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Walk around the Adult and Child Therapy Services building in Woodstock and you'll see examples of Bud Oughton's handiwork.
He has installed a wooden cover over the radiator in the employee bathroom next to the break room, built cubbyholes for employees' mail, built shelves, fixed and installed new thermostats, and even cleaned gutters.
"I've always been a handyman. I fill a niche for them, they often need something done, something fixed, something built, different things," Oughton said. "I've done a lot of different work in the building, some outside the building."
Oughton is a board member for Adult and Child Therapy Services, but also pitches in when the building needs some minor repair work.
Adult and Child Therapy Services provides physical, occupational and speech therapy services to help people achieve and maintain their independence and their quality of life.
Oughton, a retired quality and mechanical engineer, has built frames for a chalkboard and a magnetic board for a child speech language pathology room.
He visits the building once a week to check on things and see how the operation is running.
"Anything that any of the therapists or anybody came up with that needed fixing, or needed to be done, [the receptionist] will just write on the list," Oughton said. "I just stop in, she will pull out her list, and she called it her honey-do list."
"Sometimes their list got longer than the one at home," Oughton added. "I didn't forgo one list for the other, though."
John Buckley, the executive director for Adult and Child Therapy Services, called Oughton's work priceless.
"His work is in every room," Buckley said. "If you need something, he's there."
Oughton has been an Adult and Child Therapy Services board member for 18 years. He joined the board after a friend invited him to.
"I thought it was a good idea. I wanted to do something ... in a service manner," Oughton said. "I grew to like it, so I just stayed."
For Oughton, fundraising is the most important role for the board of directors.
Oughton also helps organize the therapy center's annual golf tournament, which raises $50,000 to $60,000 each July.
"We can't do our good work unless we have enough money to do it," Oughton said. "We are a nonprofit organization. We don't turn away people because they can't pay. But by the same token, you're limited on how many of those you can do. Therapists, as nice as they are, they do like a paycheck."
Oughton himself has been a patient at the center, after he suffered a few neck injuries and needed therapy. He had to do different exercises and work on bending his neck in different ways.
As a board member, he gets to hear about people who weren't doing so well, but sees them later on and they're doing better.
"I've been very happy to see all the things they do, all the kids that come in here and get therapy, and later on see how they turned out, and how they're able to do things they weren't able to do when they came in here," Oughton said. "There have been some outstanding ... people that come in here that couldn't walk ... and later on, were able to.
"To me, that's great."
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Age: 80
Town: Woodstock
Family: He and his wife, Barbara, have two grown children and three grandchildren
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Family, friends, colleagues, past and present student-athletes, and members
of the UT and Tampa Bay communities turned out literally by the hundreds on Dec.
7 to pay their respects to Coach Tom Fitzgerald. The 53-year-old Spartan soccer
legend died in a traffic accident on Dec. 5. He was struck by a vehicle while
riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in South Tampa.
Before the remembrance began, a double phalanx of red-shirted UT soccer
players filed silently onto the field and took seats behind the Fitzgerald
family. Larry Marfise, UT athletic director, then set a brighter tone by saying
that, more than mourning Fitzgerald's loss, the gathering would celebrate his
life, "the way he would have liked us to."
It was fitting, Marfise said, that the remembrance was held at Art and Polly
Pepin stadium.
"This was Tom's house," he said.
Among the numerous speakers was assistant men's soccer coach Adrian Bush, who
was a captain of the Fitzgerald-coached 1994 UT national champions.
"Heroes come and go, but legends are never forgotten," he said.
President Vaughn quoted Mark Twain after the death of his daughter.
"It is one of the mysteries of our nature that a man, all unprepared, can
receive a thunder stroke like that and live," he said, adding that Fitzgerald's
death is such a thunder stroke to Fitzgerald's family, as well as to his UT
family and the community at large.
"I have often thought of Tom Fitzgerald because the ring I wear daily is the
UT National Championship ring that I received from Tom in my first year of being
UT's president," Vaughn continued.
"When Tom called me in the spring of this year expressing interest in
returning to UT, I was excited about having him return home."
Other speakers flew in from out of state, including Greg Andrulis, Columbus
Crew assistant coach under Fitzgerald and now the team's head coach, and fellow
former Fitzgerald assistant John Ellinger, recently appointed as head coach of
Major League Soccer's Salt Lake City expansion team. The two said they plan a
"soccer festival" at UT on Feb. 12, likely to include an exhibition game between
Columbus and Salt Lake.
"He still had so much to give, and he's gone," said U.S. Soccer Federation
board member and longtime Fitzgerald friend Francisco Marcos. "It's a shock
beyond belief."
Citing the rareness of Fitzgerald's soccer successes at three levels—MLS,
NCAA I and NCAA II—Marcos called Fitzgerald's death "a loss for the country's
entire soccer family."
"It's unbelievable the number of people he touched," said Fitzgerald's widow,
Debi. "People who were children when they met Tom have come up to me and thanked
me for the impact he had on them."
UT sports facilities director Jerome Fulton estimated the turnout for the
service at 700-800.
Fulton spoke, as well, and then concluded the service by singing three verses
of "Amazing Grace" a cappella.
"Fitz" had just returned to the University in March, two years after winning
an NCAA Division I national championship at UCLA. His return was fueled by
family interests, he said.
"My children and grandchild reside in Tampa," he said last spring, "and I'm
at a point in my life where I want to be close to my family."
But with that sentiment was a desire to lead the Spartans back to the top of
their game.
"I have been following Tampa's progression since I left there for MLS," he
said, "and after watching the Spartans fall out of national contention the past
two years, I feel a sense of loyalty to put UT back on track."
Fitzgerald had coached the Spartans to a Division II national championship in
1994. He was men's soccer head coach at UT from 1987-95.
Last fall, he guided UCLA to a 20-2-1 record, an undefeated Pac-10 season,
and a No. 1 national ranking for nine weeks as his team advanced to the NCAA
quarterfinals. He was named NCAA West Region Coach of the Year for the second
straight year. In 2002, his championship season at UCLA, he led the Bruins to
their first Pac-10 Conference title.
Fitzgerald got off to an unprecedented start at UCLA, becoming the first
coach to win an NCAA Division I national title in his first season. He also
ranks as only the third coach in history to win NCAA national championships in
both Division I and Division II.
At UT, the 1974 USF graduate led the Spartans to three NCAA II Final Four
appearances, including the '94 title run. His teams won five Sunshine State
Conference championships and made nine consecutive trips to the NCAA II
Tournament. He was a three-time state, three-time regional and four-time
conference coach of the year.
He posted a nine-year record of 132-32-11 (.786) with the Spartans in his
first UT tenure. His accomplishments earned him a place in the Sunshine State
Conference Hall of Fame, and last fall, he was voted the SSC Silver Anniversary
Team Head Coach.
In 1995, Fitzgerald left college coaching to pursue a position with Major
League Soccer. He joined the Columbus Crew as an assistant coach in 1996, and
was named head coach later in the season, leading the Crew to a 9-1 record in
their final 10 games. He went on to lead Columbus to three consecutive Eastern
Conference finals and to the 1998 U.S. Open Cup Finals.
The 2004 season was the only in Fitzgerald's career that did not end with a
winning record and post-season play. Including this season, his cumulative
record with the Spartans is 138-41-12 (.754).
Fitzgerald is survived by his wife, Debi; two sons, Shane and Jesse; a
grandson, Caelan; his mother, Betty; two brothers, James and Sam; two sisters,
Bonnie Horrocks and Debbie Risso; three nephews, Ryan Horrocks, Kenny Horrocks
and J. J. Lawrence; and two nieces, Ashley Horrocks and Dawn Lawrence.


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Learn how to use the new OT CPT® Evaluation codes correctly.
Occupational therapy consistently ranks high as one of the top jobs.
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Find out how occupational therapy helps people with polytraumatic injuries.
Download a printable PDF version of this tip sheet here.
Tummy Time is an important activity for your baby's development and is endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Because the AAP recommends that babies sleep on their backs for safety reasons, babies need enough supervised Tummy Time during the hours they are awake to strengthen head, neck, and upper body muscles. Tummy Time helps to build the strength and coordination needed for rolling over, crawling, reaching, and playing. Remember that all babies benefit from Tummy Time, including newborns.
Pediatric occupational therapy practitioners promote a child's development through activities such as Tummy Time, and they can help make Tummy Time a regular part of your daily routine. The following tips are from occupational therapy practitioners working with babies on Tummy Time.
Make Tummy Time part of your family's daily routine.
Begin with 3 to 5 minutes per session, working up to a total of 40 to 60 minutes daily. Tummy Time can be done in short sessions throughout the day, based on your baby's tolerance and needs.
Pay attention to signs that your baby is getting tired, such as crying or resting his face on the surface, and be sure to end Tummy Time before your baby becomes fatigued.
Incorporate Tummy Time into the activities you're already doing with your baby, such as towel drying after bath time, changing diapers, or applying lotion.
When burping your baby, try laying her across your lap on her tummy.
It is never too early to begin to read to your baby, and Tummy Time is a great opportunity for storytelling.
Increase your baby's ability to reach and play
While your baby is playing on his belly, hold a toy in front of his face to get his attention. This will encourage your baby to lift his head and reach. Sit or lie down in front of your baby during Tummy Time for safety and supervision.
During Tummy Time, arrange toys in a circle around your baby to promote reaching in many different directions.
Initiate eye contact and talk, coo, or sing to your baby while she is on her belly, because this will attract your baby's interest and motivate her to participate.
Your baby will be encouraged to lift her head, reach, and play when she sees your face and hears your voice. Get your whole family involved.
Position your baby to enjoy Tummy Time.
Roll up a thin towel or blanket to make a bolster that will provide extra support during Tummy Time. Place the bolster under your baby's chest, and position his arms over the roll, with his hands stretching out in front of it. Your baby's chin should always be positioned in front of the bolster so that the airway is not blocked.
Always supervise your baby during bolstering.
Be sure your baby distributes his weight evenly on both sides of his body while on his tummy to strengthen muscles equally.
Limit the time your baby is constrained in swings, exersaucers, and other baby gear, and encourage active play to strengthen his muscles through Tummy Time.
Engage your baby's senses.
Place a plastic mirror in front of your baby so she will be interested in lifting her head to look at her own reflection.
Use blankets or towels with different textures and colors so your baby can experience different visual and touch sensations (e.g., switching between a terry-cloth towel and a fleece blanket).
Consider alternatives to "typical" Tummy Time.
Positions for Caregiver:
A great way to carry out Tummy Time is to place your baby on your stomach or chest while you are awake and in a reclined position on a chair, bed, or floor. This is also a great way to begin Tummy Time with a newborn.
Positions for Baby:
Side-lying is another positioning option. Position your baby on a blanket on his side, and support his back with your hand or use a small rolled up blanket. Make sure both of your baby's arms are in front of him, and slightly bend his hips and knees so your baby is comfortable. This position can also aid in reaching and playing.
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Pediatric occupational therapy practitioners promote the participation of all children and their families in everyday activities (or occupations), including Tummy Time, to facilitate development. When there is a particular area of concern, the occupational therapist can create an individualized strategy based on the child's and family's specific needs.
Occupational therapy practitioners work with children in their homes, at school, in private practice, at children's hospitals, and in other community locations, providing interventions that are individualized, appropriate, and effective. Ask your pediatrician or school administrator for a recommendation, or look online to find an occupational therapist in your area. You can find additional information through the American Occupational Therapy Association at www.aota.org.
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CENTERVILLE, Mass. - Earlier this week the ECAC East Hockey conference announced the 2013-14 Preseason Coaches' Poll in which the Beacons were picked to finish seventh this season after earning a combined 74 points.
Of the Division III programs in the ECAC East the Beacons ranked fifth with Saint Anselm College and the College of Holy Cross not eligible for the postseason due to their Division II status. Norwich University was selected to repeat as conference championships, followed by St. Anselm. Manhattanville College was picked to finish third, while Holy Cross closed out the top-4. From there it was Salve Regina University in fifth then Castleton State College in sixth.
After the Beacons, the Huskies of the University of Southern Maine were selected to finish eighth. New England College was picked ninth, then Plymouth State University in 10th, then Saint Michael's College in 11th, and finally Nichols College in 12th.
Coming into the 2013-14 season now fourth year head coach Colleen Harris will lead her largest roster to date having brought in 29 players. Amongst this year's roster is a junior class that consists of 15 players, all of which who were a part of last year's postseason run to the ECAC Semi-Finals.
Coach Harris also welcomes back her All-Rookie team selection in goalie Casey Schaejbe (Arlington, Mass.). The sophomore netminder had a stellar second half last year as she led the Beacons to a huge quarterfinal win over Castleton State College. She also played a major role in the UMass Boston win over then nationally ranked Manhattanville College during the regular season. As a rookie, Schaejbe registered 478 saves in over 1,036 minutes of playing time.
The Beacons will open their season tomorrow afternoon when they face St. Anselm College at 4 p.m. in Manchester, N.H.
2013-2014 ECAC Women's East Hockey Preseason Coaches' Poll Results
|Points (Out of a Possible 144 Points)
|1. Norwich University
|2. Saint Anselm College
|3. Manhattanville College
|4. College of the Holy Cross
|5. Salve Regina University
|6. Castleton State College
|7. UMass Boston
|8. University of Southern Maine
|9. New England College
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The election is on my mind as I write this, but presumably it will soon be over and Americans will have a newly elected president. Some of us will be happy and some of us won't. Each of the candidates has promised change and has expressed the desire to move our country in a new direction. Most Americans seem to be hoping and expecting that change is on the way.
Change can undoubtedly be a good thing. On the other hand it's nice to be able to depend on certain things. You may be able to guess where I'm going with this, after all this is a bookstore blog. You can depend on finding a great variety of gently used and priced books and special features each week at the Friends Bookstore.
Featured this week are Thanksgiving books and Christmas books, music, and movies. We also have selected sets of books at 1/2 price. We even have a 22 volume set, the Dictionary of American Biographies (pub. 1937) that you can make an offer on. We are also continuing to put out extra fiction and mystery for you to choose from.
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Peppelman dropped two spots in the InterMatWrestle.com rankings while Keith makes his first career appearance (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Juniors Walter Peppelman and Steven Keith have been featured in this week's InterMatWrestle.com Division I Rankings, two days after the duo earned a pair of third-place finishes at the Binghamton Open.
Peppelman dropped two spots from fifth to seventh in this week's rankings at 157 lbs. The co-captain posted a 4-1 record on Sunday at the Binghamton Open to take third, including a 12-0 major decision and a fall which came just 37 seconds into his consolation semifinal bout. His lone loss was at the hands of No. 6 Justin Lister, 6-5.
Keith moved into the rankings at No. 20 after his third-place showing in Binghamton. Keith went 5-1 in the 133 pound bracket with a 12-1 major decision in the third-place match. This marks the first time Keith has been featured in the InterMat rankings.
Peppelman, Keith and the rest of the Crimson will return to the mat Sunday, Nov. 20 at the Keystone Classic in Philadelphia, Pa. Harvard will face stiff competition in the City of Brotherly Love, with No. 7 American, No. 16 Penn, No. 24 Northwestern, Appalachian State, Boston University, Brown, Duke, Princeton, Rider and VMI each scheduled to compete. A total of 18 ranked wrestlers could find their way to the mat with the 157 lbs. bracket shaping up to be the one to watch. In addition to Peppelman, the 157 lbs. bracket could contain No. 3 Jason Welch of Northwestern and No. 4 Ganbayar Sanjaa of American.
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By Ben Levisohn
Venezuela is set to join Mercosur, a South American free-trade region–but Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez looks like he'll miss the group's summit this week.
President Chavez hasn't been seen in public since Nov. 15 and is said to be in Cuba receiving treatment for cancer-related heath issues, so the announcement will increase "speculation surrounding the true condition of his health," Citigroupstrategists wrote in a note to clients today.
While President Chavez's trips to Cuba for treatment are nothing new, some details are different this time around. BBO Financial Service's Russ Dallen noted in an email to clients yesterday that Chavez hasn't done any TV interviews since he arrived in Cuba on Nov. 27, and no photos or videos were shown on TV upon his arrival, as is normally the case.
"Change, as we've been saying, is in the air," Mr. Dallen says. "Buy Venezuela bonds now and thank me later."
Venezuelan bonds have been rallying, "on hopes for a change to a more business friendly government," Reuters reports. The Barclays Emerging Markets Venezuela bond index has rallied 8.4% from Nov. 15 through Dec. 5.
Venezuelan debt makes up nearly 3% of the PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio (PCY) exchange-traded fund, while the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond (EMB) ETF has more than 5% in the Latin American nation's debt.


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THE NSW government is demanding the Commonwealth redirect compensation from Victorian brown coal generators to its state-owned black coal power stations after new modelling showed the Victorian companies could be between $400 million and $1 billion better off under the carbon tax.
"It was always perverse to be paying lump sums to the Victorian power stations' foreign owners but not to assets owned by the NSW taxpayers," the Energy Minister, Chris Hartcher, said.
But the Climate Change Minister, Greg Combet, said the modelling, by Frontier Economics, was inaccurate, and that he stuck by calculations done by Treasury for the carbon tax and the $5.5 billion compensation offered to the brown coal companies.
The Greens, who always argued the compensation was unnecessary, called for an immediate Productivity Commission inquiry to adjudicate on whether the companies have been promised too much.
''I have always been certain this is a huge waste of money,'' the Greens leader, Christine Milne, said.
But Mr Combet said there would be no inquiry. ''The Greens signed this package and they should live by it,'' he said. The electricity industry also rejected the idea that it was being given too much money.
''The reality is that all coal generators are facing big challenges and the carbon price makes their life harder not easier,'' the chief executive of the Energy Supply Association of Australia, Matthew Warren, said.
But the Coalition said the compensation was always a crazy idea.
''We don't think they should have paid the generators anything,'' the Coalition climate change spokesman, Greg Hunt, said.
''We certainly don't think they should have set up two funds, one to pay them billions of dollars to stay open and one to pay them billions of dollars to close down … it was always destined to fail.''
Energy industry experts said the failure of negotiations for the government to pay for the early closure of brown coal generators would retard the shift in Australia's energy mix away from coal and towards cleaner power.
Keith Orchison, a former head of the Energy Supply Association, said that the announcement would be a disappointment for would-be gas generators.
''Nothing that is being done is going to make investors feel any more certain. They thought they had a government plan but in the last week that has been turned on its head,'' he said.
''It's not the sort of stuff that has directors sitting in boardrooms looking at each other saying, 'Let's invest in electricity'.''
Clean energy advocates say the failure will push clean energy investment back towards the end of the decade.
Will McGoldrick, of the World Wildlife Fund, said that on top of the scrapping of the floor price, the end of the buyout talks put the energy transition in doubt.
''Where is our energy sector heading? [The buyout] was a signal to the industry on the horizon that they were shifting away from dirty coal. That is not locked in any more.''
Macquarie Generation, NSW's largest generator, slashed the value of its assets by one-third earlier this year.


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Overnight News: Florida weather forecasts call for scattered showers. Temperatures will average near to above normal.
Chart Trends: Trends in FCOJ are mixed. Support is at 140.00, 137.00, and 135.00 May, with resistance at 146.50, 150.50, and 152.00 May.
General Comments: Futures were higher on talk of increased demand and a slow planting pace. Rains are moving through the Delta and Southeast this week to slow planting progress even more, but farmers were reported to be actively planting in the north Texas region as temperatures there turned warmer. An active precipitation pattern is expected in the Delta and Southeast this week. Some traders think that US planted area will increase from the estimates released at the end of March due to more favorable Cotton futures prices and sinking Corn and Soybeans futures prices. The strong price action in the grains and oilseeds created some buying in Cotton futures. Weather will be watched as more wet weather in the Delta and Southeast could create less interest in Corn and more in Cotton to avoid having Corn pollinate in the hottest time of the year. Producers have been active planting depending on the region involved and weather.
Overnight News: The Delta and Southeast will see rains later this week and this weekend. Temperatures will average near to above normal this week and below normal this weekend. Texas will get mostly dry weather, but showers are expected on Thursday. Temperatures will trend to near to above normal through Thursday, then near to below normal. The USDA spot price is now 80.78 ct/lb. ICE said that certified Cotton stocks are now 0.516 million bales, from 0.515 million yesterday. ICE said that delivery notices were 3 contracts today and now total 514 contracts for the month.
Chart Trends: Trends in Cotton are mixed. Support is at 85.10, 83.80, and 82.90 July, with resistance of 86.30, 86.60, and 87.30 July.
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Arsenal's trip to Stamford Bridge this Sunday will be a clash not only between the players on the pitch but between the contrasting philosophies of the two establishments as well. While the visitors will be led by a manager who values attractive and expansive football, Chelsea find themselves under the rule of a tactician who prioritizes solidarity and effectiveness.
Chelsea are never satisfied with anything less than perfection and their managers are invariably the ones who suffer the consequences, sometimes prematurely. On the other hand, Arsenal have almost grown accustomed to being 'also-rans' and are content with their long-standing manager's values and vision rather than his productivity of late.
Most of all, the glaring disparity lies between the transfer values of the two London-based clubs and adds extra intrigue to what is already expected to be a captivating encounter.
Poles apart?
From a business perspective, you have to admire the way Arsenal operate. Not many clubs make the transition to a new stadium, and a significantly bigger one at that, with the sort of ease and tranquility with which they have. Despite the added expenses, the North London outfit have consistently managed to turn a profit over what could have been a trying financial period for them.
You look at their infrastructure and there's no doubt that they have a solid foundation. They've got a great fan-base, a fantastic youth set-up and now a magnificent stadium to go with all of that. They don't pay over the odds for players and maintain a strict salary cap. In all probability, if it wasn't for the trend of mega-rich owners entering the European football circuit, Arsenal could well have been one of the most dominant and successful sides in Europe at present.
As it turns out, times have changed, drastically. The reality is that they simply haven't kept up and in the current climate of exorbitant wages and inflated transfer fees, they have consistently found themselves languishing far behind the more ambitious clubs, demoted from the class of the 'elite' to that of the 'chasing pack'.
They have failed to hold on to their best players which has been one of their main drawbacks. Everytime Wenger looks as if he's nearly completed the puzzle, a couple of crucial pieces go missing. They have only themselves to blame though, if you want to keep your best players, he needs to be a little flexible and meet some of their demands. Once you do manage to keep them and they bring you success, then the new batch of good players will want to stay for the success rather than the monetary gain.
They fail to keep their best players
But when you offer neither the success nor the competitive salary package, you can't be surprised when your players go looking for greener pastures. Furthermore, none of their players have been 'stolen' from them. On the contrary, clubs have paid good money to lure them away from Arsenal but the latter in turn has decided against investing some of that money back into the squad.
Emmanuel Adebayor, Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri, and Robin Van Persie are just some of the players who were sold at hefty prices but the club haven't come close to replacing them with players of similar pedigree. The board claims that they will start competing with the big guns once Financial Fair Play (FFP) sets in but you can understand the frustration from the fans who are tired of supporting a club 'in transition' for nearly a decade.
The man who played a big part in exposing their flawed philosophy is none other than Chelsea's owner, Roman Abramovich. The Russian billionaire took over the West London club in 2003 and introduced a flawed philosophy of his own. His constituted spending above and beyond the norm to attract world-class players to build an empire that was meant to conquer domestically and on the European stage.
Abramovich changed the game
The employment of Jose Mourinho brought immediate success to the club and their fans were ecstatic while the rest of the English sides quickly developed an inferiority complex. However, while Manchester United eventually fought back to compete with the Blues for domestic superiority despite being riddle with substantial debt, Arsenal steered clear of the struggle and concerned themselves with merely staying in touch with the leaders.
Of late, Manchester City have taken Chelsea's free-spending attitude and raised it to a whole new level which earned them the success they craved. Meanwhile, Arsenal are enduring an 8-year trophy drought and are slowly drifting away from the top three, now scrapping with the rest for that fourth spot.
City have taken it to a new level
However, despite their success over the years and their persistent ability to compete with the best, Chelsea's philosophy has more than a few negatives as well. With 9 managers in 8 years, the stability of the club has always been a cause for concern. Managers are never afforded time to implement their methods and are destined to be shown the door from the moment they walk through it.
Last season's division within the club during Andre Villas-Boas' regime when the senior players did not see eye to eye with the Portuguese coach, was a prime example of the instability of the club. The owner has far too big a hand in matters affecting the first team. It's no secret that Abramovich was the driving force behind extravagant moves for Andriy Shevchenko and Fernando Torres.
The current contract issues with veterans Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole only serves to expose further cracks within the club. John Terry was the last youth academy product to break into the first team although Ryan Bertrand has been on the fringes lately. Their disregard for their youth system has forced them to buy new players rather than develop them and that has only further compromised the integrity of the club.
Veterans shown the door?
The unstable nature of the club has been tolerated by the fans thus far purely because they've been pacified with the silverware being won. However, despite bargaining their veracity and spending millions in the transfer market in the pursuit of glory, Chelsea have still been unable to deliver the kind of attractive football their owner craves.The purists will continue to support Arsenal's principle's and believe in Wenger's vision while the realists will condemn the lack of productivity and approve of Chelsea's 'by any means' methods to achieve success. Which why the battles between these two sides are often symbolic of the clash between their varying ideologies.
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WASHINGTON Cracking down on unsafe bus operators and electronic distractions in all kinds of vehicles have moved onto the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board's "most-wanted list" of improvements.
Expanded crash-avoidance technologies in cars, trucks and buses, better infrastructure and a multibillion-dollar automatic train-control system also appeared for the first time on the board's list, Chairman Deborah Hersman said Wednesday.
The safety board, which has no regulatory authority of its own, recommends actions by U.S. agencies, law enforcement and companies, usually after completing investigations into U.S. transportation accidents.
Its list represents the board's latest thinking about changes that would save the most lives.
The focus on motor coaches comes after the board earlier this year wrapped up investigations of deadly East Coast wrecks involving so-called Chinatown bus lines. While bus safety has long been on the safety board's radar, the board this year put renewed focus on poorly trained drivers, inattentive management and the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's inability to close companies with known safety deficiencies.
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Survey: Cape of Good Hope (2005-9), a series of 54 black-and-white manipulated photographs and photomontage images combined in a large-scale slideshow sequence, will be installed in the first gallery. The images, leading from the rural areas of the Western Cape into the city of Cape Town, refer to historical markers and the postcolonial environment. These include land as a resource, repository and site of human presence, habitation, conflict and migration, considering the social environment in the context of visible economic polarities, endemic violence and the picturesque landscape. Alexander sees this series as a contextual backdrop against which the origin of her sculptured figures can be considered.
The large sculptural installation Infantry with beast (2008-10), comprising a phalanx of 27 marching hybrid figures on a red carpet with a small dog-like creature, are on view in the second, long gallery. The work alludes to structured social organisation as in the military through which men and sometimes boys are constrained to a system of physical and psychological control by an unaccountable authority, with the appearance of the parading figures reminiscent of African wild dogs. The work refers to the hunting strategies of the wild dog or Lycaon pictus, 'cursorial hunters' which live in socialised hierarchical packs of about 20 members, bound by systems of co-dependence and co-operation, not unlike the military.
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While Phil Fish may be the most outspoken and visible part of Fez developer Polytron, the studio has other people that work there--all of whom were taken aback by Fish's sudden decision to cancel Fez 2. Polytron producer Marie-Christine Bourdua learned about the cancellation the same way that the rest of us did reading about it on the internet.
"But it's okay," Bourdua said. "It was weird and special to learn it that way, but I respect and trust Phil a lot, so that's totally fair that he decided that and he has his reasons."
Although Bourdua admits that she is still "kind of in shock" over the situation, she told Joystiq that the future of the studio is not in jeopardy. Linux and Mac ports of Fez are in the works, and "there's other stuff on the way, too" and that Polytron is currently "working with Sony."
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Toronto Maple Leafs center Peter Holland is dealing with lace bite, which sounds awful — because it is. It's a problem with the tendons on top of the foot and makes tying skates painful/impossible.
Holland, 23, is going to miss the Leafs' Saturday game against the Ottawa Senators. If it keeps causing problems, he should try peanut butter. That worked for former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Peter Taglianetti during the 1991 playoffs.
Here's what Taglianetti told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review in 2011:
Skip Thayer, who was the medical trainer, we tried everything. We had all kinds of foams in the locker room — big foam, thin foam, high-density foam — so we tried everything, cutting doughnuts into it, and nothing seemed to work. The Canadian ski team sent this foam they used for the ski boots that the same thing happens.
We call it lace bit where you get real raw right at the top there, where it starts cutting your skin. They have that with ski boots, so they have this special foam they use, and they thought that might work, and it didn't. NASA sent something, some foam they used with astronauts, and that didn't work.
So we're sitting there and Skip was saying, 'When I was in Chicago as a trainer, Al Secord had some real bad lace bite like that, and they tried to figure stuff out. And they experimented with peanut butter. So all of a sudden, boom, hey, we'll try this. And it worked. We had a baggie, taped it up, so I was able to tie my skates.
Bonus fact: It was Peter Pan peanut butter — which is actually best when put in a plastic bag and stuck in a hockey skate. Terrible, terrible peanut butter.


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Okay, welcome everybody. Day one is completed, which is typically like most day ones I would imagine for everyone across the country. Everyone's energy level is high, attitude is good, and everyone's excited to get back to playing ball. It was a successful day. Camp is a process so we will line up and do it again tomorrow, before we actually get pads on and can start hitting each other a little bit, which is obviously a little bit more like real football. The energy level was good, the attitude was good and everybody is excited about getting back to work.
On what you take out of a day one and the kind of things are you looking at with the guys out there for the first time?
Communication probably more than anything. We are still going to go through our install. You do your best on teaching technique but without actually colliding it is hard to teach a lot of technique so you look at just the way guys communicate, the tempo they play with, the attitude they play with, the energy they play with and then getting in and out of the huddle, getting the calls, communicating the calls, and then knowing what their assignment is. I was pleased with how that went, and these guys have been practicing all summer this stuff. This was the first time we were able to watch it but didn't see a whole lot of mental busts. There is going to be a lot of mental busts with new guys, which existed a few times, but overall I thought it went well from an assignment standpoint. As camp goes on, we will focus on what the technique aspect of things are and continue to try to get them to play with a high level of effort.
On the conditioning of the players and how it has progressed from years past:
I think our guys are in phenomenal shape. I like the way our team looks. Our staff has been talking about this all since yesterday. It has been eight or nine weeks since we have seen them, and the team continues to change as guys are added, which we feel like we have done a good job of recruiting and getting guys in here that have a different body type and upgrading the level of athlete that we bring in. I think our guys are in pretty good shape, and they look good to us. I give Mike Joseph and his staff a lot of credit. They have done a great job over the last nine weeks, all of them. We have had this discussion a bunch about how voluntary it is in the summer, but we had a high level of participation, and you can tell by the way those guys are running around and how they look.
On Quinton Spain:
He has matured. One of the most frustrating things for us to do offensively is to rely on young offensive linemen. That is just a very, very hard position to play at a young age. I know when he was first here, I wasn't, but the stories I heard was about 390-lbs. When I was first got here, he wasn't a starter for the first year but he has really improved himself. His offseason was good, which is the reason I took him to the media days this year is because he had a phenomenal offseason. He was one of our vocal leaders and was in really good shape. His participation was pretty good. Those guys mature. They mature mentally and mature physically. Once they do, they are ready to play. Feigt is the same way. Him and Feigt were both backups my first year here, and Feigt has lost about 20-lbs. He is down to about 310-lbs and was up to about 340-lbs at one point. He looks good as well.
On Junior College players, transfers and newcomers being able to become leaders:
Yes, we talked about that last night in our team meeting. Everybody in the whole room can become leaders. If I ask you to define a leader, I would get a hundred different answers in this room. They have to lead themselves first and do everything right, and then they got to play. Once they can get on the field, one of our best leaders may be a guy that plays six snaps a game. It just depends on how you want to define a leader. I think that will happen based on what I've seen today. If we put guys in specific spots to get a lot of playing time, and if they can adjust to how we do things around here, I think that can happen pretty quick.
On having players that were not here last were on the field for the first game:
It is college football. Guys graduate and you move on and replace them. Sometimes you replace a lot of seniors, sometimes you don't. That is not something that I worry about. Every year is different, and you can't worry about the previous year. If you got a lot of seniors coming back, sometimes it is hard to get them to progress. I'm not losing sleep over the fact we lost a lot of seniors, and we are all excited about coaching the current guys that we have and getting them ready to be the next superstars. You are going to lose guys, you are going to lose starters, you are going to lose guys to the NFL, and you're going to replace them with guys that you can count on and put them in a position to be successful. I think that is where we are at right now and I feel good about where we are at.
On Charlie Sims and the feedback from coaches and teammates:
It is all positive. He is a good kid and works hard.
On the running back depth chart:
It is a hard position to play, because you ask them to do so many different things. We have been living on the edge here with not very many of them. It is nice to look out there and see four or five guys that have the potential to all be starters. Whether it is specific packages or a specific year, you are looking at four guys that have started college football games. It makes the competitiveness good. If there is a lot of competitiveness within a room, it is going to make everyone in the room better, and that is what I see right now.
On health issues and incoming players:
You saw the two guys in red. [Adam] Pankey is ahead of schedule with his knee. Shelton Gibson tweaked is knee a couple of weeks ago, and he is progressing as well as possible. (Issac) McDonald is still working through the NCAA Clearinghouse. Nobody has been ruled out. McDonald is working through Clearinghouse issues, (Darrien) Howard is working through Clearinghouse issues and D'Vante Henry, who has been here for a little bit this summer, is working through some personal issues.
On Communication in practice
Communication needs to exist It's one of the things we worked on, it's one of the things we're focusing on. Was it bad? No. Was it Phenomenal? No. Is it where we want it to be? Not yet. We'll keep working on it. It's something that needs to exist every day. If we're not communicating then people don't what would to do, then we've got a problem.
On what Holgorsen saw from Clint Trickett
He's good. He's seasoned. He doesn't get nervous. You can tell he's got some game experience. He's right now got the look when he's looking at me on the sidelines and I'm signaling, he just kind of stares right through me, because it's not automatic to him right now, which is to be expected. He threw the ball well, and for a guy who it was his very first practice here, I thought he did well. And again, I'm not judging the specific throws or checks or any of that. I'm just watching them operate. I'm watching them getting the signals and communicating it to the offensive line, and executing the play to where it resembles football, and I thought he did alright there.
On Paul Millard and Ford Childress' improvement
They have the ability to be able to run the offense and throw the ball, but we're not moving the ball, we're just running plays. So if it's a good play or bad play, we're just moving on to the next one. We'll critique it tonight in film and meetings, but we'll do three a days to where there are no consequences for any of the actions, so to speak, whether it's a good play or bad play. We're just running plays right now to get all of the offense installed. We'll start getting into more situational stuff where they have to understand what the situation is, get us in better plays, and that's where I'll start judging whether they can be the guy or not.
On Trickett's experience and how that translates to West Virginia
Presence. His presence. You throw a guy in there who is taking snaps in our offense for the first time, and if there is hesitation and panic, nervousness, lack of communication and all that stuff, then we've got a little bit of an issue. I knew he would handle that well. That's not something I'm concerned with, with him. Just by the calmness that he possesses. Ford and Paul possess that calmness right now, too. Because they understand what's going on around them. I think Clint can get in the mix to be the guy, because he has that in his personality.
On the three punters on roster
and expectations at special teams
I pay attention to the specialists when they do well. Or, unfortunately, when they do bad, and then I lose mind on them. We signed Nick O'Toole. (Michael) Molinari has been here for going on three years now. He's a great kid. He's a 4.0 student. He has game experience. But the thing about Nick O'Toole is, you guys saw him, he's a big, impressive looking guy who can flip the field on you in a hurry.
On Kicker Josh Lambert and expectations for him this season
We have a couple more (kickers) who are waiting in the wings. If we need to bring those guys in, we'll bring them in. If we have room to bring them in early, we've talked about bringing them in early. Josh Lambert is our kicker. We feel comfortable with Josh. We feel good about Josh. He is our kicker. Don't know if he is our kickoff guy - we'll figure that one out. But he's our kicker.
On the defense and its improvements since the spring
I was impressed with their energy. We're so much deeper and so much more experienced, and it shows. The guys were aligned quickly. We had about three-deep repping out there. I can't remember ever having one and a half deep last year. It seems like we're a lot deeper. We've got a lot more people in position that have taken snaps here in past and there is a lot of competition battles going on. With the guys maturing and then new guys coming that look like they have a chance to get in position and play pretty quickly. I really like how they flew around, and I liked how they communicated and I liked how they got lined up so quickly.
On last year and the team's depth on defense
Do we have to talk about last year? I'd rather talk about 2013. We all understand the situation we were in last year, we're not going to keep focusing on what happened defensively in 2012. It's a lot of the same people, who are now a year older. It's really pretty close to the same system, and we have a lot more depth. So I'm pretty excited about where we're at.
On what the staff looks at when reviewing today's practice film
More assignments than anything else. Without pads, you really can't focus on what their technique is. You can with some receiver and some defensive back stuff but with the line of scrimmage, in the trenches stuff, it's hard to focus on the technique, physicality, effort and all that stuff. We focus more on assignments, lining up in the right spot and going to the right spots. It will probably remain that way for a couple of days, before we really start teeing it up.
On the health of the team
The only two guys who are limited are the two I talked about. The rest of those guys are in the full swing of things.


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Mr. Joseph D. Chontosh, 82, 183 State Highway 37C, peacefully passed away early Tuesday morning, December 11, 2012, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Joe was born May 28, 1930 in Massena, the son of the late Joseph and Helen Tuckmeyer Chontosh. He attended Massena schools. On October 27, 1951, he married Lucille C. Dore at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Msgr. Joseph Heslin, officiating. She predeceased him on June 1, 2003.
Joe was an operating engineer with Local 832, Massena, working at various locations throughout the area. He was a member of the Gerald R. Roy AMVETS Post #4. Joe enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodcarving, and spending time at his camp on Lake St. Francis.
Joe is survived by his children, Rick and Robin Chontosh of Churchville, Gail and Mike Ashley of Massena, Joe and Julie A. Chontosh of Massena, Kim and Tim Lawrence of Pulaski and Tim and Julie L. Chontosh of Massena; 12 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; two sisters, Norma Jean Layton and Rosemary Stewart; nieces and nephews; and a cousin, Michael Barry.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Robert and Michael Steven Chontosh; and two sisters, Helen Brothers and Margaret Kovacs.
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DEERFIELD — A person familiar with the situation says Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah is the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year.
The person spoke Monday on the condition of anonymity because the award had not been announced. The Bulls scheduled a news conference for 4 p.m. CT.
Noah joins Michael Jordan in 1988 as the only Bulls players to win the award.
The recognition comes after he helped Chicago win 48 games and capture homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs despite losing Derrick Rose to a season-ending knee injury and trading away Luol Deng. It also comes at a time when he's getting about as much praise for his offense.
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Havent seen any tape but seems like an interesting prospect.
At the combine, ran a 4.94 40-yard dash (4.86 at pro day), lifted 225lbs 28 times on the bench press, had a vertical of 33 inches and a broad jump of 111 inches.
His measurements 6'5, 309lbs, 34 1/8 ich arms, 10 1/4 inch hands.
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I think it was poor planning (not bad luck) and that poor planning, on Annie's part, was rude.
You weren't rude. I'm guessing Annie doesn't have children.. I know before we had our little ones I kind of did an internal at people
... we had already spent $15 bringing groceries at Annie's request. Was there anyone rude in this situation, or was it just a combination of bad luck and poor planning?
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Liverpool's defence of the League Cup ended as Brendan Rodgers' selection gamble backfired, as former club Swansea progressed to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history following their 3-1 triumph.
The Northern Irishman left the south Wales club in the summer to take over from Kenny Dalglish but it was the visitors who had the last laugh in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup at Anfield.
Chico and Nathan Dyer put the Swans 2-0 up with 17 minutes to go and although substitute Luis Suarez quickly pulled one back,Jonathan de Guzman made it 3-1 in added time to loosen the eight-time winners' grip on the trophy.
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Goldman Sachs' Greed?Mar 16, 2012 at 05:46:30 AM
In the seminal film Wall Street, Gordon Gekko declared: "Greed is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed… has marked the upward surge of mankind."
This week in a New York Times op-ed, an "anti-greed" crusader by the name of Greg Smith announced his resignation from the financial giant Goldman Sachs. Smith, whose clients had a total asset base of more than a trillion dollars, describes the firm's practice of "persuading your clients to invest in the stocks or other products that we are trying to get rid of because they are not seen as having a lot of potential profit." In other words, Goldman Sachs cares more about making money from its clients than making it for them.
Irrespective of whether the allegations are true or not, I don't know why we should find this surprising. When I hire a lawyer to represent me in a damage lawsuit, I am aware that he is primarily representing his own interests (profit, professional reputation, time constraints) than he is representing mine. In politics, too, the vast majority of elected officials are "looking out for number one," often at the expense of their constituencies.
Back to the financial sector. Capitalism is a wonderful institution. It improves the quality of life by fostering competition and yielding advances in many fields. Without competition we would be at the mercy of monopolists that would stifle progress and incentive for personal reward.
Yet let's be clear: The goal of capitalism is to make money. Period. Of course, many "capitalists" are caring, ethical human beings. But those values are distinct from the pure pursuit of wealth. And in a myriad of cases, the two goals will conflict.
That is why, if left unrestrained, many will choose the route of pure profit. The result, as we have tragically witnessed, is greed, corruption, and an erosion of trust that prevents the building of a fair and harmonious society.
The Jewish ideal ― built-in to Jewish law ― is that commerce must be balanced with genuine care for others. For example, the Torah (Deuteronomy 19:14) forbids a merchant from lowering his prices to the extent that it is not feasible for the competition to remain in business.
The Torah's goal is to create a just and compassionate society. Economic progress? Yes. Cutthroat competition and working against the interest of your own clients? No.
Maybe it's time to launch a Torah study revolution over on Wall Street.


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Axiomtek, a global provider of industrial computers, today announced that its North American subsidiary, Axiomtek USA, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Methuen, MA based Embedded Computing Solutions (ECS) business unit of Suntron Corporation. ECS is widely recognized as a premier provider of modified Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) based end-to-end outsourcing services from embedded designs to systems integration including extended life cycle management.
Axiomtek, with over 700 employees worldwide and operations in five countries, has further committed itself to the embedded systems marketplace with the acquisition of ECS. The ECS operations will be renamed Axiomtek Systems and will remain in its current ISO9001 certified Methuen, MA facility.
"Attempting to be a standard product company in a world that is demanding non-standard solutions can present a tremendous challenge to any manufacturer", stated YT Yang, CEO and President of Axiomtek. "With the added experience and skill set of ECS, we are now poised to provide our customers with a portfolio of robust industrial computing products along with outsourcing services anchored by operational excellence. It is a perfect match".
ECS hit the scene in the early nineties by providing some of the industry's first integration services specifically targeted at the OEM designing complex products based around COTS building blocks. Since then, they have developed into a full fledge value-added integrator with a suite of uncompromising services.
"Over the recent years, the industrial computer industry has done a nice job producing standards based systems for the embedded developer," stated Dave Starrett, VP of Sales for Axiomtek USA. "However, the final piece to the ultimate solution is being able to offer the intangible services that truly enable the customer to focus on their core competency. Now we have it."
"Our ECS team is passionate about exceeding the customer's expectation when it comes to the breadth of our outsourcing services", stated Kevin Tiner, Director of Operations at ECS. "Axiomtek has been a supplier to ECS for over ten years. We know their products, their capabilities, and their people. We look forward to taking advantage of the synergy that this partnership has created."
Lincoln International represented Suntron Corporation in the sale of the ECS business unit.


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Another Rai x Nunnally fanfiction. Just after the blue moon route.
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Stage Eight: CONUNDRUM is up for Code Geass: Alpha and Omega.
In this Stage: "Enkidu and Gilgamesh do some sneak'n, Nunnally bears all to Jason, and Adad takes a crash course in the Lessions of Love."
Hope you all enjoy it and thanks for reading
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I know you'll do a great job of putting them in their place.
No kidding.
I wonder...would Rolo be jealous of Suzaku??
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I wonder, if SuperSuzaku is able to dodge bullets and bend the laws of physics (by running up the side of a wall and then kicking down a ceiling mounted gunturret [that I assume is made of metal]) could Suze-Q overcome the Geass power of Rolo and spinzaku him before Rolo got the jump on him.
|2011-06-12, 19:31
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I haven't been o n this site for a long time. But i got one fanfiction in the works.
Title: Code Geass : Code KNIGHTMARE
Summery : Romace later. A year after Jelouch died. A new threat arises. Now some people think Lelouch should be dead others do not. But what if he was dead but alive at the same time? rated T for now.
Pairing : Lelouch X Kalen
genres : supernatural , romance
word count: 2532
I never got around to get myself to write before Code Geass SHIKKOKU NO RENYA came out, I had this idea for a long time.
Code Geass : Code Knightmare
My short short teaser:
Code Geass code KNIGHTMARE
"He-he, yes he is, but he's still alive and well."
A gun pointed to the other person's face. "I seen him many times, I died yet I'm still here now." The Silver clawed hand had a reddish glow start on its palm.
I hope more will review this for me.
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|2011-06-14, 02:11
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Crossposted from GF0083's forum (sort of a rough draft):
Villetta: So why is it that you wanted to see me, Zero?
Suzaku, as Zero: I was thinking about something. People have always chased after happiness. Sometimes, at the expense of other people.
Villetta: Are you talking about Lelouch, the Demon Emperor?
Suzaku, as Zero: It's ironic that you mention that very name, considering that YOU used him as a stepping stone towards nobility and then committed falsehood against him during the meeting between Schneizel and the Black Knights, under the pretense of helping Ohgi. You have been against him every step of the way for your own reasons, while it was he who fought for the very freedoms people now enjoy.
Villetta: The Black Knights were nothing but pawns to him. All he wanted was world domination.
Suzaku, as Zero: You still don't get it, do you? How someone else could be using his identity, or what he really wanted?
Villetta: Su-, Su-zaku! You're alive! And now you're Zero! But I thought you were Lelouch's knight!
Suzaku: I was. His plan was to unite the world against him, so that they would work towards peace after his death.
Villetta: But... that means...
Suzaku: He gave up his life for everyone else, including his enemies.
Villetta: He also killed thousands of people in the process.
Suzaku: I know that. He had the strong desire to die since he thought Nunnally had died, and the Black Knights had just turned on him.
Villetta (sensing anger in Suzaku's eyes): I take it that you are holding this against me?
Suzaku: Hmph. You should know that already. (to Ohgi, who is silently listening in the background) Isn't that right, Ohgi?
Ohgi: * gasps *
Suzaku: Anyways, I listened to some recordings of that very meeting, and realized that Schneizel had been using half-truths to implicate Lelouch, including a recording from a meeting between the two of us over at the Kururugi Shrine. He only played the part where Lelouch admits that he deliberately gave Euphemia the geass order to kill the Japanese.
Ohgi: So, that proves he used us all as pawns, only to abandon us when he sees fit. Besides, shouldn't you hate him for doing all of this to Euphemia?
Suzaku: What was left out of the recording was that Lelouch was lying. In reality, he had lost control of his geass the moment he made an off-hand suggestion of what he could order Euphie to do, and she would have to do it. It was an idiotic thing to do, but it was also one that Lelouch never lived down.
Ohgi: So why did he lie about it all along?
Suzaku: People lie because they are chasing after something. At our private meeting, he begged me to protect Nunnally from being used by his father against him. He never believed in excuses. And how did I return the favor after Schneizel interfered with the meeting? Going into battle once again, and almost killing Nunnally when I fired off FLEIJA.
Ohgi: Which is all on you.
Suzaku: I know, and I'll have to live with it for the rest of my life. The difference between you and I, Kaname Ohgi, is that I've recognized and accepted atonement for my sins and ignorance, while you get by, completely oblivious and scot-free. I can't let that be.
Ohgi: What are you talking about?
Suzaku: You know, it's ironic that you called out Lelouch for using everyone as pawns, and abandoning them. Well, you're no better yourself.
Ohgi: What did you just say?
Villetta (rushing towards Suzaku): Why, you-
Suzaku (pulls out a gun on Villetta): I wouldn't make another move if I were you. I could kill both of you where you stand.
Ohgi: Chigusa!
Suzaku: Heh, sometimes it really is true, that the woman led the man astray. (Villetta seethes) You let your guard down in front of Villetta, who shot you during the Black Rebellion, causing Ashford Academy to fall out of the control of your comrades.
Ohgi: I was disposable to Lelouch!
Suzaku: How do you know that? He was making a practical decision to have someone substitute for you, which again, was because of your own negligence. His own flesh and blood sister who he had sworn to protect, Nunnally, had been kidnapped because of that, and that is why he abandoned the Black Rebellion. He never returned because I captured him and turned him to the Emperor, who gave him false memories. Your woman, by the way, had been watching over him for the year as the head of a surveillance to make sure his memories had not returned, and to have him killed if he did, to keep him from returning as Zero. He had to fake amnesia until he found out about your little tryst.
Ohgi: Is this true, Chigusa?
Villetta: Yes.
Suzaku (to Ohgi): Just think, you might have been executed because of her. More to the point, you secretly abandoned your post at the Black Knights to see her in China, knowing full well that she still wanted you dead. How the Black Knights accepted her and trusted her over Lelouch is beyond me. (to Villetta) Speaking of which, Villetta, I have reason to believe that you were not being anymore truthful in your evidence against him.
Villetta: His geass, you mean?
Suzaku: All you presented were documents suggesting who he was suspected to have geassed, painting him to be more dangerous than he really was, supposedly leading the Black Knights to believe he either had the ability to give commands as he pleased, or just had them all geassed into complete obedience. There are a few important things you never considered, or even realized. Lelouch's geass only works once on any single person. Why do you think he had to be careful around you when you were head of the OSI? Plus, why would he kill Euphie, one of his most beloved sisters, if he could negate the command he accidentally placed on her? Second, did you ever consider the commands Lelouch had given, and the reasons why? I ask this because of a couple of the other people mentioned: Clovis, who ordered the Shinjuku massacre that nearly killed Ohgi and his allies before they were the Black Knights, and which by the way, you were part of. The other person, Shirley, he geassed to forget the recent trauma she had experienced partly because you had used her in hopes of capturing him and claiming nobility. She was someone he wanted to protect, and you used her.
Villetta: But that was then...
Suzaku: That still doesn't change how selfish and inconsiderate of the truth you have been. Isn't that also proof, along with his wish to get Nunnally back from the Britannian Empire, that he had people he had cared about, and that he had more noble motives? She even forgave him for killing her father! When she realized everyone else in Ashford had fake memories to uphold the masquerade, she clearly knew something was wrong, and that Lelouch had been alone, so she wanted to help him out. That was until Rolo had murdered her, because he had become too possessive of Lelouch.
Ohgi: Rolo, that kid Lelouch had secretly let into our ranks?
Suzaku: Only because he wanted to use him. In reality, Rolo was a replacement for Nunnally while Lelouch and everyone else had fake memories. In reality, he was also an assassin who was under orders to kill Lelouch if it became clear that he regained his memories. He had his own special geass that allowed him to stop the sensation of time for everyone else. Villetta knew all of this this. Lelouch managed to convince him to be loyal to him as a brother over Britannia, but deep down, he was angry that he had been a replacement sibling for Nunnally, and for what he had done to Shirley, so he plotted to have him secretly killled. Of course, he gave his life to save Lelouch from the execution you had plotted.
Suzaku: (continuing, to Ohgi) So I guess you're beginning to realize there's more than meets the eye regarding geass, pun intended. With that in mind, Lelouch would have never geassed his allies, as he believed in free will. Besides, do you believe you would be able to turn on him if he did geass you into complete obedience?
Ohgi: This still doesn't change that he used us. He even said so!
Suzaku: Which I am about to get to. You had been using him as well, for one particular reason, to get back Japan. And you were going to sell him out to Schneizel in exchange, not suspecting that he might have been using you. Worse, you used Kallen as a pawn herself to bait Lelouch, and threatened to shoot her down with him when she tried coming to his defense, just because you suspected him of using geass. His speech about using everyone was a lie designed to have Kallen spared, since he knew he had no chance of escaping the execution. Naoto Kouzuki would be rolling in his grave, Ohgi.
Ohgi: Kallen, forgive me.
Suzaku: I'm sorry, but it's too late for that. Kallen never wants to see you again. She even ordered to have you shot on sight if you came near Naoto's grave.
Ohgi: Isn't this all a bit unfair?
Suzaku: Unfair? At least she hasn't beaten you up for using her like that. She gave it to me good for threatening to use Refrain on her when she was imprisoned.
Ohgi: Refrain? She's hated that drug since her mother got herself addicted!
Suzaku: I know. But I'm not even done yet. When you made the deal with Schneizel to turn over Lelouch to have Japan back and stop the war, you turned your back on the rest of the world represented by the UFN, who you were assigned as sole military force. For your accusations against him for abandoning you during the Black Rebellion, you nearly committed something magnitudes worse. I can't believe you're actually Prime Minister. Well, not anymore, you're not.
Ohgi: You wouldn't.
Suzaku: I would. Now get down on your knees. (stomps on Ohgi, slamming his foot with emphasis on each of the following words) Treachery, foolishness, and incompetence. I of all people know these two things. No one should ever be rewarded in spite of these things, like you have. I've sought punishment all of my life, only to dig myself even deeper, but at least I know my place. One final thing for you, Ohgi, how did it serve you to trust the word of the most threatening Britannian royal, and a Britannian noble who until recently had been against you, over Lelouch? It is true that he was a Britannian prince. Emphasis on was, however. He had been exiled from the Empire with his sister after he spoke out against his father for showing no concern over the death of his mother, Marianne vi Britannia. He and Nunnally had been sent to live with us until the day Britannia invaded Japan. That was the reason Lelouch declared war on Britannia. He had his reasons for keeping his identity from you. (noting what Kaguya had told him) Taizo Kirihara knew him from his time in Japan, and that is why he funded you, and said it was important that he keep his identity a secret. His intentions were pristine, Ohgi, even if his methods were extreme. But I understand that you, too, valued results.
Ohgi (in pain): No... It's not possible.
Suzaku: You never cared to understand what his issues were, in the end. That is why he snapped, in the end. And that is also why I am also stuck playing a role I am ill-suited for, Zero, a charismatic genius. Just who the hell does he think I am? (solemnly closes eyes and looks down) Then again, it serves me right for getting in his way for my misguided and self-serving objectives. (to Villetta) And you, Villetta, you did nothing but to impede him at every critical juncture, regardless of the side you were on, and you did absolutely nothing beneficial for the revolution. All this time, you've sought glory, relied on other people's good graces, whether they be an evil empire or a rebel fighting it, and even stepped on other people in the process. Lelouch may have hurt other people, but at least he wanted to create a better world. The irony that you've been redeemed while he's dead and seen as the worst person ever, after what was a hard life, sickens me. Not to mention that he died a young boy who never got to enjoy a relationship, among many other simple pleasures, while the both of you, who are nearly a decade older than him, still live on, and have just started a family with a child. That's one other thing I can't let pass.
Villetta: Not... little... Chigusa...
Suzaku: I'm sorry, Villetta. Chigusa's being taken into the care of Kallen as her adopted child. She wanted to begin a family with Lelouch, but now she'll never get that chance. There are a couple of other things you should know. Kallen Kouzuki is now Kallen Lamperouge, having adopted the fake surname Lelouch had used while he lived with the Ashfords. Here's the story: a month prior to the ascension of Lelouch vi Britannia to the throne of emperor, Kallen consummated a relationship with Lelouch Lamperouge, who died in the Mt. Fuji blast, but not before leaving behind that baby. Kallen has just chosen to rename her Shirley. She hopes that both Lelouch and Shirley will live on with her.
Ohgi: No...
Villetta: But she's my baby...
Suzaku: You don't even deserve her. Neither of you should even be alive, you sniveling little runts. If only the both of you had died at the bottom of that waterfall. There would be no Zero Requiem, and Lelouch would still be alive to help keep the peace.
Villetta: You're not going to kill us?
Ohgi: But I thought this was about eliminating the hate, at the very least...
Suzaku: I'm not going to kill you. It wouldn't serve me. Lelouch never said I had to let anyone off the hook. I confronted Cornelia regarding her past atrocities, and she's agreed to stay under house arrest for the rest of her life.
Ohgi: What's our punishment?
Suzaku: You will both be my lackeys. There's an important secret: Schneizel is under a command to serve Zero for the rest of his life. You are both to keep him from breaking free of this command. (to a concealed Jeremiah) Take them away, Jeremiah.
Suzaku: Lelouch... I don't know how long this peace of yours will last. I know it won't, because people are predestined to come into conflict. That is the price of free will. It is only because you weren't in your right mind that I do not begrudge you for not thought this through. That, and opposing you at nearly every step, when I should have joined you in the first place. We could have averted so much. Wait for me, along with Euphie and Shirley, in C's World.
|2011-06-27, 06:02
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Chapter eight of Love time reversed is here
|2011-07-30, 16:26
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|2011-08-01, 09:06
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Haven't You Heard?
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|2011-08-08, 00:14
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That short story was sweet!
I left a review for you.
I'm sure any Kalulu who reads it will have this reaction:
Spoiler for WHAT!??:
|2011-08-09, 11:17
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It's a form of expression using a visual novel terms indicating there's a character death ( especially for the focused character ). When I read the first line, I can alredy feel a shivers without knowing why. That's why I said, I can feel a death flag already.
In most fanfics and doujinshi, it's usual to use Refrain as a reason for character derailment.
Especially for those looking for an irrational moment such as going yaoi-mode to Rolo and Suzaku, or anything else involving ingnorance to the main plot.
Now, it comes curiosity.
Is Refrain really that strong ?
Until a lot of fanfics writer used that as a main plot device to ensure there's nothing wrong with character derailment?
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|2011-08-16, 00:49
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Me and some other people on another forum were passing around Code Geass Ideas for a few days, when we were basically done, we realized: "Oh, wait, shit! No one here actually writes Code Geass fics!"
So I'm gonna post them here, most of my contributions went to the first one.
Idea 1: A Peggy Sue fic where Kallen and/or Suzaku are sent back instead of Lelouch, to shortly before the series start (Between maybe an hour and up to about two years?). Kallen saving her brother and Suzaku doing whatever are optional. *
Idea 2: A Peggy Sue fic where Lelouch is sent back, not to the start of the series, but to immediately before either his mother's 'assassination' or his disastrous argument with his father. *
Him preventing his sister's maiming would be massively guilt reducing for him.
He ALSO knows the location of two Rounds level Knightmare pilot's, even if he might have to swap Kallen for Suzaku if they end up anything like canon.
The first comes from confusion over why everyone always has Lelouch be the one sent back, as part of what makes Peggy Sue fics fun is the Idiot Hero bungling through everything, and Lelouch just smashes everything in his way with that much foreknowledge.
The second comes from someone else' idea of a story that's half political intrigue, as Lelouch attempts to work his way up in court (The time specified by them was 5 years.) to become Viceroy of Area 11.
Other lesser developed ideas (That were put through some quality control, ie; I'm just not putting up the bad sounding ones.) that are from months ago that never went anywhere:
1: Kallen, thinking that Lelouch's intelligence could be used, tries to blackmail him into the Black Knights.
2: Instead of getting the Command Voice, Lelouch get the Enslavement Gaze, a Geass that turns those he uses it own into his slaves. this has its pluses: Kallen's loyalty is unquestionable, Euphie can be told not to follow an order... but also limits him, he can't use it on Jeremiah as easy, without proper instructions his entire plan could go belly up, etc.
3: What if Suzaku actually joined up with Zero after being saved from the court martial. *
4: What if Lelouch had used his Geass one less time when he met Euphie? Or had already manifested the permanent Geass and either kept his mouth shut or had precautions.
Spoiler for To Big *:
Ideas marked with a * have more info available if anyone want's it, I'm just supplying the basic premise's because, in my view, truly good writer's work better the less guidelines they need to follow.
EDIT: Oh, one more thing, the story "A Friend Indeed" that I've heard a lot of good things about, does anyone have a copy of it? It was deleted from FFN for some reason.
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|2011-09-12, 04:14
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Tell me about the things that bother you about this fanfic.
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|2011-09-19, 11:18
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Cleansing my HD.
Found some beta work for 4-koma.
Too bad I didn't managed to work for the picture too.
Spoiler for 4-koma Beta Work #1:
Spoiler for 4-koma Beta Work #2:
Maybe someone want to realize it ?
Currently working at this.
For my friend which is this pairing fan-- for her birthday later
Spoiler for Fanfic - Beta Work:
It's a simplified beta version based on the beta version in my HD.
I simplified it due to some untold expression caused by the differences in languange.
|2011-09-20, 10:11
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Hey folk, a friendly noob here :P
I'm new to the world of Code Geass, (and anime in general to be honest) and wish to read some fanfiction. I'm very experienced in fanfiction I suppose, I have read literally tens of millions of words worth of HPFF (don't hold it against me :P)
I have already read Dauntless by Allora Gale, and I am in progress with Lelouch of the Revolution by Lilyflower1987, and have Lelouch of Britannia by Cal Reflector in line for the next read. Dauntless was stupidly good, I then started Revolution, then a quick search brought up Britannia as a very well considered read. What I would like to know is, are there any more novel-length fics worth reading? I'd rather that they didn't stray too far from the general idea of the plot (like the fics I've read so far), and that they don't include slash. Off the top of my head, I'd really prefer Lelouch/C.C or Lelouch/Kallen in that order.
I know I'm asking a lot for a newbie, but I thought it would be a good idea to get some recommendations from those who know, rather than put me off automatically by reading poor fics.
Thanks in advance.
|2011-10-08, 11:40
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Fic Update
Lelouch of Britannia
Chapter 27: Thief in the Night
Summary: History often hinges on a moment. What if young Lelouch avoided the fate of exile and remained with the royal family? All roles become reversed. The tale of Lelouch's quest for power and vengeance as the Black Prince of the Empire.
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McDermott is still our manager, say Leeds
Leeds performed an astonishing U-turn on Saturday, announcing that Brian McDermott had not been sacked as manager and remained in charge.
On Friday, former Reading manager McDermott was told by a lawyer working on the instruction of Leeds' prospective owner Massimo Cellino that he had been dismissed.
He was absent from Saturday's 5-1 win Championship win over Huddersfield which was watched by Gianluca Festa -- the man it appeared Cellino had lined up to replace him.
It later emerged that McDermott had been invited to the game and declined, before the League Managers Association said on Saturday that he had been sacked by someone who had no authority to do so.
Leeds responded after the match by saying that McDermott remained in charge, with a statement reading: "The club would like to make it clear that Brian McDermott remains our first team manager.
"He has not been dismissed from his post, as has been suggested, and we look forward to him continuing in his role with us in taking Leeds United forwards."
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That 'middle ground' on abortion… redux January 15, 2013Posted by WorldbyStorm in Irish Politics.
There's a most interesting paragraph in a piece by Pat Leahy in the Sunday Business Post on last weeks Oireachtas health committee deliberations on the abortion issue. The deliberations were probably not that enlightening all told, prepared positions were stuck to and although the language of some was emollient, too emollient by half, it's unlikely that this changed hearts and minds either within the Seanad Chamber where it was held or much beyond it.
Some stray facts, as Leahy notes, it was revealed that there are at least 30 'terminations' in Irish hospitals each year. I tend to have the view that there is a semantic distinction between that and abortion. Others disagree no doubt. But Leahy makes a very telling point when he notes that it is a 'pillar of the stance of the pro-life campaigners that abortion is never necessary to safe the life of a woman. But as long as they define some terminations as abortions and others as something else, that remains unchallengeable' [Doesn't he mean 'challengeable'?]. And that in a way is the problem here. The certainty of certain beliefs when applied to the world as it is and not as they would present it as tends to be undermined.
Leahy argues that 'whether new legislation can be sufficiently restrictive is the key issue for the middle ground' and it is educative how the debate has been repositioned in relation to this supposed 'middle ground', an area that – so its proponents would have one believe – eschews the 'extremism' of those who argue for or against provision. Some of us might be excused for being a little sceptical about such reframing of matters in those terms. It sounds… well… expedient, and most expedient for a government party, a majority party within the coalition, that has woken up to the fact that quite unexpectedly it has a wing of TDs and Senators who hold vociferously pro-life views. For those of us who remember FG in in the 1980s this is something of a surprise, though perhaps it shouldn't be. But to see the likes of Brian Hayes incorporated in lists of anti-abortion TDs (sometimes, not always and he himself cleaves to the 'middle-ground' view) is instructive.
But without question it has a political utility in providing cover when the broader dynamic is one that pushes towards some measure of legislated provision of abortion. I know I'm always saying this, but whether there is a measure of provision is dependent upon none other than Fine Gael TDs. No one else.
Which is also to say that in political terms Leahy is probably spot on that this is where the issue will be fought and won or lost, on terms that have suddenly been unveiled. It's interesting this, there was a time when there would have been little question that the 'middle-ground' would have been tilted sharply against abortion, more or less full stop, so change there has been. But how much?
This is where the figures referenced by Leahy are of use.
Asking the question 'what does the public think', he notes that…
But there was another straightforward and independent poll last week, for the bookmakers Paddy Power and carried out by Red C. It found that 35 per cent favour legislation for the X case; 26 per cent favour legal abortion where the life of the mother is at risk but excluding by suicide; and 29 per cent favour abortion in any case where a woman requests it.
Polls, particularly on social issues, can often change in the course of a campaign or a national conversation on the issue. But, given previous polls, it's probably accurate to say the majority of the public favours limited abortion.
These are fairly remarkable if one thinks about them. There was only 8 per cent opposed to any abortion provision whatsoever (By the way, only 2 per cent didn't know. Which is a testament to something given the prominence of the issue across the decades). Opinion on the issue is no longer bifurcated – as it arguably was during the 1980s and onwards – but has pooled into three or four camps. And putting the figures themselves aside for a moment I think that's a very good thing indeed because it suggests that the electorate is coming to some terms with the complexity of the issue and moving beyond the reductionist 'abortion is bad' approach that for far too long characterised what passed for debate.
It's also of political import too. If there is indeed broadly speaking a majority in favour of some or full provision of abortion in this state that suggests that provision there will be. That 8 per cent is simply too small to prevent something being implemented. Though knowing the intrinsic caution of our public representatives one suspects that it will be the most minimal reading of X, and that already is, as we know, very minimal indeed.
But that caution isn't just restricted to public reps. Take, by way of example, the SBP editorial which opines on the same issue:
The government's position is a cautious, moderate one: it pleases neither of the extremes. Politically, it is a pitch for the middle ground, and that ground was strengthened last week. In this, the committee and its chairman Jerry Buttimer did the government a service.
There is a long way to go. Fine Gael TDs, and the cautious, softly pro-life middle – whose wishes and fears the TDs are acutely conscious of – will need a lot of reassurance that legislating for the suicide exception is not opening the door to a wider abortion regime. That is a reasonable fear for those who hold pro-life views, and it may turn out to be the most important question of the whole debate.
But the poll results would suggest that the 'middle ground' is actually by some margin less cautious and less 'moderate' than the editorial suggests.
Interesting that it doesn't then reference that poll – no?
- CMK - January 15, 2013
The 'middle ground' ruse that the SBP are trying to use here is inappropriate and evidence that they are trying to apply the tools of 'normal' political analysis to a subject where those tools are entirely besides the point. The fact is that one of the 'extremes' that the SBP are positing – abortion on demand based on a woman's choice – is a fact of life for thousands of Irish woman every year. That this choice is exercised outside the jurisdiction is neither here nor there. That possibly hundreds of thousands of living Irish women have had a termination means that interpreting their choice as one of the 'extremes' is, well, cowardly and stupid. Women exercising their choice is not an 'extreme' to the debate. Indeed, from my perspective the 'extremes' at present in Ireland are those represented by the pro-'life' brigade who want to keep the status quo or revert back to an absolute ban on all abortions and those who are looking for a fudge based on the X case which will allow this issue to die for a couple of years and let everyone get on with their lives. The 'middle ground' is presented by those women and their families, partners etc who have exercised their choice and have gotten on with life but whose experiences are being written out deliberately from a discourse operating to a pre-ordained objective of doing the least possible and not offending a voiciferous minority against any change.
- CMK - January 15, 2013
No doubt, and taking risks while do so; risks they wouldn't have to take if they could access termination here in a safe environment with the medical backup necessary.
- 2. It is interesting, it it not, to reflection… « The Cedar Lounge Revolution - February 11, 2013
[…] why all the very public wrestling with conscience. Why indeed one might ask is it that a disproportionate number of FG TDs seemingly are more anti-abortion provision (at least rhetorically) than those they purport to […]