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The Afterlife of Faylene Harps
Author's note: I really hope you guys love reading this piece as much as I enjoy writing it! :)
Find Thomas!A girl stood at the corner in angst. Her best friend Colt Brenner was late to the bus stop again. She had already held the bus for him twice. If he was late again the bus would leave without him, and he would have to run two miles to school. Not that he couldn't do it, and make it school on time it's just that he would burn energy later for basketball practice. All of a sudden a boy ran out the front door of a row home down the street. He's got dirty blond hair that compliments his face perfectly, a fair complexion with rosy cheeks and big ocean blue eyes that sparkled in the light. He was built tall and strong, basically your typical hot jock.
The girl had heard many a time how Colt Brenner was by far the hottest guy in the 11th grade, not to mention the school, how she was living every girl's dream, being his best friend and that they would probably end up dating because they were so perfect for each other. She just rolled her eyes. In her eyes Colt would be nothing more than a friend. At that moment he ran up to her, huffing and puffing.
"Hey Fay, am I late?" he said, his head in-between his knees in exhaustion.
"Yeah, about five minutes, but that's five minutes less then yesterday. I mean I'm sure any competent athlete could do better . . ."she said looking away from him.
"Are you saying I'm not a good athlete?"
"Well . . .yeah." Fay replied.
"You'll never beat me if you have those baggy clothes on, forget to brush your hair, and yeah. To be honest, you forgot deodorant."
"At least you didn't say I smell . . ." he said optimistically.
"No, but I implied it." she responded, smiling all the while. Colt just looked at her. Fay was always clean cut, and looked perfectly well presented in the mornings. She was about as tall as Colt was, a little over 5'8, had long, shiny, smooth, and wavy brown hair, she had big brown eyes that shined through her skin which was a little on the pale side. She was strong, and healthy looking but only because she plays three sports at once. Colt observed her friend carefully from her long legs in her jeans to the plaid flannel shirt, to her hair which was down and looked super long.
However while Colt just stared at her, Fay noticed something behind Colt a woman stood in the middle of the street, staring straight ahead. She seemed to be lost in thought, as if her mind were in another place. She was ghastly pale, winkled from head to toe, had a hunchback, and her eyes were glazed over as if she were deathly ill. She was standing right at the end of the street where it met the main road. However she had her back turned to the main road and was looking down the street as if scanning each row home.
"I'll be right back . . ." Fay mumbled, as she stepped off the curb and into the street.
"Fay, where are you going? Fay?" Colt asked. However Fay had to talk to this woman to see if she was alright. If Colt had any sense he would follow her but he was acting as if she wasn't there. However Fay's mind wasn't on her confused best friend, but on the strange old woman standing in the middle of the road. Fay approached her, but the woman didn't acknowledge her existence.
"Mam? Are you okay? Mam?" Fay asked. The woman still looked straight ahead. Fay stared at her for a long moment, unsure of what to do. All of a sudden the woman's head snapped to look at her with terrifying speed. It made Fay jump back three feet. Then she screamed. It was the loudest, most terrifying blood curdling scream Fay had ever heard. It wasn't a sound any normal old woman could make.
"YOU CAN HELP ME!!!! . . . . YOU CAN HELP ME!!!! . . . FIND THOMAS!!!! . . . HELP ME FIND THOMAS!!!!" she moaned in-between the screams. She approached Fay while screaming, their faces only inches apart, her loud voice coming so close to hers. Fay tried to cover her ears but it was as if the sound went through the tiniest cracks in her fingers and to her ears. Over and over again she said "FIND THOMAS!! FIND THOMAS!!!" All of a sudden Colt was there. In an instant he had his arms around her, pulling her backwards until they both fell back onto the concrete. The bus zoomed around the corner and stopped right where she was standing.
"Oh my God, Fay! What was that? You scared the hell out of me! I thought you where committing suicide! Or going nuts in any case . . ." Colt shouted at her as he helped Fay to her feet. However his tone softened. She did not even realize it, but Fay had been crying the whole time the lady had been screaming. Tears now stained her face and made her mascara run. The bus driver came out of the bus. She was young, no more than thirty, and looked scared.
"Hey, are you kids alright?" she asked worriedly, rushing over. Colt looked at Fay who was awkwardly wiping the tears away.
"Yeah . . .yeah, I'm fine." Fay replied, sniffling.
"Good. Now you know better than that. I'm going to have to report this incident. There may be consequences."
"Right, I understand. I deserve them. I'm sorry." Fay admitted, although she had no idea what she was sorry for.
"Good." The bus driver replied, turning and heading back to the bus. Colt was about to follow when Fay stopped him in his tracks.
"Did you see that lady standing in the middle of the road?" she asked quietly, letting the question slip out before she could stop it.
"What lady? What are you talking about?" Fay could tell he was being honest. Colt had a funny little eyebrow twitch when he lied. As far as the eyebrow told, Colt wasn't lying.
"Oh my God . . ." Fay mumbled to herself.
"Look Fay, Maybe you don't feel well. Why don't you go home?" he asked.
"No, I'll be okay. I need to be around people to take my mind off of it." Fay replied. As she said this the bus driver poked her head out the window and looked impatiently at Colt and Fay. The two were standing so close and talking so quietly that they looked as though they were professing their love for each other.
"Are you two love birds coming to school or what?" she shouted out the window. Fay and Colt looked at each other and took two awkwardly long steps backwards. At that moment everyone on the bus cheered and both Colt and Fay got seriously red. Then finally, they both got on the bus.
~ ~ ~ ~
Teenagers streamed in the front doors of Skipton High School like a great procession. It was hard to drown or get lost in the shuffle. However Fay never tried to stick with a group of people. She navigated the halls easily, gliding by people as if she were a ghost in the night. Being a 5th degree black belt can give you that skill.
She came up to her locker and fumbled with the lock. It always took her three times before she could actually get her combination right and open the lock. One of the things she was bad at, remembering. Fay fumbled with the books in her hand, switching them out for the books she needed for her morning classes. Finally she reached for a history notebook.
All of a sudden a small piece of paper fluttered out of her history notebook and onto the floor. She knelt down to retrieve it. Immediately she noticed it was different then a normal piece of paper. It looked older, because the color was an off white instead of a pure white. To the touch it was less pliable, as if she couldn't bend it without breaking. Lastly the edges were burnt, making the paper look like a demented circle. It was turned face down on the ground. Slowly she picked up the note and turned it over. On the other side there was a faint cursive handwriting, barely readable. Fay squinted, and focused on the writing.
"Dear Faylene,
We have seen your incredible progress over the last few years in your physical and mental abilities. It is time for your training. Come to Club Afterlife at midnight on Saturday to learn your true identity. All will be revealed to you once you get there. See you soon.
The Bridges"
Fay reread the note over and over on the ground. The bell rang, and the hallway cleared and she was still on the ground. Was this a joke? Could the strange things that were happening to Fay all the time be explained just by one night at Skipton's notorious rough night club?
Over the years Fay had many experiences with the super natural. She always heard creepy noises, moaning whispers, and heavy footsteps. The old woman she saw topped it all. Fay had no idea why she saw, and heard these things. By then she thought she was going insane. How could she explain these things to her best friend Colt? Could it all be explained, or was she going nuts? Finally after five long minutes of thought, sitting on the ground in the hallway, Fay stood, walked over to the trash can, and threw the note away. There was absolutely no way that the note was real. It was just a clever prank. Fay never realized how wrong she was until it was too late.
Join the DiscussionThis book has 27 comments. Post your own now!
love_writing said...
Aug. 11, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Aug. 11, 2013 at 1:24 pm
I love this story! One of my favorite pieces on teenink! P.S. I'm very new to this website and I'm wondering how long it takes for work to be published after you submit it. Thanks.
MeggieMills said...
Jul. 25, 2013 at 11:12 pm
Jul. 25, 2013 at 11:12 pm
Best story ever!!! Love it! Fay is the best!
CautionwetPaint said...
Apr. 13, 2012 at 6:56 am
Apr. 13, 2012 at 6:56 am
Hi everyone! Just want to let you know that the first five chapters of the sequel to this book is up on teenink. If you like this book then you'll definitely love the second!! :D here's the link . . .
Tinyclaw said...
Mar. 30, 2012 at 6:41 pm
Mar. 30, 2012 at 6:41 pm
I love this book!! Have you started writing the second? If you haven't: START NOW!! If you have, can you post a link so i can find it? Pretty please? :P
CautionwetPaint replied...
Mar. 30, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Mar. 30, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Thanks so much! The second book is actually still a work in progress. I have been so busy lately I haven't had time to write and keep up with other things also. However as soon as I am at least halfway through the second book I will definitely post it :) Do want me to post the link here once its up?
Tinyclaw replied...
Apr. 5, 2012 at 6:57 pm
Apr. 5, 2012 at 6:57 pm
yes please!! :DDD
CautionwetPaint replied...
Apr. 5, 2012 at 9:14 pm
Apr. 5, 2012 at 9:14 pm
Okay, will do :) ps. The sequel will be up VERY soon. There are lots of surprises in it that you may or may not like . . . Keep your eyes peeled :D
CautionwetPaint replied...
Apr. 13, 2012 at 6:58 am
Apr. 13, 2012 at 6:58 am
Hey, the first five chapters to the sequel of this book are up. Here's the link. I think I'm going to leave it up for a week or two then add more chapters to it. I really hope you like it!
AnimaCordis said...
Dec. 29, 2011 at 5:34 am
Dec. 29, 2011 at 5:34 am
I got up to chapter eleven, and will read the rest later. I liked your writing style and the plot so far. Most of all though I liked Fay, I sort of wanted to give her a hug all the way though, because she just taks on these problems without meaning to. I love how she just struggles on, uncomplaining and a little comfused. I also thought you named your characters really well, I thought espitally 'colt' was an original name, and perfect for his character! I can't wait to keep reading (althoug... (more »)
CautionwetPaint replied...
Dec. 29, 2011 at 7:24 pm
Dec. 29, 2011 at 7:24 pm
That's what I was going for in fay! :) and thanks so much! A friend of mine actually named Colt. I asked her for a good boy name, and she said Colt so I used it. :)
Moonlitnight said...
Dec. 27, 2011 at 10:11 am
Dec. 27, 2011 at 10:11 am
awesome plot and the i love the way you work the two different realities together! Great job! :)
i havent finished it yet, but i was wondering, how long is it?
CautionwetPaint replied...
Dec. 27, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Dec. 27, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Hey! Thanks for commenting! On teenink it's about 20 chapters, and on word it's about 60 pages, so it's pretty long. so take your time with it. You don't have to read it right away.
Cool! Ok, why wont TI let me post just that?! Why should a comment be at least 10 characters in length?? sorry. anyway, I really love this story and hope i can finish it soon :))
CautionwetPaint replied...
Dec. 27, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Dec. 27, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Ikr! So annoying! and thanks! me 2 :)
Garnet77 said...
Dec. 27, 2011 at 8:42 am
Dec. 27, 2011 at 8:42 am
I'm not yet finished with this, because it's quite long, but I did want to say that the plot for this is amazing. I'm excited to keep reading. Some of your writing could be fixed up. It's all small things, like keeping in past tense, because you did change to present tense at a few parts. Also, the story goes really fast, especially in the beginning. I'd like to get to know the characters a bit more. Maybe that's just me. But remember to show it, don't tell the reader what the character is like.... (more »)
CautionwetPaint replied...
Dec. 27, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Dec. 27, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Thanks so much!
DamonSalvatore1864 said...
Nov. 2, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Nov. 2, 2011 at 12:29 pm
This seems to have a really great plot, and I'm excited to see where you go...
CautionwetPaint replied...
Nov. 3, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Nov. 3, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Thanks! again, you'll just have to wait to find out :)
RayBaytheDinosaur said...
Oct. 24, 2011 at 11:25 pm
Oct. 24, 2011 at 11:25 pm
this sounds really really cool, and while i like beck, i really hope Fay ends up with Colt =) lols I'm intrestted in knowing what happens next


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I haven't always been this confident about my sexuality. Nowadays, I get it: I'm attractive and desirable and I can have just about any guy I want, at least for a night. But it's been a long road to get here. It's not that I was a late bloomer, maybe just that I wasn't interested in sex throughout junior high and even into my freshman year of high school. I wasn't a tomboy, per se, but...Read On
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I wrote a porn story about a coworker sucking cock to taunt my black boss and I end up sucking him.
When I enrolled in college to pursue a major in computer science, I envisioned myself becoming some sort of wealthy guru who would consult with major corporations all over the world. The reality is that I ended up working for a company that provides technical training on our software development platforms. The pay is very good but I am required to travel at least seventy-five percent each year....Read On
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My name is James. I am the twenty-five year old virgin you may have read about in earlier stories. I'm now twenty-seven. I lost my virginity to my sweet little Jewish girl Debora. Then she left me for her kibbutz. After her I met my darling little hippie girl, Samantha, and we both shared what we knew about sex. I fucked her in the ass for the first time. She was happy to learn that. She moved...Read On
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A couples first encounter after many years of lusting and want
Finally Alone They sat next to each other on the edge of the bed, holding hands and looking deeply into each other's eyes. The evening sun lit up the room. They couldn't believe that they were finally alone and in this situation. He had been dreaming of this night for what seemed like forever and now it was happening. He couldn't believe his luck. She wore a gorgeous black dress...Read On
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What happened to Anna and will she give into Jeremy or Jeff??
My eyelids were heavy and as I slowly opened them, the light hurt. As my head started to pound I tried to move, but the pain stopped me. "Anna, oh Anna," I heard my mother whispering. "She's awake," she said louder. When I tried to turn my head toward her voice, she told me not to move. I felt pain all over my body as an image flashed of Jeremy above me angry and the feeling of cold air on...Read On
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Anna and Jeff meet alone, but will Jeremy find a way to interupt them.
It has been several weeks and I have only talked to Jeremy enough for him to apologize. He is fully out of my life and we are nothing more than civil acquaintances. As for Jeff, well he and I have been flirting both online and face-to-face. After my parents think I am in bed, I meet Jeff in the backyard most every night. We get just a chance to kiss and grope at each other, but it is...Read On
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Sara, Elaine and Ken were virgins and it was time to change that.
Sara and Ken were friends. Every summer they were together and explored the mysteries of growing up. They made plans for a fun summer. Little did Ken know what was to happen. Ken came from the city and Sara from the country. Sara was one of five of Ken's summer friends, all girls. She grew up on a farm in central New Hampshire. She turned 17 over the winter and could not wait for summer....Read On
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After my first oral, I knew I wanted more of him.
Ty and I grew closer since the day he invited me to his room and gave me my first oral. Even though we barely saw each other during the day, we were constantly texting each other. I grew more comfortable around him and could share much more personal things than before the pussy licking experience. Whenever Ty and I would text, the conversation would start out ordinary but would always...Read On
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My girlfriend finally opened up
As I grew up and matured, I was curious as my body changed and developed, which ended up feeding my hunger for sex. When I found my father's cache of magazines from the fifties and sixties when I was 17, I learned a lot more about sex and grabbing my hard cock to create an orgasm. I am the youngest of five and, at the time, 6'4" 160 pounds and almost eight inches when hard. I had just met...Read On
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Brave are sought to take Polar Bear Plunge
Published 11:09 am, Sunday, January 26, 2014
Family Centers' associate board invites those in the community with an adventurous side to take part in a mid-winter dip in the Long Island Sound as part of its third annual Polar Bear Plunge Sunday, Feb. 23.
All proceeds from the event will benefit Family Centers' programs that provide education, health and counseling services to thousands of Fairfield County children and families.
The plunge takes place at 11 a.m. at the offices at Geneve Holdings, 96 Cummings Point Road, Stamford. Pre-event entertainment and light food will be available to all participants and spectators beginning at 10 a.m.
More InformationFact box
All participants are encouraged to ask friends and family to sponsor their plunge. Prizes will be awarded to the "plungers" who garner the most donations.
The $25 entry fee includes a T-shirt. To register or to sponsor an individual "plunger," visit www.familycenters.org.


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Since giving up a two-run, game-tying home run to Tampa Bay's Johnny Gomes in the bottom of the ninth on July 28 -- a game the Red Sox won 12-6, thanks to a six-run 12th inning -- Jonathan Papelbon has faced 51 batters.
And allowed only one hit.
14.2 innings over 14 games, 1 hit, 1 HBP, 0 runs, 4 walks, 24 strikeouts. 146 of 200 pitches were strikes. None of his six inherited runners scored. (This hit was a two-out single by Orlando Cabrera in the first game of the August 17 doubleheader.)
In 2006, Papelbon pitched 68.1 innings and threw 1,019 pitches. His season ended on September 1.
As of September 6, 2007, he has pitched 17 fewer innings (51.1) and thrown 205 fewer pitches (814).
(This is a sequel to my usage post about three weeks ago.)


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Thu 30th Mar 2006 16:34 UTC, submitted by Linuxfanboy
"This time it's patents that will ensure the downfall of GNU/Linux and with it, the entire world of open source. But before hanging up your certified geek propeller-hat and retraining as a dental hygienist, you might want to consider the following brief history of Microsoft's use of fear, uncertainty, and doubt as a weapon against GNU/Linux." Hopelessly pro-everything-that-is-Linux, but an interesting overview of Microsoft's approach to Linux over the years nonetheless. Elsewhere, the Guardian looks at the challanges Microsoft is currently facing.


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apple there is no substitute.
Using the old Tax refund to buy a tool that will help me with work... Email, Internet search, photo taking and storage... No games, very little Kindle.. NO kids allowed on whatever I buy.
Thinking about an I pad2 - Retna Vision or what ever they call it.... Made the huge mistake of visiting an Apple store not realizing that it was spring break and every kid in Edison was in here playing games... Could not get help so I'll wait a week...
What about memory? If it's just the above is 16 okay for $499.00 Next question should I buy a $20 a month wireless plan? I have a 4G hotspot on my company phone -- won't that do the same thing?
Help...... By the way I forgot to mention checking Jets Insider and Porn as well.... Thanks.
apple there is no substitute.
Get a Samsung galaxy tab for $319.00
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
very happy with ipad 2 , it may benefit you to pay the difference for 32 gb for doubling your capacity . if you will be mostly in a hotspot area u can save the monthly costs and get the wifi only model.
I think you will disappointed with the photo quality on any tablet you buy.
Can't go wrong with the iPad Retina. The display is gorgeous. The app store is robust. But if you were to consider an alternative, the only tablet I would recommend is the Nexus 10. The screen is just as good as the Retina and it is superior IMO for watching movies in case you ever got into streaming videos on Netfix, Hulu, HBO Go, etc. Only drawback is there is no data plan available. It is strictly WiFi but it think it will connect to your hotspot.
Don't buy an ipad or android tablet for work. Neither is a substitute for a laptop. Typing anything of length on them sucks. Even just typing this post is so much more of a chore thanusing a real kkeyboard. DO buy a tablet for media consumption. Either is so much more user friendly than a laptop for streaming video, web surfing etc. Reading JI while sitting on the toilet in the morning is nothing you'd ever do with a laptop. Yet is easy with a tablet.
I have a laptop, and older android tablet. And the new ipad. The laptop is used exclusively for work. The tablets each have their own strengths.The retina display is awesome. The open source of the android os blows the closed IOS away. I hate having to use itunes to transfer everything, much preferring the ability to drag files directly into my android directly from my computer. My android plays any video file you can throw at it. I usually have convert files before i can play them on the Apple. Apps for android are much cheaper, too..
Which ever you choose, go for as much memory as you can as others have said. You'll never regret it. I have 4g on the ipad but I usually have wifi available. For the Android, i just tether to my phone. If it's for mostly personal use for media consumption, get a tablet. If it's mostly for work. Get a laptop.
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MS Surface Tablet..Best of both worlds.
I'm liking it more and more each day.
Thanks for all the help... Yaz to answer you I do have a laptop that I lug around only on the one day I'm in the office... I know that when it comes to MS Office programs I'll still be on this..
The tablet was more for presentation purposes as I'm on the road in sales and want to make an easy and professional presentation of my product line and show display options to my accounts.. I can't always lug in 200 lbs of samples to every stop.
I will also check out the Samsung mentioned... You guys are great and answered my questions. Thanks...
I have an iPad Mini that I bought for school. I have almost all my documents loaded as PDFs that I view using Notability, which allows me to add notes via a stylus or keyboard. I have the keyboard cover from Logitech for it, not bad in a pinch, but I wouldn't want to type more than a page or two on it.
get a MAC
chromebook for 250


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CONCORD — New Hampshire could revisit a state law requiring the federal government to run a health insurance exchange and take on a bigger role through a partnership.
CONCORD — New Hampshire could revisit a state law requiring the federal government to run a health insurance exchange and take on a bigger role through a partnership.
State Republicans opposed implementing the federal health-care overhaul law. They helped turn back $1 million in federal money to be used for planning and passed a law banning the state from establishing an exchange to serve as a marketplace for consumers to find insurance.
That could change with the shift in power after the election. Democrats regained control of the House, gained seats in the Senate and retained the governor's office.
Gov.-elect Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, wants to discuss the state's options with lawmakers, business owners and others before deciding, spokesman Marc Goldberg said.
"There is bipartisan support for ensuring that New Hampshire has significant input about our health benefit exchange so that it is not solely developed by the federal government," Goldberg said.
Starting Jan. 1, 2014, individuals, families and small businesses will be able to buy private coverage through an exchange in New Hampshire, with most consumers getting government assistance to pay premiums. The exchanges will also help steer some low-income, uninsured people into Medicaid programs.
It is too late to establish a state-based exchange by the 2014 federal deadline, but a partnership is a third option open to New Hampshire.
"If we don't do a partnership, we still would continue to do what we do now — form review, consumer protection — but there would be two sets of regulations doing that. There might be issues of preemption. It would be confusing," said Insurance Department attorney Jennifer Patterson.
Retiring Democratic Gov. John Lynch is leaving the decision to Hassan and legislative leaders. Hassan, who will be inaugurated Jan. 3, has until Feb. 15 to send Washington a letter that the state wants a partnership and submit a blueprint outlining how the partnership would work.
A partnership exchange would not require repealing the Republican-passed ban but would require approval from a joint legislative oversight committee that Republicans created as a check against the insurance commissioner implementing the law on his own.
Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny said his agency can prepare the necessary blueprint required for a partnership before Feb. 15 if Hassan and legislative leaders give the OK.
If the state wanted to transition to a state-based exchange in 2015, the law allows it, he said.
State Rep. John Hunt, a Rindge Republican chairing the committee, said he assumes the Democrats' pick to be speaker, Rep. Terie Norelli, will appoint new committee members supporting a greater state role in implementing the law. She is expected to be elected to head the House on Dec. 5.
Norelli is open to a partnership.
"The New Hampshire way is to do things with as much input as possible from New Hampshire. At this point, that may mean a federal-state partnership," Norelli said.
Incoming House Republican Leader Gene Chandler wants more information before taking a position, and Senate President Peter Bragdon, R-Milford, said Hassan has not approached him to discuss the issue.
But some Republicans are ready to move forward now that President Barack Obama has been re-elected and the health care law isn't likely to be repealed.
State Rep. David Hess, R-Hooksett, filed legislation to repeal the state ban and establish a state-based exchange. Hess' bill is modeled after a Senate bill that died in the face of House Republican resistance.
"We got caught up in our own ideological hang-ups last session," said Hess. "I can't see a Republican who would rather see the federal government force-feed us with an off-the-shelf plan that would be used in California."
Hunt disagreed.
"If New Hampshire is not providing a subsidy, New Hampshire has no business being involved in it," said Hunt. "If consumers have problems getting federal subsidies, what can the state of New Hampshire do about it?"


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Surely the SMTP protocol is a one way messaging protocol - and is older than I am!
ICQ, is the text-based talk program, which goes back to at least 4.2 BSD
In the third grade, in Mrs Woods class, I used to pass notes back and forth with Elizabeth Shafer and Daniel Duggan.
I claim prior art!
And I believe my older sister may have invented the cootie catcher some years before, so every company that makes anti-malware software owes her money.
This is a new patent. They added " with a computer" to your old, obsolete patent.
This is a new patent. They added " with a computer" to your old, obsolete patent.
But did they add "with a shiny computer"?
ICQ is used pretty heavily in some countries - Russia and other ex-Soviet republics, most notably.
That said, it's not a good IM protocol. No Unicode until a few years ago (and some clients were slow to catch up with transition), passwords limited to 8 significant characters, numeric user IDs - it's very much a dinosaur.
Phone didn't have presence, quite. However, in 1991, I abused phone to create a notification system for when your peeps logged in, thereby extending
a two-way chat application with presence.
Yes. I've had the code online since 1991.
Anybody with patents on two-way messaging and presence should probably line up and bite my shiny metal ass.
Damn, my seven digit UNI is still active. Even all my old contacts are still there. It must have been over eight years since I've last logged into it. Ahh, the memories. And it now ties into Facebook? YUK!
I recall using 'instant messaging' on a network on VAX/VMS back in the '80s...
Yep. So were Unisys ICON machines, I fondly remember using one during my childhood and them showing us how to leave messages for people.
Telex anyone?
Also used messaging in high-school in the late 70's. We used a mechanical teletype to dial-up other schools, then tried to flirt with girls taking computer programming classes. That's when rule 16 was first being considered.
It's not really even about messaging. The abstract in the patent application is so ass-backwards and contorted that nobody could make heads or tails of what the actual invention is. Here is the abstract:
A system for transmission, reception and accumulation of the knowledge packets to plurality of channel nodes in the network operating distributedly in a peer to peer environment via installable one or more role active Human Operating System (HOS) applications in a digital devise of each of channel node, a network controller registering and providing desired HOS applications and multiple developers developing advance communication and knowledge management applications and each of subscribers exploiting the said network resources by leveraging and augmenting taxonomically and ontologically classified knowledge classes expressed via plurality search macros and UKID structures facilitating said expert human agents for knowledge invocation and support services and service providers providing information services in the preidentified taxonomical classes, wherein each of channel nodes communicating with the unknown via domain specific supernodes each facilitating social networking and relationships development leading to human grid which is searchable via Universal Desktop Search by black box search module.
My favorite part has to be "knowledge packets"...
They will not stand in my way when I patent:
System of using punctuation marks in order to make blocks of text more readable.
The abstract in the patent application is so ass-backwards and contorted that nobody could make heads or tails of what the actual invention is.
My favorite part has to be "knowledge packets"...
Oh! That is Indglish - English spoken by an moderately* educated Indian guy. The perfect English mangling scheme for patents. Seriously, a lot of Indians do speak like that...
*- And I use "moderately" in a very loose sense...
It is so utterly, completely obvious that the taxonomic ignification is merely a matter of sorting the knowledge packets according to chromulence, distification, and relevactory mystilience. I therefore award this patent to these geniuses, void all prior art, and entitle them to billions in ransom. Let it be known that this East Texas court is a fair and honest place where all may come and get their just rewards.
I currently make most of my income dealing with patents (searching, reading, analyzing, finding problems with them, writing material for them, etc). And guess what? Nobody reads the abstract to figure out the details. All it is useful for is to determine if it's even vaguely related to what you are working on.
If you base any analysis on a reading of the abstract alone, you are making a huge mistake. Don't bother.
I'm not saying the patent is valid or not. I'm just saying don't read the abstract.
This is very true. But the actual claims aren't much better:
http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20110078583 [faqs.org]
A method of accessing applications for social networking, searching sharing and communication in a plurality of network(s), said method comprising the steps of:registering and/or integrating at least one application(s) from one or more networks at a central server by one or more application provider(s);selecting at least one registered application(s) by at least one user;installing said at least one selec
And IRC [ietf.org]was a two-way messaging protocol that started out as a replacement for NTALK, a network-based variant of TALK(1) [fuse4bsd.creo.hu]+FINGER. An IRC system is constructed by a peer-to-peer network consisting of a number of IRC Servers, configured into a tree-based topology designed by the server administrators, and stemming from their choice of which peers to connect together.
IRC clients even had a
Good, the more ridiculous the patents get, the quicker something will be done to fix the mess. Personally, I'd like to see this patent granted, and dozens of companies ordered to pay lots of damages to the angelic company that is Kootol.
The mere fact that we're having to pin our hopes of patent reform on corporate interests is disgusting, and proof of the inherent failure of the US government to act on behalf of the interests of the greater good of its citizens in practical matters.
Indeed. The Republicans fuck up, so the fools vote in the Democrats. The Democrats fuck up, so the fools vote in the Republicans. The Republicans fuck up, so the fools vote in the Democrats. The Democrats fuck up, so the fools vote in the Republicans. Holy fuck, there might just be a cycle going on here.
It's called the two party shuffle. There is really only one party...the money party. They use push button issues like abortion to keep people divided so they can lift their wallets.
Government only looks out for the good of itself. Which is the simple reason it should be limited and very defined roles. Not the "do it for the children" nanny state we've become.
Government only looks out for the good of itself. Which is the simple reason it should be limited and very defined roles. Not the "do it for the children" nanny state we've become.
"Do it for the children" -- Ah you mean the Ministry of Ministry...
Government only looks out for the good of itself.
Correct. However the reason that looking out for itself is not looking out for the people is because we have proven, time and again, that there is no consequence for doing otherwise. Approval rate of Congress? Approximately 30%. Re-election rate of incumbents? Around 90%.
This has little to do with the size of government. It has somewhat to do with the construction (the fact that we have allowed things to devolve to a two party system in particular), b
Well that's a nice thought (and I would hope that would be the outcome) but that only works when you've got someone in the decision making chain who's (choose one) sane or views that as a bad outcome.
For instance, normally when you end up with standard procedure involving sexually molesting children you might stop that, but for DHS that's just reasonable procedure.
In this case, big companies can settle up with Kootol and it becomes yet another barrier for entry to small businesses. As far as they're concern
I call this the "shoot myself in the foot" theory of political action.
I don't think ever seen anything in my life work out that way. Maybe oppress a pretty white woman somehow, that occasionally gets results.
Good, the more ridiculous the patents get, the quicker something will be done to fix the mess. Personally, I'd like to see this patent granted, and dozens of companies ordered to pay lots of damages to the angelic company that is Kootol.
Unfortunately, it's not likely to work out that way. Kootol will no doubt be crushed, but the giant companies they're suing will most likely pay off Congress to "reform" the patent system in a way that makes it more difficult for small patent trolls to operate while still allowing the giants to go after small developers (and not-so-small, as in Microsoft's ongoing war against Linux.) Don't ask me what the specific wording will be; I don't claim to know, but they've got armies of lawyers to write the language to achieve the desired result.
I'm pretty sure I was using instant messaging programs well before 2005. I remember having used them since I discovered computers in the late 80s.
I sent instant messaged to someone 350 miles away on an IBM 370/125 in the 70s. If two computers have communication, there is usually a way that can be worked out. And yeah, I was told on IRC in the 90s I was "older than dirt."
In that case you owe me patent royalties, as I invented the digital computer last week.
Surely I have at least as sound a claim as Kootol does.
You're doing it wrong, you need a block of text so obfuscated that the USPTO isn't quite sure what they're granting.
Method and Apparatus for use of SIlicon with additives to create electric motion in order to provide a system of postively charge regions thereafter called 1s and a system of negativly charged regions therafter called 0s in order to create, transmit,produce,transfer,convert,read,translate,display,distinguish,perform arthematic functions upon,simulate,compute information packets in order to allow a human user (HU) the ability to create, transmit,produce,transfer,convert,read,translate,display,distinguish,perform arthematic functions upon,simulate,compute further information packets which are then translated into motion of photons and EM radiation of specific frequencies by use of a 'monitor' in order to give Human Readable (HR) results which the human user (HU) is using.
I'm pretty sure I was using instant messaging programs well before 2005. I remember having used them since I discovered computers in the late 80s.
You're responding to the click-bait headline, not the patent.
I'm usually the last person to speak about the benefits of more work (and will cite the broken windows fallacy at the nearest opportunity).
But on this occasion, it looks like they could do with more workers. Qualified workers at that.
They have no incentive to hire more workers, because it means higher costs. Currently they have a good income by rubber stamping everything but the costs of these patents are conveyed to the consumers. Unless their mandate is changed, they won't reform.
Perhaps we should go back to actually funding the USPTO mainly with tax revenue. I realize that there's a lot of people here that are opposed on principle, but sometimes taxpayers are the correct party to fund things.
Perhaps we should go back to actually funding the USPTO mainly with tax revenue. I realize that there's a lot of people here that are opposed on principle, but sometimes taxpayers are the correct party to fund things.
Communist! Socialist! Pedophile! Pothead! Music pirate! Think of the children! If we violate the principles of God and the Founding Fathers by doing such a thing, the terrorists have won!
There. Hope that clears things up for you.
If this is the case, then the whole thing needs to just go away. "we can't do our job because we're too busy not doing our job" is no excuse.
Meanwhile, the Courts are continuing to defer to the expertise of the patent office, and are EXTREMELY "reluctant" to void patents.
The problem isn't reluctance but rather the current legal standard for invalidating a patent. Once a patent is granted it requires "clear and convincing" evidence to invalidate it. It's neigh impossible come up with "clear and convincing" evidence of anything relating to something like software that your average ditch digger or housewife, hell, or even your average judge has little understanding of. All the defense has to do is throw out just a little baffling bullshit and there goes "clear and convincing"
That's a very good synopsis. It seems very dysfunctional that the USPTO can't accomplish what a message board can - namely, accumulate a number of folks with depth of experience who can rattle off prior art from the tops of their heads.
It seems to me that the patent system should contain a component of peer review. Allow any interested parties to submit 1-page briefs over a 1-month period, limit one per company to prevent DoSing of the poor inventor. Then allow inventor to respond to the briefs as to ho
This looks very similar to the Andrew Messaging System that became the CMU campus wide mail system circa 1985.
"claims they invented one and two way messaging in 2005"
I read TFA's description of the patent application, and it doesn't look any different from what this two-way pager (RIM R900M) I have was doing in 1995.
So wait a tick, there is already a ton of prior art ON FILE and yet the patent is still deemed valid? Wouldn't, say, several dozen prior inventions that do what you're trying to patent being on file in the application generally preclude granting of that patent?
Does that mean that they won't be able to afford to pay the fees to get the patent granted?
Maybe it's just me, but I think Kootol's logo looks very similar to Gooogl's logo!
I'm not in the patenting arena (rather a researcher by day), I read a ton about how the patent system is totally broken but since I don't interact with it at all would one of you fine scholars be noble enough to provide myself (and perhaps a few others) with some resources that illustrate how broken things are so I can better understand the situation? I would greatly appreciate this. Thanks!
Patent trolling in 10 easy steps:
1) people fooling around with code make new, cool things that are useful
2) someone notices and suggests to these people that these useful things would be useful to other people, and they could probably sell it for something
3) the inventor sells it and starts to make some money, thinking how wonderful it is that this useful thing could be useful to someone else while making some money for him/her.
4) someone with a bit of legalese and a knowledge of the patent system notices s
Cell phone patent thicket [techdirt.com]. You're in research. Think of where we'd be if all the money being wasted on lawyers was instead being invested in research on better cell phone technology. And it's gonna get worse once the Apple/Microsoft/RIM consortium get all the patents they bought [reuters.com] from the Nortel dissolution sorted. All three are renowned for spending money on lawyers rather than on innovating.
That the USPTO is staffed with lazy incompetent morons.
Anyone can pay the fee and submit evidence that says that there were the following items of relevant prior art with documentation and the USPTO will review and issue their judgment.
To that extent, if someone patents something that had been done at a college in the 80s, it would be worthwhile submitting the documentation to show it was not a newly "invented" system.
Right now the patent application which is published does NOT reflect the allowed claims, which is typically narrower than what was originally sub
It seems to me that everyone comes on here and bitches every couple of weeks when another patent trolling case lights up the collective ire of Geeks United, complaining that the USPTO is incompetent, couldn't tell Prior Art if it was stuck in their prosteriors, and generally how much these things suck.
Has anyone done anything about it? Has anyone called to apply for a job at the USPTO, as unglamorous as that is? Do you not want to work for "the man"? Do we have anyone here who works for the patent office?
VMS Phone
VMS "CB Simulator"
Telnet chats
MUDs, MOOs and such.
ICQ - and every variation of this from here on like yahoo chat and AIM.
Those are just the ones I've had hands-on experience with
I am sure there must have been some sort of instant messaging under Multics back in the '60s.
I have distinct memories of using the "CB Simulator" chat system on CompuServe back in 1986. This certainly qualifies as a 2-way messaging system.
The Unix "talk" command has to figure in there somewhere too.
SMS messages have been around before 2005 (I am guessing), so that would certainly qualify as one-way messaging. Then again, so would telegrams and email.
As well as snail mail, semaphore, morse code, drum signals, smoke signals and talking to yourself.
We are looking for candidates with experience managing/leading a development team in social networking, search engine, communication, e-commerce, API for integrating with 3rd parties, mobile & desktop smart client applications related environment. The Project Manager will be asked to take over their . NET development team. They will be responsible for managing the developers and development process.
Candidates should have at least 7-10 years of experience.
Did they just admit
IP multicast has been in active use on the internet since the 1980's.
IP multicast lets receivers join groups, defined by a special class of IP addresses. Senders emit packets addressed to those addresses and the IP mulitcast routing systems (of which there are several) build distribution trees to get those packets to those receivers.
So to the extent that this patent claims include subscription based addressing and transmission of data packets, IP multicast has been a running example of this for at least a quarter of a century.
IANAL, but I don't see any information in the USPTO transaction history or file wrapper of 12/973,387 to indicate any notice of claims allowance. This appears to still be just an application.
But for those of you who want to rip into it, here's the part that matters. Have fun!
1. A method for publishing and subscribing in a social network, the method comprising: allowing user to manage Human Operating System (HOS) including one or more profiles, activities, applications, services, actions, transactions, gro
Let's see:
Clauses 1-457 were canceled.
in 458 they describe a main frame (prior art by many, many years) so 458 should have been canceled, in addition to all of the clauses based on 458.
providing a central controller for controlling a plurality of processes involved in said information searching and sharing;
463 is based on 462 which is based on 458 so it should be canceled. 479 repeats the claim to prior art noted above. This leaves 478 as the only clauses not voided by the above prior art. Unfortunately for the patent troll 478 vaguely describes clustered computing as a means to duplicate the process of a main frame, which there are several instances of prior art as well.
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CHICAGO (AP) – A retired Chicago police officer accidentally shot himself in the leg when he dropped a fanny pack containing his handgun following a Boy Scout troop meeting at a suburban school, police said.
The revolver discharged inside the belt-like bag after apparently landing on its hammer, Des Plaines Police Chief William Kushner said. He added that the man, who had been visiting his grandson's troop meeting, is licensed to carry a concealed gun and didn't break any laws, The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reported.
"There is no law prohibiting firearms in the school," Kushner said.
The mishap occurred in the Iroquois Community School in Des Plaines on Monday night, several hours after the regular school day had ended. No one else was injured.
"This is an unfortunate accident," Kushner said. "There was no collateral damage.
The meeting was over when the gun went off, and scouts and their parents were walking out of the building, said Boy Scout Troop 38 Scoutmaster Bryan Hedstrom.
"For the most part everybody had left," he said.
School principal Michael Amadei said an in email to parents that the man's injuries aren't as serious as initially thought. He also said the school will discuss the incident with police and the Boy Scouts organization.
"Of course, the district does not condone bringing firearms on school grounds," the note said.
A District 62 spokeswoman, Mindy Ward, said school district officials hadn't yet drawn conclusions about possible policy changes in wake of the accident.
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Mozambique Steps Up Fight Against PolioThe country has launched a health week with the aim of vaccinating all children under the age of five against polio, as well as educating women about immunisation.
Mozambique: Health Week Launched in Maputo
AIM, 26 November 2012
A national Health Week for Women and Children began throughout Mozambique on Monday, with the main task of vaccinating all children under the age of five against polio. Read more »
A health worker administers the polio.
Mozambique: Health Week Targets Four Million Children
AIM, 23 November 2012
The Mozambican Health Ministry is launching a nationwide "Health Week" as from Monday, offering intervention to improve the health of more than four million children under five… Read more »
Mozambique: Meeting the Immunization Challenge
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Marielou Cruz and Iaian Black are both living in Qatar. They had been to Coco Beach Island Resort for eight times already. At the resort the couple always stayed in the Hilltop Suite uphill with an amazing view from their balcony. They came here for relaxing and most especially for diving activities. A Coco Postcard from Ferdie greeting you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Stay safe and happy, Coco Beach Family is waiting for your next visit.
Congratulations Coco Beach Island Resort for winning Agoda Gold Circle Awards 2012 in Philippines. This year, 35 winners from the Philippines and 494 winners all over the world were selected. Coco Beach is the only awardee in the Island of Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro and was chosen because of high aggregate score from customer review, outstanding performing properties, competitive pricing and showing an understanding of the complex business dynamics that define the industry.
To the Coco Beach Family we did a great job. Indeed, a huge achievement and we truly deserve the success.
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Karsten and Anita Pallisgard were one of the frequent guests at Coco Beach Island Resort. No wonder they became familiar to almost everyone here. They became more of a family and friends than a guest. Whenever they are here for vacation, they always stayed with classic deluxe under Gloria's care. Moreover, they had tried most of the 101 Activities of the Resort already.
Rosie Madrilleno and family misses you so much and we look forward to see you again.
Our Danish couple, Doris and Erik Nielsen loved to do wogging when they're at Coco Beach that's why they got a lot of medals. On their last visit, they helped and gave our native people some clothes and foods. They also spent their dinner with our Mama Angie and family who made them feel that they're part of it. Service Families Angie and Mario are very glad to send this postcard and very grateful for the couple's often visit here at Coco Beach.
Henrik and Tove Jensen were great friends of Elian when he was still a waiter back in 15 years until now. During their stay, they had beach hopping, glass bottom boat, happy hour ballgame, picnic at the beach and one week Cruise "Coco Explorer'. One of the memorable moments they had is a special lunch at Elian's house. To the couple, Elian along with his family is looking forward for your next visit and wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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STOCKTON, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team took Pacific's best punch but fired back with one of its own, only it came in the form of Emilie Johnson.
Playing in front of a lot of extended family from nearby Loomis, Calif., Johnson scored a career-high 31 points on 11 of 12 shooting to lead UCSB to a 69-62 win at the Spanos Center.
"You have to get into a rhythm and my teammates put me in a good spot," Johnson said. "It's fun. You've got to enjoy the game. Sometimes I get too caught up in making it happen but now it's just letting it come to you and getting into a rhythm."
UCSB improves to 12-9 overall and 6-3 in the Big West after its 12th win in 15 games while Pacific falls to 6-16, 3-6.
Despite Johnson's sharp-shooting the Gauchos had to rally to even make it a game, trailing by nine points early on. UCSB didn't even take its first lead until 14:11 remained on a layup from Mekia Valentine.
However, Johnson carried the team the rest of the way. She scored 14 points in an eight-minute span, taking UCSB from a 39-38 deficit into a 58-45 lead.
"It didn't feel like a run," head coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. "It felt like Em took the game over. What a game by her."
Johnson also pulled in eight rebounds to go with two assists, a steal and a blocked shot. She canned 4 of 5 from three-point range and led the Gauchos with 13 in the first half.
Mekia Valentine had her eighth double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds, grabbing double-digit boards for the seventh time in her past eight games. Nicole Nesbit added 11 points off the bench.
The Gauchos trailed 19-10 midway through the first half when Johnson was fouled attempting a three-pointer. She knocked down all three free throws and UCSB eventually tied things up at 23-apiece on Nesbit's double-clutch layup with 5:25 to go.
Valentine picked up her third foul with 4:09 remaining in the first half, but without her, the Gauchos were able to force Pacific's leading scorer, forward Danielle Peacon, into a poor shot, a double-dribble and a travel which helped them close the gap.
Melissa Zornig hit a three-pointer with about four seconds left in the half to knot things up at 30-30 heading into the break.
"I thought we gritted it out," Gottlieb said. "Sometimes you can get on a roll with a kid who's hot and there's not a better kid to roll with than Emilie."
UCSB finishes its Northern California road swing on Saturday with a 2 p.m. game at UC Davis. The game will be aired live online by clicking here and in Santa Barbara on AM 990 with the pregame show starting a half-hour before tip-off.
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Juventus are willing to open contract talks with Italian veteran Andrea Pirlo, according to Sky Sports.
34-year-old Pirlo, who joined the Serie A champions after leaving rivals AC Milan in 2011, is a pivotal member of the first-team setup in Turin with his unrivalled vision and staggering array of passing, but has been linked with a move away from the club of late with his current deal due to expire in the summer.
Premier League title chasers Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea have all been linked with approaches for the talented World Cup winner, along with La Liga giants Real Madrid.
However, it appears as if Pirlo's current employers are keen to retain the services of one of their most-prized assets, with the club's general manager lavishing praise upon the playmaker - drawing flattering comparisons between him and French icon Michel Platini - and insisting that Juve are open to talks over keeping him.
"Who in the current Juventus side is most similar to (Michel) Platini? Andrea Pirlo, as a player and as a man," Giuseppe Marotta was quoted by Sky Sports.
"His contract? With Andrea there are excellent relations and Juve is wide open to dialogue. We'll talk about it."
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Everton manager Roberto Martinez says that even his chairman Bill Kenwright did not think Champions League qualification was possible this season.
That is despite the fact that Kenwright introduced Martinez as the man to take them into the Champions League after appointing him last June. The Everton chairman told a news conference at the time how impressed he had been with his new manager, brought in to replace Manchester United-bound David Moyes.
And he revealed that Martinez had told him during his interview for the job: "I'll get you into the Champions League."
Martinez laughs off Barkley move
- Everton manager Roberto Martinez has laughed off the idea of midfielder Ross Barkley moving to city rivals Liverpool.
- A report on Tuesday morning suggested that Brendan Rodgers was considering a £38 million offer to take Barkley to Anfield.But Martinez insists there is no chance of such a deal happening.
- Read the full story here
Martinez, sitting alongside Kenwright at that news conference last summer, was visibly bemused that this information had been made public - as he had not even had a chance to outline his vision to Everton's players at that stage.
But Martinez could yet deliver on his promise at the end of his first season, with his side poised to move back into fourth place if they avoid defeat at home to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Wednesday.
"At the press conference, it was a little bit too early to say we would be challenging because I hadn't even told my players about the vision," Martinez said. "So it was a little bit: 'I don't know how the players are going to react to this!'
"It would have helped if he'd allowed me to say it to the players first! I expected to be the one to slowly unfold the plans, not just give it on the first day. My worry was how the group would react."
Martinez was pleased that his players reacted positively, losing only one of their opening 17 league games to sit fourth in the table on Christmas Day. And according to the manager, Kenwright started to believe that Champions League qualification was possible in early December, when Everton followed up their first away victory over Manchester United since 1992 by drawing 1-1 at Arsenal.
Martinez said: "You always have to be driven by a vision at Everton. There are no excuses in football and you have to have that drive. The chairman has reminded me about it as the season has gone on because at the beginning he didn't believe it was possible.
"So I think it was three or four months into the season and he was starting to believe. It was the week we beat Manchester United and played so well at the Emirates. Then he said: 'Maybe I can see what you were saying.'"
Everton suffered a dip in form between Christmas and the end of February, dropping from fourth to seventh after collecting 11 points from nine games. But since the start of March, Martinez's side have won seven league matches in a row, and are now locked in a battle with Arsenal for fourth spot.
The manager added: "When you arrive into a new dressing room, you need to adapt to the players as much as they must start to understand the way you are going to play.
"Drastic changes don't work. I was very much aware when I arrived there were many good things and there wasn't a need to change things. I wanted to change many things without losing everything, and that takes a bit of assessing and adapting and slowly giving the direction of how we are going to change together.
"I don't think the statement [of qualifying for the Champions League] would have seemed cocky. I think the reaction from the players would have been mixed. Some would say: 'Is that real?' Others: 'I don't mind that.' And then the others would say they were ready for it.
"That's where you get leaders, and the leaders, the senior players, have been terrific in their reaction. Don't forget, we are on new ground, there are no two ways about it.
"The current points tally is the biggest one Everton have had in the Premier League. If the leaders hadn't accepted we would go in that direction, it would never have got the group together. So huge credit goes to the senior players in being brave and saying they will try this."


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The big difference here is Landry controlled his fate, while the fate of this TE will be controlled by whichever QB the Jets throw out on the field. Having Rex Ryan tell me that the player he benched has earned the opportunity to run out on the field to take the 1st snap once this new season minicamps begin isn't what i wanted to hear.
Would've rather stuck with Keller who I think is very under rated on this board as a receiver, obviously not as a blocker. With that said he's the best TE left on the market, 1 yr prove it deal sounds about right
Wonder what caused him to not be the same player anymore
If it's between us and Buffalo it will be interesting to see his choice if $$$ is comparable or buff slightly more
Cumby, and Davis on a1 year heavy incentives deal backed up by Reuland and Smith could work
Jets should sign this possible beast. Make it happen, Tranny!
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Free agent TE Fred Davis says he'll visit the Jets.
The Newark Star-Ledger has confirmed the Jets' interest in Davis, but not a potential visit. Davis is scheduled to visit the Bills on Wednesday. CSN Washington predicted Sunday that Davis won't sign before mid-April, but he could have a new home before the end of this week if his visits go well.
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|All Mine (Bronze)
|Kill all other players in an 8-player Deathmatch.
|Berserker (Bronze)
|Obtain the rank of Berserker.
|Breech (Bronze)
|Clear The Womb on Hard.
|Clear Your Mind (Bronze)
|Clear Cavitas Cranii.
|Commando (Bronze)
|Obtain the rank of Commando.
|Cut a Rug (Bronze)
|Land 100 full combo attacks. (3 consecutive hits)
|Death & Rebirth (Silver)
|Clear the entire game on Hard.
|Dermal Lesion (Bronze)
|Clear The Root of the Tower on Hard.
|Destruction Incarnate (Platinum)
|Obtain all trophies.
|Elite (Bronze)
|Obtain the rank of Elite.
|Enlightenment (Bronze)
|Clear The Seed of Gnosis.
|Entropy (Bronze)
|Defeat Chaos (Thanatos II) on Hard in 1 minute 30 seconds or less.
|Fetus (Bronze)
|Clear The Womb.
|Fight Fire with Fire (Bronze)
|Shoot down 10 projectiles from the Raven.
|Five Birds, One Stone (Bronze)
|Hit 5 enemies with one shot from the Ifrit.
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|Gladiator (Bronze)
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|Headache (Bronze)
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|Clear Trachea on Hard.
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|Kill the Raven on Hard in 2 minutes or less.
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|Phloem (Bronze)
|Clear Lumenosynthetic Reactor 2 on Hard.
|Pierce the Skin (Bronze)
|Clear The Root of the Tower.
|Predator (Gold)
|Kill 1000 enemies.
|Privacy Issues (Bronze)
|Destroy 1 Watcher. (1/50)
|Professional Exterminator (Bronze)
|Kill the Gargantua on Hard in 2 minutes 30 seconds or less.
|Release (Bronze)
|Defeat Diablosis Soma (Thanatos III) on Hard in 3 minutes 30 seconds or less.
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|Obtain the rank of Slayer.
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|Obtain the rank of Soldier.
|Steady, Steady... (Bronze)
|Shoot an enemy with a Plasma Lancer from 50m.
|Stop Looking At Me! (Silver)
|Destroy 20 Watchers. (20/50)
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|Obtain the rank of Storm.
|Subdural Hematoma (Bronze)
|Clear Cavitas Cranii on Hard.
|Through the Viscera (Bronze)
|Clear Trachea.
|Triage (Bronze)
|Revive 10 teammates in one match.
|Trusty Sidearm (Silver)
|Clear the entire story using only the Revenant.
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|Defeat Thanatos on Hard in 1 minute 30 seconds or less.
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Arlington Park Barn Notes: Wed., Sept. 5
Long tall jockey Tanner Riggs was in the midst of his drive down from Minnesota to Chicago when reached on his cell phone shortly after Labor Day.
The 23-year-old South Dakota native had just completed a successful summer season at Canterbury Park, winning leading rider honors at the Minnesota oval, but was bringing his tack back to Arlington for the remainder of the local meeting which comes to a close September 30.
"Three different times I won five races in a day up there so that was a big thrill," Riggs said. "I think I ended up with 74 winners and also had a couple of Quarter Horse wins. However, now I'm really looking forward to coming back Arlington to get back in the barns of some of the Chicago horsemen who rode me in the past. You get to ride better horses at Arlington."
Riding the whole meeting at Arlington last summer, Riggs finished ninth in the standings with 37 wins. He also picked up his first Arlington stakes win aboard the Frank Kirby-trained Wild Hope in the 2011 Isaac Murphy Handicap.
"I've also won three riding titles at Hawthorne over the last couple of years," said Riggs, "so I'll be going on down there after the Arlington season ends."
Although Riggs had ridden at Arlington full time since 2008 before this summer, he was no stranger to Canterbury. As a South Dakotan, he had begun his career at the bush tracks of his native state, but quickly graduated to the Minnesota circuit.
"When I first rode at Canterbury I still had the bug," Riggs said.
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University of Hawaii Community Colleges' Wo Distinguished Lecture Series features award-winning filmmaker Edgy LeeUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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HONOLULU — Award-winning independent filmmaker Edgy Lee will present "Preserving & Sustaining Aloha," a preview of how Native Hawaiian and Hawaiʻi culture will be showcased for a worldwide audience through Internet-based television, at University of Hawaiʻi community college campuses across the state this spring 2008 semester. Lee's presentation is part of the Wo Distinguished Lecture Series, a program of the University of Hawaiʻi Wo Learning Champions initiative, which aims to promote enrichment and professional development for faculty and staff at the university's community colleges.
Lee's presentations are free and open to the public. Remaining presentations for the spring semester include:
- Thursday, February 28 — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Leeward Community College, GT-105
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Windward Community College, Hale ʻAkoakoa 101-105
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Maui Community College
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Kapiʻolani Community College, Ohia 118
- Friday, April 11 — 2 to 4 p.m.
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Lee's new Pacific Network is an innovative, entertaining, educational Web TV site that promotes cultural sustainability, links Hawaiian communities worldwide and broadens understanding of Hawaiian culture by promoting global cultural awareness. Nine channels are devoted to news, health, travel, sports, the arts, science and the environment.
Lee is a fifth generation Hawaiʻi-born artist and filmmaker. Her documentary films include "Papakolea — Story of Hawaiian Land," "Paniolo O Hawaiʻi — Cowboys of the Far West," "Waikiki — In the Wake of Dreams," and "The Hawaiians — Reflecting Spirit." These films were produced to provide deeper awareness of Hawaiʻi's culture for a national public, whose understanding of Native Hawaiians may have been shaped by stereotypes.
The Wo Learning Champions initiative focuses on professional development for faculty and staff in Hawaiʻi's two-year institutions. With a focus on learning and an eye on leadership development, the Wo Learning Champions program invests in junior members of the academic community, renews its senior faculty, and promotes the enrichment of all at the state's community colleges. The initiative was launched by Dr. Joyce Tsunoda, retired UH senior vice president and chancellor for community colleges, and is funded through the support of the Bob and Betty Wo Family Foundation and the Jim and Juanita Wo Family Foundation.
For more information, visit www.wlc.kcc.hawaii.edu.
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