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How I Survived (& Triumphed Over) Sexual Abuse. ~ Tara Moffatt
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Release Your Truth: A Story of Triumph and Survival Over Sexual Abuse.
My name is Tara Moffatt. I am a mother of two, and have been with the love of my life for 16 years. To the casual observer and quick 'passerby'—one might see a woman whose life has been filled with much happiness and blessings. And, one might also see a woman whose path has resulted in great strength and courage.
And, by all measures, and accounts—both observations would be completely true.
But, things are often missed when our eyes pass so quickly through and over things. In our first glance, we may miss the real story—the one that is deeper still. Every moment in our life, becomes a 'page' in our journey. And, it's in these pages where the true essence of who we are, and what we are yet to be–comes alive.
This is my story—and these are the 'pages' that have shaped my spirit.
I was sexually abused as a child.
The first time it happened, I was just a baby—barely five years old. He was a teenage boy, maybe 15 at the time. And, again, when I was just a little older—this time, by a 44-year-old 'man' and, a 'friend' to our family. What this man did to me tore apart the innocence of my spirit—causing me to withdraw from everyone. I remember thinking, even at this young age, how very much I disliked myself.
I was so afraid, that I would sleep in my blue jeans and t-shirt—the soft fabric was my only sense of security and comfort. I didn't know what to do; I felt so much pain. And my parents, with their own abusive patterns and selfish needs—were constantly putting themselves ahead of my younger sister and me.
In an act of defiance, I held my silence—and in doing so, I held onto my pain.
And when he finally stopped, it took me a full two years following—to finally step forward… to find my courage… my voice, to say 'enough.'
I thought this was the 'right' thing to do—to carry my story forward to the authorities, to let them know about this terrible monster. But, due to the complexity of our legal system, I found out that these people who were there to help me—they couldn't even take my statement. It wasn't their jurisdiction.
I felt powerless.
How was I, a young woman with little means and no driver's license—how was I ever going to make the two hour trip to the 'correct' jurisdiction.
It wasn't until 2001, that I was finally able to formally report my childhood abuser. By then, I was depressed. I couldn't focus, and had a hard time even functioning in my everyday living. But, in spite of my weakness, I found my strength. I even called my abuser to let him know that I had reported him to the authorities. He may have stolen my voice when I was just a very small child, but I am the one who found it again.
And then one day, while on my way to pay my rent—I had the most curious thing happen to me. I found myself standing in front of what was a Real Estate office, but was now something called "Labyrinth." I was confused, to say the least.
But, something compelled me that day—so, I opened the door and introduced myself. And in doing so, I met Bette—a psychic medium. We had many conversations, Bette and I, in my many visits to her store. In time, I shared with her the stories of my childhood.
I shared with her my experience as a very small child, when I had realized I was 'hearing' and 'seeing' people who had passed on. I had thought I was crazy—I convinced myself I had a mental disorder, and even sought medication for a while. But, Bette reassured me that I wasn't crazy—that we are all intuitive, or sensitive, in some way.
Geesh, what a relief that there were other people in the community that were just like me. Instead of being afraid of what I felt, I learned to embrace this part of me. I began to study stones, and to learn of their healing properties. I read books and taught myself how to read tarot cards. Bette truly helped me to understand my true spirit; she was even there to hold my hand throughout the court proceedings.
In January 2003, I learned that my abuser had harmed other children—and was currently being tried on these, and other charges. In June of 2003, the court finally returned a ruling—a 'hung jury.
I was devastated. How could this be? How could I have gone through all that for nothing?
But more importantly—how could I move on knowing that justice hadn't been served?
It was the darkest time of my life. I get shivers just thinking about it. I just didn't know what to do or what direction my life was heading in. I didn't know my 'way forward.'
I remember the night before that verdict came in, I had read my tarot cards. I asked what my outcome was going to be. My cards read, "No one won and no one lost." At the time, I didn't' understand what those words meant. It wasn't until after the ruling that I was able to take a step back and to make some sense of it all.
As a child that has unfortunately suffered great trauma, we learn to separate ourselves from our physical bodies. It makes it much easier to escape and to cope. And because we separate ourselves from our bodies, it sometimes makes it easier to 'connect' with things that are not always seen—rather, sensed. I didn't realize that these things I was sensing were part of something so much greater.
"No one won; no one lost"
My trauma was my awakening. I finally understood what these words meant. I realized, there is a thin veil that separates trauma, and our own spiritual awakening. These things that I was experiencing were quite real, and quite wonderful experiences. And since then, I have had so many more—and I have, embraced them all. I don't know that this connection to spirit would have occurred had the 'pages' been any different.
So, this is my story. I am Tara Moffatt, and I am grateful for all of the 'pages' of my story.
Tara Moffatt is a believer in that old saying that "Everything Happens for a Reason," and there is nothing left to chance. She is a mother of two, brilliantly happy wife, and by all measures – one of the strongest women known on this planet. If you want to reach out to Tara, you can find her on her website "Release Ur Truth" on Twitter, or you may email her at email@example.com. She would love to hear from you.
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22 Responses to "How I Survived (& Triumphed Over) Sexual Abuse. ~ Tara Moffatt"
Your courage, strength, and spirit – INSPIRE ME… many blessings to you, dear Tara. xo
XOXO Thank you Tara. You inspire
me to look outside the box..
Thank you for sharing this very important story, thank you for breaking the silence.
It was my Pleasure.. I have help with a business like Called" Breaking Silence".. @VickiSciannella On twitter that has and is posting Charged and Convicted Child Sexual Predators as Canada does not have an Open Sex Registry.. A Website is in the process..
Thanks Tara. I was not a victim of sexual abuse if someone in the room is they tell me. I wish this was not as common as I know it is and I know of the shame it causes and the courage and it takes to overcome.
Much grace to you. And yes, we may not always know the reason but there always is one, or so I believe.
Am posting on EJ main page 11pm tonight will show.
Many Tara's in my life now it seems…
Thank you Edie. I wish it wasn't common as well.. It has taken me along time to get to this place. I want to embrace it and help others overcome their trauma.. Thank you for posting this on Elephant journal main page on FB.. I am so grateful for this opportunity.. Many Blessings to you too..
Ah good….when I was just out of college I went to a woman's bookstore in Boston and there were two young women, telling their stories, of abuse and incest….It is very sad that this happens in every way. I applaud you for writing about it because it gives everyone else permission to be with what happened to them….Keep writing. I know I love to write and the process always teaches me something…
Edie i plan on Breaking Silence as long as i can.. I not only help reach others in their healing but it helps heal me.. It has been a wild ride .. I have met so many wonderful supportive people along the way.. I am blessed, grateful to all those whom just take a glimps into my world.. It teaches us love and compassion for others..
Yes indeed….helping others helps ourselves….it's all good, sounds corny, but it's love.
It is and it is corny just speaking your truth..
It is and it isn't corny just speaking your truth..
Yes it kinda is
Thank you for sharing your story with such courage! Many blessings to you and your family.
Please add me on Fb Amy
Very honest, real and powerful. I hear you loud and clear. Thanks for sharing.
Please add me on Fb Carolyn
Thank you Amy and Carolyn for taking the time to read my story. Thank you for the kind words.
Please if anyone wants to connect i am open.. I am in the service of other, but could you please send me a message if it is through Facebook that Elephant Journal sent you or that you read my story.. Thank you
Thank you for expressing and being vulnerable as well as strong and couareous…it does my heart good..
Thank you Jill.. It does my heart good too.. Thank you for taking the time to read my story 😀
It takes incredible bravery to share this kind of story. Seeing other women breaking the silence encourages me to do so as well! Thank you.
Your very welcome.. I hope you find your inner courage to do the same. It may prevent this from happening to another child. XXX


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Geoff Miller: "95% Of The Work I Do Is Working With High Level People That Get In Their Own Way"
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Geoff Miller, Mental Skills Coach for the Atlanta Braves,. Geoff cleared the table and shared that he's not a "sports psychologist", but a mental skills coach. Geoff explained that "it's not his job to be a hype man, but to help each athlete understand how to perform under pressure". He also broke down his job into three parts. Randy asked the percentage of players that hold themselves back and you may be shocked to find out Geoff's response. He's also shared a couple of stories of guys that were success stories of his help. Make sure you check out his blog, "The Winning Mind In Baseball" and support his book "Intangibles" .

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A special group of coal miners from around the West gathered at Mont Harmon Junior High School in Price this week as the Rocky Mountain Coal Mine Rescue Assocation conducted its annual competition. These are all miners who volunteer to go into a ...
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Don Burge, founding director of the USU-CEU Prehistoric Museum and long-time instructor of sciences at the college, has been selected to be the Grand Marshal in this year's International Days Parade in Price....
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Parker Pitzen makes his way through a big hole created by Ace Walton and Carter Garrington. A pair of football powerhouses squared off for a non-district battle Friday night. Class 3A Waverly-Shell Rock (4-3) pulled off a 21-14 victory. The loss puts the Lions at 3-3 overall, but they remain unbeaten in Class 2A, District 2…Read more
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Algona 3, CL 0 Fourteenth ranked Algona (3A) swept the Lions, 3-0, in a North Central Conference match played Tuesday, Sept 29. Game scores were 25-14, 25-13, 25-12. "We hung in throughout the match, and our defense played extremely well, but silly mistakes came back to bite us in the end," said Coach Keith Sears.…Read more
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Close to Woodstock's square, the comfy Bundling Board Inn hospitality is a good value.
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Many different parties are needed to design urban infrastructure: planners, architects, engineers, developers, financiers, citizens groups, and more — each with unique interestes and capabilities. Smooth collaboration has always been a challenge. Podaris solves this problem with cloud-computing technology, letting you design smart cities together.
Podaris consists of:
Podaris is currently in alpha testing. We expect to launch in late summer 2014.
Eventually Podaris model many different types of urban infrastructure. But initially, we are focusing on public transport networks — particularly recent innovations in transport technologies, for which few planning and design tools are otherwise available. Automated Transit Networks (ATNs) will be the first type of urban infrastructure to be fully supported by Podaris.
Automated Transit Networks have been in commercial operations since 2010. They consist of lightweight electric vehicles travelling on networks of slender guideways. In many applications ATNs are faster, more convenient, more flexible, more cost-effective, and more environmentally friendly than other transport technologies. ATNs cause no congestion, create no pollution, have been tested in commercial service around the world, and are now ready for wider application.
There are two classes of ATN technology:
ATN implementation is a complex process involving many stakeholders, and Each ATN vendor has a unique technology with different specifications and capabilities. Podaris will allow networks to be planned in a vendor-neutral fashion — parametrically generating infrastructure that is fully accurate to the specifications of participating vendors.
Podaris will provide basic transport planning capabilities, enabling rapid analysis of waiting and journey times, network capacity, spatial accessibility, and cost. Podaris' planning and analytical capabilities can also be used to model conventional transport modes, as well as multi-modal networks.
Read more about ATNs at homepage of the Advanced Transit Association Industry Group.
Podaris was founded in April 2013, and began full-time development development in March 2014. It is currently in testing, with public release expected in late summer 2014. If you would like to join the test programme, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
User accounts, User interface enhancements, Parametric modelling, Geometric constraints solving, Journey-time calculations, Layer controls, Collaboration controls, Guideway and station rendering
Why we are creating Podaris, and an early glimps at our interface.
Podaris is a browser-based sofware-as-a-service collaborative planning and design platform for urban infrastructure. We are initially focusing on supporting next-generation public transport networks, and are aiming for a public release in Q3 2014.
Podaris will enable you to to model any kind of transport network, however we will provide advanced engineering capabilities for Automated Transit Networks, which can particularly benefit from Podaris' design collaboration capabilities, and otherwise have few planning and design tools available for them.
Currently there is little publicly-facing software dedicated to the planning and design of ATNs. Most planners, engineers, and designers are unfamiliar with the unique properties of ATNs, so in the absence of tools to assist them, they must rely on external consultants with special knowledge of ATNs, even for very simple tasks. This complicates and slows down the planning and design process, and has become one of the primary barriers to the implementation of ATNs. Therefore, new software tools are needed.
Moreover, ATNs have unique properties that are not easily accommodated by existing design platforms. Where traditional fixed-infrastructure transport systems typically operate within a linear reserved corridor and are designed by a single authority, ATNs can be integrated much more closely into the built environment, and can form complex, organically-growing, multi-party mesh networks. Therefore ATNs can have more designers and stakeholders than traditional systems, introducing potential complications into the design process.
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Podaris is designed to be used by anyone with an interest in urban infrastructure. It will provide special benefits for developers, transport planners, urban planners, architects, and engineers — but its basic functionality will be easy enough for anyone to use.
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FYI: Sales and retail happenings in Southwest Florida
Gambler's sale
Love that Sport is having its Gambler's Sale today through April 20 with all merchandise reduced 30 percent. If you want to gamble until April 22 when everything will be 50 percent off through May 4 and starting May 6 everything goes to 75 percent off. The store closes for the summer so everything is going to be on sale. Visit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays at the Outback Steakhouse Plaza, 4910 U.S. 41 N., Naples. Information: 239-213-0065
Tent sale
Island Trends is having an end of season tent sale form 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at 938 N. Collier Blvd., Marco Island. Men's and women's apparel, shoes and FitFlops are part of the sale. Information: 239-963-4227
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La Femme Perfumery is hosting a jewelry and handbag trunk show today through April 20 at 351 12th Ave. S., Naples. Mention this announcement and receive a 25 percent discount. Information: 239-434-7444
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Marissa Collections, 1167 Third St. S., Naples, has opened a 1,400-square-foot jewelry gallery in its boutique. The gallery showcases many one-of-a-kind pieces from about 20 designers, including Arunashi, Bochic, David Webb, Irene Neuwirth, Monique Pean and Yossi Harari.
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Lisa and Philippe Boët, proprietors of the French restaurant Chez Boët, is hosting a reception for their two custom French barge cruises for 2014 at 3 p.m. April 16 at 755 12th Ave. S., Naples. The nine-day trips are culinary and wine themed with small barge river cruising and land travel that includes hands-on cooking classes, winery visits, walking tours and visits to farmers markets. Reservations and information: 239-595-7002
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Marilyn Hellman of Marilyn's will discuss how you can use fashion to look younger from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 17 at 331 Fifth Ave. S., Naples. Learn how to select flattering jewelry and fabrics to regain a youthful look. Information: 239-206-4460
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Bronx movie palace has showcased actors, boxers, rappers, politiciansBy Daniel Beekman / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Sunday, December 2, 2012, 6:00 AM
Thespians have held curtain calls under the twinkling chandeliers and midnight blue ceiling of the Paradise Theater. Film stars have lit up its silver screen.
Boxers have battered each other at the historic Grand Concourse venue. Rockers and rappers have made its stage shake.
Bronx power brokers staged a political coup at the city landmark, where a cornered gang banger once shot himself in the head.
The 83-year-old theater in Fordham has served many purposes and masters, and for its next act, the Paradise will play a mega-church.
The World Changers Church of New York, headed by controversial Georgia-based televangelist Creflo Dollar, has signed a lease to occupy the venue, as first reported by the Riverdale Review.
Built in 1929 to resemble a heavenly paradise, the theater will offer its new congregants just that. World Changers Church preaches "prosperity theology," a worldview that equates piety and wealth.
"This is the highest and best use for the theater," said Ruth Furst, a real estate broker who handled the deal for property owner Gerald Lieblich.
But some Fordham residents and longtime Paradise patrons believe the theater should remain an entertainment venue.
"There are plenty of other sites for churches," said Vic Peters, 65, a building superintendent who remembers watching movies at the Paradise decades ago.
Designed by architect John Eberson, an Austrian immigrant, the 45,000-square-foot Paradise was one of five New York "wonder palaces" operated by Loews Theater.
With an elegant facade, murals of cherubs, a cloud machine, a marble staircase and a sweeping balcony, the 3,855-seat movie and play house was a sight to behold when it first opened, and a favorite spot for young couples to canoodle. It cost $4 million to build and showed films such as "Gone With The Wind," said Lloyd Ultan, Bronx historian.
"It was very opulent," said Peters. "You walked into the Paradise and it took your breath away."
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Patric Hornqvist, F, Predators: His 30-goal effort might have been the season's most under-the-radar 30. But goal production like that in the playoffs won't be overlooked.
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Keith Yandle, D, Coyotes: Yandle's emergence as a playmaker is a big reason why the Coyotes are where they are. His five power-play goals were the second-highest total on the team.
Jimmy Howard, G, Red Wings: The West has five goalies — Pekka Rinne, Craig Anderson, Antti Niemi, Quick and Howard — making playoff debuts. Of that group, Howard has the best chance at leading his team to a Stanley Cup.
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It's vague when they got up to registries in the 5xxxx range, but regardless, Oberths aren't combat vessels. They're science vessels and maybe some other light duties, like ferrying people between starbases (i.e. the
in "Emmisary"), or testing new technologies (the
) etc. There's no reason older ones couldn't have been upgraded with new computer systems and warp drive and there's no reason newer ones couldn't have been built with those upgrades.
The Ford thing's a bit of an exaggeration,
but some designs may simply work really well, even after several decades
. Starfleet may simply stick with designs when it finds a good one, something that clearly applies to the Excelsior.
Again, I agree that older ships can be upgraded (at least up to a point). And again, that wasn't my point. My original point in the Oberth essay was that the Oberth class is a bad design, and there's absolutely no reason why it should have survived for 80 years of continuous builds when other ships were being designed and built. Why didn't the Constitution class last that long? Why not the Constellation? Why not the Soyuz? They were contemporaries of the Oberth class, and much better designs, yet they were being decommissioned even before the start of the 24th century.
(Clearly the Klingons have the same attitude, given the lifespan of the BoP and battle cruiser designs, and these are ships that probably see combat far more often than 24th Century Starfleet did pre-Dominion War)
Oh, don't even get me started on Klingon designs that never change...right along with their costumes and weapons that never change either
Pretty much all of the alien ships got reused. The Ferengi were supposed to be the main badguys originally, so giving them a distinctive ship would've been considered a good investment. The Romulans actually
the main badguys. They got a great deal of use out of that Warbird design. (Perhaps a bit too much, if you ask me). All the other ones got modified and recycled as other alien ships-of-the-week on TNG and early DS9 and Voyager eps.
And again, newer Starfleet vessels could have been re-used just as much as the Ferengi, Warbird, and alien-of-the-week designs. They chose not to build them because they chose to use the movie models instead, just like they reused the BoP and K'T'inga stock footage for Klingon ships, even though they also were quite out-of-date designs for the time period.
They'll likely have a bit more time than they did when making episodes, but the question is if Paramount is willing to shell out the $ to update those battle sequences. Personally, I'd be less interested in introducing new designs than I would be in just making those battles BIGGER! More ships! More explosions! More death, destruction, and mayhem! (What a twisted little f__k I am!
If the original CGI VFX are not up to HD standards, then CBS will have to update the effects for a BluRay release. So it's more a question of if they're going to put DS9 on BluRay at all. (Although I'm sure they will; the heavily CGI space scenes were only in the last two seasons.)
And Starfleet likely sent EVERY ship fit for combat to the front lines, given the scope of the Dominion threat.
So tons of out-of-date Excelsiors and Mirandas were fit for combat, but only a relatively few Galaxies, Nebulas, Akiras, Sabers, and Steamrunners were as well? Not to mention ZERO Ambassadors, New Orleans, Freedoms, Niagaras, Challengers, Cheyennes, and the 20-odd conjectural classes?
Indeed. A ship is a collection of those things. Which means you can probably replace most of the interior systems while still retaining the outer design.
Try using the case from a 1980's VCR to install the inner components of a 2013 BluRay player. See how that logic doesn't quite make sense?
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Posted 25 July 2013 - 12:00 AM
Posted 25 July 2013 - 12:05 AM
Let's start with the gritty realism. It's not Martin's fault, but here my exposure to later writers has probably completely changed my reaction from what it would have been had I read the series as it came out. Plenty of authors have tried to imitate Tolkien's archaic yet evocative style, yet no one has come close to equaling it. It was reasonable for me to suppose that Martin's realistic style would work the same way. Reasonable, but wrong, and obviously so in hindsight. Tolkien's work hasn't been matched because he was uniquely suited both in temperament and profession to write the way he did. Throwing out the excesses of epic fantasy in favor of gritty realism is not nearly so challenging. In fact, it's easier than trying to stay the course. It's no surprise then that Martin's work was not the apogee of this trend but just another stop along the way. Compared to Joe Abercrombie, just to pick one name out of probably a dozen, Martin seems like a hopeless romantic. It's interesting that these days the people impressed with Martin's grit and realism are the people writing about the HBO series ("It's like the Sopranos in Middle-earth"), since when it comes to epic fantasy in television and movies Lord of the Rings is still very recent and the natural benchmark.
Stopped reading after this. Up your face, dude.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 12:19 AM
Sorry OP, too tired to read this piece right now, but I'll give it a go another time.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 12:32 AM
As for not reaching earlier levels of popularity, I should think that the series has never been more popular.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 12:35 AM
Stopped reading after this. Up your face, dude.
What's wrong with that? Martin is a lot softer than his reputation states he is. There is a subtle optimism,a romance that belies the "gritty, heartbreaking massacre of the good" rep ASoIaF has. It's what allows o believe that Sansa will kill LF, that the Starks will reunite and so on.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 12:36 AM
Unfortunately for Martin, I think the series will only get harder and harder for him to write as he tries to provide some sort of climax and closure that justifies the endless profusion of aimless detail he's provided so far.
I think this is one of the valid points. I've seen a number of people at this forum alone express concern about how all the loose ends will be tied up.
I'm not worried because A) I think Martin's not overextended and B: as far as I'm concerned the pleasure's in the details so I wouldn't ever call them aimless. But one does quail at the idea of HOW he's going to work his way from here to there.
EDIT: It's like Marianne Moore's real toads in imaginary gardens: he will NOT STOP embroidering with all too real characters. When Jaime's hostage Hoster Tytos showed up, I almost groaned out loud. ANOTHER great character who will have to be dealt with or set aside in some way.
Edited by SaltpansResident, 25 July 2013 - 12:41 AM.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 12:43 AM
The highlight is probably the worldbuilding. Tolkien and his imitators have emphasized the landscapes of their fantasy worlds. Even the Thomas Convenant series, which seemed at first glance like a rejection of everything Tolkien brought to the genre, spent a lot of its time (and won a lot of its fans, I suspect) on landscapes. Although there are some maps to be found of Westeros and its surrounding countries, Martin's efforts in geographical construction and detail are merely adequate. Instead, more than any author I can recall, he has constructed a social landscape. Looking now at a map of Westeros, the names of cities, rivers, and castles bring to mind the characters who live in or near them. I can't really tell you anything about what Casterly Rock looks like, for example, but just mentioning it evokes the wealth of detail that Martin has invested in the Lannister family and the twists and turns of their fortunes. The Lannisters are perhaps the series'
most prominent family, but by the end of the fourth book well over a dozen noble families have been sketched out in impressive detail. The variety in personality, character, and history is impressive and gives Martin's Westeros a different and possibly greater sense of solidity than the traditional naturalistic approach.
This. So this-this is why I'm still reading-most of his characters are so alive!
A lot of his points I've seen on the forums-the point of the politicking, the sidelining of the Others and so on. I think it's a good review and do agree with his points.
He has written a follow-up post here where he's addressed complaints.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 12:46 AM
Soft is the wrong word for it. He is realistic, he is not trying to be extra dark or brutal. He wants real humans in a fantasy world, people commit horrible atrocities but they can also laugh and love and attempt to create a better world.
What's wrong with that? Martin is a lot softer than his reputation states he is. There is a subtle optimism,a romance that belies the "gritty, heartbreaking massacre of the good" rep ASoIaF has. It's what allows o believe that Sansa will kill LF, that the Starks will reunite and so on.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 12:56 AM
What's wrong with that? Martin is a lot softer than his reputation states he is. There is a subtle optimism,a romance that belies the "gritty, heartbreaking massacre of the good" rep ASoIaF has. It's what allows o believe that Sansa will kill LF, that the Starks will reunite and so on.
I had the same question. GRRM admits to being something of a romantic.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 12:56 AM
Soft is the wrong word for it. He is realistic, he is not trying to be extra dark or brutal. He wants real humans in a fantasy world, people commit horrible atrocities but they can also laugh and love and attempt to create a better world.
Compared to Abercombe though, Martin is hardly that gritty-which is the point the author is making.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 01:01 AM
Has anyone read good literary criticisms of ASOIAF? I thought this one was interesting, though I do not agree with it entirely: http://matthilliard....rge-r-r-martin/. Especially, the part of his essay about the "pointless" long drawn out stories like in AFFC/ADWD. I actually felt all of the stories so far have a "point", but his exposition on the general idea of fantasy fiction and how ASOIAF follows it to a large extent is valid.
Haven't read this piece yet but I will. I haven't seen any other literary criticism of ASOIAF yet, but point of interest: I did read recently that there is a course at a university in Canada (IIRC)analyzing the series.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 01:10 AM
Compared to Abercombe though, Martin is hardly that gritty-which is the point the author is making.
One couldn't call the ending of the First Law Trilogy bittersweet. Absolutely no good deed goes unpunished. I'd find Abercrombie unbearably depressing, were it not for his excellent sense of humour.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 01:25 AM
Plus, one thing: although he has re-read the series, he seems to be missing some points.
The author is certainly very much on Jon's side. Marsh is portrayed as a bigot too close-minded to see the existential threat posed by the Others even though it's staring him in the face, unlike the wise Jon Snow (who, incidentally, is only, what, sixteen?). It was only after I finished the novel that I realized there are much better arguments for Marsh's position than he makes. The Wall wasn't built to keep out wildlings, Jon says, and in so doing he implies that by defending the Wall against them for Marsh's lifetime and the thousand years or more before that (Other-free years, by the way) the Night's Watch was just passing time. Who's to say that the Others are going to march south? Jon assumes that the dead will rise in ever greater numbers, forming an army that only a perfectly disciplined and prepared Night's Watch can hold back, but what is his evidence? His best source on this is Melisandre's apocalypticism, but he doesn't believe anything she says for much of the book, time he spends desperately preparing. The wildlings, far more knowledgeable about the Others and certainly plenty scared, seem to think that if they can just get far enough south to be able to find something to eat, they'll be fine. Back when it was thought Mance really did have the Horn of Winter, Jon might have had a good argument that by not using it, Mance proved he knew the Others were coming, but in Dance Tormund says they would have blown it if they could. But no matter what anyone says, as readers we know this is a fantasy story, so Jon is right, and Bowen Marsh is wrong. And until we get closer to the ending, the Bowen Marshes of the story must carry the day.
Apparently, someone wasn't paying attention to Old Nan's stories, and what Mance says about hiding behind the Wall. So, if the Others are going south because that's what they already did until they were stopped, and they are going to be stopped by the Wall and Night's Watch (against whom they have already launched an organized attack), it's not really a stretch to claim that Jon is right trying to prepare the Watch against the upcoming invasion.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 01:29 AM
Edited by binga, 25 July 2013 - 01:32 AM.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 01:36 AM
Inevitably all fantasy critiques always seem to just come to the point where the critic answers whether he prefers LotR or whatever piece he's comparing it to, and to what degree. As someone who finds LotR pretty boring - fantasy critiques are especially annoying.
At least this guy essentially admits some of what the problem is - he read Tolkien before Tolkien-imitators, and he read Martin-imitators before Martin.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 02:09 AM
I'm interested in the way he contextualizes GRRM in the fantasy genre. It'll be interesting to see how his legacy pans out in the next couple of decades.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 02:42 AM
I agree with him about how GRRM probably got too carried away with the politics and minor characters and has constantly been forced to push the main story back (Others and dragons). Doesn't mean that I'm angry about it, I definitely enjoy the intrigue and the minor characters especially (I am obsessed with the small details of his world), but I can appreciate that this is a major reason why we have to wait so long between books and that that is a downside.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 03:09 AM
Posted 25 July 2013 - 03:31 AM
And could the author be any more of a LOTR and Tolkien fanboy? He mentions them over and over again even though ASOIF and LOTR have almost nothing in common.
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After his debut on "Dancing With the Stars" the other night, Evan Lysacek was asked about Johnny Weir... and skated down the middle with his answer. He said, "We're just acquaintances really. I think I've only had two personal conversations with him in my life. But he's a great skater, an incredible skater obviously." That compliment was gracious of Lysacek, considering that he's about to make his debut with the now-famous Stars on Ice tour where Weir isn't wanted. The tour will be kicking off in Florida in a few days.
Lysacek will have to watch his step, politically, while on tour. Ari Fleischer himself will be keeping his eye on Evan.


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2012 Annual Report
Over the life of this project, significant progress was made to develop genomic tools in cattle that could be applied to increase the rate of genetic improvement. This included the first implementation of genome selection, which revolutionized the way genetic progress is made in the dairy industry on a global scale. ARS scientists also developed novel methods for SNP discovery from next-generation sequencing data and SNP assay design for selection tools that were used by others in multiple species of agricultural importance. Finally, ARS scientists revealed the power of genomic data on finding lethal recessive mutations that affect fertility. In conclusion, this work points out the importance of genomic tools for genetic improvement. The next phase is to develop these tools for other ruminant production paradigms to help secure the global food supply.
Review Publications
Partipilo, G., D'Addabbo, P., Lacalandra, G.M., Liu, G., Rocchi, M. 2011. Refinement of Bos taurus sequence assembly based on BAC-FISH experiments. Biomed Central (BMC) Genomics. 12:639.
Cole, J.B., Wiggans, G.R., Ma, L., Sonstegard, T.S., Lawlor, T.J., Crooker, B.A., Van Tassell, C.P., Yang, J., Wang, S., Matukumalli, L.K., Da, Y. 2011. Genome-wide association analysis of thirty one production, health, reproduction and body conformation traits in contemporary U.S. Holstein cows. Biomed Central (BMC) Genomics. Online, 12:408.
Bickhart, D.M., Hou, Y., Schroeder, S.G., Alkan, C., Cardone, M., Matukumalli, L.K., Song, J., Schnabel, R.D., Ventura, M., Taylor, J., Garcia, J., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Eichler, E.E., Liu, G. 2012. Copy number variation of individual cattle genomes using next-generation sequencing. Genome Research. 22(4):778-90.
Tang, J.D., Perkins, A.D., Sonstegard, T.S., Schroeder, S.G., Burgess, S.C., Diehl, S.V. 2012. Short read sequencing for Genomic Analysis of the brown rot fungus Fibroporia radiculosa. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78(7):2272-81.
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Prep football two-a-days: Granger
With a new school, new stadium and new coach, the Granger Lancers turned the corner last season.
But just as the team was looking to take the next step, Granger has been hit by more adversity.
Nine players were arrested in connection with a May robbery spree and seven of them were banned from playing football this season. And nine other players were hospitalized with symptoms of heat exhaustion earlier this month.
Nevertheless, Granger coach Cecil Thomas says the Lancers are prepared to take advantage of the fall.
"Our kids that are here are doing fine," he said. "We're moving forward, moving right along."
Thomas believes having his first full offseason as the Lancers' coach will be a boon.
"When I got the job last year, the hay was already in the barn because everything happens in the offseason," he said. "That's where you find out where you're at. The biggest thing was teaching these kids to grind on a daily basis."
Granger's quarterback situation was a question mark heading into summer. But 6-foot-5 Zack Ashman has stepped up and provided an answer, Thomas said.
"Zack is probably the most improved player," Thomas said. "Just understanding how to read defenses, proper mechanics throwing the ball. He's a tough competitor and a great kid, and he's proving that."
Ashman will get some serious protection from Utah-commit Kenyon Frison on the offensive line.
On the defensive side of the ball, young linebacker Sione Tauataina will get some help from Highland transfer Kiti Houma.
"Our region is going to be tough," Thomas said. "Taylorsville is getting better. Hunter is always a big battle for us. West has kids. Everybody's got guys. The biggest thing for us is to take it one week at a time and make sure we're getting better on a week to week basis."
Granger Lancers
ASSIGNMENT • Region 2
LAST YEAR • 7-4 overall, 3-2 Region 2
KEY RETURNER • Offensive lineman Kenyon Frison has committed to play for the University of Utah.
PLAYER TO WATCH • Highland transfer Kiti Houma should help bolster the team's defense.
BIGGEST HOLE • Coach Cecil Thomas was worried about his quarterback play coming into the year, but quarterback Zack Ashman has been the most improved Lancer this summer.
NEED TO KNOW • The Lancers averaged better than 35 points a game last season but gave up more than 30 points in six contests last year.
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|Reviews for Summer of My Eighteenth Year
| Rie chapter 9 . 3/9
Update! This is so good! I hope victor is really Anton
| DarkestAngel11 chapter 9 . 3/20/2013
Pretty please finish your story!
| Lisa Cooper chapter 9 . 12/3/2012
AS YOU CAN, it would be nice if you could continue this. If this is a holiday season for you, happy holidays. Thank you, L.
| WelcomeNightmare chapter 9 . 11/9/2012
Please, I have to know what happens! Please finish your story!
| Princess Soraya chapter 8 . 10/21/2012
Really good. Don't worry I'm fluent in German and English and I think you did excellent on the German.
| Tiger-Hime chapter 9 . 2/15/2012
Despite the little chapters, I really like this!
Summer of My German Soldier is my all time favorite romance novel. In the entire freaking universe. Like, legit. So I'm pretty harsh on the fanfics that stem from it. Especially since now I relate to it on an even deeper, much more personal level.
Great job! Keep updating!
And Victor is definitely Anton. I know it.
| I.Am.My.Own chapter 9 . 1/23/2012
It can't end right there right now, no that's just not fair! What's the note say, who is Victor, so many questions, no chapters to answer ( So in conclusion, please update)
| Moonlight1258 chapter 9 . 10/21/2011
is victor really anton or not because now im confused but really great story
| brooke13243546 chapter 9 . 8/13/2011
Please up date soon!
| brooke13243546 chapter 4 . 8/13/2011
I always have the urge to cry reading any summer of my German solder story's. this is one of them! this is so well written and so emotional. Great job and i hope you Continue.(I know this isnt the last chapter but this dose't say 'Complete' so i assume this is'nt finished.
| misskristaxoxo chapter 9 . 8/11/2011
So...you should feel honored, I made an account just so I could leave you a review! I hate that this story is on hiatus, but I understand how school goes and I know that sometimes the fire to write burns out...that said, I really, really, REALLY hope that you keep writing this story! Summer of my German Soldier has been one of my favorite books since I first read it back in the 8th grade, and believe me, that was a loooong time ago. ;) It warms my heart to see these stories that continue where Bette Greene left off, because Anton CAN'T be dead, he just can't! haha Anyway, please think about continuing and finishing. It'd make me a very happy lady!
| ergerica chapter 1 . 4/26/2011
keep writing please
| Christine Writer chapter 9 . 4/8/2011
Victor HAS to be Anton! How did he get away from the States? Great story so far!
| Ifab1ndiya chapter 9 . 2/22/2011
I can't say how glad I am to see this story updated when a story hasn't been updated in this fandom for awhile. The end was funny. But I wish we could've seen the note atleast.
Eh the timing is perfect, I'm taking a break from the net again.
| apbarium chapter 8 . 1/11/2011
This is too much. I love it!


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Bengals' Owner Mike Brown and head coach Marvin Lewis react after being asked if his new contract was about money and Marvin said it wasn't, but he wasn't going to work for free. Terms are unknown. / The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger
It was too much to ask. It really was.
As the hours turned into days and no deal was reached, we started to think that one of two things was occurring: Either Marvin Lewis was making a significant dent in the corner-store way the local quasi-professional football franchise is operated. Or Marvin Lewis had given up on that effort and decided hed had enough.
Neither was occurring, as it turned out.
Lewis is still the Bengals coach. And Mike Brown is still Mike Brown. The former is somewhat surprising. The latter, we should never have doubted.
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Here's what was achieved over the last two days, maybe, sort of, apparently:
Mike and Marvin agree the team needs an indoor place to practice. Marvin wants it yesterday; Mike is not "as keen" on making that happen. He thinks it's more of a "perception," the need to train inside when it's awful outside.
No question. Now someone call the equipment guys and get those leather helmets ready to go.
Mike and Marvin agree, publicly, that the personnel "department" is fine and dandy and needs no upgrading. It's 1975 and Gil Brandt rules the scouting world, apparently.
"I don't apologize for our scouting. I think it works all right," Mike said. He cited a statistic that suggested in the last 10 years, the Bengals rank 10th in the league, in the number of games played by players they drafted.
In those 10 seasons, the Bengals are 68-93-1. Nothing says "winning" quite like spending a decade 25 games under .500. That's a rousing endorsement of the way you judge talent, evidently.
Mike also cited the preseason trade for safety Reggie Nelson as proof of the Bengals' crack personal "department."
Well, OK. Nelson is a decent player with a chance to get better. He is not a difference maker. No opponent game-plans for Reggie Nelson. You don't say "Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu and Reggie Nelson" often in the same sentence.
Mike and Marvin suggested there will be changes in the coaching staff. Excuse me: Mike said changes will be "considered." While no one expected either gentleman to lop an assistant's head off in a press conference, the possibility exists that the lopping will be minimal. The sacrificial lop-ee is likely to be offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski.
Other than that, Lewis and Brown decided they'd had some real good talks the last two days. "Everybody talked about the things that are important to us," Lewis said. No word if the lotus position was involved, or how many Kumbayas were chanted.
What comes of those talks is anybody's guess. The principles weren't overflowing with details. What remained crystal clear, though, was this:
It's Mike's football. It's Mike's way or the highway.
Lewis even said this: "Every time I come down here (to the interview room) and say something, it's what we've decided to do. Once Mike tells me this is going to be green or blue, that's what it's going to be."
We've decided to do what Mike wants.
Nothing has changed along those lines. That's good, because for a minute there, we were beginning to believe the Bengals might actually do enough changing to allow Lewis to compete annually with Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Now, we can relax and continue to fixate on the draft.
Lewis said 4-12 was his fault. Brown didn't disagree. In fact, nothing is ever Brown's fault. When asked about personnel matters, Brown said, "Personnel is an issue in the sense that we want to play the right guys." In other words, Brown gave Lewis the right players. Lewis didn't use them properly.
In fact, beyond offering his standard schedule of we-have-to-do-betters, Mike didn't say anything that would suggest he thinks much at all is out of whack. "We are close to being the kind of team we can be," he said.
Oh, dear god, someone get me my smelling salts.
Marvin is banking on the enthusiasm and talent of his young players, which is fine. But do you really want to lend your heart or more importantly to Mike, your wallet to a bunch of kids who had fun in the last half of the season when nothing was on the line?
Pittsburgh and Baltimore win with Pro Bowlers. They have Pro Bowlers because they scout well and draft well. They have a philosophy or a vision or whatever you'd like to call it, and they find players to fit that vision. The Bengals have a couple people they send on the road all fall.
But everyone's talking and feeling good about it. "I'm very satisfied where we are," Marvin Lewis decided.
"I think we'll get this quickly back to where we want it to be," Mike Brown decided.
To what?


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Management of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension Using Mobile Health Care System
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether cellular phone based health care system is effective in the treatment of diabetes and hypertension.
Device: Mobile Health Care System (DrUB)
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|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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|Efficacy of Mobile Health Care System in Patients With Type 2 Diabets and Hypertension
- HbA1c, fasting blood glucose level, Weight change, Blood pressure level in the morning, lipid profiles [ Time Frame: baseline, 3months later ]
- exercise time during one week, self reported change in dietary habit, fat consumption ratio [ Time Frame: baseline, 3months later ]
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Diabetes care is facilitated by a patient's being engaged in a self-management program with the advice and counsel of physicians, but many diabetic patients can not receive the continous monitoing and advice from his physician in their every day life. It is very difficult to keep up life style modification in their real life.
Few studies have examined the effects of cellular phone based intervention that provide an interactive component daily. Our goal is to test the hypothesis that diabetes and hypertension management using cellular phone based health care system would result in significant improvement of blood glucose and blood pressure level.
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|20 Years to 75 Years
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Inclusion Criteria:
- type II diabetes using only oral hypoglycemic agents
- 7% < HbA1c < 10%
- systolic blood pressure > 130 or diastolic blood pressure > 80
- 20 < age < 75
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- type I diabetes or type II diabtes using insulin treatment
- liver, renal or heart disease
- recent change (within 1 month) in the type or dosage of anti-diabetic agent, anti-hypertensive medication
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00489879
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|Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine
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|NCT00489879 History of Changes
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|Seoul R&BD Program
|Study First Received:
|June 20, 2007
|Last Updated:
|May 19, 2008
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Keywords provided by Korea University:
Mobile Health Units
Chronic Disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
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HotShots, an application used for capturing screens and saving them in a variety of image formats, is now at version 1.2.1.
HotShots also allows users to add annotations and graphical data, like arrows, lines, texts and much more.
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Kenneth Riebel Cluley
Kenneth Riebel Cluley, 83, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 with his entire family at his side. A Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church at 11am, Monday, April 9. Msgr. Michael Olson and Rev. Sojan George will concelebrate the Mass. The Rite of Committal will be held in Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of Lunn's Colonial Funeral Home.
A rosary will be held at 6:30 pm with a visitation to follow Sunday, April 8 at Lunn's Colonial Funeral home.
Ken was born July 22, 1928 in Rosebush, Michigan. He graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1945. After high school he signed a contract to play professional baseball in Texas. Ken played for numerous teams during his 8-year baseball career, including the Abilene
(Texas) Bluesox, the Greenville (Texas) Majors, and the Artesia (New
Mexico) Drillers. He had a lifetime 306 batting average in the minor leagues. Ken had an immense love for baseball that he shared with his family by relating personal stories, playing ball in the backyard with his sons, and following the Texas Rangers with passion.
Ken was playing for the San Angelo Colts when he met the love of his life after a road game against the Vernon (Texas) Dusters. He married Dianne Wehba of Vernon in her home town on March 21, 1949, and together they raised six sons. After his professional baseball career, Ken went to work for Taystee Bread, where he was a bread salesman for 35 years.
One of his greatest joys was coaching and playing softball with his sons for 18 years. Well into his 50's he was hitting line drives into right field with his classic batting stance. Ken also loved playing cards, particularly poker. Many people fell victim to his card-playing abilities. He was a very active member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, volunteering for numerous ministries. Ken was also a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 1473.
Ken is preceded in death by his parents, James and Etta Cluley, his sister Mary Grace, and brother Bob Cluley. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Dianne Cluley of Wichita Falls, sons Ken and wife Mary Ann of Berryville, TX, Eddie and wife Mary, Jerry and wife Vicki, Joe and wife Lindsey, Tim, and John and wife Rhonda, all of Wichita Falls. He is also survived by 21 grandchildren: Mandy Cluley, Erin Cluley, John Cluley, Angela Miller, David Cluley, James Cluley, Missy McCartney, Amy Silver, Tony Cluley, Jeremy Cluley, Sarah Cluley, Mika Cluley, Carson Cluley, Joey Cluley, Teresa Cluley, Kenneth Cluley, Timothy Cluley, Zack Cluley, Rebekah Cluley, Caden Cluley, and Matthew Cluley. Ken also leaves behind 8 great-grandchildren.
Ken was a man of character, a role model for all of his children and grandchildren. His legacy will be with us always Memorials in Ken's name can be made to Notre Dame Catholic Schools or Faith Mission of Wichita Falls.
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Minor league recap: Montero throws 4 innings, gives up 5 runs
Rafael Montero made his sixth start of the season for Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday, allowing five runs (three earned) on three hits in four innings pitched. He walked four and struck out three. Montero's season ERA is 4.31. >> Read more at Mets Minor League Blog


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Washington wide receiver out indefinitely after injuring foot vs. Cal
Washington got a much-needed win over Cal on Saturday, but the Huskies lost on of their top offensive producers in the process.
Wide receiver Kasen Williams landed awkwardly on his left foot trying to catch a Keith Price second quarter pass. He left the stadium with his foot in an air cast and was taken to nearby Harborview Medical Center.
Huskies coach Steve Sarkisian fears Williams' season may be over.
"We know there's a break and a dislocation in his foot," Sarkisian said. "So he's going to be out quite some time. Obviously our thoughts and prayers are with Kasen.
"He's a great kid. He's already home. I know the guys are all headed over there to see him."
Williams, a Sammamish, Wash. native, is currently third on the team with 29 catches for 241 yards.


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Tuesday, 6 March 2012
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In fairness, Senator Darragh O'Brien's concerns are understandable if there was any question of the Government not speaking with one voice, but as we know the Cabinet is totally united on the stabilit...
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Spain's Joaquin Rodriguez of the Katusha team made up for his disappointing world championships defeat by defending his crown in the 107th edition of the Tour of Lombardy one-day cycling classic on Sunday.Fellow Spaniard Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) finished second with Poland's Rafael Majka of Saxo Bank in third after 242 km of racing in rainy conditions between Bergamo and Lecco on the shores of Lake Como.
It's a huge satisfaction, but it wasn't easy because everyone knew how much I wanted to win
Joaquin Rodriguez, Katusha rider
Rodriguez, pipped on the finish line of the worlds' road race last Sunday by Portugal's Rui Costa, made his decisive move on the steepest section of the fifth and final climb, powering ahead of a select group of frontrunners.The Spanish climbing specialist went on to build a small lead on Valverde and Irishman Dan Martin and maintained his advantage over the closing kilometres to cross the finish line solo.Valverde, criticised by Rodriguez for failing to chase Costa down last week, battled to close the gap but eventually crossed the line 17secs in arrears.Majka finished in third, at 23secs, and ahead of Martin after the Garmin rider, who was seen trying to fix a problem with his bike in the final 500 metres, appeared to suffer a setback in the closing kilometres."It's a huge satisfaction, but it wasn't easy because everyone knew how much I wanted to win," said Rodriguez, who produced an almost identical attack on the race's final climb as the one which led to his maiden win last year.Rodriguez's victory comes at the tail end of a season in which he finished runner-up at the Tour of Catalonia and Liege-Bastogne-Liege, both times to Martin, and in Florence last week.Having spent the past week lamenting what might have been, and questioning Valverde's tactics, the Spaniard widely known as 'Purito' (Little Cigar) said it was time to move on."I spent a lot of this week thinking about what happened," said Rodriguez. "But we have to look ahead. Otherwise, you can't move on."
'Incisive attack'Earlier in the race Italian Vincenzo Nibali's victory bid in the 'Race of the Falling Leaves' ended when he was involved in a multiple pile-up, the Giro d'Italia champion suffering an apparent knee injury and pulling out.Not long after, the battle to win one of the season's five cycling 'Monuments' race moved up a gear.Valverde's Movistar team, including Colombian climber Nairo Quintana, helped set a searing pace on the steep Sormano climb, an effort which dropped several contenders, including Belgium's former two-time winner Phillipe Gilbert.The technical descent, during which Valverde and Quintana attacked, leading to the Madonna di Ghisallo climb exacted a further toll.They were soon joined by three other riders, including Frenchman Thomas Voeckler who attacked solo to build a near three minute lead before seeing his audacious bid snuffed out with 11.5 km remaining.On the Villa Vergano climb, a number of specialists moved to the front in anticipation of the crucial, final ramps.Rodriguez waited for the steepest section before making a move which no one was able to follow."It was an incisive attack, I just couldn't match it," said Valverde. "Purito deserved to win."With Britain's Chris Froome pulling out with a back injury on Saturday, the win allowed Rodriguez - who was 80 points behind the Tour de France champion in the WorldTour standings - to retake the number one spot."This year I have been unlucky whereas last year everything went well for me," said the Spaniard."I lost the Tour of Catalonia and Liege-Bastogne-Liege to Dan Martin, and I wasn't 100 percent at the Tour de France."So when victory does come, it tastes all the more sweet. And taking the number one spot again shows how consistent I have been."
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