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Werewolves are not monsters from fairytales. Most lead normal lives. They can go to school, get a job, raise a family just like any other human. But there's a catch. If they don't shift frequently, they become ravenous when the full moon is out. The wolf in them comes out, more hungry and cruel then ever. ?
They wolf gene is passed down from parents- even if just one parent is a werewolf, their child will have the same fate as them. Wolves abandoning their pack and having a child with a human is very, very rare. They are usually born into a pack. Werewolves can tell if another person is a werewolf or human, even before their first change. They usually change for the first time when they are about thirteen. Packs often have scouts that find packless werewolves that don't know who they are, and befriend them so when their first change comes, they take them to the pack and they are adopted in.?

But werewolves can also be bitten. If a human is bitten by a werewolf, they will change immediately. The first change is very long and very painful, for Changlings and natural-born werewolves. It can take anywhere from four to ten hours. If another werewolf doesn't help them through their first change, they will likely die. When a werewolf bites a human and helps them through their first change, they are bound together. They can sense each others feelings, and speak to each other telepathically. Once a werewolf bites a human, they are completely responsible for the confused and overwhelmed Changling. They have a hard time controlling changing back and forth between human and wolf, and the world is now so bright it hurts their eyes, and every noise hurts their ears. Werewolves often take their Changling away from the rest of the pack until they have fully adjusted, which can take anywhere from weeks to months.?

If a human is to bear a werewolf child, it is almost guaranteed that she will not survive the pregnancy, and she definitely will not survive the birth of her child. Human skin and systems are simply too weak. This is mainly what discourages solves from having children with humans.?
There is one way for a wolf to possibly save their mate, though. If a human is bitten while they are pregnant, their chances of survival are higher. They do not shift until after their pup is born, but they still have the strength of a werewolf.?
There's a catch. It has to be the father of her child who bites her. Is another wolf bites her, there will be no difference. But if the father of her child bites her, her eyes will flash a very wolfish yellow, just for a moment and she will quickly go from weak and fragile looking to strong and healthy.

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Meet the Pack

The Brighton Pack lives deep in a forest, with a large pack house. The alpha is in bad shape, after an attack from a rival pack. His own brother's pack. See, in this pack if there are two or three brothers, they fight to see who is the strongest. The winner becomes the alpha. The current alpha and his brother were never close- constantly fighting. Not brotherly scuffles, they were going for blood even we they were young.?
The current alpha won, and his brother stormed off. He bit humans, creating his own pack. He set out to have revenge on his brother.

After a particularly brutal attack, the alpha is very badly injured. He is not expected to recover. The alpha was the only one injured, but the entire pack is now very edgy and worried about what The rival pack might do next. Especially given the fact that some of the young pack members have gotten themselves involved with humans.

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The wolves

They are twins. One of them will most likely be the next alpha. They are nothing like their father and his brother. They are very close, constantly teasing each other and play fighting with each other. If either one wins, the other will happily back down and support him. They are both 19.?

Oliver Brighton?

Stubborn. He is the sensible one. Well, most of the time. When he wants something, he will throw himself entirely into it. He has amazing dedication, but doesn't back down easily. He is very intelligent, and usually is very gentle but can be very forceful. ?
FC: Finn Harries (reserved)

James Brighton?

Careless. He seems not to have a care in the world. He isn't very serious, and loves to have fun and prank his siblings.??He has a a bright, cheerful soul that is very hard to hamper. When it comes to his pack and things he really cares about, he can be very serious though.?
FC: Jack Harries?OPEN

These two are Oliver and James's younger siblings. They are rather close, and somewhat protective of each other. They fight often, but overall love each other.

Annabel Brighton?

Vain. Anna has a terrible habit of being all about appearances. She hates being ignored, and can be somewhat demanding. Deep down, she is just afraid of being forgotten. She is fiercely protective of her family, and hates 'intruders'.
FC: Clair Holt (reserved)

Nathaniel Brighton?

Player. He hates staying in one place, or with one girl. He can come off a little cold, and is an expert at keeping his emotions hidden. He is really just afraid of falling in love. Surprisingly, he is actually quite affectionate. He's 17.
FC: Caspar Lee OPEN

The humans

Eleanor Whiteraven?

Hardheaded. Ella can't stand being pushed around, or forced into things. She has learned to be very independent, and get along just fine on her own. She is very free spirited, and it's difficult to get umber her skin. But once you do, she is the most caring and loyal girl you could know. -TAKEN-

Logan Nox?

Pushover. Logan is a big softie. He has a hard time telling people no. He is very shy and kindhearted, yet protective of the ones he loves.
FC: Josh Devine OPEN

Caroline Thorn

Bitter. Caroline often is quite coldhearted and uncaring. She doesn't trust people easily at all, and has a terrible habit of using people then leaving them like they are nothing. Deep down, she's really so terrified of being hurt.
FC: Candice Accola (reserved)

Relationships
Now this is where it gets. . . . complicated.?

Oliver, James, and Eleanor
Awkward. At at party they got quite drunk. Both of the boys took a liking to Ella. What happened. . . They were too drunk too remember. Eleanor moved on, thinking nothing of it until she found out she was pregnant. The worst. . . She didn't know which one the father was. The pack took her in, and the Alpha female (the twins' mother) cared for her. She is due within a week and hasn't allowed either of the twins to bite her.

Annabel and Logan
Annabel had always had a soft spot for the human. ?When thought she saw him looking at another girl, jealousy overtook her. In the heat of the moment, she bit him and brought him back to the pack house. Slowly, Logan begins to grow to care for her. (when the rp starts he's just been bitten)

Nathaniel and Caroline
At the same party that his brothers found Eleanor, Nathaniel found Caroline. He got caught up in her beauty but instead of getting her pregnant, he bit her. He quickly realized what a mistake he had made- this complete stranger was completely his responsibility. And she was not going down quietly.?The Alpha Female helps her, aswell, but overall it is his responsibility.

But, of corse, the rival pack is not going to just let them have a happy ending. The more pain they can cause, the better.

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Nigerian army arrests Boko Haram member at senator's home

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A senior member of the Islamist sect Boko Haram has been arrested at the home of a senator in the group's stronghold in northeastern Nigeria, the military said on Saturday, adding to evidence that the group has ties to government officials.

Boko Haram is fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria and its fighters have killed hundreds in bomb and gun attacks since launching an uprising in 2009.

Military spokesman Sagir Musa said the arrest was made on Thursday in the Boko Haram stronghold of Maiduguri.

"Shuaibu Mohammed Bama, who has been on the wanted list lists of terrorists ... was arrested by the task force troops in a serving senator's house," he said.

Musa did not say who the senator was. In January, President Goodluck Jonathan said Boko Haram had infiltrated all levels of government, without giving details.

At least 2,800 people have died in fighting since Boko Haram's rebellion began, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. The sect has become the main security threat in Africa's top energy producer, and Western powers are worried about its growing links to more fiercely anti-Western jihadist groups in the region.

A recent crackdown by the military has brought a lull in the more coordinated and deadly attacks seen early this year but violence in remote areas of the predominantly Muslim north continues almost daily.

Gunmen killed a Chinese construction worker in Maiduguri on Friday, witnesses and an engineer with his firm told Reuters. In Potiskum on Saturday, a town in neighboring northeast Yobe state, gunmen stormed the home of a former customs officer and killed him and three others, witnesses said.

HRW has said that both Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces may have committed crimes against humanity during their conflict. The heavy-handed tactics of the army help feed support for Boko Haram, security experts say.

(Reporting by Ibrahim Mshelizza; additional reporting by Isaac Abrak in Kaduna; Writing by Joe Brock, editing by Rosalind Russell)

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Choosing a Career? - Business 2 Community

When Choosing a Career, make sure you are basing your decision on your own strengths, interests, goals, aspirations, skills and personal tastes and be aware of the tendency to be influenced by your siblings and their choices. Many people choose a career path because they are familiar with the field as a result of having family members working in that field. We all know people who chose to go into their profession or trade by what I call ?career default?. In the comedy film, My Cousin Vinny, Merisa Tomei (as Lisa) explains the history of mechanics in her family when the prosecutor asks her how she is so knowledgeable of cars:? My father was a mechanic. His father was a mechanic; my mother?s father was a mechanic. My three brothers are mechanics, four uncles on my father?s side are mechanics.?

Career default

While it?s true that one may become more knowledgeable about an area if it?s frequently discussed at home, there is no guarantee that having this exposure and being familiar with a profession makes it the right choice for your career. I could not find any studies that prove people are happier who have entered a field because they have family members in that area. In fact, there is more information available that may present the opposite view, identifying low self-esteem and regrets for entering a family business.

I have a close friend who went into Medicine strictly based on the fact that her father, brother and every other person their mother respected was a Doctor. My friend?s ?career default? choice is not as unusual as one would think. She, like many others who fell into their careers, often questions whether her life would have been easier or more fulfilling had she chosen a different area such as business for a profession. Sadly, she?ll never know the answer to this question as she settled into her life as a Physician and now in midlife it?s too late to start over. The investment she?s made both in time and money to pursuing an M.D. and to her residency and to raising a family makes it extremely difficult to reinvent herself now and explore other options. Her skills and training are highly specialized and would not transfer easily to the business world.

In another situation, I observed the youngest child in a large family settle for entering the family business as that?s all that was talked about during his formative years and that was the obvious and best choice for his other siblings who were not academically inclined. It so happens that the older siblings opted to join the family business because they had no other great options. They were not particularly successful students and they had neither burning interests nor connections that would lead them to another industry. The youngest, son who was my client, had both the social acumen and the academic ability to open doors for himself in many areas. Unfortunately, he developed some bad habits in school and lowered his academic performance to match that of his siblings? because he wasn?t encouraged to maximize his own potential and grow beyond his brothers and sisters.

Identify the problem and how you can fix it

Too often we settle for a career or pursue a field based on what was right for our siblings or our peers and not what?s right for ourselves because of either parental pressure or our own blocks that prevent us from seeing ourselves as individuals with both the opportunity, challenge and responsibility for finding our own unique calling. I suggest that if you find yourself in this trap of identifying too closely with your siblings and their strengths, skills or their limitations that you change your thinking now. Start thinking today about what makes you different from your siblings and how you can develop your strengths so you can find a suitable career and a path that meets your desires, interests, personal tastes and skills.

Many people identify with family members as we see ourselves most closely linked to them by name and by life experience. But, when it comes to choosing a career, each person in a family should recognize his own abilities and skills that may vary even if with identical twins. Whether you have a sibling who is a superstar or one who is learning disabled, never assume that you are limited or confined by your siblings? choices as their reasons for choosing a given career don?t necessarily apply to you when charting the course for your future.

We all have choices but often we don?t consider them as we fall into the more predictable and comfortable path of being what I call a ?career follower.? We look to our parents, siblings, aunts? uncles and possibly our neighbors and end our career search there. I almost went to law school because both my brothers and my fathers were lawyers and that was the profession I was most familiar with. The default career path for me as a lawyer would have led me to a path that would have made it difficult to stay home and raise my two children and impossible for me to fulfill my life dream to help others catapult their life dreams.

One can learn from my situation that what at the time was a disappointment (not having scores that would get me into Harvard, Yale or Stanford) ended up being a huge blessing! If I had followed the path of my siblings and my father of going to law school, I would have unknowingly forgone the opportunity to develop my marketing and other entrepreneurial skills that I gained by pursuing an MBA and working as a computer sales rep, marketing consultant, legal recruiter, H.R. executive intern and strategic planner and finally as an author and career coach. All of the skills I gleaned over the years prepared me for the career I have today which ultimately is my calling! I didn?t know that these steps would have resulted in me choosing to become a career coach: In fact this field wasn?t even in demand earlier in my career. The lesson one can glean from my story is that you can?t always know what career will be most suitable for you at the beginning of your career path. Also, be true to yourself, seek out your own identity and don?t let others define you. Your true calling can?t be revealed if you follow someone else?s path without introspecting if that path is one that matches your skills, interests, gifts, values and personal goals.

Author:

Beth Kuhel, M.B.A., C.E.I.P (Certified Employment Interview Professional)

Beth is Founder and President of Get Hired, LLC. She advises students on how to bridge the gap from school to career. Beth is the co-author of From Diploma to Dream Job: Five Overlooked Steps to a Successful Career (available on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/1461087082) Her coaching assists students to successfully match their needs, interests, passions, skills, and personal goals with the needs of a sustainable industry in a sustainable location. Beth is also a resource for print and online media and offers workshops for University Career Service Departments, High School Guidance Counselors and College Alumni Associations. See website for more details about Beth?s services www.fromdiploma2dreamjob.com

Source: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/choosing-a-career-identify-a-problem-you-can-fix-0311709

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Tips On How To Properly Use Your Credit Cards - Personal Finance ...

Some people fear getting credit cards because of the problems associated with them. It is not necessary to fear credit cards. Credit cards are often the perfect way to make purchases that you would not want to make with cash. This article has excellent credit card tips.

Try avoiding paying for your restaurant bills on your card since it will take a while to show up and shock you a few days later. This often leads to increased spending as you have an incorrect perception of your real balance.

Never use a public computer for online purchases. Your credit information may be stored in these computers. Public computers are often found in coffee shops and public libraries. When you leave your details behind on such computers you expose yourself to great unnecessary risks. Only make a purchase from your personal computer.

Keep a running list of those items you are purchasing on credit this month as a reminder of your accumulating debt. This way, you?ll be reminded of how much you owe and what you are spending your money on. Too often, we let credit card spending get out of control by not self-monitoring and before long, we find ourselves in hot financial water!

If your interest rate does not satisfy you, request that it be changed. If they are unwilling to lower the rate, and you have been paying on time, look at other cards with a better rate. Switch your balance to the lower rate card. This will save you a significant amount of money.

The best credit card tip to implement is to simply stop spending with your cards if you?re having trouble paying the debt. If you continue to spend more and more, then the only thing you?re doing is racking up more debt. First they try to pay their bills with their credit cards, their balances skyrocket, and soon they have to file for bankruptcy. You need to use your income and not your credit cards to pay for your living expenses and monthly bills.

As a general rule, avoid paying for small items with your credit card. You may have to pick up extra items you don?t need in order to meet the vendor?s minimum charge requirement for using your credit card. Only use your card to make purchases that exceed $10.

Immediately call the credit card company if you card is lost or stolen. This way, you can immediately ensure that no other person can use your card. You?ll soon receive a new card in the mail.

When in the market for a new credit card, look out for a card that offers rewards and bonus that will be useful to you. If you hate airplanes, then a card with frequent flyer miles won?t do you a lot of good. Instead, you might want to select a card that provides you with cash back.

When applying for a new credit card or even two, don?t apply for more than that. Your credit score goes down every instance you apply for a card. Many times, guaranteed approval cards will charge you really high rates.

If you don?t have a secure mailbox, don?t order credit cards by mail. It is a known fact that criminals will target mailboxes that are not locked to steal credit cards.

The advice in this article will likely help any consumer overcome their fear of credit card use. Credit can be very helpful when used in the proper way, so it is unnecessary to fear it. Simply remember the advice you received and you will be fine.

Credit Card Tips For When You Travel

Owning a credit card has many advantages. For example, you can use a credit card to buy goods online. Unfortunately, when you apply for a new credit card, there are a few thing that you should always keep in mind. Here are some tips that will make obtaining and using a credit card, easy.

Compare Credit Cards And get as a result the best Balance Transfers Cards. There is a wide selection of Balance Transfers Cards

Choose one bill to put on your credit card and use your credit card for that bill every month, then pay off the card at the end of the month. That way, you make sure you?re using the card regularly and responsibly and your credit score will continually go up.

Do not make discretionary purchases if you cannot afford to substantially pay down your credit card debt each month. If you are making these types of purchases regularly, then you run the risk of not being able to ever pay down the debt, and also you will put yourself in a bad situation should an unexpected emergency crop up.

Look out for cash back credit cards. These types of credit cards give you cash back on every purchase that you make with the credit card. Cash back rates can range from 1% to 5%, so over the course of a year, you could actually earn a lot of cash back.

Do not think that just because you paid your credit card account off in full that the account is closed. The account will not be closed until you contact the credit card company and request it to be closed. This should be done in writing. The company should confirm the closure within fifteen days.

Credit is something that is on the minds of individuals everywhere, and the credit cards that help individuals to establish that credit are, you as well. This article has provided some valuable tips that can help you to understand credit cards, and use them wisely. Using the information to your advantage will make you an informed consumer.

Source: http://personalfinance-kansas.com/personal-finance/tips-on-how-to-properly-use-your-credit-cards/

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Video: TSA to replace backscatter scanners

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Zito shuts Cards down, keeps Giants alive

??Despite never throwing a pitch that topped 86 mph, San Francisco's Barry Zito shut down the Cardinals for 7 2/3 innings Friday night, keeping the Giants alive in the National League Championship Series, 5-0.

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