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You may use capital losses to offset other capital gains in following years.
If you have net capital loss in any specific year - you may only deduct $3000 of your capital losses with the rest to be carried over again.
For selling your home - please refer to the IRS publication 523 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p523.pdf - page 10.
To use exemption - you need to satisfy two separate tests:
You would not have any problem with ownership test.
To satisfy use test - you need to complete the sale within three years after you moved out.
If you find out that all or part of capital gain from selling your home would be taxable - yes - it may be offset by capital losses that you have.
If I am unable to sell it until beyond three years from when I moved out, can my gain go against my previous stock loss and not be taxed.
- Yes - you may use capital losses that you carry over to offset your taxable capital gains from selling your residence.
Similarly, if I at some point I could purchase a property as an investment and sell it as a gain after say five years can I use this gain against previous stock losses?
- Yes - you may use capital losses that you carry over to offset your taxable capital gains from selling investment property.
You need to separate proceeds and capital gains.
If you purchase the property for $121,000 in 1992 plus some improvement expenses - assume $20,000 - total adjusted basis $141,000
assuming you sell the property for $250,000 (that would be your proceeds) and are not qualified for primary residence exemption - your long term (owned more than a year) capital gain will be $250,000 - $141,000 = $109,000 will be taxable.
Yes - that capital gain would be offset by any capital losses you have - either long term or short term - both will be reported on the schedule D - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sd.pdf
see also worksheet in instructions - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sd.pdf .
please refer to the example in the IRS publication 523 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p523.pdf - pages 21-27 how to report taxable gain from sale your home.
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Posted by Mark Mulligan on May 18, 2011
US personalized online radio provider Slacker has thrown its hat into the on-demand music ring by launching a $9.99 a month on-demand streaming music service with offline playlists. Yes, that is indeed akin to launching Spotify in the US before Spotify does. You can just imagine the grin on some of the faces on both sides of the negotiating table when Slacker tied up this deal with rights owners . . .
So, would-be US music subscription customers are now spoilt for choice, with the top-tier options including stalwarts Rhapsody and Napster, newcomers MOG and rdio, and now Slacker. The only problem is that US consumers are lukewarm about subscriptions. No US service has broken the 1 million paying subscribers mark, despite years of trying, and others have simply given up completely, including the heavily funded Yahoo Music service.
Slacker will rightly argue that it is entering the market with a differentiated mix of complementary tiers: its free, ad-supported Pandora-esque personalized radio tier is a genuine complement to a premium on-demand tier in the way that a free, ad-supported, on-demand tier a-la-Spotify is not. The former helps drive discovery and meets different usage needs, while the latter is just a watered-down version of the premium tier.
But that still won't be enough. The premium subscription market hasn't failed to break through to the mainstream for all these years through a lack of availability or the quality of services (Rhapsody still makes a pretty good claim for being the best programmed music service out there). The reason consumers have held back is simple:
$9.99 subscription rentals are not a mass-market value proposition.
Posted by Mark Mulligan on May 10, 2011
One of the themes that we write about a lot here in the Consumer Product Strategy team is disruption. Time and time again, incumbent traditional companies fail to respond effectively to the disruptive threat of innovative competitors and/or technology and as a result find themselves either utterly destroyed or dramatically reduced. Think Nokia's response to the iPhone, think the record labels' response to Napster et al. The thing about the labels, though, is that they have a monopoly of control of supply, so instead of being usurped by new entrants, disruption has whittled away the best part of half of their business over the last decade or so.
Which brings us onto Google Music, which looks set to launch today with no more than a locker service. More to the point, an upload-your-music-collection locker service (with limits) rather than a point-and-match service. Which means sitting down and painfully uploading all your songs to the cloud. Sort of like the first time you ripped your CDs, except slower and more painful. Upload locker services – arguably – don't require rights owner licenses; point-and-match services do. Licenses that service providers such as Google argue are too expensive. Thus Google has followed Amazon's lead, bypassing label licenses in favour of a – supposedly – DMCA and Fair Use compliant service.
So with all the expectation surrounding Google's move into music, why is this all it has come to market with? Google lays the blame firmly at the feet of the labels.
Posted by Mark Mulligan on May 4, 2011
Spotify has today anounced a series of new features which the Swedish streaming service hope will position it in direct competition with iTunes. New features include a download store selling discounted playlists, playlist synching with iPods and iPhones, and turning the Spotify client into a music management tool. Have no doubt, these really do add up to competing with Apple head-on, something that few succeed at.
Apple dominates the paid digital music business, and it does so because of its device-service ecosystem. To badly misquote Bill Clinton: "It's the iPod, stupid." The majority of iPod owners don't even buy music regularly, but those that do still make Apple way out-perform pure-play download stores. iTunes Music Store downloads are effectively monetized CRM.
Apple has innovated its music offering so little (thus far) because:
a) What it's got has been doing a good-enough job -- up to now -- of enriching the device value proposition (the coming cloud strategy reflects a recognition that downloads alone soon won't be enough).
b) Nobody (not even price-slashing Amazon.com) has seriously eaten into Apple's market share.
Without the device ecosystem, third parties have failed to break Apple's digital hegemony. So why on earth is Spotify trying to do so now? Why compete directly with Apple when it's done so well at competing around Apple?
Posted by Mark Mulligan on April 14, 2011
Spotify's CEO Daniel Ek today announced via his company's blog that free access to Spotify is being cut back, with total free listening limited to 10 hours a month and any song being limited to just 5 plays a month. The comments on the blog post are interestingly polarized between those who claim they'll start pirating again and those who are vociferously in favour of the move.
For Spotify, this is a sound business move. It will buy the firm breathing space and will tilt its operating margins closer to sustainability. It will even make it easier to position a scaled-back US offering as not being a Spotify-lite in comparison to Europe.
But as much as it makes strong business sense for Spotify, it is a shame that the legal music market has lost its second most popular unlimited free on-demand service (after YouTube). As things currently stand, the economics of free simply do not add up: The amount of money that streaming music services can generate from advertising falls short of what they need to pay rights holders. Until that changes, we won't see mass-market free on-demand music services here for the duration. And this is nothing new; I made the same comments years ago about those ad-supported free music trailblazers Spiral Frog and Qtrax (view my MusicIndustryBlog post here).
Posted by Mark Mulligan on March 29, 2011
Amazon has just beaten Apple and Google to market with a cloud-based music locker service. As with the anticipated Apple and Google services, the Amazon cloud music product enables users to upload and stream their music on multiple devices (in this instance, on PCs, Macs, and Android phones and tablets – though not iPhones nor iPads). All US Amazon customers start with 5GB free and can then upgrade for $20 a year to 20GB, but buying an MP3 album at Amazon will automatically give the extra 20GB for free.
There are, of course, rights controversies around locker services. Digital music stalwart Michael Robertson is currently locked in legal combat with EMI over his cloud locker service MP3Tunes. The important factor with this service is that Amazon requires customers to upload their music file by file and store them rather than matching them against a cloud-based central repository of music, much in the same way that Carphone Warehouse currently does in the UK with its Catch Media-powered cloud locker service. (Which can be a pretty painful process for users. Remember the first time you ripped all of your CD collection? Now imagine doing that over the Internet . . .)
The rights issues, though of course important, aren't the really interesting points here. What is interesting is why Amazon has done this, and what this means for the wider digital music marketplace.
Posted by Mark Mulligan on March 24, 2011
I've been covering the digital music space for over a decade now, and when I first started doing so, EMI were one of, if not the, most innovative of the major record labels. They soon relinquished that mantle though, with Universal Music rushing to an apparently unassailable lead in the innovation stakes. And of course in more recent years EMI have had other more pressing distractions. But I've always had something of a soft spot for EMI, and it's nice to finally be able to write about some truly innovative and "ahead of the curve" news coming out of Wrights Lane.
EMI have just announced a new iPad app version of Swedish house producer supergroup Swedish House Mafia's "Until One." The product is actually an app version of the trio's book and album combined with additional features layered on top (see screen shots below). Features include:
· 9 tracks from the album.
· All of the photos from the book.
· Live and behind-the-scenes footage.
· Interviews.
· Social feeds.
· Dynamically updated news content.
Posted by Mark Mulligan on March 8, 2011
Spotify have announced their 1 millionth premium subscriber. No doubt about it, 1 million paying subscribers is a big deal. No one else has done it in Europe or the US despite years of trying (that's including stalwarts Rhapsody and Napster and new boys MOG and rDio). But the true significance of the milestone will be defined by what comes next.
1 million subscribers is an achievement worthy of celebration, but it is not (yet) evidence that premium subscriptions are a mass-market value proposition. Indeed when you take an impassioned view of Spotify's premium offering, it's actually not a lot different from what's been in the market for years in the shape of Napster's and Rhapsody's portable subscription products. Sure, it is implemented in a superior manner (offline playlists, etc.) but the fundamentals remain the same: pay a monthly fee for music you never own.
The simple fact is that rented music for a monthly 9.99 fee is not a mass-market value proposition. Spotify's 1 million represents 10% of their total installed base (though closer to 15% of their active users). So it is clear that the free Spotify product is many many times more popular than the paid-for product.
To break through to the mass market, Spotify will need to more aggressively pursue their subsidized partnerships (e.g., 3 and TeliaSonera) where the end user pays little or nothing for the service with it bundled with another product. That third way, navigating between the mass-market free consumers and the niche premium customers is the long-term route to mainstream premium customers for Spotify (and all other subscription services).
Posted by Mark Mulligan on February 16, 2011
Earlier today I received emails from 2 music subscription services arguing that Apple's 30% levy on content subscriptions would force them out of the iTunes ecosystem. Digital music is a low-margin business. Rights costs typically account for over 70% of revenues and payments, technology and marketing taking most of the rest. So Apple's 30% levy has the potential to instantly turn premium music subscriptions from a low-margin to a negative-margin businesses. Apple's role in premium music subscriptions is key. Subscriptions have spent half a decade failing to break out of a niche. Portability delivered by iPhone apps and the like have given them a new life. So the levy hits subscriptions where it will hurt them most. So if subscription services opt to take their transactions out of Apple's ecosystem, the net result will be less "internal" competition for Apple's music offerings . . . just in time for a new iTunes subscription launch? And all done in an FCC-friendly manner. But perhaps most importantly, this could be an effective pre-emptive strike against an Android music service beachhead on iTunes? So the 30% levy won't kill off music subscriptions, but it will be a major speed bump with the added benefit for Apple of moving some pesky competitor tenants off its front lawn.
Posted by Mark Mulligan on February 4, 2011
Last night I attended Universal Music UK's 'Digital Open Day'. The event was aimed at trying to get UMG's vision across, to help them become part of the debate rather than sitting quiet whilst, as they see it, the marketplace conversation portrays them as prehistoric fat cats.
I don't normally blog about these sorts of events, but I think it highlights a few interesting dynamics. The record labels are still hung up about how people view them. I think this is something of a red herring. People don't download music for free because they don't like labels. They do it because they just don't think content should be paid for. Any label-directed vitriol by freeloaders is just after-the-fact pseudo justification. The big issue is not winning hearts and minds; it is undoing 10 years+ of music being thought of as free.
If any message needs delivering, it is that of the artists. Not the big established artists who've had years of record label investment and suddenly decide they want to go 'free' in order to drive sales concert tickets and merchandise. But the small artists who are just trying to make a decent living out of something they love, ideally enough to pay the rent and the bills.
A few years ago, I posted a couple of discussion pieces on "why music can't just be free." Not free as in no cost to the consumer, but as in no monetization. (Regular readers will know I'm a big believer in music monetization models needing to embrace free-to-consumer pricing strategies.)
Posted by Mark Mulligan on January 26, 2011
There's been a lot of buzz (some positive and not so positive!) about comments I have made about the current state of the digital music market in The New York Times and at Midem.
The quote that really grabbed the attention was "As Things Stand Now, Digital Music Has Failed."
The problem with a quote like that, of course, is that it can mean many things to many people without further context, so here's the additional context I gave around this in my Midem speech:
Digital music is at an impasse. Digital music has failed to reach its three key objectives:
1 – To offset the impact of declining CD sales.
2 – To generate a format replacement cycle.
3 - To compete effectively with piracy.
With music's first digital decade behind us, we're still trying to define a role for mobile; we're still waiting for a 99-cent download market to emerge outside of iTunes; we're still waiting for 9.99 subscriptions to break out of a niche; we're still trying to work out how to make the economics of ad-supported add up; we're still waiting for piracy to decline; we're still watching recorded music revenues decline; and we've still got CDs as the bedrock of music sales.
The simple fact is that current music products do not meet consumer demand, and the divergence between emerging consumer behavior and legitimate music products is widening at an alarming rate.

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This episode (31st August 2012) begins with Anjali going towards her room to see Shyam's shadow.
Everyone enjoys dancing while Khushi feels unhappy to see Anjali is going upstairs.
Anjali opens the door and her feet get hurt with glass a piece which makes Shyam happy.
Garima informs Khushi that she is back to home. Dadi irks to know that Garima left the ceremony without meeting her face to face. Anjali feels so much pain and tries to search Shyam, but he hides himself.
Anjali comes outside and Shyam made a trap to give electric shocks to her. Raizada family starts dancing with Mehndi laga ke Rakhna song. Khushi and Arnav share romantic time during the dancing.
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Best Of :: La Vida
If you walk into Poncho's and think the place feels homegrown, well, you're on to something. Turns out this South Phoenix favorite was raised from a takeout business to a full-fledged restaurant back in the mid-'70s, when the Vasquez family converted their house into a dining room to accommodate a growing crowd of regulars. True to its history, Poncho's menu's full of homestyle recipes, and the wallet-friendly prices are a refreshing blast from the past, too. Many items come wrapped in a tortilla, from enchiladas and crisp chimichangas to burros like the El Crudo, stuffed with juicy machaca and tomatillo sauce. Other specialties include the Tamale Especial — a green corn tamale slathered in green sauce and jalapeño cream cheese — and the gooey, golden fried chile relleno. No matter what you choose, expect generous portions fit for a family feast. And if that Diet Coke just doesn't quite quench your thirst, be sure to check out the cozy cantina in the back. When you see the bar with a string of tiny beer bottle lights overhead, you'll know you've found the right place.
This party-supply store is located on the same block as some of our other south-of-the-border staples — across the street from Realeza Michoacana, a bakery and paleta (Mexican popsicle) shop; and Tortas El Güero, a torta shop; and next door to Llantera del Norte. But Dulcería Pico Rico can easily stand alone. It's pretty much a one-stop shop if you're throwing a kid's birthday party (they'll even rent you a jumping castle), but the real reason to go here is the candy. The sweet, tummy-ache-inducing candy. The back of the store is almost entirely devoted to it. Mexican candy has a certain something that makes us want to buy enough to fill several piñatas (also available in abundance here). We think it's probably the packaging — so bright and full of the promise of fun. This place makes it hard to narrow our selection down to a few packages. The candy is divided up into savory (churarzo, in tamarind flavor — a buck and some change will get you 20 pieces), sour, hot (and they carry about a million varieties of the Mexican staple pico), and sweet. We're partial to the sweet. De La Rosa's peanut confections melt in our mouths and remind us of childhood trips across the border, back before you needed a thousand kinds of security clearance to come home.
There are lots of reasons to stop by this colorful Mexican sweet shop, from ice cream to fruit cocktails, paletas to pastries (the fruit-filled smiley-face cookies never fail to cheer us up). Even the atmosphere's a hoot, with bright murals of fruit and an eye-popping pink-and-yellow-checkered floor. But usually we just swing by for a refreshing raspado, Mexico's answer to the slushie. Practically overflowing from a tall Styrofoam cup, these babies are chock-full of shaved ice, fruit chunks, and flavored syrups. Order a Diablito, and you'll get a spicy-sweet drink jazzed up with chile powder and saladitos (salted plums) and a chewy candy swizzle stick made with chile and tamarind. Or get one straight up, in one of half a dozen flavors: mango, tamarind, plum, vanilla, strawberry, pineapple, or rompope, a milky-sweet flavor reminiscent of eggnog. In a city where the summer lasts half the year, a regular raspado pit stop makes it much easier to handle the heat.
Leave it to longtime downtown arts advocates/developers Beatrice Moore and Tony Zahn to turn a crusty old pie factory into a showcase for genetically modified art. In early April, their latest historic restoration, Bragg's Pie Factory, was filled with description-defying, literally pie-in-the-sky piñatas dangling from the rafters of what was once a state-of-the-art pie-production plant built in 1947 in classic Machine Age "streamline Moderne" style.
Rest assured that the Pie Factory's piñatas are about as far as you can get from those traditional rainbow-decorated donkeys or ones patently inspired by Spider-Man, Hello Kitty and Tickle Me Elmo. Look for next year's call for entries, which is open to all ages and artistic bents. (The "bear" we scored was made by a teenager with autism.) Our other favorites from last year's bizarre-but-beautiful mixed-media offerings include a ginormous spiked blowfish made of scalloped felt and a maniacally grinning and drooling crocodile creature. At least we think it was a crocodile — it's hard to tell with the genetically modified.
Past the handmade wooden sign marking the entrada, you'll find an outdoor market lined with booths of colorful Mexican pottery, religious statuary, clothing, and Spanish-language cassette tapes. Locals dance to Mexican pop music, sipping cerveza and chowing down on roasted corn with goat cheese. Sounds like a wonderful vacation find, but this isn't Guadalajara — it's SoPo. El Gran Mercado at 35th and Buckeye is the closest thing to a Mexican carnival you'll find north of the border. Think of it as the granddaddy of weekend swap meets. We're talking 300-plus vendors including used car dealers, grocers, and an outdoor barber. You'll have to speak español — at least un poco — to haggle with the merchants; but if you're willing to pay sticker price, you'll do fine without.
So, perhaps the closest to Mexico many members of Friends of Mexican Art (FOMA) have been is Nogales. That doesn't stop this dedicated group of Mexican art-philes, founded more than 45 years ago in Phoenix, from generously donating their time, effort, and funds to promote all aspects of Mexican culture throughout Arizona.
FOMA is the forward-looking organization that had the vision years ago to give the Phoenix Art Museum, among other important artworks, its now-famous Rufino Tamayo painting Dos figuras en rojo (Two Figures in Red) (1973), as well as significant contemporary Mexican fine and folk art to other Arizona cultural institutions, including ASU Art Museum and Tucson Museum of Art. It has sponsored numerous exhibitions of Mexican art and brought working folk artisans stateside. FOMA raised funds for the moving and restoration of Diego Rivera's famous Del Prado Hotel mural painting after Mexico City's 1985 earthquake. It's also contributed to the restoration of frescos in the church of Atotonilco, the very spot where Father Hidalgo first raised the banner of Guadalupe to kick off the movement for Mexican independence from Spain. Known as the Sistine Chapel of the Americas, this church made the World Monuments Fund's list of the 100 most endangered world monuments.
Recently, FOMA ponied up bucks to help underwrite a historically critical issue on Mexican tourist pottery by Mexico's most prestigious arts publication, Artes de Mexico. The group's primary source of fundraising is its annual springtime Hacienda Home Tour and Mercado, which showcases elegant homes with mostly Mexican art collections and sells folk art that's cherry-picked for its quality. For gringos, this group's got it going on when it comes to putting its money where its heart is.


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Daniel Helm just finished with his two-day visit to Michigan and it appeared to have went very well. Helm, a '14 4* TE, is high on Michigan's list of TE's they are recruiting this year.
I spoke with Helm and here are the highlights of our chat.
– On the visit: "The visit went really well, I really enjoyed the experience. I also learned some very valuable things about Michigan. Overall, it went very well."
– On what he considered the best parts of his visit: "It was all really good but I think the most beneficial for me was meeting with the academic counselors and then with Mr Bob Kennedy from the business school and Dr Alec Gallimore from the school of engineering. They all helped to give me a much better insight in to what being a student athlete at Michigan is really like. We got to meet a number of coaches and players too including Denard Robinson, which was pretty cool. Coach Ferrigno and Coach Borges really helped to show me how the TE will be used in the future as well. I know that doesn't really narrow it down that much but it was all pretty cool and very helpful."
– On how the visit shapes his opinion on Michigan: "Well, I don't think it shakes up my view of Michigan at all. I already had a very high view of the school and the coaches. If anything it just reinforces how I view them."
– Helm has no updated timeline in his commitment process as he is still fairly inexperienced.
– One final note he wanted to share, "One thing that stuck out to me about Michigan is when I was talking to Coach Hecklinski and he asked me about my plans heading home. I plan on visiting Notre Dame on the way back and I was a little hesitant to say that but he and Coach Singletary actually encouraged me to visit other schools. They want me to make the best decision for myself and they also want me to compare Michigan to other schools. That just kinda stuck out to me."
I believe Michigan has a great chance to land Helm when the time is right. Notre Dame will be a tough foe to beat for his services,


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5 Meg Award Program
The 5 Meg award has generated a lot of interest since it started in July 1986. This award is intended to give recognition for sustained efforts by NCCC members. All too often club members compete with moderate stations, year-in and year-out without a reasonable chance actually to win major awards. The Five Million Point Award is designed to rectify this situation. This award is issued on a once-per-person basis. From time to time, the rules and standings will be published in the JUG. Any questions about the rules, or of any points totals should be addressed to Joanna Dilley,
California QSO Party Awards
Each year 35 plaques are awarded to participants in the CQP contest. In addition, anyone submitting a log with 100 or more QSOs receives a personalized Certificate. Details can be found on the CQP website.
Sweepstakes-Related Awards
Each year a number of awards are given out for achievement during the annual ARRL November Sweepstakes contest.
KB Awards - these are Individual awards, based on total SS QSOs (CW plus SSB).
Big Gun Award - Individual award. Top SS point producer. Can be CW, SSB, or both modes.
Little Gun Award - Individual award. Top SS point producer. QRP/LP. Not exceeding tribander + wires. Can be CW, SSB, or both modes.
Gavel Bearer Award - Station award. Top SS point producer. Can be CW, SSB, or both modes.
Jughead Award - QSOs with other NCCC members. Highest # or %.
Jim Maxwell Sweepstakes Award
In memory of Jim Maxwell, W6CF, a plaque is awarded annually by the NCCC to the individual who has made the greatest contribution to the club's Sweepstakes effort. This award was sponsored by W6NL and K6BL for many years, but is now part of the NCCC annual awards program. It is presented at the annual Awards Banquet in March.
Past Winners include:
2005 Marc, W6ZZZ
2006 Marc, W6ZZZ
2007 Marc, W6ZZZ
2008 Bob, N6WG
2009 Jack, KF6T
2010 Chris, N6WM
2011 Bob, K6XX
Note: Just for reference, there is another award honoring the memory of Jim Maxwell. It is not sponsored by NCCC, but is included here for completeness. It's the Jim Maxwell Memorial Trophy awarded annually to the highest scoring single operator, operating unassisted, within the state of California, in the ARRL CW DX Contest. This large, beautiful trophy, originated by Jim Neiger, N6TJ, was first awarded in April 2005 at the IDXC meeting in Visalia. Each year since then a new winner is inscribed on the trophy base, as it changes hands.
Recent winners (all recognized at past April IDXC meetings):
2004 Dan, N6MJ
2005 Bob, K6XX
2006 Dick, N6AA
2007 Bob, K6XX
2008 Bob, N6TV
2009 Dan, N6MJ
2010 Bob, K6XX
2011 Dan, N6MJ
CQ WW DX Awards
Founder's Award - In honor of NCCC Co-Founder Jim Neiger (N6TJ). Single Operator award for highest combined scores (CW + SSB) in CQ WW DX contest. The winner must be an NCCC member, inside the 175-mile club membership circle.
K6RU Memorial Trophy - Honoring strong NCCC supporter Cam Pierce (K6RU). Station award for the Top Scoring California Multi-Multi station. Both modes needed (CW + SSB).
Annual Operating Awards
NCCC-Sponsored Awards
ARRL RTTY Roundup
NCCC sponsors the annual plaque for the Pacific Division, Single Operator High Power winner.
NCCC sponsors the annual CQ WW DX RTTY Club Competition plaque.
New England QSO Party
NCCC sponsors the annual plaque for the top California/Nevada score.


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Originally Posted by Alrik Fassbauer
I think I must agree.
Sad, because it's an imho really nice game - judged from the demo. And also keeping in mind that I don't like action games in general.
But I decided that I'll buy the collector's edition: artbook, music CD, novel - That's enough to keep me occupied.


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Ty James' Week 8 NFL Locks
Last week wasn't bad, 4-2 including a huge college winner for you, as USC was a ten point 'dog at Notre Dame, and won the game straight up, just as I predicted. There are a lot of big favorites this week, and I have chosen to leave all of them alone.
Here's the plan for week 8, check it out.
1) Buffalo Bills (-6.5) vs. Washington Redskins — The Bills look as if they could possibly be a playoff team for the first time in several years, and their offense will certainly score enough at home to beat the 'Skins. The Buffalo "D" has been very good at taking the ball away from opposing offenses this year, and that doesn't bode well for Washington. The Redskins offensive skill players are terrible, something Coach Mike Shanahan never had to worry about in Denver. Expect a big day from Fred Jackson out of the Buffalo backfield, and a few untimely Redskins turnovers. It all adds up, to 31-10 Bills.
2) Carolina Panthers (-3) vs. Minnesota Vikings — Cam Newton, at home, against a team that the Panthers can beat. That's a winning formula, right there! Christian Ponder was respectable in his first ever start last week for the Vikes, but this week he hits the road for the first time as a starter, and will be asked to match points with Cam Newton. That's not going to happen. The Panthers "D" isn't stellar, but it will load up to stop Adrian Peterson, forcing the young Vikings QB to make some big plays. He may make some, but I don't think he will make enough. Plus, the Panthers usually play much better in the second half of games this year, which is exactly when Minnesota has been outplayed and outcoached. This is a winnable game for the Vikings, but the way this season is going, I have to see it – to believe it. 23-16, Panthers.
3) Pittsburgh Steelers (+3) vs. New England Patriots — You have heard me say that I don't like to bet against Tom Brady. And many of you know that I am not a big fan of Ben Roethlisberger. But Pittsburgh is never an underdog at home, and I expect them to come out and play very well. Plus, I don't see many games left on the Pats' schedule that are possible losses, except possibly this one. New England has been running the ball more this year than in seasons past, but I don't expect them to have much success on the ground against Pittsburgh. The Patriots weakness is in the secondary, and the Steelers receivers are very fast, and dangerous. I expect a lot of points in this game, which has grown into a legitimate rivalry that New England has gotten the better of, lately. But I think the tide will change, at least for one day. Steelers get the last laugh, and the last FG, and win, 38-35.
4) Philadelphia Eagles (-3) vs. Dallas Cowboys — If there is one team this week that needs to win, and win impressively, it's the Eagles. Coming off their bye week, they should be hungry, mad, and very motivated to blow out Dallas. The Philly offense matches up very well against the 'Boys, and Michael Vick is way, way overdue for that breakout game. Conversely, I don't think Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray will shred the Eagles "D", like he did the Rams last week. Tony Romo, for whatever the reason, does not historically play well against the Eagles, and any turnovers would be killers. The Eagles will have their best showing of the season so far, in front of the home fans, and the entire nation, on Sunday night. They pull away in the second half, and win, 34-24.
5) San Diego Chargers (-3) at Kansas City Chiefs — The Chargers should still be upset over losing a game they had, to the Jets, last week in New York. Heck, they should still be mad at losing the division to the Chiefs last year – so this is a great spot for them to show who really is the best team in the AFC West. The Chiefs have won two straight, but that was against Peyton-less Indy, and QB-less Oakland last week. The Chargers offense will give K.C. fits, and the Chargers "D" should be able to make Matt Cassell look like, well, Matt Cassell. Dwayne Bowe never hurts San Diego, and the Chargers should be able to force several '3rd and long' situations. Believe it or not, the Chargers have had this game circled on the schedule all year long. They're better than the Chiefs, and they'll prove it. 34-17, Bolts.
Last week: 4-2
For the season: 18-12


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svt seats to recaro plugs
WILL the plugs fit into the recaro seats from bottom of seat
I will tell you after you ship the SVT buckets to me LOLz
If your question is, are the standard SVT seats and SVT Recaro seats interchangeable, I'm sure the answer is yes. Whether the SRS components are interchangeable depends on whether the seats are from the same model year, and whether they both have side air bags (I think all SVTs had side airbags). There are two large "master plugs" for each front seat, one from the main harness and one from the seat. Each "master plug" has a number of individual, color coded plugs for each function, ie. yellow for side airbag, red for seat belt buckle, one green and one blue for seat heaters, black (iirc) for height adjustment motor. Each individual, color coded plug will only fit into one corresponding location within the "master plug" It is possible that the pattern of the individual color coded plugs within each "master plug" is different between regular SVT and Recaro, but it makes no sense that Ford would make 2040 sets of special "master plugs" for the 2040 Recaro equipped SVTs out of 9215 made over just two model years. Good luck.
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damn that sucks....i dont know, but i heard that renick is pretty cool about mods...but im not sure..call greg and ask him...or call the parts guyOriginally Posted by snorlax
This is a discussion on SoCal WRX FlatFour (F4) within the South Western States forums, part of the Regional Discussion category; Originally Posted by snorlax my 3rd gear just shattered on me i was on the freeway, there was traffic. i ...
damn that sucks....i dont know, but i heard that renick is pretty cool about mods...but im not sure..call greg and ask him...or call the parts guyOriginally Posted by snorlax
just tell them would it void your warranty if you are at stage 2?Originally Posted by snorlax
im jsut going to go there and try my luck
or just stright up asking them are they mod friendly
can anyone help me out with the uppipe removal? I got everything done but just the uppipe removing process is a little gray on my knowlendge...
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Damn dood, that stinks. Whereabouts are you in SoCal? If Renick doesn't work out for you, Santa Monica Subaru is also an option. They are very warranty friendly to aftermarket parts. The guy there is Reza, he tells me the service dept can't detect the stage 2 map anyway, so it won't matter. He also opens the service ticket (instead of the service tech) to ensure it is warrantable.Originally Posted by snorlax
good luck.
just got back, i talked to the salesman he told me to just but everything back to stock and they should warranty it.
so thats what doing right now after when my car has cooled down a bit
I'm confused. Not to be a ****, but why would you go into 3rd gear at 10-15 mph? Seems like 2nd would have been a better choice...Originally Posted by snorlax
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theres nothing wrong with going to 3rd @ 15 mph hell i can go to 5th @ 10mph it wont damage any thing, ur car just wont go any were.
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Clearly this guy owes a lot to his laptop -- without Tumblr and Facebook, he would just be another desperate fool unable to experience the all consuming feelings of undeniable passion. This song will forever go down in history as one of the true love ballads of our digitally-obsessed time.
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Why Celtic must beware of bare-knuckle fighters Barca
Spanish football expert Graham Hunter previews the Champions League game between Celtic and Barcelona at Parkhead on November 7
The scouts and coaches who prepare to play FC Barcelona usually tear their hair out with tactical questions. To attack, to press, to hold a high line, to defend if they grab a lead, to play one up front, to use wingers to crowd out Barca's marauding full backs, to double-mark Lionel Messi – it's a never-ending list.
This time, however, there are two over-riding messages which Neil Lennon will need his troops to assimilate, understand and apply.
- Don't give the ball away
- Keep your guard up late in the match
Why? Well, allow me to explain.
When Tito Vilanova's side won 3-1 at home to Celta Vigo at the weekend they registered what is, statistically at least, their best-ever start to a Liga season. That's one hell of a stat.
But, honestly, they are performing at about 80% of capacity – conceding quite a high number of home goals, having to fight back from a deficit five times in all competitions and only occasionally flaring into their luminous, brilliant best.
However, what is blindingly obvious that is that even when their form is being dragged down by constant injuries (Piqué, Puyol, Alves, Adriano, Alexis and Iniesta are all examples this season) the winning mentality this season is that of a bare-knuckle boxer.
So far this term Barca have scored 47 times in all competitions – of those, a remarkable 18 have been scored in the last 20 minutes of matches, whether they are losing, drawing or winning. That's 38% of all goals this season notched when other teams are easing down mentally and physically.
Better still, 12 of those goals have come in the last 10 minutes – the late, late show when Jordi Alba dashed the hopes of Neil Lennon's team at the Camp Nou wasn't a fluke. And to those of us who watch them regularly it wasn't a particular surprise either.
Chew on this: on the last two Barca visits to Parkhead Barca have scored three times in each game and of the six goals, three have come in the last quarter of an hour.
Wanyama highlights Barca danger
Most people are of the old cliche — glass half-full, glass half-empty life view. So some will ask if it's a failing of Barca's to need so many late goals and, perhaps, when you ally the tendency to the fact that the world champions have trailed this season to Celtic, Spartak, Osasuna, Sevilla and Real Madrid before coming back to win each of those games it's true that they aren't defending brilliantly.
However, if you accept that what it stems from is an unquenchable thirst to be scoring goals irrespective of how the match stands and accept that it's an indication of Barca's mental and physical toughness then, net, this tendancy is a positive.
So is their capacity to sieze upon mistakes. I spent last Monday talking at great length with Celtic's midfielder Victor Wanyama. He's only 21 and, with his brother, only the second Kenyan to play in the Champions League. He's already in the top three Celtic players this season and has an increased chance of wreaking havoc given that the organiser of Barca's midfield, Sergio Busquets, is absent.
What did Wanyama learn about playing Barca two weeks ago before he swapped shirts with Andres Iniesta?
The fact is that we have to give the ball away much less than we did. Great teams are just waiting for one error, one gift of possession and then they take advantage.
Barca boosted by Pique return
Whether Neil Lennon chooses to replicate two of the great Champions League performances under Gordon Strachan (beating Milan 2-1 and Manchester United 1-0) by playing cautiously and then converting clinically when the slightest chance emerges or chooses to try to run Barca off their feet it's crucial Celtic are almost flawless when they have the ball, not just when they are defending.
For the visitors it's clearly a boost Gerard Piqué is back, altough I know he feels he'll be touch-and-go for this match after nearly one month out.
Equally the fact that the kick on the knee which Leo Messi took late in the Celta victory hasn't ruled him out is a major factor in betting that Barca will impose themselves and win.
Are they invulnerable? No way. But do they bring a bagful of tricks and a habit of pulling off final flourishes under pressure? Yes, definitely.
Stand by for a big match and don't, whatever you do, blink when the clock is ticking towards the 90th minute.
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Montefiore Medical Center Named Health Care Innovation Awards Recipient for Innovative Behavioral Health Model
Montefiore to Receive $5.6 Million Grant to Pilot Project That Provides Behavioral Health Services in Primary Care Settings
16 Jul, 2014, 10:20 ET from Montefiore Medical Center
NEW YORK, July 16, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Montefiore Medical Center has been selected to receive a $5.6 million Health Care Innovation Award from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop the Bronx Behavioral Health Integration Project (Bronx-BHIP), a program that will integrate behavioral healthcare for children and adults in primary care settings.
Montefiore's Bronx-BHIP is designed to increase the availability of vital behavioral services and test an innovative reimbursement methodology that has the potential of generating health system savings. The program is the first time the integrated behavioral and medical care model will be tested on such a large scale at an academic medical center serving a safety-net population.
"The Bronx-BHIP program is unique in that it will be implemented across the entire age spectrum. This is especially important for children because when behavioral health issues are identified and managed early in life, there is enormous impact on the future of their well-being," said Andrew D. Racine, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice president and chief medical officer, Montefiore. "We are delighted that CMMI believes that Montefiore is a leader in changing the paradigm of traditional fee-for-service healthcare to a model that emphasizes both quality care and cost effectiveness."
Bronx-BHIP focuses on identifying and providing care to individuals of all ages for a broad range of behavioral health conditions in primary care settings. The integrated care model will administer evidence-based, age-appropriate behavioral health screening and other services to Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries, as well as members of several health plans, in selected Montefiore primary care practices. There are also web-based video components to the program to facilitate access to care.
Patients with behavioral disorders will be treated by a team that includes a psychiatrist, psychologist or social worker and a care manager, who will collaborate with primary care providers to provide screenings, assessments, treatment and other patient follow-up.
"Traditional models of healthcare typically address behavioral and physical illnesses separately," said Henry Chung, M.D., chief medical officer, Montefiore's Care Management Program and executive director of Bronx-BHIP. "By increasing access to behavioral services in the same setting where patients receive most of their medical care, we can proactively monitor both behavioral and physical health conditions; we can treat the 'whole person.' When behavioral health care needs are not addressed, things like adherence to treatment regimens for their medical conditions and attendance at follow-up visits may be compromised, resulting in poor outcomes and increased utilization of services, including emergency room visits and hospitalizations."
The reimbursement methodology that Bronx-BHIP will test is designed to help accelerate adoption of the program and support program sustainability by paying providers a fee for the early identification of behavioral health issues and the continued treatment and care coordination of patients while being held to a number of quality indicators. The long term goal is to demonstrate that patients with behavioral health disorders can be successfully treated in a primary care setting at a lower cost to the healthcare system.
The Health Care Innovation Awards program, part of the Affordable Care Act, is intended to deliver better health, improved care and lower costs to people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP, particularly those with the greatest health care needs. The goal is to also lower the nation's overall spending on healthcare.
About Montefiore Medical Center
As the University Hospital and academic medical center for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore is renowned for its clinical excellence, scientific discovery and commitment to its community. Recognized among the top hospitals nationally and regionally by U.S. News & World Report, Montefiore provides compassionate, patient- and family-centered care and educates the healthcare professionals of tomorrow. The Children's Hospital at Montefiore is consistently named in U.S. News' "America's Best Children's Hospitals." With four hospitals, 1,512 beds and more than 84,000 annual admissions, Montefiore is an integrated health system seamlessly linked by advanced technology. State-of-the-art primary and specialty care is provided through a network of more than 150 locations across the region, including the largest school health program in the nation and a home health program. Montefiore's partnership with Einstein advances clinical and translational research to accelerate the pace at which new discoveries become the treatments and therapies that benefit patients. The medical center derives its inspiration for excellence from its patients and community, and continues to be on the frontlines of developing innovative approaches to care. For more information please visit www.montefiore.org and www.cham.org. Follow us on Twitter; like us on Facebook; view us on YouTube.
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Paul Kevin Curtis of Mississippi, was arrested after allegedly sending the potential dangerous poison Ricin to President Obama, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and a state Judge by way of a letter. He was released after an investigation and reportedly, authorities didn't find any ricin in Curtis' Corinth home or vehicle. Federal agents are now searching the home of J. Everett Dutschke, a former Republican candidate.
WTVA reports, "Earlier this week the defense attorney for Paul Kevin Curtis- the man accused of mailing three ricin laced letters to President Obama, Senator Roger Wicker, and Judge Sadie Holland- suggested prosecutors look into J. Everett Dutschke.
Defense attorney Christi McCoy said Curtis is innocent and the government has failed to find any proof connecting him to the letters."
USA Today reports, "On Monday, an FBI agent said federal authorities didn't find any ricin in Curtis' Corinth home or vehicle.
McCoy says the search results bolster Curtis' claims of innocence.
McCoy also pointed to alleged child molester and former political hopeful J. Everett Dutschke as a possible person of interest in potentially framing her client."
There is a team consisting of FBI, Tupelo, and Lee County authorities are conducting a search at the Tupelo home of Everett Dutschke. There are around 10 law enforcement vehicles at or near the home, according to the Clarion Ledger.
The former Republican candidate for Mississippi's House of Representatives denies that he has any involvement.
TPM reports, "This is not Dutschke's first brush with the law. Earlier this year, Dutschke, who operates a taekwondo studio in Tupelo, Miss., was charged with one count of child molestation for a case involving a 7-year-old female. He was then released on bond."
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The NC215s 10in netbook will allow you to keep on typing even when the battery runs out by using the solar panels which have been incorporated into the lid. Although we're not sure there will be many situations when you will need this if Samsung's claims of a 14 hour battery life from the six-cell 40Wh battery, prove to be accurate.
The laptop had been expected to land in the US on 3 July but over a week later there was no sign of the environmentally friendly PC until Amazon decided to put it up for pre-order yesterday evening for $399. There is still no shipping date mentioned and whether the laptop will ever actually make it to the US is still up for debate, with no official word from Samsung.
Other specs for the portable laptop include an Atom N570 CPU, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, 1GB of DDR3 memory, 25GB HDD and Windows 7 Starter. Samsung has also announced the NC110, which is identical to the NC215s but without the solar panels and is also on pre-order on Amazon for $329.
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by Jennifer Ziegler
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Cute book about a girl, Maggie, that's tired of moving from place to place with her hippy parents and losing friends along the way. Finally, after moving to yet another school, Maggie decides she's done with trying to fit in as the "new-girl-in-class" once again. Maggie decides she's going to be as uncool as possible, so when her parents pack-up and move again, this time she won't be hurt when she has to leave friends behind.
This is a great general-fiction/chick-lit YA. How Not to Be Popular has funny characters, a great love interest and a surprising, but realistic ending. Highly recommended for fans of the Princess Diaries.
This is a funny and delightful book. I smiled the whole way through it. Sugar Magnolia (Maggie) is entirely believable, as are her sweet, clueless hippie parents. Recommended!
Sugar Magnolia (Maggie) Dempsey is the daughter of Les and Rosie, two hippies who constantly migrate because they believe that they should see all that the world has to offer. Maggie has never lived in the same place for more than a year. After leaving a boyfriend in Oregon the beginning of her senior year in high school, Maggie vows that she will not make any friends in Texas. Hoping to ward off potential friends, she dresses in outlandish outfits such as a kimono and accessorizes with the occasional potted plant or frog rain boots in addition to hanging out with the school's "losers". Maggie believes that if her plan works, she will be immune to the next move her oblivious parents decide to make.
The irony of How Not to be Popular is the best part of the book. While most teenagers strive for popularity, it comes naturally to Maggie so she must find a way to avoid it. Her intense dedication to this goal is humorous at times because of the different outlook on popularity.
Beginning each chapter is a tip from Maggie on how to achieve unpopularity which foreshadows her upcoming antics. This is a clever way to brace the reader for the embarrassing moments of high school. While including such realistic moments such as riding a bike in a massive dress down a busy road makes the story more personal, I found myself cringing at some of the truly awkward moments Maggie purposely places herself in.
The book's theme is that people should not be concerned with who their friends are and what they look like. Although this theme is rather cliché, the reversed scenario is imaginative.
The ending is predictable in that the character does the right thing making it disappointing overall the book is a fun and easy read.
Hilariously funny! Maggie has just moved to Austin, Texas with her loveably wacky hippie parents who have moved every few months, living all over the world, doing whatever they wanted when the mood struck them. Maggie left behind good friends and her boyfriend Trevor in Portland, Oregon. Trevor dumps her via a text message, and Maggie decides that she is never, ever getting attached to anyone again, since that would only make leaving painful (again). And thus begins the social experiment of unpopularity: Maggie decides to do exactly the opposite of what all of the popular kids do. She knows that quite well because she's been in the popular group all her life. Maggie starts off with clothes -- from the resale shop her father is running, she throws together outfits like gray mechanics overalls and black galoshes, accessorized by a Star Trek backpack and matching lunch box, and the next day a kimono, and the day after that she dresses like a psycho Bo Peep. The popular kids are predictably mean and shallow, and Maggie accidentally makes friends with Jack and Penny, and discovers they are quirky and wonderful people. How attached will she allow herself to get? Chick lit with a brain for 8th grade and up!
Definitely one of my more enjoyable forays into young adult literature. Sugar Magnolia "Maggie" Dempsey is the surprisingly well-adjusted daughter of hippie parents. While loving and supportive, her restless parents uproot Maggie every few months and move to another part of the country. As a young girl, Maggie loved the adventure and diversity of her parents nomadic lifestyle. However, Maggie is now in high school and this latest move has resulted in a break-up with her first serious boyfriend. Tired of making friends only to tearfully leave them a few months later, Maggie decides that she will protect herself this time by refusing to make friends. Thus begins her quest to become unpopular.
The book is laugh out loud funny as Maggie does her best to shun popularity through a series self-inflicted, horrifyingly embarrassing situations. The problem is that she's unwittingly setting trends as she goes against the social hierarchy of her new school. No matter how hard she tries to be a social outcast, she becomes the new "it" girl.
What makes the novel so relatable is Maggie. Maggie's smart, but not precocious. She's level-headed, but not so much so that she doesn't screw things up along the way. She's neither obnoxiously mature or immature--she just seems like a real teenager. And, to top it all off, she's funny and not wistfully pining for a vampire--my current requirements for young adult heroines.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0385734654, Hardcover)Maggie Dempsey is tired of moving all over the country. Her parents are second-generation hippies who uproot her every year or so to move to a new city. When Maggie was younger, she thought it was fun and adventurous. Now that she's a teenager, she hates it. When she moved after her freshman year, she left behind good friends, a great school, and a real feeling of belonging. When she moved her sophomore year, she left behind a boyfriend, too. Now that they've moved to Austin, she knows better. She's not going to make friends. She's not going to fit in. Anything to prevent her from liking this new place and them from liking her. Only . . . things don't go exactly as planned.
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Staten Island, NY – Sophomore midfielder Colin O'Rourke (Worcester, MA/ St. John's Shrewsbury) and freshman attack Sam Morrissey (Long Valley, NJ/ West Morris Central) scored three goals apiece but it was not enough to overcome a large early deficit as Bryant posted a 19-9 Northeast Conference victory over the Seahawks at Wagner College Stadium.
Travis Harrington paced the Bulldogs with four goals while John Truscello and Max Weisenberg added three goals apiece. Bryant raced out to a 10-1 lead with 12:09 left in the first half as Harrington found the net on three of those goals. From this point forward, the game was nearly dead even as Bryant outscored Wagner by just a 9-8 margin the test of the way. Trailing by that 10-1 count with 12:09 left in the opening half, the Seahawks then played their best stretch of lacrosse all afternoon, going on a 4-0 run to draw to within 10-5.
Junior attack Mike Hurley (Billerica, MA/ Billerica) tallied two goals in the Wagner rally and O'Rourke found the cage one time while sophomore attack Cody Isdaner (Gladwyne, PA/ Episcopal Academy) added a goal and an assist during the 4-0 surge. A Hurley goal off a feed from Isdaner capped the run and made it a 10-5 game with 3:54 remaining in the first half. Bryant would close the half with three unanswered goals to build the lead back up to eight at 13-5 at intermission. In the second half, the Bulldogs outscored the Seahawks by a slim 6-4 margin in fashioning the final score of 19-9.
The key statistic in the game came on faceoffs where the Bulldogs won a commanding 24-of-28 oppotunties.. Bryant out-shot Wagner 44-27 and held a 25-8 edge in ground balls. The Bulldogs were 3-of-8 on extra man opportunities while Wagner was 1-of-4 on EMO's. The Seahawks did a solid job taking care of the ball, committing just 10 turnovers while forcing the Bulldogs into 16 turnovers. This was a physical contest from the outset as the teams committed 12 penalties combined as Wagner was whistled eight times as compared to Bryant's four penalties.
Freshman Nicholas Gibaldi (Rocky Point, NY/ Rocky Point) had 10 saves in goals while playing 52 minutes. Junior Peter Rubin (East Rockaway, NY/ East Rockaway) came on to record two saves in eight minutes of action. Senior defender Colin Shaw (Malvern, PA/ Archbishop Carroll) and junior defender Chris Riccio (Glenmont, NY/ Bethlehem Central) caused two turnovers apiece for the Seahawks.
Isdaner paced Wagner with four points (one goals, three assists), while O'Rourke (three goals), Morrissey (three goals) and Hurley (two goals, one assist) finished with three points apiece. All told, seven different Seahawks found the scoring column. Also scoring points for Wagner by contributing one assist apiece were senior attack Will Macumber (Manorville, NY/ Eastport South Manor) along with sophomore midfielders Brian Faughnan (New Canaan, CT/ New Canaan) and John Hojnoski (West Springfield, MA/ Cathedral).
Peter McMahon was Bryant's top playmaker as he dished out a game-high four assists. Jameson Love was credited with the win in goal as he came up with three saves in 48 minutes of action before giving way to Alec Rosenbruch who also stopped three shots during his 12-minute stint between the pipes.
With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 5-6 on the season, 1-1 in the NEC while Wagner falls to 0-9 overall, 0-2 in league play.
The Seahawks are next in action on Saturday, April 16 when they travel to Moon Township, PA to meet the Colonials of Robert Morris. Faceoff is set for 2:30 p.m.
NOTE – The nine goals mark the second-highest output of the season for the Seahawks. On February 26, Wagner notched 10 goals in a 14-10 home loss to Providence.


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by Nora Roberts
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I really need to remember this book. I remember liking it a lot and being enchanted by the ending, wishing I had the sequel.
I love this book so much. Besides it being a really wonderful story of romance and a great friendship of women I also really loved the ghost part and the insights were were provided of Amelia when she had been alive. This book actually also greatly piqued my interest in gardening and landscaping. Beautifully descriptive settings.
This was a lot of fun to read! It is a ghost story and does start out on a sad note, but there are lots of light-hearted moments as Stella and her boys recover from their family tragedy. I really enjoyed the chemistry between Logan and Stella, too. They were such polar opposites that it allowed the author to build in so many entertaining scenes. The relationship he developed with her boys was very endearing, too.
I'm dying to know the full story with the ghost! I though those scenes were extremely well done. I actually got goosebumps a few times, especially during her encounters with Hayley. I'm look forward to Roz's story in book two!
This was a re-read for me, and just as enjoyable the second time. In this book, we are introduced to Stella (a widow with 2 young sons who is an organized, efficient mother and manager), to Roz (the owner of the Harper estate and the nursery In the Garden who gives Stella the job of a lifetime), and to Hayley(Roz's distant cousin who is 6 months pregnant when we meet her; she is an energetic, people person who excels at sales). Stella (with her 2 boys) and Hayley end up living in Roz's house and quickly become a family. We also meet Stella's love interest - the creative, disorganized landscape designer who is working for Roz, and David, Roz's quiet son who works in the propogation part of the nursery. The last important character to mention is the "Harper Bride" - the ghost who visits children and sings to them.
Good read - typical Nora Roberts series - but what I like most about this book is that Stella's first - deceased - husband is not discredited in any way, which so often happens in other books where a widow or widower finds new love. Stella and her kids are 'allowed' to keep loving him as well as Logan.
Blue Dahlia kicks off another new paranormal trilogy from the hugely prolific Roberts. As in her previous trilogies, the cast is now assembled and the fun can begin.
Touching emotion, fascinating characters and a tantalizing ghost add up to extreme reading pleasure.
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Against the backdrop of a house steeped in history and a thriving new gardening business, three women unearth the memories of the past and uncover a dangerous secretfinding in each other the courage to take chances and embrace the future.
Stella has a passion for planning that keeps her from taking too many risks. But when she opens her heart to a new love, she discovers that she will fight to the death to protect what's hers.
Trying to escape the ghosts of the past, young widow Stella Rothchild, along with her two energetic little boys, has moved back to her roots in southern Tennesseeand into her new life at Harper House and In the Garden nursery. She isn't intimidated by the housenor its mistress, local legend Roz Harper. Despite a reputation for being difficult, Roz has been nothing but kind to Stella, offering her a comfortable new place to live and a challenging new job as manager of the flourishing nursery. As Stella settles comfortably into her new life, she finds a nurturing friendship with Roz and with expectant mother Hayley. And she discovers a fierce attraction with ruggedly handsome landscaper Logan Kitridge
But someone isn't happy about the budding romance…the Harper Bride. As the women dig into the history of Harper House, they discover that grief and rage have kept the Bride's spirit alive long past her death. And now, she will do anything to destroy the passion that Logan and Stella share...
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Centering around three courageous women, who meet for the first time at a crossroads in their lives, this first installment in a new trilogy follows Stella as she casts aside her fears and finds a special love that she will do anything to protect.
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When you think of Costumes – do you think of Halloween? I used to, then I had a little girl and Sadie likes to dress up ALL THE TIME! Steven really got into dressing up like some of his buddies, but he always wanted a fun costume for Halloween. I always try to shop the sales to get the best deals – after all they never wore them to too long, right??
Well, let me tell you want I learned! First – costumes just aren't for Halloween! They can be worn all year long – have a dress-up playdate, dress-up for a birthday party, have a themed event at your house, and well, Sadie dresses up at least 3xs a week with her friends. Second – you don't have to wait until Halloween to buy costumes OR to find a deal on them!
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I told you guys that we went to Disney On Ice Dare To Dream and I thought that it would be the perfect occasion for Sadie to wear her new Princess Rose Costume that I got for review. She was in LOVE! We left for the show at 5:45, she had the dress on by 4:00 because she wanted to wear it to the bus stop to pick up Steven so everyone there would see her in it 🙂 I honestly surprised on how well it fit her – she is tall and skinny, so alot of clothes fall off her waist – but the dress fit perfectly! I got her the size small and everything about it fit just right.
She got a bunch of compliments while we were at the show. I know she's the most beautiful princess I have ever seen, but I may be alittle biased 😉
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Was thinking how handy it would be if we had somewhere we could post live versions of our templates so forum readers could then check the template for browser compatability?
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@ciaran Or if you're developing a new template and don't have access to a specific browser to test it in you could look into BrowserShots, which is an interesting idea, might prove useful to some people.
yeah I don't think you need others to check for you (expect for certain occasions). With all the resources available you should be able to handle this yourself.
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I have a really hard time doing IE6 testing on my mac. I have Windows (and most versions of IE), but it's on Bootcamp so I need to reboot every time I test. I've been trying to fix the bugs directly in Windows, but when I'm not used to the workflow it takes forever.
browsershots.org is a good alternative, albeit a little time consuming in the long run (especially when a lot of people are testing at the same time)
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On the next stop there was a handicapped boy named Ross. All the kids called him "Special Ross."
Then a young man named Lester Cheese loaded onto the bus, sat down, took off his shoes and began picking at his bunions.
Finally the last stop came up, and another chubby little girl got on. Grover had never met her, so he asked her her name and her name was also Patty.
On the way to school, Grover looked in his mirror and began to laugh, he was thinking...
"Dang, I have two obese Patty's, Special Ross, Lester Cheese picking bunions, on a Sesame Street bus!"
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