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of jobsworth failures.
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"a4e is shit" erm its boring shit very boring shit
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An Erie County jury has convicted a 20-year-old Buffalo man of first-degree rape.
Rudell Jemes, 20, of Berkshire Street, was convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl who had been locked inside the basement of his home on March 28, 2012, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday.
"A child rapist has been brought to justice," District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III said.
Jemes pinned the victim against a clothes dryer and assaulted her as she screamed for him to stop, according to a release from Sedita's office. Jemes grabbed the victim by the hair, pulled her up the stairs, hit her in the face and threw her out the front door, according to the release.
Genetic evidence collected during the victim's treatment at Women and Children's Hospital matched Jemes' DNA profile, according to the District Attorney's Office.
When detectives questioned Jemes, he laughed as he denied having sexual contact with the victim, Sedita said in a statement.
Jemes faces a prison sentence of up to 25 years when sentenced on Aug. 9 by Erie County Judge Kenneth Case.


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(n) Proper word for a very gooey resonating fart. Usually this can only be perpetrated by someone whith a very craggy behind. Or someone who is sitting in something that is squishy and pliable like a bean bag. The sound's hilarity is only matched by the odor which usually smells like vomit.
Orin said he and his peoples is gonna burble.
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A large floating balloon covered in many smaller balloons with lights that change. First seen at the Phish- Festival 8.
That burble was super heady durning the Hood.
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Despite other harsh definitions, in the battle game of Dagorhir, within the Empire of Mirkwood, Burble is known to be a very sweet lady. During a tournament for assassins at Dagorhir's yearly gathering Ragnarok, all of the Mirkwood fighters set out as an envoy for the young woman, to protect her from a group of would-be killers, who, sadly, didn't even make it past Mordor. And so, Burble became immortal, even revered, as the entirety of the Mirkwoodian Family stood to protect one of their own.
Protect the Burble!
Yo, Burble, come try the hookah!
Yo, Burble, come try the hookah!
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When you have leftover chicken and you take it home.
"I can't eat all of this chicken. I'm going to have to burble it."
by Dr. Crisp Lemon November 04, 2012
After an idea or ideal is shot down; essentially when somebody's 'bubble is burst'. The creators are well aware that burble is also a synonymn for 'bubbling', 'babbling', or 'gurgling', but feel that, as so many words have multiple definitions, 'burble' is strong enough to uphold a new meaning.
"After all, when someone becomes disillusioned, as in so many works of literature in the modernism fad, their dreams become burbles."
"Go home, think about it, and mourn your burble."
"Go home, think about it, and mourn your burble."
by Sarah Tudor-Doyle February 04, 2010
Burble - to talk random codshite/inanities/word puns and associations
After the club we all went back to Creampie's @ Sec22 HQ n burbled bollox
by Tania K September 13, 2005
Its a four (4) Legged mechanical object, aka, a robot... But with FOUR (4) Legs.
Or, it can mean, an insult of somesort... just be smart and play along, it'll make peoples laugh.
Or, it can mean, an insult of somesort... just be smart and play along, it'll make peoples laugh.
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To Google oneself, or engage in other acts of internet self-discovery.
"I can't believe he admitted that he borkinned himself."
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the brand name of computers that Chuck Norris and God use.
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals is acquiring CyDex Pharmaceuticals for $31.2 million up front and $4.3 million on the one-year anniversary of the deal closing. The deal gives Ligand a cash-flow positive business with a reformulation platform called Captisol.
CyDex shareholders will be entitled to contingent cash payments related to certain transactions and pursuant to a revenue share plan. In addition, Ligand paid approximately $800,000 at close for an adjustment for working capital.
Based in Lenexa, Kansas, CyDex had 2010 revenues of $16.3 million from four marketed drugs, material sales from the selling of Captisol, and license and milestone payments. It will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ligand and is expected to accelerate financial growth, making Ligand profitable and cash-flow positive by the end of this year. Ligand says that its projected 2011 revenue will more than double versus its stand-alone revenue, not including any new licensing revenue or accelerated growth from royalties.
Ligand believes that drug reformulation has become an increasingly valuable solution to the issues related to market erosion due to generic competition and continued clinical and regulatory uncertainty. CyDex has had particular success in the area of intravenous (IV) and topical formulations. Captisol is currently incorporated in five FDA-approved medications marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, and Prism Pharmaceuticals.
CyDex is currently developing four Captisol-enabled drugs for future potential licensing: Clopidogrel IV in Phase I for thrombosis; Melphalan IV in Phase II for stem cell conditioning; Budesonide/Azelastine nasal in Phase II for seasonal rhinitis; and Topiramate IV in Phase I development for epilepsy.
In addition, the company is supporting drug development efforts with more than 40 other companies worldwide through material sales collaborations. The firm anticipates selling Captisol to these partners in the coming years for clinical and commercial use.
Post-merger the new entity will reportedly have seven marketed drugs and more than 50 fully funded partnered collaborations. Among the license and royalty-bearing agreements gained from CyDex are deals with Onyx Pharmaceuticals for carfilzomib and Prism for Nexterone.
CyDex and Onyx Pharmaceuticals entered into a collaboration in 2005 to develop a Captisol-enabled IV formulation of carfilzomib for refractory multiple myeloma. Onyx recently reported positive Phase II data for this program and plans to file an NDA this year. CyDex is eligible to receive milestones, royalties, and Captisol material sales revenue from Onyx.
Prism Pharmaceuticals recently received marketing approval from the FDA for the Captisol-enabled IV form of amiodarone, to be marketed as Nexterone. Prism plans to launch Nexterone in the near term. Nexterone was developed by CyDex and licensed to Prism in 2007. CyDex is eligible to receive milestones, royalties, and Captisol material sales revenue from this program.
"This transformational acquisition accelerates Ligand's financial growth and provides a unique and broad basket of new assets to further expand our business and long-term potential," comments John Higgins, president and CEO of Ligand. "Ligand will now combine the royalties from seven marketed drugs along with the substantial revenue from the selling of Captisol to advance Ligand toward its goal of turning cash-flow positive with substantial future growth opportunities."
The up-front acquisition payment to CyDex shareholders is composed of $11.2 million of Ligand's internal cash and $20 million borrowed on a 42-month secured term loan from Oxford Finance Corporation. Ligand is also exploring additional financing options for up to a further $10 million in borrowing, for a potential total borrowing of $30 million.
For 2011, Ligand expects total revenues to be $22 million to $24 million. The guidance assumes approximately $13 million to $14 million of revenue (partial year accounting) from the CyDex business and approximately $9 million to $10 million of revenue from the original Ligand business, before any revenue for new licensing agreements.
Ligand's 2011 operating expenses are expected to be $16 million to $18 million, with an average cost of goods as a percentage of material sales to be approximately 35%. If Ligand borrows an additional $10 million during 2011, it anticipates ending 2011 with approximately $20 million of cash.
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Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, his wife, Jill, and the Hunter's Hope Foundation will host the 15th annual Hunter's Day of Hope and Prayer for Children from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Buffalo Bills Healthy Zone Fieldhouse in Orchard Park.
A free family event, it will feature food, games, prizes and entertainment from Quizmaster, Rince Na Tiarna, Shepherd's Troupe, and Master Khechen's Martial Arts and Fitness Academy, among others.
This year the foundation also is asking people around the world to take part in a virtual Day of Hope and Prayer for Children by posting special images from the Hunter's Hope Facebook and Twitter page on their own Facebook and Twitter profile and picture pages from Thursday to Saturday. For information, visit www.huntershope.org.
Hunter's Day of Hope is celebrated in conjunction with the Feb. 14 birthday of the Kelly's son, Hunter, who died at age 8 in August 2005. The Kelly family established Hunter's Hope after Hunter was diagnosed with Krabbe Leukodystrophy, an inherited, fatal, nervous system disease.


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The commission said it has "reasonable grounds" to suspect the carriers engaged in collusive practices to fix incremental cargo rates from Asia to South Africa.
The terminal's two berths became available earlier in 2016 when a lease with a bulk cargo operator ended, and although the port is mainly interested in responses to import/export bulk cargo, it will consider opportunities for other marine-dependent uses.
Newton Square, Pa.-based Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. reached an agreement to purchase Vitol Group's integrated crude oil business in West Texas for approximately $760 million plus working capital.
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'Glitch' with NCAA shopping website angers PSU fans
November 13, 2012 - Cory Giger
UNIVERSITY PARK -- It was called a "glitch," but Penn State conspiracy theorist fans didn't buy that answer Tuesday morning when they found out the school's merchandise was no longer being sold on the NCAA's official online store.
The website shopncaasports.com handles merchandise sales for the NCAA, and early Tuesday, it no longer included Penn State memorabilia. There are links to hundreds of schools on the website, but for a few hours, the links to Penn State gear vanished.
That set off a frenzy of social media activity, with some Nittany Lion fans proclaiming the situation was part of what they believe to be an ongoing bias by the NCAA against Penn State.
A customer service representative for the website told the Mirror by phone at about 10:45 a.m., "As of today, the NCAA has taken all the Penn State merchandise off our website, so until we're further updated ... we don't know what's happening. They won't let exactly us know why. But it is off the site."
The customer service representative added that when she arrived at work, she received an email notifying her that the Penn State merchandise would not available. She was given no details why.
The website is owned by Fanatics Retail Group, and that company's vice president of communications, Meier Ravich, explained the situation to the Mirror shortly before 11 a.m.
"It's a technical glitch that's preventing the Penn State merchandise from appearing on the site," Ravich said. "They're working to get it back up. It should be up very shortly."
That indeed was the case, as the links to Penn State merchandise on the website were back up and operational shortly after noon.
Penn State fans are still angry over a blown call that cost the team a touchdown in Saturday's loss at Nebraska, and many of them still wanted to know: Was it really just a glitch, or did the NCAA actually try to remove Penn State from the website intentionally?
When contacted Tuesday afternoon, NCAA spokeswoman Emily Potter initially referred the Mirror back to Ravich for a statement. Potter then said the NCAA would not be commenting on the issue.
"The statement that Meier issued is the statement there. We won't have any comment from there," said Potter, assistant director of public and media relations for the NCAA.
The website merchandise issue is merely the latest that some Penn State fans point at to back up their claim of bias against the school in light of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The outrage started with the NCAA levying unprecedented and severe sanctions against the football program in July.
Nittany Lion football coach Bill O'Brien tried to ease fans' concerns when asked about the perceived bias Tuesday.
"I would tell our fans that nobody is against Penn State; no one is against Penn State," O'Brien said. "Penn State is a very special university. Penn State has a very unique athletic department with 31 sports, some great coaches. Penn State is a place where you can receive a world-renowned education and choose from 100 different majors.
"Penn State has a football team this year that plays with extremely good effort, plays hard. Penn State has a senior class on this football team right here that to me will go down in the history of college football as one of the better senior classes of any college football team. At the end of the day, football is a sport played by guys that compete hard, and it's just a great team sport, and that's what it is, and nobody is against Penn State."
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5 Reasons Lying Sometimes Seems Like the Best Option
Honesty is a cruel, Dalmatian coat-wearing bitch. In theory, it should be warm, pretty, and luxurious, but you can't get one without slaughtering three digits' worth of puppies. We all say we want one, because who wouldn't love a coat made out of dog skin? But when presented with it, we're horrified at the audacity. We want it, but not really. Fuckin' Disney, man. Gross.
There are legitimate reasons that we fear honesty. I wish I could tell you that it's something that's easy to get over, but I'm not sure it is -- or even if we should. Because ...
#5. It's Met With Hostility
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Over the last week, a hashtag got really popular on Twitter. It was #YesAllWomen, and it became a massively powerful vehicle for women to voice the abuses, fears, and discrimination they experience in everyday life. It was frightening and eye-opening to many of us who will never have to constantly live in protection mode -- at least not on that level. To others, it was their chance to spark up debates with those women, rationally explaining how their fears were illogical and sexist against men. Because the Internet has no shortage of people who completely miss the fucking point ... and are also firmly lodged up their own asses like a klutzy yoga Jedi.
I'm not going to put screenshots of the responses, because quite frankly, I don't want to give their accounts free traffic (my account, however, is right here ... suck my free plug), but you can see them by searching for that hashtag. You'll find such well thought out rebuttals as "fuck feminism" and "I'm so sick of this anti man bullshit." Just shot after shot of people attacking women for having the gall to be honest about what their lives are like, and twisting that honesty into an attack on their entire gender.
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"I can't believe you'd put yourself in a position like that, Beth!"
You find that reaction everywhere, not just the big picture stuff. How many of you have been in a relationship where you slowly and steadily lose happiness? Most people don't blurt it out at the first warning sign. They silently let it brew until it leaves pitch-black stains on the inside of the pitcher. Then they take a drink and spit-take it all over their unsuspecting partner, leaving them with a "Where the fuck did that come from?" look on their face.
That's why some people immediately turn it around and attack the person who's being honest. "What right do you have to not be happy? After all I do for you! You are such a spoiled, entitled piece of butt poop! Yeah, that's right, butt poop!"
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"Now you get in that room, and don't you come out until you're happy! And I expect a full apology!"
Even if they aren't the cause, it's extremely easy for the other person to slip into defense mode when they hear that unfiltered honesty for the first time. "You're not happy with your job? Well, that's your own damn fault. What do you expect ME to do about it? Get off your fat ass and go find a new one, Mom." So we learn to keep swallowing those truths until we reach a breaking point that's so far beyond a reasonable repair that we damage or completely destroy the relationship. All to avoid the hostile reactions.
#4. We're Taught to Pick and Choose Our Honest Statements
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One of the most important lessons you learn as a child is when to shut your stupid facebeak and keep certain information to yourself. Case in point: Last week I overheard my daughter ask her friend, "Is your house still all dirty and stinky?" It was in her head, so she said it. It was a totally honest and unfiltered question. Of course, as a dad who doesn't want to raise a bunch of assholes, it was my duty to step in and tell her that it's rude to ask questions like that, and then casually ask her friend, "But seriously, is it?"
It starts simple like that. You don't blurt out "Look how fat that guy is!" Then, as you get older, you refine those lessons into more complex social manners. You don't tell people how much money you make. You don't tell your party host that his brisket tastes like shoes. If a woman asks if you think she's pretty, there are 27 levels of acceptable responses. You may need a slide rule for that one.
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You just found the 28th level, my friend.
By the time you're an adult, there are so many complex situations to keep in mind, it's sometimes impossible to figure out which statements are acceptable and which are social grenades, especially in an age where a good part of our personal interaction isn't face to face. It's even worse when the environment of those interactions is a medium where, upon seeing your photograph, people immediately point out the flaw that you're the most self-conscious about -- or start talking about some insignificant bullshit that they spotted in the background.
What's acceptable in that setting isn't tolerated in most others. The way I speak at home isn't appropriate in public. In a professional meeting, I have to consciously stop myself from making fun of dumb ideas because I have no clue if the person who came up with it is in the room. Or maybe it was mine. Who knows? I don't pay attention very often.
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That's all I see, every time. No matter what the setting.
When you start looking at all those different settings and social rules, it can get confusing. Your levels of honesty fluctuate between them because they have to. You just get to the point where anything that could be considered borderline gets quietly tucked away so you don't end up looking like an asshole. Speaking of which ...
#3. We're Afraid We'll Look Like Assholes
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Let me give you a situation that many people run into in long-term relationships. After a year or two as a couple, your partner starts gaining weight. A lot of it. Emotionally, you're still right on track and perfectly happy as a couple. However, it is starting to affect you sexually. Is that shallow? Some people might say so, but let's get fucking real -- you're not able to modify that primal section of the brain that dictates what does and doesn't turn you on in a visual sense. It's as involuntary as breathing. As second nature as busting out a dance contest to defend your territory.
After a while, it's going to be hard for your partner to not notice that your genitals have not been touching much lately. Or that you're making the same face during sex that you made the first time you tried plain, unsweetened yogurt. So even if you don't have the heart to bring it up, eventually he or she is going to ask what the problem is.
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"What? You can't tell me that you don't want some of this, baby."
How do you talk about that without looking like the most shallow asshole in the world? How do you tell a friend that their deodorant isn't doing the job, and their funk is making you nauseous to the point of puking and then leaving the country forever?
If you're like most of us, you don't. You keep that shit locked up in your facehead, because talking about it makes you an intolerable dick. It's one of the reasons couples who hate each other can stay together, even though it's obvious to everyone else that they need to break up and have their memories wiped like a goddamn droid from Star Wars. Even if one of them knows that her partner is a douche, she will go out of her way to make sure that she's not.
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"Wait, baby, who's going to make my lunch?"
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For a lot of automobiles that make a grand entrance into the marketplace, the novelty of being new begins to wear off some after you start seeing more of the vehicles on the road.
Some of the very high-end luxury or super exotic cars seem to keep us gawking well beyond their introduction, often more out of the idea of what it cost than the design.
When it comes to a lot of new automobiles the idea of accessibility often taints the appeal of a car, especially in the luxury segment.
Not the case with the new Audi A7.
Nearly a year after the vehicle was first launched in the U.S., the sedan is still turning heads — and with good reason.
Positioned in between the A6 and the Audi's flagship A8, the A7 encompasses many of Audi's design elements in a new form distinguishing it from just about every other vehicle on the road.
Designed with a coupe-like silhouette, the A7 is distinguished by its low roofline and integrated rear doors with frameless door windows and side mirrors mounted on the doors.
Other key design elements include the sharp tornado line which begins at the headlights, extends across the fenders, over the doors and terminates in a gentle slope toward the tail lights, paying homage to the 1969 Audi 100 Coupé S.
The face of the A7 features Audi's signature single frame grille is contoured at the leading with a chrome surround framing high-gloss black lattices with chrome accents.
The signature LED daytime running lights are standard and the tail lamps are fitted with LED lamps as well.
An integrated spoiler automatically extends at 80 mph and then retracts at 50 mph. It can also be deployed and retracted manually via the push of a button. The rear of the A7 is also distinguished by two large, round chrome tailpipes that extend from the dual-branch exhaust system.
Simply put, even in a sea of luxury vehicles the A7 is hard to miss from any view.
Then there's the A7's V6, which at 310 hp and 325 lb-ft. of torque gives you a nice sense of power when behind the wheel.
Inside, the A7 features what's called a "wraparound" design which incorporates a horizontal line encircling the driver and front passenger that starts above the instrument panel and ends in the passenger-side door.
The center console is oriented toward the driver to further enhance the driver focus of the interior. Other key exterior design elements include chrome bezels frame the air vents, while aluminum-look trim accents the optional layered wood veneers and bezels.
Technology features include the latest version of Audi MMI Plus with an eight-inch display that rises from the dashboard when the ignition is switched on enabling the driver to operate audio, navigation and telephone functions with the stroke of a finger. The transition from dash to display is so quiet and seamless that if you're not watching you'll miss it.
Even more impressive is that the Audi A7 has a base price of under $60,000, which is much less than what you'd expect to pay considering how much car you get for the money.
In fact, maybe that's what makes the A7 most appealing.
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Donaldson strong for volleyball in setbacksNovember 2, 2013 | MEDFORD, Mass. --- Kim Donaldson had 32 kills and seven blocks in two matches for the Colby College volleyball team in setbacks to Tufts University and Simmons College on Saturday.
Volleyball drops conference match to CamelsNovember 1, 2013 | NEW LONDON, Conn.-- Alexa Busser had seven kills and Kate Pleasants dished 21 assists for the Colby College volleyball team in a 3-0 loss at Connecticut College on Friday night.
Volleyball takes victory over MMA, 3-0October 29, 2013 | CASTINE, Maine --- Karolina Serhan had a team-high nine kills and Kate Pleasants finished with 19 assists and three services aces in a 3-0 non-conference win against Maine Maritime Academy on Tuesday night.


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The Boy Mir - Ten Years in Afghanistan
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Follow eight-year-old Mir over 10 years in post-9/11 Afghanistan.
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Aided by two locals, director Simon Chambers goes to the poorest area in India where a tribe is fighting to save a sacred mountain from multinational mining moguls who say its resources will bring prosperity to the people.
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The author of Don't Kill the Messenger returns with her "strong and sassy heroine" (Publishers Weekly).
There are two men who have bitten the dust after a delivery from Messenger Melina Markowitz. As she tries to put together the pieces of this puzzle, she discovers that the two victims share common friends, common unexplained absences, and a common crime. Now, dark forces from the local community have been unleashed, drawing Melina into the web of a powerful woman, her voodoo, and her vengeance…
"Eileen Rendahl's distinctive voice rings gleefully throughout this second in the Messenger series…A delight to read."—Fresh Fiction
"A strong and sassy heroine."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Dear Reader Letter
Dear Reader,
When I started writing about Melina Markowitz, messenger to things that go bump in the night, in Don't Kill the Messenger, I didn't intend to write a series. I'm not the best advance planner on the planet (just ask my kids!) and sometimes seeing the journey to the end of one book is daunting enough. Heck! I can get hung up trying to see my way to the end of the chapter! But when my agent pushed me to think of more ideas with the same character, I could see how Melina's adventures could continue.
It was a little scary to come back to Melina. She'd had quite a ride in that first book. What would she do in the second?
Turns out, there was nothing to be scared about. Melina, the character my mother says is like me but with bigger problems, was waiting for me there on the page. Still flawed. Still imperfect. Still striving to get through the day, but with a whole new set of challenges in front of her. In Don't Kill the Messenger, Melina's two worlds —the mundane and the arcane —mixed for the first time. In Dead on Delivery, Melina has to deal with the consequences of letting those two worlds intermingle.
There's a lot of hate in the world. People distrust others who aren't like themselves. Hate and distrust tend to breed more hate and distrust. In Dead on Delivery, Melina deals with the consequences of hate and distrust in the world around her, but she also has to confront what happens when the thing that is "other" exists inside yourself.
I hope you enjoy returning to Melina's worlds in Dead on Delivery. I definitely did.
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Getting Started 5: Working with Session View
- Live Versions: 8
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Learn how to work with Live's unique Session View for composition, live performance and DJing.
Understanding the Session View is essential to getting the most out of Live. In this tutorial, we'll look at how the Session View can be used for idea creation, improvisation, Live performance or DJing.
This is the Session View:
Session View
If you aren't seeing this screen, hit the TAB key.
You can think of the Session View as a palette for sound possibilities. These possibilities can be MIDI or audio loops, sound effects, one-shots or even whole songs. Session View isn't a traditional sequencer, but more of a sketch pad for creative ideas or a performance tool.
In the Session View we can work with Clips , which are containers of audio or MIDI. You can create clips by dragging audio or MIDI files into the Session View from your Browser or by recording your own.
Every clip has its own Launch Button that starts the clip. You don't have to be precise - by default, launched clips won't start playing until the beginning of the next bar, and they'll stay in sync.
Launching a clip stops a previously playing clip in the same track.
To stop a clip, click one of the square Clip Stop buttons on its track.
To stop all clips, click the Stop All Clips button at the bottom of the Master track.
If you want to simultaneously launch a whole row of clips, which is called a Scene, click one of the Scene Launch buttons in the Master track.
The Session View also offers Volume and Panning controls for each track, and if you want to add an effect to a track, it's as easy as dragging the effect onto a track from Live's Device Browser.
Or, you can put an audio effect on a return track, and send the desired track's audio signal to it.
Basically, the Session View is where you can play with musical ideas and stay creative, without worrying about song arrangement or linear time.
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on December 23, 2012 - 1:00 AM
The Preservation Board on Thursday will meet and discuss a plan to demolish the ice cream stand at the Erie Basin Marina to make way for a new stand that will have the capacity to serve twice as many people.
The meeting will be held at 3 p.m. in Room 901 of City Hall.
Also coming up: :
• The Common Council will hold its premeeting caucus at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Room 1417 of City Hall.
• The Council will meet in regular session at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Council Chambers.
• The Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Room 209 of City Hall.
• The Planning Board will meet at 8:15 a.m. Jan. 2 in Room 901 in City Hall.
• The Council's Civil Service Committee will meet at 9:45 a.m. Jan. 2 in Council Chambers.
• The Council's Finance Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Jan. 2 in Council Chambers.
• The Council's Community Development Committee will meet at 1 p.m. Jan. 2 in Council
• The Council's Legislation Committee will meet at 2 p.m. Jan. 2 in Council Chambers.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - As Dolores Esposito makes the rounds of hospice patients at Holy Redeemer Hospital each Monday with her dog, Daisy, she doesn't tell them why she and the brawny red golden retriever became a pet-therapy team.
She doesn't want people to think of pain when they see a tiny, outgoing woman and her 85-pound dog, decked out in a pink collar and clip-on bows that won't stay put. But as the dying and their loved ones stroke Daisy's soft fur, accept a lick, or simply look into her calming eyes, Esposito knows that this connection is therapy for everyone, including the therapists.
Daisy was her daughter Dana's dog. She came as a puppy to be a companion and helper for Dana, who had multiple sclerosis. When Dana died at age 25 four Januarys ago, Daisy was on the bed with her. She wouldn't get off when the paramedics came.
Esposito, now 60, was "crushed" by the death. There are still days when she feels she can barely breathe, but she feels better when she helps others, and says Daisy seems happier, too.
"This is my way of having Dana work through us, continuing Dana's legacy," Esposito said. "It's helping me to rebuild my life."
Hospices have embraced the volunteer ministrations of dogs, from teacup terriers to Newfoundlands. The dogs are in such demand that several local hospices, including Holy Redeemer, Abington Health, Life Choice, and Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse are looking for more canine/handler teams and having trouble finding them.
"If it was just my decision, we could have a hundred of them," said Marge Bowen, manager of Penn Hospice. "The therapy dogs are generally a really big hit on the unit."
In truth, Penn has two therapy-dog teams, but recently lost two others to injury and retirement. It would be pretty happy with three additional dogs.
You can't just walk into a hospice with your dog, no matter how adorable your pet is, and that is a barrier to recruiting dog-therapy teams, volunteer directors said.
Daisy went through training and had to be certified as a therapy dog. She had to prove she was mellow enough to handle lots of strangers, as well as the stimulation of a medical environment. Esposito got 20 hours of training herself - some hospices ask volunteers to do only nine - so that she understood what hospice was and was prepared to handle the conversations that people wanted to have in the last six months of life.
"People really have to be comfortable in their own mortality," Bowen said, "because you never know what kind of conversations are going to come up."
The human half of the team is not to be underestimated. "The dog is always a way to get into a room, into a visit, but it becomes less important as the relationship continues," said Jean Francis, Holy Redeemer hospice volunteer coordinator.
The work is not for everybody. Even some of the dogs find it painful. "Sometimes they burn out," Francis said. "That's what happened to (a dog named) Gillian. Gillian just stopped wanting to come. We had to face the fact that she preferred being with the kids."
Esposito, of Southampton, Bucks County, knew what she was getting into, because her father and father-in-law were in hospice. She makes sure Daisy gets a break. Second graders who need help with school read to her on Wednesdays. She also plays at home with another dog, two cats, and two grandchildren.
Patricia Veltri, LifeChoice's volunteer coordinator, said a pug who visits one of their facilities is as much a relaxing influence for staff as for patients. She "gets stopped about every two feet," Veltri said.
Francis said Daisy was unusually good at her work. "She's got a really calming presence," she said. "She's kind of a fluffy doormat." That's a compliment.
Last month, Daisy and Esposito - she calls herself Dee when she sees patients, because it's easier -started with Bertram Levy, who traces his mesothelioma to asbestos exposure while in the military in Korea. "It's terminal," he said matter-of-factly.
A big man who says he's 81 but looks younger, Levy has a little gray hair left and black, bushy eyebrows. He smiled and laughed as he petted the dog, who soon lay placidly beside his bed. "I get a kick out of her," he said.
"She doesn't take her eyes off of you," Esposito told him. "She never falls asleep, because she's on duty."


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Senior Short Dance (U.S. Nationals)
Start time: Jan 25, 2:00 PM Central Standard Time
Link to Starting Order and Results:
(ETA: Finally have corrected the link once and for all. Apologies for stumbling earlier.)
Starting Order
01 | Katie Donaldson, Wichita FSC / Brock Jacobs, Wichita FSC
02 | Kseniya Ponomaryova, Individual Member / Oleg Altukhov, Escondido FSC
03 | Danielle Gamelin, SC of New York / Alexander Gamelin, SC of New York
04 | Ginna Hoptman, IceWorks SC / Pavel Filchenkov, IceWorks SC
05 | Anastasia Cannuscio, University of Delaware FSC / Colin McManus, SC Of Boston
06 | Anastasia Olson, Detroit SC / Keiffer Hubbell, Detroit SC
07 | Taylor Tran, Lakewood Winter Club / Sam Kaplun, All Year FSC
08 | Madison Hubbell, Detroit SC / Zachary Donohue, Detroit SC
09 | Lynn Kriengkrairut, All Year FSC / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt, Ann Arbor FSC
10 | Meryl Davis, Arctic FSC / Charlie White, Detroit SC
11 | Maia Shibutani, SC of New York / Alex Shibutani, Arctic FSC
12 | Isabella Cannuscio, University of Delaware FSC / Michael Bramante, SC Of Boston
13 | Madison Chock, All Year FSC / Evan Bates, Ann Arbor FSC
14 | Alissandra Aronow, Arctic FSC / Collin Brubaker, All Year FSC
15 | Kristen Nardozzi, Stars FSC of Texas / Nick Traxler, Stars FSC of Texas
ETA, now that the SD has concluded, here is the link to the protocols:


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Oh wait the recreation center has awesome mozza fries.
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Disposal of Solid Wastes in Moshi and Arusha Towns.
Ngainayo, Colman M.
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Issue date: 1986
University: Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu
Faculty: Rakennustekniikan osasto
Department: Vesitekniikan laitos
Moshi and Arusha towns are located in the northeastern part of the United Repiblic of Tanzania. Similar to other towns of developing nations, solid wastemanagement is not yet well established, and therefore theexisting data is very limited. Often 40 to 60 % of the waste is uncollected. The generation rates and composition of solid wastes vary from place to place. Some solid wastes are hazardous and require special disposal consideration. There are various methods of solid waste disposal. Due to the limited financial resources including limitation on foreign exchange, crude open dumping is the final method of solid waste disposal in both of the towns. Problems exist with standardized containers, and therefore non-standarized containers at the point of generation are used in many places of both towns as a storage for the solid wastes. Mainly side loading non-compacting trucks collect and transport the wastes to the disposal site. The risk of environmental pollution associated with solid waste mismanagement is high and the effects of polluted water sources are many. Analysis of water samples from sources near the dumping site in Moshi town indicates a possible interference particularly during the rains. Both towns are subjected to a low budget ceiling. This necessitates proper planning and periodic reviews of the solid waste management system in order to incorporate new ideas resulting from implementation constraints. /Kir09


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Mayor Alan Arakawa answers some of the most-asked questions submitted to his office staff.
February 18, 2013
Q: My elderly uncle is a veteran on a fixed income. His property tax bill is due soon, but he's having a hard time since the bill went up and he's living on a pension....
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Two girls have been charged with several offenses after an incident at Lebanon High School on Tuesday, Dec. 18.
Police say the 17-year-old and 14-year-old girls were engaged in a fight when members of the teaching staff attempted to stop the fighting. During the attempt, the girls struck two separate teachers.
The 17-year-old is charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, two counts of disorderly conduct and simple assault. The 14-year-old is charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats and two counts of disorderly conduct.
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Leanna Skarnulis
If you have
macular degeneration, you may have struggled over whether to continue driving.
The disease causes blurriness or a blind spot called a
in the center of the field of vision. The size, density, and location of a scotoma determine whether you can see well enough to drive safely.
Although you may still have sharpness of vision (acuity) that will allow you to legally keep driving, there are some factors to consider before you get behind the wheel.
To drive safely, you must not only meet the visual acuity requirements for having a driver's license, but also have good reflexes and a good field of vision, so that you can react to an unexpected event, such as a child darting from between parked cars.
You do not have to see everything perfectly in focus. If you are in doubt, test yourself. Go out with a family member or friend on a bright day when traffic is light, and test your ability to turn, avoid obstacles, and park.
Many people who are able to drive during the day may have difficulty driving at night, because of reduced
contrast sensitivity. It is the most common complaint of driving with macular degeneration, and it is related to the severity of the scotoma.
As a driver, you need to put safety first. Consider avoiding driving challenges such as darkness, poor weather, or driving in unfamiliar places. Avoid situations that you have difficulty with.
There are some treatment options that may help you drive longer. One is the
autofocus spectacle-mounted telescope. It will not compensate for an inability to see cars and people, but it can help drivers read signs. One model flips down over the top of eyeglass lenses, and the object viewed through it comes into focus automatically. Using these prescription telescopes, also called
bioptics, requires training at a low-vision clinic. If you are approved to use bioptics, it is important to use them everytime you drive.
The newest devices are called Implantable Miniature Telescopes. The implants improve vision in some people with end-stage age-related macular degeneration. Although evidence shows the implants improve visual acuity for up to 2 years, the it is not known how the improvements affect driving ability.
In addition to optical aids, many organizations have educational programs for drivers with visual impairments. People who have taken the course learned more about safe driving, how age can affect skills, and when to get off the road.
Most states, but not all, require that vision be 20/40 in the better eye for obtaining an unrestricted driver's license.
In addition, most states will also accommodate people with low vision by issuing restricted licenses that limit driving to daylight hours. Other states offer restricted licenses that allow people to drive only to certain locations. If you are unsure about the restrictions where you live, contact the motor vehicle office in your state.
Being unable to drive symbolizes a loss of independence for most people. It is common to struggle with this change. Start thinking about the options in your area that will help you process this change if the time comes and you can no longer drive.
Friends and family may be your first option when you need to get around. When they are not available, you may find drivers through support groups and volunteer organizations. You may also want to look into taxi cabs, public transportation, shuttle buses, and vans.
Remember, if you have any decrease in your vision, be sure to talk to your eye doctor before driving to keep you and everyone else on the road safe.
Eye Smart—American Academy of Ophthalmology
Lighthouse International
Canadian Association of Optometrists
Canadian Ophthalmological Society
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Bioptic driving. Bioptic Driving Network website. Available at: http://biopticdriving.org/countries/USA.htm. Accessed November 14, 2014.
Bioptic driving network. Bioptic Driving Network website. Available at: http://biopticdriving.org/index.htm. Accessed November 14, 2014.
Driving when you have macular degeneration. US Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety website. Available at: http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/olddrive/Macular/Index.html. Accessed November 14, 2014.
Hudson HL, Stulting RD, Heier JS, et al. Implantable telescope for end-stage age-related macular degeneration: long-term visual acuity and safety outcomes.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2008;146(5):664-673.
Owsley C, McGwin G Jr. Driving and Age-Related Macular Degeneration. J Vis Impair Blind. 2008;102(10):621-635.
Last reviewed November 2014 by Michael Woods, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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November 30, 2012
The Elkins Middle School girls basketball team split a pair of games with Robert L. Bland Thursday in their season opener. The Lady Hornets (1-0)?won the varsity contest, 38-31....
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Risk Management in the Wake of Hurricanes and Other Disasters: Hospital Civil Liability Arising from the Use of Volunteer Health Professionals During Emergencies
James G. Hodge Jr.
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Stephanie H. Calves
Harvard School of Public Health
Lance Gable
Wayne State University Law School
Elizabeth Meltzer
Georgetown University Law Center
Sara Kraner
Georgetown University Law Center
Michigan State University College of Law Journal of Medicine and Law, Vol. 10, No. 57, 2006
Wayne State University Law School Research Paper No. 08-28
Hospitals using volunteer health professionals (VHPs) to provide surge capacity during emergencies may face many legal challenges, including civil liability under the doctrines of corporate negligence and vicarious liability. These two legal theories are particularly concerning for hospital entities because, unlike individual volunteers during emergencies, they may not enjoy special immunity or indemnification protections through emergency laws or other mechanisms for liability regarding the provision of medical care.
Despite the potential for liability arising out of the use of VHPs, and the limited protections hospitals enjoy, hospitals may engage in several proactive strategies to effectively manage their risks. This article discusses three potentially effective strategies:
(1) Planning and training to meet surge capacity. One of the most effective strategies to limit liability is to prevent the conditions from which it may attach. Hospitals that engage in advance planning to meet surge capacity in response to emergencies, and require existing (and potential volunteer) health personnel to be trained in the methods of delivering quality care in the context of emergencies via triage, are taking meaningful, responsible steps toward significantly reducing their liability during emergencies;
(2) Implementing strict credentialing procedures. Volunteer registries like ESAR-VHP are designed to readily provide hospitals with access to available, pre-vetted VHPs for real-time responses to emergencies. This service is invaluable, but hospitals may also need to supplement these efforts through additional credentialing procedures designed to expeditiously validate the qualifications of VHPs specifically assigned to treat patients; and
(3) Divesting responsibility for VHPs. Statutory and other legal mechanisms do not fully insulate hospitals from all types of liability related to the use of VHPs during emergencies. However, hospitals can divest some of their responsibility through affirmative steps including specific informed consent forms for patients and specialized agreements with VHPs, their host hospitals, or other entities. Collectively, these proactive measures not only help reduce the potential for significant liability of hospitals in the use of VHPs during emergencies, but they can also improve patient care by facilitating the deployment of essential medical personnel when and where they are most needed.
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NSCLC is "Major Battlefield" as Merck,...
Developers of DTC Genetic Testing Are...
Wall Street Decline Takes Its Toll...
LC-MS Gains Favor Due To the...
PolyTherics and MacroGenics signed a collaboration agreement that aims to combine PolyTherics' site-specific PEGylation technology with one of MacroGenics' Dual-Affinity Re-Targeting (DART™) candidates. The agreement also gives MacroGenics an option to use the PEGylation technologies for additional DART products and an option to license the technology for development and commercialization of PEGylated DART proteins.
PolyTherics claims that studies have already confirmed that its TheraPEG™ PEGylation technology can extend the half-life of antibody fragments without the loss of activity in vitro. "PolyTherics' unique PEGylation technology appears to be well suited to enhance the pharmacologic properties of MacroGenics' bispecific DART proteins," comments Scott Koenig, Ph.D., MacroGenics' president and CEO.
PolyTherics is exploiting its TheraPEG, HiPEG™, and CyPEG™ technologies for attaching one or more molecules of poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) to therapeutic peptides or proteins to slow their elimination from the body. TheraPEG affects PEGylation across one or more disulfide bonds naturally present in the protein. HiPEG is used to PEGylate at a histidine tag expressed at one or both ends of a protein or peptide. CyPEG attaches the PEG polymer at the thiol group of free cysteine within a protein or peptide.
The firm is leveraging its technologies in-house to develop biobetter interferon alpha and interferon beta products, both of which are in preclinical development. PolyTherics is also collaborating with academic and industrial partners, including Zealand Pharma and Celtic Pharma, on the development of PEGylated products for a range of diseases and disorders.
Most recently PolyTherics partnered with researchers at University College London to develop a PEGylated product for treating antiphospholipid syndrome. Also, in September, PolyTherics inked a manufacturing deal with DSM BioSolutions for the process development and manufacture of PolyTherics' preclinical-stage lead product, HiPEG IFN α-2a. It is currently seeking a partner for the development of HiPEG IFN α-2a as a treatment for hepatitis C.
MacroGenics's DART platform enables the design of dual specificity antibody-like therapeutic proteins that the firm claims can target multiple different epitopes using a single recombinant molecule. Its product pipeline includes preclinical DART candidates against inflammation, autoimmune diseases, and solid tumors.
DART development is being carried out in-house and through collaborations. In October MacroGenics teamed up with Boehringer Ingelheim to discover, develop, and commercialize DART-based therapeutics across multiple therapeutic areas. Also in October MacroGenics and Pfizer inked a deal to discover, develop, and commercialize DART products directed at two undisclosed cancer targets.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Class 8 – Part 2
Somehow the gun feels much bigger than the rubber one with which we practiced. And somehow I manage to have every other thing I learned immediately fly right out of my mind.
Peterson is surprisingly gentle, reminding me step by step what I am to do. He puts his hand on my wrist, tells me to put my finger on the trigger and smoothly pull.
I do. The gun shoots, and then I hear him say, "you closed your eyes. Let's try that again and this time force yourself to keep your eyes open."
He gives me little time to process what I just did including the fact I apparently closed my eyes. I then hear him say, "take your finger off the trigger – straight along the barrel."
I quickly move the errant finger.
I am now concentrating on keeping my eyes open, worried it will happen again because I do not remember shutting them the first time.
"Relax, shoulders back, head back, finger on the trigger, pull."
Bang. This time I see the hole in the target…right next to the first one.
"Move your finger off the trigger."
Damn! Why can't I remember that?
"If you were a recruit you would have one more chance and then I would throw you off the range…," he says.
I take a deep breath, and take a couple of more shots. We then head back to the tables so the next group can take a turn.
The first shot from them is twice as loud and we realize they are shooting with .40 caliber rounds. They have all shot before and most own guns.
It is my group's turn again and this time we are using the big boys.
When it is my turn Peterson has me stand holding the gun in combat firing position for a minute. This time the gun is heavy. My arms spend their days resting on a keyboard so this is difficult for them.
It is time, once again he places his hand on top of my wrists and instructs me to pull the trigger. Boom. The gun goes up in the air in spite of his hand. Wow.
This is a huge difference and makes the .22 feel like a midway game at the fair.
The second time, I grip the pistol a bit tighter, Peterson's hand leaves, my eyes are open and I shoot. I manage to put my second round fairly close to the first one.
"Take your finger off the trigger."
Great, now I am going to get thrown off the range because my finger seems to be attracted to the trigger.
After everyone else has shot the .40 we switch to the 9 mm.
This is not as heavy as the .40 but still makes an impressive sound.
The recoil is there but not as surprising as the .40. Or maybe I am getting used to it.
Once again, I find my finger not where it is supposed to be.
However, both my feet are intact which tells me I am better with a gun than with my mouth.
After everyone has had a turn we gather around the tables. Hand cleaner is passed around. Peterson tells everyone to wash their hands and arms to get rid of any lead residue.
We gather up our brass (spent cartridges) and throw them away, leaving the range clean for the next person.
I save one to show my kids…just so they will believe I actually shot a gun.
As I drive home, the primary thought I have is that I am not sure how I feel about any of this.
The one thing I have learned…it is just too easy to kill someone.
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Members of the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday organized a gathering in Lincoln Park as part of an effort to reach out to community members.
Steve Waymel, who helped organize the event, said the recently appointed Pope Francis is dedicated to spreading Christian messages outside the Church's walls.
"Pope Francis really is focusing on going out to the streets where the people are," Waymel said.
Waymel said Sunday's gathering was not a traditional service but a more informal way of sending a message, through testimonies and through song.
"This is one of the ways the Church is going out to the streets to share the love of God," Waymel said.
The same event took place in 10 other parishes in the state, and the Church will hold a gathering every Sunday until the Pentecost, Waymel said.


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Love is more than a maybe for Carly Rae Jepsen and Matthew Koma.
The "Call Me Maybe" singer, 26, has been dating the musician, a sources tell PEOPLE.
"He introduced her as his girlfriend," a source told PEOPLE. "He seemed really excited about it, and she was smiling from ear to ear by his side during the introduction. He seems like a really nice and personable guy."
The couple was also spotted holding hands in the lobby by a party guest at the GetGlue HD Launch Party at the Standard, East Village in New York City.
Later, the singer stepped out with Koma for dinner at The Stanton Social, says a source.
"Many people recognized Carly and she posed for pictures with fans," an onlooker at the Lower East Side eatery says.
In May, Jepsen gushed to PEOPLE about a beau she declined to identify, but it turns out that wasn't Koma. She was referring to a previous boyfriend.
While Koma is featured on the electronic dance hit, "Spectrum" by Zedd, rock 'n' roll dominates on his debut EP, Parachute.
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FOSTORIA - For a time Saturday, it looked like Fostoria might be headed for its first win this season.
Behind strong first halves from Jada Hampton (9 points) and Alexus Smith (7 points), and an aggressive defense that forced Columbian into 13 first half turnovers, the Redmen never trailed and went to the break up 22-19.
For Tornadoes' coach Katie Fazekas, the message for her team was simple:
"I told them, 'once we get the lead, we're not gonna give it back,'" she said. "And we didn't."
The game turned early in the third quarter, when Valesha Province beat the Fostoria defense three times for unanswered layups, giving TC a 25-22 advantage.
The Tornadoes never relinquished the lead, holding off Fostoria 40-30.
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Columbian 40, Fostoria 30
Columbian (5-5): Sidney Baker 0-3-3; Marissa Ward 1-0-2; Megan Moore 2-0-4; Jocelyn Cole 2-0-6; Valesha Province 5-5-15; Mackenzie Zimmerman 0-0-0; Michaela Miller 3-2-8; Payge Miller 1-0-2. Totals: 14-10-40 .
Fostoria (0-10): Eliza Sanchez 0-0-0; Jada Hampton 6-1-13; Alexus Smith 3-1-7; Taylor Tucker 3-0-6; Olivia Valenti 0-0-0; Lila Lenz 0-0-0; Erica Moore 2-0-4. Totals: 14-2-30.
Columbian910129 - 40
Fostoria101244 - 30
Field goals: Columbian 14-47; Fostoria 14-37.
3-point goals: Columbian 2-8 (Cole 2); Fostoria 0-4.
Foul shots: Columbian 10-18; Fostoria 2-10.
Rebounds: Columbian 35 (Miller 8); Fostoria 23 (Tucker 10).
Turnovers: Columbian 19; Fostoria 25.
Province finished the game with a game-high 15 points, 13 of which came after halftime, as the Tornadoes moved to 5-5.
"(Province's) a spark plug," Fazekas said. "When things aren't going well we can usually count on her to bounce out, get something going for us, whether it's pretty or not."
Mat Swortchek said his team was focused on containing Jocelyn Cole, who made a pair of 3's in the first half.
"On defense all of a sudden, we decided to allow everyone else other than Cole to score," Swortchek said. "That was not the game plan, to let other girls have wide open layups, I think that was what really changed things for us."
Fostoria also struggled offensively after halftime. It turned the ball over 12 times and scored just eight points.
"We made some defensive adjustments," Fazekas said. "[We] switched our defense up, even in possession once in a while, and it seemed to catch them off guard."
Michaela Miller had eight points and eight rebounds for Columbian.
Fostoria was led by Hampton's 13 points, and by Taylor Tucker, who had a game-high 10 rebounds to go with six points.
Swortchek said Fostoria didn't have much of a bench Saturday, which became a problem when it's players got fouls called on them.
"We were in such bad foul trouble, which created numbers issues because of our bench," he said. "We essentially didn't have a four-quarter player on our bench at all. So as soon as we get into foul trouble, our substitution pattern is all out of whack."
Columbian led 31-26 at the end of three quarters, and made only one basket in the fourth. But the Tornadoes got to the foul line 10 times in the period, making 7.
"We play a different style, definitely, than the team we played today," Fazekas said. "(The Redmen) play hard, they play aggressive and for a little bit we looked rattled. Once we settled down and got a little more into the offense, things flowed a little better."


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Waiting for the smoke
My father's parents and two of his sisters were killed in the worst natural disaster in Cuban history when he was eight years-old: a tidal surge from a category four hurricane that wiped out the town of Santa Cruz del Sur, killing about 2,000 of its 3,000 residents.
He survived by clambering onto a piece of wood. And as he was about to pass out from blood loss, he prayed, "Virgen de la Caridad, salvame." Our Lady of Charity, save me.
When we snuck out of our birthplace in the middle of a moonless night, hidden under tarps in the hold of a 20-foot fishing boat, I — a four-year-old child scared by the darkness and my parents' fear — began to cry. My parents quieted me by lighting a candle in front of a postcard bearing the image of Cuba's Catholic patron saint, the same one my father had prayed to when he was eight.
To this day the last thing my now-85-year-old mother does every night before going to bed is kneel in front of a self-made altar filled with statues and postcards, and pray. When she goes out of town, she takes the small statues with her so she can perform her ritual in the hotel. When I married, she gave me two religious medallions that I have never taken off.
All that to say my family is Catholic.
And so it was natural that my wife (a Colombian Catholic) and I continue the Catholic tradition, which we did for the first couple years of marriage. That is, until one morning when we were leaving our church in Long Beach,California and I uttered the fateful words: "It's almost hard to believe that this used to be Father Ted's church."
Father Ted Llanos was a priest who was accused by more than a dozen men of having sexually assaulted them when they were children. Some of those victims had contacted me and told a story not only of an individual pedophile, but a church that had hidden him from prosecution and then, when they went public, vindictively took away the counseling it had initially offered them.
After being confronted by the reality that we were in Father Ted's church, we never went back. And after much soul-searching, we decided to quit going to mass altogether.
I know what some of you will say to that anecdote, because I've heard it from Catholics, including one of the people I most admire on this planet, a priest in the Rio Grande Valley named Armand Matthew:
The church is made up of individuals with human faults and strengths. Focus on the good ones and on nurturing your own spirituality.
But the problem is I also can't help seeing the church as an organization with a hierarchy and leadership that sets a tone and values. And as an organization, the church has tended to be a mess.
I'm not willing to support, through my presence and money, an organization that has tolerated, even protected, pedophiles. That continues to place women in secondary roles and generally worries way too much about what everybody does in the bedroom.
But now, this organization called the Catholic Church is in the market for a new CEO. By choosing to resign (the first time a pope has done so in 600 years), the previous leader, Pope Benedict, has signaled at least a small departure from the old ways.
Benedict also at least actually began to confront the pedophilia issue. Who is picked next, and whether he's willing to continue to push toward modernizing the church on things such as the role of women in the church and the inclusion of gays (and how about abstinence? Wouldn't the church benefit by not excluding the overwhelming majority of people from leadership roles simply because they are married?) will have a lot to do with whether we return to the church.
Of course, the problem the next pope has is that when your flock numbers more than a billion, there are a lot of people like me. But there are probably more who aren't. The greatest growth in the church is in Latin America and Africa– two regions not known for acceptance of women and gays, and sweeping change in general.
I don't expect a sea change. But give those of us who want to come back, but can't accept the current hypocrisy, something. Some reason to believe, again, not just in God but the church.
We will all be waiting for the smoke.


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Sunday, March 23, 2014
For the second time in three years, Stratford High Schools bats ran into a buzzsaw in the form of Goose Creek High School pitcher Cody Smith.
The Charleston Southern signee fanned 16 batters, allowing just one hit and one walk, in powering Goose Creek to a 4-0 victory over the Knights on Friday at GCHS. The performance was similar to one he had against the Knights as a sophomore. He tossed a no-hitter against the Gators city rivals.
He was hitting his spots and he was getting all three pitches across for strikes, GCHS coach Chris Pond said.
The win gave Goose Creek a 2-1 series win against Stratford. Both of Goose Creeks victories counted in the region standings. Game 2 was not considered a region game.
The Gators won Game 1 on Wednesday before dropping Game 2 on Thursday.
The only hit he allowed was Eddie Hiotts leadoff double in the fourth inning and he tossed 110 pitches in the victory.
The start was a night and day contrast to his previous start.
In a 13-3 loss to Hanahan on March 12, Smith got just one batter out, allowed two home runs and nine runs while walking three batters in the bottom of the first inning. Five of the runs were earned.
Against the Knights, though, he was physically stronger and locating his pitches well.
He had about seven days rest and he was a totally different Cody Smith, Pond said.
The Gators (3-3, 2-0 region) scored all of their runs in the third inning. Stratford starter Jamison Mobbs, a Clemson commitment, allowed four hits over six innings and struck out four. All of the Gators runs were unearned. A two-out error allowed two runs to score and then two more scored to give Smith all the run support he needed. None of Mobbs runs allowed were earned. He walked four and struck out four.
The Knights (2-4, 0-2 region) are slated to take on Wando in another region series this week while Goose Creeks lone game is Friday at home against Academic Magnet.
Both of the first two games in the Goose Creek-Stratford series were decided by one run.
In Game 2, Stratford bounced back from a 3-2 loss in Game 1 to win 7-6 in eight innings.
Mobbs drew a bases loaded walk to force in the winning run for the Knights.
Stratford trailed 5-1 entering the bottom of the third but eventually caught the Gators in the fifth inning. Each team scored a run in the sixth inning, setting the stage for another tight finish.
TyReik Faulks led off the bottom of the eighth with a single to right field and eventually moved to second on a groundout. Two walks later - one intentional - the bases were loaded for Mobbs with two outs.
Gators reliever Sean Freeland missed the strike zone on a full-count pitch and Faulks came home with the winning run.
Mobbs and Isaac Greer had two hits each for the Knights. Mobbs finished with three RBIs.
Justin Walker threw all eight innings to earn the win, scattering 10 hits and three earned runs. He walked three and struck out two.
Freeland, who threw 1.2 innings and walked three batters, took the loss. Singleton started on the mound and threw four innings, giving up two runs on one hit. Michael Cedotal relieved in the fifth and surrendered four runs on five hits. He walked two and fanned one. Two of the runs he allowed were unearned.
The Gators made four errors in the game to Stratfords one.
Tyler Rio and Bryce Jonason had two hits and drove in two runs apiece for the Gators. Kyle Moore and Singleton each chipped in two hits and an RBI.
In Game 1, Rio tossed a complete game, striking out 10 batters, and drove in two runs.
Christian Sillanpa, Singleton and Kyle Moore also had two hits for the Gators.
The score was tied 1-1 before a dramatic seventh inning decided it.
Singletons RBI single gave the Gators the lead with one out in the top of the inning and Rio followed with an RBI double to score Singleton, making it 3-1.
The Gators left the bases loaded and that almost came back to haunt them when Jordan Lacavera doubled in a run and the Knights loaded the bases with one out.
But Rio was up to the task, recording back-to-back strikeouts of Mobbs and Walker to end it.
Mobbs and Walker already had two hits each in the game. Rio allowed seven hits, walked four and surrendered two earned runs for the Gators.
Hiott was strong in the loss, scattering eight hits over 6.1 innings. He allowed two earned runs and struck out five batters. He walked four batters.
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The communications director for the Berkeley County School District was indicted Tuesday in connection with a district fundraising referendum in 2012.
Amy Kovach was indicted by a Berkeley County grand jury on one count of "Violation of Ethics Act: Use of Public Funds to Influence the Outcome of an Election," a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 or one year in prison, according to J. Mark Powell, spokesman for the state Attorney General's office.
He said the investigation is ongoing and he could not confirm or deny if there will be additional indictments.
Kovach is one of three district employees who are being investigated by the State Law Enforcement Division for alleged ethics violations and other misconduct during a $198 million building campaign referendum in 2012 called Yes 4 Schools.
Voters approved the building campaign by a 60-40 ratio. The district plans to build five new schools and renovate 29. The measure added $60 to the tax bill on a $150,000 house for three years starting in 2013, doubles that amount from 2016 until 2023, then goes back to $60 for three more years.
Superintendent Rodney Thompson and Deputy Superintendent Archie Franchini also were targets of the investigation, which was requested by Attorney General Alan Wilson in January 2013 after Daniel Island lawyer Josh Whitley and others compiled emails, calendars and other information they said showed that the trio worked on the Yes 4 Schools campaign during district time and using district resources, which is prohibited by law.
Kovach remains on administrative leave with pay, board chairman Kent Murray said in a brief statement about the indictment near the beginning of the Berkeley County School Board meeting Tuesday night.
"We are unable to comment further," he said in the statement.
Whitley said Tuesday that he is satisfied with the results so far.
"I am very impressed by the hard work of SLED and the Attorney General's office," he said. "I believe an indictment of a public official in Berkeley County is historic, and I am confident there will be more charges as this investigation continues. I think this case will have statewide impact."
District officials had no immediate comment.
A lifelong resident of Berkeley County, Whitley started asking about the district's building campaign in 2012. He believed the district misrepresented the facts about the tax increase needed to build and renovate the district's schools, and also questioned some of the projects that would be funded.
"As I started doing research, it looked to me like the campaign was being run out of the district office," he said. "I faced a lot of criticism for bringing it to light. People accused me of being against children, but I did this for the children. I believe the district set a poor example by breaking the law and trying to cover it up. They need to be held accountable. "
He originally sought an apology and an admission that the district erred in promoting the campaign, but the district refused.
That led to the investigation and other fallout. The district came under fire again in April when the school board voted to pay for outside legal counsel for the employees at the center of the investigation.
As of October, the district had reimbursed Kovach, Thompson and Franchini a total of $45,000.
Kathy Mahoney of Childs & Halligan said in April that it is the district's "statutory obligation to provide legal representation for its employees," because the board believes they acted in good faith. Even so, as recently as Feb. 4, residents continued to question the decision.
"If charges are brought and they are found to be criminal in nature, the district would be under no obligation to pay for their defense," Jeff Reuer of Summerville said during public comments at a Feb. 4 board meeting. "I ask how (the school board) plans to recover this money."
The investigation also spawned a second lawsuit. After former board member Terry Hardesty was prevented from talking about the investigation during public comments at a board meeting in June, he filed a lawsuit claiming his First and 14th Amendment rights were violated. Whitley represented him in that suit, which was settled Friday for an undisclosed amount that sources with knowledge of the settlement said was $65,000.
Hardesty urged the board to suspend the two other employees who are under investigation.
"It's a sad say in Berkeley County when an administrator is arrested for misusing public funds," Hardesty said.
Kovach was hired by the district in July 2011 after three years as director of marketing communications at MeadWestvaco. That year she received Trident United Way's Women's Leadership Council Behind the Scenes Hero Award, and was chairwoman of the Education Foundation. She is married and a mother of three.
Reach Brenda Rindge at 937-5713 or @brindge on Twitter.


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An extremely low first gear in a four-speed truck transmission. It is used for climbing steep hills, for moving slowly over bad terrain, or for driving slowly.
We drove to the top of Mount Bross (14,172 feet) in granny gear.
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The smallest of chainrings on a bicycle with three chainrings. So easy to pedal your grandmother could ride it.
That hill was so steep, I wish my bike had a granny gear to get up it.
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The smallest of a triple front chainring set. Called a granny ring because, like granny, it doesn't have many teeth.
You may have to drop it down to granny gear for this steep pinch.
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When thrust and stamina are valued more than a ferocious tempo, one "jams it into granny" to really get her going
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A coin that you believe is a quarter(because of it's size), but turns out to be a nickel at the worst possible time.
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Why does Taylor Swift avoid Google?
Because she would risk clicking on rumors like this one: that she so missed her 18-year-old boyfriend Conor Kennedy that she "kidnapped" him from his high school and flew him to Nashville on her private jet.
"How did I kidnap him?" Swift, 22, exclaims to Rolling Stone when told about the rumor du jour. "You can't kidnap a grown man! These are serious accusations, now!"
Laughing, she adds: "It's an interesting way to spin something into a story. ... See, this is why I don't read stuff."
As for a more documented report – Kathie Lee Gifford confirming she witnessed Swift and Conor crash a Kennedy family wedding – the singer responds: "I have no idea what happened there."
"I think that story was based on the biggest misunderstanding, 'cause I would never knowingly show up somewhere that I thought I wasn't invited to," she tells the magazine. "And I would never want to upstage anybody."
Swift is featured on the cover of Rolling Stone on newsstands Friday.
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JV BASEBALL: Hopewell-Loudon beat Mohawk 19-9. Matt Huth, Austin Tooker and Bryce Steinhauser all had three-hit games for the Chieftains.
* Columbian beat Shelby 8-6. Austin Burgess and Austin Parrott doubled to lead the Tornadoes with Parrott tacking on an RBI. Brennen Emerine, Kris Wilson, Brad Fitch, Isaac Lewis, Shane Huffman and Austin Mungia all singled. Fitch and Mungia added RBIs. Graydon Bunting threw the final five innings to pickup the win, striking out five.
JV SOFTBALL: Mohawk improved to 13-1 on the season with a 7-4 victory over Carey. Stacy Clouse picked up the win to move to 7-1 on the year. Kayle Reis-Kelly doubled, tripled and scored two runs. Reanna Garber tripled, singled and scored. Also for Mohawk, Aubrey Ward had a double, singled and two RBIs while Mya Morris had two singles and two RBIs.
MENS SOFTBALL: Sycamore Men's League seeks teams. For more information, call Brad Bogard at (567) 230-6245.
GOLF: Two teams tied in the Friday Senior League at Clinton Heights. The team of Ted Rombach, Mike Hempp, Howard Hohman and Jim Radcliff tied with John Armstrong, Bob Overholt, Carl Rainey and Butch Whippel at 4-under par. Prize holes went to Hohman (closet to the pin, No. 5), Bob Hammer (closest in two, No. 2), Lou Griselding (closest in three, No. 9) and Bum Farr (long putt, No. 1).
* There will be an organizational meeting on Monday, May 12 at 6 p.m. at Clinton Heights for anyone interested in joining the Ladies' Bauman Pontiac League. For more information, contact Clinton Heights at (419) 447-8863.
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The upcoming Danish Girl, Nicole Kidman's latest project will have her playing a transsexual who marries non-other than Charlize Theron. Two Academy Award winners, two of my favorite actresses, one edgy concept. MTV blog reports:
"The Danish Girl" is the true story of artists Einar and Greta Wegener. Their marriage took a surprising turn when Einar substituted for a female model that Greta was set to paint. Einar felt surprisingly comfortable in costume, and began dressing in women's clothing with Greta's encouragement.
They often went out in public as women together, Einar adopting the persona of "Lili," who they introduced as Einar's sister. Einar decided to commit to the new identity altogether, and had the first recorded sex-change operation. Their marriage was dissolved by the King of Denmark, and they drifted apart to pursue other relationships.
Kidman with a legit sex change and Theron as wife in many ways sounds like some sort of twisted male fantasy. Nevertheless, the intrigue for me is not in potentially seeing these beautiful women kiss or become intimate, but what the amazing range of both these actresses can bring to this unusual and potentially controversial, I suppose, concept. Kidman earned my utmost respect in the late Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" in a role I feel is one of the best performances by a woman I have seen to date. She has continued to take on challenging roles in films such as the underrated little seen Dogville and Birth. For a woman who started as a sidekick to Tom Cruise essentially, she has proven herself an incredibly talented actress, and one of the few who I am regularly interested in seeing on film.
Theron, by comparison, constantly has to fight her beauty, and successfully transformed herself for 2003's Monster in which she won her Oscar. Her roles in North Country, Battle in Seattle, and even Hancock, prove that the woman has range and the ability to work against the grain when need be. Seeing what these two women can do on screen would be an acting delight. In many ways, it would be the female equivalent of seeing Pacino and De Niro go at it on screen. I think that this has that type of potential. What are your thoughts? Does the concept itself scare you away or are you interested in seeing what might be one of the great screen combos of modern day film on screen together at the peak of their form? Holla back.


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