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|2012-10-08, 00:36
|Link #61
Assistant Professor
Join Date: Jul 2011
Age: 43
I looked through youtube for the OP, and I just have to say:
What the heck. Why did they leave the sentimental middle part? The one with "kira minna onaji yume no iteita...." It was a satisfying valley of emotion for me that ascends into a high note afterwards, almost reflecting the flow of the story itself, from happiness to a downward spiral to the eventual triumph.
And nice job blatantly revealing Midori folks.
|2012-10-08, 00:41
|Link #62
Join Date: Jul 2012
Age: 24
I just noticed something about the opening. (I'll upload a screen shot later)
Lennon is on top of Kyousuke head (as in he created him) and the black cat is the old cat that Rin takes care of before it dies.
Btw, I thought Dorji was a lot bigger (at least 4 ft tall) but I guess I was wrong?
|2012-10-08, 03:47
|Link #63
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
They didn't really spoil anything, at least that anyone would notice in the OP. I mean look at the ending of the OP, it's basically the very end of the game, the whole group leaving school together to go to the beach. Midori is not that recognizable in comparison to Mio, I doubt a single anime only viewer will catch on to that she's a separate character in the OP before she's introduced actually in the show.
|2012-10-08, 05:05
|Link #65
Assistant Professor
Join Date: Jul 2011
Age: 43
But there was a nice symbolism there, Midori surrounded by shadows, possibly seemingly emerging from the shadow of the canopy.
Also, I looked into the ED, and while the foreshadowing you all interpreted is nice and all, there's just one tiny detail they might've intentionally left out: Kengo's not wearing the jumper.
|2012-10-08, 05:33
|Link #66
Moe Kyun~!
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philippines
...and while Midori's existence will be practically unknown to the anime-watchers, her expression WILL soon come as a bit mysteriously unfitting as soon as the common route for Mio engages.
Also... I STILL think it was a bad idea to use shadows in the OP. Especially with Mio around.
|2012-10-08, 07:42
|Link #67
Assistant Professor
Join Date: Jul 2011
Age: 43
(I'm not sure if this is the right thread to post so if someone could point me in the correct direction, please feel free.)
Okay, I bit the bullet. Slightly. I asked for a Skype mini-stream of part of an episode, to see how it was. Now as I stated in my Clannad anime review, I'm not too keen on perfect adaptations. This particular instance I'm highlighting below is a decent example of how one doesn't perfectly adapt.
Now to game veterans, think of this scene as something you view without having ever read the novel at all. Put yourself in the shoes I crafted in simulacrum for myself, and let us walk through the scene.
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|2012-10-08, 08:14
|Link #68
Moe Kyun~!
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philippines
... let's see... I do agree with most of your post: things that could have done in a long 4 minutes have been portrays in those small, yet detailed descriptions of Masato being so muscular. However, like the anime-watchers, we don't really catch that at first glance, until you realize it in Refrain... when you realize the "secret of the world"... and I think that's what those details sound to me IMO. Even the ED Alicemagic portrays the same feeling. They could have added some bonus points for being a VN player, but I think they're either holding back... or have a weak budget.
IMO, they should up the budget. I think the risk is worth it, IMO; it still a rather big source of meme from the already-Japanese-popular NND... maybe Nichijou's financial performance had something to do with how the budget for LB! turned out, since Nichijou was quite popular in NND but had low financial reception... for rather obvious reasons that anime company financial analysts could easily miss.
|2012-10-08, 10:06
|Link #69
Good OP Hunter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Argentina
Someone threw the idea of multiple baseball matches...
That's a brilliant idea. You can avoid having the resets and you can also go ahead and have moar training, which shows that Rin grows and stuff.
I'm not for a perfect anime adaption, I'm happy seeing the crew getting animated.
|2012-10-08, 19:11
|Link #71
Assistant Professor
Join Date: Jul 2011
Age: 43
I have another thought. In discussions about the anime - especially if that particular point in the animation hasn't been reached yet - the name of the true route, Refrain, shouldn't be written, even in passing. I feel like the word by itself has a connotation that clues in the observant to the real nature of the story, however vague it might seem at first. One meaning of refrain is "a regularly recurring, repeating phrase or verse..." (Merriam-Webster's Dictionary) Just something to remember, in my opinion for the benefit of any newcomers.
|2012-10-09, 14:51
|Link #75
Join Date: Apr 2009
Future episode summaries from Newtype:
Episode 3: There are still 4 more people needed for the baseball team. Kurugaya invites Riki for tea. After chatting a bit, she becomes interested in the team. However, she has a conflict with Masato and they get into a battle.
Episode 4: Riki finds Komari napping on the rooftop and overhears her sleeptalking, "Onii-chan...?" Though Komari is an only child, she says she dreams about an older brother who reads her picture books.
There's a mention in Animedia that Komari's route will cover episodes 4-6. That's pretty fast... At that rate, they really might be able to fit everything including Refrain in 26 episodes.
So far it's:
Ep 2: Komari joining the baseball team, discovering Lennon's message
Ep 3: Kurugaya and Haruka's intoduction
Ep 4-6: Komari's route
So we'll be getting into character routes before finishing common. Right now I wouldn't be surprised if Kud and Mio aren't fully introduced until after we get done with Komari's route. It could work, if they're creative about it. Thoughts?
|2012-10-09, 15:35
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Aesop's Fox
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Age: 37
As far as starting off with Komari, I think her route was, at best, average. Four episodes in is not enough time to bond with the cast (since, I presume, the rest of the common route will be animated afterwards). Only way I can see this being salvaged is if Rin has a co-crucial role in a rewritten Komari route. Otherwise, it's going to come across as Riki helping a succession of girls with their problems when the main theme is it's really them helping him and Rin.
|2012-10-09, 16:28
|Link #79
Join Date: Jul 2012
Age: 24
I don't mind Komari's route kicking in in episode 4 but I am hoping that her route is not 3 episodes. I do not want to see Refrain animated until fall 2013-early 2014.
I just hope that Rin does another mission to recruit baseball members in the next episode since we may be able to see Mio (and hear her new voice)
Here's a bit of speculation for the next the next few plot lines:
Komari's route > Introduce Kud and Mio (but hopefully by the 1st 2 episodes of Komari's route) > Finish common route + baseball > Haruka's route > exams kick in and Kud's route > Reset
If Komari's route is indeed 3 episodes, I hope that Rin1 is animated... just to ensure that Refrain is not happening this season
Common route: at least 5 episodes
Character routes: at least 3 episodes (x 6 characters) = 18
Total: 23 episodes.
Actually on second thought, Refrain might get its own season ;__;
Although the routes may be rushed, I'll be ok if Komari's route is only 3 episodes. As long as Haruka's (longest) and Rin's episodes are at least 4 episodes, I think I won't be upset with the pacing.
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The first of what county economic developer Teresa Huffman hopes will be many "barn quilts" went up last week when Bob and Flo Rahn of rural Hillsboro put a 16-square-foot metal quilt block on an outbuilding at their home, 1431 Holly Rd.
Meanwhile, Cathleen Fish of rural Hillsboro is waiting for a day when the wind dies down to put up her 36-square-foot block. Huffman said eight other county residents have expressed interest in joining the program. Her goal is to have at least 15 in the county.
The dyed metal quilt blocks are available at sizes from 2 feet by 2 feet for $34 to 8 feet by 8 feet for $540. As part of the program, the county pays half of the cost from its hotel guest tax fund.
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Turtle Wax Inc.'s top management is in flux again, with the latest CEO, investment banker Steve Knoop, exiting this past fall, the company said through a spokesman. A replacement hasn't been named.
Mr. Knoop was appointed in February by the Willowbrook-based private company's longtime Healy family owners and had big plans to transform the car wax company by expanding the product line, possibly through acquisitions. At the same time, he also became CEO of Healy Family Holdings Inc., a parent company created last year to hold the family's Turtle Wax and other assets. He's no longer in that role either.
The companies are chiefly owned by Denis Healy Sr., 78, and his wife, Sondra Healy, 74, co-chairmen of the car products company. Ms. Healy's father, Ben Hirsh, founded Turtle Wax after inventing the liquid auto polish in the 1930s.
An outside spokesman for the company, Grant Deady, said the Healys couldn't immediately be reached for comment. Mr. Knoop didn't return calls seeking comment.
"Denis Sr. and Sondra have never stepped away from the day-to-day running of the business," Mr. Deady said in an emailed comment. "They are wildly passionate about this company."
It's the second time in the past two years the company has been without a top executive. Mr. Healy's son, Denis Healy Jr., exited the job in the middle of last year after taking the helm in 2010. Denis Healy Sr. served as CEO at one point, and several brand specialists held the job after he stepped down.
Mr. Knoop, who had known the Healys for about a decade before taking the CEO post, had run his own financial advisory boutique in recent years and formerly was a managing director of the U.S. mergers and acquisitions group at BMO Nesbitt Burns in Chicago and the co-head of advisory services at Merrill Lynch, mainly for private businesses.
The elder Mr. Healy and his wife had been seeking a CEO successor and selected Mr. Knoop partly because he had been "a close confidant and adviser" to them, according to a news release from the company at the time of his appointment.
"Knoop assumes the position with a focus on expanding growth and sustaining financial soundness across the Healy Family Holdings portfolio of businesses," the statement said.
When he was hired, Mr. Knoop said the company was profitable, but he declined to provide details on earnings or revenue.
The company, which has about 200 employees, makes some 1,250 car products, including wipes for car interiors, scratch repair kits and chrome polish, and sells them in 90 countries, with more than 20 percent of sales outside the U.S.


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Derek Webb will perform through the Hope College Concert Series on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. at the Park Theater.
With the release of his already critically acclaimed new album "I Was Wrong, I'm Sorry & I Love You," Webb is coming to Holland on "The Apology Tour." Leaning heavily on songs from his new album, Webb will be armed only with a few acoustic guitars and the stories of how and why he made his recent recording.
Always a pioneer, Webb has even structured the tickets to meet people wherever they are, including "name your price" general admission tickets, reserved seating tickets, and even the opportunity to have a small-group question-and-answer discussion with him before the show.
Tickets will be divided into three tiers: "I Was Wrong": name-your-own-price ticket, general admission; "I'm Sorry": $12 - reserved seating, with $1 to Blood:Water Mission, an equipping agency that partners with African grassroots organizations to address the HIV/AIDS and water crises; "I Love You": $20 early / reserved seating, signed career poster, pre-show Q&A/meet & greet (90 min before the show), with $1 to Blood:Water Mission.
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Dr. No (film)
1962 film by Terence Young
Dr. No is a 1962 film about James Bond's investigation of a missing colleague in Jamaica that leads him to the island of the mysterious Dr. No and a scheme to end the U.S. space program. It was the first film in the James Bond series.
- Directed by Terence Young. Written by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather, based on the novel by Ian Fleming.
His name is Bond; James Bond. (taglines)
James BondEdit
- Tell me Miss Trench, do you play any other games?
- [Bond pulls up to the front of Government House with a dead man sitting up in the backseat] Sergeant, make sure he doesn't get away.
- Bond. James Bond.
- [pointing a gun at an assassin] Both hands on the wheel, Mr. Jones, I'm a very nervous passenger.
- That's a Smith & Wesson, and you've had your six.
- [M asks Bond when he sleeps] Never on the firm's time, sir.
- [to Honey Ryder] I can assure you, my intentions are strictly honourable.
- [to Dr. No] World domination, same old dream. In England our sanitariums are full of men who think they are Napoleon. Or God.
- A medium dry martini, lemon peel, shaken, not stirred.
Dr. NoEdit
- Unfortunately I misjudged you, you are just a stupid policeman ... [metal door opens and guards enter] ... whose luck has run out.
- If you carry a double-O number, it means you're licensed to kill, not get killed.
- [James Bond's first scene, winning a game of chemin-de-fer]
- James Bond: I admire your courage, Miss ...?
- Sylvia Trench: Trench. Sylvia Trench. I admire your luck, Mr. ...?
- James Bond: Bond. James Bond.
- Sylvia Trench: When did you say you had to leave?
- James Bond: Immediately ... almost immediately.
- James Bond: Moneypenny! What gives?
- Miss Moneypenny: Me, given an ounce of encouragement. You've never taken me to dinner looking like this. You've never taken me to dinner ...
- James Bond: I would, you know. Only M would have me court-martialed for ... illegal use of government equipment.
- Miss Moneypenny: Flattery will get you nowhere — but don't stop trying.
- [Bond outruns a hearse full of henchmen through a construction site on a hill, causing the hearse to careen off the road and explode]
- Construction worker: How did it happen?
- James Bond: I think they were on their way to a funeral.
- Dr. No: I'm a member of SPECTRE.
- James Bond: SPECTRE?
- Dr. No: SPECTRE. SPecial Executive for Counter Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, Extortion. The four great cornerstones of power headed by the greatest brains in the world.
- James Bond: Correction. Criminal brains!
- Dr. No: The successful criminal brain is always superior. It has to be!
- Honey Ryder: I put a black widow spider underneath his mosquito net ... a female, they're the worst. It took him a whole week to die. [Bond looks shocked] Did I do wrong?
- James Bond: Well, it wouldn't do to make a habit of it.
- His name is Bond — James Bond.
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- 007 The double "O" means he has a license to kill when he chooses ... where he chooses ... whom he chooses!
- The First James Bond Film Adventure!
- Sean Connery — James Bond
- Ursula Andress — Honey Ryder
- Joseph Wiseman — Dr. No
- Jack Lord — Felix Leiter
- Bernard Lee — M
- Anthony Dawson — Professor Dent
- Zena Marshall — Miss Taro
- John Kitzmiller — Quarrel
- Eunice Gayson — Sylvia Trench
- Lois Maxwell — Miss Moneypenny
External linksEdit
- Dr. No quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Dr. No at Rotten Tomatoes


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Outside the cathedral
I wept against a pillar of black stone
Knowing that I would spend my life in outer rooms
Neither for flight nor falling am I made.
My soul ever goes a strolling pace;
I am remote
Alike from glory and destruction
In that chill, star-shot stable where a child
was laid by his girl mother in cold straw
(A white rose blooming in the stubble field
Of our barrenness)
I heard those moon-struck shepherds from the hills
Muttering of angel prophets and of peace,
Of a great dawn at midnight, singing skies,
(Hallucinations born of loneliness).
I saw them bow themselves among the beasts
Crouching among the oxen worshipping.
- I spoke in friendly fashion to the girl:
"Your baby has such lovely eyes - his father's?"
And turned back to the city.
It was I
Who on the barren hill called Golgotha
(As bare it is as water polished bone)
Saw the white figure writhe against the sky
as wax twists under flame;
And thought: "A petty criminal, no doubt,
How barbarous our laws."
In casual compassion watched a while,
And turned back to the road.
Janet W. Boatner (1931-1979) held a doctorate in medieval English literature and taught classes in fiction at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California.


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Sony has announced the launch of the Sony Portable Wireless Server, a device that wants to join all the dots and make your content easier to share and manage.
The PWS will act as a Wi-Fi hotspot, so you can insert a memory card and then access the content of that card on a mobile device. This will let you, for example, plug the memory card from your DSLR into it and then view the snaps on your connected tablet.
Not only will it let you share content, but you can also use it to manage content, so you can move your device content on to a card for storage or sharing and will be able to connect up to eight devices at one time.
As it features a USB port, you'll be able to plug in a USB drive to access the content and share it.
The Sony PWS also has its own battery, so you can use as a back-up power supply for your smartphone or camera, charging via USB.
All will be controlled through the PWS Manager app, which will be available from iTunes and Google Play.
No word on pricing just yet, but it's said to be available in the UK in the summer.


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One of the ways I find to connect to my ancestors is by having items they may have used in their daily lives. These could range from an old typewriter or camera to kitchen items or tools. Some of these I've been lucky to have had handed down to me, while others I've acquired by antiquing or from sites like eBay or Amazon.
My grandmother, Dorothy (Harris) Weller, was a primary school teacher in Appleton and Clintonville, WI before she married my grandfather. I have many pictures she took when she was a young adult. A couple of them were taken of her classrooms. One, from the mid-1920s, shows the children reading from the Cyr Readers by Grades reading primers.
Ellen M. Cyr (1860 to 1920) was an educator and author and was born in Montreal, Canada. She published her first reader in 1896.
According to The History of Reading News: "Like teachers throughout time, 18-year-old Ellen Cyr saw a problem in her primary classroom: "The stilted, uninteresting style of text books which she was obliged to use in drilling her young charges was not the very best kind for her purpose." Also, like teachers throughout time, Ellen found a solution: "She set about writing a primer according to her own ideas." (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1911, p.4). What was unique about Cyr, however, was that she was among the first women in American history to have a widely sold reading series marketed under her own name. Additionally, she was the first author, male or female to have a reading series that contained eight books; previous ones consisted of only five or six readers."
Ellen Cyr wrote her first book in 1886, a combination primer and first reader, while a teacher at the Holmes Primary School in Cambridge, MA. A comparison between her primer and the others used in Cambridge schools at the time makes clear the instructional components she found lacking: (a) word recognition and (b) comprehension activities. Cyr provided opportunities for significant practice with new words before adding more words. Her books also contained many pictures and were quite different from the more popular McGuffy Reader. An excellent biography of Ellen Cyr can be found at this link.
I could see in the picture that my grandma was teaching using the Book Three reader, published in 1901.
I decided to see if I could find one. They proved to be fairly common and I was able to find a Book Three reader on Amazon and it is in great shape!
My grandma passed away when I was only 11, so I was too young to have talked with her about her childhood and early adult life. It would be fascinating to listen to a conversation between my grandmother and my daughters, who are also teachers, about how teaching reading has change over the last almost 100 years!
Having items like this book help me to both feel closer to her and understand the life she lived.


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Faeton 26 scape More than eight meters of length and almost three meters of width shape the interior of this boat designed specifically for sport and leisure during summer.
It is particularly suitable for waterskiing, diving and water activities.
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Reading 2: Dayton National Cemetery
On July 17, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation that created the National Cemetery system. By 1870, nearly 300,000 Union soldiers were interred in 73 national cemeteries, many of which were located on or near battlefields. At that time, approximately 58% of these soldiers' graves were of known soldiers and the remaining 42% more were marked as unknowns.
Of the nearly 253,000 estimated Union dead in need of grave markers after the Civil War, about 105,000 were for unknowns-individuals whose identities were lost during the relocation process. More than seven years of debate over the design for a permanent headstone included the study of a cast-iron model that was eventually rejected as both unattractive and impermanent. The graves of unknown soldiers are marked with a 6 in. x 6 in. marble block that extends 30" deep, identified with a number only. The grave markers of the known dead-marble uprights measuring 12 in. high (above ground) x 10 in. wide x 4 in. thick with a slightly rounded top-are inscribed with a recessed federal shield in which the name, rank or affiliation appear in relief. Headstones of the regular Army and the U.S. Colored Troops have "USA" or "USCT" inscribed on them rather than state information. Men were assumed to be the rank of private if no record was available; therefore "PVT" was omitted from the inscriptions. Abbreviations such as this were necessary due to limited space.
Dayton National Cemetery is one of 11 federal cemeteries historically affiliated with National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Enrollment at the Central Branch climbed in the first 20 years to nearly 5,000 veterans by 1888. During the same period, 3,000 Union veterans were interred in the cemetery. Included among these veterans are over 650 African Americans who served in the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT), making this cemetery one of the nation's largest burial sites for black Civil War soldiers. Nearly 10 percent of all Union soldiers were black. The first interment was of Corporal Cornelius Solly, 104th Pennsylvania Infantry, on September 11, 1867 (Section A, Row 12). Erected in 1873, the massive Soldiers Monument, a 30 foot-tall marble column with four figures at the base and a standing soldier on top, dominates the cemetery landscape.
The design of the Central Branch cemetery is attributed to Chaplain (and Captain) William B. Earnshaw, who had "judgment and taste" in the matter of cemetery layout and design. The rectilinear, grid-based symmetry of the cemetery may be based on familiar bivouac and camp arrangements. Earnshaw served in the Armies of the Potomac and the Cumberland, for which he was named superintendent at Stones River and Nashville national cemeteries. He also helped select sites for the Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth and Memphis national cemeteries. With labor provided by the USCT, he was responsible for locating, disinterring, and reinterring the remains of 22,000 dead soldiers. "Disagreeable, offensive, and dangerous as was this work of love," Earnshaw led "his detail of colored troops, with spade in one hand and musket in the other.…"¹
Soldiers' home cemeteries were to be "laid out and cared for, as far as practicable, in the manner prescribed for National Cemeteries" and "graves shall be arranged in sections and rows and numbered in regular series to correspond with the burial record kept in the Headquarters' office." Administrators initially marked graves with the standard "temporary wooden board or tablet, giving name, company, regiment and date of death." Eventually, the monetary cost of marking graves became a factor within the U.S. government's budget. On a semi-annual basis the governors of each branch requisitioned permanent headstones from the Office of the Quartermaster General, which supplied all government-issued veteran headstones starting in the mid 1870s.²
Among the permanent improvements to the home in 1887 was the completion of a "new receiving vault connected with the hospital," which was a "very great convenience to the institution, as it enables us to hold in safety subjects for interment…" Every resident was to be buried in a "clean suit of the Home uniform."³ National Home regulations specified that "funerals will be conducted in accordance with military usage," with a chaplain officiating. "The band of the Branch will attend all funerals, unless the weather is too inclement. . . and the drum corps or field music substituted."4
Soldiers' Home cemeteries still provide their valuable service today, providing a final resting place for veterans. Since its beginning, Dayton's cemetery has grown to 110 acres and it contains the remains of veterans from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Spanish American War, and all 20th century military conflicts. Approximately 800 burials are made annually, and the cemetery is slated to remain open to burials until 2018.5 The Veterans Administration (VA) assumed oversight of the cemetery in 1930. In 1973, it was granted National Cemetery status. Today it is operated by the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) of the VA.
Questions for Reading 2
1. How many cemeteries were established in the first nine years after President Lincoln signed legislation creating the system?
2. Why were cast iron headstones rejected? What material was selected instead? Do you think it was a good choice? Why or why not?
3. When the Union dead were interred permanently in national cemeteries during the late 1860s, it was the second time they were buried. The first was immediately after they were killed in battle and buried where they fell, or they died of disease in a hospital and were buried locally. Immediately after the war, these remains were located, disinterred, and moved to the new national cemeteries. What system was used to undertake this work and who was responsible for this unpleasant task? What does that imply?
4. Who manages the cemetery in Dayton today? When was it granted "National Cemetery" status?
Reading 2 was adapted from Jeffrey M. Hull and Matthew J. Jeffery, "Central Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers," (Montgomery County, Ohio) National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 2003; and other sources.
¹ George Washington Williams, "The Soldiers' Home: Its Officers and Men," The Cincinnati Commercial, 24 November 1878.


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"Manitou," a Native American word for " great spirit," describes this beautiful mountain community. Eight naturally carbonated mineral spring fountains, located throughout this historic town, run free for all who wish to enjoy their healing benefits. The Ute, Cheyenne and other Native Americans considered this area sacred for its healing springs and clean mountain air.
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SACRAMENTO, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- JaVale McGee struck for 19 points and Danilo Gallinari added 18 Sunday in the Denver Nuggets' 122-97 romp over Sacramento.
Jordan Hamilton (15 points), Andre Iguodala (11 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists), Ty Lawson (11 points, seven assists) and Kosta Koufus (12 points, seven rebounds) also reached double figures in Denver's win.
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Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts,"
Are there any studies where clodronate has been used to prevent bone metastases in patients with advanced prostate cancer? In the situation to which I am referring, a radical prostatectomy has been performed, followed by radiation therapy. The use of Lupron and Casodex also has been instituted. Thus, the patient has stage IV prostate cancer with a Gleason score of nine. It would appear that clodronate would be useful in hindering bone metastases in prostate cancer as well as it has in breast cancer. Any information you can provide would be much appreciated.
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Thank you for your interest and question.
Clodronate (brand name, Ostac) is a bisphosphonate, which is a class of drugs that inhibits the function of osteoclasts. (Osteoclasts are cells that are responsible for breaking down existing bone so that new bone can be laid down by cells called osteoblasts. This is called bone remodeling and occurs in a normal health person throughout one's lifetime). Other examples of bisphosphonates include pamidronate and etidronate. The way that bone cancers (whether they started in the bone or are metastases from other primary cancers) cause destruction is by producing and releasing local growth factors that in turn increase the activity of osteoclasts to abnormal levels. The osteoclasts weaken the bony structure and result in osteolytic lesions, because normal osteoblasts can not keep up to repair the damage and lay down new bone. This applies to most cancers, including multiple myeloma and breast cancer. Some bisphosphonates have been proven to be very successful in reducing the number of �skeletal events� (extent of bony metastases, clinical fractures, time to bone progression, severity of bony pain, etc.) in these cancers.
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Yakusoku (promise) kumite is a prearranged sequence between two students. One student will usually attack, and the other will defend. Sometimes there is an exchange of attacks and defenses. But the main point is that the sequence is prearranged -- each student knows what he will do and what his partner will do.
Many schools have such patterns. The best example is probably with sets designed by Sensei Choki Motobu (the Motobu Choki Juni Hon Kumite). I have practiced various forms myself and often make informal patterns for my students.
But there can be a concern that prearranged sequences teach students how not to hit each other rather than how to properly defend. My good friend and senior, Sensei Pat Nakata, often mentions this. In his view, yakusoku kumite does not teach a student how to actually fight.
You might have seen this yourself. Let's say that a student is supposed to throw a punch to his partner's head and that the partner is supposed to execute a high block (jodan uke). After a while, you might notice that the attacker is actually punching over his partner's head, and the partner is blocking where he knows that the punch will be. The attacker is not really attacking and the defender is not really defending. Even within the prearranged sequence, there is no feeling of reality. The attacker is punching to miss and the defender is blocking a punch that would have never hit him!
It all becomes a pretty dance. Actually, audiences like this sort of thing only because they do not really understand Karate. To spice it up, the students might even throw in a loud, exaggerated kiai or two. Yakusoku kumite can become "performance art".
Of course, a real attacker will not punch to miss -- he will punch to hit, and you will not know where he is going to punch you. You will have to react to quickly changing circumstances. He might even punch, but pull back and redirect to another target. If you move in the robot-like manner of yakusoku kumite, you will certainly be hit.
My first Shorin-Ryu Sensei here in Hawaii was very good about this. When he hit you -- whenever he hit you -- you felt certain that he was going to actually hit you. You feared for your safety. You blocked because you knew that if you did not, you would be injured. He had a way of making all attacks real.
He could do this because he was very advanced. If beginners attempted this, someone would certainly get hurt. I feel that beginners need structured patterns to familiarize themselves with the attacking and blocking sequences. But as they advance, they need to be encouraged to move with more authenticity. They must not get lulled into sloppy, telegraphed, designed-to-miss techniques.
I believe that there is a place for yakusoku kumite. They are a basic form. But we must be aware of the risk that they can make us weaker rather than stronger, and poorer fighters rather than better ones. I agree with Nakata Sensei in this regard.
Real attackers make no promises, except that they will try their best to injure or kill you. You have to be equally committed -- actually even more so.
Charles C. Goodin
Yakusoku Kumite
Yakusoku (promise) kumite is a prearranged sequence between two students. One student will usually attack, and the other will defend. Sometimes there is an exchange of attacks and defenses. But the main point is that the sequence is prearranged -- each student knows what he will do and what his partner will do.
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OK, first up: Tickets for Saturday's Middlebury College men's hoop quarterfinal may be hard to come by. The Panthers (22-2 and No. 6 in NCAA Division III) will host Trinity at 3 p.m. The college is selling tickets for $5 for adults and $3 for students. They are currently available online. Those who want to go should click and buy now — almost 1,200 fans packed Pepin when the Panthers hosted Williams with the students out of town.
On to high school: On Thursday, we'll have reports on the Tiger gymnastic and dance teams, both of whom competed in state finals on Saturday. Coach Meg Harris was happy with her gymnasts, who took a step forward this year and should do so again next year: No one will graduate.
She and I also exchanged a few emails afterward in which we discussed the fact that the boys who practiced on her gymnastics team weren't allowed to participate at all. We can understand why their scores might not count, but they worked hard. Why not allow them to show what they can do on an exhibition basis? Isn't it, as they say, about the kids?
As for dance, ace cub reporter Kaitlyn Kirkaldy will make her journalistic and photographic debut after covering the Tiger team at Rice. The dancers won a state title in one category and narrowly missed the overall crown. Kaitlyn said the team performed well and may have deserved better. When she was there, she didn't know how right she was.
First, I made it to the championship announcements, and I have to say the Vermont Principals' Association needs to upgrade the event. Scores were never posted or announced — seems to me that's a basic necessity at an athletic competition, although it was nice of them to tell everybody it was "the closest ever." Score sheets handed out to coaches were also incomplete. We knew the Tigers were two or three points out of first overall, but not the exact margin. Not acceptable.
Then at Tuesday's hockey games, MUHS AD Sean Farrell said the dance competition was so close that if one judge hadn't penalized the Tigers for showing too much midriff in one event, they probably would be state champs. According to Sean, her written comment was "too much tummy-tummy." Well, then. I wonder how she felt about North Country's tiny sparkly gold mini-dresses. I hope they had a defibrillator handy.
Anyway, apparently the judge wasn't aware the Tigers had flesh-colored leotards on under their shirts. And based on her language, she has toddlers at home.
Sounds like the VPA and the judges need to step up and work as hard as the teams in this activity.
About those hockey games: Nice night on Tuesday for the Tigers. I covered the girls' game for the Thursday edition; expect photos, too. It was a bit more one-sided than the 5-2 final would indicate. The coaches got every one in, and also talked afterward about how happy they were for the team's half-dozen seniors, who were there for the 0-20 season two years ago, and it's fair to say are having more fun this winter.
In stuff that didn't fit in the print article, Coaches Tim Howlett and Wendy Leeds and I talked about their Northfield quarterfinal on Saturday. The 13-8 Tigers beat the 14-6 Marauders twice this year by one goal. Tim noted fairly that it's always tough to beat a good team three times, but both agree Northfield has to have a seed of doubt and the Tigers a little bit of confidence.
Boys' coach Derek Bartlett was also able to get time for all his skaters once the Tigers jumped on top, 3-0, after one period. Last winter, the Tigers came out flat in a stunning first-round playoff loss — no such mistake this time.
Check back on Wednesday night for quick thoughts on the first round of the Division II girls' basketball playoffs, and in tomorrow's paper for photos and a write-up of tonight's Mount Abe-Springfield game in Bristol.
On the Ball will be back online no later than Monday afternoon with a look at the local D-II boys' basketball seeds and schedules. Good luck to all the girls tonight.
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Crapo launches apology tour
Welcome to Mike Crapo's apology tour.
The Idaho Republican senator , who pleaded guilty Friday to a drunken driving charge in Virginia, has been issuing mea culpas in interviews with local reporters and in private conversations with family members, constituents, church members and nearly all of his GOP colleagues .
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After his early morning arrest Dec. 23, Crapo immediately returned to Idaho Falls to discuss the incident with his wife and children. And he quickly informed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and a number of Senate friends , telling them he would be owning up to his actions and wouldn't fight the charges.
"I apologized for any embarrassment that I have caused them and have explained to them I was going to stand up quickly and fully face my consequences," Crapo told POLITICO shortly after pleading guilty to the misdemeanor in a city court in Alexandria, Va.
Aides say Crapo, who has now sworn off alcohol, is trying to figure out the best way to spotlight drinking and driving, including possible public service announcements.
Even Crapo acknowledged that his arrest for driving while intoxicated is at odds with his personal values and sterling reputation. He's a devout Mormon — who previously said he never drinks, in accordance with his faith — and comes across as cautious and a bit buttoned-up, while well-regarded by members of both parties.
So perhaps it's not surprising that Crapo would face this crisis head-on, express deep remorse and regret, and try to quickly move past it. Such an incident could be devastating for a vulnerable senator facing reelection, but Crapo appears poised to rebound, provided he doesn't slip up again. Other lawmakers have met with a far worse fate after a drunken driving arrest. Former Republican Rep. Vito Fossella in 2008 acknowledged having an extramarital affair and fathering a child out of wedlock after his arrest. Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy, a Rhode Island Democrat, pleaded guilty in 2006 to driving under the influence of prescription medication after he crashed his car near the Capitol.
Standing in front of Alexandria General District Court on Friday, Crapo once again apologized before a bank of local and national television cameras, and stuck around for a few questions. He repeated the exercise during a conference call with a half-dozen Idaho reporters shortly afterward.


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Students in the Animal Behavior Program at Bucknell have the opportunity to conduct research with professors in and out of the classroom, through group and independent research projects. Several animal colonies are housed at Bucknell. Students also have opportunities to conduct fieldwork in a variety of settings off campus.
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1 pound Linguine, Spaghetti or other long pasta shape, uncooked, broken in half 1 8-oz. jar sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil, drained 4 tbsp. olive oil or vegetable oil, divided 4 tbsp. fresh oregano, chopped or 4 tsp. dried oregano 3 cloves garlic 1-2 tsp. fresh grated lemon peel or 1 tsp. bottled lemon juice 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 cup sliced scallions, white and green parts 1 14-oz. can artichoke hearts, drained, chopped
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Republican former Congressman Vin Weber is our friend and a guy who has maintained frienships across party lines for many years. Yet Vin was not only sickened by the Democratic faux "memorial" rally yesterday, he expressed his disgust to a reporter. In the Star Tribune's "Memorial Service" supplement this morning, Vin is quoted prominently as follows: "What a complete, total, absolute sham. The DFL clearly intends to exploit Wellstone's memory totally, completely and shamelessly for political gain. To them, Wellstone's death, apparently, was just another campaign event." Didn't they forget to drop the balloons though? In any event, the story is "Republicans decry service as political."
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WALTHAM, Mass. – Brandeis University senior Grayce Selig of Narberth, Pa., has been selected as the University Athletic Association women's cross country Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row after claiming victory at the University of Albany Invitational on Oct. 16.
Selig, a tri-captain for head coach John Evans's team, won the first major meet of her career. In a field of 177 runners from Division I, II and III, Selig completed the 5K course in 17:34, four seconds ahead of the runner-up from Division I University of New Hampshire. She was more than 40 full seconds ahead of the next Division III competitor from Middlebury, the top-ranked team in Division III. As a team, the Judges were seventh overall out of 22 teams, second among DIII squads, behind only Middlebury.
Brandeis also placed their four other scorers among the top 70 in the race. Junior Kate Warwick of Boxborough, Mass., placed 14th overall with a time of 18:30, third among DIII runners. Classmate Eric Bisceglia of Durham, Conn., was 44th overall in 19:10, while rookies Amelia Lundkvist of South Portland, Maine, and Victoria Sanford of Lagrangeville, N.Y., had two of their best meets as collegians, finishing in 58th (19:31) and 70th place (19:48), respectively.
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The bones of spinal column are called vertebrae. Each vertebra has 2 wing-like protrusions, called a transverse process, that extend toward the sides. These protrusions provide an area for muscles and ligaments to attach to provide movement and flexibility in the back. Transverse process fractures can occur anywhere along the spinal column. They are more common in the back than the neck.
A transverse process fracture is a break or crack in 1 or more of these protrusions.
Transverse process fractures are caused by severe trauma to the back such as:
- Falls
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- Severe and sudden twisting or bending
- Severe blows to the back and spine
- Violence, such as a gunshot
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of transverse process fractures include:
- Increased age
- Osteoporosis
- Certain diseases or conditions that weaken bones, such as tumors or cysts
- Decreased muscle mass
Activities or accidents most often associated with transverse process fractures include:
- Falls from heights, such as a ladder, bike, or horse
- Playing certain sports that involve sudden twists and turns, or extreme contact especially without proper protective gear
- Car or motorcycle accidents especially without use of seatbelt
- Severe and sudden twisting or bending
- Severe blows to the back and spine
- Violence, such as a gunshot
Transverse process fractures may cause:
- Severe pain that may be worse during movement
- Tenderness, swelling, and possible bruising over the area
- Numbness, tingling, or muscle weakness
- Decreased range of motion around the affected area of the spine
- Loss of bladder or bowel function
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history as well as any accident or activity associated with the pain. . The injured area will be examined. A complete neurological exam will be done to look for damage to the nerves.
Imaging tests may be done to look for signs of damage to the bones and effects on the spinal cord. Tests may include:
Immediate care is important. Proper treatment can prevent long-term problems. Treatment will depend on how serious the fracture is.
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Some fractures cause pieces of bones to separate. These pieces will need to be put back into their proper place. This may be done:
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- Surgery—Screws, rods, wires, or cages are used to reconnect bone pieces and hold them in place. Surgery may also be needed to repair vertebrae, relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves, or remove any damaged discs.
Rest and Recovery
It may take up to 6 weeks for a transverse spinal fracture to heal. Healing time varies by age and overall health. Children and people in better overall health heal faster.
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Physical therapy or rehabilitation will be used to improve range-of-motion and strengthening the spine. Do not return to activities or sports until your doctor says it is okay to do so.
Fractures are most often the result of an accident. To decrease the risk or severity of accidents:
- Avoid situations that put you at risk of physical harm.
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- Do not drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- Wear proper padding and safety equipment for sports and activities.
- Do weight-bearing exercises to build strong muscles and bones.
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- Install grab bars next to the toilet and in the shower or tub.
- Put handrails on both sides of stairways.
- Walk only in well-lit rooms, stairs, and halls.
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Intimate partner violence—physical, emotional, or sexual abuse experienced in both heterosexual and same-sex relationships—has emerged as a significant and complex social problem warranting the attention of social workers. Numerous risk factors have been identified in individual perpetrators and victims, as well as at the level of the relationship, community, and society. Partner violence has diverse consequences for female victims, as well as for perpetrators and children who are exposed to it. Although many female victims do seek help and end abusive relationships, seeking help from professionals such as social workers is often a last resort.
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Intimate partner violence—the continual and systematic exercise of power and control within an intimate relationship that often also includes physical and sexual violence—has emerged as a significant and complex social problem warranting the attention of social workers. Risk and protective factors have been identified at the individual, family, community, and societal levels. Some of these risk factors for repeat and lethal violence have been organized into risk assessment instruments that can be used by social workers to educate and empower survivors. Intimate partner violence has multiple negative health and mental health consequences for female victims and their children. Social workers in all areas of practice should be prepared to intervene with victims of intimate partner violence in a culturally competent manner using a strengths-based framework.
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This section defines and discusses the jurisdictions of the juvenile and family courts as well as their influences on social work practice. The history of the court, several interpretations of it, as well as various reform efforts are reviewed. Opportunities for social workers to be employed by the numerous agencies affiliated with the court, as well as several nontraditional social work roles, are outlined in this section. The final two parts of the section discuss the major innovations and primary challenges faced by the contemporary court such as gender, class, and racial biases in the system, questions about the effectiveness of the court and associated programs. Finally, proposals to abolish or reinvent the juvenile court are presented.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Families and Parenting
Gerald P. Mallon
According to U.S. census data, an estimated 270,313 American children were living in households headed by same-sex couples in 2005, and nearly twice that number had a single lesbian or gay parent. Since the 1990s, a quiet revolution has been blooming in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. More and more lesbians and gay men from all walks of life are becoming parents. LGBT people become parents for some of the same reasons that heterosexual people do. Some pursue parenting as single people and others seek to create a family as a couple; still other LGBT people became parents in a heterosexual relationship. Although there are many common themes between LGBT parenting and heterosexual parenting, there are also some unique features. Unlike their heterosexual counterparts, who couple, get pregnant, and give birth, most LGBT individuals and couples who wish to parent must consider many other variables in deciding whether to become parents because the birth option is not the only option.
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Lori Messinger and Jennifer Wheeler Brooks
This entry provides an overview of research on lesbians in the United States using an overarching framework of oppression and empowerment. Historical and current demographic and cultural information about lesbians will be reported, along with an analysis of personal and environmental factors critical to social work practitioners' ability to enhance the well-being of lesbian individuals, couples, and families.
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This entry briefly covers the history, demographics, research, clinical practice, diversity, debates, and trends surrounding marriage and domestic partnership in the United States. Who marries and why, when, and at what rate people marry is covered, as are some of the statistics behind alternatives to marriage, such as cohabitation, domestic partnership, and civil unions. It is beyond the scope of this entry to discuss in detail relationship dissolution and divorce, although information is provided insomuch as it relates to marriage and domestic partnership.
The ability to form close relationships with others is a crucial component of life span development. In fact, an inability to do so may be considered partial criteria for some types of mental disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Psychologist Erik Erikson (1980) theorized that young adults must master intimacy over isolation if they are to move successfully through his proposed stages of psychosocial development. Apart from these theoretical obligations, much of global society sanctions the forming of close relationships that it deems appropriate. Proms, engagements, weddings, and anniversary celebrations serve to socially reinforce (usually heterosexual) couplings and the norms surrounding acceptable relationships.
Marriage is the legal, and most often consensual, partnering of two persons of either sex. Domestic partnership can refer to any unrelated persons 18 years of age or older living together for a minimum specified period of time (for example, one year) and in a financially interdependent relationship. Both unmarried heterosexual couples and same-sex couples can apply for domestic partner status in those jurisdictions, companies, and institutions that recognize it. However, such distinction still falls short of the 1,138 federal benefits and protections afforded to legally married couples (U.S. General Accounting Office, 1997, 2004). For example, access to a partner's Social Security benefits, Medicaid and Medicare benefits, and veterans' pensions, and the exemption from gift and estate tax liabilities, are just a few of the laws mentioned in the U.S. Code that are affected by marital status. Only marriage offers couples such entitlements; civil unions, a proposed substitute for same-sex marriage and available in only a handful of states, afford no federal benefits and protections.
Reproductive Health
Marjorie R. Sable and Patricia J. Kelly
Reproductive health includes family planning, prenatal care, and the broader scope of primary care. Because a woman's health status at conception is as important as prenatal care, genetic screening and 20th century medical technology, reproductive health includes "the preconceptual and interconceptual periods and the menopause, and finally, not only reproductive tract problems but the wide range of risk factors that influence a woman's health in general." Quantitative indicators of reproductive outcomes are useful for summarizing progress in reproductive health. Important indicators are discussed and reveal significant racial disparities.
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Violence is a serious social issue that affects millions of individuals, families, and communities every year. It transcends across racial, age, gender, and socioeconomic groups, and is considered a significant public health burden in the United States. The purpose of this entry is to provide an overview of violence as a broad yet complicated concept. Definitional issues are discussed. Additional prevalence rates of select types of violence are presented in addition to risk and protective factors associated with violent behavior. The entry concludes with a summary of approaches to address violence in the context of prevention and intervention strategies.