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Journalism alum uses his communication skills differently than most of his classmates
By Madison Thieman '14
John Kennedy Kane, ringmaster of the Big Apple Circus, established a home amongst performers who seek to inspire and amaze audiences of all ages.
Kane, who's had about 30 years of circus experience, didn't waste any time pursuing his dreams. In addition to being a ringmaster, he's been a clown, fire-eater and magician.
His explanation – "I love the circus."
But Kane isn't only a circus performer; he's also an educated Bonnie.
Although he took a nontraditional graduation route, dropping out of college to rejoin the circus, Kane still acquired a journalism and mass communication degree from St. Bonaventure University. It just took him a little more time.
"This Bonaventure girl is the reason I went back," said Kane, '88. "She found an apartment for me (and) redid all the paper work… I just had to show up."
But, getting a degree wasn't the only highlight of his Bonaventure experience; it was the friendships he obtained.
"Not only did all four of my Bona buddies come to St. Bonaventure when I did my one-man show there, but they also came to the Big Apple Circus," said Kane, who performed his one-man show "Circ: My Life in the Basement" at the Garret Theater in 2011.
"The loyalties and friendships of Bonaventure are still with me," he said.
And Kane has remained loyal to the University as well.
"While here for (his one-man show), John conducted a workshop in clowning, magic and circus skills for our theater students, which was a great success," said Dr. Ed. Simone, theater professor at St. Bonaventure University.
"It was interesting to see John working with our students on the Garret Theater stage because John had been in Garret productions during his years at SBU."
Simone praised Kane's work.
"I recall seeing him do Joe Keller in Steve Gray-Lewis' production of 'All My Sons,'" Simone said. "Joe Keller is a challenging role, especially for a young actor, but John did a wonderful job with it."
Although Kane has acting experience, he never wanted to stray from the circus. And he's grateful for his current position.
"Even though I've been in the circus my whole life, this circus came around at the right time," said Kane, who has a three-year contract with the Big Apple Circus.
"We say the show is about fun facts and great acts because we educate the audience on the origins of the circus and how certain things came to be," Kane added. "I never mind going to work. I really do love doing the show."
And, as of now, he doesn't plan to slow down.
"I believe that people think that the circus is a carnival, which is rides and games and ripping people off and stuff like that," Kane said. "But the circus is really about entertainment and it's actually a show that you are going to see."
Kane said the circus is always evolving.
"None of (the cast) is returning except the girl with the animals. That's what this show does, it makes an all-new show every year," said Kane.
"I think many people think that circus life and circus people may not have morals and have an unusual life," Kane stated. "We do an unusual job, but the life is very normal."
Even the Pope contributes to the circus people's religious experience.
"There is a circus priest who is appointed by the Pope and he travels to all the different circuses in the United States," Kane added. "I cannot tell you how many times I have attended a Mass in the tent."
And although attending Mass isn't always an option, Kane doesn't seem to worry.
"I remember my mother saying even if you can't get to Mass, you do a lot of good by making people happy," Kane said.
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
In My Mailbox
Second Chances, by Lauren Dane
Friday, January 28, 2011
A Brush Of Darkness, by Allison Pang
Release: 25 Jan, USA & UK
Publisher: Pocket Books
Source: Galley Grab
Description: The man of her dreams might be the cause of her nightmares.
Six months ago, Abby Sinclair was struggling to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. Now, she has an enchanted iPod, a miniature unicorn living in her underwear drawer, and a magical marketplace to manage. But despite her growing knowledge of the OtherWorld, Abby isn't at all prepared for Brystion, the dark, mysterious, and sexy-as- sin incubus searching for his sister, convinced Abby has the key to the succubus's whereabouts. Abby has enough problems without having this seductive shape-shifter literally invade her dreams to get information. But when her Faery boss and some of her friends vanish, as well, Abby and Brystion must form an uneasy alliance. As she is sucked deeper and deeper into this perilous world of faeries, angels, and daemons, Abby realizes her life is in as much danger as her heart—and there's no one she can trust to save her.
My thoughts:
I hadn't heard of A Brush of Darkness before I got the e-galley, but a quick search of the internet showed me the cover, which sold me almost at once. When I found the description, I knew I had to read it. Luckily, it didn't disappoint.
Abby works in a bookshop during the day (I'm so jealous!) but at night she runs the Midnight Marketplace, where all kind of supernatural creatures come to buy weird & wonderful things. Only she's not supposed to be running it by herself - her boss, the Protectorate Moira, is missing. People come to her with problems, and when they realise that she isn't there, and hasn't been for a while, there are problems. When Abby and her friends start looking for Moira, things get worse, as more people are kidnapped. And tied into the middle of it all, somehow, is Brystion, an incubus who wanders into the bookshop in the first chapter. Abby is attracted to him, and he seems interested in her, but she's never quite sure whether she can trust him, or what his motives are - it feels like he's hiding something.
I liked Abby's character. She's a Touchstone for Moira, which means they have a contract tying them together somehow that allows Moira, a fae, to be in the human world when she wants to be, rather than just at certain times of day. Some things have happened recently in her past that have changed her a lot, but she's trying to move on and make a new life, even if dealing with supernaturals isn't something she ever thought she would do. I liked the relationship between her and Brystion - it has a very central part in the story, and is a bit of a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs.
It gets quite creepy in some places, but there are also some really fun things in the book. And I think Allison Pang has pulled them off as being funny and believable at the same time, which not everyone does. For instance, there's the tiny unicorn who keeps getting into Abby's underwear draw. Or the demon obsessed with world-of-warcraft - I literally laughed for about five minutes over that part.
I like the motives of the bad guys/girls too. Not going to give anything away, but I do think it was believable that they acted the way they did.
So, I really enjoyed reading this book. I had a e-galley, but I'm definitely going to buy a 'real' copy when I find it in the shops - this is a book that I will read again, and I love the cover! I really hope there's a sequel, but I'd read anything else she writes regardless of whether it was set in Abby's world or not. I give it 9 out of 10 stars.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
In My Mailbox
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
In My Mailbox
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Cryer's Cross, by Lisa McMann
Released: 8 Feb 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Nefertiti tells the story of two sisters, against the backdrop of ancient Egypt. Nefertiti is beautiful, intelligent and cunning and is destined to become chief wife to the next Pharaoh, Tuthmosis . However Fate intervenes, and Tuthmosis, the favoured son dies, leaving the younger son Amenhotep to rise as the next leader. The story at its essence is the story of two sisters and their relationship, but is also about the hubris of Amenhotep IV (aka Akhenaten) and his chief wife Nefertiti.
I absolutely love everything to do with Ancient Egypt and have read about the era of Akhenaten. Obviously with the passing of thousands of years, facts about what really happened are quite limited, but Moran does an excellent job of putting her own spin on events. She has done her research and similar to 'Cleopatra's Daughter' doesn't overburden the reader with too much information. She uses historical information to tell the story, not drown it so you keep turning the pages effortlessly. I read this book in a day, and thoroughly enjoyed it, and am giving it 8 stars.
One of the main reasons I docked a star was because of the romance element concerning Mutnodjmet. It seemed to just happen, there was no build up. Mutnodjmet seemed almost removed from it, I felt I never got to see her actually feelings. It just didn't seem to connect.
Apart from this minor issue (because it's not a romance book), it was a great read, and I'd recommend it to anyone who wanted a historical page turner.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
However, for a sequel to The Maze Runner, this one indulges more into what the scarier looks of the future are for Thomas and the boys that got out of The Maze in the first book.
By the way...there will most likely be SPOILERS in this just because of the way it made me feel when reading it and because of how the story goes.
The Scorch Trials begins right where it left off in The Maze Runner. Thomas and the boys of the The Maze (that made it out alive) are being taken pretty good care of in a kind of dorm-like facility until one day a man comes to tell them that they have the sickness that the world does called, The Flare, and in order to gain the cure they must cross the Scorch in two weeks to the Safe Haven. In order to do this, the boys end up putting up a good fight against Cranks (the crazies who have the Flare from start until they are completely gone and lost their minds), a dark tunnel that takes lives, the hot sun, lightning storms and the group of girls that were also in another maze and got out too.
I have to say that the author, James Dashner, freaked me out in a couple of spots with his descriptions and the tone in certain places. There's a spot that is still in my mind because of the way it was described and it's during a lightning storm out in the Scorch where the boys are all running a few miles as fast as they can to gain cover before lightning hits them and one boy does go down right by the hero, Thomas, and just the gory description could possibly triumph Suzanne Collins from The Hunger Games in certain scenes of hers.
Never did I think that a YA author could scare me like he did as well. I've been jumpy before in scenes from other YA books but none stick to me like the Cranks that Thomas sees in an underground tunnel system in the city he ends up travelling through at one point. The line, "Rose took my nose I suppose," still scares me with the image of the man with no nose and a limp chasing Thomas through and tracking him to a small room in the underground tunnels. It's funny too because at one point during this scene, I did take a deep breath (since I can involve myself in my reading so much) and I could swear that I knew the guy would find Thomas in a hidden hole in the wall and grab him until it didn't happen. I thought, "Oh well, at least the creepy guy is gone for now, maybe they'll run into him later and kill him then." Oh no no no. I was wrong. Even when I thought our hero was safe to come out of hiding, did I jump so high from my comfy reading spot. I'll leave the rest for you to figure out when you get to this part of the story when you read it.
I did however, push past those two scenes and try to swipe them to go on in the story. It did help that James Dashner did put calmer scenes here and there within the story, even some parts with a little humor to lighten the mood in this very dark story. And one thing that keeps me reading as well is that every chapter in The Scorch Trials ends with a cliffhanger. Some nights I couldn't put the book down until I forced myself too. Especially after reading the Nose man scene, I pushed myself to read until it calmed down, which it did and then I did too. Reading something like that in the late evening by myself with just a reading lamp on is just scary!
Anyway, going on with the review, the character building shows more and more until the end. And even the newer characters that are introduced make it seem like they were always part of this group of kids travelling across the Scorch. In a story where the characters just travel through with a few eventful turns, I am very happy to see that the character building was shown so much more in every chapter.
The story itself is really good. Of course as I said earlier, this is a much darker, much scarier story. I would not like to run into a Crank if something like that ever befell our civilization today. And it also takes a good wild turn here and there within the story to keep you going, but there were times where I shocked, I jumped, I was scared, grossed out, and really trying to figure out what was going on. And like the The Maze Runner, I thought I had figured it out until I read the Epilogue which then makes me really want to read the final book, The Death Cure, but sadly, I will have to wait for now--like always in a newer book series. I really hope that if you read The Maze Runner, that The Scorch Trials will keep you guessing as well.
Monday, January 3, 2011
One Real Thing
One Real Thing, by Anah Crow & Dianne Fox
Can you believe this is the first m/m novel I've ever read? Yeah, me neither.
One Real Thing is a very sweet story, I think. At the start of the book, you see that organised, happy Nick is still concerned about his college friend Holly even when they haven't seen each other for a long time. You also get to see how much of a mess Holly is in, staying in a dilapidated motel with a room full of drugs and a girl he doesn't care about. Luckily for him, Nick realises he can't just sit and watch his old friend's self destruction, so making up a story for his wife and telling his boss he's following a lead on a story, he goes to find Holly. It's clear as soon as he pulls Holly away from the motel and back to Nick's hotel that he cares for Holly a lot, but he doesn't know that Holly would like to be a lot more than friends. As Holly recovers back in New York at an apartment Nick has rented for him, Nick remembers more about how he felt when they were in college together. He likes Holly, but keeps denying to himself how he really feels. I really liked how Nick took care of Holly. It's the friendship between them, despite how much Holly thinks Nick should leave him alone, Nick stays there. I've found that's an important part of friendship - taking care of someone when they can't do it for themselves, even if they think they don't need the help.
I like the way that Holly's submissiveness is slowly introduced to his thoughts, and the reasoning behind it for Holly. It seemed real, and added to the sweetness of the story. He feels better just being around Nick, but at the same time he feels like he (Holly) is not good enough for him. It's natural for him to do what Nick tells him, and Nick likes it when Holly just does things he says, without asking. There's nothing particularly sexual about it, it's just the right thing for them to do.
One character I really didn't like was Danner, who Holly goes to work for. He just didn't seem realistic. He's very enthusiastic, but at one point his wife, Julie, compares being with him to looking after a puppy. To me, that's exactly what it seemed like reading the book. He doesn't act like a grown man, he acts like an immature kid who needs constant attention. Any scene or conversation with Danner in just had him acting so silly, I had to wince at the awkwardness of it. Thankfully, though, he doesn't have a very large part in the book.
The second half of the book was my favourite. When his wife leaves him, Nick's life falls apart, and it takes a while before Holly finds out, but he drops everything with his new job to come and help Nick. Free from his marriage, Nick is ready to listen to his feelings for Holly, and things get much more interesting: "I want your mouth. You always looked so good like that, your lips all soft and swollen. Such a pretty mouth." Everything between them is always about taking care of each other, trying to please the other. I think that's one of my favourite things about the story. I love how Nick opens up to Holly, and lets himself enjoy what they've got. You know that it's going to be ok in the end, but it's still nice to watch and see how they manage it. A very cute story, I really enjoyed it, and I would probably read more from these authors. I give it 7 stars out of 10.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
The Reader
The Reader tells the story of Michael and his relationship with an older woman, Hanna. Later, as a law student, he is faced with the fact that Hanna is now facing criminal charges for her part in the holocaust.
Pretty succinct description isn't it? If I were to use the back cover summary I would mention that "Hanna is not all that she seems" or that Michael is "shocked" to find her in the dock, and that "she is desperately concealing an even deeper secret. . . " but the fact is I did not feel these descriptions are true to the book.
I was engaged with this story at first, but I have to admit this was a slow read for me. The writing is excellent and simple - it should have been a page turner but it ended up as one of those 2-3 pages a night sort of books. I put my lack of enthusiasm down to the fact that this book doesn't evoke any emotion, feeling or thought. It definitely sets out to do it, touching on two subjects a] conflict of the person vs. the action b] the whole issue of illiteracy c] how one relationship can impact the rest of your life. But I didn't come away with an 'after thought', this book didn't stay with me or cause me to think about the issues. There was no ripple effect for me.
We are told about Michael's struggle with Hanna, his feelings for her and the realisation of her secret all right, but for me it doesn't connect - because the information is given by the author and not teased out by the reader. There is no subtlety in this book, no interpretation needed or reading between the lines, which disappointed me alot.
It felt like there was no heart, if that makes sense?
Regarding the plot, the 'deeper secret' is obvious from the start. It was only after rereading the back cover did I realise that this was meant to be a twist?!?
That being said, the first section of this book was excellent, I felt Michael's angst and confusion concerning Hanna, but then as the book progressed it turned into a reporting of the events. I was reading the words on the page, but not imagining the events in my mind's eye.
I didn't intend to be this negative about the book, it didn't irk me or cause any reaction in me - but I think that's the problem and the source of this negative review. It was just a so-so book that didn't do anything for me.
The writing is excellent, and it is the basis for an award winning film, so maybe i'm missing something but i'm only giving this book 5 stars.
Love to hear from other people who've read this book, especially if your opinion differs.

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Date Night: Heidi's House
Spots for every kind of date.
The full name of this establishment is "Heidi's House by the Side of the Road." As the name promises, the tapas restaurant on the Upper East Side is homelike, with a painting of a nude woman jauntily shoved into the bathroom, frayed cloth napkins, and a quote from Robert Frost written on the wall. Jazz plays on the stereo and an old version of Battleship leans against the bar. Doesn't sound like your house? Well, maybe a beloved aunt's then. While the atmosphere might be a bit ragtag, the food is decidedly not, and it's worth waiting for.
Each dish gets prepared lovingly, one at a time. There's nothing fast here. Instead, "Chef Cipriano [Pita] waves his magic wand and creates devine [sic] food," says the menu, which is subdivided into snacks, salads, dishes, and desserts.
We started with bruschetta ($11): four mounds of bread topped with mozzarella, barely broiled, and served with a bright salad of tomatoes and chopped onions. The bread comes from Orwasher's, the hundred-something-year-old bakery next door, and meat comes from Ottomanelli's, a few blocks away—augmenting Heidi's very neighborhoody feel.
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Next we tried garlic shrimp ($16), a special of the evening. Sure, we're as excited about the return of Game of Thrones as the next uber-fan, but something about this ceramic cauldron of bubbling oil put us in mind of the Middle Ages. We dipped our fork into the depths and pulled out slivers of garlic, sprigs of rosemary, flakes of thyme, and peppery shrimp. Not even Tyrion Lannister could find something to complain about here.
Finally, we got the macaroni and cheese ($13) with bacon ($6). The spiral pasta was gluten-free and homemade, the bacon from "properly fed piggies," according to the menu, the whole dish a cheesy, carb-y overload. We won't be able to eat this comforting mass again until November: its heartiness belongs to another time, closer to when winter is coming. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
As we ate, the room filled up—not a hard feat to accomplish with just four tables and 12 seats at the bar. On the other hand, it was 6 PM on a Wednesday, not exactly prime time. If you go, go early. Be prepared to sit among regulars and to wait while the servers go through the precise merits of the wine list with anyone who asks. Be prepared to overhear conversations about and passages from 50 Shades of Grey. (The rumors are apparently true: this is the hottest novel around.) With its itty-bitty charm and straightforward cooking, Heidi's House is best for: a date who makes you feel at home.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) –Organizers of the 43rd United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis are expecting to attract tens of thousands of people this year.
The show opened Thursday at City Dock and harbor and will run for five days.
The event brings together a range of vessels, accessories and navigational equipment.
Visitors can also take advantage of seminars at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel.
Organizers are expecting as many as 50,000 to turn out for the show.
The sailboat show is followed by the United States Powerboat Show, which begins Oct. 11.
Both shows are the oldest and largest in-water boat shows in the world.
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4603.0 - Environment Protection Expenditure, Australia, 1992-93 and 1993-94
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Over $6 billion spent protecting environment
Governments, industry and households in Australia spent an estimated $6.4 billion in 1992-93 and $6.5 billion in 1993-94 on measures to protect the environment, according to a report released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
These estimates are the third in a series of reports presenting environment protection expenditure by the public and private sectors, and are contained in Environment Protection Expenditure, Australia, 1992-93 and 1993-94. Total environment protection expenditure for these two years represented 1.6 per cent and 1.5 per cent of GDP respectively.
The report shows that public sector expenditure on environment protection accounted for $3.1 billion in both years (just under half of the total expenditure). This amount comprises outlays on sanitation and protection of the environment by all levels of government, as well as other identified environment protection expenditure by Commonwealth and State governments, and public authority gas and electricity utilities. Major expenditures by the public sector were outlays on sewerage ($606 million in 1992-93 and $743 million in 1993-94), and expenditure by the Commonwealth and States on protection of biodiversity and landscape ($569 million in 1992-93 and $633 million in 1993-94).
Expenditure by the household sector was $1.7 billion (27 per cent of total expenditure) in 1992-93 and $2 billion (30 per cent) in 1993-94. These partial estimates by the household sector include expenditure on products for vehicles to prevent emissions to air, septic systems and sewerage charges, insulation, special environmental levies and government fees and charges.
Total agriculture, mining, manufacturing, service and other industries expenditure to protect the environment amounted to $1.6 billion in 1992-93 and $1.5 billion in 1993-94. Service and other industries waste management expenses were estimated for the first time at $349 million (5 per cent of total expenditure) in 1992-93 and $451 million (7 per cent) in 1993-94.
The ABS plans to continue collection of estimates of environment protection expenditure on an annual basis as an indication of the response of various sectors to environment protection regulations and policies, as well as contributing to the environmental 'satellite' accounts currently being developed by the ABS.
Details are in Environment Protection Expenditure, Australia, 1992-93 and 1993-94 (cat. no. 4603.0) available from ABS bookshops.
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Pack can't stop Carr, FSU
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FRESNO, Calif. — Derek Carr threw for 487 yards to break the Fresno State career passing record and lead the 16th-ranked Bulldogs to eight straight wins to open the season for the first time since 1989 with a 41-23 victory over Nevada on Saturday night.
Carr threw three touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the way for the Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0 Mountain West).
Josh Harper had 17 catches for 254 yards and two touchdowns and Josh Quezada ran for 115 yards to move Fresno State to 8-0 for the fifth time in school history and keep the Bulldogs in the running to make a BCS bowl game for the first time ever.
Kendall Brock scored on a 43-yard run on the opening possession for the Wolf Pack (3-6, 2-4), who have lost four straight games in a season for the first time since 2001. Cody Fajardo threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns.
Carr delighted the second straight sellout crowd at Bulldog Stadium with his 12th career 400-yard passing game but Fresno State had to sweat out another tight game in the fourth quarter. The lead wasn't safe until Colin McGuire kicked his second field goal of the game with 5:32 left to make it 34-23.
Carr then broke Kevin Sweeney's career record with a 27-yard pass to Harper in the closing minutes, giving him 10,821 yards passing in his career. Marteze Walker ran it in on the next play for the exclamation point on the victory.
The Bulldogs are ranked 16th in the BCS standings. To automatically qualify for a BCS bowl, they need to be the highest-ranked team from a non-automatic qualifying conference and finish in the top 12 of the BCS standings. They also can qualify if they are in the top 16 and finish ahead of a champion from an automatic-qualifying conference.
The Wolf Pack fought back from a 24-7 halftime deficit with two scores in the third quarter, getting a field goal from Brent Zuzo and then a touchdown after going 60 yards in two plays following a fourth-down stop. Fajardo ran 47 yards on the first play and then threw a 13-yard TD pass to Brandon Wimberly. The extra point was blocked by Nikko Motta, keeping the score 24-16 heading into the fourth.
The teams traded touchdown passes early in the fourth quarter with Carr and Harper connecting on a 32-yarder for the Bulldogs. The Wolf Pack answered with a 32-yarder from Fajardo to Hassan Henderson that made it 31-23 after Charles Garrett ripped the ball out of Davante Adams' hands for a fumble.
Nevada won the coin toss and opted to take the ball to start the game and it paid off when Brock capped the opening drive with a burst up the middle that made it 7-0. The Wolf Pack managed just 68 yards and two first downs the rest of the first half and trailed 24-7.
Fresno State responded to the opening score quickly. Carr completed a 57-yard pass to Harper on the first play from scrimmage after throwing a lateral to Isaiah Burse and then getting it back on a second lateral. That set up a 5-yard TD pass to Adams.
Carr later scored on a 5-yard run after a converting a fourth-and-6 with a 28-yard pass to Adams. The Bulldogs capitalized all game on short crossing passes like that one to Adams as their talented group of receivers piled up yards after the catch.
McGuire added a 30-yard field goal that made it 17-7. Carr and Harper connected on a 17-yard score on another short crossing pattern in the final minute after the Bulldogs got a first down with the benefit of a replay review.


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Satō is left-handed, and has had a good sense and love of drawing since childhood. He graduated from Hokkaido Sapporo Nishi High School. While enrolled in Musashino Art University and studying in both the Department of Imaging Arts and Sciences and the Department of Sculpture, Satō decided he wanted to pursue a career as a manga artist and subsequently dropped out before graduating.
He worked as an assistant to both Nobuyuki Fukumoto and Tsutomu Takahashi, and made his professional debut in 1998 in Weekly Young Sunday with his work Congratulations, though his Promised Land, which was a special selection at the 1997 Afternoon Four Seasons Awards, was technically his debut. Two works, Umizaru and Say Hello to Black Jack have been adapted very faithfully as television dramas and films.
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Hold the phone -- and hold it the right way.
Apple settled a lawsuit in federal court over its iPhone 4, in which customers were so livid over losing their signal depending on how they held their phones -- the so-called "death grip" which covers the antennae, leading to dropped calls -- that they sued the company in a class-action suit, according to reports.
Plaintiffs' payout will be $15 in cash, or a "bumper," a case that prevents users from covering their phone's ability to communicate with the faraway towers and satellites with their meaty paws, according to SF Weekly.
Apparently covering the bottom left corner of the phone in particular led to missed calls and poor quality of life -- and plaintiff's allegations that Apple engaged in "alleged fraud, false advertising, and breach of warranty" for slinging such a product, according to Courthouse News.
It is too late to join in the suit, but there's no telling what you could hire a lawyer to win $15 over.
Apple Settles IPhone 4 "Death Grip" Lawsuit
Apple iPhone users angry about the "death grip" won $15 in federal court.
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This section describes the various ways to alter the size of a datafile, and contains the following topics:
You can create datafiles or alter existing datafiles so that they automatically increase in size when more space is needed in the database. The file size increases in specified increments up to a specified maximum.
Setting your datafiles to extend automatically provides these advantages:
Reduces the need for immediate intervention when a tablespace runs out of space
Ensures applications will not halt or be suspended because of failures to allocate extents
To determine whether a datafile is auto-extensible, query the
DBA_DATA_FILES view and examine the
AUTOEXTENSIBLE column.
You can specify automatic file extension by specifying an
AUTOEXTEND ON clause when you create datafiles using the following SQL statements:
You can enable or disable automatic file extension for existing datafiles, or manually resize a datafile, using the
DATABASE statement. For a bigfile tablespace, you are able to perform these operations using the
TABLESPACE statement.
The following example enables automatic extension for a datafile added to the
users tablespace:
ALTER TABLESPACE users ADD DATAFILE '/u02/oracle/rbdb1/users03.dbf' SIZE 10M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 512K MAXSIZE 250M;
The value of
NEXT is the minimum size of the increments added to the file when it extends. The value of
MAXSIZE is the maximum size to which the file can automatically extend.
The next example disables the automatic extension for the datafile.
ALTER DATABASE DATAFILE '/u02/oracle/rbdb1/users03.dbf' AUTOEXTEND OFF;
See Also:Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for more information about the SQL statements for creating or altering datafiles
You can manually increase or decrease the size of a datafile using the
ALTER DATABASE statement. This enables you to add more space to your database without adding more datafiles. This is beneficial if you are concerned about reaching the maximum number of datafiles allowed in your database.
For a bigfile tablespace you can use the
TABLESPACE statement to resize a datafile. You are not allowed to add a datafile to a bigfile tablespace.
Manually reducing the sizes of datafiles enables you to reclaim unused space in the database. This is useful for correcting errors in estimates of space requirements.
In the next example, assume that the datafile
/u02/oracle/rbdb1/stuff01.dbf has extended up to 250M. However, because its tablespace now stores smaller objects, the datafile can be reduced in size.
The following statement decreases the size of datafile
ALTER DATABASE DATAFILE '/u02/oracle/rbdb1/stuff01.dbf' RESIZE 100M;
Note:It is not always possible to decrease the size of a file to a specific value. It could be that the file contains data beyond the specified decreased size, in which case the database will return an error.


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|December 9, 2012, 11:08 PM
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I never eat at fast food. Any restaurant worth going to usually has crowd, and sometimes a wait to be seated. I often have to make reservations if I am going at the peak hours. All of these factors reduce the opportunity to pick an ideal spot. Besides, the purpose of me being there is to enjoy the food, the drink, the ambience of the place. The best spot for enjoyment would rarely be the best spot for a tactical retreat. Now, I would object to a very bad seat that severly boxed me in or severely restricted my view. But other than that, just get me a seat, bring me my salad and the wine list... thank you.
If I go to see a movie, the whole point of being there is to SEE and ENJOY the movie. I want to sit in the spot that gives me the best view of the screen.
Like Biggun, I have, on several occasions, gotten a bad feeling about my circumstances, and in one of those circumstances, something bad happened soon after I left. Always trust that instict... 9 times out of 10 it is nothing, but that is a small price to pay for being right that 1 time out of 10, which is priceless.
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In restaurants and food places, its always better to sit facing the main entrance door. I also usually request a window table if available to see outside.
In theaters, obviously at the end of the row is the best spot.
|December 11, 2012, 06:44 AM
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Fire, nutjobs, it doesn't matter. One restaurant we frequent has some booths in dead end aisles, no windows or doors at the end, one way in or out. I won't sit in those aisles.
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At home, as there really is no 'Best place' out in public. Perhaps it is better to be in a large group. I think those four officers in WA thought they were in the 'Best place'. It did them no good.
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|December 14, 2012, 12:22 AM
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I prefer to have my back to the wall and a full view of the doors and windows at the front of the establishment.
I do not like to have my back to the door so I cannot see what's going on. I will request a different seat if I have to.
Situational awareness at all times!
|December 16, 2012, 01:25 AM
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When I lived in Tokyo, there was a restaurant fire in which more than 40 people died. The restaurant was on the second or third floor and the fire escapes had been used for storing extra tables and chairs etc and were blocked. After that, we always made a point of checking the fire escapes before we sat down at any restaurant.
Advantages and disadvantages - is it better to be closer to the exit in case of fire or evacuation or to sit with a commanding view and a wall to your back ?
No person can watch their own back so I'd rather eat with a trusted friend...
|January 7, 2013, 05:02 PM
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I'm reading a few posts that suggest "I don't want to 'think tactical' because it will ruin my enjoyment of the restaurant" or "It will make me think negatively all the time, looking for bad guys".
I contend - If you heighten your awareness, you not only keep an eye out for dangerous people and things, but you also keep an eye out for good and positive people and things.
Those people that drive around texting not only miss the pedestrians they're about to run over, they also miss the beautiful scenery, the pretty girls, the cute dogs etc.
Don't cross the street without looking for cars. Don't do anything without looking for a potential problem. That doesn't mean stay locked up in your bedroom. That means look around. ENJOY the good stuff. BE AWARE of the potential bad stuff.
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|January 7, 2013, 09:08 PM
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I sit where ever i want without thinking about a gunman. the chances of that happening are FAR less than dying in a car crash on the way over. Yes it does happen but then again people win the lottery.
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I haven't been to a theatre in years, they are obviously ripe for becoming kill houses. As for restaurants, not in a straight line at any distance from the front door, nor in a corner as incoming shooters eyes are often drawn to corners. Preferably with my back to the wall just outside a kitchen entrance. If the shooter comes in the front, you have an easy exit or time to engage, and if he comes from the back, the yelling and shooting from the kitchen is a good indication. That being said, I don't go out of my way to request it, unless the place is practically empty anyway.
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Look around and find the exit(s).
I attempt to find a table (better than a booth as it is easier to move, and I'm just chubby enough to make a booth awkward) where I have a view of the primary entry and cashier if one exists. I prefer a location where my back is covered, but it's not always available.
In a theatre, the entry is ALWAYS to the rear. One remains flexible and observant.
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Anything can happen at anytime. Honestly if I'm that worried I avoid. However I'll always set facing the door & my wife knows that
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Anton Yelchin is Max, a young manager of a Los Angeles horror merchandise shop (a quality place, as they display VIDEO WATCHDOG right next to the cash register) who happens to be in a sexually gratifying but otherwise souring relationship with Evelyn (Ashley Greene), a pushy vegan environmentalist. Max is biding his time, waiting for the proverbial right time to tell Evelyn that it's over, but he's sympathetic and caring; she's mourning a recently deceased mother and looking for some permanence in her life. She's also looking to change Max, who finds his Monster Kid obsessions morbid, and she surprises him when he comes home from work to discover the apartment they share suddenly green and girly, with all his precious foreign horror posters ("They're not even in English!") folded (ARGHH!) and put in drawers. (When he shows just a hint of his carefully marshaled anger, the whimpering Evelyn has one of the funniest lines in the movie: "I'm sorry, but it was my mother's birthday and I wanted to have fun!") Their conflicts come into even greater relief one day when they visit a new ice cream store in the neighborhood called I Scream - yep, a horror-themed ice cream shop with many scary flavors - managed by the comely Olivia (Alexandra Daddario), who, unlike Evelyn, gets Max and all his references, and bumps into him again later at a Val Lewton double feature at the New Beverly. Max is on the point of cutting things off with Evelyn when life beats him to the punch: she's hit by a bus while running toward him. He's racked by guilt, nursed along by his horndog half-brother Travis (Oliver Cooper, playing pretty much the same character he played on the last season of CALIFORNICATION), and starts falling for his perfect match, who is conveniently available - until somehow, either by a magic trinket in Max's shop or sheer will power - a zombified Evelyn claws her way out of her plot at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Though undeniably grisly, this is very much a comedy - the term "zom-rom-com" leaps to mind - and on that level, BURYING THE EX pretty much plays by the rules set by other rom-coms of the present era. The characters are for the most part teen comedy caricatures who speak and act outrageously, there's an emphasis on love that is expressed only through sex, and the women are treated pretty badly by the men - and still worse by the other women. This is not to say the film is misogynist, as a couple of critics have charged, because the roles of Evelyn and Olivia are beautifully detailed, sympathetic to the audience if not always to their fellow characters, and very well played. In comedy terms, it does its job and the target audience should be pleased.
That said, because this is a Joe Dante movie, you do get more. Max's torment in the wake of Evelyn's death is genuine and played straight by Anton Yelchin; when she returns from the grave, he is divided between the wish fulfillment and the bad timing of the situation. Ashley Greene is a believable zombie in all meanings of that word - the programmed health nut zealot she was while living, and the rotting reminder of lost love she becomes. Alexandra Daddario plays Olivia as a woman filled with self-doubts and real sexual hunger after surviving a bad relationship of her own, and she is particularly well-cast in contrast to Greene as a type; Evelyn may be green-friendly, but Olivia radiates a more down-to-earth, better match for Max. The success of the film really rides on Anton Yelchin, who plays the lead more or less as the comedy's straight man. After Evelyn is hit by the bus, he sells the wake of that accident with real sensitivity and emotional conflict, his deadpan underscoring the irony of the situation (hasn't she become what's he's always dreamed of, a monster girlfriend?) and a love for this crazy, and now dead, woman that simply cannot transcend their differences as people. Some may watch the film unsure of whether the situation is real or a projection of Max's survivor's guilt, but that's really irrelevant. The situation plays as a very apt metaphor for a love affair that has lingered on well past its expiration date, and the clever dialogue is constantly tossing up phrases that we've all heard or used at various times, which raises the question of why it took so long for this obvious metaphor to be played out in a comedy.
For all that, it's the prevalent Monster Kid culture underlying the story that comes across as its most profound idea. The conflict being played out between Max and Evelyn is foregrounded here in a world where horror has become culturally pervasive. If we look at the film objectively, the stores and shops that figure in its storyline - the monster-oriented and the ecological - are both rooted in how we, as a people, learn to accommodate different forms of fear. We either fight it as best we can, or befriend it. This is the world pretty much 50 years down the pike from the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis setting of Dante's MATINEE (1983), where horror has somehow become ubiquitous and such a touchstone of commonality that it's a touchstone of cool. Meanwhile, the naiveté that was pretty much universal in MATINEE - except for those involved in the sly world of show business and showmanship - is here reserved for "green" people like Evelyn who abhor horror and live under the delusion that their trendy life choices can move the equivalent of a mountain. Though Evelyn's living concerns are deliberately overplayed to look a bit silly, the problems posed by her return from the grave surprisingly touch on issues (more than that, nerves!) that are serious, committed and eternal - and a touch melancholy as well, because they are issues that were of capital importance to the people of MATINEE's time but which don't carry the same weight in today's uncertain world. Things like the importance of keeping a promise. In taking this story to its end, Dante and Trezza must take their characters to some unlikely extremes, sometimes actually cross-cutting between the human extremes of life (as Max and Olivia urgently take their relationship to the next level in a parked car) and death (as finicky undead eater Evelyn suddenly discovers her zombie appetite), but it deftly succeeds in zipping through some dark straits to arrive at a point of warm resolve and a hearty closing laugh.
All in all, this is that rare zombie movie outside the Romero universe to use the zombie concept to some serious ends, and it amounts to Joe Dante's best work since his two outstanding MASTERS OF HORROR episodes of a decade ago, "Homecoming" and "The Screwfly Solution." It is also his best theatrical feature since SMALL SOLDIERS some eighteen years ago, which is no mean achievement. Of course, Jerry Goldsmith isn't around to score for him any more, and his great HOWLING/GREMLINS cameraman John Hora is only on hand for a cameo as an actor, but BURYING THE EX has pretty much everything you could possibly want from a Joe Dante movie, including a welcome cameo by the (supposedly retired) character actor Dick Miller, who gets to say a couple of things that his fans will be quoting whenever they speak of him, for years to come. It is also delightful to see so many homages in the film to Christopher Lee, which are particularly sweet in light of his recent passing. But most of all, this film has that quality you really don't get anywhere else nowadays: that of a nesting doll form of cinema, where the broad comedy contains keen social satire, where the escapism contains reminders of our human (and humane) responsibilities, and where a palpable love for the sheer variety of people and their interests contains a just-as-palpable despair for the ways they sometimes treat each other.


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Better health is not a destination. Your health is a journey of small steps, things you can do to improve your mental and physical well-being.
Empowered Health is a new locally produced television program that shows you the path to better health with weekly tips on eating better, improving your fitness and navigating the minefield of the health care system and the dozens of complementary and alternative therapies and practices.
The show, created by Vancouver's Oh Boy Productions, is produced in partnership with The Vancouver Sun. Each week's episode will be accompanied by a page in The Sun full of stories and tips designed to put you in control of your health.
What exactly is acupuncture and what can it really do? Can I trust a naturopathic doctor? Will yoga help me recover from an injury? How do I get started?
It can be as simple as taking one box out of the shopping cart and replacing it with a vegetable. Or getting down on the floor during a commercial break to try a new stretch.
"We want to give viewers the sense that they are in control of their well-being and to let them know, out of all the information that's out there, what is credible and what they should treat with caution," said Oh Boy Productions owner Stu McNish, an award-winning TV journalist turned independent producer.
"There really is no single place you can go for this kind of information, so people are going to be learning something useful," McNish said. "We want to help people understand how complementary medicine can work with western medicine — not instead of it — and how to tailor all those practices to their unique needs."
"Your doctor, your chiropractor, your physiotherapist and your naturopath all bring something different to the table and they can all work together," he said.
Empowered Health — both on television and in print — will include inspiring stories of recovery, cooking instruction, practical explanations of alternative health care practices and tips to improve your diet and fitness, with easy low-threshold instruction.
Multi-episode segments will run through the series, beginning with a series on the brain featuring Dr. Max Cynader of the Brain Research Centre at UBC. A series on nutritional supplements features Dr. Peter Jones of the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. Miniseries on sleep and stress are also in development.
The Sun's food and science reporter Randy Shore will deliver a no-nonsense look at health care practices and assess what science and common sense have to say about everything from vitamin supplements to organic produce and packaged foods.
McNish is convinced Empowered Health is the right show at the right time. He first tried to find support for the show in 2005, but couldn't find a sponsor or a television partner will to give the project a sniff.
"I really sense that there's a mind shift going on," he said. "People are much more receptive to taking control of their well-being and they are looking for ways that they can do that."
So, when McNish ran the idea past Vancouver past Jim Pattison, Vancouver's top businessman was on board right away. Pattison's Save-On Foods is the project's first major sponsor and his TV stations will be among the first to carry the show.
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Lower costs good for young people here, but economy weaker for those 15 to 29, report finds
Sudbury 'a tale of a split city' for its young people
Sudbury is among the best cities in Canada for young people to live and work, according to a new report.
The inaugural Urban Work Index, funded by RBC Future Launch, places the Nickel City in the top fifth of centres analyzed by a Toronto-based think tank.
YouthfulCities — which describes itself as a "social venture focusing on urban research and programming for youth" — ranks Sudbury fourth out of 21 communities in terms of opportunities for workers aged 15 to 29.
The best city overall is Edmonton, according to the study, followed by Montreal and Ottawa.
Rather than simply compare rates of unemployment, the study looks at a wide range of factors influencing youth success, including access to education, cost of living, and programs for entrepreneurs.
Sudbury jumped into the top echelon largely due to its cheaper rents, as well as lower costs for transit and recreation, but could do much more to inspire and support its entrepreneurs and startups.
"Sudbury's performance is a tale of a split city," the report notes. "On the one hand, it does very well across the affordability indicators, including finishing first overall in both the cost of housing and the cost of leisure. However, elsewhere it struggles — finishing near the bottom of the pack in terms of the city's overall economic profile, as well as its employment attributes."
The city has relatively few co-working spaces, and its fees for new business licences are relatively steep. It also hosts the fewest entrepreneurial conferences of the 21 cities studied, and was 18th in the number of applications to Futurpreneur, a non-profit that supports aspiring business owners under 40.
"There's a niche to be filled, as the city finishes at the bottom of each attribute in the entrepreneurship theme," the report points out.
On a brighter note, Sudbury "finishes among the top of the pack (fifth) in terms of the change in youth full-time jobs as percentage of total jobs."
Like many cities, Sudbury's population is aging, although its proportion of millennials and the next wave of young people, often referred to as Generation Z, is not insignificant. According to the Urban Work Index, the city's youth population is 19.8 per cent.
Caitlin McAuliffe, a local researcher for the index project and a millennial herself, said it was an interesting assignment, as well as an unexpected result.
"I know our employment rate for youth is not great, and I've seen articles about not being the most entrepreneur-friendly city, so I was surprised we ranked so high," she said. "But when you compare the affordability, we came out as having the cheapest rent."
Youth were also invited through a survey to express what matters most to them among four themes — affordability, education, employment and entrepreneurship — "and I guess the result here was we value affordability above services for entrepreneurship," McAuliffe noted. "So that gave us a bit more weighting for the affordability and that's why our ranking also increased."
The Sudbury researcher has found other work locally, including as an analyst for the Northern Policy Institute, but knows many people of her generation who have had to go elsewhere to pursue opportunities in their preferred fields.
"I do think there is a bit of brain drain," she said. "But I also know a lot of people move here because of affordable housing and then try to look for a job. And there is a shortage in skilled trades, so perhaps that's another draw for people to come here, and youth specifically."
McAuliffe said the 21 cities in the study were chosen to provide a cross-section of the most populated centres in Canada — Sudbury being the most populous in this region — but more cities will be represented in a forthcoming Canadian Index.
Sudbury placed ahead of such major centres as Toronto (10th), Calgary (13th) and Vancouver (15th) in the recent study, as well as cities of comparable size such as Moncton (12th) and Oshawa (16th).
While the rankings celebrate the success of youth-friendly cities, they should also motivate municipalities to do more to attract and employ young talent, according to the report authors.
"As Canada's population ages, we need to make sure our cities are vibrant places for youth to work," says Robert Barnard, co-founder of YouthfulCities. "Using this new index as inspiration, we have a challenge for Canada and Canadian cities: make full youth employment (youth unemployment below six per cent) a goal by 2024. Clearly, we can, and we need, to do more. We need to spark a national dialogue on the future of urban work and youth's critical role in it."


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http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2004/commentary040324RB.htm?ref=btpWretched Retirement RealitiesAs much as retirement is a "lifestyle," it all comes down to numbers: how much do you save, how much do your investments return, and how much income will your nest egg provide. Will your numbers add up to a full-figured retirement?By Robert Brokamp (TMF Bro) March 24, 2004 Ah, retirement. A time for travel, hobbies, family, and the "stick sports" (golf, fishing, shuffleboard, and walking along the beach with a metal detector).Also, $1.25 million. That's how much you'd need if you wanted your savings to provide $50,000 of inflation-adjusted retirement income every year, with a good chance that you wouldn't outlive your money.We don't mean to tarnish your visions of unfettered free time and leisure activities. In fact, we think you should keep your dream retirement forefront in your mind -- it'll motivate you to work for that day when you no longer have to work.But like so much in life, being able to kiss the boss goodbye is a numbers game. Here are some of the numbers to consider as you work for that full-figured retirement.1. 4% to 6%Let's start with that $1.25 million mentioned earlier. Most studies indicate that if you want your savings to last, you shouldn't withdraw more than 4% to 6% each year (4% of $1.25 million is $50,000). The exact amount depends on many factors, including how long you plan to live. OK, so you can't "plan" your life expectancy, but someone who retires at age 60 and is in good health should withdraw a smaller percentage of assets than should a veteran of World War I (of which there are less than 1,000 still alive, though Alfred Pugh, the last wounded veteran of the war, died earlier this year).Your withdrawal rate also depends on your other sources of retirement income (Social Security, pension, part-time work). If your other sources are significant, you can look at your withdrawal rate in two ways: (1) You won't need much from savings, so you just take out a little at a time, leaving the rest for emergencies and/or your heirs; or (2) you have other sources of income to fall back on if you outlive your savings, so you can bump up your withdrawal rate.If you don't expect a huge chunk of income to come from sources other than your savings, then you need to be more conservative with your withdrawal rate -- and more aggressive with your savings rate, if you're not yet retired. (You still have a few weeks left to contribute to a 2003 IRA.) For more on withdrawal rates -- and there is much more -- read How Much Are You Gonna Take?2. $3,200 to $4,800Given a withdrawal rate, you can apply it to your own savings to see how much retirement income your current savings could provide. This offers a quick snapshot of where you are -- and how far you might have to go. As an example, let's look at a hypothetical saver, using some real-life stats.According to various sources, including the Employee Benefit Research Institute and Alicia Munnell and Annika Sunden's Coming Up Short, the median balance in a 401(k) is about $40,000. The Investment Company Institute says that the median balance in a traditional IRA is $30,000, and the median balance in a Roth IRA is $10,00.So, let's assume our hypothetical saver has one of each of these accounts, along with the median balances, resulting in a total retirement savings of $80,000. Applying our 4% to 6% withdrawal rate, we get annual retirement income of $3,200 to $4,800. Not a whole lot, is it?3. $3,300So, as a nation, we're not saving enough. There are lots of reasons for this, one of which is our unwillingness to forgo current consumption in order to save for a goal years -- even decades -- down the road.However, not saving has a real cost today, at least when it comes to using retirement accounts. The less that is contributed to a 401(k), 403(b), or similar account, the more taxes are paid, since contributions are essentially tax-deductible. Plus, workers who don't participate miss out on the employer match (if there is one).Again, let's look at an example. If a worker earns $60,000 a year and contributes $6,000 (10% of salary, a good target) to her 401(k), she'll save $1,500 in federal income taxes, assuming she's in the 25% tax bracket (as most taxpayers are). Plus, if her employer matches 50 cents on every dollar contributed to the plan up to 6% of her salary (the most common matching formula), then her employer will deposit $1,800 a year in her account.Add it together, and you get $3,300 worth of missed tax savings and free money from the boss -- the price today of not saving for tomorrow. 4. 2019According to the report released yesterday by the Medicare trustees -- folks such as Treasury Secretary John Snow, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, and an economist with the ironic last name of "Saving" -- Medicare's trust fund is now projected to be depleted in 2019. That's seven years sooner than last year's projection, due in part to increased health-care costs, lower tax receipts, and the new prescription-drug benefit (which we were told would cost $400 billion over 10 years during the debate, but will cost well more than $500 billion now that it is law).According to the report, Medicare represents 2.6% of U.S. domestic gross product. However, since the growth of Medicare costs will outpace economic growth, the program is projected to represent 3.7% of GDP by 2010 and 7.7% by 2035.What this means is, health care and retirement are linked at the prosthetic hip -- becoming big-ticket, national issues. Comfortable golden years are no longer based just on savings, Social Security, and a pension. Retirement planning now also necessitates health-care planning.5. $10,788The Social Security trustees also released their report. The "good" news is that the date of Social Security's insolvency did not move up. 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Sunday, 22 September 2013
Queenbert iHeartRadio Festival Las Vegas
It seems like forever since I last saw Adam perform and what a sight for sore eyes he is. Wow. He looks stunning. Cutting a svelte figure looking refined in unimposing understated black, he's dressed respectfully in keeping with the rest of the band and not attention-seekily, which only shows Adam's sensitivity and class. There's facial hair with very little make-up and it's quite rare to see him without a jacket for such an event. Maybe he's remembered it makes him sweat bucketloads. Casual with shirt slashed to the waist and skintight jeans, there's no denying his irresistible sex appeal. The only bling comes in the form of a bit of jewellery, a belt and those bedazzled Louboutins.
The set kicks off with the "Mama" part of Bohemian Rhapsody and with it he's finally scratched my 5 year (almost) itch. Despite being part of previous Queenbert concerts, this is the first time Adam has performed it since his AI audition. It will draw the inevitable comparisons with Freddie but he holds his own. I think he lacks the cutting clarity of Freddie's tone but it's strong and he adds a different grittier rock texture to it. The theatricality and the emotion still give it that impact though.
Another One Bites The Dust completes the opening medley and the start is a shock. Adam's voice is so low and rich and it's that part of his range that we rarely hear. Even during the higher parts I realise that during the Trespassing era I haven't heard that much of his melodic sweet spot, which is truly sublime. He gets his strut on, showing us all what a powerful and charismatic front man he makes.
Crazy Little Thing Called Love comes with a heavy dose of swagger with some of Adam's diction a nod to Elvis. He's a bit tentative when the music cuts out but his belting is mightily impressive.
Who Wants To Live Forever brings an abrupt change to the mood of the set. Super dramatic from very soft and whispery to strong, powerful and operatic, Adam's voice seems limitless as he glides effortlessly between its many different shades and facets. He gives me goosebumps galore, especially at the climax which I will to keep going. You cannot fail to be moved by this and the emotion behind it. It's spellbinding. I watch and listen in awe, astounded all over again by his mastery of his phenomenal voice. I already feel from this concert that he's reached a new level, above everything else so far and it makes me proud to see him strive to keep improving when there's so little room for it. It could just be the quality of the recordings but it sounds to me that the difference between this and last year's Queenbert is considerable.
Adam leaves the stage for Fun to join Queen for Somebody To Love, sung by their front man Nate Ruess. It's quite cruel for anyone to follow Adam, kind of like the anti-climax of Kris performing after Adam on the AI tour. Nate has a lovely timbre to his voice but he seems to not be very well trained on the mic. I think it's too far and he doesn't keep it steady, affecting how we perceive his tone, power, projection and volume. They have different styles though and I've come to appreciate how slick and well-controlled Adam's is. Comparatively rough around the edges, Nate does a good job and it's enjoyable, but for selfish reasons I can't help but wish it were Adam singing instead. As an aside, it seems Fun's guitarist didn't get the memo regarding what to wear. I think he looks like a guy they dragged in off the street.
Adam is re-introduced back on stage for a Fat Bottomed Girls duet with Nate. When I think of Adam performing, I often think of him playing up to the crowd but I have a new-found appreciation of how physically restrained he is. In direct contrast to Nate's rather hyperactive flaily style, Adam seems effortlessly cool and laid back in comparison. His stage presence still dominates and is second-to-none. The highlight which is hilarious, has to be where he straddles an imaginary object (I'll leave that to your imagination), works his snake hips and demands us to get on our bikes and ride. Yes sir!
A mashup of Dragon Attack with the Bohemian Rhapsody breakdown follows. By force of habit, I almost expect DA to segue into Shady but both songs are frustratingly abbreviated. He hits a rare sharp note in the very short burst of BR. I want to hear more of it though. I really think full versions deserve to be heard and a half hour set is nowhere near enough.
We Will Rock You marks the beginning of the end. A tuft of hair is starting to fall and there's a flat note. I have to say that the crowd is particularly lame. Don't any of them know how to clap in time? Admittedly they didn't all come to see Queen and the venue is massive but when you compare it to any of the London shows it must have been a disappointment for the performers. Maybe Adam should have led the clapping There was the potential to create a magical atmosphere for all that was missed.
We Are The Champions is the spectacular conclusion to the set and Adam leaves no doubt as to his suitability for the task in hand. The crowd is better for this one with a few arms swaying in the air but it's still not a patch on London last year. He ends the concert with a blast of his trademark bluesy runs but I just don't want it to end.
I love this concert though the truncated songs and the abrupt switching between them is a serious source of irritation. I would've liked to have heard Don't Stop Me Now, The Show Must Go On and a full Bohemian Rhapsody but the allocated time is too short. I feel that Adam's upped his game, vocally stretching his range. His voice and his presence are so very powerful, exuding charisma and commanding all before him. There is no denying his Rock God credentials as I feel humbled just watching him. Magnificent.
16 comments:
- Anonymous22 September 2013 at 18:11
Love your review. You were lucky to have been there. One of these days I hope it will be my turn. Until then, I will live vicariously through reviews like this one, videos and Twitter accounts. Thank you again.ReplyDeleteReplies
Unfortunately I wasn't there in person but I was lucky enough to see them in London last year.Delete
WWTLF is missing.It goes right to STL. I tried it twice.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's working fine for me. Where are you watching from? One possible explanation might be that the 2nd video in the playlist is blocked.Delete
- Anonymous22 September 2013 at 20:01
Thanks for this great review. I found myself imagining that Brian and May had a chat with Adam during rehearsal and told him to not hold back or worry about upstaging them. It felt to me like they want to champion Adam as much as possible, just as he has done so much to energize them. Beautiful to see.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's such a difficult and daunting job to step into Freddie's shoes so I'm glad they're really supportive. I can't imagine anyone else being able to bring such élan to the songs for new audiences.Delete
- Anonymous22 September 2013 at 20:04
OMG a review,finally! As someone who got a ticket in sec. 114, let me tell you about the crowd: Vegas rollers, guests, loaded drunk people most of who were there to see a specific act and then left. To start with, about 10% was unsold because they held onto the artificial high prices and when MGM released the tickets, people didn't know and thus didn't buy them. Some of those radio contest winners were so lost as to what to do in the crowd, it was funny to watch them. Then there were the $$ guys - old guys in their 70's nodding off with their younger female partners bopping heads. Anyway, the exodus of inebriated people is what allowed me to seat-hop my way down to floor (well, 2nd row since I am short although the security lady offered to let me go to the actual floor)and thus the last set of pictures was taken from the 2nd row of section 14 with a pretty clear view of the stage. The crowd was terrible, people didn't know what to expect but I did see that those who were paying attention actually came alive during Queen's set. It was Some Kind Of Magic! But it was not an appropriate public for Adam Lambert + Queen. None of the artists were shown any modicum of hall-wide respect, perhaps Elton John came closest but the youngsters had no patience for him. Oh and women massively left during C. Brown's set (I did too). Now let's keep our fingers crossed for an actual concert States-side.ReplyDelete
Wow Lily, great pictures and thank you for sharing. Glad you got to experience Queenbert first hand and managed to get close to the action. It really is a shame about the crowd but I guess that's what happens when you get such a mishmash of artists in the same line-up. The atmosphere will lack that passion. It's a pity because the buzz during my Queenbert experience was incredible. Hope there's more to come.Delete
- Anonymous24 September 2013 at 22:50
We NEED another REAL Queenbert Concert! I mean, Adam was/is in such top form, i can't even imagine what could be in a proper hall with the right audio system. The audio feed inside MGM's Arena was much better than the Apollo but Nokia Theater in LA would be even better. One can dream! Heck, for acoustics, I'll book Disney Hall which has a hall specifically constructed in shape and from materials (soft wood) to properly carry sound.Oy vey :-)Delete
Thank you for this amazing review! I see your point when you say Adam was trying not to seek attention with his clothes, but I did miss his glam look, he didn´t even wore nail polish, and I feel this is kind of part of him. I loved his performance, he was stunning as usual, and I do love Queen,so for me it felt like heaven! Thanks again for your reviews.ReplyDeleteReplies
I think it was really classy of him to not try to be the centre of attention as he understood that it was Queen's work he was showcasing. I'm really loving this look of his, so refined!Delete
- Anonymous23 September 2013 at 05:12
Great review! Missed your point of view so very happy you are writing again! Adam's performance was astounding and I've been shaken by the power of his voice and his presence. I hope this is a beginning of the new chapter!ReplyDelete
Thanks, hope I manage to keep it going. Still watching this on repeat, can't quite get over how remarkable that voice is and its ability to move.Delete
- Anonymous27 September 2013 at 01:02
Good god, finally you are back. I've always loved your writings. You've done another outstanding job reviewing Adam's performance.ReplyDelete
I was lucky to be in the audience. I was on the floor to the right of the extended stage. Maybe 10 feet from performers. Let me tell you, Adam's voice on that night was so magical. It was so rich, clear and really really really powerful to a point that scared me a little. His voice filled the entire arena and soared. I was totally blown away. And then here came his magnificent stage presence. I was completely floored.
The crowd was ok, many people in the arena actually enjoyed the Queenbert set a lot. And you could feel people's curiosity and the respect at the same time. Although they were not necessarily Queen fans let alone Adam fans. I think the problem with them was that they were not familiar with songs like AOBTD, CLTCL, WWTLF as well as DA. And from where I stood, I observed that many people were actually stunned by Adam's voice. They didn't know what to react and was slow. You know, for young people Queen was too old for them and for older people they liked to keep calm. But they were in awe of Adam's performance. Plus, good number of people were participating and waving their hands. So, all good.
- Anonymous26 October 2013 at 07:17
I wish people would judge Adam by his voice and not his lifestyle. I am a fan and have been since he appeared in Idol. His overall look is amazing and I truly thought that maybe Elvis had a son. His appearances are majestic. His over all charisma is stupendous. He is a very handsome man and that voice is just pure magic. I am 65 years old so I am not after Adam for anything except his beautiful music and personality. He will be a greater star than Elton John and I like John's music.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous19 February 2014 at 21:23
COMPLETELY agree! I love Adam, I think he has the most amazing voice but his showmanship is fantastic! It always fits the song. I wish all the write ups and interviews would not bring up his lifestyle. He treats people with respect, he respects himself, he's not promiscuous or into drugs so he's a great & I hope to see him soar to the top.Delete


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MONTREAL – Quebec's anti-corruption unit has struck again.
Investigators raided four south shore municipalities Thursday morning arresting 11 people including city workers and construction executives alleging they participated in an extensive bid-rigging scheme involving $20 million in contracts.
"This investigation let us establish that a system of collusion, breach of trust and corruption has been ongoing since 2007 concerning diverse infrastructure work in St. Jean sur Richelieu and certain cities around it," said Sûreté du Québec Chief Inspector François Roux.
He estimated the investigation uncovered more than $1 million worth of fraud against taxpayers. Other municipalities allegedly hit by the collusion scheme were Carignan, Lacolle and Henryville.
Police arrested Thierry Garcia, 47, an engineer for the city of St. Jean sur Richelieu and Jacques Vallières, 60, a buyer involved in the city's calls for tender.
"They transmitted privileged information in exchange for many gifts and other benefits," Roux said. "The investigation also demonstrated the use of a scheme involving fake invoices for the benefit of different (parties)."
Garcia faces charges alleging he took part in four conspiracies involving the awarding of contracts as well as breach of trust, fraud against a government and accepting bribes. Vallières faces similar criminal accusations but is not charged with conspiracy.
Roux alleged the two men received tickets for shows, home improvements and "other gifts" in exchange for facilitating bid-rigging for companies he described as a consortium.
The 2-year investigation by the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC) targeted eight infrastructure contracts worth more than $20 million. It was the third major operation carried out by UPAC since April. The first involved alleged corruption in Mascouche and resulted in the arrests of the city's mayor Richard Marcotte, 65, and Quebec construction kingpin Antonio Accurso. In May, UPAC arrested nine people in connection with the $300 million Faubourg Contrecoeur land deal in Montreal.
The system allowed the consortium of companies to inflate the cost of contracts by "between 25 and 30 per cent," Roux said.
Sylvain Latour, chief of staff for St. Jean sur Richelieu, said the city would hold its own administrative investigation before deciding whether to take any disciplinary action against Garcia and Vallières. "It's part of our internal rules. We don't know much more than what we learned (Thursday) morning," Latour said adding both men have been employed by the city "for several years."
"We are all surprised," he said.
Roux said the investigation found no evidence elected officials were aware of the alleged collusion.
The largest contract in the alleged collusion scheme involved work done on a new water filtration plant in St. Jean sur Richelieu worth $8.2 million. A $5.2-million contract to redevelop city land was also part of the alleged collusion, police said.
Latour said new provincial laws, concerning the awarding of government contracts, adopted last year corrected the flaws that allowed what allegedly happened in St. Jean sur Richelieu. The contracts probed in the UPAC investigation were awarded between 2007 and 2010 and the work they called for has already been completed.
The eleven people arrested where detained at the SQ's headquarters on Parthenais and later released on a promise to appear at the courthouse in St. Jean sur Richelieu on Sept. 7.
Among those arrested was Pasquale Fedele, 48, president of CIV-BEC Inc., a construction company based in St. Jean sur Richelieu. In May, charges were filed against Fedele in connection with the same UPAC operation that produced the arrest of Frank Zampino, 52, former chairman of the city of Montreal's executive committee following the investigation of the Faubourg Contrecoeur land deal.
Jacques Lavoie, 34, CIV-BEC's vice-president, was also arrested Thursday. He and Fedele were the only people, among the 11, to be charged with extortion. Police allege they pressured a competing company not to bid on a St. Jean sur Richelieu contract.
Another construction executive arrested was Alain Patrick, 34, of CIV-BEC Inc. Police charged the St. Constant man with two counts of breach of trust, nine counts of fraud, six counts of uttering false declarations, four counts of conspiracy, nine counts of creating and using counterfeit documents and corruption.
Gaetan Paradis, 65, president of Construction G.C.P. Inc. and Jean-Jacques Laplante of Construction Benvas Inc., a small company based in Varennes face fraud charges involving bid-rigging. Laplante also is charged with producing counterfeit documents.
UPAC director Robert Lafrenière said the investigation was different from the unit's other probes because of additional work done by Competition Bureau Canada, a federal organization that probes unfair business practices.
"The other (investigations) were based more on (criminal acts). Here we have a case that, at its foundation, involves collusion," Lafrenière said adding the bid-rigging process prevented other companies from having a chance at obtaining contracts.
"We have a group of entrepreneurs who, among themselves, committed acts of collusion. And we have two civil servants who facilitated the collusion."


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Dear Genealogy Day Attendees:
All of you are amazing! Jose and I were reading through the comments from your cards and survey forms, and we are so happy that you all enjoyed the program!
My deepest thanks to everyone who took the time to give us your thoughts and feedback. My apologies for the microphone issues, but my mic test couldn't withstand the hurricane force of 101 people in the room!
To everyone with ethnic genealogy requests – I will have a series of mini workshops next year to help you all with those topics. I try to keep Genealogy Day subjects as broad and far-reaching as possible. But I'm excited that the interest in ethnic and technology based libraries is going strong! I will be able to tackle those topics with such an amazing group of patrons.
To Do List for Next Year:
-Better Microphone equipment
-Mic Stands for the audience
-More lunch seating
-Earlier ending time/shorter lunch
-Convince Craig Pfannkuche to speak again; don't take 'no' for an answer
-Tell Jeanne Bloom to work on an Orphan Train genealogy program; bribe her to become my mentor
-Woo Jennifer Holik into doing a program on the 'destroyed' Military archives in Missouri
-Ask Jane Haldeman to work on Google Earth Part 2; convince her to build it into her plans to rule the Google world.
What have you taken away from this year's genealogy day? What was your favorite topic? What has this one-day program done for your research?
If you need me, I'll see you at the Library!
Many Thanks,
Debra, Jose, and the FPLD Library Staff


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As part of Supporters Week here on MLSsoccer.com, we are launching a new series called "Know Your Capo," which will highlight the men and women who stand up in front of MLS' various supporter groups and lead the charge during matches. Sometimes they miss the action, but as one capo told us, "The focus is on putting supporting ahead of the actual match."
Name: Zachary Meisenheimer
Club: Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Supporters Group: Curva Collective, which Meisenheimer helped organize with Massimo Cusano and others in 2011.
First game capoing: The away match in Seattle in 2011. It was nothing we planned. We just met with the other supporters outside the stadium two hours before the match. Mass brought his drum, and he was just like, "Hey, let's get to the front of the section. We're stuck here forever. Let's just teach some of the people we've been doing." I was, like, "OK." That was the first time I ever capoed. I spent the whole match facing the crowd.
Favorite chant(s): We are constantly bringing in new songs that we find meaningful. ... My favorites are the club songs, like one we call The Kai: Allez Allez O // Allez Allez O // Whitecaps FC // You're the one for me.
Special moment missed while capoing: I didn't actually see Eric Hassli's wonder strike. Because it was the first day I ever capoed. But I don't regret that. It was an incredible day and a meaningful experience for me. And that game is what led to the foundation of Curva Collective.
Great quote on capoing: "Capoing is an individual thing, a community thing expressed by one person."
Craziest expression of support: I took my son to the Voyageurs Cup match in Montreal this year, and when I landed, I got this text from the club PR guy, saying," Martin [Rennie, Whitecaps head coach] has a request." So I talked to Martin, and he asked me if I wanted to come into the locker room and speak to the team before the game. So that was good. The speech was surreal. I know all the players but not in that context. I've never been in the room where there are so amped up and so focused. It was crazy. ... And, of course, we arranged our return flights later so we arrived three hours before kickoff against Portland.
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Hmm. I have been trying to get the analog sticks to work on this emulator and they simply will not. I've never had this problem with my other emulators. I have an official DualShock 2 controller and an unofficial wireless PS3 controller and I've never had any problems with either. Am I missing some kind of plugin or does this emulator not support analog sticks?


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This morning's edition of the Daily Progress reveals that one of Charlottesville's major country clubs has been sold in the wake of a financial scandal blamed on its ousted president, Michael Comer.
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Here's some unanswered questions that have never been answered.
1. Was anyone overseeing Comer in his role as president?
2. If he embezzled funds to save the family business(es) as his lawyer claimed, then why didn't he go to the Kessler family first to see if they could help? Surely, when Frank Kessler died, he left his heirs some serious money. Did he go to a lawyer about these supposed finacial woes and seek advice? Given the size and scope of these businesses, I would imagine that they had a lawyer or several lawyers.
3. Where was the money deposited? Was it in a business operating account? Did anyone not notice these large sums of money?
win win win....lose lose lose.
it is so very, very sad when rich people lose money. :(
I have been told there is far more to this story than has yet been reported in any of the local media. The financial dealings that are public, and that have led to this and Mr. Comer's guilty plea may not be the complete picture, and hopefully someday we will know more.
Yeah, there's 964 rumors out there.
But remember, they're just that.... rumors.
What is your definition of a "major country club"? are there minor country clubs here?
I Hope this means that the golf course will now be public
I seriously doubt that the policies of the club will change just because ownership is. The residents don't want just any Tom, Richard and Harry tromping around on their sacred grounds.
Anyone know if Octopus has sold any local condominium complexes lately?
If by "Public" you mean free like a park- no not a chance. But if you want to play there they sell non-resident memberships. It's not like you need to buy a house there.
"Money talks, BS walks".....that's how you cut a deal and cop a plea. Comer's deal was to have his family repay everything, and find a buyer for their holdings at Glenmore to get them out of a business that they do not belong in and couldn't control. Check out Comer's background and "training".
So this club will come down to the real world. About time.
That about sums it up. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of people. :)
They have treated people like !@#$%^& and now their world has turned to !@#$%^&.
What goes around . . .
Why in the world does Glenmore need a gate? I could care less where folks live around here, but what the heck is the appeal of a gated community. To keep the wild hooligans of Keswick out? They ought to make Mike Comer work the gate house there in shackles.
And while we are at it, why is there a gate at Lake Monticello? I just don't get it. I have talked my way in both of those places with no reason to be there. I'm certain if you were a criminal you could do the same darn thing.
both need a gate to keep the residents off our streets........


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It may be the start of the holiday season - which, amongst other things, means that new comics are released on Thursday this week, instead of Wednesday - but that doesn't stop comics from bringing death, destruction and Iron Man.
Let's get the non-Marvel books out the way first, because there are less of them. Dark Horse releases an ideal stocking stuffer in the shape of Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Slaves Of The Republic, in which Anakin and Ahsoka try to free her people from tyranny.
Meanwhile, Image Comics matches them in crossmedia properties, with One Model Nation, a new graphic novel written by Courtney Taylor from the Dandy Warhols (with art by Street Angel's Jim Rugg) about an alternate history Germany's music-led revolution in 1977. Of course, if you like historical stories, the collection of time-traveling-tales in Doctor Who: Through Time and Space from IDW may be just the right antidote for your winter blues.
Superherowise, the dead are continuing to rise at DC, with two series spinning out of Blackest Night: Blackest Night: The Flash and Blackest Night: Wonder Woman both launch this week, accompanied by the entirely un-undead JSA All-Stars series showcasing the younger members of DC's second team. But that truly pales beside the onslaught of superhero launches from Marvel this week. Brace yourself.
If it's not the alternate earth thrills of What If? Secret Invasion (That's not even a sentence, never mind a question), it's the continuity-heavy Dark Avengers Annual, Siege: The Cabal (A prelude to next month's Siege event that'll get the original Avengers back together in time for that whole movie thing) or Fall Of The Hulks: Alpha.
Retrofun can be found in Uncanny X-Men First Class: Hated and Feared. And while Tony Stark is in bad ways in the regular Iron Man book, we get a look back at his origins in Iron Man: Requiem. It's actually a pretty good week for Iron Man fans; there's also the first issue of Iron Man Vs. Whiplash, which ties in with next year's movie, as does the first issue of Black Widow and the Marvel Girls. Why, after all of that, you'll need the non-superhero Dark Tower: Battle of Jericho Hill to cleanse your palette.
Even if you're not looking for a hint of what to expect from summer blockbusters, you'll find something worth reading on this week's shipping list from Diamond Distributors, or by leafing through the selection at your local comic store. And remember: Comics don't care if you're naughty or nice.


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Man in custody in Lacee Shupe slaying
The man suspected of killing former Gardnerville resident Lacee Nicole Shupe, 22, has been taken into custody by Washoe County detectives.
Cold Springs resident Robert Michael Owens Jr., 41, is in custody at the Washoe County Detention Facility in the murder of Shupe and attempted murder of roommate Joshua Able, 39. Owens was arrested on Tuesday after he was released from the hospital, according to Washoe County Public Information Officer Bob Harmon.
Harmon said that Able may also have been released from the hospital. Able left the house during the attack and sought help from neighbors by knocking on doors. Harmon said that when Able returned, he was locked out of the house.
According to the preliminary investigation, Owens attacked Shupe and Able, causing significant injuries with a sharp object.
Owens allegedly injured himself with the object. Shupe succumbed to her injuries. Several possible weapons found in the house include a razor, knives and a hatchet.
"I don't have any more detail than that," Harmon said.
Investigators also aren't releasing information about any relationship between the three, besides that they were roommates.
The initial cause of death is believed to be sharp force trauma, however a final determination is pending from the Washoe County Medical Examiner's Office.
The incident was discovered when Washoe sheriff's deputies responded to a report of suspicious circumstances in the 17100 block of Crystal Canyon Court in Cold Springs 5:30 a.m. July 1.
The Sheriff's Office asks that anyone with information about these individuals or the incident contact the Washoe County Sheriff's Detective Division at (775) 328-3320 or Secret Witness at (775) 322-4900.
Shupe was a 2009 graduate of Douglas High School, where she had been active in FFA and SkillsUSA. Nearly 400 mourners packed Valley Christian Fellowship for her memorial service.