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You can blame your neighbors for buying all those SUVs.
"Touring" in most parts of the world, "Sports Wagon" in the United States, the long-roof BMW 3 Series is inching closer to a new generation. Codenamed G21, the model will receive its world premiere in March 2019 at the Geneva Motor Show, but if you're living in the United States, you'll have to write it down on that list of forbidden fruits. That's because the new model is not heading stateside, according to a company spokesperson cited by Car Buzz:
"BMW of North America has no plans to bring the next generation 3 Series Sports Wagon to the U.S. market."
While that's certainly sad news to hear for wagon fans, the truth of the matter is, people are not into this body style as much as they used to be years ago. Nowadays, it's all about the X-Series crossovers as evidenced by the addition of the X2 and the X7 model. It's a decision that does not actually come as a big surprise considering Mercedes doesn't sell the C-Class Estate in United States while Audi only has the rugged A4 Allroad.
Gallery: BMW 3 Series Touring Spy Shots
Silver lining? You can still get the outgoing 3 Series Sports Wagon in the United States where it kicks off from $45,000. Having axed the diesel-fuelled 328d, BMW is offering its more practical 3er exclusively in the 330i xDrive flavour and will continue to have it for a while, even after the arrival of the revamped 3 Series Saloon slated to go on sale next March. The Gran Turismo will also soldier on for the 2019 model year, but you probably already know by now there won't be a next generation.
BMW's decision to not bring the 3 Series Sports Wagon is disappointing for another reason when you take into account that for the first time ever, the model is expected to spawn an M3 derivative production model. The regular M3 saloon should be out in 2020, but its estate counterpart will likely arrive at a later date in Europe to fight the Audi RS4 Avant and the Mercedes-AMG C63 Estate.
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Principles of MarketingReferences
1 Unit Introduction
1 Marketing and Customer Value
1.1 Marketing and the Marketing Process
1.2 The Marketing Mix and the 4Ps of Marketing
1.3 Factors Comprising and Affecting the Marketing Environment
1.4 Evolution of the Marketing Concept
1.5 Determining Consumer Needs and Wants
1.6 Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
1.7 Ethical Marketing
Chapter Summary
Applied Marketing Knowledge: Discussion Questions
Critical Thinking Exercises
Building Your Personal Brand
What Do Marketers Do?
Marketing Plan Exercise
Closing Company Case
2 Strategic Planning in Marketing
2.1 Developing a Strategic Plan
2.2 The Role of Marketing in the Strategic Planning Process
2.3 Purpose and Structure of the Marketing Plan
2.4 Marketing Plan Progress Using Metrics
2.5 Ethical Issues in Developing a Marketing Strategy
Understanding the Marketplace
3 Consumer Markets and Purchasing Behavior
3.1 Understanding Consumer Markets and Buying Behavior
3.2 Factors That Influence Consumer Buying Behavior
3.3 The Consumer Purchasing Decision Process
3.4 Ethical Issues in Consumer Buying Behavior
4 Business Markets and Purchasing Behavior
4.1 The Business-to-Business (B2B) Market
4.2 Buyers and Buying Situations in a B2B Market
4.3 Major Influences on B2B Buyer Behavior
4.4 Stages in the B2B Buying Process
4.5 Ethical Issues in B2B Marketing
5 Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning
5.1 Market Segmentation and Consumer Markets
5.2 Segmentation of B2B Markets
5.3 Segmentation of International Markets
5.4 Essential Factors in Effective Market Segmentation
5.5 Selecting Target Markets
5.6 Product Positioning
5.7 Ethical Concerns and Target Marketing
6 Marketing Research and Market Intelligence
6.1 Marketing Research and Big Data
6.2 Sources of Marketing Information
6.3 Steps in a Successful Marketing Research Plan
6.4 Ethical Issues in Marketing Research
7 Marketing in a Global Environment
7.1 The Global Market and Advantages of International Trade
7.2 Assessment of Global Markets for Opportunities
7.3 Entering the Global Arena
7.4 Marketing in a Global Environment
7.5 Ethical Issues in the Global Marketplace
8 Marketing in a Diverse Marketplace
8.1 Strategic Marketing: Standardization versus Adaptation
8.2 Diversity and Inclusion Marketing
8.3 Multicultural Marketing
8.4 Marketing to Hispanic, Black, and Asian Consumers
8.5 Marketing to Sociodemographic Groups
8.6 Ethical Issues in Diversity Marketing
Product, Promotion, Price, and Place
9 Products: Consumer Offerings
9.1 Products, Services, and Experiences
9.2 Product Items, Product Lines, and Product Mixes
9.3 The Product Life Cycle
9.4 Marketing Strategies at Each Stage of the Product Life Cycle
9.5 Branding and Brand Development
9.6 Forms of Brand Development, Brand Loyalty, and Brand Metrics
9.7 Creating Value through Packaging and Labeling
9.8 Environmental Concerns Regarding Packaging
9.9 Ethical Issues in Packaging
10 Maintaining a Competitive Edge with New Offerings
10.1 New Products from a Customer's Perspective
10.2 Stages of the New Product Development Process
10.3 The Use of Metrics in Evaluating New Products
10.4 Factors Contributing to the Success or Failure of New Products
10.5 Stages in the Consumer Adoption Process for New Products
10.6 Ethical Considerations in New Product Development
11 Services: The Intangible Product
11.1 Classification of Services
11.2 The Service-Profit Chain Model and the Service Marketing Triangle
11.3 The Gap Model of Service Quality
11.4 Ethical Considerations in Providing Services
12 Pricing Products and Services
12.1 Pricing and Its Role in the Marketing Mix
12.2 The Five Critical Cs of Pricing
12.3 The Five-Step Procedure for Establishing Pricing Policy
12.4 Pricing Strategies for New Products
12.5 Pricing Strategies and Tactics for Existing Products
12.6 Ethical Considerations in Pricing
13 Integrated Marketing Communications
13.1 The Promotion Mix and Its Elements
13.2 The Communication Process
13.3 Integrated Marketing Communications
13.4 Steps in the IMC Planning Process
13.5 Ethical Issues in Marketing Communication
14 The Promotion Mix: Advertising and Public Relations
14.1 Advertising in the Promotion Mix
14.2 Major Decisions in Developing an Advertising Plan
14.3 The Use of Metrics to Measure Advertising Campaign Effectiveness
14.4 Public Relations and Its Role in the Promotion Mix
14.5 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Relations
14.6 Ethical Concerns in Advertising and Public Relations
15 The Promotion Mix: Personal Selling and Sales Promotion
15.1 Personal Selling and Its Role in the Promotion Mix
15.2 Classifications of Salespeople Involved in Personal Selling
15.3 Steps in the Personal Selling Process
15.4 Management of the Sales Force
15.5 Sales Promotion and Its Role in the Promotion Mix
15.6 Main Types of Sales Promotion
15.7 Ethical Issues in Personal Selling and Sales Promotion
16 Direct, Online, Social Media, and Mobile Marketing
16.1 Traditional Direct Marketing
16.2 Social Media and Mobile Marketing
16.3 Metrics Used to Evaluate the Success of Online Marketing
16.4 Ethical Issues in Digital Marketing and Social Media
17 Distribution: Delivering Customer Value
17.1 The Use and Value of Marketing Channels
17.2 Types of Marketing Channels
17.3 Factors Influencing Channel Choice
17.4 Managing the Distribution Channel
17.5 The Supply Chain and Its Functions
17.6 Logistics and Its Functions
17.7 Ethical Issues in Supply Chain Management
18 Retailing and Wholesaling
18.1 Retailing and the Role of Retailers in the Distribution Channel
18.2 Major Types of Retailers
18.3 Retailing Strategy Decisions
18.4 Recent Trends in Retailing
18.5 Wholesaling
18.6 Recent Trends in Wholesaling
18.7 Ethical Issues in Retailing and Wholesaling
19 Sustainable Marketing: The New Paradigm
19.1 Sustainable Marketing
19.2 Traditional Marketing versus Sustainable Marketing
19.3 The Benefits of Sustainable Marketing
19.4 Sustainable Marketing Principles
19.5 Purpose-Driven Marketing
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Werner Jerke: You Are What You Collect Interview with the art collector
Werner Jerke: You Are What You Collect
Werner Jerke is the founder of the Jerke Museum in Recklinghausen, the first ever museum of Polish art situated abroad. He's also an accomplished doctor and winemaker. His exceptional passion for the Polish avant-garde makes him one of the most recognisable art collectors in Poland. This year, Allegro and Contemporary Lynx invited this amazing collector to join the jury panel of Allegro Prize Competition. This conversation offers a great opportunity for familiarizing oneself with his profile and collection or finding out why should artists participate in a competition in the first place, according to Werner himself.
Werner Jerke, private records
DT: What's your story? Where does your interest in art come from?
WJ: I was born in Pyskowice, it's a small town near Gliwice in the Silesian Region. There, I passed my final secondary school examination and went on to study geography in Kraków, finished my studies, then moved to Germany. I graduated from a medicine academy in Germany. No one in my family had any interest in art really, though there were definitively a couple of incidents that sparked my interest. First incident occurred in Pyskowice. I was a member of the local film club. It was the best youth film club in Poland at that time, we won all these awards in Łódź. But if you wanted to shoot short films for the club, you had to get in touch with art. The four years I spent in Kraków had also affected me. The Geography Institute was located at the very center of Kraków, so I happened to walk by all the museums and historic architecture every day, in a way I soaked art in. It just went from there.
DT: Yet your interest lies specifically in contemporary art. How did it start?
WJ: I suppose you can't really say that someone is interested in contemporary art, only art in general – you can't carve out just a single piece, after all. What you collect is a completely different story because you can't speak of contemporary art without any background in art history – renaissance, baroque, antiquity, all of it is important. Same with wine – I'm interested in oenology, but I make only certain kinds of wine. In order to make a good wine, you need to be well-versed in winemaking as such. Same applies to art. There's always one type of wine which is your favorite, which you drink the most. I became fascinated with the Polish avant-garde of the 1920s and 1930s pretty early on, especially Kobro and Strzemiński, although I started out with buying works of artists from the Małopolska Region – it's a natural choice if you live in Kraków. Going back to the comparison with wine, young people prefer sweet wines, but the older they get the more dry it becomes.
DT: What sort of art are you collecting then and favor the most?
WJ: The avant-garde from Łódź rapidly became my forte, not only with regard to art but also to literature – in my collection, there's almost every book published in the 1920s and 1930s. The second pillar of my collection are the 1950s and 1960s, followed by the third of 1980s, in particular paintings by Gruppa. I've always felt drawn to the pieces of art deemed provocative around the time they were created, meaning the avant-garde of the 1920s and 1930s, abstraction of the 1950s and 1960s which pushed against socialist realism, and finally the 1980s overshadowed by the introduction of martial law, expressionism of Gruppa and, most important, the political statements – all these works were inciting, going against the tide, so to speak.
DT: Do you recall what was the first artwork you ever bought?
WJ: It was the pastel by Witold Pruszkowski portraying the Aquarius – I still own it until this day, it's hanging in my house. I found the purchase deeply romantic since I immediately associated it with Świtezianka, a kind of water nymph. The thought that it could've been the beginning of an art collection hadn't even crossed my mind until I delved deeper into the avant-garde. Only then had it occurred to me that I could collect these pieces, and not amass a collection, not yet anyway. There's a slight difference between gathering and collecting – the latter calls for a direction.
DT: What is art collecting for you? What does it stand for in your opinion?
WJ: First of all, it's an incredibly subjective activity. Needless to say, some collectors in the world, keeping hordes of art historians on a payroll, view it purely as an investment or speculation. I select the pieces myself so my collection is naturally personal. In fact, it's personal to such a degree that I never even invite curators to oversee its exhibitions at the Jerke Museum. I don't think a third party would be able to stage an art show of a fully subjective collection.
Exhibition view, Radek Szlaga, Places I had no intention of seeing, courtesy: the Jerke Museum in Recklinghausen
DT: Would you say that your art collection is the reflection of your personality then?
WJ: If I describe my collection as subjective, then of course it would be linked closely to my own character. No one has asked me that before, but I see your point – I engage in lots of endeavors, so if I hadn't been a kind of person that sits by the desk their whole life avoiding risks, then I would've perhaps collected flowers and still lifes. My lifestyle is quite hectic. I run both a clinic and a vineyard. Maybe you're right, maybe my collection has a lot to do with my personality.
DT: That's what I think, taste can speak volumes about a person. In a way, you expose yourself.
WJ: You are what you collect! (laughs)
DT: Exactly! Anyway, you're one of the few collectors who decided to showcase their collection in their own museum. What was the reason?
WJ: There are two reasons. First one lies in any collector's nature: every single one of them has the need to display publicly what they've gathered. I don't know any art collectors holding their paintings down in the basement so no one could ever lay their eyes on them. On the contrary, everyone presents their works to a wider audience, although to be fair viewers' circles vary substantially – sometimes these are your friends, sometimes a group of experts, another time members of the public. Presumably, the second reason is the sense of obligation – we are not the owners of any artwork, they all belong to the society at large. We can't lock it up for our own enjoyment, we need to show it off. It's our duty as the patrons of these pieces. I wouldn't dare to compare my collection to the museums storing the greatest masterpieces ever created, but please imagine Mona Lisa hanging on someone's guest room wall. It wouldn't be fair to the entire society because this painting belongs in the public domain, it belongs to everyone in a perfect scenario. Therefore an art collector's duty is to exhibit their collection.
Ryszard Woźniak, Treatment, 1982, courtesy: the Jerke Museum in Recklinghausen
DT: I heard you designed your museum's seat yourself. How did this project come about?
WJ: The form was adjusted to the old town in Recklinghausen while bearing in mind that provocative art should be displayed in a provocative setting. The body of a museum's building resembles a monolith, massive rock rooted in the ground. Initially, some citizens expressed their dissatisfaction with design, now we did a 180-degree turn and lots of people can't imagine the old town without the museum.
DT: Does the Museum Jerke collaborate with other institutions?
WJ: Our collaboration with local museums, such as the Polish Institute in Düsseldorf, brings fascinating results although it was now brought to a halt due to the global pandemic. In addition, I collaborate mainly with institutions based in Poland – for instance Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź decided to include my exhibition of literature and magazines of the Łódź avant-garde in the programme commemorating the 100th year of the avant-garde in Poland. It was one of my greatest achievements and personal joy. I represented a private institution that participated in the celebrations. It meant a lot to me that Łódź, this Polish Vatican of contemporary art, appreciated my art collection to such a great extent. Often, I loan pieces out for other exhibitions, such as the Kobro-Strzemiński exhibit staged by Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź which also travelled to Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, Centre Pompidou in Paris and Kunstmuseum Den Haage. What is more, I work with the Polish galleries and artists whose works are presented at my museum. Last year, I also managed to make a film about Gruppa titled "The Power of Art" in collaboration with the Film School in Łódź. You can watch it on Vimeo and Facebook. I wrote the script and directed it myself, guys from the film school were in charge of production. It was really an amazing experience and immense success. Our collaboration itself was also interesting and intense.
DT: Do you feel you have a mission to promote Polish art abroad?
WJ: Mission to educate is inscribed in the very nature of a museum. Exhibitions of Polish art in the Jerke Museum are visited by the German audience. I once stated in another interview that I was a sort of ambassador of Polish art.
Katarzyna Kobro, Girlish Act, 1948, courtesy: the Jerke Museum in Recklinghausen
Jerzy Nowosielski, White landscape, 1958, courtesy: the Jerke Museum in Recklinghausen
Jarosław Modzelewski, Wall, 1988, courtesy: the Jerke Museum in Recklinghausen
DT: Are you also collecting works by young contemporary artists?
WJ: I buy only what I like. I bought a couple of pieces by Szapocznikow over twenty five years ago, when she was being overlooked. Szapocznikow has risen subsequently to great prominence and these works of hers, which I purchased at that time, landed on the exhibit held by MoMA in New York. However, I always try to view some works by emerging artists and if I happen to like something, I buy it.
DT: What captured your attention as far as new art is concerned?
WJ: Polish art became global. I'm not sure you can speak of "Polish artists" today – I prefer using the term "artists from Poland" since Polish art as such doesn't exist anymore, there's only art created in Poland. When you visit larger art fairs, such as Art Basel, you walk by all these gallery pavilions and don't really get the impression along the lines of "Oh, it's Polish art so I should stop by". Young artists and their work no longer carry this national streak, now it's international.
DT: Does it mean that the Polish and German art scenes are in fact quite similar?
WJ: No, it doesn't. A large group of Polish artists are represented by the Western galleries and achieve international success. I would just beware of Rej's geese.
Władysław Strzemiński, Broken rectangle, courtesy: the Jerke Museum in Recklinghausen
DT: What geese?
WJ: Mikołaj Rej said once: "Poles speak not Anserine but a tongue of their own". I would turn it into "Poles speak not Anserine but an art language of their own".
DT: What components of contemporary art are the most compelling to you?
WJ: I would rather point at the things that are missing in my opinion, not necessarily compelling. I'm missing the political aspect of art – comparing to the 1980s, it's now severely lacking.
DT: That's quite interesting because it seems to me that political activism is thriving on the art scene in Poland, like in the case of "List od Suwerena" – a fairly recent happening which generated quite a media buzz.
WJ: That's true, yes, indeed. However it only happens in performance as opposed to painting and sculpture, where I feel a gaping absence of it
DT: What benefits do you think could artists draw from Allegro Prize Competition?
WJ: Artists don't make art just to keep the pieces for themselves just like collectors who don't collect art just to keep it in the basement. It's worth going out there and showing what you do. Competitions have the power to attract the attention of galleries, museums and collectors, which in turn provides an opportunity to showcase one's work to a wider audience. It's incredibly important to young artists.
DT: Is there anything you will pay a closer attention to as a jury member?
WJ: I don't want to adopt any criteria. An assumption that I was going to be interested in, let's say, landscapes only, disqualifies me as a juror. I should stay objective, avoid preconceived yardsticks of success because it would simply make me a poor judge. All artists can enter the competition, not a selected few, so I need to be open-minded. Tunnel vision is not an option.
Exhibition view, Radek Szlaga
DT: Why did you decide to sit on the jury panel?
WJ: First of all, it's a great honor. The question is hard for me to answer but I suppose I'm simply interested in virtually everything that revolves around art, not to mention there's this innate curiosity about what I'm about to see. I believe that an abundance of great artworks is going to be submitted for the competition, and that's exciting, it's exciting that I could view them all and select those head and shoulders above the rest.
Edited by Franciszek Bryk
Dominika Tylcz
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Dominika Tylcz – born in 1996 in Wrocław, graduated in History of Art at the University of Oxford in 2019 (BA). Art historian, art writer, occasional curator of independent projects. Her main area of interest is the intersection of art and politics, with special emphasis placed on contemporary dance, on which she wrote her dissertation. Published in Polish and international magazines and zins. Based in Paris.
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Three guests and a small dog will forever remember their stay at this pleasant oceanfront Rockaway Beach vacation rental. The ocean views combined with all the comforts of home (even WiFi!) will leave you yearning for return trips to this cozy little cottage.
Watch the kites flying on the beach from your window, or simply walk the few steps to the beach to watch in person. Take a stroll down the sandy shores before heading in to town for a delicious seafood meal. There's something to interest every vacationer nearby.
"Second Tide" is decorated with the perfect beach home feel. Wood floors combined with hues of ocean blue and crisp white throughout the home are just what you need to complete your dream family or friend beach getaway.
The inviting living room welcomes you into this cozy home with its striped sofa, lovely armchairs, flatscreen TV (cable and Netflix streaming included), and decorative wicker coffee table. Spend relaxing evenings snuggled up on the sofa watching movies while listening to the waves crash against the shore in the background.
The living room sofa turns into a full-size sofabed for two guests, and the one bedroom's queen-size bed gives space for two more, allowing all guests a comfortable place of rest. This is perfect for a small family or a few close friends.
After a day building sand castles, rinse off in the walk-in shower in the bathroom before whipping up a delicious home-cooked meal in the kitchen. From the farm sink to the white cabinets and contrasting dark countertops, you'll love everything about creating meals here. And along with major appliances, a microwave, toaster, blender, and coffeemaker are included.
Take a seat at the bistro table to eat and play a board game, or head out to the deck and sip your morning coffee while watching the tide roll in.
Don't let your dog miss out on this fantastic trip! One of your furry family members are invited to stay, but please keep in mind there is a nightly pet fee, and they must be under 25 pounds.
Outdoor enthusiasts will love this great town. Rent surfboards, paddleboards, or kayaks nearby to explore the coast via water. Hiking, mountain biking, and more can be found just 13 miles north at Nehalem Bay State Park. Whale watch and beachcomb in the cooler months. Take a drive to Tillamook to visit the Air Museum and the Cheese Factory to watch how their delicious cheese is made, sample cheese curds, and buy the freshest ice cream cone you'll ever taste.
No matter how you spend your time, or who you're with, this oceanfront Northern Oregon Coast vacation rental makes a great home away from home.
It was a great getaway. The place was cozy, clean, quiet and close to the beach.
Second Tide was a perfect spot for a stormy weekend at the beach, just the right size for two of us and our dog, and a great location for both watching the storms roll in and for getting out on the beach for a walk between squalls.
We had 4 lovely days in this perfect little cottage. Just the right size for the two of us. Cozy, simple sweet decor and best of all the ocean!!! right out the front door. Loved it!!
The location is great, right by the beach with a view from the small deck. Super clean and cute. The only reason for the low rating is the bed. It's just not comfy and sags to the middle. We both have backaches.
We enjoyed our stay tremendously. The kitchen is well stocked, could use another fry pan or two. Loved hearing the ocean from inside, the deck provides a nice play to enjoy the sunset or read a book.
This home was exactly what I needed for a weekend getaway! The home is adorable and location could not be any better, right on the beach!
The place is as described and literally 30 seconds from the beach. You can see the ocean from the house but it's a much better view to walk a few yards to the beach. The kitchen was well stocked with basics (we made most of our meals at home and felt like we had everything we needed).
Location was perfect, quiet yet 5 minutes from the hub!
We loved how close it was to the beach and having the privacy of our own little cottage.
We loved this little getaway. It was decorated so sweetly and in the perfect spot, just steps from the beach. The only thing I was bummed about was that the company did not offer a portable crib or pack and play for flying travelers - so if you have a baby you'll have to rent one. Otherwise it was the perfect stay. Thanks so much!
Loved Loved Loved this cozy little cottage by the ocean!!! Perfect for two people!!!
House is artfully decorated, has about all one needs for cooking meals, although I did not try the grill as it is used by a couple of the neighboring cottages also. The description advertised a blender that was not there; after getting through the 800 number to a local Vacasa representative, one was purchased and delivered to us immediately. The rep was very responsive to our needs. Bed was comfortable and the bathroom was roomy with a great shower. Beach is about out the front door and one can walk for miles. Dining in Rockaway beach is a bit challenging as the offerings are few. But we did day trips to Seaside and the gorgeous Cannon Beach area. We did have a few teeny ants but again the rep responded quickly.
This cottage is just a stones throw to the beach. Nicely decorated, comfortable, and a well equipped kitchen. We will be back!
Perfect size. Ocean Front. Great trick kite flying. Quiet & secluded feel. Definitely looking to make this a frequent 'pinned' getaway home in- and off-season for me!
I loved this little cottage.....it was clean and neat and perfect for being close to the ocean. I plan to stay here again.
Small, but very close to the beach, just what the family needed for a relaxing weekend. 10/10 would totally use again.
See and hear the ocean.
This house is in a great location, clean. The only issue is that it doesn't have washer, drier and dishwasher. So if you're gonna be planning to stay more than 3 days, you will have problems.
Could have put a packet of coffee in the nice gift bag. Had to go looking for a store at 6am to get some. Ants woke up during our stay but no big deal We'll come again and be more prepared.
It was a great place for our 4 person family! We had a phenomenal time.
This cottage was a great little find. Close to the beach. Warm and inviting.
We loved everything about this rental -- great location right on the beach, wonderful view, very clean home, well-stocked kitchen, comfy bed. And gave us a late check-out option which was very helpful.
The house is cute and the decor nicely coordinated. It was very quiet except for the garbage truck Monday morning. If the other two cottages were rented it would be less serene. The beach is long and level with easy access. It isn't a real interesting beach as far as dramatic scenery. We had a good meal at the Sand Dollar, but forgot to ask for the discount. Big people or those accustomed to a king bed may find the bed a bit snug. A very nice property.
Fantastic, a few places that needed to be cleaned (ceiling fan, bathroom floor) but overall it was awesome!
My fiance and I just spent an extended weekend at this rental in Rockaway Beach and LOVED IT! It was a perfect size for just the two of us and the location is wonderful.
Kitchen: We did some cooking over the weekend and did not come across anything that we needed that wasn't there which was really great! There were some spices available which was nice as we forgot to bring those (we even left some evoo...you're welcome ha ha).
Bathroom: The towels were very soft and there were quite a few of them which is always a good thing. The shower was fairly roomy and a nice flow of water from the showerhead.
Bedroom: The bed and pillows were very comfortable. There were extra blankets in the wardrobe which was nice as we kept the windows open to hear the surf.
Location: FANTASTIC - it's about 100 feet to the beach and all weekend we never saw more than 5 people at any time.
Overall Impression: we loved every moment we were there and would love to come back and stay here <3 thank you!!
The place was perfect for 3 gals. Nice a cozy right by the beach. We had a great time.
The house has great views of the ocean. It is in a very quiet spot and was perfect for a weekend away at the coast.
I have often stayed on the coast weekend after weekend for the last 2 years and this by far my favorite location! I normally stay in Netarts. however this place was just assecluded and just a little more fun! I highly recommend Vacasa to book your vacation rental!
We had a wonderful time even when it rained.
Very comfortable and close to the beach. Lovely property for 2 people.
We had an amazing time and this cute little house. :) So close to the beach!
Loved the coziness and ocean views. Short walk to the beach. Exciting to be so close during the storms and tornado warnings - the waves were spectacular!
Kind people, quiet beaches, beautiful views! Fun Vintage shops too! What cozy accommodations, clean and perfect for 2-3 people right on the beach!
We had a wonderful weekend! The house was just perfect---comfortable beds, cute decor, super clean, right on the ocean. We'll definitely go back!
Fantastic location! View of the ocean is a little obstructed by shrubs but it is very close to the beach so you don't have to walk far for front row seats. The pull out couch was suprisingly comfortable but better for kids or shorter people. Biggest complaint was no outdoor faucet to rinse sand off so you weren't tracking it inside but overall cute little house in a great spot.
This cottage was the perfect getaway for my fiance and I. It is right on the beach and the beach can be seen from all windows. The cottage contained all the necessary kitchen items that made our stay in easy and comfortable. Rockaway is a cute lil town with a couple places for eating out, coffee shops and some trinket shops. There is not much of a grocery store but there is one in Tillamook which is a 20min drive south. The beach is very private with not a lot of people, which made for a nice intimate getaway.
Lovely little cottage - perfect size for a couple or perhaps couple with kids (on sleep away bed). Beach is directly outside window. Cute neighborhood of houses. Easy drive to Rockaway Beach town, Manzanita, and Cannon Beach. Would love to come back!
Access to the beach and town was perfect. Cute, quaint little cottage with all of the amenities, all you need is your beach towel and water socks.
The location is great, but this place is small. My husband, baby and me were cramped. I would say this place is really fo a couple and a baby at most. It was a nice 70 outside and felt 90 even with the windows open. If you want a place e to just sleep at night this is great, but for us we have a kid who naps a lot so it was very brigjet and warm.
Great location. The terrace is great. Was nice to see its exactly as the photos online show.
My wife and I had a great time together we stayed 6 nights, the cottage was prefect for our needs and desires. the price was right, even the weather was sunny..for many hours.
Such a cute place with easy beach access out the door. Thanks to the owners for sharing this gem and letting our mini Doxie join us. Thanks to Vacasa for the late checkout for such a great price. We will be back!
Loved the area, super close to the beach. You can hear the waves at the cabin.
The cottage was the perfect size for the 2 of us and our dog. A very short walk to a fairly quiet amazing beach. The only downside was the very close proximity to the other cottages and no washer and dryer.
The bungalow is very small, but perfect if you don't plan on spending too much time in it. It is very close to the beach.
Really enjoyed our stay, great location!
We enjoyed our stay. The cottage is well appointed and has a well stocked kitchen. It would be a bit crowded for 4 adults.
Really cute and comfortable cottage, it had exactly what I wanted: a view of the ocean and easy (and incredibly close) access to the beach. There are other houses all around but only a grassy plot and a sort of mini-sand dune covered in grass between this cottage and the ocean. With only one bedroom it's probably most comfortable for two people, but I believe four people could have a great time as long as they are well acquainted and comfortable with each other. I only hope I can come back in the summer.
Lovely, cozy cottage - right on the beach. Dog friendly, super clean and bright! Perect for a couple or a family with a small child.
Very happy with the stay my wife and I had. We enjoyed being able to walk to the beach and unwind. Great Internet and Cable access, but no DVD player, which wasn't an issue at all for us. We had a great time!
Great place for a couple. It would be very tight. With more than 2 adults. Nicely decorated and clean. Right on the beach with great ocean views.
The house was cozy, and right on the beach. We had a great time relaxing and watching the waves. The only downside I found was the bed, it felt like laying on a pile of rocks.
This is a nice little beach cottage. It was small but perfect for the two of us and our two small pups. Cozy! Location is fantastic. Right on the beach! The place was clean and came with cooking basics. Even and grinder and french press for us coffee lovers. Nice location central to Cannon Beach/ Seaside and Tillamook or Lincoln City. Great deal for the price. Would come back again.
This was the perfect place for a get-away weekend. It is right by the ocean and adorable inside! The bed was comfortable, the kitchen had everything we needed to cook there, and I appreciated having the wifi and Netflix option for the rainier parts of our stay. I can't imagine staying anywhere else on our next trip to Rockaway!
This cabin has great ocean views and is just a lot away from the beach. Great place for a couple but would be kinda tight with four adults. The inside was nice and clean but way too white for my taste. White rug, white end tables, white walls etc. Since I took my dogs and it was raining , I was especially concerned about the whiteness of everything. If you love Ikea, you will love this place.


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Promising New RA Drug Is in Phase III Trial
Written by Ashley Boynes-Shuck on June 14, 2016
Simple. High quality. Patient friendly.
That is how a unique rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug, olokizumab, is being described by its supporters.
The investigational medication was officially presented at the annual European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) meeting in London last week.
Dr. Charles Weaver, an oncologist and managing editor of theRAConnection, a leading social community and resource for RA patients, told Healthline the drug has performed well so far in its trials.
"The biologic therapy olokizumab continues to show promise as a novel treatment for patients with RA," Weaver said.
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The drug is being developed by R-Pharm, a Russian pharmaceutical and biotech startup that was founded in 2001 and specializes in high tech medical products.
The company launched a U.S. division in 2014.
Olokizumab is an IL-6 (interleukin-6) inhibitor that binds to the IL-6 cytokine in an effort to treat moderate to severe RA.
"Olokizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody specific for the protein interleukin-6 cytokine (IL-6)," Weaver explained. "IL-6 plays a role in inflammation and can contribute to the signs and symptoms of RA by prompting white blood cells to attack certain tissues in the body."
Dr. Peter Abaci, medical director at the Bay Area Pain and Wellness Center in Northern California, agrees.
"Blocking IL-6 is being looked at as a potential new form of treatment for RA, especially for cases resistant to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors," he told Healthline. "Olokizumab, a novel IL-6 inhibitor, has shown promising results in phase 2 studies."
R-Pharm announced last week that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave approval for a phase III trial for olokizumab.
The drug has fared well in phase II studies. Outcomes showed that 12 weeks into treatment with olokizumab, patients had greater improvement than those who were given placebos.
These were patients who had previously failed anti-TNF treatment for their moderate-to-severe RA. (Anti-TNFs are a commonly prescribed class of RA drugs.)
According to an R-Pharm press release, Professor Patrick Durez from Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, commented, "The findings from this new analysis confirm clinical improvement observed during the phase 2 clinical trials, which demonstrated efficacy and safety of olokizumab compared with placebo in adult RA patients who had previously failed treatment with TNF inhibitors."
Olokizumab demonstrated enough improvements in patient-reported outcomes during the phase II study that it moved forward into the phase III trial. Olokizumab's phase III program was recently initiated, a few days before new data on the drug was presented at the EULAR conference.
In the company press release, Dr. Mikhail Samsonov, chief medical officer of R-Pharm said, "These are really positive results and build on previously reported clinical data as a basis for our recently initiated phase-3 program."
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Possible Options
RA treatments that are currently on the market often fail or lose efficacy over time, so any new drug on the horizon is a positive thing for patients who often fear they will run out of options for managing their disease.
For patients, what may be appealing about olokizumab is that the goal is "less drug but with greater effect."
The dose is expected to be a subcutaneous injection that can be given every 2 or 4 weeks.
Having "patient friendly" treatments is a stated goal for the biotech company. Along with RA treatments, the company specializes in high tech drugs for other conditions including cancer and other immune and autoimmune diseases.
Olokizumab is a not a generic or a biosimilar. R-Pharm officials say they hope it will one day be available and affordable to RA patients around the world.
"As a patient, I like to have options. Any new drug that is in the works is an A-plus to me," said Kathi Lewis of Pennsylvania. "Options and new research are lifelines and beacons of hope for those of us living with rheumatoid arthritis and chronic illness."
Patients may have to be, well, patient while olokizumab goes through phase III clinical trials. It must show effectiveness in these more advanced trials before it is allowed on the market.
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Four U of T Mississauga researchers are among 27 scholars at the University of Toronto sharing $5.7 million in funding from the Government of Canada.
The money for state-of-the-art research tools is through the Canada Foundation for Innovation's John R. Evans Leaders Fund, which is designed to help universities attract and retain the best and brightest researchers from around the world.
The U of T projects were among 220 new infrastructure projects worth more than $52 million at 51 universities announced by the government today at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont.
"Our scientists need the best tools and equipment for ground-breaking research and discovery, and we are committed to ensuring they have them," said federal Science Minister Kirsty Duncan in a news release.
To date, the John R. Evans Leaders Fund has awarded almost $11 million this year to U of T scholars to support their research in a number of areas, from using stem cells to fix injured hearts to creating an advanced laboratory to develop large astronomical telescopes.
"As Canada's top globally ranked research university, it is imperative for U of T researchers to have access to state-of-the-art tools and labs to foster their search for breakthroughs to real-world challenges," said Vivek Goel, U of T's vice-president of research and innovation.


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I work for the tax collector's office at my local county tax agency. The bulk of my efforts go to facilitating change into that environment. I am a career-driven person and I am finding it very difficult to influence others.
My job is under the umbrella of a state agency and I recently have been voted to be on a leadership board for my county. This organization has been plagued with old traditions and scandals of misuse of power. I'm optimistic and believe that I can change the environment—but at times it exhausts me.
When the HR department selected me for a grievance board committee recently, my boss asked me "Why don't you let someone else win for a change?" I don't know how to interpret that. What should I do differently?
The good news here is that it sounds like you are having quite a bit of success—but it also sounds like you are stepping on some toes to achieve it. Although a little toe stepping is probably inevitable, there might be some ways to soften your approach and make more friends than enemies.
Forgive me for generalizing, but in my experience people who have worked in local government a long time don't love change. Government work tends to attract folks who seek predictability and stability. Even if they start out with the best of intentions—and of course, many do—if a system is in place that protects their job and benefits them in specific ways, they are loath to give that up.
You have stepped into the role of change agent, which will immediately cause others to suspect you if not outright hate you. You must realize that the role of change agent requires some advanced skills. If your boss is experiencing you as wanting to win at all costs, causing others to lose, somehow it appears that you are engineering things as win/lose.
To ease your path, you are going to have to develop more diplomacy. You'll need to have conversations that will help people see the changes as a win/win. It is relentless, hard, and, yes, exhausting work. You sound like a logical person, so it is probably difficult for you to see why someone wouldn't automatically understand why a change might be needed. Because it is so obvious to you, there is a good chance you may not be sharing all of the detail that might help others see things the way you do.
It wouldn't hurt for you to be aware of Blanchard's change model. At its core, it breaks down the kinds of concerns people have when change is needed and imminent, and it helps leaders understand the approach they need to use with each individual affected by change. In this recent blog post are ideas for some steps you might consider.
You also might be interested in Angeles Arrien's work on change agents. In her book The Four-Fold Way; Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer and Visionary, Arrien researched leaders and change agents in indigenous cultures. She found that, despite radical differences in culture and customs, they all did four things in common.
This alone is worth the price of the book. However, Arrien also provides some excellent ideas on how to develop oneself if one identifies with any of the roles in the title. I would say you probably at the very least are a warrior and a visionary. These are extremely difficult roles to play in the world, and you will need to create a long-term personal development program to sustain your efforts.
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And, I am sorry to say it, you'll need to develop a thick skin because no matter how hard you try, some people are still going to hate you. It just goes with the job.


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by E.V
Rated: 13+ · Novel · Crime/Gangster · #1293426
The year 2043, gang members are causing a lot of trouble for cops.
Created: July 18th, 2007 at 8:21pm
Modified: August 7th, 2007 at 1:01pm
Genres: Crime/Gangster, Military, War
The night was silent. Not even the sound of a bird nor a cricket. The S.W.A.T teams moved quickly and silently through the trees and bushes. The pirates had gathered here in the woods to plan there next attack on the cops.
The S.W.A.T and police officers were like soldiers these days. They fought pirates as if they were at war. Since 2009, some sixteen year old named Henry Vasen and fifty gang members who called themselves pirates had hunted down and killed cops. During 2009-2023 you would have to be crazy to be a cop. The life expectancy for a cop was probably five to six weeks, seven if they were lucky. In 2024, S.W.A.T were equipped with newer technology.
They had helmets with a G.P.S system that displays the battlefield, Stronger shields and the new corner gun that can fire around corners without exposing themselves to enemy fire.
During 2009 and 2023, the pirates numbers grew from fifties to hundreds and when 2019 arrived thousands. Pirate raids on prisons were mostly the reason why their numbers grew.
The government saw them as only a gang that couldn't do any real damage and Henry was ready to show them how wrong they were. In 2022, Dec. 27 Vasen attacked a NEVADA military base with fifty men armed with only AK-47s. The Nevada base had a job to warn missile bases of enemy rockets and aircraft.
Henry's troops killed the security with ease. Henry only had seven casualties.
All personal in the base were killed.
When the government learned of this they sent marines and Bradley classed tanks to block the only exit and entrance. A long tunnel that stretched one mile.
Henry called his fellow pirates storm troopers, named after Adolph Hitler's personal bodyguards, for the way they stormed the base.
January 1st, 2023, Henry blew the base.
The marines searched the rubble of the base but found no trace of Henry Vasen or any of the other pirates. They were believed dead. During 2023, S.W.A.T teams had killed more and more pirates, but S.W.A.T casualties had also mounted.
To avoid detection, the pirate's thousands had split up into squads of five and spread across the states. For a marine, a S.W.A.T or a cop, the name Henry Vasen was enough to make somebody slam something, whether a drink or a table.
Laws were made that if you were convicted of being a pirate you would automatically be hanged.
"Just like the old days." Cops would joke.
The present day May 13, 2043 the S.W.A.T moved through the woods targeting their victims. And at once the firefight began. Many pirates fell on the first shot. S.W.A.T casualties were few. Copters were in the air firing 50 cal. machine guns at the cops. They blew up as a JSF stealth fighter/bomber flew over and fired sidewinder missles at them.
A JSF was invisible to most radars and missiles and had the fire power of a b-2.
In moments the S.W.A.T and JSF cleared the woods of pirates.
This is too easy Allen thought as he moved a piece that looked like a chess piece over another and knocked it down.
Chris Garcia was extremely happy, he had shot twenty-seven pirates and that was five thousand dollars each to his paycheck.
He heard explosions outside followed by gunfire.
Chris and Allen came running outside and saw a pirate run into the middle of S.W.A.T groups with an AK-47 on full automatic fire. The S.W.A.T were so surprised they hesitated before firing their corner guns.
Every S.W.A.T was either on the ground scared, stunned, or dead.
The pirate ran into the woods dropping an empty AK-47 as he ran. Chris and his partners ran after him.
The pirate turned and dropped a grenade and a few smoke grenades, turned around and kept running.
Chris waited for the explosion, then him and the other two Swats ran after the pirate.
Chris turned around to check if the pirate was behind him and a fast moving projectile hit him right in the skull. Chris was knocked into the bushes and passed out.
Three cops rushed past with their guns up. Anthony Taylor stayed in his hiding spot. Anthony picked up a rock; he had done this at least a thousand times. Anthony hurled the rock at the back cop. It had hit him straight in the skull knocking him in the bushes. Anthony scrambled over to the cop taking his gun and some money out of his wallet. He glanced at the name plate, it said Garcia. Anthony had no idea why he looked at the name.
Anthony ran towards the bushes, hiding as the two other cops came running back. Anthony saw the cops get a kit and help the Swat he through a rock at. He looked to his left and saw a man with black hair, blue eyes and an eye patch.
Anthony flashed a hand signal at him.
"Yes!" Said Anthony. But he quickly covered his mouth.
The guy was another pirate.
Anthony moved to another bush just in case the cops heard him him. A cop started towards the bushes but the other pirate said "We got to get him to the hospital."
The cop sprayed the bushes with bullets and went to help the hurt cop.
Luckily for Anthony the bullets mostly struck the bush he was in a second ago. Anthony and the pirate exchanged hand signals.
After about forty five minutes as they moved around cops, ducked in the bushes and finally made it to a small two story house.
"Care not to step on the wires." Said the pirate.
"Why?" Asked Anthony.
He didn't answer.
They walked into the house and inside five men looked extremely busy. One man was cooking a few meals. Two were bringing guns and ammo upstairs, another was on a laptop and one guy was looking out the window with binoculars.
"Everyone stop what you're doing and meet this guy." The pirate who had brought him there announced.
All the pirates came to meet him except for the one in the kitchen.
"Hold on, wouldn't want this to burn." He said.
After a few minutes he came out.
The pirate said to the others "Everyone this is Anthony Taylor."
"How do you know my name?" Asked Anthony.
"Are you kidding? After that stunt in Colorado Springs and the one in Denver every pirate and every cop knows who you are." Said a pirate who was a little short, had blond hair and blue eyes.
"This is Kevin Gaimlen."
"Those two over there" Said the pirate pointing to two men who looked exactly the same with black hair and brown eyes, a little taller than him. "are Robert and Gary Lebanon."
"Hi" said Gary.
"How are yaw?" said Robert.
"This is Evan Varaski." the pirate said pointing to a guy with black hair and green eyes.
Evan flashed a gang sign and said "waz up."
"And this is Neil Heinlein." Said the pirate, pointing to a pirate that had black hair and had a reddish, orange look in his eye. There was a scar from a bullet on the far right side of his head.
"Hey." he said.
Everyone quieted down as a siren wailed in the distance.
Neil quickly went his computer and checked the satellite photos.
"Relax, just a fire truck."
The pirate who brought Anthony there turned to him and said "Anyway I'm John Cox."
Everyone started talking about escapes they had with the cops, about helicopters, cars, guns and even S.W.A.T shields they stole or hijacked.
Anthony told his new comrades about what happened in Colorado Springs, He was sentenced to be buried alive. The coffin had been made of metal so he used a candle to melt away the metal and he dug himself out.
The twins Robert and Gary made two hundred S.W.A.T teams run away once using an armful of grenades and a pistol with twelve rounds. "Too easy." They gloated.
John Cox was on the top of the Americas Most Wanted list. The cops even sent a heavily armored tank after him once. "That was a mistake" he said as he told them about how he hijacked the tank and blew up the police stations.
Neil Heinlein used to be an engineer for the military. He helped with projects like the water tank and the new C.O.P bot. At the same time he had been working for the pirates. When he saw the design, he stole it and replaced it with a fake that had all the designs wrong. When the cops found out they sent a warrant to his house but he packed up and left.
Evan Varaski was one of the best cooks in the country; he used to own his own restraunt. The Varis Pig. The cops shut him down because he was making too much money and he was putting other restraunts out of business. Varski opened his restraunt somewhere else but the cops shut him down again and sentenced him to five years in prison. Varaski ran.
Kevin Gaimlen is wanted for taking a room full of people hostages, assisted by twenty armed pirates. They were all over the news while some pirates broke into a prison and freed the inmates. After the inmates were freed so were the hostages. Keven and the pirates fought the S.W.A.T teams toe to toe. Three hundred cops were killed or injured in the fight. Only seven pirates died.
Anthony listen to the stories of his new comrades. So far, John's story was his favorite, but Kevin's story, he was most impressed by.
His thoughts were interrupted.
"I heard you brought back something from Denver" Said Neil.
"Oh yeah, I nearly forgot" Said Anthony. He pulled out some papers."SR-71 plans" He held them up to him and smiled. Kevin glanced at the papers and then to Neil. "Are we in a gang or are we at war" he asked "I'm confused."
Robert swiped the papers and said "How much you think the Russians will pay for these?"
Gary swiped the papers from Robert. "Probably a fortune."
John took the papers. "Probably not enough, to pay for the damage we done."
Everyone laughed at this.
"There is also a project called the Flying Dutchman." Anthony said pulling out more papers. "They are building it in California; the battleship can go underwater and come back up."
"Could be useful." Said Jhon.
"I can see the headline now, pirates sail away in flying Dutchman" Joked Gary.
"Now how are we going to get these to Russia?" Asked John.
"Hijack a plane." Said Gary.
"Sack an airport." Suggested Robert.
Everyone turned to him.
"That could work" Said Anthony.
"We will need more pirates though, more supplies, more guns." Said Evan.
Anthony told Evan and Gary to get food and water for the attack.
Anthony told Evan and Gary to get the guns and ammo.
Neil would watch out for cops on the sattallite.
Keven would patrol the area.
While Jhon and his reputation would be too dangeress to go outside, so he would call more pirates from inside.
Everyone planned out how it was gonna be done.Jhon was getting hungry from all this thinking.
"Hey Evan, make an extra meal for the new guy."
His skull was burning. It freaken hurt! Chris Garcia woke up and found himself in the hospital. The last thing he remembered he was chasing a fugitive He was with his partners, Ron Klienhardt and Mike Kennedy.
Chris had joined the police force three years ago. He arrested lots of people for drunk driving and drugs. But ever since these gang members called pirates started committing crimes. Prisons had mass breakouts, less criminals were captured and more cops were dying every day.
Cops began to feel as if they were in a war. The death rate of policemen were higher than the death rate of troops in Iraq.
If anybody is proven to be a pirate or wears pirate clothes they would be hung, except for pirate themed partys or if you have one eye. Chris laughed when he read that in a law book. Anyone who killed or turned in a pirate would recieve five grand.
Chris had an idea and once he figured out how he was gonna do it. He would have enough money to be set for life.
A doctor walked in, she was blond and he guessed she was about twenty three, twenty four. He couldn't tell what color her eyes were because she was wearing sunglasses.
"I'm doctor Klien" She said "You had a slight crack in the skull, and judging by these x-rays, you were hit by a rock going fifty miles an hour."
"How do you know?" Asked Chris.
"I picked a random number, I don't really know" Dr.Klien said smiling. "But it must have been going pretty fast to crack your skull. Just keep that bandage on for about five more hours."
She walked out.
Chris put his hand on his head and just now relized he had a bandage.
Ron Klienhardt his partner came in, he had black hair, brown eyes and he was still in uniform.
"I thought you'd get killed by a bullet not a rock" Said Ron laughing.
"Oh, shut up." Said Chris halfway to a laugh.
Mike Kennedy his other partner came in carring three laptops, he had black hair and black eyes, was a little taller than Chris.
"Want to play Empire Earth?" He asked.
Chris and Ron both said at the same time "Yeah."
Even though it was more than a few decades old, it was still a fun game.
Twenty minutes later....................
Mike and Ron always teamed up on him. They had gathered there armys to attack. Chris had only halve that size. Chris thought the best way to gain an advantage in battle is to do something unexpected. Ron and Mike knew Chris to always stand his ground. Chris ordered his army into three leigons, had his army charged forward, then ran into the mountains. Ron and Mike's army chased Chris into the mountains. Chis sent two leigons left and right. Ron and Mikes army chased the third past the other two armys. The third army turned around and the other armies came from behind. Mike and Ron's armies were crushed.
Mike and Ron remembered in highschool. Chris was the best chess player in school. Except for Anthony Taylor.
Taylor and Garcia were like war machines. It was like all they knew were millitary tatics. If it had a gun, sword, or tank in it, they knew how to do it. If it had a plane however Taylor would top anybody one hundred percent. But Garcia was master of the sea, anything that has to do with boats, battleships, destroyers, submarines or carriers, Garcia would win. Put him on a wooden boat with a cannon and a few cannon balls against a destroyer and he still has a good chance.
Mike and Ron would have to use their armys to keep him away from the sea.
Chris Garcia checked his pockets for his wallet, he found it, his money was gone. "That pirate took my money!"
Well, he thought, At least he didn't take my wallet.
Evan and Gary were sent to get food for the attack. Evan knew about a MRE shipment route that transports hundreds of MREs. Gary asked Evan what an MRE is. He told Gary an MRE is a millitary food that gives enough nutrients and calories to keep a soldier alive for a day. Army surplus stores sell them.
Evan briefed Gary on what to do.
"ready?" Asked Evan. "Yeah." Gary answered.
Two trucks came by.
The driver looked up at the setting sun, and then to the side of the road. He saw two men with water ballons, the next second the windshield was splattered with oil. The truck drivers came out with an angry expression on their faces and were quickly knocked out by Evan and Gary. They washed the oil off the truck's windshield.
Before getting in the trucks, Gary said to Evan "Don't you think this a little too easy?"
"I know."he said. "seems almost like a trap."
They started the trucks and drove off.
In Pueblo.
Anthony and Robert put on the National Gaurd uniforms and fake name tags on and knocked on the door of the armoury. A cadet answered the door and opened it for them.
"Thanks" "Thank you" they said to the cadet as they walked in.
They walked into a drill floor. "Hurry Robert open the cages, I'll get a tank or something."
As Robert opened the cages to get the M-16s, Anthony opened the door that led to a yard that held at least thirty veichles. He chose a tank like veichle and hot wired it, drove it onto the drill floor, and then him and Robert loaded up the guns.
Anthony noticed they had the new M-202s or M something close to that. The guns had bigger magazines and grenade launcher attachments.
A cadet appeared out of nowhere.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"We're going to Iraq." said Robert.
"Thats a lot of guns for two people, isn't it?"
"Here" Anthony dug a twenty dollar bill out of his pockets and handed it to the cadet. "keep quiet."
Anthony accidently handed him a pirate flag while he was handing him the twenty. The pirate flag was used so pirates could identify other pirates. They both looked at the flag and then at each other.
The cadet dropped the flag and ran screaming into the meeting room of the armoury screaming like a phsyco, "Pirate! Pirate! Pirate!"
Anthony looked to Robert and said "I think we should hurry up."
"Whatever made you think that?" Robert asked sarcasticly.
They loaded the last of the guns and drove off as the cadets came in the drill floor with chairs, rulers and one had a wooden gun that was used for drill training.
Anthony drove the veichle right over the fence, crushing it as they drove back to Denver.
"That kid should give me my money back." Anthony said.
Ron watched in amazement as Anthony drove right over the fence. Ron got out of the car and walked over to pick up the pirate flag.
Neil bursted with laughter as he watched Anthony and Robert run right over the fence on the sattalite image. Evan and Gary were four hours away from the house and everthing was going great. No cops in sight.
There was a lot of police movment in the area, about thirteen miles away,but nothing serious.
Neil sat down and watched a rerrun of Monk for about a half hour. Jhon was on the phone calling pirates for the attack.
Outside Keven was hiding some 22LR bolt action rifles and some S.W.A.T uniforms inside a trap door. His scouting mission was going so well he decided to have a small celebration. He set down his shotgun and picked up a bottle of whiskie, he pulled the top off and the pressure from the whiskie made the top hit him in the face. He was knocked out.
Neil was gettting nervous, the police had closed down all roads that led out of the city and they were moving closer and closer.
"Jhon, I think we should." Neil said, his voice tripping. "Call for help."
"Why?" Jhon asked as he got up and went over to Neil's laptop.
Neil pointed to the screen and said. "lots of police look like they're closing in on us."
Jhon recgonized this as an old trick used to not alert pirates before a barrage of fire erupts and S.W.A.T storm the house.
"Set up everything for the defence Neil, and ready the motors." he said as he ran to the phone and dialed a number.
A voice came on the phone. "Yo ho pizza parlor may I help you?"
Jhon answered "Code 221-459-326"
Below Jhon will be talking in code, on the right will be what he actually means.
"Deliever the pizza to (he told them his position)." / "Get me out of here.!
"I'd like extra cheese." / "there is a whole lot of S.W.A.T."
"Sasuage." / "some helicopters"
"And pepperoni." / "send the pizza with the help."
Neil ran to the front door and setup a machine gun, setup one in the back and one on the top of the stairs. Jhon and Neil got to the second floor. Neil filled buckets full of steaming water and stood waiting for the S.W.A.T to try and come up.
Jhon hooked a sword to his belt and held up an AK-47 and watched as the S.W.A.T teams sneaking towards the house.
Jhon fired accurately at the S.W.A.T knowing where exactly the armour was weakest. The S.W.A.T teams were imeddiatly suprised and ran back behind the cars.
Jhon stopped firing.
More swats arrived with shields up running toward the house. One of them tripped the wire and a trench appeared. S.W.A.T tried to rush out as fire works erupted in the trench.
Jhon pulled out some heavy machine guns and duck taped them on auto fire.
Jhon and Neil each took out a peice of chicken and waited for the S.W.A.T to get passed the guns.
Allen tried to think as the hail of gunfire came down on the S.W.A.T. With that amount of gunfire he'd say there was at least sixteen pirates in the house.
Allen told Chris and his squad to figure out a way into the house.
Chris watched as the enemy fire erupted out of the house. He addressed one of his squad. "Livingston, fire right below that window!" Chris ordered over the gunfire.
The guy aimed his sniper where Chris told him to and fired.
"Now aim three feet to the left of where you fired." Chris said.
"Aim at that window with a picture of bugs bunny on it."
"Come on!" He yelled his arm pointing to the house as his squad ran forward into the house. They burst into the house and a machine gun open fired. The S.W.A.T that were still alive backed up out onto the porch.
Chris pulled out a grenade and hurled it inside. He heard the explosion and ordered his squad into the house. Chris and three of his squad members slowly and quietly made their way upstairs.
Next thing Chris felt hot water splash on him and as he screamed, bullets from a machine gun hit him and his squadmates.
Chris saw everything blurry. He saw to his left was his partner, Chris shoved him out of the gunfire as three more shots struck him. He hurled a grenade, heard the explosion and felt himself being lifted up by his hands and feet.
Chris passed out.
"Get down!" Yelled Jhon as a grenade exploded. Neil ducked down filling more buckets with hot water.
"Just two more hours Neil!" Jhon roared.
"We should be dead only an hour before that!"
© Copyright 2007 E.V (eric at Writing.Com). All rights reserved.


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