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Jardines y Funerarias Del Angel™ is a brand linking a network of funeral homes and cemeteries in Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Rio Grande Valley, Miami, Tucson, Yuma, El Paso, Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio and Puerto Rico.
For many decades, we have been helping Hispanic families with dignity and respect before, during and after the loss of a loved one. Our exclusive services, including bilingual personnel, hospitality rooms, transfers to country of origin, extended visitation hours, in-home visitation and family rooms, offer Hispanic families the opportunity to honor their loved ones according to their traditions.
We also have all the benefits of being part of the Dignity Memorial® network, the largest network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers in North America. As a Dignity Memorial provider, we offer an array of unmatched services, including National Transferability of Prearranged Services, Bereavement Travel Services, a 24-Hour Compassion Helpline®, access to an acclaimed grief management library and much more. When you choose one of our providers, you not only receive the compassionate care you expect from a locally operated establishment, but also the value you deserve from the largest and most trusted network of funeral, cremation and memorialization service providers.
We understand losing a loved one is an emotional and difficult experience, and we are committed to helping our client families with compassionate, professional and personal service.
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Opioids and the Mail
It's been said the opioid epidemic does not discriminate. Its impact is felt in all communities — rural or urban, big or small, wealthy or poor. As was noted at a recent Senate hearing, nearly every American has been touched in some way by this crisis.
Policymakers are looking to attack the problem from all sides: greater access to treatment; increased funding for municipalities and their first responders; updated training for doctors in prescribing opioids; tougher penalties for drug dealers; and cooperation from pharmaceutical companies.


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Breakroom Studios is the collected creative endeavors of Chris Cowan, Chris Quandt, and Nate Henderson.
Each of us has a passion for creative entertainment, be it acting, drawing, podcasting, filming, or cartooning.
We started with a podcast called The MadCast, which eventually became the comedy variety show podcast No Show, which has now split into a sketch comedy show (The Hank & Hal Show) and a pop culture talk show, Pop Mockers. After creating audio podcasts for several years, we began to branch out into videos, with parts 1 and 2 of the comedy video series, The Hank & Hal Movie, and the Christian comedy videos series, The Bible News Network.
We created breakroomstudios.com as a springboard for all these different features.
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MANKATO, Minn. — Police in Mankato say they're investigating the death of a woman as a homicide.
Public Safety Deputy Director Matt Westermayer said a man has also been wounded and a male is in custody. He declined to say whether the injured man was the male in custody or what type of weapon may have been involved.
The deceased woman and injured man were found at a single-family residence Thursday morning.
Westermayer says the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting with the investigation.


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DTV needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 41 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
We are an online resource for consumers who are interested in solar energy and solar power. We provide articles, tools, and resources guides to help consumers become educated on solar and how it can help them save money as well as help them offset carbon emissions.
Target audience is home and business owners shopping for solar energy or who are looking to help save money on their electricity bill.
The banners should be eye-catching but not distracting. We need 3 different banner sizes:
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We would like the message of the banner to be "Get A Free Solar Energy Quote". Images/themes are totally flexible (ie. solar panels, "green" related, carbon emissions, etc). Would like our logo included in the banner somewhere.
As with all of our previous designs, we will be giving quick feedback to all submissions. The final delivery should be in .psd format. Let us know if you need any further details or files.


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Vermont Tourism Calendar: December's Holiday, Sports and Shopping Events
Choose from slopeside events and special offers at ski resorts, plus festive holiday lodging deals at inns statewide. Enjoy bustling shops and vibrant galleries in Vermont's 24 Designated Downtowns.
Several towns host the 50/50 Challenge, a series of holiday events and sales that ensure a jolly good time for shoppers filling hard-to-stuff stockings! Complete listings and websites for these events are at http://www.VermontVacation.com/pressroom.
Festival of Trees
Nov. 24 – Dec. 30, Bennington
Festival of Trees "Around the World" is a community created exhibit of 20 uniquely designed and decorated holiday trees. Additional items from the museum's collection produce a perfect blend of current design with historical elements. There's also several traditional and tabletop trees created by local schoolchildren to admire. Benningtonmuseum.org
Chandler Gallery Holiday Bazaar
Wednesdays, now – Dec. 23, Randolph
Quality, fine and functional arts and crafts and local specialty food products by 40 artisans will be showcased in a festive holiday setting. Shoppers find a wide array of affordable fine gifts for the holidays, open Wednesdays 6-8 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and Sundays 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Chandlergallery.blogspot.com/
Candy Cane Making
Nov. 27 – Dec. 22, Stowe
Fun, family-friendly demonstrations begin at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Additional 2 p.m. demos take place on Saturdays. Watch for free or register ahead to make your own candy cane for $6.00. The folks at Laughing Moon do their best to accommodate everyone but please note registering ensures a lesson. Laughingmoonchocolates.com
Bellows Falls & Walpole Artisan Tour
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, Bellows Falls
Studio artists open their studios and sell their wares on Thanksgiving weekend. Several artists will have work for sale and demonstrations at 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls. Walpoleartisans.org
35th Annual Putney Craft Tour
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, Putney
Demos, food, handcrafted shopping along scenic back roads. Blacksmiths, glass blowers, potters, jewelers, weavers, woodworkers – even artisan cheesemakers. Putneycrafts.com
Manchester Merriment
Nov. 29 – Jan. 1, Manchester
Come enjoy the dozens of events happening in Manchester all holiday season! Lighted tractor parade, wine tastings, inn tours, tree lightings, horse-drawn wagon rides and world-class shopping are how Manchester & the Mountains celebrates the holiday season! Visitmanchestervt.com
Ri Ra's Santa 5k Run
Dec. 1, Burlington
The Ri Ra's Santa 5k Run is Vermont's first and only all Santa Race! The course starts on historic Church Street and features a rolling course with one tough hill on Battery Street. All participants receive a full Santa suit and a great Irish breakfast after the race at Ri Ra Irish pub. Events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=8881
Star Party
Dec. 6, Peacham
Join fellow stargazers for an evening of observing under clear skies using the Northeast Kingdom Astronomy Foundation's main 17″ and portable telescopes. Learn with neighbors, newcomers and amateur astronomers. Facebook.com/nkaf.org
Holiday Celebrations at Shelburne Museum
Dec. 3-8, Shelburne
The new Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education will be humming with holiday-themed art activities, games and live music. The Center will be a sight to behold bedecked with 10 holiday trees, each decorated in a different theme inspired by the museum's collections. Shelburnemuseum.org
Holiday Stroll
Dec. 7, Vergennes
Eat breakfast with Santa, shop at the craft fair, find rare gifts at the Bixby Library silent auction, grab your rotary wreath and sing carols as you stroll. Read with Mrs. Claus; make cookies and decorations in Santa's workshop. Enjoy the music of Champlain Brass Quintet, Victory Baptist Church Choir, Dickens carolers and Addison County Gospel Choir. Addisoncounty.com/holidaystroll
Capital City Farmers Market
Dec. 7 & 21, Montpelier
35 farmers, food producers, and craftspeople sell local fare. Also enjoy live music and ready-to-eat foods. Join us at the Vermont College of Fine Arts Gym at the corner of E. State St. and College St. Montpelierfarmersmarket.com
Stowe Community Church Christmas Fair
Dec. 7, Stowe
The Christmas Fair features decorated wreaths, needlecrafts, baked goods, and our original mugs, cookbooks, puzzles and historic Stowe afghans. The Trinkets & Treasures Room contains jewelry and other surprises. This year's quilt raffle features a queen-sized, "Crazy Quilt" pattern. Stowechurch.org
19th Annual Brewfest
Dec. 7, Smugglers' Notch Resort
Enjoy a day of outdoor fun on the mountain and a night of savoring the region's finest libations. Sample local & regional beers and wines, with music, munchies and prizes. Smuggs.com
Christmas at Billings Farm & Museum
Dec. 7 – Jan. 1, Woodstock
Discover the simplicity of a 19th century Vermont Christmas in an authentically decorated farmhouse and working dairy farm. Partake in horse-drawn sleigh ride and children's activities. Open every weekend and December 26 – Jan. 1. GPS: 69 Old River Road Billingsfarm.org
Classic Films of the 1950s
Dec. 8, Stowe
The 1950s were a fascinating time for Hollywood films. Several directors who began their careers in the silent era were in their prime and new stars such as Marlon Brando, James Dean and Audrey Hepburn were making their mark. Films addressed vital issues of the time such as juvenile delinquency, conformity, and racial attitudes, while the shadow of the Hollywood blacklist loomed. A Vermont Humanities Council event at the Jewish Community of Greater Stowe. Vermonthumanities.org
Wassail Weekend in Woodstock
Dec. 13 – 15, Woodstock
Voted one of Vermont's Top Ten Winter events, the term has its roots in Medieval England referring to the Norse, "ves heill" meaning "to drink to the health." Ale brewed with spiced apples and sugar was the warm drink given to the singers who went door to door during the Solstice. Parades, theatre, dining events and carolers' songs of the season fill the air. Woodstockvt.com/wassail
Holidays on the Newbury Common
Dec. 14, Newbury
An old-fashioned winter party with music, traditional craft demonstrations, winter games, bonfire, tree lighting, hot chocolate, cookies, a visit from Santa and more! Enjoy a community supper and join the moonlight snowshoe and square dance after the fireworks show! Celebrate250.org
Winter's Eve
Dec. 14, Burlington
Come calling on Ethan and Fanny Allen for a Winter's Eve celebration! Begin your experience in the 18th Century Tavern; take part in group dances, hear live music, or watch historical craft demonstrations. Come along for a lantern tour of the Allen House where historical re-enactors will entertain you! Ethanallenhomestead.org
22nd Annual Coolidge Holiday Open House
Dec. 15, Plymouth Notch
The Coolidge Birthplace will be decorated as it would have been in 1872, the year the future president was born. Holiday music will fill the village. Sleigh rides, children's activities, crafts, foods and the Plymouth Memory Tree lighting ceremony enliven this holiday celebration. HistoricSites.Vermont.gov/Coolidge
Solstice Snowshoe over Moose Mountain
Dec. 21, East Charleston
Hike four miles along the Moose Mountain Trail. This beautiful trail runs through hardwood forest and rolling terrain. The journey to the 2,339' peak offers scenic vistas of the northern range of the Green Mountains, Lake Willoughby and Wheeler Pond. Bring lunch, a hot drink and warm layers. Registration is required and snowshoes are available. Northwoodscenter.org
Celebrate Annual Holiday Show
Dec. 23- 28, Barre
Celebrate Annual Holiday Show includes a wide variety of fine art and crafts. Hundreds of one-of-a-kind gifts made by local artists are exhibited on three floors of Barre's beloved downtown gallery. Studioplacearts.com


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'Leadership in the Human Services' with Dr. Jared Bernstein
Adanti Student Center
Two campus events titled "Healthcare in the 21st Century" will include presentations by Dr. Jared Bernstein, an economic policy advisor and chief economist. These events are:
- February 27, 2014, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Adanti Student Center 301
Open to faculty and students
Discussion: How one becomes a leader within the "helping" professions.
Important for majors within CMD, Nursing, Public Health, Recreation & Leisure, Social Work, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology.
- February 28, 2014, 9-11 a.m.
Adanti Student Center 313 (Ballroom A)
Open to public, faculty, students
Discussion: How are businesses going to implement the new healthcare laws?
Dr. Jared Bernstein joined the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in May 2011 as a Senior Fellow. From 2009-2011, Dr. Bernstein was the chief economist and economic advisor to Vice President Joe Biden. Dr. Bernstein also served as executive director of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class, and member of President Obama's economic team.
Dr. Bernstein's areas of expertise include federal and state economic and fiscal policies, income inequality and mobility, trends in employment and earnings, international com-parisons, and the analysis of financial and housing markets.
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The dive site Klein Tafelberg Reef is an offshore rocky reef in the outer Hout Bay area on the Atlantic seaboard of the Cape Peninsula, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
This can be a spectacular dive and there is a wide range of colourful invertebrates to be seen.
Get in
The site is only accessible by boat. It is about 4.5km from Hout Bay Harbour.
A pinnacle at the south eastern end of Tafelberg Reef
This site is in a Marine Protected Area (2009). A permit is required.
The name "Klein Tafelberg Reef" translates to Small Table Mountain Reef, it is a part of Tafelberg Reef slightly separate from the main reef. The alternative names "Salad Bowl" and "Yacht Wreck" refer to the large variety of reef life on the rocks of the bowl shaped hollow in the side if the reef, and the wreck of the yacht that lies in it.
Maximum about is about 35m, and the top of the pinnacle about 14m
The site is a huge granite outcrop with big boulders and a sand bottom in the deeper areas. The relief is very rugged and fairly spectacular in good visibility. There are the remains of a small yacht on a ledge part way doewn the north side of the pinnacle, and below that there are other outcrops to the north.
Geology: Granite of the late Pre-Cambrian Cape Peninsula pluton
The site is exposed to south westerly swells, which can cause a strong surge. The site is usually at it's best in summer but there are also occasional opportunities in autumn and winter.
This is an area which sometimes has upwellings, caused by strong south easterly winds, resulting in cold clear water, which may develop a plankton bloom over a few days, which will reduce the visibility again.
Keep a lookout for times when the south west swell is low and short period, and there is not too much south easterly wind forecast.
Marine life
Lots of great invertebrates on reefs, also seals, kelp, and some hottentot.
Wreck of yacht just north of pinnacle.
Good site for macro and wide angle photography.
Suggested Routes
Descend on shotline to the reef, swim down to the wreck of the yacht, continue to desired depth, then work your way up the rocks to the top of the pinnacle and deploy your DSMB.
Stay safe
Cold water, Nitrogen narcosis in the deeper areas. Strong offshore winds may develop over a short time.
No special skills are required, but appropriate certification for the depth is expected.
It is cold and relatively deep, and a dry suit is recommended. This is a dive site where the use of Nitrox can be worthwhile to extend no-stop time. A compass will help keep you orientated, a light will restore colour and allow you to look into crevices and overhangs, and a reel with DSMB is worth carrying in case you need to surface away from the shot line.
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"Welcome to My Vegan Kitchen"
This, handmade, sign looks great in an entryway, bedroom, kitchen......or as part of a collection of art pieces and photos on a special wall.
This is a one of a kind piece created with hand painted paper, vintage book pages and acrylic paint. The sign is sealed with varnish.
This sign is made from 1/4 inch board with wood moulding.
Two hangers on back of sign.
If you have a special saying, name or quote that you would like on a sign, please convo me. I love custom orders!
ABOUT THE ARTIST - Cyndi Cesare
Cyndi enjoys painting large pieces with vibrant, exciting color. She loves adding layer after layer to create a deep piece of art for the viewer to experience, finding something new, hidden in the layers every time it's viewed.
As well as creating pieces for sale online and at art festivals and shows throughout Florida, Cyndi also works on larger custom abstracts for private homes and commercial office space.
She also has developed a following on YouTube. Cyndi uploads videos of her painting process and tutorials and enjoys being a member of several art supply company design teams.
If you would like to find out more, please contact Cyndi at ceeceestudio [!at] yahoo.com
Facebook - facebook.com/ceeceestudio
Twitter - twitter.com/ceeceestudio
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Blog - ceeceeart.blogspot.com
Paypal is my preferred method of payment. If payment has not been made within three days from the date of order, I reserve the right to cancel the order, unless prior arrangements have been made between myself and the buyer with an email confirmation.
I will ship USPS mail, unless other mutually agreed upon arrangements have been made. I do insure all items. Upon request, I will ship Next Day Air or regular mail with a signature of receipt. An email confirmation will be sent as soon as the items have been sent. I make every effort to mail the jewelry, cards, and art prints on the same day that the payment is received. however it will definitely be no later than the date indicated on the listing, unless otherwise notified.
For furniture items, Greyhound is the least expensive method. However, the item will be sent to the Greyhound facility in your town and you will have to pick it up. I am also happy to ship using your preferred shipping method. Unless otherwise stated, the buyer will be responsible for all shipping charges. If purchasing furniture, please contact me prior to purchase to discuss the shipping method and charges.
I will try to accommodate for any refunds or exchanges. Please contact me immediately upon receipt of the item to discuss any exchanges or refunds so that the matter may be resolved quickly. A full refund of the purchase price will be provided if the item(s) are returned in their original condition within 10 days of purchase. The Buyer will be responsible for the return shipping costs. If a shipped item has been lost, I will work with you to find a solution as quickly as possible. Feel free to contact me with any concerns.
For furniture - Most of the pieces are pre-owned and have been re-painted and distressed. Therefore, chipped painted and dents should be expected and desired. If the piece is damaged during shipping, I will deal with Greyhound. The piece will be insured for the value. If using your preferred shipping method, you will need to deal with the shipper for any damage.
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BABSON PARK, Mass. (taken from a Babson College press release) – Junior All-American Eric Anderson (Scituate, Mass.) scored a pair of goals – including the game-winner with just under eight minutes left in the second overtime period – to lead the Babson College men's soccer team to a dramatic 2-1 victory over longtime rival Brandeis University in a non-conference contest at Babson's Hartwell-Rogers Field on Saturday afternoon.
With the win, the Beavers improved to 5-2-1 overall, while the Judges lost for just the second time this fall to drop to 4-2-0.
Following a scoreless first half, Babson nearly jumped in front less than 90 seconds into the second period, but junior goalie Blake Minchoff (Fiskdale, Mass./Tantasqua Regional) made a great diving save on a header by sophomore Bryan Rust (Granby, Conn.) just inside the right post. The ball nearly rolled in off the keeper's deflection, but a Brandeis defender cleared the ball off the line just in time to keep the game scoreless.
The Judges netted the game's first goal moments later, as junior Lee Russo (Westford, Mass./Westford Acad.) hit a short corner to senior Theo Terris (Concord, Mass./Concord-Carlisle) on the right side. Terris then sent a cross to the far side of the box, where junior Joe Eisenbies (Hingham, Mass./HIngham) blasted it back to the lower right corner for his second goal of the season at 51:40.
Things stayed that way until the 73-minute mark, when a Brandeis foul gave Babson a free kick from near midfield. Senior Salomon Guindi (Mexico City, Mexico) then served it to the top of the box, where Anderson headed it just inside the left post for his third tally of the fall at 73:04.
Both teams had strong chances to win the game in the closing minutes of regulation. Judges' junior Sam Ocel (North Attleboro, Mass./No. Attleboro) had a header from close range off a corner kick with 10:22 remaining, but Babson senior keeper Peter Crowley (Lexington, Mass.) made a nice diving save near the left post. Beavers' junior Ayo Iwuagwu (Lagos, Nigeria) then got a head on a corner kick from classmate Jimmy Stento (Needham, Mass.) with seven minutes to go, but his bid sailed just over the cross bar.
Brandeis had another opportunity two minutes into the first overtime, but Eisenbies' header off a free kick from midfield missed wide of the right post. Babson then clinched the victory with just over two minutes gone in the second extra session, beginning when senior captain Max Walker (Newton, Mass.) took a throw-in from sophomore Thomas Elbling (Porta ALegre, Brazil) near the centerline and blasted a long service toward the goal mouth. There, Anderson out-jumped charging keeper Minchoff and headed the loose ball over his outstretched hands and into the upper right corner for his second goal of the game at 102:04.
Crowley was outstanding in net for the Beavers, finishing with nine saves, including five in a first half that saw the Judges outshoot the hosts, 11-3. Minchoff also played well for Brandeis, making four stops.


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The Thin Blue Line "Rag Week" When Rag Week begins, members of the Gasforth police deal with university students' pranks and bank robbers.G
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The Red Green Show "The Ghost of Possum Lodge" Mike discovers a ghost in the lodge and gets Red to help him catch it. Then Red uses an arc welder to protect his van from parking lot dents.G
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Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "Singing for Emmet" Hyacinth is still eager to impress Emmett with her prowess as a singer, especially now that he is divorced and has moved in next door with his sister Liz.G
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Old Guys "The Old Flame" Sally devastates Tom and Roy when she falls in love with an old flame, Mark, from her past. When Roy befriends Mark, Tom fears he's losing his best friend as well as all chance to get closer to Sally. Meanwhile, Amber and Sally bond over shared interests.G
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My Family "A Very Brief Encounter" Susan's old university friend Margot comes to Susan and Ben for support while she is going through a divorce. Ben agrees to help Margot make her estranged husband jealous, which somehow leads to Ben and Susan hiding in a closet.G
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My Hero "Little Green Man" Faced with watching a dog for friends, George orders an ear-piece from Superhero Monthly to allow him to talk to it.G
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Are You Being Served? "Dear Sexy Knickers" The junior sales staff begins fraternizing. But, Mr. Lucas' note to Miss Brahms is intercepted by Mrs. Slocombe.G
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As Time Goes By "An Old Flame" Jean takes a parental interest in Harry, Sandy's policeman boyfriend, until she receives a phone message from an old flame.G
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The Thin Blue Line "Rag Week" When Rag Week begins, members of the Gasforth police deal with university students' pranks and bank robbers.G


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KENT, Ohio (AP) Alabama coach Nick Saban is elated by a team that's bowl eligible, leads the nation in turnover margin, just knocked off a hated rival and has an entire campus buzzing.
No, not his top-ranked Crimson Tide.
Kent State has made him proud.
``It is my alma mater,'' said Saban, class of '73.
For the first time since Saban played safety on a Golden Flashes squad that included Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Lambert, Kent State (8-1) has climbed back onto college football's main stage. In its second year under coach Darrell Hazell, Kent State has won seven straight games and is knocking on the door of the AP's Top 25.
With a signature road win two weeks ago at Rutgers (ranked No. 15 at the time) and their longest winning streak in 72 years, the Golden Flashes have raised the school's profile, given the underrated Mid-American Conference something else to brag about and brought excitement to the quaint campus about 40 miles from Cleveland.
``It's crazy,'' senior defensive end Jake Dooley said. ``It's amazing what we came into and what we're leaving with. A lot of that is due to Coach Hazell. He has really turned the program around in a respectable way. Teachers now congratulate me when I come into classes. That's something that has never happened before. The environment around campus is totally different now than what it was. It's great.
``We have to keep it going.''
Hazell deserves much of the credit for Kent State's turnaround.
An assistant for seven years on Jim Tressel's staff at Ohio State, the confident Hazell inherited a program that had just six winning seasons since 1974 and hasn't been to a bowl since the 1972 Tangerine. The Golden Flashes started 1-6 last season, and just when a here-we-go-again attitude was beginning to take root, Kent State got hot.
Hazell, a New Jersey native, got his players to believe. He put an emphasis on the running game, and the Golden Flashes took off, winning four of their last five and played for bowl eligibility in the season finale. Five of Kent State's opponents last season went on to win their bowls, including Saban's national championship squad at Alabama.
``You could feel something change then,'' Hazell said, looking back to 2011. ``There was a quiet confidence in our locker room. Now, it's a lot louder. Guys are having fun. It's a lot louder in the stands, too. I wear double headsets, but I can see the passion from the fans. And you can just feel it, too. Fans are coming out of the woodwork and I love it.''
Before last Saturday's matchup with Akron, fans tailgated around Dix Stadium, where loud music echoed in the distance and fireworks exploded during player introductions, again after a go-ahead 30-yard touchdown run by speedy junior running back Dri Archer and following a 35-24 win over the despised Zips in the annual tussle for the Wagon Wheel trophy.
Slowly, fans are returning each Saturday to watch football at Kent State, which in recent years has produced NFL stars James Harrison, Antonio Gates and Josh Cribbs, but hasn't had many teams worth celebrating.
``I went to school here when Jack Lambert did and I've always kind of supported the football program ever since,'' Jim Mitchell of nearby Medina said while sitting in the stands. ``We have had so many coaches come in and promise to build a winner. Coach Hazell did it in two years. The team is winning, but it is the way it is winning, by playing exciting, up-tempo football. This is just great. I used to come to one or two games a year.
``I haven't missed a game since coach Hazell was hired.''
However, it took an Oct. 27 win at Rutgers - Kent State's first over a ranked opponent in 23 tries - to convince the Flashes' faithful that this team was for real.
Kent State rolled up 224 yards rushing on the nation's then-No. 3 ranked run defense and won 35-23, ruining Rutgers' homecoming but giving Hazell a nice return to where he spent three years as an assistant. The Golden Flashes intercepted six passes and forced seven turnovers, which has been a major component in their new-found success.
``Our team played extremely well in all phases at Rutgers,'' the 48-year-old Hazell said. ``We made some plays on both sides of the ball. It was a great win for our program. We have a good football team and we are starting to play with some discipline. We play extremely hard and prepare extremely hard. I am not surprised (at the turnaround), but we have stayed humble and have to keep working at it.''
The Golden Flashes have a tough stretch ahead. This week, they're at Miami of Ohio, which handed then-No. 23 Ohio its first loss earlier this season. On Nov. 17, Kent State travels to Bowling Green before wrapping up the regular season on the day after Thanksgiving at home against Ohio in a game that could decide the MAC East champion.
Then, Kent State gets to go bowling, something foreign to generations of fans.
``My husband said this year's team is bowl eligible,'' said Ann Bullington of Stow, Ohio. ``I didn't even know what that meant.''
Hazell knew a reversal at Kent State was possible. He had recruited in the football-crazed region and was certain finding talent wouldn't be hard.
All that was missing was belief.
``There were a lot of good players in the locker room when I got here,'' he said. ``We went about getting them to do things the right way, take pride in every game, every practice. I told them that they were winners, they just didn't quite know it yet.''
Now they do, and that makes Saban smile.
``I always kind of look and see what the Kent State score was, kind of follow them week to week,'' he said. ``It's really good to see that they're having a great year. It means something to me.''
Freelancer Chuck Murr in Kent, Ohio, and AP Sports Writer John Zenor in Tuscaloosa, Ala., contributed to this report.


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Easton Corbin Shy About Autographing Women's Chests
What gets Easton Corbin a little lost for words? Try asking him about the odd places he's been asked to autograph on a woman's body. In a recent interview with Big Frog 104, Corbin was asked that very question – and he stumbled around to form a full sentence.
"Now the women sometimes, they like to expose …" he began to tell the station, before stopping himself to start over once again. "I'll say this. Sometimes they'll get you to sign 'em, and they'll actually get it tattooed on. That don't happen very often, but once in awhile."
For those of you who can't read between the lines, Corbin is referring to women who actually ask him to sign their breasts and then get his signature tattooed on. At least that way, it won't wash off, right?
In the same interview, Corbin goes on to talk about his forthcoming album featuring his current single 'Loving You Is Fun,' his love of bluegrass music and the legendary Merle Haggard, who he admits he's never had the opportunity to meet. Also, the singer spilled his beverage of choice on days that he's feeling sluggish.
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Hello, dear readers!
Wondering where I ran off to?
Thinking perhaps I ran off and joined the circus out of grief for leaving my nanny job? Maybe I dove face first into a rack of ribs? Or maybe, just maybe, I stole the children and ran away to the circus to wallow in a BBQ sauce vat with them, which causing an amber alert that pans multiple states?
Nothing as simple as that, sadly.
While my job has been over for roughly three weeks at this point, life has been anything but relaxing or food-centric.
My last day of work was September 6th.
It was a Friday.
The kids and I spent the day as we usually would, minus a lot of tears on my part. The day before there had been talk on Sophia's part, of them throwing a party for me. Little did I know, it wasn't the tea party and pretend cookies I thought.
Bosslady came home, along with Bossman a few minutes later. Knowing I wasn't done yet, I began to panic. We're they letting me go early?! ON MY LAST DAY?!?! Panic set it.
Well, moments later, the children came out to the living room and all sat down. Boss lady and boss man joined them and handed me a Star Wars gift bag. Inside was a card, all signed by the kids, a Moes gift card, and various Star Wars toys (mostly Greedo related. They know me well!) Of course, it made me cry. Duh.
The big shocker came when boss lady brought out cupcakes she had picked up from Strong Hearts. I looked at her in disbelief and said "…..Holy shit. You went into the VEGAN cafe?!" She laughed and said yup, and that I should be oh so proud. And of course, I was.
After taking my sweet time eating my cupcake, I knew it was time to go.
Then came the goodbyes.
Let's just say……it was bad.
Fast forward to me actually getting into my car.
As I'm turning on the car and buckling my seatbelt, everyone comes outside. Another round of hugs and kisses and I force myself to pull out of the driveway.
The most gut wrenching part? Watching Sophia and Spencer chase me down the street.
I waited until I turned the corner and instantly started hyperventilating as tears just poured down my face.
I've experienced many losses in my somewhat short lifespan and that by far was the worst. Out of all of the deaths, injuries, illnesses, and distances, the pain I felt in my heart was the deepest. Driving away, I knew things would never be the same. My relationship with those children will never be the same, and my influence on them will slowly dissipate. As much as I try to rationalize it and talk myself out of loving those kids so deeply that I felt like a parent to them, it never worked. I can't help but wonder if maybe, five years ago on that fateful day I met them, if only I had just separated myself from my job emotionally, if I would have faired better that day. Then again, on that cold January day in 2009 when boss lady came home from the hospital with a tiny little bundle of screaming, shitting joy, I'm sure I would have let me guard down long enough to fall in love.
Thankfully, my mother was waiting for me at Target. She knew this was going to be hard and she was insistent on me spending the night at her place. We planned a fun day out to a museum the following day and it was a good excuse not to be left home alone.
Well, the following day, we set off on our adventure to Corning Museum of Glass. As usual, mom had be drive. Nothing new. Niki sat in the front with me and mom in the back. The drive was a long one, but a beautiful one through the Finger Lakes and right along wine country.
Upon arriving at Corning, I start to pack my purse with essentials and remove the unnecessary added weight that electronics add. Suddenly, I hear my mom yell my name. I jump out of the car and find my mother on the ground. First though? Okay, she fell. Okay, she dislocated her knee (common). Nothing super serious….until the words "I dislocated my hip or broke it. Call 911."
Uhhhhhh…..excuse me, mother?! You what now?
Thankfully, she is a registered nurse and knew what not to do in such a situation and that was UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DO YOU MOVE.
Ambulance comes, Niki and I follow to the hospital, ER visit, X-rays, diagnosis is a broken femur. How do we fix this? Surgery. NOW.
No way could she return to Syracuse (2 hr drive) where she would receive top notch care at one of the four local major hospitals. Oh no, we are stuck in a small town who does even have an Ortho guy, but they have one visit on weekends from Canada.
After a very terrifying night of subpar nurse care (which I reported) and my tough-as-nails mother screaming out in pain frequently (the woman has root canals without pain meds, not to mention the heart attack she sat through and thought nothing of back in 2000), she went into surgery the following day.
A few more days in the hospital, then she was released.
And here we are nearly three weeks later. I haven't left her side for more then a few hours because honestly, I can't. I can't because she needs me to assist in simple things such as bathroom visits, walking the stairs, and making coffee. And while she's doing way better then most would be in her condition, it's still a long and grueling process. She gets frustrated because she's such an independent person that relying on anyone, even her daughter, is embarrassing.
As I told her though, there is nowhere else I would rather be.
So that, my dear readers, is why I have been silent.
Life keeps shitting on me and the people around me.
Nannying, mom getting hurt, I suppose it all happened for a reason, right?
The entire experience of being a nanny to this family has been a crazy one for sure. One thing I walk away with is knowing that as a person, I have grown leaps and bounds. Knowing that I truly am capable of loving a child with my entire being, willing to die for him, and knowing full well I will never let anything hurt him….well, that's just remarkable. I never in a million years would have thought I was capable of such a thing. And thanks to this experience, I came to realize I no longer want my own children. Why, you ask? Because as Spencer so graciously puts it……
"All children are born with bombs in their heads, and I control them. I will blow up any new kids you take care off."
Well played, little man.


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A FINE LATE CHING DYNASTY PORCELAIN BOWL, c.19th-20th Century, decorated with figurative motifs, China, 31x36cm Provenance: From the collection of a Hong Kong resident
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10. Buyer's Responsibility, Inspection and Warranties
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The Vendor shall indemnify EATC against any claims in connection with and goods sold by EATC on the Vendor's behalf.
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EATC disclaim any responsibility for default by either the Buyer or the Vendor because they act as agents for the Vendor only and therefore do not pay out to the Vendor until payment is received from the Buyer. Instructions given by telephone are accepted at the sender's risk and must be confirmed in writing forthwith.
16. Payment and Removal of Purchases
(a) The purchase Price must be paid in full to the Agent within two working days after the sale unless such other terms or period have been specified or agreed to prior to the sale. (b) Payment shall be made in Australian Dollars either in Cash, via Western Union, Paypal, VISA, MasterCard, Bank Card and International Banking Transfers direct to the Agent. Payments by Credit will incur a charge of 2.6%. Payments by Western Union and International Banking Transfers will incure a Banking Fee of AUD $15.00. Payment by Personal Cheque is accepted at the discretion of the Agent (c) No Lot may be removed until the full Purchase Price has been received by the Agent and ownership of the Lot will not pass to the Buyer until cleared funds in payment of the full Purchase Price shall have been received by the Agent. (d) On acceptance of bid by the fall of the hammer or by the acceptance of a bid by Absentee Bid instructions the successful bidder may be required to provide a deposit equal to 20% of the Hammer Price in cash or by Bank Cheque. If the successful bidder fails to do so, the Lot may, if the Agent decides (at its absolute discretion) be re-offered for sale
17. Removal and Responsibility of Purchased Lots
(a) All Lots must be removed not later than two working days after the sale. (b) The Buyer shall be responsible for any removal, storage or other charges for any Lot not removed in accordance with the time limit specified in (a). (c) The Buyer shall be responsible for any loss or damage to a Lot purchased by him/her from the acceptance of bid by the fall of the hammer or by the acceptance of a bid by Absentee Bid instructions and neither EATC, its agents nor its employees shall be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, while the Lot is in its custody or under its control. (d) The Buyer shall be solely responsible for obtaining any export Licence or permit that may be required in connection with a purchased Lot.
18. Non-Payment or Failure to Remove Purchases
1. If the Purchase Price is not paid in full to the Agent within two working days after the sale or according to such other terms or period specified or agreed to prior to the sale and/or the Lot has not been removed within two working days after the sale the Agent shall without further notice to the Buyer and at its absolute discretion, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following remedies: (a) To re-sell the Lot without any Reserve and the Buyer agrees that any re-sale price achieved shall be reasonable; (b) To absolutely forfeit any monies the Buyer may have paid; (c) To remove, store and insure the Lot at the expense of the Buyer; (d) To charge interest on the Purchase Price and Expenses at a rate of 15% calculated on a daily basis after as well as before judgment or order, from the date which the Purchase Price becomes payable; (e) To retain any Lot sold by the Buyer at the same or any other sale until payment of the of the Purchase Price by the Buyer; (f) To apply the proceeds of the sale of any Lot then due or at any time thereafter becoming due to the Buyer in payment or part payment of the Purchase Price; (g) To exercise a lien on, and at the Agents' discretion, exercise a power of sale over any other property of the Buyer in the Agents control for any purpose; (h) To rescind the sale of the Lot or any other Lot sold to the Buyer at the same or any other sale; (i) To repossess any goods comprising any Lot in respect of which payment is overdue and thereafter resell the same, and for this purpose the Buyer herby grants an irrevocable License to EATC its employees and its agents to enter upon all or any of the Buyer's premises, with or without vehicles, during normal business hours, without prejudice to any other rights of EATC; (j) To issue legal proceedings against the Buyer for damages for breach of contract; (k) To reject a bid from the Buyer at any future sale or to require the Buyer to pay a deposit before any bid is accepted by the Agent at any future sale. 2. The Buyer shall pay all legal and other costs if enforcement incurred by EATC and/or the Vendor, whether or not Court proceedings shall be issued, on a full indemnity basis together with interest thereon at the rate specified in condition 1 (d) above from the date the Buyer shall have become liable to pay costs.
19. Public Liability Risk of personal Loss or Injury
Every person on the Agent's premises at any time including any premises where a sale may be conducted or a Lot or part of a Lot, may be on view from time to time shall be deemed to be there at his / her own risk and shall have no claim against EATC, its employees or agents in respect of any accident which may occur, or injury, damage or loss howsoever caused.
20. Law of Conditions
These Conditions of Business shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State in which the sale has been conducted and all parties concerned hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of that State's Courts.
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"Agent and EATC": Refers to East Australian Trading Consolidated ABN 70 095 511 603, its agents and employees
"Buyer": The person to whom a Lot is sold
"Catalogue": Includes any advertisement, brochure, Price List and other publication
"Expenses": In relation to the sale of any Lot refers to the Agents' charges and Expenses for insurance, illustration, special advertising, packaging, storage, freight, and any other Expenses properly incurred for the Sale
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"Lot": Refers to any item or items consigned with a view to its or their sale at Public Auction, Auction by Private Treaty, or Private Treaty Sale
"Purchase Price" Refers to the aggregate of the Hammer Price, the Buyers Premium and any other charges and Expenses due from the Buyer
"Reserve": Refers to the minimum Hammer Price agreed between the Agent and the Vendor at which a Lot may be sold
"Sale Proceeds": Refers to the net amount due to the Vendor, being the Hammer Price less the Vendors Commission, Expenses and any other amount due to the Agent from the Vendor in whatever capacity and howsoever arising
"Vendor": Refers to the owner and /or owners of each and every Lot offered for sale
"Vendor's Commission": Refers to the commission due to the Agent from the Vendor upon the sale of a Lot
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Is time a random collection of minutes, hours and days, or is it more?
In the Bible there are two words for time. One is a word from which we get our word chronology; this word describes time as a simple matter of minutes, hours and days that come and go. The other word the Bible uses for time is 'kairos.' This word describes time as chock full of opportunity. This word for time tells us that each minute of each day provides a once in a life time opportunity. Seize that moment or it will be gone for good!
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But have you ever wondered whether there is more going on with time than meets the eye. Could time also be so chock full of opportunity because a bigger mind is at work using the very choices we make and often even guiding those choices in such a way that each moment and hour does have a purpose much greater than we even realized?
Those majestic words of Ecclesiastes 3 below have led me to the conclusion that there's a hand greater than mine involved in the time that comes my way:
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die/ a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal/a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh/a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them/a time to embrace and a time to refrain a time to search and a time to give up/a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend/a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate/a time for war and a time for peace.
Time is indeed the opportunity God in heaven uses to work in our world and work with and through people in our world to accomplish goals that will have consequences for eternity.
He has revealed the broad strokes of that plan in the Bible and he has assured us that each moment will accomplish his purposes because the Jesus of Christmas has risen from the dead and now rules all things to ensure that all things - including time - will work together for God's wonderful purposes and the everlasting benefit of this earth.
Make the most of this year by getting to know more about the Planner and Jesus, His Son. If you do so, you will also begin seeing the opportunities in each day of 2014.
‑ Rev. Jelmer Groenewold is pastor of the Sunnyside Christian Reformed Church.
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If you've never been to the National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C., you're missing out.
The memorial opened to the public on April 29, 2004 and honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the United States, the 400,000 who died, and all who supported the effort from home. Located on the opposite end of the Reflecting Pool from the Lincoln Memorial, it consists of 56 pillars and a pair of arches surrounding a plaza and a fountain.
I visited the memorial in mid-March, as the cherry blossoms were starting to bud out around the National Mall. It was a windy day, and the sun was popping in and out of the clouds.
One element robbed me of what little composure I had as I entered the memorial. The words of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, inscribed into a stone block on the eastern corner of the memorial:
They fought together as brothers-in-arms.
They died together and now they sleep side by side.
To them we have a solemn obligation.
On another wall there are 4,048 gold stars, each representing 100 Americans who died in the war. Above the field of stars was the inscription, "Here we mark the price of freedom."
These words from Gen. Douglas MacArthur inscribed on a southern wall, placed peace and war in context:
Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer rain death – the seas bear only commerce – men everywhere walk upright in the sunlight. The entire world is quietly at peace.
Adjacent to the World War II memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial depicts a squad of 19 steel soldiers, weapons sticking out from under their ponchos, trudging uphill on a cold, gray morning. Alongside them is a wall with faces of veterans and war scenes sandblasted into polished black granite. It was not a highly publicized war, but over 30,000 American soldiers died there. Our Korean War veterans are in their 80s now.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall appears as an outcropping of rectangular slabs of reflective stone on which the names of soldiers who died in service are etched in chronological order by date of loss. The stones were etched in Memphis, Tenn.
We set aside national holidays to remember and honor past and present members of our nation's armed forces, but it is always an appropriate time to thank each and every American, man and woman, whose name or countenance is carved into one of these walls, or whose sacrifice is symbolized by a gold star, bronze statue, monument or state flag.
There were so many who never found their way home to live out the rest of their lives, get jobs, marry, raise families or retire to cherish a grandchild on his lap. Many died not knowing whether their sacrifice would be sufficient to preserve liberty in this great country. But it was enough. More than enough.


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Cell phone games are where franchises go to die...
Quote from: neogalahad on December 14, 2012, 04:43:23 PMCell phone games are where franchises go to die...We've had plenty of healthy franchises get mobile spin offs. The problem is when that's ALL you get.
It's - Contraction of "it is"Its - Possessive of itIts' - Not a word.It's not that hard.
The baffling thing, at least for me, is that this series is perfect for a port or remake or something substantial using the older games. I remember there was a mini-flareup when Square Enix accidentally mixed screenshots from SD3 with the initial announcement of Heroes of Mana.


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The no. 18 University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers football team (6-2, 3-2 WIAC) defeated the UW-Eau Claire Blugolds 24-17 in Eau Claire, Wisc. The win at Carson Park was the Pioneers first since 1995.
Sophomore quarterback Bryce Corrigan went 35-47 for 278 yards and two touchdowns, pacing the Pioneer offense.
An injury to senior starting left tackle Colton Friemuth and sophomore center Brian Lurquin resulted in a retooled left side of the offensive line. Freshman Ethan Fiene filled in at left tackle, junior Jayson Eddy assuming the duty at left guard and starting left guard junior Brian Johnson moving to center.
Despite the shuffle, the Pioneers gained 94 net yards on the ground, led by senior Hank McIvor with 95 yards on 19 carries, including a 22 yard run for a touchdown in the fourth quarter that put the Pioneers ahead for good. McIvor's 19 carries was the most for any Pioneer in the 2012 season.
Corrigan spread the ball around masterfully on the afternoon. Five different Pioneers had five or more catches, led by junior Paul Reit and freshman Quinn Buschbacher, who had eight catches apiece.
Reit caught a 19 yard pass from Corrigan right with four seconds remaining in the second quarter to put the Pioneers ahead just before the half. Buschbacher put the first points on the board for the Pioneers after hauling in a 10 yard toss from Corrigan with 2:50 left in the first quarter.
The Pioneer defense had another strong performance in the contest, holding Blugolds star running back Joel Sweeney to 3.1 yards per carry. The Pioneers especially limited the Blugolds on third down, allowing only two conversions on 13 attempts.
Blugold quarterback Austin Neu was sacked three times by the Pioneers, once each by senior Corey Marks, junior Alex Schaefer and sophomore Jacob Zilbar. Senior defensive back Tommy Magna intercepted Neu on the last drive of the game to seal the Pioneer victory.
The Pioneers return home Nov. 3 for a conference matchup with UW-Stout. The game against the Blue Devils will be Senior Day for the Pioneers. The Pioneers have 17 seniors that will be honored before the game.


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|2007-09-25, 11:02
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Name means little...
Graphic Designer
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Whatever it is, TSAB has just lost the very tip of its hierarchy in one swoop and quite possibly there is no replacement for any one of the heads... it being an inefficient policing organization knee-deep in internal affairs (just look at YnS scenario) do not help.
There won't be an answer to the question of TSAB making a recovery I think for some time. None of the brains thought of true successors to their positions and Regius consolidated powers upon himself, also with no regard to grooming heir. Lindy's faction, with the three admirals as their silent backers, might rise to prominence, given that they got all the glory from the Cradle fiasco now that their detractors have been silenced forever thanks to Scaglietti's clean-up work.
It remains to be seen if the three admirals will step up to the vacuum or they would leave the Saint Church + Halloun to assume position of power.
Going back to military... it will take nothing short of a total reorganization for TSAB to bare any resemblance to an actual model military. A personality such as Regius would've been great for that, but his aims were too shallow. I have seen no Heinz Guderian, no Zhuge Liang and no Bismarck in this series to far for that to happen... or for that matter, not even a tactician such as Rommel. Maybe the closest in a thinking field officer is Major Nakajima. I wouldn't expect it to be discussed et al, although this certainly makes for good material for people writing fanfics.
|2007-09-25, 11:26
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I'm somewhat disappointed that, even up to the last episode, we never found out widespread is the knowledge that the TSAB High Council are 3 brains in jars.
The Brains never thought of heirs because they felt like they would be around forver. Oh sure, they knew intellectually they wouldn't last much longer, but they still thought of themselves as indespensible to the TSAB, irreplaceable. Regius never needed to think about a successor, the High Council would choose one. Or would have, if they hadn't been assassinated before him.
The three admirals won't be stepping forward. They've retired from that position decades ago. They can advise, but someone new will have to lead Ground Forces.
In the end, the fallout from the Scaglietti case is... surprisingly limited. The High Council is dead, but the TSAB may have a chance to forge its own path now. GF lost its CinC, some highly-regarded experimental weapons, but the rest of its command structure and forces appear to be mostly intact. Main Office and the Dimensional Fleet are completely intact.
|2007-09-25, 13:13
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Speaking of political games, notice how Main Branch and the High Council don't seem to be eye-to-eye? The HC was supporting the Combat Cyborg program but Main Branch banned the technology. Sometimes, I get the feeling that the HC were a last minute addition to the StrikerS setting. Not properly integrated as the other elements.
|2007-09-25, 14:21
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Name means little...
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I do not mean it in that sense. I mean to look at the personals within the fleet instead of the ground HQ.
As for animes, examples where military organization and politics are discussed in length, such as Legend of Galactic Heroes and Zipang do exist, but comparing those wouldn't be fair to Nanoha series. I can expect no more from the series than what we might see in say, Gundam merchandise.
|2007-09-25, 21:41
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Which is why I think that the TSAB won't really be badly affected. They just lost a meddling advisory team that never shows up in person. The HQ is intact, the Navy is intact, the GF just has to have the next senior officer replace Regius and rebuild the building.
And of course, since they weren't badly affected, it'd be the same old TSAB. Same old flaws. For the next time...
|2007-09-28, 22:30
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In light of the the talk of TSAB culture and its future, I thought that this article about the US Army I came across recently brings up some interesting issues, of which quite a few should seem familiar. While hardly a direct mirror of the TSAB, the article shows some of the cultural problems that a real military is currently facing.
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|2007-09-29, 18:25
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Here are some comments about the article by some officers who are currently serving or were serving recently:
Now, back to the TSAB. With its command climate, it is a wonder that the TSAB officer corps hasn't lost its confidence in the GF command and that it isn't having problems with officer retention. The way the TSAB promotes its officers and then consistently places officers in positions that are well outside of their training and experience could be somewhat indicative. Its inability to recognize talent can't be helping matters.
It doesn't seem like this point was dealt with adequately earlier in the thread.
Coordinating three armored divisions is more complex but the corps commander will be supported by a correspondingly large corps HQ staff and each of those divisions have their own commanders, divisional staffs and support units. The span of control for the corps commander in question is three basic maneuver units.
In both cases, the commander needs to rely on their subordinate officers to make the detailed decisions in execution of their intentions. In the end, normal the overall span of control shouldn't be all that different, two to three basic maneuver units. The aerial mages complicate matters but there is really no excuse for the almost complete lack of cooperation and coordination between RF6's subunits.
|2007-09-30, 16:47
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This is the original Armed Forces journal article that was referenced. Replace America with "TSAB" and Vietnam and Iraq with "Book of Darkness" and "Midchilda" for context and you will have the failings of TSAB writ large:
|2007-09-30, 23:03
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If it really wanted to learn from what happened with Jail and the Cradle, it really should take RF6 and other officers that were involved directly and having them examine the broad and specific questions that experiences raised. Each topic would need to be answered as thoroughly and objectively as possible.
Their reports would have to rest on solid, realistic assessments of what actually occurred, not on what generals officers might have believed to have happened or would like to have happened. Moreover, the recommendations of these reports would need to be tested and adopted.
In the wake of the First World War, the German army made in-depth studies of no less than eighty-six issues that the war raised and assigned its best officers to conduct them, with the majority of those officers having had first-hand experience with the tactical and doctrinal developments of 1917 and 1918. The resulting doctrine wasn't perfect by any means (it neglected artillery development and strategy) but it was fundamentally sound and formed the basis for all German doctrinal development and its successes through the Second World War.
Of course, the German army had lost and its traditional leadership discredited which let the new CGS bring in the entirety of the German General Staff and place that organization and its officers in all of the major command and staff positions.
I can't see any way for the TSAB to "recover" without completely new leadership, headed by a talented military-administrative genius (by Earth, not TSAB standards) with both a sound vision for the TSAB and authority over doctrine and training. To have any credibility, they would probably also need to be a mage and they would also need to have or develop like-minded officers as a staff. Even then, it would take years, maybe decades," to reverse the damage from all of the TSAB's "training."
Indeed, as long as the TSAB believes that there is nothing to be learned, nothing will be learned or changed.
|2007-10-01, 02:00
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Let's not sell the TSAB totally short here.
Keep in mind that they've pushed through a complete tactical and technological overhaul within the last ten years (and ten years of peacetime, at that.) In A's, the whole cartridge system was a historical curiosity used in a practically-mythological past; by Strikers everyone has a cartridge-fired device, to the point where they issue 'em to rookies. That represents a significant upgrade in firepower, especially for mages who aren't necessarily super-strong to begin with; you can compensate by expending more ammo, as it were.
But they've obviously not mastered the transition. Why not? Could just be tactics out of the old manual, where you can't go hog-wild on the magical gunplay without completely exhausting your unit, especially if you have a lot of conservative leadership types (and face it, that's what Genya is, no?) Could also be that there's a shortage of the ammunition in the first place - Nanoha may fire 'em as if they were free, but we have no idea how universally well-supplied those ground units are. And again, we don't know how seriously TSAB ground takes its job... think the difference between US Army training in the '30s and in 1942.
So what's the lesson that the TSAB ground forces could learn from this? Well, first off, the front-line units are not useful when deployed against small teams of elite forces - they're just handled too unskillfully to work that way. Their past history suggests that deploying a number of smaller teams as fast reaction units will be effective; Nanoha showed, not just that you can kick ass if you toss three S-rank mages in a squad, but that you can get results even from normal-power-level mages if you work their ass off in training. What man has done, man can aspire to...
If the TSAB pulls their head out of their ass (and having a significant chunk of your leadership eliminated can be conducive to that), they'll be forming a lot of Riot Force 6s. A couple of veteran aces, a few promising rookies, a punishing training regimen, and you have a fast reaction force you can count on to hold the line while the big formations form up. Special forces, basically?
Then again, maybe they'll just make a ton of combat cyborgs. Jail, for all his goofiness, has shown that you can develop working combat cyborgs without being hideously inhumane to them - or at least not so inhumane that it effects their loyalty. We don't actually know that relics were used in the production of the Numbers, do we? If not, then you can make a whole bunch of cyborgs if you want to. And if Subaru and Ginga turned out basically okay, well, then they're not all monsters... and if you're going to be an organization that sends little girls out to fight your wars anyway, you might as well be one that sends out SUPER little girls to do it. ;p
Hayate's in a good position now, though. Commanding a successful action with inadequate forces will do that for you, and she was already ahead of the curve in rank and power, with her own "young Turks" to do the dirty work of training and occasionally boot a head or two. Sure, she isn't Rommel reborn, but take our own military history - very few American generals have been fantastic geniuses, and most of the winners got to be that way because they learned and demonstrated how to properly deploy superior forces to achieve victory.
|2007-10-01, 04:26
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Then Teana and Subaru managed to have cartridge systems in homebuilts.
Ten years later, they are issued to rookies ... in some very select units. Even the regular neo-Belka spears issued as standard armament to neo-Belkan users don't seem to have it. The technology never seemed to be that uncommon, almost available to the asking, only their deployment in TSAB units is lacking.
They'd also be even more effective had they imposed a harsher psychomoral conditioning training regime - don't just hold sandbags. Make the Midchildran types shoot human holograms instead of energy balls. Have the Belkan types stab same human holograms. And have those holograms emulate bleeding. Along with appropriate lectures that should toughen them up nicely in short order, without leading to a bunch of accidental massacres by overexcited troops.
|2007-10-01, 09:01
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Consider what is known of Scaglietti's technique. It requires an unborn fetus to be adjusted to optimise compatibility with the artificial combat systems. That means the future of the unborn child is decided even before birth!
Let's say the TSAB decides to start a Combat Cyborg program, how is it going to get the bodies needed?
Alternative A: Natural births
Method A1: Ask parents to "volunteer" their unborn children. Somehow, I don't see enough parents willing to do so, even with a massive propaganda campaign.
Method A2: Make the adjustments mandatory for all pregnancies. Like I said, dictatorial reigme. Also, what are you going to do with unadjusted births? After they're born, it's too late to make the adjustments.
And that's just half the problem. After they're born and grow up, do the children get to decide if they want to be Combat Cyborgs or not?
If the answer is "yes", we might end up short on recruits again.
If the answer is "no", we're back to dictatorial reigme again.
Alternative B: Artificially created people, ala Project-F.
While there are no "parental concerns" to deal with, there's still the question of do the children get to decide if they want to continue in the program? More importantly, are you willing to give them a proper life (ie, a life without war) to let them make an informed decision in this regard?
For "yes" and "no" to both questions, the situation is the same as with natural births.
Another problem. Even if you take away their choice, condition them to fight and die for you, the results may not be satisfactory. Such soldiers often have less initiative than voluntary troops. Also, you'll always be afraid of revolt. What happens when the very tool you use to keep danger at bay becomes a danger instead?
Therefore, my conclusion is that the effort to build up a Combat Cyborg force will be more trouble than it's worth, unless the TSAB adopts a callous disregard for the very lives that it's supposed to protect. Since the people in the Main Brach apparently do care about the people they protect, they wisely canned this technology.
|2007-10-01, 09:18
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Chief of General Staff "We need to review our COMSEC procedures so we don't keep getting bushwhacked by people with SIGINT capabilities."
General Staff collective: "What's COMSEC?"
Chief of General Staff resigns in disgust.
At this point, the only two paths I can see for real reforms (I'm actually assuming they are interested) in TSAB are:
1) Invasion or occupation by enemy power, who might just reform the TSAB as a puppet army. Unfortunately, no such enemy powers are in sight. Besides, they would probably just disband the whole institution and start over.
2) Acquire required talent from what may be the last reserve of them in Known Spacetime - the Terrans in the 97th Unadministered World. Bribe retired generals. Smuggle officers into various Terran military academies and Higher Schools. At this point, you don't have to be picky. Even the Military Academy of Zambia would probably be helpful. Of course, post-graduation and a short duration of service, smuggle them back to study the TSAB and institute reforms.
|2007-10-01, 09:44
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As for how the devices and Amy could find the number designation, I'll bet at the very least Midchilda has something equivalent to the internet, and barring that, they're practically right next door to the Infinite Library.
Of course, there's still the matter of Revolver Knuckle, which was in use when Subaru was still young. I don't recall if there was a cartridge system installed in it in the flashbacks, but I doubt Subaru had the resources to customize it with such an advanced loading mechanism, compared to Tiana's custom cartridge system.
|2007-10-01, 09:49
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Feels like retcon to me.
|2007-10-01, 10:23
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The TSAB is currently like a military with only three (arguably two) choices. Light infantry (and they don't even have RPGs, just pistols), a pitifully small "tank corps" and then it is a small number of nukes. This leads to many unnecessary casualties. By increasing the "tank corps", casualties will be reduced.
Many things are being increasingly mandated for the public good. Not so long ago, education wasn't mandatory. Now it is. Most of us consider this a good thing. It does not necessarily mean a "dictatorial regime" in the conventional, perjorative sense.
In fact, from the public good angle, the whole Inherent Skills program provides a great equalizer to partially roll over the last great inequality in Midchildran society - that is, the gulf between elite mages, normal mages, and normals.
Presently, elite mages get all kinds of advantages. For example, they are given officers' treatment at ridiculously young ages. I suspect they get similar privileges in all walks of Midchildran society. It is difficult to believe that such preferential treatment causes absolutely no resentment among the more mundane population.
The unfairness aside, it isn't even particularly good for the professions. The growth cycle for a Midchildran seems broadly comparable to human. Even though good mages seem to be on the bright side, there are still various parts of cognition that are not well-developed in children compared to adults, not to mention the sheer lack of maturity and experience. It is probably one of the reasons why TSAB officer training sucks - it is dragged back to allow 10-year olds who hadn't even learned magic at a proper school to pass.
Further, talented mages become so disproportionately important that even basic discipline might break down in appeasement efforts. Many have pointed out the difficulties in keeping a tight rein (a rein of correct strength) on talents like Nanoha and Fate, saying that they might be kicked out in a Terran military but will get their own way thanks to the fact the TSAB cannot afford to piss them off. In other words, talented mages are a law unto themselves. How this is "ethical" or good for Midchildran society is difficult to describe.
Surely, something that will roll over this gap and reduce the inequality will be good. The Inherent Skills program is just the thing.
It is true that conscript troops tend to be somewhat less motivated than voluntary ones. However, we are talking a massive difference in combat power. Otto, Wendi, Deed and Novu are effectively newbie conscripts with no great morale (see how fast they sold out Scarlietti in Ep26 and decide to "turn for good") - they even use drilled maneuvers!
Are you really going to tell me that the TSAB Main Defense Line will take them just because the TSAB Main Line is made of "well motivated voluntary troops with initiative" versus the "conscript line running on battle drills"?
And if you use Ep16 as any indication, even the guards chosen to secure GF HQ don't have great morale in the face of adversity. Ep23 shows that regular troops are capable of shooting and little else (those jerking idiots in the sky are purely laughable) - they are so comprehensively trained.... Surely, a good indoctrination and training program will, even with conscripts, provide a much more motivated and capable force.
Even conscript troops can be reasonably motivated if the war is going well - the trouble is when they start losing or face clearly overwhelming odds. By increasing their capability, the percentage of times when the war goes well for them increases.
|2007-10-01, 11:52
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It seems to me that after A's, that the pioneers (and other unique people) in the TSAB tried out the cartridge system and passed those habits on to their family.
As for where they got the systems for A's, they might have been taken from the 'museum'.
I rate their chances of instituting a breeding program higher then the combat cyborg option.
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Claude F. Ogle Jr.
Claude F. Ogle Jr.
Oct. 20, 1945-Nov. 28, 2012
KOONTZ LAKE — Claude F. Ogle Jr., 67, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 at IU Health LaPorte Hospital. Mr. Ogle was born Oct. 20, 1945 in South Bend to Claude F. and Marion (Collie) Ogle and lived in the area all of his life. Oct. 25, 1969 in North Liberty, he was married to the former Janyce Hughes. Survivors include: his wife, Janyce; two daughters, Natalie and Rhonda Ogle of Koontz Lake; one son, Claude James Ogle (CJ) of Bourbon; three grandchildren; four sisters, Valarie Seese, Jane Shoemaker, Diana Gray and Polly Nolevanko and one brother, Sam Ogle. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Ogle was a retired crane operator with Whiting Corp., Harvey, Ill.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 at 4 p.m. CST at the Koontz Lake Clubhouse with Pastor Brian Baughman officiating. Friends may visit with the family at the Koontz Lake Clubhouse Sunday, Dec. 9 from 2 to 5 p.m. CST. Memorial contributions may be given to Rannells Funeral Home. To leave online condolences, go to rannellsfuneralhome.com.