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masuru is a terrible bitch.
Wish eita did a better job, at least throw a few good punches at the guys before getting beat up. The part with him 're-enacting' his former self was silly and dumb.
At least Chiwa saved the day with her kendo.
Wonder what the badguy's brother in Eita class thinks, was he in on it, or did he not know his brother was playing those kind of games.
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I don't really care if another stand user posts about this, but the blatant Jojo spoilers are finally beginning! And that ゴゴゴ LOL! A1 is doing 'Jojo' right and it was great that they didn't censor the blatant spoilers And I can't get enough of those Jojo poses of Masuzu, which weren't there in the novels (I guess describing them in words would be a pain ). Official subs screwed up with the she/girlfriend part, and of course the essence of what Masuzu and Eita were talking about whenever jienotsu was mentioned can't be captured without intimate knowledge of the source material and the duality of the term itself. If one understands some Japanese, it will be good to pay attention whenever 'jienotsu' comes up.
Can't really remember whether Masuzu did take off her skirt in the later part though
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I was quite impressed with this episode. I didn't expect Saka-whatever to be an asshole, so I thought the ep would take a Eimazu-follows-Chiwa-all-day type of deal, so it made me sympathize with Chiwa's situation more. Eita trying to save the day after he seen how badly they made fun of her is not surprising, but Chiwa beating them up using her kendo skills were. I actually found this refreshing, since usually the guy gets beaten up as the girl is made out to be weak, helpless, and defenseless. That inner strength really reflects Chiwa's character, so I really liked it =03.
As far as Masuzu goes, I couldn't tell if her "don't leave me alone" was fake or real, since she had a menacing, hateful look after he left. Obviously some issue in her past life. Perhaps it was merely because whatever happened to her, she is traumatized by it, but seeing Eita, she thought she found someone who can relate to her. However, Eita, despite feeling the same way about love, doesn't feel....how to say....as in despair as she does, so that's the reason why she says he "has no clue".
One of the things I love about this show is that Eita's priority is given to Chiwa(least for now). While I can understand a char not liking his/her childhood friend as a lover, and some beauty/interesting char comes out of nowhere and said char is fascinated by him/her, I usually can't get over how said char ignores everything the childhood friend does, but not the beauty/interesting char. If a person is your childhood friend, esp if they're relatively close, you should generally want to put the childhood friend's needs above someone you just met, and I can see that Eita definitely values Chiwa over Masuzu, not even counting the flashback in ep 3.
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I'm going to get heat for saying this, but Masuzu is a bitch. I mean, I'm sorry, but you can't just do that to someone, dragging people down to your misery level to make them experience the things that you might have had. Sure, Masuzu has a troubled past, that much is already clear given this episode, but her knowledge of what kind of person that basketball player was yet still make Chiwa go through the trouble of confessing to him and putting up with his antics is just cruel, if not, downright horrible. She has no excuse to cause people harm just to get her point across.
In other news, I would have liked to see Eita at least give him a clean shot at his face before getting beaten up. That guy deserved more than the shots Chiwa gave him.
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Eita is a solid reminder that, apparently, every male in anime has 0 capability to fight properly. Someday, a male MC in a harem/semi-harem series will know how to sweep a leg or two. Someday.
Masuzu is a bitch, she even said it herself. Part of the series is probably something of a redemption for her, but she's still pretty terrible of a person.
That wasn't a Jojo spoiler. That's a scene from a very early chapter of the manga (maybe chapter 7 or so?). Unless you mean "another Stand user" line.
|2013-01-26, 21:24
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Hell in the Jojo reference she gives herself the role of Dio,so in a way that's admitting that she's the "evil antagonist" and that Chiwa is the heroine.
Of course our MC being dense he didn't stop and ask himself if Masuzu was Dio,and he was Elena then who was Jojo?
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Junior running back DeRon Brown has been named New England Football Conference (NEFC) Offensive Player of the Week following another sensational performance that lifted MIT to its fifth win of the season. Brown, who entered last Saturday's football game against Salve Regina University as the nation's leading rusher, rushed for 248 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries as the Engineers dropped the Seahawks, 34-19.
Brown scored on a career-long 81-yard run midway through the third quarter while adding scores from one, nine, and 68 yards to equal last week's four-touchdown effort. In the last two games, Brown has rushed for 456 yards and eight TDs.
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LITTLE ROCK — Lt. Gov. Mark Darr will follow "formal protocols" in making his resignation official, his office said Tuesday.
LITTLE ROCK — Lt. Gov. Mark Darr will follow "formal protocols" in making his resignation official, his office said Tuesday.
Darr issued a statement Friday announcing his resignation, effective Feb. 1, after drawing ethics sanctions for misuse of campaign funds and taxpayer dollars. He said then he was submitting his resignation "to the people of Arkansas, not an elected official," which left open the question of whether his resignation would be official.
His office said in a statement Tuesday that Darr "will comply with all formal protocols concerning his departure from office by Feb. 1, 2014."
Darr announced his resignation within two weeks of being fined $11,000 by the state Ethics Commission for 11 violations of state ethics and campaign finance laws. Darr has attributed the violations to unintentional errors but said last week he was resigning to spare his family from the "toxic business" of politics.
Questions remain regarding the legally required process when a lieutenant governor leaves office early. Matt DeCample, spokesman for Gov. Mike Beebe, has said the governor's office is looking into whether the governor is required to declare a vacancy, which under state law apparently would then require a special election to be held within 150 days.
The leaders of the House and Senate have said that if a special election is required, they would support changing the law during next month's fiscal session to allow the office to remain vacant until the November election. DeCample said Monday that Beebe is open to considering the idea.
Darr was acting governor Tuesday while Beebe was in Washington for an executive committee meeting of the National Governors Association. A spokeswoman for the lieutenant governor responded to a query about Darr's activities by saying that he was "not in the office."
Last February, Darr irked Beebe by signing a bill into law while Beebe was in Washington. The bill, which Beebe opposed but planned to allow to become law without his signature, exempted the names of people with permits to carry concealed handguns from the state Freedom of Information Act.


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BUIES CREEK, N.C. (Oct. 8, 2009) -Despite a number of key saves by sophomore keeper Megan Masch (Virginia Beach, Va.) the ETSU women's soccer team could not overcome a late overtime goal by Campbell falling to the Camels 1-0 Thursday night in Buies Creek, N.C.
With the loss ETSU drops to 3-10-0 overall, with a 2-3 mark (6 points) in Atlantic Sun Conference action, while Campbell improves to 8-6, with a 3-2 (9 points) league record.
After neither team found the back of the net throughout regulation, Campbell sophomore forward Annabelle Gibney tapped home the game-winner in the 98th minute after freshmen forwards McKenzie Porter and Tove Nordlander initial two shots rebounded off of Masch.
Despite the late goal, Masch continued her great play between the pipes with nine saves on the night. Offensively, junior forward Terri Miller (Cape Coral, Fla.) and sophomore midfielder Genna Petersen (Loveland, Ohio), led the Buc attack with two shots each.
"Megan made some key stops that kept our team in the match tonight," said head coach Heather Henson. "I've seen her make some great diving saves throughout the season, but tonight she denied shot after shot that gave our team a chance to win. Unfortunately, we didn't convert the opportunities that we had on offense."
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Google's Internal Collision Course: Chrome vs. Android
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However, there was one other thing that became abundantly clear at the event, and it's that Google is on an internal collision course with itself. Day one of the event was all Android, all the time, and day two of the event was Chrome, Chrome and a little more Chrome (for good measure). With Android, the talk was basically about expanding Android everywhere. While Google had rushed out a separate and distinct version of Android for tablets, it is bringing the tablet version and the phone version back together and also looking to put it on other devices (e.g. Google TV will be powered by Android as well). On top of that, Google is looking to expand the overall purview of Android, by making it easier to control all sorts of hardware and devices as well. The vision, effectively, is that Android becomes the remote control for, well, everything. Others have tried similar strategies and failed, but it's ambitious, and sooner or later someone's going to figure it out, and Google has as good a chance as anyone.
On the Chrome side, the company continues to make improvements to Chrome itself, increasing performance massively, and continuing to allow people to do more with HTML 5 directly in the browser. On top of that, Google is really ramping up its "Chromebook" strategy of offering very cheap computers with the "ChromeOS" and with built-in cheap or free wireless.
Of course, this raised all sorts of questions about the fact that both strategies are on a clear collision course, and it's not obvious that Google has any plan on what to do about it. This shouldn't be a surprise. Two years ago, when Google first announced the Chrome-as-operating system strategy, our very first reaction was that it was going to lead to conflict with Android. And that was clearly on display at the event. Asking folks from either team about this odd split would lead to mumbling and dancing around the question. It seems clear that the two teams don't have much, if any, collaboration going on, and both are charting their own courses that seem to be starting to encroach on each other's territory. That's most obvious with Google TV. While the product has been slow to catch on, the original version was focused on Chrome, but it sounds like Android is now taking over.
Now, there's something to be said for some internal competition. It helps drive both groups forward, and lets them take different and experimental approaches in a new world where what's going to work is a huge unknown. Traditionally, though, if most companies allow for such competition, it's usually an upstart "skunkworks"-type operation against a legacy operation. In this case, it's two upstarts. And the risk there is what happens when they clash. The fact that there's no Chrome browser on Android (and the default Android browser is pretty bad) just seems bizarre.
At some point, Google is going to need to merge these two strategies, rather than just let them fight each other. Perhaps the big thinkers at Google think that time is further down the road, but it seems like soon would be a good time to start integrating the strategies. For now, however, it seems happy to let the two just remain on the collision course. And while I have no doubt that they believe both strategies are important, it wasn't hard to read the tea leaves as to which of these two Google is betting more on: the entire third floor of the Moscone Center was about Android. In contrast, Chrome had a much smaller section at the back of the second floor. Google may claim that it's treating the two equally, but its actions scream loudly that the big bet is on Android.


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Monday, June 17, 2013
FGS 2013 Bound!
Though I've been to Indiana once (for an incredible Notre Dame football game experience), I've never been to the genealogical Disneyland that is the Allen County Public Library. I'm looking forward to it.
I did something I don't normally do and signed up for a luncheon. I'm going to the delegate one to hear J. Mark Lowe speak...and to learn how to be a good delegate for Chaparral Genealogical Society.
Other than that, my meals and social hours are open. From the looks of this handy downtown Fort Wayne restaurant map, there are some interesting places. It would be cool to do a Tweet-up/pub crawl one night. Any interest?
With the tickets purchased and reservations made, the next step is to scour and browse the Allen County Public Library catalog for genealogy treasures. It will be nice to work on my own family tree again.
Will I see you at FGS 2013? Let me know so I can get excited and look forward to our visit in Fort Wayne.
P.S. The early-bird FGS 2013 registration rate expires July 1, 2013. Get it done!
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Amy, you'll have a great time, I know. I haven't been to the ACPL since it moved into the new facilities; but even the temporary ones were fantastic. Wish I could see you there; missed you at Jamboree.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Karen. I'm sorry I wasn't there. Next year, hopefully.Delete
See you there. I'm arriving on Monday.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm arriving Monday, too. And I know you'll pub crawl with me as long as they serve Maker's. :)Delete
Amy, I'll let you know if I can get to the conference or part of it. I'd love to meet you. It all depends on my family situation (our daughter is expecting, and due right around the time of the conference). Soon I'll try to gather cell phone numbers so that, just in case, I'll have the chance to meet some twitter friends in person!ReplyDeleteReplies
Mariann, I would love to see you, but you have a pretty good excuse if you can't make it. Keep me updated.Delete
I'll be there, Amy! Arriving on Monday, like Linda. And I happen to know there's a good pub just a block or so away from the library...ReplyDeleteReplies
Yay! I'll be arriving on Monday, too. See you then. :)Delete


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Singles of the year 2011! - DiS using Teila Blackmore photo w/o permission
Hello DiS. One night not long ago I was on the train, and a stranger took my picture then got off at the next stop. It was a little bit flattering and a little bit creepy. I'm a photographer too, and I have taken pictures of people on trains --but if there is the slightest chance I'll want to use the photo commercially or for a large audience (DiS) I will at very least introduce myself , ask permission, or share a photo release with my model. I'm sure your photographer wanted to do that but just didn't have time or didn't think it all the way through. Now in a very interesting twist of fate- I've stumbled upon your site to find the photo of myself on your home page and at the top of your Singles of the year 2011! page. Would you like to credit me as the model? Would your photographer like to drop me a line to introduce themselves and ask permission? If so, please get in touch. Thanks, Teila Blackmore
The one on here?
Not sure which single, but if it's the lead photo I imagine that'll be someone's cover art. Certainly wouldn't be the work of a DiS photographer.
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Supreme Court Says You Can Be Strip Searched When Admitted To Jails For Any Offense
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The majority opinion, by Justice Kennedy, basically argues (1) that jails are really dangerous, so we have to search everyone and (2) that some bad people might be arrested for other things, and a strip search might find them out. Neither argument makes much sense when you think about it. As Amy Davidson writes at the New Yorker link above, if jails are so dangerous, why are we sending so many people there? Shouldn't we be working on that part? And as for the other part:
He mentions that one of the 9/11 hijackers got a speeding ticket, though not how strip-searching him might have stopped the attacks, or how many millions of speeders you need to sort through to find a terrorist. Never mind, Kennedy writes: "People detained for minor offenses can turn out to be the most devious and dangerous criminals."And thus, let's strip search everyone!


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After some initial confusion Wednesday morning over a premature announcement, Office Depot (NYSE:ODP) said it will buy rival office-supply store OfficeMax (NYSE:OMX) in an all-stock deal valued at about $1.2 billion.
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Office Depot said it will issue 2.69 new shares for each OfficeMax share outstanding, valuing the rival at $13.50 a share. That reflects a 3.8% premium over Tuesday's close.
Office Depot was originally scheduled to report fourth-quarter financial results next week, but a press release briefly appeared on the company's website early Wednesday morning. The release also provided details related to the merger in a section titled, "Other Matters."
Shortly after, sources told the New York Times that the press release was issued prematurely and that the terms of the deal had not been finalized as of publication.
The retailer then sent out two separate press releases: one announcing the deal, and the other announcing fourth-quarter and full-year earnings. OfficeMax also released its earnings on Wednesday, despite being scheduled to report financial results on Thursday.
In a conference call late Wednesday morning, Neil Austrian, Office Depot's chairman and CEO, said the company's webcast provider inadvertently released the announcement.
A spokesperson for the Securities and Exchange Commission declined to comment on whether the commission plans on investigating the erroneous releases this morning. When the official merger announcement went out, Office Depot filed an 8-K material event form related to the merger and a 10-K annual report with the SEC, according to the commission's online database.
The official announcement said the all-stock deal, which the companies referred to as a "merger of equals," is expected to close by the end of calendar year 2013. The combined company will achieve annual cost synergies of $400 million to $600 million, according to the two retailers.
Office Depot will take a 54% stake in the combined company, and OfficeMax shareholders will receive 46% ownership. However, Office Depot shareholder BC Partners, which has a 22% stake in the company, could take a stake of up to 5%. That would leave OfficeMax with 44% ownership and Office Depot with 51%.
Shares of Office Depot down 12.4% to $4.40 a share in early afternoon trading. OfficeMax was down 2.12% to $12.73 a share.
"Office Depot and OfficeMax share a similar vision and culture, and will greatly benefit from drawing on the industry's most talented people, combining our best practices and realizing significant savings," Neil Austrian, chairman and CEO of Office Depot, said in a statement. "We are confident that this merger of equals represents a new beginning for our two companies and will allow us to build a more competitive enterprise for the long term."
The combination of the two brands, should it take place, will create a company that could potentially rival Staples (SPLS), the biggest office-supply store.
The deal between Office Depot and OfficeMax will be subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, although Austrian said during a conference call Wednesday that it is "very unlikely" regulators will strike down the merger.
In 1996, Staples and Office Depot planned a tie-up, but it was struck down by anti-trust regulators amid worries it would lead to higher prices for office supplies. However, analysts say the landscape has changed dramatically in the past nearly two decades, with online competitors swooping in.
Staples also stands to benefit from the would-be merger of its two brick-and-mortar rivals and the subsequent closure of Office Depot or OfficeMax locations. On Tuesday, Janney Montgomery Scott raised its price target for Staples to $17 from $13. The stock was down 15 cents to $14.50 a share Wednesday.
Office Depot reported a fourth-quarter loss of $7.32 million, or six cents a share, on lower revenue, missing Wall Street estimates. Adjusted per-share earnings broke even for the period.
The company had a year-earlier profit of $20.4 million, or four cents a share.
Revenue fell 12%, or 11% in constant currency, to $2.62 billion. Gross margin narrowed to 29.9% from 30.3%.
Analysts expected per-share earnings of four cents and revenue of $2.76 billion.
OfficeMax reported a fourth-quarter loss of $33.4 million, or 39 cents a share, after posting a year-earlier profit of $3.4 million, or 3 cents a share. Asset impairment charges narrowed to $1.6 million from $11.2 million. The fourth quarter also included $76.7 million in charges related to pension expenses and other items.
Adjusted per-share earnings were down a penny to 16 cents.
Revenue dropped 7.4%, or 2.7% excluding currency impacts, to $1.7 billion.
Wall Street was looking for OfficeMax to report earnings of 15 cents a share and revenue of $1.75 billion.


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We are hiring a Customer Service Representative to manage customer queries and complaints. You will also be asked to process orders, modifications, and escalate complaints across a number of communication channels. To do well in this role you need to be able to remain calm when customers are frustrated and have experience working with computers. Customer Service Representative Responsibilities: M...
The purpose of the project is to execute complete development and launch of three (3) professional websites which includes the main website (informational), a retail website (sales) and a wholesale website (B2B sales). The cutting-edge websites must feature all the elements, functions, aspects and specifications as set forth in the PDF attached. Please
...(NJ) and Archer Redmond (WA). Currently we have an open space with some food and retail items but we are looking to change the entire inventory and look. We would prefer someone that has both food massing experience and style. Attached is current images of the space. The stylist would also need to have an eye for new decor accessories or storage containers
Looking for a graphic design to help with the look and feel of a retail app
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I am renovationg shop in shopping mall.I already have 3d design and that is approved I need 2 design celling plan,floor plan and shop front Floor Plans and internal layouts with column references and are fully dimensioned. Elevation for both interior and exterior with materials and finish designation. Reflected ceiling plan with M&E Service's components and ceiling height Coloured perspe...
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Well, I know that Ben wears number 7 because of Elway.
I really doubt we lose this game, I think willie should have another 100 yard game, or at least close. I bet Ben gets at least 250 yards passing too, who cares if they have clements, Ward will be way to physical for him and I think the Steelers win it: 28-12
is it game time yet
It's game day and I am off to Gordy's to watch the game with all of the other PSFCCO members
Here we go Steelers....Here we go
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Professor KEN P. CHONG, P.E. has been the Engineering Advisor and Director of Mechanics and Materials for the past 21 years at the National Science Foundation [NSF]. Currently he is associated with NIST and the George Washington University, writing a text book, editing a Elsevier and a Taylor & Francis journal, a Spon book series, doing lectures, serving on university advisory boards, etc. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanics from Princeton University. He specializes in solid-mechanics/materials, nano-mechanics, and structural mechanics. At NSF in addition to managing 130 university research projects in mechanics/materials, he has been involved in the development of model-based simulation, durability and accelerated tests, life-cycle engineering, nano science and engineering, and other initiatives; and established the NSF Summer Institute on Nano Mechanics/Materials at Northwestern University. He was the Interim Division Director in 2005.
Prior to joining NSF, he was a professor for 18 years during which he pioneered the R&D of architectural sandwich-panels; developed new semi-circular fracture specimens for brittle materials. His experimental research on sweet spots in the 70's changed the design of tennis rackets. He has published 200 plus technical papers and authored several books including 2 textbooks on mechanics by Wiley, currently in 2nd and 3rd editions. In the 1980's he was involved in the academic design of the new HKUST, now a top university. He has given more than 50 keynote lectures, received awards including the fellow of AAM, ASME, SEM, USACM and ASCE; Edmund Friedman Professional Recognition Award; Honorary Doctorate, Shanghai University; Distinguished Member, ASCE; NCKU Distinguished Alumnus Award; and the NSF highest Distinguished Service Award. He has been a visiting professor at MIT, U. of Washington – Seattle, U. of Houston; honorary professor at HKU, HK PolyU, Dalian U. of Technology and others.
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By Jack Minch
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LEOMINSTER — The Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster officially opened its renovated and expanded Ronald M. Ansin Junior Clubhouse with a ribbon cutting at 5:39 p.m. Wednesday, but the journey to that point started modestly 11 years ago, officials said. "This is our building, as a community, Leominster and Fitchburg," said Board of Directors member Jim Adams. About 150 supporters, children and their families attended the sunset ceremony and toured the building, which features study space, meeting rooms, common areas, a café and gymnasium with a stage that has electronic lighting equipment. There are basketball courts and playing fields outside. "We are so blessed to have this kind of home — a state-of-the-art physical plant that will enable us to continue our firm commitment to the young children and teenagers of our regions and to better serve their needs for programs and services that help them reach their full potential," said Board Chairman M. Marcus Moran.
Vilmary Colon, of Leominster, attended with her son Estevan, who turns 11 years old today and is a fifth-grader at Johnny Appleseed Elementary School. Estevan rides a schoolbus to the club after school, so his mother does not worry about him being home alone anymore. "I don't have to worry about him, call home, and make sure he's inside the house," she said. He gets to the club, checks in at the front desk, then does homework before what Estevan called the fun stuff. He likes the robotics program and guitar lessons, and plays a lot of sports. Victoria Holden and Alicia Alvez, both 13 and eighth-graders at Skyview Middle School in Leominster, watched the ribbon cutting and walked through the building. Alicia said she has been attending about a year, and Victoria for a couple of months. "I like doing junior staff where you come down once a week to help the kids with homework or activities," Alicia said. Of the 4,000 clubs nationwide, the local club is the only one dedicated to the STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and math.
It now has nearly 200 children attend daily, said Executive Director Donata Martin. The club recently received national recognition for 50 percent growth in 2011 compared to 2010, she said. "We've changed our vision over time but not our mission: To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens," Martin said. The club started in borrowed space at the Veterans Center in Leominster with 10 students and on the then-Fitchburg State College campus in Fitchburg.
After several years, the club looked for someplace to expand and found the former Julie Day Country School. It rented the building from the Trustees of Reservations and then, with the help of a donor, purchased the property. "We had an angel donor come forward for us," Adams said. The donor bought the building for the club and more than 20 acres along with it. Then the donor, whose name is carefully guarded, said he wanted to make renovations for the club. Work started about 20 months ago. The building is 30,000 square feet laid out in an L-shaped footprint. The center of the building was a former barn with a leaky roof, bad plumbing and questionable wiring so it was torn down and rebuilt.
Featured speakers during the ceremony included state representatives Stephen DiNatale, D-Fitchburg, and Dennis Rosa, D-Leominster, as well as Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella. "It's quite the edifice as they say," DiNatale said. "Just amazing, the transformation of this building." Rosa was equally impressed. "This is nothing short of a miracle, an absolute miracle," he said. Mount Wachusett Community College President Daniel Asquino, who is a board member, marveled at the programming offered that includes robotics, art and gardening. "This is probably, in my estimation, the best Boys & Girls Club in the country," he said.
A moment of silence was held in memory of two of the founding members of the board, Tim Richards and Bruce Lawrence, who were driving forces in the early days of the club. The club's Athletic and Teen centers were named in their honors, respectively.
The Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster will hold an open house at its renovated home at 365 Lindell Ave. on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., including a pancake breakfast from 10 a.m. to noon.


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KCRA 3 is committed to bringing Sacramento area viewers the daily news they need, want, and expect. Students working with KCRA 3 Journalists will learn from experienced, and creative professionals. KCRA 3 Newsroom employees are happy to help hard working, determined, and energetic interns, but we will not do the work for you. You'd spend a lot of money if you had to hire a producer, camera operator, audio operator, director, technical director, editor, and teleprompter operator to produce your resume tape. You can get one done, for free, if you work hard and make it happen.
Student Expectations
Each student is expected to set their own goals for their internship. Students first need to determine if television news is in their future. Students will see this is a hard working lifestyle, not just a job, or career. Once you decide you want to make a living in telling great stories, you need to focus on getting a job. News Directors, and hiring managers around the country expect to see a resume tape of some kind. While most people no longer send "tapes", you should get your work on a DVD, or uploaded to your own website. That's where working with us is critical. There are several departments within KCRA 3 Television. A majority of internship can be found in the newsroom. There are several positions students are welcome to shadow.
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*The Assignment Desk: It is the heart of the newsroom. All stories pass through the assignment desk at some point before getting on TV. Assignment editors monitor everything from police scanners to Twitter, to the tiny town newspapers across Northern California. Assignment editor are constantly digging, confirming, and updating stories. They often assign reporters to their stories, set up interviews, get updates, field viewer phone calls, story pitches, satellite offers. They work with our NBC, CNN, and Hearst TV partners to share stories and resources. They are master at multitasking, and are still friendly to the life-long viewer who calls for a personal forecast.
*Live Field Crews: Live crews typically consist of a photographer and reporter. On occasion, you have the luxury of an engineer (truck operator) to run your live shot. Reporters and photographers work as a team. They are assigned the story, and get moving. They shoot all video, ask tough questions. They often are interviewing people at the worst moment in their life, and need to be understanding and fair. Live crews are always ready for breaking news, and ready to upgrade their story. They are prepared to cover the house fire, political scandal, and rain all in the same day. They edit their elements, feed it back to the station, and get on TV to tell compelling stories, in an active, creative live shot. The do it in less than two minutes. Interns wanting to focus on photography can expect to learn image composition, framing, sequencing, proper lighting techniques and how to record clean audio.
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*Editing: Editors are the last stop before we put video on TV. They work with CNN, NBC, and Hearst to gather and edit content for the daily newscasts. They take in feeds from live crews in the field, and get video pushed to the rundown. They record live pictures from around the world, and get the video turned for KCRA 3 viewers almost instantly. KCRA Video Editing interns will learn all aspects of non-linear editing, and some tape-to-tape editing.
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*Digital Media: There are no deadlines when it comes to kcra.com. Everything is Right Now. We do not wait for the next newscast. Web interns should expect to write copy, and help with Friday night High School Playbook Coverage. Interns also are needed for events where they will gather and upload pictures to U-Local.
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So you've got around $50,000 to spend and you want something that is both luxurious and performance oriented. Well, you're in luck. There are plenty of fantastic choices. Here are our top five recommendations.
Audi TT RS
Although the TT debuted in 1998 and this current and second generation debuted in 2006, this is the first-ever TT RS. The TT RS stands out from the rest of the TT pack by its distinctive direct-injected, turbocharged, five-cylinder engine that produced 340 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. This mighty little sports coupe will make a 0-60 run in 4.1 seconds and onto a top speed of 174. A six-speed manual transmission sends power from the mighty little five-cylinder to all four wheels through Audi's infamous Quattro system. Unlike other all-wheel drive power coupes; the TT RS doesn't seem to suffer from any parasitic loss, and feels capable of laying down all its ponies.
The five-cylinder in the TT RS is special beyond its exclusivity in the current TT lineup. Five-cylinder motors have powered powerhouse Audis of the past. Take the original S4 for example; it was powered by a 2.2-liter inline five-cylinder that produced 227 horsepower. So to say five-cylinders are in Audis blood would be an understatement.
What was most striking to us about the TT RS, beyond its powerful acceleration, relatively roomy cabin, exhaust notes, and handling characteristics, was the fact that we hadn't expected much from it. Yes, the TT S is a fine, fun little coupe. That, however, is where our praise of it ends. The TT S, like so many German cars, is too expensive for what it is, great handling or not. At around $57,000, however, the performance you get for stepping up to the TT RS is astonishing.
Behind the wheel of the TT RS our jaws dropped, our hearts pounded, and sweat dripped from our brows. Initially, we pegged the TT RS at an $80,000 sticker price. It was every bit as good as an optioned-up Porsche Boxster. When we learned it was only $57,000, however, we were ready to start writing a check.
So few cars allow you to get in, fire up the engine, and forget about everything. Behind the wheel of the TT RS nothing in the world matters but the roar of the engine, the precision of the steering, the perfection of the steering, and the open road ahead. That's why the TT RS is one our favorite mid-level performance/luxury cars of 2012. For a mid-level price, customers get a high-end experience.
Although you might not think it from its button-down exacting German heritage, BMW likes to go a bit wild sometime – within reason. And BMW allowed itself to go a bit berserk this year with the 1 Series M Coupe, better known as the 1M.
First, BMW started with the smallest vehicle they sell in the US and stuffed a very, very powerful motor into it: a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter six-cylinder that produces 335 horsepower and 370 pound-feet of torque. Then BMW bolted to that a six-speed manual transmission – only – and put it up for sale; but not before giving it the brakes, rear differential and suspension, wheels, and tires from the M3.
Starting at $47,010, the 1M is a monstrous little car. It goes fast and looks very, very mean. We especially like it because it's a BMW coupe built for the open road. Unlike the M5, which can act like a grand tourer, taking the kids to school or the wife to the country club, the 1M is for driving. It doesn't have a sunroof, nor can you order it with a dual-clutch transmission.
Some reviewers hate this car. We figure they're simply looking too hard. Being overtly — and perhaps unreasonably — critical has become chic. We think the 1M is fabulous. For the money, it goes like stink, looks heart-breakingly handsome, and at full throttle makes a noise like two planets colliding. In short, it's simply fantastic.
Acura TL SH-AWD
The 2011 Acura TL SH-AWD, although fantastic to drive, looked like a chromed-out garish nightmare. After scaring all potential buyers from the showrooms at first glance, the good folks at Acura yanked the TL back into the design studio and toned it down a bit for 2012. Luckily for us, however, they didn't tone down its performance characteristics.
The TL SH-AWD is powered by a 3.7-liter V6 producing 305 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque. Acura offers either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic, which sends power to all four wheels through Acura's Super Handling All-Wheel-Drive system (SH-AWD). We've driven both the manual and the automatic and recommend the former.
For $42,985, the TL SH-AWD with the manual is the most expensive TL you can buy, but it's far superior to the front-wheel drive 280 horsepower, 3.5-liter version, which starts at $35,705.
Unlike other Asian family sedans, the TL SH-AWD allows drivers to be both smart with their investment but also a bit mad. The TL is one of the safest cars on the road and also one of the most reliable; your kids will be safe inside and you can happily own it for many years without much financial woe. When the kids aren't around you can grip that shifter, put the skinny pedal to the floor, and let 'er rip. It'll be so exciting, your bald spot might even fill back in a bit…maybe.
Volvo S60 T6 AWD R-Design
Just like the TL, the S60 was designed to be safe and sensible. In spite of its safety-obsessed self, Volvo allowed a version to be made that was – brace yourself — fast. Fitted with a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine producing 325 horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque, the S60 T6 AWD R-Design will do 0-60 in 5.5 seconds and hit an electronically limited top speed of 130, while power is sent to all four wheels through a six-speed "Geartronic" driver-adaptive automatic transmission.
Sharing the top crash test ratings for safest cars on the planet with the TL, the S60 is capable of being two things at once sporty and family friendly. Unlike many of its high-octane brethren, Volvo has tuned the S60 to run on regular gasoline. Although it will achieve a 21-MPG overall score, you won't break the bank at the gas pump.
We love the looks, the power, and the handling characteristics of the S60 T6 AWD R-Design. It truly is one of the best Volvos ever made. Where it sold us, though, was on the interior. In true Swedish style, the interior is very spare. Volvo doesn't even give drivers a coolant temp gauge, saying it needlessly frightens and distracts the driver. Interior lines were inspired by the Spa racetrack in Belgium, and are clean and simple. Volvo even offers an optional matte wood finish on the center stack, which is very modern indeed.
Starting at $42,950, the S60 T6 AWD R-Design is on par with the TL but doesn't offer the manual transmission option. What it does have over the TL is a pedestrian detection system that will – up to 15 MPH – bring the vehicle to a complete and sudden stop if it senses a pedestrian crossing in front of the vehicle, and doesn't sense the driver is going to react in time.
Camaro ZL1
Yes, of course an American pony car had to make the list. We're not crazy. But what is crazy is the ZL1's performance figures: 580 horsepower; 0-60 in four seconds; top speed of 184 MPH; 11-second quarter-mile time; and $56,550 price tag. Those numbers, thanks to its supercharged small-block V8, make the ZL1 the fastest Camaro ever.
Competing directly with the $54,995 2013 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500, the ZL1 is a bit more expensive and not quite as powerful. But what the Shelby lacks, which is essentially everything at that price, the ZL1 includes as standard equipment, including; transmission cooler; differential cooler; dual-mode exhaust, and dual-mode suspension.
Fire up the ZL1 and any motoring enthusiast's senses will be alight. The loud, guttural rumble of the ZL1 is hypnotic and intoxicating. It's on the open road, however, where we really fell in love with the ZL1. Unlike, well, every American Pony car before it, the ZL1 can actually handle. The huge 6.2-liter V8-powered ZL1 is counter intuitively at home doing 120 through the corners and upwards of that in the straights. At those speeds, we burned through a half-tank of gas in 20 minutes, so we don't recommend straying too far from a near-by gas station, if you're going to give the ZL1 the beans.
We loved the ZL1 at 120 as much as we loved it parked on the side of the road. The interior is comfortable and the exterior is breathtaking. Although the Shelby GT500 is cheaper and has more horsepower, we'd choose the ZL1 over it any day.


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The (Real) Governator
Nope, not Ah-nold. On January 1, 2011, Andrew Cuomo rolled into the perpetually dysfunctional city of Albany, New York, and did something truly shocking: He delivered on his campaign promises. Here, in his first major interview since taking office, the nation's most popular governor tells Lisa DePaulo what it's like to grow up as the Son of Mario, how he pushed gay marriage into law, and whether we can start printing those CUOMO FOR PRESIDENT bumper stickers
Before there was "marriage equality" in New York (he doesn't call it gay marriage), before there was the 71 percent approval rating for the governor who made it happen (71 percent!—in a state where nearly half the populace did not support the measure), before people started salivating about a presidential run in 2016 (Cuomo versus Christie in a Hudson River smackdown?), there was the mystery of Andrew Cuomo.
Was it possible that the guy whom the New York press once dubbed "the Prince of Darkness" and, when they were not being kind, "Darth Vader," Mario's firstborn son, who had his political obituary written a decade ago when he botched his first try for the governor's mansion, then skulked away to a real-estate-investment job with his tail between his legs, only to be further humiliated, the worst thing for an Italian, when his marriage to a Kennedy blew up in the tabloids amidst rumors of her screwing around on him with some polo-playing restaurant dude (on the ick scale, this was hard to top), who himself never believed he could ever even think of running again... Was it possible that this Andrew Cuomo would emerge as the most admired political figure in the country?
It's been a good year for Andrew Cuomo.
"It'll change," he says, laughing.
Yes, Andrew Cuomo is laughing. Which is also new.
So let us recklessly suggest that either Andrew Cuomo has had the most impressive human growth spurt in politics, or nothing has ever been the way it appeared to be with Andrew Cuomo. Otherwise, he wouldn't be where he is now, which is, in this order: effective, popular, and sane. (And currently soaking up some holiday love from middle-class New Yorkers elated over the middle-class tax cut he pushed through in early December.) And then there's that "Cuomo in 2016" chatter. He must feel pretty flattered, no?** **
"No. Well, look, is it flattering? It's flattering on one level. If you take it seriously. You know?" We're having coffee and cookies on china and crystal in a stunningly ornate dining room in the governor's mansion that his mother, Matilda, restored thirty years ago. "It's partially, ahhh, it's a function of the position. I'm governor of New York. It comes with the job, if you will. To a large degree. Ahh, and so, what does it really mean anyway?"
I don't remember a burning movement for Pataki, but okay.
_"But what does it really mean?" _he booms in that excellent baritone that is part Queens, part Sicily. He sounds exactly like his father.
**GQ: You took office less than a year ago and proceeded to do something unusual in Albany: make good on your campaign promises. A lot of that was being organized and disciplined, but I also wonder how much of it, too, was—well, the last few administrations were such a letdown, all the crazy scandals. Spitzer, Paterson. **
Andrew Cuomo: Oh, there's no doubt that people had enough of the failure. I mean, people had really had enough—of the scandals, of the embarrassment, right? Of the dysfunction. Of the shame. New York State government. They're New Yorkers! They think they're the best and this is the best and everything's the best! And here they're being ridiculed on Letterman. So that was all a part of it. I really believe it was right person, right time, right message.
GQ: But what was it that allowed you to work across the aisle? What made it go so much more smoothly than before?
Andrew Cuomo: You know, Lisa, I think part of it is circumstantial. Part of it is personal. Part of it is purely that the other side wanted to do it. First, the budget worked. The budget comes up first—this was February. After the budget, you go through what's called the legislative session, which is passing the normal bills. That worked. So now you had a sense of momentum. And the body politic was enjoying the success. And then we did marriage equality last, which was the hardest of the session issues. But I think at that point there was a lot of energy, a lot of momentum. People—the legislature—liked getting things done.
"People had enough of the failure. People had really had enough—of the scandals, of the embarrassment, right? Of the dysfunction. Of the shame."
**GQ: Why didn't they get things done before? **
Andrew Cuomo: Eh, I don't know. They'll say because nobody tried to do it with them. They'll say they were always a willing partner; nobody had reached out. You can have a whole argument about that. But that's what they will say.
**GQ: So you tried to be inclusive. **
Andrew Cuomo: As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right? Especially in the art of politics. But in any, I would say, interpersonal relation, you first try.
GQ: Let's go back to marriage equality. So the timing was good. You had the momentum. You just said, "This has to be done"?
Andrew Cuomo: Look, there are issues that come across your desk...that you just say, "This is absurd." Marriage equality changed life for people. When we did the gay-pride parade after the passage? I can't tell you how many family members, friends, sisters, and brothers... It provided a level of acceptance for millions of people. And their families.
GQ: And you got the activists to work together—
Andrew Cuomo: Yeah. Because they were a fractured group. But I mean, you look at the injustice of the issue._ __[switches voices, mimicking the opposition] "_You can't get married if you're gay." Why? "Well, because you're gay." And? "And, well, you can't make babies." That's the argument. Oh, really? So then we should change the law to say, "Only people who can and want to make babies can get married." So an infertile man can't. A woman who can't, she can't get married. People who don't want to make a baby, they can't get married. So let's change the law so it says, "Only people who can and will make babies." "Well, we don't want to do _that. _You can get married if you don't want to make a baby or if you can't—except if you're gay!" There's no logic.
Two campaigns, twenty-eight years apart: on election day
2010 with girlfriend Sandra Lee and daughter Michaela...
GQ: Was there anything about it that did hold you back? That gave you cause for pause?
Andrew Cuomo: No. It is very unsettling to people, especially older people. This is very different. It is jarringly different. And I understand that. By the way, that's to be respected also. I don't think it's enough of a reason. But it's an issue to be respected.
GQ: Your just-passed tax cut capped your remarkable year. [New York households earning $40,000 to $300,000 will save about $300 to $400 a year in income tas.] Explain why the middle class needs it so bad.
**Andrew Cuomo: **Well, if you're trying to stimulate the economy, almost everyone agrees —both sides, from President Reagan to President Obama—that a tax cut can stimulate the private-sector economy, especially a tax cut for the middle class, because when you put money in the hands of the middle class, they spend it. You know, you cut tas for the rich sometimes and it sits in a bank account. You cut tas for the middle class, they will spend the money. Especially at Christmastime.
GQ: Does it kick in right away?
**Andrew Cuomo: **It's January 1, but I think from a psychological point of view, people know they're gonna get a tax cut, they feel a little better, confidence goes up, consumer confidence goes up. And I think it has an impact.
GQ: Why can't it be done nationally?
Andrew Cuomo: It's what they're trying to do nationally. You know, a lot of the points we have here are the same points that they're discussing nationally.
**GQ: The tabloids used to call you the Prince of Darkness, Darth Vader... There's none of that now. **
Andrew Cuomo: Except there was none of that ever. That was only in this town. You know, the disconnect between the lore... My father becomes governor, I come as his top assistant. You listen to the lore now, it would sound like I was his right-hand operative for years. I was here for nine months.** **That's it! I was the transition director.
**GQ: One of the things I always feel when I read stories about you and your father, it's like everything's an opera. **
Andrew Cuomo: It's father, it's son, it's Italian. They had to make it an opera. You know? They love to make it complicated. It was never complicated to me.
GQ: What was it then?
Andrew Cuomo: As a father or son, you can't have a better affirmation of the relationship than a son who says, "I will drop everything and go work for you, Pop." And you can't have a better affirmation than a father who says to a 23-year-old, "Even though you're only 23, I trust you with my political life."
GQ: When your father was governor, even people who disagreed with his decisions knew he was a good man. Do you think that there was a subconscious—
Andrew Cuomo: Well, part of it is. His legacy, in my opinion? Integrity. I would run into people all over who'd say, "You know, your father? I didn't agree with him." Death penalty they remember. Tas. They believe he raised tas, which is not actually true, but they believe that. And they'll say, "I didn't agree with him, but I respected him." Integrity. There was a long time that he was governor and there was no scandal.
**There were no Client 9's. **
Andrew Cuomo: That's right. And I had been AG for four years, and you had that same basic
sense about me. So that was no doubt a positive for me.
...and with his old man (and boss) back in '82.
GQ: Do you in some ways see gay marriage as similar to your dad's anti-death-penalty cause?
Andrew Cuomo: I said that at an event recently. He was there, and I said, "This is a continuation of a legacy that I learned from Mario Cuomo as a progressive pioneer. And it's his fight on the death penalty, his fight on a woman's right to choose, that he paid a tremendous price for, [such as] opposition by the Catholic Church and a lot of church groups." There's a straight line that connects those issues. You can connect death penalty to the choice issue to marriage equality.** **
GQ: When it was passed, did you hear from the president?
Andrew Cuomo: On that? No. I talk to him occasionally. I'm sure we talked about it.
Do you think he's really ambivalent, or do you think he—
Andrew Cuomo: I don't know. You know, he's dealing with his own situation, his own politics. Also, remember, the politics in New York are different than the politics nationwide.
GQ: So when you talk to Obama, what do you talk about?
Andrew Cuomo: Well, we talk about a whole number of issues. You know, I'm supportive, I do fund-raisers for him. Uh...I speak to him on the telephone, we talk about economic issues, whatever it is._ [delivered in a not very enthusiastic voice]_
**Do you wish Hillary won? **
Andrew Cuomo: Whether Hillary will run?
**Whether you wish Hillary won. **
Andrew Cuomo: Oh, _won. _I supported Hillary.
GQ: I know.
Andrew Cuomo: But, uh, you know, he won. Look, once he's the guy, he's the guy, and that's it, and you move forward. And I've been as supportive as I can be, and I will continue to be as supportive as I can be.
**GQ: Your mentors have been Mario Cuomo and Bill Clinton. What did Clinton teach you that your dad didn't? **
Andrew Cuomo: Oh, they are tremendously different personalities. On a number of levels.
GQ: Is your political model more Clintonesque at this point, just because of the way the world is?
Andrew Cuomo: No, I don't think so. You know, you have something called genetics that plays in here. I think naturally my orientation is from my father. Same socialization, same genes, same positions, same state. But I learned a lot during the Clinton administration. First, just in terms of governance and how to get things done. Getting bills passed in the Congress. Walking across that aisle—which is a much broader aisle and a much deeper chasm. And I was getting bills passed for HUD, and HUD was not a popular place. So that whole experience was invaluable. Politics are much more intense federally. The stakes are much higher. The ball comes much faster.
GQ: When Clinton first named you [as assistant secretary, then secretary, of HUD], did you know him well?
Andrew Cuomo: No.
GQ: That's interesting, because he and your dad had quite a feud.
Andrew Cuomo: But that's one of the lessons of Clinton.** **I was running the largest homeless organization in the nation at that time, when Clinton named me. I had been invited to the transition because of my expertise in the field of homelessness and low-income housing. His invitation was just on the substance of it, and in some ways regardless of the politics._ And that_ is something that I try to purposefully incorporate. I don't care if you were with me or against me in the campaign, I really don't care. If you are good and you are of value to this administration, then great.
**GQ: What do you think about the big guy across the river, Governor Christie? **
Andrew Cuomo: I think he's done well. I think he handled this situation well, the national situation well. [Days before, after months of speculation, Christie announced he would not run for president in 2012.] I think in his party he is a very valuable commodity. _[The governor's brother, ABC newsman Chris Cuomo, will later tell me that Andrew berated him about the media's obsession with Christie's weight. "SO WHAT?" Andrew thundered. "Why don't you tell your friends in the New York media to get the hell out of New York and go into the rest of the country, go upstate, move around where everybody's not spending sixteen hours a day in the gym, and take a look at what people look like—people with real lives and jobs."] _
**So Cuomo versus Christie in '16? **
Andrew Cuomo: [He ignores that.] I have a good working relationship with him. I want a good working relationship with him. We do a lot together.
GQ: So you work with him, talk to him—
Andrew Cuomo: For me to do my job well, I have to. I'm sure we'll have our differences, but the trick is to have a good enough relationship that you can handle the difference, right?
A victory lap at Gay Pride, June 2011.
GQ: Go back to the perception of you ten years ago. How have you changed since '02?
Andrew Cuomo: Well, first— [sort of a moan]
GQ: It's a lot, I know.
Andrew Cuomo: The narrative was: Cuomo comes back from Washington, youngest cabinet secretary, was on the short list for vice president—
**GQ: You were? **
Andrew Cuomo: Yeah. [For Gore.] Married to a Kennedy. And he comes into New York and presumes that he can run for governor ahead of Carl McCall, first African-American, paid his dues. And this was an arrogant gesture.
GQ: That's where the arrogance thing started?
Andrew Cuomo: It appeared arrogant. You come from Washington and you're gonna come back and just run for governor? Meanwhile, you haven't _been _here.
GQ: And the dynastic thing.
Andrew Cuomo: Yes! Because your father was governor? And you're gonna run against the first African-American? Who was comptroller? And now has a shot at running for governor? And you're gonna compete with him? And you're married to a Kennedy? It looks arrogant.
GQ: So that's where it starts.
Andrew Cuomo: And then 9/11 happens. And people want security, they want stability. And I'm a harsh critic of the status quo. Then I make a very unfortunate comment. Which plays into the arrogance._ [He said there was "one leader" after September 11—Mayor Giuliani—and that the moment "defined George Pataki as not being the leader. He stood behind the leader. He held the leader's coat." Even Giuliani slapped Cuomo for it.]_
" It's father, it's son, it's Italian. They had to make it an opera. You know? They love to make it complicated. It was never complicated to me."
**So you make the coat comment...and that's it for your campaign? **
Andrew Cuomo: That's it.
**GQ: How hard did you take it? **
Andrew Cuomo: Losing? It's not fun, losing. And then I get divorced. It was not a good period.** **
GQ: And I would imagine you never thought you would be divorced.
Andrew Cuomo: I never thought I would be divorced. Losing was one thing. You have to sort of be prepared for it on one level. And I had seen my father lose a few times. But it was a bad combination. I never thought of... Yeah, the divorce was, uh, nothing I had contemplated. And it was, you know—divorce with children is very, very difficult.
GQ: And so publicly.
Andrew Cuomo: Yeah, and the public part, too. But they say that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?
GQ: That's what they say.
Andrew Cuomo: Exactly. That's what they say.
GQ: And were there moments when you thought, I'm gonna do something entirely different? I'm never gonna run again?
Andrew Cuomo: Oh yeah. I didn't think I'd be able to run again. A couple of years went by before I thought about running for attorney general.
GQ: What started to turn it around?
Andrew Cuomo: Eliot Spitzer was attorney general, he was gonna run for governor. So then the question was, could I run for attorney general? Mark Green was running, and he had just almost won the New York City mayoral election. So he was formidable. And I was, let's just say, not. _[laughs hard] _
GQ: And yet you ended up becoming AG.
Andrew Cuomo: Yeah, but it was a very tough race. And then slowly I built back.
GQ: This is gonna sound crazy, but are you happier today?
Andrew Cuomo: Than when? Than yesterday?
GQ: Yeah._ [laughs]___
Yes. But yesterday was a bad day. [smiles] I am... No, I am fundamentally happy. And I am fundamentally at peace. You know, happy. _What is happy? _I don't think that you can really be happy with the current state of affairs [the economy].
**GQ: Well, I mean compared to before the loss and the divorce. **
Andrew Cuomo: You start to feel like what your parents used to say, right? You get the fundamentals established. The kids are healthy, I'm in a good place with them, they are _beautiful, _and they are doing well. My friends and family that matter? Those relationships that were there the morning after? And will be there the morning after again? I'm blessed with that. It's all good. It is all good.
GQ: And I didn't mean to save Sandra for last. _[Sandra is Sandra Lee, the Food Network personality and Cuomo's girlfriend.] _Do you call her Sandy or Sandra?
Andrew Cuomo: Sandy. She is—okay, we keep the private relationship private, but I'll tell you this, she has been extraordinary in my life. She is clearly, when you meet her, an amazing person. I mean, just the energy she gives off. She really is something special.** **Has nothing to do with politics. I met her during the period when I had nothing to do with politics. I was trying to figure out how to handle three young girls. And girls' dress sizes and shoe sizes and why they're so different from... There's no logical sense. [smiles] And she has been phenomenal with me. And the girls. The girls love her. And it's refreshing that, you know, when I go home, the conversation is totally different. And that's actually been healthy, because this can become obsessively consuming.
GQ: Did she teach you how to make spaghetti sauce "semi-homemade"?
Andrew Cuomo: I make my own sauce my own way. She can make her sauce.
GQ: Okay, you just have to make one promise. If you do run for president, don't drag it out like your father did. That was torture.
Andrew Cuomo: I get that!_ [laughing]_ I saw that movie.
GQ: What was that like for you?
Andrew Cuomo: You know, it was... He was very open? You could say too open. He was going to share his decision-making process with you.
GQ: And he was really torn!
Andrew Cuomo: He was really torn. And you know what? That's okay, to be torn. It's a big decision. It's okay to be torn. But he shared it. It was his charm, also. He told you exactly, and he would argue both sides for you!
**GQ: It was a wonderful daily cliff-hanger. **
Andrew Cuomo: Yes.
GQ: But it was also like—
Andrew Cuomo: I know. But enough. Enough. I know.
GQ: It's funny, when I close my eyes, I hear him in you. But does it drive you crazy? You'll always be compared to the Great Orator.
Andrew Cuomo: It doesn't really._ [smiles] _Maybe at one time it intimidated me? But it doesn't anymore. I'm old now, you know.
_Lisa DePaulo is a GQ correspondent.


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13 Events in Johannesburg
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Abantu Book Festival
Where? Soweto
When? 06-09 December 2018
(next date to be confirmed)
Africa is a mosaic of colours, crafts and cultures. The best way to capture and celebrate these elements is through the art of literature. The Abantu Book ...
Cellar Rats Winter Wine Festival
Where? Kempton Park
When? 02 June 2018
(next date to be confirmed)
The Red Roman Shed at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg is set to rock on Saturday, 2 June 2018, when the Cellar Rats Winter Wine Festival will be hosted here. ...
Decorex Joburg
Where? Midrand
When? 08-12 August 2018
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The esteemed Gallagher Convention Centre will be hosting the Decorex Joburg 2018 event from 8 to 12 August. Everyone that loves décor and design, or who has a ...
Fire & Feast Meat Festival
Where? Randburg
When? 08-10 June 2018
(next date to be confirmed)
There are few things as undeniably South African as meat, grilled to perfection on an open flame and enjoyed with world-class wines, spirits, or a cold, crisp ...
Johannesburg International Mozart Festival
Where? Johannesburg
When? 26 January to 03 February 2019
The Johannesburg International (JOIN) Mozart Festival, or JIMF, has been such an incredible success for the last nine years that the 10th one has been ...
Jozi Book Fair
Where? Johannesburg
When? 30 August to 02 September 2018
(next date to be confirmed)
The JBF Festival is held over four days in September. The Fair will open at 09h00 and close at 17h00 every day. Special events may be held beyond 17h00 by ...
National Quilt Festival
Where? Fourways
When? 16-23 August 2019
South Africa holds national quilt festivals every two years. This includes a national quilting competition, special quilt exhibitions, workshops, lectures, a ...
Where? Saxonwold
When? 15 September 2018
(next date to be confirmed)
Dates to be confirmed >> At the Telescope & Astronomy Expo you can except a large variety of quality telescopes, accessories and books and exhibitions of ...
Soweto Festival
Where? Soweto
When? 03-04 March 2018
(next date to be confirmed)
Joburg Tourism invites you to celebrate 10 years of wine in Soweto at the 10th annual Soweto Wine & Lifestyle Festival. Taste over 1000 wines; delight in ...
Soweto Marathon
Where? Soweto
When? 04 November 2018
(next date to be confirmed)
Date to be confirmed >> The Peoples Race will be run for the 25th time, inviting sportsmen and -women from all over South Africa to participate. Formally ...
Standard Bank Joy of Jazz
Where? Sandton
When? 27-29 September 2018
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Celebrating its 21st anniversary in 2018 The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz has a fantastic line up of top international and local artists. This year international ...
The Rand Show
Where? Johannesburg
When? 19-28 April 2019
The largest consumer exhibition in South Africa, the Rand Show returns to the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec during April 2019. With a legacy dating back ...
Wodac Pet Expo
Where? Midrand
When? 20-22 July 2018
(next date to be confirmed)
The exciting family event which was first held in Durban in 1996 includes arena events showcasing various dog breeds in a Best of Breed competition as well as ...


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The International Man of Dance is on the road to superstardom. His 2012 New Year's resolution: master the art of movement. Since he loves learning new languages, he hopes to explore new cultures as part of his dance training. Although he's working very hard to perfect his routine, he still has a little way to go!
You control his dance moves by selecting his outfit, his dance, and the music that he'll dance to. Remember to share your dance and culture mash-up at the end!


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The Bethany College mens' and women's soccer teams had a successful road trip to York, Neb., Tuesday, as they swept York College.
The Bethany College mens' and women's soccer teams had a successful road trip to York, Neb., Tuesday, as they swept York College.
Coming off their first victory of the season, a 5-0 shutout over Central Christian College on Saturday, the Bethany College women's soccer team fought the tough weather conditions and utilized their aggressive offense attack to defeat York 3-0.
"We battled all the elements today," Swede coach Sean McMannis said. "We started strong with shot after shot. The York goalie came up big time after time. Finally Tessa broke the goalie with a long range shot."
Senior Tessa Kuhlengel netted the first goal of the game at the 21-minute mark to give Bethany a 1-0 lead going into halftime. Kuhlengel was assisted by sophomore Arianna Anaya.
"Second half came and so did the storm," McMannis said. "Heavy rain and wind came in and dumped for 25 minutes. The girls fought through and scored two more goals. I am happy with the win."
Freshman Sarah Henderson led the Swedes offense in the second half.
Just under 20 minutes into the second half, Henderson nailed the second goal of the game, assisted by junior Nichole Washburn. Eleven minutes later, Henderson then scored the third and final goal for Bethany on a penalty kick.
Bethany outshot York 38-3. Kuhlengel had 10 shots, four on goal. Henderson tallied seven shots, five on goal as Washburn added seven shots, four on goal. Junior Jasmine Zaker had one save.
The Swedes are now 2-2 overall. The squad hosts their Alumni Game on Saturday, September 14, at 9 a.m. Bethany then returns to action on Monday as they travel to Manhattan Christian College. Game time is set for 5 p.m.
Fresh off a 3-2 victory over Central Christian College on Saturday, the Swede men also persevered through the slippery weather and defeated York 5-1.
"We struggled in the first half with our consistency and passing, only having the game tied at 0-0 at half," Bethany coach Kevin Megli said. "We made some good adjustments in the second half to make the game simple and easier for us to control."
After a scoreless first half, Bethany caught on fire in the second half. Sophomore Luis Pinto Fernando netted the first Bethany goal seven minutes into the second half, assisted by junior Arman Hoque.
Six minutes later, junior Lucas Procopio added the second goal, assisted by Fernando.
At the 61-minute mark, Fernando scored his second goal of the night off an assist from senior Lewis Collins.
York responded with a goal of their own 14 minutes later, cutting the Bethany lead to 3-1.
However, that did not slow the Swedes as junior Chris Telemaque continued the offensive attack, pounding in the Swedes' fourth goal off an assist by Hoque at the 76-minute mark. Just over five minutes later, senior Admir Balicevac kicked the final goal of the night for Bethany, assisted by freshman Oladipo Williams.
The Swedes outshot York 30-5. Procopio totaled seven shots on the night, four on goal. Collins added seven shots, three of which were shots on goal. Fernando contributed six shots, five on goal. Senior Jackson McClure tacked on one save for the Swedes.
"I am very pleased with our performance the second half the game," Megli said. "Our ability to finish the ball was the biggest difference in the game."
The Swedes are now 2-1 overall. Bethany returns to the field on Sept. 18 as they travel to Concordia University, Seward. Game time is set for 5 p.m.


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When I posted a photo on FB about our anniversary and walking around Tempe Town Lake
I received many comments about not recognizing the area. Or some realized it was Tempe but
couldn't figure out the lake part.
There's boating.
These two views are the Mill Avenue Bridge.
Looking towards the old Hayden Mill. Offices and condos line the waterfront.
I lost count of the number of photographers doing shoots of pregnant couples, engagement
couples, models, and other groups I wasn't sure about. I got to wondering where they all went
to do shoots before the lake opened.
The Tempe Center for the Arts is at one end of the park.
Lots of feathered friends.
To learn more about the area and see the history of the development go here.