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Walter Lee Williams, the former professor who was nabbed in Mexico after spending one day on the FBI's Most Wanted list, is expected to make his first court appearance in Los Angeles on Thursday, authorities said.
Williams, 64, who is accused of engaging in sex acts via webcam and in person with underage boys in the Philippines, was arrested in the Mexican resort town of Playa del Carmen on Tuesday after a local resident saw his picture in the media and alerted authorities, said Bill Lewis, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles field office.
The person who tipped off authorities is believed to be a Mexican citizen, Lewis said, and will be eligible for the $100,000 reward the FBI was offering for information leading to Williams' arrest.
"Having him as a top 10 fugitive is what really led to his capture," Lewis said.
Williams, who used to be a professor at the University of Southern California, where he specialized in anthropology, history and gender studies, is believed to have more victims, said Michel Moore, assistant chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.
"We believe there are other victims who have suffered by this man's actions and we need to talk with them," he said.
Williams is charged with one count of producing child pornography, one count of traveling for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, and two counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places, according to a statement from the Department of Justice.
According to officials, Williams met the underage boys online and engaged in sex acts with each of them over a webcam. In January 2011, he traveled to the country where he had allegedly had sex with the boys and even "produced sexually explicit photos" of one of them, according to the DOJ.
On Monday, Williams became the 500th person to be placed on the FBI's Most Wanted list.
"I analyzed the computers and the camera that belong to Williams and found child pornography," Jeff Yesensky, FBI special agent, said in a video posted online Monday to bring awareness to the case.
"Because of his status, he has the means and access to children, and that's what makes him dangerous," Yesensky said. "He preys on the most vulnerable children."


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How the Blueprint for Reform Empowers Educators
Addressing Teachers' Concerns
This section addresses questions that Secretary Duncan has heard frequently when talking with teachers about education reform.
Why does the government seem to blame teachers for problems schools face?
That would be crazy, like blaming doctors for a flu epidemic. President Obama understands that most teachers are doing a very good job and that all of the problems in education can't be put on the backs of teachers. Instead of blaming teachers, he and Secretary Duncan call for teachers and school leaders to collaborate with one another to raise achievement so that all students are college- and career-ready. If teachers aren't performing up to that level, they should get the support they need and the opportunity to improve.
How is the proposed plan for testing different from what we have had?
Assessment is important because educators use the data to evaluate student learning and determine what to focus on to help each student. Under the Blueprint, student achievement levels should NOT be the sole measure of performance. Instead, the Blueprint focuses not on one point in time but on growth and progress over time. Schools with low achievement shouldn't be singled out for the most dramatic interventions unless they persistently remain in the bottom 5 percent of all schools and show no growth.
Since teachers can't control the environments from which their students come, isn't it unfair to hold all teachers to the same standards for student achievement?
No two students are alike, and some come to school with baggage that makes them harder to teach than others. The Blueprint recognizes this by suggesting state school systems focus on the whole child and reward growth, not just on arbitrary achievement levels. The Blueprint also helps teachers to reach difficult students by providing resources to help address comprehensive approaches to meeting students' needs.
Why does the plan ask schools to compete for federal dollars?
Eighty percent of federal dollars for K-12 schools will come through the same funding sources as beforestraight to states and districts without any competition. The Blueprint includes some new competitive programs to offer incentives for school districts and states to develop strategies and plans to improve their students' achievement. These programs will direct resources based not only on the quality of the proposed plan but also on the needs of the students who will be served.
Why should teacher pay be determined by test scores?
Test scores are not the sole indicator of a teacher's performance, but, if used correctly, they should indicate how well students are learning.
If done right, it makes some sense that growth in student achievement should be one part of a teacher's evaluation. A comprehensive teacher evaluation system also considers classroom observations, peer reviews, professional development, and other contributions that the teacher makes to the school.
How will the Blueprint support and change my teaching?
Highly effective teachers could be rewarded with more recognition, higher pay, and leadership opportunities, including mentoring others, and incentives, such as more money. Some highly effective teachers will be offered additional compensation for teaching in high-need schools. Effective teachers should participate in professional development that builds on their current skills and improves their practice to make them more effective. Struggling teachers could be given more intensive training and mentoring and be observed more frequently in efforts to improve their practice. If their performance does not improve, they may be counseled to consider taking on a different role at the school or choosing another profession.
All teachers will use data to assess students' progress and to redirect their teaching. With the new accountability system's emphasis on growth, teachers will feel less pressure for all students to perform at the same level. Since schools won't be labeled as "failing" based solely on the results of one test on one day, teachers won't feel the need to focus only on students just below the proficiency bar. Instead of mandating a single set of interventions for every school, the Blueprint gives most schools the flexibility to determine the right strategies to help them improve. Teachers will be able to work with school leaders to help determine the changes that will best meet students' needs. Teachers will also be given more time to meet with teams in their schools to evaluate data and make plans to address areas of concern as a community.
Why does the plan require that teachers be fired?
It doesn't. However, it does focus on dramatically reforming the schools whose students' test scores consistently fall in the bottom 5 percentschools where performance is extremely low and not improving. For these chronically underperforming schools, the plan offers districts choices from an array of models. Some of the models would involve changes in the staffing of the school, others would keep the teachers in place and focus on specific strategies like expanded learning time. Teachers can and should be involved in choosing a turnaround model for their school.
Most of the plan is about supporting teachers and leaders in our schools, recognizing and rewarding those who are doing a great job. The budget provides a $350 million increase in funding for programs that support teachers and leaders, more than has ever been requested.
What about principals? What part do they play in the president's plan for reform?
The plan recognizes the need for school leaders who understand what resources and support systems teachers need to succeed. States are encouraged to invest in principal development, enhancing their training and evaluations, and restructuring their jobs so that they are free to work with teachers collaboratively and make authentic assessments. To make this happen, we are proposing to increase fivefold the funding for programs that prepare effective teachers and other school leaders to be effective principals.
Does the Blueprint for Reform favor charter schools? Under the new plan, do charter schools receive preferential funding?
The Blueprint does not favor one form of public school over another. As Secretary Duncan says, he is for whatever works well for students. Of the $28 billion the president has proposed for the 2011 budget, less than 2 percent is set aside specifically for charter and other autonomous public schools.
Do the Obama administration's competitions favor urban schools over rural populations?
No. One of the strengths of the plan is that it focuses on need, which we know exists in both rural and urban areas. For this reason, the Blueprint offers rural and other high-need communities a competitive priority in competitions. Furthermore, the Blueprint's emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) has the potential to improve the technology that rural schools can access, offering students a broader range of courses.
What is there in the plan for rural schools?
In addition to maintaining a dedicated funding stream for rural schools, much in the Blueprint addresses rural needs, including support for rural districts that use distance education to provide students with access to a more complete education. It also removes barriers that make it difficult for rural schools to recruit and keep the best teachers. And it increases funding, cuts the red tape necessary to get it, and allows local communities greater spending flexibility.
Under this plan, what are families and communities asked to do to contribute to their children's success?
Families and communities play absolutely critical roles in student success. Both President Obama and Secretary Duncan have listened to parents telling their stories and relaying their concerns about the current crisis in education. The Blueprint doubles the federal funding required to be set aside for family engagement and encourages school systems to come up with innovative and effective approaches, through programs such as Investing in Innovation and Promise Neighborhoods, for school systems to tap into these resources. Based on feedback we received on the Blueprint, the plan proposes to double funding for parent engagementfrom 1 to 2 percent of Title I dollarsor a total of $270 million. At the same time, states will be allowed to reserve an additional 1 percent of Title I dollars for grant programs that support, incentivize, and help expand districts' evidence-based parental involvement practices.


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We know by now that orange mocha Frappuccinos are nearly impossible to duplicate, and that gasoline fights can be truly tragic, but this Brooklyn native could be the biggest proponent of the slashie award since Derek Zoolander lost out to the beautiful Hansel — and not just for her good looks. Enter: Zoe Lister-Jones — this singer, actress, playwright and filmmaker has starred in her own one-woman shows, sang onstage, and even co-created a movie with her boyfriend about their open relationship... all while maintaining a completely Pinterestable level of hair inspiration. (Seriously, it's the red that dye dreams are made of.) The NYU Tisch alumna was most recently seen on Whitney as the foul-mouthed comedian's best friend Lily, but from the looks of it, she could be spotted at one of the East Village's juice bars or a Thai joint in Bed-Stuy just as often.
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NEW YORK — As girls chart their course from childhood to adulthood, the Jewish Community Center Association (JCC) is helping them to lead a healthy lifestyle through the GoGirlGo curriculum.
By using sports and physical activity as an educational intervention and social asset, the program strives to reduce girls' risk of obesity, osteoperosis, breast cancer, depression, stress, anxiety and lack of self esteem. The educational curriculum for girls in third to eighth grade teaches them about the importance of physical activity and the danger of smoking, drinking alcohol and poor eating habits.
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in East Hills, NY, which offers classes from teen belly dancing to tween hip hop, charges $200 for non-members and $150 for JCC members for 10 one-hour Junior GoGirlGo sessions. During the course of the program, the eight- to 12-year-old girls use weight machines to tone and shape their muscles, learn about proper nutrition and find out how to lose weight safely. To provide personalized attention to the participants, the JCC limits the classes to three students per session.


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BT has unveiled a new network 'burglar alarm' which it hopes will prevent thieves stealing its copper cabling.
The software - called Rabit - monitors signals across BT's network and detects when a cable has been cut or damaged, narrowing down the incident to a road or street.
Every month there are around 40 arrests related to BT cable theft. Around 80 per cent of BT's cable theft is carried out by organised crime gangs, and the company said it has recovered 240 tonnes of stolen metal in the past eleven months, as a result of visits to scrap metal dealers and working with police forces.
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So the big noise on G+ today (at least in my circles) is all about Aaron Swartz' arrest for hacking into MIT's network and downloading over 4 million journal articles from JSTOR. Demand Progress, the nonprofit that Aaron is connected to, in a masterful bit of spin, is alleging that he has been "bizarrely" charged with "downloading too many journal articles". This would be true insofar as "too many" in the circumstances in which he did it would have been zero, if you are to believe the indictment. The problem isn't so much that he downloaded "too many" articles, but instead that (as alleged in the indictment) he used several different false IDs in his attempts to do so, did so as such a rate that it created problems for JSTOR's service, took several affirmative steps to evade MIT's and JSTOR's attempts to stop him (at which point he knew, or should have known, he had exceeded his access), and eventually resorted to sneaking into restricted areas at MIT in order to facilitate the process further before finally being caught in the act by MIT police.
Of course, many of the people on Google+ are insisting that this is about copyright (it's not) and that Aaron's actions strike a great blow for the freedom of information (they don't) and that this might even take down JSTOR (it won't). It is fairly clear that Aaron's actions are for one of two purposes: either he was collecting data for the same sort of mass analysis of journal articles that he did back in 2008 (which purportedly involved some 400,000 journal articles), or else he was planning to release the downloaded articles onto the Internet through a file sharing service (as is alleged in the indictment). Both of these would be fairly noble causes; I find it rather unlikely that Aaron's intent here was venal.
However, if his intent was noble, that doesn't explain the spin from Demand Progress. If this is civil disobedience, then they should be doing what other protest organizations have done in similar situations: admit what they did, say why they did it, and demand a public outcry against whatever was so wrong that it justified breaking the law, while at the same time standing prepared to accept the consequences of having broken the law. However, DP's PR statement doesn't do that. It instead calls the prosecution "bizarre" and clearly intends to whitewash Aaron's use of falsified identity information, increasingly determined attempts to evade MIT's and JSTOR's security, and eventually repeated criminal trespasses to MIT's grounds, in order to accomplish his goals. That, to me, is not mindset of civil disobedience, but instead the mindset of the criminal attempting to avoid responsibility for his crime.
So, to Aaron: dude, boner move. There are better ways to do this sort thing that don't involve skulking around in MIT's basement peering through the ventholes of your bike helmet. To Aaron's supporters: please don't make this about copyright. It's about Aaron not thinking clearly about his goals and means. I'd have a comment for JSTOR, too, but I really don't know what to say. Someone has to collate, digitize, and store these documents, and to expect them to do it for free seems silly. Someone has to pay for it. (But see also JSTOR's comment on the indictment.)
Information may want to be free, but data centers are not free. Theft of computing services is not a "victimless crime", and fundamentally that's what Aaron did here. If his access really was for "research", then I'd like to know if he attempted to negotiate with JSTOR for the access that he needed, or if he merely assumed that they wouldn't let him have it. I'd be a lot more sympathetic if he made an effort and was rebuffed.
In any case, I imagine Aaron will end up like poor ol' Mitnick: barred from using computers for some time, barred from the MIT campus forever, and slapped with a huge fine and a felony conviction or two. And he's not even 25 yet.
Also, if anybody finds the security camera images of him sneaking around using his bike helmet to hide his face, please let me know.


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'The Avengers' Countdown: What New Villains Should We See in 'Avengers 2'
John Gholson is a life-long Avengers fanboy who has previously covered all manner of superhero news at AOL. After dabbling with comic book self-publishing in the '90s, John moved on to study sequential art at the Savannah College of Art & Design, and currently produces a regular web comic, 'Appetite for Destruction,' for Tapsauce.com. He'll also buy any comic with Hawkeye on the cover. You can read his AvengersCountdown here at Movies.com once a month.
I've heard so much speculation (and done enough of my own) over who the alien baddies are in The Avengers that I'm just done. Marvel says it's not the Skrull, the merchandise says it is the Skrull, whatever -- I can wait till the movie's release to find out. We're not paying to see the aliens anyway; we're paying to see Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, and Hulk team-up, right?
And, besides, Loki's just fine as a front-man villain. He's a classic Avengers threat and audiences already know him so you don't have to worry about an origin story. There are rumors of another big baddie showing up, but I'm not sure how big of a role he plays (if any). If he's significant at all, Marvel won't be able to keep it a secret, especially if he starts showing up in the toy aisles before May.
I'm on to already wondering who they might be considering for Avengers 2 (which will happen, no doubt). The team has plenty of great threats that fans would love to see on the big screen. Could one of these guys be the next major Marvel villain?
Who Is He? A nearly unstoppable artificial intelligence who rebuilds himself upon defeat into a robotic form superior to his previous incarnation.
The origin of this character most definitely depends on the introduction of his creator Hank Pym. If Edgar Wright ever moves ahead on Ant-Man, that would be the perfect place to introduce Pym and set up his characterization as a brilliant scientist. And if that happens, we'd surely see Pym in Avengers 2. And if Pym is in Avengers 2, could Ultron be far behind?
Kang the Conqueror
Who Is He? A time-traveling despot with a relentless desire to subjugate the Earth.
If we ever see Kang in a film, expect the character's ridiculously convoluted history to get wiped clean (he's a descendant of Doctor Doom who travels backward in time to become a pharoah, then forward in time to become the Scarlet Centurion, then backward to become Kang, then forward in time again to become the master of Limbo known as Immortus). No matter his form, the Avengers have defeated him time and time again. Though a classic villain from the Avengers' rouges gallery, I can't see Kang working out on film. His motivations are too simplistic, his back-story too complicated, and his look is just too funky.
The Masters of Evil
Who Are They? Though the team has had various rosters, the classic line-up is led by Baron Zemo and has included members like Whirlwind, Klaw, Beetle, and Radioactive Man. They exist as a sort of Anti-Avengers, sowing seeds of chaos and destruction wherever they go.
Personally, this is the threat I'd most like to see in Avengers 2. For as many superhero movies as we get, we've yet to see a really great supervillain team (the X-Men movies have come close). I say set up Zemo in Captain America 2, work Enchantress and Executioner into Thor 2 (there are already rumors they're going to be in there), and, suddenly, you're already on the road to a Masters of Evil team worth seeing. Maybe even bring Mickey Rourke back as Whiplash? Admittedly, the team needs stronger motivation than simple immorality, but the possibilities for big mano y mano superhero battles are exciting with these guys thrown into the mix.
Who Is He? A power-mad alien from Titan with a romantic fixation on the female personification of Death.
This feels to me like the character most fans want to see in Avengers 2, and who can blame them? He's an impossibly ruthless character, and he came close to destroying the entire Marvel Universe in the landmark Infinity Gauntlet mini-series. He's another one with a significant back-story, but he's also the most recognizable, popular villain on this list. Could the Avengers sequel follow a truncated version of the Infinity Gauntlet storyline with Thanos as the main threat? You think people are hyped for The Avengers now? Fans' heads would explode if this happened.
Avengers News Assembled!
-- Chris Wells, an FX supervisor on The Avengers who has worked on almost every Marvel movie, told Starburst Magazine that Avengers is the best one he's worked on. "This thing has gone so big that Marvel are dwarfing their other franchises," he says, and singles out the film's use of the Hulk as the best use of the character so far.
-- Adventure Time meets The Avengers in Avenger Time!
-- Venom420, a user on the Superhero Hype forums, created these incredible Olly Moss-inspired Avengers posters. You can check out the full gallery here.
-- Slate's James Sturm makes a passionate argument that we should boycott The Avengers movie to send a message to Marvel to provide proper credit for Jack Kirby, Stan Lee's collaborator and co-creator of many of Marvel's most famous faces. "It takes a lot of corporate moxie to put Thor and Captain America on the big screen and have them battle for honor and justice when behind the scenes the parent company acts like a cold-blooded supervillain," Sturm argues. Will you follow his lead?
-- If you love collectibles and you love 3-D movies and you love The Avengers, then you'll love the specialty glasses that select theaters will be offering for sale at the ticket counter. The custom glasses will sport designs for Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America so you can look fashionably dorky while munching on your popcorn this Summer.
'Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes' Episode Guide
Season 1, Episode 15: "459"
In This Episode: Hank Pym and the Wasp pay a visit to SHIELD researcher Carol Danvers who has discovered an unidentified flying object headed straight for the Earth.
It's a Kree-centric episode that moves away from the villain-of-the-week stuff just enough to feel fresh. There's some really efficient superhero storytelling on display in this one, providing both an introduction to Mar-Vell and an origin for Ms. Marvel (assuming Danvers shows up again as a superhero), while still managing to pit the Avengers against an interesting threat -- a mindless Kree sentry.
The sentry is interesting in that it's both a force of nature, more than an actual villain, and the show treats the sentry with a nod and a wink to its B-movie sci-fi roots as an unstoppable killer robot (most of the battle between the team and the sentry takes place in a drive-in, for example). Even though I'm a long-time comic reader, I've never quite gotten a handle on the Kree as a race -- are they good guys or bad guys? This episode helped clarify things, which might be the first time the show has actually done me a service in understanding the characters in the comic books a little better.
Wasp, on the other hand, is done a disservice by this episode, which finds her strangely shallow and annoying. It seemed like the writers were trying to create tension between Hank Pym and Wasp by throwing Carol Danvers in the mix, but it just didn't work. It only served to make Wasp appear immature.
That said, this was a strong episode.
Marvel Universe Watch: The show gets its title from Sentry 459, who first appeared in Fantastic Four #64. As mentioned, we are introduced to Mar-Vell and Danvers, but don't yet get to see Danvers as Ms. Marvel.
The Avengers, a Joss Whedon film, stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Chris Hemsworth. There are 74 days until release.
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The Evans Campus provides facilities for classes in the southeast quadrant of San Francisco. It schedules credit courses in automotive and motorcycle technology, construction, welding, and fashion. Noncredit courses are available in automotive, business, construction, custodial training, and fashion. The City Build Academy, a partnership with the City of San Francisco and the local unions, provides workforce training and job placement services to San Francisco residents interested in pursuing a career in the construction industry. Our classes are offered throughout the day, evening, and on weekends for your convenience.
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My mother told me that my grandfather occasionally took her as a child to Charlotte Hornets games when the Hornets were a minor-league baseball team instead of a member of the National Basketball Association.
My mother told me that my grandfather occasionally took her as a child to Charlotte Hornets games when the Hornets were a minor-league baseball team instead of a member of the National Basketball Association.
My grandfather, for whom I was named, would watch the entire game without saying a word to her, she complained.
Unfortunately, I never asked why, and both have been gone a long time.
But now I think I know.
First, a digression: When I was boy, I wanted to be a baseball player.
On summer Saturday mornings, my brothers and I walked a few blocks to our elementary school, where the father of a neighborhood boy generously led us in fielding and batting drills on a corner diamond.
I played first base because my hero was Lou Gehrig, the late New York Yankees first baseman, and I loved being involved in nearly every infield play.
I looked forward every week to those sandlot Saturdays.
Then we moved to a more suburban neighborhood farther from the nearest elementary school. After entering junior high, I tried out for a Pony League team. But the coach decided I didn't have as much skill or potential as the other boys, who had played organized Little League, and he cut me from the squad. I was crushed.
That same year was one of four in succession that I failed to survive the first cut from the school team in basketball, another favorite sport. I concluded I had little athletic ability. Except for playing catch in the driveway with my brothers, I quit baseball and devoted myself to competitive tennis.
After I reached adulthood and became a father, I made sure my son signed up for organized baseball at the youngest possible age. He played for several years before deciding he liked other sports better.
When our family moved back to North Carolina from Kentucky in the mid-1990s, I was amazed by how many minor league baseball teams play between Asheville and Wilmington. That first summer, my son, then 9, and I attended games in Hickory, Charlotte, Kannapolis, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Durham and Zebulon.
We didn't talk a lot during the games, but that was partly because he would disappear behind the stands with his glove to catch foul balls. I spent each game shuttling between our seats and where he was to make sure he was safe. The experience was nerve wracking, but it helped rekindle my love of baseball.
In today's fast-paced world of smartphones and computerized multimedia bombardment, some people find baseball unbearably slow. I was born one or two gears slower than most people, so baseball's pace feels natural to me. A three-hour game ends way too soon.
There are lots of good places in or near Davidson County to watch baseball, including Lexington's Holt-Moffitt Field, home of the local American Legion team, and Thomasville's Finch Field, home of the HiToms. My favorite, though, is BB&T Ballpark in Winston-Salem, home of the Dash. From my house in Lexington, the drive is just 20 minutes, which is less time than many Charlotte residents will need to reach their new downtown ballpark next year.
My wife and I park for free along Fourth Street in downtown Winston-Salem and take a pleasant six-block walk to BB&T Ballpark. The driver of the free shuttle slows down to see if we want to ride, and we just wave him on and keep walking.
At the concession stands inside the ballpark, we eat a nine-inning progressive dinner — first something to drink; then a hot dog, hamburger or other kind of sandwich; then maybe some peanuts. Sometimes I succumb to temptation and add a big pretzel or a funnel cake.
Game programs help us keep up with the annual changing cast of characters on the field. I like to know the players' hometowns. With a favorite or two, I follow their careers as they move up to Birmingham and Charlotte and sometimes even Chicago as they advance through the White Sox player development system.
I love watching Bolt, the big, red, bearlike Dash mascot, put on a blond wig and flirt with an amazingly patient home plate umpire before the game as Björn Skifs' "To Touch You" pours from the public-address system — or when he dons boxing gloves and gets "knocked out" by a wiry 6-year-old from the stands as the "Rocky" movie theme plays. I love watching the Dash entertainment crew dance atop the dugouts between innings to the Buckwheat Boyz' "Ice Cream and Cake."
When I bought tickets to seven games this year, I expected my wife would attend one of them at most and I would have to recruit friends to join me at the others. But she surprised me by going to every game. We also had the good fortune this summer to watch major league games together in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Miami.
Though not initially, she and I talk more now than my mother and grandfather did at games. Wearing my Dash cap, I'll point out the newest player promoted from Kannapolis. Wearing her Dash T-shirt, she'll point out crowd changes from previous games. On a recent dog walk back in Lexington, she began comparing the late-season struggles of the Dash to the fortunes of the HiToms in Thomasville.
I should have anticipated this. Like me, she played neighborhood baseball as a child in her hometown. I can visualize her in that role.
When I settle into my seat at the ballpark, the world beyond her and the game ceases to exist. I focus on what is happening on the field. Sometimes I'll hear over the PA system that a business or church group from Davidson County is also in the stadium, but I rarely see or encounter them.
It's the greatest stress relief I have ever known. And that, I've concluded, is also what my grandfather found at baseball games and why he never talked with my mother at them.
My grandfather, a semipro shortstop in Georgia as a young man, had a stressful career overseeing the installation of electrical systems for cotton mills and military facilities across the Carolinas. He was constantly caught between big-money clients worried about costs and completion dates and subcontractors who, I imagine, often failed to meet his perfectionist standards.
Ultimately, he worked himself to death. But before then, he found relief by watching baseball.
For me, this has been one of the best summers ever. Time seems to accelerate as humans grow older, but the past four months have stretched out at a leisurely pace that made possible much more activity than I had expected. I credit the rhythm of the baseball we have watched.
Minor league seasons will end with playoffs after Labor Day. The major league season is entering its final month, to be followed by postseason competition through October and the World Series. Then it will be three tough months before spring training begins and life can slow down again.
Bill Keesler, a former reporter and editor for The Dispatch, is executive director of Pastor's Pantry in Davidson County. He can be contacted at email@example.com.


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Shortly after man began walking he probably began dreaming of going places while sitting down, and the Nissan Versa fulfills that ancient goal with minimal fanfare and expense.
The Versa that Nissan lent me was the least expensive hatchback, the 1.8 S. It was a 2010 model but the 2011 Versa, which is basically a carryover, is now on sale.
The 2011 pricing on the model I tried is $13,520, excluding destination charge. Standard equipment included air conditioning, AM/FM radio and CD player, tilt steering wheel, rear wiper, air bags for frontal and side-impact protection, anti-lock brakes and "active" front head restraints.
The test vehicle had a Power Plus package for $980. It included power windows, power door and remote/keyless entry. Two other options were splash guards for $110 and $155 for a mat set. That brought the total to $14,765.
The front-wheel-drive Versa is a great example of the common-sense virtues of a hatchback. Four 6-foot adults could travel with only a bit of scrunching. Behind the second row there would still be 17.8 cubic feet of cargo space. Dump two passengers and fold down the rear seat, and the Versa becomes a small station wagon. Nissan says the cargo capacity is 50 cubic feet.
The 1.8-liter, four-cylinder engine is rated at 122 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 127 pound-feet of torque at 4,800 rpm.
The Versa isn't fast, but the four-cylinder is surprisingly flexible, providing reasonable power even from engine speeds as low as 2,000 rpm.
The Environmental Protection Agency estimate is 26 mpg city and 31 mpg highway. That's OK but not great.
For a small car the suspension does a good job of diminishing the impacts of a potholed or broken road surface.
There is a lot of body lean under cornering and at first that can undermine confidence. But have a little faith. The Versa stops leaning and hangs in there. It doesn't feel as tight and quick to respond as the Honda Fit, and its electric steering needs more weight and feel, but it offers low-level fun.
In crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety the Versa got the top rating — "good" — in front-, side- and rear-impact crash tests.
In the end the Versa doesn't win one over with prestige or speed. It beguiles with an economical price and a well-rounded practicality.
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Demetris Nichols Is NBADL Performer Of The Week
After a string of games that led to three straight home wins, Demetris Nichols of the Sioux Falls Skyforce was today named NBA Development League Performer of the Week for games played Jan. 14-20. It is the second time this season that a Sioux Falls player has earned the award.
On Tuesday, January 15, Nichols scored a season high 26 with 6 rebounds and 5 assists to spearhead a 99-83 win over Santa Cruz. On Friday, Nichols backed it up with 25 more points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists that helped beat Texas in overtime 106-101. Capping the week Nichols poured in another 26 points with 6 rebounds and 4 assists on Saturday as the Sioux Falls Skyforce finished off the Legends 102-93. In the process Nichols shot 74 percent from the floor and 11-13 from the line.
The accolades for Nichols wasn't the only off court news for the Skyforce this weekend. It was officially announced that Dexter Pittman was recalled to the Miami Heat on Sunday. It is possible that Pittman could be back with the Skyforce for another assignment later this season as the movement of players from NBA clubs and affiliates is more flexible than in the past. Previously, there could be only three assignments for a player from the NBA to a NBA Development League club. That number is now unlimited. Also players with 3 or more years of service in the NBA can be assigned as well.
Miami also wants Skyforce center Jarvis Varnado in the fold for another stretch after tendering another 10-day contract. Which means that Miami's next move will be to either sign Varnado for the rest of the season or after ten days Varnado is a free agent and can either be picked up by another NBA team or go back to Sioux Falls. The Skyforce play next on Friday (January 25) against the Texas Legends and Saturday (January 26) against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.


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While this state's top college football programs have the luxury of easing into their seasons, the same cannot be said here locally for tonight's openers at the high school level.
Class 6A teams like South Medford and Crater each play host to teams ranked among the top 10 in the preseason OregonLive.com poll — No. 7 West Salem and No. 8 Tualatin, respectively — while Class 3A Cascade Christian opens locally with a marquee matchup against Santiam Christian at U.S. Cellular Community Park.
And for North Medford, a road test is in store against a McNary team that was in position to win last year's season opener until the Black Tornado kicked a game-clinching field goal in the waning seconds.
"Anytime we play a team like West Salem, it's a challenge," said South Medford head coach Bill Singler, whose team kicks off at 7 p.m. at Spiegelberg Stadium. "We like playing opening games against teams like them because it gives you an opportunity to line up against one of the best the state has to offer."
In Central Point, another early test against Tualatin will be a welcomed sight at Dutch Meyer Field.
"I'm excited to see how we do," said Crater head coach John Beck. "We're going to get to know real quick against a really, really good team where we're at."
That stands to be the theme of the night, where offseason workouts and preseason hype meet the reality of bodies from another school lined up against you. As the area's coaches have long said, you don't really know about your team until you get that first punch in the mouth.
"It's early and we're just kinda getting to know some of the personnel," added Singler, "especially some of the younger kids up from the JV level."
In other 6A action tonight, Grants Pass plays at Clackamas, No. 2 Sheldon is at No. 5 Southridge, Thurston plays host to Aloha, Roseburg is at South Salem and South Eugene plays host to 5A Churchill.
In 5A games, Ashland opens at home against Klamath Union and Eagle Point plays at Mazama.
At the 4A level, Phoenix plays host to Brookings-Harbor, while Class 3A St. Mary's opens on the road at Creswell and Rogue River plays host to Weed (Calif.).
South Medford will look to contain West Salem quarterback Cade Smith in order to maintain hopes of a second straight season-opening win over the Titans. Smith, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound junior, took over signal caller duties in Week 2 last year and went on to lead his team to a 10-2 record and trip to the state quarterfinals. Smith passed for 1,480 yards and 13 touchdowns, and rushed for another 325 yards and 10 TDs.
"We've had a good summer league going up against some quarterbacks that can throw the ball pretty well but he's good," Singler said of Smith, who is the younger brother of Wyoming QB Brett Smith. "He's a mobile quarterback who can duck and run and presents some problems escaping and making big plays with his legs. We've got to be on our best behavior."
Senior Brady Rediger, 6-3 junior Keegan Hlad, track and field standout Tristan James and junior Luke Ferguson give Smith quality options on the perimeter, but West Salem has almost no varsity experience on the offensive line or at running back, where powerful junior Gary Garvin expects to step in. The Titans' JV team did go undefeated in 2012.
Tualatin boasts its own returning quarterback to keep the Comets on their toes in senior Brandon Shroyer, who works behind a veteran front line that won the Metro Area Lineman Challenge in July. Last year, Shroyer rallied the Timberwolves from an 8-0 third-quarter deficit to upend Crater 12-8 in the opener. For the season, he wound up passing for 1,320 yards and 13 TDs and led Tualatin to the second round of the state playoffs.
"They're ranked No. 8 for a reason," said Beck. "They've got a really good group of linemen, maybe one of the best in the state at any level, and they're physical, they're well-coached and disciplined. They're very talented and don't beat themselves with mistakes."
Chandler Schoonmaker provides a quality option in the backfield and also highlights a defense at middle linebacker that includes stout linemen James Porter, MVP of the lineman challenge, and Garrison Saina.
McNary returns 10 starters on offense and six starters on defense and improved dramatically after its stunning loss to North Medford in a battle that featured a pair of first-year coaches. Later in 2012, McNary upended Grants Pass in a play-in game and also posted a 20-point win over a McKay team that edged North in Week 2.
The Celtics' offense is senior-heavy and returns quarterback Hayden Gosling, running back Brett Hildebrand, wide receiver Garrett Hittner and fullback Perry Groves.
Groves also anchors the defense at linebacker with fellow senior Andrew Lawrence for McNary, which led 15-0 in the fourth quarter last year against North Medford but allowed 16 straight points by the determined Tornado.
Hildebrand finished with 99 yards on 25 carries to pace the Celtics in the prior meeting, while Gosling was 4-for-14 passing for 115 yards — although the bulk came on a short completion that resulted in a 71-yard score.
Reach reporter Kris Henry at 541-776-4488, email@example.com, www.facebook.com/krishenryMT or www.twitter.com/Kris_Henry
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While this state's top college football programs have the luxury of easing into their seasons, the same cannot be said here locally for tonight's openers at the high school level.


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An evening rain in upper Frijoles Canyon Wednesday sent high water down Frijoles Creek, washing away three temporary bridges in Bandelier National Monument. Bridges along the trail to Alcove House and the second bridge on the Falls Trail were washed away.
The high water also closed Hwy 501 and sections of Hwy 4 temporarily.
Chief Ranger Tom Betts said the temporary bridges were designed for such events.
"Our talented trail crew designed split log and rail bridges which are very simple and very cost effective," Betts said. "We built them knowing they would wash away at some point."
Betts hopes to have the bridges replaced sometime next week. In the meantime, hikers using those trails will have to either wade of jump the creek.
The Las Conchas fire, which burned two-thirds of the park, left canyon slopes susceptible to heavy runoff and shifting debris, which can send high water racing through canyons in a matter of minutes.
Betts stressed the difference between a high water event and a flood. "In most places, the water stayed within the creek boundaries, only overflowing in a couple of spots. Near the visitor center it didn't even touch the foot bridge," Betts said.
"Now last year, we had a flood," Betts said. A two-minute video on the park's website shows flood waters raging down the canyon and overflowing into the parking lot at the visitor's center.
When asked about the decision to keep the visitor center open this year, Betts replied, "We're making every effort to keep as much open as possible. We have the visitor center protected at least to the level of last year's flood, maybe a little more."
The danger of flash flooding in all park canyons remains high throughout the monsoon season. Park staff asks visitors to be extra vigilant and suggests visiting in the morning before storms build.
If a flash flood occurs, do not try to outrun the rising water. Move away from the creek to higher ground. Never try to cross a flooded creek.
Due to the danger of flooding and limited parking since Las Conchas, access to Bandelier is only available through free shuttles provided by Atomic City Transit. The shuttle stop is on Rover Ave. in White Rock. Shuttles are free, but park entrance fees apply.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) Center Joshua Smith is quitting UCLA's basketball team and the school gave him his immediate release.
He's the second player to leave the program recently. Junior guard Tyler Lamb said last weekend that he would transfer to another school to pursue more playing time.
Smith says he's leaving the Bruins for ``personal reasons,'' although he says he enjoyed his two-plus seasons with the program.
The junior averaged 5.2 points and 4.2 rebounds while playing 13.5 minutes a game in UCLA's six games this season.
Coach Ben Howland called Smith ``a fine young man who has meant a lot to this program.''
Smith started 24 of 65 games during his first two seasons, which were marked by struggles with weight and conditioning.


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Festivals in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Festivals are periods of time, cut out from daily life, during which a group performs activities that are most often thought of as communications with the superhuman world. Festival names in Greece and Rome often express this close connection with a divinity, a hero, or a human founder, or they refer to a ritual activity that is characteristic for a festival. The basic ritual elements that underlie a specific festival scenario are similar in both cultures (as well as in other cultures of the ancient Mediterranean world): processions, sacrifices with ensuing banquets, and athletic and musical contests are most common and exist already in the festival descriptions in Homer, such as the New Moon festival on Ithaca in the Odyssey. Common festivals founded and expressed group identity, first and foremost on the city level, but also for smaller and larger groups, from the family and clan group to the tribe or the community of all Hellenes. Greek and Roman festivals were so similar in their basic forms that, during the Imperial epoch, cities in the eastern part of the Empire adopted Roman festivals despite the fact that Greek cities followed a lunar calendar, whereas Rome early on had introduced a luni-solar system. The one festival type absent from the Roman world, at least during the Republican epoch, was the mystery ritual that, typically through a one-time initiation ritual, founded groups that transcended a single city, as well as the limits of gender and social status.
During the Imperial epoch, both Rome and the cities of Greece continued their traditional festivals, but also developed their festival calendars in new directions, continuing and exploring innovations that had occurred already in Hellenistic times. An early development was ruler cult, developed in the Greek cities during Hellenistic times and adopted for the cult of Roman emperors, who exploited its potential to tie together a heterogeneous empire through shared cultic activities. The most important driving force was an understanding of divine power that was defined through its helpful manifestation and thus allowed the cult of outstandingly powerful humans. Wealthy citizens of Hellenistic cities also founded festivals in the memory of family members, and during the Imperial period, such foundations multiplied and gained in grandeur. The Imperial epoch also saw the extension of single festivals to events that lasted many days, if not an entire month and helped to shape the Christian festival calendar with its long festival periods.


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12 Sources for Faux Taxidermy Animal Heads
We showcased a gallery of kids rooms earlier today that used animal heads as decor. Some of you still think they're creepy, but maybe it's just the idea of taxidermy that turns you off. Think of them, instead, as hanging sculpture. Many of them are downright works of art.
Row 1:
1. Matsutake on Etsy: El Toro (the bull) made from a repurposed hand-embroidered Oaxacan dress and denim ($125).
2. Anthropologie: animal busts made from repurposed cement bags and vintage paper. Animals include gazelle, giraffe, zebra, elephant and rhino ($68-128).
3. Misfit Menagerie: Lamb, buck, deer, doe, or hare made from wool felt and fabric ($20 -75).
4. La Factoria Plastica on Etsy: paper mache sheep, zebra, deer, goat or unicorn ($85).
5. Tamar Mogendorff: handmade fabric deerhead with gold or silver sequined antlers ($440).
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6. Ruby's Lounge on Etsy: made to order resin animal heads covered with decorative paper ($335).
7. Z Gallerie: A selection of resin animal heads in white laquer - moose, deer, gazelle or horse ($50-250).
8. Planet Fur on Etsy: wool felt trophy heads (smaller ones are magnetic) including a bear, narwhal and rhinos ($22-35).
9. Anatomically Incorrect Creatures on Etsy: made to order from eco-felt. Animals include elephant, deer, dino and moose ($30-70).
10. Squackdoodle on Etsy: plush animal heads including a fox, unicorn, giraffe and elephant ($25).
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11. Urban Outfitters: Inflatable animal heads - dinosaur ($25) or tiger ($30).
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Steven Curtis Chapman Wins 58th Dove Award for Christmas Album 'Joy'
Steven Curtis Chapman won for "Christmas Album of the Year" at the GMA Dove Awards earlier this week for his album JOY, making it his 58th career Dove Award, more than any other artist to date.
Chapman just released his latest album, The Glorious Unfolding, which debuted at no. 2 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart and received acclaim for being the album that brought Chapman's "joy" back after tragedy.
The album is "a mixture of everything that makes [Chapman] great. It's honest, raw, clever, powerful and even playful … it is uplifting in a way only someone who has dealt with tragedy and loss can truly express it in words," Beliefnet said.
The first single, "Love Take Me Over," gained 42 radio adds in its first week, one of Christian music's highest add dates of 2013.
The song has stayed on the no. 3 spot on the Christian AC Indicator chart, and recently broke into the Top 10 on Christian AC Monitored and peaked at no. 8 on the National Christian Audience chart.
Chapman is promoting the single by teaming up with KLOVE, JOY FM and WAYFM to give fans the chance to win a trip to his New York City Carnegie Hall show in February 2014.
"The theme for the new album was this idea that God will complete the story and in fact, He already has completed it and knows the ending. Yet a part of the mystery is that He is revealing it in our lives and it's this unfolding, incredible tale of His love for us. This album gave me a chance to tell that, to celebrate loss and hope and new life. For all of that, I'm really grateful," said Chapman in a press release.
"The Glorious Unfolding Tour" began earlier this month with three sold-out shows in Texas. His tour partners are Laura Story and Jason Gray, and it will run through Nov. 24. For current information on the tour, visit StevenCurtisChapman.com.
"I'm so excited and honored to have Laura Story and Jason Gray join me on the road," Chapman said in a release before the tour started. "I can't wait to share these songs live and we're already praying God will use each and every night powerfully. I hope all our friends can make it out."
The national tour run's title presenting partner is Show Hope, a nonprofit organization that restores the hope of families to orphans in distress around the world. Chapman and the tour are also partnering with America World Adoption.


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|Santa Barbara > Events & Festivals > Santa Barbara Cinco de Mayo Festival
Every year thousands of locals and
tourists descend on De La Guerra Plaza for Santa Barbara's annual Cinco
de Mayo festival. Enjoy great food from vendors in the plaza and a full
stage of live music all weekend. See our photo
album and watch web videos from the stage!
The origination for Cinco De Mayo, The
Fifth Of May, commemorates the defeat of the French army by the
Mexicans at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. It is primarily a regional
holiday celebrated in the state capital city of Puebla and throughout
the state of Puebla, but not as much in other parts of Mexico.
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Rhodes Climate and Weather
The Rhodes climate ensures hot, dry weather in summer and mild winters. Temperatures in July and August, the hottest months and peak tourist season, range from 82ºF (28ºC) during the day to 72ºF (22ºC) at night, which is a bit cooler than some of the Greek islands, although still quite hot enough! Rainfall is almost non-existent in summer but showers can be expected between October and March. Despite the heat being somewhat oppressive by some standards summer remains the most popular time to visit Rhodes and during June, July and August the island is packed full of tourists with prices escalating accordingly. The lure of summer in Greece is obvious but for those who would prefer not to get caught in the crowds the best time to visit is in spring or autumn. Late spring, May, is particularly lovely on the islands with most of the benefits of summer and fewer disadvantages; by May the sea is getting warm, there are fewer people, and Rhodes is as lush as it gets. Early autumn, September, is also a great time to visit Rhodes because it is warm without being swelteringly hot, the water is almost as balmy as during summer, and most of the tourists have left.
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The Specials - touring with Ashdown amps
When setting about embarking on a tour to celebrate 30 years of 2 tone ska legends The Specials knew they needed an extra 'special' bass rig and for Horace it had to be an Ashdown and ordered an Ashdown Klystron 500 head and matching Classic 4x10 and 1x15 cabs.
Be sure to check the guys out if you get the chance as they are on top form and as you would expect the Bass sounds massive.
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Friday, January 3, 2013) – Colorado Rapids players Chris Klute and Shane O'Neill have been called up to the United States National Team for the first FIFA World Cup preparation camp in 2014, which will take place from Jan. 6 to Feb. 1 in Carson, Calif. and Sao Paulo, Brazil before finishing with a Feb. 1 match against Korea Republic. The selection to the U.S. is the first for both Klute and O'Neill, who finished their first full MLS seasons in 2013.
"This is a wonderful achievement for both Chris and Shane, who had great 2013 seasons for our club," said Rapids Technical Director Paul Bravo. "As a Homegrown Player, Shane's selection to this camp is significant for everyone at the Rapids and throughout soccer in Colorado, and Chris has already developed into one of the league's premier outside backs at a young age. We're happy for them and hope this experience helps them keep growing as players."
Klute, 23, came to the Rapids on loan from the Atlanta Silverbacks of the NASL in late 2012, and made his MLS debut in the final match of that season. He signed permanently for Colorado in the middle of the 2013 season, a year in which he played 31 matches for the Rapids (30 starts) at left back, leading the team with seven assists and being named the team's Defensive Player of the Year. In 2007, Klute played with both the U.S. Under-17 and Under-20 National Teams, including one match at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Klinsmann on January roster
O'Neill, 20, signed with the Rapids in mid-2012 after playing several years in the Rapids Academy and made his MLS debut late in the 2012 season. He broke into Colorado's starting lineup early in 2013, and played primarily as a central defender in a total of 26 matches (24 starts), only missing time to join the U.S. Under-20 National Team for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. At the end of the season, he was named Rapids Young Player of the Year. A Boulder native, O'Neill was born in Midleton, Ireland and moved to the U.S. at a young age.
- VIDEO: Shane O'Neill, 2013 Young Player of the Year
- VIDEO: Chris Klute, 2013 Defensive Player of the Year
The U.S. National Team will convene on Jan. 6 in Carson, Calif. and train at the StubHub Center in Carson until Jan. 12, when the group will travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil to train through Jan. 25. The squad will resume practices in Carson on Jan. 27 before facing Korea Republic in an international friendly at the StubHub Center on Feb. 1 (3 p.m. MT/2 p.m. PT, ESPN2/UniMas). Klute and O'Neill are two of just nine players who have not yet played a match for the U.S. National Team.
GOALKEEPERS (4): Tally Hall (Houston Dynamo), Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (10): Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC) Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes), Michael Harrington (Portland Timbers), Chris Klute (Colorado Rapids), Chance Myers (Sporting Kansas City), Shane O'Neill (Colorado Rapids), Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Eric Alexander (New York Red Bulls), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City), Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake), Dax McCarty (New York Red Bulls), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
FORWARDS (4): Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Eddie Johnson (D.C. United), Mike Magee (Chicago Fire), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
Colorado holds the 11th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, to take place on January 16 in Philadelphia, and the Rapids will open preseason in late January. The Rapids season starts on March 15 at New York Red Bulls, with the Home Opener at Dick's Sporting Goods Park against the Portland Timbers on March 22.


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When a party for a wealthy family's ten year old daughter...
Heartful Cry
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Jace Marshall, 17 year highschool student. He follows a normal life. Its nothing special. One day he stumbles upon the legendary Book of Shadows and summons an envoy from Planet Yamato by messing around with his new book. This envoy happens to be a girl. She is called Luto Mikazuki, wielder of a mithycal blade in which dwells a lighting god. Jace has to help Luto with whatever she will have to do, for he summoned her. What hardships wil he have to encounter? What will he have to go trough? What or who is this woman? Let's find out.
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