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|2007-08-04, 12:15
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|2007-08-04, 19:33
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Some people watch the raws after that and the rest of us patiently wait for one of the fine subgroups to do their magic.
Unfortunately, its summertime --- sub releases always slow down in the summer and around any semester finals. Add to that the dialog of this show being a bit tricksy and we're starting to lag behind the broadcast air dates.
Hey, at least it isn't like some series that are just sitting half finished in what approaches year-long limbo (Hidamari Sketch, Negima!?, some unnameable-in-this-forum series, many others).
|2007-08-05, 01:57
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At any rate, there was an episode 17 release (not by afk, but the guys did a good job anyways).
|2007-08-05, 14:13
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Outside references are minimal today, some of the highlights:
Kona-chan tries to compare her friends with animals according to personality. Gotta love Kagamin's reaction at being described as a rabbit, but the ultimate sucker punch is Kona-chan saying Miyuki would be a cow, simply because she's, er, "big".
Kona-chan expressing how difficult it is to explain what exactly is "moe" to Tsukasa-chan. Just make a joke, force Kagamin to go into a reaction and then point and say, "That's moe for you!"
Kagamin discourages Tsukasa-chan from having a dog. Note how her ribbon falls as poor Tsukasa-chan looks sadder and sadder. (Kona-chan, once again, this is "moe". )
After tricking Kona-chan into reading light novels last week, so eager was Kagamin for Kona-chan to finish the book so she can discuss the story with her, that she just stared at Kona-chan non-stop, unsettling poor Kona-chan greatly.
Kona-chan explains why guys in uniform don't seem to mind mind running in the rain as much as girls do: Because guys don't have to worry about bras showing through the wet semi-transparent shirt.
Kagamin: OMGWTFBBQ
(Note Akira-sama in raincoat at end of this sketch)
Notice how the attitude of Yu-chan's classmate changed after Kona-chan emphasized she's a "Third Year".
Plenty of focus on the new characters in the second half. Introducing Yu-chan and Minami's otaku classmate Tamura Hiyori as well as Patty, who we've already seen.
If only Hiyori's Saimoe group's voting took place after today, then she could still make it into the tournament proper, unluckily for her, it was not to be.
Anyway, Hiyori is voiced by Shimizu Kaori, who I'm more used to her voicing "mature" girls, like Takano Akira in School Rumble and Signum in Nanoha, so it's refreshing hear see her do something wacky for once.
Hiyori not only is an otaku, but she's also a doujin artist, in which plenty of her Minami x Yutaka fanart in her room got busted by Patty. LOL Luckily for her, both Yu-chan and Minami doesn't seem to "get" it, instead complimenting her on her art skills.
Patty describes her "Holy Places" that require visiting in Japan includes: Akihabara in Tokyo, and Nipponbashi in Osaka. LOL
Also, while Hiyori is a yuri fangirl, Patty is quite the yaoi fangirl. When she explains about Otome Road to Yu-chan, Yu-chan thinks to have the completely wrong idea of what it is, thinking it to be some Disneyland-like place, until Patty says it's a place for Fujoshi, AKA "Rotten Girls".
Kagamin's classmates Misao and Ayano also gets more airtime than usual.
Nothing special about today's Lucky Channel, just Shiraishi introducing the six other girls, to the annoyance of Akira-sama.
Today's ED is again sung a live action MV sung by Shiraishi, perhaps he could sense the grievances of some section of the fans for "screwing around" too much, this time he's actually singing quite well, with the occasional off-key, but overall, less fooling around.
The name of the song, with music and lyrics apparently credited to him, is "Kaorin's Theme". The MV basically shows a girl in a bride gown walking to meet her love, I'm not entirely sure, but I guess that's Fukuhara Kaori (Tsukasa), as the song seems to be named for her. In terms of prettiness, she certainly won't lose to Hirano Aya.
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|2007-08-05, 15:02
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Thanks a lot Kinny Riddle, now i understand that episode
Also fujoshi is only for yaoi fan girl right ?
As said upper, the song was pretty bad IMO
|2007-08-05, 16:37
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The hits just keep on coming. Another episode I loved. Hiyori is a gas. I've updated the character/seiyuu page with info/pic for her seiyuu, Shimizu Kaori.
Chihara Minori is doing a great job, imo. Minami and Yutaka are just wonderful together. The contrast between Minorin's voice and Hasegawa Shizuka's is entrancing.
I liked the ED -- even though I do want to hear Fukuhara Kaori sing, rather than just look pretty. But she did look very pretty. And the ending was highly amusing -- even though I was expecting it from the first shot of the ED.
|2007-08-05, 17:14
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Pretty good episode, can't wait till the subs are out.
But dang, the ED was really good this time. I didn't know that Shiraishi can sing that good! That really surprised me right there, he was off-key a few times, but after hearing him botch many of the songs he sang before, this came off as a surprise.
|2007-08-05, 17:40
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I. Loved. This. Episode.
Hiyori FTW. Her reactions (especially to/with Patty) make me laugh even more so than in the manga.
Yutaka got quite a few good moments here as well. Lovely!
As mentioned, the ED surprised me.
|2007-08-05, 21:09
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When I played Super Robot Taisen W I distinctly remember there being other units in that stage other than the Arbalest and the Venom. Also I wonder if Kuroi-Sensei is as annoying to take down as Gauron. They made that guy so overpowered compared to every other enemy in the game.
Not terribly surprised nobody picked up on the reference I was referring to as it's fairly far outside the realm of anything we usually see. [Arrogance]Luckily the mecha fanboy is still hanging around ready to lend his knowledge to the masses.[/Arrogance] Anyway that's basically what he does in the game, only more flashy and with a fingerbang at the end, similar to what happens here only index finger extended like kids making the gun gesture. For Nico Nico users the attack Kuroi should be doing on Konata is here at about 8:49 into the video.They did their homework as the damage calculation for the attack is pretty accurate as to what it is in the actual game on a critical.
@Kaoru: The Minami role isn't exactly challenging by the usual standards of the industry, but Chihara Minori has been better than usual in this series lately in that she's pulling it off, I'll admit that. Though I hope she doesn't go and make me sorry I said it. I think she still has a long path ahead of her to be considered top caliber, if that's ever going to be possible.
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MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Robert Sirleaf, the son of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who resigned as chairman of the state oil company this week, says his mother never heeded the advice he gave while serving in government.
Speaking to a call-in radio program Wednesday, Robert Sirleaf said he "did a lot of advising, but those advices were never taken" by his mother. He declined to name the specific issues on which they disagreed, but said his mother had ignored his counsel "from day one."
He said, however, that the main reason he quit was because his work was "completed," echoing a public statement issued by the president on Tuesday.
His work included ensuring there was "full reform of the oil sector" and completing two laws that could be presented to the legislature, according to the president's statement. One law governs the oil company itself while the other governs production and exploration. The Senate passed the laws on Sept. 10, but the House of Representatives on Friday voted to suspend debate until members return from break in January.
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The announcement that Marie Stopes International, a London-based family planning charity, would open Ireland's first abortion clinic, in Belfast, caught Northern Ireland's politicians by surprise. Northern Ireland has some of Europe's strictest limitations on abortion, and the procedure is completely outlawed in the Republic of Ireland to the south.
Bishop Noel Treanor, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor, said, "The opening of this facility further undermines the sanctity and dignity of human life in our society, where the most vulnerable and defenseless human beings are already under threat."
The clinic will function within Northern Ireland's current legal framework: abortions can be carried out only to preserve the life of the mother or if continuing the pregnancy would have other serious, permanent physical or mental health effects. The clinic will provide services within the first nine weeks of gestation. The clinic's services will also be available to women from the Republic of Ireland. As many as 4,000 women from the south of Ireland and 1,000 women from the north already travel to Britain annually for abortions, according to the United Kingdom's Department of Health.
For decades, united resistance from Catholics and Protestants prevented the United Kingdom's 1967 law legalizing abortion from applying to Northern Ireland, which, unlike the Republic of Ireland in the south, remains a constitutive part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Some are questioning whether the Irish pro-life community will still be able to unite across sectarian lines, as the pro-life community in the United States has done. A Belfast Telegraph online survey conducted the day the clinic opened found only a slight majority (53 percent) in favor of closing it.
It is widely acknowledged that recent revelations of sexual abuse by members of the clergy have contributed to a precipitous decline in religious affiliation throughout Ireland and have diminished the credibility of church officials. In addition, the growing secularization of Irish society may further compromise the church's effectiveness in responding to the liberalization of abortion laws. Ireland now ranks among the world's least religious nations—43rd in the world, just ahead of Vietnam, according to a recent Gallup poll.
Liam Gibson of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children in Belfast is confident, however, that pro-life forces can come together and even force the closing of the clinic. "It is difficult to see how a compromise with Marie Stopes International could be arrived at," he said. "The pro-life people of Northern Ireland have fought too hard against the liberalization of their abortion laws and waited too long for the return of accountable government to see a multi-national giant of the abortion industry parachute in from London and sweep aside the law and our devolved institutions."
There was a strong protest at the opening of the clinic on Oct. 18. The Irish Times writer, author and pro-choice supporter Fintan O'Toole called the "virulent opposition" to the opening of the clinic "strange," pointing out that most people in Northern Ireland "don't seem particularly upset that women can travel a short distance within [the United Kingdom] and have an abortion much more freely. "There seems to be some visceral feeling that abortion is especially terrible if it happens on sacred Irish soil," he said. He added that after cultural defeats on contraception and divorce, abortion may prove to be a "line in the sand" issue for Ireland's cultural conservatives.


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This week marks the end of grand experiment and challenge for me – I've taught middle school math for the past 39 weeks. I began the school with an apprehensive sense of anxiousness and hope and ended it with a great sense of accomplishment and relief.
Before I got involved this school year I had been interested not only in education in general, but how I might get actively involved, especially at the high school level in math and/or science. No, I have never been a teacher in a formal sense, and no, I don't have a teaching credential either (something I was reminded of continually throughout the year). Even though I had the will and desire to become a teacher, unless I had a teaching license issued by the state of Colorado, my options were scarce.
I could have been a volunteer or a private tutor, but for me these options were limited in scope, responsibility, and personal satisfaction. I thought last year that I was at a dead end until I remembered an ad I had seen and saved a couple of years previously about a program called Denver Math Fellows. This program is a large-scale supplemental intervention program integrated into the school day.
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The concept and possibility of becoming a Denver Math Fellow (DMF) really appealed to me because one of the primary qualifications was a college degree (mine's in industrial design/mechanical engineering technology). This was a good option for me because I had never been a teacher before. Other qualifications included the desire to help students close the opportunity gap in math, as well as committing to at least a one-year term of service — in my case August 2015 through this week.


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In his 15th appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today, Steve Spangler brought a few of his science tricks to the talk show.
Steve made yet another colossal mess on Ellen's set as he rigged 60 leaf blowers with 60 toilet paper rolls to launch at the same time. When Ellen pushed the button, the studio was instantly swallowed up by flying toilet paper as a demonstration of Bernoulli's Principle.
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NEW YORK — Hundreds of Yankees fans in New York City who hit the streets to revel in their team's 27th World Series championship have been greeted by an NYPD van, several patrol cars with lights flashing and officers standing on street corners.
Fans in Yankees jerseys and hats who watched the 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at sports bar Stout poured onto 33rd Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues early Thursday to celebrate and remained well-behaved.
"Hundreds" of Yankees fans? As Chase Utley might say, "Are you (bleep)in' kidding me?" Hundreds? Here in Philadelphia, we throw that many fans into a police paddy wagon in the first 90 seconds after a big victory. See that picture up top? That's Phillies fans a couple of weeks ago celebrating just getting into the World Series in a way that puts New Yorkers to shame -- there's no comparable picture from Manhattan or the Bronx last night to show, no NYC equivalent of Frankford and Cottman, where regular folks pour into the streets by the thousands. And we know from last year how crazy this town would have been if we had actually won this thing.
So what's wrong with New York? OK, there are two important caveats. One, and I know from my years in and around the Big Apple that this is important, is that close to half the people in the city who care about baseball are Mets fans who hate the Yankees more than you do, if that's possible. The second is that NYC is much more of a magnet for a) immigrants who've not yet adopted our strange and wonderful traditions of baseball and b) out-of-town transients seeking to make it in theatre, media, Wall Street, whatever. In other words, the so-called "penetration rate" of Yankees fans in New York is actually much much lower than the percentage of Philadelphians who get jacked about the Phillies, despite the disparity in World Series rings.
But I think there's something else in play. If you paid attention to what's happened in the Bronx the last couple of years, the Yankees have done everything to price out of their market the kind of fan who'd paint his chest and head out to a street corner with 10,000 of his newest bestest friends. In moving into the new Yankee Stadium this year, in the teeth of the worst economy since the Great Depression, the Yankees jacked up their average ticket prices by a mindboggling 76 percent, from $41.40 to 72.97. That's also about 40 percent higher than the No. 2 team, the Boston Red Sox, where a high fan base and Fenway Park's limited seating creates huge demand. The Yankees still drew fairly well this year -- in the nation's largest city, with more millionaires than you'll find anywhere else -- but also had a couple thousand empty seats right behind home plate for most games -- even some at the World Series! -- because of premium prices as high as $2,625 for one seat.
And you wonder why New York's Joe Sixpack wasn't excited last night?
I saw a sad story in the New York Times during the Series, about how moving across the street into their $1.5 billion palace -- which elected officials, who financed the infrastructure with tax dollars, claimed would be a boon to local merchants in the faded Bronx neighborhood -- had in fact devastated many of these local businesses, souvenir shops and working-class-style tap rooms. The article was kind of weak on explanation, but you have to think the kind of stockbroker dudes paying hundreds of bucks to see a baseball game aren't going to shop in, you know, the Bronx -- unless you count the Yankees' own clean and overpriced merchandise shop inside their elite fortress of a ballpark. That's great for the Yankees economically, which is how they buy the best players, but you don't have to grease your streetlamps for partying investment bankers when you win, either.
On the whole, I'd rather be in a winning Philadelphia, of course. But beyond that, I'd also rather be in the kind of city that goes wild for its two World Series wins, instead of the one that yawns at its 27 titles. Wouldn't you?
(Blogger's note: It's a long weekend for me, thanks to a scheduling flip. So I'll see you early next week.)


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STERLING – Jon Landis is old school. Like Old Testament old school.
The Sterling freshman rode his Bible passage of choice to a sixth-place finish and helped the Golden Warriors place third as a team at the Sterling Invitational on Saturday morning at Hoover Park.
Landis blew by three runners at the 1-mile mark to move from 10th to seventh and eventually reeled in another en route to a 15:46 finish.
"I always surge and pass them," Landis said. "My father always told me that if you go and try to pass somebody right by their shoulder, they're going to go with you. But if you gain speed and then pass them, they don't know what hit them."
"I don't think he feels pain," Sterling senior Keaton Dir said of Landis. "I think he just goes."
Dir kicked late to place 31st (16:25), while Nick Olds (35th – 16:27), Cody Lund (40th – 16:39) and Zach Alston (41st – 16:40) rounded out the Warriors' formidably packing attack. Last year, Sterling placed 15th in the team standings.
Pleasant Valley cruised to repeat as team champion with 58 points, 43 fewer than the 101 for Conant, which boasted the individual champ in Zach Dale (14:59). Sterling posted 153 points, edging Alleman by four.
Throughout his races, Landis leans on the verse Isaiah 40:31: "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint."
It yields results, unlike when Landis took on cross country in sixth grade.
"I was in the way back, and I never really did good," Landis said. "But I said, 'Lord, if you want me to do good, let me do good.'"
His times fell dramatically his seventh-grade year and, a year ago, he and middle-schooler Jacob Gebhardt almost exclusively finished 1-2, unopposed.
"I've always had the approach that I put in 50 percent, God puts in his 50 percent, and I started going up in ranks," Landis said.
Rock Falls placed 12th, as freshman Brayden Hamblen and sophomore Seth Williams placed 17th (16:04) and 22nd (16:10), respectively.
"We weren't running like ourselves today," Hamblen said. "It felt like we were moving fast, but we got to the 2-mile mark and somebody yelled the time, and it didn't sound good."
With the postseason looming, Hamblen wasn't exactly disappointed to get a stinker out of the way, although missing an opportunity on a local course stung.
"I'm glad that I got a bad time out of the way," Hamblen said. "I can just come back smarter and do better next year. I just know that next year that I gotta follow the front pack and stay with them. I can't let them go, because I can get a way faster time.
"I'll be fine. Seth and I will come back strong."
Despite Dixon placing second last year and boasting the top returning runner in Simon Thorpe, the senior's dad and the Dukes' coach, Evan Thorpe, gave his varsity runners the day off.
It had to be hard for the younger Thorpe to watch Alleman's Zach Hird – with whom he's had several run-ins, including being nipped in Peoria after edging him in track – place second in 15:19, his dogfight with Dale eventually fizzling.
"But he was fine. He understands," Evan Thorpe said. "[Hird] is one of the front-runners in the conversation of winning a [Class 2A] state title. We don't want to beat him today. We want to beat him in 4 weeks."


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The six-week period covered in our latest Industry Price Performance rankings was a turbulent stretch for equities. The market spent most of January in the red, but has recovered nicely in subsequent weeks. Of the leading domestic equity benchmarks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a modest 2% loss for the period between January 7th and February 18th, but most of the others were able to claw back all of their early losses and finish at breakeven or modestly in the black over this stretch. From an industry perspective, our best and worst performing lists showed very distinct sector themes. In particular, the healthcare sector dominated our top seven, holding down four of the top spots. Biotechnology shared the top spot with Precious Metals, as both rose 17.8%. In addition, the shares of Drug (+11.7%), Healthcare Information Services (+11.0%), and Pharmacy Services (+7.5%) companies have also been in hot demand so far in 2014.
At the other end of the spectrum, retail-related stocks, which are part of the Consumer-Cyclical sector, were pummeled by investors. Retail (Softlines) had the toughest time, declining 11.1%, while the Retail (Hardlines) and Retail Store groups, down 10.7% and 7.9%, respectively, fared only marginally better. In seeking out investment ideas this week, we are rummaging through these out-of-favor industries in search of bargains. We found many retail-related issues that offer good price appreciation potential to 2017-2019, based on their current valuation. To avoid a head-on confrontation with the negative market sentiment that now prevails, we are focusing on the handful of stocks in this space that have been able to hold their ground or even pick up additional investor support so far in 2014. This small group includes Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Fossil Group (FOSL), and The Gap Inc. (GPS), which all appear to worthy of consideration by long-term investors. Of these we are taking a closer look today at The Gap.
The Gap Inc. owns and operates more than 3,000 casual apparel specialty stores. Franchisees operate another 350 stores. The retailer sells jeans, sweatshirts, sweaters, and related apparel through its Gap and GapKids stores, which can be found in about 1,200 locations worldwide, including roughly 1,000 in the U.S. The Banana Republic chain (about 650 stores) features upscale casual wear, while the Old Navy concept (about 1,000 stores) sells budget-priced clothing. The company also generates about 12% of its sales via the Internet.
While The Gap won't report final results for fiscal 2014, which ended February 1st, until February 28th, it did provide a preview earlier this month that was well received by the market. For starters, same-store sales in the January quarter increased 1% year over year, a solid achievement in what was a generally unexciting holiday season for most retailers, particularly those that generate most of their business at brick-and-mortar locations, rather than over the Internet. The company also indicated that share net likely reached $0.65 to $0.66, down 10%-12% from the prior-year period, but ahead of our estimate of $0.63. Full-year earnings probably totaled about $2.72-$2.73, an increase of 17% from the fiscal-2012 tally of $2.33. We are optimistic profits will continue to climb in 2014, likely advancing at a low double-digit pace, to $3.05.
Gap stock fell out of favor with the market during the second half of 2014, amid signs of a more challenging retail sales environment. Investors have taken a more positive stance since the January-quarter preview, with GPS shares climbing nearly 10% year to date. At the current price, we expect this equity to produce above-average price appreciation in the 3 to 5 years ahead, based on our projection of annual earnings growth of roughly 10% to 2017-2019. The stock also provides a decent measure of income. The current yield of 2.0% is equal to the Value Line median, and we expect the payout to increase at least in line with profits going forward. GPS shares carry a Safety rank of 3, suggesting an Average level of risk.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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Two conventions with very different interests converge on Milwaukee this weekend
Pheasant Fest and Anime have converged at the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee.
Both kicked off Friday afternoon.
If anyone visits the Wisconsin Center this weekend they see two very different groups with very different interests.
"We've got hunters from Pheasant Fest and all these great wonderful characters," said Wendy Strong of Visit Milwaukee.
About 25,000 hunters will be attending Pheasant Fest on the third floor.
"When you hear Pheasant Fest, you think blaze orange and shotguns, and when you take a look around you see blaze orange and shotguns," said Bob St. Pierre of Pheasant Fest.
Some 6,500 fans of Japanese animation will be on the first floor at the Anime Milwaukee convention.
"We pretty much are a convention of more or less geek culture," said Vic Walter of Anime Milwaukee.
Whichever convention you choose to go to, there are a variety of options to help you fit in whether it's Cheshire Cat for the Anime Convention or hunting gear for Pheasant Fest.
"I mean, who's stranger than who in that case?" said Beth Schmidt, who is attending Pheasant Fest.
"My furry self is called Shaz. I'm just a random blue husky," Anime fan Shaz said.
As different as the two shows are, they do share a few similarities from furry plush toys to furry dogs.
"The biggest attraction of this show is dogs," St. Pierre said.
Together, the two conventions are giving a boost to Milwaukee's economy.
"Between the two conventions this weekend, it's supposed to have an economic impact of just over $1.5 million," Strong said.
Many of the people are staying at nearby hotels. The downtown Hyatt is booked full with anime fans.
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Wrote an Air Mail Letter to Ron after Father had gone on watch so as it was getting late when I had finished doc[toring] Jean's psoriasis I came to bed after a cup of Horlicks and a slice of new bread and farm butter. Hope I don't get indigestion. We had two letters from Ron to-day written 8th and 11th of May so I answered them altho' I had written to him as usual yesterday. I want him to get them as often as possible, they mean so much when away from home. He says they have been as good as told they won't be coming home at present. Ron seems quite resigned. Says the corn is now up to his shoulders, that the mountains are lovely especially in the evenings, that the sunsets are gorgeous and the sky a real deep blue. I am glad he can appreciate the sunsets and scenery, what he sees now will be a memory for life. Says Arab cut his hair this week and it looks as if it had been cut round a basin but that it is no matter as they see no one. I should think it would get rather monotonous except that they are so busy and work long hours. He sounded to be enjoying his day off resting and writing and in the latest letter he had received an airgraph dated Apr 22 and AML [air-mail letter] Apr 29. In the first letter he was hoping for one but towards end of letter wrote "There is no mail for me to-day" and I could feel how disappointed he was.
Mary has heard from Ray again and he sent more photos. He has clipped off about ½ his great moustache. Chris fetched D[aisy]'s gloves on Sat, brought a ¼ tea. Told him I did not want it but he said "it will have to stay, Mother says it's not to come back" and his blue eyes twinkled. It is very useful. Last Thursday I went to Rene for a few hours, Father had to go to Sun[ningdale] Drive for Cawleys at 12 o'c so I went with him. I left his dinner ready and took ½ the rabbit pie with me. I made a pie with remaining rabbit and Sun[day]- beef. It was very good too. She made it hot and we had a bread and butter pudding with 2 eggs in it and raisins. I have been again to-day, Thurs was the first time since she was married. Tom came about 9.15. am to say Rene had sweep coming at 10 so could not come to wash. As Father was going to Redcott I decided to take remains of little bread I had from Harriet and a tin of "Spam" or "Prem" [? unclear] and go on the 10.30. bus' to see if I could help. She was pleased to see me I think and so was "Bill". Sweep had gone and had not made much soot about. Rene had cleaned room and was sweeping up what little soot there was. Afterwards I washed pictures and ornaments and put them in study so that kit[chen] was clear and after dinner I washed up. (Rene made a Q[uaker] oat pudding with raisins, very good too.) Father came for dinner and then went home as it rained. I stayed until 4, swept up kit. and distempered frieze while Rene did ceiling cream and did a bit of tangerine distemper on wall. Think Rene would about finish the walls by Tom got home for tea. As there is no fire in kit. she said she should push furniture into place and put the rug down by fire so that T. could be comfortable if he wanted to stay in. He would have been in garden if fine and even then might be in shed.
It still rains fast I believe. I am very tired as it is a long walk and it rained fast all the way home. I had my mac as I thought the elements would be upset if I went out two days in less than a week. It is 11.15 now so won't seem so long 'till 2. a.m. when Father returns and I am not as nervous as last week, at least I don't think so. I haven't heard any planes so far.
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The unclear word transcribed as 'Prem' (possibly an abbreviation of 'Premier') probably refers to a brand of canned luncheon meat, an alternative to the better-known 'Spam'
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Setting the Record Straight
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Catalyst's Setting the Record Straight series uses hard evidence derived primarily from Catalyst Fortune 500 and Financial Post 500 Census data to debunk myths about women in corporate leadership. Myths addressed include the conventional wisdom that:
- CEO experience is required for board service.
- Narrowing the gender gap in corporate leadership is an insurmountable task.
- There are too few well-qualified women to serve on boards to close the gender gap.
- Women are entering corporate leadership at a pace that is closing the gender gap.
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Retconjuration is a theoretical school of magic and one of the three disciplines of the Magic class Naughtymancy; it is aligned with the axis of Numbers.Erf-b1-p038a
This school of magic allows past events to be changed to mesh with current needs. It is theorized that only the Titans have access to the powers of Retconjuration as it is too powerful for a mere mortal to comprehend even its smallest of ramifications. Being a very volatile subject, it is usually avoided in most public forums and viewpoints on the subject differ greatly.
The school of Retconjuration is notable for being an example of itself; the Numbers axis of Naughtymancy was an entirely different school called "Deletionism" until the Titans realized that Retconjuration would be necessary for them to properly maintain Erfworld.
Mortal users of Retconjuration would be in position to engage each other in a war of existential reconstruction, up to the point that only a timeline where they were all erased would be stable. Of course, as there have been no mortal Retconjurers, this is not possible.
It is thought that there could be a retconjuration war going on between the titans, with one faction backing stanley the tool's bid to overthrow royalty and unite the arkentools, and the other opposing it. So far, the side opposing stanley has left an extra gem in a marbit mine, leading to stanley's defeat at the battle of warchalking, and the other has caused lookamancers and findamancers to research the "summon perfect warlord" spell, or possibly provided parson's glasses, bracer and sword, leading to the defeat of the RCC.
Known Retconjurers
The Titans.
Real-World References
The name refers to "retcon", short for "retroactive continuity", in which the history of a fictional setting is be changed after publishing to mesh better with the current desires of the author. This is ironic because this form of mancy is itself a retcon.


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Google Maps returned to the iPhone with a bang over the weekend, garnering 10 million downloads in its first 48 hours on the Apple app store. In the three months since Apple released iOS 6, including its own maps, the company has been mocked and vilified for a product that many have found inferior. The controversy, which was probably overblown, might have taking some of the polish off Apple's reputation, but Google's rapid and fairly spectacular response is a story unto itself.
A couple of things to get out of the way first. The new Google Maps on the iPhone is terrific, as is Google Maps everywhere else. In fact, Google Maps on iPhone is currently better than it is on Android. I'm not the only person who feels that way. And, just to clarify, the "better part" here is the fit-and-finish of the app. As far as functionality and ease of use, Google Maps and Apple's app are pretty similar. Google trumps Apple on accuracy and richness of data, which makes sense given Google has more than 7,000 people working on making those maps great.
When you consider just how many people that is — it's nearly twice as many as all of Facebook — you get a sense of the strategic importance of maps to Google. (Maps remain important to Apple as well, which is rumored to be in talks with Foursquare to improve its local data.) As more and more of search goes mobile, Google has seen average revenue per search decline. The good news, however, is that people on the go are always looking for something and that's why maps are so important to Google. It should surprise no one that it took less than three months to produce a beautiful, polished Google Maps app for the iPhone.
And while the team behind the maps is pretty far removed from the group that produces the Nexus line of tablets and smartphones, it's worth comparing the success of Maps for iPhone with Nexus. Last month, Google released a moderately well reviewed phone called the Nexus 4, that oddly lacked state-of-art 4G LTE data. Apparently building few, the phone sold out quickly and has been essentially unavailable ever since. Google let it be known that the supply problems are the fault of LG, made few explicit promises of better supply anytime soon and left it at that.
Given that this is a Google-branded product, sold on its own website, you might expect it would get better treatment from the mothership than "we're sorry you don't have it yet, but we can't do much for you", but the truth is the Nexus products just don't matter very much to Google. They are supposed to light the way in the Android market as "best in class" devices, but even when they get it right the effect is often muted. Consider Google's new tablets, the Nexus 7 and 10. The smaller one, in particular, is almost universally praised, more so even than the aforementioned Nexus 4 phone.
Article source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/markrogowsky/2012/12/18/could-maps-and-iphone-be-googles-real-nexus/
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You may find yourself taking on a new role in your relationship as your partner's memory declines. The person with Alzheimer's disease may no longer be able to perform certain tasks, such as balancing the checkbook, doing the taxes, handling financial and legal matters and doing certain household chores. Making important decisions on your own may feel overwhelming.
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You may be feeling enormous grief over the changes in your relationship. You are not selfish for experiencing these feelings. Given your partner's cognitive decline, you may no longer be able to have the same emotional or physical intimacy that you once shared.
It is typical that people with Alzheimer's disease experience changes in their sexual drive. Depression can cause a reduced interest in sex, as well as physical illness and some medications. It's also common for caregivers to lose sexual desire because of the demands of caregiving, the transition from intimate partner to caregiver, and changes in their partner's personality due to the progression of dementia. Do not feel guilty if your sexual attraction to your partner has changed. You can find new ways to connect with each other.
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You may feel socially isolated because your family and friends may have pulled back from your relationship or you have little time to spend with them. Your family and friends may hesitate to spend time with you and the person with Alzheimer's because they worry about not knowing what to do or say. They also may not understand the behavior changes caused by the disease or might not be able to accept that the person has the disease.
Take the initiative to contact family and friends and explain that while Alzheimer's disease has changed your lives in some ways, you value their friendship and support. Considering inviting a few friends or family members over. Let them know in advance of any physical or emotional changes in the person with dementia. Provide them suggestions about how to communicate with the person and what activities they might be able to do together.
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It's rare to see a hip-hop artist so readily accepted by the fashion elite like Kanye West has been. The only other contender is Andre 3000. However, Mr. West is on a level of his own when it comes to designer collaborations. In addition to his Air Yeezys, his clothing label Pastelle also has an upcoming sunglasses collection with Ksubi.
While they look great, they also look pretty similar to the American Apparel sunglasses Isabelle posted yesterday. As the amount of sunglass designs are limited at best, this usually wouldn't be a problem. But seeing as the AA glasses are going for £30 and Ksubi's own glasses are retailing at around £100, it's a bit ridiculous to try and sell these for $2000. If price is no object to you, then you can get these from October.


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NY statue sought for Hollywood cult figure Ed Wood
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — A man in upstate New York wants to erect a statue to the Hollywood film director considered by some critics to be the worst of all time.
Ed Wood was born in 1924 in Poughkeepsie, where he became attracted to horror and science fiction films shown at the city's movie theaters. After World War II, Wood moved to Hollywood to make films.
His low-budget, campy movies were universally panned, but have now achieved cult status. "Plan 9 From Outer Space" tops many lists as the worst film ever made. Wood died in 1978.
Johnny Depp portrayed the filmmaker in the 1994 film, "Ed Wood."
The Poughkeepsie Journal reports (http://pojonews.co/13hGU8B ) that Joe Mendillo is attempting to raise funds to commission and build a life-size bronze statue of Wood in the city.
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South End property proposals back in committeeBy PAUL FEELY
New Hampshire Union Leader
February 19. 2018 10:56PM
MANCHESTER — Two responses generated by a request for proposals for the former site of Genest's Bakery will be back before an aldermanic committee at City Hall this afternoon, following a vote by city aldermen earlier this month.
Aldermen voted to send a proposal the city received from Tokena Corporation back to the Aldermanic Committee on Lands and Buildings for additional review, after a second suitor for the property expressed concerns over how its response to the request for proposals was interpreted.
The committee will meet today at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.
In January, members of the Lands and Buildings committee held a nonpublic session to review responses to the city's request for proposals to redevelop 630 Harvard St., site of the former Genest's Bakery, then came back into open session to recommend a proposal for the site submitted by Tokena Corporation, headed up by former state Sen. Tom DeBlois.
The city took title to the building — considered for years a neighborhood blight by South End residents — in May as compensation for years of unpaid taxes totaling nearly $804,000.
The building was constructed in 1933 and has — at various times — housed a book bindery, a metal shop, a metal sculptor and a taxidermy shop.
Ahead of a scheduled vote earlier this month by the full board on Tokena's proposal, Atty. John Cronin — representing Custom Architectural Design Management, LLC, a five-member multi-company development team and the second group to submit a proposal for the property — addressed the aldermen, saying his client was surprised to learn the Tokena proposal contained a purchase price lower than what CADM offered.
According to documents provided to city aldermen, Tokena's proposal came in at $225,000 for the property as is, while the CADM proposal came in at $275,000 — but carried a list of concerns the proposed buyers had with the site, including a list of requested improvements they would like to see performed by the city.
CADM's list of requests include having the city remove all debris and items from the property, the city remove all graffiti from the building exterior, having Manchester police patrol the site in the evening during construction, and a tax assessment freeze for five years through the New Hampshire Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive.
Estimates from the tax collector's office claim the CADM bid would cost the city $300,000 more than the Tokena bid if the requests were granted, and Board of Assessors chairman Robert Gagne said 630 Harvard St. would not be eligible for the tax relief incentives referenced in the proposal.
CADM's bid proposal projected to return approximately $10,000 a year more in property taxes once all renovations are complete.
CADM proposes using the space property as an industrial arts, fabrication and training facility, while Tokena Corporation proposes using the site as office space.


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You never know where ModSpace mobile offices are going to show up next. A couple weeks ago they were seen outside of the Superdome at Super Bowl XLVII. Most recently, they appeared during the backstage interviews of the series finale of NBC's hit sitcom "The Office".
It sounds funny to say that mobile offices were seen on The Office, but that's exactly the case. Where will they show up next?


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Zoe Saldana won't get enough criticism about taking the role of Nina Simone.
Now songstress India.Arie went all the way in about the controversial situation, which is being slapped all over the blogosphere.
When asked what she thought about the casting choice, she said it wasn't her place to judge. However, when she saw the images, she went off in a letter posted on NinaSimone.com.
"Yes there should be a movie made, and yes they should have chosen someone who looks like Nina Simone, especially since her race played such a pivotal role in who, what and why, she was," India said, adding that the make up and whole giddup looks straight up "weird."
"Does not the one Nina Simone legacy deserve better than this? If they were going to pick a person who looks nothing like Nina Simone … why not her daughter Simone *shrug* just saying …" she proposed.
She likened the snippets of what she's seen of the filmmaking process to a parody and explained that they make her feel "sad."
What about India playing the role?
Well, allegedly there's been chatter about that in the past, but nothing ever came up. However, despite the ridicule she released via the letter, the singer is open to the possibility that Zoe was spiritually called to play the role.
She concluded her message saying "Viola Davis should be playing Nina Simone."
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Siblings Shira and Jeremy Piven sat down with us to talk about Shira's directorial debut, "Fully Loaded," which Shira's husband, Adam McKay, and Jeremy worked on as executive producers. This hilarious dark comedy centers around two single moms and an unexpected event that happens in a bar one night in L.A.
Hulu: So "Fully Loaded" was based on a two-woman act at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre?
Shira Piven: Not exactly. [Paula Killen] approached me with the original idea. We collaborated in writing the show, and I directed it. So it debuted at the Upright Citizens Brigade. And from there, we developed the live performance into a film.
Hulu: Shira, the chemistry between the main characters in "Fully Loaded" is palpable. There's an easy back-and-forth, and the dialogue is really sharp and witty. What do you think Hulu viewers can look forward to most about "Fully Loaded"?
SP: First of all, there are some really cool cameos and musicians. There's Dave Koechner, "Community's" Danny Pudi, and "Los Campesinos!" But what's unique is that it's really like eavesdropping on two women just talking to each other. And it's centered around an out-of-the-blue, sexy moment that happens in a bar. But for one of the characters, it turns out to be one of those defining moments in your life when you're ready to make a change.
Hulu: As kids, did you ever think you'd work together? Were you always close?
JP: Well, I spotted her in gymnastics…[laughter]. We weren't always close but I'd rather have it this way, becoming closer rather than growing apart.
Hulu: Did you do anything else together as kids?
JP: [Shira] was one of my first acting teachers. She was the first one to really break down for me what acting was….she was very patient.
Hulu: And you both come from an acting family (ed note: the well-known Piven Theatre Workshop was founded by Shira and Jeremy's parents). Shira, tell me a little about your kids' acting. Your youngest daughter, Pearl, is in the notorious "Landlord" sketch with Will Ferrell?
SP: Yeah. [Will Ferrell] and Adam (ed note: Shira's husband, Adam McKay) were trying to get this site (ed note: the hilarious and massively successful "Funny or Die") off the ground. Pearl was about two at the time, and she'd repeat whatever people said.
Hulu: That video has almost 80 million views on "Funny or Die."
SP: It was pretty crazy. People approached us about having Pearl be in a Jackie Chan movie! And she was only two!
Hulu: And your other daughter, Lili. Has she acted at all?
JP: Yeah! You know that scene in "Anchorman"? When that little girl says "You're an awful man, Mr. Burgundy"? That's Lili and Shira.
Hulu: Would you want your kids to go into acting at all?
SP: No, not really. Of course, I want to encourage them in whatever they choose to do, but it's a tough industry. And there are so many other great things they could do.
Hulu: Jeremy, you have a new drama premiering on March 31 on PBS: "Mr. Selfridge." What would you say is the American equivalent of the department store, Selfridges?
JP: It was really the first department store of its kind. [Selfridge] made shopping an experience. He created plays in his window displays. It was his art.
Want more of Shira and Jeremy? Watch "Fully Loaded" here.


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First Hawaiian Bank Foundation creates $500,000 professorship at ShidlerUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa has received a $500,000 gift from the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation to establish the First Hawaiian Bank Distinguished Professorship of Banking Endowment. The First Hawaiian Bank Distinguished Professor of Banking will help expand the College's ability to recruit and retain faculty of the highest caliber in the area of banking.
"We are truly grateful to the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation for funding an endowed professorship at the College," says Shidler Dean Vance Roley. "In today's competitive environment, this professorship will provide continuous funding to attract world-class educators and researchers in the area of banking, thereby strengthening the College's overall business program."
"We see this partnership as an exciting opportunity to gain access to top-rated professors who will inspire, motivate and educate students about banking," said Bob Harrison, First Hawaiian Bank president and CEO. "The banking industry is going through an evolution as new technologies change the way we connect with our customers."
First Hawaiian Bank has been a long-standing supporter of the College. In 1999, First Hawaiian Bank donated $1 million to the Shidler College of Business to establish the First Hawaiian Bank Endowment Fund for the Distinguished Professor of Management and Leadership that supports the Dean's position. The Bank has also assisted the College by supporting student awards, internships and job placement.
Said UH Mānoa Chancellor Tom Apple, "Through their strategic and ongoing philanthropy, the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation is playing a key role in helping our university grow its margin of excellence and nurture business leaders for Hawai'i."
Founded in 1858, First Hawaiian Bank is the state's largest and oldest bank with 62 branches in Hawai'i, Guam and Saipan, and some $16.6 billion in assets. It is consistently ranked in the top tier of all U.S. banks and takes pride in being the state's highest performing bank and largest corporate contributor to the community. For over 155 years, First Hawaiian Bank has been an integral part of Hawai'i's growth and development, and is committed to Hawai'i's educational future.
"We commend First Hawaiian Bank for their generosity and commitment to our university and our community," said University of Hawai'i Foundation President and CEO Donna Vuchinich. "Strategic investments in faculty energize UH programs, and fuel their ability to provide the innovative and relevant education necessary to secure success in today's complex business environment. We are most grateful that First Hawaiian Bank is continuing to build their legacy with this investment in faculty."
(Caption information) From left: Donna Vuchinich, president and CEO, University of Hawai'i Foundation; Mitch Kaaialii, vice president and area manager of Mililani Branch, First Hawaiian Bank; Robert Harrison, president and CEO, First Hawaiian Bank; Vance Roley, dean, Shidler College of Business; Sharon Brown, president, First Hawaiian Bank Foundation; Brandt Farias, executive vice president of marketing communications, First Hawaiian Bank; and Tom Apple, chancellor, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.
For more information, visit: http://www.shidler.hawaii.edu/


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TURN BACK THE CLOCK – 1951 park
As part of the new look of www.AllstateSugarBowl.org, the website's history section has been greatly expanded. The history section includes many stories that highlight the rich tradition from the first 75 years of the Classic, including stories on No. 1 teams and Heisman Trophy winners, a ranking of the top Sugar Bowls of all-time, photo galleries of the game's Most Valuable Players and all of the game program covers, as well as recaps and statistics from each game. The site's history section will continue to expand and this week, the Allstate Sugar Bowl turns back the clock to 1951 when Paul "Bear" Bryant made his first of nine Sugar Bowl appearances. In that 1951 contest, Bryant directed his seemingly over-matched Kentucky squad against a seemingly unstoppable Oklahoma juggernaut. Instead of the expected result, the longest winning streak in history ended and Bryant was on his way to legend status.
Click here for the 1951 recap.
Click here for the full History section.


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Kent County Sea Otters put on best New England showing ever
The Kent County YMCA Sea Otters swim team has adopted a slogan: "Swimming fast is fun."
They proved it this year.
The Sea Otters won their league championship for the fifth year in a row then reached new heights at the New England championships when they finished third overall, by far their best finish ever.
"The kids work really hard," said coach Jason Buchanan. "Our big quote is swimming fast is fun. They had lots of fun this year."
The Sea Otters made their biggest waves at the Southeastern New England Cluster of YMCAs championship meet, which was held in March in East Lyme, Conn. The team finished top three in all 10 age groups, won 23 out of the 92 events and finished almost 900 points ahead of the second place team.
Ten swimmers won championships in their age groups, and five won multiple titles. Those five are: Ian MacDonald (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle); William McClelland (25 butterfly, 50 freestyle); Annabelle Redding (100 IM, 100 freestyle); Madalyn Redding (200 freestyle, 100 freestyle) and Lauren Salvadore (50 butterfly, 50 breaststroke). McClelland, Madalyn Redding, Lauren Salvadore and Ian MacDonald all set SENECY meet records.
Also winning titles were Joey Allen in the 50 freestyle, Carolyn Cote in the 500 free, Kelsa Dator in the 25 breaststroke, Michael Jarrell in the 25 freestyle and Jacob Hack in the 100 free.
The Sea Otters also won eight relays. Jarrell, McClelland, Jacob Coutu and John Tucker won the 8-and-under boys' medley relay and set a meet record in the process. Salvadore, Emma MacDonald, Aubrey Forman and Madalyn Redding also set a record while winning the 11-12 girls' medley relay. Redding, Forman, Salvadore and Wenona Alexander won the 11-12 girls' freestyle relay in a record-breaking time.
In other relays, Annabelle Redding, Cece Mascena, Grace MacDonald and Ana Karabots won the 9-10 girls' medley; Redding, Karabots, MacDonald and Mascena won the 9-10 girls' freestyle; Allen, Hack, Jonathan Smith and Sean Miranda won the 9-10 boys' medley and the 9-10 boys' freestyle; and Will Bailer, Mike Sundberg, Nick Tomasso and Stanley Chan won the 15-18 boys' 400 freestyle.
In addition to the titles, the Sea Otters set 15 new team records and 86 percent of their swimmers who competed achieved at least one personal best time.
Building off their performance at the SENECY meet, the Sea Otters competed in the YMCA of New England meet and finished third overall. The club's previous best finish was ninth.
Four swimmers won individual New England championships: William McClelland in the 8U 25 butterfly, 50 free and 25 free; Lauren Salvadore in the 11-12 100 breaststroke; Madalyn Redding in the 11-12 200 free; and Ian MacDonald in the 13-14 200 free.
The Sea Otters also got top eight finishes from Michael Jarrell, Annabelle Redding, Kelsa Dator, Grace MacDonald, Cece Mascena, Jacob Hack, Timucin Marino, Will Bailer and Mike Sundberg.
The Sea Otters also had 11 relays place in the top eight.
"It started with our high school kids," Buchanan said. "YMCA teams in this area are generally known for having a younger group of swimmers who leave when they get to high school. They're not leaving here anymore. The older kids are starting to lead and make our younger kids want to swim faster."
Every age group scored points at the meet, with the 8U boys grabbing third in their division, tied for the club's highest age group finish ever. The 11-12 girls also shined with a fourth-place finish.
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Rokee Leads Rams to Non-Conference Victory
Farmingdale State - 24, Centenary - 9
Farmingdale, N.Y. - Senior midfielder Theresa Rokee (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) scored a career-high seven goals and had three assists, leading Farmingdale State to a 24-9 non-conference win over Centenary College this afternoon in Farmingdale, N.Y. The Rams improved to 8-3 on the season, while the Cyclones fell to 6-5.
Farmingdale held an 11-6 lead at halftime, behind five first half goals from Rokee. The Rams opened the second half with three goals within the first three minutes, extending the lead to eight. Farmingdale State would pull away, winning by 15 and enter the final regular season game against Kean University riding a three game winning streak.
Rokee set a school-record with her nine draw controls for the Rams. Freshman midfielder Shannon Reardon (North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon) and sophomore defender Katelin McIsaac (Longwood, N.Y./Ridge) each scored four goals on seven shots and had one assist for Farmingdale. Junior midfielders Jennifer Jung (Tuscon, AZ/Herricks) and Kathy Waite (Levittown, N.Y./Division Ave.) each had three goals in the win. Jung led the team with four caused turnovers.
Centenary was led by senior midfielder Michelle Garone (West Hempstead, N.Y./West Hempstead) who scored four goals, had three ground balls and had a team-high five draw controls. Freshman attack Danielle Bay (Phillipsburgh, N.J./Phillipsburgh) scored two goals for the Cyclones.
Freshman goalkeeper Courtney Cook (Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park) had eight saves in the win for the Rams, while junior goalie Leslie Pritchard (Port Byron, N.Y./Port Byron) had 10 saves in the defeat for Centenary.
Farmingdale State will host Kean in a Skyline Conference game on Senior Day next Saturday, April 25th at 1:00pm.


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University of Vermont
2011-12 Online Catalogue
Policies and General Information
Fellowships, Assistantships, Traineeships, Stipends, and Grants for Graduate Students
Students who wish to be considered for fellowships as well as admission must submit completed applications, with supporting materials, by March 1st of the academic year preceding that for which application is made, or the program's application deadline, whichever is earlier. Any applicant requesting fellowship, assistantship, or traineeship support must submit an official copy of the Graduate Record Examination score report.
Application for fellowships and assistantships is normally made by completing the appropriate section on the application form. No separate form is required except where indicated in the descriptions below.
Tuition scholarships accompanying Graduate Teaching, College, Research, and Student Affairs Assistantships do not cover audits or physical education activity courses, nor do they cover courses numbered below 200, except upon prior approval of the Dean of the Graduate College.
Graduate College Fellowships
The Graduate College offers ten fellowships in support of master's degree programs in the social sciences and humanities. Five fellowships provide a one-year stipend (currently $7,500) and a full tuition scholarship (48-credit hour maximum) for the degree program (two years maximum). The remaining five fellowships provide the tuition scholarship only.
The fellowships are open to prospective students in the social sciences and humanities at the time they apply to graduate study. Holders of Graduate College Fellowships are required to carry full-time enrollment towards an advanced degree. The fellowships are not renewable.
Graduate Teaching Assistantships and Graduate Research/Teaching Assistantships
Graduate Teaching Assistantships are awarded by many of the departments offering graduate work. Graduate Teaching Assistants are generally appointed for nine months with stipends averaging $15,200 for 2011-2012. Normally, Teaching Assistants enroll for a minimum of six to a maximum of twelve credit hours per semester. In addition to the stipend, the assistantship award includes a tuition scholarship covering the number of credit hours specified in the award letter, not to exceed twelve per semester, during the period of the assistantship. Doctoral students funded fully as Graduate College Teaching Assistants during the academic year may receive a summer stipend of $1,500 the following summer to support research towards degree completion, for up to 3 years.
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistantships are awarded in some of the science departments offering graduate work. Research/Teaching Assistants may be appointed for nine or 12 months with stipends generally ranging from $15,200 to $24,000 and a tuition scholarship (see limits in Teaching Assistantship description). Approximately 20 hours of research and teaching effort per week is required of Graduate Teaching and Research/Teaching Assistants, and Assistants must expect that more than one academic year will be necessary to complete the requirements for the master's degree. If a Teaching or Research/Teaching Assistant is a candidate for the doctoral degree, at least four calendar years must be anticipated for completion of the academic program. Generally, assistants are appointed in the departments in which they are doing graduate work.
Student and Campus Life Graduate Assistantships
Within the Division of Student Affairs, a number of assistantships are made available annually. Each assistantship provides graduate students a professional opportunity to support and develop the Division's goals and activities in its work with students. The candidates selected to fill these positions are assigned administrative and advisory positions in the residence halls, departments within the Division, and in other student services areas. Graduate students who hold Student Affairs Assistantships will gain valuable experience in the areas of group advising, administration, personnel advising, and educational programming. Such positions are open to either married or single students who have been accepted for graduate work in any of the academic programs of the University. The majority of graduate students are enrolled in the Higher Education and Student Affairs graduate program. Selection is based upon academic record, character, recommendations, and quality of related experiences. A personal interview is required. Requests for applications and additional information should be addressed to Student and Campus Life Graduate Assistantships, UVM, Nicholson House, 41 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05405-0094, or preferably by email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Questions can also be directed via e-mail: DeanofStudents@ uvm.edu. Completed applications must be received by January 1st for full consideration. Applications received after January 1st will be considered only for unanticipated openings. Appointments will be announced on or about April 1st.
Graduate Assistantships
Graduate Assistantships are generally available when a faculty member receives a grant from a source external to the University. The range of payments for 12-month appointments for 2011-2012 is $21,500 to $30,000; assistants on 9-month appointments receive proportionately reduced payments. Part of the salary is for tuition at the instate rate with a maximum enrollment of ten credit hours each semester and six credit hours during the summer session (12-month appointments).
Approximately 20 hours of effort per week on the project is required of graduate assistants, and more than one academic year will be necessary for the completion of the master's degree, and more for completion of the doctoral degree. For information on the availability of assistantships, contact the chairperson or graduate program coordinator of the department.
Graduate Fellowships/Traineeships
Graduate Fellowships/Traineeships are available in some departments through grants from various state and federal agencies. Fellowships/Traineeships generally include both a stipend and tuition scholarship.
UVM Opportunity Fellowships
The Graduate Dean's Office administers fellowships to increase campus diversity in graduate programs. Opportunity Fellowships, which are generally funded at a level equivalent to Graduate Teaching Assistantships, are available to students in all UVM graduate programs.
Summer Research Stipends
To promote graduate scholarship and to assist students in completing their programs in a timely and successful manner, the Graduate College provides a limited number of summer research stipends to graduate students. The stipends, awarded competitively, are designed to help students devote the summer to their dissertation, thesis, or final research project. Details about the stipends are available at the Graduate College website.
Travel Mini-Grants
The Graduate College provides mini-travel grants to help students underwrite the cost of attending conferences where they will present papers or posters based upon their research. The Mini-Grants Program is administered by the Graduate Student Senate. Funds are awarded three times per year. The student's home department must provide a match. Further information on the Mini-Grants Program is available at the GSS website.
Other Fellowships
Fellowships established by private donors are available periodically in some departments.


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St. Anselm hockey eyes Division IBy ALLEN LESSELS
New Hampshire Union Leader
May 22. 2013 9:45PM
St. Anselm College, which has long competed successfully in NCAA Division II hockey on both the men's and women's side, is considering moving its programs up to Division I.
The school is currently exploring all of its options regarding hockey, including the Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA), said St. Anselm director of athletics Kelly Higgins in a statement released through the school's media relations department.
Higgins declined to comment further.
The issue has risen to the surface in part because the AHA, a league that the St. Anselm men would fit into nicely, is looking for another team.
One of the prime reasons St. Anselm is interested in moving up is that it is in a kind of no man's land with hockey.
It competes primarily against Division III teams during the regular season because there are only a handful of Division II hockey schools in the country. As a result, opportunities to play in the post-season are very limited.
The University of Rhode Island, which has a high-powered club program, and St. Anselm are the two schools interested in the spot, according to league commissioner Bob DeGregorio, formerly director of athletics at Merrimack College and commissioner of Hockey East.
The opening came about because the University of Connecticut, a charter member, is leaving after the 2013-14 season for Hockey East.
The UConn move will leave Atlantic Hockey with 11 teams and the league's directors want to get back to 12, a number more manageable for scheduling and tournaments.
Those directors had their Atlantic Hockey meetings last week in Waltham, Mass., and encouraged DeGregorio to move forward with expansion plans.
"They're in favor of both institutions," DeGregorio said. "It's a matter of who steps up first."
He said there is no deadline for the school's to apply to get into the league, but there likely is only room for one and the first team to officially move the process forward will be at the forefront.
"It will be very difficult not to be first," he said.
Once a school applies, an expansion process that includes an official visit to the campus and making sure the school is ready to make a commitment to Division I begins.
He thinks it likely a new team would not join the league until the 2015-16 season.
DeGregorio indicated that St. Anselm seems to have a step up on URI.
"Based on the enthusiasm of the people who have called about it, I would say St. Anselm is ahead of where URI is at this point," he said.
St. Anselm already plays in the Northeast-10 in basketball against Atlantic Hockey teams AIC and Bentley. Holy Cross is also in Atlantic Hockey along with Sacred Heart of Fairfield, Conn. The other teams in the league are Niagara, Canisius, RIT and Army out of New York, Mercyhurst and Robert Morris out of Pennsylvania and the Air Force Academy out of Colorado.
St. Anselm has the Thomas F. Sullivan Arena, which opened in 2003, ready to go.
The school would need to add athletic scholarships for hockey and upgrade travel and officiating budgets. Atlantic Hockey allows a maximum of 12 scholarships, but those numbers are going to 13 and then 14 the next two years and most teams approach those limits.
The Hawk women's team, which would compete in the College Hockey America league that DeGregorio also administers, adds to the St. Anselm appeal.
The CHA currently includes Mercyhurst, RIT, Robert Morris, Syracuse, Penn State and Lindenwood and DeGregorio is striving to make it stronger.
The St. Anselm women were 19-4-4 in the 2012-13 season and are 178-51-11 in their nine seasons in Division II.
The men were 16-8-3 last season and have had winning seasons the last four years and nine of the last 10.