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|2012-01-24, 08:21
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Location: forever lost inside a logic error
You know, it's not like Umineko never made me thought about that since it's filled with concepts that are very well known in modern and post-modern theatrical drama, but your story is getting even closer to "Six Characters in Search of an Author".
Have you ever heard about it or seen it?
It's the story of six characters who somehow manage to appear in the setting of a real world drama company offering to tell them their story and asking to be impersonated (hence the title).
One of the main point of this drama is the fact that no matter how much the actors try to portray them or how much the characters try to explain themselves, the acting inevitably fails to capture the essence of the latters.
You can read it here if you are interested.
|2012-01-24, 11:01
|Link #102
Join Date: May 2009
It ends up being a little weirdly recursive there, probably along the same lines as the play, since we already have the issue in Umineko that we have no idea how much the "message bottle characters" resemble the actual people of Rokkenjima. And then you have fans posing as the characters who were stand-ins for the real people. And also Beatrice... maybe.
But it's mostly being played for comedy. Only one person is trying particularly hard to stay in-character, and they often don't quite physically resemble their characters.
Spoiler for Some try. Some aren't trying very hard:
|2012-01-27, 04:22
|Link #105
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Where you're not.
If not, well, good luck with whatever else...
|2012-01-27, 09:31
|Link #106
Join Date: May 2009
There's some [O]NScripter tutorials around earlier in the thread, if you want to take a look at them. Editing the baseline game is probably the easiest way to figure it out, as long as you're comfortable with the language and able to get a handle on it. If you want to use custom resources, ask SeagullCrazy or Jan-Poo how they do it and they can probably explain the details. I'd help, but I don't use NScripter, so I can only vaguely tell you that there's a way to import custom art (backgrounds, portraits, etc.) into the .nsa or add your own supplementary archive. If you're only planning to use default resources, then the main thing will just be learning to script.
|2012-01-29, 01:37
|Link #108
Join Date: Nov 2011
Renall: Cognitive dissonance? You mean, reading about one costume and seeing another represented?
I guess, but what I really like about your using the original sprites here is the suggestion that they represent a bunch of dorks in goofy, ill-researched Ushiromiya family re-enactment cosplay.
For me, this idea brings the opposite of cognitive dissonance. If I look at Battler's original sprite and think, "That's somebody re-enacting Battler's part in a questionable costume," not a single neuron fires in protest.
|2012-02-01, 09:15
|Link #110
Join Date: May 2009
I can't entirely disagree.
|2012-02-01, 23:35
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Sea of Fragments
I'm finishing up the rough outline for a mystery, and pretty soon I'm going to need someone to do a trial run with me in order to check the logic and solvability. Anybody who's read up to EP7 feel up to the job?
The working title is "The Santa Cross." The date is December 24th, 1985, the place is Rokkenjima, the detective is a witch, and the victim has simply fallen blazing from the sky... perhaps.
|2012-02-01, 23:45
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Join Date: Dec 2011
|2012-02-05, 16:34
|Link #117
The True Culprit
Alright so last night Renall and I brainstormed this idea but we're both busy so there's little chance this'll ever get written. So I'm just gonna summarize what we came up with. The idea of the fanfic was that the tragedy of 1986 never happened, and this is a SUPER HAPPY FUTURE FAMILY CONFERENCE taking place in like 2016 or something.
He's still alive. Infact, he's as healthy as he always was, and just refuses to die. Everyone in the family jokes he'll never die unless you light him on fire. If there's ever a 2036 sequel, Kinzo will still be alive.
"Hey Jessica, remember that time I tried to stay in my office for five years straight to mess with everyone?" "Yea, Eva went crazy thinking you were dead. It was hilarious."
USHIROMIYA KRAUSS (not present)
Is helping to colonize the moon.
USHIROMIYA NATSUHI (not present)
Is helping to colonize the moon. Her headaches are gone, thanks to her now happy future.
The current head of the family, wife of Yoshiya, mother of Lion. She is an amazing businesswoman, well-like for being personable and friendly to her clients and business partners. She made a fortune investing in all the right companies at all the right time, surpassing even Kinzo's genius.
Yea...Yasu is still Yasu. So hilariously, Jessica still hasn't noticed anything suspicious. He insisted on naming their child Lion. He and Sayo are always just missing each other infront of the family, and mention "Oh, we met in the hallway. Be right back." "What'd I miss?"
The child of Jessica and Yoshiya, the latter of whom insisted on their name. Lion's gender is always comically evaded whenever it's addressed, so the reader never finds out Lion's gender. Lion loves their pet cat, Diana, and has a crush on Jessica's laywer, a man named Will (not present).
Lion is the perfect child in every way, including being the Student Council President. S/He suspects something about Sayo and Yoshiya, since s/he looks just like the cousins.
LIKES: Calligraphy and tea ceremony.
DISLIKES: Rudeness and improper behavior (resulting in buttpinching)
USHIROMIYA EVA (Not present)
After George married Sayo, who revealed she had found the gold, Eva mellowed out and is now on splendid, friendly terms with the former maid. Infact, Eva's pretty much happy with her life and has lost all her bitchiness, and has become content with being a housewife. She has her hands full with their young daughter, Emma, who drives Eva up the wall.
USHIROMIYA HIDEYOSHI (not present)
Is basically the same. Eh. Took Eva on a romantic vacation, so Emma is living with George for the week.
Succeeded in creating his own empire, becoming an incredible business tycoon. Has never noticed anything suspicious about Sayo in any way. Is so happy being a father that he'd like to have even more kids than what he has.
Is Yasu, same as with Yoshiya. Yes, Yasu managed to be both a father and a mother, just go with it. Found the gold back in 1986.
The firstborn daughter of Sayo and George. She is a white-haired girl with a taste in gothic lolita fashion. Due to severe inbreeding (unknown to George), she is very sickly, so all her interests are passive, indoors things, her favorite being reading. She has an interest in acting, and is in the Theatre Club. Suspects something weird about Sayo and Yoshiya, since she and her sisters look just like Lion.
The older of a pair of twins. She likes to wear her hair down, and wear loose clothing. She's an energetic, mischievous sort always dragging her sister into trouble with her. She has an interest in magic tricks, an always did cute little magic shows as a kid. Her siblings and cousins still don't understand some of her tricks, to her delight. Suspects something weird about Sayo and Yoshiya...
LIKES: magic tricks, black coffee and ice cream, scary movies, and Halloween.
DISLIKES: mirrors, pink, and spider webs.
The younger of a pair of twins. She likes to wear her hair in a bun, and look pretty, even if some of her favorite outfits are hard to move in. She's more demure than her sister, and is a bit shy. She's usually used as an assistant for her sister's tricks, pranks, and schemes, being pulled into trouble against her will. She had a crush on her Uncle Battler when she was a kid, which her older sister teases her about. Doesn't notice anything weird about Sayo or Yoshiya because she's kind of airheaded. Despite her preoccupation with her looks, she's afraid of mirrors, so she uses her sister and other family members to tell her how she looks. She likes to draw, and is thinking of going into manga.
LIKES: her family, white tea and yogurt, comedy movies, drawing, pink
DISLIKES: dirt, mirrors, Battler's date, wolves.
George's little sister, who's staying with him for the week. She's still in high school, and is the spitting image of Eva at her age. She is a feminine, proper lady, which drives Eva completely bonkers. She's in that rebellious phase where she and Eva are constantly butting heads. She dreams of being a bride and a mother, and has no ambitions being that. She'd like to be a florist, though. She is constantly texting her friends the entire weekend, stopping only to hang out with her nieces and nephews, who are around her age.
LIKES: Flower Arrangement, Boys, doing her nails, and gossiping with friends
DISLIKES: hard work, business, being without the internet.
USHIROMIYA RUDOLF (Not present)
Is having fun having a mob battle with the Sumaderas. Gets thrown in jail a lot for non-financial reasons. It never sticks. Stopped cheating on Kyrie after her threat.
USHIROMIYA KYRIE (not present)
Is Kyrie, so she does what she wants. She is also mob battling as Rudolf's partner, and constantly busts him out of jail. Has a habit of shooting female receptionists. Icing bitches is what she does. This totally has nothing to do with Asumu, I swear.
"Cheat on me again and the next bullet goes in your balls." "Yes, honey."
Is the only cousin who didn't marry, and is a swinging bachelor who boasts of a wide sexual history. He's never introduced any of his multiple girlfriends to the family since they never lasted long. Has a taste in blonde, busty foreign women, ihihi~
Yea, that's a lie. Battler is a closeted homosexual, and he really fancies mustached older gentlemen. He's really creeped out by Juuza due to the resemblance, and their son doesn't help matters. He's a writer, and despite mysteries being his favorite genre to read, he insists on writing romance.
He brought a 'date' that looks like Dlanor, but is suspiciously interested in Erika's date.
Married Juuza Amakusa, who adopted into the family register. She ditched her hairclips a long time ago, without the tragedy to give them a special meaning. She is a writer like her brother, but writes children's stories. Her most popular series is about seven selfish sisters who always cause each other trouble, and have to work together to get through their trials. She has a hobby of bungie-jumping
A former mercenary who met Ange by mere chance. Funny story, actually, she was at a bungie-jumping event with some fellow enthusiasts and they met...then some crazy stuff happened and...hehe, tell you some other time.
The family took a while getting used to him due to being 12 years older than Ange and having a bit of a rude personality. He looks a lot like Battler, which freaks Battler himself right the fuck out. He currently works as a used car salesman.
Is the spitting image of Battler as a 12 year old, and is at that age where he's discovering 'boobies', which causes an incident when he grabs Sayo's and discovers something amiss.
Yasu is able to smooth it over by going "Kids, right?" Still, Battler Jr. is now suspicious of her. He is basically "Other Battler", to keep up the joke about Kinzo's great-grandchildren. He's teased about his picky eating habits, since 'you won't grow big like your Uncle that way'.
LIKES: Boobies, mystery novels, action manga, blonde girls, videogames.
DISLIKES: Flat girls, vegetables, milk.
USHIROMIYA ROSA (not present)
She's worked things out in therapy with Maria, and met a wonderful man who's never betrayed her. She's currently on a search for Maria's father in order to give that jackass a piece of her mind. She's currently in Europe.
USHIROMIYA SHINJI (not present)
Rosa's new husband. He loves Maria very much, and was actually excited when he learned she already had a daughter. He's kind of pussywhipped, because after her therapy Rosa's not taking shit from anyone.
"Yes Dear..."
Is currently in Europe.
Has lived an amazingly happy life after her and her mother worked things out in therapy. She married, but her husband is now deceased. She loves her younger brother and all of her children, and is the ultimate New Age Hippie Mom, coddling the heck out of her kids to the point that they are ill-prepared for adulthood.
Her husband parted on good terms, and she doesn't share Rosa's old loneliness because he's waiting for her in the Golden Land, which she's come to accept as a metaphor for the afterlife. Her husband hit her a lot, but she doesn't mind it. <3
Her children all eerily resemble the Siestas, which she hasn't noticed, and their names are all puns for their numberings, which she didn't intend. (Names not yet come up with).
USHIROMIYA JOSEPH (deceased)
A French man Maria met when she visited Europe with her mother and step-father. They fell in love at first sight, like it was magic. He had a breakdown due to his work and ended up abusing Maria at one point in their marriage, but he got better. Unfortunately, he died of a heart attack less than a year afterwards.
Despite that, he was a loving husband and father, and his warmth and kindness made sure that his children and wife will never be lonely again.
The oldest of her sisters. She's wearing an eyepatch this conference because she got in a fight at school. She's kind of hard to approach due to her tough, aloof attitude, but she spoils her youngest sister. She is part of the School Band, and raises pet rabbits with her sisters.
LIKES: Rabbits, carrots, playing the French Horn, fighting.
DISLIKES: Disrespect, sweets, cheese.
The second-oldest sister. She has a timid and methodical personality, though she lacks self-confidence and goes with what her sisters tell her to do. She's never disobeyed an authority figure, and frightens easily. She's kind of a doormat the way she lets people walk all over her. She loves her rabbits, however, and is part of the School Band.
LIKES: Rabbits, carrots, playing the French Horn, orders.
DISLIKES: Choices, being interrogated, scary things
The second-youngest sister. She loves to tease and laugh at people who don't loosen up, causing her to seem like an arrogant and rough person. In reality, she gets lonely incredibly easily, and loves company. It's just that she's kinda tsundere. She loves their rabbits the most out of all of them, and her teasing comes in handy since it encourages her sisters to stay on top of their game during Practice.
LIKES: Rabbits, carrots, playing the French Horn, people.
DISLIKES: Loneliness, serious people, making mistakes.
The youngest sister. She's extremely unlucky, but she's loved by everyone and is spoiled by her siblings and cousins. She's the best at the French Horn, but she's incompetent at most other things. Extremely clumsy, so she's afraid of handling the rabbits.
LIKES: Rabbits, carrots, playing the French Horn, soft and hard to break things
DISLIKES: Games of chance, fragile things, responsibility.
The younger brother of Maria, born in 1987, and she decided to name him after her...best friend... He's a timid, shy person who doesn't open up to people well, but he's always played with Maria, and he loves his entire family. He had no friends throughout school, however, so he's hoping College will be his fresh start. He and his roommate don't hate each other atleast...
His neices constantly tackle him when they see him because he's so damn adorable~!
He is a vegetarian.
LIKES: Making friends, cheese and candy, animals, multiplayer videogames.
DISLIKES: Strangers, meat, Assholes on Xbox Live.
A close family friend of the Ushiromiyas ever since she was rescued in 1986. She and Jessica are true BFFs. She has a calm, morose personality and is an intellectual, but she would never push her beliefs on anyone and finds those sorts of people to be annoying. When Lion was given two kittens, Diana and Bernkastel, they didn't get along, so Bern was given to Erika, who loves her cat immeasurably. She and Battler share most of their interests, so the family joke that they should hook up. Erika, however, is a closeted lesbian. She is a private investigator.
She brought a 'date' that looks just like Ronove, though she seems more interested in Battler's date.
DR. NANJO TERUMASA (Deceased)
Died before Kinzo. The rest of his family broke their ties with the Ushiromiyas because holy shit.
GENJI RONOUE (Deceased)
Opened up in his older years and became a personable, emotionally vibrant person. He told the family everything about how he knew Kinzo, and the family will reflect on this fondly, but the specifics will never be mentioned to the Reader purely as a cocktease.
Chiyo's granddaughter, a young woman who's studying to be a schoolteacher. She's in on Yasu's secret, and nannies her children while she's going back and forth between Jessica and George.
Is doing excellently, thank you for asking!
He's a world-famous chef who still comes to serve meals during the Ushiromiyas, dearly fond of the family as a whole. He opened up a restaurant chain popular the world over known as Lambdadelta L'coquette. "We're certain you'll enjoy it!" He made it big when Jessica invested in his restaurant, which made a contract with George's company.
HACHIJOU IKUKO (not present)
Only appears in a flashback of Battler's, where he describes a crazy fan at a booksigning. She was totally nuts, saying she wanted to take him home and she'd love him forever and everything. He doesn't show up in person anymore.
Identity undefined, but she's not Yasu. She shows up in the last few minutes of the story and comments how, being that it's 2016, the interest is really high and she's owed a heck of a lot of family members.
"Actually, Shannon found the gold like decades ago." "Yea, here it is." "Oh. Well. Uh. Say hi to Kinzo for me. Bye." The end.
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MINI Starts Offering Scissor Doors As An Option
As if the MINI isn't so functional and cute enough to fit in tight spaces, the brand made owning it even more practical. We all know how infuriating it can to not fit in tight parking spaces where we can't even open the doors to get in our out.
MINI models are going forward by offering scissor doors as optional equipment. It will initially be offered as an option for the Mini 3 door, Mini Paceman and Mini Convertible. But next year, the option will also be offered to the Mini 5 door, six-door Clubman and Mini Countryman.
According to a press release from BMW Group's MINI, the scissor doors are based on the body concept where the doors will open vertically. This is the perfect solution to increase parking space problems, especially in multi-storey car parks.
The doors of the MINI are electrohydraulically activated, and will reduce parking space needs by as much as 30 percent from 2,681 down to 1,930 millimeters. The Mini 3, for example, has a width of 1,727 millimeters, so it should fit into even tight parking spaces. But with the scissor doors, the entry and exit to and from the car will be made more convenient.
The feature is quite standard with the ability to use a remote control to open and close the doors. It can also come with "Comfort Access" for additional premium. This will allow the door to be operated by a button on the door handle. Future plans include allowing the scissor doors to be controlled by a smartphone application.
The doors will also come packed with a technology called Pyrotechnic Emergency Exit (PEE), which will blast the doors off the car in case of an emergency or accident. This will ensure rescuers to access the passengers immediately.
The optional scissor doors will be available for an additional $2,230.

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Congressman LoBiondo secures $800,000 in federal grants for Atlantic City International Airport
Egg Harbor Township, NJ � Officials at Atlantic City Intentional Airport today announced the receipt of grants that will allow for improvements to perimeter fencing and the purchase of new aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment. The allocation was obtained by U.S. Representative Frank LoBiondo.
The grants will provide $727,732 for a new aircraft rescue truck and $93,960 for an environmental study related to perimeter fencing. Both projects are key to ongoing security and safety efforts at the airport.
�The commitment of federal resources to our nation�s security is further demonstrated by these grants,� said Congressman Frank LoBiondo, Second District. �This will help Atlantic City International Airport maintain the safety of the public and provide support to the New Jersey Air National Guard.�
�At a time when all eyes are on safety and security in air travel these funds will help us maintain the level of comfort that our passengers expect,� said Samuel L. Donelson acting executive director of the South Jersey Transportation Authority, the owner and operator of the airport.
The purchase of a new aircraft rescue truck will replace an older vehicle that is no longer serviceable. Relocating a perimeter fence line will maintain required airport security. The environmental study is required as the Airport is within the National Pinelands Reserve area.


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People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It's a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
Previous generations got a much better bargain, mainly because payroll taxes were very low when Social Security was enacted in the 1930s and remained so for decades.
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Billy Ray Cyrus' Son Trace Honors Willie Nelson With Leg Tattoo
Trace Cyrus, the son of country music star Billy Ray Cyrus, has inked Willie Nelson's face onto his leg. It's no surprise that Trace has a soft spot for country musicians, having grown up in a country household. But he's not finished with Nelson (pictured) — rumor has it he's going to ink Johnny Cash's face on his body soon, too.
Not one to hide any tattoos from his parents, Trace has covered a significant portion of his body with ink. He took to his Twitter page to inform fans and friends of his latest body art: an up-close portrait of Nelson smoking a joint.
In a series of posts, he tweeted, "It's going down. Willie Nelson will soon be on my leg forever. Getting tatted by chrisgarciatattoos in my crib!"
Then later he added, "Willie Nelson tattoo!!! Love it!" with an Instagram photo of the fresh ink.
Back in May, Trace shocked the Twitterverse when he uploaded a photo of a tattoo on the side of his skull. The gigantic tattoo depicts an American Indian with a full headdress. Up next? Apparently, a tribute to Johnny Cash.
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Hi there
I want to put the moving news bar of this site (www.najrannews.com) on the header of my forum
Exactly as it is (size, speed, color, all..)
Anybody can help me?
Hi there
I want to put the moving news bar of this site (www.najrannews.com) on the header of my forum
Exactly as it is (size, speed, color, all..)
Anybody can help me?
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The first thing to do is to contact the owner(s) of the site to find out if it's OK with them for you to publish their content. If it is, they may have a service you can sign up for. If it's not OK with them, we cannot help you.
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My request is because of my friend's request (the owner of the site), they don't have such service or any idea how to do that
So, i did ask for help
There is some script or hack generated for that i don't know how to do it, if you can, i will be grateful.
thank you
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Anybody there?
I'm still waiting guys, i need your help!
Have you done as John suggested?
How do you want to get this content? If you have permission, it will be much easier than trying to, for example, extract the content from an existing page and copying it into your page automatically. Why not just copy it directly, with permission, from the owner? For example, copy the original source code from his website. Or connect to his database, etc.
This will be much easier if both websites are cooperating with each other. If none of the most basic versions work, you can try to create a (simple) custom API. For example, ask your friend to create a new page with exactly the same code as the existing page, but without anything else on that page. Then just use a PHP include (or other similar method) to include that into your page.
In theory, you could attempt to get all of the source code of that page, then delete the irrelevant information, then somehow integrate the remaining part into your page. But that's going to be incredibly complicated. Start with the simple version: talk to your friend and decide what the easiest way is.
Options, from easiest to hardest:
1. Get the information the same way on both websites. [for example, use the same database]
2. Have your friend send the information to your site-- create a basic API. [for example, a page with no content except this]
3. Parse the whole page and extract the information. [try to avoid this!]
At the moment, no one can really help you with this because it's completely unclear how you will be able to (or want to) do it. Once you have a clear idea you can ask us for more help.
Or you could post in the paid work requests section and give whoever you hire access to both websites.
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Can you try this code please...
Code:  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1254"> <title>New Page 1</title>

An iframe is an easy answer, but probably not a very good answer. It won't look very professional, especially when it would then be possible to scroll without that area to see the rest of the other page.
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Cory Benjamin's Bright Bouncy Nursery
Name: Cory Benjamin (3 months)
Location: Englewood, NJ
Color Inspiration: The color inspiration came mainly from the rug that I fell in love with even before we found out the sex of our baby. Knowing baby #2 probably won't be far behind, I wanted to choose baby furnishings that would be appropriate for a baby boy or girl. This room soaks up the most sun in our whole condo, so I was comfortable using a strong bright color, and muted a bit by the clay color on the walls. For many reasons other than this decor, it's the happiest room in our whole home.
Tip for Using Color: Don't be afraid to use non-baby colors -- parents will probably notice and react the color as much (and even more) than the baby, so be happy with the room, whether its a nursery, office or guest bedroom.
Colors Used: BEHR - Pooh's favorite things DC3A-80-2. MARTHA STEWART - Potter's Clay MSL239. ** Both color-matched for Valspa NO-VOC paint
Thanks for your colorful entry Maia and good luck!
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1. Warning signs must be posted on properties where pit bulls are confined.
2. Pit bull owners will have to supply the city with photographs of their dogs.
3. Owners also will be required to supply their own names, addresses, names of persons
"responsible for care and confinement" of the dogs and "method ... used to secure or restrain the animals."
4. Births of pit bull puppies must be reported, along with dog deaths and departures from
the city and new addresses of owners in the city.
5. Owners are also being required to prove they have dog liability insurance covering at
least $100,000 per person.
6. Rules of confinement are spelled out in the ordinance. The law says pit bulls can't be
kept in yards unless the yards have city-approved fences at least six feet high.
7.Pit bull owners will be required to pay $500 annual license fees for one dog and $1,000
for two. Owning more than two will be illegal without special permission
from the city animal control warden
8.Under the new law, all pit bulls on the streets, in addition to being required to be
held on a short, 4-foot-long leash, must wear muzzles or "a muzzling device."
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Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska-based company accused of refusing to hire an Oklahoma man because of his religious beliefs has settled a discrimination lawsuit in the case.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Voss Lighting agreed to pay $82,500 to former job candidate Edward Wolfe. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Voss will also institute companywide actions to prevent further religious discrimination.
The EEOC sued the Lincoln company over the allegations last year in federal court in Oklahoma.
The EEOC says Voss appeared to have a corporate culture requiring employees to adhere to certain religious beliefs that had no bearing on the business of selling lighting products.
Voss has denied the accusations and did not acknowledge any wrongdoing in the settlement, saying it wanted to avoid a long, expensive legal fight.


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Best Kids Parties: Circus
Name: Siblings (4 & 6)
Location: France
My kiddies were born on the same day (two years apart) and as such, their birthdays are always somewhat a challenging affair.
But I was soooo happy (and relieved) they decided on a Circus theme - What's not to like?! It's a really classic, fun and colorful theme, plus it's totally suited for any age group.
I created all the graphic printables design, most of the decor and food and tried to create a real "big top" desserts table.
Thanks Bird! Readers, Bird is really into parties - visit her at her blog Bird's Party.
(Images: Bird's Party)


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OverDrive Has Different eBook Catalogs for Different Libraries
***Update 12/12/11: Overdrive has posted a response outlining the limitations of availability of certain titles to certain libraries, as well as differing terms of use for certain publishers or titles. See their response: Ensuring access to the largest eBook catalog for libraries. In no way do they defend the secretive nature of concealing the effect of these terms from their customers, or answer many of the other questions I had posed to them. They do, however, tell libraries to contact their Account Specialists with questions and to expect a response within 24 hours. Perhaps you'll have better luck with that than I did, as over a week was apparently not enough time for them to even acknowledge that I'd sent an inquiry.***
A couple of weeks ago I got an email from Ryan Claringbole, the Digital Branch Librarian at the Chesapeake Public Library in Virginia. He asked if I'd ever heard about OverDrive restricting certain libraries' access to specific publishers' materials, or, in other words, different libraries seeing different catalogs of eBooks available in the OverDrive Marketplace.
I said "no," and furrowed my little investigative brow, thinking something glitchy was probably happening with the OverDrive Marketplace. I asked him to give me specifics and Ryan came through in spades–comparing the limited results found in his Marketplace to titles perfectly publicly visible in other libraries' online collections, which I then compared to my library's Marketplace and holdings. I then called several other libraries and confirmed the weirdness and differences that Ryan and I were seeing. Ryan discovered something that I have never heard discussed by OverDrive or by participating OverDrive libraries.
OverDrive has different catalogs of eBooks in the OverDrive Marketplace for different libraries. We're not all seeing the same title or author selections.
How many OverDrive customers knew that? How many libraries who have been given the restricted catalogs were ever informed that this is what was happening, or why? How many of you are right this second logging into your OverDrive Marketplace to check?
This is completely indefensible bullshit. I am not easily shocked by corporate greed and unethical behavior, but this business practice shocked me. Shame on you OverDrive.
Instead of trying to explain all of this second-hand, I invited Ryan to tell his story directly. Below is what he sent me, followed by screenshots from his library's Marketplace and my library's Marketplace for three different popular authors. Hint: They're not the same.
Ryan's story
The Chesapeake Public Library partnered with OverDrive in the summer of 2011. We were very excited about increasing our eBook access with the largest provider of eBooks for public libraries. We had been in partnership with NetLibrary/EBSCO eBooks for a couple years, but the selection they had was geared more towards technical non-fiction eBooks. OverDrive was touting the best selection of fiction and popular non-fiction eBooks.
We decided to divide up the selection process by Fiction, Non-Fiction, Teens and Children. The selectors began placing orders immediately with the $9,000 collection credit that OverDrive gave if we signed up. The selectors came to me stating that they were surprised that there wasn't a better selection of items. We at first thought that this was more of an eBook/publisher issue, that the items, specifically newer ones, were not available in digital format right away. But then the selectors started checking out our neighboring city, Virginia Beach, OverDrive site. The selectors contacted me saying that Virginia Beach had items available to checkout and download on their OverDrive site that was not showing up in our OverDrive Marketplace.
I contacted our liaison at OverDrive to inquire why certain items were showing up on other library's OverDrive sites, but not showing up in our Marketplace. OverDrive wasn't sure at first, but then informed me it had to do with our non-resident cards. Since the Chesapeake Public Library System allows reciprocal cards and purchased full service cards for patrons outside of the City, certain publishers won't allow access to their eBooks at all, according to OverDrive. And by "no access" it means that those items won't show up in our Marketplace.
I asked a legal representative for OverDrive about the full service cards, as they are purchased by patrons for an annual non-refundable fee of $35.00. The legal rep. said that, unfortunately, even the paid full service cards violate this restriction and they would be blocked as well.
Basically the Chesapeake Public Library System has two options when using OverDrive:
- We can keep everything as it is and have access to a limited amount of items. The cost of the product does not accurately reflect what we have access to.
- We can ask OverDrive to restrict access to the OverDrive site by a specific field in the accounts. This would mean that patrons that live outside the City do not have access. The Chesapeake area is part of Hampton Roads, a large metropolitan area that has many commuters, and it is also on the North Carolina border, meaning we get many patrons from NC. I'm not sure of the statistic, but a large slice of our patron pie comes from outside the City.
Since I was not originally on the committee that went through and signed the contract with OverDrive I asked to see a copy of our contract to see where it specifically is stated that we cannot give access to OverDrive to patrons that are outside the City. I did not find anything until near the very end:
Access to the Application Services shall be limited to those patrons of the Library that have the required relation to the Library to receive a library card ("Authorized Patrons"). Library shall not provide access to the Application Services to any end users who are not Authorized Patrons. Authorized Patrons shall be defined as individuals who can provide proof of residency, employment, or enrollment in school or similar institution in the Library's service area. Online library card applications and issuance, with or without any fees, that provide access to the Application Services without proof of the required library relation (as referenced in the foregoing sentence) shall not be permitted. OverDrive reserves the right to immediately terminate this Agreement if Library provides access to the Application Services to end users who are not Authorized Patrons.
In discussing this with other librarians within the system, one pointed out that technically the "library service area" is not defined in the contract, and we don't define it as within the City limits. By definition, the library service area could be anywhere in the country if they decide to purchase a full service card. Our Director asked the OverDrive legal representative about this and he said that they (OverDrive) define it as the area that provides the majority of funding to the library system. In our case, it's the City.
I have asked many librarians if they know if their systems are under the same restrictions with OverDrive. I have yet to find one that has even heard of such a restriction. I find this restriction misleading and poorly worded in the contract, and I find it baffling that the items that are restricted won't even show up in the Marketplace.
But even if the restriction is poorly worded and not pointed out, even if the items are completely hidden in the Marketplace, why this library system has been singled out is the one question I'd like answered. And are any more libraries going to be victims of this restriction?
Sample of Authors Affected with Screenshots
[Update: Commenter Doug pointed out that Ryan had limited his results to eBooks only while I had not, which was a good point. I have updated the screenshots as a result. The differences in availability still apply, but the screenshots are more comparable now. Thanks Doug!]
1) Results for Kathryn Stockett
2) Results for Stieg Larsson
3) Results for Janet Evanovich
What is happening?
In short, depending on the library card policies of your library and how you've set up authentication (e.g. do you somehow limit either cards or authentication to only people in "your jurisdiction") you will see different publishers and titles available in your OverDrive Marketplace. I'll tell you one thing…this limitation is definitely not specifically mentioned in your contracts. The closest you'll get is the section Ryan quoted above. There is pretty much zero information in the standard OverDrive contract about the content itself–it's all about the platform. There are no publisher guarantees, or guarantees of availability. In fact, the contracts (depending on which version your library signed) say something along the lines of "OverDrive can add and remove content at will."
One author in our brief list of three samples is from Putnam, one from Random House, and one from Knopf (a Random House imprint). We were also able to track a few additional authors with problems. But I'm wondering now which publishers exactly are affected. Actually, I'm left wondering a lot of things because OverDrive hasn't ever made this information available to its customer libraries.
Basically, OverDrive can and has created agreements with publishers that allow them to prohibit certain libraries' ability to license their titles. Except OverDrive never tells libraries this is happening. The only way we'd know is by librarians like Ryan stumbling over inconsistencies in title availability and investigating.
And I hate to call attention to this, but nearly every library in California allows any California resident to get a library card–which means that unless every single California customer is authenticating based on zip code or another location-specific field in the patron record (which I know they're not), then pretty much the whole state of California should be getting the limited catalog (according to what OverDrive's legal representative told Ryan).
OverDrive has sold their "selection of digital titles" to libraries as though everyone is seeing the same thing, as though access is equitable across the board. Pieces started to fall together, though, as I remember some librarians complaining bitterly about how horrible the selection is in OverDrive and others looking at them incredulously and saying they thought it was fine. Now we know why different people had different impressions of the selection of materials–because the selection of materials was not the same from library to library.
Why would OverDrive do this?
Money. Why else? They're a for-profit company. I'm guessing here, but I would venture that either OverDrive was told by publishers it had to agree to these limiting terms in order to get any of that publisher's content for any of its customers and/or OverDrive got more money from these publishers if they put that limitation in place. Now here's the danger–how many more publishers are going to follow suit?
Why wouldn't they tell us? Because, as usual, companies make risk calculations and decide in favor of obscuring facts about their services rather than being open and transparent about them with their customers. The calculated risk here was whether anyone would figure out that there were differences in our catalogs of available eBooks, and if so, if we shushy-quiet-bound-librarians would be loud about it or do anything substantive that would cost them money. And just as with the Amazon and user privacy issue with OverDrive–we're going to start getting loud, aren't we?
As for doing something about it, if you take the Kindle privacy violations and combine them with this news–anybody tempted to cancel their library's OverDrive contract? I know I am. And if you're looking at renewing or signing a new contract with OverDrive, watch out. Look for the clause Ryan cited in your contract and be sure to ask your sales representative point blank whether or not your access to the catalog is a full or restricted version and get a response in writing.
Attempts to get OverDrive's Comments
It is critical to note that I contacted three different OverDrive staff (Director of Marketing, our local collections rep, and our regional sales manager) and gave them ample time to respond to the issue, asking them specific questions to help sort the mess out in case something was just glitchy, or in case they wanted to comment on the reasons for these differences. I never received even an acknowledgement of my emails. Bad form, fellas.
- How many different versions of your catalog of materials are there?
- Are some publishers not willing to license content to certain types/sizes of libraries?
- What is the limitation based on?
- Is this information shared with OverDrive clients during the contract negotiations?
- Is the limitation on selection noted in the contracts with affected libraries?
- What publishers/authors/titles does this apply to?
- Does OverDrive have a list of affected library clients?
I once more call on OverDrive for a formal statement. Your customers are impatiently tapping their feet, and that may lead to those feet moving from tapping to marching into an Occupy OverDrive movement if you're not careful. Your corporate headquarters are in Suite N of the Valley Tech Center, at 8555 Sweet Valley Drive, in Cleveland, Ohio, right? I don't particularly want to visit Cleveland in December, but hey…worthy causes and all that.
Ryan Claringbole is a rock star
I want to congratulate Ryan Claringbole on singlehandedly making a difference in libraries and revealing deceptive corporate practices for a company that has a virtual monopoly on popular eBook distribution in libraries. Ryan broke this story wide open and I want to commend him for being a stellar library professional and noticing something the rest of us did not, and for having the courage to come out publicly about what he found. Ryan, I salute you sir.
What you can do
Finally, I ask all of you library users and library staff to help us figure out what's happening. You can do three things:
- Check your own OverDrive Marketplace and see what results you turn up for these three authors. What are you seeing? Then check your own contracts to see if this limitation is in your contract, and talk to whoever negotiated and signed it to see if they understood what it meant and/or were possibly told they were getting a limited catalog of materials to choose from.
- Post your findings in the comments section of this blog post.
- Tell your OverDrive rep what you think, whatever that may be. And just in case anyone wants to take that extra step to contact Corporate Headquarters, always a good thing to do when you feel strongly about something, here's their phone number: (216) 573-6886. And why not go old school and also send a fax? (216) 573-6888. Who knows? Print might get their attention better. How ironic would that be?


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With just over two weeks remaining in the season, the push for the playoffs and home-ice advantage is on. The race for the playoffs isn't that exciting unless you are a Flames fan and you died a slow death last night watching the Avs and Wings win.
The best races to watch during the final 18 days of the season will be for the NHL player awards. Is there a clear-cut Hart Trophy winner? Is Ryan Miller the obvious choice for the Vezina? Who is the best rookie?
The Frank. J. Selke Trophy: It was first handed out in 1978 and is supposed to go to the forward who excels in the defensive aspects of the game. Bob Gainey won it the first four years when it was awarded to a defensive specialist. That changed in 1993, when Doug Gilmour won it while recording 32 goals and 127 points.
Since Gilmour won it has been awarded to a mix of elite scorers, or decent scorers who were good defensively like Jere Lehtinen, Mike Peca and Kris Draper. Pavel Datsyuk has won it two years in a row, but there is no chance he'll win this season.
MY PICK: I'll go with the Ryan Kesler. Kesler was a finalist last year, and he is still decent defensively, although his 0 +/- rating might hurt him, but the fact he will have 70+ points will be enough to give him the nod. He is a pain to play against, and is versatile enough to play on a pure checking line, or shift his focus and play offensive.
Kesler's teammate Henrik Sedin might be surprise finalist as well. Travis Zajak or Mike Richards are some other possibilities.
The Jack Adams Award: It's only been around since 1974 and it goes to the coach who has contributed the most to his team's success. Claude Julien won it last season, and there is no chance he ties Jacques Demers as the only coach to win it in consecutive seasons. Pat Burns is the only coach to win it three times.
MY PICK: This shouldn't be close. It has to be Dave Tippett. He joined the Coyotes a week before the season started and led them to their first 100 point season in franchise history. The players have bought into his system, and Tippett is the only obvious choice in any of the awards.
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: It goes to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perserverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. It is named in honour of Bill Masterton, who died January 15th, 1968 after being hurt in a game. It is interesting to note that a player can only win this award once in his career, and it is voted on by the Hockey Writers' Association. Normally it goes to a player who returned to the game after a severe injury or illness. Steve Sullivan won it last season.
MY PICK: Fernando Pisani will have an outside shot. He came back from Colitis for the second time. Previous winners also included veterans who had great careers, so Scott Niedermayer might get the nod as well. If Teemu Selanne hadn't won it already he'd be a good candidate this year as well.
James Norris Trophy: It is awarded to the D-man who shows the greatest ability in the position, both offensively and defensively. Red Kelly was the first recipient in 1953/54 and Bobby Orr has won it the most times, a record eight consecutive seasons. The big Z won it last year making him the 3rd Bruins' D-man to win it, beating out Nick Lidstrom and Mike Green.
MY PICK: For the first time since 2000/2001 Nicklas Lidstrom won't be a finalist. This is a battle between Mike Green and Duncan Keith. Keith is clearly the better all-round player, but Green's defensive play has improved. Drew Doughty and Shea Weber are in the running to be finalists. I'd pick Keith, but my gut tells me that Green will win.
Calder Memorial Trophy: Goes to the league's most outstanding rookie. Sergei Makarov won it in 1990 when he was 31 years old. After that debacle they changed the rule that you had to be 26 before Sept 15th of your rookie season in order to win, and you couldn't have played 25 games in the previous year or six games in two previous seasons.
Steve Mason beat out Kris Versteeg and Bobby Ryan last year, but Mason has been the worst out of those three this year. It is a clear three horse race this year between Matt Duchene, John Tavares and Tyler Myers. Duchene has 23 goals and 50 points compared to Tavares' 21 goals and 43 points. Both have ten PP goals, and have played the same amount of minutes, Duchene 17:39/game, Tavares 17:46/game. Duchene will finish ahead of Tavares in the voting.
MY PICK: Tyler Myers. Myers has 42 points and ten goals as a rookie defenceman. He is playing just under 24 minutes a night, the most of any Buffalo player, and he goes up against many of the top players every night. There has been lots of talk about Drew Doughty being the next dominant defenceman, but Myers should also be in the conversation. He and Doughty will both be locks on the Olympic team in 2014.
Vezina Trophy: It has been awarded to the league's best goaltender since 1927. Up until the 1980/1981 season it went to the goaltender(s) on the team who allowed the fewest goals. That award now is called the Jennings Trophy, and the Vezina goes to the goalie that is voted the best by the 30 General Managers.
In the 27 years that the Vezina has been awarded to the best goalie, a western conference goalie has only won it four times. Ed Belfour won it twice in Chicago, Grant Fuhr won it 1988 with the Oilers and Mikka Kiprusoff won is 2006 with the Flames. Dominik Hasek won it six times; Martin Brodeur four and Patrick Roy won it three times with the Habs.
In January many people thought Ryan Miller was going to run away with this award, but that isn't the case now. Miller has been very good for the Sabres, but how do you not look at Ilya Bryzgalov in Phoenix. Here's a quick comparison:
Right now Miller has a slight lead in GAA, SV% and faces 30.2 shots a game, while Bryzgalov faces 28.4. I think this will come down to the final two weeks. Both of them have earned 82 points for their teams, and it might come down to who has a better final stretch. Miller was the early leader, and his play in the Olympics might influence some votes, but this should be one of the closest votes in NHL history.
MY PICK: I'd go with Bryzgalov, but my gut says Miller will win because of his play in the Olympics, even though that should have no bearing on the voting.
Lady Bing Memorial Trophy: Surprisingly it is the 2nd oldest individual trophy in the NHL after Frank Nighbor first won it in 1925. Frank Boucher won it seven times in an eight year span and Lady Byng (Marie Evelyn Moreton) was so impressed that she gave him the original trophy and donated another one.
And for all the supposed whining Wayne Gretzky did he was awarded the Lady Byng five times. Currently Pavel Datsyuk owns this award winning it the past four seasons. It goes to the play that exhibits outstanding sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct and combines that with a high standard of play. Datsyuk has struggled this year offensively so he won't win his fifth straight.
MY PICK: Marty St.Louis has been a finalist a few times, and he will win his first Lady Byng this year. He is currently 5th in scoring and has a paltry 12 penalty minutes. Brad Richards and Zach Parise will be the other finalists.
Hart Memorial Trophy: The most prestigious of the awards has been around the longest. Frank Nighbor was also the inaugural winner in 1924. It is awarded to the league's most valuable player. Not "The player most valuable to his team", which some people try to argue it should go to.
Interesting to note that Tommy Anderson and Al Rollins are the only two Hart trophy winners not in the Hall of Fame. You wonder if Eric Lindros and Joe Thornton will go in when they become eligible. I think Thornton will be in tough, unless he sheds his "doesn't show up for the big game" label.
Wayne Gretzky won the award a record nine times, including eight consecutive seasons and he has won the MVP trophy more than any other player in the NFL, NBA or MLB. Gretzky and Mark Messier are the only players to win the Hart on two different teams. The voting is done by the Hockey Writer's Association and this year the voting will be close.
There is no obvious choice.
Alex Ovechkin is the most electrifying player in the game, but has he been the best this year? Henrik Sedin will get a lot of votes, and I then Miller, Bryzgalov or Sidney Crosby will be the other finalist.
MY PICK: I'm not a fan of goalies, so I'm probably biased in not picking one of them. If I had to pay 500 bucks to see one player it would be Ovechkin. Sedin has had a great season and is deserving of being a finalist, but he doesn't control a game like Ovechkin. I'd go with Ovechkin because he is the BEST player. I think the most valuable to his to argument is bogus. The wording of the award is to the league's most valuable player, which I think means who is the best.
There are other awards. The Art Ross for leading scorer has been around since 1948, and I think Ovechkin will find a way to beat out H.Sedin down the stretch.
Ice woman of the week
Say hello to Judy. Judy is the head captain and 4th year veteran of the Florida Panthers Ice Dancers. She is a trained dancer and claims that her best quality is her sense of humour! She hates people that judge and are stuck up, loves the color blue, can't get enough sushi and her favourite holiday is Christmas. How would you like getting her as a gift under the tree!
Random thoughts
- The NHL drags their feet for years on coming up with a rule for headshots, but now they make a hasty decision to get the suspension consequences for head shots in starting tonight. They can't change a rule mid-season, but they decided to amend one. I'm all for getting rid of head shots, but they better come up with a clear and obvious difference for what is a minor penalty and what is a major.
- Like I wrote a few weeks ago, I don't think the lengthy suspensions are the way to go. They are a good bonus, but if you make the penalty, a seven-minute major that will make more of an impact. The brain is the most important part of our body, so why not make a separate penalty just for head shots?
- The Flames aren't making the playoffs. If they go 7-2 down the stretch, Colorado can go 4-5 and still get in, because they have the tie-breaker. The Wings schedule is too easy. It will be very interesting to see what the Flames do this summer. Do they blow out both Sutter regimes? Can Brent coach and deal with his players the same way under another GM? Doubtful.
- It is great to dream about it, but the Oilers won't get the 1st and 2nd pick this summer. The way the Leafs are playing they could catch the Islanders and even the Lightning. But more importantly I don't see why Peter Chiarelli would deal the 2nd pick. The Bruins could bring in Taylor Hall or Tyler Seguin and shelter them with some proven players. There wouldn't be a lot of pressure on the kid and he wouldn't be the focal point of their offence. Never say never, but I think it is more a pipedream than reality to think Stu MacGregor won't have to make a decision between Hall and Seguin.
- The Canucks have two very good scoring lines, and a great goalie in Roberto Luongo but I can't see their defence holding up in the playoffs. Their top four are decent with Christian Ehrhoff, Alex Edler, Sami Salo and Kevin Bieksa, but their 3rd pairing of Shane O'Brien, Aaron Rome or Andrew Alberts is a disaster. They can win a round, but I don't see them going very far with the defence corps.
Leader through the season
Here are the top ten in pts, goals, assists and other stats.
45: Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby
43: Steven Stamkos
41: Patrick Marleau
39: Marian Gaborik
38: Dany Heatley
37: Ilya Kovalchuk
35: Zach Parise
34: Alexander Semin
33: Anze Kopitar, Alexandre Burrows and Jeff Carter
71: Henrik Sedin
65: Joe Thornton
61: Brad Richards
60: Nicklas Backstrom
59: Martin St. Louis
55: Paul Stastny
54: Mike Green
53: Ovechkin and Patrick Kane
52: Daniel Sedin and Duncan Keith
99: H. Sedin
98: Ovechkin
89: Crosby and Backstrom
85: St. Louis
84: Thornton and Stamkos
82: Brad Richards
81: Patrick Kane
79: Marian Gaborik
+44: Ovechkin
+37: Jeff Schultz
+35: H. Sedin
+34: Daniel Sedin
+33: Backstrom and Mike Green
+32: Alex Burrows
+28: Alex Semin
+26: Christian Ehrhoff
+23: Brian Rafalski and Mike Knuble
***Patrick O'Sullivan has a big lead for the green jacket sitting at -32. Shawn Horcoff has dropped to -28, while Rod Brind'Amour is -26 while former Oiler Steve Staios is making a late charge at -23.***
PP Goals:
19: Stamkos
17: Heatley
14: Anze Kopitar and Gaborik
13: Mike Richards
12: Crosby, Eric Stall, Marleau, Ryan Kesler and Kovalchuk
275: Cal Clutterbuck
273: Ryan Callahan
264: Dustin Brown
238: Stephane Robidas
234: Steve Ott
231: Brooks Orpik
222: David Backes
219: Chris Neil
215: Matt Greene
213: Brendan Morrow
325: Ovechkin
310: Jeff Carter
309: Parise
274: Phil Kessel
266: Crosby, Henrik Zetterberg and Vincent Lecavalier
250: Marleau and Kovalchuk
249: Stamkos


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I have increased the innodb_buffer_pool_size and a couple of other parameters in my.cnf and when I try to restart xampp, it says "Couldn't start MySQL".
I am guessing this is because there is not enough available memory. However, no one should ever have to guess. When any of mysql, apache, or php can't be started, the exact error should be shown. If the error can't be shown, clues must be given to the user as to what log files to look at to find the cause of the issue.
Now, this was the bug report.
I also have a question, which is: is there, and if so where is, a mysql log file where I have some chance to find this error logged?


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Cynthia Figueroa learned what kindness is at a young age.
Editor�s note: This is the second in a two-part series looking at local advocate groups that work with the victims affected by crime. Part one is here.
Cynthia Figueroa learned what kindness is at a young age.
She saw it in her father, the son of Puerto Rican immigrants, as she grew up in New York.
�He was so compassionate,� Figueroa said. �He was a first generation American, spoke English and Spanish fluently and was an accountant. He would help people in the neighborhood who couldn�t help themselves. Some of them couldn�t speak English and he would do their income taxes for them. He was very empathetic.�
Figueroa said she�s taken that empathy and used it in situations where the male figure of the household seldom shows either kindness or compassion. For the past 12 years, first with the New York Police Department and now with the Jacksonville Police Department, Figueroa has worked on behalf of victims of domestic abuse. For many, Figueroa is the first person they meet after they make the decision to take their lives back from an abusive spouse or partner.
�I�m not a psychiatrist, therapist or a social worker, but I do some counseling work with the ladies,� Figueroa said. �I direct them to the resources they need, teach them how to gather themselves up and take care of their problems.�
Figueroa also serves as a liaison between victims and the criminal justice system, which she says can be just as intimidating to the ones seeking justice as the one�s facing justice. In order to get a temporary domestic violence protective order, known in North Carolina as a 50-B, victims must appear in court and face their abuser. Figueroa said that though victims will often get their protective orders, it�s never a sure thing and they have to know what to say when they testify.
�You have to go prepared,� Figueroa said. �Judges want to hear certain things. They want to hear you�re being intimated and you�re afraid for your safety. They�ll either grant the protection order or not, but regardless, you�ll have another court date, which will probably be the next Monday. During that next court date, you have to come in with whatever paperwork and witnesses you have. Protection orders aren�t just given away.�
Nearly 5,000 50-B protection orders were issued in 2013 in Onslow County, which is a steady figure from previous years, according to Figueroa. Police Chief Mike Yaniero of the Jacksonville Police Department said though that figure is high, it is evidence that victims are standing up for themselves and are using tools that can break a cycle that not only impacts them, but future generations.
Yaniero, a 33-year law enforcement veteran, said he recalls a time when officers, as well as victims, had few resources at their disposal to fight domestic violence.
�There was no support system,� Yaniero said. �We had to collect money to put victims up at motels. We didn�t even have laws to keep people safe. If we didn�t see anything occur, we couldn�t do anything. We were virtually helpless to provide for them in any way.�
Yaniero says he has seen firsthand that the trans-generational cycle of domestic abuse is real. While he was still a patrol officer, Yaniero remembers arresting a man for abusing his wife. The couple had children; and according to Yaniero, he came in contact with the family again years later.
�One of the sons had grown and he had been involved in killing his girlfriend as a result of domestic violence,� Yaniero said.
Times have changed, though, and so have the laws and the mindset of society.
In the 1990s, the State and Federal Government passed laws, including the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, authorizing federal grants to expand domestic violence investigation for law enforcement agencies across the nation and the Domestic Violence Act the following year in North Carolina.
Before those laws were enacted, though, the Onslow Women�s Center became a resource for women looking for immediate aid from domestic abuse.
According to Junie Christian, the center�s executive director, more than 200 women stayed at the shelter in 2013, many of them with their children.
�You get really angry because you see the result of love, or whatever that was, gone wrong,� Christian said. �There�s a tremendous amount of anger with what you experience, but you have to bottle that up and provide the services the family needs.�
The shelter provides victims and their families with temporary shelter in an undisclosed location that includes multiple security cameras scanning the exterior portion of the property. The shelter has 12 rooms � half with single beds and the other half for women bringing children � a library, a computer lab and a lounge to watch television. Christian said the shelter is a place for women to get their lives back in order and become whole again. Stays at the Women�s Shelter include visits with case managers who help the women plan their next moves.
�We provide empowerment information for the women who stay here,� Christian said. �Lessons on banking...real world stuff some of the ladies might not know. We talk about things like whether or not you should live in the same town as your abuser and how you can keep yourself safe. We�re trying to arm ladies with as much information as we can.�
Christian says that information is powerful in creating new, independent women with a less distorted view of what a romantic relationship is. According to Yaniero, power is one of the main reasons men and women find themselves in abusive relationships.
�(Abusers) isolate (their victims) and make sure they don�t have contact with family and friends,� Yaniero said. �They�re not involved with any activities outside of the home. When we try to break the connection, that�s why it can get so violent and that�s what our victim advocate will do. They�ll make a plan to leave the house.�
Yaniero and Christian said that despite the laws in place, it�s up to the community to leave behind phrases like �it�s not my problem� and start looking for signs that their neighbors maybe in need of assistance. As far as the abusers themselves, Yaniero hopes they will also seek the help he believes they need just as much as the people they�re abusing.
�There is help available to stop doing it,� Yaniero said. �It isn�t acceptable, no matter how much you think someone deserves it; it�s not acceptable.�
If you are in need of assistance due to domestic abuse, the Onslow County Women�s Center can be contacted at their 24-hour crisis line at 910-347-4000. Christian said those worried they may abuse their loved ones are also welcome to call the crisis line.
Christopher Thomas is a staff writer for the Daily News. To contact him, call 910-219-8473 or send an e-mail to email@example.com.


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Jo Scott-Coe's article might be usefully brought into a larger conversation about new scholarly attention to religion. Today's Chronicle features a review-ish article by Alan Wolfe called Scholars Infuse Religion with Cultural Light, in which Wolfe points to the recent focus on religion among scholars, occasioned in part by the election's focus on religion (and also, I imagine, world religions). Wolfe discusses religion's importance sociology and anthropology, but it seems to me that rhetoric should and must be added to the mix. Cary Nelson, a former colleague of mine, and by no means a theologian, teaches Burke's Rhetoric of Religion to undergrads for precisely the point of moving discussions of religion away from truth or alliances with god. Is it time to push RoR into the mainstream?
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Good question, dh. Truth is, it's past time for RoR to be brought into the mainstream. I too have taught a course for undergrads in the rhetoric of religion using Burkes _R of R_ among other texts to help students find a language to grapple with the dynamics of faith commitments--their own and others--from a stand point neither safely inside or outside any particular faith.
I'm pleased that Jo Scott-Coe is inviting us to consider Burke's still undervalued efforts to see the Augustinian impulses in Burke's work and the relevance of both rhetors for contemporary critical engagement.


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NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- Derek Stepan scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period Monday and the New York Rangers got back into their playoff series with a 4-3 win over Washington.
Stepan's deflection of a Rick Nash pass got past Braden Holtby with 6:25 left in the third period, breaking a 3-3 tie and giving the Rangers a crucial victory after falling behind 2-0 in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.
Derick Brassard supplied a goal and two assists, Brian Boyle chipped in with a score and a helper and Arron Asham also found the net in the victory.
Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 28-of-31 shots for New York, which will attempt to even the series at home in Wednesday's Game 4.
Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green and Jay Beagle each notched a goal for the Capitals.
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MAYBROOK — The Valley Central school board is once again considering closing down Maybrook Elementary School and Maybrook Mayor Dennis Leahy is furious.
MAYBROOK — The Valley Central school board is once again considering closing down Maybrook Elementary School and Maybrook Mayor Dennis Leahy is furious.
"No village should be without a school," he said on Tuesday. "We're not only fighting for the school, but we're fighting for our village. We can't afford to be the only village (in the town) without a school."
The subject of school closures was tackled at a budget meeting last week, where the possibility of also shutting East Coldenham Elementary was raised.
"Together, the savings would be about $1.6 or $1.7 million," said Bob Santo, school board president. "It's heart-breaking, but we're being funded at 2008 levels, (and ) our contributions to the teachers' retirement system keep increasing."
Somehow, the district with an enrollment of 4,671 students must close a $8.1 million budget gap.
Closing just Maybrook Elementary would reduce the gap by about 10 percent, Schools Superintendent Richard Hooley said.
'"We have everything on the blocks," Hooley said. "This is a doomsday scenario. We could be closing all sports and kindergarten. I know it cuts close to home."
Four years ago, the school board also considered Maybrook Elementary for the chopping block. PTO President Patti Crowley's son, who is now a fifth-grader even offered the contents of his piggy bank to save his school.
"What would become of Maybrook if there's no school?" Crowley asked. "It's why we came here. I wonder what's going to become of our property values."
While the school received a reprieve then, it's not clear if it can be spared this time around. School officials plan to meet with Leahy later this week to discuss the situation, but the mayor is promising to continue to put up a fight because he believes that closing the school would impact village property values as well its overall economy.
"I'm going to get the whole village at the next meeting," he said. The next budget meeting will be at the middle school on Monday night.
Meanwhile, talk of school closings also continue in nearby Newburgh, where the school board is now considering whether to close Horizons-on-the-Hudson School and Vails Gate Elementary in order to offset a budget gap of about $9.8 million.


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Mini Reviews (December 2010)
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, All Good Things, Babies, The Tourist, Rabbit Hole, In My Sleep, The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (December 2/10)
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work documents a year in the life of the legendary comedian, as filmmakers Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg follow Rivers through her various gigs, her familial encounters, and her (rare) moments of introspection. It's clear right from the get-go that Stern and Sundberg have been granted an all-access pass into Rivers' day-to-day exploits, and the eye-opening peek into the 75-year-old's surprisingly busy existence certainly proves instrumental in initially capturing the viewer's interest. The biggest hindrance to the movie's success is, at the outset, Rivers herself, as the star's notoriously grating personality is awfully tough to take in such large doses - with her surgically-altered appearance, which is nothing short of terrifying, only compounding this feeling. The movie's vibe of excess becomes more and more problematic as time progresses, and it's ultimately impossible to shake the feeling that the whole thing would've been better suited to a brief segment on 60 Minutes. Still, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work is a well made, sporadically fascinating documentary that benefits substantially from the inclusion of several unexpectedly poignant moments and it's finally impossible to walk away from the film without feeling a small degree of newfound respect for its subject.
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It's certainly not difficult to see why All Good Things has been languishing on the shelf for a couple of years, as the movie primarily comes off as a tedious, thoroughly pointless piece of work that boasts few attributes designed to capture the viewer's interest. All Good Things follows Ryan Gosling's David and Kirsten Dunst's Katie as they attempt to start a life together in the face of his wealthy family's disapproval, with the film subsequently detailing the various (and increasingly sinister) problems within the couple's relationship. Director Andrew Jarecki instantly finds himself unable to overcome the story's almost eye-rollingly familiar trajectory, as screenwriters Marcus Hinchey and Marc Smerling offer up a culture-clash romance that comes off as a pale imitation of other similarly-themed films (including Gosling's own The Notebook). Jarecki's inability to transform the two central characters into figures worth rooting for and caring about proves disastrous, and there's consequently never a point at which the viewer is able to work up even an ounce of interest in their ongoing exploits. (Not helping matters is Gosling's less-than-enthralling performance, with the actor's surprisingly bland turn exacerbated by his decision to mumble his way through most of the dialogue.) The film does, however, threaten to improve once it becomes clear that there's something not quite right with David, yet Jarecki squanders even this aspect of the proceedings by emphasizing a midsection that couldn't possibly be more tedious (ie it boils down to a repetitive series of sequences in which David acts sinister and Katie attempts to escape from his grasp). By the time the absolutely inexplicable final 20 minutes rolls around (in which David takes to cross-dressing), All Good Things has certainly cemented its place as an utterly misguided piece of work with little worth recommending - which is a shame, really, given the presence of several undeniably talented performers within the supporting cast (Frank Langella, Philip Baker Hall, etc).
A documentary in the loosest sense of the word, Babies follows four infants from across the globe - Ponijao from Namibia, Bayarjargal from Mongolia, Mari from Tokyo, and Hattie from San Francisco - as they engage in a series of adorable yet thoroughly pointless activities (ie Hattie eats a banana, Mari attempts to stand up, Ponijao squabbles with a sibling, etc, etc). There's little doubt that the experience of watching Babies is all-too-often akin to watching someone else's home movies, as filmmaker Thomas Balmès eschews anything even resembling a narrative and is instead content to just document the four babies living and interacting within their natural environment. The complete and utter lack of context ensures that the film begins to wear out its welcome after just a few minutes, and although Balmès admittedly does pepper the proceedings with a handful of compelling interludes (ie Ponijao repeatedly falls asleep while sitting up), Babies is, for the most part, an absolutely interminable piece of work that seems destined to send most viewers into protracted fits of daydreaming.
Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, The Tourist follows math teacher Frank Tupelo (Johnny Depp) as his European vacation becomes fraught with danger and peril after he meets and befriends a mysterious woman named Elise Clifton-Ward (Angelina Jolie) - with the film subsequently (and primarily) detailing the pair's ongoing efforts at avoiding a variety of pursuing figures (including Paul Bettany's tenacious police officer and Steven Berkoff's nasty gangster). Filmmaker von Donnersmarck does a superb job of capturing the viewer's interest right from the get-go, as The Tourist opens with a thoroughly captivating sequence in which Jolie's character is pursued and watched by cops as she goes about her morning routine. The movie's easygoing vibe is perpetuated by Frank and Elise's first encounter aboard a Venice-bound train, with the chemistry between the two disparate figures initially compensating for a midsection that's decidedly less-than-eventful in its execution. And while it ultimately does become clear that von Donnersmarck is looking to ape the atmosphere and tone of a circa 1960s caper movie, The Tourist suffers from an almost pervasively lighthearted feel that inevitably cements its place as a watchable yet forgettable piece of work - with the inclusion of several engrossing performances and a certain last-minute revelation just barely pushing the proceedings to the positive, rather than negative, side of things.
Based on a play by David Lindsay-Abaire, Rabbit Hole follows married couple Becca (Nicole Kidman) and Howie (Aaron Eckhart) Corbett as they attempt to move forward after their young son's sudden death. It's a decidedly stirring premise that is, at the outset, employed to competent yet far-from-gripping effect by John Cameron Mitchell, as the filmmaker, working from Lindsay-Abaire's screenplay, offers up an opening half hour that generally comes off as an overly conventional look at grief - with Becca's inability to accept her boy's loss precisely the sort of reaction that one expects from movies and stories of this ilk. Mitchell's surprisingly solid directorial choices, coupled with the stars' stellar performances, ensures that Rabbit Hole is never quite thwarted by its familiarity, however, and there inevitably does reach a point at which the movie morphs from watchable to enthralling. The inclusion of several thoroughly wrenching sequences within the film's latter half - ie Becca and Howie engage in a screaming match - proves instrumental in cementing Rabbit Hole's place as an unexpectedly powerful piece of work, with the movie ultimately representing an almost astonishing improvement over Mitchell's previous effort (2006's amateurish and ill-conceived Shortbus).
An intriguing yet uneven thriller, In My Sleep follows lifelong sleepwalker Marcus (Philip Winchester) as he wakes up one morning covered in blood that may or may not be his - which effectively forces Marcus to figure just what happened before the police catch up to him. It's a compelling premise that's generally employed to lackluster effect by filmmaker Allen Wolf, as the movie boasts a slow-moving sensibility that prevents the viewer from wholeheartedly connecting with either the central character or his increasingly perilous plight. This is despite a fine performance from Winchester, with the actor's strong, predominantly shirtless (?) turn as the befuddled protagonist anchoring the proceedings on a rather consistent basis. The watchable (if far-from-enthralling) atmosphere persists up until around the movie's midsection, after which point Wolf emphasizes the story's mystery-based elements to an extent that quickly becomes oppressive - as the movie is bogged down in flashbacks on an increasingly frequent basis. There is, as a result, little doubt that the eventual explanation of what's going on comes off as thoroughly anti-climactic, which unfortunately cements In My Sleep's place as an almost passable piece of work that seems like it would've been better off as a 15-minute short.
Shockingly inept from start to finish, The Six Wives of Henry Lefay follows the womanizing title character (Tim Allen) as he attempts to juggle his former and present lovers under the watchful eye of his disapproving daughter (Elisha Cuthbert's Barbara Lefay). It's a workable premise that's employed to consistently underwhelming and flat-out incompetent effect by writer/director Howard Michael Gould, as the filmmaker proves utterly unable to offer up a single compelling (or even remotely authentic) figure - which instantly ensures that one has virtually nothing invested in the various characters' ongoing exploits. There's subsequently little doubt that the film suffers from an almost aggressively pointless atmosphere that only grows more and more oppressive as time progresses, with the total dearth of laughs ensuring that the movie, for the most part, boasts the feel of a hopelessly uneventful, slow moving drama. It is, of course, not surprising to note that the sentimental elements that crop up towards the end fall completely flat, as the viewer has absolutely nothing invested in these characters or their happiness - with the end result a nigh worthless piece of work that manages to waste a fairly impressive cast (ie it takes some effort to drain Allen of his natural charisma).


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Susanna Hoffs, who was just in town for a show in Natick, was hanging out at the Verve, Crowne Plaza over the weekend. ... Boston-bred TV queen Mindy Kaling (right), who plays an OB/GYN on "The Mindy Project," honored Jessica Alba at the inaugural Baby2Baby Gala in Culver City, Calif., Saturday night. ... Looks like Larry David's HBO movie "Clear History" has finished filming in Massachusetts. Director Greg Mottola tweeted Saturday, "And that's a wrap on 'Clear History,' " adding, "Back in NYC, post-Sandy, very happy to be home (and see lights downtown)." The comedy, which also stars Jon Hamm and Kate Hudson, filmed north of Boston last week.
Facing reality
". . . In a lot of shots, my face looks plastic and at certain angles I was like, 'Oh, dear. Oh, I should never have done that.' " - Sharon Osbourne, on Monday's episode of "The Talk," on her decision not to have any more plastic surgery.


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Travelers may think of Hawaii as the land of surfboards, sunsets and mai tais, but there's a lava flow of reasons to go beyond the beaches and discover why residents say they are lucky to live in Hawaii. And, yes, some of the state's best beaches are found on the Big Island. But don't get stuck there. Do what the locals do:
Swim with the honu. There are five snorkeling areas along the Big Island's Kohala Coast: Puako Bay, Waialea Beach (Beach 69), Hapuna Beach, Mauna Kea and Mauume. You'll enjoy each for different reasons. The undersea life is abundant at all of them, and more often than not you'll encounter at least one of Hawaii's sacred honu, or green sea turtles. These protected creatures feed on the coral reefs just offshore, making an encounter likely. But even if you don't see turtles, there are thousands of brightly colored fish and even the occasional monk seal, manta ray or eel.
Be a Hawaiian cowboy. Most people think of Hawaii as a beach destination, but there's also a rich paniolo, or cowboy, history, particularly on the Big Island. For a glimpse, take an excursion to the town of Waimea, in the foothills of Mauna Kea. Here, in the heart of Parker Ranch country, horses and cattle outnumber people, and in the town's main shopping center, an oversized bronze statue of one of Hawaii's most revered paniolo, Ikua Purdy, is prominently displayed. If you are inclined to get astride a horse yourself, make a reservation with Harry Nakoa at Dahana Ranch (http://www.dahanaranch.com), who will impart the wisdom of his paniolo elders while leading you on an open-range adventure — no nose-to-tail rides here.
Run for your life. Triathletes know the Big Island for the Ironman World Championship that takes place each year along its Kona-Kohala Coast. Though you can compete in the Ironman too — presuming you qualify — there are several other races throughout the year for mere mortals. The Lavaman (http://www.lavamantriathlon) triathlon takes places twice a year, in Kona and at Waikoloa on the Kohala Coast. Both races are Olympic-distance competitions, with a 1.5K swim, a 40K bike course and a 10K run.
Farmers markets. The Big Island is the ideal place to start or maintain a healthful diet. There is such a bounty from the land and sea that it is easy to find fresh fish, organic and locally grown produce, just-out-of-the-oven breads and grass-fed beef from local farms. There are farmers markets all over the island; two of the best are found in Waimea and open Saturdays.
At the Parker School market (8 a.m.-1 p.m.), you'll find just-baked bread from Sandwich Isles Bread Co. (20 grain is my choice), a tempting assortment of agave-sweetened jams (try the guava), fruits and farm-fresh vegetable stands, orchid and plant booths, a masseuse, locally handmade soaps and creams, dog treats and prepared foods too.
The Hawaii Homestead market (7 a.m.-noon) has more organic produce, such as shiitake mushrooms, bushy bunches of kale and other leafy veggies, avocados as large as softballs and juicy, just-picked limes and lemons. Here, you also can find dark-roasted Kona coffee beans (as well as brewed samples) from Makua Coffee Co.}
Go whale watching. From early December through mid-April, Hawaii's waters are graced by the majestic kohola, or humpback whales. These gentle mammals can be easily spotted slapping tails, blowing spouts and breaching. You can watch from the beach, from many places where the highway runs near the ocean (there's usually a line of cars pulled over when whales are offshore) or from the deck of a sailboat. One of the best whale-watching cruise companies is Ocean Sports (http://www.hawaiioceansports.com), which also offers dolphin watching and snorkel cruises year-round. With five marine biologists on staff, one of whom sails with each cruise, an Ocean Sports adventure is as educational as it is fun.
Brew crew. There are two brew pubs on island, but Big Island Brewhaus in Waimea (www.bigislandbrewhaus.com) is where the locals go. A dozen or so handcrafted brews are made in the brewery out back. My favorite is the Paniolo Pale Ale, an American-style IPA; several of its beers have scored gold in national competitions.
Land of fire & ice. The Big Island is often called a "land of fire and ice." The "ice" because in winter months, the Mauna Kea is often snowcapped, and "fire" because of the active lava flow that has spewed from the Kilauea volcano for 25 years, running in bright red streams into the Pacific. The ideal way to see these exquisite natural beauties, as well as the island's gushing waterfalls, vast brown and black lava fields, dramatic cliffs and deep green valleys is with Blue Hawaiian Helicopters (http://www.bluehawaiian.com). One- and two-hour tours are offered, departing from Waikoloa or Hilo.
Visit the jungle. To experience the flora of Hawaii in all its colorful glory, visit the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden (http://www.hawaiigarden.com) eight miles north of Hilo. At this 40-acre manicured jungle you'll see 2,000 species of plants, including 200 types of palm trees and 145 varieties of flowering ginger, in addition to gushing waterfalls and squawking parrots. All that's missing are the genetically engineered dinosaurs.
Talk story, brah! In Hawaii, "talk story" can mean anything from two old friends getting together to catch up to a more organized storytelling celebration such as the Talk Story Festival, held annually in Honolulu. On the Big Island, each month on the Saturday evening closest to the full moon, the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel's cultural ambassador and respected kahu (Hawaiian minister and cultural guardian) Danny Akaka hosts "Full Moon Talk Story" on the lawn next to the hotel's Love Cottage. This free monthly gathering draws throngs of locals and visitors alike, who hear everything from Hawaiian musicians to island elders telling oral histories of Hawaii.


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This Guide is primarily aimed at those who want to build and/or hack on GHC. It describes how to get started with building GHC on your machine, and how to tweak the settings to get the kind of build you want. It also describes the inner workings of the build system, so you can extend it, modify it, and use it to build your code.
The documentation here will eventually replace the Building Guide. Text from that manual is gradually being incorporated here.
- Getting the sources
- Platforms that GHC currently supports
- What tools you need
- Quick start: just building and installing GHC
- Quick start for developers
- Unregisterised builds
- How do re-build after updating or changing GHC?
- Using the build system
- Architecture of the build system?
- Building the documentation
- Porting GHC
- Known pitfalls in building GHC
- Running the GHC test framework
- Platform-specific build issues
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The Sheridan Lady Broncs defeated school rivals, the Gillette Lady Camels, and ended their season, taking 3rd place in the state basketball tournament!
Final Score
Lady Broncs: 70
Lady Camels: 62
The Sheridan Lady Broncs fell to Natrona County in the semi-finals with just seconds to go on the clock. Final score:
Lady Broncs: 43
Natrona: 46
The Lady Broncs will play for 3rd place tomorrow morning at 10:30am. You can catch that game live on 1410 KWYO and 87.7FM ESPN Radio.
After a battle in triple overtime, the Cowgirls fall to Colorado State by just 3 points. Final Score:
Cowgirls: 92
Colorado State: 95
LADY BRONC BASKETBALL - In first round action at the state basketball Sheridan Lady Broncs led 20-9 after the first quarter and went onto beat Riverton 51-38 to advance to the semi finals in the girls 4-A bracket.
Robbi Ryan led the scoring with 20 points they will play Natrona county this evening in the next round.
NC whipped Cheyenne Central to advance, the semi final is scheduled to tip at 4:30 and we will have it live for you on 14-10 KWYO and 87.7 FM.
As expected the Gillette girls and Cheyenne East advanced and will play in the other semi final.
Wyoming Cowgirls vs Colorado state 12:30 (14-10 KWYO / 87.7 FM
Sheridan Lady Broncs vs Natrona County 4:30 (14-10 KWYO / 87.7 FM
-Hanna Caiola, a senior at Big Horn High School lettered in a varsity position for the Sheridan High School girls soccer team for three years and helped the team to a 2012 high school state runner-up title.
Caiola was an active member of student council and honor roll throughout high school. She plans on continuing her soccer career and education at Sheridan College next year as a freshman. Hanna is the daughter of Joel and Brenda Caiola.
The Sheridan Lady Broncs beat Riverton to advance to the girls 4-A state basketball semi finals.
They will play Natrona county in the semi finals after the fillies dispatched Evanston.
The semi final meeting will be this evening at 4:30 we will have it live on 14-10 KWYO and 87.7 FM.
LADY BRONC BASKETBALL - The Sheridan Lady Broncs open their state basketball tournament this morning at 9:00, they play Riverton and we will have it live for you on 87.7 FM.
The Lady Broncs are the favorite in this first round game they are 21-3 coming into the game Riverton is 6-18.
We talked with Head coach Jessica Pickett about avoiding a let down when they are a heavy favorite.
COWBOY BASKETBALL - The Wyoming Cowboys play UNLV in their tournament opener this afternoon. We will have it for you live on KWYO and 87.7 FM at 3:00.
LADY BRONC BASKETBALL - The Sheridan Lady Broncs open their state basketball tournament tomorrow morning at 9:00, they play Riverton and we will have it live for you on 87.7 FM ESPN radio.
COWGIRL BASKETBALL - The Wyoming Cowgirls beat Boise state Tuesday 61-56 to take the opener of the MWC tournament.
They will play their second round game Friday afternoon against Colorado state. You can hear the game live on KWYO and 87.7 FM broadcast time is at 1:00.