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Ponzi schemes conjure images of multi-million dollar fraudsters living an opulent lifestyle of beautiful homes, vacations and lavish jewelry on the proceeds of a slick salesman's ill-gotten gains.
Well, if you believe an amended complaint filed Monday by the S.C. Attorney General's Office and a prominent Columbia attorney's assessment, Jay and Tracy Brooks are the Madoffs of South Carolina.
Jay Brooks, his wife Tracy, and their companies, J. Brooks Financial and Brooks Real Estate Holdings, are accused of illegally selling illegal securities to fund the establishment of a new school, Compass Academy, but instead used the funds for everything from vacations to paying money owed to the IRS.
The new complaint adds Tracy Brooks and alleges she was a willing party to fraud, lies and the misappropriation of investor funds for personal use.
Claims include the Brookses paid $50,000 from Compass Academy investor funds to repay a promissory note from a builder when closing on their home.
Claims also report that Tracy Brooks bought a $21,079 "gold and platinum split-shank diamond ring" from Tiffany and Co.
And there are further claims that, on more than one occasion, when a new investor was found, thousands of dollars would be spent within days on personal purchases by Tracy and Jay Brooks.
"I've read this book 20 times in my career, your honor," attorney Pete Strom of the Strom Law Firm told Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman. "This is a Ponzi scheme. And, unfortunately, most of these people are going to lose their money."
A Ponzi scheme is an operation that pays returns to investors from their own money or that of other subsequent investors, rather than from profits earned.
More than just misuse of money once willingly invested in Compass Academy, the investors are broken down, in the complaint, into three classes: Class I – Those who invested willingly in Compass Academy and the construction of the school.
Class II – Those who willingly invested with Jay Brooks in investments unrelated to Compass. Some Class II investors had previously refused to invest in Compass.
Class III – Those who were not consulted or refused investing in Compass. These investors were told their money was going into bonds, trusts or other investment contracts.
For each class, an anonymous investor and the alleged misappropriation of their funds is detailed, the complaint states.
Investor A, from Class I, invested $80,000, according to the complaint. In the week after the investment, nearly $12,000 was spent at PetsMart, Great Clips, Direct TV and Hobby Lobby, and this money is also alleged to have been wired to pay for the Tiffany ring, the complaint alleges.
Investor B, from Class II, invested more than $50,000 and was told "he was investing in a trust fund that had real estate as its largest investment," the complaint states. The money was not invested, the complaint says, but rather spent at Marriott Hotels, American Airlines, various restaurants and PetSmart.
Investor C, from Class III, gave $95,000 to be placed in a trust and was allegedly told by Jay Brooks that the principal would never be touched, and they could expect to earn five percent interest, the complaint says.
Instead the money went into an account with the Brookses as signatories which, prior to the investment, had a balance around $3,000, the complaint says.
"Over the next 11 days, defendants Jay Brooks and/or Tracy Brooks spent approximately $19,000 from the account" on credit card payments of $5,000, cash withdrawals, payments to investors, payment to their bank, payments to the IRS and trips to Target and Publix grocery store, the complaint says.
Both are charged with multiple counts of fraud, illegal sales of securities and other breaches of law.
From the beginning of the case, Tracy and Jay Brooks have denied any wrongdoing in the case. However, now "multiple admissions by Tracy Brooks of personal use of Compass Funds" is reported in the complaint.
Judge Newman will now select a receiver to take control of the frozen assets. Two experienced attorneys were suggested by the Attorney General's office Monday. After that, the selected individual will begin their investigation into recoverable assets and if it will be possible to fund Compass Academy's continued construction.
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A selection of great books which can be used as part of the curriculum and which should not be missing from any school or college library.
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Two Boys Kissing
David Levithan
This story is based on the true events of two 17 year old boys, Harry and Craig, who decide to take part in a 32 hour kissing marathon to set a new Guinness World Record. The boys' kissing becomes a focal point to explore the lives, loves and struggles of a long-time couple, a broken up couple, a new couple, and a boy searching to be part of a couple. Levithan narrates the story via a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS who, over the course of the story, show the reader how each person's problems can be overcome with support from others. A touching, charming and poignant book that is a must read for all teenagers and adults alike.
Published by Knopf Books ISBN: 0307931900
Alex London
Set in a futuristic world after the collapse of society, this science fiction novel tells the story of Knox, a 'patron' boy from one of the wealthiest families in the 1% that make up the Upper City, and his proxy Syd, a poor orphan living below in the debt ridden Valve. When children from the Upper City break the law, they watch the punishment being carried out on their proxy, whom they have never met. From practical jokes to murder, Knox pushes the system of Proxy to the limit. Yet it turns out that Knox and Syd share more in common and, realising that to beat the system they must save one another, they decide to flee. Early on in the book Syd is outed as gay, although it remains an integral part of his character, his struggles with sexuality is not the main focus of his story. London takes the reader to some dark places in this dystopia, with flawed, complex yet incredibly smart characters that we see grow and develop along a path of friendship and self-discovery.
Published by Philomel ISBN: 0399257764
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
This is the story of an introverted book loving American teenager, Charlie, at high school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Charlie writes frequent letters to an unknown recipient, but despite him being a shy 'wallflower' his is befriended by high school seniors Patrick and his step-sister Sam. The book takes the reader through his coming of age high school journey; which include his love for Sam, Patrick and closeted footballer Brad's relationship and Charlie dealing with his past traumatic experiences. In 2012 this book was adapted into a critically acclaimed film starring Emma Watson. "Even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there" is the message to take from this story.
Published by MTV Books/Pocket Books ISBN: 0-671-02734-4
Between You and Me
Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Some say this novel about fame, fortune and family is based loosely on the life of Britney Spears. 27 year old Logan Wade takes a trip to LA to visit her famous cousin Kelsey Wade whom she has not seen since their respective childhoods. Kelsey then offers Logan the role of her assistant, and Logan rediscovers the toxic relationship between Kelsey and her parents. Kelsey attempts to break away from the fame, and Logan is torn between protecting Kelsey and saving herself. This novel demonstrates the peaks and falls of stardom and the difficult family relationships that often go with it.
Published by Atria Books ISBN: 1439188181
Boy meets Boy
David Levithan
This is David Levithan's take on the 'boy meets girl' romantic fiction, set in a fictional gay friendly small town in New Jersey, USA. It tells the story of openly gay Paul and his best friends Joni and Tony through their romantic high school experiences. Levithan provides the reader with some real escapism in this fantasy world, yet still touches on some harder hitting issues through Tony's uncommonly strict religious background.
"This is a happy-meaningful romantic comedy about finding love, losing love, and doing what it takes to get love back in a crazy-wonderful world."
Published by Knopf Books ISBN: 0375832998
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
"A lyrical novel about family and friendship from critically acclaimed author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be."
Published by Simon and Schuster Books ISBN: 1442408928
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
John Green and David Levithan
In alternating chapters, John Green describes the story of the first Will Grayson, with Levithan unravelling the life of the other will grayson (no capitals). The first Will Grayson tries to lead a life going unnoticed, which is made difficult by his best friend Tiny Cooper, who is "the world's largest person who is really, really gay." The second will grayson leads a life with seemingly little good to hold on to besides an online relationship with "Isaac".
"One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, teenager Will Grayson crosses paths with . . . Will Grayson! Two teens with the same name who run in two very different circles suddenly find their lives going in new and unexpected directions. Culminating in epic turns-of-heart on both of their parts, they team up to produce the most fabulous musical ever to grace the high-school stage."
Published by Dutton Children's ISBN: 0525421580
Boys Don't Cry
Malorie Blackman
In true Malorie Blackman style, Blackman takes a common situation – teenage pregnancy – and turns it on its head. 17 year old Dante eagerly answers the front door awaiting his A level results but instead finds his ex-girlfriend, Melanie, holding his 11 month old daughter, Emma. Shortly thereafter Melanie abruptly exits, leaving Dante to raise his daughter alone. Dante's dreams of a career in journalism and a university degree are turned upside down by this unexpected parenthood. The book tells the story from the perspective of Dante, along with his brother Adam, and through the boys' Blackman explores many themes of parenthood, gender, prejudice and homophobia.
Published by Double Day Books ISBN: 0385604793
Pretend you love me/Far from Xanadu
Julie Anne Peters
Mike, previously known as Mary Elizabeth, is an iron pumping, truck driving softball player from Coalton, Kansas. Mike's world is turned upside down when exotic new girl Xanadu, arrives in the small town. Xanadu is everything that Mike is not, including straight. Mike falls instantly in love with this cool, complex and sexy character, but like many teenagers Mike has to overcome the fact that Xanadu may not feel the same way. This novel explores interesting ideas around love, reciprocity, friendship and sexuality.
Published by Samhain Publishing ISBN: 1599983958
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Emily Danforth
Just moments before both her parents were killed in a car crash, Cameron Post had been kissing a girl. Part of Cameron is relieved that they will never discover her sexuality, but this relief is short lived as she moves in with her conservative Aunt and old fashioned Grandmother in Miles City, Montana. Then the beautiful and perfect cowgirl, Coley Taylor, comes to town along with her boyfriend and Cam and Coley form an unexpected and intense friendship. As their relationship shows signs of developing further, Cam's Aunt begins to take drastic action in the name of 'fixing' Cameron who has to address the cost of her denial.
Danforth emphasises the best and the worst , and often contradictory, aspects of a town like Miles City; full of many loving, well intended people, strong family relationships and a heavy Christian ethos, but struggling to come to terms with anyone who doesn't quite conform.
Published by Balzer and Bray ISBN: 0062020560
Hollow Pike
James Dawson
Dawson tells the story of Lis, a teenage girl who moves in with her sister and husband in the town of Hollow Pike in Yorkshire to escape the bullying she suffered back home in Bangor. Unfortunately for Lis, the bullying didn't stop when she left Wales, but she manages to form an allegiance with other school outcasts who begin to plot revenge on their perpetrators. In this dark thriller, the plot takes a turn for the worst and Lis and her friends experience fear, paranoia and possible witchcraft in Hollow Pike.
Dawson shows his insight as a previous PSHE teacher with his depiction of bullying and diversity. He also effectively explores the sexuality and relationship path of Lis and her friends. A real cliff hanger, you will struggle to put this one down.
Published by Orion Children's Books ISBN: 1444004816
What's up with Jody Barton?
Hayley Long
16 year olds Jody and Jolene are identical twin sisters living above their parents' diner in Willesden, London. When a new boy, Liam comes to the diner, both Jody and Jolene fall for him. Jody decides not to tell her sister but instead help her sister move forward with Liam all whilst hiding a BIG secret. Through this complicated love triangle Long explores sexuality, cyberbullying and gender. This book is bound to catch any reader out and proves to be a very gripping read.
Published by Macmillan Children's Books ISBN: 9781447267829
This Song Will Save Your Life
Leila Sales
Elise Dembowski is a typical teenager who feels like she doesn't quite fit in. Unusually for Elise, one day she finds herself at a warehouse party where she meets three girls who share her love for music and newfound love for DJing. Many will find a connection with Elise's story of a teenager whose hobby becomes her life and vehicle for self-exploration.
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) ISBN: 0374351384
Pretty Things
Sarra Manning
Brie loves her gay best friend Charlie, who loves serial heartbreaker Walker who loves Daisy who hates everyone… This is a light hearted account of love, fashion, art and friendship set against the backdrop of a school production of Taming of the Shrew.
Published by Puffin ISBN: 014240859X
Out of Pocket
Bill Konigsberg
Bobby Framingham is the star quarterback and one of the most talented high school football players in California. Bobby shares a typically strong brotherly bond with his fellow team mates but he's keeping one essential difference about him from them; he's gay. Bobby's worried about still being able to be one of the guys if he is open and honest about his sexuality. A student reporter then outs Bobby against his will, meaning Bobby must find a way to gain back his team mates' trust and accept his success path may now look somewhat different to his peers'. 'An affecting novel about identity that also delivers great sportswriting.'
Published by Dutton Juvenile ISBN: 0525479961
Geography Club
Brent Hartinger
Convinced he is the only gay student at his high school, Russell starts using an online chat forum and his latest gay pal turns out to be none other than Kevin, the school star baseball player. Soon after, Russell starts to meet more gay students and they form a diverse group of friends. They start up the Geography club; a guise so that they can hang out together on a regular basis without drawing attention to themselves. This fast paced funny novel shows contemporary teenagers exploring the social world around them.
Published by HarperTeen ISBN: 0060012234
Love in Revolution
B. R. Collins
Love in Revolution is set in an imaginary Basque country on the cusp of a communist revolution. It follows fifteen year old Esteya, a doctor's daughter who, following a chance encounter at a pello match, falls in love with Skizi, a girl shunned by society because of her peasant, Zikindi class. Reluctantly, Esteya is forced to keep their relationship secret from her friends and family because Skizi is Zikindi. The revolution arrives and Esteya and her family are initially protected from its worst excesses by her older brother Leon, who is a Minister in the new communist government. But life for Skizi doesn't change, despite the communists' initial promises that it would – and she eventually disappears from her ramshackle hut when it is ransacked by the Revolutionary guard. Leon is removed from his government position and imprisoned for his own safety, putting Esteya and her family in mortal danger. When her parents and twin brother are forcibly taken away by the Revolutionary guard in the middle of the night, Esteya is left alone with no choice but to flee the country not knowing if she will ever see her family or Skizi again.
Published by Bloomsbury Childrens ISBN: 1-40881570-2
Openly Straight
Bill Konigsberg
Openly Straight turns the traditional coming out story on its head. Rafe is already out and has been for a while, but he's fed up of always being labelled as 'the gay guy'. So when he transfers to an all-boys boarding school miles away from home he decides to reinvent himself and keep his sexuality a secret. What follows is an interesting, emotional, funny (very funny!) story of personal reflection, special friendships and first love. Openly Straight is a book that can be enjoyed by young adults of any sexuality.
Published by Arthur A. Levine Books ISBN: 0-54550989-0
Strange Boy
Paul Magrs
David's an outsider. He's smart, sensitive – and convinced he has secret super-powers. Life for him and his brother is a constant whirl of would-be stepfamilies and overbearing friends and relations. And even aged ten, he's finding he's not sure what he thinks about fancying girls when 14-year old John down the road seems so much more interesting…
Published by Simon and Schuster ISBN: 0-689-83657-0
Sugar Rush
Julie Burchill
Fifteen-year old Kim is horrified when her dad tells her she's got to leave her posh school and go to infamous Ravendence Comprehensive. How will she survive in this wild and scary teenage jungle? But then Kim meets gorgeous Maria Sweet – better known as Sugar – queen of the 'Ravers'. Leaving her good girl past far behind, Kim finds herself falling under Sugar's spell - and asking herself a disturbing question: has she fallen in love with her best friend?
Published by Young Picador ISBN: 0-33041483-2
Girl2girl – the lives of young lesbian and bisexual women
Norrina Rashid and Jane Hoy (editors)
Girls from across the UK write from the heart about being gay or bi, coming out, or falling in love.
Published by DIVA ISBN: 187374145-6
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette has issues - "unnatural" ones: her adopted mam thinks she's the Chosen one from God; she's beginning to fancy girls; and an orange demon keeps popping into her psyche.
Brought up in a working-class Pentecostal family, up North, Jeanette follows the path her Mam has set for her. This involves Bible quizzes, a stint as a tambourine-playing Sally Army officer and a future as a missionary in Africa, or some other "heathen state". When Jeanette starts going to school ("The Breeding Ground") and confides in her mother about her feelings for another girl ("Unnatural Passions"), she is swept up in a feverish frenzy for her tainted soul. Confused, angry and alone, Jeanette strikes out on her own path. Mixed in are unconventional fairy tales that transcend the everyday world, subverting the traditional preconceptions of the damsel in distress.
Published by Grove Press ISBN: 9780802135162
Julie Burchill
Maria Sweet, aka Sugar, is back. Her husband's done a runner, taking their daughter with him, but at least she has a plan: get a job, get some cash and get the hell out of Brighton. And somewhere out there in the big bad world is Kim Lewis, who might just be the Love of Sugar's Life. Sugar's landed herself a stint as a model for local fashion designers Agnew & Bagshawe. But when she discovers they've exploited her, she's hell-bent on vengeance - and that can only lead to chaos.
Published by Young Picador ISBN: 0330453718, 9780330453714
Tipping the Velvet
Sarah Waters
"Tipping the Velvet" is a historical novel written by Sarah Waters. Set in Victorian England during the 1890s, it tells a coming of age story about a young woman named Nan who falls in love with a male impersonator, follows her to London, and finds various ways to support herself as she journeys through the city. The main character's experiences in the theatrical profession and her perpetual motion through the city allow her to make observations on social conditions while exploring the issues of gender, sexism, and class difference.
Published by Riverhead Books ISBN: 1573227889, 9781573227889
Pat Barker
Set in a British military hospital during WWI, this novel blends fact and fiction, drawing its two protagonists from the pages of history. The author of Union Street portrays overwhelmed men who try to come to terms with their outrage of a futile war. Stressed by the war, poet, pacifist, and protestor Siegfried Sassoon is sent to Craiglockhart Hospital, where his views challenge the patriotic vision of Dr. William Rivers, a neurologist assigned to restore the sanity of shell-shocked soldiers.
Published by Plume ISBN: 0452270073, 9780452270077
Carol Ann Duffy
The effortless virtuosity, drama, and humanity of Carol Ann Duffy's verse have made her much-admired among contemporary poets. Her seventh collection, winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize, is a book-length love-poem, and a moving act of personal testimony—but what sets these poems apart from other treatments of the subject is Duffy's refusal to simplify the contradictions of love, and read its transformations—infatuation, longing, passion, commitment, rancor, separation, and grief—as either redemptive or destructive. This is a map of real love, in all its churning complexity, simultaneously direct and subtle, showing us that a song can be made of even the most painful episodes in our lives. With poems that will find deep resonance in the experience of most readers, it is a collection that can and does speak for us all.
Published by Picador ISBN: 0330433911, 9780330433914
Orlando: A Biography
Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf constructs the figure of Orlando as the fictional embodiment of Woolf's close friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West. Spanning three centuries, the novel opens as Orlando, a young nobleman in Elizabeth's England, awaits a visit from the Queen and traces his experience with first love as England under James I lies locked in the embrace of the Great Frost. At the midpoint of the novel, Orlando, now an ambassador in Costantinople, awakes to find that he is a woman, and the novel indulges in farce and irony to consider the roles of women in the 18th and 19th centuries. As the novel ends in 1928, a year consonant with full suffrage for women. Orlando, now a wife and mother, stands poised at the brink of a future that holds new hope and promise for women.
Published by Wordsworth Editions ISBN: 1853262390, 9781853262395
The History Boys
Alan Bennett
An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form (or senior) boys in a British boys' school are, as such boys will be, in pursuit of sex, sport, and a place at a good university - generally in that order. In all their efforts, they are helped and hindered, enlightened and bemused, by a maverick English teacher who seeks to broaden their horizons in sometimes undefined ways, and a young history teacher who questions the methods - as well as the aim - of their schooling. In The History Boys, Alan Bennett evokes the special period and place that the sixth form represents in an English boy's life. In doing so, he raises not only universal questions about the nature of history and how it is taught but also questions about the purpose of education today.
Published by Faber and Faber ISBN: 0571224644, 9780571224647
E.M. Forster
Set in the elegant Edwardian world of Cambridge undergraduate life, this story introduces us to Maurice Hall when he is fourteen. We follow him through public school and Cambridge, and on into his father's firm, Hill and Hall, Stock Brokers. In a highly structured society, Maurice is a conventional young man in almost every way, "stepping into the niche that England had prepared for him": except that his is homosexual. Written during 1913 and 1914, immediately after Howards End, and not published until 1971, Maurice was ahead of its time in its theme and in its affirmation that love between men can be happy.
Published by Penguin ISBN: 0141185201, 9780141185200
Jackie Kay
At the novel's center is Joss Moody, a celebrated jazz trumpeter who created music that convinced everyone who heard it that they knew the man who made it. But Joss's death has proved them all wrong: Joss Moody lived his life inside a stunning secret. His wife, Millie, had known about it. But their adopted son, Colman, now in his thirties, has just learned of it. With everything he understood about himself and his family thrown into question, Colman forms an uncomfortable alliance with a journalist intent on telling Joss's story her own way. Millie, grieving and besieged by the press, secludes herself in their home in a small Scottish village, sinking into the aching solace of memory. Their two voices - one revisiting the past for comfort, the other for answers - are interwoven with the voices of Joss's drummer, of the doctor who discovered Joss's secret, of the funeral director who hid it for the last time, of the registrar of death certificates, and of the journalist. Together they reveal the story of Joss and Millie: how a complex, dazzling lie became the foundation for a family, a life, and a rare, unshakable love.
Published by Pantheon Books ISBN: 0375405097, 9780375405099
Cat On a Hot Tin Roof
Tennesse Williams
Set in "the bed-sitting room of a plantation home in the Mississippi Delta" of a wealthy cotton tycoon, Williams's Pulitzer Prize-winning play has captured both stage and film audiences since its debut in 1954. One of his best-loved and most famous plays, it exposes the lies plaguing the family of a wealthy Southern planter of humble origins.
Published by Signet ISBN: 0451171128, 9780451171122
The Rehearsal
Eleanor Catton
A high-school sex scandal jolts a group of teenage girls into a new awareness of their own potency and power. The sudden and total publicity seems to turn every act into a performance and every platform into a stage. But when the local drama school decides to turn the scandal into a show, the real world and the world of the theatre are forced to meet, and soon the boundaries between private and public begin to dissolve. "The Rehearsal" explores how girls treat each other in school, and how being in or out of the gang is difficult to navigate. It explores what it is like to embark on a same-sex relationship in school – how other girls treat the one they think is a lesbian and how the girl explores her own feelings against this backdrop. Suitable for Key stage 4 and 5.
Published by Granta Books ISBN-10:1847081169
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Leave a single comment below telling us why you love Apple and iMore, and you're entered to win a $500 gift certificate to put towards a brand new iPhone 5s!
Apple will be announcing the iPhone 5s today and iMore is going to be the absolute best place to keep up-to-date with all the news and views. Seriously, have you seen our iOS 7 preview? Our history of iPhone? Our complete iPhone 5s rumor rundown? Well, wait until you see what we have in store for you next! Yeah, STILL only the beginning! So make sure you to follow us on App Store, RSS, Twitter, App.net, Facebook, Google+iMore, YouTube, or iTunes!
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Win a new iPhone 5S contest! Comment now to enter!
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I've had a Windows Phone and a few Android phones and three different iPhones (4, 4S, and now 5). Each has their merits and downfalls. However, credit must be given where it's due: Apple and the iPhone have provided the most consistent experience out of any of them. I'm personally very excited to try out iOS 7 too!
Hope to get it also along with Nexus 7 and Chromecast here: http://www.androidcentral.com/it-s-our-fifth-annual-anything-apple-givea...
Love one of these.
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I think Apple and iMore's coverage are great.
My family is completely about anDroid. I was the one that gave apple a chance, and since then, I do not argue anymore about which one is better, the only thing that I have to keep arguing is with one of my two sons that keeps asking me to give my iPhone to him because he will do more with it than me. So if I win this I will not have to tell him "do not touch MY iPhone, you little... ( he is 19)
As for iMore, I will only say that there are lots and lots of apple related pages, but I only have one in my social networks, guess which one... It is the only that I want to get updates from.
I love Apple so much that I felt like a little kid on Christmas Eve. I didn't get much sleep because I am too excited about todays event!
I love iMore because they keep me up to date on all the latest news. I have to check in at least once a day.
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Well let start off imore is the best web info about iphone, everything you need to know imore has info for everything. Iphone well i dont cheat meaning with other phone like galaxy, blackberry etc i dont mess with because been faithful with the iphone best phone i ever had easy to use and best phone ever for me. I would love to get iphone 5s haven't got a new phone in a while. Hopefully you guys will pick me.
i love apple. they've been an inseparable part of my life since i first touched an apple II computer as a kid. too many computers and devices to name, but i will say i owned a newton message pad. i've been reading imore since i bought my first iPhone (3G) and love the coverage. it's a daily read (well, ok, more than once daily) that keeps me on top of all things apple. thanks for the amazing work you do. and thanks for these great and generous contests for your readers. the imore team rocks!!
iMore is my go to place for all things Apple. The best source I have found by far. Love what you guys do. Keep up the great work. As far as my iPhone goes, I've got me a permanent spot on that band wagon! Thanks guys!
iMore is the bestest of the bestest for any of my news and updates on anything and everything for Apple and accessories but Apple rocks cause they created the curve by listening to consumers! Apple doesn't go over board and makes something that is the most reliable and stable among all others! Simple, functional, and sleek!!! I so need this upgrade!!!
I love imore because they want to give me an iPhone.
I love apple because they have taste and make difficult decisions.
I love Apple since they build quality products and I love iMore since they keep up to date on the latest news concerning the company.
I am a apple fan boy, they make the best products, they day I got to an android device, is the day I stop buying devices all together, I can't believe how can some say the galaxy is better than the iPhone, I pretty sure that person never had a iPhone, I feel sorry for them! Give it to then someone with a android device cause they deserve it more than me.
I love Apple and of course I love iMore nearly as much. I also love Fluffernutters.
Switched to iPhone 4 a year ago from Android on a fluke. It was painful to say the least. Two weeks later, I was obsessed. There is not a single product of Apple's I have not owned. iPod, iPad, MacBook Pro, iPhone, even had an old computer to play Oregon Trail on. The values of the company and the products they release are solid. They may not always be the next big thing technologically, or the fastest, or biggest screen. But if I had a nickel for every time an Android user complained about their phone resetting randomly, or applications crashing, not being able to download some things exclusive the Big Fruit, etc...
iMore has become my obsession. It's what I wake up to every day. Well, this and Candy Crush, clearly. The articles are interesting for once. Lots of tech sites write about Android, Blackberry, and Windows along side of Apple. I don't give a CRAP about those things. Apple, Apple, Apple. Guess where I'm watching the livestream of the Cupertino event today while at work? iMore.
I Love Apple.
I love Apple so much, not because I am a mindless fanboy or "iSheep", but because I fell in love with Apple's focus on what truly matters. User experience. And because they have mastered the complications of offering powerful simplicity, in amazing design.
Like Apple has recently stated: "If everyone is trying to do everything, how can anyone perfect anything?" And this is not just advertisement. It's not just what they say to attract wallets. It is the bible in which they base their faith. It's one of the ten commandments that has brought them through world-changing, industry-defining, breakthrough product releases that have overcome doubt, and fierce competition. It is present in their approach to new technologies, products, and product categories. We see it in their latency in offering trends and technology that are technically possible, but lack utility and usefulness - features drive other brands' popularity. And that it is why I love Apple.
I Love iMore.
iMore is...more.. more than just an Apple rumor site. More than just product reviews. iMore is everything anyone needs to keep up-to-date with the latest Apple news and reviews. I sound like I'm advertising, but I really do visit iMore everyday, throughout the day, to catch up on all things Apple. iMore conspicuously refuses to publish attention seeking headlines, and I appreciate that. Insteaad the reader is welcomed to engage in series like "History of the iPhone" and "Imagining iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C" - where Apple's history of iterative direction toward a clear vision is put into perspective in an English meant for the general public. Rene is a phenomenal editor, and iMore is the best Apple news site. That is why I love iMore.
cant wait to hold a iphone 5s in my hand checking the news on imore.com!!!!!!!
Right now, one chance on 1,239 to win. Not bad...
I have a 3gs and i really want to upgrade! im not hating on the 3gs because ive had it for a while and ive loved it since day one. i just think it's time for an upgrade lol
I dislike the mentality of several iPhone owners I know, but I am willing to try iPhone5s. Its been many years since I owned an iPhone
I've had Blackberrys, Androids and ever since i got an Iphone everything has just been so much easier. I'm able to do everything with my phone that i was unable to do previously. Imore has been a great help because when ever i'm stuck on something or need new info about the latest and greatest apple product you are there. and a iphone would be awesome because i'm planning a wedding and can't afford one right now :)
I love Apple because it keeps on giving and gives you iMore.
I think it goes without saying that this site, and the editors thereof, represent the best of what the Internet has to offer in terms of spot analysis, investigation and community support of all things Apple. iMore is the standard bearer for Apple news, and is the recognized leader in cutting edge information and overall writing. It is my "go to" source and part of my daily news regimen. It's simply the best!
In terms of my appraisal of Apple, I am a former "hater" since reformed into one of Apple's greatest supporters. They simply build the most innovative products, have the best customer support and service, and have turned me into a loyal customer for the foreseeable future. I couldn't be more excited about today's announcement!
And, I couldn't be more thrilled about the chance of winning a new iPhone 5S (or whatever it maybe named)! :)
Apple devices always seem to just work. From a PC and anti apple (they were everywhere, accessories etc.) mindset for many years, after having used a simple iPod touch, I was sold. Crossing fingers this event today sheds some light on new Macbook Pro's!! Will be the next transition into world of Apple.
iMore continues to be the favorite source for news, apps and updates for everything Apple. Thank you for all you do :)
I love apple and I'm stoked for iOS 7. I don't care what anybody says, but I think the design is great. As well as their product design for everything else, in the past few years that is. And imore, as part of mobile nations, is my go-to spot for apple news! Keep it up!
I love Apple so much I have convinced my co-workers to leave Android and come over to the dark side as we call it here. I can't change for anybody on this one no matter what new phones come across or how large the screen is and IMore always keeps me up to date on whatever I need to know about Apple and the IPhone.
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I don't consider myself an Apple Fanboy, and was commited to windows mobile since it's infancy (Windows CE) all the way up to 2005... then I got really tired and fed up with the upgrade cycles and stuff... then my company gave me a Blackberry Curve, and a year later a Bold (how bad that one sucked!!!) and then I saw the first iPhone, and was not able to get one where I live up until the 3GS and have never looked back!!!
I wants it. And I love you :-P
iMore is the obvious choice for Apple coverage!
I love Apple because they make great products, and Imore because they give me great products for free. :)
I love iMore...I am on the site all day! And I love my iPhone and Apple. I would LOVE to win the $500...I can finally get my girlfriend a new iPhone (hers broke and she has been stuck with an awful android device until her contract comes due).
I'm a true, true Apple Fan...
Even before Apple iPhone i already loved Apple for the way they cared about what users needed.
This iPhone 5S, would be the perfect gift, as it's almost my birthday.
So i really hope (all the others forgive me) to be the one to get this giveaway!
Best of luck to all.
Dont' let my Mobile Nations user name fool you. My wife and I are Apple enthusiast because of their user friendly and innovative products. No bloating. No nonsense. iMore delivers the steady stream of realitve information that makes it the only place for all 'i' news.
I love both Apple and iMore. Apple due to the solid, robust and reliable performance - my "iDevices" just get the job done; iMore due to the consistent, reliable and entertaining news and information about my "iDevices." Good luck to all.
No matter what the gripe is, I still love my Apple products - they never seem to disappoint. Ease of use and the steady addition of functionality when it's perfected.
I used to be a droid user, when my phone got to old I gave the 4s a chance. Very shortly after I bought a mac book pro. My next investment...the iMac. So long PC! On iMore, I check in every morning and then again before bed just to see whats shakin' in the mac world.
I love Apple products. User friendly and they do what you need them to do and more! iMore is a no brainer it's my go-to for everything Apple.
Apple knows what I want before I do.
iMore is the go to apple source for news, podcasts, new apps and insider information.
I love Apple because the first computer I had years ago was a windows 98 machine. They said to update to windows Me because it was better, and then I updated to the latest version of Norton antivirus because they said it was compatible with windows me.
I still have nightmares. Imore lets me get the Apple news sprinkled with humor.
I have been using Apple products for years. I just love how integrated everything is between devices. I come to iMore for my Apple news because of the in-depth coverage and personal analysis from each writer. Winning a $500 gift card would be amazing since I am still using a 4S and don't have the money to upgrade to a 5S. Thanks iMore for always offering these contests!
I have been with the iPhone since 3Gs and have loved every second of it. I have been coming to iMore since before iMore existed (see tipb) and have enjoyed every visit! Love the blogs, love the reviews, just love the site.
What I love the most are the generous giveaways like this one. Thank you for the chance to win the $500 GC toward the purchase of an iPhone 5S!!! I can't wait to love this phone!!
I love Apple and iMore! I love apple because of how the iPhone has become part of me as a person. I depend it on in the same way I depend on my left foot (not as much as my right foot, but more than my spleen).
I love iMore because it always has contests like this going on. I've never won one, or really expect to, but they are fun to enter and read some of the submissions. Keep it up iMore and you might eventually move up to rank above my spleen also (especially if I win sometime)!
I love my iPhone. But I've missed out on a few new iterations of the iPhone, I would love to be able to pick up the newest version after sitting out for so many months.
I love iMore, this is where I get most my iPhone news. I am even starting to explore the forums more and contribute. I could really use this new camera, I mean phone haha. I'm big into mobile photography and this would be a nice camera upgrade.
I love apple phones. iPhone is the only phone for me.
Thank you for all the information your staff gives us and thanks for all the great give always. Back to work, while dreaming of a new phone.
Apple is great is the best mobile phone and OS. I am looking forward to the iPhone 5S and iOS 7.
iMore is the best place to go for Apple news, commentary, and discussion. Gotta love it!
I am the ultimate Apple Geek. If its apple - i have to have it. No doubt! One bite of the apple products and i was hooked!! ;)
I've been a fan of Apple since my father introduced me to the Macintosh Plus!
I found iMore through MacBreak Weekly, I immediately got hooked by Rene Ritchie's clever insights and amusing comments. Thanks iMore and its great staff for keeping me up to date!
First off I don't have a Iphone but my bf does and I love playing on his I would love to have one though lol....I love Imore becouse it keeps me updated on the diff. things for apple
i love me some apple ;)
Apple makes the coolest phones and iMore has the coolest peeps (especially Georgia!)
I love the complete Apple ecosystem. Everything "just works!" iMore is the best for keeping up with technology and all things Apple.
I gotta hand it to iMore, because they write interesting articles that don't come off as blind fanboyism, but more as deep consideration of what Apple is providing, and what the competition offers. Of course there's some bias, but less than I'd expect as a whole (I'm sure someone can cite specific counterexamples... I'm generalizing, thank you).
Apple has always been intriguing, and while I've historically leaned toward most other mobile platforms, I've learned to appreciate working on a MBP at the office, I've always appreciated that Apple's control of their ecosystem has resulted in a broad market for their stuff, and I'm finding myself interested in what iOS7 appears to be offering.
I'm someone who has bounced through several different devices, always finding myself asking "why can't they just get this right?", including when I pick up my wife's iPhone... so 'love' isn't on the table. I love my wife and kids - this just isn't close to the same. But I'm continuously reading about Apple, and I come to iMore to do that... it's really the highest praise I can offer.
Apple gets it. iMore keeps me informed. This is what I want and that equals happiness. Cheers!
I'll take my new iPhone in the graphite option please!!!
You guys rock!!!
iMore is my go-to website for all iOS related news (and sometimes we get lucky enough to have some OS X news peppered into the news feed)! I love the angle you guys provide, and the realistic reviews of Apple products, regardless of your "fanboy" status level. Sure we are obviously biased toward Apple products, and it DOES show, but I appreciate the balance you guys provide. As far as my love for iPhone (and all things Apple, really), I think it can be demonstrated in my "iHome" - since 2008, after getting the iPhone 3G (my first Apple product), I have purchased subsequent iPhones every two years for my wife and me, an iMac, MacBook (black, of course!), two iPads (one was for my wife), two Apple TVs and a 2 TB TimeCapsule. With all of these devices, I really have created a wireless iHome, where all of my digital content is accessible to any of my iDevices within my WiFi range - and it's all stored in one location (with backups, obviously). My iHome - it just works!
iMore is always on top of the latest iNews!
Paydirt! Give it to me!
Welcome home iPhone 5s.
What other place is there to go to and be able to get the proper help you need by other consumers that are as passionate about Apple and their products than what you can find here at iMore. Apple and iMore are two in the same. They both are great companies that listen to their consumers and their goal is to keep them happy. This is why I truly love Apple and iMore. iMore has one of if not the best communities on the net. Everyone here treats you with the most respect and never have I seen them downgrade anyone that is a novice to Apple products.
This is a place that I come to every single day to get caught up on breaking news about anything Apple. Also, their podcasts are so unique and keep you up to date. It is good to hear from the staff behind iMore. Their hard work and dedication to provide us with all this information is to great. I am thankful for iMore and what you have done not only for myself but my family.
Thank you for what you guys do and continue to do!
I love apple so much that Ive totally abandoned Microsoft, dell, Samsung and amazon! You won't find any of their products in my home.
I love imore (still tipb to me) so much, I've visited the website at least once a day, everyday since 2010 (I'm not exaggerating either!)
Im such a longtime fan that i remember the pre-famous Rene, pre MacBook weekly! Thx guys for all your work during the years
I love Apple's products for the making life work and iMore for keeping me up to date on all things iPhone!
IMore is my ne favorite site for
Mac news! Love Rene on Mac Break Weekly!
I really wish they would have released the iPhone 6 instead. Then, the gift certificate would have been for $600, and it would have been easier to buy off contract.
Apple and iMore are awesome. Great products, great quality. Keep it up!
I could give some fake sob story about why I need the iPhone 5S, but the truth is, I am a diehard Apple & iMore fan. Nothing would make me happier than to win just one contest (preferably this one), so I can cross that off of my bucket list. Also, I literally read EVERY article you guys write, iMore does it better than all others! Hook it up, please!
I love iMore because it's got Georgia on it! (And those other people like Rene are alight too...). Plus if I want to know something about Apple I used to have to check out multiple news paper sites, business sites etc. Now I can redirect all those bookmarks to iMore!
I love the iPhone because iOS7 because as much as I like BlackBerry, Apple has figured out how to make things simple...
Simple to do,
Simple to design for,
Simple to use.
Looking forward to the new phone! I can always depend on iMore for the most comprehensive and detailed iphone coverage. Thanks iMore!
I love Apple because it represents forward thinking. Outside the box. Innovation. Creating a need and solution for millions of people who didn't know they had a need. I love the timeless design of its products. I love iMore for those exact same reason. I used to go to other tech blogging sites on a regular basis and after awhile I found that 100% of what I was looking for was always right here on imore.com.
Thank you to all who contribute to this site to make it the leader in trusted information.
I love apple because no other computer I have ever owned works as well as my mac laptops do. No other computer comes close. Plus everything just works. I live imore because they keep me up to date on everything apple. Thanks imore!
I love Apple and the "toys" I have been using for years! I love iMore because it gets my day off to a great start when I fire up the computer both at home and work and the homepage is set to iMore for the latest news!
In 2008 my PC died in my busy working season and I asked the managing partner if I could look for a MBP. It was a steep learning curve for me but I was really taken with Apple products and now I recommend Apple products to everyone. I found iMore listening to Rene on Macbreak Weekly and he's really a good fit for that podcast. Keep up the good work.
iMore echoes/compliments the iPhone – both are consistent, reliable, and elegant – not too much, not too little, and certainly not complicated.
Apple is pro, best and.......everything
So glad that iMores Rene Ritchie, is a regular on Mac Break Weekly. I also enjoy his insight
I like Apple for their design and feel of their devices and I like iMore because it keeps me up to date!
I booted up a PC (actually it was a Sord) and faced an empty black screen. I booted up a 128k Mac, and I was able to open & close documents, and be "computer knowledgeable" That's why I love Apple, they make me productive! I can focus on my work and not have to fight to be able to use my tools. And iMore brings me more of Apple. How can you not love that? :-)
I love apple because they give such thought to clean usable design. Imore is my go to for apple news and speculation because they let you know about everything and even other blogs findings.
I will nomnom that apple right up!
I love Apple because their products just work period. I love iMore because you guys tell it like it is.
I read iMore daily, multiple times a day. Always great content and journalism.
Apple is a fantastic brand that will always transcend the ages.
Love is trivial. Though I will say I love them both!
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I love my iPhone and look forward to new innovations!
Sleepless nights reading iMore, missing family events while waiting for Apple announcements, yeah, it is an obsession. Please feed it!
I fall in love with Apple in 2007 with my first iPhone and I love iMore because you guys always help me to use "more" and better my iDevices. Thank you so much for your support.
iMore and Apple are the best!
but seriously though, don't know how many times I've googled "imore somethingapplerelated"
iMore is the best at contests! Apple will have us all waiting and wondering what is next. I love apple as a company and how they set there selfs different from the rest. I love iMore because you guys keep me updated on everything apple. You guys are my #1 news source! Apple and iMore ROCK!!
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I actually don't love Apple (I'm a Microsoft/Google guy), but my wife does! She's a teacher, and the simplicity of the iOS interface really helps her respond to emails quickly and calendar team meetings. The iPhone camera also lets her take great shots of her classroom, especially panorama takes. I enjoy keeping up with the Apple news on iMore because it's always good to keep tabs on the competition ;-)
Apple stuff just works. Plain and simple. iMore helps keep me up to date and offers the tricks and tips to make it work better.
Have been an imore follower from the very beginning (TIPB). Was not an early adopter to the iphone, but I am now hooked. I still have the iphone 4s, which I love. My wife has my old 3Gs, which she loves. But I am sure she will love my 4s, which I will gift her if I am selected to win the $500 that I will use to get the next iphone!
iMore does an excellent job in keeping users up to date on new apps and Apple technology. Thank you iMore! You make the Apple experience that much better!
The announcement of a new iPhone makes this truly a great day.
Apple makes everything work together so seamlessly! Having an iPhone, iPod, iPad and MacBook Pro and everything works perfectly in sync with one another. Couldn't ask for anything more! Excited to see what's in store for today considering I have an iphone 4 and ready to upgrade the latest and greatest iphone! Plus going to follow all the coverage on imore as the event happens! I love having imore tell me all the new developments with apple products!
Now, if I had to say I love Apple, it would be a lie (it was true while Steve was around). I'm really disillusioned and disappointed with Apple, anywhere from having to take a brand new Macbook Air for service, 3 weeks after I got it, to getting 2 DOA iPhone 4S, one after the other....
But I love MobileNations! Was always an avid iMore reader, and now Android Central - go MobileNations!
I absolutely adore apple products, and they are all I own. I scroll through iMore on flipboard daily, and I love your articles. Easily the best apple blog I've read. I was bummed that I won't have the money for the 5S considering I recently upgraded to the 5, but I hope you guys can help me out with that ;)
Apple is cool, but much love for iMore. Great articles, tips and reviews.
I LOVE the iphone because it simply WORKS! Elegant, well designed hardware, top notch software. I've tried Android several times and even the flagship devices don't measure up and I ALWAYS COME BACK!
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I Phone makes me look good
My "Love" for Apple started over 30 years ago when I was just a wee lad. Growing up with an apple product as part of my daily life made it easy to have an EXTREME fondness towards anything Apple. I still on occasion boot up my apple II, but love to get the old Mac Plus out for a bit of the original "Shuffle Puck Cafe" and "Crystal Quest." I am a DieHard Apple "FanBoy!!!" A number of years ago (3 or so), I was searching the web and found a post that caught my attention. This man (Rene) was wearing and demonstrating a jacket that had an iPad pocket. This was the first I had heard of such a thing as the iPad 1 was only released weeks prior. I dug a little further and found there was a ton of great information, reviews and insight be given. I was hooked! That was when my love affair for iMore (at that time TiPb) began. Soon it became a daily ritual, that quickly escalated to 4 or 5 times a day! This commitment to iMore continued and has not gone away! So I thank you iMore for always being there for me, feeding my desire for more iMore and Apple. How about making my birthday (Sept. 14th) a birthday I'll never forget.
I love Apple for their ability to wow. Honestly it's hit and miss sometimes but they always pull something out of the hat. If nothing else it makes them the most interesting computer company. And, I love being interested.
$500 apple gift card, Yes please
Count me in!
Because a designer from the UK who is developing a device alike Apple s and a video game exclusively :) imore is brilliant for for new information.
Apple is by far my favorite brand of consumer electronics. I haven't been this excited by new hardware and software in a couple years. iMore's coverage of everything has been amazing. The only way things could be any cooler would be to get a new phone for free!
I have been a iphone fanboy since the iphone came out. I enjoy the iphone and how it works. im so excited for the new iphone. imore keeps me updated and on apple news and events.
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I love Apple products soooooo much, at school I'm known as the apple guru or the potable Genius Bar. I would love to win the iPhone 5s that would be AMAZING. Long live Apple
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The Erie BayHawks picked up a familiar face to help fill their void at point guard for tonight's 7:30 p.m. game at Maine: Tychicus "Tic" Snow.
Most people in Erie don't know him, but Snow has tried out for the BayHawks all six times they've had open tryouts since becoming an D-League franchise.
Erie coach John Treloar got him out of the D-League player pool. The Manassas, Va., native was one of the 200 prospects available in this season's draft, but went undrafted.
He averaged 6.5 points and 2.3 assists in his last seasonat at Mississippi Valley State in 2006-07, but I remember him when he participated in the open tryouts in Erie at Family First last November. Snow is listed at 5-foot-7, 165 pounds but he's very muscular.
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Thirty years ago, crime victims had no rights, access to crime victim compensation, or services to help rebuild their lives. They were often excluded from courtrooms, treated as an afterthought by the criminal justice system and denied an opportunity to speak at sentencing. Yet, through decades of advocacy and hard work, we have come a long way. Today, all states have enacted crime victims' rights laws and established crime victim compensation funds. More than 10,000 victim service agencies help victims throughout the nation.
Every year, states and localities receive millions of federal dollars to support these services. However, National Crime Victims' Rights Week reminds us that many challenges yet remain. I know from firsthand, personal experience as a victim of violent crime that occurred here in the Mad River Valley in June of 1992 that violent crime can occur anywhere and at any time. I also know of the services available in the aftermath of crime, including, the victim advocates in each state's attorney's offices, who help walk a victim through the maze of the criminal justice and court systems and other services such as victims compensation.
The Vermont Victims Compensation Program helps crime victims pay for non-insured expenses that are related to the crime. The victim's compensation program receives $23.75 out of a $41 surcharge on each traffic ticket and criminal conviction in Vermont; in other words, offender's fines help support it. For example, if you get a speeding ticket, a portion of your fine goes into the fund. Other funding comes from the national Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) which, thanks to our Senator Leahy and Representative Welch, has passed this year before sequestration. All these things, including a supportive caring community, help a victim become a survivor and then perhaps even an activist such as myself.
I also know the true meaning in terms of victims' rights being denied and being unable to appeal or have the agency or persons responsible be sanctioned for not adhering to victims' rights. Crime victims' rights are not universal and are often not enforced. This, sadly is especially true in Vermont, in which we are one of 17 states who have yet to place our victim's rights statute into our state constitution. This act alone would strengthen enforcement mechanisms. However, there is a committee, of which I am a member, working in Vermont to find ways to include enforcement mechanisms into our current victim's rights statutes. It has been almost 17 years since Vermont enacted the Victims Bill of Rights (1996) and while it has been massaged and worked on these past 17 years there is still much to do. Sadly, too, is the fact that only a small percentage of victims receive crime victim compensation, which is limited to the victims of listed crime found in Vermont statutes.
As funding sources decrease, providers must target their services even more strategically. "This year's NCVR week theme, 'New Challenges. New Solutions,'captures our mission in the 21st century," said Joye E. Frost, acting director, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). "As reflected in OVC's major strategic planning initiative, 'Vision 21: Transforming Victim Services,' we must craft a new vision for reaching all victims of crime. We can achieve this only by substantially broadening our thinking,strategically planning our future, and creatively expanding our resources and tools."
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Groundbreaking held for new UofA Cancer Center
PHOENIX -- The new University of Arizona Cancer Center at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in downtown Phoenix held a ceremonial groundbreaking on Thursday.
The new outpatient clinic at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus will go up on the northwest corner of Fillmore and Seventh streets.
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The 220,000-square-foot, $100 million cancer clinic will offer comprehensive cancer services. The five-story building will feature nearly a quarter-of-a-million square feet of clinical lab space and specialized cancer services.
University President Ann Weaver Hart said the center will be a place where doctors can do groundbreaking research on different types of cancer. She said they will be "physicians who understand that basic research needs to be translated into treatments and that those treatments need to be tried so that we can understand how to advance the health, well being and survival of cancer among our citizens."
Under an affiliation agreement approved by the Arizona Board of Regents and Dignity Health Arizona, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center will operate outpatient services at the new downtown facility as well at its hospital campus.
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Guy Who Pays the Bills and Gets the Death Threats Style: MMA (Retired)--
I wanted to get a picture of our members, and the environment in which they live, specifically when it comes to martial arts.
*What part of the country do you live in?
*What's the distribution of MA schools in your area, with a rough percentage of the arts represented?
*Are there any unique/uncommon martial arts offered in your area besides the normal TKD/Karate/etc, including MMA/NHB fight teams?
*If you had to guess (unless you know for some reason) what percentage of people in the general community in your area are active participants in the martial arts?
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*KC Metro Area, Missouri
*50% Karare, 40% TKD, 5%MMA/NHB 5% Other, including Krav Maga and Kung Fu
*Capoeira (Axe Capoeira), Gracie Barra Jiujitsu, and American Jujitsu.
*I'd say around 20%, which I think is a high number. I'm told that this area has one of the highest concentrations of martial artists in the country, but Kung Fu is really underrepresented from what I've seen.
Style: JKD Concepts, Kyokushin--
Well...right now, I'm living in Japan temporarily...but I can tell you about my home area.
*I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
*There's about 60 % TKD/Karate/Kung Fu, 30 % MMA/Muay Thai/Ju Jutsu, and about 10 % Weapons (kenjutsu, etc.) and other.
*There is a capoeria school downtown that I know of (I've really been meaning to get my ass down there to check it out). Also, Escrima and Kali arts are starting to grow steadily here too.
*as a whole, I don't think too many people here are into martial arts....and the vast majority of those who are are into TMA's like TKD, Karate, Judo, Kung Fu, etc.
"Everybody knows...if the police have to chase you down, they're brining an ass kicking with them". - Chris Rock"Onward we stagger, and if the tanks come, may God help the tanks." - Col. William O. Darby
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being as there are 4 colleges/universitys in a 15 min radius we have quite a few schools,
aikido being the most popular by far, a couple of tkd/karate places, some judo, kendo,3-4 bjj,a kenpo, a kung fu, boxing, haven't seen too many muay thai or FMA places but i haven't really looked for them
Guy Who Pays the Bills and Gets the Death Threats Style: MMA (Retired)--
That reminds me, Ringside (the boxing company) has its headquarters out here and there are a few good boxing schools.
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long island, NY. mostly karate/TKD in terms of storefronts. some aikido. i've seen only 1 judo place. i have seen a growing number of BJJ places, some of which charge ridiculous amounts ($300/month) and one of which requires a 12 month, credit card deducting, "blue belt" contract, which i think is ridiculous even though my friend who goes there says that the guy is pretty good and has some students in MMA. kung fu is less common, mostly WC/WT with some "shaolin kung fu" of dubious authenticity. the monks are more in the city. some kempo, but i'm not sure how that differs from karate. tai chi/yoga/cardio-kickboxing/new age BS places are common. i know guys that do JJJ, kali/escrima, silat, and dirty fighting sort of self-defense, but i'm not sure where. there are a couple of kendo places that i know of on long island, but you have to know where to find them. my housemate's TKD place did boxing as well, but i don't know of any boxing gyms per se on long island.
my xing yi teacher had a place in queens but it was converted to a shaolin temple/"meditation center" which i think is affliated with the one in flushing. he lives out on long island though so i take lessons at his house. i took kumdo and kendo on long island, and i visited but did not join aikido, judo, and BJJ. i did fencing briefly, but a scheduling conflict came up.
*Pinellas County, Florida; hard to say which city. When people ask, I say, "St. Petersburg" so I don't have to tell them where Largo and Seminole are.
*55% TKD, 25% Karate, 15% Chinese martial arts(gongfu and taiji mostly), 5% Other (some Arnis, Silat, a Wing Chun Do/Lee's Non-classical Wing Chun school, one BJJ school in Dunedin).
*There's the BJJ school up north, and also a fellow on MLK who teaches Mixed Martial Arts and puts on a kickboxing event yearly.
*10%. I see kids in the grocery store with their uniforms on daily, some from the Chinese Martial Arts center, some from the TKD schools (there are two across the street from each other on the southern end of Starkey where it intersects with Park Blvd, it's that bad in some places). I think the number would be higher if it counted people who did martial arts at one point in their life.
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Raleigh, North Carolina.
Buncha TKD/Karate places out here, and a surprising amount of MMA/grappling places. I'm quite impressed actually. One of the MMA places was mcodjo... went apeshit when I overpaid and asked for it back. But at least the instruction was good.
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7/10/2003 11:58pm--*What part of the country do you live in?
*What's the distribution of MA schools in your area, with a rough percentage of the arts represented?
*Are there any unique/uncommon martial arts offered in your area besides the normal TKD/Karate/etc, including MMA/NHB fight teams?
*If you had to guess (unless you know for some reason) what percentage of people in the general community in your area are active participants in the martial arts?
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Mountaineers Roll on Senior Day
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia's 21 seniors put on a show in the final home game of their careers Saturday afternoon against Kansas in Morgantown.
Geno Smith completed 23-of-24 passes, including a school-record 21 in a row, for 407 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Mountaineers to a 59-10 victory over Jayhawks. His 95.8 percent completion percentage today ties Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin's NCAA record set in 1998.
"Our motivation for this game was we obviously put a lot of it on the 21 seniors that were out there and wanted to finish strong," said West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen. "I thought we had a chance to play our best ball in game 12, and on all three sides of the ball I think we did that."
Kansas had two weeks to prepare for today's game, but it made little difference as it lost for the 21st time in a row in Big 12 play and essentially out of the game after Dayne Crist threw a red zone pick when trailing only by a touchdown.
West Virginia (7-5, 4-5) turned that Karl Joseph interception into one of the five touchdowns it scored in the first half, going five for five in the red zone against the top red zone defense in the league and five for six overall in scoring possessions.
WVU got a pair of short touchdown runs from senior Shawne Alston, another from Andrew Buie, and short TD catches from seniors Stedman Bailey and J.D. Woods (8 yards each) as the Mountaineers rolled up 390 yards of offense in the first half.
After scoring 21 points in the second quarter – the seventh time this year West Virginia has scored more than 20 points in a quarter – the Mountaineers added 17 points in the third quarter to widen their lead to 52-7.
Senior Tyler Bitancurt converted a 30-yard field goal, Bailey got free for a 16-yard touchdown reception in the corner of the end zone and Tavon Austin added a 1-yard TD run with 1:31 remaining in the third quarter. Dustin Garrison completed the scoring with a 26-yard romp with 5:13 remaining in the game.
All Kansas (1-11, 0-9) could muster in the second half was a 32-yard Nick Prolago field goal.
Kansas coach Charlie Weis came into today's game looking to exploit West Virginia's struggling pass defense, ranked last in the conference and near the bottom of the NCAA giving up 347.5 yards per game, but Crist managed to complete just one of his five attempts before giving way to option-style quarterback Michael Cummings.
Cummings, a redshirt freshman, engineered Kansas' best drive of the afternoon, marching the Jayhawks 80 yards in nine plays, including a 42-yard hookup with Tony Pierson to place the ball at the West Virginia 16.
A pair of James Sims runs got the ball to the 1 where he punched it in for Kansas' lone touchdown of the game.
Kansas quarterbacks finished the afternoon completing 7-of-16 passes for 117 yards while the Jayhawk running game accounted for 157 yards. It was the first time this season that the Mountaineer defense held its opponent to less than 300 total yards. The prior low was 300 by James Madison back on Sept. 15.
"(The defense) has been improving," said Holgorsen. "Since that bye week I think they've been getting better. We've played some pretty good offensive football teams that put up some points, I understand that, but a lot of those guys haven't quit. They've just gone out there and kept playing and tried to get better each week."
Bailey, one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver, made his final case with an 11-catch, 159-yard, two-touchdown performance, boosting his season totals to 106 catches for 1,501 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Austin added four catches for 110 yards to finish the regular season with 110 catches for 1,259 yards and 12 touchdowns. Austin also added 77 yards on the ground to boost his season total to 598 yards, bringing his career all-purpose yardage total to 7,134 – a WVU best.
Smith elevated his season totals to 350 completions in 490 pass attempts for 4,004 yards and 40 touchdowns. With one game remaining in his career, Smith shows 969 completions in 1,427 attempts for 11,461 yards and 96 touchdowns – all West Virginia records.
"Geno played well, he's been playing well all year; he's a great quarterback and I'm proud of his accomplishments and what he's been able to do," said Holgorsen. "He's a great kid and he will be remembered around here for a long, long time."
Buie added 100 yards for his second 100-plus-yard rushing performance of the season.
An announced crowd of 51,112 watched today's game.
"In my opinion they've been playing pretty good football the last four or five weeks," said Holgorsen. "We didn't play well at Texas Tech, we didn't play well against Kansas State and we had the off-week, and since then I felt we've been playing good football.
"We had a couple of tough losses and these guys didn't quit," said Holgorsen. "They wanted to finish the year strong. We had a very tough victory at Iowa State and coming here and finishing the game I felt like we played really well and finish strong. The only way these seniors are going to go out on top and have good memories is if they win their last game – and I will use that in their bowl game."
West Virginia now awaits its bowl destination, which will likely to be announced sometime tomorrow.
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