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Former Daytona Beach Mayor Bud Asher died Friday morning after a long bout with cancer.
DAYTONA BEACH — The names and faces of some of the city's mayors have long since faded from the memories of many locals, but that's not likely to happen anytime soon with Baron H. "Bud" Asher.
From his days as an oceanfront hotel owner who bused in kids for Spring Break, to his decades of coaching throngs of young football players, to his 20 years at City Hall as a city commissioner and mayor, Asher left an indelible mark on Daytona Beach.
On Friday morning, the Bud Asher chapter closed for the city he made his home for nearly 60 years.
Asher, 88, died just after 9 a.m., ending his protracted battle with cancer surrounded by family at his home on the east bank of the Halifax River.
"He was a giant of a man in a lot of different ways to a lot of different people," said Asher's 54-year-old son, who also carries his father's first name but is known as Ron. "It was an honor to share him with so many people."
People throughout Daytona Beach knew Asher's prostate cancer was worsening in recent months, spreading to his lymph nodes. But Friday's news was still a blow to those who knew him well.
"He was truly a community icon," said former Mayor Glenn Ritchey, who lived down the road from Asher and said they developed "an instant friendship" when they met 35 years ago. "He loved the community and the people in it."
Ritchey said Asher had "a legion of friends." He last talked to Asher three days ago, and the tireless city servant was still upbeat, strong enough to take over the conversation and eager to talk about his blessings and years of coaching.
"When I hung up I felt lifted myself," Ritchey said. "He was so appreciative of everything. No 'why me?' No 'poor me.' It was typical Bud."
Ritchey said Daytona Beach needs more leaders like Asher, people willing to serve throughout their lives.
Current Mayor Derrick Henry said Friday he held up Asher as a political mentor.
Henry has known Asher since his days as a standout athlete at Mainland High School in the 1980s, and he said he's been impressed watching Asher over the years.
"It's impossible to put him in a category or box as a political leader, coach, businessman or mayor," Henry said. "I don't think there were any areas he didn't have an impact on. Few people in Daytona Beach have had as far reaching of an impact on us as a city. Few people did so many things exceedingly well. It's a life that can't be contained by words."
Up until 1954, pretty much nobody in Daytona Beach had ever heard of Asher. He grew up in Atlanta, went into combat during World War II with a torpedo squadron in the Pacific, earned his college degrees at the University of Georgia and became an attorney.
After practicing law in Georgia for a while, Asher decided to try something new and wound up in Daytona Beach running an oceanfront hotel.
Beachside business owner Paul Politis, who owns Gator Beach & Sport on State Road A1A, recalled Asher running the Safari Hotel down the road in the 1970s.
"He was the father of Spring Break," Politis said. "He really was the pioneer of busing kids to Daytona. ... Bud had his fingers in everything."
But when he first arrived, even Asher had no idea what kind of impact he was going to have over 60 years on the family beach vacation town that hadn't yet seen explosive growth in automobile racing, Bike Week and Spring Break.
In the decades after his mid-1950s arrival, Asher opened another hotel, bought a nightclub, became a partner in a nursing home, sat in a municipal judge chair, served as a city commissioner from 1983 to 1995 and reigned as mayor from 1995 to 2003.
Politis said Asher "was a very forceful leader, and he got his agenda through. He got stuff done."
Asher also coached several Volusia County high school and college football teams.
"Coach Asher really meant a lot to me and obviously a lot of my former teammates," said Bill Gahagan, who played football for Asher at Father Lopez Catholic High School from 1985-88 and helped start the Bud Asher Foundation, which provides funds for local college students.
"There's no gray area with Coach Asher," Gahagan said. "You liked him or you didn't. The common thing is, you had to respect everything he did. The community was in the forefront of his mind; his players were in the forefront of his mind. Everything he did was for the betterment of this area or the betterment of his players."
Gahagan has said he feels like he "played for a legend."
"Bud was a father figure," said Anthony Campanella, a Seabreeze High School baseball coach who played quarterback for Asher at Father Lopez from 1985-87. "When I first moved down here, he'd be on the sidelines of my junior high games (at Silver Sands Middle School). He wanted me to go to Lopez and play football for him. Definitely the best choice I ever made. He'll definitely be missed, that's for sure. He was a hard-nosed coach, but fair. He was firm, but he was fair. And he loved his players."
Retired NFL wide receiver Wes Chandler and Port Orange physician Dr. Ernie Cook have said Asher's coaching and guidance forever changed their lives and catapulted them toward success.
Chandler — who played for the New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers — has said he doesn't know what his life would have become without Asher. Chandler, who's in his late 50s now, grew up in public housing in New Smyrna Beach.
Asher coached him in the early 1970s, and as often happened with Asher, became more than his coach. "I think he saw more in me than I saw in myself, " Chandler once said.
Bethune-Cookman University athletic director Lynn Thompson said the university owes Asher a deep debt of gratitude.
"For over 40 years, Bud Asher was a part of the Bethune-Cookman family in a variety of roles, ranging from football coach, consultant, civil servant and advisor to many of our Presidents," said Thompson. "He was my friend, and a man who created educational opportunities for young athletes in all the communities he served. His life is a shining example of what community service is all about."
Even as Asher fought the cancer, he still went on brisk 30-minute walks every day he could. He also continued his service to the Friends of the Bandshell board of directors and the Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities Commission. Over the past few years he even jumped in and tried to help settle a dispute between the city and Bethune-Cookman University over Municipal Stadium.
Asher said he didn't dwell on the illness. In a phone conversation from his home one day late last week, the first day he had hospice care set up, he still wasn't focusing on the disease that would steal his life in seven days.
He was looking back on a life that spanned nearly 90 years, and included days such as the one when he rode a dog sled in the first leg of the Iditarod race in Alaska.
"It's hard to have any bad feelings about the journey almost being over because I've had so many good experiences," he said.
He wanted to talk about the kids he coached who've become doctors, dentists, lawyers, business people and elected officials. Some of those players said Asher let them work at his hotels and helped them get scholarships to go to both Father Lopez and college.
Asher also wanted to talk about football, a sport with which he had a lifelong love affair. Asher, who played on the Navy's football team as well as a minor league pro team, didn't retire from coaching until finishing out the 2009 season with Mainland High School.
Autumn Saturdays always found him in front of a big screen television watching games with members of his Georgia Bulldogs club. When those Georgia games start up again in the fall, he hopes people think of him and holler, "How 'bout them Dawgs!"
He also looked back on his years as a city commissioner and mayor, and said he always remembered he was only one member of a team. He said he felt he helped improve the beachside, and enjoyed being a part of the extensive rebuild of public housing in the city's center.
Asher said he wished he could have watched the city's newfound revival that includes the Daytona International Speedway overhaul and two new condo-hotels planned to go up on the beach. But he said "of course I'll be looking down. I'll be the biggest cheerleader. This city is very special to me."
"Hopefully I made Daytona Beach a better place," Asher said. "I don't have any regrets. I've had a wonderful life. People have been so good to me. The good Lord has blessed me in so many ways. I've been able to do things people can only dream about. I'm leaving with no regrets."
Sports columnist Ken Willis contributed to this report.
BORN: May 27, 1925 in Atlanta, Ga.
BUSINESSMAN: Owned beachside hotels, nightclubs and nursing homes.
POLITICIAN: Daytona Beach city commissioner from 1983-1995 and mayor from 1995- 2003
FOOTBALL COACH: At Father Lopez Catholic High School, New Smyrna Beach High School, Spruce Creek High School, Mainland High School and the then Bethune-Cookman College. Also coached the semi-pro Daytona Beach Thunderbirds and the professional Jacksonville Sharks of the short-lived World Football League.
Some odds and ends from Asher's long and colorful life:
— In 1962, Asher and other local businessmen set out on a tour of college campuses to make Daytona Beach a Spring Break destination. One of their more notable efforts was dropping thousands of Ping-Pong balls into the ocean off Fort Lauderdale. The balls bore the inscription, "Get on the Ball and Come to Daytona Beach."
— Not only did Asher coach local high school and college football teams, he also served as a scout for the NFL's San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals and Oakland Raiders. In 2000, Asher was elected to and inducted into the Florida Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame.
— Asher served in the Navy during World War II with the famed Torpedo Squadron 8, operating from the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill. He saw action in the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Guam, Palau, Formosa and Okinawa campaigns.
— Asher was married to the former Dawn Ioviero and had two children, Marybeth and Ron, from a previous marriage. He also had two stepchildren and five grandchildren.
Source: A biography Asher submitted to Daytona Beach City Hall
Editor's note: Asher's children Marybeth and Ron were from a previous marriage, and not as originally reported.


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Even the National Do Not Call Registry hasn't entirely stopped the practice, perhaps because only law-abiding marketers observe the registry's restrictions.
A major source of these calls today are robocalls, automated messages from operations that aren't exactly on the up-and-up. "The vast majority of telephone calls that deliver a prerecorded message trying to sell something to the recipient are illegal," the Federal Trade Commission says.
So the FTC wants technically adept people to do something about it, and is offering $50,000 to whoever can some up with the most effective way of blocking such calls. The FTC Robocall Challenge invites individuals, independent teams, for-profit legal entities and non-profit groups to propose technical solutions for how to block illegal robocalls.
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Take The Challenge: Unwrap Jesus -- A Celebration of Simplicity
- Bonnie Gray The Faith Barista
- 2011 2 Dec
No matter how traditional, sentimental or ordinary this Christmas may turn out to be, one thing's for sure. Jesus stands apart from the tinsel to bring you a new message this year. Will you unwrap Him to find what it is?
A year ago, my son's preschool put on a special Halloween concert for the parents. The kids dressed up in costume and sang an incredible number of songs that I never knew came with so many hand motions.
Before we started, the director offered an interesting comment in her welcome to the audience. She said that despite what we think about Christmas, Halloween for kids is their favorite holiday of the year. It's a chance for them to pretend and be anything they wanted, and have access to all that candy.
Hubby and I threw a bewildered glance at each other. No. Way. Isn't Christmas the best holiday of the year?
Where has Christmas gone? As we countdown to December 25th, each of us are on a journey to return.
No matter how many Christmases we've celebrated, it happens every year. We look for a star to guide us and messages of Good News to bring us back to a place of joy, peace, and hope again.
We want to find Christ in our hearts again.
It's the most magical time because God's Gift -- Jesus -- makes His way back into our lives too.
Jesus stands behind this Christmas with a special message, just for you.
What will it be?
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During the holiday season, Starbucks puts out their Christmas Blend, while Peet's calls their blend of best-coffees-of-the-year their Holiday Blend. I'm kicking off a special December series of holiday brew for us too: Unwrapping Jesus -- A Celebration of Simplicity.
Every year, I start the season off with a question: What does Christmas mean to me this year?
I anticipate receiving new inspiration -- a fresh take on the Gift of Jesus. So, I'm making this journey again.
How are you returning to the heart of Christmas?
I'd love to hear how God is inspiring you, too.
Together, we can bring our hearts back to God and have them ready for the new year.
Most days will appear ordinary. But, if we look deeper, we will find something sparkly in them. Even one thought will do.
Take The Faith Barista Challenge: Unwrapping Jesus
If you're looking to unwrap Jesus in a new way this month, join me and take the Faith Barista Challenge this month.
Keep a lookout for:
*1. Ways to celebrate Christmas simply.
*2. Inspiring moments that fill you with God's love, joy, peace, or hope.
*3. Encouragement to see Christmas in a new way.
*4. A Fresh Take on the Gift of Jesus.
Who knows? Maybe you'll get a special message you didn't expect. On second thought, if you take up the journey -- I know you will.
"A Savior has just been born... This is what you're to look for: a baby wrapped..."
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(A faith prompt for the shepherds)
To others, this is a month for finding good deals and spending money. But for sojourners of faith, we are pointing our hearts to December 25th.
The journey we are on is not shopping or doing more.
Jesus is who we want to see new and fresh this year.
Let's embark on this journey to simplicity -- and unwrap Jesus together.
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- 16 Patrol Officers
- 30 full-time security officers
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All of our police officers must undergo 17 weeks of training at the Massachusetts State Police Academy and are licensed as special state police officers. In addition, every year Suffolk police officers complete 40 hours of in-service training in various law enforcement techniques, with certified instructors. A number of our officers are trained in sexual assault investigation, crime scene investigation, basic criminal investigation, fingerprinting and other specialties. All of our officers are trained in CPR, first aid, and automated defibrillation. Several officers are trained as Emergency Medical Technicians, and all our police officers are trained as first-responders. Several officers with specialized training make up our highly mobile and visible Bike Team.
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""Nissan Pulsar - a perfectly able family hatchback loaded with technology. This model IS TOP OF THE RANGE and comes with Full Leather Interior and Front Heated Seats, Sat-Nav, Bluetooth, Climate Control, Diamond Cut Alloy Wheels and All-Round Cameras! Cruise Control, DAB radio, Key Less Entry and fuel economy of well over 60mpg on a combined run. Please do not hesitate to contact us at Nissan Ilkeston for more information and to book your appointment and test drive!""
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Nissan re-enters the family hatchback sector with the Pulsar, a somewhat conservative alternative to its extrovert crossovers like the Juke. The engine range is limited at present but looks set to expand with sportier models coming on stream. It's early days yet but the omens appear very promising.
Almost a decade ago, Nissan did something radical, something that's never been done by a mass market car manufacturer before. It abandoned the traditional genres of family hatches and medium range saloons, ditching the Almera and Primera models and concentrated instead on crossovers and SUVs. Cars like the massive-selling Qashqai and the Juke became Nissan's bread and butter and many other manufacturers scrambled to copy Nissan's model of success. You can probably guess what happens next. Just as everyone else jumps ship to flood the market with lookalike crossovers, Nissan has decided to go back to the market it last served with the rather forgettable Almera. This time it revives an old name and trains the Pulsar on the likes of the Ford Focus, the Peugeot 308 and the Volkswagen Golf.
Driving Experience
The Pulsar has been fitted with an all-turbocharged range of engines, as is the current vogue, largely carried over from the Qashqai range. Petrol buyers don't get a lot of choice as its stands with just a downsized 115PS 1.2-litre DIG-T engine available, although dealers will take orders for the 190PS 1.6-litre DIG-T that's proven popular in the Juke. Choose diesel, as most UK buyers in this class do, and you get to select between a 110PS 1.6-litre diesel and, well, that's it. At least Nissan can't stand accused of overcomplicating the process of choosing engines. Where the diesel is solely offered with a six-speed manual transmission, the petrol engine comes with the choice of a manual or a six-speed Xtronic automatic gearbox. Both powerplants are decently muscular, the petrol generating 190Nm of torque while the 1.5-litre dCi common-rail diesel unit generates 260Nm. Contrary to most expectations, the Pulsar doesn't in fact ride on the same chassis as global partner Renault's Megane model. It instead uses Nissan's state of the art CMF2 chassis, a modular system that's very similar in its concept to the ingenious Volkswagen MQB platform that can be customised for various roles by mixing and matching the engine compartment, cockpit, front underbody and rear underbody. Nissan has two engine compartment configurations and three of each of the other components, allowing up to 54 different combinations. The Pulsar uses the low bonnet, low position cockpit and lightweight front and rear underbodies to create an agile-handling basis for a hatchback.
Design and Build
Nissan hasn't done anything too radical to the styling of the Pulsar. It's almost as if they want to re-enter the market quietly, appealing to more conservative buyers who couldn't picture themselves behind the wheel of a Juke or a Qashqai. The Barcelona-built Pulsar features instantly recognisable Nissan hallmarks like the V-motion grille and boomerang-shaped lighting signature with bold and energetic curves on the body side. It features some bold surfacing on the flanks although there are aspects of the rear end that are quite Corolla. The Pulsar's been especially engineered for the European market, being designed at Nissan's studio in London, with key engineering development carried out at Nissan's technical facility in Cranfield, Bedfordshire. The interior features higher quality materials than we've seen on Nissan hatches to date, and there seems to have been a concerted effort to create a common look and feel across typefaces and grains on the dash. It's certainly not what you'd call adventurous though, especially from the company that brought us the Juke cabin. Again, the impression is that everything has been deliberately toned down. Look hard and you'll spot Qashqai items like the steering wheel, clocks, gearlever and central display. Thanks to the longest wheelbase in the class at 2,700mm, the Pulsar offers considerably more rear legroom and shoulder room than its sector rivals. Indeed, with 692mm of rear knee room, the Pulsar is more spacious than many cars from the class above yet at 4,385mm long, it shouldn't prove a problem to park.
Market and Model
The entry level Visia is priced from £15,995 and gets a strong standard equipment count including a 5" colour screen, steering wheel mounted controls, Bluetooth and air conditioning. Step up to the Acenta model and another £1,700 or so nets you added extras like Forward Emergency Braking, automatic lights and wipers and Nissan's ingenious i-Key system. The n-tec versions adds 17" alloys, privacy glass and Nissan's signature LED lights. It also offers a colour reversing camera and NissanConnect 2, an infotainment system offering full smartphone integration, Google Send-to-Car and access to a wide variety of apps. At the top of the range is the Tekna, priced from £20,345, which gets further Nissan Safety Shield Technologies including Forward Emergency Braking, Moving Object Detection, Lane Departure Warning and Blind Spot Warning for the ultimate in passenger protection. Even the entry level model is well kitted out for safety equipment with six airbags, wheel-mounted audio controls, a tyre pressure monitoring system, anti lock brakes backed up by electronic brakeforce distribution, and a stability control system that also include Nissan's Active Trace Control, which keeps you from deviating from your steered path.
Cost of Ownership
We were pretty skeptical when Nissan fitted the Qashqai with a 1.2-litre petrol engine, expecting dismal real world economy figures as the tiny engine laboured under the weight of a hefty crossover but we'd underestimated the torque benefit provided by the turbocharger. With 190Nm of torque on tap, this minuscule engine has more muscle at its elbow than something like a Mazda MX-5 2.0-litre. This means that you won't need to thrash the engine to make respectable progress. The diesel engine generates as little as 95g/km which means economy knocking on for 78mpg. As well as fitting stop/start systems, reducing engine frictional losses, optimising gear ratios and reducing weight where possible, Nissan has also devoted a great deal of attention to the Pulsar's aerodynamics. Residual values are another area where the Pulsar will have to excel, but it's off to a good start including so much equipment for the money which in turn prevents buyers from diluting their residuals by adding expensive options.
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The suspect walked along the floats of a Christmas parade in Kinston, Ontario while drunkenly yelling at the crowds that Santa isn't real. Police received complaints, and easily identified the suspect by his gelled hair "formed to look like horns that were protruding from his head".
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The unnamed Scrooge faces charges of public intoxication, causing a disturbance, and violating his probation. But what's really criminal here is how he spoiled the magic of Christmas for children at the event.
PLUS: Time to Give Up Santa?
While there's no doubt the man in custody is on the naughty list for life, his actions raise some interesting questions about how to handle the "Is Santa Real?" question. At what age do kids deserve to know the truth? Or should parents stay hush-hush for as long as possible?
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J. R. Jowett reporting from ringside: Dover Downs in Dover, DE, ran their first card of the post-Mansour Era on 11/22/13 to a near full house at Rollins Center. The casino/racetrack promotes their own cards under direction of Ed Sutor, with Nick Tiberi matchmaker. Headliner Amir Mansour, whom they developed, has been spirited away by Peltz, but apparently without hard feelings. Amir was color commentator for the delayed TV telecast. Their most popular attraction, Michael Stewart, was honored on his retirement. "I'm Special Guest every night," Stewart commented. "I built this place." The top matches were short and sweet...explosive, that is. There were no bad decisions, and the lone upset occurred in the walkout. Edgar Santana, 140, Spanish Harlem, NYC, 29-4 (20), got rid of shifty veteran Michael Clark, 139, Columbus, OH, 44-9-1 (18), in 2:27 of the opening round of the top 10. Action was brisk while it lasted, with Clark wishing to box but Santana forcing him into an exchange. The favorite landed two solid body shots and, as Clark attempted to pull away, finished it off with a long right to the chin that spilled Michael. He didn't seem to be all that hurt, but floundered on the canvas, finally righting himself. It wasn't in time to beat referee Vic deWysocki's count. "Not only me, but my whole team did the homework," Santana explained during ring announcer Larry "Torma" Tornambe's post-fight interview. Omar Douglas, 128, Wilmington, 11-0 (9), repeatedly doubled a crushing left hook body-head to cut down the movement of shifty southpaw Jean "Evangelista" Sotelo, 130, Miami, 18-12-2 (9), in the co-feature 10. Sotelo didn't step away quickly enough in round two and was reached on the end of a long left hook. Rattled, he fell back to a neutral corner, where Omar mugged him and dropped him with a short right. The game Sotelo tried to hang in but was catching stick, bleeding from the nose, and barely got out of the round. Next round, the battering began anew when suddenly the underdog's handler decided he needed no more, mounted the apron and signalled surrender to referee Billy Johnson at 2:33. No one was more miffed at the abrupt ending than Omar! Another surprise ending was precipitated by the ref rather than the corner in the walkout four. Unbeaten Lamont Singletary, 193, Dover, 6-0 (3) going in, figured to sharpen his skills on Travis "Severe" Reeves, 195, Balto., 3-2. But in bruising trench warfare, the muscular underdog took it straight to the equally imposing favorite and just outslugged him on the inside. Finally, Singletary was drilled by a wicked straight right that sent him reeling to the ropes. Travis pounced and proceeded to open up when suddenly Johnson stepped in and waved the bout over,at 1:33. Lamont thought it was just a break and was stunned when he realized he'd lost! The angry fans booed vigorously. A crowd-pumped and free-swinging "Dusty" Harrison, 147, Wash., DC, 19-0 (11), never gave slick boxer Marlon Lewis, 141, Memphis, 6-3-2 (2), a chance to get started in their scheduled eight. Dusty blew Marlon out in a tornado of an attack, starting with a crunching right to the kidney and grazing left hook behind the head for the first of three knockdowns. After Lewis had gone down twice more, unable to escape the sheer fury of Harrison's assault, deWysocki, described by scribe Dave Ruff as "the Arthur Mercante of Delaware", rescued Marlon with a TKO at 2:20, opening round. Mike Tiberi, 175, Townsend, DE, 21-1 (7), took a unanimous shutout of pudgy Edgar Perez Villanueva, 175, Arecibo, PR, 5-7 (3), in a tame six. Despite the one-sided scoring, the rounds were actually close, with Tiberi doing little and Perez less. Mike judiciously fired body-head volleys, just enough to take each round. Edgar looked disgusted. Alexis Guerrero, 197, Delmar, MD, 10-0-1 (5), got all he wanted and then some from difficult switch-hitter Galen Brown, 196, St. Joseph, MO, 41-24-1 (24), in a good six. Brown circled away with an unorthodox style and peppery counters that gave Alexis trouble. After two close rounds, Guerrero stepped up the pace in the third, then placed his punches well in a dominant fourth. Alexis got a scare early in the fifth with a cut right eye that spurred Galen to action in his best round. But Guerrero bounced back in the final round with clean shots that nailed down the unanimous win. Brian Costello scored 58-56, Marc D'Attilio 59-55, and Dorothea Perry 60-54. In a punishing slugfest, the more compact punches of John "Church Boy" Bowman, 163, Dover, 7-0-1 (1), got the better of game and tough Jess Noriega, 166, Lynchburg, VA, 2-8 (2), with a unanimous shutout, four. Bowman kept a tight guard and lashed back with jolting shots against Noriega's wide blows. 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SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--The Western New England University football team used a strong second-half to whip visiting Westfield State, 35-10, on Saturday at Golden Bear Stadium, giving Western New England its third Presidents' Cup trophy in a row. Both New England Football Conference teams are now 1-1 on the season after this non-conference contest of cross-divisional opponents. Western New England also improves to 6-2 in home openers under Coach Keith Emery.
The gametime weather was more exciting than a first half that featured a 21-yard Kennan Startzell Westfield field goal as the first half expired and stalled drives by both offenses. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for Western Mass before the 1 p.m. kickoff, as University athletic officials eyed the skies all afternoon for dangerous weather.
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Krafick finished throwing for 230 yards on 19 of 34 pass attempts against no interceptions. His second TD pass was a 76-yard strike to Tucker Schumitz to open the scoring in the fourth, putting the Golden Bears up 21 to 10.
The Owls offense was led by Michael Mercadante who rushed for 82 yards on 23 carries, including a 1-yard plunge into the end zone with 1:48 remaining in the third quarter for their only touchdown of the day.
Western New England blew the game wide open by scoring its last two touchdowns thanks to excellent field position. Westfield punter Dan Dowling had back-to-back punts of 6 and zero yards against the wind deep in Owls territory and the Golden Bears capitalized. Kevin Cook and Alan Alvarez had scoring runs of 9 and 19 yards, respectively, as the two drives combined for only 11 plays for 27 yards.
Defensively, Alex Miller had three interceptions and five tackles to help Western New England limit Westfield State to 283 yards of total offense. Nathan Fleming added nine tackles, Nicholas Silvester and Greg Hanson had eight apiece, while Kevin Soule (8 tackles) and Alex Treschitta (7 tackles) combined for five sacks and 35 yards lost.
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ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. will host the first round of negotiations toward a broad trade deal with the European Union next month in Washington.
Obama says there will be sensitivities to overcome by parties on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. He says while leaders will be giving strong mandates to their negotiators, he suspects the leaders themselves will have to intervene at certain points to work through hang-ups.
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- Amoled 1280 x 768 screen
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Sounds like a dream device, but MNB's source notes that Nokia is having some difficulty with power consumption with the Quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, and the device may end up shipping with a dual-core processor for that reason.
Of note is that the 41 megapixel camera may have a Variable Aperture lens (like the Nokia N86), a more detailed camera UI, FM Transmitter, Expandable Micro SD slot and possibly a Micro HDMI out port, meaning Nokia would be integrating all of the old technologies Symbian fans took for granted in their flagships.
The handset is said to be an AT&T exclusive for 1-3 months, after which it will roll-out further afield.
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WASHINGTON – Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana tapped Lt. Gov. John Walsh to the U.S. Senate on Friday, shaking up a race that could play a role in which party holds power after the midterm elections.
Walsh, who has already declared his candidacy for the November elections, will replace Democrat Max Baucus, who is headed to Beijing as U.S. ambassador to China.
The departure of Baucus, who held the Senate seat for six terms, sets off a political chain reaction in Montana and on key Senate panels because he was chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee. Baucus had already announced his retirement when President Obama tapped him for the diplomatic post.
Montana represents a pickup opportunity for Republicans, who need a net gain of six seats to gain control of the Senate. Republican Mitt Romney defeated President Obama, 55%-42%, there in the 2012 election. Still, Democratic Sen. Jon Tester won a second term in 2012 by 4 percentage points in the conservative-leaning state.
Republicans have argued that Walsh's appointment would give him a leg up in the Senate race. GOP Rep. Steve Daines, a freshman with support from the Tea Party, is expected to be his party's nominee.
Walsh, 53, is a former adjutant general of the Montana National Guard. He has already won the endorsements of Baucus and Tester in the Senate race, which angered former lieutenant governor John Bohlinger, who is also seeking the Democratic nomination.
"I look forward to bringing the values I learned from my fellow soldiers in the Montana National Guard -- a deep sense of responsibility and courage to always do the right thing -- back to our nation's capital where they are so badly needed," Walsh said.
He said he'll be in Washington on Monday and expects to take his oath of office as a U.S. senator on Tuesday.
Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, chairman of the Senate Democratic campaign arm, applauded Bullock's appointment.
"Lt. Gov. John Walsh has spent his life serving his state and his country," said Bennet, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. "John is the kind of guy who may not agree with the party on every single issue, but he has the selflessness and courage to always do what he thinks is right for Montana, and that is exactly the kind of leadership we need here in the U.S. Senate."
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Female coming from Australia and needing to find a tent to hire...anyone have any ideas please?
Female coming from Australia and needing to find a tent to hire...anyone have any ideas please?
You can purchase inexpensive tents at walmart or go rent them at REI or some other outdoor sports store.
Ta...will look into it
Any hot naked girls can stay with me for 3 days if they have a camping pass and no std's
Go to ebay ... there thousands of used and cheap tents ...
Ebay option is no good...dont want to have to cart it from Oz.
Hammered - we'll all be hot but unless boys are naked first there will be problems!
i'm not sure what to say about all this.
Didn't the general store have tents for sale last year?
what do you need a tent for?...
Shelter from the wind. Nobody wants their blow to...blow all over the place.
Ive got alot of space in my tent... Im a female from SD... Im actually a lil worried that they wont let me use it if Im by myself because it'll be too large..
I have an 8 person tent and will only have maybe four people. 2 Guys, possibly 2 girls, 1 girl for sure. If you need a space let me know and maybe we can work something out.
i think they give you more space if you have more people.
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The time is flying by and even though there is still a bit of snow, the crocus are peeking out the back and there is mud. A sure sign of spring and summer and the busy season. The "slow season" is the time for rejuvenation, new ideas and new energies. People are thinking about traveling again and we are busy taking .reservations for this summer. And so looking forward to it.
I was so psyched to see that Peter Greenberg wrote about farmstays and agritourism this week!! I remember meeting him at the VT Travel conference years ago, when he talked about Vermont as the perfect travel destination to Experience Life, and here I am "doing it"!! Next week I am going to the VT travel conference with a spring in my step because our new Commissioner of Tourism, Megan Smith loves agritourism and understands the value of agriculture and its draw for people.
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Ok, quite frankly i'm a recentally converted Mac user. I also found the Sansa e270 Mp3 Player on the front of a catalogue, and thought "thats the mp3 player i want to replace my 3rd generation ipod".
Being someone who isn't deterred easily, i saw the warning signs all over the sandisk site, ebay, everything else i found on the sansa that said "Recommended Windows XP". Quite frankly- i don't buy it.
Now i want information before i actually commit to doing this to make sure i'm not undertaking more than i could handle;
- To upload files onto the sansa you can just dump the files on the drive, correct?
- What format do videos use (and res's fps if possible (not necessary but hey, it might be nice )?
- Can pictures just be uploaded by drag and drop on the drive?
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I realise alot of this is covered on the forums, and i have been through the forums, but i thought it'd be best to ask clearly, so i don't get an impression that could be incorrect.
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AT&T Inc. is floating the possibility of offering DirecTV's National Football League Sunday Ticket programming to all its wireless phone customers, as the phone giant seeks to convince Wall Street of the strategic value of its $49 billion planned acquisition of the satellite TV firm.
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"Tonight, Tonight" has the best music video ever made
I saw it for the first time the other day, and it's just so incredibly theatrical and romantic and amazing, and just inarguably the best video ever. The song's great too, of course. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOG3eus4ZSo
When I was 12 i got in an arguement with my mate after I said that
that "I wish I was a girl" song was bad and he was dumb for liking it.
He shot back that I liked the Smashing Pumpkins. He said he'd seen this video on Kerrang and that it was "the shittest song [he]ever heard"
What an absolute.
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...Jagger and Bowie's blowtastic 'Dancing In The Street' (link below for the uninitiated) i would totally agree with you. yours is a close second tho.
I can't tell?
me neither.
for them or me.
i think i really do love it. how can you not? its beyond reason.mug_mug_mug this'd this
I see your Mick and Dave
and raise you Phil Collins and Philip Bailiey. It's just as "wacky" and "charming". Though the only charity was for Phil's alimony payments.sunstroke_house this'd this
fantastic call.
i fucking loved this song. when i was about eight. who's to say its not better than the new Atoms for Peace record?
I watched Martin Scorsese's Hugo last year
which makes reference to the film director Georges Melies, and it was only then that I realised this video is a tribute to his films!
I prefer the 1979 video though I think, all woozy and summery.lustforlife, amyblue, kostenurky, and Dinohead86 this'd this
Hugo is an INCREDIBLE film
Required watching if you like the Tonight, Tonight video - and required watching if you like... films.
- Severed799 and creakyknees this'd this
It's awful
Looks like a Eurythmics video.
As a band, I think Smashing Pumpkins have possibly the best collection of videos
Particularly the Mellon Collie vids - each one fits the song perfectly.colossalhorse, Oissin_, Severed799, and Huggy_Bear this'd this
That the short film they did?
That was grim. Pretty much wanted to go curl up in a ball and greet for a week after that.
they didn't really have anything to do with the 15 min film, it just got edited into a music video by the director. anyway I hate it.
That is good, I've never seen it before
Reminds me a bit of the Mercury Rev Opus 40 video directed by Anton Corbin.
I was never a fan of that video. I get the Melies reference, but still...it just doesn't...well look that good to me. Much like Hugo in fact. I wasn't impressed, even if Scorsese was just paying his respects to an influence. It just came across as nauseating pastiche.
I like to imagine James Iha's reaction when they suggested putting him in "white face"...."You gonna do what?!"The_Groke and Dinohead86 this'd this
I love the melies film
it is kind of hypnotic watching because it is so deteriorated
dont like the air soundtrack
was hilariously awful. Terrible script, terrible acting, terrible plot (there was a plot?) and it looked terrible. I loved it!
I have issues with some of the physics.
..and of course his whiney voice.
Right band, right album, wrong song, wrong videowilbur and Dinohead86 this'd this
I remember back in the day reading in kerrang that they lost the tapes for the first video they shot for 1979 and had to re do it, they did a pretty good job it is the perfect video for a perfect song. I dont understand why that song is so good, play just the guitar line and it is just nothing, a case of being way more than the sum of its parts.
then they did a sequel with the same kids and I refuse to watch it
It's like another Death from Above or Postal Service album or Michael Owen going back to Liverpool.
right? that video is awful
are we talking about the mello-kings song or the genesis song?
I think I prefer Ave Adore Darcy looking demented
Bullet with butterfly wings - Darcy looking somehow 'Wasted'
I like her 'attitude' in this
the incongruity of her dress and makeup set against the backdrop of mud and her guitar playing postures
is the thing that first made me pay real attention to the smashing pumpkins, althought the brilliant song ( though cliched now) and video to match also helped
I can definately enjoy that video more in retrospect.
At the time it was so weird to see Billy looking like uncle fester and the band doing something so different.
The mid 90s to early 00s
was such a high watermark for music videos in general, just nobody would pay to have something like that made anymore. Even Radiohead can't be arsed to make expensive videos anymore. It's sad.FlintyFoxy, skellywager, spiritofjazz, and chris_81 this'd this
Radiohead's videos for Just and Paranoid Android
were awesome several times over and pre-space jazz.
I kinda agree, I think
There's a lot of music videos I really love, but whenever I see this one it makes me think how great the format can truly be at its best. There's something really enchanting and iconic to it.
- Royter-Hatfood this'd this


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Police were called to Cooloongup on Thursday night after reports of up to 20 people involved in a melee in the street.
Soon after a resident of Annean Loop reported hearing a gunshot.
About the same time police were notified of a man presenting at the Emergency Department of the Rockingham Kwinana District Hospital with a bullet wound to the chest.
The Gang Crime Squad is investigating the incident after it was confirmed the victim is a nominee of the Rebels Bikie Gang.
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New Orleans, LA – Josh Davis and Ricky Tarrant, the top two scorers on Tulane's basketball team, will transfer from the school.
The Green Wave announced six players in all will be leaving the Tulane program. That includes junior guard Ben Cherry, reserve sophomore forward Lotanna Nwogbo and freshmen RaAnthony Sanders and Marc Eddy Norelia.
Tarrant, the Conference USA freshman of the year in 2011-2012, averaged 15.7 points last season. He apparently is transferring to play closer to his home near Birmingham, Ala.
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Based on the true experiences of Lt. Colonel Michael Strobl, who wrote eloquently of them in a widely circulated 2004 article, Taking Chance is a profoundly emotional look at the military rituals taken to honor its war dead, as represented by a fallen Marine killed in Iraq, Lance Corporal Chance Phelps. Working as a strategic analyst at Marine Corps Base Quantico in VA, Lt. Col. Strobl (Kevin Bacon) learns that Phelps had once lived in his hometown, and volunteers to escort the body to its final resting place in Wyoming. As Strobl journeys across America, he discovers the great diligence and dignity in how the military, and all those involved with preparing and transporting the body, handle their duties. Equally important, he encounters hundreds of people affected by Chances death, a vast majority of whom never knew him. This collective grieving eventually causes Lt. Col. Strobl, a veteran of Desert Storm now assigned to office duty, to probe his own guilt about not re-deploying to Iraq for the current conflict. Arriving in Wyoming, Lt. Col. Strobl completes his catharsis when he encounters Chances gracious family and friends, and discovers an extraordinary outpouring of community support.
Although this is a meticulous, deliberate, well-paced movie, it grips the audiences attention at all times. There are many moments that elicit tears, patriotism, and fears. TAKING CHANCE is a deeply psychological drama that eventually comes down on the side of God and country.
In fact, throughout the movie, there are deliberate signs of faith, from the airline attendant who blesses Mike and gives him a cross, to distinct mentions of prayer, courage, valor, and Heaven. Yet TAKING CHANCE is not an evangelistic movie. Nor does it fit a typical generic formulation or classification. It is really a journey of the soul that we recommend everyone should take. Movieguide


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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – In a match that may ultimately decide the Big West title, UCSB downed No. 21 Cal State Northridge in a thrilling five setter. With final scores of 25-18, 27-29, 25-20, 21-25, and 15-12, the match with heavy postseason implications had both teams playing with playoff mentalities.
"That was a high level volleyball match and I'm proud of my team," UCSB Head Coach Nicole Lantagne Welch said. "We came to play and we came to win. Every time they had an answer for us, we answered right back."
That statement accurately described UCSB's performance in the fifth set.
Jaylen Villanueva opened the decisive set with the Gauchos' first three kills to put her team ahead 3-2. UCSB made their big breakaway when Katey Thompson went to the service line. Not only did the senior serve for four straight points, but she also dealt the Matadors two aces.
CSUN regained the serve with the Gauchos leading 11-5, but UCSB denied them consecutive serves, as a pair of kills and a block brought them ahead 14-8.
At that point, Cal State Northridge put up four unanswered points to hold off UCSB from ending the match. However, the Gauchos' early dominance in the fifth set proved too much as Thompson buried her 15th kill of the night to clinch the match.
With the victory, the Gauchos (10-2) officially own the tie-breaker against CSUN (12-2), having swept their season series. UCSB now controls its own playoff destiny heading into the final two weeks of the regular season.
Ali Spindt led the Gaucho offense with 18 kills to go along with her 10 digs. Following her in the kill category was Thompson with 15 and Jaylen Villanueva with 11. Also getting work on offense were the freshmen middle blockers, as Phoebe Grunt (8) and Allie Sullberg (6) combined for 14 kills at the net.
"We had great production from all areas of the court offensively for us," Lantagne Welch said. "It was simply a big team win."
On defense, Leah Sully led the Gauchos to 67 digs with 12 of her own. Aside from Spindt, Hanna Nielson also came up with 10 digs in the match.
UCSB captured the 25-18 first set win after breaking an 8-8 tie. The Matadors' Natalie Allen committed an attacking error to put the Gauchos ahead and Grunt followed the play with her first kill of the night, continuing what would become a 4-0 UCSB run.
The Gauchos made their separation when they were up 15-12 as Katey Thompson hammered a kill, which triggered a 10-5 offensive stretch for UCSB. Coming off the bench, Villanueva added two kills during the run, including one that gave the Gauchos set-point.
After coming up short in its comeback in the second set, UCSB jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the third. The Gauchos never gave up their lead in the game as Spindt registered seven kills. UCSB opened the set with four straight points and left the Matadors behind the rest of the way as CSUN would never come closer than three points to the Gauchos' lead
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January 9, 2014
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MSU BILLINGS NEWS SERVICES — Montana State University Billings Chancellor, Dr. Rolf Groseth has announced that he will retire at the conclusion of the current academic year, his fourth year as Chancellor.
During Chancellor Groseth's tenure the university has undergone a number of positive changes. Groseth worked diligently on behalf of two-year institutions in Montana, culminating with the launch of City College at Montana State University Billings in 2012 and the University System pilot "What's Your Plan" advertising campaign to raise awareness of the two-year campuses. Under Groseth's stewardship, MSU Billings was awarded $10 million during the last legislative session for the expansion and renovation of the teaching and research facilities for science and allied health on the university campus. He also aided in the completion of the Opportunity Campaign, which saw an infusion of over $7 million dollars that went directly towards student scholarships. MSU Billings has also been ranked in the top 100 regional universities each of the last four years by US News. Groseth will leave behind the blueprint for MSU Billings' future growth as he and Provost Mark Pagano recently led the completion of the institution's 2013 – 2018 Strategic Plan.
"Rolf is the reason I came to MSU Billings from Purdue University," commented Provost Pagano. His passion for Montana students and unyielding views on shared governance are unmatched throughout the system. It is now our turn as a campus community to carry the torch forward as he enters retirement."
Groseth formally notified Montana State University President Waded Cruzado of his intent to retire on Wednesday, January 8. His retirement will officially begin following the 87th MSU Billings Commencement on May 3, 2014. Cruzado will be in Billings later this month to meet with campus constituents and community leaders to plan the hiring process for Groseth's successor.
MSU President Waded Cruzado said she wished Groseth, and his wife, Jaynee Drange Groseth who recently retired as president of the MSU Alumni Foundation, the best in retirement following Rolf Groseth's 37 years of service to higher education in Montana.
"Since coming to MSU in 1977, Rolf Groseth has served at three MSU campuses with dedication, not to mention versatility," Cruzado said. "For many Montanans, Rolf personifies the qualities of public service, outreach and engagement that are hallmarks of the land-grant mission. We deeply thank Rolf for his integrity, wisdom and commitment to MSU and its students."
In a message to students, faculty and staff, 67-year-old Groseth noted, "I have studied or worked on university campuses for 48 of the last 50 years and I know that having the opportunity to lead one is a rare blessing and a trust."
It is important to note that 37 of those years have been spent within the Montana University System (MUS). Groseth's leadership assignments during his tenure in higher education have been substantial. His service to the Montana State University family of institutions included a stint as the Dean of Students and Vice President of Inter-Campus Affairs at Montana State University. He also served as the Interim Chancellor at MSU Northern. Most notably, Groseth succeeded Dr. Ron Sexton as the tenth MSU Billings Chancellor. He is the only Vietnam veteran to have served as CEO of an MUS campus. He thanked the students, faculty and staff of MSUB for, "partnering (with him) in this extraordinary enterprise of learning, scholarship and community."
"As a faculty member, I could think of no other individual who so radically transformed the culture of this institution as Chancellor Groseth," remarked former History Professor, Dr. Matt Redinger. "His dedication to faculty issues redefined the faculty-administration relationship, and did more to improve faculty morale than anyone in the past 20 years. Rolf will be greatly missed."
A Chicago-area native, Groseth received a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University, where he was an NCAA All-American swimmer, in 1969. Following his studies at Michigan State he was drafted into the Army and served two years, including a year in Vietnam. Groseth went on to attain his master's degree from Iowa State University in 1972. He completed his doctoral work in 1978, achieving a PhD from the University of Florida while serving as the institutions Assistant Dean of Students. He also served as a residence hall director at Georgetown University.
Jaynee Drange Groseth, a Billings native, recently retired as president of the MSU Alumni Association following a 38-year career with the university, serving as the director of MSU alumni activities for more than two decades. She previously served as director of MSU admissions. The couple has two sons, Peder, 31, and Anders, 27.
Chancellor Groseth's statement to students, faculty and staff can be viewed on his webpage at www.msubillings.edu/chancellor.
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Kerry Rhodes' Team Says Hollywood Simpson is a Liar, So Hollywood Releases Texts
Someone from Kerry Rhodes' team started to slowly leak that Russell "Hollywood" Simpson was lying about their relationship. My advice to Kerry and his team is if they know that isn't true, they might want to stop, because every time they try to deny it, Hollywood comes out with more photos.
Hollywood also provided one, of what he says are many text messages from Kerry Rhodes.
I assume these could be photoshopped, but I am not expert in that field.
Hollywood is not happy about being called a liar, here is what he had to say to Baller Alert.
"First and foremost, you can't make sure that I don't say anything else because I'm going to say whatever the f*** I want to say. If you don't like what I have to say then you should just chop my tongue off and give me a new one. And when I get a new one, I'm gonna talk then too. The only way you can keep me from talking is to throw me in the damn river and I can assure you that won't happen. I may be gay but I'm still a boy and I can go with the best of them."
"Only way I'm going to stop talking is if I'm dead or I'm in the river. And if he throw me in the river, I can swim so he would have to kill me and then throw me in the river. If he just throws me in the river, I'm going to come out, hair wet and all, and ready to continue to talk about him. We all know that he can swim because he swum when he was in me, boo."
"It was definitely [already] out just nobody was talking about it. The football players that played for Arizona have talked about it. It's been talked about. I'm not 'outing' Kerry, Kerry outed himself when he was asked a question and he responded. The people who are saying I'm outing him should be happy if you're a girl. If you run into him, now you know he likes boys so you won't be playing yourself. I'm helping you b**** at the end of the day, if you think about it. I'm not outing Kerry. I'm helping the little groupies standing outside the gate. Thing about it, I wasn't the little girl standing outside the gate, I was the girl inside the gate, getting in the truck with him with my red bottoms on."
Hollywood's story seems to mesh with a current story out there, about a NFL player who teammates knew he was gay. There is still time for Kerry Rhodes to handle this in the proper way, but he would need to contact me.
Currently, Kerry Rhodes does not know which team he will be playing for in the upcoming year.


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A Castle Full of Antiques in an Unusual Part of Town
When you think "Castle" do you think New Mexico? What about skid row? Well when it comes to this French style mansion, 73 year old Gertrude Zachary decided that the industrial area of Albuquerque was exactly where she wanted it to be built. This home has 210 chandeliers, an insane antique collection, and boasts a view of vagrants, warehouses and empty lots. Sound like home? Take a look!
Although we don't frequent castles or giant homes in general, the use of artwork, light and over the top flair from all the antiques make this place rather picturesque and quite comfortable. Each room is a piece of artwork in its own right.
Even though an industrial neighborhood seems like an odd place for this structure, the abandonment from your normal hustle and bustle of an urban area (while still usually being quite close to it) makes it a rather ideal place to live. Make sure you head over to the Wall Street Journal to learn more about the space and take the extended tour of many of the spaces throughout the home.
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Sometimes we can do everything in one single session if suitable.
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- Do you need a temporary prosthesis during the healing period?
- Is there enough bone for the dental implant? Sometimes a bone graft maybe required to bulk up the bone which will incur an additional fee.
- Is the implant surgery guided? Or is the dentist placing the implant free-hand.
To obtain an estimate of your total fee, it is necessary to have the dentist examine your mouth. After a thorough Comprehensive Examination, your dentist will recommend the treatment that is best for you.
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Is the dental implant surgery painful?
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How will I recover after the surgery?
It is normal to have some small bruises and swelling of the gum and soft tissue. However, most simple surgeries are more comfortable compared to removal of a tooth, and patients are free to go back to work the next day. Ordinary painkillers usually do the job.
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Lights and shadows of life. In her notebook Sean Ford, winner of myDetour San Francisco, tells about her friends, her special encounters and her pains, revealing her feelings through short illustrated stories.
Sean's notebook, together with the others selected by the jury of myDetour San Francisco, will be part of future Moleskine exhibitions around the world. Sean Ford is invited to the opening of the next Detour edition, in 2010.