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Friends of a Troy priest -- removed from his parish as police investigate accusations he mishandled at least $429,000 in church money -- are expressing shock at the news.
The Archdiocese of Detroit reported Rev. Edward Belczak was asked Tuesday to temporarily step aside from his duties at St. Thomas More Parish on North Adams Road in Troy during the probes. The 67-year-old remains a priest but will leave parish housing.
A long-time friend of Belczak's, who asked not to be named, said she was saddened to hear the news. Office staff said they were shocked.
"I like Father Belczak. I think he's a great priest. It's too bad if he did that," said 16-year-old Will Garbinski, who is a� parish member and attended catechism at St. Thomas More. The Troy teenager also received his confirmation rites there. "The whole school knows about it and a lot of people were talking about it today," said Garbinski, a junior at Troy High School.
Watch a report on the accusations on today's News at Noon.
A reader online, Jannie5050 wrote, "I pray this is a huge misunderstanding. Father Belczak is a gifted speaker and priest, but in the end, we are all human beings and as we know, humans are known to make bad choices."
Garbinski added, ""Father B made church entertaining with all of his jokes. He's a great priest and also a great person and I just can't believe he would be accused of doing something like this."
The archdiocese reported an audit found that Belczak paid a "ghost employee" $240,000. It says the priest also took $92,000 in compensation above what he's supposed to get under church policies.
Priests generally earn a minimal salary, said Joe Kohn, archdiocese spokesman, and are provided with housing at a rectory and transportation.
Kohn added, "We are not using the word embezzlement."
�Belczak cannot function as the parish's pastor until an administrative review process is completed, according to a statement from the archdiocese.�
While he will not remain in residence at St. Thomas More Parish, Father Belczak's public ministry as a priest is not impacted at this time.
The alleged misappropriation and mismanagement include:
�o Taking excess compensation beyond archdiocesan policies, estimating a loss of $92,000 to the parish over the past six years.
o Accepting and directing funds to himself that should have been posted to parish accounts, estimating a loss to the parish of $16,000 over the past six years.
o Compensating, with benefits, an individual best described as a "ghost employee," estimating a loss of $240,000 to the parish over the past six years.
o Maintaining improper medical/dental insurance coverage for an individual, estimating a loss of approximately $26,000 to the parish over the past six years.
o Authorizing a long-term disability policy for one employee, while not providing a similar benefit to other parish staff members, estimating a loss of $20,000 to the parish.
o Allowing for the operation of the St. Thomas More Travel Group as a parish-related activity, while none of the financial transactions, records or bank accounts were disclosed for financial reporting or official purposes.
o Accepting, but not depositing or recording in parish accounts, residual commission checks to the St. Thomas More Travel Group, estimating a loss of $25,000 to the parish over the past six years.
o Failing to record or deposit monies received through the Mother's Day and Father's Day special collections according to archdiocesan policies; failing to monitor currency in an amount over $10,000, found in an employee's office desk.
Belczak, ordained in 1972, also served in the past as first associate pastor and then co-pastor of Royal Oak-based National Shrine of the Little Flower Parish and associate pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Farmington.
He had been with St. Thomas More since 1984.
Monsignor John Zenz, episcopal vicar of the Northwest Region and pastor of Holy Name Parish in Birmingham, has been named administrator of St. Thomas More.
�The Troy Police Department is currently conducting its own investigation, reviewing "financial improprieties," according to a department official.
"The archdiocese has fully cooperated with civil authorities in this case and will continue to do so," according to a statement from the archdiocese.
Recent church personnel troubles
Members of the clergy and church personnel have had a number of brushes with the law in recent years.
o In December, a West Michigan pastor who authorities say embezzled more than $300,000 could be free within six months if he participates in a boot camp program. Etheridge Henry Moore, who had served as pastor at Heritage Baptist Church near Kentwood, was sentenced one to 20 years in prison. Police began investigating the case last July. Moore turned himself in to church leadership and asked they contact police about his actions. Moore must pay $320,000 in restitution to cover an estimated $316,000 loss and about $4,000 the church spent on accountants.
o Toledo woman who allegedly pocketed about $2.1 million from the United Catholic Credit Union in Temperance pleaded guilty last year as charged to one count each of financial institution embezzlement and racketeering, with both felonies punishable by up to 20 years. Sharon Broadway, 62, pleaded guilty to embezzling the money from the credit union since 1985. She was sentenced Jan. 17 to at least 45 months in prison. The embezzlement was discovered after a routine examination by the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation showed� that a number of certificates of deposit went unrecorded on the credit union's books.
o In October, a 77-year-old Roseville woman admitted to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the Warren church she helped form. Helen Gvozdich pleaded guilty to embezzlement of between $50,000 and $100,0000 under the agreement she would repay $50,000 to St. Stevan Decanski Serbian Orthodox Church. Gvozdich was originally accused in spring 2011 of stealing $79,000 from the church, located on 11 Mile Road. She was sentenced to five years of probation in November and been ordered to repay $50,000.
o The former chief financial officer for Pontiac-based Trinity Missionary Baptist Church was sentenced in September to 50 months to 20 years in prison for embezzling more than $650,000 in church funds in September. The charges against Reuben Bynum, 61, of West Bloomfield, came after the Oakland County Sheriff's Office launched a forensic investigation at a Trinity deacon's request and determined that Bynum had forged a required second signature on checks from the church account, as well as misusing the church ATM and debit cards. Bynum was also told to make restitution payments of $669,163 and an additional $99,225 in interest.
o Last August Rev. Peter Petroske, pastor of Dearborn's Sacred Heart Parish, was arrested naked and intoxicated alone in his vehicle. He faced charges of disorderly/obscene conduct and operating while intoxicated. He was sentenced last December to probation and fined.
o In 2011, a volunteer chaplain at the Ferndale police department was relieved of his duties after a man died at his home of a drug overdose. Mark Bidwell told police he met a man named Steven Fitch on a gay dating website and they agreed to go to his house for sex. Reports indicated that Fitch used crystal meth and later became sick. Police were called but Fitch was pronounced dead of an overdose at a local hospital.
Contact Carol Hopkins at 248-745-4645 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @OPCarolHopkins or on Facebook @OPcarolhopkins.


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Need a pick-me-up on another monotonous Monday? Check out the progress of Manny Ramirez as he plays ball in Taiwan:
And then he gets high-fives from the bench! That's got to be good for a laugh. It's just Manny being Manny, 45-50 feet at a time. Love that his team is playing the '79 Pittsburgh Pirates, too.
The most forgiving angle in the replays comes from behind the second-base bag. That perspective makes it seem like Manny pulled up just short. The best part of these Manny highlights continues to be the announcers getting so excited while (presumably) speaking Taiwanese Mandarin.
Can we please bring him back to the U.S.?

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The Giants didn't panic and start Cain on short rest.
Starting Leake was the right idea, IMO. It gave us the best chance to split the last 2 games.
Even if Cain has his "A" game, Latos has the ability to match him.
The Giants didn't panic and start Cain on short rest.
Starting Leake was the right idea, IMO. It gave us the best chance to split the last 2 games.
Even if Cain has his "A" game, Latos has the ability to match him.
"One person has a more positive outlook [about Dick Williams], and I would guess that was meant as a joke." RedsTeamGo
Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
Not sure starting him was the issue. Still having him in the 5th inning to get shelled again was just comical. Then pinch hitting with Cairo? Seriously? Why is he on the roster again? I'm just glad Ondrusek wasn't around to be put in...Navarro...sigh...is there anyone on this board that thinks Hanigan was tired? I don't care if he had only caught Leake twice. Play the best players! It's the playoffs!
Way to force game 5 Dusty by taking away our chances to keep it close and maybe have a chance to win.
Latos came down with a nasty case of allergy-related congestion, forcing Baker's hand toward Leake
I would have started Cueto, load him up on pain killers, icy hot what ever it takes so he doesn't feel that oblique tweak on each pitch. At worst he has a rough 5 inning outing and you are in the same spot as today.
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The Googlephone for everyone?
The Pulse hasn't veered far away from the standard Android look and feel. With a moody grey-black carbon-fibre look theme running behind the homescreen - matching the phone's back panel - it's neat and tidy.
The carbon-fibre theme is used extensively
There's plenty of space to arrange as many shortcut icons, widgets or 'Wildcards' as you like. Wildcards are content widgets, such as a music playlist, video clip, bookmark or calendar entry, presented Cover Flow-fashion which can be placed on any part of the screen. They're all easy to add: you simply press and hold the screen and a pop-up menu lets you add any of these types or particular folders to the homescreen.
It's easy to remove or re-order icons and widgets: they can be dragged and dropped into a pop-up wastebasket. The homescreen's options include a Reset.
Unlocking the screen requires an upward flick of the finger. It locks automatically, though a tap of the power button on the side of the phone will also lock it. A notifications panel can be dragged down, rollerblind fashion, from the bar top of the display, to list messages, email, upcoming calendar entries and so on.
There are two on-screen buttons at the bottom of the homescreen. One opens up a carousel of favourite contacts you can populate. The other key flips open the applications list, a grid of 20 small icons which you can re-order as you like. You can also add shortcuts for any of these to the homescreen simply by pressing and holding them.
Out of the box, the T-Mobile Pulse is well kitted out for messaging: SMS, MMS, email and IMs are all supported. Google Mail and Google Talk are seamlessly integrated into the phone, providing a slick and intuitive user experience. Mail is activated automatically when you set up the phone, and is a mobile optimised version of Google's online service. Your Google Mail contacts can be synced automatically.
The physical buttons are complemented with two virtual ones
It's simple to add other web-based or POP/IMAP email accounts: just tap in the address and password and account are created automatically. But they're handled by a separate app that's not quite as sophisticated as Google Mail though very usable nonetheless.
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Syracuse rolls past Maryland 20-3
Syracuse rolls past Maryland 20-3
Nov. 10, 2013
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The Syracuse defense has taken more than its share of hard hits this season, most of them of the verbal nature.
On Saturday, the unit struck back.
Relying heavily on a defense that appears to have finally reached peak form, Syracuse moved within one victory of becoming bowl eligible with a 20-3 win over Maryland.
In the process, the Orange foiled the Terrapins' third attempt at securing their elusive sixth win of the season.
Jerome Smith ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns. He scored from the 1 to end the first drive of the game and added a 21-yard TD with 10:33 left to put the Orange up by 17.
But credit for this one goes primarily on a defense that previously surrendered 48 points to Northwestern, 49 to Clemson and 56 to Georgia Tech.
"There were a lot of doubters out there, but we never doubted ourselves," coach Scott Shafter said. "We got beat by a good Georgia Tech team a month ago. I'm so pleased with the job we did on the defensive side of the ball. I love the way they're hitting."
Durell Eskridge and Julian Whigham had interceptions for Syracuse, which also forced five fumbles — recovering two of them. The Orange (5-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) have allowed only three points in their last two games following the loss to Georgia Tech.
"The defense is amazing. We rely on them a lot," said quarterback Terrel Hunt, who accounted for 67 of Syracuse's 242 yards rushing. "We have faith on them that they'll get a stop. We're just really proud of the defense."
Maryland (5-4, 1-4) has lost three straight and four of five. The Terrapins have been trying since mid-October to reach the six wins necessary to earn a bowl bid.
"Well, you don't have a shot to win when you turn the ball over four times and you have as many dropped balls, as many errors as we did," coach Randy Edsall said. "We have the opportunities to make the plays and we didn't make them."
Edsall indicated that Maryland's poor showing on offense was pretty much self-inflicted.
"(The Orange) didn't really do anything different than what we had prepared for," he said. "They had one new blitz that they came in with, but all the things that we saw, we just weren't able to block some of it and make some of the calls that we needed to make to take care of it."
C.J. Brown went 21 for 40 for 211 yards and two interceptions for Maryland. He also lost a fumble.
"I didn't execute to my potential and I put our team in tough situations, so that falls back on me," Brown said. "So it's tough for me to go and try to get the guys going when I'm the problem, I was the one with the three turnovers today. That's a tough situation. You can't let that happen."
Maryland's lone score came in the third quarter, when Brad Craddock kicked a field goal to end a drive that was aided by several Syracuse penalties, including an offside call that eliminated a fumble recovery the Orange.
The field goal ended a run of 113 straight scoreless minutes by the Orange defense that began in the Georgia Tech game and included last week's 13-0 win over Wake Forest. It also ended Syracuse's bid to register consecutive shutouts for the first time since 1969.
That made it 13-3. In the fourth quarter, however, Hunt ran for 29 yards to set up Smith's game-clinching touchdown jaunt.
Syracuse won despite being penalized 12 times for 115 yards and going 3 for 14 on third-down conversions.
"Nothing like fixing something after a win," Shafer said.
The Orange outgained Maryland 267-141 before halftime and scored on their first and last drives to take a 10-0 lead.
Syracuse took the opening kickoff and launched a 16-play drive that consumed nearly eight minutes and featured a pair of fourth-down gambles, the last of which produced Smith's first touchdown run.
The Terrapins converted a fourth-down try of their own late in the first quarter, but that only led to a missed field goal try by Craddock.
In the second quarter, a fumble by Smith started a run of five of six possessions that ended in turnovers, including three by Maryland — two interceptions by Brown and a fumble by Amba Etta-Tawo. Syracuse converted the last turnover into a 34-yard field goal by Ryan Norton.


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8A: (4) Glenbard North at (1) Maine South
When: 1 Saturday.
Records: Glenbard North 10-1, Maine South 11-0.
On the offensive
Maine South has one of the state's most prolific passers in Northwestern recruit Matt Alviti, who runs a spread attack that makes opponents defend the entire field. RB Anthony Mitchell is another player to watch. Glenbard North will give junior running back Justin Jackson the ball early and often. QB Brian Murphy is a capable runner and passer.


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ROCK FALLS – A free seminar on the emerald ash borer will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Rock Falls Community Building, 601 W. 10th St.
Marty McGregor of the Bureau of Environmental Programs' Emerald Ash Program will present.
The city, which is sponsoring the seminar, encourages residents and others to attend to learn how the bug is affecting Rock Falls and what can be done to prevent its spread.
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This ain't our first rodeo.
The National Western Stock Show & Rodeo begins its 107th run on Saturday, bringing with it two weeks of Western wildness to the big city.
Livestock shows and judging are the big event's bread and butter, with events going on daily for all kinds of beasts — cattle, hogs, sheep, alpacas, poultry and more.
It's the special events, though, that really draw the crowds.
Some of this year's highlights include the "Colorado vs. The World" rodeo on Saturday; The Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza on Sunday; The Wild West Show (Jan. 19-20); The Martin Luther King, Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo (Jan. 21); The "Super Dogs" agility show (Jan. 21-22); and "An Evening of Dancing Horses" (Jan. 23).
There's also professional bull riding, horse jumping and a thunderous draft-horse show. New this year: Parking is free with purchase of a special-event ticket.
The Stock Show will take over the National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., from Saturday-Jan. 27. Prices for grounds admission are date-specific, ranging from $2-$3 for kids ages 3-11 and $8-$19 for adults. Special-event tickets are sold separately and include grounds admission; prices range from $9-$100. Advance tickets are available at King Soopers locations, Coors Field and Rockies Dugout stores, via 888-551-5004 or nationalwestern.com.
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The Bay County Sheriff's Office is now investigating the death of 90-year-old Wallace Scott as a homicide
Neighbors found his body Saturday morning. They went to check on Scott at his house on Pinetree Road because they had not seen him for a few days.
Heather Myers, Scott's granddaughter says that the circumstances of his death are devastating and was surprised that "something like this would happen in this type of neighborhood and to him," she said.
Officials with the Sheriff's office thought they may have had a lead in the case after noticing Scott's personal car was missing.
"Thinking perhaps, whoever did this to the man might have taken his vehicle and they could someone to this crime," said public information officer, Ruth Corley, with BCSO. "As it turned out, Mr. Scott had put it in a repair shop."
As the investigation continues, the event has shocked the quiet neighborhood as they way for someone to be brought into custody for the murder.
"We understand that residents will be concerned about a homicide in that neighborhood and especially with someone they may have known for many, many years," said Corley. "We are working on this. It's 24/7 until they can develop a suspect and make an arrest."
So far, the sheriff's department has not released a possible motive or named any possible suspects.
Anyone with any information about the homicide investigation is asked to call the Bay County Sheriff's Office at 850-747-4700 or Crime Stopper's at 850-785-TIPS.


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MARSHALL, Texas (10/29/12)- The East Texas Baptist University Jazz Band will present its annual fall concert on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in the Marshall Visual Arts Center , located at 208 East Burleson in downtown Marshall.
The Jazz Band, under the direction of ETBU Professor of Music Douglas Lockard, will perform jazz hits from the past and present, opening with Got Rhythm?, an original tune from Doug Beach based on the chord changes to Gershwin's I Got Rhythm. Other numbers on the concert include Charlie Parker's Scrapple from the Apple, Dizzy Gillespie's A Night In Tunisia, Work in Progress, Thelonious Monk's Well You Needn't, Bobby Darin's classic Beyond the Sea, and two of Stevie Wonder's hits, Sir Duke and I Wish.
The concert is sponsored by the Marshall Regional Arts Council. Admission is $5 or free with ETBU I.D.
For information, call the ETBU School of Fine Arts at 903-923-2158.


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As he had already predicted, cracker Charlie Miller has won the PWN2OWN contest by cracking Safari and Mac OS X within seconds of the start of the competition. "It took a couple of seconds. They clicked on the link and I took control of the machine," Miller said after his accomplishment. He took home the USD 10000 prize, as well as the MacBook he performed the exploit on. Internet Explorer 8 fell a while later by cracker Nils, who also cracked Safari and Firefox after being done with IE8.
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RE[3]: Which version?
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In an interview with ZDnet, Charlie Miller has stated that his exploit also works on Safari 3, and that it was one option he could have used to win last year's competition.
Perhaps more interestingly he also claims that Mac OS X's lack of support for No eXecute memory and address space randomization makes it much easier to exploit OS X than Windows once a bug has been identified.


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The new packaging sports little green rectangles here and there which are the moisture protectors being used now instead of the silica packets. Although there are a few packets amongst the accessories.
I decided that I didn't need to duplicate the outfits in miniature so I have redressed these dolls.
Androgyny is wearing a Kio wig, the outfit from Incandescent Monogram and carrying a Purse of the Month pink leather bag. Her diamond pin is from a Gene Marshall fashion. I have removed the hooks from the jacket as I like it better open and the hooks didn't look good.
I thought Aphrodisiac's exaggerated makeup would work with the outfit from Mina, Bride of Dracula. She is wearing a wig made for Puki Puki dolls. The pin on her lapel is from Facets. It attaches by means of a small magnetic disc.
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- Anonymous8/7/10, 12:38 AM
Thanks for the clear pictures of these two.ReplyDelete
I think the Aphro is also prettier then her big sister. The eye shadow is less extreme and she seems much more versatile.
I wish they would come out with a similar sculpt for the big girls...this one has such great features.
- alejandro8/7/10, 1:00 AM
I'm having so much fun with mine. I swapped bodies to monogram bodies, since I had done that with Live Wire. (Disclosure, Best Drama, Brilliance)ReplyDelete
These two met my expectations in every way. I love them. They stole the limelight from Agnes in my collection. (for the moment at least)
I have plenty of wigs. But now I need to scour for more.
Ooooo, love your photos of the mini-avantguards. I just bought the large Aphrodisiac, she can arrive here any day now, and I am thinking about buying the little Androgyny, I think she will look perfect in those stylish Silkstone outfits, like 'Blush becomes her'. Love how you styled both of them, perfection!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8/7/10, 3:00 PM
So glad to hear all of your comments as I bought these dolls boxed on ebay and am waiting for them to arrive. I have been dissapointed lately by a few doll purchases and there is always that question in your mind when you spend so many dollars on a doll..bonus too, you get two! I though they would be great fun to re-dress and also to change their wigs. Thanks too Terri for the detailed info, I am even more excited now! Kind regards, CorrinneReplyDelete


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Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com's daily Q&A column where the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Alex Ziebart will be your host today.
Today we're going to skip the wacky shenanigans that usually plague the intros to the Queue. Instead, I'm going to blow your minds with the news that Chile's recent earthquake was large enough that it has potentially moved the Earth's axis and an Earth day is now shorter because of it.
dav103id asked...
"When running Shadowfang Keep during Love is in the Air, did anyone else notice Arugal on the other side of the courthouse gate when you first enter the instance? Has he always been there at that location or was he added for the Love is in the Air boss event?"
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That's always been there, but it's incredibly easy to miss. That little event starts up as soon as you take a few steps into the instance, so if you take a right to get started instead of running straight ahead up to the gate, you can miss it completely. I ran Shadowfang Keep dozens of times before I even noticed it the first time. I was amazed that I managed to miss it for so long.
Kragragh asked...
"I am about to install WoW on a new computer. Do I have to swap out all 11 discs then patch? What's the quickest way to install the full set with both expansions from scratch?"
The Wrath of the Lich King installer can install the whole thing, you don't need to start from Vanilla and work your way up. Pop the Wrath disc(s) in and you're good to go.
Suzanne Flowers asked...
"In TBC we were able to fly in and out of anywhere in Shattrath City. Why are we not allowed to use flying mounts inside of Dalaran? Why the change? I can't remember any issues with people being mounted in Shatt."
Like other readers mentioned in the comments yesterday, the primary reason given is that they want Dalaran to feel more like a city. They wanted people on the ground and in the streets, running around and mingling together. In Shattrath people could float around wherever they pleased and zoom from point A to point B on their epic flying mount. They didn't like that. It's also a much smaller city that is far more laggy than Shattrath ever was. If everyone could sit around on their flying mounts, the streets of Dalaran would be completely hidden by the sparkly wings of dragons. That's no good.
Personally, I thought Shattrath felt a lot more like a city than Dalaran. Dalaran is far too small and compact. It kind of feels like I'm doing my trading and banking in Barbie's Magical Dollhouse.
Faith Trust asked...
"Is there a reason why caster heirloom trinkets don't give you mana back when you are healing in a group? ...is it a bug?"
It's not a bug. Those trinkets require killing blows. They're not for healing, they're for murder. Heirlooms are aimed at making solo leveling as quick and painless as possible and aren't really aimed at roles like healing or tanking.
Harsesis asked...
"What is the purpose of the 1 hour wait time to get your money from auctions? I remember that it wasn't always this way, I believe a patch during BC implemented this, but I never understood the change. I guess the same question could be asked about the purpose of the 1 hour wait time to mail stuff to other characters, where it is instantaneous to mail between alts."
I believe that when this was all implemented, the reason given was that it slowed down the money laundering process that gold sellers will use to distribute sold, stolen and purchased gold. It makes it harder to move funds around, and the gold seller doesn't have instant gratification when they sell off the entire contents of a stolen account. There's a waiting period involved, and that slows things down and makes it all a bit more risky for the hacker.
Those concerns aren't really there when you're mailing items from one character on your account to another on the same account.
Elish asked...
"Why is it that the Titans couldn't kill the Old Gods, but we can? So far the world hasn't fallen apart due to their destruction and while it will (thanks Deathwing), it's not because of the whole roots of corruption. Everywhere it says that the Titans could only contain the Old Gods to allow order to blossom, yet we just walk into their prisons and execute them. So if we keep killing Old Gods will Azeroth be torn apart?"
We certainly don't know for sure what the consequences will be, but Chris Metzen mentioned at BlizzCon 09 that we'll see the ill effects of what we've done sometime down the road. Somewhere, sometime, there will be ramifications.
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The BFD-Garage Days Visited
"The BFD" or the band formerly known as "Ear Infection".
The band was originally Greg, Pete, Shaun and once in a while Chuck would come over and play drums. All friends of mine for well over 20 years and 4 of the coolest guys on the planet. They invited me to a band practice at Pete's place one time and for shits and giggles I tried to do some vocals for them.
I remember Pete telling me I sounded like Lemmy from Motorhead on a bad day.
With that vote of confidence ringing in my head it wasn't long before I picked up a Bass guitar and started learning how to play. Eventually the family and I moved away from Colorado Springs up to the Denver area which made attending band practice rather difficult.
For a year I drive down once a week and jammed with my buddies. Looking back on that year makes me appreciate my wife even more for letting me do that.
Gas prices started to get insane which in turn made my weekly trips to Colorado Springs a little pricey. Eventually due to the cost(not the lack of passion), I had to retire from the band.
I look at it like this…I'm never going to be a Rock Star but I got to play in a band with my buddies for almost 2 years. That right there is special.
This short video clip and a whole lotta memories are all that remain of "Ear Infection".
The band however continued to evolve. A few changes in membership and a new name.. "The BFD" now consists of Greg, Pete, Chuck and Matt .
I took so long to get these pictures and video to these guys that I figured I owed them a nice little presentation thus this blog entry.
The BFD's…
Greg (Bass)
Pete (Rhythm guitar)
Matt (Lead guitar)
Here they are..The BFD…Live(sort of) from Greg's Garage 🙂
Covering Metallica's "From Whom the Bell Tolls"
Changing it up a bit.
Then the smoke rolled in.
I mean it really rolled in.
Kinda made it just that much better 😉
I couldn't be more proud of the fellas. They've been practicing a long time and this was their first time jamm'n in front of a bunch of friends. How cool is it to pick up a six-pack and go spend the evening watching your long time bro's crank out some heavy metal tunes?
Rock on BFD!!
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2) Clock dated 11-6-16 (November 6, 1916). Geo. B. Evans, Philadelphia.


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In the near-future, the Blacklight Tango Team has been sent to find recently missing Colonol Klein and his personal Blacklight team in the city of Balik. The country has recently broken out in war after the assassination of the president. The rebel group that had killed the president The Order, is thought to have captured or killed the missing Blacklight team.
Tango Team prepares to attack The Order's headquarters when Blacklight command informs them that civilians have been infected with an unknown virus, causing them to attack everyone they encounter. As they engage the Order in combat, both sides are attacked by crazed civilians. Because the circumstances have changed, Tango Team is ordered to stop The Order at all costs...
A new first-person shooter set against a near-future background is coming from Zombie Studios and Ignition Entertainment. 100% digital, Blacklight: Tango Down is being billed as a AAA-quality military shooter. The game is set to hit PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this summer. First shots and all the details after the jump. Read More »
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The Fresh Market coming to Falls Church
High-end grocery store The Fresh Market will anchor a new mixed-use development in Falls Church slated to open in fall 2014.
The Reserve at Tinner Hill project is a collaboration between NVRetail and Lincoln Property Co. and will include 224 upscale rental apartments and 46,000 square feet of retail. The developers are currently in the site-planning process with the city of Falls Church and expect the project to open in just over a year.
The Fresh Market will take 24,000 square feet of that retail space at the intersection of South Maple Ave. and Washington Street. NVRetail is actively marketing the remainder of the square footage.
"We're going to shoot for a mixture of the daily needs retail with some new and exciting restaurant uses for Falls Church," said Jack Waghorn, president of NVRetail.
Waghorn hopes having the more upscale The Fresh Market as the anchor of the retail space will set the tone for other retailers.
"Their operation is really geared toward a more discerning kind of shopper that I think we will have in that Falls Church market," Waghorn said. "By having them as our anchor, they will sort of carry that type of retail throughout the entire project."
The Greensboro, N.C.-based grocery store has been ramping up its Mid-Atlantic expansion during the past few years; currently, there are Fresh Markets in Vienna and Rockville, with two others planned in Ashburn at the One Loudoun development as well as in Alexandria's West End at the Bradlee Shopping Center.


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Planning for space in crowded oceans
Today's oceans are busy. Our oceans are being turned to more and more as mankind's demands for additional resources grow. Commercial and recreational fishing, other recreational activities, like surfing, oil drilling, marine reserves and marine protected areas, shipping, crabbing, wave-energy generation, and the harvesting of minerals are just some of the activities taking place in today's oceans.
As a result of an ever more crowded ocean and the implementation of the new National Ocean Policy, the state of Oregon has begun a Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) process to identify who is out there using our coastal waters, how they are using them, and where. In Port Orford, Stephanie Webb has been working with local fishermen, community members, and other entities from around the state, using a community-based decision making model. She has been working to ensure that our community's ocean-based needs and spaces are recognized by the state.
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Tyson Rasor,
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Port Orford
Democracy concept no longer true
Democracy, as we discovered in school, is a form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.
We participate equally through our elected representatives. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that this concept no longer is true.
Billions of dollars are given candidates with the clear understanding that they will favor the donors' wishes and consequently enhance further their personal prosperity. Candidates' failure to comply will result in no further funding for their next election.
We have the best government money can buy. This is 2012 capitalistic USA. Politicians need to be made to realize that they represent all of us, the majority and not just the minority!
This is not very apt to happen until some changes occur in the length of time to serve and limitations made as to the amount of donations. Politicians make the law and they are not going to change the laws that benefit them at this time.
Walt Edwards
Gold Beach
Change course to protect 1 percenters
Re: Mr. Roepke's letter from Saturday, Sept. 22, "Change course to protect America" The title of his letter would be more accurate if it said "Change course to protect the 1 percenters' low tax entitlements."
There are still people out there who believe 47 percent of the population are leeches on our society because they pay no "income" taxes. These "leeches" include veterans, retirees, the disabled and the poor, many of whom live in Curry County.
As The New York Times stated recently, it seems Mr. Romney has bought into the warped idea that some conservatives inside and outside of Congress have pushed as well: "The president and Nancy Pelosi were nefariously hooking people on unemployment benefits, so they'd get addicted and vote Democratic to keep the unemployment bucks flowing like crack".
It's literally rich: Mitt Willard Romney, born on third base and acting self-made, whining to the rich about what a great deal in life the not so fortunate and poor have. We thought Romney was secretly moderate, but it turns out that he's secretly cruel, a social Darwinist just like his running mate. Go and vote for him!
Fritz Wildmoser
Posting of signs cost some votes
Someone placed a David Brock Smith lawn sign on a private residence without the owner's permission in our neighborhood.
Just a tip to the responsible person: Your overzealousness just cost your candidate some votes. David may be a fine candidate and a good person; I don't know him. But your actions have harmed your candidate's chances.
Please be more respectful of others going forward.
Dennis Jackson
Saddened by killing of neighborhood deer
Someone shot a deer in our mostly peaceful neighborhood at Claron Glen in Brookings and left it to suffer and die with a leg injury in the easement between our homes.
This deer mother had a fawn at her side which was robbed of her mentor and food source and affection. This person who so easily kills has no conscience. We do hear shots ring out at night nearby, but the person never makes himself known or gets caught by law enforcement.
It is beyond me to understand to shoot a mother deer and leave her baby to fend for itself. This individual who so callously shoots at the defenseless creatures needs to do some soul searching.
Who will he kill next?
I am saddened about this incident. Is it not illegal anyway to shoot and kill in a residential neighborhood?
Gudrun Cheshier
I would support a bond measure
After reading your editorial on the budget difficulties for the county's law enforcement. I for one, would support a bond measure.
That's providing that the money raised by the bond measure be spent for the purpose of the law enforcement for Curry County only!
There's no reason why the people of Curry County cannot pay another $10-$20 on their property taxes for this purpose. The property tax money we pay gets written off on your taxes at the end of the year. So, it really doesn't cost us anything to get better service from our law enforcement.
The problem most of us have with government asking for tax money, is that it doesn't get spent on what they say it was originally for. They take the money and place it in the general fund and spend it on what THEY feel is necessary.
We just have to be sure that any money raised for law enforcement is spent for that and nothing else.
Bob Meunier
La Bontandeacute; can bring dollars to county
I have known Lucie La Bontandeacute; for over 20 years.
She knows Curry County's government and how it functions. Lucie was also responsible for writing many of the grants bringing economic development projects throughout Curry County while working for our ports and county. She managed projects to completion in our parks and airports.
We need her knowledge and management experience. Join me in voting for Lucie La Bontandeacute;, Curry County commissioner Position 2. She knows how to bring dollars back to our county and has a proven record!
Jessica Bergman
Tax increase would bring peace of mind
I realize the problem of security both in Brookings and especially in "Harbor is of enormous interest to all residents living before and after crossing the bridge, but was it necessary to give so much detail?
It seems to me that it is an open invitation to anyone who is interested in "exploring" your possessions.
To this day I will never understand why the residents of Harbor (and I am one) constantly vote down an increase in taxes to have some sort of security. I am sure the increase would not be out of reach and would give a modicum of peace of mind. I know that I have willingly signed many "papers" asking for support. The amount of the tax per thousand would be affordable and would be decided by the majority of all of us living here.
I wish that Tom Huxley and Ralph Martin or anyone who worked so hard on trying to get home rule would think about this issue. The Home Rule issue fizzled out, but I am sure more people would respond to getting some form of security for our town or "village" as some of the tourists called Harbor.
Any takers?
(P.S. My heartfelt thanks to everyone whose condolences helped me and my family realize that we were not alone.)
Geralldine (Gerry) Kass
Another victim of GOP filibuster
On Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, the Senate of the United States failed to pass the Veterans Job Corps Bill.
Republicans on Wednesday afternoon blocked a vote on the Veterans Job Corps Bill after Republican Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama raised a point of order. He said the bill violated a cap on spending agreed to by Congress last year. Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington, the bill's sponsor, said the bill's cost was fully offset by new revenues.
With the defeat of this bill many thousands of veterans have lost a chance at getting hired as police officers, firefighters and parks workers, among other jobs.
The vote was 58-40. The bill needed 60 votes to proceed; another victim of Republican filibuster. ...
It's probably useless to remind Republicans like John McCain (a "Nay" on the jobs bill) that wounded, maimed, crippled, jobless and homeless veterans are NOT a fact of nature. They ARE the result of the wars that Congress members voted for, the war debt they piled on, and the economy they helped ruin.
Harry Freiberg
May they blossom and grow
A few weeks ago, feeling like a walk around the block, I was enjoying the lovely morning without fog and walked several more blocks than usual.
I was heading home, bemoaning the fact I did not have a walker with a seat. I was feeling like I had overdone it when two young ladies came by, one carrying a bouquet of flowers. I smiled as they approached and one of the young ladies chose a long stem red rose and handed it to me with a bright smile and both took time to tell me "Have a nice day.''
They made my day, put a spring in my step and I got home safe and sound with a smile on my face.
As I am writing this tribute to two lovely teenage young ladies, I want them to know the rose dried all on its own and is sitting here in a small vase reminding me to "Have a nice day." ...
My thanks to you two young ladies for proving there are so many bright and beautiful teens in our community. May they blossom and grow.
Jean M. Sullivan
Who is actually lying to us?
Extremist Democrats want you to believe that Republicans usually "lie," while Democrat statements are absolute truth.
But check the Internet regarding "Ryan's five lies" and you will find that Ryan spoke bare facts, while the partisan "fact checkers" distorted and added to what he said to come up with their claim of "lies." Who, then, is actually lying?
Meanwhile samples of Democrat "truth" are: Obama grew up "poor" so he "understands" family financial difficulties (but no "poor" person travels to Indonesia and attends private, elitist schools); Ryan "pushes grandma off the cliff" (his Medicare reform does not apply to grandma); Romney is responsible for "the death of a laid-off worker's wife" (but she died years after his being laid off, and they had some health insurance); Romney "hasn't paid taxes for 10 years" (now we have his returns for the last two years, which automatically disprove Harry Reid's statement); "you didn't build that" (in ordinary English "that" has to refer to the nearest noun, which was "business" andndash; if Obama meant roads, etc., why haven't all businesses succeeded?); "war on women" (while the real "war on women" is abortion which kills a million babies each year, half of whom are female, and which inflicts physical as well as emotional damage on women who survive it andndash; some die while undergoing abortion).
Woe to our country if such "truth speakers" win this election!
Theodore Allwardt
Clinic, local theater not in competition
A recent letter (Pilot, Sept. 19) from Pam VanVliet, signed "for St. Timothy's Free Clinic" leaves the mistaken impression that Ms. VanVliet is writing as a spokesperson for St. Timothy's Outreach Clinic.
We appreciate Ms. VanVliet's sincere support for our work at the clinic and agree that free dental care is a significant need in our community. However, we take issue with the notion that we are in a competition with the Chetco Pelican Players for contributions.
Our competition is economic distress and the lack of access to affordable medical and dental care. Our mission at the Outreach Clinic is to improve the well-being of our community by providing free medical and dental care to the uninsured of our area.
We believe that the Chetco Pelican Players have a similar mission andndash; to improve the well-being of our community andndash; and to do so through the arts. We are not in a competition with each other or with any other organizations that have the same goal.
Nonprofits do not compete against each other. Instead, they offer each other a partner for shared missions and shared goals. So, we enthusiastically support Tommy Jones and the Pelican Players in their efforts to raise the funds necessary to bring another wonderful theater production to our community. We will be bringing the Dental Van back to Brookings soon.
When it comes to improving the quality of life in our community, we are all in this together.
The Rev. Bernie Lindley,
director of St. Timothy's Outreach Clinic
Funds diverted sans public vote
This letter is regarding the Pilot article Sept. 12 titled "Gold Beach moving ahead with urban renewal district."
The following generally apply to Urban Renewal Agencies in Oregon.
1) An Oregon Urban Renewal Agency is formed without a vote of the people. The agency may create an Urban Renewal Plan by ordinance, unless a public vote is required by local law.
2) The Urban Renewal Plan identifies a contiguous "Area" in the city needing improvements. The area may be up to 25 percent of the total city area.
3) Property taxes which go to an Urban Renewal Agency are diverted or taken from other taxing agencies/districts such as schools, libraries, law enforcement, etc.
4) 100 percent of property taxes on new development or improvements on existing properties within the "Area" are diverted to the Urban Renewal Agency.
5) According to the Curry County assessor, the Brookings Urban Renewal Agency (BURA) tax rate is levied on ALL taxable property within the city of Brookings. The tax rate has grown to $0.7618 per thousand of assessed valuation. BURA tax revenue totaled approximately $500,000 for 2011/2012.
6) Estimates of tax revenue to be given up by various taxing districts to the BURA are located on page 18 at: http://www.brookings.or.us/archives/41/Report%20on%20Urban%20Renewal%20Plan.pdf
Estimates for 2013 to 2028 include: $700,000 Brookings Library; $750,000 ESD andndash; South Coast Education Service District; $900,000 Curry County; $1,200,000 SWOCC andndash; Southwestern Oregon Community College; $5,500,000 Brookings 17C School District; $6,300,000 City of Brookings general expenses, including law enforcement
The 2011/2012 tax revenue figures from the Oregon Dept. of Revenue show cities with Oregon Urban Renewal Districts received/diverted over $200 million from the intended taxing districts.
All this occurs without a vote of the people.
Thomas Huxley


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PROTECT THE SCOUTS, NOT THE INSTITUTION. Scouts are at risk, not just from the sick, twisted creatures who would prey on them – documented in print, on air and online – but from adults who have twisted the truth and continue to excuse the inexcusable if not in fact, in effect. Allowing even one of these monsters a pass, not turning them over to the police, is a monstrous crime in and of itself. And the monster grows even larger, even more dangerous with every revelation of omission and every buried file.
The Boy Scouts of America is an institution. The boy scouts of America are boys. Therein lies the difference. Institutions tend to be large, bureaucratic, slow, secretive, regimented things, defensive of the status quo to the point of combative, fearful of change to the point of destructive. Boys aren't.
When the interests of the institution and the protection of its image are deemed more important than the interests and protection of children, then the institution is becoming hollow at the core, empty of purpose.
Penn State University can teach the Boy Scouts a lesson here; the Roman Catholic Church can lead them in prayer in this regard.
In sanctimonious discrimination against gays, in violation of the BSA's special federal charter, the institution publicly addresses a non-threat while real pedophiles caught roaming their campsites are kept private. Gays are no more threatening in the ranks of scouting than they are in the military, no more likely as adults to attack little boys than straight men are to attack little girls.
The Boy Scouts are getting lost in the dark woods of denial. It's time for boy scouts to lead them out.
In my own years as a scout, a scout parent and a scoutmaster, I never saw, suspected or heard of any of the predatory acts we've been hearing about. I did see countless examples of boys learning to become men, of shy and clumsy uncertainty turning into self-assured, self-reliant leadership. I saw them conquer roaring rivers and sheer cliffs and their own fears, walk through mountain meadows and sleep that night on snow-covered summits knowing they can go as high as they want. I saw boys left to their own devices, left to rely on each other and their wits, do things they never thought they could do, build things together they could never build alone.
I also saw way too many adults way too far into their patches and pins, belts and buckles, jackets and jargon. I saw way too many men claiming leadership for leadership's sake, looking for their own recognition and acceptance at the expense of the boys they're supposed to mentor – patch-covered metaphors for what the institution is becoming.
While I don't defend for a second the institution, I do defend scouting, I fear for its loss, and I beg the Boy Scouts of America to come back to boy scouts, to return to base camp.
I'm a Memphian, and my son and I are Eagle Scouts. And we're better for it.
Dan Conaway is a lifelong Memphian, longtime adman and aspiring local character in a city known for them. Reach him firstname.lastname@example.com.


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YOUR TYPICAL BIBLICAL DUMBFUCKERY: I'm perpetually amused by anyone who tries to read Genesis chronologically, given that there are two separate Creation accounts, and they blatantly disagree with one another.
I could explain this in detail but I'll just give you a hint and you can take it from there. The first account begins, of course, at Genesis 1:1 and ends at Genesis 2:3, while an inexplicable second account (perhaps God saying, "Hang on, let me rephrase that") starts up again at Genesis 2:4.
Feel free to read the two accounts yourself (perhaps here) and see if you can spot the chronological inconsistencies.
WELL, YOU KNEW THAT WAS COMING. And who but Jinx/Jason would show up to demonstrate his appalling theological ignorance by refusing to accept the well-known proposition of two different creation accounts in Genesis, even when I give him the exact fucking chapter and verse so he can see for himself.
I believe Jason's insipid comment proves that, when it comes to the two of us, only one of us has actually taken the time to read the Bible. And it's not him.
OH, YAWN. It's almost like there's no fun in watching Jinx/Jason prove what kind of theological ignoramus he is anymore. Regarding my claim of two separate creation accounts in Genesis, Jinx writes (in a stupefying demonstration of ill-informed ignorance):
"Well-known proposition!" Good one, CC! You're pretty funny when you're being dead serious.
No, it's actually not well-known and if you were to ask the average person on the street about it, they'd give you a richly deserved "what the fudge are you talking about" look.
Now, by "average person on the street," I'm assuming Jinx really means "average idiot in his immediate circle of friends," since one is free to Google on the words "two separate creation accounts Genesis" to get this -- over two million hits. Obviously, not all of those deal directly with the two creation stories but, just as obviously, it shows that the idea of two stories is not some incredibly obscure notion, and that, yes, Jinx really is an ignorant dimwit.
Perhaps this whole discussion is best summed up here:
Scholars categorize these two stories into two separate time frames. The first is known as the Priestly (P) account because it is associated with the priestly caste of ancient Israel, while the second is known as the Jahwist (J) account because the J writer always calls the Creator, Yahweh.
The P account is dated much earlier than the J account because it is mythological in nature. Scholars believe that it was based on the Enuma Alish, an ancient Babylonian myth. The P account also tends to try to "de-mythologize the cosmological myths" (Buchner, Frank. Ph.D. "Genesis 1-3") in the final analysis. The emphasis here is on the Sabbath (the seventh day when God rested) and also on the image of mankind as being in the image of God so that man is perceived as being superior to all other of God's creations.
On the other hand, the J account is less concerned with trying to historicalize the act of creation and more interested in explaining why mankind differs from both the LORD God and the LORD God's other creations. It shows how man and woman try to become like the LORD God by means of eating the fruit of knowledge of good and evil and so are inferior to the LORD God, but also how they are separated from the LORD God's other creations because they marry, they are ashamed of their sexuality and nakedness, they must work hard for their food, and why women experience pain during childbirth.
Note that first sentence: "Scholars categorize ..." "Scholars," who have actually taken the time to study the text, as opposed to ignorant, wingnut fundamentalists like Jinx who get their theology from badly-drawn cartoon tracts. There's your difference.


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Kristin's sports fields are maintained to the highest standard, regularly staying open for use throughout the winter when other fields are closed. Because of the high standard of our playing surfaces, Kristin regularly welcomes National and International teams to train onsite and has recently hosted a NZ Football U20 Women's International match between New Zealand and Australia.
Kristin has a rugby field, three cricket pitches and several football fields situated inside Gate 2. There are a further two football pitches located by the Hockey Turf inside Gate 4, accessed via the Bass Road entrance.
Kristin has two purpose built gymnasiums. The Roy Munn Gym is situated in the Junior School and the 'Old Gym' is just inside Gate 1. Both are fully equipped for Basketball, Badminton and Volleyball. The Roy Munn Gym can be used for Netball.
Hockey Turf
Our competition sized Hockey turf is located at the rear of the Junior School (access via Gate 1). Fully equipped with stadium lighting this turf incorporates the latest technology; the surface is the best available and has been built to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) performance standards. The facility includes clubrooms and changing rooms.
Climbing Wall
Another sporting feature at Kristin is our Rock Climbing wall, which is situated on the back wall of the Roy Munn Gym. The wall is used for Outdoor Education classes and is open to students to climb during lunchtimes.
Golf Driving Range
Kristin's driving range is an all weather facility featuring 10 undercover bays. Home of the Institute of Golf (iGolf), students have the opportunity to take advantage of some of the best golfing minds in the business.
The Kristin Physiotherapy Clinic is offering a special deal for Kristin students that no surcharge will apply for any sporting injuries that are covered by ACC for appointments on Monday's. The clinic, which is operated by FXV, is located onsite at Gate 3. The physiotherapy team has been supporting Kristin School and its community now for 7 years.
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Recently, I returned to school and slept through class. Maybe that's because I didn't want to go, but my wife, Tia, made me.
"Tonight's our class," she said.
"You're going, too. At eight."
"That's a half an hour before bedtime!" I exploded.
The outburst made no impression. That night, inside Batavia's Verizon cellphone showroom, Tia directed me away from a couch that looked Goldilocks-right for napping toward a wall of phones tethered on wire leashes. "Here's the iPhone 5."
"You know how to turn it on!"
I can blow my own nose, too, I thought.
Eight o'clock came and went; I wondered if, like in college, students could leave after 10 minutes if the prof didn't show.
"Look, people like us!" Tia said. I put down the hottest new mechanical marvel since the manure spreader, and met Tia's new best friends, Boyle and Joanne.
"I'm not good at it," Boyle admitted, guy to guy, meaning cellphones.
"So you got dragged here."
He beamed. "That's exactly what it is. Whadda they sell for?"
With a Steve Jobs flourish, I pointed to a chart. "Two hundred. Stripped."
"Oh, I just lost it." Joanne frantically finger-punched her 4S. "The picture of our great-grandchild."
Chairs unfolded across the room, but classmates nearby grabbed them.
"Standing room only," I joked to Boyle, and looked for Tia who had wandered off.
"C'mere!" she called from a front row seat. "These are really nice, funny people: Eileen, Cindy and Jim."
"How are you with phones?" I queried.
Cindy laughed. "Mine's a 4 or 5. I forget."
"Whendja get it?"
"What day is today? When I had a reason to know what day it was, I did."
"I have an old Samsung," I said.
"I had one of those," Eileen said as if comparing scars.
At 8:15, Kristin, our teacher, appeared. "Who's got an iPhone?"
Eileen answered, "I've got this one."
"A Droid," Kristin said. "That's a different day, but you can talk to Mark."
"Oooh," I nudged Eileen's arm, "a private class."
She glanced over her glasses. "Son of a gun!"
For 15 minutes, Kristin fired questions at us: "Who can access email? Everyone OK with texting? Have you tuned in Pandora? Anyone able to find the weather?"
Tia yawned. I yawned. A woman in a purple shirt answered her phone. "Whaddaya need? Mom doesn't want to be alone. OK. I love you. Bye."
"Sixty-one degrees." "Sixty-four."
"Your phones are set for different regions."
I realized my eyes were closed.
"I just remembered an early morning meeting tomorrow," Tia said. "We should go."
On my way out, I waved to Boyle, still stuck there. Outside, I felt buoyant as a kid on vacation. "School's out for sum-MAH! School's out for e-VAH!"
What I learned at phone school was that it's never too late to go back to school; there are, however, times too late for school to start.
• Rick Holinger has lived and taught high school in the Fox Valley for more than 30 years.


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The pair have endured a fractious relationship at the Etihad Stadium since the Italian forward arrived from Inter Milan for 24m in August 2010.
Balotelli has recently been accused of not pulling his weight in training and has often found himself on the bench this season.
And after being hauled off in the 52nd-minute with City trailing 2-0 to their neighbours, Mancini said: "I love Mario but it is important for him to start to think about his job.
"He has everything to play well but he can't continue to play like today. We wanted more from him.
"When you have a player that has Mario's quality, you cannot understand why he continues to throw it out of the window. It is incredible.
"I have seen players in my life with fantastic quality. But in the end, they did nothing. I don't want Mario to finish like these players. It would be bad for him."
Mancini backed his decision not to start with Carlos Tevez and choosing Balotelli, who stomped into the players' tunnel after being substituted early in the second half at the Etihad.
He said: "It is easy to say after the game. I thought Mario could create problems for them. He is young and runs quickly - when you decide before the game this is what you think."


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Editor's NoteThis is the first of three excerpts that we're running from Winning the Story Wars: Why Those Who Tell--and Live--the Best Stories Will Rule the Future by Jonah Sachs, the cofounder of Free Range Studios (the creative studio behind The...
Well, I am totally not crazy about this whole business of the 'Story Wars' and continue to find this framing about war and battles very limiting. And what I find amusing about the author's premise here is that for all of us to be successful in business, we need to move away from appealing to people's baser natures (like war?) and focus on empowering stories and advertising. Yet when you are in a battle, there are only winners and losers -- and extreme debilitating costs. So while the metaphor totally does not work here, the ideas presented do.
I hardly find war empowering. Nevertheless, this article makes some great points. Take some time here -- between the text and the videos and additional links, there is lots to explore.
As a Folklorist, interestingly enough I am not wild about his Vimeo on "Winning the Story Wars - The Myth Gap". I hardly find that advertisers have been the mythologists of our age. I think people from the advertising world may think so however! So take that whole notion with a grain of salt please.
What's the bottom line here? Appeal to hope, courage, empowerment, community, and anything that enlivens us, expands our experiences, and calls us to something greater.
Surely we can all do this in our business storytelling!
Review written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it


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WILMINGTON, Mass. — The Bruins knew heading into their Eastern Conference semifinal series with Philadelphia that cooler heads had to prevail against the would-be "Broad Street Bullies" in order to maintain the upper hand.
Although it didn't prevent Boston from going up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series Monday night, Steve Begin was very close to crossing the line into a territory that could've damaged the Bruins' chances. Begin retaliated to a Daniel Carcillo blindside hit with a crosscheck to the upper torso that sent Carcillo flying. Boston then killed the ensuing Philly power play, and there weren't many incidents the rest of the night.
So maybe Carcillo and the Flyers got the message from Begin.
"It's part of the game. Sometimes it can happen," said Begin after taking part in an optional practice at Ristuccia Arena this morning. "But you have to be disciplined for sure. But, it just happened. We killed it, it's good. We have to make sure we're disciplined and they're going to try to draw us and that's what they're trying to do. We have to be smart."
"I went right after him," Begin continued, "and I thought it was a little bit of a dive too. But that's him."
In the heat of the battle, Begin went after Carcillo. But in retrospect he realizes he would've done the same thing to Carcillo had the roles been reversed. When the puck and the man are together, it's open season for an open-ice check.
"It's a hit. I gave a hit, I got hit. It's part of the game. So there's nothing else about it," Begin said. "I had my head down. I was trying to find the puck. The puck was on me. I mean, I was pretty sure someone was coming but I had to do something with it. And I got hit. So it's just point of the game. … Sometimes you get hit, it's fine. It's nothing bad about it. It wakes you up and gets you going."
Head coach Claude Julien doesn't want his team getting goaded into too much extracurricular activity. But he trusts his veterans like Begin to pick their spots, and his penalty kill to back his tough players up.
"Those most of the time you end up killing," said the coach. "I think he took a pretty good run at him. It was deemed a clean hit, and I don't necessarily disagree with that either. But it was, I'd say, borderline charging, and it's basically just him saying 'Listen, you crossed a line.' He sent a message. Again, that's just part of the game. I don't see any issues either way, from either team."


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Road to postseason starts now for Vets
Playoff races in Division II football get wild nearly every year, and teams caught in the storm often find themselves hoping for one result or another, reduced to Friday night scoreboard-watching.
In the quest to end a four-year playoff drought, Warwick Vets would take a postseason bid anyway it comes, even if that means joining in the hoping-and-praying crew. But the Hurricanes would much rather control their own destiny, and they'll have a chance to do just that beginning with Saturday's road game against Westerly.
"We've looked at all the ifs, ands or buts, and the easiest way for us to get in is to win the ballgame Saturday night," said head coach Mike Nappa. "The kids know it. If we secure this one, we're in the driver's seat."
With Chariho and Toll Gate both winless and out of the playoff picture, six teams are battling for Division II-A's four postseason spots. With a 3-1 record, Vets is in the top half of that group, and it will play three of the other contending teams to close out the year – Westerly, Johnston and Mt. Hope.
There's still a long road ahead, with scenarios galore, but the 'Canes know that crunch time starts Saturday.
"It's football – anything can happen," Nappa said. "But the kids know the goal is to win this one."
It's a familiar goal. Last year, the 'Canes were 2-2 at this point in the season and their match-up with Westerly was a must-win. They pulled it off and, as a result, found themselves in the playoff mix the rest of the way.
Vets is in a better position this year but would still love to beat the Bulldogs again.
"We feel confident," Nappa said. "The kids remember last year so they know what they can do."
The Bulldogs are 2-2 in league play, with their victories coming against winless Chariho and Toll Gate. They've lost to Mt. Hope and league leader Woonsocket, although they played the Villa Novans tough in a 12-7 loss. That's as close as anyone's come to Woonsocket in league play. Westerly also hung tough against Division I East Providence last week, losing 20-12.
But Nappa likes the match-up. The Bulldogs have made the playoffs for five years running, but they lost a talented group to graduation last year, and Nappa said their usual powerful attack doesn't have its usual personnel.
"I feel we're faster than them and we're a little more physical, for a change," Nappa said. "They're not a typical Westerly team."
Having beaten a typical Westerly team last year, the 'Canes have good reason to be confident, but they also can't get ahead of themselves. They committed a host of penalties in their last league game, a win over Chariho, and their win over Coventry the week before could have easily gone the other way.
"Every step when you haven't been there in a while is tough," Nappa said. "We know it's not going to be easy."
Vets took last week's break from league play as a chance to get healthy, resting several key players in a blow-out loss to West Warwick. The focus is on the final three games.
"We're a lot healthier," Nappa said. "We had to rest and get ready for the stretch run and we did that."
Saturday's game is set for 7 p.m., and will be played just across the Connecticut border at Stonington High School. Westerly's bleachers are in the midst of a renovation, necessitating a move.
It'll be a long ride for the 'Canes, but they hope to be smiling on the return trip.
"I feel we're practicing well," Nappa said. "Giving some kids the week off was big. Hopefully, we put in our prep time and do what we need to do. We'll be ready."


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I know this has been raised before, but I am just adding another request for this particular issue to be looked at.
When you mouse over the definite article, you get a normal ID that is relatively useful. If however, you press CMD at this point to look at BDAG, then you get a completely useless entry of just a huge O.
So there is no way to see the BDAG info on the definite article except to amplify. It's not a huge issue, but it regularly frustrates me.
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