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Traveling? You Might Be Able to Deduct It
Which travel expenses are deductible? What about entertainment costs? Alta Wealth Management president and co-founder Carmen Wong Ulrich joins Markets Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
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Fitting in has never been something fifteen-year-old Hadley Asher ever aspired to. Three schools in one year brings unwanted and unwelcome attention to a girl like Hadley who only wants to blend in. After her family moves from Buffalo, NY to the small, upper-class town of Blue Valley in Central New York, Hadley's next door neighbor Lana quickly befriends her, the two becoming nearly inseparable. However, Paxton Jamison, Lana's stepbrother and the boy with the brilliant blue eyes, has to step in to help Hadley deal with Lana, who is hard to handle on a good day. When an unprecedented scandal and tragedy strike the small community, Hadley becomes its focus, its target. As a result, the girl who hides in books and wants to blend in with the background finds breathing is nearly impossible.
PrologueI lie on my back, looking up at the white ceiling, and in my head, I am singing the song about the old lady swallowing the fly. One event in a person's life can change everything. My father's unemployment led to his drinking and driving, which led to an accident, which led to his injury, which led to his pain and depression, which led to his inability to find a job, which led to me moving to two different schools already this year. Tomorrow, I will start the third. My mother's Aunt Ann passed away, and Mom is now the only living relative. We bought her house right before the tax auction. It is in a very small town that apparently is very expensive. This is the first home my family has owned. My mother is optimistic, hopeful, and tries her best to make my father and I feel the same way. I wish I could do that for her. I wish I could be as happy as she is, but honestly, it drives me crazy that she can act as if our family isn't broken, because it is. It is so very broken.
Chapter one
New GirlIt is six-thirty on a Monday morning in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. The temperature is negative two degrees, and there is not a cloud in the February sky. My alarm clock blares "Fifteen," and I think, Taylor Swift, as much as I love you, today you are my enemy.Then I groan as I roll over and push snooze on my hand-me-down alarm clock radio, given to me by my mother when she got the iPhone 4. Wanting to go back to sleep, I have no desire to roll out of bed. I know, as soon as I do, my feet will touch the hardwood floor, and they will turn cold. I hate cold feet almost as much as I hate Monday mornings. "Hadley, it's time to get up," my mom sings as she walks past my door toward the bathroom. "I'm up," I grumble. I hear her footsteps halt before she leans back, looking at me as she stands in my doorway. "Good morning, beautiful girl." My mother is obnoxiously chipper in the morning. It drives me insane. "Happy fifteenth birthday," she almost sings. "It's Monday, Mom." I roll my eyes and cover my head. "That's a crappy day to have a birthday." "Language, Hadley." She shakes her head and steps back. "May I enter the sanctuary?" Yes, she asks if she can come in my room. Six months ago, when I found her crying on my bed as she was reading my diary, I kind of went off on her. I nod in answer. Then, against all that should be for a girl celebrating her fifteenth birthday, I force myself to get out of bed. There's that cold. Ugh. That feeling drives me even crazier. Now I'm pushing the limit. I walk to my closet and pull out a pair of tattered skinny jeans and a blue field hockey T-shirt then pair the outfit with my white Converse high-tops. I quickly dress in the small solitude of my closet and exit the sanctuary with Mom at my heels. "It's your first day at a new school, Hadley, so are you sure you wouldn't rather dress up a little? Mix it up a bit?" "It's my third school in a year. Things are mixed up enough." Realizing I have hurt her feelings, I give her a hundred watt smile and a thumbs up. "I'm being true to myself." She smiles and nods, "That's perfect." I walk into the 80s-style bathroom and turn on the mustard yellow sink with a very rusty water stain down the middle of the bowl. I brush my teeth, run a brush through my hair, and swiftly pull it into a waterfall braid that Mom and I saw on YouTube by a lucky girl who had an iPhone of her own. I look in the mirror, and staring back at me is an average looking girl with slightly wavy, deep brown hair and green eyes that my mom promises me are the most beautiful eyes she has ever seen. I don't argue with that compliment, seeing as they are the same as hers. Beautiful, I'm not sure of. Above average … possibly. Regardless of how I feel about myself, I am reminded of the great words of Effie Trinket, "Chins up, smiles on!" As I head for the stairs, I peek into my parents' room to see my dad is still asleep. No shocker there. He had sock throat last night. That's what happens when he has had a few too many "sleeping pills." He sounds like someone stuffed a gym sock in his mouth, and he swallowed down the next shot too fast. That's something they don't talk about in health class—sock throat. Apparently, we don't talk about it here, either. Mom only tells me, "He's just going through a rough spell right now." Said spell has lasted, oh, about three years, since the layoff that "ruined" his life. The wizard that must have cast such a spell has to have been Voldemort. "Morning, Dad," I whisper, though I know he won't hear me. Sleep it off, man, sleep it off. I head downstairs and nearly trip over our old, fat, yellow cat. "Shove a cheek, Yolo," I growl at him. Yolo, yes, Yolo. I got a cat for my birthday two years ago, during the peak of my Hunger Games obsession, so I named him Buttercup. He got hit by car exactly one month after my birthday. Apparently, cats DO NOT have nine lives. Then this fatty showed up, so we fed him. Now he won't leave, and he is not friendly. Quite honestly, I don't like him. "He was meant to be yours, Hadley. Look at the signs. He showed up exactly one week after Buttercup disappeared." "Disappeared, Mom? I saw him get hit. I watched as Dad scraped him off the street with a shovel. His blood stain stayed there as a reminder of my rotten luck." "Honey, he was meant to be yours for a short time—" "A reminder that cats actually don't have nine lives?" "Well, maybe that's the lesson you were supposed to learn from the experience." "Whatever, Mom," I say as I walk down the stairs to head to school. The odds were certainly not in Buttercup's favor
~*~My mother takes me to school, and by the grace of God, she doesn't ask me a hundred times if I am all right. She only does it once in the half a mile it takes to get there. I let her know that it's nothing new, but it is because this school is much smaller than I am used to. It will make it harder to blend in. We walk up the front walk together and pass several of my new peers through the loud, busy halls toward the main office. They all notice me, and only a couple smile. I suspect it's because my mother smiles brightly at all of them. "Hadley Asher, first day of school," Mom announces in a very chipper tone to the round receptionist with the tight bun. "Of course," she says as she types something on her keyboard then pushes back in her chair and walks over to grab to the paper from the printer. "Locker number one four two. Take a right when you walk out the door. Your first class is global on the second floor, next to the library, room two one two." When my mom smiles and acts as if she is going to hug me, she sees I am mortified and stops. Instead, I walk out of the office and look back as Mom heads left toward the main entry. "Mom," I call out, and she stops, looking back and giving me a sad smile. "I'm gonna walk home." "You sure?" I nod, wave, and smile, wanting her to know I'm fine. Why? She deserves it. I make my way to my locker, noticing the stares, the whispers, and a couple people smile. I give them a quick smile and then open my locker to put my Jansport backpack in it. I keep a binder, a pencil, and a pen, hoping it's all I will need. Glancing at my schedule, I see that after global I have chemistry, algebra 2/trig, English, home economics, lunch, physical education, study hall, Spanish, and then homeroom. The school is like a hotel compared to my last one. It is clean, and the locker-room doesn't even smell like dirty feet. In each class, I am introduced by the teacher. I force a smile, then look back down and pretend to take notes. I collect my books, the syllabus, and make sure to jot down any questions I may have. When the class is excused, I take the time to ask the teacher a question. This almost always makes me late for the next class, which is perfect. I am given a hall pass and skate in as class begins, avoiding awkward moments where I may have to actually interact. Every class, I end up sitting in the front. This is preferred. I catch no dirty looks if I have to sit by someone who doesn't want me there; the teacher doesn't label me as a bad kid because I am not in the back, trying to mess around; and my peers don't think I am a butt kisser sitting in front, because they know it isn't a choice. The students are all dressed to impress. They are all Abercrombie, and I am definitely not Fitch. The girls, every single one of them, have their hair done in a way that lets you know they spend more than half an hour styling it and doing their make-up. The boys … well, they may have spent more time doing theirs than I did, too. Blue Valley is picture perfect, and I am certainly drawing unwanted attention, even with a bowed head and making sure there is no eye contact. At lunch, I hide out in the bathroom. It isn't the first time, and it won't be the last. I prefer it over walking around the lunchroom, trying to find a place to sit and eat when I know I won't be eating anyways. Why? I am a nervous wreck. Historically, it will pass in about two weeks. I will no longer be the un-shiny new girl and will have perfected the blending in. This school is different, so blending will be harder, but I will figure it out. I will also have figured out who to avoid and who is going to cause the least amount of drama. When the last bell rings, I stand nearly inside my locker and wait until the hall is almost bare before I leave. I am avoiding the crowed, blending. I am doing all the things I need to do to get through day one at a new school. When I round the corner on my way home from school, Mom is outside, bent over and looking in the bushes, singing, "Yolo, come here, kitty-kitty. Hadley is almost home. You'll be best friends." Dear God, woman, I think. I turn, ready to make a run for it, when I see the blonde–haired, short and slender neighbor girl laughing at me, and my cheeks flush red with embarrassment. She gestures for me to come over to her yard. "Yolo, Hadley already loves you! You just have to return the love!" The girl again waves for me to come over, and I make a run for it. As soon as I reach her yard, she speaks, "I'm sosorry." She laughs. "I'm sorry you had to see that. I'm Hadley." I smile. "Oh, I'm Lana," she says, oblivious to the fact that I was most obviously trying to change the subject, but then she seems to catch on. "I saw you! You're in, like, three of my classes! The new girl!" She is obviously happy with her observation. "Yeah, I think so. Anyway, I've got to go home. See you around!" I smile.
~*~Throughout dinner, the cards and boxes taunt me. It seems to be an eternity before Mom laughs and brings out a small blue cake with the words "Happy Birthday, Hadley" written in neat, white lettering. She places fifteen candles on the cake and lights them. Then, for "Happy Birthday," Mom sings cheerfully while Dad grumbles along. I blow out the candles mindlessly, and then we each eat a piece of cake, Dad finishing last. After taking his sweet time and a few swigs of whatever's in his glass, he stacks his plate on top of ours as Mom carries a card and four boxes over to me. I open the card first out of respect, and it's this sappy drugstore thing that says nothing but how 'amazing' I am. I thank them both then pick up the smallest box. When I take off the wrapping paper, my jaw drops because it's an iPhone 4. I run over and hug both parents then open the phone box, looking at the shiny black screen and the silver body just like Mom's. The next biggest box has two phone cases. Both are ones Mom has seen me look at when we went shopping a week ago at a mall kiosk. There is also a pair of ear buds in it. The next box has a blue Lifeproof phone case in it. The biggest box is full of smaller and smaller boxes, and in the smallest box is a fifty-dollar iTunes gift card. I hug them both again after I open them all. Then I carefully put everything in the largest box and carry it to my room. Once I reach my room, I put the Lifeproof case on my new phone and plug it into the outlet next to my nightstand. I set the phone on the stand so it can charge before I mess with it. Finally, the screen turns a lighter shade of black, and the Apple symbol materializes, making me grin. After two hours, I have two books and twenty-five of my favorite songs loaded onto the phone as well as a few free games to play. Soon enough, I set it down and fall asleep.
~*~The next morning, Lana is waiting for me on the sidewalk. "Do you want to walk together?" "I have my bike," I say as I see a boy backing out of her driveway. "Need a ride, Lana?" he yells out the window. "No thanks, Pax. I'm gonna ride my bike." "You're doing what?" He laughs at her. "Go, shoo, I'm capable." He shakes his head as she runs to the garage and grabs her bike. "See you later, new girl," he says with a wave as he drives away. I watch as the black Honda Accord backs out of the driveway. The driver is wearing a gray hoodie, black winter vest, and has aviator sunglasses covering his eyes. I assume he is Lana's brother, and Lana must have told him about me. New girl? I wonder if she remembers my name. "It's been a while." Lana gestures at her bike in explanation. "Hopefully, I remember. I have ridden with him ever since he got his license." "From what I understand, it comes back to you fast. You know, 'just like riding a bike.' " She laughs and looks at the ground. "What the heck are we doing? It's winter. Do you really ride your bike to school in this crap?" "There's no snow on the ground." "Okay, but seriously, we're going to look like a couple idiots. I can't do that, and if we're going to be friends, I seriously can't allow you to, either." With that settled, we end up walking to school together, talking the entire way, or rather, she talks, and I listen. She makes me feel at ease, which is quite a feat in itself. We walk down a sidewalk crowded with other students. Today I am dressed in a way to make blending an option. I am wearing a pair of less tattered jeans and a sweater Mom got off the sale rack last season at The Gap. I blend in during global, but as soon as I walk into chemistry, Lana yells out my name and pats the seat next to her. "Sit here, Hadley." So I do. I sit there and watch as some of the judgy faces from yesterday seem to become less harsh. When class is over, we walk out, and she shows me where the next class is. I already know—I was here yesterday—but I don't remind her of that. I just thank her because, well, she's been very nice. Before lunch, she finds me right as I am about to make my escape toward the bathroom. "Come on, Hadley. You'll sit with us from now on." I feel good about this. She seems completely genuine, and I am nervously excited about the idea of having such fast friends here. We sit with her friends, Bee and Skylar. "Wait, before you sit, tell me, are you Everlark or Everthorne?" The girl who has dark hair and eyes—I think she is Latina—and is short and stocky … Bee. Her name is Bee. "You better give the correct answer, or Bee here will flip," Skylar, the tall, mixed race, very thin and gorgeous girl says. "If I have to sit on the floor and eat, it'll be okay. It is and always will be Everlark," I answer. To our benefit, we all say we are team Everlark and that Gale and Katniss don't even make sense together. Beatrice even has an interesting theory on the fictional character-napping of our beloved Peeta. This is the way the conversation continues to go the entire time. It's all about The Hunger Games. I am more at ease now than ever. I think I'm going to like it here. I find out Bee and Skylar have gone to Blue Valley together since kindergarten, while Lana moved here only a couple years ago. After school, they convince me to go with them to winter intramurals. Apparently, the PE teacher is a field hockey enthusiast and wants to have the best team in Central New York this coming fall. A couple other schools in the area are doing the same thing, so we will have actual games. This makes me happy. Now add to it that my new, very fast friends want to play, as well, and okay, I know I'm gonna like it here. When I send a text to my mother and tell her I'm staying after, she replies with way too many colons and capital Ds, which makes me laugh to myself. "Nerd girl alert," I hear a tall, very long-legged, very pretty blonde laugh to her group of friends as we walk into the locker room to change. I immediately think of Glimmer and how her outward beauty only masks her inward ugly. "Kiss it, Claire," Lana says, giving her three fingers. I look at her like she's crazy. "Hunger Games," Bee explains. "Lana uses it to flip people off without getting in trouble." "Nice." I laugh. "Right? Then the parental units don't catch on," Lana explains further. "Gotcha," I say as I watch the girl Claire whispering to her friends. "P.I.R.," Skylar says. "What?" I ask. "Parents in room," Bee chimes in. "Text terms. How do you not know that one? You have an iPhone." "I just got it yesterday for my birthday." "Birthday? No way! How did we miss that?" Skylar asks. Wow, just wow, I think to myself. "Um, hello, Sky, she just moved here." Lana laughs. "Duh, of course." Skylar laughs it off. "What's her problem?" I nod to the group of girls. "Oh, her? Pax broke up with her last year. She is one nasty, little thing. She hates me and tried starting a rumor that I had a crush on him. Can you imagine?" Lana laughs as she ties her cleats. "Your brother?" I gape. "Stepbrother," Bee corrects. "Same difference. God, can you imagine crushing on a boy you've been raised with? Gross!" Lana gives a disgusted look. "No way in heck," I agree, as I pull my warm up pants on. "Do you have I-G?" Bee asks, playing with my phone. "Guess not yet." "Are you into role-playing?" Bee asks, downloading the app. "No, why?" "You're about to enter into the coolest game in the world. It's fierce." She looks up, then talks me through the set up before handing me my phone. "Easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy." "I'm not into games." "Okay, let me explain. Role-play, or RP as, like, everyone on the face of the fandom world calls it, is like writing a story with your friends. I've met a lot of cool people there. There are academies, schools, camps, arenas, districts, factions—practically every fandom has an RP. It's pretty cool," Bee explains. "You're into books, though, right?" Lana asks. "Of course." "You'll love it. Trust us," Bee smiles at me. "Enter your username, but choose wisely." "What are yours?" I ask. "Mine is beesbookbuzz." Bee smiles. "I'm sky-dot-da-dot-limitless." Sky smirks. "I'm fanchicks123," Lana says. "Okay how about thefiercefangirl? Or is that really lame?" "Perfect." Bee nods. "Love it."
~*~Apparently, I am pretty good at field hockey because, even though I'm only a sophomore, I am placed as a starting forward, opposite Claire. I don't like that I am not playing on the same team as my friends, but we travel and practice together, so I see them just as much. Evidently, field hockey is a dying sport around here because every other indoor team is over an hour away. Claire and I may not talk, like ever, but by the end of the short eight week season, which I only play four weeks of, we have found a groove. Coach Douglas likes the way we work together and mentions that we could be state champions in the fall if we work a little harder together. He wants us to become friends. "Fat chance," she mumbles under her breath as she brushes past me, walking out of his office. Peace, sister, I think to myself as I walk out behind her. I am thankful that I only have the end of the season party that I will have to see her again at. Then, I will be able to hang out more with Lana, Bee, and Skylar, and I will have a chance to read again. Thank God!
~*~Within a week, I am borderline obsessed with fan fiction and role-playing, thanks to my friends. Now it's a month later, and Lana, Bee, and I easily spend an hour, maybe more, invested in this crazy, new world every day. Sky is a little less obsessed, but she plays along for the same reason I spend some Saturday mornings at the park with a sketch pad in one hand and a piece of chalk in the other. They love to sketch in the park and have asked me to go, and that's what friends do. Through DM, or direct messages, each person creates a character. Then, message after message, a story unfolds. thefiercefangirl: Okay guys, The Hunger Games Role play, or THG RP. My character is Quinn Greenwood. You know, my usual. Beesbookbuz:- Mine is Willow Oak, my usual. You know, the blondie. fanchicks123: Mine's Kaden Red. The one with the black hair. sky.da.limitless: Obviously, Becca. You guys ready? sky.da.limitless: Becca walks around, searching for food and water, on guard, making sure no one is following her. Thefiercefangirl: Quinn quietly walks around, looking for the girl she decided to become allies with during training. Knowing the other girl was District Two, she tried her hardest not to get caught. fanchicks123: Kaden leaves her camp with her allies as soon as she wakes up, knowing if they caught her, she would be killed. Beesbookbuzz: Willow jumps from the tree she's been sleeping in at the sound of rushing water. A flash flood strikes the arena. The water starts coming from the ground and the top of the 'roof' of the arena. sky.da.limitless: Becca jolts as her shoes start to fill with the water. Thefiercefangirl: Sorry, guys, GTG. I'm tired. I smile as I sign out. "Whatcha doing, sweetheart?" my mom asks from the doorway. "Role-playing on IG," I answer. When she doesn't reply, I look toward my door. "Book stuff, Mom. It's all good." "You sure?" "Yes, Mom, I am." "All up and up, right? Remember, everything you post stays up there in that cloud forever. No taking it back. No—" "I know. I saw JJ's big reveal on your Facebook from his first drunken college party, remember?" My half-brother's an idiot, I think to myself. "A decision he has to live with for the rest of his life," she says like she feels bad about my Dad's first child's choice to get drunk and bare it all. Gross. That is just something you can never un-see.
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~*~I am washing my hands in the school bathroom when Claire walks in. She nods. "Hey." "Hey." I nod back. "Busy this weekend?" I look around to see if I may have been mistaken, and maybe she really isn't talking to me. She never talks to me, which is perfectly fine with me. She laughs. "We're the only ones in here, Had." "I suppose so." I return the laugh. "A few of the players and I are joining an outdoor spring league. Coach says we need to play more. I, for one, would love a shot at state this fall. Hell, nationals would be cool. You wanna join? You can ride with us." "I'll ask my mom." "Cool, message me?" "O … kay?" "You have Instagram?" she asks. "Yeah." "Name?" "thefiercefangirl." "Oh God, you are in deep with the nerd herd." She laughs. "My friends and I read. Why does that make us nerds?" I question her. "Oh, I just bust on Lana, all in fun." Yeah right, I think. "I'll be nice. The past is the past, right?" "Yep, so they say," I answer. "Cool, chat later?" "Sure."
~*~"She said it was all in good fun?" Lana huffs as we walk home from school. "Crazy ass." "She said she just busts on you." "You aren't gonna seriously go with them?" Lana asks, as if she already knows I won't. I shrug and she laughs, letting me know she thinks I'm joking. I don't want to upset her, because she's a good friend—my best friend—but I am really good at something for the very first time in my life. Not only am I good at it, but I love the game. I know I want to join them. On the field, it's me, my teammates, the ball, and the goal. Nothing else. No one is better than anyone, and we all work together. I love it. I also know Bee and Skylar won't be upset about it. Lana, on the other hand, is making this about her and Claire. When I walk in my house, I tell Mom about the indoor league and ask what she thinks. Of course she asks how much it's going to cost. I hate money. Hate it. "Not sure," I say as I grab an orange out of the fridge, "I'll find out." "We will make it work, I promise." She smiles at me, but I see worry. "If not, Mom, it's seriously no big deal." Maybe it's just not meant to be. I know we don't have any extra money, and I don't want her to stress out. Lana will be happier, too. Whatever happens, I know it will be fine. It always is.
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Ricard was killed as she supervised inmates preparing breakfast Monday for 999 inmates at the prison near Ordway. Sgt. Lori Gann was seriously injured in the same incident.
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Miguel Alonso Contreras-Perez, an Army deserter sentenced in 2004 to an indeterminate prison sentence, has been transferred to the Colorado State Penitentiary in Cañon City. Investigators believe he used a sharp object to attack the officers, sources told 9News.
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"She was well-liked. The staff at Buena Vista and Arkansas Valley are hurting," Morgan said Tuesday of Ricard.
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Gann has worked at the prison since 2009.
Morgan said the murder and assault were isolated events, not part of a larger institutional incident.
The kitchen is similar in size and stocks implements like those found in a large college cafeteria. At the prison, staff members supervise a large number of inmate workers authorized to work with all the implements found in any other kitchen, including knives and large preparation implements.
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Arkansas Valley opened in 1987. It has held minimum, medium and closed security inmates. Arkansas Valley has 324 staff members. The prison has minimum security inmates, so they can fulfill custodial and grounds maintenance duties.
Morgan declined to comment on the security levels of the inmates involved in the fatal attack Monday morning.
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The prison is rated for 1,007 inmates and had 999 inmates on Monday when the incident happened.
In 2002, convicted killer Edward Montour Jr. beat DOC correctional officer Eric Autobee to death with a large ladle in Limon Correctional Facility's kitchen.
Before Autobee's death, it had been 73 years since the last state corrections officer was killed. In 1929, seven guards and five inmates were killed in an all-night riot.
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The message may entice you to click a Web link that leads to a fake but legitimate-looking site. The site will then ask you to download a special application to view its contents, but that application is actually a Trojan horse, which can sit undetected on your machine for years and collect information from your computer, including every account you maintain on your computer.
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Divulging such information as educational and employment history, places of residence and lists of family, friends, and associates, helps fraudsters paint a picture of you, making it easier to impersonate you as part of an identity theft scam.
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"If you get an e-mail, even if it's from your friend, asking you to go to a site, check the URL to see if it's legitimate," says Uri Rivner, head of new technologies at RSA, the security division of EMC. "If the Website asks you to download something, don't. Be suspicious, be vigilant."
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And the increasing popularity of smart phones, which provide mobile Web and e-mail access, only increases the amount of sensitive information readily available to fraudsters.
Christopher Young, senior vice president at RSA, suggests using a password to protect your mobile phone.
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Most users who keep their security software up to date feel confident, but, as always, fraudsters have found ways to circumvent such roadblocks. Rivner says a type of malware called Limbo is gaining popularity among hackers.
Here's how it works. As users visit a legitimate site, such as an online bank, the Limbo malware that infected your computer—often via a phishing attack—integrates itself into a Web browser through a process called HTML injection, which can alter a Web site's layout. With an online bank, it can automatically trigger a command that will ask you for additional information, which is collected by the hacker to gain access to your account.
"If your bank all of a sudden is asking you for a lot of sensitive data rather than just your username and password to access the site, that's a sign you have a Trojan on your machine," says Rivner. "If they're asking for your ATM card number, PIN number, Social Security number, that should raise some suspicion."
If this happens, Rivner suggests calling the bank to make sure divulging that additional information is necessary. "The bank could be tweaking its security from time to time, but it will never ask for this kind of information."
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Security experts say you can also protect yourself by following a few basic rules.
Lindner suggests setting up separate accounts on your computer (both Windows and Mac OS allow you to do this). While most people use the default administrator accounts, Lindner says it increases your risk of data theft because most malware requires administrator privileges in order to install. Hackers can gain access to it more easily, so keep sensitive information on a secondary "user" account.
Be vigilant about monitoring your accounts, check your credit reports regularly and keep your security software and operating system up to date.
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- Fit: Runs small
I decided to buy this jacket after trying many jackets one due to fit, feel and what I thought would perform the best. I bought this jacket also because I wanted to be able to ride in 0-20 degree weather. I am sure I will need a base layer for that. I took this jacket out yesterday for a 40 mile ride here in SLC. It was a little wet and cool (45) with 10-15 mph head winds. I didn't use a base layer on my ride, and I had to unzip the jacket 2/3 of the way down so I didn't over heat. I am sure I could take this jacket to the 35 mark without feeling to cold without a base layer. The jacket moves with you very well. The jacket has a neck warmer build in that comes from the back of the collar and wraps around your neck. Yesterday I didn't need it on my neck, but I used it as ear covers and it worked perfectly, so that was very nice. Tons of room in the pockets, 4 in total. Know this, the jacket does not have vents, so it is geared for very cold riding, so really I think 45 is the absolute max heat this jacket could be used for. Like I said I had to unzip it most of the way. The wind stopper is awesome, couldn't even feel the wind at all other than pressure on jacket. Did not feel cold. I say that it fits a little small but that is misleading. I also have Pearl Izumi barrier. I have always had to buy the XXL due the my arms. Usually the body is way to big for me, and arms are too small. This jacket I got the XXL, and the body is pretty well fitted, and the arms are a little more roomy than expected. So body smaller, arms bigger if that makes sense. I am larger rider 6'0" 250 lbs. I love this jacket, looks and feels good, and performs very well.
If you are looking for a jacket that is for pretty cool temps that has venting, check out the Pearl Izumi shoft shell. I almost bought that one but this jacket I believe is warmer since there are no vent and the entire jacket is enclosed with the wind barrier, whereas the Izumi jacket has a thinner breathable material under the armpits and along the sides.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Very warm and Snug Fit. Very cool hidden neck warmer under the collar.
Very Warm with a Neck Gaiter
One of the warmest Jackets offered by Gore and a tight but not too tight fit.
How does this compare to the Path jacket...
How does this compare to the Path jacket that's a highly regarded offering from Gore? I can't seem to differentiate between their jackets. There's so much offerings. I don't want to overpay for something I don't really need yet I don't want to buy something that isn't really what I'm looking for.
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- Cycling fit (or slim Italian fit)
- Insulated inside
- Windstopper (I'm guessing this is a common thing for Gore Winter jackets)
I think Robert Thomas here is a rep from Gore. Help me out dude. Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
For a sideXside compare, go directly to the Gore site...it will allow multiple items to be compared side by side, listing all the tech. features, etc.
Then you can of course still purchase here.
I am trying to choose between the oxygen...
I am trying to choose between the oxygen and the xenon. I like the lemon yellow because I ride in the morning and I think it would be more visible. It is available in the oxygen and I would have to get the white/black in xenon. I ride in the upper 20's to lower 30's in the winter. Which one of these jackets would you recommend? I like the color in the oxygen but it appears the xenon has more options.
The Oxygen SO Jacket might be a touch warmer as the entire jacket is made up of a fleece backed WINDSTOPPER® SoftShell whereas the Xenon SO Jacket is made up of a fleece backed WINDSTOPPER® SoftShell and a thinner honeycomb WINDSTOPPER® SoftShell. The Xenon SO does have a few more features than the Oxygen SO such as zippered arm openings, two front vents, a taller collar that can fold over and an additional rear zip pocket. The Oxygen SO does have an integrated neck warmer which is not found in the Xenon SO.
I wear a Gore Tool Jacket Medium below 45...
I wear a Gore Tool Jacket Medium below 45 deg with a light Craft baselayer - below 30 deg I use a heavy Craft baselayer - I love the Tool jacket, fit etc... which Gore jacket would be good in the 40's and 50's? Is the fit like the Tool?
For a jacket that fits like the Tool, but is a little lighter weight, I'd go with the Countdown SO Jacket. Very similar fit, just a little lighter, but still full WINDSTOPPER, so you get very similar protection.
hope that helps,
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I'm not sure whether you're replying to me, but assuming you were...Nosuperstition wrote:Yes when Brits gave reservations to muslims of India in line with the policy of divide and rule, partition is bound to happen as significant Muslim presence in the army, police and administration leaves behind no other choice. So in a way Brits were responsible for the partition of the subcontinent on religious lines. Now you are totally against any partition of European nations on religious lines. So you were for the division of subcontinent on religious lines, but vehemently oppose the same happening in Europe. Now that is against the Golden rule and is called hypocrisy or double standards.
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The curve you discuss doesn't make any sense. A B- curve means 50% of the class is below a 3.0. There is no way you would need a 3.84 to be in the top of the class.


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It was very much not a traditional labor action. It wasn't about wages, pensions, hours or health insurance – all the issues that usually send workers to the picket lines. And the picket lines were unusual, too. How often do you see large number of customers boycotting a store or business – and carrying signs in a picket line – because workers left their jobs? You don't.
The strike by Market Basket workers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine may, in hindsight, look like an aberration. With luck, it will turn out to be far more: a sign of a new labor movement in America, a new relationship between workers and capital, a new environment where business ignores customers at great risk.
The script was pretty much black and white. Arthur T. Demoulas ran the company's 71 stores in a way that satisfied his customers and his employees. His formula was pretty old-fashioned: low prices, high volume and a reasonable return for yourself and the people who work for you. And when customers know they can save a dollar on a can of beans, a couple of bucks on chicken, 50 cents on carrots and so on up and down the aisles, they will come to your stores. Staff the stores well, offer good service and convenience, and you make money.
On the other side were shareholders – family members, in this case – who thought increasing the profit margin was a better idea. So you don't have eight people staff the deli counter, you cut that to four, and people wait 10 minutes for a pound of sliced ham. That can of beans on which you were saving a dollar? Raise the price 50 cents.
The model was one familiar in every American business sector – get the highest return on investment for your shareholders.
Arthur T. Demoulas paid Market Basket employees more than other chains, added bonuses and got to know the first names of the Joes and Janes who stock the shelves and drive the delivery trucks. The great concern of employees was that the people who ousted Arthur T. as company president would change that. It was pretty clear they placed a high value on cutting labor costs. Worker loyalty might not have figured in the equation.
One remarkable thing about the strike: Market Basket workers do not belong to a union – any union. But when the strike began, the overwhelming majority of the 25,000 employees put their livelihoods on the line. Cashiers, butchers, the lady who stocks the produce bins and the guy who polishes the floors at 2 a.m. left the stores. The images of empty shelves and idle store managers, of customers outside instead of inside, said something new was happening.
Also striking was what the workers wanted: Arthur T. Demoulas back in charge. Arthur T. built the business his father (and his uncle and cousins) helped start as a collaborative enterprise with his employees. He respected them, they respected the customers. There was a synergy that created success in an industry where profit margins are as thin as a potato peel.
Every day the strike went on, everyone lost. Workers didn't get paid, and the shareholders and the directors saw the value of their asset shrinking.
Now comes the reopening, the rebuilding. Arthur T. Demoulas said companies have a moral obligation to provide a dignified workplace, and urged customers to come back. Don't stop following the Market Basket saga just because the strike is over. What might have emerged from the strike, and hopefully spreads, is a model where everyone can prosper – owners, investors, workers and customers.
That would make this a Labor Day worth remembering.
OUR OPINION: Market Basket: A new paradigm for labor and management
It was very much not a traditional labor action. It wasn't about wages, pensions, hours or health insurance – all the issues that usually send workers to the picket lines. And the picket lines were unusual, too. How often do you see large number of customers boycotting a store or business – and carrying signs in a picket line – because workers left their jobs? You don't.


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- Security: Brazilians live in a pre-9/11 world
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- Sewage: Still lots and lots of poop in the water
Amid continued debate over whether or not Sochi is prepared to host the 2014 Olympics (here are 15 alarming signs that Russia might not be ready) reporters from around the world are starting to check into local hotels — to their apparent grief. Some journalists arriving in Sochi are describing appalling conditions in the housing there, where only six of nine media hotels are ready for guests. Hotels are still under construction. Water, if it's running, isn't drinkable. One German photographer told the AP over the weekend that his hotel still had stray dogs and construction workers wandering in and out of rooms.
This is the one hotel room @Sochi2014 have given us so far. Shambles. #cnnsochi pic.twitter.com/RTjEkmyan3
— Harry Reekie (@HarryCNN) February 4, 2014
CNN booked 11 rooms in one @Sochi2014 media hotel five months ago. We have been here for a day and only one room is available. #cnnsochi
— Harry Reekie (@HarryCNN) February 4, 2014
Still waiting for "preparations" on hotel room to finish. Hoping they're origami-folding toilet roll, rather than, say, putting the roof on.
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) February 4, 2014
I have a room! No heating or internet, but it has a (single) bed at least...
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) February 4, 2014
Got back to hotel. Lift broken after half day in use. Trekked up stairs. Door to my floor (that'd be the fire door) locked. Utter farce.
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) February 4, 2014
Water main break means no water at our hotel in #Sochi. Could take awhile to fix. #CTVSochi
— Rosa Hwang (@RosaHwangCTV) February 3, 2014
The reception of our hotel in #Sochi has no floor. But it does have this welcoming picture. pic.twitter.com/8isdoBuytl
— Kevin Bishop (@bishopk) February 4, 2014
@bruce_arthur Hotel issues have been happening to a lot of people. Left out on the street, you risk being poisoned or trapped like the dogs.
— Wayne Chow (@wayne_chow) February 2, 2014
Miss you, hot water in my hotel. You were great.
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) February 4, 2014
People have asked me what surprised me the most here in Sochi. It's this. Without question ... it's ... THIS. pic.twitter.com/1jj05FNdCP
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) February 4, 2014
Ok, so my hotel doesn't have a lobby yet.
— Mark MacKinnon (@markmackinnon) February 4, 2014
For those of you asking, when there's no lobby in your hotel, you go to the owner's bedroom to check in. #Sochi2014
— Mark MacKinnon (@markmackinnon) February 4, 2014
My hotel has no water. If restored, the front desk says, "do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous." #Sochi2014
— Stacy St. Clair (@StacyStClair) February 4, 2014
Water restored, sorta. On the bright side, I now know what very dangerous face water looks like. #Sochi #unfiltered pic.twitter.com/sQWM0vYtyz
— Stacy St. Clair (@StacyStClair) February 4, 2014
Also on the bright side: I just washed my face with Evian, like I'm a Kardashian or something.
— Stacy St. Clair (@StacyStClair) February 4, 2014
Made new pal from La Presse as we struggled to find hotel. When we got to our (temporary) rooms his doorknob came off in hand #roadtosochi
— katiebakes (@katiebakes) February 4, 2014
Congrats to @Dave_Schwartz only media personality who's arrived in Sochi with a hotel room that's ready, with doorknob that doesn't fall off
— Ryan Stanzel (@rstanzel) February 4, 2014
Watch your step @Sochi2014 -- I've noticed on walkway and on sidewalks that not all man holes are always covered. pic.twitter.com/a5Nv4wu5iA
— Jo-Ann Barnas (@JoAnnBarnas) February 1, 2014
The disarray seems to contradict repeated promises from both Russian and Olympic officials that Sochi is ready for the games, despite terrorist threats, unfinished construction and concerns over human rights abuses in the country. The Sochi Olympics have also run way over budget — to a record $51 billion — which seems particularly remarkable when you consider that some of the work isn't actually done. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has of course denied that, insisting both that the "stage is ready" and that many concerns, including those over safety and construction, are overblown. Meanwhile, Dmitry Chernyshenko, president of Sochi's Olympic organizing committee, had this Twitter exchange with a CNN producer who complained that only one of the network's 11 requested rooms was ready for them:
@DChernyshenko Our media hotel is not ready Dmitry....11 rooms booked five months ago, only one ready. Please help.
— Harry Reekie (@HarryCNN) February 4, 2014
In any case, the world can decide for itself soon enough. Sochi's opening ceremony will air Feb. 7 at 11 a.m. ET; the actual events will start the day before.
• This video explains everything you need to know about Sochi in two minutes
• Here's why Lady Gaga is shouting at Russia on Twitter
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Production managers supervise staffs of public relations workers, some of whom may be specialists in a particular kind of media. They also direct publicity programs that are designed to improve the public image of the organization that employs them. In industry they direct information to groups such as stockholders, consumers, their firm's own employees, or the general public.
Public Relations Specialist
Public Relations Specialists handle organizational functions such as media, community, consumer, industry, and governmental relations; political campaigns; interest-group representation; conflict mediation; and employee and investor relations. They draft press releases and contact people in the media who might print or broadcast their material. They also arrange and conduct programs to keep up contact between organization representatives and the public.
Account Executive
PR account executives are responsible for communicating key messages to defined target audiences to establish goodwill and understanding between an organization and its public. This is proactively achieved by generating third party endorsement, often through media relations, including broadcast, print and new media. PR account executives monitor the publicity that is generated on behalf of their clients, as well as liaising on an everyday basis with the client to update and report on the success of the publicity.
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Cobra Bio Cell+ Black
Year Introduced: 2014
Type: Wedge
Head material: Stainless Steel/Tungsten
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Features & Benefits
- Tour-inspired compact head shape.
- E9 Face Technology Enables weight to be moved to provide a thicker section behind the typical impact area as you progress through the set.
- Multi-material construction with tungsten cell weighting.
- Long and mid irons feature heavy tungsten in the heel and toe providing a higher MOI for greater distance and control.
- Short irons feature tungsten centered behind the hitting area for control and feel.
- Perimeter undercut design provides a large unsupported face that is thin with more flex at impact for increased ball speeds.