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|2010-12-08, 14:06
|Link #19581
Join Date: May 2009
Bear in mind that the time period for this supposed rampage is roughly from about 10pm (when the family conference supposedly starts) to midnight (when Battler talks to Beatrice). That's a very short time to be faking and un-faking, all out of Battler's sight.
|2010-12-08, 14:17
|Link #19582
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Join Date: Feb 2008
I think this is rather obvious to some degree. Jessica and Kyrie feed Battler a lot of rubbish about a witch. In addition, Jessica said too much when she talked about George dying, which she should have no way to know, unless she was informed by someone, since the place where Battler found George's body couldn't be seen from Jessica's bedroom.
If we remember who's the one intending to be seen as a witch, and who probably staged this game, then the reason why Jessica and Kyrie told Battler about a witch becomes apparent, I think. However, the reason why everyone got killed is still something I do not understand. Even if we go by the theory that Yasu killed the rest because Battler failed the test, that wouldn't answer why George got killed beforehand. It also makes me wonder why only George and Kyrie had small holes in their heads, whereas the rest had their heads half destroyed.
|2010-12-08, 14:38
|Link #19583
Magical Cheff
Join Date: Oct 2010
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|2010-12-08, 14:41
|Link #19584
Senior Member
One other thing:
If the first twilight victims were killed at that time (~10:30), any blood should be long-since dried by the time Battler gets there. If they were still alive when Battler's trial started (~11:45), the blood should probably still be wet when he found them. Is there any mention of
Krauss, Nanjo, Shannon, and George were out in the rain, so any blood would quickly be washed away. Kyrie and Jessica were found within a fairly short period of when they were last confirmed alive, so those corpses should be fresh. Gohda & Kumasawa were confirmed dead fairly late, so there's nothing useful about their bodies.
Wait - did Kyrie react to anything Battler says during her last call? Her "Don't interrupt me" comment makes it possible her call was recorded and she was already dead.
|2010-12-08, 14:54
|Link #19585
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Hahaha, yeah I noticed that too but she clearly answered one of his questions. At least it looks like it, unless the way they set up the conversation led to Battler only being able to respond in that one way. Like setting it up with Jessica saying that George was dead and later Kyrie asking if the others where dead as well, Battler would logically answer with yes.
I've already said it some pages ago, it was a possibility that it was all a joke and later the killer re-enacted the scenes by making them real. We dont know the actual order of deaths, the witch creates the illusion that they where in the same order as in the fantasy scenes by saying that Kanon was the 9th victim, this is irrelevant since Kanon can probably "die" anywhere and at any time. Its possible that after Battler failed the test Beatrice told him to move to the chapel and started killing people for real.
Another thing that got me from the phone scene with Kyrie, did Battler ever tell Maria the content of Kyrie's call? If not, why would Maria know that Kyrie told Battler to believe in a witch?
|2010-12-09, 05:40
|Link #19588
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Beatrice wanted the truth to be discovered and wanted to be acknowledged as a witch at the same time.
If it were a traditional mystery:
My opinion is that Ryukishi wanted to create a mystery that could only be solved using this unique rule set (believing in the witch, acknowledging furniture of the witch, understanding magic of the witch, etc.).
Should we be searching for a culprit in this non-traditional mystery?
|2010-12-09, 07:30
|Link #19589
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Join Date: Dec 2010
I don't find an issue with the conjecture that the tragedy may be grossly misinterpreted, or with a "benevolent" (at the very least not malevolent) culprit solution. But I think that, at this point, claiming that the crime was not orchestrated by someone is outrageous. If this is the solution, it is an outright betrayal of the reader's trust, which has been so often implied to be a key element to this work, in both enjoying and understanding it. It would be an unprecedented troll. But I suppose this point has already been reiterated plenty enough times.
|2010-12-09, 07:39
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: forever lost inside a logic error
The point is that the regardless of the existence of a real culprit there is still a genius mastermind that orchestrated an incredible plan. So you won't be betrayed on that, you'd still have your "culprit" except the culprit never killed or intended to kill anyone. Unless he was aware of the final explosion which in that case you could consider him a "culprit" in a certain way.
Of course in this case the culprit would be simply Yasu.
|2010-12-09, 07:51
|Link #19591
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
I really...really dislike the whole "its a love story kyuuun *house blows up*" ending. I know that its what the game's been pushing since EP5 but something in my gut is telling me not to trust it.
If I was RK07 and decided to make an actual mystery novel following all of the established detective rules plus the ones that aren't really written but most follow anyway , I would certainly exploit the possible love ending to troll people. Just pop in Dine's 3rd right before the proposed ending and screw everything up. The same twist from the 3rd game, a set up of 3 games using the 3rd rule to unravel it! A masterful troll, the number 3 is very important and is alluded in Umineko and in the Divine Comedy as well.
|2010-12-09, 08:26
|Link #19592
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
I have a problem with this. I think it's an interesting, fresh answer, but it's also one that would've been better suited to a work of smaller scope. For Umineko, it would be a half-assed solution. It is just awkward that, after spending perhaps over 80 hours reading, and so much more hypothesizing, we suddenly are told that the vast majority of the work has been a pointless red herring, and that it isn't a mystery or a fantasy at all. I suppose you could say that you felt it was implied from the very beginning, which it could well have been, but it is not the impression I get from this work, and I consider it carelessness on the author's part if two readers could have such different conclusions at this point.
My conclusion is the exact opposite: the implication is that this is both a mystery and a fantasy. If you think about it it really makes a lot of sense. The locked rooms, the murders, what really happened; these all have a consistent, logical explanation and a (direct) human cause. However, the theme; the fantastical volumes from authors; and perhaps the real motive behind the crime, all involve witches and magic. And even if both these solutions are equally probable, I would still take mine over yours, because otherwise it would feel like I am deriding the work.
|2010-12-09, 08:39
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|2010-12-09, 08:50
|Link #19594
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
I don't know how the ending will be, but I too strongly feel it won't be a 'love story' kind of thing. It might involve a love story, and it would certainly involve some concept of 'love' (not necessarily of the romantic kind, or even between characters in the story), but this doesn't seem to be where it's going. In the least, I think a lot of the 'love' shown to us in the last few episodes has been more tainted than we give it credit for. (Ryushiki is a master at portraying the happenings on the island in whichever light he chooses. He made what may well be tragic murder scenes into silly love stories. It wouldn't surprise me if he did the opposite, too. Besides, EP3, anyone?)
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|2010-12-09, 09:15
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Magical Cheff
Join Date: Oct 2010
I don't know how logical it sounds but this ending is screwed up.I know it is ryukishi but even he wouldn't make an 8 part visual novel based on the concept of finding a culprit when there is no one and everything happened because of an explosion caused by a game organized by the servant girl.Even ryukishi isn't that stupid he wouldn't do something that would disappoint half the fans of umineko!!!
|2010-12-09, 09:37
|Link #19596
Join Date: May 2009
Granted, it's probably impossible to please everyone. But he's catered to, teased at, and thrown out shout-outs to mystery fans the whole way through the story. To turn around and tell them they were barking up the wrong tree is a bit more than a betrayal of those readers. It's basically teasing them for liking the genre the author pretended to like too.
There's a lot of things ryukishi can get away with in the name of literature, but there's a remarkably small number of things he's actually set himself up to permissibly get away with. A "no culprit, it was a coincidental and tragic accident spun out of hand" ending is not impossible, but he hasn't properly established the literary framework to make it acceptable. So yes, I think some people would be rightfully disappointed, and I don't think it's because they're looking at things in some shortsighted or incorrect way.
|2010-12-09, 10:36
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Join Date: Jul 2009
How about the wedding with everyone present at the end of episode 6? "Oh hey, I know you killed us all but we can be friends now." Awkward.
|2010-12-09, 11:11
|Link #19598
Miss Kimi
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Residing as the 18th guest of Rokkenjima
Age: 23
I'm not even sure what to expect from EP8 anymore. I mean, we've (or maybe just you guys, all I've been doing is asking questions xD) dissected almost every possibility there may be, such as Shannon wanting to play a game but the real mastermind decided to really kill, there were no murders and it was all a natural disaster, or Kinzo poisoned them all and chopped them up to appear as if they were murdered very brutally (such as them finding Maria's jaw or something, what's up with that?) 8D
Okay, maybe I made that last one up, but yeah. I'm still thouroughly confused over whether magic is really REAL or not. I mean, EP1 didn't have any "magic" involved, it wasn't even a game. Then magic happens at the end and continues on from there. If it's really reality going on but "meta magic whatever" is covering it (Ex: Eva-Beatrice trying to kill Beatrice, in the magic meta whatever world it seemed that, but some people suspect in reality it was just real Eva trying to destroy the Beato-bomb) why would they have magic covering it then?
It's just confusing, 'tis all. I mean, what else can Ryu07 do that will definately put us through a loop, even though we've covered almost every possibility there is? There probably won't even be a loop, I don't know. Ryu07 may have something up his sleeve, or he never did and never really meant to get us fans all hyped up even when there was going to be "nothing". But I'd never think of Ryu07 that way. I still have a little faith in him, we just have to wait a few days for EP8 and then wait a few months for the English~
|2010-12-09, 11:22
|Link #19599
Join Date: May 2009
Is it pointless? Absolutely not. There's definitely a statement you can make about it if you say there's no culprit. In fact, you could make a very valid statement, one I've long ruminated on (per sig): "These people are dead. If you say there's a crime, you have to finger one of them as a criminal. They can't defend themselves from that. Leave them alone already."
But I don't think he's thematically set himself up for a meditation on the inadequacies of the mystery genre compared to real-life ambiguous pseudo-criminal incidents. Just about everything he's presented has been encouraging, even demanding that his reader not accept Okonogi's assurance to Ange that it was an "unfortunate incident." We've been asked to find the truth; there's a certain elegance to the "the truth was always in front of you" answer, but in this case I just don't think it's been properly established as a theme. Certainly there's some mystery criticism going on in Umineko, but to subvert the fundamental ideas of knowability and criminality after the fact... that takes a particular foundation. He hasn't really set it.
I think it will just be an underwhelming or forced-sympathetic culprit. I actually expect to be disappointed. And again, that's not necessarily a poor ending... I just think it would be given what he's worked towards all this time.
|2010-12-09, 11:37
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This issue of the WASHplus Weekly highlights 10 CLTS reports or studies published in 2011. The reports are reviews or evaluations of CLTS projects or programs in India, Indonesia, Madagascar, and Nigeria. One report (Kar) gives insights about features that have facilitated the rapid spread of CLTS in Africa and also discusses issues that limit its impact and dissemination. Please let WASHplus know if you have other recent resources on CLTS or if you have suggestions for future issues of the Weekly.


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FAMILY and friends of Una Finnegan are in deep mourning after the young Coleraine doctor was one of four climbers killed in an avalanche in the Highlands of Scotland on Saturday.
Dr Finnegan, 25, died when most of her party of six were swept 1,000 feet down Bidean Nam Bian, a 3,700-feet peak in the notorious Glencoe area.
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It was small wonder, then, that he suddenly flung down his brush on the floor, said 'Bother!' and 'O blow!' and also 'Hang spring-cleaning!' and bolted out of the house without even waiting to put on his coat.
------------ Kenneth Grahame
Saturday, March 17, 2012
A Level Head
So it's fun. I get a thrill from punching above my weight. But I come away like Boswell from a bawdy house, wondering what mental diseases I may have contracted or spread, vowing not to go again, and carrying a strong sense of having wasted my powers for a moment's trivial gratification. I only do it when I'm anxious or distressed, and trying to escape something.
The ground is wet, and the morning's been showery, but it held off long enough for me to ride dry to Tosi's. No wifi here, which I'm beginning to view as a blessing. Social media siphons away an alarming amount of me. I have a sense of urgency about time: I have been wasting it, scattering my attention, skipping from one shiny thing to the next. Time to slow down, breathe, and settle to my real work.
But at the same time, it hasn't all been bawdy houses. I feel I have really been hammering out what I think I'm doing, in my massage practice, in a number of online conversations. Now I have to rewrite or tweak much of what's on my massage site: I say a number of things there that I either wouldn't say at all, now, or else would say differently. And it's only now that I'm clear on that, that I feel I can go on to build my practice. I'd like to about double the amount of massage I do, but I haven't done anything to advertise or promote my practice for a couple years: I've been coasting along on loyal clients and word of mouth. Now that I'm really done moving house, and really have formulated what my massage practice is, maybe I'm ready to take it on the road.
Fifty-four. 3x3x3x2. It is a number, as Poshi said last night, that is almost impossible not to factor, if you're inclined that way. Three times 18, for one thing: I've had the time to grow to adulthood three times. It's a little embarrassing that I haven't managed to do it even once. At the DMV, renewing my driver's license for another eight years, the man – about my age, with his sparse hair gathered into a gray ponytail – had to retake my picture. "The computer doesn't like this one," he explained, making a rapid side-to-side motion with a flat hand. "The eyes aren't in a horizontal line."
I sat back down for another picture. "I've always had trouble keeping a level head," I said.
"Yeah, me too," he said ruefully, and snapped another one.
9 comments:
- Zhoen said...
The best is yet to come. Eternal now. Enjoy the turning of the year, forget the number.
- carolee said...
don't trust a computer to decide if you're level headed. :)
- Peter said...
"Three times 18, for one thing: I've had the time to grow to adulthood three times. It's a little embarrassing that I haven't managed to do it even once."
That and several other lines really struck my fancy today. Happy belated birthday, by the way, old friend.
- NT said...
Happy Birthday, Dale!
After another protracted round of distractions, I'll be returning to Not Coming Back (and especially the cover) this week.
Sorry for the delay.
- marly youmans said...
Very clever, Mr. Wise Mole. The extra birthday must have done you some good, as there are many clever moments in this post. I like the one Peter liked a lot, and the whole level-head business.
Good cheer. I am still ahead of you in the numbers game! And it hasn't bothered me in a long time. 40 was a terrible day... Although I must say that when I was in clinic the other day with my husband, I was tickled to be taken for a med student! Immaturity has its benefits. :)
- Jayne said...
You? Ignorant about philosophy? You don't fool us.
Happy belated birthday, Dale. :)
- Anne said...
Dale dear - three of my five children are older than you. Think how much can happen, and how much philosophy you have time to learn before you get to be as old as I. But if I were you I would find something more exciting to do than learning a lot of philosophy. My second husband was a philosophy professor and being one did not improve either his life or mine.
- Dale said...
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- Dale said...
Thanks Anne! Oh, I have no intention of spending much more time with philosophy. As Omar Khayyam said (or didn't, depending on whom you ask):
Myself when young did eagerly frequent
doctor and saint, and heard great argument
about it and about: but evermore
came out by the same door as in I went.


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Two weekends ago, a group of eight SEFS students headed out to the Methow Valley, north of Lake Chelan in eastern Washington, for two days of focused field study with Professor Emeritus Tom Hinckley.
Helping to lead the course (ESRM 491B) were two SEFS alumni: Susan Prichard, a fire and landscape ecologist stationed in Winthrop, and Connie Mehmel, a forest entomologist with the U.S. Forest Service at the Forest Insect and Disease Service Center in Wenatchee. Prichard and Mehmel worked with the students to understand eastside forest dynamics and the roles that climate, introduced and native insects and diseases, fire and fire suppression have on forests—from the stand to the landscape level. Students contrasted an unmanaged stand with a stand undergoing a recent forest restoration prescription, and how these two different stands would have different vulnerabilities to fire, insects and pathogens.
The next day, students met with Brian Fisher of the Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation to learn about riparian systems and human impacts (positive and negative) on these systems.
It was the first time Hinckley had organized this particular field trip, which he offered as an offshoot of his long-running "Spring Comes to the Cascades" course. The crew drove out late Friday afternoon and returned Sunday evening, and the goal was to focus more intensively and comprehensively on one study area.
"Usually, when I do field trips and we're out walking, we don't ever stay in one place for more than 20 minutes," says Hinckley. "But we stayed in this one location for close to four hours. We cored trees, looked at the soil, measured and identified all the trees and seedlings, and identified all the coverage of the understory plants. Students really gained some firsthand knowledge in how to do a study."
The class represented a wide range of backgrounds and majors, as well as undergrads and graduate students. Depending on their feedback, Hinckley says there's potential to expand the course in the future, or to venture to new regions of the state—such as the North Cascades Base Camp.
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John Taylor's Ninkasi Now Leads 2013 Audi Melges 20 Worlds With One Day To Go In Ocean Reef
13 December 2013
Key Largo, FL - The penultimate day of the 2013 Audi Melges 20 World Championship, hosted by the Ocean Reef Club in full coordination with the International Audi Melges 20 Class Association, Coconut Grove Sailing Club and Melges USA was better than expected, most especially where racing conditions were concerned. What started out with uncertainty, ended as one of the very best days of racing yet, hence PRO Bruce Golison's comment as he departed the dock this morning, "The Audi Melges 20s are going to have the ride of their lives today."
John Taylor aboard Ninkasi stunned spectators with an outstanding performance that has him now seated in first overall, 9 points ahead of Travis Weisleder on Lucky Dog|Gill Race Team in second. Marcus Eagan and family aboard Cajun Underwriting moves up a notch to third overall. Alessandro Rombelli's STIG and Tony Tabb's YOLO both had a great day to complete the top five placing fourth and fifth respectively.
Golison delivered three amazing races with Taylor winning two of the three daily heats. Richard Davies aboard Section 16 with Charlie McKee on tactics and Matt Pistay on bow claimed the win in Race Seven.
Rhonda Joyce's Batteries Not Required is currently ranked as the top female boat with tactician Steve Hunt and crew member Matthew Woodsworth. They are in heated contention with Leo van denThillart's Team True Racing with Cate Gundlach at the helm. Kent Haegar's Mach Schnell is next in succession with Laura McKenna aboard, as well as his daughter Annie Haegar and fellow Team HP470 partner Briana Provancha. Annie and Briana have teamed up as they both share the dream of winning a Gold Medal in the Olympics. The Audi Melges 20 has become a big part of their program over the last few months. Additional female teams include Camille Rasdal's Odin and Bob Hayward's Gypsea.
Other notables include fleet newcomer Drew Friedes on Pacific Yankee with Chad Corning and Charlie Smythe. It's their first time competing in the class and having a wonderful event currently seated eighteenth overall. Wes Whitmyer on Slingshot with crew of Max Fraser and Jonny Goldsberry are having their most fantastic regatta yet. Whitmyer's performance proves that he has clearly improved his game sitting just better than mid-fleet in the standings.
With only one day of racing left, tension will be high on the course on Saturday. Two final races are scheduled and with the points still relatively tight, this Championship is still very much up for grabs.
Eagan and his crew comprised of his father and brother lit up the course on Friday, sitting fourth overall and first in the Corinthian Division. John Brown's Blind Squirrel remains in second with Paul Currie's Wild Deuces in third.
Apres racing, teams gathered at ORC Town Hall for food and drinks with daily race winner trophies being awarded to Taylor and Davies. A Pussers Survival Kit, presented by Pussers Rum went to Elliott James and crew Jeff Causey and Dan Morris on Problem Child for most improved.
The final two races will commence on time on Saturday, December 14 at 11.00.
As with many other Audi Melges 20 events around the world, racing updates will be posted online at the Official Audi Melges 20 Facebook Page. Tune in for the latest racing information, results, video interviews, and photos. Race reports, press releases and photos will be available online each day post racing at melges20.com.
TOP TEN RESULTS (After eight races, one discard)
1.) John Taylor/Bill Hardesty, Ninkasi; 1-11-[31]-4-14-1-5-1 = 37
2.) Travis Weisleder/Scott Nixon, Lucky Dog/Gill Race Team; 2-9-4-5-1-12-13-[21] = 46
3.) Marcus Eagan/Marc Eagan, Cajun Underwriting; 6-[27]-13-2-7-5-11-3 = 47
4.) Alessandro Rombelli/Paul Goodison, STIG; [29]-4-6-3-20-3-6-6 = 48
5.) Tony Tabb/Mike Buckley, YOLO; 5-17-1-18-[46]-2-2-7 = 52
6.) Jason Michas/Mark Mendelblatt, Midnight Blue; 4-1-[20]-13-13-11-4-8 = 54
7.) Richard Davies/Charlie McKee, Section 16; [20]-15-2-17-8-9-1-5 = 57
8.) Jeff Ecklund/John Kostecki, STAR; 17-7-[27]-7-3-26-3-4 = 67
9.) John Kilroy/Jeremy Wilmot, Samba Pa Ti; 9-2-[32]-1-27-13-10-12 = 74
10.) Rob Wilber/Anthony Kotoun, Cinghiale; [43]-3-9-6-21-24-14-2 = 79
TOP THREE CORINTHIAN RESULTS (After eight races, one discard)
1.) Marcus Eagan, Cajun Underwriting
2.) John Brown, Blind Squirrel
3.) Paul Currie, Wild Deuces
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Wales caretaker manager Brian Flynn has deflected all personal attention ahead of Tuesday's crucial Euro 2012 qualifier in Switzerland.
Flynn is anxious to make an impression in the second and final match of his spell in temporary charge but he insists competition points are all that matter. Wales' hopes of progressing to the finals from Group G are already in tatters after defeat in Montenegro was followed by another loss in Flynn's first match against Bulgaria last Friday.
The former Wrexham and Swansea boss, who could celebrate his 55th birthday in style with a win in Basle on Tuesday, said: "The team is the most important. What happens next I have no idea, I haven't spoken to anyone."
He added: "Switzerland in Basle is the key to this situation. Every international is a big game, it is football at the highest level. You can't go any higher than this.
"It is not about me, it is about Wales and this situation - that is the most important thing. But, yes, three points would be the perfect birthday present."
Flynn, having impressed in his role as under-21 boss, was asked to take over for the senior side's October double-header when John Toshack stepped aside last month.
Having worked with many of the squad previously, Flynn sees enormous potential and believes it is only a matter of time before the likes of Gareth Bale - and the currently injured Craig Bellamy and Aaron Ramsey - lead them to a major tournament. He even feels qualification this time is not completely out of the question.
"It is always a possibility," he said. "It is a huge task, a massive task, but I have huge belief in this bunch of players. I believe they will qualify for a major tournament.
"I don't know whether it will be this one but they will qualify, there is no doubt about that. The mood has been upbeat, they have been fairly positive.
"There was disappointment around the hotel on Saturday but the next one is the one that matters and here we are now. We are arriving here very similar to how the Bulgarians arrived in Cardiff after two defeats and we have belief we can win the game."
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Greenwood Puts Exlcamation on LRRS Season
Greenwood Claims LRRS Title With Win
The final race weekend of the 2013 Loudon Road Race Series season was held October 5-6, 2013 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. With most of the class championships still up for grabs, the riders knew that a strong performance in the cooler weather, and in Sunday's case, rain, would be critical to season's standings.
Middleweight Grand Prix - "Dash for Cash" event
The Middleweight Grand Prix "Dash for Cash" event on Saturday afternoon was held under clear skies and cool temps in the mid to upper 60s. The highly anticipated final race of the season for the class had the making for a dramatic finish to the championship.
After capturing victory in the September event, Scott Greenwood held an eight-point lead over defending champion Eric Wood. Wood needed to best Greenwood by at least two finishing positions, which meant he'd need the help of riders like Christian Cronin or Shane Narbonne. Cronin was in fine form during some of the day's earlier races, and Narbonne returned to LRRS action after driving solo across the country from the last AMA round in Laguna Seca, Calif., and had arrived at the track on Friday evening.
At the drop of the green flag, Greenwood and Narbonne shot from the front row in a drag race to Turn 1. Greenwood held in the inside and was able to earn the hole shot with Narbonne, Cronin, Wood and Cory Hildebrand falling in line behind him. At the end of Lap 1, Wood made his way past Cronin and Narbonne and slotted into the second position.
With open track, Greenwood worked to build a gap encountering lap traffic. Cronin was able to move past Narbonne and take over the third position, but shortly afterwards clipped the inside curb exiting Turn 7 with his engine case and low-sided out of the podium position directly in front of Narbonne.
Greenwood turned the fastest lap of the race on Lap 4 at a time of 1:11.595, and was able to stretch out to a two-second lead over Wood. As Greenwood and Wood sliced through traffic, Wood was able to close the gap to Greenwood, gaining almost a full two seconds during Lap 5 and the battle was set for the second half of the race.
The two leaders ran close for laps 6 and 7 with Wood hoping for a break in traffic to be able to make a bid for the lead. However, aboard his Argo Cycles Yamaha R6, Greenwood made no mistakes and was able to pull away and build a sizable lead over the remaining laps.
With the help of traffic and his consistent lap times, Greenwood held his position and earned his third victory of the season to claim the championship in the premier class of LRRS. Wood brought home his Ducati 848evo in second position well clear of Narbonne's DAS Performance Suzuki GSXR600 in third. Joel Allen (fourth), Kip Peterson (fifth) and Cory Hildebrand (sixth) enjoyed a race-long battle, while Houk Nichols, Kristofer Knopf, Timothy Barber, Michall Weyant, Ryan Hobbs and Shawn Pigott rounded out the top 12.
Justin Pallein was able to claim victory in the Amateur Division over Keith Cotter. Walter French Jr., Christopher Fifield and Clayson Baker rounded out the top five. It was Pallein's sixth win in the class in seven 2013 starts.
On the podium, Bruce Berlinger, the voice of LRRS, was thoroughly impressed with the race action. He commented how veteran racers Greenwood and Wood never fail to put in 100 percent effort, no matter what the circumstances and how all the top expert riders push each other to be at their best.
Asked for this thoughts on the podium, Greenwood said, "I got a good start and saw that Shane (Narbonne) and I were pretty even as we got deep into Turn 1. I made sure I did just enough to grab the lead and from that point forward, I kept my head down, focused on having a mistake-free race.
"Christian (Cronin) and I had a race long battle earlier in the day so I knew he was going to be a factor, Eric (Wood) is always strong and Shane is a threat anytime he is in the field. Anything can happen and tried to put in clean laps and build a lead if I could.
"Everything was great until about Lap 5. I came upon a lot of traffic and a waving yellow flag, costing me a lot of time. From there I tried to refocus and get back into the rhythm of knocking out quick laps. My father handles the pit signals and he kept showing no gap all the way to the finish to keep me honest.
"The Dunlop tires were amazing as usual, and it feels great to earn the season championship in Middleweight Grand Prix. To do it with a solid win at the final event makes it that much better. It's been a great season overall and I have to thank all the longtime sponsors who have supported my program."
2013 Loudon Road Racing Series Overall Championship
1. Rick Doucette 1764
2. Scott Greenwood 1282
3. Shane Narbonne 1028
4. Seth Hahn 978
5. Cory Hildebrand 883
1. Larry Graffam 1050
2. Rick Kaeser 992
3. Bruce Marshall 928
4. Justin Pallein 920
5. Brad Erling 818
2013 Loudon Road Race Series Class Championships
125 Grand Prix
Expert - Jake Vader
Amateur - Harlan Hildebrand
Formula 40
Expert – Dennis Levesque
Amateur – Mike Clark
Formula 40 Lights
Expert – Rick Doucette
Amateur – Rick Kaeser
Formula 50 Lights
Expert – Dan Frisbie
Amateur – Rick Kaeser
Expert – Rick Doucette
Amateur – John Linn
Expert – Cory Hildebrand
Amateur – Roger Ealy Sr.
Expert – Scott Greenwood
Amateur – Larry Graffam
Heavyweight Superbike
Expert – Eric Wood
Amateur – Brad Erling
Heavyweight Supersport
Expert – Cory Hildebrand
Amateur – Justin Pallein
Lightweight Grad Prix
Expert – Rick Doucette
Amateur – Rick Kaeser
Lightweight Sportsman
Expert – Shane Narbonne
Amateur – Samuel Greenwood
Lightweight Superbike
Expert – Rick Doucette
Amateur – Rick Kaeser
Lightweight Supersport
Expert – Rick Doucette
Amateur – Bruce Marshall
Expert – Trevor Chiappisi
Amateur – Samuel Greenwood
Middleweight Grand Prix
Expert – Scott Greenwood
Amateur – Justin Pallein
Middleweight Superbike
Expert – Eric Wood
Amateur – Walter French Jr.
Middleweight Supersport
Expert – Scott Greenwood
Amateur – Justin Pallein
P-89 Lights
Expert – William Morey
Amateur – John Linn
Production Twins
Expert – Steven Heider
Amateur – Michael Vaughan
Super Singles
Expert – Trevor Arvidson
Amateur – Samuel Greenwood
Super Twins
Expert – Eric Wood
Amateur – Christopher Bouchard
Expert – Rick Doucette
Amateur – Samuel Witham
Ultralight Superbike
Expert – Trevor Arvidson
Amateur – John Linn
Unlimited Grand Prix
Expert – Scott James
Amateur – Roger Ealy Sr.
Unlimited Superbike
Expert – Scott Greenwood
Amateur – Brad Erling
Unlimited Supersport
Expert – Scott Greenwood
Amateur – Justin Pallein


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COLLIN family who used to live in Earith, Huntingdonshire,England or Fordham,Cambridgeshire,England.
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The furthest back I can go so far with my MASON family is around the start of 19th century when Robert Wm MASON was in Castle Alley, Whitechapel. Cant find his birth yet. Has anybody else researched this line or know anything about what type of guns would be made there at that time. They were variously called Gun Polishers, Gunlock Polishers or Gunmakers.
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Hawaii Research Helps
Resources Available
Hawaiian Cemetery Records,
An index is located in the LDS Family History Centers and Nanett Purnell has written guides for Oahu, Maui, Molokai, and Lanai.
Phone numbers for some of the Hawaiian Family History Centers:
- On Oahu:
- Honolulu 808-955-8910
- Kalihi 808-835-9701
- Kaneohe 808-247-3134
- Laie 808-293-2133
- Makakilo 808-j672-5971
- Mililani 808-623-1712
- Waipahu 808-678-0752
- Honolulu 808-955-8910
- On Maui: Kahului 808-877-0586
- On Hawaii:
- Kau 808-929-7123
- Kona 808-329-4469
- Kau 808-929-7123
The Family History Centers on Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii have specialized information and help. An updated list of Family History Centers and their hours are on the Internet at fhc.asp http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp
Hawaii State Archives (located behind Iolani Palace in Honolulu)
- Iolani Palace Grounds
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-0329
Hawaii State Dept. Of Health
Mailing address to request records for genealogical purposes:
- Office of Health Status Monitoring
- Issuance/Vital Statistics Section
- P. O. Box 3378
- Honolulu HI 96801
Physical location:
- 1250 Punchbowl St., Room 103
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-4533
Bishop Museum Library (has many Hawaiian oral genealogies of the ali`i)
- 1525 Bernice Street
- Honolulu HI 96817
- Phone: 808-848-4148
- www.bishopmuseum.org
Hawaii Historical Society
- 560 Kawaihao Street
Honolulu HI 96817
Phone: 808-537-6271
Hawaii State Library
- 478 South King St.
Honolulu HI 96817
Phone: 808-j586-3500
Aloha Chapter House of the Daughters of the American Revolution
- 1914 Makiki Heights Dr.
Honolulu HI 96817
Filipino American Historical Society of Hawaii
Preserves, enhances and promotes an appreciation of Filipino heritage and the experiences of Filipino Americans in Hawai
University of Hawaii
- Hamilton Library, Hawaii Collection
2550 The Mall
Honolulu HI 96817
Phone: 808-956-7214 or 956-7205
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (veterans buried in Hawaii
- 2177 Puowaina Drive
Honolulu HI 96817
Phone: 808-541-3546
BYU Hawaii Joseph Smith Library Archives.
- 200 South High Street
Wailuku, HI, 96793
Phone: 808-243-7825
For adoption, divorce, naturalization, and probate records, contact the county court house of the county where your ancestor lived:
Hawaii County:
- Hawaii County Clerk
25 Aupuni St.. Room 209
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: 808-961-8255
Honolulu County:
- Honolulu County Clerk, City Hall
Honolulu HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-4533
Kauai County
- Kauai County Clerk
4396 Rice Street
Lihue, HI 96766
Maui County
- Maui County Office of the County Clerk
200 High St.
Wailuku, HI 96793
Phone 808-243-7825
Other Resources
The Family History Library has a large collection of records and books from the Hawaiian Islands.
On the Internet, go to Familysearch.org and choose the Library tab and then FamilySearch Catalog. Type in Hawaii to get records that are made on an Island Group-wide basis and print the items of interest. Then type in the name of the island where an ancestor lived to get a list of records made on that level.
Next, type in the name of the district where the ancestor lived to see if any records were made on that level and print out any lists, then click on the record types of interest.
Also use a Film/Fiche Number Search and look at the descriptions of these microfilms, all of which contain information about Hawaii: 1031511, 1031512, 1031513, 7194117, 1675576 Item 2, 1675265 item 4, 1308916, 1308917, 1308918, 1308919, and 1014417.
The Cole Jensen collection
These genealogies were gathered from the Islands between 1930 and 1970. Hawaiian genealogy microfilms are:
1358001: Family Group Records and Pedigree charts of Hawaiian families in alphabetical order by surname, starting with A and ending with Kalou.
1358002: Continuation of FGRs and Pedigrees starting with Kalua and endiing withWahiawa.
1358003:Contiuation up to Yuzuki. Hawaiian Legends of Hawaii Loa; The Kumulipo;, D. McAlister Writing;, Israelite Similarities; Kuauhau Alii; Kuauhau o Wakea; Kumuhonua Genealogy, Pedigree charts, AbelI Matoon;, Newspapaer clipings, Hawwaiian and Samoan; Hawaiian Chronology by Stokes; Misc. Polynesian Genallogies; William Waddoups Colllection, Hawaiian Historical Items, Hawaii and New Zealand Maori Genealogies.
1358004: More Hawaiian genealogies, the Puku Collection, LDS Census 1926, Topolinski Pedigree records, part of Kumuhonua, Lindsay pedigree charts, part of Kamakau, Cemetery records of Jessie Lindsay for Oahu, Maui,Hawaii, Molokai, and Kauai.
1358006:Over a thousand pedigree charts and other records, listed in alphabetical order with names, dates, and places.
Family pedigre chars from Tahiti, French Polynesia, China, Japan, Samoa, tonga, Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Philippines. in alphabetical order. Also collections of Hawaiian genealogies, including the Clinton Kanahele collection;.
1358007: Family pedigree charts from Samoa, Hawaii, New Zealand, Tahiti, Japan, China, tonga, and the Philippines.
1358008: Genealogy of Liliiuokalani;, pedigree charts, and family group records by Albert Like and Clinton Kanahele; The Abel Matoon collection of family lineages, 500 families from Hawaii, Samoa, and French Polynesia. They are not in alphabetical order.
Oral genealogies collected in the 1970s
The table below is a sample of the information to be found regarding the tapes that were madeby the LDS Genealogical Society. Interviewers recorded family history information on tape for the older people on many of the Pacific Islands. these tapes were then transcribed by typing the interview. these typed trascripts were later microfilmed, so if you look uner Transcript, you can see the microfilm number to use in locating the film at a Family History Center.
The tapes whave been transfered onto Compact Discs, so they are in a digital format. When they have been put up on the Internet, a link will be made to the actualrecording so you can hear the voice of the person who was interviewed.
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Welcome back to Morning Shootaround, a regular feature this season the day after Maryland basketball games. While we can't bring you into the Terps' lockerroom after games – reporters haven't been allowed in there since the last couple of years under Gary Williams – we will recap what was said in the press conference afterward by Maryland coach Mark Turgeon and his players. We will give some of our own insight into what transpired on the court during the previous day's game and what the Terps will be working on at practice looking ahead to their next game.
Maryland 94, Virginia Tech 71
Saturday at Comcast Center
The Terps certainly answered some of their skeptics who questioned the soft non-conference schedule Turgeon put together for his young team. Again, the second-year Maryland coach showed that he knew what was best for his team.
About the only problem with opening the Atlantic Coast Conference portion of their schedule with a 23-point win is that the Terps again didn't get to face a team of their caliber in a close game. But Maryland looked like an upper-tier ACC team, toying with – and then eventually running over – an undermanned bunch of Hokies at home.
I am not sure if Maryland is deserving of the unofficial title as the best unranked team in the country, but the Terps have to be in the discussion. They will probably stay unranked for another couple of weeks, possibly longer. As of this week, Maryland's five votes in the writers' poll put them 11th of the 12 teams that received votes but were not in the Top 25, and the five in the coaches' poll made them eighth among 13 not ranked.
Terrell who?
After Terrell Stoglin was suspended for a year last spring and quickly opted to put his name in the NBA draft, many wondered how the Terps would replace the ACC's leading scorer. While many believed it was going to be addition by subtraction, Turgeon still had to account for nearly 22 points a game.
Though Turgeon didn't know at the time he was going to add transfers Dez Wells and Logan Aronhalt, he also didn't know how quickly any of the four freshmen he had signed would adapt to the college game, specifically to the ACC.
Stoglin, who is now playing in Greece, has not been missed at all, and Maryland's newcomers accounted for an astounding 72 points Saturday – including 53 by the freshmen. They also had 28 of the 40 rebounds and 10 of the team's 18 assists.
Turgeon made an interesting comment about his team's depth, particularly in light of the fact that both Len and Wells, Maryland's two top scorers this season, got off to slow starts before reaching double figures (Len with 16 and Wells with 14) in the latter stages of the game.
"I don't know who our best players are," Turgeon said. "I think Dez when the game is on the line can get the foul line and can get to the rim. Alex, when he's playing great, there's separation. Shaq [Cleare] is coming on. I think we all feel good as coaches, whoever we put in can handle the situation."
Just as importantly, the players have confidence in their teammates as well. One of the biggest problems with Stoglin last season was that his perceived selfishness stemmed in part – maybe in large part – to the fact that he didn't trust that the other Maryland players could score.
Now it's completely turned around. At one point Saturday, Turgeon had essentially three starters – Len, Wells and sophomore Nick Faust, who sat out most of the game with back spasms – on the bench in the second half as the Hokies were trying to make a run.
But Aronhalt hit a 3-pointer and freshman guard Seth Allen, who would lead Maryland with a career-high 21 points (with Jake Layman scoring a career-high 20 starting in place of Faust), made a layup after a turnover. Threat ended.
"The great thing about this team is that on any given night, anybody can go out and score 20, 25 points," said Wells, who finished with 12 points. "You can't hone in one person. You have to play everybody straight up. If they double-team Alex, you have make them pay for it by knocking down an open shot."
Len's learning curve
While Len didn't have a monster game – he finished with 16 points, nine rebounds and a block, though he altered the trajectory of several shots - the 7-1 sophomore center was a lot more active than he had been the previous two games against Delaware State and IUPUI.
Asked about his recent mini-slump that frustrated Turgeon to the point that he refused to call plays for his emerging star, Len said, "It was just the learning process, the season is so long, I just had to continue to work hard. Maybe I just lost a little confidence. "
Len still has to work on becoming more of a force with his defensive rebounding and shotblocking, but I am sure he did nothing to hurt his stock with the dozen or so NBA scouts who were attendance at Comcast Center.
He certainly showed his shooting range and athleticism in the way he got after a few shots – including to block one flying out to a 3-point shooter – and ran the floor.
"Coach talked about it, being more aggressive on the boards, get stronger and block shots," Len said.
While Duke's Mason Plumlee is still considered the best big man in the ACC, it will be interesting to see how Len's game evolves in the next three weeks before the Terps head down to Cameron Indoor Stadium. The NBA scouts will continue to be in attendance at all of Len's games given how he is being mentioned as a certain lottery pick in the spring.
Team defense
Turgeon said Friday that he expected Virginia Tech guard Erick Green, the ACC's leading scorer and the No. 2 scorer in the country at more than 24 points a game, to get his share on Saturday. Green did, finishing with 28 points on 8 for 18 from the field and 10 for 11 from the free-throw line. But as Turgeon hoped, the Terps made Green work for everything he got.
"He is good. He reminds me of Terrell [Stoglin]," Turgeon said. "I didn't let Terrell go like that – if I did Terrell would have gotten 30 a game. He is hard to guard. We have play him again. We will have to guard him a lot better if we want to beat him on the road. I thought we did a good job on [Robert] Brown and [Jarrell] Eddie."
The one thing that surprised me was that even without Faust, considered the team's best shutdown defender when he wants to be, the Terps did a good job early on Green and didn't allow him – or the Hokies – to get off to a fast start.
Green didn't take a shot for nearly the first 4 ½ minutes, after the Terps had jumped out to a 15-6 lead. I figured Faust was going to play Green, but Pe'Shon Howard did a pretty good job setting the tone defensively on him and had help later from Wells, Allen and even Layman.
A fan's frustration
You knew there would be some Hokies fans at Comcast Center on Saturday. You heard one during the national anthem give a shout out to Green. But how about the guy sitting a few rows behind the media section, who voiced his lament when Green went hard to the basket and the fan thought he was fouled?
"C'mon ref, that's not a foul? We [stink] bad enough. We need all the calls we can get," the fan yelled.
The Terps will try to tie the school record of 14 straight wins – set by the 1931-32 team led by Louis "Bosey" Berger, Maryland's first all-American – when they play Wednesday night against Florida State. The 9-5 Seminoles, who lost their season opener at home to South Alabama and also lost at home to Mercer this season, are coming into College Park after winning their ACC opener at Clemson on Saturday, 71-66. Florida State won despite Michael Snaer, the ACC's third-leading scoreer, going scoreless in the first half and finishing with just eight points.


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Travelscope "Taiwan - The Natural Side" Joseph continues his Taiwan discoveries when he explores the country's natural pleasures in its national parks and beautiful Taroko Gorge - Taiwan's own "Grand" canyon. D
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Lidia's Italy In America "Italian Style Breakfast for Dinner" Lidia cooks frittatas today; they are delicious for lunch AND dinner and are also a great way to use leftover vegetables and day old bread. Recipes include Ricotta Frittata, Sausage, Eggs & Pepper Frittata and an Asparagus and Onion frittata. She also visits Brooklyn's famous Faicco with dear friend and restaurateur, Angelo Vivolo, to see their Italian American tradition of making sausage. D
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Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Tropical Barbecue" Bridget reveals how to make Huli Huli Chicken right at home. Then, Jack challenges Chris to a tasting of reduced-fat potato chips. Next, Adam reveals his top picks for pastry brushes. D
10:30 pm
Simply Ming "Ganache with Guest Joanne Chang" On this week's episode of Simply Ming, learn the art of making ganache, the simple mixture of chocolate and cream that's the heart of so many great desserts. Ming is joined by the James Beard nominated chef, Joanne Chang who shows how ganache can be whipped up into two mouth watering desserts: Chocolate Mousse Napoleon and Flourless Rum Nut Chocolate Cake. D
11:00 pm
Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "Confessions of a Carnita-Vore" Carnitas - chunks of pork cooked slowly in lard until they're golden and crisp on the outside and meltingly tender inside - are a weekend family tradition in Mexico. At the Medellin Market in Mexico City, Rick gives us an insider's look at how they're made every Saturday and Sunday in a huge copper cauldron, and served up with fresh corn tortillas and crispy chicharron (pork cracklings). But what if a carnitas craving strikes and you're not in Mexico on a weekend? No worries. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Budapest: The Best of Hungary" Capitalism has taken hold in the city laced together by bridges across the Danube. Gypsy orchestras and venerable mineral baths are the rage.G


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Despite the fact that it has been nearly a dozen years since 9/11, the recent Boston Marathon attack proves that terrorism is still a very real threat in this country.
April 15 — tax day for most — marked the joyous celebration of Patriots' Day in Boston, and hundreds of thousands gathered along the city's streets to watch the Boston Marathon. Approximately four hours into the race, two bombs were detonated only seconds apart and just yards from the finish line.
After the smoke cleared, three people were dead, including 8-year-old Martin Richards, and more than 180 bystanders were injured, several seriously. The images that continue to run through every American's mind are truly heartbreaking.
The manhunt for the suspects began immediately, with the FBI calling on the American people for their help. After an extensive investigation, it was discovered that the culprits were two brothers, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, from the Russian republic of Chechnya. After their identities became public, the duo killed an MIT security guard and engaged in a shootout with police that ended in the elder brother's death.
The younger brother fled the scene, leading police on a manhunt and forcing the city of Boston to be shut down. Late Friday, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended, thanks to the heroic efforts of the Boston Police Department. The ambulance carrying him was greeted on the streets of Watertown, Mass., by chants of, "USA! USA!"
It was a proud moment. But there are a lot of questions that remain as to why the elder Tsarnaev, a Chechen immigrant, was allowed to remain in the U.S. given his postings on terrorist websites.
These two young men lived in the U.S. legally for years before carrying out this act of terror. It is still unknown why they did it, or if any terrorist organization was behind it.
According to a story in Sunday's New York Post, in 2011, Russian intelligence warned the U.S. that the elder Tsarnaev was becoming a radical Muslim. Our FBI questioned him, but was unable to connect him to any terror plot.


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The Goodnight Hostel can be found in the heart of Lisbon's historical downtown area on a pedestrian street parallel to the famous Rua Augusta. The city's night life quarter is also just a short walk away.
The hostel has twelve rooms with shared bathrooms. The hostels common rooms are an ideal place to meet your fellow travellers and swop stories or you can relax watching a dvd in the playstation room. Stay in touch with those from home with the free interenet connection provided or enjoy an evening meal in cooking in the free kitchen available for all guests.
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1) By bus : Take the Aerobus 1 to the city center and get out on Rossio Square. Our street is one of the streets going down to river. When you find Rua Augusta (the main street with the arch) just turn left and there we are just in the middle of Rua dos Correeiros street
1) By metro : Take the red line to Alameda Station and change to the green line. Leave on Baixa- Chiado Station.
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Take the green or the blue line to the Baixa/Chiado station. Take the Rua do Ouro/Rua do Crucifixo exit. Once outside, walk straight ahead, cross Rua Augusta, make a left at Rua dos Correeiros. Were at number 113, 2nd floor.
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Catch the subway (blue line) to Baixa/Chiado station, take the Rua do Ouro/Rua do Crucifixo exit. Once outside walk straight ahead, cross Rua Augusta, and make a left at Rua dos Correeiros. Were at number 113, 2nd floor.
Or: Take any bus to Praca do Comercio stop (there are many!) and then follow the instructions above for the airport shuttle bus.
From the Oriente or Sete Rios Bus/Train station:
Follow the subway instructions (red and then green line).
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Californians have consistently expressed overwhelming support for Proposition 13, but opinion polling – and a key ballot measure – has also shown voters open to tweaking aspects of the landmark reform.
How far they're willing to go may soon be tested, with at least nine state bills aimed at altering the 35-year-old limitation on property taxes. The number of bills is expected to be whittled down, as most bills would require voter approval – and most are similar in their intent to make it easier for local government to raise taxes.
"Any effort to change what voters see as the core of Proposition 13 will be an uphill fight," said Dan Schnur, director of USC's Unruh Institute of Politics. "But voters don't necessarily consider the threshold for local revenue measures as being central to Proposition 13's core tax protections."
Voters offered evidence of that in 2000, when they approved Proposition 39. The measure reduced from two-thirds to 55 percent the Prop. 13-mandated share of voters needed to approve local school construction bonds.
Numerous bills now before the Legislature call for similarly lowering the special-tax threshold for, variously, libraries, transportation projects, community development and public safety. Another measure aims to get more property tax from commercial properties that have changed ownership but avoided updated assessments.
Field Poll's last survey on Prop. 13, in 2011, found nearly the same level of support as when 65 percent of voters approved it in 1978. Backing is typically stronger for the law's tax limitations for homes than for commercial properties. Even so, only 41 percent of voters favored removing commercial properties entirely from Prop. 13's protections, according to the poll.
But a 2012 USC poll, directed by Schnur, parsed the question more finely. It asked whether "large" commercial properties should be removed from Prop. 13's protections – and found that 59 percent of respondents either "strongly" or "somewhat" supported such a change. That particular reform has never been proposed, but the finding was another indication of the electorate's willingness to tinker with Prop. 13.
The Legislature appears more inclined toward such tinkering than at any other time since Prop. 13 became law. That's largely because Democrats, who are more eager than Republicans to find new revenue, are one vote away from gaining a two-thirds majority in both chambers.
To put the question of lowering the local threshold on the ballot takes two-thirds legislative approval. A change to assessment rules for commercial properties also requires two-thirds legislative approval, but then would become law without going to voters.
Among key selling points for Prop. 13 in 1978 was the specter of fixed-income retirees being priced out of longtime homes by soaring property taxes, which were regularly updated to keep pace with land values. Those seniors found sympathy from many other homeowners, who also faced ever-higher assessments.
Prop. 13's fix was to limit those taxes to 1 percent of a property's value. It also limited annual assessment increases to 2 percent – which particularly protected homeowners in periods like the housing boom of 1995 to 2005, when detached homes appreciated an average of 10 percent annually.
The annual increase limits are lifted only when ownership changes, at which point the baseline tax for a property is reset at 1 percent of sales price.
Because property taxes were a primary source of local government revenue, a fallout of the law was that more responsibility for funding programs was shifted to the state.
Additionally, Prop. 13 said that any new or increased statewide taxes required a two-thirds vote of the Legislature. And it required that any new local taxes be approved by two-thirds of the locality's voters.
"Prior to Prop. 13, the local government had more ability to adjust their own taxes," said Dan Carrigg, lobbyist for the League of California Cities, which generally supports lowering local-tax-vote thresholds to 55 percent. "Local government is a lot closer to people and more accountable than the state Legislature, but we have fewer options to raise revenue. And the state doesn't have the ability anymore to make major infrastructure investments. If cities don't get more options to make these improvements, it's not good for California."
Prop. 13 purists are adamant in their opposition.
"There is nothing more important to me this year than defeating these bills," said David Wolfe, lobbyist for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. The group is named after its now-deceased founder, co-author of Prop. 13.
"They're clearly an assault on Prop. 13," he said of the bills. "These would eviscerate the two-thirds vote requirement. Not all local bonds are bad, but voters don't all understand they're going to end up on their tax bills. If you want to spur home ownership and job growth, eviscerating Prop. 13 is not the way to go about it."
The bills variously propose lowering the vote threshold for parcel taxes and sales taxes.
The state's sales taxes are the highest in the country and its personal-income taxes are third-highest, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, in Washington. But relatively low property taxes pull the per capita tax burden down to 11th highest. Calculated as a percentage of personal income, California's tax burden ranks 15th.
Proponents of reforming Prop. 13 say part of the reason sales and income taxes are high is to compensate for the relatively low property taxes brought on by the law.
Proposed legislation that would produce more tax revenue from some commercial property owners was introduced unsuccessfully in 2011, when it drew opposition from three dozen corporations and business groups, including the California Chamber of Commerce.
The bill, reintroduced as AB 188 in January, targets a Prop. 13 provision defining ownership change as when an individual acquires more than a 50 percent share of a property. Bill proponents say this allows a costly loophole.
Among examples cited is E&J Gallo's 2002 purchase of Louis M. Martini, which included 1,765 acres of vineyards in Napa and Sonoma counties. The land was worth an estimated $75 million but remained at an assessed taxable value of less than $14 million because 12 family members made the purchase, with no one owning a majority share.
The bill's sponsor, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, estimates passage would bring the state at least $6 billion annually. The measure would require reassessment whenever 100 percent of the ownership changes, regardless of individual ownership shares.
Opponents say the increased tax burden on companies would have a negative impact on the state's businesses, its economy and its employment rate.
"We think the current system, which has been in place since 1978, is fair," said David Kline, spokesman for the California Taxpayers Association. "We think it's a very bad idea to increase taxes on business."
Kline's group also says that the measure would create a split roll, in which commercial properties are taxed at a higher rate than residential ones.
That characterization is disputed by the California Tax Reform Association, which wants a split roll in which all commercial properties are reassessed to current market value regularly – regardless of ownership.
"Ammiano's bill is so minimal, it should pass – but you'll get this massive lobbying effort against it," CTRA Executive Director Lenny Goldberg said, adding his group's goal will take years to achieve. "We have to get this discussion to a much higher level."
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Austin, TX - Today, Americans for Prosperity - Texas released the first in five videos featuring parents who want school choice for their children. Today's video features brief interviews with a number of parents, while future videos will feature longer interviews with affected parents and other supporters of school choice. The video announcement coincides with a press conference at the State Capitol in support of school choice.
Click here to watch the first video
"It's time we put kids first in Texas," explained Peggy Venable, State Director of Americans for Prosperity. "The system is not working for the most vulnerable students. It's time to let parents choose their kids schools. This video highlights the real parents whose children will benefit from school choice."
"Sadly, public school bureaucrats oppose reform, standing in the way of a better future for our state's poorest and most vulnerable children," Venable continued. "We have one simple question for school choice opponents: Is it acceptable for the government school monopoly to hold kids hostage? We believe the answer is simple. No."
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is a nationwide organization of citizen-leaders committed to advancing every individual's right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP believes reducing the size and intrusiveness of government is the best way to promote individual productivity and prosperity for all Americans. For more information, visit www.americansforprosperity.org


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Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has revealed that choosing to represent Germany over Turkey was the hardest choice of his career to date.
The 22-year-old is Turkish-born but represented die Mannschaft throughout his youth career and has four caps with the senior team to date.
The BVB star told Ntvspor: "It was one of the most difficult decisions of my career.
"I grew up in Germany and went to school there. Also, I started to play football in Germany.
"Two days after the Germany's invite, Turkey invited me too. I decided to choose Germany and then they called me up to play against Belgium in my first match."
Gundogan also exclaimed that there has been interest from clubs in Turkey but insists that he is currently extremely happy under head coach Jurgen Klopp, and also claimed he would turn away English and Spanish overtures, for now at least.
"Three big Turkish clubs wanted to sign me but I refused them," he said.
"One day I want to play in La Liga or the Premier League but now I'm happy and I want to play for Dortmund until 2015.
"I'm very happy to work with Jurgen Klopp. He is like my father."


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This release adds support for the Intel Mac.
The FORM.LIST command now has an optional TO clause to create a list other than list 0.
The SET.DEVICE command now has a NO.QUERY option to suppress the confirmation prompt if a device is already assigned.
The USING element of the QMBasic MATPARSE statement now defaults to a field mark if omitted.
The PICK.SELECT option of the $MODE QMBasic compiler directive can be used to enable behaviour of SELECTV (and SELECT when $MODE SELECTV is in effect) that is compatible with Pick style systems where, if the default select list is active when the statement is executed, this list is transfered into the target variable. The SELECTE statement provides a neater way to do this.


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WATERCOLOR � A 27-year-old man who has been eluding law enforcement for more than a month was located Sunday at a home in South Walton.
Travis Letaz Williams was arrested on numerous warrants yesterday when he was caught hiding in the attic of a Watercolor home. Williams was at the home visiting with individuals he knew working in the area, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office press release.
Williams warrants include failure to appear on the original charge of resisting without violence, failure to register as a sex offender, sex offender failure to report vacating residence, sex offender failure to report residence change and battery by strangulation.
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|2012-10-26, 07:12
|Link #9901
Toji Affairs Secretary
Join Date: May 2009
Location: the Philippines
Hello, Fairy Tail fans! I'm starting to pick up the manga series (just started at Volume 1) after seeing the end of the Cait Shelter/Nirvana Arc, some parts of the anime-original Daphne Arc and the beginning of the Edolas Arc (c/o Animax Asia) and there are some questions that I wanna ask:
• How far did I land in the anime series?
• I remember some references to particular terms in Groove Adventure RAVE in Fairy Tail, especially Oracion Seis and Ethelion/Etherion, Erza Knightwalker's version of the Ten Commandments, and the similarities of some of the characters' designs with RAVE's (Jellal and Sieghart come to mind). Are there any more references to RAVE in the series?
• What are the anime original arcs of the anime series?
• Does anyone here like Juvia's personality?
I thought that Fairy Tail would be a rip-off of One Piece, but it looks like it would be a more interesting series.
|2012-10-26, 07:21
|Link #9903
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Poland
Age: 32
About the second question, it's simple those are arc's that aren't in the manga, designed / created by the anime studio, in other words, the so called "filler arcs"
|2012-10-26, 07:28
|Link #9904
Toji Affairs Secretary
Join Date: May 2009
Location: the Philippines
^ No, I mean which episodes are those? I'm planning to take note of those episodes so that I'll watch them exclusively while I focus on the manga (like in Bleach, there's just too little time to spend on every single episode. )
And welp, I'm smack dab in the middle of the manga.
|2012-10-26, 07:29
|Link #9905
God General
Graphic Designer
after Edolas is Tenrou Island arc already. After that is the Dragon Festival arc, which is where we are
•There's a special chapter where Rave meets Fairy Tail
•I don't watch the anime so I don't know what the filler arcs are. Here's the list of FT manga's main arcs.. the ones I recall
-Lullaby arc
-Deliora arc
-Phantom Lord arc
-Jellal arc
-Laxus arc
-Nirvana arc
-Edolas arc
-Tenrou Island arc
-Dragon Festival arc
•Juvia is my favorite girl of the series. Next is Mira. Erza, Lucy and Wendy are awesome but they're pretty overrated by now.
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|2012-10-26, 07:39
|Link #9906
Senior Guest
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 30
@ Marcus H.: The only filler arc for Fairy Tail is the key of the starry sky, spanning from episode 128 to 151. Although it's an AO arc, its elements have been incorporated in the later manga chapters, so watching it will clear up a few things about certain characters and places.
Rave references: Plue is now a celestial spirit, a certain character comes to own a Musica sword later on, while another uses cookie killer's DarkBring as break magic.
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|2012-10-26, 07:39
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Chapter 305: Awesome. Mavis shows why she was the original guild leader. There had to be some reason, other than Fairy magics and cuteness. But the real test will be when they face harder foes, which is starting with Rufus vs. Gray.
And why did they have Lucy change into the clothes from Charle's vision? Wouldn't Charle go: "Hey, wait a minute... that's what you were wearing in my vision!"
And of course, Laxus blocking the lightning will get Ogra interested, and he'll go after Laxus. That will probably take up the chapter after Gray vs. Rufus.
Didn't see the floor thing comin'. Why do I get the feeling they are gonna stumble upon the Eclipse Gate and active it?
We also seem to be getting close to the end, so I'm grateful this won't be a 10+ year manga, heh.
|2012-10-26, 07:44
|Link #9908
Toji Affairs Secretary
Join Date: May 2009
Location: the Philippines
Well, I saw how long a single chapter is (40+ on average, compared to the 20+ of a single Bleach chapter), so this would be a long read. Hopefully I'd be able to absorb everything and reach the anime series' latest episodes' discussion.
|2012-10-26, 08:19
|Link #9910
a random Indonesian otaku
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Xanadu
Age: 26
I always wondering why Mavis still in this arc?? is she something like immortal being (fairy) and get freed after S-class test arc?
how long will she stay?? I'm suggesting Makarov to return guild master position to Mavis
loli-strategist FTW
|2012-10-26, 08:36
|Link #9911
God General
Graphic Designer
technically, Mavis is dead
only FT members can see and communicate with her.
they wouldn't want a ghost(?) for a guild master now do they?
I guess fans wanted more of her since her introduction so Mashima made her stay.
|2012-10-26, 10:10
|Link #9913
Awe of She
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orlando
Hnn, if Sabertooth was utilizing the spirit of a past guild master to think of their strategies for them, would we call it cheating? Double standards FTW. XD
More Mavis is a good thing.
Although, where have I seen this kind of power before...it's like an upgraded version of Hibiki's 'Archive' but I know that I've seen it in another anime/manga.
|2012-10-26, 13:20
|Link #9916
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
The Daphne arc was a tiny filler, not very successful one.
The only other filler arc is the one that finished not so long ago, a clock arc. You'll recognize it by seeing new character named Michele and some of Edolas characters.
However, it was a successful arc and I do recommend to watch it. There were several silly episodes and moments but over all it had a lot of nice twists worth the watch.
Besides creators managed to blend it well with manga material so it doesn't feel out of place and actually adds up to what manga had missed a bit.
|2012-10-26, 15:45
|Link #9917
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
|2012-10-27, 01:23
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Puerto Rico
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Although summer seems far off, the winter months are when students need to start looking and applying for job and internship opportunities to help them gain experience during their time off between semesters.
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According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), employers reported plans to increase internship hires by 8.5% last year, but that doesn't mean landing a gig this year will be easy.
Students should plan for an even more competitive year, warns Lauren Berger, CEO of InternQueen.com and author of All Work, No Pay: Finding An Internship, Building Your Resume, Making Connections, and Gaining Job Experience.
"With students applying earlier in their college careers, this makes for a higher number of candidates, a larger selection pool and gives employers an opportunity to be more selective and go after a very qualified top-notch candidate," she says.
Besides looking for opportunities, students need to plan for deadlines and gather required application materials now, suggests Nicolas Tynes, director of College Quest at Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF).
"Beginning your search early not only displays a good work ethic, but it also shows employers that you are serious and dedicated about your future."
Here's what the experts say students should do now to find opportunities, put their best foot forward in applications and how to follow up to make sure to land a coveted spot this summer.
Tip No.1: Don't Stick to Posted Opportunities
Instead of only applying for posted positions, experts recommend students create a targeted list of companies they aspire to work at and reach out for potential openings that may not be listed in industries that pique their interest.
It's important for students to stay organized, stay on top of deadlines and track their submitted applications, says Berger, who suggests students start by applying for 10 opportunities by the end of winter for summer 2013.
"This will help you remember what you applied for, track your follow-ups, and will keep you informed should an employer call you out of the blue."
Tip No.2: Cast a Wide Net
Students have a myriad of resources at their finger tips to locate internship opportunities (job boards, online internship databases, local organizations), the most valuable of which is the career services center, say the experts.
"Students should be going into the career center every four to six weeks this semester--they should go in for resume makeovers, mock interviews, and to meet with counselors," says Berger. "Remember, their job is to connect you with a potential internship or job - take advantage of this!"
When connecting with networking contacts both on and offline, students need to update their professional social media and LinkedIn profiles, says Tynes.
"Formal and informal networks can be incredibly helpful in providing internship leads and advice," he says. "Have a mindset of reaching out to the web of networks available because they may have connections to individuals in your chosen career field."
Tynes also recommends students talk to their peers about their own internship experiences to get a better sense of what to expect, where to apply and how to define their goals.
Tip No.3: Submit a Stand Out Application
Besides having a strong resume and cover letter that shows, rather than tells, how their skills are valuable to an employer, students must convey an interest and enthusiasm in the position to stand apart in the applicant pool, says Mary Rigali, PMP, Director Career Services at Post University.
"Equally important is staying focused on how you would treat their customers, and demonstrating your dedication to doing an outstanding job, not just showing up," she says.
When tailoring resumes and cover letters, students should read over the internship listing carefully, cautions Berger.
"Review your resume and think to yourself, 'based on the job description, am I the best candidate for the position?'" she says. "If the job description says they are looking for a solid communicator, your resume better indicate what a great communicator you are--put yourself in the employer's shoes"
Tip No.4: Follow Up Appropriately, but With Assertiveness
After interviewing or applying, students should respectfully establish what the company's process and timeline is for filling the position, says Rigali.
"Does the position have an end date for submitting an application? Who will be reviewing your application? What are the next steps in the job process after submitting an application? How long do they anticipate it will take before you hear on the status of your application?" she says.
"Attempting to gather this information is not viewed as 'overbearing' or 'pushy'--it demonstrates forward thinking, thoroughness, and above all a sincere interest in the position."
Particularly for students applying online, Berger recommends sending an email to the human resources manager confirming they have all of the submitted materials and asking if any additional information is required.
"You can follow up twice after the deadline and over the course of four weeks," she says. "If you don't hear back, it's onto the next."


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Timely to the malbec thread that popped up today, last night for dinner we had a 1999 Edgewood Estate Napa Valley Malbec 13.5% abv. $18
One of the first wines we bought on our honeymoon which inflicted us with the wine geek curse. This Jeff Gaffner wine is one of the few lower priced malbec that I really like. For one, it's more refined and elegant than many of the fruity, hot, tannic monster malbecs that are so prevalent. It does have lots of fruit flavor mixed with scorched earth but the balance is quite nice, the backbone is noticeable, and the tannins, while certainly abundant, are under control, fine, and chalky. This went nicely with grilled burgers and oven fries.


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BEAUMONT, Texas --Two people are dead and dozens are injured after an estimated 100-vehicle pileup that forced the closure of Interstate 10 in Southeast Texas.
KFDM-TV reports that the collision happened around 8 a.m. Thursday on I-10 near Beaumont, about 80 miles east of Houston.
Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Stephanie Davis says two people in an SUV died after the crash, but declined to provide details. She says at least 100 cars and trucks crashed in extremely dense fog. Officials at Acadian Ambulance service tell KFDM that at least 51 people have been taken to area hospitals and that at least eight are critically hurt.
I-10 remains shutdown in eastbound lanes. Westbound lanes have reopened.


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LAPD Tests Electric Motorcycles, Adding to Their Fleet
The Los Angeles Police Department tests electric motorcycle models that make almost no sound and can stealthily maneuver crowds. How fast can they go? At least 100 miles per hour. (Photo: AP)
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