, Junction City 12, North Valley 2.
200 MEDLEY RELAY — Cascade Christian (Treyson Robbins, Corey Friesen, Aaron Ghiglieri, Hudson Eustace) 1:53.85; Henley 2:02.73; Phoenix 2:04.48.
200 FREE — Aaron Ghiglieri, CC, 1:44.33; Killian Omotoy, P, 2:15.94; Justen Peery, P, 2:19.07.
200 IM — Jeoff Underwood, P, 2:06.32; Clint Wallace, HV, 2:27.37; Ryan Knutson, P, 2:45.63.
50 FREE — Haden Wallin, H, 24.41; Jarred Richards, P, 24.57; Isaac Foster, HV, 25.21.
100 FLY — Aaron Ghiglieri, CC, 51.37; Joseph Walker, JC, 58.19; Justen Peery, P, 1:09.16.
100 FREE — Jeoff Underwood, P, 50.77; Haden Wallin, H, 54.64; Jarred Richards, P, 55.75.
500 FREE — Joseph Walker, JC, 5:24.68; Ryan Knutson, P, 6:16.59; Wolf Porter, HV, 7:08.59.
200 FREE — Phoenix (Jarred Richards, Ryan Knutson, Angel Barajas, Jeoff Underwood) 1:39.11; Cascade Christian 1:39.65; Hidden Valley 1:44.44.
100 BACK — Alex Willrett, KU, 1:04.88; Treyson Robbins, CC, 1:09.29; Nate Iams, H, 1:11.46.
100 BREASTS — Clint Wallace, HV, 1:10.24; Chandler Davis, H, 1:16.20; Austin Halvorsen, H, 1:17.06.
400 FREE — Phoenix (Killian Omotoy, Angel Barajas, Jarred Richards, Jeoff Underwood) 3:46.95; Phoenix 'B' 4:14.02; Hidden Valley 4:21.54.
TEAM SCORES — Henley 126, Phoenix 56, Junction City 41, Klamath Union 35, North Valley 19, Hidden Valley 16, Cascade Christian 14.
200 MEDLEY RELAY — Henley (Angela Kirschner, Sierra Myers, Aunika Torres, Jenny Kirschner) 2:00.41; Phoenix 2:06.39; Junction City 2:19.70.
200 FREE — Leta Spradley, H, 2:04.23; Melissa Britsch, KU, 2:18.90; Katie Brown, NV, 2:30.41.
200 IM — Alyse Darnall, P, 2:21.43; Aunika Torres, H, 2:29.77; Kendra Reyes, JC, 2:49.75.
50 FREE — Angela Kirschner, H, 25.73; Kylee Burks, P, 27.46; Sierra Myers, H, 28.35.
100 FLY — Breanna Sapienza, CC, 54.97; Aunika Torres, H, 1:08.21; Olivia Sanchez, P, 1:08.60.
100 FREE — Alyse Darnall, P, 55.77; Angela Kirschner, H, 55.78; Arin Fitch, P, 1:03.10.
500 FREE — Leta Spradley, H, 5:29.14; Jenny Kirschner, H, 5:38.13; Olivia Sanchez, P, 6:10.94.
200 FREE — Henley (Sierra Myers, Jenny Kirschner, Leta Spradley, Angela Kirschner) 1:48.08; Junction City 2:04.31; Henley 2:12.49.
100 BACK — Breanna Sapienza, CC, 58.83; Kylee Burks, P, 1:10.58; Taylor Wilkins, HV, 1:14.80.
100 BREAST — Sierra Myers, H, 1:15.95; Mikay Gerdes, JC, 1:24.69; Emily Parker, JC, 1:24.69.
400 FREE RELAY — Henley (Aunika Torres, Leta Spradley, Kaylie Severson, Jenny Kirschner) 4:02.73; Phoenix 4:15.24; Klamath Union 4:41.00.