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Local strategic networks and policies in European ICT clusters - the cases of Amsterdam, Bari, Dublin and Oulu
Regional interfirm networks are believed to be a vehicle for innovation and regional economic growth. From this perspective, local and regional governments are increasingly trying to promote these types of networks. This article discusses the relation between strategic networks and local development. It focuses on the role of local institutions that support strategic networking in ICT clusters in a number of European cities. It also discusses and analyses the way local and national governments try to influence local strategic networks in this sector. Our case studies are Amsterdam, Bari, Dublin, and Oulu.
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- Schutjens, Veronique & Stam, Erik, 2003. "The Evolution and Nature of Young Firm Networks: A Longitudinal Perspective," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 21(2), pages 115-134, September.
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Aurora -- It's time for high school boys golf, and the Aurora High School program will look to continue its tradition of excellence. This year, the Greenmen will be led by head coach Dave Munson.
The first year coach replaced veteran mentor Gus Mehallis. Munson is excited about the opportunity despite having a young squad.
Only two years ago, the Aurora High golf squad placed eighth in Ohio in Division I. In 2013, AHS had another strong season, but failed to advance deep in the postseason.
Aurora will defend its Chagrin Valley Conference championship, as the locals notched an undefeated Chagrin Division season.
It won't be easy, as the Greenmen will miss a strong graduating class. Conor O'Callaghan was 25th at the Division I district tournament at tough Pine Hills a year ago. He carded an 80.
O'Callaghan was one of three graduated seniors who competed in the 2012 state tourney. The others were Alex Avalon and Sam Nowak. Avalon fired an 82 in sectionals and was the runnerup player of the year in the CVC.
Nowak was the actual medalist in the CVC tournament, showing the program's senior depth. Tommy Riedy is another grad who will be sorely missed, as he earned all-CVC honors.
Returning for Aurora is senior Chris Sloe, who has the most experience of any of the athletes on the roster. "Chris is my top returnee," said Munson, who has another senior in Adam McCullough.
Sloe had a strong back nine in sectional action a year ago to place a respectable 16th in the rugged field. He fired an 80 in CVC action.
As Aurora opened this season Aug. 7 in the preseason CVC tournament, Sloe showed his experience by being the overall medalist at Legend Lakes in Chardon, firing a 1-over-par 73.
Other varsity team members include McCullough, juniors Parker Barnes and Jack Brubaker, and sophomores Jeremy Thorn and Jack Schroeder.
"At this point, our early season focus has been on the short game and course management," pointed out Munson, who has some experience in Brubaker and Barnes, who both made honorable mention all-CVC.
Schroeder and Thorn opened some eyes last year as freshmen by winning the Lakewood St. Edward JV Invitational.
Chagrin Falls, runnerup in the CVC a year ago, looks to have the best experience. The Tigers won the CVC preseason tournament with 315 strokes to Aurora's 321 and Perry's 326.
West Geauga was at 335, Orange 341, Kenston 344, Hawken 390 and Beachwood 398.
Supporting Sloe was Barnes, who had a solid round of 82 for ninth overall. McCullough and Brubaker tied for 13th overall at 83, followed by Thorn 17th at 84 and Schroeder, 21st at 86.

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NORTH HOLLYWOOD – A 22-year-old man suspected of stabbing his 19-year-old sister to death in North Hollywood was in jail Thursday in lieu of $1 million bail.
The stabbing occurred around 6:45 p.m. Monday in the 6000 block of Farmdale Avenue, near Oxnard Street, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department.
Officers responding to a call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon found Raquel Martinez suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Her brother, Mario Alejandro Martinez, was arrested several blocks away and booked at the Van Nuys jail on suspicion of murder, according to the LAPD.
Martinez was being held Thursday morning at the Inmate Reception Center in downtown Los Angeles in lieu of $1 million bail, according to sheriff's online
jail records.
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Weak and Strong Taylor methods for numerical solutions of stochastic differential equations
We apply results of Malliavin-Thalmaier-Watanabe for strong and weak Taylor expansions of solutions of perturbed stochastic differential equations (SDEs). In particular, we work out weight expressions for the Taylor coefficients of the expansion. The results are applied to LIBOR market models in order to deal with the typical stochastic drift and with stochastic volatility. In contrast to other accurate methods like numerical schemes for the full SDE, we obtain easily tractable expressions for accurate pricing. In particular, we present an easily tractable alternative to ``freezing the drift'' in LIBOR market models, which has an accuracy similar to the full numerical scheme. Numerical examples underline the results.
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- Farshid Jamshidian, 1997. "LIBOR and swap market models and measures (*)," Finance and Stochastics, Springer, vol. 1(4), pages 293-330.
- Miltersen, Kristian R & Sandmann, Klaus & Sondermann, Dieter, 1997.
" Closed Form Solutions for Term Structure Derivatives with Log-Normal Interest Rates,"
Journal of Finance,
American Finance Association, vol. 52(1), pages 409-430, March.
- Miltersen, K. & K. Sandmann & D. Sondermann, 1994. "Closed Form Solutions for Term Structure Derivatives with Log-Normal Interest Rates," Discussion Paper Serie B 308, University of Bonn, Germany.
- Erik Schlögl, 2002. "A multicurrency extension of the lognormal interest rate Market Models," Finance and Stochastics, Springer, vol. 6(2), pages 173-196.
- Erik Schlögl, 1999. "A Multicurrency Extension of the Lognormal Interest Rate Market Models," Research Paper Series 20, Quantitative Finance Research Centre, University of Technology, Sydney.
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Formed in Sapporo in 1988, last year marked Tokyo trio Eastern Youth's 20th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion they issued two retrospective discs and performed for the first time on Fuji Rock's Green Stage, the renowned festival's largest performance area. The newly released "Hohaba to Taiyou" ushers in the next era of their career on a definite high note.
A mix of melodic rock and punk, Eastern Youth's eighth full-length is stacked with the powerful playing that has propelled them to the upper echelons of the local rock scene. The bouncy, bass heavy "Itsu Datte Sore wa Kantan-na Koto ja nai" shows the band's poppier side with a great sing-a-long chorus. "Dekunobo Hitori Tabi Yuku" is comprised of far more complex structures, but is equally catchy with guitarist Hisashi Yoshino branching out with a few short shoegazer-inspired guitar licks early in the track.
While his singing has always been solid, Yoshino is most compelling when shouting. His emotionally-charged howls are at their fiercest on "Ookami Shounen." The restrained cut teases with brief blasts of distorted riffs before building into an intense, epic climax that will leave fans praying Eastern Youth cranks out high caliber tunes for another two decades.
Eastern Youth will be promoting the record throughout Japan in September and October. For full tour dates, visit www.hadashino-ongakusha.jp .


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Hi, I recently upgraded to NIS v 18.104.22.168. I immediately started getting messages that Auto Protect was processing threat
Suspicious.Cloud.7.EP. This happens quite often during any browsing session, and it is driving me insane. Is this really a false positive, and is there anything I can do to stop it?
I am using Firefox v 15.0.1 WinXP SP3
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According to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections, former STATIC-X and DOPE guitarist Tripp Eisen — whose real name is Tod Rex Salvador — is back in jail as of December 10, 2008 following an apparent parole violation. He is currently scheduled to be released on October 19, 2009.Eisen's "offender details" can be viewed by going to this location and entering the following information: Last name: Salvador
First name: Tod Tripp Eisen was paroled from the Mid-State Correctional Facility and was released from custody on April 17, 2007 after serving time for allegedly meeting and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in January 2005. Eisen was arrested in Orange County, California in late February 2005. The then-39-year-old musician allegedly met the Sayreville, New Jersey girl on the Internet, drove from Pennsylvania on January 7, 2005 to meet her, and assaulted her in a shopping center in Old Bridge, New Jersey. The girl's mother found out about the incident and alerted police. In a separate incident, Eisen was arrested on February 10, 2005 on one felony count of crimes against children. Authorities from the Orange County (California) Sheriff's Department found the musician sleeping in a parked car with an underage female with whom he'd just had sexual intercourse, according to Bergen, New Jersey's The Record. Eisen was taken into custody and released on $100,000 bail several hours later. Steve Meister, Eisen's defense counsel for his California criminal case, told MTV.com back in 2005 that the guitarist accepted the terms of a plea bargain on June 24, 2005. "He acknowledged his responsibility," Meister said, and pleaded guilty to two felony counts of engaging in unlawful sex with a minor. He was sentenced to a term of one year, but because he'd been in custody since late February, "[Eisen] had substantial custody credits" and wound up "serving just a couple of months." "The [California accuser's] credibility was very shaky," explained Meister. "She told people she was anywhere from 14 to 19. She told a cop one age, a detective another, [Eisen] another. She met him at an 18-and-older club, so she either had a fake ID or lied to the bouncers. We weakened the prosecution's case, but really, [Eisen] had a reasonable, good-faith belief that she was an adult." Photo below courtesy of New Jersey Department of Corrections.


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Come now, jump in the time machine. Before the trio was a second-time trio; before Pepper Keenan joined the band; before all the stylistic and radical changes that defined Corrosion of Conformity's biography. Before the glory and tours, there was...a punk band. Three dudes, somewhere in North Carolina, jammed like there was no tomorrow. Coincidentally, they went on to make Corrosion of Conformity an electric force in a multitude of niches, but here, the interest was anything but humble. "Eye For An Eye" simply isn't an enjoyable album. It sounds sloppy, juvenile, erratic, spastic, tangled, and muted. Granted, some of these qualities might have validity elsewhere (taking for instance a band like Venom or some of COC's punk gods into account), but not so much here.
I don't think anyone can deny the novelty of "Eye For An Eye," as it obviously holds some insight to the group's future progression and deserves praise for igniting the figurative rocket, I guess. It has, however, largely been obscured and runs like an old dinosaur of a computer compared to the high-end technologies of today, shockingly similar to the likes of COC then and COC twenty-plus years later. The band seemed to have been in a transient state of sorts, relying largely on a punk postulate that only lasted (and in lesser degrees) for few releases after this one, and, more importantly, Eric Eycke. Eycke was the one-and-done vocalist for COC who only lasted from 1983 to 1984, "Eye For An Eye" acting as his main musical contribution. His vocals, putting it bluntly, suck. His register is all over the place and he generally sounds completely disjointed and exhausted. A live video of Eycke performing "Poison Planet" with COC as a guest vocalist in 2011 remedied a number of his faults here and he reasonably delivered a swell performance.
The point? His vocals are a cog in the machine of sound quality, which, had it been somewhat decent, would've improved the overall product. Raw production shouldn't be a foreign concept to the worlds of metal and punk; it was and is a nearly comprehensive factor of both genres' early/demo days. The general mix and sound throughout "Eye For An Eye" is bad, even for the timeframe: the vocals drown out the music, the guitar tone is intangible and floppy, and the drums sound incredibly bland. The whole punk thing didn't seem to come in full fruition either as most of the album blends in like a pile of facedown cards and the few songs that stand out yield the sequential riff or idea that sticks, but ultimately cruise by in stealthy fashion. COC's cover of "Green Manalishi" grabbed my attention, however; proof that this faction had had some chemistry and capability despite the inadequacy.
It's important to note the members of COC were extremely young—only teenagers when they formed the band, and released this record a few years later—when "Eye For An Eye" had its original heyday. Interest was rekindled a bit after COC moved into post-Pepper territory and released their very fine self-titled album many years after a hiatus of sorts. However, it still stands as a fumbling, awkward effort which gives little value to COC's overall legacy. They found anchored ground a year later on "Animosity" and were eventually an entirely different band down the road despite the core trio of Mike Dean, Reed Mullin, and Woody Weatherman remaining intact throughout most of COC's biography. It has its moments, sure, but "Eye For An Eye" just doesn't cut it.
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How to improve my illogical yet working ICS connection?
Alright, so I recently setup an ICS connection.
I've done this before, but for some odd reason, there have been a lot of weird issues.
First off, I've been using firestarter.
I've used firestarter before and I've done ICS with firestarter before.
In general, I've had to assign my gateway address after all of the start up scripts launch. In other words, I have to go into the Gnome GUI, reconfigure the gateway address of the local network card (that which connects to another computer to provide ICS), and from there restart the client's connection.
It's been really weird.
In general, things would seem ok if I could simply have /etc/init.d/networking restart take hold of the gateway line that exists in /etc/network/interfaces.
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to want to do that.
Instead, it seems to want to tell me that it fails to load eth1, which is the card connected to the other box to flow in/out ICS. That's silly.
I don't know how to better figure out this issue.
I can tell you that the gateway is not constant, however.
The gateway is the IP address the school provides me from the router.
I'm setting up ICS, because it's just another one of those things I setup with SSH, DHCP, FTP, and backuppc. I'm methodical like that. I want it there.
Here is the dhcpd.conf
It works fine.
workstation@taiwan:~$ cat /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf
Here is the /etc/network/interfaces
It would appear that /etc/init.d/networking restart does not want to load eth1
workstation@taiwan:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
taiwan:~# cat /etc/firestarter/configuration
#-----------( Firestarter Configuration File )-----------#
So, I checked if it was a DNS issue.
I was able to ping the google IP address, but I couldn't get a "ping google.com" out of the deal.
So, I went over to the server side and added the gateway to the eth1 card via Gnome GUI Network.
That seemed to have worked.
However, it seems I keep having weird issues.
I have to keep reloading firestarter and the network once in a while to get things to hold.
I'm not sure what's going on.
So far:
1. I restarted the computer
2. It told me during startup that it failed to load eth1
3. The DHCP server will assign the client an IP address
4. The client can ping the IP address of google
5. The client cannot ping google.com
6. The gateway address for eth1 is going to be eth0's assigned IP address from the outside DHCP server.
7. It seems like things won't take place unless I mess with the gateway criteria in "Network" gui in Gnome.
Consider modifying your DHCP server configuration
In reading your configuration files it appears that your DHCP is set to issue addresses on the same subnet as the dynamic address given to your eth1 adapter which (I assume) is provided by your school's DHCP server.
You cannot do this. You will need to create a separate DHCP scope such as 192.168.1.x and connect clients through your ICS on a unique subnet.
What is happening is your DHCP server is competing with the school's DHCP server which explains why sometimes you can get it working, but it eventually stops working.
The amusing thing, the school's IT tech is probably sitting at his desk trying to figure out who the jerk is that's causing DHCP collisions on his network. :)
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Metro police responded to a serious crash at Shadeland Avenue and Clearvista Drive Wednesday morning.
Police say a car was traveling south on Shadeland Avenue, waiting to turn left into a hospital parking lot. A scooter traveling north on Shadeland hit the back of that car.
The driver of the scooter was taken to St. Vincent Hospital on 86th Street in critical condition.
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Jamie Bennett pushes waterfront referendum
ST. PETERSBURG- City Council member and mayoral hopeful Jamie Bennett today announced his support to change the city charter to give voters the final say in any major development on the downtown waterfront. He made the announcement during a news conference recorded by a city TV crew.
The charter change, if approved by voters in November, would give citizens a stake in the city's historic downtown parks system, Bennett said.
Bennett plans to ask council members to consider the proposal at a meeting today.
The idea for Bennett's charter amendment came from Protect Our Wallets and Waterfront — or POWW — the citizens group that originally opposed the Tampa Bay Rays' plan to build a new stadium at Al Lang Field.
Bennett is not supporting POWW's other proposed referendum, which would give voters a say on public funding for professional sports teams.
Mayoral hopeful Kathleen Ford helped draft the language of both petition items.
Asked whether his newfound support for the measure was merely a campaign stunt, Bennett said he never opposed POWW and that the waterfront was important to the city's future. Bennett said as a council member, he chose to remain neutral throughout the debate on the Rays' stadium last year.
But some are suspicious.
POWW supporter Hamilton Hanson, a frequent critic of City Hall, had this to say about Bennett's sudden support of POWW, "It's called prostituting for votes."
But Hanson quickly added, "It's wonderful that he has come forward as public official to support this. We need leadership in this city."
Bennett's move also has raised questions about whether he is using his position on the council to benefit his campaign.
Council members often ask the city's television crew to tape their news conferences and Bennett took advantage of that this morning. He also had his council secretary set up a mayoral photo shoot with the St. Petersburg Times this week, but then said that was a mistake and that all future campaign-related scheduling would be done through his campaign.
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Kit helicopter maker Rotorway has been acquired by an ownership group led by Grant Norwitz, who first became acquainted with the company when he purchased one of its helicopters. He joined Rotorway last year as CEO.
Norwitz said key executives, including Brent Marshall, vice president of sales, and Tom Smith, vice president of engineering, would remain with the company. Production of the two-seat, piston-engine helicopters will remain in Chandler, Ariz., but will shift to a larger factory there. Rotorway will continue to build fully assembled helicopters in South Africa that can be imported into the U.S. under the Experimental category.
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A Vietnam veteran who has written two war books will be the guest speaker Sunday at a ceremony honoring veterans and marking the eighth anniversary of the U.S. Armed Forces Plaza at Lehigh Carbon Community College.
Clyde Hoch, 66, of Pennsburg was a Marine tank commander in Vietnam from 1965-69, a sergeant with the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division. He wrote "Tracks: Memoirs of a Vietnam Veteran" and "A Tribute to Tankers."


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WASPS centre Elliot Daly plus Saracens flanker Will Fraser and centre Joel Tomkins have been called into the England squad.
The England Saxons trio will provide training cover ahead of Saturday's Six Nations test against France at Twickenham.
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NEW rapid charge points for electric vehicles are to be installed around the county following Wiltshire Council's successful bid for government funding.
The council has been given a £225,000 grant from the Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) to fund the charging points in Salisbury, Warminster, Melksham, Trowbridge, Corsham and Chippenham. They will be positioned close to major routes for mid-journey top ups, and be near businesses such as coffee shops and newsagents to accommodate drivers during the 20 to 30 minute recharge.
John Thomson, Cabinet member for transport, said: "The council is working hard to reduce its CO2 emissions and its impact on climate change. "We are committed to helping people travel in a more sustainable way and are always exploring new ways to reduce transport-related emissions across Wiltshire."
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Story Time Starter — Cats & Kittens
Story Time Starter -- Cats & Kittens
Posted on February 24, 2014
We're back with a new story time for you to share with your kids; whether at home, at preschool, or at the library, you'll have everything you need for a successful and fun time together!
We all LOVE cats & kittens, and we have SO many books to share that we had a hard time picking just a few. But here some of our favorite stories:
Cats & Kittens Book List (Word Document/.doc)
Along with the stories, here are some rhymes for you to try out:
Cat Chant
Big cats. [hold up hand over head]
Little cats. [hold hand at knee level]
Fat cats. [curve arms, hold out at sides]
Skinny cats. [bring arms almost together]
White cats. [point to something white]
Black cats. [point to something black]
Brave cats. [puff out chest]
Fraidy cats. [look scared]
Sleepy cats. [put head on closed hands]
Kitty Cat
Kitty cat, kitty cat; fat, fat kitty cat
Kitty cat, kitty cat; black and white kitty cat
Kitty cat, kitty cat; kitty cat wearing a hat
Kitty cat, kitty cat; "Meow!"
Kitty Cat, Are You Under the __________ Hat?
(Hide a small flannel cat under a flannel hat shape, and say the following)
Kitty cat, kitty cat, are you under the red hat?
Kitty cat, kitty cat, are you under the blue hat?
Kitty cat, kitty cat, are you under the yellow hat?
(Repeat using different colors of flannel hats and hide the cat underneath various hats)
Five Little Kittens
Five little kittens standing in a row
They nod their heads to the children so
They run to the left, they run to the right
They stand up and stretch in the bright sunlight
Along comes a dog, who's in for some fun
M-e-oooow, see those kittens run!
Here are some of our favorite songs:
I Love Little Kitty (#24), Nursery Rhyme Time CD by Georgiana Stewart
Old Gray Cat (#10), Start Smart Songs for 1's, 2's & 3's CD by Pam Schiller
The Cat Came Back (#14), Whaddaya Think of That? CD by Laurie Berkner
Three Little Kittens (#1), Three Little Kittens CD by Kimbo Educational
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Call Him 'Mr. Classic': New York Urban League Names New Ambassador
Radio host to spread word of activism and popular Football Classic
Mike Muse, AKA "Mr. Classic," will lead New York Urban League's fresh take on youth…
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Discussion in 'The National Football League' started by kiwitexansfan, Jan 24, 2010.
Oh how I hope Favre loses.
I'm sick of Farve also----Go Saints!!!
Looks like the refs love Farve---helping him with his jersey, making sure the Vikings get all the calls.
Geaux Saints!!! The thought of espn jizzing all over themselves at Favre in the super bowl makes me sick.
Yeah I think Favre is so old that he baby sat some of the officials when they were kids so there is a special bond there.
I'm rooting for Farve all the way. I can't think of anyone that loves the game like he does.
Fixed it for you.
Reggie Bust, way to fumble that ball.
Reginald muffs it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brett looks like he needs a nap. He doesnt look energized like last week.
hahahaha reggie bush you worthless ****.
Who dat????
Peterson is trying hard to become the goat of this game.
Maybe thats why they dont hand it to Peterson all the time anymore.
He cant hold on to the damn ball.
Touchdown Peterson.
I guess it's just Texans' fans that make mountains out of Mole Hills.
Ya think the Saints trying to kill him just might be part of the problem!!? Hell, they could murder him and get away with it tonight!!
Peterson again fumbles
WOW, he fumbled again!
Does Peterson have vasoline on his gloves? wth?
I think you have to sit him now and rely on Favre's arm.
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Despite continued claims from the Obama administration and its supporters that the economy is improving, 57 percent of people around the world think that it's a bad time to find a job in their local communities, according to a new poll from Gallup. If you're not shaken by that percentage, try this: That number is unchanged from 2011. Just 33 percent of adults worldwide think that it's a good time to find a job. In 2009, when the recession was just ending, a quarter of people worldwide thought that it was a good time to find a job. So in four years, just 8 percent more people think their job prospects are improving.
North and South America are the most optimistic about job prospects, with 40 percent thinking now is a good time to find a job versus 54 percent who think it's a bad time. Europe is the least optimistic about job prospects, with a whopping 75 percent of residents feeling it's a bad time to find a job, versus just 17 percent who think it's a good time.
Europe has been trapped in the worst post-recession recovery in its history, and although it has undergone "austerity" (in reality, increased spending and increased taxes) measures to recover, it is still struggling.


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Voters Reject Upper Arlington Schools Levy
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio
Upper Arlington City Schools officials said that a levy request on the ballot has failed.
According to school district officials, voters rejected Issue 51, a 5.8-mill operating levy, by 55 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results.
Issue 51 would have generated $9.2 million annually, according to the district.
The district did not immediately provide a comment about future plans.
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Three-time World Old-Time Piano-Playing Champion Brian Holland and drummer Danny Coots will perform in Kingston next weekend in a benefit concert to help Special Olympics Tennessee Area 30.
The concert will begin at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 in Kingston United Methodist Church at 212 W. Church St.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for those younger than 16 and are available at the church or Browder's Ace Hardware in the Ladd Landing shopping center.
Call Lee Schuiten at 771-7655 for details.
Roane County ElderWatch and Mid-East Community Action Agency's Senior Services Department will host a senior open house from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 2 in the Mid-East office at 1362 N. Gateway Ave., Rockwood.
Activities will include entertainment, refreshments, senior services information, door prizes, bingo, games and crafts.
At 10:30 a.m. the winner of the World Elder Abuse Awareness Poster Contest will be recognized.
All area seniors are welcome and encouraged to attend. Call 354-0450, Ext. 228, to register.
Harriman Utility Board recently received notification from the Tennessee Regulatory Authority Gas Pipeline Safety Division that the agency has completed an inspection of Harriman's gas department's policy and procedures, and no violations were found.
TRA scrutinized files that included plans for management integrity, identification of any threats to the integrity of the pipelines, assessing the risks to the system and implementation of plans to address those threats and the maintenance of records documenting leak repairs and corrosion control.
Kingston Police Explorer Post 376 will be presented with the United States Presidential Volunteer Service Award during Kingston's National Night Out event on Aug. 7.
The event will be from 5 to 9 p.m. at Kingston City Park Pavilion.
The award recognizes valuable contributions volunteers make in their communities and is a means of thanking Americans who set a standard of service and inspire others to make service a central part of their lives.
Everyone knows how important vegetables, greens and fruits are to our nutritional well being.
We should give ourselves credit for having this knowledge — and for having the good sense to make salads an important part of every good dinner.
It is nice to know that the ancient Romans felt just as smug about their nutritional expertise, since they also felt that a salad was an essential part of a good dinner.
In fact, it was actually a matter of law. Romans were compelled to eat salads and greens.
25 Years Ago
The unemployment rate for Roane County rose to 6.6 percent. Even so, a study ranked Roane County 28th out of 95 counties in terms of economical health. Eight economic and demographic variables were taken into consideration, and the outcome was considered a better indicator of economic health than any single variable such as unemployment.
10 Years Ago
Farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers have until Aug. 1 to nominate eligible candidates to serve on Farm Service Agency county committees.
"County committees play a vital role in the administration of federal farm programs and the positive effect they have on rural communities," said Linda Tipton of the USDA's Roane/Loudon County Farm Service Agency.
Harriman Police Department is calling this year's National Night Out celebration "a good night to get to know your neighbors and give crime a going-away party."
The event will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 7 at Harriman Riverfront Park.
The Tennessee Department of Revenue reminds Tennesseans that the seventh annual Sales Tax Holiday is scheduled for Aug. 3-5.
During these three days, Tennessee shoppers can save nearly 10 percent on tax-free clothing, school and art supplies and computer purchases.
"The annual Sales Tax Holiday was designed with Tennessee families in mind, providing savings for families, especially as students start the new school year," Gov. Bill Haslam said.
Sunday, July 29, 25 youth from Cedine Camp in Spring City took part in the morning worship at St. Mary's Baptist Church.
Every fifth Sunday is Mission Day. Two ladies, Gloria Ward and Sharon McElhane from Cedine, along with Carolyn Clemmons, had a great devotion.
Cedine Youth provided the music, they sang a cappella, and we were blessed by their songs.
Carolyn Griffin did the Children's Hour. Angie Childress gave the missionary message. She spoke on "Being a True Friend."
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Threads of Compassion is an opportunity to offer comfort to recent survivors of sexual violence. The idea is simple – anyone whose life has been affected by sexual assault or abuse is welcome to knit or crochet a scarf that will be given to a survivor of sexual violence when they enter the hospital for emergency treatment.
In January of 2010, we began working with the Oklahoma City YWCA to provide this service.
You can help! There is an ongoing need for completed scarves as well as materials.
If you would like to join us, contact Jessica at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.


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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Review by Lemmerman
"Is Solid Snake's swan song music to our ears?"
Solid Snake has proved time and again that he can stand up against insurmountable odds, save the day and look cool doing it. However, this time it's not Outer Heaven, Dead Cell or some crazy Russian Colonel he must overcome, it's the hype that's built up for his final outing into the world of Metal Gear Solid. Can Snake deliver what promises to be the best game of the series? The answer is well and truly yes!
Set in the not-to-distant future; the world has fallen into a state of almost permanent war. Governments, rebels and terrorist organizations are employing large PMC's (Private Military Corporations) to fight all over the world, all in order to sustain the war economy. These soldiers are equipped with nanomachines, tiny robots flowing through their blood which help to control and monitor their emotions and fighting skills. The soldiers are all linked by the SOP system, allowing for instant communication between them.
Yet, behind this terrible exterior, a worse plot is unfolding. Liquid Ocelot, the leader of 5 large PMCs and Solid Snake's clone (inhabiting Revolver Ocelot's body) is planning to overthrow the world with an insurrection. Recruited back into action by Roy Campbell, Solid Snake, experiencing rapid ageing and now going by the code name Old Snake, is sent across the world to visit both old and new locations in an effort to stop Liquid once and for all! And so, our game begins...
For those of you that don't know, Metal Gear is a sneaking game, interspersed with shooting segments. It's not really a guns blazing, Gears of War type game. Now that that confusion is out of the way, and you know what to expect, let's move on.
Fans of the series will find most of the controls easy to pick up, with a few slight alterations and improved CQC abilities, whilst newcomers are likely to feel overwhelmed to begin with. I recommend reading the instruction manual, which is surprisingly well written. By two areas into the game, you'll be sneaking like a pro.
As for the gameplay itself, we have a fantastic mix of sneaking, set pieces and boss battles, with the gaps filled by cutscenes and codec communication. Whilst the aim of most of the sneaking sections remains "Get to B from A", the route each player takes will be different. Do you go out guns blazing, which the new control scheme makes allowances for? Do you sneak past in your trusty cardboard box, or plant a dirty magazine to distract the soldiers whilst you hurry through the door? Whichever way you choose, I guarantee it will be different to any your friends choose. The menagerie of available items and routes mean you'll never be short of ideas.
Set pieces, often on rails shooting sections help up the ante a little. Equipped with an infinite ammo weapon, Snake must protect his getaway vehicle whilst another character drives towards their destination. These sections feel adrenaline inducing, not least thanks to the cinematic camera angles used during their execution, but it's almost impossible to fail them. Bullets do barely any damage, and you're more likely Snake dying than the vehicle losing all its health. Others involve the old "Protect me while I perform this task", "Escape the building before the bad guys kill us!" and a fantastically orchestrated sequence involving giant mechs.
Ah, the boss battles. My main qualm with Metal Gear Solid 3 was that the game seemed centred around them. It was boss battle, then a slog to get to the next boss battle, repeated until the end of the game. MGS4 changes that. The bosses are now integrated well into the story, not appearing at random to menace Snake.
The main foes are the Beauty and the Beast Corps, 4 war torn women transformed into fighting machines modelled after the original bosses in MGS1. We have Laughing Octopus, who uses camouflage and shocking tentacles to fight; Raging Raven, the loud one of the group with missile launching wings; Crying Wolf, a four legged beast with a massive rail gun, and Screaming Mantis, a floating puppeteer.
Once defeated, the woman within the shell appears and a battle with the Beauty begins. Will you kill or simply tranquillize these poor victims of war? They each have an extensive back-story, related to Snake by codec once defeated which really brings a tear to your eye.
In addition to the B&B Corps, three other bosses return from previous instalments, each with a trick to dealing with them that will astound and amazing, giving you that tingly feeling when you work out what it is.
Overall, the gameplay transitions between these three states seamlessly, rather than focusing on one more than the other. You'll be hard pressed to die on Normal mode, as long as you remember which button heals you, thus you'll never find yourself stuck for too long.
The characters in this game are fantastically animated. Hair, wrinkles, even Otacon's stubble is well represented, making the characters more alive than ever before. The locations, ranging from a South American jungle, an Alaskan blizzard and a seaborne ship are all individual with as much attention to detail as possible. Crawling through grass causes it to bend, knocking cans over will cause a tinkling sound and dust springs up under your feet, all giving the impression of a fully interactive and lifelike environment.
Of particular note is the snowstorm, which, although you spend most of your time with nightvision goggles on, is beautiful, as are the arctic wolves which populate the area.
You cannot talk about graphics without mentioning the Octocamo, Snake's new suit. Lying prone for a few seconds allows his suit to mimic his surroundings, blending in automatically with each new surface. The transitions are flawless, a vast improvement on the manual camouflage system of MGS3.
As well as this, the cutscenes and gameplay look almost identical as the graphics change between them is minor, if at all. Fantastic visuals help aid the game in telling its awesome story, and truly makes you feel for the characters.
It's not just the graphics which are realistic. Each surface Snake touches makes a distinctive sound, as do most objects he collides with. Grass rustles, metal clanks, and guns make lifelike "shooty" noises all as you would expect in real life. The Octocamo's camouflage change sound is suitable futuristic as well, and you never get tired of it.
The voice actors all play their parts amazingly well. David Hayter's gravelly tones return to give Snake life, as well as Quinton Flynn's new take on previously girly voiced Raiden. Otacon, Colonel Campbell, Mei Ling, Naomi Hunter, all the characters from prior instalments of the series return to play significant roles, all voiced with emotion and enthusiasm, all the while tying up loose story ends.
Another new feature is Snake's fully licensed iPod, which he can equip on the battlefield to listen to. With collectible songs available as well as some available to download for free, Snake's ears will never again bleed from the cries of soldiers screaming "GET HIM!" for the 1000th time. Some songs even carry special effects, such as making enemy soldiers cry, or wet themselves!
As mentioned previously, all the characters from the prior three instalments return in a new convoluted plot which we come to expect from Hideo Kojima. Whilst I made it sound simple in my overview above, there are more twists and turns than a snake on a roller-coaster, all portrayed beautifully in cutscenes, with less emphasis given to codec conversations than before.
Of course, the cutscenes can seem overly long, but when the story is so well told, you don't feel begrudged to put down the controller and watch as it folds out like an Oscar winning movie. A game that can portray sadness, happiness, humour and blood boiling anger in the player all in one ten minute cutscene is truly genius.
However, to those that complain cutscenes are boring, they are skippable this time, as well as interactive! You are able to go into first person view at certain points, or tap the X button to experience flashbacks to previous games, meaning you might just want to pay attention!
Replay Value
With 5 difficulty modes ranging from very easy to supremely hard, unlockable items, emblems and rankings as well as over 50 different guns to play with and customize with the new Drebin shop, you won't want to play MGS4 just once. As I said, the cutscenes are now skippable if you don't want to watch them again ;)
I clocked in over 18 hours in my first playthrough alone, so it's not an enormous game, but it will keep you amused for a while on your first playthrough. Self imposed challenges such as No Alert No Kill and Speed runs can cause it to last longer if you prefer. Maximizing all the weapons and collecting all the songs will also take longer, as will collecting all the emblems which require multiple playthroughs.
As well as this, MGS4 comes packaged with Metal Gear Online as standard, a totally individual experience in which you team up with (or kill) players from all over the globe in a series of different modes such as Deathmatch and Stealth. MGO comes with the promise of downloadable maps and expansions to play on/with, and this will cause the replay value to soar immensely.
Final Verdict
To conclude, MGS4 isn't perfect. Some areas can be boring, the customization isn't totally necessary as you can finish the game with 2 guns and a knife if you so wish, and the AI soldiers will sometimes catch you despite a 100% camo index. For a game that's not perfect, it comes pretty darn close.
If you're a fan of the series, you've probably already bought it, and if you're not I hope I've convinced you to be. Obviously you'll get more out of the game if you've played the previous instalments, or some of the plot and jokes will be lost on you, but I'm assuming people don't just join a series with a running story at the last instalment ;)
MGS4 is a perfect way to end a perfect series. A mix of humour, gameplay, plot and epic moments, all bundled into one little disc. Snake's swan song is all we could hope for and more. Here's to you, Snake.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.5 - Outstanding
Originally Posted: 06/26/08, Updated 06/29/08
Game Release: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (EU, 06/12/08)
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Acombination of convenience store owners, tobacco company lobbyists and Gov. Bobby Jindal for the moment stands in the way of a sensible increase in Louisiana taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products.
The sponsors of bills to increase the tax pulled their measures from the agenda of the House Ways and Means Committee. Those not pulled down were killed outright by the committee. While not yet dead for the legislative session, it's pretty clear that unless something dramatic happens, a tobacco tax increase is not likely to advance.
What a sad outcome.
The committee heard from many experts and public-spirited groups about the ravages of cancer and the effectiveness of cigarette tax increases in preventing young people, in particular, from taking up a potentially deadly habit.
Of course, there is opposition. No one likes paying taxes, although in public relations terms the convenience store owners are a front for the legendary behind-the-scenes lobbying of Big Tobacco.
But of those opposing the increase, the least-defensible is the governor's veto threat against any potential increase. As a former public health official, the governor should be aware of the high costs to the taxpayer of treatment of cancer. Jindal seems oblivious to the national consensus on this issue: State after state has raised cigarette taxes or other tobacco taxes to make smoking unattractive for teens.
Nor is there any principled fiscal reason to oppose an increase. The state budget under Jindal has become a mishmash of one-time money, borrowing from various special funds, property sales and other "contingent" sources of revenue.
A tobacco tax on the level of Texas' rates would give the state some more money, but it is not the solution to the structural problems of Jindal's budget. Still, some more general fund revenues are preferable to the near-certainty of midyear budget cuts coming under the Jindal budget proposal.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates unconditionally released minor-league pitcher Olivo Astacio for a "significant violation of organization policy" on Thursday, and today we have the reason why:
The reason the Pirates released pitching prospect Olivo Astacio, two sources confirmed yesterday, was that he attacked another player with a bat earlier in the week during extended spring training in Bradenton, Fla. Astacio and the other player were having an argument, the sources said, and Astacio struck the player's leg with a swing of his bat. He swung again and missed before the incident was broken up.
Just like a pitcher to miss an easy target. I'm surprised bludgeoning is against Pirates team policy. I guess they prefer combatants to settle their arguments with cutlasses or black powder pistols. In a related story, I had a friend that was pummeled (or pumbled if you're
form from Mississippi) by an amputee-stripper with her own peg leg for getting too "fresh". OK, it was me. -KD


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It is just 25 days until the stars of world football descend on Zurich's Kongresshaus for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010, but how much do you actually know about those in line for the awards?
By now, you may be aware that the nominees were announced on Monday 6 December during a press conference at the headquarters of L'Equipe in Paris. It was revealed the male nominees are the Barcelona trio of Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Xavi, while Fatmire Bajramaj, Marta and Birgit Prinz have been shortlisted for the women's award.
Also, the candidates for the newly created FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football and FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football awards were made known on the same day. Vicente del Bosque, Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho were considered to be the top three male coaches, while Maren Meinert, Silvia Neid and Pia Sundhage contest the women's category.
You can read in-depth profiles of each of these individuals on FIFA.com and you'll also learn some fascinating facts. For example, who out of Iniesta, Messi and Xavi:
a) helped his country to the final of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in UAE 2003?
b) won a silver medal at Sydney 2000?
c) became his country's youngest captain – a record he still holds today?
In terms of the male coaches, did you know that Del Bosque won multiple Spanish leagues and cups as a player? That Guardiola claimed no fewer than six trophies in his first calendar year as a manager? And that Mourinho is the son of a former Portuguese international goalkeeper? You can learn all of this, plus a whole lot more by reading through our exclusive FIFA Ballon D'Or section.
Getting back to the quiz questions, which of the female candidates:
d) is nicknamed 'Lira?'
e) has scored 63 goals in 60 international appearances
f) is the record scorer in the FIFA Women's World Cup?
The profiles will also inform you that Meinert won both the EUROs and the FIFA Women's World Cup as a player, Neid made a goalscoring international debut as a teenager and that Sundhage enjoyed an international playing career which lasted for 22 years.
Have your say
Just for fun – answer a) – f) in the comments space below. Will you be the quickest? Don't forget, all the answers are in the profiles, which can be found by clicking the link to the right.
The correct answers will be revealed at 17:00 CET on Friday.


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Santa Anita: Liaison starts over in Santana Mile
ARCADIA, Calif. – It should be relatively easy to find the winner of a five-horse race, but that is not the case in the $70,000 Santana Mile on Sunday at Santa Anita.
A small field entered the main-track stakes, and for every reason to like each of the five starters there is another reason to be skeptical.
Liaison is a Grade 1 winner, but he has not started in seven months. Hoorayforhollywood is sharp, but he lugs in. The habit cost him a win last out. Midnight Transfer is good at one turn, unproven at two. Tres Borrachos will try to win consecutives races for the first time in a 5-for-45 career, while Gladding is fast but he trailed the field his last start.
Bob Baffert trains Liaison, whose CashCall Futurity victory in late 2011 stamped him as one of the top California-based 2012 Derby prospects. But he finished off the board in the Kentucky and Santa Anita derbies, did not win all year, and by late summer it was time to call off the season.
"He came out all stiff after the Travers, so we just kicked him out," Baffert said.
Liaison finished ninth in the Travers, and Sunday marks his first start since that Aug. 25 race.
"He's training well, he looks really good right now," Baffert said. "It's a tough spot, but there's nowhere else to run. He's doing well."
Martin Garcia rides Liaison, while Aaron Gryder is the new rider for Baffert-trained Hoorayforhollywood, who earned a career-high Beyer Speed Figure of 100 five weeks ago. However, he lugged in through the lane and finished second by a head.
"I don't know why he always gets in," Baffert said. "That was a really good race. I did a little jockey change."
Baffert hopes Gryder can keep Hoorayforhollywood running straight. If he does, the 5-year-old could turn the tables on Tres Borrachos.
Veteran 8-year-old Tres Borrachos is the "now" horse. He defeated Hoorayforhollywood by a head last out to go over the million-dollar earnings mark ($1,021,143). Marty Jones trains Tres Borrachos, who will be ridden again by Garrett Gomez.
Rafael Bejarano, who has ridden all five Santana Mile entrants to at least one victory, ends up on Midnight Transfer, who was briefly on the 2012 Derby trail until he was sidelined after finishing seventh in the Santa Anita Derby.
Midnight Transfer scored a sharp allowance comeback Jan. 12 and then finished sixth in the Grade 2 San Carlos. Carla Gaines trains Midnight Transfer, whose two starts in route races produced a third in the Grade 2 San Felipe followed by a seventh-place finish in the Santa Anita Derby.
Gladding is likely to set the pace from the rail. He won the Grade 2 San Antonio at Santa Anita in 2011 and finished second one year ago in the Santana Mile. Gladding has been claimed from his two most recent starts; Vann Belvoir is the gelding's new trainer. Victor Espinoza rides.
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Love never Dies, Sieghart and Catalea's Story
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Chapter 1 (v.1) - Encounters of the Strange kind
Chapter 1: Encounters of the Strange Kind
He walked through the garden and made his way to the peach tree. It had been centuries since he had been to this spot. The place where he met her and she had changed his life. He imagined her, looking as she did with her long jet black hair and silvery blue eyes, so full of life. She had been long gone, buried somewhere on the grounds. He had always feared to look for her tombstone, to face the reality that he had left her behind and she had moved on with her life and into the next.
"Sieghart," he heard her voice as the wind whistled past his ear, "I never left you…."
He forced himself to move forward past the tree where he had shared those tender and intimate moments with her and into the graveyard. He moved to the back of the cemetery and found the statue of an angel; her face was etched into the white marble, to exist forever in the stone. He held in his hand a lone flower, a while calla lily, which was her favorite and laid it at her feet. He had nothing else he could offer her that she would love more. Truth was, he had nothing left but the sword in his hand. He ran his hands over the etching of her name as he felt the cool sting of tears on his slightly tanned cheeks. She was really gone forever; her only legacy was the statue depicting her as an angel. How realistic it looked, how true to form the features were. He wanted so much to touch her and have her be flesh and blood again. To feel the warmth of her skin against him, and see the blush of her cheeks when she would look at him.
"Lea…." he said softly, dropping to his knees in the grass, "How could I have lost you?"
He leaned back against the grave stone and took a deep breath. He had to remember her, and tell her the things he never was able to when she was alive. He wiped away his tears with the back of his leather glove and closed his eyes. He pictured the peach tree, which was right in front of him. She sat there studying the basics of swordplay. She had been no more than sixteen at the time and she had been a star pupil, wanting to a knight to the king and queen. In those days, students that were female were never taken that young, but an exception was made on account of her knowledge and ability. Sieghart was a pompous nineteen year old who had come to this lone peach tree in search of a random female companion he had found in town. The tree had always been his normal meeting place. To his surprise he found this child sitting in his favorite spot. "How annoying. I need to be rid of this brat." He thought.
The young knight approached her wearing his fine sleeveless leather suit, with his sword draped over his shoulders, jacket held up by the collar attached around his neck leaving his arms exposed. He stood before her tapping his foot impatiently. She ignored him at first and continued to read her chapters but after twenty minutes he became very bothersome and persistent.
"Excuse me?" she had said, "Do you mind keeping it down? I'm trying to study…"
"Actually," Sieghart laughed, "I want to request that you remove yourself from this spot."
"Remove myself?" she scoffed, "Who do you think you are?"
"I am Sieghart of the Kanavan Knights and you, young girl, are in my way."
"Well I don't particularly care about what you want…" She turned the page and continued to study.
"I have a lovely lady meeting me here in ten minutes and I'd like to be able to spend some alone time with her," he explained.
"You have a bedroom don't you?"
"Why you insolent little," he grabbed her book from her and she jumped up.
"Give that back!" she pulled her sword out of the scabbard that was on the ground beside her.
"Oh and what are you going to do with that thing?" he still held his sword behind him, "I am the best swordsman in this continent. Do you really think you could best me…"
"I'm most certain of this but we shall see Sir Sieghart. Draw," She held her stance balancing her weight on both legs.
"Such a stupid child," he sighed, "If I must," he tilted his head and brought the sword down to his side.
With a flash he attacked her and she blocked the first blow. He faked to the right and then to the left, then tried to slash her right side but she was as fast as he was, parrying his sword and taking the offensive from him. She jabbed at him twice and pushed forward, trying to get him away from the peach tree she loved so much. He backed away carefully, knowing his steps to ensure he wouldn't falter as she continued to attack him from all angles. He smiled, silently impressed with her abilities and her face turned into a scowl thinking he was mocking her.
"You think because I'm a woman I can't best you?" She yelled.
"No, I KNOW, that because you are a little girl you will never best me," he laughed aloud. With that she felt the world come from beneath her. She felt a sharp pain on the back of her skull and then all went black.
Sieghart roared at her misstep which he had seen coming. Her left foot had slid on a smooth rock which was embedded in the dirt. He was well aware of it being there and knew to avoid it. She obviously had not. He stood laughing at her until he realized, that it was a very quiet victory. Her lack of retort was due to the fact that she was no longer conscious. He ran to her side and saw the crimson blood on the grass and dirt. He sighed to himself and took off his cloak. He wrapped it around her and took her to the infirmary at the castle. He tried to slow the blood down with pressure but the wound was deep and blood continued to poor from her skull.
He entered the infirmary and the nurses surrounded him immediately. They led him to the bed where he lay her down at once. The ladies went to work on cleaning her up and bandaging her head to stop the blood flow. He went to his own room to change his clothes and wash her blood off her. It had been a victory but not one he had been proud of.
When he returned to her bedside she had still not regained consciousness. She looks so precious in the massive bed with big fluffy white pillows. Her long black hair had been plaited down her left shoulder and a large bandage had been put around her skull to ease the blood flow.
"Do you know who she is?" one of the nurses asked.
"I don't even know her name," he chuckled, "She's just Peach Tree girl…"
"Lea," she said suddenly, "Catalea of the house of Lioncourt…"
Sieghart looked at the girl who grinned from ear to ear. Was this the same girl who had scowled at him and fought him until her demise came at her own hands? He rubbed his eyes in disbelief as he saw her pretty face, her soft pale skin and bright silver blue eyes. There was a pang in his chest he pushed down the feeling.
"Miss Lea," he bowed his head, "My apologies for earlier. How are you feeling."
"As good as anyone with a head injury could feel," she replied.
"It was a nasty fall you took. You need to be aware of your surroundings when you fight."
"I'm still learning. I have only been allowed to study and practice for two months," she looked away.
"Two months?" his violet eyes grew wide, "You're so skilled with so little training."
"It is in my blood Sir Sieghart," she smiled again gleaming silver hues finding his gaze, "You are incredible as well. I hope one day we can fight side by side and maybe you can teach me what you know."
There was a brief moment of silence as they stared into each other's eyes, "I'm sorry about this. You were injured and it was my fault. I would like to make it up to you somehow…" his voice trailed.
Never had Sieghart been kind to a woman that he didn't want, but this girl, this young maiden was obviously no one night stand. For him to offer to repent for his obvious lack of judgment was very much out of his character. Yet he felt the need to do this for reasons he couldn't quite come to terms with at the moment.
"How will you make it up to me? Will you meet me under the peach tree as you have done with so many in the past?" he frowned realizing his reputation obviously had reached her ears, "Will you whisper sweet nothings to me as I fall graciously into your embrace…" She mimicked the actions, her breath gently in his ear. She really did know him well.
"No I will train you…." He had said it. He had no idea where the words had come from but he had said them, "You can be my apprentice and I will teach you everything I know."
She giggled, not believing a word of it, "Are you joking with me? Sieghart, Sir, I would never be allowed such a thing. You are a high ranking officer of noble blood. None would entertain me even coming near you…"
"Let me handle the formalities of this arrangement," he raised his gloved hand, "Where are you living currently?"
"Nowhere. I find my lodgings every night…."
"You will stay in my home. You will be pampered but you will train hard and fast, do you understand Miss Lea?" he looked at her from the corner of his eye. "AND!" he added, "You will learn to be a lady."
"Of course Sir Sieghart," she kept a straight face but the concept of being a lady was one of the reasons she had left home. He rose from his place beside her bed and bowed his head.
"I'll come and get you tomorrow; the nurses want to watch you over night in case of anything."
"Thank you," Forever grateful for such a chance she had grabbed his hand. He pulled away from her coldly and made his escape, not looking back should he change his mind.
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James Anglin
b.abt. 1715-1720 County Cork, Ireland
d.1778 Wilkes County, Georgia
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m. 5 May 1743
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James Anglin was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
Records of James Anglin in Augusta County, VA
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Information on James Anglin
From "Annals of Bath County, Virginia", by Oren F. Morton, pg. 188:
Ruth, Anglin line as I have it: James Anglin born 1720 Cork, Ireland. Married Mary Lindsey in 1743 Cork, Ireland. Children: John b. 1752 Augusta Co. VA; Henry; David; William b. 1758; Catherine. The latter four were born in Orange Co. North Carolina. Family in Wilkes County, GA by 1773. John Anglin b. 1752 married Mary Jones – Children: Susannah, Elijah, Nathan, Mary, Henry, Catherine, and John Jones b. abt. 1788. John Jones Anglin b. abt. 1788 married Nancy Edmondson 05 September 1804 in Warren County, Georgia. He was living in Henry County, Alabama in 1830. Children were: Stephen G.; Allen; and John A. Anglin. Stephen G. Anglin was born in Twiggs County, Georgia. He married Margaret J. Jordan 17 July 1827 in Henry County, Alabama. The only child I show is John William Anglin. I hope this is your family. Let me know. Kathryn (Anglin) Blackshear was the daughter of William Anglin Born 1758 in Orange Co. N.C. William Anglin was the brother of John born 1752 in Augusta Co. Virginia. It appears that John went to Henry County. William ended up in Chambers County, Alabama. It appears your John Anglin Sr. was an uncle to Kathryn who was my husband's gg grandmother.


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1) Today we turn it over to Motown, who recaps the interview with Carl Banks from yesterday on WFAN. Banks sat with Pierce on the plane back and at one point Pierce said, "listen dude we were in a 7 on 7 passing match (coverage) and never got on track".
- Banks states they were out-smarted at every turn, out-schemed and out-manned but not physically whipped.
- Kudos to Payton on his game planning. He disguised very well and changed their tendencies in preparation for the Giants.
- Love this: N.O. is a very good team but they are not a better offensive team. They have a better OFFENSIVE PLAN.
- When rushing Brees, you need to rush him up the middle, not off the edges. "He is a smaller guy. You need to flush him out of the pocket and hit him inside".
- N.O. was forcing their rushers to the edges and Banks felt they should have blitzed more up the middle with stunts as well.
- Positives: Hixon in the return game, receivers, and showed ability to move the ball offensively.
There it is in black and white. They were purely and fundamentally, to quote two former Giants Shockey and Tiki, "out coached!" Very interesting that Banks quotes his conversation with Pierce. That statement by Pierce was very damaging to his DC. It is obvious that Pierce's admission that they were in 7 on 7 pass coverage was hinted as a key factor in their horrific defensive performance. Mitch pointed out that the game plan looked like the old Rod Rust 'read and react' defensive scheme. The Saints were "dictating the pace of the game" and the Giants were just trying to react to it. Banks accentuates this by pointing out that "the more you try to react" to the Saints scheme then the more succesful they are as "that's what they want you to do." By observation Banks states that when the Giants "were in man coverage they (the Saints) ran crossing routes and when the Giants were in zone they dropped them in the holes" (of the zone). How do you get them out of their rhythm and pace? By doing what Carl stated that they should have called for a "base defense" and then "blitzed more up the middle with stunts as well." Not much different than what we were debating upon leading up to the game here on this blog.
To be fair, and I agree with him on this, Banks faults the players as well in lack of execution and discipline but he also pointed out that "they are running the same system" as when Spagnuolo was DC . There were opportunities to make plays and change the momentum but they failed to execute. If this is the same system that has been in place for 3 years and there really is no major difference in personnel from the prior year why did they fail miserably in execution? Can we really miss Butler that badly at safety?
Yes this was only 1 game and the team will have plenty of opportunities to learn and improve but the concerns about the coaching are hard to stomach. Everyone will be quick to point out how much we miss Spagnuolo, especially his ability to make in-game adjustments. But where is Coughlin in all this? Did he bother to check in with Sheridan on his game plan? Didn't he question Sheridan at the half what adjustments he will make to apply more pressure on Brees especially after his statement to a Fox sideline reporter? Was his hiring of Spagnuolo lucky considering he hired Tim Lewis, Hufnagel, promoted Gilbrown and perhaps now another poor decision, "read and react Jr." Sheridan? Will their chances of a SB this year be handicapped by inferior game planning by their coordinators?
These next 3 weeks should give us some idea but are we confident that their coordinators can be effective when the really meaningful games occur in January and February?
2) Ultimatenyg here. Thanks Motown for doing the work of putting that recap together. We'll wrap up this post by sending you back to Rule #8 and Rule #11. Well, on Sunday morning we linked to a story about how the Saints viewed the Giants defense…
FB Heath Evans.. "I don't know how they're going to attack us," Evans said Thursday. "That's what we've got to figure out. Hopefully whatever they do we can adjust to it. That's kind of what's made us good the first four games, being able to adjust to what we see and making plays off it."
"You're going from the extreme, being the Jets pressuring 70 percent of the time, to a Giants team that's a little bit more traditional, but still has all that stuff in their package," Brees said. "It's just one of those things where if you look at the statistics they don't bring as much but you have to be ready for it."
So the Saints were preparing for pressure because they were shown up by the Jets with that, yet they knew what the Giants tendency was, so they were mindful of that too. Brees was probably doing cartwheels in the huddle when the pressure was Giants vanilla infrequent blitz. Predictable. Dead. All it takes is an above average team to make a predictable team average. As for Rule #11, this defense was positively docile. The terms of engagement were completely set by Brees.
3) This post is going to finish up on a positive note, damn it!
(a) When Boley is back, they'll have more range.
(b) IF Ross ever comes back, it is "possible" that they could make a CB (him?) play safety as an answer. Anything to get improvement out of the Safety position.
(c) Banks refered to pressure up the middle, to get in Brees' face. He is 6'0″ tall. Like Banks says, BLITZ HIM UP THE MIDDLE and block his vision of the field. CHRIS CANTY IS 6'7″. REPEATING, Chris Canty is 6'7″. How would you like to have THAT IN YOUR FACE?! (Btw, Good news, Canty says he is finally improving.)
The Giants may very well have another opportunity in the playoffs against this team. It is up to the coaches to leverage the strengths and delever their weaknesses of their players to make this team win. Pierce and Banks believe that is possible. We will see pretty quickly how good a coordinator Sheridan is. He cannot be judged on one game. We don't need blitzes every play. We just need the defenses to be aggressive and unpredictable.


text: INMEMORYBETTY S. HARRISMay 6, 1946 - Feb 3, 2009We thought of you with love today. But that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday and days before that too.We think of you in silence. We often speak your name, now all we have are memories and your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsake with which well never part. God has you in His keeping we have you in our hearts. Your loving family,Carl, Sharon and Tim


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FORMER Bradford Esprit diver Sam Thornton has collected the British Gas GBR Diving Team's second medal of the 2014 European Junior Championships.
He took a one-metre springboard bronze on the second day at Bergamo in Italy.
Competing in Group A, Thornton – who completed a clean sweep of the titles at the Elite Junior Championships earlier this season – maintained his concentration to qualify first from a 26-diver preliminary in the morning.
The City of Leeds competitor then held on to a medal-winning position in the final, scoring 504.80 points to finish behind Germany's Timo Barthel (516.50) and Poland's Kacper Lesiak (506.00).