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He was an easy target.
So says Milton Maltz, chair of the board of directors of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Beachwood, of French Army Capt. Alfred Dreyfus. The subject of a world-premiere exhibit at the museum, Dreyfus was falsely accused and wrongly convicted of being a spy in the late 1800s and spent years in prison before eventually being exonerated. The ordeal would come to be known as the Dreyfus Affair.
At a press luncheon to promote "TRAITOR! Spies, Lies and Justice Denied: The Dreyfus Affair," debuting Oct. 8 and running into early 2014, Maltz painted a picture of a reeling France, embarrassed by the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War, aka the War of 1870, and rocked by a series of political crises. What the government needed was a scapegoat!
"They said there was a spy somewhere in the high command of the French military," Maltz said.
According to Maltz, six individuals were selected, with the young Dreyfus, who had relationships with a number of Germans, being picked.
"'And above all, he's a Jew!'" Maltz said, recounting the thinking of the conspirators. "'That's the guy. Let's nail him. He's the reason we lost the war.'"
"TRAITOR!" has been created in collaboration with the Lorraine Beitler Collection of the Dreyfus Affair and, according to press materials from the museum, will take visitors to Paris during La Belle Epoque — the "Beautiful Era" of the 1890s.
"In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower," a press release states, "visitors will experience archival films, photographs, artifacts, works of art and period music that bring to life the world in which Dreyfus lived, illuminating the roots of the affair and the facts of the case, as well as highlighting the villains behind the miscarriage of justice and the heroes who risked their honor and their lives to speak against it."
Maltz said the collection's namesake visited Paris a quarter of a century ago and bought an anti-Semitic propaganda poster at an art auction that launched her efforts that would lead to the massive amount of Dreyfus-related materials, which resides at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries.
"It got to the point there was no room in her apartment to live," Maltz said, "so she collated it all and gave it to the University of Pennsylvania."
Among the press materials provided by the museum was an outline of the Dreyfus Affair from the website of the Lorrain Beitler Collection. Some key events:
— In September 1894, a French intelligence officer obtains a document, known as the bordereau, recovered from the German Embassy in Parris. It indicates highly classified information regarding artillery mobilization was being offered to Germany by a French officer.
— The following month, Dreyfus is arrested and imprisoned in secrecy.
— Also in October, an anonymous letter sent to the anti-Semitic newspaper La Libre Parole refers to the arrest of an officer, which leads to public pressure on the government because not enough is being done with the case. Subsequently, the minister of war tells the press he has "positive proof of Dreyfus' treason."
— Military judges are given a "secret file" with fabricated documents, not seen by the defense, and Dreyfus is sentenced to degradation and life imprisonment.
— In January 1895, Dreyfus is stripped of his rank in a ceremony witnessed by 12,000 people, many of whom shout insults at the disgraced former officer.
— Dreyfus is sent to Devil's Island, off the coast of French Guyana, where he is imprisoned and lives in a high-walled enclosure, where he must deal with vermin, scorpions and being shackled for long periods.
— While he maintains a loyalty to the country's judicial system, his wife, Lucie, and brother, Mathieu, campaign quietly on his behalf.
— In 1896, the head of the French military intelligence service, Lt. Col. Georges Picquart, comes to believe it is another officer, Major Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, who had written the bordereau.
— In 1897, with a case mounting against Esterhazy, he is cleared in a court martial.
— In 1898, events lead to what has become known as the Dreyfusard cause to be reignited, and Esterhazy confesses to writing the bordereau.
— Another court martial of Dreyfus opens in August 1899, and, despite all the turns of events, military judges vote five to two to find him guilty — again — "with extenuating circumstances."
— The verdict is felt around the word, the American press slams the court martial as a travesty of justice and threats of a worldwide boycott of the 1990 World's Fair in Paris surface.
— Dreyfus accepts a pardon a month after the court martial, but he is not official exonerated until years later.
— In 1906, he is reintegrated into the Army and promoted to major.
— In 1914, he volunteers for active service and fights in World War I, reaching the rank of Lieutenant colonel in 1918.
David Schafer, interim executive director of the Maltz Museum, says "TRAITOR!" examines many compelling themes, such as the denial of justice, rights of the people vs. security, power of the individual voice, discrimination and the power of the press.
Maltz talked a great deal about that last one, as well as the perils facing journalists today in places such as the Middle East.
"What happened in 1894 didn't end in 1894," he said. "The consequences are still there today.
"You'll see this in our exhibit."
Maltz sees "TRAITOR!" — which he said has drawn interest from other museums as a traveling exhibit after its time in Beachwood — as having a wide appeal.
"(Maltz) is a Jewish heritage museum; however, it's much broader than that," he said. "Our goal is to establish bridges to people of all faiths, of all religions, of all colors."
What: "TRAITOR! Spies, Lies and Justice Denied: The Dreyfus Affair."
When: Oct. 8 through Jan. 5.
Where: Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood.
Admission: Included with admission to museum, which is $12 adults, $10 for those 60 and older and students 12 and older and $5 for children 5 to 11.
Info: 216-593-0575 or MaltzMuseum.org.

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Recognition Recital to feature top undergraduate music majors Sept. 5
Recognition Recital to feature top undergraduate music majors Sept. 5
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State School of Music's Undergraduate Recognition Recital will occur at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, in Esber Recital Hall. The concert showcases undergraduate student musicians, chosen to appear based on the high quality of their juried performances at the conclusion of the spring 2014 semester. Admission is free.
Kevin Eppinger, percussion
-- Variations (after Vinao) for solo marimba (2007) -- Gene Koshinski
Anqi Wang, piano
-- Tarantella (from Années de Pélérinage Supplement: Venezia e Napoli) -- Franz Liszt
Manny Santos, saxophone; Agatha Wang, piano
-- Allegro Moderato (from Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano) -- Edison Denisov
Ryan Bassett, double bass; Svetlana Rodionova, piano
-- Allegro (from Concerto for Double Bass) -- Serge Koussevitsky
Christopher Ballentine, trumpet; Kathy Gattuso Cinatl, piano
-- Sonata in D, G.1 (1690) -- Giuseppe Torelli
Kelly Myers, flute; Joanne Yang, piano
-- Duo for Flute and Piano (1971) -- Aaron Copland
Lisa Rogali, soprano; Ann Deighton, piano
-- Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165 (K. 158a) -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


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Others made the very good point that actually the mismarked dogs can be the most special as they are that bit different! I really like cavaliers with half a mask, for example -- very cute and different and rare! I have what is called a heavily blanketed tricolour -- she is nearly black on her body, with only a white ruff around her neck and a white spot on her behind. Those would be very undesireable markings in a show dog (though would not necessarily mean a dog couldn't be shown if other far more important elements were very good! Coat patterns are about the least important element ).
Good point, and good point. I think talking about 'discounts' has made this puppy sound as if it's a bit of a problem.... It just kind of ends up sounding like a backyard breeder so I guess that is what triggers some of the concern shown here. But of course we're just getting a summary of what she has said and all may be very honest and straighforward and generous.If this mismarked puppy is 20 weeks old,I wouldn't be surprised if the breeder would consider a reduction to allow it to a good home.Sometimes small breeders are limited for space and especially if another litter is due,they may be anxious to rehome the older puppy.
However,I would find the breeder's sales pitch offputting.
Sins is right though; don't take any puppy that you will not be happy with for the next decade+. For some a cosmetic issue is a problem; for others, it isn't.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento State
and UC Davis athletics departments have partnered with ScholarShare
to sponsor the Causeway Cup, the universities announced today.
Currently in its ninth season, the Causeway Cup is the annual all-sports competition between the Hornets and Aggies. Each school has won the Cup four times. Last season, Sacramento State overcame 35-5 deficit to win 52.5-47.5.
"ScholarShare, California's 529 college savings plan, is proud to be the official sponsor of the Causeway Cup," ScholarShare Executive Directory Zeny Agullana said. "Supporting this longstanding regional collegiate tradition is right in line with our efforts to make the college experience possible for all California's children."
The next competition towards the Causeway Cup will come on Saturday, Nov. 17, in the annual Causeway Classic football game in Davis. The men's basketball teams will play at Sacramento State on Nov. 20 and the women will meet Dec. 30.
"We're excited to welcome ScholarShare to the Hornet family," Sacramento State Director of Athletics Dr. Terry Wanless said. "Not only does their support of the Causeway Cup bring more recognition to the rivalry, it allows our campus community the opportunity to learn more about the ScholarShare program.
"This partnership brings together three organizations which are focused on educating our youth and elevating the importance of a college education."
More about ScholarShare:
The ScholarShare Investment Board sets investment policies and oversees all activities of ScholarShare, the state's 529 college investment plan. The program enables Californians to save for college by putting money in tax-advantaged investments. After-tax contributions allow earnings to grow tax-deferred, and disbursements, when used for tuition and other qualified expenses, are federal and state tax-free. The ScholarShare Plan is managed by TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento State
and UC Davis athletics departments have partnered with ScholarShare
to sponsor the Causeway Cup, the universities announced today.


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Student Programs, Degrees, and Assistance in the College of Science and Mathematics
In addition to the expected degrees offered by the departments in the CSM, there are a variety of programs that may be of special interest.
- In the Special Programs link, you will find programs designed to assist students who are seeking careers in science, in the health professions, or in secondary school mathematics and science teaching. We also offer special programs in areas like biotechnology, autism research, biomedical physics, and international study abroad.
- The Special Degrees link shows some degree programs that cross traditional departmental lines or provide specialized training, such as environmental science, marine science, forensic science, and applied behavior analysis.
- The faculty of the CSM are actively involved in advising students in the premedical, predental, preveterinary, prepharmacy, preoptometry, and forensic science areas.
- Generous donors to the CSM have provided many scholarships that students are often unaware of, or think they don't qualify for. Check the Scholarships link for more information.
- An additional resource is the
Science and Health Careers Information Center
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If you're taking your vacation properly, you should be doing things you've never done before or at least doing things that you wouldn't do in your regular life. For me, this turned out to be watching CSI Miami, a show that's interesting because it tries so hard to be intriguing and arty and cutting edge, but just seems a little silly. It's ripe for parody because the show is so over ripe, from it's bad performances to scenes that consists of nothing but exposition ("Why the DNA test wouldn't find that from his left hand which is why we're testing his right") to David Caruso's William Shatner-like performance.
But I've found myself these past few days lying in bed after the hotel's complimentary continental breakfast and watching back to back episodes. I suspect that after I get back to NYC I will never see another episode again. Otherwise, God help me.


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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – NCAA Division III perennial powerhouse Washington University shut out GC softball on Tuesday in St. Louis as the Lady Panthers dropped both games of the double-header 8-0, 9-0. Greenville softball has dropped five of their last six games.
With the losses GC softball drops to 14-21 on the season.
Angela Sheets was charged the loss in the opener, dealing five and one-third innings while surrendering eight runs on 13 hits.
In game two Lindsey Schuberth (8-12) claimed the loss, pitching two and one-third innings while giving up six earned on nine hits in the 8-0 decision.
The Lady Panthers will look to get back on track on Thursday, May 5, as they begin the first round of the SLIAC tournament against Fontbonne in Ferguson, Mo.


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A teenager who disguised herself as a boy to date her own female friends, some of whom were underage, was jailed for 30 months on Monday.
Gemma Barker, 20, admitted fraud and sexual assault after she turned herself into a series of different boys and seduced her friends. Barker, who was 19 at the time, even created separate Facebook accounts for each identity, Guildford Crown Court heard.
According to Chetna Patel, defending, the teen changed her identity to "become the boy" her friends wanted.
During the hearing, Patel referred to probation and psychological reports which found she suffers from autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, commonly known as ADHD.
"Miss Barker struggles to understand the motives and the intentions of others," she said, telling the court that her client wanted to become "the perfect boy" for each of the victims.
Barker had committed repeated sexual assaults - up to 20 on one girl, by pretending to be a boy, and possibly half that number on the other girl, using two more male disguises.
Her 15 and 16-year-old friends were fooled by Barker's deception and started relationships with her, which involved "kissing, cuddling and groping".
When one of Barker's victims became suspicious, she reported the defendant to the police who eventually discovered the truth. Whilst being investigated, Barker even claimed to have been assaulted by one of her fictional characters, "Luke Jones".
Barker, of Staines, Middlesex, was told by Judge Peter Moss at the court that she would be in custody for the first half of the term and serve the remainder on licence.
He said: "I have concluded that these offences are so serious that only a custodial sentence is appropriate."
Moss then told Barker: "Nothing that you have ever said to any expert or the police sheds any light on, or provides any understanding of, your motivation for these offences.
"Nor have I nor anyone else seen any flicker of remorse for what you have done."
The judge added Barker's guilty pleas were "a complete reversal of the position you had held up until then", having previously used "persistent lies and denials".
Barker showed no emotion as she left the dock to start her sentence, to be served at least initially in a young offenders' institution.
She had previously admitted two counts of sexual assault and one of fraud. The offences took place between November 23 2009 and May 10 2010.


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From Jack Curry's article, which was headlined "Fine Pitching By Wells Is The Best Revenge":
The Yankees gift-wrapped a 3-0 lead for Wells during a lucky top of the first today, and were privately expecting him to take the cushion, run with it and usher them back to New York in command of the American League Championship Series. Give us a smooth ride this afternoon, Boomer, and it will be a smooth flight tonight, the Yankees silently asked their burly pitcher.Indeed, Wells was not focused on Lofton. The Cleveland center fielder hit a home run. Then Omar Vizquel singled, Travis Fryman singled, Vizquel stole third, Fryman went to second on a wild pitch and Manny Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly. Fryman stole third and Jim Thome walked before the inning ended. ... Wells settled down after that. New York won the game 5-3 and beat Cleveland in Game 6 to win the pennant.
But there was nothing smooth about the bottom of the first for Wells. Later, he revealed the reason: Some Cleveland fans had screamed disparaging remarks about his mother, Euegnia Ann, as he warmed up in the center-field bullpen. Suddenly, Wells was thinking about his mother instead of Kenny Lofton, the Indians' leadoff hitter. The words seeped in and hurt. ...
Wells was unnerved as he thought about the woman who was known as Attitude Annie; the woman who died of heart disease on Jan. 4, 1997 at the age of 58, and the woman to whom he prays before each start.
"When you get a bunch of clowns out there that start talking about your mother and not knowing that my mom passed away, it really bothered me," Wells said. "What got me more was some kids out there started to do the same thing. I was in awe out there because I couldn't believe that could happen. ...
"I can deal with a lot of negative stuff out there, but when it involves my mom or any one of my family members, it really bothers me," Wells said. "So to those idiots out there, this one is for you."
And that is pretty much how I remember Wells's reaction. Another story in the Times, by beat writer Buster Olney, noted that Wells did not say anything to the fans as he warmed up before the game. So, outside of expressing his disgust and anger about it four or five hours later, there was no real reason for Wells to bring it up. Perhaps he made his comments in response to why he struggled in the first inning, I don't know. ... Nevertheless, players (especially pitchers in the bullpen and outfielders) hear a lot of comments from the stands -- and they don't usually make a habit of talking about those comments to the media after the game.
Sidenote: On October 4, 1997, exactly nine months after his mother's death, and one year before the game in question, Wells pitched Game 3 of the ALDS at Cleveland. The Yankees won 6-1. No one mentioned to the Times that Wells had been heckled (though I'm sure he was).
Second Sidenote: Wells saying he was "in awe" that kids could say such mean things is pretty hilarious, considering the stuff I have heard at Yankee Stadium during Red Sox games.


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An arsonist is thought responsible for a fire that gutted the old Port Kembla primary school on Thursday night, putting in limbo plans to convert the site into a community arts precinct.
Investigators believe the fire began in or near one of the disused upstairs fireplaces in the heritage-listed building, in a room that was once used as a classroom.
The flames spread easily through the 97-year-old roof, which was built with materials including very old, dry timber.
Most of the windows were boarded up but some only had bars which let air inside, fanning the flames.
Port Kembla resident Luke Doering was among residents who witnessed the height of the blaze soon after midnight.
"The roof was crackling and caving in. There was all sorts of bangs and creaks," he said.
The extent of the damage is hampering investigations into the cause of the fire.
Yesterday, it was too unsafe to send in investigators or an accelerant sniffer dog, Fire and Rescue NSW Inspector John Hawes said.
The chimney where the fire is believed to have started may be permanently compromised.
"Because of the structural integrity [concerns] we're not even prepared to put firefighters in the building," he said.
"There'd still be the occasional roof tile that's falling in."
Mr Hawes said the fire was suspicious.
"There were no utilities connected to the building, nor have there been for quite some time.
"The question begs as to why a derelict building would all of a sudden catch fire and burn with the magnitude that it did."
The primary school relocated to a new site in 2000 after a protracted fight to move it out of the shadow of the copper smelter stack, just metres away.
Port Kembla Copper (PKC) bought the Military Road site the following year.
Some younger buildings on the grounds were demolished because they had become hide-outs for drug users and prostitutes but the original 1916 building was retained for its heritage value.
Community groups, residents and PKC have been working behind the scenes for at least five years on reinventing the site as a multi-function community arts space, with plans for studios and work spaces upstairs and a cafe, offices and a performance space downstairs.
Ann Martin, a Wollongong councillor and Port Kembla resident who was working on the precinct proposal in a non-official capacity, said the proposal had struggled to attract financial backing but was progressing.
An internationally recognised Sydney architect had drawn up plans pro-bono and the site was in the process of being subdivided.
"We've got some state government funding, which was ironically to fix the roof," she said. Mrs Martin received news of the fire via a phone call about 12.30am.
She went alone to the site and stood on the street outside for about an hour, watching it burn.
"I cried a bit," she said. "We were always conscious we needed to keep going or something like this could happen. It's devastating."
Port Kembla Copper general manager Ian Wilson said the site had regularly fallen prey to vandals, who had graffitied the walls and broken inside the building many times.
"We do the best we can to maintain the security and have done for a long period of time," he said.
"I've been working with the community groups for several years to try and bring the [arts centre] to bear. I had no inkling that anything like this would happen. We need to make it safe then I have no idea what the next steps will be."
Mrs Martin was hopeful the building could be salvaged and the arts centre proceed.


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How To Build It - The 1963-1991 Fullsize JeepPosted in Features on March 26, 2014
By the late '50s, the Willys Wagon was starting to look long in the tooth. The American public wanted bigger vehicles with more creature comforts, and the Jeep Corporation wasn't dumb—it started development of what was to become the SJ platform in the early '60s. Debuting for the '63 model year with a revolutionary overhead cam inline-six, the Wagoneer was the most luxurious 4x4 on the market. By 1965, the Gladiator pickup joined the lineup that was to run largely unchanged for the two and half decades.
If we are really honest with ourselves, these Jeeps are really more mid-sized when compared to offerings from other companies, but the size makes them better off-road than other companies' fullsize vehicles—and this might account for their continued popularity. Whatever the case is, many of them came from the factory with V-8s, automatic transmissions, long wheelbases, and decent axles. All of which make them a great choice for a build platform.
The six-cylinders just aren't going to cut it in the mud. Even fuel-injected they don't have the power to pull these bigger Jeeps. If you've got one, look into a V-8 swap. If you've got a V-8 with emissions junk on it, figure a way out to legally get rid of it and get more power. Long-tube headers, a mid- to high-rise intake with a four-barrel carburetor, and cam can really light up the AMC V-8s. Whether a wagon or a truck, you are going to want to cut the fenders to open up the wheel openings. Not only does it allow for bigger tires, but in the sticky stuff, the wheel openings pack with mud. Then you end up blipping the throttle to clear the mud from the tires, only to pick up more mud in the tires from your inner wheelwells—which can lead to going nowhere fast.
Unless you are making some massive horsepower, the factory axles will hold up to even mildly built factory V-8s just fine. And, if all you are doing is bogging in a field, there really isn't a reason to toss the closed-knuckle front axle. You might wanna pull the spare out from under the back of the Jeep, though, because that thing attracts a ton of mud. If you have a Cherokee or pickup with trimmed flares, you can run 33s with no lift and 35s or 37s with a 4-inch lift. Wagoneers have to cut a bit more sheetmetal and worry about the rear door opening.
In the rocks, the biggest problems are the rockers and the ass end of the body. The trucks have it worse than the wagons, but both can suffer. The cheapest way is to bend some tube for the rockers and rear corners. If you want to get aggressive, you can chop the rockers and rear corners and get 4-6 inches more ground clearance but then you will want to reinforce the sheetmetal under the doors. You will want some kind of belly pan, too. Basically, any factory engine will work, and many of them came with the Motorcraft carburetor, which does well at angles. If it doesn't have the Motorcraft on it, a Q-jet is an inexpensive swap, or pick from any of the many aftermarket fuel injection setups out there.
Most of the transmissions in these things are okay, but the combination of T-case low ranges and axle gears usually isn't adequate for crawling. The Dana 20 only has a 2:1 low range but the aftermarket has kits to make it lower. The later NP208 has a decent 2.61:1 low range but the axles were often geared in the 2-3:1 range. So for the earlier Jeeps, first go with lower T-case gearing, for the later ones ('80-and-up), look at putting lower axle gears in it. If you've got any of the Borg-Warner 'cases, you might want to consider swapping them out. If you've got a closed-knuckle front axle, you might want to swap to an open-knuckle setup for improved turning radius.
Stripping is the order of the day here. If you don't mind taking time and have the ability, pulling the doors and tailgate off will make for a completely different Jeep in the sand. If you get it light enough, the six-cylinders can pull you through but the V-8s are going to be a lot more fun. The FSJs are wide enough and the factory springs stiff enough that they tend to sidehill really well. Put a spool or automatic locker out back and shoot some roost. These things have a long enough wheelbase that either is fine in day-to-day use. The sheetmetal transmission pan of the automatic and the aluminum T-cases won't even handle one shot. While many of the bellies of these Jeeps are flat, we've seen dented pans and cracked 'cases from cresting a dune. You might want to spend some time building a belly skid.
As for axles, most of the stock axles work. The open-knuckle/closed knuckle thing is kind of a wash. With the '74-newer open knuckle axle, sand can find its way down the tube and start wreaking havoc with the inner seals. With the '73-older closed knuckle, it can work its way past the knuckle seal and tends to cake up on inner ball, destroying the seal. So, where do you want your repairs to be after extensive sand blasting? If you have a stock engine, cut the flares and squeeze some 33s in there. If you are putting more power down, a small lift and 35s would work. But 37s are going to start testing those stock axles.


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3) When you get going again, hop over to I-15. Double bonus: you get to bypass the nasty traffic of LA, and the scenery along 15 is stunning. Also, on the way to San Diego, the most awesome bridge ever crosses the road.
2) Try to time your drive so you don't drive through entire states in the dark.
If you're ever taking I-90 across the upper Midwest, the following things are worth the detour:Devil's tower -cost us 3 hours or so, but come on, "it ... means something..."Mt. Rushmore - it's a lot smaller than I thought it would be but very cool at dusk with the lights just coming onThe Badlands - crazy landscapeYellowstone - plenty o' buffalo to see, up close and personal when they decide to take the road rather than a trail. Also, it's a super volcano so you get that frisson of fear knowing the entire area could just sink into a pool of magma and steaming water. Bits of it do, you know.
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is kalinin a traitor?
do u think kalinin was a spy for amalgam because he met with leonard. also in burning one man force it said he looked a bit hesitant with his orders. it didn't explain why and he suddenly disappeard without an answer for us.
|2006-07-18, 18:43
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I was thinking the same thing, but was hesitant to mention it. Probably get flamed by the fangirls...
But since all arrows point to Kalinin, it can't be him. It's never the obvious guy. Kalinin's probably fooling Mithril to gain Amalgam's respect, but still giving intel to someone higher ranking than Tessa.
|2006-07-18, 21:59
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gosh! i hope he's not! i really like him, and he seems like a father figure to sousuke, so he better not be! anyway, it seems too obvious, so ya, i agree that hes probably acting on orders from mithril to kind of infiltrate almagen and get as much info as he can.
|2006-07-19, 03:10
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Spoiler tag, there should be one, and the thread title's just too spoilistic as well
Don't think he's so far as being a traitor, but he certainly knows a lot more about Amalgam and certainly Leonardo than most
Anyone who's read ADVMC at the end where he was having a beer with Leonardo in Sydney, talking about catching "Mr Zinc" (The Secretary guy Mr Jackson whom Tessa had an association with at the Headquarters), don't think Kalinin would be a traitor if he's getting rid of Amalgam spies within Mithril. There's obviously more to Leonardo than meets the eye
|2006-07-19, 12:12
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I'm new here. I think Mithril has some spy (maybe someone in commander and I think may be he's Mr.Gold in Amalgum). And Kalinin knows some clue, he wants to find out who is a spy. Therefore he pretends to betray Mithril to make Amalgum trust him.
It's my imagination.
|2006-07-19, 19:01
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nice on the the name calling masanori ota with the leotard, but i know him from TSR. i believe you that mithril is just crippled, and i bet they will beat amalgam with sousuke on their side and the guy that beat an armslave without using a lambda drive when his opponent has one.
|2006-07-22, 13:16
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mithril is out for good, the people that survived the attack r at hide or on the run.
but there r a few people with some power of there own that will probably help sousuke (and of coursee th lovely tessa). but this is a topic for a different disscusion this is for 'is kalinin a traitor?'
|2006-07-22, 16:27
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mithril is down but not out. In chapter 4 (the newly released chapter !! i think !! ) from what I heard its a plan to regroup the members of mithril for a counterattack or something. I could be wrong due to the language barrier. Also I found a page in which there are monthly pictures of whats in the next novel. Though they kinda stopped on jan 2006 it does show alot of novel picture goodness. The mag is called Fantasy Dragon Magazine or "Doramaga" or "Gekkan Dragon Magazine".
Take a gander
and the main pic page
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|2006-07-22, 17:11
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Hmm... Maybe Chinatown has some anime shops where I could find some FMP novels. Does anyone have a site that shows all novels in a chronological order and their summaries? Or, if you know them by heart, could someone just recite them to me... It would be greatly appreciated.
|2006-07-22, 18:52
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Your best bet is getting them on amazon.jp or from the site that produces them.
Refer to some of the threads on the forums, they should give you the names of the unlisted novels
|2006-08-23, 21:21
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|2006-08-24, 01:27
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I dunno, we only ever know Sousuke and Tessa's regard for Kalinin; little is revealed about the man himself. He could just be a traitor.
Though in general I'm bothered by the lack of clear purpose in Amalgam. Are they just in it for the profit and only bother with the military arm to keep white-knight types like Mithril out of their business? Or do they have some higher aim relating to the whispered? I'd like to know...
Urgh, Kalinin in a Venom would be a one-man army if he has any skill with the lambda driver, even Closeaux respects his skill...
|2006-08-24, 02:34
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No helpful assistance can be given if you don't show us your involved functions to be inverted. Dimitris =CF/=C7 dantimatter =DD=E3=F1=E1=F8=E5: > hello all, > > i have a function G(t) which is a convolution of F(t) and p(t): > G=F*p . > now p(t) is a step function (p(t)=UnitStep[30-t]) and i know what G(t) > is, but i'd like to get at F. what i've been trying to do is take the > laplace transform of G and dividing by the laplace transform of p, > then inverting that to get F. i'm having a lot of trouble. the built > in inverseLaplaceTransform function is unable to do it, and i haven't > found any numerical routines that are reliable. is there some reason > why i shouldn't be able to do this? perhaps there are better ways to > get at F(t)? your advice is much appreciated. > > thanks, > dan


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[A]ll Nunberg can think to do is claim for the left an advantage that is irrelevant to his book's project: "Liberals have a linguistic advantage of their own, in the form of truth." That is to say (and he says it), the right's success is built on a structure of "distortions." "We" are truth tellers; "they" are political liars.Perhaps Orwell's essay fails to impress Nunberg and Fish because, over time, we citizens have gotten deeply in touch with our natural human revulsion for elaborate euphemisms and bureaucratese. The last sentence of Orwell's essay is: "One cannot change this all in a moment, but one can at least change one's own habits, and from time to time one can even, if one jeers loudly enough, send some worn-out and useless phrase — some jackboot, Achilles' heel, hotbed, melting pot, acid test, veritable inferno, or other lump of verbal refuse — into the dustbin where it belongs." Maybe enough time has passed, and we've absorbed his lesson. The jeering has gotten easy and reflexive. We forthrightly love straight talk these days, and we're not bamboozled by, but instinctively mistrust those who get caught up roundabout rhetoric -- as Senator Kerry learned in the last election.
This notion is particularly odd given an earlier section of the book in which Nunberg does a nice critical number on what is surely the most overrated essay in the modern canon, George Orwell's turgid, self-righteous and philosophically hopeless "Politics and the English Language." Commenting on Orwell's distinction between words politically inflected and words that plainly name things, Nunberg points out that plain language is as political as any other and will probably be all the more effective because it "seems to correspond to concrete perception." The point, as he has been saying all along, is not to strip all of the political overlay from your language but to make the language that carries your political message the lingua franca of the public sphere.
Dammit, I love the old Orwell essay.
Let's all go read it again. Or just read Orwell's great set of writing rules:
Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.We've seen it before, but it's still helpful. (Now let me read this one more time before posting and see if I can find some words to cut.)
Never use a long word where a short one will do.
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Immaculate Conception School has been a vital part of the Grundy County community
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Catholic education at I.C.S. would not be possible without the help of many people. The school's largest support comes from Immaculate Conception Parish, which contributes its prayers and more than $250,000 each year toward the support of the ministry of the school.
The parish also provides the school with the ongoing use of an excellent building. Parish support is made possible by the generous spirit and sacrifices of parishioners.
In addition to the support provided by the parish, the school greatly benefits from the generosity of many area individuals, businesses, and organizations.
For many years the school was staffed by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Without their leadership, sacrifice and dedication, I.C.S. would not exist today. In recent years, the school has been staffed by a highly qualified and competent staff that is fully dedicated to the mission of Catholic education. The work of the staff, coupled with the leadership and support of the parish's pastor, enables the school to continue the tradition of excellence established by the Holy Cross Sisters.
The I.C.S. community has so much for which to be grateful. On behalf of all those associated with the school, I extend thanks to the many groups and individuals who, over the years, have helped make excellence in Catholic education possible for students in Grundy County.
The school strives to be welcoming to both parish and non-parish families. In recent years, efforts have been made to provide financial assistance to families unable to fully afford the school's tuition and fees.
Catholic Schools Week begins on Sunday, Jan. 27. In conjunction with the beginning of the week's activities, the school will host an open house tonight, Saturday, Jan. 26, from 6 to 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Jan. 27, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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It has a different kind of name...but it's designed to help. Operation Unless gives to a community in need.
The outreach is a three-year effort of Boyd Hall resident assistants at West Liberty University.
Instead of helping just one charity, they decided to help as many possible -- from the Wounded Warriors to the Hancock County Animal Shelter to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
RA Tannon Mossor says the theme is based on "The Lorax" from Dr. Seuss, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
Mossor says he likes donating his time and helping people.
"The reaction you get from them is wonderful. They sent us a thank you card as well (the animal shelter), so I mean it's just the reaction and the feeling it gives you, I think is great."
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Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente is desperate to secure a move to the Premier League during the January transfer window, according to reports in Spain.
Llorente has endured a tough time at Bilbao since rejecting the offer of a contract extension over the summer, and has been booed by his own fans.
Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham have all been linked with a move for the Spanish striker in recent months, along with Italian giants Juventus.
Despite reports during the summer window suggesting he was destined for a move to Serie A, Spanish newspaper AS report that he wants to ply his trade in England and has the option of moving to either Manchester City, Tottenham or Arsenal.
Both Spurs and Arsenal appear somewhat short in the forward department, with the Gunners still looking for a long-term replacement to Robin van Persie, while Tottenham can only call upon either Jermain Defoe or Emmanuel Adebayor to lead the line despite the arrival of Clint Dempsey.
According to AS, Manchester City lead the race for Llorente's signature and met with the player's agent, his brother Chus, towards the end of last season to discuss a potential switch to the Etihad Stadium.
The paper reports that any move for Llorente by Manchester City could only be facilitated by the departure of either Edin Dzeko or Mario Balotelli.
Dzeko has impressed this season with his goalscoring despite having to regularly start games from the bench, and while Balotelli was openly criticised by Manchester City chief Brian Marwood today, Citizens manager Roberto Macnini shares a close relationship with his countryman and has previously insisted he won't be sold.
Tottenham remain keen on taking Llorente to White Hart Lane, although the player himself is reportedly keen on Champions League football so wouldn't favour a move to Spurs.
Despite his insistence otherwise, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could be willing to throw his hat into the ring for the 27-year-old, especially given Olivier Giroud's record in front of goal for the Gunners so far this season. Given that Llorente is nearing the end of his deal with Bilbao, a fee of around £15 million could secure his services.
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Randy Hensley, librarian at UH Mānoa Sinclair Library, was recently recognized with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Special Presidential Recognition Award at the annual ACRL conference held in Seattle, Washington. Hensley was recognized for his exemplary efforts to advance information literacy in higher education.
As part of the awards ceremony, ACRL President Erika C. Linke acknowledged the role of the immersion program faculty, both actively teaching and retired, as well as members of the Initial Institute of Information Literacy Committee, which established the professional development program.
Hensley is one of 15 founding ACRL immersion program faculty members. His award comes on the tenth anniversary of the ACRL Institute for Information Literacy Immersion Program's inception. It has offered professional development in information literacy teaching and program development to over 1,500 academic librarians around the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia.


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LAMAR - Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering several free fishing clinics this spring in southeast Colorado.
"These events are a great way to get kids outside and trying something new," said Kevin Mahan, District Wildlife Manager in Lamar. "And who knows? It just might become a favorite hobby of theirs."
The fishing clinics are for those 15 years and younger. No registration is required and kids participating will receive a free fishing pole.
The clinics will cover tips on casting, bait fishing, water safety, fish identification and strategies for catching more fish.
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Remember to pack snacks, water, a lawn chair, sunscreen and a hat.
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Updated at 8:28 p.m. with person being questioned.
Detectives with the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Robbery/Homicide Section are continuing to investigate what appears to be a deliberate hit and run, which resulted in the death of one individual and injuries to at least one other individual.
The suspect, Candace Kiara Jackson, 24, of Hastings, is being questioned by investigators. Initial information received indicates that the suspect and victims know one another and the incident was believed to be the result of an altercation.At just after 5:30 p.m., initial reports were received that two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of the Bank of America at the 4300 block of U.S. 1 South. One victim was pronounced deceased at the scene and the second individual was transported to Flagler Hospital. The injuries were not life-threatening.
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Too bad Washington is just a small department inside Microsoft.
By reading this post, you agree to pay me one million dollars.
Such a statement on a call is just as much (or as little) enforceable as that. It's a trick for the gullible, it carries no real weight.
He's right. We should just slowly torture these guys instead...
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Check out the Big List.
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Howard Bashman's How Appealing blog has more details on the reversal, including a paraphrase from one of the appellate judges that "all blame rests with the U.S. Supreme Court for allowing the 'outlandish' result that a claim such as this can be pursued under RICO."
The blog calls it a "concurring opinion", but it sounds like a dissenting opinion.
Since Bashman is talking about that subset of those 15 judges that originally dismissed the case, maybe it's a concurring opinion from the original hearing, rather than from the current reversal?
The blog calls it a "concurring opinion", but it sounds like a dissenting opinion.
The term racket comes from the Italian word ricatto (blackmail) and is also used as a pejorative term for legitimate businesses. Typically, this usage is based on the example of the "protection racket" and indicates that the speaker believes that the business is making money by selling a solution to a problem that it created (or that it intentionally allows to continue to exist), specifically so that continuous purchases of the solution are always needed.
Well, there's your problem right there.
Nope, he supreme court hasn't touched this case yet. The district court tossed the case out, Odom took it to the appeals court, the appeals court reinstated the case, and bloggers started writing in Latin.
The blame on the Supreme Court is presumably a reference to an earlier decision (on another case) that set a precedent, making it legally feasible to pursue this case under RICO. I haven't yet decoded which previous case they're referring to, though.
Supreme Court rejects case.
I'm confused too. I read a few articles on this case and not one said anything about the Supreme Court rejecting the case.' Falcon
Six months later MSN billed my card. I called MSN and asked what was going on, they told me that I'd signed up through Best Buy. I said "Oh no I didn't". They canceled the membership and refunded my money.
Lawsuits going all the way to the supreme court? Sounds like some lawyers getting richer.
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Engineering Tommorrow
Ok, so theres this massive need I've found for good distributed bug tracking which is actually platform independent. And this brings me around to my gripe of the week. Platform Independence.
Firstly, I classify myself as an indie developer – that means that I use open source and free software tools in my tool chains, and I use developer / free to use sdk's to develop applications.
So I'm not able to afford any of the larger programs and tools which are used – things like the Visual Studio or the Team system. Things like Bug Management and Tracking, things like support and ticketing. To some extent things like release managment.
And why would I want to? There are plenty of open source, free, and community based tools out there which do of these things. The problem is however is that they often don't work across all platforms. They often have requirements or don't "fit together properly".
Last night I found a quote by Doug Vargas (I dont know who the guys is or I would have linked to it):
"It's easy to cry 'bug' when the truth is that you've got a complex system and sometimes it takes a while to get all the components to co-exist peacefully"
So with this in mind, this is where things begin to get a bit more tricky. The first problem is that I don't work on one project – I don't have a single project which is "my baby" I dont have a single passion in life which takes my complete and utter concentration, instead I have a few – simple single use tools which I reuse in other projects. I have a collection of libraries and tasks and I treat each one as a new project and I keep them seperate.
So when it comes to using some of these tools – they are really only for one project. For instance, trac – awesome huh? But I dont want to have to configure one for every application that I write. And this is where some of the harder hitting application come in, but there really isn't much for the small indie people.
Then we find that half these tools only work in linux. Or windows. Or they work in Cygwin and they require some bizaare libraries. Its very easy to write a tool which does what *you* want and then not worry about everyone else – in fact this is probably the only way that the tool gets written.
So I'm starting work on a platform-independant distributed bug tracking app (this is because I want to track bugs inside of the projects) and I've decided to write it in C# which means it will be dependant upon Mono or .Net being installed on the target platform.
I've worked out that I need a scriptable level inbetween my application and the SCM – because I want to make it independant of the SCM I am at the moment tying it into Git, however I can see how I need to make it indepenant by having a script wrapper around the SCM (which might be Git or might be SVN or something like that) which would provide the answers to a collection of questions that I want to put to it.
Its getting things to coexist peacfully which I think is the big Programming problem.


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Clinical Exposures: A peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia in a cat
Apr 01, 2004
An approximately 1-year-old, neutered male, domestic longhaired cat weighing 6.5 lb (2.9 kg) was evaluated by the referring veterinarian because of mild dyspnea. About three months earlier, the cat had been adopted as a stray, and the referring veterinarian had treated it for a mild upper respiratory infection. Feline leukemia virus antigen and feline immunodeficiency virus antibody tests had been performed when the cat was adopted and then again six weeks later, and the results were negative each time. The cat had also received a broad-spectrum anthelmintic and had been neutered and vaccinated with no complications.
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Can't wait.
The theme of the 2013 season for the Lipscomb volleyball team can be summed up in those two words.
"That applies to everything," Rosenthal said. "They can't wait until the next practice. If we have a bad practice they can't wait to get back out there.
"We can't wait until the season begins. We can't wait to play each match. We can't wait to go to the tournament. We can't wait to win another championship. We can't wait to go back to the NCAA Tournament."
Last season the Lady Bisons ended a streak of three straight Atlantic Sun Tournament Championships and three straight trips to the NCAA Tournament. Rosenthal has literally counted the days from that loss to the start of fall practice.
Rosenthal has stressed to his players the need to be more aggressive on the court. Too many sets last season were lost due to the Lady Bisons giving up late leads.
"It is the mentality of what we do late in sets," Rosenthal said. "It is the mentality of what we do in pressure situations.
"It has been our job to elongate plays. Now it is our job to finish that longer play and score. We can't elongate a play and give the other team multiple chances. If you give a team four chances to score they are more likely to do it. We have to work on limiting the number of opportunities for the other team."
Rosenthal thinks that the success of the season will hinge on how aggressive his team can be on the court.
"It boils down to how aggressive we can defend," Rosenthal said. "How aggressive can we get scoring? How aggressive can we get serving? How aggressive can we get blocking?
"This is a team that has potential. But we are going to have to be an aggressive team. Last year we became less aggressive when we had the lead instead of becoming more aggressive. In the past we had a couple of teams where all we needed was a two-point lead."
Rosenthal thinks the aggression will be fed by the fact that the team is not satisfied after last year.
"There is a sour taste from last year," Rosenthal said. "There is this idea of I want more.
"If you want it, what are you going to do to get it? There are no excuses for us."
High standards
The Lady Bisons, 18-12 overall, 15-3 in the conference last season, are ready to erase the disappointment of last year's semifinal tournament loss to ETSU.
Last season's record was one that many teams would love to have. But for the Lady Bisons the outcome left a lot to be desired. Rosenthal is happy to see that the standards of his players are high.
"The standards are there because we put them there," Rosenthal said. "The standards are there because the teams before took the program to a new level. Not winning a championship last season is on us."
Blocking a key
A primary emphasis in the spring and fall has been on improved blocking.
"Blocking has not been a key aspect for us," Rosenthal said. "The middles were able to transition quicker in the past. Now we are adding more athletic movements to our blocking motion. We are just adding a new element."
Ann Armes, a new assistant coach, has been instrumental this fall working on blocking, drawing from her experience as a player at the University of Kentucky.
"At Kentucky blocking was a huge point scorer and momentum turner," Rosenthal said. "We are touching a lot more balls. We are blocking a lot more balls.
"How is it going to affect our offense? Until we see it on the court in a match it is difficult to know. We are excited to see where it goes from here."
New faces
There are four freshmen – setter Kayla Ostrom, outside hitter Maggie Allen, middle blocker Katie Bradley and outside hitter Kaitlyn Teeter. Bri McCombs, a defensive specialist-libero, is a sophomore transfer from Middle Tennessee.
"Bri McCombs brings another level and will add tremendous depth to our defense with Stephanie Rex and Megan Stout," Rosenthal said. "Bri has played at a high level for a long time. She has no shortage of confidence.
"She is confident in her ability and confident with what she is going to do to the other team. She levels that with some modesty by understanding when to not put it out there."
Teeter, 6-foot-2, has been struggling with an injury but is making progress.
"Every day we see untapped potential," Rosenthal said. "Anybody who comes into a program injured is in a tough situation. It is a credit to her what she has done to be a teammate whether it is shagging balls or wiping the floor. And when she gets the opportunity to get into drills she works hard."
Rosenthal sees Ostrom as a double threat.
"Kayla can set the ball, but beyond that she is a pretty solid defender," Rosenthal said. "If she is not setting the ball in a match I wouldn't be surprised to see her in some sort of defensive role. She has that type of mentality."
Bradley, 6-2, has also been dealing with the effects of an injury. Both she and Allen, 6-foot, play in the middle.
"The thing for them is the speed of the game," Rosenthal said. "Unfortunately, they play in the middle and that is a challenge. It is just a matter of confidence.
"Both she and Maggie are doing a good job. They are starting to get it and understand how vital their transitions from defense to offense are."
Higher expectations
Several players, including junior outside hitter Sophie Kellerman, will be expected to elevate their games this season.
"Sophie has done a nice job," Rosenthal said. "She is so competitive. The big part for her is realizing the expectations for her have probably doubled.
"Before she was filling in at spots. Now we have moved her into an outside hitter position full-time. We are asking her to score more and the pressure is on her. We used to be happy if she scored four out of 10. Now we are expecting her to score six out of 10."
Sophomore Molly Spitznagle is coming off of a strong freshman year at middle blocker 129 kills.
"Offensively, her game has become much more diverse," Rosenthal said. "She is really starting to understand the offense as far as the transition game goes and what she will call."
Outside hitter/opposite Brittnay Estes has also made great strides from her freshman year.
"She is making far less errors," Rosenthal said. "She can play two positions.
"I think she will play both. We really worked with her on both last year. Her passion is hard to keep off of the court."
Jordan Huston, a junior opposite, is known for her work ethic and her desire to do what is best for the team. She was slowed in the spring due to an injury.
"That has made it tough for her," Rosenthal said. "I am sure she would want it to be different, but we never question where she is mentally. She always puts out her best effort."
Claire Peterson, a senior and co-captain, will play multiple positions.
"Claire is an absolute warrior," Rosenthal said. "I don't know if you could ask for a better person to have as a teammate. She will do whatever is needed for our team."
The leaders
Senior setter and co-captain Caitlin "Dot" Dotson will set the tone for the team this season. She led the conference in assists and ranked in the top 15 nationally.
"Caitlin did some pretty impressive things last year on a national scale," Rosenthal said. "She didn't get quite the credit that she should have because we didn't win the championship.
"They know that it is not about the individual awards. They know coming in it is about the team aspect. Dot is fully aware and fully capable of putting that in play."
Rosenthal allows "Dot to be Dot".
"Dot has a very good understanding of what we are trying to do," Rosenthal said. "As a coaching staff we will encourage and assist her, but I trust Dot and her decision making."
Different looks
The Lady Bisons are also looking for new ways to score points. Lauren Ford and Molly Spitznagle will continue to be a stats leader, but Rosenthal is expecting junior middle blocker Jewell Dobson to increase her point production.
"Everybody knows our people, just like we know all of the other teams," Rosenthal said. "Those players have to be a little bit different and a little bit better to score. That is tough.
"Some of it is where do you distribute the ball. You look at the numbers from last year and you look at how much Kaycee Green did. She was our only senior and she was a big piece of our team. Where do those balls go?"
Green led the team in 2012 with 448.5 points and 415 kills. Ford was second with 433.5 points and 389 kills. Ford is expected to move to the top spot as an outside hitter and will be getting an increased number of chances to score filling the void left by Green.
"We are looking for more consistent play from Lauren as the season goes on," Rosenthal said. "We also have to give her more opportunities.
"I think Lauren is ready to sit in the big chair. She is working on diversifying her game. I think Lauren is ready to go."
Rosenthal is looking for junior middle blocker Jewell Dobson to increase her production. Dobson was third on the team in points with 410.5 and kills with 360. She had the highest hitting percentage on the team at .332.
"Both of our middles need to get the ball more, especially Jewell," Rosenthal said. "We have to get Jewell to demand the ball more. It becomes the idea of how do we do that…how do we make that happen?
"Outside hitters traditionally get more balls than the middles. Now we are flipping the script. We have to change the training and the mental aspects as to what is expected. A lot of times setting the middle is geared on passing and defense."
Dotson, Ford and Dobson were Second-Team All-Conference last season. All three earned preseason All-Conference honors for 2013. Senior libero Stephanie Rex is also part of the veteran core.
"Any time you bring that kind of talent back is a good thing," Rosenthal said. "But it just happens to be a year where the top teams in the conference are doing the same thing. Florida Gulf Coast brings five or six starters back. ETSU has four or five starters back.
"It is interesting. It should be fun. Every conference match win should be celebrated."
The Lady Bisons open the regular season Friday night at 6 against host Georgia at the Bulldog Invitational in Athens. Saturday morning they face Furman at 9 and close out the tournament at 4:30 against Texas Christian.


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The midfielder, recalled to Lee Clark's starting XI, pounced to convert in the 71st minute after Paddy Kenny could only parry Nathan Redmond's long-range effort – with the clash appearing destined for stalemate.
The lively Ravel Morrison had fired against the crossbar in an opening period dominated by the home side, with Ross McCormack's free-kick into the penalty area clipping the woodwork for the visitors at the start of a second half which they edged.
The victory – only Birmingham's third in 12 league games at St Andrew's – takes the midlands club up to 10th in the npower Championship table and finally secures their second-tier status amid what is an extraordinarily congested battle to avoid the drop.
Leeds, also mathematically safe, drop into the bottom half having won both of their fixtures since the appointment of McDermott earlier this month – with the former Reading boss unable to conjure up an away win for a United side who have tasted success just three times in 22 attempts on the road this term.
The two teams were separated by just one point and one place prior to kick-off as they met for the fourth time this season, although Leeds, despite claiming victory in an FA Cup replay on Blues soil in January, had not claimed three points at St Andrew's since 1982.
Birmingham started the brighter of the two sides on a gloriously sunny afternoon in the midlands. Morrison, on loan from West Ham, was pulling the strings in the opening exchanges and almost broke the deadlock with a superb curling effort which came back off the crossbar.
Leeds made a rare foray forward as Rudy Austin's low shot was spilled by Jack Butland but the hosts were soon threatening again, Shane Ferguson firing narrowly wide from just outside the area. Butland may have failed to collect Austin's earlier effort but the England goalkeeper showed his quality in the 22nd minute as he brilliantly tipped over Michael Tonge's 20-yard strike.
Redmond, like Morrison, was enjoying a lively afternoon and he fired straight at Kenny as the clash continued to flow, with Mullins then failing to find the target from eight yards out when he really should have done better.
McCormack's free-kick into the penalty area clipped the top of the crossbar at the start of the second half as Leeds immediately set out to pose a greater threat than they had in the opening 45 minutes.
McCormack was at the centre of United's resurgence and saw a shot blocked
by Wade Elliott before firing off target from six yards when well placed.
Butland was almost punished by highly-rated young full-back Sam Byram having failed to fully collect the ball, with Birmingham really struggling to find the same rhythm as they did in the first half.
But, out of nowhere, the hosts opened the scoring in the 71st minute. Redmond, anonymous in the second period, cut inside and fired a shot from distance which was only parried by Kenny straight into the path of Mullins, who converted the rebound from six yards.
Austin forced a great save from Butland from distance soon after but Leeds failed to launch an assault for an equaliser and it was Birmingham who posed the greater threat in the later stages as they went in search of a second.


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Attorney General Lockyer Files "Friend of the Court" Brief Protecting Right of States to Regulate Bank ATM Fees
(SACRAMENTO) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today filed a "friend of the court" brief asking a federal court of appeals to uphold the ability of California to protect consumers by regulating bank Automated Teller Machine (ATM) fees.
"California has a vital interest in ensuring that states can protect consumers when it comes to banking actions," Lockyer said. "In enacting federal banking laws, Congress has allowed states to have a role in protecting consumers, which cannot and should not be taken away by bureaucrats at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency."
In the brief submitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, the Attorney General argues that the local ordinances are not preempted by federal law and extend important consumer protections that are within state police powers.
"The Santa Monica and San Francisco ordinances were adopted to protect consumers from surcharges that amount to a double charge against non-account holders who withdraw money from ATMs. Therefore, by its express terms, the EFTA (Electronic Fund Transfers Act) authorizes and does not preempt the Santa Monica and San Francisco ordinances," the Attorney General's brief states.
Disagreeing with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Attorney General's brief contends the California ATM fee restrictions do not impose an undue burden on the performance of banks' and are not precluded by the National Banking Act. The brief adds that the surcharges banned by the local ordinances are not a fundamental function of the banking operation, and were in fact restricted voluntarily by the bank until being lifted in 1996.
Lockyer was joined in the "friend of the court" brief by attorneys general in Connecticut, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, West Virginia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Virgin Islands.
"Whether bank ATM fees should be limited is a policy issue to be decided by local and state policymakers," Lockyer said. "In this case, we want to protect the ability of California to look after consumers by regulating banking activities."


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England claimed a deserved 38-24 win over Australia in their Pool A clash at the Junior World Championship in Albany on Friday.
England claimed a deserved 38-24 win over Australia in their Pool A clash at the Junior World Championship in Albany on Friday.
While South Africa's 33-24 victory over hosts New Zealand hit the headlines on Day Two of the tournament, England's impressive display in their five-try demolition of Australia certainly caught the attentions of the other sides who are trying wrestle the trophy from the grasp of 2013's champions.
Two tries apiece for Henry Taylor and Nathan Earle and one for Gus Jones secured England their win, while Billy Burns kicked five conversions and one penalty.
Australia took an early lead in the corner through wing Andrew Kellaway, which was brilliantly converted by Jake McIntyre.
But England hit back with a quick double from scrum-half Taylor. First he sniped between two from close range before number eight James Chisholm found him on the inside to dive over.
Australia made it 17-10 after 30 minutes with a McIntyre penalty before a brilliant piece of skill from Nick Tompkins found Saracens team-mate Nathan Earle, who powered his way over the line to give England a 24-10 advantage.
Australia hit back through Kellaway, who grabbed his second try before the break, but England started the second 40 with a bang as Jones dived over for the seventh try of his England U20 career.
Again Australia came back fighting though, and scored through McIntyre to make it a seven-point game at 31-24. However, Earle killed off the contest when he crossed for his second try – and fifth of the competition – in the corner following some more neat work from Tompkins.
In Pool A action, Fiji's indecision among the back-line and fallibility among the forwards was particularly evident during Friday's heavy 37-5 defeat to France at the ECOLight Stadium in Pukekohe.
Despite a handful of changes to a pack largely outdone by Wales earlier this week, the Fijians crumbled at the scrum and folded at the line-out. Loose forward Vincent Sosefo's yellow card in the 30th minute of the first half typified the inefficiencies.
The scoreline should arguably have been larger, but French flare consistently skipped the basics, ensuring multiple chances were squandered. Right wing Arthur Bonneval was the standout performer, securing several sniping runs, while scrum-half Thibault Daubagna's cheeky pop passes to the inside of the attacker thrilled an appreciative crowd.
Lock pairing Felix Lambey and Jean Baptiste Singer, too, must be commended for leading a slew of near insurmountable rolling mauls. The latter's performance, unfortunately, was marred by a marginal sin-bin offence through the closing throes.
The win means France are in pole position at the top of the pool after Ireland beat Wales' 35-21 in their encounter at same venue earlier in the day.
Ireland raced into a 14-0 lead after early tries from Rory Burke and Garry Ringrose but Wales struck back through a Tyler Morgan five-pointer and a penalty try shortly before half-time.
Wales then took the lead thanks to a Tyler Morgan try but Ringrose put Ireland back in front with his second try which Ross Byrne converted. Byrne added three further penalties before Cian Kelleher sealed the win with a try shortly before the end.
In the day;'s two other matches – which were both played in Albany – Samoa beat Scotland 27-18 in a Pool C encounter and Italy edged out Pool A rivals Argentina 29-26.
Fly-half William Talataina Mu led the way for Samoa scoiring 17 points via a try, two penalties and three conversions and the Islanders' other points came through tries by Nathaniel Apa and William Talataina Mu. For Scotland, Jamie Farndale, Sam Pecquer and James Ritchie scored tries, and Rory Hutchinson kicked a penalty.
Filippo Buscema was Italy's hero contributing 19 points via four penalties, two conversions and a drop goal, and their other points came through five-pointers from Gabriele Di Giulio and Lorenzo Maria Bruno.
For Argentina. Patricio Fernandez kicked four penalties and two conversions, and Tomas Ramirez and Bautista Ezcurra crossed over for tries.


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Wife says Michael Brown collects millions in complex 'sham'
Updated 12:15 pm, Friday, August 16, 2013
While Michael Brown's court-ordered rearrest is pending, his estranged wife has filed a fifth amended petition in their protracted divorce suit.
On July 30, State District Judge Sheri Y. Dean of the 309th family court ordered Brown's arrest after finding him in contempt of court June 28 for failing to let a court official inspect his house in Miami Beach.
The former Houston hand surgeon who previously appeared often in television commercials for the Brown Hand Center has most recently lived in Miami Beach, according to court documents.
As of Friday, no one had paid the fee to activate the "capias" document the judge signed to initiate Brown's arrest, a staff member of the 309th State District court said.
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His wife, Rachel Brown, filed her amended divorce petition and original suit for damages Aug. 12 in the 309th court.
The couple was married June 20, 2002, and stopped living together in August, 2010, the petition states.
Rachel Brown seeks sole custody of their two children, a boy and a girl, with various exclusive rights, including the right to pick their primary residence without geographic restrictions, consent to medical care, receive and disburse child support payments, represent the children in legal action and make decisions concerning their education, the petition states.
She has also asked the court to either deny Michael Brown access to the children or to order that access periods be continuously supervised by someone chosen by the court.
"Respondent (Michael Brown) has a history or pattern of committing family violence during the two-year period preceding the date of filing of this suit," the petition states.
The peition also asks the court to order Michael Brown to make monthly child support payments in excess of Texas Family Code guidelines.
Rachel Brown's petition accuses her estranged husband of fraud, claiming that he "has systematically plundered cash and funds from business entities formed during the marriage, has transferred those funds in and out of various business entities solely owned and controlled by him, has wasted those funds and spent those funds on the enhancement of claimed separate property and through sham transactions and fraudulent accounting has caused the plundered funds to be recorded in an inappropriate manner..."
According to the petition, Michael Brown used nine different corporations "to perpetrate a sham."
He defrauded her and "squandered community assets by making grossly excesesive cash withdrawals totaling millions of dollars from various business entities that are either wholly owned by Michael Glyn Brown, or wholly controlled by Michael Glyn Brown, with the intent to hide, spend, and divert the funds from the community estate and Rachel Brown, and to prevent Rachel Brown's access to the community funds..." the petition states.
After Michael Brown lost his Texas license to practice medicine in 2006, he created a "complex, multi-layered business structure that allowed him to continue to collect millions of dollars in revenues annually for medical services..." the petition states.
He devised a business model that provides services such as physician consulting, marketing advice, management services, patient and insurance billing and other services, according to the petition.
The case is set for trial on Sept. 30, with a pre-trial conference scheduled for Sept. 20.
Michael Brown is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 25 in U.S. District Court in Miami after pleading guilty last month to interfering with a flight attendant on a Jan. 2 flight from London to Miami.


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SOCHI, Russia -- Jonathan Quick will be the goaltender for the U.S. when it plays Slovakia on Thursday in its Olympic hockey opener.
Coach Dan Bylsma says he has a plan in net for other preliminary-round games, but on Wednesday declined to say what it was.
Quick will get the start instead of Ryan Miller and No. 3 goalie Jimmy Howard. Miller helped the Americans win silver at the 2010 Olympics.


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Suspected jihadists attack 2 bridges in north Mali
- Article by: BABA AHMED
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- October 8, 2013 - 10:25 AM
BAMAKO, Mali — Suspected Islamic militants set off explosions at two bridges in northern Mali, residents said Tuesday, as violence escalated in the region following months of relative calm after the jihadists were ousted by a French-led military intervention.
The dynamite attacks on the bridges came hours after other suspected militants fired mortar rounds on the city of Gao, wounding at least seven people in the first significant assault inside the town since late March.
The renewed unrest has alarmed residents as the French military prepares to drawn down its presence in Mali and as discontent with the Malian military's efforts grows.
Gao resident Ousmane Maiga said that two bridges were attacked along the road from Niger's border to Gao, the most populous town in the region and the base of the French military's operation in its former colony.
Olivier Salgado, spokesman for the United Nations peacekeeping mission known as MINUSMA, confirmed the attacks on bridges both near the town of Ansongo. The first bridge was near the Niger border about 120 miles (200 kilometers) from Gao, while the second was located in a village about 100 miles (160 kilometers) from Gao.
"Around 6 p.m. Monday, the Bendja bridge near Ansongo was damaged by an explosion but traffic by vehicles is still possible," he said. "A demining team escorted by MINUSMA forces is on the scene."
The extent of damage at the second bridge in the village of Bara was not immediately known, he said.
Col. Gilles Jaron, spokesman for the French military in Paris, said French forces were not in the zone hit by Tuesday's strikes on the bridges, and they were consulting with MINUSMA to try to obtain details.
Back in January, the radical militants also blew up another bridge near the border with Niger in an effort to slow military convoys and supplies arriving over land from the neighboring country to aid the French-led mission.
Gao fell under the control of al-Qaida-linked militants for nine months after they seized power in the wake of a March 2012 coup in Mali's capital. MUJAO, or the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, established its radical interpretation of Islamic law known as Shariah. Soon public amputations were taking place, and women were forbidden from going in public without being veiled.
The French-led military operation launched in mid-January ultimately forced MUJAO from Gao, though remnants of the rebel group remain cloistered in surrounding villages. The group claimed responsibility for a series of dramatic attacks on the town in February and March, including suicide bombings.
Last month in Bamako, French President Francois Hollande slightly extended France's timetable for a drawdown to 1,000 troops: Instead of the end of this year, France is now targeting the end of January 2014.
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Weightlifter Unexpectedly Gives Birth While Training 10
Elizabeth Poblete, a Chilean Olympic weightlifter, got a big surprise when she gave birth to a boy while she was training in a Brazilian gym. Poblete didn't know she was 6 months pregnant and had even consulted a doctor a week previous. Head weight trainer in the gym, Horacio Reis, said: "It was a surprise for me. A week ago I acted as a judge in a competition in Chile and this girl was competing. All went well and she won the competition. I could see she was a big girl, round and strong. That's all I noticed." Both mother and child were brought to the hospital after the surprise delivery. The boy remains in intensive care and it is reported that he can already clean and jerk a full 10oz bottle.


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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones is pushing for a state bonding package to help finance college campus improvements, mental health facilities and transportation projects.
The Republican speaker says interest rates and construction costs are low, making it a good time to address what he called significant infrastructure needs around the state.
Jones announced creation Wednesday of a special committee to work out the details of a bonding package. Democrat Chris Kelly will chair the panel.
Legislation allowing Missouri to issue up to $950 million in bonds has already been filed in the Senate. Kelly says the Senate proposal will also be filed in the House as a starting point.
Any bonding measure passed by lawmakers would have to be approved by voters.