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|whats your secret?
Jan 24, 2008
Dr. Bob
It's ashame we don't have more Doctors like you!! I think you are a very intelligent and charasmatic (excuse th e spelling) individual. Your humor is hilarious especially to some of the ridiculous questions. What is your secret. How do you manage to stay upbeat!
Response from Dr. Frascino
My secret? Hmm . . . Oh I don't know. Great sex maybe? But then again that's no secret at least to our neighbors . . . . Actually I really find being positive about being positive is the best way to cope with the challenges of coexisting with a virus that would like to kill me. Besides, "laughter is the best medicine." That's why Cheney is such a sick puppy. The snarly faced Dark Lord of Halliburton hasn't laughed in years. I'll post something from the archives that I wrote years ago in response to a similar question. I tend to agree with the playwright Paul Rudnick who wrote, ""Only money, rage, and science can conquer AIDS. But only laughter can make the nightmare bearable." Personally I try to combat HIV/AIDS using all four modalities: money, rage, science and laughter. Besides, I truly enjoy putting the "fun" back into all the dys"fun"ctional questioners' farfetched queries. If you need a way to put a bit more fun into your life, I'll also post something from the archives that provides some entertaining possibilities to try.
Keep smiling. Keep laughing. Stay safe. Stay well.
Dr. Bob
How do you do it? Jun 13, 2006
Dr Bob, There's no need to tell you how much we all love you, I'm sure by the truckload of emails you recieve you know "inspiring" you are to all of us. You are always giving advice, but my question is....how "did" and how "do" you cope with your diagnosis and co-exsisting with hiv? You must have an incredible mind set of positivity, or some other secrets we arent aware of, as you are always sooo seemingly happy and strong in your life? Do you put things down to the knowledge you have being a doctor? Love, family and freinds? Large support groups (like us who adore you)? We would love to know the many secrets you possess to coping with hiv so incredibly well. There are a lot of us trying to find a way to live with this "frightening" illness. Also, do you have a lot of faith and hope in how the meds will be over the next 5 - 10 years? do you believe we will come to live with this as those do with diabetes - a more "guaranteed long life with less illness and infection"? I'm sure these are questions every reader on here wants to hear from you.
Thanks Dr Bob.
Response from Dr. Frascino
"An incredible mind set of positivity . . . ???" Hmmm . . . well, I will say I'm one of the most optimistic (and realistic) people on the planet and very "positive about being positive."
Being an HIV specialist does help me understand the illness, but "love, family and friends" help me survive and thrive with it.
As for secrets that help me cope with the challenges of being "virally enhanced," I have always found that helping others who are in need is not only rewarding beyond belief, it's also the best way to keep my personal challenges in their proper perspective. Adaptability is also important. Life, love, sex, illness and our eventual transition to whatever is next are all a series of unscheduled events! In life, as in cards, we can't choose the hand we are dealt, but we can choose how to play those cards! It seems to me a truly content person is one who can enjoy the scenery, even when forced to take an unanticipated detour! Even with HIV, I find life is full of passion, meaning and commitment. If I were to die today, I'd say I had one hell of a good ride. If I don't die today, I have an unlimited list of things to experience and accomplish that I look forward to with great anticipation.
George Bernard Shaw captured my sentiments exactly when he wrote:
"This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. The being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy . . . . Life is no brief candle for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations."
Am I optimistic about treatment options over the next 5-10 years? Absolutely. What saddens me is that only 10% of those in need are even getting the treatments we have available today. It is harder to be as optimistic about their future.
Do I believe HIV will become another diabetes? No, I do not. This has nothing to do with "treatability" or becoming a "chronic manageable disease," but rather with the fact that HIV/AIDS, for all the wrong reasons, has been stigmatized beyond belief. I view the challenges of HIV to be far greater than merely coexisting with the virus. I welcome everyone to join me in confronting these daunting issues. Perhaps that's the real secret of coping with any personal crisis looking beyond our personal self interest in an effort to improve the common good.
Stay well. Don't be frightened. Get involved.
Dr. Bob
Incredibly Infectious Oct 19, 2005
Dr. Bob, that is how I would describe your smile. On my darkest days while I await my window to open so I can escape this hell of anxiety and fear, I stop by your forum and see that smile and read your responses, and it makes me smile...even if only for a few minutes (though some of your wittier comments keep me smiling all day). Thank you for taking the time to share your intelligence, your wit and that amazing smile with the world of worriers out there. I pray for you that you will continue to be well and happy. You were a gift from God.
God Bless!
Response from Dr. Frascino
Smiles are indeed infectious! And certainly not only mine. Try yours on everyone you encounter today and you'll see what I mean. You can also just come up with fun stuff to make people smile. For instance, specify that your drive-through order is "to go." Or put your garbage can on your desk at work and label it "In." You might also try putting up mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day. Gosh, the possibilities are endless and I'm smiling just while thinking about them!
I suggest you smile all day. If nothing else, it will make folks wonder what you've been up to!
I'm sending you my best good-luck karma and a warm smile!
Dr. Bob
Thank You Aug 22, 2005
This is a statement. Thank You for your work in keeping me, and everyone else, informed and at ease through this epidemic. Adam , New York City
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hi Adam,
You are welcome. I find it enjoyable and fulfilling. It's kind of like when I sit in my parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars and then watch them hit the brakes and slow down.
Stay well.
Doc Ur The Bestest! Aug 23, 2005
You and this site are a perfect find. Your sense of humor adds such a wellspring of hope. I truly appreciate you as a Doctor who cares. (I'm sure you're an awesome all around guy, too). BTW,small donation sent.
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hey Vince,
Thanks for your kind comments and your donation! Both are warmly appreciated. As for the "wellspring of hope," I truly believe there is much to be hopeful about. Regarding humor, we should never pass up an opportunity to smile. Try this: next time you're at the ATM, as soon as the money starts coming out, yell "I won, I won!!!" and see what happens. (It always works for me.) Stay well, Vince.
Dr. Bob
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Mr. William Henry Sexton, 72, of Newport departed this life on Thursday, February 28, 2013.
He was born February 14, 1941 at Tuckerman, the son of Thomas Benjamin and Emma Irene (Richardson) Sexton. He married Miss Judy Drake on May 20, 1961. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Benjamin Sexton; his mother, Emma Irene (Richardson) Sexton Whitlow; his step-father, Calvin Whitlow; and two brothers, Jim Sexton and Ronnie Sexton. Mr. Sexton is survived by his wife of fifty-one years, Judy (Drake) Sexton; two sons, Randy Sexton and wife Kathy of Beebe, and Alan Sexton and wife Daphne of Beebe; a sister-in-law, Ann Sexton of Jacksonport; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild, and a whole host of friends who loved him well. There are no services at this time. Arrangements by Jackson's Newport Funeral Home. www.jacksonsfh.com

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text: Another yarn set in Asaro's far-future Skolian Empire (Catch the Lightning, 1996, etc.). This time, Jagernaut Kelric Valdoria, the Emperor Kurj's half-brother, is attacked and disabled by Traders; he crash-lands on Coba, a planet run by women and protected by treaty from imperial incursions. For various reasons (not least because she falls in love with him), Coban Manager Jeha Dahl is reluctant to turn Kelric over to the Skolians. So 20 years pass while Kelric raises a family and, ultimately, precipitates a civil war before he can return to the imperium, leaving behind a daughter who may one day challenge the ruthless Kurj or his successor. Independently intelligible but likely to appeal most to existing fans.


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Originally published on August 12, 2013 4:03 pm
A federal judge in New York City ruled that the police department has been violating the civil rights of tens of thousands of minority New Yorkers with its practice of warrantless searches, better known as "stop-and-frisk." It's a rebuke for city officials have defended the tactic as an important crime-fighting tool. Judge Shira Scheindlin is appointing a federal monitor to oversee reforms at the department.


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Even at 80, Costa-Gavras is fighting the good fight.
The Greek-born, naturalized French writer-director best known for his politically charged films such as 1969's Oscar-winning "Z" and 1982's "Missing," found himself in the middle of police action in April in Istanbul.
Costa-Gavras and fellow directors Mike Newell and Jan Ole Gerster were part of a protest condemning the demolition of the historical Emek Cinema.
CHEAT SHEET: L.A. Film Festival
"It was very peaceful," Costa-Gavras said Friday over a coffee at a West Hollywood hotel. Lively and still strikingly handsome, the filmmaker spoke with the same passion that imbues his films.
"It was a great theater," he said of the historic 1924 building that was closed in 2010. "They want to destroy it to build a kind of supermarket. I said to the crowd, 'It is the wrong thing to destroy the past just for commercial reasons.' Then vroom."
The police descended with water cannons. Costa-Gavras and others fled to a local bakery to wait "for the storm to pass by."
The filmmaker shook his head.
"It is a comment of the time," he lamented. "Everything is for money. They change everything to make money to make more money."
And money just happens to be the subject of his latest film, "Capital," which screens Monday evening at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
"An Evening With Costa-Gavras" will feature him in conversation with screenwriter Mark Boal, no stranger to controversial political movies himself, having won the Oscar for writing 2009's "The Hurt Locker" and earning a nomination for 2012's controversial "Zero Dark Thirty."
PHOTOS: L.A. Film Festival arrivals and the scene
"Costa-Gavras is a giant slayer," Boal said in a statement. "And a serious artist. I've tried to learn from him. Well, actually, I have tried to steal from him."
"Capital," which opened in France last year and will be released here in October by Cohen Media Group, is a thriller that explores what he sees as the dark side of capitalism. French stand-up comedian and actor Gad Elmaleh plays a young executive who becomes chief executive of an important French bank. Gabriel Byrne also appears as a Machiavellian figure who runs a hedge fund in Miami.
"I stated more than 10 years ago that I would like to make a movie about money," Costa-Gavras noted. "How money can corrupt people and how it becomes, little by little, kind of a religion — more money, more cars, more houses. We have gotten to the point where we have more and more rich people and more and more poor people. The middle class is shrinking."
Costa-Gavras has been making movies for nearly five decades, earning strong reviews in France and the U.S. for his first film, the 1965 mystery-thriller "The Sleeping Car Murders." But it was the breathtaking thriller "Z," a thinly veiled dramatized account of the 1963 assassination of liberal Greek politician Gregoris Lambrakis, that put him on the international cinematic map.
Not only did "Z" win the foreign language film Oscar and an Academy Award for its fast-paced, taut editing, Costa-Gavras earned best director and screenplay nominations. "Z" also became the first foreign-language film to earn a best picture Oscar nomination in more than 30 years.
Hollywood studios and producers bombarded him with scripts.
CHEAT SHEET: L.A. Film Festival
"The problem with Hollywood at that time is that they used to send all kind of scripts," Costa-Gavras said. "Sometimes great ones — among the scripts was 'The Godfather.'"
"The Godfather"?
He shakes his head and smiles.
"How can I come from Europe to make a film about a society I don't know?" he asked. "I would have to spend like two years to learn something to make the movie. I think they did the right thing to propose it to [Francis Ford] Coppola!"
His first English-language film was "Missing," for which he earned an adapted screenplay Academy Award with Donald Stewart. The film also earned Oscar nominations for best film, actor for Jack Lemmon and actress for Sissy Spacek.
The thriller, shot in Mexico, was based on the disappearance of American journalist Charles Hoffman during the 1973 coup in Chile.
The film marked the beginning of a beautiful friendship between Costa-Gavras and Lemmon.
"I sent him the script and two days later he called and said, 'Come have a drink and we'll speak about the movie.'"
It was over drinks at the actor's home that the deal was sealed.
"To have that great friendship with Jack from the beginning," Costa-Gavras said with much affection. "Every time I came here, we met and tried to find another story to make together."
"An Evening With Costa-Gavras"
Where: Regal Cinemas 8 at L.A. Live
When: 8 p.m. Monday
Price: $13
Information: http://www.lafilmfest.com


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|"Are you a wizard or not?"
The title of this article is conjectural. Although it is based on canonical information, the actual name is a conjecture and may be supplanted at any time by additional information released from canonical sources. If this occurs, please move this page to the appropriate title.
- "Bone of the father, unknowingly given, you will renew your son! Flesh of the servant, willingly sacrificed, you will revive your master. Blood of the enemy, forcibly taken, you will resurrect your foe."
- —Peter Pettigrew reciting the incantation for the potion's creation[src]
This potion is an "old piece of dark magic"[1] that restores a wizard whose body has become maimed and disfigured to their true and whole bodily form.[2]
The potion requires a cauldron large enough for a grown man to sit in as well as three crucial ingredients: bone unknowingly taken from the Dark Wizard's father, flesh willingly sacrificed from one of his servants, and the blood forcibly extracted from one of his foes. The remainder of the ingredients, if any besides water are needed, remain unknown.[2]
- "- it is an old piece of dark magic, the potion that revived me tonight -"
- —Lord Voldemort's description of the Regeneration Potion[src]
As Voldemort noted the potion to be "an old piece of dark magic", it can be inferred that it has been used in the past by other Dark Wizards who suffered bodily damage. Therefore, Voldemort most likely did not invent it.[1]
Voldemort's rebirth
In 1994, Lord Voldemort had Wormtail prepare the potion, save for its most crucial ingredients, for his rebirth. While Voldemort had the flesh at hand due to Wormtail's presence and could easily gain access to his father's bone from his grave, he wanted Harry Potter's blood to rise "greater and more terrible" than before his fall;[1] he rejected the usage of any other wizard's blood for this reason, despite Wormtail's repeated attempts to persuade him to accelerate the rebirth process, and that there were plenty of enemies for them to capture.[3][1] Through a complex plan, one of Voldemort's loyal servants, Barty Crouch Jr, managed to send Harry to him. With the three ingredients, Voldemort's rudimentary form was included into the cauldron, and he was able to regain his new body.[2]
The use of Harry's blood in the potion, however, would come to be a mistake as it prevented Voldemort from killing Harry because the blood passed Lily Potter's protection to Voldemort and anchored Harry to the living world through him, ensuring the Dark Lord's defeat three years later. Voldemort believed, out of his lack of understanding love, that by using Harry's blood, it would allow him to bypass Lily's protection, when in fact it actually strengthened it.[4]
Behind the scenes
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Peter Pettigrew used Harry's glasses and Riddle's cranial bone, most likely to avoid violence. Instead of using a knife, Peter Pettigrew simply takes his hand off. When Voldemort is returning he wears Harry's glasses. Voldemort is sucking a dummy as a baby and lies in a pram. When he rises from the cauldron he already has his cloak on.
- In the novel, the bone was no more than a trickle of dust raised from Riddle's grave, and Voldemort rises from the cauldron while ordering Wormtail to cloak him. In the film, an entire bone that was already dug up was deposited into the cauldron, which catches fire and melts as Voldemort's body regenerates in mid-air and the cauldron's fragments become a robe and wrap themselves around Voldemort's body.
- In the film, the first line of the spell is also changed from "Bone of the father, unknowingly given" to "unwillingly given".
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 33 (The Death Eaters)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 32 (Flesh, Blood and Bone)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 1 (The Riddle House)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 35 (King's Cross)


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BURLINGTON, N.C. – The No. 2 seed Coker Cobras suffered a 7-2 loss to the No. 3 seed King Tornado on Friday (Apr. 26) in the winner's bracket game of the 2013 Conference Carolinas Baseball Tournament.
The loss drops the Cobras to an elimination game against the No. 6 seed Erskine on Saturday (Apr. 27) at 3 p.m.
A solo homer in the first inning and a six-run third inning provided all the scoring the Tornado would need to take home the victory. Coker's runs came from an RBI single by Keith Wolf in the third and a sacrifice fly by Shea Bell in the ninth.
Tyler Witzel (7-5) was tagged with the loss allowing seven runs on seven hits with three strikeouts in 2.2 innings on the hill.
Wolf was the only Cobra with multiple hits and an RBI. Bell drove in Coker's other run, while Brinley Griffin, Fico Kondla, T.J. Giczkowski and Frank Suarez each collected a hit.
The winner of game between Erskine and Coker will advance to play the loser of the game between the No. 1 seed Mount Olive and the No. 3 seed King at 7 p.m. on Saturday night.


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Freda M. Michuck
Freda M. Michuck, 100, of Horseshoe Drive, Penfield, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 at DRMC West after a lengthy illness.She was born April 3, 1911 in Tyler, daughter of the late David and Agnes (Gustafson) Walker.She married John Michuck, who preceded her in death on Aug. 8, 1980.Born and raised in Tyler, she was a Penfield resident since 1941. She was a housewife and attended Penfield United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed volunteering her time, along with the Penfield Fireman's Auxiliary and many other local volunteer activities throughout the years. She is survived by three children, John Jr. "Jack" (Evon) Michuck of Penfield, Ronald (Vicki) Michuck of Brockway, and Carol (Jack) Lines of Penfield; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Amoriello; and three brothers, Thomas, Harold and Herbert Walker.Funeral services for Freda M. Michuck will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Ralph M. Geer Funeral Home in Penfield, with Pastor Debra Rogosky officiating.Interment will be in Morningside Cemetery in DuBois. Visitation will be held at the Ralph M. Geer Funeral Home in Penfield on Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. and on Wednesday, Jan. 18, from 10 to 11 a.m. The family suggests memorials to the Penfield United Methodist Church, Bennetts Valley Ambulance or DuBois Regional Medical Center.


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Dec. 7, 2008
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The women's swimming team concluded competition at the University of Virginia Invitational on Saturday. Yale came into the final day trailing the Cavaliers by 418 points, but leading West Chester by 18 points. Yale (817) increased its lead over the Golden Rams (719) to 98 points, but could not catch a dominating Virginia team (1,335).
"We are definitely pleased with the result," said junior Susan Kim. "At this point in the season, it is all about trying to perform while mentally and physically tired. To see personal and season bests at a meet like this, where we are basically having the equivalent of double practices every day, is impressive. UVA is beyond anything we have competed against. To say they are tough competition would be an understatement. It was great, it felt very much like a dual meet down the stretch."
The day opened with the 1650-yard freestyle, a test of endurance. Virginia claimed the top six spots, but freshman Abigail Nunn, senior Laura Strittmatter and sophomore Annie Killian were able to claim seventh, eighth and ninth place, respectively. Nunn finished in a time of 17:13.95, scoring 12 points for the Bulldogs. Strittmatter was just .31 seconds off of Nunn, with a time of 17:14.26. Killian finished the race in a time of 17:42.45, scoring nine points for the Bulldogs. In total, Yale claimed 32 points.
The 200-yard backstroke was another record-setting event for Virginia's Mei Christensen. Sophomore Kristin Darwin and senior Blake Walsh managed to claim sixth and eighth place, respectively. Darwin finished the race in a time of 2:12.36, while Walsh clocked in at 2:13.82. But it was Christensen's time of 1:54.71 that broke the team, pool and ACC records. She also eclipsed the NCAA B time of 1:57.90.
Yale picked up a number of points in the 100-yard freestyle, with seven swimmers registering points. Freshman Emily Dominski led the way in sixth place with a time of 52.29. Right behind her was freshman Hayes Hyde in seventh place. Hyde finished in a time of 52.54. Yale also had five swimmers place in the `B' final for points. Senior Alexis Mann, junior Andrea Clifford, freshman Erica Kao, Killian and Strittmatter finished in ninth, 10th, 11th, 13th and 15th, respectively. All seven swimmers combined to pick up 53 points for Yale.
Yale's best finish of the entire invitational came in the 200-yard breaststroke. Kim claimed Yale's only first-place finish and 20 points for the Bulldogs. She finished the race in a commanding time of 2:15.13, almost a full second faster than the second-place finisher. Kim's time came in .40 seconds under the NCAA `B' cut time. That is an important time for swimmers hoping to make it to the NCAA Championship. Out of all the Division I schools, 500 swimmers are invited to attend NCAAs. Anyone who makes an "A" cut time gets an automatic bid. The rest of the field gets filled out from fastest to slowest of the "B" cuts, until there are about 34 swimmers in each event.
"I was very excited and super surprised," said Kim. "It is always hard to swim fast during the sixth session of a three-day meet. I could feel my muscles tightening up the entire race, so to come up at the end with a personal best was great. It definitely raises my expectations for the rest of the year, but I have a lot of work left to do if I hope to make it to NCAAs."
Also in the event were senior Marilee Kiernan and freshman Caroline Dewing. Kiernan finished in sixth place, while Dewing finished in eighth.
The 200-yard Butterfly also featured some strong Bulldog finishes. Hyde came in fourth with a time of 2:00.94, claiming 15 points for the Bulldogs. Also in the "A" final were sophomore Ileana Lucos in sixth and Nunn in eighth. Lucos finished in a time of 2:04.53, while Nunn clocked in at 2:09.59. In the "B" final, senior captain Aidan McKinlay and Walsh took ninth and 10th, respectively. Yale ended up scoring 55 points in the event.
The Bulldogs will now head into a long winter break of training.
"We will be hitting the yardage in December, but it is hectic with finals, reading week, and people wanting to go home for the holidays," said Kim. "We will work on building up more strength, and then when we return from our training trip, we will transition into speed work and get ready to power through to the end of the season."
Yale's swim team will head to its training trip in Puerto Rico and return to action against Cornell and Navy on Jan. 9th.
While the women's swimmers finished things up in Virginia, the divers were getting underway at the Galbraith Invitational. Saturday's competition was in the three-meter diving, and Yale managed to get one diver into the finals. Freshman Rachel Rosenberg placed seventh with a finals score of 231.25. The event was won by Annie Fogerty of the University of Massachusetts with a score of 287.60.
The invitational has been structured just like a championship meet with a prelim and a final. There is no team score taken, so it is a good opportunity for the divers to focus on individual achievement. The invitational is split up over two days, with the three-meter diving on Saturday and the one-meter diving on Sunday.
Yale sent the full team to Rutgers for the championship, holding no one back to compete at Virginia. The team is made up of Rosenberg, freshman Elizabeth Andrekovich, senior Cameron Murphy and junior Marisa J Poverman.
Yale put up a strong showing in the prelims, with Rosenberg advancing and two Yale divers just missing the finals by a handful of points. Poverman and Andrekovich came in ninth and 10th with scores of 211.20 and 209.75, respectively. The eighth place score of 215.60 was the last one to make it into the finals. That score was achieved by Sarah Horstmann of University of Massachusetts. Murphy came in 19th with a score of 178.90.
Rosenberg came into the finals having placed fifth in the prelims with a score of 217.70. She improved her score in the final round, but so did everyone else. Rosenberg's score of 231.25 was 56.35 points behind the winner Fogerty. Karen Upperco of the University of Massachusetts took second with a score of 281.20. Rounding out the top three was Courney Adlam of Penn State with a score of 269.
The Galbraith Invitational will conclude Sunday with the one-meter diving. Divers will dive both a prelim and final.
Report filed by Charles Moore '10, Yale Sports Publicity


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Dixon Police
Brandy E. Underhile, 36, of Dixon; 2:33 p.m. Saturday in the 400 block of Madison Avenue; Whiteside County warrant for posession of illegal prescription forms; taken to Lee County Jail.
Joseph C. Baxter Jr., 28, of Dixon; 8:15 p.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of South Galena Avenue; retail theft less than $300 and retail theft, subsequent offense; taken to Lee County Jail.
Joshua M. Jacobs, 23, of Dixon; 1:51 a.m. Sunday in the 600 block of West Second Street; driving while license suspended and possession of marijuana less than 2.5 grams; given notice to appear in court.
Nathanial L. Rockwood, 21, of Amboy; 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the 900 block of South Galena Avenue; DUI alcohol, driving while license suspended and improper lane usage; posted bond.
State Police
Lindsay A. Scott, 20, of Yorkville; 12:24 a.m. Saturday at state Route 251 and Fourth Avenue, Rochelle; expired driver's license, no insurance; posted I-bond.
Tron R. Jones, 31, of Enterprise, Ala.; 10:24 a.m. Saturday on I-39 in Ogle County; no valid driver's license; given notice to appear in court.
Elisha M. Oneal, 34, of Morrison; 5:42 p.m. Saturday on I-88 in Whiteside County; no valid driver's license; posted I-bond.
Maureen M. Pheiffer, 28, of Chicago; 6:34 p.m. Saturday on I-39 in Ogle County; no valid driver's license, speeding; posted I-bond.
Frederick C. Hooper, 27, of Holland, Mich.; 6:51 p.m. Saturday on I-88 in Whiteside County; driving while license suspended; posted I-bond.
Maria A. Perez, 18, of Rock Falls; and Angel Ortiz, 18, of Sterling; 1:07 a.m. Sunday at West Fourth Street and Avenue H, Sterling; Perez charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor, possession of alcohol by a minor; no insurance, unsafe tires; Ortiz charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor; Perez posted driver's license; Ortiz posted I-bond.
Sterling Police
Warren M. Winter, 59, of Sterling; 11:45 a.m. Friday at First Avenue and Eighth Street; improper overtaking; posted driver's license.
Leonard A. Bauer, 23, of Mount Carroll; 2:53 p.m. Friday at 602 First Ave.; improper lane usage; posted driver's license.
Melissa A. Katam, 40, of Sterling; 5:47 p.m. Friday at Avenue A and West Fourth Street; no insurance; posted driver's license.
Jessica N. Walker, 24, of Sterling, 6 a.m. Saturday at Locust and 23rd streets; no insurance; posted driver's license.
Fabian E. Heald, 58, of Sterling; 10:14 a.m. Saturday in the 700 block of East Third Street; warrant for DUI; taken to Whiteside County Jail.
Daniel S. McCune, 42, of Rock Falls; 11:39 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of West Fourth Street; driving while license suspended; given notice to appear in court.


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At Daytona International Speedway this past Saturday night, Jimmie Johnson collected his fourth win of 2013. He was so strong on the high banks of the 2.5-mile Florida track that few drivers could really challenge his superiority.
At Daytona International Speedway this past Saturday night, Jimmie Johnson collected his fourth win of 2013. He was so strong on the high banks of the 2.5-mile Florida track that few drivers could really challenge his superiority.
What makes the story remarkable is the fact all 43 cars carried restrictor plates on their engines, making them extremely equal in horsepower. Johnson seemed to have no problem pulling away whenever he decided it was time.
"That is tough to do at a plate track, especially with how tight the rules are," Johnson said. "I think I showed strength early and a lot of the guys knew that and were willing to work with me, and kind of help me through situations, which is great. I don't know if I really made a bad move tonight. I'm pretty proud of that. (I) had a great horse to ride (and) got 'white lightening' to victory lane, which I'm very proud of."
Johnson's win Saturday was very special for personal reasons, as he equaled an amazing statistic in Daytona's record book with his wins in both Daytona Sprint Cup races this season.
Bobby Allison, the 1983 Winston Cup champion and winner of 85 NASCAR races during his career, was the last driver to sweep both races at Daytona in February and July of 1982. That's 31 years with different winners in those events.
"That is amazing. Gosh, I remember being in Southern California watching Bobby Allison," Johnson said. "I remember where I was the day Davey (Allison) passed away. That is how much the Allison family meant to me. I always thought it was so great to watch Bobby and Davey race. To tie anything that Bobby has done is pretty special."
Johnson first learned of Allison's trips to victory lane in 1982 just after being sprayed by champagne as he exited his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. He was a fan in 1988 when Bobby won the 1988 Daytona 500 and suffered a near-fatal crash that same year at Pocono Raceway.
"I didn't have the slightest clue to be honest with you," Johnson said about Allison's wins. "I always admired Bobby and Davey (Allison) and thought it was so cool that a father and son were on the racetrack racing against one another, and I remember watching the Daytona 500 where they duked it out (1988).
Davey finished second to Bobby in the 500 in 1988 but, sadly, died in an off-track accident in 1993.
"Some people remember where they were when Princess Diana passed away," Johnson said. "I know where I was, where I was standing, where I was working, I was working in an engine shop in Santee, California, when I heard on the radio that Davey crashed in a helicopter. I also know where I was when I heard that Bobby had his crash at Pocono."
Johnson has also enjoyed a strong relationship with his father, Gary. They've spent quite a bit of time doing things before Johnson's NASCAR career began.
"…I had a great relationship with my dad growing up from a racing standpoint and going to the local tracks and my dad was a guy that I looked at," Johnson said. "We'd go out in the desert and ride and he'd teach me things and teach me how to drive a car. So there's that connection that I had, that it would be cool to race against your dad.
"I never had that chance, that opportunity, but it helped me build a fondness for both of them, and to do anything that Bobby has done is really, really special."
Allison spoke of many great victories he enjoyed at Daytona during his career. His first race at DIS was in 1961 while driving a Chevrolet owned by his brother-in-law Ralph Stark. Seventeen years passed before Allison finally won NASCAR's biggest race.
As a result of the Pocono crash, Allison doesn't remember racing his son at Daytona in 1988. The track is still his favorite.
"Daytona International Speedway is the world's greatest speedway," Allison said while at the track. "Racing here was always something exciting to look forward to. I won some 125-mile qualifying races and then won my first Daytona 500 in 1978 in Bud Moore's Ford. I won both races here in 1982 and won the Nationwide race and the 500 in 1988. I was also able to win three times on the road course here in the infield. Daytona has been very special to me in many, many different ways and still is."
As was the case with the Allisons, Johnson has built a strong legacy at Daytona International Speedway, as well as on all other tracks on the Sprint Cup schedule.
Considering the fact he is leading the Sprint Cup points standings and has eight top-fives and 12 top-10s including wins at Daytona, Martinsville and Pocono thus far this season, he's on a path to collect his sixth career championship since 2001.
Johnson's strength at Daytona makes winning it a very real possibility.
Ben White is a motorsports columnist for The Dispatch.


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Flight disaster phishing scam lands in Brazil
Conmen latch onto tragedy, again
Pond-dwelling scammers are seeking to exploit interest in last weekend's Brazilian airline disaster to tempt potential victims onto a site hosting a Trojan downloader.
The malware attempts to install a banking keylogger onto the PCs of potential marks. The attack, written in Portuguese, targets online banking customers in Brazil, a major centre of phishing attacks.
Scam emails contain subject lines such as "fw: as fotos do acidente do boeing da Gol!", as illustrated in an advisory by web security firm Websense.
The ruse attempts to exploit prurient interest in a disaster that killed all 155 people on-board a Boeing 737 jet that crashed into a remote stretch of Brazilian jungle.
Similar - though arguably less sophisticated attacks - followed last year's London bombing attacks, hurricane Katrina, and the Asian tsunami of 2004. No human disaster these days is complete without a topical piece of malware. The language of these malware-promoting scam emails is no longer restricted to English, as the Brazilian Gol Airlines scam shows. ®
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"We can view the brain from the inside out now, with 3D images
detailing connectivity within the brain, making a virtual intraoperative
map," said senior author Steven Brem, MD, professor of Neurosurgery,
chief of the Division of Neurosurgical Oncology and co-director of the
Penn Brain Tumor Center. "Penn is at the forefront of a major shift in
the field -- we now have such detail about each individual's brain tumor
-- combining diffusion tensor imaging and advanced imaging with the
entire personalized diagnostics analysis available for all brain tumor
patients at Penn Medicine."
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) provides a rendering of axon
pathways, by tracking water molecules in the brain as they travel in a
direction parallel to axonal fibers, in a 3D model known as "the
diffusion tensor." The diffusion tensor directly represents the
direction of water and indirectly represents the orientation of white
matter fibers. The colorful images, captured as part of an 8 minute
sequence during an MRI, show representations of clusters of axon fibers,
where each color indicates a direction of travel, and offer a glimpse
of the interwoven communication superhighways of the brain.
"The DTI images can be overlaid with structural and functional MRI
images, providing a hybrid map showing topography layered with a road
map," said Neurosurgery resident Kalil Abdullah, MD, lead author of the
paper. "This rendering gives us increased clarity to visualize important
white matter tracts in the brain and adapt our surgical approaches to
each person's case. Rather than focusing on solely taking the tumor out,
we can avoid damage to healthy tissue and preserve important pathways
responsible for speech, vision and motor function. "
Relying heavily on the expertise of radiologists who process and
analyze the DTI images, including Ronald L. Wolf, MD, PhD, associate
professor of Radiology at Penn, the research on DTI is being translated
into clinical practice to guide surgical procedures. Further research
efforts are targeted at defining language deficits before surgery and
following-up post-operatively to determine any changes or improvements
following treatment based on the use of DTI.
Working collaboratively with colleagues in Penn's departments of
Neurosurgery, Neurology, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Nursing,
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center, the
Penn Brain Tumor Center combines the latest imaging, biomarker and
genetic tumor testing to provide a personalized treatment plan for all
types of brain cancers. Brain tumors are among the first areas of
interest for Penn's Center for Personalized Diagnostics (CPD), a joint
initiative by Penn Medicine's Department of Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center, which integrates Molecular
Genetics, Pathology Informatics, and Genomic Pathology for
individualized patient diagnoses and to elucidate cancer treatment
options for physicians.
Additional co-authors on the Neurosurgical Focus article include Paolo Nucifora, MD, PhD, from Penn's Department of Radiology and Daniel Lubelski, BA, with the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. The study was funded by the Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania.


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Now is the winter of our discontent made all over again by this son of the manse
In the deep bosom of the mortgage have been condensed and multiplied a thousand-fold.
With apologies to the Bard, for Cranmer gave up trying to scan in iambs. But along with Channel 4 he is struck by the parallels, exactly 30 years on, between the misery of this winter and the rotten fruits of last Labour administration.
In 2009 Gordon Brown faces the very unappealing prospect which confronted James Callaghan in 1979 of having to call a general election while wages are frozen or falling, house prices falling, the pound falling, savings diminishing, taxes rising, unemployment rising, and public sector strikes are looming. The UK is once again the sick man of Europe; the nation is once again bankrupt, and Labour has squandered all that it inherited. It is the prodigal party; selfish, deluded, and the undoubted author of an age of irresponsibility.
Cranmer wishes all of his readers and communicants as happy a New Year as is possible under these depressing circumstances.


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I'll be the first to admit that I've probably had more than my share of good experiences on Ebay. Living in a place like Tonopah Nevada, Ebay has opened windows and doors this country boy would have never dreamed of 15 years ago.
On October 6 I bid and paid $1002.76 for a sale that combined a Gold Rim 8 1/4 Dagor and a 14" Commercial Ektar. Both were on Deardorff boards. Seller states they are in good shape. Belonged to her hot shot NY city photog / dad.
They show up about 10 days later and both are full of fungus that is bad enough to have attacked the glass, the Commercial Ektar is all scratched to hell from improper cleaning, and even worse (if possible) the Dagor is seperating at the cement which appears to be the newer non balsam type.
I contact her and tell her the sale is untenable, the lenses have a minimal value equal to the parts values of the shutters. She responds they looked OK to her and that meets her sales criteria for good condition.
I contact PayPal and escalate to a claim as I say there will be no possible solution between the parties. PayPal gets in the middle and the seller agrees to a refund if I will send the items back. I do. Insured and delivery confirmation. She moves to Tennessee closes her accounts etc etc but the lenses finally get forwarded to East Fulton Tennessee and the insurance is signed for.
She tells paypal she never got them and then never says another word. Time goes by and PayPal demands to hear from her in 10 days or they decide the case. 10 days go by and I check in.......
PayPal gives me $200 bucks. Sorry pal, that's all PayPal insures this sale for. I'm out $800 and apparently there's nothing I can do about it. Hell I could have realized more than that selling them as junk! Somdbody could pound the bad cells out of the dagor and put better ones in and voila!
Is there anything I can do besides this rant! This is pretty frustrating. I had no idea that if the $$ is spent and the account is closed PayPal screws you.


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LIMERICK — A man who lost consciousness in a motocross bike crash Sunday afternoon is in stable condition at Lehigh Valley Hospital while police continue to investigate what happened.
Eric Sassaman, 48, of the 400 block of Gerloff Road, where the crash occurred, remains in stable condition at Lehigh Valley Hospital.
Limerick Police Chief Bill Albany said Sassaman and his son are motocross enthusiasts who were working on a bike Sunday when Sassaman took it down the street, out of sight, to test ride it.
Albany said his son heard the motor stop and his father didn't return to their property.
"They found him off the roadway, down, with an obvious head injury," Albany said.
It's unclear when Sassaman lost consciousness, whether it was a result of the crash or not.
Because of Sunday's poor weather, which included thunderstorms, Sassaman was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital via ambulance instead of helicopter.
Police are still investigating to find out exactly what happened.
"There was no cross traffic, no defects in the roadway," Albany said. "We don't know what happened. This is an open investigation."
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LIMERICK — Police have identified the injured rider from Sunday's motocross bike accident as Eric Sassaman, 48, of the 400 block of Gerloff Road in the township. Sassaman is currently in stable condition at Lehigh Valley Hospital.
Police said Sassaman was unconscious when emergency responders arrived to the one vehicle crash on Gerloff Road Sunday. Further details on the crash were not available. Police are investigating the cause.


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You certainly misunderstand the situation. Sakura has never gone insane. She became warped due to AM's influence and the mental strain. Also she had Zouken controlling her until the last day when she "killed" him. She wasn't beyond saving as the story proves and Shirou felt that. Also you know...Shirou is shirou: Impossible just means he has to give his all to accomplish it or so he believes.
And indeed saving her is the more viable option as purely defeating her is pretty much impossible.For example even with the Zelretch Sword's infinite supply Rin actually was up to a defeat. She could just barely match Sakura and needed to blow up the Zelretch sword to gain a short advantage...which would've ultimately ended up in Saber Alter massacring her. Sakura could've called Dark Saber any minute and before Rin could've landed the finishing strike she appears and ends the battle. That's what happened in the last bad end. Interestingly at that certain end Shirou too thought that Sakura has gone too far. So I guess he still felt something in Sakura which proved she can be still saved. He saw a light from which Rin somehow deliberately averted her eyes. Also to add Rin realized in the end that she's the same as Shirou and can't kill Sakura. So I don't see what Shirou believed as unreasonable. The situation was clearly desperate but not totally.
And in the end I must add that by the time we got to that second confrontation Shirou has already decided to use everything he can for Sakura. He had no other way.
I just realized you meant that future call. It's set only in the near future, it doesn't tell much either.Well, he will if Rin doesn't stop him. Although I slightly doubt it. Rin didn't real shown to be capable of stopping Shirou. He always got his way through and sacraficed himself recklessly. Rin just choose to get along. I doubt it would change really much with them later. Anyways that selfless attitude which will make Shirou the tool of others. He has no desire or more like he just didn't realized it clearly. At least in UBW Rin is sharp enough to realize when someone really pulls the strings for Shirou. But eventually Shirou's selfless and reckless attitude will lead to early death.
I have no problem with idealism, just never get overboard with it. Actually, I have a few idealistic views but seriously, being idealistic is like being deaf or more like hearing just one tune from the many. It simplifies things and keeps the matters pure but no matter how well-set the idealism is it never be true. It will always have set-backs. Believing in one idea alone, thinking that doing ultimate good is the best is just delusion. Sometimes vile things lead to grand revelations. Not always but sometimes. It's quite strange but true. The world has both good and evil or more like it depends on viewpoint. Well, I won't bore you with this anymore.I am just saying that Shirou-like idealism is unhealthy as the VN too points out.
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|2010-06-09, 18:44
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At the battle in the cave, killing her at that point wouldn't have accomplished anything as Avenger was pretty much done anyway. Rin realized she couldn't kill her own sister so that is a different situation altogether. Sakura of course repaid that by almost killing Rin.
I do find it interesting that Shirou was being somewhat hypocritical as Kotomine points out that Shirou is passing judgment on future actions in regards to Avenger something he didn't do with Sakura.
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As for Zouken detecting him, I'm not quite sure if Gil can go spirit form or not ( the scene in Fate where he fights Saber indicates he can, as well as the fact that he disappears when killed like other Servants, but if he went in there in spirit form, would Zouken notice?
I disagree totally with your views on Shirou and Rin. They complement each other, since both can help the other in their path through life, but stopping the other when they go to far, like Shirou and his idealism and Rin in her responsibilities as a magus. However, unlike Shirou and Sakura, they aren't utterly dependent on each other and can walk on their own. And Shirou likes Rin's tsundereing, because it makes his life exciting. Sakura certainly can't say the same...
Please read what you just wrote. Two people who cannot live without the other is healthy to you? That's normally called mental instability. They take people to mental hospitals for that. Yes, Sakura isn't normal, and someone like Shirou is needed to help her, but not necessarily in a romantic sense. They'd be better off waiting for them to go through their problems first.
And please point out a case where a superhero had the clear choice between the life of a loved one and the lives of hundreds of people, please?
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|2010-06-10, 09:03
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But, to say that they should avoid a relationship because they care too much for each other is ridiculous.
That's the point, I suppose. FSN provides a rather thorough deconstruction of those sort of heroes. In reality, they would be forced to make such decisions, and the result would either be something like HF Shirou, someone who protects the people they know first, or someone like MoS Shirou, who would inevitably break in the end, like Kiritsugu did.
Incidentally, superheroes do pick certain groups of people to protect. Superman, for example, protects Metropolis and his friends more closely than the rest of the world. If there's a major disaster, he'll go anywhere to deal with it, but more minor things he can only deal with in his local vicinity.
Well, I don't know enough about HA to argue with that....
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Also would like to respond a bit to your claim that most superheroes would end up like Kiritsugu. That I would actually doubt and feel that it would be more similar to UBW in that they would question if they want to be a superhero(although different for obvious reasons mostly due to Shirou's ideal is not being a superhero) and afterwards understand the negatives and still choose to move forward. Many superheros stop being their alternate identity due to stress on their personal lives for a time being (obvious case being Peter Parker) but almost always decide to continue fully knowing the detriment it will have on their lives.
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There's a difference between being unable to save a loved one and actively making a decision to kill that loved one when they perhaps could have been saved. HF Shirou didn't think Sakura was unsalvageable, so killing her would break him. I can't think of any superhero who has been forced into a situation where they are forced to kill someone they love in cold blood when they were clearly not an immediate danger to anyone.
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It helps that Sakura is exceptionally strong (mentally), and he knows that she is. Having said that, Shirou most definitely did make a severe error in the ending, that being failing to realise how much his death would hurt her. His lack of self-worth meant that he couldn't percieve how important he was to others, and so he thought that, provided he solved all of Sakura's problems, she would live a happy life without him, whereas in fact she simply couldn't accept that he was gone and spent the rest of her life mourning him.
In fact, if killing Sakura was the right thing to do, Zouken wouldn't have told Shirou the truth in the first place. He's not an idiot. He knew that Shirou betraying Sakura would be the final push needed to break her control over the shadow, and thus allow him to use her properly. He quite obviously had no wish to destroy the shadow, because he couldn't care less what happens to everyone else, and if he does lose control (as he claimed he had) the worst that can happen to him is death, and in the situation that they're in at that point his death is inevitable anyway unless he wins the war (because Rin certainly isn't going to leave him be, and nor would Shirou, plus he has no way of gaining the Grail).
The whole thing is set up by Zouken from the start, so it's only natural for Shirou's attempt to fail, because that's what Zouken wanted to happen. It's not Nasu forcing the whole thing down your throat, it's Zouken continuing his Xanatos gambit, which requires Sakura to be alive and to break.
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About the heart worm, I'm also not 100% positive on that. His soul is always in there, and he remote controls his normal worm body from there, right?
Also, I don't think that their problems are so special that only they can solve them, you know?
They should avoid getting into a relationship the first chance they get, yes. They should wait until they work out their problems, then go into a relationship. it's better in the long run.
And Superman paying attention to Metropolis is because he lives there. I doubt if he ws forced to choose between Earth and Metropolis he'd choose Metropolis.
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As for breaking, it's certain. As a human, we are simply not able to care for everyone equally unless we care for no-one at all, because our minds cannot cope with thinking of 6 billion people as 'people'. So, someone who takes the MoS route has to stop caring about people (because if they care about someone, then they will probably eventually be forced to betray that person to uphold their ideal), and thus cannot live anything resembling a human life. But, since the only people who would want to do such a thing are likely to be people who care deeply about others, preventing themselves from doing so is pretty much impossible.
The way you say this implies that Saber is the 'natural' choice for Shirou, and that only if she vanishes would he ever pick anyone else. To me, it's the other way around. Sakura is the natural choice. He loves her already, and all that needs to happen is for him to realise this. So, it's only natural that he would attempt to protect her if she's feeling ill. and to protect her from Shinji. I don't see how any of the events of the war prior to the school/church scenes would have gone any differently if Saber had been around, and once you've been through those, you're guarenteed to end up on the Sakura route.
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And Rin can do just as good a job of getting him to think of himself as Sakura can, and he doesn't even have to throw away his ideals to do so.
When I meant breaking, I didn't mean going through the entire MoS lifestyle, just that decision, my loved one or everybody else. Most people who chose to kill their loved one would just hate themselves and eventually keep moving onwards.
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@Endscape: It seems you didn't fully read my post or decided to ignore a few parts of it.
I am lazy to cite your post so I do it the easier way.
I get to the point. You clearly generalizing and it appears you are adamant on anti-shipping Sakura.For starters calling someone mentally unstable wouldn't prove anything. Instability as chaos has many forms. Unstable people tend to still find some kind of new order to resort to. Claiming someone mentally unstable doesn't automatically mean they are the incarnates of devil and must be abhorred and avoided at all costs. To begin with whether someone mentally unstable depends heavily on viewpoint. Just from forum post I can prove that you or anyone else is mentally unstable because of this and that. It's easy, mentally unstable AKA crazy or abnormal means someone has an attitude or behavior different from the norm.At least those are the signs of that. But let's leave it because it leads to nowhere.
You claimed post-HF Sakura mentally unstable. True, her situation isn't normal like her circumstances were but she's certainly recuperating with very promising results. You stated that Sakura in HF-normal is the proof she's sick. Well, it's more like she keeps being chained to the past. In my view it's mental instability but according to the general idea it really isn't. She simply can't move forward. Many horrible things happened in his life,she unconsciously committed horrible deeds and she lost the most precious person in her life. How you expect her to live a normal life? Have you ever experienced the death of someone close to you? Have you ever experienced a situation where you lost your very last bit of hope? That's what Sakura experienced though to the credit of her state she still managed fine. She realized that Shirou did it all for her sake,she realized that she must be happy and not sadden her Senpai in Heaven by giving in to the guilt. She remained strong but she still couldn't go on. Ironically it's exactly because Shirou's sacrifice. The one she admired for 4 long years, the one who showed her how to endure her horrible life and the one she saw as her only linger of hope is dead. He died to give her the well-deserved freedom. That's why she can't leave the house. The memories binding her to that place were incredibly strong. Still, she wasn't mentally unstable by the general viewpoint. She was heartbroken, bitter inside but she lead a relatively normal life. She stayed in the Emiya residence, took on Rin's job at overseeing Fuyuki and acted as a loving and caring aunt for Rin's child. Do you really think that this is the profile of someone who can't be trusted?
It appears that you may have yet to fall really in love with someone. That or you simply don't try to think about Sakura's situation much. Perhaps as a third option you may haven't read the storyline of Heavens Feel properly and skipped the details. Anyways, your statement about Sakura lacks base. It may even be because of your relative idealism. If so then it's a good proof to show how unreasonable and judgmental the idealistic view really is. Idealism simplifies the otherwise complicate matters at the cost of truth. I am not saying it's bad as we can't be all-knowing but a certain balance is always needed.
It seems I am drifting away from the topic. Well, in short neither Sakura's situation nor her past deeds make her unsuitable to be in a relationship. Sakura can't really be happy without Shirou. I can't say she can't live as she possess an extreme attachment to life, maybe because she never had much of it. She isn't clingy either, to be precise she's so reserved that she wouldn't dare to bother anyone, or at least before she gets some confidence. She needs to gather her confidence and see her own worth in life which she will eventually get together with Shirou. Shirou, our protagonist is the same. He has to make peace with his past, find his real self and accustom to his new reforged ideal and life. He needs Sakura almost just as much. Not because the horrible experienced made him that broken but because he was secretly broken to begin with.
Of course, you're free to not like or hate Sakura and her pairing with Shirou in private. Whether you like or hate something is a subjective matter. One can love something while the other could hate it without, neither needs a reason.
Oh, I have another miss! I forgot to mention the matters regarding Shirou's choice. Well, it has much to do with his own feelings. People aren't machines to follow a single code for everything (Except Kiritsugu though he is often called as a virtually heartless killing machine so...). Shirou loved Sakura so much he can't hate her no matter what. Actually, he slowly realized that the Shadow who goes around in town and kills people without exception is Sakura.But he consciously blocked that revelation and strongly denied the idea. We can't blame him though. He's just a human who can't believe something as ridiculous as that. He didin't have a proof to back up that suspicion. And what he can do even if he realizes it and knowledges that as a fact? Kill her? He might have tried if he didn't love Sakura so much but even if he tries Rider would kill him before he succeeds. Then? Premediated well thought out murder? That really isn't Shirou's style and would lead to a MoS style broken Kirigitsu-style emotionless man. Do we really want to blame and despise Shirou for not turning into a hollow man? It sounds really ridiculous. Perhaps tracing Rule Breaker may have worked but Shirou isn't smart enough to come up with that without knowing the exact nature of Sakura's affliction.
Then at the second confrontation where Shirou needed to make a choice again he decides to save her. Why, you ask? Because Shirou realizes that she isn't beyond saving. Her speech if you remember clearly mirrors that. She explicitly warns them what's about to come, how they must run away and she even offers that she will try her hardest and commit suicide to prevent AM's awakening (something which he fails to do because of the far-spread influence of AM and Zouken's tampering). This is clearly not the way a completely crazy and psycho woman speaks. To add she had more than enough power to crush Shirou and Rin like bugs but she decided to not to. Rin doesn't or decides to not ot realize this and blatantly states Sakura is beyond saving. But it isn't like that for Shirou. To begin with he isn't the type to give up. Also he's quick to pick up the signs after the confrontation (Of course he was utterly shocked and said some unreasonable and stupid things when he saw her like that). He remembers Rule Breaker and that AM-whatever and his contract to Sakura is responsible for this whole mess. He doesn't need anything else besides that. Actually contrary to your statement Shirou's idea was quite reasonable and sound for the change. The one who kept being unreasonable was ironically Rin.
In addition as Cherry Lover stated too at that point fighting and killing Sakura was the harder route. Dark Sakura was a way too overpowering. Even with the assistance of the Jewelled Sword of Zelretch all Rin could manage was perpetural draw...well, until her body gives in to the stress and crumbles from overusing magic. The only way she could turn the tables by sacrificing the Sword and using every bit of its power and charge in. Though even then there's the question of Sakura's insanely fast regeneration and the fact that Saber Alter's interference destined Rin's attempt to fail. If you condemn Shirou for his choice and actions you truly don't understand the situation in HF. He wasn't a saint of course but a human being. You're just shifting the blame on him and Sakura, two people who just have drifted along with the situation. It's like the regular hypocrisy about hating weapons, especially guns. Indeed, they are tools of war and murder but who invented those? Guess Who? Us! We made them for killing and it isn't the gun which kills the people but the man who pulls the trigger. In Sakura's case it means Zouken and AM to blame.(though after HA I am not sure about the later). As it was expected they've got their punishment. Also contrary to the guns Sakura could change and live a life different from what her "maker"(Zouken) intended. I think I don't need to elaborate this more.
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This argument is not borne out in any way by the VN. They don't seem to be arguing, or in any way in a situation where their relationship is likely to break. And, since they've been together for two years now and seem mostly fixed, if it was going to happen it would have happened already.
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It seems that you didn't read my post very well, willyvereb. One, I have no problem with Sakura, though she is my least favourite F/SN heroine. Also I have no problem with mentally unstable people ,or think of them as the devil or hate them or anything like that.
I simply think that Sakura should work out her problems before getting into a relationship. And that starting a relationship utterly depending on the other party isn't a good thing for anyone.
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Why he had forgotten her in the other routes? Well, Sakura was pretty much outside of danger and didn't take any active role in the other routes. Still, he has shown quite a concern for Sakura's well-being. For example that kind of concern is partially the reason how he got closer to Rin in UBW. One of the four somewhat romantic scenes were when Shirou decided to check on Sakura after Rider's defeat.
|2010-06-12, 12:36
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The obvious way for Shirou to work is laying low, watching, and sniping when he could get away with it, like Kiritsugu once did. If he could get a rifle from the yakuza he's acquainted with, that could work out quite well. For instance, if Berserker was finishing off Archer (and far enough away from Ilya) that would be a perfect time to shoot Ilya. Two Servants and one Master down.
I'm still not sure how Kotomine expects Shirou to beat him and Gil though.
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They are accused of being brutal animal killers. 33-year-old Benjamin Lance Conley and 30-year-old Nicholas Lee Conley were arraigned in 54 A District Court Friday afternoon.
By video they appeared before Judge Frank J. DeLuca.
They allegedly first stabbed and then hanged their pit bull mix in the middle of the afternoon at their home on Illinois Ave in Lansing on September 6th.
"In a case involving an animal, it will definitely touch your heart a little bit more. In this case the victim doesn't have a voice, so we have to be the voice for that victim," said Deputy Kyle Hanney, who works for the Ingham County Animal Control.
This isn't the first offense done by the Conleys. Nicholas was previously convicted of one felony and Benjamin has two prior felonies.
Benjamin Conley's first encounters with the law started when he was 17-year-old. In addition to the violent animal killing and torturing charges, Benjamin Conley is also charged with assault and battery.
When asked about his employment Benjamin said he is "currently waiting on disability."
Bond was sent at $25,000. Neither is allowed to live in a home with pets.
"I'm overjoyed. I can speak on behalf of Ingham County and it's a great feeling," said Hanney. "We are relieved that these suspects are off of the streets. We're going to prevent it from happening again and hopefully it is a message to the community as well that if something like this happens there are consequences and we will prosecute you."
The deputy says its the most gruesome case he has worked on, but reminds folks the two are innocent until proven guilty.
If convicted the two Conleys could face 4 years in prison and or a $5,000 fine each.
When Judge DeLuca told Benjamin Conley "Judge Clark will be looking forward to seeing,": Benjamin Conley responded " I bet he will."
The two are scheduled for their Preliminary Hearing October 11 before Judge Hugh Clarke.
Ingham County Animal Control says the charges wouldn't have happened without the community coming forward as witnesses. Animal Control also expresses gratitude to the Lansing Police Department and the Ingham County Prosecutor's office.


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The Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina is set along a scenic stretch of the Intracoastal Waterway, one block from the Broward County Convention Center. A complimentary resort shuttle transports guests to Fort Lauderdale Beach, 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) away. Downtown Fort Lauderdale's Riverwalk arts and entertainment district, accessible by land or water taxi, is within 3 miles (4.8 kilometers). Bicycle rentals are also available.
Guests can stroll the docks of the resort's spacious 33-slip marina and admire the yachts, or gaze out over the Intracoastal Waterway from the windows of the China Grill restaurant. The "G" restaurant, also on site, is located by the outdoor heated pool. Artfully landscaped, the pool area offers a relaxing retreat for sunbathing and sipping cool refreshments.
Other features include a fitness room and 24-hour business center.
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Local tradition and foreign orthodoxy: Shifting paradigms of ritual and literary authority among Indonesian Shi'a
17 September, 2013
5.30 - 7.00pm
Indonesian Studies Research Seminar
Chiara Formichi, Phd
Assistant Professor in History and Religions of Asia, City University of Hong Kong.
This presentation will focus on the impact of transnational networks between Iran and Indonesia on determining forms of Shiʿa ritual and knowledge (a pattern also applicable to Muslim Southeast Asia in general). The travels of pilgrims, scholars, and texts that started with the Iranian revolution of 1979 became more influential since the fall of the Suharto regime in 1997-1998, and especially so in the late 2000s. Mirroring the spread of Cairene Islamic reformism at the turn of the 20th century, returnees from Qom (Iran) are promoting forms of orthodoxy and orthopraxy deemed more authoritative because they are determined at the 'centre' of Shiʿa Islam. This phenomenon has thus initiated a 'conversation' (if not a clash) between localized forms of devotion and knowledge, and their foreign counterparts. I will pursue a mapping of communities loyal to the ʿAlid descendants of the prophet Muhammad in Java, analyse the impact of 'Shiʿa reformism' illustrating the divergent performative referents embraced by the organizers of commemorative events held on the day of ʿAshura in Jakarta, Bandung and Bengkulu, and point out some similar developments in the field of texts used for the socialization of Shiʿa Islam.
Chiara Formichi received her PhD in the history of Southeast Asia from SOAS (University of London), with a thesis that merged her academic expertise in Southeast Asian Studies (MA, SOAS) with previous foundations in Arabic and Islamic Studies (BA Hons., University of Rome, 'La Sapienza'). She has held a research fellowship at KITLV Leiden and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Asia Research Institute, the National University of Singapore. Her research and publications have focused on the relationship between Islam and the state, and the impact of this relationship on Asia's diverse societies, approaching the theme from three border-crossing perspectives: political Islam as a nationalist ideology, secularism as a marker of socio-political modernity, and Shi'ism in Southeast Asia (engaging with issues of sectarianism, orthodoxy and religious pluralism). Her publications include the monograph Islam and the making of the nation: Kartosuwiryo and political Islam in 20th century Indonesia (2012), the edited volumes Shi'ism and Beyond: Alid Piety in Muslim Southeast Asia (forthcoming), and Religious Pluralism, State and Society in Asia (Routledge, 2013), and a number of journal articles and book chapters.
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New Mexico State announced Thursday that head football coach DeWayne Walker has accepted the defensive backs coaching position with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Walker was the Aggies' head coach from 2008-12. He was 1-11 this past season, and 10-40 during his tenure at New Mexico State.
Before coaching New Mexico State, Walker was the defensive coordinator for UCLA from 2006-08, and coached the Bruins in a loss against BYU in the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl.


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Today's automotive aftermarket has absolutely exploded to the point where you can get just about any part for any car ever made here in America. This has led to a number of new racing organizations, as people are no longer content to let their classics gather dust in the garage. Super Street, Super Stock, Eliminator, Pro Street, there are so many racing classes it can be hard to keep track. Our favorite racing tends to be that which leaves the car looking somewhat intact.
That is why we always liked F.A.S.T. Racing Series, or Factory Appearing Street Tire. Hemmings Auto Blog reports that just a few weeks ago – during the Labor Day weekend at the Hemmings Muscle Machines' Musclepalooza event at Englishtown's Raceway Park in New Jersey – the venerable F.A.S.T. crew took to the strip and broke all sorts of records. It was only a year ago that the racing series entered into the 10-second club. Now, just over a year later, the series' leaders have snuck into the the 9-seconds.
As you might have guessed by the name, the F.A.S.T. Racing Series requires that all cars look as though they came straight from the factory. That cuts out dealer modifications too, like the Yenkos and Shelbys. The point is to preserve the classic muscle car look while promoting speed and power. Anything that can't be seen is good to go, which means stroker cranks, ported heads, and lumpy camshafts can all be had on your F.A.S.T. racer. Worst off, the tires must be conducive to how they came from the dealership; meaning narrow, DOT-approved rubber. No slicks here.
Still, that didn't prevent Lane Carey from taking his '71 Super Cobra Jet Mach 1 Mustang to a 9.84 @ 139 mph. Hot on his heels was Dave Dudek, who broke into the nines that day too. Dudek wound up running a 9.98 @ 138 mph, but it was after Carey made his 9-second run first. Dudek's trap speeds are only shy of Carey's by a slight margin, so the battle for F.A.S.T. supremacy is far from over.
We'll have to make sure to check out one of these races sooner rather than later. It sounds like our kind of racing.


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By Tiernan Ray
Shares of Nokia (NOK) are up 27 cents, over 8%, at $3.58 after Danske Bank Markets's Ilkka Rauvola in Helsinki yesterday morning raised his rating on the shares to Buy from Sell, writing that the "Lumia 920" smartphone based on Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Phone software is doing better than he had expected and that the outlook may improve.
Nokia's ordinary shares traded in Helsinki, NOK1V, rose over 9% to €2.75 in Friday's trading.
"Trading at 2012E and 2013E EV/sales of 0.32x and 0.43x, we believe the share appears attractive in the short term," wrote Rauvola in his note.
Nokia shares had already surged in New York trading on Wednesday before the Thanksgiving holiday amidst reports of stock-outs of the Lumia 920 in several parts of the world.
In a phone conversation this morning, Rauvola tells me that it is so far difficult to quantify exactly the amount of demand for the 920, but that the direction going into Q1 of next year is positive, given that both supply will get better and there appears to be greater demand for the phone than he'd originally expected.
Rauvola raised his estimate for the total number of Windows Phone 8-based units that Nokia may ship in 2013 to 36 million from a prior estimate of 23 million.
"It's just the beginning of the sales ramp," Rauvola tells me. "This hasn't even started in all countries yet. We don't have complete visibility."
Regarding the product itself, Rauvola wrote in his note that "we believe the underlying demand is stronger than expected, driven by the newness of the WP8 platform and the quality of the 920 hardware."
Rauvola, who set a €2.90 price target on the ordinary shares, tells me that his "channel checks" suggest initial supplies to stores were limited because of component limitations.
"It may be that a store gets only, say, 10 units, and they report to the media a stock-out. But it is promising, it's not bad news," says Rauvola. He was referring not to actual data for any particular store, but rather hypothesizing about the limited supply that retailers generally suffer when supplies overall are limited.
"I think the Qualcomm (QCOM) situation will get better," he tells me, alluding to constraints on the processors that form the brains of the Lumia.
"Also, there this pent-up demand from consumers who put in orders and have to wait until delivery in Q1."
"I think resellers will get their orders filled in Q1 and consumers will have greater availability."
The question, he said, then becomes "whether consumers come to the stores and buy."
Rauvola raised his estimate for adjust profit in 2013 to negative €0.29 per ordinary share from a prior negative €0.35 per share.


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It remains one of the most perplexing questions surrounding the tug of war over the Senate's now-defunct Transparency 2.0 web site: Why would Senate leaders pay $5 million for a budget transparency web site for members but let it sit idle for more than a year until the contract expired?
Now, a letter from the developers of the web site to Senate President Don Gaetz reveals that user names and logins were provided to 58 Senate members and staff in 2011, including Gaetz himself. It doesn't answer the question but sheds some light on the he-said/she-said nature of this kerfuffle. Download Mattson Response to Senator Gaetz
Gaetz told the Herald/Times in December that he had no recollection of ever getting a log-in for the web site that was set up under previous Senate President Mike Haridopolos to offer unprecedented access to state budget documents and accounting. He said he was underwhelmed by the performance of the web site, when he saw it demonstrated, and disappointed in its cost.
"I was a senator a year ago,'' Gaetz said. "I don't remember anybody ever saying: 'here's your access code.' I've asked for a list of all those who used the data and how often they used it so I could get a sense of the utility."
The company, Spider Data Systems, provided Gaetz with the list of users earlier this month. It not only includes Gaetz but five other Senate leaders, including Sens. John Thrasher, Andy Gardiner, JD Alexander, Lizbeth Benacquisto and former Senate President Mike Haridopolos. So, why didn't the Senate use this high-priced tool?
In a letter to Gaetz and members of the Senate Government Operations and Accountability Committee sent Wednesday, Spider Data president Anna Mattson noted that "demonstrations of the product were conducted for Senate leadership and staff. However, upon completion and delivery of the product to the Senate, no formal roll-out of the product to all Senators and Committee Staff was announced or scheduled by the Senate President's office even though Spider Data had been informed that this would occur in December 2011.
"Spider Data worked closely with the Senate Chief Information Officer to schedule multiple educational opportunities; however, they were all subsequently rescheduled and ultimately cancelled by the Senate." Download Mattson January 23
In the Jan. 10 letter to Gaetz, Mattson also suggests that Gaetz and three other senators, as well as Gov. Rick Scott, were given a demonstration of the web site in November 2011.
On Saturday, the Senate invited Mattson to appear before the Senate Gov Ops Committee when it meets on Thursday to discuss the fate of the state's many transparency web sites. The committee has also invited the staff of Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater to attend. In her letter to the committee, Mattson said she has "made previous commitments and I am unable to attend."
The Transparency 2.0 web site provides users with the power to search contracts, personnel, accounting and budget documents. Web sites maintained by the CFO, the Legislature or the governor do not provide those search functions. For example, the existing web sites offer no easy way to search the contracts associated with each line item in the state budget, or to conclude which vendors and which lobbyists were given the most state business, or which line items were inserted by leadership into the budget outside of the committee process.
Mattson also used her letter to focus blame on the Senate for lack of access to the site. The committee spent much of its last meeting deriding Mattson's web site. Committee Chairman Jeremy Ring suggested the company took advantage of the state contract to get reimbursed for its development costs and Sen. Dorothy Hukill, R-Ormond Beach, said the contract negotiated in secret had become "a debacle."
Meanwhile, Ring said that neither he nor any members of the committee, had seen the web site. "It has to do with licensing cost,'' he said.
Under the contract negotiated by Haridopolos and Spider Data Systems, the Senate would obtain 600 licenses for the exclusive use of senators and staff through December 2012. The contract then required the state to pay $1 million a year more to retain access to the licenses.
There was no mention in the contract of making the information available to the public and, Mattson said in her letter, "to make the site available to the public would require a change in the contract which Spider could not unilaterally accomplish."
Mattson told the committee she would make the logins available to them again so they could review the site without the additional cost.
Although Gaetz, Ring, and other senators refuse to blame Haridopolos, they have all criticized the contract as a bad deal for taxpayers. Gov. Rick Scott has said he will issue an request for proposal to build a different statewide web site. Mattson said she will submit a bid.
Ring said last week his committee will write a bill to consolidate nine different state web sites and start over. A key question: how quickly will they get the new transparency web site running?
The Herald/Times asked Haridopolos last week why he did not inform Senators and staff that the web site had been developed. He refused to answer. "I think we had the most transparent budget process ever,'' he replied.
There was, however, a political downside to making the budget as transparent as Transparency 2.0 would have offered. Had the system gone live, senators and their staff would have been able to see that Haridopolos' office inserted at least two items into the budget to benefit lobbyists close to him. One was a $6 million steered to Evidence Based Associates, a Washington-based probation program. Another was $6 million to expand the law enforcement radio system for a vendor in his district. The governor's agencies didn't ask for the projects, but the governor didn't veto them either.
Will the governor and legislators allow for that kind of transparency with their budget this year? It's another of the unanswered questions.


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Tasting, tasting, one, two, three
Many other glorious events fill our entertainment calendar this weekend, but none can compare to the shindig of the season, Taste of Downtown Springfield. Years in the making, the Taste combines three of humankind's favorite activities, proven through centuries of on-hand research – eating, drinking and making music. So come on up to downtown and feel good about following in the footsteps of those who have munched and guzzled, danced and grooved through the ages before you.
I remember the early Taste of Downtown, back when it seemed like an incredible idea, a near impossibility to accomplish and a struggle to get people to participate. Taste, as well as a Farmers Market, were strange notions to Springfield. We often approach new ideas from a box of isolation, afraid they may not work and not troubling to look at other cities and see they have. Examples abound including changing the municipal government form (dragged kicking and screaming and paying), beautifying street spaces (an outside consulting company recommended the Capitol Street sprucing), building new roads with added bicycle lanes (standard practice in other cities) and even more things you can think of while wandering our streets.
My personal favorite story of this struggle to be vibrant, progressive and just plain enjoyable like other burgs, is this tale from the downtown crypt. Many years ago as the good mayor Ozzie Langfelder buzzed down Sixth Street, upon approaching Monroe, he gazed upon the sight of picnic tables on the sidewalk, outside of Jimmy's Sub Shop. Mr. Langfelder, acting within his rights as mayor and his conscience as a citizen, demanded the tables be removed from Jimmy's, a gallant and good, now defunct downtown eatery, where currently the Honorable Aaron Schock pays the rent and boldly advertises his name for all to see like a billboard on the building. I'm not sure how it all turned out, other than Jim Hopper, owner of Jimmy's pointed out the irony of the city's Department of Economic Opportunity housed directly above his establishment, but I do know that dining tables on sidewalks are commonplace and expected now, and nothing is different from then, except our perception and acceptance of the situation.
Yes, folks, there once was a time when a Farmers Market and Taste of Downtown, long established events in other cities, were giant steps in Springfield. Then again, in the days of yore, hogs and chickens ran loose in the mud-filled streets. So let's be proud of our success and progress, while continuing to be okay with these valiant attempts to have fun and let our municipal hair down a bit. The next thing you know itinerant artists will be painting murals on downtown buildings, how about that!
This year the Taste features local music along with the local cuisine, with a range of area talent covering most of the entertainment time. Old Shoe closes out the Friday night show and Paul Thorn headlines on Saturday, giving the around town bands a chance to play on the big stage with big names brought in for the grand finale. I'll miss the American Music Show booked by Sean Burns for the verve and variety of national acts, but the times-they-are-a-changin' and they did. So go eat, drink and be merry for a true Taste of Springfield.
In other happenings, Sunday, July 14 head to Curve Inn from noon to 5 to support the Pre-Girl-a-Thon 2013 concert and party with Novocaine, Next of Kin, Thornhill, Stone and Biscuit Band and the Girl-a-Thon all-stars. Also, look out for the Havana Metal Resurrection, July 13, 7 p.m. at The Paddlewheel in Havana with Creatureborne, Utter Chaos, A-Bomb Nation, Ocularis and Knights To Kings creating a metal mania for all ages. Talk about taste!
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Sales sunny apartment in the sought after location Pilsen – Bolevec. Spacious apartment with a total area of 68 sqm situated on the third floor of a newly repaired (plastic windows, insulation) panel house without elevator. Flat also has been recently undewert partial reconstruction – new plastic wiring, formica core is sandwiched by tasteful brown tiles, complete renovation of the hall. Apartment boasts beutiful view of Central lochotin Park, the historic center of Pilsen and Radyni. Another advantage is very low monthly fee. One of the most popular sites in Pilsen. In the vicinity of all civic amenities – schools, nurseries, post office, shopping center, swimming pool, health club facilities.
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Tony Perkins, organizer and founder of the Venture Summit Silicon Valley.
Target audience: Startups, mature businesses, technology innovators, funders and venture capitalists, marketers.
I'm just back from the Venture Summit Silicon Valley ("where Big Ideas meets Big Money"). And so here's a short report from the frontlines of the key players — entrepreneurs, firms and investors — powering the Innovation Economy.
— Jay Samit of ooVoo
Let's start with this Flickr set of 51 photos — you'll recognize some of the speakers, like TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington, AlwaysOn founder Tony Perkins (the conference's impresario) and other notables from the tech world.
The 250 to 300 folks who turned out at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay were a mix of business executives, VCs and startup founders. I was here to report some highlights for Socialmedia.biz as well as to soak in some wisdom around social data for the geolocation start-up I've begun working on, Placely. Continue reading


text: Saturday, April 20, 2013--Tour de Cure Hampton Roads will take place at Kings Fork High School. Tour de Cure is more than just a cycling event. It's a life-changing event. A day full of fun and excitement where riders of all levels join forces in the fight to Stop Diabetes® and raise critical funds for diabetes research, education and advocacy in support of the American Diabetes Association. The Tour is a ride, not a race. Whether you are an occasional rider or an experienced cyclist, there is a route just for you. So take the Ride of Your Life and sign up today! For more information, call 1-888-DIABETES x 3276