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Definition of blue gum in English:
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A eucalyptus tree with blue-green aromatic leaves and smooth bark.
- Genus Eucalyptus, family Myrtaceae: several species, in particular E. regnans.
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
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Anti Anti has initiated with print supplements as well as various aesthetic collaborative groundwork to help facilitate future studies. As a result, a visual dialogue to the esoteric, design & music communities has surfaced, yielding hundreds of new artworks — to-be-released through various art & media channels. Collections from Paschal Beverly Randolph, Nikola Tesla, Malidoma Patrice Some & Marshall McLuhan.
This publication is based on a visual translation of value, prefacing our first installment. Doing so, we have commissioned a host of the worlds most cutting edge artist & designers, to name a few: Ivan Venkov - Art & Design Consultant (from Slovakia), Julien Simshäuser - Junior Designer at Hi-Res (London), (French) Digital Artist David Delin, Fashion Editorial Designer Anette Sandberg (from Sweden), (American) Artist David Son, Zuo Wenwen - Artist & Designer (based in Phnom Penh), El Denz - Photographer & Producer (from London), Lukáš Brezák - Artist & Designer (Brno based), (Japanese) Writer & Artist Cathy Chen, Michael Ostermann - Designer & Programmer (in Vienna), Illustrator & Graphic Designer Diego L. Rodríguez (based in Spain), Giga Kobidze - Digital Artist & Illustrator (from Tbilisi) & Nastplas - Creative Duo, Illustrator Fran R. Learte & Creative Director Natalia Molinos (based in Madrid).
There is so much content created for AntiAnti, we had to create another channel for the excess influx of art & we are doing so through A Co. of WLVS — an ideal experience of art & design. Wolf symbology explored through 8x8 inch print pack[s] & occasionally we offer special material.
This is here to provide substance in a community that exists in a void. We are currently sharing content through our minimalist corporate site ofWLVS.co & a much larger experience on WeCreateWolves.com — the former will inevitably become an investor (pr, marketing, sponsors, credits etc.) portal while in depth art dialogue will continuously develop on the latter. Praxis through what we preach, in propria persona as a pious think-tank.
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The fact that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a baby boy will not derail plans to introduce new laws ending gender discrimination in the succession to the Crown.
Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, steered legislation through Parliament earlier this year that stopped the royal succession from bypassing an eldest daughter. Old rules had seen it passed straight to an eldest son.
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|John T. Woodward IV; Marlon L. Walker; Curtis W. Meuse; David J. Vanderah; G Poirier; Anne L. Plant;
|The Effect of an Oxidized Gold Substrate on Alkanethiol Self-Assembly
|June 01, 2000
|UV cleaned gold substrates incubated in solutions of alkanethiol show islands on the monolayer surface when imaged with non-contact atomic force microscopy (AFM). The height of the islands above the monolayer is approximately twice the height of the alkanethiol monolayer, and the diameter of the islands is 20 -200 nm. These islands are easily pushed aside during contact mode AFM imaging without damaging the underlying monolayer. Islands are observed on gold substrates exposed to solutions of octadecane-, hexadecane-, dodecanethiol and 1'-thiahexa(ethylene oxide)-1-octadecane at 0.01-1.0 mM concentrations in ethanol and hexadecane. AFM on samples with submonolayer coverage shows that the islands are not observed until the late stages of monolayer formation. Islands are not observed on freshly deposited gold substrates or on UV -cleaned gold substrates that are exposed to ethanol for longer than 10 min prior to incubation in alkanethiol solutions. We conclude that the island formation is associated with oxidation of the gold surface, and that the islands are primarily composed of alkanethiol. We hypothesize that the stability of these structures may be due to the formation of multimolecular complexes of alkanethiols.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray Questions
Bring on the tough stuff - there's not just one right answer.
- Who is Dorian? Can we define his true nature as either good or evil? When Basil says that the painting is the "real Dorian," is that true? How might Dorian have turned out if he had not met Lord Henry?
- What role does art play in The Picture of Dorian Gray? What are each of the three main characters' attitudes towards art? How do they think art functions in society?
- What does Sibyl represent to Dorian? Does he really love her? Why does he leave her?
- Dorian rationalizes Basil's accusations, saying that every individual is responsible for his or her actions, and therefore for his or her downfall. Do you believe this? Likewise, is Dorian responsible for his own ruination, or is Lord Henry?


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Bilinear Term Structure Model
Christian Gourieroux
University of Toronto - Department of Economics; Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organization (CIRANO); Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Alain Monfort
National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) - Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Maastricht University
September 14, 2010
Mathematical Finance, Vol. 21, Issue 1, pp. 1-19, 2010
The Gaussian Affine Term Structure Model (ATSM) introduced by Duffie and Kan is often used in finance to price derivatives written on interest rates or to compute the reserve to hedge a portfolio of credits (CreditVaR), and in macroeconomic applications to study the links between real activity and financial variables. However, a standard three-factor ATSM, for instance, implies a deterministic affine relationship between any set of four rates, with different times-to-maturity, and these relationships are not observed in practice. In this paper, we introduce a new class of affine term structure models, called Bilinear Term Structure Model (BTSM). This extension breaks down the deterministic relationships between rates in structural factor models by introducing lagged factor values, and the linear dependence by considering quadratic effects of the factors.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 19
Keywords: affine term structure, quadratic term structure, monetary policy, credit risk, Wishart process, bilinear process
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Karas - The Prophecy [Essence of Anime] (DVD 1 of 2)
Title: Karas - The Prophecy [Essence of Anime]
Volume: DVD 1 / 2
Running time: 90
Distributor: Manga Entertainment
Release date: 2007-09-04
Suggested retail price: $19.98
Age rating: NR
The worlds of humans and demons have overlapped since time immemorial, and a young woman named Yuri and her servant, the Karas, have long maintained order and balance between the worlds. Disgusted by human arrogance, the Karas turns his back on the laws he helped uphold for so long, taking the name Ekou and leading a group of mechanized demons in an attack against the human race. But, Yuri resurfaces with another Karas to stop Ekou's evil ambitions!
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Keith Fahey set to leave Birmingham City
Updated: Monday, 06 May 2013 14:51 | Comments
Republic of Ireland midfielder Keith Fahey has announced that he is set to leave Birmingham City after four and half years with the Midlands club.
Fahey had played for Birmingham's best supported team since 2009, racking up 121 appearances and scoring nine goals in the process.
The Dubliner, who is capped six times for Ireland, moved to Birmingham from St Patrick's Athletic, and there will inevitably be speculation now that he will move back to the League of Ireland.
Thirty-year-old Fahey reveavled that his time with Birmingham had come to an end of Twitter, saying: "Very sad to be leaving #BCFC have had 4 & a half good years here thanks to all the fans who have made me feel very welcome @bcfcdotcom
very sad to be leaving #BCFC have had 4 & a half good years here thanks to all the fans who have made me feel very welcome @bcfcdotcom— Keith Fahey (@Keith_Fahey) May 6, 2013
Fahey is capped 16 times for Ireland, and has played at a host of clubs in his senior career, including Bluebell United, St Patrick's Athletic, Drogheda United and Birmingham.
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By Kimberly Dean
We recently heard through the grapevine that state Senator Greg Brophy, R-Wray, is not just a farmer, but also an avid wine enthusiast. Lucky us! Statesman publisher Jody and I had the chance to sit and have a glass of wine with the Senator one very warm Tuesday evening at Lala's Wine Bar & Pizzeria in Denver to learn more about his silent obsession.
Jody and I arrived at Lala's before Sen. Brophy made it into town from far away Wray. He was a tad late, but had a worthy excuse. As he emailed from the road, he was running late because his Dad had surgery earlier that day, and it started late because the surgeon's cows were out.
We weren't sure whether to order a glass of wine or wait for our esteemed guest to arrive. Though it may not have been politically correct, we decided to go ahead and order a glass. After all, it was very hot outside, and water just wasn't going to cut it.
Lala's, located at 7th and Logan just across from the Governor's Mansion in Denver, has a unique happy hour that is, according to our server, basically half off wine, depending on the listed price. And, a unique aspect: You can also order one-third and two-thirds bottles, as well as half glasses of wine.
They had such an extensive wine list that I had a difficult time making a selection. Asking our well-informed server, she suggested the Oveja Negra Sauvignon Blanc, Carmenere, Chile, normally $9 a glass. Jody settled on the St. Hallett "Faith" Shiraz, Australia, listed for $10 a glass. Pleased with our selections, we took our first sips just as Sen. Brophy arrived and promptly ordered the d'Arenberg "Hermit Crab" Viognier, Australia, another $10 glass.
As we all sat at one of Brophy's favorite political haunts, "his place," he informed us that he is a grower of corn and watermelons, primarily, which he sells to local markets. Brophy told us that he has had fundraisers at his farm that included all of his favorite pastimes: farming, wine, bicycle riding, and guns. Guests would come to his events and ride bicycles, drink wine, sit around the campfire, and shoot watermelons. (Hopefully, not at the same time.) The senator also said he normally served red wine, and if you liked anything else, you were welcome to bring your own.
Brophy's interest in wine grew when he and his wife of 20 years, Angela, were on a wine tour one summer. Between July and October of 2007, the pair took five or six wine classes at the International Wine Guild in Denver, where they learned to pick out every aroma: spices, pepper, green apples, and even leather, among others. They learned about food pairings and desserts. "Like any other topic, the more you learn, the more you want to know," he acknowledged.
Brophy considers himself a wine snob as much as he is a novice. When the legislature is in session, Brophy and some wine-loving legislators and friends have been known to congregate at their own informal wine caucus near the Capitol. They would have "themed" wine nights, such as Italian wines, or specific varietals. Regulars have included such legislators as House Speaker Terrance Carroll, lobbyist Mary Woodard, and attorney Chris Castilian, whose wife, we are told, is a Sommelier.
The Senator is very adept at social media interactions. He has a Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/SenatorGregBrophy, and his bio reads, "I'm a State Senator in Colorado, I farm for a living, I ride a Trek Madone road bike for fun and I'm married to the coolest girl in the world. We have three kids." He was once described by a blogger as a "bicycle-riding, Prius-driving eco-freak." He has a Twitter feed as well. Many things about Senator Brophy may be surprising, including his love for wine.
Sen. Brophy says he doesn't usually like Colorado wines, but admits that we do a nice Riesling here. He also concedes that Two Rivers Winery, located in Grand Junction, does make good wine. He just doesn't believe that Colorado has been doing it long enough to perfect anything. "It takes an artist to take a wine from the grape to the bottle," he pointed out. He believes good American wines typically come out of Washington state, California and Oregon. Seven Deadly Zins from the Lodi region in California and HaLo from western Napa Valley are among his favorites.
Should the current legislature change the laws to allow for wine to be sold in grocery stores, Brophy believes it could have some very real consequences. He views it as a personal issue, not a political one. "If you allow grocery stores to sell everything, a lot of 'Mom and Pop' liquor stores will go out of business. They invested a lot of money, assuming a certain set of rules."
Brophy would rather chat about the actual wine. "You can tell a rich person from a poor person like me. I can tell you where to get a really good wine for under $10," the Senator jokes.
Sen. Brophy recommends Evolution, a white wine blend of nine varieties from Sokol Blosser, an Oregon winery, for a cost of about $15. He says it tastes good, it's sassy (has a bite), and it is on the sweet side. He also likes McManis Cabernet Sauvignon from California for about $8 or $9. "Really good wine," he said.
Some spots around town where you might find Senator Brophy imbibing during one of his rare off-duty moments include : Caveau Wine Bar on 17th Avenue in Denver and Trios Enoteca (apparently they have a great Cabernet and live music) on Wynkoop in LoDo. On the off chance, you might find me there, too!


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Grants Pass mechanic and entrepreneur Sean Rarey was having trouble helping people find low-priced electric vehicles, so he decided to start selling them himself.
"I did the research and started helping people find vehicles. Then I worked with manufacturers and finally became a dealer for five of them," Rarey says.
Rarey convinced Tiffany Parmenter to be his business manager, and on Earth Day 2007, the pair launched Grants Pass Electric Vehicles, located at the corner of Highway 199 and Park Street in Grants Pass.
Their best-selling model is the XEBRA (pronounced "Zebra"), a hatchback made by Zap. The XEBRA reaches a maximum speed of 40 mph and runs 20 miles between charges. The car, which retails for $11,700, plugs into any 110-volt outlet, making a 100-mile day possible with several stops for recharging. A Zap pickup based on the same motor and chassis sells for $12,500.
It's not only the zero-emission environmental benefits that are enticing consumers to the electric car market, Rarey says. Zaps have much lower maintenance than a gasoline-powered vehicle, and they cost about a penny a mile to recharge.
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American soprano Robin Johannsen came to Europe as a young artist with the Deutsche Oper
Berlin and joined the company soon after as a soloist. Her roles there included Susanna (Le nozze di
Figaro), Norina (Don Pasquale), Aljeja (Aus einem Totenhaus), Oscar (Un ballo in maschera), and
Soeur Constance (Les dialogues des Carmélites). After two more years with Opera Leipzig (Gretel,
Marzelline, Blonde, Valencienne, Susanna, and Pamina), she began her freelance career in 2008 with
a special affinity for the baroque and classical repertoire.
In 2015/16, Robin makes her debut with Musikfest Bremen as Konstanze under Jérémie Rhorer and
Le Cercle de l'Harmonie. Concerts include Haydn at the Konzerthaus Berlin with Akademie für Alte
Musik Berlin and a solo concert with the Kammerakademie Potsdam in Nikolaisaal. Among Robin's
future engagements are debuts at Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels as Smorfiosa in a new
production of Gassmann's L'Opera seria under René Jacobs and at Teatro Regio Torino in Haydn's
Schöpfung under Antonello Manacorda. She will sing Messiah with baroque orchestra La Cetra under
Andrea Marconin Basel and will return to the Staatsoper Berlin for Agostino Steffanis Amor vien dal
destino under René Jacobs.
In 2014/15, Robin gave her highly acclaimed debut at the Staatsoper Berlin in the title role of
Telemann's Emma und Eginhard under René Jacobs. Under Jacobs, she also sang Konstanze on
international tour and recorded the role for harmonia mundi. She debuted the role of Adina in L'elisir
d'amore with the Hamburg Staatsoper and appeared at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music in Niccolò
Jommelis Don Trastullo under Alessandro De Marchi. Additionally, she sang Pamina on tour with the
Lautten Compagney and Amital in Mozart's Betulia liberata with the Kammerakademie Potsdam. In
May 2014, Sony Classical (dhm) released Robin's first solo CD, "In dolce amore", a world premiere
Engagements in 2013/2014 included the title role in a new production of Handel's Almira under
Alessandro De Marchi at the Hamburg Staatsoper; a solo concert of Vivaldi arias with the Bremen
Philharmoniker under De Marchi; Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor at the Munich Philharmonic under
Hansjörg Albrecht with the Bach Collegium München; Haydn's Jahreszeiten in the Berlin Philharmonic
with Hans-Christoph Rademann and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; a Brazilian debut with
Beethoven's Mass in C Major with the Săo Paolo Symphony Orchestra under Celso Antunes; and Bach's
B Minor Mass in the Konzerthaus Berlin with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under Andrea Marcon.
In 2012/2013, Robin's engagements included a return to the Vlaamse Opera in Antwerp and Ghent as
Pamina in a new production of Die Zauberflöte; Konstanze in a new production of Entführung aus dem
Serail at the Konzert Theater Bern; concerts of Ravel's Shéhérazade with the Berlin Brandenburgisches
Staatsorchester Frankfurt under Howard Griffiths; Handel's Aminta e Fillide with the Belgian Baroque
Orchestra B'Rock in Antwerp and Ghent; Handel's Saul under Helmuth Rilling with the Internationale
Bachakademie; Carmina Burana with the Bamberger Symphoniker and Carmina Burana with the
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under Marin Alsop.
Engagements for 2011/2012 included Handel concerts with Academia Montis Regalis under De Marchi
in Innsbruck and Bruges; Hasse's opera Romolo ed Ersilia under Attilio Cremonesi at the Innsbruck
Festival of Early Music; a German tour of Carmina Burana with the Bachakademie under Celso Antunes;
a New Year's Eve concert at the Essen Philharmonie with Cappella Coloniensis under Bruno Weil;
performances as Mademoiselle Silberklang in Mozart's Impresario with Concerto Köln; Vivaldi's Gloria
and Dixit dominus with NDR Hannover under Robert King; and the Waldvogel in Oper Frankfurt's new
production of Siegfried under Sebastian Weigle.
Robin Johannsen's performances in 2010/2011 included Pergolesi's La serva padrona and Bach's
production of Die Fledermaus at the Staatsoper Stuttgart under Manfred Honeck; a return to the
Komische Oper Berlin as Marzelline in Fidelio 1805; and a staged production of Haydn's Die
Jahreszeiten in at the O.T. Theater Rotterdam under Christopher Moulds. She also appeared in John
Adams' El niño in Stuttgart and Basel under Dennis Russell Davies; a tour of Handel's Messiah and
Bach's Christmas Oratorio under Rilling; Messiah with the Dallas Symphony also under Rilling; and
Vivaldi with the Danish National Chamber Orchestra under Ottavio Dantone. At the Oregon Bach Festival
2011, among other concerts, the soprano sang Belinda in Dido and Aeneas on tour with Monica Huggett
and the Portland Baroque Orchestra, Handel's Ode to St. Cecilia under Matthew Halls, and Bach's
Magnificat under Jeffrey Kahane.
In 2009/2010, she made her debut with the Oregon Bach Festival in Haydn's Creation under Helmuth
Rilling's direction and performed in many concerts including the world premiere of Sven-David
Sandström's Messiah. Other performances for the season included the following: a German tour and
CD production with the Internationale Bachakademie under Rilling; Messiah with the Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra under Robert Page; concerts in Torino with Academia Montis Regalis under De
Marchi; Creation with the Dresden Philharmonic under Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos; Messiah (Mozart
version) with the Helsinki Philharmonic under Andreas Spering; and Cavalli's Giasone with the Vlaamse
Opera in Antwerp and Ghent.
Highlights of the soprano's 2008/2009 season were her debut as Konstanze in Entführung aus dem
Serail with the Freiburger Barockorchester (Attilio Cremonesi, conductor, Joachim Schlömer, director) at
the Lucerne Festival, Festspielhaus St. Pölten and the Theater Freiburg; Agilea in Handel's Teseo at the
Komische Oper Berlin under Alessandro De Marchi; and a featured soprano role in John Malkovich's and
Martin Haselböck's Seduction and Despair in Los Angeles.
Discography (Selection): "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" under René Jacobs (harmonia mundi), Solo-
CD "In dolce amore" – World premiere recordings by Baroque composer Antonio Caldara with
Alessandro De Marchi and Academia Montis Regalis (Sony Classical / dhm); Cavalli "Il Giasone" with F.
M. Sardelli (Dynamic – CD and DVD); Handel – Caldara: Carmelite Vespers 1709 with Alessandro De
Marchi (deutsche harmonia mundi). Waldvogel in Siegfried in Frankfurt with Sebastian Weigle (OEHMS
Classics - DVD); Waldvogel in Siegfried in Bayreuth with Christian Thielemann (Opus Arte); Scarlatti
Oratorio "Davidis Pugna et Victoria" with Alessandro De Marchi (Hyperion); Bach, Telemann, Hertel with
Jeremy Joseph, Organ and Gonzalo X. Ruiz, oboe (New Classical Adventure); Sven David Sandström
"Messiah" with Helmuth Rilling (Carus Verlag).
Short Biography
American soprano Robin Johannsen came to Europe as a young artist with the Deutsche Oper Berlin
and joined the company soon after as a soloist. After two more years with the Opera Leipzig, she began
her freelance career in 2008 with a special affinity for the baroque and classical repertoire. Robin made
her debut with the Hamburg State Opera singing the title role in ALMIRA and Adina in L'ELISIR D'AMORE
under Alessandro De Marchi in 2014 and 2015. In 2015 she made her debut at the Berlin State Opera
as Emma in Telemann's EMMA UND EGINHARD under René Jacobs. Her first solo recording, "In dolce
amore" was released by Sony Classical (dhm) in 2014, and her recording of Mozart's ENTFÜHRUNG
AUS DEM SERAIL (Konstanze) under René Jacobs was released in October 2015. Future projects
include a staging of Gassmann's L'OPERA SERIA at Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels and two new
productions at Berlin State Opera, a debut in Teatro Regio Torino, and concerts in Basel under Andrea
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Med School Applications Flat; Number of Slots Grows a Bit
For all the tumult in health care over the past decade, the picture for medical school applicants hasn't changed all that much. The number of first-year slots and the number of applicants have both grown a bit. But the ratio of applicants to slots — a key number for those who want to go to medical school — has remained essentially flat, at just over two applicants for every spot.
The 2009 figures are out today from the Association of American Medical Colleges: 42,269 applicants for 18,390 first-year slots. That compares to 38,443 applicants for 16,221 slots in 1999.
Despite the long-term stability, there are some year-to-year variations. Between 2008 and 2009, the number of applicants didn't change much. But there are about 350 more first-year students this year, largely because four new med schools seated their first entering classes (some existing schools also expanded their first-year classes).
The new schools are affiliated with Florida International University, Texas Tech and the University of Central Florida; a fourth school, the Commonwealth Medical College, in Pennsylvania, is independent.
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Roanoke Valley welcomed more than 20 new fire fighters to the force on Wednesday.
Recruits from the city of Roanoke, Salem and Roanoke County graduated from the academy.
After 18 grueling weeks, they each got to walk across the stage at the Roanoke Civic Center to be pinned.
Many said they are excited to serve their community and start a new chapter of their lives.
"It was intense, but rewarding at times and that type of intense training you gotta go through the most intense training to be ready for the most intense situation," said graduate Leonard Dillon.
The graduates received their station assignments just minutes after walking across the stage.
Many will begin their duties as a fire fighter on Thursday.


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Over the coming days I will post more chapters to this story. When each chapter is posted, I shall link to it in this Table of Contents:
- Prologue: A New Beginning (this post)
- Chapter 1: The Secret Within
- Chapter 2: Seedlings Sprouting
- Chapter 3: Of Dreams and Doubts
- Chapter 4: Growing Pains
- Chapter 5: Denizens of the Dreamscape
- Chapter 6: Two Sides of the Same Nate
- Chapter 7: Return to Sender
- Chapter 8: Bittersweet Farewell
- Chapter 9: Tales of a Tailor
- Chapter 10: Tunnel of Regret
- Chapter 11: Prison of the Ancients
- Chapter 12: Threads of Fate
- Chapter 13: End of an Era
- Epilogue: A New Beginning
Enjoy the story! ^_^
Prologue: A New Beginning
Awakening in a strange and beautiful place, a young girl slowly stood up to survey her surroundings. She didn't have any recollection as to how she arrived here in this forest clearing, but she felt calm here. With the wind blowing through her long brown hair, her bright green eyes set upon the wreckage of whatever metal contraption had brought her here. In spite of her youth, however, she was surprisingly resilient and brave – more so than any of the guys in the village she was born and raised in.
Then it hit her: her village, the place she had come from! What had become of it, the place that she used to call home? And where were her friends and family? She had vaguely remembered a sense of urgency and panic as she was rushed into the transport pod that now laid in pieces upon the ground before her…a catastrophe had struck her fair land, though she knew not the grim details. All that she knew was that she had escaped it and was now alone.
A quick search of the area showed no signs of danger – she was truly alone, at least for now. She didn't dawdle for long though; night was coming and so she sought shelter underneath the largest tree she could see. It was a majestic oak, bigger than any other tree in this forest by far. Exasperated by her arrival here, she fell asleep within seconds of resting upon a makeshift bed of leaves.
The next day, she rummaged through the metallic debris some more, and happened upon a rather shiny orb. It felt important to her for some reason; beaming, she gingerly picked it up. Upon closer inspection the orb appeared to have no use. For all of her efforts, however, it proved to be the only object even remotely worth anything: there were a few torn scraps of paper from which she could decipher nothing, and some broken machinery here and there. Nothing else looked like it survived the crash in one piece.
It was at this point she had given up on being found, so she'd make the most of it...and with that she began to weave plant fibers to put her mind at ease. Eventually she'd come to enjoy spending her days working the plants into many useful things (including a hammock to sleep in) and her nights sleeping peacefully in this idyllic forest paradise. The days grew longer as time went on, and eventually she had all but forgotten about her escape to freedom. Only her loneliness remained in her thoughts, as she longed for some company…
Meanwhile, as she was beginning her new life, a dark power had begun to fester within the capital city of her peaceful land of Naelia. Only a few knew of the horrible fate that would consume them, and these few had sent this young girl to a safer world. Hopefully one day she would come to learn what happened and find a way to restore peace – after all, she was the princess of Naelia even if she had never been told that fact. All of Naelia's hope rested upon her shoulders…


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"Current TV is bringing the web's sense of empowerment to television for the first time."
- Rupert Murdoch, Chief Executive of News Corp. (the owners of Fox and other media outlets) as quoted in the Financial Times.
From the Financial Times piece:
Mr Gore compared Current TV to the introduction of the printing press in the 15th century, which led to enlightenment. He said: "The television medium for 50 years has had the depressing effect on the conversation of democracy by excluding individuals. But the new affordable digital tools of both cameras and digital video cameras and laptop editing systems now make it completely feasible for individuals with accessible training to participate in the conversation."
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The state department of education is accepting applications from families who are seeking state aid so their child can attend a private or parochial school next year. State Superintendent of Education John
White says 134 schools have been approved to take voucher students, which is up from the 118 that are participating this year. A state judge ruled in November that Louisiana is violating the constitution by funding the voucher program with money designated for public schools. The state supreme court will hear oral arguments on this issue next month. White says they can continue the voucher program, despite the legal challenge.
It's Valentine's Day, and a Marksville couple married for 82 years will be recognized today as the state's longest KNOWN married couple. Louisiana Family Forum Executive Director Gene Mills says Norman and Norma Burma are the reigning champs, having won the same honor last year. The Burma's says the secret to the longevity of their marriage is they love and respect one another.
Health officials have called this year's influenza outbreak in Louisiana one of the most severe in years, but finally the number of reported cases is starting to go down. State immunization director Dr. Frank Welch says this week there's been yet another decrease in flu activity. Welch says even though we are getting close to the end of the flu season, there have been a couple of reported strains going around so you should still get a flu shot if you haven't already.
CB&I completed its acquisition of The Shaw Group Inc. on Wednesday. CB&I and Shaw shareholders overwhelmingly approved the $3 billion merger in December. The combined company has more than $11 billion in annual revenue and a backlog of work exceeding $28 billion.
The sinkhole in Assumption Parish has grown again. Swallowing up parts of the bayou the hole has already forced 100 people to evacuate since August. However the latest increase, by roughly 5,000 square feet, is not reportedly going near homes or the highway.
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office is investigating the case of a three-year-old boy that was found dead in his Marrero home as a possible homicide. They say the boy's mother called 911 to make the
report and deputies had to break in to the home because she couldn't get out. Little Desmond Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. Deputies detected a strong gasoline smell within the home, but a
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Mardi Gras is over, and so begins the 40 days of Lent for many Christians. Harlon Pearce, with the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board says the industry is in pretty good shape for all
those craving delicious Louisiana seafood for Lent. Pearce says the seafood industry is slowly but surely recovering, after both the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in in 2010 and Hurricane Isaac last summer.
Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne unveils the state's tourism campaign for 2013; focusing on Louisiana's music. Dardenne says the new ads include zydeco, rock, country, swamp pop and jazz music from all corners of the state. He says the time is right to use homegrown Louisiana music to entice new visitors to the state.
The campaign is a series of TV, radio and print ads touting Louisiana as "where the music never stops, and where most of it started".
Sen. David Vitter filed a slate of immigration-related bills Wednesday, while continuing his opposition to "comprehensive immigration reform" pushed by the Senate's so-called "Gang of Eight." Vitter's proposals range from offering more visas to those who earn doctorates in the U.S. to more extreme changes that would end automatic citizenship for babies born in the country.
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Our Town Marriage Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.
Quote #4
I don't see how he could give up a thing like that just to get married. (II.37)
Marriage and love are more important to George than baseball and fame.
Quote #5
I was the scaredest young fella in the State of New Hampshire. I thought I'd make a mistake for sure. And when I saw you comin' down that aisle I thought you were the prettiest girl I'd ever seen, but the only trouble was that I'd never seen you before. There I was in the Congregation Church marryin' a total stranger. (II.72)
Dr. Gibbs and Mrs. Gibbs met for the first time on their wedding day.


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Some days in life you may feel like your existence is absolutely pointless. And that may well be true, but you're not alone. Here's a bunch of Tim Howard memes and marriage proposals from people in the same boat:
Tim Howard will you marry me and keep the hoes away just like the ball
— Laura Pence (@theloudbrunette) July 1, 2014
@TimHowardGK marry my future daughter?
— Jack Wagner (@JackDWagner) July 1, 2014
Bra he said it's my job, it's what I signed up to do. Tim Howard is fucking everything. Marry me?
— Dae Hope (@TwEAT_Thez_Nuts) July 1, 2014
Marry me I wanna have ur babies @TimHowardGK
— nat (@illuminataly) July 1, 2014
Life goal...... Find Tim Howard in woman form and marry her #usa
— Ryan Daniel Moon (@RyanDanielMoon) July 1, 2014
Tim Howard can marry my daughter.
— JQ (@_GQJQ) July 1, 2014
Marry me #TimHoward. My husband won't mind. You are AMAZING. You were phenomenal today. #USA
— Kendell Shows (@Kendellshows) July 1, 2014
We're sure "amazing" in all caps won't worry her husband, or anything.
Tim Howard can marry my daughter.
— JQ (@_GQJQ) July 1, 2014
Tim Howard can have sex with my sister
— Mike Covell (@thereal8ball35) July 1, 2014
And on that we segue to the memes:
Despite the loss, Tim Howard's record setting performance was monumental. pic.twitter.com/eaqF2Whkxq
— ESPN (@espn) July 1, 2014
Tim Howard pic.twitter.com/TU7BhQJwDd
— Locombiano (@FanUltra) July 1, 2014
Tim Howard did more for the US in one soccer game than Obama has done for the US in 6 years. Merica. pic.twitter.com/SiC1WljkKp
— Cloyd Rivers Pics (@CloydRiversPics) July 1, 2014
Tim Howard coulda used a LITTLE help from his teammates today... pic.twitter.com/zpT2Fyxe31
— SportsNation (@SportsNation) July 1, 2014
Here's a photo of Tim Howard's proud parents pic.twitter.com/Gnz7syPgGp
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Colorado's massive 3rd Congressional District needs better representation than it's getting from Republican Scott Tipton. We believe Sal Pace, a Democratic state representative from Pueblo, would be the best choice to replace him in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The huge boot-shaped district, which The New York Times has identified as "leaning Republican," runs from Rangely in the northeastern corner of the state all the way to Pueblo in the south-central area. It takes in a lot between, including Grand Junction, Durango and Pitkin County. A blend of urban and rural areas with a 25 percent minority population, the district would benefit from a leader who is willing to work on both sides of the political aisle to accomplish what's best for the entire area.
While Pace fits that bill, this is more about Tipton's failure to be an effective lawmaker.
Tipton, a rancher from Cortez, was elected in 2010 amid the anti-government fervor typified by the tea Party movement. Though he is personally amicable, he has proven to be highly partisan during his first 21 months in office. According to the nonprofit and independent Participatory Politics Foundation, he has voted along GOP lines 93.2 percent of the time. We realize he hasn't held his seat for very long, but his effectiveness also could be called into question: Of 13 bills he has sponsored, none has become law.
His big push this year was for a bill "to streamline the regulatory process for small hydropower development," which passed the House but awaits Senate approval. On the surface, the bill seems as if it will do some good in encouraging hydroelectric projects in rural areas, but there are widespread doubts that it will generate hundreds of jobs, as Tipton has claimed.
Tipton also recently flipped his position on the 2012 Farm Bill, which would provide drought relief to farms, includes provisions for fire protection and extends conservation programs. After signing a petition to push the bill to the House floor for a vote, he changed his mind, bowing to political pressure from House GOP leaders and special interests.
Pace, 36, does have experience in lawmaking. He first was elected to the Colorado General Assembly in 2008, and in 2011, his peers elected him House minority leader. He stepped down from that post to focus on his campaign against Tipton.
He opposes the so-called "Ryan budget" - which Tipton supports - the House GOP-passed fiscal legislation written by vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan. That budget aims to privatize Medicare and create a voucher system that stands to increase health care costs to seniors. It also proposes deep government spending cuts in order to support tax cuts for the nation's wealthiest citizens.
We like Pace's background. As a family man with a wife and three kids, Pace understands the needs of the average American. The youngest of nine children, he is an educator, attended Fort Lewis College and later earned a master's degree in American political theory from Louisiana State University. Last year, he opposed a state budget that included $250 million in cuts to education and the closure of vital state institutions.
Pace has the energy and drive to be an effective voice for Aspen, Pitkin County and the 3rd Congressional District as a whole. We believe Sal Pace deserves your vote on Nov. 6.


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"Nobody was really surprised when it happened, not really, not on the subconscious level where savage things grow."
"It just so happens that your friend here is only mostly dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead."
"One of the most meaningful things that's happened to me since I've been the governor - the president - governor - president. Oops. Ex-governor. I went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to give a fellow a Purple Heart, and at the same moment I watched him - get a Purple Heart for action in Iraq - and at that same - right after I gave him the Purple Heart, he was sworn in as a citizen of the United States - a Mexican citizen, now a United States citizen."
"There's an assumption by many partners that no matter what happens to their business, they'll be partners forever."
"Dad, thanks to TV, I can't remember what happened 8 minutes ago. No, really, it's a serious problem. Ha, ha, ha! What're we laughing about?"


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This is the expression used for the type o' guy who has to pay for repairs on the tank that just hit him, the guy who uses helicopter blades when shaving, the world record holder for most lead eaten in under a minute, the guy who's faster than a crack head with a prescription pad, the very same man that had Chuck Norris mow his lawn, the kind o' guy who catches his taxis by hand and the one we all know as Ultimate Badass.
"Wow! That guy just pimp slapped that polar bear!"
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When you're the most bad-ass person to ever walk the streets of El Paso, Texas, or when you're just too intense for everyone. Also can be used plural.
Abbreviation: UBA
Abbreviation: UBA
"Hey man look at the ultimate bad-ass show off his car. That fucker."
"We are the ultimate bad-asses, no one can fuck with us.
"We are the ultimate bad-asses, no one can fuck with us.
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By JONATHAN MAHLER
Published: June 30, 2002
I GREW up hearing stories about the New York of my father's childhood, the New York of the 1940's and 50's. The lower-middle-class Jewish neighborhood in the Bronx that was thick with semidetached houses; the broom handles swiped from his mother's closet, the pink Spaldeens sailing over manhole covers. That was my mythology.
The images were especially resonant because we lived far away from this world, in Palm Springs, Calif., where the streets are named after Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra and the landscape alternates between spiky shrubs and golf courses. Those supernaturally green fairways, kept lush by constantly whirring sprinklers, were my reality; the bustling streets of New York were my fantasyland. That is, until the summer of 1977, when we came to the city for the first time.
I was only 8, but it didn't take long to figure out that this wasn't the place I had imagined. When we climbed into a taxi, my parents would immediately roll up the windows and lock the doors. When we took the No. 4 train to Yankee Stadium, my father kept a tight grip on my arm as I tried to decipher the anarchic swirls of graffiti that covered nearly every inch of our airless car.
Twenty-five years have passed since the summer of '77. It was a summer when a serial killer stalked young, brown-haired women with a .44-caliber pistol, a summer when a power failure plunged the city into darkness and looting. It was the summer when the white manager of the Yankees, the brawling, blue-collar Billy Martin, and the team's strutting, self-conscious black superstar, Reggie Jackson, nearly came to blows. It was the summer when the Mets traded Tom Seaver, their ace, and it was the summer of Studio 54 (''the summer of our discothèques,'' as Anthony Haden-Guest said).
Few events from this mean season inspire nostalgia, but it is now possible to appreciate that summer for what it was: the pits, yes, but also a transformative moment in which New York broke with the grand visions of its past.
The city that once dared to fly in the face of capitalism with its public hospitals, powerful municipal unions and free university system had crashed and burned. Call it realism, call it a dream deflated, but the result was the same. New York would no longer aspire to be all things to all of its people.
''Nineteen seventy-seven was the break-point year,'' says Hank Sheinkopf, a Democratic political consultant who was then a city police officer. ''The romantic vision of what the city once was died. Social democracy went into the toilet. People were less interested in free college than they were in safe streets.''
The Gathering Storm
No one saw the clouds gathering. The previous summer, the summer of our nation's bicentennial, had been a triumphant one. On the eve of July 4, 1976, Leonard Bernstein directed the New York Philharmonic through a program of patriotic songs in Central Park. The next morning, more than 200 tall ships from around the world chugged up the Hudson from the Statue of Liberty. Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers dotted the shoreline, roaring on cue when the 21-gun salutes began at noon.
About a week later, the city was host to the Democratic National Convention. An ebullient Mayor Abraham D. Beame opened it with an old-fashioned partisan attack on the G.O.P.: ''It has been New York's misfortune, and the misfortune of this entire nation, that the very men who should have been healing and uniting this land have chosen instead to divide it.''
For two years, New York had been pleading with Washington for help in resolving its financial woes, and President Ford had been anything but sympathetic. The rest of the nation agreed. Political cartoonists portrayed New York as a zoo where the apes were zookeepers, as a naughty puppy being swatted by a rolled-up newspaper, as an apple-shaped bowling ball on a collision course with a row of pins.
''Americans do not much like, admire, respect, trust, or believe in this city,'' wrote the syndicated columnists Rowland Evans and Robert Novak.
But the Democratic candidate, Jimmy Carter, campaigning that summer and fall, apparently did. He had given Mayor Beame his word: he'd never tell New York to ''drop dead.'' The mayor was now hopeful and said, ''I think we've turned the corner and seen the light at the end of tunnel.''
As it turned out, to continue the cliché, that light was on an approaching train.
The Emergency Financial Control Board, which had been created to baby-sit the city until it could be trusted to manage its own finances, spent nearly two hours in June 1977 poking holes in Mr. Beame's new budget. And once he was elected, Jimmy Carter changed his tune. Federal loans would be forthcoming -- just as soon as City Hall, the banks and the unions made peace. Many interpreted the message to mean that New York would be bailed out when it no longer needed to be bailed out. New York magazine updated the famous ''Ford to City: Drop Dead'' headline in The Daily News to ''Carter to City: Heal Thyself.''
Relations were further strained when, within a few weeks of his inauguration, Mr. Carter found himself in the middle of an international crisis, courtesy of a small community in Queens.


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OK, let me preface this by saying that I'm no brain surgeon, I only had a major in psychology... but I think I remember some things from my biopsych class...
Basically, the "reptile brain" things you're talking about mostly happens in the cerebellum. Or, at least, that's the part of your brain that you train when you're training most physical actions that you remember in an "instinctive" way. The classic example is riding a bicycle. Apparently, you could get almost a full frontal lobotomy, so you wouldn't know what a bicycle was, the word for it, or know how to do anything but drool on it if someone put it in front of you, but if you got on it, you could still ride the thing.
Anyways, so my guess is that in Aikido, we're training the cerebellum. It is a process of taking concious control over how our unconcious processes work. And that's pretty darn cool in my book.
Now, as for the rest of it being "Japanese hocus pocus," I both heartily agree and totally disagree. Yes, there is probably no need to have exactly the surroundings we have to learn Aikido. However, at the same time, there are a lot of concepts there that you couldn't train your body to accept without acknowledging them conciously first. From what I have seen, most people don't really have a good concept of how to move while remaining mostly centered. Aikidoka (at least the good ones) do.
Either way, we know that the "Japanese method" of training the brain has worked in the past, and does work for some people. If you can suggest some improvement to that method based on neurobiological research, then by all means, let us know, and I'm sure a lot of people could benefit from it. However, until then, what we've got seems to work at least tolerably well.
Bottom line: "that's great, now get back in the dojo and train!"
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Limerick did their Allianz HL Division 1B scoring difference no harm with a convincing 3-26 to 0-12 win over Antrim at the Gaelic Grounds.
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Thomas Ryan was superb for Limerick in the second-half and got his reward with a pair of late scores before Hickey goaled moments after his introduction three minutes from the final whistle to seal the convincing win for Limerick.
Limerick: N Quaid; S Walsh, T Condon, M Carmody; P O'Brien (0-01), W McNamara (0-02), G O'Mahony; T Ryan (0-04), P Browne; C Allis (0-11, 0-6 frees), J Ryan (0-01), D O'Grady (0-01); S Tobin (1-03), T Quaid (0-01), T O'Brien (0-02).
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POLLS: Which team do you want/expect to win the World Series?
Posted by Andy on October 15, 2010
Two different polls...who you want to see win and who you expect to see win.
Click through to vote.
40 Responses to "POLLS: Which team do you want/expect to win the World Series?"
Fitter Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 8:55 am
Rule of thumb, if Kyle Kendrick pitches for the Phils in ANY capacity this month, Phils are not gonna win it all.
Paul Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 9:11 am
I believe that no matter what, the AL will beat the NL this year. The NL has better pitching, but the AL has good enough staffs to keep the not so great NL batters at bay and will create enough offense to beat either of the "three musketeers"
Pat D Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 9:51 am
It should be fun either way.
Though, to be frank, I won't care much about the World Series if the Yankees lose to the Rangers. I also don't think I can stomach the Yankees losing to the Phillies, as I live in Phillie country and there are more than a few Phillies fans I'll have to deal with.
Andy Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 10:09 am
Interesting results so far. "Only" 16% of readers want the Yankees to win the WS, which is the lowest percentage of the 4 teams, but is a pretty large percentage since we know only Yankee fans are picking the Yankees in that poll. There are fans of many other teams who might pick the Phillies, Giants, or Rangers.
BSK Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 10:14 am
Interesting that so many people want to see the Yankees lose. I want to see them lose, too, but would prefer it to happen in the ALCS, so there is no chance of dealing with insufferable New York fans!
Ted Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 10:28 am
The National League will win the World Series.
Check the books, since 2004 the league's LCS that is commentated by Joe Buck and Tim McCarver has won the World Series.
They are doing the NLCS this year, that and the combined fact that the NL has home field advantage means either Phils or Giants are champs.
TheGoof Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Fitter, you can't judge a World Series on one person, no matter how convinced you are they just can't cut the mustard. I remember laughing my head off when the Sox signed Francona. I told every Sox fan I knew, and not to be a jerk, but because I honestly believed it, "I guarantee the Sox never win the Series with him." It felt like such a relief that Boston went in that direction. Ooops.
Brett Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 10:48 am
@6 - nice catch! @5, People picking the Yankees to lose shouldn't be too much of a surprise. Every scenario (other than NYY beats SF or NYY beats PHI) is a pick for a Yankees loss. It's just a matter of whether people want them to win another ALCS or not. "All playoff teams minus one end up losers."
Bill@TPA Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 11:27 am
Anybody else having a problem with the first poll? I picked "Giants beat Rangers" and clicked Vote, and got a "please choose an answer first!" error message, and now it's just going to be "working" for eternity.
Dave Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 11:49 am
@9, Bill:
It's because you picked the wrong answer. The Phillies will be the Yankees. LOL.
Devon & His 1982 Topps blog Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
I love the Yankees...I live in NY state. But, I'm actually sick of seeing them win, sick of hearing how great they are, & sick of the overblownness of them. I find myself starting to root against them again (sometimes) ...like a lot of us did in '90 & '91, but for different reasons now. . I'd love to see an NL team go to 3 straight World Series & win 2 of them. That'd be awesome. Plus, you gotta root for Halladay if he gets there. The Phillies are exciting. A rematch of last year would be awesome. Being I lived near Kansas City about a decade ago, I also have another reason I'd love to see Philly win... Mike Sweeney deserves to feel a championship.
Devon & His 1982 Topps blog Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
PS. I not only want the Phillies to win, but I expect them to do it. Only Charlie Manuel can hold them back now... like he did last year. Doubt he will this time. If the Phillies don't make it, I think the Giants pitching is great but they can't hit enough to beat the Yankees or Rangers.
Djibouti Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Just saw a similar poll on Sportscenter: "Which WS matchup do you want to see". The results were very surprising in that Phillies-Yankees didn't win with 80% of the vote. Granted Phillies-Yankees did win, but only with 35% of the vote. Adding the numbers up you find that 51% want to see the Rangers, 50% want to see the Yankees (+-2% error), and almost no one wants to see Yankees-Giants
Frank Clingenpeel Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Since the Yankees are my second favorite team, it would be difficult to call me a "Yankee hater".
Or, mayne not -- my favorite team is a tie between everyone up to and including the Manson Family and Hezbollah.
Matt Y Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
I don't think Manual held the Phillies back last year --they were inferior. However, I think they're the best team this year and should win it. Time will tell.
Chuck Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
My two favorite teams, going back to the mid '60's when they both sucked, have always been the Yankees and Phillies.
Seriously, how many people can say they remember Bobby Cox as a player..LOL?
Last year was difficult and interesting at the same time.
It was the first time I watched a WS and wasn't completely disappointed when the Yanks' opponent scored a run or escaped from a first and third, no out jam.
I expect the same WS matchup this year as last, albeit with a different result, although there is a small part of me rooting for the Rangers.
Jeff Wise Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
I want a Giants/Rangers world series. If it's the Yankees and Phillies then I'd root for the Phillies because I like Raul Ibanez and Mike Sweeney.
JDV Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Same error in trying to pick Giants over Rangers. It won't record.
Basmati Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
I expect to see Phillies beat the Yankees, but I hope it's Giants v Rangers. As an Angels fan I don't really want the Rangers to win it all so I'll be rooting for the Giants.
Tony Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
@ 19 - Easy for you to say. I doubt Giants fans would be so quick to jump on the Angels' bandwagon. History is written by the victors.
four tool Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Poll won't record my Rangers over Phillies either
Kahuna Tuna Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Basmati, your rice is the best.
I'm rooting for Phillies over Rangers. The Phillies have a very good team, I'm a longtime Roy Halladay fan, I'm tickled for the Rangers finally to get to the LCS, and I love first-time World Series matchups.
On the other hand, how bummed would Marlon Byrd be at a Phillies-Rangers World Series?
I grew up a Dodgers fan, I live in San Diego, and I like the Jays. No way do I want Giants-Yankees.
otf Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
I have this weird fantasy of a World Series in which Halladay and Lee face off in games 1, 4, and 7. I'll throw a perfect game or two in there for good measure, since it's just a fantasy. Ideally, I'd even have Lee win all three to become approximately the best postseason pitcher in history.
I won't bother going over the reasons why this won't happen because that would defeat the purpose, but I can think of more than a few. Oh well.
Jacob Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Poll doesn't work for me 🙁
Giants beat Yankees...Of course...
MikeD Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Andy, it's not surprising the low percentage of Yankee votes since right now there's too many voting scenarios. (Actually, I find many of these polls have too many options.)
As a baseball fan, I always want to see the two best teams, and that would be a rematch of Phillies/Yankees. The two powerhouse teams. The two best teams.
I would find a Ranger/Philly series interesting because Cliff Lee vs. Roy Halladay would be fun. While I think Halladay is the best overall pitcher in the game now, I think Lee is entirely capable of shutting down the Phillies. Plus, the Rangers having two lefties in Lee and Wilson could be very tough on the Phillies, so while the Phillies are a better team, the Rangers could give them some trouble. It also means the Rangers beat the Yankees, and if they beat the Yankees, then they can also beat the Phillies. Could be fun.
Last, a Yankee/Giants series would be a nice revisit of the past. Two of the games historic teams, once from the same city, meeting up for the first time in nearly half a century. Also love both of their new parks, and I might have a chance to take in at least one game in one of the cities based on my travel schedule, so I guess I'm being a bit selfish with this pick.
MikeD Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
...I hit send before I was finished. I'd pick Phillies/Yankees as that's the best match up and the two best teams, IMHO. I always like best teams at the end. It's one of the problems I have with the Wild Card, although have accepted it as a positive for the game. If not Phillies/Yankees, I'll take Giants/Yankees in the hopes of doubling my chances of taking in a game.
And as for my opinion that there are too many options in polls, I didn't mean this poll. It's necessary with four teams still play with multiple options. There does seem to be a problem with the poll, though, as it won't let me select who I want to see in the World Series. Seems others are having the same issue.
Kaflookey Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
MikeD...I don't get it. You don't like the Wild Card because you want to see the best teams at the end but you want the Wild Card there at the end.
DoubleDiamond Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
I can't get the "Want" poll to work. I put in Phillies beat Yankees. For the other one, I put in Yankees beat Giants. I fear that the fans in Philadelphia are in for a letdown.
MikeD Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
@27, Kaflookey, I think you can get it you want to. If you mean the Yankees because they're the Wild Card, that's actually one of the problems I have. It's altered the game. The Yankees basically went into a defensive strategy the last three weeks once it was clear they were in the playoffs. Made for a non-race the last few weeks in the AL East. At least the Red Sox tried to make it sort of interesting, but it's odd when there's a five-team division, and the only teams trying to win were the third, fourth and fifth place teams for other reasons.
So I've accepted the wild card, so I have to accept the results, but the Yankees and the Rays would have played a very different last few weeks if there was no wild card, and odds are the Yankees would have won it.
No sense in worrying about it, though, since the wild card isn't going away.
DoubleDiamond Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 7:35 pm
I had a first cousin who died relatively young (in his early 60s, but the first family member of my generation to pass away, and it was from a natural cause) a few years ago. He was born in Brooklyn (although his family moved away from there when he was quite young) and had lived in the San Francisco Bay area since the 1970s. His obituary, which I just dug out of a pile of papers, said he was a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, which I thought was an interesting combination. So, whenever the SF Giants have done well since his death, I have silently cheered for them on his behalf. Ironically, his sister lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and is a Rangers fan. I wonder what her opinion is of a potential match-up between the teams.
Chris Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
I expect a Phillies-Yankees World Series, with the Phillies coming out on top. That being said, I would rather see the Rangers win the American League.
Enraged Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
I'd consider giving both my kidneys to Osama to see ANYONE beat the Evil Empire but please oh please don't force me to root for the Phillies again!
willierod1834 Says:
October 16th, 2010 at 12:35 am
hey, in the past decade the team to beat has always been the Yankees, now in this decade the team to still beat is the Yankees, Sorry Philly fans sorry for spending the money to get oswalt from the other bum texas team, but baseball fans have to realize there are two leagues in baseball the minor league NL and the real major league AL!! Go Yankees Repeat champs 2010
JeffW Says:
October 16th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Devon & His 1982 Topps Blog (#11),
You are so right about Mike Sweeney. Having watched him here in Seattle for a year and a half, I came away amazed by what an outstanding human being he is.
The chance to play in a postseason run for the first time in his outstanding career is supposed to be why Seattle GM Jack Z engineered the deal with Philly.
But please don't forget another fine former Royal (and Mariner): Raul Ibanez. Yes, he did win a pennant last year, but I'd like to see him finish the job this year.
Both are true gentlemen, and great representatives of the game.
Go Phillies!
JeffW Says:
October 16th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Jeff Wise (#17),
I somehow missed your post earlier, mentioning Ibanez and Sweeney.
Anyone else who can think of another truly deserving player who has never come close to winning?
Dave Says:
October 16th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
ahh ... and a Yankee fan chimes in ...
when are you going to realize that there are other teams in baseball besides your infamous Yankees? I honestly cannot stand when you fans have to interject with some egotistical, snobbish remarks about how some other team landed a player that the Yanks tried so desperately to get .... rude if you ask me.
Go Texas, Go Giants, and Go Phillies. The Yankees don't deserve to win, IMO.
Jeff Says:
October 17th, 2010 at 2:11 am
My hope going into any season is that the Yankees will do miserably and the Giants will win it all. Since obviously the first isn't happening, I'll DEFINITELY take the 2nd.
MikeD Says:
October 17th, 2010 at 3:15 am
@35, JeffW -- Hmmm, deserving player. Well, I think Mike Young on the Rangers, who is making his first postseason appearance, wouldn't be a bad pick either to have a chance to win it all. Yet Sweeney is older, played for longer, and spent most of his career on the Royals, so it's nice to see him get a shot. Randy Winn is another deserving player. He's never even sniffed the postseason, yet it seemed this would be the year. He was on the Yankees, so that seemed a lock. Was cut, but then wss picked up by the Cardinals, and that was also almost a lock. At 36 and fading skills, I don't know if he'll get a chance now.
Mike Says:
October 19th, 2010 at 8:01 pm
As for deserving players that have never made it, what about Aubrey Huff? He toiled away in Tampa, Houston, then Baltimore for years and is also making his first postseason appearance. At any rate, I know that it is ideal to want to see the two "best" teams play in the World Series, but the funny thing about baseball is that it doesn't always work that way. Rather, it's often the team or teams that get hot at the right time. I grew up an Orioles fan, so naturally I despite the Yankees and am pulling for Texas. Also being from Baltimore makes me despite Philadelphia as well, so the perfect scenario would be a Texas-SF Series. Plus, for all of you out there who feel like I do in being so gosh darn sick of the East Coast bias that all the sports stations (namely ESPN) have, a Series with a western feel would be incredibly refreshing.
Mike Says:
October 19th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
I meant despise, not despite of course


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It's hard to believe that it's been four years (on May 18th) since Funcom's Age of Conan launched. We caught up with Game Director Craig Morrison to talk about where AoC has been and where it's headed. Check it out and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.
MMORPG: What are your memories of launch? At that time what was the best part of the game for you?
Craig Morrison: I wasn't actually on the team when it launched, so I was a spectator and player. Some of us on the Anarchy Team at the time were busy playing through the content, just like the hordes of players that descended on Hyboria at the start. I think we were all a little overwhelmed at how successful the game had been at attracting players. While of course, it was those expectations that ultimately left some players feeling that the launch hadn't delivered, it was still quite an amazing accomplishment for a studio of our size. I think the only games that sold more copies that year were the Sims and Spore, so for me, stepping into that situation, and managing such expectations from so many people after the launch, was quite challenging. I went from managing two teams of fifteen people or so (Anarchy Online and Pets Versus Monsters) to heading up a project with over two hundred staff. So the game has been a huge part of my life for over four years now, it's been an amazing journey.
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The Lloyd's insurers were given a new lease of life, aided by a bullish broker note.
Catlin was one of the biggest risers in the FTSE 250 , up 3pc to 518p as Citigroup upgraded it from hold to buy and hiked its target price on the stock from 500p to 640p in light of its acquisition of Wellington. In the same sector, Hiscox advanced 2pc to 290p.
Their gains were more notable as UK equity markets were marked lower in early dealings, with the FTSE 100 off 34.7 to 6378.6 and the FTSE 250 tumbling 109.2 to 11846.
There were only a handful of blue-chip gainers, with drinks group SAB Miller the biggest riser. It improved 1.6pc to £11.36 on the back of a strong trading update. However, dealers were disappointed that SAB showed no sign of launching a bid for smaller beverages company Scottish & Newcastle . S&N, which has rallied in recent weeks on hopes that it could be snapped up, was the biggest casualty in the FTSE 100, down 3pc to 579p.
The property stocks continued to respond to Lehman Brothers downgrading the sector yesterday. Land Securities was off 3pc at £21.20, British Land slipped 2.6pc to £15.30, Slough Estates was off 1.6pc at 784p and Hammerson gave back 1.5pc to £16.61.
In the FTSE 250, online gambling group PartyGaming moved up 2pc to 56p. Dealers said housebroker Dresdner had published a bullish buy note on the stock.
A disappointing sales update from specialist carpet and floor coverings retailer Carpetright , saw the stock slip 6pc to £10.70.
There was heavy turnover in broadband business Pipex Communications , dropping a further 5pc to 13p. Dealers fretted that the auction for the company could fail as high-street retailer Carphone Warehouse was rumoured to have walked away. Earlier this week, dealers had speculated it was the only potential predator.


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heya all,
sorry to rant
me and my oh and son lived in a 2 bedroom flat, until we got broken into on the 27th september 2011, the same night we got broken in to we packed everything and moved back to my oh parents, it is cramped here, me, oh and son are in one bedroom, there is no room to put anything, every room in this house is used up, and neither of us work, and council will not help us, because the landlord we had said the property is secure, when the landlord didnt put a new door on for 2 weeks, and now he as got new tenants in the flat and we have no where to go, not just that i am pregnant with second and we need somewhere of our own.
also my oh parents think they can tell my lil boy what to do, and tell him not to listen to me or his dad, i am [*CENSORED*] off of living here, but we have got no choice
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:57 pm
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sounds difficult hun..
keep trying with the council and get some letters of support from your GP and HV.. your inlaws may have to `evict` you for you to get help xx
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:15 am
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totally agree with it been unfair.. I know what living with inlaws is like.. 4 months of that was enough for me!! I had 2 kids at that time.. and luckily our council did help us.. you need to get your GP or HV help with this and local MP too XX
Tubal Reversal 19/7/10
Angel Baby due 18/5/2011 (ectopic)
Angel Baby due 25/1/2012 (m/c)
Angel Baby due 21/6/2012 (m/c)
All 3 much loved and wanted xx
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:41 am
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Was just going to say the same as angelcake. Ur GP/MW will be able to write u a letter informing the council of your current circumstances & hopefully can help u get a house.
Good luck Hun. xx
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:17 pm
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The council homeless team generally won't help you if you're voluntarily given up a lease and letters from GPs etc tend to get chucked in the bin from my experience. If I were you I'd apply for as many properties on your council website - at least 2 a week - and then write to your local councillor and explain your situation. They can usually intervene on your part and can at least get the attention of the head of housing in you council.


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