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Multiple media outlets are reporting the addition of cornerback Shawntae Spencer to the Raiders roster.
Spencer fell out of favor with the 49ers last season and played in nine games with no starts. He is a veteran of 77 starts and is familiar with defensive coordinator Jason Tarver, who was the 49ers staff throughout his career in San Francisco.
Oakland has also been lined with cornerback Tracy Porter, who played for Dennis Allen in New Orleans. Spencer ideally would provide experience as a nickel corner should Oakland bring aboard another corner to go along with second-year players DeMarcus Van Dyke and Chimdi Chekwa.
The Raiders confirmed Spencer visited the facility Friday but have not yet confirmed his signing.
One plan considered by the previous coaching staff has apparently been scuttled. Free safety Michael Huff said Monday afternoon he will remain a safety.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The nationally-ranked No. 17 MIT coed sailing team captured second place among 17 teams at the Firefly and FJ Invitational on Saturday. In addition, the Engineers finished 12th of out 20 squads at the Navy Fall Intersectional.
Sophomores Christopher Ford (Millbrae, Calif.) and Victoria Stivanello (Douglaston, N.Y.) won the A Division of the Firefly and FJ Invitational behind the strength of four victories and four runner-up finishes in 11 rounds. In the B Division, freshman Nicole O'Brien (Winthrop, Mass.) and sophomore Alissa Borshchenko (Brooklyn, N.Y.) claimed fifth place as their 11 top-10 placements were highlighted by opening the regatta with a second-place performance, coming in third in the third rotation, and registering a pair of fourth-place finishes.
At the Navy Fall Intersectional, seniors David Alfonso (San Juan, Puerto Rico) and Iris Xu (Madison, Wis.) along with juniors Kayla Ngan (Sudbury, Mass.) and Samantha Albright (Madison, Conn.) collaborated for a seventh-place finish in the A Division. The quartet entered the top five on six occasions as they won two rounds, was the runner-up in the fourth race, claimed fourth place in the seventh outing, and recorded a pair of fifth-place performances. Sophomore David Larson (La Jolla, Calif.) was joined by Xu and freshman Jordan Ladd (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) where they placed ninth in the B Division courtesy of 10 top-10 entries. The trio finished second in the second round, ranked third in the 14th race, captured fifth place two times, and produced three sixth-place finishes.
In the D Division, senior Hanna Vincent (Santa Barbara, Calif.) was 15th as she was fifth in the eighth round, captured seventh and ninth place in two rotations, and was 10th in the 19th race. Also competing as an individual, sophomore Joe Paggi (Bayville, N.J.) ranked 16th in the C Division by claiming two ninth-place spots and tallying a trio of 10th-place finishes.
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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Jon M. Cremins,
v. Docket No. CR-08-619
State Board of Retirement,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Jon M. Cremins
48 Graves Street
South Deerfield, MA 01373
Appearance for Respondent:
Erin C. Nally, Esq.
State Board of Retirement
One Ashburton Place, Rm. 1219
Boston, MA 02108
Administrative Magistrate:
Bonney Cashin
Summary of Decision
The petitioner may purchase his contract service as creditable service because he has more than ten years of creditable service with the State Employees Retirement System. The State Board of Retirement erred when it determined that his past military service could not be included as creditable service in order to satisfy the ten year service requirement under G.L. c. 32, § 4 (1) (s).
Jon M. Cremins appeals, pursuant to G.L. c. 32, §16 (4), from a decision of the State Board of Retirement denying his request to purchase contract service as creditable service under G.L. c. 32, §4 (1) (s).
Mr. Cremins requested that his appeal be decided based on written submissions in accordance with 801 CMR 1.01 (10) (c), and the parties agreed to waive a hearing. On December 29, 2008, I ordered the parties to submit stipulations of fact, written arguments, and proposed exhibits by January 29, 2009. The Board filed a statement of facts, eleven proposed exhibits, and its supporting argument. Mr. Cremins filed two exhibits and written argument.
The following documents submitted by the Board are in evidence:
Exhibit 1: Decision letter from Board to Mr. Cremins, dated September 2,
Exhibit 2: Appeal letter to DALA dated September 3, 2008.
Exhibit 3: Mr. Cremins' letter requesting a submission without a hearing dated
September 20, 2008.
Exhibit 4: Notice and Order dated December 29, 2008.
Exhibit 5: Mr. Cremins' "Contract Service Buyback Form," with attachments, dated August 1, 2008.
Exhibit 6: "Contract Service Buyback Requirements" adopted March 29, 2007.
Exhibit 7: Documents concerning Mr. Cremins' refund of retirement deductions.
Exhibit 8: Board-generated computer printout of Mr. Cremins' service dates.
Exhibit 9: Board's contract service denial letter dated August 6, 2008.
Exhibit 10: Mr. Cremins' appeal letter to Board dated August 9, 2008.
Exhibit 11: Board's notice of receipt of payment for Mr. Cremins' purchase of prior
Findings of Fact
Based on the evidence in the record, I make the following findings of fact:
1. Mr. Cremins, who was born on November 8, 1948, retired on November 13, 2008. (Exh. 3 and Exh. 7).
2. Mr. Cremins became a member of the State Employees Retirement System on March 3, 1985 when he was employed by the Department of Revenue in its Bureau of Special Investigations. (Exh. 7 and Exh. 11).
3. Mr. Cremins resigned from his position with the Department of Revenue on June 1, 1990, and on June 29, 1990, he received a refund of his accumulated total deductions toward retirement. (Exh. 7).
4. From March 7, 2005 to October 28, 2005, Mr. Cremins was employed by Holyoke Community College as an Institutional Security Officer, during which time he was paid from an "03" subsidiary account and was not thus a member of the State Employees' Retirement System. (Exh. 5).
5. From October 31, 2005 until his retirement in 2008, Mr. Cremins continued to be employed by Holyoke Community College; however, he was paid as a state employee and was a member of the State Employees' Retirement System. (Exh. 2 and Exh. 10).
6. In January, 2006, Mr. Cremins purchased seven years, two months and twenty-nine days of creditable service toward retirement, comprising military service from November 3, 1969 to November 2, 1971 and a reinstatement of his service while employed by the Department of Revenue from March 3, 1985 to June 1, 1990. (Exh. 2 and Exh. 11).
7. On August 1, 2008, Mr. Cremins submitted to the Board a "Contract Service Buyback Form" in which he sought to purchase his contract service from March 7, 2005 to October 28, 2005, as an Institutional Security Officer at Holyoke Community College. (Exh. 5).
8. The Board voted to deny Mr. Cremins' request to purchase his contract service from March 7, 2005 to October 28, 2005 and so notified him by letter dated September 2, 2008. (Exh. 1).
9. Mr. Cremins filed an appeal of the Board's decision by letter postmarked September 4, 2008, which the Division of Administrative Law Appeals received on September 5, 2008. (Exh. 2 and original appeal letter filed at DALA).
Mr. Cremins filed his appeal within fifteen days of the date the Board notified him of its decision. His appeal, thus, is timely.
G.L. c. 32, § 4 (1) (s) allows eligible members in service of the State Employees' Retirement System to purchase up to four years of state contract service as creditable service, provided they meet certain criteria. G.L. c. 32 § 4 (1) (s) provides in pertinent part that:
Any member in service of the state employees' retirement system who, immediately preceding the establishment of membership in that system or re-entry into active service in that system, was compensated for service to the commonwealth as a contract employee for any department, agency, board or commission of the commonwealth may establish as creditable service up to 4 years of that service, if the member has 10 years of creditable service with the state employees' retirement system, and if the job description of the member in the position which the member holds upon entry into service or re-entry into active service is substantially similar to the job description of the position for which the member was compensated as a contract employee….
The Board interprets c. 32, § 4 (1) (s) to require at least ten years of creditable service as a member of the State Employees' Retirement System; that is, service with other public entities or the military cannot be included. See Exh. 6. The Contributory Retirement Appeal Board construes c. 32, § 4 (1) (s) differently. In Barker v. State Bd. of Retirement, CR-07-115 (DALA 2007, rev'd. CRAB 2008, appeal pending Super. Ct.), it held that a member of the State Employees' Retirement System who had previously been credited with service at the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority could use that service toward the ten year requirement under c. 32, § 4 (1) (s).
Mr. Cremins' circumstances are similar. The Board allowed him to purchase his military service as creditable service toward retirement. The Board's own records show that Mr. Cremins has over ten years of creditable service. See Exh. 8. Following Barker, I conclude that the Board erred when it determined that Mr. Cremins cannot include his military service as creditable service under G.L. c. 32, §4 (1) (s). The Board thus must allow Mr. Cremins to buy back his contract service.
/s/ Bonney Cashin
Administrative Magistrate
Dated: June 18, 2009


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Barber, 21, a student at the University of Rhode Island, died on April 16, 2011. Born in Newport, he was the beloved son of Ronald and Beverley K. (Gebelein) Barber of Jamestown. He was a lifelong resident of Jamestown.
He was a graduate of the Jamestown schools and North Kingstown High School. He was finishing his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with a minor in physics from URI. He was an engineering intern at Northrop Grumman for the past two summers. Most recently, he was completing his CapStone Engineering Project at American Power Conversion.
He was a warm-hearted, generous friend who was always willing to help. His latest adventure was a road trip with his friends to Washington, D.C. for the Rally to Restore Sanity. His favorite thing was to hang out with his friends, play video games, bake bread and watch movies.
He was the loving brother of Cheryl E. and Wesley J. Barber of Jamestown and the cherished grandson of James and Dorothy Barber of Hope Valley, Margery and Edward Greenan of Jamestown, and Edward Gebelein of Winsted, Conn. He is also survived by numerous loving aunts, uncles and cousins.
His Burial Rite will be held today — Thursday, April 21 — at 10 a.m. in St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. Burial will follow in Cedar Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 2374 Post Road, Suite 203, Warwick, RI 02886.


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U0143 Code Meaning :
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The Economic Opportunity Institute sounds like a typical think tank–of any political persuasion. Each of the name's three interchangeable words evokes Dupont Circle, position papers and regression analysis.
But the institute, from the small building it shares with an architect a few blocks from the University of Washington–about as far from the other Washington as you can get without the Pacific lapping over your fax machines–sees itself differently.
Progressive policy institutes, explains the group's statement of philosophy, come in three flavors. There's "think-tank hands-off research," as in universities. There's "more populist analyses that are picked up by local and national media"–still not quite the institute's style. The third category, in which policy development meets real-world advocacy, "is the niche that we want to exploit," says EOI. "Our job is to develop populist majoritarian policy and push that policy forward into the public eye." In other words: less think, more tank.
Because of that attitude, Washington is now the first state in the country with a minimum wage adjusted for inflation. From another EOI innovation, the state has a program to develop a childcare career ladder, to provide some professional respect and better pay for a generally minimum-wage work force that has major responsibilities and huge turnover and gets treated like a Play-Doh proletariat.
A bill EOI supported in the 2000 state legislative session that would use surpluses in the unemployment fund to create a paid-family-leave program–standard in Europe, unimaginable in the United States–made it through a State Senate committee, then died. Now, EOI's founder and executive director, John Burbank, is working on the idea with Washington's US Senator Patty Murray, who is interested in proposing it as a federal pilot program.
And this spring, the institute announced that it would push its second statewide ballot initiative, this one allying with Washington health providers for a measure that would add a 60-cent tax to a pack of cigarettes, using the proceeds for healthcare for 50,000 working-poor Washingtonians. EOI developed the measure, did preliminary polling and helped assemble the coalition. In the campaign this fall, the institute will run statewide media tours, meet with editorial boards and reporters, develop one-page issue blurbs on different parts of the measure and boldly go to places where progressive activists have rarely gone before–like talk radio.
Over many years as a community organizer, Democratic staff member, political director of the Washington State Labor Council and graduate student, John Burbank concluded that progressive forces weren't just losing the struggle, they weren't fighting the right one. While progressives talked social theory, the right turned to the ballot box and the airwaves. And it was winning.


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The couple's dog, Charlie, a goldendoodle, was recently featured in the Daily News and with Davidson in a video on Philly.com. He has mega-esophagus, which makes it difficult to digest food unless he eats sitting up. The couple built a wooden box in which Charlie sits while eating. In an essay that Davidson wrote for our "Hurtin' Pup" contest, she told us that she cooks about 300 meatballs per week for the pooch.


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Tuesday, October 09, 2012
NY UES Fall
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THANK YOU and it's one word...Delete
A manhole cover is a removable plate forming the lid over the opening of a manhole, to prevent anyone or anything from falling in, and to keep out unauthorized persons and material.
They date back at least to the era of ancient Rome, which had sewer grates made from stone.
who knew??
Loathsome, think I, but the very sign of autumn. They come large and small, all kinds of macaron colors.Replies
Thank you!Delete
Oh dear...
my brain is running on empty today I'm afraid...
maybe they are mini mums?
You have a lot of things happening there:)
It's gorgeous out these last 2 days..Can't get enough of fall~Replies
In New York it is chilly, drizzly and overcast but...Delete
it is FALL!
Ah, what a fun walk in Manhattan. Thank you for taking us along, Carol. I particularly liked the cute little N.Y. girls en rose, and the chi-chi cha-cha with the cute pooch. Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)ReplyDelete
Oh, so cute, Carol! I love your blogs. You are my muse! xoReplyDelete
They are called Man Hole covers because they cover a hole big enough for a man to get into the underground plumbing. Not very imaginative...and definitely named before the years of women's lib. Perhaps we didn't miss much down in the sewers.ReplyDelete
Definitely MUMS not zinnias. This leads me to believe I should start a blog about flowers. Clearly, there is a niche. :-)
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I can always depend on PBers to know the answers : )Delete
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You picked a beautifully
landscape designed Brownstone
that is to die for-groomed for all the
seasons... it's up my block...
Looking forward to your blogs Carol!Replies
I didn't show the 'velvet' guard rope in front of that doorway : )Delete
- Janet in Seattle5:19 PM
Acorn squash - you lucky girl!ReplyDelete
I did some a week ago for cousins visiting from Texas (I'm in Seattle). Cut each one in half; bake cut side down for 30 minutes at 350. Then, turn over, fill with a mixture of raisins (I soaked mine in Frangelico!), chopped hazelnuts, diced apple, sprinkled with brown sugar; return to the oven at 350 and bake for another 30 minutes. SERVE to loads of compliments!!!
When I was in my 20's I had a friend whose family sold manhole covers! GO figure:))ReplyDelete
Hold on, you ate Hot dog pretzel, flavoured sauerkraut and ice cream? I'm going to be sick.
Plain, unadulterated sauerkraut all the way for me too!!
Your post made me laugh:) Happy fall dear x
Carol, your UES portrait is splendid. It is so different over on that side of Central Park. Once you get east of Lexington Avenue the look changes again, so different on the avenues and side streets.ReplyDelete
Hoping that we have one more warm and sunny day to fully appreciate the SA gelato!
NYC has such a romantic aura. Thanks for showing some of your sights!! MANHOLE covers, you have to say it in a BIG DEEP SLO-MO VOICE. Yr first photo took them right out of the realm of the ordinary!! You've Got Mail: "Don't you just love NY in the fall?"ReplyDelete
Manhole covers are round because they can't fall into the hole that way, if they were any other shape they could fall into the hole. Some of them are quite artistic, especially those in Europe. You should start noticing them and take pictures. Acorn squash: cut in half, scrape out seeds, roast upside down with a little water until soft. Serve with butter, salt and pepper.Forget all that sugary stuff, like sauerkraut, it should be plain.ReplyDelete


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Newport Beach, which is situated directly on the Pacific coast of Southern California, is one of the trendiest hotspots in the western USA. The short distance to Los Angeles, which is only about three quarters of an hour's drive away, makes it a magnet for those seeking a relaxed lifestyle while at the same time wanting to be close to a big city.
There is no shortage of entertainment and events in the vicinity of Newport Beach. The popular Coachella Festival is currently in full swing in the desert town of Indio, 200 km away, and the Newport Beach Film Festival will be starting on 21 April 2016. At the Coachella Festival, hipsters, hippies and celebrities dance under the hot sun to the sounds of some of the biggest names in the music industry. More and more Hollywood stars come to the festival each year, flying in to Coachella Valley by private jet or spending their time in air-conditioned tents with an own private swimming pool. Not far from the festival, Newport Beach beckons with a large number of exclusive restaurants and designer shops, always among the top ten cities in California in terms of quality of life.
California is a hub for the international jet set, and the demand for high-quality real estate in the region is correspondingly high – something that Gary Longobardo, Sales Manager of Engel & Völkers Newport Beach, is well aware of: "Here we have a large number of real estate buyers and not that many properties on the market. This makes prices skyrocket, especially when it comes to luxury real estate directly on the coast." About 50% of the buyers are from the surrounding region, but more and more investors from Asia, the Middle East, Canada and Germany are interested in real estate in this city of around 80,000 inhabitants. What features are particularly in demand? "Modern equipped homes with high-tech kitchens, low energy costs and the corresponding solar cell technology are currently high in demand", reports Longobardo.
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Better Off This Way Lyrics
I wonder if you'll notice
if they lock me up and throw away the key.
Try to be open-minded;
You've got a lot to learn in the ways of me.
You always gotta say something.
I'm none of your concern but you won't listen at all.
Ya know, I'd rather say nothing
and just be proud of myself for tearing down these walls.
When you fall I'll be the only one who looks away.
When you call I'll be the first to tell you I can't stay.
It's all over, I found a better way to help keep you from me,
I'm better off this way.
You gotta keep this comin',
Tell it like you know it but don't know nothing.
Your call, we can settle this like gentlemen
Or meet me out the back to end it all and start again.
My whole life's spent waiting.
Ever since I can remember I've been anticipating your fall.
And God let it be a long one.
I can't let go of my grudge 'till I know you're done.
You want it, you got it.
You've always been such a waste of time.
You want it, you got it.
A friend of yours is no friend of mine.
You want it, you got it.
When will you act your age?
You want it, you got it
you're the reason things have to change.


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If you've seen Gary Oldman play Sid Vicious ("Sid and Nancy"), Lee Harvey Oswald ("JFK") or Dracula ("Dracula"), you know Gary can be scary. In fact, "Scary Gary" was reportedly his on-set nickname during "Air Force One," in which he played a terrorist.
So it's quite the reality check to watch and listen as the 53-year-old, soft-spoken Englishman talks about eating Gary's popcorn (not Garrett's, I asked) and watching "The Sound of Music" in Grant Park while in Chicago to film "The Dark Knight." The veteran actor certainly seems far from his many villains and closer to the accessible calmness that appeared when he played Sirius Black in the "Harry Potter" franchise.
In "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," (opening Dec. 16), Oldman shows how much he can do without making a lot of noise or saying much at all. In the film, based on John le Carre's novel that inspired a popular BBC miniseries, Oldman plays George Smiley, a British spy who never shows his hand as he tries to identify the Russian mole in his operation. Colin Firth and Tom Hardy co-star.
At the Peninsula Hotel, L.A.-resident Oldman and Swedish director Tomas Alfredson ("Let the Right One In"), 46, talked about acting with tiny facial muscles, James Bond's foolish tactics and Voldemort's ultimate villainy.
Why do you think that these days most spy movies come with explosions and chase sequences, rather than the restraint of "Tinker Tailor"?
Gary Oldman: There's a poster in here somewhere where it says that John le Carre redefined the thriller. I think that's what it says. He lived in that world. He's writing from a very subjective point of view. This is closer to the world of spies than, say, the Ian Fleming world. It's the anti-Bond. It's not a particularly glamorous world of Aston Martins and tuxedos and casinos.
Who would win a war of wits between George Smiley and James Bond?
GO: Smiley. I can't think of any other spy that actually goes to places and then lets people know who he is. Everywhere he goes: "Bond. James Bond." "There he is over there. Kill him." "There he is; that's him."
He is a very easy target.
GO: He's always struck me as a very easy target!
And yet no one can kill him.
GO: I loved the James Bond series but could never get my head around that. That he tells everyone who he is.
Gary, you've done a lot of work with accents throughout your career. How much time did you spend on this one?
GO: Well, I had to go back and learn English again because I have lived in America for so long that there are things now that my speech has really changed over the years. And American, that's the accent I hear all the time. So I had to really brush up on my original way of speaking because … my A's are a little flatter, my R's are a little harder.
You once said the Illinois accent is a very flat, unimaginative thing. Should we be offended?
GO: No, I don't think you should be offended. I just think that there wasn't a great deal of musicality in it. I had to focus; I really had to concentrate. Was I referring to Shelly Runyon in "The Contender"?
GO: I had to work very hard every day to keep it. Because there's little clues that you have and accents tend to have their own inherent musicality, they have a rhythm to them and that you hear the original accent, you hear the Irish in an Irish-American, you can hear the Italian in an Italian-[American], New York for instance. And those things, the ear latches onto those things as an actor. And I found that Illinois didn't have the same musicality.
I read that you used to do Beatles accents. Can you give a Beatles impression for the camera?
GO: [doing impression] Oh, I could probably do a bit of George Harrison. He used to talk out of the side of his mouth like that.
Can you switch from one Beatle to the next?
GO: [as Ringo] Well, there's Ringo. [as Paul] And there's Paul, you know he's up there, he talks like that. [as John] And you know there's John. [As himself] Yeah, I used to do them as a kid.
Tomas, do you do any accents?
GO: [Still in Beatles accents] Now you do the Beatles!
Tomas Alfredson: I could do different Swedish accents if you want. [Speaks in Swedish]
How about a Swedish chef?
TA: Well, that's the American interpretation of how a Swede would talk. [Does impression.]
Tomas, tell me something you wanted to challenge Gary to do in this role.
TA: Well, the biggest challenge for him was not to do so much. To be as spare as possible. And that takes a lot of courage and a lot of experience to dare to do. I think it's fantastic to see how he uses the tiniest muscles there are in his face and in his body to express himself when the camera is so closely looking at him. I imagine it would be very a feeling of standing very naked in front of the camera without very strong words to say or actions to play.
Gary, do you prefer playing a villain or a hero, and how do you think Voldemort's evil compares to the evil of villains you've played?
GO: Well you go through phrases in a career. So maybe I'm coming into my quieter phase. I have played my share of bad guys. But nothing compares to the evil of Voldemort. Even Dracula wants to drink your blood but you can feel some compassion for him. I don't think you can for Voldemort.
He's just trying to kill Harry Potter though, not the President [like Oldman's character in "Air Force One," and when Oldman played Lee Harvey Oswald in "JFK."]
GO: Yes, but I think as a cinema villain, Voldemort, that creation, he gets the prize.
There's been much talk of you being possibly the greatest actor to not be nominated for an Oscar. Have we thought much about that happening for this film?
GO: You hear the odd rumor that it could be the year. I've not been nominated before but …
TA: You're not against it.
GO: No, I'm not against it. And I'm not particularly resentful. It's something I really don't think about. Last year I was very happy for Colin. I think he's done a lot of work and I felt that his performance in "The King's Speech" was a remarkable piece of acting. I watch the show and my feeling is just, you know, good luck to 'em. … It's always nice that you do the work and the people like it and if they want to honor it, I'm not against that. There's no shame in that.
On Chicago: "I've shot three films here. And the last time I was here would be with 'The Dark Knight.' It was over the summer and I went the, you know they have the festival, the outdoor screenings, so my memory is of Garrett's popcorn … I got a picnic basket together and went to the park and watched 'The Sound of Music.' … Great history, great architecture. And good food. We sampled some of that last night, didn't we?" (GO) "Yes we did. We went to Gibson's and ate gigantic steaks." (TA)
Did either one of them ever want to be Batman? "I am Batman. Didn't you know?" (TA) "[Laughs.] I don't have the physique. It's a younger man's [part]." (GO)
On their iPod: Beach Boys' "Smile" re-issue (TA); Frank Sinatra (GO)
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This is my last sample that I have to share using the NEW Snippets Collection designed by Karen Burniston for Sizzix. I have to say, this is my favorite one!!! :-)
The House Pop `n Cuts Insert!!! Yes!!! Matching Thinlits! Yes!!! There are so many possibilities with this die. I can't wait to use it more! (and yes, I went an little exclamation point happy but I think it's totally warranted!)
As soon as I saw the Critters at the Dog Park Lawn Fawn stamp set I knew just what I wanted to do. A big thanks to Lawn Fawn for creating such a fun stamp set and for sending them to me to use. They're awesome! Just so you know, that dog on the right on the inside of the card? That's suppose to be my Daisy. I'm such a sucker for my dog.
On the front of the card and inside as well, I used a new Banners and Borders Sizzlits strip. That's what is making the cool circle border. I think it is such a great look.
On the inside I used the House insert and matching thinlits. Did you know this particular thinlits set embosses? That's what made the cool ridges and chimney on the dog house. You just need to use Sizzix Texturz Silicone Rubber and Texturz Impressions Pad.
The actual House insert looks a bit different. It has a chimney and for what I wanted to do, I didn't need one so I just cut it off.
The Snippets collection will be available for purchase in September. I'll update the links in a new post then. If you're interested in getting your hands on these dies, just ask your local retailer.
- Sizzix House Pop `n Cut Insert 658794 by Karen Burniston
- Sizzix House Thinlits 658785 by Karen Burniston
- Sizzix Banner and Borders 658788 by Karen Burniston
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NH couple, after Bundy standoff, married at Nevada ranchBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 29. 2014 7:41PM
With guns holstered but eyes vigilant, a New Hampshire couple who traveled to Nevada to defend the ranch of Cliven Bundy exchanged vows last week.
The wedding of Hampstead resident Alex Bieniecki and Campton resident Ashley Rose Banyas took place last Thursday in Bunkerville, Nev., and drew about 50 people, including Bundy and some of his family members, said Jerry DeLemus, a Rochester resident who officiated.
DeLemus said the 30-minute ceremony was held atop a mountain overlooking the Virgin River. A reception was held at the makeshift chow hall. The wedding party and guests opted for sparkling apple juice over champagne.
"We want everyone to be as clear-headed as we can be," said DeLemus, a former Marine and leader of the Rochester 9/12 Project.
Last month's standoff at the Bundy ranch drew militia and others from across the country intent on intervening in the dispute between Bundy and the Bureau of Land Management over grazing rights on federal land.
The BLM backed away from plans to confiscate the cattle, and two weeks ago Bundy drew condemnation from some supporters when he questioned whether slavery was better for blacks than a life on welfare.
DeLemus said he, Bieniecki and Banyas remain at the ranch. Bieniecki does guard duty; Banyas works at the chow hall.
He said nine New Hampshire residents drove to Nevada. One has flown home, but the others remain.
"What we're trying to do is make sure the Bundys feel safe," DeLemus said. "To take the BLM at their word is not possible."
Efforts to contact Bieniecki and Banyas through Facebook were unsuccessful Tuesday. But their pages show photos of the ceremony. She was dressed in white, he in camo. Despite a number of firearms, the only shooting that took place was cameras.
In a post, Bieniecki apologized to New Hampshire family and friends and said the couple plan to have a wedding when they return to the Granite State.
"We just made our love official for the whole world to see under God, on hallowed ground," he wrote.
(DeLemus acknowledged there was no wedding license. "It's legal before God, that's what counts," he said.)
DeLemus, whose Marine credentials have given him a leadership status at the ranch, said the couple are happy.
"I tried to give them three nights at a hotel over in Mesquite, (Nevada)," DeLemus said, "but they only took one."
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Currently Dr. Avery is an assistant professor at the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Avery is also the Medical Director of the Cleveland Department of Health and is a staff physician at MetroHealth Medical Center in the Division of Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Avery is a member of several professional organizations including the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association (ASTDA), and the National Coalition of STD Program Directors (NCSD). She also serves on several community committees and lectures regularly to her colleagues in the field, medical students and the public.


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HOBOKEN, N.J. - PATH rail service at the Hoboken station will resume on Wednesday morning.
Officials say service between Hoboken and the 33rd Street station in Manhattan will begin at 5 a.m. Trains initially will run daily in both directions until 10 p.m.
With this latest service restoration following Superstorm Sandy, travelers now can access the entire PATH system between New Jersey and New York. The return of Hoboken service provides more than 29,000 commuters with restored mass transit between Hoboken and Midtown Manhattan.
Sandy decimated the entire PATH system, flooding the tunnels with up to eight feet of water, and destroying critical signal and switching systems.
Officials say the return of limited 24-hour PATH service is expected by year's end and in time for New Year's Eve.
The Associated Press
Some PATH service from Hoboken to Manhattan to resume Wednesday
HOBOKEN, N.J. - PATH rail service at the Hoboken station will resume on Wednesday morning.


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Ed Westwick: I Miss Leighton Meester!
Leighton Meester grabs some takeout from Hugo's restaurant on Wednesday afternoon (January 30) in Los Angeles.
The 26-year-old actress recently reunited with her Gossip Girl co-star Ed Westwick in Thailand where they were asked what they missed most about the show.
"Each other," Ed responded. Aw!
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Leighton Meester
"I found myself missing New York a little bit," Leighton said. "I loved it there. And, it's really more of a shock that it's over. It's good in a way because it will now be a good memory and something that I always hold to dearly."
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From the backwater roads of the boondocks to the bright lights of the Big Apple, a large portion of the United States believes football is America's national pastime. Any given Sunday, the National Football League's players are elevated by a fan base that often goes deep (across the country) for an opportunity to support its gridiron gladiators.
At Tonic Times Square on Monday night, however, two New York Jets football players provided their fans with a front-row experience during an evening of fun, food, frosty drink and the Packers-Vikings game on Monday Night Football.
In collaboration with CBS Local, Pepsi and Budweiser, Tonic's staff suited up for the inaugural installment of the Jets' locker room series, which allowed Gang Green's supporters to go "inside the huddle" with Jets fullback John Conner and wideout/kick returner Joe McKnight.
"We wanted to have an event that allows fans to mingle with their favorite players," said Tonic's marketing and events director, Randolph Hernandez. "This is a bar where professional athletes come, often unannounced. We are trying to create the world's neighborhood bar."
For three-plus hours, Conner, McKnight and many of Gang Green's loyal followers played trivia, snapped pictures and enjoyed the exciting atmosphere and modern amenities available at the three-floor bar, lounge and restaurant.
"Our fans' support is very important," McKnight said. "I love them. They are the greatest fan base in the country, and they live for us. I am here tonight to give back, and to support them like they support us."
Dan Carr, a Jets season-ticket holder for the past five seasons, enjoyed meeting two men that he has religiously rooted for from afar.
"I was born in New York but moved to San Diego, [Calif.,] a long time ago. I come back twice a season to watch the Jets in person."
"Both McKnight and Conner were very nice," added Carr. "I interrupted Conner when he was eating and asked him to take a picture with me, and he didn't care. He said 'It is OK. Hey, I am here for you.'"
Conner and McKnight did not block one photo request all evening, smiling with supporters and signing autographs for a group that was predominately positive despite Gang Green's loss to New England the night before.
"Being with our great fans, at such a great venue, it is a great experience," said Conner. "I am very happy to be here tonight."
One fan, however, did not pass on the chance to ask a tough question.
"I asked McKnight how he could fumble the ball [on a botched kickoff return that led to a key New England field goal]. As big as he is, I thought he would kick my ass for asking," Carr joked. "But he answered me. He said, 'It's football, and not everything is going to go your way.' I respected that."
When the Packers-Vikings game entered halftime, McKnight and Conner came off the sideline to support fans during a Jets-related trivia session. Sandeep Satish, a diehard member of the Gang Green faithful, bulldozed through the contest en route to earning the first prize bag of the night.
"I was asked which two Jets offensive players went to the same college, how many postseason wins Mark Sanchez has, and when did Rex Ryan start coaching," Satish said.
"And after answering each question before the other three contestants, I won a football signed by McKnight and Conner, a magazine and some other cool Jets stuff."
What most satisfied Satish, however, was the event's fan-friendly setup.
"I really liked how approachable the players seemed," Satish said. "At a lot of events, they make you wait in long, single-file lines. That was not the case tonight."
As the Monday Night Football matchup entered the fourth quarter, McKnight, Conner and many of the remaining patrons lined up to pose for photos taken by NYC/NJ Photo Party, a company that has stepped out of the box (or in this case, the photo booth) with an "interactive on-site photo-shoot experience designed to bring a professional level of entertainment to all types of parties and events".
"We have taken the restrictions off the traditional photo booths of the past by providing an open-style mobile photo shoot that makes everyone feel like they are part of the action," said Ian McHugh, the company's owner.
"Tonight was a lot of fun," said Bronx-native and ardent Jets fan, Roena Williams. "McKnight and Conner seemed really nice, and it was cool how quickly I got my pic."
Fans interested in attending Tonic's next athlete meet-and-greet can follow Tonic's Twitter account and website.
Zach Finkelstein is a contributing writer for YESNetwork.com and SNY.tv.
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It's a nice thought that the Pats/ Kraft famliy would think that the fans deserve Tom Brady for a series or 2. However, given this offseason, surely this is naive they'll do what they want to do, what they think is best for them, with little regard for the fans.Not wanting to go off on a rant about the owners don't care at all about any one else let's accept the Kraft Family run their organisation well, and Beelicheat is a great coach. However, each team will focus solely on what they see is best for their team. As you say, Brady wasn't actually shocked!


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Rooney has missed 10 times from the spot for the Red Devils, including two this season, and has claimed he went to Sir Alex Ferguson and asked for alternative arrangements to be made.
|Robin van Persie is 14/1 with Bet365 to be the Champions League top scorer this term
United were awarded a spot-kick in the third minute of their very next game against Fulham, which Ryan Giggs slotted home.
"To be honest it was my choice," Rooney told MUTV.
"It wasn't good enough. I went in to speak with the manager and said I'd spoken with Robin [van Persie] and told him he could take them.
"At a club like this to miss two penalties like I did and not hit the target wasn't good enough."
Robin van Persie will now be Manchester United's first-choice penalty taker.


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Police arrest two for attempted smoke shop robbery in RochesterBy JOHN QUINN
Union Leader Correspondent
October 07. 2013 9:46AM
ROCHESTER - Police arrested two local men and charged them with trying to break into Jimmy's Smoke Shop on North Main Street early Monday morning.Officers responded to the downtown business after a burglary alarm sounded at 4:50 a.m. As a result, Douglas Moore, 25, listed by police as a transient, was charged with attempted burglary, and Anthony Lewis, 23, of 16 Pine St., Apt. 9, was charged with criminal liability for the conduct of another.Lewis and Moore, who were held in Strafford County jail in Dover on cash bail of $5,000 and $3,500, respectively, are scheduled to be arraigned Monday in 7th Circuit Court, Rochester District Division.


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There should probably be a redirect from little endian and big endian to this article. That way if someone searches for either of these terms they will be brought to this article. That's how Wikipedia does it, and it seems to work well. Kevin Thompson
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MORE than 100 homeless people were sent miles away to stay last year because the borough does not have enough accommodation, the Echo can reveal.
A total of 101 homeless people were sent to either Harlow or as far as Barking in 2013/14 – almost double the amount compared to the year before.
Housing bosses admit they have shortage of accommodation in the borough, while residents have compared the accommodation they were sent miles to, to a prison cell.
Last year, the borough had 282 people declared homeless and a priority – the highest in the whole of Essex – and hundreds more residents had to be sent to Thurrock and Southend in temporary accommodation.
Propping residents up in temporary accommodation has cost the authority almost £1million in the last three years, but the authority insists it is all budgeted for.
Craig Hooper, 24, of Moretons, Pitsea, was sent to the Barking Hotel with his girlfriend, Lacey Connell, 20, who was two months pregnant at the time.
He said: "It was horrible – we went up there for a night and never came back. It was shocking, you'd be better off going to a prison cell because the room wasn't cleaned, the staff were rude, the toilets weren't clean, and there were stains everywhere."
The Echo revealed that the council had to send residents to Harlow last year, but the authority insisted it was just a handful – but its figures show a huge spike in people being sent outside the borough.
In total, 78 people were sent to Harlow in 2013/14, and a further 23 to Barking – compared to 53 sent to both areas the year before.
A further 129 were sent to Southend and 16 to Thurrock.
All authorities have a duty to put homeless residents in temporary accommodation if they are declared homeless and nothing permanent is available or while they investigate each person's situation.
Southend has not had to send a resident out of the borough since 2007.
Mr Hooper, who was made homeless last year due to his landlord selling up, managed to get temporary accommodation from a family member.
He claimed Basildon Council told him that he would be given an offer of temporary council accommodation in six weeks of going to Barking.
He added: "Ten months later I'm still waiting on an offer.
"How can you tell a 10-month pregnant woman that she must go to Harlow? The council have not been helpful to us at all I'm still struggling every day."
Another resident, who did not want to be named, said: "I had to go in for many interviews to then be told all they could offer me was a hotel in Barking which had no cooking facilities nor sleeping facilities for my baby.
"I refused the hotel & miraculously was offered a 2 bed flat in Laindon. I was there for a year & was then moved to another flat which I'm still in now.
"It seems to me the council try it on & say they have no properties for families when in actual fact they do."
Soon-to-be homeless mum slams council
A MOTHER of two claims that she will be made homeless in two months – but Basildon Council will not do anything about it.
Danielle Davies, 24, has been on the authority's housing register for five years and is currently facing an anxious future as her landlord is selling up.
It means that she will be turfed out of her property in Great Ranton, Basildon, on June 30 – but the council have simply told her to go to a homeless charity.
She claims that she was told by housing officers to only come back a month before she moves out – despite the authority preparing to rubber-stamp a policy.
Hotel gets poor reviews - but council vows to continue using it
According to disgruntled guests on TripAdvisor, The Barking Hotel is anything but the 'excellent value and quiet accomodation' it bills itself as on its website.
Pitsea resident Craig Hooper compared the hotel, in Station Parade, to a prison cell and average reviews on the website are not much better.
Basildon Council said it is one of the few places in Barking that works with local authorities and accepts homeless people, and regularly inspects the premises – and will continue to use it.
However, one reviewer wrote on TripAdvisor: "Dirty little scank pit that needs to be shut down and rebuilt. You'll receive unwanted guests such as rats, mice, cockroaches, maggots and flies."
Another posted: "Wouldn't expect a dog to have stayed there."
However, there were two five star reviews of the hotel, too.
A Basildon Council spokesman said: "The charges are reasonable and in line with other hotels we use outside of Barking. It also meets all the safety standard requirements."
"Regular inspections are carried out. We also have to see (and take copies of) the current electrical safety certificate, public liability insurance and fire safety certificate."
Don't come to Basildon if you're homeless - senior Tories
DON'T come to Basildon if you are homeless – that is the message from the man in charge of the borough's housing.
Senior Tories have admitted it is becoming 'increasingly difficult' not to send people afar due to a lack of space.
In 2011/12 just seven homeless people were sent to either Barking or Harlow – but that number has skyrocketed to 101 last year.
Phil Turner, deputy leader of Basildon Council and cabinet member for housing, said: "If you are homeless, do not come to Basildon because we have our own needs to sort out.
"We don't try to send families out of the borough but it is becoming increasingly difficult."
Mr Turner added a spike in people being declared homeless, plus London boroughs sending their residents to temporary accommodation in Basildon, has not helped the issue.
But the authority has rubber stamped a new homeless strategy that focuses on working with landlords and on prevention before it becomes an issue for individuals.
Mr Turner added: "We will be working with our partners a lot closely on this one.
"We are a compassionate council and that is built into this strategy."


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Adventure Sailing - ProSail Maxi Whitsundays allows you the opportunity to participate, take the wheel, hoist the sails and grind the winches on some of the most famous yachts in racing history, whilst visiting the very best destinations the Whitsunday's has to offer. They allow plenty of time to snorkel, swim, bushwalk, or visit Whitehaven Beach.
Adventure Sailing - ProSail Maxi has a daily departure from Airlie Beach offering a choice of itineraries and activities to suit the customer's individual needs while sailing amongst the Whitsunday Islands in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Their professional crew will make your holiday memorable with local knowledge of the area and will also look after appetites with sumptuous meals.
Prosail is an owner operated company offering daily departures on one and two adventure yachts and twice weekly departures on their tallship and deluxe cruises. Suiting individuals, couples and groups of any size who want to learn to sail, dive, snorkel, explore or simply relax in the beautiful Whitsundays.
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Australian Tallship Cruises - Explore the Whitsundays aboard this famous Tallship built in Holland in 1902. Solway Lass has an amazing history, serving in the world wars for both sides, and at different stages of her life has served in: Holland, Germany, England, Scotland, Ireland, Denmark, Fiji and Sydney Harbour. In the 1990s Solway Lass was lovingly restored and today is in exceptional condition, with 11 air-conditioned guest cabins and a licensed bar and saloon. Solway Lass has 11 sails and guests are welcome to help or just relax and take in the unspoilt Island views. This tour is available as a six day and six night Itinerary. Please note the six night option consists of two three day, three night cruises.
If you are travelling on a budget, or have limited time, their two day one night sailing adventure aboard a Maxi Racing Yacht may be just for you. Their vessels have been extensively refitted to accommodate up to 22 guests and two crew in open plan accommodation, double or single berths are available. Their vessel Hammer does have a private double with shared bathroom facilities available. There's also a large saloon/dining area downstairs, plus a large fully shaded cockpit on deck.
Join Adventure Sailing on one of their two day two night Maxi sailing tours around the Whitsunday Islands. Choose between British Defender, Broomstick, Boomerang or Condor. Vessels are 83 feet long by 20 feet wide. Accommodation is open plan double and single berths. However Condor does have a private double with shared bathroom facilities. If you are up for a good time and would like to meet other travellers, then this tour could be just for you.
Join one of their three day two night Sailing Adventures around the Whitsundays. Tours are aimed towards 18 to 35s and the young at heart travellers looking for an affordable tour around the Whitsundays. These yachts are maintained in exceptional condition and have been extensively modified downstairs to provide comfort for their guests. Interiors are open plan, with single bunks, and double berths. (Private cabins are available on selected yachts). Bathrooms are share facilities. Large shade awnings are available on deck. Enjoy sailing, Island stops and visit the amazing Whitehaven Beach.
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Teens learn job skills at Boys and Girls Clubs
More than 100 members of Boys and Girls Clubs from throughout Rhode Island aged 14 to 18 attended a training event last week that focused on youth development and ways for teens to best prepare themselves for employment in today's economy.
The event, which will continue during the next six weeks at various clubs in the state, such as branches in Newport, East Providence, Pawtucket and Cumberland/Lincoln, was made possible by a Job Development Force (JDF) grant in the amount of $48,000 through the Department of Labor and Training for the Workforce Partnership of Greater Rhode Island. Teens are paid $7.40 per hour for their efforts.
Training kicked off Thursday at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Warwick at 42 Frederick Street, where participants were taught how to prepare a resume, cover letter, balance a check book and the importance of dressing professionally, among other valuable work-based skills.
"We're learning the things you need to get a stable job," said Trent, 15, who will be a sophomore at Vets High School in September. "I now have a resume, a cover letter and experience."
Chris, 17, who will be a senior at Middletown High School in September, agreed. He said the hands-on opportunity is "awesome."
"For a lot of us, this is our first job and it's the best way to get started," he said.
In fact, a majority of the teens are serving as camp counselors to younger children at the B&GC summer camps now taking place in Rhode Island.
Matthew, 17, who will be a senior at East Bay Career Academy of Warren, said the best part of the program is "working with the kids. I used to do the camp and the staff was always there for me. I know a lot of the kids and I can relate to them in certain situations."
Additionally, teens were educated about how to deal with conflicts at work. As camp counselors for children much younger than them, they'll be accountable for tackling any problems campers have.
They'll also be responsible to handle conflicts with co-workers, such as sharing responsibility for the tasks that need to be performed on a daily basis and switching shifts or scheduled hours.
To help with these issues, the teens watched a video that showed them the benefits of evaluating a situation and weighing the pros and cons before reacting.
"There is always a conflict at any job and you need to work it out so you can do your job correctly and learn for the next time instead of getting all crazy and hotheaded or doing something that could result in you losing your job," Tina Lundgren, the mentoring coordinator of the Cumberland/Lincoln branch and a JDF counselor during summer months, told the teens. "Conflict resolution is a big thing and something you will have to work on your whole life."
Further, representatives from six in-state colleges, including the Community College of Rhode Island, Johnson & Wales, Rhode Island College, Year Up, Exeter Job Corp., the College Planning Center/the Latino College Access Program, were on-site Thursday afternoon to offer information and assistance to youth.
Each youth, said Lundgred, is required to visit at least two colleges before the six weeks are up. The point is to encourage them to take part in a tour of colleges and get a feel for the schools.
"Our ultimate goal is stressing the importance of higher education," she said. "If we can get them in there to see the schools, we're more hopeful that they will go to college."
Tamara Burman director of operations at the Cumberland /Lincoln branch, said she enjoys seeing the teens thrive.
"We really enjoy having these kids here," she said. "Not only is it a helpful for us, but they can gain something by doing this job readiness program. At the end of six weeks, hopefully we will have prepared them well and helped them explore their options for possible careers to give them a feel of what the real world job experience is like."


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Here you go, Warp.
3 Kills: Wide Area Search
- Reveals enemy units on minimap
3 Kills: Care package
- Contains one killstreak reward
4 Kills: Counter-Search Stealth
- Stealth field cloaks allied units
5 Kills: Gadget Turret
- Deploys automated Gadget-controlled turret
5 Kills: Buster Beam Blast
- Controllable Buster Beam
6 Kills: Plasma Lancer Barrage
- Controllable wide area barrage
7 Kills: Struggle Bind Field
- Immobilizes all enemy units in a selected area
7 Kills: Helicopter-Sniper Support
- Helicopter provides precision sniper support
8 Kills: Emergency Device Support
- Provides four killstreak rewards
9 Kills: Familiar Support
- Summons a temporary familiar to provide defense and offense
9 Kills: Stinger Blade Execution Shift
- Extreme wide-area artillery support
11 Kills: Eternal Coffin Burst
- Freezes all enemy units in map for a short period of time
11 Kills: Ancient Dragon Summoning
- Control a summoned Ancient Dragon's might
15 Kills: Type-5 (super heavy) Anti-Magic Field
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"That was rather fun, huh, Signum?"
"You mean spending time with Alfimi, Domon and Guy Shishio in that weird world and fighting along side KOS-MOS, Testarossa?"
"Indeed. I wouldn't mind spending more time there, but I prefer slicing things up with my sword than beating them down with my fists."
"Not to mention your "fun mode"."
"Should I try to make you a stain on Alt Eisen?"
"I'll be good."
"...I still don't know why those three are following us."
"Oh well, more mechs for Shari to look at later."
Both Signum and Fate's VAs are in Super Robot Wars OG Saga Endless Frontier Exceed. In fact, Nana Mizuki sings the opening song.
And, yes, they do work with Guy Shishio's (GaoGaiGar) and Domon Kassu's (G-Gundam) voice actors.
|2010-07-07, 09:37
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Left for TFF
One of the characters pulls off something similar to Starlight Breaker there.
|2010-07-07, 17:26
|Link #1091
Burst Mode
Well, I think Terada's mentioned wanting to do a Super Mahou Shoujo Wars. There is already a Super Tokusatsu Wars...
|2010-07-08, 02:33
|Link #1097
Maniacal laughter ensues.
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: My own delusions of grandeur.
Age: 30
True. Nanoha and Co. are a bit more... combat oriented than most other magical girls. Prism Ilya might stand a chance, but even she remarked how crazy overpowered Nanoha was in the crossover. Card Captor Sakura might work if she got serious with a full deck. I wouldn't say Marisa Kirisame is really a magical girl per se, but her Master Spark might hold up against a Starlight Breaker. You know what? I'm making a list. I'd say most of them aren't even really magical girls, but hey, let's keep it interesting! They have magic and they are girls. Totally counts. I also picked out their 'Super Move'. Because I have too much time on my hands. Yeah!
Spoiler for I just told you, didn't I?.:
Just thinking about Nanoha vs Chise is enough to make my week. Actually, any fight with Chise against other Magical Girls is absurd, if only because Chise is the most disturbingly homicidal and broken magical girl ever created. Her opening line would have to be something like "You're all going to die anyway."
|2010-07-08, 07:35
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 35
Once again, sense of scale. It is perfectly natural for fans to "worship" their characters, but once you start the "apples versus oranges" game, don't be surprised if you find out that there's bigger fish in the sea.
|2010-07-08, 08:46
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~Night of Gales~
Join Date: Dec 2005
Sense of scale, yes. That.
The series may not 'show' it specifically, but Sailor Galaxia fought wars in galactic scales and destroys planets for breakfast. There's also Silence Glaive and all the fancy Sailor powers that mess with time, space, the birth of all stars and you know, chaos.
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Into the clouds seems to be where IT is heading these days. Companies offering cloud computing services extol its numerous benefits. They include easier and quicker implementation, a lower total cost of ownership with less upfront capital investment and lower ongoing operating costs, less staff resource requirements, flexibility, scalability and even risk reduction.
Vendors providing software as a service, one aspect of cloud computing, even tout that it drives down costs while increasing innovation -- something they believe IT organizations can't easily do. From this perspective, it sounds like salvation.
On the other hand, CIOs, technical personnel and government leaders express apprehension over joining the cloud computing stampede. These concerns range from the fear of being locked into a single platform, issues of system reliability and performance, difficulty integrating local and cloud systems, and worries that the market is still too immature and unstable.
Additional concerns relate to security and data privacy, records management and compliance, archiving and discovery. From this perspective, it sounds like a risky approach.
As with most things in the IT world, reality is somewhere in the middle, and following fundamental best practices can help IT leaders successfully navigate through the clouds -- mitigating risks, realizing benefits and meeting the organization's needs. I agree with one industry expert who recently noted that cloud computing solutions must be treated like any other emerging technology. First, a need or problem should be identified; then cloud computing can be considered as a possible solution along with other approaches.
A solution in search of a problem is no more appropriate with cloud computing than any other technological advance. I've also observed that organizations with realistic expectations fare better in the cloud. Gaining a thorough understanding of the need, evaluating options, having a solid business case, involving stakeholders, conducting due diligence and using strong contract language are still important steps in the process.
A quick look at the evolution of IT service delivery suggests that cloud computing will be the next step in commoditization. It wasn't long ago that IT shops (and some end-users) weren't only upgrading and fixing, but also building their own personal computers. IT leaders quickly shifted from that approach when vendors took up the slack and commoditized these devices.
The same phenomenon occurred with software applications. Most organizations today purchase some, if not all, solutions from third parties. Though cloud computing includes providing software resources, it also addresses remaining IT service delivery areas, such as computing power, infrastructure and storage. Maybe the lights can really go out in our costly data centers after all.
With all that said, I have encountered IT leaders who oppose cloud computing solutions even when the business case and due diligence suggest that it's the best approach. The reason? Control, or the loss thereof, to be more exact. Of course, few people will openly admit to being control freaks, so it's usually masked behind issues of security, privacy, reliability, etc.
I recently watched one IT leader come up with multiple reasons why cloud computing wouldn't work for his organization as each of his concerns was addressed. Being a recovering control freak, I understand the desire to maintain maximum control over the environment for which you are responsible, but giving in to the desire to do it all ourselves, in our own data centers and with our own people when resources are shrinking and demand is ever increasing is a losing battle.
Don't dismiss cloud computing without learning more about it. Who knows, you might just find your bright spot in the clouds.


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BOTHELL, WA, Aug. 21, 2008 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) --
<< Satisfies initial listing requirements with NASDAQ; Stock Symbol 'OGXI' Implements immediate restructuring program, which extends cash runway while focusing on clinical pipeline programs >>
OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) (NASDAQ: OGXI) (the "Company") announced that the Company has completed its acquisition of OncoGenex Technologies and NASDAQ has approved the commencement of trading in Company's common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the stock symbol 'OGXI' effective today, August 21, 2008, when the market opens. Prior to completing the acquisition, the Company changed its name to OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, amended its authorized share capital and effected a one-for-eighteen reverse stock split.
"Clearly the shareholders of both companies, Sonus Pharmaceuticals and OncoGenex Technologies, strongly favored this transaction and our efforts to maintain a NASDAQ listing," said Scott Cormack, President and Chief Executive Officer of OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals. "On August 19th, a very strong percentage of Sonus' shareholders voted in favor of the transaction and voted in favor of a reverse stock split. One hundred percent of OncoGenex Technologies' shareholders voted in favor of the transaction."
Additionally, as announced on August 20th, the Company has implemented cost-saving measures to preserve cash while focusing on its highest potential product development programs. The Company will reduce workforce by approximately 49%. As a result of these actions, the Company will incur approximately $1.2 million in charges in the third quarter of 2008, associated with employee severance costs. Management estimates that the restructuring announced today extends the Company's current runway by an additional quarter. Following the restructuring, the Company will have 27 full and part-time employees. As of June 30, 2008, OncoGenex and Sonus on a combined basis held $26 million in cash, cash equivalents and short term investments.
"We have chosen to swiftly implement the restructuring we deem necessary to effectively utilize cash assets while maintaining the resources to advance our priority clinical programs," added Cormack. "We continue to retain a highly qualified clinical and regulatory team with impressive experience bringing oncology drug candidates to the FDA and to market."
The combined company has a strong oncology pipeline addressing distinct unmet needs in the treatment of cancer, including three candidates in various stages of clinical development. The Company's lead candidate, OGX-011, is being evaluated in five Phase 2 clinical trials, each of which has completed patient enrollment. Interim study results have previously been presented for each of the five clinical trials. Details on the pipeline follow:
<< - OGX-011, also known as custirsen sodium, inhibits the production of clusterin, a protein that is associated with treatment resistance in a number of solid tumors, including prostate, breast, non-small cell lung, ovarian, and bladder cancers. It has potential applicability as a therapeutic in a broad number of cancers at different stages and can potentially be used in combination with a variety of commonly used cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone ablation therapy. Recently announced preliminary data in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating OGX-011 in combination with second-line chemotherapy in patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer has shown that retreatment with docetaxel in combination with OGX-011 may reverse docetaxel resistance and improve patient survival. In July 2008, OncoGenex Technologies reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the design of a Phase 3 registration trial of OGX-011 via the Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) process; - OGX-427 is designed to reduce production of Hsp27, a protein that is over-produced in response to many cancer treatments including hormone ablation therapy, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Hsp27 production has been shown to inhibit cell death in tumor cells through a variety of mechanisms. OGX-427 is in a Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of solid tumors including prostate, non-small cell lung, breast, ovarian, and bladder cancers. The Company anticipates that the safety profile for OGX-427 as a single agent will be completed in the second half of 2008, and for OGX-427 in combination with chemotherapy in the first half of 2009. Phase 2 clinical development will begin in 2009. Like OGX-011, this product candidate has potential as a treatment in a broad number of cancers; - SN2310 is a novel prodrug of SN-38, which is a potent anti-cancer drug belonging to the class of topoisomerase I inhibitors. SN2310 is designed to enhance the delivery and exposure of SN-38 to the tumor by providing greater prodrug conversion and a longer half-life than achieved with irinotecan. It is currently in a Phase 1 trial and progress is being made to determine its safety and pharmacokinetic profile, in addition to the maximum tolerated dose; - CSP-9222 is a caspase activator presently in pre-clinical development. Caspase activators consist of small molecules that have been identified in preclinical research as activators of programmed cell death. Unlike normal cells, many tumor cell types have lost the ability to undergo the normal process of programmed cell death, known as apoptosis. CSP-9222 has demonstrated anti-tumor activity in a range of pre-clinical animal tumor models, including taxane-resistant tumors, following both intravenous and oral administration. The Company expects to move this compound into Phase 1 clinical development within 12-18 months. The caspase program was in-licensed in August 2008 through an exclusive agreement with Bayer HealthCare LLC; and - OGX-225 aims to reduce the production of both Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein -2 and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein -5 with a single product to enhance treatment sensitivity and delay tumor progression. IGFBP-2 and IGFBP-5 are both hormones that make an alternate hormone, IGF-1, available to the tumor that facilitates continued tumor growth. Employing OGX-225 as a single product to simultaneously inhibit the production of both IGFBP-2 and IGFBP-5 has the potential to delay disease progression in a number of cancers that are dependent upon IGF-1 for tumor growth. OGX-225 is in pre-clinical development and has completed pre-clinical pharmacology. >>
About OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of new cancer therapies that address unmet needs in the treatment of cancer. OncoGenex has a deep oncology pipeline, with each product candidate having a distinct mechanism of action and representing a unique opportunity for cancer drug development. OGX-011, the lead candidate currently completing five Phase 2 clinical studies in prostate, lung and breast cancers, is designed to inhibit the production of a specific protein associated with treatment resistance; OGX-427 and SN2310 are in Phase 1 clinical development; and CSP-9222 and OGX-225 are currently in pre-clinical development. More information is available at www.oncogenex.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements concerning the Company's common stock listing, restructuring, anticipated clinical and preclinical activities and product potential. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. For example, statements of expected synergies, the strength of the combined oncology product pipeline, the timing of clinical trials and development efforts, the results of clinical and pre-clinical studies, the timing of closing, execution of integration plans and management and organizational structure are all forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the possibility that costs savings will not be achieved or that the Company is unable to successfully execute its integration strategy, the timing and costs of clinical trials and regulatory approvals, risks that clinical trials will not be successful, risks associated with obtaining funding from third parties or completing a financing necessary to support the costs and expenses of clinical studies as well as research and development activities, risks that the combined company will not be able to maintain listing on NASDAQ, as well as other risks relating to the development, safety and efficacy of therapeutic drugs and potential applications for these products. A more complete discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements is included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2007, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2008. No assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what impact they will have on the results of operations or financial condition of the Company. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained herein or to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof.
SOURCE: OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
OncoGenex Contact: Scott Cormack, President & CEO, (604) 630-5400, firstname.lastname@example.com; Investor and Media Contact: Jason Spark, Porter Novelli Life Sciences, (619) 849-6005, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Microsoft slid 3.3 percent after the largest software maker posted earnings that fell short of estimates. General Electric lost 3.5 percent as third-quarter revenue missed forecasts. McDonald's Corp. slumped 4.3 percent as sales growth slowed at U.S. stores. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. dropped 17 percent after announcing a plan to cut staff by 15 percent.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index S&P 500 retreated 1.6 percent to 1,433.92 at 3:44 p.m. in New York, on the 25th anniversary of the worst one-day stock crash in history. The equity benchmark has trimmed its gain for the week to 0.4 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 189.38 points, or 1.4 percent, to 13,359.56 today. Trading in S&P 500 companies was 22 percent above the 30-day average at this time of day.
"The market is saying not so fast," said Quincy Krosby, a market strategist for Newark, New Jersey-based Prudential Financial Inc., which oversees $961 billion. "People have been waiting for positive earnings surprises given that expectations have been lowered enough. In addition, there's a perception that the European problems still have to be dealt with. Europe remains a headline risk."
U.S. stocks snapped a three-day rally yesterday after Google Inc.'s third-quarter earnings missed analysts' estimates. The S&P 500 has climbed 14 percent so far this year as economic data topped estimates, companies posted better-than-expected earnings and the Federal Reserve announced a third round of bond purchases.
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