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Blind Love by Samhria
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Chapter 23: Mistakes and Apologies
Hermione quickly sat upright in the bed, lifting the blankets up to her chin as she did, feeling Draco's reassuring hand on hers. "R-Ron…." She choked, watching her friend's face go from red to a dark red.
Ron opened his mouth a few times not being able to find the right words--either that--or refraining from cursing at the pair of them. He had his wand out and it was pointed at Draco, his hand noticeably shaking. He glared between them. First his eyes on Hermione and then on Draco, narrowing his eyes so low that it looked like they were closed.
"Ronald, please…" She said, edging in front of Draco, blocking her friend's view of him. "Listen to me. It--It's not what it seems."
"Oh, really?!" Ron blurted out. "Then what is it Hermione?! Because it bloody looks like you were snogging Malfoy!"
Hermione's face turned red at his remark--and not because of his mention of her snogging Malfoy--but rather because he was right.
Before she could say anything else, Draco spoke up from behind her, pushing her back so he could get a good look at Ron again.
"Weasley, I--" He started.
"Shut your bloody mouth, Malfoy!" Ron shouted so loudly that the moving persons in the photos were frightened. "I don't want to hear a damn word from you! I swear to Merlin, I'll hex you!"
Draco didn't seem hesitant at all from Ron's threats, but nonetheless, he went quiet when he felt Hermione's hand grip his tightly.
Hermione let out a deep sigh and tried to reason with her redheaded friend. "Ron, just listen to me."
"No, Hermione." Ron shook his head. "No bloody way am I going to listen to how you lied to me." With that, he barged beside the door and without turning back said in a menacing voice, "Get out of here. The both of you. I don't want to see the either of you ever again."
Hermione quickly pulled out her undergarments and clothes from somewhere inside the bed, and saw Draco doing the same. She slipped on her bra and pants, and as she slid down the bed covers, threw on her shirt.
She stood up from the side of the bed and stepped on flowers that were sprawled on the floor. They had fallen from the breakfast tray, along with other items. Beside the flower, she found a card. Hesitantly, she picked it up and read in her mind, I'm sorry.
Hermione bit her lip, trying her best to hold back the tears that threatened to come forth to her eyes.
Draco came to her side now, and softly laid a hand on her shoulder. "Are you alright?" He asked in a concerned voice.
Even though she wasn't, she still managed to nod her head without saying a word. She inhaled a sharp breath and let it go after a few seconds. She turned to look Draco in the eyes.
"I have to talk to him." She whispered.
Draco met her gaze, his eyes gentle and kind. "He's not going to listen to a word you have to say."
Hermione averted her eyes to the ground on the breakfast tray. "But I still have to try."
Draco wrapped his arm around her shoulder, placing a kiss on her temple. "If that's what you want. I'll be right here beside you."
Hermione pulled herself away from him, shaking her head. "No, no. I don't think it's a good idea for you to be here right now." She bit down on her lip, her eyes wide. "The last thing I want is for Ron to send you back to St. Mungo's."
A smirk played on Draco's lips. "Well at least this time I'll be able to see my nurse." Adding on as an after thought, "And know who she is."
Hermione frowned and said, "Please Draco. I don't have time for this. We'll talk later. For now, all I want is to fix my friendship with Ron." She sighed deeply, fidgeting with her hands, rooted on the spot.
"Where do you want me then…if not here?" Draco asked.
Hermione bit her lip. "I guess the only place that we both know of."
Draco raised a skeptical eyebrow. "You mean--"
Hermione dismissed him with an impatient wave of her hand, "Yes, yes. That's exactly what I mean. Now go."
Draco disappeared within seconds, but was suddenly back with a 'crack' in front of Hermione. Before she could react to his sudden appearance, he took her in his arms and gave her a long, passionate kiss.
When Hermione pulled away from him, they were both breathing heavily. "Draco…" She started in partial shock, "What was that for?"
Draco smiled kindly. "For luck." He let go of her and stood only a few paces away. Looking her straight in the eyes with a small smile, he said, "Don't take too long," and disappeared into thin air once more with a 'pop'.
Hermione smiled softly at the spot where Draco previously stood, and brushed her fingertips past her lips. She cleared her thoughts and took another long breath before heading into the other room to confront her angry friend.
She found Ron in the kitchen, picking up pots and pans and random items, as if finding an excuse to do something--anything--with his hands.
She bit down on her lip and approached him hesitantly. Standing beside the table in the kitchen, Hermione spoke up lightly. "Ron." She whispered.
Ron's head suddenly shot up in her direction, obviously surprised by her appearance there. His surprised expression immediately went grim, and he went back to his chores.
"I thought I told you to leave." He said in a cold voice.
Hermione swallowed uneasily as she gripped the table chair firmly. Her knuckles had turned snow white, but she continued tightening her hold.
"I-I don't think it'll be fair for me to leave without telling my side of the story first." Hermione said in the same small tone similar to when she first spoke up.
Ron dropped a saucepan into the sink, causing a loud metal clatter to fill the kitchen. He didn't look up, but instead, bowed his head down. "Just leave, Mione." He said so softly that Hermione had to lean in to hear his words. "Just go away. I don't want to see you right now."
Even though a tear slid down Hermione's cheek, she still didn't give up. "Ron, I--"
"Damn it, Mione!" Ron cursed, banging his fist hard on the counter.
Hermione shook from his anger. She had seen Ron upset before--many times, mind you--but this time wasn't like any of those.
When Hermione didn't move an inch, but only shook at the spot she stood, Ron continued yelling.
"Didn't you hear me?!" He shouted. "You're smart enough to figure out other things, but you can't understand when someone says 'go away'?!" He turned his back toward her once more, this time his hands finding a small towel nearby, which he twisted and scrunched in his hands.
"I told you, Ron." Hermione said, her hands now loosening on the chair, her arms falling to her sides. "I'm not leaving until you've heard my side to the story." Unexpectedly, she took a seat at the kitchen table, folding her hands on the table as if preparing for a quiz.
Ron looked skeptically at her, his mood only worsening, but Hermione thought she saw a flash of panic in his eyes for a second. That made her feel a little better.
At least this way, he'll have to listen to me eventually. I'll never leave this spot until he does. But as she thought this, Draco's last departing words came to mind, Don't take too long.
Luna sat in her office, obviously daydreaming. Even with the loud chatter outside her office quarters about Dean being under the influence of some curse without knowing, she still managed to daydream pleasantly.
Suddenly the door burst open and in came a flush Seamus. He looked disheveled from his expression, but nonetheless, gave the blonde a small smile.
"Did you hear?" He asked.
Luna beamed back at him. "About what Seamus?"
"About how Dean was under the influence of a curse."
"Which curse?"
Seamus scratched his head and scrunched his face in confusion. "It's yet to be determined. Don't know for sure, but some say it must have been an Unforgettable. Dean said for one moment he was talking to you and then all of a sudden, he found himself outside without any memory of how he got there." He folded his arms across his chest.
"Does anyone know who it was?" Luna asked, putting a sugar quill to her lips.
"Someone from outside must've sneaked in and put him under the curse." Dean said with a satisfied look on his face as if he had solved a decade old mystery.
"Well, where is that someone now?"
Seamus's smile faded completely. He unfolded his arms, scratching his head once more. "Don't know for sure. Looks like he--or she--escaped."
"Hm," Was Luna's response as she turned to her paperwork.
"Where's Ron?" Seamus asked. "I'll be he'll get a load of this."
Luna's gaze met his once more. "Ron has a few days off."
Seamus raised an eyebrow. "Really? What for? There's no point in having a day off alone."
"That's just the point." Luna said, her expression blank. "He's not alone. Hermione's staying at his place for the rest of the summer."
"Ah." Seamus said, with a look of understanding on his face. He stared at the blonde, trying to gaze into her eyes, and read her thoughts. "How are you doing?"
Luna smiled. "I'm doing fine."
"Are you sure? I mean--'cause--you can find a better guy--"
"I'm doing fine, Seamus." Luna repeated, her eyes boring hard into his as if trying to get the message across telepathically.
"Uh--okay." Seamus stumbled backwards into the door and left without another word.
Luna sighed deeply and put her sugar quill down, her thoughts drifting around her once more. She had only wished that her daydreams would come true someday.
Hermione watched as Ron's expression loosened some of the anger, but not all of it completely. He sat across from her now, his eyes down at his fidgeting hands. He was dissolving all of the information she had just told him and trying to find a response for all that he heard.
It was lunchtime when Ron finally gave in and sat down at the table across from Hermione, his anger somewhat controlled, when he said he would hear her story. She was glad to have told him everything--well, excluding the intimate parts about her and Draco--but everything else. How she was shocked to know that she was caring for him. How she only treated him like a patient, but overtime, learned a lot about him. And how they slowly fell in love with each other. She also mentioned the part about how she ran away from him to forget the memories of him, but he ended up finding her because he loved her for who she was. She specifically tried to make an emphasis on this part for she wanted Ron to know that Draco actually loved her and didn't care anymore that she was a muggle-born.
And now, Hermione waited patiently--and nervously--as she watched Ron react to her story. He stopped fidgeting with his hands, but didn't look up.
"Why didn't you tell me?" He finally asked in a low voice.
"Because I was afraid of how you would react." She responded, murmuring afterwards, "Like the way you did today."
Either Ron ignored her response or didn't hear it, he continued. "When were you going to tell me? Or were you planning on keeping this a secret forever?"
"No, Ron, I swear!" Hermione said in a panicky tone. "I was going to tell you…"
"When?" Ron's anger was getting the best of him again. "When I found out for myself?"
Hermione bowed her head down and sniffled noticeably. "I-I'm sorry you had to find out this way."
Ron took a long, deep breath, shutting his eyes momentarily. Ever since he encountered his best friend and former enemy snogging, he had gotten a very throbbing headache.
Upon hearing a sniffle once more, Ron opened his eyes and looked across the table at Hermione. Her hair was tied up, away from her face. Her cheeks were burning red from crying so much, as well as her eyes, which were still wet and dripping teardrops. He noticed how there lie a puddle on the table in front of where Hermione sat. His heart ached seeing her this way.
A voice of reason spoke in his mind. You love her so much, yet you put her through hell.
Well, she's the one who put me through hell in the first place. I think it's only fair. Ron responded to the voice.
There's nothing fair about hurting the one you love the most. If you truly did love her, then you will stop this madness. You will forgive her and move on.
She slept with Malfoy! Something like that cannot be forgiven. Not in a million years.
You say this because you're jealous. You loved her so much that it pains you to see her happy with someone else.
I loved her more than anything else and she didn't feel the same way about me.
It is natural to hurt. That is a part of love. There will be heartbreak. But remember, there will be love again.
Ron cleared his mind and watched as Hermione wiped her nose on her shirt sleeve. Ron conjured up a handkerchief and handed it to her.
Hermione looked at him in surprise, but took the handkerchief nonetheless. She thanked him under her breath.
"Ron," She started once again, when her nose and tears were wiped clean, "I know that I shouldn't have lied to you and I'm so deeply sorry--"
"It's okay, Hermione." Ron found himself saying.
Hermione looked at him in surprise again, blinking her eyes several times, hoping she heard him right.
"It is?" She asked.
Ron smiled softly. "Honestly? No, it isn't." He said with a chuckle. "But I can't stay mad at you forever. You're one of my best friends Hermione." His smile faded and his expression went sad again. "It did hurt to see you with Mal--Draco--but I shouldn't have acted the way I did."
Hermione quickly slid her hand over his. "No, you had every right to be upset. I didn't tell you the truth when I should have. I swear it won't happen again." Ron put his other hand over hers, looking down at their hands instead of her face. Hermione bit her lip anxiously and asked, "So does this mean you forgive me?"
Ron stood up, sliding his hands away from hers, "No, I don't forgive you…" He watched as Hermione's eyes blinked back tears, "…yet." He folded his arms across his chest, a smile playing on his lips. "It'll take some time to heal, you know."
Hermione smiled and stood up as well now. She rushed toward him, wrapping her arms around his back, hugging him tightly. "I'm so lucky to have a great friend like you, Ron," She mumbled against his shoulder.
Ron didn't smile at her remark, but merely replied, "Yeah, I know." He slowly pushed Hermione away from him to get a look at her. "You should go now. You don't want to keep Malfoy waiting."
Hermione's eyes widened in surprise, "How did you--"
"I overheard." Ron said, shrugging his shoulders. "Now go."
Hermione smiled once more. "You'll make a lucky woman very happy some day." With that, Ron watched as she disappeared into thin air.
Ron went into his office to find the loads of paperwork waiting for him on his desk. Sighing, he went to his chair and started flipping through all the paper in front of him, carefully dipping his quill in the ink bottle.
The door opened and two persons slipped in, walking a few steps until they reached the desk. Ron finally looked up.
"Seamus." Ron said, smiling at his friend. "Hey, Luna." He said. Even though he had a pretty lousy day so far, seeing the blonde's face, he felt loads better.
"Hey Ron. Dean told me he saw you slip in your office." Seamus said, grinning. "I thought you were taking a few days off, you know, to spend time with Hermione?"
Ron looked at Seamus and then in Luna, in turn. Seamus looked as normal as usual, with a mischievous look on his face, but there was something off about Luna. She had a small smile on her face, but it looked as if it were forced.
"Yeah, about that." Ron said, brushing his hair back. "Some things came up, so I decided to come to work."
"What things?" Luna asked curiously.
"Nothing, really. I don't feel like talking about it now."
Luna's expression fell, but she continued to force a smile. "I guess I'll go finish up my paperwork." She said.
"Okay." Ron said without looking up.
As soon as the blonde left out the door, Seamus turned to his friend, tusking disappointedly.
"What?" Ron asked.
"How blind are you, mate?" He asked, folding his arms across his chest.
"What do you mean?"
"Can't you see what's going on with Luna?" He shook his head. "You're tearing her apart. Poor gal."
"What are bloody talking about?" Ron cursed, standing up now.
"Damn it, mate!" Seamus pounded the desk with his fist. "She's in love with you, mate!"
Ron collapsed back onto his seat, staring blankly at his friend. "Wh-what? But--how do you--did she--?"
Seamus shook his head again. "It's obvious the way she acts around you. Everyone has known for ages, but you've been too bloody blind to see it!"
"Luna's in love with me?" Ron repeated.
"I told her she could find a better bloke than yourself--"
"You what?!" Ron nearly yelled at him, standing up again.
Seamus put up his hands defensively. "Hey, Luna's a great gal, mate. I just don't want her to wait around for you to come to your senses for the rest of her life." He left out the door, a huge grin plastered on his face.
Ron paced back and forth in his office, the words racing in his mind over and over again. Luna's in love with me.
The door opened again and without looking up, Ron said in an annoyed voice, "Damn it, Seamus. What other news have you brought me?" When he looked up, he saw that it was not Seamus, but rather a flushed Luna standing in the doorway.
"Oh, sorry." She said. "Seamus said you wanted to see me."
Ron cursed in his mind, and swore to get Seamus for this later. "Yeah, sure. Come on in, Luna."
She took a seat at the chair across from his desk, watching his nervously. "Is everything alright?"
Ron finally took a seat on his chair, and tried to keep his heart and breath steady. "I--um…" He took a long breath. "Luna, what do you think of love?"
Luna's face flushed once more and she bowed down her head to hide it. "It's a beautiful thing to go through…but can be hard and painful, too."
"I know what you mean." Ron said. When Luna gave him a curious look, he continued. "Hermione's with Malfoy."
Luna's eyes widened in surprise. "Draco Malfoy?" Ron nodded his head. "Wow, that must be painful."
Ron nodded his head. "You have no idea." He looked at Luna and sighed. He walked around the desk, standing just beside her chair. "Listen, Luna. I just want you to know that you can tell me anything." He paused for a moment as she continued staring at him. "I know I can be a major git sometimes, and definitely blind to others' feelings--" His sentence was cut off with a sudden kiss on his lips.
Luna held his face in her hands and kissed him ever so lightly. Ron immediately kissed her back willingly, his lips curling into a smile. He never dreamed he would be this happy to kiss someone besides Hermione. Life was full of surprises.
When they pulled away, Luna smiled her genuine smile at him. "You're right. You can be a git and blind…" She leaned a little forward, "But that's what love is all about." They embraced in another heartfelt kiss.
Hermione had awoken from the couch inside the house she remembered so well from spending most of her summer there. She rubbed her eyes and remembered being outside by her favorite oak tree with Draco, but she must have dozed off and he carried her inside. She smiled at the thought.
Upon hearing dishes clattering in the kitchen nosily, she followed the sound and opened the swinging kitchen door, and saw so many things swooshing and flying and moving around the area with magic.
The table was set to perfection with a rose right in middle of the table and a few candles that lit the room. Draco approached her, wearing an apron, and gave her a loving kiss.
"Draco, what on earth are you doing?" Hermione asked, chuckling at the sight around her.
Draco smirked. "You said so yourself that you like a man that can cook."
Hermione wrapped her arms around him. "At least you haven't burnt or broke anything."
"Not being blind helps." Draco wrapped his arms around her back, kissing the tip of her nose. "And having my nurse with me."
A/N: Okay, this is the end, folks! I'm sorry to disappoint everyone, but I thought a cute little ending like this fit this story. :) I know I said I would have an epilogue, but since I'll be pretty busy, I decided to collide the epilogue along with this chapter. (The epilogue was basically going to be Ron/Luna's part). Hoped you liked it! I'll be posting more Dramione fics in the future so be sure to check them out! ((And once again any mistakes will be sent to my beta to fix))


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Marion and Gene Murtagh of Congress Avenue celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in style surrounded by their family.
The weekend celebrations kicked of with a get-together in The Milmount Bar, followed by Marion, Gene and their eight children dining and reminiscing over dinner in the Black Bull on the Saturday.
The main event, however, was one to be remembered as the 17 grandchildren, in-laws, extended family and friends attended the celebratory banquet hosted by the Glenside Hotel.
The couple were entertained by their grandchildren dancing, a great local band and singers galore. Gene himself even took to the mic and was joined by his adoring clan. The celebrations lasted well into the wee hours.
With the party over and everyone exhausted, Marion and Gene began their 51st year of marriage with some very happy memories and family once again departed to Boston, Cumbria and Mayo all hoping to reunite once again soon.
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4) Play in the snow: Here on the East Coast we've had plenty of it this winter, with more to come. Bundle up and revive your youth, but don't throw snowballs at anyone's windshield as they drive past. That's really dangerous. If you're in SoCal or Florida, go to the beach instead and Instagram the heck out of it to make your East Coast friends, real or virtual, insanely jealous, forcing them to consider new real estate investments.
3) Read a book: This can actually be done while you have a beer. (In fact, if you're a beach bum, you can engage in all three activities I've mentioned so far at the same time) If however, you've gotten rid of all your books, see if there's a magazine lying around (like The Social Media Monthly). If there aren't any books or magazines, open your mail. The point is, take this as an excuse to get off your computer. Your clients will deal with the lack of productivity because they probably don't even understand what you're talking about half the time anyway—"What's an 'analytic?'" If you're assertive enough, they'll just go with it and be convinced there's nothing you can do to mend the situation.
2) Do chores: Look around. There are dust balls in the corner. Your refrigerator only has condiments inside. You're wearing your last pair of clean underwear. Doing chores is definitely not as fun as the other entries on this list, but when you're done, you'll feel good about yourself and you won't have to worry about them for a while afterwards. (If you want to skip this and do number five again, I won't judge.)
1) Comprehend the meaning of life: Sure, you sit around Facebooking and Tweeting all day. Yes, when you go to parties and tell people you're a social media manager, you have to explain that the work is actually pretty challenging in its own way. But you're not dumb. There's no pressure here to come up with a real answer to the age-old question of "What does it all mean?" Nobody else has.
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What would cause a '92 Chrysler fifth avenue new yorker 3.3 liter to stall, lose power and die during a normal drive. It starts right back up and drives normallywith good power and is not rough or anything. I changed the spark plugs and wires, crank sensor, oxygen sensor, and just recently got the motor mount fixed. My mechanic ran a fuel pressure test, voltage test, checked all relays, and he still can't figure out the problem. I already spent alot of time and money on this problem and can't afford for another part to be fixed that is not the problem. Just this morning I was warming the car up and for the first time it died while in park. I have heard about electrical problems in the PCM and something about the catylac converter. Could the catylac converter or the PCM cause this problem. Or is there something else that you would think it could be?
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West Chester Community College Transfer Planning Guide
For students wishing to major in History
The Department of History offers a wide variety of courses exploring human societies over time and across the globe. For a major, History requires a minimum of 10 courses distributed as follows:
Four courses: one from each of the following areas: (1) United States , (2) Europe, (3) a third area, e.g., Middle East, Asia, Africa, Latin America , and (4) world history or inter-regional comparative history.
At least five 300 or 400 level courses, one of which must be a senior seminar.
At least one other history course. However 100 level or introductory courses do not count if taken in the junior and senior year. Only four 100 level (including no more than two courses numbered 101, 102, 103 or 104) may be considered toward the major.
Only one independent study (HIST 397) may satisfy the major requirements
Only one major requirement may be taken under P/F
Advanced Placement credit does not count toward the major.
Honors courses do not count toward the major (HIST 498-499)
No more than four courses may be transfer red for major credit from West Chester Community College and other academic institutions.
Recommended Transfer Equivalencies from West Chester Community College
The History Department awards credit for West Chester Community College history courses within the above guidelines and recommends taking a course from each of the 4 geographic areas listed below:
United States
HIS 110A – U.S. History Colonial-1800
HIS 111A –19 th Century U.S. History
HIS 112 – Twentieth Century United States History
HIS 112H – Twentieth Century United States History
HIS 113 – US Constitutional History
HIS 121 – African-American History
HIS 123 – The American Presidency
HIS 101A – western Civilization to 1648
HIS 102A – Western Civilization II 1648-1914
HIS 115 – Modern Europe
Middle East, Asia, Africa, Latin America
HIS 119 – Modern Latin America
HIS 128 – African History to 1600
HIS 129 – Caribbean History
HIS 131 – Modern Africa
World History or Inter-Regional Comparative
HIS 104 – Global History to1648
HIS 106 – Global History from1648
HIS 107H – Topics Global History - Honors
In addition Binghamton University accepts all General Education requirements awarded at West Chester Community College and encourages students to concentrate on the writing requirement described below.
Numerous other courses taken at West Chester Community College can be used as electives at Binghamton University . Other courses from West Chester may be approved for transfer on a case-by-case basis.
All transferred courses must have a letter grade of C- or better.
General Education and the Harpur College Writing Requirement
Numerous courses in the History major will help you complete the Global Inter-dependencies (G) requirement, Pluralism in the United States (P) and the Social Science (N) requirements. We recommend completing other General Education requirements before transferring to Binghamton .
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When a small church group got together to play a pickup game of flag football on Thanksgiving morning 25 years ago they had no idea they'd be starting a trend.
But Jim Todd and a handful of young churchgoers did just that.
What would formally be named the "Turkey Bowl" – started as an activity for the youth ministry of Crossroads Grace Community Church – slowly began to gain traction and attract new people every year. Before too long the multiple-games had forced the group to find a new location.
Even then nobody would have thought that the scene that unfolded at Woodward Park Thursday morning – where nearly 400 players arranged in teams of 10 to 13 packed the carefully laid out fields – would ever be on the horizon.
It has grown into a young man's game, says Todd, and become something that organizers actually try and keep under wraps because they've already hit their capacity at the upper fields of Woodward Park.
"It just started to grow and grow," Todd said. "I went in to Big 5 to pick up whistles for our referees, and the girl behind the counter asked if they were for the Turkey Bowl. She said that guys had been coming in buying athletic gloves and Under Armor.
"I think that says a lot about how far the game has come."
Certain teams were made up of players specifically from one high school while others were a mish-mash of people from throughout the community thrown together at the last possible minute.
Regardless of the makeup, the intensity on the field was no different.
Former Manteca High quarterback Matt Burrows made the trip home from Sonoma State University – where he plays baseball – to hurl the pigskin for a Buffalo-only team that included his brother.
"It's good old-fashioned fun – a chance to come back and hang out with friends and play a game that everybody loves to watch," he said after winning a game against a team of East Union alums. "I know a lot of the guys out there so that makes the whole event that much better."
The whole basis for the games, however, was the Christian message delivered at halftime.
And what better way to get a Christian message across to young men than to have a young man be the one delivering it.
Jarrod Daniels – the former Sierra High standout that broke the school all-time rushing record during his time in a Timberwolf uniform – took the reins as the halftime speaker and talked openly about how he found God and how much that discovery has changed his life.
The Idaho State student pulled no punches – sharing deep and intimate parts of his life with the hope that someone who has gone through something similar might be able to relate to his message.
Having that athletic bond only helps, he said.
"I would say that there's a fellowship among athletes," Daniels said. "They're willing to let down their walls when they're around other athletes because they know what it's like to put in the blood, sweat and tears.
"I think it makes a big difference to hear a message like this from another young adult than someone older who may work for or be a big part of a church. It helps them be able to receive the words, and that's what this is all about."


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There will be minor jobs losses this year, but Anchorage's economy overall is on a steady footing compared to the rest of the nation. Local business leaders are cautiously optimistic, too.
That's the assessment of the most recent economic forecast for the state's largest city, this one prepared by Anchorage Economic Development Corp. Also, confidence in the local economy is measured in a new Anchorage Business Leader Confidence Index Survey of local firms done by consulting firm McDowell Group for AEDC.
"We're flat, in terms of economic growth, but that's good compared to what's happening elsewhere," AEDC President Bill Popp said at the organization's annual economic forecast luncheon held Jan. 29.
On the positive side, the city's housing market is stable, its banks are strong and have money to lend, and there are more people employed than ever before," Popp said.
Anchorage's Acting Mayor Matt Claman had words of caution, however. "We're going to see a slightly reduced number of visitors this year, air and sea shipping are down a little. These are challenges, but our city is moving forward."
One test of confidence in the community will come in April, when Anchorage residents vote on bond proposals that will appear on the municipal election ballot, Claman said.
The business confidence survey shows that business leaders are upbeat. Most surveyed expect moderate increases in gross sales, net profits, employment and their own capital expenditures in 2009, according to the survey.
McDowell Group contacted managers and owners of 103 firms and organizations during December and early January.
AEDC's forecast for the local economy is similar to that of the state Department of Labor, if slightly more bullish. Some industries will show gains, for example health care with an additional 200 jobs, while others will contract, like leisure and hospitality, which is expected to be down 300.
Transportation, which includes both air and marine, is expected to be stable despite the anticipated decline in tourism and slowdown in international air cargo shipments.
Business and professional services, which includes engineering, is expected to be up slightly, as will the big trade sector, which includes retail.
Construction is expected to be down 300 jobs, while oil and gas employment in Anchorage is predicted to remain stable.
Overall, AEDC's expectation is that about 100 jobs will be lost this year. State labor economist Neal Fried put the loss at 200 jobs, but Fried's predictions are otherwise basically in line with those made by AEDC.
While they aren't usually counted in the job numbers, troop levels at Fort Richardson have reached the highest levels since 1988 and will increase further in 2009, AEDC said in its forecast.
In his presentation, Popp said trade and retail employment are still expanding in Anchorage in contrast to the rest of the nation.
"Anchorage's wholesale and retail trade sectors combined added 100 jobs in 2008, an increase of about one half of 1 percent. For 2009, we expect employment to grow by 200 jobs," almost a 1 percent growth, Popp said.
This is based on new retail stores that will open this year, mostly at the new Tikahtnu Commons, which will soon be the state's largest shopping and entertainment complex.
Scheduled openings in 2009 include Kohl's Department Store, Lowe's Home Improvement Center, Best Buy and the Sports Authority. Target is scheduled to open its second Anchorage store in the fall of 2009, Popp said.
The business and professional services sector in Anchorage grew by 300 jobs in 2008, driven mostly by engineering services for the oil and gas and mining industries. Recent declines in commodity prices will slow this sector in 2009, but Popp estimates there will still be another 100 jobs added, mainly because of increased gas pipeline-related work.
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Sony, Nintendo choose Akamai
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by Saleem Khan, CBC News Online
If you're a gamer, a company you may never heard of — but probably already have a connection to — could soon become a lot more important to you.
Earlier today, a couple of announcements from Akamai Technologies Inc. of Cambridge, Mass. crossed my desk, stating the firm's Japanese arm has signed a deal with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and another with Nintendo Co. Ltd. to distribute content for their gaming networks.
The news came as no surprise since Akamai says it handles as much as 20 per cent of all Web traffic thanks to its 20,000 servers distributed in networks throughout 71 countries around the world. That capability prompts companies, governments and every branch of the U.S. military to pay Akamai big bucks to help smooth the flow of their data over the internet and avoid the digital equivalent of logjams.
Jeff Young, an Akamai spokesman, told me the company does not disclose contract details as a matter of policy, so no specifics about the scope and value of the agreements with Sony or Nintendo are forthcoming.
But he did say the networking company is ready to carry whatever traffic comes its way as PlayStation 3 owners start using the PlayStation Network and Nintendo starts streaming out content to Wii consoles while they sleep.
Akamai has previously disclosed — perhaps obviously — that it gets paid based on the amount of network traffic it handles. In 2005 it had $283.1 million US in revenues.
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One For The Roadie: Detroit Lions Fans Don't Want Their Nickleback
Brrr, it's so cold in the D! Well it is for Canadian rockers Nickelback, anyway, who are preparing to play Detroit's Ford Field during halftime of the Lions-Packers' Thanksgiving Day game. That's riling up some Motor City Lions fans like Dennis Guttman, who'd rather not have his favorite team widely associated with the group (ironically, since before this year, few would want to be associated with the bungling Lions). Guttman took to the internet—as most do when faced with a crisis—and started an online petition to try to get the NFL and the Lions organization to change its mind and have a more locally sourced band—anyone from Eminem to the White Stripes, Aretha Franklin to Iggy Pop—play the halftime gig. So far, the petition has not only garnered attention to Guttman's plight, but also 50,000 online signatures.
"This game is nationally televised, do we really want the rest of the US to associate Detroit with Nickelback? Detroit is home to so many great musicians and they chose Nickelback?!?!?! Does anyone even like Nickelback? Is this some sort of ploy to get people to leave their seats during halftime to spend money on alcoholic beverages and concessions? This is completely unfair to those of us who purchased tickets to the game. At least the people watching at home can mute their TVs. The Lions ought to think about their fans before choosing such an awful band to play at halftime."
Now, while we won't weigh in on the appropriateness of having Nickelback at the Lions game or the effect of putting several punctuation marks after your sentences, we will give Guttman an A for the effort. It won't do anything to change it situation, but at least he knows he's not alone. Apparently being bludgeoned over the head with the sounds of Nickelback no matter where you go isn't our Dennis Guttman and a lot of people's cup of tea. But who knows? While he's hiding out in the bathroom of the upper, upper mezzanine, waiting for them to finish, he might hear the words every person longs to hear from a Grammy winning band: "This song is dedicated to Dennis Guttman." That might be enough fire to melt the Nickelback ice around his heart.


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John Calipari and Tucker Max flew to Charlotte on a private jet to see the Bulls vs. Bobcats game. Coach Cal's last season was a bit more "Sloppy Seconds" than "Assholes Finish First." Nice to see him fully embracing the heel turn. Could up his jeans game though… [Image via @TuckerMax]
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Video game aficionados now have an extra-special reason to look forward to 2014.
The first update to Asphalt 8: Airborne makes it the only game to feature the Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC, the latest performance model from Renaultsport, which goes on sale in Australia in December.
The electronic version will be available at the App Store and soon via Google Play.
Following the success of the Alpine A110-50 in Asphalt 7: Heat, Renaultsport and Gameloft – a leading global publisher of digital and social games – have worked closely to add the Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC to the 47 high-performance cars present in the latest game in the series.
Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC is the latest model to have been developed by Renault Sport Technologies. In addition to its outstanding performance credentials and versatility, it incorporates a number of hi-tech enjoyment-enhancing features, such as steering wheel-mounted paddle-shift gear changes, an R.S. Monitor 2.0 data acquisition system and the R.S. Drive button to adapt the car to the way the driver wants to drive (Normal – Sport – Race).
Renaultsport shares with Gameloft a spirit of community that brings together sports car and video game fans alike.
An arcade game at the cutting-edge of technology Asphalt 8: Airborne, the latest game in the successful Gameloft series, enables players to compete in arcade races like never before courtesy of a new, high-performance physics engine and new game modes.
Thanks to this update, fans of Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC will be able to pull off breath-taking airborne feats, travelling through the air in a way that would be impossible in real life.
"For me, the most enjoyable aspect to this project was convincing Renaultsport to include Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC in a game in which the car will spend the majority of its time flying and gliding through the air, whereas Renaultsport's engineers are far more renowned for their chassis and suspension design expertise!" notes Geoffrey Vion, Client & Digital Marketing Manager.
"We are delighted to be able to offer our fans and those of Renault a chance to drive Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC in Asphalt 8: Airborne. We are continuing to upgrade the series with an increasingly comprehensive catalogue of cars and new, breath-taking game modes," adds Gameloft's Alexandre Tan, VP Brand & Partnership.
New Hi-Fi quality engine noises have similarly been incorporated by the Gameloft developers to guarantee an even more realistic sound immersion.
Given that it would be rude not to share your passion for driving, the multi-player mode allows up to eight people to compete against one another in the same race, or in asynchronous challenges. The game also enables players to compare their best scores with those of friends and drivers worldwide.
A source of inspiration for the Renault Sport Technologies teams, Asphalt 8: Airborne will come alive in the form of a video entitled 'Challenge Us If You Can! #4'.
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Just a quick note to say that we were hacked by the 'Islamic Hacking Group'. The code seemed more targeted towards phishing for Brazilian banking logins than re-establishing the Caliphate in any more direct way, but I'll take their word for it. They used off-the-shelf hacking tools, so I'm disinclined to believe that anyone genuinely serious felt that Too Much Games was too dangerous to be allowed to continue.
Apart from causing a chunk of annoyance finding the time to sort things out, and being a rather embarrassing reminder that software security updates need to be made NOW, whenever now happens to be, no great harm appears to have been done.
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Date: 5/22/96 at 16:26:29 From: Anonymous Subject: Calculus An island is at point A, 6 miles offshore from the nearest point B on a straight beach. A store is at point C, 7 miles down the beach from B. If a person can row at the rate of 4 mi/hr and walk at a rate of 5 mi/hr, where should the person land in order to go from the island to the store in the least possible time?
Date: 5/31/96 at 16:58:8 From: Doctor Anthony Subject: Re: Calculus With the problem as given, the best course of action is to row straight from A to C. If you land on the beach between B and C you will take longer. I suspect that the numbers in the question should be changed to give a bigger advantage to walking on the beach, but I will work through the calculus anyway to show the method. Let x be the distance from B alng the beach where the person lands. The distance he rows is then sqrt(x^2 + 36) and the rowing time is sqrt(x^2+36)/4. The distance he walks will be (7-x), and time walking is (7-x)/5. Total time = sqrt(x^2+36)/4 + (7-x)/5 Now differentiate with respect to x. dt/dx = (1/4)(1/2)(1/sqrt(x^2+36))(2x) - (1/5) = 0 for max. or min. (x/4)(1/sqrt(x^2+36)) = (1/5) 5x = 4sqrt(x^2+36) Square the equation 25x^2 = 16(x^2+36) 25x^2 = 16x^2 + 576 9x^2 = 576 And taking square roots 3x = 24 x = 8 And we see that this means landing beyond point C to obtain a theoretical minimum turning point. In practice we should row directly to C. I feel sure the numbers given in the question are not those intended, but the method to use is exactly as outlined above. -Doctor Anthony, The Math Forum Check out our web site! http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
Date: 08/07/2003 at 05:06:01 From: Ajit Subject: Calculus/Maxima In the above problem, Dr. Anthony says that in real life you would row directly to point C. Why is your calculus at variance with the obvious answer of going directly to to point C? 5x = 4sqrt(x^2+36) Square the equation Now look at this equation carefully. Coefficients 4 and 5 are really the speed of rowing and walking respectively. Correct? Consider the situation where the two speeds are equal. Would you then get (Speed of walking)x = (speed of rowing)sqrt(x^2+36) and hence x = sqrt(x^2+36) which is clearly unacceptable? This is precisely why with speeds as given viz. 4 mph and 5 mph Dr. Anthony has arrived at x = 8 miles. The whole analysis seems to be erroneous. Would you please explain? A cursory glance at the situation tells us that: If the speed of rowing >> speed of walking then one should land close to B to minimize the time taken. If speed of rowing << speed of walking then go close to C. If the two speeds are equal then go directly to C. In any other situation the landing point must be between B and C. Your analysis does not reflect this at all. Why?
Date: 08/07/2003 at 12:58:16 From: Doctor Peterson Subject: Re: Calculus/Maxima Hi, Ajit. Let's deal with two issues: first, why the calculus yields a result that has to be overridden; and second, why your "cursory" expectations are wrong. When calculus is applied to an optimization problem, we have to consider not only the equations, but also constraints. In this case, it was assumed when the equations were written that the landing point was on the segment BC, so that x<7. If this were not done, then the equation would have needed an absolute value: Total time = sqrt(x^2+36)/4 + |7-x|/5 This was not done, in order to simplify the work, since it is obvious that x must be between 0 and 7 for a valid solution. But it means that the constraint on the equation has to be checked. When it was found that the optimal value of x was 8, outside the bounds of the equation, this meant that the true optimum had to be found at a boundary point. If the absolute value formulation had been used (which in effect combines this equation, with its constraint, with another equation that is applied in a different region, to make a piecewise-defined function), then it would have been found that neither function has a minimum, and again the boundary between the functions would have to be checked. The true optimum would be not at a place where the derivative is zero, but where the derivative does not exist. (You'll see below what happens when the two speeds are the same, which causes a slightly different problem.) Now, let's consider your claims: >A cursory glance at the situation tells us that: >If the speed of rowing >> speed of walking then one should land close >to B to minimize the time taken. >If speed of rowing << speed of walking then go close to C. >If the two speeds are equal then go directly to C. >In any other situation the landing point must be between B and C. >Your analysis does not reflect this at all. Why? Sometimes what is "obvious" is true; sometimes not. Your claims don't really make sense to me; perhaps you wrote it wrong. If I row fast, I would expect to spend all or most of my time rowing, so I would land near C; if I walk faster, I would want to do more walking, by landing closer to B. I would never expect to land at B exactly, since just a small amount of extra rowing would save a good bit of walking. And I wouldn't have to do both at the same speed in order to make a direct route to C a good idea. I would expect that there would be some minimum ratio of rowing to walking speed that would make C the best landing point. Let's see under what conditions the landing point is actually between B and C. I'll replace the speeds 4 and 5 with u and v, and the distances 6 and 7 with a and b; then we have t = sqrt(x^2+a^2)/u + (b-x)/v The derivative is then dt/dx = (1/u)(1/2)(1/sqrt(x^2+a^2))(2x) - (1/v) and when we set this to zero we get x = ua/sqrt(v^2 - u^2) If u >= v, this is undefined. In that case, we have to compare the times when x=0 and when x=b; these are t(0) = a/u + b/v t(b) = sqrt(b^2 + a^2)/u It can be shown that if u >= v, then t(0) > t(b), so the optimal strategy is to go directly to C. That agrees with my version of your ideas. The other extreme will be when the optimal x is >= b, as in our original problem. Then again the optimal strategy will be to go to C. When does this happen? When ua/sqrt(v^2 - u^2) >= b This can be solved to give u/v >= b/sqrt(a^2 + b^2) That is, when the ratio of rowing to walking speeds is at least that of the maximal walking distance to the maximal rowing distance, it will be better to row all the way. (Note that the right side here is less than 1, so that this case includes the case where u >= v.) So it turns out that the optimal landing point will be between B and C when u/v < b/sqrt(a^2 + b^2) And it will NEVER be best to land at B (unless, of course, b=0 so that B=C; or it a or u is 0, which don't make sense). I may well have made some mistakes here or there, but since the result agrees with my intuition, it "must" be correct ;-) If you have any further questions, feel free to write back. - Doctor Peterson, The Math Forum http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
Date: 08/07/2003 at 22:05:11 From: Ajit Subject: Thank you (Calculus/Maxima) Thanks a lot Dr Peterson. I obviously got confused between points B and C in my "thoughts". But now you have cleared my doubts and thanks are due to you and the Math Forum.
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