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And the Winner Is…
- Gene Sweeney Jr./Courtesy The Baltimore Sun
A Washington College scholar-athlete who plans to pursue a career in sports journalism will take home the world's largest student literary prize, the famed Sophie Kerr Prize, at this year's commencement. Timothy Marcin, a graduating senior from Wilmington, Del., will receive a check for $61,192, thanks to the portfolio of poetry and creative nonfiction he submitted for the Prize. He was named the winner Tuesday evening, May 14, at a public event in Baltimore.
A four-season starter in soccer, Marcin co-captained the Shoremen team his junior and senior years. The Concord High School graduate more than proved himself in the classroom, too, joining the campus chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and earning the 2013 Alfred Reddish Award as the male athlete with the highest grade-point average. An English major who minored in creative writing and business management, he earned special recognition on campus in spring of 2012 when he became the first student ever to win both the Veryan Beacham Prize for writing about vital issues in public life and the William Warner Prize for writing about nature and the environment.
The 42-page portfolio he submitted for the Sophie Kerr Prize included a variety of poems whose subjects included teen romance, the music of Bob Dylan, and up-close perceptions of his father's well-worn coat, and the red stitches on a baseball. His prose included an affectionate slice of life from Camp Quoowant, the summer camp outside Wilmington where he worked as a counselor, and his account of being in Boston during the confusing aftermath of the Marathon bombings. "Writing is wrangling an overwhelming world," he wrote in the introduction to his portfolio, "condensing it into something lucid, almost inherent. Like a tiny aperture capturing a big blue sky.
Marcin will begin a master's degree at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism this fall. He served as sports editor of the Washington College campus newspaper, The Elm, his senior year, and last summer worked as a website intern for Comcast Sportsnet in Philadelphia.
The prize announcement event was held at the historic Enoch Pratt Free Library in downtown Baltimore. Washington Post book columnist Michael Dirda, winner of a 1993 Pulitzer Prize for criticism, offered keynote remarks, and Marcin and the other four student finalists—Emily Blackner, Maegan Clearwood, Jillian Obermeier and Bond Richards—read excerpts from their portfolios. Then they watched as Dirda opened the sealed envelope that held the winner's name and read it aloud.
The Sophie Kerr Prize is awarded each year to the graduating Washington College senior who, in the judgment of the English professors who serve on the Sophie Kerr Committee, shows the most "ability and promise for future fulfillment in the field of literary endeavor." It was established by a posthumous gift from Sophie Kerr, a prolific writer who grew up in Denton, Md., and built a successful publishing career in New York City. Kerr was managing editor of Woman's Home Companion magazine and authored some 23 novels and hundreds of short stories before her death in 1965.
Over the years, the endowment from Kerr's gift has provided more than $1.4 million in prize money to promising young writers, in amounts that have ranged from $9,000 the inaugural year, 1968, to a high of nearly $69,000 in 2009. The winners have gone on to establish careers as writers, editors, teachers, and marketing professionals, and many have published their work as novels or collections of short stories or poetry.
The other half of Kerr's bequest funds scholarships and library acquisitions and brings a parade of world-class literary figures to campus for public readings and workshops. Such luminaries as Edward Albee, Jonathan Franzen and Toni Morrison have visited Washington College under the auspices of the Sophie Kerr Lecture Series. More recent guests have included novelists Junot Diaz and Nick Flynn and poet Natasha Trethewey.
Washington College is a private, independent college of liberal arts and sciences located in historic Chestertown on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Founded in 1782 under the patronage of George Washington, it was the first college to be chartered in the new nation.


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I wonder what took Terry Collins so long, but he finally dropped Jason Bay in the batting order, from fourth to sixth.
Bay entered the season as one of the Mets' biggest questions, but has not produced and waiting for him to turn it on doesn't seem like it is going to happen.
Here's tonight's lineup against the Braves:
Jose Reyes, SS
Justin Turner, 3B
Carlos Beltran, RF
Daniel Murphy, 1B
Angel Pagan, CF
Jason Bay, LF
Josh Thole, C
Ruben Tejada, 2B
Dillon Gee, RP

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I recently purchased Nava Atlas' Vegan Express cookbook, as I really need to find fast recipes to throw together while the little one is chipper. Since the weather is getting nicer, we've been looking for salads (Kyle wants to eat salad every day). We had an avocado and mango kicking around in the fridge, so the Black Bean Salad with Avocado and Mango seemed fitting (again, I'm nowhere near the cookbook now, so the title could be off).
I liked it, but couldn't tell if it needed to be sweet or salty. I re-read the recipe, and sure enough, no salt was mentioned. With the onions and avocado, I was looking for a salty flavour, like guac. But with the mango and lime juice, it seemed like a sweet salad.
Regardless, it was good and not spicy (conducive to breastfeeding), but I'm still wondering what to add to it to make me not question whether to add sweetness or saltiness. If anyone else makes this and has any ideas, please let me know!


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An IME Means Camera Time
You might be very happy when an insurance company asks you to undergo an IME. An IME (so-called "Independent" Medical Exam) means that, a live doctor will look at you, examine you and talk to you, before writing a report to the company which usually says you are not disabled.
However, you should know that on the day you are to present yourself for the examination, Big Brother (your insurance company), will likely be watching you on camera, waiting for you to make a false move they can use to try to scuttle your claim.
How do we know that IME day is likely to bring out the video camera? Because video surveillance of claimants is expensive and insurance companies don't want to waste money sending a surveillance unit out when they are uncertain about whether you are home and, if you are, whether you emerge or do anything they can photograph during the time they are there.
But, when an IME is scheduled, the insurer knows that you will have to come out of the house to go to their doctor, so if they have a unit at your home, they know they are going to get some video of you in action. And, they hope their camera will catch you doing something they can use to argue that you are fit to work so they can stop paying benefits.
It doesn't take much for an insurer to claim you can do some kind of work. For example, if they see you lifting anything, they will claim that you are fit to work on a loading dock.
Most courts are smart enough to realize that if a person is caught on film for a minute, doing something he or she was not ordinarily able to do, it doesn't mean that person can do the task over and over for an hour, a day or a week. This is especially so if the person has presented solid medical evidence of an illness or injury which clearly would prevent him or her from doing so.
Given that an IME may be anything but "independent", a client should be prepared to meet whatever obstacles are put in the way on examination day. The claimant should assume that the examining doctor, hired by the insurer, is not out to do the claimant any favors. The doctor is out to shoot down the claim if at all possible. And to some doctors "possible" stretches all the way to the stratosphere.
But, it is also true that sometimes a picture can appear to be compelling evidence even it does not truly reflect the reality of an impairment. The point is: Be aware that you are fair game for surveillance, especially when the carrier knows where you will be and when you will be there.
IMEs present the insurer with an ideal opportunity to spy on you and you can assume that they won't pass up the opportunity.
What claimants can do to level the examination playing field is:
* Bring a witness to the exam and have the witness take notes of the entire procedure.
* Bring a good watch and write an exact time line of the visit, from the time you arrive at the examination site to the time you leave.
* The notes should contain the exact length of time each phase takes, i.e., waiting time, interview time, examination time, discussion, exit time.
* Write out a complete description of the IME as soon after it concludes as possible, when your memory is still fresh.
* Make a note of the name and occupation (medical doctor, physician's assistant, registered nurse, nurse's aide, technician) of each person who conducts each part of the examination visit (welcome, history, interview and review of your medical records, testing, and actual examination, detailing what is actually done by the examiner).
Your witness's and your notes can be used by your attorney to keep the examining doctor's testimony accurate, if there is a trial. If you don't keep accurate and timely notes, much of the detail of the visit and the examination will be lost to memory. That situation would leave the courtroom playing field to the IME doctor and you have to know that that person is not inclined to do you any favors.


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|2012-09-04, 04:57
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Forget Kio, we all know he is going to live happily ever after with Wendy no matter what happens. At this point his fate is sorta set.
I really want Zeheart to redeem himself and I want Fram to be a part of it.
|2012-09-04, 05:50
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Maybe he's just tired of the war and doesn't know what to think. Seems like he's being set up where he's going to be a very confused and random boy until someone cool like Seric dies because of him.
|2012-09-04, 21:06
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|2012-09-04, 22:45
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Praise the sun!
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Location: Sweden
Age: 29
.. Because his character has always been a diehard follower of Ezelcant, Project Eden and the Vagan? Not to mention you could see how drunk he got on his power in the actual episode? What happened to him in the latest episodes is consistent with his character development, Kio's is not
|2012-09-04, 23:49
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Did you not watch gen 2 at all? Zeheart was following Ezelcant based on idea that everything was being done to save the Vagan. He wanted to stay in Tordia and live a normal life because that's where he was happy, but he points out that he can't do that while there people dying of disease in Mars. He obviously wasn't die hard enough because he put friendship over the cause on more than one occasion, and despite the whole "i'll kill you" bs he said 100 times, he never went through with it. He always ended putting friendship before Ezelcant. Towards the end of Gen 2, once Asemu had served his purpose and the pods had escaped the fortress, Zeheart went out of his way, and almost lost his life trying to protect his friend.
Does that even remotely sound like the asshole he turned into the moment Ezelcant asked him to follow in his madness? The way his character was developed in Gen 2, and in the early parts of Gen 3 ( Olivernotes incident aside) he would've never accepted to carry out Eden just as Ezelcant intended. He would have kept the stance he took during the conversation, not flit flop on his convictions so easily. You do not go from caring commander who doesn't waste people's lives to death ray firing psychopath just because your boss, who was lying and using you, suddenly opens up to you and asks you to follow him in his madness. that is bad writing any way you look at it.
|2012-09-05, 07:15
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Praise the sun!
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Him wanting to say in Tordia is perfectly understandable, which brings up the subplot of his, Romary and Asemu's friendship which pretty much defined his character in Gen 2.
Zeheart was always loyal to Ezelcant, hell, from what the flashbacks showed, Ezelcant was somewhat of a father figure to him.
He followed Ezelcant's plan when he thought it was meant to save the Vagan people, and he is following Ezelcant's plan now aswell. If anything Zeheart always thought of Ezelcant as a noble person who would give his own life for the Vagan people's cause, he adores the person so much he took his will and bet his life on it against Sid
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|2012-09-05, 11:39
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It seems like, with Kio, human lives aren't precious, only Vagan's is :-< Hell, he didn't even care about that Olivernote battle anymore.
|2012-09-05, 13:02
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|2012-09-05, 13:52
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Well, Kio seems willing to overlook a lot of things from his enemies. Sorta like when Kira went super self-righteous mode and refused to kill anyone even though his allies and his enemies killed freely. His no-kill rule also put the team on some pretty rough waters more than once and I'm sure things would be going much better for the AGE cast if Kio got his ass in gear and just started killing all VAGANs.
At least Grandpa would be proud of him.
|2012-09-05, 14:52
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To me it feels like Kio has the right idea in theory. Talking it out seems like the best option here because frankly, this war is pretty stupid (like all wars). He just has yet to realise that now is not the time to talk.
And to be completely fair, his actions so far have not caused any considerable harm. At least, not from Kio's perspective. I am guessing he's about to learn the hard way that he's going about this all wrong next episode.
|2012-09-05, 15:01
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Trying to talk about it in the middle of a battle when the enemy has shown no sign of listening and is trying to kill not only him and his friends but everyone they can... Yeah. Kio has a good idea it's just that he's trying to apply it in all the wrong situations.
|2012-09-05, 15:14
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To People like Kira, and Kio, it's all about being able to live with themselves. They don't give a shit if someone else does the killing, or if the person they let live dies because of their actions. Case in point: Heine Westenfluss
It comes down to a matter of perspective. The Kira/Kio archetypes will see the taking of any life, as morally wrong regardless of what that person has done. If they happen to die some other way, oops too bad. They are not responsible even if in reality they indirectly caused that person's death. In one of the Nolan Batman movies Batman says: "I'm not going to kill you, but I don't have to save you", and that describes what that sort of person thinks like.
Let me share a story with you guys. My younger sister thinks a lot like Kira,Kio,Lacus et al. Peace stickers and love this love that all over the fricking place. Anyway, during the summer, I was visiting and ended up playing a video game on her ps3. In one particular scene I had the option of killing a character or being the "better man" and walking away. Well, she saw me bring justice upon the wicked (guy was a cannibal and child murderer), and she flipped out on me saying "Omg, how can you do that?! omg that's so wrong!" When I pointed out the fact that the guy was really evil and he was going to die a worse death if I let him live (quick bullet to the head, or being eaten alive by zombies), she just replied "Yeah....BUT!" and stormed out of the room....
|2012-09-05, 15:17
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The thing is Kira was an independent faction so by that point in time he had free rein to screw everybody over but he didn't waste time preaching his nonsence to people.
But when it came to the true instigators he never held back. At least from what I recall. With the grunts he cared less, the simply broke them and moved on.
Asemu already tried that with Zeheart who then confronted Ezcelant over it and after a couple of images he's now "Rawr rawr rawr" for Eden. Even though it didn't work Asemu at the very least had the right path.
For some reason Kio thinks that by handicapping himself he'll be able to make a difference.
In other words he needs to balance himself like Seric does. Priority is to protect your allies and that must be done at all costs.
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In a war, the situation is different. The second a person picks up a weapon, aims and fires it, he/she forfeits all rights as a civilian.
|2012-09-05, 15:18
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Kamen Rider Muppeteer
Join Date: Jan 2012
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There's a bit of a difference here though.
Kira's "I shall not kill" shtick, as well as a lot of his other actions, were either weakly explained or not explained at all. And in the end the actual reason why Kira keeps on blowing everyone up, is because he wants to be left alone, ironically. Kio actually cares about his opponents because he has seen the way they lived.
|2012-09-05, 15:20
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Of course, Kira has been shown to kill or willing to kill from time to time...
As for Kio, we don't know yet, how far he is willing to take his ideals.
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|2009-08-18, 08:49
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Geez, this one's a doozy! Credit goes to aohige for translation:
-The Chopper ministory continues, though the contents of it weren't specified yet. Chapter title is "Admiral Akainu".
-It turns out that Marco IS a phoenix Zoan, as many have guessed. It's actually a Zoan that's even rarer than a Logia, and can regenerate any wound with its flames. Kizaru fights against the phoenix man, but none of their attacks are effective against each other.....
-Jozu hurls an Iceburg at Akainu, but the admiral promptly destroys it with magma (urgh.... magma Logia confirmation ). Akainu then attacks Whitebeard as well, but the mighty king of the sea catches it with his spear.
-Even more characters are shown fighting. One of them is, interestingly enough, a descendant of zombie Oz from Thriller Bark, Oz Jr., who wants to help save Ace. Moria says he wants to steal the giant's corpse (). Doflamingo says that he's quite excited......
Man, this is insane! though, I was kinda hoping that Marco and Akainu's fruits were a little less predictable (particularly Akainu)..... oh, well. At least Marco's fruit is unique in the fact that it's a combination of both Zoan AND Logia. I think this now raises the chances of a dragon Zoan appearing in the series at some point.....
Heh, I was actually pleasantly surprised to find out about Oz Jr. I actually sorta am hoping that Moria gets him to fight by his side, heh. And I'm guessing from Doflamingo's dialogue that we'll finally see him in action in the next chapter. Hmmm, I wonder how many more crazy new characters are going to appear in this storyline.....?
Edit: Hmmm... It seems that the phoenix fruit is specifically classified as being a "Mythical"-type Zoan. If that's true, then that makes them all the more awesome. Heh, looks like I've got a little more of something to add to the Zoan discussion thread once the full chapter comes out......
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|2009-08-18, 09:14
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Mystic Phoenix -zoan fruit ... Marco is awesome!
Akainu is Magma (logia?) user...well it was expected but its still awesome, much better than roses and plants...
The battles have started raging and war is unleashed.
Epic spoilers for epic arc. Wtb timeskip for Friday...
|2009-08-18, 09:21
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Y'know, at first I was kinda disappointed about Marco's fruit, but now I feel different. After all, I got my wish...... a Zoan that's capable of kicking a Logia's ass. I wonder if Mythical Zoans can achieve an "Awakened" state, as well. Because if they can..... goddamn. Poor old Kizaru might not survive his encounter with Marco if that were the case.....
Also, about Oz Jr., I had a thought: What if Luffy ends up befriending him? I mean, Luffy's shadow was unwillingly used to manipulate his father/ancestor's corpse, so Luffy should be pretty familiar with the descendant. I'd imagine that Luffy would at first attack him out of a misunderstanding, but when he finds out that Jr. is there to save Ace, they'll probably decide to work together. And hey, the Straw-Hats (well, chiefly Usopp) have a tendency to befriend giants, anyhow......
|2009-08-18, 09:31
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Marco is very high end player in One Piece and I expect that Whitebeard's crew has very good information about devil fruit properties, if Crocodile knew about awakened state then its not that far etched to believe that Marco would know about it.
|2009-08-18, 09:41
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And excuse my OP noobness, but what does "Awakened" state" reffers to?
|2009-08-18, 09:44
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Actually, I wouldn't say that Awakened Zoans have heightened regenerative capabilities..... just a high level of endurance. Remember how the minotaur of Impel Down still had wounds from his first beatdown from Luffy and co. when he reappeared later on? Chopper was also already heavily wounded when he revealed his Monster Point at Enies Lobby, but he was still pretty much an unstoppable beast, as well......
But yeah, I'd definitely say an Awakened Phoenix would truly be a force to be reckoned with. He already has the ability to regenerate, but add to that the near-limitless endurance? Holy crap, Batman! Boy, am I glad to see how Oda has evolved Zoans over the last year....
Remember the guardian beasts of Impel Down? Crocodile referred to them as being "Awakened" Zoans. They also share some physical characteristics with Chopper in his Monster Point form, so it's assumed that he can reach an Awakened state, as well. It definitely seems to imply that Zoans are at their strongest when in this state.....
|2009-08-18, 09:51
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|2009-08-18, 09:56
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|2009-08-18, 10:06
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Like I said above, Monster Point does share some physical traits with the guardian beasts (particularly their hands), hence why I believe that Chopper's reached an Awakened state. Of course, it'll be some time before that's actually confirmed, but I think it's the most likely theory for now.....
Anyway, yeah, I was also hoping for Akainu to be a blood fruit user (or a Zoan), but whatever. I just hope that we'll see him use his magma powers in unique ways, just to show that he's not a rip-off of Ace/Marco.......
|2009-08-18, 10:13
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Age: 31
The one main difference between magma and fire is that they are completely different forms of matter.
Fire is gaseous or near plasma, magma is a non-newtonian fluid and can switch into solid form quickly when cooled.
Imagine he can trap everyone in the magma while burning them alive and then cool to form instant coffins or entire catacombs.
The magma can also form solid defensive walls while providing immediate burning damage to any melee attacker who strikes at them.
|2009-08-18, 10:28
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So i was right after all. After initally proposing some sort of plasma logia, i then shifted to the idea of the phoenix. I have said for so long, Marco was gonna be awesome and this really rare ability, proves it.
Also at WB insulting Akainu. He's making the Admiral's look like fools.
|2009-08-18, 10:39
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Yeah, I'm aware of the differences between fire and lava/maga. Still, I guess the mere fact that they're heat-based abilities is what makes them seem so familiar. But then again, guys like Eneru and Kizaru technically have heat-based abilities too, so I guess I really can't complain. But again, I'd definitely like to see Akainu making very creative uses for his power (like he makes a bunch of small volcanoes erupt and the lava forms into a small island for him and his opponent to fight on, or something like that).
Heh, yep. But he can do that because he's freaking Whitebeard. I'm still sorta hoping that Sengoku will get off his duff and take on Newgate, though.....
And again, nobody's considering the possibility of Oz Jr. becoming friends with Luffy? The Straw-Hats made friends with a few giants already (chiefly ones from Elbaf), so I think it's definitely possible.....
|2009-08-18, 11:10
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My review:
Ministory: From what was mentioned from the last few posts about the last chapter, Chopper has been made a king. How he became king would be beyond me.
Main Story: Marco a phoenix zoan. My brother would be happily excited to hear that. Akainu a magma logia. Just as expected. Knowing that has given me high hopes of giving the blood logia df to a villain I created in my mind for a reinactment to One Piece movie 6. At any rate, Doflamingo remains to be seen with the full extent of his powers. The surprising thing though is that there is an Oz Jr. rescuing Ace. I never even thought that Oz himself would even have a son.
|2009-08-18, 11:17
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I was hoping great things from Akainu but this episode was a bit letdown on Akainu.Magma was predictable as hell.And while other admirals had flashy entrances (Aokiji freezing the ocean and sea king, Kizaru toppling supernovas and destroying giantic trees) Akainu made his move to own some low level pirates and then countered by Whitebeard with a god damn spear.Makes him look a bit like a rushed character thrown into the battlefield just to caught some interest.
My only hope is that Akainu will make some difference with a flashy move in future.For now he looks like a cheap copy of Ace+DonPachino.
So in the end only things that caught my interest this week were phoenix (which is a bit sad, we desperately need some Zoan) and Little Oz.We lack some Zoans so badly that I wouldn't mind if Lucci and his gang lands on battlefield to kill some time&people.
edit: Btw if things Im hearing is not fake its not phoenix at all.Its just a blaze blaze devil fruit that heals his wound like phoenix does.So an immortal immortal df other than Brooks?
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|2009-08-18, 11:20
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from the spoilers out so far akainu doesnt seem as flashy as the other 2 but he is supposed to be a no nonsense sort of guy right? as for his DF it has potential imo. hurling balls of magma/rock like a comet comes to mind - would also fit his indiscriminate tendancy and would make him live up to his ruthless reputation.
hope full scan/trans is out soon
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This magma devil fruit can be interesting and unique if he can create volcanos and crack the ground at his will to vomit lava/heat at his target.Like a bit of Geyser Geyser Devil Fruit added to lava stuff and controlling the ground.Whitebeard moved the land by his quake vibrations but maybe Akainu can shape and control the land with his lava.
Or Im just dreaming.Just let him throw his burning stones and then kill him.If throwing burning stuff around is all he can do , then he deserves being first defeated admiral.
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Here are some tips to keep your Christmas tree healthy through the holidays—and avoid an untimely demise!
- If possible, buy a freshly-cut tree from a reputable nursery or cut your own. Many of the trees for sale were cut weeks before.
- If you're buying a tree that can be replanted later, keep in mind that a very small percentage of these trees survive after being indoors in the winter. Freshly-cut Christmas trees are farmed specifically for their purpose and support local agriculture.
- The top-selling Christmas trees, as reported by growers across the United States, are the Scotch pine, Douglas fir, white pine, and balsam fir, in that order.
- If there are lots of needles on the ground around the trees, go elsewhere.
- To check a tree's freshness, pull your hand towards you along the branch. Needles should not fall off.
- If you want to keep your Christmas tree potted and in the house after Christmas, a Norfolk Island pine would be the best choice. Check with a local florist or nursery for your area.
Caring for the Tree
- When you bring your tree home, saw a couple inches off the bottom of the trunk before setting in water. When trees are cut, pitch oozes out and seals the pores. By sawing off the base, you will open up the pores, and the tree will be able to absorb water.
- Watering is critical. A freshly-cut tree can consume a gallon of water in 24 hours!
- Fill the tree stand with water and keep it filled.
- Never let the water level go below the tree's base.
- Indoors, keep the tree away from heating ducts or other heat sources. In fact, the lower the temperature, the better the tree will do.
- One old Vermonter we knew always packed his tree stand with well-watered soil and planted the tree in the mixture. The soil should be kept wet.
- Some people add aspirin or sugar to the water; we can't say whether either helps. Again, water is the vital element.
After Christmas
- Prop up your old tree near your bird feeder as a staging area for small birds like chickadees and finches.
- Trim the branches from the tree, and saw the trunk into several pieces. Tie the pieces together and store the bundle in the cellar. This will make an aromatic Yule fire in your fireplace next Christmas Eve.
- Create a bird feeder and haven. String your tree with orange slices, bread, cranberry, and other bird-friendly goodies, and put it in a sheltered location.
- Remove the branches and use them as mulch in the garden.
- Use boughs from your tree to shade broad-leaved evergreen shrubs and to ward off animals.
- A fir tree's foliage can be used for stuffing small, fragrance pillows.
- Sew scraps of fabric together and fill them with the needles to make fragrant balsam sachets to freshen drawers and closets.
- Use dried-out sprigs to ignite kindling in your woodstove or fireplace.
- Give the tree to a friend or neighbor who has a woodchipper.
- One of our readers said that they sink old trees in their pond where they make cozy areas for fish and tadpoles to live, sleep, and lay eggs.
- Another reader says, "In Louisiana, we use old trees to bait fishing holes with. Just anchor them in a good location and the fish will use it for cover, especially Bream and White Perch. Go back in the spring and usually the fish will be in it or near it."
- If possible, buy a freshly-cut tree from a reputable nursery or cut your own. Many of the trees for sale were cut weeks before.


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Inoke Breckterfield Named To UCLA Football Staff
New hire will coach Bruin defensive line
Inoke (pronounced ee-NO-kay) Breckterfield, an All-Pac-10 defensive lineman during his playing career, has been named defensive line coach at UCLA, Bruin head coach Rick Neuheisel announced today.
"Inoke is an outstanding young talent who I feel will have a great impact on our defensive linemen," said Neuheisel. "(Oregon State head coach) Mike Riley and (Montana head coach) Robin Pflugrad were both effusive in their praise of Inoke and he really impressed me, Joe Tresey and the other defensive assistants during his interview. You can tell by listening to him that he is a real people person who will connect with our linemen and will be an outstanding recruiter as well."
Breckterfield, 33, coached the defensive line at Montana in the 2010 season. The Grizzlies ranked first in the Big Sky and 14th in the BCS in tackles for loss (7.64 per game) and second in the league and 18th nationally in sacks per contest (2.64). Montana ranked 103rd and 88th in those categories, respectively, in 2009.
The new Bruin coach tutored the defensive line at Weber State in 2009. Following that season, he moved to Portland State but was hired at Montana two months later. Prior to his stint in Ogden, he spent three seasons under Riley at his alma mater, Oregon State. He was a graduate assistant coach for the Beavers in 2008 and 2007 and was a volunteer coach in 2006, working with the defensive line.
He was a standout defensive lineman for the Beavers, playing his final two years (1997-98) under Riley. As a senior in 1998, he was named first-team Pac-10 and third team All-American (Associated Press) at defensive end. In addition, he was voted team MVP, was the defensive winner of the Morris Trophy Award (the best defensive lineman in the league as voted on by Pac-10 offensive linemen), selected to play in the Hula Bowl and named Oregon State's "Male Athlete of the Year."
As a junior at OSU, he was named second team Pac-10, team MVP and honorable mention all-American. He was honorable mention all-league as a sophomore and chosen OSU's "Rookie of the Year" on defense as a freshman. Breckterfield left OSU as the school's career leader in tackles for loss (55.5) and sacks (19.5) and is currently ranked second in both categories at the school.
Following his college career, he played in the Canadian Football League for five seasons for the Toronto Argonauts (1999-2000) and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2001-03). He worked in the private sector in Aiea, Hawaii, from 2003-06 and then returned to OSU to attend school and serve as a volunteer assistant coach.
He earned his Bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies from OSU in 2007.
Breckterfield and his wife, Carol, have a 10-year-old son, Kalevi. Carol earned All-Pac-10 honors in soccer at USC, playing from 1996-98.
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A tiny two-story red brick row house that sat nestled in the shadows of the grand Iowa Capitol for nearly 120 years will soon move a few blocks further west and get new life as a restaurant.
The row house will move 2½ blocks at midnight Wednesday to the East Village where it will become a restaurant.
The state wants it moved to open additional space for the West Capitol Terrace, a park that designers envision will eventually encompass 10 acres from the Capitol into the East Village business district. It's just one segment of an expansive multi-decade plan to reshape every side of the Capitol by removing concrete parking lots and installing walkways and gardens.


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Sam's Orchestral Birthday Spectacular
Name: Sam (5)
Location: Highland Park, Illinois
When I asked my son Sam what kind of fifth birthday party he wanted, he didn't miss a beat before requesting a picnic with family and friends at Ravinia. A local institution and America's oldest outdoor music festival, Ravinia is a short walk from our house and the summer home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. My children labor under the misconception that it's also our summer home, and with 36 acres and amazing music, we could certainly do worse.
We love it there, and even though I was intimidated by the prospect of throwing a kids' party at an outdoor concert, we decided to give our boy what he wanted.
We looked at the Ravinia schedule and chose a concert; the annual Tchaikovsky Spectacular is a family friendly event that concludes with the 1812 Overture, complete with live cannons. Throwing a party for 30 at an outdoor venue is akin to throwing a house party, except you can't stage everything the night before and you're trying to set up your stuff along with thousands of other people on the lawn. Arriving with a tarp, blankets, camping chairs, tables, appetizers, watermelon, cupcakes, beverages (water for all, wine for grownups), a borrowed cart, a red wagon, and three kids in tow, getting into the venue was a little rough but we set up quickly and were able to relax as our guests streamed in. My in-laws picked up dinner en route to the concert, ordered from the catering menu of a local Middle Eastern restaurant.
We added a personal touch to the store-bought cupcakes with Tchaikovsky cupcake toppers, borrowing an illustrated image from one of Sam's favorite books, Listen to the Birds. Even though the concert was kid-friendly, Ravinia still employs professional "shushers" who walk around with signs saying "Quiet Please" during all CSO concerts. We brought some quiet party toys that would be fun for the kids: streamer wands for little conductors, bubbles, and LED finger flashlights made for a good time and some beautiful visuals in the early evening. The night before the concert I got lazy-crafty (that's how I roll), personalizing Contigo kids' water bottles from Costco with permanent self stick letters for functional favors.
It was a fun, relaxed celebration, exactly what Sam wanted. The icing on the proverbial cake (or the frosting on the Tchaikovksy cupcake) was when a friend with ties to the festival surprised Sam with an invitation backstage after the concert, where he mingled with the conductor and musicians, and had the opportunity to stand onstage.
My strong preference has always been for party venues where staff assist with the heavy lifting (jump places, the community pool, park district facilities), but this party was my son's brainchild and it exceeded all of our expectations. We celebrated at his happy place, surrounded by beloved family and dear friends. Good call, kid. Happy birthday, mommy loves you.
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Start the day in Faribault with a bike ride along the Cannon or Straight rivers or a hike through the 750-acre River Bend Nature Center, which offers hands-on fun for little explorers, hot coffee, and comfy chairs for watching songbirds and hummingbirds buzz feeders and flowers. If it's been raining, check out the waterfall on the drive into the park.
Donahue's Greenhouse provides a colorful spectacle of acres of flowers April through June and 20,000 holiday poinsettias mid-November through Christmas.
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Take a spin along Shumway Drive to admire the historic campuses of Shattuck-St. Mary's prep school (known for grooming men's and women's Olympic hockey players) and state academies for the deaf and blind.
Lunch at The Cheese Cave for sweet, earthy flatbread pizza with pears, a drizzle of honey and Amablu cheese aged in local caves. Enjoy local artwork at Paradise Center for the Arts, check out displays on Faribault-made Tilt-A-Whirls at Keepers Antique, and savor gooey homemade turtles and ice cream at The Sweet Spot.
Learn about the nation's only remaining mill that crafts raw wool into cozy blankets with a tour of Faribault Woolen Mill. Look for discounted, slightly flawed blankets at the company store.
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For dinner, enjoy local blue cheese on a burger or Ravin' Craisin salad at The Depot Bar & Grill. Spend the night in the porch-wrapped, periwinkle Historic Hutchinson House B&B or drive about 15 miles northeast to Northfield's Archer House River Inn in the heart of downtown.
Northfield's Archer House River Inn.
Day 2
Hit the pavement early, grabbing coffee and deliciously dense cinnamon popovers at the Archer House River Inn.
Stroll the River Walk and swing into Northfield Historical Society Museum to learn why the infamous Jesse James Gang rode here from Missouri and why some consider the thwarted robbery to be the last battle of the Civil War. Look for action-packed reenactments during special events, such as June's Taste of Northfield or September's Defeat of Jesse James Days.
Grab a light lunch at The Hideaway Coffeehouse and Wine Bar's bistro-style menu with items named for James.
Spend the afternoon fueling creativity with shops such as Northfield Yarn for knitters and spinners, Rooms by Tagg 2 for funky home decor, art supplies and toys at The Sketchy Artist, make-you-laugh gifts from Swag, and new seasonings and gadgets at The Measuring Cup.
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text: Mr. Scot 49,091 Report post Posted September 22, 2010 Having a girlfriend who's a Notre Dame fan means that I saw quite a bit of Jimmy Clausen last year. By the end of the college season, I was high on the idea of drafting him but didn't think he'd fall far enough. By the end of the Panthers season, I was ready to go with Matt Moore as the starter and felt fairly sure that our first draft pick would be the best wide receiver available. When draft day rolled around, Clausen's surprising slide down the charts had me saying, "oh no, we're going to take a QB that we don't have an immediate need for and bypass a receiver that we need badly". After the 48th pick was made, I was disheartened. I was however, "re-heartened" when they team was able to nab Brandon LaFell, and even more "heartened" when they also got Armanti Edwards. "Depending on how good Moore really is," I thought, "Clausen should be able to sit for at least one season, maybe even two or three. Whenever his time does come, he'll be well-prepared and ready to go.' Substitute the word "game" for the word "season" and that first statement becomes a lot more accurate So now, here we are ready to watch Clausen take the reins way earlier than the coaching staff would have wanted, but about two games later than Clausen himself would have preferred. So with all that in mind, what can we expect to see this Sunday? What will be the good, the bad, and the ugly? We'll start with the good... ACCURACY: Clausen's pretty good with ball placement, putting his throws where they're less likely to be picked or where the only guy who has a shot at them is the receiver. Granted, he's been off once or twice in a few throws to date, but I think that has to do with adjusting to the speed of pro defenders (something every rookie has to do). Yeah, he may wing a highball or two, but for the most part his passes tend to go where they're supposed to go. This is important not only in avoiding interceptions, but also when it comes to throwing a ball that a receiver can run with rather than having to adjust and wait to be tackled. CONFIDENCE: Some guys think they're in charge. Others know they are. Clausen is the latter. He may be younger than a lot of the guys he'll be commanding on offense, but he won't go into the game wide-eyed and awestruck. This is where he expected to be, and when you see him break the huddle and walk to the line, you'll know it. Likewise, when he looks at the opposing defense, he'll be seeing positions, not star players. And there's a toughness about him that should keep him from being afraid, even when one of those big fellas lays a good smack on him. A guy named Jake had a similar mojo in years past, and it got him a lot further than his talent alone would have taken him. Likewise, there's a fellow by the name of Steve Smith who often plays best when he plays angry. This may be the first season where you see the guy throwing the ball look just as ticked off as the guy catching it. INTELLIGENCE: Many quarterbacks and coaches will tell you that the moments before the snap are as critical to the success of a play as the moments after. Recognizing what alignments mean, knowing how to read the body language of opposing linebackers, catching on when someone's trying to fool you, and being able to see where that oh-so-valuable mismatch is happening... These skills are gold to quarterbacks, and Clausen has them. He'll need them on Sunday too, because Mike Zimmer is one of the smarter DCs in the league. You can bet Zimmer will show Clausen a thing or two he hasn't seen before. Rest assured that he'll be fooled once or twice, but Clausen is smart enough that he shouldn't be saying "shame on me" all too often. CRAFTINESS: Defensive coordinators aren't the only ones who can play mind games. Sometimes what a quarterback does with his eyes, his head or even his voice can be just as crucial to a play's success as what he does with his arms and his feet. A good hard count can be used to gain needed yards at a critical time. Likewise, looking off a safety can be the difference between a touchdown and an interception. Clausen's generally been good at that, and considering that at the pro level the success of a play can depend on a fraction of a second's hesitation, that's a nice talent to have. GOOD FOOT SKILLS: Clausen has what some folks call 'pocket mobility". You'll never confuse him with Steve Young or Michael Vick as a runner (even Matt Moore might be better at it) but he knows how to move around in the pocket, when to step up in it, and when to step out of it. Likewise, he knows how to plant and step into his throws. It's no easy thing to do that with a 300 pound defensive lineman is barreling toward you like a charging rhino, but Clausen's done that plenty. Playing behind a Notre Dame offensive line for whom 'suspect" might have been a compliment was far from ideal, but it might have been good prep for what he'll face in Carolina (at least early on). WILLINGNESS TO THROW IT AWAY: Patience is a virtue, and can be especially virtuous in the NFL. "take what the defense gives you" is a fairly common sentence for a young QB to hear from his coach, and it's sound advice. Between Clausen and Moore, Clausen is much more willing to toss a ball out of bounds when nothing presents itself and move on to the next play. Add in that Clausen's throwaways tend to be high arcs that go well out of bounds without anybody less than fifteen feet tall having a good shot at picking them off. That's good, because some QBs don't put as much on their throwaways as they should, and they wind up turning into picks (Delhomme was bad about that). No such worry with Clausen. (to be continued) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Vampire Gunslinger 2 Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Gallery/Finished Work View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Vampire Gunslinger 2" agent44memberMember #Joined: 07 Sep 2000Posts: 473Location: glendale, CA Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2001 9:35 am It's been a while since I last posted. Anyway, my friend came up with this idea for a vampire gunslinger and I did this drawing originally in pencil. Just colored it this morning. Crits are welcome. I'm really curious to see what you all think ------------------ agent44 Back to top ChapelmemberMember #Joined: 18 Mar 2000Posts: 1930 Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2001 10:15 am I think he should have one more belt in there splitting the shirt and pants. Looks like he has a jumpsuit on now.. which makes him look a little light in the slippers with that pose. He looks more like a matador than a gun slinger with that cape. I probably would have went with a black trench coat old school western style with the shoulder flap things and I would have made the bottom of it like a flowing cape. You have a great style though. I like your pics. [This message has been edited by Chapel (edited January 05, 2001).] Back to top GolongriamemberMember #Joined: 08 Mar 2000Posts: 242Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2001 10:18 am Well, the idea itself is kinda ridiculous because he couldn't shoot his gun during the day cause he'd get fried, so he's gotta be really lucky to hit something....but a really excellent job on the painting anyways :P -Matt Back to top surferboimemberMember #Joined: 08 Jul 2000Posts: 311Location: Seb, Florida Usa Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2001 10:59 am i like the character but if i wanted to get picky about it, id say the arms look a lot bigger then the rest of his body in proportion. personally i like it with the larger arms adds to the style of the character.. just pointing it out if u hadnt noticed Back to top FaithInChaosmemberMember #Joined: 27 Aug 2000Posts: 183 Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2001 11:01 am cool, i would spend a bit of time on the gun handle. it looks warped. i like the way you made the vest and cape conect together. but the hat reminds me of vampire hunter D, its not a bad thing its just that when i look at the image all i see is that dumb girl with the horse. Back to top SuperHero 1junior memberMember #Joined: 23 Dec 2000Posts: 8 Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2001 10:21 pm i love this pic dude keep it up ------------------ -SuperHero 1- | Binder | www.geocities.com/bindersart Back to top DivesmemberMember #Joined: 22 Sep 2000Posts: 392Location: Finland Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2001 4:05 am rotf Vampire gunslinger Interesting topic Back to top EviLToYLeTmemberMember #Joined: 09 Aug 2000Posts: 1216Location: CA, USA Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2001 10:21 pm Very cool. Interesting texture. I'd have to agree with Chapel that another belt across the waist is needed. or just perhaps just folds in the shirt... but then again it's perfectly fine to wear ... jumpsuits. This guys got one HUGE gun Back to top SemperememberMember #Joined: 20 Oct 2000Posts: 206Location: Spain Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2001 2:49 am Hi Agent44 ! Interesting pic. But having digging so much in your web space and have seeing such a lot of incredible drawings I must admit that this one is, maybe, one of your weaker pieces... In your same style I prefer a lot (a really lot more) your guy with the rocket on the back that you did some time ago, or the masked guy "katana" (i think you called him that way). And talking about these drawings, I´m really curious about how you colored them with that interesting texture... ??? But without any doubt I keep on prefering your "Missile mouse vs.Blazing bat" and my favourite: "that with a lot of animal pilots and an fat airplane..." What a COOL pic !!! !!! and what an ASTOUNDING chara-dessing !!! !!! Can you tell me something about this master-piece ? Thanks. --- Sorry about long message. After Happy I posted two new drawings recently. Here you have my reposted posts: http://www.sijun.com/dhabih/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000012.html http://www.sijun.com/dhabih/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000014.html I will be happy if you check them. Thanks again Back to top AmemberMember #Joined: 24 Nov 2000Posts: 126Location: Australia Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2001 4:38 am Hey, cool pic, I love the hand on the hip pose, and the textures on the different parts of the costume. One thing though....why are the bullet belts upside-down? Normally, rimmed pistol ammunition like this (probably 44-40?) is kept the other way up, to stop the bullets from falling through the little leather loops on the belt. Just a small detail though, I guess I'm just obsessed with guns.... Nice illustration though!! Cheers, A. Back to top agent44memberMember #Joined: 07 Sep 2000Posts: 473Location: glendale, CA Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2001 8:09 am Chapel- thanks, I agree he does need another belt. I wanted him to look more vampire than cowboy which is why I skipped the trench coat. Golongria-thanks. surferboi- I tried to draw his arms bigger, and mess with proportions a little. Thanks for noticing. FaithInChaos- true, the gun is a little tweeked. SuperHero 1- thanks. Dives-what's rotf? EviLToYLeT- point taken. I'll remember tht in the future. Sempere- I appreciate your honesty. I didn't spend as much time or thought on this one as I normally do. I'm glad you like the other ones. About the animal pilots pic, It's an idea I have for a story. I'm working up the back story right now, but I'm not sure how much of a role the animals in that pic will play in it. Oh, and I like your gladiator picture. nice style. A- I never thought of that, thanks for pointing that out. Back to top shahar2kmemberMember #Joined: 01 Jun 2000Posts: 867Location: Oak Park CA USA Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2001 10:18 pm Vampire Gunslinger??? how will he be there at high noon?!! ------------------ Maybe I'm paranoid... maybe it's you! 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I was actually asking about both. My primary aim is to clarify the terms used to shorthand positions, and in the process needed folks to identify what camps they were in to see which views are represented here, which views we need to distinguish from which.Manapa wrote: nowheat was asking for it to be defined! not if the label was applicable to anyone.
I keep getting the feeling that y'all mean me when you say "rebirth deniers" but as pedantic as I am, I cannot stand up when so called as I don't deny rebirth.


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في هذه الصفحة يمكنك البحث عن جامعات وكليات ومدارس الأعمال في . وسوف تجد بسهولة على جميع المعلومات حول أفضل الجامعات تصنيفه في . انقر على "اقرأ المزيد " للحصول على وصف مفصل للجامعة ونظرة عامة على البرامج الدراسية المقدمة.
البحث عن الجامعات في ومن خلال برامجها استعرض للعثور على تلك التي تناسبك. الحصول على جميع المعلومات حول خيارات الدراسة المختلفة في ومقارنة الرسوم الدراسية ومدة الدراسة. يمكنك توفير الوقت والجامعات في الاتصال مباشرة: ملء "معلومات مجانية طلب " النموذج، الذي سوف يضع لكم في اتصال مع مكتب القبول.
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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - The MIT men's volleyball team did not drop a game in a tri-match that featured Wentworth Institute of Technology and Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday. The Engineers (13-4) opened the day with a 30-21, 30-20, 30-21 win over Wentworth. In its next match, Wentworth (4-15) fell to MSOE, 30-22, 30-27, 30-27. MIT closed the day by defeating the Raiders of MSOE (2-7), 30-19, 30-25, 30-24.
Against the Leopards, Bob Aspell recorded nine assisted blocks, tying the MIT record for assisted blocks in a three-game match. He also added one solo stop for a career-high 10 total blocks to go along with seven kills. Praveen Pamidimukkala paced the offense with 19 kills and a hitting percentage of .552. He also contributed eight digs, two solo and three assisted blocks. Ryan Dean posted nine digs and eight kills as Scott Pollom tallied nine kills. Matthew Ng notched a team-high 10 digs while Jordan Wan finished with 45 assists, seven digs, and three assisted blocks.
Dan Tessier led Wentworth with 11 kills and four blocks. Adam Maher posted a hitting percentage of .429 while Chris Zacchilli distributed 30 assists. Dominik Szpyrka just missed a double-double as he totaled nine kills and 10 digs.
In its only win of the day, Mike Mocchi tallied 16 kills and a hitting percentage of .636 for MSOE. Rob Printz had a solid hitting performance as he notched 10 kills on 15-error free attempts, resulting in a .667 hitting percentage. Dan Goray collected a team-high four digs while Kevin House dished out 40 assists.
Pamidimukkala and Dean both recorded 10 kills and seven digs while Dean had three aces against MSOE. Pollom paced the blocking corps with four total blocks and added nine kills. Michelangelo Raimondi contributed seven kills as Ng notched a match-high 11 digs. Wan had another strong outing as he amassed 36 assists, seven digs, two assisted blocks, and a pair of aces.
Goray totaled 15 kills and nine digs while Mocchi finished with 13 kills for the Raiders.
The next match for MIT will be on Monday, Feb. 27 at 7:00 p.m. when it hosts Lasell College.


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artist: STRIP STEVE
title: MICRO MEGA
label: BOYSNOIZE RECORDS
cat#: BNR081 / BNRCD015
release date for 2LP + CD + Digital: 16.07.12
What is Micro Mega?
It's the idea that everything from the microscopic scale to the infinitely large, is designed from a similar pattern. A fractalist vision of what surrounds us, a way of seeing variety and chaos as part of One. A peaceful & unitive idea all in all…
While the common pattern through Strip Steve's debut album is clearly his own sense of rhythm & melody, his distinctive rich, sweet & mellow backbone, we discover in his first full length a whole new variety of styles and colors that might have stayed unsuspected from him so far, letting us deeper into the corners of his creative mind.
Bright & dark, fast & slow, the french boy (relocated in Berlin) touches a bit of everything, strikes different cords within us. If we feel the sound is purposely left untamed (MICRO, SKATE CONTROL, DON'T KNOW WHEN) Strip Steve always has a way of making electronic music sound open to everyone and listenable any time of the day and night.
He teams up with the lucid and wild eyed dream-pop duo Puro Instinct (from L.A.), young protégées of living legend Ariel Pink, on ASTRAL PROJECTION (first formal single of the album), to create a flirty and emotional dark disco track. What seems to be a simple and very fresh formula according to all people who heard it.
While STOMP & RADIOCHECK showcase a style we've been already familiar with in Strip Steve's previous releases, SKATE CONTROL takes it up a notch, being simply made from a needle jumping randomly on a record over a TR-707 beat. The result is raw, complex & incredibly funky.
On ONE THING he goes back to the old school basics of Chicago House (a passion he always communicated in his various dj sets) and features one of his heroes, the man with the voice of silk, Robert Owens. Creating a stripped down & hypnotic dancefloor number that will leave no feet still.
MONEY TROUBLE FUNK & ALL THE TIME slow down the tempo takes us a train ride under the sun of JAMifornia, MUSIC FOR THE RINGTONE GENERATION, the moog infused classical ballad has nothing to envy from the best songs of Wendy Carlos, and MEGA, the final act of the play (and maybe the best one of the lot) is an unclassifiable ternary loop slowly sinking into a wave of melodic synth layers. Get the picture? Just listen to it and it will all make sense.
Micro Mega is not a concept album in the strict sense of the term, nor a simple compilation of unrelated tracks, it's the debut album of an artist who's eager to invite people to go through a journey. One of different flavours, sights, & emotions.
It is the reflection of our modern generation who grew up incorporating a very wide variety of references (from experimental to pop) & styles (from funk to rock) all equally.
So UNITE and DANCE with all the tiny cells of your body, from MICRO to MEGA.
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Fifty-nine-year-old Earl Bradley is serving 14 life sentences for child rape after being convicted in 2011. A judge convicted him after viewing more than 13 hours of homemade videos showing sex crimes against more than 80 victims. That conviction stemmed from a 471-count indictment based on those videos.
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Scholarships, Studentships & Bursaries
Scholarships, Studentships and Bursaries are funded by both the University and our individual academic schools. In addition the International Education Centre also supports international students through a range of awards for international students. Full time students only.
College of Arts & Humanities Fee Waiver Scheme 2018/19
Fee Waiver Scheme 2018 for PhDs in Arts and Humanities
The College of Arts Humanities & Business is pleased to announce a PhD Fee Waiver Scheme for 2018/19.
Value: Full PhD tuition fee waiver, for three years per student
Subjects considered: We invite applications from candidates with outstanding research potential in all areas covered by the research interests of our academic Schools and Research Centres. Amongst the College's key collaborative research themes are bilingualism and translation, Celtic Studies, creative practice & practice-based research, cognitive linguistics, digital economies, early and contemporary music, medieval and early modern studies, film and screen studies, media & persuasive communication, social sciences and any aspect of Welsh history, culture, politics and society.
Deadline: Friday, 29 June 2018
School Excellence Scholarships
Rewarding Academic Achievement - students who start a BA course in the Schools of English Literature, Modern Languages & Cultures, Music, Philosophy & Religion or Welsh in September 2017 or September 2018 will be eligible for an MA Scholarship.
These scholarships will be available to UK, EU and International students who have
- completed a BA degree in one of these Schools in Bangor University
- achieved a 2:1 or above, and
- gained a place on a one-year full-time Taught Masters programme based in one of the Schools above
BA students who graduate with a 1st class degree will automatically receive a full tuition fee waiver for the MA.
BA students who graduate with a 2:1 degree will automatically receive a fee reduction, and pay £1,000 fees for the MA.
For more information about these scholarships please contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
As you would expect from a university that places great emphasis on student support, Bangor is keen to offer extra help to students. Here are the bursaries and scholarships available for postgraduate students.
Microwave photonics: Waveform Generation and Applications
A fully funded PhD studentship is available for an immediate start in the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineer at Bangor University, supported by Bangor University's Great Heritage fund. The studentship will cover the full cost of UK/EU tuition fees, plus a maintenance stipend in line with RCUK rates (provisional £14,553 per annum for full time award holders) for 3 years as well as funding for the research. The primary supervisor will be Dr Yanhua Hong whose research interest are in the experimental and theoretical study of the dynamics of semiconductor lasers.
Closing date for Applications: 15th October 2018
Price Davies Postgraduate Scholarship
(Y Werin Legacy Fund)
The scholarship shall be of the same value as a University Postgraduate Studentship, subject to available funds. The candidate must pursue a scheme of study for a postgraduate degree in Arts or in Science at Bangor University.
The deadline for applications is 22nd June 2018.
Thomas Ellis Memorial Fund
(Y Werin Legacy Fund)
The scholarship offers up to £1,500 to support talented graduates from Welsh Universities with an interest in language, literature, history and antiquities of Wales.
The deadline for applications is 1st June 2018.
Llewelyn Williams Postgraduate Studentship
(Y Werin Legacy Fund)
The Llewelyn Williams Postgraduate Studentship enables research in Welsh History, including Welsh laws and economic aspects of Welsh life. The scholarship offers up to £7,000 to support talented History, Law and Economics graduates with an interest in postgraduate research in a Welsh University.
The deadline for applications is 1st June 2018.
Gareth Jones Memorial Travelling Scholarship
(Y Werin Legacy Fund)
The scholarship offers up to £2,000 to support talented graduates from Welsh Universities with an interest in Journalism or International Affairs.
The deadline for applications is 1st June 2018.
Women in Science Scholarships
Bangor University is committed to supporting the career development of women in science and for this reason the University's Women in Science Scholarships are to support graduating women students in continuing their studies. More information...
Graduate Loyalty Discount
Santander Taught Postgraduate Scholarships
The Santander Group will be awarding postgraduate scholarships to Bangor University for master's students starting in 2018.
A number of scholarships worth £5,000 will be given to master's students starting their programmes in 2018. More information...
Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Masters Scholarship for Welsh medium study
For more information about the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Masters Scholarship scheme click here
Closing date: July 11th 2018
Value: £3000
Postgraduate Access Bursary
Students may be eligible for the Postgraduate Access Bursary if as an undergraduate they were unemployed before attending University or in receipt of one of the following:
- Welsh Government Learning Grant / Maintenance Grant
- an Opportunity Bursary
- a Foyer Bursary
- a Care Leavers Grant
- Job Seekers Allowance / Income Support
Students must be able to provide evidence that they were in receipt of these grants, bursaries or benefits.
The maximum bursary of £500 will be awarded to a student who as undergraduate received the maximum grant entitlement or were unemployed.
£250 will be awarded if they as undergraduate received a partial grant.
For more information please contact the Money Support Unit.
Postgraduate Widening Access Bursaries
These awards are aimed specifically at widening access to full and part-time postgraduate Masters courses. Click here for more information.
LEA Awards
As a general rule local authorities offer no support for postgraduate study, while others consider only certain courses, such as the PGCE.
It is a good idea to contact your local education authority early in the year to find out what they will fund. Your chance of obtaining funding improve if the course is vocational but you will need to present a good case for an award.
Useful links
You may find these links helpful in researching how you are going to fund your course:
- Advice for Self-funding
- Flexible Payment Options
- Prospects
- StudentFunder.com
- TargetCourses
- Education UK
- Arts & Humanities Research Council
- Economic & Social Research Council
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Medical Research Council
- NHS Social Work Bursary (English Students)
- Care Council for Wales
- Postgrad.com
- Discover Teaching Wales Training Incentives
Awards for International Students
The scholarships outlined below are available for both January intake and September intake courses.
Postgraduate Taught Scholarships
|What's on offer
|Eligible Countries
|Bangor International Scholarship
|Up to £4,000
|All countries
|Alumni/Existing Students/Family Discount
|£1,000 in addition to the Bangor International scholarship
|All countries
|Click here for details
|Chevening Partnership Scholarship
|Full fee waiver
|All countries excluding the USA
|Commonwealth Shared Scholarships
|Tuition fees & living allowance
|Commonwealth countries
Research/PhD Scholarships
|What's on offer
|Eligible Countries
|Bangor International Scholarship
|Up to £15,000
|All countries
|Alumni/Existing Students/Family Discount
|£1,000 in addition to the Bangor International scholarship
|All countries
|China Scholarship Council
|Full tuition fee waiver
Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships 2019
Applications are open for Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships for PhD candidates from low and middle income Commonwealth countries to spend 12 months at a UK university as part of their doctoral studies in their home country. The scholarships are for study starting in October 2019, and are aimed at high-quality graduates whose proposed research has a developmental focus and who have the potential to become influential teachers or researchers in their home countries. Split-site Scholarships are delivered through an institutional or departmental link between the candidate's home university and proposed UK university.
Closing date for applications: 4 February 2019. Full details, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, available here.
Other Sources of Funding
There are many government and non-government organisations that provide scholarship schemes enabling international students to source funding to study at a UK university. Students should contact the Ministry of Education or Education Department in their country, as they should have details of scholarship opportunities for students wishing to study overseas. They will also be able to advise the government's conditions for studying abroad. Students should also contact the British Council office in the country of origin, which should have details of British scholarship schemes. If there is no British Council office in the country, then the nearest British Embassy or High Commission should be contacted.
Please see below for other scholarship and funding options in your country
|What's on Offer
|Eligible Countries
|King Abdullah Scholarship Scheme
|Saudi Arabia
|Boleshak Scholarship Scheme
|Fulbright Commission
|Commonwealth Scholarships
|Commonwealth Countries
Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships 2019
Applications are open for Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships for PhD candidates from low and middle income Commonwealth countries to spend 12 months at a UK university as part of their doctoral studies in their home country. The scholarships are for study starting in October 2019, and are aimed at high-quality graduates whose proposed research has a developmental focus and who have the potential to become influential teachers or researchers in their home countries. Split-site Scholarships are delivered through an institutional or departmental link between the candidate's home university and proposed UK university.
Closing date for applications: 4 February 2019. Full details, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, available here.
Help and information
The Association of Commonwealth Universities publish a guide to scholarships, fellowships and research grants available for students from countries worldwide to study in countries worldwide. It's a very useful reference book and is available from:
Publications Sales, Association of Commonwealth Universities,
John Foster House,
36 Gordon Square,
London, UK WC1H 0PF
Tel 00 44 20 7380 6700
Fax: 00 44 20 7387 2655
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Knowlege Economy Skills Scholarships 2 (KESS 2)
Bangor University has a number of KESS 2 PhD and Research Masters scholarships available. The KESS 2 scholarships are part funded from the ESF (European Social Fund) Convergence Programme (West Wales and the Valleys).
KESS 2 PhD Scholarships
KESS 2 PhD scholarships are collaborative awards with external partners. (Applicants need only apply, they do not need to search for partners.)
Value of Award: A stipend of ~ £14,340 for 2017/18 (rising in accordance with inflation for subsequent years). Each scholarship has an additional budget for travel, equipment/consumables and training to support the agreed research project. KESS 2 PhD scholarship holders do not pay fees.
Length: Full-time for 3 years. (Theses must be submitted 6 months after the funded three year study period)
The achievement of a KESS 2 Postgraduate Skills Development Award (PSDA) is compulsory for each KESS 2 scholar. (The PSDA is based on a 60 credit award.)
The KESS 2 Research Masters Scholarships
KESS 2 Research Masters scholarships are collaborative awards with external partners leading to an MRes or MxRes qualification. (Applicants need only apply, they do not need to search for partners.)
Value of Award: A stipend of ~ £11,472 for 2017/18. Each scholarship has an additional budget for travel, equipment/consumables and training to support your research. KESS 2 Research Masters scholarship holders do not pay fees.
Length: Full-time for 1 year. (Research theses must be submitted 3 months after the funded one year study period)
The achievement of a KESS 2 Postgraduate Skills Development Award (PSDA) is compulsory for each KESS 2 scholar. (The PSDA is based on a 30 credit award.)
Fitness Savvy Scholarships
Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust Postgraduate Bursaries
Activia Training UK Scholarship
Activia are pleased to offer a £1,000 scholarship for college and university students in the UK.
The Global Study Awards
£10,000 awards available in a scheme supported by International Student Identity Card (ISIC), British Council IELTS, and StudyPortals
Further information
Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding
The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding Online is all about alternative sources of funding - especially charities - which can make awards (fees, maintenance, research costs) to any student regardless of subject or nationality.
The Alternative Guide Online contains a huge database of funding opportunities, comprehensive guidance, and numerous tools to help you prepare a winning grant application. To assist our students, Bangor University has purchased a licence to the Guide, and so it's free for all Bangor students and staff to use! Login Now!
If you are a prospective student who has applied to Bangor University, please email to get an access PIN.
FindaMasters.com Scholarship
Masters scholarship on offer from FindAMasters.com. Available for all subject areas at any university currently listed on FindAMasters.com. Dates for 2018 to be confirmed. Register now.
FindaPhD.com Scholarship
PhD scholarship on offer from FindAPhD.com. Available for all subjects at any university currently listed on FindAPhD.com. Dates for 2018 to be confirmed. Register now.
Other Scholarships and Endowments
- Pantyfedwen Student Scholarships
- The Research Capacity Building Collaboration (RCBC) Wales is a partnership between six HEIs in Wales to build research capacity in nursing, midwifery and the Allied Health professions.
Career Development Loans
Many students finance their postgraduate studies with the assistance of a Career Development Loan. The independent website Moneysavingexpert.com offers some advice on the advanatages and disadvantages of these and how to use them most cost effectively - click here for more information.
- Click here for information on financial assistance to support your learning; or visit www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning or contact 0800 100 900.
- PostgraduateStudentships.co.uk is a website that brings together all the different types of funding for intending postgraduates in one place, so you can view funding from general sources alongside university opportunities and funding.
The Educational Grants Advisory Service (EGAS)
- EGAS provides information and advice on funding for post-16 education
They can help:
* Individuals who wish to enter post-16 education or training who are resident in the UK
* Residents of the European Economic Area (EEA) studying in the UK
* Overseas students in the UK who are coming to the end of their course
They cannot help:
* Overseas students, from outside the European Economic Area (EEA), who are making contact with them from their country of origin.
* Anyone who wishes to study outside the UK.
Postgrad Solutions Bursary
Postgrad Solutions now offer 15 bursaries across a number of subject areas. Click here to apply.


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The Dallas-area model who was severely injured walking into a plane propeller Dec. 3 is having eye surgery today, according to her CaringBridge journal.
Lauren Scruggs, 23, of Plano lost her left hand in the accident, plus suffered head, brain and shoulder injuries from the propeller. She's in a Dallas hospital.
As we reported, she became able to walk unassisted Monday and has been able to smile and eat one of her all-time favorite foods: sweet potatoes.


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2002-03-13 / Schools/Sports
Amityville Warriors win Long Island and state basketball championships
The Amityville Warriors basketball team captured the New York State Class B Southeast Regional Long Island Championship title with a win over Bethpage 67-42 this weekend. The team, ranked 14th in the nation according to a USA Today poll, clinched the title when after an exciting victory on February 24 the team won their third consecutive Suffolk Class B title.
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Prince Albrecht - lawmaster
The last crossbowman fires at Gurak, and scores a hit! (-1hp) Meanwhile the battle cleric augments the swordsmen with +3 dmg.
Despite that, swordsmen only slay one orkboy.
Prince Albrecht: 'I dare you to challenge me clanlord!'
Gurak: 'I would, but I'm not interested in little whelps yet.'
Such is the failure of dueling feat.
Jean-Francois - Bragallot
Crossbowmen snipe an orkboy down, while the battle cleric fails to bless the swordsmen squad. To add insult to injury, swordsmen fail to accomplish anything either.
Support units retreat after such shameful display, while JF moves in and fires.
Gurak: 'Oi!'
JF successfully disarms Gurak who drops the orky banner.
After that, he kills a crossbow ork.
Gurak's Horde - Scratch
Warmachines advance, but they remain out of range.
Crossbow orks fire at the last crossbowman and battle cleric of lawmaster. They manage to kill the latter.
Orkboys attack and kill a swordsman.
Gurak handles over the orky banner to an orkboy.
Gurak: 'Hold this and you shall be invincible!'
Orkboy: 'Aight, I'll keep a better grip on it than ye did boss!'
Yet another failed feat of inspiring.
The two ork units rake in two more kills and reduce swordsmen down to their officer.
Gurak: 'As for you, young whelp...'
Falx - Zupponn
Falx advance with a bit of magical boost from Isabella.
The thunderous roar of rifles notify the clashing armies of Imperial and Ork that a new foe had entered the fray. It also kills two orks.
Heroes look puzzled as they gaze upon the black tide of the Falx.
Overwatch and kills:
Bragallot - 8
Scratch - 11
lawmaster - 4
Zupponn - 2