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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former executive at Bank of America Corp's (BAC.N) Countrywide unit testified Thursday that the mortgage company's problematic lending practices predated the "Hustle" process for which the bank went on trial this week.
Edward O'Donnell, a former executive vice president at a Countrywide Financial Corp subsidiary, filed a whistleblower lawsuit last year against Bank of America, which bought Countrywide during the financial crisis.
O'Donnell's lawsuit is the basis of the U.S. Justice Department's case alleging that Countrywide defrauded mortgage underwriters Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by selling them mortgages that later defaulted.
O'Donnell, who stands to earn an award if the government wins at trial, was testifying for the government on Thursday, the third day of the trial.
He said he worked at a Countrywide division that handled subprime mortgage loans. When Countrywide tried to move away from that business, a unit of the company making less-risky prime loans was folded into his, he said.
There were instances where loans that unit produced "did not meet our standards and had problems," he said.
"I saw these instances as problems," he said. "I wanted greater quality and better control."
Countrywide later made some changes at his urging, he said.
O'Donnell is expected to continue to testify on Friday about a subsequent Countrywide program called the "High Speed Swim Lane" - also called "HSSL" or "Hustle." The program, which began in 2007 as mortgage delinquency and default rates were on the rise, circumvented toughening standards at Fannie and Freddie, O'Donnell has said.
The "Hustle" loans caused Fannie and Freddie to suffer a gross loss of $848.2 million and a net loss of $131.2 million on loans that were materially defective, the Justice Department says.
The Justice Department's case stems from a lawsuit O'Donnell filed under seal in February 2012 under the False Claims Act. The law allows whistleblowers to bring cases on behalf of the government against companies that defraud it.
He worked at Countrywide from 2003 to 2007. In a twist, he today works at Fannie Mae as a vice president of credit risk management, a spokesman for the mortgage giant confirmed.
In his lawsuit, O'Donnell said he frequently objected to the "Hustle" program and sought to take steps that would stop the rapid deterioration in loan quality.
O'Donnell in the lawsuit said his concerns were disregarded and he was marginalized. He "became one often lone voices within the division pointing to the loan quality issues, increase of early payment defaults and growing number of early defaulted loans," his lawsuit said.
O'Donnell, who took the stand toward the end of Thursday, only spoke briefly about HSSL, which he will likely discuss most of Friday. But he discussed how another unit of Countrywide called the New Customer Acquisition (NCA) group had problems of its own.
In 2007, O'Donnell said the Full Spectrum Lending division he worked in was rapidly moving away from producing subprime loans, which investors were increasingly becoming unattractive to investors, to less-risky prime loans.
At part of that process, Countrywide began moving the NCA group, which had more experience putting together prime loans, into the Full Spectrum Lending division, he said.
But executives in Full Spectrum Lending had concerns about the quality of loans coming out of NCA and about loan specialists "making decisions they were not entitled to make" in approving mortgages, O'Donnell said. Among the issues he cited was the expectation loan specialists move one loan per day each to closing, he said.
In a June 2007 email displayed in court, Robert Price, a senior vice president overseeing a funding center in Richardson, Texas, told the NCA group's supervisor the "overwhelming response" of his managers was it was "not uncommon for employees feeling pressure to take short cuts and make poor decisions to hit numbers."
O'Donnell compared the NCA program to how Countrywide structured Hustle, which was a similar effort to generate prime loans and that like NCA gave loan specialists greater authority over loans while minimizing the role of underwriters in reviewing loan quality.
"It was essentially the same as NCA workflow before we made changes to it," he said.
The case is U.S. ex rel. O'Donnell v. Bank of America Corp et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 12-01422.
Reporting by Nate Raymond in New York; editing by Andrew Hay


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ECS A785GM-M Motherboard Review
Today we are keeping up our look into the AMD 785G chipset, which brings us a powerful integrated graphics platform at an affordable price. The 785G chipset includes the Radeon HD 4200 integrated graphics in a small, yet powerful, design. The A785GM-M motherboard from ECS is an mATX form factor motherboard using the 785G Northbridge and the SB710 Southbridge, which is perfectly designed for that Home Theater PC you have been dreaming of. The ECS A785GM-M is part of ECS's "Black Series" motherboard line, which is aimed toward gamers and enthusiasts who want to push as much out of there system as possible. The 785G chipset that the ECS A785GM-M motherboard uses also supports AM3 processors, including the blistering fast Phenom II series, and DDR3 memory so that you can get the most bang for your buck when choosing your parts for the next big build. Like the past Black Series boards from ECS that packed a huge amount of features into their products, they have followed suit here with the A785GM-M by adding some great features that not only help with making building your system easier but also with every day use as well. The new eJiffy feature is included with the ECS A785GM-M, as well as solid capacitors to ensure your investment is around for a long time. Without further ado, let's tear into the packaging and see what this board has to offer.
Closer Look:
The ECS A785GM-M motherboard comes packaged in a "Black Series" theme with several of the supporting hardware logos and supporting features. On the reverse side of the box, there is a break down of some of the features that stand out on the board including the eJiffy and durability features. There is also a picture of the board so you can see exactly what it looks like prior to purchase. On the bottom of the rear panel is the breakdown of the specifications for the board including the chipset and hardware it supports.
Opening the box lets you see what is included with the ECS A785GM-M motherboard. There are four SATA cables which have the 90-degree connectors on one of the ends, an IDE cable, the I/O shield, the manuals and setup guides, the driver CD and the eJiffy quick boot installation CD.
Now that we have the board out, let's take more look at the detail of it close up.

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2011: Competed in 34 matches as a sophomore … first team All-NEWMAC at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles … ITA Scholar Athlete … went 10-4 in singles play … his 10 wins were the most on the team … had key conference wins against Babson (4/7), Wheaton (4/21), and Coast Guard (4/23) … took a 7-6, 6-2 win over Brantner Jones from #7 Middlebury (4/25) … won a 6-3, 6-1 decision in the NEWMAC Tournament match against Springfield (4/28) … went 14-6 in doubles play alongside partner Matthew Skalak … earned NEWMAC Doubles Tlayers of the Week twice (4/16, 4/23) … during the week of 4/16 picked up victories against Tufts (4/11) and Springfield (4/14), winning 8-6 and 8-2 respectively … for the week of 4/23 they won 8-1 against Emerson (4/19) to go with victories over teams from Wheaton (4/21) and Coast Guard (4/23) … went 3-1 in postseason play with two wins against Springfield (4/28) and Clark (4/29) in the NEWMAC Tournament … defeated Chris Rosensteel and Shota Tasaki from Stevens (5/12) by a score of 8-4 in the NCAA Tournament (5/12).
2010: Led MIT in singles victories as a freshman … finished 14-5 overall … first team All-NEWMAC at No. 3 doubles … second team All-NEWMAC at No. 1 singles … combined 6-0 between Nos. 2-4 … allowed two or less games to an opponent five times … won eight straight during the middle of the season … played his eight matches at the No. 1 position … teamed with Andrew Cooper to go 9-2 in doubles play … duo won their last four matches of the season … overall record of 12-5 in doubles.
Off The Court at MIT: Majoring in electrical engineering, computer science and mathematics … researched in MIT's Media Lab … interned with Northrop Grumman … Pi Lambda Phi … Student-Athlete Advisory Comittee.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology … Fairfax Player of the Year as a senior … Washington Post All-Met first team as a senior … honorable mention as a junior … regional singles, doubles and team championships as a senior … reached the state semifinals in singles and finals in doubles and as a team … National Honor Society … two Academic Letters … AP Scholar with Distinction.
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Peter Bradley Adams: Summer Highlights
Peter has raked in 25 shows since the start of summer, and his schedule continues to fill up with many fall and winter events.
Peter's song "Los Angeles" aired on the NBC Nightly News Monday, June 7th in a piece about college graduations across the country. The soundtrack used in the segment was made up of tunes that Brian Williams personally likes.
iTunes featured "Traces" in their "New & Noteworthy" section, and Peter closed the summer with a well-received performance at the AT&T Acoustic Music Fest, where he was feature artist!


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The next Terrebonne council and parish president would receive pay raises under proposals up for consideration Monday.
The next Terrebonne council and parish president would receive pay raises under proposals up for consideration Monday.
Parish President Michel Claudet said he will introduce the measure as a way keep the salaries competitive and attract top quality candidates.
"I wouldn't be bringing it to the council if I didn't think it was truly justified and needed," Claudet said.
Under the two proposed ordinances, the raises would take effect when newly elected officials take office in 2016.
Terrebonne Parish Council members' annual salaries would rise from $12,660 to $17,064. That's an increase of $4,404 or 41 percent. An exception is the council chairperson, whose yearly salary would rise from $14,244 to $19,200. That's up $4,956 or about 35 percent.
The nine members' raises combined would cost taxpayers an extra $40,188 a year.
It would be the members' first pay raise since 1998.
The parish president's salary has remained at $75,782 since 2005. Claudet has recommended a separate ordinance that would set the salary at the average of Terrebonne's three other parishwide elected officials: the sheriff, clerk of court and assessor. Unlike the council members' salaries, the parish president's would be adjusted yearly to reflect that average.
Parish officials said those three positions each earn more than $100,000 a year.
If approved Monday, the proposals would go to a public hearing and a final vote by the council Jan. 23.
Claudet wanted to make it clear that the pay increase would not affect him or the current council.
"This is not for me; this is not for this council," said Claudet, who must leave office at the end of 2015 because the Home Rule Charter imposes a two-term limit on parish presidents. "It is for the next council and the next parish president."
It takes a serious commitment of time and energy to perform the duties required of a council member and parish president, he said.
"People work better if they feel that they are appreciated or adequately compensated," Claudet said.
Parish Chief Financial Officer Jamie Elfert said the exact amount of the parish president's raise would have to be determined in 2016.
"As of right now, you would be able to take the salaries of each one of those elected officials and estimate it," Elfert said. "But every year it is going to change."
Parish government workers received a 3 percent pay raise in 2012 but none is schedule this year. Before that, their last raise was $1 an hour in 2008.
The council, meeting as its Budget and Finance Committee is scheduled to discuss the issue at 5:30 p.m. in the Government Tower, Main and Gabasse Streets. It's one in a series of committee meetings scheduled Monday. The full council meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday to ratify the committee actions and consider other issues.
Also at Monday's Budget Committee meeting, the council will decide whether to ratify a Dec. 1 resolution seeking to include Terrebonne in the Bayou Lafourche Freshwater District. The district supplies Terrebonne with about 80 percent of its drinking water in a contract that expires next year.
"The favorable terms of the price of water in that contract are not likely to be continued into a new contract," the resolution says.
Including the parish in the district would require voters to approve a 2.11 mill property tax to help pay for the water service's operations. Officials are expected to recommend asking voters to decide May 4 whether to approve the parishwide tax and include Terrebonne in the district.
Residents of all other parishes in the district — Lafourche, Assumption and Ascension — pay the same tax rate. In its resolution, the council says it would cost Terrebonne residents less to pay the tax than it would to increase water bills to the level expected after the contract expires.
Adding Terrebonne to the district would also give the parish four members on its board. As it stands, four members are from Lafourche and two each from the other parishes.
The benefits of joining the district, the resolution says, would include "a secure and reliable source of unlimited fresh water, the ability to keep the costs of such water at reasonable rates and to have a voice and vote" on the board to affect future prices and policies.


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by Dennis Glennon and Amos Golan
In this paper, we develop an early-warning bank failure model designed specifically to capture the dynamic process underlying the transition from financially sound to closure. We model the transition process as a stationary Markov model and estimate the transition probabilities using a Generalized Maximum Entropy (GME) estimation technique. The GME estimation method is a member of the class of information-theoretic methods, is semi-parametric, and is better suited for estimating models in which the data are limited (e.g., few events, and data availability problems), highly collinear, and measured with error - conditions that often exist with micro-level banking data. In addition, this method allows us to incorporate prior information and impose fewer distributional assumptions relative to conventional maximum likelihood (or full information maximum likelihood) methods. We report estimates of the transition probabilities for nine transition states for the population of nationally chartered banks incorporating the effect of bank-specific and macroeconomic variables from 1984 through 1999.
Any whole or partial reproduction of material in this paper should include the following citation: Dennis Glennon and Amos Golan, "A Markov Model of Bank Failure Estimated Using an Information-Theoretic Approach," Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, E&PA Working Paper 2003-1, March 2003.
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Maryland's best beers
Five years ago, this would have been a much shorter list. It's hard to believe how fast Maryland's brewing scene has grown -- from upstarts like Evolution to veteran brands such as Flying Dog. In a few months, you'll start to see cans from our latest addition, Union Craft Brewing. What better time to be a local beer lover? With Baltimore Beer Week just around the corner, we sampled about 50 Maryland bottled and canned beers, looking for the most all-around appealing IPAs, porters, pale ales and more. Granted, there are plenty more local brews available on tap -- most notably Oliver Ales -- but we kept this list to beers you can find in stores. We're no beer snobs, but we do love a good brew. Especially one from Maryland. Here's a toast to 20 of the state's best.
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The American actor, Harvey Fierstein, wasn't exaggerating when he said 'art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate'. It's no surprise, then, that most of us are keen to pepper the walls of our homes with it. From prints of the great classical oil paintings to locally sourced amateur photography, hanging pictures is an easy way to add a splash of personality to your interior design.
However, once you've chosen the right images and had them framed tastefully, there remains the problem of how to hang them. Here are a few simple home design-hanging tips that can help you get the most from your artwork.
Keep heights consistent
Whether you choose to hang a hundred pictures around your home or just a few, one of the keys to successful home decor is consistency. This is particularly important when it comes to height.
1.45m (about 57 inches) is a commonly recommended height. This sits the picture just below eye level for most people, and breaks up a clean wall fairly evenly. Of course, you'll need to make slight adjustments in areas where you're hanging numerous pictures in a vertical arrangement.
Judge by the centre of the image
When lining artwork up, many people make the mistake of arranging them by the edge of the frame. This is all well and good if you're using identically sized frames, but you'll run into problems the minute you try to introduce some variety.
Hanging pictures should instead be done from the centre of the image, meaning all of your favourite images will be at the same eye level.
Consider your lighting
What use is hanging pictures if they only look good at certain times of day? In order to get the most from your wall decoration, you'll need to pay attention to lighting. Where natural light is insufficient, make use of light bulbs and picture lights to brighten up your artwork.
Hang pictures in sets
Hanging pictures well isn't just a question of lining up the frames. You'll also need to make smart decisions when it comes to grouping images. Be sure to match pictures with similar themes and media.
Your Rembrandt print might be beautiful, but it's never going to look right next to your holiday pictures from last summer. Context is key to successful home design.
Spread your artwork evenly
As mentioned above, the number of pictures you hang isn't important. A minimalist home design can be just as effective as stuffing your walls with fine art. What's important is that your images are spread evenly throughout your home, rather than concentrated in just one or two areas.
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It is impossible to overstate the importance of marriage as both an institution and a metaphor in the Bible. Marriage is depicted as a sacred union in which a man and woman enter into a covenantal, nuptial bond and the "two of them become one body" (Gn 2:24). The relationship between God and his people is often depicted as a marriage, especially in the writings of the Old Testament prophets. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church notes, "Seeing God's covenant with Israel in the image of exclusive and faithful married love, the prophets prepared the Chosen People's conscience for a deepened understanding of the unity and indissolubility of marriage" (No 1611).
Many of the prophets wrote of a future time when God would finally free his people from oppression and suffering, and culminate his covenantal love in a joyful marriage feast. Today's Old Testament reading is from a section known as "the apocalypse of Isaiah" (Is 24-27), which describes the coming of God to destroy the enemies of his people and deliver Israel from the forces of evil. Isaiah described a "feast of rich food and choice wines" on Mount Zion in which "all peoples" partake. This is the same wedding feast described in Revelation: "Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory. For the wedding day of the Lamb has come, his bride has made herself ready (Rv 19:7).
However, in between the Old Testament prophecies and the future fulfillment there is the here and now. Yes, the kingdom is here, but has not yet been fulfilled and completed; the King has come, but has yet to come again in glory for all the world to see and acknowledge as King of kings (Rv 19:11-21).
The kingdom, Jesus told the chief priests and elders, is like a king who "gave a wedding feast for his son." This invitation was not just a matter of social interest for Jews, but of immense responsibility. Those invited to such a feast made certain their calendar was clear and that they attended. Failure to do so was not just a grave insult, but grounds for severe punishment.
The guests in the parable, however, were indifferent or hostile to the servants delivering the invitation. Those who were indifferent, wrote St. Gregory the Great, were caught up in worldly activities. "One person is concerned with earthly toil," he wrote, "another devoted to the business of this world. Neither takes notice of the mystery of the Lord's incarnation." The first guests are the people of Israel, blessed with the witness of the prophets, yet mostly unmoved by their message. The angry king — God — destroyed their city, a reference to the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in A.D. 70.
The invitation to the feast is then extended to whomever the servants can find, a reference to the apostles preaching to the Gentiles. The new Israel, the Church, is aptly described as containing "bad and good alike." But those who think all goes well are in for a surprise. The king angrily questions a guest who is without a "wedding garment," and then casts the man into "the darkness outside." Indifference, again, is a problem, but the deeper issue of one of unworthiness.
Many are called, but it is those who are faithful, filled with charity, "holy and without blemish" (Eph 5:27; see Mt 7:21), who are chosen. The marriage supper of the Lamb awaits, but we must be clothed with "righteous deeds" (Rv 19:8).
Carl E. Olson is the editor of IgnatiusInsight.com.
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One of Jim Cramer's favorite investment themes is the turnaround of the U.S. housing market, which he currently recommends investors play through shares of mortgage insurer Radian Group, but only on a speculative basis.
"The mortgage insurance business was in trouble for years for the very same reason that it's coming back with a vengeance right now: housing," the "Mad Money" host said Friday. "When the housing market was in free fall, when no one was buying new homes and foreclosures were everywhere, the mortgage insurance stocks got killed. This entire industry was left for dead. … Now that the housing market is coming back, the mortgage insurers that survived, like Radian, are coming right back with it."


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Damage to Groton Town police boat estimated at $18,000
(Editor's note: This story has been edited to correct an error.)
Groton — A preliminary estimate released by the town this week shows the Groton Town police boat sustained more than $18,000 worth of damage in an Aug. 31 accident on the Thames River.
The lower unit of one of the 27-foot boat's two 300-horsepower outboard motors was torn off when the boat struck rocks outside the channel north of the Mohegan Pequot Bridge in the Montville area, according to an incident report compiled by Capt. Steven Sinagra, head of the department's marine patrol unit.
The report was made available Thursday.
The accident occurred shortly before noon while being operated by Sgt. Kelly Crandall, who was training under the direction of certified boat operator Sgt. Douglas Hoffman, according to the report.
After leaving the no-wake zone near the bridge and heading north, Crandall had accelerated to get the boat to plane and throttled back . Both officers then spotted what appeared to be a log in the water, the report states. Crandall turned west to avoid the object and struck a submerged dike at the edge of the channel.
Hoffman said the boat was traveling at 23 knots at the time of the accident. Sinagra said he spoke with a Norwich police officer who was also operating a boat in the area at the time and confirmed the rocks were not visible prior to low tide.
Groton Town Manager Mark Oefinger said the initial damage estimate is from Spicer's Marina. The town's insurance adjuster is preparing its own estimate.
Oefinger said he has included the report of the accident for Town Council members in advance of any possible discussion at next week's meeting.
The boat was purchased in 2012 with a portion of a $433,000 federal port security grant.
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Megan Brunell
Hometown: North Attleboro, Mass.
Major: Nursing
WCSU Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Internships: St. Vincents Medical Center, summer 2007 and winter break 2007-08
Activities: WCSU Softball Team, president of WCSU Student Nurses Association, PASS member
Honors and Awards: Dean's List, 2004 - 07; highest GPA in Fairfield Hall, spring 2005; Induction into Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing National Honor Society, spring 2007; WCSU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year, 2007-08; 1st Team All Conference Selection, spring 2007; ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team, spring 2007; National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar Athlete, spring 2005 & spring 2006; WCSU Women's Softball, 2004 - 08; team captain 2007-08
"From the time that I was little, I never imagined that I would grow up and be anything other than a nurse," Megan Brunell says. "Nursing to me is one of the only professions in which caring is the central concept. Nurses are in a position to truly impact the lives of patients, their families and the community, and provide compassionate care to focus on promoting a better quality of life. There is no greater reward than knowing that you touched the life of another human being while working in a position that you look forward to each day."
"I decided to come to WestConn because of the softball coach at the time, Alicia O'Brien," Brunell says. "As soon as I met her and listened to her values and beliefs regarding school and softball, I knew that WCSU was the place for me." It didn't hurt that WestConn has a first-rate nursing program, too.
Brunell has a great deal of praise for her professors -- and her coaches -- at WestConn. "Although I have been fortunate to have many people who have significantly impacted my life while at WCSU, Associate Professor of Nursing Dr. Daryle Brown has given me the support and guidance throughout the past four years to allow me to become not only a better student, but also a better person. Her whole-hearted nature and true concern for her students has made her a role model to not only myself, but several of the students in the nursing program. The entire faculty from the nursing department has been extremely supportive and flexible with organizing clinical hours around a softball schedule. Associate Professor of Nursing Dr. Karen Daley's support both academically and athletically has influenced me, and her professionalism and love for the nursing profession is something that I have grown to admire. Both Alicia O'Brien and Heather Stone, who have been the head softball coaches while I've been here, have taught me life lessons both on and off the field."
Asked what she will remember most about her WestConn experience, Brunell says, "My most memorable experiences at WestConn have definitely been playing softball with an amazing group of girls. Each and every one of them has significantly impacted my life and they are not only my teammates but also girls who I have developed lifelong friendships with through laughter and tears, accomplishments and let-downs on the field, and unforgettable memories."
After graduation, Brunell's plan is to obtain a registered nurse position in an emergency department in a hospital in the Boston/Providence area. "Within a few years, I plan on returning back to school to obtain my Advanced Practice Nursing Master's Degree."
Brunell's advice to new students entering WCSU is: "If I could give one piece of advice to incoming freshmen, especially nursing majors, it would be to believe in yourself. I remember being a freshman and never believing that I would make it through the tough program, but I did, and with a lot of hard work and dedication, they can too!"


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Oct. 25 Madison Bumgarner, Hunter Pence postgame interview
Q. Madison, did it give you any extra boost of confidence knowing that Bochy was going to go back to you and trust you in a game that's this pivotal to the series?
MADISON BUMGARNER: I don't know if it gave any extra. It's hard to get any more excited about pitching than ‑‑ you're already pitching in the World Series, so I mean, that didn't really have an effect. I was excited that I was going to get a chance to go out here and try to pitch good for these guys and these fans, and glad it worked out.
Q. Madison, did it give you any extra boost of confidence knowing that Bochy was going to go back to you and trust you in a game that's this pivotal to the series?
MADISON BUMGARNER: I don't know if it gave any extra. It's hard to get any more excited about pitching than ‑‑ you're already pitching in the World Series, so I mean, that didn't really have an effect. I was excited that I was going to get a chance to go out here and try to pitch good for these guys and these fans, and glad it worked out.
Q. Hunter, you seemed off balance and struggled a bit last night, but today you hit the ball hard a couple times. What was different?
HUNTER PENCE: Well, I definitely had some adjustments to make after yesterday's game. I got in there and tried to work it out and found a way to just get my swing a little bit more through the ball, a little shorter, a little freer. Just some slight adjustments and felt better today.
Q. Madison, did it feel different for you out there tonight compared to the last two?
MADISON BUMGARNER: Yeah, I went into the 7th inning instead of getting took out in the third. (Laughter).
I think the only difference was being able to make pitches. I hadn't been able to do that this postseason, and tonight ‑‑ Buster caught a great game, defense did great. They hit some balls hard, and just happened to be in the right spot.
Q. Madison, you're up 2‑0. We like to read stuff into it. What does it mean being able to win these first two games to take a bit of command of the series?
MADISON BUMGARNER: It's a lot less stressful for sure, but at the same time I don't think we can stop pushing or we're going to find ourselves in the same spot we've been in in the last two series.
HUNTER PENCE: It means we've got two more wins. That's the goal. And they've still got four. I try to keep it as simple as possible. The team that wins four games wins the World Series, and we've got to stay as focused as ever and continue to push.
Q. Madison, Righetti noticed in your delivery something that made it more compact, more smooth. What was the change you made?
MADISON BUMGARNER: I don't want to discuss mechanics right now. It's not the place or time for that. But definitely felt better and was able to help me be able to make pitches. I mean, that's all you can do.
Q. It looked like you had a good feel for the slider early and kept it. How important was that pitch to you?
MADISON BUMGARNER: I mean, it felt pretty good. I mean, we didn't throw very many changeups. We threw some curveballs. The biggest thing was just mixing it in and out and up and down, trying to keep them off balance the best we could. So I mean, every pitch felt pretty good tonight. Felt a lot better than it has been the last few games.
Q. Madison, you obviously want to get off to a good start given the way the last two went. You get two strikeouts in the first inning, but how big was the play at the plate?
MADISON BUMGARNER: Yeah, that was huge. I think that might have been a momentum shifter for me because I had some trouble in the second, third, fourth innings the last couple starts, and defense bailed me out there; and it was a huge play, got me excited, and happy we were able to get out of it unscathed.
Q. Hunter, can you talk about that last at‑bat? You seemed pretty determined out there recognizing the value of that second run.
HUNTER PENCE: Well, I mean, we were pretty determined every at‑bat, but tonight's game really was ‑‑ we just executed, we played good, consistent baseball and we pitched well. When you're given that opportunity to execute to drive in a run, obviously Dotel, he's been pretty hard on me, he's got some funky action and some good movement and location. He's had success for a reason. He threw two good pitches, and I just got on the plate and tried to battle as hard as I could and fortunately was able to get it out there.
Q. Madison, you were one of the very first ones this Spring Training to say quite adamantly that you didn't care if you lost three or four runs during the season by Posey not blocking the plate. Was there ever a time during the season where there might have been one of those runs and you thought, shoot, if maybe he blocks it or maybe he's further back, maybe we get that guy?
MADISON BUMGARNER: I don't know. I don't try to focus on any of that stuff. But I still believe the same thing, we've got to keep our guy in there. You see how good we are with him in the lineup.
Q. Hunter, when you start off that seventh inning with the base hit, is it just the mentality of I'm going to find a way to get around, and what do you think about the way you got around?
HUNTER PENCE: Yeah. I mean, like I said earlier, it was a great collective effort tonight. The Brandon Belt walk was a really big at‑bat. That was huge. To get on with nobody out and then draw a walk, you're in a great situation, a great spot where Blanco can bump me over.
He got into a good count and put one of the most beautiful bunts you'll ever see. Blanco, you can't say enough about him. He's just the definition of a ballplayer, defense, speed, can bunt, can swing it, and he showed another reason why he's so valuable.
Q. What's this postseason been like for you? You haven't swung great every night, but it seems like when you get hits, they're at timely moments. How do you feel about how the postseason has gone for you?
HUNTER PENCE: Man, it's been great. Really you don't accomplish this unless you do it together, and everyone chips in here and there. You can have guys carry you like Bumgarner did tonight, but that's one‑day‑at‑a‑time kind of thing.
I feel good. I've had definitely not the best at‑bats, definitely not ‑‑ I would hope to, I guess, be hitting better, but I'm grateful that I've had some timely hits.
Q. These are remarkably different circumstances for this club and this series as opposed to the last two being up as opposed to being down, but the fundamental approach can't change, can it, or does it?
HUNTER PENCE: No, absolutely not. I mean, we feel we've gained a little ‑‑ I feel like we've gained a lot of strength from what we had to overcome to get to this point. You know, we're riding a little bit of a confidence and a momentum and an understanding. I feel like everyone is on the same page, and we're just going out there and really playing as hard as we can for each other.
At the end of the day, everyone seems focused, everyone seems locked in, and there's going to be more adversity to come. It's the World Series; there's going to be more moments, good moments, and we just want to go out there and meet them together.
Q. Hunter, seventh inning the way that game was going, bases loaded, nobody out, were you surprised they didn't play the infield in and concede that run to you there?
HUNTER PENCE: Yeah, I think that was a smart move by Leyland to play for the double play because you have to score anyway. You don't want to give up two runs. That ball might have gotten through if they were in. You give up more hits. It also changes the at‑bat for Crawford. We don't know if Crawford is going to hit a ground ball. If the infield is in and he knows that, it's a different approach.
Hindsight you can't really take into effect, but at the end of the day we're happy to get the run, but they got out of a bases‑loaded nobody out with one run, that's all you can ask of your pitcher.
Q. Madison, did you draw on your performance two years ago against Texas in any way tonight in terms of dealing with all this?
MADISON BUMGARNER: I mean, no. I wasn't thinking about that really at all. You know, this is a different year. Obviously I've been struggling a little bit. I wanted to go out there and try to pitch well for our guys and the fans, and that's all I was thinking about, just doing what I needed to do and make pitches. That's it, really.
Q. Can you describe what Hunter has brought to this team? A lot has been written about the speeches, but can you give us a sense of where he's at.
MADISON BUMGARNER: I don't think we have enough time for that. I hope he's here for a long time, I'll say that.


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Many reasons medical research tax should fail
Charles Steele Sugar Creek
To the editor:
In response to the "Group points out flaws in research tax" article on Oct. 23, I attended this meeting and the article was an excellent overview of the reasons this tax is a poorly conceived idea.
Medical research is important, no argument there, but this tax raises too many red flags. It is a bad tax. A 20-year tax on a non-county priority issue is a bad tax.
Because this is a single issue election, it will likely have a low voter turnout. Don't let a handful of people decide this issue, make your voice heard. Vote no on Nov. 5.
It's time for parks to get some attention
Larry Sparks Blue Springs
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Our family has lived, worked and shopped in Blue Springs for more than 37 years. Our children went to school and played sports here. For 30 of those years I served on the Blue Springs Park Commission, so I believe I have a rather unique perspective of our park system.
Thirty seven years ago, Blue Springs had a new city administrator, no park director nor staff, and no real plan for our city park system. At that time we hired our first professional Parks and Recreation director, and developed long and short term plans for how our Parks and Recreation Department should progress. We have worked closely with our city administrators, mayors and city councils to provide funding for our Parks and Recreation Department for facilities such as Young Park, Hidden Valley Park, Grounds Park, Vesper Hall, as well as recreational programming for citizens of all ages and incomes.
Through all of those years, the Parks and Recreation Department has received their primary funding from the city's General Funds. Parks were maintained and improved by a talented Park Department through upgrading and repurposing a lot of old playground equipment as well as sports facilities and shelter houses. My friends, as the old saying goes, "the chickens have come home to roost." Over the past few years other priorities have taken away much of the needed park funding, budgets were cut and cut again due to the poor economy. Simply put, our parks system is worn out.
The city of Blue Springs is one of only two cities in the state of Missouri of our size without dedicated park funding. I have been fortunate enough to have seen more than a few of the comparable park systems throughout the state and we can be proud of what we have accomplished even with a shortage of funding. But the time is running out for us. We need dedicated funding for our community and may not again have this opportunity to make a difference.
We have a dedicated Parks and Recreation director and staff, along with a supportive City Council and mayor. I respectfully ask that you vote 'yes' for our kids, our community, and our parks.
Wrong approach to funding research
Larry Blick Independence
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Even though translational research is a worthy endeavor and hopefully would benefit mankind, I am opposed to using a one-half cent sales tax for that purpose. While there are many reasons to oppose the tax, here are a few:
n Local sales taxes should be reserved for local government services, such as public safety, parks, roads and light rail transportation.
n The tax would be levied in the county with the metro area's largest number of lower income people. Yet the richest counties are most likely to benefit.
n Higher sales taxes could drive purchasers to surrounding counties making it harder to finance local government services in Jackson County.
n Since sales taxes are regressive, having a disproportionate impact on those with low incomes, they should be used for high priority purposes.
n Growing our economy around life sciences and medical research should be done using a well-thought out, multi-pronged, regional strategy using many partners and funding sources, not by a sales tax levied in the second poorest county in the Kansas City area.


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So it's Valentine's Day tomorrow and if you have a significant other you're in for a real treat. Rest assured, you're husband, wife, girlfriend, or boyfriend or fiancé — or your EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT for that matter — will be bringing over heart-shaped boxes of candy, sweet smelling flowers, and a disposition that, in the words of Marvin Gaye, SCREAMS, Let's Get It On.
Isn't Valentine's Day fun?
Well, not as fun as it used to be… "Like in the old days," as some old guy would say.
You see, back in the old days, when holidays were coordinated by people like Nicki Minaj and Janet Jackson's boob, the priests of the town would gather together and slaughter goats and dogs, then the men of the town would cut the meat into long strips, dip them in blood, and use them to slap the women with, in the same way that Ike Turner used to slap Tina Turner.
Only in the nude.
Which, I guess, was very acceptable back then.
Apparently, the whole "slapping your meat against a woman's body" thing was meant to make the women more fertile, and so in the coming year, or so the theory goes, the women would have mucho grandes children. In other words, they'd have a shitload. Instead of a litter, they'd have a Duggar (like 20 and counting). Then after the slapfest was over and done with, all the women who had gotten slapped and bloodied would put their name on a piece of paper, put the paper in a hat, and then run all horny to the man who chose their name out of the hat to be his bed-buddy for an entire year.
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Which makes you wonder how that whole "Hey, how did you meet your wife?" conversation thing go at the annual office party.
"Hey Bob, how did you meet your wife?"
"Oh, I slapped the shit outta her with my bloody meat fully naked and then I won the rights to her in a lottery. What about you?"
"I found her on Craigslist."
In other news, I'm promoting Robert Stanek's new silly colors and shapes picture book, Mamma Sea Turtle Lost Her Babies, which I bought the other day on Amazon. It's pretty cool, so check it out.


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|2006-03-07, 12:07
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Hiatari Ryoukou revives once more! :D
Only now I remembered that the thread for Hiatari Ryoukou was "washed away" after animesuki's hacking. So it's time to re-create it.
Hiatari Ryoukou MJN's project is not dead. As some of you might have probably noticed, episodes 5 and 6 have been released very recently.
For those who have already heard about this series but never downloaded MJN's releases, I suggest you do so. (Specially because there aren't any other english subbed releases anywhere. Just kiding, MJN's releases are very good by themselves. ) The only thing I have against is the video studder that occurs sometimes, but that's only due to the raw used. Since there's probably no more raw of this series, I can't really complain. ^^
For those who have never heard about the series itself, I strongly recommend it. It's a shounen romance with sports, by Mitsuru Adachi, the creator of Touch. Hiatari Ryoukou anime is very similar to Touch anime in character design, story set, OST style, witty humour - even almost all of Touch's seiyuus performed in Hiatari Ryoukou, which I find to be a spectacular idea. The only major difference is that this time baseball is not a main key in the story development.
But this doesn't mean Hiatari Ryoukou is just a shorter copy of Touch. Instead, Hiatari Ryoukou's is a gem of an anime all by itself - another one by Adachi. The story may be not as brilliant as Touch's, but it's not too far away. The fact that more effort was put into scenery design quality shows that the producers weren't kidding aroud; for 1987, the sceneries are perfectly drawn (all hand-made), most of the times better than Touch's, having that nice warm feel of summer, for their "brightness". Add to that the awesome OST and seiyuu and we have a gem.
Some trivia: Hiatari Ryoukou's manga was released during the late 70's, while Touch's manga only appeared some years later. The manga never had a true ending, and it was a lot shorter than its anime. The anime, however, made its debut right after Touch anime ended in 1987, probably profiting from Touch's huge popularity at the time. The story was extended and completed (a lot than the original, IMO). Hiatari Ryoukou's anime lasted 48 eps and had a movie: I think this shows the favourable acceptance of the viewers.
To make things short: if you like the genres Hiatary Ryoukou is inserted in, then by all mean download this (and Touch, BTW ). You won't be dissapointed.
|2006-03-07, 13:40
|Link #2
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Join Date: Dec 2005
I got a good news for all the Hiatari fans XD
The japanese dvd are finally out ^_____^
I've ordered them via a friend in Japan, I should get them in three weeks now ^__^
We'll redo the first episode with better raws (the sound especially will be way better XD ).
Now about the show.
In my humble opinion, i believe it's a rare masterpiece of setting deep relation in anime (or manga for the manga). Adachi really is a master in building strong and deep characters. As long as you have an heart you'll love it XD
|2006-03-07, 17:00
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Oddly enough, another one that surprised me. Saw an episode released a few weeks ago and scoped it out history wise. Checking its background I noticed that it was years between releases. This seemed to mean that SOMEONE there liked it enough to revive it so I thought "Hey, these Pocky are stale." I'm not sure why I thought that since it had nothing to do with the series. Still, it seemed like a lark to check out the first couple episodes so I could be snobbish about having seen some more "old school" anime.
After seeing the first couple episodes, I noticed this horrible flaw in the show: I liked all the main characters. They all seemed like legitimate people you would know (or at least would want to know). They were smart without being pompus, funny without being stupid, and even when teasing each other seemed more friendly than mean.
The true test for it came when I was asked "whats new this weekend" by friends. After sitting and watching the first episode, it was unanimous that we watch the rest. How well did they like it? Well enough that I was serious trouble when I couldn't magically produce more episodes. (And this is a group that varies between 14 and 52, male and female.)
And now you tell me that there are actually DVDs released? You..... (hmmm, I did get my refund this week......)
Anyway, yes, it does look like Touch and has a stong feel of the same but definatly stands on its own instead of seeming to be some sort of clone or offshoot. Another great show that seems to get overlooked for flashier mecha-love-magical-fan shows (not that I have anything against them since they make up a large chunk of the clubs drive space). That's something rather sad.
Man this is disjointed. I need to switch to decaf at work. Anyway, looking forward to the next ones. (And I'm sure once some more episodes start coming in it's popularity will rise as people "discover" this.)
|2006-03-07, 18:53
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
The dvd are freshly released.
I wasn't even expecting them (didn't thought that they'd release them so "lately"). But as soon as I saw them i emptyed my bank account
I still love Touch more, I was raised under the Touch anime after all ^__^. But I do love Hiatari. The ambiance in this anime is very well made. From the characters to the story passing by the musics, i find all of it very nice.
We'll try to do our best on it, and to move faster than 4 releases by year
I can't wait to get the dvd box (damn three weeks to wait...).
I'm glad you liked it, it really make my day ^_____^x
Adachi is my favorite mangaka XD
|2006-03-07, 19:47
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
I'll done a batch for ep 1-4, it'll make them easier to grab for you.
here is the link Hiatari 01-04 batch
Sorry for the slow upload but i've only got 1Mb in upload ^^
|2006-03-08, 01:00
|Link #11
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Malaysia
Pre-ordered mine and got it in late January 2006
Finished the DVDs 3 weeks back. Enjoyed it. Personally, I still prefer Touch. However, Hiatari Ryoukou! is a good show to follow up after watching Touch. You get most of the same voice actors and some of the character designs transfered over (talk about cost saving ). It's more a romantic comedy compared to Touch.
Love the 2nd OP song of Hiatari Ryoukou!.
|2006-03-08, 12:25
|Link #16
In the Tatami Galaxy ↓
Join Date: Feb 2006
I decided I won't download Touch just simply because it's too long ... 101 episodes! I don't have a DVD burner so it would take a whole lot of encoding just to fit those in how many discs.
I was amazed at how much I liked Hiatari Ryoukou despite its aged animation AND aged animation. The characters are realistic, funny, and believable - and they immediately grow on you ... Adachi, I agree, was a genius: despite the visible lack they had in animation compared to visual representations of coolness like Ergo Proxy, they still manage to pull off a very good story and a very funny cast of characters. I applaud MJN for subbing this release, and I applaud Adachi's genius. I also applaud myself for watching despite the UGLY animation and even UGLIER sound. Everything else is just perfect.
Hiatari Ryoukou indeed.
|2006-03-08, 12:56
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Join Date: Sep 2004
I have to say I prefer it to touch myself, even though Ive only seen a few episodes.
Touch was a great series, but it was very traumatic and deadly serious alot of the time.
|2006-03-08, 14:35
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Malaysia
Pick up Touch to watch. I think you may regret not watching the series sooner.
|2006-03-08, 16:22
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Confused but useless....
Join Date: Dec 2005
After a in-depth check of the otaku rulebook, I find there is a clause that says you CAN just download a couple episodes at a time to see if you like it before dedicating weeks of your time to it. (Though most find something that catches their eyes and then jump in like hyper-strung weasels on Red Bull.)
Come on, just download the first couple episodes. It's okay. You could quit anytime. And all the geeky kids are doing it! If you like it, you can get a couple more next week. And then the week after that. If you do it right you can have something to look forward to for an entire year.
|2006-03-08, 16:34
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In the Tatami Galaxy ↓
Join Date: Feb 2006
Besides, I don't want an anime that's too serious with romance (KGNE n00000000!) ... so Hiatari Ryoukou is good enough. One of the better parts, if not the best, of the anime was that it kept me smiling. It's strikingly unobnoxious ...
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New Jersey's six-day black bear hunt begins Monday in four areas of what is known as "bear country," the northern parts of the state where black bears are most prevalent.
New Jersey's six-day black bear hunt begins Monday in four areas of what is known as "bear country," the northern parts of the state where black bears are most prevalent.
The hunting sections include Warren County and part of Hunterdon County. Sussex and parts of Somerset, Passaic and Bergen counties are also included. The season kicks off just as Pennsylvania's bear hunting window comes to a close.
"There's a place for bears in New Jersey," said Larry Ragonese, press director of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. "It's just not in your home."
The hunt aims to decrease encounters between humans and bears, he said.
This is the third year that the hunt is being held under the New Jersey Fish and Wildlife's Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy, a five-year plan for managing the bear population.
Studies place the bruin population in New Jersey's bear country at about 2,900, down from 3,400 to 3,500 three years ago, he said.
Pennsylvania's statewide bear hunting season ended Wednesday but lasts in certain areas until Saturday, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. By day three of the four-day hunt, 2,442 bears were harvested throughout the state.
The hope in New Jersey is that the decline in the bear population makes encounters between humans and bears rare, Ragonese said. At the end of the five-year period, the department will decide its next management steps, which includes the fate of the bear hunt.
"There's no magic number," he said. "It's the impact on the human population. It's always kind of a balance that you have to figure out."
Animal rights groups have bristled at New Jersey's hunt each year. The Bear Education and Resource Group plans one protest on the first day of the hunt and another Dec. 8.
"You can't call this a hunt," said Susan Russell, a wildlife policy specialist for the Animal Protection League of New Jersey and the Bear Education and Resource Group. "It's a bait and shoot."
Baiting, which often employs piles of vegetables, carcasses, honey and rancid meat, lures bruins from the wild into communities, conditioning the animals to associate humans with easy food, Russell said.
The DEP prohibits the practice in National Wildlife Refuges and the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area.
The key to controlling bear-human interactions is to improve human behaviors, she said. "Bear-proof" garbage containers are encouraged by the DEP but not required. A bill that bans unintentional bear feeding and requires bear-resistant Dumpsters in certain locations was recently introduced to the state Assembly.
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Lizzie may have been from Clay County, Kentucky and was the wife of Howell Brewer (b. 9/22/1859) in Clay County, Kentucky. Howell died 9/27/1941.
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Napoli rejected a 55 million euro bid for Edinson Cavani, the club's owner has revealed.
The Uruguay international is one of the most coveted strikers in Serie A, and is the second highest goalscorer in the division this season (on 13 goals) behind AC Milan starlet Stephan El Shaarawy (on 14 goals).
Club chief Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed the forward will remain at Stadio San Paolo for the foreseeable future, ahead of the January transfer window, and hailed the attacker's impact on the team's recent return to form.
"Cavani is a warrior who embodies all that's best of the Napoli spirit and our supporters," he told Radio Monte on Wednesday. "It is because of this I turned down an offer of 55 million euros.
"Cavani has become the symbol of our resurgence. If I have kept him here it is not because of money, but a love for the club."
The 25-year-old's goals have assured the Partenopei sit fifth in Italy's top flight after 18 games, 10 points behind league leader Juventus.


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A Roundup of Mushrooms
For a very long time, the only mushrooms I knew about were button mushrooms and the canned straw mushrooms you'd get in your stir-fry at Chinese restaurants. I liked them fine, but little did I know there was a whole world of mushrooms out there to discover. Eventually, portobello, enoki, and shiitake mushrooms found their way to me.
I spent a year in Tuscany on a study abroad program. There, I was introduced to the porcini and the white truffle. Delicious!
A trip to Seattle introduced me to the fruity chanterelle. Then I moved to San Francisco and discovered Far West Fungi. I would go there and stare wide-eyed at all the different kinds of mushrooms that I'd never heard of before, such as lobster and wine cap mushrooms, and wonder what on earth to do with them. Traveling in Japan introduced me to the matsutake. I got an oyster mushroom kit and started growing them at home.
I had a friend from Russia who would tell me stories about going to pick mushrooms in the forest, and I knew many people in France and Italy who foraged for both mushrooms and truffles. I wanted to learn how to do this. But how? Where? I didn't know anyone locally who did this. People I grew up with didn't do this. It was intimidating as heck. Eating the wrong kind of mushroom could kill you! And then I discovered the Mycological Society of San Francisco, and started going on forays with the group and my Opinel knife, and learning more with the help of the member email list and David Arora's books.
And now, after many forays, I can safely identify chanterelles, porcinis, and morels. Mushroom foraging has opened up a new world for me. When I look at the hillsides and mountains, I think about the mycellium running underneath them. I know when the air gets colder and when the rains come, delicious treasures will be found under those trees.
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A quintessentially seasonal colourwork hat featuring a striking snowflake design and an (optional) giant pompom.
These three different snawheids show off three great British breed-specific yarns.
Snawheid #1 (light grey / white) is knitted with Shetland Organics 2 ply Shetland (available here) (Shades light grey & white)
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Basilica Monument of St. Isidore (Chios)
The basilica monument of St. Isidore in Chios is an Orthodox monument, with the remains of an early Christian basilica partly covered by a small church with a low cement roof, located in Letsaina of Chios town in Chios. The first excavation research of this site begun by G. Soteriou in 1918 and continued by A. Orlandos, in 1928. Excavations were also conducted in the summer of 1981 and 1982, by the 3rd Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities.
In the basilica are preserved mosaic floors decorated with geometric patterns, and many relief architectural parts. Inside the church there is a subterranean vaulted crypt where the relics of St. Isidore and St. Myrope (who martyred in Chios during the Early Christian period) were once kept.
The Early Christian basilica of St. Isidore was built on the remains of an earlier, Roman structure. According to tradition, the church was built in the second half of the 7th century, during the reign of Constantine IV Pogonatos. In the course of its long history, it has undergone several repairs, probably during the Frankish occupation, in the late Byzantine period and in modern times. Five architectural phases - the earliest of which dates to the 5th century - have been distinguished in the building, which was finally ruined by the earthquake of 1881.


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If you happen to be in Houston, Texas and Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Gainesville, Florida, you may want to take a peep at this AIO Wireless deal for the Nokia Lumia 620. The Windows Phone 8 device with a 3.8-inch display is fetching for a low $99.
AIO Wireless is owned by AT&T and is only offered in those aforementioned markets, meaning only a few of you can quality for this. But still, the Lumia 620, coming in cyan, purple, yellow and green, along with a dual-core 1GHz CPU and 8GB of storage with microSD slot, is one fun little device and for $99, not a bad deal. Throw in AIO Wireless plans, which start at $40 a month (and get real good at $55) and you have yourself a smart deal.
If you know anyone in those southern markets, you may want to send them to AIO wireless. The company is planning on expanding nationwide in the next year (they do piggy back on AT&T's 3G/4G/LTE network).
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more like 75% and the kite doesn't pull at the rider's weight all the time otherwise people would get thrown head over heads on their edge when they are cruising, more like 25% of the rider's weight and divide by 2 for both power lines so something like 10% of the rider's weight, so 7kg for an average riderLaughingman wrote:I'm totally guessing here but I would assume the power-lines accept about 90 percent of the riders weight/resistance.
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Perry's Lawyers Move to Dismiss Criminal Indictment
Texas Governor's Legal Team Says Indictment on Abuse-of-Power Charges Is Unconstitutional
AUSTIN, Texas—Gov. Rick Perry moved to dismiss the criminal case against him on Monday, contending that felony charges that he abused his veto power in an attempt to oust a Democratic district attorney are unconstitutional.
In a legal brief, lawyers for the Republican governor said the indictment improperly encroaches on Mr. Perry's authority to veto funding that he believes isn't in the public interest.


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A Chesterfield pet owner and Amy, a 20-month-old bull terrier, proved every dog does have its day after walking away with a top prize at Crufts.
Amy was one of more than 21,500 happy, healthy dogs at the NEC in Birmingham for the world's biggest dog show, presented by the Kennel Club, and put her best paw forward to claim the Best of Breed award at the weekend.
Joanna Szewczyk, of Sycamore Road, and Amy fought off competition from a host of other dogs to scoop up the coveted prize.
And Ms Szewczyk, 32, was left beaming with pride at Amy's performance in front of crowds at the annual competition.
"I'm overwhelmed, it's unbelievable and I didn't expect it at all," she said. "I really thought we didn't have a chance to win, maybe to get close but to win best of breed is just beautiful.
"I've been breeding for ten years and it's such a big success because it's the prestigious event you dream of winning.
"Amy is a very happy dog, very open and friendly to people. Sometimes people have negative opinions about bull terriers but with a good upbringing they are as loving and caring as any other breed."
This year's Crufts attracted dog lovers from all walks of life, with 45 overseas countries represented throughout the four-day show from March 6 to 9.
A number of celebrities also dropped by to sample the 122-year history of the competition including TV personality Amanda Holden, former Eastenders actress Pam St Clement and 2012 Olympic long jump gold medallist Greg Rutherford.
And Amy was not the only pooch to enjoy their moment in the spotlight with Ashover's Nigel Egginton also picking up a Best of Breed award with eight-year-old Spanish waterdog Paco,
Mr Egginton, a 50-year-old self-employed property developer, said: "It's incredible, I'm so proud of Paco. I can't really believe it, my head is in the sky with the clouds flying about.
"He's just a showman. Paco is just so easy, he's part of the family and fits into everything we do. He's one of us."


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The family of tragic Irish woman Jill Meagher have expressed their relief that Aussie fiend Adrian Bayley has pleaded guilty to her murder and spared them a court date.
Bayley admitted to an Australian court on Friday that he raped and then murdered the Drogheda girl in Melbourne last September.
His plea, after initially claiming he was not guilty, has spared the family the horrors of a rape and murder trial.
The Irish Sun reports that her heartbroken uncle Michael McKeon has released a statement on behalf of the family.
He said: "We are relieved that there will be no trial.
"The pain, bereavement and grief are still there. They are now awaiting the final outcome of the judicial process and the next court appearance is in June."
Bayley, 41, appeared in the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne and admitted the horrific killing of the pretty 29-year-old last September.
He responded 'guilty' when asked for his plea to the charge of murdering Jill, from Drogheda, Co Louth, in Brunswick, Melbourne.
The pipe layer also pleaded guilty to one count of rape.
Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Nettle accepted the pleas and remanded Bayley to reappear on June 11.
He will be sentenced on a date to be fixed at that hearing.
Bayley's committal had heard that he and his partner had drinks in a pub and a city club on the night of Friday, September 21.
The report says his partner left him and went back to their home in Coburg not long after midnight.
The court was told Bayley returned there in a taxi at about 12.25am and changed his clothes before heading out again.
Meagher had been out drinking at several venues with colleagues from ABC television.
She declined a friend's offer of a ride home in a taxi and began the short walk alone.
Prosecutor Gavin Silbert told the committal hearing Bayley came across Jill at about 1.38am.
Homicide squad detectives arrested Bayley on September 27. He made admissions and took police to recover Jill's body, 50 kilometres north of Melbourne.


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To clear a roster spot for right-hander Miguel Gonzalez's return from the disabled list Tuesday, the Orioles optioned right-hander Jair Jurrjens to Triple-A Norfolk after just one start with the big league club.
The move created a vacant spot in the starting rotation for Thursday's game in Toronto. Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Tuesday that the leading candidates to fill that spot are right-hander Jake Arrieta and left-hander T.J. McFarland, depending on how the two are used out of the bullpen in the meantime.
"I have a pretty good feeling who is going to pitch there," Showalter said. "We'll see how the next couple of days go."
McFarland, the team's Rule 5 pick this offseason, would be making his first major league start. Showalter said he's confident McFarland could throw in the 75-to-90-pitch range in a start, but he hasn't thrown more than 53 in any appearance this season. His longest outing was 3 1/3 innings, which came in his major league debut April 6.
"Heck, he throws 40 pitches in three innings and the next day he's fine," Showalter said. "He says, 'I feel great.' Of course, what [else] is he going to say? … I wish we were that smart to know all that when we took him, but it's worked out well."
Arrieta hasn't pitched in two weeks — his last start was on May 7 for Norfolk — and he was scratched from his last scheduled start with shoulder tightness. He went 2-1 with a 2.75 ERA at Norfolk before he was recalled Saturday to add bullpen depth.
Arrieta has a 6.63 ERA in four big league starts this season and has pitched to a 7.31 ERA in four career appearances at Toronto's Rogers Centre.
"We've done some [simulated] game stuff with him and what have you, but it's no substitute for pitching in the game," Showalter said of Arrieta's layoff. "I don't think that precludes him from being an option Thursday, but my big thing is getting through these next couple things physically."
Jurrjens, who allowed four runs on six hits over five innings Saturday, is the fourth Orioles pitcher this season to be called up from Norfolk, make one big league start and then be sent back down. Josh Stinson, Zach Britton and Steve Johnson also had one-start stints.
"They're all tough any time you're sending guys down," Showalter said. "I think [Jurrjens] knows that we've shown him and our guys where we're going when there's a need. I hope not, but I'm sure there will be another need this year. It could be sooner rather than later.
Jurrjens declined to speak to reporters Tuesday after the move was announced.
Hammel confident
Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel, who has pitched to a 10.43 ERA over his past three starts, said he's been working at getting back to basics heading into his next start Wednesday night against the New York Yankees.
Hammel allowed seven runs on 10 hits Friday while lasting just 4 2/3 innings in a 12-10 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. He said that in his bullpen session between starts, he focused entirely on locating his fastball.
"I'm trying to stay away from mechanics," Hammel said. "It's not mechanical at all. When you start messing with things that are sound you put yourself in even more trouble. That's trying to re-invent the wheel, and that's really not what I'm trying to do. It's a very small adjustment."
Hammel, the Orioles' Opening Day starter, has a 5-2 record despite a 5.72 ERA. But he said he's not going to try to think about his struggles too much.
"The hardest part of the game is the mental part of it, and a lot of guys struggle with it," he said. "The worst thing to do is thinking about it too much and trying to do too much. I'm not going to go back to that place. I've been there before, so I'll just keep plugging along."
Around the horn
Adam Jones was the Orioles' designated hitter Tuesday night, partially because he tweaked his right leg running the bases Monday. Jones said he is fine, but Showalter wanted to give him a day off from the field as a precaution. … Chris Dickerson's eighth-inning single Monday was the Orioles' first pinch hit of the season, ending an 0-for-11 streak to open the season. They were the last team in the majors to record a pinch hit. … Since the beginning of the 2012 season, the Orioles are 0-3 in extra innings against the Yankees and 19-2 against the rest of baseball. … Catcher Taylor Teagarden (left thumb) is a few days away from playing a game, perhaps as early as Monday in extended spring training. … Outfielder Nolan Reimold (hamstring) might travel with the club to Toronto to take batting practice this week. He is expected to go on a minor league rehab assignment before he rejoins the team. … Outfielder Xavier Avery, who hit .300/.391/.406 with 12 stolen bases in 15 attempts in 39 games at Double-A Bowie, was promoted to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday. … The Orioles will wear desert digital camouflage caps for their Memorial Day game against the Nationals in Washington. ... Making his second minor league rehab start for Norfolk on Tuesday, left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada allowed two runs (two earned) on six hits over four innings with two walks and one strikeout. Wada left a scoreless game after 83 pitches (47 strikes) with the bases loaded and no outs in the fifth inning before two inherited runners scored against reliever Chris Jones.


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Twilight Saga Bedroom Decor
Twilight Saga Bedroom Decor is apparently the most private room of the house. It ought to be the place you look for asylum after a hard days worth of effort or just a terrible day. Wall color, furniture, mirrors, lighting, scheme, windows is bedrooms are some parts that can be changed to provide a sense of comfort.
Here is an some picture for Twilight Saga Bedroom Decor. If you have a good floor plan to your bedroom you will be able to come up with a ton of bedroom interior design ideas.


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Regarding his professional career, two personalities of a photographer have come to life in him. One tries to reflect reality as clearly and comprehensibly as possible. The other one, in contrast, acts in the opposite way; it takes pleasure in discovering the improbability of reality, and funny enough, it conveys this experience with an objective tool – with photography. His works of art are related to the classic trends of photography. His photos encourage reflection, and they raise innocent and meaningless situations of reality to the heights of extraordinary and mystic dimensions.
He has held nearly 40 exhibitions in Budapest, he regularly publishes albums, and his professional and lay audience is constantly expanding. His photo movie Oceans of Sigh – Cuba was shown in Budapest cinemas with great success as a short movie to accompany Wim Wenders' film. He has received several professional rewards. In 2004, he had an exhibition with William Klein in Budapest.


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Before and Almost After
A quick recap for those of you that don't keep up:
- House built in 1895.
- Cut up into apartments ca. 1920.
- Kitchen was the one room really butchered.
- Big hole in the wall was a Murphy bed.
My goal: Put it all back together. I left All The Kings Horses and All The Kings Men in my other pants so I'm doing it myself.
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Plater, Door Casing, and Wainscot Cap On
The door casing in the picture was the casing I Lucy-ed out on yesterday. To the left you can see the dumb waiter style door from my postings a few months ago ( - sigh - ). Next I'm going to build the sill and trim that out. After that I have just one small window that needs trim and then I can slather the whole room with a greasy coat of primer in perpetration for the big paint job. I still need a floor and I need to build cabinets, along with several dozen other things I can't think of right now. I'm supposed to have a party at my house in late August. Can I make it? Inquiring minds want to know.


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I didn't want to do a dress or skirt this time so I was trying to find something that I could piece together. I found this really cute black peplum top at Forever21. Basically peplum means a ruffle or short overskirt that is attached at the waistline. It's a very popular trend that's going to be big this spring. The shirt has a zipper going down the middle in the front. I didn't want to wear it with my regular black skinnies, so I actually found these great legging style pants at H&M. They are so comfortable and fit like a glove. They also have 2 zippers in the front pockets. I wasn't planning on going with a zipper theme outfit, but it worked! It added some edge.
I have on my black heels from Mandee. I love the style of this shoe because it's not a regular pump. My accessories are these silver chandelier earrings, MK watch & leather wrap around, silver finger ring from Forever & Juicy Couture cocktail ring. Then I used my envelope clutch bag from H&M. I didn't do a necklace because the front zipper was enough.
The finishing touch was a red lip, MAC Russian Red. I haven't gone out in all black in awhile so it was time to do it again. I want to share these photos from yesterday :)
During the day I went to AC wearing my dark skinnies, over the knee boots, creme sweater & H&M printed scarf. You see my Suite201 bracelet? :)
My beautiful mother! This was in the afternoon at long bar :)
My dinner at Izakaya. The dragon roll & salmon avocado roll. If you ever go there, you must try!
My sister friend. Sisters by blood. Friends by choice <3
I hope that you all had a great weekend too! I keep forgetting that it's Monday already. It really feels like Sunday still. I'm looking forward to this new week :)


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Mediterranean Chorizo Pasta
01.22.10 by Jackie
Mediterranean food usually reminds me of a warm summer evening but it's great during the winter season as well. All the ingredients for this pasta dish are available year 'round. I used whole wheat elbow pasta, chanterelles (girolles in French), crimini mushrooms, marinated artichokes, black olives, vine mini sweet peppers (orange, yellow and red), capers, plum tomatoes, soy chorizo (or the non-veggie version, depending on your preference) and caramelized onions.
I wanted to make comfort food for my husband that is flavorful while still being healthy for him to eat when he comes back from the gym. Comfort food doesn't always have to be cheese pasta. Of course, if you're not watching your weight, a little cheese sauce would go great!
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Friday, November 17, 2017
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By Alvaro Saar Rios
Director Justin Lucero
Imagine the Chinese legend Mulan set in the world of lucha libre – Mexican wrestling. This is "Luchadora!" The discovery of a wrestling mask prompts Lupita, a Wisconsin grandmother, to share her tale about growing up in 1960s Texas. As Lupita's tale unfolds, her life as a teen tomboy comes alive – bike riding with friends, working at her father's flower stand and lucha libre. When a World Championship match is announced, Lupita anticipates seeing it until she discovers her ailing father is one of the wrestlers. With the help of a magical Mask Maker, Lupita secretly trains to take her father's place. She soon finds it difficult keeping her secret from her friends and, most importantly, her father.
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