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Unlike flu symptoms that usually go away in a few days or weeks, symptoms of CFS persist or recur in cycles for at least six months in 50% of time. CFS symptoms vary from person to person. Since 1994, the guidelines for diagnosing CFS include, in addition to a six-month history of fatigue that is not relieved with bed rest, at least four of the following eight symptoms:
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The 47-year-old man accused of using a screwdriver to attack a hotel guest is being held without bond at the Orange County Jail.
Orlando detectives said Angel Ramos is suspected of talking his way into a guest's room at the Ambassador Hotel, at 929 W. Colonial Dr., by saying he was an air-conditioner repair man. Once he got into the room, Ramos used a screwdriver to attack a woman and take a watch and cash from her before fleeing, authorities said.
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Even with a midseason return and a shorter run this time, Dana Delany is happy her latest series still has life.
It actually can be considered a new life, since the ABC medical mystery "Body of Proof" will reflect significant changes as its third season starts at 10 tonight. Delany's Dr. Megan Hunt will be without several colleagues who were present from the show's start: Peter Dunlop (Nicholas Bishop), her investigator, who was stabbed by an enemy of Megan's in the Season 2 finale, and homicide detectives Bud Morris and Samantha Baker (John Carroll Lynch, Sonja Sohn).
Police work will remain a factor in "Body of Proof," though … a bigger factor, in fact, given the main cast addition.
Mark Valley ("Human Target," "Boston Legal") worked previously with Delany on the short-lived Fox serial "Pasadena," and their reunion makes him Tommy Sullivan, an investigator with whom Megan has a personal past – a fact reinforced by their playfully edgy exchanges.
Jeri Ryan and Geoffrey Arend are among the show's original co-stars who remain, while Elyes Gabel ("Game of Thrones") also joins the regular cast as Sullivan's partner.
"It's odd," the lively, friendly Delany admits of adjusting to the revamped "Body of Proof" approach. "I feel it's more of a 'two-hander' now, since a lot of it is me and Mark (debating) the science versus the police work. I'm working more than ever now. The hours just seem to be longer."
A reduced budget also was a condition of "Body of Proof" getting another renewal. "Chris Murphey was new to television when he created the show," Delany says, "so I don't think he understood that you have to create a world you can continue with. You have to have all these moving parts that work together. When [new executive producer and '24' veteran] Evan Katz came in, he wanted to clarify everything and lay out people's roles more."
As an example, Delany points to Ryan's character, Chief Medical Examiner Kate Murphy. "Being the overseer, she would not be in the autopsy room that much, so she's now doing what a lot of chief medical examiners do. She's much more the political animal who deals with the city, the mayor, that kind of thing."
Megan Hunt has displayed a certain sass right from the beginning of "Body of Proof," and Delany appreciates that Valley's arrival permits her to display even more of it.
"I joke about it, but it's true: He reminds me of me," she says. "We are very similar in how we approach the work, that it just make sense. I think he loves acting the way I love acting.
"We still get a kick out of it and try to find the humor in it," Delany adds. "If I do anything that's not in the script, he will come back with something. He'll call me on it. I really cannot get away with anything with Mark, and it keeps me on my toes. We will never be satisfied until we get it right. I really like the feeling that I have someone who's going to match me on that – and also who's going to challenge me, because Mark is not afraid of me in the least."
"China Beach" Emmy winner Delany isn't afraid to voice her own challenges.
"We've had a couple of scripts this season where I did not agree with the ending," she reports. "I would talk to the writers and say, 'Wouldn't it be much more interesting if this person killed that person for this reason?' Sometimes they agree, and sometimes they don't."
While she welcomes Valley on board, Delany also laments the absence of her "Body of Proof" comrades no longer there, especially since they collectively got the show on its feet by filming the first season in Rhode Island. (It's been shot in Southern California since.)
"I'm a bit of a vagabond, anyway," Delany notes, "so I like a new experience. I've been like this since I was a kid. I'd go to summer camp kicking and screaming, then by the end of the summer, I didn't want to leave. Being on location is like that, too. I did not want to go to Rhode Island, I didn't want to leave my house, I had to find an apartment and a car and a hair colorist. You have to re-create your infrastructure."


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TAHOE CITY, Calif. — A self-guided exhibit centered on Tahoe City's rich history will be on display through downtown until the end of October.
Fifty-two historical banners line Highway 28, with each sharing a story about Tahoe City and the people who formed and influenced the community.
The stories stretch from the earliest reference to Tahoe City in 1863 through the 1950s; the endeavor was made possible through a partnership between the Tahoe City Public Utility District and North Lake Tahoe Historical Society.
"We were happy to have developed the concept, coordinated the layout and installed the banners in celebration of our community's heritage," said Cindy Gustafson, TCPUD General Manager.
The historical exhibits — honoring Tahoe City's 150th anniversary and celebrating TCPUD's 75 years of serving the community — were possible with help from Loverde Builders, Truckee Tahoe Lumber Company and several businesses and individuals who sponsored the community's 150th anniversary, Gustafson said.
The historical society provided photographs for the exhibit banners.
"We see visitors pausing to take in the historic stories and compare the banners' historic images with the town they see today," said NLTHS Executive Director Marguerite Sprague. "The banners are sparking conversations and increased interest in Tahoe City's vibrant heritage."
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Bollywood Mondays: 'Gangs of Wasseypur' (2012)April 8, 3:30pm - 6:15pm
Manoa Campus, Marine Science Building 114
Gangs of Wasseypur is a gritty, daring, violent and controversial drama about decades of competition between criminal families in rural India. It is loosely based on historical events. Starring Manoj Bajpai, Gangs was screened at the Sundance Film Festival before going on to win several Indian Filmfare awards.
As The Guardian wrote in its review, "Anurag Kashyap's epic tale of criminal dynasties at war in India's wretched hinterland could well mark a turning point in Hindi cinema: a stylish, pacy and naturalistic movie... [I]t presents compelling, sexy characters spouting sharp, believable dialogue... [It] reflects the harshness and tenacity of much of Indian life, with a fantastic soundtrack that enhances the movie... Lawlessness, political corruption and family intrigues all combine to reveal a raw, bloodthirsty and blistering side of the country that few in the west will otherwise see."
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Los Angeles police say they are seeking two people believed to be involved in the abduction of a 10-year-old girl who was missing for nearly 12 hours before she was dropped off at a hospital.
LAPD Capt. William Hayes said Wednesday night that after interviewing the girl, police are looking for an 18-year-old man and a second person they did not describe.
Hayes says two vehicles were likely involved in the abduction, and investigators may have recovered one.
He says the suspects were not known to the girl, and investigators don't know why she was taken from her bedroom early Wednesday.
Hayes says she was dropped off at the hospital and wandered a few blocks to a strip mall, where she was found outside a Starbucks shop.
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quote: Apple might not have set out to make some of the most popular cameras on the planet with its iPhone range of smartphones, but that's exactly what has happened.
quote: As we mentioned in the introduction to this article, the iPhone in its various iterations, has become (quite unexpectedly) one of the most popular digital cameras ever invented. We've come a long way since the craptacular 2MP obscuroscopes offered by the early models, to the point where the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 actually offer genuinely useful image quality that in favourable conditions, is hard to tell apart from the output from 'proper' cameras.http://www.flickr.com/cameras/This graph shows the most popular cameras used by customers of Flickr.com, one of the world's largest photo sharing websites. This graph is generated from Flickr's analysis of the device ID embedded in images that are uploaded to the site.It's important to note that smartphones don't always identify themselves in the EXIF data of their photographs, so some smartphone models are no doubt under-represented in this graph (which Flickr freely admits) but the popularity of the iPhone 4 and 4S among photographers is undeniable. This is great news for people like us who write about digital photography, because it signals a paradigm shift. This doesn't happen often, and it's very exciting when it does. Already, we're seeing mainstream camera manufacturers scrabbling to add connectivity to their products, and it's not just desperation that's making them do it. If the iPhone, and devices like it, have had a transformative effect on the industry it's because they've had a transformative effect on peoples' expectations of cameras, and photography. And the industry is doing what it always does - moving to fulfill a need. The iPhone 5 is a fine mobile device, with an excellent camera. In qualititative terms it's not the best camera out there, and nor is it the best camera on a smartphone (the Nokia 808 has that honor, for now) but it offers satisfying image quality, some neat functions like auto panorama and HDR mode, and - crucially - it is supremely easy to use. It isn't much better than the iPhone 4S, as far as its photographic performance is concerned, but it isn't any worse (notwithstanding a somewhat more noticeable propensity towards lens flare). When manufacturers employ pixel-binning to achieve higher ISO settings we don't normally celebrate the fact, but in the case of the iPhone 5, it gives you greater flexibility in poor light (i.e., you might actually get a picture now, where you just wouldn't with the iPhone 4S) and the drop in quality is unnoticeable when the images are used for sharing/web display. We'll be taking more pictures with the iPhone 5, and doing more testing in the coming weeks. Until then, we hope you enjoy this gallery of real-world samples.


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As Thanksgiving approaches I (Dr. Perry Jameson) like to hear Andy Williams remind me in song, "It's the most wonderful time of the year!" The food, decorations and traditions we share make this a magical time for the entire family, including our pets.
Dogs love the aromas in the house as well as the occasional special treats that hit the floor, especially under the kids' table. Cats find the twinkling lights and moving decorations irresistible.
However, if you were to visit an animal emergency room this time of year, all this magic is not so wonderful for some. Some of the magic can be life-threatening to your pets. We have put together a list of 10 holiday dangers for you to avoid and how to keep your pets safe.
1. Tinsel
As a child, once all the lights and ornaments were on the tree, we would then cover it with tinsel. It was almost hypnotizing how the metallic strands would catch the light and twinkle.
Anything that moves like this will catch a cat's attention, too. If consumed, these strands can cause gastrointestinal obstruction or even worse: cut through the intestine. Despite my childhood memories, I have stopped using tinsel on my tree, and so should you.
2. Ornaments
Dogs and cats think these are toys. They will mouth and chew on them, making them a choking hazard or another cause of GI obstruction. Place ornaments that could cause a problem high enough up on the tree where they cannot be reached.
3. Lights
The lights require cords with power running through them. If bitten, this may cause serious oral burns and life-threatening pulmonary edema. The lights that bubble contain methylene chloride that can cause severe irritation to anything it comes in contact with.
4. Candles
Last Christmas, we went from enjoying the smell of a Frazier fur scented-candle to the horrible smell of burning hair. Our long-haired cat, Big Winky, had caught her hair on fire while walking across a table where the candle was burning.
Fortunately, she was not injured but it sure scared us. Besides causing a burn to your pet if knocked over, they can burn your home, too. Keep candles where cats or a dog's tail will not knock them over.
5. Ribbon
Like tinsel, this can block the GI tract requiring surgery to correct. It is cute to use ribbon as a pet collar; however, if this catches on anything, it does pose a choking hazard. If you want to put ribbon around your pet's neck, make it so it will easily tear off if caught.
6. Food
All of the great food tastes so good because of the fat and sugar. This rich food may cause vomiting and diarrhea or even the life-threatening condition, pancreatitis, in your dog.
Chocolate, raisins, nuts and many ingredients in holiday dishes are toxic to pets. Keep food where your pets cannot reach them and only offer bland, low-fat safe treats from the table. White meat turkey and plain potatoes are the best option. I learned this the hard way when my dog, Flipper, pulled the Easter ham off the counter and ate half of it. Fortunately, he only suffered a tummy ache, but it could have been worse.
7. Plants
Some of the plants we use as decorations have toxic properties so all should be kept where pets cannot reach them.
Most such as poinsettias are not overly toxic. This popular plant, mistletoe and holly may cause some oral irritation and vomiting but is rarely life-threatening.
8. Liquid potpourris
These wonderfully aromatic liquids contain cationic detergents, which are highly irritating to feline mouths and GI tracts.
9. Garbage
This is an obvious one, but I am still surprised by how many dogs get into the trash despite the best efforts to prevent it from happening. Flipper is constantly finding new ways to get into ours.
Bones can lodge in the esophagus causing obstructions or even worse, tears.
Dogs will eat the packaging food came in, often requiring surgical correction for an intestinal blockage. Spoiled food may cause severe vomiting and diarrhea.
10. Christmas tree
Trees should be in an adequate stand and attached to the wall if you have cats or are concerned your dog may knock it over.
When decorating and celebrating the holidays do not forget to keep your pet's safety in mind.
This way, it can be a wonderful time for all.
Dr. Henri Bianucci and Dr. Perry Jameson are with Veterinary Specialty Care LLC. To send questions, go to Veterinaryspecialtycare.com and click the "ask the pet docs" icon.


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An arrest was made in the robbery of a pizza worker who was delivering pizza to an apartment complex.
The Sacramento Police Department said that the victim was robbed by an armed man Monday night. The suspect, who has been arrested, took the victim's phone, wallet, pizza and vehicle.
Police said the suspect had a brief rendezvous with a person in a nearby apartment before leaving the area on Howe Avenue.
An officer spotted the vehicle. The driver immediately crashed and two people inside ran away, police said.
One of the occupants was captured and identified as the suspect in the robbery, police said. He was taken to the Sacramento County Jail.
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After more than 50 years away from college football, the Stetson Hatters will make their return to the gridiron on August 31, 2013, against Warner University in a newly renovated Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand.
Kickoff for the inaugural game is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Hatters are scheduled to play six of their 11 games during the 2013 season at home.
The game against the Royals, who will also be playing their first game as an NAIA football program, will cap more than two years of planning and preparation for Stetson head coach Roger Hughes, who last led a college team into a game in 2009 as the head coach at Princeton.
"If you don't have butterflies in your stomach when you step onto the field for any game, you'd better get out of coaching," Hughes said of the emotion he expects to feel before that first game. "There will be a great sense of satisfaction because we started with nothing and built it from the ground up. I am also going to be wondering how the kids will perform. It will be the first time since we started practice that they will have a chance to play someone else. That is going to be exciting to see.
"I also want to see how the city of DeLand will respond. I have a great idea, and I think it is going to be a great celebration."
The season opener against Warner will be the beginning of an 11-game slate that includes a full Pioneer League schedule. The Pioneer League, which will include 12 teams from nine states, including first-year members Stetson and Mercer in 2013, will send its champion into the NCAA FCS championship tournament for the first time next season.
Following the season opener against Warner, the Hatters will play at least two other non-conference foes before embarking on the conference schedule. Stetson will travel to Palm Bay to face Division II Florida Tech in what will be the Pirates' first game. That game is also set for a 7 p.m. start at Pirate Stadium.
Following an off week, which could become a fourth non-conference game is an opponent becomes available, the Hatters will host Division III Birmingham-Southern on Sept. 21 at Spec Martin Stadium. That game is also set for a 7 p.m. start.
"Hopefully, those early games will give us a chance to compete," Hughes said. "We had opportunities to play money games against vastly superior opponents, but I didn't know how that would help the program. At some point we certainly want to be good enough to do that. Early on, our conference is going to be hard enough with eight conference games.
"A lot of teams starting out will play JV programs but I didn't want to do that. In a lot of ways, our schedule is ambitious from the standpoint that we will be playing 11 varsity games and not a reduced schedule. We want to give the kids a chance to compete against some teams that will be going through some of the same growing pains we are."
The Hatters first season of competition in the Pioneer League will commence on Sept. 28 when one of the perennial league powers, the Toreros of the University of San Diego, visit DeLand.
"We played San Diego when I was at a previous spot and they have a great program," Hughes said. "It will be a great opportunity for us to get our names out by playing them. It will be a great challenge for us and it will be a great wake-up call for our kids when they see how fast the game will be. After that we will have seven games left to adjust to that speed and improve as we go along."
The rest of the Pioneer League schedule includes home games against Dayton (Oct. 12), Campbell (Nov. 2) and Davidson (Nov. 9). The Hatters will travel for games at Butler (Oct. 5) in Indianapolis, at Marist (Oct. 26) in Poughkeepsie, NY, and will close with consecutive road games at Jacksonville (Nov. 16) and at Mercer (Nov. 23).
Both of those games should turn into regular rivalries for the Hatters.
"Those are big games," Hughes said. "We have spoken with Mercer about creating a rivalry and that makes sense because we are both starting out as new programs and going through similar things. Jacksonville is a natural geographic rival being in such close proximity to us. They have been at the top of the Pioneer League for several years. San Diego and Jacksonville gives us two opportunities for our kids to see how the best teams in the league do things, and this is how we will have to do things to compete with them."
The 2014 schedule will look almost identical to the 2011 slate, with just home and road games flipped. Both seasons include two open dates that could be filled with an additional game, especially in 2014 with just five home dates currently on the schedule.
Those early non-conference games will be against teams from three different levels of play, giving Stetson a chance to build up the level of play going into league play.
"With Division III, they are non-scholarship, like we are," Hughes said of the games with Birmingham-Southern. "With Division II (Florida Tech) it gives Us a chance to play a scholarship football program.
"I thought those games were a great way to segue into the conference schedule because it gives us a chance to see where our weaknesses are. You definitely get your weaknesses exposed when you start playing other people. It will also challenge us because, down the road, we want to be able to play more established FCS teams such as Ivy League and Big South teams, so I wanted to give the kids a flavor of what is to come."
While there are still more than 300 days before the Hatters take the field against a true opponent for the first time, Hughes said he already has a good idea of what he will say to his team before that first game.
"I am sure there will be tears and every emotion known to man coming out," Hughes said. "But, I will tell them to relax because this is what we have worked for. Now, let's go have some fun."
Stetson Football Tickets To Go On Sale
Fans looking forward to watching the Hatters return to the gridiron for the 2013 season will soon have a chance to secure their tickets to watch Stetson's six home games at Spec Martin Stadium.
The attached season ticket brochure provides ticket prices as well as a detailed map showing each area of the stadium and information on how to reserve your tickets for the return of Stetson football now.
Don't wait and miss out on your chance to be a part of history. Tickets for the 2013 season are expected to sell out quickly and, once they are gone, your chance to see the Hatters make history will be gone as well.
Tickets will be available to the general public starting on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Hatters' Homecoming Green-White scrimmage. Online sales will begin on Monday, Nov. 5.


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"I want Bryn to have her own traditions that we create together," says Frankel, 40, who will share the holiday glow with hubby Jason Hoppy, 40, and of course, prized pooch Cookie.
"We also want to make gingerbread cookies together," the Skinnygirl mogul says. "And look at all the holiday windows. She loves the lights, and the Christmas trees and she'll love the bells. She even has a little Santa outfit."
But even with her focus on family, Frankel still looks forward to hosting a festive evening during the busy holiday season. "Planning a party isn't about perfection – it's about having fun," she says.
Among her easy hosting tips: make an iPod compilation with party tunes (including a "wind down song" for the end of the night) and focus on soft lighting with lots of candles. "A bright party is really a killer," she says.
Most of all, don't sweat it in the kitchen, which often means buying prepared foods when time-crunched. "Even if you buy the cold shrimp platter at Costco, put it on a nice plate," she advises. "Try to make things a little more interesting."
The most important thing, she says, is to enjoy yourself. "I love the Christmas feeling especially when you live in New York," says Frankel. "And I can't wait to start our own family traditions together."
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Countdown #1
May 12, 2007, Home game #196
Stetson 6, Gardner-Webb 4
After posting a dramatic extra-inning victory over Campbell in the Atlantic Sun semifinal the night before, an excited Hatters squad returned to Patricia Wilson Field for Championship Saturday. Only two teams remained, and the Hatters knew they would have to defeat Gardner-Webb twice to capture the conference title, while the Runnin' Bulldogs only needed to win once.
Stetson played as the home team in game one, and got off to a great start in the bottom of the first inning. Sherrel Fountain led off with a double, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a sacrifice fly to put Stetson in front 1-0.
The Hatters added to the lead in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run home run by Nicole Forbes, which gave Stetson a 3-0 advantage.
That was more than enough offense for Stetson pitcher Erica Demers, who was dominant from start to finish. The Hatter sophomore allowed just one hit, a one-out single in the top of the first inning, before retiring the final 20 batters in a row. She threw just 66 pitches, 49 for strikes, and her performance helped set up a winner-take-all championship game.
Stetson played game two as the visiting team, and again wasted no time jumping in front. Andrea Migliori's RBI double in the first inning and a home run from Amanda Lindsey and RBI single by Fountain in the second put Stetson on top 3-0.
Stetson coach Frank Griffin stayed with his hot hand in the circle for game two, and Demers retired the first six batters she faced before giving up a solo home run in the bottom of the third. After three innings the Hatters led 3-1.
Stetson answered right back with two runs in the top of the fourth, both scoring on a surprise squeeze bunt from Migliori and a defensive error by Gardner-Webb. Halfway through the game Stetson held a 5-1 advantage.
The Runnin' Bulldogs plated two runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth, and the lead shrunk to 5-3. After 11 brilliant innings of work, Demers was done for the day, and Griffin turned the game over to his senior, Heather Colding.
Gardner-Webb threatened to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. With two runners on and two outs, Melody Harrell floated a soft liner into short right field, but Forbes chased it down and made a diving catch to end the inning.
"That catch was all instinct and adrenaline," Forbes recalled. "I knew we just had to find a way to make an out. As I dove, I remember wondering why everyone was cheering. And then, I realized the ball was in my glove. It was a good day."
Stetson then scored an unearned run in the top of the sixth to grab a 6-3 lead. With just six outs left to get, the excitement was building around the ballpark. The Hatters were so close to victory.
However, Gardner-Webb was not ready to concede, and Jessi Williams hit the team's third home run of the game to pull the Runnin' Bulldogs to within 6-4. The game moved to the seventh inning, still up for grabs.
A two-out walk to Migliori is all Stetson produced in the top of the frame, and with the championship just three outs away, the Hatters took the field for the bottom of the seventh hoping they would soon be celebrating.
However, the Runnin' Bulldogs had one more rally left. A lead-off single by Haley Scism immediately brought the tying run to the plate. One out later Abbie Looper doubled into leftcenter field, sending pinch runner Lindsay Cox to third. Gardner-Webb had their number two and number three-hole hitters coming up with the tying runs in scoring position and the winning run at the plate. Despite trailing the entire day, Gardner-Webb was one swing away from taking the title.
Colding worked ahead of Jessi Polk before getting her to swing and miss at strike three, bringing the Hatters just one out away from the championship. Harrell then stepped up to the plate, setting up the most dramatic at-bat in Patricia Wilson Field history.
"I remember standing on the mound before the last hit thinking, 'I got this, this is the pitch to seal the deal,'" Colding recalled. "I got up to the mound, threw the pitch and then watched the ball go up in the air and saying please catch it, please catch it!"
"All I was thinking with that last out was I wanted the ball," centerfielder Amy Joyce recalled. "In my mind I was saying hit it to me, hit it to me. Then the ball actually came to me and I knew then I had to make the catch!"
Catch it she did, and with her arms raised she and her teammates stormed the infield where the celebration had begun.
"Running into the pitcher's circle after A.J. made that catch was one of the most gratifying experiences," Lindsay Wightman recalled. "We, as a team, worked so hard and came together to make Stetson history. The team truly gelled together and we all clicked to have an outstanding year. Every player on the team had a role in winning that game."
"After I caught the ball I just remember thinking WE WON! We get rings! We are moving on to regionals!" Joyce said. It was so unreal. I was so happy we won, Hoss (Colding) and Sherrel were amazing seniors and they deserved that moment."
"We worked so hard that year and everything fell into place that game," Colding said. "It was a great way to end my softball career and it was an amazing feeling to continue on to Regionals. It was a game I will never forget. We had an awesome team and awesome coaches and it all came together that year."
Stetson's 2007 Championship game victory over Gardner-Webb ranks as the Top Game in Patricia Wilson Field history.
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Christopher Columbus lands in the New World, Oktoberfest finds its roots, Sid is arrested for allegedly killing Nancy, and Matthew Shepard dies, all on this day.
1933: The United States Army Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island is acquired by the U.S. Department of Justice. The island would become a federal prison in August 1934 and was designed to hold prisoners who continuously caused trouble at other federal prisons.


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When listing to Justin Beiber
(e.g.) Rex is so being Earraped right now by listing to tht homo fag sing
by nomorebieber September 29, 2010
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Top Definition
In verbal electronic communication (ventrillo, skype, teamspeak, etc), when a person speaks/plays a sound, usually to annoy/antagonise the other listener(s), at such a high volume and/or pitch that can damage the listener(s) hearing/speakers.
I was on my game's vent server and this raider kept comming and and giving us ear rape! I threw my headphones down in a panic and they broke!
by Bigmacattacks July 23, 2006
See: Justin Beiber
Friend:*plays baby*
You:SHUT OFF THAT EAR RAPE!!!
You:SHUT OFF THAT EAR RAPE!!!
by Sunvabish August 29, 2010
Loud, jarring, unexpected noise. Also: a video editing trick favored by people who lack both skill and creativity.
One problem with the YouTube Poop community is all of these people who keep using ear rape in their videos. Man, that is poor.
by the letter d April 12, 2008
When someone tells someone else something against their will - "forcing" it into their ear, hence rape
Man, that cashier would not stop going on about her neighbors, she really ear raped me!
by Matt Burnham May 18, 2006
When you hear someone who is so annoying that the sound of their voice hurts worse than being penetrated in the ear.
Rosa: "HEY JONO! AJHKVHLIKVJBKDFJK!! I'M LOUDDDD!"
Jordan: "Wow that Rosa chick just ear raped me."
Steve: "Yea... me too"
Jordan: "Wow that Rosa chick just ear raped me."
Steve: "Yea... me too"
by JT Super Bad January 24, 2007
Forcefully shoving unwanted information into someones ear hole.
Definition according to Ron White's comedy album "You Cant Fix Stupid."
Definition according to Ron White's comedy album "You Cant Fix Stupid."
Ron White: "This guy told me his entire life story... against my will. This guy raped my ears."
That is an example of ear rape.
That is an example of ear rape.
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University News
Pacific University in the News: Aug. 12-18, 2014
Selected news stories featuring or mentioning the university.
Summer Edition of Eye on Pacific is Now Available
The Summer 2014 issue of "Eye on Pacific" is now available.
Notes From Under the Oaks | August 2014
This month marks an important milestone in the history of my relationship with Pacific University. It was in August 2004, 10 years ago, that I made my very first charitable gift to the university.
Professor Jules Boykoff Advocates for A Better Olympics in The New York Times
Dr. Boykoff's essay published on Aug. 13, 2014
Professor Linda Hunt Publishes Resource for Gerontology
The director of Pacific's Certificate of Gerontology program recently discussed the publication and the importance work and active living has for senior citizens' health.
Limited Edition Pacific University Growlers Available
Limited edition Pacific University growlers are for sale through the Office of Alumni Relations.
Author Extols Value of Work for Seniors
Occupational Therapy Professor Linda Hunt discusses her latest book, "Work and the Older Person."
Pacific University in the News: July 28 - Aug. 11, 2014
Selected news stories featuring or mentioning the university
Cascade Hall Opens for Students
Cascade Hall, the newest residence hall on the Pacific University Forest Grove Campus, opened in August 2014. Take a peek.
Work in Rural Alaska Launched PA Career
Mary Von, interim director of the School of Physician Assistant Studies, started her healthcare career in rural Alaska.


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i have noticed the difference between the fullmetal achemist book and tv series and i was wonder if this has annoyed anyone else? i find it very confusing going between the two.
but fma brotherhood is more like the manga
which are you talking about? the manga or the light novels? the first series is different because the manga wasn't finished and the mangaka wanted the anime to have a different ending. the newer seriers brotherhood had to skip through some material because the first season of the original series covered the lab 5 arc as well. after that it is all new material 100%. some of the omake and light novels have been adapted to episodes, like the tringham brothers episode was adapted from the novel land of sand. any other differences are probably artistic license or for the sake of convenience.
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Put it to rest
with most series it like that....
lily <3's anime
FMA Brotherhood is your answer, my friend. It's the anime adaption of the actual manga.


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I missed it when I was in Vancouver a few weeks ago, because my iPhone service was "iffy" and my tweetdeck was very slow. Why…I ask myself into the night?
Well, if you ask my "real life" friend @amyafrica she'd say that all my followers are wackos anyway, so why even read their tweets.
If you ask my friend @anierenberg, she'll say the only way to network is in person, not on social media. I do notice lately though when we talk on Sunday nights that there is a tweet tweet sound in the background…so she may be adapting.
I like Twitter for several reasons:
1. I can follow people that I might never have access to in life (or it would be hard to meet them). For example, recently I contacted @marcishimoff who wrote the book, Happy For No Reason. I thought she might write an article for one of our client's on-line newsletters. So, I tweeted on over to Marci and asked, and she said we could talk about it. Bingo!
2. Learning from the Twitter leaders is interesting, and recently I was sent from Twitter to @chrisbrogan 's blog, where he talked about a great book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. He said that it was about how the author talks about the stories of our lives and how when he got off the couch and started moving that his whole story changes.
I bought the book right away on amazon.com .
3. When I need help, I start tweeting about my problem on Twitter and someone always comes to the rescue in minutes. So, when my new television set couldn't be set up with the Best Buy guys on Comcast…I marched over to my tweetdeck and in about 30 seconds, I heard from Frank Eliason of @comcastcares and they talked the installers through the process.
Last week I struggles with my new iMac, and people from Best Buy jumped in and told me right away to return it to the store (as there is no cure for vertical color lines on your monitor).
4. And, then I make friends on Twitter I'd never meet in life. @joebees was talking about taking a run and mentioned the loop in Aventura….right outside my apartment. I started talking to him, and he came to visit my office laden with great bee pollen vitamins for us all.
@tlmaurer and I are always exchanging funny chat during the day. She was sad about my computer and eventually told me I should write a rap song about my problems with Apple and put it on YouTube. We've been back and forth writing rhyming lyrics ever since.
@relevance , my friend Ted always gives me advice on my latest challenge and @Ernieschell told me about visiting the Barnes Foundation Museum a few weeks back before it moved the collection. I did and it was great.
So, I guess I enjoy Twitter, because it helps me in my life, and my work and introduces me to all kinds of great people….and it improves my luck. So many people have asked me to speak at their meetings, because I'm always giving my latest marketing tips on Twitter.
So, just try it for two months. It is not about who is eating a ham sandwich any more.
Tomorrow I'll tell you about some Twitter Marketing Strategies we're testing for clients. Stay tuned.


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TV Watch
Robin Roberts Returning to GMA Feb. 20
Robin Roberts will return to the Good Morning America anchor desk on Feb. 20, exactly five months after she had a bone marrow transplant to treat myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, a rare blood disorder.
Those months have been a struggle for Roberts, 52, but the pain is about to turn to celebration.
"I cannot wait to return to my GMA family," Roberts told ABC News.
"It's going to be an incredible morning in Times Square. The overwhelming thoughts and prayers of the viewers have played a major part in getting me here today. I cannot thank everyone enough."
Roberts recently received the all-clear from her doctors, as tests have shown no abnormalities and she has continued to gain strength. She has already been back in the studio, doing a series of dry runs before her official return.
Roberts also looked forward to her comeback in a blog post. "Hallelujah!" she writes. "I'm heading to the beach for the next week to reflect and give thanks for my many blessings."
A special edition of 20/20 on Feb. 22 will offer a behind-the-scenes look at Roberts's experience and those who have been inspired by her example.


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YOUNGSTOWN - Police found the body of a statue broken off at the ankles from a far East Side cemetery late last month. A second person is facing charges in the theft.
Patrolman David Santangelo, who investigates crimes involving the theft of metals, said the statue part was recovered Friday from a scrap yard in Warren and returned to the Mahoning Valley Memorial Park, where it was on display on Youngstown-Hubbard Road.
The hands, legs, rifle and other parts of the statue were cut off the body when it was recovered. Other parts were found previously in a Girard recycling yard.
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Tribune Chronicle / Joe Gorman
All that was left of a statue of a soldier on top of this marker in Mahoning Valley Memorial Park in Youngstown is his feet. Investigators have found the body and most of the pieces.
The 4-foot-tall statue and grave marker for a veteran were stolen from the park.
Police arrested Richard Couturiaux, 30, of Hubbard, on a charge of theft of the statue. He was arraigned in Girard Municipal Court last week and is in the Trumbull County Jail in lieu of more than $82,000 bond. He waived his preliminary hearing last week on charges of theft and receiving stolen property, and his case was bound over to a Trumbull County Common Pleas grand jury.
The grave marker was found April 1 at a home in Brookfield, and police Chief Daniel Faustino said the owner of the home is expected to be arrested this week on receiving stolen property charges. That person was also arrested by Hubbard police on breaking and entering charges on accusations of breaking into a garage, Faustino said, and also is in the Trumbull County Jail.
Santangelo said the body of the statue was at a scrap yard in Sharon, Pa., before it was moved to Warren, and he was able to track it there and retrieve it Friday. He said he returned it to the park Friday afternoon.
Youngstown officials have still not decided what charges to file against Couturiaux yet, he said.
Earlier, about eight pieces of the statue were recovered at the Girard scrap yard.
Faustino said officers received a tip that Couturiaux was at the home in Brookfield and that the grave marker was there. When questioning him and the homeowner, the homeowner was evasive enough to prod the officer to ask more questions, and he eventually found the grave marker in the garage, Faustino said.
Gary Pollock, the overseer of the cemetery, said he has received calls from veterans groups and people as far away as Zanesville and Mogadore willing to donate their time and resources to help put the statue back together.
''I'm pleased with the unsolicited response we got from the people who've called,'' Pollock said.
The statue is close to 40 years old and Pollock said plans are to repair the statue rather than buy a new one because that would be cheaper. Some estimates for a new one run as high as $36,000, but that is a for a life-sized statue, he added.
Pollock said he can not figure out why someone would desecrate a memorial and steal another from a graveyard.
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Windows Phone Hackathon from Nokia World
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I'm wondering about the gradient in the background that I saw a few times in that demo. At least I think it was a gradient that looked like just a few bands of colour.
I'd like to know how well the screen on the Lumia 800 displays gradients. I know some OLEDs have problems with banding.
@dentaku It is a gradient. Gradients work fine in Windows Phone as long as you keep them to 16 bit color or below. The banding shows up when you go above that.
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Upon taking a woman from behind, aka the doggy style position, the man pulls out and expectorates on the back of a woman's head. When she turns around to see if he's cum, the man ejaculates in her eye.
Brenda lost her contact lens from a fish eye
by Sir Spunk January 20, 2003
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Can you define these popular missing words?
Top Definition
The act in which the fellow, performing intercourse with his gal doggy-style, pulls out right before orgasm, spits on her back or neck to trick her into thinking he ejaculated on her, then shoots his load into her eye when she turns her head.
"I had to wash my eye out," Mabel said, "after Ned hit me with the old fish eye trick. It's a good thing our supervisor didn't catch us."
by Ned March 26, 2003
Fisheye (noun)
A slang term describing the situation when having intercourse with a woman from behind you start to put it in her ass, at which time she quickly snaps her head to the side and looks back at you with one eye (like a fish).
A slang term describing the situation when having intercourse with a woman from behind you start to put it in her ass, at which time she quickly snaps her head to the side and looks back at you with one eye (like a fish).
Oh man, I got the fish-eye big time last night! It was hillarious!
by francois m December 02, 2006
Actually... a fisheye is when you're doing a girl doggy style, you pull out and faux-cum on her back by spitting on it. When she turns around, relieved that she did not get a facial, you give her the ol' money shot in the face, particularly in an eye.
My girl has really wisened up. SHe knows about my fisheye shenanigans and no matter how many times I spit on her back, she's learned not to turn around for a facial glazing.
by Scott January 06, 2005
The act of having sex in the "doggy-style" position. Then spitting on the girls neck, makin her believe that one has ejaculated. Upon her turning around, the male ejaculates in her eye.
I fish eyed that hoe blind yo.
by The Shock February 20, 2003
ACTUALLY, the fisheye is when you're doing a girl doggystyle and with no warning whatsoever, you put in her butt. She'll suddenly open her mouth in kind of a frown and swing her head around, but all you can see is one of her eyes wide open, making her look like a fish.
I'll never forget the look on Sally's face when I gave her the ol' fisheye last night.
by TheBeav May 01, 2005
When you cum in a girl's eye, she winks because it stings. If you look at a live fish, it winks in the same manner.
I gave her the old fisheye and she bit my dick.
by Chris March 20, 2005
when one peers over their shoulder while receiving sex from behind
Lucy gave me the ol' fisheye last night when I was banging her doggy style.
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What happens to the perimeter of triangle ABC as the two smaller
circles change size and roll around inside the bigger circle?
A 'doodle' is a closed intersecting curve drawn without taking
pencil from paper. Only two lines cross at each intersection or
vertex (never 3), that is the vertex points must be 'double points'
not 'triple points'. Number the vertex points in any order.
Starting at any point on the doodle, trace it until you get back to
where you started. Write down the numbers of the vertices as you
pass through them. So you have a [not necessarily unique] list of
numbers for each doodle. Prove that 1)each vertex number in a list
occurs twice. [easy!] 2)between each pair of vertex numbers in a
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A Holmes Street man was being held Tuesday on second-degree robbery charges for his alleged involvement in the stickup of a Niagara Falls man in the 1100 block of Tonawanda Street at about 1 a.m.
The victim contacted police and during a search of the area about 2:30 a.m., Zachery B. Kociszewski, 18, was taken into custody by police in the 300 block of Ontario Street. He gave detectives a full statement detailing his involvement, according to a police report. Two alleged accomplices are being sought.


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When you get sharp pains in your intestine. You know it's not period pain because you're not female.... 10mins later you have a Class 10 shit sub to dispose of.... "SHIT PAIN"
Rob - "Don't talk to me, I've got Shit Pain today."
Carey - "Is that like period pain?"
Rob - "SHUT UP"
Carey - "Is that like period pain?"
Rob - "SHUT UP"
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The crappy feeling in your stomach when taking a dump, almost like your stomach is collapsing in.
Jack's got the shit pains! I can hear him moaning in the bathroom!
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When the author of a work places characters in potentially romantic situations with the intent of teasing of the audience. Nothing ever comes of these situations.
Mike and Bryan were totally shipbaiting the audience with the trailer of Katara hugging Zuko.
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James McBride's powerful memoir, The Color of Water, was a groundbreaking literary phenomenon that transcended racial and religious boundaries, garnering unprecedented acclaim and topping bestseller lists for more than two years. Now McBride turns his extraordinary gift for storytelling to fiction—in a universal tale of courage and redemption inspired by a little-known historic event. In Miracle at St. Anna, toward the end of World War II, four Buffalo Soldiers from the Army's Negro 92nd Division find themselves separated from their unit and behind enemy lines. Risking their lives for a country in which they are treated with less respect than the enemy they are fighting, they discover humanity in the small Tuscan village of St. Anna di Stazzema—in the peasants who shelter them, in the unspoken affection of an orphaned child, in a newfound faith in fellow man. And even in the face of unspeakable tragedy, they—and we—learn to see the small miracles of life.
This acclaimed novel is now a major motion picture directed by Spike Lee.
"Full of miracles of friendship, of salvation and survival."—Los Angeles Times
"Searingly, soaringly beautiful…The book's central theme, its essence, is a celebration of the human capacity for love"—The Baltimore Sun
"McBride is adept at describing the wartime state of mind: land and people lying ravaged in the wake of a wild brutality…The author is also skilled at capturing those almost epiphanic moments that seem to happen so often during wars, when ships pass briefly in the night. At these moments, his narrative, which is based on a true story, plunges straight to the heart."—San Francisco Chronicle
"McBride makes an impressive foray into fiction with a multi-shaded WWII tale…a haunting meditation on faith that is also a crack military thriller…strikingly cinematic…with nods to Ralph Ellison and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, McBride creates a mesmerizing concoction…a miracle in itself."—Entertainment Weekly
"James McBride…brings formidable storytelling skills and lyrical imagination to his novel…[He] deftly broadens the landscape of his drama by entering the minds of a range of supporting characters: Italian freedom fighters, white army officers, starving villagers, a clairvoyant, and even a 16th-century sculptor."—Minneapolis Star Tribune
"An outstanding novel about World War II inspired by the famous Buffalo Soldiers…so descriptive that I feel as though I'm an eyewitness to everything that happens emotionally on the frontline. The work provides us with a lesson not only about history but also about humanity and heroism."—The Dallas Morning News
"A miracle in its own right…McBride's prose is stunning. His ability to bring to life an actual historical event (the massacre at St. Anna and the famed Buffalo Soldiers of the 92nd Division) is a gift…McBride is able to make it work, with the understanding that true miracles happen within ourselves."—Denver Rocky Mountain News
"McBride's descriptions of the almost unavoidable, myth-infested Apuan Alps—terrain as beautiful as it is unbearable—are seething poetry. His reconstruction of history—from Florentine politics and tribalism to marble quarrying and sculpture—are masterful. McBride's empathy for his fellow human is as affecting as the poetry of his prose. He makes his reader…feel the pain, terror, anguish, self-doubt of his characters. The book's central theme, its essence, is a celebration of the human capacity for love. Even in the course of virtually unbearable warfare and deprivation…people are able to touch each other, to care. That, McBride insists, is the enduring, immortal miracle of the human race for all its imperfections."—The Baltimore Sun
"Great-hearted, hopeful, and deeply imaginative."—Elle
"McBride has taken a bold leap into fiction. [He] goes deep into each character and takes you with him. His rich description of the landscape…transports you into this world. It's a great piece of storytelling. I cried. I laughed. I hated finishing this book."—Albuquerque Tribune
"McBride has the enviable capacity to enlarge and complicate his readers' understanding of what it means to be human. McBride, who delivered a beautifully nuanced portrait of racial relations in his memoir, The Color of Water, brings the same humanity and understanding to his exploration of the complicated relationships between black soldiers and their white commanders in this novel."—BookPage
"A sweetly compelling novel. McBride combines elements of history, mythology and magical realism to make this a story about the little things like life and forgiveness and shared experience."—Atlanta Journal Constitution
"Miracle at St. Anna powerfully examines the horrors of history and finds an unexpected wealth of goodness and compassion in the human soul."—Newark Star-Ledger
"The miracles of survival, of love born in extremity, and of inexplicable 'luck' are the subjects of this first novel. [Miracle at St. Anna] is true to the stark realities of racial politics yet has an eye to justice and hope."—Library Journal (starred review)
"Roars ahead kicking and screaming to the finish, lightening-lit with rage and tenderness."—The San Francisco Chronicle
"A powerful and emotional novel of black American soldiers fighting the German army in the mountains of Italy. This is a refreshingly ambitious story of men facing the enemy in front and racial prejudice behind…Through his sharply drawn characters, McBride exposes racism, guilt, courage, revenge and forgiveness, with the soldiers confronting their own fear and rage in surprisingly personal ways at the decisive moment in their lives."—Publishers Weekly
"A tale of hardship and horror as well as nobility and—yes—miracles, during the Italian campaign in World War II."—Philadelphia Daily News
"World War II provides a dazzling backdrop for James McBride's first novel."—Savoy
"A brutal and moving first novel…McBride's heart is on his sleeve, but these days it looks just right."—Kirkus Reviews
Author of Miracle at St. Anna
Q: How do you describe this story?
A: Miracle at St. Anna is the story of a Negro soldier in Italy during World War II—a member of the 92nd Infantry (Buffalo) Division—who befriends a young Italian kid he finds on a battlefield. As a result of their meeting he ends up in a small village in the mountains of Tuscany with three other men from his squad. There they encounter a miracle. Like my first book, what it's really about is the commonality of the human experience. The Color of Water explored that commonality through the real-life story of my mother and my siblings and how we came to fruition as successful adults through her persistence and faith in God. Miracle at St. Anna explores the same subject through the journey of two human beings who, on the face of things, have nothing in common: an illiterate black soldier from the American south—a colossus of a man—and a six-year-old Italian boy who has lost his memory after witnessing a horrible atrocity. In fact they are both innocents. And they are both victims.
Q: Do you classify this as a "war story?"
A: I do not. The war simply serves as a backdrop for the human drama that takes place in the relationships among these four Negro soldiers, the six-year-old boy, a group of Italian partisans, and the Italian villagers. Italy was a fascinating place during that time. The Italians suffered terribly during the war. The ramifications of those years still reverberate throughout the country today.
Q: One of the heroic characters in Miracle at St. Anna is a German soldier. How did this part of the story evolve?
A: The book was inspired by a true event that happened in the area where the 92nd Division fought—specifically, a village called St. Anna di Stazzema. St. Anna was the site of a massacre of more than 500 Italian civilians by members of a German SS unit. What I discovered, in researching that incident, was that there were several German soldiers found among the Italian dead, apparently shot by their own comrades when they refused to participate in the mass killing. That hit me very hard. Given what the German army was, and what the SS was, and given the level of cultural indoctrination that existed in Germany at the time, it had to have taken an enormous amount of courage for these men to discard their entire history as soldiers and Germans and face death rather than participate in an atrocity. These real-life events underscored one of the key themes of this story. Namely that in war we're all victims—soldiers and civilians alike—regardless of nationality.
Q: In what way did you draw inspiration for this story from your childhood?
A: Several of my family members were veterans of WWII including my uncle Henry, who fought in Italy and France, and my cousin, Herbert Hinson, who also served in the 92nd. When I was a kid I used to hear them, and other family friends who were veterans, swap war stories. Uncle Henry would talk about the Italians and the French and how much they loved the American soldiers. He used to say we were kings over there. I don't remember much of what they spoke about because as kids we'd just tune it out. And of course I never saw anything about black soldiers in the war mythology of television and film that I worshiped as a kid. Nevertheless the subject still interested me when I became a professional storyteller.
Q: Did discovering your Jewish background add to your interest in the subject?
A: In coming to terms with my own "being" as a person of Jewish heritage I found myself much more sensitized to the events of World War II then ever before. I also learned that my mother had two or three cousins who died in the holocaust. My initial aim was to write a novel about a group of black soldiers who liberate a concentration camp in Eastern Europe. I read lots of books and spent a lot of time researching the subject but soon came to the realization that I'm not qualified to write about the holocaust. It's too much. It's too great. Even if you were to bite off the smallest bit of it, the poison within is so mighty that you can't absorb it because it's simply not absorbable. That's when I began to come to grips with the fact that I was trying to write much more than a war story—I was trying to write about pain and suffering and liberation. In other words I was seeking to write about the commonality of the human experience that existed in Europe at that time. That's when I thought back to the war stories I had heard as a kid about the 92nd Division.
Q: How did you research this book?
A: I started the research process in 1996 right after The Color of Water was published. I just sucked up whatever information I could find. I was like a sponge. I read roughly 25 books about the war in Italy. I interviewed dozens of 92nd Division vets from all across the country. I even traveled to Italy with some of them when they went back for a reunion. I studied Italian at the New School in Manhattan and then spent about eight months in Italy, including a five-month stint with my entire family. While there I interviewed just about anyone I could find including civilians who had survived the war, survivors of massacres, former soldiers, fascists, and partisans including the sons and daughters of men and women who had died during the war and wanted to tell their parents' stories. Of all the people I interviewed they were the most interesting.
Q: Why were they the most interesting?
A: Because they were just children at the time. Basically they took up arms against the Germans because they could no longer stand to see their parents suffer and their fellow villagers starve. They were not the equivalent of the hip people in Soho who wear black and cry crocodile tears on Martin Luther King's birthday. They had everything to lose and nothing to gain except their freedom, which is not a small thing. They basically fought the German army with toothpicks and a resolve of spirit that's almost impossible to imagine. They hiked into the mountains where they lived in caves or outdoors for days and weeks at a time while trying to sabotage the German forces that had invaded their country. It's easy now to say "I would have joined up too," but anyone who's seen those mountains in Italy at night, like I have, would think twice about leaving the comforts of home, however much of a shambles that home may have been, to go out and fight an enemy who had repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to kill you and your entire family should you resist.
Q: How has history treated the African American soldier of World War II? And what's the biggest misconception people have about black servicemen from that era?
A: The biggest misconception is the they weren't as patriotic as whites and that they didn't serve in any great number. Clearly that's not the case. The 92nd Division alone was made up of roughly fifteen thousand men. Many people also think that blacks only served as cooks, quartermasters, truck drivers, orderlies and the like. Anyone who thinks that should read about soldiers like John Fox, who was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for calling down artillery fire on his own position to stop an enemy advance, or Vernon Baker, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Both men served in Italy with the 92nd.
I think history has done a disservice to African American GI's in failing to fully recognize not only that they fought as soldiers but that their humanity and love of this country was, in some respects, greater than that of their white counterparts. You have to remember America at that time was treating German POWs held in the U.S. better than it was treating black Americans—in or out of uniform. Blacks willingly went overseas to fight for their country but when the war was over they came home to ingratitude, unemployment, racial violence, and continued treatment as second-class citizens—not to mention the possibility of being lynched for tipping their caps and winking at white women. Their former foes, on the other hand, were allowed to come into this country, get good jobs, and buy homes in areas where they were not allowed to settle. In short, they fought for a country that treated "the enemy" better than they were treated. In my opinion that's patriotism of the highest order. These men were smart enough to realize that some day their patriotism would be justified and that they'd win their place in history. I have the greatest respect for anyone who fought in World War II but I hope this book—despite being a novel—helps advance that cause. I think we need to add to the myth of the black GI so that people will see beyond what they normally see when they read books or watch programs about World War II.
Q: How did the Italians treat the black soldiers?
A: If you had a cup of coffee to share you could be president of Italy. And the Italians hadn't learned our particular brand of racism. They treated the Negro soldiers as men, with respect. They dropped flowers on the blacks as they marched by and mourned them when they died. The Negro soldiers charmed them. The Italians thought they were exotic. And similarly, the black soldiers of the 92nd loved the Italians because the Italians didn't care about race. They treated them as human beings. That's part of what the book deals with as it explores the bond that develops between this soldier and the young Italian boy. Initially the soldier rejects the kid because he's white—from a different "tribe." Then he begins to see him as a human being just like himself. In coming to see the humanity in this child, he and his squad-mates rediscover their own humanity.
Q: You've also said the Italians were seeing a different kind of black man back then. What do you mean by that?
A: My father and stepfather were from that generation. They were solid working-class guys who could just take it and remain lighthearted. Under the most difficult circumstances they worried about the right things. They tried to do right. They didn't make excuses. And they were raised in an environment where no excuses were tolerated. They were raised in an environment where you didn't say "I beat someone up because I didn't get Twinkies when I was ten years old." It's perhaps a dangerous thing to say but I believe they were a different kind of black man—the kind that doesn't exist today. I'm not one either. They knew what was important and they were rooted in the earth. It was not just a question of values or principles—the moral bar was not as low as it is now among black men. The soldiers that the Italians met were some of the finest representatives of black American culture.
Q: Are you concerned that the story of race here will overshadow the wider human story?
A: One of the challenges here will be getting people to see that this is not really about black soldiers but about human beings and how they relate to one another while trapped within the confines of human suffering. I hope I've made this story interesting enough for people to want to read it regardless of whether the issue of race is in it or not.
Q: How is the challenge of writing fiction different from that of non-fiction for you?
A: With non-fiction you're dealing with a set of facts and events that are intractable. You have to describe them in a way that makes people want to read to the end but the events are basically in place. With fiction you create a set of characters that eventually come to life and start reacting and doing things you haven't necessarily planned. You have to be enough of a craftsman to then follow the characters and create the connective tissue that holds your story, your plots, and your characters together. Contrary to what you might think, this makes fiction a lot more restrictive for writers than non-fiction. For example, you can't just kill off a character. I hear writers talk about killing off characters all the time but it doesn't really work that way because they take on a life of their own. I created the character Ludovico Salducchi simply as a means of getting my four main characters into the village so they could meet the partisans and become embroiled in the mystery of what's in the young Italian boy's mind. Once he was created, however, he began to develop and move in his own direction. He led me to Ettora, the woman he loved. In a sense you, as the writer, become a spectator to the story, the history, that's being created by the characters. As you stay true to them the story moves in unexpected directions and you just go along for the ride.
Q: Your first book was a phenomenal worldwide success. It sold millions of copies in numerous languages, won awards, and earned you great accolades. What sort of pressures did you feel as a result of that success?
A: The immediate pressure was to do another Color of Water—Color of Water Part II—and I just didn't want to do that. I'd already mined my own history. I'm not one of those writers who can write a four-volume autobiography. What's the point? What am I showing people? I'm just not that interesting. Considering my background I guess I could have come up with a sure-fire hit if I had written "Blacks and Jews in America" or " Blacks and Whites in America" but that's been done before and I have nothing more to say on the subject. There are others who are much more qualified than I to write that kind of book. While Miracle at St. Anna touches on the issues of race that faced these black soldiers, it's a much bigger story than that. It also touches on Mussolini and the conflict between the Italian fascists and the partisans; the history and mythology of the region; Italy's role as a doormat for the world's armies; the way the past continues to impact the present; the confusion of war; and much more. I didn't write this book to prove anything to anyone but I hope it shows that I can write about wider subjects.
Q: What exactly is the miracle you're referring to in the book's title?
A: There are several miracles in this story. The main miracle is that this young Italian boy comes back to life. His transformation, his finding himself, after witnessing a horrible atrocity, is a miracle. The way he and the four soldiers connect is something of a miracle. The way Bishop gives the boy life is also a miracle. Bishop is like a little devil. He hates white people. He's a womanizer, a liar, and a phony preacher. In the last moments of his own life—as he breathes new life into the boy (another miracle)—he realizes everything he's done wrong and why he's done it and that there is a God. That's a miracle too. And of course the story takes place in a predominantly Catholic country where people believe in miracles as a matter of everyday life.
Q: What do you want readers to get out of this book?
A: I hope they'll come away from this book with a deeper understanding that we're all a lot more the same than we are different; that our humanity intractably binds us, and that there's no getting out of it. If the grandchildren of slaves can go to Italy and bond and love the descendants of peasants, kings and court jesters, anything is possible.


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someone talking extremly low, at the point to were you cant here them at all.
Your dating a low talker.
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One who's volume of conversation is so low that you can barely hear them
Victor Laslowによって 2003年10月30日(木)
One who has difficulty reaching an audible level when speaking.
She's a real low talker!
Genkuによって 2003年07月29日(火)
A person who talks so quietly that is impossible for the one they are speaking to to understand.
Jim: Oh man, i can't believe this is what i signed up for! If only i could understand what that low talker was saying.
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One who talks to Jesus.
"Your humble and pitiful servent is talking to you."
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One of Machinegunrap's favorite leading ladies of Porn, Sasha Grey (his others being Bree Olson and Jenna Jameson, of course), has been tapped (pun intended) to star in The Girlfriend Experience, afilm coming up (it gets better) directed by Steven Soderbergh. The "GFE" as its been dubbed by insiders, is about the world of high-end escorts. One where a man pays to have a woman accompany him on an evening, often to an event, which can (and certainly should) lead to a christening of a hotel room, a couch, a washing machine, a kitchen sink, etc. (i digress). The world of escorts is almost like a game, an entire role-play, fantasy mock-relationship experience…not that I'd know. Still, it's a surprising, eye-opening, toe-curling move by Soderbergh, to have Grey in this starring role. On Grey's skills, the Traffic director is quoted as MTV reports.
"She is absolutely in her element. That only comes from being in situations like that and being in control. She looks comfortable and in control. You can see it on her face. Its kind of awesome."
Sounds like some solid and stiff admiration from Steven. In real life, he gets to (presumably) live out his own fantasies with former model and E! reporter, Jules Asner. Why do I know this? Don't ask. What do you think of the GFE concept? Does this sound like something you are interested in? I am talking about the movie of course, not the escort experience. Let us know. We'll let you know more as information comes gushing out. Ed. Note: Bad Rake, Bad!
A music video below, by live hip-hop band The Roots in a song called Birthday Girl, features Sasha Grey "acting". What, you thought I would post porn? Puh-leeeze. I have high standards of journalistic integrity.
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I'm sick of all those divisional,conference,"arch rivals" crap.
Kenny should explore eastern conference a little bit more and probably pay less than acquiring some western conference big fish via trade.
Hartnell or Lucic would be ungodly awesome. (Not that Ryan wouldn't, mind you.)
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NIAGARA FALLS – Some classes at two local schools have been flipped.
Work that used to be done in the classroom is being done at home, and what used to be done as homework is being done in class.
It's an experimental approach being tried in several cities to move educational techniques into the digital age of the 21st century, improve learning and give teachers more time to bring struggling students up to speed.
"Early reports are quite encouraging, but we won't really know the outcome until final exams are finished in June," according to instructional coach Ed Maynard at Niagara Falls High School.
Maynard, a strong supporter of "The Flipped Classroom," is a teacher on special assignment whose job is to help other teachers become more effective through professional development. So far, a handful of teachers at the high school and at least one at Gaskill Preparatory School are using the new technique.
The teachers and most of their students appear enthusiastic about the new way of teaching and learning, and many students' grades have improved in their "flipped classrooms." Several of them spoke in support of the experimental system at a recent meeting of the School Board.
Allison Hubert, an eighth-grader at Gaskill, said the experiment helps her to budget her time better.
"I can take my homework on the road; I can get the lessons for about 20 minutes at home after school, and then I can take them with me on my way to swim practice and can study some more during breaks in practice," she said. "If there is anything I don't understand, I can discuss it with my teacher the next day in school."
Teachers in the "flipped classrooms" typically record their lessons on video equipment that can be accessed by students at any time of day or night on their smartphones, home computers, tablets, iPads, e-readers or almost any electronic device that has access to the Internet. Students who don't fully understand the lesson can "rewind" the program and replay it many times at home or wherever they may be. Parents are encouraged to help the students with their "at-home" classes.
Students who need more help with the lesson can discuss it one-on-one with their teacher the next day in school. Teachers have more time for those individual discussions because they are not giving lectures, blackboard demonstrations or other lessons for the whole class during school hours.
"We have been able to quadruple the amount of time our students spend with their own teachers," according to Greg Green, principal of a Detroit school that is using "flipped classrooms."
Jessica Evans, an "accelerated sophomore" who is considered to be a gifted student at Niagara Falls, said the new system is more efficient and less time-consuming because "I can watch the video once, grasp the lesson right away and move on to something else" without waiting for the teacher to explain the lesson to the whole class, some of whom may not be able to understand it the first time around.
Maynard said preliminary results show that 47 percent of Niagara Falls students in one class were failing and only 8 percent had average test scores of 85 or above under the traditional teaching system, while just 34 percent of those in a "flipped classroom" were failing, and 23 percent had averages of 85 or above.
Paul Harris, a senior who failed algebra 2 and trigonometry last year and scored only a 58 on his final exam, said he is repeating the course this year in a "flipped classroom" and is "doing very well." Maynard said Paul now has passing grades in the 80s in the same math curriculum taught by Ed Ventry.
Although impressed by the early success of the program, School Superintendent Cynthia A. Bianco stressed that it still is an experiment in a few classes and that it will be extended to additional classes only if it proves to be a continued success after final marks are in at the end of the school year.
Melanie Kitchen, a coordinator at the Regional Information Center of the Western New York/Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services, said individual teachers in some other school districts are using "flipped classrooms," including some at Lewiston-Porter, Randolph, Allegany-Limestone and others.
Maynard said a teacher at Fredonia is using the program, and teachers from North Tonawanda and Royalton-Hartland are among those in a graduate-level course that he is teaching at Niagara University, including the "flipped classroom" concept.
Teachers do not necessarily have to record their own lessons in order to make the plan work. Maynard said they can adapt programs that are available from several sources, including a Khan Academy website that is used here.
Maynard said reasons for "flipping" include:
• Speaking the language of students in a culture that they are comfortable with.
• Helping busy students or teachers who are absent from the classroom because of illness, excuses or suspensions, because the lessons are available to them at home.
• Helping all students to excel because they can pause and rewind their instructions.
• Giving parents an opportunity to work with their children on current lessons.
• Allowing teachers to spend more time with their students because they no longer have to stand in front of the classroom, and can work one-on-one with their students.
"This is not the silver bullet to reform education; not all teachers can use it," he said. "But it certainly is worth a try."
Derek Frommert, a math teacher at Gaskill, said his students watch a video and answer questions using smart-response "clickers" at home in a program called Edmodo.com.
Last year, with traditional teaching, he said that the average academic mean score among his students was 83 and that the median score was 85. This year, with a "flipped classroom," he said the mean score has risen to 90 and the median to 95.
Amy Kilmer, a high school geometry teacher, said her students now are "introduced to the lesson on their own time, at their own pace and without classroom distraction." She explained:
"In the classroom, the lesson is no longer a one-sided conversation with me doing all the talking. Students develop and ask questions while we are still on the lesson. By the end of class, I know if my students understood the lesson, instead of sending them home to struggle with homework."
Maynard said the traditional method of teaching provides for about 10 to 25 minutes of each class period for "guided and independent practice and/or lab activity," but the "flipped" method provides about 25 to 45 minutes because the teacher no longer has to use perhaps a half-hour of each period to lecture on new content.
Among teachers using the program, besides Frommert, Kilmer and Ventry, are Kim Maynard, who teaches Advanced Placement environmental science and living environment, and Katie Canterbury, a teacher of living environment. Maynard said Debbie Betton, a math teacher, was a pioneer in using the program last year.
Students who addressed the School Board about the program included Sierra Watson, Mathew Gilmer, Michael Meyer and Jay Scott, in addition to Allison, Jessica and Paul. Most of their comments were supportive of the program.
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