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Chapter 1 : Finding a Way to Strike Back
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"NO!" he yelled, "I am not kissing every girl in Hogwarts. I don't like every girl and there is no way I'll kiss Parkinson, Bullstrode or any other Slytherin girl."
"Then narrow it down for us Harry." Hermione said, "We're just trying to help you."
"I thought it would be Cho." Ron said. "It's not Harry's fault she has to start crying about Cedric every time he comes around. That's got to be a huge turnoff."
"What's going on in here?" Fred asked as he and George walked into the classroom the six others were using, "We heard Harry yell clear out in the hall."
George continued, "If you're planning a prank we'll offer our expertise."
"Nothing that fun." Neville snickered, "Ginny has suggested that if Harry's scar hurts when Voldemort is emotional then maybe we can hurt him back if Harry's emotional. So they are trying to figure out who he likes so that they can get an emotional response."
"That's easy it Cho Chang." Fred replied.
"Tried that, didn't work." Ginny said, "She just becomes a human hose pipe whenever Harry's around."
"Well that's a huge turnoff." George said, "So who do you like Harry?"
"I don't know. I haven't thought about it." He responded.
"Well she would have to be against Voldemort. And close to our age, I would say no younger than third year. So that narrows down the list to about twenty five from each house but Slytherin." Luna swished her wand produced a list of girls that fit that requirement sorted by house. "Here is your list to choose from, who would you want to mark off."
"Well shouldn't we take off any girl who wouldn't want to kiss me?" he asked.
"Who doesn't want to kiss you?" Fred asked.
"I'll mark off anyone who already has a boyfriend." Hermione took the list, "Then I'm marking off myself because Harry's like my brother and I think that would be just too weird."
"Good call Hermione." Harry responded, "Mark off Luna too because I have two sisters."
Luna's smile took up her whole face and she gave Harry a big hug, "Thanks, I like having a big brother."
"Any other sisters Harry?" Ron asked.
Through Luna's hug a distracted Harry said, "No, I don't think so."
Fred started to talk and Ginny put her hand over his mouth before he got out a sound. She had her wand in her hand and pointed it at Fred, George and then Ron. All three got the message and didn't say anything more. Finally Luna let go of Harry and wiped her eyes.
"Who's up for a kitchen run?" Fred asked.
"We just finished lunch." Harry said, "How can you be hungry?"
"I'll go." Neville and Ron said at the same time, they started out the door followed by George and Fred.
Harry sat in a chair and said, "Why do I feel abandoned."
"Don't worry Harry," Ginny said, "They didn't abandon you their stomachs did. Besides we're still here."
"Well you are anyway." He said, "Those two are wrapped up in the list." Luna and Hermione were looking closely at the list and whispering to each other, completely ignoring the other two.
Ginny sat on the desk by the chair and said, "I'm curious, you don't think of me as a sister?"
"Do you want to be a sister to me?" Harry asked.
"I want to be your friend." She replied.
"I like you as a friend, it's just in a different way than Luna and Hermione." He said, "I'm not sure I can explain it but I do like you."
"I'm glad because I like you too." Ginny said, "You know if I stay on that list it would mean we may have to kiss."
"That wouldn't be too horrible would it?" Harry grinned.
"No." she giggled, "In fact we could try and start narrowing down the list now and see what happens. I mean to really test this we should only have you kiss one girl per day so that we know which one caused the reaction."
"So we should start with us kissing and see if there is any reaction." Harry stood up and faced Ginny, "What reaction are we looking for, I mean we won't know if it is affecting Voldemort."
"Well." Ginny said as she stood up and faced Harry, "It needs to get a reaction out of you. If you like it and it makes you happy then that may affect him. Even if it doesn't, it still makes you happier."
Harry leaned forward and Ginny met him half way. The kiss wasn't long but when they pulled back Harry said, "Wow, I think we found the response we're looking for."
Ginny blinked slowly and smiled, "Yes we did." She leaned back in and the two began to kiss more passionately.
Meanwhile Luna and Hermione were scratching names off the list, "I just can't see Harry with her."
"No, I agree." Luna said, "She isn't very nice." After several minutes she whispered, "Really I'd like to see him get with..." At this point she looked up to see where Ginny and Harry were. She spied them kissing on the other side of the room and she said grinning, "Ginny."
Hermione who hadn't looked up nodded, "True, I think she would be best for him."
"She is best for him." Luna elbowed her friend, "Look."
Hermione turned around and saw the two on the other side of the room kissing, "I wonder if this was what Ginny had in mind when she chased her brothers out."
"I bet she hoped it would." Luna giggled, "But she just didn't want Fred asking Harry if she should be on the sister list."
"No doubt Harry would have put her on the sister list if any of those three had asked." Hermione said, "Come on we'll just step outside and guard the door."
Outside the door all four boys were waiting. "Did it work?"
"If you're asking did Harry and Ginny get together, it did work." Hermione grinned.
"Hem, hem" The group turned around and groaned, "You need to be farther apart. Ms. Granger having this many boys around you at one time might lead to a bad reputation."
"Later guys." Hermione said as she stepped away wondering where Luna had gone.
"Now." Umbridge continued, "Why would you all be standing around an empty classroom? Move out of the way, I bet something is going on it that room and I'm sure Mr. Potter is in it up to his ears, whatever it is."
Fred calmly said, "No, this is just where we stopped."
"Move away." Umbridge yelled and the group reluctantly stepped aside. The horrid woman opened the door and stepped inside. After looking around she stepped back out, "Why are you still here?"
"If we walk and talk at the same time we might trip and fall and that could cause a hall blockage so we stopped to talk." George said with an innocent face.
Umbridge stalked off and the four boys relaxed. After a few moments the door opened and Luna poked her head out, "She gone?"
"Yes." Ron said, "Thanks for warning them. Where are they now."
"We're still under the cloak." Harry said, "It might look suspicious if we suddenly appear next to you."
"It wouldn't have anything to do with you wanting to be close to a certain red head?" Fred asked.
"Shut up." Ginny said, "If I want your interference I'll let you know."
"Are you guys ok with this?" Harry asked.
"We wouldn't have left you alone in the room if we weren't." George said, "Congratulations, can't wait to tell Mum."
"You will all keep your traps shut." Ginny ground out, "I get to tell Mum in my own way and I don't want you ruining it."
"Just make sure you tell her before she invites him home for Christmas." Ron said.
"Why?" Ginny asked suspiciously.
"She just needs to know she's inviting your boyfriend not just my friend." Ron said, "He'll still be invited but she needs to be forewarned."
"Ok fine I'll do that." Ginny said, "Great she's coming back we're going to leave now."
"Good idea." George said.
"I need to know where Mr. Potter is." Umbridge said.
"Sorry Professor," Neville said, "We haven't seen him."
"Well when you do, send him to my office immediately." She stated before she stormed off.
"I don't think we'll see him again until tonight after curfew." Neville whispered after she left.
Harry and Ginny slipped down the hall. They stopped outside an unused classroom, "I don't see her, I going to check…"
The door opened behind him and Harry heard Dumbledore's voice say, "Come inside quickly Harry."
Harry looked at Ginny in alarm but stepped into the room. There he found his Headmaster along with Sirius and Remus. Dumbledore shut the door and said, "You two can take off the cloak now."
Harry pulled off the cloak and looked at the Headmaster, "Sorry sir we were trying to get away from…"
"Umbridge, yes I know." Albus said, "I've put a repelling charm in the hall so she won't come down and hear us. I need a list of your closest friends." This request made Harry pause.
"What did the spell on the mirror of Erised do for the stone?" Harry asked.
"Held it until someone who wanted to save it, not use it, looked into the mirror." Albus said, "Well done."
"Sirius, what did we talk about right before Moony came out to play?" Harry asked.
"I asked you if you wanted to come live with me." He replied.
"Remus before Christmas second year you gave me a detention." Ginny asked, "What did I have to do?"
Remus chuckled, "Write I will plan my pranks more carefully three times then we talked for the rest of the hour."
"Wow Moony." Sirius said, "If that's how your detentions went no wonder you were the favorite teacher."
"We talked about how I could make my pranks better." Ginny giggled, "I pranked a Slytherin girl that kept calling Harry a horrible name. Once Moony found out why I pranked her, he changed my detention."
"Ok, Harry." Albus said, "List of friends."
Harry wrote the list and asked, "What's going on?"
"Since the only floo in school that is not monitored is the floo in Umbridge's office I'm worried she is going to try to take you." Albus said, "So you and your friends are going to change schools."
Harry and Ginny looked at each other in alarm, "A new school?"
"Yes." Albus said, "Remus and Sirius are taking you two now. I will bring your things and your friends on this list shortly. Put the cloak back on and go quickly." Albus left the room.
"We're going to be invisible too." Sirius said, "Meet us outside the front doors and ten feet to the left, Professor McGonagall is waiting by the door just let her know when you want to exit."
"I've got the map." Harry said, "I'll find you." He covered himself and Ginny up and they peeked out the door that Albus had left open. They quickly slipped through the school and were at the spot several minutes before Remus and Sirius arrived.
Meanwhile Albus found Hermione, he hit her with a hex that made her trip on her own feet. As he helped her back up he left a note in her hand and she slipped into the girls loo to read it. She quickly left and started looking for the people the Headmaster had asked for. She found Luna first and drug her into the girls loo and showed her the note. Luna left quickly, Hermione waited for a few moments then left. She went to the common room and found the rest of the individuals and they moved up to the fifth year boys dorm.
After putting up silencing spells and a few other things Hermione pulled everyone to Ron's bed that was furthest from the door. She then showed them the note and they started moving quickly. After they were finished they moved out to the common room. The group of boys worked on keeping the rest of the girls in the common room as Hermione dashed into the girls side. Once she was back in the common room Hermione nodded to the boys and headed out the portrait hole. She walked quickly and reached the Headmasters office and spoke the password quietly and then stepped onto the stairs. When she reached the door she spied Luna sitting on a chair. She stepped in and said, "Do you remember the first time we talked in this office sir?"
"Yes." Albus grinned glad to see Harry's friend were making sure of him too, "You were receiving your time turner from Professor McGonagall. She explained why you were getting it and I tried to talk you out of your choices. I had done the same thing when I was your age. And I dropped the same class about the same time you did."
Ron and Neville were the next to show up followed several minutes later by Fred and George. Albus pulled out a plate and said, "Harry and Ginny will meet you there."
"Wait!" Ron said, "We need to ask you a security question."
"I've got this one Ron." Neville said, "Do you remember the first time we met?"
"Yes." Albus laughed, "Your Uncle had lost you in Diagon Alley, I believe you were six. I found you and took you to have an ice cream while we waited for him to come back."
"Ok, we're good." Neville said.
"Portus." Albus said and the six teens disappeared.
A few seconds later he received a patronus, "Got them."
At dinner he looked at two professors and scratched his ear. The other two nodded back and resumed dinner. He watched Umbridge out the corner of his eye and could pinpoint the second when she realized just who was missing. She stood up and said loudly, "Where are they?"
"Who are you talking about Delores?" Albus asked.
"Potter and his cronies." she spat, "You where are they?" She had indicated Dean Thomas.
Dean shrugged, "I don't know, I don't baby sit them. Last time I saw them was about twenty minutes ago in the common room."
"Go see if they are still there." She demanded.
"They were leaving the common room when I saw them." Seamus said, "I didn't ask where they were going because I don't care what those idiots do."
"Fifty points from Gryffindor for unhelpful brats." Umbridge yelled, the Slytherin table chuckled and tried not to let out the laughs they really wanted to do.
Umbridge turned on the Headmaster, "This is your doing."
"What is my doing?" Albus asked, "They just aren't at dinner. Dinner is not required attendance."
She then turned to McGonagall who preempted her strike by saying, "You and I were monitoring halls all day Delores, I saw them several times in passing but I never stopped them to find out if they were planning to be gone at dinner."
"I am sure you two are behind this." She said, "The Minister will hear about this."
Later that evening Albus was strolling down the hall, when he reached the main doors he said, "Fifty points to Gryffindor for constant vigilance." He then left the building and headed to the Hogs Head.
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Harry and Ginny met Remus and Sirius in the spot they had indicated. The two invisible men walked on either side of the teens under the cloak none of them spoke. They walked across the grounds to Hagrids hut, Harry knew the door was locked because he had tried it just the day before, but Remus flicked his wand and opened it. Walking in they shut the door and Sirius peered out a crack in the shutters. The windows were all shuttered because Hagrid had not returned from his summer assignment yet. Sirius levitated the huge bed while Remus opened a trap door and climbed down. Harry and Ginny went next. Harry held the cloak so that she could climb down without being seen and then he followed. At the bottom of the ladder Remus was already visible again. Sirius was the last down, he closed the door and then dropped the levitation spell. The bed hit the floor with a muffled sound as Sirius had put a silencing charm on it. When he reached the bottom he waved his wand and the trap door disappeared as well as the ladder. Harry looked at Remus with the question on his face.
"They're coming a different way." Was the whispered reply. They walked a few meters down the tunnel and Remus waved his wand and dirt reappeared in the area where the trap door had vanished.
They walked for a long way before they found another ladder with a trap door at the top. Remus and Sirius had replaced the dirt as they walked. Harry was glad he had the map and knew it was Remus and Sirius or he'd be seriously creeped out. At the ladder Remus again went first, when he cleared the door he checked the room then called back down the hole, "Ginny next then Harry. Come on up to your new home."
The two looked at each other with speculation and then Ginny started up the ladder. Once she was up all the way Sirius whispered, "You can thank me for that, he was going to have you go up first."
Harry grinned at his Godfather as he admitted in his own mind, "I never thought about how cute her bum was before." Then he climbed up the ladder. Ginny was sitting on a sofa in a room that looked like the Gryffindor common room, except no pictures. He did note that there was a fireplace.
Remus saw him eyeing the fireplace and said, "The smoke is removed magically. No floo at all so we don't have to worry about anyone coming in that way."
"How do we get in and out of here?" Ginny asked.
"Portkey." Sirius replied, "Which should be here any minute."
Harry sat by Ginny on the couch and they held hands. After a few minutes Ginny leaned her head on Harry's shoulder.
"They remind me of James and Lily." Sirius whispered to his friend.
"Yes except Ginny never fought it. Harry was the blind one in this set." Remus chuckled.
"I don't think that's it." Came the reply, "You'd take your time too if she had six older brothers."
Remus laughed loudly and Harry looked at him in question. Remus waved him off pointing to a wickedly grinning Sirius. Harry shook his head, he really didn't want to know.
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Paul V. Becker, 95, of Manteca, CA passed away peacefully on Thursday June 6, 2013.
Born December 19, 1917, he joins his loving wife of 63 years, whom he missed dearly since her passing on February 8, 2013. Paul and Ruth were married in Idaho, but soon made their home in California where they raised their six children. They were both members of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, where Paul was active in St. Vincent de Paul, and joyfully attended mass every day that he could. He made many friends through the church organizations, and especially loved attending Ada Van Ryn's prayer group.
Both Paul and Ruth were World War II Veterans, Paul served in the Army earning two Purple Hearts, and Ruth served her country in the Marine Corps.
He is survived by his loving children, Paula (Bill) DeGroot, Mark (Patricia) Becker, Patti (Marty) Hartt, Kathie (Jim) Browning, Carolyn (Rudy) Morel and David (Lori) Becker. He was extremely proud of all of his 16 grandchildren and 12 great- grandchildren.
Family and friends are invited to the funeral mass, Friday, June 21st, 10:30 am at St. Anthony's Church.
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The term "entrepreneur" tends to be associated with the techies of the Silicon Valley start-up scene rather than an attorney preparing to start a solo law practice. However, solo practitioners, by definition, are entrepreneurs. They have to be risk-takers, driven, innovative, creative, and fearless— from hanging a shingle to generating a steady stream of clients in order to sustain a business with no angel funding.
Entrepreneurs from all backgrounds and experience levels convened at Santa Clara Law's Fourth Annual Solo Practice Seminar in December 2013, a collaboration between Law Career Services and Law Alumni and Development. "The Solo Practice Seminar was created to fill student and graduate demand for specific programming to help them build their business," says Vicki Huebner, Assistant Dean, Law Career Services. "This seminar is designed to present practical information to help attorneys make informed decisions about going solo, build their book of business, and steer clear of ethical pitfalls."
Participants included speakers with expertise in a variety of practice areas as well as more than 80 attendees, including law students, recent law school graduates, and experienced attorneys. Some attendees came to explore the idea of starting a practice. Others had recently established a solo practice or small firm and were seeking resources, support, and ideas that they could implement immediately. Session topics included making the decision to go solo, legal ethics of a solo practice and social media, the logistics of starting a practice, marketing a practice, and evolving beyond a solo practice. The 2013 Seminar was sponsored by the California State Bar Solo and Small Firm Section, Thomson Reuters Westlaw, Sites for Law Firms, and several other organizations that offer support and education for small firms and solo practitioners.
"The Solo Practice Seminar reinforced the idea that success in the new economy will require attorneys to continuously learn, innovate, and act entrepreneurially," says Robert Cullen, who moderated a panel, "Marketing Your Solo Practice," at the 2013 seminar. Cullen, who is general counsel at JSI Logistics and an adjunct professor at Santa Clara Law, developed and currently teaches the nation's first law course on leadership and is the author of The Leading Lawyer: A Guide to Practicing Law and Leadership.
Craig Rashkis has served as a speaker at the Solo Practice Seminar in the past, and this year he was a speaker on the "Logistics of Starting a Solo Practice" panel. His firm, Farwell Rashkis, represents clients in a wide array of business, real estate, and estate planning matters, with an emphasis on alcohol beverage and construction law. "Starting a law practice is a significant step, and there simply are not many forums in which lawyers thinking about starting their own practice can talk with each other much less learn the ABCs of starting a law practice," explains Rashkis. "Through my attendance at the seminar, I experienced an unexpected reconnection with the Law School, fellow alumni, and the University community as a whole. This reconnection has encouraged me to become more involved, not just as a contributor to the seminar but as a mentor to students and recent graduates."
"Starting your own practice means you are going to be a business owner, not just a lawyer. It is an important distinction with its own required skill set," he adds. "No matter whether you are actually a solo practitioner or in a small, medium, or large firm, a lawyer's ultimate success depends on the ability to attract and maintain a book of business. The Solo Practice Seminar goes in depth on subjects related to this important truth—how to market yourself, the importance of networking (and how to get better at it), client relations, recognizing and addressing conflicts of interest, and more."
Rashkis, who has been both an attendee and contributor to the Solo Practice Seminar, says it has reminded him of the importance of inspiring and encouraging other lawyers. "Having experienced the support and encouragement of other lawyers who took the leap before me, I am inspired to do the same for others," he says.
A growing number of attorneys are developing law practices that are more efficient and flexible than the older model of law firms. These solo practices or small firms specialize in areas of the law typically associated with larger firms. As a result, these practices are able to service clients that would otherwise not be able to afford big firm rates. This is true of experienced attorney Tom Lavelle J.D. '76, who opened a solo practice, Thomas R. Lavelle Law Offices, where he represents and provides legal support to smaller Silicon Valley companies that cannot yet afford to hire an in-house general counsel.
"After many years of practicing high-tech law in-house for large local companies, I decided to start my own firm, going solo," he says. "The SCU Solo Practice Seminar… has paid handsome dividends. The presentations provided a lot of practical advice on a variety of issues I had been contemplating. The practical and administrative issues in setting up a private practice are just not something I had been prepared for, and this seminar came at the right time to help in a big way. It is great to know that many years after graduating, the Law School is still there for me."
DANELLA RUGILE J.D. '11 and STEPHANIE WHITING J.D. '11
Many recent law school graduates have decided to serve individual clients and have opted to go solo, or duo, in this case. Danella Rugile J.D. '11 and Stephanie Whiting J.D. '11 recently opened a family law practice, the Law Offices of Whiting and Rugile, and attended the 2013 Solo Practice Seminar. "Opening our own practice was appealing to us not only because of the flexibility, but also because it was an opportunity to learn how to run a business," says Whiting. "Family law intrigued us because it offered us the chance to work on a broad array of complex legal issues. We get to work closely with our clients and find it extremely rewarding to be able to help people work through what may be one of the most stressful times of their life. We have enjoyed building a practice that represents what we stand for and believe in as attorneys." Rugile adds, "My partner and I found the Solo Practice Seminar discussion on building a digital social media platform especially useful."
A criminal trial attorney in private practice based in San Francisco, Christopher F. Morales J.D. '90 handles all types of criminal cases including murder and complex white-collar crimes. A board-certified specialist in criminal law, Morales was a speaker on the "Marketing Your Solo Practice" panel at the 2013 seminar. He shared a networking story from his experience. "I met a former public defender from the Central Valley, and she just moved up here. She needed office space, so I introduced her to a friend in Redwood City, and she now has office space. I have a jury trial next week, and she's going to tag along with me, and I'll introduce her to the judges and prosecutors. The networking is invaluable for the recent graduates," he says. "If the attendees just make one connection or get one or two ideas that they implement, it can make a big difference in their first few years of practice."
Camelia Mahmoudi has been involved in the Solo Practice Seminar as a speaker for the past three years, sharing her experience of starting her own solo law practice. She is also active in the planning of the annual Kasner Symposium with the Law Alumni and Development office. Her firm, the Law Office of Camelia Mahmoudi, focuses on estate planning, taxation, and family law.
"I am proud to be an alumna of Santa Clara University School of Law," says Mahmoudi. "The relationships I made as a law student still make a positive impact on my law practice today. Santa Clara Law Career Services helps me stay connected with other alumni and the law school. I have received excellent education at Santa Clara Law, and currently, I am enjoying the benefits of that education by having my own practice."
To volunteer at or learn more about The Solo Practice Seminar, contact Santa Clara Law Career Services at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more information on membership and the services offered by the California State Bar Solo and Small Firm Committee visit their website, solo.calbar.ca.gov, or contact Santa Clara Law Career Services for more information on how to get involved.
After more than ten years of law practice in the Bay Area and volunteering at Santa Clara Law, ANDREA SHAHEEN B.A. '98, J.D. '01 spent two years as assistant director for graduate employment in Santa Clara Law Career Services. She is now national law school recruiting manager for Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.


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For the second post in a row, I start with my Cryin' Lion icon. Since I last wrote about the prospective changes in Penn State's food names, head coach Joe Paterno announced his retirement and was fired (in that order) and University President Graham Spanier was also fired. Both terminations are related to being associated with the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal.
When the terrible allegations of Sandusky's misdoings and molestations came into the news less than a week ago, it started a chain of events. Sandusky was arrested, Penn State's Senior Vice President Gary Schultz and Athletic Director Tim Curley both stepped down from their posts late Sunday, one day after the charges were announced. Sandusky Blitz ice cream flavor was wiped clean from Berkey Creamery's menu as well as his face from a local mural. I made a final prediction that Peachy Paterno flavor as well as the Joegie's restaurant might be a limited edition too.
It is all a little closer to reality now and I watchfully wait to see the fate of JoePa's foodie namesakes. His isn't the only named items I am watching. Jim pointed out that the Fraser Street Deli, that used to name its sandwiches after movie stars, has quite a few menu items named after Penn State icons that prominently figure in the Sandusky case. Highlighted to the right, you will see sandwiches that today are still named after Spanier, Curley and Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary who, as a 28-year old Graduate Assistant, witnessed Jerry Sandusky raping a ten-year old boy in a shower then chose to leave the scene.
What's in a name? Why change the names of the sandwiches at all? They are made with the same ingredients (none that are in focus are vegetarian you notice) so what does it matter that today's turkey breast sandwich is called an Evan Pugh when used to be called a Walt Disney? Today Fraser Street Deli's Bobbie Jo Solomon sandwich is what used to be called a Fred Astaire. If the idea is to keep it fresh and interesting to the customers, there is also the risk of people judging the sandwich by the actions (or inactions) of whom it has been named for.
There will always be intriguing regional differences in names for almost identical food creations. Taking the example of a specific sandwich, depending on where you are from you might know it as a sub, poor boy, torpedo, Italian sandwich, rocket, zeppelin, blimpie, garibaldi, bomber, wedge, muffuletta, Cuban sandwich, spuckie, gyro, hoagie or… HERO. They are all the same sandwich with different names. The sad difference with choosing to a hero after a celebrated living person (a hero) is that they are still creating their legacies.
It will be a long time until we will be able to tell if justice has been done to Sandusky's alleged victims. The above mentioned ice creams and sandwiches were named for local sports heros and university demigods. What we are seeing now is what happens when those we have built up and allowed to fly high above us fall, Icarian-like, from grace. Our heros become zeros and their glorified gyros are wiped off of the cute chalkboard menus throughout Penn State campus and downtown State College. It may be superficial and instantaneous but it's a step in the right direction to see them as sapiens and not superstars.


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Rob Draper told the Sunday Supplement that David Moyes might not last long at Man United - but that rumoured target Louis van Gaal might suffer the same fate.
Pressure is mounting on Moyes with the Old Trafford side, a year after winning the Premier League, primed to miss out on Champions League football next term following an 18-season stint in the competition.
Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf has reported that Red Devils officials met with Netherlands boss Van Gaal in the aftermath of the European defeat to Bayern Munich, a claim rejected by United.
Mail on Sunday writer Draper thinks the three-time European champions may be thinking of employing Van Gaal, who will leave his post with the Dutch national team after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
But he says if the 62-year-old is appointed, he will only be at the helm for a few campaigns, as United begin to adopt the managerial policy seen at other top clubs.
"If Van Gaal is available, you would probably say: 'We tried with Moyes, but it didn't work' and go for Van Gaal," said Draper.
"Everyone says Van Gaal falls out with people every two years but I think the model of long-term management is dying and that over the next 10 years we will probably see three or four Man United managers.
"Moyes may get through the summer but it seems unlikely he will be there for two or three years and I suspect that when the next man comes in that will be seen as a two or three-year fix, too, as that's how most major clubs are run now."
However, Jason Burt reckons United will persevere with Moyes, who penned a six-year deal when he replaced Ferguson last summer after spending over a decade in charge of Everton.
The Sunday Telegraph writer is backing the 50-year-old Scot to make a splash in the transfer market during the off-season, provided that he is given the funds by his employers.
But he admits that Van Gaal's CV - which includes winning the Eredivisie three times with Ajax and once with AZ Alkmaar, as well as league titles with Bayern Munich and Barcelona - makes him an attractive proposition.
"I am led to believe that Man United want to do it the United way and have continuity, not have a continual change of management," said Burt.
"You don't employ Moyes if you want a quick fix - he has got to get up to speed a bit quicker but it was always going to be a two-year project for him to turn it around.
"And United now need to go 'bang, bang, bang', in the summer transfer window as when Moyes did that one season at Everton and brought in Andy Johnson and Joleon Lescott they had a great season."
"Moyes has this reputation as 'Dithering Dave' but after not wanting to tear up a squad that had been crowned champions last year when it now appears he should have done, he has to hit the ground running and be given that chance.
"However, for all the planning you do, if Van Gaal, who is in the elite group of coaches, is who you want, you have to strike as you don't want him to walk into a rival club.
"He has a reputation for improving what he has already got player-wise and not going somewhere and saying: 'I want all these players', so you would be wrong to not consider him.
"But it would be with a heavy heart."


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Piper posts about this issue on occasion & is very educated on the issue, being involved in lobbying for reproductive rights, etc.
I've attached a previous post of hers that touches on the issues.
In general, what I've taken away from various discussions is that you want to look for clinics (or agencies if they exist) that do embryo donation and avoid agencies that do embryo adoption, as that terminology clues you into what they require, such as home studies as you mentioned.
Are you willing to travel? If not, in what general area are you looking to find donated embryos? This isn't an area I'm terribly familiar with, but I know there are some wise women on here who are knowledgeable & can point you in the right direction, particularly with some geographic info.
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BlessedThistle, what about that other clinic you posted a few months back?
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What the wizarding world had failed to realise all these years was that sometimes things cannot be saved. When Harry Potter sacrifices himself to kill Voldemort, he did not die. However, something happened that wasn't supposed to. All the magic disappeared. But when one magic fades away, another is born. However, this magic was not what anyone could have expected…
Genres: Drama, Romance, Action/Adventure Era: Post-Hogwarts Characters: Draco, Ginny, Harry, Hermione, Luna, Ron Pairings: Harry/Ginny, Draco/Hermione, Ron/OC, Other Pairing
Advisory: Strong Language, Mild Violence, Scenes of a Mild Sexual Nature,
Published: 2007.03.30 Latest Chapter: 2007.08.27 Updated: 2007.08.27 Status: WIP (6752 words)
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Song fic
Draco ends up at Hermione's house unexpected and all they want is friendship. However I think we all know things don't go as planned...
This is a ten part song fic about the development of a real love-hate relationship.
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Cops: man bound, gagged girlfriend
Updated 8:59 pm, Monday, July 15, 2013
STAMFORD -- A city man was arrested early Sunday afternoon following a 10-hour rage during which police said he punched his girlfriend, tied her up, gagged her with a pair of socks and threatened to kill her if she was cheating on him.
Anthony Brooks, 46, of 70 Fairfield St., Stamford, was charged with first-degree unlawful restraint, second-degree assault, disorderly conduct, first-degree strangulation and first-degree reckless endangerment.
At his arraignment at state Superior Court in Stamford Monday afternoon, Brooks was assigned a public defender and Judge Anthony Truglia ordered him held on $100,000 bond.
Truglia also placed a full protective order on Brooks, forbidding him from contacting the 40-year-old victim.
Brooks has a lengthy criminal history that includes multiple robbery, assault and gun convictions, according to the bail commissioner,
But his pubic defender, Benjamin Aponte, noted his client has not had any arrests or convictions since 2001. Brooks was silent as the prosecutor, judge and his public defender talked about the case in court Monday.
A prosecutor asked Truglia for a $150,000 bond because the injuries the woman suffered were so serious.
Police Capt. Susan Bretthauer said the woman reported Brooks entered her bedroom on Prospect Street Sunday and began punching her while she was asleep. He then tied her up and gagged her with a pair of socks and put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her, Bretthauer said.
At some point, Brooks untied her and the woman was able to call police just before 1 p.m. and report she had been kidnapped.
Lt. Diedrich Hohn said the ordeal lasted about 10 hours; the woman was treated for some injuries she suffered during the incident.
Police seized a kitchen knife, the cloth used to tie the victim up and a pair of socks he used to gag her, his court file said.
Hohn said that Brooks apparently thought his girlfriend was dating someone at work and flew into a rage.


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This essay on blogging by Andrew Sullivan is almost flawless.
There is but one question begged but not raised: Given the ephemeral, immediate and rapid nature of blogging, is it not performed more often than not by those afflicted with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)?
This colors not only the style of presentation, but the level of thought and discernment. A swarm of locusts descends upon and devours the whole farm in seconds before moving on. A horde of impatient shoppers breaks down the Wal-mart door and tramples the staff. The swarm, the horde, the blogger and the commenter. Far away, in deep woods, alone lives the writer, listening to snow fall.


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James Stevens
James Stevens (1892–December 31, 1971) was an Americanauthor and composer. Among his literary works were "Brawny Man" (1926), "Mattock" (1927), "Homer in the Sagebrush" (1928), "The Saginaw Paul Bunyan" (1932), "Paul Bunyan Bears" (1947), "Big Jim Turner" (1948), and "Tree Treasure" (1950).
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His song "The Frozen Logger" was recorded by Odetta/Odetta & Larry on The Tin Angel (1954), Cisco Houston on Hard Travelin' (1954), Walt Robertson on American Northwest Ballads (1955), Jimmie Rogers on At Home with Jimmie Rodgers: An Evening of Folk Songs (1960), and many others including The Weavers and Oscar Brand, and the song was even sung (although never recorded) by Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead.
http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hend/VictoryMusic/November2005Review.html James Stevens biography by Stewart Hendrickson, stolaf.edu
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"What colour do you paint your Toads?"
"Why, green of course."
I have gone with the traditional Green Todaroni skin colour, but with a wide variation in hues. I have tried for dark green on the older Toads and light or even bright green on the younger ones.
In total I have used more than half-a-dozen pots of green paint, ranging from an almost black/green base on the officer to a bright pea-green on young Kermit. The full range includes; Foundry Forest Green 26A, Foundry Forest Green 26B, Miniature Paints Deep Bronze Green, Vallejo Model Color Gunship Green, Vallejo Model Color USA Uniform and Warzone Venetian Green.
All colours have been washed with either GW Green wash and/or Blue Wash, while some of the lighter areas have been highlighted with Badmoon Yellow and even some Skull White/Badmoon Yellow mix.
The Black areas have been 'touched-up' prior to taking these photos.
I think the contrast in hues is best seen with this pair of Toads; Dark Green on the trooper and Light Green on Kermit.
Having got the skin colours finished - I now have to decide on a uniform and facing colour, as usual more to follow.


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ATX Festival Interview with Hart of Dixie Creator Leila Gerstein – Just two fangirls sitting in a bar| June 12, 2013 at 10:18 PM EST
As those of you who follow me on Twitter know, I had the fantastic opportunity to attend Season 2 of the ATX Television Festival. While I was there I had the chance to sit down with Hart of Dixie Creator Leila Gerstein.
While we hung out in the hotel bar, we talked about Wade's life choices, what's next for George, Zoe's return to Bluebell, oh, and a lot of about Friday Night Lights. Obviously.
For those who don't know, FNL is basically the house band of ATX Festival. The series was filmed in Austin, Scott Porter is essentially King of Austin, both years they have had an outdoor screening of an episode, and one of the highlights of the entire weekend was the surprise appearance by Connie Britton & Kyle Chandler at the series' panel. It's a big freaking deal. So, yeah, it came up quite a bit, but we'll get to more of that in a minute.
When I asked people what they wanted to know from Gerstein, the first question asked, almost every single time, was, "WADE?! What? Why?" These oh-so coherent musings were always referring to that time Wade cheated. Remember that? Yeah, me too. To say most of you were not happy with that turn of events is a bit of an understatement, so of course I wanted to hear from the source where that decision came from.
Gerstein was not shocked by my first Wade Kinsella (Wilson Bethel) question as I'm sure it's one she has heard a lot. And while her answer may not be what everyone wants to hear (though I question if any answer will satisfy some of you), as a writer, I will say it made sense to me, "I always knew that was coming. Despite the extreme passion and hostility I felt from some people, and there were a lot of people who felt that way, he was not ready for this relationship. He was always going to sabotage it. He was never ready."
Gerstein felt that Wade's transition from "Player Wade" to "Perfect Wade" was quick, and his fall was inevitable because he jumped into that role so quickly and so unexpectedly. But she was quick to point out, he did not carry all the blame, "Zoe really screwed up in that episode. She pushed him out of his comfort zone. He felt a lot of pressure on him and couldn't take it. So he did… what he knew how to do."
In essence, kids, they just weren't ready. To say the two of them were (are) screwed up is being nice about it. "She wasn't ready to date Wade Kinsella in his existing form, and he wasn't ready to date Zoe Hart." Here's what I liked about her answer – she doesn't go back on her decision at all. She owns Wade's actions and stands by it. You've got to respect that. But what now?
Well, the thing is – even Gerstein isn't entirely sure. The season is in the very early stages, and everything could be changing. But for right now, this is how she sees Wade, "I don't think that Wade waited around all summer and didn't have sex with anyone else. I don't think we'd want to see that Wade. He's still Wade, but he has a business and he's certainly changed. I don't want to take him all the way back to before. But I think the culmination of that responsibility and the ability to say 'I love you' knowing that he might not hear it back is a big deal. We can't take that away from his character."
So there we go. That's Wade. And I feel like she felt that Wade and Zoe are by no means over, so keep on keepin' on, Zade fans. What about George Tucker (Scott Porter)? Well as of right now the story is, "When we come back in episode one, George has quit the tour and he is missing. No one has seen him in months." WHAT? I like it. I think if anyone deserves a good meltdown and time alone, it's George Tucker. But for those who were hoping he'd abandon is lawyering (this is what we call it, by the way), sorry. That's not going away. I'd actually like to get a good George Tucker in the courtroom scene, actually. So maybe once he's found? Gerstein mentioned they would make more use of Porter's comedic chops this year as well. Which is great because he is SO funny!
Oh, and I guess we should mention titular character, Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson). To be fair, I realized a couple minutes before the end of the interview that even I forgot about her. (I had good reason to be out of sorts, which we will get to soon.) But the thing is… Gerstein wasn't talking! "It's hard for me to talk about that without ruining it. Where we start season 3 will be… a little unexpected." That's all I got out of her as far as Zoe goes! Such a tease! Maybe she moved to Alaska. What? That's unexpected!
I don't know about you, but I am very excited to see what Gerstein and the writers have for us in Season 3. One thing they won't have: a pregnant Lemon (Jaime King). King is pregnant in real life, but they are going to hide it. If they have a Jane Austen festival where everyone wears pregnancy-friendly empire-waist dresses, that was all me! (Man I hope that happens.)
Now here's a little fun insider info. During this entire conversation, LaMarcus Tinker (Tinker from FNL) was about 3 feet behind Gerstein talking with friends. We spent a good portion of our fifteen minutes together going back to that show and gushing about how much we love it. I learned that Cress Williams almost didn't get Gerstein's vote of approval to play Lavon Hayes because all she could see when she looked at him during his first audition was Ornette Howard, Vince's totally evil dad on FNL. Could you imagine Bluebell without Williams? We are both thankful someone was there who hadn't seen Friday Night Lights and convinced her to give him a shot! (Although I hope they've since remedied that life mistake and have watched the series.)
Hart of Dixie returns to The CW this Fall on Mondays at 8pm! Don't miss it and be sure to come back here for all your Hart of Dixie news!
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Thanks to Leila Gerstein, ATX Television Festival and the InterContinental Stephen F Austin Hotel.
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Thousands of households could face hefty broadband bills this festive season as the amount of data downloaded on their phones, iPads and other gadgets breaches the limits on their contracts.
Michael Phillips of Broadbandchoices.co.uk, the comparison website, said the average broadband connection was "under immense strain" as offerings from online catch-up television, gaming and music websites became more sophisticated.
"With the whole family home for Christmas simultaneously watching the Downton Christmas special online, emailing festive photos and indulging in a session of Call of Duty 3, households risk smashing their download limits and incurring a hefty penalty," he said. Some internet providers may also terminate service or slow down your connections dramatically if limits are repeatedly exceeded.
Although internet providers offer "unlimited" download services for a price, many people opt for cheaper packages that place a limit on data usage. If they exceed this limit, they are charged hefty penalties. For example, BT users are charged £5 for every five gigabytes (GB) that they download over their limit every month, and this extra £5 will apply even if they breach the limit by just a few megabytes (MB).
According to the communications regulator, Ofcom, the average home broadband user downloads 17GB of data each month, well over the limit of the cheapest packages. The average amount of data downloaded per month has increased sevenfold in the past five years, meaning that households are hovering dangerously near to their limit without noticing. Many people do not realise that watching television on demand on an iPad or computer counts towards their allowance, as do watching clips on YouTube or uploading pictures to Facebook.
If you use your phone on your wireless network while at home, you may be unwittingly clocking up further data usage without thinking about it.
According to Broadbandchoices.co.uk, watching an episode of Downton Abbey would use 300MB of your monthly limit, while downloading a film would use 1.5GB. Watching a three-minute music video on YouTube uses 12MB, while even uploading a photo could consume 2MB of data.
Some broadband packages, including BT's Total Broadband Option 1, have a monthly usage allowance of just 10Gb, meaning that it would take only a few movie downloads over the Christmas period to approach the limit. BT said it sent an email when people were approaching their download limits. Plusnet Value has a similar 10GB monthly usage, while O2's Basics package has a 20GB a month limit. O2 said that if people ignored warnings that they were going to breach this level and did not decrease their usage, they might have their service terminated or suspended.
Even if you have an "unlimited" download package, you may find yourself falling foul of a "fair usage" policy. This means that if you are an "excessive" user the provider can curtail your speeds. BT, for example, said that if you used "peer-to-peer" download sites in peak hours it would slow down your service.
From April next year, broadband providers will not be able to advertise packages as unlimited if you are charged for any excessive use, but restrictions can still apply as long as they are "clearly explained in the advertisement". The most drastic thing they could do at present is to ask you to stop using their service.


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"A Walk in the Park"
We are definitely still working within a pink theme around here. Everyone in the studio has been smitten with the color we have developed to dye some of our materials, and Stella just won't let it go! After all, what is more appealing to a three-year-old girl than pink, unless maybe it's purple, but we choose to ignore that....
We are also revisiting the idea of tank top "upcycling". This time we have also dunked a white tank into the pink dye, but you could easily begin with a pink top or tee, or a natural colored linen shirt or dress for that matter!
And remember, we are working on a small scale here, but these techniques easily translate to clothing of any size.


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halftime analysis: More of the same for the 49ers. Mediocre play at quarterback, and an inability to overcome adversity. Mike Singletary keeps saying his team has character. They don't tonight. They've been unable to overcome bad breaks, and they probably don't have the quarterback to bring them back. They might want to bring Troy Smith. At least he can make the big play.
49ers drive: Chargers call time out with 66 seconds left, a slap against the 49ers offense.
49ers drive: Travis LaBoy went to the locker room with a knee injury his return is questionable.
Chargers drive cont: Vincent Jackson wide open for a touchdown. Maybe the 49ers should sign Jackson; he'll be a free agent.
Chargers drive: Two minute warning. The 49ers have a lot to overcome. The failure to score on 4th-and-six inches, the Justin Smith ejection. All of this against a good team. They might get blow out here. Haven't heard any more on Goldson. He came off the field on his own power.
Chargers drive: Big play to Kelly Washington, then gets a 15-yard personal foul on Tarell Brown for a hit out of bounds. Horrible call. This crew, which I've near seen before, is calling an excessively tight game. The 49ers are losing their grip on the game.
49ers drive: Antonio Garay with the weird hair cut sacked Smith on third down. Smith was forced to step up because of pressure off the right side. For some reason, Anthony Davis stepped inside which allowed the pass rusher to get into the backfield quickly. Smith lucky he didn't get hurt because he got body slammed by Garay.
Chargers drive cont: Chargers get 10-point turnaround by stopping the 49ers on 4th and goal and then driving down the field for a field goal. That's a killer. What's worse is losing Justin Smith. KNBR reported that Smith said that he was pushed first by the ref, but you can't push back. Without him, the 49ers defense could wear out fast.
Chargers drive cont: Two wide open receivers on consecutive plays got the Chargers in scoring position. Parys Haralson got sucked up by the blitz and then didn't get the proper depth on the first play. Vincent Jackson turnaround Nate Clements on 14-yard receptions. That shouldn't happen. A 6-5 guy, should not be more nimble than the 6-foot Clements.
Chargers drive: Justin Smith blew out Chris Wilson when Wilson pulled, and then he pushed the referee. He just got tossed. The 49ers might have just lost the game.
49ers drive cont: Dixon stopped on fourth down. He lost 2 yards. Iupati tried to cut Brandon Siler and he missed him. Wow. Actually,, Siler just filled quickly from his linebacker spot. The play developed too slowly.
49ers drive cont: Touchdown 49ers, Alex Smith scores on an 8-yard run. It's tied. But it will be reviewed. It looks like Smith scored on the replay.
49ers drive cont: Smith misfires into the end zone. But the Chargers get called for personal foul. Chargers tried to boost up a player to try to block a kick.
First quarter over: The 49ers are driving. Good pitch play to Dixon for 17 yards and great block by David Baas who pulled from his center position. The 49ers will face a 3 and 6 when the second quarter starts. This might be four down territory.
49ers drive: Finally Ted Ginn tried to run over somebody. It was the punter, but it counts.
Chargers drive: The 49ers are blitzing somebody on nearly every play. Sack Sopoaga on second down. He has played well this year. Clements made a great tackle on third down and long.
49ers drive: Why do some many receivers drop balls from Alex Smith? Do they not have confidence in him? Delanie Walker dropped a pass that would have gone for 20 yards plus on first down. The ball was right there. Smith then misfired on second down and threw short of the first down on third down. He doesn't look sharp despite the drop.
Ginn drives me crazy. I hate the way he reverses field constantly on returns. Just go straight ahead.
First penalty of the game. An illegal block in the back by rookie Phillip Adams on a punt return. The 49ers will start around the 20.
Chargers drive: Patrick Willis does not look comfortable. He's blitzing on nearly every play whether it's run or pass.Although he wrapped up Hester on a 9-yard loss on second down.
49ers drive cont: Crabtree had his finger popped back into place and went back on the field. 49ers had to punt. Alex Smith for some reason threw high on a bubble screen to Delanie Walker, who would have gotten the first down. Sometimes Smith does things that are just inexplicable. 49ers punt.
Chargers win toss and will start on offense.
Touchdown Chargers. Vincent Jackson on only his third catch of the year, out-muscled Nate Clements for the 58-yard touchdown. Clements was left alone on the 6-5 Jackson. Philip Rivers then had a little trash talk for Clements after the score. It's on. Can the 49ers respond.
49ers drive: Crabtree is hurt and is on the sidelines. Anthony Davis pushed one of the Chargers safeties and he flopped. But no call. The 49ers are chippy. They just called timeout, probably because of the Crabtree injury.


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By the school house at Shancarrig stands a copper beech, its bark scarred with the names and dreams of the pupils who have grown up under its branches.
Under Junior Assistant Mistress Maddy Ross's careful gaze the children play, but out of school Maddy's gaze lingers where it shouldn't. Maura Brennan, a bundle of fun from the rough end of town, plays with her pals: leap year baby Eddie Barton, the apple of his mother's eye, and Nessa Ryan, who little realises as she carves his name at the roots of the copper beech on the very last day of school that she'll get a lot more from one of her schoolmates than her first shy kiss.
The Copper Beech is the gateway to Maeve Binchy's marvellous portrait of a small Irish town whose untroubled surface conceals the passions, rivalries, friendships, ambitions and jealousies beneath.
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I am latecomer to Maeve Binchy's writing. I have to admit I had always avoided it thinking it would be too sentimental or cosy. I was wrong. She has a sharp eye for human relationships and her characters show themselves to be misguided, foolish, unreliable, and cruel as well as loving, rounded, and patient. Her real interest in the way we form communities, and her warm but not sentimental belief in redemption, fills her novels with human interest. I was gripped, and this was a very good reading by Kate Binchy. Highly recommended.
"Lovely story with believable characters"
This is one of my favourite books. The characters are real and develop well as the storyline evolves. It is about a group of schoolchildren and their village school but should not be confused with other school stories such as those written by Miss Read. There are serious references to life in rural Ireland and the social differences that existed all wound into a fascinating story that I did not want to end. Read in the lovely tones of Kate Binchy.
"Copper Beech - Classic, charming Binchy"
Maeve Binchy does not disappoint if you want well drawn characters who are believable and about whom you come to care. This novel gives the more romantic reader the desired 'happy ending' with the various characters finding true love and marriage amongst their group of lifelong and childhood friends - possibly a little saccharine for those of us who believe real life is less likely to be so obliging. Having said that, it was - as usual - marvellously read by Kate Binchy and was an enjoyable and 'feelgood' listen to brighten up the day.
"Gentle and delightful story"
I have read most of her books. Nowadays I fid great pleasure in the wonderful voice of Kate reading her mothers' books.
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E-Mail 'Congratulations to the Regional Council: a Basin solution without a flyover' To A Friend
Email a copy of 'Congratulations to the Regional Council: a Basin solution without a flyover' to a friend
4 comments:
Elaine Hampton, 15. November 2012, 17:17
Option X is fantastic urban design, accommodating everyone – except maybe the NZTA: pedestrians, cyclists, cars. buses, school children and even light rail, whilst improving the Basin area, which does need a facelift.
Now that the tunnel under Buckle Street is agreed, Option X is cheaper by a good $10million, without adding the Cricket Stand that isn't going to be built ($11million) and the clip on cycle way ($8 million) which I doubt will be built, – adds up to something like $29 million cheaper than the flyover.
Or we could do nothing and reorganise the lights and pedestrian crossings and see how we get on, before we spend mega bucks.
The Basin is not the busiest roundabout in NZ – try getting out of Porirua about 5 pm.
Cr Daran Ponter - Wellington Regional Council, 16. November 2012, 10:55
Hi Elaine, I agree with your comments but I am yet to receive confirmation that an agreement on the cricket stand has been reached by NZTA.
The regional council has an internal workshop on the basin reserve on Monday, with two presentations: one from the Architecture Centre on Option X, and another from Richard Reid, the Auckland architect who has developed his own proposals (with no flyover) for the Basin.
Hope to report more next week.
Paula Warren, 16. November 2012, 17:37
I attended the Civic Trust seminar, and would love to see some of what was discussed looked at seriously in a re-think of the Basin Reserve road re-design. This is an urban design issue, not a state highway issue.
Stop the Flyover/Save the Basin Reserve, 27. November 2012, 6:17
Hi Alan – We've added your comments, and your excellent letter to the Dominion Post to the website – Stoptheflyover.com.


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I will work on some updates later. But for now, I'm focusing on my CLEO pack.
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Firefighters battle blaze near ammo
Published 2:05 pm, Sunday, February 26, 2012
Photo: Sara Higgins
Midland firefighters quickly battled flames at a home located on the 9000 block of West County Road 50 around 5 p.m. Sunday evening.
Crews were fighting time in addition to the flames when they realized there was ammunition nearby beginning to detonate.
Officials said the fire was under control within five minutes of firefighters arriving on the scene, and damage was mostly limited to a back room of the house, where the flames started. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.


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- The PismoRent.com site has been created by the property owner.
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- The property management is available 24/7 to assist the renters. The property management's listings for the cottages at 227 N. 4th St., Grover Beach, CA 03433 are at these links: Two Bedroom Rental and One Bedroom Rental. The manager is located about 1 mile away so they are nearby in case assistance is needed.
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Georgia's tax free holiday weekend is here.
Friday and Saturday Georgians will be able to save on several items your kids may need before heading back into the classroom.
Throughout the weekend, shoppers won't have to pay state and local sales tax on things like clothing and school supplies.
The exemptions apply to clothing and shoes that cost less than $100 per item, school supplies that cost less than $20 per item, and computers and software that cost less than $1,000 per item. The tax holiday applies to purchases in stores and online.
Click here for a full list what items are exempt from taxes this weekend.
Visit our Back2School section for shopping advice, back2school tips, start dates and custom forecasts.
Shoppers hit the stores in Atlanta
Shoppers returned in droves to the back-to-school supply aisles and were happy to check items off their school-provided shopping lists.
"It's long, and I have a first and third-grader. It's a lot of work," said Miri Prior, mother of two.
Kelley Likes is a mother of five, and she estimated she'll spend over $500 easily. That's why she specifically waits to shop the two-day tax-free holiday to stock her kids up.
"It helps in getting shoes and backpacks and different things. We wait until today to go and do that," Likes said.
Back to school is a season that big retailers like Walmart plan for from the Fourth of July through Labor Day weekend, with so many different school start dates.
"From hiring to scheduling it correctly, the freight flow and then stocking, there's a lot of prep that goes into it," said Walmart store manager Bill Huckaby.
A lot of prep also goes into purchasing. Cassie Reynolds is a mother of five and finds the lists for her students a bit overwhelming.
"To me it's frustrating when they request the brands, because it costs more. Shopping for five kids I want to buy store brand," Reynolds said.
Reynolds may stray from the list a bit but is grateful to the state for extending the tax-free holiday into this year to help cover some of her out-of-pocket expense.
"It's a pretty good deal saver, especially when it's combined with the sales," Reynolds said.
The tax-free holiday is only available Aug. 1 and Aug. 2. Eligible items are school supplies $20 and under, clothing and shoes $100 and under and computers and computer accessories $1,000 and under.


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Every now and then "V" nails it. At least in my experience, this one hit pretty close to home.
A marriage is a series of peaks and valleys. Sometimes, you'll be so in love with your partner that you cant imagine life without them. Other times? No so much. Hell, there will be moments in your marriage where you wont even particularly like your spouse. People who say there's no place for ambivalence in a marriage usually haven't been married for very long.
Unfortunately, when plunged deep into the valley for the very first time, most couples panic and call the marriage counselor. If that doesn't prove to be a quick fix, they find an attorney. After an expensive, bitter, hateful divorce, they go their separate ways destined to repeat the entire scenario with their next spouse.
No one ever tells them that the valleys are temporary. If they wait it out with good humor, they'll likely peak again.
I don't really know how men feel about the valleys in a marriage. However, I do know women tend to overreact intensely to any sign of dissatisfaction in the marital home. Women have an almost obsessive need to feel connected to their partner and even the slightest amount of distance instigates crying fits, martyrdom, temper tantrums, blame games and other overemotional displays of womanly angst. A man forgets one birthday or is less than enthused about a single outing and suddenly the love is gone and the relationship is dead. Unfortunately, jumping the gun or attempting to force a connection never helps. You cant nag your way into a happy marriage.


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Saints v Man Utd On ITV
Southampton will once again have a ground that is rocking as we welcome the Red Devils to St Mary's.
The tie will be held on Saturday 29th January with kick-off at 5.15pm. This means that the club will have a brilliant day revenue wise as their will be more spent in the shop and in the ground on matchday.
That plus our side resurfacing from the depths could make this a memorable game if we play to our maximum. whatever happens this will be a chance for the world to see how well we can play.


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After three seasons in a limited role at the University of Houston, wide receiver Darian Lazard plans to transfer to Houston Baptist University.
Lazard, who played at Pearland Dawson, spent his freshman season primarily on special teams and the past two seasons as a backup wide receiver. He had 11 receptions for 97 yards at UH.
Lazard is eligible to play immediately because HBU, in its first season as a start-up program, will play on the Football Championship Series level.


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At 22:08 30/04/2002 -0700, Larry Masinter wrote: >I'm getting some pressure to update RFC 2396, if only >to incorporate RFC 2732 (the IPv6 modifications) and >related errata. (Well, to be honest, I'm getting pressure >to update RFC 2732, but I'd rather just incorporate the >change in an updated 2396). > >We'd recycle it at Draft Standard, wait 6 months, and >then go for Standard. I think it's about time URI went >to Standard anyway. > >Of course, I don't think it will be possible to avoid >dealing with the URI/URL/URN issue while we're at it, >but it seems inevitable, and we might as well start now. > >Opinions? Would there be an opportunity to introduce a URI form, similar to a same document reference, but which is in fact a URI reference and whose interpretation is modified by xml:base. BrianReceived on Monday, 6 May 2002 18:00:59 UTC
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A. Brother
"Finally, my brothers…."
Phil. 3:1
Paul is close to the end of his life and knows it. He is writing some of his favorite, dearest friends in Christ—those brothers and sisters he's known in the City of
Philippi—and giving them final instructions. Paul is under guard in , under house arrest, and living in his own rented apartment there. Rome
This letter is marked with sadness and joy. Paul is sad that he may never see any of his beloved brothers and sisters again, and joy that he will soon be with Christ, his first love. He knows he is going to die, and this letter holds that knowledge close, and so Paul is writing only the most essential, the most important things, the things that matter.
So he says, getting down to business, "Finally, my brothers…", which means "Ok, now that we've caught up on other matters, and talked in generalities, I'm going to give you the essentials. I'm going to give you the most important things so that you will remember them after I'm gone." He wanted the Philippian Christ-followers to be focused on what would keep them through the fire and flood of their modern lives. (Yes—all people have lived in modern times—modern to them!)
"It is no trouble for me to write
the same things to you again, and it is a
safeguard for you."
Phil. 3:1
So Paul is giving his final instructions to them. He is telling these modern people what will help them to stand firmly in Christ in their futures. So nothing has changed, and these are the things that matter for us today. Paul is writing to us, too, and we must heed his words.
"Therefore, my brothers,
you whom I love and long for,
my joy and crown,
that is how you should stand firm
in the Lord, dear friends."
Phil. 4:1
Paul sums up what he writes in the 3rd chapter of his letter, what we will look at beginning today, with this capstone truth. The truth he is telling us is this: if we want to stand firm in Christ, no matter what happens, then we will listen to and follow his instructions in this section of the letter.
Paul first warns that putting "confidence in the flesh" (v.3) is a great danger. He talks about men who will come among us and introduce heresies to draw us away from Christ into religion. This "confidence in the flesh" comes disguised as religious fervor. The men who bring new religious systems, and who design new programs and rules and regulations, or who want to take us back into a system of religious principles and creeds to live by such as the Mosaic law are those whom Paul reserves his harshest words for.
"Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil,
those mutilators of the flesh."
Phil. 3:2
Paul warns against any and all reliance upon the flesh. All religions are based on fleshly principles. All devise systems, no matter how benign and harmless we think they are, that put "confidence in the flesh". No religion on earth is acceptable in God's sight. Not even religious Christianity.
Christ Himself condemned the religious among His people, and blasted them with the truth that they couldn't earn a single bit of God's favor by their religious works. That included their attendance at meetings, their religious appearances, their giving, their charity, their prayers, their religious festivals and observances, their religious dress, their religious activities of any kind. None of it mattered to Christ. So Paul here reminds us that none of it matters, and never will.
"For it is we who are the circumcision,
we who worship by the Spirit of God,
who glory in Christ Jesus,
and who put no confidence in the flesh…"
Phil. 3:3
So Paul reminds us of the great ruth that religion, and religious fervor, and religious works and observances, can never save us. In fact, religion is direct disobedience to the Word of God. Circumcision here represents any of our attempts to outwardly mark ourselves as God's people.
The true marks of a Christ-follower are the ones Paul lists here:
1. We worship by the Spirit of God
2. We glory (boast) only in Christ
3. We put no confidence in the flesh.
Paul makes it absolutely clear. Christ is the only confidence of a man of God. The man or woman of God will worship and live by the Spirit of God in them, and put not one shred of confidence in anything else. Not religious systems, not worldly things, nothing else. Not even their own accomplishments or talents, nor their own religious ideas and plans. Not their money, or status, or job, or friends. Not one other thing will the man of God boast of except His Lord Jesus Christ.
This is foundational, and so important that it lays down our understanding of Paul's summation of his own life.
Paul was an accomplished, educated man. He had plenty to boast about in the eyes of men. Much of his accomplishment was religious in nature, and here he lays it out in detail for us. In chapter 3: 4-6, he lists the reasons he could have confidence in the flesh if he wants to.
His religious pedigree was impeccable. He was a "Pharisee of Pharisees", in other words, a leading religious figure of his day. He was even a righteous man in terms of keeping the Mosaic law. He was zealous for God. In fact, not listed here is the fact that Paul was also a Roman citizen by birth, which means he undoubtedly came with a worldly pedigree, both a leading Jew and a leading citizen of
Rome in the City of where he was born and raised. In other words, Paul had more to brag about, if he wished to, than almost anyone he was talking to. Both from a worldly and a religious standpoint. Tarsus
Yet we will find out in the next verses that Paul actually gave no value to these things he possessed. Instead, he'd found someone of far greater worth. Someone worth living for, and someone worth dying for.
In the next segment of this teaching, we'll explore who Paul lived and died for, and what this means for you and me.


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Natural gas ETFs have been in focus to start 2013, as the commodity has been one of the few strong performers in the natural resource world. This has largely been due to unseasonably cold weather across much of the country, and higher power plant demand for the potent fuel (see Natural Gas ETFs Soaring in 2013).
These factors have helped to keep natural gas in the green for much of the year, and suggested to some that a bullish trend might finally be here to stay in the market. Unfortunately, the most recent storage report was quite bearish, and could signal an abrupt end to the strong trend in the natural gas ETF market for the time being.
May's first EIA storage report
The weekly EIA storage report is always a huge mover of natural gas markets, and this round was no different. Traders were looking for an increase of 30 billion cubic feet (bcf) week-over-week, but the actual was 43bcf.
This was a huge increase in supplies over expectations, and continued the streak of injections into the supply market after the long winter of drawdowns. Current stocks of natural gas now stand at 1,777 bcf, according to Bloomberg, as the last three weeks have pushed up supplies by over 100 bcf.
"It was a bearish injection and it may set the tone for future storage reports," said Kent Bayazitoglu, an analyst at Gelber & Associates in Houston. "The big question is whether we're going to start seeing mega-injections that really start to refill inventories."
Impact & outlook for natural gas
Although this boost was less than the five-year average gain for the week—this figure stands at 67 bcf—it is clear that traders believed this was a very bearish signal. Natural gas futures slid by over 5.5% immediately following the report, and it was among the only commodities that was lower in the session.
Catalysts on the horizon are also few and far between, as this is traditionally a time of big builds in the natural gas supply market. And with mild weather expected across much of the country in the near term, supply increases could continue in May (read The Comprehensive Guide to Natural Gas ETFs).
Natural Gas ETFs in focus
For those of us without a futures account, investing in natural gas can only really be done via ETFs. Fortunately, there are a number of exchange-traded products targeting the natural gas market which can allow traders to make a directional bet on the price of the commodity, including the following ETFs:
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)
This ETF was down about 6% by the midpoint in the session on extremely heavy volume. In fact, the extremely liquid product was already at 8 million shares before 12:30 ET, a pretty good mark considering that the usual day sees about 6.6 million shares change hands.
The sluggish session today helps to reverse the solid trading that was seen in UNG in Friday and Monday trading. Now, the ETF is down about 3% over the past five days though it is still showing a gain for the one month time period.
Meanwhile, other less-traded natural gas ETFs-- such as UNL, GAZ, and NAGS-- were also big losers on the day thanks to this report. While each of these have some special nuances when it comes to which futures contracts they are focusing on, they were all down at least 3% on the day (with GAZ slumping more at one point, in part thanks to its premium/discount issues).
Leveraged Natural Gas ETFs
As you might expect, the day was especially volatile for leveraged and inverse natural gas ETFs, as many of these saw double digit moves on the day. Below, we have a rundown of their performances in this choppy session:
ProShares Ultra DJ UBS Natural Gas ETF (BOIL) – down 12.5% (2x leverage)
ProShares UltraShort DJ UBS Natural Gas ETF (KOLD)- up 12.4% (-2x leverage)
VelocityShares 3x Long Natural Gas ETN (UGAZ) – down 19% (3x leverage)
VelocityShares 3x Inverse Natural Gas ETN (DGAZ) – up 18.7% (-3x leverage)
Bottom Line
Once again, the storage report was key for natural gas ETFs. This time, however, the results were quite bearish, leading to a huge sell-off in the natural gas marketplace.
Many of the most popular natural gas funds were down more than 5% on the day, signaling to many that the bullish trend is now over in the space. For those that believe this will continue next time the EIA releases data, a look to the short natural gas ETFs could be an interesting idea, as they are clearly capable of enormous gains when natural gas markets are seeing big supply increases.
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