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When Cortez Bryant decided to negotiate a headphones marketing deal for his clients Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj a few years ago, he turned down more money from other more established companies to sign with Beats By Dre for a simple reason.
"There was a bunch of history there, so at the end of the day I took less upfront money to be part of this deal with people who understood pop culture," Bryant said. "I try to stick to that because if I lose touch with pop culture, then I'm out of the music business."
A day after the sale of Beats By Dre on Wednesday to tech giant Apple Inc., members of the music industry were abuzz about what the $3 billion deal might mean for an area thought to be in an irreversible decline. Label executive Jimmy Iovine and business partner Dr. Dre's move to Apple has those who make their money on music expecting changes that are generally positive for the overall business ― though maybe not for every artist trying to make a living.
"It's all wins," said Daniel Glass, owner of Mumford & Sons label Glassnote Records. "It's a win for everybody and the fact is the value of a copyright, a master, went up a lot. Think about it: The perception and value of music went up because of the amount of hands this will be in."
The industry inadvertently opened the door for file sharing when it refused to sign a deal with Napster at the turn of the century. Few people pay for music, and with physical and digital sales declining, the value of music has continued to decrease as members of the industry resisted the new ― but different ― revenue model from streaming.
In the confusion, some forgot the power of music. It's now about more than the song, something innovative thinkers like Iovine and Dre have never forgotten.
"Apple wouldn't have been built, at least not the way it was, without music, without the iPod, without iTunes and everything else that follows since then," said Billboard deputy editor Yinka Adegoke. "We shouldn't forget that. It's quite clear Apple didn't forget that. There is great value to music and this deal is a great reminder of that. Even if you don't buy music directly, this shows the importance of music in the modern world."
The deal, which Adegoke calls a "game-changer," happens at a time of great movement in the business. Only recently have record labels, artists and managers started to accept the subscription streaming model, which pays artists per track play rather than in a lump sum when an album or track is sold.
With digital sales starting to decline, Apple added a streaming radio component to its digital sales catalog, but was still left out of the subscription market. The addition of Beats not only gives the company cool hardware to package with its devices, but also gives it a streaming service, recently launched with much media attention, without building one from scratch.
Spotify's success ― the streamer recently announced it had reached 10 million paid subscribers ― the Beats-Apple deal and YouTube's impending entry into the market have insiders looking differently at the inevitability of streaming. Doc McGhee, manager for Kiss and Darius Rucker, said the movement has changed the minds of many label executives, something akin to "turning a 700-foot ship."
It might be scary to throw your lot in with a startup, but Apple brings a long track record of success. As McGhee puts it, "They're the Tiger Woods of tech. They're not winning as much, but they're still winning more than everybody else."
Apple has the track record ― and current customer base ― to engender trust as its current and future partners navigate the new music world.
"This deal will make music streaming go mainstream," Adegoke said. "You just have to think about Apple's access to 800 million credit card accounts, hundreds of millions of devices, the IOS ecosystem. We knew this was coming, that streaming would be the access for music, but we needed something like this to happen so the average person will see that actually paying $10 a month for music isn't that big of a deal."
Many expect a rapid consolidation or change in the music world as the giants take the field. For some, the decision on where to place your trust ― or your bet ― got a lot easier Wednesday.
"I think this tips it Apple's way because over the years iTunes has been known as the platform to go access music and to get it digitally," Bryant said. "I think they're just going to add on to what they've already accomplished, taking people away from physical sales, being ahead of the game with their devices and linking it to the iTunes store so you can purchase music and movies, and I think this will just add to the portfolio. I think the Apple brand, because it's so strong, will knock those guys out."
Bryant believes the deal will allow independent and boutique labels more access to the playing field, but others think the move may help stabilize the major labels.
"People are beginning to understand this new valuation of music, that it's not all about how many records you sell," Adegoke said. "It's really about being smart and leveraging your relationships in the music business, which is basically what Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre have done."
McGhee said the deal doesn't solve a basic problem in the music industry: Streaming revenues aren't always making it to the artists in significant ways. He says 10 million streams bring a songwriter about $300 in royalties. If that keeps up, there will be dire trickle-down consequences.
"What I believe is going to have to happen is if artists and writers cannot make any money, they will go to a different field to make money and we're going to lose a lot of creative people, a lot of songwriters," he said.
"... They're teaching the world to stream and not to buy. They're saying you don't need to own anything anymore, you don't need to deal with a CD anymore. All you have to do is say to Beats or Apple, 'I'm having a country barbecue today, send me a playlist.' You never have to physically own anything. It's just all renting. They just don't want to give much of their rent to the artist. They have to."
Glass believes Apple's entry into the market may quickly change things, including the fair pay argument. Competition is always good, and many things must still shake out for the picture to come into focus for the industry.
"I think seeing all these competitors now in the streaming business just makes it better,"he said. "Amazon's making strides. We haven't talked about YouTube yet. Where's that monster? That's a biggie. What about when that one gets loose?" (AP)


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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
EPA Study Volunteers Not Warned About Cancer and Death Risks
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At least some of the people in the studies conducted in 2010 and 2011 would have liked to have known that there was a risk of death, no matter how small, according to the inspector general, the Associated Press reported.
The investigation concluded that the EPA did not violate any law or regulation, but the agency agreed to disclose all risks on future consent forms.
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This is in response to your letters of April 1, 2002, and May 22, 2002, regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). You write in reference to the actions of a specific employee (whom you call Officer John Doe) who failed to report for duty on scheduled shifts. Upon his return to duty, Officer Doe gave the Scheduling Unit a note requesting that the previous day's absence be changed on his records to a "family leave day." You are concerned that Officer Doe did not request leave in advance, and that he offered no further explanation of his absence. You state you have approved the taking of FMLA leave on an intermittent basis for Officer Doe. No information concerning the serious health condition for which the leave has been approved was submitted in your inquiry.
As you know, the FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave each year – with continued group health insurance coverage – for specified family and medical reasons. FMLA leave may be taken all at once or may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule when medically necessary for the employee's own serious health condition, or when the employee is needed to care for a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition.
The FMLA at § 102(e) and its implementing regulations at 29 CFR Part 825.302 and § 825.303 set out the obligations of the employee to provide notice to the employer of the need for leave. Where the need for leave is unforeseeable, including unforeseen intermittent leave, an employee is required to provide notice "as soon as practicable" given the particular facts and circumstances. It is expected that this notice shall be given within one or two working days of learning of the need for leave, except in extraordinary circumstances where it is not feasible. Additionally, § 825.208 requires that an employee must give enough information when requesting leave for the employer to determine that the leave qualifies under the Act.
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By the time the 1972-73 season began, Frank had played on five Stanley Cup championships, had been named to the NHL's All-Star Team eight times and had already played 15 sterling seasons of professional hockey 1 with Toronto, 3� with Detroit and a season-and-a-half with the Canadiens. Something else had also transpired a victorious but unsettling tournament known as the Summit Series. Although Mahovlich played in six games, scoring a goal and an assist, he had been ill before traveling to the Soviet Union. "I developed a bad allergy that forced me to seek medical treatment," Frank admitted. "I stayed back in Canada for a couple of days before rejoining the team. This allergy hit me hard and both my eyes were swollen shut. It wasn't until two or three years later that I found out that the enemy was ragweed."
Frank returned from the USSR and went straight to the training camp of the Montreal Canadiens. It was a very good season for Frank and an even better campaign for the Canadiens. Frank scored 38 goals and 55 assists gave him 93 points; good for ninth place in the NHL scoring race. His Canadiens lost just 10 times all season and finished the 1972-73 season in first place with an eye-popping 120 points, finishing first in the league and 13 points better than second-place Boston.
Montreal disposed of Buffalo with relative ease in the quarter-finals, taking the best-of-five series in four games. Frank Mahovlich contributed 2 goals and 2 matching assists. They then out-worked the Philadelphia Flyers in the semi-final, taking the best-of-seven in five games. The Big M picked up 2 goals and 4 assists against the Broad Street Bullies.
The Stanley Cup final match-up saw Montreal facing the Chicago Black Hawks. The Canadiens pounced on the Hawks in Game 1, strapping Chicago 8-3 with Mahovlich contributing an assist. Frank scored an empty net goal and picked up an assist in Montreal's 4-1 victory in Game 2. Not to be swept, Chicago fought back and pummeled Montreal 7-4 in Game 3, although Frank added a goal and an assist to his mounting point total. Montreal then blanked Chicago 4-0 in the fourth game of the final.
Two future Hall of Famers surely felt like targets in a shooting gallery during Game 5. The 8-7 Chicago win didn't look particularly good on either the Hawks' Tony Esposito or Montreal's Ken Dryden. The Big M scored a goal and contributed 2 assists to his team's efforts.
Mahovlich collected a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens earned the Stanley Cup championship in Game 6, winning 6-4 against the Black Hawks. For the Montreal Canadiens, it was the 17th Stanley Cup victory for the franchise. For Frank Mahovlich, it was Stanley Cup number 6. He had contributed significantly, too, collecting 23 points in 17 playoff contests.
Frank Mahovlich is the last of the Stanley Cup champions to enjoy a day with the Stanley Cup this summer, and he decided to do something extra special. Returning to his hometown of Timmins, Ontario, Senator Mahovlich was accompanied by another famous former resident of Timmins world-renowned architect Frank Gehry.
Frank Gehry was born in Toronto in 1929, but moved with his family to Timmins in the early 1940's. By 1946, Gehry had moved to Los Angeles where he would later graduate from the University of Southern California's School of Architecture. Among his most prized creations are the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, the Dancing House in Prague, Czech Republic and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California. For hockey enthusiasts, Gehry created the World Cup of Hockey, first awarded in September 2004.
The two famous Franks visited Timmins together on Saturday, September 16. Each brought his most famous hockey trophy Frank Gehry the World Cup and Frank Mahovlich, the Stanley Cup.
A parade then led the celebrities through the city and ended at legendary McIntyre Arena. Frank Mahovlich rode with the Stanley Cup in a yellow Mustang convertible while Frank Gehry was driven in a Lincoln sedan with the World Cup of Hockey at his side.
J.P. Bickell, the chairman of McIntyre-Porcupine Mines in Schumacher, Ontario, conceived the idea for the McIntyre Arena. In 1931, Bickell had been instrumental in getting Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens built and was named the first president of the Gardens. In 1938, the McIntyre Arena was built specifically for workers at Bickell's mine but, more generally, for the entire area. It was built in Schumacher, just outside Timmins, because the McIntyre-Porcupine Mine was located there.
The arena, built in the image of Maple Leaf Gardens, was one of only three arenas in Ontario that boasted of artificial ice when it was built. Only Maple Leaf Gardens and an arena in St. Catharines could state the same claim. A combination of this wonderful facility and a motherlode of talent sent a parade of players to the NHL, including Pete Babando, Bill Barilko, Real Chevrefils, Les and Murray Costello, Bep Guidolin, three Hannigan brothers, Bob Nevin, Allan Stanley and brothers Peter and Frank Mahovlich.
A private reception was held upstairs in the banquet room above the ice surface at the arena. Both the Stanley Cup and the World Cup were on display and both Frank Gehry and Frank Mahovlich were feted by the City of Timmins. At 2:00, a long line of anxious fans got the opportunity to get their pictures taken with the Stanley Cup and to meet NHL stars Gus Mortson, who enjoyed an All-Star career with Toronto, Chicago and Detroit through the forties and fifties, and Jim Mair, who played with the Flyers, Islanders and Canucks in the 1970's.
A gala reception was held at 6:30 that evening in the banquet room of the McIntyre. More than 200 invitees captains of industry, hockey elite and political figures included -- joined the celebration to honour Senator Mahovlich and Frank Gehry. Cocktails were served until 7:30 when the head table was piped in by the Timmins Police Pipes and Drums. Chantal Delorme sang 'O Canada', then Father Pat Lafleur offered the blessing. Spread between courses of a meal that included soup, salad and prime rib, speeches addressing the honoured guests were made. Charlie Angus, the Member of Parliament for Timmins-James Bay and an excellent hockey author and musician, spoke first, followed by salutations from Member of Provincial Parliament Gilles Bisson. Unfortunately, Frank Gehry was called away early so was unable to attend this part of the celebration but Senator Mahovlich was at the head table and spoke to the assembled about his love of the Timmins area and his pride in being able to return home with the Stanley Cup. The evening ended at 11:30.
The Stanley Cup reception in Timmins was an elegant way to end the Stanley Cup's Summer of 2005 tour, visiting some of the elder statesmen of champions. Crisscrossing the continent, the historic hockey trophy was the guest of honour at small, intimate gatherings and at much larger, ornate affairs. It drew both smiles and tears expressions of happiness and appreciation in both instances. The Cup touched thousands in its wake there are people in New Orleans recovering from Hurricane Katrina that will never know that Johnny Wilson's day with the Stanley Cup assisted in their recovery. The Cup visited hospitals and residences for seniors, giving them reason to rejoice in their personal memories. Lord Stanley's Cup had its picture taken more often than Angelina Jolie, Eva Longoria and Britney Spears could ever dream, and the photographs will adorn walls, mantles and scrapbooks for much longer.
You see, the Stanley Cup is special. It's the people's Cup. It can be seen, touched and caressed, unlike the championship trophies of its peers. The drive to one day, some day, win the Stanley Cup is ingrained into everyone who has ever laced up a pair of skates. Daydreams that one day, we might be able to lift that trophy over our heads in a right reserved solely for champions; that we might have our names inscribed on the Stanley Cup for generations of fans to examine and discuss.
Passion: stronger than any other emotion, and embodied in the 35�" tall legacy to Lord Stanley that we lovingly know as the Stanley Cup.
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Businessman MP Clive Palmer has defended skipping parliamentary sitting days by accusing the Abbott government of not presenting enough legislation for debate.
Labor, Greens and other independent MPs have also complained that the Abbott government is not introducing enough legislation into the House of Representatives.
The Abbott government has 18 pieces of legislation listed for the current autumn session of parliament compared to 50 bills in the corresponding period last year.
Mr Palmer will attend question time on Wednesday for the first time this week. On Tuesday he was in the Gold Coast, where he gave a speech and delivered a press conference. On Monday he was in Canberra but did not enter the chamber.
''There's not enough legislation – it's all recycled initiatives from the Labor Party and a fixation on the mining and carbon taxes,'' Mr Palmer said. ''I think I can do more helping people in my electorate that sitting in Canberra with no legislation.
''I don't intend to be in Parliament every day – there's no point being here if there are no laws. I'm like a jellyfish in Parliament.''
Manager of opposition business Tony Burke said: ''There is clearly a bottle neck which has caused the legislative process to grind to a halt.''
The House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation last week – a bill to stop any remaining $900 stimulus cheques from 2008 being mailed out and another increasing levies on dairy products.
On Tuesday the House of Representatives approved a bill increasing the governor-general's salary from $394,000 to $425,000.
Other pieces of legislation before the House this week including bills to increase excise on tobacco, reform the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency and amend the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Independent Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie said: ''The current parliamentary tempo is indeed much slower than in the previous parliament. And what has been dealt with has been more to do with overturning the reforms of the last parliament than anything much new.''
Greens MP Adam Bandt described the lack of bills as ''woeful''.
A spokesman for House leader Christopher Pyne said: ''After three years of parliamentary chaos under the previous government, the Coalition is going about its legislative program in a calm and methodical fashion.
''It's embarrassing that Labor's measure of success under the previous government appears to be the number of rules, regulations and red-tape they imposed on Australian businesses and citizens.''
The Abbott government has scheduled a ''repeal day'' this month to eliminate redundant federal laws.
Some of the government's key policies – including the repeal of the carbon and mining taxes and the reintroduction of the Australian Building and Construction Commission – are more likely to pass after July when Labor and the Greens will lose their control of the Senate.
Right-wing think tank Institute of Public Affairs research fellow Chris Berg welcomed the legislative slow down.
''When you talk to small and medium-sized businesses they say one of their big issues is keeping up with legislation that changed every year,'' he said.
Matthew Knott is a federal politics reporter currently on sabbatical studying a Masters of Journalism at Columbia University in New York.
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DETROIT >> The U-12 unlimited hydroplane celebrates human effort, even as mechanical failure threatens its run for the Gold Cup.
Several Macomb County sponsors joined the Miss DiJulio for the DYC Detroit APBA Gold Cup on the Detroit River this weekend.
The enterprise those businesses coupled with is rooted in the Pacific Northwest, a region whose public is euphoric over the Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks.
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Centurion Unlimited Racing of Burien, Wash., purchased the boat in the spring of this year from Go Fast Turn Left Racing.
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The number is a reference to "the 12th man," crowds that cheer so loudly at Seahawks home games they're believed to give Seattle a "home-field advantage."
"We're all really proud 12th men out there," Garl said.
In 1984, the Seahawks retired jersey number 12 in honor of their fan base.
Since 2003, a 12 flag has been raised at every Seahawks home game.
"There's an incredible amount of loyalty," Garl said. "We've been accused of being fair-weather fans for years and years, but I don't know anybody who isn't watching football on Sunday, having little parties, backyard barbecues."
In the Seattle area, which is home to many unlimited hydroplane teams and drivers, Centurion has plans for Seahawks players to do promotional activities for the U-12, Garl said.
She welcomes any help to get the boat in the water and keep it running.
"It all takes funds," Garl said.
This weekend, SERVPRO Damage Restoration, which has a franchise in New Baltimore; Red Roof Inn of Roseville; Total Sports of Harrison Township and Bell Forklift of Clinton Township are on the U-12 as sponsors.
"We survive on local sponsorship," Garl said. "There are quite a few people in the Detroit area who love boat racing."
Tom Farrell is one of them.
The New Baltimore resident helped the local companies align with Centurion.
The racing season started the first weekend in July in Madison, Ind.
Centurion didn't have long to get its boat and a team together after the spring acquisition of the U-12.
"We put our program together really fast," Garl said. "The people on this team busted their tails."
The U-12 was damaged on the Ohio River course at Madison.
A quick repair job got it ready for Detroit, and the boat was trailered to the Detroit River at about noon Friday.
Then more misfortune struck.
The U-12's gear box failed during testing and qualifying.
"We also lost the compressor section in our engine," Garl said.
Those problems sidelined the U-12 and driver Greg Hopp.
"The guy's a helluva driver," Garl said. "I just wish I could keep a boat under him."
There's never too much "12th man" spirit in boat racing, and Garl hopes local connections and, perhaps, a flight from Seattle will provide the U-12 with parts it needs.
"We haven't given up," she said. "I'm crossing my fingers we'll be in the water (Sunday)."


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From 31 December 2012, companies on the NZX are required to reveal the number of women they have on their boards in their annual reports. At its heart this move is designed to elevate levels of transparency and quietly encourage companies to appoint more women to their boards. At last count just 14 per cent of directors of the top 100 NZSX companies were women.
The aim of Women on Boards New Zealand is "to promote greater gender diversity at the C-suite and board level." CEO Lesley Whyte says, "We were the first country to give women the vote and one of the last countries in the world to put anything in place for gender diversity at the board level." She'd like to see more women directors but maintains nonetheless that "the person needs to be appointed based on merit".
So in the event that two candidates - a man and a woman - were equally qualified for the position, the current approach would favour the woman. Although this seems inherently unfair to men, you'd have to assume by the low level of representation of women on boards that until this point men have had the advantage when it comes to appointments.
It's widely accepted that women are not good at promoting themselves and that they have difficulty getting noticed by decision makers. Yet it would be naive to not apportion some blame to the ability of the "old boys' network" to block women from top positions. So, unpalatable as it may seem to some people, perhaps, for a while at least, a little discrimination in the opposite direction may be justified in order to redress the balance.
Despite accusations of tokenism and claims it's patronising towards women, the drive for more of them on boards has gained considerable traction both here and overseas. The issue of male dominance in UK boardrooms was explored in If tokenism is what it takes to get on, so be it in which it is suggested that tokenism is preferable to outright sexism.
The evidence is overwhelming that having women on the board contributes positively to a company's bottom line. According to Forbes, there is "extensive evidence that indicates companies with more women on their board outperform companies with fewer or no women directors. For instance, the Credit Suisse Research Institute recently reported that net income growth over the past six years averaged 14% for companies with women directors compared to 10% for those with no female board members."
And Labour MP Sue Moroney wrote: "Women directors are better at risk management, less prone to group thinking, better at problem-solving and better able to link to diverse customers. That's what research tells us."
So, if it makes better business sense, you have to wonder why there's a need for formal campaigns to get women on boards. Surely a simple will to maximise performance would dictate that female board members are essential. Ignoring such evidence is counterintuitive. Is sexism really so entrenched that women are systematically left off boards despite the benefits they bring?
While at the big picture level, this attempt to get more women on boards may be positive, on the individual level it's guaranteed to create dissonance. A man passed over in favour of a woman is likely to feel disgruntled. A woman appointed to a board determined to achieve gender representation is likely to feel like a second-class director. And, a woman appointed to a board on her own merits will a) never be certain why she was appointed and b) will always be tainted by the suggestion she's a token inclusion.
It begs the question: why stop at gender in the pursuit of "balanced boards"? Surely other forms of diversity should come under scrutiny too but where are the parallel campaigns for appointments on the basis of race and sexual orientation? Some interesting scenarios would emerge: would, for example, appointing a Chinese lesbian to the board allow the company three separate credits in the diversity ledger?
Facetiousness aside, the campaign for more women board members is probably a worthy one. It may undermine bona fide female achievement, be imperfect and discriminatory but it's also well-meaning. And if it manages to achieve its macro goal of redressing the gross imbalance of numbers of women directors then it may be worth the pain that is likely to be experienced at the individual level - of course, as long as you're not the individual being disadvantaged.
What's your view on the conscious drive to have more women appointed to boards? Why do you think they are so under-represented at present?


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Tottenham have looked to ward off interest from Manchester United in Gareth Bale by valuing the star winger at £70m, according to Goal.com.
The report claims United chief executive David Gill approached Spurs chairman Daniel Levy about a transfer for Bale, but the north London club made it clear it would take a mammoth offer for them to even consider selling the Welshman to a Premier League rival.
Tottenham instead are hopeful that Bale will put pen to paper on a new five-year £150,000-a-week contract, as they look to stave off interest from Europe's top clubs.
Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City have all been credited with an interest in the 23-year-old - who's 21 goals for Tottenham this term have propelled them into the Premier League top three.
Bale has previously hinted at a desire to move abroad at some point in his career, but the report claims he's keen to stay at White Hart Lane for at least another season if they qualify for the Champions League this term.
Real Madrid reportedly remain the front-runners to sign the Wales international, but United are thought to be considering a major summer transfer at the end of the season, and could rival Madrid for his signature.
A move for Cristiano Ronaldo has been mooted, and Spurs believe Bale would command a fee close to the Portugal international's £80m transfer record.
The massive valuation demonstrates Tottenham's confidence in keeping the winger amid speculation that the former-Southampton youngster could be tempted to quit White Hart Lane.
Bale's improved performances have been rewarded the past three summers, with Tottenham offering the Welshman new deals after each of the last three seasons.
Bale was reportedly a target for United when he was at Southampton. But the youngster ultimately followed fellow Southampton academy graduates Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott to north London - to Spurs and not Arsenal though.
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Builders: Canadian Biennial 2012
02 Nov 2012 - 18 Feb 2013
Special Exhibitions Galleries
Builders presents more than 100 recent and significant acquisitions by emerging and established artists instrumental in shaping perspectives in Canadian art today. The exhibition reflects the work of the Gallery's curators in building the collection through an informed understanding of contemporary Canadian art across diverse media, environments and generations.
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.
Supported by
Melanie Authier, Augury, 2010. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo © NGC.


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Submission + - Ruby Clouds: Engine Yard vs. Heroku (infoworld.com)
snydeq writes: "InfoWorld's Andrew Glover provides an in-depth comparison of Engine Yard and Heroku, two cloud-based, platform-as-a-service offerings for Ruby development. 'To put it simply, Heroku will appeal more to developers and Engine Yard will appeal to operations folks. Consequently, when evaluating the two platforms, one's choice usually comes down to what's more important: Heroku's rapid deployment via a hands-off infrastructure, or Engine Yard's total control over all aspects of application deployment, provisioning, and monitoring.'"


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Racing Starts Friday; Finals Sunday
Throughout his long tenure as Yale's head coach, Will Porter has talked about how grueling the NCAA Championship can be. Racing three days straight is challenging both physically and mentally. Now, it has become even more difficult. With the expansion of the field from 16 to 22, spots in the coveted grand final are harder to come by.
Yale will begin its quest on Friday when the 2013 NCAA Women's Rowing Championship gets under way at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis.
"The progression has changed, making it more difficult to qualify directly to the semifinals because only the top two from each heat go through," Porter said. "This really favors the top eight crews in each event, because they will row one less race, which is pretty significant."
Porter, though, is confident his crews are prepared.
"We are fit and ready to race," he said. "It will be interesting to see where we stand when the dust settles."
Yale, ranked 12th in the latest CRCA-US Rowing national poll, is making its 12th straight appearance at the NCAA Championship. The Bulldogs' best finish came in 2004 when they were second. Yale has had one crew win a grand final four times. The varsity eight finished first in 2007, 2008 and 2010, and the second varsity won in 2009.
The Bulldogs arrived in Indianapolis on Tuesday afternoon and in addition to practicing on Wednesday, visited the NCAA Hall of Champions where they discovered Yale women's crew is well represented. Here are photos of the visit.
The varsity eight will be the first to compete on Friday, facing USC, Radcliffe, Washington State and Oklahoma in the first of four heats. Due to the threat of Thunderstorms on Friday, the time of Yale's race is now 7:40 a.m. The top two finishers automatically earn a spot in Saturday's semifinals, while the next three will be forced to race a second time on Friday in the afternoon repechage. The grand final is Sunday at 10:50 a.m.
The crew for the Bulldogs is Eliza Hastings, Abbie Young, Claire Tolson, Nina Demmerle, Kim Szokol, Natalie King, Maddie Lips, Colleen Maher and coxswain Kristen Brownlee.
The second varsity races Ohio State, Virginia, UCLA and Washington State at 8:20 a.m.
The crew for Yale is Kristina Wagner, Kara Freeman, Elizabeth Vincent, Madeline Dinse, Martha Cosgrove, Mieke Scherpbier, Kristjana Gudmundsson, Abby Loucks and coxswain Margaret Ayers.
The varsity four of Amina Edwards, Brit Sharon, Emily Tormey, Jen Stockwood and coxswain Christine Devlin races Brown, Virginia, Radcliffe, Boston University and Marist at 9:20 a.m.
Virginia is the defending champion. The Bulldogs placed 10th last year and have finished in the top 10 in 10 of the last 11 years.
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- Yale Championship Guide
- Schedule of Events
- Championship Info
- Championship Program
- Indianapolis Weather
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity


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7 June 1996
In June 1996, Galerie Lambiek, in cooperation with the Haarlem Comics Festival, organized an exhibition of the Canadian publishing house Drawn & Quarterly.
The exhibition was hosted at the Haarlem town hall during the festival, and was later moved to Galerie Lambiek. On display was work by Adrian Tomine, Joe Matt, Julie Doucet, Maurice Vellekoop and Chris Oliveros.


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Working with Data Tables and U.S. Census data in ArcGIS
ArcGIS 10 has many different ways to access data sets, display them in a map, and analyze relationships over time and space. US Census data can be integrated with GIS boundary files to analyze the spatial relationships of poverty, ethnicity, environmental risk, and other parameters. Hands-on examples will show how to find and download demographic data, how to combine the data with GIS files, and how to view the data in ArcMap. The class will work with historic US demographic data and explore the use of tables in ArcGIS. The session will assist any GIS user who wants to include tabular data in a spatial analysis.
To register please visit the following link:
Audience: Grad students and researchers
Location: E-Classroom, 225 Lewis Science Library
Date/Time: 02/28/12 at 1:30 pm - 02/28/12 at 3:00 pm
Category: GIS Training Sessions
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Rising student loan debt has many wondering if changes will be made
A massive amount of student loan debt is being created by federal lending programs, which has many wondering if changes will be made to improve the system.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently reported U.S. student loan debt rose by $42 billion, or 4.6 percent, in the third quarter alone, raising the total amount of student debt to $956 billion.
"We are very concerned about the current trends associated with increased borrowing," Director of Scholarships and Financial Aid Kirk Yats said.
Student loans affect plenty of students. Nearly 20 million Americans attend college every year, and 60 percent of them borrow annually to cover the cost, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Many students have issues paying off what they have borrowed. Only 37 percent of federal student loan borrowers managed to make timely payments without postponing payments between 2004 and 2009, according to Institute for Higher Education Policy.
Though the trend is an issue, the rising amount of money being borrowed is nothing new to Yats.
"Student loan borrowing has been increasing since I began working in financial aid in 1989," he said. "As the cost of education continues to increase, we see more students and parents demonstrating an increased need (for money). It is certainly logical to expect to see the borrowing levels increase."
Broadcasting and Cinematic Arts Professor Curt Sutterfield suggests the media is playing a role in the increased emphasis on rising student loans.
"This isn't a new issue. People in my generation who went to school had to deal with loans, too. The media has picked up on the story more because there is an emphasis on higher education," he said.
Sutterfield hopes the government will realize the importance of higher education and make major changes.
"It's frustrating our schooling isn't covered in our taxes like the Netherlands. I would love for our country to look at higher education as something more valuable," he said. "I think the government looks at the price and just groans instead of looking at what it does for a student."
The federal government has been trying to help out students in recent years. The U.S. Department of Education has tightened standards on loans to parents and graduate students and has allowed borrowers to postpone payments during times of "hardship," as reported by the Wall Street Journal.
The Obama administration has also finalized rules that would allow certain borrowers to have their remained debt forgiven after 20 years. This could only happen if the borrower makes monthly payments at 10 percent of their income throughout the duration of the loan.
More changes will be made in the near future, Yats said.
"There is lots of talk about possible changes that may be on the horizon for the student loan programs," he said. "The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators is actively involved with the re-authorization of the Higher Education Act. This process takes place approximately every four to six years."
The university is also doing what it can to help lighten the weight for students and is constantly looking to improve financial aid options.
"Over the past six to seven years, CMU has consistently increased the amount of institutional funds for scholarships, need-based grants and work awards," Yats said. "We are closely monitoring student debt, and we are very concerned about affordability."


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Troubled pop star Justin Bieber is racking up moron mileage points and losing fans by the minute.
The 19-year-old heartthrob is in the spotlight again after a video emerged that appears to show him urinating in a restaurant mop bucket — then laughing about it, TMZ reports.
The clip was allegedly shot in New York earlier this year as Bieber and his posse were leaving a nightclub through the kitchen. That's when the pride of Stratford, Ont., decided to heed the call of nature.
But instead of hitting the washroom he appears to have stopped, dropped his droopy trousers and peed in the bucket. Whoever was on cleanup would have to change the now-fouled water.
To make matters worse, the video seems to show the Baby singer insulting former U.S. president Bill Clinton. Bieber apparently sprays a photograph of Clinton with cleaning fluid and laughs: "F--- Bill Clinton!"
The incident is just the latest in a litany of antics that have spanned the globe and shocked the singer's largely prepubescent fan base. But his born-again mother, Pattie Mallette, says it's just a phase.
"I think it's the same with any parent of an adult child," Mallette told Fox & Friends Tuesday. "You know, once they turn 18, 19, and they move away from home and they start making their own decisions. The parenting style changes and you hope to still be a voice in their ear and you.
"You know, you've got to love them and encourage them and he knows what I think," she said. "He knows the things that I agree with. He knows the things that I disagree with. But he also knows the many things that I'm really proud of him for. He does a lot of great things that don't show up in the headlines."
Meanwhile, the singer is also under fire from fans of the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.
Bieber decided he would pose with the beloved chalice in the Hawks dressing room and a team executive tweeted the photo. A customized Bieber jersey can be seen in the background.
And the fans have spoken on Twitter:
— "If I see one more picture of bieber touching the cup I might just cut my own jugular #embarrassing"
— "And this is why I will kick the crap out of Justin Bieber! You do not touch the cup! You don't deserve to touch it!"
— "Bieber takin a pic w the cup and gettin a personalized blackhawks jersey is complete garbage. Where did your bruins flat brim go?"
Bieber had been spotted during the playoffs wearing a Boston Bruins hat.


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Guide For Buying Discount Tire and Used Tires in Woodbourne-Hyde Park OH
Cars and tires are such things that must always be taken care of. You must have noticed that people do love their cars and want to protect them tremendously. But even after this love and affection people do buy second-hand parts in Woodbourne-Hyde Park OH for their cars, owing to some financial constrains. It is a fact you will find most of the budget minded car enthusiasts is aware of the fact that this process can save you a lot of money if the thing is done in a right manner and in an appropriate way. But if this is done in a wrong way or method then it can cost you much more than what you would have spent in buying the original parts.
Many parts can be brought on a second-hand basis, or so to say many parts can be brought after being used, one such is a thing that is used in a second-hand basis is tires. But while buying used tires in Woodbourne-Hyde Park OH you must take care of certain things such as:
Evaluating the tire thread depth:
The first thing that must be determined about a tire is that you must acknowledge how much life does the tire have left in them by just looking at the tire thread depth. The threads that are there in the tire always give you an idea of how much old the tire is and how much it has been used. You can measure this just picking up a tire depth gauge and continue with it by measuring the thread depth. A new tire will always have a depth of 10 to 12/ 32,. Using this device will help you determine the whether you should buy the tires or not and also how much can you pay for the same, the exact amount.
Reading the age of the tire:
The next step that is important is to acknowledge the age of the tires which is highly important before it is bought. It is true that tires have plenty of lives left for them which must be determined. The used tires in Scarborough are in fact the best to use since they are the most maintained tires. Most of the government does suggest that you should always check before buying a tire. The age of the tire can be determined only by examining the side of the tire.
Buy From Reputable Dealers in Woodbourne-Hyde Park OH:
The first rule for any purchase is to buy from a reliable wrecking yard. Junk Yards that resell like new tires will explain what they look for before accepting a used tire to sell and putting it on their lots. Many will also guarantee performance for a limited number of days or miles as well when they install their tires.
What to Look For Before Purchasing a Used Tire from Woodbourne-Hyde Park OH Discount Tire Store
New tires have 10/32-inch treads. Before purchasing a used tire, use the old penny trick: Insert a penny into several grooves, head down. If Lincoln's head is partly covered, you have more than 1/16 inch of tread left, so it is street legal. Looking deeper treads? Flip over the penny and see if the top of the Lincoln Memorial is covered. If it is, there's 6/32-inch tread left. The staff at wrecking yards will help you find the right size tire, install and balance it, reset your TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) if your vehicle has one, and remount your wheel. They can also provide alignment services in Woodbourne-Hyde Park OH.
Look for the patches and defects:
Once you are done with determining the age of the tire and its threads, you must look out for any damages that are there in the tires. You must not buy the tires that have bubbles in the sidewalls of the tires they are always prone to blow away and without even providing you with any warning. Similarly if you have some patches at the side wall of the tire, then you must know that the tire will obviously have no strength to hold up air within itself for a longer time. Hence look for all these things and then buy a used tire from Woodbourne-Hyde Park OH used tire store.
Be very careful about cracks in the sidewall. If they are deep, the tire might be near the end of its life, and not because of age but rather inadequate storage. Hot climates waste away at rubber; a smart dealer in Woodbourne-Hyde Park will keep tires out of the sun to minimize damage
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In his previous spring trainings, few would have taken notice of Daniel Bard throwing live batting practice for the first time. But on Saturday, when the right-hander took the mound on Field 3, a large crowd gathered.
Red Sox manager John Farrell was watching, as were several members of the baseball operations staff, general manager Ben Cherington among them. Television cameras were on hand, too.
Once a premier relief pitcher, Bard became a starter last season and quickly regressed. His velocity fell off sharply and then his control vanished. So alarming were the results that he was sent to Triple-A Pawtucket for three months.
Bard is now back in the bullpen and has been throwing well since arriving in camp. On Saturday, with minor leaguers Jeremy Hazelbaker and Jonathan Diaz at the plate, Bard needed a few pitches before he started to throw strikes consistently with some zip to them. It was a productive session, another step.
"Felt good," Bard said. "Just trying to work the kinks out. Once I settled in, I felt fine. … The focus was just being in the strike zone as much as possible, trying to be down with everything. The second half, I was pretty pleased. I felt like I accomplished most of those goals."
The Red Sox have told Bard not to make every trip to the mound a trial.
"One of the things we've talked to Daniel about is let's not make this a story every day," Cherington said. "He's a healthy pitcher getting ready for the season. Understand what happened last year, that he's of interest. But there's a lot of other guys like him just trying to get ready for the season and he's back in a role that should be comfortable for him. I think he feels like every day feels a little better."
Farrell downplayed the importance of the session.
"Just getting consistent with his timing. He had a good feel for his secondary pitches. Again, it's just BP, I don't want to overanalyze it too much."
Cherington was asked whether the pending free agency of center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury could become a distraction for the Sox.
"I really don't see it as a distraction at all. He's a very routine-oriented and regimented player who takes care of himself, has always done that. Obviously talented, knows what he needs to do to get ready for a season. And he's got a lot to play for," Cherington said. "He's missed time in two of the last three seasons because of traumatic on-field injuries. You can't fault him for that. Obviously, we know how good he was when he was healthy in 2011. I just think he's really excited to feel good, motivated to play this year. I don't think he's distracted at all."
The Red Sox fired physical therapist Mike Reinold after last season but were considering keeping him on as a consultant. But ultimately, that did not happen.
"There's no current agreement," Cherington said. "It's something that we talked about. We'll see if that makes sense."
Reinold's ouster was one of many changes the Sox have made in their medical staff since the end of the 2011 season.
"We really had a two-year process of reorganizing the medical staff. This offseason was year two of two years," Cherington said. "It was all done with the intent of putting not just the most talented group together, but a group that would work together seamlessly and put the players first and earn the players' trust and develop credibility with the players."
Cherington on lefty Felix Doubront, who reported to camp a little overweight: "It's important for a starting pitcher to do what they have to do to give themselves a chance to take the ball 30 times. Felix knows that. It's something we've talked to him over time about, not just this spring but over the years. He understands that. When he's with us and we've asked him to do stuff, he always does it and does it with high intensity." Cherington said Doubront has time to get himself prepared before the season starts. … The Sox plan to start the season with 12 pitchers, believing an extra reliever is not needed. That will make sorting out the bullpen a little more difficult. "I think if we're healthy as spring progresses and guys are doing what they're capable of doing, we'll have hopefully some good decisions to have to make at the end of the spring. If that's the case and we have some good, tough decisions, then great," Cherington said.


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Behavioral Interview Questions
Tell a Story
Behavioral interview questions are widely used by employers and you must be prepared for them before going in to any interview. A behavioral interview question is an attempt to learn how you respond or "behave" in certain situations. They are almost always geared toward "negative" or "challenging" situations you've experienced. Luckily there is a simple formula for answering these questions: the ST-A-R technique which involves a three part answer:
- Situation/Task: Tell your answer as a story. First describe the situation or task involved in the example you're using for your answer. Don't spend too much time on this portion; just give a basic overview and save time to give more details in the other portions of your answer.
- Action: Here's where you can give details about your thinking process, why you decided to respond the way you did, and how you executed your plan.
- Result: This is the most commonly missed part of answering a behavioral interview question. Give detail here and clearly explain the results. If the result wasn't perfect, that's OK, just be sure to talk about what you learned from the experience and what you'd do differently in the future.
Sample Question
"Tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult team member?"
Sample Answer
- Siuation/Task: "Sure, I did deal with a difficult situation last semester when I was working on team project for my Marketing Analysis class. It was a team of six people working on a market research project and I was in a leadership role. Things started out great, I organized the project, assigned tasks to team members and we were off to a strong start. After a few weeks, though, it became apparent that one team member in particular wasn't contributing his share."
- Action: "After considering how to approach the situation, I decided I needed to do something. I wanted to discuss the situation with this team member, but I decided it would be better to have a private conversation rather than confront him in front of the team. I scheduled a meeting between just the two of us to let him know how the team was reacting. During our meeting it was obvious he felt really badly about letting the team down and he confessed to me that he was dedicated to the project, but was just overloaded at this point in the semester with projects, homework, and work. After thinking about things, I asked him if we could give him some time to catch up on other things, would he be able to catch up on our project? He assured me he could. What I ended up doing was meeting with team and rearranging assignment so his would be due later in the semester."
- Result: "He was able to get caught up on his other responsibilities and he did eventually perform well for the team and made a strong contribution to our project."
Other Behavioral Interview Questions
- Tell me about a time when you dealt with a difficult supervisor?
- Tell me about a time you experienced adversity?
- How would you respond if you were given a project you weren't sure you could complete?
- Tell me about when you've dealt with a high-pressure situation or deadline?
- Tell me about a time you made a mistake, how did you handle it?
- See our Interview Questions handout for more sample questions.
Notice a trend here? Yes, behavioral interview questions almost always start with "Tell me about a time when," or "How would respond to." When you hear these words this should trigger your answer to be in the ST-A-R format.
It's alright to ask for a few moments to gather your thoughts before answering. The best way to prepare prior to an interview is to think about difficult or challenging experiences you've had recently and think through them in the ST-A-R format ahead of time. The best examples will come from classroom or work experience.
Knowing the typical interview format and preparing answers for standard questions beforehand will relieve you from some stress during the interview and allow you to be yourself.
Check out our interviewing tool, Big Interview, which gives you the opportunity to practice and perfect your interviewing skills.


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The Second TIme
This is the second time edward and bella make love on Eisle Esme. I haven't seen anyone try this one so I gave it a go. As you can imagine, lemony.
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Night had become pure torture. Ignorance of the actual act of making love to my wife had surely been my salvation the last 2 years. Now that I knew…. thoughts of me touching her…. inside of her…. They gnawed at my sanity. I would lie in our bed night after wretched night, her soft warm wondrous body sprawled across my stone chest, taunting me.
Fourteen days.... I felt like a starving man holding food he was not allowed to eat. I vacillated between guilt and anger, anger at my waning control and guilt at what that would bring about. I thought about the first time that I inhaled her intoxicating scent. The need to take her, destroy her for my own self gratification. It was nothing compared to what I was experiencing now. I attempted what sensory deprivation I could. I kept my eyes closed as she slept. I even tried to hold my breath hoping that it would help, not that I seriously believed it would. But there was no relief from the touch of her warm body, the tingling charge her cheek gave my shoulder. Our legs were entwined together, her hand relaxed across my arm, the sound of her sleeping heart peacfully drumming through the room. My cold body pulled the heat from hers as her heart beat into my dead one, constantly reminding me of what I am, and what I can never be. What I can never be for her. Then there were the memories that I could not escape. I tried to block the unbidden thoughts. My mouth caressing her bare breasts….my nose skimming her naked collarbone… watching her face turn crimson as my fingers played inside of her, her chocolate eyes alight with desire…. listening to her moans of pleasure…. How to touch her, where to touch her? I fantasized all night, mapping it out in my head. I tried to stop it, but I just couldn't. It was pure agony.
Now this new offer from Bella, she would go to college, stay human for me….for me….
I wanted to laugh at the irony. The side of me that loved her cringed at the thought of destroying her soul, turning her into a monster like me. But my selfish side yearned to turn her. It had since the night in her bedroom while she lay sleeping, whispering that she loved me. At the time I pushed the grotesque thoughts aside, but I couldn't deny their existence. I would never lose her. I could touch her without the constant fear of hurting her. The burning in my throat every time she was near would no longer exist. How could she not know after all this time that keeping her human was for her and not for me? Everything was for her, it always would be.
Then there was my worst torment. She did in fact enjoy the crime I committed against her on our wedding night. If took days of her begging and pleading to make love again to convince me she wanted me as much as I wanted her. It didn't matter, yet nothing mattered more. As much as I would have given anything to be with her again, the danger I had put her in… put us in… My stomach twisted in knots at the thought. I had hurt her. She was bruised and batter and there was no one to blame but myself. How had I deluded myself to think it would be safe?
I tried to avoid looking at her the first few days afterward. I closed my eyes when we kissed. The bruises, evidence of my assault, growing darker at first made my eyes sting. An accidental glance would bring a lump in my throat, making conversation impossible. Worse than my own reaction was Bella's response to it. The pain I could hear in her voice at my rejection tore at my very being. I would force myself to look at her then, to smile and put on a good face. This time was to be her last as a human. It should be special.
As the days passed, the evidence of my offenses faded. I kept looking for things to do on the island to keep her distracted, to keep me distracted. It didn't help either of us.
"Please Edward" She begged snuggled up to me in bed every night. I would intentionally exhaust her every day so that she would fall off to sleep before the pleading got too intense. I had to. I knew my limits and every moment that passed I became weaker and weaker.
I took her hiking in the jungle. I didn't carry her. She would be ahead of me and I would become mesmerized just watching her ponytail bobbing as she walked, hoping for her to stumble as an excuse to catch her. It wasn't helping that when we went hiking she wore skimpy little shorts and tank tops. She wore sweats and jeans at home. I would yearn for their protection as my rebellious eyes would become glued to the soft curves of her hips as she walked. I would stare, eyes riveted to her in the water, her slim legs fluid in motion as she swam, her long hair, freed from gravity, undulating around her. She might as well have been naked for all the coverage the bikinis Alice packed for swimming provided. Then there was the body hugging things she wore to bed. There wasn't enough material there to call them nightgowns. She would parade out every evening from the bathroom in French lace and silk almost as soft as her skin, savagely taunting me.
I knew what she was doing; making every effort she could to undermine my resolve. The lingerie this evening nearly drove me mad, a see-through concoction of black chiffon and lace. It took every once of strength I had to not leap from the mattress, tear it off her and have her in the doorway, not bothering with the bed. I hung my head. It felt emasculating doing this to her.
Fear was making me grow more distant every day. And every day I was forced to see the pain my distance was inflicting on her. She would touch me casually and I would flinch. On day eleven I had gotten to the point where the only kisses I could give her were pecks on the forehead. I was becoming terrified of going anywhere near her mouth for fear of what it would do to my determination. Her stratedgy of caressing my bare chest before she fell asleep, knawed at my restraint. Her soft warm lips on my shoulder sent bolts of lightning into my bones. She was heartbroken yesterday when I pulled a t-shirt on for bed, trying to put some barrier between me and her barely clad body, the desolate look in her eyes pushing me further into despair. At least back at home she was always covered up. At least back home I didn't know how the texture of her nipple felt on my tongue, the sound of her crying out my name when she climaxed…..
No, no, no, no…
She awoke with a gasp.
"Bella, Are you alright, sweetheart?" I looked down at her as I spoke. Her mouth looked so warm and inviting tonight.
"Oh," she gasped again. Tears were running down her face. What had happened?
"Bella! What wrong?" her tears affected me worse than anything else.
"It was only a dream." She sobbed.
It's ok, love, you're fine. I'm here. Anxiously I tried to comfort her. "Did you have another nightmare? It wasn't real, it wasn't real". Was it because of me? Had my rejection hurt her so much these last weeks that she was having nightmares about me now?
"Not a nightmare." She shook her head, rubbing her eyes. "It was a good dream"
"Then why are you crying?" I didn't understand.
"Because I woke up." she wailed as tears continued to fall. This was unbearable.
"Everything is alright, Bella." I attempted yet again to calm her. "Take deep breaths"
"It was so real" she sobbed. "I wanted it to be real."
"Tell me about it.' I urged. "Maybe that will help."
"We were on the beach…." She looked almost angry at me. What had I done to her in this dream?
Her eyes fluttered, trying to shake off the tears. "Oh, Edward…"
"Tell me, Bella," I had to know.
She launched her lips at mine, her tears touching my own face, stinging it. It had been three days since our lips had met. Sudden pardon from my self imposed sentence was disarming. Her arms wrapped tight around my neck, the taste of her mouth began to drive almost all responsible thought from my head. I wanted her. I wanted her right now. No, no, no I commanded myself pushing my struggling wife as gently as I could away from me. I needed the space. I was losing it.
"No, Bella." Every molecule of me wanted to say yes.
She pulled away. Fresh tears poured from her eyes as I refused her yet again. I felt caged. The inside of me was dying all over again looking at her this way. I didn't know what was going on here but I knew one thing for sure. This was my fault.
"I'm s-s-s-orry"
She was apologizing for the hideous creature that I am. The pain of refusing her was intolerable. I couldn't bear the space between us any longer. I took her into my arms, begging her to understand.
"I can't Bella, I can't" Each word felt like a mortal wound.
My resolve crumbled before my eyes. I couldn't deny us any more. My mouth returned to Bella's. Yes…. relief and satisfaction swept through me as I broke through the iron bars of my self imposed prison. I was a drowning man, finally reaching the surface, my lungs inhaling her sweet breath. Resisting her for fourteen days made my actions desperate. My hands reached up and tore the black lace from her body. She was still straddle on top of me. Thinking about what happened the last time I quickly rolled her over. Her fingers were tugging on the idiotic tee-shirt I was wearing. I pushed her hands aside and pulled it off in one swift motion, my mouth returning to hers before it even hit the floor. Her limbs were everywhere. Her feet were at the back of the waistline of the boxers I was wearing, her heels trying to push them down. Her one hand was sliding down my stomach, trying to touch me, the other one firmly gripping my hair, clamping her lips to mine. In truth neither of us could be trusted, but seeing as how she apparently didn't care if I killed her just for the satisfaction of having me inside her, I was going to have to manage things. I locked my hands around her wrists pulling them above her head.
"We have to be careful" I implored her, my lips at the base of her throat making their way up to her chin.
"Yes Edward, I promise to be good"
"That's what I'm worried about." My eyes were again level with hers. Hers sparkled with enthusiasm and desire. My muscles tingled with electricity. Expectation vibrated in my body, it knew what was coming.
I gathered up both wrists in one hand freeing my other to finish off removing my boxers, chuckling as she still tried to assist with her feet. She smiled up at me. It was an innocent smile. If she misbehaves again I would go out and find some rope. I smiled back at her, horrified and embarrassed, yet slightly intrigued by my own thoughts. My lips did not return to hers. They moved down her throat once more, my nose skimmed back and forth down the center of her body, properly inhaling her sweet floral scent for the first time in days. Her heart hammered. She shivered in response. So did I. My grin grew wider as my nose turned left, circling the firm pale mound, the hand underneath her back pulling her closer to me. Sweat was starting to bead up on her as her excitement grew. I looked up at her face, her eyes were closed, her mouth hung open, panting. Current sparked in me as I saw that I was pleasing her. My mouth fell upon her erect nipple, tasting the hot salty perspiration. Her back arched with delight. Getting more excited as she groaned my name, I released her hands deciding to move farther down with my lips, slowly making my way to her stomach. My eyes were diverted by the sight of her hands twitching at the sides of her body.
Good….she was at least making an effort.
Getting back to the task at hand, my tongue decided to trace patterns around her navel. She started to giggle in response. There was so much going on inside of me, places I wanted to explore. But my mouth was becoming hungry for hers again. I worked my way back up; pausing to taste the breast I had missed on the way down. I chuckled to myself again. I thought dessert was for the end of the meal.
Her eyes were open again when I reached her face. Staring into the liquid pools I felt it come on. An ache to grab a hold of her, take her, ravage her. My head was spinning. My starved mouth returned to hers. Our breathing became erratic. She wrapped her legs around my waist, her arms around my neck. I didn't expect her to keep them to herself any longer. I sure wasn't. Our heart hammered wildly through us….our heart? I was slipping. I needed to take a break. I rolled to my side. She turned looking at me anxiously.
"Just give me a second." I whispered, trying to get my mind and body under control.
Her body turned and she began to pull from my side facing away from me. I swiftly wrapped my arm around her waist, pulling her back into my chest. I nestle my nose in her hair.
"I'm so sorry." My voice broke as I spoke.
"I understand. It's alright"
She brought our enclosed hands up to her face laying her cheek on them sighing, giving me the time to gain my composure. At that moment I became staggered with emotion. I denied and rejected her while she worried about me. She would truly do anything for me. Wait for me, deprive her self. How could I have possibly made her wait two weeks? …All because of my pathetic lack of control…
Well, she wasn't going to have to wait much longer.
I took a deep breath inhaling into her hair and squeezed her tight into me.
"I'm ok." I murmured. I would never deny her again. I began to kiss her working my way to her neck. She seemed to sense the intensity of emotion pouring out of me, turning around and locking her mouth with mine once more. I pressed my lips against my teeth, opening my mouth to her. Her tongue penetrated me. I pushed myself farther than I had ever before, allowing us to stay this way for some time. The nerve endings in my mouth sang with joy. Our bodies lay side by side, arms and legs intertwined. My wife was the first one to pull away, trying to catch her breath. I whispered her name at her jaw in her mouths absence. Her hand pushed at my shoulder. She climbed on top of me….again….. I focused on relaxing; I laid my hands lightly on her back, tracing patterns with my fingers. I willed myself to be safe for her. I knew what to expect now. I absorbed the wonderful sensations penetrating down to my bones, while controlling my desires. Once I got use to the sensory overload, it felt amazing. Bella's erect nipples grazed my chest, her lips on my eyelids, my ear, and my neck. She pulled herself up, just as she had done before. She cradled me between the palm of her hand and her pelvis. She rocked the outside of her body against me, her hand keeping the same rhythm. I kept my hands on her thighs. Sweat was rolling down her flushed neck, around her breasts. She paused looking down at me. She appeared anxious, almost frustrated.
"It's alright," I reassured her, "More than alright."
Her eyes looked dangerous. An exuberant smile broke across her. She returned to grinding up against me. Her head swung back, her hair sticking to her perspiration soaked body, her free hand going to her breast…..touching herself….. "I love you so much Edward….." She took her hand off me and started to suck on her own fingers.
I could not hold still any longer. My fingers went to the hand on her breast, my body lifted off the bed. My other hand pulled her fingers from her mouth. My eyes met hers, our faces so close our noses touched.
"I love you too, Mrs. Cullen" and I was about to prove it.
I grabbed the back of her head, pulling her face into mine. We fell back onto the bed engulfed in her heat and the sound of her stammering heart. Her body was so hot and wet that it felt like she just stepped out of a scalding shower. The smell of her sweat intensified her scent, it bled into me.
I rolled us over, flipping her on to her stomach at the same time. I moved her sticky hair and began to kiss her neck and worked my way down her smooth back. As she pulled up on to her knees, my hands pulled her up to my chest and we knelt on the bed my lips returning to her neck. Of course this position allowed her to start to grind on me again. My hands went to her breast, her head turned; I could just reach her mouth. Her hand reached back and began to touch me again. One of my hands slid off her soaked breast and reached down between her thighs. I didn't go straight for the prize. Instead, I leaned her back onto my thighs brushing her gently everywhere but where she wanted me to go. She squirmed and whimpered trying to get my fingers where she wanted them.
"You're… m-m-making me…. n-nuts" she gasped. Was it safe for someone's heart to race like that?
"That's my plan" I smirked.
"Please…..Please….Edward…." Oh no! The weapons in her arsenal were not many, but they were formidable. Naturally I caved. She took my hand in hers and dragged my fingers where she desired them. I began to stroke her as her hand lay atop mine encased in her heat, feeling the blood pooling in her loins. I lightly began to drum my two fingers at the top of her opening. She moaned with pleasure. I increased my tempo and she shrieked falling, catching herself with shaking arms, no longer able to hold her self up.
"Do it…. Do it now…. I… please… need….I need…. You…. Inside of me….."
I thrust into her from behind. I felt exactly like the first time, the engulfing heat, the sense of her blood running through me. Knowing what to expect it didn't shock me as much though as I submerge myself in the ecstasy. I had firm control of myself; my hips began rock, I moved in and out of her. She caught on to my rhythm and began to move with me. I could feel the pulsating muscles inside of her tightening around me. My hand reached out for the headboard to brace myself, my other arm wrapped around her body, my hand returning to her breast. I didn't want to push to hard. I could easily send her head into the wall. I began to growl with frustration and desire. Realizing what was happening I began to ease up, taking my hand off her, bracing it on the bed. She was having none of that. Her body was a driving force, pulling me into her. Grunting in time with her increasing rhythm she sucked me in, over and over. Once again I had lost control of the situation. I heard myself growling again. This only seemed to push her harder, her head thrashing about making a few feral noises herself. I began to move with her again. It was time. I could feel my self begin to climax. She began screaming my name, my body reacted immediately. The hand on the headboard crushed the spot into splinters. My head rolled back roaring once more, my body stiffened releasing into her again.
We both collapsed onto the bed, in desperate need for air. This second experience of physical exhaustion did frighten me the way it had the first time. Would I ever get used to it? Would I want to? I wallowed in the humanity of the sensation. My wife curled back up on top of me again. I couldn't find words to express the love, the happiness, the gratification flowing freely through my entire being at this moment. I knew I hadn't hurt her. I knew I could be safe for her. I lifted my head up to kiss her beautiful mouth. She sighed with contentment and drifted off to sleep.
I spent the rest of the night happier than I thought possible. My heart swelled at the thought that I didn't need to deny her anymore, that I wasn't going to deny her anymore. I laid in bed watching the sun begin to rise, thrilled for the arrival of another day, another day to love my wife. My planning began in earnest….
His mouth was on mine. Days of frustration and deprivation made us both wild. His hands reached up and ripped the nightgown from my body. He rolled us over and I grabbed at his t-shirt. That shirt was going if I had to tear it off with my teeth. Edward's lips left mine for a fraction of a second. His hands pushed mine aside, his shirt was gone and his mouth was back to mine before I had time to register what happened. I was frantic for more contact. My feet pulled up around his waist trying to push down his boxers. My right hand was assisting, sliding down the front. Hmm… look what I found. The fingers of my other hand dug into his bronze hair, pulling my head off the bed to meet his.
Suddenly I fell back on the matress, my lips breaking away from his. My hands were over my head locked in his steel grasp.
"We have to be careful" he whispered into my throat. His mouth edged toward mine. This didn't feel like a refusal, just a plea for caution.
"Yes Edward, I promise to be good"
"That's what I'm worried about." His burning eyes told me I had nothing to fear. He was as needy as I was.
He trapped my hands together, freeing one of his to finishing removing his shorts, laughing at my meager attempts to assist him with my remaining free limbs. Being held down like this sent a wave of unexpected pleasure through me. It surprised me. I didn't really think of myself that way. I smiled flushed. His return grin was wicked. He ducked his head down and returned his lips to my throat, his hand still imprisoning mine. Edward's nose ran down the center of my body, his cool breath causing me to tremble in response. I could feel the heat rising off myself. In spite of his cool body absorbing it, I began to sweat. My eyes closed and I began to need air as his nose circled my breast. Between my quivering legs I began to throb. His nose circled my breast, his mouth found my nipple, licking the sweat off it. Did he have a clue what he was doing to me?
He released my hands. My first thought was to sink them into his hair. I resisted the urge. He asked me to behave. Now that we were this far, I wouldn't give him any reason to stop. I left them at my sides, fighting the need to touch him with all my might. He lay sandwiched between my knees, his cool tongue tickled me. I squirmed and giggled in response. I felt his smile against my stomach and he began to move back up me, stopping to wrap his mouth around the breast he didn't get on the way down.
His dark eyes bore into mine. They were fiery black. I yearned to have him inside me. My hands refused to stay where they were. They wrapped around his neck. His mouth returned to mine. I could feel the intensity building inside his body, my heart was pounding so hard I thought it was going to explode. Air was coming into my lungs to fast. I was starting to hyperventilate.
He pulled away from me, rolling onto his side. I look at him, worried he would stop, afraid he thought he was losing control. I was.
"Just give me a second." He whispered his breath as ragged as mine.
I was frustrated but I would give him his break. It wasn't fair of me to push him like this. I knew it, but I couldn't help feeling a little rejected. I began to roll onto my side, facing away from him. I didn't want him to see my face. I knew it would only make it worse for him. His arm reached out and pulled me to him.
"I'm so sorry." He breathed into my hair, the anguish clear in his voice.
"I understand. It's alright."
I wanted to comfort him. I took his hand in mine, holding it to my face. I would wait. I couldn't stand to see him suffer. I would wait until I was changed if that was what he needed. I could wait forever for him.
He exhaled into my hair and hugged me tight.
"I'm ok." He murmured. He began to kiss me again. There was a new and different intensity to him. Passion and determination radiated out from him as mouth made its way to my neck. The fire that had dampened slightly blasted back though me. I spun around to face him; his blazing eyes pulled me in. His mouth opened as it met mine, our tongues embraced. We lay side by side our limbs tangle up in each other. The flavor of his mouth was inside my brain making it spin. I waited for him to stop. He didn't. My heart hammered, I was getting dizzy needing air. I pulled away gasping.
"Bella…. Bella…." He mouthed into my jaw.
I don't know what sent me over the edge. I push him onto his back and climb on top of him again. This was for his own good. He needed this as much as I did. We would be ok; I knew it in my soul. My knees were at his sides. I started at his eyelids, sitting myself up as my mouth worked down his body. His hands lay lightly on my back; his fingers ran up and down my spine. I knelt atop him, my hand and my pelvis encircling his stone shaft, stroking him up and down in unison. His hands slid off my back to my thighs. Between the heat of passion and exertion of my movements, perspiration poured out of me. I paused staring down at him, waiting for more response than I was getting.
"It's alright," he said, "More than alright."
He was in control, too much in control. Well, I was going to fix that. I return to grinding against him. I let myself get caught up in my own body. I watched his eyes widen, his mouth pop open with a sharp intake of breath as I began to touch breast, playing with the erect nipple.
"I love you so much Edward….."
I pulled my hand away from him and put my fingers in my mouth.
I didn't even see him lift off the bed; his hands no longer lay lightly on my thighs. One join my own at my breast, the other tore my hand from my mouth. His fierce glare froze me in place.
"I love you too, Mrs. Cullen"
His fingers tangled in my wet hair pulling his mouth back to mine as we fell back onto the mattress.
The next thing I new, I was on my stomach. His lips were on my neck weaving their way down my back. Instinctively I pulled up on to my knees. I felt like an animal. His stone arms lifted my back to his chest; he fused his mouth to my carotid. My legs pumped feeling his rock hard erection pressed tightly between his body and mine. It almost vibrated with tension. Edward's hands were on my breast holding me up. I turned my head frantic to have his mouth back on mine. As our lips met my hand slid back behind me longing to touch him again. His hand slid down my torso, his fingers brushed between my thighs, lightly grazing over the pulsating volcano between them.
He was hesitating. Not being cautious, but trying to drive me into a frenzy. My body writhed and twisted trying to get his fingers inside me.
"You're… m-m-making me…. n-nuts" How much could a person take?
"That's my plan" He mocked me.
"Please…..Please….Edward…." I exploited his weak spot.
I captured his now willing hand sliding it straight inside me. I kept my hand on his as his fingers vibrated on the bundle of nerves atop the opening. I felt my orgasm start to build as he ratcheted up the tempo.
Holy crap!
I caught myself just in time to avoid a face plant into the bed.
"Do it…. Do it now…. I… please… need….I need…. You…. Inside of me….." I was barely coherent.
He penetrated me from behind. His hips began to rock and I moved with him, his arm under me for support. This was so liberating, partners in this act of love. His thrusts felt much deeper in this position. I reveled in it. A low growl was building deep in his chest, it shook the bed. I felt him start to slow down, releasing his arm from me. I dropped to my elbows, the palms of my hands braced against the headboard. My body took over and I slammed into him, grunting in unison with my movements. My body began to tremble from the exertion, from the waves of ecstasy running through me. He growled as he joined me again driving a fresh jolt of need through me. It was like I was a wild beast; I growl back pushing myself harder and faster. My entire body started to tingle.
"Edward… Edward!" I shrieked as my body shook from my orgasm.
I felt him stiffen, I heard him roar, both of us caught up in the ecstasy of the moment. We collapsed together on the bed. After a moment to calm myself down, I turned and crawled back up on my husband chest. Not feeling complete until I could see his contented face, I turned and kissed him one last time, then settled into a blissful sleep.
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