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Delivering Integrated Care Management
The IHTC pharmacy and healthcare professionals interact on a daily basis at our center to maximize coordination and quality of care. Our pharmacists and physicians are on call and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The IHTC pharmacy and healthcare professionals effectively coordinate ongoing care by proactively communicating with our patients to manage clotting factor needs, therapy compliance, and bleeding episodes.
White Blood Cell Disorders
- Overview
- Hematopoiesis
- Structure and Function of the Granulocytes
- Structure and Function of the Monocytes
- Phagocytosis and the Respiratory Burst
- Structure and Function of the Lymphocytes
- Age Dependent Values of Leukocytes
- Pathological Alterations of Leukocyte Number
- Clinical Approach to a Child with Neutropenia
- Laboratory Evaluation for a Child with Neutropenia
- Evaluation of the Patient with Recurrent Infections
- References
White blood cells (leukocytes) orchestrate the host response to pathogens. Leukocytes are divided into myeloid (eosinophils, monocytes, neutrophils, basophils) and lymphoid (B cells, T cells, and natural killer (NK) cells) elements. Monocytes and neutrophils mediate innate immune defenses and present antigens to lymphocytes, the principal effectors of the adaptive immune system. Eosinophils and basophils defend against parasitic pathogens, play important roles in inflammation, and mediate allergic reactions.
Monocytes and neutrophils, as part of innate immunity, phagocytose bacteria and debris, eliminate virus-infected cells, and destroy parasites and fungi. Phagocytosis is assisted by serum complement proteins, which adhere to pathogens and promote chemotaxis and opsonization. Monocytes mature in tissue to become macrophages, where they, along with dendritic cells and B cells, serve as antigen presenting cells (APCs) to the adaptive immune system.
B and T cells, as part of adaptive immunity, confer long-term protection against pathogens, especially extracellular bacterial infections. Adaptive immunity orchestrates both antibody-mediated humoral immunity and T-cell mediated cellular cytotoxicity. B cells secrete neutralizing antigen-specific antibodies (i.e. humoral) upon stimulation by the macrophages, dendritic cells, and T cells. In contrast, T cells and NK cells, upon stimulation, can directly kill aberrant cells (i.e. cell-mediated). These aberrant cells include those infected with viruses, bacteria, and fungi, tumorigenic cells, and transplanted tissue.
Leukocytes arise from pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow (See figure: Hematopoiesis). Under the influence of cytokines IL-6, SCF, and Flt3L, these stem cells develop into common myeloid (i.e. granulocytes and monocytes) or common lymphoid (i.e. lymphocytes) progenitors. Growth factors such as granulocyte-macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin-5 (IL-5) promote the further differentiation of myeloid and lymphoid progenitors into terminally differentiated forms.
Myeloid progenitor stem cells differentiate in the bone marrow to yield committed cell types called colony forming units (CFU). These CFUs eventually give rise to terminally differentiated leukocytes. Eosinophils develop in a distinct lineage through IL-5 signaling. Megakaryocytes, erythrocytes, and basophils develop in a common lineage through thrombopoietin, IL-11, and IL-3 signaling, while monocytes and neutrophils develop in a common lineage through GM-CSF, G-CSF, and M-CSF signaling. Monocytes mature in tissue to become macrophages, while neutrophils primarily circulate in the blood. In neutropenic or infected states, activated macrophages increase neutrophil production by releasing IL-1, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor, and other cytokines which induce stromal T cells to produce colony stimulating factors.
Lymphoid progenitor stem cells differentiate through SCF, Flt3L, and IL-7 signaling to become Pro-B, Pro-NK, and Pro-T cells. Pro-B cells and Pro-NK cells mature in the bone marrow to become B cells and NK cells, while Pro-T cells mature in the thymus through IL-7 signaling to become T cells. B cells undergo further maturation in the bone marrow and in the lymphatic tissue to become plasma cells. Plasma cells actively secrete antigen-specific antibodies.
Structure and Function of the Granulocytes
Eosinophils circulate in the peripheral blood and compose only a small fraction of nucleated bone marrow cells (0.3%) o 8%).e in the bone marrow from the CFU-Eo progenitor under IL-5 signaling. Mature eosinophils measure about 15 um, have a bilobed nucleus, and stain orange-pink (i.e. eosinphilic) due to distinct granules containing basic proteins.
Eosinophils extravasate primarily to environmentally exposed tissues (e.g. GI tract, subcutaneous tissue) and mediate allergic reactions, tumor defense, and parasitic killing, especially against helminthes. Eosinophils, like other phagocytes, respond to and are activated by protein ligands, immunoglobulins, complement protein fragments, and chemotactic molecules.
Eosinophilic granules measure approximately 1 um2 and contain major basic protein, arylsulfatase, hydrolytic enzymes, cathepsin, and peroxidase. Eosiniphilic peroxidase generates hypobromous acid from hydrogen peroxide, and major basic protein disrupts membranes and DNA, substances important in parasite defense. Additonally, the eosinophil (and basophil) plasma membrane contain lysophospholipases, which polymerize to form the Charcot-Leyden crystal, an important histological marker for sites of allergy and parasitic infection.
Eosinophils also suppress inflammatory reactions. The eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis, a substance released by mast cell and basophil degranulation, attracts eosinophils to sites of hypersensitivity inflammation. Eosinophils secrete histaminases, phospholipase B, major basic protein, and lysophospholipase, which serve to inactivate histamine, PAF (platelet-activating factor), heparin, and arachidonic acid metabolism, respectively.
Basophils compose 0.5% oells and 0 to 3% odifferentiate under IL-3 signaling in a lineage shared with megakaryocytes and red blood and mature in the bone marrow within 7 days. Mature basophils measure about 12 um, have a bilobed nucleus, and stain dark blue due to granules containing sulfated glycosaminoglycans, including histamine, heparin, and chondroitin sulfate.
Basophils express the IgE Fc region receptor, and activated basophils are labeled with antigen-specific IgE molecules. Upon antigen binding, signal transduction induces degranulation, releasing inflammatory molecules such as histamine and leukotriene C4. These molecules induce mucus secretion, smooth muscle contraction, and vasodilation, producing the characteristic symptoms associated with hypersensitivity reactions.
While basophils and tissue mast cells share many structural and functional characteristics, they are not equivalent cells. Mast cells do not circulate in the blood and are suspected to arise from distinct bone marrow progenitors.
The polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) circulate in the peripheral blood and are the most numerous of white blood cell types, comprising 40 to 70% oirculating neutrophil number represents approximately 5% oss, which principally remains in the bone marrow. Neutrophils differentiate in the marrow under GM-CSF and G-CSF signaling and mature from myeloblasts through band forms to neutrophils in approximately 14 days. Mature neutrophils are 10 to 15 um with a multi-lobed polymorphic nucleus and yellowish granule-containing cytoplasm.
In response to G-protein coupled chemotactic signals from molecules such as bacterial peptides, complement protein fragments C3a and C5a, and chemokines (e.g. IL-8, GRO peptides), neutrophils leave the blood and enter tissues to perform phagocytic functions. This honing process occurs in several stages and is the basic mechanism by which all leukocytes – not just neutrophils – enter the tissue:
- Random contact with the endothelium.
- Rolling along the endothelium, mediated primarily by selectin protein binding to fucosylated carbohydrates on the endothelium.
- Adhesion to the endothelium, mediated by integrin protein (e.g. LFA-1) binding to intracellular adhesion molecules (ICAMs) on the endothelium (see Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency).
- Diapedesis, or the penetration of endothelial tight junctions and basement membrane by migrating leukocytes, effected through increased calcium concentrations as a result of ICAM signaling.
- Chemotaxis of the leukocyte via chemoattractant molecule concentration gradients. In neutrophils, chemotaxis is directed by cytoskeletal F-actin containing pseudopodia and lamellepodia.
One at the site of infection or inflammation, neutrophils kill microbes and phagocytose inflammatory debris, functioning for 1-2 days before being phagocytosed themselves by macrophages.
Neutrophilic killing occurs through phagocytosis and the release of digestive enzymes and substances contained in cytoplasmic granules. Azurophilic (primary) granules are peroxidase positive, contain cysteine-rich defensin peptides, permeability-increasing proteins, and serine proteases. Specific (secondary) granules contain lactoferrin, an iron-sequestering protein, cytochrome-b558, a molecule critical for the neutrophil's respiratory burst, and a reserve pool of chemoctactic receptor proteins. Tertiary granules contain gelatinase, a matrix metalloproteinase.
Neutrophil activation, phagocytosis, and degranulation proceed through a variety of ligand, cytokine, and chemoattractant based extracellular signaling mechanisms, including G-protein linked and tyrosine kinase receptor activity. Importantly, G-protein signaling results in increased intracellular calcium levels, which induces degranulation through phagolysosome fusion. Downstream intracellular effectors include the Ras and Rac GTPases, molecules which regulate chemotaxis and the respiratory burst NADPH oxidase, respectively.
Structure and Function of the Monocytes
Monocytes compose 4 to 11% odifferentiate under GM-CSF and M-CSF signaling in a lineage shared with neutrophils. They mature within one day and enter the circulation. Circulating monocytes measure approximately 15 um, show an irregular membrane, have a kidney-shaped nucleus, and contain a singular type of lysosomal granules.
Monocytes circulate briefly in the blood before extravasating into tissue as macrophages, where they live up to three months. Monocytes etxravasate in a process similar to that described for neutrophils; important chemokines for monocytes include MCP-1 (monocyte chemoattractant protein-1) and RANTES (regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and presumably secreted). Morphologically, macrophages differ from monocytes in that they show an oval nucleus with prominent nucleoli and more basophilic cytoplasm, features that indicate increased RNA synthesis.
Multiple cytokines, toxins, and local tissue signals activate macrophages, but interferon gamma (IFN-γ), released by T lymphocytes, neutrophils, and macrophages is the principal macrophage activating molecule. IFN-γ binds to its extracellular receptor and signals through the intracellular Jak-STAT pathway (Janus kinase-signal transducers and activators of transcription pathway), modulating transcription of vital macrophage activating genes. Likewise, bacterial lipopolysaccharide (endotoxin) and local tissue signals can activate macrophages.
Macrophages kill intracellular parasites (e.g. Listeria, Mycobacterium, some fungi), induce humoral and cellular immunity via interactions with T and B cells, and exhibit anti-tumor activity. Macrophages play additional roles in wound repair, tissue remodeling, inflammation, hematopoiesis, and the scavenging of low density lipoproteins (LDL). To modulate these diverse functions, macrophages live in multiple tissue compartments and produce a host of effector molecules, including digestive enzymes, oxidants, binding proteins (e.g. avidin), coagulation factors, arachidonic acid metabolites, complement proteins, cytokines (including TNFα and the CSFs), angiogenic, fibroblast, and epithelial growth factors, matrix proteins (e.g. fibronectin), and hormones such as 1α, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.
Macrophages are distributed throughout the body. Splenic macrophages clear debris from the red pulp and sinus and stimulate lymphocytes. Macrophages in the lymph nodes ingest, process, and present antigens to T lymphocytes for activation of the adaptive immune system. Kupffer cells in the liver sample the hepatic blood that filters through the space of Disse into the sinusoids, and pulmonary macrophages (dust cells) phagocytose inhaled debris and microorganisms. Scavenging macrophages additionally reside in the GI tract and mammary glands. In the bone marrow, macrophages release hematopoietic factors and phagocytose defective maturation products.
Multinucleated osteoclasts resemble macrophages in surface receptor profiles and have been shown to arise from GM-CFUs in transplantation studies. Osteoclasts reabsorb bone, a process augmented by the administration of IFN-γ. Finally, macrophage-like cells reside in the lymph fluid (veiled cells) and in the epidermis (Langerhans cells). Despite developing separately from the monocytic macrophages, Langerhans cells and veiled cells play important roles in antigen processing and presentation.
Phagocytosis and the Respiratory Burst
Phagocytosis (from the Greek phago, to eat) is the ingestion and processing of microbes, cell remnants, and other debris, orchestrated by macrophages and recruited neutrophils. Opsonins (from the Greek opsonein, to prepare for dining), including serum complement proteins and secreted serum immunoglobulins, allow macrophages and neutrophils to recognize and phagocytose pathogens. Tissue macrophages also possess opsonin-independent mechanisms of phagocytosis; for example, the macrophage mannose binding protein (MBP) receptor recognizes bound mannose, a carbohydrate component of many bacterial, viral, protozoal, and fungal surfaces. Deficiencies in antibody production and complement proteins can result in increased susceptibility to bacterial infection.
Phagocytosis occurs in the following general steps:
- Opsonization: opsonic antibodies IgM and IgG and complement C3b and C3b label pathogens for killing.
- Opsonin binding: phagocytic cells bind to complement or antibody molecules through their complement receptor (e.g. CR1 and CR3) or Fc receptor (e.g. FcγR, the IgG constant domain receptor).
- Phagocytosis: receptor binding induces membrane invagination and pseudopodia extension through actin cytoskeletal rearrangement, forming a phagocytic vacuole called a phagosome.
- Killing: granule plasma membranes fuse with the phagosome plasma membrane, releasing cytotoxic substances into the newly formed phagolysosome. Simultaneously, the release of pre-formed receptor molecules, such as integrins, stored in the granules enhances the immune response. Pathogens such as Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes evade death by interfering with the fusion and acidification of the phagolysosome.
The Respiratory Burst
Killing depends on both oxygen-independent mechanisms (e.g. pre-formed digestive proteins) and the oxygen-dependent respiratory burst. The respiratory burst increases a neutrophil's oxygen demand 100-fold, a demand compensated for by vasodilation and fever. The respiratory burst utilizes NADPH oxidase, a four polypeptide enzyme complex composed of membrane-bound and soluble elements (see Myeloperoxidase Deficiency; see Chronic Granulomatous Disease).
Upon activation by chemoattractant, Fc, or complement receptor binding, NADPH oxidase converts elemental oxygen (O2) to superoxide (O2-). Superoxide converts superoxide to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). A small amount of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide non-enzymatically react with ferrous iron to produce hydroxyl free radicals (OH). While catalase and glutathione peroxidase convert some of this hydrogen peroxide to oxygen and water, myeloperoxidase converts hydrogen peroxide to hypochlorous acid (HOCl), an antimicrobial molecule that is also the active ingredient in household bleach. Myeloperoxidase, along with hydrogen peroxide and the hydroxyl radical, participate in microbial killing within the phagolysosome. All three molecules serve as potent activators of metalloproteinases and inactivator of antiproteinases, allowing phagocytes to break down the extracellular matrix in order to migrate through inflamed tissue.
(Figure: The Respiratory Burst)
Lymphocytes mediate adaptive immunity and include T cells, B cells, and NK cells. T cells activate adaptive immune responses after encountering pathogenic molecules presented by professional antigen presenting cells (APCs), which include macrophages, dendritic cells, and B cells. B cells differentiate into immunoglobulin-producing plasma cells or into memory B cells, which stimulate faster adaptive immune responses when a pathogen is re-encountered. The principal function of each lymphocyte is as follows.
- T cells: adaptive immune responses (CD4 ), cell-mediated immunity (CD8 ).
- B cells: antigen presentation, immunoglobulin production, , immunological memory.
- NK cells: directly cytotoxic, especially toward virus-infected and tumor cells.
Lymphocytes comprise 22 to 44% olood cell population. They measure from 6-10 um (similar to erythrocytes), show ovoid nuclei, dense chromatin, and sparse cytoplasm. NK cells can be larger, measuring up to 15 um, and contain granules composed of granzyme and perforin, proteins which NK cells use to kill virus-infected cells.
T lymphocytes
T cells comprise 60 to 70% oion of lymphocytes. T cells mature in the thymus, where their T cell receptor (TCR) genes undergo somatic rearrangement and the mature T cell becomes either CD4 or CD8 . This rearrangement produces antigen-specificity; i.e. each T cell's TCR has a unique structure and antigen-recognition capability. The TCR recognizes only protein. In contrast B cells can recognize and be activated by protein, polysaccharides, glycolipids, and nucleic acids. Mature T cells are always CD3 and ζ , critical transducer molecules of extracellular signals and also important markers used in cytometric analysis of leukemia and lymphoma. T cells are additionally classified according to structural and functional differences.
- CD4 T cells (60% oh their CD3 , ζ , and CD4 T-cell receptor (TCR), bind to the class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) found on professional antigen presenting cells (macrophages, B cells, and dendritic cells).
- CD4 TH1 cells.
- Via IL-2 and IFN-γ signaling, mediate delayed hypersensitivity reactions, activate macrophages, and upregulate IgG synthesis.
- Important in intracellular parasite defense (e.g. virus, fungus, some bacteria).
- CD4 TH2 cells.
- Via IL-5, IL-5, and IL-13 signaling, upregulate IgE synthesis and activate eosinophils.
- Important in helminth defense and allergic reactions.
- CD4 TH1 cells.
- CD8 T cells (30% oThrough their CD3 , ζ , and CD8 TCR, bind to class I MHC molecules, which are found on nucleated cells throughout the body (professional and non-professional antigen-presenting cells).
T cell activation require two signals. TCR binding to the MHC-antigen molecule provides the first signal. The second signal comes from the binding of CD28 on the T cell with CD80 or CD86 on the antigen-presenting cell. Without the CD28:CD80/86 binding, T cells do not become activated. Once activated, T cells produce large amounts of IL-2, which acts in autocrine and paracrine fashion to promote antigen-specific proliferation and the differentiation of memory T cells.
B lymphocytes
Lymphoid progenitors give rise to Pre and Pro-B cells, which undergo a series of ordered Ig gene rearrangements to become circulating Mature B cells. Mature B cells comprise 10% tlation of lymphocytes.
- Pro-B cells, Pre-B cells, and Immature B cells.
- Defined by progressive stages of immunoglobulin gene rearrangement and expression.
- Employ unique genetic strategies to generate immense immunoglobulin diversity.
- Have undergone negative selection. Only self non-reactive B cells mature.
- Mature B cells.
- Leave the bone marrow to enter the circulation.
- Express antigen-specific surface IgM and IgD.
- Activate intracellular signal transduction upon antigen binding.
- Internalize bound antigen and present to T cells.
- Undergo both T cell-dependent (specialized) and T cell-independent responses (generalized).
- Plasma cells.
- Secrete opsonizing antibodies IgG1-4, IgA, or IgM.
- Exhibit high nucleus:cytoplasm ratio and characteristic "clockface" chromatin.
NK Cells
Natural Killer cells, which are structurally comparable to yet unique from T cells, comprise 10-15% oion of lymphocytes. NK cells were originally thought to recognize and target cells that demonstrate a low level of MHC class I expression, which certain intracellular pathogens have evolved to downregulate. However, recent research demonstrates that NK cells recognize not only the lowered expression of class I molecules, but also MHC-like and non-MHC molecules.
NK cells are CD56 , NKp46 , CD3-, and CD16 or CD16-. They are thought to originate in the bone marrows, travel to the lymph nodes via the high endothelial venule into the parafollicular space where they undergo further maturation, and return to the circulation via efferent lymph.
NK cells function to both upregulate the immune response via cytokine release (principally IFN-γ) and to effect cell death though the secretion of perforin/granzyme and through the death receptor pathways (e.g. Fas and TRAIL). NK cells possess two inhibitory receptors (killer immunoglobulin-like receptors, or KIR and CD94-NKG2A) that recognize and bind MHC class I molecules, preventing the NK cell from inducing apoptosis. In the absence of MHC class I molecules and in the presence of activating signals, NK cells induce apoptosis. The NK cell activating receptors are still being elucidated. The best known is NKG2D, a C-type lectin-like receptor which recognizes at least 6 ligands (transmembrane proteins and glycophosphatidylinositol anchored proteins), all of which are expressed only when the host cell is under viral or tumorigenic stress. (from Caligiuri, Blood, 2008).
Age-Dependent Values for Leukocyte Number
Leukocyte numbers vary according to age. Understanding and awareness of age appropriate norms of leukocyte numbers is crucial to interpret disorders of leukocytosis and leukopenia. Table "Leukocyte Counts by Age" and Figure "Age-Dependent Leukocyte Values" illustrates the age-appropriate ranges for the various subsets of leukocytes.
Pathological alterations of leukocyte number
Neutropenia and Neutrophilia
Neutropenia describes a low neutrophil number in the peripheral blood and is defined as <1500 cells per mcL of blood. Neutropenia may be a result of either decreased production in the marrow or increased peripheral destruction. Neutrophilia describes a high neutrophil number and is usually secondary a non-hematological disorder. Causes of neutrophilia include increased production (e.g. infection), enhanced release from the marrow reserve, decreased removal from the blood (e.g. post-splenectomy), and as a result of reduced margination (e.g. during epinephrine administration). (Causes of Neutropenia, Neutrophilia, and Eosinophilia)
Clinical Approach to a Child with Neutropenia
Laboratory Evaluation for a Child with Neutropenia
Coming soon!
Evaluation of Recurrent Infections
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Policies and procedures go hand-in-hand to clarify what your organisation wants to do and how to do it.
Policies are clear, simple statements of how your organisation intends to conduct its services, actions or business. They provide a set of guiding principles to help with decision making.
Policies don't need to be long or complicated – a couple of sentences may be all you need for each policy area.
Procedures describe how each policy will be put into action in your organisation. Each procedure should outline:
- Who will do what
- What steps they need to take
- Which forms or documents to use.
Procedures might just be a few bullet points or instructions. Sometimes they work well as forms, checklists, instructions or flowcharts.
Policies and their accompanying procedures will vary between workplaces because they reflect the values, approaches and commitments of a specific organisation and its culture. But they share the same role in guiding your organisation.

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Fanfic epilogue for EXO's Kai's Choco Bank: Happiness
DramaFever's recent release, the sweet and adorable short series Choco Bank, starred EXO's Kai and Park Eun Bin. It's lovely and enjoyable, but just like every K-drama in history, it leaves us wanting more. At least, it leaves me wanting more. As we say in my country, "Me deja con gusto a poco." I've written an epilogue to add a bit more sweetness and to soothe my sore throat after screaming so much during the ending.
You can marathon it now on DramaFever and then read this epilogue if you wanted a bit more. Made by a fan, for the fans.
Choco Bank
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Choco Bank: My Epilogue
Ha Choco finally pays her rent on the due time. With Kim Eun Haeng's comeback, his help and consulting, the profits of Choco Bank increased and she's finally able to manage her income smoothly. It's such a relief to have him there, not only because the store is doing so much better and she has someone to help her and explain things to her she has no clue about or are just beyond her understanding abilities. That's not even the best part of having him back. The best is his smile.
Since the first time they crossed paths he brought her happiness and she's always wanted to make him happy as well. He has such a lovely smile and has lived tied up and stressed for so long, forcing himself to follow a path that his heart didn't want.
Eun Haeng now smiles happily, while consulting others and managing the store, he even smiles when he's explaining things to her for the umpteenth time. He always smiles, honestly and Choco finds herself smiling even more, which has led her to make even better chocolate.
Almost a month after he's come back and while they are cleaning after closing the store, Eun Haeng says something that makes Choco freeze.
"My mother is coming back next week," he casually comments, still wiping the floor methodically. "She wants to come and see the place properly."
Choco's heart races because the last and only time she saw Eun Haeng's mother, she made a scene, fainted and caused for him to disappear for a year. She barely interacted with the woman, but based on what she had seen, Choco was sure she wouldn't approve of her and having her son working in Choco Bank.
Panic stirred in her guts.
"D-d-does she ha-have to come?" she stutters.
In her head, she imagines the woman entering the shop and Choco greeting her like every client, until she takes off her sunglasses and recognition hits her. She stands straighter but her hands are sweating, her pulse skyrocketing under the severe scrutiny. Before Choco can introduce herself, a hand slaps her across the face, leaving her looking in the opposite direction while she says: "you're not worthy of my son. Get away from him."
"Is anything wrong?" Eun Haeng asks, noticing her fear and lost expression, caught up in the drama-like fantasy. She's seen too many evil mothers who oppose to their son dating poor girls. And her relationship is barely starting with Eun Haeng! What will she do if he is made to choose between her and his mother? "Choco?"
"Uh?" she asks, because she's not sure what he's said.
"Are you all right? You're pale, like sickly pale."
"I was shooting my own drama in my head," she blurts out, but that only confuses him.
"What are you imagining?" he asks, giving her his full attention, watching her with that fond smile she normally misses.
"I just… I mean your mother, will she be fine with us being business partners and well… you know… dating?" she can't help blushing at the last part, looking down as Eun Haeng's grin widens.
"Of course she will," he replies easily. "She told me to do what makes me happy, whether is having a business or anything else." Choco blinks as she listens to the story, trying to imagine the woman who was screaming at him for doing something so risky instead of a stable job, this time telling him to follow his heart. "She told me to live my life because she will be living hers."
"Did she really tell you that?" She sounds doubtful but she can't help it. It's not like she knows the woman like he does.
"She did," Eun Haeng affirms, putting the mop aside and walking up to her. "I was surprised and confused at first, but so relieved. Did you know I used to walk with a resignation letter in my pocket? I was that unhappy in my job. I wanted to quit so many times I can't even count."
She feels her own heart breaking upon learning that, wanting to hug him and give him comfort for having to spend time like that, so miserably. But she doesn't move, she just watches him.
"After she left and I finally processed what she had said, I finally made use of that letter and came to see you. I knew that if I wanted to be happy, I had to start here."
His words touch her heart and made her want to smile so wide she has to look down and hide a bit under a curtain of hair, but he steps closer, lifting her face with the lightest touch of his fingers on her chin.
"And because she wants me to be happy, she'll approve of you, as well, because you make me happy," he continues and Choco feels like a squeal will escape her.
It is still hard to believe for her that he's back, he's with her. The wait is over and he's not just walked into her life, he's come back to stay. So she smiles at him so lovingly, wanting to find the right words to tell him how she feels, what he means to her, but words fail her.
Softly, he leans forward, his head dipping slowly while in contrast, her heart races and beats so wildly that her own pulse is making her deaf. She still closes her eyes, even if she is a mess inside and her mind is screaming, she just closes them and waits for it, the moment his lips softly brush hers, so faintly like a butterfly that stopped by. Yet, it is still electrifying and consuming, and her heart is beating even faster so every other sound is drowned in the cacophony of her own heartbeat. Then the pressure increases as his fingers slide across her jaw, stopping on her neck, fingertips softly pressing behind her ear, his thumb rubbing her cheekbone as his lips move with her, slowly, carefully, tentatively.
And Choco melts like the very chocolate she makes, ready to take whatever new shape she wants to give it.
Her toes curl as her hands hold on to his apron, hoping he'll stay always that close to her. But he breaks the kiss anyway and gives her the sweetest smile she's ever received, sweeter and warmer than a cup of hot chocolate in a snowy day.
"It'll be fine," he promises and she believes him.
True to his words, when the time come for his mother to pay them a visit, she doesn't slap her or throws at her an envelope with money, instead she smiles and bows her head back after the ninety-degree bows Choco offers her.
"It's a pleasure to finally meet the girl my son talks so much about," the woman says with a content smile. "You've been taking good care of him."
It's not a question, however Choco feels the need to reply. "I promised I would make him happy, so happy he'd share that with… with you," she confesses, losing a bit of her confidence and feeling embarrassed by the end of the sentence.
The woman turns to look at her son standing next to Choco, watching carefully his smile and the way he looks at the chocolatier.
"He looks happy, so I guess you're keeping your promise," Eun Haeng's mother finally says, her smile spreading. "My son also tells me you make delicious chocolate. I'd like a hot chocolate and whatever else you recommend."
"Immediately!" Chico chirps, bowing again and hearing the woman's soft chuckles.
She heads to a table and Choco turns to look at Eun Haeng, beaming with happiness. He smiles at her fondly before ruffling her hair. "See? I told you it'd go well," he reminds her and she just smiles happily.
Out of the blue, he surprises her giving her a kiss on her forehead, sweet and quick, but it makes her heart flutter, nonetheless. She stares at him wide-eyed and he grins.
"Mother is waiting," he reminds her and that sets her back in motion.
"Right!" she exclaims, turning and heading behind the counter to prepare the hot chocolate, while Eun Haeng chuckles echoing behind her, always amused with her cuteness and innocence.
She truly is like that chocolate he took from her, sweet and comforting, showing up just when he needed that taste in his life to make it all brighter and better.
His sweet Choco.
This epilogue was written by Bel, just a fangirl trying to express her feels. No copyright infringement was intended. All credits belong to the rightful creators of the characters and story.


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Miranda Dickinson Reveals New Book – Christmas In St Ives
Miranda Dickinson has revealed exciting news about her new Christmas novella called 'Christmas In St Ives'
What the back cover says
Heartbroken Cerrie Austin is doing her best to hold it together in the run up to Christmas. Not easy when her cheating ex works in the same school and everyone's eyes are on her. The last thing she needs is a new teacher meddling in her beloved nativity play, even if he is charming, handsome and a talented musician. The Christmas performance is her pride and joy, and she won't be undermined.
Seren McArthur has recently returned to her Cornish hometown and is enjoying being close to her family and her oldest friends again. St Ives is at its most magical at Christmas, with fairy lights and tinsel in every shop window, tempting locals and holidaymakers alike as they pick up gifts. But an exciting opportunity is just around the corner: will she stay or will she go?
Meanwhile, the St Ives Christmas celebrations are in crisis: plans for a giant lantern parade through the starlit streets have ground to a halt. As the snow starts to fall, can Cerrie, Seren and their friends Kieran and Aggie rally around in time to save the big day?
'Christmas in St Ives' is a charming novella that introduces you to the characters from Miranda Dickinson's upcoming novel, 'Somewhere Beyond the Sea'.
You can pre-order Christmas in St Ives from Amazon and is available to buy from 19th October 2017.


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The Sacramento Kings stunningly changed course Sunday night and agreed to trade DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans just two weeks after publicly proclaiming that the All-Star center was off the market, according to league sources.
Sources told ESPN that while Sunday's All-Star Game in New Orleans was playing out, the Kings and Pelicans came to terms on a trade that will send Cousins and swingman Omri Casspi to the All-Star hosts in exchange for Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, a 2017 first-round pick and a 2017 second-rounder.
The first-round pick that Sacramento will acquire in this fast-moving blockbuster deal is top-three protected in the June draft, ESPN has learned. That means New Orleans must immediately surrender the pick if it lands at No. 4 or lower.
By pulling off a blockbuster trade to pair the league's top big men together, the Pelicans have made themselves relevant.
How did the Kings and Pelicans do in the blockbuster DeMarcus Cousins trade? How will Boogie fit with Anthony Davis? What does the future look like for both teams? Our NBA Insiders debate.
How far can DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis take the Pelicans? What does this blockbuster trade mean for the future of the Kings? Kevin Pelton grades the trade.
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Sources say the deal is likely to be submitted Monday for league approval. The Kings are expected to waive Matt Barnes later Monday to make the necessary roster room to complete the Cousins deal, league sources told ESPN.
The immediacy of landing two picks in the trade from what is widely projected as a strong draft, as well as the chance to start over amid growing internal concern about Cousins' unpredictability and run-ins with referees, were chief among the lures that convinced Sacramento to go forward with this trade late Sunday night, as opposed to playing the process out until Thursday's 3 p.m. trade deadline.
Sources added the Kings are also quietly hopeful that their expected slide in the Western Conference standings in their remaining 25 games this season will ensure that they get to hang onto their own first-round pick in the June draft, which must be sent to Chicago if it falls outside of the top 10. Sacramento should thus wind up with two lottery picks in June to start reshaping its roster in earnest post-Cousins.
League sources told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne that the Pelicans, meanwhile, are confident they will convince Cousins to sign a contract extension to stay in New Orleans in the near future.
Cousins would have been eligible to sign a five-year, $209 million extension with the Kings this summer had he stayed in Sacramento and has spoken openly for weeks about his desire to spend his entire career there, despite the club's decade-long playoff drought.
"That's home," Cousins said of Sacramento in an interview with ESPN Radio earlier this week. "I'm loyal to the city, I'm loyal to the fans and I'm loyal to the organization. This is part of my legacy and I want to bring us back to the promised land."
Earlier Sunday night, before both teams committed to the deal, Cousins' agent, Jarinn Akana, told ESPN that the 26-year-old would likely pass on an extension with any team that traded for him before Thursday's deadline.
Cousins has one more season left on his current contract and can become a free agent in the summer of 2018; New Orleans would be able to offer him a five-year extension worth an estimated $179 million in July.
"I have spoken many times recently with [Kings owner] Vivek [Ranadive] and [general manager] Vlade [Divac] about DeMarcus' future with the Kings," Akana told ESPN.
"They have assured me, and DeMarcus, that the Kings won't trade him and are committed to signing DeMarcus long term. In fact, Vlade has gone on record saying exactly the same thing. If the Kings flip-flop on what they committed, that is on them.
"Under the circumstances and given the Kings' commitments, I would find it highly unlikely that DeMarcus would re-sign with a team that trades for him at this point."
On Feb. 6, Divac told ESPN: "We're not trading DeMarcus … we hope he's here for a long time."
Divac's public statement, sources said, followed a face-to-face meeting days earlier in which he assured Cousins and his representatives that there would be no trade and that the sides were on track for the extension this summer.
But the Pelicans — knowing Cousins grew up some 90 minutes away from New Orleans in Mobile, Alabama — aren't concerned about their ability to sell the former Kentucky star on a long-term future alongside another former Wildcats star in Anthony Davis.
"I don't think they would have done the trade without a lot of confidence they could re-sign him," one source with knowledge of New Orleans' thinking told Shelburne.
The Pelicans have been looking for an offensive-minded center to play alongside Davis dating to last season's trade deadline, when they flirted with dealing for Milwaukee's Greg Monroe. New Orleans has also pursued Philadelphia's Jahlil Okafor and Brooklyn's Brook Lopez in recent weeks before focusing its efforts this week on trying to pry Cousins away from the Kings.
ESPN's Justin Verrier reported earlier Sunday that New Orleans also tried to engage the Indiana Pacers in trade discussions involving Pacers star swingman Paul George, desperate to land some top-level help for Davis, who earned All-Star Game MVP honors Sunday after scoring a league-record 52 points in the West's 192-182 victory.
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"This is an unbelievable weekend," Davis told ESPN's Jeff Goodman after learning of the trade following his MVP news conference, greeting the news with a smile and a big thumbs-up.
"All-Star MVP and now getting Boogie. It doesn't get better than this."
Davis told Goodman he hasn't heard anything official from management or talked to Cousins yet.
Cousins, averaging 27.8 points and 10.6 rebounds this season, played only two minutes in Sunday night's All-Star Game. Sources told ESPN that Cousins asked Western Conference coach Steve Kerr to keep his minutes down before the game for reasons unrelated to the trade talks.
Cousins was flying back to Sacramento on a private plane with his assistants and family and is expected to return to New Orleans on Tuesday, a source told The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears.
The three-time All-Star was recently forced to serve a one-game suspension after accruing his 17th technical foul this season and will be forced to serve additional suspensions with every other tech he incurs for the rest of the regular season.
Sources told ESPN's Chris Haynes that the Pelicans will now seek a trade partner to take on power forward Terrence Jones and ease their frontcourt logjam.
The Los Angeles Lakers also pursued Cousins in recent days but felt Sacramento's asking price was too high, sources told Shelburne.
Talks quickly fizzled, according to Shelburne, once the Kings informed the Lakers that they weren't interested unless they would receive 2016 No. 2 overall pick Brandon Ingram as part of a Cousins deal.
The Kings get a player with a lot of potential in the 6-foot-4 Hield, although he has been inconsistent during his rookie season out of Oklahoma, where as a senior he was one of the best players in the nation.
Hield is averaging 8.6 points but has been explosive at times, with a season high of 21 points.
Evans won the NBA's Rookie of the Year Award in Sacramento in 2010 — beating out Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry — before joining New Orleans in the summer of 2013 in free agency via sign-and-trade.
The 6-foot-9 Casspi has been playing about 19 minutes per game for the Kings this season, averaging 5.9 points and 4.1 rebounds.
Information from The Associated Press was included in this report.


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Surprisingly, it's not better for business because of its faster performance, ultra-high resolution screen, folders, improved call quality or even multitasking. Its superiority comes from features and functions that have been under-reported and under-appreciated.
Here's why Apple's iPhone 4 is the best business phone ever put on the market:
The source of this quality comes from improvements to noise-cancellation software, a second mic for noise cancellation and improved microphone and speaker electronics. Most interestingly, the iPhone 4 boasts a very well designed "audio chamber," which improves the audio quality of speakerphone calls.
On the iPhone 4, the other caller will sound much better to you during speakerphone calls, and you'll sound better to them.
The Notes app syncs and assigns the label "Notes" to every item. Future searches for "Notes" brings up all of them. You can also sync different notes to different e-mail accounts, so you can keep business and personal notes separate.
The combination of Bluetooth keyboard support and Notes backup or syncing on cloud-based e-mail means the iPhone 4 is newly optimized for taking notes in meetings and generally using in place of a netbook for some users.
Besides, if you're going to do videoconferencing for business, you'd be well advised to do such calls from your desktop or laptop -- or from dedicated conferencing solutions.
iPhone 4 gives business people something much more valuable: Connection to family.
People who travel on business need to maintain connections to spouse and kids. Phone calls are nice, but FaceTime video calls are ideal. By buying an iPhone 4 for yourself, and another one for your spouse, you can share business adventures with loved ones, and you won't miss everything back home.
Camera phones live in pockets or other lint-filled places, such as purses and briefcases. They inevitably collect a tiny layer of microscopic dust bunnies that are hard to see, but that can subtly reduce picture quality. Even if you clean the lens, you'll usually find a layer of this stuff around the edges because they can't be reached by whatever means you're using to clean the lens.
The iPhone 4 camera lens -- both of them, actually -- are sealed behind glass. By cleaning the glass, which is easy, you can always bring your camera lens back to its brand-new level of cleanliness.
That fact combined with iPhone 4's respectable 5-megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom, HD video capability and on-phone iMovie video editing means that for insurance agents, real estate agents and a wide range of professional who need to take pictures for whatever reason, the iPhone 4 is good enough to replace a dedicated digital camera.
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OY, VEY! Your teen's been invited to a bar mitzvah, and you're clueless. What's she supposed to wear? More to the point, what's she supposed to bring as a gift? (Somebody said something about money.) Here are a few lessons for the Judaically challenged:
It's traditional to give bar- and bat-mitzvah gifts in multiples of $18. Why? The Hebrew word for life is chai. In Hebrew numerology, the two letters that make the word chai correspond to the numbers eight and ten. Adding them together gives you 18. So, to give 18 is to give life, and most everybody likes life. Want to learn more? Get Madonna's class notes.
A check is appropriate but absolutely not required. Bonds, particularly Israel Bonds (israelbonds.com), are perennial bar-mitzvah gifts, as they encourage kids to save rather than to blow their windfall on White Stripes tickets.
Money's not the only way to go. NYC's bar-mitzvah-circuit teens-wearily traversing the city each Saturday from crudités table to crudités table, dance floor to dance floor-report a spike in store gift cards, iPods and iTunes certificates, tech accessories and a new, improved batch of Judaica items. Warning: If you're not Jewish, then forget trying to improvise in the Judaica category. Your friend already has a gold chain with a chai on it. He got it from his aunt Naomi when he was eight and keeps it stashed under his forgotten collection of Pokémon cards in his top drawer. But kids can still show that they're hip to the bar or bat mitzvah's role in Jewish culture with some, well, hip Jewish culture: CDs from the Klezmatics (Rhythm & Jews); David Krakauer (The Twelve Tribes); Jill Sobule (Underdog Victorious); or the outstanding Knitting on the Roof, in which an all-star collection of downtown Hebrew hipsters reimagine the Fiddler on the Roof soundtrack.
The biggest trend in gifts may be not giving anyÑat least, not to the party kid. Many families now ask guests to donate to a specific charity along with, or in lieu of, other gifts. Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger, for one, has become a mainstay recipient of city events (www.mazon.org).
Even if the party that follows the mitzvah ceremony has a "disco luau with the Yankees" theme, respect the gravity of the day (a Jewish child becomes an adult when he or she is first called to read from the Torah). Pull out a jacket and tie, or a modest dress or skirt. And lads, leave that tam at home: Boys will be expected to don a yarmulke in the synagogue.
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AT&T Celebrates 28 Years of AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Sponsorship
AT&T Helps Golf Fans Have Fun and Stay Connected with On-site Offerings
DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After 27 years of sponsorship and over $100 million dollars in funds raised for local charities, AT&T* continues to keep fans excited about the 2013 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am with a redesigned digital clubhouse and unique ways for fans to engage and have fun.
The 2013 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am continues a decades-long tradition of sportsmanship and generosity. After last year's event, the tournament surpassed $100 million in all-time funds raised for local charities, ranking it the second amongst all PGA TOUR events. Working with the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, AT&T has supported hundreds of charitable programs in Northern California, including the Hartnell College Foundation and Hartnell College. The event is also an opportunity to pay tribute to active military personnel, veterans and their families. AT&T is honored to show this support by having one of its military veteran employees participate in the pin flag ceremony.
"The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am is one of the most exciting events of the year with excitement coming from everyone playing in the tournament to the gallery of fans watching the fun," said Mark Wright, AT&T Vice President of Media and Sponsorship. "These dedicated players and fans are what make this event so special. With their support, we're making an impact in this community by supporting local charities and teaching the dangers of texting while driving."
Throughout the tournament, fans can experience the legacy of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am with many different offerings. The redesigned AT&T Digital Clubhouse, which will be located at the Triangle on Pebble Beach, will feature an interactive digital wall showcasing a mix of golf multimedia content and a mosaic of spectator commemorative photos. It will also host an "It Can Wait" pledge station where fans can take the pledge to not text and drive.
During the tournament, fans are invited to check out different AT&T Fan Zone locations throughout the course and experience AT&T products and services, including the LG Optimus G, the tournament's handset. Additionally, at the AT&T Fan Zone Tour Truck, located at the Grand Entrance at Pebble Beach Golf Links, fans can see the San Francisco Giants 2012 World Series Trophy and interact with professional sports personalities during the tournament weekend. The "It Can Wait" car simulator will also be available, allowing visitors to experience the dangers of texting and driving in a safe, controlled environment. Fans can experience similar offerings at several AT&T Fan Zone Tents, located at Pebble Beach Golf Links' 18th green and at the entrances of both Spyglass and MPCC.
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Atlassian Sourcetree is a free Git and Mercurial client for Windows.
Atlassian Sourcetree is a free Git and Mercurial client for Mac.
An extension of Bill Poser's uniname utility (http://billposer.org/Software/unidesc.html) for handling named sequences.
Program specification by Janusz S. Bień.
The implementation by Piotr Findeisen.
A correction by Maciej Sokołowski.
Cf. http://unicode.org/mail-arch/unicode-ml/y2012-m12/0069.html
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down to a manageable level. I currently have approx 250 books in a couple of cupboards, not to mention the pile by the side of my bed so need something to prompt me to do something about it! I also enter the quarterly SIY challenge, MTBR challenge, Pages Read
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2016 Update: Mount TBR is huge! Not helped by the fact I have just won a sweepstake - the first time I have been so lucky :)
It looked like one of my favourite challenges was going to end this year. The host Nu-Knees wanted to stand down, after almost 10 years and Ibis3 who ran the wonderful tally page suddenly no longer posts (do hope she turns up ok) Luckily one of the participants volunteered to host (Katethegreyt) and I offered to help out. It's rubbing along quite nicely at the moment and I have learnt how to build a webpage (basic but working) SIY Challenge . I am looking forward to adding to my knowledge and hopefully will smooth off the rough edges as time goes on. I don't know if it is because of the New Year or the fact I am seeing how well others are doing in this challenge but my reading has picked up since the beginning of Jan. There was a holiday involved too so only time will tell if I can keep it up or not.
2017 update. For personal reasons this hasn't been a good year and my bookcrossing has suffered :-(
I didn't make it to Oslo for the convention I had to cancel just two days before due to the loss of a close family member. I recently cancelled my ticket for the Loughborough Unconvention too due to health reasons. On the plus side me and two other bookcrossers, greenbadger and paws4books decided to meet up in Leeds so I arranged my first ever bookcrossing meet and about ten of us got together to swap books and chat. Would like to arrange another some time in the future. I set up my first bookbox Mixed Authors and I hear it will be on it's way back to me in the next few days, exciting. I continue with my Shrinking VBB and will be starting off round 11 shortly. I wild release less than I used to but still do so for the snap challenge. I buy mainly children's books for this. Yesterday I got a catch which prompted me to check my catch rate. It's currently at 36.9 % !!!! I am sure there are a few erroneous stats in there so when I have more time I will carry out a manual check. For now though I am one happy bookcrosser :-)
A few of us got our heads together about the demise of RABCK.com (please do NOT try and access that website any longer! see this thread for more detail www.bookcrossing.com/---/9030758 ) in 2014 and came up with a workable solution for sending surprises. This is held in the RABCK forum:
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If you would like to join in drop me a PM and we will take it from there.#
For anyone wanting to send me something as a surprise, please contact Nataliec7 in the first instance or BeckyLizz or Whiskeyjane who all hold my address to issue to other Bookcrossers.
The RABCK Game asked to list likes and dislikes.
Well I like surprises and in the years I have been bookcrossing have found a use for everything that has been sent to me. Bookcrossers seem to have an excellent skill of knowing just what will raise a smile ☺
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