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Speaker Bios
Biographical information about speakers at the PNC/MLA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Oct 17-20, 2009
Lori J. Heim, MD
Lori J. Heim, M.D., FAAFP, a family physician who serves as a hospitalist at Scotland Memorial Hospital in Laurinburg, N.C., will become president of the American Academy of Family Physicians on October 14, 2009. The AAFP represents more than 93,000 physicians and medical students nationwide. The president of the AAFP advocates on behalf of family physicians and patients nationwide to inspire positive change in the U.S. health care system. Heim earned her bachelor's degree with honors from Portland State University, Oregon, and was then commissioned in the Air Force and earned her medical degree at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md. She completed her residency at the Family Medicine Residency, Andrews Air Force Base, Md. She completed a fellowship in faculty development and research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Heim's appointments with the Air Force included staff physician, clinic chief, residency director, assistant professor, university health center director, chief of the medical staff and commander. She was stationed internationally in Turkey and domestically in Washington, D.C., Florida, North Carolina and Washington state. She retired in 2007 as a colonel from the Air Force after 25 years of service. Dr. Heim will talk to us about:
"Health Care Reform & the Patient Centered Medical Home Model"
There is tremendous activity to bring about comprehensive health care reform. Many advocates are calling for reform that includes health care for all based on a primary care foundation. We'll review the latest legislation and how the new model of primary care delivery complements the reform efforts.
Dianne McCutcheon, MLS
Chief of the National Library of Medicine's Technical Services Division, Dianne McCutcheon oversees the selection, acquisition and cataloging of the NLM collection and management of the systems which support those activities. She is currently involved in strategic planning efforts at NLM to determine the future of collection development and digital archiving in the electronic environment. She has also been a Senior Systems Planning Analyst at the Library of Congress, working on electronic journal access and archiving projects. Prior to her work at LC, she served NLM in a variety of positions including systems librarian in the Selection/Acquisitions and Serial Records Sections, assistant head, Serial Records Section, Library Operations ILS coordinator, and head, Serial Records Section. She is a former NLM Associate and also has experience as a hospital library manager. In addition to her key role in ILS implementation, McCutcheon was instrumental in the development of serials automation at NLM, including the national serials holdings database that supports the routing of interlibrary loan requests in DOCLINE, automated serials invoice processing and integration of serials control and indexing systems. She is the recipient of several awards, including NLM's Frank B. Rogers Award and the NIH Director's Award. Ms. McCutcheon will talk to us about:
"Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Library Collections and Services in the Digital Environment"
Disruptive technology, a term popularized by Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen, describes a new technology that unexpectedly displaces an established technology, often by being simpler, better performing, cheaper or just more convenient to use. The speaker will discuss how the Internet and digital publishing can be viewed as "disruptive" to the role of libraries. By reviewing trends in publishing, library collection development, preservation, access and resource sharing, she will present the challenges, as well as the opportunities, that NLM and other libraries face in the digital environment.
William E. Welton, DrPH, MHA
Dr. Welton currently serves as the Program Director of the Master's in Health Administration Program at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. Prior to joining the UW faculty in 2001, Dr. Welton founded and developed the School of Public Health at MCP Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, PA during the period 1994-2000. Dr. Welton simultaneously received his DrPH degree in Health Policy from the University of Michigan in 1999. From 1972-1994, Dr. Welton served in a variety of senior operational management and executive leadership roles in several of the nation's leading health systems and academic medical centers, including the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (a component of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, NH from 1979–1988) and the Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation (Philadelphia, Pa from 1988–2000).
"Is There A Role for Medical Librarians to Play in Reforming the Nation's Healthcare System?"
Over the next decade the U.S. health system is projected to undergo significant change resulting from a systemic restructuring of relationships and incentives affecting insurers, hospitals, physicians, patients, families and community citizens in fundamental ways. Any revised system is likely to place even heavier emphasis on market-based activities rewarding improvements in quality and efficiency, reductions in risk and injury, and improved information flow to clinicians, organizational executives, patients, and communities.
The medical library community will be challenged within any new environment to determine who will need what kind of information, how it can best be provided to support organizational and systemic change objectives, to whom and in what form must it be provided to improve the competitive effectiveness of hospital and clinical providers, and what information can be provided to patients and families to assist them in making better and more informed decisions about diagnostic and treatment strategies to improve outcomes, thus assisting them in managing medical care and personal financial risk?
Important questions will be…'Is there a role for medical librarians in this 'brave new world?' If so, what is the librarian role, which audiences have what needs, what are critical resource requirements, and how can medical librarians connect relevant information to relevant audiences? *Dr. Welton will refer to this publication in his talk: http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/healthreform_tri_full.pdf
Banquet Speakers: Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum, the Unshelved guys
"A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Library"
The Talk
What possessed Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum to write a comic strip about a library? And how do they keep tens of thousand of librarians around the globe laughing every day? Visit http://www.unshelved.com/ to find out what everyone's talking about, and then come to the banquet to hear Bill and Gene discuss what makes libraries so darned funny.
About Bill Barnes
Bill is a native New Yorker who was dragged all around the world by his parents at a very formative age and finally ended up in the wilds of Seattle. He is a trained software designer and very much an untrained cartoonist.
About Gene Ambaum
Gene is the pen name of a public librarian from the Seattle area. He loves graphic novels, television shows from his childhood, pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain. He continues to make the mistake of letting Bill write his bios.
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Leicester are winners but you wouldn't want to get stuck in a lift with them
The Premiership final is upon us: all that hard work and long training sessions come to a head this weekend.
Will it have all been worth it, or will the hard work blow away like a newspaper in the breeze. Rugby, like all professional sports, is a cruel mistress, and unless you list sports trivia as your mastermind special subject, nobody remembers who came second.
Leicester v Harlequins: two different teams in the way they play, but also very different in their ideals. Rugby is always the winner on these final occasions, but something different is at stake this weekend.
Leicester are a tough Midlands club and the most successful side of modern times. They have enjoyed a stranglehold on the Premiership such as has never been seen before. A club full of hard men, serious men, lacking in what I would describe as humorous banter.
"Tom Varndell only had a pair of white Nike boots with him. He was made to colour them in with a black pen"
You wouldn't want to get stuck in a lift with a lot of them (except perhaps George Chuter, who is very funny. A rose among banter thorns, if you will). If you did get stuck in a lift it would be made doubly worse as they are never normally never more than a metre apart, where there is one Leicester player, there is normally a whole pack of them.
They aren't flash, they aren't brash. What they are is a tight knit unit who know how to win.
From the outside it always seems like a tough place to be; as a young player you are made to earn your spurs. There are no super stars and everyone is treated the same. You won't find too many of them wearing white boots.
I remember one Wasps v Leicester game when Tom Varndell, playing for Leicester at the time, only had a pair of white Nike boots with him. He was made to colour them in with a black pen before kick off otherwise he was going to have to wear some ankle-high props' boots.
If you put your head above the parapet, at Leicester it's going to get punched clean off. Just asked Lewis Moody about what that feels like. During a mauling session (probably In their spare time, as it is the favourite pastime in that part of the world) a young Lewis and a dominant Martin Johnson had a little fracas. Well I say fracas - actually Johno punched Lewis and he fell over. End of.
I think this does create a great winning atmosphere though, you are brought closer together by your desire to work hard and win. If you are part of it, great; if you're not then stay well clear.
"If I had started my career there I would either be a very different person - or working in the City doing something other than rugby."
Leicester are successful because only the players who believe in this mentality survive the stay.
Many big names have come in, and gone out the backdoor, just as quick.
No one owns the shirts at Welford Road - you sort of rent it for a period, work yourself to your limits and then someone comes in and replaces you, with nothing more than a nod of the head or a firm handshake.
I have always admired Leicester, even if I am the first to give them stick. I think it's from growing up at London Wasps where there was always a fierce rivalry between the two clubs. I firmly believe if I had started my career there I would either be a very different person - some might say a better person - or working in the City doing something other than rugby.
Harlequins are very different, the perennial playboys of London. I don't mean that is a harsh way, but compared to Leicester that's what they are. Swagger, banter, youth and white boots galore. Harlequins have always had a lot of good young talent, but have also brought a lot of players in and out.
Look at the colourful characters that used to wear the shirt: Will Carling, Will Greenwood and Jason Leonard - all top players on and off the field, but very different from Leicester's old-firm members - Neil Back, Dean Richards and Martin Johnson.
As one club has continued to practice its hard-earned values, the other, Harlequins have struggled to get it consistently right. That was until the last season or two.
For many years they flattered to deceive; one week they would deliver a great running rugby performance with all the skills to pay the bills, and then the next they would get physically dominated.
"Quins boys are far more individual and don't always toe the party line - just look at Joe Marler's array of haircuts"
All that young talent has now grown up and matured into top players. Guys like Danny Care, Ugo Monye and Chris Robshaw to name a few, have taken things up a notch.
There has been a constant group of players that Conor O'Shea has moulded into a collective successful unit, which now has the flash and the bash.
Also you can't understate the effect of having Dean Richards in charge for a period. He is Leicester in every sense of the word, and no doubt some of the doctrine will have seeped into the brickwork at the Stoop.
You always look at the Quins boys and see they love what they do, are never over serious and always have a story to tell. Whereas the Leicester mentality is forged out of tough love, Quins boys are far more individual and don't always toe the party line. Just look at Joe Marler's array of haircuts.
Which one of these opposed mentalities will prevail? All I know is Leicester are on their eighth consecutive Premiership final; they know how to win and how to win hard. But Quins if they click can beat anyone.
- Who do you fancy for the final? leave your comments below or Tweet your thoughts to @JamesHaskell
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- Meg Robinson
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This conversation is closed.
What constitutes shared experience in the twenty-first century?
How has our concept of shared experience evolved, particularly in light of digital technology? Are we more or less connected to one another? Is there a qualitative hierarchy of types of communication which are more or less fulfilling?
Closing Statement from Meg Robinson
Sumesh, you make an excellent point about this hypothetical factory worker. For many people, it could be the case that they have mundane and perhaps difficult relationships in the real world. For these people, access to a broader array of people through digital communications is a form of enrichment and expansion of one's intellectual and emotional life.
To summarize, there are many types of shared experiences in our lives – some of them are in person some occur digitally. They each have advantages and disadvantages but the mixture of the two will be a part of our lives in the 21st-century. The key point is to be aware of the inherent strengths and weaknesses of each form of communication so that we do not live an unbalanced life where the digital takes over face to face in person relationships. We need to take charge of when and how we use technology so that we retain the richness and depth of what it means to fully human.
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Jan 18 2014: Hannah, Thanks for your insightful comment. I agree that written communication allows us to edit our thoughts and reflect on what we are saying in a way that we cannot do when we are physically with another person. Your point that we are allowed to formulate our thoughts more carefully in writing is true. However, you go on to say that face-to-face communication offers much more intimacy and connection with another person.
So do you think we need to create a hierarchy of interaction? Would you say that face-to-face, in person communication is at the highest level because it offers the most contact with human beings? Or is the best scenario to have both options when communicating with another person? We can write to them, carefully formulating our thoughts and reflecting on our ideas, but for the relationship to progress, must we also have a a certain proportion of face to face contact?
There has been much debate over written communicate taking the place of personal interaction. Can our emails and text messages allow us the same level of intimacy? Would a relationship only go so far if the majority of interactions occur through texting or emails? It strikes me that this kind of relating would be very limited indeed. It has its place, but cannot feel as connected as physically being with another person.
What are your thoughts on this? Again, thank you for joining the conversation!
Jan 18 2014: I think to a certain extent, we should have both forms of communication, but texting should be for short conversations, maybe planning to meet up somewhere to go over something, or just to tell someone that you are thinking of them. Some people use texting to meet each other, and there are some people who would prety much lie about anything. I think that it is somewhat dangerous not to meet someone face to face the first few times. Human interaction is very healthy, and there can be a healthy amount of texting too. You can text, but don't let it replace human interaction. If I had to chose I would favor human interaction over texting,.
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Lawmaker Hopes Prosecutors Act Before San Bruno Explosion Statute Expires
Sept. 9 will mark three years since the devastating pipeline explosion that rocked San Bruno; it will also be the final day for San Mateo County prosecutors and the State of California to file criminal charges against the utility for the deadly 2010 incident that claimed 8 lives, injured many, and leveled entire homes.
Contra Costa County Prosecutors Consider Strike
Deputy district attorneys in Contra Costa County said that a strike is a distinct possibility given the wave of deep cuts that have swept through their office.
Remaining Charge Dropped In South Bay Priest Assault Case
Santa Clara County prosecutors have decided not to re-file charges against a man acquitted of beating a priest who allegedly molested him more than 30 years ago.
Federal Prosecutors Probing San Bruno Pipeline Explosion
Federal prosecutors were seeking thousands of pages of documents from California regulators as they launched an investigation into the deadly gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno.
Contra Costa Prosecutors Disappointed With Furlough Plan
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors was expected to sign off on an order Tuesday, requiring attorneys in the Contra Costa County District Attorney's to take 12 furlough days between January and June, 2011.
Some California Cops, Prosecutors Supporting Pot Measure
A small group of former law enforcement officials and prosecutors Monday endorsed a statewide initiative on the Nov. 2 ballot that would legalize marijuana possession and the use of small amounts of marijuana for those over 21.


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Injury Crash on KY 80 in Graves County
Date of News Release: 11/05/2006
(Graves County) - Charles O. Davis was southbound on KY 121 in the construction zone at the new KY 80. Charles O. Davis stated his vision was limited due to the heavy rainfall and he ran the stop sign at the ninety degree turn intersection. Charles O. Davis' vehicle left the south side of the intersection and struck a large gravel mound in the construction area. Both Charles O. Davis and passenger (Marion P. Davis) were taken by a private vehicle to Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield and were admitted for back injuries.


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We now have a scan of the original sheet music for Tennessee Waltz on the Scores and Audio Tutorials page. Here's a direct link:
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This week, we once again traveled to the Bastion of Twilight and one-shot Halfus. No BoEs this week, but we've been lucky the past few weeks.
After a vote, we headed to Magmaw in Blackwing Descent. We had several members who had not been in BWD, so there was a lengthy explanation and after a few tries we were able to get Magmaw down as well. We ended the night after pulling Omnotron to see what we are up against for Thursday.
Overall, it was an awesome night! We are looking to up our raid nights to two days/week and our goal is to tackle the easier raid bosses and get some solid kills. (Halfus, Magmaw, Omnotron, and Conclave of Wind and currently what we want to kill)
Next week, rumor has it that 4.1 is being released. So, there will be no raid on Tuesday, but if 4.1 drops I'm sure there will be heroic groups going to try out those new instances! Raiding will be Wednesday and possibly Thursday.
Thanks to all our guildies for coming out to tackle the new raids!
This week two Unheeded Warning trinkets dropped and went to Ingverkind and Maiz! Congrats to both of you!
We once again beat Halfus. This weeks drakes were the storm, slate, and nether. We beat him on our second attempt after a slight adjustment. We had several very good attempts at Valiona and Theralion, making progress each time. I am confident that we will soon have that kill under our belts as well.
It should be noted that we had way more people ready and willing to raid this week. If we can get 20 willing and able people then we should be able to run two groups.
Thanks to all those that showed up, and for your hardwork!!
For December, 2010
Who is the next Member of the Month? Mail DarkChick, DarkDaddy or Uthden your nomination.
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Nearly 178 million U.S. Internet users watched 33.2 billion online videos during December 2009, according to the latest data from comScore Vedio Metrix.
Image by SESConferenceSeries via Flickr
Here are some other related stats from comScore's announcement:
- 86.5 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience viewed online video in December.
- 134.4 million viewers watched more than 13 billion videos on YouTube.com -- 97.1 videos per viewer.
- 44.9 million viewers watched 423.3 million videos on MySpace Sites -- 9.4 videos per viewer.
- The average Hulu viewer watched 22.9 videos, totaling 2.2 hours of videos per viewer.
- The duration of the average online video was 4.1 minutes.
Back as SES New York 2008, I interviewed Mike McDonald of WebProNews about the humble beginnings of his e-business internet video channel and some of its funnier moments of adolescence, like forgetting to hit record.
Mike McDonald of WebProNews, Web Video Guru, at SES NY 2008
But WebProNews Videos and the rest of the search industry have come a long way since then. I discussed these trends with Abby Johnson of WebProNews at SES Chicago 2008.
Abby Johnson, WebProNews, discusses the top trends at SES Chicago
And Lee Odden of TopRank Online Marketing discussed strategies for YouTube video optimization with Steve Grove of YouTube at SES San Jose 2009.
Steve Grove, YouTube and Lee Odden, TopRank on YouTube video optimization, SES San Jose 2009
So, the record levels on online video viewing in December won't surprise anyone who has attended Search Engine Strategies over the past two years.
But, it's not too late to join them.
At SES London 2010, I'll be teaching the YouTube and Video Marketing Workshop on Friday, February 19, the day after the conference.
I'll be talking about YouTube & Video Optimization at SES San Diego 2010.
And Zack Rogers of ClickZ will be moderating a keynote panel on Video: The Next Digital Marketing Frontier at SES New York 2010.
So, if you haven't gotten your arms around the marketing opportunity that YouTube and online video represents, then run, don't walk, to the event nearest you. Hey, this is bigger than a breadbox.
The Original Search Marketing Event is Back!
SES Denver (Oct 16) offers an intense day of learning all the critical aspects of search engine optimization (SEO) and paid search advertising (PPC). The mission of SES remains the same as it did from the start - to help you master being found on search engines. Register today!


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In September of this year the fourth Victor Hugo International Music festival will take place in Guernsey. This years lineup of musicians includes classical acts such as the Southbank Sinfonia and Psophos Quartet, as well as traditional folk music and dancing from Portugal and Latvia.
You can get full details on all the acts performing as well as how book tickets on their website which we've recently updated.


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A Design Lover's Guide to Rome
Apartment Therapy's Design Destination Guide
I like to imagine that the expression "when in Rome" was coined by someone very eager to partake of the Roman lifestyle: great food, rich culture and beautiful, historic architecture wherever you look. Its very long history, two and a half thousand years, leads to Rome's name, "The Eternal City," or, perhaps it's because once you visit, you never want to leave.
• The Sistine Chapel: It's perhaps the most famous work of art in the world, so don't miss it. The Vatican museums are smartly designed so you can slowly wander for hours or speed straight through to reach the chapel. While you're there, stop by and say hi to the Pope.
• Villa Borghese: This former estate, just north of the center of Rome, began as a vineyard but is now publicly owned. The grounds include lovely gardens with grassy knolls, shady paths, a small lake and even a zoo. You can stroll, feed the turtles or rent a bike.
• Ponte Sant'Angelo: A beautiful, ancient bridge across the Tiber. It's decorated with ten angel statues sculpted by Bernini, his last work before his death. Now the bridge is for pedestrians only, and walking across it provides some great views of Rome.
• La Bocca della Verita (the mouth of truth): This is worth a visit just so you can pretend to be Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday. It's located in the Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin. Legend has it that if you put your hand in the mouth and tell a lie, it'll bite off your hand. I've never been brave enough to fib and see for myself.
• The Pantheon: It's a structural triumph and a design lover's dream. The world's largest unsupported dome is made possible by coffers (molded concrete), which lighten the weight while still providing strength. They're functional but also amazingly beautiful, especially with the beam of light coming through the open oculus in the ceiling.
• Galleria Borghese: This museum is located in the 17th century Villa Borghese and houses works by many Italian artists, but the real stars are the Bernini sculptures on the lower level. You must reserve tickets ahead and visits are limited to two hours, but you can always stroll the gardens (see above) before or after you get your fill of art.
• Keats-Shelley Memorial House: If you love the romantic poets and the macabre, check this out. The memorial house and working library is at the base of the Spanish Steps and houses mementos like a lock of Keats' hair and an urn filled with Shelley's cremated bones. Both men died in Italy, Keats of tuberculosis in 1821, while Shelley drowned a year later with a copy of Keats' poems in his pocket.
• Pasta Museum: Can't get enough pasta? The Romans know how you feel. This museum covers everything you'd ever want to know, from types of flour to cooking techniques to pasta machinery through the years. There's a ton of information, perhaps too much for the average pasta enthusiast, but you'll definitely be ready for lunch.
• The Colosseum: It may seem like another tourist trap, but do brave the crowds. The ancient amphitheater is both structurally and historically fascinating, especially now that the floor of the arena has disintegrated, exposing the labyrinth of tunnels that once held animals and gladiators before their fights.
• Porta Portese: A huge and popular flea market, selling everything from antiques to clothing to oddities of all kinds. It's open only on Sunday mornings until 2 pm. Get there early (read: dawn) to get first dibs and avoid the crowds.
• Via Condotti: This shopping street begins at the base of the Spanish Steps and is lined with upscale shops like Valentino, Bulgari, Armani, Gucci and Prada, to name a few. It can be crowded with tourists, but it's worth a stroll if only for some very glam window shopping.
• Campo de' Fiori: This daily market, in the square of the same name, has been in business since 1869. It's packed with stalls selling fruits and veggies, meats and fish, and mountains of dried fruits, nuts and grains. They also sell flowers, although the name is thought to derive from Campus Florae (Flora's Square), named after Flora, the lover of the famous general Pompey.
• Pizzeria Baffetto: The best pizza in Rome (Yep, I said it). Near the Piazza Navona, look for the line out the door of this small pizzeria. Fun fact: Baffetto means "chief capitan" and has become the nickname for the adorable owner of this joint.
• Il Gelato di San Crispino: No gelato is bad gelato but this is spectacular. There are multiple locations but my favorite is near the Trevi Fountain. Nothing feels more Roman than throwing a coin in the fountain (to ensure your return to Rome) and enjoying some stracciatella.
• Il Sapori del Lord Byron: If you're celebrating, this sexy restaurant is located inside the Hotel Lord Byron and recalls all the romance of its namesake. It's definitely upscale and reserved, but the menu is creative, seasonal and perfectly Italian.
• Sant' Eustachio: This café has been serving espresso since 1938, and they sure know how to do it right: it's thick and creamy, almost sweet. The building itself is still in full 30's glamour; you can't miss the gorgeous floor mosaics.
• Trattoria Da Gino: In central Rome, near the Piazza de Parlamento, is this small, hidden trattoria. They're known for classic Roman dishes, including the best handmade pasta you're likely to taste. Make sure to reserve a table because it's always crowded with locals and tourists alike.
• St. Regis Grand: This historic hotel was built by César Ritz in 1894 and has been housing royalty and the well-to-do ever since (they even have a diplomatic entrance). It's a splurge, but it's truly luxurious and worth a visit, even if it's just to the very stylish bar for a Compari.
• Ripa Hotel: Located in the trendy Trastevere district, most sights you want to see are a short walk or bus ride away. The rooms are spacious and many have lovely balconies, great for people watching. The style is modern and colorful, almost quirky.
• Inn at the Spanish Steps: This building was the former home of Hans Christian Andersen and is now a charming and upscale inn. The rooms are furnished in classic Roman décor so you feel like Sophia Loren.
• The First Hotel: Just across the river from Vatican City, this serene, modern hotel is as central as you can get, and the rooftop restaurant has views to die for.
(Images: 1.Flickr user Heatheronhertravels licensed for use under Creative Commons. 2.Flickr user xiquinho licensed for use under Creative Commons. 3. Shutterstock 4.Shutterstock 5.Shutterstock 6.Inn at the Spanish Steps)
Originally published 7.18.12 - JL
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Rome...one has to live there among other missions in life...but this one you cannot skip..
This could not have come at a better time, AT! We are going on our honeymoon to Europe soon and Rome will be one of the cities we visit. I've also been reading the other design guides to Athens/Santorini and Florence and have gathered many many great ideas for our trip. Thanks!
The Pantheon is amazing, and incredibly, FREE.
@sandinmyunderpants Boingboing had an "Underground Rome" post a while back. If you think you might like to do a hardhat tour of Nero's palace or check out the catacombs underneath the Vatican, I highly recommend spending the time to find the post and make reservations.
Rome is probably my very favorite city. I'd love to live there someday.
One of the best things my husband and I did in Rome while on our honeymoon a few years ago was just to walk with no real destination in mind...we wandered the city randomly, finding charming little pockets of awesomeness probably not in any guide book. Worth mentioning, oddly, is the rampant graffiti all over the city...some of it really beautiful, especially juxtaposed with the patina of ancient streets and buildings.
But yeah...definitely hit the more "touristy" spots like the Colosseum, Vatican, Pantheon, etc. So amazing, and worth the heavier crowds and/or entry fees.
There's nothing like Rome. :)
I highly recommend The Tempietto by Bramante on the Janiculum Hill, just above Trastevere. It's set in the peaceful little cloister of San Pietro in Montorio.
The pizzeria Il Baffetto is totally worth the wait! Don't let the line intimidate you - it goes quickly. Baffetto means "little mustache", BTW. Part of the joke is that it's a little bit Hitler-ish (in a Mel Brooks style of humor).
Also, I think one of the best food deals in Rome is a Tavola Calda (hot table, but really Italian fast food)... It's a lunch counter with hot meals. You buy items by the plate -- similar to the IKEA cafeteria but more homey -- anything from Osso Buco to salads to spaghetti. There is always a huge variety and I haven't eaten badly yet! I love the retro vibe of Canova in the Piazza del Popolo. It's a little more pricey. There are also a bunch in the neighborhood between the Vatican and the Tiber River.
Also a beautiful bakery: Forno Campo de'Fiori. The printed paper bread wrappers are well-designed and the bread is good! You can also get fairly cheap beer - per portare via/ to go - in this square (beer is expensive in Italy).
Caffe' Sant'Eustachio sells some super cool crockery - creamers, pitchers and teapots with their stag head logo (looks like the Jägermeister logo).
The coffeshop Tazza D'Oro near the Pantheon is also worth checking out - totally retro design.
The Porta Portese Flea market is easily accessible and pretty decent. I can always manage to find something I like, but next time, we'll probably try out some other places. It wasn't the Holy Grail of flea markets for me.
A really pretty street near the Spanish Steps: Via Margutta. It's short and sweet. Fellini lived here.
Just a minor correction/addition (lived in Rome for 7 years so I have a little insight...) on the coffee recommendation.
Piazza Sant'Eustachio is close to the Pantheon and well worth the SHORT walk, especially for coffee fans. Bar Sant'Eustachio, mentioned in the article, is famous for their cappuccino, not really for their espresso. They have all these blinders up so you can't see the "secret" way they make it. LOL It is pre-sweetened, so you get a good cappuccino that is nice and sweet and hard not to like. The blinders are a tourist gag, but it's still a cool place and the coffee is legit.
In the SAME PIAZZA, there is also Bar Camilloni. After you have fun at Bar Sant'Eustachio, it's time to get serious at Camilloni! LOL The espresso THERE is legendary, especially the "ristretto" (restrained), which is an especially "short" and concentrated espresso. Ristretto is to espresso what espresso is to a regular cup of joe.
I've sent MANY people into the clutches of this beautiful, simple, off the beaten path piazza and they've all thanked me for it, so make sure you don't miss out on half the attraction of that short walk!
My family and I just returned from a trip to rome. Agree with all of the recommendations above. We stayed at the inn at the Spanish steps.its fantastic! Plus just one block from the spagna metro station
One of the most beautiful place in the world, for it livelyhood!! Once again let down your guide and get lost!
It is the contrary of an aseptized city!
Design lovers in Rome shouldn't miss MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts.
The building, designed by Zaha Hadid, is a major architectural work and it really worths a visit. http://www.fondazionemaxxi.it/?lang=en
and not to go dark, but mind your wallet and camera etc. Keep a small amount of cash handy for regular quick purchases instead of whipping out a huge wad of cash all the time (unless you like being a mark). Also, don't be afraid of coffee and snacks at the gas stations and the little "food trucks" along the highways. Most of the regular cafe's put our new "coffee 3.0" places to shame with the speed and delicious coffees.
And hire a guide. I love wandering and discovering and browsing grocery stores and local places for hours and hours. But an actual guide is worth their weight in gold and often times get you to sights that will never be in guidebooks etc.
I love the way children are tolerated even indulged in Rome and in all of Italy really. You could go on a family holiday here with young children who would love to eat pizza, pasta and gelato. By the way, the Pantheon is free because it is an active church.
Ooh, more city guides, please :)
ROME! Easily my most favorite city in the world.
What amazed me about the Pantheon is its age - built around 100 AD, not one of the Renaissance masterpieces!
This makes me wanna to back so bad. I'll take the list when I do! And that Underground-Rome suggestion too!


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BTW, Great portrait, I love that right eye, it's got a lot of life and viscosity.
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Looking great of course, the (lol, your) left eyes really shining, love love love it!!!
Values are also looking really good, great stuff!
Really hope life sorts it self our for you... but don't worry, next weeks going to be great!
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her face looks a bit long & the eye's are a little bit high, very nice painting, can't wait to see it finished
hey hala!
sweeet stuff in here! keep it up! careful with the values like in your self portrait,save those really dark blacks/greys for the really dark spots and the little bits like the nose holes,where the cast shadows go etc.
if youve ever seen the zhang lu video,he uses a midtone grey as thats just a bit darker for the shadows when hes drawing first,and saves the reallly dark ones later and uses them much like youd use highlights which is only in certain areas and sparingly.
heres a good example,
notice how his shadows arent black,theyre still midtones,just darker. limiting values liek that sort of help give it more form.
hope that made sense and that it helped . looking forward to your updates
thanks for the comments and crits everyone! i do read them and think about them a lot.
i don't have much time to update much because of uni. (or respond to comments, you guys are so nice, i will try to get on more often and view your SB too )
some free sketching.
not aiming for accuracy. just drawing for the sake of drawing!!
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heya hala!
not aiming for accuracy. just drawing for the sake of drawing!! Is what i need to start doing more
keep having fun
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You wont be kicking my ass Haha good work you're putting out! Keep up those value studies and I'd suggest working on your linework...seems really sketchy. Keep it up
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Warning : your "line" is a little hesitant at sketchsep18.
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the second girl in your latest update is so intense. love it.
That last batch of portraits is great, so much attitude and personality, especially in the 2nd one. If thats what you make when you disregard accuracy I say just forget it all together!
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Wonderful portraits, lovin' the style, and your expressing some attitude in them to which I like... there not just paintings of heads, there portraits of people.
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bah!! i'm so sorry for notbeing here guys!!
I have gone totally balls to the wall with my classes. which means i have no time to update here ever
here's a sketch from a long ass time ago (september)
I am gonna make a comeback!
without CA i have no motivation, and no friends.
I can't guarantee anything i post will be good---when i draw it's just to not lose my skills, which have already gone down the drain by no means am i'm trying to get nice line work--that takes time for me that I don't have. ><;;;;;
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Hey Hala. Anything will do, just hang around occasionally.
I know what you mean...haven't had much time to update either. Just means you're workin hard though Keep it up
Damn work and housework get in the way as well. Update when you can.
Nice sketch but the shadows could be a bit more consistent.
Currently doing the Start Up course, so my SB is going to be lonely
this last figure seems so cool, so distorted and so stylized !
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i'm really sorry for not coming back to post. i ended up staying in the school I'm at , regretfully, and had a hell of a semester. I know college teachers are supposed to be tough, but I don't think they have a right to abuse your personality or way of life, and my main teacher does that. Critique the shit out of my work--fine i want that. But critiquing somebody as a person when u kno nothing about them--fuck off.
I also broke up with my boyfriend of almost 2 yrs and so I just haven't felt like doing anything or drawing anything serious.
here's just some junk i did over the pst couple days. it really sucks, i can't wait to get back into studying anatomy and prepping for team CHOW III (YAY)
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It would be laughable but for the damage they're doing to someone elses property & their own lives when they eventually get caught... are they really so thick to think that spending 5 mins with a cutter on a main street isn't going to attract any of the many passing driver's attention or that, at that time of night, it's going to take much longer for the police to arrive? A thief is a loser... a failed theif is a losers loser.
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...the RSV4 Factory was a "write-off"
A write-off? They only broke the steering lock. It didn't even fall over, just leaned against another bike.
Made of strong stuff these Aprilias...
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It might be a case that, in breaking the steering lock, the broke the lug off the frame. In many cases any damage to a bikes frame constitute an automatic write-off.
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Hope they crashed on the way home! Dirty thieving bastards.
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Confessions Of A Cookbook Queen
I've always had a thing for meringues — those soft little pillows of sugar that are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. So needless to say, these triple tier beauties literally stopped me in my tracks yesterday. They're picture perfect for the upcoming holiday and could almost too cute to eat!
Over at Confessions of a Cookbook Queen, Kristan has been quite busy. This is her first attempt at meringues (which makes me rather jealous as my first try wasn't nearly this beautiful).
She's done a different technique with them and has piped on three different layers. She's taken a basic meringue recipe and has stacked up the colors to create this ridiculously festive (without being spooky) fall look that's perfect for your next holiday party or get together.
If you've never made meringues, this might be the time to try. We suggest using three different piping bags to accomplish the look when delivering that sugary goodness to your baking sheet.
•Get the recipe: Candy Corn Meringues from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen
Related: Easy Dessert Recipe: Crisp Meringues with Whipped Cream
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I don't like meringue or candy corn but these are beautiful.
So cute!
Cute! In a similar vein, I made the ghost meringues from 101 Cookbooks last Halloween, and dipped the bottoms in chocolate. Super easy and they turned out adorably!
Hi there! I need a little advice..I am making Merrange birds nest..as a GARNISH for a COCKTAIL...but the meragne cannot touch the drink..but must sit on the edge of the glass.. Any ideas on how to do that ? I do not want to use picks..
The nest or cup..will be holding little kisses and flowers..
thank you !!


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What to expect from the LBi bigmouthmedia careers event
Posted on 24. May, 2012 by James Meikle in Digital Marketing
On Thursday the 7th of June 2012 LBi bigmouthmedia will be holding a recruitment event in their Edinburgh headquarters. As someone who started their bigmouth career path at such an event I've been asked to write a little blog post to fill you in on what to expect. So, I figured the best way to do that would be write about my experience of the last LBi bigmouthmedia careers event.
When I turned up the first thing that struck me was the swanky offices, the second was the number of people attending. Unsurprisingly, the chance to learn more about, and speak to the recruiters from a major international digital marketing agency had drawn a rather large crowd. So, my first tip for you would be to get your name down early.
I have to say, I thoroughly approved with the way the event kicked off: The attendees were invited to help themselves to beer and pizza, and engage in a little mingling before getting down to the nitty-gritty.
The aforementioned nitty-gritty involved the potential applicants being split into groups and sent to different presentation areas. In each area a different department was delivering a presentation on what their role was within the company, the positions they had available and the benefits of working for LBi bigmouthmedia. The groups of applicants then rotated through each presentation area learning about the company's services and vacancies.
The presentations were pretty informal and engaging with the applicants being encouraged to ask lots of questions. My second tip would be to get involved, pay attention to what's being said and ask relevant questions; if you ask appropriate questions there's a good chance you'll make a positive impression and be remembered.
After the presentations we got the chance to engage in a little more mingling, chat to the staff and register our interest in specific vacancies. One of the main things that stood out to me during the post-presentation mingling was the number of talented, relatively young people in senior positions. It made sense though; digital marketing is a fairly young field so you should expect the experts to also be fairly young.
The entire event had a good buzz about it: all the potential applicants seemed very enthusiastic; the LBi bigmouthmedia staff were all very welcoming, engaging and positive; and the recruitment team were very helpful and full of good advice. My third piece of advice would be to be friendly, have a good time and try to soak up as much information as you can; I certainly learned a lot at the last event and it's all stood me in good stead working in a great job at a major international digital marketing agency.
You can learn more about the event and register by clicking here.
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Dream bikes for a generation: Yamaha R7, Honda SP-1, Honda RC45, Ducati 916 SPS and Kawasaki ZXR750RR
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11 May 2012 10:55
Britain has always loved World Superbikes: not just the racing, but the limited edition models that manufacturers produced to let them to compete.
To celebrate 25 years of WSB, we've got the top five of these homologation specials back together at Donington Park, where the first WSB race was contested.
For many the Kawasaki ZXR750RR had the bad boy image. It was big, wide, meaty, aggressive and didn't have the sexy lines of the Ducati 916. But it felt more realistic than Ducati as the standard ZXR750 was fairly common on UK roads, with those big hoover pipes and twin headlights giving it instant recognition.
Though priced reasonably back in 1991 at £7699 only around a 1000 were ever produced worldwide.
Our Ducati 916 is even more special; a limited edition 916 SPS (Number 247) and would have set you back a shocking £19,400 back in 1997, around the same price as small house in Doncaster. But for many they weren't just buying a bike but a work of art, a piece of racing history, the road version of Foggy's bike.
The RC45 was designed as a race bike from the scratch, which is why so many ended up on track. They were raced competitively with big bore 810 kits on the roads up against much quicker, lighter 1000cc four cylinder machines six years after its launch. An RC45 won the Ulster in 2001 in the hands of Milky Quayle.
The R7 was simply a ready-to-race WSB bike with some road body work thrown on. Yamaha wanted WSB success and they wanted it bad. Prices were a breath-taking, £21,499 back in 2000 – more than twice the price of a Honda SP1 and nearly £4000 more than Ducati's 996 SPS.
Though not as trick as some of the other bikes here because Honda wanted the SP-1 to work as an everyday bike, it still cost around £2500 more than a standard GSX-R750. There were no titanium cranks and at £9999, it was much cheaper than the exotica from Aprilia and Ducati.
Kawasaki ZXR750RR - why it's special
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How Japanise moto industry lost her way
VTRSp1, is bike, which need to become, a model in which base maner new Japanese motorcycles should be made, if it wants to compete again in the EU market compared to the Italian producers, who are slowly but surely, especially in middle class of 600 to 1000ccm greatly outweigh the first place by the quality of the suspension components, brakes .. are installed as standard teflon brake hoses and so on and finish the field, only the Kawasaki managed to find some balance in the launch of new models in addition to good design are promoted to good finishing details , but other Japanese manufacturers are starting to drop all lower and lower., Honda quality finishing will not seem to help much because the field of design of new models experienced a total fiasco (VFR1200, was the beginning of the end, my personal opinion, just on that model Honda was lose whole Army of dedicatet lovers of VFR800 which was almost on nervous breakdown until that new VFR1200 will appear, that was bigest fiasco in recent Honda motorcycle history, on the side that VFR is good machine, whit supremacy performace, etc and etc.. BUT that kind and "branch" of .motrcycle must have phenomenal charisma look, the new VFR have not, end of story ) on Suzuki's better not to talk on the lower branches had fallen in terms of both and creating a truly new model motorcycles and their quality (except the very engine) is never followed by other Japanese trio.
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sp1, still up there
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sports bikes.
Always thought the headlights ill-suited the R7 though...better without
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6 Baby Products I Wish Existed
The world of baby products on the market is vast. There is a whole slew of fantastic products, along with a good number of items I'll never need or use. However, there are still some things I can think of that would help me out in my day-to-day with baby. Here are 6 baby products I wish existed. Don't judge.
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Baby Nail Clipping Service
Clipping my baby's nails is the WORST! Trying to do it when she's awake is futile. And to do it when she's asleep is like Mission Impossible. I feel like special agent Ethan Hunt, in that famous scene where he's dangling by two cables from the ceiling, surrounded by lasers, trying to hack the CIA computer. But in my case, I'm trying to trim the tiniest fingernails ever without touching any part of the surrounding skin, and without being a special fingernail clipping agent. Bring in the professionals!
Disposable High Chair Covers
As much as I love to see my baby daughter enjoy her food, I dread cleaning up the aftermath. Sure, there are bibs, but what are they REALLY protecting? A 9X9 square of her shirt? And the food that gets caught in all the crevices of the seat drives me crazy. I need disposable high chair covers that cover the ENTIRE chair, like a paint drip cloth or a huge sheet of plastic that goes over the seat and contains everything, and that you can then just throw away. Too Dramatic? No. Lazy? How dare you.
Mini Blinders for Baby
This photo may not be pretty, but it illustrates what happens when any of us are eating something within baby's peripheral vision that isn't baby food. She becomes obsessed with having it, whether it's ice cream (as shown above) or beef jerky. I need blinders—like a Clydesdale wears—to simply block out my baby's side vision so she can focus on her delicious, pureed food.
Chubby Baby Thigh Mold Kit
Baby thighs are so scrumptious that they need to be smooshed, squeezed, kissed and…memorialized, as far as I'm concerned. What about a baby thigh mold kit? So that you can make a mold of that chunky little thigh? And remember it forever. What a fantastic memento to display in her nursery. Handprint, bronzed shoe, THIGH!
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Happy New Year, Everyone!
One basic way to avoid clutter in your closets, is to take an honest inventory of your closet. Go through your clothes and get shopping. I'm sure there are things in your crowded closet that you have forgotten about entirely. There are gems and dunces in your inventory. Toss the dunces and keep the gems. Find your favorite charity and make their day!
Giving Away Gets Rid of the Clutter
What if clutter was ruling your life and you didn't even want to go home to face it?
When I feel like I have too many things, I start to look around and decide what I can subtract from my life. I don't have the time or energy to sell on Ebay or Craigslist, so I donate to my favorite charity. Once I give away the "stuff", I feel like a load has been lifted.
So much of what we keep is stuff we no longer use or need, like old kitchen appliances, books we have finished and don't plan to reread, old clothes, and even gifts we don't really like or use.
What if you could subtract from your clutter and do a good deed while you are at it?
It is so important to take stock of your own happiness, versus the dollars and cents approach: "I could get $20 for this,". Maybe you could, but only after a lot of your valuable time and effort has gone into it. I suggest that you value your time and the health of your environment by culling the things around you that give you angst and giving them to someone who may really need it and an organization that may really need the funds.
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Tell your supporters that all donations of $100+ (or an amount of your choosing) will buy them a spot on your race day jersey. Their names will carry you through the race! This is a very simple and effective way to get you to your fundraising goal.
Or, if you work for a company that wants to sponsor you, that can work too! You might sell one bigger sponsorship and include the company name on your jersey in BIG letters – and even on the shirts of your 'pit crew"/support team. Some team members add a company logo to their donation page as well, so the sponsoring company gets some nice exposure there as well. (See Marty's Cure for Cancer Tour.)
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Dish Is Throwing Its Money Away
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Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) is making headlines with its gigantic offer of $25.5 billion for Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S). Like most mergers, Dish's proposed plan has some good points. However, the overall deal is bad and the argument against it is not a hard one to make.
The good
Mobile devices have become hugely popular and people use them to access content on the go. The mobile device market is still rapidly growing and Dish may be able to further penetrate this market by bundling its current services with wireless broadband. Also, Dish has 45 MHz of spectrum, but the company does not have a cellular network. The FCC approved the spectrum for cellular use with the condition that Dish provides service in at least 70% of its license region within seven years. A cellular network is expensive to build, so a merger with Sprint would solve that problem.
Furthermore, the merged company would have plenty of resources to compete against wireless provider titans AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ). According to Dish, a Dish Sprint merger would give the company double the spectrum of AT&T or Verizon. Sprint owns 51% of Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR), which has 132 MHz of spectrum, and plans to buy the rest of Clearwire for $2.2 billion.
A combination of Dish, Clearwire, and Sprint would have 230 MHz of spectrum, which is more than what AT&T and Verizon have combined. Spectrum is valuable because mobile traffic continues to rise. Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen states,
"This combination will create the only company that possesses the spectrum portfolio and collection of owned network assets to provide customers a fully-integrated, nationwide bundle of in- and out-of-home video, broadband and voice services. This unique, combined company will have a leadership position in video, data and voice and the necessary broadband spectrum to provide customers with rich content everywhere, all the time."
The bad
While the deal contains some positives for Dish, it is still a terrible deal. To put it simply, it is too expensive and too risky. Dish can talk all it wants about content, synergies, and spectrum, but at the end of the day it comes down to profits, and the numbers are terrible. Dish is essentially offering $25.5 billion for a wasting asset, an asset that lost $4.3 billion in year 2012. Check out the following table:
From 2008 to 2012, Sprint lost approximately $16 billion, and the company's equity declined 64%. The last profitable year for Sprint was 2006 and the situation is not improving. In Q4, Sprint lost $1.3 billion. The company is a money losing machine. Also, since Sprint only has $7 billion in equity, Dish will end up with about $18.5 billion of goodwill on its balance sheet, which is a huge overpay for a company losing billions of dollars. Sprint has trailed Verizon and AT&T for years, and it is unlikely that the merger would suddenly change that.
In addition, Dish is not equipped to absorb these large losses.
From 2008 to 2012, Dish's largest net income was $1.5 billion. Sprint's smallest loss was $2.4 billion. Simple math dictates that the merger would result in an unprofitable company. Also, Dish's equity is only $72 million. Thus, Dish's investment cost will likely be much higher than $25.5 billion because it will have to find a way to rapidly turn Sprint's business around. This means restructuring charges. Furthermore, a turnaround usually takes a few years to work, so a Dish Sprint combo will likely bleed money for at least a few quarters.
Also, while spectrum holdings are valuable, owning more spectrum rights does not make a company automatically more profitable. Just look at Clearwire, which owns more spectrum than AT&T or Verizon, but has been losing money for years. Also, Dish already provides content on the go with its Dish Anywhere service. Thus, Dish is gambling that bundling its services with Sprint will bring in more subscribers. There are other places for consumers to get content so this a risky bet. Overall, while a Dish/Sprint merger would have some good assets, this proposed merger has the potential to turn into an ugly mess and is not worth the risk.
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She was perfect: kind, caring, intelligent, and revered as 'The Most Beautiful Woman in All of Makai'. Not only that, but she was also married to the most desirous being in all Three Realms. She ...
Five years, she thought.
She turned to her side and wrapped her arms around herself, her silky blue hair forming a canopy around her.
I've been living a lie for five long years.
She panted heavily, stumbling over overgrown roots covering the forest floor. They were close; she could hear the faint sound of dogs barking and men yelling.
The girl could feel her legs were starting to give out, but she knew she couldn't rest, not yet.
I won't give up, she told herself. I'm not turning back now.
But, as fate would have it, she started losing her energy and finally came to a stop as she fell, exhausted, on to the shrub-covered ground.
Her eyes started to swell up with small, crystalline tears, as she started to lose all hope in ever escaping. She had tried so hard to get away from the hell known as her life, but all her attempts were now seemingly made in vain.
She started to cry as she heard the noises getting louder and clearer. A couple more moments, and she would be captured, beaten, and returned to hell once more.
"There she is!" exclaimed a big, burly man that had appeared from the brush.
"Filthy little wench!" a tall, lanky man shouted as he slapped the powerless girl across the face. By now most of the hunters, a group of about eleven men, had surrounded her, leaving no room for escape even if she did have the strength.
"Now, now...that's not very nice."
Everyone stopped what they were currently doing and turned around to look for the owner of the mysterious, silky, velvet-like voice.
All the men froze in their tracks, eyes wide with fear, lips trembling, but not a sound was uttered.
Botan looked up from her spot on the ground and, through puffy red eyes, saw the most beautiful demon she had ever seen.
The fox youki had very strong, well-built arms and biceps and what seemed to be, as far as Botan could tell, a muscled, lean torso which was cover by a white sleeveless tunic tied at his waist by a golden-yellow sash and matching, pure white baggy pants. Two fur covered ears stuck out from his gorgeous silver-white hair that framed his exceedingly handsome face.
He was sitting on a tree branch a few feet away and seemed to be strangely relaxed as he closed his eyes and swung his tail behind him in a rhythmic pace.
Who is he? Botan asked herself having temporarily forgotten her injuries and current predicament.
"Y-y-you--your---," one of the big grizzly men that had just been striking Botan stuttered.
"Do you know what happens to people that wander in my territory?" the cryptic demon asked as he examined his nails which resembled claws more than actual fingernails.
The men panicked. At this point, none of them could even utter a noise, and the tension hanging in the air made it hard for them to breathe.
The men's eyes were darting everywhere, looking for any possible escape route. The silence was thick enough to cut through, and, in a sudden desperate attempt, all the men dashed away.
Each man was shoving, stumbling, and pushing one another to get as far away as they could from the fox demon.
In one swift jump, the mysterious creature landed in front of the man that had, not even a second ago, been the farthest away.
The youki sighed, "I do have to say I'm not very pleased."
And, with great agility, the still unidentified demon leapt into the air and started his massacre of the poor, unfortunate souls that had done nothing wrong, except to try and capture a runaway slave. Within a minute, all eleven men laid dead on the forest floor, their blood flowing freely out of the inflicted wounds and forming a puddle around each body.
"Do you really think you would've been able to get away from me, Youko Kurama?" he said softly, his back still turned to Botan.
Botan gasped in horror, He is the Youko Kurama? She could feel tears well up in her eyes again, this time not for the thought of all her valiant efforts failing but for the fear of losing her life.
Youko Kurama, he was the most notorious bandit there ever was, the King of Thieves. He and his band of crooks were known and feared by everyone in Makai, whether powerful, weak, or human.
Slowly, he turned around to face the helpless girl on the moss covered ground, and, within a few haunting strides, he was next to her, towering over her feeble form.
"Now what do we have here?" he asked softly as he knelt down next to her.
Botan smirked in an evil, cruel way. She had been so naïve back then. If only she knew what it would've gotten her into, then she maybe wouldn't have run away.
Now that she thought about it, it was rather stupid, running a way from a living hell to be locked away in a dungeon.
Perhaps it was because there might have been a time when she truly loved him. But now she felt nothing, just a dark hole of sadness, loneliness, and pain because staying here was killing her...and hurting him.
What had he done to deserve this? Botan asked herself. Though Youko was a thief, inside he was a caring, compassionate person, who did not deserve to be ensnared in such a complex tapestry of lies and deceit.
I need to save him, to save myself...I need to get out.
A light knock on the door startled Botan out of her thoughts.
"Come in," she answered, sitting up in her enormous bed.
The door opened, revealing the aqua haired water demon, Juri, Botan's close friend and handmaid, "Milord has arrived and is expecting you in the main hall. The band is having a feast to celebrate the success of their latest heist."
"Very well," she said getting up slowly and tiredly.
"Is something wrong, Botan?" Juri asked worriedly.
Botan smiled tiredly and turned around. She walked to a curtain covered doorway located at the corner of her room and stepped inside. Her hands glided over the soft, silk material of her dresses as she started to search for a suitable outfit from her enormous array of clothes.
"Oh," Juri said softly as she started toward her mistress's walk-in closet and entered as well, "So you've been thinking again."
"Yeah, I guess I have. How about this one?" Botan examined herself in front of her three-sided, full-length mirror and held up a violet kimono with golden flowers decorating it.
Juri walked over to her lady and helped Botan into her chosen kimono. Juri stared back at her mistress, "You look wonderful."
After having spent five years with Botan, Juri had gotten to know her very well, including her feelings toward the Lord of the Keep. Looking at her mistress now, she could tell why even a demon like Youko Kurama could become so captivated by her.
Botan had a perfectly curvaceous figure, long silky blue hair that was currently let loose, creamy porcelain skin, and the innocent heart-shaped face of an angel. The dark purple kimono was a perfect shade to go with her gorgeous amethyst eyes.
Yes, Lady Botan, Mistress of the Keep of Lord Youko Kurama, is a perfectly suitable title for her, Juri concluded.
Both women left the room filled with the extravagant gowns and over to an exquisite dresser set with an ample amount of priceless, gleaming jewels.
Once Botan sat down, Juri began to brush and pin her mistress's smooth hair into beautiful complex ringlets, using only gold pins encrusted with glimmering gems of course.
Without even bothering to check her reflection in the attached mirror, Botan stood up and turned to face Juri.
"Well then, shall we join the men for the feast?" Botan asked, plastering on her trademark smile and heading toward the exit.
Juri quickly followed Botan out of the room, closing the door behind her. They walked down the dim, torch-lit hallway of the keep and headed for the main room.