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On Tuesday evening, the networks played to the White House spin that ObamaCare won't cut jobs since those expected to move from full-time to part-time work would do so voluntarily.
"We got a report today about ObamaCare that was both surprising and widely misunderstood," CBS anchor Scott Pelley introduced the CBO report that estimates ObamaCare will trim about 2 million full-time jobs by 2017. Pelley cautioned that "Those aren't necessarily jobs being lost. They're also workers choosing to work less."
That boosted White House spokesman Jay Carney's spin that fewer full-time jobs is actually a good thing. Carney stated during Tuesday's press briefing:
"They're making a choice about their overall quality of life. And perhaps pursuing something, either a new entrepreneurial opportunity or a new job. And they're choosing to spend more time with their family."
ABC's Jonathan Karl even offered two examples to back up Carney's take:
"How's that? Consider two examples. First, those who can now afford to work less. Before the law, some had to stay on the job to keep their insurance. Now, you can qualify for subsidized health care without a full-time job. And again, others will actually find it's just not worth it to work full-time. Why? Because under ObamaCare, subsidized or free health care is only available to those with low or no income. Make more money, and you have to pay for more of your health care."
And Karl finished his report by offering more White House spin:
"The White House insists ultimately the health care law won't cost any jobs at all. As evidence, they point to the example of Massachusetts, where multiple studies showed the implementation of universal health care resulted in no significant job loss."
NBC's Brian Williams, meanwhile, softened the news for the White House:
"Another big headline today in Washington, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says this new health care law is going to cause more than two million Americans to reduce their work hours or leave the workforce altogether. But the White House is cautioning, for its part, that those departures are more a result of workers' flexibility to leave their jobs and still have health insurance."
Ed Henry at Fox News provided the vital context that the networks ignored: "Left unsaid by White House economic adviser Jason Furman, employees working half as many hours will have a smaller paycheck at a time the President says he's pushing policies to lift incomes."


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Firefighters may never be able to extinguish some of Victoria's largest bushfires without a big soaking of rain, says the state's premier.
It's been weeks since a major rainstorm drenched parts of the state.
A watch and act remains in place for residents of Violet Town, about 170 kilometres north of Melbourne, where a bushfire of about 1300 hectares in size is continuing to burn south of the community.
Firefighters are also working on two controlled fires at Harrietville, near Mount Feathertop in the northeast, and the Aberfeldy fire in Gippsland, to the southwest, that has destroyed homes while burning through 71,000 hectares.
After days of fierce firefighting, townships like Heyfield were saved from the Aberfeldy blaze last week by a cool wind change that swept the fires away from homes.
Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu says no communities are directly under threat at this time but the massive fires will need rain to put them out completely.
"Any of these large forest-based fires are unlikely to be extinguished by hand," Mr Baillieu told reporters on Tuesday.
"They need rainfall to extinguish them finally.
"I know there's a tail of the cyclonic activity from NSW and Queensland that is impacting Victoria in the east at the moment. Let's hope some of that is spared for the Violet Town region."
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Richard Carlyon said it had been a dry month and there would be very little relief from the cyclone system that impacted Queensland and NSW.
"Those fire sites have received no rain from that system," Mr Carlyon said.
The Gippsland region is forecast to receive five to 10 millimetres of rain on Thursday and Friday while the area around Violet Town will see about five millimetres on Thursday, Mr Carlyon said.
"It will be handy but we probably need heavy and more widespread rain to ease the fire situation," he said.
State control centre spokesman Stephen Walls said 100 firefighters were working on the Violet Town blaze in difficult terrain.
"If we don't get favourable weather conditions the only way to ensure it's out is to get significant rainfall, because getting into some of those areas to black out by hand is very difficult."
Milder conditions had allowed firefighters to work on consolidating fire control lines.

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Roger A. Gardner, 75, Johnson City, passed away Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Roger A. Gardner, 75, Johnson City, passed away Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Born June 12, 1938, in Troy, N.Y., he was the son of the late Albert and Esther Winters Gardner. Roger was a member of First Christian Church, Johnson City. Mr. Gardner retired as a retail store manager and after retirement was employed by Dykes & Gardner Appraisal Services and also as a volunteer with Johnson City Medical Center. He served as treasurer and a volunteer for the Mended Hearts local chapter for several years. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) Lodge No. 1684 and Mended Hearts, Chapter 259.
In addition to his parents, Roger was preceded in death by his brother, Donald E. Gardner, and his sister, Patricia A. Bartlett.
Mr. Gardner was a U.S. Army veteran.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Dorothy Ruffino Gardner; a daughter, Cynthia C. Sitz, Angola, Ind.; two sons, Noel A. Gardner and wife, Jill, Johnson City and Jeffrey J. Zolnik, Fort Wayne, Ind.; one sister, Jean T. Alheim; nine grandchildren, Felicia Jelm, Dawn Walden, Charles Thomas, Justin Zolnik, Lynsey Burd, Jonathan Zolnik, Sydney Gardner, Nicholas Gardner and Lauren Gardner; and 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Tetrick Funeral and Cremation Services, Johnson City. Mr. Steve Hill, minister, will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at Washington County Memory Gardens. Family and friends are asked to assemble at the funeral home at 12:30 p.m. Pallbearers will be Charles Thomas, Justin Zolnik, Jonathan Zolnik, Nicholas Gardner, David Klima and David Michael King.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mended Hearts Chapter 259, 608 North Hills Drive, Johnson City, TN 37604.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family and viewed online at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com or faxed to (423)610-7177. Arrangements for the Gardner family are in the care of Tetrick Funeral & Cremation Services, 3001 Peoples St., Johnson City.


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This museum in central Leipzig provides a space to engage with and reflect upon contemporary German history from the end of World War II to the present day.
The building on the 'Runde Ecke' (round corner) in Leipzig was for many years a tool of oppression in the former East Germany.
This Cologne museum, awarded the Council of Europe's museum prize in 2012, provides compelling insights into worlds old and new, alien and familiar.
Established in 1979, this Nazi documentation centre in Cologne is Germany's biggest regional memorial site for the victims of the Third Reich.
Discover the pinnacle of garden design and compelling history at this mesmerising palace in Hannover .
The Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt boasts an extraordinary collection of 67,000 artefacts from Oceania, Africa, South East Asia and the Americas.
The Neuer Riesensaal (New Hall of the Giants) in Dresden is the setting for a range of objects selected from one of the world's most important collections of ceremonial weapons, armour and costume: the Rüstkammer (Dresden Armoury).
The Bundeswehr Military History Museum in Dresden is one of Europe's most important history museums.
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Other repositories where development for future features can be seen are listed on the Viewer Source Repositories page.
Another good way to browse the source code, including UML diagrams, is using the Doxygen pages.
Be sure to read Creating a version control repository.
Version Control
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For a step-by-step outline of the source control workflow from the initial clone (above) to integration of your change, see Steps To Submit a Change.
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The Army took the move after we demanded them to stand at our side, and upon the mass protests, that have been totally ignored from the terrorist society that instead declared they are ready for a war if this is the price to stay in rule!
CNN is giving you a totally fake and untrue picture of what is going on now in Egypt. The Muslims Brotherhood members are killing people since we put them out of rule and the Army is professionally controlling the situation, with the support of every single Egyptian.
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Janice Baird is one of today's leading dramatic sopranos. It is above all with her powerful portrayals of the great Wagner and Strauss heroines that the attractive American has been brought to the eager attention of the international opera scene. An extremely gifted and intelligent singing actress, Miss Baird's combination of vocal prowess and sensitive as well as expressive acting makes her one of the most powerful and intensely expressive performers on the operatic stage today.
She made her sensational United States debut as the title role of Tristan und Isolde in 2008 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York under the baton of James Levine, a role which she also celebrated great triumphs at the Hamburg State Opera, in Rome, Toulouse and at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. She gave her highly praised role debuts as the Dyer's Wife (Färberin) in Strauss' Die Frau Ohne Schatten (in Toulouse autumn 2006) and as Marie in Wozzeck in Rome (October 2007).
Critically acclaimed as a charismatic singer and actor, Janice Baird enjoyed great successes as Brünnhilde in Opera House Zürich, Stockholm, the Opéra de Marseille, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Teatro de la Maestranza Sevilla, at Teatro La Fenice in Venice, in Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, Toulon, Théâtre du Capitôle Toulouse; Teatro Bellini Catania and at the Stuttgart State Opera. She sang Brünnhilde in Loriot's Ring in one evening at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and in Ring Cycles in Birmingham and Ireland, and has received numerous nominations for singer of the year from the prestigious opera magazine Opernwelt for her interpretations of Brünnhilde. Among her favorite roles Janice Baird counts Elektra, which she sang in Bilbao, at the Semperoper Dresden, Essen, Nantes, Rome, Palermo, Sevilla, Strasbourg, Toulouse, and the Opera House Zurich. She made her debut as Salome at the Vienna State Opera and had remarkable successes with this role at the Berlin State Opera, the Hanover State Opera, the Opera Leipzig, at the New National Theatre in Tokyo, at the Teatro Carlo Felice Genua, in Palermo and in June 2007 enjoyed a huge success as Salome at the Salle Pleyel in Paris.
Equally at home in the Italian dramatic soprano repertoire Janice Baird's most recently successes have been as Turandot in Rome, Athens, Berlin and Seville; Minne in La Fanciulla del West in Rome and Sevilla Lady Macbeth at the Staatsoper Berlin and in Mexico. Other roles of her widely spread repertoire are the title roles of Ariadne auf Naxos, Tosca, Fidelio as well as Ortrud, Senta, Venus, Violanta, Abigaille in Nabucco, and Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera.
Janice Baird was born on Manhattan's Upper West Side just steps away from Lincoln Center in a musically influenced family. Her mother was a singer and her father a voice teacher. She studied music, flute, singing and also acting at HB Actors Studio in New York City. Miss Baird's first engagements were in Germany where she carefully developed her rich mezzo soprano moving then to soprano repertoire with great success. Through master classes with Birgit Nilsson and intensive private study with Astrid Varnay with whom she studied all the major Wagner and Strauss roles, she then added the highly dramatic repertoire with which she was able to lay the foundation for her international career. This took off quickly, and today Janice Baird is a regular guest of most major opera companies around the world, including the State Opera of Berlin, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bilbao, Birmingham, Buenos Aires, Catania, the Semperoper Dresden, Essen, Geneva, Genoa, Hamburg State Opera, Leipzig Opera, Marseille, Metropolitan Opera of New York, Nantes, Palermo, Paris, Rome, Salzburg Festival, Santiago de Chile, Seattle, Seville, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Toulouse, Trieste, Venice, Verona, at the Vienna State Opera, and in Zurich, to name a few.
Miss Baird has worked with conductors such as Marc Albrecht, Christoph von Dohnany, Daniele Gatti, Michael Gielen, Bernhard Haitink, Armin Jordan, Philippe Jordan, James Levine, Fabio Luisi, Franz Welser-Möst, Kent Nagano, Donald Runnicles, Peter Schneider, Michael Schonwandt, Jeffrey Tate, Sebastian Weigle and Simone Young – in productions of directors such as Robert Carsen, Claus Guth, Nicolas Joel, Peter Konwitschny, Martin Kusej, Nikolaus Lehnhoff, Giancarlo del Monaco, David Pountney and Bob Wilson.
Concert performances have brought the soprano to the Glocke in Bremen, to the Tonhalle Düsseldorf, to the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, to Verona, and to Catania among other venues. Her concert repertoire includes Ah! Perfido and Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven, Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder, Les Nuits d'Été and La Mort de Cléopâtre by Berlioz, Britten's War Requiem, Mahler's Rückert Lieder and Symphony No. 2, Ravel's Schéhérazade, Wozzeck Bruchstücke and Verdi's Requiem as well as Wesendonck-Lieder, Vier letzte Lieder and Lyrische Sinfonie by Zemlinsky.
Janice Baird's current and most recent appearances include Elektra at the Vienna State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin and in concerts with Maestro Kent Nagano and Maestro Donald Runnicles; Turandot at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Seville and in Athens; Salome at Maggio Musicale Florence, Isolde in Düsseldorf and at Opera House Zürich under Bernhard Haitink, Brünnhilde in Siegfried and Götterdämmerung at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and she was the Brünnhilde in the Ring Cycle for Seattle Opera. Janice Baird sang the Dyer's Wife in a new production of Die Frau ohne Schatten in Zurich conducted by Franz Welser-Möst and directed by David Poutney.
During the current season Janice Baird will sing Ortud in Lohengrin in Opéra Toulon, Elektra in Montpellier and in spring of 2013.she will be the Brünnhilde in the complete Ring Cycle at the Opéra National de Paris under the baton of Phillip Jordan.
As an American who was raised and studied both in Europe and America, Ms. Baird speaks German, English, Italian, French and Spanish and currently lives in Berlin, Germany and in Andalucia, Spain.


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text: News, Features and Updates Costume Workshop gets £1m funding boost Costume Workshop gets £1m funding boost Our Costume Workshop restoration and redevelopment received a major boost to its fundraising campaign with a £1 million award from the Government's Local Growth Fund. This brings us a step closer to creating a new 21st century Costume Workshop that everyone can visit for the first time. We started a two-year building project to restore and redevelop the buildings in May 2018. This funding is a big step towards completing the Stitch in Time campaign, and we are now within sight of the target with £250,000 left to raise. As well as giving our team of skilled costume makers new and restored workshops, the project will enable visitors to experience the heritage of our world-class Costume Workshop for themselves through tours, digital experiences and education, participation and outreach opportunities. Stitch In Time will give our skilled costume makers 21st century workshops © RSC Browse and license our images Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) chose four projects which will have a significant impact in the area ahead of Coventry being UK City of Culture in 2021 and the Commonwealth Games coming to Birmingham in 2022. The money comes from a combination of the Government's Local Growth Fund and Growing Places Fund. The other projects benefitting from the funding are: Completing the Culture Capital for key venues and production spaces in Coventry Shakespeare's Henley Street to create a world-class setting at Shakespeare's birthplace Coventry City of Culture Tourism & Leisure Quarter - part of a wider programme to improve strategic locations in Coventry city centre Our Executive Director Catherine Mallyon said: "The restoration and redevelopment of our Costume Workshop will add another element to the region's wealth of cultural and tourist assets. "Costume-making is central to everything we do at the RSC and is shared with audiences all year round on our stage, and through live broadcasts straight into cinemas and schools. Wherever we perform we fly the flag for Stratford-upon-Avon and the region. We are enormously grateful to CWLEP for this funding." RSC Honorary Associate Artist and Costume Workshop supporter Sir Patrick Stewart added: "The RSC is such a special company to actors and audiences around the world. The costumes they create are brilliant with incredible attention to detail, and the team fully understand what it is like for an actor to wear a costume night after night, for over 100 performances. "The costumes help to shape an actor's performance, and that journey always begins in the Costume Workshop. The craftspeople there give you a greater sense of your character as they bring the wonderful costumes to life using craftmanship that is consistently world-class. 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NEW YORK – The Incorporated Village of Mineola, N.Y., and the Mineola Fire Department will pay $237,072 to settle a class age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The damages will be made in retroactive payments to a group of 25 firefighters who had been discriminated against based on their age and provide increased monthly pension amounts going forward to several firefighters.
The EEOC's suit had charged that the fire district refused to let volunteer firefighters over age 60 accrue credit toward a "length of service award" (LOSAP), the equivalent of a retirement pension, because of their age. As a result, senior firefighters lost pension amounts after they turned 60, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), a federal law that protects workers age 40 and older from age discrimination. The EEOC filed suit, Civil. No. 08-3973, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement.
"This fire department's system in effect penalized older firefighters because of their age, and that was simply illegal," said EEOC Acting Chairman Stuart J. Ishimaru. "We welcome the fire district's decision to settle this case in a way that ensures that these brave firefighters, who do heroic work, do not receive different retirement benefits simply because of their age."
Spencer H. Lewis, Jr., the EEOC's district director in New York, said, "This case should remind all employers that federal law prohibits targeting older workers for discriminatory treatment, including in relation to pensions or retirement benefits."
EEOC Senior Trial Attorney Michael O'Brien added, "We are pleased that the parties have worked together to resolve this matter so that all the firefighters will finally receive appropriate compensation for their years of service."
The EEOC enforces federal laws banning workplace discrimination. Further information about the agency is available at www.eeoc.gov.


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Post-eclipse. Everything is thrown into disarray with the disappearance of Isabella Swan, mere weeks before the wedding. With Vampires, Werewolves and humans to blame, no one thinks to turn their attention to the more sinister monsters lurking just off shore. As Bella is thrown head-first into a frightening new world, Edward and Jacob must put their differences aside and work together in order to save the girl they both love. In the end only one question matters: Will they be able to save her in time, or is it already too late? BPOV – mostly. BxE HEA
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The holidays have arrived, and at Empire State Acadmey, a school-wide Secret Santa has everyone excited for the holidays. Will Bella and Edward finally have a chance to make sparks fly, or will the mystery of the game keep them in suspense until after the break?
PG-13 for possible language
With a family of his own to protect and the Volturi coming to once and for all put an end to the Olympic Coven, Jason must go to battle with Aro and the Guard one final time.
However with Aro's wrath so great that he is willing to suspend all vampire laws in order to raise a newborn army of such a scale as to guarantee his victory, the odds are stacked firmly against the Cullens and their allies.
Jason knows, they all know, that above all else, the children must be protected and so they will hold back nothing and sacrifice everything in order to assure the safety of Harry, Chloe, and Renesmee.
Open war is upon vampire-kind and even if the Cullens cannot win this battle of all battles, they must win the war, for the sake of their children. The time of Aro ruling from on high in Volterra must end.
Sixth sense: a special ability to know something that cannot be learned by using the five senses. Humans use 10% of their brain, but it's been proven that those with a sixth sense use more. Some wish to harness that power. With a target on us, sixxers are hunted as we try to stay hidden, blending in with the average world around us...when we are anything but average. AH Canon Couples ExB
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Summary: Leah has gotten past the pain of Sam imprinting on her cousin, but she still keeps a wall around her heart. Can she let go of the pain, and let love in? Jacob finally finds love, but can he find the courage to tell her about his wolf. Meanwhile, a new enemy builds strength in the south, threatening to destroy everything and everyone they hold dear.
After terrible loss, Bella returns to Forks to tie up loose ends. What she finds, though, is a new beginning she never could have imagined.
If there's one thing Bella Swan knows for sure it's this; she's a wreck. Living in the shadow of her father's death has certainly taken its toll on her. With no family and her friends on the other side of the country, her therapist is the only person she can turn to. When she finds a broken, lost little girl hiding in the subway, can they be each other's saving grace?
"The sexiest parts of me? My brain, my spine, and my guts."
She's realistic with a distaste for fake. He's a plastic surgeon with a career of fake. Their worlds collide. So do their personalities and their opinions. But they soon find their views changing. Could they ever be more than just a clashing couple?
Bella and Edward were ready to become parents as seniors in high school, but tragedy ended their dreams and pulled them apart. Ten years later, they reunite, but all is not what it seems. ExB
Summary: One Bride, One Groom… One Huge Lie. Edward and Bella get together at a party hosted by Mike Newton, but by the end of the night, something's come between them. Fast forward four years to Edward's wedding to Tanya. Bella learns the truth behind what happened on that long ago night. Can she convince Edward to listen to the truth before it's too late?
Authors: SaritaDreaming and Wendy73 (wmr1601)
Loosely based on the song 'Speak Now' by Taylor Swift.
Lemonade will be served, eventually.
When Edward takes Bella into the forest after her disastrous birthday party in New Moon, Bella's reaction is nothing like he expected. Will this be the end of their love or will they find a new path to forever? A canon-based but very different AU approach to New Moon. Some OOC and OC.
At the end of No Way Back, Jasper and Scott Cullen, along with their wives Alice and Diane, have left the family to take a year long trip around the world. They don't get far before a mysterious illness breaks out in American's heartland. When it turns out that zombies are on the loose, Jasper is called by those who assumed power after the fall of the Volturi. Why would vampires be needed to destroy zombies? Well, that is quite the question, isn't it? Enter Xander and Blake Clayton: two brothers who sign up to fight in the coming apocalypse. Sadly for them, things are not as they seem. Come on a journey filled with rotting flesh and warring covens. This is not your typical zombie fic...trust me.
Note: While this is the sequel to No Way Back you do not have to read that story to enjoy this one. For you NWB readers: Please note this fic takes quite a different turn. ~MA
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First love is one of those few things you don't forget.
Bella Swan is introduced to the dark realm of BDSM by her roommate Rosalie. While attending a private play party, she is introduced to Jasper and Edward, two experienced Dominants. With their help and friendship, she learns what Dominance and submission truly mean. 18+ ONLY. M/F pairings.
What happens when the honeymoon is over? Marriage isn't hearts and roses all the time, nor is it always vanilla and boring. A story in however many acts, utilizing daily WitFit prompts.
Situational humor and fun lemons. BxE AH Rated M
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"Fate is for those too weak to determine their own destiny." - Kamran HamidLuckily, Leah's never been weak.
Jasper Whitlock, MJ, CSA was born in 1844 and changed in 1863.Mary Alice Brandon was born Oct 31, 1980.She was his salvation; he was the other half of her soul. How would their love survive the chaos and inhumanity of his bloody past and the innocent fragility of her human heart?NC-17 for mature themes and eventual possible lemons.
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Edward has been keeping a secret from Bella about something he needs. Little does he know, Bella has her own secret. What happens when the truth comes to light? AU Eclipse/BD. No real angst. Light & fluffy citrus.
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Bella and Edward are planning to marry but not all of the Cullens are happy about it. When the Volturi hear of the potential demise of such a strong coven, they swoop in looking for leftover trophies for Aro's collection.
Canon pairings. Rated for lemons.
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AU - It's been nine months since Edward fled the woods in Forks, fled from her for her. Each day his willpower crumbles a little more, feeling the insistent pull to return to her side. Upon returning, Edward is unable to locate Bella ... she's not with her friends, not at home, not even at the Cullen home. Upon finding the shell that once was Bella, Edward feels his heart ache for the pain he has caused her. Promising himself that she will not see him, he steals one kiss from her. The night explodes into a passionate reunion leaving both significantly changed. Will Edward convince Bella that it was all a dream? Has she really gone crazy, pushed herself to the limit?
For ten years, Edward Cullen has had a secret desire. Isabella Swan is in the business of making fantasies come true. Together, they'll discover more than they ever expected. 1st place winner for Public Vote and Judge's Choice in the LDA anonymous contest.
Months after the Volturi have left, there's no denying Emmett and Rosalie's marriage is on the rocks. They have grown distant because of the time she spends with Nessie. Or has someone else drawn her away?
The Cullens, sans Rosie and Nessie, help the Quileutes with a fundraiser held on their lands. Emmett meets someone. After all, he is a natural flirt.
A second chance at love presents itself, but will he take it? Will she take hers?
Is it possible they never were each other's true mate? Follow Emmett as he strives to follow his heart, it's going to be a heck of a journey!
Warning: May not be easy to read for those Emmett/Rosalie canon purists out there! This story contains a major character's death.
I couldn't believe I was doing this. But I had stayed quiet for too long. There was no one in the world for me except for him. It's time to stop a wedding. AH/Edward&Bella
The end of the story was the beginning of their life, for a love never allowed to flourish was about to be offered a second chance. Originally presented as an entry to the Pick a Pic Challenge - now continued.
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Twilight/ The Ring Crossover
After the tragic death of Edward's girlfriend, Tanya, he tries hard to move on. With the help of his best friend, Jacob, he gets the attention of Bella, the new girl next door. But Edward can't stop thinking; how the hell did she die? That phone call that told her, Seven days . . . that couldn't have been real . . . could it?
Things seem fine until he and Jacob come into the path of a strange cult that forces Jacob and Edward to watch a videotape—and it's exactly what Tanya described from the tape she saw a week before she died.
With the clock ticking and as little information to go on as possible, how will Edward and Jake rid themselves of The Ring?
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South Lebanon may be free of Israeli troops but it remains littered with land mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), which have already claimed the lives of 6-year-old Alaa Adnan Madi and 14-year-old Lama Ahmad Hamadi, and wounded 15 people in the past week alone, reported Daily Star Thursday.
The problem of mines in Lebanon is no novelty, added the Lebanese daily, but the liberation of the South brought with it a new danger, with an influx of people returning to their villages or visiting the region for the first time.
In their excitement, people parked their cars on roadsides and posed for photographs with abandoned tanks and artillery or tore down signs written in Hebrew, including signs warning of minefields.
Such behavior put people and their adventurous children at great risk and revealed the need for large-scale land mine and UXO awareness campaigns, said the report. International organizations have worked closely with local NGOs and community leaders in a campaign to create awareness about mines around the country. But in light of the recent withdrawal, emergency task forces were set up to focus special attention on the villages in or near the liberated zone.
One of the programs already in existence was established by Save the Children Sweden, in cooperation with Save the Children US, which held a three-day training program for 24 young volunteers in Tyre in mid-April.
The volunteers, who come from STC Youth Clubs in Sidiqin, Zibqin, Srifa, Deir Kifa, Sidon and Tyre, as well as a number of local youth organizations, were instructed in mine awareness by the Lebanese Army's National De-mining Bureau and STC trainers who had attended a mine-awareness conference in Yemen in 1998, according to the English daily.
Similarly, the World Rehabilitation Fund has financed mine-awareness projects in Lebanon since 1998 but events prompted it to mobilize to make more of an impact in the country's southern region, the report added.
"We're printing flyers, stickers and posters to be distributed by the Red Cross in the south and the western Bekaa," WRF's land-mine project coordinator Toufik Rizkallah told the paper. The Red Cross will also be replacing mine warning signs, Rizkallah said, while warning brochures were being distributed in Rashaya by the Vision Association for Development, Rehabilitation and Care.
WRF emergency meetings began last week, with lectures held in Jibsheet and in high schools in Qaroun. The Scouts and Red Cross workers in Tyre also got a crash course in mine-awareness last Saturday.
Explaining the STC's focus on training for children, Christine Nelke, the mine-awareness program officer in Lebanon, said: "Children are the most common victims of land mines and UXO. This is because these things attract children's curiosity."
Newly trained STC youth volunteers return to their communities and formulate mine-awareness programs together with children from their youth clubs and with the help of leading members of their community.
"STC doesn't believe in intervening as outsiders to lecture people about the dangers of mines," explained Nelke. "We try to involve key people in the community, like health workers, educators and religious personalities." Such people command respect and credibility in their communities and are more likely to have an impact on others.
The STC is also an advocate of the child-to-child educational approach, which, according to Kamal Shayya, community development specialist at STC-US, is a faster way to spread information.
As its name suggests, it elicits children's participation in their own learning process. Photos, videos, games, drawing, storytelling and role-playing are some of the less traditional educational methods used by STC to change children's attitudes and behavior toward mines and UXO.
After identifying community needs, said the report, youth club members collect information from their environment, analyze it and plan their own mine-awareness programs. They implement the program in their environment, spreading the warning message to parents, siblings and friends. Finally, they evaluate the success of their work, concluded Daily Star – Albawaba.com
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Angels could free up payroll with non-tenders
ANAHEIM -- With two starting pitchers still needed, and a payroll that's already dangerously close to the luxury-tax threshold, Monday's non-tender deadline is far more than a formality for the Angels.
It may add about $10 million to their budget.
ANAHEIM -- With two starting pitchers still needed, and a payroll that's already dangerously close to the luxury-tax threshold, Monday's non-tender deadline is far more than a formality for the Angels.
It may add about $10 million to their budget.
That's why up to half of their eight arbitration-eligible players perceivably has a solid chance of being non-tendered before Monday's 8:59 p.m. PT deadline. That list includes starting pitchers Jerome Williams and Tommy Hanson, reliever Kevin Jepsen and third baseman Chris Nelson. And their combined 2014 salaries, using arbitration projections calculated by MLBTradeRumors.com, is $10.2 million.
Designated hitter Mark Trumbo, closer Ernesto Frieri, new third baseman David Freese and new reliever Fernando Salas are expected to be tendered contracts -- while Hanson and Nelson seem like locks to join the free-agent pool.
Hanson, projected to make $3.9 million, was acquired from the Braves for Jordan Walden last November and struggled mightily in his first exposure to the American League. His stuff continued to erode, he had a hard time holding runners, and by Aug. 7, upon his demotion to Triple-A Salt Lake, Hanson had a 5.59 ERA and an opponents' OPS of .838.
Nelson -- claimed off waivers in mid-May -- is only slated to make $1 million as a first-year arbitration-eligible player, but he batted only .219/.283/.365 while playing every day in August, missed the last month of the season with a hamstring injury and has no role now that Freese is on board.
Williams and Jepsen, both of whom have a solid history with the Angels, could be victims of circumstance.
Since being acquired from independent ball in June 2011, Williams has provided the Angels with some valuable flexibility as an innings-eating reliever and part-time starter, posting a 4.46 ERA in 79 appearances (46 starts).
In a vacuum, they probably wouldn't think twice about paying Williams his projected arbitration salary -- $3.9 million -- to return in the same role. But in a world where Joe Blanton will be making $7.5 million and with no place on the staff, Williams' presence may be a luxury the Angels can no longer pay for.
Then there's Jepsen, the 29-year-old hard-throwing right-hander who's slated to make $1.4 million and may still have some upside left. Jepsen has been hit-and-miss since his first full season in 2009, posting ERAs of 4.94, 3.97, 7.62 (in only 16 appearances), 3.02 and 4.50, respectively.
With Joe Smith signed to a three-year, $15.75 million contract last week, joining a bullpen that already has lefty Sean Burnett and an assortment of power right-handers -- Michael Kohn, Dane De La Rosa, Frieri and Salas, among others -- Jepsen is suddenly expendable.
Non-tendered players join the free-agent market, but the Angels can still explore smaller contracts with those they let go and they probably would if Williams and Jepsen are among them.
But they need to free up as much money as possible for starting pitching, a major offseason focus that has gone unaddressed with one week left before the Winter Meetings.
And the luxury-tax threshold of $189 million, where teams are taxed 17.5 percent for exceeding it, is expected to be the Angels' spending limit.
The Collective Balance Tax Payroll is calculated as the average annual value of all 40-man-roster contracts plus the typical $15 million budgeted for benefits, performance bonuses, Minor League callups, etc.
If you add the 10 Angels players already under contract -- Josh Hamilton, Albert Pujols, Jered Weaver, C.J. Wilson, Erick Aybar, Howie Kendrick, Blanton, Smith, Chris Iannetta and Burnett -- plus the $15 million and $18.6 million they owe the Yankees for the final season of Vernon Wells' deal, the Angels are already at about $154 million for the CBT payroll.
Then there are the projected arbitration salaries for Trumbo ($4.7 million), Freese ($4.4 million), Frieri ($3.4 million) and Salas ($700,000), putting them slightly over $167 million. If Williams, Hanson, Jepsen and Nelson were also tendered contracts, that figure would be at about $177.5 million. And if you add the rest of the 40-man-roster contracts, they'd be just below $189 million if everyone makes the 2014 minimum of $500,000.
So, by the end of Monday's non-tender deadline, the Angels will have somewhere between roughly $9 million and $500,000 in payroll flexibility.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez.


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The Breast Health Initiative is a collaborative project of the Departments of Radiology, Medicine/Primary Care, and Community Health Improvement, with generous support from the Avon Foundation as well as other CHA departments.
The initiative aims to improve mammography screening rates among CHA patients through:
The Breast Health Connection is an enhancement to the Breast Health Initiative and provides education, outreach and navigational services for community women. We aim to improve the ability of un- and under- insured women in CHA's service area to access breast cancer screening, diagnostic, and treatment services by developing collaborative partnerships between CHA and community organizations.
The Breast Health Connection began in 2009 with funding from the Massachusetts Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Thanks to the Komen MA affiliate's annual fundraisers, they are able to provide grants, such as this one, to help fund
local services and programs that address breast health needs throughout Massachusetts.
Breasts, like women's bodies, come in all shapes and sizes. They change many times and in many ways over a woman's lifetime. Getting to know how your breasts normally feel and look is the first step in promoting good breast health.
The biggest concern in breast health is breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women. This year, more than 200,000 women in the United States will find out they have breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.
But there is good news. When breast cancer is found early, it is more likely to be successfully treated. To find breast cancer and other breast health problems early, the American Cancer Society recommends:
If you are over 40, you should have a mammogram every year as long as you are in good health. Mammograms are one of the best ways to find cancer at its earliest stages, when it is more likely to be treated successfully.
If you are in your 20s or 30s, you should have a clinical breast exam (CBE) by a doctor or nurse practitioner every three years. This can be part of your regular checkup or physical with your health care provider. If you are 40 or older, you should have a CBE every year. It is a good idea to have the CBE shortly before the mammogram. You can also use the CBE to learn what your own breasts feel like.
BSE is an option for women starting in their 20s. BSE has some benefits and some limitations. Talk to your health care provider about how to do BSE, and whether it is a good option for you.
At any age and at any time, you should tell your health care provider right away if you notice any changes in how your breasts look or feel. It is especially important to see your doctor if you notice any of these changes:
Remember that most of the time these breast changes are not cancer. For more information on breast health and breast cancer, you can visit the National Cancer Institute's breast cancer pages or the American Cancer Society's breast cancer pages.
A mammogram is a special x-ray that takes a picture of your breast. By looking at the picture, doctors can see even very small lumps or abnormalities. Mammograms use very small doses of radiation, so they do not hurt you or your breasts. There are two kinds of mammograms:
Mammograms can find 90% of breast cancers in women over 50. Studies show that mammograms can find breast cancer up to two years before a woman feels a lump.
A Mammogram Technologist will take a picture of one breast at a time. To get a clear picture, the machine squeezes your breast when it does the scan. Mammograms do not harm your breasts and your entire appointment should last less than 30 minutes.
Although mammograms may be uncomfortable for some women, they usually don't hurt. To be as comfortable as you can, schedule your mammogram for the week after your period starts. If you don't have your period anymore, you can schedule your mammogram at any time. On the day of your appointment, don't wear deodorant or perfume on your underarms or breasts. All technologists at CHA who do mammograms are women. Translation services are available on request. If you need translation services, please ask when you make your appointment.
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We can help you make your mammogram appointment and we will remind you the day your mammogram is scheduled. We can also help with transportation so you can be sure to make your appointment.
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We have brochures and flyers that can help you learn more about breast health and mammograms.
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Hi Olivia. Thanks for stopping over and chatting with us. Today we have a few questions for you.
If you could score hard to get tickets to any concert, which band would you go and see?
You have no idea how difficult this question is for me. I've been to a lot of concerts, but I have so many favorite bands I haven't seen yet. Also, I'd jump at the chance to see many of the bands I have seen live again. So I'm going to pretend this is my dream rock festival and it has fifteen bands playing. I'm also pretending that these bands are all still together or aren't "on a break" from each other. On the left side stage we have Bullet for My Valentine, Three Days Grace, Powerman 5000, Papa Roach, Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold. These are all bands I've seen live at least once and need to see again. LOVE! On the right side stage we have Godsmack, Linkin Park, Breaking Benjamin, 30 Seconds to Mars, and Five Finger Death Punch. These are all bands I haven't seen live. Yet. And in the center stage we have some bands from my misspent youth which I didn't get to see when I was younger. Some of them still tour, so it's possible I'll get to see them some day. Metallica, Guns 'n' Roses, Nine Inch Nails and Def Leppard. Well, you asked.
What makes rock stars sexy?
They're a mix of sensitive musician and consummate bad boy. What could possibly be sexier than that?
What will be your next published title?
In my Sinners on Tour series, Wicked Beat will be released in August of 2013.
In my Sole Regret series, Touch Me will be released within the next few weeks.
I like to keep busy.
Hot Ticket - The Sinners on Tour
Fourth in Olivia Cunning's hard-rockin' erotic romance series, Hot Ticket delves into the oh-so-skilled sensuality of Sinners' enigmatic bass guitarist, Jace Seymore.
When Jace walked through the doors of Aggie's dungeon, the last thing he expected was to find self-forgiveness and the love of a remarkable woman. But when a terrible accident sidelines Jace during the band's tour, the burdensome chains of his past wrap ferociously around his heart. Determined to crack through Jace's armored shell, Aggie must go beyond her usual methods to mend his heart to love again.
Combining her love for romantic fiction and rock 'n roll, Olivia Cunning writes erotic romance centered around rock musicians. Raised on hard rock music from the cradle, she attended her first Styx concert at age six and fell instantly in love with live music. She's been known to travel over a thousand miles just to see a favorite band in concert. As a teen, she discovered her second love, romantic fiction -- first, voraciously reading steamy romance novels and then penning her own. Growing up as the daughter of a career soldier, she's lived all over the country and overseas. She currently lives in Galveston, Texas.


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Once upon a time in a land called TV, there were Two Princes of Musical Theatre who created a television show based on every little girl's favorite fairy tale.
The year was 1957 and Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA appeared on television, starring Julie Andrews. The musical was remade for TV in 1965 with Lesley Ann Warren, and again in 1997 with singer Brandy in the title role.
Now, in 2013, Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA has been revamped for Broadway and the new musical has been nominated for 9 TONY Awards. The Broadway production CINDERELLA has been updated with a new book by Douglas Carter Beane and direction by Mark Brokaw.
While retaining the main elements of the classic Cinderella story and the legendary songs of Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, the current production adds new elements for fun and updating. In addition to the glass slipper, pumpkin, coach and ball – there are poor peasants, the quest for democracy, a banquet, and costumes extraordinaire.
In an opening scene, we meet Prince Topher (Santino Fontana) – and although he's great at slaying monsters and dragons, he has let his advisor Sebastian (Peter Bartlett) take over too many of his decisions regarding his kingdom. In fact, it is later Cinderella, here named Ella (Laura Osnes), who offers the Prince advice on how to reconnect with his people.
Stepmom, known as Madame (Harriet Harris), is still a meanie, pushing for her stepdaughters to marry the Prince. But in this version, the stepsisters aren't ugly or nasty. Charlotte (Ann Harada, who previously charmed audiences in Avenue Q) is more edgy than evil, and Stepsister Gabrielle (Marla Mindelle) even becomes friends with Cinderella. Oh, and this time around, it's not only Cinderella who gets her prince – but wow, Gabrielle gets her man in the end, too – a lovable revolutionary lad, Jean-Michele (Greg Hildreth).
Ella's best friends are a Fox and a Raccoon, two furry talking puppets that poke out of trees, and later magically turn into Ella's footmen, thanks to Fairy Godmother (Victoria Clark), who herself starts out as an old hag, Marie. With a bit of fairy magic, the poor old woman has her tattered rags instantaneously turn into a fairy-godmother-worthy gown, while moments later her supernatural powers have her soaring high above the kingdom as she gloriously sings her advice to Ella.
This newly updated fairytale is a fun spectacle that offers plenty of laughs as well as the delightful legendary music that audiences expect. Some may not like that it now has a bit of a political message. Surely the 4-year-olds in the audience, wearing princess tiaras and sparkly dresses won't care. But adults shouldn't either. It's all for fun and entertainment… and it succeeds marvelously.
There are clever lines, laugh-out-loud jokes, and an outstanding, talented cast, but it's the splendid Rodgers & Hammerstein songs that have kept Cinderella singing decade after decade. Here, whether it's a ballad by Laura Osnes as winsome, slightly feminist Ella; a solo by the elegant Victoria Clark as she flies above the set as the Fairy Godmother; or a big dance production number by the ensemble, the musical numbers are all truly special.
Some memorable favorites are "In My Own Little Corner"; "Impossible" and the follow up, "It's Possible"; "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful"; and "Ten Minutes Ago."
Another "star" of the new production is surely the magical costumes. William Ivey Long has created dazzling gowns for the ballroom scenes. But by far, the most exciting costumes are Cinderella's dress as it changes, in the blink of an eye, from rags-to-a-stunning ball gown. And later, it transforms back again, in a quicker-than-you-can-say-Cinderella-goes-to-the-ball magical moment.
It's a bit of a surprise when, at the end of the ball, Cinderella takes her glass slipper with her – but fear not, it will turn up again in the Prince's hands so he can try it on all the ladies in the land.
The new Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA is a fun and beautiful extravaganza with some magic fairy dust, including staging and costumes that contribute to it being one of the most popular treats on Broadway.
The staging and dancing is all marvelous, but for a musical to shine – it's the songs that have to soar. And whether it's 1957, 1965, 1997, or 2013 – Rodgers and Hammerstein's music stands the test of time.
The modern Cinderella on Broadway isn't just for pretty young Princesses – it's for the everyday little girl as well as her mom, dad, and the whole family.
Yes, Cinderella has changed a little for 2013, but she's most definitely worth coming to see and enjoy. It's still a Happily Ever After story – and for contemporary audiences, 2 ½ hours of sheer delight.
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Showtimes: Tuesday @ 7pm, Wednesday @ 2pm & 7:30pm, Thursday @ 7pm, Friday @ 8pm, Saturday @ 2pm & 8pm, Sunday @3pm


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Back in the mid-1980s, a prominent financial planner (whose name escapes me) used to call it "the dirty little secret of financial planning." He was referring to the fact that financial planners almost never got paid for doing financial planning—an observation that is still true today.
The first "financial planners" were commission-paid mutual fund salesmen (there weren't any no-load funds back then). Then, when the stock market tanked and tax rates skyrocketed in the late 1970s, financial planners sold tax shelters. When the tax laws changed in the mid '80s, most planners switched to selling annuities, which remained the product du jour until the stock market rally turned into a bona fide bull market and managing mutual funds in allocated portfolios for a fee finally took the "sales" out of financial planning (not that there's anything wrong with that).
Or so I thought. Until I had a conversation the other day with a prominent financial planner who, shall we say, is not a fan of AUM fees. "Just another form of commissions," she called them, citing the conflicts that arise when a client might benefit from taking part of their investment portfolio and paying off their mortgage, and that holding some assets, such as bonds to maturity, certainly doesn't warrant a "management" fee. She went on to suggest that instead of the current, flawed fee compensation model, leading financial planners today are shifting to the far more client-centered flat annual fees for financial planning.
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Being ancient enough to have experienced those days when many financial planners were salespeople (again, not that there's anything wrong with that), I have a reverence for the transformation of retail financial advice prompted by AUM fees. In my view, AUM fees have taken independent advice to the next level, in four important ways:
1) AUM Fees Solidify a Fiduciary Standard for Retail Advice-Givers
There is no substitute for a legal duty to put the clients' interests first. Even though many advisors, particularly some brokers and CFPs, consider themselves only part-time fiduciaries for each client, it's had a dramatic effect on all financial advice, as more and more clients are asking why they aren't their fiduciaries all the time. Even SIFMA is slowing acquiescing to a full-time standard.
2) AUM Fees Put Advisors (Mostly) on the Client's Side of the Table
Yes, AUM fees still have some conflicts, most notably the two mentioned above, and the advisor's fee itself. Of course, this conflict exists with every transaction where one person pays another person for a service. With access to information, such as the Internet, people can check the going rates and make good decisions. We already see this happening. More importantly, advisors get paid more only when client's portfolio grow. Is that perfect? No. But it's waaaay better than the old days. I've been there.
3) AUM Fees Create Recurring Revenue
Ongoing fees revolutionized the business model of financial advice. Rather than starting each year with zero revenue, and having to "sell" something to each client again or find new clients, fees allow revenues to compound, and to grow as client portfolios grow. What more, recurring fees have a marketable value: within the past 20 years, a market has emerged to buy and sell advisory firms, in many cases for millions of dollars.
4) AUM Fees Enable Independence
To my mind, this is the most important benefit of fees: for both advisors and their clients. AUM fees paid directly by the clients mean that their advisors are not financially beholden to any other firm. Even custodians are replaceable, as we've seen in the trend for advisors working with multiple custodians to get the right service/product/cost level for each client. Even advisors who still work through a broker-dealer enjoy a much higher degree of independence (and payouts) than ever, as their BDs are well aware of the ease with which they could move to a custodian. While independent advisors aren't conflict free, they have far fewer conflicts than their wire house counterparts.
Taken together, these effects of charging AUM fees have made independent advice today's "go to" business model. It's why many brokers are leaving wirehouses, and why a fiduciary standard for brokers is under discussion. In fairness, these advantages would apply to flat financial planning fees, too, with the exception of sharing in the clients' financial success, and growing revenues when the market goes up. (Of course, they avoid losing revenues when the market goes down.)
The biggest problem with flat financial planning fees is that many planners have tried them over the past 40 years with very limited success. Occasionally, we've seen some advisors who've made them work, most notably those in the Garrett Planning Network, who charge their clients by the hour. The problem is that there's a limit to how much they charge per hour and how many hours a week they can work: plug in your own figures and do the math—it's not pretty.
Would it be better if financial planners charged their clients a flat fee every quarter? From a conflict standpoint: probably. And it would be nice if financial planners finally got paid to do financial planning. Is it a viable business model on a large scale: Probably not. Historically, clients have had a hard time paying for financial planning just once. Asking them to pay for it year after year, when their financial plan remains essentially the same, has always been a very hard sell.
Growing client assets is the engine that drives any financial plan. That's why it makes more sense to clients—and for advisors—to charge for growing those assets, and to provide financial planning to use those gains to reach their clients' life goals.


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Apple hasn't coughed up to the existence of the iTablet yet, but that hasn't stopped one analyst from predicting that the gadget will generate Apple an extra $1bn (£597m/€696m) over 12 months. Gene Munster, Senior Analyst at US-based investment bank Piper Jaffray, told CNN that Apple stands to sell 2m iTablets during the …
Surely, it's pretty obvious that whatever it is, it's not going to be called 'iProd'. It's also not going to be called the iPoke, the iJab, or the iPinch. 'Prod' is short for 'Product' - i.e. it's unnamed, and they've called it Product, with an i because it's apple.
OK, enough is enough now. Reporting on rumours is one thing, but reporting on figures that some bloke has made up regarding a product that may not even exist is surely a step too far. There are plenty of Mac rumour sites for that kind of thing. Tsk.
On the other hand, if you'd like to pay me then I'll happily provide you a spreadsheet showing how Apple will make billions next year from a flying laptop powered by bio-fuel and melted down netbook carcasses.
Given the stories recently about Apple stripping most of the value out of PC and Mobile markets without hitting the massive volumes of other manufacturers, I think they must generally aim for huge margins on consumer devices.
As an estimate, if the supposed iPhone 3GS manufacturing cost (iSuppli) of $180 is accurate and it's unsubsidised UK retail price (expansys) of £800+VAT is a typical retail price, then this means there is a potential £680 profit on each unit ($1000+ at a generous 1.5 $:£ ratio, almost $1200 at todays prices).
I'm not sure what this says about apple products other than they are vastly more expensive than other manufacturers sell the same hardware for, but people like them so they still sell. If this is Apple's special sauce enhanced netbook, look for it to cost in a similar range to Sony netbooks rather than Acer.
A great business if you can get it.
>And if the device is priced at $600 (£358/€417)...
The Archos9, an actual verified product being released in approx two months, 9in tablet form PC with Win7 (which has received half an article on this website compared to how many iPad rumours) is being sold for £450 ish.
If it is going to sell for £358 then it's gonna be a glorified iBook/iPod/iFilm reader/player with colour screen and net access - hmm, pretty much an Archos9 in Apple format. I doubt it'll sell for less than £500.
"an extra $1bn (£597m/€696m) over 12 months"???
I think that is a little aggressive.
A Mac Tablet will be a great thing for the market, but I think this projection is a little high.
Unless the projection came with various applications which the analyst believes Apple will target, or unless it was calculated with Apple's projected manufacturing output with margin estimates - this is a rather odd conclusion.
Real toys don't come in sealed aluminum cases or off white plastic. Nay, real toys come removable cases allowing you to modify for far cheaper than 'upgrading'. And besides tech support is for nancy's that have their finger up their bum and dont understand why right-click is not the same as Apple Command key-click.
And in the poorly remembered words of the BOFH:
Real computers have a hole in the front where you put the trees and a pipe out the back for the black smoke.
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"Expensive? Yet again, Apple comes first in tech support"
Hmmm... so your argument is that you'd rather pay a few hundred quid extra in up-front cost when you buy an Apple (for no hardware benefit at all), so that Apple can pay for a top-notch phone line, so that people who don't know how to work their computers can call them up and ask silly questions...
I have owned four PCs over the past 10 years (still have 3 of them). I have called tech support once. In 10 years. Once. Just exactly how good would that one call have to be, to justify the extra hundreds of pounds it would have cost to have bought Macs instead of PCs?
i want to get a job as a tech analyst - you get paid to spend all day reading the rumour sites and after a couple of weeks, randomly shove a few of them together, make up some financial figures and issue it as a report
as jobs go, it's gotta be easier than weather forecasting (another profession where you still get paid no matter how wrong you are)
I would absolutely pay a few hundred quid extra for something that saves me grief. Life's too short to faff about with crap, especially if you're using a machine all day, every day. I'm a software developer and regularly work on Mac, Windows, and Linux, but I'll always choose to use my MacBook Pro if I have any choice in the matter.
Unfortunately it won't be the geeks buying this, but the sheeple who get ihypnotised by shiny alumnium and white plastic... so it'll be £500x(gullible fools) Q1 next year with the massive rush for the new tablet, then another £700x(rich gullible fools) for the upgraded version Q4 next year...
As a business model I really can't fault Apple! Snake oil still sells!
What will this thing be used for? Apart from tying it in with the Apple TV so you can take your video to bed (or the dunny) with you- a sort-of wireless video player: A ebook thingo: some sound-mixing board that can be carried around: a top-end, colour etch-A-sketch: health monitor like on Star-trek...
I mean I cannot fantom the use for this thing. Like the iPhone is not enough so now people will be staring at this thing. Sure the netbook with its cramped keyboard to surf and maybe post an email or play poker or some music but that's about it. No real bloated programs like AutoCAD or Photoshop. But you'll get these netbook lovers rabbiting on how they managed to get some phat program shoehorned in it: yeah, draw me up a 3 bedroom, wood frame in 3D, ya architect.
Like what @xsquared_uk said, some analyst pulled some figure out his arse on possible vaporware and Apple will make squillions. (I'm in the wrong business.) MS, the most 'populist' computer software company on earth with 90% of the worlds computers, is coming out with W7, MS stores, new Zunes, Natal and spent millions saying so and the interweb's abuzz about 1 product from Apple that has not placed a single ad anywhere that's only a unconfirmed dream and stumps MS out of existence. Apple may have found a niche that no-one has yet seen. Talk is cheap. That's the Midas iTouch.
It's a sickness I tell you.
IF this exists and IF it runs full OS X (two big ifs), then it means that I will have a sketchpad that will likely run the copies of Photoshop, Freehand, etc. that I already own (or Inkscape... Gimp... whatever works...) for onsite visits -- sketches, renderings, quick comps for clients...
With a wireless connection so i can send the comp and, if necessary, a price quote to their printer and leave them hard copies, I've got a good basic mobile studio and office setup.
Add color and a screen large enough for middle-aged eyes to read without using a magnifier (wait until you need bifocals or, like myself, TRIfocals before you laugh at that!) and the ads for those Zinio e-magazine subscriptions to keep me entertained on the bus/train to work become more compelling.
The fact that you can't imagine a genuine use for something like this based on your needs/lifestyle really doesn't mean that others might not have genuinely compelling reasons for having it; assuming that anyone MUST want such a thing because they're "sheeple" or "must have all the new gadgets" is just intellectual laziness. I don't drive and I can't imagine 99% of people actively NEEDING a big-ass SUV or loud sportscar but I can imagine that there MIGHT be a reason that some might.
@ Rolf Howarth:
You're a software developer using your machine "all day every day" and you still need to phone tech support on a regular basis, to the tune of hundreds of pounds worth of calls? What on earth are you developing? (or how on earth do you not know how to work your computer?)
What about the thousands of consumers who are smart enough to not need tech support, but aren't going to be developing any software themselves? Is it still worth it for them?
@ Mike Moyle
Not only can people conceive of this, they already have. Years ago. If you want a sketchpad that runs Photoshop/Corel Draw/Whatever, and lets you draw on it with a pressure-sensitive pen (REALLY useful for shading) then can I recommend the HP tc1100? It has a 10in screen, it's cheap, you can ditch the keyboard and use it as a tablet only (saving weight) or re-attach the keyboard if you'd rather type than write (saving time). You didn't specify what wireless you wanted, but it has wifi and bluetooth, and you can attach a 3g dongle to a USB port if you need to. The only real question is how Apple plan to pull off the same thing at a competitive price.


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According to Kotaku reader Justin, who teaches English in Seoul, South Korea, his kindergarten students are bananas for Pocket Monsters. Writes Justin: "I hyped them up with the announcement. I showed them the video today with the pictures of the starters. They were in awe. Afterwards, we did this assignment."
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Not only are the children delightful artists, but for kindergarteners, their English is pretty darn good.
This one is Justin's favourite. According to him, the little girl said, "Mr Justin, it's singing." Love it.
"Everyone adores Fenniken, of course," adds Justin. "It's definitely the crowd favourite." No doubt everyone also adores these kids' schoolwork.