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Kevin Jundt
Sebastian is correct about / matching the root of the document. XPath is based on UNIX path semantics so it should be pretty obvious.
Personally, I don't like splitting up my code into so many templates. It's old school xslt imho and makes the markup difficult to follow. Use xsl:for-each instead. Calling templates by name and using param's is incredibly useful for creating xslt's equivalent of functions. You could, for example, create a css constant processor for Rachel's article this way although it'd probably have to be done server side.
Hmmm. Worth looking into…


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Motivating Christians and congregations not only to give but also to be fiscally responsible in their giving is a difficult enterprise even in the best of circumstances. The needs are seemingly endless, and there are so many competing voices that the average Christian is stymied. Various and sundry organizations put forth their pleas for money constantly, sometimes relentlessly.
Fundraisers are frequently in a serious quandary themselves as they face the consumerism mentality of today's society. Books on how to corner the market are on the increase. Sophisticated marketing strategies abound. Then there are those who make a bad name for fundraisers everywhere by resorting to threats (such as to go without food until a certain dollar figure is met), sensationalism (such as showing pictures of children with severe deformities) and even warnings of impending doom for the organization if funds are not immediately forthcoming.
Paul faced many of these same challenges in his own day. Although he did not request personal support, he spent close to ten years soliciting funds for what is commonly referred to as the Jerusalem collection. This was a collection he took up among the Gentile churches to help Judean believers who were facing harder than usual economic times as a result of a famine during the mid to late 40s. Paul and Barnabas made an initial famine-relief visit to Jerusalem in A.D. 46 and delivered a monetary gift from the church at Antioch (Acts 11:29-30). At that time the Jerusalem church expressed the hope that the believers associated with Paul would continue to remember the Judean believers, which Paul was more than eager to do (Gal 2:10).
The collection effort was successfully completed in A.D. 57, and the funds were delivered by Paul and a group of delegates chosen by the contributing Gentile churches. In Romans 15:26 Paul states that the churches of Macedonia and Achaia "were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem," but the actual list of contributing churches is much longer. Luke's list includes delegates from Berea, Thessalonica, Derbe and Asia. The church at Philippi is without a delegate, but Luke himself may have functioned in this capacity (this is a "we" section of Acts). Timothy, who is included in the list, undoubtedly represented Lystra. Corinth was also without a delegate, but they may well, in the end, have asked Paul (or possibly Titus) to represent them.
A fundraising effort of this kind requires enormous investments of time and energy. Why did Paul do it? For one, the need was genuine. The Jerusalem collection was first and foremost an act of charity. Famine on top of persistent food shortages, double taxation and overpopulation crippled an already precarious Palestinian economy. The situation was undoubtedly aggravated by a voluntary pooling of assets in the early years of the church's existence (Acts 2:44-46; 4:32-37) and the constant need for the mother church to support the itinerant activities of its members and extend hospitality to visitors from other churches. Then too it was common, as it is today, for diaspora Jews to settle in and around the "holy city" at retirement; the result was a steady increase of widows and elderly in need of assistance.
Second, the relief fund served as an important, visible expression of the interdependence of believers worldwide. All of life is included in the shared concerns of those in Christ. For safety reasons, mountain climbers rope themselves together when climbing a mountain. That way, if one climber should slip and fall, he would not fall to his death but would be held by the others until he could regain his footing. In a similar way the Corinthians' surplus supplied the needs of the Judean churches so that the Judean churches could, in turn, meet the needs of the Corinthians (2 Cor 8:14).
Finally, the collection was a tangible representation of the heart of the gospel—that in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, neither slave nor free, not male and female (Gal 3:28). In particular, Paul may have had high hopes that the relief fund would allay any lingering fears and concerns Jewish Christians had regarding the Gentile mission. "Their hearts will go out to you," he says, "because of the surpassing grace God has given you" (2 Cor 9:14).
An unprecedented too chapters of 2 Corinthians are devoted to the Jerusalem relief fund. The length attests the seriousness with which the collection effort was viewed. What, then, was Corinth's role in the fundraising effort? According to 2 Corinthians 8:10, it was the first church not only to give but indeed to have the desire to do so. Paul must have made the Corinthians aware of the relief fund on his founding visit or shortly thereafter, for a little over a year later the church asked for his counsel on the best way to go about saving up such monies (1 Cor 16:1). His advice at the time was to do as he had instructed the Galatian churches: each person should set aside a sum of money every week in keeping with his or her income. In this way no collections would have to be made on Paul's next visit (1 Cor 16:2). The assumption that each person could do this shows that most members had surplus income. But it must not have been a very great surplus, since week-by-week savings were necessary for the contribution to be a generous one in the end (1 Cor 16:2; 2 Cor 8:20; Murphy-O'Connor 1991:77).
Between the writing of 1 and 2 Corinthians, the collection effort in Corinth fell by the wayside. In part this was due to intruding missionaries who raised questions about the legitimacy of the collection—perhaps with a view to diverting the funds into their own coffers (see the introduction). One of Titus's tasks after delivering Paul's severe letter was to rekindle interest in the relief fund. This he was able to do (8:6). But after he left Corinth, the collection effort once again came to a halt. Second Corinthians 8—9 is Paul's final attempt to get the Corinthians to finish what they had pledged to do the previous year (8:10-11).
Paul's fundraising appeal is certainly well placed in the letter. He has just expressed his complete confidence in the church (7:16). Family feeling is high: the Corinthians have such a place in his heart that come what may, he will face it with them (7:3). Titus's affection for them and their obedient response to his demands have just been pointed out (7:13-15). This last fact, in particular, nicely prepares the way for Paul's announcement of his plan to send Titus back to Corinth to help bring the collection effort to a close (8:6).
To speak of "Paul's fundraising appeal," though, is to employ a kind of misnomer, for no direct appeal for funds occurs in these chapters. In fact, Paul does not even once use the term "money." His approach is much more subtle. His overall strategy is to provide the Corinthians with a number of powerful incentives for completing their offering. These incentives are for the most part tied to what he knows about the Corinthians rather than to any generic fundraising tactics. So what does Paul know about them? He knows that they are a fiercely independent and competitively minded congregation. This is why he cites the exemplary generosity of another church (8:1-5), compares the Corinthians' sincerity to that of others (v. 8) and puts before them the model of Christ himself (v. 9). He also realizes that they have a strong drive to excel at what they do and consequently pushes them to excel in the area of giving (v. 7). He is further aware of their fear of losing face before others. So he reminds them of the reputation that he has noised abroad about them (9:1-2), appeals to their embarrassment should visitors come and find them unprepared (9:4) and announces the forthcoming visit of one or more colleagues to make sure this does not happen (8:6; 9:3, 5).
Paul's approach is also realistic. He is keenly aware of the practical aspects of a collection effort such as this. This is evident in his concern to provide guarantees that the delivery of the funds will be handled in a responsible manner (8:16-24), to present the church with some practical guidelines for giving (8:11-15; 9:6-7) and to point out the benefits they will reap (9:8-15).
In many ways the cumulative picture is not a particularly comfortable one. Is it legitimate to use comparative strategies in fundraising? Is it wise to appeal to a church's ego to motivate giving? For all of Paul's talk in 6:14—7:1 of the need of Christians to sever their ties with secular society, is he not capitulating at this point to the way the world works? Our Western capitalistic society, in particular, is so competition-oriented—be it in business, education or sports—that it may not be spiritually healthy for the church to engage in such "let's get ahead of the next guy" tactics—or is it?
Several observations can be made. First, the strategy Paul employs is intended to motivate the Corinthians not to new giving but to follow through on a commitment already made. The distinction is important. Paul is not soliciting a pledge. In fact, it was the Corinthians who had expressed interest in the collection in the first place (1 Cor 16:1-2).
Second, Paul aims to motivate by comparing attitudes, not dollar amounts. It is the Macedonians' joyful, willing and earnest attitude that is set before the Corinthians, not the size of their contribution.
Third, the collection will not benefit Paul personally. He is not involved because it will look good on his résumé, enhance his reputation among the Gentile congregations or improve his relationship with the Jerusalem church. Indeed, at the time he gave the Corinthians an initial set of instructions, he was not even sure that it would be appropriate for him to travel to Jerusalem with the funds (1 Cor 16:4).
Fourth, the cause is an eminently worthy one. These are Christians of his own race who are in need of the basic necessities of life—food, shelter, clothing. Moreover, they are churches that Paul had started out persecuting. And even though he had done it out of zeal for God's honor, he never stopped thinking of himself as the worst of sinners because of it (1 Tim 1:15). A collection of this sort was a small step in rectifying the wrong that had been committed.
Finally, Paul is quick to point out that generous giving is an act of divine grace (8:1). It is only as God blesses and enables that we are able to give in the first place.
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|2008-07-14, 07:04
|Link #1281
Yeah I agree.
Well, I for one would like C.C. to move on at the end of the series, start anew once every issue is resolved/terminated. In regards with romance I don't believe C.C. will end up with anyone, she is not human, she doesn't belong on Earth.
|2008-07-14, 07:09
|Link #1282
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Side 3
C.C. deserves a second chance at a normal life. It really seems like she was robbed of, well, of everything. And as far as the romance nonsense goes, in order to get a fresh start, she needs to not affiliate herself with any of the people she's currently with. She needs to go off on her own and if she finds romance in her travels, then so be it. It's definitely not going to be with any of the characters we know.
C.C. and her travels after the show sounds like a great idea for one of those "slice of life" animes, no? Heheh.
|2008-07-14, 09:17
|Link #1283
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Land of Dead Cakes!
Age: 28
I know I started the 'anything is possible because Kallen stopped him debate' you do not need to inform me about my own arguments. And so far, I have kept that point quite alive. My saying that not everything is possible prior to the event is in no way contradictory to my original claim.
Do not even say that anything is possible anywhere. This is not a blank slate, only on an empty plane of no preordained events is 'anything possible anywhere'. In a story only a few events are ever possible because of how the story was built up. For instance, since you seemed to have missed this point, the show made it quite clear that Lelouch needed to be saved from Rolo and from his loss of Nunally. The only person shown to care about the situation or even understand it was Kallen. As such, if no one had shown up, meaning Kallen had not shown up, the number of possibilities is limited to one and only one baring some supernatural nonsense. That possibility is Rolo breaking Lelouch. Once Kallen intervenes all bets are off because Rolo's original plan is thwarted and Lelouch is no longer completely out of his mind.
Sure enough, Lelouch could be saved later in a myriad of ways, he could also be further condemned and the story could have ended. Given the situation and Rolo's existence, the latter would be far more likely. Once Rolo breaks Lelouch, he'll not let anyone have him. We know this as fact, that he is greedy of Lelouch, there is no other reason for him to have killed Shirley. So while anything is certainly possible, some events are far more probable than others, so much so that the improbable should hardly even be humored.
If you are curious as to why I do such a thing, it is because one happened out of coincidence, while the other occurred because of a single person's own actions.
|2008-07-14, 11:38
|Link #1284
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
The only people to knew about his loss were Rolo, C.C. and Kallen. C.C. was too busy pretending not to care. Rolo saw it as a good opportunity to keep him to himself. Kallen went after him. It doesn't make her the only person to care though. C.C. didn't go after him for other reasons. Different people deal with things differently. She expected him to come back on his own. Kallen went after him. She happened to find him there taking refrain. Neither of them knew about his miserable condition at the time. Kallen originally goes to talk to him. If you call the fireworks scene a coincidence, this was just as much of a coincidence. Even more so, because she was lucky to find him in time, and lucky he was where she had gone.
What plan did Rolo have? He didn't even come until Kallen left. So how could Kallen stop his plan. Any plan he had he put into motion after she left. It was nice of her to come but it doesn't show she cared more than C.C. They are both different people. C.C. spends half her life trying to hide her emotions. She cared enough to smile (she was quick enough to stop smiling, when she saw Kaguya watching). C.C. puts up a cold front. She thought Lelouch would come back on his own. It happened not to work in her favour.
If his friends had left for the trip it would have been over. Any other thing couldn't have happened to send him back in time. I don't see how anything else could have saved him. They didn't stay there because it was raining or something ruined their plans. They stayed there for Lelouch. It was no coincidence. That is what touched him. That they cared about the people more than the place.
There is no point in arguing anymore on this. I'll leave this to point of view now.
She said she was sorry for neglecting them. It doesn't prove she left the cult. I doubt she handed her leadership happily to V.V.
Last edited by Asleep; 2008-07-14 at 11:50.
|2008-07-14, 12:11
|Link #1285
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Land of Dead Cakes!
Age: 28
I've humored several ideas concerning that part of the OP, and the only one that doesn't fall apart is that those are the characters that still exist on both sides of Lelouch.
Like so:
That is not what I meant by coincidence. Especially not if we bother arguing causality.
I'm sorry but facial expressions are trumped wholeheartedly by actual actions. As I said before, Kallen cared enough to do something. Therein it does show that she cared more than C.C. because if Kallen had, say, been like C.C. then Lelouch would have been lost to his past. Unless you're going to tell me that C.C. can see the future? So, as much as C.C. may 'care', she didn't care enough to do anything.
As for the Tabasco sauce line... I'll go right back and throw in the fact that her interruption was not on a 'I love you' line, but on a line that would have likely changed the entire mood of what Lelouch said. The way C.C. interrupted the moment leaves Kallen not knowing anything beyond that Lelouch asked her, and only her, to return with him to Ashford. Had C.C. not appeared, and Lelouch continued, Kallen would have likely been privy to Lelouch's plan which would have involved everyone not just her.
She chose, for whatever reason, to turn her back on the Cult.
|2008-07-14, 15:13
|Link #1286
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
People show their concern in different ways. If a child falls, one parent might go and pick them up, while another might leave them alone because they want them to pick them self up, and thus grow stronger. Neither of them are wrong. Neither cared less. And like I said before, she was surprised to find him with the drug. It was not some information they already had. She happened to find him there. And you don't know how much C.C. knew. Don't tell me she has remote viewing or some other power. We are talking about what we know.
Edited after morbosfist's post: But he was still broken down after Kallen left. She only stopped him from taking the drug. She halted Rolo's plan temporarily, but after she left he was back to his old self.
Last edited by Asleep; 2008-07-14 at 15:44.
|2008-07-14, 15:32
|Link #1287
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|2008-07-14, 15:34
|Link #1288
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|2008-07-14, 18:18
|Link #1289
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Land of Dead Cakes!
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And again, the scene does not fit with Nina present as she's most definitely not going to betray Britannia.
You trying to convince me that sitting on your ass and playfully tossing around a Zero mask is somehow comparable to going out and trying to find the person you're worried about. I'm sorry but common sense tells me that that does not make any sense at all.
(PS: Remote viewing, as you called it, was in C.C.'s defense. But if you want to drop it then fine, we can. Making her even less caring in that situation.)
The reason it was stopped like that was for the audience, and for Kallen. She's left hanging and so is the audience.
It is Lelouch's fault that Shirley died, to some degree, and that is simply him over blowing the point. He is overly self-critical about it. But as it stands, I do not see him ever saying that. He didn't say it this episode, he blamed the cult, he has no reason to blame himself after that.
|2008-07-15, 02:09
|Link #1290
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
You don't know how she would react if Lelouch admitted to "killing Shirley". She ran away last time, when she found out Zero was Lelouch. It took her sometime to think it through and come back. In that time Lelouch had lost his memories. She is known to react impulsively. She can do the same again. She was already denying that Lelouch killed her. She could have thought 'maybe he had a reason' or 'I don't know the whole story'. But she refused to believe that Lelouch could ever do such a thing. In such a circumstance, it is very possible, if Lelouch goes "I killed Shirley", she might act without thinking again. Mind you, I am not saying she will not come back. But initially she could leave him.
You said C.C. might have already known how miserable Lelouch was and still chose to stay. That is why I brought up remote viewing. I was defending her. We have no knowledge of her possessing such a power. They didn't know how bad his condition was. Kallen only found out when she found him with refrain. At first, she had only gone to talk to him, but ended up finding him with refrain. She was pretty shocked herself.
If you heard what she was talking about while tossing the zero mask, you would see that she was trying to act professional and uncaring. She doesn't like to display her emotions. She is trying not to get attached to Lelouch. She doesn't want anything personal in her contractual relationship. She is completely different compared to Kallen. Of course she would act differently.
I see we have been the only ones to have posted in this thread recently!
|2008-07-15, 07:28
|Link #1291
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Land of Dead Cakes!
Age: 28
C.C. might be happy to see Lelouch go after Kallen because it: Moves him towards someone other than herself for support, Kallen is her friend, she wants Lelouch to find someone, etc... Heck, for all we know, she may have set Marianne up with Charles and this may be a parallel for her.
Or C.C. might have been honest, we don't know but past occurences (read: Mao) make me doubt her being self-critical of what she was saying because it was, to a point, an apology and that is usually when the truth is revealed in this show.
|2008-07-15, 08:11
|Link #1292
Join Date: Aug 2007
Does anyone think that maybe C.C. and Marianne had the same type of relationship as V.V. and Charles have? My reasoning is that in the flashback at the beginning of episode 14, it shows Marianne and C.C. sitting by a lake looking as if they had just been riding horses together, then it shows Charles and V.V. off watching them.
|2008-07-15, 09:09
|Link #1293
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Harsh Reality, Aisle of Fiction
"If you're a witch then I'll be a warlock!"
XD Said with determination.
Therefore, C.CXLulu 4evah~ (literally)
:P Cheer up Dann, I mean look at the angsty wonder that is the beautiful first CLAMP pic of the second R2 ending. Isn't it pretty? I can't look away *.*
|2008-07-15, 09:13
|Link #1294
Observer/Bookman wannabe
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 32
|2008-07-15, 09:33
|Link #1295
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Harsh Reality, Aisle of Fiction
I also think her wish definitely had something to do with eradicating the power of Geass completely as Lelouch is attempting now to do. There was just something about this in ep14. I can't shake the feeling that's what she was trying to say before shooting her ex-disciples who were attempting the emergency escape train route.
Oh and BTW, why can't I c my own siggy ^^;?
|2008-07-15, 11:20
|Link #1296
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
I wonder how many friends C.C. has had. There is Marianne, but we don't know about any one else. I think she hasn't been around many people she cared for. Like with the OotBK now.
Kallen is her friend, that is why she was happy he chose to go after her. Also she sees Lelouch taking a more human decision, rather than a practical one which Zero would take.
But I don't know if she is setting Kallen and Lelouch up. We'll have to see more for that.
Last edited by Asleep; 2008-07-15 at 11:32.
|2008-07-15, 12:03
|Link #1297
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Land of Dead Cakes!
Age: 28
Her actions in every episode except Episode 10 in S2 had been portrayed as more thought out than before. Notably, Episode 2 when she confront Lelouch. That is no impulse, impulse is following his orders as the rest of the Order did without question. She made a thought out decision to confront him.
Also, as I said, Ep.10 was the culmination of her jealousy of C.C.. She acted impulsively due to extenuating circumstances. She wanted Lelouch to recognize her, to be in the spotlight, to take it from C.C.. She acted impulsively because of her heart and as its said, a trembling heart often sways a sound mind. As such your example falls short because she was being heavily influenced by her emotions rather than cognitive thought.
Changing sides, for instance, is not an emotional decision. It is something one must rationalize to themselves to undergo. People do not just switch sides for shits and giggles (this isn't GS). Especially not after what has just happened to her in Ep.14. She does not make rash decisions in situations where she has the ability to think a decision over, that much has been shown to have changed about her in S2 from being around Lelouch and C.C.. She's growing up, believe it or not.
The only thing that is even remotely possible, and I can see happening, that comes into line with your examples has to deal with Shirley. If, and really only if, Lelouch admits to killing Shirley, then she may very well leave him to sort out her mind. This is, of course, assuming they plan on undermining what they focused on building all of S2... again. It is possible, yes, but I do not find it probable. Even if Lelouch says "I Killed Shirley." She should stop and think and figure out why, of all people, Lelouch would kill Shirley. He'd have no reason and she should very much question him.
That is the difference, Kallen is being built as Lelouch's new pillar even to the point of throwing all of the shit of Ep.13 and 14 on him 'coincidentally' when she's not present. C.C. is being distanced from Lelouch and being brought closer to the Geass and her own wish.
She hasn't repeated its just a contract in ages. In fact, she didn't repeat it in her conversation with Marianne. All that she said is that he only needs to be alive for her contract, she didn't dismiss their relationship as just that.
|2008-07-15, 12:38
|Link #1298
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
I don't think she thinks it out right away. She needs time for the information to sink in, to start to question herself. It's not about growing up, it's how she works. If she is too shocked and believes it she might leave temporarily. Lets leave this until we get anymore information. We are going in circles.
She said it in the last episode. something like "I don't think so, I am just worried about the contract". If all that mattered was for him to stay alive, why was she happy when he returned to the order?
|2008-07-15, 12:46
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And the thing about eps 13 and 14, it's strangely convenient for Lelouch to suddenly be given a little karmic retribution and go heavily off the deep end as soon as Kallen gets captured.
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: In His Majesties Service.
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MAYSVILLE - Robert Steven Turpin, 33, passed away early Monday morning, December 2, 2012, at his residence.
Born in Jackson County, he was the son of Teresa Turpin of Maysville and the late Robert Patrick.
Survivors in addition to his mother include siblings, Tabitha Turpin, Homer, Heather Stockton and April Patrick, both of Maysville, Daniel Turpin, Madison County, and Matthew Stockton, Maysville; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, December 5, at 2 p.m. from the Diamond Hill Baptist Church in Maysville with the Rev. Eddie Gordon officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. and at other times at the residence located at 1836 Unity Church Road in Maysville.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Robert Turpin (12-3-12)
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Virginia Tech at Duke
Game Information
Date/Time:...............Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Location/Venue:..........Durham, N.C. (Cameron Indoor Stadium - 9,314)
Where to Watch:..........Blue Devil Network at www.GoDuke.com
Radio:...................Blue Devil IMG - WDNC-AM 620 (Steve Barnes, Morgan Patrick)
Live Stats:..............www.GoDuke.com
Series Record:...........Duke leads 19-2
Last Meeting:............Feb. 15, 2012 - Duke 67, Virginia Tech 45
Record:..................15-0, 5-0 (ACC)
Ranking:.................#4 (AP), #4 (USA Today)
Head Coach:..............Joanne P. McCallie (21st Year)
Record at Duke:..156-32 (6th Year)
ACC Record:......84-14 (6th Year)
Overall Record:..472-180 (21st Year)
vs. Virginia Tech..10-1 (won 10 straight)
Virginia Tech
Record:..................7-9, 1-4 (ACC)
Ranking:.................None (AP), None (USA Today)
Head Coach:..............Dennis Wolf (19th Year)
Record at VT:............14-22 (2nd Year)
Overall Record:..........291-247 (19th Year)
Setting the Scene...
Looking to improve to 16-0 overall and 6-0 in the ACC, the fourth-ranked Duke women's basketball team (15-0, 5-0 ACC) will host Virginia Tech (7-9, 1-4) on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 7:00 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Wednesday's contest will be aired live on the Blue Devil Network via www.GoDuke.com. The game can also be heard on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network on WDNC AM 620 with Steve Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) on the air. The audio is also available live at www.GoDuke.com.
Following the Virginia Tech contest, Duke will travel to Connecticut for an ESPN2 Big Monday game on Monday, Jan. 21 at 7:00 p.m., in Storrs, Conn.
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
• Duke is the only undefeated team remaining in NCAA Division I at 15-0.
• The Blue Devils have won 32 straight games in Cameron Indoor Stadium against ACC opponents.
Duke has not lost an ACC contest at home since Maryland posted a 76-69 win on Feb. 17, 2008. Coach P is 34-2 at home against ACC opponents in her six years at Duke.
• For the fifth straight year, Duke has opened the ACC slate with a 5-0 mark. Last year, the Blue Devils opened with a 13-0 mark. In 2010-11, the Blue Devils had a 7-0 ledger to open the season before falling at UNC, in 2009-10 Duke was 6-0 to start (lost at BC) and in 2008-09 the Blue Devils had a 5-0 mark (lost at FSU).
• Duke's 23 points off the bench at WFU was a season high for the Blue Devils in ACC play, while its 12 turnovers was a season low.
• The Blue Devils are hitting 51.0 percent from the field in ACC play, which leads the league. No other team is over 50.0 percent.
• Junior Haley Peters had an eight-game streak of scoring double-figures end at WFU with seven points. She has reached 10 or more points in 12-of-15 games this season and leads Duke with three double-doubles.
• Freshman Alexis Jones pulled down seven rebounds at WFU, which is the second-most in a game this season and a season high in ACC action.
• Elizabeth Williams has notched double-figure scoring against 18 consecutive ACC opponents.
• Chelsea Gray drew three charges at Boston College and two against Clemson. She leads Duke with 10 on the season. Gray has 27 for her career. She has moved into eighth place on Duke's all-time charges taken list.
• Elizabeth Williams lead the league with a 67.3 field goal percentage in ACC games only.
• Chelsea Gray moved into 10th place on Duke's all-time steals chart on Jan. 10. She now owns 209 career swipes.
• Over the last two games, Elizabeth Williams has averaged 17.3 points, 3.7 blocks, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals. She hit 67.6 percent of her field goals in those contests.
• After holding Monmouth to only 32 points on Dec. 30, head coach Joanne P. McCallie has held 21 different opponents to under 40 points since arriving at Duke in 2007-08.
• The Blue Devils registered a 3.3 grade-point average in the fall semester, which included five student-athletes with above a 3.5 GPA. A total of 11 Blue Devils had a 3.0 or better.
• Following Richa Jackson's 16-point effort at Boston College, Duke now features 10 Blue Devils who have posted double-figure scoring at least one time this season, which leads the ACC.
• Duke has hit 50.0 percent or better from the field in six different games.
• The Blue Devils own five different student-athletes hitting over 40.0 percent or better from downtown -- Tricia Liston (47.7), Chelsea Gray (46.4), Haley Peters (46.2), Alexis Jones (40.0) and Chloe Wells (53.3).
• Elizabeth Williams has blocked at least one shot in every collegiate game she has played - 48 straight. The streak is the second-best in school history behind Alison Bales' 55 in 2003-05. Dating back to high school, Williams has blocked a shot in 66 straight games as she closed her H.S. career with blocks in 19 consecutive contests.
• Tricia Liston had her streak of 18 straight games with at least one three-pointer come to an end at N.C. State on Jan. 3. It was the longest streak since Georgia Schweitzer hit 25 straight treys in 2000-01.
• In dissecting the top shot blockers in the nation, Elizabeth Williams is the only underclassman to rank in the top eight in the country.
• Follow @Duke_WBB and @CoachPDuke on Twitter to get the latest updates on Duke women's basketball. Also, "Like" Duke Women's Basketball on Facebook to get the latest video, pictures and more. Join both now as they are free! You can win free prizes each week on both Twitter and Facebook, so make sure you follow closely.
A Look at Virginia Tech...
Virginia Tech enters Wednesday's matchup with an overall record of 7-9 after falling to Maryland, 74-45, in Blacksburg on Sunday. The Hokies own a 1-4 mark in ACC play, losing to Maryland, Boston College, North Carolina and Virginia after downing Wake Forest in their conference opener.
Uju Ugoka (17.0 points, 7.7 rebounds), Monet Tellier (12.9 points, 5.8 rebounds) and Alyssa Fenyn (7.2 points, 3.9 rebounds) lead the way for the Hokies this season.
Head coach Dennis Wolff is in his second season at the helm of the Hokies, after tallying a 7-23 overall record last season. Prior to being named head coach, Wolff served as the as the director of men's basketball operations and assistant to the head coach for the men's team after being head coach of the men's basketball team at Boston University for 15 seasons.
The Series with Virginia Tech...
Duke and Virginia Tech have met 21 times in school history with the Blue Devils leading the series 19-2. Last season, Duke won both meetings to extend its winning streak to 17 over the Hokies.
The Blue Devils are 10-1 all-time in games played in Cameron Indoor Stadium against Virginia Tech and have won eight games in a row. Head coach Joanne P. McCallie is 10-1 all-time in games against Virginia Tech and 9-0 since joining the Blue Devil program.
Wells Nets Back-to-Back Double-Figures...
Over the last two games, junior Chloe Wells has scored double-figures in back-to-back contests, averaged 10.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals.
Wells netted 10 points each in the games, while hitting 7-of-10 field goals for a 70.0 percentage. From downtown she has hit 4-of-5 from long range for an 80.0 percentage.
Blue Devils Versus Virginia Tech...
In four career games against Virginia Tech, Tricia Liston has averaged 14.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.5 assists. She has hit eight three-pointers and owns a 34.8 three-point field goal percentage.
Elizabeth Williams averaged 16.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 1.5 assists in two games against the Hokies last year. She netted 20 points, seven rebounds and four blocks in her first career contest on Jan. 15, 2012.
Six different Blue Devils have posted double-figure scoring at least once against Virginia Tech - Allison Vernerey (15 in 2011), Haley Peters (11 in 2012), Chelsea Gray (15 in 2012), Richa Jackson (11 in 2012), Tricia Liston (3 times) and Elizabeth Williams (2 times).
Gray Having Impressive Season...
Blue Devil junior Chelsea Gray is quietly having one of the best individual seasons in school history averaging 14.1 points, 6.5 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 3.3 steals.
She ranks in the top 20 nationally in assists, steals, free throw percentage and assist/turnover ratio. Gray is the only player in the nation to average over 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists this year.
Coach P Against the ACC...
Since taking over the head coaching position at Duke in 2007-08, Joanne P. McCallie has notched undefeated marks against the following ACC schools -- Clemson (6-0), Georgia Tech (8-0), Miami (5-0), Virginia (6-0), Virginia Tech (10-0) and Wake Forest (8-0).
McCallie has notched an overall 66-12 mark versus ACC play in her six years.
From the Field...
Duke has featured impressive field goal percentages over the last three contests hitting 65.5 percent at Boston College, 57.9 percent versus Clemson and 48.3 at Wake Forest. The Blue Devils flirted with 60.0% shooting against Clemson but fell below the line late in the game.
Over the last three games, Duke has hit 57.1 percent of its field goals and 50.0 percent from downtown.
Top Field Goal Percentage...
The Blue Devils tied a school record at Boston College with their 79.3 first half field goal percentage as the team hit 23-of-29 field goals. It matched Duke's record from the Davidson game on Nov. 24, 2001.
Duke finished the game with the seventh-highest field goal percentage in school history (65.5%), which is also good for the fourth-highest in the NCAA this season.
In the game at Boston College, Duke also registered season highs in three-point field goals (10), three-point field goal percentage (71.4%) and assists (26-tied).
From Downtown...
Duke continues to lead the nation with a 44.3 three-point field goal percentage so far this season. The next ranked team is Harvard at 41.5 percent.
The highest three-point field goal percentage in school history came in 1988-89 with a 40.6 clip. The Blue Devils hit 37.1 percent from downtown a year ago. Seven different Duke student-athletes have hit at least one three-pointer this season.
Home Sweet Home...
Since Joanne P. McCallie took over as head coach at Duke in 2007-08, she has guided the Blue Devils to a 76-5 overall record in Cameron Indoor Stadium. During that stretch, the Blue Devils posted a 14-0 mark in 2008-09 and a 17-0 ledger in 2010-11, which were only the second and third undefeated home seasons in school history.
Duke's loss to Connecticut last year snapped a school-record 34-game winning streak in Cameron. Duke has won 75 out of the last 81 contests, 90 out of the last 95 and 171 out of the last 182 games in Cameron since 2000-01.
The other top win streaks at home have been -- 34 (2010-12), 24 (2005-06 through 2007-08; 2007-08 through 2009-10; 21 (2001-02 through 2002-03), 20 (2003-04 through 2004-05) and 16 (1998-99 through 1999-2000).
Scoring Blue Devils...
Duke boasts 10 different Blue Devils that have registered double-figure scoring this season. The Blue Devils are the only ACC school to have 10 double-digit scorers, while Clemson, North Carolina, Virginia and N.C. State each have nine.
The Blue Devils also have five different student-athletes who have posted 20 or more points in a game this year joined only by Florida State.
Duke is the only team in the ACC to have both 10 double-figure scorers and five players who have scored 20 or more points in a game this season.
Undefeated Starts...
The Blue Devils have registered an 15-0 start to the season for only the fifth time in school history.
Duke's 15-0 start is the second-best kick-off to the season under Coach P. (20-0 in 2010-11).
Best Starts in School History
2006-07 (30-0)
2005-06 (20-0)
2010-11 (20-0)
2002-03 (20-0)
2012-13 (15-0)
1987-88 (12-0)
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#22: 1969 Mustang. Homemade. From paper!
How awesome is this?! This Brooklyn artist is making an entire 1969 Mustang from scratch… from paper:
In his latest work One Piece at a Time, Brooklyn artist Jonathan Brand has constructed every single part of a 1969 Mustang coupe at 1:1 scale out of nothing but paper. Using digital drawings as a source, he printed the blueprints with a large-format inkjet printer. The components were then meticulously cut out and folded into a wide range of objects including spark plugs, nuts and bolts, a radiator, and even the individual tire treads. The final work will not be assembled into an entire vehicle, but rather displayed as loose miniature sculptures.
Thinking back about the reason that I initially started this blog, this is a good one for the series of posts I wrote about 'the quest'. Not sure if I have the patience for this though. But just look at this stuff, how cool is that, seriously. I gotta go see this!
More pictures and video (!) at This is Colossal, go check it out.
[Source: Colossal // Hat tip to Clo]
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Hail To The Chief
Collection of postage stamps featuring the US Presidents, from Washington to Teddy Roosevelt.
The former owner has titled it "Memory of our Presidents."
Found in "Mother Goose in Words of One Syllable" published by Saalfield, 1909.
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3 comments:
- jasnet said...
I would love to read that book! How did they do that..stick to one syllable words?
- August 29, 2013 at 5:14 PM
- Michael Popek said...
I am not sure but I think that it took some plan... work to think of that man- amoun- .... so many words that have one syl... sound.
- August 29, 2013 at 6:16 PM
- Pamela K said...
President Stamps collection! That was a great find. You must have a blast going through the books.
- August 30, 2013 at 2:48 PM
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I'm an ann arbor native who has lived in Austin for several years. One of the more exciting things to me about the Big Ten Network was being able to see more Michigan sports, especially any sport that isn't football.
But I have to say, the number of games is kind of underwhelming. What I most miss is heading down to Yost, so I looked to see what the schedule is for Ice Hockey. The network will be carrying a whopping 6 games this season for the entire conference! Michigan is in 2 of them, but come on. How is there less coverage of hockey compared to gymnastics or field hockey, etc?
The other thing that's annoying is I see that almost none of the games are being aired on TV at all the first half of the season, but a fair number will be the second half of the season. Most of them will be on local or regional TV.
2 games will be on BTN, I can get those. CSTV will have 3, I can get those.
3 games will be on Fox Sports Detroit, which I definitely can't get. 11 games will be on a Comcast local access channel. Why the hell can't they simulcast these onto BTN? I have 5 BTN overflow channels on my uVerse and I have never seen anything on one of them.
It seems to me that the schools need to get their TV contracts set up so that alternate channels can carry content if it isn't being aired in a certain area. So if FSN Detroit has a game, it should be on BTN as well and blacked out in the detroit region.


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Open House
Lida Anne Elliot
May 4, 2014
Come join us for our open house, which we host on the first Sunday of every month. You will have a chance to receive meditation instructions, hear a dharma talk, and take a tour of the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, as well as to simply relax on this serene and powerful land. Bring a friend, and come spend the day in the wild and beautiful Rocky Mountains.
Our open house schedule is as follows:
10:30 am Meditation Instruction and Practice
11:00 am Talk
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Guided walk to the Great Stupa
2:00 pm Stupa Tour
Please feel free to join us for any or all activities. There is no cost for the program, although we do ask for a $10 lunch donation if you will join us for lunch. We will also be hosting Open Houses on the first Sunday of every month throughout the summer. Registration is not required to attend our Open Houses, although registration allows us to better anticipate levels of attendance and prepare for our visitors.


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Free 2 Be meetings are held every monday at 8 pm in the SGA clubspace in Billings. At each meeting the elected Secretary takes handwriten notes of what transpires during each meeting. These "minutes" are then typed up and distributed through the Free 2 Be Listserver, usually on the same day. In case you don't get the minutes for some reason or need some from previous meetings, here is a list of the meeting minutes that may be of some use to you. The are ordered by date and year and ready for download. Make sure you have Microsoft Word for most of the files are Word documents. If you would like them in a different format, send us an email.
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The tests were performed using a fully up-to-date Windows Vista SP2 installation and the Windows 7 release candidate on the same machine. The results show that when looking at stable releases, all browsers show a performance boost when run on Windows 7 as compared to running on Windows Vista SP2, with Safari 3 leading the pack with an 18% speed increase, and Opera 9.64 coming in last with only a 2% speed increase.
Moving on to the latest non-nightly test builds, the picture is completely different. It seems that everyone except Apple is testing their next browser release on Windows 7, since Safari 4 beta 528.17 saw a dramatic performance drop of 22%, while all other browsers' test releases saw speed improvements between 12 and 16%. Chrome 220.127.116.11 and Firefox 3.5 beta 4 led the pack here, both coming in at 16%.
The results neatly summarised in a chart:
The tests on Safari 4 were run multiple times just to confirm them, but the results were the same every time. Still, it probably indicates a bug somewhere in Safari 4, which will probably get fixed soon enough. Overall though, these figures indicate that browser users - which means all of us - will enjoy a faster browsing experience on Windows 7.


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LAKE PLACID - After a 12-year hiatus, the Eastern College Athletic Conference men's ice hockey championships are back in Lake Placid.
Holding true to form, the top four seeded teams are the squads that will be playing at the Olympic Center this weekend for the title, as well as the automatic berth in the NCAA championship tournament that comes along with the coveted crown.
The skaters from Union College, Quinnipiac University, Cornell University and Colgate University all survived last weekend's quarterfinal playoff round to earn trips to Lake Placid. Each team will take the ice Friday in semifinal action.
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Photo provided by Cornell University
Cornell forward Brian Ferlin skates toward the net as Zach Tolkinen of Quinnipac looks on during a regular season ECAC game earlier this season. Quinnipiac won the first meeting 3-0 on Nov. 2 in Ithaca, but Cornell avenged the loss with a 2-1 victory Feb. 21 in Connecticut.
In the opening game, which starts at 4 p.m., regular-season champion and top-seed Union will face off against Cornell, with the Quinnipiac and Colgate contest scheduled to follow at 7:30 p.m.
Union College is the only team of the four that has played in the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena since the ECAC championship tournament was last played in Lake Placid in 2002. The Dutchmen defeated rival Renssalaer 5-2 on Dec. 10 at the Festivus Faceoff, and return as the tourney's top seed as well as the second-ranked team in the nation according to the USCHO poll.
Union head coach Rick Bennett, who is in his third season leading the team, said he watched the Miracle on Ice game from the Lake Placid 1980 Olympics when he was young, and recalled that actually was one of the inspirations that kept him continuing in game of hockey. Bennett said his players are excited to be coming to Lake Placid with a title on the line.
"Being an American, we are going to the best site and playing in the best site as far as hockey is concerned," said Bennett, whose Dutchmen are the defending ECAC champions. "That game back in the Olympics, that's one of the reasons I got into hockey. Our guys haven't really talked about it, but I'm sure when they are in the locker room it will come up."
Bennett's Dutchmen the the ECAC regular season champions and bring a 26-6-4 record to Lake Placid. They swept Cornell by 3-0 and 4-1 scores during conference play.
The Dutchmen are a high-scoring team, averaging 3.6 goals per game. Union is led by senior forward Daniel Carr, who has 20 goals and 20 assists and 40 points so far this season. Junior Daniel Clampini is second in scoring with 18 goals, 15 assists and 33 points, and freshman Mike Vecchione and senior Matt Bodie are tied for third with 29 points each.
Junior Colin Stevens, who hails from Niskayuna, anchors Union on defense between the pipes. He has appeared in 30 games and has a 22-4-2 record. He has allowed an average of 1.95 goals against per game while compiling a .931 save percentage.
In a way, this weekend's ECACs in Lake Placid mark the return of Cornell head coach Mike Schafer to his roots leading the Big Red. Currently in his 19th season, Schafer won his first ECAC coaching title here in 1996, and also led Cornell to the championship the following year and in 2000. The ECACs left Lake Placid the following season.
"For the team, playing in Lake Placid is going to be a new experience for our guys," said Schafer, who holds the record for most wins coaching Cornell. "But as a coaching staff, we've run the gamut: Lake Placid, Albany, Atlantic City and back to Lake Placid. For me, it all started in Lake Placid with my first title in 1996. It's a great hockey town."
Despite falling twice to Union, Schafer said he expects his Big Red to give the Dutchmen a battle.
"They did a good job against us on their rink and we played solid at our place," Schafer said. "I think we match up well against them. They are a great hockey team, there are really no chinks in their armor. I think it's going to come down to capitalizing on scoring chances."
Cornell earned its trip to Lake Placid by topping Clarkson 2-1 in a hard-fought, best-of-three series. The Big Red won 1-0 in overtime in the deciding game on Sunday.
"We do a good job taking care of our defensive end. We have one of the better goaltenders in the nation in Andy Iles, and if we don't put a lot of pucks in the net, we can still find ways to win games," Schafer said.
Iles, a senior from Ithaca, has given up an average of 2.19 goals per game and has a .919 save percentage. Three juniors lead Cornell in scoring. Brian Ferlin tops the list with 12 goals, 14 assists and 26 points. Joel Lowry and John McCarron are tied for second, both with seven goals, 17 assists and 24 points.
Cornell enters the championship tournament with a 17-9-5 record and is ranked 13th in the nation.
After getting shut out 4-0 against Yale in last year's NCAA Division I national championship game, Quinnipiac hopes to move further into the postseason by capturing the title in Lake Placid. The Bobcats swept the Bulldogs 6-2 and 5-3 in quarterfinal action last weekend to reach the semifinal round.
The Bobcats enter the tournament as the second seed and are ranked fifth in the nation in the USCHO standings. They have a 24-6-8 record.
Quinnipiac University is located in Hamden, Conn. and is the lone team from outside New York state competing here this weekend.
The Bobcats have generated plenty of offense this season and have been equally as stingy in their own end of the run. A total of eight players on the team have recorded 20 or more points.
Sam Anas, a freshman, leads Quinnipiac in scoring with 21 goals and 21 assists and 42 points. Senior forward Kellen Jones is next with 18 goals and 23 assists and 41 points, and Connor Jones and Matthew Peca are next, both with 37 points.
The Bobcats are anchored in goal by Michael Garteig. The sophomore has appeared in every game for the team this year while compiling a 24-6-8 record. He has allowed an average of 1.93 goals per game and has a save percentage of .912.
The Colgate Raiders split during their two meetings with Quinnipiac this season, falling 7-2 in Hamden and winning 3-1 in their barn. Colgate heads into the weekend with a 19-12-5 record and is ranked 14th in the nation.
The Raiders advanced to Lake Placid after sweeping St. Lawrence University in two games that were each decided by a single goal.
When it comes to key players, Colgate has been led by a slew of underclassmen. Its leading five scorers are all sophomores, and its top goaltender Charlie Finn is a freshman. Finn, who hails from North Vancouver, British Columbia, has a 15-6-4 record. He has given up an average of 2.38 goals per game and has a save percentage of .918.
Twin brothers Tyson and Tylor Spink are Colgate's top two scorers. Tyson leads the team with 31 points, which includes 22 assists. Tylor has 14 goals, 15 assists and 29 points. Mike Borkowski is third in scoring with 28 points, and Darcy Murphy is next with 27 points, including a team-high 18 goals.


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he star exhibit initially promised for the British Museum's "Ice Age Art" show will not be coming—but for a good reason. New pieces of Ulm's Lion Man sculpture have been discovered and it has been found to be much older than originally thought, at around 40,000 years. This makes it the world's earliest figurative sculpture. At the London exhibition, which opens on 7 February, a replica from the Ulm Museum will instead go on display. The story of the discovery of the Lion Man goes back to August 1939, when fragments of mammoth ivory were excavated at the back of the Stadel Cave in the Swabian Alps, south-west Germany. This was a few days before the outbreak of the Second World War. When it was eventually reassembled in 1970, it was regarded as a standing bear or big cat, but with human characteristics.
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MAYVILLE - After more than a decade away from the Chautauqua County Legislature, Fred Larson has returned and is already tackling some of his concerns with one agency in particular.
Larson, a Jamestown Democrat who previously served from 1985-93, earlier this month was appointed to the Planning and Economic Development Committee, which held its first regular meeting Wednesday night.
Bill Daly, director of the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, presented new members of the committee (Janet Keefe, D-Fredonia; Pierre Chagnon, R-Bemus Point; Terry Niebel, R-Dunkirk) with the agency's main objectives and how the County Legislature and agency work together, adding that County Executive Vince Horrigan will nominate legislative members to sit on the agency's board.
"The powers of the IDA are wide," Daly said, going on to explain past and future projects. "We are a creature of Chautauqua County and the State Port Authority."
Daly said New York state imposes "hoops to jump through" as far as tax exemption policies. Also, he stated that loyalty of appointed members to the board lies first with the agency, and then to the legislature, which new legislator Terry Niebel, R-Dunkirk, questioned.
Larson, who sat at the other end of the table, probed Daly about a list of questions he had previously presented and provided copies of Daly's responses along with a graph of the agency's available properties and values.
"Some of these are worthy of discussion," Larson said of his questionnaire. "I think there's misleading information. I think, on this committee, we need to have an idea of what land is available."
Larson then asked Daly whether or not a site spanning 10 acres would be available if a large company wanted to build in Chautauqua County.
"Could we find ten acres of green space?" Daly asked. "You bet."
"I can almost guarantee it wouldn't have had a SEQR on it," Larson responded.
A SEQR review is required by New York state in order for building projects to take place and assesses environmental impacts on surrounding areas.
"If a company says, 'We want to build,' and we don't have shovel-ready sites, nothing is going to get constructed in this calendar year," Larson said. "Maybe for next month, we could get accurate information."
Chairman of the committee George Borrello, R-Irving, then interjected.
"I'm a little torn," he said. "I do believe this committee should be ready to act, but I think it's the responsibility of the Industrial Development Agency as a state agency."
Larson's last question involved StartUp NY, an initiative enacted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo allowing businesses to operate tax-free for 10 years in cooperation with SUNY campuses and other community colleges.
"I'm convinced StartUp NY is critical," Larson said of the initiative, asking Daly how involved he will be in its implementation and further stating Chautauqua County has 6,000 fewer people employed than seven years ago.
"That's the biggest lie that's ever been told, and that's a shame," Daly said of the number.
Larson then said he hopes the other four members of the committee will want to know who is in charge of the initiative.
"This is the governor's proposal through SUNY, and until the colleges draft their plan they're working at a decent pace then it will be finalized," Daly said. "So, I guess a lot of my time."
In other matters, a resolution was tabled to discuss monitoring and annually reporting progress of implementing phosphorus management in Chautauqua Lake.
It was agreed that further discussion will take place at next month's meeting in Mayville about both matters.


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I apologize for the crappy editing and auto. I rushed through the process
i actually like this video.. you and gf/wife did a good job
and you did good by taking your time and working up to a real hard launch, just shows that these cars are quite powerful and take some skill to drive
i immediately started laughing when she said... " thats just stupid slow" or somethin to that effect .. LOL
anyhow... good job , looking forward to more vids of your runs
the vids will have to hold me over until i can get mine in a couple weeks
oh yea and when she *Gasps* as the car rolls over... that was great, then the video goes black... like a dramatic cliff hanger ... hehe
again.. good job
Why is it so slow off the line??
Thanks Guys. As for the speed I wanted to start off with low torque and work my way up. Even at 50 Percent torgue this thing flies off the line and becomes hard to comtrol.
Funny ! You need to get your lady one, bet she wont be saying its slow and after she smashes it up the gasping turns to laughing
Haha Yeah she ran my XO-1 into a curb going about 70 last month. So after running an XO-1 she thinks shes an R/C expert.
She is sooo funny!!!
Awesome video! Good job dude.
At least she's into this lol.
On the app, do you tune in a torque curve like on the castle link pc software? Or do you only have the dial on the tx to work with?
It was my first run with the car so the App wasnt set up, I was using the the mulifunction knob. I had to start out at really low torque and work my way up. Since that video i've got alot better at launching. It's a really fun machine.
well, the app on the I device, Can you custom adjust the curve? or is it just the knob?
You can do it with both. If you use the APP you can really get technical. Heres a quick video i made while adjusting the Torgue using the remote. I had one or two good take offs.
Looks like a lot of fun some great launches.
I wanted to put a really cool signature but I ran
some nice launches
good job
Hi KingZacheryV,
Any thoughts about getting your sweetheart a Traxxas Funnycar as a gift of the heart?
John Force Edition.
I really wish Traxxas would have made it so when you flip the toggle switch, it activates a servo to lock up a disc brake like on nitro cars.
That way you can roll into an actual water puddle, flip the line lock switch, and do your burnout. It's pretty lame to hold the rear end to do a burnout.
PS: Your girl is funny.
Thanks for Watching. It is lame that you have to hold up the car to do a burn out but its understandable. You can't have your cake and eat it to so it didn't bother me when i was deciding if i should get the car or not.
Go buy some VHT and spray it out 30 feet.
It'll dead hook.


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Join Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center for a free Big Brother/Big Sister Class at 6 p.m. Dec. 18 at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, BirthCare Center, 4th floor, 301 Memorial Medical Parkway, Daytona Beach.
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There is no cost to attend, but registration is required: 386-231-BABY (2229).
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Cancer Rehabilitation Class
Florida Hospital Flagler's Cancer Rehabilitation Program meets the challenges facing cancer patients and survivors by providing state-of-the-art rehabilitation interventions while working closely with a patient's oncology team. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with cancer or are facing challenges with your recovery, attend this free educational seminar at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Florida Hospital Flagler, Classroom A/B, 60 Memorial Medical Parkway, Palm Coast. Call 386-586-4420 to register.
Diabetes Support Group
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Free Fitness Pole Walking Clinics are planned for 4:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at Waterfront Park, off Colbert Lane, Palm Coast and 4 p.m. Dec. 19 at Belle Terre Swim & Racquet Club, 73 Patricia Drive, Palm Coast. Learn how to turn a simple walk around the block into an effective, efficient, aerobic and total body workout. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Demo KeenFit Walking Poles will be provided. Space is limited. To register contact Sheila Vidamour, Certified Pole Walking Instructor, 904-540-1067; email@example.com.
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United Ostomy Association of America meets
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Yoga Specialty Certification workshop
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text: The town begins the new year with a new planning director, Gary Anderson, who had been a planner in Manchester, Conn. He has a master's degree in urban and environmental policy and planning from Tufts University. Town Administrator David A. Colton said the town sought a director with strength in long-range planning to spearhead the writing of a new master plan. Anderson's wife, Sara, a Lutheran minister, attended Stonehill College. He succeeds Bradford Washburn, who is now assistant director of the state Office of Coastal Zone Management.


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Thursday, April 15, 2010
On the subjectiveness of lists
In that work, Eco discusses the various semiotic/semantic values assigned to various lists in Western European societies from the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans to the present. There are lists ranking the gravity of sins, lists for types of beauty, and so forth. But one thing popped into my mind as I reflected over what I recalled reading in both the Eco and Thompson books: just how subjective the ranking and classification of preference (or customs, traditions, and other value systems) really is.
This musing dovetails nicely into an interesting little set of conversations that sprung up on a few blogs yesterday about the "value" of a new fantasy award, the Gemmell Awards. I chose not to blog about these awards this year for several reasons, but it is interesting reading the thoughts posted first by James Long at Speculative Horizons and then rebuttals of sorts posted at Genre Reader and NextRead. Take a moment to read each of these threads before continuing here.
Finished? Want to know what I thought of the arguments presented by those three and the people commenting on their posts? Hopeful that I'll bash the power of the PR machines that promote "popular" works? Optimistic/fearful that I'll rip into other awards in the process? Don't give a damn any which way?
The truth of the matter is that list-making of this nature is a very recent phenomenon in literature. The oldest extant literary awards are barely a century old, compared to a written record that goes back over 4000 years. The "need" to quantify subjective reading experiences (and perhaps to justify, if only to one's own self, one's own preferences) is perhaps related to that imperfect "mapping" that I mentioned in the first paragraph of this article. Before one could argue just how "good" or "bad" awards like the Gemmell Awards are for a particular subset of literature (or for any subset of material culture, for that matter), it probably would be best to explore just why would it matter so.
What is at stake in determining who is eligible for such awards? Is it related to a perceived need for certain categories to be "represented" more than they might be for other subjective list-making activities? What assigned values are given to the selection process? What biases and cultural prejudices are going to crop up in the evaluation process that leads to the creation of shortlists and then so-called "winners"?
To know where one stands on those questions is to know much better, it would seem, where one places the most value on the various attempts to quantify the subjective. That being said, for myself, the highest value is assigned to viewing lists as windows into the mentalités of those, who over space, time, and cultures, have created such lists. Understanding what influenced their list creations is just as important, if not more so, than trying to weigh just how "good" or "bad" such lists might be. So perhaps instead of arguing the merits/deficiencies of awards such as the Gemmells, perhaps a closer look at the mechanics involved in establishing such awards and why people place such value (or discount the value others put on them) may be in order?
Customs in common, indeed.
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- Martin said...
The truth of the matter is that list-making of this nature is a very recent phenomenon in literature. The oldest extant literary awards are barely a century old, compared to a written record that goes back over 4000 years.
Presumably because prior to then, a well-informed individual could have read most of what was available. So awards mirror the explosion in the quantity of published works over the last century and represent an imperfect coping device (I wouldn't quite call it "mapping").
- Larry said...
For the most part, yes. I would just add (and for those familiar with Thompson and Burke's works would probably have guessed) that I think the awards in part reflect the social polarization that expanded after the printing and educational revolutions of the 15th-19th centuries. After all, the hoi polloi must not have discerning tastes, or so it went.
- Elena said...
If you want to see the greatest list of all time (totally off-topic as it is not book related, except in that it IS a rather fascinating glimpse into a certain list-making mindset), go here:
- Larry said...
Amusing list. Reminds me of certain discussions I had to endure during breaks in class when girls would start talking about others :P
- Elena said...
Ha! exactly. brought me back to earlier days when my friends and i were the girls making such lists.
- Larry said...
I remember the time that I found a "slambook" in my 6th grade class and I was so angry that I slung it down on my desk. Thing was, my left index finger was caught in the motion and I cracked it there. Thing swelled up in class. Had to go get some athletic tape put on it after class ended :P


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The lights are on
This fall will see pro wrestling's debut on new-gen consoles, with WWE 2K15 scheduled to release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. I've enjoyed the last couple years of the product, but would love to see a few things be shaken up with 2K's first full development cycle in the franchise. Here's my take on fantasy booking WWE 2K15:
Original Story – The Invasion, Done Right
With the last two installments, 2K (and before them, THQ) focused on two of the most important historical happenings in wrestling history – the Attitude Era in the late 90s, and the history of WrestleMania. A mode focusing on the "Ruthless Aggression" or "New Generation" time periods would feel like a step back in terms of historical importance, so I'd propose a different idea entirely.
In my opinion, one of the most mishandled events in company history was Vince McMahon's buyout of WCW. What should have been a dream scenario involving WWF going to war with their longtime rival turned into a massive disappointment. Instead of waiting for huge stars like Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Ric Flair, Goldberg, and many more to be ready to move over to WWF, the company pulled the trigger way too early. Instead of dream matches like Steve Austin vs. Goldberg, we were supposed to care about mid-to-low carders like Shawn Stasiak, Mike Awesome, and Chuck Palumbo (the only truly big stars that WWF brought over at this early stage were Diamond Dallas Page and Booker T).
Thanks to the magic of video games and the fact that many of WCW's big names are now working for Vince McMahon, some VO work and an original script can allow gamers to play a rectified version of this pivotal era. Imagine if the NWO, Goldberg, Scott Steiner, Ric Flair, Curt Hennig and more invaded an episode of Monday Night Raw without warning, sparking a months-long storyline. The only way we could see something like this at this point is via a video game, and I'd love to see it in 2K15.
Alternate Story Idea – Follow The Career Of One Superstar
Another option for a cool story mode would be to follow the real-life path of one veteran superstar. To make things easier in terms of copyrights, it would need to be someone that came up primarily in the WWE system (for example, someone like Daniel Bryan would be difficult because of his work in numerous independent promotions). The two best options I can think of would be The Undertaker and John Cena. Both have long, storied careers, and the majority of their time has been spent firmly under WWE branding. It would follow along with 2K's sports games that have recreated the career of Michael Jordan or focused on a player-created basketball star. Highlights like WrestleMania matches and title wins would be playable as the player takes the superstar through the many years of his career.


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Family members fighting over Market Basket worked into Tuesday night to iron out final details of an agreement to sell the grocery chain to Arthur T. Demoulas for more than $1.5 billion, according to people familiar with the talks.
After yet another long day of negotiations, the rival cousins at the center of the dispute were close to completing a deal that would put an end to a feud that has been raging for nearly a quarter-century.
The people familiar with the talks said nearly all the major sticking points have been resolved, but lawyers for the parties were still going back and forth over several details late Tuesday.
Demoulas wants to buy company shares owned by Arthur S. Demoulas and his side of the family, who collectively own 50.5 percent of the business. Both sides must finalize a stock purchase agreement transferring all shares of the business to Arthur T.'s side of the family, as well as approve a plan to stabilize the company's tattered operations during the deal's closing period.
Early Wednesday, those familiar with the negotiations said there would be no deal completed until at least later in the day. If an agreement is not reached soon, the financial consequences could be severe for employees and other businesses that rely on Market Basket for their livelihoods.
For example, a contingency plan prepared for the board of directors in the event no deal is reached would close 61 of Market Basket's 71 stores in New England and terminate nearly all employees, according to people with knowledge of the plan. It is unclear how much longer the board would hold out before implementing those measures to stanch the company's financial losses.
As word circulated among employees that the board was still working out details, Steve Paulenka, a fired former supervisor of the company who has helped organize an employee walkout, remained cautiously optimistic that a deal would get done.
"It's not time to raise a glass yet," Paulenka said Tuesday evening. "Maybe later. If I have any say in the decision, there won't be any victory lap until the shelves are full again."
The dispute between family members has persisted through extraordinary efforts to resolve it. The governors of Massachusetts and New Hampshire met with the parties for nearly five hours on Aug. 17to try to help them reach a deal.
Arthur T. made a final offer late last week that removed a key stumbling block by including more than $500 million in financing from an unidentified private equity firm.
That money replaced seller financing that would have required Arthur S. and his relatives to lend money to Arthur T.'s side of the family to help complete the deal.
The rest of the money for the purchase would come from a cash payment by Arthur T. and his sisters, and a mortgage loan secured by the company's real estate holdings in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.
The parties have continued to negotiate his offer over the last several days, although other suitors have also expressed interest in buying the company. Delhaize Group SA, the parent of Hannaford Bros. Co., has sent executives to the company's headquarters and talked to Arthur T. about managing the company if it succeeds in buying it.
Many employees walked off the job in protest after Arthur T. was fired in June by a board of directors controlled by Arthur S. An inability to restock many Market Baskets soon left stores stripped bare of all but dry goods and scattered dairy products.
Many customers stayed away from the supermarkets in solidarity with Arthur T. Others simply chose other stores because Market Basket no longer had the groceries they needed.
If a deal is finally struck, Arthur S., his three sisters, and sister-in-law Rafaela Evans will get more than $1.5 billion for their ownership stake in Demoulas Super Markets Inc., the formal name of the business.
Arthur T. will own the company where he has worked all his life.
A sale would allow all members of the Demoulas family to settle a fight that has divided their family for more than 24 years. It started in the early 1990s when Arthur S. and his relatives filed a lawsuit accusing Arthur T.'s father, Telemachus "Mike" Demoulas, of stealing their shares in the company.
Arthur S. and his immediate relatives won that lawsuit, getting a $500 million judgment that left them with a slight majority ownership of the company. Arthur T. and his siblings retained a 49.5 percent stake, and the two sides have continued to fight over the management of the multi-billion-dollar company in recent years.
The latest uproar over Arthur T.'s firing has cost the company dearly, draining millions of dollars from lost sales every day. It would take weeks to get Market Basket stores running normally following the completion of an agreement.
Market Basket's buyers would need weeks to reestablish relationships with vendors and restock stores with produce, meat, seafood, and fresh bakery products that have been missing from shelves for the past eight weeks.


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Cuba dissidents denounce wave of detentions
- Associated Press
- December 10, 2012 - 4:17 PM
HAVANA - Cuban dissidents accused authorities Monday of a wave of arrests to prevent them from gathering to mark International Human Rights Day.
More than 100 government opponents were briefly detained and promptly sent back to their homes, human rights monitor Elizardo Sanchez said.
"The saving grace is that (the arrests) are of short duration," said Sanchez, who heads the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation.
A leader of the group known as the Ladies in White said they were rounded up Sunday when they held their weekly protest march outside a Havana church.
"They told us we were being provocative," Alejandrina Garcia said by phone.
Dissidents have no legal recognition in Cuba, which accuses its small community of vocal opponents of being traitors and "counterrevolutionaries" who accept foreign money to undermine the government.
The U.S. State Department criticized what it called arbitrary detentions aimed at silencing criticism on the island.
© 2018 Star Tribune


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Oh well, we'll see him in 2 months probably.
Oh well, we'll see him in 2 months probably.
Back for another win
Hi Bort
Good night Seth and Billy
...and I'm off to work again, so good night to all and Happy Valentine's Day
Night Seth and Billy
Hi Bill
Hi Johan
You missed the return of Enchanted
Howdy boys!!!
Hi Jay
He certainly didn't last long
I missed Jay?! Damn!
Hi bort and johan
Hi Matt
So do you all you guys have hot dates lined up for tomorrow night?
Good luck, Matt! I hope it goes well.
Unfortunately, I don't have anyone this year.
I know the feel, Johan; this is the first anything on valentines for me. ever. I don't think it's a date, but maybe I should get that clarified haha!
I wont be around much tomorrow. Partner and I have some plans. We have a new bed we want to "break" in.
It's never too early in the year,
to spread some goodwill cheer!
Hey guys
Happy Valentine's day
Hi guys
Thanks for the message Jason
Have a good Valentine's day you two. I'm off to the shower then getting ready for a business appointment
Morning Everybody
I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good at it.
Good morning all
Morning Seth, Jason
Off to work now.
I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good at it.
Happy Valentines day all (and good morning to all you Americans! good afternoon to the Europeans!)
Good morning Jason
I see you're in Seth's pants today
Makes sense
I am well today, what about yourself?
Aww shoot. I hate that. I woke up at 7, but promptly fell back asleep for two more hours. Dreamt something about the beginning of the zombie apocalypse. I survived until I woke up
Haha yeah it was. I don't remember much about it, tbqh. But I know I was alive and not everyone was.
I'm sure yours was about Seth X)
That comes highly recommended from me, too, Jason
There are some fiiiiiiine men on that show!
I haven't seen that, Jason.
But in terms of gore, it is running on AMC as a show, so it can't be too gory. There are only two moments ever that have gotten me to gasp and cover my mouth with shock because of the gore.
Evening people
Good evening Tom!
Hey guys! Happy Valentine's Day to you ALL
American Horror Story is pretty darn good, as is The Walking Dead. But WD does have gore in it. Well made though.
Evening Matt, Bill
Happy Valentine's day to you too Bill
Thank you Tom, ditto.
How did your day go?
It went fine, my business meeting went great. Gotta work on a new logo
Cool. Is any of your design work online?
yes I have a portfolio but I really need to update it cause it's a bit outdated...
Sweet, I love photography and have 2 websites. Nothing special though.
Afternoon Seth Thank you.
Afternoon people's
I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good at it.
Hi Andy Happy Valentine's Day! How are you?
Good afternoon Bill
Afternoon Dynk How goes it up there north of me?
Off for a nap, so I'll take the win
Nap sounds nice. Hope you enjoy
I am doing well. Taking a break from work.
I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good at it.
Good afternoon/evening Tom & Andy, I see your lights on!
Hi Seth and hi to Jason too, I know you're here >3
^ I thought it was cute he has pet-named you 'Win', Jason!!
.... I'm just going to walk away for a little bit and let you two sort this out!
*awkward shifty eyes*


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AYER -- Former NBA stand-out Chris Herren spoke June 11 to Ayer Shirley Regional High School students on the topic of substance abuse and addiction.
The event was made possible through the efforts of Al Varga, assistant principal, who had been working to bring Herren to the high school for some time. Varga, together with Principal Brian Haas, coordinated the effort funded by the Ayer Shirley Education Foundation.
In his introduction to students, Haas remarked that everyone was about to experience something powerful.
Prior to Herren's lecture, students and faculty watched a 30-minute documentary about his life. With video clips of games, interviews with coaches and friends, and footage of press conferences, the documentary set the stage for a serious look at the progression of Herren's addiction, starting with alcohol and marijuana in high school and escalating to prescription painkillers and heroin as an adult.
When the 30-minute film concluded, Herren approached the stage and began speaking.
Herren said that as a McDonald's All-American basketball player at Durfee High School in Fall River, he scored over 2,000 points during his high school career. Recruited by Boston College to play Division 1 basketball, he was living his childhood dream. Prior to the season, he was featured in Rolling Stone Magazine and Sports Illustrated and hyped as the next phenom.
But after breaking his wrist in his very first game at BC, and failing multiple drug tests for cocaine and marijuana use, he was taken off the team and expelled from the school.
Herren transferred to Fresno State where he played and finished his college career. He was drafted by the Denver Nuggets and later played for the Boston Celtics but by then, his addiction had spiraled out of control.
Released by the Celtics, Herren went on to play for teams in Europe, and by then was using Oxycontin, heroin and crystal meth. He described with a no-holds-barred style how he was found unconscious after crashing his car. The state trooper who found him told him that he had been dead for 30 seconds.
Married with children at this point, he had to hit this devastating low point before he made changes in his life.
The student audience was riveted by Herren's talk. Colin Ford, who will be a tenth-grader in the fall said, "I'd read Chris Herren's book, "Basketball Junkie," last summer so I was familiar with his story. I was amazed with how powerful his words were and the impact that he made on the audience.
"Although his basketball career was cut short as a result of his poor choices," Ford said, "he redeemed himself by becoming an incredible public speaker. By traveling around the country and talking to high school students to help prevent them from making the same mistakes he did, he is an even better role model off the court."
Herren stated that he is grateful to meet with students across the country and hopes to impact at least one person each time he speaks.
Abbey Marceau, also a rising tenth-grader, confirmed this.
"I think that Chris Herren really impacted the kids at my school," said Marceau. "After he finished his talk and left, there was no movement and nobody said a word. We all got dismissed and left the room very quietly. A few of the students in the audience cried because of how serious and real he was. He would say something really impactful and then pause to let it sink in. Everybody was so respectful to him. I believe that he impacted more than just one kid that day. I think he impacted most of us."
At the conclusion of the assembly, Herren encouraged students to be comfortable with who they are and to not mask problems with substance abuse or other forms of self harm.
After Herren walked out of the building, Haas said to the silent, reflective audience, "I think it's safe to say you've just been part of something you won't soon forget."
Drug and alcohol free since 2008, Chris Herren is now an author and lecturer and is founder of The Herren Project, a nonprofit organization that helps individuals and families struggling with addiction.


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Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:39 am
Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:43 am
Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:23 am
drjohncarpenter wrote:jon_burrows wrote:PS. what looks like 'nero'S NOOK' appears just above 'noRM croSBY' in photo ...03.JPG.
I blew up the image, it probably is a reference to Nero's Nook, the upscale lounge at Caesar's Palace. This is the background confirmation I was seeking.
Sadly, this means we must start again, and scratch Tom Jones from the list of shows he might have seen. Tom was not at Caesar's Palace at this time.
However, further research indicates your conclusion about Norm Crosby on September 12, 1970 is incorrect. That is the date of the Billboard issue, not the start of his lounge engagement. And Elvis wasn't going to Nero's Nook, either. Stand by.
Please also note that the woman in the first posted photo is definitely NOT Barbara Leigh.
Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:07 pm
Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:53 pm
promiseland wrote:...possibly the 14th in itself as the correct date.
Mon Nov 12, 2012 3:15 pm
promiseland wrote:Although I didn't want to pay the $60.00 membership to read this article, Van Nuys News has an article dated Aug 14, 1970, stating Norm Crosby is now playing at Nero's Nook Caesars Palace Las Vegas and mentions Nancy Sinatra as there also before the Google search header cuts off.
This is important as it coincides with the sign in the photo you have enlarged.
Norm Crosby's two week engagement narrows the date of the photo around Aug 14, 1970 give or take a week or as possibly the 14th in itself as the correct date.
Mon Nov 12, 2012 3:33 pm
drjohncarpenter wrote:That all the gentlemen are dressed up also fits with a special, opening night scenario.
Mon Nov 12, 2012 3:43 pm
elvisalisellers wrote:It's a shame you failed to mention this in your original - now abandoned - Elvis Saw Tom at The Forum --> It's No mystery Now! topic.
drjohncarpenter wrote:If we are certain it is a Tom Jones show Elvis is at in those photos, it seems Jones DID play the Inglewood Forum on Saturday, July 25, 1970, with support from the Count Basie Orchestra, Gladys Knight & the Pips and comedian Norm Crosby.
drjohncarpenter wrote:So, if we're talking Tom Jones, then the photos are from Elvis and his crew at the Inglewood Forum, catching Jones in concert on a hot Saturday evening in the summer of 1970 - July 25th to be exact.
Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:50 pm
Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:12 pm
drjohncarpenter wrote:Please let us know when you offer such due diligence on an FECC subject, instead choosing to make fun of other people.
Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:22 pm
elvisalisellers wrote:drjohncarpenter wrote:Please let us know when you offer such due diligence on an FECC subject, instead choosing to make fun of other people.
On the contrary.
I would suggest it's you who should practice being more diligent before posting any more of your "Mystery Solved!" topics.
That way, you are less likely to cause embarrassment to others in future.
Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:27 pm
drjohncarpenter wrote:Please let us know when you offer such due diligence on an FECC subject, instead choosing to make fun of other people.
Thank you.
Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:58 pm
Tue Nov 13, 2012 5:40 am
karlos wrote:fantastic research work Doctor John Carpenter - I/ we all thank you for sharing this with us all -
Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:15 pm
EPA4368 wrote:Doc and others solved the Mystery through TEAMWORK!
Doc puts a lot of time and effort into the "Mystery Solved!" topics and I, for one, appreciate it!
Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:33 am
Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:15 am
Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:20 am
Justin wrote:Some impressive research here...nice work Doc.
Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:31 am
ekenee wrote:I does show that circumstantial evidence can be taken and slanted any way you want it to.
And also how easily people can be convinced with this circumstantial evidence.
But, it also shows that if you plant a seed, there is team work on this board that
can solve these mysteries by combining their efforts.
It only takes a different set of eyes to catch something everyone else missed.
It's too bad that at least one of Elvis' regular friends didn't keep a diary of what Elvis did every day.
Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:33 am
Justin wrote:Some impressive research here...nice work Doc.
Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:19 am
norrie wrote:The doc's original research coupled with jon burrows keen observation and doc's re- evaluation have come up with another FECC gem.Well done guys.
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Thu Nov 15, 2012 5:36 am
Jove wrote:Thanks for the research and the thread,John.
Rex Martin in his website dated the picture of Elvis with Richard Davis as 13th October 1970 LAS VEGAS. I don't lnow if that is accurate or not.
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