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One-Time Non-Base Investment Fund ProjectsPage address: http://www.mnsu.edu/planning/onetimeprojects.html
For a PDF version of the document may be accessed here: [PDF] One-Time Non-Base Projects (21 KiB)
Project Proposals Awarded Funding (in alphabetical order)
Big Ideas Funding
[PDF] Academic Advisor for Online and Off-Campus Bachelor Completion Students (315 KiB)
Primary Contact: Becky Copper-Glenz
Funding Awarded: $117,000
* Project implementation to be coordinated with campus-wide academic advising initiatives and proposal for Improving Academic Advising: Realizing the 2011 Taskforce's Three Main Recommendations.
[PDF] Archeological Collections Compliance Project (236 KiB)
Primary Contact: Ronald Schirmer
Partial Funding Awarded: $84,162
[PDF] Avatars to Teach our Teacher Candidates (233 KiB)
Primary Contact: Scott Page
Funding Awarded: $43,000
[PDF] Campus Renewable Energy Utilization (310 KiB)
Primary Contact: Bruce Jones
Funding Awarded: $132,432
[PDF] Culturing Applied Problem Solvers for Today's Workplace – Launch of Professional Science Master's (PSM) Degree Programs (353 KiB)
Primary Contact: Shannon Fisher
Partial Funding Awarded: $242,000
[PDF] Early Warning System to Identify and Retain At-Risk Students (369 KiB)
Primary Contact: Cyrus Azarbod
Partial Funding Awarded: $45,000
[PDF] Enrollment Management Recruitment and Retention Data Analysis (97 KiB)
Primary Contact: David Jones
Funding Awarded: $96,000
* Data analysis work to be completed as a component of the proposal to be awarded through a competitive bid process.
[PDF] Establishment of the Minnesota Center for Sport and Performance Psychology (421 KiB)
Primary Contact: Cindra Kamphoff
Funding Awarded: $101,054
[PDF] First Year Seminar – Undecided Students (70 KiB)
Primary Contact: Nicole Dose
Funding Awarded: $27,310
[PDF] IELI – Funding for Start-Up Period (134 KiB)
Primary Contact: Claudia Tomany
Funding Awarded: $79,100
[PDF] Improvement of Student Engagement in Learning through Structured Videos (95 KiB)
Primary Contact: Emil Jirik
Funding Awarded: $27,000
[PDF] Improving Academic Advising: Realizing the 2011 Taskforce's Three Main Recommendations (220 KiB)
Primary Contact: Claudia Tomany
Funding Awarded: $136,684
* Project implementation to be coordinated with campus-wide academic advising initiatives and proposal for Academic Advisor for Online and Off-Campus Bachelor Completion Students.
[PDF] Project Outreach (156 KiB) and [PDF] Recruitment Web Pages (82 KiB) in Spanish, Somali, and Chinese
Primary Contact: Kelly Meier and Tom Gjersvig
Funding Awarded: $150,000
*Implementation of Web Pages in Spanish, Somali, and Chinese to be funded by and coordinated with Project Outreach.
[PDF] Redesign of Chemistry Programs (385 KiB)
Primary Contact: Marie Pomije
Funding Awarded: $46,966
[PDF] Renewable Energy-Hybrid State Passenger Fleet Vehicles Funding (117 KiB)
Primary Contact: Helen Walters
Partial Funding Awarded: $54,000
[PDF] Sophomore and Transfer Success Program (110 KiB)
Primary Contact: Nicole Dose
Funding Awarded: $124,184
[PDF] The President's Three Year Tuition Guarantee for Three Year Degree Programs (138 KiB)
Primary Contact: Claudia Tomany
Funding Awarded: $16,358
Facilities Reinvestment Funding
[PDF] Armstrong Hall and Morris Hall: Renovations and Innovations (236 KiB)
Primary Contact: Kimberly Greer
Funding Awarded: $582,469
[PDF] Dental Simulation and Technology Lab (480 KiB)
Primary Contact: Lisa Fleck
Funding Awarded: $691,928
[PDF] Elias J. Halling Recital Hall Sound System Renovation (435 KiB)
Primary Contact: John Lindberg
Funding Awarded: $33,478
[PDF] Library Connection to the Centennial Student Union (518 KiB)
Primary Contact: Joan Roca
Funding Awarded: $420,000
[PDF] Memorial Library Floor of the Future (355 KiB)
Primary Contact: Jessica Schomberg
Funding Awarded: $50,000
[PDF] Morris Hall Crossroads Remodel (780 KiB)
Primary Contact: Rory McDonald
Funding Awarded: $70,500
[PDF] Moving Teaching Laboratories (169 KiB) into the 21st Century
Primary Contact: Penny Knoblich
Funding Awarded: $103,900
[PDF] Renovate CSU117: Campus Hub/MavCARD/CSU Info Desk (372 KiB)
Primary Contact: Karen Bunde
Funding Awarded: $150,000
Strategic Priority Funding
[PDF] College of Business Short-Term Study Abroad in Belize (340 KiB)
Primary Contact: Kristin Scott
Funding Awarded: $7,900
[PDF] Composition Program Development for 100% Online Learners (233 KiB)
Primary Contact: Anne O'Meara
Funding Awarded: $85,055
[PDF] Development of a Post-MSW Clinical Certificate Program (170 KiB)
Primary Contact: Kimberly Zammitt
Funding Awarded: $136,148
[PDF] Expanding the NEW Academic and Behavioral Specialist Program in the Metro Area (219 KiB)
Primary Contact: Teri Wallace
Funding Awarded: $18,858
[PDF] Implementation of the College of Graduate Studies and Research Comprehensive Database (167 KiB)
Primary Contact: Chris Mickle
Funding Awarded: $29,710
* Project implementation to be coordinated with campus-wide database development initiatives.
[PDF] MS Spanish for the Professions (250 KiB)
Primary Contact: Jim Grabowska
Partial Funding Awarded: $112,940
Project Proposals Identified for Alternative Sources of Funding or Additional Action
Strategic Priority
[PDF] Deep Internationalization – International Advising Sheets (565 KiB)
Primary Contact: Caryn Lindsay
Admin. Contact: Warren Sandmann
[PDF] Real World Solution: Research and Sponsored Programs External Program Review and Training (245 KiB)
Primary Contact: Michelle Alvarez
Admin. Contact: Warren Sandmann
Facilities Reinvestment
[PDF] Campus Technology Center (1,014 KiB)
Primary Contact: Bryan Schneider
Admin. Contact: Ed Clark
*Planning process to be initiated to support future implementation.
[PDF] Women's Center of the Future, Renovation and Remodel (389 KiB)
Primary Contact: Jessica Flatequal
Admin Contact: David Jones


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ETSU aims for first win against Spartans since Jan. 4, 2012
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 18, 2014) – Looking to snap a three-game losing skid, the ETSU women's basketball team will continue Atlantic Sun action at home when it welcomes the USC Upstate Spartans to Brooks Gym on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m.
The Buccaneers will return to action on Sunday after two losing efforts on the road last week against Sunshine State foes Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson. In the most recent contest against Stetson on Jan. 11, the Blue and Gold dropped a 91-62 decision inside the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Fla. Against the Hatters, ETSU hung with SU for the first half of the opening period, trailing by only five points 10 minutes into the game. Stetson responded with a 16-0 run over the next seven minutes to gain a sizeable advantage and ended up taking a 45-24 lead into halftime.
Opening the second period, the Bucs did not quit and put together an 8-0 burst to cut the Hatters' lead to 13, 45-32, with 17:06 left to play. Efforts by ETSU to trim its deficit to single digits were null after a 19-6 Stetson surge put the Hatters ahead, 76-49, with seven minutes to go. Over the duration of the contest, SU continued to pour it on to ultimately down the Blue and Gold, 91-62.
ETSU (5-10, 1-3) and USC Upstate (6-9, 1-3) will meet Sunday for the 13th all-time matchup between the two teams; a series that the Bucs lead 7-5. The Bucs and the Spartans met twice last season with Upstate prevailing in both. In the most recent matchup between the two squads on March 2, 2013, the Spartans topped the Blue and Gold, 60-56.
For more on Sunday's game, read the game notes below. For more on ETSU women's basketball throughout the 2013-14 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's hoops link.
Game Notes
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" throughout the 2012-13 season ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics, please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
The ETSU Buccaneers enter the 2013-14 season under the guidance of first-year head coach. Brittney Ezell. A two-sport star in basketball and softball at the University of Alabama, Ezell comes to ETSU after spending three seasons as head coach at Belmont University where she compiled a 41-52 overall record. The Franklin, Tenn. native takes the reigns of a veteran-heavy team that returns nine letterwinners from an 8-18 overall 2012-13 campaign. Among the nine returnees are six players who started 10 or more games last season. Highlighted among the returnees is last year's team-leading scorer and rebounder Destiny Mitchell who led the way with 11.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Supporting Mitchell are juniors Serena Clark and Cara Bowling who each averaged 9.5 points per game last season.
As a result of a leg injury suffered in the first regular season game of the season at Memphis on Nov. 8, senior forward Destiny Mitchell will miss the remainder of the 2013-14 campaign. Mitchell will undergo surgery and continue injury rehabilitation while the ETSU compliance department petitions for a medical redshirt to have the forward cleared to participate in 2014-15.
On March 2, 2013 in ETSU's final regular season game of the 2012-13 season, the Bucs started the contest strong, leading by as many as 12 points with three minutes left in the opening period. The Spartans responded with a 9-2 burst to cut ETSU's advantage to 26-21 at the break. Upstate carried the momentum over to the second half and scored the first five points of the period to tie the game, 26-26, with 19 minutes remaining. After back and forth play for much of the half, the Spartans compiled a 12-3 run to take a 51-46 advantage with 3:47 remaining. ETSU responded by cutting into the deficit, but late free throws down the stretch allowed Upstate to hang on, 60-56. ETSU was led by 12 points from Tiana Burley as well as nine points and a career-high 11 rebounds from Shawn Randall.
Junior forward Serena Clark has started 2013-14 off strong, scoring in double-figures in 10 of the 15 games this season. After falling just one rebound short of a double-double in the season opener at Memphis (11/8), the native Georgian reeled off four-consecutive double-doubles for ETSU in games from Nov. 12th - 29th including a career-high 21 points and 11 rebounds in a 82-65 win against Alabama A&M (11/29). The junior's most recent double-double came in a 78-75 conference-opening win vs. Lipscomb (1/2) with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Clark has now exceeded her double-double total from last season just 15 games into the 2013-14 campaign with six this season and is poised for more throughout the year. The forward's 11.4 points per game currently ranks tied for 18th in the A-Sun, while her 10.3 boards per game ranks third in the league.
Junior guard Cara Bowling is currently leading scorer on the team with 12.7 points per game during the 2013-14 season. Presently, this point total per game is 12th in the A-Sun while her 2.0 three-point field goal makes per game is fourth in the league. The Elizabethton native posted a career-high 22 points vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/24) including four makes from behind the arc.
Sophomore guard Chandler Christopher has proved to be a valuable piece for the Bucs during the 2013-14 season. After spending the entirety of the 2012-13 campaign as a seldom-used freshman walk-on, first-year head coach Brittney Ezell liked what she saw from Christopher and decided to elevate the Greeneville native from walk-on to scholarship status prior to this season. Christopher has since recorded her first-career starts in each of the first 15 games of this season and has been a vital cog for the Blue and Gold. After netting two points, five rebounds and three assists in the opener at Memphis (11/8), the guard followed with career-highs of 17 points and four assists in an also career-best 37 minutes played in ETSU's 81-72 win at Appalachian State (11/12). Christopher's performance in the Bucs' first win of the season at App State led to her being named A-Sun Player of the Week by College Sports Madness on Monday, Nov. 18. The sophomore then added another team-leading scoring performance to her résumé with 15 points in a 77-69 loss to Morehead State on Nov. 21. In an 87-76 win versus George Mason on Dec. 28, Christopher tallied a career-high tying 17 points including a career-best five makes from three-point land.
Sophomore Brianna McQueen has been a strong lead guard for the Bucs during the 2013-14 season. Using her quickness, the Georgia native is averaging a solid 11.9 points per game at the point guard position and is also getting her teammates involved with 4.2 assists per game. This assist mark ranks fourth in the Atlantic Sun and will need to continue to keep ETSU's offense near the top of the conference.
Through 15 games during the 2013-14 season, ETSU is currently averaging 70.1 points per game which is second in the A-Sun. With the 70.1 points per game also come successes in field goal percentage, where the Bucs are second in the league at 42 percent, and in three-point field percentage, where ETSU is third in the conference at 33 percent.
After averaging 6.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 26 games and six starts in 2012-13, junior forward Maria Bond has proved to be a force in the interior during the 2013-14 campaign. The native Georgian has started 13 games this season and is currently averaging 10.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Bond posted a season-high 18 points in a 75-67 win versus Indiana State (12/18) and remains a vital piece in ETSU's paint production going forward.
To date in the 2013-14 season, the Bucs are averaging approximately 30 points in the paint through 15 games including 36 in the season opener at Memphis (11/8). ETSU registered 36 points in the paint in home dates vs Morehead State (11/21), Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/24), Indiana State (12/18) and Chattanooga (12/21) as well as in in a road conference matchup at FGCU (1/9). The Blue and Gold got a season-high 42 points in the paint in an 82-65 win versus Alabama A&M (11/29). Recently, the Bucs posted 40 points in the paint in a 78-75 conference-opening win vs. Lipscomb (1/2).
Since the 2002-03 season the Bucs are 111-20 when the they hit the 75-point plateau, including 80-15 since the 2006-07 season. In the early portion of the 2013-14 season, ETSU put up 78 to defeat Lipscomb (1/2), 78-75, to earn the 111th such victory.
The Bucs have enjoyed a lot of success since joining the A-Sun in 2005-06 … since joining the league, the Buccaneers have averaged double-digit conference wins a year, including a league-best and school record 18-2 mark in 2009-10, three Atlantic Sun Tournament titles (2008-2010), and two regular season championships (2008 and 2010) …in total, ETSU is 106-49 (.684) against conference foes since moving into the A-Sun … the Bucs have also won 86 of their last 125 games against conference foes (includes A-Sun Championship games).
The Atlantic Sun coaches picked the Bucs to finish tied with North Florida at fifth, while in the media poll ETSU was selected seventh ... the coaches picked FGCU with seven first-place votes to win the conference, while the media selected FGCU with 30 first-place votes ... the Bucs finished the 2012-13 season in eighth.
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Gobi Desert dust storm article causes 'diplomatic brouhaha'
March 22 event got international attention
A deluge of white dust that blanketed the Owens and Long Valley region this past Sunday was not from China's Gobi—unlike the white haze that hit the region three weeks ago Friday.
Both local and federal air pollution measurement instruments traced the thick white haze on March 22 to the Gobi Desert. A dust storm there had also been plaguing the Chinese city of Beijing a few days earlier.
April 7's white haze, according to local air pollution control officials, was not from the Gobi Desert. Instead, it came from a more prosaic source; the agriculture-rich Smith Valley area north of Mono County and Mono Lake.
"After checking a number of our sources for dust and wind, we believe Sunday's air pollution was dust from very localized west winds in the Mono Lake/Smith Valley area," said Ted Schade, the director for the local Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District.
"We had extremely high dust readings at our Mono Lake monitor (www.gbuapcd.org/data/shore/index.htm) and it appears the large burn area east of Mono Lake was also emissive. Dust was reported in Smith Valley (it's alfalfa planting season). The dust headed east and south into our area. This is the best we can deduce. It was not smoke and it was not China dust."
Schade was the one who identified the March 22 haze as being from a dust storm originating from the Gobi Desert.
According to Schade, the article about the March 22 dust in Mono County caused some consternation in China.
England's Daily Mail picked up the story on April 1 (www.tinyurl.com/btz2d33) and shortly after that, Schade began to receive several phone calls.
"That article caused a diplomatic brouhaha," he said. "I got a call from two Chinese newspapers demanding to know where we got our data from. They were pretty belligerent about it.
"I also got a call from a San Francisco radio station (KGO), which did an in-depth interview with me about it. And, I got a call from a Japanese reporter based in Los Angeles, who wanted to know more about the story."
Schade said after he talked to the Chinese reporters, he used a NOAA computer model that he and air pollution specialist Jon Becknell have used before to double-check the data that the air pollution control district had, which showed a huge plume of dust moving 6,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean and settling into the Eastern Sierra.
"We used both a 'forward trajectory' and 'back trajectory' model and we tracked in all the way to back to China," he said. "The Japanese reporter said that Japan has been bombarded with China's pollution for a while now, and complaining about it, but that China doesn't respond, which is why she was interested in the story.
"I told the San Francisco radio station that the reason they didn't get the influx of dust was because it didn't make it over the traveled over the rest of California until it hit the Sierra crest. The dust was lofted into the high atmosphere, but it only reached as high as 10,000 feet and kept going our direction, up over the Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia), then down the Aleutian Islands and made a beeline for the Owens Valley.
"It hit the Sierra and stopped. The Sierra crest was just too high to cross."
He said the March 22 event was not industrial pollution, but simple desert dust.
And the Chinese journalists?
"When I called them back with the data, they seemed satisfied," he said.
"It just goes to show that no news is local news anymore. It's all global," he said.


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If you are looking for some killer dating, love and seduction techniques and tips on how to win a girl over then you are at the right place. The truth is that it is pretty easy to win over a girl's heart, provided you know what you are doing, of course. The problem is that there is just too much nonsense when it comes to dating and seduction advice – much of which are given out by slimy "relationship gurus" who are out to make a quick buck out of poor guys who have problems in their relationships.
Who can they blame?
If you are looking for some good advice and techniques on how to get a girl to like you and quickly win her over, then you will find plenty of help here. Read on to discover how you can win a girl's heart and some guaranteed methods to win her over – even though she has rejected you… and yes, I, John "Warlock" Byrnes, am speaking from experience! 🙂
How To Win A Girl's Heart – Read This (It's Not The Usual Yada Yada Yada)
- First, learn some hypnosis. It is proven that such techniques (and those which are based on human psychology and persuasion) tend to work effectively well when it comes to dating and seducing women. It's no surprise that much of the current seduction knowledge base is entirely built upon the hypnosis and neuro linguistic programming (NLP) body of knowledge (even though some has argued that it's all a scam – see this Quora thread). Therefore, if you want to learn how to win a girl over using seduction techniques then it will be useful for you to get an understanding of how love and relationships based on hypnosis work. Go for it – it is worthwhile in the long run. I don't mean that you should go and enroll yourself in a weekend hypnosis course at your local college, but start by reading up on books on female psychology and persuasion such as those by Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud and Derek Rake.
- Practice with women you meet everywhere. Now it's relatively easy to just read up on some books giving out relationship advice. The harder thing is to go out there and practice what you have learned. Start by going to the local bookstore or coffee shop. Then, approach the first girl that you see (does not matter whether the girl is hot or not). Then, use the seduction techniques you learned here at this website (or at http://octobermansequence.org or elsewhere). You may fail to impress a girl the first time, but keep on going. With enough practice, you will be able to know how to win a girl's heart quickly and effectively using these love tactics. This is also when you can really know how to get a girl to like you and get her emotionally connected to you. For more techniques on dating and relationships, start mastering the art of dating women!
- Groom like a pro. Let's face it – girls won't date guys who look sloppy. It's even worse if you spot a 35-inch belly. Lose the fat by hitting the gym. Whoever who tells you that looks are not important is pulling your leg. Go work out and start lifting weights.
Now what happens when the girl you like has already rejected you? Fret not, my friend, for I have got you covered as well. Read on to discover the killer relationship tricks that you can use to get your ex-girlfriend back and get her to love you more than ever…
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We all know that rejection hurts like hell. I know… because even the Warlock gets these rejections from time to time. There is, however, a method that you can use to win a girl if you don't mind using some killer psychology and persuasion techniques. Here are a couple of these "female psychology loophole" techniques and tricks that will make a woman come running into your arms even though she may have broken your heart before…
- Firstly, gain some composure. Remember that confidence is the number one factor on how girls would rate their boyfriends. Don't be desperate. Instead, think of what you can offer a girl in a relationship and focus on that.
- Be the best boyfriend you can be. Always be there for her, and care for her even though she has rejected you. Act as if you are her boyfriend already.
- Call her everyday and every night before she goes to sleep. This way she will fall asleep thinking about you. She might just dream about you and her being together, and in love!
- Ask her reasons why she rejected you. She might think that you are a fat slob (easy fix – just hit the gym!), or if she is already attached to another guy. If this is the reason, then continue reading and I will show you how to win a girl's heart who has a boyfriend. Go on…
So She's Attached? Who Cares?
You must use Boyfriend Destroyer techniques – plain and simple. If you are not already using these dating and advanced seduction techniques then you are losing out – plain and simple. Go Google it and then buy whatever you see. These are not conventional techniques, but if you use them you will be able to upgrade your relationships and date whatever women you wish. It's really that powerful. Otherwise, go read the complete SeductionFAQ website and you will be able to upgrade your seduction skills and be the ultimate pickup artist that you ever wanted to be. At least, use something as potent as the October Man Sequence (see this, but don't come running to me if you feel disgusted by the sheer sneakiness of the tactic!).
UPDATED: I have received numerous emails on dating and seduction tips and techniques that I share here at this website. I can't answer every email, but if you insist on my help then ask for my rate card. Thank you for understanding.


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|2012-06-30, 00:49
|Link #821
Loves the Experience
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Earth...hopefully
I was going to give this a decent rating, but the last two episodes ruined it for me. I can't stand bland leads and no matter how hard this anime tried to make them more interesting than in the manga, it just couldn't succeed. There were other problems too, but dammit, these characters have little personality whatsoever.
|2012-06-30, 12:11
|Link #822
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
The anime was somewhat horrible.
There was a bit too much interruptions (Flashbacks, Mero-chan) to actually appreciate watching the whole thing because I expected the next episode to be what comes next in the plot, but all of the sudden, the episodes are about the past. It's like the train gets derailed all of the sudden for something unrelated to the plot (Except the episode with Chihiro finding the book).
It felt like everything was dull the whole time, making me not wanting to watch more, but a friend convinced me to watch this anime. But I have to agree that Wanko seems more lively (and developed more of her character than anyone else).
|2012-06-30, 17:41
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|2012-06-30, 21:14
|Link #825
Nekokota Festival
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Lost in the Fairy Forest
Just messed up Chihiro who like zombies to much Rea who just wants some freedom and Danichirou who is just so messed up and into his own daughter way to much but all over some what good
|2012-06-30, 22:13
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Beyond the Fringe
Join Date: Jun 2011
When I wrote my last post, I wasn't even thinking of Wanko's obvious physical characteristics. My comments were solely based on her personality. After reading your post, I went back to skim through the beginning chapters for a refresher and was reminded just how sexy Wanko is in the manga:
Spoiler for link to a very NSFW manga page:
|2012-06-30, 23:35
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|2012-07-01, 00:46
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
|2012-07-01, 01:28
|Link #831
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Monterrey, México
Age: 38
Along with Tasogare Otome x Amnesia, Sankarea was another show for the recently concluded season that I didn't have expectations to pick it up from the start.
I'm uncertain about the reasons why I motivated myself to give it a try, but I started watching this anime from the third episode onwards. Whatever the source material whether be manga, light novels, or visual game, the anime was adapted from I'm completely unacknowleged with.
My knowledge only limits to the anime per se. To me I felt that the show's pacing was uneven between episodes with for some it was ok while for other it ran outstretched and lagging.
My choices are for best episodes the fifth when Rea snaps in true zombie mode, and the sixth one featuring Wanko's flashback from how she and Chihiro met in their childhood; Wanko is more of my top favorite character in this show for the female cast than Rea.
Another problem I got with the anime is the ending to the last episode, although the pacing is right there's no clear conclusion as to: what will happen to Rea living her existence as a zombie her way with Chihiro at the Furuya residence?, will her feelings blossom into full love for Chihiro?, and what about Wanko confessing her feelings to Chihiro?
The last episode ends just like if it was a normal episode, and the new situations are left in stand-by mode.
Overall, I liked Rea more every time when she becomes a true zombie delivering a delightful bloody kiss to Chihiro whenever the need arises on screen.
This was my third title finished for the recently concluded spring 2012 anime season.
|2012-07-01, 07:24
|Link #832
The Voice of Reason
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 42
I don't get why so many people are troubled with the final episode. I think it went pretty much as I expected. The only factor that is point of uncertainty is Wanko. On one hand, I find most of her incredibly annoying and whenever she appeared, I often felt the need to kill someone. However, there have been other scenes in which she showed a more sympathetic side and I think she would've been a lot more enjoyable if she weren't so damn pushy most of the time. I do like how she gave Rea the confidence to keep pursuing the happiness she longs for, despite her limited time, both in terms of living and love-wise.
I'm kinda wondering why Chihiro doesn't outright tell his family that Rea is a zombie, even though his dad seems to be the only one who hasn't got a clue yet. Then again, it might just be better to avoid any unnecessary conflict, if what (seems to have) happened to his other is any indication. I'm pretty sure Mero isn't asking her brother out of courtesy, since episode 9 made it clear that she is aware of the fact.
I do hope we'll see more of this show eventually. I find the manga highly enjoyable and the anime has only scratched the surface of what the story eventually turns into, while giving us enough hints that Rea is is still a zombie, leaving options wide open for a second season. Studio DEEN's production seems to be much better than a lot of their other shows (probably a higher budget, too) and this gives hope that more will come in due time. I would certainly welcome it with open arms.
|2012-07-01, 08:10
|Link #833
Beyond the Fringe
Join Date: Jun 2011
|2012-07-01, 11:48
|Link #834
The Voice of Reason
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 42
^Can't help it if the last episode decided to show a side from Wanko I actually liked, whereas she's been pretty much nothing but a nuisance before. I still don't like her, though, just a little less than before. And it's not like I want to hate her, it's just that I didn't really see much of a good side to her, until the very last episode.
Since I'll probably rewatch the whole show at a later time, it might help improve my view on her even more. Wouldn't be the first time where a negative first impression of mine turns into a positive one after a second try. I'll never grow to love her, given a certain event in the manga, but I might grow to accept her more at the very least.
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|2012-07-01, 12:15
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I neither loved or hated Wanko, to me she's just yet another stereotypical over the top extrovert who shows affection through physical abuse. Haven't seen 100 of those before
It took me awhile, but I started to like the slow pacing of the show, the only issue I have was that it didn't go anywhere. It feels more like a prelude to a show, than an actual show. You could boil down the entire series into 3 episodes without much (if any) loss of story, context, sub-plot, or character study.
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I don't understand. How can there be so much hate for this excellent show? Heck, as far as I'm concerned it's one of DEEN's best ever. People actually hate on the awesome Ranko and the demure Rea? Come on, so what if they're "generic?" (How many characters are not these days?) Overall, this was a pretty sweet show with an actual well developed romance and serious themes around escaping from an abusive family. I'm glad that dying and becoming a zombie was not presented as a good solution for Rea at all and came with its own problems, while her family issues continued.
The only things that actually annoyed me about this show were the very slow pacing, the poorly timed Mero episode, or Rea's dad. It seems like he's supposed to be slightly sympathetic given how the flashback was presented, but he certainly acts like a pedophile and a total asshole, but given how messed up the Sanka family is, I think that's a bit too simplistic. Since the story is ongoing, there's no resolution to his character yet. And his allowing Chihiro to take Rea was too fast of a face heel turn, comparable to the Evol finale.
9/10. The much better of DEEN's two zombie shows. My favorite anime this season, besides Nazo no Kanojo X. With the finale the way it was and the story obviously incomplete, I can only hope that a sequel is on the way.
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|2012-07-05, 00:07
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When's the last time there was a none-generic character? With so many new series constantly being pumped out, practically everything has being tried already. How the writer uses the characters in the story is more important than the characters being "generic."
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No, giving the character a personality is the important thing, because I can't care for a character that feels artificial (aka, almost all the characters in Fate/Zero). The Sankarea anime tried to give them personality, but after Rea turned into a zombie, she lost all of it. Chihiro has nothing for him besides his zombie fetish, which isn't a personality trait. Wanko is okay, but her weak love for Chihiro annoyed me. Rea's parents are fine.
I'm not asking for the characters to not be stereotypes. I'm asking for some life to them.
Edit: Alternatively, the characters can be funny. I can accept a generic character if they're funny. I did not laugh once during this show, so guess how I rate its comedy.
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Hurricane Sandy Leaves Path of Destruction on the East Coast [VIDEO]
Hurricane Sandy carved a path of destruction through the East Coast on Monday evening, battering Atlantic City.
Sandy is one of the most damaging hurricanes ever to hit the Northeast, spreading from from North Carolina to New England.
Hurricane Sandy Causing Total Destruction In Atlantic City
Over five million people were left in the dark without electricity, the most since the 2003 blackout. Cars were sent floating through the streets of lower Manhattan.
Power company officials said it could take up to a week to restore power to Manhattan neighborhoods.
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Chicago's Juan Luis Anangono pushed a header wide in the 76th minute and the Fire settled for a 0-0 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night.
Anangono broke free of Colorado defender Shane O'Neill and goalkeeper John Berner couldn't recover in time to defend his goal. But with a wide open net. Anangono's header went just outside the left post.
Chicago (2-3-8) had its MLS-leading eighth tie.
Dillon Serna hit the crossbar in the final seconds of added time for Colorado (6-4-4).
The Rapids had their two-game winning streak snapped. They have three scoreless ties.
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I've spent so much time writing about technology lately that it's been a long while since I mentioned the farce/tragedy that is adjunct faculty labor. However, Reason 87 of the 100 Reasons NOT to go to graduate school actually applies to all of us:
When the supply of workers exceeds the demand for labor, workers' wages tend to fall. This is the situation in academe. There are far too many PhDs produced every year for the academic job market to absorb them all (see Reason 55), and universities fill most of their teaching positions with poorly paid graduate students and adjuncts (see Reason 14). While the "glut" of PhDs seems to be slowly attracting more and more attention, it is in fact nothing new. The problem has existed for decades. Unfortunately, there is reason to believe that the situation is getting worse. In January 2010, under the heading "Another Reason to Just Say No to a Ph.D.," Gabriela Montell posted an informative graph on the Chronicle of Higher Education hiring blog. It was the work of economist Michael Mandel, who used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to determine that the "real earnings for full-time workers with a doctoral degree" had dropped 10% between 1999 and 2008. Looking at these numbers, Mandel concluded, "there's no sense of a PhD being a desirable degree."
Does this mean that we're all doomed to end up like Julia Roberts' alcoholic community college instructor in "Larry Crowne?" I think everything's relative.
I was talking to a friend of mine in our business school the other day (who likes me despite the fact that everyone over there things that I'm a dangerous radical). I mentioned that I don't begrudge him his higher salary because I know how markets work, yet I can't believe that the pay gap between our disciplines is that big. I think the people who make more in academia should do more to help the people who make less in academia because their exploitation leads society to undervalue teaching in general. Eventually that will come around to bite even the highest paid among us right on the butt.
Even now, are business proffies really happy? After all, half of them secretly want to be Mitt Romney and the other half aren't so secret about that goal at all. Certainly the adjuncts among us would prefer the terms and conditions of employment of even the lowest paid tenure track art professor than what they probably face now. It's a recipe for unhappiness all around.
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Beyond Romaine: 10 Delicious Kale Salads
Forget romaine. Kale—with its chewy texture, earthy, green flavor, and superfood nutrition profile—is a fantastic base in raw salads. Many of us here at The Kitchn have been known to, ahem, obsess a little over these salads at one time or another, making a raw kale salad as much of a daily routine as our morning cup of coffee. If you're new to raw kale salads, massage the kale first, then jump in and enjoy!
• Kale Salad with Apricots, Avocado & Parmesan
• 101 Cookbooks' Raw Tuscan Kale Salad
• Kale Salad with Quick-Pickled Watermelon Radish
• Kale Salad with Pecorino and Lemon
• Kale Salad with Blood Orange and Meyer Lemon
• Kale and Ricotta Salad from Kim Severson and Gourmet
• Kale Slaw with Peanut Dressing
• Rainbow Kale Salad via Tartine and Apron Strings
• Northern Spy Kale Salad, via Food52
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NWSB Insider and part-time Seattle Mariners blogger C-Mac weighs in today with his 2012 analysis of the Mariners Japanese baseball stars. He spent five great years living in Tokyo, and offers his analysis from time to time. He looks at Ichiro, Munenori Kawasaki, and Hisashi Iwakuma in this post. How do the new Mariners 2012 stars compare with past Japanes stars?
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What's keeping you from becoming an artisan? Is it the fear of being criticized or called stupid? Is it that you don't have enough time, experience or money?
Artisans are quietly reshaping our economy by creating unique products or services with their hands, mind and heart. Their work benefits people for whom they care deeply. Look around Durango, artisans are making their mark.
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I'm not talking about the dictionary definition of stupid: slow of mind; given to unintelligent decisions or acts; lacking intelligence or reason.
The new smart is seeing, feeling and considering how the world is changing and taking action, even at the risk of being called stupid by the those who are not yet able to see those changes, or who refuse to acknowledge change because that would require them to change, too.
People quick to criticize and call an idea stupid are usually operating on the Deferred Life Plan, a metaphor outlined by Randy Komisar in his book Monk and the Riddle. The Deferred Life Plan has two steps: do what you must do; eventually, do what you want to do.
The trouble with the Deferred Life Plan is that waiting to start someday isn't really living. Hiding your brilliance, not living your dreams and playing small are all unintelligent decisions or acts with far greater consequences than the risk of starting.
Becoming an artisan requires that you START: Stop hiding, Test assumptions, Acknowledge fears, Resolve problems and Take action.
Stop hiding by building a financial foundation. Doing so will take away your big excuses: "I have to keep doing what I'm doing because I need the paycheck." Begin by living on a budget, paying off consumer debt and building an emergency fund. Failure to do so would be careless and expose you to unnecessary risks.
Test your assumptions by beginning to develop your product or service for yourself, friends and family. This will give you time to perfect your unique formula for success.
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Well if One Piece was something material it wouldn´t make you pirate king imo.
Since Luffy treasures his friends more than anything else in the world i guess One Piece, is just the metaphorical treasure either fullfilling your dreams or just how important friendship is.
@ Cino why would it be peace and truth? that´d be counterfitting the ideals of pirates and of Gol D. Roger
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Luffy did hint that he wants to travel through the seas freely and have many great adventures. But he also says that he wants to do so with his Nakama, right from the start of the story. He starts out looking for a crew, a group of Nakama he can sail the seas with and even now he's still looking for more.
The theme of One Piece is Dreams and Nakama, both of equal importance.
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Yes, having a powerful crew so he can realize his dreams, which is to become pirate king, is important. And the pirate king, by his own definition, is so powerful that he can go anywhere and do anything without being stopped by anyone. If anything, that kind of thing is what signifies the "final" treasure that pirates seek.
Pirates becoming the king of pirates to obtain "true friendship" is ludicrous. To me, that would be a huge slap in the face of piracy and of One Piece, which described an age/world of violent piracy.
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Firstly we like to retain the term Nakama in Japanese because its a term that carries a significance and meaning that can't be fully translated into English. Its not just friendship, crew, comrade or family, it carries something very similar but neither of those does can carry well enough.
And like I said, you got the order wrong.
You don't become the Pirate King to obtain 'true friendship' or Nakama. Its your Nakama that will help you become the Pirate King.
If paper = Pirate king and ash = Nakama. What you got was 'burning ash to get paper'.
If you do not have great Nakama in the first place, you can't be the Pirate King.
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Actually, after reading this thread, I find the idea of One Piece having something to do with the void century and overthrowing the WG very likely. I forgot about that particular chapter that covers the idea of the WG doing something evil in the past and trying to conceal it. Very interesting! My thanks for that
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So its highly possible what you said is possible. Because I mean the way the World Government does things and the people who manipulate there power even thougt there high rank are even more evil than pirates.
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But why truth conterfitting the ideals of Roger
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I think One Piece may not be anything like a weapon or treasure...
I saw someone on here say it was his flag...
I agree.
If not his flag (or something else he might treasure)...
It may just be the "value of the journey"
or something of that nature
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The youth thing doctorine goes on about and flower ossan/lighthouse guy (they suspiciously could be members of Gols crew or juz people influenced by his Will of D) seem to have could be it (one piece -that'd suck...) but i wonder... Is Roger executed coz of knowing void history or sumthin (?) or does he turn himself in (?) why does everyone but Roger live (?) does he turn himself in so theyll survive (?) who, exactly was ABLE to catch Roger, the King? On the swimsuit theory... does it undo side effects of devil fruits?!? I like the idea bout Ace or Nami clones - that is, depending on yer gender of course .... Or it could be a devil fruit that allows ya to eat more than one fruit or completely undoes a former ability done by another fruit or since some give ya certain abilities all the antidotes will be there or mebbe the book of Fruits will be included - along with all unfound fruits - and who was meant to find em or sumthin otherworldly (a.k.a. that meant dumb) like that...
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DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) is dropping its "Chevy Runs Deep" marketing campaign in favor of a tagline that GM officials said would better resonate with consumers around the world.
The new tag, "Find New Roads," is the automaker's first attempt at a global message for Chevrolet, one of two brands that GM is positioning as a global brand. The move comes as GM prepares to launch 20 Chevrolet vehicles worldwide.
The slogan also reflects a change in the brand's customers, who are increasingly located outside the United States. Ten years ago, the U.S. market accounted for about 70 percent of Chevrolet sales. Now, it makes up 36 percent, said Alan Batey, head U.S. sales and global marketing, in an interview.
"It's very simple," Batey said of the new slogan, adding that its connotation may differ within various countries or among buyers of various models. "It means different things to different people in different segments of the market."
The first ads will appear in the United States this quarter and will later roll out around the world. This is the first campaign from Commonwealth, a joint venture of two of GM's largest ad agencies, Batey said.
GM and Commonwealth worked on the campaign for about six months, Batey said, adding that the new tagline will also serve as an internal rallying cry, or "North Star," for GM employees to focus more on product development.
Chevrolet's ads traditionally have had a patriotic tenor. In the 1970s, GM rolled out its "Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Chevrolet" campaign, followed by "Heartbeat of America" in the 1980s.
"Chevy Runs Deep" was the brainchild of Joel Ewanick, who was fired last year as GM's head of U.S. marketing. The campaign was intended to celebrate Chevrolet's history at the time of its 100-year anniversary.
But critics said the campaign failed to connect well with customers. GM officials said the new tagline would do better in the more than 140 markets that sell Chevrolet cars and trucks.
"We have sold Chevrolets around the world for almost a century, but this is the first time we have aligned behind one global vision," Mary Barra, head of GM product development, said in a statement on Tuesday.
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SWANSBORO � The three candidates seeking the mayor�s seat in Swansboro discussed past accomplishments and future plans at this week�s candidate forum.
SWANSBORO � The three candidates seeking the mayor�s seat in Swansboro discussed past accomplishments and future plans at this week�s candidate forum.
Mayor Scott Chadwick, town Commissioner Junior Freeman and resident Rick McCormac, who came within a handful of votes of winning a seat on the town board in 2011, were featured in the Thursday night forum held by the Swansboro Area Chamber of Commerce. The town�s ommissioner candidates will participate in a forum on Oct. 24.
For the candidates for mayor, the night began with one of the top issues before the town: building height and the conditional use process being considered to allow structures taller than 35 feet on a case-by-case basis with approved restrictions.
Chadwick has been open to considering taller buildings along the highway corridor by conditional use in order to bring in new business and expand the town�s tax base.
�If we (rule out structures over 35 feet), we can rule out potential business that can be beneficial to our town, our citizens and that provide products and services we need,� he said.
The height limit within the downtown district should remain 35 feet, the candidates agreed.
Freeman supports continued work on the conditional use process, which he said will allow the board to work with developers for what�s best for the town.
�The conditional use process as being crafted will allow for members to negotiate with property owners as to what type of business, what type of structure they are wanting to build and get the community involved and the citizens involved to determine what the mean height would be,� he said.
McCormac said he supports opportunities to increase the tax base and provide for jobs but also offered an alternative perspective of the conditional use process.
�One thing about the conditional use permit, it takes the decision making process away from employees and puts it in the hands of elected officials,� he said.
When asked their stance on building moratoriums, Freeman was clear in his opposition.
�I do not support moratoriums other than that for health and safety issues,� he said.
McCormac called it a �drastic measure� only used when a town has no other options.
Chadwick said he didn�t agree with the last building moratorium but acknowledged that it did give the board the time to �do the work� it needed to do to continue the discussions of building height and the right approach to take.
The list of questions also covered topics such as community outreach and priorities for the upcoming term.
McCormac expressed support for bringing citizens together to find solutions. The latter in response to a question about responding to the community plans in the works with a number of proposals and recommendations.
�We have to look for ways to get together and get the maximum bang for our buck,� McCormac said.
For Freeman and Chadwick, it�s a matter of finishing projects that have been started.
�I certainly want to move forward to finalize the goals we started four years ago,� Freeman said.
Freeman cited the gateway corridor and bike path plans as examples, as well as projects such as the move of fire and police services to a public safety concept.
Chadwick said that through grants and planning, the board has worked to pursue recommendations and projects downtown and beyond in a fiscally responsible way.
�We have the responsibility to be prudent in spending (taxpayer) money,� he said.
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Photographer Paul Graham (British, born 1956) will be lecturing in Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
From the MIA events webpage:
"This is the first lecture of a new photography initiative New Pictures Program. This lecture is also the first Arnold Newman Lecture for Photography. Newman (1918-2006) is acknowledged as one of the great masters of the 20th and 21th century and his work has has changed portraiture. Paul Graham is an artist photographer whose work operates in the territory traditionally reserved for documentary photography but uses and abuses the classic genres of photography to map a cultural and social topography.
The tickets are available for purchase now for only $5 (members free).
See this early post on Paul's work here.
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Arnold Newman Lecture on Photography
Thursday, October 1, 2009
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
The new annual Arnold Newman lecture series on photography features leading contemporary photographers discussing issues in the medium today. The series debut is by Paul Graham, one of the first photographers of his generation to bring together the rich historical tradition of social documentary photography with contemporary approaches to color and experimental image-making. His photographs explore the stuff of life and history, taking on subjects such as the Northern Ireland conflict, postwar Japanese culture, and class inequities in Western Europe and the United States.
Graham has produced 12 publications, including two major survey monographs. He received the 2009 Borse Photography Prize for a shimmer of possibility, which captures the struggles and poetry of daily life in America. Photographs from the book were featured in a solo exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art.
Admission: $5; free for MIA members. To reserve tickets, call (612) 870-6323 or reserve tickets online ».
For more details click here.
About Arnold Newman:
"The Arnold Newman Archive is dedicated to the legacy and work of famed photographer Arnold Newman. A join effort between the Newman Family, Commerce Graphics and Howard Greenberg Gallery, the archive will work to preserve and share Arnold Newman's vast body of work and achievements."
In September 2006, The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin announced the acquisition of Arnold Newman's archive. To read the press release, click here.
in 2007, ASMP presented the first annual Arnold Newman Prize to Chris Buck. This annual Prize "recognizes the work of a contemporary environmental portrait photographer whose imagery is grounded in the traditions and values that Newman pioneered." Jonathan Torgovnik received the Prize in 2008, and this year's winner is Jeff Reidel. This prize is selected from among the top scoring portrait submissions in PDN's Photography Annual Competition.
About the Department of Photographs at MIA:
"Begun in 1973, the MIA's collection of photographs spans the history of the medium as fine art, from the 1860s to the present. Representing more than 800 photographers and 8,500 works of art, the collection consists primarily of 20th-century American work, but increasing emphasis on photographs from all countries is providing new scope and dimension.
The Department of Photographs has developed and continues to thrive because of the active and generous support of loyal donors. The earliest acquisitions were funded by Kate Butler and Hall James Peterson. Their initiative inspired others, including Harry Drake, Martin Weinstein, and Fred and Ellen Wells. More recently, the creation of the Alfred and Ingrid Lenz Harrison Fund, along with the establishment of the Harrison Photography Galleries, has given the department enormous momentum. These superb new galleries are devoted to the presentation of our permanent collection.
Over the years, the Department of Photographs has been committed to using the collection for educational purposes, and the MIA now serves as a major resource for the five-state area. Numerous exhibitions drawn from the collection have traveled to other institutions, and high school and college students frequently visit our galleries and print study area."
Click here to read an earlier post on this blog on the 2007 passing of Carroll T. "Ted" Hartwell, long-time curator of photography at MIA.


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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) ? What happens in Vegas shouldn't necessarily stay in Vegas, the Rhode Island Supreme Court said Friday as it ruled a Providence man who called a friend from Sin City to borrow $8,500 for gambling losses must pay it back despite an old law that says otherwise.
The court opinion ends a long legal dispute over the money given to Juan Catala by David S. Vogel, a Providence attorney who ran for Congress last fall as an independent. But despite the ruling from the high court, Catala said he'll never repay his former friend.
"I'll go to jail before I give him a dollar," Catala told The Associated Press.
According to court documents, Catala and his fianc?e were on a trip to Las Vegas in 2007 when Catala called Vogel for help. According to Vogel, Catala said he had lost a substantial sum of money gambling and needed to recover his losses. Vogel agreed to wire $8,500 to the Bellagio Hotel.
After Catala refused to repay the loan, Vogel sued. Catala initially disputed that he had received the money but later argued that the loan was void because of a more than century-old Rhode Island law that invalidates loan agreements when the lender knows the money would be used for gambling. On Friday, Catala said Vogel gave him the money as an investment, with the understanding that he would be paid back only if Catala won.
A Superior Court judge determined that the prohibition on gambling loans didn't apply and ordered Catala to repay the $8,500 plus $8,500 in interest and damages. Catala appealed to the state Supreme Court, but because his attorney did not forward a copy of the lower court transcript, the high court concluded it had "no choice but to uphold the lower court's findings."
"It is said that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas ? except in this case, where the parties dispute what happened there," wrote Justice Gilbert V. Indeglia in the ruling's first sentence.
In a dissent, Justice William P. Robinson III said Catala had no legal obligation to repay Vogel because of the law invalidating gambling loans. He said the lower court transcript wasn't necessary because Vogel acknowledged he knew Catala planned to use at least some of the money for gambling.
Even though he won, Vogel said he was disappointed that the high court didn't weigh in on the law banning gambling loans, which was enacted at a time when gambling was illegal. He said the law is outdated and should be rescinded because it could give gamblers an easy way to avoid repaying loans.
"Maybe it's time for the legislature to just remove it from the books," he said.
Catala and Vogel met at a poker table at the Foxwoods Resort Casino several years ago, Vogel said. He said they were friends up until the loan but haven't spoken recently.
Catala was arrested in 2009 in Massachusetts and charged with kidnapping and assault. The charges are pending. He also faces felony larceny charges in Rhode Island that stem from a state mortgage fraud investigation in 2011. Catala has pleaded not guilty to the charges and said Friday that they're unrelated to the loan dispute.
Vogel said he isn't optimistic that he'll ever collect the money. He hasn't loaned any large sums of money since and doesn't plan to.
"I learned my lesson the hard way," he said.Associated Press
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Charlene Waterman, 80
Charlene A. Waterman, 80, of Wapakoneta, died at 11:37 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the Shawnee Manor.
She was born Sept. 13, 1932, in Lima, the daughter of Georgiana and Guy Walker, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 24, 1953, she married Thomas H. "Tom" Waterman, who preceded her in death on Jan. 31, 2008.
Surviving are four children, Jay Waterman, of Lima, Jill (Tom) Clarke, of Leonardtown, Md., Jeff Waterman, of Spencerville, and Jon (Jamie) Waterman, of Wapakoneta; and three grandchildren, Travis Clarke, Jackson Waterman, and Justine Waterman.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Lou Chiles, and two brothers, Manuel "Mac" Walker and Richard "Dick" Walker.
Charlene retired as a case worker with the Auglaize County Job & Family Services. She was a member of First English Lutheran Church, Brands Lake Fishing club, and the V.F.W. Post 8445, Auxiliary, all of Wapakoneta. She enjoyed fishing, going to lunch with her friends, and spending time with her grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home, St. Rt. 501, Wapakoneta, with the Rev. Steven Nelson officiating. Burial is to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Wapakoneta.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the St. Rita's Hospice.
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Glossaries of Economic Terms in Principles of Macroeconomics
This glossary of economic terms forms part of the support site for Joseph Stiglitz's Principles of Macroeconomics 4th ed. student website. It is simply laid out, with hundreds of entries, browsable alphabetically, from absolute advantage to zero elasticity. The definitions are short and are not linked to other material.
Economics and business dictionary from The Guardian, with bias towards business and finance but covering main economics concepts (e.g. Deflation, Keynesian economics, Retail price index) and institutional terms (e.g. Agenda 21, Federal Reserve Board, Nikkei 225). Basic, single-paragraph definitions.


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CoB Students Receive Certified Manager® (CM®) Certification
Each year, a handful of management majors are chosen by the JMU management department to obtain Certified Manager®(CM®) certification. The certification is sponsored by the Institute of Certified Professional Managers (ICPM), a business center of the JMU College of Business. Certification brings managerial confidence and recognition to graduates seeking employment by offering a professional credential beyond their college degree.
To obtain CM® certification, students must meet eligibility criteria for education and experience, complete a comprehensive course of management and leadership study, and pass three challenging CM® certification exams. Successful students receive the CM® professional credential, which recognizes managerial competency and leadership potential.
Under the leadership of CoB faculty member Mike Yankey, CM, the student program began in September 2012 and concluded in April 2013. Senior management students participating in this year's program included: David P. Jones (recipient of a full CM® scholarship from ICPM), Kyle Barker, Rachel Griffin, Nathan Barth and LeeNora Linkous. Students received their CM certificates at a May 3rd awards ceremony.
ICPM has sponsored the CM certification for over 38 years. There are currently over 11,000 Certified Mangers recognized in over 60 countries. Lynn S. Powell, CM and JMU alumnus, serves as the Executive Director for ICPM. For more information about the CM® certification, please visit www.icpm.biz or call 540-568-3247.
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Intense lifestyle-based weight-loss interventions were associated with a partial remission of diabetes, researchers found.
Compared with an education and support intervention for diabetes patients, those engaged in an intense weight-loss and lifestyle intervention were more likely to experience any remission at year 1 (11.5% versus 7.3%, P<0.001), and were more likely to see that remission continuously sustained over 3 years of measurements (9.2%, 6.4%, and 3.5% versus 1.7%, 1.3%, and 0.5%, respectively), according to Edward Gregg, PhD, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and colleagues.
Participants in the intervention group also lost significantly more weight at two follow-up periods (a difference of 7.9% at year one and 3.9% at year four, P<0.001 for both), and significantly fewer participants in the weight-loss intervention who experienced remission returned to clinical diabetes status at each point of follow-up, they wrote online in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The researchers also noted that the weight-loss intervention was particularly effective in "those whose diabetes is of short duration, who have lower hemoglobin A levels, and who do not yet require insulin therapy."
Patients diagnosed as having type 2 diabetes frequently ask if their condition is reversible, and "some physicians may provide hopeful advice that lifestyle change can normalize glucose levels," they wrote in the introduction to their findings. "However, the rate of remission of type 2 diabetes that may be achieved using nonsurgical approaches has not been reported."
To help clarify the issue, the researchers investigated the outcomes of a long-term (4 years) intensive weight-loss intervention on frequency of remission from diabetes to prediabetes or normoglycemia in 2,241 participants and compared them with a sample of 2,262 diabetes patients participating in a diabetes and support education intervention.
The intensive weight-loss intervention included weekly group and individual counseling for the first 6 months focused on reducing caloric intake, decreasing consumption of total and saturated fats, and increasing physical activities; this was followed by three sessions per month for the second 6 months and twice-monthly sessions over years 2 to 4. Participants also were offered liquid meal replacements to help with dietary goals.
In the support education intervention participants were given three group sessions annually that offered information on diet, physical activity, and social support.
Participants in each group were evaluated at baseline and once at each year of the 4 years of follow-up for health status, including body mass index and glycemic status. Participant fitness also was assessed at baseline through a maximal graded exercise test and at years one and four through a submaximal exercise test.
The participants were 45 to 75 years old with a mean age of 59 years, had a median time since diabetes diagnosis of 5 years, and were "notably obese at baseline."
In addition to losing more weight, the weight-loss intervention group had greater increases in fitness in years one and four (20.6% versus 4.9% and 5.3% versus 1.5%, respectively, P<0.001 for both) than those in the education group.
Complete remission -- defined as glucose normalization without medication -- was more common among the lifestyle weight-loss participants than the education group (prevalence ratio 6.6, 95% CI 3.3 to 13.3, P<0.001). Absolute prevalence of complete remission was low overall, the authors noted.
Participants were significantly more likely to experience either partial or complete remission in the lifestyle intervention than in the education intervention at years 1 and 4 (P<0.001 for both).
Return to clinical diabetes status occurred in roughly one-third of the lifestyle intervention group each year (33.1% at year two, 33.8% at year three, and 31.6% at year four) versus around half among participants in the education group (52.4% at year two, 45.9% at year three, and 43.8% at year four).
In addition, continuous, sustained remission was significantly more common among weight-loss intervention participants than in the education group at years two to four (P<0.001 for all).
In an accompanying editorial, David Arterburn, MD, of the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle Wash., and Patrick O'Connor, MD, of the Institute for Education and Research in Minneapolis, Minn., noted that neither intervention translated to "lower rates of nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, hospitalization for angina, or death compared with conventional diabetes treatment."
They editorialists speculated that this was due to overall lower-than-expected rates of cardiovascular events due to improved risk factor control in each group, improved critical care after acute cardiovascular events, a healthier-than-expected cohort, and exclusion of participants with high cardiovascular risk at baseline.
They also noted that bariatric surgery achieves an effective reduction in cardiovascular events and mortality rates.
The study was limited by a lack of pure intention-to-treat approach, a non-ideal study population that likely underestimated frequency of remission, lack of evaluation of each intervention's impact on insulin resistance, and greater likelihood of healthcare professionals modifying medications in the education group.
The study was funded by a number of organizations and companies including the Department of Health and Human Services, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; the Massachusetts General Hospital Mallinckrodt General Clinical Research Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology General Clinical Research Center; the University of Pittsburgh General Clinical Research Center; the Clinical Translational Research Center; the Department of Veterans Affairs; and the Frederic C. Bartter General Clinical Research Center; FedEx; Health Management Resources; LifeScan; OPTIFAST; Hoffmann-La Roche; Abbott Nutrition; and Slim-Fast.
Co-authors reported links with Eli Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and diaDexus.
Arteburn received grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation.
O'Connor received support from the NIH, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Montana Diabetes Program, and the CDC.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
Primary Source
Journal of the American Medical AssociationSource Reference: Gregg EW, et al "Association of an intensive lifestyle intervention with remission of type 2 diabetes" JAMA 2012; 308(23): 2489-2496.
Secondary Source
Journal of the American Medical AssociationSource Reference: Arteburn DE, O'Connor PJ "A look ahead at the future of diabetes prevention and treatment" JAMA 2012; 308(23): 2517-2518.


text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Opinions on tuition fees Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Opinions on tuition fees Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Opinions View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message laurabatesJoined: 10 Jun 2010Posts: 6Location: London UK Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:20 am Post subject: Opinions on tuition fees What does everybody on here think about the UK tuition fees being raised to £9000? I think it's awful and the Liberal Democrats ought to be made to honour the pledges they signed during the election promising that they were going to fight against any increase in tuition fees. Otherwise no students from disadvantaged background will be able to apply to university and those who do go will end up coming out with more than £40,000 debt starting their lives under such a burden how will they ever manage to pay it off? I was quite confused by all the different media coverage because it seems to be a very complex issue but I have found a great blog which explains all the different parts of the issue really simply and clearly. I'd love to know what other forum members think about this and do they agree with me? Back to top AfraJoined: 10 Jul 2013Posts: 131 Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:59 am Post subject: The argument that economic pressures do not oblige those in power to increase tuition fees fell on deaf ears when legislation was passing through Parliament several years ago. Opponents of £9,000 fees have an opportunity to revive it, however, using international law - and the government may find it more difficult to ignore their case if it is focused through this lens. What does international law tell us about setting tuition fees? First, that it is not true that British governments are free to set the level of university fees constrained only by the market. International law regards a university education as a universal human right. And since 1976 the UK has been legally bound by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which requires all states to introduce progressively free university education - in all subjects and at postgraduate level as well. Tuition fees: a human rights issue .................................... Academic Writing Services | Resume Writing Services Order | 35% Discount | Discount Code: PROMO35 Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Opinions All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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Far Cry 2 Basics
|Basic Tips
|Check the journal to see what to do next. If there are no missions listed in the journal, head back to the town or the weapon shops to find more.
|Main missions are vital to the story. These usually come from the UFLL and APR bosses.
|Buddy missions are extra tasks that are tied to the main missions, and they are meant to be completed before finishing up with the main missions. Doing so can bring about bonus items at the safe houses.
|Underground missions are the delivery of travel documents to civilians in exchange for malaria medicine. They become available when the current amount of medicine is running low. The travel documents come from the priest at the church and (later) the doctor at the clinic.
|Weapon missions are optional jobs that, once accomplished, make new weapons available for sale at the shops.
|To seize a safe house, kill all the enemies around it. Safe houses provide save points (via the bed), and sometimes a buddy may show up inside these places to offer a rescue bonus (free revival).
|Hide in tall grass to reduce the chances of being detected by enemies.
|The enemies aren't as smart at fighting indoors. If the situation calls for an all-out assault, try to duck into a shed, hut, or other structure of some kind to seek cover and to funnel pursuing enemies through a single doorway.
|Cars can be found at safe houses and certain other points. Enemies also occasionally drive along roads, so if a car is needed, stay on the roads and hope someone will show up in a vehicle.
|Use the bus stations to travel quickly between the town areas and the four outer corners of the entire region. The buses can be handy shortcuts for many missions, especially the underground missions.
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|The radar unit (on the handheld map and on the vehicles) comes with a green light for detecting diamond cases and Jackal tapes. When the green light blinks, a diamond case or tape is nearby. When the green light remains solid, the item is directly ahead. Some of these goods are located high up on the rooftops of buildings, so don't forget to search upward.
|Purchasing weapons means that new copies of those weapons will always be available at the armories (located just next to the shops), and that's important because the guns dropped by enemies are always degraded and prone to jamming.
|Manuals are upgrades that increase weapon performance, quicken vehicle repairs, boost vehicle durability, and so on. Other types of upgrades do things such as extending the amount of reserve ammunition.
|Check the journal's upgrades screen to view all the weapons and upgrades, including those that aren't purchased yet.
|Don't worry too much about completing weapon missions. Many weapons and upgrades will automatically become available for purchase after every act (when enough main missions are completed).
|Weapon crates, once purchased, can be used to swap weapons. At the armories, place fresh weapons into the crates. These weapons can then be retrieved at the safe houses later.
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I noticed a 'mouse-over' pop-up on this cartoon that said... 'At least humans are better at quietly amusing ourselves, oblivious to our pending obsolescence' thought the human, as a nearby Dell Inspiron contentedly displayed the same bouncing geometric shape screensaver it had been running for years.


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As of 2 months ago shimano Australia whole sale prime on a DA chain was $58
If I owned a business which depended upon dealing with Shimano Australia, I'd call around and gather support from other shop owners in a similar situation.
Then, once I have the support of as many fellow shop owners as I can find, I'd organise a meeting with Shimano Australia to try and hammer out a better deal. You have a [virtual] bottomless pit of evidence when it comes to significantly lower prices for the same product.
You have to be prepared to threaten to walk out en-masse. If the current situation is allowed to continue, everyone will lose. Shop owners, customers and Shimano. Everyone.
You can change things. Don't just sit around crying about it.
Indeed this is what happened in the US where the LBSs complained that their market share for Shimano products had collapsed due to cheaper overseas prices and Shimano US agreed to lower wholesale prices. The same needs to happen in Australia. Getting rid of the $1000 exemption for GST won't save the LBS.


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North Face gives South Korean shoppers a virtual reality dog sledding experience--followed immediately by a surprise real-life one.
North Face gives South Korean shoppers a virtual reality dog sledding experience--followed immediately by a surprise real-life one.
Stringr, the premier marketplace that allows media organizations to buy video footage from both amateur and professional videographers in an efficient, streamlined process, has partnered with Getty Images.
Blackmagic Design today announced that the company's production and post products were used to complete many of the fall 2018 season's new and returning television shows and streaming series. More than 55 shows rely on Blackmagic Design's digital film cameras; Fusion visual effects (VFX), compositing, 3D and motion graphics software; and DaVinci Resolve editing, color correction, VFX and digital audio software; as well as its switchers, routers, monitors and capture and playback devices.
Luxul, the leading innovator of IP networking solutions for AV integrators, today announced that it's giving CI integrators the gift of enterprise-level performance at affordable price points this holiday season. It doesn't matter if they've been naughty or nice, the company's XMS-1208P 12-port/18 PoE+ managed Gigabit switch — that delivers high-speed performance while enabling simple network expansion — is now available for all. And to ring in the new year, Luxul will begin shipping its AMS-1816P 18-port/16 PoE+ L2/L3 managed Gigabit switch in early January.
HoverCam, an innovative technology leader in the digital education market, announced that Val Verde Unified School District (USD) in Parris, California, successfully installed HoverCam's Pilot digital teaching stations and CenterStage interactive flat panels (IFPs) in new STEM labs in the elementary schools, with plans for an eventual rollout to the district's middle and high schools. As part of the district's goal to create future-ready students, Val Verde USD chose HoverCam digital education solutions to address the rising challenge of updating classrooms and introducing curriculum with advanced systems that will prepare students for a rapidly changing career landscape.
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Riedel's MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital matrix intercom are providing the decentralized and redundant signal routing and communications backbone on board two all-new, state-of-the-art OB vehicles for Ruptly, a Berlin-based international news agency. Qvest Media, a world-leading system architect and integrator for the broadcast and media industries, designed and built the new broadcast van and DSNG vehicle.


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Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is a free and open source multiplayer first-person shooter set during World War II and heavily focused on teamwork. More than a decade after its release, after spending countless hours of escorting tanks and trucks, stealing gold and radar parts and transmitting confidential documents, there comes a project which aims to relaunch and dust off a game which consistently refused to go down.
Long overdue, but it is finally here! Nearly one year ago, we released version 2.74 which has since been downloaded more than 50 thousands times. Today, we are pleased to announce the release of ET: Legacy version 2.75 'Learning to fly'.
As the game has been in a stable state since quite some time, we had the possibility to specifically focus on polishing the game feature-wise as well as improving the general player experience. Both the game engine and Legacy mod came to the table and received innumerable bug fixes and further code clean-up, making this new version the biggest we have ever released.
The changelog is long and ranges from rather simple UI changes like the 'landmine spotted' spamming to more serious back-end updates.
Key updates worth mentioning are the additional OpenAL sound backend that will surely rejoice 7.1 surround system owners, as well as the new openGL 3 renderer. While now available for general public testing, this new renderer remains for now in an experimental state and will be improved gradually over the following months. Other notable changes include a working multi view feature and the re-activation of the gamepad device code.
The implementation of a skill rating system definitely reached a milestone, and the addition of a SQL backend will allow flexible and powerful control with a complete LUA administration suite that will be delivered to you soon. Both of these features will be introduced in more details in the coming days, so make sure to keep track of this project!
We are confident to say that ET: Legacy is the most advanced, stable and optimized ET version ever created and we will continue to work to live up to that statement.
Future features and updates are already in the pipeline and are being worked on. The work on getting ET: Legacy away from the licensed assets took a big leap forwards as well a few weeks ago. We are definitely on the right track!
Our thanks goes out to all regular contributors, fans and helping hands that participated in bug reports, suggestions and fixes.
Thank you for following our project. If you are interested in joining our efforts, please don't hesitate to get in contact with us. We are a community driven project and everyone is welcome to join. You can leave a reply here, on our forum or our IRC channel.


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BUFFALO, NY—No. 7 Salisbury (3-1/1-0) limited host Buffalo State (2-3/0-2) to just 158 total yards of offense and got a big play out of its special teams to deliver a 20-7 victory in an Empire 8 contest this afternoon at Coyer Field.
Salisbury's defense allowed just 16 total rushing yards, and held the Bengals to minus-seven yards on the ground in the first half. The Sea Gulls totaled 319 yards of total offense, including 250 yards on 68 rushing attempts. Freshman quarterback John Dunbar (Pt. Pleasant Borough/Pt. Pleasant Borough) was 2 for 3 for 69 yards and a score. Joe Benedetti (Langhorne, PA/Conwell-Egan) led the rushing attack with 22 carries for 114 yards, while Andre Carter (Huntingtown, MD/Huntingtown) anchored the defense with a team-high eight tackles.
For Buffalo State, quarterback Casey Kacz (Amherst/Sweet Home) finished 13 of 30 for 142 yards with an interception, and added 30 yards on four carries. Caesarae Lewis (Newbern, AL/Sunshine) was the top receiver with three catches for 54 yards. Three Bengals defenders finished with double-digit tackles with Pasquale Vacchio (Glen Head/North Shore) posting 18, followed by Sean Littlejohn (Cohoes/Cohoes) and Tyler Krempa (Williamsville/Williamsville South) with 13 and 12 respectively.
After forcing a Bengals' punt on the game's opening possession, Salisbury set the tone with a 13-play, 75-yard scoring drive to get on the scoreboard early. The Sea Gulls methodically pounded the ball down the field, with a longest play of 13 yards, and capped by a 4-yard quarterback keeper by Dan Griffin (Jarrettsville, MD/N. Harford).
Griffin left the game with an injury early in the second quarter, but Salisbury was able to extend its lead to 13-0 with a blocked punt by Joey Buckley (Chester, MD/Kent Island) who then scooped it up and ran it into the end zone from 3 yards out. It was the second blocked punt returned for a touchdown against Buffalo State in as many weeks.
Salisbury extended its lead to 20-0 with 5:53 remaining in the third quarter, when Dunbar caught the Bengals' defense cheating up in the box, and connected on a 59-yard deep touchdown strike to Michael Copenhaver (California, MD/Leonardtown).
Buffalo State delivered a big special teams play of its own early in the fourth quarter when Jeffrey Moore (Buffalo/St. Joe's) sprinted through the line and blocked a Salisbury 42-yard field goal attempt. Jordan Boser (Geneva, IL/Geneva), who had a sack on the previous play, recovered the ball at midfield and returned 40 yards to the Sea Gulls' 10-yard line. Kacz converted the opportunity into a score with a 10-yard scramble on the very next play, cutting the deficit to 20-7.
The Bengals had two more possessions, but could not break through, and an interception by Kevin Costello (West Chester, PA/Henderson) with 3:02 remaining allowed the Sea Gulls to run out the clock.
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AT&T has just gotten into the accelerated upgrade game in a big way with their new Next program. Here's the gist, if you're a new customer or are currently eligible for an upgrade, you can buy a new phone or tablet with no downpayment, but with monthly installments. After 12 months, you can switch to a new phone or tablet, also with no downpayment, and keep on with the installments. Or, you can keep paying down on the original phone or tablet for a total of 20 months and be free and clear. AT&T Mobility president and CEO, Ralph de la Vega said in a prepared statement:
With AT&T Next, customers can get the newest smartphone or tablet every year with no down payment. That's hard to beat, and it's an incredible value for customers who want the latest and greatest every year."
No word yet on how the math works out for iPhone customers, but AT&T offers the following Android example:
The interest-free monthly device installments range from $15 to $50, depending on the device selected. For example, a customer purchasing a Samsung Galaxy® S 4 would have no down payment and pay $32 per month, in addition to the monthly wireless service plan they choose, with the option to trade in their device and upgrade after 12 payments or to keep using the device and pay off the installment plan in full after 20 months. There's no penalty for paying off the installment plan early.
We'll have to run the numbers and see what ends up being cheaper, AT&T's new Next deal or the Jump program announced by T-Mobile last week. But in the meantime, check out what AT&T is offering and let me know, if you're an existing customer, will you hop on Next, and if not, is Next enough to make you consider switching?
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