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Too many people approach their job searches from the perspective of their own needs. They need a job, they need to make more money, they need flexible working hours and benefits. This is not the way to get a job. In fact, this "me-too" method of job seeking is unlikely to get you anywhere.
In this article Harrison discusses the importance of using association websites in your job search. One of the best places to track down jobs which (1) few people know about and (2) you stand good odds of getting an interview if you apply, is association websites. Associations are not experts in advertising themselves, and so the jobs on their websites are far less likely to be found by people looking for jobs online. The people you are competing with in the job market generally are not researching association websites for job opportunities and leads. Employers typically like posting jobs on association sites because applicants from association sites tend to be serious about their profession. If you are in the job market, using association sites for research is highly recommended.
Your résumé is an extremely important document. There are entire books written about how to craft them. I have written at least one myself. There are scores of résumé consultants, companies, and others that will work on your résumé for a fee. Hiring one of these services can be useful and can improve your résumé. Nevertheless, most résumés can improve dramatically by following the below advice.
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The Dangers of Getting Jobs Through FriendsBy Harrison Barnes on Nov 23,2018
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The past does not dictate the future, so you should not use inductive reasoning to make conclusions about your life or career. Recognize when you are making incorrect conclusions based on past events, and switch to deductive reasoning in which you are not limited by the past. You will find your conclusions to be much more accurate, and you will succeed as a result.
Cherish your dreams, goals, and aspirations both while you are seeking them and after you attain them. If you dream of doing something, never stop short of the finish line. There is no point to goals or dreams if you do not enjoy and nurture the results once you achieve them; if you achieve something, you should make the most of it. If you stop caring once you achieve your goals, then you will never truly appreciate any of the goals you achieve in the future.
Use every available asset in your job search, including people; network with your peers and ask them about their own job searches. In doing this, you are taking advantage of the knowledge and experience of others, who have done the work that can influence your own job hunting success. Seek out this knowledge and learn from the experiences of others.
Your most important asset—in fact your only real asset—is your life force that makes you want to work hard in order to succeed. This force can achieve anything, and it is something you need to keep turned on at all times. If you can keep this turned on, you will succeed.
Maintaining a routine in both life and work is important to success. Not only do you need to establish a routine, you must make that routine demanding and push yourself to the limit. Budget a certain amount of time each week for networking, applying to jobs, brushing up your interview skills, and following up with employers. Such consistent effort on a daily basis will make a huge difference to your career success.
The best way to attain your goal is through small, incremental steps on which you can build. Establish a routine, and make sure you are consistently working towards some kind of goal. Start small, and always build upon what you have done before. Most people fail to achieve their goals because they believe everything should happen quickly and at the same time, instead of progressively building upon their past achievements.
Nothing gets accomplished when peoples' values are in conflict, so it is very important to work with an employer who shares your outlook and values. Find a work environment where you fit in, and where people like you. Value conflicts with your coworkers can undermine your performance, whereas a harmonious work environment reinforces your performance and values. Most cases of workplace excellence involve people in jobs that match their values, and finding this harmony will change your career and life.
You must seek to understand the different beliefs of the people around you. Everyone holds their own unique set of beliefs, and attempts to question or change them will only work to your peril. Therefore, you must seek out and work with people who share your beliefs. When people perceive you as having beliefs similar to their own, they will be much more likely to accept you and you will ultimately achieve more career success and happiness.
In this article Harrison discusses the importance of concentrating on your work and not getting distracted. The true value of the best executives comes from their ability to concentrate and get things done. If you can concentrate for a long period of time on a single issue, you will improve the quality of the work that you do. The qualitative aspects of your work are incredibly important because they end up determining your outcome. Good companies and employers value people who are organized and think through issues when they are working on something. You need to concentrate. You need to give everything you are doing your full attention. You need to work hard and be focused.
Repeat work is always more valuable to you than one-offs, however well-paid they may be. Companies succeed or fail depending on their ability to generate repeat business. Repeat work grants you more options and control over your life and actions. Even work with a lower salary, which might not initially seem appealing, can be beneficial if it promises repeat jobs.
True self-improvement actually has nothing to do with you, but everything to do with helping others towards their goals. Remember that nothing you do in your life is ultimately about you. Your goals and aspirations must be larger and greater than focusing solely on what you want; helping others will provide you with more spiritual, financial, and psychological benefits than any other kind of self-improvement.
Perceptions matter more than facts; others' perceptions of you, your perceptions of others, and how you control both are the most important aspects of your career. Realize the power of perceptions in your life and use them to your advantage. Aim to control and shape the perceptions that others hold about you by shaping the image that you project to the world.
Working with a recruiter can open more doors, and help you can jobs more effectively than if you were tracking down openings on your own. A poor recruiter, however, can leave you even worse off than you were on your own. Be very careful about the recruiter with whom your work, and try to find one that specializes in your niche or field.
Despite the obvious advantages, getting jobs through a friend or relative may ultimately harm you. When you do so, you risk lowering your colleagues' opinions of you, who may see your connections as evidence that you lack the skills to get your position on your own merits. Nonetheless, there are situations in which it is acceptable to take advantage of such connections, but you must be on your guard; make sure that the job you get is a good fit, and one in which you would perform well regardless of your connections.
You are rewarded in direct proportion to the value that you deliver, meaning that you have to deliver in order to reach your full potential. You will provide more value to others when you are focused on giving. People who under-deliver view their jobs as being primarily about them, while those who over-deliver see their jobs as being about others. Strive to develop a reputation for delivering rather than under-delivering.
Pursue your own dreams and become the person that you want to be, rather than what others might want. Living life according to the wishes of others is meaningless, and will bring you neither happiness nor success. Others do not understand your capabilities, goals, and interests as well as you do, hence their opinions should be your least concern. Have faith in your own potential greatness, and you will develop the confidence to act upon it and be the person that you really want to be, achieving true fulfillment.
You must constantly be sacrificing in order to ensure advancement in your life. You will always be called upon to make sacrifices in your life and career, and you must do so in order to grow. Take your job and career seriously, and remember that the work you do is sacred. The more you appreciate your work, the better your will get at it.
Marketing is crucial to your job search, because employers are essentially purchasing a product when hiring you. The more positive information your employer has about you, the more likely he or she is to hire you; personal stories create a connection between yourself and the employer. Stories that revolve around your motivation, dedication to your job, and drive for improvement will portray you as a hard worker with a positive attitude, who can longer grow in your current position for reasons outside of your control. ol.
In this article Harrison discusses how resisting change and not taking necessary and relevant action can be the biggest obstacles to a better career and better life. Resistance is something that prevents most people from ever changing. Resisting change can be highly damaging to your growth in your career and life. Instead of allowing your life to be controlled by external circumstances, choose to take action and bring about a change. Conduct a brutal self analysis if needed, to clear the blocks you have in your mind and to bring about change that is necessary. Most people give up. They do not persist. You need strategies and beliefs that will allow you to persist and persevere, so that you can change. The best strategy is to be focused, and this focus will help you overcome the resistance you face whenever you make an effort to begin changing.
Knowing your product is crucial to your career and life. Just as you must have a clear sense of your own product, you must seek companies with a strong sense of their products. Random products, or lack of focus on the right product, can be disastrous for businesses and individuals alike. You must not only have a product, but a product that people want, so concentrate on your product and its effective delivery.
There are many different types of suffering that it is important to balance in your life. Physical, psychological, and spiritual suffering are all interconnected, and you must balance them so that you do not experience any one in greater proportion to the others; balancing the suffering in your life will lead you to greater fulfillment.
You must share information freely, and never hide information from anyone. When you give away all your ideas you create the need to replenish them, which opens the door to creativity and innovation. Furthermore, sharing your ideas with others give you access to more ideas. People who hoard information tend to have stale ideas because they only share or seek innovation when relevant, meaning that their own store of information stagnates.
You can change almost every aspect of your life through good negotiation. You must view your career in terms of opportunities to negotiate the best possible outcome; when you do this and hone your negotiation skills, you will achieve far more wealth, security, and happiness than would be possible for those who do not negotiate. While negotiation is critical, it must not be overdone; simply realize that there are always more potential opportunities than what might initially be on offer.
When people are aware of others' expectations, they usually perform in accordance with them. Outside expectations can lead to either your success or your destruction; surrounding yourself with low expectations can, in turn, lead you to under-perform and further distance you from your career goals. When you surround yourself with people with high expectations, however, you will rise to levels you may not have thought previously possible.
Companies are constantly striving for greater efficiency, and jobs tend to disappear because they can be done cheaper elsewhere. Consequently, you must constantly seek to improve your own efficiency in order to retain your value to your employer. Work to always increase the company's output at the lowest possible cost. You will succeed if you find a position where your role is tied to increasing the efficiency of the company's work.
Change is the most beneficial thing that can happen to you; starting from scratch gives you the opportunity rebuild your life and career in the manner you see fit. You must find where there is upward movement and opportunities are being created, and ensure that your own structures and ways of operating are effective and relevant to you. Orient your life towards happiness and growth in everything you do.
Giving access to a lot of information and providing a platform for research and analysis immensely helps people to make the right choices in life. You must offer people a strong platform through your work to help them make the best choices for themselves, and you yourself will ultimately benefit due to the good you do for the world.
In order for you to be effective in your position and successfully obtain new ones, you must express gratitude, and appreciate both what you have achieved and what you are becoming. Believe in positive things. Your career has great potential and so do you, and only by realizing this can you perceive the world around you as supporting your belief system.
You need to provide people what they want, otherwise you will not have a job. Although they might not always be the most desirable kinds of jobs, certain jobs always exist because they provide services that people will always require. The only secret to continual employment is to provide a service that people always need; if you do this, and nothing else, you will always find yourself employed. Give people what they want.
The most successful people never slow down, and do not allow themselves to get too comfortable. Everyone works to achieve their goals, but failure comes when they decline the amount of effort they put forth after having achieved these goals. When people get too comfortable, they cease to put in the additional effort to progress further and consequently fail. People who succeed in the long-term constantly seek challenges, make room for further growth, and demonstrate their ability to take up further responsibility.
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The new series I have coming out from Del Rey next year (The First Empire) explores various legends and the truth behind them. One character from Elan who you've not been introduced to before is the Tetlin Witch. Given that All Hallows Eve is upon us, Robin thought you might like a little sneak peak to the Tetlin Witch, so here is a poem that first appears in the fourth book of that new series, but about a character who comes up even in the first book (Age of Myth). I hope you enjoy it!
Far beyond the woodland hills, beyond mountains vile,
Hidden in a mist-soaked swamp, upon an awful isle.
She haunts the lapping blackened pools, and creeping ivy ways
And there awaits with hair of black and eyes a dismal gray.
She waits they say for time to end, and her life to be through,
Until that time she waits for me, and also waits for you.
Within a hut beside a pool the Tetlin Witch does dwell,
And watches at the fetid pond, the door that leads to Rel.
And there she sits upon her stool beside the very brink,
And watches as the fated fools down in the darkness sink.
Beware the Tetlin Witch my friend, and never go astray,
Beyond the woodland hills, beyond the light of day.
Or you too may find yourself caught up in the mire,
Sinking, screaming uselessly, helpless til you tire.
Then under the muck, under the water, deeper you will go,
All of you lost, forever gone, the Witch cackling as you go.

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I am very concerned for America's safety. Our military, though the best in the world, is tired and war weary. Having been continuously at war for over a decade now, our warriors are fatigued. Battle-hardened? Yes, BUT....
Now we have sequestration to contend with.
I'm writing about an hour from Fort Bragg, NC. My community is made up of a considerable number of military veterans. We talk. And we are concerned for what is happening to our military and our country.
You're not likely to hear this by way of the Mainstream Media, but the US is in grave danger.
Almost four years ago, I was concerned then and penned a piece about those concerns.
|The Infamous "Thousand Yard Stare"
I am offering a second look at a few thoughts I had then that I believe are still valid today, maybe even more valid today than then.
Thank you for your continued support of The Longstreet Commentaries.
J. D. Longstreet
(Originally published in June of 2009)
Standing Astride the Bulls-Eye
A Commentary by J. D. Longstreet
While the totally ineffective UN plays at placating Ahmadinejad, he grows stronger as he nears the realization of his dream of an Iranian Atom bomb. Our new socialist President is having far too much fun playing with his own private "Kitchen Cabinet" many have dubbed Obama's Politburo of Czars, to get serious about Iran, other than his offer to "talk" to them. Meeting and talking to the Iranians will accomplish nothing except to raise the Iranians stock in the eyes of their follows at home. For America to meet and talk to the Iranians will be seen as a victory for Iran and will give the Iranians equal footing with America in the world of diplomacy.
But Ahmadinejad is not America's only enemy these days. Add to the growing list North Korea. Although North Korea has never REALLY been off that list, she has, once again, moved to the top.
If the US were blessed with forward thinking leaders, we would be building up our armed forces in preparation for the confrontation, which, eventually, will come. But we cannot do so with the Old Hippie Congress and their own fascination with the power that comes to the few in leadership positions under America's new socialism
If the government were serious about the defense of this country, which is their very first obligation as leaders, then, the US "standing Army" would be doubled. Our Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corp need to be doubled in strength… and as quickly as possible. If that means re-institution of the draft… then so be it. When the next war comes, it won't be fought from 15,000 feet with smart bombs. It will be a slug-fest in the air, on the sea, and on the land. It will not be contained in the Middle East. The continental US will be hit. We can count on it! Missiles launched from ships, lying off shore in international waters, can burst through our radar defenses, and hit targets before we can react to stop them.
The US military, though "battle-hardened" is seriously tired. Shortsightedness, and a tendency to believe "we can all just get along," has led the US into a "head in the sand" policy which will come back to haunt us… and to hurt us.
The US needs a crash program, right now; to build up our military might to a state of readiness we reached in the midst of the Second World War. Although our leaders don't want to admit it, we are facing the same intensity of danger as we did at the beginning of that war when our military was at (or near) its lowest ebb.
When one looks at the threats to the security of the US today and compares it to the reaction of our leadership toward meeting that threat, if one has an ounce of sense, one must be seriously concerned. Our Congressional leadership is pathetic.
Well, I have news for Congress… and the White House. (It ought not be news to the Congress or the President, but it apparently is.) We have only just begun to pay for all the years of relative peace we have enjoyed as a nation. In the conflicts ahead, there will be no room for political correctness. There will be no call for "winning the hearts and minds" of our enemies. We won't have time! We'll be fighting for our very existence!
In the meantime, I fully expect our President, Obama, to continue along his fairy tale path, assured in his own ignorance, that he can talk and negotiate his way out of war with any nation, until thousands of Americans lie dead, and irradiated, in the streets of our large east coast cities. (Now that we are, once again, toe to toe with North Korea, America's West Coast is in serious danger from North Korean Missiles as well.)
America is as vulnerable as I have ever known her to be. Unfortunately, I have come to believe that it will take a mushroom cloud over the cities of New York, Boston, LA, San Francisco, or the states of Alaska, or Hawaii, or even our nation's capital city, Washington, DC to wake us up!
The US is playing at suicide while our enemies circle us, with fangs bared, ready to pounce. They are spurred on by what they have decided is weakness on the part of America's leadership. It is only a matter if time until they know what so many of America's citizens already know. The US is as vulnerable as she has ever been. And America stands astride the bull's eye.
© J. D. Longstreet
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As the season comes towards its end in Austria, it seems that winter will continue for a little while yet. Fresh snow has been falling across the resorts that remain open, and temperatures have been as low -5C in some places, meaning that conditions up high are excellent for the time of year.
Around the Obergurgl region, which is where the majority of our featured resorts are still operating, there has been around 5cm of new snow for Kaunertal (127/194cm), and 20cm for Obergurgl 25/120cm). Although visibility was limited on Thursday due to the continuing snow and cloud, once the current front moves over skiers are likely to find a nice mixture of packed powder on piste and great areas of untouched snow off to the side.
Elsewhere, Kitzbuhel (0/70cm) in the Skiwelt was still running 4/57 lifts on Thursday, and received 6cm of new snow overnight. However, whilst conditions up high continue to improve, the lower runs to resort remain closed.
Over the remainder of Thursday and into Friday more snow is forecast, and Hintertux (70/235cm) could receive 85cm. The weather is then expected to change on Saturday as a band of high pressure starts to creep in.
Across the central European Alps, snow and cold temperatures are forecast to stick around until Saturday. Accumulations of snow on the upper slopes could be huge for the time of year, with some Swiss resorts predicting around 80cm over the course of today and Friday. By the weekend the snow is predicted to subside in many regions and a mixture of sun and cloud is expected for much of Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland.
In the Pyrenees, Saturday should be the pick of the day for any skiing in Andorra. Our featured resorts are now closed for the season, but for anyone strapping on their skins, you can expect a mixture of sun and cloud, with temperatures around +3C
In Germany, 44cm of fresh snow is being forecast for Garmisch (0/380cm), who will be in disbelief at the moment for all the snow they have received of late.
Further north you can expect temperatures of around -3C and snow showers in Norway, which are set to continue right through to Sunday for resorts such Trysil. Across the border in Sweden, the weather should be fairly similar, but any snow that does fall is likely to be light and bring only 1-2cm.
Despite some recent biting temperatures and cold winds in the UK, any snow that does fall on the Scottish mountains is most likely to be on Thursday. Thereafter, rain could destroy any hopes of some late season turns.


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Radio and Internet Newsletter reports
SoundExchange and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) have reached an agreement on webcast royalties for commercial broadcasters' simulcast and Internet-only online streams.
NAB members get a discount for 2009-10 on rates previously announced by the Copyright Review Board. Rates increase @ 10% a year thereafter.
Some background: The NAB represents traditional over-the-air commercial radio stations. Increasingly they offer internet streams as well. NAB have opposed attempts to introduce royalty payments for broadcasting music (such as we have in the UK).
The March 2007 CRB ruling gave FM radio and Sirius XM lower royalty rates than internet radio.
No news yet on Small Commercial Webcasters or Digital Media Association (DIMA) whose members include Yahoo, Real networks, Live 365 and Pandora.


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In 2012, the struggling economy dominated public discourse, with jobs and money issues cropping up frequently in presidential debates, during the region's public meetings and around dinner tables.
In 2012, the struggling economy dominated public discourse, with jobs and money issues cropping up frequently in presidential debates, during the region's public meetings and around dinner tables.
Some statistics indicate the recession ended many months ago, but the slack job market is constant reminder of the downturn that settled on New London and Windham counties in 2008.
The Norwich/New London job market experienced 43 months of decline and only five months of growth between May 2008 and December 2011, Connecticut Economic Resource Center Director of Research Alissa DeJonge told the Norwich Community Development Corp. board in July.
As of October, the Norwich/New London market jobless rate was 9.2 percent, and the Willimantic/Danielson rate was 9.7 percent, according to statistics on the state Department of Labor's website. Across the state, only Waterbury had a higher rate of 11.1 percent.
Job fairs were well-attended, with a June event at the Holiday Inn Norwich run by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut drawing more than 1,000 people.
2013 presents a difficult task, Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board Executive Director John Beauregard said.
"We have to place critical emphasis on pro-growth job strategies to counterbalance the slowed momentum Connecticut experienced in 2012," he wrote in an email. "Despite far too many still unemployed and in need of safety net support for their family, we face a challenging state budget year — trying to find a balance here between steps that grow our economy while helping our most-in-need will be a challenge."
Job cuts by large employers have rippled through the region's economy, Beauregard said. Mohegan Sun's layoff of 330 workers in September left its mark in a year when Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino negotiated $1-billion-plus debt restructuring deals.
Pfizer Inc.'s efforts to market 1 million square feet on its Groton campus was another sign that many good-paying jobs have left the area and likely won't return. The possibility that Pfizer will tear down some of its buildings if tenants aren't found would drive the point home.
Hostess Brands Inc. closed its distribution facilities in Uncasville and Norwich in November, cutting 38 local jobs and as many as 200 statewide after a national strike crippled the snack food maker.
The housing market gained strength during 2012, with sales of single-family homes in New London County rising 16.33 percent in the three months ended Sept. 30 compared with a year earlier, while Windham County posted a 19.90 percent gain for the same period. Land sales, an indicator of future construction, rose 147 percent to 47 units from 19 during the span.
Electric Boat Corp. started to build two submarines per year for the U.S. Navy for the first time in more than 20 years. The Groton-based contractor started the year saying it would cut 41 jobs among its maintenance tradesmen, who include machinists, painters, and pipefitters, but near the end of the year, President Kevin Poitras, who took over from John Casey in May, forecast that the ranks on what it is known as "the Groton waterfront" would finish the year larger than they were when it began.
Other government efforts to stimulate the economy continue to yield mixed results. The Norwich Transportation Center, also known as the Intermodal Transportation Center, opened in June after the more than dozen years in the making and a price tag ballooning from $3 million to $22 million. The center remains been little-used, although Norwich Community Development Corp. Executive Director Bob Mills says it will take many years for activity to ramp up.
Chinese American Cultural Improvement Association President John Wong, of Montville, complained of government inaction and obstruction in trying to create a bus service to serve mostly moderate-income Asian residents of Norwich after Foxwoods ended its off-site employee shuttle service in February. Wong's efforts finally bore fruit this month, when the state Department of Transportation issued a permit for the new service.
Shuttle provider Peter Pan Bus Lines Inc. cut 79 jobs when it closed its Waterford garage after Foxwoods terminated the service.
The casinos remain key to the region's economy. A Hilton Garden hotel in Preston near Foxwoods is nearing completion despite being hit by stop-work orders from the Connecticut Department of Labor over worker compensation and other payroll issues. During their fiscal fourth quarter conference call, Mohegan Sun executives announced plans to break ground on a new hotel by June.
Foxwoods, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in February and announced a planned luxury shopping mall, and Mohegan Sun are continuing to add entertainment and shopping amenities to blunt competition from gambling-only facilities in nearby states as slot machine revenues, their largest sources of income, fail to return to pre-recession levels.
Gasoline prices came down late in the year, giving some relief from Connecticut's perenially high prices, but average prices remained near historic highs as of December, according to Patrick DeHaan, a senior analyst at GasBuddy.com, parent entity of ConnecticutGasPrices.com.


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I am extra excited about our upcoming IMAX film Born To Be Wild 3D – opening a week from Friday!
It's 45 minutes of baby elephants and teeny tiny orangutans, narrated by Morgan Freeman. It's going to be like having a baritone comfort blanket wrapped around animal eye candy – and it's inspiring to boot:
The film "documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them—saving endangered species one life at a time."
What's not to love?
While you're anxiously awaiting the release date, the makers of the film have released several fascinating behind-the-scenes webisodes from the production of the film. This one is from Camp Leakey, "a legendary place…Camp Leakey has this reputation as one of the foundations of biology."
Take a tour of the camp with Dr. Birute Mary Galdikas, who established the wild orangutan research camp and rehabilitation center at Camp Leakey 40 years ago.
|Can't see the video? Click here to view online.
These are some amazing, dedicated people doing fascinating work. Get more behind-the-scenes goodness in the other pre-release webisodes!
Behind-The-Scenes Webisodes!
Click to watch: Borneo | Coming Home to Tsavo | Camp Leakey


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Midnight Movie Madness: Miami Connection
Alibi Midnight Movie Madness is in the mood for some kung fu craziness this weekend. So we dug up the long-lost 1986 martial arts musical Miami Connection for your viewing bewilderment. It's got ninjas, it's got synth rock. I mean, just take a gander at that trailer up there. Gawker.com just said, "This is not just a great bad movie—it's a phenomenal one." We'll be screening it at Guild Cinema at 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Come on out and prepare to be amazed.


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Popular property highlights
Located in Las Vegas Strip, New York-New York Hotel & Casino is adjacent to Park Theater and within a 15-minute walk of popular sights like T-Mobile Arena. This 2024-room, 4-star resort welcomes business and leisure travelers with a full-service spa, a casino, and 12 restaurants. It's near the airport and also 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Las Vegas Convention Center.
This resort is home to 12 onsite restaurants, perfect for a quick bite to eat. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with 24-hour room service. Start each morning off right with full breakfast served for a fee.
Guests can expect to find WiFi and 40-inch an LCD TV with cable channels and pay movies. The bathroom offers hair dryers and free toiletries. Other standard amenities include an iPod dock, a laptop-compatible safe, and a phone.
Property features
Guests of New York-New York Hotel & Casino have access to a full-service spa, a casino, and an outdoor pool. Parking is available for USD 15 per day (USD 24 per day for valet parking), and there's also limo/town car service. Multilingual staff at the front desk are standing by 24/7 to help with dry cleaning/laundry, tours or tickets, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this spa resort include a fitness center, a spa tub, and a sauna.
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Onsite dining
- Spa
- Casino
Languages Spoken
- English
New York-New York Hotel & Casino
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Dining options include a replica of New York City's famed Gallagher's Steakhouse, Il Fornaio Italian restaurant, a 24-hour American restaurant, a Mexican restaurant and tequila bar, 2 24-hour Starbucks, and a Coney Island-style pavilion offering hot dogs, pretzels, and ice cream.
In addition to Cirque du Soleil's erotic Zumanity show (surcharge), guests enjoy the dueling pianos and sing-alongs in the Bar at Times Square, dancing bartenders in Coyote Ugly, and Irish music and story-telling in the Nine Fine Irishmen pub. The 84,000-square-foot casino includes 80 gaming tables, 2,000 slot machines, and a race and sports book.
A 6,800-square-foot health spa (surcharge) offers men's and women's saunas and steam rooms, spa treatment rooms. Equipment in the fitness center includes free weights and cardio and strength-training machines. An outdoor pool includes a spa tub and rental cabanas.
On-site shopping at New York New York includes a magic shop, a newsstand, a clothing boutique, a children's clothes and toy store, and a jewelry shop. A business center provides computers with high-speed Internet access, copying, printing, faxing, and shipping (surcharges).
This property charges a daily resort fee which includes property-wide high-speed internet access (public spaces and in-room), unlimited local and toll-free calls, airline boarding pass printing, and fitness center access for guests 18 and up.
- Casino
- Express check-in
- Elevator/lift
- Number of bars/lounges - 9
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- 24-hour front desk
- Poolside bar
- Business center
- Conference space
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Meeting rooms 18
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Outdoor pool
- Spa services on site
- Luggage storage
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Number of restaurants - 12
- Concierge services
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Designated smoking areas
- Shopping on site
- Ballroom
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 2024
- Arcade/game room
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
Available in all rooms:
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Languages Spoken
- English
- Filipino
- French
- Korean
- Spanish
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
New York-New York Hotel & Casino offers 2024 air-conditioned accommodations with iPod docking stations and MP3 docking stations. 40-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This Las Vegas resort provides wireless Internet access for a surcharge. Business-friendly amenities include laptop-compatible safes and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.
- Towels provided
- Linens provided
- Pay movies
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Premium TV channels
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
- WiFi (surcharge)
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- MP3 docking station
- iPod docking station
- Number of bathrooms -
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
Gallagher's Steakhouse - Independently operated, this restaurant is a replica of the New York City original dating from 1927 and serves prime, dry-aged beef and seafood for dinner only.
Il Fornaio - This branch of a chain serves Northern Italian specialties, including wood-fired rotisserie chicken. Independently operated for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Il Fornaio Panetteria - Independently operated, this casual spot serves pastries, sandwiches, soups, and salads from early morning to early evening.
Chin Chin Café - Independently operated, this branch of the famed Los Angeles Chinese restaurant has an exhibition kitchen open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Nine Fine Irishmen - This refined pub serves Irish specialties with levels of patio seating and views of the Strip. Irish band and storytelling happens nightly. It is open for lunch and dinner.
Tom's Urban - Street foods and selection of handcrafted cocktails, craft beers, and wines can be found at this casual spot.
Shake Shack - All-natural Angus burgers, hot dogs, crinkle cut fries and frozen custard can be enjoyed at this "roadside" burger stand.
America - This casual restaurant serves regional American fare. A map of the U.S. measures 90 x 20 feet. It is open 24 hours.
Gonzalez y Gonzalez - Independently operated, this Mexican restaurant and tequila bar has an outdoor courtyard with lanterns and piñatas and is open for lunch and dinner.
Boat House Bar - This poolside spot is open seasonally from midmorning to early evening for snacks and drinks.
Village Eateries - Independently operated, this New York-style café offers hot dogs, pretzels, pizza, sandwiches, ice cream, and espresso from midmorning to late night.
Starbucks - 2 coffee shops are open 24 hours.
Coney Island Pavilion - Independently operated takeout options include a Nathan's hot dog stand; a frozen-drinks bar; Stadium Snacks for Krispy Kreme donuts and hot dogs; New York Pretzel; Schrafft's ice cream; Tropicana Juice & Smoothies Bar; and Häagen-Dazs ice cream.
Created for adults 18 years and older, Zumanity (surcharge) is an erotic, cabaret-style Cirque du Soleil production exploring different perspectives of love. Two performances nightly Friday-Tuesday.
The 84,000-square-foot casino includes 80 gaming tables, 2,000 slot machines, and a race and sports book.
Beginning in the rear of the hotel and ending in the casino, The Big Apple Roller Coaster (surcharge) provides a 3.5-minute ride that reaches 67 miles per hour and attains a height of 144 feet as it winds through the miniature Manhattan skyline.
An Irish band performs nightly in the Nine Fine Irishmen pub.
Styled after its New York City namesake, the biker/cowboy bar Coyote Ugly offers performing bartenders and dancing on the bar.
The Bar at Times Square features dueling pianos nightly starting at 8 PM.
T-Mobile Arena is a 20,000-seat sports and entertainment venue that opened in April 2016 and is located just west of the Strip. The arena will host exciting, world-class events with something for everyone - from UFC, boxing, hockey, basketball, and bull riding to high-profile awards shows and top-name concerts.
The Park also opened in April 2016 and serves as the official gateway to T-Mobile Arena. It offers an eclectic blend of restaurants, bars, and entertainment with rich desert landscaping reminiscent of the Mojave.
Nearby Things to Do
The pool deck features a large pool and deck space, with cabanas, Jacuzzi and much more. Swimmers and sunbathers may enjoy towel service, food and beverage service, wet deck seating, reserved seating rentals, patio area and bottle service with cabana rentals.
New York-New York's health spa (surcharge) includes men's and women's saunas and steam rooms. The resort fee includes the use of a fitness center with free weights and cardio and strength-training machines.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, 23 miles away, provides rock climbing, biking and hiking trails, and scenic drives. The Lake Mead National Recreational Area, 31 miles away, offers fishing, boating, swimming, and hiking. Mount Charleston, 42 miles away, has biking and hiking trails, horseback riding, skiing, and snowboarding.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
Spa Services
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Prenatal massage
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Steam room in spa
- Sports massage
- Detoxification wrap
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 35.0 per day.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Deposit: USD 50.00 per night
- Resort fee: USD 41.95 per accommodation, per night
- Fitness center access
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 10 and USD 20 for adults, USD 10 and USD 20 for children (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 41.95 per night (rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: USD 15 per day
- Valet parking fee: USD 24 per day
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 35.0 per day
Hotel Name
- New York Hotel & Casino
- New York-New
- New York-New York
- New York-New York Hotel & Casino
- New York-New York Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
- New York-New York Las Vegas
- York New
- York-New
- York-New York
- New York-New York Hotel Casino Las Vegas
- New York-New York Hotel Casino
- New York-New York Casino Las Vegas
- New York-New York Casino
- New York Hotel Las Vegas
- New York - New York Hotel Las Vegas
- New York Las Vegas
We should mention
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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10 Ways To Eat An Acorn Squash
Sweet, nutty acorn squash is one of our favorite autumn ingredients, and here are ten dishes that we want to make this season. From pasta to pie, many of the recipes could be adapted for other winter squash varieties, too.
• 1 Rings: Baked Acorn Squash Rings (Bread & Honey)
• 2 Soup: Roasted Acorn Squash Soup with Horseradish and Apples (Martha Stewart)
• 3 Ravioli: Spinach and Acorn Squash "Ravioli" (Real Simple)
• 4 Sweet: Brown Sugar Glazed Squash (Martha Stewart)
• 5 Spicy: Roasted Acorn Squash with Chile Vinaigrette (Gourmet)
• 6 Stuffed: Sara's Italian Sweet and Savory Squash Bowls (The Kitchn)
• 7 Strudel : Acorn Squash and Roasted Garlic Strudel (The Kitchn)
• 8 Pasta: Penne with Acorn Squash and Pancetta (The Kitchn)
• 9 Bread: Squash Tea Bread (Eating Well)
• 10 Pie: Acorn Squash and Honey Pies (Martha Stewart)
Share your own favorite acorn squash recipes in the comments!
Related: How to Eat Half a Squash for Dinner
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It's full of historical and technical details.
Now this is what I call a sightseeing tour.
I'm in an old German biplane coasting high above some mountainous region of Europe, enjoying the sunshine and vast, blue sky. The wind rushes through the open cockpit and I start to zone out listening to the buzz of the propeller.
But the peaceful moment is broken by a low, rumbling sound, and then, an awful noise that sounds like metal tearing. That would be my right wing — which has just been shredded by anti-aircraft fire. And now a swarm of enemy planes is coming to finish the job.
This is "War Thunder" (PC), a beautiful and unforgiving online air combat game set from World War II through the Korean War. Players have access to a stunning variety of fighters and bombers from the major Allied and Axis powers, each rendered in incredible detail, down to the authentic cockpits with working gauges.
Before I go any further, "War Thunder" is free. There is no cost whatsoever to download and play the game, though you can make optional purchases to unlock extra content or increase the rate at which you gain experience points and currency.
I'm pleasantly surprised by "War Thunder's" business model because it really does feel like a top-notch air combat experience. Developer Gaijin Entertainment mode some stellar WWII flight games on the Xbox 360 and PS3 — "IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey" and "Birds of Steel" — and that same level of quality is evident in "War Thunder."
Players can easily queue up for multiplayer battles or take part in a host of co-op missions and campaigns against the game's formidable AI. There's a simplified, arcade-style control scheme for novices, while veteran pilots can opt for a more realistic and demanding flight mode.
The game supports joysticks and (wired) Xbox 360 controllers, but I actually prefer the mouse and keyboard controls, which are wonderfully simple and responsive. Accessibility is a strong point here.
What I really love about "War Thunder" is that you can play it with the ease of an arcade shooter and still relish all of the historical and technical detail. It's a unique thrill to dive into a pack of bombers, machine guns firing away, and watch as your bullets tear holes through your prey, causing the fuselage to come apart and spray oil everywhere.
It's also quite harrowing to fly through black clouds of flak or see enemy bullets smashing through your windshield. I once jumped in my chair after surviving a mid-air collision with another plane, and after breathing a sigh of relief, I noticed I was missing half a wing. Good times.
"War Thunder" is currently in an open beta (testing) stage but everything seems to run smoothly and feels very polished. This is a game I wholeheartedly recommend to classic aviation fans, and if you just want to get into the thick of some cinematic WWII dogfighting, "War Thunder" is a great choice.
Get more info and download the game at warthunder.com.


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Immersion assembly
Dipfit CPA140
Durable assembly for the chemical, petrochemical, life sciences and power industries
The Dipfit CPA140 immersion assembly is designed for all demanding applications where aggressive media are involved. With its flange connection, Dipfit is installed safely in the process and offers space for three sensors. Its bayonet lock offers you easy sensor installation even in sticky media or media containing solid particles, thus saving time for maintenance and recalibration.
Simple installation and removal of the electrode holder thanks to bayonet lock
Flexible connection to the process by means of various flanges (DIN, ANSI, JIS)
Less condensation due to a Goretex filter
Reduces installation effort by providing 3 mounting positions for 120 mm sensors plus a cleaning unit
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Dipfit CPA140 is intended to be used in closed tanks in:
Chemical industry
Petrochemical industry
Life sciences
Power plants and waste incinerating plants
Extractive metallurgy and metal processing
It is suitable for use with pressures of up to 10 bar (stainless steel) or 6 bar (PVDF).


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Work Instructions
Smart Proportional Valve (SPV25) Replacement Capstone Model C60 MicroTurbine
Purpose and Scope
This document describes the procedure for replacing the Smart Proportional Valve (SPV25) on the Capstone Model C60 MicroTurbine.
This document presents information sufficient to allow an Authorized Service Provider (ASP) to properly replace the SPV25.
Conduct maintenance in a clean, well-lighted area using normal shop tooling to avoid damage to delicate components.
Retain all parts removed for use at assembly, unless otherwise specified. Discard all parts as noted in this document.
Safety Precautions
Only Capstone Authorized Service Providers (ASP's) should open the MicroTurbine and other equipment connected to the MicroTurbine. The systems can include multiple sources of power.
Observe and adhere to the Safety Precautions listed below when servicing your MicroTurbine. Read and become familiar with the General Safety Precautions and Instructions contained within the MicroTurbine System Manual. Before servicing:
Check to ensure that the inlet fuel supply is SHUT OFF
Always check to ensure that your MicroTurbine is de-energized from
the utility. Isolate and lock out the utility (if applicable).
Isolate and lock out any other sources of power to the MicroTurbine. For example, connections to the solid state relays in the MicroTurbine Communications Bay.
Open the Stand Alone battery circuit breaker, lock it in the OFF position, and then unplug the battery cable.
Wait at least five minutes after disconnection from utility before servicing to allow for electrical energy dissipation.
Verify that no voltage is present on any electrical terminals.
Never work on energized equipment.
Observe all safety precautions to prevent Injury or death.
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Budget 2012: Over-65s' tax-free income freeze
The amount of income that is not taxed will be frozen for those aged over 65, affecting the financial plans for those approaching retirement.
From April 2013, those hitting 65 will no longer receive a larger personal allowance than people of working age.
This will save the government £1bn by 2015, Budget documents have revealed.
The government said it wanted to "simplify" the tax system and spread tax relief across everyone, regardless of age.
But the National Association of Pension Funds said: "Over the course of this Parliament, pensioners stand to lose over £2bn in age-related tax allowance.
"This will come as a blow to millions of pensioners who have paid in to the tax system throughout their working lives. Pensioners with modest amounts of pension saving stand to be the biggest losers."
An accountant has warned that the change could cause difficulties for the UK tax authority's computer system and leave some people paying the wrong amount of tax.
"It is going to impact those least able to detect whether they are paying the wrong amount of tax," said Chas Roy-Chowdhury, of the ACCA tax body.
Major change
For those aged between 65 and 74, the personal allowance, the amount of income that is tax-free, has been set at £10,500 from April. For those aged 75 and over, the allowance will be £10,660.
This extra allowance gradually reduces for pensioners, whose taxable income is between £24,000 and about £29,000. It disappears for any pensioner earning more than £29,000. There is also a gradual withdrawal of the basic personal allowance for everyone with income above £100,000, regardless of age.
In a major shift in the way tax is calculated, already dubbed a "grannytax" on Twitter, Chancellor George Osborne has said that income tax personal allowances will change in the following way:
- The under 65s' personal allowance will increase to £9,205 in April 2013 - that relates to people born after 5 April 1948
- A personal allowance of £10,500 will be restricted to most people born after 5 April 1938, but before 6 April 1948
- The personal allowance of most people born before 6 April 1938 will be £10,660
The change means that as people turn 65, they will not be entitled to the higher personal allowance set aside for most pensioners.
Instead, they will receive the same as everyone else. As time goes on, more and more people will fall into this group.
As a result, in 2013-14, some 4.41 million people will be worse off in real terms with an average loss of £83, HMRC said.
Within the total, 360,000 individuals aged 65 lose an average £285. Some 230,000 people will be brought into income tax.
So this will save the government £360m in the year it is introduced, rising to £1.25bn a year by 2016-17.
"This measure will support the goal of a single personal allowance for all taxpayers regardless of age, and spread tax relief fairly across working-age people and pensioners," said HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Pension age
Although the tax-free income allowance is rising for the under-65s, HMRC has confirmed that 300,000 will be drawn into higher rate tax from 2013/14.
The change comes as a result of the higher rate threshold being reduced from £42,475 to £41,450 - the point at which people start paying 40% tax on their income.
Meanwhile, the chancellor confirmed that he would set up an "automatic review" of the state pension age to make sure it keeps on rising if people keep on living even longer, which means to 68 and beyond.
The state pension age is already scheduled to rise to 67, for both men and women, by 2026.


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Could Epson's new solvent printer, the S70670 be considered a true Fine Art printer?
Does it have the color gamut and fade resistance?
The 64-inch 11880 has not been upgraded in over 6-years. Instead, Epson comes out with this 64-inch solvent printer. Could the S70670 replace the 11880 for fine art printing on canvas? If anyone has experience with that I'd love to hear about it.
Aardenburg Imaging has no solvent data last time I checked....
...That being said, I want an archival one :)


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Terminal 2 KKIA Ready for Operation
28 December 2006
Kota Kinabalu, 28 December 2006 - January 1, 2007 will mark another milestone in the nations aviation history when the new Terminal 2, Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) starts operating, underlining the State and Malaysia Airports efforts to further improve air travel experience in Sabah.
Members of the media were given a tour at the new terminal today, which cost RM60 million to build and was completed in just seven months. The construction of this new Terminal 2 was awarded to Global Upline.
The new Terminal 2 building has 26 check-in counters for international and domestic flights, six aircraft parking bays capable of accommodating B737 or A320. The terminal building can handle 1,200 passengers peak hour.
The floor size at Level 1 is 10,307sq.m while the floor size at Level 2 is 3,200sq.m, providing sufficient comfort space for all passengers. Also available are 750 public seating with 500 units of trolleys for passengers usage.
The terminal has a total of seven luggage x-ray machines installed. For hand luggage, there is one for VIPs, three for departure and one for staff entrance while two machines are available for baggage check-in.
It is also configured with a total of 13 immigration counters, seven for departure and six for arrival. There are three baggage carousels of 70 meters long each, with the capacity to handle 1,200 bags per hour per carousel.
Commercial activities are offered via two duty free shops, four retail outlets and four food & beverage outlets. Parking spaces are available for 176 cars for the convenience of airport users. AirAsia, Malaysia's premier LCC will utilise this new terminal when the terminal commences operations.
Dato Azmi Murad, Senior General Manager of Operations Services Malaysia Airports said: "This is our commitment to further boost the passenger movements at KKIA as well as enhance the services and facilities at this international airport."
"We believe that the passengers and airport users at KKIA will experience more comfortable visits and Malaysia Airports will continuously monitor all the service aspects of this airport to ensure that it is at its level best," he added.
With operations to begin on January 1, 2007, Malaysia Airports believes the new terminal will be one of the valuable additions for the Visit Malaysia Year 2007.


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Mortality Race
Humanity. Everybody wants it. Everybody would do anything for it. Now that re-transformation is possible, how far will the vampire population go in order to obtain it? And what if not everybody wants it? The race for mortality has begun.
This story was beta'ed by TRDancer of fanfiction.net. A big thanks to her! All the chapters are written out and ready to go, so you can expect fast updates. I know -- I'm shocked too! The story has been my little project for a while now, so naturally I'd be very grateful for some feedback. It's just no fun writing something when nobody tells you how they liked it (it's very depressing too!). Please remember to always review the stories you've read -- you'll make the author's day :) The POV changes quite often so you can get a glimpse of what all the characters are thinking and feeling. Enjoy! :)
1. Chaos
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In the beginning of all things, there was chaos.
And that is what this beginning was—pure chaos. Mayhem. Confusion.
In fact, it was a party. And the party was interrupted by a man.
There was nothing extraordinary about the situation.
All had gone well until then, and all guests were satisfied.
No unpleasant fights had erupted, nor had any arguments.
Even disagreements were absent from the room.
The evening gowns rustled ever so slightly whenever the women moved, and frocks adorned every man's appearance, and thus made even the nomad friends look very gentlemanly indeed.
Cocktail parties were pleasant occasions; the many smiles ascertained that.
Those smiles were expunged, however, when The Man stormed into the room.
He marched across the marble floor and clambered onto the table.
He stood there proudly, chest jutting out, wild eyes scanning the room.
And the room fell silent when he spoke one single word:
And there was nothing extraordinary about it.
Nothing extraordinary except for the fact that he was human.
__Chapter One__
Tanya's POV
Our silence was instantaneous, but lasted for just a short moment.
The deep hush shattered into a dozen murmured exchanges, ranging from astonishment to worry, and from pained to enraged. The celebration was suddenly over, and a violent want for reaction took its place.
I, as host, felt the duty heavy on my shoulders.
"How does he know?" Kate whispered by my side, hand-in-hand with Garrett and looking quite fearful.
"I have no idea," I whispered back. "But we can worry about that later. Come on!"
My eyes fixed on the source of all this hustle, then narrowed into slits. The stranger's expression was still edgy, though it seemed to be from something other than fear. From excitement, perhaps?
It continued to make no sense to me as I took a few firm steps to cross the short distance dividing us, for from his announcement I knew that he had to be aware of what we were. He knew that he was caught in a room filled with killers that would not hesitate to have him for dinner. Some of Garrett's friends would not hold back if they were given indignation—say, a small cut in his palm?
It was wholly possible that he had scratches already. His once white shirt was tattered, and his slacks were swathed with holes; I even shied away from his brown, entangled hair that was surely swarming with all sorts of dangers for my cream white evening dress. His shoulders were a little too broad for his height like his hands, and I noticed with shock that he wasn't wearing any shoes.
So either he was mental or completely stupid – what human would come to a vampire gathering with possibly bleeding cuts all over their feet?
The ceiling lights hit him from a different corner as I neared, and I recognized a small golden cross bound around his neck.
"Do not fear me, my friends! You are witnessing a miracle," he spoke for the second time, seemingly oblivious to my approach.
Well, he wouldn't stay oblivious for very long. I reached the table and grabbed the man's dirt-covered arm.
"The only miracle we're witnessing tonight is you," I told him calmly. "Please come with me to the next room so we can talk about it."
He feebly tried to resist my tug, but, noticing that he couldn't shrug off the hand of a vampire, attempted oral defiance instead: "You don't understand! I am not a danger to you! On the contrary, I bring you good news. Your curse can now be lifted."
"Get him out of here!" someone shouted from behind me. The crowd seemed to have decided on its being a hoax.
I decided to use real force.
But before I could pick up the man and throw him over my shoulder, he shouted out one sentence that yet again silenced everyone.
"I was once a vampire!"
And all the heads snapped upwards in a mix of confusion and doubt.
My eyes involuntarily traveled back to the crowd to rest on one exceptionally surprised friend of mine.
The beautiful blonde vampire didn't even notice me as she stared at the young man.
Rosalie's POV
This. Was. Not. Happening.
I gawked at the stranger who was standing on the table in an awkward pose, one arm in Tanya's hand, the other in the air. I scrutinized his expression: it was wild but sincere.
But part of me still couldn't believe it. This man, this anonymous, dirt-covered man, couldn't be the answer that I'd been waiting for all these years, and his words had to be the effect of alcohol or insanity—possibly both.
This was the rational part of me.
The other part, the one I'd much rather listen to, instantly drew conclusions that made my dead heart leap with animation.
"I have been absolved through The Lord Jesus Christ's mercy."
The crowd had broken out in murmurs again, and I begged everyone would just shut up because they were decking the man's words and making him wait.
"Lunatic," Emmett whispered beside me. I didn't restrain from whacking him with my elbow.
I shook my head and shushed him.
"Yes, vampires, I was like you only days ago. I killed my last prey on Tuesday this week, and here I am today, preaching to you about the wonder in human form. Listen to me now, and express your amazement later!
"I traveled the continent for fifty years. I had but one companion, and together we journeyed from civilization to civilization, giving in to our desires but also abhorring what we'd become—bloodsucking vampires, of all creatures! We were part of the undead.
"We found enough control to live amongst the humans, however, and could sometimes afford staying at a motel when we yearned for shelter.
"We were staying at one such motel when it happened. My friend held my hand and in a strange burst of energy, I could feel my heart restart. In just a few minutes, I was human again."
By the time he was finished I wasn't the only one paying attention. The whole room had gathered around him.
And as of that minute, I began counting them as rivals.
I pushed Emmett to the side and hurried to the front of the crowd, my high heels clicking against the floor even with my light steps. I kept waiting for the stranger to continue his story, to reveal the necessary facts—but he didn't. He only stood there with his nose pointing to the ceiling, proud and unyielding.
All signs of distrust had vanished from the other guests, and each looked inclined to do precisely what I had next in mind.
A certain course of action imprinted itself in my head.
"Who?" I demanded.
The stranger smiled.
"My friend, Dorothy Mace."
Edward's POV
His thoughts were too sincere.
He really knew two things. Firstly, that we were vampires, and secondly…
No, that second point was what he at least thought he knew. It could still easily be a delusion. In fact, it was much more likely to be one, and I would be a fool to anticipate anything else. Rosalie was already too far out on that dangerous road of believing—she was at a point where she would listen to no sense and a rebuff would crush her, and I had no desire to follow her up that path.
"Excuse me."
I left Bella and Alice standing there, looking like statues, and hurried to Carlisle who had been chatting with a nomad on the other side of the room. The dozens of thoughts formed a gust inside my head:
That man's a maniac.
This isn't safe. Should I run?
Ow. That really hurt. Where did she learn to hit like that?
My rivals.
I was too agitated to connect the thoughts to anyone specific. I had to speak to Carlisle, and that was all that mattered. In fact, I was trying to avoid my own thoughts, and most importantly my own hope that was arising much too quickly. This was a matter that, if you wanted best results, had to be looked at from an objective point of view.
For now, anyway.
My father turned to me when he saw my approach, needing no explanation to why I was there, and shook his head and asked,
"What should we do?" I demanded without hesitation. His partner looked at me with irritation—a goaded "That must be the crazy Edward everyone's been talking about. The one who married a human?" flashing through my head while he did so—but politely stepped to the side and left us to our discussion.
Carlisle's mental answer was indecisive.
"I'm not sure. For now, it would be best to calm down the situation—but how? Let him talk? Lead him away? Ignore him?"
I let Carlisle trail away with his plans that gave me no answers to anything. A much more nagging question had entered my mind long ago:
Was it true?
My entire body seemed to wait on the response to that. All my future actions depended on the truth of the man's words. If he was a fraud, I could smother the seed of hope and return to my normal life—not a bad option, if I considered my position. I was married, I had a daughter and son-in-law, and my family was as supportive as always. Most vampires had heard stories about me and now thought I was crazy, but that was just a minor detail and not something that could be fixed either way.
I was doing better than eighty percent of the human population.
However… if the man was speaking the truth, I had other options. Options I had never considered before.
…so it's probably best we ask him what he wants. Do you agree, Edward?
I snapped back to attention at the sound of my name, and nodded. Whatever deliberation Carlisle had just gone through, I knew it would beat any of my own arguments.
He acknowledged my sanction and turned back to the stranger. As usual, his voice revealed none of the worry that coated his thoughts, and his tone was respective and calm.
"What would you like us to do? Do you have someplace to stay?"
But the man could not answer, for someone else had beaten him to it.
'Someone else' being my overly excited sister.
"He can stay with us," Rosalie suggested, not meaning it as a suggestion at all.
Dorothy's POV
I clutched my bible closer to my chest and boarded the train.
Some eyes followed me as I passed them on the aisle, but I ignored them the best I could. They weren't staring at me because of what happened, I told myself. They looked at everyone that way.
Still, I prayed for the seat beside mine to be vacant, so I wouldn't have to worry about curious gazes all through the long hours of my journey. Once I'd reach my destination, I would be all right. Linda would know what to do – she always knew. In the end, my situation would not be half as hopeless as it seemed to be now, and I'd find that my worries had all been wasted.
I found both seats in my row empty—thank God—and sat down, wondering if anyone would notice that I didn't carry any luggage. Yet again, my thoughts took the turn for the worse: Was there another vampire on this train? Would someone recognize me? What if…
"Lord, help me!" I whispered and looked down at my bible. Its plain burgundy covers gave me no consolation – but why should the exterior help me in any way? The Lord would look after me, I knew, but why did I find myself doubting at every possible opportunity?
I flipped the book to my favorite page.
But let all who
take refuge in you
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may exult in you.
For you bless the righteous, o Lord;
you cover him with favor as with a shield.
I read the passage three times, but to no avail—no peace came to my mind, try as hard as I might to concentrate on the words only, and not on the other passengers that may or may not be my friends.
My eyes closed but I held the book open, as if I could somehow absorb solace from it by simply touching it. My situation was pushing me beyond my limits.
All because of one quarter of an hour! Fifteen fatal minutes had changed my path forever.
I remembered the evening clearly. I remembered holding Richard's hand and wanting to console him. I remembered the look in his brilliant eyes when he'd gazed at me, not affected by my comforting words. I even remembered the sounds coming from the nearby rooms—televisions broadcasting late-night shows, couples kissing, an MP3 player…
And most importantly, I remembered the heat of the energy passing between our bodies, leaving mine, entering his.
The heat had been unbearable. It didn't hurt, but it was uncomfortable, the kind of uncomfortable when you've twisted yourself into an awkward position, or when you feel something against your skin that you can't see. The moment had been so silent that all sounds I could recall were the ones coming from the other rooms: "I love the standing ovation but you're blocking my light… hahahaa…"
Richard had let out one last "Lord!" before he passed out for the first time since 1954. In my shock I had failed to let go of his hand, and so the heat burned on in our palms, and I stared desperately at Richard, unsure of what to do.
It wasn't until his heart started beating that I noticed what I'd done. His waking up ten minutes later confirmed it – Richard was human again, and somehow, I had caused the change.
That was what I'd thought, anyway. For when Richard started talking, he praised the Lord and his goodwill, Jesus and his mercy, and did not mention me in a single sentence, until he reached the end when he'd told me: "Dottie, be grateful for this job you have received. Feel honored that the Lord has chosen you as his device."
I hadn't rejected to anything he'd said, but it pained me to admit that I'd doubted it from the very beginning. I didn't blame Richard, though—he'd been unconscious those few minutes, and hadn't witnessed what I had. Of course once he'd woken up to find himself alive again, he would feel it was God's work. It was more difficult to believe when I'd felt the source of that energy inside me.
So I was torn between two things – my faith and my logic – and couldn't decide which to follow.
Instinctively, my hand trailed back to the pages of the bible, and turned to another one that I'd read many times before.
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting,
for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
I shut my eyes again and crossed my hands.
"Please, dear Lord," I whispered. "Give me some guidance!"
It was drawing nearer to night, the scene outside my window turning from shady to obscure, and I pondered about where'd I'd be in twenty-four hours, and whether I'd be fine. The humans around me were drifting slowly to sleep, but I was unable to sink into oblivion and was forced to sit alone with my thoughts, worrying and wavering, like the double-minded man the bible warned me about.
I prayed for forgiveness for claiming God's wonder as my own, and for protection on my long run away from it.
I didn't get an answer.
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Retail sales in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in March by the most in nine months as employment slowed, showing households ended the first quarter on softer footing, according to a Bloomberg report.
The 0.4% decrease, the biggest since June, followed a 1% gain in February, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast of 85 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for an unchanged reading in March. Department stores and electronics dealers were among the weakest showings.
The figures may prompt economists, who are projecting consumer spending climbed in the first quarter at the fastest pace in two years, to reduce growth estimates. A pickup in hiring and bigger increases in wages will be needed to ensure any slowdown proves temporary as federal budget cuts and an increase in the payroll tax restrain the expansion.
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Another report showed consumer confidence unexpectedly declined in April. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of sentiment fell to 72.3, a nine-month low, from 78.6 a month earlier. This month's reading was lower than all 69 estimates in a Bloomberg survey that called for no change from the March number.


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On a warm but blustery day with temperatures in the upper 50s and a 20-mile-an-hour wind, the Carthage College football team (1-8, 0-6 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) lost to CCIW-opponent Elmhurst College (4-5, 3-3 CCIW), 10-9, on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Langhorst Field in Elmhurst, Ill. The loss was the eighth in a row for the Red Men this season.
Following a scoreless first quarter, a 50-yard field goal attempt by the Bluejays' David Tomis was wide right at 14:54. Tomis missed another field-goal attempt, also wide right, at 9:09 second period, both attempts with the wind at his back. Carthage broke the scoreless tie when Brett Bukari (Sr., Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Beverly Hills-Detroit Country Day) booted a 36-yard field goal, this one into the wind, with 1:56 remaining in the first half.
The third time was the charm for Tomis, as he connected on a 28-yard field goal, again with the wind, at 4:18 third quarter to tie the game, 3-3. Elmhurst scored the game's first touchdown and took the lead, 10-3, at 6:13 fourth period. The Bluejays' scoring drive went 60 yards on 14 plays and ate up a full eight minutes.
The Red Men had a chance to tie the game late in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Nick Anzelmo (Fr., Schaumburg, Ill.) hooked up with tight end Robert Anderson (Jr., Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech) on an 11-yard touchdown pass at 4:10, but Bukari's point-after attempt was blocked by Eddie Beyer following a low snap. The Carthage scoring drive went 55 yards on five plays.
Elmhurst had 319 total offensive yards, well balanced with 156 yards rushing and 163 yards passing, while Carthage collected just 191 total yards. 43 on the ground and 148 in the air. The Bluejays had a whopping, 38:38 to 21:22 margin in time-of-possession and collected 22 first downs to 12 for the Red Men. Elmhurst quarterback Alex Giles completed 15-of-26 passes for 163 yards, with Eric Banyard catching seven of those for 70 yards. Zach Chapman ran for 61 yards on 19 carries.
For Carthage, Nick Anzelmo, sharing time at quarterback with A.J. Simoncelli (So., Downers Grove, Ill./South), completed 10-of-14 passes for 103 yards, with Pete Djurickovic (Sr., Pleasant Prairie, Wis./Kenosha-Bradford) catching five for 62 yards. Red Men middle linebacker Greg Money (Fr., Palatine, Ill./Fremd) collected a game-high 12 tackles (8 solo, 4 assisted).
"We had plenty of opportunities, "said Carthage coach Mike Yeager, "and not hitting the extra point that would have tied the game was frustrating. We didn't do a good job, defensively, at keeping Elmhurst from converting on third downs. You have to make those stops to win games. There a few plays on both sides of the ball that we did not make, and if we had, we might have broken this game wide open. You have to learn how to win, how to finish drives and how to close out games. We had our best week of practice this past week, and we'll need another great week to get ready for Millikin. We have to keep building Monday thru Friday to get this thing turned, and the wins will come when we have juniors and seniors leading us."
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ST. PAUL, Alta. - The main street of a small Alberta town erupted in bloody chaos Friday, leaving two people dead and three RCMP officers wounded in a terrifying series of events police could only describe as "horrific."
It started around the supper hour, just as shops in the quiet town of St. Paul were closing and people were heading home or to restaurants for supper.
Chief Supt. Randy McInnis said suddenly, gunshots were heard just outside the town's RCMP detachment. Members ran out and saw a black Dodge pickup truck leaving the parking lot and speeding eastbound toward main street.
At the same time, a call was coming in about a male in distress at another location. Mounties responded and transported an injured man to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
"We don't know if there's any connection between the deceased and the black Dodge pickup truck," said McInnis, but it is being investigated.
Meanwhile, other officers looking for black Dodge found it on the east side of town but it then turned around and headed back into the core, where McInnis said it appeared to "purposely ram one of our marked police cars."
Within minutes, all hell broke loose.
Former TV reporter Mike Vanderhoek, now an oilfield worker who lives 20 kilometres outside of town, happened to be a few blocks over when he and a friend heard what they thought sounded like two rifle shots.
He said he then saw a police cruiser come speeding into the hospital's emergency entrance, and suddenly there was a "shootout."
"It was really surreal for a town like St. Paul," said Vanderhoek. "Some people were ducking behind cars to take cover."
He said he initially wasn't scared, and even started taking photographs of the scene.
"While it was going on, it was just confusion," he said. "When it was over, my guts turned inside out."
McInnis said when the driver of the black Dodge started shooting at the officers, they returned fire, killing the man.
A young male RCMP officer with just two years service on the force was hit in the hand by a bullet, while a senior male officer with 15 years on the job was hit in the face by flying glass.
The worst injured was the female officer who was in the RCMP vehicle that was rammed.
"She has extensive injuries to both legs," said McInnis, and not only had to be extracted from the crushed vehicle by the Jaws of Life but was then airlifted to hospital in Edmonton.
McInnis said the officer, who has four years experience, was listed in serious but stable condition.
Both the male officers were treated and released Friday night.
McInnis said it was a stroke of good luck that no civilians were hurt.
"This vehicle, as it was speeding westbound back into the downtown core, was going around vehicles in the opposite lane," he said. "It's a movie scene, to tell you the truth. I haven't seen a horrific movie scene like this in a while, and that's the only way I can describe it."
Town councillor Ken Kwiatkowski agreed.
"It's very surprising," he said. "This is something you'd probably only see in the movies. For it to happen in St. Paul, it's just unbelievable."
Kwiatkowski said a lot of people in the town of 5,400 would probably know the officers in the detachment, which he described as fairly large.
"I think most people know everyone," he said. "We're a very tight-knit community."
St. Paul is actually just 251 kilometres from Mayerthorpe, where four Mounties were gunned down in March 2005 by self-described police-hater James Roszko. They had been guarding a hut on Roszko's farm as part of a marijuana grow-op and automobile chop-shop investigation.
Roszko then killed himself. Dennis Cheeseman and his brother-in-law, Shawn Hennessey, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for giving James Roszko a rifle and a ride the night before Roszko ambushed the RCMP officers on March 3, 2005, near the town of Mayerthorpe.
Late Friday, Alberta Justice Minister Jonathan Denis issued a statement saying the events in St. Paul "are a reminder of the very real dangers faced by law enforcement, as they put themselves at risk in the line of duty to protect and serve Albertans."
He said the incident is being investigated by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, which is standard procedure in any officer-related shooting.
McInnis pointed out that officers in the region have had a couple of major traumas to deal with in recent months, including an incident where a man drove a vehicle into an elementary school, killing an 11-year-old girl, and a shootout in January in Vegreville.
"Member mental health has taken a big hit here in the last nine months," he said, noting that two RCMP psychologists and a chaplain will be helping out in the days to come.
"We had members from Cold Lake, Bonnyville, Elk Point and Lloydminister all attending, because when the call comes out on the radio `shots fired,' you can imagine the adrenaline gets going and members want to get here to help."
McInnis said the driver of the black Dodge was not known to police, and they have no idea what motivated the carnage.
"We are hoping that within the next couple of days we have the motive identified."
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A Canadian doctor who has treated Tiger Woods – Dr. Anthony Galea – and who is now under investigation by the FBI for suspicion of providing athletes with performance enhancing drugs, has been charged with selling an unapproved drug in Canada.
On Wednesday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police issued a news release that Dr. Anthony Galea, had been charged by the RCMP's Greater Toronto Area Federal Enforcement Section with selling an unapproved drug, known as Actovegin.
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According to the Los Angeles Times, Actovegin is "essentially calf's blood extract." And the product listing described it as a drug that, "produces an organ-unrelated increase of the cellular energy metabolism."
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"We don't have it on our books," Riley told the LA Times. "It would have to go through an FDA approval process, and I don't have any record of that product."
Dr. Galea was also charged by the RCMP with conspiracy to import an unapproved drug, conspiracy to export a drug and smuggling goods into Canada that go against the country's Custom's Act.
Canadian police arrested Dr. Galea in October.
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The New York Times reported on Monday that Human Growth Hormone, HGH, was previously found in his medical bags at the U.S. border. Dr. Galea claims he uses HGH himself, which is not illegal in Canada, but has never treated professional athletes with the drug.
Dr. Galea's attorney, Brian H. Greenspan, made it very clear at a press conference in Toronto on Tuesday that a criminal investigation into the doctor and his treatment of Woods were unrelated.
"If you are here to ask about Tiger Woods, that is not the story today," the attorney said at Tuesday's press conference. "Tiger Woods happened to be a patient that he assisted in his rehab program."
When asked if Woods is still a patient of Galea's the attorney said, "You would have to ask Tiger Woods."
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Dr. Galea is the sports medicine specialist who helped Woods recover following knee surgery in June of 2008.
The Times reported that Dr. Galea said Woods' agents at International Management Group (IMG) were upset over how long Woods' rehabilitation was taking. The doctor told the paper that he flew down to Orlando, Florida, four times in order to treat the golfer with platelet therapy, which is not illegal in the United States.
Dr. Galea's rep said that Galea was never engaged in any wrongdoing or any impropriety.
Following publication of the Times' story, Woods' agent at IMG, Mark Steinberg, released a statement to the Associated Press.
"No one at IMG has ever met or recommended Dr. Galea, nor were we worried about the progress of Tiger's recovery, as the Times falsely reported. The treatment Tiger received is a widely accepted therapy and to suggest some connection with illegality is recklessly irresponsible," Steinberg's statement read.
But on Tuesday afternoon, The Times sent Access Hollywood a statement, saying they had reached out to Steinberg many times and he offered just short e-mail responses, including asking the paper, "that you guys don't write this? If Tiger is NOT implicated, and won't be, let's please give the kid a break."
"Mr. Steinberg's statement [released to the AP] is insulting and off base. Dr. Galea told us he treated Mr. Woods and that Mr. Woods had been referred to him by I.M.G. and this was confirmed by another source. We made this clear to Mr. Steinberg of I.M.G. and asked for his response. We gave Mr. Woods's representatives every opportunity to respond to our reporting on Monday," a rep for the Times said in a statement to Access.
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