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Diamond Etched Glass Hurricane Sconce

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Our hurricane sconce is hand blown and etched with a diamond motif that creates depth and added sparkle to candlelight.

  • 7.5" wide x 7.5" deep x 19" high
  • Hurricane is made of blown glass with a hand-etched design.
  • Bracket is made of iron with a chrome finish.
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  • Includes two screws and two anchors for wall mounting.

  • Overall: 7.5" wide x 7.5" deep x 19" high
  • Hurricane: 7.5" diameter, 15.75" high
  • Holds a 4" diameter, 8" high pillar candle.

  • Wipe with a soft dry cloth.
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Watercolor Painted Pumpkin Table Runner

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Broad strokes and soft blends bring to life bouncing pumpkins for a well-designed tabletop that's perfect for layering. Our runner is a faithful reproduction of an original watercolor painting created in-house.

  • Made of 55% linen, 45% cotton.
  • Backed with 100% cotton.
  • Machine wash.
  • Imported.

  • Monogramming is available at an additional charge.
  • Monogram is 3 inches high and is placed at one end of the runner.
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  • Overall: 18" wide x 108" long

  • Machine wash in cold water; gentle cycle.
  • Use only non-chlorine bleach, if needed.
  • Tumble dry on low heat; remove promptly.
  • Warm iron as needed.
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Tied to a Star also promises guest contributions from Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion, Polaris), Cat Power, Pall Jenkins (the Black Heart Procession), and others. More importantly, if the rest of the songs are as great as this one, it will be much more than an album to put on while you’re waiting for the next Dinosaur Jr. release.

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The above graphic describes the rate plans. They’re actually the same as the postpaid contract plans, but $5 per month more expensive and with no Friends & Family numbers. Though, how they charge an overage rate for an unlimited talk plan is beyond me. Like the new MetroPCS plans, the listed price is the final price. There’s no specific mention of it, but I assume unlimited mobile to mobile applies for prepaid.

What does this mean for Verizon’s pay-as-you-go plans? At $3.99 per month, the unlimited talk plan comes out to $120 per month, or $25 more than the new unlimited talk and text plan. The 5 cents per minute plan costs $1.99 per day, or $60 per month before you even make a call. Could we see Verizon dump these, or perhaps revamp them to give them a different value proposition?


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The bartender pauses, squints.

“You mean the Eastland?”

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While Abbott and Costello may be chuckling in their graves, when the former Eastland Park Hotel reopens at the end of this year, its new name and signs will mix some directional metaphors that could prove vexing.

The 289-room hotel will be rechristened the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel, while its iconic sign will continue to proclaim it “EASTLAND.” Developers have shown an early rendering with the “Westin” brand name attached above the larger, historic lettering.

To further muddy the nomenclature, the hotel’s penthouse bar will keep its longtime name, “Top of the East.”

“That’s a whole confusing mess to me, the Westin Eastland,” said Rick Goduti, a passer-by outside the brick hotel, which is in the midst of a top-to-bottom renovation. “It’s too bad. Why do they want to change it?” Goduti asked.

From a branding perspective, Westin Hotels has a solid reputation from which to draw, said Barbara Whitten, chief executive officer of the Convention + Visitors Bureau in Portland — of which the Westin is a member.

Still, “as traditional Maineiacs, we do like things to stay the same,” she said.

Christ Kast, brand strategist for the Brand Co., an advertising and media company in Portland, said the business will have four names, casting doubt on whether the new owners did their local research.

“It may just be a case that the brand folks didn’t have Westin doing the local reconnaissance they needed to do,” said Kast, who has 30 years of advertising and branding experience.

The “Harborview” portion of the name, with its similar ring to another hotel in town, also gave him pause.

“Am I going to the Portland Harbor Hotel or the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel?” Kast said. “They’ve built themselves a naming confusion box.”

Keeping the historic signage was not entirely of their choosing.

Bruce Wennerstrom, general manager of the new hotel, said the decision to keep the sign was reached after a three-hour meeting with city officials.

Wennerstrom shrugged off a suggestion of some East-West confusion, though.

“The Eastland is such a beloved name,” he said. “It was determined that name would never leave the building.”

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things are running a little (read “a lot”) behind schedule on the day Melissa McCarthy is unveiling her plus-size clothing line, Melissa McCarthy by Seven7, to the press. The combination of the Spy actress’ own volubility and a few friends dropping by unannounced (including one Victoria Beckham) is how I landed here: perched on a chair in a New York hotel hallway and being kept company by McCarthy’s assistant (and niece, incidentally), who has been holding a cold slice of pizza for the actress for at least a half-hour.

Once I’m in the room with the 44-year-old actress, there’s one more delay: McCarthy and one of the statuesque women modelling the collection for us are having a moment. “Those pants look so great on you!” she says to the model, who’s wearing dark-wash skinny jeans. McCarthy, in a silky grey tunic and flowing printed kimono (also pieces from the line), is just as warm and effervescent in person as I had hoped she would be. “I haven’t worn denim in five years,” says the model, smiling broadly. “These are the first ones that actually fit me properly.”

A few minutes later, I’m seated on the couch across from McCarthy and I ask her about the exchange. Her demeanour immediately changes from playful (we’d been discussing how much she loves Canadians) to serious. “It’s pretty overwhelming,” she says, her blue eyes widening. “This is the first time I’ve seen real women wearing my designs, and every time they walk into the room, my heart kind of flutters.”

McCarthy, who has won an Emmy and was nominated for an Oscar, is fresh off a string of blockbuster roles. She has earned a reputation for playing women who are unapologetic about who they are ( Bridesmaids, Tammy, The Heat), and that’s the spirit she has brought to her foray into design. “You should never have to dress in a way that’s ‘appropriate,’” says McCarthy, describing her vision for the collection as purposely “random.” “You shouldn’t have to pick a team, pick a side, pick a mood. One day I want to wear a stylish little dress and a heel and the next day I want to wear ripped-up jeans and Converse. That’s the fun in clothing.”

One of McCarthy’s biggest goals in designing this collection, available in Canada exclusively at Penningtons, was to make getting dressed in the morning a positive experience for every kind of woman. “There are so many things

that make you feel negative in the world. You shouldn’t be self-inflicting negativity; you should be putting yourself in something fun that puts a little kick in your step.”

McCarthy also knew what she didn’t want: a collection of “bad shapes with terrible fabric” that can make women who wear over a size 12 feel like second-class citizens. “You feel like you’re not invited to the same party as everybody else, and your self-esteem goes down,” she says. “But if you feel pride in what you wear, you go out into the world with a little bit of joy and then you’re a little nicer to this person and you smile at someone on the street who was maybe having a bad day. They’re little things, but it starts to snowball. And if my clothes can be part of that—my God, I’d be so happy!”

For McCarthy, that snowball effect started with her parents, who were always “wildly encouraging” and saw nothing unreasonable about a girl moving from a farm town in Illinois to NYC to pursue her acting dream—with $32 in her pocket. That buoyant self-confidence carried McCarthy through her early years in NYC, where her first agent (working out of her studio apartment, FYI) tried to tell her that she couldn’t possibly work until she lost weight. (McCarthy was a size 6 at the time.) “While I was sitting there, I was thinking ‘If I’m such a bag of poison, why are you seeing me? I can’t change everything about me, so I’m just going to leave your office/closet and go out and do more plays.’” McCarthy adds that she has always believed that when people are negative, it usually stems from an insecurity of their own. “Every time someone tells me something’s impossible, I think ‘No!’ I kind of think that everything’s possible. It doesn’t mean it’s all going to work out—I’m not nuts—but I never lead with ‘I doubt it.’”

“You shouldn’t have to pick a team, pick a side, pick a mood. That’s the fun in clothing.”

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Born in Massachusetts in 1830, Emily Dickinson composed over 1770 poems; but apart from her closest friends, no-one knew she was writing at all. Only after her death was her astonishing output discovered and published. A reclusive figure for much of her life, few could have imagined the range of her subjects, the intensity of her imagination or the powerful delicacy of her writing. Emily Dickinson is one of America’s greatest writers. This selection includes 147 of her best known poems, and is a perfect introduction to her unique voice.

Emily Dickinson: The Great Poets

A drop fell on the apple tree

A narrow Fellow in the Grass

A poor torn heart, a tattered heart

A something in a summer’s day

A still - Volcano - Life - A thought went up my mind to-day

A toad can die of light! - A word is dead

A wounded deer leaps highest - Adrift! A little boat adrift!

After great pain, a formal feeling comes

All the letters I can write - Alter? When the hills do

Ample make this bed - Apparently with no surprise

As imperceptibly as Grief - Beauty – be not caused – It Is

Because I could not stop for Death

Come slowly, Eden!

Dear March, come in!

Death is a dialogue between - Drab habitation of whom

Drowning is not so pitiful - Each that we lose takes part of us

Eden is that old fashioned House - Exultation is the going

Fame is a fickle food - Finite to fail but infinite to venture

Forbidden fruit a flavor has - Forever – is composed of Nows

Glee! The great storm is over

He ate and drank the precious words - He fumbles at your Soul

He touched me, so I live to know

Heart not so heavy as mine

Heart! We will forget him! - Heaven is what I cannot reach!

Heaven is what I cannot reach! - Hope is a subtle glutton

Hope is the thing with feathers - How happy is the little Stone

How the old Mountains drip with Sunset

I asked no other thing - I bring an unaccustomed wine

I can wade grief

I cannot live with you

I died for beauty, but was scarce

I dreaded that first Robin, so

I dwell in Possibility

I envy seas whereon he rides

I felt a Funeral, in my Brain

I gave myself to him

I had no cause to be awake

I had no time to hate, because I have never seen “Volcanoes”

I have no life but this - I heard a fly buzz when I died

I hide myself within my flower - I know a place where summer strives

I know some lonely houses off the road

I many times thought peace had come - I meant to find her when I came

I meant to have but modest needs

I never saw a moor

I should not dare to leave my friend

I stepped from plank to plank

I taste a liquor never brewed

I think the hemlock likes to stand

I took my power in my hand - I went to heaven

If I can stop one heart from breaking - If I may have it when it’s dead

If recollecting were forgetting - If you were coming in the fall

I’ll tell you how the Sun rose

I’m Nobody! Who are you? - Is Heaven a physician?

It might be easier - It sounded as if the streets were running

It tossed and tossed

It was not Death, for I stood up

It’s such a little thing to weep - Like Rain it sounded till it curved

Love is anterior to life - Luck is not chance

Mine by the right of the white election! - Mine enemy is growing old

Much madness is divinest sense - My life closed twice before its close

My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun

Nature rarer uses yellow - Not knowing when the dawn will come

Not with a Club, the Heart is broken - Of all the souls that stand create

On this wondrous sea

One blessing had I, than the rest

One need not be a chamber – to be Haunted

Pain has an element of blank - Proud of my broken heart since thou didst break it

Safe in their Alabaster Chambers - She died – this was the way she died

Some keep the Sabbath going to church - Success is counted sweetest

Surgeons must be very careful - Tell all the truth but tell it slant

That after Horror

That I did always love - That Love is all there is

The brain within its groove - The day came slow till five o’clock

The Dying need but little, Dear

The grass so little has to do

The grave my little cottage is - The heart asks pleasure first

The leaves, like women, interchange - The moon is distant from the sea

The one that could repeat the summer day - The pedigree of honey

The rat is the concisest tenant

The Soul has Bandaged moments

The soul should always stand ajar - The spider as an artist

The waters chased him as he fled

The way I read a letter’s this

The wind begun to rock the grass

There came a Wind like a Bugle - There is no frigate like a book

There’s a certain slant of light

There’s been a death in the opposite house

They might not need me – yet they might - They say that ‘time assuages’

This is my letter to the world

This World is not Conclusion

‘Tis little I could care for pearls

‘Tis not that Dying hurts us so - To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee

‘Twas like a Maelstrom, with a notch

Unable are the Loved to die - We never know how high we are

We never know we go, – when are we going - What if I say I shall not wait?

What inn is this - Where Thou art – that

While I was fearing it, it came - Wild nights! Wild nights!

Will there really be a morning?

You left me, sweet, two legacies

The Observer

17th February 2008

“Teresa Gallagher gives Emily Dickinson a New England voice that succeeds in conveying the poet’s distinctive duality: her gentle, mystical other-worldliness underscored by a resolute strength.”

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Graduation brings many gifts (the end of school, luggage, and cash to name a few).

The grandest of them all is the fact that I can blog about my experiences with the graduating Senior Class.

As soon as they received their diploma, I’m free (as are they).

Don (if in fact that is Don...).

I’m no longer under any sort of moral contractual agreement not to embarrass them on the world wide web.

Not that they would ever read this drivel, but you never know.

From each class, I learn many lessons.

As I see them grow from snot-nosed kindergarteners to snot-nosed teenagers it is hard not to take something away from our time together.

A recent class (I don’t want to be too specific on the year just in case one of them gets a law degree… or owns a gun) taught me an invaluable lesson during a teacher’s evaluation.

As I watched the teacher work her magic, I noticed one young man paying extra special attention.

His name is Don (not really… the PrincipalsPage Legal Department advised me to change his name… or maybe I’m using his real name just to confuse you…).

He was hanging on every word the teacher said.

Each time a question was asked, his hand quickly went up to answer.

Don(?) seemed disappointed when the teacher called on other students.

This happened about four times before he finally got a chance to participate.

He could hardly contain his excitement.

The answer almost flew right out of his mouth.

Then something odd happened.

He answered the question by going 3rd person.

He said “Don thinks the answer is an adverb.”

The answer was correct, but who goes 3rd person right in the middle of class?

Even weirder it was like no one noticed but me.  The teacher and the students never cracked a smile.

No one even acknowledged it.

During the rest of the evaluation this was all I could think about.

High school boy goes 3rd person for no apparent reason in English.

A couple of days later I was walking by this class, so I decided to drop in and get to the bottom of what happened.

I asked the teacher if she had noticed Don going 3rd person during her evaluation.

She said she hadn’t, but by the rest of the class’s laughter I could tell they did (by the way, compliments to them for not making a big deal of it during the evaluation).

So I asked Don (if in fact this is his real name) why he answered the adverb question in 3rd person.

After a long thoughtful and completely respectful pause he said…

…“Don doesn’t know why Don answered in 3rd person".

Fair enough.

The lesson here is don’t go 3rd person.  Ever.

I’m not sure why, just don’t.

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  1. Karen
    on May 31st, 2010
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    You are right, it’s weird.

  2. Diane
    on May 31st, 2010
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    That’s bizarre. And why didn’t the teacher notice? That’s strange too.

  3. Dave George
    on Jun 3rd, 2010
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    Dave agrees that this is pretty funny. And weird. But ya know, kids sometimes just need to be different. I once insisted that a rather weak-willed teacher call me “Paco” for the entire year. I wouldn’t answer him unless he called me Paco. I have no idea why I did that. This was 20 years ago, and I’m happy to say that he and I are Facebook friends now.) :)

    Michael Smith Reply:

    @Dave George, Thanks for the comment… Mr. Paco.

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Although the act of creating blog posts can be quite simple, forethought and planning must first go into the creation of a corporate blog in order to keep the processes running smoothly, especially if multiple bloggers are involved.

We recently outlined 10 tips for corporate blogging for businesses hoping to focus on key elements of creating a blog in the corporate world. Now, we’re taking it a step further, presenting 15 excellent corporate blogs that you and your fellow employees can learn from.

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Muslim Brotherhood official and advisor to the Egyptian president, Essam al-Aryan has spent the past few days trying to explain what he meant when he called on Jews to return to Egypt.

The London-based newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat reported Tuesday that al-Aryan estimated that the State of Israel will be wiped out within a decade.

The Muslim Brotherhood official, who also serves as the Freedom and Justice Party’s deputy chairman, explained on his Facebook account that Jews must return to Egypt in order to make room for Palestinian refugees.

“Palestine houses people who conquered it and those occupiers have previous homelands,” he wrote.

He added that Israel is destined to collapse. “There will be no such thing as Israel, instead there will be Palestine which will be home to Jews, Muslims and Druze and all of the people who were there from the start.

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NBC’s “Law and Order” is in its 20th season. The economy is weak, so they have devolved to converting White House talking points into weekly shows. Last week, “Doped” was a farcical equivalent of “Damien Thorn meets Karen Silkwood.” Pharmaceutical companies and Doctors are worse than drug cartels. The killers in the previous week’s episode on such cartels were more sympathetic than the health professionals.

In the opening scene, a woman with 4 children is driving the wrong way down the West Side Highway (like the Diane Schuler Taconic Parkway horror this summer). Speaking on her cell phone erratically (no “hands free!”), the kids get concerned. She decides it is time to use nasal spray for her allergies, which had been spiked without her knowledge. Flash forward and viewers see two mangled vehicles resulting in seven deaths.

Detectives Barnard and Lupo scan the usual suspects; husband (nope, he seems too distraught), in-laws (no reason, plus their kids died), even the cancer stricken mother-in-law (too sincere). We discover the deceased woman and her boss (“Mad Men’s” Rich Sommer) have had secret late night meetings for weeks. They discovered their drug company has doctored marketing materials and bribed doctors to push a cancer medication which can extend terminal patients lives up to a few months, although most last at most a week. The medication is a $1000 a day. The episode makes it clear such life extending drugs exist for drug company profit only.

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Abengoa's Consolidated Revenues Increased by 43 Percent and Reached 1,656 Million Euros

- EBITDA amounts to 254 million euros, a 30% increase with respect to first quarter 2010

- Net income increased by 8% quarter-over-quarter, reaching 56 million euros

May 11, 2011, 02:15 ET from Abengoa

SEVILLE, Spain, May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Abengoa, the company that develops innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, reported today that its first quarter 2011 revenues rose by 43% with respect to the first quarter of 2010, to 1,656 million euros, while EBITDA increased by 30%, reaching 254 million euros.  Net income reached 56 million euros in the first quarter of 2011, an 8% increase from the same period of the previous year.

Fifty-two percent (52%) of revenues in the first quarter of 2011 were generated in the Americas, with the U.S. contributing with 22%, Brazil with 18% and the remaining 12% from the rest of Latin America. Spain contributed with 26% of the total revenue mix in the first quarter of 2011.

With respect to the Company's business segments, the Engineering & Construction activity increased revenues by 41% in the first quarter of 2011, to 973 million euros, with an EBITDA margin of 13%. Backlog for this segment at March 31, 2011 totaled 8.7 billion euros.

The Concession-type Infrastructure segment, which primarily includes electricity generation and transmission, increased revenues by 42% in the first quarter of 2011, reaching 87 million euros, with an EBITDA margin of 70%.  The Company had three more concentrating solar power plants, four additional transmission power lines, and one desalination plant in operation with respect to the same period of the previous year.

Finally, the Industrial Production segment, which includes the businesses of industrial waste recycling and the production of biofuels, increased revenues by 47% during the first quarter of 2011, reaching 597 million euros, with an EBITDA margin of 11%. The increase is due to increased production capacity of biofuels in the U.S. and Europe, and a good quarter in terms of volumes and margins in its industrial waste recycling business, where the Company also started expansion in Turkey.

The Company also continued making progress in its R&D efforts, with main programs focusing on concentrating solar power, including thermal storage; the development of cellulosic ethanol and proprietary enzymes technology in its  biofuels division; and the improvement of desalination, water treatment and membrane filtration in its water business.

Total gross corporate debt amounted to 5,276 million euros as of March 31, 2011, while total net debt amounted to 5,807 million euros.  The Company had 3,844 million euros of cash and cash equivalents and short term financial investments as of March 31, 2011, while investing 600 million euros in capital expenditure in the period.

According to Manuel Sanchez Ortega, CEO, Abengoa: "I am very encouraged to announce that we are beginning the year with a very solid quarter, with growth in all our business segments and a strong backlog to provide visibility for the remainder of 2011. We are on track in the execution of our committed capital expenditure plan, while maintaining our corporate debt at similar levels than year-end, as anticipated.  We also continue to progress with our R&D efforts, creating new generation technologies that will be the base for future growth. Altogether, I feel confident that we continue building the company with a vision to create value for investors in the medium and long term. Abengoa's team of professionals has done an excellent job, once again, and they are the best guarantee for the company's future."

Conference Call Details

Abengoa's CEO, Manuel Sanchez Ortega, and Chief Reporting Officer and Head of Investor Relations, Barbara Zubiria Furest, will hold a conference call on the same date to discuss financial results for the first quarter 2011, which will be simultaneously webcast at 3:00 p.m. (Madrid time), 2:00 p.m. (London time), 9:00 a.m. (New York time).

In order to access the conference call, participants should dial: +34 91 788 93 03. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on Abengoa's corporate website. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes earlier in order to register for the live webcast and download any necessary audio software.

A replay of the call will be available at the Investor Relations page of Abengoa's corporate website approximately two hours after the conference call is completed.

About Abengoa

Abengoa (MCE: ABG) is an international company that applies innovative technology solutions to sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, generating electricity from the sun, producing biofuels, desalinating sea water and recycling industrial waste. (www.abengoa.com)

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This presentation contains forward-looking statements and information relating to Abengoa that are based on the beliefs of its management as well as assumptions made and information currently available to Abengoa.

Such statements reflect the current views of Abengoa with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions.

Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Abengoa to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, changes in general economic, political, governmental and business conditions globally and in the countries in which Abengoa does business, changes in interest rates, changes in inflation rates, changes in prices, changes in business strategy and various other factors.

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or targeted.

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Extreme Networks Improves Operational Efficiencies with Shipment of ExtremeXOS® 15.3 Supporting OpenFlow, OpenStack and SDN Applications

Company Drives Network Advancements from Campus to Cloud with Open Networking Vision

Feb 14, 2013, 06:00 ET from Extreme Networks, Inc.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR) today announced that it is delivering on its vision for Software Defined Networking (SDN) with the shipment this week of ExtremeXOS® v15.3, the company's single modular Operating System for data center, campus BYOD and the cloud.

Customers benefit from critical new features and support for SDN technology, including OpenFlow and support for SDN applications from partners such as Big Switch Networks and NEC. Extreme Networks is also shipping its OpenStack Quantum plugin, a downloadable software module providing a rich API for ExtremeXOS that enables orchestration and management of multi-tenant networks providing security, load balancing and data center interconnect infrastructure as network services.

With the release of ExtremeXOS 15.3, Extreme Networks supports SDN applications from Big Switch Networks: Big Tap, provides traffic monitoring and dynamic network visibility with flow filtering, and Big Virtual Switch (BVS), an application for virtualized data center networks which provisions the physical network into multiple logical networks across the stack, from Layer 2 to 7. Additionally, ExtremeXOS 15.3 delivers support for AVB (Audio Video Bridging), Identity Management enhancements, XNV Dynamic VLANs and GRE Tunneling enhancements.

"With our new multi-tenant data center, SDN can streamline switch management and monitor the network using ExtremeXOS," said Pepi Randolph, CEO of Data Holdings, LLC, which is constructing a premier data center facility in Milwaukee using Extreme Networks network solutions.  "Achieving this from a centralized standpoint and with an open approach is critical to scaling services and data more efficiently."

"The new world of networking takes a commitment to progressive applications driven by SDN," said Jason Matlof, vice president of marketing at Big Switch Networks. "By working with Extreme Networks, developing useful applications that streamline operations, we are on the leading edge of this important movement."

"As we bring new OpenFlow and OpenStack features into the market with ExtremeXOS 15.3, customers are equipped to take advantage of the promise of software advancements that extend capabilities and further simplify their networks," said David Ginsburg, CMO for Extreme Networks.

ExtremeXOS 15.3 Highlights for SDN:

  • Robust implementation based on Open vSwitch (OVS) Long Term Support (LTS)
  • Hybrid mode of operation enabling migration from legacy networks to OpenFlow enabled networks. Support for hardware based LAG modeled to seamlessly integrate with existing OpenFlow controllers.
  • Queueing / Slicing support based on ExtremeXOS QoS profiles.
  • OpenFlow in ExtremeXOS is enabled/disabled per VLAN
  • OpenStack Quantum plugin version 1.1 and version 2.0 API support to enable tenants to define networks of compute, storage and network services
  • Multi-tenant isolation in the network with VLANs and VMANs and multi-tenant isolation to the compute host via integration with vSwitch
  • Common switch platform that enables programmability using OpenFlow and OpenStack providing a unified, cloud-scale solution to manage all network infrastructure

About Extreme Networks

Extreme Networks is a technology leader in high-performance Ethernet switching for cloud, data center and mobile networks.  Based in Santa Clara, CA, Extreme Networks has more than 6,000 customers in more than 50 countries.  For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.extremenetworks.com

Extreme Networks, the Extreme Networks logo, and ExtremeXOS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other names are the property of their respective owners.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including without limitation statements as to features, performance, and benefits of Extreme Networks products, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties, including network design and actual results of use of the product in different environments. We undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking information in this release. Other important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are contained in the Company's 10-Qs and 10-Ks which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.sec.gov

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Conventional producers will bide their time

The possibilities appear endless for conventional grain farmers who may want to find something more profitable.

Organic grain prices are great, while cattle prices and returns are record high.

Bison producers were enjoying strong returns long before the run-up in cattle prices, and the industry has been actively seeking new entrants.

The sheep industry has often boasted good returns, and yet sheep numbers continue to decline.

Money is finally being made in the hog industry, and yet there are still unused facilities that can be bought for a fraction of their original construction cost.

With softer prices in the grain industry and returns diminishing, you might expect grain producers to start considering these sorts of options, but major changes don’t happen quickly or easily. Getting into cattle, bison, sheep or hogs on a commercial scale requires a major investment. Going organic requires patience and learning.

Following last week’s column on the potential returns from various crops and the diminishing profitability of the grain sector, I had a call reminding me that soybeans had not been part of the analysis. Another caller urged a closer look at the favourable prices for organic grain.

Trying a new crop is relatively easy. As returns tighten, that will be one of the first considerations.

If we get into a prolonged downturn in grain prices, some producers will again start to explore the organic option. Avoiding the high cost of fertilizer and crop protection products is a driver. So is philosophy.

Comparing returns between conventional and organic production systems is not as simple as it seems on the surface. The economics look great if you assume 70 percent of conventional yields with large price premiums and much lower input costs.

However, how often might the land have to be seeded to a forage crop to solve weed issues? How often will a green manure crop be needed to enhance fertility? This complicates any economic analysis.

Still, with many organic crops currently worth two, three or more times that of conventionally grown crops, a strong economic case can be made for organic.

Of course, with any major farming change, you have to wonder what the economics will be in the years ahead. Will the huge premiums for organic grain be maintained? This is particularly important because it takes time to make the conversion to organic status.

Cattle numbers continue to decline, even though prices have never been higher. Most observers agree that any eventual herd expansion will come predominately from existing cattle producers rather than grain farmers branching into cattle.

Bison and sheep are an even bigger leap, which is why it’s tough to attract new entrants.

The grain sector has enjoyed amazing returns in recent years. Prices may be fading, but the memory of those big dollars will last for a long time, as will the hope of market recovery.

All sectors have gone through tough times in the past, and no sector is immune from that happening again. If you jump from conventional grain into organic or beef, you could be jumping from the frying pan into the fire. There are no guarantees.

Most grain producers will tighten their belts, explore new cropping options and bide their time. They aren’t ready to bet on a different sort of enterprise.

Kevin Hursh is an agricultural journalist, consultant and farmer. He can be reached by e-mail at

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    Kudos to Kevin Hursh for finally writing something objective about organic production as a legitimate alternative……

  • edward

    Actually, 50% summer fallow will by far trump any production practice out there in North America today if net profit is what a producer is into. With net profits per acre dropping significantly as of late, poor transportation/port logistical coordination and purchasers simply not willing to buy grain at a fair trade price the market signals to farmers are clearly to reduce production acutely until the price of commodities returns to above break even values. This could take quite some time as the industry does not believe that producers are business savvy or astute enough to actually do it. The industry believes the farm producers will for the most part simply wait for the rest of the world to have a weather related production drop and not need to do anything themselves as businessman to ensure any profits. The industry may even go so far as to spread suspect “just on the horizon”, weather or disease related global production fears to help the producer’s belief system along just a little bit. They could use some of the few expensive communication mediums at their finger tips such as print, radio, Internet, television, fancy billboards, crop tour or agronomic presentations to adequately accomplish this. By re investing a small portion of producers input dollars to pay for this at all times it will ensure low below cost commodities for the extremely lucrative value added processing sectors of agriculture. Summer fallow will lift net profits 20 fold and more and gets you out of that over production do-loop that most producers are presently in. It can vastly reduce work loads in critical seasons, increase family time, and vastly reduce risk, stress and stress related health, accident and injury incident levels. It makes increasing farm size quite often not only unnecessary but as well pale by comparison in terms of a good business goal. Still this is not a concept that many will put much time on a calculator towards. Farm producers, it is often said are breed to produce regardless of the resulting fallout.


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MAC Tartan Tale Color Collection

MAC’s Holiday A Tartan Tale color collection is here! It just landed on counters this past Thursday. This season, MAC went twisted with Tartan Tale — a mix of posh and punk with a side of royalty. Here’s the color story:

Eye Shadow ($19.50)

  • Golden Crown – Light gold with bronze tartan striping
  • A Wish Come True – Dirty mauve with bubblegum pink tartan striping
  • Follow Your Fantasy –  Mid-tone peach with chocolate tartan striping
  • Enviably Fun – Grass green with dark green tartan striping
  • Semi-Precious – Aubergine with chocolate tartan striping
  • Glamora Castle – Dark grey with teal tartan striping

Pigment ($19.50)

  • Later – Black with transforming purple pearl (Frost)
  • Moonlight Night – Blackened teal with teal pearl (Frost)
  • The Family Crest – Blackened bronze with bronze pearl (Frost)

Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner ($14.50)

  • Petrol Blue – Deep navy with pearl
  • Black Line -Black with gold pearl
  • Undercurrent -Teal with pearl
  • Black Swan– Black with pearl
  • Lord It Up – Bronze with pearl

Powder Blush ($18.50)

  • Her Blooming Cheek – Very bright iridescent blue pink (Satin)
  • My Highland Honey – Bright coral with soft gold pearl (Satin)

Lipstick ($14.00)

  • Cut a Caper – Mid-tone peachy pink (Lustre)
  • The Faerie Glen – Pale neutral pink (Lustre)
  • Deepest Wish – Deep creamy reddish brown (Amplified)
  • Full Fuchsia – Bright blue fuchsia (Amplified)
  • Courting Lilac – Sheer lilac mauve with soft gold pearl (Glaze)

Dazzleglass Creme ($18.00)

  • Radiant Jewels – Dark sparkly magenta
  • Soft Dazzle – Mid-tone peach pink with gold pearl
  • Passing Fancy -Bright orange coral with soft pearl
  • Lightly Prancing – Light peach with gold pearl
  • Gone Romancin’ – Mid-tone lavender with multi-dimensional pearl

Nail Lacquer ($13.00)

  • Sly as a Fox – Creamy mid-tone russet/burnt red (Cream)
  • Style Clan – Dark taupe with red pearl (Frost)

I’m happy to see the return of the Pearglides – I seriously love these eyeliners, their staying power is unmatched. Let us know what you have your eye on or if you picked anything up!


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Women in the military essay

Speaking about women in the military, the major question to be answered it whether it is right for women to be a part of the armed forces. This question has been debated about for a long time, but the compromise has not yet been reached. This issue is still argued about by both politicians and common people. The idea of women in the military has been subjected to criticism on behalf of numerous people. There are supporters of this idea, but their quantity is not that significant. Are women suitable for military affairs physically and psychologically? There are a number of pros and cons, and this question cannot be answered straightforwardly. The advantages and disadvantages of women in the military will be analyzed as follows.

Among the benefits of women in the military is the fact that disregarding the gender, every person in the military should possess considerable physical and emotional strength. If a soldier has necessary characteristics, it does not matter whether the soldier is a woman or man. There are many cases when soldiers with lack of physical abilities are deprived of a right to fight. Not all men are physically strong, and not all women are physically weak. Furthermore, it is always possible to train women for them to be suitable for military affairs. There are various preparatory trainings that help women become suitable for military roles. What is more, if to speak about the war affairs of the XXI century, it needs to be noted that they are not conducted with the help of swords anymore. Most of the military affairs imply the use of technological advancements. Brutal strength is not the issue. Thus, this proves that women are liable to be a part of the military forces.

Among other arguments in favor of women in the military is the fact that women who are going to participate in military affairs are often conscious about the possibility of pregnancy. Women usually take precautions so as not to get pregnant during military affairs. Speaking in favor of this statement, it needs to be noted that not only women can be abused in the military, but men are also under such threat. Thus, it leads to an assumption that it is better for women to be a part of the military, than get abused as captives or prisoners. The arguments in favor of women in the military prove that women have the same rights as men and in many cases it is much better to go out there to protect the country, than be left with nothing else except a fear of bombing or some other negative events that are expected to take place during the war.

As for the arguments against women in the military, it is suggested by some people that physically women are not capable to participate in military operations. For this reason, they should be deprived of such a right. In fact, women can never develop enough physical strength so as to be suitable for taking part in military operations. Women remain weak creatures that are likely to be injured during some combats, rather than bring benefit and success to the military operation. Even trainings of women are of no help, as women are physically incapable of actively taking part in military affairs. There are also doubts concerning the efficiency of female soldiers for the military operations. It is suggested that women in the military are associated with excessive spending for regulatory purposes and logistics. This makes women inefficient and unsuitable for military affairs, which is a significant drawback of women taking combat roles. Thus, the problem of women in the military is a highly controversial issue that is still to be solved from both political and civilian perspectives.

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Class of 2015 enshrinee Jerome Bettis celebrated his birthday by taking his wife and two children to visit his new “home.” Bettis and his family visited Canton in preparation for his August 8 enshrinement.

Bettis’ day began when he was joined for breakfast by Hall of Fame President David Baker along with Canton Mayor William J. Healy, and Canton Deputy Mayor Fonda Williams.

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Assam Governor J.B. Patnaik has suggested that the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) authorities rehabilitate the violence-affected people of the Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts (BTAD) on the basis of the voters' list and not on the basis of land ownership.

Patnaik's suggestion came at a meeting with Assam government officials and the BTC leadership at the Raj Bhavan here Thursday. He also emphasized the rehabilitation be completed within a specific time-frame.

Over 100 people died and close to five lakh people were displaced during the violence between the Bodos and Bengali speaking Muslim settlers that rocked the Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri districts since July this year.

Although some of the displaced people, others could not since they did not have land documents -considered a pre-requisite for the rehabilitation process.

"The voters' list should be taken as the basis because every voter is supposed to be a citizen of the country and in a democracy, the people's representatives are elected by the registered voters of the country.

"The BTC has also been the representative of the people of Bodoland," said Patnaik, adding that denying voters their citizenship would mean neglecting the process of elected democracy.

Patnaik also mentioned that he was endowed with special powers under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution for the governance of such areas and suggested that the BTC should apprise him of the development and other issues regularly from time to time.

He further said that the BTC's accounts should be properly maintained, audited by the accountant general and the reports placed before the legislature.

He also suggested immediate introduction of the panchayati system in BTC areas which was an essential part of democratic reforms so that the fruits of development could be enjoyed by the people at the grassroots.

Patnaik also observed that there was a deep sense of mistrust among the people in BTAD and urged peace panels be set up at the village level in order to eliminate such mistrust.

He also appreciated the dedicated services of the Gandhian workers in the period after the post violence and said that they should be encouraged to continue their mission till peace was achieved.

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The Boston Bruins figure to be angry when they meet the Flyers on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center.

They thought they had a done deal to get Jarome Iginla to waive his no-movement clause from Calgary. Instead, Iginla chose the Pittsburgh Penguins after Bruins officials said paperwork was being drawn up.

“Hosed?” Scott Hartnell offered.

Well, from Boston’s point of view, yeah.

“I kinda heard through the grapevine, I’m sure that happens more times than we hear about,” Hartnell said. “They’re doing pretty good without Jarome Iginla. I’m sure they’re not finished doing what they’re doing. They’re going to be hungry, but we’ve got to be hungrier. We’re still looking for points.”

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I Miss You

It comes to me at night

Fragments of memories like

Shattered glass stained red.

When the moonlight reflects off

The surface, it creates a network of fragile

light, barely holding them together.

Yet it is so beautiful and sad,

And so many more things my mind

Cannot conceive.

I miss you, you were my whole life

Everything you were

I was too.

I miss you and I wish you were here

In this frigid winter.

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Don't Call it Love?

Don't look at me,

Don't call my name,

Don't make me feel,

Like I'm just the same.

If you look at me,

Touch or break,

I'd make a promise,

Never back I could take.

The lingering glances,

The lack of touch,

Don't you see,

I'm falling back into your hands clutch.

My hearts beating,

As I wait patiently along,

Waiting for you to finish your games,

So I can carry on my lively song.

You look at me,

With such intensity,

Yet you loop your arms around her hips,

It seems your attitude has a certain propensity

I can always wish,

And always hope,

That I'll be the one you'll love.

But hoping is not enough.

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A death on swift wings

Awaits the unaware bird

Who flies by cats' eyes

Ummm...so I have to take up space? 140 characters? I've had this sort of idea before - I like cats and butterflies, and Caterpillars & Butterflies *wink to certain someone's* - but for this piece in particular, my favourite part is the contrast between death's swift 'wings', birds' 'wings', and just the image of cats' eyes.

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When Jenny realised who I was she gave a sob of relief and stood up, ducked under the cordon and threw her arms round my shouders, holding me tight. The camera around her neck poked me in the chest and I squirmed, trying to push it out of the way.

"Oh God, Jay, it was horrible! Horrible!"

I wriggled out of her grasp and put my hands on her shoulders. "Shh. Take some deep breaths. There. Now tell me?"

She just pointed at the stone circle but didn't speak. I ducked under the tape, not an easy thing for a bloke of six-foot-four, and as soon as I got near the circle I could feel it. There was a barrier, a force-field if you will, that coincided with the placement of the stones. It was weak, not enough to prevent me or anyone else stepping into the circle, but it was definitely there. Stepping through it was like a small creature trying to break the surface tension on still water. When I did so, I tasted the same corrosion in my mouth that I'd experienced in the library.

Inside the circle now, I looked back at Jenny who was watching me anxiously. She seemed somehow distant; an effect of the barrier around the stones.

Physically, there was nothing left here except a dark stain on the ground. Charcoal and ash, from where a small fire had been lit. I knelt to touch the ground, closed my eyes and drew a deep breath, letting the earth speak to me.

In my mind, I heard it; an echo of what had transpired here. Darkness, pain, blood. The flash of a blade. A scream so full of terror it chilled me to the core. A spirit was still here, trapped within the barrier, fighting to escape in the same way a butterfly will beat itself to death against a window. But where it was from or what had caused it, I couldn't tell.

Getting to my feet again, I cast a simple dispel to open up the barrier that had been put around the circle. The dark, corrosive energy dissipated, the terrified spirit sped away to its rest, and my vision of Jenny became clear once more.

"Did you see anything?" she asked as I returned to her side and sat down on the stone beside her.

"Felt something. Pain, and blood. Something died here last night."

Jenny gave a short nod. "I took some pictures before the police took away the evidence." She switched on her digital camera, passing it to me. "I don't think I can publish these."

I scrolled through the pictures one by one. They showed the circle as Jenny had found it; the remnants of the small fire I'd noticed already. More significantly, there was the body of a dead dog laid out inside the circle. It appeared to be a bull terrier or something similar. White, but for its ears that were reddish-brown. It's throat had been slit. Around it were candles: black, white, red, grey. A bundle of brown feathers tied in red cord rested on the floor beside it.

"Jesus."  I shook my head in despair at how cruel the human race could be sometimes. But this felt to me much more than a simple act of animal cruelty. Cruel as it was, this was a sacrifice.

But why?

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God hates me (Chapter 1)Mature

The best way I can explain this is a brief intellectualized view of sexual hierarchy and dealing with losing someone you love. I will add a new piece every few days with this same summary; I hope you enjoy!

Sarah checked the water temperature as she filled the ivory bath tub. She made her toes into little fists while adding Epsom salt and vanilla foam to the water. She lit scented candles and turned off the bathroom light. She pushed play on her CD player, slowly un-did her black silk bath robe and placed it on the doors hook. She checked the temperature of the water with her right toe and then slowly submerged the rest of her leg and then herself into the tub.

            Since Sarah was young this is how she dealt with her problems, sitting in the bath, crying, quietly letting her tears fall down her body into the tub. She would sit in the tub for hours catching every tear rubbing it into her skin. Her sadness belonged to no one. The world could hurt her, it could degrade her, it could beat her to the ground but her tears and her sadness were her own. Nobody could take that away. Tonight though, after her fight with Jonathan she sat in the bathtub staring into the water with her arms around her legs and felt nothing. She couldn't think to cry, the only things she could think to do were to pack all of her belongings into her vintage Saratoga trunk her parents gave her as an engagement present, and call a taxi.

"Why are you doing this?" Jonathan said.

"Because you never listen to me." Sarah said rushed, looking at the time from her cell phone.

"That doesn't even make sense."

"Really? Why is that?"

"Well, if I didn't listen to you I probably wouldn't have said anything when you told me you didn't love me and that you wanted to leave me."

"Well I don't love you."

"You told me you did this morning, what could have possibly happened that changed that from then to now?"

"Last night when we got into a fight while I was driving home, after I hung up on you, I went for a drive to think about it. While I was driving I thought that I got over it. When I climbed into bed and curled up next to you I honestly thought that I still loved you, and this morning when I said it I thought so too. It was only after you left and I was alone that I realized what the feeling that I had in the car was."

"And that was?"

"When I was alone you were not there. You weren't there telling me I was wrong, you weren't there judging me or criticizing me."

"Don't be stupid, I never criticize you."

"Nothing I can do or say is ever good enough for you, I don't think I could say one thing that would interest you, I'm sick of it."

"But I love you."

"I don't feel the same way."

"Didn't you hear what I said, I said I love you, doesn't that mean anything to you. Please, just un-pack your stuff, go back into the bath and think about it, you're making a big mistake. You will forget about this all in the morning."

Sarah's phone rang, it was the cab company, there was a car waiting outside. She closed her cell phone, let out a deep sigh and looked up at Jonathan.

"I'm sorry Jonathan; it just doesn't work like that... Bye."

            She slammed the door. It knocked off a photo that Jonathan had of his parents from their wedding day - his father was smiling. His mother was three months pregnant; her eyes were indifferent; she sardonically smiled for the camera - it smashed on to the floor, it sounded like a champagne toast. He bent down and picked up a shard of glass. He looked at how smooth the broken edge was and slid it down the middle of his right pointer finger. A dark red river parted through his finger print. He let the shard drop to the floor, licked his finger, walked into the living room and turned on the TV.

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Near death experiences always wear me out

"Why isn't she awake yet?!" An impatient voice called to someone, I listened dazed and disoriented. Footsteps walked towards me.

"It could be too late sir." Another voice replied.

"She doesn't deserve this. We have to send her back." They replied.

"It's already too late, we just have to wait. There is no other way. Patience is a virtue sir."

"Who gives a crap about patience, can't you see the girl is dying?!" They shouted.

"I'm sorry sir...time is important right now." I realised it was a girls voice, and her footsteps slowly faded away while a door shut. I knew instantly that she was now gone. The other voice breathed out a heavy sigh.

I slowly attempted to lift my eyelids, I tried pushing hard but they fell back down. I pushed violently again and saw a fuzz of a white room. Some more footsteps and another closed door. I managed to fully lift my eyelids.

Things were connected to my arms and forehead and an irritating beeping noise lurked around my ears. I was lying in bed, a white cover over me. I was comfortable, but a horrid urge wanted me to rip the wires off and scream.

I growled violently under my lips. This was something else, the growl was getting louder and it took me a while to notice it was actually me. It got higher pitched until finally I screeched with rage, tearing the wires from my skin and jumping out of my bed and screaming violently. Tears welled up in my eyes as I smashed the beeping machine and tore up my bed sheets. A man walked in to look at me as a light water came from under my lip. I screamed and lunged for him, he gently pushed me away but I jumped back to him, pulling his long black hair and scraching at his face. I bit at his arms but he simply stood silently.

I was outraged by his reactions as he just looked at me. I finally screamed up at the cealing and fell to the ground.

I finally managed to open my eyes again. I was laying on the ground, a young man staring down at me. He picked me up as I scratched at his face and growled inpatiently.

"Put me down." I hissed.

"In a moment." He laughed, I noticed that his face was now bleeding and his shirt was now torn, because of me. I cackled.

"I did this to you. Did it hurt? I think it did." I laughed also.

"Jees 874 or what." He sighed, I immediatly stopped scratching and looked up at him.

"What are you talking about monster?!" I asked.

"Monster?Me?No no, you are now the monster. You should look in the mirror." He laughed and I hissed at him, screaming again and punching him.

"You'll need an army or 1000 to get past me." He smiled and I screamed.

"Where are you taking me?!" I punched and kicked but he held on firmly, dropping me to hard floor in a dark room. I screamed.

"Shush. Right, we have to test you." He said.

"We?! What do you mean we?! Just let me out of this place you stupid idot!" I shouted, a soft hand touched mine. He leant down to whisper in my ear.

"Scientists and me have to test you. Like animal testing but it isn't cruel it's simply for science. Stay, for one minute, I will never hurt you."

"Why do you have to test me?" I asked rudely.

"Because you are now an outsider and we need to get you back." He sighed. "I've said this all before."

"What is your name wanderer." I hissed.

"My name is Chiaki. Now I need you to listen very carefully..."

The End

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