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SECU Expertise Tweaked New Senior Financial Abuse Law
On July 29, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed the Financial Exploitation of Older Adults bill, which requires all financial institutions to report when they suspect someone 65 or older, or a disabled adult over 18, is being financially exploited. It also protects the liability of those making the good faith report. Financial institutions may also ask members or customers to provide a list of trusted persons who could be contacted if fraud is suspected.
The legislation, which passed both the Senate and House unanimously, was supported by SECU, the North Carolina Credit Union League, the North Carolina Attorney General's office, the North Carolina Bankers Association and others. It takes effect Dec. 1.
Sara Trexler, senior vice president/trust services at the $26.7 billion State Employees' Credit Union in Raleigh, N.C., said the legislature authorized a task force in 2011 to recommend changes that would help combat financial abuse against seniors.
The nation's second largest credit union had previously worked with the state attorney general and secretary of state back in 2007 and 2008 when it started its own reporting initiative and created training programs for employees.
Because SECU was ahead of the curve, the attorney general's staff invited SECU to join in the task force's pilot effort and share its training knowhow.
And, the task force called upon SECU's expertise when revising the bill. For example, the law at first allowed any person to make a report, but financial institutions were specifically added to make it clear they were mandatory reporters sheltered from liability.
North Carolina is the fifteenth state to include financial institutions among those who are mandated to, or voluntarily can, report cases of financial abuse involving the elderly. Several states also require training of financial institution employees.
Trexler said financial abuse against senior citizens is increasingly drawing more attention, similar to the way domestic violence and child abuse gained prominence. Branch employees tend to know members well, she said, and notice when their cash patterns change.
"A typical scenario would be somebody mowing the grass and offering to do it on a regular basis," Trexler said. "Soon, that person is cashing $500 checks every week. Employees wanted to know what to do. The attorney general's office actually helped us and we also partnered with Adult Protective Services."
In another case, a member began asking to withdraw $500 in cash each week. The second time it happened, the teller cautioned her that it was not a safe practice.
"It turned out she lived next to a halfway house, and residents there were walking her to the branch and waiting for her to get cash to give to them," she said. "She thought they were her friends."
Branch employees attempted to alert a family member, but when failed, they contacted the Adult Protective Services offices.
Next Page: Scammers' First Stop
Lauren Waley, the NCCUL's director of legislative and regulatory affairs, said over the past couple years there have been a number of attention-grabbing headlines about seniors getting scammed, in some cases involving millions of dollars. Joint account holders are sometimes found to be the perpetrators.
"It may be a family member or a caregiver who comes into the branch with them," Waley said. "The older person may not be comfortable making such a large withdrawal but they're feeling pressure. You see from the expression on the member's face that this may not be right. The law now puts a sense of liability on law enforcement to follow up with these things."
Financial institutions are the first stop for criminals, Waley said.
"Having their involvement is vital. There's definitely a balancing act imposing additional compliance burdens and doing what's right. North Carolina is pretty progressive in what we implemented," she said.
The new law also clarifies the ability of Protective Services to access financial records. Legislators kept in the bill a requirement that access to such records must be obtained by a subpoena or court order.
"The financial world is very attuned to the issue of financial privacy," Trexler said. "Training is needed to educate people to the fact it's okay to raise your hand and say, 'Somebody should check on this person.' But there's a balance between providing help and still protecting financial information."
With the law in place, the next step is to prepare staff at credit unions throughout the state. The league is sponsoring a train the trainer event in October, which will be conducted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Whaley said materials are readily available to educate both staff and members, like the Money Smart for Older Adults program developed by the FDIC and CFPB. A quick check on the Money Smart web site offers an idea of what legislation such as North Carolina's new law is aimed to prevent: schemes directed at veterans, identity theft, medical identity theft, scams that target homeowners, planning for unexpected life events and being financially prepared for disasters.
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Now it appears the court fracas between
Verizon and AT&T has finally been laid to rest. Following
the denial
of its request for summary judgment, AT&T has agreed to drop
its suit and Verizon has, in turn, agreed to drop its
AT&T writes,
"Verizon and AT&T have dismissed the litigation between them
in Georgia and New York."
According to the legal text
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between
Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon
Wireless ("Verizon Wireless") and Defendant/Counterclaim
Plaintiff AT&T Mobility LLC ("AT&T") that pursuant
to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: (a) Verizon
Wireless's claims against AT&T in the above- captioned action are
hereby dismissed without prejudice, and (b) AT&T's counterclaims
against Verizon Wireless in the above-captioned action are hereby
dismissed without prejudice.
AT&T and Verizon, though, are hardly kissing and making up.
Verizon continues to step up its ads mocking AT&T's efforts.
And AT&T is trying to counter with a series of commercials
starring B-list actor Luke Wilson. It appears, however that
this round has been won by Verizon -- AT&T's brand reputation has
been slipping downward according to market research firm Brand Index,
and a recent Consumer Reports study showed AT&T last
in customer satisfaction (Verizon came in first).


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Your stats are ridiculous and are slightly biased to your argument... which is cool but they hardly make anything fact. Despite Lowry's low shooting percentage his true shooting percentage is just 1.6% less than Calderon's. The stats you have presented of Lowry averaging 6.5 ast in 23.5 mins are all as a backup and since his return he has not had a chance to start - per 36 mins that is 10 assists per game. The whole team concept and focus changes and Lowry shows he can adapt to the change yet you insist on making your case with apples to oranges comparisons? No one - myself included - has defended Lowry's style of play upon return from injury the first go round.
Here is a crazy thought as Lowry is ripped, lets look at Jose's stats coming off the bench:
22.0 mins, 8.1 pts, .398 fg%, 1.3rebs, 4.2 assists, 0.5 stl, 1.5to
All this talk of Jose's professionalism and how great he is hardly backed up by his play off the bench.
Here is a crazier thought, lets look at Jose's record leading the Raptors the last 5 years.... nevermind.
The fact here truly is Lowry has hardly been given a shot to lead this team with the turnaround and re-shifted focus of the coaching staff despite his conformity to the direction of the team. Any comparisons pre- and post- December 10th is, for lack of a better term, horseshit because this is not the same team.
I am truly flattered you think #tradeBargnani has any pull with not only the Raptors brass but any (or all) of the other 29 NBA teams. Read some message boards of other teams: Bargnani's flaws are the worst kept secret in the NBA among fans. I think the GM's have and can figure it out too. But again, thanks.
I'm all for making the Raptors better. But before you go and trade Lowry and anoint Jose the short term starter and long term mentor, did you consider Jose is an unrestricted free agent who has made it well known he'd like to play in a warmer climate, compete for a championship, and has done jack shit for the Raptors winning percentage over the last 5 years? Jose's true professionalism is a double-edged sword: once his contract is up, so are his obligations.
Best player based on those stats? How about these stats:
http://www.thenbageek.com/players/compare?player_ids[]=314&season=2011&utf8=%E2%9C%93 (negative win share)
Why can't AB adapt if Lowry did? Hmmmm, 7 f*cking seasons versus 15 games - and Lowry is still being ripped a new one? Seriously, stop the nut hugging and excuses. 7 SEASONS!
The true irony I find is the exact same arguments and excuses are being made for Bargnani after all this time.


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Google was a victim of its own success to some extent. With half of its
revenue coming from the U.S., the company showed a troublesome slowing in
advertising click-throughs, thanks perhaps to the struggling U.S.
economy. Google puts partners' text ads beside search results and is then
paid when visitors to the search engineer clicked the links.
It was used to seeing rapid growth in traffic throughout its history and this yielded
rapid growth in clicks. Last year, the quarterly growth was 47
percent. This year growth had slid to 19 percent, which for anyone
besides Google would have been very impressive. However, for Google, this
meant that its profits were not as high as expected, and it disappointed
analysts' lofty expectations.
It posted a profit of $4.63 a share, well below the average of $4.73 a share,
which a Bloomberg compilation of analyst projections predicted.
Partly to blame also were rising costs of operation. Google saw its
research spending budget rise 65 percent. It also languished under the legal
war of attrition it has been waging against Viacom over its video sharing
property YouTube.
Thanks in part to the extra overhead from defending itself against Viacom,
Google's general and administrative costs rose 49 percent to $475M USD.
Google also was nonplussed
to see employees leaving the company, a foreign experience for the company
who promoted a "lifer" mentality among its workforce thanks in part
to feel-good perks.
Microsoft also felt some heat from its Q2 results. The company,
which gets 60 percent of its income inside the U.S., disappointed analysts with
only producing a profit growth of 42 percent, yielding $4.3B USD in profit (42
cents a share). Analysts predicted stronger profits of 47 cents a
Its problems stemmed in part to sliding
Microsoft Office sales, which were thought to be negatively impacted by
piracy. The sales missed the company's goals for a second straight
quarter. Worse, Microsoft saw its online advertising missing targets and
losing ground to Google. Overseas Microsoft showed more promising growth,
but this growth was unable to offset its slippage in the U.S.
Brian Rauscher director of portfolio strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman &
Co. in New York says this is to be expected, and that there is little Google
and Microsoft can do to escape the reality of the U.S. economy's
struggles. He said, "For any U.S. company, the domestic part of
their products are going to come under pressure. The U.S. consumer is
getting pinched."
Jerome Dodson, chief executive officer of San Francisco- based Parnassus
Investments, which has $1.4B USD in investments, including holdings in Google
and Microsoft stock, stated "You can't consider technology a defensive
sector at all. We're going to have a small sell-off in technology."
Even Google CEO Eric Schmidt admitted that his company was struggling under
"a more challenging economic environment."
Microsoft and Google paid a heavy price for falling short of expectations on
the stock market. Google stock fell $52.12, or 9.8 percent, Friday, its worst
loss since its 2004 initial public offering. Microsoft saw slightly less
severe, but still grim, losses $1.66 a share, or 6 percent, its own worse loss
since April 25 of this year.


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Surfeit of Sprinkles
No good deed goes unpunished. One McDonald's employee learned that the hard way when she purportedly lost her job for putting extra sprinkles on a co-worker's McFlurry. Sarah Finch says she added the generous helping of sprinkles after a fellow employee—who had purchased the dessert—asked Finch to "make it a nice one." According to Finch, her supervisors subsequently fired her for "gross misconduct" and stealing food.
She promptly filed an unfair dismissal suit against Lonetree, the company that runs the McDonald's franchise in question, and the two sides reached a settlement last month. As part of the deal, the ex-employee received almost $5,000 in compensation and a "good reference" from the company.
Intoxicated Inmates
The Coors Light made me do it? Five inmates at an Idaho prison have filed a $1 billion lawsuit against eight major beer and wine companies, claiming that alcohol contributed to their crimes and that the companies are to blame because they failed to warn consumers about the addictive nature of their products.
Lead plaintiff Keith Allen Brown, who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for shooting a man to death, explained his argument in an affidavit. "I have spent a great deal of time in prison because of situations…in which alcohol played a major role," Brown wrote, according to the Idaho Statesman. "At no time in my life, prior to me becoming an alcoholic, was I ever informed that alcohol was habit forming." Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., Coors Brewing Co. and Miller Brewing Co. are among those named as defendants in the suit, which seeks $700 million in compensatory damages and $300 million in punitive damages.
Shoddy Seating
One New York woman could buy a lot of hot dogs if she prevails in her multimillion dollar lawsuit against popular burger chain Shake Shack. Cindy Cirlin is suing the eatery for $2 million, claiming that she suffered injuries after a dog leashed to a chair at its Upper East Side location knocked her over, the New York Post reports.
According to Cirlin, the restaurant—which sells dog biscuits for diners' four-legged friends—failed to guard against "the anticipated dangers of allowing dogs to be attached by leashes to its flimsy and unanchored chairs."
Pot Prank
What could be more relaxing than 18 holes of golf? Some Washington and Colorado residents might suggest a pot brownie. But a New Jersey man is suing the Copper Hill Country Club and several of his fellow members who allegedly tricked him into eating a marijuana-laced brownie following a golf event. According to Barry Russo, club members James Kavanagh Jr. and Gregg Chaplin tempted him with the treat by telling him that Kavanagh, who had supposedly baked the dessert, had "special culinary training."
After eating the brownie, Russo says he felt numbness and tingling in parts of his body, experienced a rise in blood pressure and felt anxious, light-headed and dizzy. He accuses Kavanagh and Chaplin of trying to poison him. He is also suing the country club's manager, whom he says attempted to "intentionally conceal" the incident instead of immediately calling an ambulance.
Salad Scuffle
Chuck E. Cheese's: where a kid can be a kid and an adult can (allegedly) be stabbed by an angry waitress over a salad plate. LaNasia Randle and Aron Moten claim that they were eating at one of the restaurant's Chicago locations when waitress Shardonnae Pruitt took away Moten's plate, apparently because she believed he had not paid for the salad bar. During the ensuing altercation, Pruitt allegedly threw a napkin dispenser at Moten and stabbed LaNasia Randle three times.
The allegedly injured duo is suing CEC Entertainment, which owns and operates the franchise in question, for more than $50,000 for medical expenses and negligence.
Candy Clashes
Break me off a piece of that (trademarked) KitKat bar. Last week, the candy's maker, Nestlé S.A., prevailed in a trademark lawsuit against competitor Cadbury, when trademark regulators in the U.K. ruled that Nestlé owns the rights to KitKat's distinctive shape. The Swiss company had registered the candy's four-bar shape in 2006, but Cadbury sought to invalidate the registration, arguing that shapes are too general to trademark.
Cadbury initially won its appeal, but, in its most recent decision, the British regulator ruled that KitKat's shape was exclusively associated with Nestlé throughout the European Union. Last year, Cadbury won its own victory over Nestlé, when a London judge ruled that the U.K.-based company had the right to trademark the purple shade of its wrappers.


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The use of head protection by skiers and snowboarders has increased 10 percent from two years ago, pushing the rate of helmet use on U.S. slopes to 67 percent.
Since the 2002-03 season, the rate of helmet use has risen from 25 to 67 percent.
"Those are impressive numbers," Michael Berry, president of the National Ski Areas Association, said in a phone interview last week. "Especially the 91 percent of youngsters 9 years old or younger who use helmets."
And those numbers apparently mean better head health. Helmets clearly reduce injuries, according to a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine report last year that looked at numerous studies of head injuries related to skiing and snowboarding.
Kirk Rawles, coach of the Purgatory Ski Team, said all the 135 youngsters ages 5 to 18 who participate in alpine racing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding must wear helmets.
Parents, coaches and the athletes themselves recognize the harm from concussions, Rawles said. They support the use of helmets because they want to protect heads, Rawles said.
"A helmet plays a part, a big part, in minimizing or preventing a concussion," Rawles said.
He said the recent coming to light of the head problems and other related issues that many National Football League players from the 1970s and 1980s now are experiencing from blows received decades ago.
Surgeons at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood have seen less serious head trauma from skiing and snowboarding as the use of helmets increased, according to a story by Colorado Public News.
The St. Anthony report said helmets cut the possibility of head injury by 75 to 80 percent, Colorado Public News said.
The most common cause of head injuries from snow sports are falling to the ground, crashes with trees and falls from 10 to 15 feet while doing jumps, the story said.
Mercy Regional Medical Center has a pair of programs to help combat head injuries in student athletes and others.
Since the beginning of the 2010-11 school year, certified athletic trainers - Mercy employees assigned to three area high schools - have tested athletes, including cheerleaders and dance squad members, to establish individual baseline cognitive levels.
If the athlete suffers what could be a concussion, he is retested for such functions as attention span, reaction time, word memory and color matching to compare with the baseline.
Before the computerized testing was introduced, trainers judged an athlete's concussion from symptoms - vomiting, nausea, confusion, ringing ear or blurry vision.
The other program is a seasonal distribution of helmets for snow sports, cycling and skate boarding, said Mercy spokesman David Bruzzese.
Helmet distribution is through Gray Matters, started in 2009 by a Mercy employee. The helmet program is funded by the Mercy Health Foundation.
Increased awareness of the head protection that helmets give brings a corresponding increase in the use of helmets, he said.
A National Ski Areas Association survey last year found that 81 percent of youngsters 10 to 14 years old use helmets when skiing or snowboarding. Helmets are used by 78 percent of people older than 65 and by 77 percent of youngsters 15 to 17.
The rate of helmet use by the group traditionally most resistant to it, ages 18 to 24, has risen to 53 percent. In 2002-03, the age group's helmet use was 18 percent.


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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fines are on track to hit a three-year low in 2013 — likely down 41% from the dollar amount assessed last year. But disciplinary actions have only fallen slightly this year.
During the first half of 2013, FINRA reported $23 million of fines in its monthly Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions report, according to the law firm Sutherland Asbill and Brennan. In contrast, during the first half of 2012, FINRA reported fining broker-dealers and associated persons $39 million, and it assessed fines of $78 million for all of 2012.
Brian Rubin, head of Sutherland's securities litigation and enforcement group, says that sanctions are likely dropping because "FINRA has likely brought most of its significant cases related to the market crisis." In addition, he noted that "FINRA has brought far fewer 'supersize' fines, which is what we call fines of $1 million or more."
During the first six months of 2012, FINRA reported seven supersize fines, totaling $24 million. Only two such fines, totaling $2.25 million, had been published in FINRA's monthly disciplinary reports through June 2013, Sutherland reported.
Indeed, Sutherland says that if FINRA continues at the current rate, this year's fines will fall 41% from the total fines reported by the regulator in 2012, down to an estimated $46 million from $78 million. That would be the lowest total since $45 million in fines were imposed in 2010.
Despite the dramatic drop in the size of fines, the number of cases reported by FINRA during the first half of the year was nearly identical to the period a year ago.
The top five enforcement issues for FINRA during the first half of 2013, in terms of the total amount of fines reported in Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, were:
1. Municipal securities: $4.3 million, 25 cases
2. Electronic communications: $2.5 million, 27 cases
3. Mutual funds: $2.1 million, 18 cases
4. Suitability: $1.7 million, 31 cases
5. Short selling: $1.5 million, 16 cases
While fines are dropping, the number of disciplinary actions has only fallen slightly.
During the first six months of 2012, FINRA reported 609 disciplinary actions, compared with 597 actions in the first six months of 2013, a decline of 2%.
The percentage of actions involving firms, as opposed to individuals, was higher during the first six months of 2013 than in 2012. Between January and June 2012, 208 of the 609 (34%) cases involved charges against firms. This percentage grew to 38% (226 of 597 cases) during the first six months of 2013.
In July, FINRA reported in Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions that it fined a firm $7.5 million and ordered the firm to pay $1.5 million in restitution to investors for systematic electronic email retention and review issues, Sutherland reported.
In addition, FINRA reported in August that it imposed supersize fines against three other firms. "It remains to be seen whether these recent cases are precursors of increased disciplinary activity in the last half of 2013 or simply blips on FINRA's enforcement radar," Sutherland said.
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Call for more skin cancer checks
More must be done to encourage people to check their skin for changes which could be cancerous, leading doctors have said.
Most campaigns about skin cancer encourage people to stay safe in the sun but efforts should also be made to raise awareness about detecting changes, t he British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) said.
People should be encouraged to check their skin and report anything suspicious to their GP sooner rather than later.
Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer and is "relatively unique" in that is is highly visible, allowing people to monitor their skin for changes themselves, the dermatologists said.
The news comes as two studies, published at the World Congress on Cancers of the Skin in Edinburgh, reinforced the need to raise awareness of detection.
The first, conducted by experts at Barts Health NHS Trust in London, found that 40% of 92 melanoma patients noticed a change in their skin at least four months before seeking advice from a medical professional.
The second, which examined 1,700 patients treated at Guy's and St Thomas' in Hospitals in London between 1999 and 2012, identified an increase in incidence in melanoma over the study period as well as a rise in the average depth of the cancer - melanoma tumours grow in thickness the longer they are left untreated.
"The majority of public education campaigns around skin cancer have focused on preventing the disease, by staying safe in the sun," said BAD spokeswoman Nina Goad.
"What these studies show is that we now also need to target our efforts on early detection, by encouraging people to check their skin and report anything suspicious to their GP sooner rather than later.
"We've been doing this for some years with our Be Sun Aware Roadshow, where we take mole-checking to high-profile venues, and we are now trying to target the people we know tend to present late with skin cancer, which tends to be older men."


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New York police arrest 'lone wolf' bomb plot suspect
The Los Angeles Times, 21 November 2011
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Tina Susman
Reporting from New York A U.S. citizen who learned bomb-making on the Internet and considered changing his name to Osama out of loyalty to
Osama bin Laden
has been arrested on charges of plotting to blow up post offices and police cars and to kill U.S. troops returning from
, authorities said Sunday. Jose Pimentel, 27, a Dominican-born convert to Islam, was on the verge of testing his homemade explosives in a mailbox when he was arrested Saturday in a Manhattan apartment, New York Police Commissioner
Raymond W. Kelly
said. "We had to act quickly yesterday because he was in fact putting this bomb together," Kelly said at a City Hall news conference with Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg
and the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr. "It would have been not appropriate for us to let him walk out the door with that bomb."
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There's been a lot of craziness going on in the mobile
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T-Mobile, the fourth largest carrier in the United States,
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You were right. It was totally worth waiting for the post to load. THANK YOU!!!
- AnonymousDecember 12, 2009 at 7:13 PM
love love them all but the one of him walking in the paking lot is perfect.... =)ReplyDelete
The black and white reunion one in Volterra is great! And i actually like the Bella "Possibility" one aswell, I am not sure why exactly but i do :D However the last one is just perfect for the side-bar! :)ReplyDelete
*explodes from this post's awesomeness*ReplyDelete
They're all so great, it's hard to choose. But I think I've got to go with the black and white one of their embrace. It's too smexy not to admire. :)
I loved all of them. Though the last one, where Robward breaks their embrace slightly to glare...amazing! I really loved new moon.ReplyDelete
OMG love them all... soo hard to choose and soo worth the wait...ReplyDelete
Loving these. However, every time I see the frolic/romp about in the forest, I vomit in my mouth a little.ReplyDelete
Your BEST post EVER Lorabell!!ReplyDelete
- I choose the second gif
(goes with the whole kissing collection we have already) ;) lol
@All - When I try to load the Italy b&w kissing scene on my sidebar, it's much smaller that it is here and much smaller than the Italy b&w reunion scene. Any advice? Thanks!ReplyDelete
...other than to proofread my comments. Ugh! Sorry about the typo.ReplyDelete
HO-LY SHIT.ReplyDelete
talk about a great way to start my saturday! :)
where on earth did you get these??
Thank you for posting these wonderful gifs - the one I like best: Parking Lot - Rob walks over, smiling and then their faces touch ... a very natural scene ...ReplyDelete
Just incredibly beautiful!!!
And everyone suddenly comes out of the commenting wood-work - I was getting lonely, you guys ;)ReplyDelete
@17foreverlisa: if you right click and view image in a new tab you can then upload it from that URL to your own photobucket and adjust as needed. Other than that, some blogs allow for click and drag stretch?
@TJBarber & STY: totes with you - that scene could've been awesome and was cheesetastic *gag*!
Please follow the link for soucre :)
- Lorabell
I love Alice's vision of Bella being a vampire ^^ReplyDelete
I hated when people were laughing in the theater during that scene.. Did any of you have that too??
The clothes could have been better and the slomotion was weird (that's probably why people laughed) but it's still my favourite out of these cause I LOVE how Bella looks when she sparkles and those contacts are amazing! :D (L)
I love them all ^.^ My fave is Edward walking too, so hot ;)ReplyDelete
Also, I know a lot of people didn't like Alice's vision...yeah I think it was a little cheesy too LoL but for some reason I love it :) I think it's because when Bella turns her head and you see her eyes and face, so awesome :) I love it but not the clothes eek LoL ;)
the 2nd one, something about the way Rob's eyebrow goes up after he kisses her, gets to me.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 12, 2009 at 11:46 PM
omg so worth it...idk if i can pick a fave-maybe the 2nd one? lol or any where they r kissing :) lol this is prob the best post-EVER! made my day-also makes me wanna go c the movie againReplyDelete
oh, I have just noticed, (looking at the whole thing a second time) that the second and nr. 10 and 14 are the same scene - which I liked best from the very beginning... what a kiss, a searching one, lips not knowing whether they really should meet... what is very strange, as they have known each other for quite some time...
wonderful scene... thank you Lorabel
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2009 at 1:06 AM
My God, this is ridiculous! New Moon was such a cheesy movie! Go see New Moon after you read my post and try to listen to what the script is saying instead of gawking at the actors and actresses. You will suddenly realize that this movie is terrible! Prancing in the woods, REALLY! Also this is an exact quote: "If you hurt each other you are hurting me" I can't believe you people and how you worship this movie and these books (which are not well written I might add)!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2009 at 1:20 AM
Definitely the walk across the parking lot. Also, if you don't like New Moon and want to down it so badly, get off of this site. This is for people who love the Twilight Saga and it's actors. NOT HATERS ALLOWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2009 at 1:23 AM
Anon... really. Then why are u reading and posting on a Twilight fan website. You seem a little misplaced. If you don't like the books or the movies then don't both us with your negativity.ReplyDelete
you are right slow load but totally word it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2009 at 2:19 AM
Love them.ReplyDelete
The October... Novemeber... December... where is the rest of it! I need the rest of it!!!! So tempted to start playing "Possibility" and just let it loop over and over
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2009 at 3:18 AM
umm wheres taylor lautnerReplyDelete
PARKING LOT!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Um, yeah the 2nd one!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2009 at 4:09 AM
I can't take my eyes off the black and white Volterra scence for some reason. I think it's their expressions.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2009 at 6:12 AM
Saw it again today and the only time I can't control an actual audible gasp is when Edward crosses the parking lot...perfection in motionReplyDelete
@Lorabell - Thanks for the tip! I will try it out.ReplyDelete
17 forever
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2009 at 7:40 AM
Did anyone else notice in the second one how Edward raises his eyebrows after he breaks away from the kiss? hilarious. As for my favorites, well obviously the last one, and the "time passes" w/ possibility, and the cliff diving.ReplyDelete
I agree with you lieke_rietjens, I love Alice's vision! Bella looks funny running at first (and they could have picked a better fitting dress) but when she opens her eyes and then turns towards Edward and her skin sparkles, I love it! Edward looks smashing too ;-)ReplyDelete
I think it needed some music playimg over it so it wasn't so quiet.
oh jeez!! erm, erm, I love Alice's vision!!that'd be a good one for the sidebar. o, and when Bella 'saves' Edward, LOVE that one. because it's so long! and I'm still totally inlove with the seasons change thing, when Bella's totally lifeless, but I think that'd be a little too somber for the sidebar...ReplyDelete
Add to my previous post:ReplyDelete
LOVE ALICE'S VISION! But they shouldn't have done it in slomotion, it would be cooler if they were running extremely fast and then stop for a second so you could see there sprakling faces and Bella's lovely vampire eyes ^^
@Lieke rietjens: Oooh, that would have been SO much better!ReplyDelete
- Lorabell
I'm gonna say # 2, the school kiss where he raises his eyebrows afterwards. That's so hot! But it was very hard to choose! Love the post!ReplyDelete
Whoever made these is a genius! These encapsulate all of my VERY favorite moments in the film. And I was just looking for pictures of some of these EXACT moments for use on my own blog... THANK YOU!!!!ReplyDelete
THE BEST POST EVERRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 16, 2009 at 11:53 AM
This movie sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2009 at 2:40 AM
THESE ARE SOOOOO AMAZING!!!! But, I want some Jacob and Bella ones.ReplyDelete


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.A deputy was dispatched to a convenience store located on HWY 160 in reference to a vehicle window being shot out while driving on the highway. The deputy spoke with a woman on arrival who said she was driving south on HWY 160 and had her sunroof partially open. As she was traveling south there was a white truck with unknown license plates traveling north. As the vehicle approached her she could observe three native American males standing in the back of the truck. One of the males was holding what appeared to be a rifle. As the vehicles passed each other she heard a loud pop and observed her sunroof shatter. The victim was unable to get a better description of the suspects. She pulled over to inspect the damage and observed her sunroof was shattered to pieces. The deputy investigated the window but was unable to locate what might have caused the damage. The victim filed a claim with her insurance that estimated a value of $2000 for replacement.
.A woman contacted the police department stating a man was in possession of a handgun. The deputy dispatched to the case had the man checked for any existing warrants. He was advised that he was clear of warrants but had an active restraining order that prohibits him from possessing or purchasing firearms. He was also on pre-trial release with bond conditions of no possession of firearms. The deputy contacted the woman by phone, at her boss's home, who told the deputy when she arrived home that evening she noticed her boyfriend was carrying a different handgun than normal. Her boyfriend, whom she shares the residence with, always carries a particular handgun on his belt. She described the pistol to the deputy and noticed the handle of the new gun was not the same. When the woman asked her boyfriend why he was carrying a different pistol he said he gave the other gun to someone else. He told her he gave it to the above mentioned male because he claimed his life was in danger from "having to wear a wire." The woman drove to the male's house and parked outside, honking the horn until he came out. When he did she requested he give her the pistol back so no one would get into trouble. The male told her to get off of his property. She threatened to call the cops and he said call them. The woman left his residence and went to stay with her boss where she reported the incidence. The deputy, after hearing the woman's report, contacted her boyfriend. He reported the male told him his life was in danger and he was receiving threats from when he wore a wire to record a conversation. The boyfriend went to his home and gave him his pistol so he could protect himself. He said he knew he was a felon but didn't know that meant he couldn't protect himself. The deputy was advised the male was currently on an active restraining order that prohibits him from possessing or purchasing firearms, as well as the male being on pre-trial release with conditions prohibiting the possession of firearms. He was advised it is illegal for him to have access to or possess any of his firearms for any reason. The man understood and advised the deputy that before he called the man had returned the pistol by placing it in his mailbox. The case has been forwarded to detectives.
.A deputy was traveling northbound on HWY 160 and observed a blue sedan traveling northbound in front of the patrol vehicle. The sedan had an inoperable driver's side brake lamp and displayed expired New Mexico license plates. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and contacted the driver. He was notified of the reasoning for the traffic stop and was asked why he was driving a vehicle with expired registration. He stated he did not have his driver's license and that the vehicle belonged to his mother. He also stated he did not have registration or insurance on the vehicle because it hadn't been driven in awhile. He verbally gave the deputy his name and dispatch confirmed his license status was expired and confirmed the vehicle registration's expiration date was in 2011. The driver was advised the vehicle could not be driven without insurance and he couldn't drive without a license. The vehicle was towed and the driver was issued a summons. The deputy gave the driver a courtesy ride to a nearby place so he could await a ride.
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More than a basket
Brittany Small, campus staff member with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, reflects on her trip to Malawi and meeting her six sponsored children.
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I've always liked baskets. Many of them are pretty, most of them useful. I have one next to my bed holding my Bible, journal, and pens. Some people collect them. Some sell them in garage sales. They're ordinary and unassuming. At least, that's how I used to see them. After visiting our six World Vision sponsored children in Malawi, baskets have become symbols of great sacrifice and love. They carry the message of the cross.
A white truck bearing the World Vision logo takes my four colleagues and I away from Lilongwe on wide dirt roads into the mountainous countryside. We pass women dressed in bright fabric carrying water on their heads, babies on their backs. Men on bikes carry stacks of firewood six feet high and children run barefoot, clouds of dirt rising from the ground in their wake. It feels like we've traveled to a place where time stands still.
We work for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a campus ministry on 590 campuses, including the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where our chapter of 250 college students work together to send letters and financial support to our six children in Malawi. The roads become more winding and narrow as the elevation increases, and two hours later we arrive in Nkhoma, the community where our children live.
Toko, our guide for the day, explains that 4,500 of the 5,000 children in Nkhoma have sponsors! New wells have been dug, schools have been built, and families have land to grow crops -- life is full here in Nkhoma. Toko explains that he and other Malawians are employed by World Vision to implement the strategies that are helping to increase the quality of life here. I'm amazed.
As we head into the community, children playing alongside the road notice our white skin through the windows of the truck, and we're suddenly involved in a game of tag. At first, a few children begin to chase us through the dust cloud, calling out, "Azungu! Azungu!" which means "white person" in Chichewa, the language spoken here. When we arrive, more children come running to join the game, and out the back windows, I see 30 children running, laughing, waving.
The truck stops, and so does our entourage. We step out into the sea of smiling faces, and I notice the girls staring wide-eyed at my blond hair and pale skin. They look at one another, giggling amongst themselves, leaving me to wonder what they're saying. I've never felt so warmly received while lacking the appropriate language. We walk through the dirt, passing one-roomed houses made of clay until we stop at one -- the home of Maliseni, one of our sponsored children.
Some children with us break into a run down the dirt path to let Maliseni know we've arrived -- he's down the road playing with friends. While we wait, we meet Maliseni's father and practice Chichewa: "Muli bwanji? Ndili bwino, zikomo!" ("How are you? I'm well, thank you!") He invites me to sit on an intricately woven mat that he's laid out on the front steps of his home.
Maliseni runs up with his friends, and I can tell that he's unsure of what to make of us. His father pushes him toward us and he hesitantly reaches out his hand. Maliseni sits next to me and we ask what sports he likes to play and what he likes about school. He answers with eyes lowered to the ground -- stealing quick glances at us every once in awhile. He loves playing soccer with his friends.
As we begin our goodbyes, Maliseni's father presents me with a basket. It's large and intricately woven, much like the mat we're sitting on. It's beautiful. With bright eyes and a smile on his face, he pushes it into my hands while my breath catches. In my hands sits the primary source of income for Maliseni's family. This is not simply a token of gratitude. It is an offering of themselves. Suddenly, the message of the cross is written on every woven reed, speaking loudly to my heart. This empty basket is full. Full of sacrifice, generosity and love. A symbol of Christ.
I experience Jesus so profoundly here with dust on my feet, the wind in my hair. This priceless gift reminds me of what Christ has done for me, for Maliseni, for the world. I pray that this holy moment will become part of me so that I too can give joyfully, with bright eyes and a wide smile. To embody Jesus, like Maliseni and his family did for me -- like Christ has done for us.
Sponsoring a child like Maliseni helps provide him or her with life-saving basics like clean water, nutritious food, healthcare, education, and more. Consider sponsoring a child in Malawi today!


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On offense they don't swing the ball, don't look to exploit mismatches, don't look to set eachother up. Part of it is that they lack players that can do those things (even do simple things like make an entry pass), and part of it is that they employ ball-stoppers and guys whose only game involves isolation. I honestly can't remember watching a team move the ball less and with less purpose than these Raps do; the only time anyone ever passes is when they've picked up their dribble and they have no choice.
On defense, they overhelp like no team i've ever watched. They clearly don't trust eachother to contain their man, and I can't even blame them because they have so many poor defenders. This wouldn't even be that big of a problem for most clubs, but it takes about 2 rotations for the Raptors to be completely lost; how many times this year have you seen either zero raptors closing out an open 3 point shooter, or MULTIPLE raptors closing out? Both are signs that people haven't got a clue what they're doing.


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you have to be so careful now a days or else shit will blow up in the media, you'll end up having to apologize, your bosses will succumb to the pressure and fire you, and even if they don't people will label the whole company as that of what one writer's opinions are.
the site will lose a ton of readers and probably shut down or may make one last ditch effort and fire you anyways. That's why you have to make your words soft and sweet and that doesn't even work sometimes.
The only way you can go all out and get away with it is if you put a disclaimer citing that "your opinions do not necessarily express the opinion of your company and other members of it."
it takes something that very few in the media still have and that's balls, even to say something like that.
How pathetic were those pussys that Don Cherry made fun of and filed a lawsuit that would not be cancelled without an apology!
I give the man props for what all men should have, but, cease to present and that's balls.


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You have been handed the keys to the car.
Time to take control.
No more excuses..... perform.
I'm a huge Lowry homer, but I'm kinda nervous... I really hope he can stay healthy
If at the end of last season, someone told me the Raptors would have a lineup with Gay and Lowry, I would go nuts or call bullshit. Two of my favorite players before they were even Raptors
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Agreed. I am pumped. A full season of backing up Calderon and fuming would have been terrible. Let's see what he's got. If his start to the season was any indication than this should be a nice development.
He was probably okay with the bench because he knew they were pumping up Calderon's trade value
First order of business after hearing about the deal was plugging him into the starting line-up of one of my fantasy league. I'm expecting a relieved Lowry to start playing without looking in the rearview mirror right away; semi-injured or not.
yep now DC will have no choice but to run Lowry out there every night.. time will tell this could turn out sooo many ways for us.. hopefully it goes well & Lowry can stay heathy
+1....I basically hoped Lowry would be sort of a cross between a poor man's CP3 and Chancey Billups... I think that's one heck of a talented PG and we've gotta find out if he can be the future of the position for real.
I think he is going to be very consistent now that he doesn't have to wonder if he's going to finish the 4th quarter, or stay on the bench.
I can't help imagining Colangelo and Casey repeating a scene from Moneyball right now:
BC: "You can't start Calderon at first tonight. You have to start Lowry."
DC: "Yeah, I don't want to go fifteen rounds. The starting lineup is mine."
BC: "The starting lineup is definitely yours. I'm just saying you can't start Calderon."
DC: "Well I am starting him."
BC: "I don't think so. He's plays for Detroit now."
DC: "You traded Calderon?"
BC: "Yeah, and Davis too."
DC: "You are outside your mind."
BC: "Yeah, cuckoo."
this thread should be titled "Will The REAL Kyle Lowry Please Stand Up"
Hopefully Lowry can prove us all wrong!
I bet KL wasn't shooting in recent games because he was told so, not to be flashy so others team wouldnt request him in trade package.
I just hoped that Calderon would be on the block with Bargnani instead of Davis.
Is Lowry still our best player?
"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
Didn't know Lowry and Gay were best friends. Definitely good news.
The best thing you can do is unleash Lowry, let him take 10 shots or more per game, let him drive to the basket uncontrollably, let him be selfish and live with his forced errors and turnovers because subdue Lowry doesn't work. The Raptors will have to live with Good Lowry/Bad Lowry from here on end.
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