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69 comments:
No charm bracelet, but I do have a special necklace. On the top it says "MOM" and has a birthstone charm for my son and daughter. Hanging from that is one that says "GRANDMOTHER" with three charms for my three grandsons. That says a lot about who I am. Smile.ReplyDelete
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Hi Brenda! That's so cool about your necklace. I love things like that. What started this story is my own charm bracelet. I was explaining to someone why I had a thistle on it, and a Dalmatian...yeah, you get the idea.Delete
LOVE your necklace though. Hmmmm. I could work with that....Grins.
Awww, Brenda. That sounds so beautiful. With my seven kids and 16 grandchildren, if I had a bracelet like that my arm would drag the floor LOL!Delete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 9:31 AM
I havent read any of your books but I going to now.im always getting on just romantic suspense to find new authors I got a nook for my birthday and I keep finding new authors I love reading books that keep you wondering what will happen next.Your books sound really good.Thank you Debra. Stolhand email email@example.com
Hi Debra! I appreciate the vote of confidence. Grins. Do you love your Nook? I held off a long time on getting an eReader, but got a Kindle, finally. I really do love it. Especially for travel.Delete
(It's waaaaay too easy to buy books though....wait, is that a bad thing?)
I had a charm bracelet as a child. I got a new charm for every birthday. It eventually got too heavy to wear. Sadly I lost it in a move. But each charm represented something important to me that year and reflected how much I had changed from year to year. Trishleroy49 at gmail dot comReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Trish! Ohhh, I"m so sorry you lost it! They do get heavy, don't they? :> And it's that representation of "things important" that's key to finding my heroine's identity in Deadly Charms.Delete
Would you ever get another charm bracelet?
Very entertaining article. :) I can't wait to read your books!ReplyDelete
About the first draft--I hear you. I use a sketchy-sort-of-outline on the first draft, but mostly my characters boss me around. Even though it's a good feeling when the first draft in down, I usually think it's a pice of junk that will never fly at that point. So as you pointed out, there's a lot of work to do once the first draft is finished. It's comforting to know I'm not the only one who goes slighly mad with the rewriting and rewritng and... malolson at hotmail dot comReplies
Hi Mal! Yes, it's the rewriting that actually turns us IN to Mad Hatters, isn't it? Grins. Had to LOL about the characters bossing you around. They do, don't they? Sometimes, I'll be grinding my teeth and talking to the screen and saying, "But you can't DO that, I didn't PLAN for you to do that, and it messes things UP!"Delete
The characters just don't care, alas. Grins. OF course, when you get to the end of the writing of it, you find that whatever that detour happened to be, it made the story better. Dratted characters!
Oh, and I think every writer looks at that first draft and says, "Piece of Junk" Grins.
Hey Jeanne! *waves madly*ReplyDelete
You already know that I struggle so much with the first draft that I often Just. Stop. Writing. And I have to be prodded and poked mercilessly by friends to keep going.
This is the hard work, though, and why so many people who always wanted to be writers are NOT writers. Sometimes I wonder if I am. And sometimes I wonder how in the world an extrovert chose a career track that keep her alone for most of her days. *beats head against wall*
Can't wait for Deadly Charms. I want it NOW.Replies
*pokes* Yes, you need to be writing. *prods unmercifully* I need to read your stuff. NOW, would be a could time, don't you think? *poke,poke,prod,prod*Delete
It's so true! And as my evil twin and fellow extrovert, you know how much I too struggle with "Bum in chair, hands on keyboard" when I want to be out with da peoples.
Still. You must write. I need to know the rest of the STORYYYYYYY!!!! (And couldja hurry up? Dyin' to know, here!)
Cassondra, I'm beating my head against the wall right along with you. Writing is such a solitary profession, but so many extroverts are in the business. What a paradox!Delete
And like you I can't WAIT for Deadly Charms to be released!
Oh I forgot--I had a charm bracelet as a child. First year of high school I left it lying on the bleachers in gym class, for some stupid reason thinking nobody would take it. But somebody took it. It had some charms on there that I hated to lose. Some were gifts. But the truth is that most of them were "what I wanted to be" rather than what I was. There was a really beautiful ice skate on it, because I loved watching figure skating. I'd never been on the ice at that time.ReplyDelete
I got another bracelet just like the first one, but have never collected charms. I've just worn the bracelet around as a silver chain. Oddly enough, I've been thinking, lately, that I want to collect charms again. Not sure what I would collect but I want it to be a theme this time. Like Nancy's bracelet with a charm for each of her manuscripts. Not that, but something...related. Especially since charm bracelets are back "in"--they were not "in" for a while, but they're back. Not that I cared, but now they're cool again, and it's easier to find charms, so I do believe I shall begin again.Replies
Oh, goody! Now I have ideas for prezzies for you. Grins.Delete
I loved ice skating too. *cue twilight zone music* Yet one more Evil Twin thing.
Jeanne, this is all so true! First drafts are so annoying, especially when a plot line just totally stalls out far into the book and the reason is not on that page but in chapter one. Or when I've written myself into a corner. :-/ReplyDelete
I do have a charm bracelet, actually. A writer friend gave it to me, and it contains one charm for every book I finished. For the RS, she sent me handcuffs. The dh was with me when I went to the jewelry store to have the charm put on, and he was crimson. "You know what they're thinking," he muttered. *g*
Oh, just noticed Cassondra mentioned the bracelet. :-)
I tried to start an all-purpose charm bracelet, but it didn't work out so well. I'd end up wearing just the bracelet, the way Cassondra does. I need to get some charms for it and spur my guys to give me additional ones. I love the way the charms jingle.
Can't wait for Deadly Charms! I've loved all your books.Replies
I hate that "written myself into a corner" thing. Hate. It. But better to find out in first draft, right? Urg.Delete
Love the book bracelet! WOOT! so cool. But ROFLMAO about the handcuffs. OMG! The visual of your DH blushing crimson while they sodered THAT one on! Hahahahah!
And the jingle factor on the bracelet is one of the many reasons I love it. :>
Oh, Nancy, what a lovely idea! That's what I want for Christmas. I'll have to drop lots of hints to my kids!Delete
Great topic, Jeanne! Isn't it true that the all-important first draft is like the crucible of fire. It's where I literally dump my ideas and then have to go back and see all the cracks in the story.ReplyDelete
I love charms and charm bracelets and like the idea of a person being identified by the charms she wears. What a clever idea!Replies
*blush* Thanks, Jo! And love it or hate it, it's important to find those cracks early, isn't it? Then you can mend them as you go rather than having to go back and redo the foundation of the story. Sigh. Been there, done THAT. :>Delete
When's your next wonderful Suspense out? For those of you who've not found Jo's The Watcher, The Avenger, etc. you need to go now, and get them. Talk about gripping suspense! Yikes! (In a fabulous, OMG way!)
Thanks for the plug, Jeanne. I planning another RS triology for 2013, but right now am working on two novellas for Christmas. One is called "The Hitman's Holiday" and it's dark, but uplifting (I hope). The other is a sweet, family-oriented Christmas story. It's been fun working on both at the same time. I've just passed the halfway marks, so it feels like they're coming together.Delete
Oh, that's wonderful, Jo! I'll look forward to both!Delete
- Colleen C.August 11, 2012 at 3:37 PM
Did the plastic charm bracelet thing when I was little. My mom would buy these cute charms that would hook onto it... so many types. As I think about I believe I still have it hidden away in one of my storage boxes. As for real charms, do not have a bracelet, but I do have this one pendant that I made a necklace with... love it and feel it is a good luck charm!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Colleen! Oh, I remember the plastic ones with all the hooky-on-y charms! Wow - there's a trip down the memory lane. Grins.Delete
Pendants can be so special too, can't they? I have one with little shoes on it that represent my two sons. Love that thing and weart is ALL the time.
Hi Jeanne,ReplyDelete
I don't have a charm bracelet, but if I did I'm sure you could tell who I am with the charms I might have. They'll include a hockey, moon and flower charms.
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Hi Jane! See,that's the thing, they DO tell about who we really are, don't they? I'd presume you love hockey, the mysterious, and gardens. :>Delete
Am I right?
Jeanne - Great post!ReplyDelete
I always start a book with great enthusiasm and excitement. Then I start the first draft and that enthusiasm wans fast. I worry that I've made a huge mistake in committing to writing this particular story. Writing the first draft is hell and requires sheer faith (and a lot of time in front of the computer) to get to the back end where the magic kicks in. Thank God for editing (grin).
I'm not a charm bracelet sort of girl. I'm not fond of the weight on my wrist and that constant tingle. It's hard to type on the keyboard with those things...but maybe a few charms on a pendant would work. I love the idea of a charm to represent one's passions and history. Brilliant idea to use a charm bracelet as a clue to someone's identity. Love that idea!
Great post - but then it's from a great authoress.Replies
Awww, thanks, Donna! I had to LOL about the "made a huge mistake in committing to writing this particular story" line. OMGosh have I felt THAT! Ha!Delete
And thanks for your kind words!
Jeanne, what a marvellous post! Love the imagery of the Monster Book of Monsters. THat's exactly what it's like!ReplyDelete
I'm writing a first draft now and my greatest challenge is always to keep moving on. When I get to the edge of the mist, there's that temptation to stop for a while and mull, and that's where I lose my momentum. I'm learning to just put ##WORK OUT HOW THE HECK A PHYSICIST WOULD KNOW ABOUT GINSENG and move on, instead of taking a break to mull. Love the idea of a charm bracelet in Deadly Charms! Can't wait for that one.Replies
Hahah! I love that scene in the movie where Harry has to trap his Monster Book. Glad someone else feels that way too!Delete
That IS a handy thing, just putting in a note to say #FIGURE THIS OUT - I'm going to do THAT from now on! Ha!
Jeanne, You do a "Bawahaha" better than anyone I know :DReplyDelete
Great post and great stories. (I know! I've read them!)
Now back to my own first draft...for the fifth time ;0Replies
Yikes, Joan. It's always those second, third and fourth drafts that get me. That's where my REAL work happens.Delete
*Wince* Yeah...I know that feeling, Joan! :> And having read some of that draft, I know it's polish you're adding now, not draftiness. Grins. Looking forward to reading the final!Delete
The books sound good. No charm bracelet.ReplyDelete
Hi BN100! Thanks for stopping in.Delete
Hey, Jeanne! I love the sound of this book! And while I wish I had a charm bracelet, I'm a total clutz when it comes to jewelry. Aside from my wedding ring & a watch--and sometimes, when I'm feeling daring, earrings--I don't bother. I'll only hurt myself. But we got charm bracelets for my mom & MIL a few years ago so my two girls can give them new charms for holidays & bdays. It's really sweet because they pick out charms that remind them of stuff they've done with the grandma lately. Can't wait to see how the charm bracelet features in your story!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Susan! what a fabulous idea for your girls to give charms! I love that! Thanks for stopping in!Delete
I'm in science, so my "first drafts' consist of attempts to articulate my research for my dissertation committee update meetings (and soon, the actual dissertation) or papers... and they basically consist of my getting something on the page after agonising over it for hours/days, sending them off to my advisor, and having her make it a million times better. There aren't any major content changes, but she makes it sound so much better! Must be all those years of practise (and the fact that she was a literature major before she became a scientist), haha. On the up side, she's always said she's very impressed with my drafts, so I guess they aren't complete shite-- despite the fact that I feel they are!ReplyDelete
No charm bracelets... I'd probably manage to spill something incredibly noxious on it in lab & ruin it forever. Were I to have one, the charms would probably be a microscope (for the science!), a football (of the European persuasion, where one actually uses the feet!), a fish (for my scuba diving), and an airplane (for my globe-trotting ways). And, well, chocolate :D. In lieu of a charm bracelet: I cannot live without a watch, not even on holidays!
Hi Cris! Had to LOL because writing is writing, no matter what the field, we all figure that first draft is shite! Glad you have such a cool advisor too. Congrats on getting to the dissertation stage! Care to share your topic?Delete
Love the ideas for your charms. I'm like you in that I'm almost never without a watch. I have several and like to switch them up too. Ha!
I'm a Ph.D. student in microbiology... but not the cool, I-work-with-bacteria-that-could-kill-you/cause-really-uncomfortable-gastrointestinal-distress-or-worse type, just plain old non-harmful E. coli. Which, really, is much better: I can spill bacteria all over myself/my bench/etc. without any ill effects! :). Our lab works on the regulation of gene expression in E. coli... very exciting stuff, for the ~5 people who read our papers :PDelete
I generally where my one digital watch that does everything. Twitchiness sets in when something's wrong with it, and I've been known to wear my (wrist) dive computer until the watch is sorted out!
How cool! Had to LOL about the "kill-you" bit. Snork! If it's what you love to do, it's exciting. Grins. Also had to LOL about getting twitchy without a watch. Now THAT, I do as well. Ha!Delete
thanks for a fun post! No one in my family really wears jewelry, myself included. I don't kmow why... hmmm... for me, I work in pediatric healthcare so it's just more stuff for the kids to grab and since I have to wear gloves all the time, I'm paranoid that I will throw it away... but I do like to admire them :) If I had one, it would have a dog, a book, and Swarovski crystal penants. Just cuz :)ReplyDelete
Hi Erin! Thanks for the work you do in peds. Those of you who work with the littlests are so strong! Much admiration! Have to confess, I'd be just as paranoid if I had to do the glove thing. Grins.Delete
Love your charm ideas too! What kind of dog? I've a Dalmatian on mine. Grins.
I have a charm bracelet with a charm of Cupid.ReplyDelete
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Hi Mary C! Oh! I love it! Then again, I write romantic suspense...I would love Cupid. Grins.Delete
Jeanne, what a fabulous piece about first drafts. I'm currently trying to turn one into something readable so I know exactly what you're talking about.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Anna! So excited to know there's another Anna Campbell book in the works. Also totally jealous of those in Aus who're getting Seven Nights in a Rogue's Bed long before we can get it in the States! Arrrrgh!Delete
And those first drafts are sometimes bang-head-on-desk experiences, aren't they?
Actually Seven Nights is out in the States at the same time as it is in Australia (October). Yeah, first drafts are NOT my favorite things!Delete
Okay, she said suspiciously, then how come Nas has read it? Hmmmmm???? Inquiring minds!!!Delete
I don't have a charm bracelet, but if I did it would have to have a book on it.ReplyDelete
Hi Marybelle! Haha! Readers can ALWAYS be identified! Mine has a book or two on it. I want to create a whole new bracelet with each of my published books on it, just for fun. :>Delete
I have a charm bracelet that my godmother gave me when I was little and every year she would give me another charm. I still have it but never wear it. I enjoyed reading your post and look forward to reading your books.
Thanks for the chance
I have never had a charm bracelet. With all the pendents that I have for a necklace, i could put one together.ReplyDelete
Hi Kai! See, I think that's the same kind of thing though. I'll bet you put together the pendants beacause they mean something to you. :> Same idea behind a charm bracelet. Grins. Thanks for stopping in!Delete
Hi Jeanne- I have five charm bracelets. My husband has always wanted to give me jewelry and I'm just not a blingy type of girl. Usually a pair of plain earrings and my wedding ring set does it. But he discovered Pandora bracelets and I love them! My first bracelet is a mix and match with charms that represent the kids, our first house, the ship we were married on and so forth. My latest charm bracelet has a theme. We are going on a cruise (to Belize ironically) next week and he got me a tropical themed bracelet. It has a suit case, palm trees, sea shells, a gold sea horse, turtles, a treasure chest and some really cool stone charms that look like waves. It is my favorite and I rarely take it off.ReplyDelete
I can't wait to read Deadly Charms. It sounds like it is right up my alley! And yes, you could probably learn a lot about me from my bracelets but maybe not enough to identify me if I'm lost.
Added this series to my TBR list. Love discovering authors new to me.
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Hi Heather! Ooooh, I LOVE the sound of your charm bracelets! How cool! I really love the Pandora bracelets and the Trollbeads too. Still, my oldest charm bracelet is the silver kind with the silver charms. Grins.Delete
Thanks for your kind words about Deadly Charms. YOu might like reading Deadly Little Secrets and Deadly Little Lies on the cruise! You'll learn about Belize...at least a little bit. Ha!
Enjoy your trip!
Those Pandora bracelets are sooo pretty. I would love to have one. Wouldn't mind taking that cruise Heather's going on, either. *g*Delete
Right there with you, Nancy! Cruise sounds great, doesn't it?Delete
Hey Jeanne! You know I LOVE the title for your next book. What a cool way to look into someone's past but with their charms? I do not have a charm bracelet, but my critique partner Sandy Blair does. Her husband started it with her Golden Heart win. With each subsequent book sale he's added another charm to represent her books. You have to ask her about them sometime!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh, Suz, that's so COOL!! Thanks for the title love. The cover - by your very own pal Lyndsey Lewellin! - is outstanding. Soon to be released....bwahahahah!Delete
I love the idea for Sandy's bracelet too. Must do that!
I really like what charm bracelets represent and they can be just as unique as an individual. I don't have a charm bracelet but my mom does and it's full of random things that are important to have. If I did have one I would want one to represent all my travels when one day I do get the opportunity to do so!ReplyDelete
Hello, Na! Thanks for popping in! Travels and the charms representing it are part of what solves the riddle of my gals identity. Grins. They DO tell a lot about who you are!Delete
Cool that your mom has one!
Hi Jeanne :-) I love your description of having to be a wizard, a lion tamer and a sleuth! Ain't that the truth *g* and I love the sound of your new story - gorgeous cover, btw. I'm a fan of charm bracelets and have two, but don't actually wear them. Both were gifts, and very sweet (the first represents my first book sale, with charms for the different aspects of the story). I've heard stories of authors who have bracelets to represent their career with charms for each book and major milestones. But, yeah, I don't wear the bracelets, so I decided for my career kudos, I'd buy a pair of shoes for each sale instead. Now those, I wear *g*ReplyDeleteReplies
Hey Tawny! LOVE the idea of new shoes for each book. There's a prezzie I could enjoy, for sure! I do wear the charm bracelet still, and I like the idea of one for my career. I can't wear it when I write though. Much as I love the jingle-jangle, it's distracting when you're pounding the keyboard. Grins.Delete
(Tawny's gotten a preview of the cover, so she knows...bwahahaha!)
heeehee, that makes me special. Cuz it is one rockin' cover!!!Delete
It sounds like you have a lot of fun writing Jeanne.ReplyDelete
Please enter me in your draw. That too sounds like fun!
Hi Janet! I do indeed, when it isn't driving me totally insane. Grins. You posted, so you're entered!Delete
Thanks for stopping in. :>
It was so fun to be here this weekend. Thanks to everyone for stopping in, and thank you to Maureen and Just Romantic Suspense for letting me hang out!ReplyDelete


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Infiltrating Southgate
100% SYNCH Optional objectives
- Find and kill the General
- Perform three stealth assassinations from a corner spot
- Avoid firing line damage
After the cutscene, approach the nearby musket and fire the first shot on any of the Redcoats below to trigger a little scuffle.
Haytham does not need to use the musket once the fight starts, so jump down (or Air Assassinate) to the ground and eliminate the Redcoats to trigger the next part of the mission.
Once Haytham is riding the convoy, follow the onscreen instructions when prompted to have the other Assassins eliminate the Redcoats that block the way until they reach the Fort. After entering, there are several objectives to complete. Here, we'll discuss how to complete each one.
FIND & KILL THE GENERAL: First, let's find that pesky general! He's located on the right side of the fort. Walk past the Redcoats and look for a bunch of bushes near where the horses are parked. The general is doing a patrol of his vicinity, so watch his pattern then run and hide in the Haystack cart near where he patrols. Once he gets close, whack him! Optional Objective Complete!
FREE THE CAPTIVES (1 of 3): The first set of captives are located to the west near a set of tents. Hide in the nearby bushes and wait for the captain to walk closer. Use a Hidden Assassination in him to clear out this section. Now approach the captives and release them.
FREE THE CAPTIVES (2 of 3): The second set of captives are located further down from the first group of captives. The area is guarded by a captain and has a haystack cart in the middle. Hide in the bushes and wait for the captain to move away. Hide in the haystack cart and then assassinate him to clear this section. Now approach the captives and release them.
FREE THE CAPTIVES (3 of 3): The third set of captives are on the ship. But to enter onto the ship undetected, you'll need to eliminate the captain that patrols the dock. Use a Corner Kill by waiting near the walls where he patrols to clear the dock. From there, climb onto the ship (watch out for the captain!) and hide near the crates (see screen capture below). Use a Corner Kill on the captain (you can ignore the two Redcoat guys in the back) and then approach the Redcoat guarding the captives and eliminate him. Now free the captives. Objective Complete!
PERFORM STEALTH ASSASSINATIONS FROM A CORNER SPOT (3 TOTAL): The walkthrough above gave explanations for TWO Corner Kills. The third enemy to eliminate with a Corner Kill is located just near where the second set of captives were detained (with the captain and the haystack cart). There is a Redcoat relaxing in front of a outhouse, so take the corner and then whack him!
Make sure to do all Corner Kills BEFORE freeing the third set of captives or the objective will be failed!
AVOID FIRING LINE DAMAGE: After all the captives are free, a cutscene with Silas will trigger. From there, Haytham will be confronted by a trio of shooters and a Redcoat victim. Once they begin the animation of shooting, quickly grab the Redcoat by pressing the A or X button to do the Human Shield move. From there, quickly RUN to the fort entrance and jump through the firing line (jumping through them while running will disrupt them - see screencap).
ALTERNATE STRATEGYAfter using the Human Shield move, quickly run up to the firing line and drop a Smoke Bomb just as they start to fire at you. By doing this, the shooters will stop and you can run past them without a shot fired!
Quickly run up the nearby stairway and locate Silas. Eliminate Silas to complete the mission.
ACHIEVEMENT/TROPHY UNLOCKEDMystery Guest
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Other beneficiaries of the package are interconnection projects for EU transmission networks for gas and electricity, which receive EUR 1440 million and EUR 910, respectively, projects for carbon capture and storage (CCS) of emissions from fossil fuel generation (EUR 1.05 billion) and small island projects (EUR 15 million). The money for energy comes from a pot of unspent agricultural funds.
Most of the offshore wind money, EUR 315 million, will be allocated to two projects for integrating electricity from offshore wind farms into the onshore grid system: one for a joint interconnection for the three Kriegers Flak projects in the Baltic Sea, and the other for the first steps towards developing a North Sea electricity grid. The remainder is shared between three offshore wind power projects: Borkum West II, Germany, for the development of next generation 5-7 MW wind turbines, wind turbine-testing at Aberdeen offshore wind farm in Scotland, and upscaling installation of deepwater turbines at Thornton Bank, Belgium.
In an informal compromise agreed between the EU presidency and the European Parliament's industry committee, any unspent money from projects that fail will be used for other renewables and energy efficiency projects.
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) welcomes the funds for offshore wind and grid infrastructure. But its chief executive Christian Kjaer doubts that the much larger sums allocated to CCS will do anything to aid economic recovery. "The technology will not be commercially viable this side of 2020," he says. "EWEA therefore supports the ... proposal to allocate any unspent money to renewable energy technologies, including onshore wind power, which can be employed immediately."
Others have more fundamental reservations about the proposed allocation of economic recovery plan funds. The European co-ordinator for offshore grids in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch, says it is not the "European way" and can cause in-fighting among the different countries of the EU -- some of which will benefit more than others.
The reason that some of the offshore projects earmarked for funding have not materialised so far has nothing to do with difficulties with finding finance, he believes. "They have a financing plan," he says. But due to other problems these projects have not been "realistic propositions" until now.
Subsidy folly
Taking an example, Adamowitsch highlights as folly the European Commission's original plan to also include Germany's Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm for subsidy, which at one time was in line for a share of EUR 150 million together with an adjacent German project using untried technology, Bard Offshore 1. Alpha Ventus is backed by energy giants E.ON and Vattenfall, which are capable of financing the projects on balance sheet.
Alpha Ventus was later replaced by Borkum West 2, Nordsee Ost and Global Tech 1, which, with Bard Offshore I, will share EUR 200 million. Adamowitsch also questions the wisdom of granting EUR 200 million of EU funds to the Nabucco gas pipeline industrial conglomerate. "These are companies which have money enough," he says.
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A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower court judge correctly interpreted the U.S. Constitution when he declared in 2010 that Proposition 8 was a violation of the civil rights of gays and lesbians.
"Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially reclassify their relationships and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples," said Judge Stephen Reinhardt in the majority opinion. "The Constitution simply does not allow for 'laws of this sort'."
Read the full decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
The passage of the ban followed the most expensive campaign on a social issue in U.S. history.
It was unclear when gay marriages might resume in California.
Lawyers for Proposition 8 sponsors and for the two couples who successfully sued to overturn the ban have said they would consider appealing to a larger panel of the court and then the U.S. Supreme Court if they did not receive a favorable ruling.
"Although the Constitution permits communities to enact most laws they believe to be desirable, it requires that there be at least a legitimate reason for the passage of a law that treats different classes of people differently. There was no such reason that Proposition 8 could have been enacted," the ruling states.Video: Prop. 8 ruled unconstitutional (on this page)
The panel also said there was no evidence that former Chief U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker was biased and should have disclosed before he issued his lower-court decision that he was gay and in a long-term relationship with another man. Walker publicly revealed he was gay after he retired.
Proposition 8 backers had asked the 9th Circuit to set aside Walker's ruling on constitutional grounds and because of the judge's personal life. It was the first instance of an American jurist's sexual orientation being cited as grounds for overturning a court decision.
Walker's successor as the chief federal judge in Northern California, James Ware, rejected the claims about Walker's personal life.
California voters passed Proposition 8 with 52 percent of the vote in November 2008, five months after the state Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage by striking down a pair of laws that had limited marriage to a man and a woman.
The ballot measure inserted the one man-one woman provision into the California Constitution, thereby overruling the court's decision. It was the first such ban to take away marriage rights from same-sex couples after they had already secured them.
The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and the Law, a think tank based at the University of California, Los Angeles, has estimated that 18,000 couples married during the four-month window before Proposition 8 took effect. The California Supreme Court upheld those marriages but ruled that voters had properly enacted the law.
With same-sex marriages unlikely to resume in California any time soon, Love Honor Cherish, a gay rights group based in Los Angeles, plans to start gathering signatures for a November ballot initiative asking voters to repeal Proposition 8.
Check back for more details on this breaking news story.
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We started our position-by-position look at some of the top players with catchers earlier this week. Now we're going to the middle of the infield with the shortstops. Here's our look at some of the top men up the middle to watch heading into the 2011 college baseball season…
1. Garrett Wittels – Florida International
Heading into the new season it will be hard not to watch Wittels as he pursues college baseball immortality. The FIU junior slowly gained attention last year as he collected hit after hit in game after game, taking his hitting streak to 56 games to end the 2010 season. He hit .413 over the course of that streak and needs hits in his team's first three games of the season against Southeastern Louisiana to break former Oklahoma State 3B Robin Ventura's 1987 record 58-game streak. The junior's other numbers last year looked like this: 100 hits, 60 RBIs, 21 doubles, and just 19 strikeouts compared to 22 walks.
2. B.A. Vollmuth – Southern Mississippi
As a freshman in 2009, Vollmuth's offensive numbers (.237, 8 HR, 28 RBIs) were far from eye-popping. Vollmuth started just 25 games during that freshman season, but 23 of those starts came during USM's Cinderella run to the College World Series. Vollmuth used that run and a trip to Cape Cod that summer to springboard to a monster 2010 sophomore campaign, when he batted .386 with 20 home runs, 17 doubles, 72 runs, and 76 RBIs – all team-highs. He also sported a 1.219 OPS. If not for Rice's Anthony Rendon (whom we'll talk about when we get to our 3B list), Vollmuth likely would have been the C-USA Player of the Year. He'll look for a third straight NCAA berth and even bigger things in 2011.
3. Deven Marrero – Arizona State
Not too many players can walk-in the door as a freshman and have the kind of season Marrero did in 2010. Marrero set a Sun Devil freshman record by hitting a team-best .397 with 11 stolen bases while making most of his 37 starts at shortstop. He earned All-American status for his efforts in the spotlight at ASU while helping the Sun Devils reach the College World Series. The 6'1 shortstop didn't just survive, but thrived in that spotlight en-route to Omaha. He had game-winning hit in the bottom of the 12th inning to beat Arkansas in game one of their Super Regional and then scored the winning run the next day to send ASU to the CWS.
4. Kenny Diekroger – Stanford
Diekroger is another freshman who thrived as a true freshman in 2010 for one of the perennial top teams in the country. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the second round out of high school, but instead of signing the Woodside, CA native stayed close to home to play for Mark Marquess. The decision has, so far, paid-off. Diekroger jumped into the line-up, leading Stanford with a .356 averaged and 41 RBIs. He started 54 of his team's 55 games to help the Cardinal get back to the NCAA Tournament after a 2009 absence. Diekroger was named a New England Collegiate Baseball Summer League All-Star last summer. His younger brother, Danny Diekroger, joins him this year as a freshman on the Cardinal baseball team. He played third base last year, but moves to shortstop in 2011.
5. Brad Miller – Clemson
Miller led his team with a .357 batting average to help the Tigers reach the College World Series. Now a junior, the 6'0, 185 lb. Miller scored 71 runs with 49 RBIs, 8 home runs and a team-best four triples while starting all but one of Clemson's 70 games in 2010. His 1.018 OPS was also the second best on the Tiger roster. After the run to Omaha, Miller played the rest of the summer with the USA Collegiate National Team. He was one of just three on the roster who played for Team USA in both 2009 and 2010, becoming the first Clemson player since 2000 and 2001 to have that distinction.
6. Levi Michael – North Carolina
It's hard to believe, but Michael is already a junior. The early high school graduate batted .290 with 13 home runs and 57 RBIs while helping UNC to Omaha in 2009 in what should have been his senior season in high school. He moved from second base to shortstop last year and his overall production moved-up as well. The 5'10 sophomore led the Tar Heels with his .346 average, and while his home run total dipped to nine, his slugging percentage still went up from .527 to .575. His OBP also went from .377 to .480 thanks to 44 BB and 17 HBP, compared to just 26 strikeouts. He also led his team with 20 stolen bases.
7. Adam Bryant – Troy
While fellow Sun Belt star Garrett Wittels garnered all the national acclaim for his hitting streak last season, Bryant had a monster "below the radar" campaign of his own. Of course, Bryant wasn't below the radar as far as Sun Belt Conference pitchers were concerned. The 5'10 junior batted .356 with 65 RBIs, while leading the Sun Belt with 23 HR, 70 runs and a .744 slugging percentage. He struck out just 38 times in 250 at-bats and amassed an OPS of 1.175. Bryant smashed four of his home runs en-route to Troy's run to the Sun Belt Tournament title game, which they lost 14-10 to Wittels and FIU to fall one win short of an NCAA bid. He committed just three errors in 295 chances for a spectacular .990 fielding percentage.
8. K.C. Serna – Oregon
The junior has been in the line-up at shortstop for all but a handful of games in the two years since George Horton and Oregon brought baseball back to Eugene. From the lead-off spot in the order, Serna hit a team-high .348 last year. He also led the Ducks with 14 stolen bases and a .419 OBP, while helping the program to an NCAA Regional bid in just its second year of existence. He also belted five home runs with 13 doubles. The Ventura, CA native was the starting shortstop for the Western Division at the Cape Cod League All-Star Game as a member of the Falmouth Commordores last summer.
9. Nolan Fontana – Florida
Fontana was a vital cog in the Gators' run to the College World Series as a freshman in 2010. He started all but one of Florida's 64 game and sparkled at shortstop, committing just four errors in 279 chances. That alone made him the first player in program history to earn a Rawlings Gold Glove Award. His overall offensive numbers (.283, 3 HR, 23 RBIs) aren't eye-popping, but his move to the top of the order in early April helped solidify the Gator line-up and the drive to Omaha. Fontana's .437 OBP with 53 walks were team-highs, while his 29 strikeouts tied Preston Tucker for the fewest of any batter with at least 200 at-bats. He also played for the USA Collegiate National Team over the summer.
10. Steve Nyisztor – Rutgers
Nyisztor is one in a long line of players from Toms River, NJ to wear the Scarlet Knight's uniform for head coach Fred Hill. He batted .410 as a freshman at second base, but that wasn't even good enough to earn first-team All-Big East honors. That went to Louisville star Ryan Wright. Nyisztor makes the move from 2B to SS this year after committing just three errors last season. His other offensive numbers included 17 doubles, 52 runs, 51 RBIs, four HR, three triples, 11 stolen bases, and a 1.013 OPS.
11. Eric Stamets – Evansville
Stamets earned consensus Freshman All-American honors and was named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year after starting all 59 of Evansville's games last year. He batted .321 with four home runs, 15 doubles and 27 RBIs, while leading the Purple Aces with 57 runs and 43 stolen bases. His school record stolen base total ranked fifth in the nation and were the most by any DI freshman. Stamets walked 33 times with 12 HBP and just 33 strikeouts in 234 at-bats. He had 75 hits and did not go back-to-back games without a hit all season.
Others To Watch…
Caleb Busheyhead – Oklahoma
Taylor Featherston – TCU
Ryan Lashley – Stetson
Taylor Motter – Coastal Carolina
Austin Nola – LSU
Joe Panik – St. John's
Justin Roland – Charlotte
Tim Smalling – Virginia Tech
Darnell Sweeney – Central Florida
Chad Zurcher – Memphis
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The total value of the claims that market makers can recover after suffering losses due to Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's botched handling of Facebook Inc's initial public offering is $41.6 million, the exchange operator said Friday.
The claims figure, which was calculated by Wall Street's industry-funded watchdog the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, falls short of the $62 million that Nasdaq had initially set aside to repay brokerages that lost money.
Nasdaq said the figure is lower in part because some claims did not qualify for compensation under its plan.
The main reason for the lower figure, however, was because one firm opted to try to recover funds through arbitration.
The announcement did not name the brokerage, which was UBS AG.
UBS has pegged its losses from the glitch-ridden IPO at $350 million and was vocal in its decision to file an arbitration demand which claimed Nasdaq had violated a contract agreement.
U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet, however, blocked the bank's arbitration proceeding over the summer on several grounds, including a determination that the bank's claims did not fall within the scope of the arbitration provision in their services agreement.
"Nasdaq has demonstrated that the arbitration should be enjoined because it is likely to succeed on the merits and will suffer irreparable harm," Sweet wrote.
"Given the substantial federal issues posed by UBS claims, the threat of an arbitration panel issuing a decision that may conflict with the decision of a federal court in a parallel litigation also weighs strongly against permitting UBS to proceed with its arbitration proceeding," he added.
Megan Stinson, a spokeswoman for UBS, told Reuters on Friday that the bank has since appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She could not comment further, as the case is currently under seal.
Facebook's problematic debut on the Nasdaq exchange on May 18, 2012, resulted from a systems failure that prevented the timely delivery of order confirmations and left more than 30,000 Facebook orders stuck in Nasdaq's system for more than two hours.
Many brokerages were left in the dark wondering if their trades went through. Major market makers estimated they lost collectively up to $500 million in the IPO.
Nasdaq devised a plan to compensate firms up to $62 million, and laid out the criteria for how firms can be eligible to file claims.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the compensation plan in March, and FINRA was put in charge of processing the claims for restitution.
Several months after approving the plan, the SEC in May filed civil charges against Nasdaq, saying the exchange's "ill-fated decisions" on the day of the Facebook IPO led to a series of regulatory violations.
Nasdaq settled the charges and agreed to pay a $10 million fine.
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KATY FEENEY: We'll take questions for Bruce Bochy.
Q. Is there any update on Jake Peavy? Have you made any thoughts towards what you would do in Game 5 if it gets that far?
BRUCE BOCHY: With Jake, we're not going to really do anything with him right now. I mean, we talked about giving him some kind of injection, cortisone, whatever, to maybe ease the pain, to see if he could pitch. At this point, no, we decided not to. If this goes farther, then that is an option. You know, there is I guess a very small risk that if we did that, there could be some effects from it. We've elected not to do anything with Jake. Now, as far as it going further, no, at this point we're just focused on tonight's game. That's the way we have to look at it. We can't look at what happened there in St. Louis. We can't look at Game 4 or 5. We got to look at today's game and hopefully get a win here, then we'll go game by game at this point.
Q. The situation you're in tonight, 2-0, facing elimination, how does that change the bullpen for tonight? Do you have extra arms, starters you're going to think about using? What happens there?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, at this point everybody's available that we're not going to overuse. We're not going to use Astacio. But, you know, Lawrence is in the bullpen. We could go to Hoffman early, Linebrink early. We're going to do whatever it takes we think to win a ballgame. It's do or die at this point. We're not going to hold anybody back or be concerned about tomorrow. We know if we don't win, then it's over. I think the bullpen, they realize that. We'll let them know that we'll use anybody at any time.
Q. Why did you decide to go with Fick tonight instead of Sweeney?
BRUCE BOCHY: It gives us I think probably our best pinch hitter coming off the bench. We think they're very similar type players. Just decided to go with Fick, start him. I think over all he is our best defensive first baseman. I think Sweeney is our best pinch hitter. Mark has been doing a good job since he has gotten some starts. I just decided to go with Fick. It's very close between the two. I wish I had a better reason besides what I just told you. I think Sweeney is our best guy coming off the bench. Fick is probably our all-around best defensive first baseman.
Q. Is this a tough situation for Adam? He might pitch, he might not pitch. Does he just go prepare like he normally does?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, I think he prepares like he normally does. I know he's really pulling for us. I know he wants that opportunity to pitch. I'd like for him to get it, believe me, especially coming off his last start. I think we have the right guy out there today to hopefully get us a win and swing this momentum. I know Adam is very eager to get out on the mound and pitch. This would be a first time for him. So hopefully it happens.
Q. What you said earlier, does that mean that Jake in this series is out?
BRUCE BOCHY: I would say he's out, yes. I don't see Jake pitching this series. Hopefully it goes further, and we have to answer this question on Game 5, if he could give us some work. I would say he's out. Not a hundred percent, but 99.
KATY FEENEY: Thanks, Bruce.
BRUCE BOCHY: Thank you.
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The federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia has launched the KAoA initiative – No Graduation Without Continuation –, a program to make the transition from school to work or university smoother and more successful. The aim is to provide school students with comprehensive information on career prospects as well as options for vocational training or university education. Starting with eighth grade students, the initiative actively guides them in identifying their capabilities and strengths, which helps them to choose the right course of study and career path.
RWTH Aachen has contributed to implementing initiative in Aachen and several neighboring communities. It was actively involved in the development of the Study and Work Orientation Compass and introduced the First-Year Student Information Day, which makes it possible for pupils to discover fields of study and careers at university. We are represented in decisive committees in the districts of Düren, Heinsberg, and Euskirchen within the administrative region of Cologne. Our KAoA academic advisors are also jury members for the Aachener Berufswahl-Siegel.
As part of the KAoA initiative, RWTH actively supports secondary schools by offering orientation events for pupils. We offer presentations, for example about study orientation, and are happy to combine these with a stand an academic or career fair. Secondary schools interested in our offerings are invited to contact us.


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1978 Ford Mustang Cobra II - Having II Much Fun
If you can believe it, Bobby Aldrich's '78 Mustang Cobra II was a $300 eBay find
The Cobra nameplate has commonly been used to describe Ford high performance on and off for nearly half a century. Carroll Shelby claims the name for his roadster came to him in a dream. He awoke in the middle of the night, jotted the words that appeared to him in his sleep on a notepad, and went back to sleep. When he awoke the following morning he saw the word "Cobra" on the slip of paper. Others think he actually remembers the word from his early racing career when lightweight, sheet-steel, copper-brazed engines were used. Powel Crosley took this type of engine into production in the early '40s and named it "COBRA," short for copper-brazed. The "COBRA" name was usually stamped on the valve cover by the engine manufacturers, thus Shelby may have recalled that. Then again, the venomous snake just makes for a great emblem with its hood spread in a characteristic threat display.
Besides being used on the 260, 289, and 427 roadsters, the Cobra name was used on '68-and-later Shelby Mustangs, '69 and early '70s CJ-equipped Fairlane/Torinos, and later on the SVT-prepped late-model Mustangs. In the mid-'70s, the name was resurrected to give the Mustang II a performance image. When Ford introduced the Cobra II for the '76 model year, it emulated the look, if not the performance, of a Shelby GT 350. The Cobra II had stripes, a hood scoop, quarter-window louvers, cobra badges, and spoilers to update the Shelby look from the previous decade. The base engine, though, was the 2.3L four-cylinder, with the 2.8L V-6 or 5.0L V-8 available as options. Ironically, the more sedate-looking Mach 1 package came standard with the V-6 and optional with the 5.0. Nonetheless, few Cobra IIs were outfitted with the 88hp four-banger, as most opted for the 139hp V-8.
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For the '78 model year, the Cobra graphics were revised with tri-color stripes with large Cobra lettering running down the body sides. Color choices for the stripes were white with red, green, or blue and black with gold. While the earlier Cobra IIs were ridiculed by the press for being Shelby wannabes, the '78 Cobra II was lambasted for its loud graphics. Rear window louvers also became available this year and were a great addition. Bobby Aldrich owns one of those "colorful" striped '78 Cobra IIs, with his being powered by the base 2.3L four backed by a Borg-Warner RAD four-speed transmission.
The Placerville, California, resident found the car on eBay in September 2004, being sold as a parts car. Bobby, though, was thinking restoration. He was drawn to it because it was equipped with the four-cylinder. "Very few were made with the 2.3, and only a couple have been registered on the Mustang II Network site," Bobby says. In fact, a fellow www.mustangii.net member from Michigan was also bidding on the car, but stopped once he knew Bobby was also interested in it. The car was located in Los Angeles, so the shipping costs to Michigan would have added a substantial amount to the final cost of the car, and he knew it would be in good hands with Bobby. Thus, Bobby won the car with a bid of just $305.
Bobby could tell in the pictures that someone had tried to install a 2.0L four-cylinder engine. When Bobby arrived to pick up his winnings, the car had been in the back of an auto repair shop for almost 20 years after the original engine had seized. Bobby said their engine swap failed because the 2.0-liter and 2.3-liter are completely different. "Nothing is the same," Bobby says. "They were trying to modify various things to make it work, but they never did."
Soon after Bobby returned home, a great opportunity came along. Bobby was contacted by a local wrecking yard that knew he was a Mustang II enthusiast. They asked him if he was interested in a low-mileage coupe that was recently involved in a wreck. All the dismantler wanted was the front suspension. Bobby was able to purchase the 2.3L four-cylinder and wiring harness to help restore his new Cobra II project.
He then set out to do the bodywork and also decided to spray the Polar White paint himself. The results are excellent for a first timer. The stripes, though, were a more difficult endeavor. He had to have the stripes custom-made because they weren't obtainable when he conducted this restoration. He picked up a N.O.S. green stripe for a graphics company to use as a template. "This was a very expensive stripe kit," explains Bobby. Since then, Phoenix Graphics has made the '78 Cobra II stripe kit available.
Bobby had a local upholstery shop make up seat covers while he handled all the other interior work using a mixture of N.O.S. and good original parts to the red deluxe vinyl internals. Though powered by the base engine, Bobby's Cobra II is nicely equipped with a center console, AM/FM eight-track radio, five-slot painted wheels, and handling suspension, also a rarity on a four-cylinder Cobra II.
Production numbers for the Cobra II in its swan-song year fell to 8,009, well below its high of 25,259 in its inaugural year. While some believe the stripe package were partly to blame for the sales slump, part of the drop could be attributed to the 4,960 one-year-only King Cobras that were built in 1978. Though Bobby's Cobra doesn't have the bite that its predecessors had, it handles just as well, has plenty of curb appeal and was the perfect car for the times. It was just a different version—let's call it Cobra II.3.


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No one can pass the Steinitz gallery, located near the Élysée Palace in Paris, without being intrigued or astonished. There is always a mixture of the very grand with the attractively odd, the well known with the undeservedly forgotten, that looks like an elegant party where all the antiques feel at home, effortlessly conjuring up interiors where you long to live.
But this is only the tip of an iceberg of treasures. For farther out in Paris's flea market, Bernard Steinitz and his son Benjamin have warehouses besides which Ali Baba's cave pales. In one, hundreds of glittering candelabra hang from the rafters; another is piled high with chairs, some mere curvaceous skeletons, awaiting upholstery; a third chimes with clocks to be regilded, while the neighboring courtyard spills over with sculpture destined for countless niches and gardens.
From the thousands of objects that have accumulated here over the years, the Steinitzes decided to put a selection up for auction. For their Paris sale (others were held in New York and London), they—and Christie's—quickly realized that the objects needed a skillful hand to create a décor showing them to their best advantage as they awaited the auctioneer's hammer. For master antiques dealers, only a master designer would do, and after his previous successes in this demanding genre, Juan Pablo Molyneux's name came quickly to the fore.
"I could hardly say no to this project," says Molyneux. "I had done similar mise-en-scène for other prominent Parisian antiques dealers, so I couldn't turn my good friend Bernard Steinitz down. But no sooner had I said yes, though, than I was confronted by an avalanche of furniture and objects, some of them in peak condition and others quite unrestored. And the problem was how to get this huge variety of pieces to talk to one another in a setting that would enhance them all."
The other constraint—as Christie's furniture specialist Adrien Meyer points out—was time. "We discussed all the finer points of the presentation with Juan Pablo," Meyer says.
"But we have sales going on continually, and the rooms only became free shortly before the Steinitz collection went on view to the public. So Juan Pablo actually had no more than 48 hours to get the whole installation in place."
Long experience in every facet of design and decoration ensured that Molyneux had worked out his main themes for the installation well in advance. "We used a lot of trompe l'oeil effects and perspectives created by the use of receding trelliswork flanked by palm trees," he explains. "There is always something exotic in a gathering of Steinitz's pieces, and we wanted to respond to that. But we established the main effect of the décor by photographing certain elements of the objects on sale and enlarging and reproducing them on pieces of fabric, which we then draped on the walls of Christie's display rooms. There were some fine 18th-century wood panels, for instance, but most of them would not fit into the room where they were meant to be shown. So I had them photographed onto fabric and then placed them on either side of a carved panel that actually did fit into the room. Having the real and the faux cheek by jowl generated an unusual, interesting effect in itself.
"In another case, where we had a huge Italo-Turkish sofa covered in a striped fabric, we repeated the same striped motif on the walls. That unified the room, and as a result, the sofa and all the other pieces looked as though they had spent their whole lives together."
But perhaps the most memorable trompe l'oeil effect was achieved in the room featuring a magnificent Napoleon III ormolu-mounted billiards table. This elegant piece had once stood in the great billiards room at Vaux-le-Vicomte, the historic château just outside Paris that inspired Versailles. Having found photographs of the room in question, Molyneux had them transposed onto wall hangings that provided an alluring background for the billiards table, reminding prospective buyers of its illustrious origins.
"It's decoration, but it's also theater," Molyneux says. "You create a stage for these objects to interact—to fit together or even to clash subtly and show each other off. When you've got such a variety of things, it's a real challenge to find a coherent setting for them. You feel as much like a director as like a decorator, particularly when you're working to such a tight deadline. And when the viewing began, it was as exciting as watching your own play on the opening night."


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Mets mapping out rotation with Harvey in mind
MINNEAPOLIS -- After losing starting pitcher Jenrry Mejia to a right elbow injury Saturday, the Mets are still looking for his replacement.
Manager Terry Collins said that while there is some sort of plan, nothing is set in stone. He is hoping to give Matt Harvey an extra day between his starts, at the very least.
"There's a real good shot we're going to let Matt have that extra day," Collins said. "It's not finalized, but that might be in our best interests and his best interest, [Zack] Wheeler's best interest, as we're going into the last month of the season. But right now, we've got to find someone to pitch Friday, if that's the case. And if we don't come up with someone to pitch Friday, we may have to ask the big boy to go out there."
After Monday's 6-1 win, Collins was asked again about who might fill Mejia's spot in the rotation Friday against the Tigers. Collins put it succinctly: "Right now, it's Carlos Torres.
Torres is 2-2 this season with a 3.00 ERA through 45 innings. He made three straight starts from July 13-28 and gave up 10 runs on 21 hits in that stretch. He also struck out 13.


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WEST CHESTER – Every basketball coach wants to see their team start to peak in late February, but the West Chester women appear to be slipping.
With Saturday's 64-54 loss to Bloomsburg at Hollinger Field House, the Rams have now dropped three straight, and two of those have been against elite opponents they beat last month. West Chester stunned the Huskies 25 days ago, but except for the first few minutes of action, Bloomsburg never trailed during the rematch.
'We are still looking for that consistency,' said WCU head coach Deirdre Kane. 'I am hoping there is a team inside that Jekyll and Hyde monster that I am coaching. I am still waiting for it to emerge.'
To their credit, the Rams did turn a laugher into a contest by playing smarter and with more passion in the second half, but it wasn't enough to overcome a lethargic effort in the opening 20 minutes. Averaging more than a turnover per minute, WCU fell behind by 14 points midway through the first half, and trailed 37-17 at halftime. The Rams turned it over 21 times in the opening 20 minutes.
'It was a bad half. We had more than three times as many turnovers as buckets,' Kane acknowledged.
'I didn't think it was nerves because until the first timeout, we were fine. But it kind of all went downhill after that.'
The second half was quite a departure, however. West Chester scored the first nine points following the intermission, and later went on an 8-0 run -- thanks to some perimeter marksmanship by freshmen Brittany Sicinski and Jazzie Clark -- to carve the Bloomsburg lead to 44-38 at the 10:20 mark. But the Rams never got any closer.
'We just need to come out with more urgency every game,' said Sicinski, who scored 16 of her game-high 21 points in the second half. 'I think we played timid and scared early on – I know I did.'
Overall, WCU outscored the Huskies by 10 in the second half and limited Bloomsburg to 20 percent shooting. The biggest statistical hurdle came at the free throw line, where the more aggressive Huskies made more (24) than the Rams attempted (20).
'I know we've lost three in a row, but I am not worried about it,' Sicinski said. 'We can still show people what we are made of, and capable of, in the playoffs. If we play the way we did in the second half, I don't think anybody can beat us.'
The second half was certainly an improvement, but some warning signs have emerged. A preseason pick to finish second in the eight-team division race, the Rams (10-9, 13-10 overall) would be in serious jeopardy of missing the conference tournament for just the second time since 1996 if the PSAC had not expanded the playoffs from eight to 12 this season.
'I am glad six teams (from the division) are going to the playoffs,' Kane admitted. 'The second time around is when you are supposed to be a little better, and we weren't until the second half.'
Bloomsburg is 14-5 (18-5 overall) and is tied with Millersville for the PSAC East lead.
Alexandra Lennon chipped in 12 points, and fellow senior Ambreelinne Ortman grabbed 10 boards. But Sicinski (Downingtown West) was the only player on the roster to make more than half of her shot attempts.
'She can turn the corner, and she uses her skinny body to protect the ball,' Kane explained. 'I just think she was timid about doing it in the first half.'
Bloomsburg 64, West Chester 54
BLOOMSBURG – Oxenrider 2-7 4-5 9; Ellis 0-0 2-2 2; Noack 2-12 0-0 6; Flanagan 1-1 0-2 2; Wieller 3-10 11-12 19; Ford 4-11 0-0 9; Dudeck 2-6 6-6 10; Simmons 0-0 1-2 1; Derr 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 24-29 64.
WEST CHESTER – Lennon 4-10 4-7 12; Ortman 1-4 1-3 4; Clark 3-10 0-2 8; Kerrigan 1-4 0-0 2; Sicinski 7-12 6-8 21; Elliott 1-2 0-0 3; Ely 1-3 0-0 2; Strickland 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 19-48 11-20 54.
Halftime: Bloomsburg 37-17. 3-point goals: Oxenrider Noack 2, Wieller 2, Ford, Ortman, Clark 2, Sicinski, Elliott.


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Paolo was mighty relieved. On the one hand there was a plausible(ish) commercial reason why Livia and Flaherty's wife should be speaking to each other, and on the other, his relationship with Livia was unharmed in the asking.
Paolo continued, "Thanks for telling me. I'll relay that to Tony."
"No Paolo, I will tell Tony myself and tell him good. How dare he suggest what I think he's suggesting when he's not even prepared to accept that Terry's dead, let alone bury him! I can handle Tony alright, and if he gets remotely heavy with you... well he'll regret it!"
"Ah, I see... Tony's using his godson to spy on me. I wondered what he was doing calling my son... and now I know!"
"Sorry Livia... but you asked..."
"Don't fret Paolo, don't fret. It's to your credit that you were honest with me. And I'll give you the answer for Tony... which also happens to be the truth. I was going to call you about Mary Flaherty, because you agreed to help me with Terry's funeral and her brother happens to be an undertaker who specialises in the kind of funeral I want for Terry."
"Thank fuck for that!"
That was definitely not the response Paolo expected. Maybe this was going to be easy, but then she added.
"What makes you ask?"
For once in his relatively short life, Paolo decided that honesty would be the best policy. He told it straight.
"Tony heard that you and Mary Flaherty were getting very pally and told me to find out what it was about."
"Oh he did, did he? And so you just do what he says?"
"Pretty much!" replied Paolo honestly. "Tony's close to the edge right now... dangerously so!"
"So tell me Paolo, who's the snitch?"
"Your Luca!"
Paolo needed to phone Livia, and soon. But he hesitated. His current status with her was something he was keen to protect. She had given him the time of his life. He was so utterly smitten. But she had drawn back at the end. He hoped it was just his oversensitivity and that he was merely imagining things. But this call might be difficult. He called her number.
"Hi Paolo, I was about to call you. What was it you were going to say?"
"Do you know Mary Flaherty?" No beating about the bush.
"Wow Paolo... are you bloody psychic?"
Mary Flaherty and Sofia... two problems needing solutions, But which of the two had more urgency?
First things first decided Paolo. His decision was prompted by the simple fact that Tony had given him a 48 hour deadline. Paolo was really concerned about Tony's state of mind. He didn't think that ordinarily Tony would shoot him... the boss knew that Paolo was one of his most trusted allies... but a little slip, or fit of uncontrolled anger, and who knew?
Paolo needed to find out fast about why Mary Flaherty went round to see Livia. But how would she react?
Paolo's task was tricky. On the one hand, given his restored romantic relationship with Livia, the last thing he wanted to do was to put that in jeopardy. Neither did he fancy stirring up the Flaherty hornets' nest. He didn't know Flaherty's widow but earlier he'd heard that she was a ball-buster from her son. He couldn't help wondering if she knew something about what went on in Basildon... that 'something' being who else might have been involved.
Or maybe she somehow knew about that diamond. So now he had to stop Sofia flashing the sparkler around as well!
"Now piss off and find out. You've got two days, that's all. I don't wanna see you 'til you've got all the answers. Don't come back without 'em. And don't think I wouldn't use this!" said Tony, jabbing his forefinger at the gun on the desk.
Paolo knew what he needed to do... get away from that nutter fast and worry about how he would find out what business Livia and Flaherty's widow had with each other later.
Away from the office, Paolo wondered if he had pushed Tony too far earlier. Did he, Paolo, push him over the edge?
"I can't imagine why, Tony"
"Well that's why you're gonna find out, ain't it?" Tony's tone was instantly more steely, goading challenge from Paolo, who eyed the gun still lying on the desk in front of his boss. He replied.
"I'll do my best..."
"You'll do more than your fucking best... you'll find out! Report back in 48 hours. You're pretty good with a deadline aren't you boy?" Tony's earlier conciliatory lapse was gone. He seemed to have flipped back.
"Yep, yep... I'll find out." Paolo wasn't about to negotiate with this increasingly mad man. But he'd get Tony, eventually.
"That doesn't sound good, Tony, not good at all!" Paolo was concerned now.
"It ain't fucking good! If I find that Livia's consorting with the enemy, I'll bloody kill her myself, sister-in-law or not!" Tony's mood stepped up a gear.
"Livia wouldn't do that Tony. Although it's a bit odd. On the other hand, Flaherty's missus wasn't involved in his business by all accounts. Apparently she just tried, unsuccessfully, to keep him and her boys in check." Paolo needed to take the heat off Livia until he found out was was going on.
"So why fucking meet her?"
"Says Luca, my nephew, the only thing I seem to have left of my brother. We do talk you know!" Tony's mood had changed, although he still kept a little aggression there.
"So what did Luca say Tony?" Paolo was kind of worried about anything to do with Flaherty and he needed to know. Was Livia involved? And how and why?
"I asked him how he was doing... y'know coping with things. Then I asked how his mum was doing. He said she'd been miserable, but then seemed to cheer up a lot after some woman called Flaherty called round."
At this point, a tripswitch in Tony's head must have flipped as he sighed, putting the gun down safely on the desk. Paolo went "phewww!"... with relief under his breath. He said nothing, waiting for Tony.
"I know, I know mate." Tony's tone was conciliatory. "All this stuff seems to be getting to me. And now..." This was Tony's version of an apology. Paolo knew he wasn't likely to get more.
"What's happened boss? What's this about Flaherty? He's dead!"
"He may well be dead, but I've heard his widow is getting pally with Livia!"
"Says who Tony? Says who?"
Paolo's response didn't have the desired effect.
"I'll show you who's fucking stupid, you stupid fucker." continued Tony and he pulled out a gun from his desk. "Yes, you prat Paolo, you might have thought you'd thrown my gun away for security after you'd rubbed out Flaherty, but how fucking secure do you feel now then?"
Paolo was looking down the barrel of Tony's gun. Tony was going berserk with him and Paolo had no idea why. Tony was really losing his mind.
"Don't Tony!" Paolo was remarkably calm and collected. "I'm always on your side. You must know that.
When Paolo turned up for work, any romantic concerns regarding Livia went right out of the window as Tony brought him down to earth with a bang.
"A little bird's told me Flaherty's bitch of a wife has been asking questions in the wrong places!" the boss rasped. "What do you make of that, eh?"
It took Paolo a few seconds to comprehend what Tony was on about. Flaherty's bitch, wife questions, wrong places? So he asked for clarification, which Tony wasn't about to give.
"I don't understand what you mean Tony."
"Are you saying I'm fucking stupid?"
"No, no!"
Paolo left Livia's house with a mixture of emotions. For one, he was hugely elated having had his romantic and sexual 'dream come true'. Livia, the object of his desire, had given him what he craved. But at the same time, he'd desperately wanted to stay the night with her... to extend and underscore his pleasures... their pleasures? Not on her menu!
Also, there'd been no suggestion of next time. No arrangements made. The only arrangement was that he would help her with the funeral. But that made him wonder about her motives.
Paolo was confused and a little disappointed..
"I want you to make love to me!" Livia tells Paolo. She invites him round to her house and surprises him that she has it all organised.
In this scene, slices of pizza are juxtaposed with the utterly gorgeous Livia, wrapped in a black satin sheet, unravelling to the delight of her young beau. His dream has come true... and it shows. Paolo's feelings are intense... too intense for Livia, who hates clingy, needy men. But she needs Paolo, for now.
As he leaves after dream sex, Livia casually asks him to help with Terry's funeral. He agrees, of course.
Paolo has just about given up on Livia. He likes Sofia, and particularly sex with her, but she would always be second best... and she and Marcia are rather too old for anything more than some earthy fun. But Livia is different. She is spectacularly beautiful.... his type. But out of reach!
After her encounter with Mary Flaherty, Livia realises that she can use Paolo and wants to end her hostility towards him. She knows he is still crazy about her and can use that. Imagine his surprise when she calls him to apologise and tells him she wants him.
When Paolo drops Tony off at his house, Paolo spots Franco's van outside. Tony enters via the side gate as Paolo will collect him later. Marcia and Franco are caught unawares. In what seems like a French farce, Franco somehow gets out and away unnoticed.
Paolo goes back to Tony's office for a couple of hours. He uses it to rummage around, trying to find out some of the hidden parts of the business... essential if one day soon he plans to take it over!
Meanwhile, Sofia is delighted with her huge diamond ring. But where dare she wear it?
Meanwhile, now she has the large diamond from Paolo, Sofia decides to have it made into a ring, like an engagement ring, but not... much to Sofia's chagrin, as she sort of entertains romantic ideas about Paolo, despite the significant age difference. She is excited.
Having secured the last of Terry's fingers in exchange for the diamond, rather than disposing it, Paolo decides to try to push Tony over the edge by mailing it to him. Tony won't open it. Paolo taunts him... suggesting it might be Terry's cock!
Paolo takes neurotic Tony home early to Marcia... who is entertaining...
Livia's son is home from boarding school to 'grieve' for two weeks, keeping his mother company in her own grief. He takes a call. It's Mary Flaherty, widow of Ronan, Paolo's recent kill. Foulmouthed Mary wants to meet Livia, which they do at Livia's house, for coffee, which becomes a very boozy lunch.
The women really like each other, united in (happy) widowhood. Mary's very Catholic life and actions are controlled by the 10 Commandments, which she interprets liberally. She is instantly Livia's new best friend! They can do business. Mary's brother is a discreet undertaker. Just what Livia needs.
Paolo winds up Tony about Livia maybe shagging a copper and informing on them. But in reality, Livia was far too smart for either of those to be happening. Tony was on edge and grumpy, but decides not to take it out on Paolo, whom he sends home early.
Paolo has Nicole's large diamond. He decides to offer it to Sofia in trade for the remaining of Terry's frozen fingers and the photos she has lodged with her solicitor.
Frosty Sofia happily agrees to the trade, cementing the deal with normal sexual relations being resumed.
Meanwhile, Livia becomes a hermit.


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A vigorous discipline of sociology requires the creation of meaningful research knowledge and the training of professional sociologists able to pass on that knowledge effectively. In spring 2015, four ASA Department Affiliate institutions participated in a pilot project to integrate TRAILS, ASA's Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, into their graduate teaching seminars.
In 2013 the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) initiated the Measuring College Learning (MCL) project because SSRC recognized a pressing need for greater clarity, intentionality, and quality in U.S. higher education.
The ASA Task Force on Liberal Learning and the Sociology Major, Third Edition (LL3) has been working steadily on the charge put to it by ASA Council at their August 2014 meeting: to revise the ASA document Liberal Learning and the Sociology Major Updated: Meeting the Challenges of Teaching Sociology in the 21st Century (McKinney et al. 2004). Perhaps the most important as well as the most cited sociology curricular document in the United States, this revision comes at a critical time when several changes are occurring in higher education.
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ASA Executive Officer
At the 2014 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Executive Officer Sally Hillsman, met with the Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) and suggested that it was time to revise the Code of Ethics. Revisions were last made to the Code 20 years ago, and a great deal of change had taken place. Regulatory and technological advances have had striking impacts on the field. At the time, the Department of Health and Human Services was about to announce changes to The Common Rule, which governs the vast majority of human subjects research efforts.
Educators of all sorts have been suddenly thrust into online teaching amidst the global pandemic. But who might be left behind as we adapt online? Digital inequality research points to three questions that help us understand the current landscape for K-12 students: How robust is the global technological infrastructure? How ready are educators and students? And how might students be unequally rewarded as classes go online?