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ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (May 9) - Hampton University plated two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Lady Pirates rally passed the Florida A&M Softball team, 4-3 in the quarterfinal round of the 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Softball Tournament, Thursday evening at the Ormond Beach Softball Complex.
FAMU (20-31) finished the contest with a game-high seven hits, as Robbielyn Roberson, Corinne Gordon and Genesis Lopez finished with two hits each for the Lady Rattlers.
HU (32-23) tallied four hits in the contest as Carla Tremble finished with two of them.
In a pitcher's duel, Jailyn Jackson (25-10), the MEAC Pitcher of the Year, got the win for the Lady Pirates as she pitched seven complete innings, allowing seven hits, three earned runs and striking out four in her 35 batters faced.
Jennifer Lindsey (13-19) took the loss for the Lady Rattlers as she pitched six and two-third innings, allowing four hits, three earned runs and striking out six across 28 batters faced.
FAMU grabbed the early 1-0 advantage in the top of the fourth inning as Kieifi Myrick scored on a Genesis Lopez single to right center.
HU tied the contest at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning as Shine Huwe scored on an Adrianna Scott single to right field.
The Lady Rattlers regained the lead at 2-1 in the top of the sixth inning when Tikeya Strong drove in Naesha Lewis on a hit through the right side.
HU tied the game at 2-2 in the home-half of the sixth on a Taylor McCoy solo homer to right field.
Lopez gave the Lady Rattlers, a 3-2 lead in the top of the seventh inning as she singled to right field, scoring Roberson, who doubled to right field in her at-bat.
The Lady Pirates would plate two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning as Trimble, who doubled down the left field line in her at-bat, scored on a FAMU fielding error and then would win the game on a Margaret Wilkins sacrifice fly to center field scoring Bianca Vallejo from third base.
With the loss, FAMU drops into the elimination bracket as they will face Norfolk State in the first elimination game Friday, May 10 at the Ormond Beach Softball Complex in a 10 a.m. start, whereas Hampton advances to the MEAC Softball Tournament semifinals and will face Savannah State at 1 p.m.


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A new study demonstrates how the brain follows Ben Franklin's famous dictum, "Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste."
The research – conducted by Research Assistant Professor Richard Heitz and Jeffrey Schall, Ingram Professor of Neuroscience, at Vanderbilt University – has found that the brain actually switches into a special mode when pushed to make rapid decisions.
The study was published Nov. 7 in the journal Neuron.
"What this means is that identical information presented to the brain is analyzed differently under speed stress than under accuracy stress," Schall said.
These unexpected results are controversial and important because they are at odds with currently accepted mathematical models of decision making, which are being used to understand psychiatric and neurological disorders. For example, people with certain types of brain damage seem to get stuck in a hasty, impulsive mode of deciding, and the models provide some indication for how this might happen mechanically in the brain.

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A young Ottawa architect and an established dentist are among those who have turned to glass, the sassy new darling of the housing industry, to solve two very different design challenges: the first to explode tight inside spaces; the second to maximize outstanding views.
The architect - a 40-year-old father of a toddler and a newborn daughter - bought a slim lot in Hintonburg that was a smidgen under 24 feet across and chose to design a crisp two-storey home boasting more glass than solid walls.
Inside, Rick Shean used it for walls, stairs, even a large walk-in shower. The actual house is 16 feet four inches wide, yet it feels much more open because of the glass, says Shean, who works with a master of the material, Ottawa architect Chris Simmonds.
"I love glass," says Shean, who boasts he can sit in the rear of his three-bedroom home, look through a courtyard and out the large windows of the front to the street beyond.
"Everything is about the transfer of light." The rooms, he says, continually change character through the day, especially at sunrise and sunset.
"It's best to be neat and tidy," he adds, "but if not we pull down the blinds and we go from public to private spaces."
The confirmed minimalist has no desire to build a bigger house. "There is 1,500 square feet on two levels and a crazy room for the kids in the basement. There is more than enough room for us."
It was Simmonds and Shean who also captured big views of the water, the Gatineau Hills and the Parliament Buildings in the Ottawa River home of an engaging dentist who bought the property in 2007 because he loved the location and views.
There was talk of renovating the existing modern two-storey on the site, but Sim-monds warned costs would be excessive and the end product wouldn't be ideal.
"There was a big stone fireplace blocking my view of the river," says the owner. Sim-monds turned the direction of the house 90 degrees so the longest walls of the house face the river and downtown Ottawa. The water side of the home is virtually all glass.
"Now I have a three-sided fireplace that is smack in the middle of the house. It is in exactly the right place," says the owner, who is only too happy to personally clean all of his windows for the time being.
"I am enjoying the spaces now," he says, adding he wanted a home that would be a natural gathering spot for his family and friends.
The Ottawa River house is the latest offering from Simmonds and his long-running fascination with glass, linking inside spaces to gardens and the outside.
"So many of us are driven by a desire to connect with what is happening in nature, simply because it is so restorative to our nervous system and to our souls," he says, opting for a bank of large windows on the southern side of his own home on Riverdale Avenue in Old Ottawa South. "What's really stupendous is to get glass to stretch from floor to ceiling so it feels like the inside is outside."
Simmonds - who refers to his addiction to the architecture of glass - also turned to the material because his Australian-born wife, Inga D'Arcy, missed the sun and light of her homeland. And for those who suffer with seasonal affective disorder or SAD, moping through low light and winter, glass and light are a natural fix.
When you practise this brand of architecture, it's just as key to successfully frame the view of a garden or 100-year-old oak tree as to arrive at the right combination of room proportions, says Simmonds. He followed this theory with another riverfront home that earned him top honours at the recent Greater Ottawa Home Builders' Association Housing Design Awards.
The front windows of the Cornwall home look through the branches of a majestic oak tree to the St. Lawrence River.
"When you put in lots of glass, you have to have something to look at."
Another master of glass architecture, Barry Hobin, designed an Island Park Drive home for a young entrepreneur and his family that came a close second in a custom home category.
"My favourite part of the house is all of the glass and being able to see the neighbouring park," the owner said in an interview earlier this year.
Hobin's own Rideau Canal home has large panels of glass.
"Glass is really a magical material," says Friedemann Weinhardt, owner of Design First Interiors and part of the design team that won provincial honours for the renovation of an Ottawa River home that maximizes water views from the master bedroom and entertaining areas on the main floor.
"There are new uses for the material. It is quite clear there are more purposes than windows," says Weinhardt. "You can do walls in glass. Stairs in glass. It removes all barriers and opens up spaces."
Then there are glass artists who trade granite for chunky slabs of glass in the kitchen or cabinet makers who combine glass and light to showcase prized possessions.
Ottawa designer Penny Southam called on a Montreal firm to craft thick slabs of glass to install in a Westboro kitchen. She also installed a series of coloured lights behind glass and ceiling wall panels in the room, making it shimmer.
Architect John Donkin is a big glass man, positioning it so there's still privacy, yet also light. "I can sit in my backyard and see through to the front street. It is wonderful," says Donkin, adding he hasn't seen a window that he hasn't wanted to make bigger.
Yet big windows are becoming an expensive option, thanks to the revised Ontario Building Code, which makes it virtually mandatory to use the more expensive triple-glazed windows when the glass-to-wall ratio exceeds 22 per cent. There is also a strong likelihood triple-glazed windows will be necessary when the wall-to-glass ratio exceeds the lower category of 17 to 22 per cent. Under the old code, which was updated in January, double glazing was good enough.
The new code is pushing for tougher energy levels to reduce energy consumption, which is a challenge in a city where temperatures can flex between 32 C in summer to a frigid -32 C in winter.
Builders may still be able to use double-glazed windows if they use a double low e argon film coating when the glass ratio ranges between 17 and 22 per cent, says Gary Sharp, EnviroHome co-ordinator for the Canadian Home Builders' Association.
There are also options to use more insulation in the walls and roof to meet the tougher energy demands of the code, says Sharp. Some designs will need computer modelling and working with energy consultants to meet the tougher code.
But be ready to pay substantially more for windows that make up more than 22 per cent of a home, he says.
Triple-glazed windows are 30-to 40-percent more expensive than double-glazed windows, says Mike Lynch, a veteran of the industry now working with Window Works.
A 60-by-90-inch double-glazed window with low e and filled with argon gas would typically cost $1,000, he says. A triple-pane window is about $1,400 and the industry's most energy-efficient window - a triple-pane window filled with Krypton - costs about $1,900.
The cost is still less than stone or brick cladding, but likely similar to siding, he says.
There is the added problem of supporting the heavier windows, working with architects and modifying designs, says Lynch.
But glass architecture and Ottawa's climate can work together, says Simmonds, adding that he puts extra insulation in the walls and roof and usually locates windows on southern exposures with large roof overhangs to cut down on the direct rays of the sun.
He is also a fan of heated floors to reduce drafts. "You want the views and you want to be warm. You can have both."
The power of glass
A young Ottawa architect and an established dentist are among those who have turned to glass, the sassy new darling of the housing industry, to solve two very different design challenges: the first to explode tight inside spaces; the second to maximize outstanding views.


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Demand-based pricing to return for all Brewers games in 2013
MILWAUKEE – After a successful limited launch in 2011 and 2012, Demand-Based Pricing for Brewers games will return with an expanded menu of offerings in 2013.
MILWAUKEE – After a successful limited launch in 2011 and 2012, Demand-Based Pricing for Brewers games will return with an expanded menu of offerings in 2013.
Demand-Based Pricing provides the best ticket value for fans, and after offering it for nine games last year, the Brewers will expand to all 81 games this year. The pricing will be implemented in the Loge Outfield, Loge Bleacher and Terrace Reserved seating categories.
Demand-Based Pricing helps teams more accurately price tickets for individual games and provide fans with more price options. By utilizing advanced computer pricing software linked to the ticketing system, the Brewers will have the ability to adjust ticket prices in real time based on ticket purchasing demand and changing factors such as team performance, pitching matchups, and weather. The Brewers are now joining the many MLB clubs that will implement a demand based pricing strategy for all 81 games, with a partnership with provider Qcue supporting the Brewers and 19 other major league baseball clubs.
"Over two-thirds of the teams in Major League Baseball have implemented Demand-Based Pricing with many Clubs using this system for every seat in their stadium," said Brewers Chief Operating Officer Rick Schlesinger. "We tested this program in 2011 with three games before expanding to nine last year, and we were pleased with the response from fans who participated. Demand-Based Pricing rewards fans with the best deals when they plan their ticket purchases in advance, and the program also protects Season Seat Holder value. In addition, we are able to accommodate more fans with attractive pricing options for seats that otherwise may go unsold."
Beginning with the first day of individual game sales (set for Saturday, Feb. 23), pricing for seats in the Loge Outfield, Loge Bleacher, and Terrace Reserved locations for all 81 games is subject to change. Fans should be reminded that they will usually receive the lowest price when they purchase their seats early.
Beginning February 23 at 9 a.m., fans will be able to purchase tickets at the Box Office or by visiting brewers.com, selecting the "Tickets" tab and then clicking on the Single Game Tickets link. For more information regarding Demand-Based pricing fans can visit brewers.com/demandbasedpricing. For the single game on-sale, 45 dates will have tickets available for LESS THAN the regular rate in at least one of the Demand-Based sections.


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Two men who had no criminal history -- including a former soccer coach -- face armed robbery charges in a Rochester jewelry heist.
"It's unique to go from nothing to armed robbery," said Rochester Police Chief Steve Schettenhelm.
Johnny Matthew Hall, 32, of Troy, was arrested in Cleveland with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Kevin Andrew Papuga, 22, of White Lake Township, turned himself in upon notice of the charges.
Both are charged with armed robbery which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.
Papuga had worked as a contracted soccer coach for the Huron Valley School District, but has not been a coach since last June, said Kim Root, spokeswoman for the school district.
Papuga had worked as an employee with PCMI contract services, said Root.
The school system is now using another contracted firm. Papuga's attorney Stanley Dobry had no comment for the story.
The incident began 11:08 a.m. Nov. 2 when Rochester police officers received a call from a passerby who said they should go to Antiques by Pamela, 319 S. Main St.
A woman in the store had been held on the floor at gunpoint, with her hands and legs bound. She was able to free her legs, make her way to the front door and call out for help, police said.
Reports indicated that two men entered the front door of the store around 10:45 a.m., while a third man entered from the rear entrance.
All were wearing gray hoodies and jackets and had their faces covered. They were wearing hats and sunglasses and had their hoods up.
All three men walked out of the front of the store and went south on the west side of Main Street.
A "large quantity" of jewelry was stolen from two display cases, police said.
After the incident, an email advisory about the crime was sent to downtown business. The owner and a manager at the Rochester-based Chicken Shack called to provide information that three suspicious men had been in their business just before the crime.
A long-time employee, who asked not to be identified, said she recalled seeing the men.
"I've been in the business long enough to be able to read people," she said.
"They just seemed like they were out of place. Two were in and out of the bathroom. They seemed on edge."
Employees also were able to provide information that led to the name of one of those individuals.
�"Rochester detectives Frank Moon and Merlin Taylor used this very limited information to identify the three subjects who were in the Chicken Shack,"� Schettenhelm said.�
Following what police called a "lengthy trail," they were able to identify the three men involved in the robbery as the same individuals who had been in the Chicken Shack.
The detectives were able to trace the jewelry to a location in Novi. Seventeen jewelry items were recovered. The remaining jewelry was sold or melted down and not able to be recovered.
Police said there was not sufficient evidence to charge anyone with the possession of the jewelry after it was taken in the robbery.
Hall was arraigned in 52-3 District Court on March 18. Bond was set at $150,000 cash. He was lodged in the Oakland County Jail.
Papuga was arraigned in 52-3 District Court March 4. Bond was set at $25,000 cash or 10 percent. He has posted bond and was released.
The third man cooperated in the investigation, said Schettenhelm, and will not be charged in this incident. He will be charged on an unrelated narcotics incident in Macomb, police said, and has not yet been arraigned.
Hall's next court date is March 25 when he will appear for a pre-exam before Judge Nancy Tolwin Carniak. Papuga will appear before Judge Carniak for an exam on April 17.
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The Ravens and their fans find themselves in the awkward, yet fortunate, position of trying to celebrate the achievements of last year's team for all that they accomplished, while also turning one eye toward the future and figuring out what types of adjustments will be necessary to remain competitive and to possibly make another Super Bowl run. So far, all of that talk has seemingly begun and ended with the speculation about Joe Flacco's contract. Until that matter is resolved, the Ravens will have a tough time making any other decisions about their future, as the salary cap is wholly undetermined until that time.
Reflection on the convergence of circumstances that led to the Ravens improbable playoff run and Super Bowl victory would be difficult to believe if we hadn't witnessed it with our own eyes. For all of the tremendous and heart wrenching storylines that unfolded around the team, it was a difficult decision made at a difficult time that seemed to have the biggest impact on the team's ultimate success. Parting company with long time Offensive Coordinator Cam Cameron, and replacing him with Quarterbacks Coach Jim Caldwell was likely the biggest of the numerous catalysts to the Ravens success.
Since that time, Cameron has probably shouldered an unfair amount of the blame. It's tough to indict Cameron's offense as the cause of all of the Ravens problems without at least giving him some credit for the foundation he built under those guys. And Caldwell has probably gotten an overstated amount of credit too. It's unlikely that whatever it was that the Ravens were lacking under Cameron, was taught to them by Caldwell in just about 2 ½ weeks before crunch time was upon them. Make no mistake though, without the change being made, the season probably plays out much differently and the Ravens probably aren't the Super Bowl champions.
What we have seen from the Caldwell led offense has been enough to have fans giddy with anticipation over what next year might be for this offense. It also has to have the Ravens concerned about the potential of their OC being a lame duck.
John Harbaugh's ride as Ravens Head Coach has been an interesting one to say the least. As a former Special Teams Coordinator, Harbaugh is typically (and unfairly) seen as a master of neither offense nor defense. Therefore, when fans have praise or criticism to dole out on one side of the ball or the other, it usually bypasses the Head Coach and falls directly to his coordinators. This has been (mostly) a convenient position for Harbaugh.
One thing that can't be denied is that Harbaugh's confidence has outpaced his experience since his arrival in Baltimore and has been an essential part of his success as well. While most guys given head coaching opportunities, for the first time ever, at the NFL level have seemed to go out of their way to clear out any coaches from their supporting staff with NFL head coaching experience, Harbaugh has embraced these types.
In his first season as Head Coach, Harbaugh's staff featured Cameron, vanquished from Miami, Jim Zorn, fresh off a head coaching stint with the Redskins, and Rex Ryan, with whom he competed for the Ravens top job. In business, top managers and CEOs have been called wise for embracing a willingness to surround themselves with people smarter than themselves in the areas that those people are hired to preside over. Harbaugh has done this at the NFL level and done it successfully. Welcoming Jim Caldwell as QB Coach last season was further evidence of that philosophy.
Another aspect of the Ravens success, one that precedes Harbaugh, on the defensive side of the ball has been the practice of promoting from within. The downside of dominant defense has been the tendency of other teams to scalp defensive coaches from the Ravens. The lineage of Ravens Defensive Coordinators, going back to Marvin Lewis, has always entailed replacing the departing coach with someone already on staff and already familiar with the language, tendencies and philosophies that made the last coach successful. The Ravens would do well to make that happen on the offense too. The question becomes whether or not that candidate is already on staff.
Make no mistake about it; with his influence over the Ravens post-season run, Jim Caldwell has made himself a hot commodity once again. It'd be fair to suggest that Caldwell is already at the top of most head coaching wish lists for 2014. Couple that with "Rooney Rule" requirements and the vocal disappointment of the league over no opportunities given to minority head coaches this year, and Caldwell is all but gone barring an offensive catastrophe for the Ravens in 2013.
So while the Ravens haven't always felt compelled to have a QB coach on staff, it would seem imperative not only to find one for 2013, but moreover to find one that they'd feel comfortable grooming to succeed Caldwell when he likely rides off into the sunset for a head coaching gig after next season.


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FITCHBURG -- A Leighton Street man was arrested Thursday morning on a charge of trafficking in cocaine. The arrest came as the result of a North Worcester County Drug Task Force investigation, according to Capt. Paul Bozicas.
Andrew Luis Roman, 25, of 124 Leighton St., No. 2R, is charged with trafficking in cocaine and unlawful possession of ammunition without an FID card.
According to Bozicas, about 14 members of the task force served Roman with a search warrant shortly after 9 a.m. after a lengthy investigation. He said about 45 grams of cocaine, at a street value of about $4,500, along with drug paraphernalia and an undisclosed amount of cash.
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A 24-year-old man is in a critical condition in a Sydney hospital after being struck by a train at Coledale.
Lake Illawarra police Inspector Steve Worthington said the man was seen sitting with his legs hanging over the Coledale Railway Station platform about 1.30am today, moments before he was hit by an approaching train.
Insp Worthington said the train driver had attempted to alert the man by sounding the horn.
The man was airlifted to St George Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.


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Lavish gift ideas for that hard-to-find tech-savvy geek on your list this year. Some are old, some are new, but they're all pretty cool. Use our guide, eliminate the guess work and make someone extremely happy. Happy Shopping! Source: Chase Slaton, TMS/CrispyGamer.com
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By the end of her sophomore year, high school tennis player Christina Warren was burned out.
"Mentally and physically exhausted," she said.
Then, a friend of her mother's, whose daughter rowed at the University of Virginia, suggested Warren give the sport a try.
"I went to a few practices and I haven't picked up a racket since," she said.
Warren liked the competition and camaraderie of rowing but also knew the sport's major collegiate benefit: the opportunity to earn an athletic scholarship.
Click here to see how the NCAA scholarships are broken down.
Rowing for a local rowing club, the Sarasota Crew, the Cardinal Mooney student excelled, rising to top five in the country as a lightweight.
"There's a ridiculous amount of money that goes into collegiate women's rowing," she said. "They basically told me that virtually every girl that goes into rowing gets some sort of scholarship somewhere."
Starting this fall, rowing will pay off handsomely for Warren. She says Princeton University plans to pay $40,000 of the school's annual $55,000 cost.
Chase Rowe has his own story of hitting the rowing jackpot. A former football player on the Sarasota High junior varsity team, his best friend turned him onto rowing.
"I caught on quite quickly," he said. "Rowing is an underground sport. And I felt there were more opportunities in rowing for a scholarship."
He was right. Two years ago, private Jacksonville University recruited him, and of his $40,000 annual cost, he said, "A great deal of it is covered."
But the financial largess extended to Warren and Rowe is the exception.
According to the NCAA, just two percent of the country's high school athletes annually earn scholarships. And the parents who spend hundreds, and sometimes thousands of dollars on sports equipment, lessons, camps, transportation and private instruction for their children are in many cases ignorant of how athletic recruiting and scholarships work.
"I tell them, 'Many are chosen, but few are taken,'" says Southeast High head football coach Paul Maechtle.
Click here to see how one local athlete acquired a highly coveted wrestling scholarship.
Colleges and universities award athletic scholarships that are partially funded through revenue dispersed by the NCAA.
In 2010-11, the NCAA returned 60 percent, or $478 million, to Division I conferences and schools.
The NCAA caps the number of scholarships that Division I and Division II institutions can grant and the number in each sport.
Like the Ivy League schools, Division III schools do not award athletic scholarships, but consider sports performance in assessing financial aid.
Football, basketball, women's gymnastics, tennis and volleyball are what the NCAA calls "head-count" sports. That means the NCAA limits the number of individuals who can receive scholarships, but allows each player to receive up to a full scholarship.
So at the Division I level, the NCAA allows up to 85 football players — ostensibly the entire roster — to be on full scholarship: tuition and fees, room, board and course-related books.
FSU recruit and Manatee High junior defensive lineman Demarcus Christmas has verbally committed to play football at Florida State University. He would receive a full scholarship, meaning Christmas, as an in-state student, will get about $17,000 in assistance based on FSU's 2012-13 fee schedule.
Division II schools are allowed to award 36 full-ride scholarships.
Schools in any division aren't required to hit these numbers, or even award scholarships in a particular sport. These are merely caps.
This was the reality confronting Cardinal Mooney lacrosse player Trey LaPorta.
The senior selected Division II Rollins College in Orlando, but his mother was told by Rollins' lacrosse coach that the school, with an annual cost of more than $50,000, did not offer lacrosse scholarships even though the NCAA allows Division II schools to have nearly 11.
"We weren't looking for a lacrosse scholarship," said Carlo LaPorta, Trey's dad. "We're using lacrosse as a carrot to drive him to succeed in school."
Every other college endeavor, from baseball to golf to volleyball to wrestling to water polo, is known as an "equivalency" sport.
That means the NCAA limits the total financial aid that a school can offer in a given sport to the equivalent of a set number of full scholarships.
That forces coaches like Gregg Troy, the men's and women's swimming coach at the University of Florida, to slice and dice them into partial scholarships, often for as little as $2,000.
He's allowed 9.9 swimming scholarships by the NCAA for a team that can number up to 28 athletes.
"You've got to break them up," said Troy, a former Sarasota resident.
"Just to be successful and to make things work."
Last fall, with no graduating seniors to free up more scholarships, Troy was limited to one-half scholarship.
"It was nothing to work with," he said. "Most of our group had to be patient from the standpoint that they were going to have to pay the first year completely themselves, or maybe look elsewhere."
Sometimes, an athlete competing in one of these equivalency sports still can earn a full ride. Take Lakewood Ranch's Olivia Ortiz, for example. She'll run cross country and track next season for the University of Alabama and get more than $30,000 in financial aid while doing so.
Click here to read a little more about Olivia.
Indeed, with Title IX mandating equal opportunities for female athletes, many women's sports, to compensate for football's large number of scholarships, often offer more than their male counterparts.
Women's rowing is allowed up to 20, topping every sport but Division I football. Galvanek said parents of rowers are acutely aware of this.
"Some parents, that's their mission in joining rowing," he said. Now in his sixth year coaching the Crew, Galvanek said an average of 6.5 of his athletes every year sign with a college or university for rowing.
This year, 15 local rowers have received offers from collegiate programs.
Warren will be joined at Princeton by Pine View's Grant Golub. Riverview has five athletes who will be receiving aid. Dale Main is headed to Oklahoma University, Andor Deszi and Jose Colon to Jacksonville University, Andrew Konecny to Georgetown or UCF and Chloe Swatek to UCF or the University of Charleston in West Virginia.
Click here to see our prospect tracker. We've listed all the area athletes who have signed or verbally committed to compete in college.
The goal of a college rowing scholarship doesn't come without a cost. The Scullers and Crew have yearly dues; the Crew annually charges $1,950 which covers equipment usage, coaches and site fees, and uniforms.
On trips to regattas outside the state, each rower must pay his or her own transportation, entry fee and food.
While the cost may seem high to some, Galvanek said conversations with former tennis players helped put the price tag into perspective.
"I would typically say, yeah, it's a lot money," he said, "but I've had a lot families come from tennis and they say, 'Oh, you think you're expensive? That's funny, it costs me $150 for 90 minutes (of private lessons).' That's our dues for the month.
"Things cost what they cost. I don't think anybody is trying to make money off the backs of those kids."
Every athlete has expectations. But to snare that elusive college scholarship, there had better be the accompanying grades, performance, timing, exposure and luck.
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Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has denied he has spoken to mega-rich Paris Saint-Germain about a summer transfer to the Parc des Prices, and says he will do all he can to achieve success at the Etihad Stadium this season.
Toure has been linked with a Manchester City exit after reports emerged of a contract wrangle between the representatives of the player and his employers, which has led to speculation of interest in his signature from Chelsea and Real Madrid.
Paris Saint-Germain has also been touted as a potential destination for the 29-year-old, with suggestions Toure is in advanced talks with the Ligue 1 leaders about a move at the end of the season.
The Ivory Coast international, however, has rejected these claims and has dismissed reports about his future as nothing more than paper talk, assuring Manchester City fans that he is committed to achieve this season's objectives with the club.
"No, I did not head to PSG," Toure told Sport-Ivoire. "You know that with the approach of the transfer window, there are many things that are said in the newspapers.
"We are professional and so far I have not given any agreement with any club. I am for the moment a City player and I will fight so that we finished the season in good conditions."
The former Barcelona player added his future is down to Manchester City, and promised to continue 'entertaining' the club's supporters for however long he is at the club.
"In a club there are players and administrators," Toure continued. "We are like soldiers and we carry out what employers say."
"The most important thing for me is to continue to have fun and to entertain the public."
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The National Hockey League wants to broaden its reach, particularly to African American students. So the NHL is joining forces with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to offer scholarships to students in hockey programs to attend public historic black colleges and universities. Host Michel Martin talks with Johnny C. Taylor Jr., head of the fund.
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Newark, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) - Josh Bailey beat Martin Brodeur with a nasty spin-o-rama in the second round of the shootout to send the New York Islanders to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday at Prudential Center.
After Frans Nielsen and Damien Brunner exchanged markers to open the shootout, Bailey charged down the right side and cut in front before spinning around and backhanding the disc past Brodeur to put the Islanders on top.
Jaromir Jagr then had the puck roll off his stick at the other end before Ryan Strome, who potted a power-play goal 19 seconds into the third to tie the game, skated down the left side and used the same move as Bailey to beat Brodeur and send the Devils to their 17th straight shootout lost, extending an NHL record.
"When you get into the shootout it's about skills competition and they do what they do," Islanders head coach Jack Capuano said of both Bailey and Strome using the spin-o-rama. "Obviously against a great goaltender (like Brodeur) it's tough to beat him any other way."
Anders Lee supplied New York's other goal, while Anders Nilsson stopped 25- of-27 shots for the Islanders, who took three of the five meetings with the Devils this season.
Ryan Carter and Patrik Elias each scored once for New Jersey, which fell to 0-13 in shootouts this season. Brodeur registered 28 saves in the setback.
"You should be walking out of the rink feeling a lot better about yourselves than you do," Devils head coach Peter DeBoer said of his club's struggles in the shootout. "I feel for our group because we shouldn't feel as badly as we do having only lost two games in regulation in our last dozen."
New Jersey carried a 2-1 lead into the third after Brodeur stopped all 13 shots he faced in the second, but a tripping minor against Tim Sestito with 28 seconds left in the middle frame came back to haunt the Devils in the third.
With the Isles still on the power play early in the third, Strome toe-dragged around a defender in the right circle before rifling a wrister that sailed over Brodeur's glove to bring the visitors even.
Neither team managed much from there, and despite registering all four shots in overtime, the Islanders were unable to break the deadlock, forcing the game into a shootout.
Early on, Lee and Carter scored 59 seconds apart midway through the first before Elias found the back of the net in the final minute of the frame to give the Devils a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.
Elias' shot from the slot sailed past Nilsson's blocker with 8.3 seconds on the clock to put the Devils in front.
Game Notes
Jagr recorded his 1,048th career assist to move within one of Gordie Howe for eighth all-time ... The Islanders end their season at Buffalo on Sunday, while the Devils will conclude their season at home on Sunday versus Boston ... Nielsen notched two assists for the Islanders.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 21, 2008
Weekly Event Announcements for the City of Alexandria
November 22 - November 28, 2008
Saturday, November 22 – Governor's Ball with Patrick Henry
Join Gadsby's Tavern Museum (134 N. Royal St.) for a special evening with Governor Patrick Henry as we host a ball in his honor. Taking place in 1786, Gov. Henry will be welcomed at a special pre-ball reception from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., followed by the ball from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The evening will feature a variety of English country dances, live music, dessert collation, gaming, and a cash bar. Period costume is optional, "after-five" attire is encouraged. Tickets to the special reception and ball are $75 each and reservations are required. For further information, please visit www.gadsbystavern.org or call 703.838.4242.
Saturday, November 22 – Child Safety Awareness Event
The Police Department will be conducting a Child Safety Awareness event at Wiygul Automotive, located at 6001 Lane Drive, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Seventy Child Safety Identification kits will be distributed and police staff will be available to conduct child safety seat checks. For more information, call 703.838.4636.
Wednesday, November 26 –Mayor's Fifth Annual Unity Breakfast
Residents of all ages, economic levels, religious beliefs, and political leanings are invited to unite for a special morning of thanks and celebration at Mayor William D. Euille's Fifth Annual Unity Breakfast. The event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Hilton Hotel at Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Rd. The theme for this year's breakfast is "Celebrating Service" and Dr. Morton Sherman, Superintendent of Alexandria City Public Schools, will be the keynote speaker. For more information, call 703.751.7970 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thursday, November 27 – Thirty-third Annual Turkey Trot 5-Miler
Residents are invited to participate in the 33rd Annual Turkey Trot 5-Miler race, which will begin at 10 a.m. at the Cora Kelly Recreation Center, 3600 Commonwealth Ave. Online registration is available until midnight on Monday, November 24, or in person from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on the day of the race. All participants are encouraged to bring two nonperishable food items to support ALIVE. For more information, please visit www.visitdelray.com/turkeytrot or e-mail email@example.com.
Thursday November 27 and Friday, November 28 – City of Alexandria Government Offices Closed in Observance of the Thanksgiving Day Holiday
Friday, November 28 - City of Alexandria Tree Lighting Ceremony
The public is invited to attend the 2008 City of Alexandria Tree Lighting Ceremony at 7 p.m. at Market Square, 301 King St., officially opening the holiday season. Admission is free, and the event will be held rain or shine. Entertainment features a message from the Mayor, a visit from Santa, performance of Santa's Frosty's Follies by the Metropolitan Fine Arts Center, plus caroling and a community sing along. For additional information, please call the City's Special Events Hotline at 703.883.4686 or the Special Events Office at 703.838.4844.
Opening Wednesday, December 3 – Childhood Memories in Miniature: African American Dollhouses Exhibition
Take in the memories of childhood and the spirit of the holidays with this joyful exhibit of miniature dollhouses by Sharon J. Frazier and Linwood M. Smith. This new show at the Alexandria Black History Museum (902 Wythe St.) features more than a dozen buildings and rooms in 1:12 scale, including a log cabin, stone home, one-room schoolhouse, and church, as well as buildings and rooms inspired by real places in Alexandria. A barbershop and hair dressing salon, a medical building, an attorney's office, and a florist were all influenced by actual businesses in the Parker-Gray community, a historically African-American neighborhood in Alexandria. The exhibit is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., through Saturday, January 24, 2009. Suggested admission is $2. For more information, please visit www.alexblackhistory.org or call 703.838.4356.
Open through Wednesday, December 31 – Drawings by William Lydston, Jr. Exhibition
This exhibition of Civil War artwork at Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site (4301 W. Braddock Rd.) has been extended through the end of the year. Civil War drawings by soldier, artist and musician William Lydston, Jr., are featured in this exhibit with musical instruments and related objects as part of the statewide celebration of Virginia's musical heritage. Admission to the museum is free. The exhibition is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.fortward.org or call 703.838.4848.
Now open through Saturday, February 28, 2009 – Jones Point Lighthouse Exhibition
A new exhibit at The Lyceum, Alexandria's History Museum, highlights the Jones Point Lighthouse and the Fresnel lenses that guided vessels into Alexandria along the Potomac. A scale model of the building and interpretative panels discuss the history of the lighthouse from its construction in 1856 to recent restoration efforts. Also on view are two original Fresnel lenses, one of which was actually used in the lighthouse itself. The Lyceum, located at 201 S. Washington St., is open Monday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Suggested admission is $2 and limited free parking is available. For more information, please visit www.alexandriahistory.org or call 703.838.4994.
Coming Soon!
Saturday, November 29 – Scottish Heritage Preview
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., celebrate Alexandria's Scottish heritage at The Lyceum (201 South Washington Street) a week before the Scottish Walk. At this free event, visitors will enjoy bagpipes and other Scottish music, performances by highland and country dancers, historical re-enactors displaying period clothing, weaponry, and armor, and the opportunity to learn about Scottish breed dogs and meet some available for adoption. For more information, please visit www.alexandriahistory.org or call 703.838.4994.
Saturday, November 29 - Holiday Concerts Begin in Historic Old Town Alexandria
Enjoy the music of the season in Alexandria as a break between shopping, on your way to dinner, or just to get in the spirit of the holidays. The 2008 Holiday Concerts take place during weekends and evenings from November 29 through December 19. Local performers volunteer their talent to entertain during this festive time. Outdoor concerts are cancelled in the event of inclement weather. For a complete list of concerts, visit www.alexandriava.gov/recreation. For additional information, call the Events Hotline at 703.883.4686 or the Special Events office at 703.838.4844.
November 29, Market Square, 301 King St.
1 p.m. Alexandria Kleztet (Traditional & Innovative Jewish Music)
2 p.m. Michael Mulvaney (Holiday & Blues Americana)
November 30, Market Square, 301 King St.
2 p.m. Doris Justis (Folk/Acoustic Holiday)
3 p.m. Lisa Taylor (Acoustic Holiday)
Friday, December 5 through Sunday, December 7 – Pet Photos With Santa
The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria will host "Pet Photos With Santa" on December 5-7 at the Olde Towne School for Dogs, 529 Oronoco St. Both pets and people are welcome to pose with Santa. All proceeds benefit the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria and the animals of the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter. To schedule an appointment, call 703.836.7643.
Saturday, December 6 - Ornament Decorating Workshop for Families
A free Ornament Decorating Workshop for families will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Alexandria Archaeology Museum, 105 N. Union Street, #327. Be inspired to decorate take-home artifact-shaped dough ornaments based on colors and patterns from the Museum's collection of excavated artifacts. For more information, call 703.838.4399 or visit www.alexandriaarchaeology.org.
Saturday, December 6 - City of Alexandria Hosts Annual Scottish Christmas Walk Parade
The City of Alexandria invites the public to attend the 38th Annual Scottish Christmas Walk Parade at 11 a.m. in historic Old Town. The centerpiece of the Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend, the parade celebrates the City's Scottish heritage, featuring more than 100 Scottish clans, bagpipe and drum bands, living history reenactment groups, dog clubs, and a special appearance by Santa Claus. This year's Grand Marshal is Willard Scott of NBC's The Today Show. For information on The Campagna Center, call 703.549.0111, or visit www.campagnacenter.org.
Saturday, December 6 - Burke & Herbert Holiday Boat Parade of Lights
Fifty powerboats, sailboats and the District's fireboat, the John Glenn, will parade down the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., to Alexandria fully decked out in holiday spirit and cheer for the ninth annual Burke & Herbert Holiday Boat Parade of Lights. Beginning at 5 p.m. in the Washington Channel (between East Potomac Park and the Southwest Waterfront), the parade will head to the Alexandria waterfront marina by 6 p.m. The brightly lit boats are creatively decorated as they compete in categories such as "Best in Show," "Best Thinking Outside the Christmas Box," and "Hardiest Souls." Watch the parade from the docks of the Alexandria marina, where the parade concludes and many of the boats will tie up in the harbor. The festivities begin at 4 p.m. in the Alexandria marina with entertainment, live music and Santa. For additional information, call 703.838.5005 or visit www.VisitAlexandriaVa.com.


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COAL CITY, Ill. — Mr. John Friedle, 78, a long-time resident of Coal City, Ill., passed away Monday, June 3, 2013, in Mesa, Ariz., after an extended illness.
John was born Oct. 14, 1934, and spent much of his youth farming just outside of Verona, Ill. He married the former Nancy Jisa of Coal City on Sept. 19, 1959. He retired from Amoco Chemical, Channahon, after many years.
In 2006, John and Nancy moved to Mesa, but made frequent visits to Coal City.
John is survived by his wife of 53 years, Nancy (Jisa) Friedle; two daughters, Marsha Johnsen of Coal City and Mary Friedle of Mesa; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Josephine Winship of Verona; and by his son, Sgt. Michael John Friedle.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 26, in Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, 245 South Kankakee St., Coal City. The Rev. Robert Noesen will officiate.
Immediately following the funeral services, a memorial luncheon and gathering will take place in the Berst Center. This will be held prior to the inurnment with full military honors, which is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood.
Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in John's memory to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 East Flower Street, Phoenix, Ariz., 85014.
Friends may sign the online guestbook by logging onto www.ReevesFuneral.com
Local arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Reeves Funeral Homes Ltd. in Coal City. For additional information, call (815) 634-2125.
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COAL CITY, Ill. — Mr. John Friedle, 78, a long-time resident of Coal City, Ill., passed away Monday, June 3, 2013, in Mesa, Ariz., after an extended illness.


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New Delh: Two days after he was detained by police along with his family following the execution of Afzal Guru, senior journalist Iftikhar Gilani Monday said his children were still scared.
Gilani and his family were detained Saturday by the special cell of Delhi Police. Gilani's 16-year-old daughter is a student of Class 9, while his 14-year-old son is a student of Class 7.
"Police locked my children in their rooms and about 10 officers were there. Whatever happened to me is not an issue; but the way they behaved with my children, that was totally outrageous," Gilani told IANS.
"The treatment of my children by the police haunts me. They are scared, they are so young, this is the age when events leave a deep impact," he said.
Iftikhar Gilani was taken to the residence of his father-in-law S.A.S. Geelani, leader of the Jamaat e Islami. Gilani's wife too moved to be with her father, leaving the two teenaged children alone at home and locked in their bedrooms.
Gilani was let off after some media persons assembled at the spot and protested his detention.
"I had SMSed my office, so I was not worried about my self. While talking to a senior journalist, my phone kept shutting down, they had blocked it," he recounted.
The journalist was accused of being a terrorist by the officials.
Talking of his treatment by Delhi Police, Gilani said: "They asked my neighbours if they felt no shame in living so close to a terrorist. My children's tuition teacher was there in the house Sunday, and they interrogated her for an hour. 'What is the point of educating them?', they asked, as they would ultimately become terrorists."
Gilani added that going by the talk of the police officials, it appeared like they represented a right-wing group, not the police force of a secular country.
"Police have changed their versions so many times. First, they said I was never detained. Then, they said I was already there at S.A.S. Geelani's home when they came, insisting there was a miscommunication. I say I will still give them the benefit of doubt. But why were the children detained? I was also arrested in 2002. Whatever may have happened in jail after that, at least I was arrested in a dignified manner that time," Gilani said.
Iftikhar Gilani was earlier arrested on charge of spying in June 2002 under the Official Secrets Act. He was accused of working with Pakistan's ISI, but later acquitted.
The journalist added that the problem was the lack of accountability of the police force.
"The problem is that there is no accountability. Had those officials had the fear that they would have to answer someone, they would have behaved differently. I was pleading to them for my children," he said.
The journalist's detention has been criticised by Editor's Guild of India, which demanded an apology from the police.
Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju has, meanwhile, written to the home ministry asking it to charge sheet and suspend police officials who had kept Gilani under alleged illegal detention.


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Reader Zak writes to tell us that his copy of Call of Duty 4 was blank. Thankfully, he opened it while he was still inside the Best Buy, so exchanging it wasn't a problem. (Though some random Geek Squad guy did accuse him of being a scammer.)
I generally read a few of the network sites, Giz, LH and of course for a chuckle I also read Consumerist. Now I lack photo proof of this as I immediately did an illegal u-turn and took my product back to the store, but I'll let you know anyways.


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Friday, October 29, 2010
Interactive Interview with an Agent: Jennifer Laughran
KV: How did you get into agenting?
JL: I started working at my older sister's bookstore at the age of twelve, and worked at bookstores all over the country for almost twenty years, ending up as a buyer for one of the largest indie bookstores on the west coast. In 2006 I started interning for an agent, and in 2007 I decided that I really wanted to specialize in children's and YA books, which have always been my personal favorites, so I joined the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, which has been a perfect fit for me.
KV: How would you summarize your personal agenting philosophy? What do you expect from an agent-author relationship?
JL: Work hard, have fun, and make terrific books. I really don't think that the agent-client relationship should be as fraught with drama or mystery as some people feel it is. I am a very straightforward person and I value open communication with clients--and that goes both ways.
KV: What client work do you have coming out soon? What drew you to those writers and/or projects?
JL: Gosh, I have a lot of stuff coming out this Fall. So I'll just pick a few:
DRAW THE DARK by Ilsa J. Bick--This is a very creepy horror novel about a kid who draws pictures...and the subjects of them have a tendency to die. Ilsa writes psychological thrillers--some are realistic, some are dystopian, some are paranormal...but they are all weird and complicated and fascinating.
MERMAID'S MIRROR by L.K. Madigan--I took L.K. on based on her first book, FLASH BURNOUT. That was the first book I ever sold, and if you have read it, you'll know that it is a realistic, funny but gritty "boy story." MERMAID is very different--the story of a surfer girl who finds a mermaid. But it is equally voice-driven and wonderful.
SUGAR AND ICE by Kate Messner--Kate just nails the middle school voice--probably because she is a 7th grade teacher. SUGAR is about a small-town ice skating girl who gets scouted by a charismatic Russian coach, plucked from obscurity and thrown into the uber-competitive world of "mean girls on ice." I tend to love "star is born" type stories, "outsider" stories, and funny realistic middle grade too. :-)
KV: What genres do you represent? What genres do you definitely NOT represent?
JL: I rep novels for middle readers and young adults. I am not looking for picture book or nonfiction, and I do not represent books for grownups.
KV: What query pet peeves and/or pitfalls should writers avoid when querying you?
JL: About half the (many) queries I get are for things I don't represent, and/or they don't follow guidelines. These are just automatically deleted--what's the point? For queries that I actually look at though, I'd say, the point you want to get across is "what is this book about and why should I care?" Don't dance around the subject, just tell me what the book is about.
KV: What are you looking for in a manuscript right now?
JL: I am looking for something that I haven't seen a zillion times before, that will make me want to stay up all night reading.
KV: What's the best way to query you?
JL: Follow the submission guidelines found at andreabrownlit.com. In short:
*E-mail only
*Put "query" somewhere in the subject line
*Paste the query and first ten pages in the body of the e-mail
*No attachments
Thanks again, Ms. Laughran, for these awesome answers. It's a wonder people mess up those submission guidelines, since they're pretty standard. All you queriers, take note!
Well, I'm sure everyone knows the drill: Leave your questions in the comments sometime before 5:00 p.m. PDT today, and Ms. Laughran will drop in a few times to answer them. Looking forward to your questions and Ms. Laughran's responses.
31 comments:
- Pam Harris said...
Hello Ms. Laughran (and thank you, Krista, for this awesome opportunity). Recently, there was a fabulous YALit chat on GLBT issues. A few people tweeted that they were over "coming out" stories, and I just wanted to hear your thoughts on that--especially since you currently have my GLBT YA manuscript. :)
- October 29, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- Kris said...
Just want to say I love Jenn's online presence and her dedication to the writing community.
(and Thanks Krista for this interview--you always have such great guests!)
Jenn, your client list is awesome and you have a spot-on instinct for YA and MG. Can you describe your decision-making process on new clients? Is it always clear-cut for you? And honest, it's not just because you have my YA contemporary MS. ;)
- October 29, 2010 at 9:20 AM
- Carol Riggs said...
Thanks, Krista, for hosting this interview, and thanks to Jennifer for taking time out of her BUSY agent-ing day to do this!
My question is about an author (such as myself) who has more than one YA manuscript. If an agent represents that author for one novel, but isn't really "into" one of the other novels--or even has rejected that novel in the past--does that mean that novel has to be shelved?
I mean, I know you wouldn't get TWO agents unless the mss are way diff, like nonfiction vs fiction, or children's writing vs adult writing. But what if the work was all YA? Outta luck?
And do you run your new ideas by your agent first, to make sure she likes 'em BEFORE you write them (to prevent the above scenario from happening again)?
- October 29, 2010 at 9:34 AM
- Literaticat said...
Hi guys! *waves*
Great questions already. Keep 'em coming, I am busy pretty much all day but I will be keeping track, and I'll start answering this evening.
- October 29, 2010 at 9:51 AM
- Kyra Teis said...
Thanks so much for the interview, ladies!
I co-chair a regional writing group (scbwi-easternny), and I think it would be helpful to our members to learn a bit about networking.
Can you give a few tips about how to network with, keep track of, and follow up with agents?
Cheers -
- October 29, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- ali said...
Great interview! The list of new projects coming out sounds fantastic!
- October 29, 2010 at 11:48 AM
- Krista V. said...
Thanks, everyone, for your questions (especially Kyra's - I've never thought to ask that!). Believe me, hosting these interviews is my pleasure.
Here's another question for Jenn: What are some of the most common problems you see in the manuscripts you request?
- October 29, 2010 at 11:49 AM
- Miz Sharon said...
Krista V.
Enjoying your blog so much, I blogged about it. If there is something that makes you feel uncomfortable in the post, let me know, so that I can change it a bit.
- October 29, 2010 at 1:29 PM
- Krista V. said...
Miz Sharon, thanks for the shout-out! And I wouldn't change a thing.
- October 29, 2010 at 1:40 PM
- 1questionaday said...
Thanks Krista for hosting Jennifer on your blog today, and thanks Jennifer for taking time out to answer our questions. I enjoyed meeting and working with you at The Big Sur Writer's Workshop last year. Here are my questions. Are a couple typos in a query deal breakers for you? [even when one of them is actually kind of hilarious] And when you request a partial or a full, do you usually request a synopsis too? If so, how many pages do prefer the synopsis to be and do you like it single or double-spaced?
Muchas gracias!
- October 29, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- Mitzi said...
Great interview.
I'm beginning to read more YA and will check out the titles mentioned.
- October 29, 2010 at 5:28 PM
- Cathy C. Hall said...
I'm not very good at that Pacific time thing, so I hope this question gets in under the zone.
So... what if you get a manuscript query that's not quite right for you? Maybe it's dystopian zombies and you're just SICK of that. BUT, maybe it's someone else's, someone in your own agency's, perfect cup of zombie tea? Would you hand it off to your buddy?
In other words, do y'all specialize in particular genres?
Thanks! And a wonderful blog here! Even if it is allll the way over wherever Pacific time is. :-)
- October 29, 2010 at 5:56 PM
- Literaticat said...
PAM writes: "Recently, there was a fabulous YALit chat on GLBT issues. A few people tweeted that they were over "coming out" stories, and I just wanted to hear your thoughts on that."
It isn't like, an "auto-reject" or anything, I just think that there are A LOT of coming out stories out there. A LOT. And I would be very interested in seeing different kinds of GLBT perspectives, not just coming out stories.
- October 29, 2010 at 6:33 PM
- Literaticat said...
KRIS writes: Can you describe your decision-making process on new clients? Is it always clear-cut for you?
Hmm...most of the time it is pretty clear cut, and the answer is no.
If I am on the fence about something, I do take longer with it and often get second reads, but if I am on the fence about it I will usually also end up saying no (though often giving notes of some kind, and/or offer to re-read if they revise.) Sometimes this revise and re-read morphs into something, sometimes not.
If something makes me stay up all night reading, and I get the chills, and it makes me cry from sheer goodness and do little dances in my chair when I'm reading, I offer to take it on immediately!
- October 29, 2010 at 6:44 PM
- Literaticat said...
CAROL writes: My question is about an author (such as myself) who has more than one YA manuscript. If an agent represents that author for one novel, but isn't really "into" one of the other novels--or even has rejected that novel in the past--does that mean that novel has to be shelved?
You MIGHT find that your earlier novel was the book that taught you how to write a good book, and actually wasn't that hot compared to what you are writing now. If that is the case, why would you want to publish it?
But anyway, the agent might give notes on the earlier novel and you could revise it. I'd say this has to be a case-by-case basis and is something to ask the AGENT when the time comes.
And do you run your new ideas by your agent first, to make sure she likes 'em BEFORE you write them
Some clients do, some clients don't, some clients do sometimes, some show me a few ideas and ask for my opinions - it is all fine with me. I want people to write the thing they are most passionate about.
But who am I to tell you what to write? I can give my opinion about if it will be tough to sell or not, but even if I don't "get" something, I am almost always going to say "go ahead and try it", if it is something one of my clients really want to write.
- October 29, 2010 at 6:51 PM
- Literaticat said...
KYRA writes: Can you give a few tips about how to network with, keep track of, and follow up with agents?
I might be a bit dense, but I am not 100% sure I understand the question. Why would you want to "network" with agents?
The writer's job is to write a great book. I would work on THAT. It is easy enough to do research on agents nowadays, through blogs, agentquery and the like.
But many very great agents are not on Twitter or Facebook or Blogging, and writers will never have a clue who they are if blogs are the only places they look. To assume that the ones that are splashy and "out there" in the blogosphere are the only ones that matter is a HUGE HUGE MISTAKE. And to assume that being "twitter friends" with an agent means they will be more likely to rep you is kind of nuts.
(Not that YOU assume these things, you understand, I am just saying, in general, I hear and see a lot of people "twitter stalking" agents, when really, they should be LEARNING TO WRITE BETTER.)
But maybe you meant something different - if so, please clarify?
- October 29, 2010 at 6:59 PM
- Literaticat said...
KRISTA writes: What are some of the most common problems you see in the manuscripts you request?
Oh in the fulls? Hmm... just not being good enough, I guess. Lots of times the first 10 or 30 or 50 pages have clearly been workshopped to a high sheen, and then you get halfway through the manuscript and it is a hot mess. It is pretty easy to START a good book... it is kind of tough to write one all the way through to a good finish! :)
- October 29, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- Literaticat said...
1questionaday writes TWO questions actually ;) : Are a couple typos in a query deal breakers for you?
Absolutely not, unless it isn't really "a couple typos" but "a manuscript full of glaring errors on every page."
And when you request a partial or a full, do you usually request a synopsis too?
Absolutely not, I loathe synopses.
- October 29, 2010 at 7:07 PM
- Literaticat said...
Cathy writes: So... what if you get a manuscript query that's not quite right for you? Maybe it's dystopian zombies and you're just SICK of that. BUT, maybe it's someone else's, someone in your own agency's, perfect cup of zombie tea? Would you hand it off to your buddy?
Even if something is not my cup of zomb-tea, I can tell if it is awesome or not. If I don't feel like taking on for whatever reason (maybe I already have a zombie book that I couldn't sell, maybe I am sick of them, maybe who knows, could be a million reasons) - but I think it is really COOL sounding or really well-written, I will certainly share it with my colleagues.
We all share quite a lot. And yes, we all have our own sensibilites of course, though I think we all would be willing to do pretty much all genres within kids & ya, our bios on the website would be a good place to find out more our individual preferences.
- October 29, 2010 at 7:11 PM
- Kris said...
Thanks for the taking the time to answer our questions, Jenn. Have a great night!
And thanks again, Krista, for hosting!
- October 29, 2010 at 8:06 PM
- A.L. Sonnichsen said...
I never seem to make the interactive part of the interview -- *sigh* -- but thanks for another great one!
And I'm going to check out Jennifer's blog.
- October 30, 2010 at 12:07 AM
- Kyra Teis said...
Hi again!
That's pretty much what I was asking, except with this difference: I tend to take a long-range view of developing relationships in the publishing business. Many of our members are not published, but still are actively writing, illustrating, going to conferences, and using social networking media with their eyes on the future.
I am imagining a scenario in which they meet an agent at a conference, but do not have a manuscript ready at that time, or don't have anything specifically in her area of interest. If a writer seems to connect with an agent personally, how should the writer maintain the connection so that sometime in the future (maybe more than a year) she can submit appropriate material and build on the initial connection?
- October 30, 2010 at 8:55 AM
- 1questionaday said...
Thanks Jennifer and Krista! I'll be able to sleep nights knowing that missing apostrophe and hilarious typo won't be the death of me;) I hate synopses too!
- October 30, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- Krista V. said...
Wow, great answers, Jenn! Thanks again for hanging around here yesterday.
(And Laura, I think we all hate synopses, even the agents who request them. They just don't know it yet... :) )
- October 30, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- Myrna Foster said...
I'm sorry I missed this one. Thanks for the interview, Krista and Jenn! I like that she hates synopses, and I thought she gave great advice.
- October 30, 2010 at 3:37 PM
- Krista V. said...
Don't worry, Myrna! We have another interactive interview with Danielle Chiotti of Upstart Crow Literary coming up next week!
- October 30, 2010 at 10:54 PM
- Literaticat said...
Kyra: To respond to your follow-up - If I am really interested in reading your manuscript, I will remember you when you query me later. Even if it is a year later. It happens all the time.
(Do REMIND me of course, "we met at such-and-such conference, I was the one with the crazy dolphin hat, I had the book about vampire penguins and we had that long conversation about soap operas" or whatever).
I would not encourage correspondence that is NOT the query. Honestly, I have so much email to read already, I don't need extra. And if you are just writing to tell me you still aren't done, my only response can be "well finish!"
If you want to become facebook-friends (or whatever) with the agent, every agent has a different take on that. For me, I am fine with it and will accept IF you remind me where we actually met and re-introduce yourself. If I don't recognize people, I don't accept.
- October 31, 2010 at 7:47 AM
- Kelly Bryson said...
Great interview, though I think my WIP is a tad too old to be YA.
Still, lots of good info, esp regarding manuscripts that have been passed on. Thanks Jenn and Krista!
- November 1, 2010 at 6:39 PM
- Krista V. said...
Thanks for following up on Kyra's question, Jenn.
Kelly, I agree that PULSE doesn't qualify as YA, since one of your MCs is an FBI agent (and I'm pretty sure they don't hire seventeen-year-olds:) ). Actually, I've been thinking about your WIP lately and wanting to interview some agents who might be interested in it, so I'm on the lookout for agents who rep adult fantasy and science fiction!
- November 1, 2010 at 11:51 PM
- Griefcase said...
Great interview. Thanks for sharing.
- November 10, 2010 at 6:04 AM
- Krista V. said...
You're welcome, Griefcase! (Great name, by the way:) )
- November 10, 2010 at 8:20 AM


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Firefighters discovered the body of a woman in the basement of single family home in Northwest Baltimore that caught fire Friday, authorities said.
The fire started around 2:30 p.m. in the 5700 block of Highgate Road in the city's Glen neighborhood, according to Chief Kevin Cartwright of the Baltimore City Fire Department. The woman appeared to have suffered burns, but a cause of death has not been determined.
Homicide detectives have been called to the home to investigate, according to Baltimore police.
No one else was reported to be in the home, Cartwright said.
The fire was under control by about 3 p.m., he said.
Cartwright said it wasn't immediately clear if the house had working smoke alarms.


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Intrada has announced three brand new CD releases -- the first-ever release of the original score tracks to Henry Mancini's classic BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, which won the composer Oscars for his score as well as for the original song "Moon River"; Bruce Broughton's score for the cult hit comedy thriller SO I MARRIED AN AX MURDERER, starring Mike Myers, Nancy Travis, Anthonly LaPaglia and Alan Arkin; and a CD pairing two TV scores by Craig Safan -- MISSION OF THE SHARK, which told the true story of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, the tale made famous by Robert Shaw's monologue in Jaws, and the unsold pilot for the proposed TV series version of REMO WILLIAMS.
I am on vacation for much of the period surrounding Thanksgiving, so the latest news in film music will have to wait (and I won't get to the backlog of Did They Mention the Music? entries like The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Thor: The Dark World and Philomena until much later in December.)
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Henry Mancini - Intrada Special Collection
Frozen - Christophe Beck - Disney
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - James Newton Howard - Universal Republic
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom - Alex Heffes - Decca
Remo Williams/Mission of the Shark - Craig Safan - Intrada Special Collection
So I Married an Ax Murderer - Bruce Broughton - Intrada Special Collection
Bettie Page Reveals All - Gary Guttman
Black Nativity - Raphael Saadiq, Laura Karpman - Song CD on RCA
Homefront - Mark Isham
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom - Alex Heffes - Score CD on Decca
Oldboy - Roque Banos - Score CD due Dec. 10 on Varese Sarabande
Reaching for the Moon - Marcelo Zarvos
December 10
Bonnie and Clyde - John Debney - La-La Land
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Howard Shore - Watertower
Hours - Benjamin Wallfisch - Varese Sarabande
Oldboy - Roque Banos - Varese Sarabande
Person of Interest: Season Two - Ramin Djawadi - Varese Sarabande
Saving Mr. Banks - Thomas Newman, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman - Disney
December 17
47 Ronin - Ilan Eshkeri - Varese Sarabande
January 21
I, Frankenstein - Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil - Lakeshore
Date Unknown
Aegis (re-release) - Trevor Jones - Island
Agalja - Zbigniew Preisner - Quartet
Airport (re-release) - Alfred Newman - MCA (import)
Airport 1975 (re-release) - John Cacavas - MCA (import)
American Friends - Georges Delerue -Music Box
The Angel Trilogy - Craig Safan/Christopher Young/Eric Allaman - Buysoundtrax
The Best of Silent Hill - Akira Yamaoka - Perseverance
Delitto A Porta Romano - Franco Micallizzi - Digitmovies
The Doll Squad - Nicholas Carras - Monstrous Movie Music
Escape from The Dark (The Littlest Horse Thieves) - Ron Goodwin - Quartet
Exploding Sun - James Gelfand - MovieScore Media/Kronos
Frida (re-release) - Elliot Goldenthal - Universal (import)
F/X 2 - Lalo Schifrin - Quartet
Il Terrore Di Notte - Francesco De Masi - Saimel
Jurassic Park (re-release) - John Williams - MCA (import)
La Lunga Spiaggia Fredda - Stelvio Cipriani - Digitmovies
La Ragazza Con La Valigia - Mario Nascimbene - Quartet
Ladyhawke - Andrew Powell - La-La Land
The Little Wizard - Panu Aaltio, Mark Timon Barcelo, Miguel Cordeiro - MovieScore Media/Kronos
Lolita - Ennio Morricone - Music Box
The Mongols - Mario Nascimbene - Digitmovies
Music from The X-Files: 20th Anniversary Celebration (re-recordings) - Mark Snow - Buysoundtrax
Patrick - Pino Donaggio - Quartet
Recycling Lily - Phillip Schweidler, Moritz Schneider - MovieScore Media/Kronos
Rollercoaster (re-release) - Lalo Schifrin - MCA (import)
Saladino - Angelo Francesco Lavagnino - Kronos
A Secret/Menachem & Fred - Zbigniew Preisner - Quartet
Shine (re-release) - David Hirschfelder - Phillips (import)
Taps/The Only Game in Town - Maurice Jarre - Kritzerland
Thief - Tangerine Dream - Perseverance
Un Dollaro Bucato - Gianni Ferrio - Digitmovies
Valeria Dentro E Furio - Franci Bixio - Saimel
The World Is Not Enough (re-release) - David Arnold - MCA (import)
November 29 - Chuck Mangione born (1940)
November 29 - Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score to Moonfleet (1954)
November 29 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold died (1957)
November 29 - Russell Garcia begins recording his score for Atlantis the Lost Continent (1960)
November 29 - Alexander Courage's score to the second Star Trek pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," is recorded (1965)
November 29 - George Harrison died (2001)
November 30 - Gordon Parks born (1912)
November 30 - Edward Artemyev born (1937)
December 1 - Laurence Rosenthal begins recording his score to Heart Like a Wheel (1982)
December 1 - Stephane Grappelli died (1997)
December 2 - Harry Sukman born (1912)
December 2 - Eddie Sauter born (1914)
December 2 - Milton Delugg born (1918)
December 2 - Artie Butler born (1942)
December 2 - Gerald Fried's score to the Star Trek episode "Shore Leave" is recorded (1966)
December 2 - Aaron Copland died (1990)
December 3 - Nino Rota born (1911)
December 3 - Elmer Bernstein begins recording his score to McQ (1973)
December 3 - Hoyt Curtin died (2000)
December 3 - Dee Barton died (2001)
December 4 - Alex North born (1910)
December 4 - Richard Robbins born (1940)
December 4 - Benjamin Britten died (1976)
December 4 - Harry Sukman died (1984)
December 5 - John Altman born (1949)
December 5 - Richard Gibbs born (1955)
December 5 - Jerry Goldsmith records his score for the Room 222 pilot (1968)
December 5 - Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score to Coma (1977)
December 5 - Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Outrageous Okona" (1988)
AFTERMATH - Jan Duszynski
"It's mildly irksome that it takes a Yankee convert to finally unearth 'justice for all,' and Jan Duszynski's emphatic score too often evokes slasher-movie melodrama. But with its slow-burn pacing and horrifying reveals, 'Aftermath' remains a deeply compelling puzzle."
R. Kurt Osenlund, Time Out New York
"'Aftermath' becomes a more conventional thriller (complete with a booming, overwrought score) as the brothers uncover more secrets."
Sam Weisberg, Village Voice
"Employing a jarringly intense score that's too thriller-ish for such historical-inquiry material, writer-director Pasikowski stages his action as a whodunit in which Jozek and Franek snoop about and discover clues that suggest the area's Jews were murdered by those closest to them, all while the duo is forced to confront mounting resistance -- and anti-Semitic slurs -- from citizens who would prefer their awful secrets to remain buried."
Nick Schager, The Dissolve
"Inspired by Jan Gross' book 'Neighbors,' about the 1941 massacre of a Polish village's Jewish population by their Catholic neighbors, Wladyslaw Pasikowski's 'Aftermath' retools the material into a fast-paced "backwater burg with a dark secret" quasi-horror film, complete with spooky lighting, ominous music, unexplained phenomena and hostile townfolk. Writer-director Pasikowski, co-scenarist of Andrej Wadja's 'Katyn' and helmer of several successful thrillers, has a foot in both the arthouse and commercial camps. Pawel Edelman, lenser of Polanski's 'The Pianist,' navigates the woodlands in atmospheric fashion; Jan Duszynski's score cannily ratchets up the tension while Jaroslaw Kaminski's kinetic cutting keeps action flowing briskly."
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Screenings of older films, at the following L.A. movie theaters: AMPAS, American Cinematheque: Aero, American Cinematheque: Egyptian, LACMA, New Beverly, Nuart, Silent Movie Theater and UCLA.
November 29
CASABLANCA (Max Steiner), THE MALTESE FALCON (Adolph Deutsch) [New Beverly]
MEAN GIRLS (Rolfe Kent) [Nuart]
THE SHINING (Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind), ROOM 237 (William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (Lennie Hayton) [Cinematheque: Aero]
THEY LIVE (John Carpenter, Alan Howarth) [Silent Movie Theater]
November 30
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (George Gershwin, Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin) [Cinematheque: Aero]
CASABLANCA (Max Steiner), THE MALTESE FALCON (Adolph Deutsch) [New Beverly]
THE CROODS (Alan Silvestri) [LACMA]
HEAVEN'S GATE (David Mansfield) [Silent Movie Theater]
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
December 1
THE FIGHTER (Michael Brook) [Cinematheque: Aero]
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (Joe Hisaishi) [Cinematheque: Aero]
PACIFIC RIM (Ramin Djawadi), HELLBOY (Marco Beltrami) [New Beverly]
December 2
AMERICAN PSYCHO (John Cale), THE MACHINIST (Roque Banos) [Cinematheque: Aero]
December 3
BYE BYE BIRDIE (Charles Strouse, John Green) [LACMA]
December 4
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
December 5
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (Ennio Morricone) [Cinematheque: Aero]
December 6
ALL THAT JAZZ (Ralph Burns), CABARET (John Kander, Ralph Burns [Cinematheque: Aero]
CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 (Michel Legrand), LA POINTE COURTE (Pierre Barbaud) [LACMA]
HOME ALONE (John Williams) [Nuart]
PSYCHO II (Jerry Goldsmith) [Silent Movie Theater]
December 7
LE BONHEUR (Jean-Michel Defaye) [LACMA]
LIONS LOVE (AND LIES...) (Joseph Byrd) [LACMA]
STAR 80 (Ralph Burns), LENNY (Ralph Burns) [Cinematheque: Aero]
December 8
KISS KISS BANG BANG (John Ottman) [Arclight Hollywood]
THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (Paul Williams, Miles Goodman) [UCLA]


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|Jefferson R. Smith
Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and
Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869 pg. 202
ay Mathis is a marvel at genealogy and she never ceases to amaze me. When ever anyone posts on a forum about anyone famous, or not so famous, she is able to find something of great value never before seen. I am among those whom she has graced with her treasured research abilities. Just the other day I opened my email and found a gem waiting there for me. The above photo/scan is from the Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869 pg 202 for Jefferson Randolph Smith Sr. This is Soapy Smith's father, the attorney. The year is 1867 and Soapy is but 7-years-old. In order for citizens of Confederate states to vote they had to sign this pledge.
Following is the text content of the oath document. Numerous parts of the form have handwritten replies but for clarity and ease of reading I chose not to distinguish which parts are handwritten unless required.
Sixth District No. 219
PERSONALLY APPEARED before me this 29 day of July 1867, Jefferson R. Smith who states that he resides in the 645th Election Precinct of Coweta COUNTY, GEORGIA, and who makes oath as follows:
"I, Jefferson R. Smith do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God, that I am a citizen of the STATE OF GEORGIA; that I have resided in said State for 12 months next preceeding [sic] this day, and now reside in the County of Coweta in said State; that am 21 years old; that I have not been disfranchised for participation in any rebellion or civil war against the United States, nor for felony committed against the laws of any State or the United States; that I have never been a member of any State Legislature, nor held any executive or judicial office in any State, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; that I have never taken an oath as a member of Congress of the United States, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State Legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or given aid and comfort to the enemies thereof; that I will faithfully support the Constitution and obey the laws of the United States, and will to the best of my ability encourage others so to Ie. So help me, God."
The said Jefferson R. Smith further swears that he has not been previously registered under the provisions of "An Act supplementary to 'an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States'―passed March 2, 1867―and to facilitate restoration," under this or any other name, in this or any other Election District; and further, that he was born in ...[left blank]... and naturalized by ...[left blank]... on the ...[left blank]... day of ...[left blank]..., 18 ...[left blank]... in the ...[left blank]...
Jefferson R. Smith [signed]
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me [Can't decipher first word] Precinct and County for said J. R. Smith
Register of the 36 Registration District.
It is interesting to not that Jefferson Randolph Smith's father (Soapy's grandfather), Ira Ellis Smith did serve in the Confederate State Legislature and it took a presidential pardon signed by Andrew Johnson to allow Ira to become a citizen of the Untied States with the right to vote.
Jefferson Randolph Smith Sr.
May 11, 2010
Jefferson Randolph Smith Sr.: page 21-22, 26, 28, 32, 57, 377, 594.
1775: The first abolitionist society in U.S. is organized in Philadelphia with Ben Franklin as president.
1828: The first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary is published under the name "American Dictionary of the English Language."
1860: The first Pony Express rider arrives in San Francisco with mail originating in St. Joseph, MO.
1865: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. He dies the following morning.
1894: First public showing of Thomas Edison's kinetoscope takes place.


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Planescape: Torment Successor Funded In 6 Hours 118
New submitter abuelos84 writes "Just a few hours after the Kickstarter project was opened to the public, Torment: Tides of Numenera, successor of the legendary Planescape:Torment, had been funded. In the dev's own words: 'Our heads are still spinning at the incredible response we have had from today's support of our Kickstarter campaign. We had plans to roll out our stretch goals and to write our Kickstarter updates but never in our wildest dreams did we think we would fund this quickly!!! We are joyfully scrambling right now to get a longer update and some stretch goals in front of you as soon as we can. We should have more to say later today.'"