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|Magda Marinova
Indeed Ith, I didn't see it, and Fog probably should know better. I can either change the description, or we can go with a very stupid looking Fog, who now has either no nice clothes, a quick shopping trip, or get's a kicking in the street.....
|Wadi Ahk'kolon
I would just ret-con things here, it is the simplest way to handle this.
And you wonder why Wadi doesn't like Empires that much...
|Alie Saechel
|Aldred of Augustana
Guys, just trying to find the time and energy to do a detailed post at this point, hopefully I will be able to do so sometime today / tonight.
Sorry Fog, I saw Ith's post in ooc, and was planning on making an in-character post by Aldred to warn you, but got distracted by life...
|Fog Darksmiter
Luke, I was going for the scimitar being part of the Ceric's "uniform" so I'll leave it off. Definitely no armour. Urgh, this could get painful. So, for the retcon...
Fog appears in the courtyard looking more like a well to do miner, than an agent of Sarenrae. He wears formal robes of white, with a hem ringed with cloth of gold. At his cuffs, a small hammer is woven in gold thread.
He stands tall (for a dwarf) and holds himself with an air of confidence even the Taldans would be proud of.
Looking at Wadi, he breaks into a grin. "And don't we just look like a pair of strutting Cocks! Do we fit into this city, or not do you think?"
|Aldred of Augustana
Aldred dresses in a white silk shirt with great ruffles and frills at the collar, under a black vest with embroidered green silk patterns subtly interwoven with tiny semi-precious stones and pieces of jade, and with gold buttons. He wears black tights with a gem studded codpiece, and soft, dyed calfskin boots up to mid thigh. Over the whole ensemble he wears a long black coat embroidered with patterns of green dragons with tiny rubies for eyes, gold buttons and oversized cuffs and collar. He wears several gold rings, and a black silk and felt hat decorated long with green, white and red feathers. Under the hat he wears a white wig, dusted with flecks of real silver, the hair curled and teased just so, tending to hide his pointed ears. His already pale complexion is hidden behind almost white foundation, his cheekbones are highlighted in rouge, his lips in dark red, and his eyes highlighted with blue-green eyeshadow.
Take 10 on Knowledge, Local check for result of 17 regarding beards and swords: if it would be appropriate for an upper class visitor to this nation to wear a beard, Aldred spends the sea voyage growing a goatee and thin moustache (his elven mother's blood doesn't allow him much more than this), both of which he trims neatly, curls and oils for this occasion. If it would be appropriate for a gentleman to wear a longsword on a formal occasion – or at least not overly remarkable – he wears his masterwork longsword at his side in a scabbard decorated with jewelled silks. If not, he leaves the sword behind.
He wears a dagger in a sheath at his belt (generally hidden beneath his long coat). He wears his component and coin purses, and takes his scrolls and potions hidden away in various pockets within his vest and coat. He wears his ring of protection. Other equipment and his armourt he leaves behind.
|Magda Marinova
Magda is already in the foyer, generally frowning and tugging uncomfortably at her dress. While she was quick enough, she hasn't applied any powder or blush, didn't buy a powdered wig as is the local custom, and well- there is the black rat sitting on her shoulder cleaning its whiskers. The dress Alie picked out for her is beautiful, but Magda still looks out of place in it and clutches the slim matching handbag like it were a club. Without powder the dark circles under her eyes still show in a way that a true noble would never be seen.
"Everyone is ready now? We go then?"
Gear Carried:
Noble Outfit
Signet Ring
Sapphire Hair Pin
Mw Handbag: (50 gp?[/ooc]
-Vial of Powdered Iron
Wand of CLW and Mage Armor (holstered in garter belt / hose against her thigh)
Nephelus - Black Rat (around and about)
Note: No Cloak of Protection as it is a black shawl and will not fit in to the disguise.
Alright, lets get this thread moving again!
"Of course, M'lady, I will arrange for your carriage to depart now. The others can wait until a suitable conveyance is procured."
He then rings a bell, summoning a footman, who takes you out the front to a tastefully simple black carriage, drawn by four horses as black as the carriage they draw, apart from the white glow of their fetlocks, and the cream tassles affixed to their heads. The only indication of the ownership of the carriage is the Glyph of the Open Road, sketched in gold paint on the door of the carriage.
The footman offers you a hand getting into the carriage's snug interior, done-up in red velvet, and then you are off!
You pass through the city streets at a sedate pace, absorbing the sights, sounds and smells. Eventually, you reach the House of the Immortal Son: Once the second-oldest temple to Aroden (the first being the Basilica of the Last Man, also in Oppara), the House of the Immortal Son has, since the death of Aroden, been Taldor's most opulent
and expensive opera house. It is a large, windowless, cylindrical building made of polished marble and granite and surrounded by thick, finely carved pillars. Built in the earliest traditional styles of the Azlanti, the opera house lacks windows (visitors are meant to look up, not out) and its roof is a complicated piece of stone statuary that replicates the holy symbol of Aroden, a winged eye gazing forever toward the heavens.
Your carriage pulls-up in front of one of the House's entrances; the Blue Entrance, reserved for members of the Taldan Elite. A guard at the door checks your tickets, and then you are ushered inside, where you behold a gaudy, marbled hallway with finely carved pillars, the white floor split by a thick, luxurious dark blue carpet. A servant with a tray of drinks approaches you, and offers you a selection of fine Taldan vintages.
"Apologies, M'lady, but the play does not start for another half hour. If you go through the door to your left, however, feel free to enjoy the comforts of the House Bar, whilst you wait for the performance to start."
Striding through the door, you find yourself in a high-class cocktail lounge, populated by two-dozen or so members of Taldor's jaded elite, dressed in their finest peacock-like attire. Your eye (and ear, for that matter), however, is drawn to an elderly Taldan male dressed in a severe black dress uniform, and wearing the Seal of a Consul around his neck on a thick, gold chain, who is verbally lambasting one of the serving lasses.
"I asked for a Pinot Noir, not a Pinot Gris. Honestly, who doesn't know the difference between a red and a white? If you were mine, I would have you horse-whipped. In the Hustavan household, we know our wines..."
@Aldred: Beardless is in fashion at present, although mutton-chops and moustaches are in favor with the younger generation. Wearing a longsword or rapier would not be *especially* common, but if it was peace-bonded (i.e. requiring a full-round-action to unsheathe it), and in a suitably dressy sheath, you would probably be able to get away with it, with no more than a few raised eyebrows. Swordcanes, daggers, and walking sticks / quarterstaves are considered *broadly* acceptable, if suitably 'ceremonial'.
As you all gather downstairs in the Lodge's sitting, you note one person is conspicuous by her absence: Alie Saechel...
|Wadi Ahk'kolon
Wadi smiles broadly at Fog and responds jokingly, "Yeah, I think the two of us will soon have the upper crust nobility eating out of the palms of our hands!"
As he sees Magda looking like a fish out of water (to put a charitable spin on it), he inwardly groans. I know she is a capable Pathfinder agent but still...I think she needs a hand here, and since Alie has not shown up yet, it falls to me I suppose.
He approaches the Ustalavan woman and holds an arm out for her to grasp. "I think it may be best if you are with me this evening?"
|Magda Marinova
Magda shrugs and deadpans, "Okay. We go as dates then. But dwarf and half-elf make strange couple, no?" Her face remains nearly neutral but for the slightest mischievous smile which is reflected in her eyes.
After a few minutes more of waiting Magda sighs, "Where is little one? I will find her." In a few minutes more she returns. "Alie is not here."
|Aldred of Augustana
Aldred's eyes widen behind his makeup at Magda's comment, then he bursts out laughing as he realises it is a joke. "Fog is a fine fellow, but far too hairy about the face for my tastes," he says, twirling his recently grown moustache.
When Alie is reported missing, he begins to grow concerned. "Where is she? She was getting ready, I passed her in the hall on her way back from the bath room. She was supposed to be helping you Magda..."
Aldred goes off to find the butler to ask if he's seen her.
|Alie Saechel
"Keep your voice down! My loyalty to the Emperor is eternal!"
He then turns away, pointedly ignoring you, but being very careful to find a quite place on the other side of the bar to where you are, where he orders, and then downs, a large scotch...
That should do nicely :-)
After a few minutes of observing the crowd, a bell rings three times, and an usher loudly announces:
"My Lords and Ladies, the performance is due to start in five minutes. Please take your assigned seats, and enjoy the show!"
The assembled ranks of Taldan nobility then begin to file into the central auditorium...
...Filled with classic church pews now covered in the finest silks and cushions, the main room of the opera house is what you'd expect from a temple-turned-theater. An odd mixture of religious symbols (all of the deceased god Aroden) and modern theater tropes cover the walls, ceilings, and finely-carved pillars.
The wooden stage is painted black and currently decorated to look like a jungle underworld, with fake plants, vines, and a backdrop of jungle scenery. An orchestra pit separates the stage from the main opera house and a thick, red velvet curtain conceals the back stage area.
As you try to take all of this in, you spot your friends, who have obviously just entered via the 'commoners' door!
"Miss Saechel, M'lord? She left about 10 minutes ago; something about wanting to get to the Opera early... I am afraid that she took the official carriage with her, but I have arranged for a substitute to be delivered here."
At which point, the doorbell rings.
"In fact, that should be it now. If you will follow me...?"
The butler leads the party out to the front of the building, where a dark brown hansom cab, drawn by two chestnut stallions, awaits.
The butler rings a bell, summoning a footman who offers you a hand getting into the carriage's snug interior, which is done-up in red velvet, and then you are off!
You pass through the city streets at a sedate pace, absorbing the sights, sounds and smells. Eventually, you reach the House of the Immortal Son: Once the second-oldest temple to Aroden (the first being the Basilica of the Last Man, also in Oppara), the House of the Immortal Son has, since the death of Aroden, been Taldor's most opulent
and expensive opera house. It is a large, windowless, cylindrical building made of polished marble and granite and surrounded by thick, finely carved pillars. Built in the earliest traditional styles of the Azlanti, the opera house lacks windows (visitors are meant to look up, not out) and its roof is a complicated piece of stone statuary that replicates the holy symbol of Aroden, a winged eye gazing forever toward the heavens.
Your carriage pulls-up in front of one of the House's entrances; the Green Entrance, reserved for the rare occasion when commoners are allowed into the Opera. It is shut and barred, but when a bell is rung, a guard comes to the door, and, after glancing over your tickets, and staring long and hard at Magda, finally steps aside and ushers you inside, where you behold a rather plain hallway, filled with simple granite pillars. The tedium of the floor is relieved by a bright green carpet, which leads into the central auditorium, an area filled with classic church pews now covered in the finest silks and cushions; exactly what you'd expect from a temple-turned-theater. This melange is rounded-out by an odd mixture of religious symbols (all of the deceased god Aroden) and modern theater tropes which cover the walls, ceilings, and finely-carved pillars.
The wooden stage is painted black and currently decorated to look like a jungle underworld, with fake plants, vines, and a backdrop of jungle scenery. An orchestra pit separates the stage from the main opera house and a thick, red velvet curtain conceals the back stage area.
As you try to take all of this in, uou are greeted by an usher, who directs you to your seats, just as a bell rings three times.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the performance will be starting soon. Please take your assigned seats, and enjoy the show."
As the assembled ranks of Oppara's elite trickle in from what is apparently a private bar on the opposite side of the theatre, you spot your missing member amongst them!
|Alie Saechel
Aie waves at her friends, as she rushes up to them. "Sorry guys, I got so excited that I just had to get here early. I haven't don't the opera in a long time. You all look adorable. Magda, see what I told you...you're pretty as a picture. You all clean up really nicely. Yu ready to take our seats?
|Aldred of Augustana
|Fog Darksmiter
Fog strides into the Opera, trying to look like he is perfectly at home there, and as arrogant as the rest of the audience. When he sees Alie he breaths a sigh of relief, and strides towards her. "Well met little one! But how on Golarion did you get into there!"
|Alie Saechel
"I'm not 100% sure, Fog. I know more people around here, than most of the places we've been, but I was sort of just whisked into the room with the crowd. Guess it pays to be early, sometimes. Sorry again for just running off, but I was sooo excited to get to the Opera. I'll mind my manners, and remmeber to invite everyone next time, I promise!"
|Wadi Ahk'kolon
Wadi ignores the looks of the other Taldan nobles, allowing them to see the Chelaxian style of his outfit.
I love showing up these snobbish fools...
When he see Alie, he returns her smile as he gently guides Magda to her seat, ever the gentleman. "Quite all right, my dear. As long as we are together in the end, really all that matters."
|Fog Darksmiter
|Magda Marinova
Smartly dressed ushers in black silk uniforms skillfully direct you, and the many other audience members, to their seats, without the slightest modicum of difficulty.
The audience, despite mainly consisting of jaded nobles, is abuzz with excitement; it is opening night for Lorenzo Astrecchio's latest masterpiece, Among the Living.
As a result, you are unsurprised by the fact that the auditorium is packed; it is a miracle that the Society was able to get you tickets, even if those tickets are right up the back...
Still, you manage to get a good view of the stage.
Among the Living is an epic tale of a lone Ulfen warrior named Victory, who sails to the ends of Golarion, crashes off the edge of the world, and finds himself in a gothic paradise where he falls in love with the undead queen of a jungle kingdom.
It's melodramatic, over-acted, gaudy, and tasteless—just the sort of affair Taldor's wealthy screams to attend.
|Wadi Ahk'kolon
Perform (Act) 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Wadi sighs and fidgets in his seat, spending more time watching the other audience members trying to see if he could catch the eye of any pretty noble ladies.
Old habits die hard, I guess.
Towards the end of the performance, he turns to his 'date' Magda, "Remind me to get you tickets to one of my plays. It will certainly be a more... pleasant experience than this show."
|Alie Saechell
As yet another twirling dancer in a brown costume festooned with bright pink, flowing silk scarves spins across the jungle set at the front of the stage, the orchestra reaches a screeching crescendo that crashes the entire opera to a halt. The dancers stand quietly for a moment, breathing heavily and listening to the scattered applause across the obviously bored Taldan audience. Suddenly, a sound like a thousand gongs shakes the entire building to its very foundation and the audience murmurs in a mixture of delight and fear. The actors and orchestra, however, flee the stage, disappearing behind the curtains.
Moments later, all of the doors into the central auditorium are flung open, and a horde of 'walking corpses' stagger in. At first, the audience titters in excitement, but when a dapper gentleman in the front row is pulled from his seat, and has his throat torn out, the crowd erupts into shrieks of fear. Well-dressed nobles attempt to flee like rats escaping a sinking ship, or futilely draw daggers and sword canes to provide themselves with a token defense.
Before you are able to act, more than a score of audience members are torn apart in front of you!
Then, just as you rouse yourself from your seats, four of the pack descend upon your position...
Wadi: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19.
Magda: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16.
Fog: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (11) + 0 = 11.
Aldred: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15.
Zombies: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (1) + 0 = 1.
Crowd: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (9) + 0 = 9.
Wadi 19
Magda 16
Aldred 15
Fog 11
Crowd 9
Alie 4
Zombies 1
|Wadi Ahk'kolon
This cannot be good...although I have to admit this show just got a lot more interesting...
"We have to hold them here before they slaughter more people!" Wadi leaps to his feet and heads towards the group of zombies already calculating how many he can catch in the cone of his flames. Waving to Magda his intent to approach the zombies, he adds [b]"I need some backup here!"b/b]
Move: move to square V15.
Stand: Cast Burning Hands at the zombies. Wadi should catch the three closest zombies to him.
Damage 2d4 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6 fire. Reflex save DC 14 for half.
|Magda Marinova
For some time Magda is uncertain whether the performance was some kind of a ante garde piece or people were really in danger. When Wadi springs into action, she decides to follow suit. Magda jumps to her feet, throws one leg up on her chair and hikes her dress up mid thigh to retrieve one of her stashed wands.
In Skald she hisses, "Nephelus! Are they truly dead? Do they walk without souls?" while activating the wand to protect herself somewhat.
MA: retrieve item
SA: Mage armor.
|Fog Darksmiter
Fog stands, and shouts "Let them come to us, move slowly back if you can, and get them at range as much as possible, who has weapons?"
He then mutters a blessing under his breath, and throws a ball of fire at the nearest zombie (T14)
Firebolt Atk: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23 Dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Crit? Atk: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23 Dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Well, that will be my good rolls used up for the encounter!
Wadi leaps into action, moving up to the walking dead, and surrounding them in a burst of crackling fire!
Zombie #1 Reflex: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (11) + 0 = 11.
Zombie #2 Reflex: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (17) + 0 = 17.
Zombie #3 Reflex: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (15) + 0 = 15.
The acrid smell of burned flesh fills the auditorium; the zombie closest to Wadi appears to have taken the brunt of the cone of flame, but all three continue forward, completely undeterred by the fact that skin and muscle have been burned away all over their bodies; they are truly beyond pain...
Magda, somewhat unsure about what is going on, decides that defense is the best idea, and casts a spell, surrounding herself in a shell of armor constructed from pure force.
Aldred is caught unawares, and stares unbelievingly at the uncoming horde of zombies, which has started to chew its way through the asembled high society of Oppara like a starving man through a buffet.
Fog mutters a blessing under his breath, and throws a bolt of fire at one of the middle zombies. It flies true, punching a neat hole straight through the zombie's skull; it staggers for a moment, before it falls to the ground, twitching spasmodically, before finally going still.
Most of the crowd which has not already been engaged by zombies, attempts to flee, piling out of the main auditorium by any exit they can find, more than one society belle getting trampled in the process. The remaining audience members grimly attempt to fight-off their attackers, but it is a losing battle - ceremonial daggers and foppish swordcanes are really no match for remorseless, dead flesh...
Alie is up.
|Alie Saechel
"I've just the thing," Alie thinks as she fires a beam of energy at the closest zombie.
Cast Disrupt Undead.
Ranged Touch Attack 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Damage 1d6 ⇒ 4
Alie throws a bolt of positive energy at the zombie previously charred by Wadi; a warm glow momentarily suffuses the zombie, warring with the negative energy animating the corpse, before both wink out, resulting in the zombie falling to the ground, 'lifeless' once more.
The two remaining zombies then charge the closest living target - which unfortunately is Wadi...
Zombie #3 (moving to U14), Slam: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 2 = 18, for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 damage.
Zombie #4 (moving to V14), Slam: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 2 = 16, for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 damage.
...their inhumanly powerful blows smashing the young sorcerer to the ground.
Wadi, Magda, Aldred, and Fog are up...
|Wadi Ahk'kolon
Stibilize check CON check DC 10 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 2 - 4 = 12
Wadi slumps to the ground unconscious, a couple of massive welts on his body.
|Magda Marinova
"Fog, extend your hand!" Magda circles out of the row of seats and reaches over a row to grant him the same armor of force when she touches his hand with the tip of her wand and it flares ghostly blue.
MA: Move to Z15 both Magda and Nephelus
SA: Mage Armor on Fog. 48 remaining.
Sorry Wadi. I wanted to hit you with the wand, but I can't take the hits yet. After this fight we'll be better prepared.
|Fog Darksmiter
Fog nods thanks at Magda, and moves forward towards Wadi (to Y15) and again begins to intone.
Healing Burst, radius 30ft heal 1d6 ⇒ 6 HP to any one caught. That will hopefully get Wadi back up. Pity I didn't think of that to damage the bloody zombies, but can't do both at the same time.
Wadi slumps to the ground, unconscious, although thankfully, he stops bleeding.
Magda moves up to Fog, and using her wand, envelops him in a shielding suit of force armor.
Nodding his thanks, Fog moves forward, and holding his holy symbol high, intones the blessings of the Dawnflower.
As the healing light of Sarenrae washes over him, Wadi's eyes flutter open, only for him to realise, to his horror, that he is prone in front of two rather *hungry* zombies...
Meanwhile, the mass exodus from the central chamber continues; most of those who remained to fight have been torn apart, although they have left their mark upon the undead; the aisles are littered with the corpses of both Opparan socialites, and former zombies.
Alie is up.
|Alie Saechel
Alie keeps blasting away with her spell designed to harm the undead.
Ranged Touch attack 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Damage 1d6 ⇒ 3
Alie throws another bolt of positive energy, which temporarily negates part of one of the zombies animating forces; it staggers for a moment, but then regains its footing.
One of the zombies starts to chew on Wadi's leg...
Zombie #3, Slam: 1d20 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 4 = 10, for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 damage.
Whilst the other charges Fog!
Zombie #4 (Moving to X15), Slam: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 2 = 21, for 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 damage.
Wadi, Magda, Aldred, and Fog are up...
|Wadi Ahk'kolon
Wadi fights the urge to panic here and concentrates on harnessing his elemental power....
Elemental Ray ranged touch 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22; Damage 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 fire; 1 used.
Possible Crit? 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10; Damage 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
If the zombie drops, then Wadi will stand up.
|Fog Darksmiter
Getting angry now, Fog again calls on the blessings of Sarenrae, this time in order to attack the zombies.
Channel Positive energy to damage undead, centered on myself. 1d6 ⇒ 4 damage to each zombie. Lets hope the Zombies AOO doesn't crit, I'm on 8HP.
|Wadi Ahk'kolon
|Magda Marinova
|Magda Marinova
Magda rushes to Wadi's side and with a whispered prayer her hand is consumed by a golden nimbus. She reaches down to tap Wadi on the shoulder and the golden light travel down his body dispersing between the potentially broken ribs and his bleeding leg.
Aldred shakes off his initial shock and moves begins singing a Pharasmin hymn about not suffering the dead to live. Putting his song to action he slips in behind the zombie on Wadi drawing his dagger as he moves.
Magda & Nephelus: Move to V16
SA: Healing Hex for Wadi 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Aldred SA: Inspire Courage +1 att/dam, +1 save vs charm / fear
Aldred MA: to T13 (possible without provoking) and draw dagger as part of the move
((I think he brought a dagger or some kind of melee weapon as part of his gear.))
As Magda says, channeling does not provoke.
Magda moves over to Wadi, skirting the hungry dead, and soothes him with a touch, a golden nimbus of light surrounding and healing the worst of his injuries.
Aldred shakes off his temporarty paralysis, and starts singing a Pharasmin hymn about not suffering the dead to live, before moving behind the zombie on Wadi, drawing his dagger as he does so.
Fog, utterly incensed, holds his holy symbol high, calling on the light of Sarenrae to purify the corrupt flesh of the zombies...
Zombie #3, Will save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17.
Zombie #4, Will save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13.
...Their flesh sizzling and popping as the holy light of the Dawnflower washes over them, but neither falls.
The lest dregs of the audience flee the central chamber, pursued by more undead. Shrieks of fear and despair can be heard coming from the bar area.
"The doors are locked! We cannot get out! We are going to zombie food!"
"Nooo! I am the Consul for the 4th District of Oppara! I cannot die here! You Emperor commands that you protect me!"


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- A bus carrying a minor league team affiliated with the Minnesota Twins was involved in a wrong-way interstate crash in Florida that killed the driver of the other car.
Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Dylan Bryan says no one on the Fort Myers Twins bus was injured in the crash that occurred about 4:25 a.m. Tuesday near Jacksonville. A second bus picked up the team and went on to Elizabethton, Tenn., which also has a Twins instructional league affiliate.
Bryan says the driver of a black Honda was killed. The car was traveling south in the northbound lanes on Interstate 295 when it collided head-on with the bus.
The driver was described as a man in his mid-20s. His identity was being withheld until family is notified.

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My Iron Cupcake entry for this month is Banana Pecan Spice mini-cupcakes with white chocolate chips and a cinnamon cream cheese frosting.
The required ingredient of the month is nuts/seeds.
I had a ginormous craving for banana cake. Bananas are one of nature's most perfect fruits. These are melt-in your mouth delicious and the aroma of them will drive you wild. There's nothing like the irresistible smell of bananas and warm apple pie spices. Each and every bite is loaded with soft white chocolate, crunchy pecans, luscious cream-cheese frosting and a warm, spicy banana flavor. The cream cheese frosting complements the flavors perfectly.
And another reason why I like mini cuppies? There's the perfect ratio of frosting to cake. With the big cupcakes there's not always enough frosting. I like to get a little in each bite. Especially when it's cream cheese.
Happy Spring!


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It came out Wednesday that Cole Hamels dealt with biceps tendinitis and soreness in his left shoulder this offseason, setting him back at the start of camp. Hamels still won't throw for another week, and he's already expected to begin the year on the disabled list.
Shoulder injuries are widely regarded as the worst type of injuries for pitchers, even more than elbow injuries, so there's some risk associated with counting on the 30-year-old this season. For their part, Hamels and the Phillies seem confident it won't be an issue that afflicts the left-hander all season. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said there's just no reason to rush Hamels at this juncture.
"Why would we want to push him?" Amaro said. "If we wanted to push him and tell him to get ready for opening day, we might be able to do that. But what's the point? There is no point in doing that."
Over in Arizona, the Mariners have problems of their own with right-handers Hisashi Iwakuma and Taijuan Walker. Iwakuma, an AL Cy Young candidate last season after posting a 14-6 record and 2.66 ERA, won't throw for four-to-six weeks after straining a tendon in the middle finger of his throwing hand. Iwakuma sustained the injury after catching his hand in a protective screen while working out this offseason.
"Luckily, this does not appear to be a serious injury," Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said in a statement. "It is a setback for Kuma, but we are confident that he will quickly overcome the missed time and be able to rejoin our rotation early in the regular season."
The timetable puts Iwakuma back on a mound right around the time the team will head back to Seattle, but even then he'll need some work to get into game shape. The Mariners are optimistic the injury won't extend beyond April, but it's unclear how a strain might affect a split-finger fastball pitcher like Iwakuma.
"I did feel discomfort when I was playing catch," Iwakuma said. "We'll have to see how it feels down the road."
It's less doom and gloom for Iwakuma's rotation mate, Walker. The top prospect reported some shoulder soreness that will limit him early in camp. There's no indication that this is a long-term concern, but ESPN's Keith Law believes the soreness could be a result of Walker's delivery. If that's not something Walker or the Mariners address, it might lead to more problems down the road.
This time of year the question for fantasy owners is how injuries affect a player's draft position, and the different injuries will do different things to Hamels and Iwakuma's stock. With Hamels, his track record suggests this isn't a death sentence -- he's thrown at least 183 innings in each season since 2007, so durability isn't a concern. Our own Matthew Pouliot pointed out that this isn't the first time Hamels has dealt with issues early in camp, and in those previous times he's managed to make a full slate of starts. Owners should take a wait-and-see approach with the All-Star.
With Iwakuma, things are less sunny. The 32-year-old has been fairly healthy in his two seasons with the Mariners, but his injury history in Japan shows he's not the most durable pitcher. Even the smallest injuries can have profound effects on pitchers -- pitchers have missed starts as a result of sleeping funny, among other things -- so if Iwakuma's finger doesn't feel right upon return it could take him a while to regain the feel of his pitches. Iwakuma is too talented to fall off draft boards, but he should be dropped from his current ranking.
The Buc Stops In Philly
Hours after it was learned Hamels won't be ready for the start of spring training, the Phillies inked former Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett to a one-year, $16 million deal to shore up its rotation.
The 37-year-old is more than just insurance for Hamels. Burnett was the Pirates' ace and one of the best pitchers in the National League last season, posting a 3.30 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 209/67 K/BB ratio in 191 innings. He'll slot firmly behind Cliff Lee and Hamels in the Phillies' rotation, giving them a formidable group that could help them win a few more games than expected. Still, the team will be lucky to break even in a tough NL East.
Burnett moves from a team that struggles to produce offense in a pitcher's park to a team that struggles to produce offense in a hitter's park, but he shouldn't be too affected by the cross-state transition. The NL East features two of the more potent lineups in the Nationals and Braves, but it also includes the light-hitting Mets and bottom-feeding Marlins upon which Burnett can prey. Burnett was likely ranked with some fear that he'd end up back in the AL East, so owners can move the right-hander up a spot or two on their draft boards if so desired.
Snakes Bite On Arroyo
After searching all winter for a front-of-the-rotation starter, Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers found some rotation help when he signed Bronson Arroyo to a two-year, $19 million deal that includes a 2016 option with a $4.5 million buyout.
Arroyo, 36, isn't the ace the Diamondbacks yearned for, and he's barely an upgrade over the team's current options among back-end starters. The signing likely pushes Randall Delgado to the bullpen and has a chance to delay the Archie Bradley era in Arizona.
One thing Arroyo does bring is durability. He's thrown at least 200 innings in each season since 2005 -- his 199-inning season in 2011 is an honorary member of the club -- and hasn't made fewer than 32 starts in that span. With Brandon McCarthy's health an ongoing question, it won't hurt the D'backs to have options.
National League Quick Hits: In what's been a theme this offseason, the Braves reached a long-term deal with a rising star when they locked up Julio Teheran with a six-year, $32.4 million deal. Teheran was one of the best rookies in the National League last season and should build on that in his sophomore campaign ... the Nationals acquired backup catcher Jose Lobaton and two prospects from the Rays in exchange for right-hander Nate Karns. Lobaton will occasionally spell Wilson Ramos at backstop, but Ramos is still the clear-cut starter in Washington ... Carlos Gonzalez is ahead of schedule in his return from emergency appendectomy surgery, making him a good bet for Opening Day. Where he'll be playing is still up in the air, as Rockies manager Walt Weiss is hoping a center field candidate emerges and allows CarGo to stick in left ... Yasiel Puig's throwing is being limited early due to right shoulder inflammation. It's something that Puig dealt with at times last season as well, and the Dodgers are being careful with their young phenom ... the Cubs finalized deals with pitchers Jason Hammel and James McDonald. Both pitchers will be given a shot to earn a rotation spot, with Hammel looking close to guaranteed after signing his one-year, $6 million contract ... the Phillies released Chad Gaudin after he failed his physical. He'd previously been signed to a minor league deal earlier this offseason.
American League Quick Hits: Kole Calhoun is the early leader to bat atop the Angels lineup this summer. Hitting ahead of Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton could do wonders for the outfielder's fantasy value ... In the wake of their pitching woes, the Mariners have reached out to Ervin Santana and presumably Ubaldo Jimenez as well. Either pitcher would require them to forfeit a draft pick, but their first-round pick is secured ... The Indians secured a corner outfield spot for years when they inked Michael Brantley to a four-year extension worth $25 million. The 26-year-old posted an impressive .284/.332/.396 line in 2013 ... The Royals released Emilio Bonifacio after no team claimed him and his $3.5 million contract on waivers. Bonifacio is now a free agent and can sign with any team ... Mariners outfielder Franklin Gutierrez won't play in 2014 as he continues to deal with gastrointestinal issues. It's hard to see Gutierrez making a comeback at this point ... The Athletics ensured they'll have Coco Crisp around for two more years, agreeing to a $22 million extension with the outfielder. Crisp roped a career-high 22 home runs for the A's last season ... The Rays signed lefty Erik Bedard to a minor league deal. Look for him on early Cy Young candidates lists in July.


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In the five years since he took over as the Huntington Theatre Company's artistic director, Peter DuBois hasn't changed his focus. He's built on the company's rich history both by nurturing a slate of local playwrights and recruiting high-profile projects from out of town. He's done it while staying connected to New York City without getting lost in the neon lights.
"We have a deep commitment to the city that we're part of," DuBois told the Globe earlier this year. "But then we feel we're part of a global community and part of a very vibrant theater scene." That's not just lip service. While the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge under artistic director Diane Paulus has become a kind of farm league for Broadway, the Huntington's epicenter remains firmly in Boston.
Credit DuBois, 43, the Connecticut native who now calls the South End home. He's brought in Ryan Landry and championed Melinda Lopez — she became the Huntington's first playwright-in-residence. He landed and co-produced The Jungle Book, a musical adaptation of Disney's 1967 film and Rudyard Kipling's stories that ranks as the highest-grossing production in the company's 31-year history. He's also found time for off-Broadway projects, from freelance directing gigs to exporting Lydia Diamond's Stick Fly, now being adapted into an hourlong drama for HBO.
All that activity hasn't gone unnoticed. In 2013, DuBois got to break out his tux to accept the Huntington's latest honor: the 2013 Regional Theatre Tony Award. That's no small feat. The last local to score that Tony was the American Repertory Theater in 1986.


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The road to Columbus begins this weekend with sectional wrestling tournaments.
The area's top Division I team, Clay, will compete at its home gym Saturday, hosting a sectional that includes Northern Lakes League champion Perrysburg.
The Eagles, who qualified for the team state dual meet tournament, finished the season ranked sixth in the state poll. The top four in each of the 14 weight classes will advance to the D-I district at Mansfield.
In Division II, Wauseon finished the regular season ranked eighth in the poll.
The Division II sectionals will be held Friday and Saturday at Bowling Green State University's Stroh Center.
The D-II meet will feature 26 teams, divided into North and South divisions.
The top four from each weight class in both the North and South divisions will advance to the district at BGSU.
In Division III, Delta captured the inaugural team state dual meet title last Saturday and finished ranked second in the state coaches poll. Archbold was ranked fifth.
Delta will compete at the D-III Archbold sectional, while other sites for area teams are Elmwood and Plymouth.
The top four in each weight class from each site will advance to the D-III district at BGSU.


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Monday, January 18, 2010
"Cemeteries in Crisis"
The cemetery is located in an area called The Eastern Townships in Quebec, just over the Vermont border. My ancestors all spoke English and now, both English and French is spoken.
There has been quite a bit of correspondence the past few days between me and both the archivist and curator of the The Missisquoi Musuem and Historical Society. Last week, I posted an article about my ancestor's Revolutionary War Redcoat and then about the new Canadian stamp. In an email, Heather, the curator wrote me stating, "There has been some good news on the Ten Eyck site as we have actually found it again. The fact still remains however that it is an abandoned site and at the moment as far as I know, it has no caretaker or funds to maintain it. Judy (the archivist) and I plan to go into it this summer and photograph each stone and update the information we have that was recorded in the 1970s. The Ten Eyck site is just a classic example of what is happening all over the Townships. At least it has be re-discovered and will be marked on our maps."
Since I took individual photos, and had them enlarged to the 8" x 10" size, I wrote back stating that I would be sending them to her. I have to wonder, if I am the only one to have ever taken photos there.
Heather wrote an article on January 18, 2009, how appropriate, a year ago today Missisquoi: Cemeteries in Crisis. I am so fortunate to have seen her article the other day. All of us who love cemeteries know about these problems. Since the article is rather long, I've decided to select several paragraphs to share.
For a number of years, the Missisquoi Historical Society in Stanbridge East has been looking after a number of "orphaned cemeteries" in what was once known as Missisquoi County. The society has provided basic maintenance – essentially regular grass mowing -- at no fewer than seventeen pioneer burial grounds. Most of these sites date back to the early 1800s when the first settlers were arriving in this part of Quebec. A number of these sites suffered neglect over the years before being taken under our wing. Some of them are on private property; title to others is sketchy at best.
Quite a few sites were located on private land. Here again, some landowners were willing to give us permission to visit the site, while others could not be reached. Of course, the fact that a cemetery is located on private land does not mean that it is looked after. The Wing burial ground, which is found in an apple orchard, is ignored by the landowner. The Ten Eyck site, in another orchard, has likely been destroyed."
2 comments:
- Jeff said...
I enjoyed reading your post, which I found through the GeneaBloggers Monday Madness post. I enjoy visiting cemeteries, and have taken part in the Gravestone Project that has been created to measure the effects of weathering on the old marble headstones.
Anyway, this reminds me of a small cemetery near my home that contains several Civil War veterans here in Central Pennsylvania. As far as I know, the cemetery is on American Legion property, but nobody takes care of it, and the area is mostly overgrown. If I hadn't found it on a map, I would have never known it was there. The sad thing is that people are aware of its existence, because last year I saw an American flag on one of the headstones around Memorial Day. Nonetheless, nobody wants to take the time to revitalize this spot.
Well, sorry for rambling! I plan to continue reading your blog, so maybe you'll hear from me again. :-)
- January 18, 2010 at 12:45 PM
- Barbara Poole said...
Hi Jeff, Glad you found this post, and please write at any time. Every Tuesday, I will post a cemetery stone, and I plan on doing a three-part series on cemetery research later this week. Thanks for writing.
- January 18, 2010 at 7:36 PM


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Pediatric Neurologist Bingham Blogs about Fulbright Scholar Experience in Armenia
- 04-19-2013
- By Jennifer Nachbur
In February 2013, University of Vermont Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics Peter Bingham, M.D., traveled from the relatively "new" United States to the ancient Armenian capital of Yerevan to embark on a Fulbright Scholar project designed to improve access to and systems involving referrals to pediatric neurologists. To chronicle his experience, he created a blog, titled "Parpetsy Neuro-Log," on which he shares not only clinical, but also social and cultural, observations and information.
Bingham joined his wife, Dana Walrath, Ph.D., a UVM research assistant professor of family medicine and medical anthropologist who is of Armenian descent and came to Yerevan in August 2012 as a 2012-13 Visiting Fulbright Scholar to work on her project, titled "Narrative Anthropology and Healing at Home and in the Homeland."
His sabbatical, though purposely-timed with his wife's trip, was prompted by Bingham's discovery that Armenian and American pediatric neurologists face many similar access issues related to their clinical specialty. He incorporated this issue into a Fulbright proposal and was awarded a 2012-13 scholarship in late 2012. For the past two months, he has been collaborating with the pediatric neurology department at Yerevan State Medical University to develop an educational outreach program, including a novel "docudrama" to improve the delivery of subspecialty child neurology services.
As a pediatric neurologist in Vermont, Bingham sees a broad range of patients that includes those with epilepsy, headache, genetic and inflammatory diseases of the nervous system (including muscular dystrophy), autism, developmental and learning problems, tics and Tourette syndrome. His research includes National Institutes of Health-supported work on developmental assessment and promotion of feeding by premature infants, as well as studies of therapeutic applications of breath biofeedback-focused computer games for children with cystic fibrosis and asthma, which have been funded by both the NIH and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. His research programs have led to two patents in the field of pediatric neurorehabilitation.
Armenia has a long, turbulent history that includes horrific genocide resulting in more than 1.5 million deaths during World War I. Founded in 782 B.C., the Southwestern Asian city of Yerevan is located on the banks of the river Hrazdan in the Ararat valley, and did not gain its independence until 1991. In the "About Parpetsy Neuro-Log" page of his blog site, Bingham explains that "The descendant's sense of belonging can be an infectious thing, and may also flow upstream. Though I will never be an Armenian, I somewhere believe that I am from Armenia, and that you are from Scotland, and … So I have moved to Parpetsy Street, with the help of Fulbright (your tax dollars at work), with cultural exchange and pediatric neurology systems on my agenda."
Bingham's blog posts are poignant, comical, honest, and insightful, and offer the reader a peek into the daily interactions of Bingham's life in this city of a little more than 1 million residents, and its surrounding region. In his "Early Milestone" post on February 2, 2013, Bingham writes "I've passed several milestones of Yerevantsi citizenship: a second, 2-hour Armenian lesson with the wonderful Anahid (everbody is a "the" in this language–these folks are the definite article)." Several days later, his blog post, titled "A Little Test of Time," recounts a patient interaction: "A 6 year old boy with speech delay sits by his mother through a 25 minute interview about his epilepsy. Normally he is pretty hyperactive at appointments, yet today he is somehow unusually quiet. He and I are joined in a silent movie, for the talk is going over our heads. Not a bad way to relate to someone though, to be restricted to their actions rather than their words. Back home, I will often introduce the notion of "Theory of Mind"– what autistic individuals lack – by asking a student to picture a silent film: see how the players anticipate each other's action, as though they are judging each other's intention."A later post, in March, shares some facts about the Armenian culture: "In a society where newly-weds typically move in with the husband's family of origin, it is the relationship between mother and paternal grandmother that is most notoriously strained. The assertive grandparents at the visits I've witnessed do indeed tend to be fathers' mothers."
Bingham will remain in Armenia through the end of June 2013.
Link to Walrath's blog.
(Some of the information in this article was adapted from a posting on the American University of Armenia Newsroom website.)


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Riobamba is a city in the Andean highlands of Ecuador. It's the starting point of the train ride to Nariz del Diablo. Most tourists flock in the evening before the train departure. File:C:\Users\Guest\Desktop\New Folder\IMG 7077
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By bus
There are connections to most major destinations in Ecuador, including Quito (3 hours), Guayaquil (6 hours) and Banos (1.5 hours).
By train
Riobamba is the terminus for the most famous train route in Ecuador, and that is run almost exclusively as a tourist attraction. It is part of the former Quito-Guayaquil railway that is gradually being restored. The passengers used to ride on the roof of the train from Riobamba to the Nariz del Diablo (Devil's nose). However, this is now prohibited due to recent deaths but is still allowed on special tourist trains. The scenery along the way is amazing; the best views are supposed to be at the right side. Some people have complained of the soot from the engine and so perhaps the best carriage to be on is the one in the middle, as the engine is moved from the front to the rear for the return journey. As the passengers are almost entirely tourists, expect children begging for candies along the track, and correspondingly a candyseller on the train.
The train will make a stop in Guamote and Alausi before heading down the switchbacks to Sibambe. There will be a small break to take some photos before heading back to Alausi and Riobamba. Most people choose to get off at Alausi and take a bus to Cuenca or back to Riobamba. The price is $11 for a ride from Riobamba down the Devil's nose and back to Alausi and $3.50 more to go all the way back to Riobamba.
The train departs Riobamba at 6:30-7:00 a.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Tickets go on sale on the day prior to departure and the ticket office hours are "usually" between 3 and 6 p.m. (Read: This is not 100% reliable). Tickets are quickly sold out, so be there early, preferably when the office opens. A safer way to ensure a ticket is to book through a travel agency in Quito, or book in advance two or three days in advance. If tickets are sold out in Riobamba, it's possible some may still be available in Alausi.
Ecuatorian Railways has a website: http://www.efe.gov.ec/
Get around
A bus costs 25 cents. Taxis are plentiful; most trips within town should be $1.
On a clear day don't miss the view of the surrounding mountains. The best views in the city are from parque 21 de abril, close to the train station.
Riobamba is the nearest city to Chimborazo_(volcano). Even if you're not a mountain climber, it could still be worth a visit: take a coach to the Whymper Lodge, stretch your legs, and boast that you've been further from the Earth's centre than the summit of Everest.
On Saturdays there is a small artesan market. It seems to be mainly aimed at locals rather than tourists, and is certainly more authentic than Otavalo. Between Pinchincha street and España you can find the best boutiques for people of any age. Or if you like malls, check out El Mall Del Centro locate on Leon Borjaand la circumbalacion by La Plaza de Toros
Riobamba does not lack for restaurants. If you like pizza, or fried chicken or whatever it is, check out la 10 de agosto (Riobamba's main avenue) for all your tasty needs. Lunch starts at $1.Cake at the Cafeteria Londres on Garcí a Moreno between 10 de Agosto and Primera Constituyente.
Drinking in Rio. (As the natives call Riobamba) isn't so hard to do. There are many places where you can go and enjoy a good drink. There is the bar "El Tentadero" and for the younger generation, "Las Pipas" Both are located across La Plaza de Toros on la 10 de Agosto.
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Senior Earns Award for Efforts on the Court and in the Classroom
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Yale senior middle blocker McHaney Carter has been recognized as one of the nation's top student-athletes for her combined performance on the court and in the classroom.
Carter has been named to the 2013‐14 Capital One Academic All‐District I Volleyball First Team. District I includes Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
"McHaney works really hard on and off the court," Yale head coach Erin Appleman said. "I'm really proud of her efforts to be successful. At Yale, you have the opportunity to have the best of both worlds and McHaney has done just that. She has succeeded in both the classroom and the court."
First‐team Academic All‐District honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All‐America Team ballot, where first‐, second‐ and third‐team All‐America honorees will be selected later this month.
A native of Southlake, Texas, Carter continues to lead the Bulldogs with 50 blocks and holds the team's second-best hitting percentage at .309 hitting.
The Bulldogs enter the weekend with a two-match lead in the Ivy League standings, with four conference matches remaining.
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How about lesser things not involving the state? Meaning previous engagements and cohabitations that did not result in marriage? How late is it too late? How early is it too early?
I don't think there's a one-size-fits-all answer to the perfect timeline for mentioning previous relationships. The length of the relationship, when it occurred, and whether there were any children all are going to factor into that, for one thing. I was married for 16 months when I was 20-21 y.o. There were no children, and the divorce was over 11 years ago, but generally the marriage still gets mentioned casually with some regularity because having occurred at such a young age it is something of a cornerstone of my adult life. On the other hand, i was briefly engaged to the man that I dated for 7 years after that, yet only rarely refer to him as my ex-fiancé because the engagement had such a small role in our overall relationship that I just don't think about it. DBF has a child with his first wife, so that marriage was out in the open from day one. He and his second wife however separated after only four months, and do not have any children together. He does not talk about her, and one of the few times he has he referred to her as an ex-girlfriend. When I called him on it, his explanation was that she felt more like an ex-girlfriend than an ex-wife, and from the circumstances of their marriage, I can understand how that could be a truth not an excuse.I did know about both marriages from almost the beginning, because I did run him through the public records. When we met, I did title searches as a large part of my job, and in the county where we lived any domestic incidences (and divorce records) were filed in the same office as real estate liens. Even though he did not present any red flags of being an abuser, I wanted to run his name through the system out of an abundance of caution. Both his divorces had been filed in that county, so they both showed up in the search. All this is my long-winded way to say that I can see (from personal experience), how and why a previous engagement or marriage might not come up right away, or why someone might run a "public records" search on their date.
While I expect that previous marriages/engagements, etc would eventually be disclosed, especially as the relationship progresses, I wouldn't tell someone that they had to say so on the first date. If these are absolute deal breakers, then that person needs to say so "My religious beliefs/paranoi/etc. prevent me from dating someone who is divorced. If you have married in the past, I'm sorry but I don't think we should go out."If the divorce is disclosed at any time after the first date, then the person who has the personal issue with it and didn't say so, IMO, doesn't have much of a right to be angry.
I don't know if I missed a post where someone brought these up, but I can tell you some circumstances in which early disclosure is critical:1. Religious reasons. Some religions do not accept divorce for any cause, and some only accept it as valid for limited reasons (such as adultery by the other spouse, abuse, or other such). Some regard cohabitation or even "scrabble" as the same as marriage, even if there was never a formal ceremony. If the uninformed party to the prospective relationship belongs to one of these categories, they may need to know whether the other is "eligible". It's unpleasant to get involved with someone only to find out that you've invested emotionally in an impossibility....
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
July 28th – August 3rd 2014
Booth Number 3131; Hangar C
Hamilton continues to host "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration" with more than 500,000 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) members. Each year, the week-long event enjoys the unmatched roster of daily events including air shows, movies, concerts, forums, workshops, demonstrations and more.
Nicolas Ivanoff, the famous French aerobatic pilot with nearly 20 years of air show performances under his belt, will perform thrilling stunts at the event in his Hamilton-branded Edge 540 plane.


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Feb. 25, 2011
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -
Today's game between the Cal State Northridge Matadors (2-2) and the Valparaiso Crusaders (0-3) has been suspended in the top of the first inning due to rain.
The game, originally scheduled for 2 p.m. this afternoon, was moved up to 1 p.m. in anticipation of bad weather during the day. The game will now be resumed at its point of suspension tomorrow at noon.
The first batter of the game for Valparaiso singled to right field as a light rain fell on Matador Field. Conditions continued to worsen as the inning wore on, and it began to have an effect on the game.
Junior pitcher Carlos Gonzalez, Jr. started the game on the mound for the Matadors and had trouble keeping control of his pitches with the rain and wind. He walked the second batter before getting Valparaiso's Kyle Gaedele to strike out looking.
Gonzalez walked the bases loaded with one out and threw his next pitch over catcher Steven Keller's head, scoring the run from third and advancing the runners to second and third.
After the run scored, the umpires decided to put the game in a rain delay to try to wait out the conditions. The Matadors laid the tarp on the field and lifted it about 20 minutes later, just before a sudden downpour caused the umpires to suspend the game.
Today's game will resume tomorrow at 12 p.m. at the point of suspension. Valparaiso will be batting in the top half of the first inning with runners on second and third and leading 1-0.


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Lawsuit: Male stripper did show at NY nursing home
Published 5:34 pm, Tuesday, April 8, 2014
WEST BABYLON, N.Y. — An 85-year-old woman with dementia had a male stripper gyrate in front of her against her will at her suburban New York nursing home, according to a lawsuit filed by her family but the facility's lawyer said Tuesday the performance had been requested by its residents.
John Ray, the attorney for Bernice Youngblood and her family, said the woman's son found a photograph of a man in white briefs dancing in front of his mother when he visited her in January 2013 at East Neck Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
The photo, which Ray distributed to reporters, shows Youngblood putting money into the dancer's waistband. Ray said Youngblood had been urged to participate and did so against her will.
Franklin Youngblood, who attended the news conference outside the Long Island facility, said he immediately went to a nursing supervisor for an explanation. The lawsuit claims the nurse attempted to grab the photo from him.
Ray said Bernice Youngblood, who herself had worked as a health aide for the elderly when she was younger, had her dignity taken away when "nursing home employees subjected her to this disgraceful sexual perversion."
Bernice Youngblood, who attended the news conference in a wheelchair with some of her relatives at her side, mumbled in a barely audible voice that she felt "terrible" and "ashamed" about what happened, but had no specific recollection of the details of the incident.
Ray said he has yet to determine who took the photograph, or how it got in the woman's bedroom drawer.
Howard Fensterman, an attorney representing the facility, said a 16-member resident committee had requested the September 2012 performance and the nursing home paid the $250 fee.
Fensterman said the facility's management reserves the right to reject a request by the residents' committee, particularly if the activity were deemed detrimental."But in this instance these are adults who wanted to have this activity, they requested it, they voted on it and the nursing home approved of it," he said.The claims and counter-claims came during a sequence of heated news conferences outside the facility in West Babylon. Reporters and cameramen jostled in a large scrum around Fensterman and Ray when they briefly became embroiled in an argument after Ray presented his counterpart with a copy of the lawsuit complaint.Fensterman said the girlfriend of one of Youngblood's sons had taken her to the stripper show, and not nursing home employees.Ray said Youngblood's son disputed that claim and, in any case, that does not mean Bernice Youngblood was not harmed by what she saw.Fensterman also chided Ray for claiming that Bernice Youngblood was suffering from dementia, while at the same time noting the woman signed a power of attorney document claiming she was competent to sign it."Ms. Youngblood suffers from partial dementia," Ray said. "She has moments of partial lucidity."


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LL Cool J says it "feels phenomenal" to be co-hosting tonight's Grammy Nominations Concert Live! alongside Taylor Swift.
The 44-year-old rapper is preparing to present the prestigious music awards event at Bridgestone Arena, in Nashville - which features some of the hottest acts around.
The actual awards ceremony won't take place for a few months, but LL is already feeling the excitement thanks to tonight's show.
"It feels phenomenal," he told ET when asked about co-hosting the event with Taylor.
"I think that people will be pleasantly surprised, and hopefully they'll really enjoy themselves. I'm hoping that this building is just full of fans that just want to have a great time and listen to great music."
Maroon 5, fun., Luke Bryan and Ne-Yo are among the performers in this evening's show, and have been rehearsing ahead of the event. The annual concert - which started in 2007 – is usually held in Los Angeles, but LL says the shift to Nashville is suggestive of the event's focus on real artists.
"This is a music show for music fans," he said.
"By leaving Los Angeles and coming to Nashville and doing the show here, we're proving to everyone that this show really is for everybody. I think we're taking a leap of faith, and you should take it with us."
Carly Rae Jepsen is hotly tipped to score several nominations tonight.
Billboard.com editor Tye Comer told ABC News that although the singer might not receive a nod for her smash hit Call Me Maybe, she is likely to be recognised for making a big impact on the music scene this year.
"I think that she is going to certainly get a Best New Artist nomination but the popular songs, the ones that you can never get away from on radio, aren't necessarily the ones that the Grammy voting committee gives nominations to. I definitely think that Jepsen can expect to have a few nominations under her belt," he explained.
Tye also thinks R&B artist Frank Ocean will be named in all four big categories; Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist.
The music expert expects British folk band Mumford & Sons to get a number of look-ins, including Record of the Year for I Will Wait.
The concert will be broadcast live in the US from 10 pm ET tonight.
The Grammy Awards ceremony will take place on February 10 in Los Angeles.


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Jeremy Hefner contributed in every way he could to the Mets' 6-3 win over the Phillies on Tuesday, which evened up a three-game series.
Hefner (1-2) had a night of firsts. He picked up his first major league win with six strong innings in which he allowed three runs on six hits and struck out four. More surprisingly, Hefner collected his first major league hit -- a towering fly ball over the left field fence for a solo homer in the fourth.
Omar Quintanilla also provided an unexpected spark in the lineup. Quintanilla, who was called up earlier in the day, went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored.
Joe Blanton (4-5) struggled for the third straight start for the Phillies, getting tagged for six runs in five-plus innings.
Scott Hairston delivered the big blow for the Mets. After the Phillies cut the Mets' lead to 4-3 in the sixth, Hairston hit a two-run homer to give New York some insurance.
The loss wrapped up a rough day for the Phillies, who placed starting pitcher Roy Halladay on the 15-day disabled list with a right latissimus dorsi strain. He is expected to miss 6-to-8 weeks.
The Phillies got on the board first after Jimmy Rollins started the game with a leadoff double, went to third on Juan Pierre's bunt and scored on a wild pitch.
The Mets quickly took the lead. Blanton hit Mike Baxter to start the bottom of the first, then gave up back-to-back singles to Kirk Nieuwenhuis and David Wright to tie the game. Three batters later, Ike Davis delivered a two-out single to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.
Brian Schneider tied the game for the Phillies in second with a long home run to right field.
The Mets quickly regained the lead, though. Quintanilla hit his first of two doubles to start off the second inning, then scored two batters later when Baxter hustled out an RBI double.
After Hefner's homer gave the Mets a 4-2 lead, the Phillies were able to put together a rally. Pierre led off the sixth with a single, then Hunter Pence hit a hard ground ball down the third-base line that Baxter could not corral along the left field fence. Because of the defensive struggles, Pierre scored and Pence advanced to third. However, the Phillies were unable to tie the game when Ty Wigginton grounded out to first, Shane Victorino struck out and Placido Polanco flew out to left.
Just as quickly as the Phillies seemed to be back in the game, Hairston came up with his crippling shot to take them out of it.
Bobby Parnell and Jon Rauch kept the Phillies bats quiet before Frank Francisco came in to pick up his 14th save of the season.
Game Notes
The Mets have won seven of their last 10 games...The Mets have won a major league-best 18 games against teams over .500...The Mets hit homers in six of their last seven games (10 total)...With two more two-out runs, the Mets remain tied for most two-out runs in the majors with 108...Wright snapped an 0-for-14 slump with a first-inning single...Francisco has saved his last six opportunities...Blanton has allowed 19 earned runs in his last three starts (13 2/3 innings), raising his earned run average from 2.96 to 5.05. He has allowed nine home runs in May (36 1/3 innings) after only allowing one in April (26 innings)...Blanton has allowed 11 earned runs in 12 1/3 innings in his two starts at Citi Field.


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October 16, 2012 > City supports local businesses destroyed by fire
Union City's Deputy City Manager Tony Acosta visited the Alvarado Place Shopping Center, 31875 Alvarado Boulevard (at Dyer Street), Union City, to view the damage caused by the four-alarm fire that affected 10 businesses and injured one firefighter. The City will work with the business and property owners on recovery efforts."In 17 years, the City has not had a fire of this magnitude. We appreciate the prompt response by the Alameda County Fire Department and Fremont and Hayward Fire Departments. We also wish the firefighter, who was injured in this incident, the very best for a speedy recovery. The City stands with the businesses affected and is doing what it can to get them back on their feet," said Acosta. "City staff continues to work hard to keep the area safe. This disaster has dealt a physical and mental blow to the business owners and we're committed to helping them recover and rebuild."The City of Union City will assist business owners by expediting the permitting process and help identify other available properties in the City.If you are a business affected by the fire and require assistance, contact the City's Economic and Community Development Department at (510) 675-5319.


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What if we all chip in to buy ad space for billboards near the stadium to ask Fireman Ed to reconsider?
This situation is just another example. Fireman Ed quits on the team and its fans and it's our fault. It's laughable.
This has been suggested before, but it's appropriate now more than ever imo.
How about we organize a "baldy brawl" in the parking lot before one of the games between SAR I and Fireman Ed, and the winner of this showdown gets to take over as the leader of the Jets chant?
Who's with me???
I belive so, he is one of the biggest Jets fans, they obviously cared enough to give him perks here and there. So yes I belive they are definitely starting to sweat a little.
By the way to the guys giving him crap. Remember when he wasn't around for a couple of games. And the big board would always show someone random to lead the chant. And half the time is wasn't very loud. My first Jets game was when I was 12 and to the Jets vs Dolphins. We won but when I heard that Jets chant I thought It was incredible. It would be so loud and you really felt a sense of Belongingess. Sadly I was at the pats game on thanksgiving and Im happy I was there now. Just because I was there for his last chant..
Yea Im really stoned
@nyjetscap: For those who don't remember Ed left before in 2005. I don't recall if it was back related or he was upset at them not choosing ny but...
@nyjetscap: It was a complete dud of a crowd without him leading the chants. The #jets tried to phase him out later on putting others on screen to lead
What a ****ing joke this fan base is. What did the guy ever do? Pump up the ****ing stadium?!?! Joke.
Just saying that if sg3 declared on a blog that he's done with the Jets and is leaving we'd all call him a quitter and disloyal and a bunch of really bad names.
Fireman Ed does it and it's, oh poor Ed, what have we done, it's out fault, we're horrible fans, just terrible people.


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WEST HAVEN, Conn. – Yale dropped two games to Holy Cross Sunday, losing the first 16-6 and the second 8-3. Holy Cross was the home team, despite playing at Historic Yale Field, due to field conditions.
In the first game (seven innings), Holy Cross jumped out to a second-inning lead and held it for the rest of the game. Yale starter Chris Lanham had his first rough outing, eventually allowing nine earned runs in 3 2/3 innings. He walked two, hit a batter, and surrendered three singles to make the score 5-0 in favor of Holy Cross.
In the top of the third, Derek Brown walked and moved to third on a Robert Baldwin double. Nate Adams singled to right field for the RBI, making the score 5-1.
In the bottom half, Holy Cross' Jack St. Clair homered to open the inning, making the score 5-2.
In the bottom of the fourth, St. Clair would hit an RBI single as part of a three run inning. David McCullough relieved Lanham with two outs and allowed no hits in the inning. The score was 9-1 heading into the top of the fifth.
The Bulldogs fought back in the following half inning. Adams walked and Eric Hsieh was hit by pitch, then Jacob Hunter hit a fielder's choice that removed Hsieh from the bases. With two outs, Harrison White hit an RBI single to right field that scored Adams and moved Hunter to second. Cale Hanson drew a key walk to load the bases for Green Campbell, who was hit by pitch to score another run. With the bases still juiced, Brown doubled deep down the left field line, clearing the bases and shortening the Holy Cross lead to 9-6.
A tough sixth inning for Yale left the game out of reach. Holy Cross scored seven runs on five hits and two errors, putting the score to 16-6. That would become final as the Elis were shut out in the top of seven.
In game number two, Holy Cross jumped out ahead early again. In the second inning, Michael Coleman hit a batter and gave up three singles, good for two Crusader runs to make the score 2-0.
In the fifth inning, Yale took the lead. Baldwin doubled to left field, and Adams was hit by pitch. White singled to left field, loading the bases as Baldwin froze to ensure the hit would land safely. Hanson and Campbell followed with an RBI single and double, respectively, scoring three in total to make the more 3-2.
Holy Cross put up three of its own, however, in the bottom of the fifth. Four consecutive singles and a fielding error led to those three runs, taking back the lead at 5-3.
Holy Cross would go on to score one in the sixth inning and two in the eighth. The Bulldogs couldn't quite get on the scoreboard again, ending the game at 8-3.
Yale (7-9) plays next Wednesday at Quinnipiac at 3:00 PM EDT.
Report by Skylar Shibayama '16, Yale Sports Publicity


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Well in this case you'd have to continue paying for the car but it no longer can move.
The point here is that nobody is claiming like they aren't giving you a contract with regards to the car. An auto loan is clearly a contract and most dealers don't advertise them anyways, they typically advertise the cars and their financing options.
In this case, T-Mobile is advertising no contract plans that aren't actually no contract plans, which is why they're getting sued. I wasn't aware that they were doing this, but if they really were, then the advertisements are clearly misleading.
I'm a subscriber, and I don't see the deception. Somewhat inadequate disclosure, maybe, but I have no service contract. And I always understood that the phone was so much down, so much a month for so many months. And that was EXACTLY how it was explained.
Now, I bought my new phone for $99 down, $51 tax (dead giveway that this is not so simple there!!!), shipping, and $2/month for 24 months. My phone will cost me about $636, tax & shipping included.
And in 2 years, when I 've paid off the phone, or so
T-Mobile is advertising no contract plans that aren't actually no contract plans
They actually *are* no-contract plans, it's the phone that has a loan (contract). So while you're kinda functionally correct in your statement, legally you're not, which is why this likely will go away.
Personally, I haven't seen them be deceptive about it when you actually go into the store or try to buy a phone online; they're very clearly 1) showing you your separate monthly cost of the phone and 2) showing how much left you o
There is no fixed term to your service, there is no penalty for terminating the service (you just pay back what you borrowed, no extra $100 "convenience" fee), and there's no automatic renewal. I haven't read all of the fine print, but if they're anything like my own cell phone company (which also has a no contract option), you can pay off the balance owing for the phone at any time, too.
You're being pedantic and deliberately obtuse, when you know full well that they are not offering a term contract.
Legally every purchase you make is a contract. But in this context it's pretty clear what they mean by "no-contract": You can use the service without committing yourself to recurring payments.
From their website it seems like they're separating the concepts of financing a new phone and using the service as much as they should need to and they let you pay up front if you want to do that. If you want a phone you have to pay for it. Anyone who thinks this is unfair is clearly delusional from years of absurd mar
Tiny difference. It's more like the dealer where you have that monthly plan going also has a fuel station and you'd have to use his fuel station for your fuel needs or the rest of the amount you owe is due tomorrow.
The contract is only if you don't pay for the phone upfront. Obviously if you are pating for it a month at a time they want you to finish paying before you leave.
Right now, you can walk into a T Mobile store, plunk down cash and get a smartphone and not have a contract beyond a month to month agreement; which you can end without fees.
I wonder if it was AT&T or Verizon the complained?
Right now, you can walk into a T Mobile store, plunk down cash and get a smartphone and not have a contract beyond a month to month agreement; which you can end without fees.
You can do that with just about any carrier. The only real difference is that T-Mobile cuts you a break on your per month price for not taking a subsidized phone. With Verizon, AT&T, or any other carrier you can sign up without a contract, its just that you'll be paying the same price as the guys who took the free/cheap phones.
Try sprint. Even if out of contract and paying month to month, ANY change to your service and they FORCE you into a two year contract. Even if your phone is totally paid for. Terminate early and get an early termination fee.
The point is that this has been the case with all the carriers for quite some time. You could go month to month and not get the included phone. Now you don't get a rate break if you don't do it, but you don't have the early termination fee either.
By advertising them as a no-contract network they were deceiving potential customers and putting themselves at a competitive advantage without actually having to do anything other than claim that they were doing something differently.
Does "no contracts" mean "You *can* get service without a contract" or does it mean "It is impossible to get stuck in any contract".
It is pretty obvious that they mean the former. The only way to offer the latter is to remove the *option* to pay for your phone over 2 years and force every customer to pay for their phone up front.
This is a better system because it gives customers more options.
Also I'm fairly sure that they explain to people that they are signing a contract to pay for their phone when they
Obviously if you are paying for it a month at a time they want you to finish paying before you leave.
Not. What is "obvious" to me is that if there truly wasn't a contract then canceling service would not impact the loan schedule on the phone. If you got a loan to pay for that phone from your local credit union instead of T-mobile, they wouldn't require immediate payment if you canceled service. That right there is proof that the loan is actually a contract for service.
Meanwhile, if someone is in such financial straits that they have to cancel their phone service then having to immediately pay off the ba
But, you have the option of buying a phone off newegg or ebay and activating it on a plan with no contract or termination fee. Why WOULDN'T they charge you for the hardware if you haven't paid it off yet?
I don't mind the idea of an installment plan for a phone. I mind them threatening to make it due NOW if you dare to cancel your contract. People who can't pay the whole sum now (like, say, people who'd buy a phone for a few hundred on an installment plan) are FORCED into staying with them because they cannot afford to get out.
I can't believe that cute girl would do such a thing.
No, but opting to the "with oil" service and later changing your mind doesn't make your loan due in full the moment you decide to go to a different garage.
There is no annual contract for cell phone usage.
There is an annual contract for the cell phone. Or you can pay for your phone on your cell phone with your credit card. Those don't have 'annual fees' (usually) but you still have to pay them off.
T-Mobile is offering consumers the ability to pay for the phone over time - at the same overall cost as if they paid up front - and my state's AG is complaining that they are requiring you still pay for the phone if you walk away from their phone service.
My tax dollars at work, ladies and gentlemen. Since a recent past AG (Gregoire) became governor, I imagine this guy has political aspirations as well and is looking for resume padding he can offer up come election season.
They're complaining that the advertising claims there is no contract, when in fact there is still a contract about the phone....just not the cell service.
All they have to do is update the advertising to make it clear that the money is still owing on the phone--which is just common sense in any case.
The advertising just says there is no annual service contract, and that you can use your existing phone. If they were advertising a new phone for free with no future payments there might be a problem, but they didn't do that.
Mark my words, AT&T and/or Verizon put this AG up to it. We can't have that pesky competition stuff going on.
Unless I'm seriously mistaken here, it seems that the rest of the amount you owe for the phone is due instantly and in full the moment you cancel your contract. Which means that people who cannot afford to pay the whole sum right now (like, say, people who can't simply buy a phone but have to turn to options where you can pay it over time) are locked into their phone service provider contract because they cannot afford to get out of it. Sure, they could cancel it any time without cancellation fee, but at th
I don't see how they are being deceptive. There is no contract for their service. If you want to do financing for a phone through them, there is an agreement for that, but that is something entirely different and not required at all. I can go in there and get cell phone service and not sign a contract. I can even get cell phone coverage and buy a phone from them (outright) without a contract. But if I want to take advantage of their financing for phones, then of course I need to have some type of agreem
I guess the "no contracts" thing would be true if you could stop service and just paythe phone installment monthly charge, because you're not paying a service contract at all, rather you're buying a phone on time payments, and part and parcel with time payments is if you stop paying the time payments, you owe for the whole purchase price. IANAL, don't try this at home, etc etc
You mean to tell me that T-Mobile isn't selling smartphones for the low-low price of a single month of their cheapest plan?!!?!? THAT'S A RIDICULOUS ASSAULT ON MY RIGHTS AND INTERNET PRIVACY AND STUFF!!!
Really? Who cares about this?
One that says much more about Bob Ferguson than it does T-Mobile.
Go prepaid with automatic pay.
My understanding is that if you just buy phone service there's no early termination fees at all. That "early termination" fee only comes into play if you buy a handset at the same time and elect to pay for the handset in installments. In that case they'll include the installment payment for the handset on your bill each month as a separate charge, and if you terminate service you're responsible for paying off the balance of the contract for the handset. But that's hardly deceptive, I mean when was the last
Machines that have broken down will work perfectly when the repairman arrives.


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Bowling Green 76, St. Bonaventure 65
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio ,-- A furious second half comeback came up a few minutes short as St. Bonaventure lost to a veteran Bowling Green team 76-65 in the second round of the WNIT on Monday night at the Stroh Center.
St. Bonaventure struggled throughout the first half and found itself trailing 36-15 at halftime. The Bonnies looked like a different team in the second half and gradually climbed back into the game. Katie Healy's jumper with 4:00 left capped a 14-5 run that pulled the Bonnies within 65-57, but that was as close as the visitors came as the Falcons made free throws down the stretch to hang on and advance. The Bonnies outscored BG 50-40 in the second half.
St. Bonaventure's season ends at 24-11, the second most wins in school history.
Sophomore forward Katie Healy led the Bonnies with 22 points and classmate Hannah Little had 17 points and 18 rebounds.
Bowling Green, which is now 15-0 on its home court, advanced to the WNIT's third round and will host Michigan on Thursday.
Michigan 68, Duquesne 52
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Duquesne women's basketball team's season ended on Monday night after a 68-52 loss to Michigan in the 2nd Round of the WNIT.
Orsi Szecsi and Wumi Agunbiade played their final game as a Duquesne Duke by scoring 16 and 13 points respectively. April Robinson added 13 for the Dukes who finish 2013-14 with a record of 20-13. Agunbiade recorded a career-high six assists.
U-M's Cyesha Force, a Second-Team All-Big Ten selection, recorded a double-double of 24 points and 11 rebounds - both game-highs. Shannon Smith and Siera Thompson added 12 points each for the Wolverines who improve to 20-13. Smith also had a game-high seven assists.
The Dukes started out struggling from the floor, making only two of their first 11 shots as the Wolverines opened up a 10-point at 15-5 lead at the 12:33 mark of the 1st half. After a Jose-Ann Johnson "and-1", the Dukes cut the deficit in half, making the score 19-14 with 6:55 to play in the half.
U-M would hold Duquesne to just one basket over the next 3:05 as Smith's layup at 3:34 as the Wolverines reclaimed a double-figure lead at 27-16. A layup by Madison Ristovski closed out the 1st half scoring and doubled up Duquesne at 36-18.
Val Driscoll made the first field goal of the 2nd half to give U-M its first 20-point lead at 38-18. The Wolverines' lead was 25 at 47-22 after back-to-back fast break baskets from Gorcee and Driscoll, which forced a Duquesne timeout at 13:39.
The Michigan lead would get as high as 32 points when a Page Rakers 3-pointer made the score 56-24 with 10:39 remaining in the game. Duquesne came back with a 17-4 run over the next 4:57 that included 3-pointers by Szecsi, Agunbiade and Robinson which made the score 60-41 with 5:22 left. Robinson scored the final points of the season with a 3-pointer with 20 seconds remaining that made the score 68-52
After shooting 28.6 percent (8-28) in the 1st half, the Dukes improved in the 2nd half, making 51.0 percent (14-27) from the floor. Michigan, who is the top rebounding team in the Big Ten Conference, bested the Dukes on the glass 36-22. U-M also dominated in the paint, outscoring the Dukes 34-16.
The seniors - Agunbiade, Szecsi, Raegan Moore and Oditte Odisho - finish their career tied as the winningest class in program history with 88 victories.


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A mild earthquake has struck along the coast west of downtown Los Angeles, but there are no immediate reports of damages or injuries.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-3.2 quake struck at 7:52 p.m. Friday and was widely felt across the city.
The epicenter was a mile southeast of Marina del Rey and two miles north of Los Angeles International Airport.
An airport police watch commander said he felt the quake, but no one called about it.
Did you feel the quake? Let us know in the comments. You can also click this link to report to the USGS.