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PricewaterhouseCoopers - 'Developing and Applying Commercial Awareness'
Date: Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
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The term 'Commercial Awareness' is used widely in recruitment but what does it mean? On one level it is the ability to understand what is going on in the business world and even more importantly how this may affect the industry sector for which you are applying. On another level it could be described as what you may have noticed and experienced whilst undertaking part time employment which can help you understand and explore business issues.
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Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) came in tenth on our list of top ten tech stocks loved by hedge funds (see our entire epic Top Ten here). Despite having a market value in excess of $100 billion, Qualcomm still has solid growth prospects. The semiconductor company is being driven by a solid increase in demand for high-end smartphones and tablets. Qualcomm reported solid results last quarter and management provided a strong outlook for 2013 based on the rapid transition from 2G to 3G in China and India. The Wireless Intelligence Report expects over 1.5 billion subscribers to be added to 3G networks in the next two years.
Another driving factor will be the adoption of LTE networks in developed nations, including the rapid adoption of LTE in the U.S. Qualcomm is also battling with Intel to become a key supplier for Apple's future iPhone iterations. Intel has primarily been the driving force behind the tech that supports Apple's smartphone, but Qualcomm's new platform has been taking market share from one of its biggest rivals. Billionaire Ken Fisher of Fisher Asset Management is one of Qualcomm's top fund owners (check out Ken Fisher's new picks).
Qualcomm's latest quarterly results showed the tech company shipped over 140 million MSM chipsets, which is up 11% year over year. Qualcomm's newest platform, Snapdragon, is already seeing industry-leading growth. Qualcomm estimates some 420 different devices are using Snapdragon already, and another 400 models are in the pipeline. Our thesis on Qualcomm remains that it is one of the best 'growth at a reasonable price' opportunities in the industry.
Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) is nearly a third of the size of Qualcomm as measured by market-cap, but has the lowest growth rate among our semiconductor stocks listed, with a five-year expected earnings growth of only 2% annually. Where Texas Instruments falls short in growth it makes up in dividend. The tech company pays a 2.7% yield with only a 25% payout. We still remain cautious since Texas' valuation is on the high end – forward P/E of 17x – and it has the highest debt-to-equity ratio by far at 50%. Many top-name billionaires fell out of love with Texas Instruments during the third quarter including Jim Simons, Ken Fisher and Ray Dalio (see Ray Dalio's top bets here).
Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) pays the highest dividend of Qualcomm's peers and one of the highest among semiconductor companies. With a dividend yield of 3.3%, Maxim already looks attractive, but that is where the attractiveness ends. Maxim's dividend is a 55% payout of earnings and the tech stock already trades richer than most of its peers at 14x forward earnings.
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is down over 10% year to date as it has more exposure to the PC market, compared to Qualcomm's exposure to the high-growth mobile market. This semiconductor company is the cheapest among Qualcomm's peers at an 11x P/CF, and a 13x forward P/E, but we believe this is well deserved. Nvidia's expected EPS growth rate is only 4% over the next half decade (in annual terms), while the company also has one of the lowest return-on-sales ratios at only 12%.
Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) is another major semiconductor company that is up 10% year to date. Broadcom has the best expected growth of any of the other stocks listed; it's expected to grow earnings 20% a year over the next half-decade. This alone makes the stock attractive, but coupled with its industry-low 11x forward earnings multiple and Broadcom becomes a solid 'growth at a reasonable price' play.
Qualcomm, even as a large-cap stock, still offers investors solid growth prospects. With a balance sheet that boasts no debt and $12.3 billion in cash, Qualcomm is a solid buy. The semiconductor company only trades at 13x forward earnings, compared to the current forward P/E of Texas Instruments (17x), which has a less impressive balance sheet and growth prospects.
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I am 41 years old and have seen an infertility specialist for an evaluation. I have had two FSH levels taken. The first one was 21, but the second FSH level was 10.2. I was then instructed to contact someone for a consult for IVF. My husband was also checked and all is good except that he has a low sperm count. The doctor's are not as concerned with his low sperm count because they say there is something that they can give to him to help. Am I a candidate for IUI or is IVF my best opportunity to conceive? Everything else seems to be ok except for my age and FSH levels. Please advise on the next step.
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The missing chief executive of China's Ultrasonic has resurfaced in China to deny absconding with millions of dollars, saying he lost his phone.» Read More
After Urban Outfitters's apparently faux-bloody Kent State sweatshirt, Carole Roth draws the line between humor and bad taste.
Discussing Lululemon's Q2 earnings and how the retailer looks as an acquisition, with Sam Poser, Sterne Agee senior research analyst.
As New York Fashion Week has grown to include mainstream brands, the twice-a-year spectacle now encompasses both the high end and everyday.
It wasn't hard to imagine tossing on one of the lightweight dresses or swimsuits being worn on the runways during New York Fashion Week.
*Wet Seal names Edmond Thomas chief executive. Wet Seal said it had replaced CEO John Goodman with former CEO Edmond Thomas. Thomas, 61, was Wet Seal's CEO from 2007 to 2011 and its chief operating officer from 1992 to 2000. He was most recently a partner at private investment firm KarpReilly LLC and is on the board of women's apparel retailer New York& Co Inc..
What impact will New York Fashion Week have on the industry's stocks? We look at the best and worst performers over the past year.
Thomas, 61, was Wet Seal's CEO from 2007 to 2011 and the company's chief operating officer from 1992 to 2000. He was most recently a partner at private investment firm KarpReilly LLC and is on the board of women's apparel retailer New York& Co Inc.
Sept 3- Struggling apparel retailer Wet Seal Inc brought back former Chief Executive Edmond Thomas at the helm to replace John Goodman amid mounting losses and declining same-store sales.
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It wasn't inevitable, but it seemed likely that a question about his wardrobe would come anything football related would be asked.
After all Robert Griffin III caused a bit of a stir when he showed up wearing"Superman" socks to the Heisman Trophy presentation in New York in December.
Indeed one of the first inquiries from the four-deep media group to the Baylor quarterback had to deal with the coverings of his feet. Griffin, sporting a smile, was willing to devulge this information.
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He pulled up the pants on his left left to reveal that he'd left his Superman socks at home, choosing instead to wear ones featuring a multitude of colors and one 1990s show.
"I got ninja turtles on today," said Griffin, referenceing the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" cartoon.
It was a light-hearded, not taking himself too serious approach that was reflected in his speech just as much as his socks.
Griffin said twice in his 15 minute media session on Friday that he would be willing to sit behind Peyton Manning should he be drafted by the Colts in April and the four-time MVP be retained.
"It's not very often that you get chances to play or be on a team with a legend like that and learn from a guy like Peyton," said Griffin. "Definitely I would come in to compete to be the starter but I wouldn't be upset if Peyton Manning was the starting quarterback of the team that I'm on.
"So it would be an honor to sit behind him and learn. I'd hold that clipboard with pride."
Doing so would depend on two things for the Baylor quarterback, who took home the Heisman Trophy after a season in which he threw for 4,293 yards and 37 touchdowns compared to six interceptions.
For one, the Colts would have to bring back Manning by either paying him the 28 million dollars owed to him in his contract or re-negotiate for something lower. Then they would have to decide if Griffin is a better fit than Andrew Luck, the Stanford quarterback who is at the top of most mock NFL Drafts.
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These admissions may not come as complete surprises since each quarterback doesn't want to make a bad impression to the top-pick Colts, but each of these quarterbacks have a bit of history with Manning. Luck said that he attended a pair of Peyton Manning's football camps in Louisiana over the years and even reached out to the quarterback at the end of the 2010 season.
"I did talk to him after I made my decision to come back last year for advice because obviously he went through a similar situation," said Luck of Manning, who like the Stanford quarterback stayed for his senior season at Tennessee. "Got a couple of texts through the season."
Griffin also mentioned that he's talked to Manning on a few occasions and if he had his way number 18 would remain a member of the Colts till the end of his career.
"I wish him the best," said Griffin. "I hope what he wants can come about from this situation. It would be amazing for him to stay in Indy and play out his career."
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(a) Testing, reporting, and disclosure
Not later than 36 months after June 22, 2009, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations under this chapter that meet the requirements of subsection (b).
(b) Contents of rules
The regulations promulgated under subsection (a)—
(1) shall require testing and reporting of tobacco product constituents, ingredients, and additives, including smoke constituents, by brand and subbrand that the Secretary determines should be tested to protect the public health, provided that, for purposes of the testing requirements of this paragraph, tobacco products manufactured and sold by a single tobacco product manufacturer that are identical in all respects except the labels, packaging design, logo, trade dress, trademark, brand name, or any combination thereof, shall be considered as a single brand; and
(2) may require that tobacco product manufacturers, packagers, or importers make disclosures relating to the results of the testing of tar and nicotine through labels or advertising or other appropriate means, and make disclosures regarding the results of the testing of other constituents, including smoke constituents, ingredients, or additives, that the Secretary determines should be disclosed to the public to protect the public health and will not mislead consumers about the risk of tobacco-related disease.
(c) Authority
The Secretary shall have the authority under this subchapter to conduct or to require the testing, reporting, or disclosure of tobacco product constituents, including smoke constituents.
(d) Small tobacco product manufacturers
(1) First compliance date
The initial regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall not impose requirements on small tobacco product manufacturers before the later of—
(2) Testing and reporting initial compliance period
(A) 4-year period
The initial regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall give each small tobacco product manufacturer a 4-year period over which to conduct testing and reporting for all of its tobacco products. Subject to paragraph (1), the end of the first year of such 4-year period shall coincide with the initial date of compliance under this section set by the Secretary with respect to manufacturers that are not small tobacco product manufacturers or the end of the 2-year period following the final promulgation of such regulations, as described in paragraph (1)(A). A small tobacco product manufacturer shall be required—
(i) to conduct such testing and reporting for 25 percent of its tobacco products during each year of such 4-year period; and
(B) Case-by-case delay
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, delay the date by which an individual small tobacco product manufacturer must conduct testing and reporting for its tobacco products under this section based upon a showing of undue hardship to such manufacturer. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall not extend the deadline for a small tobacco product manufacturer to conduct testing and reporting for all of its tobacco products beyond a total of 5 years after the initial date of compliance under this section set by the Secretary with respect to manufacturers that are not small tobacco product manufacturers.
(3) Subsequent and additional testing and reporting
The regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall provide that, with respect to any subsequent or additional testing and reporting of tobacco products required under this section, such testing and reporting by a small tobacco product manufacturer shall be conducted in accordance with the timeframes described in paragraph (2)(A), except that, in the case of a new product, or if there has been a modification described in section 387j (a)(1)(B) of this title of any product of a small tobacco product manufacturer since the last testing and reporting required under this section, the Secretary shall require that any subsequent or additional testing and reporting be conducted in accordance with the same timeframe applicable to manufacturers that are not small tobacco product manufacturers.
(4) Joint laboratory testing services
The Secretary shall allow any 2 or more small tobacco product manufacturers to join together to purchase laboratory testing services required by this section on a group basis in order to ensure that such manufacturers receive access to, and fair pricing of, such testing services.
(e) Extensions for limited laboratory capacity
(1) In general
The regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall provide that a small tobacco product manufacturer shall not be considered to be in violation of this section before the deadline applicable under paragraphs (3) and (4), if—
(A) the tobacco products of such manufacturer are in compliance with all other requirements of this subchapter; and
(2) Conditions
Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, the Secretary may delay the date by which a small tobacco product manufacturer must be in compliance with the testing and reporting required by this section until such time as the testing is reported if, not later than 90 days before the deadline for reporting in accordance with this section, a small tobacco product manufacturer provides evidence to the Secretary demonstrating that—
(A) the manufacturer has submitted the required products for testing to a laboratory and has done so sufficiently in advance of the deadline to create a reasonable expectation of completion by the deadline;
(3) Extension
The Secretary, taking into account the laboratory testing capacity that is available to tobacco product manufacturers, shall review and verify the evidence submitted by a small tobacco product manufacturer in accordance with paragraph (2). If the Secretary finds that the conditions described in such paragraph are met, the Secretary shall notify the small tobacco product manufacturer that the manufacturer shall not be considered to be in violation of the testing and reporting requirements of this section until the testing is reported or until 1 year after the reporting deadline has passed, whichever occurs sooner. If, however, the Secretary has not made a finding before the reporting deadline, the manufacturer shall not be considered to be in violation of such requirements until the Secretary finds that the conditions described in paragraph (2) have not been met, or until 1 year after the reporting deadline, whichever occurs sooner.
(4) Additional extension
In addition to the time that may be provided under paragraph (3), the Secretary may provide further extensions of time, in increments of no more than 1 year, for required testing and reporting to occur if the Secretary determines, based on evidence properly and timely submitted by a small tobacco product manufacturer in accordance with paragraph (2), that a lack of available laboratory capacity prevents the manufacturer from completing the required testing during the period described in paragraph (3).
Source(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 915, as added Pub. L. 111–31, div. A, title I, § 101(b)(3),June 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1820.)
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, referred to in subsec. (f), is div. A of Pub. L. 111–31, June 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1776. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2009 Amendment note set out under section 301 of this title and Tables.
Modification of Deadlines for Secretarial Action
With respect to any time periods specified in an amendment by div. A of Pub. L. 111–31that begin on June 22, 2009, within which the Secretary of Health and Human Services is required to carry out and complete specified activities, with certain limitations, the calculation of such time periods shall commence on the first day of the first fiscal quarter following the initial 2 consecutive fiscal quarters of fiscal year 2010 for which the Secretary has collected fees under section 387s of this title, and the Secretary may extend or reduce the duration of one or more such time periods, except that no such period shall be extended for more than 90 days, see section 6 ofPub. L. 111–31, set out as a note under section 387 of this title.
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Egyptian Cinema Launches Arab AIDS Film
Tunisian actress Hend Sabry in one of the scenes of the film, "Asmaa". (Image courtesy of "elcinema.com")
A Movie Called Asmaa
One Egyptian blogger reviews the new controversial Egyptian film, "Asmaa". The subject matter of the film is a very sensitive one, dealing with the story of a married woman who gets HIV from her husband. The film depicts the social plight and suffering of AIDS victims in contemporary Egypt.
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360 panorama of Tahrir, 22.11.2011
The Arabist blog displays a 360 degree panorama by Mostafa Ibrahim. This nifty panorama shows all sights in detail of Tahrir Square, taking you live to Tahrir.
Source: Arabist
Israel's threat to cut Gaza water supply would be "complete catastrophe"
The Israeli government has threatened to cut the Gaza strip's water supply. The current situation in Gaza is already problematic with a minimal water supply and limited electricity. This action could prove catastrophic for its population.
"Taking our water is not like taking a toy. Water is life, they cannot play with our lives like this."
"Taking our water is not like taking a toy. Water is life, they cannot play with our lives like this."
Source: In Gaza
Google introduces voice search in Arabic
Already supporting several languages in several countries, Google's voice search application for cell phones is set to go Arabic. It is set to begin its use in the UAE, where sound engineers have been recording several Arab dialects for sound recognition.
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Healthy Gifts this Christmas!
Nutrition consultant and health blogger Paty M suggests that the value of a good health book outweighs clothes or gadgets for this Christmas's presents.
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- The Great Hoax: Egyptian Army has found a cure for AIDS, according to the Egyptian Army
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Governor Chris Christie vetoed a ban on .50 caliber rifles, signaling strong support for competitive and recreational gun owners in his veto statement.
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Iran's Ever-Reliable Cinema Once Again Fresh and Fantastic at DIFF 2008
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) is a rich source of the best in international film, and fans of Iran's ceaselessly productive and always interesting cinema industry can count on finding Persian film gems at DIFF 2008—including a film with a Dubai connection.
Morality and family life concern director Majid Majidi, whose award-winning The Song of Sparrows is Iran's entry for the 2009 Academy Awards. Innocent Karim works at an ostrich farm outside of Tehran, leading a simple and contented life until he is blamed for the loss of one of the birds. He heads to the city, but as he becomes accustomed to urban life, its corrupting influences begin to erode his decent and humble nature. It is up to those closest to him to restore the values that he had once cherished.
Nader Davoodi's touching documentary Aref Squared, partially set in Dubai, will catch the attention of UAE audiences. Davoodi was intrigued by Tehran taxi driver Bozorgmehr's dream—to meet and sing with his pop idol, Aref, a pre-revolution Iranian singer—and decided to help him realize it. They travel to Dubai, where Bozorgmehr has three days to make it happen. Will the star-struck hero fulfill his fantasy? Or will he become adrift in the city where anything seems possible, returning to Tehran with nothing but a broken heart?
A suspenseful debut feature from thriller from director Ramtin Lavafipour, Aram Bash Va Ta Haft Beshmar (Be Calm and Count to Seven) is a thrilling ride among the smuggling villages located along Iran's coast. Motu, one of the dozens of young men retrieving stashes of contraband along the beaches at night, faces mounting pressure from potential police attacks and the death of his father. As the only breadwinner for his deceased father's wife and children, he must decide whether his lawless existence will continue to provide for his new responsibilities.
In ground-breaking Iranian director Manijeh Hekmat's Se Zan (3 Women), three generations of women examine the search for one's roots in an uncertain world. Middle-aged Minoo is afraid for her missing daughter, Pegah. Pegah is speeding out of the city when she stops to pick up a hitch hiker who will have a profound effect on her life. Meanwhile, Minoo's ailing mother clings to a precious old rug as her last link to her past.
A Lebanon-France co-production set in Iran, directed by Lebanese Sabine el Gamayel and produced by Algerian-French DIFF Honouree Rachid Bouchareb, Niloofar is the story of a 12-year old girl who goes to great lengths to educate herself. She disguises herself as a boy in her bid to learn to read and write, which will only remain a successful plan as long as her growth into a woman can be hidden for as long as possible.
An emotionally poignant short film by director Houman Seyedi, 35 Metriye Sathe Ab (35 Metres from the Water) depicts moments of connection and beauty between unlikely lovers who risk scandal and intrusion by pursuing their emotions.
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Breast milk is fluid (pardon the pun). It changes over time to meet the developing, nutritional needs of your baby.
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After three to four days of nursing, colostrum is replaced by transitional milk, which is lighter in color and higher in fluids to protect the newborn infant from dehydration. A week to 10 days later, a woman's mature milk comes in. Over the next thirty days, this mature milk continues to change as caloric, carbohydrate, and fat contents rise and protein levels taper off. At six months, protein levels dip again as solid foods are introduced into the baby's diet.
Breast milk also undergoes changes within a single feed. During the first few minutes, the breasts produce foremilk, which is higher in fluid and satisfies baby's immediate need for liquids and carbohydrates. Hind milk, which is thicker with fat, provides the calories needed for an infant's optimal growth and brain development. Nursing as often as possible in the first few weeks establishes a consistent milk supply that adjusts as your baby grows.


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Our DMIT alumni have made significant accomplishments in both the business and academic worlds. Some of their recent accomplishments are shown on this page.
Dr. Ronnie Abrahiem, Software Engineer of CIBER, with over sixteen years experience in Application and Data Architectures with specialty in Distribution and Trading organizations. He was a member of Cohort 2 and graduated in 2008. He teached as adjunct faculty ay Davenport University in Object-Oriented Programming, Database Structure and Management, and Systems Analysis. Contact information firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.
Dr. Naser El-Bathy was a member of Cohort 6, and graduated in 2010. He is a Computer Science Adjunct Professor at Lawrence Technological University, Michigan and Union College in Kentucky, Editor in Chief of Victory newspaper, and a Software Consultant of Computer Software Inc. He may be contacted at (586) 350-9661, or e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dr. Louay Karadsheh was a member of Cohort 5, and graduated in 2010. His current position is Assistant Professor of Information Security at ECPI College of Technology, Raleigh campus, North Carolina. His responsibilities include teaching, developing new curriculums, academic advising, tutoring students and participating in academic review board meetings. He may be reached at 248-245-8219 (mobile) and at email@example.com.
Dr. Theresa Kraft was a member of Cohort 1 and graduates in 2008. She is serving as an adjunct faculty member at several universities including the School of Management and school of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan – Flint, Michigan. She is teaching a range of undergraduate and graduate courses including Business Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Excel/Access Introduction to Business Applications, and Advanced Software Engineering, Data Base Design, Advanced Management Information Systems, Computer Ethics and Technology. Theresa may be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com and Mobile 586-506-7095.
Chingmei Connie Li from Cohort 3 graduated in December 2010. She is a Business Analyst of Modis Inc. contracted to Ford Motor Company. Her major responsibility is gathering requirements from business customers, performing system analysis & design, and preparing uses cases and design specifications. She could be reached at email@example.com.
Dr. Andrew Makar was a member of Cohort 3, and graduated in 2008. At present he is a senior manager with Capgemini responsible for managing enterprise programs and coaching project managers in effective project management techniques. He publishes a bi-weekly column on real world project management with techrepublic.com and is a frequently guest speaker for Gantthead.com, the local Great Lakes PMI chapter and several technology companies. He also maintains a project management blog at http://www.tacticalprojectmanagement.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dr. Anene Nnolim was a member of Cohort 2, and graduated in 2007. He is presently an Associate Professor, Management & Director- Graduate Center of Florida Institute of Technology off campus site at the U.S. Naval base, Patuxent River, Maryland. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the University of Maryland University College, Graduate School of Management and Technology, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Space Coast Campus at Patrick Air Force Base. He may be contacted at email@example.com or by phone at 321.821.2380
Dr. Wen-Tsung (Alex) Tai was a member of Cohort 4, and graduated in 2010. He is an engineer at Quantasoft Technology Inc, Taiwan. Contact information: 011-886-4-2260-6175(H); email address: email@example.com.
Dr. William Wachob was a member of Cohort 2 and graduated in 2009. He is currently and contracting consultant to Integrated Solutions and Services Unlimited, Dayton, Ohio as a Statistical and Scientific Subject Matter Specialist at the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In this role, he is responsible for quality testing on the EPA's Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES) which is used by states and large regional areas to evaluate vehicle based emissions for regulatory compliance and in assessing the effect of new road systems. Bill may be contacted at 248.388.4026 (cell) and email@example.com.
Dr. Donald R. Warner was a member of Cohort 1, and graduated in 2006. His current position is Chief Information Officer, KeyPlastics LLC, a global automotive supplier with $500 Million/year revenue, headquartered in Northville, Michigan. Don is responsible for all IT systems in the enterprise and reports to CEO Company. Contact Information is 248-449-9223; firstname.lastname@example.com; Address: 21700 Haggerty Road, Suite 150N, Northville, Michigan 48167.
Yesim Askin, DMIT candidate cohort 6, is featured in the Michigan State University staff profile.
Dr. Theresa Kraft recently had her dissertation published as a book "Systematic and Holistic IT Project Management Approach for Commercial Software with Case Studies", February
2009. Dr. Kraft received her Doctorate of Management in Information Technology in May 2008.
Dr. Ron Abrahiem had his dissertation published this summer as a book in LAMBERT, Data Warehousing with Service-oriented Architecture: Designing and Implementing Prototype Models For an Integration of Near-Real-Time Data Warehousing Architecture with Service-oriented Architecture". Dr Abrahiem received his Doctorate of Management in Information Technology in May 2008.
George Bridges spoke at a One Day Project Management Summit in the Caribbean's. George Bridges is a Trainer and Senior Consultant, International Institute for Learning, headquartered in New York City. Geort will share his expertise on The Growing Need for Business Analysis within the Project Management Framework. About the Summit: This summit is an invaluable opportunity for senior-level executives to examine and create dialogue with the region's top business and government leaders on the role project management will play as a discipline and strategic business tool in the 21st century. The summit will be held September 10, 2008 at the Hilton Trinidad, Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Louay Karadsheh coauthored with Samer ALHawari, Naser El-Bathy, Wa'el Musa Hadi the paper "INCORPORATING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT AS A SINGLE PROCESS" for the Conference: International Conference of the Global Business Development Institute (GBDI) to be held at Las Vegas, NV, October 12 - 15, 2008. Summary: Risk Management (RM) is becoming a key factor within organizations since it ensures a successful execution of projects. Consequently, Knowledge Management (KM) process has turned out to become a strategic resource of organization to the extent in which it is viewed nowadays as the basis of reduces the risk. The aim of this paper is to present a conceptual framework of KM integrated with RM called Knowledge Risk Management (KRM) process. The main emphasis is on developing phases such as Knowledge-Risk Capture, Knowledge-Risk Creation, Knowledge-Risk Examination, Knowledge-Risk Sharing, Knowledge-Risk Evaluation, Knowledge-Risk Repository and finally, Knowledge-Risk Education across the RM process. The paper describes a more valid process in explaining the integration of KM and RM process to improve the RM process efficiency by utilizing KM process.
Dr. Don Warner, who completed his DMIT dissertation in December, 2007, has accepted a position with the Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington. Don has several years experience deploying Six Sigma and managing the quality systems at Ford Motor Company and is a Six Sigma Master BlackBelt. Dr. Warner's position is the Senior Corporate Business Excellence Program Manager at Microsoft, and he will be responsible for directing process improvement efforts within Microsoft's various business units, a task for which his DMIT experience has prepared him well.
Louay Karadsheh from DMIT Cohort 5 and Samer ALHawari, the Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Amman-Jordan, Amine Nehari Talet, King Fahd University of petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabi, and Mohammad Khalil Salem, CIS Department, University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan authored the paper "CRM Strategy: An Analytical Perspective." The paper was accepted at the 8th International Annual Conference in Change Management & Knowledge Society in March 2008.
Short abstract of the paper: CRM is a business strategy which aims at acquiring customers, withholding and expanding the relationship with the customers. Different CRM strategies have been proposed by researchers in this field. Common elements among these strategies are explored in the paper and suggestions are presented for a general process based on analysis of various models in CRM strategizing. This paper contributes to the understanding of the process of CRM strategizing.
Louay Karadsheh from DMIT Cohort 5 coauthored with Samer ALHawari, the Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Amman-Jordan, Fadi Thabtah, MIS Dept, Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan and Wa'el Musa Hadi, the Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Amman Jordan, the paper "A Risk Management Model for Project Execution". The paper was published and presented at the Conference: 9th IBIMA Conference on Information Management in Modern Organizations in March 2008.
Dimitri Kopaliani and Ronni Abrahiem attended the IEEE EIT Conference in Chicago on May 18th, 2007. Each gave a presentation at the conference. Ronnie's topic is "A New Generation of Middleware Solutions for a Near-Real-Time Data Warehousing Architecture."
Anene Nnolim and Theresa Kraft presented papers at a Doctoral Symposium, Connections 2007 at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA on May 18 to 20, 2007. For over a decade the Connections Conference has given doctoral students in information studies the opportunity to network, share ideas, present research, and receive feedback from an audience of fellow students. Connections is historically a conference administered for and by doctoral students. The Connections conference provides doctoral students with the opportunity to present their work to an open and friendly audience of their peers. Anene's topic was: "A Framework and Methodology for Information Security Management", and Theresa's was "A Conceptual Model of IT Project Management with Case Studies".
Anene Nnolim presented a paper, coauthored with Dr. Lerine Steenkamp, at the ISOneWorld Conference in Las Vegas on April 12th titled: "An Approach to Information Security Management". Anene also gave a presentation at The Open Group Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference, Paris on "Developing an Architectural Description for the Information Security Management Viewpoint", and will be participating at the forthcoming Doctoral Symposium in May 2007 on his doctoral research on information security management.
Fadi Khoury has been invited to give a presentation at the Southeast Michigan Rational User Group (SEMRUG) meeting to be held on May 17th 2007. The topic of his presentation is "Planning RUP Projects" dealing with the process of iterative planning and the three levels of planning, Project level, Phase level, and Iteration level. The presentation will also discuss RUP Project Management and its alignment to the PMI Project Management discipline.
Mr. Khoury is IBM certified in Rational Unified Process with over 10+ years experience in the areas of software lifecycle methodologies, software development, software maintenance and testing, application enterprise architecture, and strategy planning. Work experience in traditional structural and object-oriented programming languages, Model Driven Architecture (MDA), and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Hold a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Track: Software Engineering) from Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma, a Master of Science in Software Engineering from Wayne State University, Michigan, and currently a Doctoral candidate in Management Information Technology at Lawrence Technological University, Michigan.
A paper on "A Case Study on Developing an Architectural Description for the Information and Business System Viewpoints", written by Tony Avant and Ching-Mei Li with Dr Lerine Steenkamp, was presented at The Open Group Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference, Paris on April 25th, 2007.
2007 Open Group Conference: The Open Group Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference in San Diego comprised a plenary meeting with a focus on SOA, followed by parallel streams addressing SOA and other aspects of enterprise architecture.
Dr. Lerine Steenkamp and Dr. Al McCord presented "Teaching Research Methodology for Information Technology" at the ICIER 2007 conference in Milwaukee in December 2006.
George Bridges has successfully passed the Project Management Certification Exam in December 2006 and is now a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). PMI certification is recognized worldwide. Congratulations to George!
John Li and Dr. Lerine Steenkamp attended the Open Group IT Practitioners' Conference in Lisbon, Portugal in October 2006 and gave a presentation entitled: "An Approach to Developing IT Architectures - the Enterprise Mobility Viewpoint."
Ayman Basal and Fadi Khoury have presented papers on behalf of their project teams with Dr. Lerine Steenkamp at the ISECON2006 Conference, Dallas, Texas held from November 2 to 6, 2006. Kamal Kakish presented his paper, co-authored with Dr. Al McCord, at the same conference.
The flag of LTU and the DMIT was held high at ISECON2006, where three DMIT students and Dr. Steenkamp presented their work done jointly during the weekend of November 5 in Dallas.
They presented the following papers:
1. Kamal Kakish and Dr. Al McCord.
2. "A Case Study: Developing an Architectural Design Description for the Application Viewpoint" by Lerine Steenkamp and Fadi El-Khoury, co-authored by Andy Makar and Kamal Kakish.
3. "A Case Study: Developing an Architectural Design Description for the Technology- Communications Engineering Viewpoint" by Lerine Steenkamp and Ayman Basal, co-authored by Jehad Alomari and Kamal Kakish.
Kamal and Dr McCord's paper achieved a Meritorious Paper Award. We are all very proud of Kamal's fine and professional presentation of the work done at LTU. We are also proud of Fadi, Ayman and Kamal's excellent presentations given jointly with Dr. Steenkamp.
Loran Walker of DMIT Cohort 2 has presented a paper titled "Is there a new definition for Change Control in Project Management?" at the Project Management Institute North American Global Congress held in Seattle in October 2006.
Theresa Kraft and Dr. Lerine Steenkamp attended the 17th International Conference on Global Business in Miami Beach from November 17 to 19, 2005. Kevin Schiller co-authored the paper titled: "Impact of ICT on Productivity – Comparison of Europe and USA".
Kamal Kakish and Dr. Lerine Steenkamp attended the 17th International Conference on Global Business in Miami Beach from November 17 to 19, 2005 to present a paper on "A Global IT Security Perspective: An Analysis of the Information Security Capability in the U.S. and Europe".
Anene Nnolim, Cohort 2, presented a paper with Dr. Lerine Steenkamp at the ISECON2005 Conference held in Columbus, Ohio in October 2005 on behalf of the other co-authors: Kathy Allour, Tony Lyons, and Kevin Schiller, the team leader of the project.
DMIT team achieves distinction! Kevin Schiller and his team Kathy Allour, Tony Lyons and AneneNnolim, along with Dr Lerine Steenkamp achieved a Distinguished Paper Award at ISECON2005, Columbus, Ohio on October 8th 2005.
William Wachob and Dr. Al McCord presented their paper on "Applying the IT Service CMM Model in a University Service Delivery Environment" at the EDUCAUSE conference in Orlando on October 20, 2005.


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The government isn't ruling out putting money into building a national convention centre in Auckland.
It's negotiating with SkyCity, which has offered to build the $350 million centre in exchange for more pokie machines in its casino.
Prime Minister John Key on Monday indicated for the first time that if SkyCity didn't come up with all the money, the government could put in taxpayer funds.
That makes it more likely the project will go ahead, even if SkyCity doesn't get the deal it wants on pokies.
"There's a range of options," Mr Key said.
"Our preferred option is not to have to put any money in, but let's wait and see."
Opposition parties say Mr Key interfered in the tender process by going into a deal with SkyCity and Mr Key again rejected their accusations.
"Despite your best efforts there is no conspiracy and, this might come as a shock to you,(finance minister) Bill English hasn't got $350m to build a convention centre," he told reporters.
"It's really simple - we want one because it will create 800 jobs to run it and 900 to build it and it will bring in an extra 200,000 visitors nights every year."
Mr Key says he doesn't expect to have any problems getting the numbers to pass legislation for a SkyCity deal.
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Bingham defensive standout Durrant Miles committed to Boise State late Tuesday, passing onffers from Utah State and Hawaii and skipping a visit to Utah.
The linebacker and defensive end, who will be a senior, tweeted, "OFFICIALLY COMMITTED TO BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY! #BRONCONATION" and told the Idaho Statesman that he was sold by a weekend visit to the campus. Miles visited on Friday and received an offer from coach Chris Petersen on Monday.
Miles said he was scheduled to visit Utah on Wednesday, but no longer will.
Miles recorded 45 tackles for the Miners last year. He told the Statesman Petersen recruited him to play "stud" linebacker, the center of the Broncos defense.
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Cephalonia (or Kefalonia), named after a Greek hero from around the 5th century BC, lies in the centre of the Ionian Sea, 53 nautical miles from Patras. This is one of the most enchanting of the Greek islands, which accounts for its having become one of the most sought after by holidaymakers. Thousands of visitors descend on the island year round, avid for the quiet, windless beaches, many at the base of steep cliffs that plunge into the sea, or to explore the verdant mountainsides clad in shadowy forests.
Kefalonia has an excellent tourist infrastructure, is connected to Athens by air (the airport is situated just south of the ancient capital of Argostoli) and to Patras and surrounding islands by ferry. In addition to some spectacular golden beaches, Kefalonia boasts numerous historic and natural attractions. Best known of these are the caves at Melissani, where a subterranean lake reflects a kaleidoscope of gorgeous colours; the enormous caverns of Dragostoli; and the 'swallow holes' where visitors marvel at the phenomenon of seawater literally disappearing through the rock.
The beautiful city of Argostoli, the island's capital since ancient times, was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1953, but among the remains are the fascinating archaeological and folk art museums. The island's main town, Lixouri, is peaceful and picturesque, situated close to the south coast where the best beaches are to be found. Visitors to Kefalonia are never at a loss for an entertaining way to spend their time. There are quaint villages, traditional fishing harbours, Roman ruins, architecturally marvellous churches and castles and magnificent views to discover.
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The CERN research centre, whose giant Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been the focus of the search, said on Monday it had reported to a conference in Mumbai that possible signs of the Higgs noted last month were now seen as less significant. A number of scientists from the centre went on to make comments that raised the possibility that the mystery particle might not exist.
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The Tigers ran into a hot team last night in Kansas City where the Royals won their sixth straight game with a 3-to-2 victory over Detroit. Miguel Cabrera had a 2-run homer for the Tigers in the top of the second but the Royals answered right away with 3 runs in the bottom of the frame with the deciding run scoring on an infield single.
Doug Fister pitched a complete game for Detroit, scattering nine hits with his record slipping to 5-and-4. The Tigers left 8 runners on base as their four game winning streak ended. Unbeaten Max Scherzer, who is 8-and-0, will take to the mound tonight for Detroit in game 2 of the 3-game series against the Royals. The first place Tigers have a 5-and-a-half game lead in the American League Central over the Royals and the Indians, who dropped their eighth in-a-row last night, losing at Texas.
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**This is the sequel!!! If You haven't read the first one, don't read this one!! Click this sentence to go to the first story! Thank you to those people who neglected to read the fact that this was the sequel in the title.
Forever and Always
Maya's POV
How could I make him choose between me and his pack? The choice was obvious. They needed him more than I did. Going through this alone had been the original plan, right? Now I wasn't so sure.
The imprint was meant to bring us together, not pull us apart. I was positive he was the only thing in the world I wanted more than anything.
I didn't just want him to be there, I needed him to be there. But it was a slight improbability since he needed to be with the pack, more than he needed to be with me.
Mia's POV
An army? How did two idiots equal and army?
The only part that had registered was that my wolf was leaving me. The rest was a mystery. He trotted back to me, now in wolf form.
I ran my fingers through his soft fur and kissed his snout. "I love you, Embry Call, and you best not forget it."
He snorted and nodded, which I took for an, "I won't." He gave me a last lingering look before disappearing into the trees and slipping through my fingers.
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Chapter 12 – Date
Mia's POV
I whirled around, searching for the person that had called my name. It was Mitchel, who I had completely forgotten about. "Oh, hey, Mitchel."
"Hi," He greeted with a goofy smile, pushing his hand through his hair. "You never met me at the beach…"
I flushed and looked at him from under my eye lashes. "Sorry, my sister fell down the stairs and we had to take her to the hospital."
"Oh, who's your sister?"
I looked over my shoulder to find Maya still making out with Seth in front of her locker. "She would be the pregnant one over there," I pointed her way, "practically having sex against the lockers."
He nodded. "I see that… Is that Seth with her?"
"Yeah, he's the baby daddy."
"Seriously? I hadn't heard he got anybody pregnant." Mitchel cocked a brow.
"Most people haven't. They got back together about a week ago." I bit my lips and looked up at him. "So, you wanna walk with me to class?"
"Sure, it'd be my pleasure."
We chatted idly as we walk down the hall, slightly rushing to be on time to class. I ended up making plans to see him after school. He was really cute and completely human as far as I knew. I liked humans. They were so normal.
"You know, you really shouldn't hang out with him," Embry told me, pushing away from the wall where he had been leaning.
"Why not?"
"He's a bad guy." Embry replied.
I scowled at him. "What is he a vampire or something?"
"No, but he does deal out of the boy's room though."
"Deal what?" I asked rudely. Embry gave me a pointed look. "And why should I believe you?"
"You just should," He pressed.
"And you're just jealous," I narrowed my eyes at him, watching him carefully.
Embry pulled at his hair with his head. "No I'm not," he grumbled. "Just listen, Mitchel is a bad guy. You don't want to get involved with a guy like him."
I laughed at him. "You're so jealous." I turned toward the classroom. "I'm gonna win the bet!" I sang.
I met Mitchel on the beach like I was supposed to the day before. I had to wait a few minutes before he actually showed up though and I was really uncomfortable. I was standing next to the trees, stiff as a board. I was standing about ten feet from where I had originally met Embry. How had something so innocent gone so wrong?
"Mia?" Mitchel popped out of nowhere.
I took a deep breath and met his eyes. "Hey."
He chuckled, "I believe we've already done this once today."
I offered him a half smile. "I guess so. So, you want to take a walk with me?"
Ten minutes later, we were taking a leisurely stroll down the beach while he told me some hilarious story about his first time playing soccer on a team. He had been hit in the face…twice…with the ball. I could only imagine how much that hurt.
Out of Maya and me, I was the sportier one. Maya had always been more interested in her music than anything. In fact, I was surprised that she had given up her violin when she got pregnant. But she was so depressed in the beginning that even music couldn't make her happy. On the other hand, I had always played sports—usually basketball and softball. Coming to Lapush, I hadn't tried out for anything because it was too late in the basketball season and come softball season, I was caught up in Maya/Seth/Embry drama.
Wait, I totally just got off topic.
As I was saying, I could only imagine how much that hurt. One time, I had been hit in the jaw with a softball and another time someone had hit me hard in the gut with a basketball. Not exactly shining moments as an athlete. And they hurt like hell.
"—And then the coach wouldn't let my mom onto the field so she could see if I was alright. Isn't that screwed up? I mean, she's my mom. She had a right to check on me." He rolled his eyes. "I had a black eye for two weeks after that."
"Nice." I laughed. "That really sucks." I turned to face him. "Are you a better dancer than you are a soccer player, twinkle toes?"
He raised his eyes brows when I said "twinkles toes" but didn't comment. "You know, there's only one way to find out."
"You're right," I declared. "In order to find out, you'd have to go to the dance with me."
"I'd be honored to escort you, Mia, and show off my amazing dance skills."
I giggled at him as he pulled a Michael Jackson move in the middle of the beach. "It's a date then." Inwardly, I was taunting my dear, shifter friend. Take that, wolf boy.
Chapter 13—Dresses
Maya's POV
There was something I loved about Seth's mom. She was so… crazy. She was in perpetual motion and always talking. She was just so bubbly. Sue was awesome.
"When are we going dress shopping?" she babbled. "I'm just so excited for it! I can't wait to do some mother-daughter bonding and we can find a dress to frame that lovely tummy of yours. Do you want it to show off your belly or try to hide it? I think it'd be better if you showed it off. It's just so awesome knowing there are little babies in you. Gosh, I just love it! I'm gonna be a grandma! And you can also lay your claim on Seth. Then again, girls might assume he wants to ditch you because of you pregnant-ness. Those high school girls can be real mean, you know?" She looked back at me.
"Yeah, I know. I've been dealing with it ever since they noticed I was pregnant. I think I want a dress to show off my pregnant-ness. Their daddy really loves my belly." I rubbed an affectionate hand over my huge baby belly and smiled. God, I was so content. I was just waiting for something to screw it up. "So, how about I call my sister and Nessie and we can all go shopping together?"
"Deal," Sue grinned. "Call Alice too. We'll need her expertise."
"Okay." I whipped out my phone and started calling. Mia agreed to meet me at Seth's house. Nessie and Alice said they would pick us up and that little Maribelle was coming with us. I was fine with that though. She was so freaking cute.
Mia showed up with Liv and Mandy before the Cullens did. She was smirking the whole time, no doubt envisioning some victory against Embry. She introduced herself to Sue, as did Liv and Mandy, and we waited for Ness and Alice. Liv and Mandy were just having a good old time getting to know my babies' grandma. Alice and Ness showed up a few minutes later. We all piled into the Jeep and drove to the nearest mall, which was an hour away. I didn't mind though. It gave me some time to sleep on the ride.
Being almost seven months pregnant, I got fatigued faster. It was just so hard to lug around an extra forty or fifty pound all day—especially since I was only five feet, three inches tall. God, I was almost that wide too.
Too soon, somebody was shaking my shoulder. "Maya? Maya, wake up."
I groaned. "I don't want to."
"Too bad," Alice sang. "You all need my opinion and next month, I am going to be busy with Jake and Nessie's wedding. So get up."
"We only have five more days to find a dress anyway."
"Get up." Sometimes I forgot how strong that pixie of a woman was. She practically lifted me out of the Jeep. Sometimes I wished I was that strong. I could be like, super mom or something. It'd be awesome. Then again, I could just leave the super hero qualities to Seth. Yeah, that sounded nice. I was going to have to push them out and change diapers and such. Seth could stick to his wolf duties.
With a groan, I placed a hand on my sore back and used the other to cradle my swollen belly. "Why am I even going to this dance? No matter what I wear, I'm going to look like a whale."
"Oh honey!" Sue cried, wrapping an arm around my shoulders. "No you won't and Seth will think you look beautiful no matter what you wear."
"I'm not dancing though," I grumbled. "I lost my feet a few weeks ago and I'm not dancing without them. Not even Seth can make me dance." The girls just laughed at me. Total crap move though. I was hormonal and in pain. The least they could've done was not tease me. Apparently they thought I was kidding. I wasn't. No way was I dancing and no way was I wearing heels.
We ended up in a small, private dress store that was far too pricey for my liking. The entire time Alice was prancing around choosing dresses for everyone, I was complaining about how I couldn't afford the store. She handed me three dresses, each from the minimal maternity section.
"I can't try these on," I told her. "I can't afford anything in this store and if I fall in love with it, I'll want to buy it."
"Maya," Alice started gently. "You will not be paying for anything today. You're Seth's imprint so you are now practically part of the family. I'll pay for the dress you want. Just try it on."
I groaned softly. "I can't take your money."
"You're not taking it. I am paying for your dress whether you like it or not." The small woman put her hands on her hips and lifted a brow in a "do you dare defy me?" look. She was just asking for me to challenge her.
"I wish I could threaten to sit on you and actually have it be threatening," I grumbled, going into a dressing room with the dresses. The first dress was baby blue and touched the floor. It was tight right under my bust and billowed out from there. Thin straps held in up. But it was too much. This was the Summer Fling. I didn't need this much dress.
I walked out in it anyway. Liv and Mandy went crazy over it, telling me how pretty I looked in it. "This is too much though. I want something shorter and lighter…" I stepped back into the dressing room and looked at the other two. One was white and black, kind of like a tuxedo design that would settle around my belly. The other one was a light yellow and would stop at my knee. It was more of a sun dress style dress.
I tried on the sundress-like one first. It was alright. But it was nothing special. Sue liked it, as did Liv and Mandy, but we all agreed that it was the total opposite of the first dress. It wasn't enough.
When I put on the tuxedo dress, I knew it was perfect. It was classy and comical and it really showed off my baby belly. It was white until you got to the red bow that went under my bust, then a black skirt flowed out from under it with little black buttons going down the front. It stopped at my knees and was strapless with a sweetheart neckline.
I stepped out in it with a smile. Sadly, that smile faltered when I saw Mia and Nessie. They looked great in their dresses. Mia was in a light blue dress that was almost white, it came mid-thigh and was tight all around. The straps on top were thick and looped around her neck. It showed off her body in the best way while still being conservative and school appropriate.
Nessie had an emerald green dress that was strapless to show off her chest and it was tight until it hit her hips where it billowed out in a skirt that came to her knee.
Jealousy and longing swept through me at the sight of them. They looked so pretty and their mid-sections were so flat… I was just… I was huge. How could I think I would even look pretty next to them.
My lower lip began to tremble and my eyes welled with tears. I stormed back into the dressing room. With tears streaming down my face, I took off the dress and put it back on the hanger. I opened the door and handed it to Alice.
"Is this the one?"
"No," I answered. "I don't want it."
She frowned. "Why not? It's perfect."
"I'm not going to the dance." I wiped under my eyes.
"Yes you are," Mia said. "You have to be there when I win the bet."
"No, you can tell me all about it when you get home."
"Maya," she whispered. "Let me in."
"It wasn't optional."
I sighed and pulled the door open, letting her in. Mia looked at me sympathetically. See? Even my own sister pitied me. I was nothing but an unfortunate whale.
"Why are you crying?" my twin asked, wiping away another tear that had escaped.
"I'm not," I denied quickly.
"Yes you are. Why?"
I bit my lip and glanced at my twin. "You and Nessie looked so beautiful in your dresses. All the other girls are going to too. Seth won't even spare me a glance. I look like an Orca whale."
"No you don't." Mia said stubbornly. "You're beautiful and no matter what you think, hell, you could go there wearing a trash bag and you would be the only girl Seth would see. Look at it this way Maya. Who's pregnant with his babies?"
"I am."
"Who is he currently dating?"
"Who did he ask to the dance?"
"Well, me, but he could still want to be with other girls. Just because I'm his imprint doesn't mean anything. Imprints are what you need them to be. He could just think of me as his best friend…"
"Maya, why do you suddenly doubt yourself? You know you're the one he wants. He's told you time and time again. Stop being so negative. Seth is yours and you are his. He's your soul mate. Tell your pregnancy hormones to calm down." She held out her arms so she could wrap them around me.
I stepped into her embrace. "I can't. I still have two more months of this."
Mia smiled at me. "Just calm down, honey. You're beautiful. I know this because we are identical, my dear sister. If you weren't beautiful, I wouldn't be either."
I laughed and wiped away the tears that refused to stop falling. "I love you, sissy."
"Love you too. Now let's go. Alice wants to go buy shoes."
"Okay." I followed my sister out of the dressing room, running frantic hands over my red cheeks. I didn't want people to see that I had been crying, though I was sure they already knew. I still had some dignity though. If all else failed, I was still pregnant. My hormones were running on an all-time high.
Alice shoved a garment bag into my arms as soon as we found them. "Here's your dress," she chimed.
"Thanks Alice," I said with a half-smile.
"No problem Maya. Nessie did the same thing every time I tried to buy her something while she was pregnant." Alice patted the baby that was pressed up against her body since she was in a sling. Nessie couldn't carry her since she was constantly changing clothes and she didn't want to disturb Maribelle like that.
"She is so precious," Sue cooed. "I can't wait to hold my grandchildren." She smiled fondly at me and patted my belly. "They are going to be spoiled to no end."
"Whatever makes you happy, Sue." I giggled, feeling giddy all of a sudden. It was like Jasper was there, except I was actually just having a mood swing.
"Come on," Alice sang, drawing attention to her as she carefully danced across the mall with the baby strapped to her chest. "We need to get shoes and accessories before the stores close!"
I groaned then laughed before following all of the girls—my future mother-in-law, my sister, and my best friends. The only thing that could've made that better was if Seth had been there.
(Sorry it's been since March and I'm terrible for that. I'll even update Just the Way You Are to make up for the time I've been absent. Forgive me <3 )
yay for an update!
the dress sounds cute.
It's cute in my mind :D
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild are finding a way to win without injured stars Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu.
Nate Prosser scored his third career goal at 2:42 of overtime, lifting the Wild over the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night.
"When you're playing the right way, it is going to be a different guy every night," Minnesota coach Mike Yeo said. "You can't have the same person going out and doing it all the time. But if every guy is doing the right thing then their turn will come."
Prosser netted the winning score for the second time in as many games. The 27-year-old defenceman sent Nino Niederreiter's rebound past Kari Lehtonen's glove for Minnesota's third victory in its last four games.
Asked if it was the biggest goal of his career, Prosser responded: "Yeah, there's not many of them, so it's pretty easy to say."
Koivu is out after he had surgery to repair a broken ankle. Parise has been sidelined by a foot injury. But the Wild (27-19-5) have won seven of nine since a six-game losing streak in December.
Erik Haula and Ryan Suter also scored for the Wild, and Darcy Kuemper stopped 33 shots in his fourth straight start. Kuemper is 4-1 in five starts since Jan. 7 in place of hurting Niklas Backstrom and Josh Harding, who is out due to complications with his multiple sclerosis.
Ryan Garbutt and Alex Chiasson scored for the slumping Stars, who have only one win in their last nine games. Lehtonen made 16 saves.
"It's disappointing," Chiasson said. "This was probably one of our best games defensively, as far as scoring chances given to the other team. It's just a little play there, and that's tough. We battled through and it would've been nice to get a win here."
Haula's first career goal put Minnesota up 1-0 at 7:11 in the first. After knocking the puck away from Erik Cole along the boards, the former University of Minnesota standout skated ahead and beat Lehtonen on the stick side.
"It took me a while to kind of get over it and chills to go away, but it was unbelievable," Haula said.
But the Wild had only three shots in the opening period, with Dallas outworking the home team on offence. Minnesota failed to get a shot off during an extended power play late in the period when Shawn Horcoff received a double minor for high-sticking.
But Kuemper's solid play in net offset Dallas' aggressive offensive play.
"We were under siege a lot of the night but there was opportunities where he came out and made a play and relieved some of that pressure," Yeo said of Kuemper. "When you see that kind of confidence, for sure your team feeds off that."
Dallas tied it at 11:57 of the second on Garbutt's 10th goal of the season. Garbutt picked up a rebound off Vernon Fiddler's shot in front of the net and knocked it in past Kuemper.
Yeo then called for a timeout to rally his team, and his players responded. Minnesota reclaimed the lead when Suter wristed a shot from the left circle through a crowd and past Lehtonen at 14:09.
Chiasson's power-play goal for Dallas tied it with just over 10 minutes to play.
The game capped the eighth annual Hockey Day Minnesota that included three high school hockey games on an outdoor rink in the Minneapolis suburb of Elk River, and the University of Minnesota men's team against Ohio State.
NOTES: Wild D Jonas Brodin left early in the third after taking a stick to the face from Dallas F Antoine Roussel. Play was halted while the arena crew scraped blood from the ice. Brodin returned to the bench in the third. ... Dallas RW Valeri Nichushkin was a healthy scratch for only the second time this season. ... The Wild reassigned D Jonathon Blum to Iowa of the AHL earlier in the day. ... Haula's goal marked a third straight Hockey Day Minnesota game in which a Wild player scored his first career NHL goal. ... The announced attendance of 19,192 was the largest of the season for Minnesota.
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