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August 13th
The day has come for a wedding and one last human experience. Takes place after Eclipse.
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1. Chapter 1
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I stared at myself in the full-length mirror, enamored with the reflection I saw looking back at me. It was unfamiliar. The girl – no, woman – in the reflection was pretty and made-up in a cream-colored gown. The dress clung perfectly to my frame – the satin neckline scooping across my chest and tucking in at my waist. The chiffon sleeves fell over my arms just past my elbow, a soft puff – it wasn't a modern style, but neither was the dress. From my hips, layers of more satin and chiffon and lace fell in cascades. The dress swished and flowed; it was like water – each movement fluid and graceful. I had not chosen the dress, but it was perfect. I could not have found a dress as perfect on my own and, since I'd agreed to this whole wedding thing, I was now very glad I had given Alice the reigns to plan everything. Including this dress. It made me feel different; more mature, more grown-up. But it also felt right. I didn't feel like a girl playing dress-up. I was a woman in her wedding gown, ready and prepared to walk down the aisle.
My eyes traveled the reflection some more. I looked at my thin wrist, where the charm bracelet dangled – a red wolf on one end; a diamond heart on the other – heavier than the other charm, weighting down the chain just a little. My neck, I'd left bare – and Alice had swept my hair up loosely. Soft tendrils fell out randomly, but the way Alice had pinned everything it did not look messy. Just romantic, in a style from a time gone by. Tucked into the back were tiny, peach-colored baby roses. Finally, I looked at the face in the mirror. It was familiar, yes, but different. I'd allowed Alice to put makeup on me. But to my utter surprise and delight, she had not gone overboard. It was soft and subtle – but it made my features look so different. More defined, yet softer – enhancing the natural blush of my cheeks and the pink in my lips. My eyelashes were already long, but the mascara (waterproof – thanks, Alice) gave them emphasis. Slowly, it dawned on me – this beautiful reflection in the mirror really was me.
And I was getting married. Holy crap.
Of course, I'd been expecting this day – anticipating it for the last several weeks of the unusually cool, gloomy summer (even for Forks). For so long I'd resisted this arrangement, but I'd eventually come to see things differently. So I'd been looking forward to it, in a small way. This was my choice – and the wedding was a way for me to share this choice with my friends and family before I vanished.
Charlie was still a little peeved (he'd been furious, when I first told him) but I could tell he was also excited. He'd been jumpy for the last 36 hours, practicing the words he was required to say during the ceremony – reading them to himself in the bathroom mirror when he thought I couldn't hear. He'd pressed his suit several times already and I was pretty sure the seams wouldn't last through much more pressure from his iron. And he'd been fussing about me spending my last night as a single woman at home. I didn't mind; in fact, part of me agreed. It sort of added to the romance of the wedding. Especially a wedding as old-fashioned as the one Alice was planning. That was not for my benefit; I didn't care what kind of a wedding I had. But she and I both knew it would mean the world to Edward, even if he didn't say so.
Renee had griped only mildly about the wedding. She'd lectured me plenty growing up about not rushing into something like marriage … I assured her that her lessons had not been ignored. I asked her to trust me; to trust that I really was doing the right thing. And, begrudgingly, she relented.
I had not been dreading this day. But even as it arrived, I felt nervous. Only because it meant the rest of my life would begin soon. Edward and I would marry today. Tonight, we would try. And before my 19th birthday next month, Edward would kill me and turn me into a vampire. It was practically perfect, all things considered.
A soft knock at the door interrupted my thoughts. It couldn't be Alice, she'd left to finish setting things up at the church once she'd finished my primping. And it couldn't be Edward; he wasn't allowed to see me now until the ceremony. Renee and Phil were meeting us at the church. It left only one other person.
"Come in," I said, and smiled as I turned to meet my father.
He stopped as he stepped into the room and for a moment, I think, he stopped breathing. His eyes glittered with sudden moisture as he looked me up and down – much as I'd done to my reflection just a moment ago. "Oh Bella," he said. "You're all grown up. You are so beautiful."
My smile grew, spread full across my cheeks. I was careful not to tear my dress as I walked across the room, arms out to embrace him. He caught me up in a tight hug – his arms stronger around me than I'd expected. He kissed my hair, regardless of the care Alice had put into fixing it earlier, and sniffled loudly. I heard him swallow a sob, then take a deep breath and pull back. His hands rested on my shoulders as he took another good, long look at me – as if making sure he remembered every little detail about my appearance. This was the goodbye he'd been anticipating and I think part of him knew our time together was running out. The moments left would be brief.
"Well," he said, finally. "I guess we'd better get going. But I think there's someone downstairs who wants to see you before we go." He smiled sadly and led me out the door. He hovered behind me as we walked down the stairs, probably afraid I would trip and fall and break my neck and miss my wedding. But I was careful as I took each step – the one item of my wedding wardrobe I'd insisted upon was flat shoes; Alice had obliged with custom ballet slippers – and hoisting my layers of skirts up indecently high, to make sure I could see the stairs and wouldn't trip on the fabric.
I heard a chuckle from the doorway as I came down the last few steps. I looked up to see a large teenage boy filling the kitchen, arms crossed across his broad chest. He was wearing a suit and tie, his hair combed neatly back. "I thought brides were supposed to be graceful," he said.
I glowered, setting down my dress and straightening the skirts now that I'd completed the stairway obstacle course. "Well it wouldn't do for me to fall and hurt myself on my wedding day."
"Yes, you might have to call the whole thing off –." He stopped when he caught my eye and raised his hands in apology. "Sorry. Old habits." He smiled then, kindly. "You look really beautiful, Bella."
"Thanks Jake. I'm glad you came." From the corner of my eye, I watched my father slip outside to give us some privacy.
"I'm not staying."
"I know. That's okay."
"I just wanted to see you before … and to remind you that you've still got another option."
I shook my head. "I promised I wouldn't leave him at the altar. And I really don't want to do that, anyway."
Jake nodded, sadly. It seemed that he'd expected my response. He was not surprised, but I admired his unwillingness to let hope die. It was something I loved about him – his constant hope and optimism. "I still love you, Bells," he said.
I smiled. "I know. I love you, too." I just loved someone else more; but I didn't need to remind Jake of that. He already knew. Outside, the horn on Charlie's cruiser honked loudly. I laughed. "I guess I have to go."
"Yeah," Jake said, scuffling his feet and looking down. "You wouldn't want to be late to your own wedding." He stepped aside to let me pass, but I surprised him when I threw my arms around his waist and hugged him tightly. It might be the last time I could; I wasn't sure. I had caught him off guard, but after a moment, he returned the gesture, squeezing back. "Won't he be mad when you show up smelling like werewolf?"
I grinned as I pulled back. "He'll understand." Smiling at him one last time, I turned and walked out to join Charlie in the car.
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With my arm locked in Charlie's, I didn't hear the music. I moved forward when he did, trusting him to keep rhythm. No, all I heard was the thrumming of my heart – each beat counting down the time I had left. A pulse in my head. I looked around at the faces staring back at me as Charlie led me down the aisle. My mother and Phil where already at the front; and I could tell Renee was already crying. On the other side, were Esme and Carlisle. In other rows and seats were my friends from high school – Angela and Ben and Mike and Jessica and some others I hadn't known so well, but who'd been invited, anyway. They all seemed so confused; after all, I hadn't seemed the type to run off and get married just two months after graduating high school. Some other, distant relatives I didn't really know where also there. And some of my dad's friends – other cops and Sue Clearwater and Billy Black. Finally, I forced my eyes to the front of the church, where the priest waited patiently. On one side, were my bridesmaids – Alice and Rosalie (it had been my way of offering a truce) – and on the other side, Jasper and Emmett stood beside Edward.
Edward. He always seemed to dazzle me, but the look on his face at this time would have stopped me in my tracks if it hadn't been for Charlie, pulling me along. Edward positively glowed as he watched me come down the aisle. I saw him smile when a deep blush rose up my cheeks and my heartbeat quickened in my chest.
My hands were sweating as Charlie pulled my arm from his and passed me over to Edward (muttering something about "I give this woman"); but as soon as his cold hands clasped mine, the sweating stopped. The trembling that I'd been fighting since Charlie had begun walking me down the aisle ceased. I was instantly relaxed by Edward's touch. I felt his breath in my ear as he murmured, "As a vampire, I didn't think it was possible … but Bella, you've stolen my breath away." He kissed my ear, and then straightened up – the picture of a perfect gentleman groom.
With Edward holding onto me, I was only vaguely aware of what happened during the ceremony. I repeated the necessary words and made the necessary motions – placing the ring on his finger and holding my hand as steady as possible while he returned the gesture. And then, we were kissing. In a church. In front of all our friends and relatives and even some people we didn't really know very well – kissing, right there in front of everyone. But it was okay – because the priest had told us to, had declared us man and wife – even though Edward and I both knew we were so much more. This kiss was different from the others we'd shared; it held the promise of something more and in that instant all I wanted was a room alone in the dark with Edward.
But that would have to wait. Pulling away, carefully as always, Edward looked down at me and grinned. Then he grabbed my hand and we practically ran back down the aisle and into daylight.
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For someone who didn't eat food, Alice had planned a very lovely dinner menu for the reception. Edward only mildly picked at his plate, pushing pieces of filet mignon and broccoli florets and summer potatoes around his plate to make it look like he'd eaten something. I, however, devoured mine – I was still human, after all; still needed sustenance and might as well enjoy the fine feast before me, while I still could. It was my wedding, after all. I could do whatever I wanted.
After dinner, were the toasts. Alice, my maid of honor, talked about how happy she was to have another sister. Emmett, Edward's best man, repeated a similar sentiment – and added how much I seemed to have improved his brother's life. "He's much less grumpy now that you're around, Bella," he said. Carlisle and Esme talked about how much Edward had changed for the better since meeting me. They talked about how happy they were we'd found each other and they wished us an eternity of bliss.
Renee said she still couldn't believe her baby had gotten married. "I warned her about this," she said. "But she seems to think she knows better … and I think she probably does. She always did."
And then Charlie – the father of the bride – stood and raised his glass. I was nervous about Charlie's toast. We hadn't really discussed it, though I'd tried. I'd asked him to please, be nice and he just told me to bugger off and mind my own business. He said he'd be perfectly polite and that he only got to give a toast at his only daughter's wedding once and he wanted to do it right and I should never mind worrying about it. But I also knew how much Charlie didn't like Edward and I couldn't forget the deep shade of purple his face had turned when we first told him about the engagement. Standing now with his glass raised, I kept waiting for the vermillion to return to his cheeks, but it didn't come. Instead, it looked like he was holding back tears. He coughed into his hand. "Bella … I've watched you grow up. Always so stubborn, so clumsy, so strong-willed … and I've loved you for every second. Even when you got on my very last nerve. And when you met Edward … you changed. You were still stubborn, clumsy and strong-willed," he said, glancing down at a crumpled piece of paper, on which he'd scribbled the words he didn't want to forget. "But you became stronger, prouder and more confident. I've never seen you walk so tall as today, Bells. And I've never been as proud of you as I am now – and I've never loved you so much. As a father, you always want to hold onto your little girl … to protect her from the world. But you're all grown up now, Bella, so I can't keep holding on. Edward, I'm asking you to watch over her for me now."
"I will," Edward said, softly, so that only Charlie and I could hear him.
"To Bella and Edward," Charlie said, raising his glass higher. "I wish you both everything you could ever hope for."
Across the room, glasses clinked and the crowd was quiet for a moment as everyone swallowed their champagne. I noticed my underage friends glancing at each other nervously; drinking in front of grown-ups, I imagine, they all felt rather scandalous and bold.
When the toast was done, someone announced that it was time for the bride and groom's first dance. A song I was only vaguely familiar with began to play as Edward tugged me toward the dance floor. He knew I was wary about this part, but I had agreed to it because he'd asked nicely. I knew the first dance was important to Edward; he'd chosen the song on his own. With guitar strings thrumming an easy rhythm, Edward clasped his arm around my waist and took my hand in his. In his embrace, I felt much more confident – even as he began to move with the song.
Love of mine, someday you will die …
But I'll be close behind, and I'll follow you into the dark …
... just our hands clasped so tight ...
"Just follow," he whispered in my ear. And when I did just that, it was quite simple. We swayed together and in his arms, with his breath in my ear, I forgot that there were many sets of eyes watching us. "… if there's no one beside you when your soul embarks … Then I'll follow you into the dark …" Edward murmured in my ear, his velvety smooth voice matching the lyrics.
"Interesting choice," I said, listening more closely to the words as he sang along.
"Perhaps a bit ironic," he replied. "But truthful, nonetheless." Listening more closely, I couldn't agree more. We'd already proven the words true.
Relaxing in his arms, I closed my eyes and let my head rest against his shoulder. "I could stay here forever," I said, sighing.
Beneath my cheek, I felt him chuckle lightly. "Me too," he said, and we swayed some more as the music played on. We danced into the night, the sky darkening outside and the stars beginning to twinkle above. Slowly, the evening reached its December. Our guests expressed their well wishes and went on their way. And as the moon faded as the late-night clouds moved in from the coast, blanketing the inland with their cover, our families began tidying up the reception area. Gathering up tablecloths and gifts and empty glasses. Still, I remained in Edwards arms, just moving with him. And he held me. Until Alice finally came and shooed us out the door.
"Go home," she said. "We're not coming with you tonight."
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The Cullen house was empty. Joyously, pleasantly empty. Inside, Edward scooped me up and carried me up the stairs to his room, where the iron bed loomed – its blankets and pillows so tempting, though not for sleep.
Alone, finally, in the dark, I turned to him. "Can I undress myself yet?" I asked coyly.
"No," he said, grinning. "I want to do that part."
Obligingly, I turned, and grasped onto the bed post, exposing the hooks and loops running down my back. He came up behind me and I felt his cold hands clasp around my waist. His breath tickled my skin before his lips pressed down on the hollow where my neck met my shoulder. As he kissed my flesh, I remembered why I'd wanted my hair up and my neck bare – this was why. As he kissed my neck and collarbone, his hands slowly moved to the bindings on my dress, carefully unhooking each closure down my back. When the last loop had been freed, I felt his icy hands on my waist – on my actual flesh. His hands wrapped around me inside the dress and I let out a squeal when he spun me around so that we were once again facing each other.
His hands seemed to be everywhere at once – walking up the bare skin of my back, running down my waist and hips, tracing up my torso to my collar and neck, into my hair. He leaned down, his hands still a blur, and we kissed. It wasn't like our other kisses. This one was different; it had purpose – passion and fire and utter want. I felt my knees buckle, but Edward had already firmly grasped my waist – pressing me against him – so I didn't fall. He scooped me up and laid me gently on the bed.
I stifled a whimper as he pulled away from me, but then I saw the twinkle in his golden eyes and that crooked smile I loved so much. His hands wandered down my legs, pushing up the layers of skirts. Deftly, he flicked off my shoes, then let his hands trace the curve of my leg, up toward my thigh – where the garter had never been removed. It was a tradition we'd ignored at the wedding. Now, alone in the dark, he slid it down and off my leg, then brought his hand back to rest on my bare thigh, tracing lazy circles on the skin there.
I was almost dizzy when he brought his face back to mine, pressing our lips together again. But slowly, I willed my hands into action -- tugging at the tie around his neck and fumbling open the buttons on his shirt. He straightened up, pulling me with him. He straddled my legs and pushed his hands into my hair, undoing the careful pinning Alice had attended to earlier that day. I didn't care. I took this opportunity to push his shirt and jacket off his shoulders. He obliged, and shrugged his arms out of the garments, then quickly brought his hands back to my face and neck and sides and back. He kissed my mouth, then my chin, then the hollow at the base of my neck – tracing more kisses down my chest until he reached the fabric of my dress. He sighed, frustrated, and pushed off the bed and onto his feet, pulling me with him. I knew what he was after and raised my arms above me, as he carefully pulled the dress over my head. He laid it aside, carefully. "I really do love this dress, Bella."
I smiled. "Alice picked it out."
"But you agreed to wear it."
"I liked it … and I knew you would, too."
He turned his attention back to me. In the moonlight, I felt quite pale – even compared to Edward's sculpted marble chest. I watched him eagerly take in my nearly naked form. His eyes traced over each line and curve of my body. He held my hand and kissed my wrist, then my elbow, then my shoulder and then the soft curve of my breast, peeking above the complicated undergarments I'd worn beneath my wedding dress. Edward pulled back and surveyed the obstacle course between him and my flesh.
"Hmm," he said. "These look tricky … I imagine Alice picked these out, as well."
I rolled my eyes. Of course. I didn't even need to answer.
He chuckled, then gave the hooks and loops and buckles another cursory glance, before his fingers were deftly undoing each fastening. I gasped when he pulled them from my frame, exposing my body. He'd never actually seen me naked and I felt a sudden shyness creeping over me. He seemed to sense this, because he pulled me against him and murmured in my ear. "It's okay. I'm your husband, remember?"
This made me smile and relax. I looked up into his eyes and smirked, as my hands wandered to his waist and began tugging on the waist of his pants. "That's right," I said. "And I'm your wife."
"My wife," he said, smiling. He didn't seem to pay any attention as I pulled the last of his clothes off of him. "I like the way that sounds. Bella, my wife."
He was distracted by the words, but I knew he wouldn't be for long. I stepped away from him and slid backwards onto the bed and into the middle of the mattress. I leaned back, tossing my now mussed hair over my shoulder. "Edward?"
His eyes were suddenly wide and staring at me – though not quite making eye contact. I didn't care. I reach out to him and tugged him towards me. He obliged, climbing on top of me, his eyes greedily taking in the length of my exposed skin. His fingers danced over every inch of me and I shivered at his touch, though not from the chill. We kissed again, more passionate than before, and grasped at each other's flesh. Edward rolled to the side and pulled me tighter against him, his hand burning into my back as he pressed our chests together. Holding tightly to me, he rolled me once again onto my back and he hovered over me. I felt the pressure of his body against me, but not his weight.
"Are you ready?" he asked, steeling himself to try extremely hard not to kill me in the process of making love.
"Yes," I said. It was not soft or hesitant. I spoke firmly. This is what I wanted; what I'd been aching to have for several months.
He kissed me again and I gasped into his mouth as he pressed inside me. "Oh!" He instantly tried to pull away, but I held onto him. "It's okay," I said.
"I'm not hurting you, am I? I'm … sort of new to this."
I smiled up at him, reassuringly. "I am too … it's just different. Just … don't move for a second. Let me get used to this."
"I can do that," he said, smiling back at me. "I like this feeling. You and me … as one."
I breathed deeply, holding tightly to his neck. I pulled my face to his and we kissed again. Joined together at the hips and at our mouths, we truly were one being. And Edward was right; I liked this feeling. As I grew accustomed to the sensation of having his body inside of mine, I sighed. "Okay," I said, and as he moved I felt my body shudder.
"What?" he said, alarmed again.
"Edward, if you panic every time I react to you, this is going to prove extremely difficult."
"What do you mean? I didn't hurt you?"
"No, Edward. In fact, it's the exact opposite … you're driving me mad with pleasure."
"Oh," he said, smiling. "So you like this?" And he moved again, grinning more broadly when I reacted.
"Yes," I said, drawing out the S. Now that Edward realized he was not hurting me, but actually giving me pleasure, he took more relish with each action. Every movement seemed to be carefully gauged.
"You know, for just trying," he said, stilling grinning smugly, "we seem to be doing quite well."
Perhaps he was getting a little too smug for his own good. As he was about to make another motion, I twisted and contracted my muscles and he gasped, his eyes going wide and his mouth forming a perfect "O." It was my turn to grin. "Yes," I said. "Quite well."
We were on even ground, truly, and now that we'd grown comfortable with our joint bodies, the competition ended. We kissed and gasped and breathed into each other's mouths. Edward concentrated on the movement between our two bodies, one hand bracing his body against the bed – the other pressing into my flesh – my arms, my chest, my back, my neck. He twisted his fingers into my hair. I felt his teeth graze my ear and my neck – but I knew he was not going to bite. His lips pressed against the hollow under my ear. It would probably bruise there tomorrow. And as his mouth traveled my body, I returned the favor to him. I kissed his neck and his shoulders and his arms. I pressed my lips against his marble chest and he sighed. I held onto his shoulders with my hands, matching his rhythm and his pace.
And then, suddenly, I saw stars passing over my eyes. I felt dizzy and the room spun around me. I threw my head back and gasped loudly, his name on the cusp of my breath. Emotions passed through me that I didn't know were possible; I felt tears in my eyes, but they were tears of gratification. Above me, when I could focus, I saw Edward grinning and panting. His body was trembling along with mine in unison. And when it felt like I couldn't take anything else, I felt a surge pass through my whole body and I pulled myself from the mattress and clung to Edward, my arms wrapped tightly around his back. His hand pressed into my back, holding me there as we rode out the final wave together.
When it had passed, we rolled onto our sides, facing each other, our legs and arms intertwined. Edward's eyes twinkled as they danced over my face.
"I'm glad I agreed to try this with you," he said. "Though I have a feeling it might be even better when you're no longer human."
"Why, Edward Cullen – that almost sounds as if you're finally looking forward to making me a vampire."
"You know, Bella Cullen," he replied, "I just might be."
And he scooped me up in his arms and with his breath on my face, I drifted off into the most peaceful sleep.
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Replaced Old English westen, woesten "a desert, wilderness," from the Latin word. Meaning "useless expenditure" is recorded from c.1300; sense of "refuse matter" is attested from c.1400. Waste basket first recorded 1850. Waste-paper first recorded 1580s.
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To gradually lose energy, strength, or bodily substance, as from disease. n.
The undigested residue of food eliminated from the body; excrement.
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AMR Corporation Announces Daniel Garton President and Chief Executive Officer of American Eagle
Jun 10, 2010, 16:38 ET from AMR Corporation
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a move that positions its regional airline for continued growth and success, AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR), parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle, today named Daniel P. Garton President and Chief Executive Officer of American Eagle, one of the world's largest regional airlines. AMR also reiterated its intent to evaluate the possible divestiture of American Eagle.
Garton returns to American Eagle after 12 years with American Airlines, most recently as Executive Vice President – Marketing for American Airlines since 2002, a role in which he was responsible for American's Reservations, AA.com, Flight Service, Sales, the AAdvantage® travel awards program, Advertising and Corporate Communications. Previously Garton held senior executive positions in operations and finance and was President of American Eagle Airlines for three years beginning in July 1995. During Garton's tenure at American Eagle, he engineered the airline's transition from four separate carriers to one and introduced the regional airline to the jet age with the acquisition of its first jet aircraft.
"The AMR Board of Directors and I clearly recognize Dan's leadership and his many contributions to AMR," said Gerard Arpey, AMR's Chairman and CEO. "Dan has remarkable talent and ability that – when coupled with his broad knowledge of the challenging airline industry and his insight from his time as President of American Eagle – make him uniquely qualified to lead American Eagle, especially as we begin a strategic evaluation of the regional airline."
"American Eagle is a great airline with a solid collection of assets, a strong network covering the United States, the Caribbean, Canada and Mexico with more than 1,500 daily departures, and a dedicated group of 12,000 talented employees," said Garton. "The Company has accomplished a great deal despite facing enormous challenges over the last decade. But I believe there is now a tremendous opportunity to begin a new chapter in the airline's history, creating new possibilities for our customers, partners and employees."
According to Garton, these are times of unprecedented challenge and change in the airline industry and regional airlines are in an excellent position to capitalize on these new market dynamics. "When you look at the sheer scope of the regional airline industry, carriers like American Eagle provide half the scheduled passenger flights in the United States, which is a pretty phenomenal contribution. Regional airlines ensure a critical transportation link, particularly with medium and smaller sized markets that might otherwise not have air service," he said.
While Executive Vice President-Marketing for American, Garton played a pivotal role in driving American's marketing initiatives. Among his many accomplishments, Garton introduced a new booking tool on AA.com that allows travelers to search flight options by both price and schedule and rolled out American's Lowest Fare Guarantee on AA.com. He also is credited with spearheading American's Customer Experience Leadership initiative to redouble the airline's customer service efforts, including tailoring products and services to American's premium customers. In addition, Garton had responsibility for unveiling American's Gogo® Inflight Wireless Internet service and revolutionizing award travel by introducing the popular "One-Way Flex Awards," giving AAdvantage members more options when redeeming award travel.
Garton joined American in 1984 and held a variety of staff positions in the Sales, Marketing, Finance and Airport Operations departments at American, in addition to his three-year tenure as President of American Eagle. Garton left AMR briefly to serve for two years as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Continental Airlines before returning in 1995 to AMR to assume the presidency of American Eagle.
Garton succeeds Peter Bowler, a 26-year Company veteran who in May announced his retirement from the airline. Garton will assume his new duties immediately and retain his role on AMR's Executive Committee. In addition, Garton will continue in his role as Executive Vice President-Marketing at American until a successor is named.
About American Eagle
American Eagle is one of the world's largest regional airlines, operating more than 260 regional aircraft and over 1,500 daily flights to nearly 160 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines. American Eagle carries in excess of 19 million customers annually and generates approximately $2.4 billion in "onboard" customer revenue in addition to connecting 10 million customers and associated revenue to American Airlines flights.
About American Airlines
American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection® serve 250 cities in 40 countries with, on average, more than 3,400 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve nearly 700 destinations in more than 130 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, We know why you fly and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR)
Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet.
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As I'm sure many of you already know, the Detroit Lions are coming under fire for the process they used in hiring Mooch. Many minority groups are criticizing the Lions for having not interviewed a black candidate before hiring Steve Mariucci. The Lions contend that they intived five black candidates to interview, but all declined. Most of the candidates say they declined because it was so obvious that the Lions wanted Mooch it wasn't even worth their time to interview.
Now, what I want to know is where people stand on this. Personally, I think the policy enacted by the league is generally good in that it looks to create a more equal plying field at the top amongst NFL teams. However, the policy will be detrimental if it is used even in these types of situations.
To me, the policy's value comes into play when there is no clear-cut person in mind for a job. Example - after the Saints fired Ditka. There was no one person who the Saints were in love with. In that type of situation you definitely want all possibilities examined closely. However, in this situation with the Lions, or the one in Dallas with Parcels, or Spurrier with the Redskins, etc. enforcing this rule seems stupid. You make a team find a guy who is willing to come in for an interview even though he knows he doesn't have any real shot at a job. It's dumb.
The situation in Jacksonville seems like a bigger deal to me. They hired a nobody. That's the kind of situation where you'd like to see on of those top minority coordinators get a shot. But in Detroit... there isn't a better AVAILABLE coach on the market than Mariucci, and he is the guy that Millen has had his eye on for almost three years now. Now they're talking about having to fine the Lions or even take away their first round draft pick. That's ridiculous.
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My take on this is pretty simple. Trying to force any business into hiring from a pool of people be it based on age, race, gender, etc, etc, etc, with a threat of penalties is pure blackmail, enuthical, and in some way, I\'m sure illegal.
Let me put it this way. How many people who own a business want outsiders telling them how to run their internal business? My guess is none unles they\'re invited to the party.
It\'s like saying \"hey....we know that Einstien is the guy you want to pay to look into how the universe was created. Buuuuuuuut, this other guy he went to school with AND is just as old AND has been in the physics field for just as long ain\'t Albert, but hey...we think you should hire him anyways because we think he could do just as good a job. Even tho old man Einstien is the guy you want. Oh, and it sounds like an even better idea to us, because we don\'t have to live with the consequences or pay him.\"
It\'s a crock.
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Well guys I have to agree with you both. I do own my own business and I wouldn\'t let some outsider tell me who I can hire. To me business just doesn\'t work that way. You have to hire the man best suited for the job. I liken it to hireing a short order cook to cater the President\'s State dinners.
Mooch, like him or not, is a winner. It\'ll be hard for anyone to find fault in that.
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Interesting... guys, nobody is dictating who the Lions can or cannot hire. They aren\'t really even dictating who they can or cannot interview. They\'re saying that the Lions, or any other team, must interview at least one candidate who is a minority. Now in this instance I do think that sanctions against Detroit are a bad idea, however the policy is not. You guys don\'t see something wrong in the fact that there are, what, less than 10 black head coaches in Professional and major college football head coaching jobs?
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Whodat -- There\'s only something wrong with that if race is truely the reason. In my opinion the rule is just racism reversed. In my opinion, if I own the team, then I\'ll interview whomever I choose and I\'ll hire whomever I choose. In my little pea brain that\'s how it should work. I\'d also have to admit that sometimes I have too much faith in people.
The sad thing is...we\'re all in here talkin about it. What that means is Johnny Cochran has already won.
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Question #1... If I\'m not mistaken I read an article that several minority coaches were offered the chance to interview with the Lions but turned them down because they were under the impression that the job was already Mooches. To me that says they have no confidence in themselves as coaches. If you won\'t even tell your story, why should I hire you?
Question #2...Don\'t kid yourself about Jack Del Rio, he was a very good linebacker and defensive coach. This guy has talent. All I see he needs is someone to install an offense to go with the talent they have there.
P.S. It hurt me to see that the Seahawks hired Ray Rhodes as their Defensive co-ordinator. I was sure hopeing that the Saints would try to get him. I have nothing against minority coaches, I just think you hire the best man available.
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Saintfan, I agree, but I think you are being a little too idealistic. Race will always be an issue as long as we make it an issue. This policy inheriently creates a division amongst races by quantifying people on those lines. For those reason I don\'t like it.
In a perfect world NFL teams would hire the best person for the job regardless of color, sex, etc etc etc. But we don\'t live in a perfect world. And those things do matter, whether we like it, or want to admit it, or not. Will things get better eventually, sure. I think so. But it is hard to blame these groups for wanting to speed the process.
Do I like Johnny Cochran? No. And I am yet to find any organization founded to \"promote\" or \"advance\" a particular ethnic group to ever have equality truly in mind. They strive to improve the position of \"their people\" in society, rather than strive for the thing that should truly be the ultimate goal: an equal society in which race is a non-factor.
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Wow, that\'s amazing. I just read about the AP story dogging the Lions out about this and was going off about it here in the office. My thoughts on the subject are as follows:
The basic idea is to give minority coaches a better shot at obtaining these jobs. Well, the \"Rooney Plan\" is going to fail miserably. Now, there are probably many minority coaches out there who would do an outstanding job as an NFL head coach. But this isn\'t the way to do it. It is just a token system. They can interview the token minority coach and then go on to who they really want to hire. I agree with WhoDat on the point that Mooch was where Millen wanted to go from day one. I also read that Millen tried to get other coaches to come in for interviews and the reasons that they declined. I think that equal opportunities are great, but you can\'t force it on people.
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Bunch of crap. Best man will get the job.
Dennis Green hasn\'t gotten a job - why? Probably either doesn\'t want one, or hasn\'t been what the owners are looking for, or what he was lookign for.
Now Johnnie \" If it don\'t fit, you must acquit\" Cochran would like you to believe that it\'s because he\'s a minority, and that the owners are racist. Actually, Cochran is doing minorities a disservice - To me, he is saying - Hey, minorities, you can\'t make it on your own, you are not good enough to do it by yourself, and you need our help to achieve the goals that you cannot achieve from your own accomplishments.
Really, I wish the \"majority\" had the nuts to shut these guys up once and for all. I\'m soooo sick of all this \"minority\" , \"racist\" , \"affirmative action\" B.S. it makes me want to puke.
Oh, I feel better, like after a big crap.
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It\'s interesting in the outcry on this one. I\'m a bit surprised actually. I will agree with pretty much all of you that any rule and/or enforcable policy which strives to create equality almost never does in any situation. However, it\'s telling that no one in here has sided with the Lions or even really noted that there is a problem.
Let me give you an example. Three years ago at about this time the Saints hired Jim Haslett. Now, I will say that I knew almost nothing about the uy until the papers started talking about him. He was looked at as young, defensively minded, up-and-coming, players\' coach. Does that not describe Marvin Lewis? I knew who Marvin Lewis was at that time. People then were talking about when Lewis would get his shot. No one was talking about Haslett. But Haslett got hired and it took three years longer for Lewis to get hired, and he was finally hired by the worst franchise in the league. No one finds that to be a bit out of sorts?
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Sounds like a level-headed, respectful guy. I will root for him. At least he doesn't have 13 kids with 8 different women and he doesn't wear a girly-man headband.
Dont really know where this thread is going.....
Hopefully on our line he won't be bulldozed as easily as the houses of his countrymen?
Maybe Woody is trying to reach across the aisle. Gay ex-QB. New black QB. Muslim OL.
I don't know how anyone could actually read the Huffington Post. It's the worst.
That was pretty funny.
I don't think anyone reads the Huffington post seriously
I think he meant a Muslim Arab.
I've never seen a 6'6 300 lb Palestinian before. Sounds pretty cool though.
I've never seen a flamboyantly gay Palestinian before either. He did not sound pretty cool, but he was amusing.
My uncle (who is a Giants fan) is ecstatic about the Jets pick. Mainly because he coached him when he played at Xavier in High School. When I asked about him when we drafted him, he said that the kid is an extremely well mannered and hard working athlete, and that it was a good pick up.
The sports media throw butt fumble into everything, even when not relevant, as if it was the worst thing ever. Fox (and "friends") do the same for Benghazi. I'd say huffington post is making a very astute allusion.
Woody take note, you'll probably want to sell the team (please).
You'll a bunch of red necks. Liberal? Why, cause he's the enemy and he's not hated. You bad, me good. Ass wipes!!! I hope he goes all pro
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As long as Steambox allows me to play games with a keyboard and mouse, it will be a superior choice to any other console.
Still no ability to play multiplayer with somebody without them buying the game, the one spot where I feel consoles definitely have the advantage over PC games.
I think this functionality depends on how the game is implemented, rather than what Steam can do about it.
Perhaps that will come. But still, this is a step that Valve didn't have to take, and another reminder that as far as global companies controlling intellectual property are concerned, Valve is about the closest we've got to a "good guy" to root for.
Perhaps that will come. But still, this is a step that Valve didn't have to take, and another reminder that as far as global companies controlling intellectual property are concerned, Valve is about the closest we've got to a "good guy" to root for.
Except for when they change this ToS and if you don't agree to something you're locked out of all the games you had purchased previously...
Just out of interest, why is it good when Valve does this sort of thing with Steam but it was ultimate internet uproar when Microsoft proposed the exact same thing for the XBox One before having to backtrack?
This requires the exact same phoning home that Microsoft originally planned to implement and they were offering this exact same feature as a result of that.
Is there a particular reason as to why it's suddenly now okay other than the fact Valve seems to get a free pass when it introduces ever more intrus
Just out of interest, why is it good when Valve does this sort of thing with Steam but it was ultimate internet uproar when Microsoft proposed the exact same thing for the XBox One before having to backtrack?
Because the XBox is console, and Steam games are on a PC. Think of them being at opposite ends of a spectrum. This is valve taking a step in the right direction (more sharing where there's basically none at the minute), and Microsoft were taking a step in the wrong direction (limiting sharing where it was previously easy to do).
I don't think that makes sense. Until Steam DRM came along I was perfectly able to share PC games. It's only a step forward if you ignore the fact that Steam DRM was a massive step backwards in the first place so effectively you're saying Valve is now taking one step forward after previously having taken PC gaming 2 steps back whereas Microsoft was taking 1 step back after having always been one step forward.
My Quake CD was shared with most people I know (and I think every one of them went on to buy their o
Still no ability to play multiplayer with somebody without them buying the game, the one spot where I feel consoles definitely have the advantage over PC games.
Don't console gamers have to have two copies of the game to play multiplayer, too?
Personally I see [local multiplayer] as a major benefit of console gaming that has kept me from gaming on PCs for decades.
First connect a PC to an HDTV or other large monitor. Then plug in USB gamepads, such as Xbox 360 controllers you bought at a pawn shop. Then install something like Blur, Dungeon Defenders, Lego $MOVIE, Street Fighter IV, or Trine, or any of several games on this list [co-optimus.com]. What's stopping that?
For games that don't offer split-screen, yes.
On the other hand, if I want to play one game (say, Halo: ODST) while a friend plays a *different* game, say Halo 3, we can do that. Even though I, and not he, own both games. Steam doesn't let you do that, even with this so-called "Sharing" feature. I didn't want to share access to my account's games list, I wanted to share access to my games, individually. Don't let us both play Foo at the same time if you must, but if I want to play Foo and he wants to play Ba
Isn't that exactly what "family sharing" does?
FTA: "See a family member's installed game that you want to play? Send them a request to authorize the computer. Once authorized, the lender's library of Steam games become available for others on the machine to access, download and play. "
There are some loopholes with downloadable games on Xbox and Playstation that lets two people play the same purchased game.
I meant to add "... play the same purchased game at the same time on two different consoles, even against each other, using two different accounts".
To hell with that, still no way for me to play Foo while my friend plays Bar. If I want to play Halo ODST while my friend plays Fable 3, I hand him the Fable disc and put the Halo disc in my own console. Even though both games are in my "library".
Steam is still DRM bullshit. This just slightly improves the current system of sharing a single actual Steam account between multiple people. Note the key word "slightly" in there.
Steam is still DRM bullshit. This just slightly improves the current system of sharing a single actual Steam account between multiple people. Note the key word "slightly" in there.
That's not how I read the summary. It isn't the account that is being shared, it's the games. So your games that you have in your account can be shared to my account. You can play Halo while I play your copy of Fable 3 that you shared to me. If you quite Halo and start up Fable, I have to quite playing since it is your game and I am just borrowing it.
This is different from sharing the Steam account. For one, you don't need to give others your password to your Steam account where they could purchase things a
True, but how many concessions must Steam make for this? If that was the case then entire communities could just "go in" and buy one of nearly every game they enjoy, and as long as they all just play one game at a time, you could have hundreds of people sharing these games.
While this
Still no ability to play multiplayer with somebody without them buying the game, the one spot where I feel consoles definitely have the advantage over PC games.
Your being far too cynical here; this is a HUGE deal.
Consoles require you to have two copies of a game to play multiplayer too for the same class of multiplayer play.
The notable exception being split-screen multiplayer, and steam supports split screen multiplayer with just one copy the same as any console -- its the games that don't offer it. Its no
Consoles require you to have two copies of a game to play multiplayer too for the same class of multiplayer play.
So does this. If you want to play your copy of any game in your library while someone is using it, they get booted. Even if it's a different game. 'cause it's the whole library that is shared, not individual games.
This is 100% the case for digitally sourced games.
I do not see a way for Valve to implement per-game sharing until they also implement some kind of first-sale doctrine rights. If you can just lend out X games to X people where X is the amount of games in your inventory - entire groups would just go in on one huge "group library". Even for Valve that's kind of hard to justify from a business perspective.
Ha! That actually goes all the way back to WC2, never mind SC1. Good to see them getting back to one of the things that helped make SC a big deal, though. Does it allow offline LAN play yet?
Also, just to be clear: "this" is "play the same game with a friend without buying it". StarCraft may allow it, but Steam does not and nothing in this announcement changes that.
How is this different?
I have Street Fighter I want to play with a friend. We both show up and play on the same screen. If they want to play while we are at different houses, they will need their own copy, so we can play online.
The scenario I've described is exactly the same for Steam as it is for consoles here.
I have a feeling that "couch multiplayer" will be directly tied to the success of Steambox.
Right now, squeezing three extra people around my 24" monitor is a bit tricky (despite it actually having much better resolution than my 1080 TV
If Steambox sup
I'd just be happy if I could run Steam with the
Unless that's what this update does. They say it allows you to "authorize another device" but that does not necessarily indicate the same account can be used at the same time.
Sorry, I think I need to go to the hospital, I think I broke something laughing so hard.
Plex. [plexapp.com]
Of course, you'll have to find a way to format-shift your content to a non-DRM-riddled version, so it's shareable...and good luck finding a legal way to do that [eff.org] (see section on Fair Use), even though it is technically legal for you to do so...
IMO, sharing media via Plex is no different than lending s DVD or a CD to a friend, since they don't have a local copy, it's all being streamed from your server. AFAIK, sharing purchased physical media with friends and family isn't illegal...yet.
This better not force you to be on line 100% of the time even if you don't use this.
online to actually share games, but will it be 100% with any drop out leading to kickoff right at the time of drop?
Based on the announcement, either you must be online when sharing to validate that the lendee cannot play the game or your accounts titles are no longer lended when you go into offline mode. Any other solution would likely make it possible to have to copies of the game playing simultaneously, which would be a violation.
De-authorize her account?
TFA says the opposite, it will give your friends a few minutes to buy or save. You always get priority on your library. Not exactly an unfair policy, though I wish it were specific to that title, not to your whole library.
Gee, I remember the good old days where there was at most one computer in a house; if someone -- such as a younger sibling -- was using it to play a game, you had to kick them off to play a different game. If you were kind, you gave them a few minutes to wrap up and save.
I don't see what's different here. Now quit whining and get off my lawn.
you call that the good old days?
Sounds like you were kind of a dick... by the time I was 9 (and I'm the eldest child) everybody in the family had their own PC though. I will admit to occasionally using my sister's for Total Annihilation, however, (it had more RAM; mine couldn't run 7 Islands).
This is the biggest thing. I know that we all have 40 computers per household now, but this is trying to treat Steam as a console. If you have one console (one Steam account) with games on it, how the hell are you and your brother going to play two different games on the same machine at the same time?
People are getting angry that they aren't understanding the feature.
One account / game is the way to go if you absolutely must use Steam. It lets you do such crazy things as re-sell games (unofficially) as well...
DRM is bullshit, Steam included. GOG, HumbleBundle (the not-DRMed ones, thanks), or direct from the dev!
Is GOG still strictly non-DRM? They've started selling current games, so do they actually say the games they sell don't have their own DRM of any sort? That would actually be pretty cool.
I have a few GOG titles, but I'm starting to look at it as a general-purpose alternative to Steam, mostly because every damn time I want to play a game on Steam, I have to wait for the steam client to patch itself with a 100MB patch. WTF Valve?
GOG is absolutely, strictly, no DRM. Games which had DRM, they generally patch it out. Some games will still say things like "enter word 7, line 5, page 23 from the manual" but you just click OK and they go away.
It's actually really funny too; they released The Witcher 2 (CDProjekt RED owns GOG) on both Steam and GOG. The widely distributed pirated version? Steam with the DRM cracked. The completley DRM-free version, which cost the same amount, we mostly ignored for large-scale piracy. Proof enough that DRM
One account / game is the way to go if you absolutely must use Steam. It lets you do such crazy things as re-sell games (unofficially) as well...
This is actually a pretty good idea. If you make a new Steam account for each game you buy you can sell individual accounts if you want, therefore selling the digital game. You can also share individual accounts with your friends. But most importantly, you share the individual accounts with your own main account. That way you don't need to log out and back in to different accounts to play different games. You get the benefit of separate games and accounts with the benefit of playing them from one account. T
You are missing the point. They are trying to emulate the home console, and game swapping (as best they can). Not give 10 of your friends free copies of all of your games.
No. If it were "as best they can" then I could hand my roommate a virtual copy of game X to play while I play game Y, just like I can do with real games. It's not like there's some technical reason they can't do this. When I share a copy of a game with a friend, I temporarily lose access to that copy of that game. I don't lose access to my entire library (for the pedantic: I don't have to kick him off if I want to play something else from my library, which amounts to losing access because I am not a dick to
No, because when you own a console, only one person can play it at a time.
This is to replace that, so you can have a single computer, that everyone can use, and they can all use their own Steam account, but play each others games.
But they go even a little further, as it is not tied to a single computer.
Someone give you some points, this message is being missed a lot.
This isn't the holy grail of DRM freedoms, but this is a pretty HUGE step forward.
Even though the first posters all respond like they've been touched in a bad place, I think it's a great idea. There are several games I don't really play and some of my friends would like to try. Or vice versa. Brilliant.
The only issue is that you can't play while your friend plays. Proof! [puu.sh]
And no, I don't think I'm misunderstanding as it doessay library instead of game.
Okay - so my next games will be purchased on different accounts. Problem solved.
They added a feature. Despite the whiners, it's not taking anything away, and if someone doesn't like it, they don't have to use it.
I would like to see resale (or at least trading) of games, but this isn't a bad feature and certainly has its uses. Going on vacation or something? Let a friend play your stuff. Etc.
If you play any one game from your library it kicks the person you're sharing with from your library. A library is an all at once or nothing share. So my wife can't play Skyrim from my account while I'm playing Borderlands 2. Without being able to share individual games, the feature is pretty worthless. Step in the right direction, sure, but barely. I still have to make sure I'm not in my account (or go offline) if my wife wants to play one of my games. It's pretty much no change from how we have to do
So they added functionality, but it's not the functionality you wanted, so the entire feature is worthless?
About Fucking Time.
This is sorta cool.
Oddly, this ties closely to the main barrier for me with Steam games: Steam's DRM, while very open in a large number of ways, is more restrictive than any other DRM system I've ever seen in one key way, which is that all Steam games on an account are subject to the same simultaneous usage requirement. Many of the games I play are turn-based games which I might well leave up and running for hours at a time, returning to them occasionally. Some are little fidgets I might play for brief windows. And with Steam's system, although I can have games installed on two machines, I can't play games on two machines at once.
Yes, I am aware of the "offline mode" option. I have asked Valve, and they have stated that it is specifically forbidden to use offline mode to run games from the same library on two machines at once, no matter what. So if I have two adjacent computers, and I want to play Game A on one machine, and Game B on another, I can't do that if I got them through Steam. This is sort of weird to me, because even the most restrictive of other DRM systems I'm aware of allow you to install one game on one machine, and a different game on another machine, and run them at the same time.
This eliminates many of the conveniences of Steam (background updates for all your games, friends list, cross-game perks, no need to "swap CDs" (swap accounts, in this case), plus it adds the hassle of needing to create new accounts all the time. I think it's also forbidden by their TOS, but I could be wrong (most online services prohibit this, but not all). However, it is in fact the only way to use Steam with paid games without getting shafted by their DRM.
Me? I just don't buy shit on Steam anymore.
See a family member's installed game that you want to play? Send them a request to authorize the computer. Once authorized, the lender's library of Steam games become available for others on the machine to access, download and play.
There are some games that my neighbor plays that he won't even let his kids watch, much less play on their own. I remember that there was one where the (at the time) 9 year old was able to download the demo for free, which he only knew about because his dad & uncle played the game.
If this were truly a 'family' plan, you'd be able to set which games a specific account is allowed to have access to.
This isn't as good as I'd hoped. But its not "bad". Its not taking anything away we didn't have before, and it gives us options we didn't used to have.
I am happy about this feature, but not satisfied with it.
It lets me create steam accounts for my kids and let them use my library. This is good -- now my friends won't message them, invite them to play games, etc. Now they can each have their own steam-cloud save files, and their own acheivements, etc.
Up until now I've just logged in for them, told them they aren't allowed to buy anything, and to ignore any messages or invites. And they've been good about it but this still makes it better.
But the big problem I had (and still have) with steam is the complete lock on the entire library. If my kids were playing on my account before, I couldn't play. I couldn't play the same game (and I was fine with that) but I also couldn't play a different game -- if my son is playing scribblenauts I can't play Left 4 Dead. And I have always disagreed with that.
As it stands now, the situation there hasn't changed. If my son is logged in to his account, playing a game on my library I still can't play a different game. So for me, although this feature is a step forward it still falls short.
Thank you so very much for this awesome new feature Valve. I feel so grateful that you have graciously allowed me to share my purchases from your company with my friends and family.
In other news, book publishers are going to be providing us with the same fantastically free and open benefits.
From now on, you will be able to share your books with other people. The only catch is that if you have loaned a book to a friend and want to read a different book, your friend will be notified and have a few minutes
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Both sides wasting time with PR campaign
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Day 1 of Lockout 3.0 had both NHL owners and players doing a lot of talking.
Unfortunately, it wasn't to each other.
So much of this lockout scenario has been predictable and/or disappointing: the stalling to begin negotiations by the players, the "we just want to play" stuff from the players, the "players make too much" mantra from the league, the NHL's steadfast insistence it would lock the players out if no deal was reached by Saturday at midnight.
We saw the next stage of it Sunday. Both the league and the players made public relations moves to curry fans' favour in the absence of formal negotiations.
Why bother?
Though the fans have anted up the money the owners and players are fighting over now, there's little sense public opinion is going to do anything to sway the actions of one side or the other.
If anything, both sides are ticking fans off with their failure to engage in any formal negotiations -- Wednesday was the last time they talked -- and then wasting time telling the fans how much the fans mean to them.
The league went cheap with a simple statement on NHL.com and said it remains committed to negotiating around the clock to get a deal done that is fair to the players and the 30 NHL teams.
It lauded the benefits of the late CBA in helping foster competitive balance and making the regular season meaningful. (The league has stopped pointing out that under the last CBA (RIP) 29 teams made the playoffs. Wonder if the Toronto Maple Leafs said, "Hey, we're standing right here.")
On the NHLPA.com website, the players produced a slick three-and-a-half minute video with Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, St. Louis Blues captain David Backes, Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer and Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog.
Against a backdrop of artful black-and-white pictures, they talked about their love of playing the game growing up and how the players want a long-term fix for the league's on-going financial issues.
"The system that is supposedly broken was designed by the NHL owners and the league itself," said Toews.
OK, we get it.
There's no question the players won the day with the players carrying their message. The players are the stars and have more appeal to the fans than, say, Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs talking about how he grew up loving the idea of making money.
Again, so what?
On the NHLPA video, Reimer asks why they couldn't just keep playing while a new deal gets negotiated. It's a point the players made in New York at their meetings Wednesday and Thursday.
It's a question a few fans have asked. Why not play under the terms of the current deal until a new deal gets done?
"You don't need to have a lockout. You could keep playing and bargain at the same time, but that's not what the owners want to do. They want a lockout and use it as a tactic. The fans they lose the game they love and we don't get to perform in front of the fans," Reimer said.
There was no way the NHL was going to start the season without a new deal. If the regular season started, players would be getting paid and the NHL would lose that leverage.
The longer the regular season went, the more money the players would bank and the leverage shifts to the players. If no deal had been reached by, say, February, and the playoffs are approaching, now the players have the hammer. They could threaten to strike at a time when the owners are poised for their windfall in the post-season.
Even a no-strike, no-lockout agreement wasn't going to work for the owners because, if you believe Bettman, they weren't prepared to lose more money.
If either side truly believed the stuff they spouted to the fans Sunday, they wouldn't be wasting their time talking to the fans and would be talking to each other in formal negotiations.
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The images to the left (click to see larger image) are rough implementations of the user interface for Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter.
The first image shows the closed book with a cover. After clicking the book, the title page is shown including credits. Clicking on the right page will take you to the table of contents, which is a menu of sorts to play the game, save it, review maps, see hints, and get help. After clicking Start New Game, the prologue shown and clicking on the right page again will take you to the game page itself. The game plays on the left while the right side will display pictures, conversation topics, hint topics, help, and more.
In the last two images you see the game being played and a list of topics when a character is engaged in conversation. These topics can be clicked or the number can be entered into the interface.
Note that these are rough images of a design in progress. We're still debating other features like where to display the map and hints (potentially as the inside front and back covers). The artwork is not what would appear in the final product either. We're still working through the list of required artwork and that will be a sizable effort to complete.
Which brings me to the subject of cash flow. Up until now I have refrained from discussing monetary matters outside of the hints about looking for funding. We're at a point where my personal funds won't meet the needs of the company. We're actively seeking investors or partnerships that will allow us to move the company from start-up mode to being a full-time job for myself and others. This is necessary to drive the products to completion and actively work on future products. Needless to say, looking for loans or credit of any type in today's financial world is laughable at best. I'm not sure if anyone out there can help us find investors or partners, but if you can and believe in what we're trying to accomplish, now is the time to step forward.


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