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I was running.
I was running to the Ministry in a pair of four-inch black stilettos, my psycho of a mother has that I had accidentally grabbed on my way to work. Not only am I late again, I still have to manage running in this damnable shoes.
Imagine how much that hurts.
Know what comes in handy? A swearword.
Let's just sum up all the inauspicious things that happened to me recently:
1.I lost TAK, my best friend and beloved camera.
Even though, mum got me a new one which I named Phil, btw, and made me a yummy blueberry pie, I still can't get over the fact that Tak's gone.
2.The flat I wanted to buy was on reservation. Psh, I didn't know you could reserve a flat.
Three words: what the heck?!
3.I have no Potter photo to show to my boss- Mr. (ahem, Miss) Cole (who is both a reporter and works under the Magical Maintenance Department). And I'm pretty sure he'll launch into hysterics, again.
No worries, I've been through this before.
As long as Mr. Cole won't kick me out, I'm good. Or, at least, I think I am.
I reached the office, panting and clutching my heart. Everyone was huddled inside Mr. Cole's private office.
"Hey," I whispered to one of the people at the back. While I gave her a smile, she looked back at me, wide-eyed.
Uh. Oh.
For one thing, I'm tall. As in really, really tall. But not so tall. Anyway, my point is, despite of all the fat heads in front of me, my curly blonde head stood out, not to mention that I'm wearing this pair of stupid shoes…and immediately, I was spotted by a furious, tomato red-faced Mr. Cole.
"Um, Holmes, remember?" I said in a nervous small voice.
"BAH!" he shrieked, shooting out saliva to those poor people in front. "I JUST HEARD FROM JONES THAT HE GOT THE BEST PHOTOS ON THE POTTERS STROLLING DIAGON ALLEY!!! HOW THE HECK DID THAT HAPPEN???"
I cringed at Cole's creepy banshee voice.
Mr. Jones was a mortal enemy of Mr. Cole. And yes, they're both gay and they both want promotion. And I. Don't. Really. Care.
"I HIRED YOU TO DO YOUR JOB! AND BECAUSE OF YOUR MOTHER!!!" Cole ranted frantically waving his arms around.
Um, he is one lunatic I'm never going to take pity of.
"Oh, gosh, I have no idea," I muttered sarcastically. See what I mean? Everything that happens to me has to involve my mother, who, by the way, I so hate right now because of her evil shoes.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Cole," I said, looking on what I thought vulnerable.
All you have to do is forgive me and ta-da! I'd be snapping photos again.
"SORRY?!" he said, outraged, "What did you expect, Skeeter?! That I forgive you and ta-da! You'd be snapping photos again?!"
Er, didn't I just thought of that?
"Yes?" I said, looking bewildered.
"NO!" he screamed and I cringed more.
"I'm joking, I'm joking!" I added hastily, hoping that this would end. I really don't like banshee screams.
Seems like this only made a gay banshee voice shriek louder and creepier, if possible.
Carla Skeeter Holmes, prepare for the attack.
"I'LL TELL YOU A JOKE, SKEETER!" he thundered "YOU'RE FIRED!"
I looked at him, stunned. He looked at me back, glaring fiercely.
Know what's next?
I laughed.
Well, it was just so bloody amusing! But it can't be real, can it? I mean, I can't lose my only job, right?
Merlin's beard, I think I just did.
I stopped laughing and composed my self. Mr. Cole was trying hard to breathe calmly while shooting me a couple of glares that could kill me in an instant. And everyone around us was in a shocked state.
There was a small cough.
"Um, excuse me," a guy said
"What?" Cole snapped.
"The second floor was in hailstorms, again, uh, Mister Cole and Mr. Harry Potter's scheduled interview on his office." He said nervously.
Cole's eyes lit up.
I took the cue to leave. This is, by the way, another dramatic tactic for him to call me back. Maybe I should write a book: Dramatic Tactics That Is Sure To Work. By: C.S. Holmes.
"Skeeter!" Cole called out.
I whipped around, careful not to stumble or too show how much ecstatic I am that my dramatic tactic worked. Brava to me.
"Let's go." He said, fixing his vivid purple scarf and smacking his lips. "After this, you'll be free to go."
I almost beamed. Almost. Good thing, I replaced it with a solemn face.
"Hurry up!" he called out. He was already out the office. I grinned at the people who were watching earlier then set off to follow Cole.
Today doesn't seem too bad.
* * * *
I stood awkwardly (very, very awkward) beside Mr. Cole, who was plump and short and thus, making me look like I was a weird thin giantess with a very curly hair. I still blame the four-inch stilettos.
"Take as much as photos as you can," Cole muttered through smiling teeth. "Can't wait for Jones to be crushed." He let out a small laugh.
Mr. Chosen One cleared his throat.
Mr. Cole batted his eyelashes (seriously?!) at Harry Potter.
"So," he started out "What was your latest plan as head of Auror Department, Mr. Potter?"
"Oh, um, well, together with the Department of Law and Enforcement, we were planning to fully stamp out offensive pureblood laws…"Harry Potter said firmly as I took pictures of his face.
Okay, I can't contain it any longer. It's HARRY POTTER!!! ZOMG! The Chosen One! The Boy Who Lived! The…the…HARRY POTTER! Isn't that freaking amazing???
Whew. It's cool to let that thing out.
I mean, of course, I've seen him quite many times at School, Ministry Balls, and Auror Training and well, every time I do, my head goes ranting out like that.
Bah-I'm a psycho.
I'm never going to have a hot husband and cutie pie kids. I'm gonna grow old and have forty-five cats. No, I hate cats. I'm gonna have forty-five puppies. All in different colors. Sniff, my life will suck and then I will die.
Dramatic, much? Get used to it.
I sighed at my pathetic-ness and glanced at the killer shoes I'm wearing. Oh man, it really hurts. I think I'm going to have bloody blisters.
Cole and HARRY POTTER were still talking when HARRY POTTER's assistant offered me a seat (I took the opportunity to remove my shoes) and a biscuit, which I both took thankfully. How lucky is she to work with HARRY POTTER?!
I was about to ask when someone entered the office and plopped itself to the seat next to me.
"Oh, would you like some biscuits, Mr. Potter?" Lucky assistant said to the guy next to me.
Mr. Potter?! Then it must be…
I slowly moved my head to take a look at which Potter boy it is.
Oh my Merlin.
"Nah, I'm good, Sylvia." Albus Potter said kindly to Lucky assistant Sylvia. "Who's dad talking to?"
I moved my head to the front and started biting my lip.
I don't know but there is some weird thing going on my stomach right now. I think I'm going to be sick.
"Some reporter for the Daily Prophet, I think." Sylvia said then her eyes flitted on my possibly looking-sick-right-now face. "You're his photographer, right?"
Don't look this way, Al Potter. I might just throw up at you.
Too late. Al Potter's head turned to take a look at my stupid blond curly head. Then, he gave me a small smile.
Screw you, lucky assistant. And you too, amazing green eyes.
I forced a smile, which might turn into a very creepy one and nodded. I quickly looked at my feet. Shoot.
I hastily pulled my shoes using my feet under the chair I'm sitting. Is it possible for me not to do anything embarrassing everyday?! I'm completely sick of it.
I looked back at Potter to see if he was looking and darn! He was. He even shot me an amused look.
"My feet, uh-it-uh, hurts." I stuttered as I hastily put my shoes back on.
Note to self: never, ever remove your shoes in public.
"Then, why are you putting it back on?" he said, really looking amused.
Why must you care? I almost spat out. But then a quick smack hit my brain and stopped me from saying that. After all, HARRY POTTER was just a few feet away and so is banshee Cole and I can't afford to let the firing part happen again.
So I said, "Huh?" which is much stupider than my brain had thought. Brain, I thought you're much smarter than that. The Sorting Hat put you in the mighty house of wit, remember?
"I mean," he said, trying to explain.
"I know what you mean," I cut off before he could make me look stupid, again. Since when did Albus Potter become that witty? It irks me. "And don't worry about it, Potter. It's not your feet, anyway." I added coolly.
He shrugged. Then we were followed by silence. More silence. Still more silence, even when Sylvia went out and asked us if we want some coffee or something.
I purposely kept my trap shut and clicked my heels as we waited for the interview to end.
"So, you're a photographer, huh?" he said, raising his eyebrows at me.
"Yeah, it pretty much sucks, really," I said timidly.
"I think it's pretty cool. So what do you take photos of? Men in knickers? Or um, people making out in streetlights?" he said bluntly.
"I don't think I've taken pictures of 'men in knickers'" I said, flushed.
Um, don't look at me like that. I do have taken loads of photos of people making out in a dimly lighted street but they're just for fun. Really.
Geez, that's just not right.
He laughed. "So you do snoop into people's making out business,"
I turned red. Or so I think. That's just embarrassing. Eventually, this only made Potter laugh out more.
"Well, you won't be laughing too much, Potter, if you found out that I took more than seven pictures of you in some pub locking lips with Miranda Jenkins."
He stopped laughing.
"Wait, darn, I did not say that out loud, did I?"
Merlin's pink lacy knickers.
"You what?!" he yelled out in shock.
"Oh my sinfulness, I am so sorry." I explained hastily. "I mean, I'm not supposed to say that out loud. I have a reputation to uphold and, and,"
"You're a paparazzi,"
"One of the paparazzi,"
"You said, a paparazzi. That's plural. Either you say, one of the paparazzi or paparazzo."
He raised an eyebrow at me. "You're not denying it, either."
"Now that you mentioned it," I took a deep breath, "No, I'm not a paparazzo, I'm just a photographer"
Could this day get any worse?
"And you're mental." He said, shaking his head in disbelief.
"Yeah well, sometimes-Hey! I am not mental." I said, gaping at him "A little deranged, yes but no, not mental."
"So let me see, you keep up in a job to snoop into people's private, um, business and sell it to newspapers and magazines like Witch Weekly?" he said, looking at me like I was a horrible stain.
"I'm not proud it," I said in defense.
"Yeah but you continue doing it," he argued.
What the heck is wrong with this Potter boy?
"Look, I don't give a heck on what you think, Potter. Just because you're some mighty Auror who is the son of HARRY POTTER and thinks that all you do is great and good, doesn't mean you have to insult other people's job and think that they wouldn't stand up to you and just follow you instead." I said in rage.
"That's not my point. All I'm saying is how could you stay in that foul business of snooping? It completely an abuse to other people." His voice was much louder than before.
"Why are you shouting at me?" I said, leveling the loudness of my voice to his voice. "You're not my boss and definitely not my mum! I don't know what your problem is, Potter, but don't include innocent people into it!" I stood up. And he did too.
Well, unlucky him, I shoot pass him a couple of centimeters. Actually, it's embarrassing.
"What's going on?" Cole hissed, his eyes bulging out of its sockets. "You're embarrassing me, Skeeter!"
"No more words! Now, give me the pictures and get out!"
Oh, dear. This is not what I think it is, right?
"I'm fired?" I asked dumbly
"Yes! Now, get out!" Cole said, taking my camera's memory with a swish of his wand and going back to the interview.
My life had just ended. And I didn't even prepare for it.
I glared at Potter, who is obviously the reason for all of this, and walked effortlessly out the room.
I'm never wearing this devil shoes again.
A/N: Hey, here's my second chapter. Some of you might've noticed it's edited but I have to do it. Really. So can you guys tell me what you think? And how would you like the story to go?
That was a pretty harsh meeting with Al Potter but well, you'll see soon!!!
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Addressing a media conference, independent legislator from north Kashmir Langate constituency Engineer Rashid said: "It is a fact that people living in Mawar area of Kupwara district were used as forced labour by the security forces for 12 long years."
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Post-Game (Also known as Post-Dragon) is the state of the game after the defeat of the Dragon during The Final Battle. The world becomes darker and more dangerous as the sky becomes very dark and cloudy even during the day.
Changes to Gran SorenEdit
The Venery, Aqueduct, Slums and a part of the Urban Quarter collapse and leave open the expanded version of The Everfall.
- Asalam (Union Inn) moves in to the Pawn Guild.
- Devyn (The Barber Shop) is in a tent in the fields outside the Craftsman's Quarter.
- Montebank (The Black Cat) moves in behind the alehouse.
- Caxton's Armory and Camellia's Apothecary are unaffected by the collapse, and thus have not moved. Arsmith's Alehouse is partially destroyed, but Arsmith himself and the Notice Board are unaffected.
- Madeleine's Shop is in the Gran Soren fields if you did not start the quest Bad Business. If you started the quest and did not complete it, Madeleine will be in the fields with no shop options. If you completed the quest, then she will be in Cassardis with shop options.
- Ser Alfonso moves from the Greatwall Encampment to the camp in the Field at the north gate.
Upon completing A Warm Welcome, you also will get attacked by the Guards upon entering the Noble Quarter due to being a "traitor" and will be attacked until you leave town.
- Fournival will walk around the Alehouse and Craftsman's Quarter if you ever need him (Only if you proved him not guilty during Trials and Tribulations).
- Fournival may be somewhat inconvenient to reach in post-game because of the guards near his home. However, he will always walk to the Black Cat in the afternoon (10-20 minutes after resting until morning). He will walk down the stairwell nearest to the pawn guild. Keep in mind he has an unlimited supply of Pilgrim's Charm which will prove useful for leveling-up while fighting the Ur-Dragon.
Note: If any of these characters is your love interest at the end of the game they will not be in the aforementioned spots, but instead will move to your house in Cassardis.
Changes to CassardisEdit
Some people will move to Cassardis after The Final Battle.
- Madeleine will be in the inn if you rescued her during the quest Bad Business. If she is your love interest she will be in your house regardless of other quest choices.
- Your love interest will be inside your house.
Changes to GransysEdit
General Changes
- Visibility will become poor as the sky is dark even during the day.
- Archydra: Spawns in Chamber of Hesitation: Everfall.
- Cockatrice: One spawns in place of a Griffin at the Eradication Site; spawns at Leapers Ledge in Soulflayer Canyon; spawns in Chamber of Apprehension: Everfall.
- Drake: One spawns west of Gran Soren on the road heading to the Ancient Quarry mine; special Drake replaces the Goblins and Cyclops at Conqueror's Sanctuary (This Drake has extra HP); spawns in the Chamber of Fate: Everfall.
- Gargoyles: Spawn outside Grand Soren's south gate; spawn in the Chamber of Tragedy and Chamber of Fate: Everfall.
- Geo Saurian: Spawn in Moonsbit Pass as well as the Everfall; spawn in Chamber of Resolution and Chamber of Absence: Everfall.
- Giant Undead: Spawn on the road between The Mountain Waycastle and the Encampment; spawn in Chamber of Estrangement and Chamber of Woe: Everfall.
- Gorechimera: One spawns in the Unusual Beach north of Seabreeze Trail, and also replaces some normal Chimeras throughout the world; spawn in Chamber of Apprehension, Chamber of Hope, and Chamber of Fate: Everfall.
- Grimgoblins: Replaces the goblins at Seabreeze Trail, replace the guards and once again take over The Shadow Fort, as well as other locations where goblins spawn. Everfall: Chamber of Absence, Chamber of Apprehension, Chamber of Remorse, and Chamber of Sorrow.
- Hellhounds: Spawn around Gran Soren and other areas. Everfall: Chamber of Absence, Chamber of Fate, Chamber of Woe, and Chamber of Hope.
- Hydra: One spawns in the Frontier Caverns (after accepting the quest A Challenge in Cassardis).
- Saurian Sage: Spawns in Chamber of Hesitation and Chamber of Resolution; Everfall.
- Skeleton Lords: Spawn along Moonsbit Pass and the Mountain Cottage. Summoned by Lich in the Everfall.
- Succubus: Spawn outside Grand Soren's south gate. Everfall: Chamber of Tragedy and Chamber of Fate.
- Wyrm: A special variant spawns in the The Watergod's Altar; spawns in Chamber of Distress: Everfall.
- Wyvern: Replaces Griffin at Bluemoon Tower; spawns right outside Gran Soren; spawns near the Northface Forest on the road to Windbluff Tower.
- Cobal Coast: Succubi, Hellhounds, and Giant Undead spawn near the Mountain Waycastle,
- Manamia Trail: Succubi, Hellhounds, and Giant Undead spawn throughout the area.
- Moonsbit Pass: An Ogre and Grimgoblins replace the small bandit camp; Skeleton Lords and Warriors replace some Harpies; Skeleton Lords spawn inside the Mountain Cottage; Geo Saurians and a Golem replace some Harpies.
- Seabreeze Trail: Grimgoblins and Hellhounds replace regular Goblins.
- The Shadow Fort: Retaken by Goblins and Cyclops, and no longer guarded by Gran Soren Soldiers.
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Will Formula-Based Funding and Decentralized Management Improve School Level Resources in Sri Lanka?
AbstractUsing the experience of the Educational Quality Inputs (EQI) Scheme in Sri Lanka, the paper examines the distributional aspects of formula-based funding and efficiency of decentralized management of education funds in a developing country setting. The study finds that the EQI fund distribution is largely pro-poor, with the exception of expenditure at the collegial level. The study finds that allocating more funds to more disadvantaged schools alone is insufficient to reduce disparities as the inability of schools to fullly utilize the funds holds back progress. The study findings support the hypothesis that qualified principals, adequate levels of human and physical resources, and state-level monitoring and support is needed for the success of education management at the school level. The study highlights the need to better use information collected from the schools on the EQI scheme to simplify and improve its implementation and effectiveness.
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Summary: Bernetta Wallflower is having the worst summer on record. After her ex-best friend, Ashley, frames her for running a school-wide cheating ring, Bernetta can't convince anyone that she's innocent. Her parents ground her until her tonsils grow back, and she's not even allowed to go to her father's magic club, Trunk Number Eight, where she performs every Saturday as a magician's assistant. But what's most terrible of all is that Mount Olive, the private school Bernetta has attended since kindergarten, has decided to take away her scholarship for seventh grade. If Bernetta wants to return to school, she'll need to find $9,000 in three short months. It seems hopeless . . . until Bernetta comes up with a plan that involves a lot of lying, a little bit of trickery, and a mysterious stranger with chocolate-brown eyes. This is a comic and touching story about losing your footing and finding your way again from the author of The Thing About Georgie.
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Has a summer filled with trouble; former friend frames her for cheating; no one believes her; thrown out of her private school unless she can come up with nine thousand dollars in three months; will try and figure out away to raise the money.


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I think "idiot" is a bit harsh. Judging from his comment, Kotick didn't say that TOR wouldn't be profitable; he simply was *implying* that after Lucas' cut and the development costs, he "wasn't sure how the economics would work", i.e, it would be difficult to make a profit from his point of view.
Of course, all of this depends on exactly how big Lucas' cut was from TOR, but I think Kotick's point was that putting "Star Wars" on your product isn't cheap. Whereas with Blizzard, their games are essentially 100 percent profit for them because they own all the licensing rights.


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Author's Note: None of these pictures belong to me. I did not steal them, I either found them on photobucket or google. If anyonefinds it necessaryto take legal action, please contact me first and would gladly take them down)
My Character Sketches.
I thought it would be boring just to tell their backgrounds and list their qualities, so instead I did like a dating service thing and also just explained how I came up with them. If that doesn't interest you, just check out the eye-candy
Calleigh (pron: Cal-Ee)
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Likes: food that clogs your arteries, black sun dresses, flipping people off
Occupation: Consultant
What she does for fun:bartends
Okay, so I guess I'm supposed to write about me. You know, this feels like a dating site or something. Well, anyways, you know me, I'm Calleigh. I work for Aéden, we have a very complex relationship-slash-friendship thingie going on and he's always starting trouble for me to clean up. Some people have called me "funny" but I don't know where the hell they get that from. Eden Marie likes to call me stupid, but I call her "bitch"so it's all good. Oh, by the way, if she's all "not American" and stuff then why is she named "Eden Marie"? Is there even a more American name than that? All I'm saying is that, I think her parents were seriously confused. Sooo, yeah, that's about it. Oh yeah, and apparently, according to Eden Marie, I wear too much black. Which I soo don't agree with. I may have style issues, but you can never go wrong with black.
I don't have to talk about my past do I? Becuase I really don't want to. So... I think I'm going to leave now.
About the Character
Calleigh started out as an off-shoot from Jordan in "Changes in the Night" when I had a scene playing over and over in my head that wasn't usable for Jordan's character. I didn't like her at first because I usually like smart, respectable and badass characters, but as I continued to write her and develop her, I realized that I lovedCalleigh and a part of me was ingrained in her. I also love the fact that she is a fangbanger and has a dark past. And as I went, I added cute little perks like dressing all in black and piercings, and flipping people off. Now, she's one of my favorite characters.
Aodh Aeden Kier Coneely (pron: Aodh= Ay from "hay", Aeden= Ay-den, Kier= Keer, Con-ee-lee)
Age: unknown
Education: various
Occupation: multiple
Likes:fetish clubs, getting into trouble, fighting with Calleigh, do anything with Calleigh
… My name is Aodh, I am a vampire. I control the territory called Santa Barbara. That is all.
About the Character
Well, you couldn't really expect more from him, could you? He really doesn't like to talk unless he's alone with Calleigh. So, how did Aeden come about? Well, I've always loved vampires, ever since I was a little girl, and I especially loved the arrogant, slightly asshole-ish ones from the old days. But when I wrote them, they always turned out to be one-dimensional, one trick, assholes. And when I started writing this story, he just seemed so perfect for it and for Calleigh. And though I'm constantly worried that he has just turned out to be boring and plain, people occasionally tell me that he and Calleigh have great chemistry together. Hopefully, this will stay true.
(Author's note: This guy has reeeeeallly good abs *drool*)
Baird (pron: BARD)
Gender: Male
Age: unknown
Education: unknown
Occupation: bodyguard
What he does for fun: that's a good question
I think Calleigh should work at Farrah's and she should be able to use a gun… sorry Aéden.
I have known Aéden for as long as I have been dead. And hopefully, I was be able to know Calleigh for the rest of her natural life.
About the character
Baird was supposed to be "The Friend". He was supposed to be the one she could come to for advice and support. But somehow, it didn't turn out that way. He just kind of… flopped. He was a nice guy, but other than that, his personality really didn't develop. Calleigh spent so much facetime with Aéden that I really didn't get a chance to show off Baird's wit and tenderness. He's so bland, in fact, that I really have no more to say about him.
Eden Marie (pron: Ee-den, Mah-ree)
Gender: Female
Age: unknown
Education: extensive
Occupation: a "Fixer"
What she does for fun: babysit Calleigh, taste fine wines, other "elegant stuff"
This is a waste of time; I am not doing this. Oh, andCalleigh, I do not appreciate your rant. "Eden Marie" is my Americanized name, you could not pronounce my real one if you tried for your life. My parents were not confused, perhaps you are.
About the Character
Eden Marie is the character I usually write: quiet, deadly, and bitchy. Unfortunately, when she's the main character, she turns into a Mary Sue like my poor Jordan, so I've kept her as a bit player where her personality can develop but she doesn't seem like perfection embodied. Why do I even have her here in the first place? Well, for some reason, I can't imagine a story without a bitchy character, it's likea strawberry-banana smoothie without the banana- there's just something missing.I think they just add a little spice into the characters. She has a dark past too, and didn't exactly choose her career like Calleigh thinks. I can't reveal too much about Eden Marie, but know that she'll play big parts in the future. Just for clarification, she is Indian, not Middle Eastern and also speaks Hindi in addition to the other languages she boaststo Aeden.
Hadsley (pron: Hadz-lee)
Gender: Male
Education: unknown
Occupation: ???
What he does for fun: also babysit Calleigh, be secretive, tell Calleigh things Aeden doesn't want her to know
Write about myself? What am I to write then? To tell you my history would take days. I could tell you my history with Aéden, Baird, and Calleigh. That is not as interesting, though.
I moved to this town a hundred years ago when Aéden already had control. I settled down, found a lover, and passed my existence quietly, occassionally lending my services to watch over Calleigh, whom Aeden would have killed by now with his actions had I not done so. Calleigh, well, Calleigh is something interesting. It is amazing how one Bloodletter, who have be found in large quantities since before mydeath has grasped my attention so. I know she will do great things, and must maintain myself as an ally. If only I could imagive what will come to be. Baird is a good man, whom I have heard of only from his conquers as a human. I feel he has lost some of his personality and greatness when he died. And, at last, Eden Marie. I do not know her except for her relation to Quid Moran. Apparently, I've grasped her attentions as Calleigh has grasped mine.
About the Character
Hadsley was just supposed to be a minor character, popping up for one chapter, but I liked him so much that I decided to bring him back. But something wierd happened when I did. He began to show what was almost an obsession with Calleigh. I don't even know why! It was never intended. Another thing I never intended was the he had overtook Baird's place as Calleigh's most dependable friend. He is actually one of the most complex and mysterious characters of the cast, and the more I try to expand on him, the more secrets that appear.
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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - They call it "clam shell" or "oyster shell" packaging, the heavy plastic that completely seals what you're buying. Many customers have complained that those packages are just too hard to open, but now there may be a bigger problem than that. Computer technician Andrew Tyner tried to open a new flash drive wrapped in the hard plastic. Andrew Tyner couldn't find scissors that would cut it, so he used a carpenter knife. "And then all of the sudden, it sliding right on through, came through and slashed my hand right here. You can still see a little bit of the scar there," said Tyner.
Dr. James d'Etienne, and emergency physician says, "If you notice, it is very sharp. So you can easily puncture yourself or have a small cut, small laceration. And it gets worse if you get frustrated. If you get really mad at the package and you start ripping at it, you're more likely to hurt yourself!"
His injury is not unique. One doctor's group says 6,000 people a year are injured trying to open clamshell packages with whatever knife they can find that can rip it open, but the danger is also in the plastic itself.
Once you finally cut it, the edges are as sharp as a knife. With many consumers feeling the same way, some leading electronic stores are now phasing out clamshell packaging. Amazon.com, for example, now offers "frustration free packaging." A new trend, away from what some are calling "rage wrap."
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Through our research, we found that safety and portability are large concerns when it comes to the aftermath of a natural disaster. There is looting and stealing. The streets can be covered in debris and unusable for vehicles. Our main focus was to try to solve this by creating a design that was safe, but also easily moved. Creating a hard shell with a functioning door not only gives a more home-like feel, but adds more security than a tent would have. Of course tents are very portable, and we wanted to keep that attribute in our shelter as well. The circular shape can be folded into the disk, which is easily rolled to any destination.
Currently we are working through engineering and technical details.
Natural Disasters
Natural disasters affect millions of people each year, and many of them lose their homes due to these catastrophic events. Currently, I am working with my group on solving the issue of immediate shelter following a disaster. More updates to come!
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Contextual Research Post 6
We have started to design a brief around our observations. We have been doing lots of mind maps and various exercises to slowly converge on our focus.
You can see the progression of my work as well as my team's. I tidied up our mind map and also added our focus in a nice infographic illustration. The next step in our research on locks is to start to interview people. Our interview questions will stem from our research questions. The research questions drive the whole study and will help us design a better bike lock.
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We were put in groups according to what we focused on when we took photos. My group is focusing locks and security. We went out and took more pictures and sorted them. We also came up with research questions which we will use to drive our research.
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We have been researching bikes. I decided to focus on bike locks and took pictures of bikes around Savannah. I noticed some oddities and we organized our pictures in class. Some bikers have multiple locks, and sometimes the exact same kind. I saw one bike with two U-locks. Maybe he accidentally lost the key to one of them. I also observed lots of bikes with just a chain and padlock.
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Although he has revved up as an assists machine again, Ricky Rubio has been absolutely brutal with the FG%, and not in the good way. Last night, he shot for 9 points on 3 of 13 and added 4 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. He is barely shooting above 30% for the year. He shot a little better last season, but still less than 36%. Last night marked the first time he took more than 9 attempts all season. If you can flip him for a better piece, I would do that, but many leagues value assists higher than other stats, so you may have to take your lumps. And speaking of taking lumps, if you don't get the reference in the title of today's post, do yourself a favor and educate yourself (not work safe if your work frowns on extensive gore). Roy Hibbert – I am loving what I am seeing from Hibbert right now. He came out of the doors with 18 points, 14 rebounds, an assist, 2 steals and 5 blocks! He even too a three (and missed it). Reggie Evans – He has been a great source for rebounds, but no...
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By Craig Moorhead
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013 4:54 PM
The fines were reduced by 30 percent "because of our good faith efforts that we have (implemented) going forward"
A recent OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) inspection of the Houston County Highway Department's Caledonia headquarters has resulted in $2,500 in fines to the county.
On April 23, Personnel Director Tess Kruger told county commissioners that the fines for four serious citations have been reduced by 30 percent (to $1,750) "because of our good faith efforts that we have (implemented) going forward."
Those efforts included signing an "expedited informal settlement agreement" with OSHA to address problem areas.
First, a break room ceiling and a vestibule that were stained by leaking water will be repaired.
Kruger said that there was no current moisture or mold found in the area, so the damage apparently predates subsequent roof repairs.
Secondly, an exit door will need to be added to the main shop.
County staff located a usable metal door with a frame in inventory, Kruger said.
An "obstructed access" citation will be temporarily cleared up by not parking trucks with plows in the shop. With snowplows now coming off trucks, abatement will be simple, Kruger said.
The fourth fine cropped up because of a lack of emergency lighting at exit doors, stairways and passageways throughout the building.
Kruger said she was meeting with an electrician on the problem and did not have any estimates so far for the total repair bill.
Kruger said the county's plan is to complete all repairs before a May 4 follow-up meeting with OSHA.
The fine will be paid from the Commissioner's Fund. Repairs will come out of a fund set aside for highway facility maintenance.
Land rents from a county property north of Caledonia have been set aside for that purpose.
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In other Highway Department news, gravel bids for 11 CSAH (County State Aid Highway) roads and one county-only supported highway (249) were presented by Highway Department Maintenance Foreman Tom Molling.
There were only two bidders. The county sought 16,500 tons of crushed rock for 14 sections of roadway, and all but one low bid went to Bruening Rock Products.
Milestone Materials will provide 500 tons of crushed rock for CSAH 32 for $3,510, while Bruening will supply the remainder for $119,390.
Also approved were alternative quotes for stockpiles that county workers can access/load themselves. Bruening, Milestone and Botcher Construction all offered similar rates for rock that the Highway Department can utilize as needed.
The most important consideration for those supplies is keeping haul distances at a minimum, Molling explained.
For "Class 5" gravel, all three bidders were between $6 and $6.50 per ton.
"The rates are about 40 cents per ton higher than last year," Molling reported.
Commissioners approved low bids for the delivered rock and all bids for stockpiles.
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Members spent nearly an hour reviewing the ARMER (Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response) system with Steve Borchardt of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Houston County officially switched to ARMER on Oct. 31, 2011.
Chief Deputy Scott Yeiter said the system has made a huge difference.
"We didn't advertise this, because we didn't want bad guys knowing, but when we stepped out of our cars with our old system, we had 30 to 35 percent (handheld radio) coverage. Even with our car-mounted radios, there was 20 percent of the county that wasn't covered.
"Now we have 100 percent coverage in Houston County for our mobile (car) units and 97 to 98 percent with our outdoor (handheld) units."
Computerized "trunking" of digital signals has increased the number of available frequencies by several orders of magnitude.
"About 150,000 times a month a radio gets used (in Houston County)," Yeiter said. "That's greatly increased from what we used to have when we only had two talkers (frequencies) to share."
Over an entire year (2011-12), close to two million calls were made with only seven "busies" recorded by the system, Yeiter added.
The total down time for those attempted communications lasted about seven seconds.
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In other news, Houston County Fair Board President Elden Pohlman told commissioners that a sheep barn and possibly a hog barn will be removed from the fairgrounds this year because they are in unsafe condition.
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Erasure music man Vince Clarke has told The Quietus that the electropop duo's dream was to record a collaboration with Kate Bush. Speaking in the interview, Clarke said "The only collaboration that didn't work out in the end that both myself and Andy pursued was one with Kate Bush and that was quite a few albums ago. We asked her to produce an album for us but unfortunately she couldn't do it.
"We got to meet her and everything but she didn't feel that that was her area. It would have been great if she could have done it but that's just the way it goes."
In the interview, the full version of which will be published on the site tomorrow, Clarke also says that he's been only recently started to enjoy his work as a remixer, most recently scene on his fiddle with Polly Scattergood's single 'Other Too Endless'. "Well, I haven't been particularly into it in the past to be honest. Recently I have been involved in a few remixes and I have enjoyed it. And it's something that I want to do more of. I don't have any criteria as such but you want to be remixing a great song, that always helps.
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Hopefully that bit about Depeche Mode getting back with Vince to do Speak & Spell is a joke? The Mode are not some 80s nostalgia circus (like the Cure and Duran these days) they have their own vision.
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so, shut your depeche dirty brain...
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June 2010
Released: 2010, Universal Music Group
Rating: 3.5/5
Reviewer: Robert Williams
Toronto, Ontario Canada's Triumph were a defining and influential force in the history of hard rock power trios, playing second fiddle only to fellow Canucks Rush. Throughout the late seventies and early eighties, the three-piece collectively known as Triumph, enjoyed success at mainstream rock radio and had several bona fide hits during their initial run. 1988 marked the departure of founding member Rik Emmett, and the band would continue in his absence with hired guns Phil Xenidis and Rick Sanders in tow before eventually disbanding in 1993. After being inducted into the "Canadian Music Hall Of Fame" the original trio of Emmett, Levine and Moore have reunited, with future touring activities looming on the horizon.
GREATEST HITS REMASTERED is chock full of Triumph's most well known material, beautifully housed in a deluxe digipack, complete with a bonus eleven song DVD. Hearing these classics get a well deserved sonic boost really drives home what a great band Triumph were. Take "Lay It On The Line" as a perfect example, no doubt you've heard this one on your local classic rock FM station many times in the past, but the remastering treatment sounds really polished and the end result is anything but dated sounding.
GREATEST HITS REMASTERED makes for a nice comprehensive bookend collection and further serves as an excellent introduction to the band for younger audiences who never caught the band in their heyday. For older fans, these tracks have never sounded better and should make for the definitive tailgating soundtrack as the band prepares to make the trek back into an arena near you in the near future.
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June 2010
Released: 2010, Frontiers Records
Rating: 3.0/5
Reviewer: Waspman
Long-standing, mega-successful Canadian rock institution Triumph reformed in 2008 after an acrimonious break-up way back in the early '90s. When guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett returned to the power-trio he helped make famous, fans were ecstatic and much touring has followed. For 2010, Frontiers Records has released yet another greatest hits album for the band, with the added bonus that all of the songs have been remixed to punch up their old recording values.
Besides the age-old debate about the worth of greatest hits albums, you cannot deny that a band like Triumph has had enough hits and classic songs to easily provide enough material to fill one. So as you'd expect, the track list is essentially flawless, containing all of the band's well-known songs like "Lay It on the Line", "Magic Power", and "Fight the Good Fight". Long-time fans might not be excited by hearing them again, but casual or new fans will get a great introduction into what Triumph is all about. As for the songs themselves, well, let's just say I've never been a huge Triumph fan. I think "Lay It on the Line" is a fantastic song, forged in the still relatively new days of metal (1979) where rock and metal often mixed freely. However, I've never quite cottoned to the rest of the band's discography, despite multiple tries (hey, I'm Canadian; it's required that I at least TRY to like Triumph). Thus, smaller hits like "Just One Night", "Hold On", and "Lights Go Down" come off wimpy and toothless.
But whatever man, Triumph has always been a band impervious to critics, and there's no reason for that to not continue. The band is a fantastic live experience, and in fact their albums have never done them justice when compared to their stage show. Still the songs on GREATEST HITS REMIXED do sound great, and as a collection piece or introduction to the band it certainly serves its purpose. Me, I'll still keep this everyman's band at arm's length, but it's good and somehow comforting to have Triumph back and playing.
Track Listing
1) Allied Forces
Rik Emmett: Vocals, Guitar
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Greatest Hits Remixed
October 2010
Released: 2010, Universal
Rating: 3.5/5
Reviewer: Celtic Bob
Triumph are a Canadian institution. Ask any Canadian music fan or musician to name their favorite Canadian bands and Triumph will most likely be one of them. Having released albums in both the 70's and 80's they became one of this Country's biggest acts.
The power trio of Emmett, Moore and Levine recorded hit after hit after hit before parting ways in the late 80's. With songs in their repertoire like "Lay It On The Line", "Spellbound", "Follow Your Heart" and many, many more it comes as no surprise as to why they became so huge. Putting this disc on makes you want to kick back, crank it up and relive those wonderful times of years gone by. It isn't just the CD that makes this release so special, it's the DVD that is included.
Seeing the old music videos after all these years is such a treat. These were a staple of Much Music back in the day especially "Follow Your Heart" and "Somebody's Out There" which I swear was in permanent rotation. Included here is the video for "Child Of The City" of when Gil and Mike tried to carry on without Rik. While it's a decent song it just isn't Triumph. It does come close but it obviously lacks that Emmett guitar sound. This is a bit heavier and more guitar oriented with too much guitar wankery that was popular at the time.
A fantastic release that gives the listener a glimpse into one of the greatest bands to ever come out of Canada. We could have done without the remixed songs and have had the original versions that we all know. However, once you listen to the CD and watch the DVD you will put into perspective just how big and great this Rock and Roll machine really was.
Track Listing
1. Allied Forces
Rik Emmett - Guitar and Vocals
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